The Mike Hosking Breakfast

David Seymour says he's opposing planning changes in Auckland in his role as local MP, rather than his role as Act Party Leader. 

Seymour's opposing a move to allow more intensification near transport corridors. 

The Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Epsom told a public meeting that supporters must impress on Housing Minister Chris Bishop that the plan is not necessary. 

Seymour told Mike Hosking he's representing the...

There's a belief the number of people studying to become teachers needs to keep rising to meet demand. 

There's been about 3,500 new domestic enrolments to initial teacher training so far this year – up 30% compared with the same time last year. 

Massey University Professor of Teacher Education John O'Neill told Mike Hosking it's not a surprise, as numbers typically rise when there's economic downturn. 

He says forec...

Fixing major challenges in the justice system might need to be a team effort from key players across the board. 

Concern around mounting stress in the system is highlighted by Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann in her Annual Report. 

It identifies key stressors including delays, limited capacity, security challenges, and insufficient funding.  

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking speeding up the courts...

David Seymour's call around the Paris Accord merely adds to the list of calls around the Paris Accord. 

If we could park the emotion and the bandwagons associated with the obsession around saving the planet, the case for 2050 would no longer add up. 

For example, take the countries that never signed up, take the countries like America that are leaving, take the future British Tory Government who will bail, take the world'...

Donald Trump says reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. 

The US president is addressing media in the White House after his recent absence from the spotlight over the weekend sent social media into a tailspin. 

Health rumours have been ramping up since his diagnosis of a chronic vein condition, with photos of his bruised hand circling online. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking his reappea...

Is this a turning point for the wine industry? 

Data shows export volumes are expected to grow 4% to 285 million litres in the year to June 2025. 

Export revenue is also forecast to lift to $2.4 billion by 2029. 

Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers CEO Brent Linn told Mike Hosking Hawke’s Bay is more domestically focused, with production to export only representing 25% of their market. 

He says that they’ve built their pedi...

The growing volume of purchases from the likes of Shein and Temu are hitting New Zealand’s import economy hard. 

Stats New Zealand has revised the National Accounts, with imports down $2.5 billion in the June quarter. 

The average value of parcels has dropped sharply, driven by fast fashion and cheap e-commerce.  

Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young told Mike Hosking a lot more people are looking to buy goods from overseas r...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 3rd of September, our tourism stats are slowly continuing to move in the right direction. So when will we reach 100% of our pre-Covid numbers? 

David Seymour says New Zealand should pull out of the Paris Agreement – National says no. Former Fed Farmers Chair and Associate Agricultural Minister Andrew Hoggard speaks on the topic.  

On Politics Wednesday, Ginny A...

Government ministers have received a reminder about the "separation of powers". 

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden has been criticised for claiming Employment Relations Authority members believed “money grows on trees”. 

She's told our newsroom Attorney-General Judith Collins has discussed the matter with her. 

National's Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking Collins has reminded ministers they can't openly cr...

A Christchurch father-of-three has won a nationwide competition to design a helmet for Formula One driver Liam Lawson. 

The competition, run by Lawson’s team sponsors Red Bull, invited New Zealanders to submit original designs and offered a rare chance to see their creativity come to life on the F1 grid. 

Nearly 500 designs were submitted, and the winning design will debut at the Singapore GP in October.  

Winner Ian...

ACT believes New Zealand needs to be more realistic when it comes to the Paris Agreement.  

The party, along with NZ First, have expressed interest in withdrawing from the agreement unless we can negotiate a better deal. 

Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard says that trying to meet our current targets is costing the country too much. 

He told Mike Hosking that we’ve got a lot of good stuff going for us, and...

Schools are keen to move on from open-plan classrooms due to the negative impacts on learning. 

The Government's announced it will give funding to schools for the classrooms to get fixed up. 

They will be able to get the money from a contestable fund based on need to put walls in the barn-style classrooms. 

Christchurch's Avonside Girls' High School Principal Catherine Law told Mike Hosking a few things worked in the...

The tourism sector's still fighting for pre-Covid numbers. 

The most recent International Visitor Survey shows overseas visitor numbers have lifted by nearly 200 thousand over the past year – up 5%. 

Their spending was up by around $500 million but is still only 86% of pre-Covid numbers.  

Tourism New Zealand CEO René de Monchy told Mike Hosking they're pushing to get visitor numbers back up to pre-Covid levels by th...

We got there at last. 

If you are a Golden Visa holder, that’s a person who puts $5-10 million into the country, you can now buy a house. 

The idea that we expected you to put that sort of money into a country and then rent was, and is, absurd. 

Not to get into the weeds too deeply, but the Golden Visa is different to the 183 days rule. 

The Golden Visa means you can invest but not be here the 183 days. But it n...

A Kiwi chef is demonstrating that success can be found even in a tough industry. 

Ben Bayly owns six restaurants around New Zealand, including Ahi and Aosta, and is set to open a seventh. 

Wellington will be getting its first dining experience helmed by Bayly, located in the infamous Wellington Pavillion. 

Between his six restaurants and his TV show ‘A New Zealand Food Story’, which has just finished up its fourth se...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 2nd of September, the Prime Minister and Winston Peters joined to discuss the new investment changes allowing foreigners to buy a home. 

Is our government too big? Do we have too many ministers? A report says yes, and we should drop dozens of roles to be like Singapore or Ireland. 

Kiwi chef Ben Bayly has exciting news for Wellington and for fans of his show 'The...

Our largest-ever North Island tourism alliance is just getting started, as they work to win over Australian travellers this week. 

More than 70 tourism operators are attending events in Sydney today and Melbourne tomorrow under the partnership Kiwi North. 

It was formed in May, when 15 tourism North Island organisations joined forces to draw more attention from key markets. 

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Destination Dire...

There’s a call to cull some of New Zealand’s ministers.  

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative found New Zealand has 81 ministerial portfolios, while comparable countries have a third of that.  

The think-tank says we should be more like countries with comparable populations, like Norway which has 17 portfolios, and Singapore with 16. 

Co-author Roger Partridge told Mike Hosking we keep slicing off pieces of ...

Refinancing activity is continuing to surge as the Official Cash Rate continues to fall. 

Latest Centrix figures show mortgage enquiries are up 16% for the month of July and new mortgage lending rose almost 25%.

Chief Operating Officer Monika Lacey says the market is active at the moment and people are keen to get the best deal they can. 

She told Mike Hosking that about 36% of fixed mortgages are set to roll off in the n...