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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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John MacDonald: Why you should be nervous about government's water reforms
4 mins; May 05, 2024
John MacDonald: Why you should be nervous about government's water reforms
4 mins; May 05, 2024
Milan Borich: Lead singer of the band Pluto on the Come Together series in Christchurch
10 mins; May 05, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb discuss MP behaviour, education, and AUKUS
20 mins; May 02, 2024
John MacDonald: Don't turn a blind eye to last night's spectacle
5 mins; May 01, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the funding for the Arts Centre, Cathedral, and the East Christchurch liaison staff
10 mins; May 01, 2024
John MacDonald: The only solution is to make people pay
5 mins; April 28, 2024
John MacDonald: Feels like big brother is being put in his place — and it's brilliant
5 mins; April 21, 2024
John MacDonald: Christchurch City Council's $13 million question
4 mins; April 18, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan on the funding of Christchurch's new stadium, digital currency, and the public sector cuts
18 mins; April 18, 2024
John MacDonald: What actually is this waste we're cutting?
5 mins; April 17, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the financial issues surrounding the Cathedral, Arts Centre, the A&P show, and Orana Park
10 mins; April 17, 2024
John MacDonald: Enter your local mall at your own risk
4 mins; April 15, 2024
John MacDonald: Should begging be banned?
5 mins; April 14, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Megan Woods on Puberty Blockers, National's tenancy laws, and mental health services
23 mins; April 11, 2024
John MacDonald: Good night kiwi: can TV be rescued?
4 mins; April 10, 2024
John MacDonald: Would later starts get more kids turning up at school?
5 mins; April 09, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Government's truancy policy and their 2030 targets
7 mins; April 09, 2024
John MacDonald: Career politicians aren't great, but neither are inexperienced ones
5 mins; April 08, 2024
John MacDonald: What should happen to Christchurch's cathedral?
7 mins; April 07, 2024
John MacDonald: Why all the fuss over Māori wards?
5 mins; April 04, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Duncan Webb on Maori wards, potential changes to the Marine Mammals Protection Act, history curriculum
19 mins; April 04, 2024
John MacDonald: We can only learn from history if we know about it
5 mins; April 03, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor says Canterbury tourism officials are in talks to see how to make it easier to host the SailGP
9 mins; April 03, 2024
John MacDonald: Why shouldn't Chch have a rainbow pedestrian crossing?
5 mins; April 02, 2024
John MacDonald: This is where our driver education is failing
5 mins; April 01, 2024
John MacDonald: I could never be a teacher
6 mins; March 27, 2024
John MacDonald: What a bunch of pushovers we are
5 mins; March 26, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the Chinese cyberattacks and Gloriavale
7 mins; March 26, 2024
John MacDonald: The cyclone review findings that astound me
4 mins; March 25, 2024
John MacDonald: Do you know what Sir Russell Coutts needs to do?
5 mins; March 24, 2024
Josh Junior: NZ Team Member on competing at Sail GP this weekend
7 mins; March 21, 2024
Andrew Thompson: Sail GP Boss on the Journey to Lyttelton
9 mins; March 21, 2024
John MacDonald: Government's refinery inquiry is pointless
4 mins; March 20, 2024
John MacDonald: Cut costs, for sure. But leave the police out of it
5 mins; March 19, 2024
John MacDonald: Let’s hope Kāinga Ora gets the message
5 mins; March 18, 2024
John MacDonald: At least the drunk uncle can blame the booze
5 mins; March 17, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Reuben Davidson on the Darleen Tana allegations, wealth taxes, and Rolleston College's overcrowding issues
21 mins; March 14, 2024
John MacDonald: Bonding medical graduates isn't realistic
4 mins; March 13, 2024
John MacDonald: Police have had a gutsful, and rightfully so
5 mins; March 12, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the recent pay offer to the police and the drop in their polling
8 mins; March 12, 2024
John MacDonald: Why not keep the gang's charity money?
4 mins; March 11, 2024
John MacDonald: Landlord tax cuts just one piece of the puzzle
4 mins; March 10, 2024
John MacDonald: Landlords aren't the emergency housing solution
4 mins; March 06, 2024
John MacDonald: No body, no parole is a no brainer
4 mins; March 05, 2024
Simon McGrath: Brother of murdered Michael McGrath pushes for a no body, no parole law
8 mins; March 05, 2024
John MacDonald: Time to fix the not-so-premier house
4 mins; March 03, 2024
John MacDonald: More proof that local government is broken
4 mins; February 29, 2024
John MacDonald: Newshub's demise no free ride for TVNZ
5 mins; February 28, 2024
John MacDonald: Christchurch Airport should pull the plug on the whole Tarras Project
4 mins; February 27, 2024
Queenstown Airport CEO speaks out following plans to pause Tarras airport development
5 mins; February 27, 2024
John MacDonald: Labour soft on gangs? Nash says no, no, no, yes
4 mins; February 26, 2024
John MacDonald: We should be focussing on the how not the why on gang crackdown
4 mins; February 25, 2024
John MacDonald: Politicians can fix child poverty. As if
5 mins; February 22, 2024
Politics Friday: National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Reuben Davidson on child poverty, fees free, and the future of Oranga Tamariki
18 mins; February 22, 2024
John MacDonald: We need to prepare people better for parenting
5 mins; February 21, 2024
John Mauger: Christchurch Mayor marks the 13th anniversary of Christchurch's 2011 earthquake
6 mins; February 21, 2024
Christopher Luxon: Marking the 13th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake
5 mins; February 21, 2024
John MacDonald: Like it or not, our broken cathedral needs more public money
6 mins; February 20, 2024
John MacDonald: Is it beneficiary bashing or just accountability?
