1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: The issues, the interviews and the inside. Ryan Bridge new 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: for twenty twenty four on the early edition with Smith City, 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: New Zealand's furniture beds and a play a store us Dogs. 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: That'd be good morning. It is six after five. I'm 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: Ryan Bridge. Great to be with you this morning. Roads, roads, roads, 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Sorry cyclists. We'll talk about the government's latest roading plan. 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: Consumers are paying off their debts, but not in time 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: for some businesses who are going to the wall. I'll 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: tell you how many before five point thirty this morning. 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: Customers are up twenty percent in the past ten years. 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: Normally that's great news for a business, but not if 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: you're a GP. We'll ask why. Also, Leslie Yeoman's out 13 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 2: of Australia this morning. Why was there a woman in 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 2: a cage with a tiger getting bitten? Seven after five. 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: The agenda. 16 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: It is Tuesday, the third of September. Thousands of people 17 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: have taken part in a nationwide strike in Israel. Protest 18 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: is calling for a big spy and a hostage deal. 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: It comes after the deaths of six Israeli hostages in Gaza. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: And I'm here to pay your respect, to resist, to 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: shout out and say this is not the way it 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: should be. Israel's labor court has ordered the strike to 23 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: end earlier than planned. We'll get to ntnya Who's response 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 2: in a second. If true, and it's just reported comments, 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: but if true, it's pretty damning for him. Two US 26 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: researchers have found the possible launch site for Russia's new 27 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 2: nuclear missile. It's located about five hundred kilometers north of 28 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 2: Moscow at an existing missile storage facility, where they noticed 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 2: the construction of nine launch pads taking place. Putin has 30 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: touted the weapon as invincible, saying it has unlimited range 31 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: and can escape US defense systems. Happy Tuesday, everybody. Physical 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: works to reopen the Corimandal Peninsula's Cathedral cove have started. 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: It's been inaccessible by foot since February last year after 34 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: landslides because of cyclone Gave. It should be ready in 35 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: time for summer. 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: The more exciting stage around the repair and the construction 37 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: of the tracks. 38 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 4: That part will take through a vast majority of October 39 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 4: and November this year. 40 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: Get ahead of the headlines, Ryan Bridge you for twenty 41 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: twenty four on Early edition with Smith City, New Zealand's 42 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: furniture beds and a player store. 43 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 2: News Talk said Bee. Apparently they need to cut down 44 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 2: thirty dangerous trees in order that you can access Cathedral 45 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 2: Cove again. And interestingly, part of that money is that's 46 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: doing the job is coming from the International Visitor Levy, 47 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 2: which seems like a reasonable use of that money. I 48 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: would have thought. I was just thinking the other day 49 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: how many things haven't been fixed since cyclone? Gabrielle. On 50 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 2: my street there was a sinkhole, no pothole. What is 51 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: the difference between a sinkhole and a pothole? I mean 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 2: the size of it, obviously, but at what point does 53 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: a pothole become a sinkhole? Anyway, they put a metal 54 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: about a two by three meter metal plate across the pothole. 55 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: Slash sinkhole still there? This is after cyclone, Gabrielle, still there? 56 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: What's not being fixed at your place? Nine to nine 57 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: two is the number to text I saw the other 58 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 2: day there's a beach in Gisbon where they had finally 59 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: burnt all the slash off the beach from cyclone? Gabrielle. 60 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 2: What is still not fixed where you are? Nine two 61 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: ninety two is the number to text? Ryan nine minutes 62 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: after five the cost of crime. This is a Michael 63 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: Hill result and you can rarely start to measure in 64 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 2: terms of dollars how much crime is costing New Zealand. 65 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: Michael Hill's international performance is down for twenty twenty three. 66 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: They've released their results. Revenue was up four point two percent, 67 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: but there was a net loss of almost half a 68 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: billion Australian dollars for the financial year twenty three. That's 69 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 2: the global picture. Look at New Zealand. The New Zealand 70 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: crime played a factor in the New Zealand market, the 71 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: company saying investment in security measures across the year had 72 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: a five million dollars direct impact on earnings. And that's 73 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: before you take into account the force closure of two 74 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: of its retail locations within a year because of crime. 