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Kerre McIvor Mornings

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Kerre McIvor Mornings

KERRE MCIVOR 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.

Join Kerre McIvor one of New Zealand’s best loved personalities as she dishes up a bold, sharp and energetic show Monday to Friday 9am-12md.

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Kerre McIvor: Summer showed how privileged we are during this pandemic

The happiest of New Years to you all - with all the nonsense in the States it looked like it was shaping up to be 2020 redux, but if we focused on what was happening...
New charity ensuring large volumes of food getting to those who need it

The New Zealand Foodbank Network is a new charity that opened in July in a bid to address food poverty from the Covid-19 pandemic. With a huge team behind them,...
DairyNZ expanding plantain trial to reduce farm emissions

The dairy sector says they are already cracking down on nitrogen use on farms. Earlier this week, Heather du Plessis-Allan spoke Nieve O'Flynn, the Greenpeace...
Marlon Williams performs live in studio

After months spent in lockdown, Kiwi musicians are getting back out and about around the country for the summer festival season. Amongst those heading on the road...
Can maximum security prisons properly rehabilitate inmates?

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released a report after a surprise inspection of the Paremoremo facility, that claims there is a culture of containment, rather...
How travel insurance will work in the post-Covid world

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday the Government has agreed in principle to a travel bubble with Australia next year, subject to decisions by Australian...
Kerre McIvor: Trevor Mallard's behaviour has been despicable

I cannot go past Trevor Mallard's actions this morning. Maybe it's just me, but I find what he's done utterly appalling. It’s bad enough to call a man a rapist,...
Genesis Energy announces plans to replace fossil fuels with renewables

In the wake of the Government announcing a climate change emergency and a move to buying EV's, Genesis Energy has announced it's plans to replace its fossil-fueled...
Kerre McIvor: Where do we go from here after Royal Commission report?

Finally, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque shootings was released yesterday and I don't think there was anything that was news to us was...
Police Association: Mosque report gives incentive to make law changes

The Prime Minister and the Police Commissioner have apologised for failings connected to the Christchurch terror attack. The Royal Commission of Inquiry found police...
Kerre McIvor: Government has a long way to go in convincing us to go green

If Santa's listening, I wouldn't mind a Tesla for Christmas. They're gorgeous looking cars, and by all accounts, go like stink. But I wouldn't be able to head...
Kerre McIvor: Is a climate emergency declaration a lot of hot air?

What on earth does declaring a climate emergency actually mean? Is it any more than hot air - which as we all know is damaging for the environment? In the past...
Chloe Swarbrick: Government must treat climate change like an emergency

The MP who first proposed a climate emergency declaration, hopes it will result in real change. Jacinda Ardern will introduce a motion to Parliament today to declare...
Kerre McIvor: Businesses shouldn't have to bear the burden of sick leave increase

The government has acted with alacrity and introduced legislation requiring employers to offer all their employees 10 days annual sick leave. A number of employers...
How a new generation of female farmers are changing the agricultural industry

Agri-Women’s Development Trust recently celebrated it's 10th birthday. The organisation came about as while women made up half of New Zealand’s primary sector,...
Kerre McIvor: Is a big minimum wage boost really the answer?

I'm sure the Helen Clark Foundation and the NZIER mean well with their calls for a big minimum wage boost. They say the fallout from Covid - the lack of skilled...
Science broadcaster on what to know about the Covid-19 vaccine

Last week, the world saw some optimism in the Covid world. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced final results from the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine. Results...
Kerre McIvor: Who can blame people for choosing not to have children?

The old adage when it comes to children is one for mum, one for dad and one for the country, but the fertility rate among New Zealand women had fallen to the lowest...
Advocacy group for Kiwi deportees from Australia calls for deportations to stop

In a Newshub report last night, new figures reveal Australia's crackdown on Kiwi criminals has caused an escalating crime wave in New Zealand. Since 2015, Australia...
Kerre McIvor: Nothing new about our expensive houses

The media last night and this morning - the television news channels, the newspapers, the radio stations - were all leading with the story that the Reserve Bank...
Kerre McIvor: What can National do next?

What to do about National? At the moment, they are struggling to form themselves into a decent opposition far less an alternative government. It's going to be...
Kerre McIvor: Biden and Harris inherit a thankless task

Yesterday, we finally saw Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take to the stage as President and VP elect of the United States. It was expected and has been anticipated...
Sol3 Mio's Pene Pati hopeful he can return home before Christmas

Sol3 Mio tenor Pene Pati could be on his way home from London next week after being denied an emergency application for a quarantine spot. The performer was in...
Kerre McIvor: Auckland bar controversy an example of cancel culture at its worst

We still don't have a US president and we probably won't have one anytime soon. At the moment, it looks like Biden will get the 270 electoral votes he needs, but...
Why mail-in ballots in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were counted so late

Early vote totals on Tuesday night in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin appeared to give President Donald Trump a comfortable edge over former Vice President...
Ray Avery: More creativity needs to be put into the curriculum

Calls for a rethink of the school system before it drains curiosity out of our children. A University of Auckland study has found opportunities for kids to explore...
No long term strategy for emergency accommodation, says CEO

The Ministry of Social Development has started charging people in motels and other emergency accommodation by 25 per cent of their income. The policy came into...
Budget is why Pharmac is letting down New Zealanders, CEO says

Pharmac is struggling to cater to the demand of Kiwis. Chief executive Sarah Fitt says the drug buying agency works for the best health outcomes for New Zealanders,...
Kerre McIvor: Predictable howls of outrage over new accommodation expense

Housing was a big talking point in this year's election, just as it was in the 2017 election and deservedly so. There were 19,438 on the State House waiting list,...
Auckland University professor calls for health system overhaul

The incoming Health Minister is being urged to overhaul the system, in the wake of Covid 19. Auckland University Emeritus Professor Peter Davis says Jacinda Ardern's...