Podcast Episodes

Gillian Blythe: Water New Zealand CEO on the worsening state of water revealed in a new report

New research has highlighted an issue hidden beneath our feet. 

A Ministry for the Environment report shows E. coli has been detected in almost half …

5 months ago

Full Show Podcast: 10 April 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 10th of April, former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump, John Bolton gives his opi…

5 months ago

Gregg Carlstrom: The Economist's Middle East Correspondent on Israel's strikes on Lebanon, impact on the ceasefire

Israel’s attacks on Lebanon may be a sticking point in ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States.  

More 300 people were killed and o…

5 months ago

Tony Quinn: Taupō Motorsport Park Owner on the impact of this weekend's Supercars round on the city

A flurry of international tourists is expected in Taupō this weekend for the first leg of the Supercars double-header.   

More than two and a half th…

5 months ago

John Bolton: Former Trump National Security Advisor on the handling of the situation in the Middle East, the ceasefire negotiations

A former advisor to Donald Trump says he's under more pressure than Iran. 

The US and Iran will sit down for talks in less than 48 hours in Pakistan,…

5 months ago

David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the growth in rolls of the first seven charter schools

David Seymour believes financial flexibility is playing a role in the rapid growth of charter schools. 

New figures show more than 1,400 students wer…

5 months ago

Kelly Seaburg: Advocates for Early Learning Excellence Chair on the review finding only 53% of ECE centres meet the quality threshold

Reviews and reports aren't enough to keep the early childhood sector up to scratch.  

The Education Review Office has found almost half of ECE servic…

5 months ago

Mike's Minute: There are lessons for us to learn from this war

Do you think we will learn some lessons or change our mind now that the war is essentially over? 

Do we need to be more oil independent or, overall, …

5 months ago

Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on Prime Minister Keir Starmer travelling to the Persian Gulf to shore up US-Iran ceasefire efforts

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's travelling to the Persian Gulf to help shore-up the US and Iran ceasefire. 

Both sides have accepted Pakistan's prop…

5 months ago

Full Show Podcast: 09 April 2026

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 9th of April, Iran and the US have agreed to a ceasefire that looks increasingly tenuous…

5 months ago