1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: The issues is the interviews and the insight. Andrew Dickens 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: on early edition with one roof Make your Property Search Simple, 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: News Talks B. 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: Well, good morning to you and thank you so much 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: for choosing us. If you're working today, thank you so 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: much for keeping the economy moving. If you're not, go 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 2: back to bed. So on the program today. If the 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: government is going to demand farmers preserve special places on 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 2: their farms, should they be funding farmers to look after them? 10 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: That question with Federated Farmers In about five minutes time. 11 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: The Coast to Coast kicks off today. We're going to 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: talk to the organizer of the Longest Day and how 13 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: deep is the current crisis between New Zealand and the Cocklands. 14 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: We'll talk to an international relations expert just before six. 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: Those stories plus corresponders from around New Zealand and around 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 2: the world, and news as it breaks. You can text 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: me on ninety two ninety two. A small charge does apply. 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: You can email me Dickens at NEWSTALKSTB dot co dot nz. 19 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: It's seven up to five. 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: The agenda. 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: It is Friday, the seventh of February and Donald Trump 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 2: has reaffirmed his Gaza Riviera plan insisting no US soldiers 23 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: will be needed for taking over the Gaza strip. In 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 2: his social media posts, Trump says Gaza will be turned 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: of fighting. He says Palestinians would have already been resettled 27 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: in fast, safer, and more beautiful communities with new and 28 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: modern homes in the region. 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 3: He has opened up that question about how do you 30 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: reconstruct Gaza. But remember this is a man who appealed 31 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: to his supporters by saying he doesn't believe in nation building, 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: he doesn't believe in getting involved in conflicts overseas. So 33 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 3: this is why it's really vague. 34 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, it is decision day for millions of US federal employees. 35 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: They must decide whether to take the government's deferred resignation offer. 36 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: If they don't take the deal, the Office of Personnel 37 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: Management has worn them that are at risk of losing 38 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: that job. Now, the whole aim is to shrink and 39 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: reshape the federal workforce. 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 4: At least forty thousand people within the government have accepted this. That's, 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 4: you know, in comparison to the one hundred thousand target 42 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 4: that the government has for who they want to accept 43 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: this and. 44 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: Still with the States, a new lawsuit alleging drugging and 45 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: sexual assault has been filed against the US rapper Sewan 46 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: Diddy Combs, and it comes as he awaits trial on 47 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 2: charges of sex trafficking. 48 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 5: We have cases where the allegations are that this happened 49 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 5: at studios, that this happened at hotels, that this happened 50 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 5: at bars, that this happened backstage, and of course we're 51 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 5: still sifting through all that. We intend to file multiple 52 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 5: more cases in the next two weeks. 53 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: And back at home, one of our police officers has 54 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 2: been hit by a vehicle unbelievably. The attack took place 55 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: in Huntley on Wednesday. It left the officer with moderate injuries. 56 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 2: And remember it's only month since Senior Sergeant Lynn Fleming 57 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: was actually killed in a similar fashion. It's nine after five. 58 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: The News you Need this morning and the in depth 59 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: Analysis Early edition with Andrew Dickens and one roof Make 60 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: Your Property Search, Simple News Talk, sippy. 61 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: So white tongue. He came and went at apart from 62 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 2: full beaches. Frankly, nothing happened. All those division mongers spreading 63 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: warnings of rancor and pushing and shoving and bad behaviors 64 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 2: were woefully wrong. There was only one real headline, the 65 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 2: turning of backs and the moving microphone for David Seymour, 66 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: which was understandable because Mary met where Mary talked and 67 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: told David Seymour of their concerns and David Seymour ignored 68 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: them and kept to the script that David Seymour has 69 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: spoken to for a year, so nothing to hear there, 70 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: so they turned their back. And remember the whole thing 71 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: about Mary speechifying on the mara is the importance of 72 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 2: listening for Maori. David wasn't listening, so the host decided 73 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: end of speech and that was that. But is that 74 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: that It wasn't a grand meeting of the tribes to 75 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: debate civil war. In fact, numbers were weighed out of 76 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: last year. I think maybe a year of debating the 77 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: Treaty Principal's Bill meant that White Hangy was not going 78 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: to be the hot spot of contention that people hyped 79 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: it up to be. There was no violence, not like 80 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: the old days with police barricades, but something did happen. 81 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: Shane Jones said the Treaty Principal's Bill is not going ahead. 82 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 2: Winston Peters said the Treaty Principal's Bill is not going ahead. 83 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 2: And the Prime Minister, in a column in The Herald 84 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: in black and white and in writing, said the Treaty 85 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 2: Principal's Bill is not going ahead. So that's five out 86 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: of the six parties in Parliament, our representatives, five of 87 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: them out of six have said it's not going ahead. 