Show Notes
Confidence amongst the country's leading business leaders has climbed in this year's Mood of the Boardroom Survey.The annual survey by the Herald is based on the views of about 150 of our top business executives. Fran O'Sullivan, Head of Business at NZME, and the executive editor of the Mood of the Boardroom spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Kia ora, welcome to Midday Report essentials . In todays episode: Kerrin Leoni resigns from the Labour Party after video shows she campaigned with Mongrel Mob members, and Chris Hipkins says racism on the right is a factor in the gang scandal. RNZ political editor Jo Moir joined me on whether it could cost him the election. The fiscal fights continue: the Greens say NZ First's campaign promises add up to $70 billion: and that's before a BNZ buyback: Chloe Swarbrick fronts with her fiscal plan. Finally, a special interview with Luke Harding who is covering the war in Ukraine: He has a new book called Betrayal: which asks the question: if Trump were a Russian asset what would he do differently?
This week President Trump's envoy stood in St Petersburg and called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian. With the lifting of sanctions on Russia and harsh criticism of Ukraine President Vlodamyr Zelensky questions are being raised about whose side America is now on. Guardian journalist and author Luke Harding has a new book on the conflict called Betrayal. Harding spoke to Guyon Espiner.