Donald Trump's doubling down on his plan for a US takeover of the Gaza strip.

Posting on social media, the US President says Gaza will be turned over to the US by Israel when fighting has "concluded".

He says by then Palestinians will have been already resettled in "far safer and more beautiful communities" elsewhere in the Middle East.

However, it turns out that Trump didn’t inform some of his top cabinet picks about the idea beforehand, which has lead to some backpedalling.

The new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio says that the only thing Trump has done is offer the United States’ willingness to step in and clean up the strip.

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that in direct contrast to Rubio’s words, Trump said that he does see a “long term ownership position” for the US.

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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.

Waitangi: 2/10

At some point the minority is going to realise the majority, i.e. us, tuned out years ago, and the circus that passes for a so-called National Day needs a massive rethink.

School lunches: 2/10

Well, the whining is a two anyway. General reports suggest the lunches themselves are fine, but the bitching and media clickbait superficiality has to stop.

The Warriors: 7/10

First trial game tonight in Sydney against the Sharks. Can it be? Yes it can!

Tariffs: 6/10

Lord knows where it goes and whether a full-scale war breaks out, but it’s a first early win for the Trumpster over Mexico and Canada.

The Trumpster: 6/10

If you ever want to experience Trump in full mad, unrestrained, "can this be real", "how nuts is he" flight, watch the presser with Netanyahu. It was mental.

The NZRU: 2/10

If you ever wondered why they are in the state they are, read the story about TJ's tantrum and their handling and there is your answer.

Dairy: 9/10

That lot are going stratospheric. Another blockbuster auction and the billions continue to flow. God bless the farmers, and that’s before we get to the apples. Go the Bay!

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The TJ Perenara performance and the reaction to David Seymour are both indicative of all that is wrong with this country in terms of race relations.

It is not harmonious, it is not well debated, it is not cordial, and it is not better than it has been.

The Prime Minister gets it, but Seymour doesn't. There is no point in heading north each year, you are simply treated poorly by rude people.

This year in Seymour's speech the mic was removed twice, backs were turned, and people tried to sing over the top of him. It's the same old, same old.

There is always a grievance and there is always someone to hate on. They defend it by telling you how angry they are and this year it's the Treaty Principle's Bill, but at no point does anyone accept that just because you disagree, it doesn't mean you have to be rude.

Rudeness is not justified simply because you are on opposite sides of the debate, or page.

It is why most of us have tuned out of the national day.

Then you come to the rugby union, the guardians of our national game.

The Perenara scenario unfolded because we live in a country where Māori issues are too often acquiesced to in an excessive manner.

Perenara is just a player and a player in a team. His race does not trump the team.

Yet it is very clear, as per the story on Wednesday, that he was allowed to blackmail a woke collective into a sort-of submission.

The NZR was woke, enamoured by the modern-day practices, because it is inept and has been for years.

Organisations, groups and businesses who are not sure of themselves sway in the wind and, as such, are captured by whatever is currently cool.

Māoridom in public life, or public service, or the zeitgeist, for a while got cool. Everyone had to say "kia ora", call it the "motu" and token it up to look like you were part of the gang.

That tide has turned, but because the NZR were submerged in it, the Perenara scenario was allowed to unfold, with all the indecision and panic so eloquently recounted in the story if you haven't read it.

It's as much about Perenara and his arrogance as it is about governance and ineptitude, whether in Waitangi or Turin.

It is this sort of nonsense that prevents progress, and we are all paying the price.

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New data has revealed the pay of chartered accountants in New Zealand lags behind that in Australia.

A survey by Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand has found members across the ditch took home a median NZ$177,000 compared to NZ$144,200 in New Zealand.

Chief financial officers were being paid around $336,000 to New Zealand's $265,000.

But Chartered Accountants' Charlotte Evett told Mike Hosking she's not surprised.

She says they've always seen higher salaries in Australia than New Zealand, and the big gap in economic performance has been there since the 70s.

However, there are reasons for accountants to stay in the country.

Evett says a third of Australian accountants felt they were unfairly paid compared to 20% in New Zealand, and New Zealand can also be more affordable to live in.

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 7th of February, Mike was astounded at the youth unemployment rate reaching a record high, so Michael Reddell joined to break down the situation.

How concerned is Winston Peters about the potential deal between the Cook Islands and China? The Foreign Minister discusses the situation and whether the foreign buyers ban could be lifted.

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson didn't take a long weekend, instead joined Mike to Wrap the Week.

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Instead of taking a long weekend after Waitangi Day, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.

They discussed homeownership and Winston Peters’ potentially changing stance on foreign buyers, the number of kids going to school today, and if you should be able to have a helicopter pad in the suburbs.

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Young people continue to bear the brunt of job losses.

The latest Stats NZ figures reveal the unemployment rate among those aged 15 to 19 hit 23%, the highest in more than a decade.

The age group also lost more than 70% of the 32,000 net jobs lost last year.

Former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell told Mike Hosking young people typically bear the brunt.

He says it's never got below around 13% even when the economy is at its strongest.

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand's not the only one in the dark about a potential deal between the Cook Islands and China.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is heading to Beijing, where he's expected to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership.

He says it's part of a broader strategy to strengthen relations with all of its key partners and expand economic opportunities.

MFAT says it would have expected to be fully consulted on such a deal - but wasn't.

Winston Peters told Mike Hosking New Zealand's been blindsided, and we're not the only ones.

He says they've asked for information over a number of months, but it hasn't been shared with them or the Cook Island people.

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