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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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Nik Kershaw: UK musician on his career and part in the Selwyn Sounds lineup
11 mins; November 22, 2023
John MacDonald: Willis, Seymour or Peters? Who I think should be Deputy PM
5 mins; November 21, 2023
John MacDonald: My challenge to Christchurch City Council
5 mins; November 20, 2023
John MacDonald: Coalition talks- merger or hostile takeover?
5 mins; November 19, 2023
John MacDonald: What's in the water at Christchurch City Council?
4 mins; November 15, 2023
John MacDonald: Luxon and Seymour deserve better. We do too
5 mins; November 14, 2023
John MacDonald: Taxing times for the $740 million man
5 mins; November 13, 2023
Matt Cross: Race Caller on preparing for the New Zealand Trotting Cup
5 mins; November 13, 2023
John MacDonald: Christchurch's $1.4M folly
5 mins; November 12, 2023
John MacDonald: Don't dismiss Helen Clark's bombshell
6 mins; November 09, 2023
Politics Friday: Reuben Davidson and Matt Doocey on coalition talks, Chris Hipkins remaining leader, and the Electoral Commission
20 mins; November 09, 2023
John MacDonald: More concrete roads needed
5 mins; November 08, 2023
John MacDonald: Has Labour kept Hipkins in case there's another election?
5 mins; November 07, 2023
John MacDonald: First responders being treated like the bad guys at mosque inquiry
5 mins; November 06, 2023
John MacDonald: Nats, ACT, NZ First: Did it really have to be this way?
5 mins; November 05, 2023
John MacDonald: Is National's gang rhetoric enough on its own?
5 mins; November 02, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Matt Doocey on National's gang policy, the Metro Sports Centre, and Oranga Tamariki
22 mins; November 02, 2023
John MacDonald: The muppets have spoiled the fireworks party
5 mins; November 01, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Parakiore Metro Sports situation, the Bromley Plant fire response, and the treatment of Christchurch East
13 mins; November 01, 2023
John MacDonald: Tougher action needed on phones and driving
5 mins; October 31, 2023
John MacDonald: The anti-smacking law has failed. But we still need it
5 mins; October 30, 2023
John MacDonald: How about robots instead of TMOs?
5 mins; October 29, 2023
John MacDonald: Winston and the X-Files skulduggery
4 mins; October 26, 2023
Politics Friday: Labour's Duncan Webb and National's Gerry Brownlee on Winston Peters, New Zealand's response to Gaza, and covering gang tattoos with makeup
17 mins; October 26, 2023
Frank Bunce: Former All Black ahead of the Rugby World Cup Final and on the importance of having a plan for after rugby
10 mins; October 26, 2023
John MacDonald: Gaza- NZ has a voice and should use it
4 mins; October 25, 2023
John MacDonald: Three Waters money down the drain
5 mins; October 24, 2023
John MacDonald: Yep. The parole law is definitely an ass
5 mins; October 19, 2023
Politics Friday: Labour's Reuben Davidson and National's Matt Doocey on the election result and the justice system
19 mins; October 19, 2023
John MacDonald: Christchurch council decision not cricket
1 min; October 18, 2023
Rodger Fox ahead of the concert with King Kapisi and Erna Ferry this weekend in Christchurch
9 mins; October 18, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on cutting funding to libraries and pools, and the review of the Bromley Wastewater Plant fire
14 mins; October 18, 2023
John MacDonald: Home Detention option an insult
4 mins; October 17, 2023
John MacDonald: Council in 'deep shtuck' needs to cut its cloth
5 mins; October 16, 2023
John MacDonald: Are we nearly as divided as we were in 1981?
4 mins; October 12, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Gerry Brownlee on the election campaign
20 mins; October 12, 2023
John MacDonald: Luxon's first rodeo with Winston riding shotgun
4 mins; October 12, 2023
John MacDonald: Attacks ads - Entertaining? Yes. Influential? No
4 mins; October 10, 2023
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Canterbury's afterhours care, public sector spending, GST policy, and Jacinda Ardern
15 mins; October 10, 2023
John MacDonald: Time for a Ministry of Works comeback?
