The Mike Hosking Breakfast

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the construction sector with the latest rise in residential building consents.  New home consents in the year to September are up 3.6% on the year before.  Consents in the month of September are up 7.3%, when adjusting for seasonal effects.  Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Mike Hosking builders are welcoming the...

This afternoon's Melbourne Cup is expected to be on the slower side due to forecast rain. Up to 40 millimetres is expected to fall at Flemington through the day. New Zealand and Australia Racing Hall of Famer Bret Thomson says Flemington is good at draining water, but expects racing to be slow. He told Mike Hosking it will be a very open race. Thomson says many of the horses are European, and they...

The Education Minister says requiring boards to implement the Treaty hasn't made any difference in practice.  Erica Stanford has confirmed plans to scrap a clause which requires school boards to reflect local tikanga Māori in the curriculum and offer te reo Māori instruction.  The changes will go to Parliament today and are expected to pass before the end of the year.  Stanford told...

Positive signs about our economic recovery in the latest lending data.  New figures from credit bureau service Centrix shows a rise in lending, including a 21% rise in residential lending.  Three thousand fewer people are behind on payments compared to a month earlier.  Centrix Managing Director Keith McLaughlin told Mike Hosking it shows that households are continuing to manage the...

There are calls for a coordinated response to get on top of rising fraud operations.   Crypto exchange Swyftx is warning scam networks have evolved into a new form of organised crime, with many operating out of South East Asia.   Latest data estimates New Zealanders has lost $1.6 billion to online threats in the past year, with this expected to grow without intervention.   Criminolo...

Explain this to me. Which clause of the Treaty is the Waitangi Tribunal using when they suggest the Government recognise second generation Maori for citizenship? John Ruddock brought the case, while a similar one got headlines recently because it involved Keisha Castle-Hughes, the actress. In her case she was born in Australia to a New Zealand mum. Her children were born in America, hence they don...

Dame Noeline Taurua has broken her silence, following her suspension and reinstatement as Silver Ferns coach. The 57-year-old and her coaching team were stood down in September after player concerns emerged from a Sydney training camp. Listen to the second part of her interview with Mike Hosking.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 3rd of November, Dame Noeline Taurua gives her first interview since being reinstated as the Silver Ferns head coach.   The Prime Minister touches down from Southeast Asia to come into the studio and talk about his meeting with Trump and Chinese visas. Jason Pine and Andrew Saville discuss the revelations for the Dame Noeline inte...

Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports. On the table today: Dame Noeline Taurua makes her return to Netball. Will the drama affect her game?  Auckland FC played in front of a relatively quiet crowd on the weekend. And the LA Dodgers pull off a comeback to secure a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/li...

Chris Luxon reckons Donald Trump will take up his offer, of a round of golf in New Zealand. The Prime Minister's back in the country, after attending the ASEAN and APEC summits in Malaysia and South Korea last week. He met the US President, extending the opportunity for Trump to play a round with former PM Sir John Key. Luxon told Mike Hosking that Trump knows a lot about New Zealand's golf scene....

Dame Noeline Taurua has broken her silence, following her suspension and reinstatement as Silver Ferns coach. The 57-year-old and her coaching team were stood down in September after player concerns emerged from a Sydney training camp. Interim coach Yvette McCausland-Durie is leading the team on next week’s Northern Tour. Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking in her first interview since the saga...

The US Government shutdown has reached 32 days, 3 days away from the longest in history.  President Donald Trump seems to be on-track to break his own record after the shutdown in late 2018 which lasted 35 days.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that the shutdown is affecting US public services.  'More and more air traffic controllers are staying off work since they...

The Government's turning to rapid off-site building, to add 140 extra beds to hospitals around the country. It's announced new wards will be constructed off-site for Middlemore, Waikato, Wellington and Nelson hospitals next year.  They'll open at the same time as an already-announced new ward at Hawke’s Bay Hospital. Health New Zealand's Head of Infrastructure Delivery Blake Lepper, told Mike...

Tell me how Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith is going to sort the unsortable? The Broadcasting Standards Authority has, deliberately or not, opened a box of whoopee that is playing out all over the world in various forms. In simple terms regulators are trying to work out how to control tech. The problem with regulators is their jurisdiction is limited. The problem with tech is there is no bord...

For a group that normally seems to nail ideas and present them well, the New Zealand Initiative this week went off-piste with their "MMP After 30 Years" report.   Smaller cabinet - good idea. Get rid of the overhang - good idea! But more MP's? What on Earth are they thinking? The main point they make is that it has provided a fairer, more representative Parliament and I think, even for those...

It’s Friday, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was.   They discussed the difficulties of men's white shirts being uncomfortably revealing, and producer Glenn celebrates 30 years with the company. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday the 31st of October, Fonterra Chair Miles Hurrell on the sale of their consumer business. All Black Ethan de Groot joins ahead of the Sunday morning game against Ireland in Chicago. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson make fun of Mike - and celebrate Technical Producer Glenn Hart's 30th anniversary on Newstalk ZB. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast F...

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. Bill Gates: 8/10 When a disciple of the cause hits pause because he has worked out the hysteria outweighs the reality, he is to be congratulated. Chris Hipkins: 2/10 Sell a tax if you want. But the attack on the Prime Minister and houses is what these guys are really all about -...

There's a big weekend ahead on the motorsport front at Hampton Downs. It's the second edition of the 'Nextgen' NZ championship - designed to reinvent the national racing calendar. The series features race categories that have previously showcased the likes of Lando Norris, Yuki Tsunoda, Matt Payne and Liam Lawson. Founder of National Racing Group Promotions Tony Quinn says that this championship i...

New data has been released on 'farm sales' across the country. The real estate institute highlighted confidence in the primary sector - with buyers focusing on 'infrastructure and productivity.' Waikato topped dairy sales for the year ending in September - up 18% to a total of 59% - followed by Southland, up 110% with 40 sales.  REINZ Director and Rural Spokesperson Shane O'Brien told Mike Ho...

The final charter for the Kiwifruit season has set sail.  This is Zespri's 60th vessel for the year to 50 different markets.  This season's crop has broken records, with 215 million trays weighing in at 770,000 tonnes. There's also been a significant growth in US and European markets.  Chief Executive of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Colin Bond says that, 'those growers are going to...

There's an assurance that Trump won't follow through with his nuclear weapon testing comments. The US President posted on social media saying he has no choice but to restart testing, because of other countries' testing programs. It follows him denouncing Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile, which the Kremlin denies. Centre for European Policy Analysis Security Analyst Edward Lucas says if...

The boss of Fonterra is relieved to see so many farmers back the Lactalis sale. Almost 90-percent of votes backed the 4.2 billion dollar deal, that will see the French dairy giant take over iconic Kiwi brands like Anchor and Mainland. Miles Hurrell says some farmers were unsure about the plan when it was first announced. The chief executive told Mike Hosking that they've been working hard to chang...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 30th of October, it's voting day for Fonterra as to whether they will sell the company's consumer arm. Are we all on board for some cars moving from yearly WOF's to biennial WOF's? Voice actor Nolan North on the boom of the gaming industry and his many and varied roles. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday m...

I think the biggest test for those who fell over backwards when Bill Gates said what he did, is not that he said it. It's whether the people he talks about can possibly begin to accept that they might be wrong, that they might be on the wrong side of the whole equation and that as a result of the Gates' revelation, they may need to readjust some of the obsessive behaviour they have shown these pas...