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Pak'nSave shoppers seem to be getting the best deal. A recent study by Foodstuffs North Island has found that New Zealand stores offer the lowest grocery prices when compared to leading retailers in Australia and the UK. The study compared 20 everyday necessities, and after adjusting for sales tax and exchange rates, Pak'nSave came out on top – cheaper than Woolworths NZ, Woolworths Australia, Tesco UK, and Aldi Australia. Foodstuff North Island CEO Chris Quin told Kerre Woodham that when they look at that data, there's a really competitive, innovative story being told. He says they don't have price match guarantees because there's just too many products to cover. Quin says supermarkets may hold up to 18 thousand different products so it would be too tricky to match them all. He told Woodham they have more holistic aims. Quin says for Pak N Save stores it's about getting the cheapest basket possible, and with New World it's about providing a good shopping experience. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwis are being urged to stay calm and stay the course as stock markets tumble. There's global uncertainty off the back of Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, and investment funds like KiwiSaver have been taking a hit. Mortgage brokers have been facing concerns from first-home buyers, wondering what to do about the slump in their balance as they look to purchase. Personal Finance Journalist Mary Holm told Kerre Woodham that people should always keep money they plan to spend soon out of high-risk funds. She says that if you plan on spending a significant chunk of money within the next two to three years, you should request your KiwiSaver moved to the lowest risk fund. For those who cut it close, Holm says to sit tight. She told Woodham that share markets often overreact to economic events like the tariffs, and they'll recover eventually. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's leader says the US tariffs on New Zealand aren't justified in a retaliatory sense. A US chart states New Zealand imposes 20% tariffs on US imports, and Chris Hipkins is wondering if this includes GST, which isn't a tariff. He told Kerre Woodham New Zealand's one of the world's lowest no-tariff countries. Hipkins also says New Zealand won't just be impacted by the tariffs directly imposed on us, but we could be hit harder by indirect knock-on effects from the higher amounts Trump is imposing on other countries. The Labour leader says the party's learned from its last stint in Government. Hipkins says the Labour Government tried to do too many things at once, preventing them from doing many things well enough. He says watching the current Government has made him reflect on another lesson. Hipkins told Woodham the Government had also spent too much consulting and asking people what they thought, and sometimes people just want them to get on with it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Divisions are deepening between the US and other western countries over Ukraine, and now trade. The US President's slapped a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, and 20% on some from China. Canada's responded by imposing the same amount back, which Donald Trump says he'll match again. Former Trade Minister and Ambassador to the US Tim Groser told Kerre Woodham countries like Canada are fighting the US on trade, while trying to form closer security ties. He says that the two strategies are inherently in conflict with each other – you can't start a trade war with someone you want to curry favour with. Groser told Woodham he argues that even if Trump was next to them right now, he also wouldn't be able to say what the end game is. He says it's difficult to sift through and find the real logic of the situation, resulting in unprecedented uncertainty. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hints from the Prime Minister around upcoming changes to charities and taxes. Christopher Luxon told Kerre Woodham the Goverment's speaking about whether people are "rorting the system" and taking advantage of charities registration. He says he spoke with Finance and Economic Growth Minister, Nicola Willis, about the matter just yesterday. Luxon told Woodham some organisations present as a charity but maybe aren't doing charitable work. He's telling people to keep their eyes on the Budget - around taxation and charity status. The Prime Minister's also calling for some nurses to take on roles outside hospitals to ease burden on the system. Christopher Luxon admitted we've got a lot of nurses coming through the system, but don't always have places for them in hospitals. Luxon told Kerre Woodham we desperately need them in primary and aged care, and in some cases, it takes weeks to get a GP appointment. He says there's an opportunity to think about how we use our nurses - like nurse practitioners who can increasingly do the work a GP does. The Prime Minister's also keen to reach across the political aisle in a bid to secure a bipartisan approach to infrastructure. Luxon revealed he's been in conversation with Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds, who's supportive of elements of the Government's infrastructure pipeline plan. Luxon told Woodham that for the Government to actually get things done when it comes to the country's infrastructure problems, a bipartisan solution must be found. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl Roberts, Katie Owen and Nathan Blake chat with Wales players Lilly Woodham, Elise Hughes and Josie Green as they embark on their League A Nations League campaign.

"It was the right thing for the UK": Boris Johnson 'unapologetic' about Brexit Boris Johnson is unapologetic about taking his country out of the European Union. He's in New Zealand for a speaking event and to promote his book 'Unleashed'. The former British Prime Minister says while there was panic about Brexit at the time, in the long term it's been good for the UK. He told Kerre Woodham that the split from the EU came in handy during the Covid pandemic. He says it allowed the country to get early access to vaccines before other European countries. Johnson says the massive Conservative loss in this year's UK General Election can't be blamed on him. The Conservative Party's defeat by Keir Starmer's Labour was one of its worst-ever losses. Johnson told Woodham had he and Rishi Sunak teamed up, it would have been a different result. He says if they'd been able to put into action some things they'd planned, they would have wiped the floor with Starmer. He's denied any responsibility for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and says progress has been slow since he left office. The former Prime Minister says it's "absolute bollocks" to suggest the UK could have a role in negotiating peace between Ukraine and Russia. Johnson says the West has a pathetic paranoia about humiliating Vladimir Putin - and is too half-hearted in helping Ukraine. He says he's fed up with hearing the nonsense idea we'd risk a nuclear confrontation. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Luxon says he wants nothing to do with the Greens while he's Prime Minister. Luxon's confirmed a National-Greens Coalition wasn't off the cards when James Shaw was co-leader of the Green Party. But he says the party has changed significantly under new leadership. The Prime Minister told Kerre Woodham he had great respect for Shaw and his commitment to the environment, and would have been prepared to work with him. But he says the Greens have since moved to what he calls a more "socialist" position. Luxon says the Government has not handled changes to Oranga Tamariki contracts well. A children's charity is suing the Ministry for allegedly cancelling a $21 million contract which still has two-and-a-half years to run. Stand Tū Māia says losing funding will end the service, which has a 100 year history of providing trauma care for children and whanau. Luxon told Woodham the organisation has done some great work. He says the matter is before the court so he can't comment much, but he has raised the issue with the Children's Minister this week. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boris Johnson is unapologetic about taking his country out of the European Union. He's in New Zealand for a speaking event and to promote his book 'Unleashed'. The former British Prime Minister says while there was panic about Brexit at the time, in the long term it's been good for the UK. He told Kerre Woodham that the split from the EU came in handy during the Covid pandemic. He says it allowed the country to get early access to vaccines before other European countries. Johnson says the massive Conservative loss in this year's UK General Election can't be blamed on him. The Conservative Party's defeat by Keir Starmer's Labour was one of its worst-ever losses. Johnson told Woodham had he and Rishi Sunak teamed up, it would have been a different result. He says if they'd been able to put into action some things they'd planned, they would have wiped the floor with Starmer. He's denied any responsibility for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and says progress has been slow since he left office. The former Prime Minister says it's "absolute bollocks" to suggest the UK could have a role in negotiating peace between Ukraine and Russia. Johnson says the West has a pathetic paranoia about humiliating Vladimir Putin - and is too half-hearted in helping Ukraine. He says he's fed up with hearing the nonsense idea we'd risk a nuclear confrontation. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we sit down with Joe, a successful design consultant who's built a multi-seven-figure business, all while living the digital nomad dream in Bali. Joe shares his journey from launching a recruitment company in Australia to evolving into a design consultancy serving major enterprise clients like Telstra and Australia Post. He talks about the pivotal moments that allowed him to step away from being tied to his desk and create a business that runs with minimal oversight. We dive into how Joe has implemented systems to streamline operations, scale his business, and delegate effectively. He breaks down the mindset shifts that have been crucial for turning his business into a well-oiled machine—emphasizing the importance of not being afraid to evolve, the power of delegation, and learning how to work smarter, not harder. Joe also sheds light on the role of AI in business, sharing how he's integrated AI tools to increase efficiency, scale faster, and improve client outcomes. Finally, we discuss the value of networking and building genuine relationships, not just for business but for life. Want to grow your design business and achieve financial freedom like Joe? Tune in for actionable insights, mindset shifts, and the strategies that have helped him succeed. Ready for your free 1-1 consult? - ⁠⁠https://www.profitabledesigner.com/schedule/⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram for daily behind-the-scenes updates - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/profitabledesigner⁠⁠ Link to our free Profitable Designer Blueprint mini-training: https://www.profitabledesigner.com/blueprint

