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MIKE HOSKING BREAKFAST
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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.
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UK politics fractures further as Conservatives quit party
Brexit-driven cracks in Britain's political party system yawned wider Wednesday, as three pro-European lawmakers quit the ruling Conservatives to join a new centrist...
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Shane Jones: PGF has created over 500 jobs
It seems National's figures were way out when it comes to the number of jobs created so far by the Provincial Growth Fund. Regional Economic Development Minister...
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Ross Taylor sets New Zealand ODI record
Ross Taylor's purple patch of form has produced another record, in a career full of them. Taylor became the leading ODI run-scorer for New Zealand during their third...
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'Everyone is spying on everyone' - Expert's warning over increase in cyber attacks
It might not just be China we have to worry about when it comes to our national cybersecurity. The GCSB has reported a 10 per cent increase in cyber attack from...
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Mike's Minute: Govt departments need to butt out of politics
COMMENT: Peter Hughes, who is the State Services Commissioner, has done a couple of things. One, written some letters. And two, launched an inquiry. In the letters,...
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Canterbury DHB puts $100m deficit down to earthquake
Canterbury DHB is putting a massive deficit down to the Christchurch earthquake, which happened eight years ago tomorrow. It's closing in on a $100 million projected...
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17-year-old racing champ signs with Red Bull
Liam Lawson's career is about to reach new heights. The 17-year-old has signed up to the Red Bull Young Driver Programme for 2019, a programme seen as a guiding...
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Experienced carer concerned over new qualification plans
There are concerns the cost of home-based child care will increase on the back of a new shake up. The Government is introducing mandatory qualifications for home-based...
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'Retract that statement': Nash and Mitchell clash over Hong Kong justice
It was a fiery clash between Police Minister Stuart Nash and National MP Mark Mitchell as they met for their weekly politics Mitchell is currently in Hong Kong...
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THE RE-WRAP: Oil Ban Bill
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Told You So/Forgotten Figure/Town Hall Blow-Out/What Could Possibly Go Wrong?/Thank...
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New app to help people make right KiwiSaver choice
A new online tool is enabling people to search and compare investments like KiwiSaver. Housed on the Sorted website, Smart Investor allows people to compare different...
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Lobby group: Govt needs to rethink oil and gas ban
An oil lobby group is again calling on the Government to rethink its ban on future oil and gas exploration. Petroleum Exploration and Production Exploration New...
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Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer who reinvented Chanel, dies
Karl Lagerfeld, a German-born couturier whose reinvention of the luxury fashion house Chanel made him one of the most well-known and influential fashion designers...
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Mike's Minute: Government's economic sabotage costs us $28b
COMMENT: Can we mount a case of economic sabotage against the Government, now we know the cost of wrecking the offshore oil industry here could be $28 billion over...
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'Hidden homeless' behind 70 per cent increase in people on state house wait list
The "hidden homeless" are believed to be behind an astronomical rise in the number of people on the state house waiting list. The number of people in the urgent...
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Jacinda Ardern says Huawei decision is up to GCSB
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is leaving it up to the GCSB to make any final decision on Huawei. United Kingdom intelligence agencies have given the Chinese...
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Shorter meetings, more time to upskill: The 4-day work week
The four-day week could be the antidote to those long-winded corporate meetings that drag on, cutting into productive hours. This according to marketer Emily Svadlenak,...
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Mike's Minute: Poll shows National is now the underdog
COMMENT: A new week, a new poll - and this one does a couple of reasonably important things. It confirms, to a degree, last week's poll which looked slightly ropey....
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Fonterra wants to end open-entry rule
Fonterra's made a 66-page submission to MPI in a bid to put an end to what's known as the "open entry" rule. Under current law, the dairy co-operative is obliged...
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THE RE-WRAP: Poll Not So Rogue
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) This Seems to be a Trend/Huawei Still Raising Questions/How Much to Chase the Cyber Tax?/Skin...
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Auckland Council's new stadium boss slams waterfront plans
Auckland Council's new stadiums boss says the city should make use of existing stadiums, rather than build new ones from scratch. Regional Facilities Auckland chairman...
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British Labour Party splits over Brexit policy and anti-Semitism
Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism — the biggest shake-up in years for one of...
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Government can ban Lime scooters, lawyer says
The Government could ban Lime scooters from operating under the Fair Trading Act, a legal expert says. In the past five months, the Accident Compensation Corporation...
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Expert: Plan to tax digital giants a bold move
The Government's proposal to slap a tax on multinational digital companies like Facebook and Google is being seen as a very bold move. It says progress on the issue...
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Watch: Jordan Peterson says his controversial views nearly cost him his job
Clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson said his rise to fame and controversial views nearly cost him his jobs. Jordan Peterson told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking the...
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Commentators rank Government's progress
The Government has had to start from scratch on ways to measure some parts of its work programme, delaying its promised public release of a progress report, because...
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Principal wants more parents taken to court over truancy
A principal says more needs to be done to tackle truancy rates in New Zealand schools. A group of Northland principals want the Ministry of Education to take more...
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Mike Hosking: Wall debate proves American politics is as ugly as ever
Like most arguments where logic, common sense, and courtesy have long ago left the building, Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency to get to build his wall...
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Rental owner could face charges after bridal party discovered hidden camera
An accommodation provider could face criminal charges, after a bridal party discovered a camera hidden in a light bulb at their accommodation. Auckland photographer...
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THE RE-WRAP: Just Another Emergency
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) The Usual Mess/Top Ten Dems/Eden Park No Paradise/Climate Change Hasn't Changed/A Movie...
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Mike's Minute: Game over - don't waste any more money on fixing up Eden Park
COMMENT: Surely it can't just be me that sees the absolute absurdity of Eden Park and its financial woes. For those in Auckland it's a city-wide disgrace that...
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IS teenage bride may be 'entitled' to return to UK
The law appears to be on the side of an Islamic State bride, seeking to go back to the United Kingdom. Shamima Begum wants to return home, after giving birth to...
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Education Minister unconcerned by drop in Chinese students
The Education Minister is unconcerned by a plunge in the number of Chinese students enrolling in New Zealand schools. Enrolments are down by more than 1000 students...
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Freedom camping could soon be allowed in Auckland parks
The Auckland Council's being warned proposed by-laws could see thousands of freedom campers setting up in suburban parks. Aucklanders have until today to have their...
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Mark the week: Simon Bridges, Super Rugby and Elton John
Every Friday morning, Mike Hosking takes you through the big ticket items of the week and lets you know what he makes of it all. Here's a taste of what he reckons. Elton...
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THE RE-WRAP: Let's Do the Numbers
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Not Sexist. Just Useless/Playing the Racism Card/Mark the Week/Don't Trust the Influencers/Gaming...
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People outraged over 'sexist' National attack ad have 'fallen into trap'
A political commentator says people outraged by National's new attack ad have fallen into a trap. The ad, which was released on social media, showed a young man...
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Mike's Minute: The Australian election is far from over
Later this year Australia goes to the polls, it is widely expected the Liberal-National coalition will lose, and possibly lose badly. But history is instructive...
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NZ's rocky relationship with China: Tourism industry facing backlash
China is turning up the heat on New Zealand, threatening our booming tourism industry will take a lashing on the back of the Huawei saga. An article published in...
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Overseas teachers struggle with Auckland's high cost of living
The high cost of living in Auckland is catching many foreign teachers by surprise. Greenmeadows Intermediate in Manurewa has taken on nine new foreign teachers...
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Winston Peters: National's claims over China relationship are balderdash
The Government is defending their relationship with China. The coalition is under fire from Opposition over reports that our diplomatic relationship has soured,...
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Could vitamin C cure cancer?
Experts are gathering in Auckland to share promising new discoveries around vitamin C and its potential impact as a treatment for cancer, infection and immunity. Research...
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Polytech shake-up could benefit Unitec
Unitec could benefit from an overhaul of the vocational education sector. The Auckland institution is the biggest in the country. Interim chief executive Merran...
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Mike's Minute: Govt intervention isn't answer to polytech woes
The changes coming to the polytechs are more radical than first floated, and in that is the worry. This Government, like to be fair most other governments, run...
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Counties Manukau DHB facing deficit of $45 million
A health policy expert says the financial issues Counties Manukau DHB is facing are systemic across all district health boards. Its projected deficit is around...
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The Chase star Shaun Wallace takes on Mike Hosking in Kiwi quiz challenge
It was just another day at the office for chaser Shaun Wallace, aka "The Dark Destroyer", who narrowly beat Mike Hosking in a Chase-style quiz this morning on Newstalk...
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THE RE-WRAP: The Chase Special Edition
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) First Ever Triple POIT/From Finish to Start/The Chase is On
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Mike Hosking: Seize the day Simon, get rid of your enemies
COMMENT: By Mike Hosking I am not the first person to have observed the political year has gotten off to a splendid start for the Leader of the Opposition, notwithstanding...
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Notorious drug lord El Chapo found guilty
The world's most notorious criminal mastermind will never be a free man A jury has found El Chapo guilty on a raft of criminal charges, after a 10-week federal...
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Mike's Minute: National doesn't need to panic over one rogue poll
COMMENT: I was very pleased to hear from Judith Collins yesterday as regards her aspirations for the National Party leadership. She is not interested, and I take...
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THE RE-WRAP: No Panic...
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wenesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) ...Yet/What Have Foreigners Ever Done for Us?/Working Groups Aren't Working/Bond Is So...
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Is Mark Mitchell set to be National's next leader?
National MP Mark Mitchell has denied any plans of challenging Simon Bridges' as leader of the National Party. Mitchell was asked on his regular Wednesday morning...
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Fruit and vegetable growers concerned by minimum wage increase
Fruit and vegetable growers are concerned over the cost of the upcoming minimum wage increase. The Government has committed to increasing the minimum wage to $20...
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Polytech overhaul welcomed
The Tertiary Education Union is welcoming Government intervention in polytechs saying it is "long overdue". Education Minister Chris Hipkins will be unveiling the...
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New report claims NZTA failed to 'prioritise public safety'
The NZTA is welcoming the results of a report into its regulatory standards. An independent inquiry was commissioned last year after concerns about unauthorised...
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State of the Nation report: Salvation Army warn of P's 'unrelenting rise'
The "unrelenting rise" of methamphetamine in New Zealand is one of the lowlights in the Salvation Army's latest State of the Nation Report. "As a country this is...
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Cartoonist Tom Scott on his new plays
One of the country's greatest cartoonist, Tom Scott joins Mike Hosking to discuss his famous Rob Muldoon and his two new play, the Daylight Atheist and Joan.
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China puts NZ 'on notice' over Huawei treatment
A former Trade Minister says China has clearly put New Zealand on notice over the treatment of Huawei. Jacinda Ardern's trip to our single biggest trading partner...
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THE RE-WRAP: A House In Wanaka
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Stay Out of the Building Business/Bring in the Help/Ropey Poll/What Jacinda's Reading/What...
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Simon Bridges in 'uncomfortable position' after poll
Former National Party leader Don Brash says there is not a lot Simon Bridges can do about Judith Collins beating him in the polls. The latest Newshub Reid Research...
