1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: The issues, the interviews and the insight. Andrew Dickens on 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: early edition with ex pole insulation, keeping Kiwi Holmes warm 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: and try this winter news talk. Sa'd be good. 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 2: Morning to you. Welcome to your Wednesday. I'm Andrew Dickins. 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: Coming up in the next sixty minutes. Shane Jones has 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 2: had a brain wave to create special economic zones to 7 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: make it easier to build power generation facilities. So is 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: this idea pie in the sky. Will have that story 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: for you in ten minutes. Should employers pay your health 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: insurance like they do in America? We'll have that story 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 2: for you in fifteen. Why are we so obsessed with 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: the UN and what they think? Mastership UK has a 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: new controversy after the Greg Wallace six pest incidents, So 14 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: Gavin Greig will have all those details. And then the 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: government is cracking down on councilors forcing them to stick 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: to their core business. So what is core business and 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: what will council stop doing? Telling your taps just before 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: the news at six you can text me anytime you like. 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: Thirty two ninety two small charge applies. You can email 20 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 2: Dickens at Newstalks Co dot and said it's seven after five. 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: The agenda. 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: It's Wednesday, the sixteenth of July. So to America, and 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: Trump says he's not done with Putin, but he is disappointed. 24 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: He's done an interview with the BBC and he says 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with 26 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: Russia four different times. 27 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: I'm disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him, 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 3: but I'm. 29 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 4: Disappointed in him. So we have a deal done four 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 4: times and then you go home and you see just 31 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 4: attacked a nursing home. 32 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, at some point and Kiev, and so what the 33 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: hell was that about? 34 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 5: Do you trust him? 35 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: I trust almost nobody. 36 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, Russia's responded to the threats from the United States. 37 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: Those threats are sending weapons to Ukraine and tariff threats 38 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: if a dealer isn't done in fifty days. But Foreign 39 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: Minister Sirgui is not worried. 40 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 6: You want to understand what is behind this statement on 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 6: fifty days. We really want to know what motivates the 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 6: President of the United States. It is clear that he 43 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 6: is under enormous I would say, in destined pressure from 44 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 6: the European Union and the current leadership of NATO, who 45 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 6: impudently supports the Lensi's demand to continue pumping him with 46 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 6: modern weaponry, including offensive weapons, at the expense of the 47 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 6: more and more damage to taxpayers in Western countries. 48 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: And the UK government says has had to launch a 49 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: secret scheme to relocate thousands of people from Afghanistan after 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: their personal details were mistakenly leaked. Back in twenty twenty two, 51 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: the personal details of nearly nineteen thousand people who had 52 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 2: applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seize 53 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: power were leaked, and the breach wasn't found until August 54 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, when names surfaced on Facebook. 55 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 3: Nine hundred our principles are in Britain or in transit. 56 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: Together we three thy six hundred family members at a 57 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 3: cost of around four hundred million pounds. From today there 58 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 3: will be no u A our office of re looking 59 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: to Britain from today. The route is now closed. 60 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: And finally, flash floods are back in this time in 61 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: New York City. The City Subway was particularly hit. Passengers 62 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: and it were left stranded inside carriages after torrential rain 63 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 2: gushed all the way down into the subway caused flood 64 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: waters to go onto the platforms. 65 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 7: The flash flood threat is not over. This is the 66 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 7: time of year or or where we get it, because 67 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 7: July is the hottest time of year in the northern 68 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 7: hemisphere and he can hold more water and boom if 69 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 7: you get one of these thunderstorms over you, they're very 70 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 7: slow moving. This is what can happen. 71 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: Charming. It's ten out to five the. 72 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: News you need this morning and the in depth analysis 73 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: earlier this year with Andrew Dickens and ex fol Insulation 74 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: keeping Kiwi homes warm and dry. This winter news talks 75 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: in me. 76 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: So the country is a goog about Panganui Mayor Andrew 77 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: tripes efforts at keeping Panganui's rate rises to just two 78 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: point two percent, you know the national average eight point 79 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: seven percent. And the question we're all asking is how 80 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: did he do it? So there was an article on 81 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: rang Z yesterday that gave only one concrete example, and 82 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: it was getting rid of the food recycling program. You 83 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: know that little bucket you put the organics in instead 84 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: of dumping them in general trash or using them for 85 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 2: your own compost heat. But a lot of people don't 86 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: like them. I don't mind them. But that's saved huangan 87 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: Nui one point one million dollars. So we heard that, 88 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: but that was just the tip of the Iceberg tripe. 