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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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John MacDonald: The Minister for the South Island is (rightfully) ducking for cover
4 mins; October 21, 2025
John MacDonald: How could anyone turn a blind eye to this?
5 mins; October 20, 2025
John MacDonald: Judith Collins is egging on parents and it needs to stop
4 mins; October 19, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader talks Te Pati Maori, parliamentary standards, political violence
8 mins; October 14, 2025
John MacDonald: Would harsher fines really change driver behaviour?
4 mins; October 14, 2025
John MacDonald: Compulsory helmets for skaters is a no-brainer
4 mins; October 13, 2025
John MacDonald: We need compulsory voting
5 mins; October 12, 2025
Jon Toogood: Shihad frontman joins John MacDonald ahead of the Christchurch Full Metal Orchestra concert
13 mins; October 12, 2025
Phil Mauger: Re-elected Mayor of Christchurch discusses his plans for another term in office
10 mins; October 12, 2025
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayoral candidate on rates, campaigning
36 mins; October 08, 2025
John MacDonald: Isn't the Drug Foundation stating the obvious?
5 mins; October 08, 2025
John MacDonald: Keeping victims of crime in the dark isn't good enough
4 mins; October 08, 2025
John MacDonald: No protests outside homes? Yes, but where else?
4 mins; October 06, 2025
Sara Templeton: Christchurch Mayoral Candidate talks campaign, rates, transport
34 mins; October 06, 2025
Politics Friday with Hamish Campbell and Tracey McLellan: Power costs, economy, Mood of the Boardroom, Christchurch Hospital ED
19 mins; September 25, 2025
John MacDonald: Is it the Govt’s job to make energy prices cheaper?
4 mins; September 25, 2025
John MacDonald: What's your advice to the new Reserve Bank Governor?
4 mins; September 24, 2025
John MacDonald: Christopher Luxon's people don't even get him
5 mins; September 23, 2025
John MacDonald: Is the ED in our second-largest city up to scratch?
6 mins; September 22, 2025
John MacDonald: Residential parking permits - yay or nay?
4 mins; September 21, 2025
John MacDonald: Still confident in and patient with the Government?
5 mins; September 18, 2025
John MacDonald: Nitrate emergency? Do me a favour
4 mins; September 17, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Takuta Ferris, poll results, capital gains tax
7 mins; September 16, 2025
John MacDonald: Don't let the fun police spoil the dance party
4 mins; September 15, 2025
John MacDonald: E-scooters need to be classified as vehicles
4 mins; September 14, 2025
Politics Friday with Matt Doocey and Reuben Davidson: Shoplifting laws, Tom Phillips, Christ Church Cathedral
20 mins; September 11, 2025
John MacDonald: Guilt until innocence proven would be a slippery slope
4 mins; September 10, 2025
John MacDonald: How important is it that Tom Phillips' enablers are found?
5 mins; September 09, 2025
John MacDonald: I was wrong and the police were right
4 mins; September 08, 2025
John MacDonald: What does kicking out overstayers actually achieve?
4 mins; September 04, 2025
Politics Friday with Matt Doocey and Megan Woods: Immigration and overstayers, justice system, housing intensification
20 mins; September 04, 2025
John MacDonald: Do heavy court workloads justify crims getting off lightly?
5 mins; September 03, 2025
John MacDonald: We'd be mad to pull out of the Paris agreement
4 mins; September 02, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour leader on ACT's call to leave the Paris Agreement, Foreign buyers, ditching open-plan classrooms
8 mins; September 02, 2025
John MacDonald: Who isn't talking to who at Christchurch City Council?
5 mins; September 01, 2025
John MacDonald: Do we really think the parties on the left would do better?
4 mins; August 31, 2025
John MacDonald: Who says we're drinking responsibly?
4 mins; August 28, 2025
John MacDonald: The not-so-super rescue plan for shoppers
4 mins; August 27, 2025
John MacDonald: The absurdity of our insurance market
4 mins; August 26, 2025
John MacDonald: The KiwiSaver divide that needs sorting
5 mins; August 25, 2025
John MacDonald: Is user-pays being taken too far?
4 mins; August 24, 2025
John MacDonald: Fix the Clean Slate law or get rid of it?
4 mins; August 21, 2025
Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Reuben Davidson: Homeless at Holy Trinity Church, ECAN pay increase, Clean Slate Act
19 mins; August 21, 2025
John MacDonald: Regional council's tone deaf $40k pay increase
4 mins; August 20, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the teachers strike, Erebus Memorial, Grant Robertson's memoir
8 mins; August 19, 2025
John MacDonald: Why is performance pay such a no-no for teachers?
4 mins; August 19, 2025
Tony Hill: Canterbury District Commander Superintendent on the arming of police, proposed restructure
33 mins; August 18, 2025
John MacDonald: Are councils really the best outfits to be in charge of the water?
4 mins; August 18, 2025
John MacDonald: Should NZ build a nuclear reactor to attract tech giants?
