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  • Mark the Week: I'm still a believer in the Warriors
    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. August: 6/10 Is it just me or is this year moving at pace? Where did seven months go? The recovery: 4/10 Yes, by August the recovery was supposed to be here. The greens shoots were to have flourished, and stuff was supposed to be better. The payWave charge ban: 6/10 Not perfect, but a practical move that should help. Rob Penney: 7/10 Glad he is back, and why not? One bad year and one great year. You want another dose of great, don't you? Shane Jones: 8/10 Move of the week. Had a couple of glasses of red, turned his phone off, and missed the alerts. Now that is a plan. The Warriors: 7/10 A loss to the Titans and we lose James Fisher-Harris for a couple of weeks as well. If you are a doubter there is a bit of material for you to angst over. But I'm still a believer and this is our year. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Mike's Minute: Cycleways – hype over reality
    If a council gives a media outlet some numbers and the media outlet simply re-posts those numbers, is that reportage? Or propaganda? The headline was "more cyclists get on their bikes", which is true. But at no point in my reading of the cycleways of the nation's major cities, was any definitive analysis done as to whether the cost of the infrastructure to get people on their bikes was worth it. In Christchurch some popular routes clocked 2000 trips a day. Is that a lot? Well, remember to halve those numbers because trips are each way. So it's 1000 trips going to and from something, and this is in a city of 400,000. In Wellington there are four key corridors. They racked up 87,000 trips in a month. So if you have 87,000, you actually have roughly 43,000 trips to and from. Divide it by four for the corridors and you have roughly 10,000. Divide that by 30 (for days of the month) and you have 333 people a day. That's not a lot of people for cycleways that would have cost many millions of dollars. In Christchurch they were claiming a 40% increase in usage, except that was from 2017. So in eight years it's about 5% a year. Not really a booming number. Newtown in Wellington is one of their most popular routes. They do, they claim, between 8,000-12,000 trips a month. So let's average that. It's 10,000 divided by two so we are down to 5,000. Divide that by 30 and we end up at 166 a day for one of the most popular routes. So is cycling booming, or has the council PR department cobbled together their best numbers and passed it off in press release form to a gullible newsroom in the hope no one has a calculator? Don’t get me wrong – there's nothing wrong with cycling. Cycling is fun and good for you, but when you add the cost of specialist infrastructure and do the math, it's got a very EV-type vibe about it, doesn’t it? It's a lot of hype that is never quite matched by the reality. Numbers and percentages are easily messed with to paint the sort of picture you want. The favourite is the huge percentage increase, but you're not supposed to ask from what, to what. One to two is 100%, but it's still only two overall. Beware the bandwagon and the machine, normally tax or ratepayer funded, that pushes this stuff. And, sadly, the media who peddles it. No pun intended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the Trump trade wars, looming tariff deadlines
    Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline is rapidly approaching. The US President has reached 11 deals, and agreed to pause tariff increases for Mexico, ahead of his deadline of 4pm today. He's indicated he'll raise the baseline tariff faced by most countries, including New Zealand. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that at the same time, the trade wars are facing a critical court test within the United States. The Trump team is being sued by a coalition of states and businesses who claim Trump has been overstepping his powers when it comes to some of the steepest tariffs. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Awkward interviews, axing card surcharges
    Plenty has happened this week, so Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was. They discuss Mike's interview with Jeremy Piven yesterday – was it awkward or just realistic? Plus, they talk about Kate’s pickleball league and the Government’s decision to axe card surcharges. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Geoffrey Miller: International Geopolitical Analyst on the establishment of an FBI base in Wellington
    The opening of a standalone FBI office may be putting New Zealand in a bit of an awkward position. The bureau's establishing a permanent presence in Wellington, focusing on trans-national crime like terrorism money laundering, child exploitation, and foreign intelligence threats. FBI Director Kash Patel has also said it would counter China’s influence in the Pacific. Geopolitical Analyst Geoffrey Miller told Mike Hosking Patel’s statement has ruffled feathers at the Chinese Embassy in Wellington, who put out a statement condemning “groundless assertions and vilification of China”. He says the Government is loath to upset the apple cart when it comes to China and our trading relationship with them, but they also have to take the United States’ desires into account. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast radio show.Without question, as New Zealand’s number one talk host, Mike Hosking sets the day’s agenda.The sharpest voice and mind in the business, Mike drives strong opinion, delivers the best talent, and always leaves you wanting more.The Mike Hosking Breakfast always cuts through and delivers the best daily on Newstalk ZB.
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