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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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5:25

John MacDonald: I don't mind chlorine, but I do mind...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/17

I have no problem with chlorine in the water. And, while they’re at it, I reckon they should stick fluoride in the stuff as well. Maybe I’ve just become used to the chlorine. Although we do have one of those filter jugs on the bench. Either way, it doesn’t bother me. Christchurch City Council, though, thinks very differently. Last night, it put out a media release that - I have to say - would be one of the most fired-up statements I’ve ever seen come out from a council. This is what the headline

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4:56

John MacDonald: Need a receipt with that? No thanks,...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/16

I don’t know how many people I’ve spoken to recently who have said they’ve got no idea which party they’re going to vote for in the election this year. Just yesterday, a died-in-the-wool Labour leftie said the same to me. No idea who to vote for. Certainly won’t be Labour, they said. And the National Party didn’t make things any easier yesterday with this idea to start sending receipts to taxpayers. Such a stupid idea. According to what National leader Christopher Luxon said yesterday, the receipt

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5:48

John MacDonald: We all know who's really in charge of...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/15

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has come out firing today. He’s accusing his council’s staff of “running amok” and says they need to be “reined in”. They're his actual words. “They're running amok and they need to be reined in”. But wait, there’s more. He’s also describing his transport staff as "the anti-car brigade". He’s not alone either. Some of the other usual suspects have weighed-in. Councillor Aaron Keown and Councillor James Gough also condemning their transport staff for making changes to

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4:54

John MacDonald: Are private schools really any better...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/12

Do you really think kids get a better education if they go to a private school? Parents at St Cuthbert’s, a private school in Auckland, think so because they’re backing the school’s decision to drop NCEA Level 1. A quick reminder how the NCEA system works. In Year 11 (which is the old Form 5) the kids can do NCEA Level 1 (which, if you need to think about it in the old ways - is the equivalent of School Cert). And then in Year 12 (which used to be Form 6), they do Level 2. And then in Year 13 (the

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20:14

Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Gerry Brownlee...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/12

John MacDonald spoke to Megan Woods and Gerry Brownlee for Politics Friday to discuss their views on our education system - is private better than our public system? Where the Grant Robertson find his $4 billion , and what should it be spent on? And will the National party rule out working with New Zealand First following the upcoming election should they be successful? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:19

John MacDonald: Driver refresher courses? Great idea

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/11

If you’re one of the idiots I saw ploughing through the surface flooding on Brougham Street this morning doing at least 50 kph - probably more - then that’s what you are. You’re an idiot. That’s what I said out loud when I saw you. In fact, there was another word that came before the idiot bit but I won’t repeat that. And you’re the type of idiot that motor racing legend and road safety campaigner Greg Murphy probably had in mind when he said on TV last night that we’ve let people get licences

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5:43

John MacDonald: Our WOF system does need an upgrade

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/10

I don’t know about you, but whenever I take a car in for a warrant I invariably decide to stick around and head straight to the waiting area. And if it’s at one of those places where you can see the workshop, I try to resist watching - but I can’t help it. So I see my car at the front of the queue, and I watch one of the inspectors grab the keys off the board and make their way up to it. I say “make their way up to it” because no one’s ever in a hurry at these places, are they? Cars queued out onto

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5:01

John MacDonald: It's no to a republic for me - but why?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/09

I reckon the best description of the King’s Coronation that I’ve seen was by a journalist in the UK who said it was “huge, hideous, exquisite and sacred”. Four words that sum it up brilliantly. Which is exactly how I felt when I watched it the other night. I thought it was a brilliant spectacle - but I felt absolutely no connection at all to the Monarchy. And I thought it was completely irrelevant to us here in New Zealand. I thought the music was fantastic. Modern and traditional, at the same time

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11:49

Adam Hattaway: Kiwi artist on recreating Neil Young's...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/09

One of the greatest albums of all time, Neil Young's Harvest will be recreated by a supergroup of New Zealand artists, track by track in its entirety plus a bonus set of classics and deep cuts. Featuring Jon Toogood, Sam Scott, James Milne, Adam Hattaway, Dianne Swann, Jol Mulholland, Bret Adams, Matthias Jordan and more. John MacDonald spoke to local artist Adam Hattaway about his involvement. Tickets are available for the Christchurch concert this Thursday. LISTEN ABOVE See

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5:10

John MacDonald: The Christchurch City Council should...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/08

