The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 23rd of February, Trade Minister Todd McClay responds to Trump's latest tariff threat and whether it's real and can be enforced. The Prime Minister comments on the tariffs, the surcharges bill and the public sector vs what the Government want to achieve. Jason Pine and Andrew Saville cover off the sport and concerts over the weekend. G...

It's taken a while but we got there at last. Move-on orders. Clear lines of responsibility and delineation for police to actually fix a problem that has existed for too long in our central city areas. As the debate bounces back and forward this week have a look at those who ask "where do they go?" They ask that because it’s the easy question to ask. It’s the point-scoring question to ask. It’s the...

There was drama on and off the pitch for Wellington Phoenix this weekend. Following a 5-0 loss to Auckland FC, coach Giancarlo Italiano resigned from his role as coach. The team still faces eight games before the playoffs, with the team currently placed 10th in the A-League.  Former Wellington Phoenix and All Whites coach Ricki Herbert told Mike Hosking that time will tell if this is the righ...

The Prime Minister says visitors should be able to enjoy new investments in our city-centres - without feeling intimidated. The Government's introducing "move-on" orders - allowing Police to order people begging and sleeping rough,  to leave a public space for up to 24 hours.  They'll be slapped with a $2000 fine or up to three months’ imprisonment if they refuse. Chris Luxon told Mike H...

The Police Association has concerns around newly announced "move-on" orders - to deal with disorderly behaviour and homelessness. The Government is moving to give Police the power, to order someone sleeping rough, or begging, to leave a public space for up to 24 hours.  They could face fines of up to two thousand dollars or spend three months in jail if they refuse. President Steve Watt told...

Donald Trump's relentless push for tariffs has thrown yet another spanner in the works of global trade - but New Zealand exporters might fare okay.  The President's introducing temporary 15% tariffs to replace those enacted last year, after the Supreme Court outlawed them.  It's unclear if the mechanism he's using to justify the new levies stacks up, as it applies when the US faces a bal...

Business appears to be booming in most parts of the country. ABC's quarterly market report shows business sales are up 28 percent on this time last year, with average prices up three percent. It finds 507 completed sales over a 12 month period - a new historical high. ABS Business Managing Director Chris Small told Mike Hosking that there's a link between sales and the current state of the economy...

2500 job applications. That’s got clickbait written all over it, doesn’t it?  One job supposedly had 2500 applications. One headline added that the company boss was shocked.  Oppo is your company and in the story of their job they are looking to fill is some good news. Mainly, that the job is here and not long ago it wasn’t.  It’s a call centre job and the call centre has been reloc...

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.    Red meat: 9/10  It's so good, so record breaking, you honestly start to wonder just where is the ceiling?    Dairy: 9/10  Ditto. Four auctions, four runs batted in. We are rolling.    Warriors: 6/10  Early days, good crowd in the Ba...

It was the fish that summed it up for me.  The Infrastructure Commission report was profound in its nature this week.  Chris Bishop was dead right on this programme when he talked of its importance and, yet, its dryness.  Big picture, infrastructure building and planning and funding isn't sexy. It never has been and that in some respects is why we are where we are.  And what a...

It’s Friday, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was.  They discussed intermittent fasting, after a global review found it might not be the magic bullet it’s said to be, the earlier chat with Angela Strange about Te Huia, and how much you spend when given an unlimited restaurant voucher.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener...

A big weekend in Central Otago, as Arrowtown hosts the Ayrburn Classic.  Hundreds of vehicles will be on display, from vintage to luxury, plus the new additions of motorbikes and boats.  They’re also hosting New Zealand’s largest live car auction, adding a bit of serious money and competition into the mix.  Director of Sunday Drive, Taylor Campbell told Mike Hosking the event is now...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 20th of February, the Government has watered down it’s housing intensification plan for Auckland , and is halting the requirement that Army leaders know waiata and karakia from memory.   Te Huia is getting another year of funding to prove itself and Angela Strange tries , and fails dismally, to defend it.  Kate Hawkesby and Tim W...

