Articles by Kerre Woodham
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: What will the new farm-to-forest changes mean for farmers?
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 1:31pmIt is customary when governments announce restrictions on farmers’ ability to do anything that there be howls of protest...
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Kerre Woodham: High time the charity loophole was closed
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 1:29pmFinance Minister Nicola Willis is promising tax changes ahead for charities and the closing of loopholes, and the details...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: I like the more targeted approach to Jobseekers
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 1:31pmAs Jobseeker numbers continue to rise, the government has announced targeted management of Jobseeker beneficiaries. 8000...
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Kerre Woodham: Are Labour's promises enough to turn dissatisfied voters to their side?
Monday, 2 December 2024, 12:48pmThe Labour Party wrapped up its conference yesterday, was a big deal because it was the first time the members had got together...
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Kerre Woodham: Who's hands should social housing be in?
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 1:01pmWho on Earth would want Chris Bishop's job? The Minister for Housing has launched a new scheme designed to make it easier...
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Kerre Woodham: We need to do something about preventing obesity
Monday, 25 November 2024, 12:36pmThe health system, well, we're not really talking about the health system, but how not to get into the health system because...
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Kerre Woodham: Should we be raising the alarm over drug use?
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 1:35pmRemember yesterday when we were talking about the declining rates of hazardous drinking among young people? Good news. And...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: How would you rank the Police Minister?
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:08pmThe hīkoi we were discussing last week has gone down the country through the weekend, rolls into Wellington City, and should...
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Kerre Woodham: The chaos in Parliament was a reflection of us
Friday, 15 November 2024, 2:07pmCrikey, when I suggested yesterday that it might be a good idea if you've never seen Parliament TV, you could always tune...
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Kerre Woodham: The burden of parenthood should be shared equally
Friday, 15 November 2024, 7:22amYou have woken up to the news that New Zealand businesses can now take meaningful action to drive down the gender pay gap....
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Kerre Woodham: If you want to live outside the law, expect your life to be difficult
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:13pmPolice have announced Operation Nickel, a nationwide operation focused on the enforcement of the Gangs Act 2024. What is...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: How do you recover from abuse in care?
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 12:12pmTake a look at your children, or your grandchildren if you have them, when they're at their most delicious – seven, eight,...
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Kerre Woodham: I'm surprised stalking wasn't illegal before
Monday, 11 November 2024, 1:34pmNow, there was news from over the weekend that the Government will be introducing legislation this year that will make stalking...
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Kerre Woodham: There needs to be some measure to keep people safe
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 1:31pmThere's been much political play made around outside organisations having the potential to use violence on at risk kids....
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Kerre Woodham: Would self-certification build a better quality of workman?
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 1:12pmI suppose I should have, but I had no idea that it takes, on average, 569 days for a home to be built and consented right...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Another weekend, another boy racer gathering
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 1:21pmAlmost four months to the day, on the 30th of June, headlines were trumpeting a police crackdown on boy racers. In Wellington,...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Can we really afford to host the America's Cup right now?
Monday, 21 October 2024, 12:31pmWho doesn't love hosting a good party? Who hasn't enjoyed the buzz that comes from having people from all over the world...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: What do we expect our politicians to do?
Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:52pmThe Greens voted last night to swallow a dead rat. Even the vegans had to chew on a dead rat last night. Green Party delegates...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: On the whole, I think ACC's still working
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 1:15pmWe're going to open the show today with a chat on ACC, given that it's managed to go from a $911 million surplus to a $7.2...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Can you blame someone for speaking their own tongue in a bit of downtime?
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 1:23pmI remember about 25 years ago there was an absolute hoo-ha at the Grey Lynn Countdown, because staff there were speaking...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Will a fine solve our dodgy building problems?
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 1:18pmThere's been a lot of good news on the home building front, you know, just for your average homeowner. The Government's...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Why don't we focus the headlines on the good news?
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 12:47pmThere is a common trope that if prisons worked, we wouldn't need them. And that if prison was a deterrent, people wouldn't...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: If we want progess, we need to make it easier to get things built
Monday, 7 October 2024, 12:41pmWe’ve got roads, we’ve got mines, we’ve got housing developments, we’ve got 22 renewable energy projects, we’ve got aquaculture...
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Kerre Woodham: The ideologues are responsible for the education mess
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 1:09pmThere was a headline in The Post: ‘Scathing survey results from teachers on NCEA level 1 roll out’. That was the headline....
