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'''Michael Noel James "Mike" Hosking IV'''<ref>{{cite episode | title=Episode 187 | series=[[Seven Sharp]] | network=[[TVNZ]] | location=[[Auckland]] | airdate=21 October 2014 | season=2}}</ref> (born 1965) is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently works as the weekday breakfast host on radio station [[Newstalk ZB]] and as a co-host of ''[[Seven Sharp]]''. |
'''Michael Noel James "Mike" Hosking IV'''<ref>{{cite episode | title=Episode 187 | series=[[Seven Sharp]] | network=[[TVNZ]] | location=[[Auckland]] | airdate=21 October 2014 | season=2}}</ref> (born 1965) is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently works as the weekday breakfast host on radio station [[Newstalk ZB]] and as a co-host of ''[[Seven Sharp]]''. |
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Hosking has expressed highly right-wing views, repeatedly supporting the [[New Zealand National Party|NZ National party]] and criticizing the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] party. |
Hosking has expressed highly right-wing views, repeatedly supporting the [[New Zealand National Party|NZ National party]] and criticizing the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] party.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bamber|first1=Shaun|title=Mike Hosking's political leanings - in his own words|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/95650688/mike-hoskings-political-leanings--in-his-own-words|website=Stuff|publisher=Stuff|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref></ref> He has lived and worked as a broadcaster in [[Wellington]], [[Christchurch]] and currently, [[Auckland]]<ref>. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Mike Hosking
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Born | Michael Noel James Hosking IV (1965-01-24) 24 January 1965 (age 59) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Michael Noel James "Mike" Hosking IV[1] (born 1965) is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently works as the weekday breakfast host on radio station Newstalk ZB and as a co-host of Seven Sharp.
Hosking has expressed highly right-wing views, repeatedly supporting the NZ National party and criticizing the Labour party.[2]</ref> He has lived and worked as a broadcaster in Wellington, Christchurch and currently, AucklandCite error: A <ref>
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(see the help page). and, in June 2001, she gave birth to twins Ruby and Bella.[3][4] They parted in August 2002.[3] In 2003, they were involved in a court case against women's magazine New Idea, involving photos taken by tabloid journalist Jonathan Marshall[5] in December 2002 of Marie and her two daughters.[3]
In 2012 married fellow broadcaster Kate Hawkesby.[4] She has 3 children from her previous marriage[6]
In an interview with North & South in 1990, Hosking described himself as "a money person, I’m a capitalist. I’m to the right of Roger Douglas."[7]
In 2012, Hosking was revealed to have received $48,000 in payments and perks from SkyCity Auckland Casino for doing regular work for them, while still working as presenter for TVNZ.[8] During controversy over proposed taxpayer subsidies for Sky City building a national convention centre, Hosking wrote in defence of the subsidy, describing the convention centre as an "aspirational investment".[9]
In 2013, he was the master of ceremonies at Prime Minister John Key's state of the nation speech, which he also endorsed.[10] Hosking is a climate change skeptic, stating on Seven Sharp that he doesn't believe in the IPCC report.[11]
In 2015, Hosking was accused of overt political bias by NZ First leader Winston Peters and Labour leader Andrew Little,[12] a claim strongly denied by Hosking and Prime Minister John Key.[13][14]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).[at 22:46] Bad news. I'm afraid the IPCC – the International Panel on Climate Change – has issued its latest report. It's 2,600 pages long and spans 32 volumes. But I can sum it up for you. Ah, we're stuffed. The seas are rising, the storms are coming, the locusts are close, we are going to climatic hell in a handcart. That's of course, if you believe them. Which, as it turns out, I don't.