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The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Open your mind to the world with New Zealand’s number one breakfast radio show.Without question, as New Zealand’s number one talk host, Mike Hosking sets the day’s agenda.The sharpest voice and mind in the business, Mike drives strong opinion, delivers the best talent, and always leaves you wanting more.The Mike Hosking Breakfast always cuts through and delivers the best daily on Newstalk ZB.

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90:16

Full Show Podcast: 04 July 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 4th of July, we cap off a week of crime announcements with some new trespass laws. Codie Taylor joins the show ahead of the first All Blacks test of the year against France. Tim and Katie give some programming advice and debate whether Mike would be any good as a police recruit wing patron as they Wrap the Week. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN

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4:16

Codie Taylor: All Blacks hooker ahead of the first...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

The first All Blacks test of 2025 is upon us. Saturday night will see a new team tackle an understrength French side in Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. There were plenty of surprises in the team announcement, with four debutants in the 23 and some unexpected faces in the reserve line up. Codie Taylor is playing hooker, and told Mike Hosking that although the French side is understrength, they have to respect and acknowledge their opposition. However, he said, their main focus is on making sure they

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2:49

Steve Armitage: Hospitality NZ CEO on proposed...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

The Government says it’s letting shop owners take back control. It's proposing legislation to double maximum trespassing fines and allow trespassing people for three years, from multiple sites. Hospitality NZ’s Steve Armitage told Mike Hosking the law’s been outdated for some time. He says that when it was introduced back in 1980, a $1000 fine was much more material than it is 45 years later – according to the World Bank, the purchasing power of $1000 in 1980 equates to about $50,000 today. LISTEN

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3:55

Claire O'Connell: The Precious Collaborative Founder...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

There’s a clever new marketing ploy from a Wanaka fashion designer. ‘The Precious Collaborative’ are selling $10,000 coats in order to subsidise New Zealand wool products in their store. The profits of the coats are able to discount a once $700 item to under $200 – the aim to put quality NZ wool items within the average person’s reach. Founder Claire O’Connell told Mike Hosking that by purchasing the coat, people are supporting so much within the country – from the strong wool industry right through

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5:24

David Trewavas: Taupō Mayor on the update to the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

Talks about a major update to a 15 year old agreement between Taupō’s council and the region's largest landowners have sparked controversy. The 2009 Joint Management Agreement between the district council and Ngāti Tūwharetoa is being workshopped, and a draft agreement has been presented to the public. Critics argue that no public mandate has been issued, and that ‘Treaty principles’ are embedding ‘co-governance’ directly into council operations. Mayor David Trewavas told Mike Hosking the

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2:35

Julien Leys: Building Industry Federation CEO on the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/03

Support for the Government's move to change rigid insulation standards. It's expected building code insulation requirements will be relaxed by year's end in a bid to cut construction costs. The Government's called the changes "common sense", with building costs rising more than 40% since 2019. Building Industry Federation CEO Julien Leys told Mike Hosking the current 'one size fits all' approach isn't working. He says the rules force people to use an exact amount of insulation, meaning it's

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2:12

Mike's Minute: To the media - a bit of balance please

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

I feel there should be a rule, and the rule is around balance. Part of the media's demise is its unfairness in coverage, the latest example of which is the school lunch programme. We have a smattering of coverage. When I say smattering, I have found two things. One is by Radio NZ, who have the same stats as story number two by the Herald. Radio NZ, once they produced the stats, clearly couldn't help themselves, given it was good news, so they went and found a miserable principal to moan some more

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4:03

Jo McKenna: Italy Correspondent on the impact of the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

The scorching heatwave sweeping Europe has claimed lives. Six people have died as temperatures top 40C, with three deaths in Italy, two in Spain, and one in France. In parts of Italy, admissions to emergency units has risen by 15-20%, with a majority of patients being elderly. Italy Correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking that the government is issuing alerts saying that those working in construction or working outdoors should be out of the sun between 12:30 and 4pm. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:48

Kelvin Davidson: Cotality Chief Property Economist on...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

New Zealand’s property values are ticking back up again. New data from Cotality has revealed a 0.2% national increase in June, reversing the 0.1% falls that came in April and May. The medium house price remains around the $815,000 mark, with Tauranga and Christchurch both increasing by 0.6%. Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson told Mike Hosking property values are fairly flat when averaged out over a few months. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:28

Jason Aldean: Country music superstar on his career,...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

