1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: The issues, the interviews and the insight. Ryan Bridge on 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: an early edition with ex pole insulation, keeping Kimi Holmes 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: warm and try this winter news talk said, be good morning. 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: Welcome to you Tuesday. It's just gone six, half to five. 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: Great to have your company this morning, Casey Costello just 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: before six on corruption, there's a new report out saying 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 2: we should be more worried about it. Donnod Demayo in 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: Australia on that reporter hit by a rubber bullet at 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: the protest in la If you stand between police who 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: are firing rubber bullets and protesters who are hurtling items 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 2: at them, would you not expect to me hit. I 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: don't know. We'll talk to her about that anyway. In 13 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: the reaction in Australia to that, and Mark Robinson, what 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: next ends it are? Plus tourism, Does anyone believe there's 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: numbers that you can spend thirteen million dollars on ads 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: and then somehow get three hundred million dollars back in 17 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: tourists spend. We'll ask Tanya tapsle from not to do it. 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: Shortly seven after five the agenda Tuesday tenth, Joam, we've 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: got a prisoner swap this morning between Russia and Ukraine. 20 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,919 Speaker 2: Photos show emaciated Ukrainian soldiers crying, hugging one another, draped 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 2: in their national flag. Only those under twenty five les 22 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: seriously wounded have been swapped. 23 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 3: At least one two hundred prisoners of war will be 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 3: exchanged on each side, and today it's not clear how 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: many were swapped. Both sides have not commented on this, 26 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 3: but they have said that it's the same amount of 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 3: military personnel, and the Ukraine's president a lot of Miszelinskis, 28 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 3: said that ukrain has received the first group. 29 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: The protests in La continue overnight that has been casted 30 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 2: on fire Newsom's the California governor suing Trump's White House 31 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: for sending in the National Guard. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 4: Deploying federalized troops is a dangerous escalation. But we need 33 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 4: to be real about this. This is about another agenda. 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 4: It's not about public safety. There's clearly no plan and 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 4: there is clearly no policy. 36 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: Trump's hays go away Las cop this up and they 37 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: need help. We see danger to our country and to 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: our citizens. 39 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 5: Will be very very strong in terms of. 40 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: Law and order. 41 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 2: Greta Thunberg Thunburg, whatever on our way, to Israel now, 42 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: where she'll be deported back to Sweden after trying to 43 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: reach Gaza. 44 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 6: We don't know exactly what will happen to the activists 45 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 6: when they arrive. The latest reports in the Israeli media 46 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 6: say they'll be put into the custody of the police 47 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 6: and the Israeli government. The Israeli authorities posentially said they 48 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 6: wanted to port them as quickly as possible. 49 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: She's so annoying, isn't she. 50 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: Eight after five, the first word on the News of 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: the Day early edition with Ryan Bridge and Expole Insulation 52 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: keeping Kiwi Holmes warm and dry this winter news talk 53 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: said be We've. 54 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: Got quarter one GDP data out next week, which is 55 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: just so exciting I can barely contain myself. But what's 56 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: it going to say? We know that we went up 57 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 2: last time. This is the December quarter point seven percent. 58 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: We've got new numbers from stets n Z on quarter one. 59 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 2: So this kind of starts to paint a picture. One 60 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: is on jobs and the other is on business sales 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: and purchases and profit. So just running through very quickly 62 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 2: through the job's numbers, because it's quite interesting. This is 63 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: basically filled jobs. People working for quarter one twenty twenty five, 64 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 2: it's down slightly zero point one percent. Construction down one 65 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 2: point four percent, unsurprising, Manufacturing down half a percent. Accommodation 66 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 2: and food that's your cafes and restaurants up er point 67 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: five percent. That's good, they need that. But basically jobs 68 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: going backwards for the fourth quarter in a row, so 69 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: that makes a whole year where filled jobs have gone backwards. However, 70 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: quarter one twenty five less worse than the previous three quarters, 71 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: and we've had a total net loss of thirty nine 72 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: thousand jobs over the last year in this country. So basically, 73 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: things not great, but things getting less worse than they 74 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: were over the last few months. Interesting here also earnings 75 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: by industry. The largest increases in gross earnings might surprise you. 76 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: This is for the year ending March, so it's year 77 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: on year versus March twenty four. Healthcare and social assistance 78 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: up four point four percent, So the health work is congratulations. 