Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: Bring on the solar

Everybody's into the solar energy now. National announced its solar energy policy last week and most people thought it was a sound idea, good common-…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: How would you rate the "liveability" of New Zealand's cities?

What makes a city liveable? The Economist Intelligence Unit, which is such a grand name, has released its latest list of the most liveable cities. Th…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Would you rather pay a toll or wait for a new road?

What would you rather? Would you rather toll roads and shiny new roads, or would you rather waiting for NZTA to put you on the list of priorities and…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Why stop at only citizens being able to vote?

Yes, it's election year. How can you tell? They're all coming up with policies now, aren't they, designed to appeal to their core constituency.

Winst…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gary Morrison: NZ Security Association CEO comments on ACT proposition to give security guards more power

ACT wants to grant security guards more powers, with industry concerns not many would want the extra abilities

The Party says police are overstretche…

4 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Should security guards have the power to intervene?

Security guards will be given the power to detain people and use force under a sweeping ACT Party proposal that makes the very fair point that police…

4 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The school lunch programme's become more trouble than it's worth

From Michelin stars to school lunches, sublime, ridiculous. I think it's safe to say none of the school lunches on offer will be getting Michelin sta…

4 months ago

Bevan McKenzie: Health New Zealand Chief Financial Officer on the ageing and leaky infrastructure at Middlemore and Hutt Hospital

Multiple hospitals are dealing with failing infrastructure.  

Episodes of heavy rain are causing leaks and water damage at Middlemore Hospital’s agin…

4 months ago

Kerre Woodham: How can we justify sending money overseas when our own infrastructure is failing?

Yesterday, I was talking about the amount of aid we're sending to places like Vietnam and Indonesia. Places I would venture to suggest that are showi…

4 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Tradies are the 'Belle of the Ball' in election year

Nobody loves a tradie more than a politician in election year. Labour announced it would reset the apprenticeship boost scheme back to two years from…

4 months, 1 week ago