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Every weekday join the new voice of local issues on Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald, 9am-12pm weekdays. It’s all about the conversation with John, as he gets right into the things that get our community talking. If it’s news you’re after, backing John is the combined power of the Newstalk ZB and New Zealand Herald news teams. Meaning when it comes to covering breaking news – you will not beat local radio. With two decades experience in communications based in Christchurch, John also ...
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"Struggles in business and life to be on the Straight Path": podcast / spoken word blog covering an eclectic mix of things through the lens of a revert to Islam who is heavily into asset management, investing, business, emerging markets, philanthropy and charity. I've been asked regularly to speak about my experience and if I can't sit with you over coffee then let's try to make this the next best thing, inshaAllah. You can find transcripts here www.AbdarRahman.me
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Episode 104: The Road to Renewal - Ps Nathan McGowan
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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on rates, funding for the Arts Centre, Orana Park, and Māori Wards
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Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald for their regular catchup. The Mayor is currently in the midst of long term plan discussions, and gave his thoughts on the rates residents can expect, funding for the Arts Centre, and Orana Park. And, the Government is looking to make it so Māori wards are up for a vote, what are Mauger’s thought…
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Moses Mackay: Sol3 Mio performer on performing Le Comte Ory with the NZ Opera, life in Italy
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Moses Mackay of Sol3 Mio fame is in Christchurch, performing Le Comte Ory with the New Zealand Opera. He joined John MacDonald to discuss the show and his life in Italy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newstalk ZB
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John MacDonald: The Covid inquiry is messy - but a must-have
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This might be because I’m still recovering from the Bird Flu/Man Flu combo that had me stuck in bed last week. Or maybe, on this occasion, Winston Peters is actually making sense. Either way, I agree with him that it’s Mickey Mouse that we have an epidemiologist who was involved in our COVID response, leading the inquiry into it. The Royal Commissi…
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John MacDonald: It should be Labour apologising to cancer patients
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When I was off sick last week, I was crook enough to need to see a couple of doctors. And I’m very glad Chris Hipkins wasn’t one of them. Because, if he had been and if he was true to the noises he’s been making about the Government’s big cancer drugs announcement yesterday, then he’d probably spend all his time apologising to me for taking too lon…
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Part 4 - Homecoming
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John MacDonald: Shane Jones, I'm with the Lotus Eaters
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Resources Minister Shane Jones was full of it when he was on Newstalk ZB this morning, talking about the Government's plan to lift the ban on oil and gas exploration. He said you and I have two choices. We can either go with the people he calls the "lotus-eaters". These are the people who are outraged that the Government is lifting the ban. People …
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Episode 102: Breath of Life - Ps Nathan McGowan
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Part 3 - His Mission Our Mission
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Part 2 - Spirit of Adoption
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Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Reuben Davidson discuss Budget 2024, mining, and the first home buyers grant
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National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Reuben Davidson joined John MacDonald to dig into the biggest political stories of the week. Nicola Willis believes that it is a politician's job to provide hope for their citizens, do they agree as we head towards next week’s Budget? Is mining on the West Coast a good idea to boost the local economy, or does…
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John MacDonald: How hopeful are you New Zealand?
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Who would think that former Finance Minister Grant Robertson and current Finance Minister Nicola Willis could agree on anything? But it seems they do. Both of them think that it’s the job of politicians to give people hope. I think that’s wishful thinking on their part. When Grant Robertson gave his valedictory speech two months ago before leaving …
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John MacDonald: Shane Jones' billion dollar opportunity
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Mining is on the way back. That’s the message today from Regional Development and Resources Minister Shane Jones who is on the West coast to announce the Government's proposal to double mining exports (which are already worth $1 billion) by allowing mining in some conservation areas - not just for coal, but other minerals too. The Government says o…
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John MacDonald: Housing policies should address needs - not wants
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So, it looks like the Government is going to ditch the First Home Buyers Scheme which gives people up to $10,000 to help get them into their first home. All up, it costs the Government $60 million a year. It seems that money’s going to go into social housing instead. And it’s tick, tick, tick from me. That’s because, even though I think there is a …
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Government potentially dropping first-home buyer grants
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John MacDonald was joined this morning by Chris Hipkins for their regular catchup. Labour's leader is warning the Government it shouldn't can a grant for first home buyers. An inquiry led by former PM Sir Bill English has found Kainga Ora needs to find significant savings to be financially viable. The Housing Minister says every programme the state…
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Episode 100: Breath of Life, Ps Nathan McGowan
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Part 1 - The Advantage
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John MacDonald: Kāinga Ora needs to get its house in order
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What an absolute shambles Kāinga Ora sounds like. But, let’s be honest, even though the Government is making noises about what a shocker this investigation and report by Sir Bill English is - it’s probably quietly quite pleased with it, don't you think? And, for me, the key thing it all comes down to is how involved a government, of any persuasion,…
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Heath Franklin: 'Chopper' Read on his upcoming tour
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Heath Franklin will return to Christchurch in June as ‘Chopper’ in his latest comedy tour on June 7. John MacDonald spoke to Heath about his career as Chopper, what it was like to meet the man himself - which turned out to be rather underwhelming, and why he walked away from a career in law to become a comedian. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/lis…
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John MacDonald: We're far too quick to label people as homeless in New Zealand
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Shock horror from the OCD today. Shock. Horror. It's saying that New Zealand has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the developed world. All right, that's what it's saying. But if you dig a little deeper, you find that our definition of homelessness is broader than most other countries, and I think we're a bit quick to classify someone as …
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John MacDonald: Come Monday, the bullies will be back on the job
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If you talk to anyone who has been a manager and you ask them what’s the best thing about being a manager and what’s the worst, the answer will be the same for both. The people. I know, because I’ve been a manager before, and I know exactly how brilliant it can be when things are going great with your people. But, when they’re not, it can be a nigh…
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Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb discuss bullying, charter schools, and roading infrastructure
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John MacDonald was joined by National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb this week for Politics Friday. They discussed the bullying culture in New Zealand, is it rife in workplaces? And does it come from the top, given the environment in Parliament? Will the Government's charter schools really be the answer to our education issues? Is the S…
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Episode 99: Holy Spirit - Ps Sian Fesola'i
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Holy Spirit - Our comforter, counselor and encourager!
