The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Labour says the Government's scrapping of iwi-council partnerships will likely cause more friction.   

The newest Resource Management Act reforms aim to throw out any existing deals between councils and iwi, and prevent more from being signed.  

The Government argues these agreements have become out-of-scope – giving unelected officials a position at the decision-making table.  

Labour MP Ginny Andersen to...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 22nd of July, Finance Minister Nicola Willis discusses inflation and the bailout for Golden Bay Cement. 

TVNZ CEO Jodi O'Donnell speaks on their FIFA World Cup streaming numbers and what’s to come in the future, and comments on the decision to put a 16 minute World Cup package at the top of the 6pm news over Ryan Fox's major win. 

Mark Mitchell and Ginny ...

TVNZ have secured the exclusive broadcast and streaming rights to the next men's FIFA World Cup in 2030. 

They've announced the news on the back of declaring the hybrid free-to-air and pay model used for this year's tournament a success. 

This week's final reached 761 thousand New Zealanders, while the All Whites coverage was viewed by more than a million people. 

TVNZ CEO Jodi O’Donnell told Mike Hosking they ...

Demand for New Zealand avocados is changing, with growth now less reliant on our trans-Tasman neighbour.  

Rabobank's latest exports report found exports in the latest season reached more than 3.4 million trays – down 9% due to wind damage.  

Exports to our biggest market —Australia— are dropping, while shipments to Asian markets are booming, with South Korea up 70%.  

Avocado Growers' Association C...

More students are needing extra help while sitting their NCEA exams, new data shows. 

NZQA data shows Special Assessment Condition applications have tripled in the past decade, with more than 23 thousand last year. 

The support can include extra time or rest breaks for students with learning or mental health needs. 

Secondary Principals' Council chair Steve McCracken told Mike Hosking the significant increase is like...

The Government's celebrating strong momentum in the minerals sector.  

A one-year review of the Government's Minerals Strategy shows exports have climbed from $1.46 billion in 2023 to about $2.5 billion this year. 

Gold production and employment have also grown, with more than $30 million in royalties expected this financial year. 

Minerals Council Chief Executive Josie Vidal told Mike Hosking they're optimistic, but...

The Finance Minister expects to see power prices start easing "soon". 

Inflation's hit a two-year high of 4.1%. 

It's been driven not only by the surge in global petrol and diesel prices thanks to the war in Iran, but also the 12% annual rise in household electricity bills. 

Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking the increase in power generation is pushing down commercial power prices and should also start bringing down hou...

Nicola Willis told us she did not take the decision lightly, and well, she might have said that. 

She's lucky it's only cost $60 million. We still don’t know the terms, but we need to. 

This is Golden Bay Cement, and the Government has come to their rescue. 

Without this help, allegedly, they would have closed. 

There is only one supplier in the country – this in and of itself would seem to be an iss...

A new era of British politics has arrived at Downing Street with Andy Burnham vowing to put people before politics. 

The former Manchester Mayor and Labour cabinet minister has become Britain's fifth leader in four years, replacing Sir Keir Starmer. 

He wants to make politics more about problem-solving than point-scoring – taking power out of government and putting it into the hands of the people. 

UK Correspon...

Weary from a sleepless night of celebrations, golfer Ryan Fox is still coming to grips with his Open Championship victory. 

Fox has joined Michael Campbell, Sir Bob Charles, and Dame Lydia Ko in winning a golf major, holding his nerve to win The Open at Royal Birkdale and pocketing $5.5 million. 

He has returned to his Florida base, having hauled both the Claret Jug and a replica across the Atlantic as carry-on luggage.&n...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 21st of July, we hear from the political commentator Adam Boulton as Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s new Prime Minister – the seventh in a decade.  

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop speaks on the scrapping of iwi-council deals in the new system, and the Government’s bailout for Golden Bay Cement.  

And Open champion Ryan Fox joins us after a night...

New Zealand's milking it in the dairy market, holding our place as the world’s largest single-country dairy exporter. 

Rabobank’s World Dairy Map shows we accounted for 22.1% of global exports last year. 

It highlights global dairy trade grew by 11% across this time frame. 

Rabobank Senior Agricultural Analyst Emma Higgins told Mike Hosking that China is still the biggest customer in the global dairy spac...

There's cautious optimism from economists that inflation will start falling after today.  

Stats NZ is releasing CPI figures for the June quarter later this morning, which is expected to largely reflect the impact of the Iran war, along with other cost pressures like rates and utility costs. 

Economists expect it surge to somewhere around 4%. 

BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones told Mike Hosking that based on their forec...

The RMA Reform Minister says there's been a "mad rush" for councils and iwi to secure deals before the concept is scrapped.  

The Government had initially planned for the Mana Whakahono ā Rohe to be transferred to the new Resource Management Act system.  

But that will no longer be the case, the Government arguing these agreements have become out-of-scope and unfit for purpose.  

Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hoski...

Andy Burnham's arrival at Number 10 Downing St is being seen as a big shift for Britain. 

The former Manchester Mayor and Labour cabinet minister has become the UK's seventh Prime Minister in a decade. 

He's replaced Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned after a collapse in public support. 

UK political commentator Adam Boulton told Mike Hosking Burnham's cabinet appointments so far bring a very different face to the Britis...

A New Zealand clinical study's found plant-based weight loss alternatives can stimulate the same hormones targeted by the likes of Ozempic and Wegovy. 

Calocurb researchers say participants lost an average of nearly four kilos over six months, compared with less than half a kilo for those taking a placebo. 

The natural GLP-1 activator is made from Kiwi hops and vegetable oil and is designed to preserve lean muscle. 

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Ryan Fox has won The Open Championship, becoming the third Kiwi ever to take home the title. 

He's been praised for his efforts by Sir Bob Charles, who won the same title sixty years ago.

Fox's coach Marcus Wheelhouse told Mike Hosking that he's still in a state of disbelief. 

'Yeah, so, so many deep breaths are going on at the moment and, states of disbelief and, and excitement and yeah, all, those emotions. It's incredi...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 20th of July, Ryan Fox's coach Marcus Wheelhouse joins us straight after Fox's first golf major win at The Open.

The PM is back from holiday and talks the new ferries and names, councils doing deals with local iwi ahead of the law changes and when we are doing more about AI.

Jason Pine and Andrew Saville talk the Fox win, the World Cup final and it's halftime show and t...

With a war he doesn’t know how to finish it seems the Trump plan, given the Iran problem will reflect badly for him in the midterms, is to gerrymander the vote by pretending they have an emergency.

That was largely the point of Friday's speech, which contained a re-issuing of old material, none of which specifically claimed his famed 2020 election was stolen.

A couple of polls out over the weekend have;

1) His approval rating...