September 21, 2025 • 34 mins
On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin, Monday 22nd of September Full Show Podcast 2025, The Government's spending $100 million of cash from the budget on upgrading hospitals across the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown tells Francesca what that money will go towards.
Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport.
Investor confidence has slumped back to pandemic levels, ASB wealth economist Chris Tennent-Brown provides some analysis.
Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on Chaos at major European airports as a cyber-attack hits the electronic check-in and reports that the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, sent an email to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, calling him a "supreme friend".
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The issues, the interviews and the inside. Francesca Rudgin on
earlier is show Where's One roof Love? Where You Live?
News Talk SAIDB.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good morning, Welcome to early edition. I'm Francisca Rudkin. So
the school holidays have begun, as has the host Juggle
Here at news Talks HEDB. You can catch Ryan on
Drive this afternoon. Good to have you with us. I
hope you've survived the wins over the weekend. You're most
welcome to contact me anytime this morning. Flip me your
text on ninety two ninety two and you can email
me at Francesca at Newstalk SHB dot co dot MZ.
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On the show today, investor confidence drops to pandemic levels.
We find out why. How about Liam Lawson fifth at Baku?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
It's not bad is it?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
And the silver firms had no problems against South Africa.
Andrew Ordison has the weekend sports rap and the government
has announced one hundred million for hospital maintenance and redevelopment.
Is it enough? Simon Brown is with us before.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Six the agenda.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
It's Monday, the twenty six of September, and the UK
has now formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining Canada and Australia.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Today we join over one hundred and fifty countries who
recognize a Palestinian state, also a pledge to the Palestinian
and Israeli people that there can be a better future.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Israel's Foreign minister says recognition is nothing but a reward
for Hamas crowds are pouring into Arizona for Charlie Kirk's memorial,
Donald Trump and JD. Vance will speak with more than
one hundred thousand expected to attend.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Well look forward to it.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
It really is.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We want to look at it as a time of healing,
a time of whatever.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
That something like this could have happened is not even forlievable.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Well will be well, have a very interesting day, very
tough game.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Security has been cranked up to levels the same as
for the Super Bowl. Two UK papers say the Duchess
of York, Sarah Ferguson, called g free Epstein the Supreme
Friend in a twenty eleven email. It was sent weeks
after she publicly capt ties with him.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Back in twenty eleven, Sarah Ferguson gave a newspaper interview
in which she was asked about her involvement with Jeffrey Epstein,
the disgraced Peeda file. Now she said that she abhorred
pedophilia and described it as a gigantic error of judgment.
But according to the Sun newspaper and the Mail on Sunday,
just weeks after giving that newspaper interview, she was in
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fact in contact with Epstein once again.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Her team says it was only to stop Epstein's suing
her for defamation, and that's.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
The agenda on your radio and online on iheard Radio
Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin and one roof Love where
you Live Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So yesterday was World Gratitude Day. Don't worry, I'm not
going to tell you to start journaling. But I did
have a really interesting conversation with my Sunday session Wellness
Contribute Aaron Ahara about the benefits of gratitude, which quickly
slipped into a conversation about how little people express gratitude
to each other these days. And Aaron was saying to me, look,
people don't even send thank you cards after a wedding
to say thank you for coming or thank you for
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the gift, and I thought that was appalling. It was
one of those moments when you realize you're old. I
was brought up on the thank you card. I might
make children right thank you cards after every Christmas and birthday,
or they were pretty average. The art of letter writing
took a while to kick in. It probably debatable whether
it has already, but they will always appreciated. I just
think it's good manners, and you can't go wrong in
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this world with some manners. Look, you don't need to
send a card to say thanks for everything. A text
is fine, maybe after a dinner. I like to send
a card if I've stayed with someone. But often these
days people don't bother with the thanks at all. It
is mostly younger generations who are more relaxed about saying
thanks these days. But maybe they should because research shows
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practicing gratitude offers significant physical and psychological health benefits, including
lower blood pressure, improved immune function, better sleep, reduced sleep,
reduced stress, sorry and decreased anxiety and depression, and enhanced
self esteem. I reckon a few young people could do
with a bit of that love to hear from you?
Am I completely out of date? Is it not bad
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form to just flag the thank yous? Is it perfectly
acceptable in twenty twenty five, not to bother with a
thank you cup, but I would have thought after you'd
gone to the effort of going to a wedding and
giving a nice, generous wedding gift, a card would be
the least you should get. You can text on ninety
two and ninety two. It is eleven past five.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
You're with Early Edition News and Views you trust to
start your day. It's Early Edition with Francesca Runkin and
one roof Love where You Live news talks.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
That'd be thirteen past five. So investor confidence has slumped
back to pandemic levels, and ASB survey out this morning
shows confidence it's just one percent sen for quarter two
of twenty twenty five. That's the lower since twenty twenty,
but we're still well above the negative twenty five percent seen.
Then half of investors say they're very worried about global
issues hurting returns. ASB Senior wealth economist Chris tinant Brown
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joins me. Now, thanks for your time.
Speaker 7 (05:15):
Chris, Oh, good morning, Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
So why is confidence so low? What's impacting it?
Speaker 7 (05:22):
I think there's two or three things going on. One
is that offshore uncertainty investors are feeling a bit rattled
by what they're seeing overseas, but it's important to also
note that that hasn't necessarily translated into bad investment returns
for people that are invested in global markets. The other
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things are the housing market, I think is surprising many
that it hasn't picked up the way you'd expect it
with all the reductions and mortgage rates that we've seen.
And there's a bit of mirroring of the weakness we're
seeing in consumer confidence within this investor confidence survey as well,
with people just not that confident in the overall economy
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and outlook.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Is confidence different around the country it is.
Speaker 7 (06:10):
It's interesting to see that confidence in Auckland is the
highest area, whereas the Lower North Island, which of course
includes Wellington, is the lowest, even though a lot of
the drivers are similar across these areas. But again we
see the same thing in consumer confidence. Wellington consumer confidence
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is weakers than Auckland consumer confidence at the moment.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Okay, were they any areas we're confidence did lift yed?
Speaker 7 (06:41):
I think the one thing that's really pleasing is that
confidence in managed funds is holding up, and likewise with
key we save us. So hopefully, although people are feeling
rattled by those global events, they're not chopping and changing,
and if they've stayed the course through the first half
of the year, they will have seen a recovery from
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those April jitters, and I think that's helping the mood
for investors that are using those products.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Chris, how do we do deal with that disconnect that
you mentioned there before, whereby you know, we have this
lack of confidence and investment in marketing, but actually investments
are doing quite well.
Speaker 7 (07:21):
I think the key thing there is it just highlights
the importance of getting advice when you're feeling nervous and
sticking with well thought out plans. People are saving for
retirement with key we Saver, for example. This won't be
the last time that we see a bit of global
volatility influencing the mood. But people stay the course, hopefully
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they'll be able to achieve their longer term goal. So
I think that importance of getting advices is highlighted by
the survey.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
What impact does low investor confidence have on the economy?
Speaker 7 (07:52):
I think the first places in the housing market. At
the moment, Housing is very important for key we Ike,
so for people that are investing in the property market
and they're seeing houses go house prices go sideways. It
contributes to this lower level of activity that we're seeing
in the housing market. For other areas of the economy,
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hopefully people just carry on using products like managed funds
and key we savor for their longer term savings goals.
So the other area of the economy, which is which
is impact I think is the overall picture of there's
lower interest rates that we've got within the economy.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Yeah, I mean, it's not hugely helpful for the government,
isn't it when they're focuses on economic growth and investment.