89 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: And his team stopped the renewal of the city's car 90 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: fleet because you know why, if the cars you got worked, 91 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 2: then why upgrade, just because now that doesn't go down 92 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: well with the car trade, but it does save costs 93 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: for the ratepayers and difficult times. He called ty hoe 94 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: on a eight million dollar renovation of the historic Opera House, 95 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: which is a great little hall. He's waiting for an 96 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 2: appropriate business case. He also temporarily stopped grants to the 97 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: local surf Life Saving Club. That alone saved one million dollars. 98 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 2: He stopped the review of the district plan because the 99 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 2: government is reviewing the resource management. That saved seven hundred thousand. 100 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: He stopped the development of a quarry, and then he 101 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: raised the price of car parking of Panganui and swimming 102 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 2: pool entry to raise more non tax revenue or non 103 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 2: rates revenue. All this and more makes life in Wanganui 104 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 2: a little bit less comfy and a little less future proof. 105 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 2: It but it reduces rates, but it increases user pays 106 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 2: so in one way or another, residents still pay for it. 107 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: But on the plus side, capital expenditure on infrastructures up 108 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: more than eighty percent. Of that capital is going to 109 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: be spent on footpaths and roading in stormwater core infrastructure 110 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 2: spending up eleven percent. So yeah, the pools cost more 111 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 2: in Fuanganui, but hopefully the pipes won't leak. And have 112 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: I told you rates are lower than the rest of 113 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: the country. But this is the thing about austerity. Yes, 114 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: it can save millions today, but it often defers to 115 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: cost to later. So one day huangan Nui will have 116 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 2: to repair the opera house and it's no good having 117 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: public pools if the pub that can't of form forward it. 118 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: But did I mention this saves rates? And with the 119 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 2: local elections bearing down on you, you have the choice, and 120 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: it depends on people getting out of the house and voting. 121 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 2: And the choice you have these days when you're choosing 122 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: your civic leaders is a choice between civic ambition and 123 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 2: grand schemes or civic fiscal prudence. It's twelve after five 124 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 2: news talk ZIDB saying Jones has been worried about our 125 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: fuel security, so he's increasing their supplies of diesel that 126 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: we've got in store and stuff like that. But he 127 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: also wants to create special economic zones. This is to 128 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 2: put fuel depots in but also so he can build 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 2: some electricity generation. So is this a good idea or not? 130 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 2: We'll talk to the Major Electricity Users Group next. It 131 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: is thirteen after five. 132 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: Get ahead of the headlines on a early edition with 133 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: Andrew Dickins and x fole installation keeping Kiwi homes warm 134 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: and dry this winter news talk, said b five fifteen. 135 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: So Shane Jones, pushing ahead with has desire to implement 136 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: a thing called special Economic zones to boost electricity generation 137 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: and to secure fuel. Now the zones will create tailored 138 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: regulation policy and special access to financial support for those 139 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: in areas deemed desirable for generation. So John Harvard is 140 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 2: the chair of the Major Electricity Users Group, Band joins 141 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: who Now good morning here. 142 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,679 Speaker 8: John, good morning. 143 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: So is Shane Jones' idea a good one? Will it 144 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: get more dams and wind farms built? 145 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 8: Look? It certainly would help. One of the big problems 146 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 8: we have in New Zealand is it's very hard to 147 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 8: build things and there's no question that we need a 148 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 8: lot more generation built. It doesn't remove issues around sort 149 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 8: of access to finance potentially, and it doesn't change sort 150 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 8: of the fundamental dynamic we have in New Zealand that 151 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 8: our large generators tend to only build new generation when 152 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 8: the demand is already there for the new build, so 153 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 8: we always sort of lag behind a little bit in 154 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 8: terms of very electricity generation, and that's one of the 155 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 8: reasons why I pray to stay high. 156 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: Do you think this might encourage more independent generators to 157 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: set up shop because we've got the big four gen tailors, 158 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: you know, and it's a bit like the supermarkets as well. 159 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: Would this actually create more competition. 160 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 8: Well, it'd be really interesting to see what the Minister 161 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 8: is thinking about in terms of access to finance. So 162 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 8: the big problem for independent generators is raising the capital 163 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 8: they need to actually build the generation, so they look 164 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 8: for a long term, large contract to underpin that investment. 165 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 8: The problem is most of the generation is wind and solar, 166 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 8: so it's intermittent generation because the wind doesn't blow all 167 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 8: the time and the sun doesn't shine all the time. 168 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 8: But our large users like as steel makers and our 169 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 8: your minium makers, they need a really constant supply of 170 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 8: electricity all the time. So what tends to happen is 171 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 8: the only sort of big players that the independent generators 172 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 8: can sell to are the big four gentators, so you 173 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 8: don't fundamentally change the dynamic. And if you're a gentator, 174 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 8: you're a lot of building it yourself than buying it 175 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 8: off someone else. So there's a real challenge there for 176 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 8: the independence to actually enter the market. So if the 177 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 8: Minister's got some good ideas around access to capital and 178 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 8: making that easier, that could make a difference. 