75 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 2: So I mean, you know, five million dollars at least 76 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 2: for the New Zealand arm of Michael Hell. For every 77 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 2: dollar you put into police, you know, how many do 78 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: you get out? That's the question. I suppose just gone 79 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: ten minutes after five, you're on news talk saidb Lots 80 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 2: more to come, including what Netanyahu is reported to have 81 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: said about the strikes in Israel. Also the autopsy results 82 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 2: on those six hostages after reports actually they weren't shot 83 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: in the hours before they were rescued. All that coming 84 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 2: your way here on news Talk ZB five still find. 85 00:04:52,760 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Much low news and views. You trust has done your day. 86 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: It's early edition with Ryan Bridge and Smith City, New 87 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: Zealand's furniture beds and a playing store. 88 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: News Talk SIBB thirteen after five News Talk said, b 89 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: you might have seen in the news yesterday there was 90 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: some suggest in those six hostages whose bodies were recovered 91 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: from Gaza that they may not have actually been shot 92 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 2: in the hours before the bodies were recovered as was 93 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 2: initially reported. Well the autopsy this according to the Times 94 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 2: of Israel, the autopsy has found that the six hostages 95 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: were shot multiple times at close range in the last 96 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: forty eight to seventy two hours. Another bit of information 97 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: from the Times of Israel for you. This is about 98 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: reported comments, so not confirmed comments, but reported comments by 99 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: Benjamin Nettanna who in a cabinet meeting after the general 100 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: strike yesterday where you know half the country took the 101 00:05:54,400 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 2: day off and protested. He apparently said the protests we're 102 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: a disgrace and in effect showed support for humas, the 103 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: terror group that despite the families of some of the 104 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: hostages taking part in the very protest that he is condemning. 105 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 2: Fourteen minutes after five, Bryan Bridge, now, let's talk about 106 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: your healthcare. Nine out of ten family doctor clinics clinics 107 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 2: are planning to increase their fees if they haven't already. 108 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 2: That's according to a survey from the General Practice Owners Association. 109 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 2: They're calling it a crisis. The Health Minister, doctor Shane 110 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,799 Speaker 2: st says he's trying to sort it out, including looking 111 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 2: at the funding model. Angus Chambers is with the GP 112 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 2: Owners Association. He is with us this morning. Good morning, 113 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 2: good morning, thanks for being with me. Now, one of 114 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 2: the things I found interesting the customer numbers or patient 115 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 2: numbers are up twenty percent over ten years for GPS. 116 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 2: Shouldn't that be good for business? 117 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's not actually correct. The number of times people 118 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 3: attend to each each person attends is up twenty percent. 119 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: So what that means the same money you get paid 120 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,799 Speaker 3: for that person goes quite quite quite a bit less 121 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 3: because they're coming more often, they've got more complicated health 122 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 3: care needs. So no, it actually is it's more taxing 123 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: on the business. 124 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 2: So is that part of the problem that the funding 125 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: you get from the part you get from the government 126 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 2: only covers the patient, not how many times they come. 127 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: That's correct, so it certainly as putting a much bigger 128 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: strain on the services. 129 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: Why are they coming so much? 130 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: Well, healthcare is changing over the years. The big part 131 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 3: of it is actually the aging population. So aging people 132 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 3: have more health problems and they come more often. There's 133 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 3: more tests that we can do, there's more treatments that 134 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: we can do. Mental health issues significantly on the rise, 135 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 3: which means people will thankfully come a bit more for that, 136 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 3: but that's also quite a burden on the system. 137 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: How much can you charge because there's a copayment that 138 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: we pay and we go to see a GP, how 139 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 2: much can you charge? Can you increase that exponentially? 140 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 5: No? 141 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 3: Hey, look, some people we've signed contracts to have fixed fees, 142 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 3: whether it's zero or for community services cards nineteen dollars fifty. 143 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 3: For the rest of the people, Yes, you can increase 144 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 3: your fees, but there's a kind of a threshold that's 145 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 3: set and if you increase it by more than that, 146 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 3: the system that the Health New Zealand can refer you 147 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 3: to something called a fees review. Committee, which is an expensive, 148 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 3: bureaucratic involved process, and they check whether you should be 149 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 3: allowed to increase your fees or not. 150 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 2: How much of this problem it comes down to exactly 151 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 2: what you've described. You're not paid for every time at 152 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 2: a patient visits versus there is a shortage of labor 153 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: and a shortage of staff that you just can't get 154 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 2: your hands on. Or does one problem cause the other? 155 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're interrelated. 