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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.

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Kaupapa Māori educator on Te Wiki o te reo Māori

Despite Te Wiki o te Reo Māori drawing to a close, it doesn't have to be the end of your te reo journey. Te Reo Māori is one of the many languages listed as endangered...
TV3 was not paid to dump document dump story

Here at Newstalk ZB we’ve got a lot of messages concerned about the government controlling the media in the last week. These concerns have often accompanied by...
Judith Collins talks AUKUS, polls and vaccines

National Party leader Judith Collins joined Kerre McIvor Mornings to discuss the nuclear agreement between Australia, United Kingdom and United States as well as...
Kerre McIvor: There must be consequences for all rule breakers

The Wānaka couple must have been listening to Deborah Pead on this show yesterday, given the apology and expressions of remorse delivered by them last night when...
PR expert on reputation management following Wānaka couple lockdown breach

The Auckland couple who escaped lockdown to Wanaka have been granted interim name suppression. Interim name suppression was granted via an urgent teleconference...
Sir Ian Taylor wants experts coming off the bench to re-engage us with the world

Sir Ian Taylor is once again making a plea to the Government. As an experienced businessman, he says "the economy simply cannot afford to keep replaying the same...
Taking up meditation help get through lockdown

Now for something lighter for Friday. How do you get through lockdown without going doolally? Some people have taken up needlepoint, others garden, read, run or...
Study released on United States' first mayor-led guaranteed income demonstration

A two-year guaranteed income experiment in Stockton, California, shows what a difference monthly cash payments can make for people struggling to stay afloat. The...
How Covid-19 has made Dads re-evaluate work-life balance

Covid-19 lockdowns have given Dads a lot of food for thought and they are now re-evaluating their work-life balance. For many fathers, it's given them a chance...
Georgia Lines: Kiwi singer songwriter introduces her single featured in Waiata Anthems Week

Waiata Anthems Week kicks off on Monday, celebrating New Zealand's bilingual music industry. More than a dozen New Zealand artists have re-recorded their tracks...
National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson on wage subsidy website closing early

Business owners have been left frustrated and angry as the Government's wage subsidy application website appeared to close three hours ahead of its deadline last...
Beauden Barrett: All Black vice-captain ahead of third and final Bledisloe test

International rugby is finally back this weekend. The All Blacks are in Perth for the third and final Bledisloe cup match on Sunday. Vice-captain Beauden Barrett...
New Zealand Blood Service says demand for donations doesn't stop, even in lockdown

You never know when you're going to life-saving blood and plasma to keep you alive. On average 83 personal emergencies are faced by Kiwis each day and they don't...
Fashion brand Ruby makes intellectual property available to the public

People have had a lot of time on their hands during lockdown and many people have dusted off their Elna's and Berina's to make masks. Lockdown has also given people...
Fears Auckland's lockdown could put more pressure on building industry

Despite most of the country moving into Level 3 tomorrow, there is a worry that many businesses will be disrupted by the supply chain in Auckland and globally not...
Petition for Govt to provide employer subsidy reaches 15k signatures

Business is doing it tough; and they’re telling Government loud and clear there is a need for employers to receive a weekly support package to cover recurring costs...
Kerre McIvor: You can really see the effect of the isolation strategy

Captain’s Log Day 13: I finally broke over the weekend. It took me four lockdowns but I finally did some baking. The bananas were getting overripe and I have an...
Comfort Group: Sleepyhead Estate granted resource consent after fast-track process

The government’s Covid-19 fast track consenting process has seen the Sleepyhead Estate in north Waikato granted resource consent for its foam factory, which is expected...
Kerre McIvor: More lockdown... how are you going?

Well, as expected, we're all going to be doing this for a wee bit longer, and Auckland probably longer than others. I think knowing it was inevitable has made it...
Helen Clark: 'Sophisticated media strategy' Taliban has spun NZ's $3 million aid donation that's not going to them

Helen Clark is pushing back at any suggestion that the New Zealand Government is providing financial aid to Afghanistan. Taliban officials have spoken exclusively...
Judith Collins: National Party leader on Parliament suspension

There's been some strong opposition in response to Parliament being suspended for a week due to Covid-19 restrictions. Select committees will still go ahead online,...
Otago University epidemiologist on how transmissible Delta is

There's no sign of community spread on the Coromandel Peninsula, so far, nor has there been any trace of Covid-19 in the wastewater. Yet again, people are scratching...
Research scientist: Adoption of saliva testing is frustratingly slow

New Zealand's adoption of saliva testing is 'frustratingly slow' according to Dr Anne Wyllie, a New Zealander working on leading-edge saliva test science at the...
Kerre McIvor: Mandatory testing and ACT's lottery

Good morning - and welcome to the working week - for those of you working from home, with little ones, good luck. Be patient with yourselves - we'll find out today...
Police Association President on low officer vaccination numbers

The decision not to vaccinate all police staff before the public roll-out has left some officers baffled. There are estimated to be about 10,500 sworn police and...
Kerre McIvor: Should the world help Afghanistan or leave them to their own devices?

What a mess. The images of Afghan nationals desperately trying to leave for somewhere, anywhere, as the Taliban approached Kabul was reminiscent of the US leaving...
Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery principal on 'high-trust' education

A unique school in Christchurch's central city has parents lining up to get their children into it. Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discover is a state-funded special character...
All Blacks victory marred by half-full Eden Park

The All Blacks' 57-22 Rugby Championship victory over Australia for the weekend was marred by a half-empty Eden Park. Ticket prices were roughly the same as last...
Kerre McIvor: Another senseless loss of a young life

Another weekend, another senseless loss of a young life. Zion Purukamu, 16, died at Christchurch Hospital after being stabbed at a 17th birthday party. Two teenagers...
Former SAS Commander: We have a moral obligation to help Afghan civilians

A former SAS commander says New Zealand has a moral obligation to help Afghan civilians, who supported New Zealand soldiers in the country. All commercial flights...