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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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5:14

Kerre Woodham: Why shouldn't we give hybrid learning...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/06

Well, that's one way, isn't it, to deal with your problematic pupil attendance record – do away with attendance requirements altogether. Hagley College in Christchurch will allow some of its students to work from home two days a week, in a trial to believed to be a New Zealand first. The college is offering 20 NCEA Level 2 students the chance to do hybrid learning. There'll be 16 hours of math, science, and English, and they will be required to be at school three days a week for in person learning

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8:50

Tim O'Connor: Auckland Grammar Headmaster on whether...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/06

A Christchurch school hopes to address falling attendance rates by allowing some students to work from home two days a week. The trial will be run by Hagley College, who will be offering 20 students the opportunity to do “hybrid learning”. Students will attend 16 hours of the core subjects —maths, science, and English— a week, with three days of in-person learning, and two days of online learning. Tim O’Connor, Headmaster at Auckland Grammar, told Kerre Woodham that Hagley is entitled to make

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34:13

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on infrastructure,...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/05

It’s been nearly a year since the Government changed hands, and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins is back with Kerre Woodham to answer the hard-hitting questions. Hipkins is pointing his finger at the coalition for slowing infrastructure down because of a lack of bipartisanship. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has been urging parties to work across the House to secure a solid building pipeline. But Labour leader Hipkins says it's the new Government which has been more partisan on

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9:35

Kerre Woodham: What's it going to take to get...

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2024/09/05

We're going a little bit back to the future today because the annual report card into the grocery industry came out yesterday, and we were overrun with health talk. So we'll go back to that report and look at the ramifications for the industry, for the suppliers, and for us, the consumers. So according to the report, we are paying higher prices, specials are confusing, and loyalty schemes aren't delivering overly significant rewards. Paying $10,500 for a glass container isn't really enough in

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11:01

Rob Langford: Packaging Forum CEO on the new lid and...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/05

A new recycling scheme has launched today. Developed by the Packaging Forum, it aims to capture and recycle the myriad of plastic and metal caps and lids that currently make their way to landfill. Approximately 16,000 tonnes of caps and lids are in circulation annually, the equivalent of approximately 900 trucks of waste. Collection boxes will be placed in supermarkets in Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga, with more to be added in coming weeks. Packaging Forum CEO Rob Langford told Kerre

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12:06

Stephen Child: Southern Cross Chief Medical Officer...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/05

There’s another option for those struggling to access a GP. General Practitioners Aotearoa have said the concept of a “family doctor” is dead as the sector is crushed by rising costs, shortages, and high demands. It can be difficult for people to get a consultation, with many clinics offering video calls instead of in-person consultations. Southern Cross Health Insurance offers free online GP consultations for its members, the information from the appointment then going to the person’s primary

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5:12

Kerre Woodham: Family doctors have gone the way of...

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2024/09/04

I did want to have a look at the state of our primary healthcare – this is something we've looked at before, and I have absolutely no doubt that we will look at again. I do tend to agree with the GP advocacy group, General Practitioners Aotearoa, that the concept of the family doctor is dead. You're not going to get a Dr Finlay's Casebook again any time soon on the telly. You're not going to see a doctor who has not only looked after your primary health for much of your life, but also that of your

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3:55

Kerre Woodham: The Government is focusing on getting...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/03

The coalition government has announced the next three years of transport projects, and it should come as no real surprise there's nothing for speed bumps. Simeon Brown: We're cutting the funding for speed bumps. We're, in fact, I call it an infestation of speed bumps that we've seen across our roads, whilst potholes have been remaining unfilled. So actually I want to see that money going into filling potholes. Not making it inconvenient for, for motorists trying to get around. HDPA: Is it a zero

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10:30

Chris Schulz: Senior Investigative Journalist at...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/09/03

Ticket prices have increased exponentially over the years as retailers take advantage of dynamic pricing schemes. Otherwise known as surge pricing, dynamic pricing sets flexible prices that change depending on the demand. Many fans of Oasis wound up forking out double the advertised price of £148.50 (NZ$313.38) for the band’s reunion tour, spending £355.20 (NZ$749.58) instead. The UK Government has stepped in, announcing a probe into the surge pricing. Chris Schulz, Senior Investigative

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7:46

Kerre Woodham: We have to get revenue from somewhere...

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2024/09/02

I wanted to start with something that always generates a lot of chat and that is the inevitability about raising the age of eligibility for superannuation and, to a lesser extent the introduction of a capital gains tax. National under Bill English came very, very close to getting the age lifted to 67. It wouldn't have happened until 2040, but it would have happened. So John Key left and came Bill English and managed to get the age of eligibility for super lifted to 67 by 2040, not overnight - by

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6:20

Kerre Woodham: The infrastructure plan is wildly...

