The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The world could pay a high price for the US launching war on Iran.  

Global shipping's in turmoil as Donald Trump's naval blockade increases uncertainty, although he's hinting peace talks could resume. 

The International Monetary Fund's warning a prolonged conflict could tilt the global economy towards recession. 

Former Chief Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson, Gerard Lyons told Mike Hosking that from an economic per...

Removal of Iran’s enriched uranium will be a “very, very complex assignment” that would take many months – and that’s if Iran has actually agreed to its removal. 

US President Donald Trump told reporters this morning that Iran had agreed to give up its enriched uranium, but that had raised plenty of questions, US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking. 

The 444.9kg of uranium, enriched up to 60% purity, was left o...

There’s a sense of scepticism around a new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.  

Donald Trump's declaring victory after announcing the two countries and militant group Hezbollah will pause fighting for ten days.  

But Israel's refusing to move its thousands of troops out of southern Lebanon.  

Middle East journalist Gordon Robison told Mike Hosking it's too soon to say how this ceasefire will go.  

He says the Middle East...

A senior National MP insists the party is focused on governing, despite growing unrest around Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s leadership.  

Our newsroom understands from three sources that a fortnight ago, Luxon didn’t respond to the party’s whip Stuart Smith, who tried to raise concerns about his support in caucus. 

It’s understood MPs pushing for change could make a move in the next fortnight, with the Prime Minister...

Like a school report, the International Monetary Fund forecast for the global economy arrived in yesterday's post. 

No one escaped the Trump carnage. The UK in particular is in trouble, as is potentially Australia. 

Australia was warned not to exacerbate wartime inflation. It was a slap down, a mark against the Government and a big reveal into the way Albanese and his cronies run the place. 

The reference was to a de...

Ryan Wood's eager to prove success his in Taupō was no fluke when he gets back behind the wheel of his Toyota at the maiden Supercars event in Christchurch. 

Four races will be staged across the weekend, including a postponed race from last week's weather hampered stop in Taupo. 

Wood picked up his second career victory and a third placing across the two races that were completed. 

Wood told Mike Hosking they’ll find...

Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is an upcoming Royal visit to the United States.  

King Charles will address a joint meeting of Congress as well as meet privately with US President Donald Trump later this month.  

British lawmakers are questioning whether the visit should go ahead, as the relationship between the two countries is unusually delicate.  

Royal Correspondent Robert Hardman told Mike Hosking ...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 16th of April, our largest bank is increasing its interest rates in anticipation of OCR hikes. 

Shane Jones responds to the businesses and critics calling for more information on the country’s fuel supply.  

Kiwi Supercars driver Ryan Wood carries his momentum into Christchurch, racing at Ruapuna this weekend. 

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Moana Pasifika boss Debbie Sorensen claims the franchise are a victim of an increasingly difficult economic climate. 

They're set to disband after the Super Rugby season unless another backer is found. 

Sorensen —who is also chief executive of the Pasifika Medical Group which owns the franchise— is withdrawing financial support. 

She told Mike Hosking it's a compounding problem – people don’t have the income to buy m...

There’s astonishment at the Pope standing up for himself against Donald Trump. 

The US President accused Pope Leo of being terrible for foreign policy on Monday after the pontiff's criticism of the war on Iran and immigration crackdowns. 

Italy correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking the Pope's reaction was quite incredible. 

She thought he'd avoid the matter, but confronted it head on instead, showing he has no f...

The Government’s looking at ways to give businesses long-term certainty about fuel. 

Latest figures show we have 56 days of petrol, 45 of diesel, and 47 of jet fuel either here or en-route.  

Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones told Mike Hosking officials are considering what additional information they can release. 

He says the real plague is uncertainty, and it's not a bad idea to further mend the uncertainty in ...

The country's largest bank is again raising interest rates, days after forecasting much earlier-than-expected OCR hikes. 

ANZ is increasing most home loan rates by 10 to 20 basis points following a rise in wholesale rates. 

It's now advertising a one-year home loan rate of 4.69%. 

Independent economist Cameron Bagrie told Mike Hosking markets are pricing-in the change in forecasts. 

He says the fixed rates are b...

There’s renewed hope in the Kiwi start-up scene with a surge of investment in 2025.  

New data shows the number of deals rose 14%, with total investment surging 61% to $754 million.  

Fintech and health-tech saw strong gains, while climate and clean-tech dropped. 

Angel Association Chief executive Bridget Unsworth told Mike Hosking 47 companies were funded, compared to 51 in 2023.  

She says more money going int...

Help for struggling pharmacies could be on the way. 

The Government's proposing letting pharmacists prescribe funded medicines for conditions like scabies and conjunctivitis, so people no longer have to see a GP or pay the full pharmacy price. 

It would also cover medication for UTIs and the emergency contraceptive pill. 

Associate Health Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking smaller, local pharmacies are really b...

One of the easiest games in town is currently being played in Wellington. 

The water company has a new Māori name, and they are going to start sending out specific water bills to everyone, which upon first blush, if you have never got a water bill before, seems a lot. The average will be about $2,500. 

But then the upside is it's good to know what things actually cost, as opposed to having it all hidden away in a mass bil...

The Iran war is prompting Qantas to scale back flights within Australia, but it's flying more to Paris and Rome. 

The airline's scaling back domestic Qantas and Jetstar flights about 5%. 

Qantas says fuel prices have more than doubled since late February and remain highly volatile. 

Australia Correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking the airline is estimating its fuel bill will be around $3.3 billion for the next 1...

President Trump is suggesting talks with Iran could resume within the next two days. 

Despite the US blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a ceasefire between the sides remains in effect – but that's set to expire in a week. 

Donald Trump is hinting "something could be happening" shortly in Pakistan, where negotiations over the weekend broke down. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking US Vice President JD Van...

Today on Politics Wednesday Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to delve into the biggest political stories of the week so far. 

Cyclone Vaianu hit New Zealand over the weekend, sending multiple regions into a State of Emergency. But was the build-up to the storm and the response overblown?  

And Labour has yet to announce any major policy for the election – why? 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 15th of April, economists are divided on how quickly the Reserve Bank should raise the OCR, but there’s some good news for the tourism industry.  

AUT’s annual Trust in News report reveals Kiwis’ trust in the media is slowly growing, but there’s still a way to go.  

Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen discuss the response and preparations for Cyclone Vaianu and wh...