156 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 5: You know. 157 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 3: The system of getting paid a certain amount per patient 158 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 3: is actually an essence not a bad one. But the 159 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 3: increase in our costs to provide that service have not 160 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 3: been kept pace with either through government funding or having 161 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: our fees restricted as we talked about, and so that 162 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: means that you can't generate the income required to pay 163 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 3: people more attractively, such as our nurses or gps, both 164 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 3: of whom both groups of whom are being either attracted 165 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 3: by the hospital systems or overseas. What's the solution then, well, 166 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: there's a number of things that have to be done, 167 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 3: but the immediate thing is we need to retain some 168 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: of our general practice and nursing staff and that comes 169 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 3: down to increasing funding to be fair. I mean, in 170 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: the end, the patients are the ones who are suffering 171 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 3: for this. They're paying a lot more to come and 172 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 3: see us, they have to wait for prolonged periods or 173 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 3: they're not even able to enroll. Our services are closing 174 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 3: around the country, especially after our services from Northland to Southland. 175 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 3: We've had services closed in the last twelve to eighteen 176 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 3: months and it's going to get work. Communities are going 177 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 3: to lose their access to their general practice team. 178 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: Just to be really clear, angus, do you want the 179 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 2: funding to increase in line with how many extra visits 180 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: people are making or by what measure. 181 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 3: That would be a factor in it. But the government's 182 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 3: actually commissioned a number of independent reports that have looked 183 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: at this quite de deeply, and the most recent one 184 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty two, and they had recognized that the 185 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 3: system doesn't pay for complexity and deprivation and they have 186 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 3: worked out a formula to suggest what's fair to just 187 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 3: sustain the practice, not to increase and get the enhancements 188 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: we need to provide better care. And that was around 189 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 3: about fourteen percent increased funding. 190 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: Okay, Angus, thanks you very much for your time. Really 191 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: appreciate it. I really appreciate it. This morning, Angus Chambers, 192 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 2: the gen pro chare. That's the GP Owners Association, just 193 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 2: repeating that nine out of ten family doctor say they 194 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 2: plan to increase their fees if they haven't already. So 195 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 2: more great news. Happy Tuesday, just gone nineteen after five. 196 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: Ryan Bridge new for twenty twenty four on early edition 197 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: with Smith City, New Zealand's furniture beds and a playing 198 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: store news Dogs. 199 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 2: It'd be good morning twenty one after five. Centric started. 200 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 2: This is for July month on months shows consumer areas, 201 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 2: how many are behind on payments falling by nine thousand 202 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: to four hundred and fifty six thousand, So that's good. 203 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: But company liquidations are up. Monica Leces, the centric's chief 204 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 2: operating officer. Good morning, Monica, morning Ryan. Let's start with 205 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 2: the bad news first, the liquidations, three hundred and eighty 206 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 2: three liquidations for the second quarter. Where are they? What 207 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 2: types of companies? 208 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, Look, I think businesses have had a really rough rise, 209 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 6: you know, if you think about COVID and IM packs 210 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 6: of that head on them. And then now obviously we're 211 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 6: in this recession where consumers are doing the right thing 212 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 6: and going back spending, which we're seeing the results of 213 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 6: on the consumer areas front. But what that does mean 214 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 6: is that businesses are impacted because people just aren't out 215 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 6: there spending money like they would have been otherwise. So 216 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 6: naturally we're seeing a larger number of these liquidations fall 217 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 6: in the Auckland region because of course that's our biggest 218 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 6: business sector in the country, and it's impacting the traditional 219 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 6: market seed expects for construction, hospitality and retail. 220 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: Okay, so that's the bad news, the liquidations going out, 221 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 2: But what about the consumers getting on top of their debt? 222 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 2: But you know, is that significant of the drop of 223 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 2: nine thousand to four hundred and fifty six thousand. 224 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 6: We have seen some volatility this year from months to months, 225 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 6: but the really pleasing news is that the overall trend 226 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 6: is trending down, So I think that that's really positive. 227 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 6: I mean, we're talking about four hundred and fifty six 228 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 6: thousand New Zealanders in some state of areas and eighty 229 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 6: till of the eighty two thousand or in alquency, so 230 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 6: ninety days or more overdue. So it's quite a low 231 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 6: number by comparison to the population. So overall New Zealanders 232 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 6: are doing a quite a good job of managing the 233 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 6: financial position. 