88 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: The only parliamentary supporters are ACT. That's not enough. It's 89 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 2: not going ahead. So if you don't mind. After a 90 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: lovely day's holiday and reflecting on how amazing New Zealand is, 91 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: could we all just get back to work and fix 92 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: the real problem, which is our economy now. For all 93 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: the German gloom about our economy, apparently demand for New 94 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: Zealand businesses is strong. According to a new report from 95 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: ABC Business Sales, there is record demand for business ownership 96 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: and this is driving business valuations higher and the reason 97 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: for it is our record immigration. New arrivals are keen 98 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: to find a business, to get their teeth into, to 99 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: make their new home. These guys are from India, from 100 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: the Philippines and China. They prefer business ownership over salaried employment. 101 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: So buyer demand is up thirty nine percent year on year, 102 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: which is great news for business owners exhausted by five 103 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 2: years of COVID and financial downturn. But if you are 104 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: a business owner and you're thinking of selling your baby 105 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: and spending some more time at the beach or maybe 106 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: at the gym, remember you might get a good price 107 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 2: right now when you sell, but when it comes time 108 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: to get back on the horse again, it's going to 109 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 2: be way more expensive. So think to yourself, is this 110 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: the time for a cup of tea? Or should you 111 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: just hang on for another year or two and hope 112 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: that the good times return. It is five point thirteen. 113 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: The Queen Elizabeth the second National Trust has a fund 114 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 2: to look after special areas like bush and wetland, and 115 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 2: they dole it out to farmers. This fund is not 116 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 2: going up in any way, shape or form, and farmers 117 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: are saying, if the government calls on us to look 118 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: after these special pieces of land, shouldn't they give us 119 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 2: some more money. We'll talk about this with Federated Farmers 120 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: in a moment. It's five thirteen. 121 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: Get ahead of the headlines on early edition Andrew Dickens 122 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: and One Room to make your property search simple. News dogs, it'd. 123 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: Be it's a quarter past five on a Friday, and 124 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: farmers are calling on the government to double the amount 125 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 2: of funding land owners get to help protect special areas 126 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: and species on private farming land. They get this money 127 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: from the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust. It was 128 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: set up to encourage people to look after things like 129 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 2: special areas of bush and wetland and the animals and 130 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: the critics that live there. But Federated Farmers says government 131 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 2: funding has remained the same at four point three million 132 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: dollars for a decade, despite costs and demand increasing. So 133 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: we've got the vice president of Federated Farmers joining me 134 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: right now, Colin Hurst. Good morning to you, sir. 135 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:24,679 Speaker 6: Yeah, good morning Andrew. 136 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: A decade. It hasn't changed for a decade. 137 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, I know, it's quite unbelievable. Inflation sort of gone 138 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 6: up over the past of years. So we just think 139 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 6: it's time for the country to get in and a 140 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 6: step in and help farmers and lease special areas. 141 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: And four point three million dollars seems like a drop 142 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 2: in the bucket. 143 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's not much really on the on the face 144 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 6: of it. You know, there's significant areas farmers particular. That's 145 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 6: I think it's one hundred and eighty seven thousand hectears, 146 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 6: which is a pretty big area. 147 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: Well, I was going to say, you told me the 148 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: hect is but how many actual farms need this funding? 149 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: How many farmers are involved with looking for funding and 150 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: then looking after special places. 151 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 6: Well, so there's five two hundred areas protected, and there 152 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 6: could be more than one on farm, So not exactly 153 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 6: sure how many areas but of farms, but's a that's 154 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 6: a pretty signetic area. 155 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: Five two hundred is a big number. Don't you worry 156 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: about that, mate, It's it's a big number. So over 157 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: the ten years, while funding has stayed static, how has 158 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 2: demand increased? 159 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 6: Definitely? Here, Well it's so it's gone from four thousand 160 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 6: to five two hundred over the last ten years, so 161 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 6: there's twenty eight percent increased. So certainly the demand here 162 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 6: and this farmer is lining up to protect these special areas. 163 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: So if you have twenty eight percent more demand for funding, 164 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: then surely the funding should have gone up twenty eight 165 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: percent and that leans it would then be considered to 166 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 2: have stayed static. 167 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, definitely. Well yeah, well that's yeah, 168 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 6: so that's why we're asking for an increase. 169 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 2: So what what is this money specifically used for. 170 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 6: Well, if a farmer has an area of land and 171 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 6: want he voluntarily wants to protect it for the country, 172 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 6: they need to identify the area, they need to fence 173 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 6: it off, they need to take care of the peace 174 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 6: and weeds and that type of thing, and then there's 175 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 6: legal costs to get it because these special areas are 176 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 6: protected on the title of their land, so it's there 177 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 6: forever it cannot be taken off. So's it's sort of 178 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 6: like a national park really that it's that well protected. 179 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: And how expensive is that to protect these bits of 180 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 2: land that the farmers have been told that they have 181 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: to protect. 182 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 6: Well, there was a study done in the Waiketta University 183 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 6: and they're estimating it's between four hundred and forty million 184 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 6: and six hundred and thirty million, and that was a 185 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 6: decade ago those figures, so it's obviously be a whole 186 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 6: lot more. 187 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 2: Now, hold on, you're saying four to six hundred million 188 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 2: and yet the funding is four point three. 189 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's as you feel, the figures in significant really 190 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 6: that we just need the government to do it. 191 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: Really, well, what are you going to do next? 192 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 6: Well, we're starting to have a bit of a publicity 193 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 6: campaign about it. Look, I think it's a no brainer. 194 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 6: The other little part about this, there's the rules that 195 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 6: like the significant natural areas. That's something the government are 196 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 6: putty hot on. This is what district councils do. That's 197 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 6: the stick approach. You know, farmers must do this, but 198 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 6: we think the Quy two funding is a whole lot 199 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 6: better way to do it. This is voluntarily tacking areas. 200 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 6: And farmers just want to do this sort of stuff. 201 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 2: Of course, if you've got the will, all you need 202 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: is the money. And that's a good thing. And I 203 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: thank you so much. Colin Hurst is the Federated Farmer's 204 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 2: Vice President and this is news. Talk to the Coast 205 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 2: to Coast kicks off today, an event I have absolutely 206 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: no desire to do whatsoever, but I am in full 207 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 2: respect of anyone who's mad enough to give it a crack. 208 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 2: We'll talk to the director next on. 209 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: Your radio and online on iHeartRadio Early edition with Andrew 210 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: Dickens and One Room Make Your Property Search Simple, You 211 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: Talk Siddy. 212 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 2: It is five twenty one and the Coast to Coast 213 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: kicks off today in the West Coast and organizers say 214 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 2: they're expecting this year's elite longest daycad agree to be 215 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 2: one of the most thrilling and competitive in the year's 216 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 2: forty three year history. Coast to Coast Race director Glenn 217 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 2: Curry is up early and joins you. Now, helly, Glenn, 218 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: how are you? 219 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 7: Andrew? 220 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: I'm good. Sometimes when I do this show, I worry 221 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 2: that you know, you guys, the talent isn't going to 222 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 2: wake up in time. But you've got a big day. 223 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: So you've been up for a while. I bet yeah, 224 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 2: And I know. 225 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 7: We start pretty early over the next few days, so 226 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 7: you know well and truly up, and a lot of 227 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 7: the athletes are up to now and starting to roll 228 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 7: into that first transition. 229 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: Excellent. How many athletes have you got over. 230 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 7: The two days. We've got total around seventeen hundred athletes 231 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 7: and we're about six thousand support crews. So that's what's 232 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 7: going to be moving across the South Island today. 233 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 2: Paint a picture for those who have never heard about 234 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 2: the Coast to Coast or even thought about the Coast 235 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: to Coast. I mean, what are these poor athletes facing. 236 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 7: The Coast to Coast is forty three years old. It 237 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 7: starts on the west coast of the South Island, just 238 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 7: south of Greymouth here on the beach on Serpentine Beach. 239 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 7: The athletes basically from there they cycle fifty five kilometers 240 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 7: into the base of the Southern Alps and then they 241 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 7: across the Southern Alps through a pass known as Goat Pass. 242 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 7: The two day athletes stay the night after that run 243 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 7: at Klondike Corner on the East coast, and then they 244 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 7: cycle eighteen k before kayaking seventy kilometers down the Wye 245 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 7: Macerri River and then finishing with a seventy k cycle 246 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 7: to New Brighton Beach and christ Church and the one 247 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 7: day athlete starts to Moorrow into the entiredy of that 248 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 7: in the day. 249 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: Basically sounds awful. 250 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 7: There's a lot of smiling people around here. We would 251 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 7: argue it's a pretty special experience and if even coming 252 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 7: to have a look at the whole event, it's pretty amazing. 253 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 7: It's humanity at its best. Og. 254 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I get that. So there's the thing. You've got 255 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 2: loads of athletes, how many spectators actually make the trek 256 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 2: up to Goat Pass wherever you know in the hinterland 257 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 2: to watch this thing. 258 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, So Klondoli Corner is one of our busiest areas. 259 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 7: That's in the middle of the Arthurst Pass National Park 260 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 7: and usually you'd see the odd odd trembrough whatever camped 261 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 7: up there, but we'll have about seven thousand people camping 262 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 7: there to night. We basically set up at village for 263 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 7: all the competitors and supporters tonight, so we have a 264 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 7: full village there and there's a lot of entertainment down 265 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 7: there today. So yeah, and then on the finish line 266 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 7: tomorrow at New Brighton, you know, we get up to 267 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 7: over ten thousand people basically, yeah, down at New Brighton tomorrow, 268 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 7: so the exciting. 