1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: The issues, the interviews and the insight Andrew Dickens on 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: an early edition with ex pole insulation, keeping Kimi Holmes 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: warm and try this winter news Talks they'd be well, 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: good morning. 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: To you this Thursday morning. Thank you so much for 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: choosing the program. Coming up in the next sixty minutes. 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 2: The scheme is in place to get people on the 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: dolls working to repair flood ravage tasmin so will it work? 9 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 2: We'll have that story for you in ten. New Zealand 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: is excellent at creating video games, So how fast is 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: it growing? And what's the future? And that story in 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: fifteen A great rock and roll song turn sixty today 13 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: will be playing it? And what will the Reserve Bank's 14 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: decision yesterday? Bean called mortgages. We'll have that story for 15 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: you just before six. We'll have correspondents from right around 16 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: the world mentioned McCann from the United States, correspondents from 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 2: right around New Zealand and news as it breaks, and 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: you can have your say by giving me a text. 19 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: The number is ninety two to ninety two small charge appliers. 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: You can email Dickens at News Talk, depp co got 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: and zed it's coming up eight after five. 22 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: The agenda. 23 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: It's Thursday, the tenth of July, and Ukraine has been 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 2: hit with the biggest ever aerial attack from Russia, after 25 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: seven hundred and twenty eight drones and thirteen crews or 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: ballistic missiles struck cities right around the country in multiple ways. 27 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: And the strike came after Trump got angry with pugin. 28 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 4: That was a war that should have never happened, and 29 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 4: a lot of people are dying and it should end. 30 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 4: And I don't know, we get we get a lot 31 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 4: of bullet thrown at us by poot For You want 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 4: to know the truth. It's very nice all the time, 33 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 4: but it turns out to be meaningless. 34 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 2: Gosh, have you noticed how this presence wears a lot 35 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: more than any others? Anyway, He says the US will 36 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: send more weapons to Kiev, a reversal of last week's 37 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: suspension to Texas, and the cleanup continues. Four days after 38 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: the deadly flash floods that hit part of that state, 39 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: at least one hundred and sixty one people are still missing. 40 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: At least one hundred and eleven died in the disaster, 41 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: with five campers and one councilor from the Christian or 42 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: Girls summer Camp Mystic still missing. 43 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 5: We're actively looking, actively working to ensure that we have 44 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 5: an accurate count so that we know who to look for. 45 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 5: We know that folks are beginning to clean up. We 46 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 5: have large debris piles. 47 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 6: We asked them not to use heavy equipment to take 48 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 6: down those debris piles because it's possible there are victims 49 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 6: in that debris pile. 50 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: YEP, and the possibility of a ceasefire deal in Gaza 51 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: has been put intoubt yet again. And that's despite Metta 52 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: Yahoo having multiple meetings with US officials. 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 7: I had another meeting with President Trump at the White 54 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 7: House today and then a brief meeting with Vice President Vance. 55 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 7: We focused on efforts to free our hostages. We're not 56 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 7: hitting up for a moment, and this is possible because 57 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 7: of the minute pressure exerted by our heroic soldiers. 58 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: So Palestinian official seers, negotiations and KATA have stalled after 59 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: three days of indirect talks and Pete Hegshith and Benjamin 60 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: Ettina who have just begun a meeting at the Pentagon. 61 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 2: It is ten out fives. 62 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: And views you trust to start your day. It's early 63 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: edition with Andrew Dickins at expol insulation keeping Kiwi Holmes 64 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: warm and dry. This winter, news talk said, be well. 65 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: The Trump tariff train is back on track, slamming countries 66 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: with mind meltingly high tariffs. Australia got it in the 67 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: neck yesterday on the pharmaceutical products in Albanisi was quickly 68 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: on the phone to beg Asian countries got hit last week, 69 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: places like Korea and Indonesia and Japan who have the 70 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: audacity of making stuff Americans want me and mar was 71 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: hit with a whopping forty percent tariff. It's all about 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: Trump's reciprocal trade relationship argument. If a balance of trade 73 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: favors a country that's not America, then he's miffed and 74 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: then the taxes come on. It's simplistic. Yes, it's full 75 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: of downsides for America, but I don't think he cares. 76 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: And while all this is going on, we keep escaping 77 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 2: censure and we stay on a ten percent tariff, and 78 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: believe it or not, this is good news for us 79 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: because trade is relative. If Australia is getting walloped and 80 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 2: we aren't, then our products can be bought by Americans 81 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: for less than our trans Tasman competitor. It is the 82 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: only silver lining on what is a global cloud? So 83 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: how long we escape a Trump terrade is anyone's guess. 84 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 2: I don't think he even knows. But long may it continue? 