1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Hey, good afternoon. Well, as predictably as night is followed 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: by day A, Team New Zealand America's Cup win is 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: followed by a debate about whether New Zealand is going 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: to host the event again. Team New Zealand boss Grant 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Dalton wouldn't rule it out this morning. 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: It is not off the table. It has never been 7 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: off the table. 8 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 3: So if an amazing team can be kept together and 9 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 3: we believe that we can win, and we can put 10 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 3: a viable event at home, we're coming home. A lot 11 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 3: of IF's in there. 12 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: Those sports Minister Chris Bishop is with us now. 13 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: Hey Chris, good afternoon. 14 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Do you want to host it? 15 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: Well, I think New Zealanders will be up for it 16 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 2: if it works economically and Team New Zealand actually want 17 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: to have it here, it's ultimately. 18 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 3: It's over to them. We've had it here before. 19 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: I mean, people enjoyed it, particularly Aucklanders does provide economic 20 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: benefits for the country, but you've also got to do 21 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: it or not. You know, think about the flip side, 22 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 2: which is that times are tight. As everyone knows, there's 23 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: no magic money tree at the end of the garden, 24 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: so we don't have an unlimited checkbook, and you're dealing 25 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: with quite big sums of taxpayer money here, and we've 26 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 2: got a lot of pressing calls on government resources for investment, 27 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: so there's a bit of water to go under the 28 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 2: proverbial bridge. 29 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 3: Yet, yeah, totally. 30 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: Do we know how much money we would like, what 31 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: our cap would be before we basically start losing money 32 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: on it? 33 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: Well, I think you know that's that's a hard question 34 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: to answer. I think there's a wait, a wee way 35 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 2: to run yet. I mean, firstly, let's just congratulate the 36 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 2: team and celebrate how amazing it was and incredible achievement 37 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: and they've all done extremely well. 38 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 3: So let's enjoy that. 39 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: But then let's see where Team New Zealand want to 40 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: go as well, because ultimately it's over to them. They're 41 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: the defenders, they've won the Cup, they get to decide 42 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: where they host it. 43 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: They're just going to go for the money, aren't they. 44 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: Well, at the end of the day, I heard grunt Dalton. 45 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: You just played the clip there that you know he's 46 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: keen to come home if if it works, but you 47 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: know it may not work for them. So if they 48 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: want to host it here, the government's up for a 49 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: conversation about it. But I'm just making the just making 50 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: the obvious point which I think tax players would expect 51 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: me to make, which is that there's not unlimited check 52 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: book here. We've got a lot of calls on our 53 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: resources for taxpayer investment. It's got to work economically for 54 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: the country as well, and you know, we'll have to 55 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: do an assessment around that and see what the value 56 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: proposition is. 57 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: So you're sounding a little bit reticent here, is that 58 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: simply because the reality is that we are never going 59 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: to be able to outbid the Saudi Arabias of this world. 60 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: Well, if Saudi Arabia is in the mix, then I 61 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: think most New Zealanders would take the obvious from that, 62 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: which is that we can't compete, right, Yeah, So let's 63 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: just be let's just be completely free and frank about it. 64 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: We're not going to outbid some of the people whom 65 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: potentially or some of the countries that might be in 66 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: the mix to host. 67 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: So then English is the reality that in order for 68 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: us to win it, we'd need Grant to do it. 69 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: Give us a give us a friendly discount. 70 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: Look, it's Team New Zealand's decision as to where they 71 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: host the next cup. 72 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 3: So the ball is in their court. Let's see where 73 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: they get to. 74 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 2: The government's up for a conversation around it, you know, 75 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 2: we're happy to sit down and have a discussion around 76 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: it in the same way that the previous government was 77 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: and previous governments of both stripes before that. So we're 78 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: happy to have a conversation about it. But I'm just 79 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: simply making the obvious point, which is that there's not 80 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: an unlimited check book here. The Crown books are deep 81 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: in the red. You know, there's no magic money tree 82 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 2: down the end of the garden. There's a lot of 83 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 2: things that people want us to spend money on. So 84 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: we're up for a conversation. But it's got to work 85 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: for us, and it's also got to work for teams. 86 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: Who calls who though, do they call you or do 87 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: you call them? 88 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 3: Well, it's the day after the America's Cups. 89 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: I suspect Grant and the rest of the team celebrating, 90 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 2: And that's fair enough, And I'm sure and due of course, 91 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 2: they'll be turning their mind to where they where they 92 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: know where they want to go into the future. 93 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 3: And you know, we're ready and willing to have a conversation. 94 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: Geez, what about that weekend of sport? Does this make 95 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: you the most successful sports minister in the history of 96 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: the country. 97 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: It's been pretty amazing, Like it's just incredible. Team New Zealand, 98 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: I mean the White fans, you know, first first victory 99 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: in t twenty ever, I mean the Black Cats, first 100 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: victory in thirty six. 101 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 3: Years in India. 102 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: I mean I was five years old when we last 103 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: want to test in India. It's just amazing. And should 104 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: forget about the pedal pedal funds as well, the polo 105 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: two women's polo, they've had no publicity, but the pedal funds. 106 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 3: There we go, you know, won the World Champs. 107 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: Showing your depth as the sports minister there. Thank you 108 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: for that be She appreciated christ Basship, sports Minister. For 109 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: more from hither Duplicy Allen Drive, listen live to news 110 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: talks they'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the 111 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.