Best Rod Sharp Podcasts (2025)

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Rod Baxter: The King's Trust CEO on the charity, Art in the Park 7:15

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It’s the last days of Art in the Park this weekend – a uniquely curated art show held annually at Eden Park. It showcases the works of both emerging and established New Zealand artists. The King’s Trust has been the charity partner of the event for the last four years – an organisation formed in 1967 with the vision that every young person should h…

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Kerre Woodham: Surely we've reached the bottom of the economic cycle 8:21

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The news came in around quarter to 11 yesterday, and it was unwelcome confirmation of what many people had been experiencing, had been feeling. The economy had contracted, and worse, it had shrunk 0.9%, far worse than economists had been predicting. Economists at the Reserve Bank had forecast the economy would shrink just 0.3% during the June quart…

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Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Chief Economist on the GDP contracting 0.9% 10:24

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How much blame for the GDP drop can be placed at the feet of the Reserve Bank? GDP's fallen 0.9 percent in the June quarter – a much sharper drop than economists had been expecting. NZ Initiative Chief Economist Eric Crampton told Kerre Woodham what we’re feeling is an effect of getting inflation back in line, but he wouldn’t necessarily blame the …

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Kerre Woodham: Unions seem to have struck themselves into irrelevance 8:48

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Back when I was a kid, you knew the school holidays were coming up when the Seafarers Union went on strike. Sure as God made little apples, a week before the school holidays, the unions would be all out, brothers and sisters, and then there'd be all night negotiations between the cloth caps and the capitalist overlords, while parents waited anxious…

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Mark Knoff-Thomas: Newmarket Business Association CEO on the Crowded Places Strategy 5:50

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The country's getting up to scratch on teaching Kiwis how to manage possible lone wolf attackers in crowded spaces. Police are promoting the mantra 'escape, hide, tell' to show the public what to do during an attack. The Crowded Places Strategy includes information on how to detect possible attackers, and how to conduct security audits. Auckland's …

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Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster on the GDP falling by 0.9% in the June quarter 10:05

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Our economy's been shrinking much faster than economists thought. Latest data just out from Stats NZ shows GDP fell 0.9% in the three months to June. That follows six months of growth, after six months of contraction. Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan told Kerre Woodham it's far worse than any economists were expecting. He says this numbe…

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Masculinity, Mindset, and Movement with Mike Salemi 56:28

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What is it like to coach Mark England? In this episode of Get Enlifted, Kimberly Kesting sits down with Mike Salemi, elite performance coach, men’s work coach, and longtime Enlifted practitioner. Together, they dive into the evolution of Mike’s personal and professional journey—from coaching world-class athletes to guiding men through inner mastery…

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Kerre Woodham: Gas - what are the options? What are the alternatives? 5:03

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Shane Jones' warning was clear and concise. As of 2029, if no new gas fields are found or an alternative energy source is not found, there will be no gas available for industrial, commercial, and domestic use. “In simple terms, what's going to happen in 2029-2030 in the event that we either don't import gas, or we don't find a major find, is that t…

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Kerre Woodham: The right to free speech and its consequences 6:57

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When US conservative activist and media personality Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday, a lot of people had an awful lot to say. Those on the right of the spectrum mourned the senseless violence and deplored the actions of the left. Many of those on the left rejoiced, were gleeful. And there's no other word for it when you look at some o…

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Kerre Woodham: Allowing 24/7 hospital visitor hours is bonkers 5:26

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Of the many, many insane, ideologically driven policies I have heard come from government departments over the years, this has got to be one of the most bonkers. There have been times over the years, when I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, when I've fantasised about ending up in hospital. Nothing life-changing or dramatic, just a nice routine operat…

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Nadine Gray: Health NZ National Chief Nurse on 24/7 visiting hours in hospitals 11:24

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Health NZ is planning to remove restrictions on visiting hours at hospitals. The change would allow family members to visit patients at any hour of the day, a move that has led to mixed responses. Health NZ National Chief Nurse Nadine Gray told Kerre Woodham that the change is part of a patient support policy. ‘It’s part of the code of patients’ ri…

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Buffalo Creek 8: Bump In The Road (2017) 17:36

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In this episode I discuss Jimmy Hysell's story in Samantha's case and my opinion on it. Intro featuring WSAZ clips.By Bruce LeMaster

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Episode 189: Interview with convicted murderer/Cult Leader Rod Ferrell 8:37

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This interview was originally conducted through letters for my blog I had in 2016. The voice isn't of him, but AI reading his answers to my questions. Music created by Chris Early Audio clips from interviews with Rod.By Bruce LeMaster