179 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: Yes, and when those people come into the market, and 180 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: this is advice for the gentailors as well, I mean, 181 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 2: what would you like them to be doing. 182 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 8: Obviously we'd like them to be building a lot more generation. 183 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 8: They are building more at the moment, but we need 184 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 8: a step change in a large order of magnitude. To 185 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 8: put it in sort of perspective, is you know some 186 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 8: of the wind farms and the solar farms that are 187 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 8: being built, you know they might be twenty or thirty 188 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 8: megawatts of electricity a year. Well, we use about forty 189 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 8: five million megawats of electricity a year, so it gives 190 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 8: you an idea of how much we need to increase generation. 191 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 2: All right, we're round about eighty two percent, and thank you, 192 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: John Harvard. That is shame Jones' idea. More on this 193 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: with Heather after six this morning. Interestingly enough, there's another 194 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: story about alternative pound generation that's just broken, showing how 195 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 2: difficult it is to design the future. And I'll have 196 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 2: details for that later on in the program. And if 197 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: you're in the milk shed right now, would you like 198 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: to know the global dairy trade results? The latest auction 199 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 2: showed a one point one percent increase in prices, and 200 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 2: digging down into the details, skim milk powder up two 201 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 2: point five percent, whole milk powder up one point seven percent, 202 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: and unfortunately, butter unchanged. And I think we'd all like 203 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 2: that to go down right now, wouldn't we? It is 204 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 2: at nineteen after five. You know what, if you apply 205 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 2: for a job in the United States of America, they go, 206 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 2: you know, what's your health benefits? 207 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 4: Like? 208 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 2: Does that happen here? Not so much? Should it? We'll 209 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 2: talk about this Next'spire. 210 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: Twenty one on your radio and online on iHeartRadio Early 211 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: edition with Andrew Dickens and x full installation Keeping Kiwi 212 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: Holmes Warm and dry this winter News Talk SAT be. 213 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 2: So should your employer give you health insurance? We've got 214 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: calls for a fringe benefit tax break to help New 215 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 2: Zealanders pay for the rising cost of health insurance. And 216 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 2: this came from a study from the Financial Services Council 217 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 2: which found we are twice as likely to ensure our 218 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 2: cars than we are ourselves and our health They reckon 219 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: Only one in four key weis get their health insurance 220 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 2: paid for by their employer, with seventy eight percent of 221 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: insurance people paying for it out of their own pocket. 222 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 2: And I know it hurts. Let us go as the 223 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: founder of Enriched Retirement and joins you. Now, Hello, Liz, 224 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 2: good morning. So should employers be paying your health insurance? 225 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 2: Or is the whole point of a public health system 226 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: to be our health insurance? 227 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 9: Look, I think our public health system is under extreme pressure, 228 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 9: as we all know, you know, with staff shortages, long 229 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 9: waiting lists, you know, the days of relying on that 230 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 9: public health system. 231 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 4: Are gone. 232 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 9: I think, so we have to take care of ourselves. 233 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 9: And look, I think one of the problems here is 234 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 9: that New Zealanders think that a bullet proof, you know, 235 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 9: they think, oh, she'll be right, nothing's going to go 236 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 9: wrong with me, And they don't tend to put health 237 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 9: insurance at the top of their priority list. But it's 238 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 9: getting that way because your health is really important. You know, 239 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 9: if you don't have good health, then you can't enjoy life. 240 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 9: But it may also impact on your ability to work. 241 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 9: And that's where I think employers have a vested interest 242 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 9: in making sure that their employees are healthy, and part 243 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 9: of that is encouraging them to take out health insurance. 244 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 9: So I think, yes, you know, having fringe benefit tax 245 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 9: apply to those health work related health insurance schemes is 246 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 9: a disincentive. It's not heaving us in the right direction 247 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 9: if we continue along those lines. So by all means, 248 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,119 Speaker 9: I think a tax break on that would be extremely 249 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 9: helpful to you know, to to encourage us to take 250 00:12:58,440 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 9: the right steps. 251 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 2: I think we don't invest in health insurance because we 252 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 2: think we bulletproof. We don't invest in health insurance because 253 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 2: it's so damn expensive. 254 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 9: Well, yes, look, but then how do you measure expensive? 