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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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6:42

Kerre Woodham: What will come from our decision not...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/28

The state of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 157 UN member states, and that represents 81% of members. New Zealand is not one of them. Not yet. Like Singapore, like Japan, Germany, South Korea, most Pacific states. New Zealand says, oh, sure, we support recognition, just not yet. Winston Peters, in his speech to the UN over the weekend, said Palestine did not meet the traditional benchmarks for state recognition. But as the Herald's Audrey Young points out in her column, Palestine

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9:23

Peter Ambrose: New Zealand Property Investors...

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2025/09/26

Good news for renters as prices are on the decline. At least a third of those taking out new tenancies this year are paying less in rent than the prior tenants, according to Ministry of Housing and Urban Development data. TradeMe Property has also seen rents fall, with supply outstripping demand. They say the market is offering more options and less competition. New Zealand Property Investors Federation President Peter Ambrose told Kerre Woodham the reason behind increased supply is twofold. He

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5:16

Kerre Woodham: What are the impacts of falling rents?

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2025/09/25

If you're a renter, it's jolly good news. At least a third of people taking out new tenancies this year are paying less rent than the tenants who lived there before them. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, for new tenancies since January 1, 30% were paying weekly rent lower than the initial weekly rent for the previous tenancy at that address. The data used a 500-day limit between the start of the last tenancy and the start of the newest tenancy, which gave a sample of

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7:16

Kerre Woodham: Ask not what your country can do for you

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2025/09/25

New Zealand Inc. is in trouble and it's on us —you and me— to fix it. Not politicians, not economists, not even our blessed farmers who've got us out of trouble time and time again – it is on us, New Zealand voters. It doesn't matter whether we vote left or right, red, blue, green, yellow, or black. We all have to give our political parties the cojones they need to enact the policies that will save this country. Treasury's been warning us for years now, decades. Current government policies

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13:16

Steven Joyce: Former Finance Minister on the Treasury...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/25

A former Finance Minister's discussing the Superannuation age in the wake of an alarming Treasury report. Treasury's long term fiscal statement notes the importance of responding to challenges with an ageing population. It suggests the cost of NZ Super could be kept stable by steadily increasing the age of eligibility, requiring it to rise to 72, by 2065. Steven Joyce told Kerre Woodham Superannuation policy gets more urgent every time it's left alone. He believes the age should be getting gradually

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5:16

Kerre Woodham: The Government has a lot of work to do

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2025/09/23

I have to say that the Herald's Mood of the Boardroom survey pretty much sums up my mood too. Yes, there are some excellent and capable ministers doing great work within their portfolios, and let's not forget how rare and wonderful that is, given the past administration. Come in Erica Stanford, Winston Peters, Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown – all good performers, all doing well, all delivering. But when it comes to the economy, one of the main platforms upon which National campaigned, the performance

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9:41

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ CEO on the $413...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/23

Infrastructure in New Zealand is being called out for being too political. A significant jolt to the construction sector thanks to Government investment to hospital and school infrastructure. Almost half a billion dollars will go towards upgrades and maintenance projects across the country. Construction activity is at a six year low, with thousands of jobs lost in the last two years. Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett told Kerre Woodham the mindset we apply to infrastructure is too political – too

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7:36

Kerre Woodham: Infrastructure needs to be beyond...

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2025/09/23

The Government hopes to give a much-needed boost to the building and construction industry with the announcement of $413 million worth of accelerated school infrastructure projects. This follows a raft of school property announcements and the establishment of a new school property agency in July to oversee the planning, building, and maintenance of new school buildings. Hopefully, there will be some opposition input into this new agency, some opposition oversight. Because back in 2019, Jacinda

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5:20

Kerre Woodham: Is there anything good about pine trees?

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Is there anything good about pine trees? Apart from for the people who own the commercial forests, the foresters. What earthly good do they do? Sure, they bring in much-needed export earnings, an estimated $5.89 billion for the year ending June 2025. So that helps towards the GDP. But look at the costs associated with the Pinus radiata. And they're mainly on the taxpayer, not on the industry itself. The foresters have said, look, if we had to pay the true cost of cleaning up the damage, cleaning up

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8:08

Richard Dawkins: Federated Farmers pest, animal and...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Wilding pines, the invasive species also known as Pinus contorta, are posing a massive threat to the environment. It was highlighted on Country Calendar last by Steve Satterthwaite, who runs Muller Station in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. He said the wilding pines don't just choke up pastoral land, there's also the downstream effect of loss of water yield into the rivers, and in Marlborough, that effects the vineyards. Federated Farmers pest animal and weed spokesperson Richard Dawkins told

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7:15

Rod Baxter: The King's Trust CEO on the charity, Art...

