/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/rss 九一星空无限 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:28:20 Z en /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-sullivan-health-nz-chief-clinical-officer-on-surgeries-not-being-performed-past-4pm/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-sullivan-health-nz-chief-clinical-officer-on-surgeries-not-being-performed-past-4pm/ Are early finishes to blame for the surgical backlog?  Surgeon Chris Wakeman claims that public health professionals won’t perform surgeries past the 4pm cutoff, causing backlog issues.   Health NZ’s Chief Clinical Officer Dr Richard Sullivan told Mike Hosking that early finishes do occur.  The rosters generally run until about 4:30/5pm, and he says that there are very few operations that can be done in less than half an hour.   He says they’ve been running weekend theatres to try get more people through, but you need quite a big work force to do that consistently.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:36:41 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/wrapping-the-week-with-kate-hawkesby-and-tim-wilson-bullying-mike-for-his-expensive-tastes-lack-of-control-and-his-special-loafers/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/wrapping-the-week-with-kate-hawkesby-and-tim-wilson-bullying-mike-for-his-expensive-tastes-lack-of-control-and-his-special-loafers/ With Matariki this weekend, we’ve come to the end of a short week.  Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to get their session of Mike-bullying in early – going after his expensive tastes, his lack of control over his life, and his special burgundy suede loafers.   LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:03:37 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simon-courts-act-s-climate-change-spokesperson-on-the-latest-carbon-auction-ets/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simon-courts-act-s-climate-change-spokesperson-on-the-latest-carbon-auction-ets/ The latest carbon auction was a bust.  It attracted zero bids, becoming the eighth auction to be declined.  The secondary market currently sits around $58 a tonne, while the auction price sits at $68.  ACT’s Climate Change Spokesperson, Simon Court told Mike Hosking it shows that industrial emitters, such as coal users, already have enough units in the carbon bank to pay for this year's emissions.  With the success of the secondary market, Court says it’s evidence the Emissions Trading Scheme and the carbon markets are working quite well.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:53:07 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/rob-penney-crusaders-coach-ahead-of-the-super-rugby-pacific-final-against-the-chiefs/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/rob-penney-crusaders-coach-ahead-of-the-super-rugby-pacific-final-against-the-chiefs/ The Crusaders’ current Super Rugby season is like chalk and cheese when compared to the las.  They missed the playoffs in 2024, with just four wins in 14 matches.  In contrast, this year sees them host the grand final against the Chiefs – clashing at the Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday.  Coach Rob Penney told Mike Hosking the Chiefs have beaten them twice this year, but neither team is the same team as they were on those occasions.  He says it’s going to be another tight match, and the team that holds its composure the longest, prepares the best, and plays the best will be the ultimate victors.   LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:33:57 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-the-big-bishop-bomb/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-the-big-bishop-bomb/ THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Thursday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Take That, Councils/Stop Doing Pointless Polls/Mark the Week/A Gory End Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:22:32 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-19-june-2025/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-19-june-2025/ On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 19th of June, what will our GDP number look like? It’s set to look quite healthy, but will that give us false hope in Q2?  The Crusaders are going to win the Super Rugby final this weekend, so coach Rob Penney is on to tell us how they’ll do it.    It’s a short week, so Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson get to have their Mike-bullying session slightly earlier 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  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:09:06 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/alex-bartle-sleepwell-clinic-director-on-melatonin-being-approved-for-over-the-counter-sale/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/alex-bartle-sleepwell-clinic-director-on-melatonin-being-approved-for-over-the-counter-sale/ A sleep-expert assures Melatonin is safe, but is still urging people to take caution.   Medsafe has given approval for the sleep drug to be available over the counter at pharmacies. It is commonly used to treat insomnia or jet lag.   Sleepwell Clinic Director Alex Bartle says potential side-effects are fairly minor, and long-term effects aren't fully understood.  However, he doesn’t believe it’s as valuable as it’s made out to be.   Bartle told Mike Hosking behavioural treatments are much more effective.  He says a 2017 study shows a person's total sleep time after taking the medication didn't improve, and says he doesn't prescribe Melatonin at all.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:07:49 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/len-cook-former-national-statistician-on-the-5-year-census-being-scrapped/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/len-cook-former-national-statistician-on-the-5-year-census-being-scrapped/ There are concerns scrapping the traditional census won't deliver the desired results.  Stats NZ is moving to a system using Government collected admin-data, saying the current five yearly Census is financially unsustainable.  Census-style questions will still be asked in much smaller annual surveys looking at a small fraction of the population.  