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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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John MacDonald: Here's one judge who knows how to read the room
5 mins; March 29, 2023
Graham Gouldman: Co-lead singer of hit British rock band 10cc ahead of their Christchurch show
12 mins; March 29, 2023
John MacDonald: Think you're staying on Stuart? Forget about it mate
4 mins; March 28, 2023
John MacDonald: PM's pie in the sky - Violence Minister all good
4 mins; March 27, 2023
John MacDonald: Posie Parker: Did it really have to get so ugly?
4 mins; March 26, 2023
John MacDonald: This village is failing its children
5 mins; March 23, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Sarah Pallet and Gerry Brownlee on Nats education plan, water bottling and Auckland withdraws from LGNZ
17 mins; March 23, 2023
John MacDonald: PM didn't do new Police Minister any favours
4 mins; March 20, 2023
John MacDonald: SailGP got me - hook, line and sinker
5 mins; March 19, 2023
John MacDonald: Nash muscled-in and should be elbowed out
3 mins; March 16, 2023
The Proclaimers: Rock duo on their musical journey, new album, and the Christchurch concert
18 mins; March 16, 2023
John MacDonald: Do the crime, do the time. Yeah, right
4 mins; March 14, 2023
John MacDonald: Labour knows people will take the money and run
4 mins; March 13, 2023
John MacDonald: Retail crime statistics don't tell the whole story
4 mins; March 12, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Duncan Webb and Gerry Brownlee on Water Use Charges, consultant spending and Christchurch development
20 mins; March 09, 2023
John MacDonald: Developers don't do it for love - but don't hate them
4 mins; March 08, 2023
John MacDonald: Median barriers - Iā€™m with Greg Murphy on this one
4 mins; March 07, 2023
Dai Henwood: Beloved comedian ahead of his Unity Week speech in Christchurch
8 mins; March 07, 2023
John MacDonald: Someone tell the gangs that hospitals are not their Bedside Manor
3 mins; March 06, 2023
John MacDonald: Transport Minister's huffing and puffing won't fix roads
4 mins; March 05, 2023
John MacDonald: The environmental disgrace beneath our feet
4 mins; March 02, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Poto Williams and Gerry Brownlee on lost water, Andrew Coster and Wellington influence on Chch issues
20 mins; March 02, 2023
John MacDonald: Commissioner Coster - Good Cop or Bad Cop?
4 mins; March 01, 2023
John MacDonald: Return to sender - Christchurch needs to halt water invoices
4 mins; February 28, 2023
John MacDonald: Cyclone lottery - chance is a fine thing
4 mins; February 27, 2023
John MacDonald: It's not April 1; National did actually release a policy
4 mins; February 26, 2023
John MacDonald: What is Christchurch City Council thinking with these so-called 'upgrades'?
5 mins; February 23, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Gerry Brownlee and Dan Rosewarne on speed limits, Ukraine invasion and housing intensification
20 mins; February 23, 2023
John MacDonald: You won't catch me playing violin for the banks
4 mins; February 22, 2023
Boh Runga: Leader singer of Stella on her musical family and life over the last 20 years
14 mins; February 22, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch mayor on excess water charges, Dux de Lux and CBD security
13 mins; February 22, 2023
John MacDonald: Rugby's dog's breakfast continues
3 mins; February 21, 2023
Christopher Luxon: National leader on tackling climate change, cyclone recovery and getting kids back in school
8 mins; February 21, 2023
John MacDonald: Where's the EQ at Police HQ? (1)
4 mins; February 20, 2023
John MacDonald: Where's the EQ at Police HQ?
4 mins; February 20, 2023
John MacDonald: Why would you let people live in the red zone again?
5 mins; February 19, 2023
John MacDonald: Don't confuse heritage with sentimentality
4 mins; February 16, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Gerry Brownlee on Cyclone Gabrielle, CBD crime and online voting
20 mins; February 16, 2023
John MacDonald: Christchurch council's shameful response to CBD crime
4 mins; February 15, 2023
John MacDonald: Gabrielle is driving home infrastructure neglect
4 mins; February 14, 2023
John MacDonald: I get why Lyttelton residents aren't feeling so cruisy
5 mins; February 13, 2023
John MacDonald: Truancy solution: back to the future and back to school
4 mins; February 12, 2023
John MacDonald: Christchurch council's 'intensification in sheep's clothing'
3 mins; February 09, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Sarah Pallet and Gerry Brownlee on housing intensification, policy reset and Three Waters
17 mins; February 09, 2023
John MacDonald: Wage war - what about teachers, nurses and firefighters?
4 mins; February 08, 2023
Phil Mauger: Christchurch mayor accepts city's new water charges are unfair
9 mins; February 08, 2023
John MacDonald: I want to believe retail crime reassurances, but I don't
4 mins; February 07, 2023
Nicola Willis: National deputy leader on retail crime, Christchurch water and what would National do in power?
