1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: The issues, the interviews and the insight. Andrew dickots on 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: earlier this show with one roof love where you live, 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: News Talks it'd be and good morning. 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 2: To you and welcome to the program. Thank you so 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: much for choosing us today. Coming up at the next 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 2: down debate as to where the Farm Action Fund weight 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: layers bloss strokes. Would this be wasteful spending or a 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: silver bullet against obig city. Andrew Watterson on the weekend 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 2: Sport as the black Caps make history and beat India 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: in a series, AUKANFC stumble and the Australian Open starts. 11 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: It's Christopher leuxon the State of the Nation Day. What 12 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: does Simon Bridges want to hear? We've got reporters from 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: around New Zealand and Kevin Grat from the UK and 14 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: News as it breaks and you can have your say. 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: The number is ninety two ninety two. Small charge applies 16 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: seven after five. 17 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: The agenda. 18 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: It's Monday, the nineteenth of January. Denmark's Prime Minister met 19 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 2: Fredrickson says Europe will not be bullied. It comes as 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: Trump threatens tariffs of up to twenty five percent on 21 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: eight NATO allies over Greenland, and they're calling it a 22 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: dangerous slide. 23 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: So they want us to spend hundreds of billions of 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 3: dollars defending a territory for them that is twenty five 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 3: percent bigger than Alaska at one hundred percent American expense. 26 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 3: But they say, well, we do this, it belongs one 27 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: hundred percent to Denmark. 28 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, thousands have been protesting against Trump's plans. 29 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 4: Grinn that is not for sale. We want to have 30 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 4: our own country. 31 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: I strongly believe that Europe and Denmark is a great 32 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: and very important. 33 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 4: Alliance for Greenland. 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, a u wised defense officials says fifteen hundred soldiers 35 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: in Alaska on on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis. 36 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: If President Trump uses active duty military and ongoing anti 37 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: ice demonstrations. It comes with state official zooge protests to 38 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: stay peaceful after the death of Rene Good and the 39 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: confrontation with Ice that has now sparked widespread on race. 40 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 5: We have the legal right to drive on the streets 41 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 5: of our own city, and we have the legal right 42 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 5: to observe them. But they seem to have forgotten. 43 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: That no final decision has been made on whether the 44 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: troops will actually deploy. And finally, Prince Harry's war with 45 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: the press is back in court. The case against The 46 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 2: Daily Mail's publisher begins tomorrow. It's his third major court 47 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: battle accusing newspaper groups of unlawful behavior. Publishers reject the 48 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 2: allegations as preposterous and are ready for a strong defense 49 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: of their journalism. 50 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: Views and views you Trust. To start your day, it's 51 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: early edition with Andrew Dickins and one roof Love, Where 52 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: You Live, Well, Use Talks the'd be. 53 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: It's none after five. It's hard to keep up with 54 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: the United States as they flip from one to year 55 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: political crisis to another. One moment's Venezuela, then it's Cuba, 56 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: and then it's Ukraine, and then it's a Run, and 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: then it's Minneapolis, and then it's Columbia, and then it's 58 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: back to Venezuela again. But this weekend it was all 59 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: about Greenland, with Donald Trump threatening a twenty five percent 60 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: tariff on a slew of European countries, including den Mark, Germany, 61 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: France and the UK, until the United States is allowed 62 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: to purchase Greenland. The States really don't seem to understand 63 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: the word no Greenland doesn't want it, dem Mak doesn't 64 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: want it, and because of NATO, Europe doesn't want it. 65 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: But America thinks they can bend reality to their desires. 66 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 2: But now Europe is starting to get their cajones back. 67 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: Germany is starting to talk about a World Cup boycott Trump. 68 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,119 Speaker 2: Allies in Europe like Nigel Farage are starting to say 69 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: the idea is stupid. Even Republicans like Tom Tillis, a 70 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 2: US Senator from North Carolina, are starting to grumble. He 71 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 2: called the whole idea beyond stupid and great news for 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: Putin and g Fewer than one in five of Americans 73 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: approve of America's efforts to acquire Greenland. Only four percent 74 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,959 Speaker 2: of Americans think the United States should take Greenland using 75 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: military force. And there were some pretty fanciful editorials in 76 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: Europe over the weekend. One said that if the States 77 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: loses patients and decides to seize Greenland with boots on 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: the ground, then that invokes Article five, which says attack 79 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: against one native member is considered an attack against all, 80 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: and then Europe will be in direct conflict with the 81 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: United States. And this editorial said, then US paces in 82 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: Europe will be seized like Ramstein, US nuclear weapons confiscated 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: European debt, money in America called in and trade ceasing, 84 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: leaving America alone and isolated with no one to trade 85 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 2: with except the supposed bad guys. Now, I don't think 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: that fevered dream is actually going to happen, but I 87 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: do think it's good that Europe is starting to stand 88 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: up for itself after a year of cow towing and 89 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 2: appeasement in the face of what often ends out to 90 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 2: be empty threats. 