13 Facts About Mike Hosking

Mike Hosking is a supporter of the centre-right National party and is often openly critical of the Labour-led government.

Mike Hosking has lived and worked as a broadcaster in Wellington, Christchurch and currently resides in Auckland.

Mike Hosking grew up in Christchurch, living in the suburbs of St Albans, Mairehau and Linwood, and attending St Albans Primary School, Mairehau Primary School and Linwood High School.

Mike Hosking worked on the Radio New Zealand nationwide network in the early 1990s hosting The Tonight Show nationwide, with a music and talkback format.

Mike Hosking then went on to co-host Morning Report on National Radio with Geoff Robinson.

Mike Hosking first joined TVNZ in 1997, when it began its Breakfast show.

Mike Hosking made his return to television in 2008 when he filled in on TVNZ's Close Up programme.

In 1989, Mike Hosking married Marie Angela Mike Hosking, and, in June 2001, she gave birth to twins Ruby and Bella.

In 2012, Mike 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.

Mike Hosking rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, stating on Seven Sharp that he doesn't believe in the IPCC report.

In 2015, Mike Hosking was accused of overt political bias by NZ First leader Winston Peters and Labour leader Andrew Little, a claim strongly denied by Mike Hosking and Prime Minister John Key.

The BSA did not uphold the complaints, noting that the Seven Sharp presenters regularly give their opinion on issues, and the outspoken and opinionated presenting style of Mr Mike Hosking is well known to viewers.

On 23 August 2017, a month before New Zealand's general Parliamentary election, Mike Hosking asserted that only those enrolled in a Maori electorate were able to vote for the Maori Party.