Mark the Week: School lunches were the stupidest story of the week

Full Show Podcast: 05 December 2025

Mike's Minute: The NZ retail experience, a first hand view

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the Department of Defence report finding Hegseth put military personnel at risk in the Signal chat incident

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Gift exchange between Mike and Christopher Luxon, price of postage

Jane Wrightson: Retirement Commissioner on the reforms to the Retirement Villages Act 2003

Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the secondary teachers accepting their new collective agreement

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister wraps the year, exchanges gifts with Mike Hosking

Mike's Minute: We watch Australia's social media ban with interest

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson: Actors on their performances in 'Song Sung Blue'

Full Show Podcast: 04 December 2025

Steve Brown: Headwaters and Lumina CEO on their forecast returns increasing 60% on last year

Paul Anderson: NZSki CEO on the deal with Sunac-BonSki to attract Chinese skiers to New Zealand

John Pask: BusinessNZ Chief Economist on the economy emerging from stagnation, the debt levels

Nick Hill: Auckland Unlimited CEO on the first round of funding in the $70 million major events package

Sir Brian Roche: Public Service Commissioner on Andrew Coster's resignation as Social Investment Agency Head

Mike's Minute: Still more questions to answer for the Reserve Bank

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Pete Hegseth facing scrutiny over potential war crime

Pollies: Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen on Scrutiny Week, Labour chasing the Māori seats, cabinet meetings

Full Show Podcast: 03 December 2025