79 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: Education and training up four point seven percent, Public administration 80 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: and safety what up four percent. Those are the biggest 81 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 2: rises under a national government. I guess you could argue 82 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: that those pay changes might have been offered or put 83 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 2: in place prior to National getting into office, because that 84 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 2: would seem an unusual concoction or collection of industries to 85 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 2: have at the top of your list. It is eleven 86 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: after five. We'll get to the business data a little 87 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: later on. It is eleven alfter five year on News 88 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: Talk set B, what are we doing next tourism? Honestly, 89 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: how can you come out and say with a straight 90 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: face you're going to spend thirteen million dollars on an 91 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 2: advertising campaign and how get three hundred million dollars back? 92 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: Tanya taps on next on your. 93 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: Radio and online on Iheard Radio Early edition with Ryan 94 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: Bridge and ex full insulation, keeping Kiwi Holmes warm and 95 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: dry this winter news talks. 96 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: That'd be good morning as five thirteen. I hope you're 97 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: keeping warm. Simon Porter, the player agent, on Mark Robinson's 98 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: resignation from Men's at are next right now another taxpayer 99 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: tourism marketing blitz from Upston and Luxon, proudly announcing that 100 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: yesterday thirteen point five million dollars of ads will apparently 101 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: get US an extra three hundred million dollars in tourism spending. 102 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: The advertising will target the Aussi's, Americans and the Chinese 103 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 2: Tannia Tapsles that also have a met with me this morning. Tiana, 104 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: good morning, good morning. Good to have you on the show. 105 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 2: Do you buy this, by the way, do you because 106 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: we had a blitz on Australia a couple of months ago, 107 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: have you seen any evidence that that's worked. 108 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 7: Yes, Actually it's been quite fantastic for us in Littlesdere, 109 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 7: we're top tourism destination. But you know, we forget that 110 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 7: only a couple of years ago the borders were closed 111 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 7: and it takes some time to actually get the visitors back. 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 7: And I do appreciate that Australia, China and North America 113 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 7: are target areas as well. So I know it seems 114 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 7: quite extravagant that thirteen point five million will get three 115 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 7: hundred million dollars in spending, but we need to remember 116 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 7: tourism is very competitive and we are a small country 117 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 7: at the bottom of the world. This sort of investment 118 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,239 Speaker 7: does make sure that we get our visitors into the country. 119 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: I don't doubt you want it, but the question is 120 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: do you believe it? 121 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 8: Yeah? 122 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 7: Well, I've actually had the pleasure of meeting Trops and 123 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 7: New Zealand stuff in both China and Australia during recent visits. 124 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 7: And actually, yeah I do, because even like the Chinese visitors, 125 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 7: their average spend is six thousand dollars when they do 126 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 7: come here. That's why they are a target market for us. 127 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 7: They're very high spender. And so yeah, I do because 128 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 7: actually a lot of these ads that they see plants 129 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 7: the seed for them to come to New Zealand. But 130 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 7: what we want to do is actually create that action. 131 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 7: And I'm quite excited for what these additional investment and 132 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 7: advertising will do for us. 133 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, interesting. Mike is going to look at this 134 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: little later on in his program. Tanya, what about I've 135 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 2: been reading the lots of or daily post, great newspaper, 136 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: the story about bums on the main street, urinating, defecating, 137 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: doing drug stuff like that. That's hardly a good look 138 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: for terrorism, is it. 139 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 7: N And unfortunately this is something that's been experienced across 140 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 7: the country. But actually, what we've discovered is there's different 141 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 7: ways to help people. So these people were choosing to 142 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 7: sleep on a certain street because they were getting through meals, 143 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 7: they were getting hot drinks, they were getting lots of 144 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 7: things dropped off to them. So actually we need to 145 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 7: make sure that when we do help people and need 146 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 7: in it's a way that's enabling them to actually make 147 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 7: the right thing, because these people do have a choice 148 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 7: to go somewhere other than our streets. 149 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 2: Because the sallies were giving them free mile oh and 150 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: stuff like that. So you reckon they should stop that. 151 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 7: Stop the handouts, well, just in an appropriate place, because 152 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 7: camping out on a footpath in the middle of the 153 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 7: city is not an appropriate place. 154 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 2: Not a good look for you? Is that for Tan? 155 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: You appreciate your time this morning, Tonia tapsle is thet 156 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: do a meha, she's buying it, she's drinking the call 157 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: aid this morning? Sixteen after are you nine two nine 158 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: two sixteen after five? Ryan, how do you know that 159 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 2: the reporter, this is the one in la says Graham. 160 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: How do you know the reporter was between the police 161 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 2: and the protests And did you see the policeman turn 162 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 2: aim and fire at her? Graham, Yes, I did see 163 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: the policeman do that. But is the policeman meant to 164 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 2: check you know, if you were in a rioter protest 165 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 2: a situation. I'm not saying that's the right thing that 166 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: the National Guard's gone in there, but I'm just saying, 167 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 2: if you're in a situation like that and you see 168 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: a person come towards you, which she did. She was 169 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 2: moving with their camera. How are you to know whether 170 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 2: that's a I suppose that's your job. And another one 171 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: here from Clive Morning Ryan, such great news. First thing 172 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 2: this morning that Greta the activist is getting her butt kicked. 