There won’t be many in the world who would argue that Jason Aldean’s not a country music superstar. He moved up to Nashville at age 21, and after signing and being dropped by a couple of agencies, he got picked up by Broken Bow Records, launching his debut single and album in 2005. From there the rest is history – 30 number 1 country singles, almost 20 billion streams, 20 million albums sold, multiple platinum records, as well as being named ACM’s Artist of the Decade, among other things. It’s all

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89:48

Full Show Podcast: 03 July 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 3rd of July, ACT and NZ First have shut down the proposal for a publicly funded body to cost election policies. Remember when the previous Government gave Proceeds of Crime funds back to the Mongrel Mob for a meth program? This Government is changing it so that can never happen again. Country music superstar Jason Aldean is heading to our shores and with Mike’s love of the genre, we had to get him on for a chat. Get the Mike Hosking

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3:51

Nicole McKee: Associate Justice Minister on the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

The Government hopes to further separate itself from its predecessor with new changes to the Proceeds of Crime Fund. The latest round of funding has granted three programmes a collective $5 million to address youth offending and meth harm. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says recent changes mean there's a clear and consistent assessment for new initiatives. She told Mike Hosking they want to ensure the projects are workable as opposed to throwing taxpayer money at the sky and hoping for

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3:51

Steven Joyce: Former Finance Minister on the proposed...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

A nine-year fight to create a publicly funded election policy-costing unit has come to an end. Act and New Zealand First have shot down Finance Minister Nicola Willis's proposal to create one. Metiria Turei, then-Green Party co-leader, first proposed the idea in 2016. Former Finance Minister Steven Joyce told Mike Hosking Willis's proposal was different from those that have come before. He says to cost individual policies at the request of parties would have dealt with a problem that happens when

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3:57

Chris Bishop: Infrastructure Minister on the deals...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

A clear message from the Government: New Zealand can't succeed if Auckland doesn't succeed. The Government's agreed to negotiate with Auckland Council on a 10-year deal to boost housing, infrastructure, and economic growth in our largest city. It's also agreed to negotiate similar deals with Western Bay of Plenty and Central Otago. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking the deal will align local and central government on up-zoning, rapid transit, and innovation precincts. He says

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2:10

Claire Achmad: Chief Children's Commissioner on the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/02

A watchful eye is on the $41 million allocated to upskill staff working in youth care homes. Minister for Children Karen Chhour has announced the boost, which aims to improve support to kids in care. It follows a review of Oranga Tamariki in 2023 that found parts of the workforce relatively unskilled. Chief Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad told Mike Hosking she'll be watching how the money's used to ensure good outcomes for young people. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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1:59

Mike's Minute: Why are we only now thinking of new...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/01

It's only the start of Wednesday so let's be honest we've only had two days of news, and we already have two stories around power. The first was Transpower saying we need to find more avenues of power generation and we need to do that quickly, because until all the promised transition stuff comes online, we are going to be short of capacity. No kidding. They said we have a lot of promises on renewables, but the delivery isn't happening all that quickly. No kidding. The second was Genesis saying they

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4:43

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Trump's tax and...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/01

The US President is facing questions over health coverage cuts in his tax and spending bill, which just passed the Senate The casting vote of Vice-President JD Vance was needed, but it still needs House approval before it can be signed by Donald Trump by July 4th. The Congressional Budget Office says 11.8 million people could lose health coverage if it becomes law. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that Trump originally said they wouldn’t touch Medicaid, which has turned out to be a

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3:22

Oliver Hunt: Medsalv CEO on gaining Pharmac approval...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/01

A Kiwi start up has been going gangbusters across the ditch. Medsalv remanufactures single-use medical products, cleaning and disinfecting them so they can be safely reused. After eight years in business, their products have been approved by Pharmac for use in New Zealand. CEO Oliver Hunt told Mike Hosking it's been done in America for a while, but they’re really bringing it to the rest of the world, Australia and New Zealand in particular, now. The range of products they can remanufacture is

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11:57

Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/01

Crime is at the forefront this Politics Wednesday, with multiple new measures and harsher punishments being announced. Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to discuss the new developments, along with the other major stories of the week thus far. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Full Show Podcast: 02 July 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/07/01

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 2nd of July, we've got the retail crime crackdown promised at the start of the week. Will it work, or does it look better on paper? Jaffas have been 86'd, along with the likes of snifters, tangy fruits, and smarties. Could someone else come onboard and save our iconic sweet? Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell debate whether youth MPs are being repressed, the various crime announcements, and whether Mike should be a patron for a police

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