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Kerre Woodham: The consequences of Stuart Nash's ill-advised one liner 7:38

8d ago7:38

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Now, long-time listeners will know that I have said, I do say, and I will undoubtedly in the future say stupid things. In a career spanning decades, we are talking live on stage or live on air, television or radio. When you're going for the snappy one-liner and you're pushing the language out and you're trying to be clever and you're trying to be f…

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Kerre Woodham: Who's going to pay a fine for shoplifting? 7:40

9d ago7:40

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Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has released a cabinet paper proposing a raft of changes to the Crimes Act. This is part of the coalition agreement with NZ First. It introduces new offences and strengthens existing ones. The proposals include a new strict liability offence for shoplifting, with a $500 infringement fee, doubling to $1,000 if the val…

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Therapy Meets Enlifted Mindset with Nikki Sharp 47:01

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What happens when you blend therapy, fitness, and Enlifted mindset work into one unstoppable transformation tool? In this episode of Get Enlifted, Kimberly Kesting sits down with Nikki Sharp, a 20-year licensed therapist, CrossFit gym owner, and Level 3 Verified Enlifted Coach. Nikki shares how she’s been helping young people and families with by i…

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Kerre Woodham: Do we need to adjust our alcohol policies? 5:23

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The cost of alcohol abuse in this country is absolutely phenomenal. Worldwide, I can't even imagine what it would be, but here in this country it's bad enough. A report that came out last year from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, the first of its kind since 2009, found that: The cost of alcohol abuse in terms of alcohol harm based o…

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Peter Dunne: Political Commentator on the need for alcohol laws to target binge-drinkers 8:26

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New Zealand has long had a problem with alcohol abuse. A report last year from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research found that the total estimated harm from alcohol use costs $9.1 billion in a single year. Peter Dunne argues the costs are a result of a decades-long failure in policy – saying that we need to do away with broad stroke appro…

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Antonia Watson: ANZ New Zealand CEO on the job cuts in Australia, capital gains tax, mortgages 33:24

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ANZ's New Zealand boss says the bank has no major restructure plans on this side of the Tasman. The Australian banking group has announced plans to axe about 3,500 in-house roles and 1000 contractors. Its New Zealand arm says about 20-30 mostly head-office roles might be cut here. But Chief Executive Antonia Watson told Kerre Woodham it's part of a…

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Kerre Woodham: The sewage and filth that fills social media after a tragedy 6:26

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I said yesterday when I left you at midday that I thought I'd brought you one of the nicest stories that we'd done all year, which you clearly loved, and one of the saddest. The nicest: the interview with the musical director of the Auckland Pasifika Secondary Schools Choir, the choir who sang the national anthems for New Zealand and South Africa a…

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Dougal Sutherland: Umbrella Wellbeing Clinical Psychologist on hate and negativity in texts, social media comments 8:43

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Everyone has an opinion and as technology has progressed, it’s become easier and easier for people to make their opinions known. And while this has allowed for greater communication and debate around various topics, it’s also allowed for people to share waves of vitriol, hatred, and unhelpful commentary. Clinical Psychologist Dr Dougal Sutherland t…

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Nainz Tupa'i: Music director for Eden Park choir on Saturday's national anthem performance 10:07

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One of the highlights from Saturday night's rugby test were the anthems sung by the Auckland Pasifika Secondary Schools Choir. Students from Auckland Girls Grammar, Avondale College, De La Salle, Kelston Boys, Kelston Girls, Glen Eden Intermediate, Marcellin College, Marist College, Mt Albert Grammar, Southern Cross, St Marys, St Paul’s College and…

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Kerre Woodham: What's ahead for Winston Peters and NZ First? 5:19

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The New Zealand First convention took place at the Distinction Hotel in Palmerston North over the weekend. And all these silver fern, pin-wearing NZ First faithful gathered, along with a few wannabes, like Stuart Nash, he spoke. Just a few formalities to go through and it looks like Stuart Nash will be a signed-up member of NZ First and one of thei…

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Kerre Woodham: Overstayers and fudged immigration promises 8:01

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The Government is cracking down on serious immigration breaches. It's announced it will strengthen deportation settings on the same day that Immigration New Zealand revealed there are more than 20,000 people who have overstayed their visa. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says there are gaps in the current system. For example, under the current …

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Kerre Woodham: The housing intensification battle reaches cabinet level 7:56

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The battle over intensification of housing has reached cabinet level, with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Housing Minister at odds over Chris Bishop's plan to get hundreds of thousands of houses built in the super city. “It's 2 million,” I hear you say. “They want to build two million houses.” Well, the Housing Minister addresses this in his col…

