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KERRE WOODHAM MORNINGS
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Kerre Woodham: Take the jobs that are available
Well, the Reserve Bank has got what it wanted. Maybe not what it wanted, it's possibly the hard landing that they were hoping to avoid, but it got what it engineered....
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Kerre Woodham: The Police are right to be brassed off
New Zealand police officers have overwhelmingly rejected the government's latest pay offer and have given the government one last chance to lift its game. The latest...
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Kerre Woodham: Beggars used to be part of the community, what changed?
Back in the day when I lived in Ponsonby and it was only just starting to evolve as a shopping and cafe destination, we didn't have beggars per say. More, they were...
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Prices are easing but inflation's not yet under control
Inflation is continuing to ease, particularly for essentials. Latest Stats NZ figures show the Consumer Price Index increased 4% in the year to March, down from...
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Kerre Woodham: ACC needs accountability
When I broke my arm just before the end of the year, I was very grateful to our health system for picking up the pieces, quite literally. They found a bit that was...
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"Immensely frustrating": What is the impact of Long Covid?
Those suffering from Long Covid are afraid of what will happen to them under the Government’s benefit reset. Social Development Minister Louise Upston announced...
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Kerre Woodham: Shock and pain... where do we go from here?
As police in NSW work to establish the motives behind the knife attack at Sydney's Westfield Mall, that left six people dead, 12 in hospital, spare a thought for...
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Are unions still relevant?
New Zealand’s unions are up in arms over the major cuts to the public sector. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told reporters that if the PSA and Council of Trade...
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Kerre Woodham: Are unions still relevant?
You don't really need to watch or read the news at the moment, at least not for the first couple of stories, because all we're really getting at the moment is a...
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"I'm a bit disappointed really": Kevin Milne on the demise of Fair Go
Yesterday saw the cancellation of New Zealand’s second longest running television shows: TVNZ’s Fair Go. The consumer affairs show has been airing since 1977, featuring...
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Kerre Woodham: There's a value in setting targets
Love a target, love a list, and yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon released a new list of to-dos, this time in the form of targets. And while some on the...
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"Rich" data will be lost with the cancellation of longitudinal studies - researcher
Two researchers are arguing that the decision to cut longitudinal studies will worsen inequities and increase costs in the long term. In the past two weeks, funding...
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Kerre Woodham: The need for skilled migrants
First up, the changes to immigration. Guess what? High-trust models don't work when it comes to work visas. A stunning revelation to start the week. Credit where...
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Programme takes a 'prevention first' approach to youth crime
Police stats supplied to the Dairy and Business owners group showed that in 2023, 148,599 crimes were reported at retail locations. Kotahi te Whakaaro brings together...
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Kerre Woodham: If you want to keep Māori wards, vote for them
The government is restoring the ability to hold referenda on Māori wards as part of its coalition agreement with ACT and NZ First. It's highly unlikely that National...
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Watch: Luxon says 'hundreds of millions of dollars more' offered to police
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the government had put “hundreds of millions [of dollars] more” onto the table for a “much more enhanced offer” to police last...
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Kerre Woodham: Teachers shouldn't be writing the curriculum
Didn't Erica Stanford sound impressive talking to Mike on the Mike Hosking breakfast this morning? This is a woman who has clearly been working on her passion portfolio...
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Game changer: Building Act changes open doors in construction industry
The Government is changing the Building Act to address a shortage of building supplies and long wait-times for new products to be approved. That includes signing-off...
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Changes to the Building Act are an "easy win" for the Govt
The Government is bulldozing barriers for bringing in new building products to New Zealand. Minister for Building and Construction, Chris Penk, has unveiled changes...
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"Absolute shambles": New history curriculum is "impossible" to teach consistently
The Education Review Office has found teachers are overwhelmed by the scale of change in teaching the new history curriculum. Teaching New Zealand’s histories became...
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Kerre Woodham: Do we have too many charities?
A couple of weeks ago I took a call. I didn't recognise the number, but I took the call anyway and I very quickly regretted that I had done so. The caller was...
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Kerre Woodham: This coalition government is fond of a list
Well, you know, I'm an old-fashioned girl, let's face it, but I do love a list. They're especially helpful if you have much to do and you feel slightly overwhelmed....
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Kerre Woodham: The OECD report isn't news
Well, it's news, but it's not really, is it? An OECD report has found that New Zealand's students are among the worst behaved kids in the world and that bad behaviour...
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Kerre Woodham: Should you put caveats on second chances?
When it comes to second chances for people, do you put caveats on those second chances? So you're allowed a second chance, but you must refrain from being in the...
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Kerre Woodham: How much should we rely on Civil Defence?
The independent review of Hawke’s Bay’s Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabriel has been completed and it is damning. Former Police Commissioner Mike Bush conducted...
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"Hit the nail on the head": Former Minister on the findings of the emergency response review
The independent review into the response to Cyclone Gabrielle has found that Civil Defence was unprepared for the disaster, the system not fit for purpose. Former...
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Kerre Woodham: Blame the dolphin!
Interestingly, Marie has sent in a text immediately on the very thing I wanted to talk about. “Kerre what a third world, Banana Republic New Zealand has become....
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Concerns over dolphin safety were raised before event went ahead
Having SailGP in Lyttleton Harbour is being likened to planning a motorcross event in Kiwi habitats. SailGP CEO Russell Coutts slammed the cancellation of Saturday’s...
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Kerre Woodham: Did we actually need the public service increase?
Back in 2022, Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr was appearing before a Parliamentary Select Committee trying to explain how and why the bank was too slow in moving...
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GDP results 'not particularly surprising'
New Zealand has entered a technical recession after drops in two consecutive quarters. Stats NZ GDP data shows the economy contracted 0.1 percentage points in...
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