Articles by Kerre Woodham
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Workplace bullying or crossed wires?
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:10AMThe report out that workplace bullying is costing the country in terms of productivity and lost earnings is nothing new. ...
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Kerre Woodham: Access to electricity is a basic human right
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 9:43AMIf you woke up this morning and you turned on the heater because it was a bit chilly, not as chilly as it has been, but a...
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Kerre Woodham: Where was the buy in from the police?
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 10:48AMLate in the show yesterday, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster along with Police Minister Mark Mitchell announced they would...
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Kerre Woodham: Charter schools are making a comeback
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 10:20AMCharter schools are making a comeback. So, what happened last time? When ACT was in confidence and supply with the John...
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Kerre Woodham: Another example of our power industry being unable to cope
Friday, 10 May 2024, 10:43AMAh, another cold snap, another example of our power industry being unable to cope. I hope you all had cold showers and turned...
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Kerre Woodham: Where does the criticism end?
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 11:11AMYou have to wonder whether the strident critics of the coalition government ever stop and look at the facts. Maybe read the...
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Kerre Woodham: We need the prevention as well as the "cure"
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:02PMWe thought we'd start with the announcement on law and order and Corrections, given that this was one of the big drivers...
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Kerre Woodham: Julie Anne Genter deserves all the censure Parliament can throw at her
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:14PMRemember the Tau Henare-Trevor Mallard stauch back in 2007? Senior Cabinet Minister Trevor Mallard said the punch he threw...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: When is the right time to give MPs a pay rise?
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:45PMHappy International Workers Day to all the labourers and workers out there. All right, brother. All right, sister. Dedicated...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: It's just a poll
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:04PMWell, the 1News Verian poll released last night shows that support for the coalition government, after seeing an operation...
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Kerre Woodham: Take the jobs that are available
Friday, 19 April 2024, 1:20PMWell, the Reserve Bank has got what it wanted. Maybe not what it wanted, it's possibly the hard landing that they were hoping...
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Kerre Woodham: The Police are right to be brassed off
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:36PMNew Zealand police officers have overwhelmingly rejected the government's latest pay offer and have given the government...
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Kerre Woodham: Beggars used to be part of the community, what changed?
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:24PMBack in the day when I lived in Ponsonby and it was only just starting to evolve as a shopping and cafe destination, we didn't...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: ACC needs accountability
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:20PMWhen I broke my arm just before the end of the year, I was very grateful to our health system for picking up the pieces,...
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Kerre Woodham: Are unions still relevant?
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:45PMYou don't really need to watch or read the news at the moment, at least not for the first couple of stories, because all...
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Kerre Woodham: There's a value in setting targets
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 12:55PMLove a target, love a list, and yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon released a new list of to-dos, this time in the...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: If you want to keep Māori wards, vote for them
Friday, 5 April 2024, 1:25PMThe government is restoring the ability to hold referenda on Māori wards as part of its coalition agreement with ACT and...
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Kerre Woodham: Teachers shouldn't be writing the curriculum
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 2:18PMDidn't Erica Stanford sound impressive talking to Mike on the Mike Hosking breakfast this morning? This is a woman who has...
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Kerre Woodham: Do we have too many charities?
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 12:52PMA couple of weeks ago I took a call. I didn't recognise the number, but I took the call anyway and I very quickly regretted...
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Kerre Woodham: This coalition government is fond of a list
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 12:14PMWell, you know, I'm an old-fashioned girl, let's face it, but I do love a list. They're especially helpful if you have much...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: The OECD report isn't news
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 12:23PMWell, it's news, but it's not really, is it? An OECD report has found that New Zealand's students are among the worst behaved...
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Kerre Woodham: Should you put caveats on second chances?
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 1:02PMWhen it comes to second chances for people, do you put caveats on those second chances? So you're allowed a second chance,...
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Kerre Woodham: How much should we rely on Civil Defence?
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 1:13PMThe independent review of Hawke’s Bay’s Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabriel has been completed and it is damning. Former...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Did we actually need the public service increase?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 1:41PMBack in 2022, Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr was appearing before a Parliamentary Select Committee trying to explain how...