The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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Episodes
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 18th of May, Winston Peters tries to speak his bank buying idea into being.
The Prime Minister responds to Winston Peters wanting to buy BNZ.
Jason Pine and Andrew Saville cover Auckland FC, the Warriors win (and also loss) and the surfing in Raglan.
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...Can anyone tell me why literally everything that is ever done in the education space is rejected, hated and railed against by the unions?
Have the education unions ever not asked for more money, more resources or more non-contact time, while at the same time telling you everything in the classroom is crap?
The NCEA changes confirmed over the weekend, to most parent's eyes, will make perfect sense.
Anyone who has had kids through th...
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine join Mike Hosking to review the weekends' sports.
The Warriors defeated the Broncos in Brisbane, is this finally our year?
And Auckland FC have defeated Adelaide to progress to the A League Grand Final, where they'll face Sydney FC on home turf.
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Chris Luxon is firing back at Winston Peters over his latest comments about immigration.
The New Zealand First Leader has been accusing his Coalition partners National and Act of being too slow on immigration.
The Prime Minister and National Leader says he feels like there's a bit of anti-immigration cos-playing going on, whereby some politicians pretend to be Donald Trump, Nigel Farage or Marine Le Pen.
He told Mike Hosking that t...
The New Zealand First leader says they'll be telling the National Australia Bank we want our bank back - as he lays out plans for the Government to buy BNZ.
The party will campaign on the purchase - after its sale in 1992 - and merging it with Kiwibank to create a National Bank of New Zealand.
Winston Peters told Mike Hosking that the bank may not be for sale, but they'll make sure it is.
He says he doubts the National Austra...
A defence lawyer believes removing good character references for sexual offending is unlikely to make much difference at sentencing.
The National Party's latest policy would see judges no longer be allowed to consider positive testimonies about offenders.
Law Association Vice President Samira Taghavi told Mike Hosking that those references already carry limited weight in court.
She says judges don't put a lot of emphasis on good ch...
A significant investment's in store for primary schools - as maths results begin to improve.
The Education Minister's set to announce a boost for classroom resources and teacher support this afternoon.
It comes as 36% of Year 6s met maths expectations in 2025 - up from 30%.
Massey University Distinguished Mathematics Professor Gaven Martin says that's more than four thousand extra students succeeding.
He says if this success ...
I have learned a lot about kids and university, having had two attend and graduate and one still immersed in the experience.
Here are the takeouts.
Generally, you go for a reason. You have an idea of what you want to achieve and those who don’t, flounder quickly.
I have many examples of kids who enrolled because "that is what you do".
Schools too often give university as a default. It has a snobbery about it...
Is Chris Hipkins missing a gene?
Does he have a self-destructive predilection? Or is he just a pillock by nature?
He rolls into Auckland to tell the nation's biggest city and engine room in election year that she's all good and everyone has moved on from the lockdowns. His lockdowns.
The home handyman from the Hutt, telling Auckland what's what.
What an arrogant twat.
He was in Auckland to build rappor...
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.
Got there at last. In a country with less than no money, why spend a fortune on an idea that didn’t, doesn’t, and won't, work.
Sir Graham Henry: 8/10
This is an excellent idea, and Dave Rennie needs to be congratulated. Big brains and a lot of experie...
The leaders of the world's two most powerful countries haven't been able to agree on many things during their face-to-face talks in Beijing.
US President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping is offering to help in some way with America's war in Iran, without providing military assistance.
But Xi's warned Trump the US and China could clash over Taiwan if they're not on the same page.
US Correspondent Rich...
The end of the week has arrived, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back on the line to Wrap the Week that Was.
They offered some viewing recommendations and discussed awards ceremonies and a significant date for one of the Breakfast team.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 15th of May, all eyes are on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, and Nikhil Ravishankar discusses a shocking forecast for Air NZ.
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie gives his first one-on-one interview since taking up the role.
And Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk gifts and an anniversary for one of the team as they Wrap the Week.
Get th...
A concession from All Blacks coach Dave Rennie as he deliberates his first squad for July's Nations Championship series.
He'll attend the Chiefs-Highlanders Super match in Hamilton tonight as the squeeze comes on for players to impress.
A 34-strong group will be named for the tests against France, Ireland, and Italy, with a further 10 added for the tour of South Africa.
Rennie told Mike Hosking the depth of talent...
A major roll out of the Government's new curriculum's been delayed for some subjects following months of pressure from the education sector.
The new curriculum for science and social sciences will be phased in across two years, beginning at the start of 2027.
The new health and physical education, the arts, technology, and languages curriculum will also begin to be rolled out in 2029.
Education Minister Erica S...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed they want to build a stable relationship, but their competing priorities could get in the way.
Trump claims Xi is offering to help in some way with America's war in Iran, without providing military assistance.
Sky News Australia correspondent Jonathan Kearsley says Trump sees an opportunity for China to help.
But Kearsley told Mike Hosking Trump doesn't want to ask for Xi's ...
Air New Zealand's woes are expected to last for as long as the war in Iran continues.
The national carrier's revealed its looking at staff redundancies and more flight reductions due to the surging cost of jet fuel.
It's now forecasting a full-year pre-tax loss of up to $390 million.
Nikhil Ravishankar told Mike Hosking run rates won't get worse, but fluctuating jet fuel prices will keep weighing on the airline's ...
Bit of buzz around Kiwibank as it potentially looks to have another crack at getting bigger, and by getting bigger, then becomes better able to take on the so-called "big four".
This is business and it's politics.
Asset sales are back on the agenda, especially for the National and ACT parties.
NZ First, not so much. So it may well be one of those things that gets tossed around as an idea, but in the reality of an ...
Qantas and Jetstar have announced their biggest-ever investment in New Zealand.
Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson says the Qantas Group wants to work with our Government to achieve more routes, access, and affordability.
She says Jetstar's undergoing it's biggest-ever expansion in New Zealand and has added more than 800-thousand trans-Tasman seats over the past 12 months.
Hudson acknowledges the airline's had to hike...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 14th of May, we get a couple of interesting insights into business in this country when it comes to governance and brick and mortar retailers.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis discusses her ever shrinking Budget operating allowance.
And CEO of Jetstar Steph Tully unpacks the recent claim they’re committed to New Zealand while also cutting routes and flights due ...
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