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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

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ CEO on Fulton Hogan's...

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2026/10/05

Australasian construction giant Fulton Hogan has recovered from a rough 2025. Annual revenue rose from $6.9 billion to $7.3 billion, while after-tax profit jumped from $365 million to $430 million. Its profits are now evenly balanced between Australia and New Zealand. Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett told Mike Hosking their success doesn't quite represent the entire construction sector, which is more of a mixed bag. He says construction figures are showing stronger activity, but it's been very

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90:17

Full Show Podcast: 06 October 2026

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2026/10/05

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 6th of October, we get the low down on why fuel prices have never been higher while oil is again, mostly, flowing from the Strait of Hormuz. Associate Transport Minister James Meager discusses why the Government is lending more money to regional airlines. Supercars champ and Bathurst legend Garth Tander talks his career and new biography ahead of Bathurst this weekend. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning

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2:14

Greig Epps: Imported Motor Vehicle Industry...

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2026/10/05

Labour's pledging more choice on who's capable of fixing your car. The party wants to introduce a right of repair law, requiring car makers to give independent mechanics access to key manuals and information. It says it'll help lower prices and create more work for local workshops. Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association Chief Executive Greig Epps told Mike Hosking mechanics respect that it's the car makers' technology. But, he says, the consumer owns that vehicle, and they should have the

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3:34

James Meager: Associate Transport Minister on the...

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2026/10/05

There are hopes at-risk regional airlines will be able to pay their loans back as they're given more help. The Government's allocated $5.7 million in grants from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to help with soaring fuel costs. It's already provided nearly $26 million in loans to date to deal with maintenance and debt. Associate Transport Minister James Meager told Mike Hosking this new funding will help airlines in the short-term, so they can pay the loans back. He says they're confident they'll

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5:09

Lurion De Mello: Macquarie University Energy Expert...

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2026/10/05

Wars in the Middle East and Europe are continuing to push up prices at the pump in New Zealand. Latest data from fuel monitoring platform Gaspy shows the average fuel price for 91 unleaded has surpassed $3.50. The global oil benchmark Brent Crude has been sitting above US$100 a barrel for some time. Macquarie University Energy Expert Lurion De Mello told Mike Hosking fuel prices aren't just being affected by what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz, but also by how much supply is coming out of

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2:48

Chris Bishop: National's Transport Spokesperson on...

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2026/10/05

After four election promises to build a major Canterbury road, National's Chris Bishop is confident construction will finally begin. National says it will start construction on the Belfast-to-Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass in 2027, if re-elected. The project has also been an election promise for National in 2017, 2020, and 2023. Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking the road is critical. He says the road goes straight through Woodend and is a massive safety risk for children

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8:02

Steve Price: Australian correspondent on the 4.8...

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2026/10/04

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Victoria in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to recent reports, residents were woken up by the shaking around 2am, with people feeling the quake across Melbourne's south-east. Australian correspondent Steve Price says the region's usually pretty benign, with this being the most notable earthquake since 2021. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:52

Commentary Box: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss...

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2026/10/04

Andrew Saville and Jason Pine joined Mike Hosking to review all the big sporting events of the weekend, including the NRL grand final, Liam Lawson's 7th place F1 finish and the latest NPC results. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:48

Murray Harris: Milford Asset Management KiwiSaver...

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2026/10/04

An investment fund manager says political parties need to reach a consensus on KiwiSaver, so people can get on with saving. ACT has announced it wants to cut the tax on investment earnings through KiwiSaver, while also scrapping the $260-a-year Government contribution. Labour, National, New Zealand First and Opportunity also have revealed plans for the scheme. Milford Asset Management KiwiSaver general manager Murray Harris says we need a cross-party accord. "If we change the rules or make it too

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3:53

Richard Arnold: US correspondent on Trump touring...

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2026/10/04

Trump is on the campaign trail as the US mid-term elections are set to take place next month. The President has been touring around red states, doing back-to-back rallies in Texas and Oklahoma. US correspondent Richard Arnold says Trump has been urging his base to get out and vote - but his latest campaign ads have raised questions. "US law prohibits Government funds from being used for political campaigning. Trump, though, claims this is not campaigning, these are simply public service

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4:39

Kim Mundy: ASB acting chief economist on ASB's latest...

