Mike Hosking Breakfast
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MIKE HOSKING BREAKFAST
6am–9am weekdays
Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast 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.
There are many sides to Mike. He’s ambitious and insightful, a family man and loving husband, a news junkie and social influencer.
His quick wit, intelligent conversation and bold approach ensure the audience is up to date and informed as they plough into their busy day.
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Mike's Minute: The taxpayer can't be the only provider for TV news
There is some angst in some media circles at the moment over funding for Māori TV news. A couple of programmes are facing some sort of cut, or cancellation, or...
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'Sidelined': What are the EU's plans with the Gaza peace deal?
A complicated road could lie ahead for Gaza despite world leaders declaring peace in the Middle East. Donald Trump's signed a ceasefire agreement at a summit in...
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Kiwi Sauvignon Blancs becoming the UK's 'go to' white wine
The UK can’t seem to get enough of New Zealand wine. Latest data shows Sauvignon Blanc shipments hit a 10 year high – with 13.2 million bottles sent over summer. Exports...
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16 year old makes history, becomes youngest NZ National Snooker Champion
The country's youngest national snooker champion expects to turn professional in a couple of years. 16-year-old Riley James took out the title at the 2025 NZ National...
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"I was just trying to survive": Matt Payne unpacks dicey wet weather Bathurst win
Matt Payne has become King of the Mountain in a wet weather shemozzle at the Bathurst 1000. He has joined the high-octane New Zealand pantheon of Jim and Steven...
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THE RE-WRAP: So He's Actually Done It
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) ...For Nowl/More Dumb Numbers to Ignore/Why Brains Drain/Fund Your Own Telly/Coffee Machine...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 14 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 14th of October, we are seeing real progress, huge progress, in our kids’ learning with the release of...
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Tourism sector "well on track" to match pre-Covid numbers
The tourism industry is feeling bullish with business heading back towards being on track post-Covid. Visitor arrivals reached 92% of pre-pandemic numbers for...
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Belief Kiwis are returning home despite dropping net migration rate
An expert believes there's still a number of Kiwis returning to New Zealand, despite a falling net migration rate. It's fallen to 10,600 for the year to August...
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"Hopeful feeling in the air": Hostages, prisoners released with Gaza peace deal's signing
The components of a Gaza ceasefire agreement seem to be falling into place. The heads of the US, Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar have signed off the deal at a summit...
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"A good day": Education Minister bolstered by structured literacy results
The Education Minister's confident successful primary school literacy results aren't just low hanging fruit. Results from the new phonics literacy programme show...
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THE RE-WRAP: Performance Is Key
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Whatever You're Indicating/How Not to Get a Job/Flickers, Glimmers and Tinges/Ring Vector...
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Mike's Minute: The Government's KPI list highlights their issues
I have read the latest KPI's for the Government. This is the things they are going to do before the end of the year. "Drag this dump out of the quagmire" would have...
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ComBox: Reviewing the Bathurst 1000, the NPC and Tiger Woods' surgery
Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports. On the table today: The weekend of supercars at Bathurst has concluded...
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PM Chris Luxon comments on low voter turnout in local elections
Turnout in the weekend's local elections has fallen even further this time around. By the end of Friday, less than 33-percent of Kiwis had cast their vote. Local...
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Former Selwyn Mayor says increased rates cost him the election
Outgoing three term Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton says rates increases played a part in his job loss. Former Councillor Lydia Gliddon has taken the top spot in the...
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'It's an actual number: Federated Farmers President on lower Methane targets
Assurance for farmers with the latest methane target update. The Government's set the 2050 targets to 14 to 24-percent below 2017 levels - which is 24 to 47-percent...
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ACC annual report reveals $1.5billion deficit
The annual report by ACC revealed a $1.5billion deficit, taking the total debt up to $13.8billion. ACC Chief Executive Megan Main told Mike Hosking that the numbers...
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Mike's Minute: The bad side of the tariffs are coming home to roost
So soybean farmers, like a lot of American farmers, are having a very tough time of it. Soybean farmers particularly so because most of their product goes to China....
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Mark the Week: Hipkins is a hypocrite
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. Attention seekers: 1/10 What a dreadful...
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Hostages set to be released next week as Gaza peace deal takes shape
US President Donald Trump's confident the momentum will continue beyond the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. The Israeli Government's voting this morning on whether...
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Mike’s Minute: Winston Peters isn't wrong, just late
I argued it because I thought it was the right thing to do. Winston Peters entered the Fonterra brands sale debate yesterday, I suspect because he thinks there...
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Wrapping the Week: Could you pass a drivers test nowadays?
It’s Friday, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was. They discussed Dolly Parton’s not-dead announcement,...
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"Huge amount of luck": Previewing Bathurst with former Supercars driver Paul Radisch
The Bathurst 1000 returns this weekend. The first practice has seen New Zealanders Ryan Wood, Matt Payne, and Andre Heimgartner sit first, fourth and eighth respectively. Brodie...
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"Money being better spent": Public Service Minister defends sector's cuts
The Public Service Minister believes cuts within the sector aren't the slash and burn they're made out to be. The Government has reduced its contractor and consultant...
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THE RE-WRAP: Deal?
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) ...or No Deal?/Mark the Week/What Does This Say to You?
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 10 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 10th of October, the first stage of a peace deal in the Middle East is in progress. Whether it holds is...
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"Good and bad": New meth contamination laws 'out of step' with other countries
It's thought there are fundamental issues with the new methamphetamine contamination laws. Properties with meth residue exceeding 15 micrograms per 100-square centimetres...
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What's the answer to ACC's deficit problem?
An ACC lawyer says there's a simple answer to the insurer's deficit problem. The Scheme's recorded a net deficit of $1.5 billion, blowing the total out to $13.8...