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: News Talk said, be well, here. 92 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 2: We are nearly back to normal. Ryan is doing drive 93 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: today because Heather's still on holiday. Is a fella called 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: mic is going to here after sex, and the breakfast 95 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: show is back all bells and whistles. So I'm here 96 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: for a week and at the end of the week 97 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: everything is going to be just like it normally is. 98 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 2: Now there's a bit of a debate about where the 99 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: Farmacts should actually fund weight loss medications. Who may remember 100 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: on the summer breakfast I was talking about this with 101 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: some scientists who said the problem with weight loss medications 102 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: is that they work, but as soon as you come 103 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: off them, you put the weight back on. So is 104 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: this wasteful spending? Is this a good idea. We'll discuss 105 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: this next on News Talks. 106 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: Views and Views You Trust to start your day. It's 107 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: early edition with Andrew Dickins and one roof Love Where 108 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: you Live News Talks that'd be by fourteen. 109 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: The text numbers ninety two ninety two. We're here, Where 110 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: are you right? Farmacs seeking advice on whether to fund 111 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: weight loss medications. That's you know your govies and stuff. 112 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 2: New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in 113 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: the OECD. One in three adults and one in eight 114 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: kids are classified as a beest. So is there a 115 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: need for this? Peter Shepherd is a molecular medicine professor 116 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: at the University of Auckland and joys me now, good 117 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 2: morning to your pizza morning Andrew. How useful do you reckon? 118 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: These drugs are? 119 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: Oh? 120 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 4: They are really effective drugs that are lowering weight and 121 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 4: improving the health outcomes that are associated with being overweight. 122 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: And with those figures which are quite horrific, third highest 123 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 2: adult obesity rate in the OECD, that means that needed. 124 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 4: I think there really needs to be a solution that 125 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 4: actually works. 126 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: Yes, now, we talked about in the summer Breakfast and 127 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: studies over the summer suggest the efficacy of this drugs 128 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: are short term. In other words, you take them, you 129 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: lose some weight. As soon as you go off them, 130 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: the hunger comes back and the way comes on. So 131 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 2: as a short term solution, would that be wasteful farmac spending? 132 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 4: Well, that's all we do with all our other drugs, 133 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 4: Andrew think about it. There will be a lot of 134 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 4: your listeners out there taking statins or you know, other 135 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 4: medications for their heart disease and for their blood pressure. 136 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 4: As soon as they go off them, they lose their 137 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 4: effect as well. But we use those, don't we. So 138 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 4: it's just the same thing in my mind. 139 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: Okay. In Australia they've announced that with Goovi will be subsidized. 140 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: Would it makes sense for us to follow sweet suit 141 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 2: or are we different places? 142 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 4: Well, it'll depend on the cost, and that'll be the 143 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 4: kicker here. At the moment, I think it's probably a 144 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 4: little bit too expensive, but there are a whole lot 145 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 4: of generic versions or or much cheaper versions coming down 146 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 4: the line from China and other places. So by this 147 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 4: time next year, I think we'll be in a position 148 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 4: where it is an affordable way to treat obesity. 149 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: Would it be a better solution to actually fund bariatric 150 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: surgery instead of these short term drugs so that the 151 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: most affected get treated. 152 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I fully agree with you on that one. We 153 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 4: do lots of surgery in this country for things like 154 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 4: knee and hap operation, and that's a wonderful way to 155 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 4: spend money because it really helps people long term live 156 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 4: much healthier, more productive lives. We do twenty thirty thousand 157 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 4: of those a year in this country, but we only 158 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 4: do a few hundred bariatric surgeries because of the sort 159 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 4: of preconceptions and prejudice is against obesity. So yes, more 160 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 4: bariatric surgery would also be a good investment. 161 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: All right, Peter, I thank you for your time. Peter 162 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 2: is a molecular medicine professor at the University of Auckland. 163 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: And I don't know if I agree or not because 164 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 2: of the interviews I did over summer which said it's 165 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: short term. The difference with status. Of course, you start 166 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: taking status, you stay on status, but this will GOVI stuff, 167 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 2: you can't stay on it long term. So it really 168 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: the best way to spend out very limited health budget. 169 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 2: What do you think ninety two ninety two is the 170 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: text number oh history made this morning, came into work 171 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: and I went, oh, yeah, there we go. Coley's on 172 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 2: a century and then wouldn't you know it, we came 173 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: through in the end and it's now a historic series 174 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 2: win against India and cricket this is the first time 175 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: in the last eight tours good stuff. Remember we beat 176 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: them in a Test series the other year as well. 177 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: So New Zealand on fire and cricket tragic. Is Andrew 178 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 2: Olderson who joins me next to seventeen after five. 179 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: The first word on the News of the Day Early 180 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: edition with Andrew Dickens and one Route Love where You 181 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: Live News Talks. 