Kerre Woodham Mornings
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KERRE WOODHAM MORNINGS
This is the show that delivers a little bit of everything.
News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your morning listening covered.
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Kerre Woodham: The road toll still needs reducing
You'll have heard it in our news, since Monday the 20th of April, 18 people have been killed in 14 separate crashes on our roads. As of this morning, 12 more lives...
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Kerre Woodham: Funding cancer prevention is a no-brainer
You know it's an election year, don't you? You know it's an election year when Winston's fermenting merry mischief, when the leader of the opposition is happy to...
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"It's the responsible thing": Hipkins defends holding policy announcements until after the Budget
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is standing by the decision to wait until after the Budget to announce the party's election policies. The party has come under fire...
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Does going to an independent mechanic void your car warranty?
Do you have to get your car serviced by the dealer to avoid voiding the warranty? While you don't necessarily have to, manufacturers require specific equipment...
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Kerre Woodham: The country we want costs more than we're willing to pay
The 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 of the few policies that Labour's actually...
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Kerre Woodham: The matter of New Zealand's shrinking working population
The headline in the Herald read “New Zealand population bombshell” – but is the news really that much of a bombshell? We know we have an ageing population. We know...
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Sir Don McKinnon on French museum honouring kiwi soldiers
The New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata, located in the historic fortress town of Le Quesnoy, France, commemorates one of New Zealand's most daring and successful...
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Kerre Woodham: Investing in young Kiwis' ability to grow their wealth seems like a good plan
I like David Seymour's idea of teaching children the basics of money management by giving them $500 each. He floated the idea during a speech at a business event...
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Property investors face tough choice amid market slump
It’s another slow patch for the property market, with some who bought in the post-Covid boom now tossing up their options. Cotality's latest data shows property...
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"A step forward": Why did Labour finally agree to the India FTA?
Labour's written to the Prime Minister supporting the India Free Trade Deal being signed in New Delhi next week. National needed their support to pass the deal...
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Kerre Woodham: Unacceptable behaviour is unacceptable behaviour
Remember back in February, the Government announced it was proposing to give police officers the power to issue move on orders to deal with, as it's described, disorderly...
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National MPs take reputational hit, deny involvement with leaks
The reputations of the five MPs believed to be frustrated with Christopher Luxon’s leadership are suffering. Luxon passed a vote of confidence at yesterday's lengthy...
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Kerre Woodham: Put up or shut up and shove off
It was a masterful piece of politicking yesterday from the Prime Minister. The first time I think I've seen him as a politician rather than a CEO. He told his caucus...
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Feeling the squeeze: Households facing an estimated $55 increase to weekly expenses
Things are getting tougher for Kiwis. According to ASB’s estimates, households will see an average of $55 a week added to their living costs this year, thanks to...
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Inflation remains higher than desired with impact of fuel crisis yet to flow through
Inflation was higher than it should be, even before factoring in the full impact of the war on Iran. Stats NZ data shows the inflation rate remained unchanged at...
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Kerre Woodham: What happened to common sense and looking after yourself?
They're damned if they do and damned if they don't, aren't they? Last week people were castigating MetService for overhyping the incoming storm. And I would argue...
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Kerre Woodham: I'm sick to death of polls
While I was away over Easter and then another week, I was not a slave to the news cycle. I opted out for a while because I figured the insanity would still be here...
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Andrew Dickens: All eyes are on Christopher Luxon
The story that has made the front page of the Herald this morning and dominated the conversation was the leadership of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. He is facing...
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Andrew Dickens: Facial recognition – the rise of Big Brother or a necessary tool?
Bunnings have begun rolling out facial recognition technology in its New Zealand stores, saying it's needed to protect staff and customers because violent incidents...
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Andrew Dickens: The debate over the Bendigo-Ophir mine
I want to start off with the Bendigo-Ophir mine near Cromwell, and the question is should it get fast track approval? The Australian company Santana Minerals has...
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Gold mine proposal divides Central Otago community
A community split in Central Otago as the fast-track panel considers a gold-mine proposal from Australian company, Bendigo-Ophir. Santana Minerals estimates it...
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Andrew Dickens: The India Free Trade Agreement remains uncertain
Let's talk about something that is very crucial to our economy and that's the India Free Trade Deal. We are an exporter. We live because of what we export from the...
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Andrew Dickens: Do Coromandel locals have to accept flooding as new normal?
What a weekend, eh? What a weekend. How about those Warriors overwhelming against the Storm, winning for the first time for a while in Melbourne? It was a great...
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Andrew Dickens: What would happen if Trump destroyed Iran?
Midday today, our time, is the deadline set by President Trump for the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz. Failure to do so will apparently be punished by a widespread...
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Andrew Dickens: How many hours of childcare is too much?
A major new Australian study tracking more than 270,000 children has found that long hours in childcare — especially more than 40 hours a week — are linked with...
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Skinscape 360: How will this new tech improve cancer screenings?
New technology promises to speed up the process in checking for skin cancer, and it's set to take the pressure off the health system. Skinscape 360's new full-body...
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Andrew Dickens: Is there a magic age before we start worrying about peoples health?
I want to start with the story of Jacquie Kidd. Jacquie's a former nurse who's spent more than 20 years researching Māori health inequities. She is the AUT professor...
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"Is it necessary?": ACT MP questions taxpayer funding of football match
An ACT MP is questioning the spending of taxpayer money on a football match. The Government's supporting a clash between English Premier League club Tottenham...
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Andrew Dickens: Is it time to split electricity gentailers?
Here we are in the middle of autumn, or is it the start of another winter of discontent? Because April the 1st is the time of scheduled price increases. All sorts...
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Kerre Woodham: It's the economy, stupid
"It's the economy, stupid," is a catchphrase that means the primary concern of American voters is the state of the American economy and how that economy affects...
