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Retail spending 'strong' in July, accommodation spend up
Retail spending in July was "strong", with the underlying value of payments up 11.4 per cent, according to the latest data from Paymark. Spending grew in most retail...
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Wrapping the Week: Why are we being urged to buy face masks?
Every Friday morning, Mike Hosking is joined by Tim Wilson and Kate Hawkesby to wrap the week in news. LISTEN ABOVE
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Organisation moves to protect authenticity of fruit and vegetables
We're making moves to protect the authenticity of where our fruit and veges come from. The $6 billion industry has come under increased pressure recently to let...
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Energy company receives approval to establish hydrogen fuelling stations
An energy company has been given the green light to establish a network of hydrogen fuelling stations. The Infrastructure Reference Group has approved $20-million...
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JobKeeper changes to cost Australia $15 billion
Big changes to Australia’s JobKeeper scheme will be announced on Friday in the wake of the “Victorian wave” of COVID-19 cases that is expected to cost taxpayers...
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Oranga Tamariki report: 'Something is rotten in that organisation'
Māori leaders say they have no faith in Oranga Tamariki and the chief executive needs to go after the latest report into the organisation found it was routinely...
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Mark the Week: Border complacency is economically dangerous
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. The Border. 4/10. "We need to do better. No,...
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President Trump considering giving convention speech from White House
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'll probably deliver his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House now that plans to hold the event in...
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Peter Dunne's election preview: 'National run the risk of getting swamped'
MPs are hitting the campaign trail for the next six weeks. Parliament has adjourned ahead of the General Election on September 19. Former United Future leader...
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Kiwis urged to buy supply of face masks
Worksite temperature testing and giving staff the choice to work from home are just some of the ways New Zealand's biggest companies have been staying prepared for...
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Mike’s Minute: This isn't the New Zealand we know and love
I end the week in a level of some despair. Every home needs masks, so says Ashley Bloomfield. He wanted level two to last longer but the government overruled him....
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THE RE-WRAP: Why the Panic?
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Who Has Most to Gain?/Mark the Week/Parliamentary Open Mic/Diaz Downfall/Meanwhile, In...
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Mike Hosking: PGF another incompetent failure by Government
Two major polices, one I liked, one I didn’t, yet both of them failed and seemingly failed miserably. I called KiwiBuild bluff in October and November of 2017 before...
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Tami Neilson on her album tour, performs live in studio
Tami Neilson has kept herself busy recently, releasing her new album Chickaboom this year. She's also kept in touch with her native Canada and has been hosting...
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Apple and pear industry likely to be worth $2b billion in 10 years
Kiwis may not be able to leave the country, but at least our apples are. The apple and pear industry believes it's on track to becoming a $1 billion industry by...
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World responds to Lebanon's plight following deadly explosion
As Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, nations near and far pledged Wednesday...
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Mike's Minute: Unemployment number simply not real
Who knew? We have read this all wrong. Covid-19 is actually good for the economy, why didn’t we get it here faster? The unemployment number, originally forecast...
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Revealed: the genetic secrets of NZ's 'living fossil' tuatara
It's roamed the Earth for perhaps 250 million years, but tuatara have only now yielded their genetic secrets – and they're unlike anything scientists have ever seen. A...
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Lockdown re-imposed in Scottish city over virus 'cluster'
Officials in Scotland ordered bars, cafes and restaurants in the city of Aberdeen to close Wednesday, re-imposing anti-virus restrictions after a cluster of 54 confirmed...
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Devastating Beirut explosion blamed on negligence
Investigators began searching through the wreckage of Beirut's port for clues to the cause of the massive explosion that ripped across the Lebanese capital, and...
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Rob Fyfe calls for loosening of border restrictions
A Government advisor says New Zealanders will need to get used to the idea of looser border restrictions. A New Zealand Herald Kantar Vote 2020 poll shows 68 per...
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Finance Minister: Unemployment set to spike near 10%
The Minister of Finance is sounding a warning New Zealand is unlikely to escape global economic fallout from Covid-19, with unemployment numbers expected to swell...
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THE RE-WRAP: Unbelievable Number
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Now News is Good News, Even Good News/Hosk Seems Anti-Cannabis/Policy Fails/Where's My...
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Successful Facebook page rebrands to market Kiwi-made products
A Facebook page started to help small businesses during Covid has blossomed into a brand new online shopping platform. Sarah Colcord started the 'New Zealand Made...
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'Say yes to the test' campaign receives support from National
Labour says the Government's amped up Covid-19 messaging isn't a political campaign, and National agrees. A refreshed Covid-19 campaign is reminding New Zealanders...
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Victorian Police clashing with people disobeying lockdown orders
Victorian Police Commissioner Shane Patton has detailed a “shameful” and “disgraceful” incident in a bayside Melbourne suburb last night after a woman was approached...
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National criticises lack of data on Provincial Growth Fund
National says it would honour the commitments already made in the Provincial Growth Fund, if it becomes the next government. The fund has come under scrutiny, in...
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Victorian authorities impose severe restrictions to stop virus surge
Victorian authorities have imposed some of the toughest restrictions in the world on residents living in Melbourne. As of yesterday, the Australian state has 6706...
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Mike's Minute: We need a proactive government
I talked yesterday to a woman who runs a tourism business who received a decent chunk of money out of the tourism side of the government's support programme. It...
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Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts
In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump was flanked in the White House briefing room by a team of public health experts in a seeming...
