The Mike Hosking Breakfast Newstalk ZB

Stonehenge being vandalised has been labelled as shameful. 

A pair of UK Just Stop Oil protestors have sprayed the ancient monument with orange paint a day before summer solstice celebrations start. 

They've been arrested on suspicion of damaging the prehistoric structure. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady told Mike Hosking that the activists said they've made a point to the next Prime Minister to stop reliance on fossil fuels. 

But he says it's resulted in the desecration of a national treasure. 

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New Zealand Cricket Players Association boss Heath Mills is adamant athletes will keep having to choose between club and country until the global calendar is aligned. 

Kane Williamson has joined a growing list in turning down a central contract to pursue the overseas T20 dollar but will still be available to a large extent for the Black Caps across all formats. 

Mills says each national board and T20 league design their own schedules independently, rather than collaborating. 

He told Mike Hosking that until they come together and agree on a programme that makes sense, then players are going to have to make these sort of decisions. 

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Yesterday saw the beginning of New Zealand’s largest business events trade show. 

‘Meetings’ connects overseas investors to domestic industries, highlighting what we have on offer in New Zealand. 

Over 1000 business events professionals are gathering in Rotorua’s Energy Events Centre over the next few days. 

Business Events Industry Aotearoa CEO Lisa Hopkins told Mike Hosking that New Zealand is in a really strong position to do very well. 

She said that overseas investors understand that New Zealand is open for business and when they visit, they aren’t just coming into Rotorua, but rather visiting other parts of the country and getting a really strong sense of what we have to offer. 

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On the fringes of the Prime Minister's Japan trip are two stories. 

The first is the plane that needs replacing and the second is C-listers. 

I very much doubt whether anyone who matters in Japan really shifted their thinking about New Zealand over such frippery. 

The plane is the more serious story, and needs addressing, and if any good comes out of a bad situation it might just be that things have got so comical, so third world, that we might actually get around to addressing the problem. 

Clearly no Government has had the gonads to make the call, given the politics, remembering of course the 757's are not about VIP's but mainly about troops. But our plight, or at least the image of our plight, is now so pathetic that we may well just acquiesce and accept that we need to actually show a bit of leadership and sort it out. 

We may as well do the Interislanders at the same time. 

But, to story number two. C-listers and tag-alongs. 

The Prime Minister was making a point that bypassed too many of those who cover him. Too many of them don’t get it, or more importantly, don’t want to get it. 

You only had to watch his press conference in full in Japan on Tuesday to see it. There are some in the press gallery that are children. 

Was Luxon blunt? Yes. 

Was he wrong? No. 

Was he indelicate. Maybe. 

And that’s the price you pay for unsophisticated coverage, of which there is far too much. 

His point was specific, in the sense these missions need people who have an interest in the market you are in, can do business in the market you're in, are already in the market you're in and can convert into tangible results the trip they have just taken. 

In other words, it's not a meet and greet. It's not options and ideas, it's not blue sky and thought bubbles. It's cutting deals, doing business and banking the cheques. 

That was his point and in fact, if you listen to his words he made that point. So therefore, he was right to double down when questioned by the clickbaiters and it was based on experience because he had been on these jaunts in another life. 

The credit he deserves is based around his determination to do the miles, hold the meetings and put this country back on the map. 

When it comes to business, he is a serious player looking for results. 

His punishment is he's followed about by people who don’t get that. 
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 20th of June, what are we expecting from the GDP number for Q1? And just how much trouble are the Government in after yet another failed ETS auction? 

Is professional cricket in NZ facing a turning point when you have captain Kane Williamson turning down a central contract to play T20 overseas? 

Joseph Parker is back in a big way. Two huge wins and now he's turning into a promoter as well. He joined Mike Hosking in studio to compare biceps. 

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Kiwi heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is branching out. 

He’s moving into the promotion business, partnering up with Duco Boxing and Dazn for a multi-fight partnership, headlined by David Nyika. 

It’s Parker’s first time as a promoter, working alongside his longtime friend and manager David Higgins.  

He told Mike Hosking that Nyika has achieved a lot as an amateur, has a great work ethic, height and reach, and he reckons they’re very fortunate to be working with talent like him. 


Parker’s shift to promotions is not unexpected, as in the years since Higgins became his manager, he taught him about the business side of things. 

“I’ve always shown interest in, you know, the sponsorship, the venue, the tickets, the corporates, and now he’s given me the opportunity to do this event together.” 

He said it's a view to life beyond the ring, but also a chance to give back to others in the sport. 

“I want to help other fighters and give them the same opportunity I was given from David Higgins to reach the top.” 

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