A new use for “ugly” fruit, with two Kiwi dads turning a hobby into a business. 

Fruit Cru makes use of seconds, the ugly fruit from local orchards that doesn’t make it to export, turning it into organic wine.  

Since starting in 2021, they now produce about 10,000 bottles each year, and have signed a deal with Foodstuffs to stock their beverages in five supermarkets in the Wellington region. 

Co-founder Cosmo Hawke told Mike Hosking there’s a shortage of fruit for traditional wine, but at the same time things like cherries, apples, and feijoas were going unpicked. 

He says as far as they can tell, they’re the only ones making a beverage in this way, and it could only be done in New Zealand. 

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Motorsport fans are getting a look inside the career of one of the more recognisable names in Supercars. 

After 21 years, last year saw Mark Winterbottom retire from full time driving.  

His career included a championship win in 2015 in his infamous Ford at the height of the Ford v Holden rivalry, a Bathurst win, and 39 wins overall. 

Although he may have retired from full time driving, Winterbottom has signed on to be a mentor and co-driver for Tickford Driving – partnering with Cam Waters. 

He’s also taken the time to write a memoir, ‘Frosty - The incredible true story of the boy from Blacktown who became a Bathurst king’. 

Winterbottom comes from a working class background and his introduction to the world of motorsport came at a young age. 

“I sort of started motorsport at eight years old,” he told Mike Hosking. 

“And at 44 now, I love it more than I ever have.” 

“I’ve always thought of it as a privilege to race cars, but when you have that taken away from you, or your time stops, I think you appreciate it even more.”  

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 26th of August, the Reserve Bank is opening consultation on banks’ capital requirements – Chair Neil Quigley discusses the situation.  

TVNZ will be introducing a paid event pass for the first time ever after securing the broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

Mark 'Frosty' Winterbottom has a new memoir out about his time as a full time Supercars driver, so we had to catch up with him. 

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TVNZ will be charging its viewers for content for the first time after securing the rights to broadcast next year's Fifa World Cup. 

Viewers will be able to stream 104 football games over the tournament's 39 days, including replays and highlights, if an event pass is purchased. 

All of New Zealand's games will be free-to-air, alongside a handful of others. 

TVNZ CEO Jodi O'Donnell told Mike Hosking data was collected on how many people are actually prepared to pay for additional sport. 

She says the number of people that watched the Euros tournament with TVNZ gave them confidence. 

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The Reserve Bank says it wasn't dragged kicking and screaming to a review of capital rules. 

It's put out two proposals aimed at loosening capital requirements.  

Board Chair Neil Quigley says they were reviews that the bank has been looking at for a while.  

He told Mike Hosking if they were loosened, it wouldn't cause too much of a shakeup, and it probably won't have a big effect on pricing.  

Meanwhile, Quigley says the decision about a full-time replacement for Adrian Orr is weeks away.   

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The tertiary sector's not losing sleep over grade inflation at universities. 

A New Zealand Initiative report's found the proportion of A-grades has increased from 22% to 35% since 2006, but academic improvement can't explain it. 

Universities NZ CEO Chris Whelan told Mike Hosking it's not clear what's causing the change, but the report only considers four factors. 

He says none include the changes in how teaching is done, the use of online technologies, and the increasing number of postgraduate students. 

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Self-employed Kiwis are prioritising their businesses rather than thinking about retirement. 

A report by the Retirement Commission and accounting firm Hnry shows just 44% of self-employed people actively contribute to KiwiSaver. 

This is compared to 78% of employees. 

The report also reveals 41% of self-employed workers don't get any government KiwiSaver contribution.  

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson told Mike Hosking they're having to make trade-offs. 

She says employees get contributions from their employers, but self-employed people are having to pay themselves. 

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Port inefficiencies could undermine New Zealand's goals to double export earnings.  

The Cargo Owners Council says there's been a 30% drop in productivity since 2019.  

Chair Brent Falvey says there needs to be a comprehensive reset of our ports and a strategy for the whole supply chain.  

He told Mike Hosking we just aren't keeping up with rest of the world.  

Falvey says New Zealand is in the bottom 20% for port efficiency.  

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Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports.

On the table today: The All Blacks suffered a defeat at the hands of Los Pumas in Argentina, is the criticism they're receiving justified? 

TVNZ is set to broadcast the NPC through the year, hopefully bringing attention to the local games.

And the Warriors defeated the Titans in Queensland to secure an important victory in the NRL.

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