Speaker 7 (08:39):
That's that's that's right. I mean, the confidence is so
important for activity, particularly when you're looking at consumer confidence
and and and invest in business confidence. For investor confidence,
I think when we see it at these sorts of levels,
it's just really important for them for individuals and then
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in turn for the overall economy for people just to
stick with those longer term plans that they've got.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Yeah, no panicking. Can we predict when we're going to
see investor confidence improve?
Speaker 7 (09:10):
I think it's going to vary from asset class to
asset class. If people have got housing as there as
their main investment, and that's why they're feeling low at
the moment. Then we should see monetary policy work. We
think the housing market will eventually pick up. It's just
taking longer than it would normally expect it times like now,
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and for things like key we favor and managed investment funds.
I hope that those that those returns just keep on
slowly boosting confidence and people pick up somewhat from the
from the doldrums that we've been in at the moment.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
In the Slate survey, Chris, thanks so much for your time.
That was asb Senior Wilth Economists, Chris Tenant, Right, busy
weekend when it comes to sport. Andrew Ordison is with
us next with the weekend sports rap.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
It is a teen past five, The news you need
this morning and the in depth analysis earlier this year
with Francesca Rudkin and One Root Love Where you Live
News Talks. A'd be joining me.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Now is Andrew Ortison.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
Good morning, Gredins, Francisca.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Okay, I was pretty impressed with fifth for William Lawson
at Baku. I mean qualified third, but he had some
pretty fast cars behind him.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
I think it's done well. I mean he's got that disadvantage.
I mean the car is not especially quick, but he's
held on and you know.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
No one can play with the best.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
Best resultant for me to one, and he's continued to
improve across the course of the season. Makes me start
and taking it out on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
But Lawson just making in roads here. He's moved from
fifteenth to thirteenth. They've ruled out the championship I think,
just nine points behind Teamatee Isaac Hadger so improvements on
the way.
Speaker 8 (10:51):
So it seems what happened to the McLaren cars this
time right well Perst she set the wall in the
first lap and then disappointment for Landon Norris as well
and he getting up into seven. But it just adds
the excitement of the overall championship I think, and wesht
up and still with a sniff with the races to come.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Wait and see what happens. How good have the World
Athletic Championships been for Kiwi athletes?
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Well, the best in their history for meccating mets ninety
eighty three and an incredible performance when we saw with
Hamish cure with the high jud that was possibly expected.
That's what we've come to demand of him as a
top athlete. And Jordi Beamish with the three thousand meters
steple chasers completely just rarefied air I mean to have
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done that.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
I just keep watching it last week, smile on my face.
It just made me feel good.
Speaker 5 (11:38):
I'm sure he keeps watching it too and thinking how
did that have?
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Away has always been renowned for his sprint, so coming
into the reckoning and winning the race, and of course
medicine wishy the shot put in now with a third
place as well, so two golds and a bronze, that's
outstanding effort.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
And a lot of other key He's made finals too.
Speaker 5 (11:58):
Athletics in a good space.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
NRAL has been pretty interesting, hasn't it?
Speaker 4 (12:03):
Is Penrith Panthers here they come for a fifth consecutive title,
well I think the first and what since Saint George
in the nineteen fifties sixties to going to that territory potentially,
and yeah they've they've thumped Canterbury forty six twenty six
this morning, and yeah, wait and see what what what
is in store for them up against coming into the
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semifinals now and then what you've got Melbourne Cranella on
the Friday, and then what the panthers up against?
Speaker 8 (12:34):
Trying to think of my head, who's against them now?
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Sharks? Who are the sharks? Who are they with? What
city they know?
Speaker 8 (12:40):
Cronella Cronella, sharks must say we.
Speaker 5 (12:43):
Go importanly, the raiders are out, the raiders are gone.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
But the other the way you're looking at me going,
it's completely escaped me right now anyway, exact.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
Same Brisbane, Brisbane, Brisbane on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
There we're going.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
So yeah, but then that's gonna be interesting to just
having those that two day gap as well because its
potentially fatigue there. So yeah, but I'm not going to
put anything past Pendrith now, I mean, Ivan clear, he's
just such an amazing treak recorded and yeah, we're waiting
to see. But Brisbane with the extra east of course,
so yeah, they're you know a.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Lot of people were a lot of people were really
interested to see how the silver Ferns went last night
because there's a lot happening off the court. But of
course there's a professional sports women who got on the
court and South Africa didn't really seem to be a
problem winning was it seventy seven to fifty one?
Speaker 4 (13:26):
I think they've dominated every quarter and you can't ask
more than that. I mean they've had a lot of
pressure on them, of course with the whole day, not
even told her fiasco whether she's going to remain on
as coach or not. And obviously some some problems there
within the team environment. But they've turned this around. They've
done exceptionally well. I think, yeah, commanding performance, I means,
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can't do better than winning every quarter there and just
showcasing what talent they've got based in wiki, back in
the frame, et cetera.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
And yeah, it's that's a fine e fit.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
When's the next game?
Speaker 4 (14:00):
Oh you got me the it's well next to or
three days? I think three tea series?
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Yeah turn around?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
Yeah, okay, yep, so brit and that'll complete tiny Jemison.
But I suppose the true test always a constflation cup
later on the years to you know where the reckoning
is against Australia.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
Why do you do the holders? So you know it's a.
Speaker 8 (14:18):
Looking in fine form so far, Andrew Alison, thank you
so much.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Good Francesca.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
It's five to twenty four News Talks ab.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
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It is five twenty six, so yesterday Health Minister Simeon
Brown announced one hundred million has been allocated for hospital
maintenance and refurbishment. It will fund twenty one upgrades around
the country. The money was set aside in the twenty
twenty five budget, listed under things like remediation redevelopment, but
at the time Treasury didn't say how much had been
allocated due to commercial sensibilities. But it has been announced
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now and if you're a cynical person, you could think
it was time to distract us from the forty eight
hour strike five thy five hundred a CMS members are
undertaking this Tuesday and Wednesday, which will delay healthcare for
almost thirteen thousand patients. But it's been announced. It's a
little bit of an underwhelming announcement because the work the
money is funding, it's not sexy. It's the basic stuff
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which needs to happen to keep the lights on in
some cases and improve services in others. Maternity services are
getting an upgrade at Ashburton Hospital. The Lake's District hospital
is getting an ed expansion, which kind of makes sense.
Considering they're located in an adventure playground. Fungadi Hospitals outpatients
rooms have been upgraded so they can be used for
minor procedures, freeing up capacity in the hospital's eight large
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theaters makes sense. Auckland City Hospital is getting an electricity
fixed to mitigate the risk of power failure, which sounds
kind of vital, and Manico Health Plant Park is getting
a new cancer infusion space, so you know that kind
of thing. The question, though, is whether this is enough
to achieve what the Minister keeps telling us he's focused
on providing New Zealanders with modern, resilient hospitals that can
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deliver timely quality care. Well, no, because that's a ten
year vision. These small scale projects go some way though,
to addressing issues in different areas of the country and
will hopefully make a difference for patients. And these solutions
have been achieved by working out how to make current
facilities work better, which is a good approach. The opposition
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has a course said it's not enough money, but it
never is, no matter who was doing the budgeting and
who is in opposition, there's never enough money. However, I
do meet clinicians who tell me quite often, we can
do better with the funding and facilities we already have.
Labor Health spokesperson the Aisha Veryl says the funds are insignificant, insufficient,
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I should say, to meet the needs of a growing
and aging population. Well, few policymakers and politicians are prepared
to deal with the long term impacts of an aging population,
much like how few want to really deal with the
superannuation issue. We're all like there to be more money.
We all want an equitable and sustainable house system. We
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all want modern and resilient hospitals. How we are considering
the labor disputes and the large hospital projects already on
the government's hand. The reality is this is as likely
as good as it's going to get.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
Francisca, so keen to hear from you.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Are you pleased to hear about this money? I mean
it is kind of the you know, the money that
we need just to keep the lights on and keep
things moving on. I like the fact though, that they're
trying to find solutions which are you know, manageable and affordable,
but can still make a different from patients. So keen
to hear your thoughts. On ninety two ninety two you're
as Early.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Edition Magic, the first Word on the News of the Day,
Early Edition with Francesca Runjia and one roof Love where
you Live News.
Speaker 9 (17:52):
Talks, that'd be.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
This is early edition on News Talks Zibbe. I'm Francisco
Bucn filling in for Rahan who was on Drive today.
Thanks for being with us. A little bit of chapel
Ron there. Of course, it was announced over the weekend
she's going to be headlining the lane Way Festival, which
is hugely popular here in New Zealand. She's got quite
a broad fan base Chapel Rown. I think a lot
of people would have been really excited to see that
she was coming. But then if you have a look
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at the list of the other people who are coming,
they might not be so familiar to you. Do you
know role model or Pink pantheres or Young and Lean
or blady I like my young producers. She's just looking
at me, rolling her eyes, going yeah, you are sounding
very old today. Friend. She's going wet Leg. I know
though loved wet Leg at Harry Styles. So look, there's
two there's two reasons why I might go to Laneway.
But look, if you are king to go. Pre sale
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kicks off on the twenty third September tomorrow, and you've
got to be enrolled today. There we go right in
the next half hour, so we're going to have the
latest on the cyber attacks which cause chaos at the
European airports. Simon Brown is going to be with us
to talk about this one hundred million that's been allocated
for hospital maintenance and refurbishment. It's going to fund twenty
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one upgrades around the country. So we're going to talk
about whether that's going to be enough to keep our
hospitals modern and resilient or is it just a band aid.
But thank you very much for your feedback. A lot
of people are telling you that we now say thank
you for Instagram and social media, and that is absolutely
fine as long as it's still personal. It's just not
a general poster thing. Everyone that came to the wedding
for coming. It's still going to have a personal touch, right.
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I think that's quite important because that's when we feel
good about someone saying thank you. So look, I totally
get that, but there is nothing like receiving a little
car in the mail or someone taking the time out
to write something personal for you. I always stick with
that in regards to investor confidence, investor confidence and text
reads in New Zealand as one hundred percent dependent on
the housing market has been since nineteen eighty seven. We
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don't even have a real domestic stock market. Commissions huge,
you can't shorten, and it's not even listed on global
share market tables. And look a lot of you think
this is good news. Regarding the health funding, there is
a large amount of funding already in the opposition. Of course,
we always say it's neverlne. It doesn't matter with the
it doesn't matter who's in power and who's in opposition,
there's always never enough of it. At least National is
prepared to try and fix the problems and are proactive.
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So keep the feedback coming. You can text on ninety
two ninety two. It is twenty one two six.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
Francesco.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
Let's head around the country and joining us now from
Dneedin is Jamie Cunningham. Good morning, Jamie, good morning. Public
submissions have opened on plans to discharge treated wastewater into
a Tago's Shotover River. Yeah that's right.
Speaker 10 (20:42):
Queenstown Lakes District Councils applied for two consents one for
the discharge and an outfall structure, and another for a
diversion channel to ensure the flow intos moving water and
the Otago Regional Councils fully notified both applications and extended
the submission period to six weeks.
Speaker 9 (21:00):
Now.
Speaker 10 (21:00):
This treatment plant has faced ongoing performance issues with both
councils involved in compliance action and the Environment Court will
make the final decision on this.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
And today's weather in Dunedin, Jamie.
Speaker 10 (21:14):
Fine with high cloud nor the leaves for a time
during the day and a high of nineteen.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Thank you so much. Joining us now from christ Church.
Speaker 9 (21:21):
Claire.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
Sure, but good morning Claire.
Speaker 11 (21:22):
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Look the stadium. I feel like we talk about this
quite a lot, but we're getting there, nearing completion.
Speaker 11 (21:29):
Nearing completion, and we drove past it on the weekend
and my seven year old said, mum, it must be open.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
I said, not quite yet.
Speaker 11 (21:35):
The six hundred and eighty three million dollars stadium is
still set to open in April ahead of the Super
Rugby super Round. It's facade, though is now complete. The
roof is that now only days away from completion. It's
very hard to see anything that needs doing though From
the ground level Project director Kent Summerfield tells us that
preparations for the field of play are now in full swing.
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He says the subgrade for the southern part of the
field has been left and the underpitch ventilation and pop
up irrigation systems are also being installed. He's added that
constructions due to finish by the end of this year,
and that's when the attention turns to testing and to
operate a training.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
And how's the weather today in christ Church? Has that
wind eased? Claire? Wind has eased, will be fine today.
Speaker 11 (22:18):
A bit of high cloud from this afternoon and so
northalleies developing.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
The high will be twenty Thank you so much, Claire.
And Max Tollers in Wellington, which has also taken a
bit of a hit from the weather. Are the lights
back on? Max? MAXI you're there. Look while we find Max,
we'll go to Nev Ritty Marnu, who is always prompt
and on time and in the studio although the microphone
doesn't work. This is like watching an episode of the Office.
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I tell you, here we go. They're aretty Manu, good morning.
Speaker 3 (22:51):
No, no, no, what's going on?
Speaker 2 (22:53):
I don't know. We can't seem to get the guest
mics to it. Do you want to come and share
my microphone over? Yeah, come on, let's do this this
so this will be one for the social media when
they take her. When they film this, I won't spit
on you tell me about the cruise ship.
Speaker 12 (23:07):
Yes, well, look the first cruise ship in Auckland. It's
going to be docking.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
Guess what time?
Speaker 12 (23:12):
Seven am? Seven am. But we will be here at work.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
They'll be able to see the eclipse exactly.
Speaker 5 (23:16):
That's what I thought.
Speaker 12 (23:17):
Has moved the two So the Crown Princess is docking
at about seven am, leaving port tonight at ten pm.
Now look it's the first one obviously, but more cruise
ships are going to start docking countrywide next months through
until May. Now, look the number of port calls Francesca,
they've dropped rapidly, down from more than nine hundred last
season to six hundred and sixty three this season. So
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Jackie Lloyd, she's the New Zealand Cruise Association's CEO, she
says she's a bit worried. She's a lot of ports, regions,
tourism operators all want to know what's going to be
happening for future seasons. You know, they don't want to
see this continual decline, but maybe seeing this partial solar
eclipse at seven might tempt them.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
In Auckland's weather today, NEVA professionals.
Speaker 12 (24:04):
Well, okay, I've got to say it's cloudy, so probably
not that great for the partial solar eclipse, but you know,
all ends shells.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
Eighteen is the high.
Speaker 12 (24:16):
Okay, I've got to go because we're sharing this mic
microphone and I've just like kind of like just thrown
you away.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Oh dear, old, dear, there we go. Thank you very much,
never ritty money. We are going to head to the
UK and Europe next. Gavin Gray is with us. We'll
get ourselves together here and be back very shortly. Good
news for Milford. They've just taken out the Consumer New
(24:41):
Zealand People's Choice award Key We Savor for their Milford
Key we Save a plan that makes it eight years
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They found it Morningstar dot com dot au showing Milford
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Speaker 2 (25:48):
Right time to head to Europe and the UK and
joining me now is Gavin greg Good morning, Gavin.
