Articles by Kerre Woodham
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: There are benefits to affirmative action policies
Friday, 8 November 2024, 2:46pmI know for many people affirmative action programmes are a real sticking point. A new report in the New Zealand Medical Journal,...
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Kerre Woodham: Education shouldn't be left up to chance
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 1:15pmNow we've known for some time that New Zealand's once world class education system is no longer – that it is failing. And...
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Kerre Woodham: When did parents stop wanting more for their kids?
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:58pmWhen did parents stop wanting more for their kids? The figures out today are absolutely appalling and paint a grim future...
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Kerre Woodham: Want only white nurses? You might be waiting a while
Friday, 25 October 2024, 12:13pmIf you want to racially abuse hospital staff and demand white only nurses, fine. We will draw a curtain around your bed,...
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Kerre Woodham: You can't have police on every bus or train
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 12:49pmYesterday afternoon, a woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being seriously injured in an assault on...
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Kerre Woodham: How is it that we need a Crown Observer?
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 1:16pmThe Government is set to appoint a Crown Observer to Wellington City Council within weeks. The writing was on the wall really,...
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Kerre Woodham: Only the worst of the worst are impacted by Three Strikes
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:04pmSeveral thousands more offenders are likely to be captured under Three Strikes 2.0 following changes by Cabinet to toughen...
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Kerre Woodham: Let's give youth council members a go
Friday, 27 September 2024, 1:27pmThe Hastings District Council has decided to give unelected youth reps voting rights on Council committees, and they will...
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Kerre Woodham: Just introduce a capital gains tax and be done with it
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:10pmFor the love of all that is holy - can we just introduce a capital gains tax and be done with it? I am so sick of it dominating...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: How was violence against bus drivers allowed to become such a problem?
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 12:38pmWhatever happened to a ‘morning driver’ and a ‘thank you driver’ as you hopped on and off the bus? The violence and racial...
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Kerre Woodham: Who wants to be a teacher? Not many of us apparently
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 12:26pmWho'd be a teacher? Not many of us, apparently - the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand says half as many Kiwis are...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Is Hipkins the man to lead Labour into the next election?
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 1:00pmLet's talk politics, specifically the latest Taxpayers Union Curia poll. It showed a firming up of support for the Coalition...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: The infrastructure plan is wildly exciting
Thursday, 29 August 2024, 1:12pmInfrastructure Minister Chris Bishop announced yesterday what National had promised all the way through the election campaign....
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Kerre Woodham: How have people become so desensitised?
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 12:39pmYou could hear yesterday the sadness and the contempt and the disbelief in Inspector Tony Wakelin’s voice: “Look, can I...
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Kerre Woodham: More road cones aren't the answer to workplace safety
Friday, 12 July 2024, 12:34pmI know the road cones might seem trivial, but to me, I've always thought they were a metaphor for excessive spending and...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Beggars used to be part of the community, what changed?
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:24pmBack in the day when I lived in Ponsonby and it was only just starting to evolve as a shopping and cafe destination, we didn't...
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Opinion
Kerre Woodham: Justify the cost of the crossings
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 1:26pmMy mouth began to open in gobsmacked incredulity and then just as quickly snapped shut again. Yes, the Herald investigation...
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Kerre Woodham: Did last night's debate change anything for voters?
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 1:09pmLast night's leaders' debate was vastly more entertaining than the first one. Was it a debate? Well, Sister Philippa, my...