In today's episode I chat to Claudia, a multi six-figure marketing and sales coach who shares her journey of building a successful business while living on an island in Thailand. In this conversation we discuss the freedom of choice that comes with running a business and the importance of being transparent about the hard work and challenges behind the scenes, buyer behaviour and how it has changed in recent years. It is so important to understand your buyers personalities and behaviours in order to enhance the buying decision. Claudia shares her experience using TikTok as a funnel to attract and nurture potential clients. We also touch on mindset and personal growth, emphasising the importance of gratitude and enjoying the journey of building a business. Find Claudia Here: https://www.instagram.com/claudiawoodham_/ _________ If you loved this episode, please subscribe and share - it helps me to help even more Warrior Bosses! Find out how you can work with me, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.clairehill.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@iamclairehill ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to my mailing list for inspirational ideas, business tools and support to climb mindset mountains: ⁠⁠https://clairehill.ck.page/2069056f68⁠⁠ ________ business, marketing, sales, coaching, consistency, persistence, taking action, challenges, team management, freedom of choice, transparency, buyer behaviour, sales, marketing, TikTok, authenticity, connection, mindset, gratitude, personal growth

QB Coach/Trainer Josh Woodham joins the show to talk QB fundamentals

It's generally accepted that children need good stories. It's not generally accepted that good stories are the most important thing read to children. We moderns think of fiction as a treat, a bonus, or an escape; it's nice but certainly not something we have to require for school. This is why many new classical moms find themselves confused while looking over a book list of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Secret Garden for next term. If education is about the future, then we have a question: Shouldn't I give my children real stories to prepare them for the real world?I'm joined by Rachel Woodham to discuss how stories are a better preparation for Reality and why every mother-teacher should create her list of Reads of Requirement for her home.Footnotes for this episodeMudd and Sapphires | SubstackThe Still Point | CiRCE Institute column“Harry Potter, Read of Requirement”“No Bottom: Delighting in Shakespeare with the Young”Chance or the Dance?: A Critique of Modern Secularism, Thomas HowardTil We Have Faces, C.S. LewisBrideshead Revisted, Evelyn WaughEverything Sad is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri __________You can find the full episode notes here (including my footnotes for this episode). You can leave the podcast a rating and review here. (I thank you!)---------Join the 800+ mother-teachers in Common House (It's like a Patreon, but better.) where we think deeply and learn together through full courses, bonus minisodes, monthly Q+A video calls, resources, and more!Right now, you can join a number of self-paced courses like Charlotte Mason Habits 101, and Virtues and Vices!

For 25 years, Gareth Woodham has worked as a property valuer in multiple Australian jurisdictions, and he is regularly called in as an expert to provide valuations in family law matters and commercial property disputes. Here, he fleshes out what such work looks like and what practitioners can learn from an outside expert like himself. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Augmen Consulting principal valuer Gareth Woodham about what a day in the life of a property valuer looks like, what his process is in valuing properties and the extent to which such determinations are reactive and/or proactive, and his involvement in legal proceedings. Woodham explains how and why valuers like himself are engaged for legal proceedings, the types of litigation and family law disputes that he typically works on, the increase in family law matters in recent times and what his litigation work is like, the “high stakes” in reaching valuations, how best practitioners can work with valuers, and his advice to lawyers involved in disputes that valuers are engaged for. If you like this episode, show your support by  rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