269 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: It sounds as big of th Mount Everest. So here's 270 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 2: the question, who's going to win? 271 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 7: Oh, that's yeah, and that is a great question this year. 272 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 7: So we've got some incredible athletes, you know, probably some 273 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 7: of the big names. We've got some mo Myo's actually 274 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 7: going for the record of wins tomorrow of six total 275 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 7: wins and that'll be the most wins of any female 276 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 7: in the history of the event. And then we've got 277 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 7: a guy by the name of Sam Clark who's back. 278 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 7: He's won the event a number of times and he's 279 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 7: fairly excited. But yeah, I know, we have an Australian 280 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 7: and Australian hasn't won the event since nineteen ninety three. 281 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 7: And there's a really really talent Australian and Alan Alex 282 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 7: Hunter's just you know, he's champing at the bitt and 283 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 7: you got seeking last year just so he'll he'll be 284 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 7: you know, he'll be here. We going for it and 285 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 7: then last year's wine Haemous Elliott the men. Yeah, the 286 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 7: race is just going to be super close, very exciting. 287 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 2: This has been a great interview and I thank you 288 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 2: so much. You know, good luck and I'm sure it's 289 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 2: going to go well. You sound like a good bloke 290 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 2: and I thank you. And that is Glenn Curry who 291 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: is the race It is the race director for the 292 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 2: Coast to Coast which kicks off today. It's five twenty five. 293 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: On Wednesday, Kieren mcinnulty had a warning for the government. 294 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 2: I'll tell you more. 295 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: Next the early edition Full the Show podcast on iHeartRadio 296 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,359 Speaker 1: powered by News Talk Zippy. 297 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 2: News Talk Zibby. It is five twenty seven. I'm Andrew Dickens. 298 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: So the last thing I did before the way Tigy 299 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 2: Day holiday was talked to Kiera McNulty about the financial 300 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: strife surrounding order, and that interview has bugged me ever since. 301 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 2: The Labor Housing spokesperson denied the agency was in financial difficulty. 302 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 2: He told me that Housing New Zealand's asset base was 303 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 2: so large there was no problem borrowing more money to 304 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: keep its construction schedule on track. And that response bugged 305 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: a lot of you too. And the typical thing I 306 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 2: got on the text machine was augh typical socialists, just 307 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 2: borrow more and more to fund your ideological program. But 308 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: you know what, it doesn't really have anything to do 309 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 2: with your political bent, whether you're left or right. It's 310 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: basic physical management. The world is full of people who 311 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 2: have the assets to borrow whatever they like, but the 312 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 2: devil in the detail is whether they have the capacity 313 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 2: to pay it back, and increasingly, as a nation, we don't. Yes, 314 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: our debt is internationally insignificant and not at an extreme level. 315 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: We're not like the UK or the United States, who 316 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 2: have debt ratios over one hundred percent of GDP, and 317 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 2: we certainly not like Japan, who has a yet of 318 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: over two hundred and fifty percent of GDP. And that's 319 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 2: a country that's stuck with stagflation and has been since 320 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: the nineties, but still we are heavily indebted and our 321 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 2: cash flow is poor because the economy is poor. And 322 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 2: what Karin and the Labour Party don't realize is that 323 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 2: is the principal reason they no longer control the Treasury benches. 324 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 2: Sure at the last election there were side shows like 325 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 2: the gender war, of Maori relations and benefit levels, but 326 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: at the core of Labour's electoral collapse was the feeling 327 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 2: that they were not fiscally prudent and that recklessness with 328 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 2: debt was not the right direction for the country. So 329 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 2: we voted them out. And I think this is a 330 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 2: lesson for the current government, who, for all their posturing 331 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 2: that they are the most prudent fiscal managers, are still 332 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: running deficits, falling further into debt, and the timing of 333 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 2: future surpluses is sliding ever further into the future. Always 334 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 2: remember this deficits mean borrowing. And I know and you 335 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 2: know that New Zealanders are not happy voting for anyone 336 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 2: who commits us to that sort of track. 337 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: Andrew dickens all Right. 338 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 2: Over the weekend, Donald Trump came up with the idea 339 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 2: of the Gaza River era, and the question that the 340 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 2: world had is is this a Trump fantasy or is 341 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 2: this a real way forward? So we'll look at the 342 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,719 Speaker 2: world's reaction to the plan in just a few months time. 343 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 2: And also the other story is Santorini and Greece falling 344 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 2: into the sea. Vincent mcavenni coming up here on news 345 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 2: story said. 346 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: News and Views you trust to start your day. It's 347 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: early edition with Andrew Dickens and one roof Make your 348 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: Property Search Simple news Talk said, be. 349 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 2: All right, today after work, I'm going to the Coramandel 350 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 2: and tomorrow I'm going to see this band on their 351 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: farewell tour, that is Sheehard and Home Again. They're a 352 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 2: former Wellington band who have brought New Zealand for thirty 353 