Podcast Episodes

Full Show Podcast: 10 December 2025

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast with Heather du Plessis-Allan Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 10th of December, the Contact Energy CEO responds to Chris Bishop's RMA reform and Chris Bishop responds to…

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Pollies: Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen talk RMA reforms, Andrew Coster, Retail Crime Ministerial Advisory Group spending

Today on Politics Wednesday, Labour’s Ginny Andersen and National’s Mark Mitchell joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the week thus far. 

They discussed the newly-announced RMA reforms – how d…

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Richie Lang: Lake Hāwea Station Tourism Manager on New Zealand's first National Stone Skimming Championship

A classic pastime is getting its own national championship. 

The Stone Skimming Nationals will be held next May at Lake Hāwea, with the winners heading on to the World Championship in Scotland. 

Arou…

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Chris Bishop: RMA Reform Minister on replacing the RMA with the Planning and Natural Environment Acts

There’s an assurance RMA changes won't clog the courts.  

The Government's confirmed it's replacing current Resource Management Act laws with two new pieces of legislation, one for the environment an…

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Sue Tierney: Mortgage Broker on Westpac raising its 2-5 year fixed rates by 30 basis points

A mortgage broker is saying not to panic about rising mortgage rates.  

Westpac has announced a 30 basis point increase to its 2-5 year fixed rates. 

They claim the move reflects rising wholesale rat…

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Mike Fuge: Contact Energy CEO on the RMA reforms

A Covid-type outbreak of common sense. 

That's how Contact Energy's describing the Government's Resource Management Act reforms, which will see current rules replaced with two new pieces of legislati…

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Jane Carrigan: Disability Advocate on disabled family carers being granted employment rights by the Supreme Court

A monumental change for people caring for severely disabled family members.

A landmark Supreme Court ruling yesterday means those providing full-time care for severely disabled family members are ent…

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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Will Australia's social media ban actually work?

So tomorrow's the big day, isn't it? And it is, I think, not an overstatement to say that the eyes of the world, well, at least politicians around the world, are going to be on Australia and whether …

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Jimmy Barnes: Australian Singer on 40 year of 'For The Working Class Man', upcoming tour

The Working Class Man is back. 

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of his landmark album, For The Working Class Man, Jimmy Barnes is bringing his most famous songs to our shores early next year. 

The m…

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Full Show Podcast: 09 December 2025

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast with Heather du Plessis-Allan Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 9th of December, what will the RMA reform, set to be announced this afternoon, look like? And why are Chinese…

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