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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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2:08

Mike's Minute: Work and Safety have something to...

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2025/03/04

I am thrilled for the White Island company that had their conviction quashed on appeal on Friday. White Island and its judicial process has worried me from the get go. Work and Safety appeared to panic in their response to the disaster. Make no mistake, what happened at the island was a disaster and a tragedy. But it was a natural disaster and tragedy, and what level of legal recompense was required was questionable from the start. But the approach that Work and Safety took appeared to be a

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5:28

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Donald Trump's...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/03/04

America's trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China is ramping up. All three countries are introducing retaliatory tariffs in response to the steep tariffs introduced by Donald Trump last night. Trump's responded, saying he will raise tariffs on Canada even further. China's vowing to fight the US "to the bitter end", and Canada's Justin Trudeau says his country won't back down. Trudeau says Canadians are reasonable and polite, but they won't back down from a fight when the wellbeing of their country

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2:12

Tony Roberts: Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park Director...

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2025/03/04

The North Island is getting a new motorsport circuit. The first details of a brand-new motorsport and driver training facility in the Bay of Plenty’s Tect Park have been revealed. Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park will feature 3.2 kilometres of track, with 26 meters of elevation and eight corners. Director Tony Robers told Mike Hosking they’re aiming to be a community facility. He says driver training will be a huge thing for them, as they’re aiming to get young people off the streets and onto the

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89:47

Full Show Podcast: 05 March 2025

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2025/03/04

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 5th of March, things were moving quickly this morning regarding aid to Ukraine and a possible peace deal, so Jimmy Rushton joined out of Kyiv to give the latest. Winston Peters talks ferries, the Chinese, and his new Mongolian horse. Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell discuss gangs running prisons, Wellington water and MPs’ credit card expenses on Politics Wednesday. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on

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3:07

Kate Tulp: ServiceNow NZ Country Manager on the phone...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/03/04

Kiwis are spending more and more time stuck on hold. For the third year in a row, ServiceNow’s Annual Customer Experience Report has seen phone wait times worsen. Last year, it’s estimated Kiwis spent 24 million hours on hold – approximately 9.7 hours per person. ServiceNow NZ Country Manager Kate Tulp told Mike Hosking the best space in 2024 was the transport space, while financial services and government lines have room for improvement. She says they’re seeing more customers choosing to engage

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10:57

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

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2025/03/04

The Corrections Minister says a report on prison culture doesn't say anything the Government doesn't already know. The report from Independent Research Solutions says the influence of gangs in prison has grown significantly in the past decades, with non-members lower in the social hierarchy. It finds 35% of inmates are in voluntary segregation. Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking prisons are a microcosm of society, and gangs are known for their intimidation tactics in the community. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:13

Jarrod Gilbert: Independent Research Solutions report...

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2025/03/04

Research into New Zealand prisons has found more than a third of inmates are in voluntary segregation. The report from Independent Research Solutions says the influence of gangs on prison culture has grown significantly in the past decades. It finds inmates are being categorised as being gang members or non-gang members - with the latter being the worst off. Author Jarrod Gilbert told Mike Hosking prisoners must either join a gang, fend for themselves, or be separated. He says the massive

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8:10

Winston Peters: Rail Minister on the previous ferry...

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2025/03/04

There’s push back on the cost of the Government's broken ferry deal. Hyundai is back in the running to build the two new ships after the coalition canned its original contract in 2023. Documents indicate the Government's set aside $300 million to cover that broken agreement. It must be paid regardless of a new deal. Rail Minister Winston Peters told Mike Hosking the issue's being considered in negotiations, but disputes the cost. He says the real cost is far lower, and it's an appalling situation

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5:15

Jimmy Rushton: Security Analyst on Trump's policy on...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/03/04

A security analyst says it's likely Trump's hardball foreign policy with Ukraine is part of his promise to deliver a peace deal as fast as possible. Ukraine's President says he's ready to sign a minerals deal and reach a peace deal only hours after America's decision to pause military aid. It also follows a fiery White House meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump. A Kyiv-based security analyst Jimmy Rushton told Mike Hosking Trump's been putting a lot of pressure on Zelenskyy to sign a

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3:31

Timothy Welch: Auckland University Architecture and...

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2025/03/04

A planning expert is suggesting Aucklanders look to New York City for the impacts of congestion charges. A report, commissioned by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, has found traffic will cost the city $2.6 billion a year by next year. Auckland University Architecture and Planning Senior Lecturer Timothy Welch says New York and London have effectively implemented congestion charges. He told Mike Hosking revenue in New York City has already increased because of faster buses and more foot traffic.

