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Mike's Minute: If you're an MP, avoid the dumb brigade
Under normal circumstances, if I was a Prime Minister, I'd avoid the dumb brigade. In general terms they preside in music radio and/or on po...
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on oil prices surpassing US$100 a barrel as conflict in the Middle East escalates
The price of oil has surpassed US$100 a barrel for the first time since May. It comes after Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted Saudi Arabian shi...
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Commonwealth Games, Stuart Nash, Paul Henry
Friday has arrived, which means it’s time for Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson to Wrap the Week that Was with Mike Hosking. They discussed the C...
Nigel Avery: New Zealand's Chef de Mission on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games officially getting underway
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are officially underway. New Zealand's scaled back team of 114 athletes have been welcomed at an opening c...
Full Show Podcast: 24 July 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 24th of July, NZ’s Chef de Mission Nigel Avery speaks on the Commonwealth Games f...
Alastair Carruthers: Netball NZ Board Chair on the ANZ Premiership recording a loss of $3.7m in 2026
Despite attracting its biggest television audience in years, the ANZ Premiership is set to record a significant loss of around $3.7 million...
Nick Becker: Auckland FC CEO on the upcoming exhibition clash between Auckland FC and Tottenham Hotspur
One of England's biggest football clubs is set to create one of New Zealand's biggest football spectacles. More than 40 thousand tickets hav...
Lee Marshall: Motor Trade Association CEO on Fiat pulling its electric vehicles out of the Australian and New Zealand markets
It's thought that new entrant cars are putting pressure on incumbent vehicles already on the market. Italian car manufacture Fiat has pulled...
Andy Bowley: Forsyth Barr Head of Research on the new Western Sydney Airport's impact on the Trans-Tasman aviation market
There’s a view the Trans-Tasman aviation market won't be completely shaken up by the new Western Sydney Airport. It opens on October 25th, a...
Scott Simpson: Statistics Minister on Stats NZ rolling out monthly inflation reporting next year
New Zealand is bringing its inflation reporting into the modern era. People will be able to access the data monthly from July next year, as...
Mike's Minute: We aren't prepared to pay the climate price
Almost on cue, the Climate Commission has entered this week's climate debate and told us we are at risk of missing our targets. This isn't t...
Laurie Daley: New South Wales Blues Coach on NZ hosting its first State of Origin match next season
New South Wales league coach Laurie Daley believes players and fans on both sides of the Tasman will jump at the chance to experience State...
Michael Witbrock: Auckland University Professor of Computer Science on the OpenAI model autonomously hacking a competitor's server
It’s unclear what regulation would be helpful as AI’s become increasingly powerful. Open AI says one of their servers has hacked into a comp...
Full Show Podcast: 23 July 2026
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 23rd of July, more strife for Netball NZ as the three teams they own have been...
Kelvin Davidson: Cotality Chief Property Economist on property sales falling 4% in June, marking six months of declining activity
Buyers are becoming more cautious in New Zealand’s housing market. Cotality's Monthly Housing Chart shows property sales fell 4% in June com...
Maia Wilson: Northern Mystics shooter on the Netball NZ-owned ANZ Premiership teams being told their contracts won't be renewed
Concern from Mystics shooter Maia Wilson after the latest blow delivered to three Netball New Zealand-owned ANZ Premiership franchises. Staf...
James Fuller: Hnry Co-founder on the rising number of people choosing self-employment
More people are becoming self-employed. A Self Employment Report released by Hnry and the Simplicity Research Hub shows they produce 17% of...
Nikhil Ravishankar: Air New Zealand CEO on the increased cost of jet fuel, engine troubles, future plans
A fresh fuel challenge for Air New Zealand. CEO Nikhil Ravishankar says he's woken up to a 4.1% overnight increase in the cost of jet fuel....
Nadine Gray: Health New Zealand Chief Nurse on the organisation meeting its nursing target with 1800 roles offered to graduates
Health New Zealand is celebrating meeting its nursing target, with 1800 roles being offered to graduates over the next year. The organisatio...