Articles by Kerre Woodham
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: The country we want costs more than we're willing to pay
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 1:01pmThe topic of tax has been in the news recently and it will stay in the news. It’s set to become an election issue with one...
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Kerre Woodham: The matter of New Zealand's shrinking working population
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 12:38pmThe headline in the Herald read “New Zealand population bombshell” – but is the news really that much of a bombshell? We...
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Kerre Woodham: Investing in young Kiwis' ability to grow their wealth seems like a good plan
Friday, 24 April 2026, 12:48pmI like David Seymour's idea of teaching children the basics of money management by giving them $500 each. He floated the...
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Kerre Woodham: Unacceptable behaviour is unacceptable behaviour
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 12:46pmRemember back in February, the Government announced it was proposing to give police officers the power to issue move on orders...
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Kerre Woodham: Put up or shut up and shove off
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 1:03pmIt was a masterful piece of politicking yesterday from the Prime Minister. The first time I think I've seen him as a politician...
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Kerre Woodham: What happened to common sense and looking after yourself?
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 11:52amThey're damned if they do and damned if they don't, aren't they? Last week people were castigating MetService for overhyping...
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Kerre Woodham: It's the economy, stupid
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 11:21am"It's the economy, stupid," is a catchphrase that means the primary concern of American voters is the state of the American...
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Kerre Woodham: Chris Hipkins has got to go
Friday, 27 March 2026, 12:49pmThe former Prime Minister, the former Health Minister, the leader of the Labour Party has to go. His position is simply untenable....
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Kerre Woodham: The Fisheries Amendment Bill – time to go back to the drawing board?
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 1:26pmI doubt there'll be many people out on the water —certainly not in the upper North Island on the East Coast— but the next...
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Kerre Woodham: The fuel relief package is simply a morale booster
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 1:04pmSo help is on the way from the Government, as expected. The announcement came around 12:30pm yesterday. Thought it might...
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Kerre Woodham: In this instance, a bit of support is necessary
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 1:12pmIf Trump's envoys weren't talking to Iranian officials, who the hell were they talking to? When you get older, you expect...
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Kerre Woodham: At what point does it become unaffordable to work?
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 12:20pmTo me, what is news is the fact that there are so many people who are working vital jobs, who are doing incredibly important...
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Kerre Woodham: New Zealand's conflict of interest problem
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 1:13pmWhat I found more outrageous on the internet yesterday was yet another example of this country's propensity for doling out...
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Kerre Woodham: Are you feeling fuel anxiety?
Friday, 13 March 2026, 12:07pmToday we thought it would be Fuel Friday because we haven't really touched on the oil crisis so far, have we? I filled up...
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Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union causing friction?
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 12:28pmFor nine months now, the Public Service Commission has been negotiating with the primary school teachers union over pay and...
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Kerre Woodham: Do you feel our Covid response was successful?
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 12:13pmWe all seem to be suffering from Long Covid. It's lingering as the findings of the second phase of the Covid-19 response...
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Kerre Woodham: Are parents restricting their kids' online access?
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 1:01pmThe Government is doing its bit to protect children from themselves by banning the use of smartphones during the school day...
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Kerre Woodham: A golden, or green-golden, future
Friday, 6 March 2026, 12:09pmWhen I heard David Seymour talking up the potential of New Zealand's medicinal cannabis industry, I was immediately transported...
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Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union acting in its members' best interests?
Thursday, 5 March 2026, 12:52pmI'd be getting seriously brassed off if I was a primary school teacher, especially if I was a non-union primary school teacher....
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Kerre Woodham: Is it the Government's responsibility to get you home?
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 1:06pmI just want to get your opinion. This follows a, shall we say, spirited discussion in the office around people who are trapped...
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Kerre Woodham: Mutually assured destruction - will it work again?
Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 1:03pmI was listening to the podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’ last night. The speakers were saying that Trump's inclination to invade...
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Kerre Woodham: Privacy - can we have our cake and eat it too?
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 12:33pmThere's been a second major medical platform hack, leaving live patients labelled as dead and people's names changed to Charlie...
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Kerre Woodham: Chris Hipkins' underwhelming State of the Nation speech
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 11:18amCredit to those 120 business people who went along to hear Chris Hipkins' State of the Nation address yesterday, hosted by...
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Kerre Woodham: Did the intensification announcement allay your fears?
Friday, 20 February 2026, 1:07pmWe thought we'd start with the housing densification or de-densification that was announced yesterday. We didn't really get...
