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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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4:27

Kerre McIvor: Has the government listened to the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/22

Last Thursday we spent most of the morning talking to small and medium business owners who were really doing it tough. It was really hard hearing their stories. Their stories of uncertainty, financial insecurity and fear of the future. They couldn't keep going, but they simply had to. They had employees whose livelihoods depended on them. They were in too deep. No one would buy their businesses and many of them had their family homes tied to their means of earning a living. It was really tough and

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3:54

Kerre McIvor: Should the pandemic really be front of...

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2022/02/21

The Prime Minister has reiterated that the protesters have had their say and it's time to go home and again stressed she would not be meeting them because she says the pandemic is still top of mind. The Council of Medical Colleges Chair John Bonning is calling for the isolation period to be reduced from the current 10 days for household contacts to just three days. He says combined with high vaccination rates, Omicron was causing much less serious illness among vaccinated people and that meant some

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9:20

Ann-Marie Johnson: Tourism Industry Aotearoa...

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2022/02/20

The first international tourists in two years have touched down in Sydney to be greeted by jubilant well-wishers waving Tim-Tams, jars of Vegemite and stuffed koalas.Qantas is bringing in people from eight overseas destinations including Vancouver, Singapore, London, and Delhi.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday was an important day that all Australians had looked forward to.It's a bitter pill to swallow for our own tourism industry though. Tourism Industry Aotearoa spokesperson Ann-Marie

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5:12

Kerre McIvor: How are teachers not considered worthy...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/17

Now I know that there are a lot of people who think that this Government has done and is doing a good job - look at the polls. I would ask them to explain this to me then, how is it that this Government can say that teachers are not critical workers? Principals are astonished and furious that schools won't have access to rapid antigen tests to help protect their staff and keep classrooms open during the Omicron outbreak. They want, everybody wants, parents want and the community wants teachers to be

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5:26

Kerre McIvor: Are hospo businesses hanging in there...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/16

Queenstown is the epicenter of Omicron in the South Island, with dozens of businesses and hospo venues having to shut their doors because of self-isolation and close contact rules. Queenstown is a prime example of just how tough the tourism and hospitality sectors are doing, all businesses are doing it tough. Frequently, the family home is holding up the family business, so any failure of a business has huge far-reaching ramifications that go way beyond the immediate family. Julie White,

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4:36

Kerre McIvor: The protesters have made their point,...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/15

The protest at Parliament faces a challenge today as fed-up locals, university students, retailers and parliamentary staff have demanded that their right to freedom of movement, their right to attend lectures and their right to trade. These rights actually trump that of a group of people with various grievances who've been camped outside parliament for the last week. Yes, they have a right to protest. They do not have a right to impede the rights of others. As for the protesters demanding they will

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9:44

Paul Barber: Salvation Army Senior Social Policy...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/15

The Salvation Army has released its annual State of the Nation report. This year’s report highlights the continued impact of Covid-19 on the most vulnerable people across Aotearoa New Zealand, with incidences of family violence, housing struggles and inequalities for Māori wellbeing on the rise. When it comes to housing, they say it is more than a housing crisis, it's a catastrophe as house prices and rents continue to soar. Senior social policy analyst Paul Barber says there are real challenges for

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7:18

Kerre McIvor: Please don't live in absolute terror of...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/14

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday the country would be moving to Phase 2 of the Omicron plan. Phase 2 reduces isolation periods for contacts from 10 days to 7 and means the focus of contact tracing will shift to high-risk exposure events and, effectively, everyone must do their own contact tracing. Phase 2 also places a greater reliance on rapid antigen tests (RATS) to reduce the burden on the health service and the economy. Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking this morning that if he

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4:19

Kerre McIvor: What we can be sure of with Parliament...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/13

The protest in front of Parliament continues today despite the storm, despite the sprinklers being turned on, despite music from the most hated list being blasted at the men, women and children who have gathered together over the past few days to protest all sorts of things.There was some interesting reading in the media over the weekend, journos went down and spoke to the people who make up the protest and found a disparate group. Some were men and women who were jobless as a result of the

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5:10

Kerre McIvor: It seems behaving badly gets you a home...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/11

Nick Maling, Kāinga Ora General Manager of Services, told me yesterday that making people and whānau homeless creates a revolving door for housing which only sees the problems compound and perpetuate. Look, I get that they're trying to repair the damage caused by generations of issues, alcohol and drug abuse, welfare dependency, physical and mental health conditions within families. I know that it means that it's a long-term incremental process to turn the lives of people around and good on the

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12:50

Giles Dobson: Senior Lecturer at Massey University on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

