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Paul Henry and I go back a long way. Decades in fact.
He used to read news on a show of mine. I can't say I saw politics in his future, but then I can't say I could have ruled it out either.
And why not him? He's retired, he could be bored, or he could be driven to make a contribution, if hanging out in Wellington is a contribution you want to make.
He is good fun, he is bright, and he is worldly.
But I donât think he will fit well into the âsystemâ. He is a free spirit, and those sorts of people donât tend to operate well in teams with instruction.
He spoke passionately about his country. It could be age, but I feel exactly the same way. I donât have to live here, I chose to because I love this place.
He is in the same sort of position, so why not try to lend a hand?
He spoke singularly about our debt and he is indisputably right. He could have stolen the lines and concern from me.
Maybe all blokes of 60-ish age worry about our debt and our country. Maybe it's because we are old enough to remember better days and see no reason why we can't re-engineer the place to be like it once was.
But politics is about more than debt.
The other issue is if you're going to Wellington to save the country you really need to be in a position of power and National has more power than ACT. So this is clearly also a philosophical or ideological decision â he likes the cut of their libertarian gib.
In terms of performance the place will be better for him. He's fun and quick.
He might want to watch the line between serious and clown, entertaining and nutty, professional and self-indulgent.
The big gamechanger for him will be accountability. Once they vote for you, once they pay for you, they own you and, boy, they let you know it.
But I like people who donât have to do stuff, doing stuff. They are generally there for the right reasons.
David Seymour told me it's just the shot in the arm they need right now.
I think he's right.
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US ships are preparing to block Iran's ports as both sides continue to trade strikes.
Donald Trump's abandoned his earlier threat of a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will be replaced by trade deals with Gulf states.
The global oil price benchmark Brent Crude is hovering around US$85 â one of its highest points in a month.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that only ten ships went through the Strait yesterday â the lowest level in over a month.
He says that before the way, the number would be around 130 ships a day.
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Today on Politics Wednesday Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to delve into some of the biggest stories of the week thus far.
ACT has announced Paul Henry as a candidate in this yearâs election â do they have any advice for the former broadcaster?
And the Opportunity Partyâs popularity has been growing â do they have a shot at making it into government this year?
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 15th of July, have global fuel worries spiked âagainâ amid the latest flip-flopping from the US?
Paul Henry is the highest-profile name to announce his political run âjoining ACTâ so Mike puts an old friend through his paces.
Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen discuss the celeb power in politics and the Opportunity Partyâs chances on Politics Wednesday.
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Another positive sign for the economy.
Kiwi manufacturer Skellerup âwho makes everything from gumboots to industrial rubber productsâ has lifted its annual profit forecast to as much as $65 million.
They credit stronger than expected US demand for the increase.
CEO Graham Leaming told Mike Hosking they thought tariffs and the conflict in the Middle East might drive inflation and dampen demand in the US market, but that hasnât materialised.
He says demand remains strong, and the things they manufacture and sell are often pretty critical to customers, so they were able to adjust prices in response to tariffs and increases to the cost of raw materials.
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It's thought a small dip in international visitors is nothing to worry about.
International arrivals fell 1.8% between April and May, but remain 6.7% higher than a year ago.
Australia and China continue to be New Zealand's biggest visitor markets, despite fewer arrivals from the UK and the United States.
Tourism Holdings Limited chief executive Grant Webster told Mike Hosking tourism was growing well before Covid, and we're back on that growth path.
He says you can't cut your way to prosperity, so we've got to continue on this path.
Christchurch is also outpacing Auckland in overseas visitor growth thanks to growing flight capacity, with Christchurch Airport recording a 22% increase, well ahead of Auckland's 0.7%.
Webster told Hosking dispersal of visitors is good for economic spread â Christchurch's effort to increase capacity has flowed through, but there's no doubt Auckland will continue to grow too over the next 12 months.
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Thereâs more evidence the mass exodus to Australia appears to be turning a corner.
Latest Stats NZ figures show net migration from New Zealand to Australia last year was down 8.4% compared to the year before.
Newstalk ZB analysis of official Australian data has revealed a similar trend.
Massey University sociologist Paul Spoonley told Mike Hosking there's a feeling the tide is turning, which can in turn prompt more people not to go.
He says the perception, feeling, and media coverage all play into whether people choose to move to Australia.
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Paul Henry's promising his desire to instigate change is genuine, and he won't be wasting any time if he makes it into Parliament.
The former broadcaster's running as a list MP for the ACT party this election and has expressed his desire to become a minister.
Henry told Mike Hosking he knows the work is hard, and not always fun.
The 65-year-old says maybe he should have thought more about it, but he has considered the commitment overall.
Paul Henry says he'd like to give at least six years to his political career.
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There is confidence global economic resilience is growing in response to volatile oil prices and conflict in the Middle East.
The US will soon block Iranian ports again, but Donald Trump's abandoned his plan for a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
It comes as the US and Iran continue to trade strikes and oil prices climb to their highest point in a month.
Boris Johnson's Former Chief Economic Advisor, Gerard Lyons told Mike Hosking it takes time for economies to adjust.
He says in the Gulf, oil pipe facilities are being built to remove the dependency on the Strait.
Lyons says earlier this year, people were fearing the worst-case scenario for the global economy, but thereâs a lot more resilience now, and so thereâs more confidence we can weather a setback in Iran.
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Maybe India said it better than we did.
But to be clear, here is what India says: the 5000 Kiwi visas as part of our FTA are about "mobility, not migration".
Immigration and mobility of skilled manpower are two different issues altogether.
Chief stirrer Winston Peters claims the Indians were not aware of the limits placed on temporary visas â it would appear he is wrong.
Time will prove the other issue wrong, which is this petty, little scrap over the $20 billion investment.
For a country who is famous for free trade, what a sad and sorry old tale it has been to watch the latest version unfold.
It quite possibly is a reflection of the times in which we live, where a stand must be taken and the stand must be black or white, up or down, right or wrong.
Nuance is no longer a currency.
Even Chris Hipkins, who should be proud of the history of his own party's role in free trade, couldnât help himself with his eyes-wide-open comments the day after the deal was signed. The deal he was dragged kicking and screaming into supporting, despite the fact anyone with their head screwed on really couldnât object.
Free trade, lest we forget, and some clearly have, is about good will.
It's not a con and it's not a scam. You are not looking to get one over the person you have just done a deal with â you're on the same team.
Having negotiated around your differences, in this case dairy, you want the best for each other. You want to grow and prosper. You are looking to the other side to help you out.
Yet in the India FTA, like nothing I have seen before, a queue quickly formed full of people looking to pick holes, to make stories up, to confuse and misdirect, or to just be straight up and down racist.
In a world where Trump in particular is trying to destabilise the order of business, you would have hoped this one sailed through and that it would've got a bit more patriotism behind it than it did.
This as a nation is what we do. Free trade is our calling card.
What a weird old thing â we have among us so many who would rather watch us, and possibly revel, in our failure.
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Sir Scott Dixon has revealed he sat on an IndyCar move for months before deciding to leave his long-time team.
The six-time series champion will join rival Arrow McLaren for 2027 on a two-year deal, following a 25th campaign this year with Chip Ganassi.
Dixon told Mike Hosking he's kept his current employers in the loop since first toying with a move last September.
He says it was not an easy decision by any means, but it came down to his desire for something different.
Dixon says he was drawn across by racing under the legacy of New Zealander Bruce McLaren.
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Fonterra's lowered this season's forecast milk payout following the recent drop in global dairy prices.
The midpoint has dropped from $9.75 to $9.25 â well below the $9.70 payout currently forecast for last season.
Prices at Global Dairy Trade auctions have fallen 11% since the opening forecast was announced in May.
Fonterra CEO Richard Allen told Mike Hosking demand has been softer than anticipated, while production âglobally and in New Zealandâ has been very strong.
He says overall demand is still there, itâs just not quite as strong as they thought it was going to be.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 14th of July, it's a morning of knighthoods â Sir John Key looks at our state of economic play after yet another positive economic report for the country and responds to criticism of the India Free Trade Agreement.
Sir Ian Mune pays tribute to the life and career of Sir Sam Neill after his passing at 78-years-old.
Sir Scott Dixon explains why he moved to McLaren after 25 years at Chip Ganassi Racing, and why his passion hasn't waned despite his legendary status.
