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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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8:35

Hera Eruera: Certified Plumber at Auckland Plumbers...

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2026/03/12

Women are still underrepresented in the trades. Despite employing more than 300,000 people, women only make up around 16% of those working in the construction sector. Chair of construction firm Naylor Love, Jackie Lloyd is interested in seeing more women enter the industry and play a role in leading it as well. Auckland Plumbers Group’s Hera Eruera is one of only fifteen certified female plumbers in New Zealand, and told Kerre Woodham that the sector’s still a bit of an old boys’ club. When she

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8:13

Kerre Woodham: Are you feeling fuel anxiety?

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2026/03/12

Today we thought it would be Fuel Friday because we haven't really touched on the oil crisis so far, have we? I filled up at my local on the way to work and it was certainly more expensive than it was last week, but nowhere near the heights we've reached previously. Back in the day I had to give up driving the Club Sport, which was a beast of a car —loved that car— when fuel topped $3 a litre. I loved her, but I couldn't afford to keep her. There's a lot of things like that really. With the war in

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7:06

Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union causing...

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2026/03/11

For nine months now, the Public Service Commission has been negotiating with the primary school teachers union over pay and conditions. Every other union in the education sector has settled, but not the NZEI Te Riu Roa. There have been strikes, there have been rejected pay offers, in some cases offers haven't even been presented to union members to vote on, and there have been accusations of bad faith from both sides. In interviews, the Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche has sounded

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9:55

Sharon Zollner: ANZ Chief Economist on New Zealand's...

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2026/03/11

New Zealand’s economic response to the Covid pandemic is under scrutiny. The second phase of the Covid Inquiry found New Zealand’s overall pandemic response effective, but some restrictions went too far, and the Government moved too slowly in some areas. It highlights our Covid increase on health spending was one of the OECD's largest. ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner told Kerre Woodham that debt is likely going to be permanently higher, and we have a lot of medium-term fiscal challenges as a

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11:34

Johan Norberg: Cato Institute Senior Fellow on...

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2026/03/11

Comparisons are being drawn between New Zealand’s approach to Covid, and Sweden’s. The findings of the second phase of the Covid Inquiry were released yesterday, and the response was found to be broadly effective, but slow to adapt and poorly communicated. It also found some mandates to be overly restrictive, and the Auckland lockdown went on too long. In Sweden, they had a less restrictive approach, focused on keeping life moving as normal as much as possible. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan

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7:09

Kerre Woodham: Do you feel our Covid response was...

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2026/03/10

We all seem to be suffering from Long Covid. It's lingering as the findings of the second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry were released yesterday. And what its findings were pretty much depends on what media you read. According to RNZ, it found the Government's response was effective but late and not communicated well enough to people. From Newsroom: ‘Lockdown, vaccine decisions considered and appropriate, Royal Commission’. So looking at that headline, you'd think nothing to see here, no

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4:33

Kerre Woodham: Are parents restricting their kids'...

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2026/03/10

The Government is doing its bit to protect children from themselves by banning the use of smartphones during the school day and by moving to bring in legislation restricting social media use for children under 16. The schools are doing their bit, although it's more mopping up than prevention, by bringing in counsellors to help children, some as young as eight, who've been exposed to extreme online content. The question is what are parents doing to protect their own children? Teachers talk about

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12:33

Casey Costello: Customs Minister on the changing fees...

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2026/03/09

Shipping prices could soon be rising for cheap online stores like Shein and Temu. Changes from next month will add fees and levies to small parcels crossing the border, making them fairer and helping cover Customs costs. It should save taxpayers $70 million in parcel subsidies. Customs Minister Casey Costello told Kerre Woodham Mornings border control can't cope with the more than 24 million packages entering New Zealand each year. She says the relationship between retailer and couriers may need

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6:51

Kerre Woodham: Three women killed by repeat...

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2026/03/08

It was a glorious weekend. Somewhat marred when I read this story from Anna Leask in yesterday's New Zealand Herald. I really had to I really had to reset myself after reading this. Anna writes, urgent calls for change are mounting after a third Christchurch woman was murdered by a violent repeat offender who was subject to monitoring and a raft of prison release conditions designed to keep the community safe. Which it didn't. Nicole Tuxford, Juliana Herrera, and Chantal McDonald, three Christchurch

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9:22

Greg Newbold: Criminologist and Author discusses...

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2026/03/08

Over the weekend, a third Christchurch woman was murdered by a violent repeat offender who was subject to monitoring and prison release conditions designed to keep the community safe. Nicole Tuxford, Juliana Herrera, and Shantelle McDonald, three Christchurch women murdered in the place they should have been safest, in their own homes. All killed by men with long, documented histories of violence against women, including rape, kidnap, and even previous murders. Professor Emeritus in Sociology at

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13:33

Trish Sherson: Sherson Willis Director on the latest...

