Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is preparing to meet with international leaders at the NATO Summit. 

Auckland University international relations expert Stephen Hoadley says it's significant for New Zealand to be included in the NATO Summit as the Government moves closer to an alliance. 

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is preparing to meet with international leaders at the NATO Summit. 
Auckland University international relations expert Stephen Hoadley says it's significant for New Zealand to be included in the NATO Summit as the Government moves closer to an alliance. 
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Stephen Hoadley: NZ privileged to be involved at NATO Summit

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Australia correspondent Steve Price joins Mike Hosking to chat the latest news out of our much larger neighbour. 

One Nation continues to dominate polls following their victory in a Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia, rates of car thefts sky rocket, and the pothole problem.

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Australia correspondent Steve Price joins Mike Hosking to chat the latest news out of our much larger neighbour.&nbsp;
One Nation continues to dominate polls following their victory in a Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia, rates of car thefts sky rocket, and the pothole problem.
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Steve Price: Australia correspondent chats One Nation by-election result

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 31st of August, National want to cut student loan repayments and make those overseas pay more, plus the debt in this country is getting closer to the $1 trillion mark.

The PM is in the studio talking fuel excise, the social media bill and a new challenger to him in Botany!

Andrew Saville and Jason Pine dissect game two of the All Blacks vs South Africa, plus the Warriors securing a top two finish.

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 31st of August, National want to cut student loan repayments and make those overseas pay more, plus the debt in this country is getting closer to the $1 trillion mark.
The PM is in the studio talking fuel excise, the social media bill and a new challenger to him in Botany!
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine dissect game two of the All Blacks vs South Africa, plus the Warriors securing a top two finish.
Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Full Show Podcast: 31 August 2026 

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New Zealand's debt levels are closing in on $1 trillion, almost doubling in the last ten years. 

Economist Cameron Bagrie told Mike Hosking that while our debt issues need to be solved, on a global level we aren't out of the norm. 

"The government books are a lot healthier than what we're seeing in an awful lot of other countries around the globe, but we're, we're a shaky island, so we get a bit of a shock every sort of 10 years, so we can't afford to take debt probably too much beyond 50% of GDP."

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New Zealand's debt levels are closing in on $1 trillion, almost doubling in the last ten years.&nbsp;
Economist Cameron Bagrie told Mike Hosking that while our debt issues need to be solved, on a global level we aren't out of the norm.&nbsp;
"The government books are a lot healthier than what we're seeing in an awful lot of other countries around the globe, but we're, we're a shaky island, so we get a bit of a shock every sort of 10 years, so we can't afford to take debt probably too much beyond 50% of GDP."
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Cameron Bagrie: Economist on NZ debt levels closing in on $1 trillion

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Stephen Hoadley: NZ privileged to be involved at NATO Summit

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