1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Mark Mitchell, Ginny Anderson Politics Wednesday with Us. Now, how 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: are you. 3 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 2: Too, morning, Heather, Good morning Heather, Jenny. 4 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: You will never have been at a party like that. 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: I'm sometimes the family ones can get you know, the 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: other worse ones sometimes, aren't they? 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 3: Are they? 8 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: What happens? 9 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: Ginny? What happens? 10 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: You always have that there's an uncle or an auntie, 11 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: you know, and they sort of just have a couple 12 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: of mons. You too many? You don't have those in 13 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: your family? 14 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean my family is part half my 15 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: family is from South Africa, so you can probably guess 16 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: what my uncle's like. And we all sit there going wow, 17 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: like this is just you need to lay off those 18 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: those castle lagers. 19 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 2: Mitch. 20 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm not going to ask you. I don't want to 21 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: embarrass you to. Ginny's already taken one for the team. Actually, Ginny, 22 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: what about those retail crime numbers? 23 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: Look, it's encouraging. We didn't set up or Or is 24 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 2: a private business, and so didn't they bring it to 25 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: increase the reporting? No, no, no, they're a private business. 26 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: They they set themselves up. 27 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 3: They started in twenty fourteen. I've sort of been on 28 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: their journey a bit with them. Amazing company, great New 29 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: Zealand story, great people of the Prime Minister, and I 30 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: were at your new office last week. They are great 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 3: partners with police and yes, really encouraging to see the numbers. 32 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 3: Still a lot more to do, but really good to 33 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: see those violent crime stacks coming down. 34 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Gunny, are you going to congratulate Mtchi's obviously doing 35 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: some awesome work. 36 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: Well, it's good. It is good to see. I mean 37 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: we think, well, maybe it'll be better if they've got 38 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: the five hundred cops, but he's doing good. It's encouraging. 39 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: It's encouraging to see those numbers. And we saw globally 40 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: post COVID just weird spikes of really straight up crime 41 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: and it's nice to see that we're actually doing better 42 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: than Australia in this space. I think things not having 43 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: good police in place, but also having things like facial 44 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: recognition has really changed. So some of those technology changes 45 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: we've seen in the past while have also I think 46 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: helped to improve because that's definitely what retailers tell me. 47 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: Now, Mitch, what are we going to do about the 48 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: government box? What are you prepared to cut out of 49 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: your portfolios to save us some dollars. 50 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 3: Well, we've already made big cuts. When we came into government, 51 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 3: we had to go through and we made significant cuts. 52 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: I had to do that in all of my port 53 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: files except for emergency management, and quite simply, we were 54 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: just we cut. We had to cut back office expendsure 55 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 3: and read, proprioritize and take that investment onto the front line. 56 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 3: And we have been doing that. But we've been said, 57 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: We've been very clear and Nicholas been very clear that 58 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 3: we're going to make the cuts, but we're going to 59 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: do it in a measured way so that we don't 60 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 3: go into hard austerity and we don't cause more harm 61 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: and more pain to the country than is necessary. 62 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: We can't carry on the way that we are right 63 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: because we're in the red for the rest of the 64 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: decade and we're just borrowing to actually pay for the borrowing. 65 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: Now, there's a pathway back to surplus, and we are 66 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: committed to making sure that we're disciplined and we stay 67 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 3: on that pathway back to surplus. And that's the most 68 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: important thing. 69 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Ginny, are you still there. I heard a phone go. 70 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: That's me Sorry, that's that was someone trying. 71 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 3: To call me. 72 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: Who was calling you was it chippy? 73 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: It was my son Jack Holidays take joy asking for something. 74 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: It's that Jack Amanzi be So how old is Jack? 75 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: Jack is thirteen? 76 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: So it never it doesn't even stop at thirteen. Th 77 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: Still it's not a phone at thirteen? 78 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 2: Ny he well he has, yes, he does have. 79 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: And does he have access to the social media? 80 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: No he does not, he does not have. 81 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: Is this a family rule? 82 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 3: Is it? 83 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: I just think you're too young. I don't want them 84 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: seeing silly stuff like that. 85 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: How hard is that for you to enforce? 86 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: It's not easy. You have the odd fight, but I'm 87 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: pretty strong in it. I mean it's a lot of impay. 