7 mins; February 07, 2023
John MacDonald: Courts backlog: "Good evening Your Honour"
4 mins; February 06, 2023
John MacDonald: Christchurch excess water charges are an unfair sham
4 mins; February 02, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Duncan Webb and Gerry Brownlee on public notification of offenders living nearby, recession and elective surgery
20 mins; February 02, 2023
John MacDonald: Shameful- woman not told about psychopath next door
5 mins; February 01, 2023
John MacDonald: Cattle feedlots - from prison to plate
5 mins; January 31, 2023
John MacDonald: Chris Luxon still has work to do to prove himself to voters
5 mins; January 30, 2023
John MacDonald: Does Auckland show a need for 3 Waters reforms?
4 mins; January 29, 2023
John MacDonald: I'm torn over Christchurch's makeshift camp for the homeless
4 mins; January 26, 2023
Politics Friday: MPs Poto Williams and Gerry Brownlee on homelessness, Ardern's resignation and cost of living
20 mins; January 26, 2023
Don McGlashan: Kiwi singer/songwriter on his career, inspirations and performing live post-Covid
15 mins; January 25, 2023
Peter Majendie: '185 Empty White Chairs' artist suggests white seats amongst red at new Christchurch stadium
3 mins; January 25, 2023
John MacDonald: Luxon's done Rātana. Is Rātana done with him?
7 mins; January 24, 2023
Chris Luxon: Rātana and Co-governance
7 mins; January 24, 2023
John MacDonald: Road repairs and forward planning? Yeah nah
3 mins; January 23, 2023
John MacDonald: Don't underestimate Mr Fix-It
4 mins; January 22, 2023
Regular callers join John MacDonald in studio
21 mins; December 15, 2022
John MacDonald: Youth crime - are we reaping what we sow?
4 mins; December 15, 2022
Greg Johnson: LA-based Kiwi musician is making his way back to NZ
9 mins; December 14, 2022
John MacDonald: Cloth-cutting Christchurch Council fleecing ratepayers
4 mins; December 14, 2022
John MacDonald: The Prickly PM - Keeping it real? Or is there more to it?
4 mins; December 13, 2022
John MacDonald: All I want for Christmas is a new Local Govt Minister
4 mins; December 12, 2022
John MacDonald: Are our roads the worst they've ever been?
4 mins; December 11, 2022
John MacDonald: Three Waters is still a dog's breakfast
5 mins; December 08, 2022
John MacDonald: I support the High Court's baby blood decision
4 mins; December 07, 2022
John MacDonald: Christchurch City Council has to consider asset sales
5 mins; December 05, 2022
John MacDonald: Has NZ become hopeless at big projects?
5 mins; December 05, 2022
John MacDonald: Mickey Mouse police vetting needs to change
5 mins; December 01, 2022
John MacDonald: Local solutions needed for Christchurch's CBD
3 mins; November 30, 2022
John MacDonald: I feel for the parents but the child has to come first
5 mins; November 29, 2022
John MacDonald: Crime statistics are only part of the story
4 mins; November 28, 2022
John MacDonald: Do politicians really think we're suckers?
12 mins; November 27, 2022
John MacDonald: Govt. needs to listen to Christchurch residents
4 mins; November 24, 2022
Renee Brennan: Tadpole lead singer as band gains access to recordings, releases four-album compilation
9 mins; November 24, 2022
Politics Friday: MPs Gerry Brownlee and Poto Williams on housing density, Three Waters and crime
20 mins; November 24, 2022
John MacDonald: Dear Adrian, where are these savings you talk about?
4 mins; November 23, 2022
John MacDonald: When it comes to mental health, the Govt is failing us
4 mins; November 22, 2022
John MacDonald: What's so bad about 16-year-olds voting?
5 mins; November 21, 2022
John MacDonald: End of the road for Waka Kotahi ads?
5 mins; November 20, 2022
John MacDonald: It might be old-hat, but National's idea is worth a shot
4 mins; November 17, 2022
Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Gerry Brownlee on youth offenders, cops on the beat and housing intensification
19 mins; November 17, 2022
John MacDonald: Don't overthink repeat offender crackdown
4 mins; November 16, 2022
Gin Wigmore: Kiwi singer-songwriter on her journey through music and performing in Canterbury next year
12 mins; November 16, 2022
John MacDonald: The vape smokescreen at your local dairy
4 mins; November 15, 2022
John MacDonald: Reducing speed limits is a cop-out
3 mins; November 14, 2022
John MacDonald: Black Ferns or Women's All Blacks?
4 mins; November 13, 2022
John MacDonald: How to blow $33 million, council style
3 mins; November 09, 2022
John MacDonald: Earpods and headphones are a road safety issue
4 mins; November 08, 2022
John MacDonald: Pull the plug on unfair Christchurch water charges
4 mins; November 07, 2022
Arna Donnelly: 'Kango' trainer ahead of the NZ Cup at Addington Raceway
5 mins; November 07, 2022
John MacDonald: Election bribe disguised as a rescue package
4 mins; November 06, 2022
John MacDonald: Guarded approach to security needs to change
3 mins; November 03, 2022
Politics Friday: MPs Gerry Brownlee and Dan Rosewarne on fireworks, Three Waters and retail crime
20 mins; November 03, 2022
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