On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 10th of February, Energy Minister Simon Watts provides some more details regarding a new LNG import facility.

Are we worried enough about the peach “dumping” from China? And does it extend beyond peaches?

Forensic science specialist Tom Coyle discusses his 37 years in the job and working some of New Zealand’s top cases.

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From true crime to Sherlock Holmes to CSI, people all around the world have a fascination with crime, mystery, and forensics.

And Thomas Coyle has been up close with the field for decades.

He started his career as a fingerprint examiner at Scotland Yard when he was a teenager, before moving to New Zealand decades later, setting himself up as one of our most prominent forensic experts and crime scene investigators.

It led to him being named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2024, and he now runs his own forensic business and teaches students from as early as year 2.

Coyle’s 37-year career is detailed in his new book, ‘The Dead Speak: My Life in Forensics’.

He told Mike Hosking there’s a lot of information in the book, but he hopes it’s honest, raw, and gives a ‘real insight’ into what forensic science is about at crime scenes.

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There’s confidence a new gas importing facility will deliver benefits that outweigh the costs.

The Government’s confirmed it will build a liquefied natural gas import facility in Taranaki, with a contract expected by mid-year.

It says the project will save the country about $265 million annually – roughly $50 per household.

Energy Minister Simon Watts told Mike Hosking that Huntly Power Station only covers 50% of the energy problem, and while they have gas generation capacity out there, they don’t have the fuel to run it during dry years.

He says it’s why they need that certainty of volume and certainty of supply.

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