1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: New Zealand. Good news. We're getting a second Supercars race 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Ruapuna Raceway and christ Church is going to host a 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Supercars Championship event every year from next year until at 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: least twenty twenty eight. And we're key, we double headed 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: because the event in Topel will continue until at least 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty eight as well. Phil Major is the mayor 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: of christ Church with us. 8 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: Now, Hey, Phil, good a, how are you. 9 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: I'm very well, thank you. Now you've been wanting I 10 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: here to get this for a little while, have you? Oh? 11 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely, this is this is the best news that I've 12 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: heard for ages. This is, this is, this is so 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: good for christ hitch. Let's say I farlan to be honest. 14 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: Have you got you guys petrol heads down there? 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: Oh? Yes, it's been a petrol flowing round. Some of 16 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: them's a diesel heads, but most of them petrol hetch. 17 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so you can get cuts? 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: Are you that? The talk is from what I'm hearing, 19 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: and we've done homework on what TAPO had last year. 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: But it's about twenty thousand people, which I think is 21 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: like to bring ten million bucks into the city over 22 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: four days. It's ten million dollars we never had before, 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: so it's it's great. But the other good thing is 24 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 2: we've got a port here. We've got the airport here 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: as well as the port, and they can get their 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: cars and people can travel in easy. We've got six 27 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: new hotels in consenting and being built as we speak. 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: And the best thing is it's the same week, or 29 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 2: certainly the same month as the stadium moments, so it's 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: going to be a big month for Cross. 31 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: How much money are you putting in rope pay money? 32 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 2: I'm not sure that's going through our cry chi chen 33 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: Z and they do that. They don't tell me these numbers. 34 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: Otherwise I'd tell you because I've got an open mouth policy. 35 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: It can't be more than ten million, though, can it? 36 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: Oh no, no, no, no, no, no no, no. Ten 37 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: million is what the benefits of? That's right? 38 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: Both like how much less? Phil? 39 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: Lots lots less from what I'm told? What if they 40 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: tell you but I haven't been that, I haven't been tough. 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: Now I'm being suspicious because you've been told something and 42 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: it's lots lost less, but you don't know how much 43 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: it is. 44 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: Come on, Phil, No, no, no, no, that's that's that's 45 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: christ your gen Z's department. But it's it's it's going 46 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: to be a really good return. But the bars that 47 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 2: were put into the town, into the city is going 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: to be outstanding. 49 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: It really really is the bars like gold bars or 50 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: drinking bars. 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: The buzz z. 52 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: I thought I thought you were coming at me with 53 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: some gen Z lingo. Just then listen, I've been told 54 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: to ask you whether the track is up to standard. 55 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: Supercap From what I'm told, well, I have been told 56 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: that supercars have been over that that they're happy with 57 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: the quality of the track. There is some there a 58 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: lot of work going on on tire walls and the 59 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 2: entrance to the pits. So as far as the track 60 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: surface is concerned, I've been told that they're happy with it. 61 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: After they've been out in the handle they have been yeah. 62 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff. 63 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: All right. 64 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: Listen, Phil, thank you so much and I'm really stoked 65 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: for you. That's film made christ Church Mayor. For more 66 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to News Talks 67 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: it B from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 68 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.