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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: Public sector pay freeze rightly labelled 'bombshell'

The Police Association have slammed the government's public sector pay freeze as an unacceptable bombshell, and I couldn't have put it better myself. Bombshell...
Former Speaker: Parliamentary privilege should not be abused

Trevor Mallard is again facing pressure to stand down. The Speaker sparked a testy debate with National MPs last night after he said under Parliamentary Privilege...
Kerre McIvor: If Mallard believes what he's saying, he should say it outside Parliament

The Speaker of the House needs to go. He has continued a vendetta against a former staffer, a man he labelled as a rapist - a claim that cost taxpayers more than...
How to sell your business without any regrets

There's a very interesting piece in the Business Herald written by Tamsyn Parker. Bruce McGechan is an entrepreneur and business exit planning expert, who has...
Mongrel Mob adviser defends Davidson's appearance at event

Politicians criticising a Government Minister for attending a Mongrel Mob event are being told to come and visit for themselves. The Green Party co-leader Marama...
'Wanton disregard for taxpayer dollars': Cost for damage to emergency housing motels unknown

Carmel Sepuloni says her ministry could keep better track of how much its paying out for damaged motel rooms. The Social Development Minister fronted to Kerre McIvor...
Kerre McIvor: I support funding GP visits - but who will pay for it?

Why is it that children only ever seem to need a doctor after hours? When my daughter was little, it was ear infections. She didn't get them all that often -...
Relief washes over George Floyd Square after guilty verdict

There was quiet, just for a moment, as hundreds of people standing in the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue crowded in to listen to the news. “They’re...
Winners and losers in Super League plan for European football

The plan for a Super League is shaping up as perhaps the most polarising idea in European soccer in more than a generation. The project announced early Monday by...
Foreign Minister urges NZ exporters to become less reliant on China

Nanaia Mahuta's speech on China isn't likely to have come as a surprise to Chinese officials. In a speech to the New Zealand China Council, the Foreign Minister...
Report reveals toll of urban sprawl on productive agricultural land

The latest report from the Environment Ministry highlights concerns that highly productive agricultural land is being being eaten up by housing developments. The...
Kerre McIvor: Officials prove once again we've survived by dumb, pure luck

And here we go again. We find that a border security guard has not been tested since last November and that there is no system in place to ensure front line border...
Economist calls out Government for interfering with the Reserve Bank

Claims of a Government attack on Reserve Bank autonomy. An economist is criticising the unprecedented pressure over property inflation. Finance Minister Grant...
Kerre McIvor: Telling people off won't change jury service turnout

In my year of living fabulously, the year I had off while I waited for this role to become vacant, I did lots of things that I suddenly found I had time for and...
Report finds urgent need to strengthen science teaching in schools

Educators are being urged to breathe life into science studies. Only 20 per cent of Year Eight students are up to scratch on science, and high schoolers are falling...
Kerre McIvor: Would increasing the benefit make more economic sense?

Most of us have debt - anyone with a mortgage has an eye watering amount of debt but when push comes to shove, that's good debt. You are investing in an asset -...
Liam Dann: Why America's tax haven plan could change the world

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making the case for a global minimum corporate tax rate, saying it's important to make sure the ‘global economy thrives based...
What transtasman bubble will mean for international students

Disappointment there's still no announcement from the government on international students. CEO from Aspire2 International Claire Bradley says they thought the...
Public housing waiting list reaches new high

The public housing waiting list has hit new highs. At the end of January, more than 22,803 households were waiting for a place to live, that figure is thousands...
How can New Zealand increase productivity?

The Government has been praised for spending it up and providing a fairer New Zealand, but who is paying for it in these post-Covid times? Back in February 2020,...
Kerre McIvor: Who's going to pay for the country we want to live in?

Yesterday the Prime Minister confirmed another rise in the minimum wage. The minimum wage went up last year to $18.90. On Thursday, it will rise to $20 per hour. ...
Liam Dann: Does the housing market need a price correction?

Does the housing market need a price correction to get New Zealand through the crisis? That's the argument made by NZ Herald business writer Liam Dan. He wrote...
How Govt's housing policy could increase new home prices

A tax adviser thinks the Government's housing policy will push up new home prices. New investors will be stung under the bright line test if they sell an existing...
Ashley Church: Government has failed to control rising house prices

Mega-moves to halt a housing bubble. Almost $4 billion is going into a fund for housing infrastructure, and the Government's doubling the bright line test to 10...
Barry Soper: Grant Robertson has broken his promise by increasing bright-line test

The Government's moving to curb speculation and close tax loopholes in the housing market. It's announced a suite of measures, including a $3.8 billion housing...
Steven Joyce: GDP slump shows more key workers need to be let into NZ

A former Finance Minister has offered his thoughts on how the country can bounce back from a GDP slump. Figures released last week showed a one percent decline...
Former Ten 7 host Graham Bell says show reveals 'cold, hard uncomfortable truth'

Former Police Ten 7 host Graham Bell has spoken out in defence of the show after calls were made for it to be scrapped and argued that critics should examine the...
Anger from local artists after Lion King given border exemptions to enter

A producer's speechless The Lion King musical has an immigration exemption, when local shows need support. 126 border passes have been granted under the "other...
Why Colmar Brunton has ditched the landline for political polls

Dumping landline surveys won't stop Colmar Brunton's poll capturing all of New Zealand. The company's latest poll has ditched house phone calls, and now makes contact...
'My blood is boiling' - Auckland bar owner blasts Govt's crippling Covid restrictions

An Auckland bar owner who was forced to sell his home to keep his businesses afloat is angry the move to Alert Level One has taken so long. Mat Jorgensen told Kerre...