The Mike Hosking Breakfast

It might not have been very long since we last said hello - but it's never too soon to catch up with our friend Graham Norton. Amongst an always busy schedule, he travelled into London earlier today to have a chat with us in person. Graham Norton joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Te Whatu Ora rejects the suggestion the country's health system is in a parlous state, but there are workforce concerns. Its new winter preparedness plan is designed to maximise community care, and keep people out of hospital. The scheme is being expanded to provide care in homes through virtual monitoring, and for pharmacies to treat minor ailments. National Clinical Director Alan Moffitt told Mi...

Whenever we come to the UK, it's always good to catch up with Kiwi Lucy Hockings. She has her own show, Live with Lucy Hockings , and has gone from strength to strength since beginning with the BBC in 1999 as a producer. She got the nod to be a chief presenter in February this year and Lucy Hockings joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

What a sordid, sloppy mess, eh? Meka Whaitiri is off, we still don’t know why and, somehow, she escapes the party hopping laws, so gets to stay on as an MP. Does that, or does that not, sum up the malaise and general mess with which this country is currently run? Poor old Megan Woods yesterday on the show didn’t have a clue and, as it turns out, who can blame her? No one had a clue. How can you ha...

British broadcaster Piers Morgan is no stranger to the phenomenon of cancel culture. Following criticism of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview, Morgan sensationally left Good Morning Britain with immediate effect in what the former Daily Mirror editor told Mike Hosking was him becoming a victim of cancel culture. “I think I was definitely a victim of this cancel culture which we have to end...

There are few who have their finger on the current affairs pulse as Nick Ferrari does. The popular LBC radio breakfast host has been in his current role since 2004, with the show and Ferrari himself winning numerous awards over the years. So, naturally, Mike Hosking had to catch up with his counterpart in the UK. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The unemployment rate for March has remained steady at 3.4 percent, with 102,000 people still out of work. Under utilisation fell to 9 percent, while participation and employment rates increased to record highs. General Manager of Talent Solutions at Randstad Ian Scott joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just days away from the King's coronation and the New Zealand delegation have all landed in the country. One of those is Order of New Zealand holder and former All Black captain Richie McCaw, selected as one of the ten extraordinary Kiwis to attend with the delegation. Richie McCaw joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A potential link between concussion and violent crime is becoming clearer. New research out of AUT shows even a mild traumatic brain injury can significantly increase the risk of violent criminal behaviour over the following decade. Researchers looked at a comparative group based on various socio-economic backgrounds. Sports injury research specialist Doug King told Mike Hosking it doesn't have to...

Former United Future Leader Peter Dunne says the Meka Whaitiri saga has exposed the failures of the waka-jumping ban. Dunne, who defected from Labour himself in 1994, told Mike Hosking the legislation clearly doesn't work and needs to be repealed. “What it shows is the complete nonsensical nature of the waka-jumping legislation, because it’s never been effectively triggered, even when there’s clea...

As one of our largest trading partners, our relationship with the UK is of huge importance. The two way goods and services trade was worth $6 billion pre-Covid - and that was before we signed the Free Trade Agreement in February of last year, which just got passed through the UK Parliament in late march this year. New Zealand Trade Commissioner to the UK, Joseph Nelson, joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN...

MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast to wrap the week's political news. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think Carmel Sepuloni gave us enough yesterday, didn’t she? Along with previous comments from Megan Woods and Chris Hipkins we can conclude that some sort of tax attack is coming from this Government as part of their re-election bid. My gut says their approach will go down in history as one of the most ill-conceived/mad hat ideas of the modern political era. A Government in a recession with a my...

Around 2,000 guests will be in attendance of the formal ceremony of King Charles III's coronation, with political figures and leaders from all over the world present at Westminster Abbey. To talk through how to protect an event of this size, security and intelligence expert Anthony Glees joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing the trend of bringing you Kiwis excelling in business on the other side of the world, Sarah Smart joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast. Sarah is the general manager of The Collective UK and Europe, the gourmet dairy brand that was originally created to bring great tasting natural yoghurt to the New Zealand market. Their work as yoghurt pioneers in NZ quickly translated to the UK where thei...

Air New Zealand is refreshing it's uniform for the first time in 12 years. The iconic colourful koru prints, designed by Trelise Cooper, are going and a new uniform will be in place by 2025. The national carrier has asked for designers to express interest in redesigning 5,000 new uniforms. Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty told Mike Hosking it's important they get it...

New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Phil Goff joined ZB’s Mike Hosking ahead of an important week for the nation- King Charles III’s coronation and Chris Hipkins’ meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought the pair together again following their complicated history during Phil Goff’s run as mayor of Auckland. Before taking on the role as High Commissioner to the United King...

Access to a dentist in New Zealand isn't anything to smile about. In Rotorua, the average wait time for children 15 or under who need surgery is just over four months, with some waiting up to nine months. The average wait time for urgent cases is 29 days Dental Association Chief Executive Mo Amso told Mike Hosking a number of people are unable to access basic care. He says lots of New Zealanders a...

Meka Whaitiri is expected to resign and stand as a candidate for the Māori Party in the upcoming election. The Customs Minister is expected to make an announcement at Waipatu Marae in Hastings in a couple of hours. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he's left a message with Whaitiri, and he'd expect her to return his call if she has something significant to say. Political Editor Jason Walls told Mi...

There have been two great cons of the Green Party. Years ago Rod Donald, the former Green Party leader as he was, was spruiking MMP and reassured us all that the tail would never wag the dog, despite most of us not believing a word he said. Enough people got sucked in, MMP arrived - and so did Winston Peters. The second great Green Party con was Julie Anne Genter telling us that the feebate scheme...

Monica Galetti is one of our great Kiwi exports. Living the dream, she set off from New Zealand in her 20s for London and landed work at the famed La Gavroche restaurant overseen by the famed Roux family. She opened her own restaurant, Mere Restaurant and Bar, and is tipped for a Michelin Star and has been involved with MasterChef UK. Monica Galetti joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast. LISTEN ABOVE...

With the excitement of the coronation growing greater with each day, people want to get as close as they can to anything royal. This means more tourists are gathering to get a glimpse of any royal action they can. Amanda Bryett, the founder of Windsor Tourist Guides, knows about this better than most. Amanda joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the UK they are known for their food and booze - but are leading and expanding in tech and safety as well. In New Zealand we have more than 600 businesses known as SAAS - a software-as-a-service business. They bring in $20 billion to the New Zealand economy and employ 13,000 people. One of these companies, Safe365, is experiencing huge success and growth in the UK and now count Amazon, Heathrow...

The Acting Prime Minister says it's still far too early to say whether Labour will introduce a Capital Gains Tax if it wins the next election. Carmel Sepuloni told Mike Hosking she can't discuss a tax policy that doesn't yet exist. “We haven’t had the conversations or discussions to explore what that might mean as a political party through our manifesto going into the next election.” LISTEN ABOVE...

The Government's under fire, for not making enough use of proceeds from the Auckland fuel tax. Latest figures show only about half of the $700 million collected from the tax has been spent on transport projects. Money has gone towards the Eastern Busway and road safety improvements. Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman told Mike Hosking there has been no money for other projects planned...