The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 3rd of October, as Air NZ make further reductions on regional routes, they come on to answer whether there is more to come.  It's the annual Mood of the Boardroom today so Heather looks at who the business community thinks is doing well within the Government - and what Cabinet Minister has been a flop.  Shihad frontman Jon Toog...

Christchurch's Business Association is calling out the food truck plans of the city's Arts Centre.   The centre's applied for licences for 33 trucks to operate 12 hours a day, seven days a week.  But the Christchurch Business Association believes this is unfair, with chair Annabel Turley saying city businesses are subsidising the Arts Centre.  She told Heather du Plessis-Allan that...

Senior business leaders are rating Christopher Luxon well on keeping his Cabinet focused on delivery, and Education Minister Erica Stanford well on performance.  More than 100 CEOs and board chairs have been quizzed for today's Mood of the Boardroom survey.  They've identified energy prices as their biggest concern, followed by the cost of living.  Dame Joan Withers, Chairperson for...

An investigator says it was obvious Gail Maney didn't murder Auckland man Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989. Maney and Steven Stone's murder convictions have been quashed, and a re-trial's been ordered for Stone. Colin Maney and Mark Henriksen have also had their accessory to murder convictions quashed. The Crown's accepting the police failed to disclose important information, which caused a miscarriage...

There’s fiery opposition to the Government's charter schools move by the teacher's union.  Associate Education Minister David Seymour's championing a move to convert 35 state schools to charter schools, allowing $153 million for the initiative.  It's caused the PPTA to change its constitution to allow members who teach at charter schools to be members, despite its stance against the scho...

Transport Minister Simeon Brown is confident in delivering Auckland's City Rail Link on time with no network issues.  KiwiRail has assured the $5.5 billion project will cut delays down to a maximum of 1 minute 20 seconds when it opens in 2026.  Official papers show Brown and Auckland mayor Wayne Brown are working to improve confidence in the wide rail network.  Simeon Brown told Hea...

Air New Zealand won't say if the latest cuts to its domestic routes will be the last.  The airline's reducing flights between Christchurch and New Plymouth and running smaller planes between Christchurch and Queenstown, and Wellington and Dunedin.  On Monday it also scrapped direct flights between Wellington and Invercargill from early next year.  Domestic manager Scott Carr told He...

I’m loathe to keep talking about this, but I think Chris Luxon is being treated really unfairly on the sale of his apartment.  And because he’s being treated so unfairly, it’s hard to avoid saying something.  The latest instalment on this is a series of articles pointing out that Chris Luxon would’ve paid up to $70 thousand in tax on the sale of his apartment if it wasn’t for his governm...

Today on Politics Wednesday Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the biggest stories of the week so far.  They discussed the conflict in the Middle East, Damien O’Connor’s ill-advised tweet, and point the finger as to who’s to blame for the Dunedin Hospital mess.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 2nd of October, we speak to our Middle East correspondent as Iran launches ballistic missile strikes on Israel.  Big day in the US as JD Vance and Tim Walz prepare to go head-to-head in the Vice Presidential debate.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell put the blame on each other for the Dunedin Hospital mess and discuss Damien O'C...

There’s optimism from within Athletics New Zealand that hosting the World Indoor Athletics Championships isn't beyond the realms of possibility.  The sport's governing body, with support of the government, are working on a bid to bring the event to our shores in March 2028, prior to the Los Angeles Olympics.  The biennial event has never been held in Oceania since its inception in 1985.&...

It’s believed US voters will be more concerned about records than personalities heading into today's vice-presidential debate.  JD Vance and Tim Walz will meet for their only debate in New York today, getting underway at 2pm NZ time.  Key issues expected to be on the agenda include the economy, cost of living, and border security.  Republican strategist Matt Terrill told Heather du...

