The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Sir Graham Henry is hailing the dramatic rise of the Black Ferns who have captivated sports fans up and down the country ahead of a sold out World Cup final against England at Eden Park. The 2011 World Cup winning All Blacks coach has been acting as a mentor for Wayne Smith's side during the tournament and he joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Praise for better connectivity between our emergency services. The Government's announced $1.4 billion will be pumped into a single secure radio network and improved mobile broadband over 10 years. St John Business Change Manager Chris Laufale says while there was some connection before, it will be a significant improvement. He told Mike Hosking it's the result of two years of research. Laufale sa...

The Reserve Bank's self-review pokes a few holes in its response to Covid-19. But it also says the Covid response was consistent with data available at the time - and worst case economic scenarios were avoided. The regular five year review found tightening monetary policy earlier could have lessened inflation at the margins. Infometrics principal economist, Brad Olsen, told Mike Hosking it means t...

The Government is confident an innovation programme will go a long way towards helping the tourism industry. People can now apply for the $54 million programme, which aims to support low-carbon projects, or those that have a positive environmental impact. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash told Mike Hosking it's important they help the sector. He says they're protectors of our national brand and turn to...

The US midterms may be tight, but they're being labelled a failure for former US President Donald Trump. CNN is reporting the Republicans have 49 senate seats while the Democrats have 48 seats. Arizona, Nevada and Georgia are yet to be called. The House of Representatives is looking as though it will be controlled by the Republicans. US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking Trump has not...

Yes, the upset yesterday at the revelation of the Three Waters office space is understandable. Millions spent on leases and hundreds of workers. For what? The thing doesn’t even exist. It's like the central health authority's first action being a report with 101 ideas as to what to do about fixing the place. Not a single one of them was original and none of them enacted because they had barely unp...

L.A.B once again reign supreme at the NZ Music Awards. This year the NZ Music Awards are doing things a bit differently, announcing the winners this morning to allow them to go to the awards tonight at a private event, knowing what they've won. And L.A.B have won the same four awards they won last year - Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Group and Best Roots Artist. Frontman Joel Shadbol...

A possibility that Donald Trump might not be as popular as first thought. The final vote counts are coming in for the US midterm elections, and the red wave that was being predicted by the Republicans, never happened. While Trump-backed Ron DeSantis retained his Florida Governor role, Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr Oz, lost his Pennsylvania Senate race. Former Newstalk ZB US correspondent Nick Brya...

There are concerns exporters could be run out of business in this country. The 2022 Export NZ DHL Barometer shows exporters are worried about a number of barriers in the sector. There are the obvious ones like the cost and availability of transport but the high cost of doing business in NZ is also seen as a hurdle. There is some good news, with two thirds of exporters expecting international order...

The chair of Whānau Ora says a court decision to keep a young Māori girl in the care of the Pakeha couple who adopted her,  is a tricky one. Oranga Tamariki placed her with the couple, but later decided it wanted to place her with a Māori woman, to provide for her cultural needs. Stuff reports an appeal made by the girl's mother, supported by Oranga Tamariki, has been dismissed by the High Court....

Concern education is becoming less of a priority, as New Zealand's school attendance falls behind other parts of the world. A report by the Education Review Office's evaluation centre has found only 58 per cent of students go to school regularly. It's further found four in 10 parents are comfortable with their child missing more than a week of school a term. ERO’s Ruth Shinoda told Mike Hosking it...

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

The trouble the Government have got themselves into with the petrol subsidy is that although we love it, we hate it. Are we grateful? No, we aren't. Is petrol too high? Yes it is. Is the grocery bill too high? Yes it is. Is the cost of living too high? Yes it is. So we'll take it, but we won't thank you for it. But if you take it away, just wait for the moaning. To be fair to the Government, an on...

A big match for the Black Caps tonight in the T20 World Cup. They face Pakistan in the semifinals, an opponent that has tripped us up many a time on the big stage. The winner gets the chance to face either India or England in the final on Sunday. Black Caps bowler Trent Boult joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is taking aim at bank's massive profits by allegedly looking into open banking, with an announcement potentially coming this week. Open banking is when you can move all your bank details, your debits, your mortgages etc between banks very quickly, creating high amounts of competition, as seen overseas. The evidence shows that it brings banks profits down about 10 percent. Associate...

The winner of the US midterms is being tipped to have a great chance for the presidency in 2024. Voters across the country are casting their picks for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and 35 seats in the Senate. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is expected to make a big announcement next week - likely to be another stab at the White House. But Washington Post columnist Henry...

A former Reserve Bank economist has laid into Adrian Orr's reappointment as Reserve Bank Governor. He'll spend another five years in the role, after the unanimous recommendation from the central bank's board. Michael Reddell told Mike Hosking he wouldn't have given him the job. He suggests he's fundamentally unfit for the job, from his personality and style, to the way his focus has been distracte...

There is a desire to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to supply chain disruptions. The Productivity Commission will look into our economy's resilience to such shocks and look to identify possible policy response and interventions. Council of Cargo Owners chair Ant Boyles told Mike Hosking over the past couple of years we've seen some reactive actions to disruptions. He says to put s...

Just confirming the Prime Minister has lost her so called communications touch. Yesterday's response to the Newshub poll shows us a dose of the old panic might have set in. The Grant Robertson burst over the weekend gave us the first clue. When you're the Government, when you are in charge, you don't waste your time on the small players or the other guys, they waste their time on you. The fact he...

Don McLean is one of the great examples of a single song changing a life. Back in 1972, American Pie launched him into stardom - and became a defining song of the 20th century. That launched a multi decade career which included hits like Vincent, Castles in the Air and I Love You So .                             And of course, we have the recent collaboration with Tyson Fury. Now - he's coming our...

It's the beginning of the silly month when it comes to retail special days - but will we get out there and spend this time around? Today marks the beginning of 'Click Frenzy' while Friday is another big shopping day we've adopted from China called ‘Singles Day’. Then at the back end of the month you have Black Friday and Cyber Monday. First Retail Group managing director Chris Wilkinson joined Mik...

Has the Government got an issue with their 'shovel ready' project programme. Back in July 2020 they announced their $2.6 billion plan to pump money into construction projects to kickstart them into life. It faced plenty of criticism at the time with the shovel ready projects not in fact 'shovel ready' - but new data has been released around it. The latest report shows 229 projects were approved fo...

There's a post-pandemic boom of people studying to work in the tourism industry. Exclusive data revealed to Newstalk ZB shows enrolments at the New Zealand School of Tourism are up 25 percent for 2023. The school claims more students feel supported to go back into the tourism sector,  as parents recognise better employment opportunities. School CEO Ana Maria Rivera says there's a range of people e...

Dairy companies want market access Canada committed to, upheld. Trade Minister Damien O'Connor has asked for an international panel to hear a dispute between the countries - which has seen Kiwi products locked out of the Canadian market. He says Canada isn't living up to commitments under the CPTPP agreement, by implementing broader dairy import taxes. Dairy Companies' Association Executive Direct...

New Zealanders are preparing to tighten their purse strings. Economist Tony Alexander has surveyed more than 1000 people on their spending expectations. He's found people expect to increase what they're spending on groceries, gardening equipment and domestic travel, as prices continue to rise across the board. But he told Mike Hosking a net 28 percent of respondents actually plan to decrease what...