Articles by Mike Hosking
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The Government's KPI list highlights their issues
Monday, 13 October 2025, 9:07amI have read the latest KPI's for the Government. This is the things they are going to do before the end of the year. "Drag...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: Hipkins is a hypocrite
Friday, 10 October 2025, 11:03amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Attention...
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Mike's Minute: Tory Whanau is the poster child for ineptitude
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 10:33amThe Wellington mayor went out, not really in a blaze of glory yesterday, but more a fireball of misery and bitchiness. Tory...
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Mike's Minute: NZ's Palestine call was logical and sensible
Monday, 29 September 2025, 9:07amIf you watched Winston Peters speech in New York late Saturday morning you can see why he did so well last week in the Herald's...
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Mike's Minute: We hope Anna Breman is a rockstar
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 10:36amThe Reserve Bank Governor appointment is not to be underestimated. We have never had a foreigner. Well, we have (the first...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The Salvation Army's claims about kids and food
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 11:19amThe Salvation Army says more than a quarter of kids are struggling for food. They talk of food security. According to the...
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Mike's Minute: The U.S. supports free speech, until it doesn't
Monday, 22 September 2025, 9:28amWhen Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson are raging against their President, you know a line has been crossed. Cruz said the FCC...
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Mike's Minute: If it's expensive, does buying local actually work?
Saturday, 20 September 2025, 10:20amIf only nostalgia paid the bills. But when it comes to peaches, it doesn’t. Wattie's is out. Pams do a good line of imported...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: The GDP figure was the icing on the rotten economic cake
Friday, 19 September 2025, 10:22amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Farmer...
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Mike's Minute: Who from the Reserve Bank will be held accountable?
Friday, 19 September 2025, 10:03amWas this the final nail in the Adrian Orr coffin? Can we add Christian Hawkesby and the entire monetary policy committee?...
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Mike's Minute: Noeline Taurua has been badly treated
Monday, 15 September 2025, 9:22amNoeline Taurua isn't the first coach to be badly treated. But she might be the most successful and well regarded. Sport is...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: All Blacks vs The Māori Party
Monday, 8 September 2025, 9:25amWhat a contrast Saturday night was. At Eden Park the rugby as good as you could possibly want. For all the hype and worry...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: Where is the meeting with Putin?
Friday, 29 August 2025, 10:52amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. New...
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Mike's Minute: I think the mood has shifted in NZ
Friday, 29 August 2025, 10:46amI got a sense about something this week and it's not because it's about to be spring, although that will undoubtedly help. I...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: No smoking gun for the supermarkets either!
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 11:01amNicola Willis was back yesterday for another "guns at dawn" with the supermarkets. She had the results of the RFI, the Request...
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Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister discusses plan to increase tourism numbers
Monday, 25 August 2025, 8:29amThe Prime Minister could follow Australia's lead in an attempt to boost overseas stays through major events. A new report...
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Mike's Minute: There's no "silver bullet" solution to bringing in more banks
Monday, 25 August 2025, 8:23am"MP's struggle to identify silver bullet solutions". That was the headline Friday as Jenee Tibshraeny detailed a years worth...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: The teacher strike achieved nothing
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 10:31amAs the teachers head back to school, like all the other strikes, nothing got achieved. It never does. For a strike to work...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: We were more right than the Reserve Bank
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 10:34amThere are two key things for me that came out of the Reserve Bank commentary. The press conference post the announcement...
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Mike's Minute: How did RNZ not know about this already?
Monday, 18 August 2025, 8:30amYou may have read a report commissioned by Radio NZ to look into why their operation has become such a dumpster fire. It...
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Mike's Minute: Stop putting the bill on the taxpayer
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 10:32amIt never takes long to find the bank of the taxpayer. The Green Building Council has lined the Government up for Lord knows...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: Visas are one of the bright spots of the week
Friday, 15 August 2025, 10:14amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Visas:...
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: Ardern, Hipkins, Robertson - They should be ashamed of themselves
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 11:01amI'm assuming the instigators of the second Covid Inquiry are deeply disappointed in what is unfolding, in terms of accountability. Inquiry...
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Mike's Minute: Two obvious tips for Chris Hipkins
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 10:39amChris Hipkins came undone yesterday, twice. You would hope, given there is literally no pressure on him right now and he...