85 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: It seems if your trade relationship with the United States 86 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 2: isn't balanced, then you get punished. So with tongue in cheek, 87 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: I suggest that we, of course should buy New Zealand, 88 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: but we should also buy American and hope we don't 89 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: get the side eye from the commander in chief. It's 90 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: eleven after. 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 3: Five fry and Bridge. 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 2: So those are on a job seek a benefit are 93 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: being sent to Sorry that this coming up after the break, 94 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 2: isn't it, Richard kim Faughn. After the break? This is 95 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: the news that those on a job seeker benefit of 96 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 2: being sent to Tasman and Marlborough to clean up after 97 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: the floods. How many will go? Of course we know 98 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: that many people on the benefit have lives and they 99 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: don't just upsticks and move from Canterbury up to Nelson. 100 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: So this might be good for the Nelson district, but 101 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 2: for people stuck in the Nelson district? But what about 102 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 2: what about others? But anyway, we'll talk to Richard kent Thorne, 103 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: who is the former Tasman District mayor. About this. He 104 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: loves his scheme and that is next here on News 105 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: Talks at. 106 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: Me, the news you need this morning and the in 107 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: depth analysis earlier this year. Andrew Dickens and ex full 108 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,119 Speaker 1: insulation keeping Kiwi Holmes warm and dry this winter. 109 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: News Talks at me. 110 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 2: This is forty minutes after five, as you were asleep. 111 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: Red Bull decided to fire Christian Horner, the man who's 112 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: run Red Bull for at least twenty years, a man 113 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: who shoulder tapped Liam Lawson. This is a shock. No 114 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: one thought this was coming. Everyone talks about everyone else 115 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: being fired at Red Bull except for Christian. But Christian's 116 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 2: gone so Silverstone was his last race. Mike Hosking will 117 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: be absolutely myth that he's on holiday for this huge 118 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: piece of news. More than this is the morning goes 119 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: on all right. So those are on a job seeker 120 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: benefit of being sent to Tasman and Marlboro Districts to 121 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: deal with the cleanup after the floods will be paid 122 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 2: to do things like clear debris and repair buildings and waterways. 123 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: And Richard Kempthorne is the chairperson at the Rural Support 124 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: Trust for the top of the South Island. He's also 125 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 2: the former mayor of the Tasman District and he's up 126 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: this morning. Good morning to hear Richard. 127 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, good morning. 128 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 8: You love this, eh, I don't know about love it, 129 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 8: but yeah, it's the enhanced Tustle's green does a great job. 130 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 3: Yep. 131 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: All right, So this enhancement, this scheme has been in 132 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: place before. Does it work? Do people come? 133 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 8: Yes, they do. It works really well at hester. They 134 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:04,239 Speaker 8: select suitable people because this is pretty tough work, really 135 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 8: clearing debris and slush from fences in particular, and you've 136 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 8: got to have people that are physically capable and it 137 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 8: is quite hard work. 138 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: But they do a great job. 139 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 8: We have had them before and they've been active in 140 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 8: other districts and they do a really good job and 141 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 8: they're very much appreciated. 142 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: So they're selected. Are they then compelled or do they 143 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: have to volunteer. 144 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 8: I'm not sure about compelling, but certainly if you've got 145 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 8: people that are physically and mentally capable to do the 146 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 8: work and don't do it, I'm not sure what happens there. 147 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 8: But I don't you know, we're talking about eighteen to 148 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 8: twenty people out of Motorweka Richmond Nelson. So I don't 149 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 8: think it's going to be difficult finding people who are 150 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 8: prepared to and want to do the work. 151 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: So they're coming from the district. They're not being trucked 152 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 2: in from Canterbury or elsewhere. 153 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: No, they're from the district. 154 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: And many of these guys would be like job workers 155 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: who have already lost their jobs because of the floods. 156 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 2: They would have probably already been working to clean up anyway, 157 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: but here they are getting a little bit of compensation 158 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 2: for them. 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 8: Well, I'm not sure that they've lost jobs. I don't 160 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 8: know there's been a lot of job losses because of 161 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 8: the flood. In fact, probably the people that have jobs 162 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 8: have been pretty busy. But these would be people that 163 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 8: aren't normally working, but they've been brought into work. So 164 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 8: one of the outcomes of this is once they've finished 165 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 8: doing this, they often find jobs in other areas or. 166 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: Sometimes they end up working on farms. So it's quite 167 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 3: a good outcome. 168 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 2: Great, So what do you need to do? I mean, 169 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 2: where are we at with the cleanup? 170 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 8: The cleanup is starting, so we've had a lot of 171 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,119 Speaker 8: volunteers within. 