February 27, 2025 • 34 mins
On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast for Friday 28th of February 2025, The energy competition task force is making moves to bring down power bills.
The Government is committing to speeding up approvals for animal and plant health products, Liz Shackleton Chief Executive of Plant and Animal Health NZ tells Andrew Dickens what she'd like to see come out of it.
Warriors CEO Cameron George joins Andrew from Las Vegas where the Warriors will take on the Raiders in the season opener this Sunday.
Sir Keir Starmer makes his first trip to visit President Trump in the White House in the hope of convincing him to support Ukraine ahead of President Zelensky's visit tomorrow, UK Correspondent Vicent McAviney shares the latest.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The issues, these reviews and the insight Andrew Dickens on
early edition with one roof make your Property search simple,
used talks it be well.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good morning to you and welcome to Friday. You made it.
I'm Andrew Dickens. In the next sixty minutes, approval for
animal and plant products has now been given the first
track treatment. So what does this mean for the primary sector.
We'll have that story for you. In five. The Warriors
are in Vegas, baby, but are they having a good
time or are they having too good a time? The
Warrior's CEO is joining us from Sin City. And ten
(00:35):
what lessons have the coalition not learnt from labor and
will changes to the electricity market make a difference to you?
And I will have that story for you just before six.
We'll have correspondence from right around the world and one
around New Zealand and news as it breaks. You can
comment by texting meet ninety two. Ninety two is the
number of small charge replies, or you can email me
Dickens at NEWSTALKZMB dot co dot NZ. It's seven out.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
To five.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
The agenda.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
So it's Friday, the twenty eighth of February and Hollywood
actor Gene Heckman has been found dead along with his
wife and his dog in the New Mexico home.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Now.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Gene Heckman was ninety five years old, so good in
The Unforgiven, What a great movie. His wife sixty three.
You may also know him for his role as pop
By Doyle from The French Connection.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Hi, pot By.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Deer, put your hand on your head, Get off the barn.
Speaker 5 (01:28):
Get on the wall, Come on.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
Night we home.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Such a good actor. The Santa Fe County Sheriff of
New Mexico sies is an active investigation, but there's no
reason to believe foul play was a fector.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
These are unusual circumstances for two people and their family
dog to be found dead in their home at the
same time. But Gene Hackman really had the most incredible career.
He acted for sixty years, appeared in one hundred films,
won two Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Now. I have some theories about Gene Hackman. I'll tell
those later in the program. As a Kia starmer is
preparing to meet with President Trump in the White House,
uk US Starmer's meeting comes a day before President Vladimir
Zelenski will visit the Oval Office design what Trump describes
as a very big agreement on sharing Ukraine's mineral resources.
Speaker 6 (02:22):
I'm here to meet another close friend of the United Kingdom,
President Trump, and my message is really simple. So there
is no more important relationship for the United Kingdom in
defends and security, and trade, in Turkey and finance. We
want to strike a new partnership. We share the view
(02:43):
that our best stays lie ahead.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Meanwhile, Russian and US delegates met in Istanbul for the
first in a series of meetings aiming to remove irritance
from their relationship. Putin says the talks inspire hope that
the two countries can find common ground on issues including
the war in Ukraine. And Finally, Andrew Tate and brother
Tristan have left Romania on a private jit bound for
(03:06):
the United States. The controversial brothers were arrested in Romania
three years ago and face trial on allegations of rape,
traffically miners, and money laundering, all of which they deny.
Speaker 7 (03:17):
Or we know that in the last few weeks that
the Trump administration has been bullying Romania to return Andrew
Tate and his brother Tristan's passport and to allow them
to travel to the US. Many commentators thought that that
would just never happen because it was just ser absurd,
But it has happened. The reports are that this morning
that the Dates left on a private jet from Romania
to the US, where they'll be landing.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Shortly and the time is now two and a half
to five.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Get ahead of the headlines on early edition Andrew Dickens
and One Roof Make your Property Search Simple News Talk
sid Be.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
It's Friday, so I want to tell you a story.
I own an electric MG. It was twenty twenty four's
car of the Year. It goes like a school, it
says cheap as chips. I quite like my car. Last
weekend I took it to a batch in the Corrimandel.
Coming back from the beach after a lovely swim, I
hit the curb. It eruptured my side wall and the
(04:11):
tire went flat. So I thought, no problem, I'll get
the spare tire. Opened up the boot to get the
spare tire. No spared tire. Electric cars don't have one,
makes more room for batteries and in fact, I've learned
since the many new cars only have a tire sealant option,
no spare tire. Now, the tire sealant doesn't work if
your side walls are mounted. So my first point is
(04:34):
why don't modern cars have a spare tire, particularly in
New Zealand because we're a rough, tough, isolated country. You
need a spared tire. God knows where you're going to
have a tire go down on you and you've got
to get out somehow. You need a spare tire. Why
don't they have them? Anyway? So I phoned the MG
Roadside Service. They could send a tow truck, pick up
the car, tie it back to the nearest town, which
(04:54):
by the way, was forty minutes away. But it was Sunday,
so it couldn't happen till Monday, and I needed to
get back to work to do early edition. So hmm hmm, okay,
I was thinking to myself. Second point, why don't modern
(05:16):
cars have a spare tire? So look here it is.
My neighbor offered to come home a day early and
he said, I'll give you a lift. So my third
point is Kim is a gentleman and a lifesaver. And
so on Monday of this week. I went into MG
Tristram where I bought the car, and said what can
I do? And we talked about it. I could take
a replacement hard down in my second car, get the
(05:37):
MG fixed by the AA. But then, of course I'd
have two cars but only one driver stuck in the
Coromandal total disaster. But then Dave, the sales manager, heard
about the scenario and offered this solution. How about the
tire tech takes a car and a wheel to the
corrimandle with me as a passenger. He'll fix the car,
he'll come home and then I'll drive the MG back
(05:58):
and drop it in for proper alignment later. So fourth
point the blokes from MG Tristram are gentlemen and life
savers and understand service. So the upshot is today, after work,
I'm on a day long mission to Corrimandel to retrieve
a car with Dwayne the tire tech. I have asked.
