The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday the 23rd of September, the money tree from the Government continues to provide, this time for school infrastructure.  Genesis Energy has struck a deal to provide more coal for Huntly to keep the lights on.  Kiwi singer Harper Finn is in for a chat and to give us an exclusive sneak peak of his new single 'Satellite' ahead of the release of his debut album.  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.

There’s an expectation coal will become more popular as gas supply diminishes.  Genesis Energy's signed a two-year agreement with BT Mining to supply 240 thousand tonnes of local coal to Huntly Power Station amidst electricity shortages.  It's expected to boost the local economy and reduce reliance on Indonesian exports.  CEO Malcolm Johns told Mike Hosking they've bought all the local coal for Huntly until now – about ten thousand tonnes a year.  He says they now have a supply for ten thousand tonnes a month, economically competitive with Indonesian coal.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unreliable weather forecasts could become a thing of the past.  Earth Sciences NZ has unveiled a new supercomputer called Cascade, which uses AI to predict the weather patterns.  It can now make a five-day forecast as reliable as a two-day one.  Chris Brandolino, Principal Scientist at NIWA, told Mike Hosking this supercomputer is about three times more powerful than its predecessor, with computing speeds of 2.4 petaflops.  He says they’ll be able to expand the area they monitor, and then over the next year or so they’ll be looking to grow longer range predictions from 5-days to 10-days.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes to the rules around leave will be revealed today.  The Government is announcing their overhaul of the 2003 Holidays Act, which includes annual, sick, and bereavement leave regulations.  Employers and Manufacturers Association's Alan McDonald told Mike Hosking hourly accrual of leave is expected to come in.  He says this will simplify processes and take the sting out of the back-pay issue employers have at the moment.  McDonald says the overhaul is a long time coming, and while there may be some political tradeoff, both employers and employees will benefit.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A much-needed boost to rural schools' infrastructure, which has been neglected for many years.  The Education Minister's unveiled a $413 million package to get maintenance and improvement jobs at schools underway sooner.  More than half is for improvements on all isolated, rural, or small schools.  Rural Schools Leadership Association President Andrew King told Mike Hosking it will predominantly go towards basic infrastructure.  He says in the past, rural schools haven't had work done simply because of the cost to get trades people out there.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economic difficulties across the ditch appear to echo the struggles felt in many New Zealand households.   The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered a brutal reality check to the nation on the cost of living, as it expects the situation to worsen.    It warns prices will never return to pre-pandemic levels.   Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Mike Hosking it's the same story here.   He says it would be a sign of very tough economic times if businesses were cutting their prices so drastically.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 22nd of September, we know where $100m is going for our hospitals. But is it a band-aid, or substantial money for infrastructure? The Prime Minister answers whether he's feeling embattled, is fast track really fast track and when we're getting news about reform in the electricity sector and the new Reserve Bank governor. Jason Pine and Andrew Saville discuss Liam Lawson's best F1 finish and the Ranfurly Shield switching hands, again. Plus the Black Ferns loss in the World Cup. 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.

When Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson are raging against their President, you know a line has been crossed. Cruz said the FCC threat from Brendan Carr was straight out of Goodfellas and it's got mafia written all over it. It's important not to forget we have the confluence of several stories here in the Jimmy Kimmel scrap; 1) The absurdity of defending free speech while closing it down. The First Amendment is critical, until it isn't, apparently. 2) The lack of corporate spine. Both Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have been dumped, mainly because the companies that own the networks were looking for FCC approval to do business. The fact they were being compromised by stand over tactics didn’t appear to bother them. It reminds me a lot of Covid in this country. The number of corporates who privately raged at the Government were nowhere to be seen publicly. It's amazing what power-driving fear can do to a business. 3) The simple reality that despite number one and two, these late night shows have in fact dug their own grave. They are a broadcasting failure. Their arrogance to ignore the mood of the audience has seen their ratings crater and, along with it, advertising revenue. Where once Jay Leno and Letterman kept it light and fun, Kimmel and co have turned their shows into angst fest's, with less humour and more campaigning. No one wants to be lectured at 11 o'clock at night and they failed to see that. Like it or not the Trump train is rolling and their fury belongs largely in places like California. The rest of America isn't interested. So in the midst of the mess, who is the biggest criminal? Is it the President for being a hypocrite? Is it the networks for being spineless? Or is it the shows for being out of touch with their audiences? While you work that out, the indisputable bit is the biggest losers are the shows. The President aint returning and he is time limited. The networks will move on with their FCC permissions but the shows are gone. The landscape is irrevocably changed. The big question left is - who's next? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports. On the table today: The AFL semi finals draw 100,000 fans to each game. Liam Lawson finished 5th in Baku to secure his best ever finish in F1. And what should the Black Ferns take away from their defeat in the Rugy World Cup semi finals? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frustrations are growing around the fast-track process in Taranaki, which has grounded to a halt due to bureaucracy.  215 parties are now having their say in the ‘VTM’ seabed mining project.  Resource Minister Shane Jones told Mike Hosking that the discourse around the project is responsible for hindering its progress.   ‘We're dealing with a substantial reduction in earnings, not only from manufacturing, but from oil and gas.’  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.