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I've been surprised this week by the amount of coverage Chris Hipkins managed to get himself around tax.
If you think about it, he didn't say anything specific, and certainly nothing new. The left generally argue the tax system is not fair.
The trouble is he had a chance to do something about it but, living up to the ongoing reputation of his and Ardern's Government, failed to deliver.
Part of the story about the story is, I suspect, two things were at play. The first is that it has been a very quiet week locally for news.
And two is the media, in general, are still sympathetic to the Labour cause.
The Labour Party have also moved onto the Disability Minister Penny Simmonds, who made a hash of the detail around funding and has since apologised.
But she's also been humiliated by her own party, who now require decisions in the area to be passed by Cabinet.
That has led to Hipkins calling for her to be sacked, which of course isn't going to happen.
Simmonds is the new target after the original target, Casey Costello, basically stared Labour down over tobacco by turning out not to be the shambles in terms of information requests they tried to make her out to be, then announcing that crackdown on vapes last week that basically put Labour to shame, given it's exactly the sort of thing they should have done but, once again, failed to deliver on.
Which brings us back to tax. Whether because of a quiet week, or by sympathy, surely someone other than me needed to ask themselves why you would give the level of coverage you did to a thought bubble, given the thought bubbler was the abject failure who failed to introduce and make law the very thing he is now bubbling about?
Talk about a hypocrite.
You long for Government to make the changes, to espouse, only to fail to do so, then in the first major speech you give you re-espouse the core topic that you did nothing about, by moaning about it some more!
What's worse, the media cover it as though it's worth a discussion, despite the fact it got discussed and has been discussed for several elections in a row and still nothing has been done.
It's like there is an industry in hot air.
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Previous episodes
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12906 - Mike's Minute: Hipkins is a hypocrite on tax Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12905 - Mark the Week: Russell Coutts was the hero of the week Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12904 - Wrapping the Week: Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson discuss the cost of pies, travel, real estate, and wicking beds Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12903 - Rob Nichol: NZ Rugby Players' Association CEO on Rugby NZ's proposal aiming to overhaul its governing structure Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12902 - Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on the state of the retail sector and the impact of Easter Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12901 - Full Show Podcast: 28 March 2024 Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12900 - Anthony Crummy: Hockey NZ CEO on the multi-year partnership with TVNZ bringing hockey to free to air TV Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12899 - Gavin Male: CEO of NZ Compare on how households could save hundreds by switching broadband providers Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12898 - Ruth Shinoda: Education Evaluation Centre Head on New Zealand students' behaviour becoming worse in the last two years Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12897 - Nicola Willis: Finance Minister discusses the Budget Policy Statement Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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12896 - Mike's Minute: Why are we surprised about China? Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12895 - Steve Price: Australian Correspondent on the Labour Party's detention immigration bill Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12894 - Darren Gibbs: Westpac Senior Economist on what to expect from today's Budget Police Statement Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12893 - Andrew Geddis: Constitutional Law Expert says Winston Peters shouldn't get an apology for the Serious Fraud Office's case against the NZ First Foundation Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12892 - Dylan Thomsen: AA Road Safety Spokesperson says that warning signs ahead of permanent speed cameras would be a quick easy win for road safety Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12891 - Pollies: Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Mark Mitchell discuss supermarket theft, SailGP and red tape, and if Winston Peters is owed an apology Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12890 - Full Show Podcast: 27 March 2024 Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12889 - Max Salmon: NZ Initiative Researcher on the study comparing the size of New Zealand's government to similar countries Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12888 - Louise Upston: Social Development Minister on potential adjustments to the Queenstown zoning issues impacting accommodation supplements Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12887 - Richard Arnold: US Correspondent says it will take awhile to get Baltimore port back in working order after the bridge collapsed Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12886 - Alistair Crozier: NZ China Council Executive Director says the issue of the cyberattack on Parliament can be worked out Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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12885 - Mike's Minute: Some thoughts on the public service cuts Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12884 - Catherine Field: Europe Correspondent on France implementing a maximum terrorist alert in response to the shooting in Moscow Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12883 - Tom O'Neil: Managing Director of cv.co.nz on the Tertiary Commission funding niche fields to increase enrolment Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12882 - Full Show Podcast: 26 March 2024 Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12881 - David Walliams: UK Comedian and TV Personality on his upcoming tour 'An Audience with David Walliams' Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12880 - Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on investigating the banking sectors competitiveness and the difficulty of holding major events in New Zealand Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12879 - Mike Bush: Former Police Commissioner on the failings found by the independent review into the Cyclone Gabrielle emergency response Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12878 - Kathy Wolfe: Early Childhood New Zealand CEO on the potential issues with the Family Boost Policy Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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12877 - Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the Gisborne homicide investigation, police pay negotiations and community violence Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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12876 - Enda Brady: Princess of Wales was effectively bullied into video announcement of cancer diagnosis Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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12875 - Full Show Podcast: 25 March 2024 Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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12874 - Dave de Lange: Police Detective Inspector on launch of homicide investigation after mass brawl in Gisborne Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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12873 - Chris Hipkins: State of Nation speech focus on tax policy and looking ahead to the next election Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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12872 - Mark the Week: Winston Peters got exactly what he wanted Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12871 - Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the Department of Justice and 15 states' legal suit against Apple Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12870 - Mike's Minute: The world is looking at us for what not to do Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12869 - Wrapping the Week: Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson join Mike Hosking to discuss intermittent fasting, vintage t-shirts, and the Warriors Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12868 - Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the impact of the SailGP races in Christchurch this weekend Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12867 - Sue Garrett: Otago University Researcher on the need for workplaces to support those with Chronic Migraine Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12866 - Simeon Brown: Transport Minister defends time needed to reverse blanket speed reductions Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12865 - Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on New Zealand moving into a technical recession Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12864 - Roger Beaumont: Banking Association CEO on the Commerce Commission's report into the banking industry Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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12863 - Jo McKenna: Italy Correspondent on the Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini's support for the Russian Election results Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12862 - Mike's Minute: The gig economy has never been compulsory Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12861 - Cooper Alan: Country musician on his career, touring, and making music in Nashville Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12860 - Geoff Bilbrough: Education NZ General Manager of Marketing and Communications on the 43% increase in international students in 2023 Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12859 - Dr Kelly Burrowes: Auckland University vaping researcher says that enforcing fines will be the biggest challenge of the new vape ban Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12858 - Grant Robertson: Former Labour MP reflects on his career in politics Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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12857 - Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the predictions for last quarter's GDP Wed, 20 Mar 2024