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Gaza peace deal could test loyalty of Netanyahu's base
The next phase of the Gaza peace talks could test Benjamin Netanyahu's loyalty. His Government's voting today on approving the first phase of a ceasefire plan,...
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Mike's Minute: Tory Whanau is the poster child for ineptitude
The Wellington mayor went out, not really in a blaze of glory yesterday, but more a fireball of misery and bitchiness. Tory Whanau is probably the local body poster...
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"Won't want to follow it": Jeffrey Archer plans to put down the pen with final novel
The time has nearly come for Jeffrey Archer to put down the pen. The prolific author and former member of Lords has sold over 350 million copies of his books, and...
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"Very excited": Landmark deal as Warriors secure crypto company sponsorship
A landmark deal has been announced for sports sponsorship in New Zealand. Crypto company Swyftx has signed a new partnership with the Warriors, the first of a multimillion...
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THE RE-WRAP: Some People Weren't Meant to Live in the Real World
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Failing Up/Why Tariffs Are Stupid/AI Apocalypse Cancelled/Good Things Take Time/Dolly...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 9 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 9th of October, the Reserve Bank did what the market, and the Government, wanted and cut the OCR by...
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Unions warn players against switching to R360 - how will the breakaway league respond?
Could R360 take legal action against the eight unions who will deem any player that signs with the Saudi-backed league as ineligible for international rugby? New...
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"Fundamentally wrong": Council faces heat over proposed freedom camping bylaw
Fears a proposed bylaw to combat freedom camping in the Queenstown Lakes District could be a headache for Kiwis. The new bylaw goes before councillors this week...
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"The time is right": Alliance makes a push to strengthen wool industry
There's a push to make the wool industry the backbone of New Zealand again. A cross-sector alliance has been formed between four major organisations, aimed at driving...
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"A little blip's okay": Finance Minister responds to risk of rising inflation
The Finance Minister says she's okay with a short spike in inflation. The Reserve Bank has slashed the cash rate 50-basis-points to 2.5% and is leaving the door...
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'Mental lift': Increased confidence among business owners as OCR drops
The biggest upshot of the latest OCR cut is likely to be the boost to consumer confidence. The Reserve Bank's slashed the cash rate by 50-basis-points to 2.5%. Major...
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Mike's Minute: Here’s what the Reserve Bank have to do today
I would have thought the NZIER numbers yesterday sealed the deal for the Monetary Policy Committee and today's call. The NZIER was the last substantive look at the...
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Cutting costs and seeking specials: Kiwis' weekly food spend sees limited growth
People are making tough choices at the supermarket to keep costs down. A new report reveals the average weekly spend per household is now $240 – an increase of...
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Pollies: Police "don't have the laws they need" to deal with protesters, MP says
The Police Minister says officers don't have the laws they need to move protesters from MPs' homes. The Government introduced the legislation to ban protests outside...
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THE RE-WRAP: D-Day for RBNZ
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Are You On the Edge of Your Seat?/No Peace Just Yet/There Are Jobs and There Are Jobs/The...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 8 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 8th of October, what is the Reserve Bank going to do today? Cut 25 basis points or 50? If I told you...
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School attendance on the rise, returning to pre-Covid levels
Students' attitudes towards truancy are said to be turning around. A new Education Review Office report has found six out of ten students attend regularly – back...
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Hundreds forced to resit drivers tests after VTNZ officers allegedly took bribes
More than 300 people in Auckland have been ordered to re-sit their practical driving tests. It followed allegations VTNZ officers took money in return for giving...
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Economists seek 50 point OCR cut to "jolt" economy along
Economists are split on how far the Reserve Bank will go with slashing the Official Cash Rate. The central bank will reveal its latest monetary policy decision...
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"Massive opportunity": Beef and dairy plan could add $1.2b to the economy
The stars are aligning for the red meat sector with record returns and global demand. Rabobank's latest report suggests two-million underutilised dairy calves...
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"Culmination of everything": Chelsea Winter talks home-cooking and new cookbook
Kiwi Chef Chelsea Winter is all about making a practical resource for Kiwi families, having written nearly ten cookbooks over the years. Her last few books have...
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THE RE-WRAP: All Eyes On the Terrace
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) But How Does This Affect Me?/Cuts Or Improvements?/Another Super Idea/What Ethnicity Are...
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"Sending the wrong message": Health NZ criticised for plan to buy vapes for smokers
A researcher says all she can do is laugh about the Government ordering more vapes for those wanting to quit smoking. Health New Zealand's been providing vape kits...
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Why are so many local body candidates set to win by default?
More than 200 people have won by default in this weekend's local election, but that's an improvement on decades prior. Newstalk ZB analysis of the thousands of...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 07 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 7th of October, there are new measures from the Government to improve attendance rates, with dozens more...
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"So complex": Bill that would criminalise protests in residential areas lacks clarity, lawyer says
Uncertainty whether a potential law criminalising protest action near private residences will be effective. Legislation is currently before Parliament that would...
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"Not fit for purpose": Airlines back ComCom's decision to rule out airport regulation inquiry
Airlines are backing the Commerce Commission's decision to stop short of a formal inquiry into airport regulation. It's instead looking at changing how much information...
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Continued political crisis as French PM resigns after less than a month
France is farewelling its fifth Prime Minister in under two years as it enters a fresh political crisis. The country's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has...
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"Started from zero": Govt completely revamps attendance services, aims to double reach
David Seymour says the Government's winning because attendance is improving. The Associate Education Minister's putting $140 million towards improving attendance...
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THE RE-WRAP: We Might Not Be Voting At All
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) The Mayor Doesn't Really Count/That About Wraps It Up for Netball/My Kids Aren't My Fault/Everything...
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 06 October 2025
Listen to the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday 6 October. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio,...
