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Francesca Rudkin: We all want to feel safe in our homes
I'm quite impressed that Mark Mitchell has made his letter of expectations to the Police Commissioner, Andrew Coster, public. Of course, it's normal for an incoming...
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Francesca Rudkin: The important thing is to do what's best for our children's education
I don't think any of us were hugely surprised to wake up this morning to the news that the latest PISA report shows that Kiwi kids aren't doing so well in maths,...
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Francesca Rudkin: It was inevitable they would protest
How was your morning commute in your region? I'm not surprised that Te Pati Māori have chosen the first day of Parliament for the new Government to protest their...
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Francesca Rudkin: Cutting Back Over Christmas
Twenty-one days until Christmas and about now the pressure of the festive season and how you're going to pay for it might be on your mind. After a challenging year...
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Kerre Woodham: Gone are the days of the waffle
I do wish that I could go around each and everyone of you handing out the government's press release, still warm off the gestetner with that delicious smell of meths...
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Kerre Woodham: Mainstream media is not perfect
Well, hasn't taken that cranky old curmudgeon long to rark up the media and play to his supporters, throw his fans a bone. Winston Peters has a hate-hate relationship...
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Tips and tricks to avoid getting caught in scams
Scams are becoming increasingly more detailed, catching increasingly more people. After a close call of her own, Kerre Woodham brought Netsafe’s Chief Technology...
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Kerre Woodham: A breath of fresh air for our health system
As Mike Hosking and I exchanged morning pleasantries today, I said to him “Wasn't Dr Shane Reti a breath of fresh air?” “Breath of fresh air?” said Mike, “He was...
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Kerre Woodham: Were there other ways to bring the smoking stats down?
Now the new Government has officially signed in this morning, and as Christopher Luxon said on Friday, he and his coalition Government cannot wait to get stuck in. The...
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Te Whatu Ora's former Chair on their $100m consultant bill
Te Whatu Ora is standing by its $100 million consultant spend. This is despite it dropping from $139 million the year prior. Chief People Officer Andrew Slater...
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Kerre Woodham: How can Te Whatu Ora justify that spending?
The talk is over, the ink is dry on the contracts, let the governance begin. Prime Minister-in-waiting, Christopher Luxon, is due to speak this morning, giving...
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Kerre Woodham: I feel more positive than I have in years
Long coalition negotiations from the new about-to-be Government have seen a major economics consultancy downgrade its perception of New Zealand's political stability...
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Kerre Woodham: Does the Deputy PM matter anymore?
So it appears the policy has been hammered out, and it's just a matter of dealing with the positions within the new government. But when you're dealing with politicians...
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Kerre Woodham: Justify the cost of the crossings
My mouth began to open in gobsmacked incredulity and then just as quickly snapped shut again. Yes, the Herald investigation that found Auckland Transport is spending...
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Kerre Woodham: Te Whatu Ora management needs to step up
Now, a little bit of background. I'm no manager. I have only ever managed a couple of restaurants briefly and I wasn't a terribly good manager. I ended up about...
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Tech Industry "Reaching Maturity" In New Zealand As Exports Boom
A survey of our 200 largest and fastest growing tech exporters shows the sector is booming Revenue for the so-called tin 200 increased 11.8 percent to 17 billion...
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Kerre Woodham: We have to manage our own health
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the radio... Covid. We're experiencing a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections, with an increase in the number of infections....
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Te Whatu Ora recommends boosters, antivirals as Covid cases spike
Te Whatu Ora is reminding us about the availability of Covid-19 antiviral medications for people at high risk, as we see a spike in cases. Recent testing has showed...
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Kerre Woodham: Congestion charges coming soon to a city near you!
Congestion charging... coming soon to a city near you! It might be Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, floating the idea for now, although he doesn't call it congestion...
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Kerre Woodham: 501 deportees halved under the common-sense approach
A couple of good news stories in the news cycle today - a rare and marvellous and wonderful thing! In light of the traffic and roading conversation we were having...
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Kerre Woodham: What exactly are National, ACT and NZ First all willing to compromise on?
So another week, another five days of negotiations it appears as National, Act and NZ First hammer out the conditions required for forming a government. Christopher...
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Kerre Woodham: The Electoral Commission is too incompetent to be corrupt
I am absolutely confident that there is no corruption within our Electoral Commission. I do not believe for one wild second that they have been manipulating the...
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Woman waits nearly two years for desperately needed surgery
In December 2021 Brittany Kremers, a then 25-year-old woman who was denied desperately needed facial surgery at the eleventh hour by the Christchurch DHB. The reason...
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Housing deals not a record high despite first-home buyer surge
A record surge of first-home buyers are in the market as prices come down. CoreLogic data shows people looking to buy their first home accounted for 27% of all...
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"It's gonna be a gamechanger": Pothole repairing machine arrives in NZ
It’s being billed as the best thing to happen to NZ’s pothole-margeddon problem since the infamous Pothole Penis Painter. For the first time in New Zealand, an...
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New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead has been chosen to design Air New Zealand's next uniforms
Air New Zealand has announced Kiwi designer Emilia Wickstead will design the airline's next uniforms. She was chosen from a shortlist of three, after having received...
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Kerre Woodham: What does Winston want?
I wasn't expecting to come home to a fully formed functional government. After all, the results of the specials were only announced on Friday and there are still...
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Tim Beveridge: Poor sportsmanship has lost rugby its top ref
I thought that one thing we’ve done over the past few days is put the Rugby World Cup Final disappointment behind us. We've dealt with the result, we've welcomed...
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Tim Beveridge: The responsibility should go back the families and communities themselves
I don’t mind telling you that I sort of avoided talking about this topic a couple of days ago because it’s simply grim. But the revelations are continuing following...
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Unemployment rate is still historically very low - Business Editor
An expected quarterly rise in our unemployment rate. Stats NZ data shows it's at 3.9% for the three months to September, up from 3.6% last quarter, and 3.2% a year...
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