Legacy media Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking has sparked a wave of criticism following remarks he made about U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination.
On air, Hosking described Kirk as being “part of the disinformation campaign on Biden, on COVID,” and added, “he’s one of those guys, but he is close with the Trumps.”
The comments prompted an outpouring of angry reactions online, with critics accusing Hosking of being disrespectful and uninformed. “I hope Mike Hosking has the slightest shred of decency and humanity left in him and issues a proper and full apology,” one person wrote. Others labelled his remarks “disgusting MSM peddling their sick agendas” and called Newstalk ZB’s coverage a “disrespectful and uninformed view.”
Some defended Kirk’s reputation, describing him as “one of the most honest and loving men out there” and demanding Hosking explain exactly what Kirk had “disinformed” about.
Broader criticism was also directed at mainstream media, with commenters accusing news outlets of fuelling “propaganda narratives” and perpetuating a “brainwashing cycle” that undermines public trust.
Newstalk ZB's description of Charlie Kirk
"He's part of the disinformation campaign on Biden, on COVID, he's one of those guys, but he is close with the Trumps…."
— 𝓑𝓸𝓫 𝓜𝓬𝓒𝓸𝓼𝓴𝓻𝓲𝓮 🇳🇿 (@bobmccoskrienz) September 10, 2025
Oh the MSM is so driven by forces of evil!
Thankfully we have alternative sources!
Yip, Biden was “sharp as a tack”. Sharpest president ever. And Covid was a totally legitimate threat to humanity and fully justified suspension of civil rights, lockdowns and forced MRNA vaccines. All those disinformers were just plain wrong 😉
Imagine actually expecting anything of value to come from an MSM dinosaur like Hosking.
Shut up, Grandpa.
And he was a little girl’s hair sniffer too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh0PBr6ZUN0
Hosking is a msm muppet. He literally looks like a muppet too
A die in the wool state shill. Always has been.
Hosking is arrogant, conceited and an overall f@#kwit. He is the product of outdated Provincialism
He looks like a homeless person who would spend his nights in a derelict barely-running Jaguar XKS, or a round-fendered Bentley or Rover.
He is the epitome of class segregation among those who use twats like him to ‘exploit the narrative’ in order to keep the ‘Status-Quo’ intace via brainwashing the masses, changing the dialogue and rhetoric, while raking in the dough…
Hosking is arrogant, conceited and an overall f@#kwit.””
It just had to be said again.
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And another 💯 just to be sure..
Yes, he’s out of touch.Always on the latest tv series drinking his Pinot. Never mentions any friends. I no longer listen to him – arrogant, too many ads
Can’t say muppet, you might get arrested.. 😂
Where did this disinformation come from?
Hosking or his researchers
Hosking is a talking head
Who has to make a program everyday
Mike Hosking’s exact team size isn’t publicly listed, but we can sketch the likely architecture around The Mike Hosking Breakfast on Newstalk ZB.
🎙️ Core Team Components Likely Include:
– Executive Producer – Oversees the show’s structure, tone, and editorial direction.
– Producers & Researchers – Likely 2–4 people who prep interviews, gather news, and manage logistics.
– Technical Crew – Sound engineers and studio operators who ensure smooth broadcasting.
– Digital & Social Media Support – Handles podcast uploads, online clips, and listener engagement.
– Guest Bookers & Segment Coordinators – May be part-time or shared roles across the network.
All for two minutes
This would have to be the most expensively to produce program in the history of NZ
It’s with disbelief to still having to listen to absolute fools in New Zealand. The circle of MSM in this country is pathetic and whats more those who believe it.
Just another msm clown. The place is awash with them.
Of course it could just be a cynical ratings trick as in, ‘any publicity’ etc etc
This is why I don’t listen to this little MSM Twerp who suffers terribly from TDS
Mike who???
Yeah, he is not that important in the scheme of thing’s, those that can , “do”, those that can’t, became talk back host’s.
The globalist MSM lamentably showing us whats under its skirt again……
I hope and pray that this is the day mainstream media dies. Our media is CIA controlled propaganda. CIA is not ‘American’. it’s Anglo-American. IE City of London et al. I struggle to find the best words. But it’s NOT true media. for the people. It’s propaganda. NZ could tip over their lies quickly as we are a small nation with few degrees of separation between us all. Too many people here know that what happens in front of their own eyes and what is published in the media is not the same. They are not a true representation of facts. So why do they remain? We seriously need to support and fund independent outlets such as The Daily Telegraph.
Well said Penny! Daily Telegraph is my first port of call for news. ❤️
And we need wonderful people like you also! Thank you for ALL that you do Penny from the bottom of my heart ❤️
We are many Penny. Thank u
♥️♥️♥️
Can he still roam freely?
I stopped listening to hoskings years ago. He is woefully ignorant on international issues, same with that clown Richard Arnold he has on bis show. I got better things to do than listen to idiots like hoskings.
Mainstream media propaganda machines – CNN (Communist News Network)
Can Dweeb, Manlet, Hoskings, (swore a secret oath? – asking for a friend). Can he show NZ Civilians and the REST Of the World, the makeup of the alleged, SarsCov2, using Koch’s 4x Postulates. Nope, he could try, in Front of Main Satanite Media and using a White board, show to everyone those steps? Nope. No one can. So much for a Conspiracy. You have to have a virus? Well, Has he swore a secret oath?
This is why I cannot listen to Mike or zb. Annoying people, annoying ads, annoying music and gatekeepers for talkback. Just system shills. Get another jab Mike…..
I like some of what Hoskings says. However it is clear he is either not up to date with the COVID-19 injections harm or he is just trying to appease the government who funds his radio station. Probably the latter, as who hasn’t seen the US government reports and the claims made on the manufactures of this poison.
STFU Mike old boy! You’re compromised and irrelevant.
Me Thinks hosking must of had a vaxx exemption or he would be more interested in what Charlie Kirk has to say. God bless Charlie Kirk
He’s a disgrace as is the Legacy Media as a whole.
Fixed it 4 u: He’s a disgrace as is the Legacy Media as a who^e.
I think we now just need to label the likes of ZB, tv1 tv3 herald stuff etc as “left wing media “ let’s do that from now on so we all know what we’re dealing with.
Just proves how utterly stupid and ignorant Hosking is about the world.
Bring back Leighton Smith
Bet he’s flat out asking various AI bots …..Please give examples of CK disinformation?…..likely nothing of any substance found.
That’s why he is paid so well keep the narrative going.
Look Hosking is ok some of the time but today he showed himself up big time. That Richard Arnold though is an insufferable ninkenpoop
Hosking is reasonable on NZ news but absolutely useless on Trump and MAGA and made worse by the regular input of that propagandist Richard Arnold
You are spot on. Arnold is obsessed with DT
So is motor mouth.
Mikes talkback show only no-one is allowed to ring in and talk. Mikeeeee hoskin deserves all the sickness coming to his mrna saturated body. Sellout traitor
Idiot Mike needs to read Naomi wolfs book the Pfizer papers……let’s see who the REAL purveyors of disinformation are shall we?
Have another jab, if you ever had one hoskings – bet ya didn’t…