Jessica fortsätter att berätta om Luke Woodham och hans töntiga kompisar. Det eskalerar till det jävligaste. Jessica kör för fort och trakasserar kvinnor på polisstationen. Amanda har tappat det. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins admits his party's Auckland light rail and KiwiBuild policies were “undeliverable” when proposed ahead of the 2017 election. Hipkins, speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, made the concession amid his reflections on the 2023 election campaign in which he believed Labour struggled to resonate with voters who had “decided it was time for a change”. The Remutaka MP joined ZB host Kerre Woodham for an hour of discussion and talkback. Woodham pressed Hipkins on Labour's woeful result in the last election, receiving less than 27 per cent of the vote. Hipkins accepted now was the time to rebuild and assess whether the policies Labour took to the election needed to be revised. Woodham questioned whether Labour's inability to implement some of its policies during its six years in government was a primary contributor to the party's demise. Hipkins then admitted not all of Labour policies as proposed ahead of the 2017 election were deliverable. “You can't always come in with delivery-ready policies in the way that I think we thought you could,” he said. “Auckland light rail and KiwiBuild were massive commitments, and the reality is they were too ambitious to do from Opposition. We shouldn't have gone into the campaign promising those two things.” Labour leader Chris Hipkins told Newstalk ZB host Kerre Woodham his party needed to rebuild. Photo / Michael Craig In 2017 under then-leader Jacinda Ardern, Labour promised to build light rail from the Auckland CBD to the airport within a decade. However, progress stalled and any recent work on developing light rail in Auckland had been scrapped by the current Coalition Government. KiwiBuild promised 100,000 affordable homes across the country within 10 years, but that target had to be dropped as it was deemed overly ambitious. “Light rail is not undeliverable, but the way it was proposed in 2017 was undeliverable and KiwiBuild, the 100,000 [homes] in the timeframes that they were talking about was also undeliverable.” On the most recent election campaign, Hipkins argued it “didn't really matter” what Labour campaigned on as people wanted change. “That was a very difficult mood to shift.” At the party's recent caucus retreat, Hipkins said MPs would be discussing what tax policy platform Labour would run on in the 2026 election campaign after Hipkins' proposal to strip GST off fresh fruit and vegetables failed to impress voters. MPs David Parker and Grant Robertson, who last night gave his valedictory speech, had worked up a wealth tax proposal ahead of the election but this was shot down by Hipkins. Just this week, Hipkins conceded the Labour Government should have done more to address public concerns about unruly state housing tenants as the current Government seeks to use the threat of eviction to improve behaviour. He referenced the matter this morning, saying he thought Kāinga Ora was “too slow” to relocate people as an alternative option to eviction. Adam Pearse is a political reporter in the NZ Herald Press Gallery team, based at Parliament. He has worked for NZME since 2018, covering sport and health for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei before moving to the NZ Herald in Auckland, covering Covid-19 and crime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, in his State of the Nation speech over the weekend, spelled it out loud and clear for those who haven't yet got the message.  New Zealand is in for a world of pain over the next couple of years. He slammed the dumb and stupid policies of the previous government, and said while he believed New Zealand was the world's best country, and had the world's best people (a little bit of jingoism to sweeten the message), it was in a fragile state as we face a rough economic forecast and a massive infrastructure deficit.  He also accused the Labour government of leaving National a $200 billion hole in the nation's transport plan. Finance Minister Nicola Willis said this morning on the Mike Hosking Breakfast that the coalition government has already started making the tough decisions. Auckland Light Rail is the case in point. That was a project which continued to escalate in cost, which Labour continued to fantasise about and which was clearly unaffordable. So we have canceled that, we've been decisive, we've stopped pouring cash down that particular hole. But look, the other examples are areas where we're just going to have to do things more efficiently.  Not every road needs a cycle lane clipped onto it. We need to be much more open to using other forms of funding and finance to deliver roads, whether that's time of use charging, whether that's tolls to get some roads built, it's time for a bit of real talk about what it will take to get a country with the modern infrastructure we need. And that was Finance Minister Nicola Willis talking to Mike Hosking this morning. Labour leader Chris Hipkins shot back, calling National's accusations absolute nonsense and called another allegation in the State of the Nation speech an out and out lie. But then he would wouldn't he? Thomas Coghlan from the New Zealand Herald has produced an excellent article unpacking the claims and counterclaims, specifically around the $200 billion transport hole. He says the truth involves a heavy lathering of hypocrisy on both sides and an answer that doesn't offer a neat binary verdict on either of Chris's truthfulness or otherwise. He does say, though, that before Labour cries foul at this horrendous below- the-belt attack on their fiscal honour, quote unquote, we shouldn't forget that Labour made the exact same attack on National's allegedly unfunded Roads of National Significance Programme back in 2018.  They were slammed by then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as unfunded.  So they've been doing it all day ref. There's obfuscation and finessing of stats and data and what have you , but there is absolutely no doubt, as anyone who has participated in this show knows, that the previous administration made some dumb, dumb decisions. And allowed dumb, dumb decisions to be made by government bodies.  We've all known this for a very, very long time. We've been ranting about this and accused of being disloyal and Labour haters and women haters because it was Jacinda Ardern who was the Prime Minister. There was none of that. It was just that you and I could see. That there were some really stupid decisions being made. Good money going after bad with no end in sight of when the money tap would be turned off. And it's you and me who are providing this money. So pardon me if I'm really scrupulous about where that money goes. I want to know there's going to be a result and for the life of me I could not see one in so many of the projects approved by the previous administration.  I think I said that to Christopher Luxon when he became Prime Minister. We don't want to hear about what the previous government did. It's gone. It happened. It's appalling. We ranted about it at the time it's over but I think he made the point, we're starting a very long way behind the start line. There's a lot to fix before we can even begin to get projects underway that we passionately believe in and that we passionately support. So yeah, I think fair and square pointing the digit at the previous administration and saying look at this mess you've left us, it's a time honoured tradition New administrations do it every single time they come in, and in this case it's a far bigger mess.  It's going to be a tough few years. There is no doubt about that. We're all going to have to lift our game and tighten our belts. I mean, basically. You know when Christopher Luxon was talking about the nation, he's talking about my bank account. He's looking at the macro and I'm looking at the micro and it's the same kind of thing. It's going to be a belt tightening couple of years and some of the nice to haves that I'd like to have I won't have. And it's the same for the nation. But National will bear the brunt of public dissatisfaction if people forget or choose not to know that they are cleaning up a far bigger mess than the previous government has had to.  Still, on a note of positivity, those of us with long memories know that we have been through tough times before, that other governments have had to come in and pick up an unholy mess and make the most of it, and with the help of the people of New Zealand get the country back on track and they've come out the other side. We have done it before and we can do it again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I can't help but enjoy the rich irony.   NIWA, the Crown owned weather research institute, has had a big spend up on its vehicle fleet. Four big, grunty Chevy Silverados to be exact - 2024 models, apparently judging by the regos, retailing to you and to me for around $ 172K.   Although I have no doubt that NIWA managed to squeeze that down a bit —I hope they did, I hope they negotiated— the utes were bought despite the fact that the government is currently trying to reduce the emissions from all the vehicles it owns.   Agencies must purchase battery EV's, or if they're not suitable, a plug-in hybrid. If neither of those are suitable, the agency's chief executive has the ability to sign off on a different vehicle. Mainly an ICE vehicle.   NIWA is a Crown-owned enterprise, so it isn't bound by these rules, but according to the protocol, it must have regard for the rules. NIWA's chief executive John Morgan signed off on the purchases being necessary given the weight of the boats the cars will be towing.   “We investigated all the options in the market,” he said. “There was no viable alternative to the Silverado's given the weight of the boats they'll be towing. We test drove a wide range of trucks, large and mid-sized Utes in a variety of real-world driving conditions to determine what was going to be the most suitable and safest for our staff. There are no Bev or PHV options available that can perform the role required.”   No, and I think that's the point.  I would have no problem with this at all if it weren't for the virtue signalling. It's not just virtue signalling, but real-life implications for real-life businesses.  Remember when we were talking about the greenhouse auditing that the banks are requiring of their customers? Several New Zealand banks have pledged to ensure their investment and lending portfolios are aligned to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Banks are ‘helping' (which is a loaded word) business customers reach for net zero with lower interest rates for hitting sustainability targets and by helping firms with transition plans. So what that means, and what businesses told us was happening, was that when they apply for a loan or when every year they must reply to their bank.   What are you doing to offset your emissions within your business? How are you reducing your impact on the environment? You have to show your commitment or risk financial penalties. You get threatened with higher interest rates on loans or no loans at all. Farmers know all about that.  If you're not performing, Fonterra won't pick up your milk. If you are not committed to reducing your greenhouse gas emissions as much as you possibly can, there are real world financial penalties.    We had the owner of a transport firm ringing when we were discussing this. He wanted a loan to buy a new truck. Whoever was on the end of the phone is committed to changing the world, obviously, but probably hasn't driven a truck before, said, well, have you looked at an electric truck? And he said yes, I have. I'm not a Neanderthal. (Of course, he didn't say that I'm exaggerating). But he said, you know. Yes, I have looked at alternatives, but there is nothing on the market at the moment that is going to be able to do the job I need.   Well, you better start looking further afield because there's going to be higher interest rates if you are committed to ICE engines in the future. You know, if you want a loan, hmmm, there may well be higher interest rates in the in the next couple of years.   So there are real world implications for people who have no alternative.  Blind ideology and desire do not create vehicles fit for purpose. Just wanting them to work doesn't make them so.   So, there's NIWA with its noble mission statement on its website: “The challenges of reducing our national greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a changing climate are hugely important and affect all New Zealanders.”  What they mean is except us, because we need big grunty ships to tow our boats! And they do. And setting aside the emissions from a big grunty Chev, what about the cost when the public service is being squeezed so hard, the pips are squeaking?   A Chevy Silverado goes for $172K, a Ford Ranger goes for $90K and I've seen plenty of Ford Rangers pulling big boats heading north over summer. Can a Ford Ranger not tow NIWA's boats? It's just the disconnect between the real world and ideology.   If NIWA have test driven all these different utes and said these are the vehicles we need to do the job, fine. But at the same time, they said these are the vehicles we need to do the job because there are no alternatives. But then private business should be able to say that too and not be quizzed by their banks, and not have to do a greenhouse audit when the alternative doesn't exist yet.   DOC's the same. Remember that lovely conservation worker who left. They were choppering in coal to the camper's huts. You could not use the wood that had fallen over in a storm for the heaters and the cookers within the huts, you had to chopper in bloody coal.    When ideology collides with the real world, it makes for a hell of a splat.  NIWA and DOC and the like, banging on about climate change, and rightly so, but they're not walking the talk because they can't. The technology they need doesn't exist yet, and they need to realise, and the government needs to realise, and the ideologs need to realise, and the Green Party needs to realise, that it's the same for the poor grunts who are trying to run their businesses, and pay their taxes that pay for these bloody utes.   Sure, encourage people to transition into environmentally friendly alternatives when there are alternatives. But don't you dare punish people when they simply do not have a choice.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I did laugh when I saw the Retirement Commissioner's report out yesterday, because I thought here we go again, round it comes the first of the twice-yearly discussions on whether we should lift the age of eligibility for the New Zealand Super- which we have been discussing for as long as I have been a journalist, I think, and that is a very, very long time. You do get occasionally a political party with an attack of the braveries, an attack of the cajones, and it's usually National. They wanted to raise the age of eligibility to 67 in the past two elections, but in the horse trading required to form the coalition government this time round, they've agreed to leave the age at 65. And in a report released yesterday, the Retirement Commissioner says cool your jets, calm the farm, young people don't need to worry - not only is national Super sustainable, raising the age of eligibility would be unfair for certain population groups. The manual workers, those who are in poor health, those who are just hanging on by their fingertips to the age of 65. Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson says New Zealand Super is a taonga that protects New Zealanders from poverty in old age. Claims that New Zealand Super is unaffordable are not supported by independent, publicly accessible analysis, she says. Now, leaving aside that by stunning coincidence, independent analysis always seems to support the views of the commissioning body, there is provision within New Zealand's economy for paying Super in future years. Those in support of raising the age say well look at New Zealand's aging population. In 1996, there were 5.7 people aged 16 to 64, supporting every retiree. At the moment there are 4.4 working age people and the 2060s, we'll be looking at 2.2 supporting every retiree. So we're going to have a lot of older retirees who are getting Super for longer, and fewer young people, fewer working people who are able to support that. So I take that point. But that is why we set up the Super Fund in 2003, the Cullen Fund, as it was known. In just over 20 years, we've amassed close to $70 billion. And we haven't really tapped into it yet. Withdrawals from the fund will begin in the 2030s. Substantial drawdowns will not begin until the 2050s. So we should have a bit more in the coffers then. So paying for the Super isn't going to be the massive problem it appears if you're looking at it through the binoculars of 20 year old vision. It's more a matter of what's fair and what's not. If you're earning more than $100,000 a year and there are about 50,000 retirees who are, if you're earning more than $100,000 a year through your job or through your investments, do you really need the Super? Wouldn't it be better spent on a young person who was born in less than ideal circumstances? More investment in the first 1000 days of a child's life that's born behind the 8-ball. The Super is to keep people out of poverty, not to use as gin money. You know, a lot of older people laugh about the fact they get the Super and just use it to buy a nicer bottle of gin or put it in a savings account for their grandchildren. Some donate it, which is jolly decent of them- but you know, there's a lot of clipping of the ticket that goes along the way. However, those older New Zealanders who are earning good coin can say, well look, we contributed to the Super Fund while we were working, that money was put aside and not spent on things we could have enjoyed, so we can use that money later. We've paid our taxes. We're just like everybody else. We except we earn more money. We deserve to get it. It's ours. It's an entitlement. It's not a benefit, and there's a big, big difference. What do you say? What do you think is fair? Are there any people in their 20s and 30s who believe that the Super will be there for them? Well, you should, because the Super Fund is there to look after people just like you. As the New Zealand Initiative pointed out as well, by the time you take into account taxes and GST, it's not 8 percent of GDP, which is what they factored New Zealand Super to be. It's around about 6 percent of GDP. If we become more productive, then it'll be less of a cost. And the report I read from the New Zealand Initiative- it was written in 2018, they also talked about the fact that successive New Zealand governments were very aware about incurring debt and running up huge debt so that they didn't get into trouble, so that the Super was affordable. That was before the Labour government. That was before the most recent administration came in and racked up enormous debt. Still, with a bit of pain and a bit of hard work and a bit of courage, we can get through that. If you're in your 20s and 30s, do you believe the pension will be there for you? You should. Are you depending on it? You shouldn't. You should make provision as much as you can for yourself and see the Super as an extra.