1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,199 Speaker 1: So Haling Clark heading back this morning as the government 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: goes after Eden Park's restrictions. Only six artists are allowed 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: to play a total of twelve shows a year there, 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: and only on certain days. You've got a curfew on weeknights. 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: These are two thousand. I didn't realize this until yesterday. 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Two thousand max capacity for conferences there. Consultation on changes 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: getting underway. Vivbek, Heart of the City CEO with us 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: this morning. Viv, good morning, Good morning. How ridiculous are 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: these rules? 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: Well, what I can say is that this is all 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: about driving economic growth and I think the idea of 12 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: actually testing this to enable more concerts wherever they might be. 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: But it's about the size and the scale. If we're 14 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 2: going to benchmark ourselves with Brisbane they had forty five, 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: I think as I understand that their Economic Development Agency 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: supported more than forty five events, I think it might 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: have been twenty four that generated two hundred million economic 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: activity and bought two hundred thousand people to the city. 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: So you know, we're talking about unlocking the ability to 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 2: really utilize major events as a big economic driver. 21 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: Do we have the same infrastructure and capacity though as Brisbane. 22 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: Has well you know, Eden Park is clearly the largest 23 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: stadium in the country, and we've got others coming on 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: stream but not as big. So it's you know, we're 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: going to have to do something that's fit for purpose here. 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 2: But I think the idea of having a look at 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: these rules to see what's possible is important. And you know, 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: the factor is that these are the opportunities we've been 29 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: asking for. We're looking for a long term, sustainable pipeline 30 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: of events with sustainable funding. Now that's not what's here. 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 2: We've got some immediate money, which is terrific to drive things. 32 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: From our perspective, coming out of a decade of major 33 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: construction and disruption, this is the sort of thing that 34 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: can actually start to get things moving. 35 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, what do you think they're going to do because 36 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: they've announced this one off money for the major events? 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: What are you think they're going to do it because 38 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: they're talking or they want a pipeline that they need 39 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: to stuff going forward? Is that? Do you reckon that 40 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: they're going to I reckon the nets are going to 41 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: go to the election with a bed tax. What do 42 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: you reckon? 43 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: Well, there's going to have to be something, and they've 44 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: pushed back I understand if they pushed back on it 45 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 2: because there was well, they're not going to do it 46 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: this term. There's quite a lot of support for it 47 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: to be national rather than regional. Obviously there's a big 48 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: push here to get something locally to get things moving, 49 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: but I think what we do need is to see 50 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: what's going to come beyond that. There has to be 51 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: something If we're going to be in this space, we're 52 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: going to have to have a sustainable funding model. So 53 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: this is really an interim step. I think it's been 54 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: really well received from our perspective. If you look at 55 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: something like a Pink you know, we had a day 56 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: of six and a half million dollars of spend. You know, 57 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: those sort of concerts make a massive difference, and that's 58 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: really what we want to unlock here. And I think, 59 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: you know, having a lock at these rules to see 60 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: what is possible to really start to grow and make 61 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: sure we're in it for the long time, that's going 62 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: to be key because we have to have the artists 63 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: wanting to come here. It has to be, you know, 64 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 2: something that's viable. But there's certainly a big opportunity from 65 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 2: an economic perspective. 66 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: Everyone talks about Pink. I mean it was a great concert, 67 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: wasn't that. There's no doubt, no denying that. 68 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 69 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time this morning, vivid Heart of the 70 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: City's CEO. 71 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Listen live 72 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: to news talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or 73 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.