Mark the Week: Dairy keeps getting more brilliant

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.    Justin Bieber: 8/10  With 200 million followers, what he posted about us is worth its weight ten times over in gold, and is a very good reminder of what a special place we h…

Mike's Minute: The right bloc looked better than the left this week

So a good week for National and, by association, for the Government in general.  There has been a shift with two weeks to go. The gang drama might just have put a nail in Labour's chances of government.  Their polling is now in trouble. Their gap to National is now a problem.  Thomas Coughlan's …

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Election campaign, long weekends, business success

Ahead of the long weekend, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was.  They discussed the latest from the election campaigning, the aforementioned long weekend for Labour Day, and what makes a business successful.  LISTEN ABOVE 

Carrie Hurihanganui: Auckland Airport CEO on the company maintaining its underlying earnings forecast for 2027

Auckland Airport is forecasting a flat year ahead following its annual meeting.  It maintained its underlying earnings forecast of between $290 million and $330 million for the 2027 financial year.  It's despite positive signs for international travel, including a 35% boost in Argentinian visitor…

Chris Medland: F1 Journalist previews the US Grand Prix in Austin, Liam Lawson

A Formula 1 journalist believes it would take a perfect storm for Kimi Antonelli to secure his first Championship win.  The 20 year old Mercedes racer holds a 102 point lead over teammate George Russell heading into this weekend's US Grand Prix in Austin.  If he successful, he'd become the sport'…

Full Show Podcast: 23 October 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 23rd of October, ACT wants a charter school in every major town and Airbnb is changing some of its rules.  Nicola Willis discusses the inflation number and how it might affect an election campaign.  And Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk t…

David Seymour: ACT Party Leader on their pledge to lift charter school enrolments, have one in every major town

ACT wants charter schools in every major town.  The Party's pledging if elected to lift enrolments to 10,000 by 2029 and increase conversions from state schools.  The current 20 schools have about 2000 students.  Leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking when it comes to demand for the schools, the…

Julie Wilson: Airbnb Superhost Ambassador on Airbnb changing the rules to limit required chores

Airbnb guests may soon be spared the cleaning chores that come with some stays.  The platform's updated its rules for hosts, saying any checkout tasks must be reasonable and shouldn't require significant time or effort.  That includes tasks typically done by a cleaner, such as washing dishes, str…

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister and National's Finance Spokesperson on inflation easing to 3.7% in September quarter, plans to deal with it

National and Labour are offering quite different solutions to persistently high inflation.  Headline inflation's eased back to 3.7%, but some economists say it could reach as high as 4.7% by the end of the year.  Labour's Barbara Edmonds says freezing the fuel tax would address the single biggest…

John Pask: Business NZ Chief Economist on domestically-driven inflation rising while annual inflation eases to 3.7%

Inflation appears to have become more embedded in the economy.  Latest Stats NZ figures show the annual inflation rate's eased to 3.7%, down from 4.1% three months ago.  The quarterly inflation rate's eased to 0.7%, but domestically-driven non-tradable inflation has risen due to the annual increa…