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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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Full Show Podcast: 06 June 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 6th of June, the farce in Parliament over the Te Pati Māori MPs is over and we can finally get back to fixing our country. The Super Rugby playoffs begin this weekend, so we need to catch up with the table topping Chiefs ahead of the only Kiwi derby in this round. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson celebrate Newstalk ZB’s and the Mike Hosking Breakfast’s success at the NZ Radio Awards. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every

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4:05

Alan McDonald: EMA Head of Advocacy, Finance and...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

Positive news from the manufacturing sector. Data from inventory management software company Unleashed shows that both revenue and profitability is up. In the first quarter of the year, revenue across the sector was up 7.5%, and profitability was up 30% compared to the same time last year. Food, beverage, and the building industry are the big winners. Alan McDonald, EMA Head of Advocacy, Finance and Strategy, told Mike Hosking this latest survey just reinforces the trend we’re seeing about growing

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2:05

Jude Ball: Otago University Senior Research Fellow on...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

Researchers say the Vape industry and regulators needs to show they're taking consumer safety seriously. A study in today's Medical Journal shows more than half of vape juices have incorrectly labelled how much nicotine they contain. Most of the mislabelled products had significantly less nicotine than advertised – some by over 50%. Otago University Senior Research Fellow Jude Ball told Mike Hosking this is suggestive of widespread issues in manufacturing quality. She says New Zealand has strong

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5:57

Peter Mersi: IRD Commissioner on the department...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

Inland Revenue's cracking down on unpaid tax bills. It's been allocated an extra $35 million in Budget 25 to boost its tax compliance and collection activities. The tax department expects to return an additional $4 for every dollar in the first year, and $8 in year two. IRD Commissioner Peter Mersi told Mike Hosking it's hard to estimate how much tax is owed across the board. He says they don't really know the size of the gap, but believes it's around $9 billion. LISTEN ABOVESee

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2:53

Shane Jones: Resources Minister on the need to boost...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

A focus on boosting our gas supply in the short-term from the Resources Minister. New Zealand's gas reserves have dropped by 27% over the past year. Last month, the Government committed $200 million to new gas projects following removal of a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration last year. Shane Jones told Mike Hosking there's a lot of interest in the South Island, but new projects need to be well-thought out. He says so if people make a commitment, their investment is protected from the return

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4:26

Judith Collins: Privileges Committee Chair on the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/05

Satisfaction the Privileges Committee stood its ground over Te Pati Māori's viral haka in Parliament. The harshest sanctions in Parliament's history have been handed down, with co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi suspended for 21 days. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's been suspended for seven. Privileges Committee Chair Judith Collins told Mike Hosking the committee was almost universally appalled by the demonstration and six months’ worth of hearings. She says the committee's work was

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5:05

Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the reinstatement of...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

Keir Starmer has signalled a potential U-turn regarding the winter energy payments. Back in March, the UK government changed the rules for the Winter Fuel Payment, so that from winter 2024/25, it was only available to households that received the Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits. This made it so that only 1.5 million pensioners received the payment, down from 10.8 million. UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking reinstating them looks like a defeat for Starmer, as it was

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2:04

Mike’s Minute: Was smokefree a failure or partially...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

There seems to be increasing reportage, based around some new research, that our dream of being smokefree is up in smoke. 2025 is the year when we were aiming to be smokefree. By smokefree, it would have been reduced to 5% left smoking. To meet that goal, the research says about 80,000 more people need to quit. They won't. As always, the fact they haven't, or won't, is somehow the Government's fault, who haven't done enough. Or worse, this particular Government, who they say have been shocking, led

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10:44

Matt Payne: Kiwi Supercars driver on his season so...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

Kiwi Supercars driver Matt Payne has had a dream start to the season. He’s been racing under Grove and Penrite, and has already racked up three wins for the season. It’s had fans and former drivers raving about his prospects as a future champion and considering he’s currently sitting third on the overall ladder, he’ll be hoping it’s the very near future. Two of his wins so far came in the same weekend, on the home track at Taupo. “I think that was a pretty special weekend for, for all of us,” Payne

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Full Show Podcast: 05 June 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 5th of June, we're finally making ground when it comes to clearing the backlog in our courts. And when it comes to competition in the supermarkets, we might have good news too. The NZR have their sponsor to replace INEOS - it's Gallagher, an insurance broker out of the US. NZR CEO Mark Robinson discusses the good news. Kiwi Supercars driver Matt Payne has had a stellar start to the year, and joins ahead of the next race weekend in Perth

