1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Almost two months on from the major power outage in Northland, 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Transpower say compensation is off the table for those impacted. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: The tower was being cleaned when a worker removed too 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: many nuts, causing it to collapse while the team leader 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: was busy sand blasting the North Chamber Chief Executive Darren Fisher, Darren, 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: good morning. 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 2: Good morning Ryan. 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: So we know what happened now there was a problem, 9 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: too many nuts taken out, not enough attention being paid, 10 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: but no compensation, although I do note that the Transpower 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: says they might look at a donation of sorts to 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: the community. What do you reckon? Yeah? 13 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: He cringe worthy yesterday, wasn't it, Ryan. I mean it's 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: almost like watching the spin doctors at work. But I'm 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: talking about giving an MP one hundred thousand dollars to 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: hand out ice creams at the local amp show. It 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: is very different to compensation to a business. Trying to 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: maintain the employment of six hundred people in a small 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: regional town is a huge difference. I mean, an average 20 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: household in New Zealand earns one hundred and twenty five 21 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: thousand dollars a year. In Northold, that's one hundred thousand 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 2: dollars a year, typically made up of one bread winner 23 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: and one secondary Incomuna. Now in a place like Kaitaia, 24 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: where six hundred people are reliant on one big business 25 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: staying alive, the direct result of what has happened here 26 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: with Transpler puts those things in Jepardy And I'm calling 27 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 2: for that board and that management to have put their 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: big boy pants on, get on an aeroplane, get up 29 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 2: here and front up to these local communities and explain 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 2: why their negligence is putting their livelihoods at risk. 31 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: Was it a serious suggestion to give the MP ice screams. 32 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: It's a serious suggestion that the MP has been down 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: in Wellington saying you need to make a good will 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: donation to the people of Norfold and do something community 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: wide and be good Samaricans here. But that's a very 36 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: different conversation to keeping people in serious employment. Transpower have 37 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: got values on their website talking about how they are 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 2: good social citizens and how they're good community people. Well, 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 2: what they're about to do through their negligence and avoiding 40 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: all of this conversation is absolutely crush a workforce in 41 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: small community towns like Katia. 42 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: Darren Fisher is with North Chamber and he's the chief 43 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: executive there. He wants the Board of Transpower up North 44 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: asap to answer some questions. Please and no, we don't 45 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 1: want ice creams at the amp. For more from News 46 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: Talks B listen live on air or online, and keep 47 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: our shows with you wherever you go with our podcasts 48 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: on IR Radio.