5 mins; October 09, 2023
John MacDonald: Wake-up call for Tarras airport pipedream
5 mins; October 06, 2023
John MacDonald: The NZ First gamble is backfiring
5 mins; October 04, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on his sister-city trips, rate increases, and the city's speed limits
7 mins; October 04, 2023
John MacDonald: Under-resourced bail system letting us down
5 mins; October 03, 2023
John MacDonald: If Luxon's a chicken, Labour are turkeys
4 mins; October 02, 2023
Chris Luxon: National Leader on Labour's social posts, the upcoming debate, and Canterbury's health system
18 mins; October 02, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Duncan Webb and Gerry Brownlee on a police helicopter in Christchurch, National's fiscal plan, and coalitions of chaos
23 mins; September 28, 2023
John MacDonald: Voters see and hear what they want to see and hear
5 mins; September 27, 2023
Tami Neilson: Kiwi country musician on the Rock'n'Roll Revue and her collaboration with Willie Nelson
10 mins; September 27, 2023
John MacDonald: Mama Hooch victims being let down
5 mins; September 26, 2023
John MacDonald: Welcome to the People's Republic of Pushovers (1)
5 mins; September 25, 2023
John MacDonald: The clocks go forward, so Luxon winds them back
5 mins; September 24, 2023
Winston Peters: NZ First leader reacts to National's announcement of considering working with him
17 mins; September 24, 2023
John MacDonald: ACT throws National's tax plan on the bonfire
4 mins; September 21, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Duncan Webb and Gerry Brownlee on tax policies, prison populations, and Oranga Tamariki (1)
24 mins; September 21, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Duncan Webb and Gerry Brownlee on tax policies, prison populations, and Oranga Tamariki
24 mins; September 21, 2023
Dinah Lee: The original Mod on her career and Tami Neilson’s Rock’n’Roll Revue
14 mins; September 20, 2023
John MacDonald: How do these lawyers sleep at night?
5 mins; September 20, 2023
John MacDonald: Vanilla politics + lame sporting analogies = zzz
4 mins; September 19, 2023
David Seymour: ACT Leader on the leaders' debate, co-governance, and crime
21 mins; September 19, 2023
John MacDonald: Chch council's limited thinking on speed
5 mins; September 18, 2023
John MacDonald: Raising the driving age isn't the answer
5 mins; September 17, 2023
John MacDonald: National's tax dance is like watching Grand Designs
5 mins; September 14, 2023
Politics Friday: MP's Megan Woods and Matt Doocey on National's tax policy, the economy, and Three Waters
21 mins; September 14, 2023
John MacDonald: More prison beds or more commonsense needed?
4 mins; September 13, 2023
John MacDonald: The springtime chill in the air for Labour
4 mins; September 11, 2023
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the party's political strategy and election campaign
18 mins; September 11, 2023
John MacDonald: Road user charges for everyone not the answer
5 mins; September 10, 2023
John MacDonald: Desperately-needed policy or desperate politics?
4 mins; September 07, 2023
Wyatt Crockett: Former All Black and Crusaders prop on the Rugby World Cup
7 mins; September 07, 2023
John MacDonald: A lesson in squandering public money
5 mins; September 06, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Gloucester Street trial and the state of Christchurch Hospital
12 mins; September 06, 2023
Chris Luxon: National Leader on the social investment fund, tax policy, and the health system
17 mins; September 05, 2023
Lloyd Cole: Internationally acclaimed musician on his career and upcoming tour
15 mins; September 04, 2023
John MacDonald: Here's the real reason for today's health strike
4 mins; September 04, 2023
John MacDonald: All parties set to over-promise and under-deliver
5 mins; September 03, 2023
John MacDonald: A guarantee from a politician? Read the fine print
4 mins; August 30, 2023
Mark Gable: 'Choirboys' founding member shares his musical and personal journey
15 mins; August 30, 2023
John MacDonald: When did ram raid bragging become free speech?
5 mins; August 29, 2023
John MacDonald: NZ First - What should Christopher Luxon do?
5 mins; August 27, 2023
John MacDonald: The one letdown for brave Mama Hooch survivors
6 mins; August 24, 2023
Politics Friday: Gerry Brownlee and Tracey McLellan on policy releases, health system and ugly election campaign
20 mins; August 24, 2023
Anna Leask: NZ Herald reporter covering Mama Hooch case describes victim impact statements, significance of sentence
5 mins; August 24, 2023
John MacDonald: Since when were we the world's best drivers?
4 mins; August 23, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on council asset sales, budget review and boy racers
10 mins; August 23, 2023
John MacDonald: Boy racers are here to stay
5 mins; August 22, 2023
John MacDonald: Attn Christchurch Council - don't sell us short
5 mins; August 21, 2023
John MacDonald: Financial literacy classes better late than never
4 mins; August 20, 2023
John MacDonald: Labour's stupidity in robbing Peter to pay Paul
5 mins; August 17, 2023
John MacDonald: Lauren Dickason - murderer and victim
6 mins; August 16, 2023
John MacDonald: The Covid rules that should have gone ages ago
4 mins; August 14, 2023
John MacDonald: If you believe this, you'll believe anything
5 mins; August 13, 2023
John MacDonald: The $5 bet that I look like losing
5 mins; August 10, 2023
John MacDonald: Home detention- the chickens are roosting
4 mins; August 09, 2023
John MacDonald: Banning mobile phones at school - don't make me laugh
5 mins; August 08, 2023
John MacDonald: The tax arguments don't stack up
5 mins; August 07, 2023
John MacDonald: Fluoridation more achievable than a new dental service
4 mins; August 06, 2023
John MacDonald: Another judge gets it wrong - again
4 mins; August 03, 2023
John MacDonald: Cycleway opponents need to get a grip
4 mins; August 02, 2023
John MacDonald: There's more to life than qualifications
5 mins; August 01, 2023
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