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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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4:03

Rehette Stoltz: Local Government New Zealand...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/11

The cost of water infrastructure projects have been rising as councils learn more details about what's required. Every council has now submitted their plan under Local Water Done Well programme. As Newstalk ZB first revealed last week, the final bill is now expected to reach almost $48 billion – about $9 billion more than first thought. Local Government New Zealand Vice-President and Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz told Heather du Plessis Allan they've taken a more detailed look into costings over the

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2:52

Richard Barge: Hemp Industries Association Chair on...

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2025/12/11

There’s relief as the Government loosens rules on growing hemp, despite law enforcement concerns. Cabinet's agreed to remove licensing requirements for industrial growing and handling crops, although growers must now notify Police and MPI before starting up. A Regulatory Impact Statement shows Customs and Police warned of risks from illegal cannabis growers. Hemp Industries Association Chair Richard Barge told Heather du Plessis-Allan its good news for the growers and the people who will produce the

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4:56

Robyn Brown: Birchville School Principal on primary...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/11

An Upper Hutt primary school principal says their workloads are comparable with secondary school principals, and they deserve a better pay offer. Principals who belong to the NZEI union have rejected the Government's latest collective agreement proposal. They say it fails to acknowledge their work. Birchville School Principal Robyn Brown told Heather du Plessis-Allan unlike secondary principals, they weren't offered a curriculum change allowance, and the pay rise amounts to a cut. She says primary

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2:48

John Stevenson: Fonterra Co-operative Council Chair...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/11

Kiwi consumers could finally see butter prices fall, thanks to increased global dairy production. New research from Rabobank shows EU, UK, and US production has been surging, pushing down global prices. Fonterra's already forecasting a lower farmgate payout than last season. Fonterra Co-operative Council Chair John Stevenson told Heather du Plessis-Allan the change could be good news for supermarket shoppers. He says if the surge continues, there'll be an impact on our store shelves. LISTEN ABOVE

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2:15

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Nicola v Ruth - bring it on

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

So, to the Nicola Willis v Ruth Richardson debate. Here’s a challenge to Nicola Willis: do it this year. Do it next week. I’m hearing that having challenged Ruth Richardson to the debate, Willis’ office would prefer to do it next year. I can understand why. By next year the momentum will be gone and we’ll all have moved on to other things and it, probably, won't get as big of an audience. Next week though is a big week. The Government is opening its books. It sounds like Nicola might be pushing out

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90:24

Full Show Podcast: 11 December 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast with Heather du Plessis-Allan Full Show Podcast for Thursday 11th of December, as Australia bans social media for under 16s, what does our interim report say we should do? David Seymour responds to the findings of the investigation into the mouldy lunches at a Christchurch school. US billionaire Mark Cuban talks the All Blacks, being an NBA owner, the state of US politics, and AI. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio,

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11:19

Mark Cuban: US Billionaire Businessman on the state...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

Mark Cuban has his hands in all sorts of pies. The US billionaire businessman is involved with tech, media, health insurance, the NBA, and more recently, politics. He got his first major start with the media company Broadcast.com, which he sold to Yahoo in 1999 for US$5.7 billion worth of stock. The next year he got into the NBA, buying the Dallas Mavericks for US$280 million, selling a majority stake of the team in late 2023 for $3.5 billion. Cuban has become something of an authority on sports,

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3:22

Jason Te Brake: Zespri CEO on their new red variety,...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

A brand new kiwifruit is about to hit the market. Zespri has approved the commercialisation of a new red variety, Red80, following the success of Red19. The fruit has been naturally bred through Zespri’s Kiwifruit Breeding Centre in partnership with Plant & Food Research. CEO Jason Te Brake told Heather du Plessis-Allan Red80 has a later harvest than Red19, which extends the time RubyRed will be available for consumers. He says the fruit likely won’t be sold until 2028, as they’re releasing the

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2:28

Grant Webster: Tourism Holdings CEO on tourism...

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2025/12/10

Tourists continue to flock across the ditch to New Zealand. Stats NZ figures show more than 260 thousand overseas travellers visited in October, 22 thousand up on the year before. More than 120 thousand came from Australia – a record October high. Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster told Heather du Plessis-Allan that New Zealand is currently a cheap destination for Australian tourists when compared to places like the United States. He says there’s also been strong marketing from Tourism New Zealand,

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3:19

Carl Bates: Education and Workforce Committee Acting...

