Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast

6:55

Kerre Woodham: Where is Labour's pay equity funding...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/10/04

Finally, after much hinting and promising and ooh, winking and teasing, Labour's revealed how it will fund the core pay equity policy it has been promising for the past three years. Except that they didn't. "In terms of being able to pay for pay equity, you'll see there's plenty of headroom within the fiscal plan that we've released today. We have a $10 billion unallocated amount of headroom. We've got multi billion dollars for health cost pressures and many of the pay equity claims are within the

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12:02

Steve Jurkovich: Kiwibank CEO on their position in...

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2026/10/02

The topic of New Zealand-owned banks is arising again, with NZ First pitching to buy back BNZ to bolster competition. Kiwibank is already New Zealand-owned, but only holds a little over 6% of the lending market, raising the question – how much do Kiwis actually care about backing a Kiwi bank? Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich told Kerre Woodham that they've been in operation for much less time than some of those bigger banks —around 25 years compared to over 150— so they've had less time and capital to

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6:25

Kerre Woodham: There must be a way to keep public...

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2026/10/01

I talked about accountability this time last month, specifically about MBIE boss Nick Blakely. You'll remember that the Privileges Committee found Blakely and former Immigration New Zealand head Alison McDonald deliberately misled —what you and I know as lying— Parliament. The Privileges Committee said their conduct was an insult to the public service, and yet who's the current head of MBIE? Nick Blakely. Doesn't seem to have bothered him. Sure Alison McDonald's gone on to a nice board somewhere

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4:59

Kerre Woodham: Just how big is Labour's fiscal hole?

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2026/09/30

How big is his hole? Nicola Willis was asking Grant Robertson back in 2023, where are you going to find the money to fill that Government's financial fiscal hole? And now yesterday, she says that Labour has another fiscal hole to fill and it's a beauty. She told us yesterday when she was a guest in studio that there is no way Labour can afford to fund their pay equity promises, far less many of the other promises they're making to voters. Labour in response has said, well just taihoa, all will be

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3:57

Kerre Woodham: Is school zoning archaic?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/30

I really like the idea of David Seymour's to turn the old teachers' training college in Epsom into a new co-ed public school. I like even more the idea that it not be zoned. In David Seymour's ideal world, the lovely old 37 acre site that is owned by the University of Auckland and currently lies empty would be jointly operated by two of the top state schools in the country, Auckland Grammar and Epsom Girls Grammar. They're both bursting at the seams with the number of students wanting entry through

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8:06

David Seymour: ACT Leader and Epsom MP on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/30

The idea of a new co-ed school in the Auckland suburb of Epsom came from the schools involved – Epsom Girls and Auckland Grammar. ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour says the idea is to ease pressure on the existing single-sex schools. He'll campaign on acquiring Auckland University's $150 million site, formerly used for teacher training and which currently sits empty. Seymour told Kerre Woodham the heads of EGGS and Grammar have had this idea in the works for months. He says Brenda McNaughton and

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34:40

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister reacts to PREFU,...

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2026/09/29

The Finance Minister says tough choices aren't just made for the sake of it with the Crown books now opened for pre-election scrutiny. It shows we're on track for a good surplus in the 2028/29 financial year, with a much smaller current deficit than expected. But it’s not entirely rosy, with predictions slashed on house price growth, more money needed for health, and concerns over Super costs Nicola Willis told Kerre Woodham she's pushed to re-prioritise spending for a reason. She says she's reduced

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10:17

John Key: Former National Party Leader urges against...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/29

The centre-right bloc is at odds over voting strategies. Christopher Luxon and former leader John Key implored voters at National's campaign launch to simply party vote National and ignore any call for strategic voting. The strategy is aimed at creating an overhang and maximising the number of aligned MPs in Parliament. Key told Kerre Woodham for the Coalition, it would result in a lot more ACT and NZ First ministers, trading talented National ministers like Nicola Willis, Chris Bishop, or Paul

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6:11

Kerre Woodham: Strategic voting – is it really a...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/29

There's an old saying, "you're so sharp you could cut yourself". Similar to "you're too clever for your own good", meaning sometimes a person tries to be too tricky or clever, which leads them to make a simple task messy or fail completely. And that is the warning being given by the main parties to voters who are trying to rig the system. To be fair, Te Pāti Māori started it this election with the message to their voters in the Māori electorates to give the party their candidate vote, while leaving

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35:16

Dale Bramley: Health NZ CEO on health wait times,...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/28

Health New Zealand's adamant health outcomes remain positive and are turning a corner. Health's under scrutiny ahead of the election, with workers and unions calling for more support. The Government's acknowledged struggles, but claims wait times, cancer treatment, and child immunisation rates are getting better. Health NZ Chief Executive Dale Bramley told Kerre Woodham there are other improvements beyond waiting lists and EDs. He says life expectancy continues to rise. Bramley also says he wants

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3:45

Kerre Woodham: Both parties' launches reeked of...

