Mike's Minute: Labour don't prep for power

You may remember that Morgan McSweeney was one of Keir Starmer's fall guys in the Mandelson scandal.  He ran the Labour Party's 2024 campaign that saw Labour land a comparatively small amount of the vote (37%) in exactly the right places to give them a stonking great majority and end 14 years of T…

Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on Reform UK's Nigel Farage triggering a by-election in Clacton amid financial scrutiny

Hard-right politician Nigel Farage is resigning from UK Parliament, only to stand again.   The Reform Party Leader's running in the Clacton by-election after triggering a vote when he stood down as MP.   He remains under financial scrutiny for not declaring a £5 million gift, but currently only h…

Mark the Week: The NRL TV deal is a well-told story

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 World Cup: 8/10  Even a person like me who has minimal, if any, interest in football at the best of times is increasingly mesmerised by people like Messi and teams like …

Mike's Minute: I'm not convinced the Reserve Bank was right

You can't bag the Monetary Policy Committee.  Well, you can, but in this case, you would be fairly churlish.  Personally, I would have held, but given the vote was done by consensus I clearly would have been a lone voice.  Three hikes are coming, we may get them every other meeting, and we will …

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: All Blacks' travelling kit, kids going barefoot in restaurants, clothing

At the end of a short week, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that Was. They discussed the All Blacks’ travelling gear, whether it’s acceptable for kids to go barefoot in restaurants, and what people should actually be wearing in public.  LISTEN ABOVE 

Full Show Podcast: 09 July 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 9th of July, Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaks on the Official Cash Rate, and Luke Jacobson tells us how the All Blacks will beat Italy this weekend.  Dr Anna Breman explains the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the OCR by 25 basis p…

Chantelle Cole: NZ on Air's Director of Game Development Sector Rebate on studio revenue increasing 17% in the year to July

Video games are raking in the cash and keeping people employed.   NZ on Air-funded studios brought in $829 million in the year to July – 17% more revenue than last year.   Those studios also have more than a thousand full-time employees.   Director of the Game Development Sector Rebate at New Ze…

Luke Jacobson: All Blacks loose forward ahead of the Nations Championship clash against Italy

The All Blacks continue to fend off the 'easy beat' tag around Italy as they begin final preparations for Saturday's Nations Championship test in Wellington.  Loose forward Luke Jacobson told Mike Hosking the Italians are the most improved international side over the past couple of years.  He say…

Mark Dillon: Five-time New Zealand Ploughing Champion on the NZ team's equipment going missing at sea on the way to the World Ploughing Championships

Our national ploughing team may be at a disadvantage at the World Ploughing Championships in Croatia.  The team’s tractors, ploughs, tools, parts, and uniforms have gone missing at sea – ending up in Tasmania.  They now have plans to borrow equipment from overseas if it doesn't arrive by the fift…

Anna Breman: Reserve Bank Governor on the decision to raise the Official Cash Rate to 2.5%

The Reserve Bank Governor doesn't want to hinder New Zealand's economic recovery any more than she needs to.  Anna Breman has confirmed the first OCR hike in more than three years – lifting it from 2.25% to 2.5%.  Former Governor Adrian Orr was open about trying to "engineer" a recession during t…