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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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John MacDonald: Spend up large on defence, we have no choice
4 mins; February 23, 2025
John MacDonald: This is a terrible thing to say, but it's true
6 mins; February 20, 2025
Politics Friday with Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb: Christchurch Earthquake, Rangiora's after-hours clinic, child poverty, Chinese warships
21 mins; February 20, 2025
John MacDonald: When are the banks going to lift their game?
5 mins; February 19, 2025
John MacDonald: How would you rate your trust in the public service?
5 mins; February 18, 2025
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Destiny Church, public service, Christchurch Hospital
9 mins; February 18, 2025
John MacDonald: We're great at peacekeeping. But not in Ukraine
5 mins; February 17, 2025
John MacDonald: Is that all the PM has to say about Destiny Church?
7 mins; February 16, 2025
John MacDonald: Here's why we're so bad at road repairs
5 mins; February 13, 2025
Politics Friday: Matt Doocey and Tracey McLellan talk supermarkets, mental health funding, helicopters, school lunches
22 mins; February 13, 2025
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the rates decrease, user-pays water system, and the Port Hills blaze
8 mins; February 12, 2025
John MacDonald: Here's how you can tell council elections are looming
8 mins; February 12, 2025
John MacDonald: User pays for water doesn't sit well with me
5 mins; February 11, 2025
Mark Lizotte: Diesel on his career, releasing new music, family connections
12 mins; February 10, 2025
John MacDonald: Seymour is the fly in Luxon's ointment
5 mins; February 10, 2025
John MacDonald: The foreign buyer ban has run its course
5 mins; February 09, 2025
John MacDonald: What should the Crown do with its Christchurch airport shares?
5 mins; February 06, 2025
Politics Friday with Hamish Campbell and Reuben Davidson: Christchurch City Airport shares, Eastgate Mall crime, Cook Islands-China deal
21 mins; February 06, 2025
John MacDonald: Why we should be nervous about state housing changes
5 mins; February 04, 2025
John MacDonald: I'm torn on the Paris climate agreement
5 mins; February 03, 2025
John MacDonald: Shopping for trouble at the mall
5 mins; February 02, 2025
John MacDonald: Time to end the e-scooter free ride
5 mins; January 30, 2025
Politics Friday with Megan Woods and Matt Doocey: Should e-scooter companies pay ACC levies, banks, school lunch programme
23 mins; January 30, 2025
John MacDonald: Banks vs Fossil Fuels - a cultural battleground
5 mins; January 29, 2025
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on his campaign plans for the next election, alcohol bylaws, speed limits, GP shortage
9 mins; January 29, 2025
John MacDonald: Which assets to sell? What about these ones?
6 mins; January 28, 2025
John MacDonald: Planning for retirement in your 40s? Really?
5 mins; January 27, 2025
Best of 2024: John MacDonald - This is the most pointless piece of road safety advice
5 mins; December 30, 2024
John MacDonald: Ending violence - a challenge for all of us
5 mins; December 15, 2024
John MacDonald: Motorcyclist ACC levies a human rights issue? Really?
5 mins; December 12, 2024
Gerry Brownlee: Speaker of the House reflects on his first year in the role
14 mins; December 12, 2024
John MacDonald: Hey Winston! More fairy dust, less bull dust please
5 mins; December 11, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the rates increase, ferry delay, bus fare increase
7 mins; December 11, 2024
John MacDonald: I'm scratching my head over the greyhounds being scratched
5 mins; December 10, 2024
John MacDonald: Our handling of Gloriavale is a national shame
5 mins; December 09, 2024
John MacDonald: On why the government should be hitting the brakes on controversial bootcamps
5 mins; December 08, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's one solution to the power price problem
6 mins; December 05, 2024
Politics Friday with Megan Woods and Matt Doocey: Electricity, police targets, Ayesha Verrall's comment
20 mins; December 05, 2024
John MacDonald: Traffic lights aren't the solution for Church Corner
5 mins; December 04, 2024
John MacDonald: The problem I’ve got with Sevu Reece
5 mins; December 03, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the latest polls, nurse strikes, Kainga Ora
8 mins; December 03, 2024
John MacDonald: $8 bus fares? No thanks
5 mins; December 02, 2024
John MacDonald: Can someone please tell Chris Hipkins he's dreaming?
5 mins; December 01, 2024
John MacDonald: The sting in Covid's tail for our politicians
5 mins; November 28, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan talk the Covid Inquiry, Capital Gains Taxes, and the texts from Mike King
23 mins; November 28, 2024
John MacDonald: How I feel now about the vaccine mandates
5 mins; November 27, 2024
John MacDonald: Hotpool sell-off idea leaves me cold
5 mins; November 26, 2024
John MacDonald: Will they, won't they? Labour's capital gains tax decision
4 mins; November 25, 2024
John MacDonald: The haka is more than just pre-match entertainment
5 mins; November 24, 2024
John MacDonald: Jetty restoration group's zero-interest pipedream
5 mins; November 21, 2024
Politics Friday with National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Duncan Webb: Erica Stanford's insult in Parliament, gang patch ban, boot camps
19 mins; November 21, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's how to really make life difficult for gangs
5 mins; November 20, 2024
John MacDonald: Cowboy hats and feathers? Yes. Bad behaviour? No
6 mins; November 19, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Te Pati Māori's haka, the behaviour of MPs in Parliament
7 mins; November 19, 2024
John MacDonald: Don't point the finger at David Seymour for Treaty Principles mess
5 mins; November 18, 2024
John MacDonald: No mention of money doesn't make today's apology hollow
6 mins; November 11, 2024
John MacDonald: Should the taxpayer chip-in for your solar panels?
