The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The Education sector is hoping today’s Budget will address the staff shortages. 

$53 million was allocated to the training and recruitment of new teachers in a pre-Budget announcement, but NZEI’s Mark Potter said that it’s not going to be enough. 

He told Mike Hosking that they need both staffing and financial support, as well as specialists, therapists, psychologists, and so on to address the desp...

There’s hopes today's Budget will go some way to addressing staff shortages in the health sector. 

The Budget’s release comes amid strike action from both junior doctors and blood workers. 

Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists told Mike Hosking that it’ll take an extra $1.8 billion just to keep the health system ticking over as it is. 

She said that they w...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 30th May, a variety of sectors told us their hopes and wishes for today's Budget. 

Assistant police commissioner Mike Johnson joined to discuss how they are going to handle the Te Pati Māori backed protest clogg...

Kiwi Dai Henwood is one of the country’s most prolific comics. 

He's popped up on the screen in a number of programmes including Family Feud, The Project, Dancing with the Stars, and more recently, Taskmaster NZ. 

He went public with his battle against bowel cancer last year, and since then is now the healthiest he’s been in his life, he told Mike Hosking.

Traffic is being disrupted around the country this morning with thousands of people joining motorcades and hikoi against the Government's positions on Māori issues. 

A campaign group named Toitū Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty) planned a strike today to “demonstrate a unified Aotearoa response to the Government’s assault on tangata whenua [Māori people] and Te Tiriti of Waitangi”. 

Protesters were exp...

New Zealand's population growth is slowing. 

Last year's census data shows that while the population did increase by 300,000 people since the last census five years ago, the rate of growth has slowed considerably. 

But Otago University sociologist Byrndl Hohmann-Marriott told Mike Hosking that it's not a concern. 

She says our population is expected to keep growing for the next 50 yea...

The infrastructure sector wants to see certainty in today's Budget, in the form of a construction "pipeline". 

Upgrades are needed across a majority of the country’s infrastructure, and the sector wants a program that will give a coherent delivery over the coming years. 

Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Mike Hosking that the Government needs to prioritise money in the ri...

Health New Zealand says it's deeply concerned about today's dual strike action from junior doctors and blood workers.  

It's junior doctor's third round of strikes and the beginning of a week of action from Blood Service lab workers.  

Health New Zealand's accusing the unions of scheduling action at the same time, compounding patient impact.  

But Chief People Officer Andrew Slater to...

Condemnation of the Reserve Bank's latest change to mortgage rules. 

The central bank has confirmed it's going ahead with plans to introduce "debt to income" restrictions, preventing home buyers from borrowing more than six times their pre-tax income. 

The changes will be partially offset by the easing of LVR restrictions, to allow for more low-deposit lending. 

But property commentat...

Part of the day of upset, or protest, or whatever the Māori Party are calling it tomorrow, is about the way they feel they are being treated by this new Government. 

So, although it's Budget Day, it's not really about the Budget. 

It's about section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act and the right to vote if councils unilaterally invoke Māori seats and the move to replace or repeal references to the Tr...

There's no clear end in sight for student protests over accommodation fees at Auckland University. 

Members of the Students for Fair Rent group haven't been paying rent since the start of this month. 

They're demanding a blanket rent reduction and safeguards against future rises. 

Group founder Matthew Lee told Mike Hosking that the university has a responsibility to provide safe, sec...

A Napier wine has been deemed the best in the world. 

The city's Church Road Winery has won Best Chardonnay at the International Wine Challenge. 

Chief Winemaker Chris Scott told Mike Hosking that they've already been struggling to keep up with demand, and he reckons this will exacerbate the problem. 

Despite the local vineyard getting the accolade, France, Australia, and Spain remain...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 29th of May, will the Reserve Bank's recently announced alterations to the debt-to-income ratio help or hinder the economy and housing market? 

Is the protest organised by the Māori Party for Budget Day actually legal? We look at the potential consequences

The Police Minister is condemning protesters' plans to disrupt major motorways tomorrow. 

Toitu Te Tiriti is urging people to protest tomorrow as a demonstration against government action towards Māori and Māori matters. 

Police are preparing to deal with planned slow-moving motorcades on major roads in a bid to disrupt morning traffic. 

Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking...

There's been clashes outside the New York City courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money trial has been held. 

Actor Robert de Niro has been speaking against Trump. 

He's argued with a spectator, saying law enforcement officers had to put their lives on the line during the 2021 Capitol protests.  

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that de Niro called Trump a “clown”, ...

An employment lawyer warns that some workers will be liable for consequences for taking part in nationwide strikes tomorrow. 

Toitu Te Tiriti is urging people to protest against the government's position on Māori and Te Tiriti on Budget Day. 

Strikes need to be within a legal framework in the context of bargaining, or some health and safety issues. 

Employment Lawyer Alastair Espie to...

A media company chief executive says agreements to make tech companies pay for news have been successful in other countries.  

A Select Committee's recommended the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill not be passed in its current form.  

Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith says they've not made a decision. 

Michael Boggs, the CEO of NZME which owns Newstalk ZB, told Mike Hos...

The news isn't all bad for prospective first home buyers. 

The Reserve Bank has confirmed major changes to mortgage rules from July, which will prevent most owner-occupiers from borrowing more than six times their pre-tax income. 

It's also signalling it will keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.5% for the rest of the year. 

Key Mortgages broker Jeremy Andrews told Mike Hosking ...

Things are heating up as the UK moves closer to its general election. 

The election is generally a two-horse race between the two major parties, the Conservatives and Labour, but UK Correspondent Rod Liddle says nobody really seems to want either horse. 

He said that there’s no great enthusiasm for Labour, with a poll saying that only 15% of the public are firmly in their camp, and there’s certainl...