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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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8:10

Kerre Woodham: Why don't we focus the headlines on...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/10/07

There is a common trope that if prisons worked, we wouldn't need them. And that if prison was a deterrent, people wouldn't commit crime. If prison was about rehabilitation then people would serve their term and then they would not reoffend. There's something incredibly depressing about prisons and the waste of human potential they represent – even brand-spanking new prisons. I did a fundraiser for Shine charity at the Mt Eden Remand Prison before it was opened for prisoners – before it was open for

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6:44

Kerre Woodham: If we want progess, we need to make it...

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2024/10/06

We’ve got roads, we’ve got mines, we’ve got housing developments, we’ve got 22 renewable energy projects, we’ve got aquaculture farms, we’ve got a roof for Eden Park, you name it, it’s there and it's happening in a town near you, because projects are spread right across the country. And these are the first 149 projects selected by the government to be included in its Fast-track Approvals legislation. When we say fast-track, a group advised the ministers in charge of the process, who deemed these 149

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8:26

Peter Thompson: Barfoot & Thompson Managing Director...

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2024/10/03

Real estate agents are among the businesses feeling more upbeat. The Herald's latest Mood of the Boardroom survey shows that business owners are more optimistic than pessimistic about their industries, as well as the local and global economy. Optimism varies across the different sectors, with the real estate industry topped the list with an average score of 4.33/5, a substantial jump from last year’s 2.60/5. Barfoot & Thompson managing director Peter Thompson told Kerre Woodham that what

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7:15

Kerre Woodham: The ideologues are responsible for the...

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2024/10/02

There was a headline in The Post: ‘Scathing survey results from teachers on NCEA level 1 roll out’. That was the headline. The story goes on: “A survey of teachers saw the vast majority indicate that the NCEA standards are poorly designed, changes have increased workloads, there's insufficient support from NZQA NCEA, and the provided exemplars often don't align with assessment specifications.” So legitimate concerns. Teachers have been dealing with massive changes of curriculum and it's no wonder

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11:43

Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President on the...

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2024/10/01

Teachers say they are shocked with how new curriculum material is being rolled out. Changes to NCEA Level One are being put in place before changes to Level Two and Three come into force in four years. However, a scathing survey by the Post Primary Teachers Association shows the vast majority are dissatisfied with the new material. Union President Chris Abercrombie told Kerre Woodham that resources were late and not good enough, with many exemplars being poorly done. He said many teachers were

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5:03

Kerre Woodham: I'm so glad I have health insurance

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2024/09/30

I am really not surprised to see more people signing up for health insurance, even though we're going through a cost of living crisis and the premiums are not cheap. Southern Cross is the country's largest private health insurer and they've seen eight years of growth in their membership, with almost one in five Kiwis on their books. A Kantar survey for Southern Cross from last month showed that cost of living was the top concern for 91% of respondents, but 84% were concerned about not having access

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4:33

John MacDonald: The speed limit argument is looking...

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2024/09/29

I reckon the Government’s argument in favour of increasing speed limits is looking more and more wobbly. There’s no question that it’s going to happen, with Transport Minister Simeon Brown confirming at the weekend that faster speed limits will be all-go next year. But it seems to me that his case as to why it’s needed and why it’s a good idea, is starting to look pretty weak. There’s an expert who is trying to sell an alternative idea which will probably have Simeon Brown laughing his head off

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11:29

Sandra Hazlehurst: Hastings Mayor on the youth...

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2024/09/26

{"markup":"The Hastings youth council has made a successful bid to get voting rights.\nHastings District Council has narrowly voted in support of giving unelected youth councillors the ability to vote on council issues alongside other councillors at a committee level.\nTheir mayor thinks giving youth councillors voting rights will bolster their future opportunities.\nMayor Sandra Hazlehurst told Kerre Woodham this was thought through very carefully.\nShe says it'll encourage young people into local

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5:09

Kerre Woodham: Just introduce a capital gains tax and...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/26

For the love of all that is holy - can we just introduce a capital gains tax and be done with it? I am so sick of it dominating the headlines. The issue is never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to go away, despite two Labour Prime Ministers ruling it out, despite Christopher Luxon ruling it out - it comes up. It's like a nagging child, “I want a capital gains tax. I want a capital gains tax, I want a capital gains tax, I want a capital gains tax”, and then in the end you give in. This time

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6:20

Kerre Woodham: How was violence against bus drivers...

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2024/09/25

Whatever happened to a ‘morning driver’ and a ‘thank you driver’ as you hopped on and off the bus? The violence and racial abuse of bus drivers and indeed their commuters, their passengers using public transport, has got so bad in recent times that the Bus and Coach Association is calling for more security officers to ride along on bus routes, for safety screens to be installed on buses, and now the Government is making offences against public transport workers an aggravating factor in sentencing

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6:00

Kerre Woodham: The Public Service Commission should...

