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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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5:19

Kerre Woodham: Isolation periods; keep them in place,...

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2023/04/11

You might have heard Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on the Newstalk ZB this morning saying the Government will be making a carefully balanced decision on whether to scrap the mandatory seven-day isolation period for people who test positive for Covid. Cabinet will be reviewing Covid rules with an announcement expected sometime this in the near future. They're going to be basing their decision on the latest public health advice and the state of the health system heading into winter. Well, we can tell

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9:42

Kurt Krause: Infectious Diseases specialist discusses...

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2023/04/10

The mandatory seven-day isolation period after a positive Covid test could soon be a thing of the past. Cabinet ministers are today considering whether to ease Covid rules, with an announcement expected some time this week. The Prime Minister says it's a careful balancing act between the impact of people being unable to go to work, and the impact of Covid spreading. To discuss, Kurt Krause, Professor of Biochemistry and Infectious Diseases Specialist at Otago University joined Kerre Woodham. LISTEN

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6:51

Kerre Woodham: Should we be doing more to prevent...

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2023/04/05

First up health, because we really can't ignore it. What will come as no surprise to many, Te Whatu Ora, also known as the health department, has shown that the performance of the nation's hospitals has worsened over the past year in almost every department. ED waiting times are bad; more than 6000 patients who have been pre-approved for surgery have been left languishing, many in pain for more than a year. People are having to fund their own surgeries after being let down by the public health

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11:44

Tim Grafton: Insurance Council Chief discusses just...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/04/04

Insurance claims from the recent weather events have reached $2.47 billion. Insurers have so far paid out about 15 percent of claims. EQC’s insurance expenses were $359 million for the eight months ending February 28, up from $235 million a year earlier. Insurance Council Chief Executive Tim Grafton told Kerre Woodham they've made a good start, but most payments have been for vehicles, not houses. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:35

Kerre Woodham: What is fair?

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2023/04/03

For some New Zealanders, it's the difference between living with dignity or living on handouts. For other Kiwis, it's a bit of pin money that pays for the grandkids swimming lessons or is handed on to a favorite charity. The National Super is back in the news, with economist Shamubeel Eaqub calling for the Super to be means tested, and for the age of eligibility to be raised to 70. The cost of the Super right now is $55.7 billion, in a year. That's as much as we spend on the education budget. That

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6:12

Dave Letele: Community Leader with an update on the...

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2023/04/03

The Red Cross raised nearly 18 million dollars in the name of cyclone relief. However, only 1.9 million dollars —just under 11%— has been spent in the month since Cyclone Gabrielle hit. This number includes a 1.1 million dollar contribution to the Wairoa District council, to help those with yellow-stickered homes restore them. South Auckland community leader Dave Letele met with Red Cross NZ Secretary General Sarah Stuart Black on Saturday to discuss transparency, and what that money has been used

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7:41

Jane Wrightson: Retirement Commissioner on the...

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2023/04/02

Discussions about raising the retirement age have continued to grow, with economist Shamubeel Eaqub suggesting that it should slowly be raised to 70 and means tested. France has been rocked by violent protests over the past month in response to President Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Labour says it will keep our retirement age at 65 while National has pledged to raise it to 67. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson joined Kerre Woodham to discuss the situation. LISTEN

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7:09

Kerre Woodham: The Stuart Nash affair highlights...

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2023/03/30

Before we get on to the Stuart Nash affair itself, cast your mind back to December of last year, the Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, launched an investigation after multiple claims that agencies were taking too long to respond to the Official Information Act, and the requests around the OIA. The announcement of the investigation came just two months after Boshier found that spin doctors, paid for by you and me, at Government departments appeared to be flouting the law when failing to answer

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7:07

Dave Letele: Community leader has concerns about...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/30

Helping Wairoa residents get back on their feet is the first big ticket spend of the Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund. Of the nearly $18 million raised, $1.9 million or just under 11 percent, has been spent since Cyclone Gabrielle hit early last month. It includes a $1.1 million contribution to the Wairoa District Council to help those living in yellow-stickered homes to restore them. Six weeks into the recovery effort and it seems the money raised by generous Kiwis is not getting spent as we

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5:21

Kerre Woodham: Good on Labour for being more National...

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2023/03/29

It was a busy day of announcements for the National Party, with news of a second Auckland harbour crossing being fast tracked and a $200 million nationwide plan to improve the safety of police officers. Oh, sorry no, I've got that wrong. It was the Labour government who announced this. But really, they're being more National than National. Close your eyes, if you hadn't heard which party it was, a harbour crossing for all vehicles being fast tracked. A $200 million plan being rolled out to make our

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4:00

Francesca Rudkin: We might not be surprised by Nash's...