Speaker 9 (25:53):
Hi there fran Jaska.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Good to talk to you. We've seen a bit of
chaos that made you European airports. What's with a cyber ticket?
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Yeah?
Speaker 9 (26:02):
Well I think look if anyone from New Zealand knows
anyone or is flying in and out of major European
hubs that just need to check break carefully with the
airlines about delays, particularly leaving. That is because it's a
system that basically operates the online check in and also
some of the luggage computer programs are said to be
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at risk. So the main airports are Brussels, Berlin, Dublin
and also Heathrow, Heathrow of course being the UK's biggest airport.
It's thought is cyber attack has knocked out the check
in and baggage systems. They are run by a software
provider called Collins Aerospace and lots of airlines have them
so they don't have to have their own system as
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it were, so they use their system and that would
appear its new software allowing different airlines to use the
same check in desks and boarding gates at an airport
has been affected. Now we don't yet know definitely that
it's a cyber attack, but it's a hack. But we
do know that things are going wrong and many airlines
are having to use paper and pen manual check in
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and boarding, and that of course is taking much longer.
I think some of the biggest problems now because he
seems to be getting back not to normal by any means,
but canceling and delaying less flights is that at Brussels,
it's thought around half the flights there are going to
be delayed or canceled.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
And Gavin, the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson is in
the news again. I've just finished reading Andrew Lowney's book
entitled and Nothing would surprise me.
Speaker 9 (27:33):
Yes, I'm afraid more bad news for the Ryles and
even greater connections with Jeffrey Epstein coming back to haunt people.
So in this particular instance, it's been revealed that Sarah
Ferguson in twenty eleven gave an interview in which the
interview asked her about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. It's
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alleged that he gave her roughly forty thousand New Zealand
dollars in order to pay off a debt after that
and sorry. During the interview, she was asked about her
friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, of course, the late sex offender,
and she said, oh, I'm going to have nothing more
to do with him. I apport pediphilia and any sexual
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abuse of children. I cannot state more strongly. This is
a quote that I know a terrible, terrible error of
judgment was made my having anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein.
She says what he did was wrong and which he
was rightly jailed. But it's now been revealed that actually
shortly having after having said she wants nothing to do
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with Jeffrey Epstein, guess what she emailed saying he was
the supreme friend.
Speaker 13 (28:39):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Thank you so much, Gavin Gray. That book entitle does
actually a joint men. Where about the Duke and the Duchess?
A lot of fascinating information in there. It is ten
to six, Friend, Chase Good is the government spending one
hundred million of cash from the budget on upgrading hospitals
across the country. Twenty one projects will get fundings for
things like car parks, new trends at loungers, Edie upgrade
and labs. Simeon Brown is the Health Minister, and he
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joins me, now, good morning.
Speaker 13 (29:04):
Good morning, how are you good?
Speaker 2 (29:05):
Thank you? Now these new projects tell me where are
they going to be delivered by?
Speaker 13 (29:10):
So the twenty one new projects will be delivered. There
is a start as soon as possible. They'll be delivered
over most in twenty twenty six and some of them
going into twenty twenty seven, and ultimately this is about
looking at how we can use our current facilities, make
them more efficient, deliver more care for patients, and also
to provide a number of construction jobs up and down
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the country while they're underway.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
Twenty one projects. As you say, across the country, it's
quite a lot. Is one hundred million enough?
Speaker 13 (29:38):
These are mostly small scale projects. The largest is the
new infusion clinic at Menicow Health Park, and ultimately about
making sure we use the space that we've got more
efficiently and effectively. Look, we always need to deliver more
into our health infrastructure. We delivered as part of our
budget also major investment in Nelson Hospital, major rebuild of
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Nowson Hospital. Last friday our signed the new We're Healthy
z and signed a new to need in hospital main
construction contract. So it's great to get that construction contract underway.
So we have to also be delivering these major rebuilds,
but we also have to make sure we are delivering
for those frontline clinicians in these hospitals so that they're
able to be able to deliver that care for patients
that they wish to and they need to.
Speaker 2 (30:21):
Yeah, it's sensible and it's good to see that you're
utilizing existing facilities, but is this a bit of a
band aid solution? Are we doing just enough to keep
these hospitals we.
Speaker 9 (30:30):
Came to do?
Speaker 13 (30:31):
We have to do the major rebuilds, but we also
need to make sure that the current clinical space that
we've got for our clinicians and our patients is up
to scratch and is they able to be used as
efficiently and effectively as possible. So, for example, one of
the one of the projects that Fungerra Hospital is actually
putting an integrated operations center in place. Currently operations center
is spread across the hospital. Bringing it together into one
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place means that that hospital can be operated more efficiently
and effectively. So that's a good thing for the star
Fare and it's going to make a huge difference for
patients as well. So, yes, we have to do the
major rebuilds, we also have to make sure we're using
what we've currently got as efficient and effectively as possible
to deliver patients.
Speaker 2 (31:09):
And have these hospitals been able to decide what their
priorities are where they need something to go.
Speaker 13 (31:14):
Yes, it's been that the projects have come through from
the local hospital leadership up to as reallocated the money
in the budget. There's been a process to out to
identify what those projects are and then we've been able
to sign that off as ministers and now get onward
delivering which is the key priority from now.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
So will there be more money allocated for further upgrades
in next year's budget, you know, because unfortunately maintenance and
upgrades just keeps coming on it.
Speaker 13 (31:40):
Yeah, well, look we can't obviously talk about next year's
budget will be yet. We still we're just starting those processes.
But there's a lot of work underway at Health New
Zealand looking at business cases for future hospital upgrades. We
announced the Health Infrastructure Plan earlier in this year, I
think was in April, which looked at the ten year
view of what's needed to be delivered or health infrastructure
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across the country. A lot of major hospital rebuilds. The
next three big priorities are Total Hospital, Hawkes Bay Hospital
and Palmers North Hospitals. So a lot of work going
into the planning for major hospital rebuilds. But as I
said that, we also need to make sure we're using
what we've currently got as efficiently and effectively as possible
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so that patients and clinicians have modern, reliable infrastructure and
get that care and a time and quality manner.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Thank you so much, Minister. That was Health Minister Simeon Brown.
It is six to six.
Speaker 1 (32:35):
Get ahead of the headlines on an early edition with
Francesca Roudger and one roof Love where you Live News
talks at me.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
As Meg and earlier I was mentioning with neither when
we were sharing a microphone just before. There is a
rare partial solar eclipse happening at dawn today. You can
see it between six am and eight am around the country.
The only problem is is a little bit of cloud
coverage which might be making things a little bit difficult.
