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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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Wrapping the Week: Rod Stewart, Pope Francis and the Topp Twins
Mike Hosking is joined by TVNZ's Tim Wilson and Kate Hawkesby to wrap the week. Topics discussed this morning include Sir Rod Stewart announcing his third NZ show,...
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Laws to promote more petrol price competition to be passed
Premium petrol is expected to be easier on the wallet for motorists later this year. The Government's acting on all Commerce Commission recommendations aiming to...
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Campaign launched to raise awareness for people living with rare health disorders
A campaign is being launched at Parliament this afternoon to push for a national framework to guide the diagnosis, treatment and support of those living with a rare...
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Concerns over 'dangerous' health advice from social media influencers
There are concerns some health advice dished out by social media influencers is dangerous. Royal College of GPs medical director Bryan Betty says people following...
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President Trump urges calm as US reports new virus case
President Donald Trump declared that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn't inevitable even as top health authorities at...
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Mark the Week: Another embarrassing week for the government
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. Vaping: 7. At last the government...
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Mike's Minute: Who's really fleecing you at the petrol pump?
COMMENT The Government's delusion over the scandalous operating methods of the petrol industry rolls into another year. Having got it's Commerce Commission report,...
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Tauranga terror: Mob member heckled, police guard Bridges' public meeting
A Mongrel Mob gang member was heckled - and police and security personnel stood guard - during a public meeting of Tauranga residents concerned about a spate of...
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Watch: Grant Robertson discusses impact of coronavirus
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is urging New Zealand businesses to contact their banks and make plans for how they're going to manage the economic impact of coronavirus. He...
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Mike Hosking fires back at Topp Twins after protest chant
Mike Hosking is still bothered by the Topp Twins' chant about him at the Concert FM rally on Monday. Linda and Jools Topp were the MCs at the event on the lawn...
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People with expensive cars more likely to have superiority complex - study
Scientists have confirmed the more expensive your car is, the more likely you are to suffer a superiority complex. A study done by the University of Nevada shows...
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Mike Hosking: Julian Assange is a puffed up criminal, not a journalist
I suppose poor old Julian Assange has got nothing better to do. I mean, where would you rather be? In a British court arguing you shouldn’t be dragged off to America,...
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Ben Elton returning to New Zealand with brand new stand-up show
Award-winning comedian, author, and playwright Ben Elton is returning to New Zealand. The 60-year-old British writer, best known for co-writing The Young Ones and...
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Concerns over foreign interference in tertiary institutions
It's being suggested that it is time to keep a closer eye on some foreign students in our universities. There are warnings in Australia of tertiary institutions...
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Study finds drop in life expectancy for poor English women
Life expectancy for English women in the most deprived communities outside London declined over the last 10 years and stalled a century-long trend toward longer...
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Immigration Minister orders officials to make more decisions after Sroubek case
The Immigration Minister has ordered his officials to make more decisions in immigration and deportation cases, following a report into the Karel Sroubek case. Iain...
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Southland Fish & Game councillor ordered to resign after 'sexist' remarks
A Southland Fish and Game Council member has until 4pm tomorrow to stand down, after sexist comments caused serious social media backlash. Ken Cochrane described...
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Teachers overwhelmingly reject proposed NCEA changes
The Ministry of Education has proposed dropping several subjects from NCEA level 1 in order to make it a foundation qualification with fewer achievement standards...
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Rape victims still face 'brutal and humiliating' cross-examination at trial - study
Rape complainants are still being asked "humiliating and irrelevant" questions about flirting, dancing, sex toys, clothing and contraception, with judges failing...
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Mike's Minute: KiwiBuild's ongoing failure
Well, it's not like we weren't warned. We had Meghan Woods on the show the other day. I asked her about her KiwiBuild progress. You remember the reset? The reshuffle...
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Call for more short-term foreign workers to help grow NZ's economy
Short-term foreign workers are being seen as necessary to help build our infrastructure. Conservative think tank the Maxim Institute says we keep bringing in migrants...
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THE RE-WRAP: Statorama
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) How Many Houses?/How Many Donors?/How Many Patients?
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Mike Hosking: Commerce Commission must rethink NZME-Stuff merger
It's a funny old business, isn't it? When the answer is right in front of your nose and those who can make it happen won't. NZME, the company that runs this radio...
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Escaped baboons cause trouble at Sydney hospital
The baboons that escaped in Sydney yesterday are bred for medical researchers who use them to pioneer new treatments for illnesses. The three primates – one male...
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Govt pressured to lower entry age for bowel screening programme
There are pleas for the Government to stop sitting on its hands and lower the entry age for the national bowel screening programme. Bowel Cancer New Zealand wants...
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Labour and National clash over prisoner voting rights
Labour says giving inmates the right to vote again is about human rights. Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi told Mike Hosking there's no good reason to prevent prisoners...
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Underwater tunnel for Auckland's Hauraki Gulf proposed
While more studies have been commissioned about the government potentially moving the Auckland Port north, an alternative has emerged. Max Whitehead of the Whitehead...
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Marie Dyhrberg: Government has a obligation to let prisoners vote
A defence lawyer says the Government has an obligation to rehabilitate prisoners, including letting them vote. The National Party is opposing a bill that would...
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Government struggles to improve child poverty statistics
The Government is struggling to make a dent in child poverty. The latest figures from Stats NZ shows there's been no significant change in material hardship since...
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Could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled due to Coronavirus?