172 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 3: The district so far. 173 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 8: That they've done a lot of helping on properties, but 174 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 8: there's still a lot to do. We've also got a 175 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 8: group called Tassel's Kiwi. These are often retired or semi 176 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 8: retired people from the services or emergency services and they're 177 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 8: at the moment and they've just started work yesterday, so 178 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 8: there's about twenty of them having a look around the place. 179 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 8: They're using our surveys that we've done. We've done about 180 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 8: one hundred and twenty so far of properties that need 181 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 8: long term help cleaning up. 182 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 3: So they're already there. But this group of entanced task. 183 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 8: For screen they'll be starting in three to four weeks time. 184 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 2: Fantastic And is the student Volunteer Army still there. 185 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 3: I'm not sure they have been there, but I don't 186 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 3: know if they're still there. 187 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 2: Great stuff. It's lovely to see in the community getting 188 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 2: together to fix the place up. And I thank you 189 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 2: for your time today, Richard, all the very very best 190 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: of luck. 191 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 3: Our pleasure. Thanks very much. 192 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: And it is now eighteen minutes out to five and 193 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: it's news talk to here, b. Do you realize how 194 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: big the gaming industry is in New Zealand? Not we 195 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 2: realize exactly how many people game all our children do. 196 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 2: But I'm talking about the guys who are the architects 197 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 2: of the game. They come together, they do the coding, 198 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 2: they create the game, they create the look. The list 199 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: of games that they've done is enormous. The number of 200 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 2: companies here enormous. So how is it going now? Some 201 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 2: new statistics out show that is going very very well. 202 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 2: Is there even more upside? Is this one of our 203 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 2: Could this be one of our major money earners. We'll 204 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 2: get to discuss this in a few moments time with 205 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 2: the head of the Game Developers Association here on News 206 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 2: Talks at. 207 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: B the First Word on the News of the Day 208 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: early edition with Andrew Dickins and x Fole Insulation keeping 209 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: Kiwi Holmes warm and dry. This winter News Talk set. 210 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: B by twenty one. Simon's written to me on the 211 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 2: text ninety two ninety two small charge applies and says 212 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: the work reading beneficiaries are not being sent anywhere by anyone. 213 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 2: They've simply been offered a short term job opportunity to 214 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 2: help the community. This is true. They're being asked and 215 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 2: they're in the region, as you heard from Richard kem 216 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 2: Thorne as well. So this is an opportunity and an 217 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: opportunity to learn new skill and it's worked very well, 218 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: as rich it has said in the past, so all 219 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 2: power to it as we try to recover from the 220 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 2: Tasman floods. So our video game sector is having a 221 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: major boom. Jobs and game development have increased twenty and 222 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 2: a half percent over the past year. That's just a 223 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 2: year now. This is due to a government tax rebate 224 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 2: scheme that allowed a number of studios to claim back 225 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 2: twenty percent of their spend. So Joy Keen is the 226 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: executive director of the New Zealand Game Developers Association and 227 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 2: joins me. 228 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 9: Now hallo JOI hello, good morning. How are you. 229 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: I'm great, You guys are great. I mean, that's quite 230 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: incredible growth, isn't it. 231 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 9: It's absolutely phenomenal growth. We are so pleased with the 232 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 9: results of what the gens has been able to do 233 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 9: for the industry. 234 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 2: Why New Zealander so good at making video games? 235 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 9: I love answering this question. I think game development is 236 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 9: a role is quite a passionate industry and we've got 237 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 9: a lot of experience here, especially when you take into 238 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 9: account we shall workshop, for example, there's a lot of 239 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 9: talent that's come out of there and has naturally fallen 240 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 9: in from animation into game development. 241 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 2: So this tax rebate that gives you the chimes to 242 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 2: get back twenty percent of your spend. Many other industries 243 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: would love something like that. But how good has it 244 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 2: been for your sector? Can you continue with it or 245 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 2: should it even be increased? 246 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 9: Oh? Look, I think to answer the first question, how 247 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 9: good has it been for it's been phenomenal. A couple 248 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 9: of years ago, just before the rebate was announced, we 249 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 9: saw a lot of New Zealand studios looking to move 250 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 9: to Australia because of the rebate scheme there. So it's 251 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 9: been a game changer. The rebate has been able to 252 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 9: stem that movement overseas over to Australia. But also, yeah, 253 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 9: the would we like it increased? Well, of course we will, 254 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 9: or that everybody would like funding to be increased, But 255 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 9: we think that increasing the GDSR to twenty five percent 256 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 9: from twenty percent in line was the screen production rebate 257 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 9: as a no brainer. Basically, the matching that screen frouction 258 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 9: rebate is an additional benefit to businesses who are showing 259 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 9: a direct economic benefit, and we believe our studios actually 260 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 9: show that. 261 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 2: So where to from here. Can you get bigger? 262 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 9: Yes, we can get bigger. Look, we're on track to 263 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 9: become a billion dollar industry. Last year, our total so 264 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 9: let we start again, got so really our total export 265 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 9: revenue was five hundred and forty eight million dollars. We 266 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 9: know we're going to be a billion dollar industry very 267 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 9: very soon. So that's where we're heading. 268 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 2: Good work, Joy and I thank you very very much. 269 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 2: They get a twenty percent rebate. The other day I 270 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 2: reported that EWEO authorities pay a seventeen point five five 271 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 2: percent tax, and they've shocked a lot of people. They 272 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: seem not to know that. And we've talked about the 273 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: incredible growth of the Maori economy. So here you go. 274 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 2: We do some tax rebates. When you have a favorable 275 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: corporate tax environment, you spur on industries. But the government's 276 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: not considering that for all. It is now five to 277 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 2: twenty five. It is News Talks B. We're going to 278 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 2: talk about the interest rates in a few moments time, 279 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 2: and then I promise not to. 280 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: The early edition full the show podcast on iHeartRadio powered 281 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: by News talks it B. 282 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: News Talks B Early Edition. I'm Andrew Dickinson for Ryan bridge. 283 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: It's five twenty seven. Now. The OCR thing yesterday. For 284 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 2: a while now, I've been thinking that the Reserve Bank 285 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 2: and the government are working at cross purposes for the country. 286 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: So yesterday the RB kept the OCR at the same 287 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: rate it's at the reason increasing inflation and little or 288 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 2: no growth in GDP. Now, of course, the government has 289 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: an agenda of growth, growth, growth, so reduced interest rates 290 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 2: could help stimulate the economy to bring some growth, growth, growth, 291 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: an economy that has some very flat spots in between 292 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 2: primary produce and tourism. But the Reserve banks perview is 293 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 2: inflation and low interest rates fires on consumerism, fires on inflation, 294 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 2: so they haven't lowered the rate. It's fair to say 295 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 2: the RB will not do what the government would like 296 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: it to do. But meanwhile the government pulls back on 297 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: all government spending, including stuff that fires on an economy 298 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 2: like construction and public builds and roading and more. And 299 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: if you want proof about this claim, government accounts in 300 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 2: the eleven months to the end of May for investing 301 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 2: and operational activities was three billion less than forecast, three 302 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: billion less than they said they would spend, and it's 303 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 2: six point four billion less than the same eleven months 304 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: a year ago. So this is money that isn't stirring 305 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 2: in the pot that is the New Zealand economy. And 306 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: as the interest rates have fallen, we're not using the 307 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 2: cheap of cash to spend. Our farmers and our businesses 308 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 2: and our households are choosing to pay back debt instead. 309 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 2: The government wants private capital to invest in this country, 310 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 2: but cash ain't cheap and the investments aren't coming in. 311 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: As I said before, why would anyone want to invest 312 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 2: in this country when even the government is keeping its 313 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 2: wallet shut. So welcome to year three of recession with 314 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 2: no change in sight unless the policies of the Reserve 315 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 2: Bank and the government start working in tandem. Zibby so 316 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 2: got mention mc cann out of the United States in 317 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 2: a few moments time. And Donald Trump today is going 318 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 2: to be meeting African leaders who are not happy because 319 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 2: of course Donald Trump cut all their aid. So we'll 320 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: talk about that. Meanwhile, I've got a text here that 321 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: says Trump has now only now realized that Putin has 322 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 2: been stringing him along all along. Hello, says the text. 323 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 2: And this after the news that Russia launched the biggest 324 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: attack on Ukraine for a very very very very long time, 325 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 2: over seven hundred missiles and drones and loads of intercontinental 326 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 2: ballistic missiles just pounding at it. This is just a 327 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 2: few moments after Trump. Of course, he yelled at Putin, 328 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 2: so what do you reckon? Do you reckon? Trump has 329 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: only now realized Putin has been stringing him along. Mitch, 330 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 2: we can after the News and Sport, which is next? Also, Oh, 331 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 2: a great rock and roll song turned sixty. That's to 332 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 2: come here on Early Edition on News Talk to b. 333 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: Get ahead of the headlines on Early Edition with Andrew 334 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: Dickens and x Fole Insulation keeping Kiwi homes warm and 335 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: dry this winter News Talks ATV. 336 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 2: One of the greatest rifts in rock and roll is 337 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: having a birthday today. This song I Can't get No 338 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 2: Satisfaction for the Rolling Stones went to number one in 339 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 2: the United States of America on this day sixty years ago, 340 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 2: nineteen sixty five, the first song they had went to 341 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 2: number one in the States. And what on riff? I mean, 342 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: it's so simple, but it's so unique. Keith reckons he 343 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 2: wrote the main riff in his sleep, waking only long 344 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 2: enough to record it. I'd love to know what he 345 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 2: ate before he went to sleep, so he came up 346 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: with that riff or as she might not just be 347 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 2: what he ate, but he smoked or whatever. Whatever. Happy birthday, 348 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 2: I can't get those satisfaction another five years you get 349 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 2: a gold card. Hey, now, so was it Yesterday's Raising 350 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: them more from the dead. Story of fun, little distraction. 