Supercars season is officially underway this weekend.  Chaz Mostert is defending his title in the Sydney 500, now in the new Toyota GR Supra.  Ryan Wood and Matt Payne are leading the Kiwi charge, with five rookies also entering the fray.  Kiwi motorsport legend Greg Murphy told Mike Hosking that last season was competitive and very, very close, and no doubt it will be the same this...

The Te Huia train service is hoping it can prove its critics wrong as its existence is extended for another year.   The service, which connects Auckland and Hamilton will run at least until June next year, with NZTA picking up 60% of the bill.   It's been criticised in the past for low passenger numbers and revenue.  Waikato Regional Council Transport Committee Chair Angela Strange...

A positive outlook for Chinese tourism as a new visa pathway delivers results.  The trial allows Chinese and Pacific travellers with a valid Australian visa to enter New Zealand for up to three months.  Arrivals have nearly tripled since December, with Chinese tourists injecting about $210 million into Kiwi businesses.  Tourism Holdings Limited Chief Executive Grant Webster told Mik...

An urban planning specialist is advising the Government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working. The Government's revising the city's housing capacity number in its new plan from just over two million to 1.6 million. It is focusing more on building in the city and by transport hubs, rather than suburbs. Mt Hobson Group Director Hamish Firth told Mike Hosking you'r...

The Defence Minister says possible requirements for Army leaders having to know waiata and karakia from memory is unacceptable.  Act MP Todd Stephenson wrote to Judith Collins about the cultural skills framework with concerns it went beyond normal expectations of the Public Service.  She says the force hadn't raised it with her, but after speaking with army leaders they had decided to pa...

This time around the Brooke van Velden-led employment law changes have been described as a shake-up, even a major shake-up.  But as someone who well remembers the Employment Contracts Act and Bill Birch, what is being offered is merely a righting of a badly out of whack employment market.  The usual whining from unions has ensued. In a nutshell, there is a limit on personal grievance pro...

Another country star on the rise.   Jason Aldean is performing at Spark Arena tonight, and he’s bringing with him Corey Kent – the latest Red Dirt star, according to Rolling Stone.   Despite having been performing since he was a kid, it was a bumpy road to reach this point, complete with a happenstance performance with Willie Nelson, a change in jobs, and a lot of dedication.   Kent...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 19th of February, we cover the OCR, yet another report reinforcing our inability to protect our most vulnerable children, and the rising use of hard drugs .   Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman explains her OCR call and whether she or the economists got it right.    Country music star Corey Kent is in the country with Jason...

The Reserve Bank's kept the OCR unchanged at 2.25% and isn't forecasting any change until the end of the year.  Governor Anna Breman says inflation should be back within target this quarter.  She says the economy fundamentals are consistent with inflation falling to, and remaining at, 2% over the medium term.  Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Mike Hosking the Governor...

The Independent Children's Monitor says it's clear our child protection system is under immense stress.  Its review shows carers killed 24 children between December 2021 and June 2025.  It finds no improvement, despite recommendations in a review of the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz in 2021.  Children's Monitor CEO Arran Jones told Mike Hosking that while there are deep-sea...

New workplace testing results reveal cocaine detections have sharply risen across the country.  The Drug Detection Agency's results for the three months to December show cocaine was present in 3.7% of positive tests – more than double the amount from last quarter.  Bay of Plenty, Auckland West, and Waikato were identified as the regions with the sharpest rises.  Chief Executive Glen...

Signs the job market is on the up.   New Seek data shows job ads have grown by 1.5% since October and are now 11.7% higher year on year.   Gisborne's led monthly growth with an almost 4% increase, while Marlborough's the only region with a record annual decline in ads, at -6%.   However Seek Country Manager Rob Clark says the fact growth stretches across regions and industries is a...