The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 20th of August, the Democrats National Convention is getting underway, so will they see the same enthusiastic scenes as the Republicans?   The Prime Minister dances his way around questions about what the Government will do with Kiwibank and talks about race relations.   Tami Neilson has been recording songs with the great Willie Nelson f...

There's hope that employment numbers could be a sign of economic growth.   Seek job ads are up 3% for the month, with retail and government jobs increasing.   Seek Country Manager Rob Clark told Mike Hosking there's still an overall downward trend, but it's promising.   He says after five months of declining ads, it shows people are getting ready for more spending, with retail, hospitality, and to...

Christopher Luxon says the Government will be acting on the Commerce Commission's final report on the banking sector.   The watchdog's final report is due out about 8.30am.   In its draft report, published in May, it found the sector was lacking competition, and recommended changes to allow Kiwibank to grow bigger and to allow smaller banks to compete better.   The Prime Minister told Mike Hosking...

​For a Government looking to save money, it beggars belief that they haven't had a decent look at the Waitangi Tribunal. Yet again they strike, this time with a report that condemns the Treaty Principles Bill. They condemn it and want it abolished. The trouble is, there is no such thing. The tribunal is like a court. Fortunately it doesn’t have the same powers as a court, and indeed, as a result o...

Claims better regulation is needed to combat workplace safety.   A report's found you're twice as likely to die at work in New Zealand, than in Australia.   It says workplace deaths, injuries, and health issues cost the country nearly five billion dollars last year.   The Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum’s Francois Barton told Mike Hosking we could learn from Australia's approach to heath...

The Government hopes increased breath testing will make people think twice about drink-driving.   It's aiming to conduct 3.3 million breath tests a year, with 65-percent at the highest risk times and places.   1.3 billion dollars is being funnelled into the initiative over three years.   Transport Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking this funds Police to keep our roads safe.   See omnystudio.co...

Concerns the Waikato's central location will continue to make it a popular location for boy racer "meets".   It comes after four police vehicles were rammed, after a gathering on the northern reaches of Hamilton turned hostile over the weekend.   Police have released images of a ute involved, and are seeking two people of interest.   Waikato District Mayor Jacqui Church told Mike Hosking some of t...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 19th of August, $1.3b is being spent to up the amount our police drug and drink test our drivers. Do we have the resource for that?   Mike becomes fascinated about the wattage he's putting out on his stationary bike and whether or not he's an above average biker.   The Warriors push for the playoffs is over, so what to do about them? G...

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.     Adrian Orr: 3/10   Adrian isn't my hero of the week. He did what he should have done, but the way he did it yet again reminds us that the Covid experiment and the economic carnage that went with it is the result of people who could have done a vastly better job.     Elon Musk...

The All Blacks are looking to right last week’s wrongs as they face off against Argentina in this weekend’s rematch.   The side had their first loss under the new management of Scott Robertson, going down 30-38 in Wellington.   They’ll be playing in Eden Park, the first time they’ve faced Argentina in Auckland since the 2011 World Cup quarterfinal.   All Black starting flanker Ethan Blackadder tol...

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined the show once more to Wrap the Week alongside Mike Hosking.   They discussed the ingredients of Pringles, and Tim egged them on as Kate explained the Sink Conundrum plaguing their household.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Balancing directors' safety and accountability is the goal of the Commerce Minister's shake up of the Companies Act.   Andrew Bayly is looking to make it harder to "phoenix", in which assets are transferred from indebted companies to new ones, leaving the former to face insolvency.    He says they want to make it easier to catch directors doing the wrong thing, which will be done by assigning ever...

Two doctors are among those accused of taking advantage of Matthew Perry's drug addiction before his death.   The Friends star died in his hot tub last October from the acute effects of ketamine and subsequent drowning.   Five people are facing charges, including two doctors for falsely prescribing, selling, or injecting Ketamine to Perry.   Sky News reports court documents reveal doctor Salvador...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 16th of August, Kim Dotcom's extradition notice has been signed. So how long will this drag out, again, in the courts?   Ethan Blackadder talks coming off a loss against Argentina and keeping the Eden Park fortress winning streak alive.   Kate explains the sink conundrum at their home, while Tim eggs them both on, as they wrap the week.  ...

Rumours have been circulating that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf is teeing up an event in Christchurch, possibly as early as next year.   The Herald understands LIV Golf has been looking at the possibility of bringing a high-profile tournament to Christchurch Golf Club to New Zealand’s second oldest club.   Christchurch Golf Club general manager Mike Hadley confirmed to the Herald that LIV Golf offici...

A new short-term worker visa's proving popular within the wine growing industry.   Immigration Minister Erica Stanford's creating a new subcategory of the Specific Purpose Work Visa to help employers in upcoming seasonal peaks.   She says the roles can't last longer than nine months and exclude jobs usually covered by the Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme like fruit pickers.   New Zealand Winegr...

Kim Dotcom may have his work cut out if he wants to stay in New Zealand.   The tech mogul's been fighting to remain here for more than a decade, but time may be up with Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signing an extradition order.   It means he'll likely stand trial in the US.   Barrister Clive Elliott KC told Mike Hosking a judicial review is the next step, which will look into the minister's dec...

Pressure is on Christopher Luxon over 501s as he meets with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra.   In 2022, former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had convinced Albanese of a common-sense approach to the topic.   But that stance changed in June, when a new directive made the safety of Australians the top priority in deportation decisions.   Newstalk ZB's political editor Jason Wa...

Millions of Brits are out of work and not looking for more.   Official figures show that inactivity is sitting at 9.41 million, or 22.2% of the working age population, which is up 350,000 from 2023.   UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that while some of those people are students and people taking early retirement, there’s still a residue of 4-5 million people who either haven’t gone ba...

The great crime out of Adrian Orr's move is you can't trust him.   A central bank is supposed to get the economy and he and his committee clearly don’t.   Don’t get me wrong - what he did was the right thing. A lot of people think it was the right thing.   But he is supposed to land it softly and he crashed it. Having crashed it, he still denied he crashed it until it clearly became so bleeding ob...

Supercars is back this weekend, wheels hitting the tracks in Tasmania.   Kiwi driver Matt Payne is coming off a successful run, doing no worse than 4 th in all of them, and making it to the top of the podium in the second Townsville race.   He joined Mike Hosking ahead of this weekend’s race, telling him that hopefully they can continue that success and finish the year out strong.   Payne admitted...

The demand for electric vehicles has continued its decline.    Last year importers across the country were scrambling to meet demand, and Auckland City Electric Vehicles was awaiting one of their largest shipments.    Since the axing of the clean car discount, BMI Research figures suggest that the total decline in EV sales will fall by nearly 11 thousand vehicles this year.     Auckland City Elect...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 15th of August, why is Health NZ doing presentations on frontline cuts when the Government and the Health Commissioner say there will be no frontline cuts? Sabotage? Resistance?   Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has a spirited chat after dropping the OCR to 5.25% with no real warning.   Kiwi Supercars driver Matt Payne is in the form of...

Most banks have cut their advertised rates following yesterday's OCR decision.   The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate by 25-basis points, going from 2.5% to 2.25%.   Kiwibank was the first to move.   Chief Executive Steve Jurkovich told Mike Hosking it's a positive sign of things to come, with their team now forecasting a steady period of cuts from now to June 2027.   He said that people ar...

Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr is defending his change of tune on the Official Cash Rate.   He's cut the OCR to 5.25%.   Some economists are criticising the suddenness of the change of direction, with Brad Olsen calling on the central bank to take accountability for radically changing its forecast without a radical change in circumstances.   But Orr told Mike Hosking the situation has changed si...