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The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast radio 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...
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Full Show Podcast: 18 May 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 18th of May, Winston Peters tries to speak his bank buying idea into being.
The P...
Mike's Minute: Do the unions have anything positive to say about education?
Can anyone tell me why literally everything that is ever done in the education space is rejected, hated and railed against by the unions?
Have t...
ComBox: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss the weekend's sports
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine join Mike Hosking to review the weekends' sports.
The Warriors defeated the Broncos in Brisbane, is this finally...
Chris Luxon: Prime Minister addresses spat between Labour and NZ First leader
Chris Luxon is firing back at Winston Peters over his latest comments about immigration.
The New Zealand First Leader has been accusing his Coal...
Winston Peters: NZ First leader lays out plans for Government to buy BNZ
The New Zealand First leader says they'll be telling the National Australia Bank we want our bank back - as he lays out plans for the Government to bu...
Samira Taghavi: Defence lawyer says removing good character statements won't make much difference
A defence lawyer believes removing good character references for sexual offending is unlikely to make much difference at sentencing.
The Nationa...
Gaven Martin: Massey University Distinguished Professor in Mathematics discusses boost for classroom resources
A significant investment's in store for primary schools - as maths results begin to improve.
The Education Minister's set to announce a boost fo...
Mike's Minute: Fees Free was a mistake - let's not repeat it
I have learned a lot about kids and university, having had two attend and graduate and one still immersed in the experience.
Here are the takeo...
Mike's Minute: Chris Hipkins is deluded
Is Chris Hipkins missing a gene?
Does he have a self-destructive predilection? Or is he just a pillock by nature?
He rolls into Auckland...
Mark the Week: Hiring Sir Graham Henry is an excellent idea
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.
"Next year's on...
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing
The leaders of the world's two most powerful countries haven't been able to agree on many things during their face-to-face talks in Beijing.
US...
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Awards, gifts, and an anniversary
The end of the week has arrived, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back on the line to Wrap the Week that Was.
They offered some vie...
Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 15th of May, all eyes are on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, an...
Dave Rennie: All Blacks Coach on taking over from Scott Robertson, the new direction for the team
A concession from All Blacks coach Dave Rennie as he deliberates his first squad for July's Nations Championship series.
He'll attend the Chief...
Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the delayed roll out of the new science and social science curriculums
A major roll out of the Government's new curriculum's been delayed for some subjects following months of pressure from the education sector.
T...
Jonathan Kearsley: Sky News Australia Correspondent on Trump's visit to China and meeting with Xi Jinping
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed they want to build a stable relationship, but their competing priorities could get in the way.
Trump cl...
Nikhil Ravishankar: Air NZ CEO on their projected full-year pre-tax loss rising to $390 million
Air New Zealand's woes are expected to last for as long as the war in Iran continues.
The national carrier's revealed its looking at staff redu...
Mike's Minute: Reality vs ideology re: asset sales
Bit of buzz around Kiwibank as it potentially looks to have another crack at getting bigger, and by getting bigger, then becomes better able to take o...
Stephanie Tully: Jetstar CEO on Qantas and Jetstar committing to NZ despite axing flights
Qantas and Jetstar have announced their biggest-ever investment in New Zealand.
Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson says the Qantas Group wants to w...
Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 14th of May, we get a couple of interesting insights into business in this country when i...
Andrew Pragnell: New Zealand Football CEO on the naming of the All Whites' World Cup squad, the financial impact
A big day for New Zealand football.
The All Whites squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup is set to be announced this morning.
36 players...
Nicole Buisson: Lightspeed Managing Director on the State of the Retail Industry report and the number of Kiwis preferring to shop in person
Many Kiwis still prefer to shop locally and in person.
A survey of about 500 people by retail management platform Lightspeed has found almost e...
Cameron Brewer: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister on the harsher penalties for misleading pricing
The Government says it won't punish genuine mistakes with its planned new crackdown on misleading pricing.
A bill's been introduced to Parliame...
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the decision to reduce the operating allowance by $300 million for the next Budget
The Finance Minister says the Budget "lolly scrambles" are well and truly a thing of the past.
The Government's cut its operating allowance by...
Kendall Langston: Pivot & Pace Founding Partner on the country's leading CEOs becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of long-term thinking
New research suggests nearly 100 of our CEO's are backing their businesses but not New Zealand.
The Pivot and Pace survey found many CEOs are...
Mike's Minute: Has the Māori Party been a success?
So given the original Māori Party was formed in 2004, would we call it a success?
A party for Māori. What have they achieved?
Have they...
Steve Price: Australia Correspondent on the federal budget, the tax break for workers, capital gains tax
Migration and housing supply are emerging as key issues, following the Australian Government's latest Budget.
The Labor Government is raising t...
Sir Graham Lowe: Former Kiwis and Queensland Maroons Head Coach on Luke Metcalf's likely departure from the team
Luke Metcalf is poised to leave the Warriors.
The NRL club have agreed to a request from Metcalf's management to talk with other clubs.
...
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen talk Judith Collins' career, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's new party, and the former Labour staffer linked to a troll account
Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen are back with Mike Hosking to delve into some of the biggest political stories of the week thus far.
They disc...
John Small: Commerce Commission Chair unpacks the report looking at the country's most and least competitive sectors
Competition in New Zealand's economy isn't as strong as it could be.
New Commerce Commission analysis of 22 years of Stats NZ data shows averag...
Full Show Podcast: 13 May 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 13th of May, Trade Minister Todd McClay attempts to reassure farmers as Trump and the US...
Mel Tavendale: Waitaki Mayor on the district's ratepayers facing a 45% increase
One of the country's smallest districts could face its highest rates rise this year.
Waitaki District Councillors have voted to consult on a ra...
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Donald Trump's visit to China
Donald Trump's on his way to Beijing for the first visit by a US President to China in almost a decade.
It will include a face-to-face meeting...
Charles Croucher: 9News Chief Political Editor on Australia's tax break for workers and the introduction of a capital gains tax
It's unclear if the Australian Government's latest tax breaks for workers will make much of a difference.
The Labor Government's raising taxes...
Judith Collins: Retiring National MP reflects on her 24 year political career
Judith Collins says she has no regrets about spending the last 24 years in Parliament.
The senior National MP has delivered her valedictory spe...
Todd McClay: Trade Minister on the US investigating the possibility of tariffs on NZ lamb
The Trade Minister says he'll be making the case against further US tariffs on New Zealand lamb.
Todd McClay says he expects the US Government...
Mike's Minute: Is Chlöe Swarbrick a bit useless?
I wonder if it's time to ask the question – is Chlöe Swarbrick a bit useless?
In the Herald's vast poll churn that produces the chances of the...
Shane Filan: Westlife Lead Singer on the 25th anniversary of Westlife, NZ tour
It’s been 25 years of Westlife.
The globally renowned Irish boyband formed in 1998, splitting up in 2012 before reuniting once more in 2018.
Full Show Podcast: 12 May 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 12th of May, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is creating her own political party, so what does that m...
Andrea Nelson: NZ Rugby League's new CEO on the state of the game, opportunities
New Zealand Rugby League's chief executive-elect is eager to embrace the sport's pinnacle events when she takes charge in July.
Andrea Nelson s...