173 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: She annoys me too. We'll talk about that a little later. 174 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 2: And then he club also says Trump's sorting out the 175 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 2: illegals and their traitor supporters. I'm not so sure that 176 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 2: that was a smart idea. I mean, what are they 177 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: actually going to achieve? And it's a sanctuary city Los Angeles. 178 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 2: By the way, a sanctuary city means that they're basically 179 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 2: softer on undocumented migrants. Are they actually going to change anything, 180 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 2: achieve anything? By sending in the National Guard? Was that 181 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 2: they out of control to begin with? Anyway, we'll have 182 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: reaction to Mark Robinson's resignation. 183 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: Next, Views and Views you Trust to start your day. 184 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: It's early edition with Ryan Bridge at expol Insulation keeping 185 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: Kiwi Holmes warm and dry. This winter News Talk said b. 186 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: Nineteen after five News Talk said, be Ryan, this is 187 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 2: from we just spoke to that ottad a mayor. From 188 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 2: one of our listeners this morning, Norman says, Ryan, I 189 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 2: worked directly across the road from where the homeless people 190 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 2: are camped out in the middle of Dottador, with their mattresses, 191 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: the supermarket trolleys, the luggage, the leering attitudes. It's disgusting. 192 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 2: If the mayor was any good, she would move them on. 193 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: Bryan bred the number text the big announcement in the 194 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 2: world of rugby The Inded our boss Mark Robinson is 195 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 2: stepping down a CEO. Wants to move back to Australia 196 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 2: with the wife and kids in twenty twenty six. So 197 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: what does this mean for the future of New Zealand rugby. 198 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 2: Reaction this morning from Simon Porter, managing director and rugby 199 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: player agent for Halo Sports. Simon, good morning, good morning. 200 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 9: How are you? 201 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? 202 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 7: Good? 203 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 2: Thank you. Good to have you on the show. Mark 204 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 2: says he said he's left Inded in a better place 205 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 2: than when he found it. Do you agree with that? 206 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean I think so. 207 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 8: I mean it's been a pretty tough six years with COVID. 208 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 8: I think they've made some substantial change around the splitting 209 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 8: of the commercial co with the rest of the rugby operations, 210 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 8: I suppose, and there's two different entities now, and I 211 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 8: guess I mean hopefully it is set up to be 212 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 8: a bit more nimble, little bit more agile as it 213 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 8: moves forward. I think we still the proofs to be 214 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 8: in the pudding a little bit around whether that separation 215 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 8: is going to have the benefits that we all sort 216 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 8: of hope that would when it came in. 217 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: That's the big issue for you, is the separation. And 218 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: I mean, do you think they should recouple? 219 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 4: Ah? 220 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 8: Well, I think it's pretty clear when Craig Finton left 221 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 8: last year what that was in October or November, and 222 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 8: he still hasn't been replaced. I think it's fairly clear 223 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 8: in my mind that they'll try to set up a 224 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 8: different structure now where, for want of a better term 225 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 8: of group cl come in and we'll sit across both entities. 226 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 8: I think splitting the entities actually makes a lot of 227 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 8: sense just from around their ability to work to different 228 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 8: strategic objectives. Because if you're the commercial operation, then you 229 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 8: are simply wanting to go out and get as much 230 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 8: money as you can. You know, you're looking at your fans, 231 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 8: you're running it as a professional organization like a Manchester 232 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 8: United or any other arge professional sporting body. But when 233 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 8: you're also in the new Zela Rugby Union and you've 234 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 8: got to look after the participant in the community, you 235 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 8: know your touch points and your strategic projectives are quite different. 236 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 8: So being a bit more honest about there and splitting 237 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 8: that into two companies actually makes quite a lot of 238 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 8: sense from the ability to work to different purposes. 239 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 2: Okay, let's assume that you're right and that this is 240 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: a board, this is the direction the board wants to 241 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 2: move and do you think that they I mean, do 242 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: whose decision was it for Mark to Goaric? 243 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 8: Do you think I think it was probably March's decision 244 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 8: to go. I definitely feel that that was the case. 245 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 8: I mean I was dealing with them last week on 246 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 8: an issue and I think it was definitely his decision 247 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 8: to leave. Now, I think the hard bit is that 248 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 8: you know, we've got two boards effectively, and how they're 249 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 8: going to work that if they sort of have that 250 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 8: group CEO. Because when the silver Aid investment was made, 251 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 8: the commercial board or set up and that's where silver 252 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 8: Lake have their representatives on the board. So how they 253 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 8: can resolve you know, the commitments of Made the silver 254 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 8: Lake around board representation and strategic direction with appointing a 255 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 8: group CEO that's going to set across two entities, and 256 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 8: how do those boards work together, et cetera. Like, there's 257 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 8: some big, pretty media issues that I think they need 258 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 8: to work through before they are ready to appoint the 259 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 8: CEO and and you know, announce any sort of new 260 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 8: new structure or way of working. 