Former national statistician Len Cook told Mike Hosking data-wise, this won't cut it.  He says admin-data comes from about a dozen different sources, none of them complete.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:36:09 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/nick-tuffley-asb-chief-economist-ahead-of-todays-gdp-announcement/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/nick-tuffley-asb-chief-economist-ahead-of-todays-gdp-announcement/ The economy is expected to look better than earlier predictions.  Figures —due out from Stats NZ this morning— are expected to show the country's GDP grew 0.7% for the first quarter of the year.   It's slightly higher than 0.4%, predicted earlier this year.  ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley told Mike Hosking things are expected to slow through the middle half of the year.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:08:17 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/debbie-sorensen-moana-pasifika-ceo-on-ardie-savea-taking-a-sabbatical-during-the-2026-super-rugby-season/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/debbie-sorensen-moana-pasifika-ceo-on-ardie-savea-taking-a-sabbatical-during-the-2026-super-rugby-season/ Moana Pasifika are downplaying their dependence on outgoing skipper Ardie Savea.  He will miss Super Rugby next year to take up a sabbatical in Japan, before making a 2027 return.  Savea is signed with NZR through to the end of the 2027 World Cup in Australia and will end up spending half of that cycle playing in Japan.  Franchise boss Debbie Sorensen told Mike Hosking that Savea’s contribution might look inordinate, but there’s a lot of things that go together to make the team work really well.  She says that he’s worked quite hard to ensure he’s not the single outlier, working hard to bring the squad together and mentor other players.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:11:54 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-labours-ginny-andersen-and-nationals-mark-mitchell-on-the-china-trip-scrutiny-week-elective-surgeries/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-labours-ginny-andersen-and-nationals-mark-mitchell-on-the-china-trip-scrutiny-week-elective-surgeries/ Mark Mitchell's hoping to broaden relations with China in his role of Minister for Ethnic Communities.  He's in the Chinese economic capital of Shanghai with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.  Mitchell's meeting with the Kiwi business delegation today to plan out what they want to achieve.  He told Mike Hosking trade, food, and education are on the agenda.  Mitchell says they're all ambassadors for New Zealand, aiming to solidify a relationship with China.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:02:23 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/shaun-robinson-mental-health-foundation-ceo-on-the-governments-new-5-year-plan-to-lower-suicide-rates/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/shaun-robinson-mental-health-foundation-ceo-on-the-governments-new-5-year-plan-to-lower-suicide-rates/ The Government's having another crack at mental health, allocating $36 million to suicide prevention.  Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey's unveiled a five-year approach for addressing high suicide rates.   The new Suicide Prevention Plan includes strengthening the workforce, targeting higher-risk populations, and improving community care.   But Mental Health Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson told Mike Hosking they remain in a very resource-constrained environment.  He says everyone will do their best with what's available from the Government, but a lot more is needed.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:35:44 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-back-to-the-price-of-butter/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-back-to-the-price-of-butter/ THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Something's Not Right Here/What's Behind the Bans?/How Humiliating/Have I Just Been Fired? Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:17:16 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simeon-brown-health-minister-on-the-q1-health-targets-increased-elective-procedures/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simeon-brown-health-minister-on-the-q1-health-targets-increased-elective-procedures/ The Government is delivering an increased number of elective procedures to try to meet patient wait time targets.  More than 84% of cancer patients are starting treatment within 31 days – 1% more than last year.  Health Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking they want that up to 90% by 2030, and are working to speed up treatments.  He says they've swiftly outsourced nine thousand 500 electives to the private sector in an effort to get Health New Zealand moving faster.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:15:21 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-18-june-2025/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-18-june-2025/ On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 18th of June, our food prices are on the way back up. Is it seasonal or is something happening behind the scenes?  Our health stats are slowly trending in the right direction, and Health Minister Simeon Brown also answers the question as to why surgeries in public hospitals don't happen past 4pm.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell talk Mark's lengthy trip over to China, scrutiny week, and the elective surgery load being taken on by the private sector on Politics Wednesday.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:09:07 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/chris-quin-foodstuffs-north-island-ceo-on-the-rising-food-prices/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/chris-quin-foodstuffs-north-island-ceo-on-the-rising-food-prices/ It's being suggested the pricey cost of our food baskets is great for the economy but bad for our wallets.  Food inflation has risen 4.4% annually, the highest in 18 months.  Meat, poultry and fish had the biggest increases, while butter, milk and cheese drove grocery prices.  Foodstuffs North Island CEO Chris Quin told Mike Hosking increases in foods like Kiwifruit and butter is fantastic for New Zealand's economy, but tough for households.   