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.

 

DHBs Letter to MBIE over Staffing Shortages: 2/10

"Between the lot of them, you wonder how anything gets done at all.

And it certainly explains why you can't get into ED or find a nurse."

 

Chris Hipkins: 3/10

"The old lockdown regret.

Oh well, it's only the biggest city and the engine room of the economy, Chris.

It's not like you didn't have an earful of angry people telling you had cocked up."

 

Let's Get Wellington Moving: 3/10

"Wake me when the announcements stop and the digging starts.

Question though, whose light rail gets finished first? Wellington? Auckland? Or we will never know because we will all be dead?"

 

Air New Zealand: 6/10

"A good week for the national airline. More routes coming back, more bookings for the holidays, new seats and "skynests."

Are the dark days of Covid finally behind them?"

 

Tourists: 6/10

"Very early days but the Aussies are trickling in and Queenstown looks good.

Long may the growth continue."

 

Hamilton: 7/10

"The city's economy outpacing all other economies.

There's clearly more to the 'Tron than a good time on a Friday night on Victoria Street."

 

Rocket Lab: 8/10

"Probably didn't get the noise it deserved. They're working with NASA to send stuff into orbit and going to the moon.

This is all high tech, big bucks, and good vibes stuff.

And it's all out of the Mahia Peninsula."

 

The All Blacks: 7/10

"Game time.

Who doesn’t love a home test?"

 

The Warriors' Homecoming: 6/10

"Say what you want about the results but having them home to a full house will be quite something.

If they can sell out when they are this bad, imagine if they were winning."

 

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