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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: 13 October 2025
Listen to the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday 13 October.
Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday mo...
Mike's Minute: Gail Parata - my hero of the week
Most stories need a hero, and Gail Parata might fit the role in this netball mess.
Or is it now a scandal?
Gail Parata has resigned as a...
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the ongoing work on the peace plan in Gaza
A few hiccups in the journey towards peace in the Middle East.
Hamas has released the 20 living Israeli hostages and almost 2000 Palestinians...
Full Show Podcast: 15 October 2025
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 15th of October, there’s a new yearly report on the hospitality sector, who have earned...
Pollies: Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen talk parliamentary standards, Te Pati Māori
Today on Politics Wednesday, Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to delve into the biggest political stories of the week so far.
Saira Boyle: Aotearoa Infinite Academy Founding Principle on NZ's first fully online charter school
There's hopes a new online school will help students struggling in a traditional classroom.
Aotearoa Infinite Academy will open in January as t...
Marisa Bidois: Restaurant Association CEO on the hospitality sector's record high revenue but low profit margins
Revenue in the hospitality sector's reached a new record high, but many operators are seeing profit margins reach a new record low.
Restaurant...
Lucy Naylor: Auckland Primary Principals' Association President on students reportedly performing better in English and Maths
Promising signs of improvement across the primary education sector.
The Education Review Office has found teachers are seeing more engaged stu...
Gail Parata: Former Silver Ferns Selector on the treatment of Dame Noeline Taurua by Netball NZ
Former Silver Ferns selector Gail Parata has rebuked a lack of due process by Netball New Zealand in standing down coach Dame Noeline Taurua and assis...
David Carter: Former Speaker of the House on Gerry Brownlee cracking down on behaviour in Parliament
A former Speaker of the House is confident attempts to tighten parliamentary standards will be successful.
Current speaker Gerry Brownlee's crac...
David Cunningham: Squirrel Mortgages CEO on the Reserve Bank easing loan-to-value-ratio restrictions
The Reserve Bank's continuing to change its approach to preventing risky lending.
It's further easing loan-to-value-ratio restrictions, allowin...
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...
Catherine Field: France Correspondent on the European Union's response to 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 agreemen...
Tim Lightbourne: Invivo Co-founder on NZ wine hitting a 10 year record shipment to the UK
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...
Riley James: NZ Snooker player on winning the National Snooker Championships at age 16
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...
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 th...
Matt Payne: Kiwi motorsport driver on his Bathurst 1000 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...
Grant Webster: Tourism Holdings CEO on visitor arrivals nearly matching 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-pand...
Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist on net migration falling to 10,600 for August
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 th...
Steve Linde: CBS Radio Correspondent on the hostage release and signing of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas
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...
Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the results of structured literacy in primary schools
The Education Minister's confident successful primary school literacy results aren't just low hanging fruit.
Results from the new phonics litera...
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 o...
Commentary Box: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine review the weekend at Bathurst, Canterbury's chance in the NPC, and Tiger Woods' latest 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 Ba...
Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister 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...
Sam Broughton: 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 th...
Wayne Langford: Federated Farmers President says lower Methane targets are scientific, not idealistic
Assurance for farmers with the latest methane target update.
The Government's set the 2050 targets to 14 to 24-percent below 2017 levels - whic...
Megan Main: ACC Chief Executive discusses latest annual report showing a $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 Hos...
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 p...
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 seeke...
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent gives an update on the Gaza peace deal
US President Donald Trump's confident the momentum will continue beyond the first phase of a Gaza peace plan.
The Israeli Government's voting...
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...
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Dolly Parton, art purchases, drivers tests
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-...
Paul Radisch: Former Kiwi Supercars driver ahead of Bathurst 1000 this weekend
The Bathurst 1000 returns this weekend.
The first practice has seen New Zealanders Ryan Wood, Matt Payne, and Andre Heimgartner sit first, four...
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...
Judith Collins: Public Service Minister on the reduction in contractor and consultant spending
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 co...
Tony Mitchell: Residential Property Managers' Association Chair on the incoming meth contamination laws
It's thought there are fundamental issues with the new methamphetamine contamination laws.
Properties with meth residue exceeding 15 micrograms...
Warren Forster: ACC Lawyer and researcher on the insurer's deficit
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...
Haggi Matar: Israeli Journalist on the Israeli response to the Gaza peace plan
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...
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...
Jeffrey Archer: Author and former member of Lords on the final William Warwick book, writing his 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 copie...