The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Heightened demand in a changing police environment is shifting response time targets for call-outs. Targets have been adjusted, giving officers twice as much time to get to emergencies in urban areas at 45-minutes. Rural targets are up to 60 minutes from 45 - and police can now respond to fewer burglaries in 48-hours. Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming told Tim Dower they're seeing signif...

Facebook owner Meta is set to unveil its new app to rival Twitter. 'Threads' is a text-based conversation app that will be linked to Instagram, which teased a Twitter-like micro-blogging experience. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Tim Dower this isn't the first time Meta has tried to replicate popular forms of social media. He says many have tried to dent Twitter in the past and failed, but M...

Fresh questions this morning have come about how deep the problems run at Oranga Tamariki - and how long they've been going on for. The agency has stood down four staff for allowing an MMA-style fight between two young men and has also been dealing with another similar incident in a similar way. Its also dealing with incidents of youths escaping onto the roofs of youth justice facilities, and has...

Two attempts by helicopter and 12 hours of effort have saved two climbers who got lost in a snow storm in The Remarkables. The Scotsman and Frenchman had no avalanche or safety gear when they set out - despite the forecast. Mountain Safety Council CEO Mike Daisley joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An advocate for children in care says the latest incidents facing Oranga Tamariki point to wider issues within the agency. Children's Minister Kelvin Davis says four staff have been stood down for allowing an MMA-style fight between two young men, and the agency is also dealing with another similar incident in a similar way. It comes days after youths spent the night on the roof of youth justice f...

Last month was the biggest month ever for new vehicle sales as buyers tried to beat the Government's Clean Car policy changes. The Clean Car rebate introduced last year took a maximum of $8,500 off some electric vehicles that's been reduced to $1,600 less this month. Motor Industry Association data shows record vehicle registrations, nearly 24,000, up more than 2,000 from March last year, around t...

Latest CoreLogic data shows the property market may have further to fall. The value of properties across the country weakened last month, down 1.2 percent compared to 0.7 percent the previous month. Most of the main centres saw larger declines with Auckland dropping three percent, but Wellington was a less extreme drop of 0.6 percent. Head of Research, Nick Goodall says it brings uncertainty to th...

Consent education across the board is being hailed as a way to keep people safe. People aged 16 to 24 are four times more likely to experience sexual violence than others - something campaign group Let's Talk Consent want to change. Co-Founder Genna Hawkins-Boulton told Tim Dower mandatory education on consent would lead to young people having healthy relationships. She says young people will lear...

Claims have come that the Government's new plan to fix vacancies in the health sector won't help primary and community care. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall has unveiled the workforce action plan - which aims to hire more than eight-thousand doctors, nurses and other health staff. It includes ramping up offshore recruitment, offering more training places and expanding "earn-as-you-learn" and rural...

Since 1861, 44 New Zealand bred horses have won the Melbourne Cup. And since 2003, the cup has been going on a pre-race tour - this year it visits 41 destinations. In New Zealand - the first stop has to be the Newstalk ZB studio. Keeper of the Cup Joe McGrath joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you hear the name Nigel Latta, what comes to mind? He's taught us about criminals, raising kids, travelling and managing money. Now the Order of New Zealand recipient and clinical psychologist is back after five years away from our screens. He has a new four-part series, which debuted last night, called 'You've Been Scammed by Nigel Latta' which is aimed at teaching us all about how to see th...

A new report shows children in New Zealand need better food. The Healthy Food Environment report has found one fifth of preventable deaths are related to unhealthy diets and one in eight children live in households where there's not enough to eat. It's calling for government changes towards healthy, sustainable food systems. Auckland University lecturer Sally Mackay says kids are exposed to a lot...

Eligibility for cataract surgery is being expanded and the Government is aiming to get another 3500 operations done every year. This is another area where the old DHB regions and their various points systems distorted access by area. Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Jesse Gale joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Chris Hipkins says he still has confidence in Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan. The Prime Minister has confirmed he'll be having a "good chat" with Allan after he returns from Europe next week, following allegations about historic tensions in her office. Allan has been on mental health leave, and is now on leave for school holidays. Hipkins told Tim Dower everyone makes mistakes, and Allan is no except...

Rising interest rates are affecting some people more than others. Latest figures from credit bureau Centrix has found 426,000 New Zealanders are now behind on debt repayments, making up 11.7 percent of people with active credit. It's the first time arrears have surpassed the levels reached in 2019. Centrix managing director Keith McLaughlin told Tim Dower people who have recently reached the life...

No clear end in sight to mass riots in France, protesting the death of a teenager who was fatally shot by Police. CNN reports more than 2,000 people have been detained and thousands of fires have been reported. Newstalk ZB's Catherine Field told Tim Dower the French Government has upped security to places that will be used for the 2024 Olympics. She says there are 45,000 Police and paramilitary on...

The latest pay offer to nurses is being called a significant and positive outcome. The Government is stumping up an additional $1.5 billion towards an interim settlement. That would mean Te Whatu Ora nurses get a pay rise and a $15,000 dollar lump sum. College of Nurses Executive Director Kate Weston says it's an offer certainly worth considering. She told Tim Dower it's now time to turn their att...

Building consents are unlikely to see a return to last year's spike. Stats NZ says consents fell 11 percent in the year to May. JMI Wealth Director Andrew Kelleher says stand alone home consents have been falling for a while, but now we're seeing consents for multi-unit builds decreasing as well. He told Tim Dower that's unlikely to change anytime soon. Kelleher says consents could fall even furth...

Gold struck at New Zealand's deepest mine could be worth two-billion dollars. The development —850 metres deep into the ground at The Snowy River Mine, near Ikamatua on the West Coast— is a bounty of quartz reef. Development West Coast chief executive Heath Milne says that it's not a new discovery, but re-establishing an old reef that was mined in the 1950s. Milne says it's been well known the res...

French authorities are hoping for a quieter night across the country after five nights of violence sparked by the death of a 17-year-old. Thousands have been arrested and 45 thousand Police Officers have been deployed across France since rioting started last week. The family of the French teenager killed by Police in a traffic stop are calling for the riots to stop. France Correspondent Catherine...

Greater strides are being taken to ensure New Zealand-born healthcare professionals can serve their own communities. The Government's adding 830 clinical placements for nursing students, starting with 130 in this July and August intakes. It means more nursing students on waiting lists can start their nursing studies. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says told Tim Dower that it's a proposal that has...

Suspicions are growing that this weekend's standoff at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice facility was copycat behaviour. Five teens got onto the roof at South Auckland's Korowai Manaaki facility on Saturday evening, spending the night and most of yesterday up there. Former Lead Police Negotiator Lance Burdett says it's similar to an incident that happened the week before at a similar facility near...

Oranga Tamariki will be looking at making rapid change following a second roof protest at one of its justice facilities. Five teens spent a night and most of yesterday on the roof of the Korowai Manaaki youth justice facility in South Auckland this weekend. Seven days earlier, a group of five broke into the roof of a facility near Christchurch. Deputy Chief Executive Tusha Penny says they are stil...

The Greens are promising a raft of rental regulations this election. The party's newly-released housing policy includes a cap on rent increases of three percent a year and a national landlord register. Some property investors worry that this cracks down on landlords, with one going so far as to call it landlord-bashing. Others fear some may sell their properties if this comes in. But Green Party C...

It's about to be over. Tomorrow our petrol goes up 29c per litre. It's at that point you will realise, if you haven't already, what a madly, false world of cocked-up economics we have all been living in. Money the Government never had was spent to save us from the real world. As we pointed out at the time, once you tap into that world of the false economy, you can't easily extract yourself. At som...