Kerre Woodham Mornings

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Kerre Woodham Mornings

KERRE WOODHAM MORNINGS

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Imported Motor Vehicle Assn on govt's half-billion investment into electric, hybrid vehicles

The Government's offering up new transport options, rather than kicking people out of their cars. Included in their Emissions Reduction Plan is more than half a...
Kerre Woodham: Why is it that this Budget focuses on emissions and not cost of living?

I have to say looking at the Herald this morning, you wonder whether the Government, whether the media, whether I, have a take on what people are really concerned...
Nicola Willis: Now is not the time to add on more unnecessary costs in this year's Budget

Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers his fifth Budget on Thursday, with an emphasis on health and climate change. However, there are doubts this week's Budget...
Tim Beveridge: If you want to win us over, stop the patronising nonsense

It's been hard to miss the publicity that's been circulating on-screen, and in radio and print media around the Road to Zero campaign which has been led by the NZ...
Tim Beveridge: In Burr verdict, jury chose justice instead of law

The Piopio home invasion case. I'll be honest, my initial reaction to the not-guilty verdict was that I struggled to contain my Glee. But that was because when the...
Employment specialist: Court rulings could bankrupt Gloriavale

The Employment court has ruled ex-Gloriavale members were employees from six years old, not volunteers. Hosea and Levi Courage, and Daniel Pilgrim, have now left...
Kerre Woodham: What needs to change for a congestion charge to work?

I moved to the North Shore of Auckland in November of last year. After years and years of living in the central city it was a big move to go across the bridge. I...
Geoff Cooper: NZ Infrastructure Commission General Manager of Strategy on potential congestion charge for Auckland CBD

The Government is expected to announce next week that a congestion charge is on the cards for Auckland's CBD in 2025. A Helen Clark Foundation report has found such...
Kerre Woodham: Pre-Budget Police funding a spooky coincidence amid being polled soft on crime

Well, you can't say all those millions spent on PR consultants and market researchers and communications advisors and spin doctors, you cannot say all those millions...
Starship launches youth mental health app amid spike in youth self-harm

Starship have launched a youth mental health app as self-harm events abound young people spike. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, admissions of children...
Mark Mitchell on whether Poto Williams is too soft on crime as Police Minister

The public has registered a vote of no confidence in Police Minister Poto Williams as youth crime spirals out of control. The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll asked:...
Kiwi Wealth in process of adding DGL to exclusions list after CEOs comments towards Nadia Lim

Founder and CEO of chemicals company DGL, Simon Henry, has criticised My Food Bag for putting an image of brand ambassador Nadia Lim in its prospectus, referring...
Kerre Woodham: Mallard can't keep his position any longer

If a politics wonk was to ever put the time and effort into ranking the best and worst of New Zealand parliamentary speakers, I am willing to lay good money on Trevor...
Kerre Woodham: The landlord supplies the bones of a house and the tenant makes it a home

Is it any real surprise that the Property Investors Federation says rolling back changes that have been made to the rental industry by this government will fix soaring...
Kerre Woodham: The early childhood sector is going to hell in a handbasket

We all know that the first 1000 days are the most important days in a child's life. Forget saving up to send them to the best possible secondary school. Forget putting...
Tourism operators welcome the reopening of the international border

Tourism operators are welcoming the return of international accents again. New Zealand is opening up to visitors from around 60 visa-waiver countries from today. Like...
Marcus Lush: Invercargill City councillor on life in the job, diversity push

There has been much discussion in recent times about the diversity of our local councils, with Local Government New Zealand launching a campaign to ensure councils...
Newstalk ZB political reporter breaks down Three Waters announcement

The path forward for Three Waters reform is now less murky. The Government's accepted nearly all recommendations for our country's water system, from an independent...
Kerre Woodham: Hunt out the parents of these children, make them responsible and see if that works

We've been talking about this for what seems like months now, young people involved in brazen daylight and midnight robberies and getting away scot free. According...
Kerre Woodham: If we really want to see a Road to Zero, it's the roads themselves we need to look at, not the drivers

I have to say it was an absolute horror show on the roads again. In a way, I don't know why I'm why I was surprised because every holiday weekend you tend to see...
Greg Murphy on what needs to be done to improve the safety of our roads

Kiwi motorsport legend and road safety advocate joined Kerre Woodham to discuss New Zealand's road safety and the Government's Road to Zero campaign following 11...
Tim Beveridge: What is the future of the fuel tax cuts?

I’m beginning to wonder whether the Government may have made a rod for its own back over the fuel tax cuts. If you’ll remember, they amounted to almost 30 cents...
Auckland restauranteur on Orange light setting change

The move to Orange setting means we can now mingle at bars, nightclubs and restaurants mask free - with no capacity or distancing requirements. It's welcome news...
Kerre Woodham: Put the Police Minister into an area where her passion and her experience can be a help, not a hindrance

It was worth a try, I suppose. I understand the concept of policing by consent, but surely that only works when you're trying to police people who understand the...
Kerre Woodham: Fingers crossed new policing unit fixes youth and retail crime

A new policing unit is finally ready to tackle retail crime. Everything from ram raids to robberies to shoplifting. The intention to form such a unit was first announced...
Neuroscience educator on youth crime and how to give our kids a better start

The Police National Retail Investigation Support Unit will come into force this month, tackling everything from ram raids to robberies to shoplifting. Young people...
Kerre Woodham: Is this the beginning of the end for Plunket?

You would have to wonder if Plunket's days are numbered. The iconic parenting organisation that is as Kiwi as Buzzy Bees, as the All Blacks, as Edmund Hillary, has...
Plunket to end parenting education programme at the end of June

Plunket has announced it will no longer run its parenting education programme. It comes after a month-long staff consultation, and means the loss of five permanent...
Kerre Woodham: The will doesn't seem to be there for rent freezes

Now you might have heard this on Drive yesterday. The Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling for a temporary wind freeze and she says, well, if that encourages...
Financial author on new book about how to make your retirement savings go the distance

Last Thursday we had a two-hour discussion on planning for your retirement. When you're in your 20s and 30s retirement seems a million years away, but it was interesting...

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