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2025/09/19

It’s the last days of Art in the Park this weekend – a uniquely curated art show held annually at Eden Park. It showcases the works of both emerging and established New Zealand artists. The King’s Trust has been the charity partner of the event for the last four years – an organisation formed in 1967 with the vision that every young person should have the chance to succeed. It’s been running in New Zealand for six years, and CEO Rod Baxter told Kerre Woodham that in terms of economic value, they’ve

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8:21

Kerre Woodham: Surely we've reached the bottom of the...

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2025/09/19

The news came in around quarter to 11 yesterday, and it was unwelcome confirmation of what many people had been experiencing, had been feeling. The economy had contracted, and worse, it had shrunk 0.9%, far worse than economists had been predicting. Economists at the Reserve Bank had forecast the economy would shrink just 0.3% during the June quarter. Retail banks said, "Oh, I don't think so. I think it'll be closer to 0.5." In fact, the figures released by Stats NZ yesterday showed GDP fell almost

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10:24

Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Chief Economist on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/19

How much blame for the GDP drop can be placed at the feet of the Reserve Bank? GDP's fallen 0.9 percent in the June quarter – a much sharper drop than economists had been expecting. NZ Initiative Chief Economist Eric Crampton told Kerre Woodham what we’re feeling is an effect of getting inflation back in line, but he wouldn’t necessarily blame the Reserve Bank for the drop. He says it’s one big job is keeping inflation in the 1-3% band, and it largely forgot what it’s job was in 2020 and 2021, and

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8:48

Kerre Woodham: Unions seem to have struck themselves...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Back when I was a kid, you knew the school holidays were coming up when the Seafarers Union went on strike. Sure as God made little apples, a week before the school holidays, the unions would be all out, brothers and sisters, and then there'd be all night negotiations between the cloth caps and the capitalist overlords, while parents waited anxiously to see if the annual road trip —south in our case— would take place to go down and see the Christchurch rallies. Generally, at the last minute they

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5:50

Mark Knoff-Thomas: Newmarket Business Association CEO...

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2025/09/18

The country's getting up to scratch on teaching Kiwis how to manage possible lone wolf attackers in crowded spaces. Police are promoting the mantra 'escape, hide, tell' to show the public what to do during an attack. The Crowded Places Strategy includes information on how to detect possible attackers, and how to conduct security audits. Auckland's Newmarket Business Association CEO Mark Knoff-Thomas told Kerre Woodham there have been situations where people freeze or start filming, which isn’t

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10:05

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster on the...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Our economy's been shrinking much faster than economists thought. Latest data just out from Stats NZ shows GDP fell 0.9% in the three months to June. That follows six months of growth, after six months of contraction. Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan told Kerre Woodham it's far worse than any economists were expecting. He says this number is completely "off the charts", as far as they're concerned. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:03

Kerre Woodham: Gas - what are the options? What are...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Shane Jones' warning was clear and concise. As of 2029, if no new gas fields are found or an alternative energy source is not found, there will be no gas available for industrial, commercial, and domestic use. “In simple terms, what's going to happen in 2029-2030 in the event that we either don't import gas, or we don't find a major find, is that the demand will still be there, but the supply will be below the demand. And there'll be a fraction of gas available, but for those big users, and quite

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6:57

Kerre Woodham: The right to free speech and its...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/15

When US conservative activist and media personality Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday, a lot of people had an awful lot to say. Those on the right of the spectrum mourned the senseless violence and deplored the actions of the left. Many of those on the left rejoiced, were gleeful. And there's no other word for it when you look at some of the posts on social media. For others of us, it was a deep dive into why Charlie Kirk was so well-regarded by conservatives in the US. I was aware of

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5:26

Kerre Woodham: Allowing 24/7 hospital visitor hours...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Of the many, many insane, ideologically driven policies I have heard come from government departments over the years, this has got to be one of the most bonkers. There have been times over the years, when I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, when I've fantasised about ending up in hospital. Nothing life-changing or dramatic, just a nice routine operation, five days in a lovely quiet ward. Crisp white sheets, view out to Cornwall Park, the scent of lush green grass carried by the gentle zephyrs of

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11:24

Nadine Gray: Health NZ National Chief Nurse on 24/7...

Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Health NZ is planning to remove restrictions on visiting hours at hospitals. The change would allow family members to visit patients at any hour of the day, a move that has led to mixed responses. Health NZ National Chief Nurse Nadine Gray told Kerre Woodham that the change is part of a patient support policy. ‘It’s part of the code of patients’ rights to have support.’ LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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