The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The public breakdown between the Donald Trump and Elon Musk is snowballing - as the Tesla CEO calls for the US President's impeachment. 

Musk criticised Donald Trump's spending bill days after his departure from the President's administration.  

Trump says he's very disappointed, as Musk knew every aspect of the bill and never had a problem until he left.  

Musk's hit back, sharing a post saying Trump should be impea...

The Super Rugby Pacific playoffs are upon us. 

The three-week series kicks off tonight, and the Chiefs are currently sitting in the top spot on the table.  

They’ll clash with the Blues tomorrow night in the only Kiwi derby in the qualifying finals. 

CEO Simon Graafhuis told Mike Hosking a good game can always be expected between the two teams. 

However, when it comes to the finals, he’s expecting the Chiefs wil...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 6th of June, the farce in Parliament over the Te Pati Māori MPs is over and we can finally get back to fixing our country.  

The Super Rugby playoffs begin this weekend, so we need to catch up with the table topping Chiefs ahead of the only Kiwi derby in this round. 

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson celebrate Newstalk ZB’s and the Mike Hosking Breakfast’s success at t...

Positive news from the manufacturing sector. 

Data from inventory management software company Unleashed shows that both revenue and profitability is up. 

In the first quarter of the year, revenue across the sector was up 7.5%, and profitability was up 30% compared to the same time last year. 

Food, beverage, and the building industry are the big winners. 

Alan McDonald, EMA Head of Advocacy, Finance and Strategy...

Researchers say the Vape industry and regulators needs to show they're taking consumer safety seriously. 

A study in today's Medical Journal shows more than half of vape juices have incorrectly labelled how much nicotine they contain. 

Most of the mislabelled products had significantly less nicotine than advertised – some by over 50%. 

Otago University Senior Research Fellow Jude Ball told Mike Hosking this is sugges...

Inland Revenue's cracking down on unpaid tax bills. 

It's been allocated an extra $35 million in Budget 25 to boost its tax compliance and collection activities. 

The tax department expects to return an additional $4 for every dollar in the first year, and $8 in year two. 

IRD Commissioner Peter Mersi told Mike Hosking it's hard to estimate how much tax is owed across the board. 

He says they don't really know t...

A focus on boosting our gas supply in the short-term from the Resources Minister. 

New Zealand's gas reserves have dropped by 27% over the past year.  

Last month, the Government committed $200 million to new gas projects following removal of a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration last year.  

Shane Jones told Mike Hosking there's a lot of interest in the South Island, but new projects need to be well-thought out....

Satisfaction the Privileges Committee stood its ground over Te Pati Māori's viral haka in Parliament.  

The harshest sanctions in Parliament's history have been handed down, with co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi suspended for 21 days.   

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's been suspended for seven.  

Privileges Committee Chair Judith Collins told Mike Hosking the committee was almost universally appal...

Keir Starmer has signalled a potential U-turn regarding the winter energy payments. 

Back in March, the UK government changed the rules for the Winter Fuel Payment, so that from winter 2024/25, it was only available to households that received the Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits. 

This made it so that only 1.5 million pensioners received the payment, down from 10.8 million.  

UK Correspondent Ro...

There seems to be increasing reportage, based around some new research, that our dream of being smokefree is up in smoke. 

2025 is the year when we were aiming to be smokefree. By smokefree, it would have been reduced to 5% left smoking. 

To meet that goal, the research says about 80,000 more people need to quit. They won't.   

As always, the fact they haven't, or won't, is somehow the Government's fault, who ha...

Kiwi Supercars driver Matt Payne has had a dream start to the season. 

He’s been racing under Grove and Penrite, and has already racked up three wins for the season. 

It’s had fans and former drivers raving about his prospects as a future champion and considering he’s currently sitting third on the overall ladder, he’ll be hoping it’s the very near future.  

Two of his wins so far came in the same weekend, on the hom...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 5th of June, we're finally making ground when it comes to clearing the backlog in our courts. And when it comes to competition in the supermarkets, we might have good news too. 

The NZR have their sponsor to replace INEOS - it's Gallagher, an insurance broker out of the US. NZR CEO Mark Robinson discusses the good news. 

Kiwi Supercars driver Matt Payne has had ...

New Zealand Rugby have secured a new sponsor. 

They’ve partnered with American company Gallagher Insurance, who’s logo will appear on both the training and match day shorts of all our national teams. 

It comes two months after Ineos terminated their $21 million a year contract with the union. 

NZR CEO Mark Robinson told Mike Hosking Gallagher’s got a deep connection with the sport, having been involved with World Rug...

The Commerce Commission's making moves to level the playing field in the grocery sector.  

It's found the big supermarket players are shovelling in billions of dollars a year through supplier charges and promotional pricing, which largely isn't reaching consumers.  

It's proposed a simplified grocery code that limits the range of payments supermarkets can charge suppliers.  

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden to...

The Courts Minister is chuffed at improvements to the backlog in Auckland's criminal district courts.  

The latest Government figures show a 26% reduction over the past year, with an 11% reduction nationally. 

Since April 2023, the number of jury trials awaiting hearings in Auckland has dropped by 8%.  

Minister Nicole McKee told Mike Hosking she's confident they're making good changes for victims and people entering...

Good news for tourism operators in Milford Sound, as the Government rejects plans to ban cruise ships 

More than $15 million has been invested into infrastructure and conservation upgrades in Milford Sound. 

Cruise ships will also be allowed back in the area, rejecting the 2021 master plan advising against their access to the sound. 

Cruise Association Chief Executive Jacqui Lloyd told Mike Hosking Milford Sound is a...

Parliament's picking up where it left off last month, debating proposed sanctions on three Te Pāti Māori MPs.  

The Privileges Committee's suggested Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer be suspended for 21 days, and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven. 

The three had performed a haka during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill last year.  

Leader of the House Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking he just wants the debat...

The Insurance Council's highlighting the tough balancing act facing the Government, over the Natural Hazard Commission insurance fund shortfall.  

The Government is signalling a home insurance levy increase to help bolster the Commission's kitty.  

Cabinet is set to decide on the changes in the coming months.  

Insurance Council Chief Executive Kris Faafoi told Mike Hosking it's a tricky task when money is tight. &nb...