The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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Episodes
Scoffs at the latest cost-saving measures by Jetstar, as it's set to bring in charges for overhead carry-ons.
From February, all passengers will be able to bring one small under-seat bag weighing up to 10kg, but they'll have to fork out an extra $23 for any overhead luggage.
Jetstar says customers were stressing out looking for room in overhead lockers.
Australian Correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking he isn...
I think we can turn off the alarms and stand down the cavalry.
The changes to enrolment for this year's election have not turned out to be the cataclysmic disaster the misery merchants claimed it was going to be.
There are a number of rule changes passed late last year. The most significant one is when you enrol.
Previously you could enrol on the day. That now is changed to 12 days before election day – in t...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 5th of August, we preview the latest unemployment figures and discuss the now-halted prison massage plan.
Sarah Kennedy from Calocurb gives us the lowdown on the price of the GLP-1s in this country, access, and how far behind we are the rest of the world.
And Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell spar on the social media bill, the prison massage plan, and Luxon's...
Donald Trump continues to lash out over the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The US President's turned his attack on Attorney for Washington DC Jeanine Pirro – claiming she choked and folded like an umbrella in moving to drop charges over the pool's restoration.
After initially charging four people with vandalism, the Justice Department found damage to the $14 million lining instead came from a fla...
Today on Politics Wednesday, Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to dig into the biggest stories of the week so far.
Labour has received more details on National’s social media ban bill – how are they feeling about it now?
They also discussed the now-paused plan to roll Rongoa Māori health services to all prisons, including traditional massages, and Christopher Luxon’s comments to Roto...
A plan's been halted to roll out Rongoa Māori health services to all prisons, including traditional massages.
Newstalk ZB can reveal the expected $9 million programme would have offered the traditional Māori health services to prisoners across the country.
It included spiritual work and the holistic healing mirimiri massage.
ACT’s Todd Stephenson told Mike Hosking it shows how woke and out of touch some part...
Weight loss drugs are reshaping the US retail landscape, but New Zealand is unlikely to see the same boom anytime soon.
GLP-1 medications are now being sold through major retailers like Costco and Walmart, with some costing as little as $25 a month.
Here, they can cost more than $400 a month, and have only been available for around a year, compared to five in the US.
Calocurb CEO Sarah Kennedy told Mike Hosking Am...
Police believe tougher penalties could be the answer to clamping down on shoplifting.
Official Information Act data shows shoplifting charges hit the highest rate in 15 years, with 36 thousand laid across the 2024/25 year.
These led to the highest ever number of convictions handed down in the country’s courts.
Police Association President Steve Watt told Mike Hosking harsher punishments might influence peopl...
Unemployment's expected to increase, but it might not be all bad news for the economy.
Many economists are expecting unemployment to increase from 5.3% to 5.5%.
ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner feels volatility due to things like the war in Iran is starting to fade.
She told Mike Hosking businesses seem to be getting used to uncertainty – they’re realising they can't wait for normal conditions and ...
The Electoral Commission is preparing to turn away voters who aren't enrolled.
Electoral law changes mean people must enrol to vote by October 25th or miss out.
Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says just under 90% of people are enrolled.
He says 18 to 24-year-olds are enrolled at lower rates.
Le Quesne told Mike Hosking he wants to see these rates increase.
He says people should be talking to...
I think the majority of us would agree that the gang patch ban, along with the renewed police attitude to gang activity, has produced a pretty successful answer to what was previously a situation with gangs where they basically ran rampant, ruined a lot of people's lives and produced untold misery in a lot of small-town New Zealand.
I note as a watcher of Parliamentary Question Time that Minister of Police Mark Mitchell is ve...
A huge weekend ahead for one of the country’s best up and coming boxers.
David Nyika is set to face off against Australian Floyd Mason in the IBF cruiserweight world title eliminator.
It’s rank five versus rank six, and the winner will become the number one challenger for the title.
Nyika told Hosking this is the best-prepared he’s been for any fight he’s done, having had 15 weeks’ n...
Rod Liddle has sadly passed away unexpectedly at the age of 66.
He was the Mike Hosking Breakfast UK correspondent since July 2016.
He challenged conventional thinking and left an indelible mark on British journalism. His contributions to the show were always spectacular and kept our audience up-to-date with the key issues in Britain.
His three kids Wilder, Tyler and Emmy said "he left a legacy we are incredibly proud o...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 4th of August, the Government has confirmed that the fuel support measures will continue – after a great start, have we trapped ourselves?
We remember and celebrate the life of our long time UK Correspondent Rod Liddle, who passed away overnight at the age of 66.
Kiwi boxer David Nyika joins for a chat ahead of the title contender fight that would give h...
Hayden Paddon's booked a World Rally Championship drive on his favoured surface.
He's back on gravel in Paraguay this month after three appearances for Hyundai on tarmac this season.
Paddon’s last WRC appearance on gravel was the 2018 Rally Australia, in which he finished second for Hyundai.
The Kiwi driver told Mike Hosking the contract was originally only comprised of the three tarmac rallies, so the gra...
New Zealanders' credit performance continues to improve, with outstanding repayments falling to their lowest level in five years.
The latest Centrix Credit Indicator report shows consumer arrears levels are now 13.9% lower year on year.
There are still 84 thousand people whose payments are 90 or more days overdue.
Chief Operating Officer Monika Lacey told Mike Hosking consumers are being a little more cautious i...
The Construction Minister believes a picture is clearly being painted of a recovery in the sector.
Stats NZ figures show new home approvals rose 19% annually to June – topping 40 thousand for the first time since 2023.
More than 18 thousand consents were issued for standalone houses and 22 thousand for townhouses, representing increases of 17% and 21% respectively.
Chris Penk told Mike Hosking consents are ...
Questions are mounting over how a large influx of migrants made it to Morocco's border unhindered.
An estimated 60 thousand people attempted to swim around the northern Africa border to the Spanish enclave Ceuta – all but five thousand have since left.
Spain's civil guard is continuing to look for bodies, so far at least 72 have been found.
Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking they floode...
The boom in Chinese-made cars continues, with one dealer receiving their largest shipment to date.
New passenger vehicle registrations rose more than 14% year on year in July.
It's driven by strong growth from Chinese manufacturers BYD and Chery – both rising more than 140%.
BYD New Zealand General Manager Warren Wilmot told Mike Hosking the fuel crisis is turning people towards electric vehicles. &...
The Finance Minister says fuel support will stay in place until the Government is confident prices won't spike again.
It's extending the in-work tax credit, higher mileage rates for health workers and eligible patients, and reimbursements for relievers.
That's despite average pump prices sitting below $3 for four weeks.
Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking the measures will return to Cabinet once prices fall below that...
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