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 2: years and they're calling it today. And so when I 354 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 2: saw this is last year, when I saw they were 355 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 2: calling into Funko Matara, I thought, what a lovely place 356 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 2: to go and see Sheehard play. So I went and 357 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 2: booked it. It was about a week later that I 358 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: realized that I hadn't just booked to go and see 359 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 2: Sheehard and the d four and the Dudes for goodness 360 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 2: Say and Cora, and also that I hadn't actually booked 361 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 2: to go to Fungo Matar. I was going to a 362 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 2: place called Joe's farmin and Putuli. I had actually booked 363 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 2: tickets to attend the Kickdown Festival. This is New Zealand's 364 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,959 Speaker 2: biggest gathering of motorcycling and for sionados, it is a 365 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,959 Speaker 2: veritable orgy of Harley's and Triumphs and Norton's and dirt bikes, 366 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: featuring an army of hog riders and their girlfriends clad 367 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 2: in so much leather that they squeak when they walk. 368 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 2: Now here's the thing. I'm not a motorcycle nut. I'd 369 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 2: be the furthest thing from a motorcycle nut. I am 370 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 2: going to stick out like the proverbial. This gig has 371 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 2: got the possibility of being the dirtiest and most fairal 372 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 2: rock and roll gig of the summer, being held in 373 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 2: the Corimandel. It'll be under a blue haze, if you 374 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: know what. And when I start thinking about what I've 375 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 2: gone and done, I'm frankly both excited and quite apprehensive. 376 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 2: Hey go to textan and this is from Jamie who 377 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 2: reckons is a major on the Southern Motorway in Auckland, 378 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 2: just north of the Monico northbound motorway closed for at 379 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 2: least the last hour, so we'll have more details and 380 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 2: times savored traffic still to come. On the program, we'll 381 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 2: talk about the crisis between the Cook Islands and New Zealand. 382 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: How deep is it. Steve has already written to me 383 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 2: and said, let China have the Pacific Islands. They're just freeloaders. 384 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 2: Is that right, Steve. Well, we'll talk more about this 385 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 2: with an international expert. Just before six. It is twenty 386 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 2: one to six dickens around the country. We go and 387 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 2: to Auckland. First, we're going to Sergle. Hello, Michael, good morning, 388 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 2: So you're going to talk. Oh, sorry, you're from Dunedin. 389 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 2: I'm sorry I got that wrong. Welcome to Dunedin. Oh, 390 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 2: the oldest cinema in New Zealand's burnt. 391 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 8: Yeah, this is really sad news. The historic Roxburgh Town 392 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 8: Hall has been destroyed by fire or cerning that the 393 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 8: roof has been very badly damaged, home to the local cinema, 394 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 8: which has been showing movies since eighteen ninety seven, making 395 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 8: it possibly the longest continuously running cinema in the whole world. 396 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 8: Locals calling the news devastating and very very sad and 397 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 8: local councilor telling us lots of work's gone into the 398 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 8: place recently, including earthquake, strengthening a firewall and even the 399 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 8: recent installation of a new sound system as well. 400 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 9: Sad day. 401 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 2: It is a sad day. Yesterday I went to the 402 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 2: oldest cinema in Auckland, the Victoria in Devenport. I saw 403 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 2: the Bob Dylan film Complete Unknown Can. I highly recommend it. 404 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 2: How's Aukland's weather Dunedian's weather fine apart from morning cloud? 405 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 8: The high in the city eighteen degrees. 406 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 2: Sorry, I'm confused. Right we go to christ Us now, 407 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 2: I hope and Jamie Cunningham joins me. Now, good morning. 408 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 2: You want to talk about the coast to coast Yes well. 409 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 9: And for one North Canterbury teen, it's been a roller 410 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 9: coaster ride to get there. Just eighteen months on from 411 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 9: a serious motorbike accident, sixteen year old Riley Abbotts taking 412 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 9: on the three person relay with his mum and dad 413 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 9: and raising money for the Westpac Rescue helicopter. He's cycling 414 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 9: one hundred and forty kilometers even though he needs a 415 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 9: hip replacement following his twenty twenty three accident. Almost three 416 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 9: thousand dollars has been raised so far. He says he 417 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 9: always wanted to give back as they were the first 418 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 9: responders to his incident. He says it started with a 419 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 9: five dollar donation for every kilometer, which turned into ten 420 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 9: dollars before fundraising blew up. 421 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 2: All right, how's christiach weather and particularly for tomorrow when 422 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 2: everyone arrives at New Brighton. Well today it's. 423 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 9: A bit cloudy, which clears in the afternoon, then a 424 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 9: few fine spells southeasterly turning northeasterly in a high of 425 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 9: nineteen and I believe tomorrow is looking even warmer. 426 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 2: Great stuff, and I thank you. We go to Wellington now, 427 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 2: Thomas right, hello, good morning. Well we've had Ahuiyo mata. 428 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 10: Yes, so a man's appearing in court today over the 429 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 10: fight and that left another man seriously injured. So officers 430 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 10: were called to a supermarket car park on the Strand 431 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 10: on Saturday night, but those involved left before officers who 432 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 10: had arrived. 433 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 2: Shortly after. 