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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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5:11

John MacDonald: Briscoes boss has buyer's remorse and...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/13

When the Prime Minister is doing all the shake and howdy at the investment summit in Auckland, I bet he’ll be feeling like a harassed parent who —despite all the chaos behind the scenes— somehow manages to arrive at a family wedding with the kids in tow looking cool, calm and very happy to be there. Even though one of the kids had been refusing to leave the house and you all had a big bust-up in the car on the way to the church. “But we’re here now guys - smile everyone”. I bet you that’s how

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5:30

John MacDonald: Government contract changes make...

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2025/03/12

Patriotism or profit. Essentially, that’s what these changes the Government is making to the way it hires companies to do work for it come down to. It’s like “Buy NZ-Made”. The Government wants to make it easier for local companies to get on its books. But what’s more important? Getting the cheapest price from (potentially) an overseas company or paying a bit more to hire a local company? Patriotism versus profit. For me, when it comes to things like government contracts, patriotism wins

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4:43

Kerre Woodham: The Government's failing to sell the...

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2025/03/10

There's an old saying in advertising - to be successful you don't sell the sausage, you sell the sizzle. Christopher Luxon may have a great sausage, but he's not selling its sizzle. The Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll released yesterday afternoon had National up 1.7 points to 33.6%, but Labour had moved past it, jumping nearly three points to 34.1%. The Greens fell to 10%, down 3.2 points. ACT went down 2.3 points and Te Pati Māori rose 2.1 points to 6.5%. NZ First went down 1.3 points to 5.1%. So when

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4:14

Kerre Woodham: Does everyone have their price?

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2025/03/10

The Government's not here to shag spiders, is it? It's planning to turbocharge its fast-track regime, speeding up the process to acquire private land for major infrastructure projects, and they intend to do that in part by offering cold, hard cash. Sweeteners or “premium payments” will be offered to private landowners, whose land is acquired under this new accelerated process. Changes to the Public Works Act, announced yesterday, would see owners paid a bonus 5 percent of the land's value —up to

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5:59

Kerre Woodham: Phil Goff stuffed up royally and paid...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/07

Crikey, I barely stepped away from the microphone yesterday and we had a double whammy news-wise. Phil Goff sacked as High Commissioner to London for an intemperate comment and question, Greg Foran resigning as Air New Zealand CEO. I heard someone on The Huddle with Ryan Bridge last night saying Greg Foran can now become the High Commissioner, Adrian Orr would become Air New Zealand CEO, and Phil Goff will take over as Reserve Bank Governor - all change. Boy, will Phil Goff be kicking himself all

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10:09

Don McKinnon: Former Foreign Affairs Minister on Phil...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/06

A former Foreign Minister says Winston Peters was right to fire Phil Goff. Goff made comments at a public event questioning US President Donald Trump's understanding of history. The remarks have cost him his job as High Commissioner to the UK. Foreign Affairs was one of a number of portfolios held by Sir Don McKinnon under National. He told Kerre Woodham it's unacceptable for a diplomat to say such things. McKinnon says there's a line that ambassadors and High Commissioners should not cross. LISTEN

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5:30

Kerre Woodham: It's hard to find anyone sorry Adrian...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/05

Well, the announcement yesterday was on a par with John Key’s resignation. The Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, pulled the plug on his career yesterday with no real explanation as to why – although it's no secret that there is friction between the Governor and the Finance Minister. You know, I know and certainly Adrian Orr knows that if she could have sacked him, she would, rather than inherit him with his five-year term as given to him by the former Labour government. Thomas Coughlan has written

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10:07

Robert MacCulloch: University of Auckland Business...

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2025/03/05

There's confusion around the Reserve Bank Governor's resignation. Adrian Orr's announced he's quitting, two years into his second five-year tenure. Neither the Prime Minister nor Finance Minister are giving any details of why he's abruptly quit. University of Auckland Business School Professor Robert MacCulloch told Kerre Woodham that while we don’t know for certain, the criticism Orr has received over the years likely played a factor. He recommends not getting too political about it, saying that

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4:02

Kerre Woodham: Trump has power and he's not afraid to...

