The Mike Hosking Breakfast

"MP's struggle to identify silver bullet solutions".

That was the headline Friday as Jenee Tibshraeny detailed a years worth of work by the Finance and Expenditure Committee that has come up with zip.

Oh they have made recommendations, don’t get me wrong.

Imagine what it would look like if they had been toiling away for a year and came up with a blank piece of paper.

But without telling you I told you so... I told you so.

Here is t...

Los Pumas completed a historic victory over the All-Blacks on Sunday, defeating them 29-23 to secure their first victory over the All-Blacks on home soil since 1976.  

It is also the fifth defeat under the leadership of Scott Robertson. 

Former All-Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry told Mike Hosking that although the loss in Argentina is tough, it’ll give the team more motivation as they prepare to face South Africa. 

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Sentences could only get tougher for drivers who kill under the influence, as a 20-year-old's been sent to prison. 

Alexander Lucas Kerr has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, after a crash killed one of his friends and left the other in a wheelchair. 

He was found with cannabis in his system when he crashed his car in a semi-rural part of Havelock North in January. 

Criminal defence lawyer John Munro says Kerr d...

Police are acknowledging they're not perfect, as it's revealed junior officers are 'barely equipped' with the basics. 

A survey of training officers has found two thirds are concerned about probationary constables’ understanding of police responsibilities when holding suspects in custody. 

Assistant Police Commissioner Tusha Penny says transparent graduate tracking is important to the organisation, so there will be more o...

Australian-owned Drifter Hotel-Hostels is planning to open new branches in Auckland and Wellington, expanding on their current foothold in Christchurch. 

$22million has been invested into the project so far. 

Hotel Council Strategic Director James Doolan told Mike Hosking that we need to work on getting even more international travellers back. 

He says more capacity's needed if we want bars, shops and restaurants to ...

As the teachers head back to school, like all the other strikes, nothing got achieved. 

It never does. 

For a strike to work you need to scare people, you need to bring a place to a standstill. 

Cook Strait ferries and the bus and train services were unavailable for weeks on end at a time. That’s what works. But those days are gone, thank the good Lord. 

These days it’s a day here, a day there. 

Yes, we get...

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. 

Alaska: 6/10 

As an event it didn’t look like a lot. But Europe came to Washington and, apparently, a meeting is on. The lights aren't out yet. 

Trevor Mallard: 8/10 

Move of the week from Winston Peters. It took a while, but I still haven't found anyone who disagrees. 

&nbs...

One of the "never the twain shall meet" moments that came out of Covid was working from home. 

Here we are, five years on, and the battle has not only not died, it's intensified. 

The big gab fest this week in Canberra had the unions asking for a four-day week. 

Victoria, run by communists, has already stated they will put it into law, even though they can't. 

Now the obligatory poll shows, guess what, huge numb...

Are we in for a wool revival? 

Industry leaders are meeting at a number of workshops next week, with the aim of driving up value. 

Stats show strong wool now makes up just 1-2% of gross farm income, compared to nearly 65% in the 1980s. 

Federated Farmers Wool Chair Richard Dawkins told Mike Hosking there’s good collabroation happening between government, industry, and various initiatives to drive up value. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 22nd of August, the Air Force is getting planes and helicopters from the US, so we’re finally starting to get a respectable fleet. 

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson takes a break from the wine and meat to tell us about the team’ prospects this weekend in their second clash against Argentina. 

Kate Hawkesby and "some rando" John Key are back by popular demand to Wr...

One change to the All Blacks run-on side for Sunday morning's Rugby Championship rematch against Argentina in Buenos Aires. 

Simon Parker debuts at number eight, moving Ardie Savea to openside flanker with Du'Plessis Kirifi dropping out of the 23. 

Wallace Sititi and Tamaiti Williams return from injuries for the first time this year via the bench. 

Coach Scott Robertson told Mike Hosking they've zeroed in on finishin...

Investors may sit back and wait for further cuts to the Official Cash Rate as first home buyers surge into the housing market. 

The Cotality Monthly Housing Chart shows first home buyers account for 27% of market activity in July – the highest proportion in 20 years. 

The Reserve Bank this week cut the OCR another 25-basis points to 3%. 

Cotality NZ Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson told Mike Hosking first hom...

A $2.7 billion defence spend could help to boost recruitment to the forces. 

The Government's investing in new aircrafts, including two new Airbus A321 planes, in a lease-to-buy plan. 

Five Seahawk helicopters are also being bought. 

Air Force Chief Darryn Webb told Mike Hosking this will be appealing to potential new recruits. 

He says morale lifts when they have new equipment, and they're always able to get th...

A call for an overhaul of the Clean Slate Act.  

Last week tutor Timothy Fisher was sentenced to four years and five months in prison for sexual abuse charges. 

He had historical indecency convictions but was able to pass multiple police vets and become registered as a teacher. 

Despite receiving a red stamp warning from police, the council renewed his practising certificate after receiving an investigation report fr...

The Police Commissioner is supporting an Interpol base in the Pacific, and says many pacific nations are also on board.  

Interpol has pitched the idea to police representatives from 22 Pacific Island nations at a conference in Waitangi, in the Bay of Islands.  

Richard Chambers says 13 of the countries are already members of Interpol.  

He told Mike Hosking it would be a big help to those police forces.  

Chamb...

There are two key things for me that came out of the Reserve Bank commentary. 

The press conference post the announcement should be a must watch for us all – the insight is invaluable.  

On one hand, the genius three who turned up —Karen, Paul, and Christian— tell us that what they have done will flow through. 

In other words, don't panic. "It will come through". I'll come back to that. 

But then they tell you t...

Will the latest cut to the Official Cash Rate provide some much-needed stimulus to the business sector? 

The central bank's cut the OCR 25 basis points to 3% and is signalling more are possible. 

It's recognised unemployment is high, and businesses aren't producing as much as they could. 

Prospa Managing Director Adrienne Begbie told Mike Hosking that while some people were hoping for 50, a 25 basis point cut does he...

The White House is claiming plans are well underway for a meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin's and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

US President Donald Trump met with Zelenskyy and several foreign leaders earlier in the week, following his meeting with Putin in Alaska. 

Trump says he hopes Putin will move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but admits the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal ...