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17521 - Mike's Minute: Here's what the Parliamentary briefing on food plant closures will show

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.

17521 - Mike's Minute: Here's what the Parliamentary briefing on food plant closures will show

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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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The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Episodes

Mike's Minute: Here's what the Parliamentary briefing on food plant closures will show

Mark the Week: King Charles' visit was a tour de force by any standard

Mike's Minute: I like the cut of Anna Breman's gib

Bob McMurray: Motorsport expert previews the Miami Grand Prix, discusses the regulation tweaks

Wrapping the Week: Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk work drinking cultures, fountains, colour runs

Nick Becker: Auckland FC CEO on the upcoming elimination final against Melbourne City

Full Show Podcast: 01 May 2026

Geof Mortlock: Former Reserve Bank Special Advisor on the shift to make OCR votes public

Marcus Beveridge: Queen City Law Managing Director on visa rejection rates falling to a post-Covid low

Billie Moore: Airports Association CEO on Air NZ cutting more flights

David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the food safety complaints around school lunches

Mike's Minute: Parent prosecutions were a deterrent

Gin Wigmore: Kiwi singer-songwriter on her upcoming album, return to New Zealand

Amanda Johnson: Spy Valley Wine Owner and Managing Director on their seven gold awards at the London Wine Competition

Full Show Podcast: 30 April 2026

Dr Rober Breunig: Australian National University's Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Director on rising inflation

Chris Small: ABC Business Sales Managing Director on the data showing small business sales rose 3.9% in the March quarter

Nicola Coom: Cancer Society CEO on their election manifesto urging the Government to invest more in preventing skin cancer

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on Australia's inflation rate and what's in line for New Zealand

Mike's Minute: The free trade deal should be celebrated

Bridget Abernethy: Electricity Retailers and Generators Association CEO on the Electricity Authority questioning power price hikes

Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on drinking at Parliament, Maiki Sherman, the situation with Labour and Fitch

Full Show Podcast: 29 April 2026

Roger Beaumont: Banking Association CEO on the rise in home loans with a quarter of new loans going to first-home buyers

Andrew Fairgray: 2degrees Chief Business Officer on the research showing the impact of AI use on SMEs

James Meager: Associate Transport Minister on the Government's plans to modernise aviation rules

Shane Jones: Associate Energy Minister on the deal with Z Energy to stockpile another 90 million litres of diesel

Mike's Minute: It's not as bad in business as you think

Commentary Box: Andrew Saville and Jason Pine discuss Super Round, Fury v Joshua, NFL

Full Show Podcast: 28 April 2026

Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi Tū Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

Todd McClay: Trade Minister on the signing of the free trade agreement with India

Don Braid: Mainfreight Managing Director urges the Government to cut heavy vehicle regulations sooner as part of the fuel response

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister discusses the signing of the India Free Trade Agreement, cancelling the TVNZ Breakfast interview spot

Robert Jobson: Royal Commentator on King Charles' visit to the US after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Mike's Minute: Moana Pasifika was a bust from the start

Mark the Week: How hard did the India FTA have to be?

Mike's Minute: My disappointment of the week

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: The state of politicians, financial literacy, a gift for Mike

Jack Mesley: Super Rugby Pacific CEO on the action packed Super Round at Christchurch's One NZ Stadium

Neil Edmond: MoneyTime co-founder and CEO on David Seymour's idea to give students the opportunity to learn to invest

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the conflict in the Middle East, ceasefire, Iran seizing container ships

Louise Upston: Tourism and Hospitality Minister on the Government pulling funding for the 2027 Auckland SailGP event

Full Show Podcast: 24 April 2026

Zoe Wallis: Forsyth Barr Investment Strategist on productivity data continuing to decline post-Covid

Nathan Guy: NZ Special Agricultural Trade Envoy and Meat Industry Association Chair on the India Free Trade Agreement getting Labour's support

Caroline Harvie-Teare: Venues Otautahi CEO on the One NZ Stadium at Te Kaha opening this weekend

Murray Horn: Former Treasury Secretary and NZ Initiative Senior Fellow on Treasury revising their economic forecasts amid oil shocks

Mike's Minute: Look at Australia for the supermarket experience

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB Senior Political Correspondent on his new book 'One Last Question, Prime Minister'

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