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Kerre Woodham: Schools need to be teaching civics
There are a lot of things parents can teach children without schools needing to get involved. Basic hygiene, reading, physical education, even driving – parents...
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How is your body faring? New tool can predict how you'll age
A new tool can now estimate how fast a person is aging. University of Otago scientists have found a way to use an MRI scan of the brain to quantify the rate of...
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Kerre Woodham: Let's put an end to the fun and start verifying political promises
I don't know about you, but I want to know how big our Finance Ministers' holes are. I think it's really important to know what political parties’ promises are...
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"Tidy up your diet": What's the best way to lose weight?
Weight loss drugs are becoming increasingly sought after, with Wegovy hitting New Zealand pharmacies this month. It’s currently not funded, and people will need...
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Kerre Woodham: Have we not learned from slash damage and flooding?
In the wake of the Motueka valley flooding with warnings that Australia's bomb cyclone is set to bring severe weather conditions to New Zealand, we're on weather...
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"Mitigate it": How do we deal with the slash problem?
Forestry is a major industry in New Zealand, but the practices involved contribute to the damage left in the wake of cyclones and major weather events. After 2023’s...
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Kerre Woodham: Why do we struggle to run the Cook Strait ferry crossing?
I don't know who these people or these organisations would be and what on Earth their motivation might be, but it would appear that Treasury has identified several...
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Kerre Woodham: Tougher sentences are the way to go
The Government's harshest sentencing rules begin today. Rules like capping the maximum discount that a judge can apply at 40 percent, with some exceptions. There...
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"We can't afford to stuff this up": Motorsport legend slams plan to remove full license practical test
A Hawke’s Bay-based motorsport legend says a plan by the Ministry of Transport to remove the full-licence practical test is nothing short of “ludicrous”. In April,...
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Kerre Woodham: Driving is the most dangerous thing we do everyday
Two stories today, one from Hawke’s Bay, one from Nelson, and they have a horrible, horrible intersection. Motorsport legend Greg Murphy has slammed plans by the...
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Housing development around rail stations 'the sort of planning needed' - urban planner
The Government's instructed Auckland Council to allow apartments at least 15 storeys high near key City Rail Link train stations. Density requirements around the...
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Kerre Woodham: I'm a fan of building around the train stations - with caveats
The Government has instructed Auckland Council to allow apartment buildings of at least 15 storeys near key train stations as the City Rail Link nears completion....
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Kerre Woodham: Is there a way we can regulate weapons in schools?
This morning we thought we'd start with the fact that more and more kids, it seems, are bringing weapons to school, And we're not talking about the States, we're...
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Kerre Woodham: US strikes on Iran - where do we go from here?
The world is on fire, World War III imminent, what can New Zealand do? Well, very little. Those were the headlines over the weekend. After telling the world he'd...
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"A catalyst": Broadcaster opens up about being in psychedelic drug trials
Changes to allow over the counter sales of Melatonin in New Zealand alongside relaxing rules on magic mushrooms as medicine. MedSafe's approved Melatonin for sale...
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Rate cut unlikely to come in wake of strong GDP figures
GDP figures just out are stronger than economists had forecast. Stats NZ says New Zealand's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in the March quarter – overtaking predictions...
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Calls to make lifejackets compulsory nationwide after child drowns
There's a call for compulsory nationwide lifejacket use following the death of a 10-year-old boy in the Manukau Harbour. Ryder Ferregel and his mother, Gemma, died...
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"No longer sustainable": Census gets a major facelift
It's goodbye to the five-yearly Census from 2030, and hello to a smaller annual survey. They're changing things up, instead assessing a smaller chunk of the population...
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Kerre Woodham: Outsourcing surgeries has to be a win for patients
Simeon Brown took the words right out of my mouth. I was just saying this very morning, that people living with bone-on-bone pain don't really care where their hip...
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Kerre Woodham: Prisons are evidence of failure, but what's the alternative?
Prisons to me are tangible evidence of failure. Failure of a person to do the right thing, failure of family, of community, of society. Before they've even been...
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Kerre Woodham: The wool directive has to be a win for everyone
Good news for the wool industry. Wasn't such good news in December of last year when Kainga Ora, the country's largest landlord, put out tenders for new carpet and...
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Kerre Woodham: Are farmers in the position to invest in new technology?
The largest agricultural expo in the Southern Hemisphere, one of the largest business expos in the Southern Hemisphere, has opened its gates this morning, and exhibitors...
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Small businesses: The differences between franchising and starting your own
As more people take the leap to owning their own businesses, many seem to be buying into already established brands. Data suggests the business of franchising and...
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"Plenty of applications": How can AI revolutionise business?
There’s been plenty of buzz around AI in the last few years. The most recent headlines have been highlighting its evils, such as the creation and lack of regulation...
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Kerre Woodham: Is it feasible to leave your job and buy a business?
If you turned up to work yesterday, first day of a new week, with a bad case of Mondayitis, feeling like you're getting nowhere working for the man, thinking now...
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"Simple maths": ASB offers $150k interest-free loans for farm solar systems
ASB is offering loans to help farmers balance their energy costs. They’re offering five-year, interest-free loans of up to $150,000 for the installation of solar...
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NZ Blood Service CEO calls for action after decline in blood donors
Kerre Woodham talks to NZ Blood Service CEO Sam Cliffe at the start of National Blood Donor week. NZ Blood is asking Kiwi's to find their superpower and start saving...
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Kerre Woodham: The new 'Parent Boost' visa makes perfect sense
When I was doing the rounds of the open homes, travelling all over the Auckland isthmus a couple of years ago, I was looking for something quite specific. A house...
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Kāinga Ora's "clear boundaries" behind surge in formal warnings
Clearer boundaries around Kāinga Ora tenant behaviour could explain a 600% surge in formal warnings. In the past 10 months, 63 tenancies were terminated because...
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Kerre Woodham: Who should be paying more for home insurance?
It's not really a huge shock, is it? The news that homeowners will have to pay even more for home insurance to help the Natural Hazards Commission (formerly known...
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'I'm back baby': Lewis Capaldi returns to NZ for two special shows
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