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said today that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this year because of the coronavirus...
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Richard Arnold: Democrats warm up for big debate
Bernie Sanders' Democratic rivals prepared to unleash a new wave of attacks against the party's presidential front-runner in a high-stakes debate Tuesday night,...
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Mike's Minute: Child poverty is the KiwiBuild of social failure
COMMENT If you're looking to vote on accountability and delivery this election, Labour is in increasing trouble. Another social indicator lays bare yet another...
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Coronavirus: Govt ready to steady the tourism ship
The Government would consider direct assistance to tourism industry players if the fallout from coronavirus lasts well beyond the first half of the year. In the...
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THE RE-WRAP: More Undelivered Promises
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Child Poverty Still Not Fixed/Why Can't We Get Together?/Bernie's Billions/Trumpdate/Baboon...
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Mike Hosking: Sustainable NZ scandal shows MMP's flaws
The Vernon Tava-Sustainable NZ scandal doesn’t seem to be much of a scandal at all. And is that because we have, sadly, bigger, more scandalous fish to fry, and...
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British football bans heading the ball over brain injury fears
Heading the ball has been banned in training for children throughout England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A study which showed former footballers were three...
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Kiwi comedian export Tape Face talks bringing his act back home
One of New Zealand’s best known comedy exports is coming home. Sam Wills, known as Tape Face, has taken the world by storm over the past few years. He made global...
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'What the hell's that about?': Hosking reacts to Concert FM chant
It seems that Concert FM fans are not fond of Mike Hosking. Opera singers, jazz musicians, school bands, and even the Topp Twins showed up on the lawn outside...
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Coronavirus spreads beyond Asia, taking hold in Europe, Middle-East
The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that...
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Report finds the jobs that New Zealand kids are aiming for
A new report's highlighted how unconscious bias can influence a child's job aspirations. The 'Drawing the Future' report collates pictures drawn by almost 8,000...
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Why Te Papa wants you to post them your mozzies
We're being asked to think twice before we swat a mosquito. Te Papa is calling for New Zealanders to catch, freeze and send them samples of mosquitos for its nationwide...
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Local logging industry feeling the strain from coronavirus
The Forestry Owners Association is touting a solution to the situation which is seeing the country's log exporters unable to send logs to China. Insect-infected...
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THE RE-WRAP: F*** Off Mike Hosking
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) A Chant We Can All Get Behind/Where's Vernon?/Trumpdate
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Sporting bodies call for grassroots action to change youth sport
Parents, coaches and administrators hold the key to addressing the current problems youth sport faces in New Zealand, Sport NZ says. The emphasis of youth sport...
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Mike's Minute: Now is not the time for benefit increases
Quietly unveiled at the end of Jacinda Ardern's post-Cabinet press conference yesterday was confirmation of benefit increases based on wage increases, not the consumer...
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Benefit lift to aid 300,000 Kiwi families
More than 300,000 families on the benefit will get more after the linking of state support to the net average wage. The increases to benefits are larger than they...
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Not so frank - kava and diplomacy as Ardern lands in Fiji
It'll be all pomp and ceremony in the Fijian capital today as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pays her first official visit to the country and only the second by a...
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape; faces jail time
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree involving one woman and rape in the third degree involving another...
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Mike's Minute: NZ First has saved us from mad EV feebate scheme
Ahhhh - the old 'get it out there late Friday, and hope no one notices’. Well, not me. NZ First has killed Julie Anne Genter’s crazed dalliance into economic madness:...
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Economic impact of coronavirus predicted to be worse than death toll
The ongoing spread of coronavirus is set to have a much wider knock-on effect on the global economy. Italian officials have put 50,000 people in quarantine in northern...
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Jenny Salesa defends delay to release vaping legislation
The Government has announced regulations that will be introduced in parliament today that they say will help smokers quit while not encouraging new users. It means...
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PM says coronavirus travel ban likely to be extended
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the travel ban on foreign nationals coming to New Zealand from mainland China is likely be extended. But she said there have...
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Expert suggests men exiting relationships should receive assessments
A call to carry out mandatory mental health checks on all newly divorced or separated men. It comes after Hannah Clarke and her three children were murdered by...
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What Bernie Sanders' Nevada win means for the Democrats
Bernie Sanders solidified his status as the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination with a commanding win Saturday in Nevada. Sanders dominated among Latinos...
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Study: Extra hour's sleep slashes preschoolers' obesity risk
An extra hour's sleep each night can slash a preschooler's risk of obesity, according to Growing Up in New Zealand (GUNZ) research. Researchers of our country's...
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Mike Hosking: Government has been sluggish on vaping legislation
I can't tell you how relieved I am to hear, at last, this Government is going to move on vaping. We have missed the boat. We have been hopelessly slow. The Government,...
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Air NZ could be hit by up to $75m as coronavirus hurts travel, migration
The coronavirus outbreak is interrupting migration and travel, not just from China but from around the world. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand's China...
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Harry and Meghan blasted for 'spiteful' statement
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been criticised by royal commentators over their "spiteful" and "completely unnecessary" statement after the Queen forced them...
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THE RE-WRAP: Stop Lying About the Weather
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) What Is It You Actually Do?/Finally, Doing the Right Thing/Your Subsidy Is Off/More Sleep...
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THE RE-WRAP: Bunking Off
THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Friday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Not the End of the World/Mark the Week/Hot on Pot/How Much Left On This?/Not Chip Butty
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