Full Show Podcast: 28 September 2026
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What is the proposed youth wage policy and why does it matter?
The home of the newsmakers and the big names. The Mike Hosking Breakfast with Bailey's Real Estate, covering all your real estate needs. News Talks Ed B. Welcome today to campaign openings. What's the plan with Trump rejecting the Hamo's deal? And this is uh citizens arrest growth industry. We're just loving arresting people, apparently. Uh, prime ministers and of course lads with the sport, Richard Arnold, Steve Price, they make it fun as well. So welcome to the week. Seven past six, one of the better policies to date, and it hasn't got the coverage it deserves, is Act's idea to freeze the minimum wage and offer a youth wage. The idea not new. I had the debate with John Key, you may remember years ago, one of my early victories, as it turned out, having cajoled him week after week on the Prime Minister's slot, finally came around possibly reluctantly and introduced a youth wage.
It was, of course, scuttled by Labour. The argument is not about being mean to Young people, it is offering a simple effective solution to an ongoing if not growing problem. See, if a 17-year-old with zero experience can't get work and they can't, who's going to hire them? When a twenty-three-year-old with five years experience is applying for the same job and will earn the same money. You need experience to improve your lot. You can't get a job to improve your lot without experience. And round around it goes. The opponents all miss the main point. They They argue it's unfair, you still need a proper wage, it will lead to exploitation, and so it goes. One of the great misunderstandings, of course, on the left's part, mainly because none of them have ever started, owned, and quite often not even run a business, is that employers are not all ogres.
Not everyone is a criminal Dekenzian overlord looking to send youth workers up the metaphoric chimney. Getting good people, ironically, and perhaps tragically, is still even in a tidy conventional Economic time, hard work. So a youth wage is a foot in the door. It's a step up. It's an opportunity to at least hustle and show your wares. I started work at the age of 16. Minimum wage. They took me on because I was cheap. The rest was on me. It's a good way to start working life. In an election campaign full of fanciful theoretic nonsense with no bottom lines, this at least is simple, it's practical, it will Will and could make a difference. Why? Because we've seen it before. It worked then, it would work now. All you need is some open minds.
Why? News of the world in 90 seconds.
The big news overnight if you're not up on it is the arrest of these five men who are looking to cause major damage at a US base in Britain.
The men were taken into custody where they remain. A four hundred metre cordon has been put in place around the vehicles while the Army's explosive ordnance disposal unit examined them. Work to establish the full nature of this incident is ongoing.
Are the Defence Secretaries waiting?
It's a reminder of both the threats that this country faces on a daily basis and also the extraordinary people we have uh to deal with and respond to those threats as they materialize.
Meantime in Ireland it's like time and distance have achieved nothing as the Orange Order march down Garby Road for the well First Minister, Ropable.
We're about building on our peace and progress. We're about not allowing people to bring us back. Our eyes are very much focused on the future. But I tell you what does not belong anywhere in our community. Is a march, an orange march. Ram wrote it down against the wishes of this community.
It's gone to court back and forth. Chief Constable, meeting the sandwich.
What I like to see is that not one hair on one head gets harmed and that everybody finds a place that they can with dignity walk away from the current situation from.
Secretary of State working fairly hard as well. All I would say is that um everybody should be cooperating with the police at the moment. Those of us who are in elected office have a particular onus uh on us, I think, um to try and calm and bring temperate language to everything.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the proposed youth wage policy and why does it matter?
0:00–12:28
2
How are the US‑Iran oil negotiations affecting New Zealand’s energy outlook?
12:28–23:29
3
What are the main concerns about AI safety raised by industry leaders?
23:29–34:24
4
How are the latest election polls shaping the race between National and Labour?
34:24–46:05
5
What is the government’s plan for the Waitangi Tribunal after treaty settlements?
46:05–56:50
6
Why is achieving a budget surplus by 2028 – 2029 crucial for New Zealand’s debt?
56:50–1:07:36
7
Which sports moments defined the week’s highlights for rugby and AFL?
1:07:36–1:17:27
8
Will the Joshua Fury vs. Tyson fight go ahead and what’s the impact on boxing fans?
1:17:27–1:30:10
Speakers
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