1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Now to Auckland. Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown reckons a supercharged 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Auckland city can lead New Zealand out of recession. He's 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: updated his manifesto for the city and he's still calling 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: for a bed tax. This's have a chat to him. Hey, Wayne, 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Hello Heather, You're not going to get a bed tax, 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: so are you? 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: Just wait and see what hasn't it been ruled out. 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 2: It's been ruled out, just immediately, but just roll time forward. 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: In the event, which is not absolutely sure that I've 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: become the mayor again, it will then be one year 11 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 2: before they have to get re elected. And we've just 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 2: had six two thirds of the organisms thinking that's a 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: hell of a good idea. So it can get some 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: funds to watch big events in the hotel. He is 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: up here think it's a good idea, and they might 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: just have to, thinking, dear, be a good idea if 17 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: we got re elected as well. So who knows what 18 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: are you going to spend? It ain't over till it's over. 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: What do you spend the bed tax money on? Is 20 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: it about drawing attracting wants here? 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? And also it's our events and the only three 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: places that really want it desperately are here Queenstown and Roda, 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: and Queenstown needs it to put up some cheap accommodation 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: because the people who work on Low Way just can't 25 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: afford to live there. And rot probably needs it for 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 2: toilets and security. And we need it for big events 27 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: because this is probably the only place that gets big events. 28 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: But you know when some of those big events, the 29 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: real big stars, they want three or four million just 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: to show up. Well we are and we will do. 31 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: And verone says, why don't you do like Sydney will 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: in those other places? Well they all got a bed tax. 33 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: It's called a bed night levy. Because if you say 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: that we're tax act, fly into a rage of disembellment. 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: Hey listen, why do you support this co governance business 36 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: and the white targety ranges? 37 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: Well I don't necessarily. It's actually a local board issue. 38 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: How old didn't you vote for it? 39 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: No, they didn't come before the council. We have local 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: boards for doing local board things, So I stay out 41 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 2: of come. 42 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Before the Transport committee and aren't you on that? 43 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: I'm on most of them. Maybe I didn't go to that, 44 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: but it's not something else personally voted. 45 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Okay, so Wayne, tell me what is your position on 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: this plan for the white targeting ranges. Do you support 47 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: it or will you oppose it? 48 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: Well, I don't know enough about it. They have a 49 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: strong view on that, to be honest at the moment. 50 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: So I've got really strong views on fixing the transport, 51 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: fixing the temporary traffic management, changing the transit visa for 52 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: Chinese people that come. 53 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Here can walk and chew gum. You're a smart guy. 54 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: I've got strong views and all this stuff. And I've 55 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: read about this as well. How can I know more 56 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: about this than you? 57 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: That's not on Well, you're probably more interested in about that. 58 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: We've got a parking formed a park committee and put 59 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: Ken Turner on it as the chairperson, and he's deeply 60 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 2: involved in why to every arranges things, and so I 61 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: leave it up for him. Really, so it's called, you know, 62 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: letting people below him make some decisions. 63 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, okay, So let's just get this straight. If 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: it was to go to a co governance model, which 65 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: Richard Hill says can at some stage become actual voting, 66 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: which is completely delegated to this co governance set up, 67 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: this committee if it goes to that, and then you know, 68 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: thirty five percent of the park is shut down and 69 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of walks a shutdown. You're okay with that? 70 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: As the mayor, are you? 71 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: Well? Okay thirty five percent of the park shutdown? But 72 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if that's exactly what's involved? 73 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: Well or not, isn't it? 74 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe right about it? Well? Some much just 75 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: fire people up. I've got tomorrow on Wednesday night. I'm 76 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: risking my going to the Saint Mary's Bay Association, who 77 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: are hot under the collar about planning Chaine seven years 78 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 2: faith and it's effected on character buildings and I live there, 79 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: so I'm going to go to that and it's my 80 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: and I don't expect Ken Turners to know anything about 81 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 2: that because he lives out in the wit Tackeries and 82 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: so I let him worry about those things. There's a 83 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: lot of needs to worry about in Orgland, I mean, 84 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: Wayne more, I would say more important. My big thing here, 85 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: for instance, is with I'm having a big push on 86 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: lifting the economic performance of here, particularly with tech Week 87 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: coming up. And I'm hoping that you want to interview 88 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 2: me during tech Week because I'm going to do a 89 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: lot about lifting the innovation income out for Aukwarande because 90 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: it's not as high as it should be, and that's 91 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: a massive, multi billion dollar thing rather than something or other. 92 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: It's Ken Turners all over and he lives in the ytackery, 93 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: So why would I bother interfering with what he's doing 94 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: on that one? 95 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: Maybe because you're the mayor. Anyway, Wayne, listen, thank you. 96 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, Wayne Brown, Auckland's mayor. 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