The Mike Hosking Breakfast

No further details from the Prime Minister about a terror threat that activated our top security systems.

The activation was revealed last week - but there are no details of how the plot was foiled or when it happened.

It's only become known through a newly released national security handbook.

John Key, who's also the Minister for Security and Intelligence, told Mike Hosking he can't go into the matter.

He's also not too happy it became public.

"It puts me in a position where I can't comment on it so in that regard I suppose so, but again there's probably a back-story to that so I'll just leave it there."

LISTEN TO MIKE HOSKING'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH JOHN KEY ABOVE

As well as discussing terrorism, Key also talked about Labour's recently announced policies aimed at getting young people into work, the Auditor-General's report into the Saudi sheep scandal, and whether he is concerned about Gareth Morgan's new political party.

The woman who put the brakes on Brexit is thrilled the UK might not leave the European Union after all.

The High Court has said the Prime Minister alone cannot trigger Brexit. The ruling means Theresa May must now wait for Parliament to vote for it first.

Leading the challenge, investment manager Gina Miller told Mike Hosking it's strange it took a private citizen like her to make the High Court ruling, but she's glad it happened.

"It hasn't quite sunk in yet, but it is a spectacular win," she said. "I'm so delighted."

Ms Miller said people were misled and this gives MPs another chance to better gauge what people want.

"The MPs need to go to their constituents, really get a feel of what it is he people want, all the nuances of what Brexit really means, and if it is still Brexit, what sort of Brexit they want."

The Government is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling.

LISTEN ABOVE: Gina Miller speaks with Mike Hosking

Bryan Cranston never wanted to be a star, he just wanted to be an actor. 

However, since his critically acclaimed performances in Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad, he has become one of the most recognisable actors in the world.

He spoke to Mike Hosking about his family life growing up, how he came to acting as a craft, and the ups and downs of his career.

More and more people are choosing not to have a car and it's being attributed to emerging Auckland lifestyle trends.

Official figures show the number of licences issued increased each year until 2010, now it's dropped back to levels of more than a decade ago.

Former Auckland mayor candidate Chloe Swarbrick told Mike Hosking many young people find a car too expensive and not environmentally friendly.

She said if they have a car it's only because of a lack of, or poor public transport.

"A great public transport system is the great social equaliser, so I'd really like to see that before I purchase a car, and I do think there's scope to even take my potential future children on that."

Listen above: Chloe Swarbrick speaks to Mike Hosking

The Prime Minister says we probably won't do a joint post-Brexit deal with Australia, despite the Finance Minister suggesting it's on the cards.

Bill English says he and the Australian Finance Minister are looking at working together, so they're at the front of the queue when it comes time to talk trade deals.

But John Key told Mike Hosking it's probably not going to happen that way.

"Typically what I've seen though in the past when we've looked at that has been that because our economies are a bit different, so different things are important to us, it breaks away in the end."

LISTEN ABOVE: Prime Minister John Key spoke with Mike Hosking in studio

The Prime Minister also said trade with India is definitely more of a possibility now than before he went there, but it's going to be a long and slow process.

Mr Key, who has just come back from meeting his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, said he hasn't got anything huge to report on a trade deal, but what Mr Modi told local media following their meeting was positive.

"He said he wants it to be comprehensive, wants it to be completed and wants it to speed up."

Meanwhile, Mr Key said the Government will need an Education Minister to run through 2017, so he might look at replacing Hekia Parata before her term ends.

Asked if it'll be a woman, Mr Key said he'll be choosing someone on competence, rather than gender.

"Someone's got to be there because they can do the job, because the moment they're in the job, rightfully so, the opposition and media are going to hold them to account, and if they're not up to it, it won't help that they're a female - that's not going to be the deciding point."

A potential game-changer in the US Presidential election, as new emails linked to Hillary Clinton are investigated by the FBI.

The emails are allegedly linked to Anthony Weiner, the husband of one of Clinton's confidants, Huma Abedin.

FBI director, James Comey, has revealed the emails are unrelated to those looked at earlier this year.

US correspondent Nick Bryant told Mike Hosking it's unlikely the public will see the content of the emails until after the election.

"Very vague letter that he sent to Congress. Not much detail in it at all, didn't even confirm the link to Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin," he said.

"We don't know what's in those emails, we don't know where they came from officially, but the FBI leaking like a sieve at the moment."

LISTEN ABOVE: US correspondent Nick Bryant spoke with Mike Hosking about the new emails linked to Hillary Clinton

Medical professionals are calling for tighter controls on the prescribing of antibiotics.

It's estimated resistance to antibiotics will be causing up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050, and costing the global economy 100 trillion US dollars.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is calling for action, and Jonathan Christiansen, its New Zealand President, told Mike Hosking there are simple things we can do, such as restricting products like over-the-counter anti-bacterial soaps.

Acclaimed comedian John Cleese chats to Mike Hosking about getting his cult TV show Fawlty Towers adapted for the stage, and why he never considered taking up the role of Basil Fawlty again. 

He also revealed the first feedback that ever came in on Fawlty Towers, with a BBC script-reader savaging the show. 

The conversation then takes a more serious turn, with Cleese discussing why he voted in favour of Brexit.

Potential new guidelines have been released by the Ministry of Health around what constitutes a methamphetamine-contaminated house.

LISTEN ABOVE: Peter Lewis, Auckland Property Investors Association vice president, spoke to Mike Hosking

They're based on a report it funded, that suggested the contamination levels that prompt a house clean-up should be four times higher in many cases, than they are currently.

They would raise the contamination reading from 0.5, to 2 micrograms per 100 square centimetres.

The Drug Foundation's Ross Bell says it's about time - because up until now the ridiculously low levels have created a sort of decontamination hysteria.

"We now have a testing industry who have scared the country into believing that the majority of state houses, the majority of private rental properties, have been contaminated by meth. That's not true."

Mr Bell said both private home-owners and the government have been throwing money away under these lower guidelines.

Housing New Zealand has spent $22 million on testing for P, and on clean up, so far this year - and most of that's been a waste, he said.

Property investors are welcoming possible new rules on what constitutes a methamphetamine-contaminated house.

Auckland Property Investors' Association vice president Peter Lewis is welcoming possible new rules on what constitutes a methamphetamine-contaminated house.

He said it makes sense.

He told Mike Hosking there's been great confusion between contamination caused by the manufacture of the drug, and that caused by the smoking of it.

"Because when you manufacture the product, as well as the P itself you've got all sorts of other nasties as well such as sulphuric acid and nitric acid."

Duco is vowing to fight to keep Joseph Parker's heavyweight title bout in New Zealand.

Parker is due to take on Andy Ruiz in December but it's looking increasingly likely the fight will be moved to the United States.

Promoter Dean Lonergan is blaming the tight time frame to secure the seven figure sponsorship needed to host the event here and has asked the government for help.

But he told Mike Hosking they're not just relying on the possibility of that handout.

"There's not too many people who can stump up money in a short space of time to make things happen like this - they [the government] can certainly do it, but we're not just relying on that."

"We're in the commercial market talking to a lot of previous partners, a lot of new potential partners."