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French actor Gérard Depardieu's gone on trial – charged with sexually assaulting two women on a film shoot four years ago.
About 20 other women have also accused the 76-year-old of improper behaviour, but this is the first case to come to court.
He's the highest-profile figure to face accusations in the French response to the Me Too movement.
Paris Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking his has been a long time coming.
She says he's such a giant in the industry, so the courts have shied away despite previous allegations.
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June 2026 is not far off.
In fact, it's next year and next year is election year.
By that time, it is being reported, the interest on our national debt will be $11b.
Do you see how this works?
Not long ago the warnings were issued that it might reach $10b and at the time, it was pointed out that that is multiple times more than the Police budget.
That's just in interest. Once we pay the $10b our debt doesn’t diminish. It's exactly the same. We have gone nowhere. We've just kept the wolf from the debt door for another 12 months.
Well, the $10b has gone and we are now heading for $11b.
Why?
Because as the Finance Minister keeps warning, and she is doing this because the budget is close, the cost of borrowing is going up.
Why?
Because we are a greater risk. Risky people who want money have to pay a higher price. It's why credit card debt is more expensive than mortgage debt.
The Government sells bonds, they ask for money and in return they will give you interest. For you to give them that money you want a decent return.
The last time they put some 10 year bonds out they were paying 4.62%. That’s a big interest bill on billions of dollars.
Remember also that they are adding to that debt pile each and every year until they reach an annual surplus. Even if they reach an annual surplus, which they aren't going to now for years, all you have achieved is not adding to the pile of debt.
Even if you add not one more dollar to the debt, the debt doesn’t shrink. It demands another $11b from you to pay the interest bill.
The mistake that is often made is we look to other countries and go "look, their debt is more than ours", either in dollar terms or as a % of GDP. What isn't pointed out is how small and vulnerable and unable we are to grow our way out of that.
We owe a lot and ratings agencies, although not alarmed, are alert.
This Government were left with a shed load of debt from an economically criminal previous Government.
And that bill is about to hit $11b a year, or over $30m a day.
Every day, forever.
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It’s been 17 years since Pete Murray last graced Kiwi stages.
The 3x number one album selling Australian singer-songwriter has announced a 55 date tour in Australia – including four stops in New Zealand.
He’ll be in the country next month, bringing just himself and his guitar.
Murray told Mike Hosking that although he last performed here 17 years ago, he’s made the journey across the ditch much more recently.
“Loved New Zealand, getting back over there and holidaying with the family just recently too,” he said.
“In fact, when Covid hit a few years back, I got the last flight out of the place back to Australia.”
Murray joked that they were probably disappointed to get the flight, saying it would’ve been nice to stay in the country during lockdown.
But he told Hosking that 17 years without performing here is too long.
“I’m going back to correct that now, so, looking forward to it actually.”
“It’s going to be good fun.”
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 25th of March, the Government is adjusting the RMA again – will this change be the end of it all?
The Prime Minister is back from India and talking Kainga Ora, councils stopping the clock, and our national debt.
Australian singer Pete Murray is coming back to New Zealand after 17 years to play some shows, so he came on for a chat.
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Australian beef exporters are being described as ‘lopsided and unfair’ by American farmers.
Over 20 years, the trade deficit between the two countries is thought to be $45 billion – America is hoping tariffs will fix that.
Beef + Lamb Chair Kate Acland told Mike Hosking it’s unlikely New Zealand would be hit with similar tariffs on beef.
She says the Americans’ concern is over “unfair trading practices”, and New Zealand plays with a really straight bat.
Acland says there’s no restrictions on American meat coming into New Zealand, our farmers and exports aren’t subsidised, and our exchange rate isn’t manipulated.
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The All Whites have secured a spot at next year's expanded football World Cup, beating New Caledonia 3-nil in the Oceania qualifying final at Auckland.
