1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: International correspondence with Insed Eye Insurance Peace of Mind for 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: New Zealand Business put time. 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: Here from Field morning. 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Good morning, mate. 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: How did that rehearsal go? 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Oh? 7 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: Wops, it didn't. 8 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: It didn't did it? 9 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 2: No, it didn't go. 10 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Apparently the river sand is currently flowing at more than 11 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: five times its strength and a normal summer days, so 12 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: they couldn't get that full rehearsal out there first thing 13 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: Monday morning. The other thing that we've found out, Mike, 14 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: is it's not as clean as they would hope for. 15 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: The coli is around twice the maximum that we usually 16 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: have during this time and twice as much as it's 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: supposed to be for any Olympic swimming event. So it 18 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: seems that that what was it two point four billion 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: New Zealand dollars that the authorities have spent in the 20 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: last decade to clean up the storm and whitewater in 21 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: the scent has not quite worked out as much as 22 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: they would have liked. And so the big question now, 23 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: might you know, months to go before the Olympics starts, 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: will will they be able to get those boats down 25 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: the send for the opening ceremony and will the triathlon 26 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: actually be a dual a flon with only the running 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: and the cycling. 28 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: Is there any level of panic at this point? Are 29 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 2: we still far enough out not to freak out yet? 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: There's a little bit of panic, But I think some 31 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,919 Speaker 1: of that comes from the fact that we've got the 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: elections coming up and there may well be a completely 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: new government in place, which means there might be a 34 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: new Ministry of the Interior. So the Ministry of the 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: Interior has said, look, you know, I'm just a figure head. 36 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: We've got this fantastic police force, got fantastic security forces. 37 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: Everything is ready to go. Don't worry about that. So 38 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: I think that's where the concerns are at the moment. 39 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: A few other things. They haven't got the little camp 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: in the wood of Vancene over to the east of 41 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: Paris properly built for the military to sleep, and that's 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: a bit of a concern. But I think the main 43 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: concern that I've seen just as last weekend has been 44 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 1: the weather. Summer has finally arrived. We're looking at temperatures 45 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: of thirty thirty five degrees and you look at some 46 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: of those stands that they're built place de la Concord, 47 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: the port Alexander tours around the Eiffel Tower. These stands 48 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: might have no covering their metal stands. People are going 49 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: to be sitting in them for a long time. And 50 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: you know everyone's worried about the athletes, what about the spectators? 51 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: This is what I say, quite right. 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 2: So where are we at with the election and does 53 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: our ferend, mister Medella, play a big role in the 54 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: coming days? 55 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 1: What he does? You know, it's only been a couple 56 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: of weeks that we've had this election campaign. Going Mike 57 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: and to telling the trees. That's been a bit like 58 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: speed dating. You know, you get all this stuff thrown 59 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: at you and you're just not really quite sure where 60 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: everyone's at. But yeah, Jordan Mandala, who's been really making 61 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: the running on this election campaign, the darling of the 62 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: far right, he had his first press conference today. He 63 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: didn't really I have to say. Every now and then 64 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: he was given a question that for a seasoned politician 65 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: would have just battered about. He just every time went 66 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: completely blank and moved on to the next question. But 67 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: we did get a bit of a bit of flesh 68 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: on the bones, things like your preference for French people 69 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: for jobs prohibiting dual nationals from serving insecurity and defense. 70 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: Uh another look at how easy it is for children 71 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: born on French soil to get citizenship of their parents 72 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: and foreigners. Cut energy tax. Not sure how that would 73 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: work given the you know, the current state of the 74 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: country's finances, and is also said that there's also going 75 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: to be massive cuts in the cost of living. So 76 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: how that's going to work, No one's quite sure. But 77 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: it does seem to be that the person that everyone 78 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: dislikes the most, Emmanuel Macron, is just as is detested 79 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: in the electorate, and so he's been paying a very 80 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: strange romike. He wrote a letter to the friend people yesterday. Yeah, 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: it's one way of getting it out there, isn't it. 82 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: So he said that he's heard the message and that 83 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: things will be different after these elections. But he's promised 84 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: to everyone that he will not resign. He will see 85 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: out his term until twenty twenty seven. 86 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: All right, ketchups and casmin, I appreciate it very much. 87 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: Couple of rounds in that election, by the way, just 88 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: to keep you off to be and I knowe Michael Barnier, 89 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: remember Michael Barnier Exit Brexit. He reckons that Macron's driven 90 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 2: them to a frixit. This is immigration. He's ignored an 91 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: immigration and it's going to bite him in the bump. 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: Just before we leave Europe quickly. By the way, the 93 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: European Union yet again says Apple is in breach of 94 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 2: its Digital Markets Act it does not allow customers of 95 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: its app store to be steered to alternatives. The fees 96 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: Apple charges developers for the initial acquisition of the new 97 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: customers via the app store go beyond what is strictly necessary. 98 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: Also opened a new probe into Apple over whether some 99 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: of its rules around allowing third party app stores are 100 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: apps to be downloaded from websites complies with the DMA. 101 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,239 Speaker 2: So the old battle between the EU and Apple rolls 102 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 2: on for another day. 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