434 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 10: Emergency services were called to Riverside Drive, where a man 435 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,239 Speaker 10: was found in his vehicle with serious injuries. Police say 436 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 10: they believe it followed a road rage incident on Winuiyomuta 437 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 10: Road between Rata Street and the Strand. Now a twenty 438 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 10: three year old will Man was facing a charge of 439 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 10: wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in the 440 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 10: Lower Hut District Court today and police say that they're 441 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 10: still wanting to hear from witnesses as the supermarket was 442 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 10: open at the time of the alleged assault. 443 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 2: How's well into his weather? 444 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 10: It's okay, partly cloudy, then clearing to find by midday 445 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 10: some southeasterlyes easing in the evening with a high of nineteen. 446 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 2: Great stuff and to or can we finally go for real? 447 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: Neva Retamano? Hello, Yes, come in Auckland. Yes, I'm definitely Northland. 448 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 2: You definitely are. So tell me about the Langwave fertival 449 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 2: featuring Charlie XC, which my my son went to. What 450 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 2: did he but there was some difficulties. 451 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 11: Did he get in there? 452 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 2: Well, I don't know yet. Oh okay. 453 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 11: So we're talking about this ticketing malfunction now a lot 454 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 11: of frustration for some of the attendees yesterday. So Ticketech 455 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 11: asked those who couldn't see this is about their ticket 456 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 11: barcode on its app. They had yeah, a bit of 457 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 11: trouble with that, so they said, look, if you can't 458 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 11: see your barcode, then go to the box office for assistance. 459 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 11: And getting into Western Springs yesterday, well you can imagine 460 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 11: what happened there, ques extending about four hundred meters, thousands 461 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 11: of fans waiting, and the extra forty five minutes in 462 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 11: the heat. So not good, not good. But apparently Laneway 463 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 11: posted on since to this is about quarter to three 464 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 11: that the issue had been resolved and email ticket holders 465 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 11: the tickets as a backup. But on the Herald website yesterday, 466 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 11: you know you had some of the ones, those young 467 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 11: people waiting there frustrated. A couple of them missed you 468 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 11: know the exit. 469 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 2: I can tell you. 470 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: I can tell it. 471 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 2: At three o'clock in the afternoon, a woman called Olivia 472 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 2: Dean's played and she's she was the big one. She 473 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 2: was a big up and comer than Charlie Exis, who 474 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 2: is the headliner. And of course that's at three, and 475 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 2: there's ticket tech saying all we sorted out by quarter 476 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 2: to three, but the cues were still going and people 477 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 2: missed Olivia. 478 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 11: And if you missed it, I know I'd be crying 479 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 11: I'd be especially too, how much with the tailer about. 480 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 2: To at quite a lot for the young people. Here's 481 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 2: my thing, because I'm going to dig this weekend. I'm 482 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 2: going to she had this weekend. Yeah, Joe's farm in 483 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 2: the BUTTERI and that was Yeah, I know it's in 484 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 2: the middle of nowhere. Anyway. The thing about that is 485 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 2: you get you get the phone ticket and it's got 486 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: the QR code on it or it's got a bark. 487 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 2: I never trust that, so you know what I do? 488 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 11: You printed out? 489 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 2: I always printed out. I do too. 490 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 11: I think it's because we're oldies. 491 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, I think you've. 492 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 11: Got to print it. 493 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: Enough of that house. 494 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 11: Awker's with her fine Apart from warning Cloud twenty six 495 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 11: is the high here in Auckland. 496 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: I thank you. Vincent Macavenni is next. It is seventeen 497 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 2: minutes to six. He's going to talk about Trump's Gaza 498 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 2: Riviera plan. What do you think of it? And also 499 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: is Santa Reni sinking into. 500 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: The seat International correspondence with ends and eye insurance Peace 501 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: of mind for New Zealand business. 502 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 2: It is fourteen minutes to six and this is News 503 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: Talks B and I am Andrew Dickens and Mike Hoskins 504 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 2: breakfast show is coming up at six o'clock this morning, 505 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 2: and Vincent McAvennie is in the United Kingdom but unable 506 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 2: to be with us at this moment. He's wanting to 507 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: talk about the Gaza Riviera plan that was put forward 508 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 2: by Donald Trump. This was the idea that after fighting 509 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 2: has finished, that the United States of America would take 510 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 2: ownership of the Gaza Strip and then redevelop it. And 511 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 2: he says, I'm not trying to be smart, I'm not 512 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 2: trying to take the mickey, but this will be a 513 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 2: beautiful place to be, like the Riviera, the Gaza Riviera, 514 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 2: of course, seemingly ignoring the fact that it always used 515 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 2: to be the rivi Era. It used to be like 516 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 2: that back in the day. Beay Route was one of 517 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 2: the hot spots of the entire world in Lebanon. But then, 518 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 2: of course the conflict came, and then of course we've 519 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 2: had all the separation in the two different states. So 520 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 2: this is not something that people necessarily want or enjoy, 521 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 2: particularly not the Garz And so Vincent mcaveni is with 522 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,479 Speaker 2: us now, how a Vincent, Hello, good morning. Tell us 523 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 2: about the reaction to the Gaza rivieeroplane. 