The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 7th of October, there are new measures from the Government to improve attendance rates, with dozens more schools signing up for support.   Health NZ’s buying thousands of vapes —including flavoured products— for those trying to quit smoking, and Mike is incredulous.   Chelsea Winter discusses her new cookbook and answers questions on that wellness retreat.  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.

A researcher says all she can do is laugh about the Government ordering more vapes for those wanting to quit smoking.  Health New Zealand's been providing vape kits to smokers for almost a year as part of a pilot programme, initially ordering three thousand kits.   Newstalk ZB has revealed it's ordering more, including flavours like cinnamon and blueberry.   Auckland University researcher Kelly Burrowes told Mike Hosking the Government seems to be promoting and supporting vaping as a healthier product.  She says there's many studies coming out showing there are negative short and medium-term impacts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 200 people have won by default in this weekend's local election, but that's an improvement on decades prior.  Newstalk ZB analysis of the thousands of council races over five consecutive elections have found more than one in seven roles have been won by the only person who stood.  Unopposed elections have fallen by about a third since 2001.  Gisborne Mayor and Local Government NZ Vice-President Rehette Stoltz told Mike Hosking there are two sides to the story.  She says that while in some areas the lack of people standing for office may be caused by apathy, it could also be that the people who are already there are believed to be doing a great job.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uncertainty whether a potential law criminalising protest action near private residences will be effective.  Legislation is currently before Parliament that would give the Police greater power to move protesters in residential areas along – submissions on the bill closing yesterday.   At the same time, an arrest has been made after an alleged vandalism at Winston Peters' Auckland home, which saw a window smashed and glass shattered over his dog.  Peters says a number of pro-Palestine protests have been taking place outside his house recently, blasting loudspeakers just metres from his door.  But Constitutional Law Expert Graeme Edgeler told Mike Hosking there's some confusion in the way the new legislation has been drafted, and he suspects people and police won’t be sure what’s covered.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Airlines are backing the Commerce Commission's decision to stop short of a formal inquiry into airport regulation.  It's instead looking at changing how much information airports should provide airlines about major upgrades.  This follows Air New Zealand writing to the regulator, raising that the costs it was facing from airports were growing out of control.  Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director Cath O'Brien says a formal inquiry wasn't worth it.   She told Mike Hosking the process is complicated, expensive, and not fit for purpose, as if they ran it, they’d have to apply the findings to all airports, not just one.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

France is farewelling its fifth Prime Minister in under two years as it enters a fresh political crisis.  The country's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just hours after appointing his new cabinet.  His ministerial line-up has been heavily criticised by parties in the National Assembly.    Newstalk ZB's Paris correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking Lecornu believed negotiations between other parties had stalled.  She says he believed other parties just wanted to push their own programme on to the government, without making any compromises.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour says the Government's winning because attendance is improving.   The Associate Education Minister's putting $140 million towards improving attendance over four years, promising to reach twice the number of students.  Extra support is going to 170 schools with chronic absence.  Seymour told Mike Hosking when defining our long-term future, the thing that matters most is getting kids into class.   He says throwing money at the problem helps, and this is a better use of taxpayer money to make sure children stay in schools.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday 6 October. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See 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 Broncos defeat Melbourne Storm to win the NRL final. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies in Perth, finishing second in the Rugby World Championship. And the struggle continues for the Silver Ferns as Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ enter a legal battle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netball NZ and Dame Noeline Taurua are headed for a legal showdown after both sides have failed to reach an agreement.  Yvette McClausland-Durie will continue as coach for the Constellation Cup.  Former Silver Ferns head coach Yvonne Willering told Mike Hosking that this is now an employment matter, therefore the Players Association isn’t involved in the matter.  She said that Taurua had strong beliefs in her style of coaching, which is suddenly being questioned.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.