182 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 2: The'd be five nineteen orders bounced into the studio with 183 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: as spring in this step because we've had a series 184 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: win against India and ODIs that's right, so not. 185 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 6: Only the Test victory and in twenty twenty four, but 186 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 6: this is the first one in eight attempts in the 187 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 6: fifty over format to Andrew, and they are jubilant as well. 188 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 6: The news there's and rightfully so, I mean they've well 189 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 6: they've posted three, three, seven for eight and they've dismissed 190 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 6: India for two ninety six. Coally getting too one twenty four, 191 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 6: but Darren Mitchell one thirty seven, Glen Phillips one hundred 192 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 6: and six, and they've come from behind in the series. 193 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: Well done. And the thing I feel the person I 194 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 2: feel the most for is Darryl Mitchell who was actually oversaw. 195 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 2: They oversaw him when it came to the APL and 196 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 2: he's come back to India and thrashed them all over 197 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: the place. Is that three centuries in a row? 198 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 6: That's that's some serious utu and he has delivered, yes Mitchell, Wow, 199 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 6: and just just brings some authority with the bat and 200 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 6: the Lord is so secure, so solid, Daryl Mitchell. 201 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 2: And yeah he's he's named it new Golden Age and 202 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 2: a World Cup on the way, so that. 203 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 6: Solid side they're looking you know, I mean fifty over particular. 204 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 6: But yeah, there's a real new generation coming through there. 205 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 6: I think New Zealand cricket can be pretty happy with. 206 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 2: And remember how many people weren't there and we've got 207 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 2: this right, We've got a lot of people missing. Yeah, 208 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 2: exactly right, so real Philip as well for Rob Walter's 209 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: new coach now Daniel Hilliar the golfer gets a casual 210 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 2: half million. He's doing this very regularly there. 211 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 6: This is tremendous and Daniel hill In just Missinguel on 212 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 6: the PGA too last year, but he's come second in 213 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 6: Dubai in this European Tour event finishing he was the 214 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 6: clubhouse leader for a while I think with a booty 215 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 6: I think on the fifteenth and then he came through 216 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 6: strongly at the end, just really consistent golf and six 217 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 6: under sixty five in that final round. I think Ryan 218 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 6: Fox year of twenty seventh, but Hillia just finishing second 219 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 6: behind Nacho Alvera. 220 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 2: Spend the day yesterday watching the Australian Open looking for 221 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 2: my family because did you find them? 222 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 5: Yeah? 223 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: I thought I did and I sent a photograph it up, 224 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 2: it was the wrong woman. Helen went over to see 225 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: us son careful with that one there, went over to 226 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 2: see our so Ben who's having a crack at Melbourne 227 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 2: and so they went to the guys to open and 228 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: they've reported it is absolutely amazing but teaming big cues. 229 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, great event though when you're there it's impossible not 230 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 6: to get caught up in the vibe and the hype 231 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 6: of the Australian Open when you're wandering around that Melbourne 232 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 6: Park recinc and yeah, just overnight top seeds are in 233 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 6: Sabolinka and Carlos Alcharrat through to the Sea Ground. Venus 234 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 6: Williams close to get him through at forty five years 235 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 6: of age, but eventually losing to Olga Danilovitch. She was 236 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 6: up for love though on the decider Andrew, so just 237 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 6: mister gold opportunity. 238 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 2: And I saw Elena s Fitzalina play a very good match. 239 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 2: And of course if you're proud because you go, yeah, 240 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 2: that's the woman who learned her chops at awkward. Ye, 241 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: we're quite off a guilty that, aren't we. 242 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 6: Well, we'll see how Yakov Minshi goes as well after 243 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 6: taking out that ASP Classic Men's final as well. In Yeah, 244 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 6: there's an element of yeah we own them, don't we 245 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 6: to a degree of course they've been on if they've 246 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 6: triumph at Stanley Street, Yeah, exactly right, they should go 247 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 6: all the way. 248 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 2: Andrew, thank you so much, lovely Ederick. It is five 249 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: twenty two. It's News Talks MB. 250 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: The early edition full show podcast on iHeartRadio powered by 251 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: News Talks FB. 252 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 2: News Talks MB it is now five twenty four. I'm 253 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 2: Andrew dickens so on Friday, just before most of us 254 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 2: came back to work, at Casually announced that public transport 255 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 2: fairs in Auckland are on the rise from February to 256 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 2: first and I don't think they're the only ones in 257 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,719 Speaker 2: New Zealand. I think many regional authorities and councils are 258 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 2: about to jack up the transport costs that you have 259 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 2: to pay to get to work. So in Auckland they're 260 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 2: going up by five point one percent, which is higher 261 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 2: than inflation, but they claim transport costs have risen by 262 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 2: up to sixteen percent, so they tried to make us 263 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 2: feel as though they were doing a good job. Meanwhile, 264 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 2: parking costs in eighty controlled buildings and areas are going 265 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 2: up by fifty cents an hour. For adult commuters, this 266 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 2: means a ten to twenty five per cent increase per 267 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 2: bus or train trip. But if you're like me and 268 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 2: you take ferries, it's an extra forty to sixty cents 269 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 2: per ferry journey. 270 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 5: Now. 271 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: I understand prices go up, but I'm not sure that 272 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 2: AIGHT and other public transport operators around New Zealand realize 273 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: the consequences of raising the prices. 