1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: If you haven't noticed, We're in twenty twenty six, a 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: selection year, and Christopher Luxem will deliver his State of 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: the Nation's speech this afternoon at the International Convention Center 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: in Auckland. Now we're not expecting any new policy announcements, 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: but here we talking about the focuses around fixing the basics, 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: safeguarding the economy. Organ Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges joins me. Now, 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, Simon, Hello. 8 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 2: Hey, Happy new Year. Andrew good be on your first show. 9 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: How are you going? 10 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? Really good year always starts world, doesn't it. You 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 2: know you come back from holiday feeling good? 12 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: No, no, no, no, no no sa same and smmon. I 13 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: asked are you going? Are you going to Christopher's speech? 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: Oh? Actually said how are you going? Well? Am I going? 15 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 2: You bet? I'm going. You know it's we're putting on 16 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: the event with the YenS, ICC and Kiwibank. I mean 17 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 2: you said it. I've got no inside word on what 18 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: precisely the promise is saying, but it's the sort of basics, 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 2: focus on the results they've achieved. Well after that, I've 20 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: got twenty minutes with him. Oh you know, a chat 21 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: on stage, so i'd expect hopefully we'll get a bit 22 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: of reflection on the last couple of years, you know, 23 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 2: maybe what he's learned, what he's learned around coalition politics, 24 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: but talk the economy, maybe housing intensification or Auckland obviously, 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: I mean that's where they won last time and they'll 26 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: need to win it again and what's going on there. 27 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 2: And then I think, look, you know, we haven't heard 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: the Prime minister yet on a lot of the international 29 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: stuff that you've just been talking about. You know, to 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: you lot's been happening. So you know, events, dear boy, events, 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: they get in the way of things, and it be 32 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: good to sort of have a discussion about some of 33 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: that as well. And we're out on that. 34 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: So here's some questions where after two heavy years with 35 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: the recession and austerity combining, will it be difficult for 36 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: Christopher Laxon to sell the green shoots that are appearing. 37 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: Will he get the credit for the turnaround? 38 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: I think that's a good question. I mean think, firstly, 39 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 2: you know what we are seeing, you know, what is 40 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: the last three four months. There's a lot of these 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: you know, I hate the weird green shirts, but I 42 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: know they explain it well, the green shoots, the various 43 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: indicators that do show that we're back on a path 44 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: from growth. So, as you say, from tough times to grow. 45 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: I'm one of the questions I intend to ask them 46 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: is you know what extent really what you said? Do 47 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: they deserve the credit for this? Well? Is this simply 48 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: cyclical things that were kind of happening anyway, or what 49 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 2: is it that the government's done to be a part 50 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: of that? And I think the other valid question is 51 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 2: is it going to continue? What's the government got that's new, 52 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: that's fresh, that's there for business, It's going to give 53 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: them continued on going confidence over the course of this year, 54 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: and indeed beyond what are the economic plans of Christopher 55 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: Luxon's privileged to get another three year term. 56 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: Good stuff, Simon, enjoy your day to day and enjoying 57 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: the new facility. 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