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Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking

Mark the Week: Was the ceasefire expiring Trump's worst hour yet?

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Mike Hosking ,
Publish Date
Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 10:57am
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Photo / Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Photo / Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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. 

 

GDP: 9/10 

The Infometrics Q2 read is the final nail in the misery merchants' coffin – the turnaround is real. 

 

Chris Hipkins: 4/10 

Between the streaming bill he didn’t know he had and the Prime Minister interviews he didn’t listen to, does this look like a guy who is razor sharp and ready to rumble in an election campaign? 

 

Ginny Andersen ruling out all taxes: 7/10 

Big call and had to have made Chlöe choke on her oats. 

 

The ceasefire: 2/10 

Is that Trump's worst hour yet? Think of all the things he said versus all the things that didn’t happen. It's almost as though he makes it up or doesn’t have a clue what's going on. 

 

Liam Lawson: 9/10 

Oh, the irony of hand injuries and Zandvoort. Can we really rule a podium out? 

 

LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW 

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