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35 Years of Coaching Wisdom with Rod Stewart 51:14

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What if the key to better results in the gym had nothing to do with harder training—and everything to do with the words you use? In this episode of the Get Enlifted, Kimberly Kesting sits down with Rod Stewart, a Fitness Coach with more than 35 years of experience. Rod has seen every trend come and go in the industry, and what he’s discovered might…

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Kerre Woodham: The realities of leaving the Paris Agreement 6:53

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ACT Party Leader David Seymour has set the cat among the pigeons, or the Huntaway among the cattle, by calling for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a pact that’s part of the UN's framework convention on climate change, which started in 1992 with the Rio Earth Summit. The main goal of the Paris Agreement is to…

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Tim Groser: Former Climate Change Minister on ACT's call to withdraw from the Paris Agreement 7:42

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A former Climate Change Minister believes New Zealand should stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. ACT leader David Seymour's announced a policy to leave the global pact unless rules are loosened for our farmers. New Zealand First has also floated the idea of withdrawing, as some larger nations have ditched it. Tim Groser told Kerre Woodham this goe…

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Sir Lockwood Smith: Former MP and Diplomat on ACTs call to withdraw from the Paris Agreement 7:18

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Pulling out of the Paris Agreement could cause more problems than it solves. Act and New Zealand First have expressed interest in pulling New Zealand out of the agreement unless more realistic emissions targets are produced. Sir Lockwood Smith, former MP and Diplomat, says he sympathises with famers and Seymour on the subject, but we just pull out …

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Tama Potaka: Associate Housing Minister on the number of emergency housing applications being declined, homelessness 14:08

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The number of emergency housing applications being declined has soared as the Government tightens restrictions. Data obtained by our newsroom under the Official Information Act shows applications have dropped significantly to the end of June, but the number being declined continues to rise. More applications are being declined than granted in Auckl…

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Kerre Woodham: What did it cost to get the foreign buyers clarification? 7:49

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You might remember, those of you who were listening around about a month ago when the Prime Minister was in the studio, taking your calls. Steve rang in and gave the PM a bit of ginger over the economy. He said, "I know you're between a rock and a hard place, Prime Minister, with the economy. Not really any more levers you can pull to do much, and …

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Billy Moore: New Zealand Airports Association Chief Executive discusses $30million government loan offer to small airlines 7:57

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The Government's offering up to 30-million dollars in loans from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to smaller airlines. It's also approved funding for a digital development that will allow regional transport bookings to be integrated with the platforms of major carriers. Associate Transport Minister James Meager says most regional airlines couldn't …

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Episode 188: DefundDOC 19:55

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Audio taken from DefundDOC podcast hosted by Linda and Daniel Simms. The audio is of Daniel Simms talking about why defund doc. *Daniel gave me permission to use it* Music created by Chris EarlyBy Bruce LeMaster

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Tony's Taste of Comedy 27:04

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In Tony’s Taste of Comedy, Tony Staveacre takes Rhod Sharp on a lightning tour of some of the best standup comedians of the twentieth century - from the forgotten to the unforgettable. Thus Sid Field (bottom right) one of the first standups to make a living doing impressions, and Billy Bennett (top right) a war hero who nevertheless portrayed himse…

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Hamish Firth: Mt Hobson Group urban planning expert on the meeting around housing intensification in Auckland 8:28

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There's confidence the right balance can be found when it comes to housing intensification in Auckland. A public meeting was held in Mt Eden last night, over proposals to allow 10 to 15-storey developments near transport hubs and town centres. Most of the meeting was civil, but things got tense when a young planning student suggested older people w…

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Kerre Woodham: I'm not convinced we can do housing intensification properly 4:02

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Around 200 people packed out the Mt Eden Village Centre in Auckland last night, and they were pretty riled up. In fact, many were furious over plans for high rise apartments and the loss of special character status for hundreds of villas and bungalows in the wider neighbourhood. And this is the kind of feeling that is being felt across many differe…

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Erica Stanford: Education Minister talks NCEA reform, curriculum updates 34:29

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The Education Minister says there was no option to do nothing when it came to changing NCEA. The proposed changes include replacing the qualification with a system emphasising literacy and numeracy more. Erica Stanford told Kerre Woodham changes were already underway with Labour updating the Level 1 curriculum, so there was no option to do nothing.…

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Leaving Corporate for Coaching with Dana Schmit 1:01:43

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She left the corporate grind behind to step into freedom, coaching, and sound healing. Discover how Dana Schmit uses mindset + tuning forks to transform lives. In this episode of the Get Enlifted Podcast, Kimberly Kesting sits down with Dana Schmit, Enlifted Level 3 Verified Coach and Sound Healer, to explore the mindset shifts that made her bold c…

