1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,760 Speaker 1: I'm going to say thank you to the Police Commissioner 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Richard Chambers for maybe reminding us to be grateful for 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: what we have. He's given an interview to The Herald 4 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: today and he said he thinks there is a fair 5 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: bit of punching down going on New Zealand, punching down 6 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,159 Speaker 1: on New Zealand going on at the moment, and he 7 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: thinks that's unfair. He says, with the world going a 8 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: little crazy, I count us lucky that we are where 9 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: we are now, given how much doom and gloom there 10 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: is about at the moment. It may surprise you to 11 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: know that the accompanying poll, also in the Herald article, 12 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: actually agrees with him. As unscientific as it is, most 13 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: people rate their experience of living in New Zealand as 14 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: eight out of ten. Twenty percent of people say they 15 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: have an eight out of ten experience. Then the next 16 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: one up is ten out of ten. That's fifteen percent. 17 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: Seven out of ten comes next. Thirteen percent of us 18 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: say that, So seven, eight, nine and ten out of 19 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: ten account for fifty eight percent of the votes. Way 20 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: more than half of us think that we are living 21 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: in a pretty great place now. As I say, it's 22 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: not it's not scientific, but it is a nice reminder 23 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: that actually most of us do know how good we've 24 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: got it. It's really easy to fall into the trap 25 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: of thinking the grass is greener on the other side, 26 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: which is why so many of us are leaving heading 27 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,839 Speaker 1: off to places like Australia. Actually, if the other side 28 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: is Australia, once they get there, they are going to 29 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: realize it's not that much greener. They're going to go 30 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: through the same stuff with the economy that they were 31 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: going through back here in New Zealand. Life over there 32 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: is expensive as well. And if the other side is Europe, 33 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: it's definitely not greener over there. It's actually tens of 34 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: thousands of refugees arriving on your doorstep. It's huge unrest 35 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: over migrants in the UK, it's the threat of war 36 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: just across the border. It's cost of living problems there too. 37 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: Now I'm not poly pollyannash at all about New Zealand. 38 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: I know life is expensive. I know there are people 39 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: who have never had to budget who are now having 40 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: to budget. I can see that the government books definitely 41 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: need tidying up, and we're completely overdue structural economic change 42 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: but at least most things are headed in the right direction. 43 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: Education for our kids has been sorted out, red tape 44 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: is being cut, the economy is turning around, the days 45 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: are getting longer, and we live in a place with 46 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: a good work life balance where our kids can grow 47 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: up fairly healthy. So thank you to the police Commissioner 48 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: of all people for reminding us of that. For more 49 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks 50 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: at b from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 51 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.