The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 5th of August, Education Minister Erica Stanford talks our shocking maths statistics and the Government's plan to fix it. Sir John Key was at the National Party conference in the weekend so popped on the show and wants the country to tone down the rhetoric on race relations. Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt talk our lack of medals over t...

The Government is sticking to its current timeline for suspending the establishment of Significant Natural Areas. It's set to legislate on its pre-election promise to do so in the coming months. Grey District Mayor Tania Gibson is trying to delay a costly re-mapping process on the West Coast that could restrict land use for up to 90 percent of the region - until the legislation has passed. Associa...

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 Olympics: 5/10   Is it just me? I'm not feeling it. It could be the timezone or it could be the medal count, but I am hoping week two supplies a bit more success and a bit more drama.     The Greens: 2/10   Months of procrastination, only to culminate in more procrastinat...

Many new builds are opting for hardwood or synthetic carpets, ignoring the homegrown options.   Bremworth launched a $2 million marketing campaign this week, aiming to remind Kiwis of the high-quality woollen options we have in this country.   CEO Greg Smith told Mike Hosking that they’ve seen in their research that both hardwood and wool considerations are at a four year high, which may indicate...

We end the week with a bit of good health news.   We have been weighed down this week with the scrap over 14 layers of management, no doctors in Dargaville at certain times of the day, four new CEOs in four regional operations that will allegedly sort the mess out, former board members snapping back at criticism from the Prime Minister, and a myopic media trying their best to out Shane Reti on wha...

It was raining rowing medals in Paris overnight.   New Zealand’s medal tally has been brought up to five with the addition of a Gold in the women’s double sculls, Silver in the men’s four, and Bronze in the women’s four.   But while the Kiwis are succeeding, not everything at the Games has been smooth sailing. 1News Olympic Reporter Guy Heveldt joined Mike Hosking to give an update on some of the...

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.   They talked the Olympics, the Transpower pylon debacle, and supporting local businesses.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 2nd of August, we got our second gold medal overnight! Double sculls rower Brooke Francis is on the show as the medal hangs around her neck.   The report into the Transpower pylon came back exactly as we expected it to - idiots, who were too inexperienced to do the work, removed all the bolts. So, what happens with compensation?   Kate Haw...

The Government's consulting on a new model to replace Te Pukenga.   The mega-polytech has been running at a large deficit and enrolments have declined.   They’re proposing institutes with a pathway to financial sustainability that will stand alone while others will be grouped together in a federation, supported by Open Polytechnic.   Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds told Mike...

Northland's MP wants Transpower to write the region a cheque after a pylon toppled north of Helensville, cutting power to much of the north.   It's found contractor Omexom's team leader was distracted sandblasting as unsupervised inexperienced workers removed the bolts from three legs at once.   Transpower says it can't compensate businesses but says residents can contact their retailer.   Grant M...

A call for action, with urgency, to keep New Zealand children safe.   The Independent Children's Monitor says tamariki are no safer today than when Tauranga five-year-old Malachi Subecz died in 2021.   He was murdered by his carer in 2021, and a damning review recommended sweeping changes, but they are still yet to been implemented.   Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad told Mike Hosking we stil...

It's hoped Government funding for 132 regional events will aid tourism outside our main cities.   The cash is going towards things like Central Otago's Goldrush Multisport Event, Taupo's Classic Disc Golf Tournament, and the New Zealand Cider Festival in Nelson.   Applicants were selected on their ability to encourage domestic visitors to explore beyond the main centres.   Regional Tourism New Zea...

New Zealand's had its best day yet at the Paris Olympics with our rowers taking home three medals.   The women's coxless four winning bronze, the men's coxless four winning silver, and, in the double sculls, Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors taking home the gold.   Francis told Mike Hosking she's only taken her gold medal off once to shower, describing it as a good-looking medal emblazoned with a pic...