So this is a clip that it was going to
be again before sunrise is going to reach its peak
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around seven am, with the moon covering up to seventy
percent of the sun in parts of the Lower South Island,
about sixty percent the further north you come. So it's
it's going to look quite cool. It's going to look
a little bit like the Apple logo. That's what it's
going to look like. But here's the thing. As much
as we're talking about this, you cannot look at it
with the naked eye. You need to have your solar
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eclipse glasses. That is very important. So there's going to
be a little bit of cloud, yes over much of
the North Island, which is a shame. But I'm telling
you what the place to be if you want to
take a look at this as christ Church, they stand
out as the one with the chance of clear good
skies this morning. Thank you very much for joining me
(33:49):
this morning on Early Edition. Have a great day. Mike
Hosking is up next with Mike Hosking Breakfast. Take Care.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live
to News Talks it be from five am weekdays, or
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The issues, the interviews and the inside. Francesca Rudgin on
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News Talk SAIDB.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good morning, Welcome to early edition. I'm Francisca Rudkin. So
the school holidays have begun, as has the host Juggle
Here at news Talks HEDB. You can catch Ryan on
Drive this afternoon. Good to have you with us. I
hope you've survived the wins over the weekend. You're most
welcome to contact me anytime this morning. Flip me your
text on ninety two ninety two and you can email
me at Francesca at Newstalk SHB dot co dot MZ.
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On the show today, investor confidence drops to pandemic levels.
We find out why. How about Liam Lawson fifth at Baku?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
It's not bad is it?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
And the silver firms had no problems against South Africa.
Andrew Ordison has the weekend sports rap and the government
has announced one hundred million for hospital maintenance and redevelopment.
Is it enough? Simon Brown is with us before.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Six the agenda.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
It's Monday, the twenty six of September, and the UK
has now formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining Canada and Australia.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Today we join over one hundred and fifty countries who
recognize a Palestinian state, also a pledge to the Palestinian
and Israeli people that there can be a better future.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Israel's Foreign minister says recognition is nothing but a reward
for Hamas crowds are pouring into Arizona for Charlie Kirk's memorial,
Donald Trump and JD. Vance will speak with more than
one hundred thousand expected to attend.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Well look forward to it.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
It really is.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We want to look at it as a time of healing,
a time of whatever.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
That something like this could have happened is not even forlievable.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Well will be well, have a very interesting day, very
tough game.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Security has been cranked up to levels the same as
for the Super Bowl. Two UK papers say the Duchess
of York, Sarah Ferguson, called g free Epstein the Supreme
Friend in a twenty eleven email. It was sent weeks
after she publicly capt ties with him.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Back in twenty eleven, Sarah Ferguson gave a newspaper interview
in which she was asked about her involvement with Jeffrey Epstein,
the disgraced Peeda file. Now she said that she abhorred
pedophilia and described it as a gigantic error of judgment.
But according to the Sun newspaper and the Mail on Sunday,
just weeks after giving that newspaper interview, she was in
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fact in contact with Epstein once again.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Her team says it was only to stop Epstein's suing
her for defamation, and that's.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
The agenda on your radio and online on iheard Radio
Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin and one roof Love where
you Live Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
So yesterday was World Gratitude Day. Don't worry, I'm not
going to tell you to start journaling. But I did
have a really interesting conversation with my Sunday session Wellness
Contribute Aaron Ahara about the benefits of gratitude, which quickly
slipped into a conversation about how little people express gratitude
to each other these days. And Aaron was saying to me, look,
people don't even send thank you cards after a wedding
to say thank you for coming or thank you for
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the gift, and I thought that was appalling. It was
one of those moments when you realize you're old. I
was brought up on the thank you card. I might
make children right thank you cards after every Christmas and birthday,
or they were pretty average. The art of letter writing
took a while to kick in. It probably debatable whether
it has already, but they will always appreciated. I just
think it's good manners, and you can't go wrong in
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this world with some manners. Look, you don't need to
send a card to say thanks for everything. A text
is fine, maybe after a dinner. I like to send
a card if I've stayed with someone. But often these
days people don't bother with the thanks at all. It
is mostly younger generations who are more relaxed about saying
thanks these days. But maybe they should because research shows
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practicing gratitude offers significant physical and psychological health benefits, including
lower blood pressure, improved immune function, better sleep, reduced sleep,
reduced stress, sorry and decreased anxiety and depression, and enhanced
self esteem. I reckon a few young people could do
with a bit of that love to hear from you?
Am I completely out of date? Is it not bad
(04:19):
form to just flag the thank yous? Is it perfectly
acceptable in twenty twenty five, not to bother with a
thank you cup, but I would have thought after you'd
gone to the effort of going to a wedding and
giving a nice, generous wedding gift, a card would be
the least you should get. You can text on ninety
two and ninety two. It is eleven past five.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
You're with Early Edition News and Views you trust to
start your day. It's Early Edition with Francesca Runkin and
one roof Love where You Live news talks.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
That'd be thirteen past five. So investor confidence has slumped
back to pandemic levels, and ASB survey out this morning
shows confidence it's just one percent sen for quarter two
of twenty twenty five. That's the lower since twenty twenty,
but we're still well above the negative twenty five percent seen.
Then half of investors say they're very worried about global
issues hurting returns. ASB Senior wealth economist Chris tinant Brown
(05:14):
joins me. Now, thanks for your time.
Speaker 7 (05:15):
Chris, Oh, good morning, Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
So why is confidence so low? What's impacting it?
Speaker 7 (05:22):
I think there's two or three things going on. One
is that offshore uncertainty investors are feeling a bit rattled
by what they're seeing overseas, but it's important to also
note that that hasn't necessarily translated into bad investment returns
for people that are invested in global markets. The other
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things are the housing market, I think is surprising many
that it hasn't picked up the way you'd expect it
with all the reductions and mortgage rates that we've seen.
And there's a bit of mirroring of the weakness we're
seeing in consumer confidence within this investor confidence survey as well,
with people just not that confident in the overall economy
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and outlook.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Is confidence different around the country it is.
Speaker 7 (06:10):
It's interesting to see that confidence in Auckland is the
highest area, whereas the Lower North Island, which of course
includes Wellington, is the lowest, even though a lot of
the drivers are similar across these areas. But again we
see the same thing in consumer confidence. Wellington consumer confidence
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is weakers than Auckland consumer confidence at the moment.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Okay, were they any areas we're confidence did lift yed?
Speaker 7 (06:41):
I think the one thing that's really pleasing is that
confidence in managed funds is holding up, and likewise with
key we save us. So hopefully, although people are feeling
rattled by those global events, they're not chopping and changing,
and if they've stayed the course through the first half
of the year, they will have seen a recovery from
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those April jitters, and I think that's helping the mood
for investors that are using those products.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Chris, how do we do deal with that disconnect that
you mentioned there before, whereby you know, we have this
lack of confidence and investment in marketing, but actually investments
are doing quite well.
Speaker 7 (07:21):
I think the key thing there is it just highlights
the importance of getting advice when you're feeling nervous and
sticking with well thought out plans. People are saving for
retirement with key we Saver, for example. This won't be
the last time that we see a bit of global
volatility influencing the mood. But people stay the course, hopefully
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they'll be able to achieve their longer term goal. So
I think that importance of getting advices is highlighted by
the survey.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
What impact does low investor confidence have on the economy?
Speaker 7 (07:52):
I think the first places in the housing market. At
the moment, Housing is very important for key we Ike,
so for people that are investing in the property market
and they're seeing houses go house prices go sideways. It
contributes to this lower level of activity that we're seeing
in the housing market. For other areas of the economy,
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hopefully people just carry on using products like managed funds
and key we savor for their longer term savings goals.
So the other area of the economy, which is which
is impact I think is the overall picture of there's
lower interest rates that we've got within the economy.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Yeah, I mean, it's not hugely helpful for the government,
isn't it when they're focuses on economic growth and investment.
Speaker 7 (08:39):
That's that's that's right. I mean, the confidence is so
important for activity, particularly when you're looking at consumer confidence
and and and invest in business confidence. For investor confidence,
I think when we see it at these sorts of levels,
it's just really important for them for individuals and then
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in turn for the overall economy for people just to
stick with those longer term plans that they've got.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Yeah, no panicking. Can we predict when we're going to
see investor confidence improve?