274 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 5: Now. 275 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: Look, I use a ferry and in fact I use 276 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 2: one on Saturday to go to a sale GP watching party. 277 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 2: That meant I spent fifteen dollars return. It's basically seven 278 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 2: dollars forty one way and seven dollars forty b. It's 279 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: basically fifteen bucks from February the first it'll be sixteen bucks. 280 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 2: That was fine because it was just me, But if 281 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 2: I took my partner, that would be thirty two dollars 282 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 2: return to go from Devonport to Newmarket and Auckland. And 283 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: that's getting very close to a price point that says 284 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 2: I can't justify using PT. And if there were three 285 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 2: of us, if I took a son, I might as 286 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 2: well just get an uber. And that defeats the purpose 287 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 2: of public transport, which is to get cars off the road, 288 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: to make public transports so efficient that you decided to 289 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 2: take it because it's good on price and it's good 290 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 2: and convenience. I have no complaints about the journey. I 291 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 2: was there in half an hour. I also wondered what 292 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 2: the thinking was that meant that the Southern line from 293 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: town to ed Sheeran was closed for maintenance. This was 294 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 2: a chance to let people experience alternative transport options. Why 295 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: didn't they just open it up one line. They didn't 296 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 2: have to open up the Western or whatever or the eastern. 297 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: Just open up that one and people could go from 298 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: town to ed shearm. But no, instead people ended out 299 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 2: in buses, clogging up the motorway, and some north Shore 300 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: residents were still trying to get home at two am. 301 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: And it reinforced the idea that not just trains are unreliable, 302 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 2: all public transport is and it's getting expensive. So Augan 303 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 2: Transport and all her transport operators get a load of 304 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 2: bad press, but it's not helped if they keep shooting 305 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 2: themselves in the foot with their decision making. 306 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: News Talk said, be. 307 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: I'm gonna play your singer right now. I'm gonna play 308 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 2: the singer right now. Let's let's play the singer right now. 309 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 2: Her name is Sienna Rose, and she is on fire, 310 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: and she's got three of her dusky jazz and few 311 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: soul songs and Spotify's viral top fiftee. 312 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 7: The world gross heavy on my shirt, your arm, your mommy. 313 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 2: Cost, a little bit of the Olivia Dean and there 314 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: a little bit of the in there space. Sienna Rose 315 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: is her name. She could become one of the year's 316 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 2: hottest news stars. But the only problem is people think 317 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: she's not real. They've been having a look at her. 318 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: Ciena Rose has absolutely no social media presence and never has. 319 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 2: She's never paid a gig, she has no videos, and 320 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: she's released an improbable number of songs in a short 321 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 2: space of time. So it's thought she uploaded forty five 322 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 2: tracks between September and December. I mean that's insane. And 323 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 2: so people are starting to say, no, well she's AI, 324 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 2: but they don't know because it's not been announced, and 325 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 2: I think that's a crime. You should announce this, don't 326 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 2: try and pull the wall over our eyes. I watched 327 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 2: the TV these days and I can tell which ads 328 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 2: be made with AI. And I know that's cheaper for 329 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: the advertisers and the advertising agency, but I'm a human 330 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: and I want to see the creativity of humans. I 331 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 2: don't want to see someone doing a prompt into a 332 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: computer program and coming up with an artist. I think 333 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 2: that's just I think that's just wrong, don't you. And 334 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 2: certainly everything in AI, when it comes to music or 335 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 2: videos should have a little sign on the bottom created 336 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 2: by a computer so we know exactly where it came from. 337 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 2: Do you agree? Ninety two ninety two is the text 338 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 2: number Gavin Gray out of the UK. All of Europe's 339 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 2: freaking out a little bit because of the whole Greenland 340 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 2: thing and the whole tariff thing, and they're saying some 341 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 2: pretty strong stuff. And right now they're having a meeting 342 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 2: about the challenge to Greenland. And as I said at 343 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 2: the beginning of the show, if they take Greenland against 344 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: Greenland's will, that is actually against Article five of the 345 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 2: NATO Agreement, which says, if you hassle one of us, 346 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: you hassle all of us, and that puts Europe up 347 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: against America. So let's go to Gavin Gray in the 348 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 2: UK and find out exactly what the situation is and 349 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 2: what the meeting's all about and what they're starting to say. 350 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 2: There was some pretty strong stuff from Keirs Starmer over 351 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: the course of the weekend, and before the programmer has finished, 352 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: we will be talking to Simon Bridges, who you may 353 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 2: remember could have been a National Party leader, could have 354 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 2: been a Prime minister, but he got the flick for 355 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 2: mister christpher lex and mister Christopher Leuxen is doing to 356 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 2: the nation's speech today and the International Convention Center is 357 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: just the first big international convention center thing. I don't know, 358 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: but we'll talk to Simon Bridges about what he wants 359 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 2: to hear, what Christopher Luxen needs to do over the 360 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 2: next year, and what businesses want. Let's sort of come 361 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 2: on Early Edition with Andrew Dickins here on News Talks 362 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 2: at Beak. 363 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 5: Now, please say lar me you information now. 364 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 4: He say, larm me you information now. 365 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 8: He say larm me you infor me to know. 366 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 5: He say larmie you in for me. Now say a 367 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 5: Larnie for me soon. 368 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: Now get ahead of the headlines on Early Edition with 369 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: Andrew Dickens and one roof Love where You Live Used 370 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: Talks at Bile. 371 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 2: Hey, goodbody, Welcome to the program. I'm Andrew Dickinson for 372 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: Ryan Bridge. He's doing the drive show today, Mike is 373 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 2: back today, Heather's on holiday. One week to go and 374 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 2: then we're all back to normal. 