Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
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Simon Levy: INATI Chef and co owner on winning a Michelin star
Chef and co-owner of Christchurch's popular fine-dining restaurant INATI Simon Levy joined Canterbury Mornings after his restaurant won a Michelin star on Tuesday evening. He told John MacDonald about his beginnings as a young chef under Gordon Ramsay, and what he reckons won over the judges when …
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John MacDonald: Maybe old school lunches would be better
Can we all just accept now that David Seymour’s school lunch programme is a dog’s breakfast? With this report out from the Auditor-General saying only 50 percent of the lunches are up-to-scratch on the nutrition front and about 20,000 meals a day aren’t being eaten. The Associate Education Minist…
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John MacDonald: Piecemeal housing a good reason for change
I think the people at the NZ Initiative thinktank need to have an away day in Christchurch Then they would understand why I’m poo-pooing this claim they’re making today that having multiple local councils in close proximity to each other is a good thing. Because if there’s one thing that proves h…
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John MacDonald: Beneficiary-bashing. It must be election year
I’ve never been on a sickness benefit. But I imagine that, for anyone who is, the government telling you what you can and can‘t spend your benefit money on, and spying on you to make sure you toe the line would be pretty degrading. Tell that to the ACT Party, though. Not only that. In this poli…
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John MacDonald: A rates referendum is a step too far
I don’t know what to make of the fact that thousands of people have put their name to this petition calling for the Christchurch City Council’s rates increase to be paused and put to a referendum. I don’t know what to make of it for a couple of reasons. First of all, I’m not a petition guy. Becau…
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Jason Pine ahead of the All Whites final Football World Cup group match versus Belgium
Newstalk ZB's voice of football Jason Pine joined Canterbury Mornings live from Vancouver ahead of New Zealand's game against Belgium. The All Whites must win against The Red Devils tomorrow afternoon to secure any change of proceeding to the round-of-32. LISTEN ABOVE
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Politics Friday with Matt Doocey and Tracey McLellan on rural roads, solar, and fast-track
National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from Nationals solar panel policy, what can be done to make rural roads safer, and if the fast-track process is appropriate for the Pegasu…
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John MacDonald: I'm yeah nah on council's NRL pitch
The idea of having a National Rugby League team based in Christchurch sounds brilliant. Last weekend, when the Warriors were here, the place was teaming with people. Four-thousand of them from out of town. Including a couple of National Rugby League honchos from across the ditch who, no doubt, we…
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John MacDonald: Pension procrastination isn't an option. But this is...
Labour has no plans to change the retirement age. No plan to start means testing the NZ Super pension. Nothing. Basically, Labour’s plan is for us all to keep sailing into our sunset years with our fingers crossed and the she‘ll be right attitude we’ve clung to for years. And, somehow, we’ll find…
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Chris Hipkins on Opportunity party, Superannuation, and ACC
Chris Hipkins says he's not worried by his party's showing in Tuesday night's 1News poll, showing his party down 5 points at 30 percent. Speaking to Canterbury Mornings, the Leader of the Opposition said polls bounce around, but he's confident in the trends he sees in Labour's internal polling, s…
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