Speaker 7 (09:10):
I think it's going to vary from asset class to
asset class. If people have got housing as there as
their main investment, and that's why they're feeling low at
the moment. Then we should see monetary policy work. We
think the housing market will eventually pick up. It's just
taking longer than it would normally expect it times like now,
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and for things like key we favor and managed investment funds.
I hope that those that those returns just keep on
slowly boosting confidence and people pick up somewhat from the
from the doldrums that we've been in at the moment.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
In the Slate survey, Chris, thanks so much for your time.
That was asb Senior Wilth Economists, Chris Tenant, Right, busy
weekend when it comes to sport. Andrew Ordison is with
us next with the weekend sports rap.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
It is a teen past five, The news you need
this morning and the in depth analysis earlier this year
with Francesca Rudkin and One Root Love Where you Live
News Talks. A'd be joining me.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Now is Andrew Ortison.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
Good morning, Gredins, Francisca.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Okay, I was pretty impressed with fifth for William Lawson
at Baku. I mean qualified third, but he had some
pretty fast cars behind him.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
I think it's done well. I mean he's got that disadvantage.
I mean the car is not especially quick, but he's
held on and you know.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
No one can play with the best.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
Best resultant for me to one, and he's continued to
improve across the course of the season. Makes me start
and taking it out on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
But Lawson just making in roads here. He's moved from
fifteenth to thirteenth. They've ruled out the championship I think,
just nine points behind Teamatee Isaac Hadger so improvements on
the way.
Speaker 8 (10:51):
So it seems what happened to the McLaren cars this
time right well Perst she set the wall in the
first lap and then disappointment for Landon Norris as well
and he getting up into seven. But it just adds
the excitement of the overall championship I think, and wesht
up and still with a sniff with the races to come.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Wait and see what happens. How good have the World
Athletic Championships been for Kiwi athletes?
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Well, the best in their history for meccating mets ninety
eighty three and an incredible performance when we saw with
Hamish cure with the high jud that was possibly expected.
That's what we've come to demand of him as a
top athlete. And Jordi Beamish with the three thousand meters
steple chasers completely just rarefied air I mean to have
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done that.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
I just keep watching it last week, smile on my face.
It just made me feel good.
Speaker 5 (11:38):
I'm sure he keeps watching it too and thinking how
did that have?
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Away has always been renowned for his sprint, so coming
into the reckoning and winning the race, and of course
medicine wishy the shot put in now with a third
place as well, so two golds and a bronze, that's
outstanding effort.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
And a lot of other key He's made finals too.
Speaker 5 (11:58):
Athletics in a good space.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
NRAL has been pretty interesting, hasn't it?
Speaker 4 (12:03):
Is Penrith Panthers here they come for a fifth consecutive title,
well I think the first and what since Saint George
in the nineteen fifties sixties to going to that territory potentially,
and yeah they've they've thumped Canterbury forty six twenty six
this morning, and yeah, wait and see what what what
is in store for them up against coming into the
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semifinals now and then what you've got Melbourne Cranella on
the Friday, and then what the panthers up against?
Speaker 8 (12:34):
Trying to think of my head, who's against them now?
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Sharks? Who are the sharks? Who are they with? What
city they know?
Speaker 8 (12:40):
Cronella Cronella, sharks must say we.
Speaker 5 (12:43):
Go importanly, the raiders are out, the raiders are gone.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
But the other the way you're looking at me going,
it's completely escaped me right now anyway, exact.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
Same Brisbane, Brisbane, Brisbane on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
There we're going.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
So yeah, but then that's gonna be interesting to just
having those that two day gap as well because its
potentially fatigue there. So yeah, but I'm not going to
put anything past Pendrith now, I mean, Ivan clear, he's
just such an amazing treak recorded and yeah, we're waiting
to see. But Brisbane with the extra east of course,
so yeah, they're you know a.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Lot of people were a lot of people were really
interested to see how the silver Ferns went last night
because there's a lot happening off the court. But of
course there's a professional sports women who got on the
court and South Africa didn't really seem to be a
problem winning was it seventy seven to fifty one?
Speaker 4 (13:26):
I think they've dominated every quarter and you can't ask
more than that. I mean they've had a lot of
pressure on them, of course with the whole day, not
even told her fiasco whether she's going to remain on
as coach or not. And obviously some some problems there
within the team environment. But they've turned this around. They've
done exceptionally well. I think, yeah, commanding performance, I means,
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can't do better than winning every quarter there and just
showcasing what talent they've got based in wiki, back in
the frame, et cetera.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
And yeah, it's that's a fine e fit.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
When's the next game?
Speaker 4 (14:00):
Oh you got me the it's well next to or
three days? I think three tea series?
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Yeah turn around?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
Yeah, okay, yep, so brit and that'll complete tiny Jemison.
But I suppose the true test always a constflation cup
later on the years to you know where the reckoning
is against Australia.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
Why do you do the holders? So you know it's a.
Speaker 8 (14:18):
Looking in fine form so far, Andrew Alison, thank you
so much.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Good Francesca.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
It's five to twenty four News Talks ab.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
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Speaker 2 (14:32):
It is five twenty six, so yesterday Health Minister Simeon
Brown announced one hundred million has been allocated for hospital
maintenance and refurbishment. It will fund twenty one upgrades around
the country. The money was set aside in the twenty
twenty five budget, listed under things like remediation redevelopment, but
at the time Treasury didn't say how much had been
allocated due to commercial sensibilities. But it has been announced
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now and if you're a cynical person, you could think
it was time to distract us from the forty eight
hour strike five thy five hundred a CMS members are
undertaking this Tuesday and Wednesday, which will delay healthcare for
almost thirteen thousand patients. But it's been announced. It's a
little bit of an underwhelming announcement because the work the
money is funding, it's not sexy. It's the basic stuff
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which needs to happen to keep the lights on in
some cases and improve services in others. Maternity services are
getting an upgrade at Ashburton Hospital. The Lake's District hospital
is getting an ed expansion, which kind of makes sense.
Considering they're located in an adventure playground. Fungadi Hospitals outpatients
rooms have been upgraded so they can be used for
minor procedures, freeing up capacity in the hospital's eight large
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theaters makes sense. Auckland City Hospital is getting an electricity
fixed to mitigate the risk of power failure, which sounds
kind of vital, and Manico Health Plant Park is getting
a new cancer infusion space, so you know that kind
of thing. The question, though, is whether this is enough
to achieve what the Minister keeps telling us he's focused
on providing New Zealanders with modern, resilient hospitals that can
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deliver timely quality care. Well, no, because that's a ten
year vision. These small scale projects go some way though,
to addressing issues in different areas of the country and
will hopefully make a difference for patients. And these solutions
have been achieved by working out how to make current
facilities work better, which is a good approach. The opposition
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has a course said it's not enough money, but it
never is, no matter who was doing the budgeting and
who is in opposition, there's never enough money. However, I
do meet clinicians who tell me quite often, we can
do better with the funding and facilities we already have.
Labor Health spokesperson the Aisha Veryl says the funds are insignificant, insufficient,
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I should say, to meet the needs of a growing
and aging population. Well, few policymakers and politicians are prepared
to deal with the long term impacts of an aging population,
much like how few want to really deal with the
superannuation issue. We're all like there to be more money.
