The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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It was a highly divisive speech from Benjamin Netanyahu as thousands protest his visit to the US.
The Israeli Prime Minister is meeting Vice President Kamala Harris today.
His talks to the US Congress yesterday were boycotted by dozens of senior lawmakers due to his role facilitating the war and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Mike Hosking the R...
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.
Tech: 3/10
For all that it's changed we have become hopelessly reliant on a thing we don’t get and can't cope with when it doesn’t work right.
We won and we saw some new talent. Whether it swept America is...
New Zealand's opposing proposals for infant formula label changes while Australia is adopting them.
Dairy industry groups raised concern it could impact exports of the product.
Ministers from both countries met to discuss the proposal written by the collective Food Standards Authority.
Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard sought a review but failed.
He told Mike Hoskin...
At the end of the week the Government's much debated military academies for young offenders will be underway.
They are probably the headline aspect of this weird, overall scrap we seem to have been having post the election around ideas that are to be enacted and yet don’t have a level of acceptance from the opponents, despite the fact that what those opponents propose and support doesn’t, and hasn’t, worked.
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 26th of July, one of our two flagbearers Aaron Gate is on the show to talk the honour of leading our Olympic squad.
Mike has discovered a brand new condiment - but you better get in quick before it sells out!
Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking once more to Wrap the Week that was.
They talked kimchi sprinkles, the CrowdStrike outage and bets were flying as we got an insight into the questions floating around in Mike’s mind.
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Nelson's proposed sandwich board ban is being viewed as a case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
The city council's looking at banning the signs, requiring businesses to have a resource consent to display them in a public place.
One sandwich board is allowed under existing rules.
Mayor Nick Smith told Mike Hosking it's not something he supports but acknowledges boards can create...
The Government wants to override a Court of Appeal decision over Māori claims to coastlines.
The Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister has announced plans to tighten restrictions, requiring iwi seeking Customary Marine Titles to prove they've had continuous exclusive use and ownership of the area since 1840.
Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking a 2023 court ruling went too far in weakening the eligi...
Concerns are rising in Otago over a lack of transparency from the regional council about new freshwater rules.
Federated Farmers Otago has written to councillors, district mayors, and ministers, demanding the latest draft of the council's Land and Water Plan be made public.
The rules are scheduled to come into force in October and will have immediate legal effect.
Former President of...
It's a proud moment for two athletes after being named New Zealand's flag bearers for the 2024 Olympic games.
Track cyclist Aaron Gate and sailing athlete Jo Aleh were formally announced at a ceremony this morning.
Two-time Olympian Jo Aleh won gold at London 2012 and Silver in Rio 2016, while four-time Olympian Aaron Gate won Bronze at London 2012.
Gate told Mike Hosking it's a speci...
The British Government has suspended seven Labour MPs for six months after they voted against an amendment to scrap the UK’s two-child benefit cap.
The Scottish National Party had voted to end the policy, which prevents almost all parents from claiming child tax credit for more than two children.
The ame...
Reality TV series Match Fit is back for its fourth season, with the first episode airing last night.
The series involves ex-rugby union and rugby league stars getting back into shape both physically and mentally, coached by Sir Graham Henry and Tawera Nikau respectively.
Stars of the new series Pita Alatini and Louie Anderson joined Mike Hosking to discuss the new season.
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Officials in Italy's Capri are planning a crackdown on overtourism to the Isle.
One of the isle's mayor is proposing a barrier of 40 buoys to be placed 100 metres offshore for a distance of around 6km around its western side.
It comes after Venice wrapped up a pilot programme charging entrance fees to day-trippers.
Italian correspondent Jo McKenna says Capri was also forced to temporarily suspend visitor arrivals in June when its w...
The hopeful part in this Royal Commission into Abuse in Care seems to be that everyone who can now do something about it starts on the same page.
There seems universal agreement we have a national disgrace, it never should have happened and redress is needed as fast as possible.
It hopefully means, for now anyway, that those who have told their stories know they have been heard and are believed.
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 25th of July, Erica Stanford has a massive job in front of her as she responds to the Abuse in Care report and what we do going forward.
Are you an athlete if you participate in e-sports? The olympic committee has announced a 2025 e-sports games in Saudi Arabia.
Ex-All Black and ex-Warrior and Kiwi Louie Anderson join the show to talk being part of season four of Matc...
Preparations for the next Olympics are already underway, in the form of the inaugural Olympic Esports.
The International Olympic Commitee has announced the competition will take place next year, with Saudi Arabia just named as hosts.
It'll have gold medals just like Paris, but it will also have NZ$100 mi...
The Emissions Trading Scheme could soon stop Kiwis from eating their greens.
Greenhouse tomato, cucumber and capsicum growers are set to be affected by changes to industrial allocation.
Major producers could be lumped with a $200,000 fee, and Vegetables New Zealand says that will put some out of busines...
An NZIER report finds New Zealand's inadvertently discouraging talented people from moving here.
Our current tax laws make expat Kiwis and migrants pay for the investments they made before coming here.
The rules impose tax on the paper value of those investments, even if they are still in start-up phase ...
The new Tsar of the health system says the agency has an over-spending problem, not an under-funding problem.
The Government's sacked the board of Health New Zealand, replacing it solely with the chair Lester Levy and giving him a new title of commissioner.
Levy intends to appoint four regional leaders....
Erica Stanford says the Government will do everything it can to get faith-based groups to apologise for the part they played in the abuse of thousands.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry estimates 200,000 of around 655,000 people in care were abused between 1950 and 2019.
Abuse and neglect was widespread i...
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