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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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5:37

John MacDonald: Christchurch's $1.4M folly

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/13

Christchurch really is putting on a show this week. And I’m not talking about Cup and Show Week. I’m talking about the city council’s ridiculous show of wasteful spending of public money on its beautification trial on that little bit of Gloucester Street where the Turanga central library is on one side, and the new Court Theatre is being built on the other side. The Isaac Theatre Royal is just down the street a bit. The council’s spending $1.4 million on a 10-week trial of changes to that little

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6:20

John MacDonald: Don't dismiss Helen Clark's bombshell

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/10

Helen Clark has dropped a bombshell. Saying that she reckons if Winston Peters doesn’t like what he’s being offered in a coalition deal with National and ACT, he’ll turn around and try and stitch something up with Labour. Now I know the first thing you might say to that, is ‘what about Chris Hipkins saying he would never work with Winston again’? Well, a couple of things on that. If Labour really wanted to get back into government and a deal with NZ First was the meal ticket, one of two things could

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20:44

Politics Friday: Reuben Davidson and Matt Doocey on...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/09

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by Labour's Reuben Davidson and National's Matt Doocey live in studio. He pressed Doocey on the coalition talks: what on earth is the hold up? Has Labour made the right call to stick with Hipkins as leader? And what needs to happen with the Electoral Commission? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:29

John MacDonald: More concrete roads needed

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/09

Imagine building a road and it lasts 70 years. That’s what a concrete expert from the US is saying we could do here in New Zealand if we used more concrete instead of asphalt everywhere. Eric Ferrebee is the Senior Director of Technical Services with the American Concrete Pavement Association. Now I’m no concrete expert. I’m no asphalt expert either. But I reckon concrete roads would be a gamechanger here in New Zealand. Because, let’s face it, if we’re going to keep on using the stuff we’re using

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5:34

John MacDonald: Has Labour kept Hipkins in case...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/08

“I’m back.” That’s what Chris Hipkins said to media after being reaffirmed as leader of the Labour Party. Kelvin Davis has stood aside as deputy and Carmel Sepuloni is now 2-I-C. Chris Hipkins is going to be accused left, right, and centre of an enormous flip-flop in relation to a wealth tax and a capital gains tax. Because, remember how he said before the election, that neither of those would happen? Today, he’s saying both of those things are back on the table. And what good is a mind if you can’t

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5:25

John MacDonald: First responders being treated like...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/07

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I’ve thought that a few times listening, watching and reading some of the media coverage of the coroner’s inquest into the 2019 mosque attacks. It’s obviously something that Mike Ardagh has thought too. If the name rings a bell - he’s a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Otago in Christchurch. He’s also a specialist in the Emergency Department at Christchurch Hospital. He’s been in the news a lot over the years. And he’s in the news again today

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5:05

John MacDonald: Nats, ACT, NZ First: Did it really...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/06

If you get a text message today from David Seymour - just reply. Just in case it is him. Which is what Winston Peters should have done. Instead of thinking that the text message he got after the election from “David Seymour” wasn’t from Seymour himself, but was from someone pretending to be David Seymour. But I suppose that’s what happens when you’ve been Foreign Minister before. You get all “5 Eyes” on it and you don’t trust anyone or anything. So, with the final election results in,

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5:04

John MacDonald: Is National's gang rhetoric enough on...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/03

So the gangs are bringing in the lawyers and all the legal experts are on the TV news sitting in front of their bookshelves going tut-tut-tut to National over its plan to ban gang patches and tattoos, saying it breaches the Bill of Rights. And then, in the other corner, we’ve got Christopher Luxon saying ‘yeah, nah - we’re going to do it anyway’. Which he would say anyway. But, as I’ve said all along, I don’t think this tough talk we’ve been hearing from National is going to come to much. And I

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22:02

Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Matt Doocey on...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/02

Today on Politics Friday, John was joined by Labour’s Megan Woods and National’s Matt Doocey. They discussed National's gang policy, and the fact that the Mongrel Mob is now getting legal advice. Why were decisions made to move the Metro Sports Centre to its current location, given the issues with sinking land we are facing now? And what will happen to improve Oranga Tamariki? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:39

John MacDonald: The muppets have spoiled the...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/02

A year ago tonight, it was pandemonium up Pegasus way after fireworks caused a massive fire. People had to evacuate. I remember talking with someone who had been at the Woodend Beach Holiday Park. He was telling me about helping a family get out of there. They were packing up a caravan van and he said you could see the orange glow from the flames getting closer and closer. In total, about 130 people evacuated from the area and about 70 firefighters were involved. You might remember, too, that a

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13:05

Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Parakiore...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/02

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald live in studio this morning for their weekly chat. John asked about the ongoing Parakiore Metro Sports situation and whether the project will continue to face delays. They also talked about the Council's response to the Bromley Plant fire, and why it’s come under fire. Plus, why has Christchurch East been treated so poorly? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:36

John MacDonald: Tougher action needed on phones and...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/11/01

Do you reckon we’re kidding ourselves thinking that a $150 fine is enough to put people off using their phones when they’re driving? From what I see, I think we are. I was at an intersection the other day, waiting for the lights, and I saw this driver in the car next to me had their phone sitting on the steering wheel. So they were using the steering wheel as if it was a computer stand at home or in the office. And I thought, ‘oh well, when the lights go green, surely they'll put the phone down’

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5:14

John MacDonald: The anti-smacking law has failed. But...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/31

How about this for a statistic to make you proud to be a New Zealander? In the past seven years, since Oranga Tamariki was established, 57 kids have died because of abuse or neglect in New Zealand. They’re the numbers being reported today as we try to get our heads around the death of another toddler, Ruthless Empire, who died just days before his second birthday from what the police described as “blunt force trauma”. Not only that. But none of the people living in the house where he was living

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5:03

John MacDonald: How about robots instead of TMOs?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/30

If you hadn’t heard of Tom Foley before yesterday, you’ve probably heard of him now. He was the Television Match Official - or TMO - in yesterday’s Rugby World Cup final. If you were watching the match on TV, he was the guy in the jacket and tie who kept popping up in the corner of the screen. In fact, did he “pop up”? Or was he on screen the whole time? It felt like he was there the whole time. And it’s him and the other faceless match officials who have been in the firing line. Especially over

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4:38

John MacDonald: Winston and the X-Files skulduggery

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/26

To say that Winston Peters is the Donald Trump of New Zealand politics would probably be going too far. But after his nonsense on the X social media platform about Dame Jacinda Ardern and the Christchurch mosque attacks, you’ve got to say he’s got a touch of the old Donald about him. And it’s being suggested today that, after all his nonsense this week, he has shown once-and-for-all that he’s not fit to be in government again. Political commentator Matthew Hooton is saying this in the NZ Herald and

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17:56

Politics Friday: Labour's Duncan Webb and National's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/26

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by Labour’s Duncan Webb and National’s Gerry Brownlee. They discussed Winston Peter's comments about the mosque attack and whether he is fit for a role in a potential government. Is New Zealand's response to the Gaza situation strong enough? And will National's plan to have gang members wear makeup to cover up offensive tattoos work? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:26

Frank Bunce: Former All Black ahead of the Rugby...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/26

All Blacks legend Frank Bunce joined John MacDonald on the show ahead of Sunday's World Cup Final. He relived his experience against the Springboks 28 years ago, and also spoke about the importance for our retiring players to have a plan for when life in rugby has finished. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:52

John MacDonald: Gaza- NZ has a voice and should use it

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/26

I’ve been keeping an eye on all the international news networks, just in case there’s breaking news about something. Of course, there’s breaking news about all sorts of stuff. But not the breaking news I’ve been looking out for. And I reckon if I flicked between the channels all day, I still wouldn’t see any coverage of little old New Zealand’s call for a “humanitarian pause” in the conflict in Gaza. So what’s happened is New Zealand has made a formal statement to the United Nations and it’s been

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5:09

John MacDonald: Three Waters money down the drain

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/24

If you thought the election campaign lasted forever, it seems the counting of the special votes is taking forever too. It’s also looking like this drawn-out process is going to cost a lot of money. Because it’s looking like Labour is going to keep the money tap running all the way until the bitter end. It is nuts, even though it knows full-well that the incoming government wants to scrap the Three Waters reforms, that Labour seems to be turning a blind eye to truckloads of money still being spent on

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5:14

John MacDonald: Yep. The parole law is definitely an ass

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/10/19

Yes and Yes. They’re my answers to the two questions about our justice system and whether change is needed when it comes to parole. Because who says it’s right that someone sentenced to two years or less gets out after serving half their sentences? And who says it’s right that someone serving more than two years can be considered for parole after serving just a third of their sentence? That’s unless their sentence has a non-parole period. But, generally, you serve a third of your time and you’re up

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