The Mike Hosking Breakfast

US police have found a 'hit list' of names after they confronted the man who shot and killed Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband in the state of Minnesota. US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that the 57-year-old suspect got away - but police were able to search his vehicle. He says they found a papers listing around 70 names of other targets - as well as anti-abortion material.  The gunman had also shot another Democratic senator and his wife in their home - they both survived.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An increasing number of regional conflicts - as well as Donald Trump's tariffs, are threatening the global economy.  Westpac Group Chief Economist Luci Ellis told Mike Hosking that she believes the tariffs were economic self-harm. She says they still threaten the US economy and trade patterns will continue to change, but other countries aren't going to escalate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's hardly a surprise, is it? Adrian looks at what Nicola is offering to run the place, packs a sad, and is off.  It’s a pathetic end to a tumultuous period in which we, the people who paid him, deserved an awful lot better.  The fact this information on the Orr resignation had to be dragged out of the bank by way of the Official Information Act, the rules of which were ignored as the bank failed to meet deadlines, shows you just what sort of place we are dealing with.  How you conduct yourself is critical. It's critical to all of us and even more critical the further up the totem pole you are.  There's nothing wrong with Adrian quitting if he genuinely believed the money being offered to run the bank wasn’t enough.  But you do it with some dignity.  You quit, you serve out your period, you offer reasons for you quitting and you move on with life.  In doing it that way you give us all an insight into what sort of human being you are. And in this case, you might well have been able to give us insight into how your organisation runs, what its thinking is, what the gap is between the bank and the Government and why you might be right, and they might be wrong.  It doesn’t have to turn into a scrap or a fallout. Just a series of adult ideas as to why people might see things at odds to each other.  If Covid taught us nothing else, it taught us the critical role of a central bank and what sort of people run it.  The way Adrian ran it is well documented and the general view held by many is widely traversed. But the sudden departure was another insight into why Adrian did things the way he did.  He is petulant. You don’t leave out of the blue and in silence. You don’t bail on hosting an international finance conference having said you were looking forward to it.  It's toys and sandpits with Adrian and then obfuscation from the bank when a few simple questions were asked.  If you can't conduct yourself, and the bank can't conduct themselves, with any great level of clarity, transparency and professionalism, is it any wonder the economy got run over the way it did?  Ol' Adrian won't be missed. But you would have hoped for something a bit more sophisticated on the way out.   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.    Ryan Fox: 9/10  Living the dream by winning. It rarely gets better, and another chance at a big one over this weekend.    Greta Thunberg: 2/10  Not kidnapped, just fantastically annoying. She is a good example of where your annoyingness outweighs your effect on your cause.    Adrian Orr: 4/10  Local disappointment of the week is both him and the Reserve Bank over their petty mucking around over simple questions. When its petty at the top, it leads nowhere productive. They should be embarrassed.    The Warriors: 8/10  Can't stop winning. Another two points this weekend with the bye and two more after that against the Panthers. This is the journey to the promised land. This is our year.    Los Angeles: 3/10  Was that an overreaction looking for a skirmish, or what? You can only show us an intersection of a few hundred masked try hards and pretend it’s a "thing" for so long.    Businesses and franchises: 7/10  Record sales. We're selling businesses like hotcakes. That's got to be a good sign for confidence.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Census, and some of those numbers released this week, really are a treasure trove of not just fact and stats but, I would have thought, hope.  That astonishing move south, with the tens of thousands who have headed to the South Island and particularly Christchurch, is a framework for what the whole country could be.  A few choice decisions, a bit of get-up-and-go, a bit of cooperation and a bit of vision. There are parts of this country that clearly have it right and are clearly magnets in their own right.  Then there were stats around work. That very word "work" is a problem  It's reported as a negative. "More and more people are working longer", indicating you want to stop.  You want to stop of course because of the pension. You can stop anytime you like. There is no law around age and work.  But the stats and the reportage of work and age are increasingly out of date. As we live longer, of course we are going to work longer. Why wouldn’t we?  Work is actually good for us. Work is fun. Work is rewarding, financially and emotionally.  We are challenged by work. Work should not be a thing that you expect to end. It’s the same as health and fitness, or diet, or leisure.  50% of us are working between the ages of 65 and 69. A quarter of us are working between ages 70 and 74. Even 10% of workers are over 75.  And why not?  If you resent it and have to work, fair enough. If psychically you are knackered, sure, play bowls.  But the days of Grandad and a gold watch and one company for life and the company pension are long gone.  We need to break the psychological hold Superannuation has over us. It's not even a lot of money.  If it was lotto I'd get it. But it’s a bare minimum and it speaks, sadly, to this country's productivity and work ethic that too many are too reliant on it.  Working longer will actually lead to better health outcomes.  Hopefully the kids, who the Census tells us are working more as well with teenagers having never been more employed, will enter the workforce with a view that work is for life, because we see work for the good, not work for the drudgery.  If you happen to be working into your old age and doing it in the South Island, that’s not a bad life at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India's set to lead an investigation into a plane crash in Ahmedabad, which has killed at least 290.  The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed onto a doctor's hostel right after take-off, heading for London's Gatwick Airport.   According to the Telegraph, the last words from the pilot were 'Mayday, no thrust, losing power, unable to lift'.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking this is the first fatal crash by this particular Boeing model, of which there’s about a thousand in service around the world.  He says experts believe the black box should contain a significant amount of information about the crash, and no doubt Boeing and US safety inspectors will play some role in the investigation.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some good news for the New Zealand fashion industry.  The once troubled NZ Fashion Week has secured a three-year partnership deal with Giltrap, ensuring its future for the next few years.  It comes after the event was cancelled in 2024 due to economic uncertainty.  Owner Feroz Ali told Mike Hosking it’s going to be an amazing show this year.  He says they have a packed schedule for the five day event, with emerging designers, new designers, and designers that probably haven’t shown for 15 years all returning to the runway.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week there was a bit of on-air marriage counselling as Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike to Wrap the Week that was.  Kate’s been a bit sick this week, which means things have been a bit rough in their house.  Also on the agenda were some interesting stats about the survivors of plane crashes.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 13th of June, do we need to be concerned about the US reviewing AUKUS?   It’s a big weekend for sports with the Super Rugby semifinals and one of the most iconic motorsport races in the world, Le Mans. We speak to Brendon Hartley ahead of the race.  Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson cover off Mike's marital issues, and some interesting stats on how many people survive plane crashes.  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.

New Zealand motor racing driver Brendon Hartley is stunned by the quality of competition heading into this weekend's Le Mans 24-hour endurance race.  The prestigious race has been operating since 1928 and the winner is the car that travels the greatest distance in a 24-hour period around the 13.6km circuit.  The biggest names in vehicle manufacturing are taking part —with Genesis, Ford and McLaren joining the party next year— and Hartley says the level of driver is insane.  He told Mike Hosking every single driver in their category are paid professionals and top class drivers.  “I would argue there’s... you can’t find a race anywhere in the world where you have so many of the world’s top drivers all in one place at the same time.”   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.