255 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 9: To me, it's about what's the benefit that you're getting 256 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 9: in relation to that expense. So and I think particularly 257 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 9: for people who have got, you know, some known health issues, 258 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 9: or who have some genetics or family history or even 259 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 9: history in terms of you know, being heavily involved in 260 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 9: sports and that kind of thing which might impact their health. 261 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 9: You know, those people are at high risk, and I 262 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 9: think in that situation where you're facing a high risk, 263 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 9: then it makes a lot of good sense to have 264 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 9: health insurance because you know there's there's something going to 265 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 9: happen to you potentially down the track which is going 266 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 9: to cost you a lot of money or a lot 267 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 9: of discomforts because you can't get into the public health. 268 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 9: So in that sense, it's not expensive. 269 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 2: Liz, I thank you so much for getting up early today. 270 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: This co is from a rich retirement. And on the 271 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 2: subject of health insurance, I think you may or may 272 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 2: not know that I had cancer six years ago and 273 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 2: all my treatment was paid for by health insurance and 274 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 2: that totaled over one hundred thousand dollars, which did not 275 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: come out of my own pocket. And also my partner 276 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: has had cancer and her treatment costs again well over 277 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: one hundred thousand dollars, and that didn't come out of 278 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 2: our pocket. And so that is because we invested in 279 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 2: health insurance and that has been a lifesaver for both 280 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: of us. We're both completely one hundred percent clear now 281 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: and that's a good thing. But it is very expensive, 282 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 2: and I can tell you as you get older, it 283 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: only gets worse. It is our five twenty five. What's 284 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 2: a big deal about the UN in this country? That 285 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,119 Speaker 2: next here on News Talks. 286 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: At B the early edition full show podcast on iHeartRadio. 287 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: Now it by News Talks at B. 288 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 2: New Shorks B. It is five to twenty seven. I'm 289 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: always amazed and how much credence the United Nations has 290 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 2: given in domestic New Zealand politics. So look, the left 291 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 2: loves the UN's pronouncements on where New Zealand stands because 292 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: it reinforces the of you that we've got a lot 293 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 2: to feel guilty about. We should do something about it. 294 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: The right, meanwhile, believes that the UN can supersede our 295 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 2: sovereignty and is an enemy to be repelled at all costs. 296 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: But that's not the truth. Here's the truth. The UN 297 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 2: is an ineffectual bureaucracy. It's a giant global virtue signaler, 298 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 2: judging its signatories to an idealistic standard that is often 299 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: unachievable in the modern world. But it makes us all 300 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 2: feel good. There's nothing wrong with the UN writing these 301 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: sorts of reports because it might be nice to live 302 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 2: in a world full of unicorns. But they're still just 303 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: words and they have no deep context and no significance. 304 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: So David Seymour, David Seymour obviously took offense at one 305 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 2: such report and in a fit of peak late one night, 306 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 2: drunk on the power of being Deputy Private so fired 307 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 2: off an angry letter signed Grumpy of EPSOM to the UN. 308 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 2: That's obviously not his job, and it's right that he's 309 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: been told off about it. But that is about that 310 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 2: in the story. It's caused a minutif amongst the coalition 311 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: partners because of process and pecking order, but it's not 312 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 2: the major crack in the coalition that some claim. And 313 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 2: don't worry about the so called international embarrassment because the 314 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 2: world has a lot more to be embarrassed and worried about, 315 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 2: rather than some that will report by an arm of 316 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 2: the UN that criticizes one piece of legislation in a 317 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: very small country globally. So chill out about the UN 318 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 2: other than how much it costs us. But chill out 319 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 2: about them. They're not the boss of us. They're not 320 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 2: the boss of anyone, and that is their biggest problem 321 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 2: in getting anything tangible done. 322 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: Ryan news Talk said, b Ah, there. 323 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 2: Is a Ryan Bridge in the I'm Andrew Dickens. Ryan 324 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 2: will be back next week. Ryan's doing the drive right 325 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 2: now now. On the health insurance, A Texas says health 326 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 2: insurance should operate in reverse, paying forward high premiums when 327 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 2: you are young and can afford it. When you're older. 328 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 2: Of course you're likely to be earning much lesser you can't, 329 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 2: so you know, step him down, and Scott writes he 330 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 2: recently stopped the health insurance because it was so expensive 331 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 2: and the A equivalent amounts into a savings account which 332 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 2: is now to five figures and growing. So well done 333 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 2: to you, Scott, but your health is very very important 334 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 2: and you should look out for it. Bad news for 335 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 2: the solar energy. I've got that story on the way. 336 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 2: We're going to talk about the christ Huge Hospital car 337 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 2: park again and what a mess at mastercf UK they've 338 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 2: got another controversy. Gavin Gray from the UK is on 339 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: the way. News is Nexus his news talks at B. 340 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: Views and Views You Trust to start your day, It's 341 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: early edition with Andrew Dickins at expol Insulation, keeping Kiwi 342 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: Holmes ward and Dry. This winter news talks at B. 343 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 2: Welcome. What is your and Andrew Differenson for Ryan Bridge. 