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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

Every weekday join the new voice of local issues on Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald, 9am-12pm weekdays.It’s all about the conversation with John, as he gets right into the things that get our community talking.If it’s news you’re after, backing John is the combined power of the Newstalk ZB and New Zealand Herald news teams. Meaning when it comes to covering breaking news – you will not beat local radio.With two decades experience in communications based in Christchurch, John also has a deep

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5:13

John MacDonald: A sandwich for lunch is ok, if...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/09

David Seymour is a muppet. I bet that’s what the Prime Minister was thinking yesterday when reporters were asking him if he agreed with Seymour’s view that sushi is “woke”. The ACT leader and the Associate Education Minister made the claim about sushi after he’d announced that the Government is revamping the school lunches programme by getting back to the basics, like sandwiches and fruit, and saving about $100 million in the process. So out with the butter chicken and the hot meals, and in with

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6:03

John MacDonald: I agree with the grumpy lawyer. To a...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/08

How about this? I found myself agreeing this morning with someone who has been described as a racist dinosaur. To a point. This lefty wokester, that some people seem to think I am, actually agrees with this Kings Council lawyer who disagrees with tikanga Māori being compulsory for students doing a law degree at university from next year. I agree with someone who has been described as (quote) “a racist dinosaur who should quietly go and die in a corner”. How about that? But to a point. That’s the

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9:29

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader discusses compulsory...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/07

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins joined John MacDonald for their regular catchup on Canterbury Mornings. The compulsory inclusion of tikanga Māori in law studies has ignited debate. Does Hipkins feel it has a place in our legal system? Should its study be compulsory? He was quick to make an assessment of the Government’s plan for a 'mega-prison' out at Waikeria and voice his views on Mark Mitchell being out of his depth. And finally, will he confirm what Carmel Sepuloni was up to whilst on

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5:35

John MacDonald: New mega-prison will be a mega-cluster

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/07

Don’t go thinking that I’m soft on crime or pro-criminal or anything like that. But I think this idea the Government’s got of having a mega prison as part of its investment in the Corrections Service, I think it’s an idea that sucks. What it’s doing is it’s reviving a plan to build a mega-prison in Waikato with an 810-bed extension of Waikeria Prison. Which means, all up, there will be 1,865 beds. At the moment, the prison can hold 455 inmates. In two years’ time, according to the Government,

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4:20

John MacDonald: Why you should be nervous about...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/06

It’s time to get nervous. Very nervous. I’m talking here about the Government’s big water announcement. It’s starting with Auckland but, right around the country, changes are on the way. Auckland is first cab off the rank because it already has an outfit separate from Auckland Council’s other operations running drinking water supply. That’s Watercare. But, once it gets the laws it needs, the Government is going to be rolling this out everywhere. And council controlled organisations - or CCOs -

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4:20

John MacDonald: Why you should be nervous about...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/06

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10:30

Milan Borich: Lead singer of the band Pluto on the...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/06

The Come Together tribute series continues in Christchurch this week, with a group of superstar Kiwi musicians performing The Joshua Tree. Milan Borich, lead singer of the band Pluto, joined John MacDonald on Newstalk ZB Canterbury Mornings to talk about the show, his favourite U2 song of all time, and the intimidation of paying tribute to a band like U2 and those 'hero notes'. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:33

Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/03

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb. They discussed the recent behaviour from MPs, will complaints be laid? Education is getting a facelift, is it time for a combined plan for a long-term approach to education in New Zealand to prevent our young people becoming guinea pigs? AUKUS: should New Zealand be seeking to join it or steering clear? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:23

John MacDonald: Don't turn a blind eye to last...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/02

One of the cliches people often use when they’re talking about politicians and the way they behave in Parliament is that they behave like “a bunch of kids”. I’ve been hearing people say that forever. And, of course, what they’re talking about is the way politicians sometimes lose their rag when they’re debating things in the House. But Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter went next level last night, walking across the debating chamber and going-off at National's Matt Doocey. She was waving a pamphlet

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10:30

Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the funding for...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/05/02

Back again for his regular interview, Christchurch’s Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald in studio on Canterbury Mornings. They dug into the funding issues plaguing Christchurch including updates on the Arts Centre and Cathedral and got the mayor’s thoughts on the Waimakariri and Selwyn Councils’ refusal to contribute to the new stadium. Plus, are the new East Christchurch liaison staff going to be money well spent in improving things for the community? LISTEN ABOVE See

