The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episodes
Doug Jarvis: Butcher on community rallying behind him to offer support after burglaries
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've seen the ugly side of the community lately with the ram raids and shootings and burglaries galore.But here is an example of the good side.Doug J...
Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner says officers are making progress in fighting gun crime
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Police Commissioner says officers are making progress in fighting gun crime.There were multiple drive by shootings in Auckland last weekAndrew Cos...
Fletcher Melvin: Former Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce Chairman says Pacific economies would welcome more Chinese investment
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pacific business leaders are keeping an open mind about China's big push into the Pacific.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has failed to convince Paci...
Katherine Rich: Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive says new supermarket regulations will start to make real change for the sector
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Food and Grocery Council says new supermarket regulations will start to make real change for the sector.The Government will put in a regulator, a ...
Steve Jurkovich: Kiwibank chief executive says they expect to see further hikes to Official Cash Rate
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Banks are preparing for further hikes following last week's Official Cash Rate increase.The Reserve Bank raised the OCR by 50 basis points to 2 per ce...
Steve Price: David Littleproud, Darren Chester to challenge Barnaby Joyce for Nationals leadership
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nationals deputy leader David Littleproud has confirmed he will challenge Barnaby Joyce as the leader when the party meets in Canberra on Monday.He fo...
Mike's Minute: New Zealand's tall poppy syndrome as worse as ever
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Depressing, and yet encouraging as well.Lani Fogelberg, a young entrepreneur, serves it up the way it is in the Herald on Saturday. It's a must-read, ...
Commentary Box: The Warriors' week from hell, White Ferns, Silver Lake
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt joined Mike Hosking to recap the White Ferns contract situation, the latest from Silver Lake, the Warriors’ week from...
Richard Arnold: Agony is compounded by outrage after the latest details about the Uvalde elementary school massacre
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The bright sunshine in Uvalde belies the cloud of anger and anguish enveloping the small Texas city.Local funeral homes are so overwhelmed, it will ta...
Jon Ives: OneStaff CEO says there are many factors behind why up to 50,000 Kiwis could leave NZ
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mass exodus with indications that up to 50,000 Kiwis could be leaving the country by the year's end.It comes as many New Zealanders who returned hom...
Toni Street: Media personality says removing the courts from the surrogacy process would be a game-changer
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A media personality who’s gone through surrogacy says removing the courts from the process would be a game-changer.The Law Commission’s made 63 re...
Rodney Jones: China analyst says New Zealand and Australia are right to be worried about China's Pacific push
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An analyst says New Zealand is right to be worried about China's big push into the Pacific.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to meet with Pacifi...
Andrew Little: Health Minister says mental health services for children are in crisis
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Documents from the Ministry of Health raise concerns over the state of mental health services for children.They detail how funding for child mental he...
Mike Bennetts: Z Energy Chief Executive says there are three key drivers for cost of importing petrol
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don't expect fuel prices to come down anytime soon.The country has hit a record high when it comes to the cost of importing petrol.Importers paid $1.5...
Mike's Minute: If you look hard enough, you'll find deals on the supermarket shelves
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Herald focus team did what we should all be doing. They worked out exactly how much you can save at a supermarket if you want to.Complaining about...
Mark the Week: Do you reckon they can believe their luck?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The Reserve Bank and the OCR...
Shannon Barlow: Frog Recruitment’s Managing Director on report finding flexible work hours open up 45 percent more of the labour market
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an employer and offer flexible working options, you're opening up the talent pool by 45 percent.Frog Recruitment has released their 2022 Emp...
Sarah Geard: AA Senior Policy Advisor says new research revealing Auckland's traffic woes are getting worse is surprising
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New research reveals Auckland's traffic woes are getting worse.The latest AA report shows when the city wasn't in lockdown in the middle of last yea...
Christopher Melcher: Celebrity divorce lawyer says there's the possibility that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both end up going home with noth
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial is coming to the end of its sixth week.Depp is suing his ex-wife over an opinion piece, where she des...
Callum McCallum: McCallam Brothers Managing Director says here are very few sources of consented sand which is suitable for the work they do
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Auckland's biggest supplier of sand for concrete is still fighting to mine a beach north of the city.Earlier this month, McCallum Brothers was decline...
