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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.

  1. 8 HR AGO

    Mike's Minute: The key player in this war

    A bloke called Roman Gofman could be the key to all this.  Gofman is the incoming Director of Mossad.  If you believe the story about the war, Netanyahu got the intel that the heavyweights in Iran would all be in the same room on that fateful Saturday. So, if there was ever a time to strike this was it.  Netanyahu convinced Trump.  Netanyahu was advised by Gofman, who also believed that if you hit them hard they would fall over, and quickly, and regime change would be complete.  They were all wrong and badly so. That’s why in the initial video Trump told the people of Iran the country would be theirs to take.  It clearly isn't.  You can ask the question, I guess, if Gofman was that wrong on Iran, is he still the bloke to run Mossad?  If they didn’t see the regime not falling over, they also didn’t see the Strait of Hormuz becoming the cluster it has.  The IMF report yesterday laid bare just how globally significant this excursion has become and how much pressure goes back onto the shoulders of Trump, who will singularly be held responsible for a global recession if a deal isn't cut.  Talks look promising and I'm convinced a deal will be done. What sort of deal? Who knows.  Israel, who really should be held as responsible as Trump but won't be, will hold direct talks with Lebanon.  In positive news it seems the country is trying to disassociate themselves from Hezbollah. That may well become a thing, which if you dovetail the Iran/America deal, and that involves no more sponsorship of proxies, could it be that globally Hezbollah are toast along with the Houthis and maybe even Hamas?  Scott Bessent, who appears from the more normal part of the White House, was rolled out yesterday to remind us of the big picture. This war, the talks, the IMF report and the mess is but a moment in time that will vanish if Iran gets stripped of the ability to blow the planet up.  Which brings us back to the original question and intent: was getting nuclear out of Iran a good idea and would it be worth it?  I still think as a theory, yes, and a lot of the world would agree.  But that hasn’t happened yet and the brains that’s started it —Gofman, Netanyahu, and Trump— don't have the same international standing as they did six weeks ago.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    2 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Mark the Week: The Aitken case was a storm in a bone china, Northern Club teacup

    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.     The war: 6/10  Mark my words, this is closer to the end than many think. Round two of talks, a squeeze on the Strait – the Iranians are about to capitulate.      Moana Pasifika: 4/10  In a competition already lacking sparkle, this can't have helped. And also, perhaps a lesson in starting something for the right reasons, not ideological ones.      The Crusaders' horses: 3/10  That's a 30-year legacy we will miss.      Ema Aitken: 7/10  Pleased she wasn’t booted, but nor should she have been. What a storm in a bone china, Northern Club teacup.      The BSA: 7/10  Can't wait to see the back of them. Good luck and good night.      LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    2 min

  3. 1 DAY AGO

    Mike's Minute: Is the boss responsible for a death in a major company?

    Not a lot of coverage has been given to the failed appeal by Tony Gibson.  He was the head of the Port of Auckland, a worker died and he was charged under health and safety and found guilty.  It was the Health and Safety at Work Act of 2015, and he was the first person of a large operation to be charged and found guilty under it.  This in no way takes away from the tragedy and seriousness of the accident.  But the question for us all though, is can you reasonably hold a single person responsible in a company where so many people, if you were looking to cast a wide net, potentially could also be responsible?  And if you can, what sort of chilling effect does that have around the running of large companies in which you can potentially be held to account for Lord knows what?  The court found he had overall responsibility, which in theory is not unfair. It’s the buck-stops-at-the-top argument.  But what about the board? What is the point in having management and managerial responsibility if it all eventually gets sheeted back up top?  In a business where safety is a key aspect of operation, you presumably have people and groups, or committees, that operate procedures and rules.  What level, if any, of responsibility do they hold, or share?  Can one person really be held to account for the singular accident, on one day, in one incident, in a company of hundreds, or potentially thousands?  And if you answer 'yes', as the court seems to have, then how does a CEO change the way they approach the running of that business?  Are they risk averse? Do they take longer to make decisions? Does progress get slowed as we guess, second guess, then guess one more time just in case?  Do you overspend or invest in areas "just in case"? How much sleep do you lose doing all this?  If the rules around being on a board are increasingly arduous, and they are, is making life as a CEO harder, productive?  Or is finding a single person culpable for any event in the workplace an easy out, of a complex problem allowing everyone else to wash their hands?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    2 min

  4. 1 DAY AGO

    Murray Olds: Australia Correspondent on the oil refinery fire, the IMF report, defence spending

    A major fire at one of Australia's two remaining oil refineries isn't expected to have much effect on national prices.   The fire at Viva Energy's Geelong facility will hinder its ability to make petrol, but it can still produce diesel and jet fuel.  It's one of only two sites in Australia and produces 10% of the country's fuel.  Australia Correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking the fire underlines the perilous nature of the country’s fuel supplies, as they have very limited refining capacity.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min

  5. 1 DAY AGO

    Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Chris Bishop and the National coup, circuses, pet sitting

    It’s Friday, which means Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike to Wrap the Week that Was.  They discussed the rumours of a coup in the National Party and Chris Bishop’s performance on the show this morning.  Also on the agenda was circuses, pet sitting, and this weekend’s maiden Supercars event in Christchurch.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  6. 1 DAY AGO

    Paul Goulter: Nurses Organisation CEO on over 7000 reports of violence against healthcare staff being logged last year

    The Nurses Organisation says violence in emergency departments will worsen if systemic issues aren't addressed.  Figures released under the Official Information Act show more than 7,500 reports of violence against healthcare staff were logged last year, matching the year before, but up significantly on 2023.  Just over 1000 reports came from emergency departments.  Organisation Chief Executive Paul Goulter told Mike Hosking it comes down to understaffing and people waiting too long to get treated, and it often escalates from there.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min
  7. Full Show Podcast: 17 April 2026

    1 DAY AGO

    Full Show Podcast: 17 April 2026

    On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 17th of April, it's coup Friday! Chris Bishop was on to talk WOFs but after rumours of a National Party leadership challenge, the Minister had some tough questions to answer.   Boris Johnson's former economic advisor Gerard Lyons discusses the IMF report and whether the world is heading into a global recession.  Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk the potential coup, circuses, and Fabergé eggs as they Wrap the Week.   Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1hr 30min

  8. 1 DAY AGO

    Mark Wederall: Canterbury Car Club General Manager on this weekend's Supercars event in Ruapuna

    All systems are go at Ruapuna ahead of the maiden South Island Supercars event.  The programme has a fourth race added after a postponement due to weather last week in Taupo.  More than 20,000 attendees are expected each day.  Canterbury Car Club GM Mark Wederall told Mike Hosking in comparison their biggest event, the Skope Classic, gets about seven to eight thousand across the entire weekend.   He says the buzz has gone beyond the car lovers – everyone in town is talking about the Supercars event.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    3 min
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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.

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