The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The All Blacks suffered a narrow defeat to France, their third straight loss to Les Bleus.  Jake Paul has beaten former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a unanimous decision.   And, the All Whites recorded their biggest win in 20 years, taking Vanuatu down 8-1 in the World Cup qualifier in Hamilton.  Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt join Mike Hosking for the Commentary Box.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An education provider has “significant concerns” about the charter school application process.  Operator Education 710+ is asking for a formal review of the process, believing the system is worse now than it was before.  Associate Education Minister David Seymour tells Mike Hosking there were always going to be people who were disappointed, due to 78 applications for new charter schools where there is only budget for 15.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Auckland taxi firm has been accused of exorbitant fares for short trips in metered taxis.  A pensioner was charged more than $160 for a journey less than 10km after attending a Coldplay concert.  Multiple complaints have been made over the years and Crown Cabs has built a reputation for taking advantage.  Small Passenger Service Association Executive Director, Warren Quirke tells Mike Hosking the rule around pricing for independent operators is that a “fee should be agreed prior to the trip commencing.” This is not happening in most cases.  Quirke believes the legislation allowing room for these exorbitant prices needs tidied up.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 18th of September, this Government were supposed to be dropping consultancy spend, yet it's going up in health. So what do Health NZ say about it?  On the eve of the hikoi reaching Parliament David Seymour has some thoughts about meeting the organisers - and speaks out against his detractors, including Dame Jenny Shipley.  Guy and Sav cover off the All Blacks vs France, Tim Southee's career and Chris Wood flying under the radar.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has wrapped up his whirlwind trip to the APEC summit in Peru.  At the summit, Luxon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time. The meeting was one of many bilaterals to take place.  Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls tells Mike Hosking the main takeaway for New Zealand is to get face time with international leaders.  “The Prime Minister needs to be there to let people know how we can be relevant.”   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contractor and consultant spending at Health New Zealand has increased – by $85 million in the financial year to June.  The increase comes despite a government directive to cut back.  Health New Zealand’s Chief Clinical Officer Dr Richard Sullivan tells Mike Hosking the bulk of the spending increase covers vacancies and gaps in rosters, with focus on delivering clinical care to communities.  “We would prefer to have permanent staff [...] but it is the reality of the market at the moment.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President-elect Donald Trump has quickly begun forming the list of people he wants to serve in his cabinet.  Cabinet comprises of at least 16 positions – the Vice President and head of 15 executive departments.  US correspondent Richard Arnold tells Mike Hosking Trump is rolling out names in rapid fire, picking oil industry executive-climate denier Chris Wright as energy secretary and Robert F Kennedy Jr as health and human services secretary.  Plus, there is a big pile of trouble for former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani.  Giuliani has been required to hand over some personal property to election workers who won a $148 million defamation case against him.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Churches appear to be hot property on the real estate market.  One Roof Editor Owen Vaughan tells Mike Hosking there will always be a market for quirky spaces with a sense of reverence.  However, while converted churches are easy to move into, buyers face a battle on older buildings that are yet to be converted into dwellings.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 trifecta: 8/10   He got the White House, the other House and the Senate. That is as comprehensive as it gets.    The reaction: 7/10  Because people are nuts. Elections always have winners and losers and there is always another election. Social media has shown us how often people forget that.    Fonterra: 9/10  Right now it's as good as it gets. $9.50 could become $10, a sale worth billions, and an effect on the economy that is so fantastically welcome.    The All Blacks: 7/10  It looks increasingly like the Robertson era is going to be a very good thing. Beating England and Ireland, with France for good measure, that’s a good way to head to Christmas.    The apology: 7/10  Because it was heartfelt and came from the right place. But that was the easy bit.    The protest: 1/10  More depressing than the immigration numbers.    The media covering the protest: 2/10  Between singing reporters and reporters making up numbers, it's not hard to see why the media is where it is and is held in the sort of contempt it is. They have brought it on themselves.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you watched Parliament, as I did yesterday afternoon, you could feel it building.  Question Time focused largely on the Treaty Principles Bill. There was a growing angst, Gerry Brownlee the Speaker spent far too much time calling for order, it was low rent, which isn't unheard of, but full of needless aggro.  Then came the so-called debate.  There were 11 speeches, lead off by architect of the bill David Seymour who spoke, as he has through this whole shambolic process, very eloquently.  He was followed by Willie Jackson, who also spoke very passionately, until he called Seymour a liar and got booted out of the House.  Most of the rest of the speeches were boring and said what you thought they might say, depending on what side of the House the speaker came from.  National were in the invidious position of defending their position while not defending the bill. They can blame Christopher Luxon for this because how he let it find its way to the place it has is beyond me.  As a coalition deal you either let it ride or kill it before you sign a deal in the first place. But this half-way House is the worst of all possible worlds, and it looked like it, as he was on a plane to South America and the poor sods, he left behind had to do their best.  The whole affair, sadly, was not what you might want, or expect, from our House of Representatives.  Beyond anything else, we appear to have lost the ability to debate cordially, to agree to disagree, to listen to other views, to be mature, to be adult and to accept that we don’t all have to be on the same page.  By the time the Māori Party burst into a haka and wrecked it all, Gerry rolled his eyes and suspended proceedings for the day.  I caught up with the fall out on Sky TV. God knows what the Australians make of it. This sort of stuff also goes global, so more embarrassment there as well.  We look ridiculous. We look like amateurs, we look like petty, little children b*tching at each other.  We look like Kamala Harris supporters on TikTok.  I think, and hope, we are better than this. That lot yesterday in the House of Representatives is not us. It's not representative.  Because if they are, we are buggered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.