Quin says they're doing everything they can,  but they can't contain the same costs of energy and people. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:56:08 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/phil-wicks-small-business-nz-founder-on-the-banks-lending-less-to-small-businesses/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/phil-wicks-small-business-nz-founder-on-the-banks-lending-less-to-small-businesses/ It's being suggested small businesses are finding it tougher to get loans than big businesses, despite being a safer option.  The latest data shows the compound annual growth rate of bank lending has slowed from 6% to 1.5% since 2013.  Small Business NZ Founder Phil Wicks told Mike Hosking most banks are making business hard.  He says lending to someone with skin in the game should be more attractive to banks.  Wicks told Hosking many banks assess loan risks like it was centuries ago.  He says there are small businesses with strong work ethics, no debt, and personal guarantees, still being declined  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:37:11 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-arnold-us-correspondent-on-donald-trumps-social-media-posts-regarding-the-israel-iran-conflict/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-arnold-us-correspondent-on-donald-trumps-social-media-posts-regarding-the-israel-iran-conflict/ President Donald Trump's recent social media posts hint at major escalations in the Iran and Israel conflict.   Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes, with at least 224 Iranians and 24 Israelis killed since hostilities began after Israel's initial attack on Friday.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking Trump's posts mean we could be on a brink of a rapid shift in the American role in the Iran and Israel conflict.  He says Trump wrote that they now have complete and total control of the skies of Iran,  which echoes exactly what Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu said in his most recent US interview.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:12:20 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/penny-simmonds-vocational-minister-on-the-governments-efforts-to-bolster-flagging-polytechs/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/penny-simmonds-vocational-minister-on-the-governments-efforts-to-bolster-flagging-polytechs/ The Vocational Minister's hopeful students will flood back to polytechs after the model is de-centralised.  Staff-to-student ratios are still lower than they were in 2016, despite staff numbers being slashed by 8.2%.  Penny Simmonds says low ratios signal financial trouble.  She told Mike Hosking student numbers have dropped by 11,000 since Te Pukenga was established in 2020.  Simmonds says the Government's working hard to get student numbers up and viable again.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:55:45 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/ian-foster-former-all-blacks-coach-on-his-new-book-leading-under-pressure/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/ian-foster-former-all-blacks-coach-on-his-new-book-leading-under-pressure/ Ian Foster was one of the more polarising All Blacks coaches in recent memory.  He took the helm after the superb record of Sir Steve Hansen, and during his time there were constant discussions surrounding his job security.  During his tenure he had a win rate of 70% and lost New Zealand the number one world ranking, but at the same time, he won 4 Bledisloe Cups, 4 Freedom Cups, and 3 Rugby Championships, as well as coming within a point of winning the Rugby World Cup.  Foster is still in the coaching game over in Japan, but in the meantime, he’s written a book called ‘Leading Under Pressure’, that tells the story of his time with the All Blacks.   He told Mike Hosking he had never intended to write a book, but felt it was an important story to tell.  “A lot of the feedback we got is that people actually saw a team go through a journey over those four years,” he said.  “I just felt that I almost owed it to my management team and a lot of my leading players to actually tell the story of the journey of that particular team.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:39:10 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-seriously-things-arent-as-good-as-you-think/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-seriously-things-arent-as-good-as-you-think/ THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Tuesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) For Every Silver Lining.../Get Luxified/Finishing Early/The House Made of Sticks/Recommended Viewing Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:18:38 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-17-june-2025/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-17-june-2025/ On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 17th of June, we have good news around the number of families moved out of emergency housing and where they've gone. Small hint - it's not to cars or the streets.  At 23 years old, Nico Porteous has decided he wants to retire from the Olympics, at the peak of his prime. He joined the show to delve into his decision.   Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has a new book out about leadership and his time in the top job, so he's on to talk all things pressure.    Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:09:08 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/jason-young-victoria-university-s-nz-china-research-centre-director-on-more-new-zealanders-perceiving-china-as-a-threat/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/jason-young-victoria-university-s-nz-china-research-centre-director-on-more-new-zealanders-perceiving-china-as-a-threat/ A growing number of New Zealanders perceive China as a threat.   A new report from the Asia New Zealand Foundation surveyed 2,300 locals between November and December, with an additional poll in March.   It shows New Zealanders' perception of China as a threat rose from 28% to 40% over four months.  Jason Young, Director of Victoria University’s NZ-China Research Centre, told Mike Hosking the big jump in threat perception happened in March, just after Chinese Navy conducted exercises in the Tasman Sea.  