On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 12th of May, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is creating her own political party, so what does that mean for Labour, Te Pāti Māori, and the left bloc?  

The Bank of Mum and Dad has apparently never been more important, nor as expected, among first-home buyers. 

And Shane Filan of Westlife talks 25 years of the boy band and coming to NZ next year as part of their world tour. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 12th of May, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/te-ururoa-flavell-former-te-p%C4%81ti-m%C4%81ori-co-leader-on-mariameno-kapa-kingi-forming-her-own-political-party-to-contest-the-election/">Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is creating her own political party</a>, so what does that mean for Labour, Te Pāti Māori, and the left bloc? &nbsp;
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And Shane Filan of Westlife talks 25 years of the boy band and coming to NZ next year as part of their world tour.&nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 12 May 2026 

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The Government's run out of time to complete the procurement process for a billion-dollar LNG import terminal. 

Energy Minister Simeon Brown had intended to sign a contract with a supplier before the end of the year out of two possible candidates, but no deal's been confirmed.

New Zealand First and ACT haven't voiced support for this timing.

But Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones told Mike Hosking the Coalition agrees gas should be the energy buffer.

However, he says Father Time has snatched the opportunity away, because for the next six weeks people need to concentrate on the election.

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The Government's run out of time to complete the procurement process for a billion-dollar LNG import terminal.&nbsp;
Energy Minister Simeon Brown had intended to sign a contract with a supplier before the end of the year out of two possible candidates, but no deal's been confirmed.
New Zealand First and ACT haven't voiced support for this timing.
But Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones told Mike Hosking the Coalition agrees gas should be the energy buffer.
However, he says Father Time has snatched the opportunity away, because for the next six weeks people need to concentrate on the election.
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Shane Jones: Associate Energy Minister on the LNG import terminal decision being put on hold due to the upcoming election

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/766cb705-3e51-451c-86ec-b4ce014e5384/transcript

Firefighters are welcoming policy from across the political spectrum, but insists action is needed now. 

National's made an election promise to do away with the Fire and Emergency board and make it directly accountable to the Emergency Management Minister. 

On the other side, Labour’s promising an independent review of the organisation's funding and operations. 

Professional Firefighters' Union National Secretary Wattie Watson told Mike Hosking proper management is still desperately needed. 

She says leaders are running rampant, there's no confidence in them, and no trust they're giving proper information. 

LISTEN ABOVE 

Firefighters are welcoming policy from across the political spectrum, but insists action is needed now.&nbsp;
National's made an election promise to do away with the Fire and Emergency board and make it directly accountable to the Emergency Management Minister.&nbsp;
On the other side, Labour’s promising an independent review of the organisation's funding and operations.&nbsp;
Professional Firefighters' Union National Secretary Wattie Watson told Mike Hosking proper management is still desperately needed.&nbsp;
She says leaders are running rampant, there's no confidence in them, and no trust they're giving proper information.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Wattie Watson: Professional Firefighters' Union National Secretary on the policy announcements to reset, review Fire and Emergency NZ

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/d6c2955a-bdc8-4e67-9168-b4ce0149e22e/transcript

If I was generous, I would let him off, given he has got more portfolios than anyone. 

But Paul Goldsmith has delivered to Parliament the bit of legislation that will finally finish off the Broadcasting Standards Authority. 

He did it with a flourish of slightly embarrassing bonhomie. 

He saw its delivery as being the delivery of a promise, the promise being we would get legislation in the house before the election. 

Technically he is correct. More realistically it means nothing, given Parliament is finished today and the legislation goes nowhere. 

Under a different set of circumstances, at a different time, in a different election campaign, this sort of thing might have mattered. 

The same way the Waitangi Tribunal review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered. Or the MAPAS medical school review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered. 

Saying stuff and delivering on it should matter and this Government's weakness has been talking up big games all over town and not quite getting them across the line. 

In reality though, it won't matter because in the grand scheme of things these issues are not a play for the majority of voters this time around. 

This time around it's merely about the hole the Government has been digging us out of. 

Did they do enough? Is the Labour damage repaired enough for you to believe that the current collective should be allowed to carry on? 

That is the beginning, middle, and end of it. 

Whether we have a BSA will not shift one vote, not even mine, and I'm one of the more exercised on the issue. 

The same way they changed the law on earthquake prone buildings, the removal of the BSA won't change the world. But the world will make more sense without it. 

It was irrelevant, wasteful and didn’t change a thing. No one was better because of it and all it did was eat up hours and dollars of broadcasters' time, filing reports from bored agitators who wanted to cause trouble. 

If Goldsmith had been more efficient and actually done it properly, it would have been a nice, term one parting gift. 

As it stands, it's at least something to look forward to next year. 

If I was generous, I would let him off, given he has got more portfolios than anyone.&nbsp;
But Paul Goldsmith has delivered to Parliament the bit of legislation that will finally finish off the Broadcasting Standards Authority.&nbsp;
He did it with a flourish of slightly embarrassing bonhomie.&nbsp;
He saw its delivery as being the delivery of a promise, the promise being we would get legislation in the house before the election.&nbsp;
Technically he is correct. More realistically it means nothing, given Parliament is finished today and the legislation goes nowhere.&nbsp;
Under a different set of circumstances, at a different time, in a different election campaign, this sort of thing might have mattered.&nbsp;
The same way the Waitangi Tribunal review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered. Or the MAPAS medical school review, that will go nowhere, would have mattered.&nbsp;
Saying stuff and delivering on it should matter and this Government's weakness has been talking up big games all over town and not quite getting them across the line.&nbsp;
In reality though, it won't matter because in the grand scheme of things these issues are not a play for the majority of voters this time around.&nbsp;
This time around it's merely about the hole the Government has been digging us out of.&nbsp;
Did they do enough? Is the Labour damage repaired enough for you to believe that the current collective should be allowed to carry on?&nbsp;
That is the beginning, middle, and end of it.&nbsp;
Whether we have a BSA will not shift one vote, not even mine, and I'm one of the more exercised on the issue.&nbsp;
The same way they changed the law on earthquake prone buildings, the removal of the BSA won't change the world. But the world will make more sense without it.&nbsp;
It was irrelevant, wasteful and didn’t change a thing. No one was better because of it and all it did was eat up hours and dollars of broadcasters' time, filing reports from bored agitators who wanted to cause trouble.&nbsp;
If Goldsmith had been more efficient and actually done it properly, it would have been a nice, term one parting gift.&nbsp;
As it stands, it's at least something to look forward to next year.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: The BSA legislation should have been delivered sooner

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/39e8daab-d181-4221-a985-b4cd016ac297/transcript

Full Show Podcast: 12 May 2026

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