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Mike's Minute: Donald Trump has common sense on his side
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 03 March 2025
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Can the US return to the table after 'appalling' Zelenskyy meeting?
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Wētā FX Oscars: 'We never take it for granted'
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Chris Wilkins: NZ's 'massively increasing' meth consumption
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Richard Chambers on new Auckland police college: 'we want the best'
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Greg Smith: Optimism rising among consumers
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Richard Arnold: Zelenskyy Trump meeting continues to stun the world
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Wrapping the Week: What are MPs putting on the company card?
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New agreement set to drum up support for Kiwi businesses in Vietnamese market
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Deaths of Gene Hackman, wife, and dog deemed suspicious
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"Double the productivity": Local Government in favour of four-year terms
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How remote is too remote? District Councillor under fire for working from Scotland
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Govt's leaving 'no stone unturned' when tackling energy crisis
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'Great competition, better outcomes': Electric Kiwi delighted by proposed sector changes
High hopes for proposed changes to the electricity sector. The Electricity Authority is proposing new rules, giving independent power companies the same access...
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"Major detrimental impact': Govt aims to clear delays in animal, plant health product approval
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Mike’s Minute: We wanted citizen arrest powers. Stop moaning
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"Absolutely fantastic": Danny Lee returns for 104th NZ Golf Open
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"Very positive": Pope Francis' health sees 'slight' improvement
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THE RE-WRAP: We'd Moan if Our Bum's on Fire
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Power sector "scrambles" for alternative energy sources, dusts off contingencies
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast: 27 February 2025
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"Knuckled straight down": Warriors prepare for Sin City clash against the Raiders
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"Robust exchange" between Winston Peters, Chinese counterpart over handling of warships
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"No surprises" in new report on treatment of children in state care - child protection advocate
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"Pretty risky stuff": Police Association raises concerns about changing citizen's arrest laws
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Money is flying in: Tourist spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
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Mike's Minute: Power issues - Here we go again
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Australian nurse charged over video allegedly threatening Israeli patients
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"Win-win": Port of Auckland's profits surge, increases council dividend
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Pollies: Opposition raises concerns over potential harm of loosening citizen's arrest laws
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"Exciting times": Kiwi robotics company snapped up by Yamaha
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Loosening citizen's arrest laws is a "pragmatic" move - Stuart Nash
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Losing rugby broadcasting rights would be "massively damaging" for Sky - sports promoter
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"Really exciting": Potential for Marsden Point to become an energy precinct
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New citizen's arrests powers to be announced in effort to restore 'a bit of law and order'
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Mike's Minute: Are incidents more serious if you're high profile?
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Are some of the Government's assets too expensive to keep?
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"Pretty wild": Scott McLaughlin talks fatherhood, the upcoming IndyCar season
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Europe seeks stability as Macron meets with Trump
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Overseas primary teachers get the 'green light' with new residency rules
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"He got this wrong": PM unpacks Andrew Bayly's resignation
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Pope battling kidney failure, in critical condition
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German Conservative Party wins historic election
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