The Mike Hosking Breakfast

A lot could be riding on the Government's upcoming global investment summit.  Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's hoping to tease out more foreign financial investment in New Zealand's projects and industries at the two-day event in March   But Simplicity Chief Executive Sam Stubbs says he's concerned Luxon will spend more time focused on offshore money than domestic money.  He told...

The Resource Minister is pushing back on criticism of his party's bill, which aims to stop 'woke', environmentally informed bank service withdrawals.   A Massey University banking expert says the bill doesn't account for the commercial risks of lending to groups such as mining companies.   Resource Minister Shane Jones told Mike Hosking banks have to assess credit worthiness, but the cur...

Melbourne suburbs Werribee and Prahran have seen the Liberal party secure a major election victory, as the Green concede.  Traditionally Labor 'heartland', Werribee has been an uninterrupted seat since 1979.  Australian Correspondent Steve Price joins the show to discuss what this means for a coalition, whether or not Peter Dutton can win the election, and why these developments may push...

Change is coming to the Auckland-Hamilton train, Te Huia, which will no longer stop at Papakura.  The train will instead call into Pukekohe, in a move to improve efficiency for North Waikato residents.  Waikato Regional Councillor Angela Strange talks to Mike Hosking about the change.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five million dollars can now buy you residency in New Zealand under the government's reinstatement of the golden visa.  Entries vary over $5 million for growth ideas, and $10 million for more conservative plans, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.  "Growth is the 5 million and that's for direct investment straight into a Kiwi business or into a New Zealand managed fund that is investing...

The Super Bowl is underway today and set to be a 'competitive' game, coming down to the fourth quarter, Kiwi and three time Super Bowl winner Riki Ellison said.  The Kansas City Chiefs are going for their third back to back win.  "In the era of free agency where you can move players every year to sustain something like this, this will be historic if they if they win this one," Ellis...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 10th of February, we are bringing back the golden visa and it's received widespread support so Stuart Nash and Nicola Willis speak on that. Speaking of, 3x Super Bowl winner and Kiwi Riki Ellison gives his predictions. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine give their thoughts on the sporting weekend. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Po...

Kiwifruit and grapes have crashed through the barrier, joining the apple and pear industry and cracking $1 billion for the first time.  New Zealand Apple and Pear CEO Karen Morris talks to Mike Hosking about the 27% increase on price per tray.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The golden visa has been reinstated as a part of the Government's plan to fire up the economy in 2025.  The visa will allow people to invest $5 million over 3 years in a growth project or $10 million over 5 years in a more conservative operation. Both options will enable residency.  Former Labour Cabinet Minister   Stuart Nash launched the visa in 2022 reflects on what Labour could...

The Prime Minister's speech yesterday afternoon, to what I assume was a business audience, was well received. Another piece of tangible evidence that we are at last trying to get this place moving economically again. The nomad visa, or digital nomad announcement, was of a similar vein but a mile too late. Over 60 countries have a similar scheme and, to be honest, if you're on holiday and you open...

A Judge in the United States has blocked Elon Musk and his team from accessing Treasury Department records, keeping him from the personal finance data of millions of Americans.  Musk was appointed as a 'special government employee' upon Donald Trump's return to office and is now arguing against the Judge's ruling.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold gives Mike Hosking the details on this, a...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will be signing agreements in China this week, with New Zealand and much of the Cook Islands left out of the loop.  Member of the Cook Islands Parliament Tina Browne said the island nation is not in favour of the Prime Minister's plans.  "The country is reacting in a way that I've never seen before ... we thought that things were calming down, but a...

Job creation in the United States slowed through January, but payroll reports have indicated unemployment is falling and wage growth is picking up.  Amazon investors didn't like what they heard about the company's guidance, despite a positive delivery in the cloud division.  In Super Bowl news, ad slots are going for roughly $8 million, do investors have reason to be wary of the outcome?...

Donald Trump's doubling down on his plan for a US takeover of the Gaza strip.  Posting on social media, the US President says Gaza will be turned over to the US by Israel when fighting has "concluded".  He says by then Palestinians will have been already resettled in "far safer and more beautiful communities" elsewhere in the Middle East.  However, it turns out that Trump didn’t inf...

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.    Waitangi: 2/10  At some point the minority is going to realise the majority, i.e. us, tuned out years ago, and the circus that passes for a so-called National Day needs a massive rethink.    School lunches: 2/10  Well, the whining is a two anyway....

The TJ Perenara performance and the reaction to David Seymour are both indicative of all that is wrong with this country in terms of race relations.  It is not harmonious, it is not well debated, it is not cordial, and it is not better than it has been.  The Prime Minister gets it, but Seymour doesn't. There is no point in heading north each year, you are simply treated poorly by rude pe...

New data has revealed the pay of chartered accountants in New Zealand lags behind that in Australia.  A survey by Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand has found members across the ditch took home a median NZ$177,000 compared to NZ$144,200 in New Zealand.  Chief financial officers were being paid around $336,000 to New Zealand's $265,000.  But Chartered Accountants' Charlotte...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 7th of February, Mike was astounded at the youth unemployment rate reaching a record high, so Michael Reddell joined to break down the situation .  How concerned is Winston Peters about the potential deal between the Cook Islands and China? The Foreign Minister discusses the situation and whether the foreign buyers ban could be lifted...

Instead of taking a long weekend after Waitangi Day, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.  They discussed homeownership and Winston Peters’ potentially changing stance on foreign buyers, the number of kids going to school today, and if you should be able to have a helicopter pad in the suburbs.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Young people continue to bear the brunt of job losses.  The latest Stats NZ figures reveal the unemployment rate among those aged 15 to 19 hit 23%, the highest in more than a decade.  The age group also lost more than 70% of the 32,000 net jobs lost last year.  Former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell told Mike Hosking young people typically bear the brunt.  He says it's n...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand's not the only one in the dark about a potential deal between the Cook Islands and China.  Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is heading to Beijing, where he's expected to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership.  He says it's part of a broader strategy to strengthen relations with all of its key partners and expand economic opportu...

The Police Minister says recent incidents where vehicles have been driven into officers are part of a rise of anti-Police violence.  An officer has moderate injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Huntly on Wednesday night.  It comes weeks after Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was killed, and another officer was injured after being struck by a vehicle in Nelson on New Year's Day.  M...

There's a hope US President Donald Trump's attention isn't drawn to the Cook Islands-China saga.  Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will travel to Beijing in the coming days, where he's expected to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership.  He says it's about expanding economic opportunities.  MFAT says it would have expected to be fully consulted on such a deal but wasn't. &...

I don't mind telling you, I've kind of been dreading making any sort of editorial comment or opinion on Waitangi Day.  Not because I don't think it's significant, but because I feel an expectation to say something about its importance in our calendar, how it's an opportunity to reflect on our history, and how we should use it to think about the way ahead.  Or something like that.  I...

Funk pop duo Foley have been nominated for three Aotearoa Music Awards alongside two APRA Silver Scroll Awards. Their new album  That's Life, Baby! drops on February 28th.  Gabe Everett is a vocalist from the duo.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.