344 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 2: He's back on Jack on this show from next week 345 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 2: where Mike Hoskin comes back. Listening to the boys in 346 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 2: the afternoon yesterday, they were talking about that lotto and 347 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 2: with the naked skier and how many people forty eight 348 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 2: people have complained about the buttocks scene on their TV screen, 349 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 2: So that was funny old talkback. I have to say. 350 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 2: But if you think we're prude's here in this country, 351 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 2: what about in India where they cut out thirty a 352 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 2: thirty three second kissing scene between Lois Lane and Superman. 353 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 2: They decided that India was not allowed to see Superman 354 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 2: and Lowis Lane having a kiss, so thirty three seconds 355 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 2: just went and there's a bit of controversy about that. 356 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 2: Now here's a story that will break Green's hearts. And 357 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 2: we were talking about special economic zones and electric electricity 358 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 2: generation because we all know the price of electricity at 359 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 2: the moment is insane, so we'd will want to do 360 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 2: something about it. But here we go. A second solar 361 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 2: power company has gone to the wall and they've owed 362 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 2: three million dollars and they're called Solar Group and they 363 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 2: join another company called Solar Zero, who collapsed last year, 364 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 2: and ironically at a time when electricity prices have never 365 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 2: been higher. It's because of a low adoption of solar 366 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 2: and the industry's reliance on financial incentives and subsidies. So 367 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 2: the New Zealand market is speaking people and they do 368 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 2: not like solar. In fact, the number of connections in 369 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 2: New Zealand that is solar is about three percent. In Australia, 370 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 2: the United States between thirty and forty percent. We are 371 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 2: way behind the ball. We do not like solar. Why 372 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 2: the biggest issue was cost. A solar system for the 373 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 2: average New Zealand home comes with a price tag of 374 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 2: twenty five thousand dollars. But it's another lesson to us 375 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: all that you can't force the future. 376 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: International. 377 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 2: It is twenty two to six. Let's go around the country. 378 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 2: We'll do international with Gavin Gray in a few moments time. 379 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 2: But in first Toned and AICs. Good morning to Michael Segel. 380 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 5: Good morning. 381 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 2: So what's happening too tir No's birds sanctuary. 382 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's up in the air. The community has three 383 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 5: weeks to provide feedback on how to retain or enhance 384 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 5: the to Punanga Manu facility. Doc has confirmed the Sanctuary's 385 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 5: price to tucka hay will likely stay. How we even 386 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 5: no decisions have been made about the other birds. Great 387 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 5: South is telling us they've already received twenty six high 388 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 5: quality submissions, be with some really cool ideas. Nothing out there, 389 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 5: but doing what's currently at the site better and differently. 390 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 2: I love a good taka. Hey, how's the weather in Otago? 391 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 5: A chance when early shower? Otherwise fine a hive ten 392 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 5: degrees adice. 393 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 2: Good morning to Claire Sherwin from Christis Good morning to Claire, 394 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 2: good morning, Hey, I know what's fun. Let's talk about 395 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 2: christ Church Hospitals car park again again. 396 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 10: I heard you saying that, Andrew. 397 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 4: That's right. 398 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 10: Well, this is going to be at the council meeting today. 399 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 10: Methyl Major is seeking some support from colleagues with this 400 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 10: idea to open the Pardakiode Recreation in Sports Center car 401 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 10: park to be used for night shift workers at Christchurch Hospital. 402 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 10: It's only around the corner from the hospital, so it's 403 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 10: nice and handy to it, and we know the saga 404 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 10: that it's Christyurch Hospital car parking. The notice of motion 405 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 10: comes three months after counselor and rival meyoral candidate Sarah 406 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 10: Templeton requested an investigation of the same thing. She says 407 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 10: she was told a notice of motion wasn't needed to 408 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 10: get the work done. When she put forward the idea, 409 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 10: Templeton Stairs staff will let her know that work was 410 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 10: already underway on this and a wider safety audit on 411 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 10: the area is planned as well. 412 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: All right, how's your weather today, Samolo. 413 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 10: Claude and fog about today? Otherwise should be fine. Southwesterly 414 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 10: is easing and the high is eleven. 415 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 2: And I thank you. And now to Wellington Maxtol, Good 416 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 2: morning to you. 417 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 11: Good morning. 418 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 2: So there's debate about how to invigorate Wellington. 419 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 11: Yeah, it feels like there's a lot of bad feeling 420 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 11: in the capitol at the moment. The Ray Chung email 421 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,719 Speaker 11: leak is dragging on now, a bit of to and 422 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 11: fro between the Prime Minister and the mayor. Again really, 423 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 11: I should say we talked on Monday about Wellington missing 424 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 11: out on the Lord Lewis Capaldi Concert's homegrown. Christopher Luxon 425 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 11: again critical of council spending on the wrong things. Mentioned 426 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 11: the Convention Center in particular that has been losing a 427 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 11: bit of money. It has been partly propped up by 428 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 11: the Council as well, while christ Church's equivalent does well 429 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 11: also critical of our glow in the dark public toilets. 