The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 7th of October, there are new measures from the Government to improve attendance rates, with dozens more schools signing up for support.  

Health NZ’s buying thousands of vapes —including flavoured products— for those trying to quit smoking, and Mike is incredulous.  

Chelsea Winter discusses her new cookbook and answers questions on that wellness retreat. 

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A researcher says all she can do is laugh about the Government ordering more vapes for those wanting to quit smoking. 

Health New Zealand's been providing vape kits to smokers for almost a year as part of a pilot programme, initially ordering three thousand kits.  

Newstalk ZB has revealed it's ordering more, including flavours like cinnamon and blueberry.  

Auckland University researcher Kelly Burrowes told Mike Hos...

More than 200 people have won by default in this weekend's local election, but that's an improvement on decades prior. 

Newstalk ZB analysis of the thousands of council races over five consecutive elections have found more than one in seven roles have been won by the only person who stood. 

Unopposed elections have fallen by about a third since 2001. 

Gisborne Mayor and Local Government NZ Vice-President Rehette Stol...

Uncertainty whether a potential law criminalising protest action near private residences will be effective. 

Legislation is currently before Parliament that would give the Police greater power to move protesters in residential areas along – submissions on the bill closing yesterday.  

At the same time, an arrest has been made after an alleged vandalism at Winston Peters' Auckland home, which saw a window smashed and glass...

Airlines are backing the Commerce Commission's decision to stop short of a formal inquiry into airport regulation. 

It's instead looking at changing how much information airports should provide airlines about major upgrades. 

This follows Air New Zealand writing to the regulator, raising that the costs it was facing from airports were growing out of control. 

Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director Cath O...

France is farewelling its fifth Prime Minister in under two years as it enters a fresh political crisis. 

The country's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just hours after appointing his new cabinet. 

His ministerial line-up has been heavily criticised by parties in the National Assembly.   

Newstalk ZB's Paris correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking Lecornu believed negotiations between o...

David Seymour says the Government's winning because attendance is improving.  

The Associate Education Minister's putting $140 million towards improving attendance over four years, promising to reach twice the number of students. 

Extra support is going to 170 schools with chronic absence. 

Seymour told Mike Hosking when defining our long-term future, the thing that matters most is getting kids into class.  

He ...

Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports.

On the table today: The Broncos defeat Melbourne Storm to win the NRL final.

The All Blacks beat the Wallabies in Perth, finishing second in the Rugby World Championship.

And the struggle continues for the Silver Ferns as Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ enter a legal battle.

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Netball NZ and Dame Noeline Taurua are headed for a legal showdown after both sides have failed to reach an agreement. 

Yvette McClausland-Durie will continue as coach for the Constellation Cup. 

Former Silver Ferns head coach Yvonne Willering told Mike Hosking that this is now an employment matter, therefore the Players Association isn’t involved in the matter. 

She said that Taurua had strong beliefs in her style o...

Chris Luxon says the Government's taking steps to ban further protests outside politicians' homes.

Protesters gathered outside Foreign Minister Winston Peters' Auckland house on Thursday, in support of the Kiwis detained by Israel, while travelling in a flotilla to Gaza.

The Prime Minister says legislation is currently before select committee to ban such activity.

He says [told Mike Hosking] there is a time and place for protests.

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It's thought that new beneficiary initiatives make huge financial sense for New Zealand. 

The Government's announced from November next year, parents who earn more than 65-and-a-half thousand dollars must support their 18 and 19-year-olds.

There's also a thousand dollar bonus for certain people who stay off benefits for a year.

Blue Light Youth Chief Operating Officer, Rod Bell told Mike Hosking we want to break the cycle of y...

Auckland city centre store owners believe homelessness, anti-social behaviour and not enough police is crippling their trade.

Heart of the City surveyed 102 business owners - with 91 percent saying rough sleeping and begging was affecting their business.

Seventy-two percent weren't satisfied with the standard of Queen Street's cleanliness.

Chief Executive Viv Beck says enough is enough - and it's important the needs of businesses, ...

You wondered how long it would take for someone to work out that the injunction over Tom Phillips and the various bits and pieces we are not allowed to talk about, would be talked about. 

Maybe this is widely understood. Maybe it isn't. 

But an injunction, as imposed by a New Zealand court, is applicable only to New Zealand. 

It was an effective mechanism in 1979, or even 1999. But post the internet, and especially s...

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. 

The All Blacks: 8/10 

That was the best match of the Rugby Championship. In a competition where everyone has beaten everyone, we have seen a sign that quality rugby is on the up. 

Winston Peters: 7/10 

It took too long to get there but his speech in New York was logical and devoi...

"Every three years the political goalposts move". 

Indeed, we call it an election. But the quote is from the infrastructure industry. 

Their report out this week tells you the usual tale – that the pipeline, or lack of it, is an issue and politics gets in the way. It holds the country back. 

The Treasury report we featured this week as well tells pretty much the same story. Their report spanned out over 40 years and ...

The White House Press Secretary's confirmed federal layoffs could happen within days thanks to the latest United States government shutdown. 

Federal funding expired yesterday after Democrats and Republicans failed to get their respective bills through the senate, furloughing thousands of government workers. 

Donald Trump is blaming the Democrats, threatening to follow through with mass layoffs in an effort to pressure th...

The Bledisloe Cup is back in storage for another year but the Rugby Championship remains up for grabs for all four teams going into the final round. 

The All Blacks are taking on Australia at a sold-out Optus Stadium, while South Africa clashes with Argentina at Twickenham. 

Seven changes have been made to the side, with Scott Barrett returning from injury to his position as captain. 

Vice-captain Jordie Barrett told...