The Mike Hosking Breakfast

If I was generous, I would let him off, given he has got more portfolios than anyone.
But Paul Goldsmith has delivered to Parliament the bit of legislation that will finally finish off the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
He did it with a flourish of slightly embarrassing bonhomie.
He saw its delivery as being the delivery of a promise, the promise being we would get legislation in the house before the election.
Technically he is correct. More realistically it means nothing, given Parliament is finished today and the legislation goes nowhere.
Under a different set of circumstances, at a different time, in a different election campaign, this sort of thing might have mattered.
The same way the Waitangi Tribunal review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered. Or the MAPAS medical school review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered.
Saying stuff and delivering on it should matter and this Government's weakness has been talking up big games all over town and not quite getting them across the line.
In reality though, it won't matter because in the grand scheme of things these issues are not a play for the majority of voters this time around.
This time around it's merely about the hole the Government has been digging us out of.
Did they do enough? Is the Labour damage repaired enough for you to believe that the current collective should be allowed to carry on?
That is the beginning, middle, and end of it.
Whether we have a BSA will not shift one vote, not even mine, and I'm one of the more exercised on the issue.
The same way they changed the law on earthquake prone buildings, the removal of the BSA won't change the world. But the world will make more sense without it.
It was irrelevant, wasteful and didn’t change a thing. No one was better because of it and all it did was eat up hours and dollars of broadcasters' time, filing reports from bored agitators who wanted to cause trouble.
If Goldsmith had been more efficient and actually done it properly, it would have been a nice, term one parting gift.
As it stands, it's at least something to look forward to next year.
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National's Police Spokesperson's batting away questions over why their Labour attack ad uses crime footage from the Government's own term.
The video's claims Labour was soft on crime is juxtaposed with clips of offending committed early during the coalition Government.
Labour says it's dishonest and desperate.
But Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking they have a great digital team who put a lot of campaign material together.
He says one of the most important issues for people during the 2023 campaign was law and order, which after their term in Government, is now ranked at number seven or eight.
Labour's Ginny Andersen says it shows they're not credible on the subject.
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New Zealand Chardonnay has earned its place at the world's fine wine table in a blind taste test.
Wines from Pyramid Valley and Smith & Sheth were tasted alongside top French Burgundies, with Smith & Sheth's Les Graviers coming out on top.
It beat out 23 other bottles, with some costing over $2000.
Master of Wine Steve Smith told Mike Hosking they wanted to test themselves against the best, and it went well.
He says they're not really trying to be Burgundy, but in a world where those wines are becoming very expensive and hard to find, he thinks they deserve a place at the same table.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 23rd of September, the Finance Minister responds to the independent review of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy during the Covid pandemic.
It's not just our Sauvignon Blanc; we've got a good news story about our Chardonnay going up against the best in France and winning.
Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell discuss the last week in the House, Labour u-turn on interest deductibility, and the National crime video on Politics Wednesday.
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2degrees has posted another year of growth, with revenue up 5.5% to $1.46 billion.
Profit before tax was $27.4 million, marking a $50 million turnaround, with growth across its consumer, business, and wholesale operations.
Chief Business Officer Andrew Fairgray told Mike Hosking the continued growth shows they have momentum to continue building on.
As the country deals with tight economic conditions and the cost of living, he says their ethos is to be the best value player in the market.
Fairgray says they're continually focusing on trying to deliver the best value and making sure they're efficient in how they do that so they can support New Zealand Inc and keep growing.
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