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Episode 98: A Word In Season - Ps Colleen Wewege
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John MacDonald: Should Christchurch sell its commercial assets?
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Things are really packing a sad at Christchurch City Holdings Limited - the commercial outfit that looks after the city’s assets such as the airport, Orion electricity, and the port company. There are others as well, but the big ones are a 75% stake in Christchurch Airport, 89% of the Orion electricity distribution company, and 100% ownership of th…
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John MacDonald: This could be NZ's first road of insignificance
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First we had roads of significance. Now we have roads of insignificance. And top of the list is Brougham Street, in Christchurch, with this decision by the Government to pull the plug on a $90 million upgrade of what would have to be one of the most congested and dangerous roads in the city. Because, up until yesterday, it was all-go. It was due to…
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John MacDonald: 24/7 parking charges are the future
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People are getting very excited - not in a good way - this plan in Auckland to start charging people 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week to park their cars in the CBD. Apparently, mayor Wayne Brown isn’t even happy about it. But I don’t know why. I think it’s a great idea and I think we should be doing it in Christchurch. Now, when I say I think it’s…
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John MacDonald: Our power supply isn't Third World but it is third rate
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I could be wrong. But I reckon most of us wouldn’t have done what Transpower wanted us to do to try and avoid power cuts. I could be wrong. You may have dutifully done what Transpower wanted you to do. Which was to use as little power as possible by not charging your phone and not having heaters and lights on in rooms you’re not using between 7am a…
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Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Megan Wood on the power struggles and cutting support for families impacted by the mosque attack
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John MacDonald was joined by Labour’s Megan Wood and National’s Matt Doocey to break down this week in Politics Friday. This morning’s situation with the power grid sparked a lot of chatter, are we really in a third world state as David Seymour claims? Megan Woods revealed that support for the families impacted by the mosque attack will be cut this…
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John MacDonald: A sandwich for lunch is ok, if there's dinner too
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David Seymour is a muppet. I bet that’s what the Prime Minister was thinking yesterday when reporters were asking him if he agreed with Seymour’s view that sushi is “woke”. The ACT leader and the Associate Education Minister made the claim about sushi after he’d announced that the Government is revamping the school lunches programme by getting back…
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John MacDonald: I agree with the grumpy lawyer. To a point
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How about this? I found myself agreeing this morning with someone who has been described as a racist dinosaur. To a point. This lefty wokester, that some people seem to think I am, actually agrees with this Kings Council lawyer who disagrees with tikanga Māori being compulsory for students doing a law degree at university from next year. I agree wi…
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader discusses compulsory tikanga Maori, Carmel Sepuloni, and the Government's plans for Waikeria
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Labour Leader Chris Hipkins joined John MacDonald for their regular catchup on Canterbury Mornings. The compulsory inclusion of tikanga Māori in law studies has ignited debate. Does Hipkins feel it has a place in our legal system? Should its study be compulsory? He was quick to make an assessment of the Government’s plan for a 'mega-prison' out at …
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John MacDonald: New mega-prison will be a mega-cluster
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Don’t go thinking that I’m soft on crime or pro-criminal or anything like that. But I think this idea the Government’s got of having a mega prison as part of its investment in the Corrections Service, I think it’s an idea that sucks. What it’s doing is it’s reviving a plan to build a mega-prison in Waikato with an 810-bed extension of Waikeria Pris…
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John MacDonald: Why you should be nervous about government's water reforms
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It’s time to get nervous. Very nervous. I’m talking here about the Government’s big water announcement. It’s starting with Auckland but, right around the country, changes are on the way. Auckland is first cab off the rank because it already has an outfit separate from Auckland Council’s other operations running drinking water supply. That’s Waterca…
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Milan Borich: Lead singer of the band Pluto on the Come Together series in Christchurch
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The Come Together tribute series continues in Christchurch this week, with a group of superstar Kiwi musicians performing The Joshua Tree. Milan Borich, lead singer of the band Pluto, joined John MacDonald on Newstalk ZB Canterbury Mornings to talk about the show, his favourite U2 song of all time, and the intimidation of paying tribute to a band l…
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Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb discuss MP behaviour, education, and AUKUS
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Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb. They discussed the recent behaviour from MPs, will complaints be laid? Education is getting a facelift, is it time for a combined plan for a long-term approach to education in New Zealand to prevent our young people becoming guinea pigs? AUKUS…
