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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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5:03

John MacDonald: Minimum Income: I like it, but not...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/12

I reckon I’m like most people. Quick to think something’s a good idea but, if it means me forking out some of my own money, then the old enthusiasm can wane a bit. And that’s exactly how I’m feeling about the Green Party’s tax policy. I’ll tell you why shortly. But first, you will have heard and seen that there’s already been the usual whingeing about their idea of a wealth tax. The wealth tax critics always crack me up because they trot out the same old lines about wealth taxes being a bad thing

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5:16

John MacDonald: Michael Wood has blown it for Labour

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/09

Labour is toast. Who’s saying that, do you think? And do I agree with them? I’ll tell you shortly. First, though, I want to tell you about a book I’ve been reading called Atomic Habits. The basic gist of some of the stuff I’ve read so far, is that if you want to make significant changes, you can do it by making a whole lot of small changes and, incrementally, they’ll add-up to big change. And it talks about there being no such thing as an overnight success or overnight change. It’s just that a whole

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5:44

John MacDonald: Kāinga Ora needs to be more upfront...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/08

When Christopher Luxon became leader of the National Party, he was touted by some as the new John Key. And, as we know, like Christopher Luxon - John Key grew up in Christchurch. Luxon was middle class. Key, though, was on the other side of the tracks. Growing up in a state house in Burnside. The place John Key grew up in was one of those classic state houses. “Good bones”. That’s what people say all the time about those places, don’t they? And, quite often, they’d be three or four bedrooms. But a

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11:05

Christopher Luxon: National leader on Kāinga Ora...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/07

National Party Leader, Christopher Luxon, is in Christchurch and joined John MacDonald on the show in studio. They discussed Kāinga Ora housing, should residents know when a development is planned? What will he do to avoid a Michael Wood situation in his party, and how will he fix the terrible state of infrastructure in our country should he become Prime Minister? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:36

John MacDonald: Life admin and Michael Wood's to-do list

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/07

So the Prime Minister is saying today that the Transport Minister forgetting to sell his Auckland Airport shares - despite being asked to do it six times - could be one of those life admin tasks that the Transport Minister just hasn’t got around to. And I can relate to that. You know, it’s like if you’ve got gas hot water at home and the boss is in the shower and you hear a scream and the water’s turned off pretty quickly - you squirm and kick yourself for not ordering a replacement gas bottle

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4:43

John MacDonald: 16-year-olds voting wouldn't be the...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/06

Some people will be thinking that we’re going to hell in a handbasket today. Yesterday, Jacinda became a Dame and today, we’ve got a panel of experts saying that the voting age should be lowered to 16. 16! They’re just babies. No idea what they're doing. That’s what some people will be thinking. Not me, though. This independent panel also thinks the MMP threshold for getting into Parliament should be lowered from 5 percent to 3.5 percent. Other things it's recommended include a referendum on

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5:39

John MacDonald: Are Christchurch councillors cynical...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/02

There are two types of politicians in this world. It’s not left-wing or right-wing. And it applies to all politicians - central government and local government. The first type, are the ones who think we’re all stupid and will believe everything they say. The second type, are the ones who are so deluded that they actually believe everything they say themselves. And I’m trying to work out which category Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger and his 16 cronies around the council table fit into. Do they think

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6:35

John MacDonald: Take the politics out of crime - then...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/06/01

34 seconds. That’s all it took. 34 seconds. That’s all it took victims advocate Ruth Money to sum up beautifully the shambles we seem to be in when it comes to crime in New Zealand. It’s a 34 second summary that I hope every politician gets to hear at some point today - if they haven’t heard it already - because it just shows what a cock-up they’ve made and continue to make when it comes to crime. Labour, National, ACT, the Greens, the Maori Party. The whole lot of them. If there’s one word to

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5:03

John MacDonald: National needs more than road signs...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/31

Did you hear National Party leader Christopher Luxon talking to Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB this morning? I saw a message someone sent Mike after the interview, begging him to make Luxon look good! When you start seeing that sort of thing, you know you’re looking at a party leader on the ropes. Or is it the whole National Party on the ropes? In the past few days, we’ve had two examples of National having no idea what it stands for. First-up, we had the party flip-flopping on its housing

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6:23

John MacDonald: Change is desperately needed around...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/30

Late last year, I had a catch-up with the Canterbury Metro Police Commander, Superintendent Lane Todd. It was just after there’d been a lot of chat about crime in the central city and whether we should be getting a police helicopter in Christchurch - all of that stuff. So I turned up at Police HQ in the centre of town and spent about an hour with Lane. It was a really useful meeting - especially when it came to getting an understanding of how much police are involved in mental health call-outs here