Andrew Bayly: National MP says construction issues could tip the economy into recession
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Disagreement between National and the construction industry, over the pressures facing the industry.The recent liquidation of Tauranga's Oceanside Hom...
Sunny Kaushal: Dairy Owners' Association say $6 million to stop ram raids is too little too late
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dairy owners say $6 million to stop ram raids is too little too late.The funding, announced by Police Minister Poto Williams, will come out of the Pro...
Mike's Minute: The rise of the lazy politician is detestable
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The great tragedy, or sadness, for me out of the Nanaia Mahuta revelation is that we are being let down so badly by hopeless people.Forget politics an...
Moses Ingram: Queen's Gambit star on her new role in Star Wars series
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Star Wars has turned out to be one of the largest and most successful franchises in media history, but few of us will ever know what it is like to be ...
Rod Liddle: Report finds Johnson at fault for lockdown parties, but he won't quit
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An investigative report released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior leaders for allowing boozy government parties ...
Caitlin Taylor: Personal stylist on Love Island dressing contestants in second hand clothes from e-Bay
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The reality dating show Love Island will dress contestants in second hand clothes from e-Bay.The show has attracted criticism in the past for having c...
Adrian Orr: Reserve Bank Governor following Official Cash Rate raise to 2 percent
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Central Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate to 2 percent in a bid to drive down our 31-year-high inflation.Its forecasts of how high the OCR mi...
Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB chief political reporter says Ardern's visit to the US at this time still sends a powerful message to Beijing
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand's being forced to take sides in the growing divide between the US and China.Jacinda Ardern has been meeting with several top US lawmakers ...
Robert Patman: International relations expert says China's latest Pacific security pact is a plan designed to give them more power
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fears China's latest plan for a security pact with the Pacific is designed to give them more influence in the area.China has sent a draft to 10 Pacifi...
Cheryl Adamson: Parnell Business Association welcomes funding support for businesses to protect against ramraids
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Government's expected to announce funding for security measures that protect businesses from ramraids.Parnell Business Association's Cheryl Adamso...
Carol Ward: Record year for Mount Maunganui-based kiwifruit marketer Zespri
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zespri's global revenue has topped $4 billion for the first time despite a challenging season, the company says.The kiwifruit marketer credited a reco...
Mike's Minute: Hermit Kingdom attitude is now haunting us
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's coming home to roost a bit, isn't it?What we have learned this week, whether it be the construction company now in Britain looking to fill the jo...
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Megan Woods on Auckland overnight shootings
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
National says it would have liked to see Auckland gang members arrested this morning.There was a spate of shootings across the city overnight, in Ōta...
Keith Paterson: Project director on world first remote-operated digger entering Christ Church Cathedral today
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A world-first remote-operated digger is entering Christ Church Cathedral today.It will undertake a clean-up, clearing out the debris, masonry and sign...
Margie Apa: Interim Health New Zealand chief says breast screening review will focus on needs of women, particularly Māori
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An independent quality review of the national breast screening programme is underway.It's been commissioned by Interim Health New Zealand, and will wh...
Jessica Rose: Whau Local Board Member raises concerns around traffic costs for popular parades
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Traffic management costs are raining on popular parades.Whau Local Board Member Jessica Rose says the thousands of dollars Auckland Transport charges ...
Jarrod Kerr: Kiwibank Chief Economist says central bank is likely to continue with 25 basis point rises until the OCR hits three percent
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare for interest rates to keep rising.The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the Official Cash Rate by another 50 basis points today, to counter ri...
Deborah Hart: Independent panel chair says it is time to take a warrant of fitness check over our electoral law
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Change could be coming to the rules around New Zealand's elections.Justice Minister Kris Faafoi's announced a review of the electoral law that will in...
Gerry Brownlee: National Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson says Nania Mahuta needs to be contacting people on the ground in situations like
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A concern our Foreign Affairs Minister isn't doing her job properly.Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has had no direct contract with the New Zea...
Mike's Minute: Govt's overseas trips have to achieve something tangible
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The almost universal review card of the Prime Minister's much-hyped first trade trip was that it ended up light on detail.It was to Singapore and Japa...
Brendon Hartley: Former F1 driver on his quest for a third Le Mans title
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendon Hartley, formerly of Formula 1 and now competing in the World Endurance Championship, is about to head to Europe for the 2022 24 Hours of Le M...
