Mike's Minute: Primary teachers' union – pull your head in

The primary teachers' union is doing my head in.  This country needs fewer people like them and more people wanting to get on with it, get ahead, dream big, be bold, work harder and generally look at life in a more upbeat way.  The latest problem for the union is they want facilitated bargaining.…

Mark the Week: We got a new All Blacks coach at last

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 war: 6/10  As much as you want to give a war a number, this is not World War III, it is not going to last four years. It most likely won't last four weeks.    Helen Cl…

Mike's Minute: Week one of the war

Where are we at with the war?  Ambrose Evans-Pritchard makes a very compelling case that this thing is over in four weeks because that’s about when the petrol reserves in America get drained. The Strait is closed, no LNG is getting through, Trump cannot tolerate $100 a barrel and so he will capitu…

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the latest in the conflict between Iran, the US, and Israel

US President Donald Trump has told a US news outlet he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader.   He's told Axios that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son is a lightweight and unacceptable to him.   Meanwhile, the death toll in Iran has risen to 1200, multiple Gulf countries are continuing to…

Tony Cato: Pirongia Mountain Vegetables Owner on the growth in farmers' markets around New Zealand

It seems you really can’t beat locally grown produce.  Recent numbers show farmers’ markets around the country now support over a thousand food producers – attracting more than 50 thousand shoppers every week.  Tony Cato, owner of Pirongia Mountain Vegetables, told Mike Hosking that the industry’…

Full Show Podcast: 06 March 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 6th of March, will New Zealand pull the trigger on a youth social media ban at the select committee’s recommendation?   Could New Zealand become a powerhouse when it comes to medicinal cannabis? David Seymour thinks so.  Kate Hawkesby and…

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Warriors, Middle East, and a trip down memory lane

Friday has come once more, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was.  They discussed the Warriors’ upcoming clash against the Roosters, those stuck in the Middle East, and took a trip down memory lane.  LISTEN ABOVE  

Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber CEO on the joint programme with MSD to get people off the Jobseeker benefit

A new initiative to tackle the ballooning Jobseeker numbers.  The Ministry of Social Development is pairing with the Chambers of Commerce to form ChamberWorks, in hopes of plugging a gap in the market.  Data from December shows over 223 thousand people on the benefit, and the programme intends to…

Nick Brunsdon: Infometrics Principal Economist on consumer spending continuing its rise in February

Consumer spending has increased in February, signalling a positive recovery within the retail sector.  Worldline NZ’s payments network shows spending reached more than $3.6 billion, up 2.2% on February last year.  The Auckland and Northland regions saw a lift of 2.8% year on year – the most growt…

David Seymour: ACT Leader pushes to bolster New Zealand's medicinal cannabis industry

David Seymour has explained what we're missing out on by not investing in the medicinal cannabis industry.  The ACT Leader's looking at further improvements to speed up processing for exports of the plant, which he believes could one day rival the wine industry.   He's open to improving regulatio…