New Zealand needed an hour to score when defender Michael Boxall headed in from a corner - replacements Kosta Barbarouses and Elijah Just also struck.
This marks the third time the All Whites have qualified for the World Cup, which now accommodates 48 rather than 32 teams.
NZ Football CEO Andrew Pragnell told Mike Hosking this is probably the greatest group of talent they’ve ever seen in the men’s space.
He says expectations should be high, and this group has the capability to not only win games, but get out of the group round.
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Christopher Luxon says the country needs to get faster at building things.
The Government's announced it is replacing the Resource Management Act with a new planning framework, including new Acts around development of land and on protection of the natural environment.
It comes after the Government also announced plans to allow trusted builders to approve their own work and look at whether consenting authorities are fit-for-purpose.
The Prime Minister told Mike Hosking too many things are standing in the way of getting things done.
He says it currently takes 19 months to build a standard three or four-bedroom house here and is 50% more expensive than in Australia.
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There are hopes reforms to the Resource Management Act have walked the line between development and environment.
The Government's new framework for planning includes new acts around development of land and on protection of the natural environment.
Each act includes a set of national policy direction for simplifying and streamlining local government plans and decision-making.
RMA Expert Advisory Group chair Janette Campbell told Mike Hosking they're confident it's hit a balance.
She says they had a clear direction to protect the environment bottom line, and they've done that with the Environment Act.
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A massive spike in meth use is being linked to a change in global shopping habits.
Christopher Luxon has asked ministers to look into meth use, after annual wastewater results show a 96% increase in consumption last year compared to 2023.
Massey University drug researcher Chris Wilkins told Mike Hosking it's likely a case of both people using more, and more people using.
He says the increase represents the changes to the drug market, which is moving from a brick-and-mortar store, to a global online platform.
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Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary is facing backlash for his “cavalier” comments regarding Social Security.
Social Security employees have been warning that the Trump administration’s plan to cut staff will result in delayed benefit cheque.
Secretary Howard Lutnick says that anyone who complains about a missed Social Security cheque is a fraudster.
This is despite 40% of all seniors living alone being entirely reliant on the payment – some 40 million people.
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Another swing and a miss.
Contact Energy wanted to build a wind farm in Southland. They have been turned down. They are not the first and they will not be the last.
Close to $300 million and hundreds of jobs are now not happening because of it.
Also, the need to build 15GW of additional capacity in the next 25 years will not be happening either. So far, we have built less than 3GW.
We are entering yet another winter where it is touch and go on power supply.
The Minister has been busy wagging his finger at the gentailers.
The climate campaigners bark on about the role of renewables, yet we continue to import record amounts of coal to cover the gap.
We have cut a deal to keep Huntly going ever longer because the renewable dream is getting further and further away. Renewables may or may not be the answer to our problems at all.
The simple truth about water, sun, and wind is they are beyond our control.
Coal and nuclear isn't. But we seem to insist renewables are what we want to do, and yet we don’t.
Nimbyism will kill us. We seem happy to be shocked every year at the coal pile and we seem to be happy to be unhappy at the idea we don’t have enough power to get us through a winter.
The industry tells us they are investing in wind and solar. But are they?
How many get turned down vs how many actually get the go ahead? Are we actually progressing, or taking a step forward and a step back?
Here is the ultimate irony: there's been a lot said about this Government's fast track law. Their fast track law is actually just an extension, or an amendment, of the old fast track law, which Labour produced during Covid.
Under that fast track law this wind project got turned down.
So, is a “no” fast tracking? Or no tracking?
If you can't get a wind farm through under fast track, are we actually into solving issues or not?
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday 24th of March, we get the first inside look at the discussion and process behind the potential FTA agreement with India.
The public service has been asked where they think their sector can make cuts – Judith Collins explained the census as the Minister in charge of our version of DOGE.
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss Liam Lawson's weekend in China and the impact of Alex “Grizz” Wylie in the Commentary Box.
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Canterbury rugby great Alex "Grizz" Wyllie, who died on the weekend aged 80, is being remembered for his uncompromising nature.
He played 210 games for Canterbury as a loose forward before a storied coaching career with his province and the All Blacks.
Sports journalist Andrew Saville told Mike Hosking on the Commentary Box that Wyllie loomed large in his formative years, in the good ol' days when players and media actually socialised.
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New Zealand rugby has lost one of its all-time greats.
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie MBE has died at the age of 80 after excelling as both a player and coach.
Wyllie made 210 appearances for Canterbury as well as 40 matches for New Zealand, 11 of them tests.
He coached Canterbury through a three-year Ranfurly Shield reign, famously ended by Auckland at Lancaster Park in 1985.
Wyllie worked as an All Blacks assistant under Sir Brian Lochore before his own 86.2 percent winning tenure with them from 1988 to 1991.
Former All Black and Wyllie’s nephew, Richard Loe told Mike Hosking he’s left his mark on the sport, and his history will continue for many decades to come.
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The Parking Association believes multiple changes are needed for chasing up unpaid fines.
In the three years to the end of 2024, just 68% of almost $29 thousand Auckland Transport fines were paid in part or in full.
While AT says it's not a straightforward process, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he's asked for advice on making them better debt collectors.
Association chair Mike Kelly told Mike Hosking the psychology around it is one major issue.
He says there are lots of people who get tickets daily for repetitive offences and aren't too bothered, and the tickets end up with the Ministry of Justice.
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The country's top butchers are jetting off to Paris to represent New Zealand on the world stage.
Our national team, the Sharp Blacks, will compete with the best in the trade around the world in the annual World Butchers Challenge.
They'll be judged on things like their cuts, amount of meat wasted, and yield.
Sharp Blacks Captain Riki Kerekere told Mike Hosking the Kiwi team are held in high esteem.
He says the team loves to showcase the great quality of Kiwi butchery.
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A census sent out to all government workers is wider reaching than simply identifying cost cutting advice.
Thousands of public servants across all agencies have been asked in a census to identify taxpayer value in their work and any changes needed, with results expected in July.
The survey's done every five years.
Public Service Minister Judith Collins told Mike Hosking how to save money is just one of many focuses.
She says it also asks about concerns people have around any unacceptable sexual harassment and bullying, adding it's therefore a two-way exercise.
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Negotiations on a free trade deal with India have been launched.
Representatives across defence, tourism, and trade are home after travelling with the Prime Minister's delegation.
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Chief Executive Peter Chrisp told Mike Hosking there's good-will on both sides to make it work.
He says there's was considerable warmth and engagement between the Prime Ministers, and strong interaction with the delegation.
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Winston Peters says Donald Trump's team is "well-informed" about what's happening in our part of the world.
The Foreign Minister met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and key officials in the US last week.
The visit comes as New Zealand waits to see if we'll get any exemptions from Trump's tariffs.
Peters told Mike Hosking Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and the others he met with, were very aware of developments in our region.
He says they were seriously well-advised and much better-prepared than some people he's met from previous administrations.
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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.
GDP: 7/10
Or should that be 0.7? It’s a bigger number than they thought and an indication that we have finally turned the corner.
The Covid loan deadline: 3/10
A sad, sad, sad reminder of why the 0.7% in GDP has taken so long to get here. Close to $1 billion owed and what do you reckon the chances of it all coming back are?
Whangarei and their fluoride meeting: 2/10
Read the Spinoff blow by blow account. It's gold, unless you live there and pay for it. Then it's farcical.
The wars: 3/10
Dreadful week. The Trump call to Putin was a joke and the ceasefire fell to bits.
Ted Lasso: 8/10
Another series when they said there wasn’t another series.
F1: 7/10
New Zealand ratings show half a million of us watched. That would make it the most watched programme of the week, or close to it.
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