261 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 2: Okay, interesting, Simon, I appreciate your thoughts this morning. Simon Porter, 262 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: managing director and rugby player agent from Halo Sport. Twenty 263 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 2: three minutes after five Bryant Bridge speaking of companies splitting up, well, 264 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: coming together and then splitting off again. This has happened 265 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 2: to my old employer, Warner Brothers Discovery. Their share price 266 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 2: up seven point one three percent this morning, which is 267 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: great because they gave me shares when I worked there 268 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 2: and so they'll now be worth more. But they are 269 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: splitting the company. So they came together and Warner Brothers Discovery, 270 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: now they're going to be basically split back into two 271 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 2: separate businesses, two stand alone publicly traded entertainment companies, separating 272 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: HBO Max, which is their streaming service, your movie studios 273 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 2: and your TV productions that goes on one side, and 274 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: then your cable networks basically your legacy media on the other, 275 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: and that would presumably include TV three New Zealand. They 276 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 2: own the likes of CNN. Ratings for cable networks in 277 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 2: the US have been tanking, particularly on the left. CNN 278 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 2: has been hit hard cannibalized a little bit by MSNBC. 279 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 2: So there's problems over there, and now they're splitting up 280 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 2: the companies so that they can, which is hugely ironic 281 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: because it was not that long ago that they all 282 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 2: came together and everything went on hold, and hot businesses 283 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: just basically go sideways when they do mergers because no 284 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 2: one makes any decisions for a year prior or a 285 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 2: year after. And now they're going to uncouple themselves because 286 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: the share price is tanked something like six sixty percent 287 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 2: over the past year. News Talks AB twenty five After 288 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: five Thoughts on Greta. 289 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: Next the early edition full the show podcast on iHeartRadio 290 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: Power It by News. 291 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 2: Talks AB, News Talks MB it has just gone twenty 292 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: seven after five. Honestly, it's time Greta to get a grip. 293 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: My name is. 294 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 10: Getha Timber and I am from Sweden. If you see 295 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 10: this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped, have you? 296 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: This is a stunt. She's sailing on a yacht with 297 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 2: a diesel engine, which they've been using because the sales 298 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 2: haven't been up. By the way, there's been photos and videos. 299 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 2: Greta's doing the Titanic at the bow, Kate Winslet at 300 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: the front of the boat on her merciful mission to 301 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 2: save the Middle East on board this vessel that's complete 302 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 2: with aircon and TVs and Instagram. 303 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 10: I urge all my friends, family and comrades to put 304 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 10: pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the 305 00:15:57,840 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 10: others as soon as possible. 306 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 2: Reader, you should have gone home a long time ago. 307 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: As for being kidnapped, this must be the first time 308 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 2: the victim has broadcast their own hostage video. How does 309 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 2: that work? It's a tiny yacht. How much aid can 310 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: you actually have on board? Anything meaningful? There is no 311 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: doubt Palestinians desperately need aid because of Israel's inhumane blockade. Unfortunately, 312 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 2: they're not going to get any from this attention obsessed Swede. 313 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 2: This is the problem I think people have with protesters. 314 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 2: Not the ones who protest and then do something useful, 315 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: like become a scientist and an inventors solution to global warming. 316 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: That would be helpful. Protesters who protest for the sake 317 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: of it and change causes with the wind. One day 318 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 2: it's climate change and oils the devil. The house is 319 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 2: burning down. The next it's powering through the meat on 320 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: a diesel laden yacht to rescue Gaza. It's like a 321 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: drug to them. I think John Minto's a case in 322 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 2: points serial protester. You name a calls, he'll get behind it. 323 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: In Europe, they're defacing ancient artifacts, throwing soup on paintings, 324 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 2: confetti on the call at Wimbledon. While they're doing all 325 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 2: these ridiculous stunts, hoovering up social media followers along the way, 326 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 2: they claim, as Greta did yesterday, that it's not about them. No, no, 327 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 2: it's about the Palestinian people, not me, says Greta. The 328 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 2: lady doth protest too much? Me thinking nine after five 329 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: news talks, they'd be nine nine. The numbers of text 330 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 2: Morning Ryan suggests you're seeing the mayor of Ottada and 331 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 2: the Tourism Council. The copy of the Aussie classic The Castle, 332 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: says Michael. On those numbers, they're dreaming. 333 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: You Ryan Bridge on earlier edition with ex Pole insulation, 334 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: keeping Kiwi Holmes warm and try this. 335 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 2: Winter News Talks. They'd be Hello, Louis Daniel, good morning. 