Articles by Mike%20Hosking
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Hipkins is a hypocrite on tax
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:05AMI've been surprised this week by the amount of coverage Chris Hipkins managed to get himself around tax. If you think about...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Why are we surprised about China?
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:07PMIt was hard to watch the China spying coverage yesterday without wondering what all the fuss was about. It had an air of...
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National
Covid RAT tests in short supply in Northland
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 2:12PMHigh demand for Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (Rats) means stocks are limited in Northland but more are due to ease the shortage,...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Some thoughts on the public service cuts
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:49AMAs the political battle unfolds with the public service over savings, it is worth remembering a couple of things. As much...
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Entertainment
Mike Yardley: Southern Stars of the Gold Coast
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 1:39PMCoolangatta, or Cooly as the locals call it, is the southernmost town of the Gold Coast, rubbing its salty shoulders with...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Forest treats & secluded retreats on the Gold Coast
Friday, 22 March 2024, 11:43AMThe Gold Coast hinterland abounds as a soothing playground of artisanal indulgence and soft adventure pursuits. When you...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The world is looking at us for what not to do
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:56AMSo, a recession it is then. Another one. We had one at the end of 2022, going into 2023. Remember those good times? It...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The gig economy has never been compulsory
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:39AMThere is a court case going on in Wellington over Uber drivers and their so-called rights. It's on the back of a massive...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Luxon needs to wake up to Winston's hijinks
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:15AMI am not sure how it is, well over a quarter of a century into MMP, that we still have this mad idea that just because you...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: It was our fault Covid turned into a "thing"
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 11:21AMI watched an interview the other week with Marama Davidson. It came after the elevation of Chloe Swarbrick to the leadership....
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Hinterland and island treats in New Caledonia
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 3:23PMBasking in the world’s largest lagoon, fortified by the world’s second-largest barrier reef, and boasting extraordinary biodiversity,...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: This is why we hate councils
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:17AMThis is why we hate councils. On December 15th last year we received a letter from our local outfit claiming that the bore...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Even more so now, age is but a number
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:29PMI stumbled upon an article yesterday about Lyn Slater. The headline was ' I’m 70 years old — why shouldn’t my clothes convey...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The carbon market is a scam
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 11:13AMThe carbon market is worth following, if for no other reason than it’s a very good example of voodoo economics - and it's...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Two areas where the Government might have trouble
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:20AMThere are two areas where the Government has, or might have, trouble. As a result of their first 100 days you get the summation,...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Colour, culture and cuisine in Noumea
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 1:50PMSituated on the largest island in the archipelago, Grand Terre, New Caledonia’s bustling capital proudly flaunts its oh là...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: The Premier House drama is a fuss about nothing
Friday, 8 March 2024, 10:46AMAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Donald...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The annals of history wont be kind to the 2017-23 Government
Friday, 8 March 2024, 10:00AMA couple of fun facts that weren't covered in the Government's transport plan, given we all got exercised about registrations...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Accountability comes to the emergency housing sector
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 10:27AMYou can argue a lot about what the Government has announced this week, the school lunches, the military-style boot camps,...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The next chapter of EV won't be pretty
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:35AMAlong with the honesty from Toyota around the value, or lack of it, in the second-hand EV market here, we got February's...
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National
GP may quit community after iwi occupation, 'forced' sale leaves him $130k out of pocket
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 7:25AMKaitāia GP Cecil Williams is thinking about leaving the town after 35 years, after being “forced” to sell his property, which...
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Travel
Mike Yardley: Glories of Golden Bay
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 9:38AMMaybe it’s a quirk of nature or God’s sense of humour, but isn’t uncanny how the very tip of the South Island, is shaped...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The gender pay gap is water cooler chat
Friday, 1 March 2024, 10:06AMIf you want to laugh, have a look at the shambles that unfolded this week in Australia as a result of the new law that makes...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Newshub's demise is sad, but context is needed
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 10:42AMWhile fully accepting these are difficult days for the media in this country, it is important to put the Newshub news into...