351 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 2: The nation had fun reckoning what the bird would taste like, 352 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: speculating on the advent of a Kentucky fried More takeaways outlet, 353 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 2: marveling at the size of the drumstick. But at the 354 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 2: end of the day, a bit of fun was all 355 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: it was. There was significant scientific pushback on the idea. 356 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 2: They said a more brought back from extinction would likely 357 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:11,479 Speaker 2: not be a more, it'd be a genetically modified ebu 358 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 2: or ostrich. It doubts, obviously, that it would even be 359 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 2: able to breed like a mule. The mule was created 360 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 2: by breeding a horse with a donkey, a beast of burden, 361 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 2: that sterile. It needs human intervention to keep existing. Without 362 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 2: humans sort of meddling with it, there'd be no more mules. 363 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: In fact, most de extinction efforts rely on cloning or 364 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 2: assisted reproduction, and not on natural breeding and Frankly, that's 365 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 2: a red flag of my book. The Moer, if it 366 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 2: ever came to be, would be a lonely freak, unsure 367 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 2: of its place in the world. So as a day 368 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 2: wore on and the jokes kept on flowing, I began 369 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: to feel that this was just a stunt from an 370 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 2: underemployed film director with too much time and too much 371 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 2: money on his hands. So Peter Jackson is putting in 372 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 2: ten million dollars, really, honestly, if he's got that sort 373 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 2: of chump chain sitting around, why don't you just flick 374 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 2: it to some young New Zealand filmmaker. The Greens have 375 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 2: come out and called the whole More thing a magnificent 376 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 2: waste of money and suggested sir Peter could have put 377 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 2: that ten million towards saving native species that are endangered. 378 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 2: But they're not freaks, and you know that seems about 379 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 2: right to me. News dogs'd be let's get right around 380 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 2: the country. Calm productor joins us from Otago. How the 381 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 2: callum morning Andrew. We get all worried about gravel build 382 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: up in rivers, but you guys have been looking at 383 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 2: the Kluther and you're not worried. 384 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 10: No, the attack. Original council commissioned this assessment looking at 385 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 10: changes in the riverbed of the Kluther over several decades, 386 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 10: and it's good news. It's revealed that levels have either 387 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 10: stayed stable or have in fact fallen, apart from near 388 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 10: the main State highway bridge, where a slight rise was recorded. 389 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 2: That's to be expected. 390 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 10: Analysts say while some gravel bars appear more prominent during 391 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 10: the low flows, any build ups been localized and as minor. 392 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 10: They say this should provide some reassurance to residents, especially 393 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 10: along the Kluther River, and the Council says, look, they'll 394 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 10: continue monitoring this and consider its targeting gravel removal in 395 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 10: the future if built ups pose a flood risk. 396 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: How's Otago's weather. 397 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 10: It's fine today, cloudy periods like winsdad Eden's high fifteen. 398 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 2: All right, we joined Maclaire Sherwood out of Canary Hella Claire. 399 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: Good morning. 400 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 2: So why is a christ Church bloke biking across Australia. 401 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 11: Yeah, well, this is the story of Tony Schuke. This 402 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 11: is a former christ Church man who's biking across Australia, 403 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 11: specifically in honor of his doctor who died in the earthquake. 404 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 11: So Tony's now seventeen days into this four and a 405 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 11: half thousand kilometer journey. He's taking a trip from Darwin 406 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 11: to the Gold Coast. He's sixty five and he's doing 407 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 11: this in honor of doctor Allan Sinclair. He's a GP 408 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 11: who he says saved his life when he diagnosed him 409 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 11: with HIV two weeks before. Sinclair then died in the 410 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 11: CTV building collapse in February twenty eleven. Now, Schuk says 411 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 11: he stood at the doctor's funeral after that and gave 412 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 11: himself a promise that he would one day give back. 413 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 11: He's doing exactly that. Just now he's on this bike ride. 414 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 11: He's managed to get in touch with the doctor's family, 415 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 11: which is a really emotional story, and so far he's 416 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 11: raised about five thousand dollars. He says it's his way 417 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 11: of ensuring that the doctor's legacy lives on. 418 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 2: All Right. 419 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 11: How to weather mainly farm with a bit of high cloud, 420 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 11: northeasterlyies and warm fifteen degrees. 