234 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 2: What do you read into the five percent increase in 235 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: credit card applications for July? What does that tell us? 236 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 2: Are people poised to I don't know, get a new 237 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 2: couch or is it for basic things to fix a car? 238 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 2: What's the general vibe there. 239 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 6: I don't really have that's behind what's beending that on. 240 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 6: But I can tell you that the Responsible Lending Code 241 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 6: that directs lenders on how they should be assessing individuals 242 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 6: appries protections to consumers. That gives us some comfort that 243 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 6: you know they can actually afford to pate that back, 244 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 6: so I think they'll be okay. 245 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: Monica, thank you. That's Monica Lacey. The Centric's chief operating officer, 246 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 2: Ryan Titsdangy is still like a war zone after the 247 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 2: big rains eighteen months ago. They really need to get 248 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 2: on with it and start getting the place fixed up. 249 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: So many things not fixed after Cyclon Gabrielle the Auckland 250 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 2: Anniversary floods. Slots of your text coming and we'll get 251 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 2: to them shortly. 252 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: The early edition full the show podcast on iHeartRadio, how 253 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: It by News. 254 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 2: Talks at me Health New Zealand is the country's largest 255 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 2: organization by far, it employs more than eighty thousand people. 256 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 2: Roughly the same number of teachers are employed by state 257 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: schools in our education system. And these numbers dwarf any 258 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 2: private enterprise that's currently operating here. Fletcher Building's got about 259 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 2: eighteen thousand staff, will worse about eighteen thousand, Fonterra about 260 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: sixteen thousand. The warehouse in New Zealand, Camart they're up 261 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: there too. Here's a question for you, which of these 262 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: organizations provides a quality or even adequate service to us? 263 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 2: When a private airline says they'll fly you somewhere on 264 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: a certain date at a certain time, it generally happens. 265 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 2: When you go to the supermarket, you generally know you 266 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: can reliably leave with some milk and some bread in 267 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 2: your hand. And when you go to kmart, are you 268 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 2: ever told you must wait eighteen months for that twelve 269 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 2: dollars lamp that you've being eyeing up in the latest catalog? 270 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: No? 271 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 2: So why does this happen with our healthcare system? Why 272 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 2: are we constantly told you must wait, you must line up. 273 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 2: It's never good enough. Is there a reason we have 274 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 2: students failing exams, teacher shortages, low pay, hospital wait times 275 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: and a lack of access to quality care is the 276 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: reason for this because they're all run by the state. 277 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 2: I know, big question for a Tuesday Ryan settled down. 278 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 2: The workforces are never happy, but they heavily unionize too. 279 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: Is that part of the problem or is that an 280 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 2: attempt at a solution. Don't get me wrong, big corporates 281 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 2: have their own issues. We hate to see them profit, 282 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 2: and I don't imagine that we would stomach big profits 283 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: off our kids' education or grandma's hip replacement. We consider 284 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: these things to be basics, right, and international examples of 285 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 2: privatized healthcare don't exactly scream success. Get America. But if 286 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: we're paying taxes an adequate service for basic needs is 287 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 2: not being provided. Is it not fair to ask whether 288 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 2: the fact that their public entities might just be part 289 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: of the problem. Rain Bridge twenty eight minutes after five 290 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 2: Glad I got that off my chest. Hey, Sydney, brand 291 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 2: new metro. Everyone's crowing about it. How flash? How fancy 292 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 2: you know? There's no chewing gum on them pavements, yet 293 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 2: no graffiti on them walls. Beautiful, pristine looking thing. But 294 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: how do you get to the Metro in your car? 295 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 2: If you live in Australia. And big problem this is 296 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 2: at Tullawong Station. They've got a thousand car parks. They 297 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 2: are all full by seven thirteen am in the morning 298 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: because everyone drives to the train. The traffic apparently gridlocked 299 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 2: around the station. That's the problem with public transport, I suppose, 300 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: isn't it. It doesn't go right to your front door, 301 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 2: does it. Anyway, we'll catch up with the Australia Correspondent 302 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 2: after the news. 303 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: Long the news you need this morning and the in 304 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: depth analysis early edition with Ryan Bridge and Smith City, 305 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: New Zealand's furniture bids and applying store news talks. 306 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 7: It'd be one can see it's last in the memory, 307 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 7: arguest love doing. 308 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 4: It's a moment inside. 