The Mike Hosking Breakfast

A balancing act is underway to decide which Roads of National Significance will begin construction next.  The Government's funnelling $1.2billion into the programme's 17 projects - which includes highway sections in Northland, Nelson, Hamilton, and Wellington.   Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking they're now going through a prioritisation exercise as a Government.  He...

There are concerns that Labour's trying to fix a capital problem that kiwis don't have.  The party's pitching a $200million Future Fund that re-invests dividends from specified Crown assets,  into businesses and infrastructure projects. It'll invest solely in local projects.  Icehouse Ventures CEO Robbie Paul told Mike Hosking the policy is agreeable and directionally correct, &nbsp...

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Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports. On the table today: The US Grand Prix is underway, and Liam Lawson is sitting in 11th.  The LA Dodger's Japanese superstar continues to impress. And the NPC final, who's taking home the trophy? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts say policy changes are needed to cut New Zealand's skin cancer rates.  A new Public Health Communication Centre report calls for more mandatory shade, a ban on commercial sunbeds and mandatory product standards for sunglasses and clothing.  Lead Author Dr Bronwen McNoe says 500 people a year die of skin cancer and around 100-thousand people are diagnosed.  She says a survey...

Chris Luxon says the Government would pay teachers and doctors more, if it could. Tens of thousands of education and health workers will walk of the job, in a massive super-strike on Thursday. They're wanting pay rises to keep up with inflation. But the Prime Minister told Mike Hosking the Government is dealing with a limited budget. He says if New Zealand was a wealthier economy, like Ireland, it...

The US is preparing to continue pushing through its peace deal in Gaza, as both sides accuse each other of violating the ceasefire. Israel's struck dozens of targets in southern Gaza, in response to Hamas allegedly firing upon IDF troops. The delivery of aid has also been halted over the alleged violation. CBS correspondent Linda Gradstein says a delegation including the US Vice President JD Vance...

The government is looking to sell New Zealand's mineral resources on the Global stage.  Minister Shane Jones is heading to Australia and the US to promote investment and growth.  Oceana Gold Senior Vice President Alison Paul told Mike Hosking that the Fast Track programme has been successful in getting mining operations to break ground.  "We've got a project in that process that com...

Another spike in inflation won't stop the Reserve Bank from cutting the Official Cash Rate again next month. Stats NZ is providing its latest quarterly CPI update at 10.45. Most economists expect it to hit the Reserve Bank's upper limit of three-percent, and some think it will surpass that limit. But Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold told Mike Hosking the Reserve Bank still thinks the economy'...

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. Matt Payne: 9/10 Highlight of the week. Didn’t just win but won one of the best. Dreams coming true at 280km/h doesn’t get any better than that. The ceasefire: 8/10 The rest is yet to unfold but Tuesday was a win for a lot of people. Gail Parata: 8/10 My hero of the week. Standin...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday the 17th of October, the online censorship mess is back involving the Mowbrays and false allegations. Just how do you deal with it when social media goes feral? England cricket coach Brendon McCullum joins Mike to talk his time with the team ahead of their series against the Black Caps - before the big Ashes tour next month. Kate Hawkesby...

Dr Hosking would diagnose a kind of "funk" as a result of observations this week. There's been two very clear examples these past few days of good news, of uplifting events and of indisputable progress. Yet for too many it was not a reason to acknowledge, or accept, or congratulate, but rather moan a bit more or find a reason as to why it can't be so. The most obvious was the ceasefire and hostage...

The Black Caps are headed to Hagley Oval to take on England in the first of 3 T20 games.  Former Black Cap and current Head Coach of England Brendon McCullum told Mike Hosking that he is happy with his new career in the UK, but is excited to be home for the game.  "So yeah, very privileged to be in the position I'm in, especially not being out of playing too long to pick up this job and...

There are fears that inflation could come back into the picture as the OCR falls.  Infometrics expects the OCR to fall to 2.25% next month - it's 2.5% at the moment.  Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan says they expect to see growth hit 2.3% annual growth in 2027.  He says alongside stoking inflation, it could create other problems.  Kiernan says it risks stretching ca...

Issues around potential defamatory claims on social media are in the spotlight - after false accusations against a Kiwi richlister.  Mat Mowbray's been incorrectly named on Tiktok as the member of a wealthy family convicted of having child abuse material.  The real person convicted has permanent name suppression.  Auckland University Senior Law Lecturer Nikki Chamberlain says false...

The government has announced a climate adaptation plan to help handle floods, cyclones, and other natural disasters.   Councils will now have to draw up 30-year plans, and a national flood map is due in 2027.  Climate change minister Simon Watts told Mike Hosking that the current system lacks a coordinated approach to respond to natural hazards.   “We don't have good data to make de...

In one of life’s small ironies as the teachers spend another week immersed in industrial action, I got an email yesterday from a bloke who was taught by my mother in the ’90s. My mum was a teacher. I’m pretty sure she never went on strike. I certainly don’t remember a picket line, a placard, or days at home when I was a kid. In fact, even as a student, I don’t remember having a day off school beca...

The rock band Good Charlotte has announced a tour down under ahead of the release of their new album. After five albums, the band split up in 2011 but decided they weren’t done – coming back after four years and dropping more albums, including one this year in August called Motel du Cap. Joel and Benji Madden told Mike Hosking that they didn’t know how the record would turn out, and didn’t have an...

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One of the great myths of the modern economy is the idea that young people can't afford a house. Now, the facts are that for every house sold, about a quarter of them, sometimes a little bit more, about 27% are in fact first-timers. That figure has been remarkably solid over any number of years in any type of market. Can it be expensive? Yes. Do some people miss out? Yes. Are some a...

The new owners of the Cardrona Hotel jumped on the investment to keep it in Kiwi hands. Central Otago's 162-year-old heritage-listed hotel and restaurant has sold, after being on the market since July. Wanaka local, Warren Barclay, will run the business - and says the new owners are high net worth Kiwis and good sorts who see potential. He says business is solid and we don't want to do anything th...

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has issued a provisional decision claiming jurisdiction over a complaint about an online radio show.  They said that the complaint fits their formal definition and requirements, meaning that they have to act.   Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Standards Authority Stacey Wood told Mike Hosking that the BSA had long been debating expanding the...

A former Prime Minister's backing the view that large-scale government housing ownership like Kainga Ora is problematic. A report by The New Zealand Initiative finds the Government's ownership of 77,000 state houses, has maintenance costs nearly twice that of a private landlord. It finds it also doesn't respond quickly enough to issues like rent arrears, and troublesome tenants. Sir Bill English t...

Health Minister Simeon Brown's bracing for tension at a meeting with 200 senior doctors, ahead of strike action.  Their walkout - after rejecting a $160million pay offer - will see 6,300 elective procedures cancelled, and almost 13,000 specialists assessments delayed.  Brown's slamming what he says is unethical, and a case of politics over patients.  He told Mike Hosking that the un...

It's thought that the aviation sector is over capitalising - as New Zealand's domestic airfares have shot up more quickly than any other country.   A global airport group says domestic airfares are up 63% in six years, and are well ahead of the second-highest, up 53%. Air New Zealand's Chief customer and digital officer Jeremy O'Brien told Mike Hosking that accelerated inflation is effecting...