A UK community continues to grieve after this week’s fatal stabbings.   Three children died and five more are critically injured in the Merseyside city of Southport.   A 17-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.   Hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside a mosque yesterday, after false claims circulated.   UK Correspondent Gavin Grey told Mike Hosking there were rumours c...

When it comes to All Black legacies, Sam Whitelock has left one like few others.   A two-time World Cup winner, World Rugby Player of the Year, All Blacks Captain, as well as the record holder for the most ever caps by an All Black: 153.   This year he called it quits on his two year contract early, playing his final match for the French Club Pau against Fiji in June.   Whitelock managed to find t...

If you ever want an example of why the new fast track legislation is not only a good idea, but badly needed, I give you Northport.   Northport want to expand. Why? To grow.   We need to grow because what we do is sell stuff to the world and for that we need ports.   Northport has been denied resource consents. Independent commissioners looked at the application, as sent to the local councils, and...

A common yellow flower could be the secret to cutting methane emissions.   AgrizeroNZ is partnering with Welsh company Agroceutical Products, trialling the use of daffodil extract to cut the methane emissions from livestock.   AgriZeroNZ CEO Wayne McNee told Mike Hosking that it’s early stages still, but they’re excited about the potential of it.   He said that it’s been proven to work in a lab to...

A health commentator isn't expecting new appointments at Health New Zealand to change much.   The Government's appointed four Deputy Chief Executives to run different regions from next month.   Ian Powell says if they come along with a change in culture, it could make a difference.   He says there are bigger problems at Health NZ which need to be tackled.    Powell says the leadership culture at t...

A foreign affairs journalist says Iran will have to respond to the assassination of a Hamas' leader.   Iran's vowing to avenge the killing of Ismail Haniyeh after his reported death in an air strike in Tehran.  Hamas and Iran are blaming Israel, which has so far made no comment.   It follows an Israeli strike in Lebanon, that killed a top Hezbollah commander.   The Spectator foreign affairs column...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 1st of August, the Hamas leader has been assassinated in Iran and now the world waits for the retaliation.   Hayden Wilde had a brilliant race in the Olympic triathlon, claiming the silver medal, and joined Mike in amidst the celebrations.   The most capped All Black Samuel Whitelock joins Mike Hosking in an exclusive chat about his new...

New Zealand has gained its second medal as Hayden Wilde takes the silver in the men’s triathlon.   Wilde was overtaken by Brit Alex Yee around 300 metres from the finish line, cinching the gold.   Wilde sat down to embrace his long-term rival on the finish line and immediately paid tribute to the efforts of teammate Dylan McCullough in helping earn him a silver medal.   McCullough —who finished 19...

A bitter stand off has erupted between the ACT Party and the Speaker of the House.   The party is slamming Gerry Brownlee for allowing opposition MPs to propose removing ACT MP Laura Trask as Chair during select committee hearings on changes to Oranga Tamariki.   MPs reportedly suggested the more experienced Carmel Sepuloni should step in as chair, saying that a Māori or Pasifika chair would be be...

Consumers finances look to be recovering, but the relief has yet to pass on to businesses.   The Centrix July Credit Indicator says arrears are easing slightly, with the cost of living also coming down.   It shows 465,000 New Zealanders are behind on their payments, down 9,000 month-on-month.   However, retail energy arrears rose 30% because of the winter months and the ongoing cost-of-living cris...

Momentum is on Kamala Harris' side as the Democrats eat away at Donald Trump's lead in the polls.   Her campaign says they've raised more than NZ$330 million in the first week since Joe Biden's exit.   A new poll by the Wall Street Journal also found Harris has erased Trump's six-point lead to just two points.   US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Mike Hosking the Democrats say that 60% of the fund...

A world leading battery electrochemist is on New Zealand’s shores.   Dr Euan McTurk will be speaking at a function put on by Drive Electric, aiming to provide an international perspective on the availability of raw materials for EV batteries.   Discussions will also be had about the current technology, and where it’s heading.   McTurk told Mike Hosking that there’s quite a lot of interesting devel...