421 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 2: All right, and now we go to Wellington. Max Toll, 422 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: good morning. 423 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 3: To you, Good morning. 424 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 2: Have you had an earthquake? 425 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 12: No, no, no, no, sorry, I may have been slightly 426 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 12: confused with that intro I sent you. 427 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I am. It says a jumpy reminder for Wellingtonians, 428 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: and I thought that'll be a earthquake. 429 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 12: No, hopefully not triggering anyone that. No, I'm talking about 430 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 12: a spider, an unwelcome HouseGuest that crawled its way into 431 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 12: a Wellington home a few days ago, leading to a 432 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 12: bit of a flurry of comments on social media. An 433 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 12: image of a black a large, furry black tunnel web 434 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 12: spider was shared on a Johnsonville community Facebook page in 435 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 12: some one's home. It looks a little reminiscent of a 436 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 12: tarantula that the hairy, big body type of spider naturally 437 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 12: gave the homeowner a bit of a fright. Some people 438 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 12: expressing concern that this type of spider may even be 439 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 12: found in Wellington in the first place. We spoke to 440 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 12: spider expert cor vinc who says, well, this type is harmless, 441 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 12: actually really common to the region. The Lincoln University professor 442 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 12: says they tend to wander this time of year. People's 443 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 12: homes are often just in the way of these types 444 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 12: of spiders trying to find a mate, likely a male 445 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 12: looking for a female. 446 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 9: There we go. 447 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 2: Hate a spider that can jump, but there we go. Well, 448 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 2: how's you were weather today? 449 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 12: Yeah, cloudy of a few showers fourteen the high central. 450 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 2: Very good stuff. And now to Auckland and neither did 451 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 2: you matter? Good morning to you, Good morning. We all 452 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 2: love hospice. My mum had great hospice care. Tell me 453 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 2: about the South Auckland Tottera Hospice, how they're going. 454 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 13: Well, this concerns Andrew about a threatened reduction in hospice care. 455 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 13: This is it South Aucland's you're quite right, tilted a hospice. 456 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 13: So the Newses organizations come out saying that staff are 457 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 13: being told it will have to cut its services by 458 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 13: a quarter because of lack of funds. Now Delegate and 459 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,479 Speaker 13: hospice nurse Edward Boswell Correa says only the ones who 460 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 13: need it most will be able to get care. Health 461 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 13: Minister Sime and Browns come out. He said, look for 462 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 13: the twenty twenty four financial year, apparently the government contributed 463 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 13: more than eighty percent of Tiltal hospices total funding. So 464 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 13: that's much higher amount than the average fifty to fifty 465 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 13: five percent. He's saying that they need to explain why 466 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 13: they're choosing to reduce service. 467 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 2: All right, how's the weather for all con today? 468 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 13: Cloudy, scattered, show is becoming isolated in the afternoon. Seventeen 469 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 13: is the high Heroinal. 470 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 2: Clipp and I thank you, nave it. It's now seventeen 471 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 2: minutes to sex. We're off to America with Mitch McCann 472 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 2: in a few moments time, and then we'll look at 473 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 2: mortgage rates. I've had a text through that said, what 474 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 2: were you just saying about that that tax for Ewie authorities. Yes, 475 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 2: I mentioned this the other day when we were talking 476 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 2: about the incredible growth of the Mari economy, and I 477 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 2: said that they get a concessionary tax rate of seventeen 478 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 2: point five percent. And I've had a number of emails 479 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 2: and a number of texts, a number of people saying, 480 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 2: what is that true? And yes, it is true. It's 481 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 2: part of the entire package that we put together for 482 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 2: them ever since we started doing this stuff back in 483 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 2: nineteen seventy five. And year they get a seventeen point 484 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 2: five percent concessionary tax rate. Video gamers get a twenty 485 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 2: percent tax rebate. We know that filmmakers get a tax 486 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 2: rebate as well. There are some people paying less tax 487 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 2: than others, and you could always ask the question, when 488 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 2: might this be spread around to other corporates. It is 489 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 2: sixteen to six. It's News Talk set B to Mitch 490 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 2: McCann and the United States next New Storks STB. So 491 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 2: you know, it's pretty awesome businesses right here in New 492 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 2: Zealand who care about the planet and are doing something 493 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 2: real about it. And one of those businesses is x Pole. 494 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 2: They're leading the way. They're the warmest feet in the 495 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 2: world people, and they've got something called the ex Pole 496 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 2: Earth Initiative and it's very impressive. All seven of their 497 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 2: factories right across New Zealand are fitted with recycling machines, 498 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 2: not just for their own offcuts, but for waste collected 499 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 2: from building science and even households. That we sit over 500 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 2: five hundred tons of polystyrene every year, and they've set 501 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 2: up recycling bins through building merchants nationwide taking back packaging 502 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 2: waste as well. That is a thousand cubic meters of 503 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 2: waste each month, roughly ten truck and trailer loads. And 504 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 2: even better, seventy five percent of their products now now 505 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 2: contain recycled content. So if you're building a renovating and 506 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 2: want to be kinder to the planet. Go to their website. 