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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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5:10

John MacDonald: Would later starts get more kids...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/10

Instead of banging-on about things like fining parents who don’t send their kids to school, the Government should be finding out what’s already working to sort out school truancy. They won’t do that, though, because some of the things I’ve been reading about would go down like a cup of the proverbial with voters. And you’ve got to keep the voters sweet, don’t you? The one truancy initiative that’s really caught my eye is something that’s been done in the UK, that has actually reduced truancy

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7:00

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Government's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/10

Chris Hipkins says it's important to look beyond school attendance headlines to what's behind the numbers. The Government's unveiled plans to improve reporting of attendance data and bring in a traffic light system of interventions for truant students. It will also release new public health guidance about when a student is well enough to go to school. The Labour leader told John MacDonald that there's a group of kids who are absent more often than previously, but for good reason. He says

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5:18

John MacDonald: Career politicians aren't great, but...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/09

Do you reckon politicians stay in the job too long? Christopher Luxon thinks so. And I agree with him. Some of them, anyway. They’re a bit like the milk that no one chucks out of the office fridge and one morning you turn-up, go to make yourself a cuppa and there are little floaty bits in your cup. That’s kind of what the Prime Minister was getting at yesterday with a comment he made when he was announcing the nine big things he wants the government to achieve over the next six years. Targets for

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7:18

John MacDonald: What should happen to Christchurch's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/08

I am calling time on my support for the reinstatement of the Anglican cathedral in Cathedral Square. Because we now know that what we suspected is, in fact, true and the whole project is in financial strife and may be about to come to a complete standstill. The job is bigger than first thought and the project needs to find an extra $114 million - taking the overall cost to $248 million. And here’s the crucial bit. If the first $30 million of that $114 million can’t be found by September - five

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5:49

John MacDonald: Why all the fuss over Māori wards?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/05

Some things should never be put to a vote. Because, if they were, nothing would happen. Nothing would change. I’m not the only one who knows this. The Government knows it too. That’s why it’s telling local councils that, if they want to set-up a separate ward for Māori voters, they have to have a public referendum first. The councils are telling the Government to butt out. And I agree with them. Similar to Māori parliamentary seats, Māori wards establish areas where those on the Māori electoral

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19:17

Politics Friday: National's Hamish Campbell and...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/04

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Duncan Webb to dig into the biggest topics from the week. They discussed Māori wards and the need for a referendum, is the central Government interfering in locals' business? What chance does the Christchurch City Council have of changing the Marine Mammals Protection Act to keep the SailGP in Lyttelton? Is the education system focusing too much on local history? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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5:17

John MacDonald: We can only learn from history if we...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/03

When it comes to history lessons, our schools are focussing too much on local and Māori history, leaving out things like national and global history. That’s what’s come through in a report out today from the Education Review Office. But, as someone who studied history at school and came away ignorant of a lot of New Zealand’s history, I don’t see what the problem is. When I first went to live in London, it used to amaze me talking to English people about stuff they did at school and how —when it

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9:41

Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor says Canterbury...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/03

Canterbury tourism officials are in talks with the Government about how to make it easier to host SailGP races in the future. A dolphin sighting forced the cancellation of one of the two days of races at last month's Lyttleton event. Christchurch’s Mayor Phil Mauger says that changes may be needed. He told John MacDonald that that could include looking at the current marine mammal legislation. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:51

John MacDonald: Why shouldn't Chch have a rainbow...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/03

When I was in Wellington a few weekends ago, a couple of things happened. One: I was walking down Cuba Street in the central city and it occurred to me how ironic it is that we have probably one of the most conservative governments we’ve had in New Zealand for quite some time, and it’s based in one of the country’s funkiest cities. If not, the funkiest city. The second thing also happened when I was walking down Cuba Street. I was crossing at the lights, and I saw a guy and I thought ‘Oh,

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5:01

John MacDonald: This is where our driver education is...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/04/01

It was a tragic Easter for some, with seven people dying on the roads - the highest Easter toll in three years, and the second highest in 14. The worst was on State Highway 8 at Pukaki. Three people died at the scene and a fourth person died in hospital. I know exactly where that crash happened because we drove that stretch of road countless times when the kids were rowing, and we were up and down to Twizel almost every second weekend. And I saw some shocking driving on that road. Not just at