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2026/03/06

An explosive poll shows National has reached its lowest result since forming a Government, as Labour climbs ahead. The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll has Labour on 34.4% as National drops six points behind to 28.4%. The Greens are on 10.5%, with NZ First trailing slightly on 9.7%, ACT on 7.5%, and Te Pati Māori on 3.2%. Director of Sherson Willis, Trish Sherson told Kerre Woodham the poll is a warning light. She says 28% isn’t a death certificate, but it does indicate that National has a connection

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11:17

Mark Dye: NUBU Pharmaceuticals Co-Founder on David...

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2026/03/05

The medicinal cannabis industry could be worth billions of dollars to the country in the not-so-distant future, if regulation's improved. ACT leader David Seymour says he's looking at further improvements to speed up processing for exports of the plant. He's open to improving regulation domestically as well. Co-founder of NUBU Pharmaceuticals Mark Dye told Kerre Woodham New Zealand was one of the first countries to start cultivating cannabis for medical use. He says the sooner we lean into it, and

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6:40

Kerre Woodham: A golden, or green-golden, future

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2026/03/05

When I heard David Seymour talking up the potential of New Zealand's medicinal cannabis industry, I was immediately transported to a world where the Far North was once again a thriving powerhouse of the New Zealand economy, as it used to be. Where bright young people could get meaningful jobs without having to leave home, where once again New Zealand's brilliant scientists combined with primary producers, just as they do in agriculture, to innovate and disrupt. Now, I realise I was getting a little

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7:07

Kerre Woodham: Is the primary teachers' union acting...

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2026/03/04

I'd be getting seriously brassed off if I was a primary school teacher, especially if I was a non-union primary school teacher. The NZEI has been in protracted negotiations with the Public Service Commissioner and the Government over pay and conditions. Every other teaching union has negotiated its own deal for its teachers, its principals, and its support staff, but not the NZEI. The Treaty of Waitangi was a big sticking point for them for a while, but according to Sir Brian Roche, who was on with

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4:09

Kerre Woodham: Is it the Government's responsibility...

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2026/03/04

I just want to get your opinion. This follows a, shall we say, spirited discussion in the office around people who are trapped overseas and how they get home. I'd love to hear from people who might have been in this position before, trapped overseas because of acts of war or closed borders or forces of nature. What did you do and what was your expectation? Did you think it was the responsibility of the government taxpayer to get you home? And if you had chosen to live overseas and then the world

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6:48

Kerre Woodham: Mutually assured destruction - will it...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/03/03

I was listening to the podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’ last night. The speakers were saying that Trump's inclination to invade countries at will, will almost certainly result in nuclear proliferation and will drive countries to find protection in the shadow of Russia and China. The thinking being, what will stop the big orange guy from invading me? Nuclear warheads. Or a mate as big as he is. And then what do you know, a couple of hours later President Macron announced that France is to boost its

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8:56

Daniel Hillier: Kiwi golfer wins the NZ Open days...

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2026/03/01

Golfer Daniel Hillier's won the New Zealand Open by two strokes at Millbrook, eight days after getting married. The 27-year-old finished at 22-under overall after a final round four-under par 67, marking the first time a Kiwi has won the tournament since 2017. Hillier told Kerre Woodham that the crowds were among the best he's played in front of. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:49

Kerre Woodham: The world is in an uneasy place

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2026/03/01

When it comes to telling stories about what I did in my weekend, I thought I had a pretty good one, but Donald Trump takes the cake.Bombing the hell out of Iran and taking out the Ayatollah Khamenei and other key members of the ruling theocracy surely trumps what most of us did. As you will know by now, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran beginning Saturday. There were talks going on between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme, or what remains of it. But the US and

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10:49

John Hart: New Zealand Golf Open Chairman discusses...

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2026/02/27

The 105th New Zealand Golf Open has teed off at Millbrook. It’s a unique Pro-Am event, where 156 professionals compete alongside amateur partners, and is the only Open tournament in the world to be played in this format. Australian Ryan Peake won the title in 2025, and has returned to defend it in 2026. Chairman John Hart told Kerre Woodham the Pro-Am format is the reason the tournament is so successful, and that if it were solely professionals, they’d struggle to hold the funding. He says it’s

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6:53

Boyd Steel: S Sticker Founder on the plate that...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/02/27

Another way of keeping older folks safer on the roads. Aucklander Boyd Steel has started a business producing ‘S’ plates – a car sticker designed to let other drivers know there’s an older driver behind the wheel. The blue sticker is similar to the yellow ‘L’ plate for learner drivers, signalling that the driver may be slower or less confident and asking for patience. Steel told Kerre Woodham it was inspired by his nana, for who driving was an important part of her freedom, but had become slow

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