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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday the 26th of September, the Corrections Association speak on almost running out of money already due to growing prisoner numbers.
The Prime Minister joins for his regular Monday chat to talk the Palestine call and power reform coming this week.
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine cover off the All Blacks test, the netball and plenty of other non-related sport chat too!
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If you watched Winston Peters speech in New York late Saturday morning you can see why he did so well last week in the Herald's boardroom feedback.
For the bloke who has been the epitome of aggro and grumpiness, in his better moments he is as good a foreign minister as this country has ever had.
Politically, the announcement and its build-up got dragged out way longer than it ever needed to and therefore took up too much oxygen at ...
Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports.
On the table today: The AFL semi finals draw 100,000 fans to each game.
Liam Lawson finished 5th in Baku to secure his best ever finish in F1.
And what should the Black Ferns take away from their defeat in the Rugy World Cup semi finals?
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The Prime Minister says Winston Peters has articulated New Zealand's position on Gaza well.
Over the weekend the Foreign Minister announced that New Zealand would NOT recognise Palestinian statehood, yet.
Chris Luxon says Hamas is the de facto government and a designated terrorist organisation in New Zealand.
He told Mike Hosking that New Zealand's also called out the excessive response of Israel.
Luxo...
The Kiwi dollar continues to weaken against the Australian dollar, hitting a three-year low last week.
The NZD is currently trading at 88 cents off the back of soft GDP growth and rate cuts, and concerns are raising as China's economic rebound could widen the gap further.
Investment director for Craigs investment partners Mark Lister told Mike Hosking that New Zealand's rate cuts are having a stronger impact on the economy than Aus...
The government has decided against recognising a Palestinian state.
Foreign minister Winston Peters argues that the move would be counter-productive, but he retains the "when, not if" stance.
CBS News correspondent in Jerusalem Linda Gradstein told Mike Hosking that Israelis are worried about a 'diplomatic front turning against Israel.'
She said that the public want the war to end as the international community's opinio...
Amanda Malu: Education New Zealand Chief Executive says international student numbers are recovering
International students are loving their time in New Zealand, as new data shows a steady recovery in enrolments.
The 2025 International Student Experience Survey shows the number of students enrolled in domestic institutes, has increased 16% to almost 64,000 since 2024.
It found 87% of students gave a positive rating of their overall experience.
Education New Zealand Chief Executive Amanda Malu told Mike Hosking that students value ...
The argument over our Corrections Minister's looking through rose tinted glasses continues, as the organisation begins to run out of new money.
A $98million boost in this year's Budget was expected to last until June, when the population was projected to hit 10,800 - but that milestone is already nearly met.
Despite this, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says there's no looming crisis.
Corrections Association President Floy...
We are apparently going to hear about major electricity sector reform from the Minister this coming week.
The final touches are being sorted.
Simon Watts calls them fundamental. He refers to the last time it was this major as being in the 90's.
So are they going to split the gentailers?
The Government's history would suggest no. They have been talking big on banks and supermarkets, and they've made plenty of...
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.
Donald Trump: 2/10
Possibly his worst and easily his maddest week yet. Tylenol, the war, Jimmy Kimmel, James Comey, the visas, the escalator, and the teleprompter. Unhinged doesn't even come close.
Jimmy Kimmel: 7/10
Won the moral ground on free speech.
Disney: 2/...
Donald Trump has had as bad a week as any he's had.
The difference that made it stand out was that he looks increasingly unhinged.
It was not the UN speech. That was classic Trump – a lot of made-up stuff and grandiose pomposity.
It sort of wasn’t the visas, given at its core it's also classic Trump. They want Americans hired, not immigrants, which is on brand. Chaotic, but on brand.
It wasn’t even Jimmy Kim...
There’s a belief a shooter in Dallas, Texas, was motivated by violent ideology and divisive rhetoric.
One detainee is dead and two more are critically injured after a rooftop sniper fired indiscriminately at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility, also known as ICE yesterday.
The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Dallas ICE Director Joshua Johnson says it's being investigated as an act ...
Friday has come which means it’s time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to Wrap the Week with Mike Hosking.
They discussed Mike’s interview with Scott Roberson, whether or not Producer Sam should hit confirm on his holiday booking in Asia, and whether it's time to cancel your streaming subscriptions.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 26th of September, we've got new, encouraging court figures to show the backlog is steadily depleting.
Scott 'Razor' Robertson details his plan to beat the table-topping Aussies in the first Bledisloe Cup test this weekend at Eden Park.
Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson Wrap the Week and discuss whether producer Sam got scammed with his Vietnam accommodation.
G...
The Food and Fibre sector claims the education system is letting it down.
Leaders from farming, forestry, horticulture, and seafood have joined forces to launch a Food and Fibre Workforce Capability Strategy.
They’re pushing for tertiary education reform —with an employer-led, work-based learning model— to match real industry demands.
Horticulture NZ Chief Executive Kate Scott told Mike Hosking the current model i...
The All Blacks are returning to Eden Park to defend their record.
Coming off the back of the worst-ever defeat just 12 days ago against South Africa, they're set to host the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup opener on Saturday.
There are six changes to the side, with Ardie Savea taking over the captaincy from an injured Scott Barrett.
Coach Scott Robertson told Mike Hosking the pressure of performing at Eden Park is...
Our largest company has been seeing profits surge, despite a period of contraction in the economy as a whole.
Fonterra's confirmed a 13% rise in annual operating profit.
Its final farmgate milk payout to farmers has reached a new record high of $10.16 and its cash return to shareholders is up 30.6%.
Fonterra Chair Peter McBride told Mike Hosking we need dairy to do well for the country to do well.
He says da...
The Government says its changes to the court system are making a real difference.
It has released figures showing civil cases in the District Court have dropped 20% in the year to July to over 10,200.
The Disputes Tribunal cleared 900 more cases over the same period.
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee told Mike Hosking there are fewer cases coming to civil court.
And she says the cases which are com...
The Reserve Bank Governor appointment is not to be underestimated.
We have never had a foreigner. Well, we have (the first was British) but that was in 1934 and that’s the sort of thing you would have expected given colonialism.
Obviously, the fact she is female should not be a thing. I think we have seen plenty of examples that essentially woman can, and do, do anything and the more we continue to isolate out appointme...
Ryan Fox has had an excellent run this year.
He’s back in New Zealand off the back of a season that includes two PGA Tour wins and a Guinness World Record.
The end of the year also brings with it the return of the increasingly popular ‘Chasing the Fox’ event, which is now into his fourth year.
Despite his major success this year, not much has changed in regards to Fox’s mentality.
“I’ve always believed my g...
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