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5:12

John MacDonald: Time to take vehicles off drunk drivers

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/29

Should we be taking vehicles off drunk drivers? I say yes. And I’ll tell you why. It's been revealed this morning that a man who appeared in court in Christchurch last month and pleaded guilty to drink-driving, got behind the wheel again that very same day and ended up killing himself and another innocent driver. He was just 24. His name is Zejayohn Keyli-West Hurinui. The guy he crashed into and who also died was 69. He was from Methven - his name is Anthony Wood. Anthony’s wife survived the crash,

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5:35

John MacDonald: The Christchurch City Council is a...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/26

Because it’s Friday - I’m going to be kind. I was going to say that the Christchurch City Council is a disaster. But, just because it’s Friday, I’m not going to say that. But I am going to say that it’s a shambles. And I’m not just plucking words out of nowhere or saying it for the sake of saying it. I’m saying it because of what’s come through in the council’s latest residents satisfaction survey. Let’s start with the good news. 99 percent of people are happy with the Botanic Gardens. 97 percent of

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4:44

John MacDonald: The Nanny State - coming to a...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/25

I know it was pretty cold this morning, but, despite all that, I hope you didn’t spend too long in the shower. Otherwise, you would’ve had Megan Woods knocking on the door telling you it was time to get out. So what we had yesterday was the Government launching a new campaign to give us tips on how to save money and deal with the cost of living crisis. And what Energy Minister Megan Woods says we should be doing is taking shorter showers, washing our clothes in cold water instead of hot,

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5:15

John MacDonald: Lack of respect for police puts us...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/24

At any time in your life, have you ever been so disrespectful of authority that you’ve given a police officer a whack or a hiding? I’m not talking here about muttering something under your breath after getting a speeding ticket. I’m talking about lashing out at a police officer. Have you ever done that? I have never done it. It has never crossed my mind and I can’t imagine a time in the future when it might. But, as we’re finding out today, there is no shortage of people prepared to dish out

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1:39

John MacDonald: I have no problem with...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/23

Remember a few weeks back when the Christchurch City Council’s economic development and tourism agency, ChristchurchNZ, was in the gun for trying to re-brand the city? Instead of Christchurch being the Garden City it wanted it to be the “City of Play”. But then the head of ChristchurchNZ got in touch and said it wasn’t the City of Play they wanted - it was “City of Balance”. And then went on to say the idea was that no one would actually say it. It would just be inferred. And she talked about the

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5:04

John MacDonald: I want to like the NZ Steel deal -...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/22

If you find yourself needing $140 million today, don’t panic. Just get on the phone to the Government. No means testing. None of that carry-on. You want it, you’ve got it. And if they tell you where to go, ask them what NZ Steel did differently. Or, more to the point, what its international parent company Bluescope did differently. Because, despite making nearly $3 billion in profit last year, the Government is chipping-in $140 million to help Bluescope and NZ Steel do a major upgrade of its

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6:23

John MacDonald: Small Budget details shines light on...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/19

I think I can safely say that every politician who’s been banging on about the Budget since yesterday afternoon is a complete hypocrite. And I reckon you will think the same. The story starts with something that happened before Budget Day yesterday. In fact, it was one of the first things Police Minister Ginny Anderson fronted after she got the job. And it was to do with an issue that was hot then and is still hot now - retail crime. So we’re talking ram raids on shops, armed hold ups, smash and

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20:51

Politics Friday Budget Special: MPs Dan Rosewarne and...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/18

John MacDonald was joined by Labour's Dan Rosewarne and National's Gerry Brownlee for today's Budget Special edition of Politics Friday. Why is $14 million being spent on MP security, when just $15 million is going into retail crime prevention? Will free prescriptions make a huge difference for New Zealanders and every day living costs? And should we be investing so much into Te Matatini funding. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:24

John MacDonald: Ebike subsidies - an idea that sounds...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/18

A daft idea that sounds brilliant, but isn't. Like so many ideas - especially when it comes to being eco-friendly - this idea is one of those ones that makes people feel good. And they get so overwhelmed by “feeling good” about the idea, that they don’t actually test it or challenge it to see if it really is a good idea. Just “sounding” like a good idea is enough for some people. And that is exactly what happened yesterday, when Christchurch city councillors got together to discuss a climate change

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10:40

Phil Mauger: Christchurch City Mayor discusses failed...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/17

Christchurch City Mayor, Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald in studio to discuss the failed attempt to gain chlorine exemption for Christchurch water. Has he 'reined in' his staff yet following his comments about the Rolleston Ave cycle way on Monday? And will subsiding e-bikes really be a game changer for the environment? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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