The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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For a while there being a tough guy was good for your credibility.
Look at Victor Orban, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele. They all revelled, and succeeded, at the polls with their macho, Trump-esque persona.
The world was moving away from "Me Too" and progressivism. There has been a very distinct move to conservatism, especially in parts of Europe.
Being like Trump was, more often than not, good for your political a...
It’s been 100 days since Donald Trump was sworn in as US President.
His campaign was filled with promises of dramatic change, and he’s certainly followed through, with a record-breaking number of orders filed in the first three months.
The most dramatic of which is his sweeping global tariffs.
Quest Means Business host Richard Quest told Mike Hosking it goes against the orthodoxy of economics that has always been ...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 29th of April, Tory Whanau has decided to drop her bid for re-election – this must be the news Wellington wanted.
Shane Jones is rejecting the co-governance plan for the Waitakere Ranges, and we look at the latest fruit market to go gangbusters – persimmons!
Quest Means Business host on CNN, Richard Quest joins to talk Trump's first 100 days and the global eff...
There is a growing appetite for New Zealand’s rarest and most unusual fruit.
Persimmons have had a 20% rise in exports in the last year, and demand has never been higher.
Persimmon Industry Council Manager Ian Turk told Mike Hosking it's thanks to recent sunny weather in Gisborne, where the vast majority of the fruit is grown.
He says after a rough five years for the industry —with impacts from the likes of Cyclon...
The number of Kāinga Ora tenancy terminations is being described as a far cry from what's needed.
Newstalk ZB can reveal the agency terminated 299 tenancies in the year to March – more than double the 134 in the year before.
Much of the increase is from Kāinga Ora taking a stronger line on disruptive tenants and rent arrears.
Litigation lawyer Adina Thorn told Mike Hosking Kāinga Ora needs to evict 1,000 to 1,500...
The Deputy Leader of New Zealand First says his party will step in to stop management of the Waitakere Ranges morphing into co-governance.
Auckland Council's proposing a board made up of Iwi, the Department of Conservation, and the council.
Act Leader David Seymour has also criticised the plan as moving towards co-governance.
Shane Jones told Mike Hosking they're not going to stand for it.
He says they won...
Tory Whanau's shock U-turn not to run for the Wellington mayoralty again marks three consecutive one-term mayors for the capital.
Whanau has this morning revealed she's dropping out of the race, saying she wants to give Andrew Little a clearer run to victory.
It means Whanau, along with the two previous mayors Andy Foster and Justin Lester, only served one term in the job.
Former Mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast told ...
There's a belief changes to certifications and inspections for builders is a step in the right direction.
Legislation introduced by the end of this year will see approved building firms, drain layers, and plumbers allowed to sign off their own work on smaller residential dwellings.
Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Mike Hosking the Government's missed an opportunity to introduce a quality mark for ...
Charities have been spared from tax changes in this year's Budget.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been proposing revisions to tax rules that could see charities taxed on their business activities.
But she says there are still complex issues that need to be worked through before any rules are updated.
Tax expert Geof Nightingale told Mike Hosking it's likely too hard.
He says there's been several goes at ...
It is being reported as a scrap, which I'm not sure is accurate.
But if it is, it is a shame and probably a lesson for the combatants, who are both supposed to be on the same side.
But under MMP, is anyone on the same side?
Act are concerned about ACC and their current desire to solve safety issues in the manufacturing sector.
But by putting a race-based lens across it, ACC want people who have answers, or programmes, for injuries ...
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 28th of April, how did Hawkes Bay's gang conflict warrant pan out?
The Prime Minister speaks to us out of Dubai as he wings his way home about Gallipoli, the Pope's funeral and his time with Keir Starmer.
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the Warriors in the top 4 and Auckland FC winning the Premier's Plate.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says incomplete or wrong information from the IRD is to blame for shortfalls in the Government's FamilyBoost scheme.
The tax rebate of up to $75 per week was initially touted as a $249-million-a-year handout to help with covering childcare costs.
Only 1.2% of eligible families received a full subsidy.
Christopher Luxon talks to Luxon about the shortfall, his experience at the Pope'...
Following Pope Francis' death last week, the process begins in electing a new head of the Catholic Church.
The conclave will begin early next month.
Vatican Correspondent Edward Pentin talks to Mike Hosking about what we can expect.
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Auckland FC went into yesterday's game against Perth Glory knowing they had won the Premier's plate.
The win comes for finishing top of the round.
The team went on to beat Perth Glory 1-0.
Auckland FC CEO Nick Becker talks to Mike Hosking about the achievement.
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The Hawkes Bay has seen three shootings in 48 hours as gang conflicts heat up.
A gang conflict warrant has been invoked 26 times since Thursday, leading to eight arrests.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell talks to Mike Hosking about the conflict.
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US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the Pope's funeral to discuss next steps in Russia-Ukraine peace effort.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that this week Trump will decide whether to continue the process.
It comes as Trump said in a post to truth social last week, "Vladimir, STOP!" after Russia carried out the deadliest attack in months on Ukraine.
US Correspondent Richard Arn...
The stance may be softening in the trade war between China and the United States.
Last week US President Trump said the initial 145 percent tariffs wouldn't actually be that high.
China appears to now be mulling their imposed tariffs.
Greg Smiths of Devon Funs Management talks to Mike Hosking about the developments, the trade war's impact on the US economy and the good news for US tech stocks.
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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.
Meteorological paranoia: 2/10
Between the MetService and the media, you would have thought Noah and his large ship were going to be needed, and yet...
Teachers: 6/10
God bless them, but it’s hardly a surprise when you see a drop in numbers, is it? Would you be a teacher?&nbs...
Polls are funny things at the best of times, and despite plenty of evidence that they can be as wrong as they can be right, we still seem fascinated, if not obsessed, by them.
There are two races at the moment being heavily polled: Australia and Canada. Canada votes this Monday, Australia in a couple of weeks.
Canada is more interesting, if for no other reason than the incumbents were losing by so far it wasn’t funny, b...
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