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2025/12/10

Just because something's hard to do, doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Parliament's education committee is recommending New Zealand consider following Australia in banning under 16s from social media. It's found the platforms are exposing young people to a wide range of harm. Acting Committee Chair Carl Bates told Heather du Plessis-Allan teens will get around a social media age limit like they get around the drinking age limit, but that isn't a reason not to try. He says this is about a cultural

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5:49

David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on Food...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

“A week of drama” could have been avoided had the principal of a school with mouldy lunches waited for the investigation rather than going public, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. New Zealand Food Safety said yesterday the mouldy lunches served at the Haeata Community Campus were most likely caused by an error at the school. Seymour told Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis-Allan the school should have “kept an open mind” so he did not have to spend a week talking about “what happened to

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3:21

Dr Chris Jackson: Otago University Medical Oncologist...

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2025/12/10

There are concerns our health system isn't keeping pace with our accelerating cancer rates. The Cancer Control Agency's latest State of Cancer Report has found more New Zealanders are being diagnosed with cancer, but they're surviving cancer for longer. It's projecting diagnoses will increase by 50% over the next two decades. Otago University Medical Oncologist Dr Chris Jackson told Heather du Plessis-Allan this means fewer people getting scans, surgeries, and procedures. He says funding is

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4:02

Paul Paynter: Yummy Fruit Company General Manager on...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/10

A major New Zealand apple grower is pulling the pin on exporting to the US due to Donald Trump's tariffs. Export tariffs for New Zealand increased to 15% in August. New Zealand's $70 million of apple exports were excluded from exemptions last month. Yummy Fruit Company General Manager Paul Paynter told Heather du Plessis-Allan turning away from the US has been an easy decision. He says if the US wants to charge tariffs and Yummy Fruit can sell its apples elsewhere, that's what they'll do. Paynter

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2:08

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The RMA change is good, but...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/09

Cast your mind back a couple of weeks to what the boss of Auckland Port Roger Gray said. He told us New Zealand is a country that says 'no' so often, Miami cruise bosses he spoke to had taken to calling us 'No Zealand'. Yesterday the Government unveiled its plan for how we stop that, which is a rewrite of the RMA because the RMA is part of the problem. It has turned 'no' into an art form in this country. No to your new deck, no to that road, no to you putting a door on the side of the house rather

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5:49

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Trump wading into...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/09

Donald Trump has waded into the battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile bid for company in a last ditch effort to outbid Netflix. The offer would be worth about NZ$188 billion compared to the $125 billion Netflix has been offering. US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Heather du Plessis-Allan that this level of presidential involvement is new, with Trump saying he’ll look at both proposals. He says Trump has said that neither company are particularly great

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90:08

Full Show Podcast: 10 December 2025

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/09

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast with Heather du Plessis-Allan Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 10th of December, the Contact Energy CEO responds to Chris Bishop's RMA reform and Chris Bishop responds to the industry. Is there a New Zealander who hasn't skipped a stone? If you think you're pretty good at it, we've got the first ever NZ Stone Skimming Champs coming next year. Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen discuss the RMA reforms and whether Sunny Kaushal and the Ministerial Advisory Group for retail

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11:19

Pollies: Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen talk RMA...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/09

Today on Politics Wednesday, Labour’s Ginny Andersen and National’s Mark Mitchell joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the week thus far. They discussed the newly-announced RMA reforms – how does Labour feel about the new acts? There's been another development in the McSkimming saga, with Andrew Coster claiming he briefed both Chris Hipkins and Mark Mitchell on the situation previously – something neither of them recall. And is the Ministerial Advisory Group for Retail Crime taking the mickey

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3:17

Richie Lang: Lake Hāwea Station Tourism Manager on...

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2025/12/09

A classic pastime is getting its own national championship. The Stone Skimming Nationals will be held next May at Lake Hāwea, with the winners heading on to the World Championship in Scotland. Around 150 people are expected to compete, with more than 100 spectating the event. Lake Hāwea Station’s Tourism Manager Richie Lang told Heather du Plessis-Allan originally there wasn’t a huge amount of interest in hosting the event, but then a cheating scandal at the World Stone Skimming Championships came

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6:26

Chris Bishop: RMA Reform Minister on replacing the...

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2025/12/09

There’s an assurance RMA changes won't clog the courts. The Government's confirmed it's replacing current Resource Management Act laws with two new pieces of legislation, one for the environment and one for planning. It's expected to save about $13 billion in consenting costs. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop told Heather du Plessis-Allan there's too much Environmental Court litigation at the moment. He says it’s inevitable there will be cases, but the aim is to reduce the amount of litigation and

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2:59

Sue Tierney: Mortgage Broker on Westpac raising its...

The Mike Hosking Breakfast ·

2025/12/09

A mortgage broker is saying not to panic about rising mortgage rates. Westpac has announced a 30 basis point increase to its 2-5 year fixed rates. They claim the move reflects rising wholesale rates and higher costs for long-term funding. Sue Tierney told Heather du Plessis-Allan that people do have the opportunity to negotiate rates. She says the bank has an advertised rate, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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