The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The Education Minister's backing her changes for relief teachers, despite criticism. Erica Stanford's loosening up the Limited Authority to Teach rules to address shortages - including covering their costs and allowing experts who aren’t qualified teachers and previously registered teachers to work as relievers. PPTA President Chris Abercrombie says the change will flood classrooms with unregister...

US officials have revealed more about the latest attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump. A man has been detained after shots were fired at one of Trump's golf courses at Palm Beach in Florida. US correspondent Richard Arnold says investigations are underway into the incident.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Respiratory diseases costs the country more than $8 billion each year. New research has found more Kiwis are suffering than previously thought, with around one million people affected by the disease annually. Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Chief Executive Letitia Harding says the financial burden is huge. "We base all of this on our prescriptions, our hospitalisations, time off work, school day...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 16th of September, the unions are in a stoush with the Education Minister over bringing unregistered teachers back into the classroom to fill gaps so Erica Stanford is on to explain her side. Throughout the show we give you the latest information on what the FBI are calling an attempted assassination on Donald Trump at his golf course....

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.     Migration: 3/10   We are still leaving in record numbers. Young New Zealanders deciding this ain’t the place for them. It is a startling and ongoing indictment.     Oil: 6/10   That’s a good thing too. Between the price and the dollar, it's trended in the right direction. Fil...

Is it possible one of the great mistakes of the modern era has been made around our cities?   There are increasing areas of life in which the theory, the promise, or the dream is not only not coming to pass, but it's possible it never will   The EV industry globally is in a major state of flux. Any number of large producers have not only promised to stop selling engines by 2030-ish, they’ve now re...

For the first time ever, civilians have stepped out into space.   Billionaire Jared Isaacman and company crew trainer Sarah Gillis have achieved the first commercial spacewalk outside their SpaceX capsule while in orbit.   The pair were testing new spacesuits, designed to be low-cost and easy-to-manufacture for future missions flying to the Moon or Mars.   US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike...

It’s the end of the week and Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson have once again joined Mike Hosking to take a look back on the week that was.   The first civilians have set foot in space, but they had to pay for the privilege. How much would you be prepared to pay for a private spacewalk?   They also discussed their sporting exploits, the nine month cruise, and the Presidential Debate.   LISTEN ABOVE  ...

An Amazon MGM Studios production is coming to Aotearoa, with Auckland announced as the primary shooting location for the star-studded project.   The Wrecking Crew will be directed by award-winning film-maker Ángel Manuel Soto and feature an impressive cast including Aquaman’s Jason Momoa, Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dave Bautista, and New Zealand’s own Temuera Morrison and Frankie Adams.   Philippa...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 13th of September, we had the health targets, now we've got the plan to achieve them. Health Minister Shane Reti rang in with the details.     A world first study on vaping that debunks all those who say it's a good alternative and isn't targeted at young adults.   Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson get asked how much money they'd be prepared to...

If at first you don’t succeed, try again.   A common sentiment, but particularly relevant for athletes, and one Hamish Kerr is familiar with.   The Olympic high jump gold medallist told Mike Hosking that his first attempt at the Fosbury flop left him with a bloody nose, as he hit his nose against his knee on the way over.   Kerr’s come a long way since that first jump, and now his goal is to leap...

There’s concern youth vaping could be creating a new generation of smokers.   Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health research reveals Aussie teens who pick up vaping are five times more likely to start smoking.   It found the link was strongest for those at the younger end of the age range, with 12-year-olds 29 times more likely.   Co-Author Becky Freeman told Mike Hosking the focus h...

The Health Minister says while they'd always like to spend more on health, the spending level is enough to deliver a high quality service.   Dr Shane Reti has laid out his plans for delivering on health targets set in March.   It includes more community infusion centres, more beds and operating theatres in public hospitals and greater use of private hospitals.   Reti told Mike Hosking it also incl...