88 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: You get to say that the sort of sharp end 89 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: of when things go wrong with with local kids in 90 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: high schools with social media, and that really made me 91 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: realize that, you know, I definitely don't want my kids 92 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: being exposed to that if I can help. 93 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: It, Yeah, totally. So if the National Party gets the 94 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: courage to actually follow the Albanese government and ban the 95 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: social media for the kids under sixty, would you support that. 96 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 2: I think it's a good measure for Pearans to do it. 97 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 2: Like I think from what I've heard from Australians and people, 98 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: and it gives parents a good ability to say, hey, 99 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: look there's a rule in place, you can't have it. 100 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: I think realistically enforcing it it's going to be a 101 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: different story. Yeah, so it's good. It's a good measure, 102 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: but I think to be practical if you really think 103 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: you're going to keep all with sixteen year olds off 104 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: social media? 105 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: But would they be support it? Would you guys? Would 106 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: you guys? Because the Act is going to be a 107 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: brat about it, so you're going to cross the house 108 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: and help. 109 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 2: Well, that's what we're supportive of it. We think there 110 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: needs to be more done as well, and where you 111 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: saw the Select Committee inquiry had some really good outcomes 112 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: in that. So yeah, we're generally supportive of it. We 113 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: want something that's practically workable. 114 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: Okay, now, Jenney, Sorry we got distracted by Jack. Look 115 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: at what he did. 116 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 2: Sorry, I'm really hoping it doesn't call back. 117 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: If there's anything like like the males of my family, 118 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: it will just be persistent until they get you on 119 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: the phone. What I was going to actually ask you 120 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: is what would you be prepared to cut to save 121 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: the government books? 122 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: You're asking me, Yeah, well, I think the first point 123 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 2: is that Nicola made this measure up Obi gl X 124 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: right to get them into twenty six twenty seven surplus. 125 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: And even with the made up measure, it still won't 126 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: happen until twenty nine to thirty. So it's really problematic 127 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: the fact that the promise of making things better and 128 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: cutting things was going to help, and cutting things hasn't helped. 129 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: It's actually driven down the economy. It's lost more jobs. 130 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: It all come on, now, the economy's driven down. Adrian 131 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: or who forced in a recession. I mean, these guys 132 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: are hardly cutting anything that's been more than you lot. 133 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 2: I'll take you, I'll take you for a magian and 134 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 2: you can see you can see the businesses. 135 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: How much of that was Tory though? 136 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: How much my Tories they did? 137 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: The lot No, no to not Tories, the collective, just 138 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: the one. 139 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 3: What were you going to say, Mitch, Well, she didn't 140 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: answer the question when you said what would you cut? 141 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 3: And she's not going to give you an answer. The 142 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: reality is they're going to increase texas, They're going to 143 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 3: borrow more, they're going to spend more, and they're going 144 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 3: to put us right back in the situation that we 145 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: inherited two years ago, and that we're working hard to 146 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 3: get ourselves well, drive ourselves out of and just think 147 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: back to seven plus percent interest rates, think back to 148 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 3: a mess of increase in cost of living and inflation. 149 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 3: You know that they don't have to think and we're 150 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: tracking in the right direction. 151 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: Mitch, what did you think when you saw David Seymore 152 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: say he's bringing that the Treaty principles debate. 153 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: Oh, I just and I didn't pay any attention to that. 154 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 3: We're not going anywhere near that as the national party. 155 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 3: So that's something he can talk about. But you know, 156 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: we've got no focus on that at all. We're focused 157 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 3: on the economy, law and order, education and health. 158 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: So here that's changed. He's not going to get this 159 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: over the line. You guys are not going to support this. 160 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: He can talk about it all he likes, but it'll 161 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: end up the same place it has this time. 162 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're just not speaking about that. That's he can 163 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 3: talk about it, but no, we're not interested. 164 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 2: In ed all. 165 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I can't imagine that's going to go anywhere. Then 166 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: what do you make Jinny of the Taxpayer's Union chickening 167 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: out with Nikola Willis. 168 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 4: I don't know. It's an odd one, isn't it. We 169 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 4: all got little packets of fun for Christmas for one 170 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 4: to fudge written on it. Yeah. I think it's kind 171 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 4: of a bit of a distraction really and trying to 172 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 4: take away from the fact that cost of loving is 173 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 4: really hooting so many New Zealanders right now. And I 174 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 4: think that that's what hasn't changed, that there was a 175 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 4: promise that things will get better in that space, and 176 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 4: quite simply coming into Christmas, people are really feeling it. 177 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 4: So I think it's I think it's just a distraction 178 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 4: to be friend. 179 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought it was great. I thought it was great. 180 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: I love the way Nicola came in and said, Okay, 181 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 3: you're going to run a campaign against You're going to 182 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 3: challenge me in terms of what I'm doing. We'll front up, 183 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 3: let's have a debate around it. So good honor, absolutely, 184 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 3: one hundred percent, So good honor, you know, and I 185 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 3: think that, you know, I showed a bit assess and 186 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 3: got out there and called them out, and I thought 187 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 3: that was great. And you know, that's that's that's that's 188 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 3: a great thing about our open democracy in New Zealand. 