Three million trays of Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit will be available this season - double last years quota. 

That's 10,800 tonnes being shipped this year. 

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Three million trays of Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit will be available this season - double last years quota.&nbsp;
That's 10,800 tonnes being shipped this year.&nbsp;
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Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast radio show. Without question, as New Zealand’s number one talk host, Mike Hosking sets the day’s agenda. The sharpest voice and mind in the business, Mike drives strong opinion, delivers the best talent, and always leaves you wanting more. The Mike Hosking Breakfast always cuts through and delivers the best daily on Newstalk ZB.

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Colin Bond: Quota for RubyRed Kiwifruit doubled

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The arrival of cruise ship Crown Princess in Auckland has marked the start of the 2026/27 cruise season. 

Louise Upston says 200,000 cruise passengers are expected to visit New Zealand between now and the end of June and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited expects the cruise sector to contribute more than $200 million to the local economy this season.

But, NZ Cruise Association CEO Jacqui Lloyd told Mike Hosking the benefits aren't limited to the major centres.

"I think it's the regional spread that cruise provides, the international spend that comes into smaller regions around the country that don't necessarily usually see, a lot of international visitation areas like Tauranga, Napier, Picton, Dunedin."

The arrival of cruise ship Crown Princess in Auckland has marked the start of the 2026/27 cruise season.&nbsp;
Louise Upston says 200,000 cruise passengers are expected to visit New Zealand between now and the end of June and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited expects the cruise sector to contribute more than $200 million to the local economy this season.
But, NZ Cruise Association CEO Jacqui Lloyd told Mike Hosking the benefits aren't limited to the major centres.
"I think it's the regional spread that cruise provides, the international spend that comes into smaller regions around the country that don't necessarily usually see, a lot of international visitation areas like Tauranga, Napier, Picton, Dunedin."

Jacqui Lloyd: NZ Cruise Association CEO on climbing cruise visitors

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In the end, was this a “to do” about nothing? 

The social media ban for under 16s is a global bandwagon that we were already late to. 

And by the time it arrived on Monday, it turns out the party that wrote it didn't have the numbers. 

Of a three-party Government, two parties wouldn’t back it and so they went to the major party on the other side of the House. 

They had 79 questions. No one has 79 questions, and the second one, even if you did have 79 questions, should not be about Te Tiriti. 

So, so far, so messy. And you can quite rightly ask the question at this stage whether our Parliament is in fact wildly out of step with the majority of New Zealand. 

My gut says a ban is popular. No, it is not effective in its entirety. 

Yes, a French court has blocked theirs. 

No, Australia has not got it right when they led the world off on the idea. 

But socially and morally, big tech is increasingly seen as a pariah and a bottom-line fiend that does whatever is necessary to stoke their engine of commerce. 

So the sense of it is we want to be seen to at least give this a good crack. At least be seen to be on the right side of the increasingly alarming stats around kids and harm and online life. 

And yet Labour, who should not have been needed, got there in the end and said, 'we've read all 79 answers (yea right) and we will back it to the first committee'. 

And then it turns out that didn’t matter because the Government doesn’t have time anyway. 

What a gargantuan waste of energy. 

No, it's not dead. Yes, it will still be an issue next year. And yes, in some way, shape or form we will probably get it across the line. 

But this thing started as an MP's bill, not a party idea. After it spent several years being “thought about”, it finally got revealed to a group of politicians who didn’t want it and wouldn’t vote for it. 

And by the time it got the numbers to get underway, time was up! 

On an energy-in/energy-out sort of equation, it's right up there in the waste-of-time stakes. 

So if you got excited, and this week looked a bit historic, see you next year. 

In the end, was this a “to do” about nothing?&nbsp;
The social media ban for under 16s is a global bandwagon that we were already late to.&nbsp;
And by the time it arrived on Monday, it turns out the party that wrote it didn't have the numbers.&nbsp;
Of a three-party Government, two parties wouldn’t back it and so they went to the major party on the other side of the House.&nbsp;
They had 79 questions. No one has 79 questions, and the second one, even if you did have 79 questions, should not be about Te Tiriti.&nbsp;
So, so far, so messy. And you can quite rightly ask the question at this stage whether our Parliament is in fact wildly out of step with the majority of New Zealand.&nbsp;
My gut says a ban is popular. No, it is not effective in its entirety.&nbsp;
Yes, a French court has blocked theirs.&nbsp;
No, Australia has not got it right when they led the world off on the idea.&nbsp;
But socially and morally, big tech is increasingly seen as a pariah and a bottom-line fiend that does whatever is necessary to stoke their engine of commerce.&nbsp;
So the sense of it is we want to be seen to at least give this a good crack. At least be seen to be on the right side of the increasingly alarming stats around kids and harm and online life.&nbsp;
And yet Labour, who should not have been needed, got there in the end and said, 'we've read all 79 answers (yea right) and we will back it to the first committee'.&nbsp;
And then it turns out that didn’t matter because the Government doesn’t have time anyway.&nbsp;
What a gargantuan waste of energy.&nbsp;
No, it's not dead. Yes, it will still be an issue next year. And yes, in some way, shape or form we will probably get it across the line.&nbsp;
But this thing started as an MP's bill, not a party idea. After it spent several years being “thought about”, it finally got revealed to a group of politicians who didn’t want it and wouldn’t vote for it.&nbsp;
And by the time it got the numbers to get underway, time was up!&nbsp;
On an energy-in/energy-out sort of equation, it's right up there in the waste-of-time stakes.&nbsp;
So if you got excited, and this week looked a bit historic, see you next year.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: What a waste of time the social media bill was... this year

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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. 

 

Social media: 3/10 

Between National and their lack of numbers and Meta and the Attorney Generals folding, it was tech – 1 vs the rest of us – 0. 

 

NZ wine: 7/10 

Wasn’t that an uplifting story? Australian wine is tanking at a time when our sales continue to rise, and volume and value are on the up. To be fair, yellowtail does remove stains in your sink. 

 

MBIE scandal: 1/10 

As bad as it gets and yet with no consequences. Only in the public service... 

 

Dolly Parton: A life of achievement 

In some respects, the highlight of the week, ironically. Universally loved, bigger than what made her famous, more clever than you might have imagined, and a story of longevity and continued relevance. 

Beyond politics, in a country deeply divided, and a life you could barely fault. 80 was too young, but surely the quality is what counts. 

 

LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW 

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.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/erica-stanford-education-minister-on-nationals-proposed-bill-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media/">Social media: 3/10</a>&nbsp;
Between National and their lack of numbers and Meta and the Attorney Generals folding, it was tech – 1 vs the rest of us – 0.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/tim-lightbourne-invivo-wines-co-founder-on-the-resilience-of-nzs-wine-exports-as-australia-sinks-to-a-22-year-low/">NZ wine: 7/10</a>&nbsp;
Wasn’t that an uplifting story? Australian wine is tanking at a time when our sales continue to rise, and volume and value are on the up. To be fair, yellowtail does remove stains in your sink.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
MBIE scandal: 1/10&nbsp;
As bad as it gets and yet with no consequences. Only in the public service...&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Dolly Parton: A life of achievement&nbsp;
In some respects, the highlight of the week, ironically. Universally loved, bigger than what made her famous, more clever than you might have imagined, and a story of longevity and continued relevance.&nbsp;
Beyond politics, in a country deeply divided, and a life you could barely fault. 80 was too young, but surely the quality is what counts.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW&nbsp;

Mark the Week: The MBIE scandal was as bad as it gets

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Colin Bond: Quota for RubyRed Kiwifruit doubled

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