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Further to the story yesterday regarding the police's planned withdrawal from social services call outs, there's been a damning indictment of our 111 system.   According to papers released after an OIA put in by RNZ, the government was warned a year ago that the 111-emergency call system is so old, so slow, and so fragmented, that it is causing deaths and injuries.   So, the emergency services put together a business case asking for money to upgrade it and integrate it. Labour, however, dropped the project last August when they were in government, to replace the system. It's shared between police and FENZ. In the papers, both police and FENZ made the plea that there was an urgent and pressing need to replace it.   Now I don't know about you, but there are only a few agencies I'll believe when they say it's urgent and pressing. If police and FENZ say it's urgent and pressing, they're two of the few agencies I'll believe. You tell me you've got an urgent need, officer, I'll believe you.   However, I guess the Labour government had bigger fish to fry, or more things to worry about last August, so they passed the buck on that one. According to the emergency services, a major flaw in the system is that it can only take phone calls. Why is that a problem? Well, these days you need text, and you need video. It's also unable to liaise with social media platforms and has poor integration between apps. And it's a problem because the papers cite an example of a woman who was stabbed to death by a partner who overheard her making the 111 call.   It must have been harrowing for the call taker, harrowing for the woman's family. A modern solution, argue the emergency services, could have enabled the woman to notify police by a method other than a voice call, which the man would not have detected. So, there have got to be silent ways of making your danger known and I totally accept.   Other examples offered in the business case to Parliament when the request for an upgraded system was made include a man drowned at a beach and the time it took an ambulance and a paramedic to get there after a 111 call to them, when police and surf rescue at the same beach were not alerted by the fragmented system, so there's not one that joins up the dots. That says, is there anybody in this area? Anybody on this beach? Yep, we are ...  cool, off you go.   Firefighters were called out by 111 to help a woman tend a man who had collapsed when confronted by a shooter. But the system didn't let police who were hunting the shooter know that they were there. So, the frontline responders and the woman are unaware of the danger that they're in.   They take a lot of calls. FENZ takes 350,000 calls a year and uses the old system, ‘Card', to dispatch crews to 85,000 emergencies. Police handle 1.4 million 111 calls a year and 1.8 million 105 calls. A quarter of which are upgraded to an emergency.   You'd have to wonder, given the discussion we had with Chris Cahill yesterday, how many of those 111 calls are necessary. I mean, we have to do our bit too. If you leave accident and emergency departments for accidents and emergencies, and if you leave 111 for genuine emergencies, that would help out a lot.   But at the same time, there is just no excuse for not having a fully integrated system across all our first responders, surely. The idea that surf lifesavers and police didn't know that there was an emergency happening on the beach they were at, it's just ludicrous.   Now there's a suggestion that the 111 system —this comes from Matt Doocey, who's the Minister for Mental Health— that the 111 system add a fourth option alongside fire, police, and ambulance, and that would be mental health crisis. That is a great idea in theory. Absolutely. You know, you don't want a police response when you're having a mental health crisis. You need mental health professionals. Dial, 111 in crisis, you get one. Or do you?   First, we have to ensure we have sufficient mental health professionals who would be able to respond to the crisis. And then we have to ensure that a system that is less than optimal right now, could actually handle a fourth function. I'd love to hear of your experience of needing urgent help, 111.   I do like the idea of mental health crisis being added to fire police ambulance. I think that's a great idea. But we have to have enough mental health professionals and we have to surely upgrade the system and upgrade it now.    I really feel for this government. I mean just about every interview I've heard on the Mike Hosking Breakfast since Mike came back, maybe 6-7 interviews a morning are from people, organisations, groups, industry bodies asking for money. Because their systems are so poorly run, they're failing they're not functional, people are leaving because they're not getting paid enough or because resourcing is so bad.   This poor government is having to find so much money for genuine things, not for made-up things. I don't know where they're going to get it from, but surely a 111 system that works that protects the community and that has mental health professionals added to it, makes sense, doesn't it?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Funny old thing, last Thursday, Matt rang in - a serving police officer. He was calling in response to comments that the police simply don't have the time to turn up to burglaries and assaults at supermarkets. We were talking about Foodstuffs looking at introducing facial recognition cameras and other forms of security, because the thefts and the assaults on staff have got completely out of hand. Matt said, oh well, the police will rock up and they will deal with that. You don't need to do citizens arrests or this sort of security. The police don't rock up. That's the very point. They don't rock up unless it is really, really serious, and then you might see them He said the reason police couldn't respond to criminal matters was because they were dealing with so many social services call outs and that there needed to be a change. I think you'll find once the police go down the path of reducing the call outs for mental health matters, as they have in one of the particular organizations over in the UK, you'll see that frontline police will have a lot more time on their hands. So that's what you do. Then you move on to family violence, of which very few matters end up in court, or I would have to say lead to any meaningful outcomes. And if you do that, we'll have a lot of police with a lot more time on their hands to attend things like this. I mean, we've got a progressive government now that's going to make a big change, but it will take time. But these are things you got to do in order to advance our society, I think. Well I agreed with him. Police are dealing with so many family harm situations. They're dealing with mental health callouts. I've seen them with, you know, two officers dealing with one woman at North Shore Hospital. They were there for hours. Multiply that by 1000 times across the country and they're kind and they're gentle and they're patient, but is that their job? Psychiatric patients and their families were too, back in the mists of time, that when all the institutions were closed, there would be help and there would be care, and there would be assistance for them within the community. Many, many, many of these people can live in the community perfectly well. Provided they have the sort of care that was promised. Was it delivered? No, it wasn't. And who is left to pick up the pieces? It's our police. So I said to Matt, well, it would be great if we did see that sort of shift, if we did see social problems becoming the issue of social agencies. They were the ones that dealt with them, but I would probably see that in my grandchildren's time. You know, they would see that, I wouldn't. Then what do you know, a briefing to Police Minister Mark Mitchell, the police proposed a managed withdrawal from non-crime social problems. So the family harm call outs, the mental health and the child protection calls, gradually, the police would say no, that's not for us. Here's the number you call. Police attendance to family home call outs have increased 80 per cent in 10 years. Yet more than half of the family harm investigations don't involve an offence being recorded, so there's all these police dealing with sad people, not bad people. They're dealing with a family under stress, under pressure. They, and usually other agencies, they call in deal with that. The time it takes is immense. So the police have suggested that over time they'll withdraw from these call outs, they'll allow their roles to be filled by other agencies and they'll get on with policing. You know who reports a burglary these days- unless it's an aggravated robbery? If you've just had stuff nicked, do you even bother? You only do it for the case number to give to the insurance company. They say they will go back to policing, to doing what they were trained to do. However, organisations that advocate for victims, women's refuge and the like, are really concerned and really alarmed. Women's Refuge chief executive Ang Jury said she simply can't see any agency that can step in and take the role of police. And family lawyer Vicki Currie says there's no other agency that has the necessary tools to deal with mental health crises and child protection. She believes it's the responsibility of the New Zealand police to be at the front line and dealing with those issues. I guess it comes back to, what do you believe our police should be doing? Where there has been a crime committed or about to be committed, or where life is in danger, then police should be involved. Sometimes that will be our family harm situation. But for a lot of the mental health call outs, these are sad people, not bad people. And while the police and the main do a fantastic job of looking after them (it's the same with family harm situations), that's not what they're trained for. That's not what they thought they would be doing. And in the meantime, crime occurs, petty crime occurs, petty crime gets bigger because crims know they can get away with it. There simply aren't enough police to deal with the criminals. So the crims keep crimmy, while the police are trying to do the job of about four or five different agencies. It's simply not fair on them, and it's not fair on the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now, last year, National promised that, should it become the government, it would among other things scrap the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax, and yesterday they did just that.    Since the 1st of July 2018, Aucklanders have paid an additional 11.5 cents per litre tax on fuel, over and above what the rest of the country pays. Of course, the rest of the country may well feel the effects of that when it comes to the cost of petrol that will be passed on by freight carriers and the like.   Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown didn't like it when National made the promise then, and he certainly doesn't like it now. Simeon Brown though says Labour said that Auckland needed the fuel tax to deliver light rail. That was back in 2017. They haven't delivered on their major infrastructure projects, while Aucklanders continue to pay more at the pump. That's according to Simon Simeon Brown, the Transport Minister.    Mayor Brown says, well, hang on a minute. Yes light rail is a complete and utter fiasco (he didn't say that - I did), but the revenue from the Regional Fuel Tax, half of which is sitting in the bank, is committed to a $1.4 billion Auckland Infrastructure project, the Eastern Busway, which will carry 30,000 people a day between Auckland's South East and Panmure station. So that money is going to be used even though it's sitting in the bank. It is earmarked for a project. There are going to be buses and cycleways and without that money those projects look to be in doubt.   Northern Infrastructure Forum coordinator Barney Irvine told the Mike Hosking Breakfast this morning, the Auckland regional fuel tax may be gone, but there are other ways to fund roading projects.    IRVINE: “Transport projects often generate a whole lot of increase in property value and the and the surrounding areas.”  HOSKING: “You want to go down that track, do you?  See I don't know about that. Because I live near a bus stop, you're going to tax me?”   IRVINE: “Oh, look, there's more to it than that, but the issue is that, yeah, there is a lot of value to be generated there, that gets generated there, whether it's the process of moving from farmland to suddenly land that that's designated for higher use, massive increase in property value and we're just not tapping into it.”    So, a novel way of introducing a tax.   So all of those people who are now living around the Northern motorway extension —recently opened to great fanfare, and everybody enjoys driving on it; I love driving on it when I'm heading north— all of those people who live around there should suddenly pay more in rates because they've got a better roadway right next to them.   All the people on the poor, benighted Meola Road project who are suffering now, all those people living in Point Chev who are suffering now, should pay more in rates because all of a sudden a busways opened up, and cycle ways have opened up, and it becomes a more attractive and desirable area to live, because there are many accessible ways to transport yourself from point A to point B.   That was just one of the options mentioned by Barney, but interestingly, an Infrastructure Commission survey conducted recently looked at different ways of funding infrastructure and asked the respondents what they thought was fair. No means of paying for roads was considered fair by the majority of respondents. So, they thought it was fair enough that user pays when it comes to electricity, user pays when it comes to water, but the majority said there was no fair way to pay for roads. I always thought user pays was about the fairest way you could get. When you've got somebody who was living in a house who doesn't have a vehicle, who very seldom (and this is probably those who are retired), very seldom makes long trips, doesn't need it for business, doesn't have a car, why should they pay for roading infrastructure?   Those who do use the roads often, those who do need the roads to conduct their business, shouldn't they pay? What is fair?   I mean the road to fairy isn't going to provide them. We're not going to suddenly, magically have a big hairy chested muscular being in a high viz vest, and tight shorts, and work boots appear and deliver roads overnight, at no expense to anyone. And they all work perfectly, you don't have to rip them up again.   That is not going to happen. That is pie in the sky.   So I'd love to know what you think is a fair way of paying for infrastructure, in this case specifically, roads. And not just roads. Roads have now come to mean more than that. Roads mean bus lanes. Roads mean pedestrian crossings, roads mean cycleways, in the modern parlance. We're more talking about projects rather than roads.   So, transport infrastructure, how do you want to see that paid? I would love to see too, greater scrutiny on how that money is spent. The Herald found that Auckland Transport is spending on average $470,000 to install a pedestrian crossing. And when you're looking at the latest fiasco in Auckland —the Meola Road Project— 29 raised crossings. 29. How long is that strip of road?    I used to live in the area for 20 odd years. Used the Meola Dog Park every day, and incredibly, for someone as distracted as I can be, I managed to cross that road, and back again, four times a week for 20 years without getting hurt. Without getting hit. without even coming close. Maybe it's an old-fashioned skill to be able to cross a road safely. There have been, as far as I can see, no major incidents on Meola Road, but people fear there might be, hence 29 raised crossings at $470K a pop! Come on!   As the Herald found, GJ Gardner can deliver a new home for $365 - doesn't include the land but come on. So yeah, raise money for roading infrastructure, and by that I don't just mean the roads, I do mean the buses, I do mean the cycleways but let's have a look at how you spend the money too.   