189 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 3: We can do that. 190 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 4: We're not we're not letting people vote in the next selections. 191 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: Letting people vote it used to be. There's a responsibility 192 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: that comes with it, Jinny. And if people really take 193 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 3: the vote seriously, I don't think it's too big or 194 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 3: impossible to get solves organized and get themselves registered to vote. 195 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 3: So we've we've we've we've let a lot of blood 196 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 3: in this country for the right to vote. We've paid 197 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 3: a high price for it, and we should actually take 198 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 3: it seriously and put a little bit of effort into 199 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 3: getting out there and getting registered a couple of weeks 200 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: before polling day to get out and use your right tomorrow. 201 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: Your phone has gone a bit funny, so I don't 202 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: know if you've gone on. 203 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 2: I don't know why that is. I'm doing everything right 204 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 2: and no one's calling me. 205 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: Stick a hand in the air. We'll touch a piece 206 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: of metal and it might turn into like you might 207 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: extend yourself as an area that right now, this is. 208 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 3: Not science here. You wanted you wanted highlights and low 209 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 3: lights from us. Do you still want that? 210 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: Go on? 211 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 4: Then? 212 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 2: Why not? 213 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 3: Okay, well, so low light, let's say she not really 214 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 3: low light. It was Jenny's continued offer to go to 215 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 3: hot yoga has been a bit of an interesting one 216 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 3: for me. I ever taken man Sarah as you know 217 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 3: here that she's the next police officer from the Lighting Northland, 218 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 3: and I listened to her account all very carefully, and 219 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: she's not sure about these offers of hot yogurt all 220 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 3: the time. The lowlight, the low I'm not sure about that, 221 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 3: the lowlight like for blick shorts, the lowlight. The lowlight 222 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 3: for me obviously would be the loss of Senior Sergeant 223 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 3: Lynn Fleming on New Year's Day this year, and and 224 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 3: I just want to make I just want to acknowledge Bryn, 225 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: her husband, Rayner, and Aaron, her daughter and son both 226 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 3: Britain and are and are in the police themselves. And 227 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 3: of course Rayner Headlin's first little grandson, Maniah. In May 228 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: of this year, it'll be their first Christmas without her. 229 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 3: And we can't remove their pain, but we can certainly 230 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 3: help carry it with them. And I just want to 231 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: give a shout out to the Nelson Police and Nelson 232 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 3: community and the whole country that rallied around that family 233 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: when they when they really needed it and thing to 234 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,599 Speaker 3: do that. So that's my shout. 235 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: Out, all right, Jenny, it's you'll turn. 236 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: Then, so highlight highlight. I was, it's pretty I've been 237 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 4: got great feedback from three free GP visits, so introducing 238 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 4: a clear way how will fund that through a CGT 239 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 4: and providing a pathway for affordable for free primary health care, 240 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 4: which has been long over due in New Zealand. So 241 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 4: I think there's many families who are struggling with the 242 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 4: cost of living who have welcomed that change. Low lights 243 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 4: for me, My goodness. All the school lunches have been 244 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 4: ongoing with issues with kids getting burnt or just eating 245 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 4: gross food or not eating them. So I think that's 246 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 4: been an ongoing, real sad thing from what was a 247 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,719 Speaker 4: nice thing that was happening. But I would probably have 248 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 4: to say that it's just the cost of living that 249 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 4: continues to kick people at Christmas. So families going into 250 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 4: Christmas not being able to afford Christmas presents. 251 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: I know many families right up into heither either. 252 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 3: Just really quickly, we saw the treasury unfold and bondo 253 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 3: in the last sort of seventy two hours. I just 254 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 3: want to acknowledge our Jewish and Muslim leaders in our 255 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 3: country because in July this year, we all came either 256 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 3: at Government House and signed what was called a harmony, 257 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 3: a coord and that is our leaders both in our 258 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 3: Jewish and our Muslim community, sending a really clear message 259 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 3: to us as a country. We're going to do things 260 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 3: a different way, and we're going to use dialogue and 261 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 3: I want to so I want to acknowledge them in 262 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 3: in particular, I want to acknowledge our Jewish community, whom 263 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 3: we have wrecked around as much support and care as 264 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 3: we can to make sure that they feel safe as 265 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 3: we move into our Christmas and summer break. 266 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: I mean, in richest was breaking. Guys, listen, thank you 267 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: so much, thanks for being part of the show for 268 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: the year, and Merry Christmas to the pair of you. 269 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: Have a lovely summer break and might be talking with 270 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: you as well. 271 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 2: It's a merry Christmas. 272 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 3: Thanks, Merry Christmas, Mark Mitchell, Ginny Anderson. For more from 273 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 3: The Mike Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks. 274 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 2: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 275 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.