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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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6:59

Steve Price: Australian Correspondent on Labor...

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2025/04/06

The Australian is next month and the polls are showing Albanese's Labor out in front. Opposition leader Peter Dutton is scrapping his scheme that meant Canberra civil servants couldn't work from home if he was elected, after it was criticised by Labor. Anthony Albanese has said anyone with solar power will get $4000 towards the cost of a battery. But what's the catch? Australian Correspondent Steve Price talks to Mike Hosking about everything that's happened in the lead up to the election. LISTEN

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3:17

Mark Lister: Craigs Investment Partners Director on...

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2025/04/06

The stock market has seen the biggest daily fall since the Covid-19 period, as a result of Donald Trump's tariffs announced last week. Beijing responded with its own retaliatory tariffs, which caused the S&P 500 to fall another 6%. Craigs Investment Partners Director Mark Lister says it's a historic fall. "It's pretty rare for things to fall as much as that in a two-day period." Lister talks to Mike Hosking about where New Zealand sits in the aftermath. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener

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10:21

Christopher Luxon: PM on New Zealand's reaction to...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/06

Christopher Luxon says he has no regrets about the Treaty Principles Bill. Parliament's Justice Committee has recommended the bill not proceed when it returns to the House, after public submissions were overwhelmingly opposed to it. The Prime Minister says it's time for the debate to end. He told Mike Hosking allowing the bill to proceed to committee stage, but refusing to support it any further, is the right approach. LISTEN ABOVE OR WATCH BELOW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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1:56

Chris Wilkinson: First Retail Group Managing Director...

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2025/04/06

Shopping habits have shifted - cheap goods were up by 33% last year, which is more than double across 5 years. Kiwibank says spending on websites like Temu and Shine have stabilised at a high level. First Retail Group Managing Director Chris Wilkinson says price is the biggest driver for people deciding where to spend their money. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:13

Chris Bishop: Housing Minister on the changes made to...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/06

Public feedback means small dwellings can now be built without consent up to 70 square metres. It was originally set at 60 square metres. Housing Minister Chris Bishop says it adds extra optionality for people. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:52

Sir Ron Young: Retired Chair of the Parole Board on...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/06

Recently retired Chair of the Parole Board, Sir Ron Young, is saying short sentences may be doing more harm than good. "We can't do anything about the crime that someone's committed who's already in prison," he said. "We can try and do something about the crimes that they could commit by reducing reoffending, and that's putting huge effort into rehabilitation." LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:00

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the backlash from...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/06

The United States is reacting to Donald Trump's tariffs, with people turning out in their thousands to protest across the country. The markets have been in 'meltdown' since US President Cannounced global tariffs. Trump has returned to the White House after three days away, and tomorrow he will meet with Israel's Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. US Correspondent Richard Arnold talks to Mike Hosking about the fallout. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:50

Greg Smith of Devon Funds Management on reaction to...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/06

The world is reacting to the tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump over the weekend. The Dow is down 2,231 points and the biggest names in tech have been hit hard. Apple is down 16% in two days. Greg Smith of Devon Funds Management talks to Mike Hosking about the fallout. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:50

Mike Hosking: Why did we celebrate the Covid five...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/04

Here was a headline to mark the day: "We aren't ready, the next pandemic is coming." In that line of paranoia is everything that was wrong with the five year anniversary, if that’s the right word, of our first lockdown for Covid. As two commissions have, or continue, to wade through any number of submissions, it's all a waste of time. There are those who are determined to forecast doom and, as such, would do exactly the same next time as they did five years ago. I noted Ashley Bloomfield popped up

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2:14

Mark the Week: Three in a row is three in a row

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

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. The Māori Party: 1/10 They get a '1' because they are legitimately there because of votes, and that’s democracy. As for the rest of the performance, they are a joke and an embarrassment to this country. The Greens: 2/10 They get a '2' and not a '1' only because they get more support in the polls. But the prospect of Labour letting them round a Cabinet table? Book my ticket out.