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6:08

John MacDonald: I could never be a teacher

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/28

One thing I know with absolute certainty is that I could never be a schoolteacher. A few more people might be saying that today after the news that the behaviour of school kids in New Zealand has worsened over the past two years, making them among the worst-behaved in the OECD. And I hope that parents around the country are hearing this news and thinking about what they can do to sort out this mess. Because, as far as I’m concerned, it all starts with us - the people who bring these kids into the

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5:23

John MacDonald: What a bunch of pushovers we are

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/26

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We are the People’s Republic of Pushovers. This time, we’ve been pushovers over this apparent cyber-attack on Parliament and spying on our politicians by China. It happened two-and-a-half years ago, but it was only yesterday when we heard about it. It was something of a staged announcement with the United States and Britain, which were also targeted. Not that China is putting up its hand and saying, ‘fair cop gov’. It reckons we are “barking up the wrong

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7:48

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Chinese...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/26

The leader of the Opposition says he finds the West Coast Christian community Gloriavale abhorrent. A new documentary series exploring the origins and controversies surrounding the secretive commune has begun airing on TVNZ. Some members have fled in recent years and several are taking Gloriavale to the Employment Court over claims of mistreatment. Labour's Chris Hipkins told John MacDonald his government set up an oversight group to keep an eye on Gloriavale. He says he understands the

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4:59

John MacDonald: The cyclone review findings that...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/25

I am astounded by what’s come out of this review into how well-prepared Civil Defence was prior to Cyclone Gabrielle and its immediate emergency response. It wasn’t well prepared at all, it seems. And the worst-case scenario was not planned for. How many years is it since the earthquakes in Canterbury? Thirteen years since February 22nd. Longer since the September quake. And here we are in 2024, and Mike Bush —who led an independent review into the Civil Defence response to the cyclone in Hawke’s

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5:14

John MacDonald: Do you know what Sir Russell Coutts...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/24

Do you know what Sir Russell Coutts needs to do? He needs to pull his head in. Because if his behaviour on Friday wasn’t ungracious enough - saying that a lack of flexibility and what he called “minority groups” having too much say, made Lyttelton non-viable for hosting the SailGP races - yesterday was just nuts. What happened on Friday was a bit of a bombshell, because no one knew it was coming. I think I heard the mayor saying that he only knew about it 15 minutes beforehand. So, on Friday,

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7:04

Josh Junior: NZ Team Member on competing at Sail GP...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/22

Josh Junior is a member of the New Zealand team competing in the Sail GP this weekend. A former Grinder onboard, Josh has recently taken up a newly established role in the 'coaching box'. Josh explained the role and how technology is helping sailors go faster than every before. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:08

Andrew Thompson: Sail GP Boss on the Journey to...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/22

Andrew Thompson is the Managing Director of Sail GP World Wide, quite the title to hold. He joined John MacDonald live at the Sail GP village ahead of a huge weekend of racing. Thompson talked about the evolution of Sail GP, why it has become so popular, and the journey to get to Lyttelton this year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:51

John MacDonald: Government's refinery inquiry is...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/21

It was only November last year when the owner of the Marsden Point oil refinery told the incoming government to forget about any idea of re-opening the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. The Government obviously wasn’t listening though, because the Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones has announced an inquiry into getting the refinery up-and-running again. He says: “Despite the desire we all share to see New Zealand free of its reliance on fossil fuels, that is the stuff of fairy tales. New Zealand will

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5:09

John MacDonald: Cut costs, for sure. But leave the...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/20

If you think Chris Cahill from the Police Association is talking out of his ear, well, he’s not. And I’ve got a story to prove it. And it shows just how nuts this blanket cost-cutting right across the public sector really is, especially when it comes to the Police. On the very day that we’re finding out how much of a problem retail crime is in New Zealand. This is courtesy of stats obtained by the Dairy and Business Owners Group, using the Official Information Act. Sunny Kaushall, who chairs the

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5:05

John MacDonald: Let’s hope Kāinga Ora gets the message

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2024/03/18

There seem to be three main points of view when it comes to the Government’s crackdown on cruddy state housing tenants. We’ve got some people living in Kāinga Ora properties saying they don’t think much will change because we’ve been too soft, for too long. The Green Party isn't happy. It’s describing the crackdown as “politics of punishment”. They say it will do irreparable damage to communities that have been letdown time and time again by successive governments. The Housing Minister,

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