The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.  They discussed the average age of first home buyers, Hailey Bieber and her make up company, and how Producer Sam’s puppy has been behaving this week.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 30th of May, David Seymour is pulling the trigger, and parents will now be prosecuted for not sending their kids to school.  We've got new data on flight cancellations and delays after the endless texts saying services are rubbish now. Turns out, it's nowhere near as bad as you think.    Tim and Katie Wrap the Week and talk about the average age of a first home buyer, age, Hailey Bieber, and how good, or bad, producer Sam's new puppy has been this week.    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 new face is coming to New Zealand’s coins.   An image of King Charles has officially been approved to feature on the 10 cent coin from 2027.   2024 will be stamped on the currency – the year the Reserve Bank ordered them.   A koruru image will remain on the reverse side, as it has since 1967.  Ian Woolford, Director of Money and Cash at the Reserve Bank, told Mike Hosking it’s taken so long as they already have quite a big inventory of coins and bank notes.  He says 10 cent coins are the ones they need to stock up on, which is why they’re the first cab off the rank.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers is welcoming proposed changes to the Resource Management Act.  The Government's released three discussion documents proposing amending 12 current national directions and four new ones.  They include changes to freshwater management, regulation of farming practices and revising mine consent processes.  Mark Hooper, their RMA Spokesperson, told Mike Hosking that while the guidelines are complex and there’s a lot to wade through, the intent here is very much to get a simpler and better outcome.  The rewritten Resource Management Act isn’t expected to come until next year, so he says the intent of this release is to hopefully provide a bit more guidance and certainty for local authorities, so they can get on with their planning.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The average first home buyer is getting older.   A Cotality-Westpac report has found the average age of first home buyers has increased to 36 nationwide.   It's 37 in Auckland, 36 in Wellington, and 35 in Christchurch – all figures are two or three years higher than average in 2019.  Cotality Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson told Mike Hosking there’s a range of reasons behind it.  He says the affordability measures aren’t much different than they were in 2019, so while affordability is an influence, lifestyle and career choices are definitely having an impact.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just 60% of Air New Zealand's trans-Tasman flights jetted off on time last month.  A report by the Ministry of Transport shows aviation performance for April.  It reveals 82% of the airline's domestic flights were on time, taking off within 15 minutes of their scheduled time.  Air New Zealand's highest cancellation rate was on its Rotorua to Auckland route, with just 52 of 65 scheduled flights flown.   Associate Transport Minister James Meager told Mike Hosking these figures aren't acceptable, but will be helpful.  He says it will help them focus on the regions that are suffering from poor performance.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Airport's investing nearly $150 million into a major domestic airfield upgrade.  It's part of works to help enable future growth in regional flights across the country.  Car parks next to the domestic terminal will be shifted to make way for four new aircraft parking stands dedicated to regional services.  Airports Association Chief Executive Billie Moore told Mike Hosking it's an important move for Auckland Airport, in terms of growth.  She says 40% of regional flights go to and from Auckland, so the rest of the network relies on them to increase capacity.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents could be forced to pay thousands of dollars if they repeatedly refuse to ensure their children attend school.  Associate Education Minister David Seymour's announced the change as part of a firmer approach the Government's taking on school attendance.   Seymour told Mike Hosking schools will alert the ministry to possible prosecution cases and ultimately decide whether to take the parents to court.  He says they could be fined up to $300 initially, but for repeat offenders, it could be $3,000.  Parents of students who are absent because of health conditions, or who are genuinely engaged with the school, won't be prosecuted.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are still many questions regarding the man who drove his car into a crowd in Liverpool.  Fans of Liverpool Football Club had flooded the city's streets to celebrate its Premier League title win.  Nearly 80 people were injured, and a 53-year-old local was arrested for attempted murder.  UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking one theory is that it was an accident.  He said the driver may have simply followed the ambulance and upon finding themselves surrounded by screaming people, didn’t know what to do.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I am here to help the ol' Chipster.  The Chipster, aka Chris Hipkins, was in the building this week. I said hello to him.  He asked me when I was dropping the blacklist I have on him appearing on this show.  I said he had appeared once already this year and that was plenty. We both laughed.  What I like about him is that he doesn’t seem to take any of this personally.  He knows I think he's hopeless and he knows I think he wrecked the country. But he is playing the long game and he knows I know he will be back next year in the election campaign and, if he wins, he will be back as a regular.  Which brings me to the help.  In Australia this week their Labor Government approved the extension of a massive gas project – Woodside are Australia's largest gas producer.  Before the word came from the Government, the company had launched a fairly vigorous, and as it turns out, effective campaign reminding us all that if you want to look at Spain the other day, and indeed various parts of Europe that have been spending increasing periods of time in the dark, you will find they became obsessed with renewables and that obsessions led to blackouts.  Continuity and consistency of supply, Woodside argued, is just as important as where you get your energy.  Anyway, Labor gave them the tick. Yes, the conservationists are upset, but aren't they always?  The point for Hipkins is this: this is a Labour Government that did this. A Labour Government that romped home in an election just the other day. A Labour Government with a gargantuan majority.  Why? Because it's what you'd call here a Labour Government of old. It's a centrist Labour Government.  It's not a woke, handwringing, ideologically obsessed Labour Government of, say, 2020-2023.  Blair Hawke and David Lange are your Labour Governments of success.  Hipkins is your Labour Government of failure.  Albanese has clearly learned the lessons of history and worked them nicely to his favour. Yes, he can be centre left, but the lights will always be on.  Last time the Chipster was in charge we stopped looking for gas altogether and, as far as I know, he wouldn't start looking again.  That’s the sort of thinking that leads to blackouts and an electorate that doesn’t see you as viable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.