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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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6:53

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...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

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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7:06

Kerre Woodham: Do you believe things are getting better?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/19

Before I came upstairs to work, I called into the coffee shop downstairs, as is my want. Coffee Theory is run by a husband and wife family team and is a small business. We were talking about the fact that Christopher Luxon will be in tomorrow, and I said “have you got a question?” And Penny said “When will things get better? I know they're supposed to be, but when will things get better? I just wish they'd get better faster”. And that's kind of what we were talking about in the wake of the polls

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5:55

Kerre Woodham: We need a definitive answer to if data...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/18

I don't think this counts as breaking news, does it? An inquiry ordered by the Prime Minister has identified significant failures with public agencies’ protection of New Zealanders’ personal information and management of conflict of interests. The investigation, which focused on public agencies actions, was sparked by allegations last year that data provided to health and social services providers at Manurewa Marae for the census and for Covid-19 vaccinations was misused. Those murmurings were

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5:46

Kerre Woodham: Is relocating the only solution for...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Remember late last year we were talking about the proposal to move Westport. The West Coast town has been repeatedly inundated by flooding since European settlement, but that's escalated in recent years. The Buller River flooded the town regularly - July 2021's Flood was particularly devastating. A draft master plan proposed relocating the town to farmland southwest of its current location, and we talked to one of the locals involved in planning the move, which isn't happening today, and it's not

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9:05

Greg Sayers: Rodney Councillor on Auckland Council's...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/17

Kumeūwants to move. Auckland Council's laid out its plan for Kumeūto try to mitigate the impacts of flooding. Although they had three ideas for mitigation, the council's found no viable solution to the town's history of floods, as none of the options would drop the flood levels by 1 meter as needed. About 200 people attended a public meeting in Auckland's northwest last night to discuss the issue. Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers says those attending want a plan to move the town's centre. He says they

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3:46

Kerre Woodham: Brian Tamaki needs to look at the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/16

Well after a wonderful weekend, a fabulous weekend, the incidents on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night were really disappointing. Increasingly, New Zealand is starting to feel like 1970’s New Zealand, but without the good bits. We've got the racism, we've got the homophobia, but we don't have the housing affordability and the excellent education system. It's the 70s gone wrong. What is it with some people? Do we have to fight the good fight every single generation? A group of smug, righteous,

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11:44

Dame Jools Topp: Topp Twins member on Destiny...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/16

The Prime Minister says anti-LGBTQ protestors linked to Destiny Church, went too far in disruptions yesterday. Members of the church's Man Up and Legacy groups, stormed a children's drag event at a west Auckland library - where about 30 people had to be barricaded inside. Later, police intervened, when the the same group also disrupted Pride Parade festivities, on Ponsonby Road, with a haka. The Topp Twins also made a statement on their social media saying “We will not be intimidated. We will not

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11:04

Lachlan McNamee: Lecturer of Politics at Monash...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/14

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he's aware there's strong interest in the outcomes of his China visit, and will share details in the coming days. Foreign Minister Winston Peters has expressed concern the Cook Islands didn't properly consult New Zealand on its proposed agreements with China. Brown says he's engaged in critical discussions over the past days, opening the door to such collaboration as expanding marine research, and improving climate resilience. He says every conversation

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12:55

Alan Thomsen: ANZ Head of Customer Protection on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/13

It may be Valentine's Day but not everything in love is chocolates and roses. Romance scams are affecting an increasing number of Kiwis, fraudsters crafting elaborate fake relationships and emotional connections in order to convince their victims to send money. Last week the Herald reported on a woman who wasted two years and more than $375,000 on what turned out to be a romance scam with an impersonation of actor Martin Henderson. ANZ’s Head of Customer Protection Alan Thomsen told Kerre Woodham

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5:22

Kerre Woodham: Is insurance becoming a nice-to-have?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/13

We've seen floods in Europe, fires in California and in the last couple of years, weather events here at home. As of the 1st of September 2023, insurers had paid out $2.053 billion on claims relating to the Auckland Anniversary flood and Cyclone Gabrielle. That's expected to increase to $3.5 billion once all claims are settled. Two weather events, one small country, $3.5 billion. And represents the vast majority of insured losses recorded in the Asia Pacific region for the first half of 2023

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11:18

Chris Quin: Foodstuffs North Island CEO on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/02/13

The Government this morning laid out it's intentions to tackle New Zealand's two-horse supermarket race. Economic Growth and Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government has the power to make the market more attractive and encourage a third player. They’re planning to remove regulations discouraging other supermarkets competing. Foodstuffs North Island CEO Chris Quin told Kerre Woodham that it’s not a surprise. He says competition is good for the supermarket sector, and the actions they took

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