4 mins; August 17, 2025
John MacDonald: How I feel about armed cops after this week's shootings
4 mins; August 14, 2025
Politics Friday with Megan Woods and Matt Doocey: Hillmorton Hospital report, Woodend Bypass Toll, Covid-19 Inquiry
20 mins; August 14, 2025
Ronan Keating: Musician talks his career, Boyzone, Selwyn Sounds
8 mins; August 13, 2025
John MacDonald: Boris fronted-up to a Covid Inquiry - why aren't our lot?
5 mins; August 13, 2025
John MacDonald: How do we pay for new roads without tolls?
4 mins; August 13, 2025
John MacDonald: Here's why Luxon and Hipkins are neck-and-neck
4 mins; August 11, 2025
John MacDonald: The stadium train is an excellent idea - let's make the most of it
4 mins; August 10, 2025
John MacDonald: All aboard the speed hump bandwagon
4 mins; August 07, 2025
Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Tracey McLellan: Canterbury police restructure, Covid spending, labelling regulations
18 mins; August 07, 2025
John MacDonald: The pawns in Chris Bishop's privatised RUC regime
4 mins; August 06, 2025
John MacDonald: I asked an AI bot how it felt about marking exams
6 mins; August 05, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the proposed police restructure in Canterbury, NCEA
8 mins; August 05, 2025
Tony Hill: District Commander Superintendent on the plan to centralise police officers in Canterbury
7 mins; August 05, 2025
John MacDonald: I like the NCEA changes, but...
5 mins; August 04, 2025
John MacDonald: Should the Christchurch mayor use personal funds for public projects?
4 mins; August 03, 2025
John MacDonald: Should NCEA cater more to students that aren't going to university?
5 mins; July 31, 2025
Politics Friday with Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb: Gloriavale, NCEA changes, FBI office in Wellington
20 mins; July 31, 2025
Brian Henry: Gloriavale leavers' lawyer on his call for the Prime Minister to shut down Gloriavale
6 mins; July 30, 2025
John MacDonald: Gang numbers are up - so what next?
4 mins; July 29, 2025
John MacDonald: Now is not the time for 80% pay increases
5 mins; July 28, 2025
John MacDonald: Under-staffed departments in overrun hospitals
4 mins; July 27, 2025
John MacDonald: What do sport gender guidelines have to do with the price of butter?
5 mins; July 23, 2025
Tony Hadley: English singer and former Spandau Ballet frontman on his career, influences, Selwyn Sounds
11 mins; July 23, 2025
John MacDonald: Is climate change a major issue in Christchurch?
5 mins; July 22, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour leader responds to Luxon's heated comments, talks Waikato Medical School
10 mins; July 22, 2025
John MacDonald: Philanthropic funding for new medical school? Pfft
5 mins; July 21, 2025
John MacDonald: Pine re-planter says some will think it's madness. He's right
5 mins; July 20, 2025
John MacDonald: The Govt's moral obligation to get rid of open-plan classrooms
6 mins; July 16, 2025
John MacDonald: If you see Shane Jones, tell him he's dreaming
5 mins; July 15, 2025
John MacDonald: This is one piece of Rogernomics that makes sense
5 mins; July 14, 2025
John MacDonald: This guy should never drive again - but he's going to
5 mins; July 13, 2025
John MacDonald: Import gas or cross our fingers and hope?
5 mins; July 10, 2025
John MacDonald: Do we have a moral obligation to help flooded homeowners?
5 mins; July 09, 2025
John MacDonald: Boris Johnson fronted-up to a Covid inquiry - Chris Hipkins should too
4 mins; July 08, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Covid-19 Inquiry, FamilyBoost, crime
10 mins; July 08, 2025
John MacDonald: Why do families earning $200K-plus need govt. support?
4 mins; July 07, 2025
John MacDonald: Detaining young shoplifters is a dangerous idea
5 mins; July 06, 2025
John MacDonald: The hardline stance on student loans is backfiring
5 mins; July 03, 2025
Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Reuben Davidson: Student loan repayments, Uber taxes, ACC
18 mins; July 03, 2025
John MacDonald: Snake oil political promises have just been given a life line
6 mins; July 02, 2025
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the shuttle bus study, after hours services, Rolleston intersection
8 mins; July 02, 2025
Graham Gouldman: 10CC singer and base player on the band's career, NZ tour
9 mins; July 01, 2025
John MacDonald: Will police and judges deliver what the Govt wants?
5 mins; July 01, 2025
John MacDonald: Ferry privatisation would just be excusing KiwiRail's shortcomings
4 mins; June 30, 2025
John MacDonald: Aren't ED assaults just as bad as first responder assaults?
6 mins; June 29, 2025
Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Megan Woods: Takutai Tarsh Kemp, virtual GPs, Moana Pasifika funding
22 mins; June 26, 2025
John MacDonald: How would you feel about paying more tax?
5 mins; June 26, 2025
John MacDonald: Attention motorists, more user-pays is on the way
6 mins; June 25, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the conflict in the Middle East, kids bringing weapons to school
8 mins; June 24, 2025
John MacDonald: Weapons in schools are the canary in the mine
6 mins; June 24, 2025
John MacDonald: Capping council rates isn't a solution
5 mins; June 23, 2025
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