The Mike Hosking Breakfast

There is a strong push for the Ministry of Social Development to do more to help employers hire Kiwis ahead of internationals. Immigration Minster Erica Stanford says employers will be stripped of the chance to recruit migrants,  if they're not trying to hire unemployed New Zealanders first.  Association for Migration and Investment Board Director Tobias Tohill told Mike Hosking that thi...

Hopes that Christchurch will become the city that never stops, as momentum continues. Provisional Stats NZ figures for the year to June show Canterbury's population has risen most, up 1.1 percent - more than anywhere else in New Zealand.  Christchurch NZ Chief Executive Ali Adams told Mike Hosking that things are going well for the city on all fronts.  She says although managing growth c...

Malaysian company 'Yinson Renewables' is set to invest in a new pipeline of projects totalling one gigawatt of wind energy - almost doubling New Zealand's current capacity.  The $3billion investment would generate enough electricity to power 750,000 homes - exceeding Huntly's current output.  Head of Foreign Director Investment for Invest New Zealand Simon Ansley told Mike Hosking that t...

There is a possibility for a shake-up to the Warrant of Fitness system. The government's opened consultation on a new proposal - with the first WOF for new light vehicles lasting 4 years.  Cars between 4 and 10 years old would only need a check every 2 years, while those over 10 would remain on annual inspection.  CEO of MTA Lee Marshall told Mike Hosking that there has been mixed feedba...

The Fonterra Shareholders Council says farmers are taking a long-term view when deciding whether to sell off brands like Anchor and Mainland. Voting closes today, on a proposal to sell Fonterra's consumer arm to French company Lactalis for 4.2 billion dollars. Fonterra's targeting a capital return of about 400-thousand dollars to the average farmer. But Council Chair John Stevenson told Mike Hoski...

The Government is clamping down on arriving travellers at the border. It's making several biosecurity law changes including doubling the fine for people who don't declare fresh fruit and meat, to 800 dollars. There'll be new penalties and fines up to half a million dollars for breaches of controlled area notices. Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard told Mike Hosking that they want to deter behavio...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 29th of October, Education Minister Erica Stanford discusses the new curriculum and the ACC CEO finally seems to have found 8,000 people who can immediately come off full taxpayer support. Sir Peter Beck celebrates 20 years of Rocketlab and we get an exclusive radio chat with our space genius. Ginny Andersen comes into the studio wi...

The Silver Ferns face Australia tonight in game four of the Constellation Cup.  The series currently sits at 2-1 to Australia, but a win from the Ferns tonight could force an extra game to decide the series.  Silver Ferns Head Coach Yvette McCausland-Durie told Mike Hosking that, 'it's gonna be hard work, but really confident, based on the way they played the other night, they've got the...

Rocket Lab is celebrating 20 years in operation this week.  The company has become the fastest in history to launch 50 rockets into space.  Now valued at over $20billion, Rocket Lab's portfolio includes missions for NASA and the U.S. Air Force Space Command.  Founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck told Mike Hosking that, 'the company continues to grow really, really strongly, but it always...

ACC is removing more people from its long-term claims pool. It's being reported nearly eight thousand clients have had their payments stopped in the year to June – a 20 percent lift on the previous year. ACC says these people were ready to work, or were no longer injured - despite many claiming otherwise. Chief Executive Megan Main told Mike Hosking that they want to get people back into the workf...

The Education Minister's hoping the new curriculum will close the education equity gap.  Erica Stanford has unveiled proposed changes to content for Years 1-10 on top of the English and Maths refresh announced earlier.  The key changes include financial education, and compulsory consent education. Stanford told Mike Hosking that no matter where a child goes to school, they will learn the...

