Podcast Episodes

Peter Thompson: Barfoot & Thompson Managing Director on the growing confidence and optimism of the sector

Real estate agents are among the businesses feeling more upbeat. 

The Herald's latest Mood of the Boardroom survey shows that business owners are mor…

1 year, 8 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The ideologues are responsible for the education mess

There was a headline in The Post: ‘Scathing survey results from teachers on NCEA level 1 roll out’. That was the headline. The story goes on: “A surv…

1 year, 8 months ago

Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President on the dissatisfaction with the NCEA Level 1 roll out

Teachers say they are shocked with how new curriculum material is being rolled out.  

Changes to NCEA Level One are being put in place before changes…

1 year, 8 months ago

Kerre Woodham: I'm so glad I have health insurance

I am really not surprised to see more people signing up for health insurance, even though we're going through a cost of living crisis and the premium…

1 year, 8 months ago

John MacDonald: The speed limit argument is looking wobbly

I reckon the Government’s argument in favour of increasing speed limits is looking more and more wobbly.

There’s no question that it’s going to happe…

1 year, 8 months ago

Sandra Hazlehurst: Hastings Mayor on the youth council being given the ability to vote at a committee level

The Hastings youth council has made a successful bid to get voting rights.

Hastings District Council has narrowly voted in support of giving unelecte…

1 year, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Just introduce a capital gains tax and be done with it

For the love of all that is holy - can we just introduce a capital gains tax and be done with it? 

I am so sick of it dominating the headlines. The i…

1 year, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: How was violence against bus drivers allowed to become such a problem?

Whatever happened to a ‘morning driver’ and a ‘thank you driver’ as you hopped on and off the bus? The violence and racial abuse of bus drivers and i…

1 year, 9 months ago

Kerre Woodham: The Public Service Commission should be keeping track of who's working from home

The big corporations have already started ordering their staff back into the office, now the Government’s had enough too. Nicola Willis made the anno…

1 year, 9 months ago

Ian Albers: CEO of First Fresh NZ and Citrus NZ board member on challenges facing NZ citrus industy

Last week, Kerre was fortunate to MC the New Zealand Citrus Growers conference in Gisborne/Tai Rawhiti. 

There were many fantastic stories about how …

1 year, 9 months ago