309 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 2: Twenty four away from the six year old news talks, 310 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: here'd be we're going to lose the Yeoman's our Australia 311 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 2: Correspondent in about fifteen minutes from now. We're also going 312 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 2: to Allen McDonald Employees and Manufacturers Association reaction to the 313 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: new roads that the government wants to build, the ones 314 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 2: they want to fix, and the cycle ways that they won't. 315 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 2: That's all coming your way before six this morning. Some 316 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 2: of your feedback right now, this is on healthcare. Why 317 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 2: is it we just can't get it right? Is it 318 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 2: because it's all run by the government. You know, if 319 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 2: our healthcare system was fully private, would we have better service? 320 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: I guess it is the question nine two ninety two, Ryan, 321 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 2: healthcare here is a never ending cap in hand. You 322 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 2: can see why America is holding off on Medicare for all. 323 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 2: It's a pit. Insurance should be the answer. See, the 324 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 2: problem is how do you how can we afford insurance 325 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 2: and taxes? You know, if we're going to go down 326 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 2: the private route, then you have to you have to 327 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 2: cut taxes otherwise, I mean, how do you survive? Ryan. 328 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 2: We don't hate to see small or big companies profit. 329 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: That's jealousy and is the preserve of socialist economies. Says Peter. 330 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 2: It's good for companies to make profits. This is talking 331 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 2: about whether if we privatize healthcare. All I was saying, 332 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 2: Peter is look at how we complain and moan about 333 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: in New Zealand making a profit, about supermarkets making a profit. 334 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 2: Can you imagine what the public and the journalists would 335 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 2: write about if it was profits of healthcare, profits off education. 336 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 2: That's the point I was making. I completely agree profits 337 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 2: are entirely necessary. A lot of them reinvested back into companies, etc. 338 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 5: You know. 339 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 2: Plus otherwise, if you didn't make a profit, what would 340 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 2: be the point Why would you do it? Nine two 341 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 2: nine two the number to text twenty two away from 342 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 2: six Bryan Bridge. Get to our reporters around the country 343 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 2: in just a second. You know, when you're driving a 344 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 2: car and it makes a noise, you don't really know 345 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 2: what it is. You've got no idea, and you ask 346 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 2: your passenger maybe it's your wife, your husband, whatever, do 347 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 2: you did you hear that? Listen, slow down? Can you 348 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 2: hear that? And they say no, I can't hear that. 349 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 2: In anyway, You start to worry. You start to fret. 350 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: What's wrong with the car? I hope it's just a 351 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 2: stone and the tire that happened in space. To a 352 00:19:54,800 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 2: NASA astronaut called Butch, excuse me, Butch willmore, he asked 353 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: mission control about the strange noise. This is inside the 354 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 2: Boeing Star Line of spacecraft, which is due to fly 355 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 2: home on autopilot in a couple of days. By the way, anyway, 356 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 2: Butch is up in space. He can hear a noise. 357 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 2: You can hear a noise, and he asked mission control 358 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 2: have a listen. 359 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 3: This is a strange noise coming through the speaker. 360 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 2: And I didn't know if you could connect into the 361 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 2: starliner and let me here. I don't know what's making it. 362 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 2: So doesn't know what's making the noise. And annoyingly, mission 363 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 2: control can't hear it at negative. 364 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 6: Butch, we did not hear anything, all right, Butch, that 365 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 6: one came through. 366 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 2: So finally they hear exactly what's going on. So this 367 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 2: Boeing star Liner, this is the two astronauts are stuck 368 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 2: in space. Anyway, that star liner is going to come 369 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: back down to Earth in a few days. It'll come 370 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 2: on its own without the astronauts. Obviously, they're staying there 371 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 2: because they just don't trust that the starline and will 372 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: land safely or hit the Earth the ocean safely enough 373 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: for the astronauts to be in it. They still don't 374 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 2: know what that noise is. By the way, just gone 375 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 2: twenty six. Ryan Bridge now reporters around the country. Jamie 376 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 2: Cunningham is in Dunedin this morning. Jamie, good morning. Bus 377 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 2: safety are focus for the Otago Regional Council. 378 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 4: Yes, good morning. 379 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 6: That is right. 380 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 4: There is a new campaign down there. It's Cool to 381 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 4: be Kind, encourages users to be considerate of everyone at 382 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 4: stops on the bus and of bus drivers in Doneda 383 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 4: and Queenstown. It's also urging people to report bad behavior. 