An economist says Labour's proposed capital gains tax won't stop house prices rising. The party wants gains on commercial and residential property to be taxed 28 percent, with revenue going into the health sector including free doctor visits. It excludes the family home and inheritances.  Opes Partners Resident Economist Ed McKnight told Mike Hosking that the tax is often thought as a house p...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday the 28th of October, we talk to the Trade Minister and Prime Minister (out of Malaysia) as Luxon tries to get a handshake and chat with President Trump. After Liam Lawson had another DNF in Mexico is his future looking a little shaky? Bob McMurray on the call Red Bull have to make. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the long weekend of sp...

First, a quick question on the Oxford Union. We thought it was a thing when David Lange turned up all those years ago, but since then Willie Jackson, David Seymour and now Winston Peters have appeared. So does that diminish its exclusiveness? Anyway here's what Winston Peters argued - that courts here undermine democracy. God bless that man and may he spread that message far and wide. Just last we...

Liam Lawson endured another tough weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix.  After narrowly missing marshals who were stood on the track, he was forced to retire on the opening lap following a collision with Williams driver Carlos Sainz. This marks Lawson's 5th DNF of the season, and it comes as Red Bull are expected to make an announcement on their driver line-up next year. Bob McMurray told Mike H...

The Government is throwing it's weight behind aged care reform.  A ministerial advisory group has been established to review the outdated funding model, which currently costs $2.5billion a year.  Chief Executive of the Aged Care Association Tracey Martin told Mike Hosking that the government is ready to make progress instead of writing more paperwork.  'The announcement that has bee...

The Prime Minister's set to finalise a deal strengthening our diplomatic and trading ties with 11 South East Asian countries, as he meets with leaders in Malaysia. Chris Luxon is in Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN summit and will finalise a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the association. He's then off to South Korea, for the APEC summit later this week. Luxon told Mike Hosking that we will be...

Arrests have been made following last week's Louvre heist.  Thieves stole an array of valuable jewels, worth $177million NZD, including a crown belonging to the wife of Napoleon III. Newstalk ZB reporter in Paris Catherine Field told Mike Hosking that the thieves arrested were not masterminds, and were known to police.  'They knew that these two were part of the gang, but they knew that...

It's set to get easier for New Zealand businesses trading in South East Asia, as the Prime Minister's in Malaysia to finalise a regional deal. Chris Luxon is in Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN summit and will finalise a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the association. ASEAN has 11 member countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Laos. Trade Minister Todd McClay told Mike Hosking that...

Queenstown is now just 5% shy of pre-COVID levels.  Records show that there were 192,000 international arrivals between January and August, up 14% on 2024. Australia continues to dominate the market, making up 40% of all visitors to the region.  Chief Executive of Tourism NZ Rene de Monchy told Mike Hosking that, 'the outlook for summer is actually really positive is what we're hearing 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. Judith Collins: 7/10 Her open letter to all of us this week revealed a few excellent home truths about unions, with the prize going to their obsession with Palestine over kid's education. Labour's election policies: 2/10 It seems almost impossible to believe you could roll some s...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday the 24th of October, Sir Brian Roache on the so-called "mega strike" and whether it changed anything, at all. Joseph Parker joins from London ahead of his fight against Fabio Wardley. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk changing careers at a late age and the strike. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iH...

Heavyweight boxing moves to London on Sunday morning. Joseph Parker is back in the ring taking on Fabio Wardley, a boxer from London who only took up the sport at age 20. A win would put Parker firmly in line for a shot at the undisputed world heavy weight title against Oleksander Usyk. Parker told Mike Hosking, 'I'm in proper good shape for a good fight this weekend.' LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio....

Attack coach Jason Holland will be stepping down after the northern tour, when his contract ends.  This is the second high-profile exit under Scott Robertson, following Leon MacDonald's departure after just three test matches last year.  Former All Black Justin Marshall told Mike Hosking that the departure was a personal decision, not something motivated by back-stage scandals.  "Ja...

Ahead of the long weekend let's give the Labour Party a report card for their policy week. It will be one of the few report cards this week because we actually turned up to work. So overall a 'C-' for presentation. They had two years to organise this, to make a splash, to grab the headlines and run with them. Policy one didn’t have any detail so it was just a thought bubble. Policy two was forgott...