Mark the Week: The Crusaders had a year to forget

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.    Elections: 8/10  Democracy in action is always good, especially in a world where democracy doesn’t reach all corners and not everyone gets a say.    The Crusaders: 3/10  A year to forget and a dynasty undone. Plenty of work-ons as they say, but that old hackneyed "sack the coach" thing reminds us how trigger happy and superficial we can be.    The Trump fundraising record: 6/10  Does that mean crime pays?    Labour asking for your tax cut: 2/10  Surely in Opposition when you are not actually doing anything, you can keep the stupidity down to a minimum.    The Māori wards submissions: 3/10  Yet more angsting around race. We already have the best system and it's called democracy, and anyone can run, and everyone gets a free and fair go. Try it. It works.    The hunger striker: 0/10  He had three demands and not one was met, nor were they ever going to be, obviously. Which simply reminds us that the self-absorbed know no bounds.    The Radio Awards: 8/10  ZB station of the year, Niva newsreader of the year, the people who produce this were producers of the year, and so it went. It turns out in a media landscape littered recently with casualties there are still quite a few who have it together, deliver the goods, make the profits and revel in a future that’s pretty bright.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.