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Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast

Join Kerre Woodham one of New Zealand’s best loved personalities as she dishes up a bold, sharp and energetic show Monday to Friday 9am-12md on Newstalk ZB. News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your morning listening covered.

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6:46

Mark Mitchell: Civil Defence Minister on the use of...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/31

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, marinas, and estuaries - with uncertain sea conditions triggered by yesterday's massive Russia quake. It applies until further notice. But many received multiple messages, and others got none. Mark Mitchell told Kerre Woodham they'll be looking into it, but early warning is important. He says in the past emergencies with fatalities, it's

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7:17

Kerre Woodham: Rising gang numbers aren't good but...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/30

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 have climbed past 10,000, up from 9,200 in 2023, but that might be, he says, because they're keeping a closer eye on gangs, their intelligence is better, they know who's in and who's out, the record keeping and the data is better. He told Mike Hosking they have a laser focus on gangs and since the Gang Act was passed, they've launched more

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4:04

Kerre Woodham: Yesterday was a day to forget for the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/29

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 goals that should not be happening 18 months into office – and I would argue that the announcement trumpeted yesterday afternoon is an example of an own goal. The Government is planning to ban merchants from adding surcharges to in-store card payments, a change they say that will save shoppers from the unwelcome surprise they get at the

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7:36

Jonathan Dale: BNZ Head of Payment Development on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/29

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 to pay directly from their bank account. It provides a lower-cost alternative with transaction fees of just 0.39% or 0.59%, and is compatible with all major NZ banks. BNZ Head of Payment Development Jonathan Dale told Kerre Woodham with yesterday’s surcharge announcement, it’s good to highlight some alternatives in the market that will

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6:21

Kerre Woodham: MMP - does it need tweaking?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/28

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, and then a year before the next election, they make sweeping statements and promises about what they'll do if voters have the good sense to put them in. Chris Hipkins is no different from every other party. A lot of people might nod along with his comments and look at the price of butter or the whopping amount on their power bill and think

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4:50

John MacDonald: Isn't enrolling on election day...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/25

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. Christmas day is never sprung on us. We know it happens every 12 months, but there’s a lot of last-minute panicking, isn’t there? We get even more warning with Election Day. We know it happens every three years, but there's the same last-minute rush. Especially for the 110,000 people who were in the last-minute camp at the last

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7:18

Andrew Dickens: Homelessness is a tough problem with...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/24

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 Insights Report drawn from data in Census 2023, and observations collected from government agencies, councils, and the general good sorts in the sector. The report defines homelessness as living situations where people are forced to live; without shelter, in temporary accommodation, shared accommodation with a household, or living in

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7:01

Andrew Dickens: FamilyBoost and heated outbursts

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/23

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 the word bullshit more often than anyone ever had. It's a sign of the times, and you could argue it makes politicians more relatable because heaven knows we're all a lot more potty mouth in private. But you could also say that leaders of countries should be held to higher standards, and it's not hard to not swear – ask broadcasters. So

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7:48

Andrew Dickens: We need more doctors, but is a third...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/22

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 20 or 30 years ago. New Zealand's population has doubled since the last med school was opened, so you can see how far behind we are. But now we have a proposed new medical school in the Waikato. This was dreamed up last electoral cycle by the University with the help of a report and analysis by Stephen Joyce with his consultation hat on

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8:54

Liam Dann: NZ Herald business editor at large on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/21

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 inflation are trending downwards. But annual inflation has risen to 2.7 percent, up from 2.5 three months ago. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says these figures will provide relief for the Reserve Bank, as they work on getting the OCR down. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:03

Andrew Dickens: What should we do with NCEA?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/21

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 the credibility of New Zealand’s main secondary school qualification. It’s worried about the flexibility built into NCEA, including regarding what assessments students sit, means courses can be structured around those perceived to be “easier” to accumulate credits. The briefing says the system encourages students to stockpile credits across

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7:44

Leigh Keown: Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/18

A late night safe zone has found success in Wellington, and is being brought to Auckland. For the past eight years, Take 10, an initiative run by Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust (VSCT), has been offering a late-night safe zone on Wellington’s Courtenay Place. Now, with the support of Auckland Council, the volunteer-run initiative is launching a 10 week pilot in Auckland’s city centre. Operations Manager Leigh Keown told Kerre Woodham that they get a lot of students and young people on their

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4:50

John MacDonald: The "overqualified" jobseekers behind...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/18

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 ripping into the so-called “benefit bludgers”, we need to be very careful. Because at the same time that we’re finding out that benefit numbers are up —and the number of people on the dole in particular— 10% compared to last year, we’re also hearing about people over-50 being knocked back time-and-time again when all they’re doing is just

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6:46

Kerre Woodham: Prioritising flexible classrooms is...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/17

Around about 30 years from now the AI bot, who will be presenting the 9am to midday show, will announce breathlessly that single-cell classes are to be done away with and open plan classrooms are planned for future school builds to allow greater collaboration between students and teachers. A more relaxed style of learning, yadda yadda yadda – what do you think? 0800 80 10 80, the AI bot will say, because as sure as God made little apples, this is going to come around again. Anybody who's been

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10:35

Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the decision to...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/17

The Education Minister's stressing schools can still be flexible as the Government pulls the plug on open plan classrooms. It was introduced by John Key's Government in 2011. Erica Stanford announced yesterday all new builds will now have more traditional layouts. She told Kerre Woodham there are good examples in the best modern learning environments. She’s also looking into helping fund schools to modify existing open-plan rooms. Stanford told Woodham she's tasking the school property agency to

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11:52

Lauren Milne: JustFund Director of Family Law on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Over 8,000 divorces are filed in New Zealand annually, and the process isn’t cheap. While the dissolution fee only costs $242, legal costs can reach into the thousands. Many couples fall into the so-called ‘missing middle’ — earning too much to access legal aid, but not enough to afford private lawyers. Australian divorce and separation lender JustFund has launched in New Zealand with the sentiment that access to justice isn’t a privilege, it’s a right. Their Director of Family Law, Lauren Milne,

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6:05

Kerre Woodham: Unforgiving roads lead to devastating...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Just how well served or poorly served are we by the engineering and the design of our roads? Residents of Waiuku are reeling after a crash yesterday that has left an adult and two children dead. Some locals say they've been calling for safety measures to be introduced on Masters Rd, known as ‘roller coaster road’, for years. One poor man who was first on the scene yesterday lost his best mate on the same road two years ago and says he fears for his life every time he turns out of his driveway. He

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7:48

Kerre Woodham: Times have changed, does our tax...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/15

Yesterday we were talking about Chlöe Swarbrick's grand plans for economic reform, and today brings another interesting suggestion for economic reform, this time from Sir Roger Douglas and Professor Robert MacCulloch. I wonder if now is the time to be seriously looking at reforming our taxation system. Over the years, we've experimented with, we’ve dabbled in various taxes on wealth: estate duties, gift duties, stamp duties on property sales, the sort of things that other countries have and have

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5:41

Kerre Woodham: Can there ever be enough nurses?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/14

Starting with some good news on a good news Monday, Health NZ added 2100 nurses and more than 600 doctors to its ranks since the election in March 2025, according to new figures published. The most recent health workforce data showed that as of March 2025, there were 35,341 nurses, 5188 resident medical officers, and 6419 senior medical officers - both the categories of doctors. Not all of these people are working full time, but they're all on the books. And yet, despite the fact that since the

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9:09

Paul Goulter: Nurses Organisation Chief Executive on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/07/14

The Nurses Union claims the Government has lost control of health, as more than 36,000 workers prepare to strike. Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, and health care assistants will walk off the job for 24 hours at the end of this month. Nurses Organisation Chief Executive Paul Goulter says many members have voiced concerns over safety issues and staffing shortages - and change is needed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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