The Mike Hosking Breakfast Newstalk ZB

Reform UK has launched their manifesto for the general election. 

A YouGov poll has placed Reform ahead of the Tories by one percent, Reform sitting at 19% and the Tories at 18%. 

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that it's a second resurrection for leader Nigel Farage. 

He said that national polls are suggesting the parties are neck and neck, and if the trajectory is right at the moment, it may translate into Reform getting four or five seats in Parliament. 

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If a mistake was made during the coalition talks by National it was acquiescing to the NZ First demand that they keep people from offshore buying houses here. 

National had an elegant solution; anything under a couple of million was out of bounds, leaving that market for first home buyers. 

Then, the big end of town was open to the open market. 

Not only was it a mistake, for no real gain, it comes as somewhat ironic that the Prime Minister, quite rightly, is working as hard as any Prime Minister I have seen. He's running up hundreds of thousands of kilometres around the world spruiking our openness, when in fact we aren't quite as open as we could be. 

Here is a couple of simple truths - we need the world, and badly. We need its investment, its brain power, its heft in labour, its ideas and the growth that all of that brings. 

At the moment we are watching New Zealanders leave while seeing Indians and Filipinos arrive. 

Coming here and setting up shop here would be easier if you could feel welcome and have a chance to get a piece of the action. 

As far as offshore is concerned. it is limited to Australians, Singaporeans and expats. The rest of the world is locked out. 

As a result, the top end of the housing market is flat as a pancake. Read the piece in OneRoof, "million-dollar agents urge rethink of foreign buyer ban". Money is being left on the table. 

Yes, they have a self-interest. But most of us don’t. Most of us really just want what's best for the country and locking people out isn't smart business. 

On the street around the corner from me I can show you four houses for sale worth in excess of $20 million each. They are not selling, nor most likely will they, because those aren't the houses we generally buy. They are houses for Americans, Europeans and Chinese, where 50p buys a Kiwi dollar and where billions aren't as rare as they are here. 

Whether it's tourism, start up money, IPO's, the sharemarket, our housing market or immigration, this country has lost its fizz. It's competing in a world of countries where the bright and the brilliant are in big demand. 

We cannot afford to hobble ourselves, and here is a simple truth. 

Most of them want a house. 
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As Dixon, McLaughlan and Armstrong fly the flag well for New Zealand in IndyCar, we've also got van Gisbergen in winning form in NASCAR, and Liam Lawson waiting for his time in F1.  

Closer to home we have the next big superstar, according to a number of analysts in the NZ racing scene.  

His name is Tom Bewley and won this year’s Toyota 86 Championship at only 16 years old.   

This weekend he made his debut at the Porsche GT3, taking pole after being sick for the first practice session, and ended up finishing his debut in second place. 

Bewley told Mike Hosking that seeing so many Kiwis succeeding in motorsports definitely encouraged him to chase his dream, but you have to stick to your own track and make it at your own pace. 

He said that you can't compare yourself to other people and how fast they’re going and where they’re heading to and what they’re racing. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 18th of June, the Government is changing the rules to make it easier to build small dwellings, and public sector CEO's better watch out because performance-based pay is coming. 

In other news, Mike can't understand why you'd buy food on a short domestic flight. 

16-year-old Tom Bewley is our next big thing in motorsport. He will be one to watch, joining the show for a chat. 

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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The Finance Minister is warning of tough times ahead. 

NZIER is now forecasting slower than expected economic growth of 0.2% in the year to March this year and 0.6% in the year to March next year. 

Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking that New Zealand has some tough months ahead of it. 

She claims the last government "mismanaged" the economy. 

Willis is also confident the Government will get to the bottom of data misuse allegations. 

King's Council lawyer Michael Heron's been appointed to lead the public sector inquiry into the accusations made against Te Pati Māori.  

He's been given scope to look at a range of government agencies and third parties linked to the claims.  

She told Hosking that it's important the facts of what's gone down are cleared up and out on the table. 

She says the public service commission's been instructed to use its power to ensure the government agencies have taken all the right steps to protect New Zealander's personal data. 

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There’s a bit of mixed messaging surrounding the granny flat proposal, but it's mostly being received well.  

The Government's new discussion document proposes allowing small structures up to 60 square metres to be built without resource consents.  

It's part of efforts to make it easier and more affordable for families to live the way that suits them.  

Combined Building Supplies Chairperson Carl Taylor told Mike Hosking that it's unclear if an engineer's report is still required.  

But, he says, assuming the granny flats still need to meet the building code, there shouldn't be too much to be concerned about. 

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