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2:55

Mark Robinson: NZ Rugby CEO on the new sponsorship...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

New Zealand Rugby have secured a new sponsor. They’ve partnered with American company Gallagher Insurance, who’s logo will appear on both the training and match day shorts of all our national teams. It comes two months after Ineos terminated their $21 million a year contract with the union. NZR CEO Mark Robinson told Mike Hosking Gallagher’s got a deep connection with the sport, having been involved with World Rugby and the English Premiership, as well as already being involved in NZ rugby at the

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5:52

Pierre van Heerden: Grocery Commissioner on the draft...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

The Commerce Commission's making moves to level the playing field in the grocery sector. It's found the big supermarket players are shovelling in billions of dollars a year through supplier charges and promotional pricing, which largely isn't reaching consumers. It's proposed a simplified grocery code that limits the range of payments supermarkets can charge suppliers. Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden told Mike Hosking it's about taking away all the carve-outs. He says smaller suppliers

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2:29

Nicole McKee: Courts Minister on the improvements to...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

The Courts Minister is chuffed at improvements to the backlog in Auckland's criminal district courts. The latest Government figures show a 26% reduction over the past year, with an 11% reduction nationally. Since April 2023, the number of jury trials awaiting hearings in Auckland has dropped by 8%. Minister Nicole McKee told Mike Hosking she's confident they're making good changes for victims and people entering the court system. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:20

Jacqui Lloyd: Cruise Association CEO on the rejected...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

Good news for tourism operators in Milford Sound, as the Government rejects plans to ban cruise ships More than $15 million has been invested into infrastructure and conservation upgrades in Milford Sound. Cruise ships will also be allowed back in the area, rejecting the 2021 master plan advising against their access to the sound. Cruise Association Chief Executive Jacqui Lloyd told Mike Hosking Milford Sound is an icon of a New Zealand itinerary by land or sea. She says the option to lose Milford

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2:55

Chris Bishop: Leader of the House on the continuing...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

Parliament's picking up where it left off last month, debating proposed sanctions on three Te Pāti Māori MPs. The Privileges Committee's suggested Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer be suspended for 21 days, and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven. The three had performed a haka during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill last year. Leader of the House Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking he just wants the debate over and done with. He says we need to deal with the issue, but it's a distraction

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3:52

Kris Faafoi: Insurance Council CEO on the likely...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/04

The Insurance Council's highlighting the tough balancing act facing the Government, over the Natural Hazard Commission insurance fund shortfall. The Government is signalling a home insurance levy increase to help bolster the Commission's kitty. Cabinet is set to decide on the changes in the coming months. Insurance Council Chief Executive Kris Faafoi told Mike Hosking it's a tricky task when money is tight. Faafoi says funds are necessary, as the commission provides the first payout, but

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2:12

Mike's Minute: Some good energy news for winter, for...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/03

Christmas came early for Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. They get to do business. In fact, they get to do business in a country where you would have thought doing business is to be encouraged. They have been prevented from doing all the business they can because they have a deal with their power company, Meridian, whereby they have to contain themselves if things are a bit tight in the old power department. It is indeed a weird, old world where we revel in ideas like AI and crypto and data centres, and yet

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10:34

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

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/03

Politicians aren’t worrying too much about the latest poll results. There were starkly different results in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll and 1News-Verian poll – with the first showing the left bloc in the lead and the second showing the right bloc well ahead. Labour’s Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking the polls bounce around, so they don’t take them to heart that much. She says in general, Labour is gradually trending upwards but they know they have more work to do, which is what they’ve been

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4:23

Michael Webster: Privacy Commissioner on Foodstuffs...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/03

Foodstuffs North Island's facial recognition trial might have the tick of approval overall, but there's still work to do. The Privacy Commission's ruled the trial was compliant with the Privacy Act and was successful in reducing harmful behaviour. But Commissioner Michael Webster told Mike Hosking they're recommending Foodstuffs keep systems updated and review impacts of skin tone on identification accuracy. Webster says there are still concerns over technical bias issues due to the software

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2:45

Kali Mercier: Helen Clark Foundation Deputy Director...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/06/03

Renewing existing infrastructure rather than investing in new shiny projects is the best way to go, according to a new report co-produced by the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP New Zealand. The foundation claims 99% of the infrastructure New Zealand needs, has already been built. Foundation Deputy Director Kali Mercier says renewals and repairs are much cheaper. She told Mike Hosking one of their recommendations is keeping scorecards so the management and condition of major infrastructure can be

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