430 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 11: Interesting that the Prime Minister mentioned how Wellington used to 431 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 11: have the V eights here the Nissan mobile five hundred 432 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 11: Waterfront Street Race in Wellington until about thirty years ago. 433 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 11: Amir Torrifano, quick to respond one fit out the door, 434 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 11: turning it around and criticizing the public service cuts by 435 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 11: the government, says Luxon is living in the past. It 436 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 11: all feels a bit tired. We're going around in circles 437 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 11: and it's dark, and it's cold, and everyone's sick, and 438 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 11: everyone's shouting at each other. At Rayla Chung's latest campaign 439 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 11: event last night, there's video of that online. You could 440 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 11: be forgiven for forgetting we just had a successful all 441 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 11: Blacks test weekend. 442 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 2: Gee, I feel the need to come to Wellington immediately 443 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 2: just to look the spirits. How is the weather there? 444 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 11: It is partly cloudy with southerly's thirteen the high. 445 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 2: Okay thirteen the high. It's pretty cold around the place. 446 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 2: Good storemaking weather too awkome? We go nev rittimanu, good morning, 447 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 2: so wyuku. I'm a franken County boy, And I know 448 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: Masters Road and a head south out of Wayuku and 449 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 2: it's a big old up and the downy sort of thing. 450 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: It's a lot of kids go down that during the 451 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: school rush. Three people died on that road. That town 452 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: must be in shock. Oh. 453 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 12: Absolutely, this is just a tragic story. So you're quite right, Andrew. 454 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 12: The vehicle went off Masters Road. Now, this happened about 455 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 12: three point thirty yesterday afternoon, ending up in a nearby 456 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 12: body of water, killing all three people inside. So Gary Holmes, 457 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 12: he's the Franklin local board member. He says, you know, 458 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 12: this is a tight knit community. They'll be affected by this. 459 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 12: He's also saying, like, as you know this road, it 460 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 12: runs through the Auckland White Cuttle jurisdiction. At speed limit 461 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 12: it fluctuates between eighty and about one hundred kilometers an hour. 462 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 12: So Holmes is saying the two different speeds on roads 463 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 12: adjacent to each other can be confusing for motorists and 464 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 12: possibly something that the councils need to look into. 465 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: Look, I'm going to go out on a limb here 466 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 2: and say I would I put eighty on it the 467 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 2: whole way because it is quite it's not a great road. 468 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 2: It's a little week all the roller coasters, the roller 469 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 2: coaster and it's a little wee rural road. And what's 470 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 2: the rush man? You're in Wyuku? How's Awkin's weather? Cloudy? 471 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 12: Isolated chows clearing though this afternoon sixteen is a high 472 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 12: here in Aukland. 473 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 2: It is seventeen to six. More controversy from masterch f 474 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 2: UK so Gavin Gray from the UK is going to 475 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: fill us in on that text about the insurance should 476 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: we have should we have more employers paying our health insurance. 477 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 2: Kathy talks that she's had one hundred percent for surgery 478 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 2: and specialist health insurance. She's had god bladder surgery, seven 479 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 2: sinus surgeries, averaging twenty k each. I see a I 480 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 2: specialist every year. I've had twenty one Mriyes, half public, 481 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 2: half private. I've been checking up in a benign tumor 482 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 2: on an optic nerve causing loss of sight in one eye. 483 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 2: There is no way I would have been able to 484 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 2: afford all these operations and all these procedures if I 485 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 2: didn't have health insurance. So spending five to six k 486 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 2: on insurance a year, it's a no brainer for Kathy. Meanwhile, 487 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 2: I'm the Superman kiss that has been taken out of 488 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: the film. In India, a person writes, ge if a 489 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:11,719 Speaker 2: guy needs to kiss a girl for thirty three seconds 490 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 2: to break down her resistance, he's hardly super. 491 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: Sixteen to six International correspondence with insin Eye Insurance Peace 492 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: of Mind for New Zealand Business. 493 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 2: Well, it's fourteen minutes to six and we saved you. 494 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 2: Wanting to Kevin Gray from the UK. Good wanting to 495 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 2: you Kevin either Andrew Well fresh from the Greg Wallace 496 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 2: to take a look at my junk controversy Master c 497 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 2: if UK has a new scandal. 