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KERRE WOODHAM MORNINGS
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Allyson Gofton: Food writer talks tips for cutting your food bill, food waste
Allyson Gofton will be talking tips for cutting your food bill, cooking on a budget and also food waste off the back of much discussion around how much Kiwis waste...
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Travel blogger talks tips now the borders are back open
Blogger at Large Megan Singleton has just returned from her first overseas trip in over two years. She's been in Rarotonga and talks tips for overseas travel now...
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Kerre Woodham: Government ineptitude needs to change
I was looking forward to today, and then I read something. A report from RNZ into Waka Kotahi, the agency charged with leading the Road to Zero road deaths action...
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Steven Joyce on government dysfunction and how changes can be made
There has been much discussion around government bureaucracy recently. The catalyst for discussion was a report from RNZ into Waka Kotahi, the agency charged with...
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Kerre Woodham: I'd like to see more govt spending on road safety, not ads
I was delighted to come back on a short week to ease myself back into it with Matariki and really looking forward to heading up to the Hokianga But as I do before...
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KidsCan launches urgent appeal to help families with school costs
The principal of Henderson Intermediate, Wendy Esera, has been in education for 44 years and says student poverty is the worst she's seen. Parents can't afford uniforms,...
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Francesca Rudkin: Healthcare will be a major election issue next year
I can’t help but think health is going to be a major election issue next year. Just look at the headlines this week regarding our first responders. The Professional...
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NZ Herald Business Editor at Large discusses GDP slump
Stats NZ data shows GDP has slumped 0.2 percent in the March 2022 quarter. This comes in a quarter marked by the community spread of Omicron and reduced travel because...
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Francesca Rudkin: There is a shift coming to drinking in NZ
Paddy Gower shared a lot more than I think he intended too last night when he set out to make a documentary on alcohol. In a very brave move, he’s produced a documentary...
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Francesca Rudkin: A sensible reshuffle from the Prime Minister
A minor shuffle eh? Not quite so much. There was more on offer at yesterday’s press conference than expected; actually, the announcement was pretty sensible. It’s...
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Asthma and Respiratory Foundation launches 'Spotlight on Vaping' campaign
The Life Education Trust, an organisation that provides health education to young people, says young vapers are consuming as much nicotine as someone smoking a pack-and-a-half...
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Francesca Rudkin: We have to do a better job of looking after firefighters
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters union members start industrial action today in their fight for reasonable wages and safer working conditions. Speaking...
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Francesca Rudkin: If you want schools to work on truancy, they need funding and people
The Government has announced it is going to redesign the attendance service to help schools deal with truancy and have released some new student attendance targets. The...
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Breast Cancer Foundation CEO on importance of clearing backlog of women overdue for mammograms
The Breast Cancer Foundation Pink Ribbon Breakfast registrations are down 32 percent, representing a drop in income of roughly $600,000. Usually held each May, the...
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Francesca Rudkin: Australia may not reverse 501 policy, surely they can at least review it
As we heard in the news this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet Australia's new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and we've been told to the controversial...
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Francesca Rudkin: Giving police more resources to tackle gangs is surely the right call
A surge in gang violence has Auckland on edge at the moment as a tit-for-tat gang war between two rival gangs plays out on the street. The Minister of Police, Poto...
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National police spokesperson on following Australia's lead with anti-bikie laws
As we've been discussing, an increase in gang violence in Auckland has opposition parties eyeing up Australia's strict anti-bikie laws. In some Australian jurisdictions,...
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Property commentator discusses reports that national house prices have fallen in the last quarter
According two new reports out this week, national house values have fallen in the latest quarter. One Roof's Velocity House Value Index and the latest Core Logic...
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Francesca Rudkin: I'm disappointed the Govt aren't acting on a sugar tax
Obesity and the state of children’s dental health is in our news regularly. New research out has once again prompted the call for the Government to introduce a levy...
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Francesca Rudkin: Are you impressed with what the PM has achieved in the US?
Very early this morning, the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with US President Joe Biden. The meeting went longer than it should, it went over time and it was...
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Francesca Rudkin: Some positives in supermarket shakeup, long-term solution still needed
Yesterday, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, announced the Government response to the Commerce...
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Francesca Rudkin: I'm not surprised about the state of children and teens' mental health care
You know, I was not at all surprised to see the headline on the front of the New Zealand Herald today talking about the state of mental health care for children...
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Sir Don McKinnon: Former Foreign Minister on China's planned Pacific security pact
Fears China's latest plan for a security pact with the Pacific is designed to give them more influence in the area. China has sent a draft to 10 Pacific countries,...
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Hapū collective spokesperson on hikoi against gang violence in Kaikohe
More than 150 people have marched through Kaikohe this morning to take a stand against gang violence. The Mid North town has been drawn into ructions that began...
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Kerre Woodham: If distracted drivers are that big a problem, point those cameras inside the car
Now historically, communities have relied on their particular version of God to keep their people in check and if God is always watching, then the theory is that...
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Public Policy Professor on what Australian election result means for New Zealand
Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as Australian Prime Minister today, ending conservative rule in Australia that lasted nearly a decade. Counting from the election...
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Tim Beveridge: The Government is turning us into a nation of beneficiaries
I don't mind telling you that prior to yesterday's budget, I was kind of over it already. The question is whether this budget announcement yesterday was a win for...
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Kerre Woodham: It's time people were held accountable in this country
Why is it, and how is it, that you can get away with murder in this country? You'll have heard in our news that a charge has been dropped against a family member...
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Law Professor warns for caution before any change to the law giving a right to silence
A warning has come for caution before any change to the law giving a right to silence. Police believe 14-month-old Sofia Taueki-Jackson was killed at her mother's...
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Kerre Woodham: Are subsidised dental visits on your budget wish list?
We can take it as a given, can we not, that dental health is part of your overall health and well-being. Besides the pain of rotten or broken teeth, you're also...