375 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 5: Now. 376 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: I want to just do a quick shout out to 377 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: the people of Northland after a very wet weekend, and 378 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 2: particularly the people of Fananaki because for ten years I 379 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 2: used to camp at Fananaki at Mota Tara Farm and 380 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 2: I'd been there when the rainfalls and when the rainfalls 381 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: at Fananak Get Falls. I know how miserable it can be. 382 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 2: So I'm sorry about your holiday and good luck with 383 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 2: the cleanup. Should be done by Wednesday, they're saying. Now. 384 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,479 Speaker 2: Over the weekend we got some sad news that Grant Betty, 385 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 2: the All Black from the seventies, had died in Australia 386 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 2: at the age of seventy four. I loved Grant Betty. 387 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 2: He was only five 't five and he only weighed 388 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 2: seventy kg. He was an all back. He could take 389 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 2: the big players on. He was electrifyingly fast. His little 390 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: legs would just reach warp speed and he was gone. 391 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 2: And I met Grant Betty. And it was in nineteen 392 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: seventy four and I was eleven, and my father and 393 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 2: I were heading down to Christiers to go to the 394 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 2: Commonwealth Games. And dead being dead, he decided we should 395 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 2: get to Wellington on trains and ferries, so we got 396 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 2: on the Silver Star. Do you remember the Silver Star? 397 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 2: That was the luxury overnight train that we used to 398 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 2: have called the Hotel on wheels. So I'm on the 399 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 2: Silver Star and about nine o'clock at later, I went 400 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 2: to the bathroom to brush my teeth, and who should 401 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 2: I see but Grant Batty, who wasn't much taller than me, 402 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 2: and I was eleven, and I wanted his autograph, but 403 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 2: all I had on me was my silver Star ticket. 404 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 2: But luckily Grant had a pen, so he signed that. 405 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 2: And while I was talking to him and reminding you 406 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 2: I was eleven, I said, mister Beatty, why are you 407 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 2: so grumpy? And he laughed as big old belly laughing. 408 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: I said, I'm not grumpy, man, but you've got to 409 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 2: stand up for yourself even when everyone is bigger than you. 410 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 2: How good is that advice? Grant Beatty, What a good bloke. 411 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 2: I've still got that ticket, it's under the house and 412 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 2: a box of memorabilia, and I think I'm going to 413 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 2: dig it out today. It is twenty two to six. 414 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 2: Right around the country. We go Calm Proctor from Dneed 415 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 2: and good morning to you morning, Andrew so Otaga University 416 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 2: is doing some awesome work on brain health. 417 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 9: Yes it has yet. The university here has been named 418 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 9: as the New Zealand host in fact of a Europe 419 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 9: of a Horizon Europe Brain Health Partnership. This is going 420 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 9: to bring together transdisciplinary teams to improve brain health research 421 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 9: and treatment. The Professor Louise par Brownley as co lead 422 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 9: of this partnership. She's told us that neurological and mental 423 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 9: health disorders are leading causes of disability and mortality globally, 424 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 9: and so she says this tenure partnership is an investment 425 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 9: in the future of brain research in New Zealand and 426 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 9: this will help improve quality of life for all. 427 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 2: Kiwis your brain's on fire? If you can say transisciplinary 428 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 2: just like that fantastic work like. 429 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 9: I struggled somewhat. 430 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 2: But it's day one, very good, Yes it is. Welcome back, 431 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 2: Happy holidays and how's your weather find today? 432 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 9: Some evening clout northeasterly is the high nineteenth. 433 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 2: To crat as we go, Claire, Sure, we're good morning 434 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 2: and welcome back. 435 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 10: Good morning. 436 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 2: So Kaiko is a new independent supermarket that made a 437 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 2: bit of a fast how's it going in chray Search, Yeah, well. 438 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 10: It's certainly been well received here. This is the new supermarket. 439 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 10: It's open at Northwood which is near Belfast on the 440 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 10: northern edge of the city. Kai Ko, of course the 441 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 10: brainchild of thirty two year old Ethan Vickery and his 442 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 10: dad Shane. Now the cool thing about this is the 443 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 10: success of Kaiko is thought to be an example of 444 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 10: how Christchurch is becoming the innovation hub of New Zealand. 445 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 10: The plan for the two of them is to give 446 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 10: shop as an alternative to the big supermarkets and the 447 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 10: duopoly business. Canterbury's head of Advocacy and Strategy, Tate Dench, 448 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 10: says christ Church is a strong testing bed for innovative 449 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 10: business models and that's boosting the local economy here too. 450 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 10: He says Canterbury's high net migration is fueling innovation and 451 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 10: Cantabrian's obviously love supporting local as businesses are being created 452 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 10: at twice the national average. 