1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Bryan Bridge speaking of beautiful destinations Northland. It doesn't get 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: much better than that. And they want a regional deal 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: off the government and they want this because they say 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: it will boost their economy by a billion dollars. One 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: of the things they're asking for and I don't know 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: whether this is something you ask for or whether it's 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: something that's bestowed upon you, but anyway, they're asking for 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: their very own great walk, joining the existing eleven around 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: the country. The co owner of the Duke of Marlborough 10 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: Hotel is Ricky Kinnerd. He's with me tonight. It's the 11 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: duel in the Crown of Northland. Ricky. 12 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 2: Good evening, Good evening, Ryan's good to hear from me again. 13 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, good to have you on the show. So where 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: would this great walk be is? What's the location? 15 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: So it's a loop track. Now there's been a lot 16 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: of work to get pieces of land joined up at 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: from Elliott's Beach to Cape Brett where the light has 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: is overlooking the whales and the hole in the rock 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: and back again. So the tentative design is about two 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: twenty six twenty seven pas. 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: Right, and do you is this something that you request 22 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: as part of a regional deal or is this something 23 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: that doc would have to make a determination on how 24 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: does that work? 25 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's there's a couple of layers here. So the 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: pressure for Dock is why wouldn't you have one up 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: in the north and actually complementary to the existing suite 28 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: obviously what's South Islander. But it's goodness sake, it's about 29 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: time to bring it up north with different options and 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: history and heritage. So we need a bit of support 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: there to get it on the list. But after the 32 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: last forty years of building relationships and it's tapou led, 33 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: so it's very very important land being banked and put 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: into the pot. So at the time is now to 35 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: bring it all together and provide an offering the suits 36 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: and complimentary to that suite of walks. So it's good 37 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: net a bit of pressure from the top. 38 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: You also need four lanes to flung at. 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: A Yeah, you make life a lot. Well, I'll tell 40 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: you what the you know, we're not the poor customs, 41 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: but I've seen some third wheels are worse. But you 42 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: sort of go, we need all these building box to 43 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 2: unlock the potential and for the great walk apart from 44 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: being awesome and imagine standing under the stars in the 45 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: corner of the Polynesian Triangle work who pays it targeted 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: and started as navigate a shin Duny. You being part 47 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: of that history and hereage is immense, but it's a 48 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: piece in the puzzle. And once you unlock that in 49 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 2: a sympathetic way, which flits our destination plan not overpopulated 50 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 2: those lands that raughity can turn back and have options 51 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: to turn back into market gardens that feed our people. 52 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: And we're talking about the next one hundred years. So 53 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: the four Lanes is an important part of us. But 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 2: there's all of these productivity areas where you go. If 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: we can get that done, there'll be three, four or 56 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: five hundred real jobs that you can catnate over the 57 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: next hundred years, an infrastructure ecosystem. 58 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: And it all start now, and it all starts with 59 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: the regional deal. Ricky, thank you very much for that. 60 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: Ricky kenned with us. He's the co owner of the 61 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: Duke of Marlborough Hotel. Got married at the Duke of Marlboro. 62 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: If you haven't been, it's a like political, cultural little 63 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: gem of New Zealand, Russell, go and visit. It's twenty 64 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: two and that is the jewel in the crown. 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