The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The owner of a New Zealand roofing company has been praised for taking a “slightly different approach” to recruiting employees. A job advert for a semi-experienced roofer at the Roofing Hub, based in Queenstown and Wanaka, went viral last month for including “dyslexia” and “built stuff as a kid” as attributes on a “good things to have” list. “Ideally we are looking for someone wanting to learn and...

Home buyers are being urged to think twice about buying a home, in the wake of yesterday's 50-basis point rise to the Official Cash Rate. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr told Mike Hosking the days of skyrocketing house prices are probably over. “I want people to be having their brain engaged and thinking really hard about what they’re doing when entering into these markets.” LISTEN ABOVE See omny...

Tourism New Zealand has launched a $5.1 million campaign targeting "high quality" visitors. It will target wealthier visitors, as well as those who spend more time here and go outside hotspots and engage in local areas. It comes as Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says he doesn't want to attract what he calls the "two-minute noodle-eating visitors". Tourism New Zealand CEO Rene de Monchy told Mike Hos...

Adrian Orr may worried about workers getting the biggest pay rise in more than 20 years. Stats NZ data shows for the June quarter median weekly earnings from salaries and wages increased 8.8 percent. It was even better for women, whose median weekly earnings increased 9.9 percent. ANZ economist Finn Robinson joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of the Tertiary Education Union has weighed in on the dramas at New Zealand's new mega-polytechnic. Stephen Town has stepped down as head of Te Pukenga, after weeks of controversy. Town took special leave for six-weeks, while continuing to be paid up to $13,000 a week. Tina Smith told Mike Hosking she believes in the new polytech model, but setting it up could've been managed better....

Ian Foster is safe. NZ Rugby has unanimously voted to keep Foster in the head coaching role through until the World Cup next year. Joe Schmidt has also had a promotion; he's officially part of the coaching set up and will lead the attack. Former All Black captain Wayne 'Buck' Shelford joined Mike Hosking to discuss the developments. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast to wrap the week's political news. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So we now see in the battle of cock ups that poor old Labour has been completely outplayed. National have a mess, they hire a QC, and announce the inquiry. Job done. Labour gaslight the bejesus out of the troublemaker, say they are having a meeting, hold a secret meeting the night before, deny the secret meeting, until the secret meeting has a photo taken and then "accidentally" sent to Gaurav Sha...

There is an old saying that if you have a good idea, then success will follow no matter how much you spent on marketing. Dev Soni is a Commerce grad who set up Sugar Wallet, New Zealand’s first set-and-forget paycheck investment app. He spent zero dollars on marketing the app and yet in a matter of weeks 4000 users have downloaded it and he has almost one million in assets under management. Dev So...

Mercury NZ has emerged from its latest financial year a totally different beast. By its own account, 2022 was one of "transformative change" - having become the country's biggest electricity retailer after the $467 million purchase of Trustpower's retail arm earlier this year. Following the Tilt Renewables transactions, it has also become the country's biggest wind power generator, having started...

A former prisoner turned motivational speaker thinks the parole system is broken. Dr Paul Wood, convicted of murder as an 18-year-old, is one of the first parolees in New Zealand to have all of their conditions dropped. He told Mike Hosking prisoners aren't receiving the support they need after release to help them reintegrate into society. Wood says there are a lot of people in the system who wan...

The nationwide labour shortage is taking its toll on our Kiwifruit industry. Zespri has flagged kiwifruit quality remains a significant problem this export season and fruit loss will be greater than forecast in June. The issues include a fruit skin rash that hasn't been seen in New Zealand before but has been observed overseas. Zespri Chief Grower Carol Ward told Mike Hosking while there are other...

The Reserve Bank is set to hike the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points today and provide more detail on just how high the rate could peak. ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner told Mike Hosking the central bank is grappling with a prolonged period of high inflation. “The tightness of the labour market is so extreme inflation from that source is going to stick around, no matter what happens to tha...

A suggestion the Gaurav Sharma situation could start to hurt Labour's image with voters. Sharma has been suspended from the caucus after making multiple bullying allegations against the party. Former Labour and United Future MP Peter Dunne says while Sharma may be exaggerating, he doesn't buy the idea there's no bullying in the party. He told Mike Hosking if the Sharma drama continues, voters will...

Another episode Wednesday from the Reserve Bank. It's worth paying attention to, given it affects every single one of us. And survey after survey indicates large numbers of us are suffering because of it. Inflation, currently at 7.3 percent, has it peaked or not? The Reserve Bank get another crack this week at interest rates and along with the number, the commentary, as to what they think and wher...

It's being argued that public funding for a lifesaving Cystic Fibrosis drug would save sufferers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Patients, Pharmac and the Government are stuck in a feedback loop on the breakthrough drug Trikafta, with Pharmac saying funding is a must but it needs more money. Currently, Cystic Fibrosis patients are spending upwards of $300,000 to self-fund Trikafta. Cystic Fibros...

Questions over whether more could be done in aiding Ukraine's war effort. The Government's sending 120 more defence personnel to the UK to train Ukrainian recruits. Meanwhile in Europe, Estonia has barred Russian tourists from visiting. But Defence Minister Peeni Henare told Mike Hosking he's satisfied from what he was hearing from the recent European Donors' Conference. He says like most politica...

Auckland Council wants people to cycle, walk or use public transport for most trips under six kilometres. It's one of the measures it says is needed to achieve a 64 percent reduction in transport emissions by 2030, as set out in the new Transport Emissions Reduction Plan. It also aims to increase public transport trips fivefold and walking and cycling 10-fold. Mayor Phil Goff says it's not a case...

There's hope a new pay deal for police will see less disruption in the daily lives of officers. Constables through to senior sergeants who have a roster change within 14 days, will now get $100. An extra $50 will be paid out for subsequent changes during the same two week period. Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking it will penalise short notice changes staff had been experi...

Renegade MP Gaurav Sharma faces serious consequences for allegations he's made about bullying. A special Labour caucus meeting will be held this week to determine his future, with MPs having the ability to expel or suspend him. Newstalk ZB Political Editor Barry Soper suggests if he's suspended, he may be told to keep quiet to be allowed back in. Soper told Mike Hosking at the same time, expelling...

Act has announced it wants to introduce new immediate "practical" penalties for young people caught shoplifting. Leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking it's part of a broader law and order policy being announced this morning, aimed at making the country safer. “People feel like their communities are being taken over by people with the wrong values. I was talking to someone last night, she said she...

You can't sack Ian Foster on that performance. And I am hoping some of those that launched their campaigns to get rid of him, in yet another example of the superficial way we deal with performance in this country, might like to look at themselves. So many who drive the worst of the vitriol have never actually amounted to anything much themselves. It's one of the great weaknesses of the human condi...

All Blacks coach Ian Foster expects to lead the team to their next test against Argentina in Christchurch in under two weeks and is confident he has the full backing of his players to do that. New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson fronted media on Sunday but his refusal to back Foster's future only further fuelled speculation and uncertainty. Once the All Blacks arrive home from South Africa, Robin...

A man drove his car into a barricade near the US Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, according to police, who said he did not seem to be targeting any member of Congress. The incident happened just before 4am at a vehicle barricade set at East Capitol Street NE and 2nd Street SE in Washington. It comes at a time when law enforcement autho...

The Warriors’ newest cult hero superfan might be watching the last home game of the season from his couch, rather than under the coaches’ box. Calley Gibbons has been watching games under the coaches box since 2006 and during this season's homecoming, whenever the camera pans onto Stacey Gones he has been getting up and doing what they call a "shoey". This is when you pour a beer into your shoe an...