Chris Wilkie: Otis Oat Milk co-founder on the rising popularity of plant-based milk
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plant-based milk is skyrocketing in popularity, and looks set to overtake cow's milk in Australian cafes.Oat milk is top of the list, rising from 0.2 ...
Richie Barnett: Former Kiwis captain and league commentator on the issues at the Warriors
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Star player Chanel Harris-Tavita is the latest to step away from the Warriors.Prop Matt Lodge cut ties with the club last week, while Harris-Tavita wi...
Kane Patena: Waka Kotahi spokesperson says steps have been taken to ensure privacy in new safety camera trial
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A six month safety camera trial that detects mobile phone usage starts in Auckland today.Three cameras have been installed - two on a State Highway, a...
Emma Higgins: Senior agricultural analyst says the situation in China has weakened demand for milk solids leading to drop in market price
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seismic global events have left the milk market on shaky ground.Rabobank's latest Dairy Seasonal Outlook forecasts a farmgate milk price of $9 per kil...
Ron Mark: Former Defence Minister says New Zealand has been late to the party in helping Ukraine
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Defence Minister Ron Mark says New Zealand's been late to the party in helping Ukraine.We're sending a further 30 defence personnel to the UK, ...
Jason Cushen: Otago University International Director says low international student numbers do not come as a surprise
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's still too soon to tell how many international students will come here to study.Fewer than 10 percent of five thousand spaces set aside for them h...
Mike's Minute: Job numbers are the last economic domino to fall
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The saving grace, they say, as we plummet towards who knows where economically, is that we all have jobs. Growth might be slow or non-existent, the c...
Commentary Box: Fox goes backwards in final round at PGA Championship
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After three solid rounds at the PGA Championship, Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox went backwards in the final round to slip outside the top 50 in his opening maj...
Kurt Krause: Professor of Biochemistry says Monkey pox cases may fizzle out, as they have in the past
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Monkeypox cases may fizzle out, as they have in the past. The virus, which is endemic in parts of Africa, has been detected in at least 14 other coun...
Anthony Frith: National Emergency Management Agency spokesperson says nationwide emergency mobile test has been deemed a success
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A nationwide emergency mobile test has been deemed a success. Millions of mobile phones across the country buzzed loudly after receiving an alert la...
Helen Clark: Former Prime Minister says there is hope for changes to 501 deportation policy with new Australian government
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We live in hope. This from former Prime Minister Helen Clark on whether there'll be any change to the 501 deportation policy, with the arrival of a n...
Brett O'Riley: Employers and Manufacturers' Association Chief executive says high inflation and house prices mean international workers don'
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fears New Zealand's cost of living crisis is stopping international skilled workers from joining our job market. A survey by Beyond Recruitment has ...
Jordan Small: NZUS Council executive director says US visit is still valuable, even if White House visit doesn't happen
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister leaves this evening on a trade trip to the United States. Jacinda Ardern will travel to multiple cities, meet with politicians an...
Murray Olds: Australian Correspondent says Labor's one seat short and needs 76 to form a majority government
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Votes in the Australian election are continuing to be counted, with Anthony Albanese set to be sworn in as Prime Minister today.As things stand, Labor...
Mike's Minute: I want ScoMo to win
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I want Scott Morrison to win tomorrow, because I am a big believer in reward for effort.It’s a funny thing, human nature. Australians are down in th...
Mark the Week: Yet again it was waffle, yet again it was plans to make plans
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of each week, Mike takes you through the big ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The Queen: 9/10"Nowhere to be seen fo...
Alan Jones: Veteran Australian broadcaster says Morrison is a handbrake and has no hope
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Aussies go to the polls tomorrow and a veteran Australian broadcaster says Scott Morrison is sunk.Alan Jones told the Daily Mail Morrison is a han...
Sarah Fitt: Pharmac CEO following $191 million Budget funding boost
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After extensive pressure on drug-buying agency Pharmac, and a major review of its operations, Budget 2022 has provided a big cash injection.Pharmac's ...
Grant Robertson: Finance Minister faces criticism over short-term cost-of-living package
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is defending his cost-of-living Budget package from criticism it is too short-term and narrow, saying long-term or wi...
Cameron Bagrie: Economist warns we must be careful not to add to aggregate demand with more spending
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are concerns there's a risk we become a mouse on an exercise wheel.One of the key parts of the Budget is a billion dollar cost-of-living package...
