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.



Christchurch: 8/10

Really the New Zealand city of the year. SailGP back for more, having watched Auckland drop the ball, and the beneficiary of 11,000 new arrivals who chose it over everywhere else.



Immigration: 6/10

On balance, new people are good people and more people is good news. 120,000-ish is too many and my fear is there are not enough of the right skills and too many New Zealanders going out the other way.



90 Day Trials: 7/10

Movement at last from the new Government.



FPA's: 7/10

Biggest joke of the lot from the whingers, given there hadn't been a single one of them passed anyway.



Smoking: 3/10

If you smoke that’s on you, not the Government. Let's try a bit harder to break the crutch or belief, if not obsession, that a Government is responsible for everything and everyone.



John Ryan: 8/10

The Auditor-General's report into shovel ready waste sets new low around a Government that really should be banished from public office and the cheque book forever.



The year: 9/10

I have had a ball. We won some awards, got some new listeners, remained the biggest game in town, went to London to see the King and marked our 15th year. How good!



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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. 
 
Christchurch: 8/10 
Really the New Zealand city of the year. SailGP back for more, having watched Auckland drop the ball, and the beneficiary of 11,000 new arrivals who chose it over everywhere else. 
 
Immigration: 6/10 
On balance, new people are good people and more people is good news. 120,000-ish is too many and my fear is there are not enough of the right skills and too many New Zealanders going out the other way. 
 
90 Day Trials: 7/10 
Movement at last from the new Government. 
 
FPA's: 7/10 
Biggest joke of the lot from the whingers, given there hadn't been a single one of them passed anyway. 
 
Smoking: 3/10 
If you smoke that’s on you, not the Government. Let's try a bit harder to break the crutch or belief, if not obsession, that a Government is responsible for everything and everyone. 
 
John Ryan: 8/10 
The Auditor-General's report into shovel ready waste sets new low around a Government that really should be banished from public office and the cheque book forever. 
 
The year: 9/10 
I have had a ball. We won some awards, got some new listeners, remained the biggest game in town, went to London to see the King and marked our 15th year. How good! 
 
LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW

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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.

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,...