507 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 2: It's Xpole Expo Lxpole dot co dot nzen your home 508 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 2: and the environment. Well, thank you. It is twelve to. 509 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:37,479 Speaker 1: Six International correspondence with ins and Eye Insurance Peace of 510 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: Mind for New Zealand Business to America. 511 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 2: We go. Mitch mcairn, Good morning to you. Andrew, Good morning, 512 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: how are you. I'm good. The tragedy in Texas keeps 513 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 2: on going. I can't believe just how many people are 514 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 2: still missing and how many have died. Yeah, truly horrible. 515 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 14: The deathole from the floods in central Texas is now 516 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 14: one hundred and nineteen. 517 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 2: People are shocking. 518 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 14: One hundred and sixty people are still missing in Kerr 519 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 14: County where this happened. And we're also learning new information 520 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 14: today about this camp Mystic, that's the all girls Christian 521 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 14: camp where two dozen people died. 522 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 2: Texas inspectors had actually signed off on. 523 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 14: The camp's emergency planning just two days before the floods 524 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 14: and passed all compliance regulations at the same time, though 525 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 14: there are growing questions about why not everyone in that 526 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 14: region received the emergency alerts on their phones warning them 527 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 14: of the floods that were about to arrive. 528 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: I heard a report saying that the area is called 529 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 2: flash flood Alley. So this was not a problem that 530 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 2: was Brad new. This is something that they could have expected. 531 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 14: Yeah, that's something that's happened in recent and recent decades 532 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 14: as well. There are multiple reports of flooding around this 533 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 14: large river running through central Texas. In fact, there were 534 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 14: areas that did manage to evacuate in some of these camps. Unfortunately, 535 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:54,479 Speaker 14: around twenty seven people died at this camp. Mystic they 536 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 14: were just too late to get out in the early 537 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 14: arms of the morning. 538 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 2: All right, Now, President Donald Trump is hosting five West 539 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 2: African leaders today for a multilateral lunch, and of course 540 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 2: the Africans are not happy about the aid cuts. Yeah, 541 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 2: that's right. 542 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 14: Donald Trump has just held that lunch with leaders from Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania, 543 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 14: Guinea Bissou, and Liberia to discuss a number of things. 544 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 14: But as you say, one of the reasons this is 545 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 14: interesting is because Donald Trump essentially wiped out USAID, which 546 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 14: promoted economic growth and delivered lots of aid to parts 547 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 14: of Africa. And the Lancet Medical Journal published to study 548 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 14: recently they said there would be fourteen in minion additional 549 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 14: deaths by twenty thirty because of. 550 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 2: US AID cuts. 551 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 15: However, in the last hour, I've seen even one of 552 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,479 Speaker 15: these presidents in the circle say that Donald Trump deserves 553 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 15: the Nobel Peace Prize. And Donald Trump says he would 554 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 15: like to visit Africa at some point. So not too 555 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:48,719 Speaker 15: many hard feelings from all those leaders. 556 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 2: Good stuff, And I think you mention McCann out of 557 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 2: America at the time is now ten to six z 558 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 2: me all right, So, as predicted by economists of the 559 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: Reserve bankers kept the OCA at three point twenty five percent, 560 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 2: and this comes after six consecutive cuts since last August. 561 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 2: The Reserve Bank reckons it needs more clarity on inflation, 562 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 2: but that rusted in inflation's high things like rates and 563 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 2: insurance and all that sort of stuff. But they're also 564 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 2: worrying about the local economy and international trade going forward. 565 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, for US, it 566 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 2: means what does it mean for your mortgage? And Lee 567 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: Hodges is the Finance and Mortgage Association country manager and 568 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 2: joins me, Now, good morning to. 569 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 16: You, Lee, Good morning, how are you. 570 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 2: I'm well? Were you disappointed that there wasn't a cut. 571 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 16: Look, we certainly were and most sporrowers around the country 572 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 16: would have felt disappointed as well. It just I think 573 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 16: it's a breath. We're pausing at the moment, but we 574 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,959 Speaker 16: were hopeful of at least that twenty five basis points 575 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 16: reduction this month, so we hold out for August. 576 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 2: Now, well, exactly, Well, why do you think we need 577 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 2: a cut, Why do you think we need a lower 578 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: interest rates? 579 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 16: Well, I think it's still the household spending is very stretched. 