The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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Kirsten Corson: Drive Electric Chair on the State of the Nation Report, push to further electrify the transport system
May 20, 20266 min
Floyd du Plessis: Corrections Association President on the 14 Corrections staff arrested for accepting bribes and conspiring to supply drugs
May 20, 20261 min
Chris Bishop: Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister on the report revealing the 267 regulators operating in New Zealand
May 20, 20263 min
Mike's Minute: Labour's lack of detail show they've learned nothing
May 19, 20262 min
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Donald Trump pulling back from striking Iran, ongoing negotiations
May 19, 20264 min
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen discuss Labour's Future Fund, Winston Peters' idea for BNZ, and public service cuts
May 19, 202610 min
Grant Dalton: Team New Zealand CEO on the preliminary America's Cup regatta in Sardina
May 19, 202610 min
Full Show Podcast: 20 May 2026
May 19, 20261h 30m
Katie Sadlier: Commonwealth Sport CEO on Auckland hosting the Oceania National Olympic Committees' General Assembly
May 19, 20263 min
Linda Sissons: Education NZ Acting CEO on the growing number of international students enrolled in New Zealand
May 19, 20262 min
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the public service reform, experimenting with AI to streamline tasks
May 19, 20263 min
Nick Brunsdon: Infometrics Principal Economist on retail spending falling by $160 million in April
May 19, 20264 min
Mike's Minute: Here's what the 2026 Election is about
May 18, 20262 min
Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the UK Government investigating a pitch to host the Olympics in the North of England
May 18, 20265 min
Michael Kelly: American Actor on returning to Jack Ryan for the Ghost War film, the longevity of the franchise
May 18, 202612 min
Full Show Podcast: 19 May 2026
May 18, 20261h 30m
Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist on NZ's population increasing by 0.8% as the gap between birth and death rates narrow
May 18, 20264 min
Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the $131 million investment in maths, reading, and writing education
May 18, 20265 min
Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the services sector continuing to contract in April
May 18, 20262 min
Rebecca Ingram: Tourism Industry Aotearoa CEO on the TRENZ tourism business event running this week in Auckland
May 18, 20262 min
Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Experts Executive Director on the number of specialist referrals being declined
May 18, 20264 min
Full Show Podcast: 18 May 2026
May 17, 20261h 29m
Mike's Minute: Do the unions have anything positive to say about education?
May 17, 20262 min
ComBox: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss the weekend's sports
May 17, 202612 min
Chris Luxon: Prime Minister addresses spat between Labour and NZ First leader
May 17, 202611 min
Winston Peters: NZ First leader lays out plans for Government to buy BNZ
May 17, 20266 min
Samira Taghavi: Defence lawyer says removing good character statements won't make much difference
May 17, 20262 min
Gaven Martin: Massey University Distinguished Professor in Mathematics discusses boost for classroom resources
May 17, 20263 min
Mike's Minute: Fees Free was a mistake - let's not repeat it
May 15, 20262 min
Mike's Minute: Chris Hipkins is deluded
May 14, 20262 min
Mark the Week: Hiring Sir Graham Henry is an excellent idea
May 14, 20262 min
Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing
May 14, 20262 min
Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Awards, gifts, and an anniversary
May 14, 202613 min
Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026
May 14, 20261h 29m
Dave Rennie: All Blacks Coach on taking over from Scott Robertson, the new direction for the team
May 14, 20268 min
Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the delayed roll out of the new science and social science curriculums
May 14, 20265 min
Jonathan Kearsley: Sky News Australia Correspondent on Trump's visit to China and meeting with Xi Jinping
May 14, 20265 min
Nikhil Ravishankar: Air NZ CEO on their projected full-year pre-tax loss rising to $390 million
May 14, 20265 min
Mike's Minute: Reality vs ideology re: asset sales
May 13, 20262 min
Stephanie Tully: Jetstar CEO on Qantas and Jetstar committing to NZ despite axing flights
May 13, 20267 min
Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026
May 13, 20261h 30m
Andrew Pragnell: New Zealand Football CEO on the naming of the All Whites' World Cup squad, the financial impact
May 13, 20262 min
Nicole Buisson: Lightspeed Managing Director on the State of the Retail Industry report and the number of Kiwis preferring to shop in person
May 13, 20263 min
Cameron Brewer: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister on the harsher penalties for misleading pricing
May 13, 20263 min
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the decision to reduce the operating allowance by $300 million for the next Budget
May 13, 20269 min
Kendall Langston: Pivot & Pace Founding Partner on the country's leading CEOs becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of long-term thinking
May 13, 20263 min
Mike's Minute: Has the Māori Party been a success?
May 12, 20262 min
Steve Price: Australia Correspondent on the federal budget, the tax break for workers, capital gains tax
May 12, 20266 min
Sir Graham Lowe: Former Kiwis and Queensland Maroons Head Coach on Luke Metcalf's likely departure from the team
May 12, 20263 min
Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen talk Judith Collins' career, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's new party, and the former Labour staffer linked to a troll account
May 12, 202611 min