Articles by Mike Hosking
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Opinion
Mike's Minute: How do you not have confidence in an event already sorted?
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 9:54amIn a year of wacky polls and debate, we have this morning probably the maddest result of all. Horizon research has either...
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Mike's Minute: The economic damage caused by weather warnings
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:17amThis is quite possibly from our "hopeless causes" file. But can I at least try and make the plea that we have a look at...
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Mike's Minute: Do we have any choice but to help out the US?
Monday, 4 May 2026, 7:58amWell the war seems live now, doesn’t it. The Americans officially want our help. Which brings us back to the original question...
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Mike's Minute: Here's what the Parliamentary briefing on food plant closures will show
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 10:34amThe Primary Production Select Committee is going to have a look into, well, primary production. Namely, the Hawke’s Bay scenario...
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Mark the Week: King Charles' visit was a tour de force by any standard
Friday, 1 May 2026, 11:22amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Christchurch:...
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Mike's Minute: I like the cut of Anna Breman's gib
Friday, 1 May 2026, 11:01amWe can thank the new Reserve Bank Governor for ending the week on a high note. New charter details were announced yesterday. Charters...
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Mike's Minute: Parent prosecutions were a deterrent
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 11:57amIt probably wasn’t a surprise to learn the parents being prosecuted over their kids not going to school didn’t turn up to...
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Mike's Minute: The free trade deal should be celebrated
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 11:03amThe greatest sadness of the India Free Trade Deal, for me to this point, is that the rhetoric has not paid due respect to...
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Mike's Minute: It's not as bad in business as you think
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 9:44amHere's a small myth-busting exercise for you – things aren't as bad as you might think. Business sales from small and medium...
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Mike's Minute: Moana Pasifika was a bust from the start
Saturday, 25 April 2026, 10:52amIf you want a lesson in how to set up a business properly, then Moana Pasifika is not your guide. I wandered through the...
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Mark the Week: How hard did the India FTA have to be?
Friday, 24 April 2026, 11:05amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The...
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Mike's Minute: My disappointment of the week
Friday, 24 April 2026, 10:59amDisappointment of the week for me has been the gargantuan mess Formula 1 has got itself into in the name of climate change. They...
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Mike's Minute: Look at Australia for the supermarket experience
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 10:55amIf you are one of those exercised about supermarkets and whether they are scandal merchants, then you must follow the current...
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Mike's Minute: Did Luxon just have a leadership-defining moment?
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 10:16amIt's quite possible the Prime Minister might look back on yesterday's caucus meeting as a moment that defined his leadership. He...
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Mike's Minute: The issue the Govt promised to address
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 10:46amYou’ll be aware of the Far North Council and their unelected Māori voting plan. It is of course a scandal, but more importantly...
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Mike's Minute: The key player in this war
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:22amA bloke called Roman Gofman could be the key to all this. Gofman is the incoming Director of Mossad. If you believe the...
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Opinion
Mark the Week: The Aitken case was a storm in a bone china, Northern Club teacup
Friday, 17 April 2026, 10:22amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The...
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Mike's Minute: Is the boss responsible for a death in a major company?
Friday, 17 April 2026, 10:14amNot a lot of coverage has been given to the failed appeal by Tony Gibson. He was the head of the Port of Auckland, a worker...
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Mike's Minute: The reality of NZ vs Australia's fuel response
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 11:11amLike a school report, the International Monetary Fund forecast for the global economy arrived in yesterday's post. No one...
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Mike's Minute: Do we complain about public service pay too much?
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 10:23amOne of the easiest games in town is currently being played in Wellington. The water company has a new Māori name, and they...
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Mike's Minute: We need to take a good, hard look at ourselves
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 10:35amI'm an AvGeek. I like plane and travel videos and one of the regulars I watch is a guy called Nonstop Dan. He's American...
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Mark the Week: The war ended the way some thought it would
Friday, 10 April 2026, 10:32amAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. The...
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Mike's Minute: Is National a victim of success?
Friday, 10 April 2026, 10:18amHere is an irony for you. Could it be that the Prime Minister, the one so disliked by the media, is actually so good at...
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Mike's Minute: There are lessons for us to learn from this war
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 9:39amDo 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...
