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Kerre Woodham: At what point does it become unaffordable to work?
To me, what is news is the fact that there are so many people who are working vital jobs, who are doing incredibly important work like our home support workers,...
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Calls for 'more scrutiny' of political appointments after KiwiRail director's resignation
Political appointments are being scrutinised after the resignation of KiwiRail director Scott O’Donnell due to conflicts of interest. Political analyst Bryce Edwards...
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Kerre Woodham: New Zealand's conflict of interest problem
What I found more outrageous on the internet yesterday was yet another example of this country's propensity for doling out jobs for the boys and indeed the girls....
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Historian slams culture ministry for axing Heritage Trails website for Gallipoli
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is removing the Ngā Tapuwae Heritage Trails website for Gallipoli and the Western Front in what Historian Chris Pugsley...
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Kerre Woodham: The entire fuel situation is a mess
How about that petrol, eh? I filled up on Thursday, as usual, that's my usual day. Just the car, no jerry cans, no oil drums, thanks very much, and I thought to...
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"Huge variety": Why one of NZ's only female plumbers loves her job
Women are still underrepresented in the trades. Despite employing more than 300,000 people, women only make up around 16% of those working in the construction sector....
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Kerre Woodham: Are you feeling fuel anxiety?
Today we thought it would be Fuel Friday because we haven't really touched on the oil crisis so far, have we? I filled up at my local on the way to work and it was...
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Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union causing friction?
For nine months now, the Public Service Commission has been negotiating with the primary school teachers union over pay and conditions. Every other union in the...
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NZ in for a "decade of deficit" as a result of Covid spending - economist
New Zealand’s economic response to the Covid pandemic is under scrutiny. The second phase of the Covid Inquiry found New Zealand’s overall pandemic response effective,...
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"Voluntary basis": How did Sweden's Covid response differ from New Zealand's?
Comparisons are being drawn between New Zealand’s approach to Covid, and Sweden’s. The findings of the second phase of the Covid Inquiry were released yesterday,...
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Kerre Woodham: Do you feel our Covid response was successful?
We all seem to be suffering from Long Covid. It's lingering as the findings of the second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry were released yesterday. And what...
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Kerre Woodham: Are parents restricting their kids' online access?
The Government is doing its bit to protect children from themselves by banning the use of smartphones during the school day and by moving to bring in legislation...
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Taxpayers to save millions as Customs axes cheap package subsidy
Shipping prices could soon be rising for cheap online stores like Shein and Temu. Changes from next month will add fees and levies to small parcels crossing the...
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Kerre Woodham: Three women killed by repeat offenders, when will courts learn?
It was a glorious weekend. Somewhat marred when I read this story from Anna Leask in yesterday's New Zealand Herald. I really had to I really had to reset myself...
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NZ's leading Criminologist discusses string of murders by repeat offenders against women
Over the weekend, a third Christchurch woman was murdered by a violent repeat offender who was subject to monitoring and prison release conditions designed to keep...
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"Warning light": National sinks six points behind in dire poll results
An explosive poll shows National has reached its lowest result since forming a Government, as Labour climbs ahead. The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll has Labour on...
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"The future is bright": Industry urges Govt to 'lean into' medicinal cannabis production
The medicinal cannabis industry could be worth billions of dollars to the country in the not-so-distant future, if regulation's improved. ACT leader David Seymour...
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Kerre Woodham: A golden, or green-golden, future
When I heard David Seymour talking up the potential of New Zealand's medicinal cannabis industry, I was immediately transported to a world where the Far North was...
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Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union acting in its members' best interests?
I'd be getting seriously brassed off if I was a primary school teacher, especially if I was a non-union primary school teacher. The NZEI has been in protracted negotiations...
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Kerre Woodham: Is it the Government's responsibility to get you home?
I just want to get your opinion. This follows a, shall we say, spirited discussion in the office around people who are trapped overseas and how they get home. I'd...
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Kerre Woodham: Mutually assured destruction - will it work again?
I was listening to the podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’ last night. The speakers were saying that Trump's inclination to invade countries at will, will almost certainly...
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NZ Open winner Daniel Hillier reflects on victory at the tournament
Golfer Daniel Hillier's won the New Zealand Open by two strokes at Millbrook, eight days after getting married. The 27-year-old finished at 22-under overall after...
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Kerre Woodham: The world is in an uneasy place
When it comes to telling stories about what I did in my weekend, I thought I had a pretty good one, but Donald Trump takes the cake. Bombing the hell out of Iran...
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"Unique experience": NZ Golf Open tees off at Millbrook
The 105th New Zealand Golf Open has teed off at Millbrook. It’s a unique Pro-Am event, where 156 professionals compete alongside amateur partners, and is the only...
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Promoting patience: New 'S' plates highlight cars driven by seniors
Another way of keeping older folks safer on the roads. Aucklander Boyd Steel has started a business producing ‘S’ plates – a car sticker designed to let other drivers...
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Kerre Woodham: Volunteers deserve trauma counselling cover
I can't even believe we're having to discuss this, but we are. It seems absolutely ludicrous that drunk drivers who say, kill their passengers, maim their passengers,...
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Kerre Woodham: Privacy - can we have our cake and eat it too?
There's been a second major medical platform hack, leaving live patients labelled as dead and people's names changed to Charlie Kirk, the American activist who was...
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Kerre Woodham: Chris Hipkins' underwhelming State of the Nation speech
Credit to those 120 business people who went along to hear Chris Hipkins' State of the Nation address yesterday, hosted by the Auckland Business Chamber. Credit...
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Kerre Woodham: You can't lump the homeless into one group
I am torn on this one because I know somebody needs to do something. That classic old talkback quote, Somebody needs to do something." Well, somebody has. The government...
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'Take positive action': Mark Mitchell discusses anti-homeless measures beyond 'move on' order
The Government is providing police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places. But, the Police Association...
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'Absolute idiocy': Tennis player runs in front of train to retrieve ball
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