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: What can we do about rate rises?
Commentators are telling us that the tide is turning, that we've reached the bottom of the cycle. ANZ has lowered its mortgage interest rates, so other banks will...
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Declining gas supply risks creating 'deindustrialisation' in the economy
The speed of decline of our gas supply could be hampering the transition to alternative energy. A Business NZ survey of commercial and industrial users shows average...
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"Just the basics": Push for caps on rising council rates
The economic doom and gloom continues with rising property rates. Some rural areas are even facing increases substantially higher than the average council rate. One...
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Kerre Woodham: Will we soon see the Greens leading the government?
I asked on Friday how anyone could vote for Labour given the latest Treasury report into their irresponsible spending of taxpayer money that came out last week....
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"The system is built around gas": Dwindling supply could see fertiliser plant's temporary closure
A hit for the Taranaki region, with dwindling gas supply forcing a potential short-term shutdown of a local fertiliser plant. Ballance Agri-Nutrients may have...
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Kerre Woodham: How can anyone not be critical of Labour?
I get texts on the daily from people saying “you're so negative about Labour”. “You never have anything good to say about the last government. You're so critical...
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Kerre Woodham: On the face of it, the RUC announcement makes sense
On the face of it, the announcement from Transport Minister Chris Bishop yesterday makes good sense. It's been signalled; it was National Party election policy to...
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"Quite the hangover": PM blames rising unemployment on previous govt
The Prime Minister's blaming New Zealand's rising unemployment on the last Government's economic management. The rate's hit a five-year high of 5.2%, just shy...
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"Part of the process": Expert breaks down potential role of AI in marking exams
An artificial intelligence expert says the tech will always need human input for marking school exams. Education Minister Erica Stanford says AI's already partly...
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Kerre Woodham: Should AI be utilised more in schools?
You might remember a month or so ago we had Justin Flitter, an AI expert, in the studio for an hour talking about the fact that AI is here, it's already being used...
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"Economy of two halves" highlighted by rising unemployment rate
Economic recovery is taking longer than many hoped. Unemployment's risen to a five-year high of 5.2%, up from 5.1% in the March quarter. New Zealand officially...
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Kerre Woodham: Is the Knowledge Economy the biggest political bust of recent times?
In the wake of the changes to NCEA, you would have to ask whether the Knowledge Economy is the biggest political bust of recent times? Back in 2001, then Prime...
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"10 years of confidence": Coal deal provides opportunity for renewable investment
Big players in the energy space are putting forward a new 10-year deal they say will secure supply at Huntly Power Station. Genesis, Mercury, Meridian and Contact...
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"No question" higher education and skills achievement needed, former PM says
The Government's proposing to entirely phase out NCEA within five years, saying New Zealand needs a schooling system that sets students up for success. Within the...
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Kerre Woodham: The ward for people with nowhere to go shouldn't exist, but I can see why it does
I was struck by a story from Radio New Zealand. North Shore Hospital, it has revealed, has an entire ward of people who are stuck in hospital, but they have no...
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Education minister discusses the scrapping of NCEA
The Government's intends to entirely phase out NCEA within five years. The proposal would require students take English and Maths in Year 11 and sit a test in numeracy...
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Andrew Dickens: What can we do to ease debt and the cost of living?
Household budgets remain under pressure from rising costs, a credit expert says. Centrix’s latest credit indicator shows consumer arrears fell by 7,000 in June...
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Kerre Woodham: Will overusing emergency alerts create complacency?
Let's face it, civil defence coordinators are damned if they do, damned if they don't. Fail to give people sufficient warning of a natural disaster and they're accused...
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"Err on the side of caution": Civil Defence Minister defends use of emergency alerts
The Civil Defence Minister is staunch on the need for mobile emergency alerts. An alert sent at 6.30am warned people to stay away from water, beaches, harbours,...
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Kerre Woodham: Rising gang numbers aren't good but the charges are
Gang membership is on the rise, but if you believe Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Basham, an increase in numbers is not necessarily a bad thing. Gang numbers...
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Kerre Woodham: Yesterday was a day to forget for the Government
There is much that this coalition government is dealing with that is not of their own making – they are mopping up, cleaning up the mess. Then there are the own...
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BNZ launches alternative for businesses as Govt bans card surcharges
BNZ is taking advantage of the Government’s ban on in-store card surcharges to promote its new banking platform. Payap, an open banking platform, allows customers...
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Kerre Woodham: MMP - does it need tweaking?
Politicians rely on voters having short memories. They all do it. Politicians and governments get swept out of power, they fester away on the opposition benches,...
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John MacDonald: Isn't enrolling on election day better than not voting at all?
Election Day is like Christmas Day, with some of us not getting ourselves organised until the very last minute - even though we’ve known for ages that it’s happening....
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Andrew Dickens: Homelessness is a tough problem with no quick fix
Homelessness has increased, but by how much is unclear, according to a government report. This is the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development's latest Homelessness...
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Andrew Dickens: FamilyBoost and heated outbursts
It appears we're living in an age where it's okay for politicians to swear to the press. Donald Trump is leading the way, dropping the F bomb over Russia and using...
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Andrew Dickens: We need more doctors, but is a third school the solution?
We all know we need more doctors. A lot more. Considering how long it takes to train a doctor, this is something that someone should have probably thought about...
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Explained: What does the latest CPI data mean for the economy?
Inflation's cooling in many corners of the economy, but not headline inflation. Latest Stats NZ figures suggest core inflation and domestically-driven non-tradeable...
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Andrew Dickens: What should we do with NCEA?
So here we go again. A national conversation about whether NCEA is C.R.A.P A damning Government briefing presented in June has raised significant concerns about...
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John MacDonald: The "overqualified" jobseekers behind the dole numbers
There’s no doubt the news that the number of people on a benefit in New Zealand is up to the 400,000 mark will have some people tut-tutting. But before we start...