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2024/08/29

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop announced yesterday what National had promised all the way through the election campaign. The government's new National Infrastructure Agency will be established this year, unlocking access to more capital for infrastructure and strengthening the government's private finance and commercial capability. So, from the 1st of December, Crown Infrastructure Partners is going to be reimagined and repurposed into the National Infrastructure Agency. It will be charged

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6:26

Kerre Woodham: How have people become so desensitised?

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2024/08/28

You could hear yesterday the sadness and the contempt and the disbelief in Inspector Tony Wakelin’s voice: “Look, can I just say I thought that was disgusting. It really was. I mean, I saw some of the footage, it was filmed before emergency services arrived. There were close-ups of people deceased in the van and injured lying on the road. As I say, I thought it was horrible. As I said, a lot of my colleagues, that's not acceptable. You know, we should not be doing that, and I say to the people that

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12:43

Karen Orsborn: Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/28

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission's released a report showing how funding from the 2019 Wellbeing Budget has been spent. It shows 92% of the $1.9 billion has been spent or committed. There's around $163 million that is unspent, and almost $62 million was set aside for capital works. Chief Executive Karen Orsborn says they know there's a high degree of public interest in the funding, so they wanted to make that information available. She says 57% —1.1-billion— went to health, and

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8:38

Kerre Woodham: Reverse the ban, but is anyone...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/27

Yesterday the Prime Minister announced what we all know to be true, that we have an energy security crisis. We seem to have been having them for a while now, every winter there are concerns about brownouts. The Electricity Authority put it into plain English on their website - winter sees the highest demand for electricity, obviously, also when it's unseasonably cold in autumn or spring, that can cause high demand periods. The winter peak capacity reflects the ability of the electricity system to

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5:00

Kerre Woodham: On the Governments Fast Track...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/26

It was interesting seeing the Governments backed down on the Fast-track Approvals Bill. And that's the thing about being in government, isn't it? Well, really any position of authority. You will be criticized whatever you do. It's a truism that you cannot please all of the people all of the time, you just simply can't. So when the government announced it would introduce the Fast-track Approvals Bill that would give final sign off on infrastructure projects to just three ministers, without the usual

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3:33

Francesca Rudkin: On assistant coach Leon MacDonald...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/23

Well, that was a bit of a shock wasn’t it. It seems everyone was a bit taken aback to hear that assistant coach Leon MacDonald would be leaving the All Black’s group. Less that 24 hours out from the All Blacks heading to South Africa for two Rugby Championship tests, New Zealand rugby confirmed MacDonald would not continue in the role. Fronting the media, head coach Scott Razor Robertson outlined the reasons why the decision has been made. He said there were differences around the philosophy on

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4:04

Francesca Rudkin: What should councils be funding?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/22

Yesterday the Prime Minister spoke at the Local Government NZ (LGNZ) conference, warning councils to restrain their spending to the basics or run the risk of having your hand forced by central government. Apparently, the remarks got a frosty reception – possibly because no one likes being told off and possibly because since Covid all some councils have been doing is going through their budgets line by line. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown backed up the Prime Ministers thoughts on the

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4:31

Francesca Rudkin: The rates of youth road deaths are...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/21

I’m not a perfect parent. I’ve learnt a lot on the job, but one thing I got right was making the call that I was not the right person to teach our children to drive – for both my sake, my children’s sake, and other drivers' sake. It’s got nothing to do with my driving ability. It's to do with temperament and patience and bravery – all characteristics my partner and their father excels in. When your child gains their licence, you feel two conflicting emotions at once. Excitement over the fact

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11:33

Greg Murphy: Road Safety Campaigner on the need for a...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/20

The learners licensing system is under the spotlight, with calls for New Zealand to adopt Australia's stricter approach. It comes after figures show young kiwis are responsible for a disproportionate number of road deaths. The AA wants to double the learners licence period, implement supervised driving hours, and have tougher penalties for young drivers. Road Safety Campaigner Greg Murphy told Francesca Rudkin that this is nothing new. He said that we’ve been accepting these statistics for

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4:13

Francesca Rudkin: Is the country warming up to the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2024/08/20

To use a Love Island-ism, it looks like Chris Luxon appears to have been a slow burn on the nation since being sworn in as our Prime Minister in late November – but if the latest 1News-Verian poll is anything to go by, we appear to be warming to the man and his leadership. The poll shows numbers for the governing parties remained largely unchanged, National remains steady on 38%, ACT remained steady on 7%, and NZ First remains steady on 6%. Labour is up 1 on 30%, and Te Pati Māori is up 1 on

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