National claims empowering landlords to evict tenants without cause will help renters.

The party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says increased tenancy regulation has decreased supply, pushing up rent prices.

He told Mike Hosking the policy has caused landlords to fear renting to vulnerable people, as there's no way to easily evict them if things don't work out.

Under the current law, landlords can terminate a tenancy under a range of justifiable reasons, like anti-social behaviour or being three weeks behind on rent.

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There has been plenty of discussion amongst tax experts around fairness within the system.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed no major tax overhaul will be made in this term of government, including on capital gains.

But, KPMG Tax Partner Rebecca Armour told Mike Hosking there's an argument for one, where people in the same economic position pay the same amount of tax.

She says people earning $50,000 in salary have an effective tax rate which is much higher than someone earning the same amount in the form of a capital gain.

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There are signs of a changing landscape in the rental market.

The latest monthly Tony Alexander Investor Insight survey has found a net 13 percent of investors are finding it easier to get good tenants.

That result is the highest reading in the survey since March last year.

Independent economist Tony Alexander told Mike Hosking it's partly driven by tourists and overseas students coming back into the rental market.

He says the change is having an upward pressure on rents and making it easier for landlords to find great tenants.

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A new New Zealand company is aiming to make green hydrogen a viable alternative energy source in this country and worldwide.

Because green hydrogen can be created sustainably using renewable energy, the clean energy source is a transition away from oil and gas.

BSPKL co-founder and CEO Christina Houlihan joined Mike Hosking.

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Time now for a definitive look into one of sports global superstars.

LeBron James.

Born to a 16-year-old solo mother and moving around from family member to family member, he has since become an athlete bigger than the game and equal to only Michael Jordan.

James is the first active NBA athlete to become a billionaire and the NBA's all time leading points scorer.

So it was about time we got a biography about him - the first definitive biography, simply titled LeBron, has been written by Jeff Benedict.

Jeff also wrote Tiger Woods, the hugely acclaimed biography considered the closest insight into Tiger's life, that was eventually made into a mini docuseries.

Jeff Benedict joined Mike Hosking.

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The All Blacks coaching team for 2024 has been confirmed.

Joining Scott Robertson as assistant coaches will be Jason Ryan, Leon MacDonald, Jason Holland and Scott Hansen.

This leaves the Blues and Hurricanes looking for new coaches next season.

Former All Blacks coach Alex 'Grizz' Wyllie joined Mike Hosking to discuss whether the coaching lineup is geared for success.

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A push to get more children back into school.

Newstalk ZB can reveal nearly 10,000 children aged between five and 13 are not enrolled in formal education, almost 4,000 more than in 2021. 

It's the highest number reported in the last five years.

New Zealand Blue Light supports thousands of disengaged children who have become unenrolled.

Chief Operating Officer Brendon Crompton told Mike Hosking parents should be held accountable.

He says they know if a child isn't in school, they're more likely to get into crime or become a teen parent.

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The Climate Change Commission says we're relying too much on planting trees to soak up greenhouse gas emissions.

In draft advice to the Government, released yesterday, it says the Emissions Trading Scheme needs reform.

Chairman Rod Carr told Mike Hosking we need to separate the incentive to reduce emissions, from the incentives to plant trees.

He says that way it's clear as to why we need to reduce emissions and what we expect the outcome to be from planting trees.

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The Reserve Bank is looking to make it easier for potential home buyers to get into the market.

They're proposing changes to the loan to value restrictions, which currently mean banks can only give 10 percent of new loans to borrowers with deposits under 20 percent.

They want to up that to 15 percent at the beginning of June.

Bayleys Real Estate Agent, Karen Asquith told Mike Hosking anything that encourages market activity is positive.

She says now is a good time for buyers to be looking, with changes easing first home buyers and investors into the market.

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A tax expert says the current tax system is working.

Inland Revenue's wealth report shows the top one percent of earners pay a median effective tax rate of 9.4 percent when including capital gains on investments.

Meanwhile, Treasury estimates a comparable tax rate for a "middle wealth" Kiwi is roughly 20 percent.

OliverShaw partner Robin Oliver told Mike Hosking the tax system, overall, isn't broken.

He says it's relatively simple and efficiently raises a lot of money the Government can then spend.

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