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 right to free speech and its consequences
When US conservative activist and media personality Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday, a lot of people had an awful lot to say. Those on the right...
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Kerre Woodham: Allowing 24/7 hospital visitor hours is bonkers
Of the many, many insane, ideologically driven policies I have heard come from government departments over the years, this has got to be one of the most bonkers. There...
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National Chief Nurse discusses new 24/7 visiting hours in hospitals
Health NZ is planning to remove restrictions on visiting hours at hospitals. The change would allow family members to visit patients at any hour of the day, a...
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Kerre Woodham: The consequences of Stuart Nash's ill-advised one liner
Now, long-time listeners will know that I have said, I do say, and I will undoubtedly in the future say stupid things. In a career spanning decades, we are talking...
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Kerre Woodham: Who's going to pay a fine for shoplifting?
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has released a cabinet paper proposing a raft of changes to the Crimes Act. This is part of the coalition agreement with NZ First....
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Kerre Woodham: Do we need to adjust our alcohol policies?
The cost of alcohol abuse in this country is absolutely phenomenal. Worldwide, I can't even imagine what it would be, but here in this country it's bad enough. A...
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Call to reassess approach, make binge-drinking the target of alcohol laws
New Zealand has long had a problem with alcohol abuse. A report last year from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research found that the total estimated harm...
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NZ branch safe from job cuts impacting ANZ in Australia, CEO confirms
ANZ's New Zealand boss says the bank has no major restructure plans on this side of the Tasman. The Australian banking group has announced plans to axe about 3,500...
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Kerre Woodham: The sewage and filth that fills social media after a tragedy
I said yesterday when I left you at midday that I thought I'd brought you one of the nicest stories that we'd done all year, which you clearly loved, and one of...
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Comment section experts: Why is there so much negativity on social media?
Everyone has an opinion and as technology has progressed, it’s become easier and easier for people to make their opinions known. And while this has allowed for...
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'It was such an amazing feeling': Music director on Saturday's national anthems
One of the highlights from Saturday night's rugby test were the anthems sung by the Auckland Pasifika Secondary Schools Choir. Students from Auckland Girls Grammar,...
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Kerre Woodham: What's ahead for Winston Peters and NZ First?
The New Zealand First convention took place at the Distinction Hotel in Palmerston North over the weekend. And all these silver fern, pin-wearing NZ First faithful...
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Kerre Woodham: Overstayers and fudged immigration promises
The Government is cracking down on serious immigration breaches. It's announced it will strengthen deportation settings on the same day that Immigration New Zealand...
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Kerre Woodham: The housing intensification battle reaches cabinet level
The battle over intensification of housing has reached cabinet level, with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Housing Minister at odds over Chris Bishop's plan to...
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Kerre Woodham: The realities of leaving the Paris Agreement
ACT Party Leader David Seymour has set the cat among the pigeons, or the Huntaway among the cattle, by calling for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris Agreement....
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Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement "fundamentally against the public mood", former MP says
A former Climate Change Minister believes New Zealand should stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. ACT leader David Seymour's announced a policy to leave the global...
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"We can't pull out": What consequences would leaving the Paris Agreement have?
Pulling out of the Paris Agreement could cause more problems than it solves. Act and New Zealand First have expressed interest in pulling New Zealand out of the...
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Govt considers tactics to mitigate housing crisis amid tighter emergency housing restrictions
The number of emergency housing applications being declined has soared as the Government tightens restrictions. Data obtained by our newsroom under the Official...
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Kerre Woodham: What did it cost to get the foreign buyers clarification?
You might remember, those of you who were listening around about a month ago when the Prime Minister was in the studio, taking your calls. Steve rang in and gave...
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'Smart strategy': Government offers $30millon loans to regional airlines
The Government's offering up to 30-million dollars in loans from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to smaller airlines. It's also approved funding for a digital...
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"Discuss this like adults": Tension builds over housing intensification in Auckland
There's confidence the right balance can be found when it comes to housing intensification in Auckland. A public meeting was held in Mt Eden last night, over proposals...
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Kerre Woodham: I'm not convinced we can do housing intensification properly
Around 200 people packed out the Mt Eden Village Centre in Auckland last night, and they were pretty riled up. In fact, many were furious over plans for high rise...
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"No option to do nothing": Education Minister delves into NCEA reform, curriculum changes
The Education Minister says there was no option to do nothing when it came to changing NCEA. The proposed changes include replacing the qualification with a system...
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Kerre Woodham: What more can be done to sort the supermarkets?
Well, Mike Hosking did a Kim Kardashian this morning and broke the Internet with his interview with Nicola Willis. Well, not actually the internet, but they're back...
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Kerre Woodham: Surely this visa can only be good for New Zealand?
A new visa to attract businesspeople to New Zealand has been established by the Government, and really, it's only a matter of days, perhaps weeks, before a loosening...
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New visa should see capital "recycled" back into the economy
More money could soon circulate through the economy as the Government opens up the country to more overseas businesspeople. Under its new Business Investor Visa,...
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Kerre Woodham: We need to get ships in and out more quickly
We all know that New Zealand is a trading nation. We need to sell stuff to make the money we need to build hospitals, pay our teachers and police officers, pay for...
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"Coming in droves": No lack of young Kiwis in the start-up space
Do younger Kiwis still have that No.8 wire mentality? While some are concerned the younger generation is settling as opposed to striving and investing in their...
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A "complete reset" needed as NZ's ports lack efficiency
There’s a call to completely reset our supply chains. The Cargo Owners Council says there's been a 30% drop in productivity since 2019. Chair Brent Flavey says...
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Kerre Woodham: Fatal DUI crashes need to carry strong sentences
I don't know about you, but I was truly surprised to hear Judge Russell Collins send a young drug driver to jail on Friday. In the Napier District Court, Judge Collins...
