1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: How about the power in Northland or lack of it? 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 2: Day? 3 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,359 Speaker 1: Transpower issued the grid emergency. They're looking into why transmission 4 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: towers fall over. Full restoration will take until at least 5 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: this afternoon, they say. Now Dan Fish's with North Chamber, 6 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: he's the boss of North Chambers with. 7 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: Us, Darren morning, Good morning, Mike. 8 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: How's it not at all? How's it gone overnight? Do 9 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: you know? 10 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been a little fragile. There's still still many 11 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: parts of the region who are no longer with power, 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: particularly those large power users in CBD areas, and as 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: I understood late last night, many rural areas still without 14 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: power as well. 15 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: So at least you'll get it for the weekend, which 16 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: I suppose is something. What was that? Do you have 17 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: any sort of read on the business effect? How many 18 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: doors had to get closed and how much money was lost? 19 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm told at the stage in terms of dollar 20 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: value losses, but it's going to be significant. I mean 21 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: we already know it's some economic kidwins at play and 22 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: things aren't looking good. I mean just liquidations here on year. 23 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: We found yesterday we're up fifty percent here on year, 24 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: so that's a pretty concerning. 25 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: So those liquidations you talk of, that's for Northland or 26 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: for the whole country, because those I saw some numbers, 27 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: but they were for the whole country, not Northland. 28 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, whole country. But we're pretty consistent in regards to 29 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: those figures here in. 30 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: Northold Road hasn't helped, of course, absolutely. 31 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: The fragility of our infrastructure is a real concern. 32 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: I think how much of a talking point is that 33 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: because as we were talking to somebody yesterday, and of 34 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: course the road's opening from Marto Riki, which is something 35 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: I guess, but between that and you know, this thing 36 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: falling over, I mean you've got to be sitting there thinking, God, 37 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: how bad does it have to get? 38 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I spoke to some of our more 39 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: regional business associations yesterday and how they described it as 40 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: if you know, this is not the knockout blow for 41 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: a lot of small businesses that certainly a standing eight 42 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: count you know, it could be very well one of 43 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: the things that just keep piling on top of some 44 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: of these small employers. 45 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: You know, what are you hearing about here? And there's 46 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: a couple of stories floating around. Did you see the 47 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: picture of the transmission tower that had fallen over. The 48 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: plate at the bottom looked fine, and there's a number 49 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: of stories floating about there were water blasting bolts, too 50 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: much rust, the bolts gave way, the thing fell over. 51 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not entirely sure of what the cause is 52 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: as yet. I think there's an investigation and all over well, 53 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: I can say we've been quite pleased with the urgency 54 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: in which things have got back on track. I mean, 55 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: North Power and Top Energy. You've done a fantastic job 56 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: reorganizing things to get as much of the residential people 57 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: back up and running, which is really important for families 58 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: and schools in areas that you need to stay on 59 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: over and I can imagine the loss of stock with 60 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: small businesses, cafes, and they would be really feeling. 61 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: It this morning exactly So hopefully done. But do you 62 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: know if it's temporary or permanent, this what they're going 63 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: to do today? Are they going to put the tower 64 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:53,839 Speaker 1: back up or are they going to use a crane 65 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: or a truck or whatever. 66 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. I did see some reports that there's a multiple 67 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: different solutions been sought at the moment, but I think 68 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: whatever it is, it's going to be a relative band 69 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: aid solution. For the time being until something more permanent 70 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: is put in place. I don't think the permanent solution 71 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: is going to happen quickly. 72 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: Okay, the weather wasn't a thing, was it. I mean, 73 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: it was a bit blowy, and you had the rain 74 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: and all that, But that wouldn't have blown a tower over, 75 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: would it. 76 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: I wouldn't think so. No, But I mean the North 77 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: was severely hammered with weather night before, so feel for 78 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: those people who were battling that on top of power 79 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: outages that. 80 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: The next day wet end in the dark. Darren, go 81 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: well this weekend. I appreciate it very much, Darren Fish 82 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: and North Chamber. 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