The Government is stepping up work to address long-standing problems in conservation law while laying the foundations for future reform. It is a complex web of 24 Acts, developed largely on an ad-hoc basis over a span of nearly 70 years. Concerns have been raised that there are too many outdated, confusing and inconsistent rules and that the system that was created is out of step with current values and priorities. Giles Dobson is a Senior Lecturer at Massey University and he joined Kerre

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8:03

Kirk Hope: Business New Zealand Chief Executive says...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

The Government has announced it will lift the minimum wage to $21.20 from April 1st. Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Michael Wood says amounts to an extra $48 a week for someone working 40-hour weeks. Business New Zealand Chief Executive Kirk Hope says it's a big increase at such short notice and a slap in the face for struggling businesses. Kirk Hope joined Kerre McIvor. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:50

Kerre McIvor: Kiwi parents are concerned their...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

According to the One Choice Kiwi Education Repor, 3 in 10 Kiwi parents are very strongly concerned that their children have fallen behind at school due to COVID-19; 1 in 3 felt that COVID-19 lockdowns had a solely negative impact on their kids' education. To be frank, I would have thought the numbers would be higher than that. I would have thought easily 5 in 10 Kiwi parents would feel that their children had fallen behind at school, but no according to the report 3 in 10. I suppose that goes to

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6:18

Jason Walls: Critical workers no longer have to isolate

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Critical business workers will no longer have to isolate if they are identified as a close contact. That's if they return daily negative rapid antigen tests. It's part of a new exemption scheme that aims to keep critical supply chains running through the Omicron outbreak. Our Chief Political Reporter Jason Walls has been at the Critical workforce announcement with Ministers Chris Hipkins and Dr Ayesha Verrall. Jason Walls joined Kerre McIvor. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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6:59

Brent Eccles: There's frustration from the events...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

There's frustration from the events industry, and from the public wanting to have some fun, at the number of festivals and events that are being cancelled. From the Wanaka A&P show to New Plymouth's Womad Festival to the Auckland Arts Festival cancelling all 51 of their live events. There’s also fear our biggest and brightest music stars, frustrated by a lack of events at home, will venture overseas to perform – Six60 is a good example of that – they've been playing in the USA. Brent Eccles from

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7:46

Nick Maling: Kainga Ora has outlined their eviction...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Finally, Kainga Ora have outlined their eviction policy! There will be a warnings process, effectively letting them end a tenancy, if it's triggered three serious incidents in a 90-day period. It's a story we have championed for upset neighbours of Kainga Ora tenants throughout last year. Kainga Ora General Manager of National Services Nick Maling joined Kerre McIvor. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:55

Kerre McIvor: Modellers, hysteria and hyperbole

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/08

People are questioning how and why health modellers were able to influence government policy to such an extraordinary extent. Remember the 50,000 cases predicted for New Zealand by Waitangi Day? Around the world, people are questioning how and why health modellers were able to influence government policy to such an extraordinary extent when seriously, they are no more than modern-day augers. Slaughter a chicken, throw out its entrails, see how they fall and make your prediction from there. Even

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8:42

Soni Taufa: Noizy Boyz team leader on the emergence...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/08

Residents of West Auckland are once again complaining that they are being tortured by the sound of Celine blasting through loudspeakers while they try to sleep. The reason? Siren Battles. Siren Kings is a street subculture devoted to the volume and clarity of music, channelled through emergency-evacuation sirens that are attached to cars or bicycles. Soni Taufa features in the documentary Young and Siren King and is the Team Leader of Noizy Boys, he joined Kerre McIvor. LISTEN ABOVESee

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10:03

Terry Collins: AA Fuel spokesperson on the rising...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/08

About one dollar for every litre of fuel bought at the pump in Auckland is tax. 91 is currently at almost three dollars per litre, with the Prime Minister blaming the tough international market for higher prices at the pump. The National Party is calling for the regional fuel tax in Auckland to be scrapped in order to give motorists in that region some relief. Gull New Zealand Chief Executive Dave Bodger spoke to the Mike Hosking Breakfast this morning and he says excise tax is 89 cents and the fuel

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5:07

Kerre McIvor: Importance of swimming lessons

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2022/02/08

I find it remarkable 30% of Kiwis cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few minutes. Although, I'm a confident swimmer, I think it's far better to take my grandchildren for lessons, rather than try to teach them myself. But what happens if you don't have a spare $40 odd per week to enrol your two children into lessons? They are expensive and they deserve to be so given the quality of the facilities and the quality of the instructors. I absolutely think it's worth it, but there would be a

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