The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The creator of a famous water slide in Ōhope aims to make it bigger and safer this year.   Last year, Sam Oliver created a monster 125 metre slide on farm land in the eastern Bay of Plenty town, becoming a star attraction.   This year the slide will be even longer stretching to 140 metres.   Sam Oliver told Mike Yardley creating the slide was a dream come true.  “Growing up in Ōhope we’ve always h...

The Ministry for Social Development is taking the criticism of its social housing policies on the chin.   Auditor-General John Ryan's inquiry says the ministry didn't do market comparisons to make sure they were getting a good price for private rentals, they used as emergency housing.   It also found they had no way of determining whether houses were safe, warm and dry.   Social Development Minist...

David Seymour says Act's more concerned about the Government's popularity, than National's.  The latest political poll - the first taken since Chris Luxon became leader of the National Party - shows an immediate lift for the party.   It's up 6.4 points, back over 30 percent support.  That support comes mostly at the expense of Act, which is down 5.3 points to just over 10 percent support.  But Dav...

The fight over Three Waters is far from over.   Today, a newly formed and growing group of 23 councils called Communities 4 Local Democracy will take their concerns to Parliament.   They will present their alternative ideas to parliament so that $60 billion worth of assets aren't taken off them.   Waimakariri mayor and co-organiser of the protest Dan Gordon joined Mike Yardley.  LISTEN ABIOVE See...