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2026/09/27

The election campaign officially kicked off over the weekend with the two main parties, but honestly, it feels like we've been in campaign mode for years now. National and Labour gathered their party faithful in their respective happy places: the swanky International Convention Centre for the blue team, Dew Drop Events Centre in South Auckland for the red team. Both had their party heavyweight champions in their corners: John Key and Bill English in the blue corner, Helen and Peter Clark in the red

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9:00

Katherine Rich: BusinessNZ CEO on the impact NZ...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/25

There's a belief New Zealand First's proposal to slash the tax rate for small businesses could make a positive difference to our business landscape. The party's promising to lower the tax rate from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million. Its estimated cost is about a billion dollars a year. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Kerre Woodham it would apply to a majority of our businesses. She says it would need to be researched for implementation, but it's bold and could

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4:34

Kerre Woodham: Are these election promises worth it...

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2026/09/25

The political parties have pressed go on their election campaigns and every morning from now until November 7th, we'll have a full smorgasbord of party promises to pick over. Lucky, lucky us. Of course, most of them aren't worth the paper they're printed on. The minor parties have the luxury of promising you a pony and a castle and fairy bread for the rest of your life, then when it comes time to stump up after the election, they'll be all, "Oh, soz, we really wanted to, but those mean

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4:44

Kerre Woodham: Time is running out for businesses...

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2026/09/24

Time is running out for the businesses that generate billions of dollars worth of GDP and that employ a quarter of a million New Zealanders. They're the businesses that run on gas. Your bakers, your coffee roasters, your wineries, your wood processors, your ag sec. And that's not counting the schools and hospitals dependent on gas to heat their buildings. Time is running out because the gas they operate on is running out. It's a finite resource. And as yet, they haven't found anything to replace it

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9:04

John Cockburn: New Zealand Association of Bakers...

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2026/09/24

There's uncertainty from those whose businesses rely on gas as the Government hits pause on an LNG import terminal procurement process. The Energy Minister wanted to secure a deal with one of two possible candidates before the year's end, but time has run out before the election. New Zealand Association of Bakers President John Cockburn says it's not the news he wanted. He told Kerre Woodham many bakeries are built around a large oven, which would take years to replace if a new energy source was

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6:59

Kerre Woodham: What is the best way to reduce...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/23

Let's start with the good news. The annual State of the Thriving Nation report prepared for the Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum says workplace injury claims have fallen 28% over the past decade, and some of the biggest drops have come in the industries with the worst histories of harm, those like forestry and construction and the like. Although the report says rates of harm are still much higher than in Australia or the United Kingdom – that's the bad news. And that work related mental

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7:22

Mark Mitchell: National's Emergency Management...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/23

National's proposing to scrap the Fire and Emergency board, if re-elected. Under the policy, the agency would be directly accountable to the Minister for Emergency Management. A damning report released last week details delays in procuring new fire trucks and slams the organisation's leadership. Mitchell told Kerre Woodham they feel very strongly the plan will deal with a lot of the issues that have been highlighted through the select committee process. He says he's been through a similar process

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15:04

Brooke van Velden: Former ACT MP reflects on career...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/23

Brooke van Velden has officially called time on her political career, delivering her final speech yesterday. Van Velden was elected to Parliament in 2020 and this term served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Workplace Relations and Safety. She was the ACT Deputy until replaced by Nicole McKee when she announced she was leaving. Van Velden told Kerre Woodham it's been an absolute privilege, and she recommends it for anyone, of any age, who genuinely wants to leave the country a better place. She

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11:03

Jane Searle: Children's Commissioner on the inquest...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/22

Calls continue for better coordination between Oranga Tamariki and Police as an inquest begins into the death of a 12-year-old girl. The New Plymouth girl, who cannot be named, died by suspected suicide in 2017. Two years later, Dana Bernadette Taylor was sent to prison for the physical and psychological abuse of the girl and two other children – their connection is not public. The coroner's heard from a social worker who believes Oranga Tamariki assessed her home as safe and was unaware of

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9:32

Kerre Woodham: If Oranga Tamariki is the children's...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2026/09/22

There is a story in the media that has got me absolutely furious, and it's not Ashley Klein, the referee in the Warriors game. It's a story that's being played out in the Coroners Court of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life in 2017, and she took her own life because the very agency that should have been caring for her, Oranga Tamariki, failed her. And in the Coroners Court, hearing the evidence of the witnesses, I think we have an understanding now why so many children end up dead and tortured

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