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2026/10/04

Inflation could keep running hot for the rest of the year, driven by high prices at the pump and our weakening NZ dollar. ASB's latest quarterly economic forecast predicts the Reserve Bank will push the OCR up two more times, to 3.25 percent. It also expects unemployment to stick around 5.6 percent and house prices to flatline. But acting chief economist Kim Mundy says the economy's shown some resilience and should gradually build momentum. "At least, for the here and now through til the end of the

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2:13

Mike's Minute: My observations of the campaign so far

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2026/10/04

Some observations as we enter week two of the election campaign of 2026. Firstly, it's not really week two. This thing has been going for ages, which doesn’t help. It feels long and boring already. Secondly, what do we make of the small party promises you know are never going to see the light of day? How much time and energy do we place on a thing you know will never happen? In theory of course, in a democracy, anything can happen. The Greens could get 31 percent of the vote, beat Labour, and

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90:20

Full Show Podcast: 05 October 2026

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2026/10/04

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 5th of October, Labour's Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds runs through her fiscal plan while the pay equity regime still isn't fully costed, in public anyway. The Prime Minister is on the campaign trail in Christchurch and responds to Labour's plan, the new road which is actually an old road and strategic voting. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the NRL grand final, Liam's 7th place finish in the F1 and some dismal NPC results. Get

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10:35

Christopher Luxon: National Leader on Labour's...

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2026/10/04

Chris Luxon is criticising Labour's long-awaited fiscal plan, but won't put a date on when its fiscal plan will be released. Labour's plan includes a return to operating surplus by 2028-29 - and the party's confident every campaign promise so far is fully costed and funded. Luxon has criticised the plan, for not costing the reintroduction of the pay equity scheme. The National Leader told Mike Hosking his party will release its fiscal plan in the next couple of weeks, but he isn't quite sure when

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6:31

Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the...

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2026/10/04

Barbara Edmonds is adamant she's 'absolutely credible' as Labour's finance spokesperson. The party's unveiled its Fiscal Plan, promising to return the books to an operating surplus in 2028/29. Edmonds is confident every campaign promise so far is fully costed and funded. She's not providing a figure for returning the former pay equity scheme, saying that will be decided in bargaining. Edmonds told Mike Hosking this isn't her first rodeo. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:06

Mike's Minute: Has the Opportunity Party blown it?

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2026/10/02

The Opportunity Party turns out to be a sham of sorts. We have bottom lines, but not real bottom lines. 1) More power to the Commerce Commission. Big deal... 2) A 10-year health plan. That means nothing. 3) Reforming lobbying. That's hardly a thing. It means a lot, or little, or nothing, but it's hard to be against it. 4) Bottom trawling. It's an odd one because it's not one of life's great issues in a world of war, terror, and white bread prices. 5) Keeping the Climate Change Commission. Once

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2:25

Mark the Week: The Opportunity Party shot themselves...

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2026/10/01

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 campaign: 4/10 Is it just me or has the mental stuff with ice cream and dumb questions started so early that we will be suicidal by November? PREFU: 7/10 Confirmed widely held suspicions that our economy is on the way back in a material way. Labour: 4/10 Bad first week. Got busted on equity and the CGT promise appears problematic now that housing isn't growing. The EU FTA

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2:05

Mike's Minute: The power of statistics

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2026/10/01

Given Westpac played what I would loosely call a dumb game this week with numbers, let me return serve. Their numbers involved a bunch of what they call "necessities" and their prices over the past ten years. White bread is up 120% and butter up 157%. Chicken though is only up 2%. So, if you ate a lot of chicken, not only would you be protein rich, you would have saved a fortune. The CPI is up in that period 38%. Their argument is that this is why we are miserable; everything appears so expensive

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2:13

Andrew Little: Wellington Mayor on Greater Wellington...

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2026/10/01

The Moa Point saga is now wading into the courts. The Greater Wellington Regional Council has filed charges against water company Tiaki Wai and the City Council after a catastrophic failure in February saw more than 14 billion litres of untreated sewage pumped into the sea. The regional council says the prosecution follows detailed investigation of the events, the roles of involved parties, and the environmental consequences. Both organisations could face fines of up to $100 million each

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10:42

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

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2026/10/01

It's Friday, which means it's time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to join Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was. They discussed the first official week of election campaigning, last night's minor leaders' debate, and at what point minor parties actually become major parties. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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