5 mins; November 10, 2024
John MacDonald: Health and Safety is off the rails
5 mins; November 07, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Rueben Davidson on the Christchurch cycleway , Treaty Principles Bill, Otago University medical school enrolments
22 mins; November 07, 2024
John MacDonald: I'm not buying into the Trump hysteria
5 mins; November 06, 2024
Miriam Margolyes: Award winning actress talks her career, reading, the Isaac Theatre Royal Variety Gala, and being in Christchurch
11 mins; November 06, 2024
John MacDonald: What my gut instinct is telling me about the US presidency
5 mins; November 05, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the US Election, Treaty Principles Bill, AI use in schools
7 mins; November 05, 2024
John MacDonald: Boot camps must not add to our abuse shame
5 mins; November 04, 2024
John MacDonald: Don't panic about the police mental health call-out changes
6 mins; November 03, 2024
John MacDonald: We need to ditch this obsession with uni degrees
5 mins; October 31, 2024
Richard O'Brien: Kiwi Writer and Actor on the Theatre Royal Variety Gala, The Kingdom of Bling, and his career
13 mins; October 31, 2024
Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Tracey McLellan: User-pays approach to health, single-patient rooms in hospitals, US Election
19 mins; October 31, 2024
John MacDonald: Mike King was right. But he was wrong too
5 mins; October 30, 2024
John MacDonald: What's so wrong with slower traffic outside schools?
5 mins; October 29, 2024
John MacDonald: Hi-de-hi campers! Christchurch's campervan clanger
4 mins; October 28, 2024
John MacDonald: How do you feel about parenting lessons in school?
6 mins; October 24, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Reuben Davidson on Oranga Tamariki, fireworks, and performance pay for the public sector
18 mins; October 24, 2024
John MacDonald: Performance pay's no bonus for the public sector
5 mins; October 23, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's how we could keep local councils on track
5 mins; October 22, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Andrew Bayly's comments, the Crown Observer in Wellington, and David Seymour's school lunch plan
8 mins; October 22, 2024
John MacDonald: Does the government really think this is going to work?
4 mins; October 21, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's how to get more people voting in local body elections
5 mins; October 20, 2024
John MacDonald: Forget the naysayers and build the cycleway
5 mins; October 17, 2024
Politics Friday with Duncan Webb and Matt Doocey: Smithfield meat-works closure, ACC deficit, Council oversight
21 mins; October 17, 2024
John MacDonald: ACC is in desperate need of treatment
6 mins; October 16, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on promises to ratepayers, if he plans to run for re-election
9 mins; October 16, 2024
John MacDonald: Has the Supreme Court got too big for its boots?
5 mins; October 15, 2024
John MacDonald: Less eyebrow raising, more glad-eye for foreign investors
4 mins; October 13, 2024
John MacDonald: I'm not anti international drivers, but...
4 mins; October 08, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Health NZ financial deficit and the crackdown on dodgy builders
9 mins; October 08, 2024
John MacDonald: Let's not keep running down our defence force
6 mins; October 07, 2024
John MacDonald: New legislation is more ram-raid than fast-track
5 mins; October 06, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Tracey McLellan discuss NZ Health's deficit, building locations, retirement age
18 mins; October 03, 2024
John MacDonald: Chief exec's pay cut is a statement of intent
7 mins; October 03, 2024
John MacDonald: The anti-food truck argument doesn't make sense to me
5 mins; October 02, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor discusses the Arts Centre's food truck proposal, a new City Council CEO, if Mayors should have direct reporting staff
7 mins; October 02, 2024
John MacDonald: Why are we building in dumb places?
5 mins; September 30, 2024
John MacDonald: I'm with the teachers on this one
4 mins; September 26, 2024
Politics Friday with Nicola Grigg and Duncan Webb: Changes to teacher-only days, Dunedin Hospital, Infrastructure and population growth
18 mins; September 26, 2024
John MacDonald: Population growth is fine, but are we ready?
5 mins; September 25, 2024
John MacDonald: Where it all went wrong for Andrew Coster
5 mins; September 24, 2024
Carmel Sepuloni: Deputy Labour Leader discusses capital gains taxes, new safety measures for public transport workers, and Andrew Coster
7 mins; September 24, 2024
John MacDonald: People are time-wasters in and out of the office
5 mins; September 23, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's why ECAN speedster needs to hit the road
5 mins; September 22, 2024
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