Mark the Week: Free pies are the debate of the week in some respects

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.   The deal: 7/10 About time. Although in saying that;   The deal in the grand scheme of things: 8/10 18 days post votes counted, for a first time three way Government, complete with egos and early aggro. Come on, that’s pretty good.   Top Gear: 3/10 There is little enough great telly left these days, killing off the stuff so many watched has got to be painful.   Joe Biden: 81 It's not the number, it's what it looks like. That’s his problem, when he is 82 and it's election year.   Las Vegas: 6/10 They got saved by the race, but F1 is too big and too important to have that sort of shambles on display at an elite level. Auckland Transport: 1/10 $470,000 for a pedestrian crossing tells you how mad it's all become, how out of control it all is and how unaccountable too many people are.   Israel: 6/10 It seems wrong to mark a war, but a pause and a deal is better than what we have seen.   Pies: 5/10 Debate of the week in some respects. Is a free pie a nice gesture, or hundreds of thousands of dollars we don’t have of waste?   Kate Hawkesby: any number you want/10 A sad day for Newstalk ZB and listeners, as one of the industry's very best talents walks away. I am hoping it's only for a while. Believe me, this industry is shockingly short of great personalities and her exit hasn’t helped. I am working hard on a return.   LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.