The Mike Hosking Breakfast

There's anticipation inflation will fall once again.   Economists are expecting another drop in the Consumer Price Index for the June quarter.   The annual rate dipped to four percent in the year to March, a vast improvement on the precarious peak of 7.3% seen in the year to June 2022.   Westpac's Kelly Eckhold told Mike Hosking he's picking a headline inflation rate of 3.5%.   LISTEN ABOVE   See...

The tributes continue for Norm Hewitt.   The Former All Black, Māori All Black, and Hurricane was fighting with Motor Neurone Disease before passing at the age of 55.   For most of his international career, Hewitt was head-to-head with Sean Fitzpatrick for the No. 2 jersey.   Fitzpatrick told Mike Hosking he has a massive respect for Hewitt, and the reason he got the best out of him is because Hew...

Tenacious D's remaining Australasian shows have been cancelled.   After being presented a birthday cake and asked to make a wish, band member Kyle Gass said "don't miss Trump next time".   He's since apologised on social media and fellow band-mate Jack Black says he was blindsided by the comment.   Australian correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking Jack Black laughed at the comment.   He said...

The Paris Olympics are just nine days away.   As of this morning, the New Zealand team has been finalised, with 195 athletes covering 23 sports.   Chef de Mission for the Kiwi contingent Nigel Avery is on the ground in Paris, settling into the athletes’ village and preparing for the arrival of the team.   He told Mike Hosking that when it comes to the River Seine, the weather is the main problem....

As Darleen Tana continues her "woe is me, I have been wronged” roadshow, we might look to a bit of history for advice, or instruction.   We have been here before.   I believe it began with Alamein Kopu many years back, another woman with very similar grievances to Tana. For Alamein it wasn't fair, woe is me and I'm hard done by.   She was part of the alliance in the early days of MMP when these ne...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 17th of July, how will Pharmac respond to David Seymour's letter of intent? Chairwoman Paula Bennett joined to for a discussion.   Our Olympic team for Paris is officially finalised, and we know all the names of the 195 athletes representing us. Chef de Mission Nigel Avery talks up our prospects.   Mark Mitchell and Duncan Webb cover of...

Today on Politics Wednesday National’s Mark Mitchell and Labour’s Duncan Webb joined Mike Hosking to dig into some of the biggest political topics of the week thus far.   Darleen Tana is still undecided as to whether she’ll resign from Parliament.   She has resigned from the Green Party, which is urging her to quit Parliament after a report on her knowledge of alleged migrant exploitation at her h...

There's push back from builders over the Government's enquiries into rolling back insulation standards. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk is looking at changing the H1 Energy Efficiency Building Code introduced last year, which aims to reduce energy for heating homes by 40%.  Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Mike Hosking the industry has adapted the code.  He say...

Pharmac's new Chair is acknowledging those at the drug-buying agency have been publicly defensive in recent times.   Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett's chairing the agency as it works to the Associate Health Minister's newly outlined expectations.   Among them is a directive to include patient groups in decision-making processes and enhance public trust.   Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s Mike...

Trump's 39-year-old VP pick is expected to appeal to younger right-wing voters, especially in swing states.   The Republican National Convention is continuing in Wisconsin.   Ohio Senator JD Vance has been announced as Trump's running mate, with Trump also making an appearance at the convention.   US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that despite not liking Trump in 2016, Vance has si...

The Climate Change Minister is defending his emissions reduction plan after revealing it's no longer on track to meet its third emissions budget.   This is despite being on track under the policies of the last government.   Projections published at the end of 2023 based on policies from the last Government, showed the country hitting its first three emissions budgets. Under new projections publish...

The Tories are in for a restructure after their defeat in the UK election.   Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, saying in his speech that he has “heard your anger”.   UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that nobodies looking forward to the Conservative Leadership election, as it will “usually be a b**** fest” and remind everyone of the peo...