580 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 16: You just mentioned that the cost of liv is still 581 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 16: really high in different areas around the country. We're seeing 582 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 16: different economic pressures in the regions and the city. So 583 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,479 Speaker 16: what we are seeing that people are a little stretched 584 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 16: still and looking for that bit of relief in household spending, 585 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 16: I guess, and interest rates coming down and being able 586 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 16: to afford more putting money into other things apart from 587 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 16: paying interest to a bank is something that they would 588 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 16: look forward to. 589 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 2: And reading the tea leaves you mentioned August, do you 590 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 2: think you could get a cut by then or do 591 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 2: you think the Reserve Bank is really sitting on their hands. 592 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 16: I think all the sentiment is that the Reserve Bank 593 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 16: will drop another twenty five basis points in August. We 594 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 16: feel we're getting towards that bottom or that target range 595 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 16: with interest rates, and we just feel the sooner we 596 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 16: reach that the better. I think it will just stimulate 597 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 16: the market a little bit more. We're seeing a lot 598 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 16: of people, particularly first time buyers, trying to get into 599 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 16: the market, and I think bit of a reduction will 600 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 16: help them again to move back in, and it'll stimulate 601 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 16: the housing market as well. Investors might jump back in. 602 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 16: It might just things might line up a little bit better, 603 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 16: and we'll see some positive signs in both of those directions. 604 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 2: Lee, I think you if for your time today, Lee 605 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 2: hodgits the Finance Mortgage Association Country Manager News Talks, he'd 606 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 2: be It is seven to. 607 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: Six on your radio and online on iHeartRadio Early edition 608 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: with Andrew Dickens and x Full Insulation, keeping Kiely Holmes 609 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: warm and dry this Winter News Talks. 610 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 2: At b It's head that's doing the breakfast show while 611 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 2: Mike Tidy is up the bat. He appears to be 612 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 2: tiding twenty four or seven at the moment, yes. 613 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 17: And has cleaned every single car the light shade at 614 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 17: the top. 615 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: He's doing the washing the iron sheets. Oh is that 616 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 2: what he was iron his irons the sheets? Anyway, that's good. 617 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 2: I mean that's his thing and all that sort of thing. 618 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 2: But he's going to be really pissed off. He's not 619 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 2: on air today because Christian Horner got sacked from Red Bull. 620 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 17: This is the first thought I had when I saw it, 621 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 17: said Christian Horner sacked. I thought, oh, asking I beat you. 622 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 17: Wish you were here right now. 623 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 2: Because it is. It's big news. 624 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 17: It's big news given the role that Christian Horner had 625 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 17: played in Liam Lawson having such a tough time, right We've. 626 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 2: Thought Liam might be sacked, Yuki might be sacked. You know, 627 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 2: everyone's being sacked except for Christian. But Christians was the 628 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,719 Speaker 2: one who was sacked. So you got a little bit 629 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 2: on that. Yes, we'll have a little chat to that. 630 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 17: We're actually going to speak to an F one journalist 631 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 17: about that who might be able to shed light because 632 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 17: at the moment there's a lot of internal drama, which 633 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 17: is the most interesting thing probably about this, but it's 634 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 17: not clear as to whether you know as to what 635 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 17: exactly the reason for that is. We're also going to 636 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 17: talk about the o cr Andrew because obviously, you know 637 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 17: the cash rate was kept yesterday. But the really interesting 638 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 17: thing about that is actually when you read the commentary 639 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 17: that the Reserve Bank sends out, they are really what 640 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 17: you can tell is that we are still in the 641 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 17: dol drums economically and there's no sign we're coming out 642 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 17: of this anytime soon. 643 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 2: Right, And it's the inflation you've got, You've got the 644 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 2: you've got the Financial Ministers headline story. Today, I'm going 645 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 2: to hassle everybody about the place of butter. You know, 646 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 2: the inflation is a problem. 647 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 17: Yes, inflation is a problem. And and you know we're 648 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 17: worried about what the councils are doing, worried about the 649 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 17: price of butter. What can you actually do? Probably now 650 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 17: we are shifting, I think, into territory where you know, 651 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 17: there's a you get a period of grace when you 652 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 17: knew the new government. You can't be blamed for things. 653 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 17: It's the old government's problem. I think we're now in 654 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 17: a period where actually these guys are responsible for it 655 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 17: not firing enough. 656 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 2: You and Sam we're talking about lizards all morning. Oh yes, 657 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 2: what's this lizard? 658 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 17: You know that you know how Shane Jones keeps banging 659 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 17: on about this particular gold mine in central Otarget he loves. 660 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 2: Yeh, yeah, it's because of the lizard. 661 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 17: It was the moths before, now it's the lizards. 662 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 2: Okay, lizards. Christian Horner, Interest Rates and Heather. Next, I'm 663 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 2: Andrew dickens By, thanks to producer Kingsey. Back again tomorrow, 664 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 2: have yourself a wonderful day. 665 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen line 666 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: to news Talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or 667 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.