You know, we really don't mind paying for infrastructure and we've had this discussion before. It's the wastage that really rips our shorts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As promised, the coalition government has followed through on its promise to scrap Labour's target of reducing the prison population by 30%, although it looks like Chris Hipkins got in before the government could in the lead up to last year's election.   Then Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, in a desperate scramble for votes, said the prison population reduction target is already gone. Gone. It was part of the big dump pile that Chris Hipkins created when he became Prime Minister, anything he deemed to be unpopular with the public got scrapped in a bid for re-election.   So, the prison population reduction target of 30%, he said, was gone. The coalition government has confirmed that. No prison reduction target.   They've also scrapped government funding for cultural reports, or S27 reports. Now these reports have been around since 2002. Initially, they were funded by the Justice Ministry and there were roughly 250 odd reports written between 2002 and 2017. Again, initially they were seen as a way of members of an offender's whanau or family to stand up and address the court and give the judge insight into why this person was appearing before them.   They weren't terribly successful because the judges weren't that jazzed on having somebody appear and address them when they might not be able to understand the intent of what was behind it or what the meaning was behind the address, and a lot of people didn't feel comfortable about standing up in court and addressing a judge. And another reason was that a lot of offenders appeared in court because they didn't have any whanau or family behind them. That was part of the reason why they'd gone rogue.    Anyone can or could ask for a cultural report, but they are predominantly written for Māori who are appearing before a judge. Somebody cottoned on to the fact that this is a jolly good thing.   Defence lawyers, especially those appearing under legal aid, simply don't have the time to do a thorough investigation into an offender's background. They say there aren't the billable hours to do that, so you farm that out to somebody who will. And figures show the number of invoices for written reports approved by the Ministry of Justice rose from 74 in 2018 to two 2333 in 2021. Costs have increased from around 865,000 in 2019 to more than $6 million in 2021, so everybody cottoned on that this was a great idea.   And when you look at the number of businesses that have been set up to write these reports and you look at the testimonials from anonymous offenders and anonymous defence lawyers who say, oh, amazing, got home detention when I wasn't expecting it. Incredible, got 30% off what I was expecting to get. You can see why offenders and would think, ‘Well, bloody hell, I'm going to get that?', especially when you don't have to pay for it.  You can still get a cultural report if you choose to pay for it. What has happened is that this government has said the taxpayer is not going to fund it anymore. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says cultural reports have moved away from being a way for Whanau and family to support an infant, into a cottage industry costing the taxpayer millions.    “It's important to remember that the cultural reports are important, and they can give very good information and put good information in front of the judge. However, the intent of it was always to be a family member or whanau member that actually knows the person and could get up and present either an oral submission or a written submission. It has turned into this to perverse sort of twisted cottage industry where people that didn't even know the person going in front of the court were writing cultural reports, in a way to try and, quite simply, reduce their sentence. And so of course we ended up with an over 200% increase in people out on it to electronic bail, and all it did was transfer the risk back into the community.”    Absolutely.   So again, there are a number of problems with continuing with the idea of saying, well, we're not going to pay for it, but if you've got a whanau member who can stand up and address the judge who fill your boots, go for it and let them have their say, for the very reasons I outlined earlier: they might be estranged, and you might have whanau members who are not comfortable at all at standing up in court and addressing a judge.   There's no doubt, as Mark Mitchell said, the insight into a criminal's background can give a judge context with sentencing. And they can ask for a cultural report if they believe that's going to help them with a complex case or where they feel they need more insight into the offender before they can give a fair and just sentence.    I noticed that ACT, in their press release, used the same example because that still sticks in my craw. Remember the teen mongrel Mob member who indecently assaulted a pregnant woman in her own bed. He was given 12 months home detention.   19-year-old Stevie Taunoa thanked Judge Gordon Matenga after receiving his sentence, I think it was last year, wasn't it? He walked from the dock, into the police cells and yelled “cracked it!”   Now one of the main reasons for a cultural report, according to the report writers, according to the businesses that write cultural reports, is that they will help with rehabilitation. That the cost to the taxpayer will be more than offset by keeping a person out of prison and in the community contributing. That by giving a judge insight, that by an offender receiving a home detention sentence or a much lighter sentence, it will give them a second chance. Make them think somebody's finally listened to me. Heard my truth. Yay, now I can go and be a contributing member of society.   The trouble is that in not one of these eloquent pleas to keep the reports, that are the very reason for these businesses existing, has the author shown there has been a reduction in offending as a result. I mean, there might be, I just haven't read it.  There are a number of editorials that have appeared in the media when it looked likely that these were to be axed and they're well written, but the cultural reports are as well written as the editorials. No wonder the offenders are getting off. They're well written. They're eloquent. They're all written by people who make coin out of taxpayer funded cultural reports, but not one of them has shown as a result of cultural reports and fair and just sentencing, this person has never offended again. Or recidivism has dropped by 22%. Not once.   And if you can show me these figures, if you can show me the stats and show me the data that the cultural reports that give judges insight into offenders will result in these offenders not offending again, then it might be easier to agree that there is a place for cultural reports and the taxpayer funding them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have there ever been school holidays that have gone on quite so long?   I mean, I know that when I was a school kid back in the antediluvian times, school holidays did seem to go on forever and ever and ever. Did they ever go on this long? I hope that you had a fabulous time with your family and that you're looking forward to them being settled into some sort of routine.   How glorious was Waitangi Day? Utterly, utterly. Splendid. Thank you to all of you who were working so those parents who were getting ready to finally start the school year could do the last-minute bits and pieces. And thank you too, to the lifesavers and the other first responders and all those who were out and about looking out for all of us who were flocking to the beaches, and the parks, and the festivals, and making the most of a day off in the sun.    Such a perfect day. I went looking for a beach to lie on in a sea to swim in and I didn't have to go very far, which is another glory of this country. So many families of every ethnicity, so many young peoples out in big groups, so many kiwis having just a joyous time celebrating all that is good about living in this country.   The tents were set up, and the barbecues were out, and the kids were in the playgrounds or in the water, and there were generations of families. It's just lovely, really. Absolutely lovely.   Waitangi itself seemed to be a success according to those who were there from all sides. And the debate, and the pageantry, and the history that speaks to our future is another thing that is wonderful about this country as the Prime Minister said this morning on the Mike Hosking Breakfast: “I mean, I came away last night reflecting on it going well actually. Which other country on Earth do you get everyone coming along with their strongly held views and differences of opinion, actually showing up in one place on one day, having an aeration of it all and because they're actually all committed to advancing New Zealand. We disagree strongly about actually how to go about delivering those outcomes, but man, that wouldn't happen in any other country. So, look, I think by and large it was pretty respectful and I think Ngāpuhi did a pretty good job managing it all.”  Yeah, absolutely, and that's what everybody else has said as well. It's a shame that good news doesn't make the news. A piece of social media was picked up by news outlets, as is their want these days, and turned into real news. ‘PM repeats himself'. Well, he kind of needs to because it's obvious the message is not getting through.   ACT, a coalition partner in the government, wants a debate on the principles of the Treaty. They don't want to rip up the Treaty. They don't want to change the Treaty's wording, they don't want to deem the Treaty null and void. They want a debate on the principles on what that means going forward.   National says the Treaty Principles Bill isn't terribly helpful. It's divisive and unhelpful, precisely for these reasons, that people will seize on an argument and create one if they need to. They will be fearful.   There are some within Māori who see it as a direct attack on the Treaty, despite the fact that National has said there is no intention or commitment to support the bill beyond the first reading. It was part of the coalition agreement that it would get a first reading. After that, National has said there is no intentional commitment to support the first reading.   You need three readings. It's not going to pass if National are true to their word. Christopher Luxon has said, I don't know how we can be any clearer than that - no intention or commitment to support beyond the first reading.  Seymour's already said they're not going to throw out the Treaty anyway, and there are a lot at Waitangi who believed that was the intent. It is not.   Again, how much clearer can you be? They've said it time and time again.   So clearly, there has to be more clarity. You have to repeat yourself because there are still people who insist that this government wants to rewrite the Treaty or tear it up, and usually when people say this government, they mean Luxon, as in the pakeha guy. As in the pakeha guy who's Prime Minister.  He's not supporting it beyond the first reading.   The Treaty has been put in the spotlight in its intent question by the two co leaders, who are Māori. So enough with this government, this pakeha guy, this Christopher Luxon. It's Seymour and Peters, strongly supported by his best supporting actress Shane Jones, who are the ones who are bringing the Treaty into the spotlight.   Seriously though, if people want to find offence, if they want to find outrage from both sides, from those who say, Oh my God, our whole future is under threat because it's called Waka Kotahi. No, it's not. You can call it whatever you like. Potato, potato. Transport agency. Waka Kotahi - fill your boots don't care.   Those who say, oh, they're going to throw out the treaty and you know Māori are under attack, no they're not. Nobody's going to throw the treaty. But if you want to take umbrage, fulminate, despair about the future of New Zealand/Aotearoa, depending on which flag you're waving, you do you.   Whereas those of us who know how lucky we are will head for the beach or the lake, or the park or the forest, we'll enjoy a BBQ or a meal at home alongside our fellow New Zealanders of every hue and give thanks that all our ancestors, near or far, ended up in this beautiful country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Showing up. Turning up when you're supposed to. That leads me neatly to the Prime Minister's comments yesterday when he visited Browns Bay School.  He said parents need to wake up and be a part of solving the problem of low school attendance. He said wake up, talk to your kids and get them to school. And I'm not going to argue that parents need to take a whole lot more responsibility when it comes to doing the right thing by their children.  Feed them for one, decent food. Read to them. Books are free from the library,buses are cheap to get to your local library. Love them. Give them boundaries. And ensure they understand that there are expectations upon them. And one of those is going to school, especially if you come from a family that's doing it tough. There is all sorts of help, all sorts of assistance for those parents who are doing it tough. I understand it makes it even more difficult if you're not in one permanent home. If you are constantly moving, having to shift because you've got no place to call your own, that makes it even more difficult, but it also makes it even more imperative that you give your children the skills they need to get out of that.  You don't want them to live like this. You don't want them to have itinerant lifestyles. You want them to have choices and one way of them having choices is getting them educated. I'm absolutely passionate about that. Our low school attendance is a disgrace. Taxpayer funded lunches in schools haven't helped. So after Labour dipped into the Covid emergency fund, now National has committed to it and is going to have to find $330 million per year out of taxes as we don't have the slush fund anymore. All well and good.  You know, they seem to help in some schools and others they don't. I'd like to see the problem of the wastage fixed up so that those who need the food are getting it, so that it's not going to happy pigs. That it's not being redistributed to all and sundry and that it's going to hungry kids. That's what it's there for. Certainly hasn't helped with the school attendance, which I thought would happen and which was one of the reasons why free school lunches were promoted, that it would improve school attendance – it hasn't. Free sanitary products hasn't got the girls skipping through the gates either. I agree with the Prime Minister that parents need to wake up, talk to their children and get them to school. But what do you do when your kids won't go?  We had a caller last year who had a teenage son who was twice her height and he wouldn't go to school. He did the work at home and then he gamed and then he caught up with friends who also weren't going to school. And she remonstrated with him and said, you need to go to school. He said no, I don't.  I've been told for the last two years that I don't need to go to school, that I can do my learning from home, and in fact it's more efficient for me to do it at home. I can get the work done in a third of the time and then the rest of the time is my own. So he was still actually doing the work, but he wasn't going to school. And she couldn't make him. She couldn't drag him out of bed. She couldn't pick him up and carry him into school. So that was one clever kid who was doing the work but on his terms and as he saw it, perfectly entitled to work from home because they had been bashed into him for two years over Covid.  It's exactly what so many educators and people who are passionate about learning feared when schools were closed for Covid and for rain and then more rain. The children couldn't help but see that going to school is not a priority, not a priority to the authorities. I think it's only Auckland Grammar that sees it as a priority and they get absolutely excoriated in the social media. The MoE in its briefing paper to incoming Minister Erika Stanford, said post Covid there are high levels of disassociation from school and early learning, challenging behavior and a marked increase in anxiety, as well as more severe mental health trauma for young people. So you've got also parents who are driving their kids to school, and these are young teenagers and their children have a major meltdown. They can't face going into school. They're so anxious after being away from groups of people. So all very well and good and I tend to agree with Christopher Luxon that parents need to take more responsibility. Absolutely.  You can't outsource raising your children to teachers and to truant officers and to taxpayers who will feed them and caring teachers who will love them. You've got to take responsibility for your kids, but you have to understand that parents are dealing with our whole lot in the wake of Covid. And that the kids who were told going to an actual school is not a priority, have taken that message on and they're running with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep #624 / Hr #2 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB (10/27/23) 1. More details have come out about the DUI that double murderer James Williams III received Friday in Pearl, we look at the Luke Woodham school shooting from 1999 in Pearl and ask if the parole board would ever allow him to be released since their crimes are equally as disgusting. Check out my website at Www.ClayEdwardsShow.Com for all things Clay