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2024/09/24

The big corporations have already started ordering their staff back into the office, now the Government’s had enough too. Nicola Willis made the announcement yesterday. While carefully defined, working from home arrangements can benefit workers and employers, she said, if the pendulum swings too far in favour of working from home, there are downsides. And that's even before we consider the effects for the CBD retailers, restaurants and cafes. She said there are good reasons why employees have

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10:07

Ian Albers: CEO of First Fresh NZ and Citrus NZ board...

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2024/09/23

Last week, Kerre was fortunate to MC the New Zealand Citrus Growers conference in Gisborne/Tai Rawhiti. There were many fantastic stories about how the region and growers have bounced back after Cyclone Gabrielle. However, there was also a warning on the horizon about a real danger to the industry – one that we can all help keep a watch on and prevent from taking hold here. CEO of First Fresh NZ and Citrus NZ board member, Ian Albers joins Kerre Woodham to discuss the challenges facing the

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5:51

Kerre Woodham: "I'm all for a four-year term"

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/22

It looks like there's going to be a referendum after all. Not the one that David Seymour wants, but a referendum on whether the four-year political term should be legislated. We've got three years at the moment. For years, people have been saying it's too short and now in National's coalition agreement with both ACT and NZ First, there are provisions to introduce legislation extending the political term. Yesterday, the Prime Minister said the issue could well be put to the electorate at the

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9:58

Michael Swanson: University of Otago New Zealand...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/22

A decision around extending political terms from three years to four may be put to voters in the next election. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Government may put the matter to referendum in 2026. Luxon expressed confidence there is support for a four-year term across the House. University of Otago New Zealand Politics PhD candidate Michael Swanson tells Kerre Woodham a four-year term could change voter behaviour from keeping the current government in power to allow them time to

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6:57

Kerre Woodham: Should juries be reserved for the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/20

There's an old saying that justice delayed is justice denied. It's a legal maxim that means if legal redress to an injured party is available, but it's not forthcoming in a timely fashion, that's effectively the same as having no remedy at all. I don't think it's entirely true - a conviction and a prison term would bring some relief for victims of serious crime, but the stress of waiting years to see that justice delivered would be a heavy burden for the victim and their families. The

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5:28

John MacDonald: Learning the hard way is the best way

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/19

I am —and always have been— a huge believer in on-the-job training. When I left school, I wanted to be a journalist. But I didn’t go to polytech or university, I went and did a newspaper cadetship at the Otago Daily Times, in Dunedin. 1986 this was. And, even though day one was horrific, it was the best thing I could have done. Even though I turned up on day one thinking I was Christmas and went home that night feeling like Good Friday - despite that, I’m in no doubt that learning on-the-job was

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4:53

Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on the GDP...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/18

New Zealand's economy has barely escaped another technical recession. New Stats NZ figures show our Gross Domestic Product contracted 0.2% in the three months to June. Its revised figures downgrade the March quarter to show the economy grew just 0.1%, not the 0.2% initially estimated. Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann told John McDonald that minimal growth kept us out of another technical recession but doesn't change reality. He says with a lot of migration gains and population growth,

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7:09

Kerre Woodham: Who wants to be a teacher? Not many of...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/18

Who'd be a teacher? Not many of us, apparently - the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand says half as many Kiwis are signing up to become teachers than there were in 2010, and the number of students graduating as teachers has dropped by more than a third. The Deputy Chief Executive Clive Jones said if you look at the number of domestic students enrolling in teacher training programmes for the first time, that's dropped by 51% between 2010 and 2023. We're simply not producing enough teachers to

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6:27

Kerre Woodham: Is Hipkins the man to lead Labour into...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/17

Let's talk politics, specifically the latest Taxpayers Union Curia poll. It showed a firming up of support for the Coalition Government and the parties that make that up, but Labour leader Chris Hipkins has lost support as preferred Prime Minister and the party is languishing. The party vote changes were all within the margin of error in this latest poll, but the preferred prime minister stakes saw Chris Hipkins dropping 6.1 percentage points. When you compare the previous Taxpayers Union Curia

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8:21

Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB Political Editor on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/16

Chris Hipkins’ falling popularity could spell trouble for his party. The Labour leader's slumped more than six points to 12.6% in the preferred prime minister stakes of the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll. National leader and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has taken a hit of 1.8 points - but is still leaps and bounds ahead on 32.7%. All up, the coalition parties have tightened their grip on power by gaining a seat, while the Opposition has lost two. Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason

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