Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: I wish the drivers license overhaul was tougher

Remember the terror of the driving test? Your heart in your mouth as you drove around the mean streets of Timaru or Ashburton, or in my case Tauranga…

7 months ago

Josie Vidal: Minerals Council CEO on the discussions around potential minerals deals

The Government wants to open New Zealand up to mining investment from all countries, not just from the US. 

New Zealand's one of dozens of countries …

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: How is a child's lack of basic skills not the parents' responsibility?

As children head off to school this week, many of them for the first time, a woeful number of young ones are ill-prepared for the classroom.  

A rece…

7 months ago

Lucy Naylor: Auckland Primary Principals' Association President on new entrant students missing basic skills

It's believed the pandemic can't be used as an excuse for why a growing number children aren't ready for life in the classroom. 

Some primary schools…

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Are 12-month prescriptions too much for community pharmacies?

We thought we'd start with the new 12-month prescription rules. They came into force this weekend and are designed to save time and cut GP visits for…

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Back to the future with specialist schools for complex needs

I've always understood the theory behind mainstreaming. We're all different, we all have different abilities, different attitudes, and a classroom of…

7 months ago

Erica Stanford: Education Minister on the opening of two new specialist schools

The Government is building two new specialist schools for children with complex learning needs.  

The schools in Palmerston North and South Auckland …

7 months ago

Tim van de Molen: Waikato MP on Fire and Emergency NZ banning the use of powered watercrafts by local fire stations

Concerns that banning the use of boats and jet skis by fire stations is a box ticking exercise. 

Fire and Emergency NZ banned the use of all powered …

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: It's not our opinions on climate change that matter

I have said it before and I'll say it again. We can argue for hours, we can have online debates, we can write letters to the editor about whether ext…

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The slow decline of NZ postal services

The arrival of Netflix and other film streaming services was the death knell for video rental stores. Five years after Netflix arrived in New Zealand…

7 months, 1 week ago