/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/rss 九一星空无限 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:06:28 Z en /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-what-more-can-be-done-to-sort-the-supermarkets/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-what-more-can-be-done-to-sort-the-supermarkets/ Well, Mike Hosking did a Kim Kardashian this morning and broke the Internet with his interview with Nicola Willis. Well, not actually the internet, but they're back and forward on the need to increase competition in the supermarket sector – 10 minutes and 17 seconds that interview went on for. Unheard of on breakfast radio! Put Mike Hosking in a print frock and sensible shoes and call him Kathryn Ryan. 10:17 on something that might or might not happen, and might or might not be needed. I really don't understand the passion, and the fervour, and the ‘I will die on this hill’ attitude that our Finance Minister is taking towards getting another competitor into the country. Nicola Willis seems to think her reforms are the answer to the prayers of beleaguered New Zealanders, and she will not rest until she's provided competition in every main centre in New Zealand.   Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:11:28 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-banks-need-to-stick-to-their-knitting/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-banks-need-to-stick-to-their-knitting/ NZ First’s Shane Jones has joined the global fight against “woke” banks, taking aim at several banks' attempts to reduce lending and services to fossil fuel businesses. Jones told The Australian newspaper that Australian banks, whose New Zealand subsidiaries dominate the New Zealand market, must stop “being driven by unelected, UN-orientated climate apostles”.   Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:09:48 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/john-macdonald-our-hungry-kids-are-the-canaries-in-the-mine/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/john-macdonald-our-hungry-kids-are-the-canaries-in-the-mine/ If you’ve ever been worried about the level of crime in New Zealand but you don’t think you need to worry about new research out today showing the scale of food poverty in New Zealand - then you need to think again. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:18:51 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-not-a-great-start-for-the-governments-boot-camps/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-not-a-great-start-for-the-governments-boot-camps/ The Governments’ boot camps - the controversial boot camps, have got off to the worst possible start. One young man, a graduate of the camps, is dead. Another is on the run after attending the funeral of the young man. Oh, and one of them had already reoffended last month, after graduating from the boot camp. There's only 10 young men in the camps at a time, so you can't get much worse than that. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:31:01 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-lets-give-youth-council-members-a-go/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-lets-give-youth-council-members-a-go/ The Hastings District Council has decided to give unelected youth reps voting rights on Council committees, and they will also pay them. The Council voted 7 – 7 on the proposal,  the casting vote went to Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and she supported the move.   Fri, 27 Sept 2024 01:27:03 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-our-infrastructure-problems-werent-going-to-magically-stop-with-a-change-of-government/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-our-infrastructure-problems-werent-going-to-magically-stop-with-a-change-of-government/ The ferry running aground.  I suppose given the myriad issues that were going on with the Cook Strait ferries over the past few years, they were not going to go away.   Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:12:53 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-could-long-term-rentals-help-solve-our-housing-crisis/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-could-long-term-rentals-help-solve-our-housing-crisis/ A new paper from the OECD has shown New Zealand has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the developed world, with more than two percent of New Zealanders recorded as being homeless. And that's the highest population percentage recorded of any country in the developed block being measured.   Mon, 20 May 2024 01:42:05 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-just-once-id-like-to-hear-a-minster-say-we-stuffed-up/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-just-once-id-like-to-hear-a-minster-say-we-stuffed-up/ Gosh, this Government’s ministers can be weasels at times, can’t they?   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:43:18 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-when-it-comes-to-crime-numbers-do-not-lie/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-when-it-comes-to-crime-numbers-do-not-lie/ This article has been updated to revise a statement suggesting that there has been an increase in youth offending. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:26:15 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/andrew-dickens-does-the-govt-know-their-new-visa-policy-hurdles-are-too-high/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/andrew-dickens-does-the-govt-know-their-new-visa-policy-hurdles-are-too-high/ I want to start off with immigration because this is the issue of the day, is it not. This is the issue of the age. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:15:58 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-pre-budget-police-funding-a-spooky-coincidence-amid-being-polled-soft-on-crime/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-pre-budget-police-funding-a-spooky-coincidence-amid-being-polled-soft-on-crime/ Well, you can't say all those millions spent on PR consultants and market researchers and communications advisors and spin doctors, you cannot say all those millions of dollars have been wasted, can you? Because look at this, the public registered a vote of no confidence in Police Minister Poto Williams with the 九一星空无限hub Reid Research poll out last week, we talked about that nearly 2/3 of those polled thought the Minister and by default, the Government, was soft on crime.  Mon, 09 May 2022 00:26:05 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-fixing-our-shambolic-education-system-should-be-doable/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-fixing-our-shambolic-education-system-should-be-doable/ It is still a big regret of mine that I lost my way with maths.  Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:37:28 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-blind-faith-no-excuse-for-ignoring-lockdown-restrictions/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-blind-faith-no-excuse-for-ignoring-lockdown-restrictions/ This Mt Roskill Evangelical Church needs to be taken metaphorically speaking by the scruff of the neck and have its nose rubbed into the mess it’s made.  Wed, 09 Sept 2020 23:31:06 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-student-loans-defaulters-are-thieves/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-student-loans-defaulters-are-thieves/ More than 5500 overseas based student loan borrowers have returned to NZ since April - nau mai, haere mai.  Welcome home.  Wed, 09 Sept 2020 03:35:23 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-moving-people-into-stable-housing-necessary-to-break-poverty-cycle/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-moving-people-into-stable-housing-necessary-to-break-poverty-cycle/ We were talking on Friday about the shocking UNICEF report that showed how poorly our children are doing on so many many markers.  Mon, 07 Sept 2020 04:02:40 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-conference-travel-advice-another-sign-of-government-inconsistency/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-conference-travel-advice-another-sign-of-government-inconsistency/ Yet more inconsistency and fluffiness from the government around rules for Aucklanders.  Thu, 03 Sept 2020 04:51:54 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-post-covid-slush-fund-a-worrying-sign-for-the-future/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-post-covid-slush-fund-a-worrying-sign-for-the-future/ Normally when somebody apologises, that's it, it's over.  Wed, 02 Sept 2020 08:46:38 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-new-zealand-destined-to-be-gloriavale-of-the-south-pacific/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-new-zealand-destined-to-be-gloriavale-of-the-south-pacific/ In the past, I have been all for easing border restrictions, letting in foreign students, opening up travel corridors with safe countries.  Wed, 19 Aug 2020 03:01:59 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-governments-covid-19-messaging-has-deceived-us-all/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-governments-covid-19-messaging-has-deceived-us-all/ "Right from the very start of the coronvirus response, I have been confused by the government and the health ministry's response.  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:32:18 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-fluoride-in-water-will-help-disadvantaged-children/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-fluoride-in-water-will-help-disadvantaged-children/ Nearly one in five of Canterbury's 5 year olds has tooth decay - and Christchurch is New Zealand's only metropolitan centre without a fluoridated water supply.   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:32:33 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-its-reprehensible-government-is-keeping-people-in-a-state-of-fear/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-mcivor-its-reprehensible-government-is-keeping-people-in-a-state-of-fear/ Kerre McIvor has torn into the Government and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over the continued handling of the Covid-19 crisis.  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:24:12 Z