453 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 2: How's Canterbury's weather today? 454 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 10: A few morning clouds about otherwise should be fine. Easterly 455 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 10: is developing and hive eighteen and. 456 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 2: To Wellington we go, Emily, and so good morning to you. 457 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 2: So this is a worry over the holidays. Somebody found 458 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: a military practice bomb in a passenger's bag at the airport. 459 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 7: That's right, So well Wellington Airport called in the defense force, 460 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 7: but I didn't evacuate staff all the public when a 461 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 7: military practice bomb was found in a passenger's bag during 462 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 7: the holiday period. A worker alleges bosses ignored safety procedures, 463 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 7: while the airport and Civil Aviation Authority are standing by 464 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 7: how they handled the incident. Police were notified of an 465 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 7: item of concern in a checked bag on December twenty seventh. 466 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 7: It was cleared by experts and confiscated nearly two hours later. 467 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 7: The device is a non explosive dummy designed as a 468 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 7: replica for training scenarios and is banned on commercial aircraft. 469 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 2: Very good house, welling since weather. 470 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 7: Today partly cloudy, find spells increasing in the afternoon, southeasterly, 471 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 7: strong and exposed places with a high of seventeen degrees. 472 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 2: I know, thank you very much, and the legend is 473 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: back with her golden tonsils. 474 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 11: Golden tonsils. I don't know whether they've been working very 475 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 11: well this morning after five weeks. 476 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 2: I've been great. Never Retaman, good morning, Good morning Andrew. 477 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 2: So finally some trains on tracks. 478 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 11: Well, I've got to say, I'm just looking at this 479 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 11: spe line and what I should be saying is that 480 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 11: most of the train network most will stay closed today. 481 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 11: There are some trains going. So the trains will operate 482 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 11: on the Onihung line between Onihong and New Market. The 483 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 11: Southern Line YA between new Market and Monaco. 484 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 7: They're going to be open. 485 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 11: But at rail services is that the rest of the 486 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 11: network is going to be replaced by buses, so those 487 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 11: sections are going to be closed for longer because guess what, 488 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 11: more extensive work needs to be done. 489 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 2: I know, because they didn't do it in the past. 490 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 2: We didn't do it in the past. Right, But at 491 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 2: the same time, it might help if they work twenty 492 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 2: four hours a day. You know, they don't work at nights. 493 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 11: No, they don't. No, you're quite right, I know. 494 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 2: And then then you see that at late on Fridays 495 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 2: said casually, oh you, by the way, fairs are going 496 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 2: up five point one percent, and I'm sorry you're going 497 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 2: to be hit with another fifty cents to go on 498 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 2: a train that doesn't even exist exactly. 499 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 11: Well, look, even this morning there was road works at 500 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 11: about midnight. I woke up about midnight and I looked 501 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 11: out the window and there they were. I mean, they've 502 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 11: got to work. It didn't go on to me really 503 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 11: because I knew, well, hey, I'll be getting up in 504 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 11: the next couple of hours. But I think everyone else 505 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 11: in the apartment building like, what the hell's going on? 506 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 5: Down there. 507 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 2: Well, as long as when this bloody rail thing opens, 508 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 2: that we don't close down anymore. I think we might 509 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 2: forget this now house orcan's with it. 510 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 11: On a positive note, cloudy isolated childs this morning, more 511 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 11: frequent and possibly heavy at night. But positivity twenty four 512 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 11: is the high. 513 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 2: I think you never read a matter was back at 514 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 2: a seventeen to six. By the way, big moves in 515 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 2: the hotel sector. Auckland's QT Hotel has been sold for 516 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 2: eighty seven point five million to some Australians. Meanwhile, the 517 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 2: base Backpackers in Queenstown, famous old venue that's been sold 518 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,719 Speaker 2: to a Hong Kong guy for over thirty million dollars. 519 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 2: There's been over seven hundred million dollars worth of sales 520 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 2: of hotels over the past year and it's seen as 521 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 2: a good sign for the industry and they say it's 522 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 2: all been bolstered by the low interest environment. I think 523 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 2: we could say that's a green shoot, can't you? Okay? 524 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 2: Greenland Europe and there's a big old meeting happening right now, 525 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 2: an emergency meeting with twenty seven countries in Europe, and 526 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:08,199 Speaker 2: Gavin Great has the details. 527 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: NIXT International correspondence with ensign Eye Insurance. Peace of mind 528 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: for New Zealand business. 529 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 2: In time of now is thirteen to six. Sondri adicts 530 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 2: to the UK we go Gavin Greig of mourning to. 531 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 12: You either Andrew. 532 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 2: So the European Union's twenty seven ambsseds all having a 533 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 2: tinware to discuss America's desire for Greenland. 534 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 12: Yeah, there's a lot of anger, I think reading between 535 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 12: the lines, there's also a great deal of apprehension. So Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, 536 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 12: the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom all putting 537 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 12: out a joint statement. They said that tariff threats undermine 538 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 12: transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. So of 539 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 12: course this is in response to Donald Trump, the US President, 540 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 12: announcing that those countries that support Greenland and disagree with 541 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 12: American and the stempts to either buy it or take 542 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 12: it over militarily or take it over diplomatically, that those 543 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 12: countries would face tariffs for ten percent from the first 544 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 12: rising to twenty five percent in June. And there have 545 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 12: been thousands of people protesting on the streets of Denmark. 