4 mins; February 19, 2024
John MacDonald: I am not convinced extra speed cameras will make roads safer
4 mins; February 18, 2024
John MacDonald: Cutting the police budget makes no sense
5 mins; February 15, 2024
Politics Friday: Tracey McLellan and Matt Doocey on whether police should be exempt from cost cutting, youth mental health, and fining parents of absent children
17 mins; February 15, 2024
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor gives an update on the major fire in the Port Hills
6 mins; February 14, 2024
John MacDonald: NZ Super shouldn't be beer money for those who don't need it
4 mins; February 13, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour leader on the repealing of Three Waters and the state of the emergency call system
8 mins; February 13, 2024
John MacDonald: 3 Waters, a shameful waste of money - not just by Labour
4 mins; February 12, 2024
John MacDonald: Hope of home ownership is fading amongst the young
5 mins; February 11, 2024
John MacDonald: You can't do infrastructure on the smell of an oily rag
5 mins; February 08, 2024
John MacDonald: Confidence is key for getting off the dole
5 mins; February 07, 2024
Ariki Tibble: Crankworx CEO on the arrival of the Summer Series mountain biking event in Christchurch
7 mins; February 07, 2024
John MacDonald: I didn't buy 3 Waters. Now I've got non-buyer's remorse
5 mins; February 06, 2024
John MacDonald: Here's why South Island roads are so bad
5 mins; February 01, 2024
Politics Friday: Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb on the South Island's national transport funing, AUKUS, and Casey Costello
16 mins; February 01, 2024
John MacDonald: We don't need to be the bull in the china shop
5 mins; January 31, 2024
John MacDonald: It's not just more cops that are needed
3 mins; January 30, 2024
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the additional police timeline mixup, James Shaw's resignation, and Christchurch's plan to host the Commonwealth Games
6 mins; January 30, 2024
John MacDonald: Message to OT: don't promise what you can't deliver
5 mins; January 29, 2024
John MacDonald: State of the nation or slate of the nation?
4 mins; January 28, 2024
John MacDonald: Nothing will stop some people smoking
4 mins; January 25, 2024
John MacDonald: Can big things be discussed without the bunfights?
4 mins; January 24, 2024
John MacDonald: Does the Government really know what it's getting us into?
4 mins; January 23, 2024
John MacDonald: More supermarket huffing and puffing
4 mins; January 22, 2024
John MacDonald: Finance Minister's shortsighted short shrift
5 mins; December 13, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Government scrapping interislander funding, asset sales, and the SailGP
16 mins; December 13, 2023
John MacDonald: Do we even need speed limits?
5 mins; December 12, 2023
John MacDonald: I don't have a problem with 90-day trials
5 mins; December 11, 2023
John MacDonald: Cathedrals In New Zealand Are Nothing More Than Visions Of Grandeur
5 mins; December 10, 2023
John MacDonald: What does back-to-basics policing mean to you?
4 mins; December 06, 2023
John MacDonald: Regional stadium tax a great idea
5 mins; December 05, 2023
John MacDonald: Why the fuss about today's protests?
5 mins; December 04, 2023
John MacDonald: Lake Onslow Alternative Could Be A Slippery Slope
5 mins; December 03, 2023
John MacDonald: Chris Bishop - the leopard who changed his spots
5 mins; November 30, 2023
John MacDonald: Luxon needs to put Winston in his place
5 mins; November 29, 2023
John MacDonald: Commissioners needed for Chch council?
5 mins; November 28, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on Dawn Baxendale's departure, Three Waters overspending, and the public's confidence in the council
14 mins; November 28, 2023
John MacDonald: The Marsden Point pipedream needs shattering
4 mins; November 27, 2023
John MacDonald: Smoking changes shameful and unforgiveable
5 mins; November 26, 2023
John MacDonald: Who's really to blame for ChCh council fiasco?
5 mins; November 23, 2023
John MacDonald: SailGP - Auckland's loss has to be Canterbury's gain
4 mins; November 22, 2023
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