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5:04

John MacDonald: The only solution is to make people pay

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2024/04/29

Remember it wasn’t that long ago that, if you saw someone doing some dodgy driving, you’d wonder whether they got their licence in a WeetBix box. I haven’t heard anyone use that line for a while. But what it meant, of course, was that someone’s driving was so bad it looked as if they didn’t have to do anything to get behind the wheel, to get their licence. Just like a rugby card or whatever else you get in a WeetBix box, that’s how they got their driver’s licence - for free. And it’s still a

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5:00

John MacDonald: Feels like big brother is being put...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/22

It feels to me like big brother is being put in his place. And I think it’s brilliant. Well, maybe not completely in his place. But we’re getting there, with this announcement by the Government that it’s going to make it easier for us to get loans and mortgages by giving banks and finance companies more flexibility to decide how they assess whether someone can afford a loan or not. And it’s going to do that by getting rid of 11 pages of stupid regulations that were introduced in December 2021. You

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4:52

John MacDonald: Christchurch City Council's $13...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/19

You know how you hear people talk about “the million dollar question”? Today, it’s a $13 million dollar question that needs answering. It’s all to do with the streets around the new stadium in the centre of Christchurch: Te Kaha. You might remember, a while back, how the council came up with this idea of spending $34 million getting the streets ready for the stadium opening in 2026. And how it wanted to do daft things like widen the footpaths, take away car parks and slow-down speed limits in the

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18:49

Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/18

Today on Politics Friday National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald to dive into this week’s biggest political stories. Christchurch City Council will soon be making decisions surrounding the funding of the new stadium: should the $13 million price tag be paid by ratepayers? Or should the project be put on hold until NZTA can come up with the funding? The Reserve Bank is looking into digital currency, is New Zealand ready to let go of cash? And what’s their thoughts

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5:27

John MacDonald: What actually is this waste we're...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/18

Savage and rushed. That’s how the Public Service Association is describing the Government’s crackdown on public sector spending, after another 1,000 job cuts were announced yesterday alone. Taking the total so far to more than 3,000. I’m going to add “flying blind” to that description. Because I think these cuts are starting to look like cuts for the sake of cuts. And I think everyone involved —the Government, the bosses of all the government departments, the unions— I think they’re all flying

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10:34

Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the financial...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/18

Funding issues have struck Christchurch, with the Cathedral, the Arts Centre, the A&P Show, and Orana Park all facing financial strife. Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald to dig into the issues, touching as well on the issue of begging on the streets of Christchurch and the timeline of the Council’s new CEO. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:54

John MacDonald: Enter your local mall at your own risk

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/16

Every time something terrible or tragic happens you hear people trot out a line which, I think, is totally meaningless. Maybe I’ve just become too cynical in my old age. But it was trotted out again on TV last night by a reporter talking about the appalling knife attacks at the mall in Sydney at the weekend. He was talking about an investigation that’s being launched to look into what happened in the lead-up to the attacks, the guy’s mental health history, all of that. And there he was, this

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5:51

John MacDonald: Should begging be banned?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/15

It seems to me that the rough sleepers are back on Colombo Street, outside Ballantynes. I went past this morning on the way in and there were a few of them there in the doorway. They were there last week, too. After what seems like ages. But, it doesn’t seem to be the central city where homeless people are causing the most problems at the moment. Or, more correctly, it doesn’t seem to be the central city where people who want us to think they’re homeless are causing the most problems. With news

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23:06

Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/11

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Megan Woods to discuss this week’s biggest stories. They discussed Puberty Blockers, and what the Government will do about us prescribing ten times the number they do in the UK? Will National’s tenancy laws make life worse for renters? Is it time to build more houses? And what does Matt, as the Mental Health Minister, make of his party’s new stance on mental health services? LISTEN ABOVE See

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4:47

John MacDonald: Good night kiwi: can TV be rescued?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/11

It happens all the time in New Zealand, doesn't it? Something goes pear-shaped and people start banging-on about the Government needing to step-in and do something. And the banging-on is loud in relation to the job losses confirmed by Warner Brothers Discovery and TVNZ. Newshub is closing, as proposed. And TVNZ is ditching the Sunday programme, as proposed. As well as other bulletins and the much-loved Fair Go programme. You might have heard Newshub’s Paddy Gower on Newstalk ZB. One of the things

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