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Francesca Rudkin: The guidelines for parents and sick kids are silly
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 10:23AMI’m not sure the government thought through the timing of this week’s release of guidelines around kids’ illness and school...
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Francesca Rudkin: Let's pay all Olympic gold medallists
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 10:03AMSo World Athletics made an announcement this week that will no doubt send ripples throughout other global sporting organisations...
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Francesca Rudkin: Leave the kids alone
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:59AMI rolled my eyes on Friday as New Zealand youth became the latest punching bag of politicians getting some air time. School...
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Francesca Rudkin: Why are we so obsessed with Princess Kate?
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 10:03AMOK. So what am I missing? Why are we so obsessed with Princess Kate? How did we go from some simple facts - abdominal surgery,...
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Francesca Rudkin: Why are we so interested in heading back to the moon?
Sunday, 25 February 2024, 10:10AMOn Friday afternoon, the spacecraft Odysseus landed on the moon, prompting NASA administrator Bill Nelson to claim- “What...
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Francesca Rudkin: Does Auckland need another stadium?
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 10:01AMThe question of whether Auckland needs a waterfront or downtown stadium has always been an easy question for me to answer. No,...
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Francesca Rudkin: Decisions need to be made for Tongariro National Park
Sunday, 4 February 2024, 10:17AMLast week I was holidaying at Omori, at the southern end of Lake Taupo, and I did what I always do at this time of the year-...
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Francesca Rudkin: Schmidt joining the Wallabies is good for all Southern Hemisphere rugby
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 10:31AMPeople – and when I say people, I mean the general public and sports journalists - were quite taken aback with the news this...
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Francesca Rudkin: Are we too hard on politicians?
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 10:21AMThis week I found myself wondering if we’re too hard on politicians? Is there enough support for those who choose to go into...
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Francesca Rudkin: New revelations set up a sombre political tone for 2024
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 12:14PMOn our first Sunday back at the beginning of this year, the Labour Government confirmed who our new Prime Minister would...
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Francesca Rudkin: I enjoyed this action-packed week in politics
Sunday, 10 December 2023, 10:08AMAbout now most of us are on the countdown. The countdown to Santa Claus’ brief visit and the end of the year. The countdown...
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Francesca Rudkin: Let's just get it done and get it done properly
Friday, 8 December 2023, 1:44PMOnly last Friday I think it was, we were talking about infrastructure and how New Zealand is one of the most expensive countries...
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Francesca Rudkin: We all want to feel safe in our homes
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 1:18PMI'm quite impressed that Mark Mitchell has made his letter of expectations to the Police Commissioner, Andrew Coster, public....
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Francesca Rudkin: The important thing is to do what's best for our children's education
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 1:18PMI don't think any of us were hugely surprised to wake up this morning to the news that the latest PISA report shows that...
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Francesca Rudkin: It was inevitable they would protest
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 1:02PMHow was your morning commute in your region? I'm not surprised that Te Pati Māori have chosen the first day of Parliament...
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Francesca Rudkin: Here's my advice for the new coalition Government
Sunday, 3 December 2023, 10:11AMGosh, we live in an amazing country. There’s been plenty of talk this year about how we’ve lost our mojo and the country...
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Francesca Rudkin: Enjoy the directionless peace and quiet post-election
Sunday, 12 November 2023, 10:17AMIt’s ridiculous how long it takes to count all the votes in a general election, only to get it 'mostly right' and how long...
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Francesca Rudkin: How do we boost morale in the health sector?
Sunday, 5 November 2023, 10:12AMOn Tuesday, the latest performance measures were released from Te Whatu Ora. They show mounting pressure on our health system....
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Francesca Rudkin: We need to be better with infrastructure
Friday, 27 October 2023, 12:24PMA very simple headline grabbed me this morning: ‘We Need to get Better at Building Stuff’. Man, do we ever! It was the...
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Francesca Rudkin: Are we as savvy as we should be with KiwiSaver?
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 12:28PMHow proactive are you with your KiwiSaver? Do you call your provider to have a conversation about whether you're in the...
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Francesca Rudkin: I'm all for making alcohol less visible
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 1:08PMThe University of Otago has released a new study looking into public awareness of cancer risk factors, with a particular...
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Francesca Rudkin: Is the dropping use of Reading Recovery a bad thing?
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 12:11PMReally interesting article in the New Zealand Herald today about the number of schools offering Reading Recovery. This...
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Francesca Rudkin: Does this make a mockery of the justice system?
Friday, 20 October 2023, 1:54PMYesterday we learned that a young driver, jailed for killing five of his teenage mates in a horror car crash near Timaru,...
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Francesca Rudkin: I'm over this election campaign
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 12:59PMAs you will know by now, I love a general election; but there was a moment this week when I realized I was done. Over it. Counting...