With SIX seasons and 450+ episodes in the STAGES archive …. from time to time we revisit conversations previously featured. STAGES spotlights such episodes, in case you missed them first time ‘round - or so you can simply savour a second listen. The STAGES podcast opens an essential doorway to access precious oral histories from the people who were … and are, on and around our stages.Conversations with Creatives about craft and career!In this episode, we celebrate International Stage Manager's Day, spotlighting a conversation with Stage manager - Luke Woodham; recorded in February 2019.On any successful theatre production, you'll find a key position is that of the Stage Manager. The role is a unique function because it serves as a key support to the director and production staff during the rehearsal period, and then becomes the figure in charge of the production during the actual performance. The running of the show rests on their shoulders.It's a vital role covering many facets – management of time and staff, delivery of a quality product and harmony in the enormous machinery of a big show.At the helm of many of our big commercial musicals and plays has been Luke Woodham – Luke has overseen the life of many productions throughout Australia – these have included The Book of Mormon, Strictly Ballroom, Mary Poppins, Matilda the musical …… and the theatrical juggernaut, War Horse.A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Luke is a native Tasmanian, who hasn't stopped working since graduation, in a variety of projects from corporate to festivals to concert to theatre.Live performance can be a pressured environment and it pays to keep a cool head and a methodical approach – all of which Luke has in spades. It was an insightful conversation delving in to the world of Stage Management … all called by the man on cans … Luke Woodham. STAGES celebrates all the Stage Manager's running our shows around the country today. You can celebrate a Stage Manager on this International Stage Manager's Day by going to one of these shows. Mr Woodham, Mr Eyers … beginners please!