The Christchurch City Council better be hanging its head in shame today. Because after all the weasel words about being committed to finding a solution to the problem of car parking at Christchurch Hospital, we can say with certainty that that’s all they are - weasel words. Because, after however long it’s been, we still don’t have the level of parking available that you would expect in New Zealand’s second-largest city. But not only that, we’re also finding out today that the area around the

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5:00

John MacDonald: Does anyone care whether doctors are...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/05

I went and saw my GP not that long ago and, do you know, it never crossed my mind whether she was vaccinated against COVID or not. I didn’t think about it at all - about her, about the other doctors in the practise, the staff - no one. Just like when I went to visit someone the other week who had just had surgery. Whether all the doctors and nurses walking around the place were vaccinated or not - never crossed my mind. And I reckon I’m not the only person who doesn’t even give this a thought these

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12:51

Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on council culture,...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/04

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald to discuss the culture within Council, Chamber of Commerce confidence and what is happening with the roadworks on Moorhouse Ave? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:52

John MacDonald: We need to follow Australia's lead on...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/03

I’m going to say it how I mean it right from the start. I despise vaping. I also despise all those shiny vape shops. And how dairies have cashed-in on this appalling poison that was supposed to be the great saviour for people addicted to cigarettes. What a crock that was, wasn't it? And we know it was a crock because now we have kids and teenagers - and probably some older people too - sucking on these blimmin’ vapes even though they’ve never smoked a cigarette. In fact, not just sucking on them

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4:46

John MacDonald: Call me cynical, but...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/02

No new taxes in the Budget. No new taxes in the Budget. No new taxes in the Budget. Focussed on the cost of living. Focussed on the cost of living. Focussed on the cost of living. I’m reading there from the list of key messages Prime Minister Chris Hipkins left in the bin here in the studio after he dropped by on Friday. OK, I’m making that bit up. But that was what he was saying last week after that IRD tax report came out. There will not be any new taxes in the Budget because we know people are

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5:25

John MacDonald: Pay nurses what they're worth. Then...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/05/01

I found a student flat this morning where everyone in the flat was awake before eight o’clock. Which was very useful. Because it's been a long time since I was in my early 20s, and I wanted to run National’s idea of paying off student loans to keep nurses and midwives in New Zealand after their study and training, past people who are studying right now. And they made a very interesting point, which I’ll get to shortly. But first: the gist of what Christopher Luxon announced yesterday is that if

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4:46

John MacDonald: Does National really care about tenants?

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/04/28

Congratulations to the National Party because it will be over the moon that people are in the news today saying that it’s the political party for landlords. It’s come after National’s housing spokesperson Chris Bishop jumped on a plane yesterday and screamed down to Queenstown to announce the party’s housing policy - which would allow all sorts of things, one of them being the right for landlords to evict tenants without any reason. 90 days notice. That’s all that would be required. At the moment,

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8:37

Chris Hipkins: Prime Minister on IRD tax report,...

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/04/28

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins joined John MacDonald in studio on Canterbury Mornings. They discussed tax and the IRD report, why are so many children not enrolled in schooling? And how will the Government's budget help the Christchurch Hospital situation? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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John MacDonald: We are all part of the tax problem

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/04/27

Another day and news of yet more surgery delays at Christchurch Hospital. Maybe if the super-rich were paying their fair share of tax, we wouldn’t be in this mess. Because, in a nutshell, your typical rich-lister pays about half as much tax on every dollar of income they receive, compared to the rest of us. That’s the main message the Government’s been pushing from the IRD’s report on the tax affairs of about 300 of the wealthiest families in New Zealand. And, essentially, the main reason for that

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John MacDonald: Farewell St George's. You'll be missed

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/04/26

If you’re a parent or a grandparent in Canterbury, chances are you’ll be familiar with St George’s Hospital - which runs a birthing unit and provides post-natal care. Not for much longer, though. Nine weeks from now, it will be all over because they can’t get enough midwives to run things safely. Which is going to be a real kick in the guts for the thousands who signed a petition to keep things going there. And all the people who joined-in on a march to the hospital when the petition was presented

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5:28

John MacDonald: Moving to Australia? Yeah nah

Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald ·

2023/04/24

Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves after Australia’s announcement that it plans to make it easier for kiwis to settle over there. Because, the way some people are talking, it’s starting to sound like it did back in the 80s when everyone was banging on about ‘last one out, turn the lights off’. But I don’t think the lights will be going out anytime soon because us kiwis are great at threatening to do something - but most of us never do it. And moving to another country is a prime example. “You

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