The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast radio show. Without question, as New Zealand’s number one talk host, Mike Hosking sets the day’s agenda. The sharpest voice and mind in the business, Mike drives strong opinion, delivers the best talent, and always leaves you wanting more. The Mike Hosking Breakfast always cuts through and delivers the best daily on Newstalk ZB.
Episodes
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.
NZ Inc: 7/10
A pretty good week. This Wednesday Auckland hotels will be at 100% and yesterday the visitor arrivals showed yet another upward movement. Slowly but surely, there is more and more that is positive to embrace.
Winston: 6/10
"We" and asset sales. You see how he oper...
Once again we find ourselves in the midst of an excellent economic week.
It's excellent, if you wish to see it that way.
100% of hotels will be full this coming Wednesday in Auckland. Broadly speaking, you can't get a room.
Auckland hasn’t been full in years.
Along with the broad-based cruise season and the warmer summer travel period, we have a large conference and a major concert.
This can only get b...
Kiwi ingenuity at its finest coming out of the University of Canterbury.
A group of engineering students believe they’ve set a New Zealand human-powered land speed record.
Their three-wheeler, named Mako, hit 82.6km/h – entirely by pedal power.
The record is expected to be confirmed by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association within a month.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Digby S...
Friday has come once again, which means its time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to join Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was.
Today's chat had a bit of a health theme, as they discussed hayfever, pickleball, and Kate's knowledge of creatine.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 14th of November, the controversial Regulatory Standards Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, David Seymour joining to discuss.
Beauden Barrett joins out of London as the All Blacks look to get past the England hurdle on their way to a Grand Slam.
Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk pickleball and creatine as they Wrap the Week.
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The All Blacks are adamant they have the juice left as they prepare for England and the cauldron that is Twickenham on Sunday morning.
The last two weeks they've been forced to dig deep late to come away with wins over Ireland and Scotland.
All Blacks First Five Beauden Barrett told Mike Hosking England is a powerhouse, one they’ve always had a tough encounter with.
When England toured last year, he says, each mat...
Our tourism levels are continuing to rise, reaching 88% of pre-Covid numbers.
Australian visitors continue to dominate the market, with 1.48 million arrivals in the September quarter – up 12% on last year.
The US was the next biggest at 381,000 —up 21,000— while visitors from China remained flat at 246,000.
In New Zealand, Queenstown and Christchurch remain the tourist hotspots.
Tourism Minister Louise Upsto...
The new Secretary of Education believes it’s not all doom and gloom in our education system.
Ellen MacGregor-Reid has been given the green light for the next four and a half years.
She’ll continue to drive the new curriculum alongside Education Minister Erica Stanford.
MacGregor-Reid told Mike Hosking New Zealand does have some strengths in education, however they know they can do better.
She says she’s ambi...
The US Government is business as usual after the longest shutdown in US history – but only till January.
US President Donald Trump's signed a bill to end the shutdown and fund the government, while providing back-pay to federal workers.
It's caused a divide among Democrats, as it doesn't ensure access to Affordable Care subsidies.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking the shutdown costs are estimated to be around NZ$24....
The Finance Minister's being urged to take urgent and decisive action on our banking sector.
Ministers have accepted most of the recommendations of a select committee inquiry into the industry, including directing the Reserve Bank to focus on more competition.
But banking expert Andrew Body says Nicola Willis needs to go further.
He told Mike Hosking the Minister should be seeking law changes and a harmonisation o...
The Regulation Minister says a small number of groups have hijacked the public submission process.
ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill has passed its third reading at Parliament.
The policy, which provides principles for lawmaking, received 156-thousand public submissions – 98% of those opposed.
David Seymour told Mike Hosking there have been more select committee submissions in the past two years than in the history of Parliament.
He ...
In America at the moment there is a lot of talk about the “K” shaped economy.
Car dealers see it. If you have a good, safe job, good income and you're in the markets invested in AI (before it all pops) you are feeling good.
You are the upward bit of the “K”. You're buying a flash new car with carbon add-ons.
If you've been laid off, or about to be by a robot, you hate AI because you never earned enough to buy stoc...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 13th of November, Public Services Commissioner Sir Brian Roche speaks on McSkimming, Coster, and what’s next for the investigation.
Health Minister Simeon Brown discusses the rollout of 12-month prescriptions, private cancer patients gaining access to publicly funded medication, and the cutting of red tape around medical conferences.
John Grisham is back, but with a bit of a twist.
His legal thrillers made him a bestselling author but his latest novel is a bit of a departure, a whodunnit murder mystery titled ‘The Widow’.
Grisham writes his novels in a slightly unorthodox manner, starting with the end and looping back around.
“I learned the hard way years ago,” he told Mike Hosking.
“I wasn’t sure how to end the book, and so you keep wr...
A new festival is launching for the wine industry.
Titled ‘Sauvignon 2027’, it will celebrate the innovation and diversity of New Zealand’s most iconic wine.
It'll be welcoming global industry leaders and trade influencers to Marlborough in February.
Chair Natalie Christensen told Mike Hosking that although Sauvignon Blanc is a popular wine around the world, there’s still lots to talk about and they want to get t...
A million dollar compensation deal with Watercare is only short-term relief for Auckland oyster farmers, who've lost income from a massive sewage spill in the Mahurangi River.
The issue caused by a power surge at the Warkworth pump station has meant an almost month-long halt on harvesting.
Watercare's now paid out one million dollars to Aquaculture New Zealand for distribution to 10 impacted oyster farmers.
Mataka...
More convenience and savings are being offered for those on long-term treatments.
From February, people will be able to receive 12-month prescriptions.
Patients will still collect their repeats from the pharmacy but will no longer need to return to their doctor each time for a new script.
Health Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking this could save patients up to $105 per year in reduced GP fees.
He says i...
Port of Auckland's pushing back against criticism of its move to raise fees.
The port's increasing peak time fees from $130 per container to $180 next year, and $350 the following year.
Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says it's one of several cost pressures facing businesses, alongside rising fuel excise taxes and soon-to-be-introduced congestion charges.
Port boss Roger Gray told Mike Hosking...
The Public Service Commissioner is saying little on the details of Andrew Coster's ongoing employment after his involvement in the Jevon McSkimming scandal.
A scathing IPCA report has found the former Police Commissioner was among those in senior police leadership who failed to properly address sex allegations against the then Deputy Police Commissioner.
Coster is now head of the Social Investment Agency.
His e...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 12th of November, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers responds to the damning IPCA report into the handling of complaints against Jevon McSkimming.
Did we get anything out of the Arms Act announcement?
Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen give their thoughts on the police and their culture and how much damage has been done to their reputation on Politics Wednesd...
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