Mike Hosking talks about tertiary education today on Mike's Minute.

[Mandarin subtitles] When a shop closes is it the government's job to mop it up? When a factory downsizes are they meant to do do something about it? Dairy is beyond the government's scope.

NZ's top business leaders gathered in Auckland today, to discuss the latest Mood of the Boardroom survey. Anne Gibson talks to some of those attending.

When a shop closes is it the government's job to mop it up? When a factory downsizes are they meant to do do something about it? Dairy is beyond the government's scope.

Air New Zealand's latest inflight safety video. Source: Air New Zealand/YouTube

New Zealand Rugby has unveiled plans for a high-tech All Blacks-themed tourist attraction in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter. To be built on a prime site, The All Blacks Experience attraction will open in 2017.

[Mandarin subtitles] Mike Hosking says we get to make the choice on the flag referendum. He says not everyone is going to be thrilled by the end of it but it's not like we didn't get a chance to participate in choosing our nation's flag.

Aucklanders talk about their ideal home and the future of Auckland housing.

Mike Hosking discusses the possibility of opening bars for the broadcast of Rugby World Cup.

Prime Minister John Key talks about David Seymour's bill to allow bars to stay open for Rugby World Cup matches.

Mike Hosking says we get to make the choice on the flag referendum. He says not everyone is going to be thrilled by the end of it but it's not like we didn't get a chance to participate in choosing our nation's flag.

In the latest of our rising stars of business series, business reporter Holly Ryan talks starting business at a young age, advice and business practice with Perceptive Research founder and chief executive Chris Pescott.

There's nothing wrong with dairy. The people who seem to panic the most, drive the headlines, they aren't the one's living it.

Donald Trump hasn't made any political decisions or mistakes which in part is why he's doing so well. The man has nothing to lose.

[Mandarin subtitles] Mike Hosking says we're moving in the right direction with the part of the world we want to do more business with, we've appeased a guy who's spent a fortune investing here and we're showcasing our talents. He asks where is the crime in this Saudi sheep deal?

[Mandarin subtitles] Mike Hosking says the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is subsidised work and doesn't pay its way. He says we need to work out how much subsidisation Tiwai Point's 800 jobs is worth.

Mike Hosking says we're moving in the right direction with the part of the world we want to do more business with, we've appeased a guy who's spent a fortune investing here and we're showcasing our talents. He asks where is the crime in this Saudi sheep deal?

The Lexus Hoverboard technology features two “cryostats”—reservoirs in which superconducting material is kept at -197 degrees (-127.22 degrees celsius) through immersion in liquid nitrogen. The board is then placed above a track that contains permanent magnets. Dr. Oliver de Hass, evico CEO, said: “The magnetic field from the track is effectively ‘frozen’ into the superconductors in the board, maintaining the distance between the board and the track— essentially keeping the board hovering. This force is strong enough to allow the rider to stand and even jump on the board.”

Mike Hosking says the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is subsidised work and doesn't pay its way. He says we need to work out how much subsidisation Tiwai Point's 800 jobs is worth.

Comments from Prime Minister Joh Key on the break-down of the talks and his confidence that a deal can still be done.

Prime Minister John Key answers questions regarding the current standpoint of the government in regards to GST on digital services and threshold of physical goods.

Award-winning New Zealand film maker Jane Campion has directed an ANZ short film highlighting gender pay inequality.

[Mandarin subtitles] Our flag looks like a British bulk-buy identity, handed out to minor colonies to remind them who was really boss. If we can come up with something better then why not?

If we can get dairy into the likes of the US, Canada and Japan it'll be like turning on a money tap. The fact medicine might cost more will mean nothing when you consider the extra business we'll be doing with dairy.

Our flag looks like a British bulk-buy identity, handed out to minor colonies to remind them who was really boss. If we can come up with something better then why not?

16 Aucklanders and 11 Wellingtonians queued up in 2015 to buy the first Apple Watches in the country. Video / Bradley Amberose

Facebook says it will begin test flights later this year of a solar-powered drone with the wingspan of a Boeing 737, the next stage of its campaign to deliver Internet service to remote parts of the world. Engineers at the giant social network say they've built a drone with a 140-foot wingspan that weighs less than 1,000 pounds. It will use lasers to send Internet signals to stations on the ground. Source: Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook

Prime Minister John Key speaks to the media about the ongoing TPP negotiations.

In the latest of our rising stars of business series, business reporter Holly Ryan talks mentors, advice and business goals with Vodafone's head of sustainability and foundation Abbie Reynolds

[With Mandarin subtitles] The government talked a big game with this TPP agreement. My opinion? There better be some pretty good upsides to counterbalance the bad.