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Kerre Woodham: Surely this visa can only be good for New Zealand? 5:10

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A new visa to attract businesspeople to New Zealand has been established by the Government, and really, it's only a matter of days, perhaps weeks, before a loosening on restrictions for foreigners being able to purchase residential property here is announced. Christopher Luxon, the Prime Minister, when he was last in-studio with me, said we’ll be a…

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Chris Small: ABC Business Sales Managing Director on the new Business Investor Visa 6:25

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More money could soon circulate through the economy as the Government opens up the country to more overseas businesspeople. Under its new Business Investor Visa, foreign investors who put at least $2 million into a Kiwi business will be granted a 12-month fast-track to residence pathway. People who invest $1 million will be given a three-year work-…

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Kerre Woodham: We need to get ships in and out more quickly 6:45

25d ago6:45

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We all know that New Zealand is a trading nation. We need to sell stuff to make the money we need to build hospitals, pay our teachers and police officers, pay for benefits and Super, pay for roads and cycleways, and the like. To maintain our standard of living we have to earn our keep, and that's what our exporters do. We need good exporters, and …

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Robbie Paul: Icehouse Ventures CEO on the number of young Kiwi start-ups and investors 10:28

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Do younger Kiwis still have that No.8 wire mentality? While some are concerned the younger generation is settling as opposed to striving and investing in their ideas and futures, others believe the worry is unfounded. Icehouse Ventures, a venture capital company that backs Kiwi startups, hosted their 15th Annual Showcase last week, in which nine Ki…

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Sherelle Kennelly: NZ Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation CEO on the lack of efficiency in our ports and supply chains 7:27

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There’s a call to completely reset our supply chains. The Cargo Owners Council says there's been a 30% drop in productivity since 2019. Chair Brent Flavey says New Zealand is in the bottom 20% for port efficiency, and we aren’t keeping up with the rest of the world. NZ Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation CEO Sherelle Kennelly told Ker…

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Kerre Woodham: Fatal DUI crashes need to carry strong sentences 6:53

26d ago6:53

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I don't know about you, but I was truly surprised to hear Judge Russell Collins send a young drug driver to jail on Friday. In the Napier District Court, Judge Collins heard Alexander Kerr had dope in his system when he crashed his car - killing his mate and leaving another in a wheelchair for life. Kerr had no previous convictions. His mate, the o…

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Kerre Woodham: What good would repealing the gang patch ban do? 4:37

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Labour's Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Peeni Heare is standing by a comment that he’d repeal the gang patch ban. He agreed with the notion at an event on Wednesday night. Now, this is despite Chris Hipkins saying no, no, that's not true, we're not going to repeal the gang patch law. Peeni Henare told RNZ he was asked his personal view on the issue, whi…

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Kerre Woodham: What will it take to bring NZ out of its funk? 7:30

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis all but invoked the old adage ‘the beatings will continue until morale improves’, when commenting on the state of the economy yesterday. In a stand up with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon after the Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 3%, she blamed the sluggish economy on doomsayers from the opposition ben…

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David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on rising attendance rates 10:55

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More students are attending school regularly. Figures released today show 58.4% of students regularly attended school in Term 2 - the highest since 2021. It's a drop from Term 1 where 66% of students showed up regularly, but this is partially explained by winter illness. Associate Education Minister David Seymour says messaging from the government …

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CrossFit and Mindset with Jeremy Strawn 58:22

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What happens when you combine the intensity of CrossFit with the breakthrough power of mindset coaching? In this episode of Get Enlifted, Kimberly Kesting sits down with Jeremy Strawn, Gym Owner and CrossFit L4 Coach who just earned his Enlifted Level 3 Verification, and we're discussing how language and story work are changing the way athletes tra…

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Maurice Williamson: Former MP and former diplomat on Trevor Mallard's ousting from Ambassador to Ireland 8:20

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Former Speaker Trevor Mallard is returning early from Ireland, ending his job as Ambassador. Winston Peters has appointed senior foreign affairs staffer Angela Hassan-Sharp as his replacement, saying his behaviour during the anti-mandate occupation at Parliament should've disqualified him from the role. Peters says only experienced diplomats, not f…

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Kerre Woodham: How can teachers justify the continued disruption? 6:05

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The secondary teachers are out again. They're appalled and insulted by the Government's latest pay offer. For the record, the Governments offered a 1% pay rise every year for three years in collective agreement negotiations. PPTA President Chris Abercrombie says the offer is the lowest increase in a generation and 18-19,000 teachers will be out pro…