But how else would one wake up in the morning

I can't let this pass unremarked. Geoff Robinson is retiring from National Radio. I have been waking up to his voice on week-day morning for at least the last 30 years. All I can really say to him is thank you - it just won't be the same without you.

At least Simon Mercep has proven a good co-host. But the last thing we need now is for RNZ to try to find one of those rabid attack dog interviewers. We don't ever need another Mike Hosking in the mornings. Morning report should be about information not confrontation - Robinson understood that better than anybody and did it superbly.