We all want an equitable and sustainable house system. We
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all want modern and resilient hospitals. How we are considering
the labor disputes and the large hospital projects already on
the government's hand. The reality is this is as likely
as good as it's going to get.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
Francisca, so keen to hear from you.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Are you pleased to hear about this money? I mean
it is kind of the you know, the money that
we need just to keep the lights on and keep
things moving on. I like the fact though, that they're
trying to find solutions which are you know, manageable and affordable,
but can still make a different from patients. So keen
to hear your thoughts. On ninety two ninety two you're
as Early.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Edition Magic, the first Word on the News of the Day,
Early Edition with Francesca Runjia and one roof Love where
you Live News.
Speaker 9 (17:52):
Talks, that'd be.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
This is early edition on News Talks Zibbe. I'm Francisco
Bucn filling in for Rahan who was on Drive today.
Thanks for being with us. A little bit of chapel
Ron there. Of course, it was announced over the weekend
she's going to be headlining the lane Way Festival, which
is hugely popular here in New Zealand. She's got quite
a broad fan base Chapel Rown. I think a lot
of people would have been really excited to see that
she was coming. But then if you have a look
(18:30):
at the list of the other people who are coming,
they might not be so familiar to you. Do you
know role model or Pink pantheres or Young and Lean
or blady I like my young producers. She's just looking
at me, rolling her eyes, going yeah, you are sounding
very old today. Friend. She's going wet Leg. I know
though loved wet Leg at Harry Styles. So look, there's
two there's two reasons why I might go to Laneway.
But look, if you are king to go. Pre sale
(18:52):
kicks off on the twenty third September tomorrow, and you've
got to be enrolled today. There we go right in
the next half hour, so we're going to have the
latest on the cyber attacks which cause chaos at the
European airports. Simon Brown is going to be with us
to talk about this one hundred million that's been allocated
for hospital maintenance and refurbishment. It's going to fund twenty
(19:13):
one upgrades around the country. So we're going to talk
about whether that's going to be enough to keep our
hospitals modern and resilient or is it just a band aid.
But thank you very much for your feedback. A lot
of people are telling you that we now say thank
you for Instagram and social media, and that is absolutely
fine as long as it's still personal. It's just not
a general poster thing. Everyone that came to the wedding
for coming. It's still going to have a personal touch, right.
(19:34):
I think that's quite important because that's when we feel
good about someone saying thank you. So look, I totally
get that, but there is nothing like receiving a little
car in the mail or someone taking the time out
to write something personal for you. I always stick with
that in regards to investor confidence, investor confidence and text
reads in New Zealand as one hundred percent dependent on
the housing market has been since nineteen eighty seven. We
(19:57):
don't even have a real domestic stock market. Commissions huge,
you can't shorten, and it's not even listed on global
share market tables. And look a lot of you think
this is good news. Regarding the health funding, there is
a large amount of funding already in the opposition. Of course,
we always say it's neverlne. It doesn't matter with the
it doesn't matter who's in power and who's in opposition,
there's always never enough of it. At least National is
prepared to try and fix the problems and are proactive.
(20:19):
So keep the feedback coming. You can text on ninety
two ninety two. It is twenty one two six.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
Francesco.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
Let's head around the country and joining us now from
Dneedin is Jamie Cunningham. Good morning, Jamie, good morning. Public
submissions have opened on plans to discharge treated wastewater into
a Tago's Shotover River. Yeah that's right.
Speaker 10 (20:42):
Queenstown Lakes District Councils applied for two consents one for
the discharge and an outfall structure, and another for a
diversion channel to ensure the flow intos moving water and
the Otago Regional Councils fully notified both applications and extended
the submission period to six weeks.
Speaker 9 (21:00):
Now.
Speaker 10 (21:00):
This treatment plant has faced ongoing performance issues with both
councils involved in compliance action and the Environment Court will
make the final decision on this.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
And today's weather in Dunedin, Jamie.
Speaker 10 (21:14):
Fine with high cloud nor the leaves for a time
during the day and a high of nineteen.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Thank you so much. Joining us now from christ Church.
Speaker 9 (21:21):
Claire.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
Sure, but good morning Claire.
Speaker 11 (21:22):
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Look the stadium. I feel like we talk about this
quite a lot, but we're getting there, nearing completion.
Speaker 11 (21:29):
Nearing completion, and we drove past it on the weekend
and my seven year old said, mum, it must be open.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
I said, not quite yet.
Speaker 11 (21:35):
The six hundred and eighty three million dollars stadium is
still set to open in April ahead of the Super
Rugby super Round. It's facade, though is now complete. The
roof is that now only days away from completion. It's
very hard to see anything that needs doing though From
the ground level Project director Kent Summerfield tells us that
preparations for the field of play are now in full swing.
(21:56):
He says the subgrade for the southern part of the
field has been left and the underpitch ventilation and pop
up irrigation systems are also being installed. He's added that
constructions due to finish by the end of this year,
and that's when the attention turns to testing and to
operate a training.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
And how's the weather today in christ Church? Has that
wind eased? Claire? Wind has eased, will be fine today.
Speaker 11 (22:18):
A bit of high cloud from this afternoon and so
northalleies developing.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
The high will be twenty Thank you so much, Claire.
And Max Tollers in Wellington, which has also taken a
bit of a hit from the weather. Are the lights
back on? Max? MAXI you're there. Look while we find Max,
we'll go to Nev Ritty Marnu, who is always prompt
and on time and in the studio although the microphone
doesn't work. This is like watching an episode of the Office.
(22:47):
I tell you, here we go. They're aretty Manu, good morning.
Speaker 3 (22:51):
No, no, no, what's going on?
Speaker 2 (22:53):
I don't know. We can't seem to get the guest
mics to it. Do you want to come and share
my microphone over? Yeah, come on, let's do this this
so this will be one for the social media when
they take her. When they film this, I won't spit
on you tell me about the cruise ship.
Speaker 12 (23:07):
Yes, well, look the first cruise ship in Auckland. It's
going to be docking.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
Guess what time?
Speaker 12 (23:12):
Seven am? Seven am. But we will be here at work.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
They'll be able to see the eclipse exactly.
Speaker 5 (23:16):
That's what I thought.
Speaker 12 (23:17):
Has moved the two So the Crown Princess is docking
at about seven am, leaving port tonight at ten pm.
Now look it's the first one obviously, but more cruise
ships are going to start docking countrywide next months through
until May. Now, look the number of port calls Francesca,
they've dropped rapidly, down from more than nine hundred last
season to six hundred and sixty three this season. So
(23:40):
Jackie Lloyd, she's the New Zealand Cruise Association's CEO, she
says she's a bit worried. She's a lot of ports, regions,
tourism operators all want to know what's going to be
happening for future seasons. You know, they don't want to
see this continual decline, but maybe seeing this partial solar
eclipse at seven might tempt them.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
In Auckland's weather today, NEVA professionals.
Speaker 12 (24:04):
Well, okay, I've got to say it's cloudy, so probably
not that great for the partial solar eclipse, but you know,
all ends shells.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
Eighteen is the high.
Speaker 12 (24:16):
Okay, I've got to go because we're sharing this mic
microphone and I've just like kind of like just thrown
you away.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Oh dear, old, dear, there we go. Thank you very much,
never ritty money. We are going to head to the
UK and Europe next. Gavin Gray is with us. We'll
get ourselves together here and be back very shortly. Good
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Speaker 1 (25:40):
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Speaker 2 (25:48):
Right time to head to Europe and the UK and
joining me now is Gavin greg Good morning, Gavin.