524 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 12: Well, there's been a huge reaction across Europe and the 525 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 12: Middle East to this plan, and I think it can 526 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 12: be said it is sort of universal condemnation of the 527 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 12: very idea. The terms ethnic cleansing are being used by leaders, 528 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 12: but they're all sort of having to be very careful 529 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 12: in how they come out and criticize what Donald Trump 530 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 12: has said, because Donald Trump's team tried to walk things 531 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 12: back yesterday, but this morning in Washington, DC, he's reiterated 532 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 12: he wants to clear the Palestinians out. He wants to 533 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 12: make this so called riviera of the Middle East. And 534 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 12: so what countries are doing is they're sort of not 535 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 12: trying to When leaders are like se Kirstarma, for instance 536 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 12: here in Britain, are being asked questions about this plan, 537 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 12: they're simply restating their own national posins. Pretty much universal 538 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 12: in Europe is that there is a two state solution. 539 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 12: That is the only solution on the table. The Palestinian 540 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 12: should be allowed to keep their land. So that is 541 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 12: the difficult dance that leaders are trying to make with Europe. 542 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 12: Of course, very much on watch for what Donald Trump 543 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 12: is saying about Greenland, and his sort of expansionist ideas 544 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 12: in his second term. 545 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 2: Okay, and then tell us about the Greek island of Centerini. 546 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 2: It's a beautiful place, famous for its blue roofs and 547 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 2: its white buildings carved into rock faces. Apparently it's falling 548 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: into the sea. 549 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 12: Yeah, it is a picture perfect island, very popular with tourists, 550 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 12: so much so that it has become incredibly overcrowded in 551 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 12: recent years. But they've had tourists flocking off the island. 552 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 12: Eleven thousand have left by fairy and by air in 553 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 12: the past couple of days because they have had an 554 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 12: unprecedented continuous streak of earthquakes, one measuring five point two 555 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 12: and this is something that's been going on for several 556 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 12: days now, causing cracks and damage so far, with expectations 557 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 12: that this could continue for the foreseeable. So they've declared 558 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 12: a national an island state of emergency for the next 559 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,479 Speaker 12: month because they're so worried about what could happen. As 560 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 12: you mentioned, those sort of famous houses and buildings sort 561 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 12: of carved right into the which of course might not 562 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 12: be able to withstand such tremors, which. 563 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 2: Will break my heart. I've never been vincent Macaveni, I 564 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 2: thank you. It's eleven to six, all right. Cook Islands 565 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Mike Brown is traveling to Beijing today, where 566 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 2: he's expected to sign a major partnership deal between the 567 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 2: Cook Islands and China. Our government, of course, has been 568 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 2: completely blindsided by this, and there's still questions around whether 569 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 2: constitutional arrangements have been breached. And many of the residents 570 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: of the Cook Islands are also saying, what's in the deal, 571 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 2: but Mike's not telling us. International relations expert Jeffrey Millard 572 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 2: joins me, Now, Hello, Jeffrey. 573 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 13: Good morning Andrew. 574 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 2: Do you know what's in the deal? 575 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: Well, we do know. 576 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 13: Some things that are in the deal. Mark Brown has 577 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 13: said in his interview with TV and Z that it 578 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 13: will be an economics focused to the deal that will 579 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 13: not contain defense and security. It seems likely it's going 580 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 13: to be a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with China. New 581 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 13: Zealand has one of its own. It has its own 582 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 13: comprehensive Strategic Partnership China agreement that it's signed with China 583 00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 13: way back in twenty fourteen. 584 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 2: But is it acceptable that this deal has seemingly remained 585 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 2: mostly secret to both the Cork Islands people and the 586 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:07,479 Speaker 2: New Zealand government. 587 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 13: Well, look, Whens in Peters is not very happy about it. 588 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 13: You would have to say put it mildly. In fact, 589 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 13: they put out quite an extraordinary statement Virus fokesperson yesterday 590 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 13: saying that New Zealand and the Cork Islands are not 591 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 13: seeing eye to eye on a number of issues. And 592 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 13: normally these kinds of things that I've dealt with behind 593 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 13: the scenes, but this is now blown up in the media. 594 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 13: I think some of these problems really are homegrown though 595 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 13: in New Zealand. They go back over across success in 596 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 13: New Zealand governments. New Zealand signed and agreement back in 597 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 13: two thousand and one that said the Cork Islands was 598 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 13: a sovereign and independent state, but also should consult on 599 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 13: foreign affairs issues. I think Mark Brown's argument will be 600 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 13: that he has consulted, and certainly there have been regular 601 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 13: consultations between the Cork Islands and New Zealand. This agreement 602 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 13: is not about defense and security. There was a special 603 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 13: agreement last year signed between the Corklands and New Zealand 604 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 13: which required a consultation defense and security. This isn't about that. 605 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 13: It's going to be about fisheries, on an Into Ireland ferry, 606 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 13: on deep sea mining. In the end, the Cock Islands, 607 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 13: like a lot of Pacific states, simply want development. 