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The world is mourning Sir Sam Neill â a Kiwi icon who's career spanned more than five decades.
The 78-year-old died suddenly in a Sydney hospital after revealing earlier this year he was cancer-free.
Neill has more than 150 acting credits to his name, including Jurassic Park, The Piano, and Peaky Blinders.
Award-winning actor and director Sir Ian Mune told Mike Hosking their friendship goes back more than 50 years.
He says Neill hated being seen to act, and that was part of the appeal â whenever someone went to see his films, they knew they were getting the truth.
Mune told Hosking that Neill had a wicked sense of humour and never cracked a smile, so you had to really pay attention to know if he was insulting you, complimenting you, or just making a joke.
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Sir John Key isn't holding back on what he thinks about critics of the India Free Trade Agreement â like Winston Peters.
The New Zealand First Leader has raised fresh concerns about the deal, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said New Zealand was committed to investing billions into the Indian economy.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says we've only committed to promoting investment.
Former Prime Minister Key told Mike Hosking while the India FTA isn't perfect, it will open access to one of the world's great economies.
He says anyone opposed to the Indian FTA is a clown who doesn't know much about economics.
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Auckland is set to the be the new hub for premium travel with the launch of a private jet headquarters.
Swissportâs executive aviation unit, PrivatPort, has signed a deal today with Auckland-based private equity firm SO Capital.
It could make business and premium air travel into and around New Zealand easier.
SO Capital Chief Executive Shah Aslam told Mike Hosking Air Napier will become the first New Zealand operator to join the deal.
He says it's contributing the facility in Napier to help manage Auckland and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
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Thereâs relief after confirmation the economy, at this stage, is headed in the right direction.
The latest BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index shows the sector âwhich accounts for most economic activityâ grew in June.
Good results in transport and storage offset a contraction in hospitality.
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Mike Hosking this is an important result.
She says businesses are seeing customers starting to part with some of their money, although there is still some fragility when it comes to discretionary retail spend.
Rich says that when combined with the good Manufacturing Index results, this adds up to a good outlook for the economy.
But she notes things can change dramatically, saying we can't influence what happens in the Strait of Hormuz.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 13th of July, we've upgraded our relationship with India and Modi, so what does this 'Strategic Partnership' mean for us?
David Seymour is the Acting Prime Minister and joins on the Modi visit, the social media ban and why we can't build anything on time or on budget in this country.
Jason Pine and Andrew Saville cover off a huge weekend of sport - the All Blacks, the Warriors, the World Cup, Supercars and more.
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Andrew Saville and Jason Pine join Mike Hosking to review the Weekend's sport.
On the table today: Will Jordan has broken the record for most tries for an All Blacks player.
The world cup semi finals are set after some close quarter final games.
And Kiwi V8 prodigy Matt Payne is performing well, is he the next SVG?
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What's working for the Government at the moment is the economy.
The economy looks like it's coming right, in time to milk it all the way to the election.
So the Roads of National Significance reset is what you would loosely call a setback, if not a dead rat.
This country has become famous for talking big and doing little, for promising things that never happen.
As that reputation built up over many years and many Governments, you hoped we were slowly realising the futility of such behaviour and looking to bring it to an end.
Yet, no.
It's worse for National because they are the party of the economy. They are the party that gets elected historically after Labour cock it up.
They are the adults in the room.
So for Chris Bishop to tell us what they promised isn't happening the way they thought is a blow to the credibility.
Further, the admission that the promises were ambitious is not as big a problem as admitting the promises were driven largely by the construction industry wanting a pipeline of work.
That smacks of politics of convenience. It smacks of a party telling you what you want to hear.
For all the criticism of Labour and Let's Get Wellington Moving, or the light rail in Auckland debacle, National admitting they over promised is not a good look.
If you want the glass half-full, stuff is happening and things are being built.
But lets be honest; when they say five projects are in the "slow lane", the slow lane in this country is the "no lane" - they won't happen ever.
Thatâs before you get to the prospect of a Labour election win, which will lead to the old obsession with cycleways and bus lanes and so none of it will ever come to pass.
Government is about delivery. Elections are about choosing your path of choice and after that it's delivery. Labour are famous for lack of it.
With National on roads it turns out they're not as bad, but they're not what they said they were on the tin.
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