As we enter yet another round of the superannuation debate, I note it was led off last week by a group that wanted what they termed a “top up“, i.e. a pay rise for those who couldn’t save.   You can see how fraught that concept is from the get go.   Why couldn’t you save? You had 40 years. Actually, that’s another aspect of this whole mess that’s changed.   Do you have 40 years? Or 50 years? Peopl...

Briscoes' endless sales are continuing to pay off.   The group, which also includes Rebel Sport, made a net profit of $33 million in the half year to July.   Their success stems from their long-time merchandise proposition of getting famous brand names and putting them out at the right price, the group’s Managing Director says.   Rod Duke told Mike Hosking that the proposition just seems to resona...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 12th of September, did the Trump vs Harris debate move the needle? Marco Rubio's main man Matt Terrill gives us his thoughts.   Mike has been trying to convince Kate to buy a house on Highlands in Cromwell. Turns out the owner wants him to buy it too!   Buckle up - we fact check the 34+ false claims from the debate.     Our favourite tal...

Graham Norton has been rather busy lately.   When he’s not hosting his number one show, a new season of which will be airing shortly, he’s continuing his budding career as an author.   His latest novel is called ‘Frankie’, a decades-sweeping story about love, bravery, and what it means to live a significant life.   This novel required some research to ensure the accuracy of the world, which Norton...

Minister for Sport and Recreation Chris Bishop says he is considering updating the guiding principles for transgender athletes participating in sports, after more than 50 Olympians and high-profile sports identities signed a letter challenging the Government to ban male advantage from women’s sports. The group, including gold medal winners Barbara Kendall and Joseph Sullivan, accuses Sport New Zea...

It's a win for the consumer, with gift cards being given a new lease on life.   Parliament has passed a private member's bill —originally put forward by National's Melissa Lee— requiring gift cards to have a minimum expiry date of three years.   Consumer NZ's Jessica Walker says one in four gift cardholders end up stuck with a card they can't use.   She told Mike Hosking this change brings much ne...

A poor gas outlook is seen as the main suspect for further job losses in manufacturing.   The country's largest gas user Methanex is proposing to move from two plants to one for the foreseeable future.   It comes after Winstone pulp confirmed plans to shut two mills to more than 200 workers earlier this week.   Former president and CEO of Methanex, Bruce Aitken told Mike Hosking we lack a long ter...

The Health Minister is today set to provide more detail about how his five targets for the health system will be achieved.   Minister Shane Reti has been briefed by officials on how the targets might be manipulated and advised on potential mitigations.   College of GPs Medical Director Luke Bradford told Mike Hosking that without the tools to make the targets achievable, people look at other optio...

There's a view that Kamala Harris needs to up the ante on issues like inflation and the economy to sway more voters.   The Vice President and former President Donald Trump battled fiercely over the economy, abortion, and foreign policy in yesterday's debate.   There's since been heavy consensus that Harris won the day.   However, former chief of staff of Republican Marco Rubio, Matt Terrill told M...

The King and Queen will be packing in a lot during a trip down under next month as they head to Australia and Samoa.   A New Zealand stop was cancelled on doctor's advice, following the King revealing his cancer diagnosis in February.   Australian correspondent Kieran Gilbert told Mike Hosking many of the couple's appearances will reflect their personal interests.   He says they will meet communit...

The cock up that the Inland Revenue Department has engineered gives us a good insight into how the public service is run.   They hand my information, and yours, over to Google and Facebook etc, and they do this so they can better tailor their advertising.   Even at this point there are a couple of large red flags.   Firstly, I would argue there is a patriotic duty for all Government funded agencie...

A relatively new player in the New Zealand power market has hit out at the Electricity Authority and Government amid the power crisis.   Octopus Energy says that the closure of Winstone Pulp is a sign that urgent change is needed.   They believe the Government’s decision to scrap the Lake Onslow reservoir project has discouraged electricity investment.   COO Margaret Cooney told Mike Hosking it co...