Dogs are on their way to sniffing out early signs of bowel and ovarian cancers.  K9 Medical Detection New Zealand has had a 100% success rate in recent trials.  The four-legged workers are trained to detect specific odours connected to bowel and ovarian cancers.  CEO Pauline Blomfield told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the dogs are clearly detecting the odour released from cancer, b...

The Education Minister says she has a great relationship with the teachers’ union, despite some disagreement.  A PPTA survey shows a majority of teachers are unhappy with the NCEA level one roll out.  It comes as the organisation has its conference this week, with Minister Erica Stanford speaking yesterday, defending the controversial move to remove te reo funding for teachers.  She...

Casey Costello's hit back at health advocates over criticism of her heated tobacco tax cut.  The Associate Health Minister cut the tax by 50% in an effort to encourage use of the products instead of smoking.  Costello has faced a tense reception regarding the move.  But she told Heather du Plessis Allan she's working hard to reduce smoking rates, despite what she calls "the noise".&...

The Conservatives annual conference in Birmingham – essentially one big job interview. By Wednesday afternoon the Conservatives should be a lot closer to knowing who their next leader will be. The selected candidates are Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat with Rishi Sunak as the leader. Tens of thousands of council homes sit empty as the waitlist grows. Rod Little told...

We've got a fascination with prime ministers and their money, it turns out.   Last night 1News did the calculation that Christopher Luxon stands to make $480,000 off the sale of his apartment in Wellington —he's moving out because he's going over to Premier House— and also a rental property that he's selling in South Auckland.   Now the implication of the story was that Christopher Luxon...

A French far-right politician is on trial, accused of misappropriating EU funds.  Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally Party, along with the party itself and 24 others, are accused of using money destined for work at the European Parliament to pay staff working for their party.  Le Pen denies the charges, and is confident she would be able to prove she did nothing wrong. &nbsp...

For eleven years Mitch James has been releasing music and touring the world.  He’s opened for Callum Scott, supported Ed Sheeran, and toured with Six60, not to mention his own tours.  James has just released a new single and has a new EP coming out next month, but the release comes with a caveat.  The Kiwi musician is stepping away from the trade, James telling Heather du Plessis-Al...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday 1st of October, the Government has announced their Q4 plan with a focus on infrastructure. We get Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett’s thoughts on the plan.   Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in studio with Heather to talk Dunedin Hospital, the working from home backlash and the obsession with his capital gains.   Kiwi singer...

Many Kiwis will be feeling relief today as new Pharmac funded drugs officially become available.   Continuous Glucose Monitors are now being funded alongside widened access to insulin pumps and consumables.  Cancer drug Keytruda is also now more accessible.  Cancer Society Chief Executive Nicola Coom told Heather du Plessis Allan that Keytruda will make a massive difference for thos...

Local councils want to clip the ticket on the Government's increased tourism fee. The International Visitor Levy has been bumped from $35 to $100 as of today. Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says local councils pay for tourism amenities, so the Government should share the profits. She told Heather du Plessis Allan while the Government may not want to share a cut of the increased fee, it's worth asking...

The Government's released its fourth quarter action plan, which largely focuses on infrastructure.   Its 43 actions include passing the Fast-track Approvals Bill, RMA reform, and looking at more road tolls.   It also includes establishing a National Infrastructure Agency.   Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Nick Leggett told Heather du Plessis-Allan the Fast-track approvals...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Dunedin Hospital project is frustrating.  “We are very committed to building a hospital in Dunedin, don’t get me wrong. But we have got to do it within the $1.9 billion fiscal envelope, otherwise that means that we can’t do Whangarei, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Nelson and other regional hospitals,” Luxon told Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan.&n...

There’s a belief from the Minister that reopening oil and gas exploration won't make a dent in New Zealand's climate impacts.  The public have until tonight to submit on the Government's bill, reversing the previous Governments ban on exploration off the coast.  MBIE figures show it will result in millions of tonnes of additional emissions.  But Shane Jones told Heather du Plessis-A...