336 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: It is twenty four away from the new talks. They'd 337 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 2: be Casey Costello, the Minister, on this new report about 338 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 2: co option. This out this morning. We'll get to that 339 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: before six o'clock. We will also get to Dono tomorrow 340 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 2: out of Australia on the Aussie Reporter. Shot in the 341 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: leg with a rubber pellette from the cops in la 342 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 2: Elon Musk's dad is going. Apparently he's a real poutin fan. 343 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 2: This is from the Wall Street General last night. Apparently 344 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 2: he's a real potin fan and he's going to a 345 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 2: two day conference in Moscow. Elon Musk dad for oligarchs, 346 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 2: and there's a particular oligarch, Constantine Malafev, who's won of 347 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: Pusan's mates. He's hosting the conference. Elon Musks dad, Errol 348 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 2: is going. Alex Jones, that conspiracy theorists from the US. 349 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 2: He's going. And Errol Musk has been photographed in Moscow. 350 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 2: Presumably he's being wined and dined and taken there by 351 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 2: Putin's people, by the Kremlin or by the probably more 352 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 2: likely by the oligarch himself. And he's given comments to 353 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 2: a newspaper, Russian newspaper, and about the Trump musk feud. 354 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 2: He says, Oh, don't worry about it. You know they've 355 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 2: been he says, quote, you know, they've been under a 356 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 2: lot of stress for five months. You know, give them 357 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: a break. They're very tired, in stressed. You can expect 358 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 2: some things like this, he says. Ultimately Trump will prevail, 359 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 2: and that Elon he goes. You know, Elon, he made 360 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 2: a mistake, I think, but he is tired and he 361 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 2: is stressed. Also, he said of Putin, he's a little 362 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 2: bit in awe of him, which, ike guess kind of 363 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 2: makes sense once you consider, you know, Elon doesn't like 364 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: USA to Ukraine, and his dad is a massive Putin fanboy. 365 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 2: So it all makes sense, now, doesn't it. Twenty three 366 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 2: minutes away. 367 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: From six Ryan Bridge, our. 368 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 2: Reporters around the country, Collen Proctor and Dunedin Calum some 369 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 2: good signs for horticulture viticulture in Central Otago. 370 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 11: Here morning Ryan was seeing a good growth in the sectors, 371 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 11: which is encouraging for the region's economy and new labor 372 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 11: market report showing modest growth and new plantings. So total 373 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 11: planted hectes are up from four thousand, three hundred and 374 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 11: twenty twenty one to just under four thousand, four hundred 375 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 11: last year, and that's large due to the horticulture sector 376 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 11: for Central Otago. The report's also found growers are investing 377 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 11: more in the provision of staff accommodation and there's also 378 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 11: an increased awareness around staff well being. 379 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: O great, how's your weather? Calum, chilly this morning again. 380 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 11: Year zero in the car and freezing on the way 381 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 11: to work this morning, but partly cloudy nor eastlies and 382 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 11: nine is Dunedin's high today. 383 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: Nice enjoy that Calum cheers clear and christ Church clear, 384 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning. Now what's going on? There's a 385 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: scandal with your Canterbury Uni halls of residence. 386 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 12: A scandal indeed, look, Canterbury University is refusing to say 387 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 12: basically why something is occurring, so they won't accept whether 388 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 12: or not there's been a directive to have less local 389 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 12: students in their halls of residents. Some new data that 390 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 12: our newsroom has obtained shows there are one hundred and 391 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 12: twenty four christ Church based students living in the halls 392 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 12: this year. That's a drop of fifty seven percent from 393 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 12: twenty twenty two. Now this comes at a time when 394 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 12: it's in the paper here every day that demand is 395 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 12: outpacing capacity. At UC there are four thousand people who 396 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 12: applied for two four hundred hall spaces this year. The 397 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 12: u sees Paul O'Flaherty says it doesn't decide what students 398 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 12: go to the halls and when they were asked why, 399 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 12: they wouldn't say whether it was a coincidence. He says 400 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 12: there is some spaces open for next semester of people 401 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 12: are looking for accommodation, while the Student's Association president Luke 402 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 12: McKay couldn't comment further either, but does say there's some 403 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 12: good support for those who are struggling to find somewhere 404 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 12: to live. 405 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 2: All right, is that Duke by local do you mean 406 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 2: like Canterbury christ. 407 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 12: Church based students. So there was a suggestion that a 408 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 12: lot of christ Church based students were going and living 409 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 12: in the halls because it's cheaper and you get that 410 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 12: UNI experience. 411 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, how's your weather, Claire. 412 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 12: Cloudy and cold here as well. A bit more rain 413 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 12: on the forecast today, northeasterlies and a high of ten. 414 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 2: Nice one. Thank you Max's and Wellington Max, good morning. 415 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, got an update. You've got an update on 416 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 2: the scammer in Wellington. 