1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:00,200 Speaker 1: God. 2 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 2: Auckland's third annual Stay to the City report out this morning, 3 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 2: it reckons the city is at a turning point. It's 4 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 2: still being seen as a great place to live, but 5 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: that's under some threat that perception, at least because of 6 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: crime and urban sprawl. Simon Brown as the Minister for 7 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: Auckland and with us now mourning simeon. 8 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: Good morning, Heather, do you reckon it's at a turning point, 9 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: oh lock. This government very focused on Auckland and it's 10 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: on a positive turning point because I think next year 11 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: is going to be a great year for Auckland with 12 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: the city railing, opening the International Convention Center, bringing huge 13 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: opportunities to our city, and where we're addressing many of 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: the challenges that we inherited. Crime is down, we've seen 15 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: ram raids come down, violent crime come down, and we're 16 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: opening up land for housing across Auckland to keep house 17 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: prices under control. So we're doing a lot for Auckland. 18 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: Very positive about the city. We know how important it 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: is to New Zealand's success and that's across a range 20 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: of portfolios at Deepe Government. 21 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: One of the things that they say Auckland needs to 22 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: do is attract some major events and actually we are 23 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: a bit sure to them on the calendar. 24 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: Aren't we. Absolutely? And I think that's where you know, 25 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: the International Convention Center is I think going to be 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: a significant. 27 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: Games not anyone wants to go to. 28 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: No one wants to Well, it's very important in terms 29 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: of I'm talking about cool things, anastment into the city. 30 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: You know, we've got Metallica and Metallica's coming up in November. 31 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: We've got sale GP early next year. What else have 32 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 2: we got? 33 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Well, that's where the government, as the Major Events Fund, 34 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: the Minister of Tourism obviously works closely with councils across 35 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: the country around events. Council also has an important role 36 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: to play in terms of promoting Auckland for those events 37 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: and to make sure that there is that pipeline over time. 38 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you know, as I said, 39 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: the International Convention Center is going to play a significant 40 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: role in Auckland's success, bringing a lot of people to 41 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: the city. And it's those tourism dollars, it's those business 42 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: people coming into the city to spend money, stand hotels, 43 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: go out to restaurants, all of. 44 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: That stuff that's exciting. I love here I want things 45 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: to do as well. Haven't you correct me if I'm wrong? 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: Have you not taken away the Major Events funding? 47 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: No? The Major Events Fund is something which the Minister 48 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: for Tourism manages. That's a fund that the government puts 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: into a range of events across New Zealand and she's 50 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: been making a range of announcements around what that is 51 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: going towards. One of those was around a number of 52 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: another sailing event coming to Aukland next year as well, 53 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: so that that continues. I think the argument that the 54 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: Council has been putting forward is the need for an 55 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: accommodation or a bed tax in Auckland. Our point has 56 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: been very clearly that they actually need to find efficiencies 57 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: to pay for their fair share of that rather than 58 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: simply asked for another tax. 59 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 2: So me and listen. Put your Minister for Health cap 60 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 2: on for me quickly. Did you see that Auckland hospitals 61 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 2: were sending ambos away yesterday? 62 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: Look, we're in a very busy time of where are 63 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: they sending that? Well? I think for the advice I've 64 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: seen is they would be taking some patients, lower acuity 65 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: patients to urgent after ours care. 66 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 2: So private something. 67 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: Which happens from time to time if their acuity obviously 68 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: is able to be met at those locations. But the 69 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: key point here is if someone needs care, they will 70 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: get care through our hospital system. And yes, look it 71 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: is a very busy time of year, being winter, and 72 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,839 Speaker 1: if someone needs care, they will get here. 73 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 2: Listen, I mean that I find that alarming. That alarms 74 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 2: me that we're sending Ambo's away to private clinics, does 75 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: it you? 76 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: Well, the reality is if someone is of a lower acuity, 77 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: patients will be managed. But the key thing here is 78 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: if people need care, they will get it. 79 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: No, that's cool, but I just wonder if we're running 80 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: it just a lit little bit close to the bone 81 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: and if we need to sort of think about expanding 82 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: the resource here. 83 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: Well, we've got two one hundred more nurses that have 84 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: been employed by Health New Zealand since we came to government, 85 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: six hundred more doctors with investing significantly in frontline resource 86 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: across the country. Book. The reality is we are also 87 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of winter. It is a challenging time 88 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: for our health system. Our doctors and nurses are working 89 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: incredibly hard to manage that demand. We are continuing to 90 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: continuing to focus on that frontline resource to make sure 91 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: that we can manage that demand and ensure that patients 92 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: can get the timely in quality care. And as I've 93 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: been talking about recently, one of the things to keep 94 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: make sure that we're able to manage that demand in 95 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: particularly winter times is actually managing capacity across the public 96 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: and private systems so that we're actually able to continue 97 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: to see get patients being seen. 98 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: Thank you. 99 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: So that's really important, particularly when often when hospitals are busy, 100 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: such as as this time of year, those planned care procedures, 101 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: those hip knee cataract operations, they get postponed or canceled 102 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: and CanCERN in favor of acute care. So we have 103 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: to manage that demand. 104 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: And I appreciate what you say that we are talking 105 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: about Edie at the minute, but listen, you go and 106 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 2: enjoy your morning, your time Simme and Brown Minister for Aukling. 107 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 108 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: news Talks at b from six am weekdays, or follow 109 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.