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1:51

Mike's Minute: I have loved my years in the media game

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2025/04/03

The irony was not lost on me this week as two things job related happened. The first was the survey that suggested over half of us regret our career choice. That struck me as profoundly sad. Say whatever you want about work and work-life balance, but a lot of hours are spent in a lifetime grafting. Virtually everyone, at least at the start, has to work. Everyone of course should work because it's good for you. But to have a lifetime of regret is to not have really lived at all, or at least not to

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11:53

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson:...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back once more to Wrap the Week with Mike Hosking. They discussed going for a coffee run in the stormy weather, compulsory Shakespeare in schools, and Mike’s 25 years at Newstalk ZB. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:07

Peter Windsor: Former Williams Team Manager talks F1,...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

All eyes are on Japan this weekend as Liam Lawson races for the first time since his demotion from Red Bull Racing. The Kiwi driver has lost his seat in the Formula 1 team two races into the season, being replaced with Yuki Tsunoda for the Japanese Grand Prix. Former Williams Team Manager Peter Windsor told Mike Hosking the problem with motorsport and F1 today is that it's very data driven. He says everything is done according to data and telemetry overlays from the driver in the other car, and

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90:10

Full Show Podcast: 04 April 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 4th of April, we get the reaction both from New Zealand and around the world to Trump’s “sweeping” tariffs. A lot of eyes will be on F1 this weekend as Liam Lawson hops back behind the wheel of the Racing Bulls car, and former Williams team manager Peter Windsor offers his thoughts. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson discuss 25 years of Mike on ZB and compulsory Shakespeare in school as they Wrap the Week. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show

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6:14

Brad Setser: Former US Department of Treasury...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement is being described as a shockingly radical shift in policy. The US President announced 10% tariffs on almost all goods entering the US, including from New Zealand. Many countries face much higher tariffs, including China with a combined 54% levy. Former US Department of Treasury Economist Brad Setser told Mike Hosking it’s a fundamental break in the US’ post-WWII international economic policy approach and is an enormous political and economic risk. He

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2:42

Simeon Brown: Health Minister on the move to improve...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

The Health Minister's confident two of the Government targets will improve this year. Health New Zealand data shows child vaccinations, cancer treatment times, and ED stay lengths have improved, but wait times for elective treatments and first specialist assessments have lengthened. Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking the wait times are of particular concern. He says the targets are in place to highlight these issues, and more money is being allocated to facilitate. Brown told Hosking the elective boost

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4:39

Todd McClay: Trade Minister on the tariffs imposed by...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

The Trade Minister is playing down New Zealand's chances of getting an exemption to Donald Trump's 10% tariffs. The Trump administration says it's imposing the tariffs in response to our 20% tariff on US goods. Todd McClay says our average tariff on US goods is actually less than 2%, and the 20% figure appears to be based on the trade balance between our countries last year. He told Mike Hosking we may be able to correct their record, but we probably won't be able to change their minds. McClay says

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3:49

Phil Goff: Former High Commissioner to London on the...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/03

Phil Goff is standing by his comments about US President Donald Trump as he arrives back in New Zealand. The former High Commissioner to the UK was sacked from his role after questioning whether Trump understood history. Goff says Trump's treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prompted the question. He told Mike Hosking the comments weren't made flippantly. Goff says he thought about them seriously and wanted to know why the Trump administration was appeasing Russia. He also

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1:51

Mike's Minute: We are housing snobs

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/02

A housing development for you. A housing development that once again shows how reality beats theory. Housing is a New Zealand obsession. We love housing and we long to own housing. It encroaches on immigration and whether too many people lead to higher prices. It encroaches on politics and the expectation as to what Governments do about housing and the prices of said housing. It involves social housing, emergency housing, KiwiSaver, incomes, the Reserve Bank, deposits and LVR's. It is all

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2:21

Jason Young: NZ Contemporary China Research Centre...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/04/02

The view of a Chinese vessel in our waters highlights our complicated relationship with the country. The visit has been approved by the New Zealand Government, as part of a NIWA research project. Although its movements have been approved, Australia is not the biggest fan, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying he would prefer it wasn’t off Victoria’s coast. NZ Contemporary China Research Centre Director Jason Young told Mike Hosking we have a complicated relationship. He says that while New

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