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Ashley Bloomfield warns NZ to brace for second wave
The country's top health official today reiterated a dire warning that New Zealand should brace for a second wave of Covid-19 to sweep through the community, similar...
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Act wants MPs' air travel slashed to combat climate change
The Act Party has proposed a significant shake-up when it comes to which days MPs work at Parliament in a bid to reduce climate change. His party's proposal, released...
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10 per cent unemployment rate predicted by year's end
Employment figures for the June quarter are due out today. They'll include the Level 4 lockdown and are forecast to be higher than the 4.2 percent recorded for...
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THE RE-WRAP: Definitely a Hellhole
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) You're Not Sentenced To It/Being a Landlord No Fun/Governing Via A4/Iso Yoga/And Now...
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Reduced hours emerging trend for restaurants and cafes
The economic downturn caused by Covid-19 has seen thousand of restaurants and hospitality venues reduce their operating hours. A Restaurant Association survey has...
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The UK's coronavirus response becomes more complicated
The UK's troubled response to the coronavirus pandemic became even more confused on Monday, as government guidance seemingly at odds with itself rolled out across...
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Kiwi chef on his new TV show 'A New Zealand Food Story'
Ben Bayly is a Kiwi chef who's done it all. He's run restaurants all over the world, including in Australia, the US, France and here in New Zealand. He became...
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North Harbour Gymnastics face allegations of abuse
Accusations of abuse, over-training and fat-shaming of athletes as young as 8 have been levelled at one of the country's largest gymnastics programmes. Multiple...
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Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according to a letter published on the...
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Auckland Airport ready and waiting for Pacific travel bubble
Airports are raring to go when it comes to a travel bubble with the Pacific. Auckland Airport's international terminal is being split into two zones in anticipation...
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'Say yes to the test': Marketing professor on Govt's new Covid campaign
A new campaign to encourage people to get tested for Covid-19 is being seen as sensible. The Government's rolled out a new slogan, 'Say Yes to the Test'. When...
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Landlords unhappy with Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
Landlords aren't happy about changes to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill. The legislation will end 90 day no-cause evictions, meaning landlords must offer...
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Mike Hosking: PM is scaremongering us for political advantage
She was at it again yesterday. "Say yes to the test." Highlighting a new testing regime, why is the Prime Minister doing this? Because she wants you to worry, she...
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Elton John concert: Fan gets partial refund after Disputes Tribunal
Nearly six months on, a man who attended the Elton John concert in Auckland that was cut short by the singer's illness has received a refund after taking the issue...
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THE RE-WRAP: That's Catchy
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) ...Not the Virus, the Phrase/Are We Spending or Not?/Trumpdate/I'll Always Be Fat/Cow...
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Mike Hosking: Auckland's foot traffic is down - is anyone surprised?
Honestly, I hate to tell I told you so, but it has been revealed foot traffic in the Auckland downtown area is down 25 percent. As a result, you can imagine the...
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Govt announces $17 million plan to create energy sector competition
The Government is hoping to keep power prices down by stirring up competition in the sector. About a million New Zealanders are expected to benefit from a $17 million...
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Ellen's talk show on the line after reports of toxic workplace culture
Ellen DeGeneres is ready to call it quits on her talk shows after staff slammed the star's apology in response to claims of a toxic work environment, DailyMail.com...
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NASA-SpaceX mission: Astronauts splashdown after historic mission
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley — splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, marking a safe end...
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Mike's Minute: Covid testing push suits Government's political agenda
I looked at Chris Hipkins forlorn face on Friday at his Covid briefing telling us we just didn’t like getting tested. This, of course, at least in part is a sham....
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'High legal risk': PM defends limited scope for border charges
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended the Government's new border-charge policy, saying the Government would expose itself to "high legal risk" if it charged...
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Victoria declares state of disaster, enters six week lockdown
The premier of Victoria plunged the region into a "state of disaster" on Sunday, announcing even stricter lockdown measures, introducing a nightly curfew and banning...
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THE RE-WRAP: Testing Fail
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Sounds Unpleasant/We're All Part of the Herd/Findings Make Mike Angry/Cannabis Makes Mike...
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Roadside drug driver testing Bill introduced
It seems a new bill which aims to prevent drug-driving still has some hurdles to overcome. Introduced into Parliament yesterday, the law would allow Police to conduct...
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Wrapping the Week: Jacinda Ardern ranked world's most eloquent leader
Jacinda Ardern has topped a new list of the world's most eloquent leaders. Britain's Development Academy has given our Prime Minister the top ranking, after analysing...
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Report reveals severe shortage of bowel health specialists
Hopes the deployment of specialist bowel doctors throughout the country is decided by the Ministry of Health, rather than District Health Boards. A new report looks...
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Masterton farm training facility reopening thanks to Govt cash injection
A farm training facility placed in liquidation two years ago, has been reborn, thanks to a $1.2 million Government cash injection. The funding will allow a thousand...
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Richard Klipin: KiwiSaver's $7.4 billion bounce-back
The amount of money managed by KiwiSaver providers has bounced up to a new high after a strong recovery in sharemarkets. Total funds under management hit $66.5...
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Covid-19: What experts say will happen next in Victoria
Some experts have expressed shock and concern after it was revealed Victoria recorded a new record-high day of 723 coronavirus cases yesterday. There was hope on...
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James Shaw on the Greens disappointing result in latest poll
Disappointment for the Greens as the latest poll has them on the cusp of missing out on a return to Parliament. The party's dipped slightly in the 1 NEWS Colmar...
