The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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Mark the Week: The MBIE scandal was as bad as it gets
Aug 27, 20262 min
Mike's Minute: Sport is business and chequebooks are needed
Aug 27, 20262 min
Bruce Sharrock: Senior Rugby and NRL Agent from 'The Team' on the potential Super Rugby eligibility shake-up
Aug 27, 20262 min
Will Jordan: All Black wing previews the second test against the Springboks
Aug 27, 20267 min
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Dolly Parton and Kate's illness
Aug 27, 202611 min
Full Show Podcast: 28 August 2026
Aug 27, 20261h 30m
Jarrod Kerr: Kiwibank Chief Economist says they think the Reserve Bank should hold off on hiking interest rates
Aug 27, 20262 min
Tamah Alley: Central Otago Mayor on the regional deal hitting a road block after National u-turned on a bed tax
Aug 27, 20262 min
Hayley Horan: Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO on their election priorities to foster growth and investment
Aug 27, 20264 min
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on fuel tax increase, Labour promising to freeze it for a full government term
Aug 27, 20265 min
Mike's Minute: There are no punishments if you work in the public service
Aug 26, 20262 min
Mick Ryan: Retired Australian Major General on the latest with Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and the US
Aug 26, 202612 min
Ross McIsaac: New Zealand Wool Collective CEO on Wool Impact and Campaign for Wool NZ formally merging
Aug 26, 20262 min
Roger Gray: Port of Auckland CEO on the strong volume growth driving a record profit increase
Aug 26, 20264 min
Full Show Podcast: 27 August 2026
Aug 26, 20261h 30m
Pierre van Heerden: Grocery Commissioner on the data revealing grocery prices vary by up to 32% depending on location
Aug 26, 20266 min
Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Senior Economist on their forecast that GPD growth will resume this quarter
Aug 26, 20264 min
Mark Storey: DairyNZ Head of Economics on dairy exports reaching almost $29b in 2025 and supporting over 51 thousand jobs
Aug 26, 20263 min
Mike's Minute: Rate caps – not a moment too soon
Aug 25, 20261 min
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Dolly Parton, escalating trade war between the US and Canada
Aug 25, 20265 min
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on the social media ban bill, Labour's stance, Dolly Parton
Aug 25, 202611 min
Anthony Healey: APRA's Head of New Zealand Operations on Australian charts banning wholly AI-generated music
Aug 25, 20263 min
Mirik Milan: Former Night Mayor of Amsterdam on building a bigger night-time economy in New Zealand
Aug 25, 20265 min
Full Show Podcast: 26 August 2026
Aug 25, 20261h 30m
Mark Thomas: Committee for Auckland Director on the results of the latest State of the City report
Aug 25, 20263 min
Grant Webster: Tourism Holdings CEO on net profit lifting 34% to $39.9 million
Aug 25, 20263 min
Tim Lightbourne: Invivo Wines Co-Founder on the resilience of NZ's wine exports as Australia sinks to a 22 year low
Aug 25, 20261 min
Simon Watts: Local Government Minister on the Government introducing council rate caps of 4%
Aug 25, 20262 min
Mike's Minute: The social media ban is a line in the sand
Aug 24, 20262 min
Greg Johnson: Kiwi musician on his career-spanning 60th birthday tour, music making process
Aug 24, 202611 min
Full Show Podcast: 25 August 2026
Aug 24, 20261h 30m
Kelli Brett: Cuisine Magazine Editor on the hospo sector, winners of the Cuisine Good Food Awards for 2026
Aug 24, 20263 min
Felicity Roxburgh: International Business Forum Executive Director on research showing benefits of the India FTA may be better than expected
Aug 24, 20263 min
Trevor Topfer: Blockchain New Zealand Executive Director on the CryptoWinter conference in Queensland
Aug 24, 20263 min
Nadine Gray: Health NZ Chief Nurse on the data showing almost a quarter of hospital nursing shifts were below staffing targets
Aug 24, 20262 min
Erica Stanford: Education Minister on National's proposed bill to ban under-16s from social media
Aug 24, 20266 min
Craig Young: Technology Users Association CEO on National's proposed social media ban and potential loopholes
Aug 24, 20263 min
Full Show Podcast: 24 August 2026
Aug 23, 20261h 30m
Mike's Minute: The only thing deciding this election is the economy
Aug 23, 20262 min
Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB's Rugby Editor looks ahead to Lions fixture before facing the Boks again this weekend
Aug 23, 20262 min
Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister backs down on proposed taxes ahead of election
Aug 23, 202610 min
Chris Hipkins: Labour Party Leader says stagnant property prices won't hurt plans to manage debt
Aug 23, 20266 min
Joanna Pidgeon: Pidgeon Judd Property Lawyer discusses ACT's 'equal rights for all' policy
Aug 23, 20264 min
100 Years of ZB Podcast Episode 3: The era defining events, issues and stories that Newstalk ZB covered
Aug 23, 20261h 9m
Mark the Week: Was the ceasefire expiring Trump's worst hour yet?
Aug 20, 20262 min
Mike's Minute: Where is the action on electricity prices?
Aug 20, 20261 min
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Trump's latest poll results, national debt hitting $40 trillion
Aug 20, 20264 min
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Kate's struggles buying Olivia Dean tickets, outfits at the ZB 100 Party
Aug 20, 202611 min
Graham Leaming: Skellerup CEO on the company reporting record profits
Aug 20, 20264 min
Codie Taylor: All Blacks Hooker previews the first test against the Springboks on the Greatest Rivalry Tour
Aug 20, 20263 min