546 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 12: Greenland that comes under the Kingdom of Denmark and thousands 547 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 12: of people as well in Greenland protesting against this, and 548 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 12: France threatening something called the Anti Coercion Instrument. It's never 549 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 12: been used by the EU, but it basically would give 550 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 12: them the power to really enhance and retaliate their action 551 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 12: within international law. We really don't quite know what it 552 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 12: means because it's never been used, but Andrew thinks are 553 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 12: very very serious. 554 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: This is true and good on Europe for no longer 555 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 2: cowtelling and apeating. They're they're actually trying to They're actually 556 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 2: finding the gats a little bit here meanwhiles to Tony Blair, 557 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 2: the former UK Prime Minister has got his fingers into 558 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: the Middle East. 559 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 12: Gain yes, fingers in yet another pie. So this is 560 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 12: the so called Board of Peace, which of course the 561 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 12: Trump administration is setting up, and it has asked the 562 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 12: former UK Prime Minister, so Tony Blair, to be a 563 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 12: founding executive member of that boarder piece, alongside the U 564 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 12: S Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Now it is said 565 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 12: that although Donald Trump will act as chair of the Board, 566 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 12: it's part of his twenty point peace plan to end 567 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 12: the war course between Israel and Gaza. Tony Blair, of 568 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 12: course famously Prime Minister here from nineteen ninety seven to 569 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 12: two thousand and seven, but famously took the UK into 570 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 12: the Iraq War in two thousand and three and has 571 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 12: since been serving as the Middle East end boy for 572 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 12: the quartet of international powers that is America, European Union, 573 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 12: Russia and the United Nations. Now, plenty of people are saying, well, 574 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 12: hang on a minute, this is all well and good, 575 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 12: but where are the Palestine? Where are the Palestinians in 576 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 12: this particular board. And you know, Tony Blair not the 577 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 12: best record, one might argue, with his record of going 578 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 12: to war with Iraq. So yeah, plenty of people questioning 579 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 12: those posts currently being unbailed. 580 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 2: Yes, no, he's not Muslim's favorite person. Gavin Gray from 581 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 2: the UK, I thank you very much. News Talks it 582 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 2: b Andrew. How about all the unsafe beaches that we 583 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 2: couldn't swim in over the course of the weekend. Yes, 584 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 2: I know, would be nice if we had some decent 585 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 2: wastewater A. It is eleven to. 586 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: Six News Talk Sebb. 587 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 2: All right, if you haven't noticed, we're in twenty twenty six, 588 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 2: a selection year, and Christopher luxemwill deliver his state of 589 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 2: the Nation's speech this afternoon at the International Convention Center 590 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,199 Speaker 2: in Auckland. Now we're not expecting any new policy announcements, 591 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 2: but here we talking about the focuses around fixing the basics, 592 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 2: safeguarding the economy or can Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges 593 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: joins me. Now, Happy New Year, Simon, Hello. 594 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 5: Ai, Happy New Year. Andrew good be on your first show. 595 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 2: Are you going? 596 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 5: Yeah? Really? Good year always starts world, doesn't it. You 597 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 5: know you come back from holiday feeling good? 598 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: No? 599 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: No, no, no, no, no same Simon summon, As are you going? 600 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 2: Are you going to Christopher's speech? 601 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 9: Oh? 602 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 5: Actually did? How are you going? Well? Am I going? 603 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 5: You bet? I'm going? And you know it's we're putting 604 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 5: on the event with the yanes at iccing Kiwi Bank. 605 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 5: I mean you said it. I've got no inside word 606 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 5: on what precisely the primis is saying, but it's the 607 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 5: sort of basics, focus on the results they've achieved. Well 608 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 5: after that, I've got twenty minutes with him, Oh, you know, 609 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 5: a chat on stage, so you know, i'd expect hopefully 610 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 5: we'll get a bit of reflection on the last couple 611 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 5: of years. You know, maybe what he's learned what he's 612 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 5: learned around coalition politics, talk the economy, maybe housing intensification. 613 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 5: Auckland obviously, I mean that's where they won last time 614 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 5: and they'll need to win it again and what's going 615 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 5: on there. And then I think, look, you know, we 616 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 5: haven't heard the Prime minister yet on a lot of 617 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 5: the international stuff that you've just been talking about. You know, 618 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 5: clear lot's been happening. So you know, events, dear boy, events, 619 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 5: they get in the way of things, and it be 620 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 5: good to sort of have a discussion about some of 621 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 5: that as well. And we're out on that. 622 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 2: So here's some questions. We're after two heavy years with 623 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 2: the recession and austerity combining. Will it be difficult for 624 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 2: Christopher Laxon to sell the green shoots that are appearing? 625 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 2: Will he get the credit for the two and around? 626 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 5: I think that's a good question. I mean, I think, firstly, 627 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 5: you know what we are seeing, you know, what is 628 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 5: the last three four months. It's a lot of these. 