The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Police units around the country will be taking a proactive approach to the Government's new gang patch ban.  Patches and insignia will be banned in public places from Thursday next week.  Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham says Police have been speaking with gang leaders, and have made it clear that anyone breaching the law can expect a response.  He told Mike Hosking that de...

We are not unique, but we are most definitely different from the way we were.  Once again we are into exam season, and once again we have the flurry of stories of questions that can't be answered, the tears that flow, and the end of the world that is ensuing.  For comfort, the same number of stories are floating about the place currently in Australia.  For context, the last time I d...

AI is going to change the world – or is it?  The world of artificial intelligence has been booming, with major corporations and small businesses alike integrating the software into their work.  Tom Gruber is one of the minds behind Siri, the iconic virtual personal assistant purchased by Apple in 2010.  He’s now an entrepreneur and co-founder of another company, an adaptive music co...

It's Cup Day in Christchurch and the mood at Addington is upbeat.  Gates open for today's New Zealand Trotting Cup at 11am.  Ticket sales are up 10% this year after prices for general admission tickets were slashed from $40 to just $25.  Addington Chief Executive Brian Thompson told Mike Hosking they've tried to make the event more accessible.  He says they wanted to give every...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 12th of November, we have the major apology from the Government to victims of abuse in state care . Will it go far enough, and when does talk of compensation come into play?  Mike plays a game of cat and mouse with the Prime Minister, trying to figure out whether he'll be on for his regular chat after Trump scheduled his first presid...

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says Wellington City Council’s new Crown Observer Lindsay McKenzie will sort through its “dysfunction between personalities". Former Tasman and Gisborne council boss Lindsay McKenzie will start in the role tomorrow.  Brown told Mike Hosking that McKenzie will be “working with the mayor and councillors to help them get on.”  McKenzie’s other role wou...

There's disappointment the Government's abuse-in-care apology doesn't come with a financial redress scheme.   A Royal Commission report estimates 200,000 people have experienced harm in state and faith-based care between 1950 and 2019.   The report has called for urgent financial redress, but the Government says it will not decide on a system until early next year.  Cooper Legal Sen...

Fonterra appears to have the backing of farmers for its sale of big-name consumer brands.  The dairy co-op has confirmed plans to sell its consumer arm —which owns Anchor, Mainland and Kapiti— for up to $3 billion.  It's also set to sell off its Oceania and Sri Lanka businesses.  Fonterra Co-Operative Council Chair John Stevenson told Mike Hosking farmers have indicated they're open...

The Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill was pulled from the biscuit tin on Friday.  It aims to protect comedians, critics, and artists when poking fun - without breaking the law.  Green Party List MP Kahurangi Carter joins to explain more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Issues are arising with employment advocates, who are able to represent clients without being lawyers.  A judge described a recent run in as abusive and unprofessional, renewing calls for stricter regulation.  Catherine Stewart from the Law Association joins with more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mass hikoi has departed Northland and is heading to Parliament.  As many as 20,000 people are expected to arrive on the grounds early next week.  Police Minister Mark Mitchell joins to discuss how the police are preparing.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 11th of November, the police and Mark Mitchell as they tackle the response to the nationwide hikoi beginning today. Our diabetes issue is projected to be shocking and a huge blight on our health system by 2040 - but are we listening and do we actually care? Guy and Sav cover all the rugby from the weekend, whether we care about the Bla...

A business delegation travelled with the trade minister to Shanghai last week, and they're heading home with a projected $340 million worth of deals for the next three years.  New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Chief Executive Pete Chrisp joins with more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.    The Americans: 8/10   Spoke with a rare clarity around a singular idea called 'Trumpism'.    Trump: 9/10  As profound a redemption and comeback story as you will ever see.    The All Blacks: 8/10  Awesome start to the Northern Tour...

Our old friend Adrian Orr has decided Donald Trump will be slightly inflationary and that peak free trade is over.  On both counts he is right.  He is not always right. He wasn’t right this week on the jobs, when he thought they would be 5% by way of unemployment. And I don’t think he's right when he talked in his fiscal risk report that more jobs will lead to more mortgage defaults on h...

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.  They dug into the US Election – its polls, results, and whether celebrity endorsements mean anything anymore.  Are there things you should and shouldn’t do as you get older? And at what age do you tire of owning things.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks have had a hell of a start to their Northern Tour.  They began their end of year international season with a dominating win over Japan, following it up by beating England at Twickenham.   This weekend they’ll be facing Ireland, who they haven’t played since the Rugby World Cup semi-final.  Coach Scott Robertson told Mike Hosking that this is a massive weekend for the...

Christchurch City Council is continuing to push back against KiwiRail's multimillion dollar safety improvement requirement, which has forced the closure of a cycleway.  The freight transport company says a crossing on the Heathcote Expressway needs $6.5 million in safety upgrades because of the cycleway  That could take two years.   Councillor Aaron Keown told Mike Hosking he assume...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 8th of November, David Seymour discusses his Treaty Principles Bill now that we have the full details of what he wants to achieve.  Scott 'Razor' Robertson pops in for a chat ahead of the biggest game of the Northern Tour against Ireland.  Tim and Katie take a look at the US Election and discuss what you should and shouldn't do a...

A programme aimed at getting more under-served groups into medical school is being scrutinised.   New research in today's New Zealand Medical Journal has found Otago University's affirmative action initiatives haven't increased the number of students from poorer backgrounds.  Māori now make up 20% of enrolments, reaching parity with European and Asian enrolments for the first time. ...

ACT leader David Seymour told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that he refuted claims that the bill was dead post the first reading.  He said the other parties see “that this far more constructive than anything they have seen before”.  “I think it's very clear that more and more people see that this is an initiative that promotes equal rights.”  He reiterated that Prime Minister Christoph...

World trade is ramping up rapidly ahead of the changeover of power to Donald Trump.  The US President Elect has campaigned on an agenda of increased protectionism, with tariffs of up to 20% on all imports.  He's also planning higher tariffs on Chinese goods, potentially setting the stage for another trade war.  Mainfreight managing director Don Braid told Mike Hosking that if tariff...

The best thing about the result is you can't argue with it.  You can hate it, but you can't argue with it.  To win not just the College, but also the popular vote, gives the result a legitimacy that is rock solid.  As I said yesterday, it's hard to know what the bigger deal is - a Trump victory or a Harris defeat?  The Democrats will ask themselves how is it possible, with all...

To some, it seems that kids these days just don’t want to work.  Australian Gen Z’s have been labelled as ‘arrogant’ by recruiter Tammie Christofis Ballis from Realistic Careers, saying their expectations are leaving a “bad taste” in bosses’ mouths.  Ballis claims kids have told her they won’t get out of bed for anything less than $100,000.  Jane Lowney, Senior Director of Robert Wa...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 7th of November, it was an incredible night in the US. We get both the Republican and Democrat view on the historic Trump victory.  We get a first hand account of what it was like at Kamala HQ as the votes rolled in and she lost the election.  And our number one expert Nick Bryant tells us what a Trump presidency will look like...