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Our guest today, Dr. Charlene Woodham Brickman, is an early childhood consultant and recess and play researcher. With a PhD in Early Childhood Education from Auburn University and a passion for children, advocacy, play, and developmentally appropriate practice, Charlene is recognized as a thought leader in her field. She is a firm believer in the positive power of play and her research focuses on exploring the benefits of play and recess in educational settings.    During today's episode, Charlene discusses how we can effectively nurture and teach children as they navigate life post COVID-19. She urges us to consider the potential reality that children born during the pandemic might have never encountered fluorescent lights (that are now found in almost every classroom) or set foot in a grocery store, and the implications this has on a child's ability to integrate sensory stimuli. Charlene offers actionable insights on how to create classroom environments that minimize sensory overload, emphasizing the significance of granting children autonomy and choice in the process.    Connect with Dr. Charlene Woodham Brickman on Instagram HERE or visit her website HERE.    As always, we would love to connect with you on Instagram HERE and on Facebook HERE. 

This week's intro features Jon and Fintan discussing a reader-proposed idea that firms could be taxed on the proportion of staff in the taxing country to promote hiring and keeping skilled teams in the licensed country. Would it work? We find out, kind of [0:00 - 20:38]. Then up steps the venerable Will Woodhams, CEO of everyone's favourite bookmaker and more, Fitzdares. If ever bookmaking were sexy, these guys are the ones making it that way. RAWR. Come and get your listen on [20:39 - 1:16:24]. 

