1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: I got more ankst in the greyhound industry as they 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: slowly but surely get closed down. The government's looking into 3 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: the feasibility now forcing the TAB to cover the cost 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: of rehoming dogs. Industry wants taxpayers to put the build 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: the bill by the ways about forty million. Edward Reneld's 6 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: the CEO of greyhound Racing New Zealand and as well. 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 2: They said, good morning, Yeah, good morning, Mike, good morning. 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: How much how much are you involved in this in 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: terms of you know where you go and where the 10 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: industry goes and what the government does and are you 11 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: in contact with the government. 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: We've had some meetings with the minissea as an advisory community, 13 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 2: but we have had no meetings at all the Minister 14 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: since Nov twenty three when he was appointed. 15 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: And what's the irrationale behind the TAB and would the 16 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: TB be remotely interested? 17 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: Well, I think the rest the intentions of the TV. 18 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: Even though need Zellen greyhound racing will be stopped, they're 19 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: still looking to bring in forty over forty success and 20 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: races from greyhounds in Australia and they will be looking 21 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: to use the income from that to fund the recoming 22 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: which in many ways that make sense. We've never said 23 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: the taxpayer should fund that. We've always said that it 24 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: needed and needed to be addressed. However, what hasn't you know, 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: there's all this talk about rehoming, but there's no quiest 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: consideration of support for our people and compensation for them. 27 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: You know, I've had people who have invested thousands into 28 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: upgrading their facilities at a train, a breeder last night 29 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 2: talking about how he had invested two hundred and fifty 30 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: thousand and frozen seamen that is now worthless. So at 31 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: what point is the government going to discuss, Well, they 32 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: won't for our people. 33 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: Well, they're not going to because well, I mean their 34 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: argument will be they warned, you warned, you warned, you warned, 35 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: you warned you and warned you and you didn't fix 36 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: your industry, so get lost. 37 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: Yeah that's completely wrong. 38 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: Well I know, but that's their argument, isn't it. 39 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: Yep, that's their argument. But we had an independent monitor, 40 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: the Racy Integrity Board, who from June twenty three was 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: assessing our performance with injuries rates is acceptable in many 42 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: ways leading racy industry in New Zealand. Yet we were 43 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: shut You know, that hasn't changed from June twenty three, 44 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: they're still saying that, and the government's saying that our 45 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: injury rates unacceptable. 46 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: What about a lawyer, If you talk to a lawyer, 47 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm not defending I'm not a big fan of greyhounds anyway, 48 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: but if you talk to a lawyer, yeah, we. 49 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: Are undertaking legal election, seeking a judicial review of the 50 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: decision because we believe that the process that has been 51 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: adopted and the decision itself is manificially wrong. 52 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: That'll be interesting to follow. I appreciate itwar Edward Ronnell, 53 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: who's the CEO of the Greyhound Racing New Zealand. For 54 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news 55 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the 56 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.