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The Teaching Council's promising change after repeatedly failing to act on warnings about a convicted sex offender  A KC inquiry has found the council had multiple chances to cancel Timothy Fisher’s licence, but he went on to work at dozens of schools after admitting an indecent act in sight of children in 2015.  Teaching Council Chair Patrick Walsh was appointed in July after two other damning probes into its culture and leadership earlier this year.  He told Mike Hosking this new report made him feel sick, as parents expect children to be safe in the hands of teachers.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hss Paddock to Pantry just confirmed what most of us who think the whole “blow up the super market” game is stupid …were in fact right? The most open display of pandering to the lowest common denominator I have seen in years is virtually every party promising to take you to the promised isle of cheap food, and the only one left with common sense and an adult approach is ACT, who see this for what it is. Paddock to Pantry is an NZ operation that has largely been on line - they have some bricks and mortar operations but are now on a major expansion path, with $25 million  to be spent over the next 5 years. Their sales are up almost 200 percent in a year, and they are aiming to be the 3rd biggest player in the market. Let me quote them: "changes to supermarket competition settings provided the foundation for independent operators to compete with the big chains." "The ground work has already been done through the changes to competition settings. Those reforms have opened the door for independent operators like us to compete and we have demonstrated that the model works." I am not sure what else you need to hear.  The argument from those of us who have kept our heads on this matter is comparatively simple -right or wrong, a market of 5 million spread over  tricky territory makes a lot of players in a high volume business hard work. That’s why Aldi isn't here, and that’s why even though Aldi is in Australia, they still bitch and moan about prices and lack of competition. So desperate to placate those who still don’t know why butter is costly, an increasing number of alarmist ideas are rolled out in an election campaign designed to get your vote but ultimately to let you down when you wake up to the fact its all a fultile con. Paddock to Pantry is aiming to set up in largely provincial areas with lack of competition. Ask yourself why - this is the market working, this is the gaps being filled, this is a local operator who is backing themselves  to play in a real life free market. The free market is working, they are proof. And you might - if you're a local - want to support them when they arrive. It will be way more productive that waiting for Willis or Hipkins or Swarbrick to get you cheaper oranges. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the weekend, One Nation's Pauline Hanson got some digs in at the Coalition, but said she'd work with them if it means removing Labour.  Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Hanson urged voters to ditch the Coalition and voiced opposition with the Liberal Party's policies.  Australian correspondent Steve Price says she also called Opposition leader Angus Taylor a 'smarmy management consultant'.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Saville and Jason Pine joined Mike Hosking to review all the big sporting events of the weekend, including the All Blacks' victory over Australia at Eden Park, the memorable moments of Bathurst 1000 and more! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Startup Week is set to begin for another year, and it's set to draw some extra attention to the tech sector. The event runs from October 12-16, and it features 45 events across Auckland's city centre.  Auckland Council General Manager of Economic Development Pam Ford says these startups will be creating more jobs and helping find solutions for global issues. "We're just trying to build that pipeline of more of those big companies - and then they feed the whole kind of system."  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump recently took to social media to claim that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire - without giving further details. The announcement seems to have come as a surprise to Ukraine, with leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying he supports a deal, but wants clear details from US dialogue with Russia. US correspondent Kate Fisher says there's been no word from Moscow about this arrangement - and it follows Trump's calls for Ukraine to oust Zelenskyy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT Leader David Seymour suspects it'll be events that'll drive a lift in the Super age, rather than a particular party. His party and National are both campaigning on gradually raising the super age to 67. Labour and New Zealand First are both campaigning to keep it at 65. Seymour says the change has to happen.  "It may be that as bond rates head over 5 percent, the pressure on Government budgets becomes unsustainable - and some of the unreasonable people come to the table." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A view it's become clear both Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have been gearing up for another offensive.  The Houthi group in Yemen have taken responsibility for targeted attacks, including yesterday's deadly strike on Riyadh Airport that killed 13. Hundred of flights have been cancelled after a further attack caused a fire in the terminal's passenger hall.  The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom told Mike Hosking they've been fighting for the better part of 10 years.  He says the cost of the continuing battle against the Houthis will come at a big cost to Saudi Arabia.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's thought young people need to master basic life skills,  before making decisions about their futures. National wants to require students to stay in school until they complete Year 11, unless an exemption applies. Currently, students can leave once they turn 16. Blue Light Ventures Chief Executive Brendon Crompton told Mike Hosking the move would help ensure young people have the maths, reading and writing skills to write emails and CVs, and manage a budget. He says NCEA level one is needed for entry in other courses or trades anyway. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Luxon says National's continuing to take the same fiscal approach, as it did under Sir John Key and Sir Bill English. National's fiscal plan - due out today - would involve a return to surplus a year later, than under Act's plan released yesterday. Luxon told Mike Hosking National is continuing to be gradual and disciplined He says the right will always call for harder, faster austerity, and the left will always call for more spending. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I spoke to Jeffrey Archer last year, he didn’t look anything other than what he has always looked like – vibrant, well, and full of good vigour.  So his death is a shock.  He looked like a very good 86-year-old. Or 85-year-old, as he was when I talked to him. I also talked to him a couple of years earlier when we were in London for the coronation.  We got on well. He was one of those guests that over the years you lost count of how many times you had talked to them.  One of the great joys of having been around a while is you get to talk to most of them. But the downside of having been around a while, is eventually they will start to pass.  I wasn’t expecting Archer to go at mid 80s. That was a bloke who had a purpose, who was still working daily, who was still in demand in books, who was still revelling in life and had more cricket stories to tell.  I met him in Christchurch when he was on a book tour. Side note, that's perhaps one of the sadder changes in modern communication.  Authors don’t really need to tour any more. They can turn on the WhatsApp or sit on the Zoom.  Ironically, and perhaps a small regret on my part in London in 2023 for the coronation, I was due to go to his famed apartment overlooking the Thames, but had to cancel and do it from the studio because of timing and coronation traffic.   On my first meeting in Christchurch after the interview, I was doing mornings, he said, "let's go to lunch". So down Kilmore we walked, turned into Durham and sat down at a place I can't remember, other than it was well established.  And we had soup. I had soup because he had soup. And because in the early 90s I was about 25-years-old and Archer was a rockstar and I wasn’t sure why I was at lunch with Jeffrey Archer.  But the stories! Lunch went on, not because of more soup or a lot of wine, but because the stories didn’t stop. In terms of regale and laughter, it's a tie between lunch with Archer and dinner with Bob Hawke. Both were world class at stories.  And once you meet the connection for life is made and so it was with Jeffrey Archer. Too many interviews to count, but every one a joy. If you're energised by bright, successful people Archer was your man.  He was brilliant. He will be missed.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.    The campaign: 7/10  It feels real at last. The first debate, the volley of policy, the rolling coverage; a country engaged in democracy is a very fine thing.    The first leader's debate: 5/10  These things no longer work. They produce little, if anything. The world has changed, our consumption of news has changed. These need to change too.    Jaguar: 8/10  In a world of design blandness, they will not die wondering. The Type 01 is either exceptional, or the end.    Cocaine: 3/10  Most sobering, if not depressing, news of the week. Our use is third world. We are embarrassing.    Zombie Towns: 7/10  It’s a NZ On Air mini-series made by economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Places like Balclutha and Tokoroa, it's an educational watch and reminded me not everything NZ On Air funds is wasted.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trademark law is in the spotlight with a couple of key cases making the news.   British Car Manufacturer McLaren has applied to trademark the Auckland suburbs of Remuera and Muriwai – potentially for their first SUV.   And NZ Rugby has taken legal action to stop Papua New Guinea's new NRL franchise from using the 'Chiefs' name.  Intellectual Property Lawyer Rick Shera told Mike Hosking that while it's unlikely there'd be confusion between New Zealand's Chiefs and Papua New Guinea's, trademark law isn't based on confusion, it's based on distinction.  He says that even if NZR was sympathetic to the PNG club, they have to defend their trademark or they risk losing it later down the line.   With the McLaren case, securing those trademarks within New Zealand would likely be a challenge, Shera told Hosking, but not overseas.  He says trademarks are jurisdictional, so as long as there's no Remuera SUV mark, car mark, or vehicle mark in the UK, they'll probably be fine.  Shera says their bigger issue would be the fact that they're Māori names, which could cause controversy.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Venezuelan President and his wife are facing new charges from the US for conspiracy to commit torture.   Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, originally facing weapon and drug charges, now face allegations of human rights abuses.  The pair have been in a New York prison since January after US forces seized them from their Caracas home.   US Correspondent Nick Harper told Mike Hosking the US claims the torture was to suppress political opposition and maintain control.   He understands the torture included electrical shocks, prolonged isolation, and starvation, used on both opponents and about a dozen US citizens.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.