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John MacDonald: Don't turn a blind eye to last night's spectacle
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One of the cliches people often use when they’re talking about politicians and the way they behave in Parliament is that they behave like “a bunch of kids”. I’ve been hearing people say that forever. And, of course, what they’re talking about is the way politicians sometimes lose their rag when they’re debating things in the House. But Green Party …
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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the funding for the Arts Centre, Cathedral, and the East Christchurch liaison staff
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Back again for his regular interview, Christchurch’s Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald in studio on Canterbury Mornings. They dug into the funding issues plaguing Christchurch including updates on the Arts Centre and Cathedral and got the mayor’s thoughts on the Waimakariri and Selwyn Councils’ refusal to contribute to the new stadium. Plus, …
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God's Divine Invitation - Ps Nathan McGowan
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John MacDonald: The only solution is to make people pay
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Remember it wasn’t that long ago that, if you saw someone doing some dodgy driving, you’d wonder whether they got their licence in a WeetBix box. I haven’t heard anyone use that line for a while. But what it meant, of course, was that someone’s driving was so bad it looked as if they didn’t have to do anything to get behind the wheel, to get their …
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Episode 96: Isaiah's Oracle - Ps Bernhard Wewege
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John MacDonald: Feels like big brother is being put in his place — and it's brilliant
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It feels to me like big brother is being put in his place. And I think it’s brilliant. Well, maybe not completely in his place. But we’re getting there, with this announcement by the Government that it’s going to make it easier for us to get loans and mortgages by giving banks and finance companies more flexibility to decide how they assess whether…
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John MacDonald: Christchurch City Council's $13 million question
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You know how you hear people talk about “the million dollar question”? Today, it’s a $13 million dollar question that needs answering. It’s all to do with the streets around the new stadium in the centre of Christchurch: Te Kaha. You might remember, a while back, how the council came up with this idea of spending $34 million getting the streets rea…
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Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan on the funding of Christchurch's new stadium, digital currency, and the public sector cuts
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Today on Politics Friday National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald to dive into this week’s biggest political stories. Christchurch City Council will soon be making decisions surrounding the funding of the new stadium: should the $13 million price tag be paid by ratepayers? Or should the project be put on hold until …
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John MacDonald: What actually is this waste we're cutting?
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Savage and rushed. That’s how the Public Service Association is describing the Government’s crackdown on public sector spending, after another 1,000 job cuts were announced yesterday alone. Taking the total so far to more than 3,000. I’m going to add “flying blind” to that description. Because I think these cuts are starting to look like cuts for t…
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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the financial issues surrounding the Cathedral, Arts Centre, the A&P show, and Orana Park
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Funding issues have struck Christchurch, with the Cathedral, the Arts Centre, the A&P Show, and Orana Park all facing financial strife. Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald to dig into the issues, touching as well on the issue of begging on the streets of Christchurch and the timeline of the Council’s new CEO. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/lis…
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Episode 95: Isaiah's Oracle - Part 2, Ps Taulu
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From Isaiah's Vision to Our Mission
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John MacDonald: Enter your local mall at your own risk
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Every time something terrible or tragic happens you hear people trot out a line which, I think, is totally meaningless. Maybe I’ve just become too cynical in my old age. But it was trotted out again on TV last night by a reporter talking about the appalling knife attacks at the mall in Sydney at the weekend. He was talking about an investigation th…
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It seems to me that the rough sleepers are back on Colombo Street, outside Ballantynes. I went past this morning on the way in and there were a few of them there in the doorway. They were there last week, too. After what seems like ages. But, it doesn’t seem to be the central city where homeless people are causing the most problems at the moment. O…
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Part 1 - Ps Bernhard Wewege
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Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Megan Woods on Puberty Blockers, National's tenancy laws, and mental health services
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Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Megan Woods to discuss this week’s biggest stories. They discussed Puberty Blockers, and what the Government will do about us prescribing ten times the number they do in the UK? Will National’s tenancy laws make life worse for renters? Is it time to build more…
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