Mike Hosking Breakfast

We end the week with a couple of unresolved issues. First, the Green Party leadership. What a complete and utter bust that has been. If you were looking to make a dick of yourself, you could not have done it better than the Greens have this week. They vote to open nominations for co-leader because James Shaw isn't what they like. And what happens next? A media that looks desperate to fill the space with speculation as to who might run. And slowly but surely two names that could be, might be running, don’t. Chlöe Swarbrick, who may or may not be a political talent, doesn’t want it. That's probably wise. And Elizabeth Kerekere, who is only known by anyone outside the party because she famously as Covid spokesperson got on a plane as a household contact, thus, showing us she didn’t have the slightest idea about the Government's Covid rules. So here we are with crickets chirping. Shaw will hold his job, as he should because he is the best thing