1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: David Siemol's here because we're going to talk about Eden Park. 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: So in the ball is in the government's court. Now 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: the council's made its decision. They have ticked the Eden 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: Park box. They want Eden Park two point one. There's 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars that needs to be funded, either 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: by government or by council. Council has said got no money. 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: So what does the government say. David Seymour is with us. 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: He's the act Party leader also Associate Minister of Finance. 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, Hey Ryan, Yeah, good to have you on 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: the show. Now I've got the statement from Simeon Brown. 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: It sounds to me like a polite no thanks to 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: the one hundred million dollars. Is that about right? 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: Yeah? Look, I mean, first of all, it's all abit hypothetical. 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 2: There's been no formal request and as far as I'm concerned, 15 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 2: no one's put before cabinet shall we give one hundred 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: million dollars to build a stadium in Auckland. I think 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: if that was to happen, well it'd be up to 18 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: the whole cabinet. But you don't have to be an 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: absolute news hound to understand and what's happening in this country. 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: Everyone's a bit short of money, including the government. We're 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 2: doing everything we can to save it. The other night, 22 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: I was just working late in my office, so Nicoler 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: came in trying to look down the back of my 24 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: office couch for a few spare pennies. So that's kind 25 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: of the way it is. So it's hard to imagine 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: putting one hundred million into a stadium. 27 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would have thought so. So it's pretty much 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: a no from you. I mean, if it was put 29 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: before you on a proposal in cabinet tomorrow, you as 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: an individual, you would vote, know, wouldn't you? 31 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: Well, I mean cabinet doesn't vote. It basically discussed greed 32 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: and tries to achieve consensus. 33 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: But your voice, I think one of your voice would 34 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: be a positive one. 35 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: Look, I think one of the things I'd be asking 36 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: is how are we doing on things like roads and 37 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: core infrastructure, water pumping stations and treatment plants and pipes 38 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: for new suburbs so there's more homes. How we're doing 39 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: on hospitals. Are we happy with the state of our 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: school property? We're really under the pump on infrastructure in 41 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: this place. And I have to say I was at 42 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: eden Park, not at the pleasure of the eden Park Trust. 43 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: Border might add just to watch the Blues and Crusaders, 44 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: and not a great game for those of us up 45 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: here in the North. But nonetheless I looked out across 46 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: eden Park and I looked at the backyards of a 47 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: few Sandringham student flats that you can still see, thought 48 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: about all the history I looked over and thought about 49 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: the terraces that I used to go to as a student. 50 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: And one thing that occurred to me is that authenticity 51 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: is important. And I'm not really religious, but Eden Park 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: is almost a spiritual place. Amount of hundreds of No 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: amount of hundreds of millions is going to replicate that 54 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: with some Auckland version of the Capton, which the council 55 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: didn't really think was viable. Anyway. 56 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: It's a very deep answer. I didn't quite expect that 57 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: for a Friday after day. 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: Well, you know, it runs a bit spiritual in some ways. 59 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: If we could get on to Liam Lawson and the 60 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: severe and justice visited on the whole country through one 61 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: high achieving young man, then we could go even deeper. 62 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: Hey, do you think it's odd that this proposal from 63 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: eden Park that stage one requires one hundred million dollars 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: from the government, and then you get to stage two 65 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: in stage three, which are the PPP stages. Why can't 66 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: the whole thing just be PPP. You know, I don't 67 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 1: really understand the logic. Have you looked that far into 68 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: it or not? 69 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 2: Really, No, I haven't because it's a proposal from them 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: that as far as I'm aware, they haven't formally put 71 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: to the government they have. I mean, you'd really have 72 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: to go to the Minister of Sport. We'd look at something. 73 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: But you know, I think I've laid out where I 74 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: think most of our government's at, in fact all of 75 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: our government on our priorities in the infrastructure that people 76 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: need to live before we build more stadiums. 77 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Appreciate your time, David Seymour, the Associate Finance Minister. 78 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessyllen Drive. Listen live to News 79 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: talks 'b from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 80 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.