The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Solar energy company Lodestone is expanding to the South Island.  It's constructing a solar farm in Canterbury's Clandeboye, with first generation expected next year.  It will generate 43 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity annually, similar to the company's sites in the Upper North Island.  Managing Director Gary Holden told Mike Hosking there are six more consented sites in their portfolio.  He says they're trying to build a solar farm in every area they can, to follow the populations.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outgoing New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson believes he's leaving the game in a better place than he found it.  He's confirmed he will leave the job at the end of the year, bringing to an end a six-year tenure that started just before the Covid-19 pandemic.  Robinson says he's proud of what's been achieved during a turbulent period.  He told Mike Hosking that the next six months are critical for their role both domestically and internationally, with both their involvement in the establishment of international calendars and competitions as well as the opportunity they have to reset the financial model for the New Zealand game.   Robinson likes to think those would both be signed off by the end of the year, and that in conjunction with his family moving over to Australia, makes him feel it’s time to move on.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tick of approval for the Government's new tourism funding boost, aiming to generate an extra $300 million in spending.  Minister Louise Upston's announced a $13.5 million injection into Tourism New Zealand, targeting markets in Australia, the US and China.  It's hoping to bring an extra 72 thousand visitors over coming years.   Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster told Mike Hosking it'll provide recovery from the post-Covid hangover.   He says this is the most ambitious Government from a tourism perspective in around eight years, and looks forward to helping the economy grow.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's heading down a precarious road of corruption, with organised crime networks targeting our institutions and borders.   An independent advisory panel on Transnational Crime says we need to take urgent action.   It says police officers, immigration officials, and private sector employees are facilitating corruption.   Group chair Steve Symon told Mike Hosking they talked to senior officials in enforcement agencies, former gang members, and frontline staff.   He says the problem with organised crime is it's everywhere you look, and it's seeping into all areas of business which deal with potential for drugs coming into the country.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Education Minister says several factors are at play in making teaching an increasingly attractive career option.  New figures released to Newstalk ZB show the teaching workforce increased 2.5% last year – the largest annual increase since records began back in 2009.  First-time enrolments in teaching courses are also up, 6.3%.  Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking the Government's doing several things to attract and retain teachers.  She says that includes good resources, world-leading professional learning and development, on-site training programmes, and paying teacher fees.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government will allow a 'Parent Boost' visa from September.  It will grant parents of citizens multi-entry access for five years, with the opportunity for renewal once - meaning they could hold the visa for 10 years.  Applicants will also need to meet specific health, income, and insurance requirements.  NZ Immigration Principal Consultant Katy Armstrong says New Zealand's not always just a skip across the ditch. For some people its a 24-hour journey or more, so the visa's a significant move.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Price and Mike Hosking discuss the impacts of Scott Morrison’s COVID policies and support for Australian citizens. Morrison provided relief money for countless Australians during COVID to keep families afloat during the pandemic. A move he now says has led Australians to lean on the government. Price also discussed the use of Amazon to order machetes and large knives into Australia, and if the machete ban will work as the government intended. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are plenty of questions after an Australian naval ship accidentally blocked internet and radio services across parts of the country. It's understood the radar of the HMAS Canberra accidentally interfered with one of the shared spectrum bands that anyone can use free of charge. Intelligence expert Paul Buchanan saysoperational security was lacking. He wants to know why the Canberra was on a commercial band, given it's the most important ship in the Australian navy LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 9th of June, the Government is making changes to parent visas so will this actually change anything? Will it help bring in the people we need?   The Prime Minister is in for a chat about our ferries, our gas (or lack of it) and when some of the changes they've promised will actually come into effect.   Andrew Saville and Jason Pine cover off the Super Rugby playoffs, the Warriors' big win and the French Open final.   Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Large-scale protests have erupted in Los Angeles in response to ICE deportations set up by President Trump to crack down on illegal immigrants.  The National Guard has now been deployed to LA by The President to assist the local police and riot squads in stopping the protests.  A third of the people living in Los Angeles were born outside of the USA, with many hailing from Central and South America.  President Trump has insisted that these deportation raids only target “hardened criminals.”   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.