498 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 4: Yep, I'm afraid it does, plunging the show into absolute 499 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 4: chaos because the series has already been filmed with both 500 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 4: Greg Wallace but also John Torode. Because today You're on 501 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 4: Droad has been sacked as the Master Chef presenter. It 502 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 4: was an allegation against him in what it was said 503 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 4: that he had used an extremely offensive racist term. Now 504 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 4: this allegation was upheld, although John Road, the TV cheffer, 505 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 4: said he had no recollection of the incident and he 506 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 4: said I do not believe that it happened. However, the 507 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 4: show's production company says it and the BBC agreed that 508 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 4: his contract on the show will not be renewed. So yeah, 509 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 4: after these allegations, dozens of allegations against Greg Wallace him 510 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 4: being sacked. Now John to Road apparently being offered to 511 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 4: told by bosses to resign he refused, has now been 512 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 4: sacked as well. This is the latest in a long 513 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 4: line of controversies at the BBC, including the Bob Villains 514 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 4: set at Glastonbury where they were leading Chance of Death 515 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 4: Death to the IDF and the BBC didn't pull the plug, 516 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 4: and also Garza documentary that they didn't realize was actually 517 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 4: hosted by the son of somebody in hammers So I'm 518 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 4: afraid dark days at the BBC. They've got a lot 519 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 4: of patching up to do. 520 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 2: What are they going to do with the Master cif 521 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 2: UK TV series. It's all in the cairn. They've filmed 522 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 2: it with the Road and Wallace. Are they just not 523 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 2: going to show it as a glorious waste of money? 524 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 4: Well that's what some people are demanding. But on the 525 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 4: other hand, of course, you know a lot of those 526 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 4: amateur chefs that really worked hard to get there. Imagine 527 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 4: if you won it and then found actually that it 528 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 4: wasn't going to be aired, or there wasn't even going 529 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 4: to be mentioned that you'd won it. There's talk about 530 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 4: perhaps replacing them with voiceovers or but it's going to 531 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 4: be almost impossible to do that. If they show it, 532 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:23,919 Speaker 4: people are going to be up in arms. If they 533 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 4: don't show, people are going to be up in arms. 534 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 4: Either way, I advise them to make a decision and 535 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 4: make it quickly. 536 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 2: Now you remember the story of that tree, the sycamore 537 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 2: get tree. This is a tree that was in between 538 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 2: two hillocks and you could take a photograph and it 539 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 2: looked beautiful in northeast England, and a couple of monters 540 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 2: we didn't cut it down. What's happened to them? 541 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 12: Yeah? 542 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 4: I mean they were described in court as taking moronic action. 543 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 4: And I think most people would agree. A tree that 544 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 4: was really a symbol of romance for so many was 545 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 4: famous in Hollywood. If you've ever seen it, you'll realize that. 546 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 4: Of course, it just looked stunning, and two men set 547 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 4: out one night and set timber and cut it down. 548 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 4: Why we still don't know, but morons, I think most 549 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 4: people would agree as a good adjective. One was age 550 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 4: thirty nine and the other thirty two, both from Cumbria 551 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 4: in the northwest of England, convicted of criminal damage after 552 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 4: filming themselves using a chainsaw to illegally fell the landmark 553 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 4: tree right on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, causing immense damage. 554 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 2: Now today they. 555 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 4: Have been jailed for four years and three months in 556 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 4: what the judge thought was probably just sheer bravado, the 557 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 4: judge rejecting a claim of drunken stupidity and saying it 558 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 4: was done for some sort of a thrill. 559 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 2: What a thrill exactly? And I guess when they go 560 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 2: to prison they can be put on the garden detail 561 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 2: for four years. Oh very good, Yeah, and I thank 562 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 2: you Gavin Great from the UK it is ten to. 563 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: Six news talks, it'd be. 564 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 2: So the government is cracking down on councils, forcing them 565 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 2: to stick to their core business. It's scrapping the four 566 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 2: well being provisions brought in by the last MOB, Social, economic, 567 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 2: environmental and cultural. The last MOB added these in twenty nineteen. 568 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 2: The law change also means councils must report regularly on 569 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 2: their finances and reveal how much they're spending on consultants 570 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 2: and contractors, wrote rotor Tania Tapsule is Jodd. I mean, now, 571 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 2: good morning to you, Tania. 572 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 13: Good morning. 573 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 2: What does core business mean for you? 574 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 13: Look, this is quite interesting actually because it's mostly focused 575 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 13: on infrastructure, but overall it's about making sure that our 576 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 13: districts are certainly running well, but also that our community 577 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 13: is able to access services and feel happy about excellence 578 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 13: in customer service. I suppose when they do contact council. 579 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 2: And who's responsible for the culture of a city, because 580 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 2: if they're scrapping their cultural provision, are they saying it's 581 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 2: not the council's job to actually promote the culture of 582 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 2: a city and every city has a culture. 583 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 13: Well, actually, I've got to give it to this government though, 584 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 13: because when the previous one introduced the four Wellbeings, a 585 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 13: lot of the councils said, well, okay, then are we 586 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 13: going to get more funding to do that police, And 587 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 13: of course the answer was no, and so all of 588 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 13: a sudden, councils were tasked to worth also having to 589 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 13: look after the social wellbeings. Now, that was quite difficult 590 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 13: for us because when we're trying to run a city 591 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 13: keep the ranks as low as possible, but we also 592 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 13: have to drive not only culture but also social wellbeing. 