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1:56

Mike's Minute: Stop dumbing down our education system

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2025/03/03

There's a bit of pushback coming from some sectors in the education business towards the reading, writing, and maths tests. These are the tests we are failing. Those who are failing mostly come from poor backgrounds. I'm not sure equating monetary status and academic success should be a thing. But a bunch of principals from the "poorest communities" have got together to lobby the Government to stop the tests because they say it will lead to more kids leaving school with no qualifications. After two

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89:42

Full Show Podcast: 04 March 2025

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2025/03/03

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 4th of March, GPs are loving the new health announcement, which should have been implemented years ago. The Prime Minister joins the show to talk health, school lunches, and Ukraine. Former Australian Defence Force Major General Mick Ryan is back on the show to talk about the Chinese warships in our waters and the Ukraine war after the Oval Office bust-up. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on

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2:34

Wayne Guppy: Upper Hutt Mayor on taxpayers being...

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2025/03/03

The Upper Hutt Mayor says it was obvious the region's water agency was ripping off ratepayers for a long time. Report findings show a lack of oversight meant Wellington Water was paying nearly three times more to contractors for pipe work, compared with in other areas. Board Chair Nick Leggett says it means millions of ratepayer dollars wasted. Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy says Leggett must resign. He told Mike Hosking his council smelt a rat for years, but their concerns fell on deaf ears. LISTEN

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10:46

Mick Ryan: Lowy Institute Senior Fellow on what...

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2025/03/03

A military expert says China's sent a clear message with its war ships as they sail away from Australia and New Zealand. Three highly powered navy vessels entered Australia's exclusive economic zone in the Tasman Sea last week, where they performed live firing exercises. The New Zealand Defence Force is no longer monitoring the warships as they sail west away from Australia. Lowy Institute Senior Fellow Mick Ryan told Mike Hosking it's a display of power from China, showing they can disrupt trade

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9:21

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on pay for nurses,...

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2025/03/03

The Prime Minister is defending how much nurses in New Zealand are being paid. Yesterday the Government announced multiple incentives to improve access to primary care, including a cash injection of $285 million over three years. Christopher Luxon says any narrative about health services being cut is completely untrue. He told Mike Hosking the Government's making good progress on recruitment, just not getting the results patients need. Luxon says the remuneration of nurses has increased to $127

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2:09

Nikki Hart: Nutritionist on the value of the health...

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2025/03/03

A nutritionist is defending health star ratings, despite the little impact they have. Otago University has led a probe of the decade-old voluntary system for rating food products, finding they only slightly improved diet. It calculates it'd save the health system about 70 times more if it were made compulsory. Nutritionist Nikki Hart told Mike Hosking it is a helpful system for consumers. She says people aren't looking at the back of the packet, so the rating gives people a good idea. LISTEN

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4:43

Samantha Murton: Royal College of GPs President on...

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2025/03/03

GPs say a Government cash injection into general practices is a good start. The Health Minister's announced $285 million in performance-based funding for practices over three years. Simeon Brown is also kick-starting initiatives to boost the number of nurses and overseas-trained doctors in healthcare. Royal College of GPs President Samantha Murton told Mike Hosking practices need a lot more money, but the Government has to start somewhere. Another measure announced was the 100 new placements for

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4:15

Richard Homewood: Taslink Co-Director on the...

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2025/03/03

There's a vision Australia and New Zealand can help ease each other's seasonal electricity woes. Company Taslink is proposing a massive underground trans-Tasman cable, allowing surplus power to be transferred between the two countries. It estimates the link would increase our power grid's capacity by about 40%. Co-Director Richard Homewood told Mike Hosking it would have meant 20% lower power prices last winter. He says Australia has the opposite problem, with power outages during the hot summer

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1:56

Mike's Minute: Donald Trump has common sense on his side

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2025/03/02

You can argue until you are blue in the face as to whether what happened at the White House on Saturday was bullying, or unfair, but what the U.S President has on his side is common sense and military power. As Zelenskyy slunk off to Downing Street for a hug with Keir Starmer and today's meeting with King Charles, what few in Europe seem to understand is that saying you back Ukraine doesn’t win a war, or come close to it. Without America, this thing is over, and fast. Mark Rutte gets that, hence his

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90:26

Full Show Podcast: 03 March 2025

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2025/03/02

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 3rd of March, it seems crazy we haven't had a police officer training facility in the centre of Auckland, so we've finally fixed that. Where does the Ukraine war go after the shambles that was the Oval Office meeting? We speak to an expert out of Washington D.C. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine give their sporting highlights of the weekend, which won't be the Warriors. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning

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