Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: Crime prevention is just as important as picking up thieves

Remember the Christchurch business owner and the tradies who performed a citizens arrest back in June? They tackled a thief to the ground. I'm going …

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Why did they wait til now to train more doctors?

Now the National Party announced some weeks ago that should it become Government, a new medical school will be established at Waikato University. The…

2 years, 9 months ago

Murray Campbell: Research Association's Polling spokesperson on the recent election

Polls are coming in thick and fast as we head towards October 14th. 

The latest is the New Zealand Herald's Poll of Polls, which combines results fro…

2 years, 9 months ago

Robert MacCulloch: Auckland University Professor of Macroeconomics on the Pre-election economic and fiscal update

Treasury's Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts no recession but shows the Government will be in deficit longer than predicted in May an…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Do the polls count for anything?

Well, good news last night for National.  

Labour must be left wondering how many more election bribes they'll have to offer before voters begin to n…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Enforcement looks to be the main concern with National's road user charges

We've also got an election coming up in five weeks, haven't we? So it was another weekend and another presentation of party policies coming thick and…

2 years, 9 months ago

Simeon Brown: National transport spokesperson says road user charges plan will take time to get exactly right

National's road user charges expansion won't be accomplished right away.  

It's proposing adding them to every vehicle including electric ones.  

Tra…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: How can Labour say they've been tough on gangs?

Labour's self aggrandising press release on police came through late in the show yesterday, so we didn't really get a chance to get our teeth into it…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The good and the bad of this week's policy announcements

Now this is more like it team!   

Leaders of Labour, National, and the Green Party all pledged last night to build at least another 1000 state houses…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: If it's working, let's keep doing it

The Government yesterday announced the launch of a new youth intervention programme, designed to deal with the small group of recidivist young offend…

2 years, 9 months ago