Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026
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No fluff, just facts and fierce debate. The Mike Hosking Breakfast with Defender. Embrace the impossible.
News Talks at B. Morning and welcome today.
Day one in Beijing has not been feel about it. Air New Zealand's boss on job cuts and big losses. Dave Rennie is in for a word about winning this morning. Tim and Katie after eight. Of course, Richard Arnold stateside Murray Olds.
What is the significance of the Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing?
He's always awesome. Seven past six.
What are the financial challenges faced by Air New Zealand?
Welcome to the day. Is Chris Hipkins missing a gene or does he have a self-destructive predilection or is he just a pillock by nature? So he rolls into Auckland yesterday to tell the nation's biggest city and engine room in election year that she's all good.
What changes are being made in the All Blacks coaching staff?
Everyone's moved on from lockdowns, his lockdowns. the home handyman from the hut, telling Auckland what's what. What an arrogant twat.
What are the highlights from the week's news and events?
He was in Auckland to build rapport, to patch up the damage, to scope the joint, to see what sort of changes party is, chances party has got come November. Love or hate Auckland, elections are won and lost in the city. Of course, no one gets to government without a good day in Auckland, even for a small country. It is true to say there are countries within countries or cultures and vibes within cultures and vibes. It took me a while, for example, to get a grip on Wellington before I moved there. It's different to Christchurch, it's different to Dunedin, and Auckland is different to each of the other urban centres. Chris Bishop, I think, has found that out by suggesting the two million home debacle.
He's from Wellington as well. If you're too entrenched in Wellington, you don't get Auckland. Hipkin suggested the only people who ever ask him about lockdown these days is ZB. Two things there. One, that's not true. And yesterday was an example, given the person who asked him wasn't from ZB. And two, ZB is the biggest game in Auckland and by a long way. Dismissing the biggest radio player in Auckland, and indeed the country, is about as stupid as saying Aucklanders have moved on from lockdown. Ultimately, it's another example of why I've said all year that this election is over before it even starts. Labour will not win. The pain, suffering and incompetence of 2020 through 2023... is still too raw, real and recent to forgive and forget.
And making it worse is the fact the very same people who did the damage are still there waiting for another crack. And judging by yesterday, they've learned nothing, want to learn nothing, are as arrogant as last time, and Hipkins may well realise that come election night when he loses and inevitably has to resign, given he will have lost twice.
News of the world in 90 seconds.
She's unfolding at pace in Downing Street. Yes, streeting has quit. What we've seen today is a brave and principled decision by Wes. He is a great and huge talent in our party, has been a great asset to the government, has made an incredible transformation to our NHS, but has taken the principled decision to leave the government to say what we're doing is not good enough. But here's the twist. He most likely isn't the bloke who's going to run against Starmer. Could it be Angela Rayner?
I want to deliver as part of the team, and I've always said that it is a team effort. It's not one person, it's not a presidential situation. We all have to pull together to deliver that.
But would you want to lead the team? Because the team does have to have a leader.
We do have to have a leader, and we've got a leader, and I'm not going to go into hypotheticals, but we have to do better.
I know. See, it isn't Angela. It's probably, despite the fact she got cleared, by the way, yesterday for attacks, issues around houses. No, no, no. It's going to be Andy Burnham. How is it... Scott from the Treasury put a little US spin on matters.
I think they're going to do with it.
do what they can. China has a much bigger interest in reopening the street than the US does. China gets about a third of its energy needs from the Gulf.
Correct. But Xi posed the biggest overarching question.
The world has reached a new crossroads, whether China and the United States can overcome the so-called Thucydides trap and create a new paradigm of great power relations, whether we can work together to address global challenges and inject more stability into the world.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What is the significance of the Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing?
0:20–0:23
3
What are the financial challenges faced by Air New Zealand?
0:23–0:37
4
What changes are being made in the All Blacks coaching staff?
0:37–0:44
5
What are the highlights from the week's news and events?
0:44–4:29
6
How is the New Zealand housing market performing?
4:29–7:59
7
What are the implications of immigration policies in New Zealand?
7:59–11:52
8
What are the recent developments in Australian politics?
11:52–1:29:37
Speakers
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Paul Goldsmith: Justice Minister on 90 reported citizen's arrests being carried out since powers began
David Satterfield: former US Ambassador in the Middle East on whether Trump rejecting Iran deal will impact US mid-terms
Brigitte Morten: political commentator on Labour and National launching their election campaigns ahead of November 7