'Sarcasm is dripping': Jeremy Wells, his Mike Hosking impersonation and a woman's defamation fight 12 years on

PremiumShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·27 Aug, 2026 05:02 PM16 mins to read‌Jeremy Wells' impersonation of Mike Hosking in 2014 has led to a Waiheke Island woman bringing a defamation case in 2026. Photos / NZMEA long-ago Jeremy Wells radio parody resurfaces in a High Court defamation battle; Sky TV offers credits after All Blacks streaming glitch - why didn’t it use its free-to-air channel? Former RNZ host opts for voluntary redundancy; Insurance firm’s ad agency move.

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