Mike's Minute: We're writing a recipe for economic ruin
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There was some sobering economic reality at my place yesterday.My street had a truck vacuum in it, sucking all the crap out of the drains, so there wa...
Sam Scott and Luke Buda: Phoenix Foundation members on 'return' for Simon and Garfunkel tribute
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoenix Foundation are back, sort of.To honour the 40th anniversary of Simon and Garfunkel's concert in Central Park, artists Sam Scott and Luke Buda ...
Danika Revell: Co-founder and CEO of The Period Place charity as Spain has approved plans to become the first European country to introduce
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spain has approved plans to become the first European country to introduce unlimited paid menstrual leave in the workplace.The draft law lets women su...
Craig Boote: Managing Director of Westfleet Seafoods on fears fishing industry could be washed up within weeks over spiralling fuel prices
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The fishing industry could be washed up within weeks over spiralling fuel prices.There are suggestions that seeing as the trucking industry gets the b...
Chester Burrows: Former MP and Police officer believes a lack of action in reporting gang-related shootings may be an act of pragmatism
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A former police officer believes a lack of action in reporting gang-related shootings may be an act of pragmatism.There are concerns over a sense of a...
Dr John Bonning: College of Emergency Medicine president urges government to invest in health staff, medicine and dental care in today's bud
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Government is being urged to invest in health staff, medicine and dental care in today's Budget.What it plans to spend billions on will be made pu...
Murray Edridge: Wellington City Missioner says low income earners are being unfairly hit by the cost of living
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hopes the poor will get a look in in today's Budget.Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge says low income earners are being unfairly hit by the cos...
Mike's Minute: What is the point of the Greens?
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Obviously there has been a fair bit of feedback to yesterday's James Shaw Special on this show, in which he appeared to not know a lot about what had ...
Pollies: MPs Mark Mitchell and Megan Woods discuss Budget Day, Waka Kotahi and Emissions Reduction Plan
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MPs Mark Mitchell and Megan Woods joined Mike Hosking to preview Budget Day, a discussion about Waka Kotahi having 88 press staff as well as the recen...
Prue Lamason: Hutt Valley DHB member says they expect some anxiety among patients after the hospital’s main building was deemed earthquake-p
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hutt Valley DHB expects some anxiety among patients after the hospital’s main building was deemed earthquake-prone. The Heretaunga Block, holding a...
Paul Brislen: Telecommunications Forum CEO on new codes of conduct for telco sector
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Promises have come from this country's telcos that they're cleaning up their act.The sector received a telling off from the Commerce Commission last y...
Stephen Boxer: Youth Development Programme Leader says we need to take a different approach to tackling the problem of ram raids
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A suggestion the ram raid spate may be an attempt by kids to gain street cred.Just this week there have been multiple ramraids in Auckland, Wellingt...
Kate Hannah: Researcher on findings February's protest at Parliament sparked a "tectonic shift" in the spread of disinformation
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Disinformation is festering during the Covid pandemic - because we aren't breaking our ideological bubbles.New Auckland University analysis of tens of...
Martin Campbell: Professional Firefighters Union Secretary says staffing shortages are causing headaches for Auckland firefighters
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Staffing shortages are causing headaches for Auckland firefighters.The Professional Firefighters Union says last weekend there were 23 gaps in coverag...
Jeff Lowe: General Practice New Zealand Chair warns that we haven't seen the flu for a couple of years, will be bad this winter
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccine fatigue is thought to be the reason for a slow uptake in this year's flu jab roll out.Ministry of Health figures show 736,000 vaccines have be...
Mike's Minute: Are the supermarkets ripping us off? Time will tell
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether The Warehouse dip their toes back into the supermarket game properly may well be an insight into the reality of the supermarket game in this c...
Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong: Kiwi F2 drivers on the season so far and what lies ahead
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong have been flying the New Zealand flag high in Formula Two this season, with Lawson fourth and Armstrong seventh after...
Chloe Gong: Bestselling Kiwi author on her success and latest release
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe Gong is a Kiwi author who has topped the New York Times bestseller list with her novels since she was a teenager.Her most notable work is These ...
Brad Olsen: Infometrics Economist says Omicron, staffing and supply chain issues are stalling economic momentum
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Omicron, staffing and supply chain issues are stalling economic momentum.New research from Infometrics shows economic activity has picked up slightly ...