593 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 13: We kind of said, hm, hang on, I'm in a government, 594 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 13: isn't it your job? So we are very much looking 595 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 13: forward to the removal of the four wellbeings. But there 596 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 13: is a little bit of hesitancy, I must admit of 597 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 13: councils across the country where we say, hmm, okay, so 598 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 13: you're going to tell us to focus on core business, 599 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 13: But does that mean that you will pick up the 600 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 13: bill and also the work if we do have gaps 601 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 13: that are left for our communities. 602 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. How do you feel about the government telling you 603 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 2: what to do? I mean, you are elected based on 604 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 2: your platforms. You go in there telling the people that 605 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: have elected you what you're going to do. But here's 606 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,239 Speaker 2: the government saying this is what you're going to do. 607 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 2: How do you feel about that? 608 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 13: This has always been a tricky one for us, of course, 609 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 13: and we saw that when we had the three Waters 610 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 13: debate now called Local Waters Done Well, where our community said, actually, hey, 611 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 13: we want to make sure that we maintain local decision making. 612 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 13: We also saw it when the polytechs the two stories 613 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 13: got moged across the country and the local DHB has 614 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 13: got scrapped, and of course we went to an amalgamated system. 615 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 13: So this will be quite interesting because we've seen that 616 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 13: when government does tell councils what to do, it doesn't 617 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 13: really work very well. So we're hoping at least, and 618 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,959 Speaker 13: I'll tell you what we're hoping, at least when they 619 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 13: talk about rates capping, they also look at how much 620 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 13: cost the government is actually putting on local councils. Because 621 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 13: I tell you what, half of our rates increases across 622 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 13: the country, certainly in my region it's about eight point 623 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 13: seven percent on average. Half of that rates increases actually 624 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 13: from government reforms and how much money we have to 625 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 13: spend to meet those targets. 626 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 2: So you're going to have to spend a bit more 627 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 2: as well, because you've got to report regularly on your 628 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 2: finances and you've got to reveal everything that you're spending. 629 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 2: So there's a whole lot of man hours and person 630 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 2: hours and that as well. Tell you, Tapsle, you spoke 631 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 2: so fantastically you always do, and I thank you for 632 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 2: your time today. It is seven to six. 633 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: Andrew Dickens on early edition with ex bowl insulation, keeping 634 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: Kiwi homes warm and try this winter news talks. 635 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 2: It'd be so yeah. The BBC has a whole series 636 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 2: of Master Chef in the cam with a couple of 637 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 2: miscreants in it, and are they going to run it 638 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 2: or not? Which was I was just talking with Gavin 639 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: Gray about this sign and says Andrew, the BBC, which 640 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 2: lacks intelligence, could just run the entire Master Chef season 641 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 2: through AI and replace the miscreants with made up characters. Easy, 642 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: thank you, Simon. I quite like to watch real humans. 643 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 14: Would you watch it if they played it? It's Heather here, Hello, Heather. 644 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 2: Hello, Hello. No, because I think Master Chef uk Is 645 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 2: is a pale shadow of Master Chef Australia. I've got 646 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 2: enough master Chief in my life. 647 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 14: If you did like watching didn't you stop watching it? 648 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 14: Because Greg's are PERV and. 649 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 2: The other racist? 650 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 12: No? 651 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 2: Remember, if anything you're going to watch, I'm going to 652 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 2: tell you something controversial. I was against the Spring Book 653 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 2: two back in nineteen eighty one, and he went to 654 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 2: the games anyway. I watched the games all the time. 655 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 2: I watched the Flower Bloom game. Did they have a 656 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 2: good game? There were good games of football. But you know, 657 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 2: but at the same time. 658 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 14: See this is where the BEB is just I mean 659 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 14: the beeB the Beebe is just an example of having 660 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 14: no spine, right when you just try to please everybody 661 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 14: and you please nobody at all, they' she just bloody 662 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 14: will play the thing and they will get so. 663 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: Much ad ribon. So I was in the news room 664 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 2: the other day and I said, Gallan's going to smash 665 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 2: Sonny Bill, isn't he? And you know what the guy 666 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 2: beside me, Sam said, I hope. 667 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 14: So oh yeah, Actually did hear that? 668 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 2: Sonny bll is not ugerly popular with the with Sam 669 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 2: and I still think Gallan's going to smash it. When 670 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 2: you're talking to Sonny Bills too, they're going to talk. 671 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 14: To Soney Bill after seven thirty. He is a very 672 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 14: polarizing character, right, A lot of people want to see 673 00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 14: him get his head knocked in. 674 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 2: So he's going to spy. I mean, would you would. 675 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 8: You go in a boxing room? 676 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 4: No? 677 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 7: No? 678 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 2: No, Hello good Man? Ought to be a say tomorrow Well. 679 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 680 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 1: to News Talks. It'd be from five am weekdays, or 681 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.