608 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 2: And if it goes to beating and he signs on 609 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 2: the dotted line and he gets the fairies and he 610 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 2: gets the deep sea mining and all that sort of thing, 611 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: is that a done deal or do we have the 612 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 2: ability to veto it? 613 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 13: No, I don't think New Zealand has any real ability 614 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 13: of veto Look. I think the simple message for New 615 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 13: Zealand here is that if New Zealand doesn't want Cock 616 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 13: Islands going off to China and signing agreements and Easter 617 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 13: front up was the cash itself. And that was very 618 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 13: much the message from Mark Brown that New Zealand's only 619 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 13: given sixty million dollars of grant money in the last 620 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 13: three years and really the onus is on New Zealand 621 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 13: to pay up. And I think we could actually have 622 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 13: a useful cooperation here. You remember New Zealand has good 623 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 13: friendly relations with China as well. New Zealand is cooperated 624 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 13: with China in the Corck Islands in the past on 625 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 13: building water infrastructure in Roatan, so There's no reason why 626 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 13: New Zealand can't get together with China and Cock Islands 627 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 13: and develop some projects together and work together. Because this 628 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 13: is all rather unedifying. And this is turning fast, turning 629 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 13: into a diplomatic debarcle. Who was meant to be a 630 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 13: celebration this year of sixty years of ties of the 631 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 13: Cook Islands and free association with New Zealand. 632 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 2: Well, said Jeffrey Miller, of course, international relations expert. There 633 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 2: are some that say, of course, that Mike Brown is 634 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 2: doing this because of the proposal of a separate Cook 635 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 2: Island's passport, us taking away the New Zealand passport. Certainly, 636 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 2: I love the word unedifying. The whole thing is rather unedifying. 637 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 2: It is seven to six. 638 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: Andrew Dickens on early edition with one roof make your 639 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: property surge, simple youth dog zibby. 640 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: So why taking day Caine went And Shane Jones says 641 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 2: the treaty principle this bill is not going ahead, and 642 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 2: when St. Peter said the Treaty principals bill is not 643 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 2: going ahead. And of course the Prime Minister Christopher luxA 644 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 2: was in an editorial in The Herald and Black and 645 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 2: White and Right saying the Treaty Principal's bill is not 646 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 2: going ahead. So that's now five out of the six 647 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 2: parties in Parliament that say it's not going ahead. So 648 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 2: I guess it's not going ahead. But Paul Lean's just 649 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 2: written to me and said, you need to think again. 650 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 2: There's so many hundreds of thousands of submissions enter for 651 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 2: that bill to be put to the recipe of the 652 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 2: people in New Young it will not go away, she 653 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 2: writes in capitals. Democracy will went through in the end 654 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 2: for sure. Well, we'll let and see. I can tell 655 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 2: you for sure that Mike Hoskin's on after Sex. Good morning, dude. 656 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 2: She's dreaming, but. 657 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 14: She's passionate, and she believes with being passionate time she's dreaming. 658 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 14: Having said that, the Winston Peter thing, I'm looking forward 659 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 14: to having Winston on the program this morning because of 660 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 14: all the people. You remember in twenty seventeen, one of 661 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 14: the first things he did after he anointed just to 662 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 14: run the place was write a check for a billion 663 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 14: dollars to the Pacific, And it came out of the 664 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 14: blue for most of us, and he argued that friendship counted, 665 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,479 Speaker 14: but we hadn't done all we needed to do and 666 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 14: money would help et cetera, et cetera of China fast 667 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 14: and so he saw it coming. So so good on 668 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 14: him for having the b But then what I argued 669 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 14: at the time, and I remember talking to him about it, 670 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 14: not that he'll like being reminded about it this morning, 671 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 14: I said, Ultimately, what will happen as a check book 672 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 14: wins every time? And if somebody can come to you 673 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 14: with a checkbook the size of the Chinese and build 674 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 14: yourself a presidential palace and a wharf, and you know, 675 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 14: all that sort of stuff, and. 676 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 2: We've ended up and some fairies, I mean, if China 677 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 2: came to us and said one some fairies won a 678 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 2: wharf that's earthquake proof, I mean, have they? 679 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 14: And then we got the guy Brown who runs Rara 680 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 14: Tongu is saying that they funnel a billion dollars our way. 681 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 2: I can't work out where he got that night. Have 682 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 2: you been to Rara Tongue. I've been to a billion. 683 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 14: So anyway, so you've got the two things. You've got China, 684 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 14: and then you've got this this seemingless angst now and 685 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 14: so we got big issues. 686 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 2: So anyway, he's on the program, Thank you, so much 687 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 2: for working and keeping the economy rolling. It is a 688 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 2: great pleasure. Thank you for your company this week. My 689 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 2: thanks to Kinzie who has just taken over the job 690 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: full time as producer. You're doing an author awesome job. 691 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 2: I almost said awful tonight. You are doing an awesome, 692 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 2: awesome job and I love working with you and thank 693 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 2: you so much. I'll be back on Monday. See you then, 694 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 2: have a great weekend. 695 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 696 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 1: to News Talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or 697 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.