Mark the Week: What's with the sore losers after the election?

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 election: 7/10  Went to time on the night, roughly turned out how most thought, and the week of reckons and mad speculation has been in full flight.      Opportunity:…

Mike’s Minute: Report card for week one, post election

I think week one post vote has gone pretty well, hasn’t it?   Two to go and the coalition chinwags begin.   These could be the real news. I have got from all sides the sense that:  1) The two smaller players are out for a way better deal  2) From National, they are well aware the smaller player…

Chris Medland: Formula 1 Journalist on the confirmation Liam Lawson will remain with Racing Bulls for 2027

Liam Lawson's Formula 1 future has been confirmed.  He and Arvid Lindblad will remain as the drivers for Racing Bulls next year.  The news cuts off speculation Formula Two driver Nikola Tsolov was looming in the rearview mirror to overtake them.  F1 Journalist Chris Medland told Mike Hosking Rac…

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Election reckons, David Jones alternatives, NCEA exam crash

Friday has arrived, which means it's time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to Wrap the Week that Was.  This week they discussed the NCEA exam crash, gave their reckons in the wake of the election, and asked where Mike will shop now that David Jones is gone.  LISTEN ABOVE  

Full Show Podcast: 13 November 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 13th of November, we’ve got fantastic numbers for our tourism sector, but the NZQA has once again got issues around exams. Stacey Jones details how the Kiwis will beat the Kangaroos this weekend in the Rugby League World Cup final. And Ka…

Stacey Jones: Kiwis Head Coach ahead of the Rugby League World Cup final against the Kangaroos

There's confidence the Kiwis are hitting their straps at the right time.  Stacey Jones' men are out to avenge their two-point defeat to Australia in the tournament opener, with a World Cup title now within reach on Sunday night.  They've responded strongly since, beating the Cook Islands, Fiji, a…

Nick Brunsdon: Infometrics' Principal Economist on retail spending continuing to fall month on month as fuel prices rise

Retail spending's been continuing to fall alongside rising fuel prices.  Latest Stats NZ data shows spending in core retail industries last month was down 1.2% on the month before.  Spending on durables like hardware and furniture fell 2.1%, spending on vehicles slid 2%, and cafes, bars, and rest…

Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist on our net migration gain rising to 22,600 in the year to September, number of young Kiwis losing

More young New Zealanders are flocking overseas.  Latest Stats NZ data reveals almost 16 thousand 15 to 24 year-olds left in the year to September – up 6% year on year.  Overall, more than 64 thousand New Zealanders left in the year to September – a 1% drop on the year before.  Massey University…

René de Monchy: Tourism NZ CEO on the September arrivals number, growth in the Chinese market

A huge rebound from one tourist market, with a strong September result.  Stats NZ data shows overseas arrivals soared to 273 thousand, 4% higher than the pre-pandemic record set in September 2019.  Australia, America, and China are among the markets with the biggest jumps.  Tourism NZ Chief Exec…

Christian Hawkesby: NZQA CEO apologises to pupils for major outage during the Level 2 English exam

The chief executive of the NZ Qualifications Authority has apologised after a digital platform crashed midway through yesterday’s English Level 2 exam – but he couldn’t say it wouldn’t happen again. The glitch on Thursday morning is thought to have affected up to 40,000 students, with some left pa…