The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Buyers are becoming more cautious in New Zealand’s housing market.
Cotality's Monthly Housing Chart shows property sales fell 4% in June compared with a year ago, marking six straight months of declining activity.
It finds first home buyers remain one of the most active buyer groups, while activity from mortgaged multiple property owners has eased.
Cotality Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson told Mike Hosking the drop in sales may be linked to the labour market.
He says if people can see some job security, and a bit more employment growth emerging they can get a bit more confident.
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Concern from Mystics shooter Maia Wilson after the latest blow delivered to three Netball New Zealand-owned ANZ Premiership franchises.
Staff at the Stars, Magic, and Tactix have been told their contracts will not be renewed.
The implication to players remains unclear, as does the competition's future.
Wilson told Mike Hosking the Players Association is trying to get into the bargaining room with all the other parties – Netball NZ in particular.
She says there’s a decent alignment between the players and teams from what she’s been told, but there’s still uncertainty at the moment.
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More people are becoming self-employed.
A Self Employment Report released by Hnry and the Simplicity Research Hub shows they produce 17% of the country's GDP.
That's around $78 billion per year – expanding faster than the total GDP per year.
Co-founder of Hnry, James Fuller told Mike Hosking the security of having control of your own finances is appealing.
He says they're seeing a shift, with more people turning to independent earning instead of being tied to one employer.
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A fresh fuel challenge for Air New Zealand.
CEO Nikhil Ravishankar says he's woken up to a 4.1% overnight increase in the cost of jet fuel.
He says it's due to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy claiming it has absolute control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Ravishankar told Mike Hosking despite this, there'll be no disruptions to flights through October.
He says the question now is what will happen after then.
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Health New Zealand is celebrating meeting its nursing target, with 1800 roles being offered to graduates over the next year.
The organisation says there's a wide range of opportunities across the country – including at hospitals and with primary, aged, and community providers.
It says this is essential to building a sustainable long-term workforce across the health sector.
Chief Nurse Nadine Gray told Mike Hosking most studying nurses can be confident there will be a job available once they graduate.
She says this has been the case for most students coming out of university and polytech in the past year.
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