384 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 4: The campaign, of course, comes after a sixteen year old 385 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 4: was fatally stabbed at Dunedin's bus hub in May. Transport 386 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 4: manager Lorraine Chains says most users are respectful, making most 387 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 4: of the seventeen thousand trips a day go without incident. However, 388 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 4: she says they have seen problems with behavior. 389 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 2: And your weather in Dunedin today, Jamie. 390 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's raining this morning which will become a few 391 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 4: hours later with a high of eighteen. 392 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 2: Thank you have a great day. Claire Sherewood is in 393 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 2: christ Church this morning. Clear prohibited. Fire season declared in Canterbury. 394 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 8: Yes, this has been declared by Fire and Emergency because 395 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 8: of strong winds that have whipped up a forest blaze 396 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 8: that wipe it in North Canterbury. Bryan, that's the one 397 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 8: that started on Thursday. It was under control until Sunday 398 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 8: when strong winds caused a flare up and it did 399 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 8: jump the containment line. 400 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 6: It's more than. 401 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 8: Eighty five hectares in size. The good news is it's 402 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 8: not threatening any homes at the moment, but Canterbury's acting 403 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 8: District Commander David Key says while the fire danger itself 404 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 8: is currently at the lower end, the strong winds are 405 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 8: of major concern. He says banning all outdoor fires is 406 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 8: the best way to avoid further blazers. It does come 407 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 8: as we have an orange strong wind warning in place 408 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 8: for the high Country with gusts up to one hundred 409 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 8: and twenty kilometers per hour. 410 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 2: All right, good to get that up back clear. Thank 411 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 2: you Max Toles and Wellington Max. We'velin more about the 412 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 2: emergency plane landing at Wellington Airport. What happened, Yeah, well, 413 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 2: still a. 414 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 9: Lot we don't know, but the take has commented at 415 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 9: least briefly on what was reported from the cockpit, and 416 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 9: that was low oil pressure warning which was followed by 417 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 9: an engine fault than an engine fire warning, so that 418 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 9: was what prompted the emergency landing. Of course, this Christchurch 419 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 9: to Wellington plane landed on Sunday with smoke appearing from 420 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 9: one of the engines. Passengers had to disembark outside the 421 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,959 Speaker 9: emergency doors, effectively jumped to the tarmac in the cabin. 422 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 9: It was one of the passengers who, of course your 423 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 9: worst fear, looked at the windows, saw flames coming coming 424 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 9: out of the engine and yelled fire. Another person on 425 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 9: the plane tollas. Everyone stayed pretty calm, though with one exception. 426 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 9: One person had a quite a noticeable panic attack on 427 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 9: the plane. Take investigators were at the scene yesterday. They've 428 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 9: been collecting statements from passengers, looking through old maintenance and 429 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 9: performance records. 430 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 2: So more to come, All right, Max, thank you? Has 431 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 2: the weather today not great? 432 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 9: Showers getting heavier this morning, very very strong norwesterlies as 433 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 9: well today fifteen the high Central. 434 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 2: Thanks Max. Neighbors in the studio, Would you take, Big, 435 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 2: you take? 436 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 7: Would you take your hand? 437 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 5: Big? 438 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 7: You're not supposed to. 439 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 2: Know, but imagine being the only one on the plane 440 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: freaking out. 441 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 7: I know I shouldn't love because I read somewhere too. 442 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 7: There was someone you know, hit the headphones on, so 443 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 7: when everyone was they didn't know what was going on. 444 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 7: They were just sitting there quietly listening to music. 445 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 2: Woman having a meltdowns. 446 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 7: The other one, if I can I just take my 447 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 7: hand big? I just got a lipstick in there. 448 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: I suppose you could take your hand big. I mean, 449 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 2: it's not it's not like you're taking a huge bit 450 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 2: of carry on luggage with you. 451 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 7: Many people have those big carry on luggage bags, so 452 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 7: don't they I don't take those ones. But you could 453 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 7: just imagine people like, oh here here, leave me take 454 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 7: that bit. 455 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: Out the door. 456 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 2: Well that's the thing. I mean. You shouldn't you start 457 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 2: bringing your bags and your carry on off and you 458 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 2: are taking the place of passengers who could be jumping 459 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 2: to safety. Right exactly. How's the weather looking today? The 460 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 2: weather cloudy. 461 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 7: We've got more patchy morning fog, I have to say 462 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 7: in Auckland, but it's not as bad as yesterday. But 463 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 7: we've got rain from late afternoon, very warm because we've 464 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 7: got the northerlies whipping through. It sound like a whop 465 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 7: for the Met Service. Twenty one is the high here 466 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 7: in Auckland. 