Speaker 9 (25:53):
Hi there fran Jaska.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Good to talk to you. We've seen a bit of
chaos that made you European airports. What's with a cyber ticket?
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Yeah?
Speaker 9 (26:02):
Well I think look if anyone from New Zealand knows
anyone or is flying in and out of major European
hubs that just need to check break carefully with the
airlines about delays, particularly leaving. That is because it's a
system that basically operates the online check in and also
some of the luggage computer programs are said to be
(26:23):
at risk. So the main airports are Brussels, Berlin, Dublin
and also Heathrow, Heathrow of course being the UK's biggest airport.
It's thought is cyber attack has knocked out the check
in and baggage systems. They are run by a software
provider called Collins Aerospace and lots of airlines have them
so they don't have to have their own system as
(26:44):
it were, so they use their system and that would
appear its new software allowing different airlines to use the
same check in desks and boarding gates at an airport
has been affected. Now we don't yet know definitely that
it's a cyber attack, but it's a hack. But we
do know that things are going wrong and many airlines
are having to use paper and pen manual check in
(27:06):
and boarding, and that of course is taking much longer.
I think some of the biggest problems now because he
seems to be getting back not to normal by any means,
but canceling and delaying less flights is that at Brussels,
it's thought around half the flights there are going to
be delayed or canceled.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
And Gavin, the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson is in
the news again. I've just finished reading Andrew Lowney's book
entitled and Nothing would surprise me.
Speaker 9 (27:33):
Yes, I'm afraid more bad news for the Ryles and
even greater connections with Jeffrey Epstein coming back to haunt people.
So in this particular instance, it's been revealed that Sarah
Ferguson in twenty eleven gave an interview in which the
interview asked her about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. It's
(27:54):
alleged that he gave her roughly forty thousand New Zealand
dollars in order to pay off a debt after that
and sorry. During the interview, she was asked about her
friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, of course, the late sex offender,
and she said, oh, I'm going to have nothing more
to do with him. I apport pediphilia and any sexual
(28:14):
abuse of children. I cannot state more strongly. This is
a quote that I know a terrible, terrible error of
judgment was made my having anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein.
She says what he did was wrong and which he
was rightly jailed. But it's now been revealed that actually
shortly having after having said she wants nothing to do
(28:34):
with Jeffrey Epstein, guess what she emailed saying he was
the supreme friend.
Speaker 13 (28:39):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Thank you so much, Gavin Gray. That book entitle does
actually a joint men. Where about the Duke and the Duchess?
A lot of fascinating information in there. It is ten
to six, Friend, Chase Good is the government spending one
hundred million of cash from the budget on upgrading hospitals
across the country. Twenty one projects will get fundings for
things like car parks, new trends at loungers, Edie upgrade
and labs. Simeon Brown is the Health Minister, and he
(29:02):
joins me, now, good morning.
Speaker 13 (29:04):
Good morning, how are you good?
Speaker 2 (29:05):
Thank you? Now these new projects tell me where are
they going to be delivered by?
Speaker 13 (29:10):
So the twenty one new projects will be delivered. There
is a start as soon as possible. They'll be delivered
over most in twenty twenty six and some of them
going into twenty twenty seven, and ultimately this is about
looking at how we can use our current facilities, make
them more efficient, deliver more care for patients, and also
to provide a number of construction jobs up and down
(29:30):
the country while they're underway.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
Twenty one projects. As you say, across the country, it's
quite a lot. Is one hundred million enough?
Speaker 13 (29:38):
These are mostly small scale projects. The largest is the
new infusion clinic at Menicow Health Park, and ultimately about
making sure we use the space that we've got more
efficiently and effectively. Look, we always need to deliver more
into our health infrastructure. We delivered as part of our
budget also major investment in Nelson Hospital, major rebuild of
(29:59):
Nowson Hospital. Last friday our signed the new We're Healthy
z and signed a new to need in hospital main
construction contract. So it's great to get that construction contract underway.
So we have to also be delivering these major rebuilds,
but we also have to make sure we are delivering
for those frontline clinicians in these hospitals so that they're
able to be able to deliver that care for patients
that they wish to and they need to.
Speaker 2 (30:21):
Yeah, it's sensible and it's good to see that you're
utilizing existing facilities, but is this a bit of a
band aid solution? Are we doing just enough to keep
these hospitals we.
Speaker 9 (30:30):
Came to do?
Speaker 13 (30:31):
We have to do the major rebuilds, but we also
need to make sure that the current clinical space that
we've got for our clinicians and our patients is up
to scratch and is they able to be used as
efficiently and effectively as possible. So, for example, one of
the one of the projects that Fungerra Hospital is actually
putting an integrated operations center in place. Currently operations center
is spread across the hospital. Bringing it together into one
(30:52):
place means that that hospital can be operated more efficiently
and effectively. So that's a good thing for the star
Fare and it's going to make a huge difference for
patients as well. So, yes, we have to do the
major rebuilds, we also have to make sure we're using
what we've currently got as efficient and effectively as possible
to deliver patients.
Speaker 2 (31:09):
And have these hospitals been able to decide what their
priorities are where they need something to go.
Speaker 13 (31:14):
Yes, it's been that the projects have come through from
the local hospital leadership up to as reallocated the money
in the budget. There's been a process to out to
identify what those projects are and then we've been able
to sign that off as ministers and now get onward
delivering which is the key priority from now.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
So will there be more money allocated for further upgrades
in next year's budget, you know, because unfortunately maintenance and
upgrades just keeps coming on it.
Speaker 13 (31:40):
Yeah, well, look we can't obviously talk about next year's
budget will be yet. We still we're just starting those processes.
But there's a lot of work underway at Health New
Zealand looking at business cases for future hospital upgrades. We
announced the Health Infrastructure Plan earlier in this year, I
think was in April, which looked at the ten year
view of what's needed to be delivered or health infrastructure
(32:01):
across the country. A lot of major hospital rebuilds. The
next three big priorities are Total Hospital, Hawkes Bay Hospital
and Palmers North Hospitals. So a lot of work going
into the planning for major hospital rebuilds. But as I
said that, we also need to make sure we're using
what we've currently got as efficiently and effectively as possible
(32:22):
so that patients and clinicians have modern, reliable infrastructure and
get that care and a time and quality manner.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Thank you so much, Minister. That was Health Minister Simeon Brown.
It is six to six.
Speaker 1 (32:35):
Get ahead of the headlines on an early edition with
Francesca Roudger and one roof Love where you Live News
talks at me.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
As Meg and earlier I was mentioning with neither when
we were sharing a microphone just before. There is a
rare partial solar eclipse happening at dawn today. You can
see it between six am and eight am around the country.
The only problem is is a little bit of cloud
coverage which might be making things a little bit difficult.
So this is a clip that it was going to
be again before sunrise is going to reach its peak
(33:07):
around seven am, with the moon covering up to seventy
percent of the sun in parts of the Lower South Island,
about sixty percent the further north you come. So it's
it's going to look quite cool. It's going to look
a little bit like the Apple logo. That's what it's
going to look like. But here's the thing. As much
as we're talking about this, you cannot look at it
with the naked eye. You need to have your solar
(33:29):
eclipse glasses. That is very important. So there's going to
be a little bit of cloud, yes over much of
the North Island, which is a shame. But I'm telling
you what the place to be if you want to
take a look at this as christ Church, they stand
out as the one with the chance of clear good
skies this morning. Thank you very much for joining me
(33:49):
this morning on Early Edition. Have a great day. Mike
Hosking is up next with Mike Hosking Breakfast. Take Care.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
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