629 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 5: You know, I hate the weird green shoot, but I 630 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 5: know they explain it well. The green shoots, the various 631 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 5: indicators that do show that we're back on a path 632 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 5: from growth. So, as you say, from tough times to grow. 633 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 5: And one of the questions I intend to ask them is, 634 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 5: you know what extent really what you said? Do they 635 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 5: deserve the credit for this? Well? Is this simply cyclical 636 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 5: things that were kind of happening anyway, or what is 637 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 5: it that the government's done to be a part of that? 638 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 5: And I think the other valid question is is it 639 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:36,959 Speaker 5: going to continue? What's the government got that's new, that's fresh, 640 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 5: that's there for business. It's going to give them continued 641 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 5: on going confidence over the course of this year, and 642 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 5: indeed beyond what are the economic plans of Christopher Luxon's 643 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 5: privileged to get another three year term. 644 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 2: Good stuff, simon, enjoy your day to day, enjoyed the 645 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 2: new facility. This is the International Convention Center, the one 646 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 2: that burst into flames and got delayed by about three years. 647 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 2: And this is the first big event in the theater, 648 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 2: and I understand the theatre there is actually quite something. 649 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 2: It's quite a big theater and it's absolutely brand spiffing new. 650 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 2: So I'll actually be even more interested to see the 651 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 2: theater than to hear what Christopher Luxon says. And what 652 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 2: an interesting year it's going to be. I think over 653 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 2: the weekend. Just looking at some of the stuff. It 654 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 2: seems obvious to everyone that Chris Bishop and the Prime 655 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 2: Minister have quite different ideas on the way forward. And 656 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 2: we know that there was a bit of a challenge 657 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 2: last year from the Libertarians against the more conservative people, 658 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 2: which is Luxe and versus Bishop. So it'll be interesting 659 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 2: to see what happens. Election years are always great. Mike 660 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 2: loves him and guess what, Mike is back and he's here. 661 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: Next on your radio and online on iHeartRadio early edition 662 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: with Andrew Dickens and one roof Love where you Live 663 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: News Talk said be. 664 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 2: Still was shocking to me this morning because the teams 665 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 2: come in and I'm looking at producer Glenn who's lost 666 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 2: his studio power and is actually looking quite tanned and 667 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 2: healthy and looking great. Meanwhile looking elegant as always, Mike 668 00:31:58,960 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 2: asking welcome home. 669 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 8: Rightful to see you back, just through I don't know 670 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 8: if you're aware of this. I'm back two weeks early. 671 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 8: I am, and it was I decided this, and the 672 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 8: I wasn't due back until the second of February, I know, 673 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 8: and then in the first week of leave. So you're 674 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 8: going back to the beginning of December, I thought this 675 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 8: is this is absurd. I thought this eight weeks is 676 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 8: just nuts. And so I wrote to Jason, who's the 677 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 8: bigger boss, and I said, good news, I'm coming back 678 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 8: early because it's a big year and we need to 679 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 8: get into this. And instead of I mean, the response 680 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 8: I got wasn't what I was expecting. He started complaining 681 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 8: about the administration and he said. 682 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 2: He do things to unpick me and said, because I 683 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 2: was going to go all the long, were you were 684 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:46,479 Speaker 2: you affected by it? 685 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: Are you? 686 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 8: Are you aggrieved? 687 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 2: Now I've got to do Ryan because you know Heathers 688 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 2: on holiday. You know these holidays are just you know, 689 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 2: fluttering one. 690 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 8: It's too long. What I've discovered is that there's been 691 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 8: a material change in the country. I can't out with 692 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 8: a lot of people, for example, without boring the rest 693 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 8: of the country. I don't know whether a lot of 694 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 8: people have come to Auckland or whether a lot of 695 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 8: people used to leave Auckland and didn't. But it's it's 696 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 8: normal now. It's been normal for over a week. You know, 697 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 8: in the days you used to wander around here in 698 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 8: the middle of January, no one was. It's all different. Everything. 699 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 2: I went to a sow GP party on Saturday. None 700 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 2: of the part in our townis cup and I had 701 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: to come through the q E two Square, which is 702 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 2: now called Kotahitanga or something. I don't know q it's 703 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 2: called que two Square and the place was absolutely packed 704 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 2: and there was a demonstration of summer wrestling, oh okay 705 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 2: and that which was a due join in, look at me, 706 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 2: look at me. 707 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 8: So anyway, it's all worked out well. Prime Minister this morning, 708 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 8: so he's, as you mentioned, launches the year and so 709 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 8: he'll before he does that, join us and you know, 710 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 8: work for work for you, a few things, see how 711 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 8: we're feeling and vibing and set. 712 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 2: The go and make cost He is back my thanks 713 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 2: to producer Kenzie. I'll be here for the rest of 714 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 2: the week. Ryan's doing Drive, have yourself a great day. 715 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 2: This is Early Edition on the Talks. 716 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 717 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: to News Talks it be from five am weekdays, or 718 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,240 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.