467 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 2: Brilliant neither thank you. Always take your handbag. Sixteen away from. 468 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: Six International correspondence with ends in eye insurance Peace of 469 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,239 Speaker 1: mind for New Zealand business. 470 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 2: Right, We're going straight to Leslie Yeomans, who's our Australia correspondent. 471 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 2: This morning, wild weather stretching from Hobart to Sydney, causing 472 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 2: havoc there. Leslie, Good morning morning Ryan. 473 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 10: Yes, it has been a challenge the last few days 474 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 10: to say the least Hobart and north of Hobart right 475 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 10: up to Devenport, and it's just been horrific the rain 476 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 10: and the strong winds. They've brought down, brought down buildings, 477 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 10: They've brought down trees and power lines, and the heavy 478 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 10: rain has actually caused some major flooding. The Duin and 479 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 10: Styx River have overflowed in some spots down and farmers 480 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 10: have had to move their livestock to higher ground. Some 481 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 10: farms have been cut off altogether. Some properties have been 482 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 10: severely damaged. Even into King Island between Victoria and Tasmania, 483 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 10: there wire winds there of over one hundred and fifty 484 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 10: k's an hour and that was just horrific on King 485 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 10: Island as well in Victoria, around Melbourne and Gippsland, horrific winds. 486 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 10: Power still out for a lot of people. I mean 487 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 10: I lost power for nearly twenty four hours. It's just 488 00:26:56,200 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 10: been terrible. A woman actually sadly has died when a 489 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 10: tree fell on a cabin she was in up at 490 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 10: noammor on the New South Wales Victoria border. She was 491 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 10: holidaying there with her husband. He was taken to hospital. 492 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 10: He's still in hospital. Unfortunately she passed away. And in 493 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 10: New South Wales we've had flights canceled because of the 494 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 10: strong winds. Only one runway at Sydney Airport has been 495 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 10: able to operate and a lot of the flights that 496 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 10: were canceled were actually between Sydney and Melbourne. The flights 497 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 10: just couldn't take off at all. 498 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 2: Goodness mean leslie very quickly. This animal handler dream World 499 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 2: Gold Coast bitten by a tiger. Was the handler feeding it? 500 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 2: Or do we know why they were in the England? 501 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 5: No. 502 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 10: Dream World hasn't actually said what actually happened. All we've 503 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 10: said is that it's under investigation. And what happened was 504 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 10: that she was in the enclosure with the tiger, a 505 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 10: forty seven year old, a very experienced animal handler, and 506 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 10: there were other tigers in the enclosure as well, and 507 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 10: this one mauled her and she's got puncture wounds and 508 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 10: lacerations and she's still in hospital. She's okay, but she's 509 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 10: obviously pretty shaken up. But they're still investigating. 510 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 2: All right, Leslie, thank you very much for the update. Leslie, 511 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 2: yeomans with us our Australia correspondent. I looked up that 512 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 2: enclosure this morning at Dreamworld, the only location in Queensland. 513 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 2: They say where guests can tongue feed a tiger. You 514 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 2: put some meat in a tongue, you stick it through 515 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 2: the fence and fifteen minutes later fifty five dollars. It 516 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 2: will cost you through the cage. You obviously don't get 517 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: in the cage with the tiger fifty five dollars, so 518 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 2: it really will cost you an arm and a leg. 519 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 5: Rain bridge. 520 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: Right, it is ten minutes away from six now sorry cyclists. 521 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 2: Roads for cars and trucks are getting the lines here 522 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 2: of transport money through to twenty twenty seven. By the way, 523 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 2: we tried to get Labor on about this to see 524 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 2: whether they would sing Kumbaya with the government, but no 525 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 2: response from them. However, thirty three billion dollars announced yesterday 526 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 2: over three years Auckland a big winner. Seven billion for 527 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 2: state highway improvements, five point five billion for pothole prevention, 528 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 2: yes just prevention, six point four million on new public transport, walking, cycling. 529 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 2: The funding has been harved Alan McDonald is the Employees 530 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 2: and Manufacturers Association head of Advocacy and strategy. Allan, good morning, 531 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 2: morning Roll. I mean, you'll obviously be pleased about the 532 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 2: spending on some of these roads, and particularly some of 533 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 2: these routes the alternative to the Brinduans. How important is that? 534 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 5: Oh, that's very important for unlocking the potential. It's a 535 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 5: Northland but also just getting some of those exports to 536 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 5: and from not just Auckland but through to Tower as well. 537 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 5: And as we've seen with the terrible weather events in 538 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 5: the recent couple of years, that road there's just such 539 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 5: a vital link and it's basically at times falling down literally. 