The Governmental disappointment of the week for me was the announcement of a panel that will look into retail crime.   It will take two years.   It isn't necessary to gather people to take two years to come up with ideas on what to do with retail crime.   Retail crime isn't cancer. It is a form of societal cancer, but it's not a complex issue the answer to which is only to be found in a lab requir...

Liam Lawson isn’t the only Kiwi excelling in the world of motorsports as two Kiwis sit in first and second heading into the final races of Formula-E.   Nick Cassidy sits atop the standings, with Mitch Evans just behind him.   It’s Cassidy’s title to lose, and he’ll be looking to bounce back from a difficult last round in Portland, where he wasn’t able to secure points.   He told Mike Hosking that...

Wellington City Council has been found to be in the wrong in a battle involving a cycleway and parking space.   A group of businesses on Thorndon Quay opposed findings of a judicial review over the move to slash car parks near shops.   The court's ruled the council was not compliant with its legal obligations in deciding to cut back the number of carparks.   Thorndon retailer Paul Robinson told Mi...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 16th of July, we go to Milwaukee as all eyes are on the Republican National Convention , what Trump will say, and who his VP will be.   David Seymour does his first PM interview slot as Acting Prime Minister.   Kiwi Formula-E driver Nick Cassidy heads into the final weekend of the competition on top of the leaderboard, making time to spea...

A political commentator thinks the Greens are in a difficult space with regard to the Darleen Tana report.   The embattled MP, who resigned from the party, is denying allegations of knowledge or involvement in migrant exploitation at her husband's business.   A report into Tana has concluded but has not been made public.   She broke her silence last night, speaking to TVNZ about her disagreement w...

The Police Association feels a recent pay deal doesn't recognise the force's work enough.   An independent arbitrator stepped in after negotiations with the Police Association failed, siding with the Government's offer.   Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking while it's not the worst deal ever, it doesn't get officers back even with inflation over the past years.   He says neither d...

David Seymour is outlining a new direction for Pharmac.   The Acting Prime Minister and Associate Health Minister told Mike Hosking he'll be outlining new expectations for the Government's drug-funding agency this afternoon.   He's eager to see Pharmac take a more holistic view on how it can save taxpayers' money, with fewer hospital admissions, more people working, and fewer people on benefits.  ...

Donald Trump has named Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his Vice Presidential running mate.   Simon Marks of independent broadcaster FSN is at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he told Mike Hosking there had been several tell-tale signs JD Vance was going to be Trump's pick for VP.   He says Vance received Secret Service protection on Sunday, and today he was reportedly provided wi...

A significant global trade opportunity has arisen as New Zealand accepts its invitation to meet political powerhouses the G7.   The Group of Seven forum consists of top trading nations including Japan, the UK, and the United States.   New Zealand's been invited by Italy as we're a major trading partner to the European country.   Trade Minister Todd McClay told Mike Hosking supply chain issues will...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 15th of July, all the reaction from the U.S on the Trump assassination attempt Richard Arnold, a former marine and security expert and former BBC U.S correspondent Nick Bryant. Plenty of questions still to be answered about that - how was the shooter able to get so close? Did he miss or did Trump turn his head at the right time? Will t...

Obviously you can't make this stuff up. Buried deep in the crisis that is Joe Biden and his inability to look anything close to a presidential candidate, we are then distracted by the other bloke getting shot. Was something as ugly as this always bound to happen? Is America that broken? Trump obviously is not the first, but its been a long time since Ronald Reagan. A couple of odd things - why wer...

Secretary of the CFMEU's Victorian branch, John Setka, abruptly resigned from the role on Friday. Investigations revealed Setka had threatened and intimidated union members - and employed key underworld figures on major construction projects. Australian correspondent Steve Price explains what this means for the future of the union. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt joined Mike Hosking to discuss the All Blacks' narrow victory over England at Eden Park - and whether or not they're excited about the team's upcoming clash against Fiji. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.