The Mike Hosking Breakfast

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...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 3rd of October, what is going on with Te Pati Maori? In fights, out fights, and one of the biggest Māori-led activist groups has severed ties. And all of this comes before they “reset” in a week or so.  

All Black vice captain Jordie Barrett says we're in for a good chance of reclaiming the Rugby Championship, so long as we beat the Wallabies and South Africa loses to ...

New Zealand's electric car market is reaching a tipping point. 

Five new Chinese car brands have entered the market in the last two months – Dongfeng being the latest. 

Its launch lineup includes three fully electric models, and dealerships are set to open in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch later in the year.  

Auto Distributors NZ CEO Simon Rutherford told Mike Hosking the market has shifted over the last few...

A more analogue type of vacation at a new retreat. 

Created by Kiwi Michelin Star Chef Toby Stuart and his wife Sabina Bronicka-Stuart, ‘Slow Stay’ is a luxury retreat over the Abel Tasman. 

The idea is to switch off technology and relax, recuperate, recharge, and reconnect with one another and the world around us.  

It’s tapping into the global wellness tourism market, which is projected to hit US$2.1 trillion by 20...

The Government's launched an NZTA-backed freight action plan, which will link big airport projects with road and rail. 

It'll look at national demand and set up a freight advisory council after calls from the industry to make exports more competitive, and imports more affordable. 

Airports Association Chief Executive Billie Moore told Mike Hosking that although the plan focuses on roading, it needs to bring all modes of t...

An ex-Māori party co-leader suspects problems within the current cohort as an influential former supporter cut ties.  

Toitū Te Tiriti's Eru Kapa-Kingi's described the party's leadership as "effectively a dictatorship model".   

The party's emailed members overnight, saying it remains committed to transparency, accountability, and unity. 

Former co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell told Mike Hosking he's not close to the...

Hopes new welfare requirements for pig farming will streamline how things operate. 

The changes include requirements for the use of farrowing crates and mating stalls, as well as requirements for space to grow pigs. 

They won't come into force until the end of 2035, so farmers have time to prepare. 

Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard told Mike Hosking] this gives the industry certainty in how to move forwa...

Forget the detail of the power reforms, because we dealt with them yesterday, let's deal to the politics of it and a habit the Government has that is hurting them. 

There is a pattern. 

The pattern is the Government tells us there is something wrong, it could be banks, it could be supermarkets, it could be power, or it could be airlines.  

The last Government had the same issue – they took on petrol stations. 

T...

A new cookbook and a celebration of the farming sector. 

Kiwi Chef Nadia Lim has spent over five years designing her new cookbook, which she says is about paying tribute to the farmers, land, and sustainable food. 

‘Nadia’s Farm Kitchen’ is filled with seasonal recipes, as well as offering a glimpse into life on Royalburn Station with personal stories and anecdotes. 

She joined Mike Hosking to discuss the book and fo...