Donald Trump has backtracked on reciprocal tariffs set on China by removing them on electronics.  

Twenty percent of Chinese business in the United States comes from electronics. 

Tech Commentator Bill Bennett talks to Mike Hosking about the impact this will have. 

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Donald Trump has backtracked on reciprocal tariffs set on China by removing them on electronics.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Twenty percent of Chinese business in the United States comes from electronics.&nbsp;
Tech Commentator Bill Bennett talks to Mike Hosking about the impact this will have.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE.&nbsp;

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Bill Bennett: Tech Commentator on the impact of tariff backtracking on China

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Signs of recovery for the building sector, though some places are bouncing back faster than others.  

Master Builders' annual State of the Sector survey finds 68% of its members report a strong or steady pipeline of work – up slightly on last year.  

Recent homeowners are also more confident, with 91% saying they'd recommend building to others, and three quarters experiencing no delays.  

CEO Ankit Sharma told Mike Hosking the recovery around the country varies. 

He says Auckland and Wellington are still in the early stages, but southern and regional New Zealand is doing well. 

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Signs of recovery for the building sector, though some places are bouncing back faster than others. &nbsp;
Master Builders' annual State of the Sector survey finds 68% of its members report a strong or steady pipeline of work – up slightly on last year. &nbsp;
Recent homeowners are also more confident, with 91% saying they'd recommend building to others, and three quarters experiencing no delays. &nbsp;
CEO Ankit Sharma told Mike Hosking the recovery around the country varies.&nbsp;
He says Auckland and Wellington are still in the early stages, but southern and regional New Zealand is doing well.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

Ankit Sharma: Master Builders CEO on the survey finding more builders are reporting a strong or steady pipeline of work

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Wellington's Mayor says the city's bureaucrats have become too used to mediocrity. 

The Government has released the findings of an independent Crown Review into the February disaster at the Moa Point wastewater plant. 

It doesn't blame a single technical fault but finds significant gaps in accountability and risk management.  

Andrew Little told Mike Hosking routines have been built around things not being done properly, and it's not an issue unique to the capital. 

He says people get used to receiving reports stating what's wrong and nothing gets done, which becomes a repeating cycle. 

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Wellington's Mayor says the city's bureaucrats have become too used to mediocrity.&nbsp;
The Government has released the findings of an independent Crown Review into the February disaster at the Moa Point wastewater plant.&nbsp;
It doesn't blame a single technical fault but finds significant gaps in accountability and risk management. &nbsp;
Andrew Little told Mike Hosking routines have been built around things not being done properly, and it's not an issue unique to the capital.&nbsp;
He says people get used to receiving reports stating what's wrong and nothing gets done, which becomes a repeating cycle.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

Andrew Little: Wellington Mayor on the report into the Moa Point wastewater plant disaster that revealed systemic leadership failures

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The Reserve Bank Governor's defending the latest hike to the Official Cash Rate. 

The central bank's raised the cash rate another 25-basis-points to 2.75%. 

Anna Breman says they'll need to assess the impact of the past two OCR hikes before deciding whether to hike again. 

But she told Mike Hosking yesterday's hike was needed to rein in high inflation. 

She says if the OCR had been left unchanged yesterday, the Reserve Bank may have had to act much more aggressively later. 

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The Reserve Bank Governor's defending the latest hike to the Official Cash Rate.&nbsp;
The central bank's raised the cash rate another 25-basis-points to 2.75%.&nbsp;
Anna Breman says they'll need to assess the impact of the past two OCR hikes before deciding whether to hike again.&nbsp;
But she told Mike Hosking yesterday's hike was needed to rein in high inflation.&nbsp;
She says if the OCR had been left unchanged yesterday, the Reserve Bank may have had to act much more aggressively later.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

Anna Breman: Reserve Bank Governor on the decision to hike to Official Cash Rate to 2.75%

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Bill Bennett: Tech Commentator on the impact of tariff backtracking on China

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