417 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 13: Yeah, a good story on the one of the post 418 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 13: this morning. Last week we reported about this scammer named 419 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 13: Rhys Salmon being sentenced to four years prison for defrauding 420 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 13: quite a lot of elderly people in Wellington are more 421 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 13: than in total four hundred thousand dollars in just a 422 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 13: matter of days. 423 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 2: How we did it. 424 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 13: This was an international scam that was coordinated in the UK. Salmon, 425 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 13: British had just landed here last July straight away went 426 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 13: to work carrying out what had been in the works 427 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 13: for some time. These pre planned scams. Basically, nineteen people 428 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 13: aged between sixty nine and Wellington across Welling sixty nine 429 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 13: and ninety five across Wellington had been told over the 430 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 13: phone that their bank details had been compromised. Police apparently 431 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 13: needed their help in catching a dishonest employee at the bank. 432 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 13: There were several more phone calls, a very elaborate sting 433 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 13: that would eventually end in Salmon turning up at their 434 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 13: front doors, pretending to be a detective and collecting large 435 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 13: amounts of cash and gold bullion. You might think, you know, 436 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 13: this would never happen to me. I would never just 437 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 13: hand over cash. But it does happen, and it has 438 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 13: happened incredibly elaborate. It has arms and Auckland across the 439 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 13: Lower North Island. Again the message just to stay aware. 440 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:05,919 Speaker 13: These scams do happen. 441 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 2: God, that is just what a prat. That's awful to 442 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 2: thinking about those old elderly people. How's your weather clear? 443 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 2: Us up? 444 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 13: No overcast as showers twelve the high central banks, Max 445 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 13: Neivas and Auckland Neva. 446 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 14: Do you think you'd ever cheer us up? 447 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 15: Max? 448 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 2: I do not. 449 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 4: Well. 450 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 2: We talked to the other day about how Wellington is 451 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 2: going to turn a corner next year and they're finding 452 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: it against some events at the events at the stadium, 453 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 2: and you know they'll get a new mia by then. True, 454 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 2: hopefully they'll change your undies and sort your life out. 455 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 2: The screens to protect the bus drivers a middle the 456 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 2: problem another problem with them. 457 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 14: You're quite right, shipping delays Now that's going to affect 458 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 14: this roll out of all these screens to protect the 459 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 14: bus drivers on Auckland Transport buses. So AT expected to 460 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 14: have about three hundred screens installed by now what I 461 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 14: can tell you they've done one hundred and fifty. Rachel Kara, 462 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 14: she's a group manager of Public Transport Operation. She said, Look, 463 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 14: the shipping delays earlier this year, it's affected the installation. 464 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 14: So now they're saying, well, they're hoping to install about 465 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 14: a rate of twenty a week. But now with all 466 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 14: of these delays, AT aims to have about eighty percent 467 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 14: of the buses done by July next year. 468 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 2: Ah. In the meantime, you bus drivers are getting. 469 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 14: Exactly just violence? 470 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 2: Sorry for bus driver side do I? I just think, 471 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 2: and it's probably not a good thought, but I thought 472 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 2: the other day we should have more self driving buses 473 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 2: than taxis. 474 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 14: Imagine that head. 475 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: Well, I mean it would take you know, I sure 476 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 2: that would mean no job, but it would also be 477 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 2: a lot safer. 478 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. 479 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 14: Oh, look, I didn't feel for bus drivers because who 480 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 14: would want to be a bus driver these days? 481 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 2: Bactly who would want to be on us? How's the 482 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: weather in Auckland right? 483 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 14: We have a mixed bag here We've got fog this morning, rain, 484 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 14: late morning, possible thunderstorms, hail from afternoon, strong winds. 485 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 2: You're just covering all the bases. 486 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 14: I know it's a line. This is not fake news. 487 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 14: Strong winds gusting one hundred kilometers per hour in thunderstorms 488 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 14: by afternoon. Eighteen is the high. 489 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 2: Have a great day. What else are we getting? All right? 490 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 2: Thank you? Never great to see You're seventeen away from 491 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 2: six News Talks b Donald to Mayo out of Australia. 492 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 2: Next on that Ossie reporter reaction across the Tesman Plus 493 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 2: we will get to Casey Costello on corruption in New 494 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 2: Zealand before. 495 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: Six International correspondence with ends and eye insurance peace of 496 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: mind for New Zealand Business. 497 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 2: News Talk'd be fourteen away from six. We'll get to 498 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 2: Casey Costello on corruption in just a second, right now, 499 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 2: Donald to Mayo out of Australia, Donna, good morning. 500 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 15: Good morning to you. 501 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 2: Now, the Prime Minister's been asked to get involved with 502 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 2: this ossie journalist. We've all seen the footage the rubber 503 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 2: bullet in LA. What's the Prime minister going to do here? 504 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 15: Well, the Prime Minister has been urged to intervene after 505 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 15: the Ossie journo was hit by this rubber bullet in 506 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 15: the LA protest. And you have seen that footage the incident, 507 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 15: you know, where this rubber bullet was fired. It looks 508 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 15: like the cop was actually directing towards, you know, firing 509 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 15: towards the Channel nine journalist Lauren sorry, Lauren Tomasi, as 510 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 15: she reported from the protests in downtown La. Now we've 511 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 15: heard from Green Senator Sarah Hanson Young. She says, Anthony 512 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 15: Alberanezi must hold Trump accountable. And we who know that 513 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 15: the journalist says she was left with her, you know, 514 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 15: quite a nasty bruise and can you imagine how frightening 515 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 15: it would have been at the time when his rubber 516 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 15: bullet struck her leg? She says, it was the size 517 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 15: of a golf ball. And it does give a sense 518 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 15: of the situation that it is out of control at 519 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 15: the moment over there, and a reminder of the dangers 520 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 15: of being a journalist. Well Sas to Hanson, Young says, 521 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 15: now is the time for the PM to bring it up, 522 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 15: perhaps when he next meets with the US President and 523 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 15: get an explanation for what happened, or perhaps even pick 524 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 15: up the phone and have that conversation. She says, it's 525 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 15: simply shocking and completely unacceptable that US authorities would shoot 526 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 15: at a journalist. 527 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 2: Look, I agree with you, never should you shoot it 528 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 2: a journalist. However, I did notice just watching the footage 529 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 2: she did normally when you go to a war zone, 530 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 2: when a journalist goes to war zone, they have they 531 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 2: are TV is written on them back in front, and 532 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,479 Speaker 2: I just noticed that this is a violent protest. There 533 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 2: are rubber bullets being fined, and she wasn't wearing that. 534 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 2: I mean, if you are the police officer, how are 535 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: you to know whose journalist, who's protester? You know, as 536 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 2: they're approaching you. That was my only thought about that. 537 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 15: Oh okay, okay, I did feel that she was. She 538 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 15: had the camera operator right near her, and she had 539 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 15: the chunky microphone labeled, so I'm not sure. I mean, yeah, look, 540 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 15: there's's term all over there. 541 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: As we know, it's an absolute mess. Hey, rural New 542 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 2: South Wales community shocked by a low act. Apparently church 543 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 2: bell has been stolen. Oh how low is this? 544 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 15: A one hundred and eighty five year old church bell 545 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 15: was stolen from a local rural church. Now the thieves 546 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 15: they reckon it's two to three blokes peeled off or 547 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 15: actually probably used an angle grinder to shear off this 548 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 15: giant bell, possibly made of bronze. The owner says she's devastated. 549 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 15: It's such a pointless thing to do. And the bell 550 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 15: had such enormous significance because it was rung on Armises Day, 551 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 15: which is now known as Remembrance Day, when the Great 552 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 15: Wolf finished, and it was rung so hard that it 553 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 15: had cracked. One local saying, they're absolutely shocked at the theft, 554 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 15: such a low actress, as we said, and they hope 555 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 15: that the thieves have a change of conscience and return it. 556 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 2: I really appreciate your time, Donna, thank you very much 557 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 2: for that. Donald tomorow our Ossi Cory. It is eleven 558 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 2: two six Bryan Bridge. The latest Organized Crime Group report, 559 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 2: this is the advisory group the government set up, is 560 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 2: out and it says corruption is getting worse here and 561 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 2: in the Pacific, mainly to do with organized crime importing drugs, 562 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 2: that sort of thing, but also the fact that some 563 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 2: of our trading partners are more corrupt than us and 564 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 2: there's a risk there of the rot spreading. Casey Costello, 565 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 2: Minister in charge of the group with me this morning. Minister, 566 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 2: good morning, Good morning Ryan. I'm just having a look 567 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 2: at some of the examples. There are some bad ones, 568 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 2: you know, we've got border agents being compromised and allowing 569 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 2: meth to be brought in, etc. But there are only 570 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 2: a couple spread over a few years. Is this a 571 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 2: major problem or is this one we need more data about. 572 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 14: No. 573 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 9: I think this is a major problem because we're talking 574 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 9: about those agents being targeted by organized crime, so as 575 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 9: opposed to it being someone who's chosen a different path. 576 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 9: This is about organized crime trying to find ways to 577 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 9: weaken our borders, weaken our controls and paint our supply chain. 578 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 9: And this is why we can't sit on our laurels 579 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 9: and think, well, this is this is something happens in 580 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 9: other countries. We need to step up in line with 581 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 9: our five life partners and do more. 582 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 2: When you say do more, do what exactly? 583 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 9: So this is a about you know, if you in 584 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 9: the report, it talks about the fact that we are 585 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 9: the only five guys partners that doesn't have a natural 586 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 9: corruption strategy. Our legislation isn't really fits a purpose. When 587 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 9: we talk about corruption and our Crimes Act. It's quite 588 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 9: a weak phrasing of how we look at corruption in 589 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 9: New Zealand always about official capacity. What we need to 590 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 9: look at is bring our legislation up to play. And 591 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 9: the biggest part, which is all of these reports are 592 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 9: talking about, is how our agencies connect up better to strengthen. 593 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 9: As we do with our border, we look at how 594 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 9: we can strengthen our border to make it stronger. This 595 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 9: is about our internal borders, making sure that we are connected, 596 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 9: we're working cooperatively, that all of our agencies are sharing information. 597 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 2: That all sounds good? Do you This is all about 598 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: organized crime and it's about money, isn't it. I mean, 599 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 2: if your if you work for customs, it's about money. 600 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 2: Do you know which department has the lowest pay of 601 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 2: all the departments? I don't know, but it's not custom 602 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 2: says the lowest average pay. I mean, do you think 603 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 2: so If it's not about money, what is it about? 604 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 2: Why else would you help you organize crime group? If 605 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 2: you're a customs official. 606 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 9: Well, it is about money. It is about as it 607 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 9: says in the report, it's about familial collection connections. It's 608 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 9: about customary connections. We're talking about the reason people drive 609 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 9: do things is to help family members out. It's to 610 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 9: protect a family member who's got to debt those sort 611 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 9: of things. It's not necessarily about driven from making money also, 612 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 9: and that's the part that we have to be really serious, 613 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 9: and it's not when we talk about the organized crime 614 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 9: component is about little players doing little pieces of work 615 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 9: that might not seem like a major thing until it's 616 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 9: all connected up. 617 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 2: Minister, appreciate your time this morning. Thanks for coming on 618 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 2: the show Casey Costello, who is Customs and Associate Police 619 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 2: but also Minister in charge of this group looking into 620 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: organized crime. Eight to six News Talks that'd be right next. 621 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: The news you need this morning and the in depth 622 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: analysis earlier this year with Bryan Bridge and ex Bowl 623 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: Insulation keeping Kiwi Holmes warm and dry this winter news 624 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: Talk said be. 625 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 2: Five to six, Good morning, and you're on news Talk, 626 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 2: said be Lisa's Ryan. I may have this wrong, but 627 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 2: I didn't think the journalist, the Aussie one over in 628 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 2: LA was wearing a press vest that she wasn't, which 629 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: is the point I was trying to make to Donn 630 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 2: and Tomayo. Anyway, Mike's here, Hi, Mike, you. 631 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 5: Know it doesn't stop being getting shot in the league, though, 632 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 5: does it a best? 633 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 2: Well, if you that's why they wear them to war zones, 634 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 2: you have a massive vest it's his TV Did you. 635 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 5: Also notice she was There were some other shots I 636 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 5: was looking at from other channels later in the day. 637 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 5: She seemed everywhere. She seemed on the present. And if 638 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 5: you've ever been to a protest, what you'll see is 639 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 5: is a collective of people who are part of the protest, 640 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 5: and then three or four of the media who just 641 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,959 Speaker 5: kind of hang around in the spot all day. 642 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 2: I've spent many an hour doing that. 643 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 5: And if you look at the size of Los Angeles, 644 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 5: it's a tiny, infinitesimal part of the what review is 645 00:32:58,880 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 5: a massive city. 646 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 2: Which is all been blown up on social media. But 647 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 2: the thing is, if you get between rubber bullets being 648 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 2: fired and protests hurtling bottles without a TV vest on, 649 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 2: you're asking for trouble. 650 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 5: I was also watching lime scooters being hurled off the 651 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 5: bridge down onto the cop cast. It's just unbelievad tell 652 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 5: me what, tell me what the average principle of a 653 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 5: high school means? Round not a bad guest two hundred? 654 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 2: What of a primary school? 655 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 5: Of a secondary both average. Once you average out what 656 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 5: two dollars, what does an average secondary teacher teacher run? 657 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 5: Number ninety one hundred. 658 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 2: Yeah close, not bad anyway. 659 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 5: The reason I raise that is, for the first time 660 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 5: since records began, apparently we are having more teachers now 661 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 5: into schools than there are. So the role goes up 662 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 5: each year and everyone goes, oh, we'll hang on the 663 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 5: remote kids and there are teachers. So we've reversed that. 664 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 5: So we've got new numbers out this morning. The are 665 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 5: more teachers now going into schools, and there are the 666 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 5: increase in the role and tllowing you that those numbers 667 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 5: that go along, we said, we might just have solved 668 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 5: the problem. 669 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 2: What are they whining about? 670 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: Things? 671 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 2: I couldn't agree more very well paid, and that was 672 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 2: the nurses. I might go into teaching, Go into teaching 673 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 2: all nursing night snakes See tomorrow grun Have a great day. 674 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge. 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