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2025/03/04

As promised, Donald Trump has launched a trade war against America's largest trading partners, with huge tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicking in yesterday, sparking angry retaliation from all three. 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the tariffs as “a very dumb thing to do” and said that it will be American families who will be harmed with price hikes across all household goods. Trudeau also said

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11:16

Tim Groser: Former Trade Minister on the impact of...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Divisions are deepening between the US and other western countries over Ukraine, and now trade. The US President's slapped a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, and 20% on some from China. Canada's responded by imposing the same amount back, which Donald Trump says he'll match again. Former Trade Minister and Ambassador to the US Tim Groser told Kerre Woodham countries like Canada are fighting the US on trade, while trying to form closer security ties. He says that the two strategies are

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6:53

Kerre Woodham: There are no new headlines in health

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2025/03/03

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a health system in possession of physically and mentally unwell people must be in want of billions (with apologies to Jane Austen). It is also a truth universally acknowledged that a health system can never have enough of those billions. Look at the $1.96 billion Labour invested into the mental health budget back in 2019. We now know some years later where exactly that money has gone, but whether it was a good investment or not, too soon to tell. It

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7:50

Kerre Woodham: Our desire for meth won't die out

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/02

I headed up to Hokianga for the last official weekend of summer - take a load off, relax, a few swims, not even think about anything newsy - well, you can't be doing that now, can you? Not in Trump land. The meeting with Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky was an unmitigated disaster for the Ukrainian president, who walked out of the meeting after being berated for not being grateful enough for the military aid and financial support the US has given Ukraine in its three-year war with Russia

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9:20

Ryan Peake: Australian golfer on winning the New...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/03/02

In terms of sports stories, it really doesn'tget much better than this. Ryan Peake has won the 104th New Zealand Open by a stroke, finishing at 23 under par after a thriller down the stretch. Newstalk ZB's Andrew Alderson was at Millbrook and said: “In one of the tournament’s most captivating denouements, the Australian sank a three-metre putt under the lens of a buzzing amphitheatre as rain fell for the first time across the four days on the last hole”. Ryan Peake joins the show. LISTEN ABOVE. See

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4:41

Kerre Woodham: Who actually wants the expanded...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/27

Well, after a spirited discussion yesterday on the potential changes to the laws around citizen’s arrests, the press conference announced the actual changes. They are amending the Crimes Act so that citizens can intervene to stop any crimes act events at any time of the day, requiring that a person making an arrest contact police and follow police instructions. Clarifying that restraint can be used when reasonable when making an arrest and changing the defensive property provisions to the Crimes Act

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10:20

Andrew Geddis: Otago University Law Professor on the...

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2025/02/26

There are two camps when it comes to the Government’s proposal to loosen citizen’s arrest laws. The measure is being pitched as a remedy for retail crime, by allowing workers and the public to detain suspected thieves with "reasonable force". However, concerns have been raised about the risks involved and what constitutes “reasonable force”. Otago University Law Professor Andrew Geddis believes the proposal is risky, telling Kerre Woodham it seems like an extreme expansion of the power for one

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9:01

Kerre Woodham: Reasonable force and citizen's arrests

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Retailers and members of the public will soon have more ability to detain shoplifters and thieves under beefed up citizen's arrest powers. At 2pm today, the government's expected to announce a range of measures aimed at curbing rising retail theft, which have been proposed by a Ministerial Advisory Group formed to address retail crime. It's pretty clear what the advisory group is looking for. The old rules around citizen’s arrests were absurd. Under the current legislation, making a citizen's

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8:21

Gary Morrison: Security Association CEO on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/26

The Security Association is weighing in on speculation citizen's arrest and security guard powers are about to open up. The Government is making an announcement this afternoon on its response to a ministerial advisory group's recommendations on retail crime. Association CEO Gary Morrison says they've been advocating for additional security powers with training, which wouldn't apply to all guards. Morrison says situational awareness is crucial - and the general public people would have to be very

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5:08

Kerre Woodham: Andrew Bayly had to go, and he has

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/24

Yesterday Andrew Bayly, the former Commerce and ACC Minister, revealed he had resigned from his ministerial portfolios on Friday night after grabbing a staffers upper arm during a discussion that’s been described as “lively”. It comes after a messy public relations failure in October, when it was revealed Bayly had repeatedly called a worker a loser during a visit to a South Island business. He apologised and kept the job, but this was one step too far. The Prime Minister told Mike Hosking he relied

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7:29

Kerre Woodham: It's crunch time for our defence force

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/23

As Chinese naval ships are firing live rounds in Pacific waters, sending far reaching ripples of consternation around the Asia Pacific region, Defence Minister Judith Collins hinted that defence would see a significant boost in spending come the next budget, which is a matter of months away. This was the Defence Minister on with Mike Hosking this morning: It is simply not credible for us to expect defence to keep on going after they've had, you know, essentially 35 years of every government hoping

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35:01

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister talks charities,...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/20

Hints from the Prime Minister around upcoming changes to charities and taxes. Christopher Luxon told Kerre Woodham the Goverment's speaking about whether people are "rorting the system" and taking advantage of charities registration. He says he spoke with Finance and Economic Growth Minister, Nicola Willis, about the matter just yesterday. Luxon told Woodham some organisations present as a charity but maybe aren't doing charitable work. He's telling people to keep their eyes on the Budget - around

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