The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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…Social links:
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Mike's Minute: We are moving forward into real-world education
I read that nearly a third of students who would have passed NCEA Level 2 under the current system will struggle under the new one. BERL have done research that suggests 15,000 students have followed pathways that may be harder to replicate. I'm not sure what the point of this research is. Th…
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Doug Steel: BNZ Senior Economist on the services sector expanding in the BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index
More signs of life in the economy, as the services sector expands for a third straight month. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index rose to 51.2 in August – it's strongest result since September 2023. New orders and business rose to 55.2, while retail climbed above 50 for the first …
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Shaun White: Highly decorated snowboarder on bringing the Snow League to NZ, upcoming second season
One of the greatest snow sport athletes of all time is heading to our shores this week. Shaun White is launching his new Snow League World Challenge at Cardrona this weekend, the event preceding the league's second season. The highly decorated snowboarder told Mike Hosking he's been coming to N…
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Full Show Podcast: 15 September 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 15th of September, we've got good news across the board with tourism numbers passing pre-Covid levels, net migration doubling, and the services sector seeing the strongest result in more than two years. Is the UK about to split up? Leade…
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Anand Menon: King's College European Politics and Foreign Affairs Professor on the leaders of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland pushing for independence from UK
There's a view friction will linger in the United Kingdom as the leaders from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland want out. The three first ministers have signed an agreement overnight, declaring no Westminister government has the right to block democracy. It's the first time they've shared …
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John Stevenson: Fonterra Co-operative Council Chair on global milk production growth slowing
High prices and challenging conditions are fuelling uncertainty in the global dairy market. Rabobank's latest report shows global milk production growth has slowed to 1.4% year-on-year – its weakest since early 2025. Fonterra Co-operative Council Chair John Stevenson told Mike Hosking overseas…
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Tobias Tohill: UVisa Immigration Advisor on net migration hitting highest level in two years at 20,300
Fewer New Zealanders are leaving for Australia as our net migration hits the highest level in two years. The number of people moving here outnumbered those who left by more than 20 thousand in the year to July. There was a net migration loss of more than 28 thousand to Australia last year – an…
03:35
Hamish Firth: Mt Hobson Group Urban Planning Specialist on the Government amending the fast-track system
An expert says planning laws often need to be tweaked after they've passed. The Housing Minister will announce details of amendments to the fast-track system later this morning after multiple council complaints about fast-tracked housing developments. Mt Hobson Group Urban Planning Specialist …
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Louise Upston: Tourism Minister on July visitor numbers surpassing pre-Covid levels
A sigh of relief from the Tourism Minister after July visitor numbers surpassed pre-Covid levels. Stats NZ data shows 256,600 overseas visitors arrived in July – more than half of them from Australia. That's 0.4% higher than July 2019. Minister Louise Upston told Mike Hosking it shows a stron…
03:14
Mike's Minute: It's still our year
It's hard to know where to start. The referee obviously didn’t help. Three captain's challenges and three times we were right and he wasn’t. That’s before you get to the reports and sin bins and general pokey-nosery that he seemed to delight in. The NRL has long had quality issues with officiati…
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