540 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 2: Can you are you confident that we can get the 541 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 2: work done for the price that is being claimed, just 542 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 2: given cost blowouts on writing projects, I mean, do you 543 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 2: have faith when this is plans like this, I'd. 544 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 5: Like to have faith that they'd get underway the costs themselves. 545 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 5: Like any major project anywhere around the world, the subject 546 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 5: to cost pressures. So it's not something that's unique to 547 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 5: New Zealand. You tend to see these things as well. 548 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 5: That's roughly what it costs today, but by the time 549 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 5: we get it done what's it going to cost? 550 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, the National Land Transport Program is what they've announced. 551 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,959 Speaker 2: As we mentioned, it's thirty three billion and it just 552 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 2: lists the priorities in terms of, you know, where they 553 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 2: want to start and get the shovel and the ground, 554 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 2: that kind of thing. Are you disappointed that there's not 555 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 2: more agreement between political parties on what needs funding. 556 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 5: I think we're getting to that point where everybody agrees 557 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 5: that we need some kind of not a consensus because 558 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 5: you're never going to get that, but some kind of 559 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 5: broad agreement on what the main priorities should be. And 560 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 5: I think it's critical really if we're going to extract 561 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 5: the value that we want from these projects and help 562 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 5: keep some of the costs down, that we do get 563 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 5: some kind of broad framework agreed and we stick to it, 564 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 5: because it's the constant or the consistent, Oh we're going 565 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 5: to do this, but we're coming and we're not going 566 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 5: to do that. And it's that kind of flip flopping 567 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 5: and direction or even wiping out projects that costs the 568 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 5: country more money and frustrates people that want to use 569 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 5: these things. 570 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 2: To know end Allen, thank you for that. Alan McDonald's 571 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 2: who's the I should say, the Employees and Manufacturers Association. 572 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 2: He's the head of advocacy and strategy. They're big transport 573 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 2: plan announced by the government is they do this every 574 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 2: three years. They announce what the priorities will be, how 575 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 2: much they're going to spend. That kind of thing. A 576 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 2: shame that we don't have consensus, but as anyone actually 577 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 2: surprised by that. Seventy six, the first word on the 578 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 2: News of the Day early edition with Ryan Bridge and 579 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 2: Smith City, New Zealand's Furniture Beds and a playet store 580 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 2: News Talk Sibby just gone five to six News Talk said, 581 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 2: b we're just talking about the Queensland's dream World attraction 582 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 2: where a staff member has been hospitalized after being bitten 583 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 2: by a tiger. Mike's in the studio. Good morning, Mike morning. 584 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 2: Why there's some Martron and Bengal tigers in there? One 585 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 2: on earth would a staff member need to go into 586 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 2: the enclosure. 587 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 11: Because they interact. I've seen a lot of footage, not 588 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 11: the first of all that did. It's got that old 589 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 11: world nineteen seventies vibe about it, doesn't it Queensland attractions, 590 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 11: you know, go to water World, the thing doesn't work, 591 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 11: Go to the Tiger Show, someone gets bit and it's 592 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 11: got that kind of that sad kind of vibe. But 593 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 11: they haven't you seen you know the footage where they 594 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 11: you know, they feed them something and then they stand 595 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 11: up in the eighties. 596 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, yah, yeah, no, no, no, that's still a thing. 597 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 2: Like I went online. Apparently the only location Queensland. We 598 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 2: guess can tong feed a tiger through the cage? 599 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 11: See that answers the question. fIF why don't we get 600 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 11: too feed the tiger family? Great day on the Gold Coast. Hey, 601 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 11: guess who we got on today after rape? 602 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 2: Oh? Someone to do with formula one good. 603 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 11: Quick no, no, good answer, fair answer, fair answer. The 604 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 11: second question would have been somebody to do with country music. 605 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 11: So if you're not doing formula and you do country music, 606 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 11: got Luke Combs. 607 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 2: On, So yeah, it's a big name. He would be 608 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 2: the biggest name in country music at the Beautiful Voice. 609 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 11: Yeah, fantastic And one of the great stories. I've got 610 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 11: to find out whether it's true. The story is he 611 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 11: quit college, learned to play the guitar, taught himself to 612 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 11: play the guitar, goes to Nashville, gets discovered next thing 613 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 11: he's playing the oti credit. 614 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,880 Speaker 2: But anyway, he's with this after eight o'clock see him everybody. 615 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: For more from News talks' b listen live on air 616 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: or online, and keep our shows with you whereever you 617 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio