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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 Hosking: PM optimistic to think assault scandal going away
Well you can’t argue she isn’t playing to type. Post cabinet yesterday, the Prime Minister arrives, makes some announcements about announcements, pretending anyone...
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UK comedian Dara O'Briain speaks ahead of NZ visit
Dara O'Briain is yet another UK comedian that has gone global. He spent years doing the comedy circuit in Ireland, before his career started to take off back in...
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Barry Soper: PM anxious to keep Labour assault scandal out of public arena
The Labour Party is promising to do the right thing by the complainants, with its inquiries into the sexual assault allegation scandal. It's been announced Maria...
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David Parker working to secure post-Brexit trade deal with Britain
The Government is working on the basis Britain will leave the EU next month, with or without a deal. Britain's International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has been meeting...
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Rotorua moteliers struggling with intake of homeless people
Rotorua moteliers are facing weapons, drugs and violence as increasing numbers of homeless people are put up in motels. 3000 households are still living in motels...
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Government regulations challenge dairy and horticulture industry
The primary export sector says there are challenges afoot - despite record highs. The sector accounted for $46.4 billion worth of exports, out of a total $58 billion...
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Oil prices jump as attack on Saudi plant jolts supply
Global energy prices spiked by 15% after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record. It was an...
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Boris Johnson yet to breakthrough with securing Brexit deal
Boris Johnson was booed by protesters and berated by Luxembourg's leader on a visit to the tiny nation Monday for his first face-to-face talks with the European...
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Mike's Minute: I'm not so sure we are being fleeced on petrol prices
COMMENT: Z Energy is seemingly flying the flag for petrol operators. They appear to be the most vocal in response to the Commerce Commission's interim report into...
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PM insists she's been honest over Labour's assault accusations
The Prime Minister says she has been consistent about what she knew about Labour's sexual assault allegations. Jacinda Ardern has announced a series of inquiries...
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Mike Hosking: Why David Cameron will only be remembered for one thing
It’s a strange old thing life. David Cameron is all the news over the weekend in Britain. His long awaited memoir is almost out and he’s doing the obligatory round...
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MasterBuilders working on new accreditation scheme
Building organisations are developing a scheme to prevent companies and contractors offering low ball tenders for construction contracts. MasterBuilders is working...
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Vector hopes new technology will let them outsmart nature
A chance for Auckland's largest energy network to get one-up on Mother Nature. Vector is partnering with IBM to pilot technology which will help predict where power...
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Research: Mid-sized businesses need help to grow
Research has highlighted the need for more support to be wrapped around medium-sized businesses. The Grant Thornton New Zealand research found mid-sized businesses...
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Passers-by spot rare sight on White House balcony
Pedestrians strolling past the White House today witnessed a rare sight — Donald Trump himself on the balcony, and an impressive scene below him. Donald Trump is...
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Horse trainer wants racing industry to ban the whip
A leading horse trainer wants to change the public perception's on racing and ban the whip. The World Racing Association has called for US and Canadian jockeys...
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Mike's Minute: One disaster and PM's political capital is gone
Political tragics and students will study and write about the current scandal enveloping the Labour Party and the Prime Minister. So far it's playing to type. When...
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks heightens US-Iran tensions
A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis,...
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Brett Kavanaugh faces impeachment calls after new allegations
Several Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday lined up to call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated,...
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THE RE-WRAP: The Man Who Started It
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Sorry, Not Sorry/How to Manage a Scandal/Battery Powered Beers/SF6 Conspiracy/Who's Best...
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Boris compares himself to Hulk, commits to leaving EU next month
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has compared himself to the Hulk in a newspaper interview emphasizing his determination to take Britain out of the European...
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How Saudi Arabia oil facility attacks could affect petrol prices
New Zealand petrol prices could reach a nightmare $3 a litre following the attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, an economist says. However, the true impact...
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'PM is incompetent and out of her depth' - Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been called out by many political commentators the past week over the way she has handled the sexual assault allegations against...
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Is it OK to throw food scraps out the car window?
How many of us are guilty of throwing food scraps out the window? Apple cores and banana skins are fine because they decompose, right? A YouGov study for Avis...
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US officials revise vaping illness count to 380 in 36 states
The U.S. government has refined how it is measuring an outbreak of breathing illnesses in people who vape, now counting only cases that are most closely linked to...
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Customs seizing record amounts of methamphetamine
Customs says record high methamphetamine seizures aren't the only drug busts worth celebrating. In the year to date, police and customs have seized nearly fifteen-hundred...
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Farmers feeling victimised by current government
Farmers feel they are being dragged through the mud as continued environmental regulations are imposed on the sector. An open letter has been sent to the Prime...
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Boris Johnson denies lying to Queen, wins Brexit court case
The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets after a no-deal Brexit is an...
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THE RE-WRAP: How Could You Not Know?
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Watch Out for that Indonesian Invasion/Mark the Week/Hosk All Over Spark Sport
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Matthew Hooton: Where has our 'open and transparent' PM gone?
A political commentator believes the alleged Labour Party sexual assault incident is a blow to Jacinda Ardern's brand. The staffer at the centre of the saga has...
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Mike's Minute: Ardern's sex scandal explanations not good enough
OPINION The trouble with explaining, especially in politics, is it often leads to more questions. The fact the Prime Minister, who is ending her worst week in...
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Blues musician Ash Grunwald performs live in studio
Ash Grunwald is a stalwart of the blues movement in this part of the world. After nine albums and countless awards, he's been in the Aussie music scene a long time. His...
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Mike Hosking: When it comes to fake news, social media just doesn't care
Facebook announced last week that they are tidying up their act next year in the US presidential race, they are tightening the rules around advertising. As I have...
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Streaming services to screen content warnings next year
A media expert believes classifying films and TV on streaming services should be easy. The Government has decided content warnings on streaming services like Netflix...
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US government will propose banning flavours used in e-cigarettes
US President Donald Trump said yesterday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavours used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage...
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Government urged to build more social housing
There are calls for the government to build more social housing. A temporary government scheme to place homeless people in motels for a week has become so entrenched...
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Paula Bennett: Labour Party only interested in protecting themselves
More heads are expected to roll over the Labour Party sexual assault allegations. President Nigel Haworth has resigned, following his handling of the situation...
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New Zealand history will soon be compulsory in all schools
Every student at every school will soon be taught New Zealand history. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled plans to make the teaching of national history...
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THE RE-WRAP: Real Blues
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Saved By Dolphins/Scandalorama/Where's Winston?/Welly Busdate
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Mike Hosking: PM is donkey deep in sex scandal botch-up
"In the last 48 hours I have read incredibly distressing reports of an alleged sexual assault involving members of the Labour Party." Those words make up part of...
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Mike Hosking: Why I'm loving Boris Johnson's strategy
I am loving Boris Johnson. He is going to take the delay law and tell them to stick it. The doom merchants suggest he could end up in jail. Guess what? He won't. He's...
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Dr Phil Bagshaw behind plans for charity hospital in Southland
The cancer care advocates spearheading a charity hospital in Southland will be mentored by Christchurch surgeon Dr Phil Bagshaw Blair and Melissa Vining are holding...
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Has New Zealand's food experimentation gone too far?
Has our food experimentation gone too far? First we messed with a Southland staple by deep frying a cheese roll. Then there was the chocolate and mince pie in Auckland. Now,...
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Govt launches multi-agency response to identify landfill risks
A plan to avoid massive landfill disasters, and subsequent environmental catastrophes. The Associate Environment Minister has announced a multi-agency response...
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Vodafone will consider basing all customer service teams in NZ
Vodafone says offshore call centres do a good job - most of the time. The telco is spending $10 million setting up a New Zealand-based team for complex customer...
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Questions raised over PM's knowledge of sexual assault allegations
Questions are being raised over how Jacinda Ardern was unaware allegations against a Labour staffer were of a sexual nature, when many in the media knew. Prime...
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Hosking takes fake ad complaint direct to Facebook NZ boss
Newstalk ZB broadcaster Mike Hosking has taken his concerns about fake ads to Facebook's New Zealand boss. On air this morning, Hosking told listeners he called...
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School class sizes remain high despite parents paying more money
New Zealand might be spending more on education than other countries, but our class sizes remain large. A new report has found New Zealand spends 5.5 percent of...
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Stuart Nash and Mark Mitchell debate PM's handling of assault allegations
The Prime Minister is being urged to show leadership over a deepening sexual assault saga. Jacinda Ardern and the president of the Labour Party say they didn't...
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Simon Bridges: PM is wasting her time with Christchurch call
National Party leader Simon Bridges is standing his ground in saying the Christchurch Call will achieve nothing. He told Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern she's wasting...
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President Trump dismisses national security adviser John Bolton
President Donald Trump has abruptly forced out John Bolton, the hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and...
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Mike's Minute: Where's PM's famous empathy on Labour sex abuse scandal claims?
COMMENT: The reasons Jacinda Ardern is in the mess she is over this alleged sex abuse scandal are several-fold. One, she didn't own it. Two, she let it drag. Three,...
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THE RE-WRAP: The Hits Keep Coming
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) No Let-Up for Labour/Boris Not Dead Yet/The All Salt and Sugar Diet/Wow. Another iPhone
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Meat industry pursues migrants to help fill labour shortages
The meat industry is being encouraged to move beyond quick fixes for labour shortages. The Meat Workers Union wants it to cut down on overseas workers and employ...
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Hosking: More evidence this 'transformational government' is a hoax
I was not remotely surprised to read over the weekend Audrey Young’s revelation that internal polling for Labour has fallen to pieces. They leak the good stuff...
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Kiwi Motorsport drivers Scott McLaughlin and Hayden Paddon reach new heights
Scott McLaughlin has arrived home in form and ready to take a major step towards retaining his Supercars title this weekend. The Kiwi driver has a huge lead over...
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Paula Bennett: 'Unbelievable the way Labour has dealt with sexual assault accusations'
The National Party is being highly critical of Jacinda Ardern's handling of accusations against a former Labour Party worker. A 19-year-old volunteer is now accusing...
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Synthetic drugs: Death toll rises to 75 as toxic epidemic rages on
At least 75 people have died after taking synthetic drugs in the last two years - including a father of five who was found dead on a busy Auckland street after consuming...
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End of an era: UK House Speaker John Bercow to step down
A colourful era in British parliamentary history is coming to a close with Speaker of the House John Bercow's abrupt announcement today that he will leave his influential...
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Builders ask for consistency from councils over building consent delays
Builders want consistency from councils on granting consents. The statutory timeframe to get a building consent should be 20 days. But Latitude Homes managing...
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