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2023/03/29

Well, it kind of feels like the inevitable has happened, hasn't it? After receiving his final final warning a few weeks back, it wasn't going to take much for Stuart Nash to lose his portfolios and job as a Minister. Especially, as many thought Prime Minister Chris Hipkins's actions over his previous cabinet manual discretions were not firm enough. So, this time around it has been revealed that Stuart Nash sent an e-mail to two of his donors, revealing confidential information from cabinet

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6:23

Francesca Rudkin: We need to work hard on...

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2023/03/27

We know that times are tough for GPs, just trying to get into one in parts of the country is almost impossible. I've been taken back talking to you over the last few months about some of the wait times that you're experiencing when it comes to getting into your GP or being able to sign up with the GP if you're looking for a doctor if you've moved to a new area. It is now even more disappointing to learn that some family doctors are cutting services such as childhood immunisations due to chronic

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10:28

Dr Geoff Cunningham: Northland GP on survey finding...

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2023/03/27

People are unable to access some essential family doctor services as the services are being cut due to chronic workforce shortages and underfunding in general practice. A survey of general practices has found more than half of essential family doctor clinics have reduced the services they are offering. The General Practice Owners Association of New Zealand (GenPro) survey found a significant number of practices have completely withdrawn some services altogether. Questions have been asked as to how

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5:07

Tim Beveridge: We should be worried about the way we...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/26

I don't mind telling you that I get a little tense talking about the sort of stuff that came out of the events that we witnessed in Albert Park on the weekend, because passions, as we saw, ran very high. I've taken a bit of time over the past 24/48 hours to think about those events and also look at a bit of video coverage, and I think we should be deeply worried about the way we engage with each other and with other points of view with which we might not agree. It's almost become a distraction to

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5:29

Kerre Woodham: Education should be an election issue...

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2023/03/23

Yesterday we were wondering what Nationals announcement was going to be around education, today we know. From where I'm sitting, it's pretty good. The basics are primary and intermediate schools will teach students for at least one hour a day on each of the topics of reading, writing and maths, and children will be tested at least twice a year to make sure that they've got it, that they understand what they're being taught. It's a commitment to New Zealand's children that their education will ensure

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7:35

Kerre Woodham: Investment in our children's education...

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2023/03/23

Finally, finally, a political party is grasping the nettle and telling it like it is. This education system is failing our children and it's been failing it for two decades. Parents and teachers have been saying this for years. The kids themselves are voting with their feet. They're simply not turning up for school. And why should they? I've been saying for years, as have others, that it is inconceivable that a child should turn up its secondary school functionally illiterate. They have had five to

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10:25

Denise Eaglesome-Karekare: Youth advocate discusses...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/22

Data from the Ministry of Social Development, comparing June 2020 to June 2022, shows almost 25-thousand fewer people are relying on the Jobseeker benefit. Minister for Social Development and Employment, Carmel Sepuloni, says two MSD reports show its investment in the Covid response helped drive record numbers of people off benefits and into work. Wairoa Deputy Mayor and Young Achievers Trust Youth Services Manager, Denise Eaglesome-Karekare, is someone who works alongside young people to get them

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6:28

Kerre Woodham: Is it fair that taxpayers support...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/20

In 2004, the New Zealand Labour Government introduced the Working for Families Package as part of the 2004 budget. The package, which basically began in 2005, had three primary aims to make work pay to ensure income adequacy and to support people into work. There was concern about the number of young women who were on benefits, they were a valuable resource, it was important they get into work. But getting into work is really expensive when it comes to childcare and when it comes to transport and

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7:08

Susan St John: Economist discusses review into...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/20

A review into the Working for Families tax credit system has found "serious design issues" in the way some of the tax credits are applied. Working for Families was introduced by the Helen Clark Government in 2004 and currently pays out over $3 billion in tax credits to around 350,000 families. The review also warns that despite the tax credit system, "in-work poverty" was becoming an increasing issue for families. Economist and Honorary Auckland University Associate Professor, Susan St John joined

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4:52

Kerre Woodham: An all-out war has been declared on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2023/03/19

For your edification this morning, a little history lesson. In 1940, while working as a street painter for the city of Los Angeles, Charles D. Scanlon designed a hollow conical marker to keep cars from driving over wet paint. And he was the one who painted the rubber traffic cone in 1943. In his patent filing, Scanlon explained his three main objectives for his invention were to provide a marker that is readily visible, yet which causes no damage to an automobile if the automobile strikes it;

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