He says that New Zealand has seen China and its military grow, but its military has always been very far away, and coming into the Tasman changed that.   LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:08:46 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/nico-porteous-kiwi-freestyle-skier-on-his-retirement-from-competitive-free-skiing/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/nico-porteous-kiwi-freestyle-skier-on-his-retirement-from-competitive-free-skiing/ Nico Porteous is walking away from competitive free skiing, retiring at age 23.  The Kiwi Olympian has admitted his 2022 Olympic gold and 2018 bronze in the freeski halfpipe have contributed to his decision.  He told Mike Hosking he set out with a number of goals when beginning his career at age 12, and he’s now achieved those goals.   “I feel as if the ‘more, more, more’ mentality can often lead to doing damage or leaving a sour taste in your mouth,” Porteous said.  “So I just wanted to call it.”  LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:49:09 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/steve-linde-jewish-news-syndicate-features-editor-on-the-conflict-between-israel-and-iran/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/steve-linde-jewish-news-syndicate-features-editor-on-the-conflict-between-israel-and-iran/ Israel’s operation against Iran is expected to "take weeks, not days", as tension escalates between the countries.  224 Iranians and 24 Israelis have been killed since hostilities began after Israel's initial attack on Friday.  Features editor at Jewish 九一星空无限 Syndicate, Steve Linde told Mike Hosking Israel has a few days to try to end this, before they alienate the world and go too far.   He says Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to change the face of the Middle East by realigning forces for and against Iran, while the Americans want to strike a deal diplomatically.   LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:31:32 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/casey-costello-associate-health-minister-on-the-crackdown-on-disposable-vapes-youth-vaping/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/casey-costello-associate-health-minister-on-the-crackdown-on-disposable-vapes-youth-vaping/ The Government's confident it's getting on top of youth vaping, with more rules coming in today.  New rules come in today including stricter advertising restrictions for vape retailers and a ban on disposable vapes.  It's in an effort to clamp down on youth vaping, with around 10% of teenagers currently regular vapers.  Associate Health Minister Casey Costello told Mike Hosking she believes we'll see further declines in youth vaping.  She says Action for Smokefree data shows youth vaping rates have declined over the last three years.  However, she says New Zealand isn’t ready for a full crackdown, and Australia’s prescription only approach won’t work here.   She says Pasifika and Māori continue to have the highest smoking rates, and reducing availability for those who aren't engaging with the health system is problematic.  LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:20:04 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/chris-bishop-housing-minister-on-the-success-of-the-priority-one-housing-policy/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/chris-bishop-housing-minister-on-the-success-of-the-priority-one-housing-policy/ The Government's work to tackle emergency housing appears to be paying off. Only about 500 families remain in emergency housing after one year of the Government's Priority One policy.  It bumps families to the top of the social housing waiting list if they have dependent children and have spent more than 12 weeks in emergency housing.   Almost a thousand families with more than two thousand children have been moved from emergency housing motel rooms into homes, since the policy took effect  Housing Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking they're well on the way to solving the problem.     He says under Labour's government, there were more than four-thousand families living in motels permanently.  LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:02:16 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-the-economy-goes-up-and-down/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-the-economy-goes-up-and-down/ THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Monday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) Whaddaya Gonna Do?/Raining On Trump's Parade/All About the Solar/In the Market for a Plane?/Been Doing it a Long Time Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:24:26 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/arran-hunt-immigration-lawyer-discusses-the-new-chinese-tourism-visa/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/arran-hunt-immigration-lawyer-discusses-the-new-chinese-tourism-visa/ The Government makes another step forward in upping Chinese visitor numbers, with a tweak to visa settings and processes.  From November, the Government will trial a visa waiver status for Chinese passport holders travelling from Australia, allowing them to visit for up to three months. They must have a valid Australian visitor, work, student or family visa, with the trial lasting a year.  Immigration lawyer Arran Hunt says the number of Chinese visitors hasn't bounced back post-Covid, but believes this is a step in the right direction. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:11:42 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-16-june-2025/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-16-june-2025/ On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 16th of June, the police are starting the ball rolling on putting bodycams on our frontline police. The Prime Minister is gearing up to head to China but before that he pops in to talk the economy, balancing world egos and why we still have 10 sick days. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the F1, the Super Rugby semifinals and Auckland City getting pumped by Bayern Munich. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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