Podcast Episodes

Mike's Minute: It's oil and gas ban repeal week - hooray!

If you want to talk about doing stuff that matters, this week will produce one of the great ones. 

Repealing the oil and gas ban, as the Government are about to do, puts right an egregious wrong – po…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jeremy Piven: Actor and Comedian on performing, his career, Auckland stand-up comedy show

An instantly recognisable face and name, Jeremy Piven is hitting New Zealand shores for the first time.  

The actor and comedian is best known for the roles of Harry Selfridge and Ari Gold – the latt…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Full Show Podcast: 31 July 2025

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 31st of July, Kiwibank has been given the go-ahead for their capital raise. So will another $500 million help them compete with the big Au…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bev Priestman: New Wellington Phoenix Women Coach on her appointment

An appointment sure to pique the interest of many New Zealand football followers.  

Olympic gold medal-winning coach Bev Priestman's penned a two-year deal to take charge of the Phoenix women's side.…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridget Snelling: Xero Country Manager on the Small Business Insights report and the industry performances

Agriculture is leading the way as the country's top performing industry.  

Xero’s latest Insights report shows consistent under-performance in New Zealand’s small business sector in the past year, wi…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sam Stubbs: Simplicity Founder on Kiwibank being allowed to raise $500 million in capital to compete with the major banks

There's a belief it's going to be a long journey to get Kiwibank into the ring with the big leagues. 

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced the bank's parent company is being allowed to raise …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director on Airways raising air traffic control prices

Concern over a never-ending pile of costs for airlines as our air traffic control prices soar. 

Provider of the service, Airways, is putting its fees up 17.7% over the next three years. 

It says its …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shane Jones: Resources Minister on the draft strategy for doubling geothermal energy production

The Resources Minister says New Zealand's missed a trick with geothermal energy. 

Shane Jones' draft strategy lays out a goal of doubling its production by 2040. 

He says we should have begun investm…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nicole McKee: Minister for Courts on speeding up the processes for Judge Alone Trials

The Minister for Courts says updating procedures for running Judge Alone Trials is a good step in the mammoth task of speeding up the courts. 

Newstalk ZB can reveal it'll be implemented countrywide …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the hunger crisis in Gaza

Contradicting statements out of the US and Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza.  

The region's health authority says 14 people have died in the past 24 hours due to starvation, which Israel's Prime…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago