The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 28th of July, the Government are going to finally allow different and various overseas building products in so our house builds become cheaper. The Prime Minister is in his regular slot on a Monday talking road cones, foreign buyers and whether we're a launch pad for people wanting Aussie visas. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss th...

More uncertainty this week for Kiwi businesses exporting into the US. Donald Trump has agreed to a new trade deal with the EU this morning, which includes a 15% tariff on EU imports to the US. Trump's also indicated he'll raise the baseline tariff all countries face, from 10-percent to 15-percent. Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking New Zealand hasn't been advised of an increase. He says they've a...

Four of the country's largest primary health organisations are pooling their resources together in an effort to deliver more digital solutions.  More than 500 general practices, supporting over two million patients fall under the umbrella of Pegasus, Pinnacle, Procare and Tu Ora Compass Health.  Justine Thorpe is the Co-chair of the new innovation hub, Health Accelerator.  She told...

The Government says foreign building materials will help bolster the construction sector. A new pathway will mean any product, no matter where it's from, will be able to be used if it passes New Zealand standards. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says it will increase competition and in turn lower prices. He told Mike Hosking that we're missing out on a lot at the moment, and that it'...

The job market is slowly rebounding from last year's low point.   SEEK's latest Employment Report shows job ads dropped for a second month, down three percent month on month.  Applications per job ad fell two percent.  Country Manager Rob Clark told Mike Hosking this is just a small drop, and we're still at record unemployment levels.  He says the job market in the last 12 mont...

Fears for safety in our prisons may be pushing more inmates to seek out segregation. The number of voluntary segregations surged 66-percent from almost 7,300 in 2018 - to more than 12 thousand in 2023. Corrections Deputy Commissioner Neil Beales says it's largely driven by the perception of gangs and their activity. He says our prison population is also growing - which affects people's perception...

Michael Reddell, who appears on this show a fair bit, has put the Adrian Orr resignation back in the news. He has a source close to the action that, in simple terms, suggests that Orr packed a sad at a couple of meetings, one of which was with Nicola Willis, the chair of the Reserve Bank Neil Quigley wrote to Orr with a list of concerns over that behaviour, and Orr quit. The underlying issue appea...

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.    Trump: 7/10  He has had a significantly positive week: SCOTUS sacking people has gone his way, deals with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan, and Australia flipped on beef. Only downside is he's stuck in the Epstein files, and he has cankles.    Nic...

In a way it’s the sort of response you would have expected from Liam Gallagher.  He's back on stage, and seemingly lapping it up, and asked about the love birds in the audience.  He said "don't worry, we ain’t got any of that Coldplay snidey f***ing camera shit. Doesn’t matter to us who you are mingling with - or tingly with, fingingly with.”  “None of our f***ing business".  M...

Unprecedented discussions between a high-ranking US justice official and Ghislaine Maxwell.   CNN reports Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Jeffery Epstein's accomplice in her Florida prison, where she's serving a 20 year sentence for child sex trafficking and abuse offences.   Intelligence Analyst John Miller says a meeting like this is unheard of, speculating they could hav...

Friday is upon us, so Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.  There’s been another development in Mike’s hot water and lemon saga – how many lemons can you get for $27?  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 25th of July, the Government is changing election rules to stop same-day enrolment and banning food and drink within 100 meters of voting stations.   Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced a new measure that would see the cars of court fine evaders clamped or seized.   Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson Wrap the Week, complete w...

It’s a conflicting time for the civil contracting sector.  The Government has been touting a ‘turning point’ for the industry at this week’s conference, promising $6 billion worth of infrastructure projects underway before Christmas.  However, the latest industry survey results tell a different story, with 73% of respondents saying the lack of work is the most pressing issue.  Civil...

People with unpaid court fines could be at risk of having cars clamped or seized from tonight.   The Government's trialling number plate scanning technology, which bailiffs can use at police checkpoints to identify fine evaders.   Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking there's more than $100 million in unpaid fines.  He hopes the trial's effective in clamping lots of cars...

Our palliative care system may be waning as demand grows, prompting a push for action.  We've fallen from third in the world in palliative care access ten years ago, to 12th place.   An article in the New Zealand Medical Journal finds we have less than a third of the recommended number of specialists per capita, and many are nearing retirement.   Author Dr Catherine D’Souza told Mik...

A belief changes to electoral day enrolments addresses slow administrative process and voter slackness.   The Government's looking to ban prisoner votes, stop free food and entertainment at voting stations, and enforce a 13-day pre-election enrolment rule to vote.  Otago University Electoral Law Expert Andrew Geddis told Mike Hosking same day enrolments require people to cast 'special vo...

Nicola Willis is defending her decision to seek answers from Fonterra about its prices.  The price of butter has almost doubled in the past 14 months because Asia is demanding more, and Europe is producing less.  Fonterra is ruling out selling butter to New Zealanders at a lower price than it makes overseas.  But Willis told Mike Hosking she has no regrets about raising the issue wi...

The Government are in trouble in a couple of areas:  1) FamilyBoost. What they said would happen, numbers wise, didn't.  2) Police recruits. What they said would happen, will not.  3) The ban on foreign buyers for houses now looks farcical.  Yesterday's attempt by the NZ Herald to make some Winston Peters' comments look like news was a beat up, because he said the same thing to...

Banks are sounding the alarm over a new kind of subscription trap.  Instead of a typical ‘forgot to cancel scenario’, businesses are instead selling goods and services that hook customers into reoccurring subscription payments.  Westpac says it’s stopped nearly 20,000 customers from being fleeced in the past three months, stopping more than $25 million in unwanted charges.  Massey U...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 24th of July, for the first time since 2009, rents are on the way back down around the country.   The Government has directed Sport NZ to axe inclusion principles for transgender people – Sport Minister Mark Mitchell explains the decision.   Global superstar Ed Sheeran joins us for an exclusive Breakfast chat about bringing his...

The Sports Minister's standing up for a coalition-based decision directing Sport New Zealand to remove its community sport trans guidelines.   The 2022 principles allowed people to play community sports according to their gender identity.   Sport Minister Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking most fair-minded Kiwis would agree with the move, which honours safety and fairness.   He says as...

The Government's target of recruiting 500 new police officers has been held up yet again.   A briefing sent to the Government suggests the two-year goal's been set back, and Police expect it'll be by August next year.  That's nine months after the original target and two months behind the Police Commissioner's revised deadline.  They’re now looking at launching a recruitment drive i...

One of the world’s bestselling artists, Ed Sheeran is one of the most influential artists of his generation.  He’s sold almost 200 million albums and is one of only a handful of artists on Spotify Billions Club with more than ten tracks with over one billion streams.  Sheeran last toured New Zealand’s stages back in 2023, and he’s returning three years later, with 2026’s ‘Loop Tour’.&nbs...

Rising supply and falling demand is pushing down rents.  New Cotality analysis of MBIE data shows the national median rent dropped 0.3% in the year to May.  That's the first time the rent has dropped in more than 15 years.  Aspire Property Management's Managing Director Mike Atkinson told Mike Hosking housing supply is increasing at the same time incomes are falling in real terms.&n...

The Housing Minister believes homelessness data can be hard to analyse as there's no one-size-fits-all description.   The Government's June Homelessness Insights suggests communities countrywide are facing more pressure, with people living on the streets.   Councils and support services say rough sleeping's increased everywhere, doubling by some measures over 24 months.   Minister C...