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The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Hosted by Newstalk ZB · EN
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.
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.
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Full Show Podcast: 29 June 2026
Yesterday01:30:12Tap to summarizeOn the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 29th of June, David Seymour is into election year with plans to get rid of the size of Government and what to do with the bill for beneficiaries. The Prime Minister responds to truckies, gets asked why they backed down on the conservation bill and discusses Act's ideas. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the All Whites being bundled out of the World Cup, the Warriors and just how many injuries happened at the charity rugby game involving politicians! Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Mike's Minute: I win one last time against the moaners
Yesterday00:02:09Tap to summarizeI would like to thank Stuff for reporting on what might well be one of the final times my name is associated with the Broadcasting Standards Authority. It encapsulated everything that is wrong with the BSA. This was the headline on Friday; "Complaint over Hosking's 'cocked it up' Covid remarks fails". A person moans to the BSA, the BSA rejects the moan, they publish the result and then a website looking for clicks whacks a photo of me up and sticks the headline next to it. What a waste of time. This time it was from a Martin Garrood. He got exercised about my review of Phase Two of the Covid Inquiry. He claimed I misrepresented what the report said. He also moaned about balance, or lack of it. This is BSA nonsense 101. Most of the people who waste our time on this sort of thing don’t understand the rules of engagement. The rules of engagement are not about whether you like it, or me, or not. It's whether I'm allowed to have an opinion and, guess what, I am. Hence the complaint was rejected. They pointed out it's an opinion. People expect an opinion from the likes of me. No one expects both sides of a complex story in a two minute segment, therefore the whole balance argument fell away as well. There was also a bit around fairness, which also fell over based on the idea politicians face extra scrutiny because they are publicly accountable. Anyway, all of this is coming to an end, thank the good Lord. It's people like ol' Martin that have kept them in business. People who don’t like opinion that doesn't suit them and want someone to do something about it are, in a way, narks. Broadcasting rules need to be about fact or legality, defamation or egregious behaviour. Serious stuff. Stuff that can ruin a life or reputation. Having a spray at a useless Government over Covid is not any of those things. Yet we have endured a mechanism that is paid for by all of us for the agitated few to whinge their hearts out. So if this was it thank goodness, and let the record show that on Hosking vs the whiners, Hosking won about 97% of the time. Free speech generally rules as it should. There you go Martin. Moan about that. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Commentary Box with Andrew Saville and Jason Pine: All Whites defeat, Warriors defeat, Mark Mitchell's injury
Yesterday00:12:23Tap to summarizeAndrew Saville and Jason Pine join Mike Hosking to review the Weekend's sport. On the table today: The All Whites suffered a 5-1 defeat to Belgium, which brings a difficult World Cup campaign to a close. The Warriors suffered a heartbreakingly close defeat to the Dolphins. And Minister Mark Mitchell suffered two broken ribs at a charity rugby match over the weekend. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Ian Jones: Former All Black on Bledisloe cup tests locked in for ANZAC day
Yesterday00:02:31Tap to summarizeNew Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia have locked in a new ANZAC day event. The Bledisloe cup will be happening on ANZAC day in 2027, 2029 and 2031. Former All Black Ian Jones told Mike Hosking that, 'It's all about connection, all about reflecting on the past, which we know is pretty important to us. So, yeah, I think it'd be a pretty special occasion to be part of.' LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister accepts party responsibility for miscommunicated conservation bill
Yesterday00:11:17Tap to summarizeThe Prime Minister says the Government's about-turn on conservation reform, came down to a mistake in wording. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has scrapped a controversial clause in the Government's reform, that would have allowed sales of protected land. It follows public outcry, over Forest and Bird maps showing a large amount of land could be sold off under the clause. Chris Luxon told Mike Hosking that the wording of the clause didn't reflect the Government's intentions. He says the Government has made a mistake, and has corrected it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Alexander Cornwell: Reuters Middle East correspondent says retaliatory strikes in Iran are the new norm
Yesterday00:02:36Tap to summarizeBack and forth strikes between the US and Iran could continue over the coming months. A ceasefire agreement between the two countries took effect last week and had eased tensions in the war. But hostilities between the two nations have flared again, with new US strikes on Iranian targets and reports of attacks in the Gulf. Reuters Middle East correspondent Alexander Cornwell told Mike Hosking that retaliatory strikes appear to be the new norm. He says the state of ceasefire's seems to be a reduction in fighting rather than an actual halt. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →David Seymour: ACT Party leader accuses doctors of wrongfully signing off people as 'unable to work'
Yesterday00:03:57Tap to summarizeThe Act Party is accusing some doctors of wrongfully signing off people as 'unable to work'. Under its newly announced welfare policy, the party would require all health and disability benefits to be issued by government-employed doctors. It says the number of people who are deemed not 'work ready' has increased in the last three years, despite the Government's best efforts. Act Leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking that abusive behaviour and packed waiting rooms can pressure GPs to deem a patient 'unfit for work'. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Mike Casey: CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa says switching electric will save $3k per year
Yesterday00:03:08Tap to summarizeA new study claims that by fitting your home out with solar panels and swapping to an EV, you can save $3000 a year. The savings gap between electric homes and cars and fossil fuelled homes and cars has doubled in two years as energy prices have increased and the price of solar, batteries, electric vehicles and other appliances has fallen. CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa Mike Casey told Mike Hosking that, 'Solar on the roof charging an EV is the cheapest overall. So it's kind of one step at a time is what we're advising most people.' He says more Kiwis should be thinking about a gradual switch to solar power. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Mark the Week: The 'brain gain' is good news for New Zealand
4d ago00:02:48Tap to summarizeAt 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 brain gain: 8/10 Uplifting story of the week. The return of New Zealanders from Australia and Australian's from Australia. The tide is turning, the mood has shifted, the numbers don’t lie. In the great New Zealand vs Australia-off, NZ is back baby. Conservation land: 2/10 Sooooo depressing. The lies, the BS, the spin, the bollocks and the lack of maturity. It's been a shocking, misguided, and deliberately so, debate. More adults please. The Greens and their math: 1/10 Being useless at numbers should disqualify you automatically from running anything. Keir Starmer: 4/10 "Mediocrity in a suit" they said. He didn’t have a plan and was toast in two years. British politics is amazing. The Hurricanes: 8/10 An excellent example of sport at its finest. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Murray Olds: Australian Correspondent discusses Channel Nine host leaving network after interview with Far-right personality
4d ago00:06:51Tap to summarizeAustralia's Channel Nine has confirmed Today show host Karl Stefanovic will be leaving the network - effective immediately. It's decided to cut ties with its breakfast show presenter, following the release of an interview with British anti-immigration and Far-Right 'activist' Tommy Robinson. The almost hour-long episode of The Karl Stefanovic Show, which is run independently of Nine, was published on Tuesday night, but was pulled down almost immediately. Australian correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking the Today show opened up this morning saying Stefanovic has gone and won't be back. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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