Gi chats with Samantha Woodham, a seasoned family law barrister who knows the ins and outs of divorce and co-parenting. Samantha shares her wisdom on avoiding common mistakes, mitigating the impact on children, and maintaining a cordial approach. They discuss practical co-parenting tips and life after divorce, emphasising the importance of communication and empathy in creating a nurturing and positive atmosphere for children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Wilson and Kerre Woodham joined Tim Dower to wrap the week that was. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Claudia shares tips on how to sell online courses through social media.   GET THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH BUSINESS STRATEGIST, CLAUDIA WHERE SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW SHE TRAVELS THE WORLD AS A DIGITAL NOMAD.   ---------   Hey Offbeat Family, I really appreciate you listening to this episode. I would love to hear more from you and what you think of the podcast. Remote work resources: https://www.theoffbeatlife.com/ Contact me: hello@theoffbeatlife.com   Show credits:   Audio Engineer: Ben Smith - Ben@howtocreateapodcast.com

In this episode, I speak to Claudia who is a marketing and business strategist and travel obsessed digital nomad. She specializes in teaching other online business owners how to grow and scale their business with courses and digital products whilst having the freedom to travel the world.    Listen on to find out how this business strategist travels the world as a digital nomad.   ---------   Hey Offbeat Family, I really appreciate you listening to this episode. I would love to hear more from you and what you think of the podcast. Remote work resources: https://www.theoffbeatlife.com/ Contact me: hello@theoffbeatlife.com   Show credits:   Audio Engineer: Ben Smith - Ben@howtocreateapodcast.com

No matter how much you think you know, there is always more to learn. This is especially true about the subject of love. This week Pastor Shane Woodham, a member of NCC's Pastoral Staff joins us to take another look and offer some fresh perspective on God's love.

Kerre Woodham and Tim Wilson joined Tim Dower to wrap the week's news. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today's case is a close to home case for our Crimetender Sloane. You'll need a cocktail or two for this case because it is a heavy one. This is the case of Luke Woodham and the Pearl High School Shooting. Trigger Warning we obviously talk about a shooting and we also mention animal abuse so please go in with this knowledge or skip this episode if you must. Socials: Instagram- tequilashewrote Tiktok- tequilashewrote Facebook- tequila, she wrote Twitter- tequilashewrote Patreon- tequilashewrote Email- tequilashewrote@gmail.com Resources: https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_High_School_shooting https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/stories/pearl.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/06/11/miss-high-school-students-describe-being-shot-by-fellow-pupil/2b54ff2a-e5f7-4bef-b56e-6c24853ff2b9/ http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,136736,00.html https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/11/us/witnesses-recount-shooting-at-mississippi-high-school.html --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tequilashewrote/support

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It is March and we've got the Madness! Jon, Larry, and Nick and Doug from 311 reveal their brackets. Who are the cinderella teams? What are the big upsets? Does 311 stay true to their Villanova love? All that and more, this week on Larry! Guests: Jon Blue Clyde Woodham Follow @LarryTheAthlete on Twitter and Instagram

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This week Matt sat down for a special episode with three full time MBA students who built their own custom track in the Walton MBA program. The track is called marketing and the art of storytelling and it explores the creative side of marketing in addition to the traditional science as well as the power of storytelling for marketing and leadership. They also discussed other innovations within the Walton College including the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, McMillon Innovation Studio and Venture Intern Program. Finally, they touched on the viral Coinbase superbowl ad and analyzed why it was successful and "sticky" with a variety of consumers. Learn more about the Walton MBA program here: https://walton.uark.edu/graduate-programs/mba-masters-degree-program/index.php and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation here: https://entrepreneurship.uark.edu/ (https://walton.uark.edu/graduate-programs/mba-masters-degree-program/index.php and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation here: https://entrepreneurship.uark.edu/)

Venture back to the early days of New Orleans and the mystery surrounding the Queen of Voodoo. Respected by the people of the city, Marie Laveau used her understandings of various religions to give back to the people, which included the use of Voodoo! She is laid to rest in the St. Louis Cemetery and her grave can be visited today! A young teen, distraught and angry, chose violence one early October morning to make a point about the suffering and bullying he endured through childhood. Unfortunately his 'scream for help' ended in the death of 3 and injury to 7 others. Luke Woodham is still serving his sentencing today. -Click it. Just click that button. Yep, that's the one. That glorious, shiny follow button! CLICK IT PLEASE! Check us out on the dot coms! We have a plethora of social media sites for your viewing pleasure. Let us know if you have a topic you'd like us to discuss or personal reader stories to share. If you haven't yet, please take a quick moment to subscribe, like, love, and rate! Toss a #CoffeeChaosChatter and/or tag us into your social media posts when talking about our podcast! -Lastly, we're looking to do real merch like T-shirts and coffee mugs, so your support is needed and wanted. If you would like to make a one time donation to our merch cause, email us and we'll sort you out!-Check out our website at: https://www.coffeechaoschatter.com Support us onPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/coffeechaoschatterFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeechaoschatterDiscord: https://discord.gg/qftGU3rCwf Instagram: @coffeechaoschatterContact us at coffeechaoschatter@gmail.com

Episode drops 9/14/21I started my tech career in the late 90s with Braxton Woodham, now Founder and President of Unfinished Labs. His rigor for pushing intellectual thinking means he's a lifelong learner and an extraordinarily deep thinker. He's repeatedly identified important truths that lead to the creation of new businesses, impacting people worldwide. Braxton's now stitching all of these experiences together into an important and beautiful passion project called Project Liberty. Braxton is truly an inspirational leader and if I'm honest, was who really the reason I started  this podcast. Stories of amazing leaders like Braxton need to be told!We discuss the importance of taking risks, experiencing failures, and protecting our freedoms by giving people control of their own personal data. This episode of MENTOR dna will knock your spurs off! 

I started my tech career in the late 90s with Braxton Woodham, now Founder and President of Unfinished Labs. His rigor for pushing intellectual thinking means he's a lifelong learner and an extraordinarily deep thinker. He's repeatedly identified important truths that lead to the creation of new businesses, impacting people worldwide. Braxton's now stitching all of these experiences together into an important and beautiful passion project called Project Liberty. Braxton is truly an inspirational leader and if I'm honest, was who really the reason I started  this podcast. Stories of amazing leaders like Braxton need to be told!We discuss the importance of taking risks, experiencing failures, and protecting our freedoms by giving people control of their own personal data. This episode of MENTOR dna will knock your spurs off! Amor Boutique Hotel is a beautiful and secret spot in Sayulita Mexico. Our family and friends love it and you will, too! This spot is a safe and family-friendly spot 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta airport. Amor Boutique Hotel - Sayulita Mexico

Domo Contacted me on social media, which lead to emails, which lead to this wonderful conversation about fires both wild and prescribed, grazing management and the need for more cultural acceptance of fire. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ranching-reboot/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ranching-reboot/support