James Shaw: Climate Change Minister says the Government has been forced to play catch up on emissions reduction plan
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of details around the Government's emissions reduction plan still remain a mystery.It includes a goal to have 30 percent of people driving zero ...
Dane Dougan: CEO of Autism NZ on research finding school kids with autism are almost three times as likely to be stood down or suspended com
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand school kids with autism are almost three times as likely to be stood down or suspended compared to those without autism.The research by Ot...
Raelene Castle: NZ Sport CEO says we need balance between people on podiums and athletes being safe and healthy
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are hopes this will be the last investigation into Cycling New Zealand.A long-awaited inquiry into the organisation, which follows the death of ...
Winston Peters: NZ First leader rules out a run in next month's Tauranga by-election
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Peters is ruling out a run in next month's Tauranga by-election.Nominations close at midday in the race to replace National MP Simon Bridges, ...
Commentary Box: Andrew Symonds, Brendon McCullum, Cycling NZ report
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt joined Mike Hosking to talk the passing of Andrew Symonds, Brendon McCullum's new England gig, the weekend's Super Rugb...
Steve Price: Australian correspondent says it's too late to wheel out new policies as more than one million Australians have cast their vote
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are making last-ditch efforts ahead of Australia's election this coming Saturday.Recent polls show Morrison's Libe...
Mike's Minute: Government's Covid spin won't fool us anymore
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Bloomfield was back Friday to spook you again, just like the good old days. The trouble for the Government's fear campaign is it's over. It’s...
Tim Mackle and Adrian Macey: Dairy NZ CEO and Victoria University climate expert on what's needed and expected from today's Emission Reducti
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The agriculture sector is looking for support in today's Emission Reduction Plan. Dairy NZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle told Mike Hosking a lot of tech...
Richard Fitzwilliams: Royal commentator says Liverpool fans booing Prince William during FA Cup Final is shameful and unacceptable
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's still not clear why Liverpool fans took aim at Prince William at the FA Cup Final.Boos rang out around Wembley Stadium as the Duke of Cambridge, ...
Richard Arnold: Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket was a racist hate crime, police say
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 18-year-old suspected of opening fire at a Buffalo supermarket Saturday told authorities he was targeting the Black community, according to an o...
Kirk Hope: BusinessNZ CEO says enforcing collective bargaining under Fair Pay legislation could breach international labour law
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Government's move to enforce collective bargaining under its Fair Pay legislation could breach international labour law. Collective bargaining ...
Efeso Collins: Auckland mayoral candidate says congestion charging is much better than the regional fuel tax
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An Auckland mayoral candidate is throwing his support behind congestion charging.It's expected it will be included in the Government's Emission Reduct...
Holly Thorpe: Waikato University sports sociologist says athletes need to feel safe about speaking up when there are issues
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A sports sociologist says too often athletes with concerns are bullied or silenced.The findings of an enquiry into Cycling New Zealand will be release...
Andrew Little: Health Minister says Allied health workers strike is not a simple pay dispute
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
District Health Boards aim to restart pay talks this week.Allied health workers including dental therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and anaes...
Mark the Week: It's a confession that crime is out of control
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The Immigration Reset: 4/10"B...
Mike's Minute: The more radical governments go, the more pushback they get
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bit of reading you might be interested in if you follow the Australian election campaign. It's a piece about Clive Palmer and how he will do well in...
James Hilford: Anti Bullying Council NZ Director calls for workplace bullying to be treated as a health and safety issue
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As high new numbers of workplace bullying are revealed, questions are being asked as to whether the issue is we can't actually deal with the sheer vol...
Peter Dunne: Former MP on pettiness in Parliament
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a lot of pettiness in politics in recent weeks – with some suggesting it is a sign of a government under pressure.Just recently we ha...
John Mayhew: NZRF board member says mission getting a defibrillator on the sidelines of every rugby club in the country is already paying of
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A defibrillator initiative by the New Zealand Rugby Foundation is already paying dividends.Back in 2019 former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew had a car...
Malcolm Bailey: Dairy Companies Association Chairman says NZ launching trade dispute against Canada over export market access is a good move
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand is launching a trade dispute against Canada in a growing dairy backlash.The Government's arguing we don't have as much access to the Canad...