He's not feral. I should get there in one piece.
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And so I come to my fifth point. Why do
modern cars in New Zealand have no spare tire? The
mystery of the death of Gene Hackman ninety five years old,
Him and his wife, who was sixty three Betsy Arakawa
were found dead with their dog in their house. The
investigation continues, but TMZ's just reporting that the daughter of
the actor says he likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
(06:44):
They've been dead for it least a day before their
bodies were found. Elizabeth Hackman told TMZ that the family
suspects his father, his wife, and one of the dogs
died from toxic fumes inside their Santa Fe home. Their
bodies were found Wednesday during a welfare check, and police
at the moment are not ruling out anything as the
cause of death. There was no sign of trauma. Authorities
(07:05):
applied for a warrant to conduct a search and called
in the fire department and the gas company to ensure
the house was safe to search. And like I say,
the couple were dead and two of the couple's dogs
were found in there as well, some of them were alive.
What a tragic into what was a great, great actor?
It's our fourteen minutes after five. So about a month ago,
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Liz Shackleton was talking with Mike Hosking and she said
the government needed to give fast track for approvals to
animal and health products. Guess what the government did it.
So a talk to Liz next here on News Talks,
FB News.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
And Views you trust to start your day. It's early
edition with Andrew Dickens and one roof make your property
search simple. If you've TALKSV.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
It's sixteen after five, good mording to you. The government
is committing to speed up approvals for animal and plant
health products. All sixteen of the Ministry of Regulations recommendations
were accepted and so now we're going to find so
planned an Animal Health Chief Executive as Checkerton has got
a be early for us and good morning to you.
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Lis.
Speaker 8 (08:05):
Oh, I'm not rie in Andrew lovely to connect.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Okay, so what will this do for Fanning?
Speaker 8 (08:11):
So look, Andrew, if regulators can deliver on the direction
set out by ministers in this report, the primary sector
economy will grow. It's a glimmer of hope that change
is coming. But the real test now is if regulators
can turn the ship around and implement the recommendations. You know,
this is about getting solutions out of a queue and
(08:33):
into the hands of our farmers and growers to help
them fight today some of today's toughest challenges. And you know,
let's look at the products we're talking about here, soft chemistry,
inhibitor solutions, alternatives for resistant pests, biologicals prevented of solutions.
You know, if farmers have these options, it's a race
(08:54):
to the top. Without them, it's a race to the bottom.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Here, it's a month ago you were complaining on the
Microlasting Breakfast that they were becklog of more than one
hundred applications of waiting approval for the sort of stuff
you've just talked about, and you said there could be
a four year time spent to clear the queue. So
does that still exist? Is it still going to take
this on?
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Yeah? So look, this report confirmed everything that we've been
saying about the eyewatering delays. And look, Andre Lete's put
it in the perspective of a farmer. And here, you know,
say white cattle farmers there this morning. They need meetin
and nitrous oxide emission solutions. They've got less than five
years to meet the twenty thirty climate targets. This report
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is saying approval will take five point six years. You know,
that's just too little, too late if you're a farmer.
And you know, I can give you some other examples
about what we've been hearing because you know, the urgency
around this queue is significant.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Why do you think we dropped the ball so much?
Speaker 8 (09:53):
Look, I think it's a complex system and this is
something that this report absolutely m layers out today. But
I think what's more important now is looking forward and
actually delivery to turn this hope into reality. About turning
this quy around. We absolutely remain committed to work with
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regulators and want to support them with that. But what
our members are calling for is access, you know, engagement, urgency,
transparency and accountability. You know, because at a time when
our government's crying out for investment in New Zealand here andrew,
our members, the keying global businesses say are saying clearly
(10:33):
these delays make the future here untenable, you know. So
it's about working together, but ultimately can regulators deliver and
implement the recommendation?
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Of course, of course our advantage is innovation. But if
we're slowing down the innovation, then we're losing the advantage.
Liz Shecky didn't thank you so much. This is the
chief executive of Planned and Animal Health New Zealand. The
worry is are in Vegas? Have you heard about the
rights they ended up getting in trouble because they had
a play fight in the lift with a blow up
softball bat and the cops came in and arrest of them.
(11:03):
Have the boys been in trouble? Have our boys been
in trouble? Has it been good for the game? So
Cameron George is going to join us in a few
moments time from Las Vegas.
Speaker 1 (11:13):
Andrew Dickens on a Billy edition with one roof Make
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Speaker 2 (11:21):
It is five twenty two. The Warriors are in Vegas
for the first game of the season against the Raiders.
In terms of the lineup, Charles Nicola Klockstadt has retained
his hold on the number one jersey. Roger two of
Vasaschek has shifted from the centers to the wing. He
seems very happy about that. Cameron George is the CEO
of the Warriors and he joins me now in Las Vegas.
How the Cameron, Good morning, eight twenty two in the morning.
(11:44):
You've just come straight from the buffet. How was the food?
Speaker 9 (11:48):
No, I haven't actually look.
Speaker 10 (11:51):
It's crazy over here and I'm very excited about the
week we've had so far, and you know, and what's
less of it? So getting closer to game day, which
is really important for us.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Okay, So Andrew Webster has said that the Warriors have
done well not to be distracted by the goods of
Las Vegas, and from what you can tell as he rates.
Speaker 9 (12:11):
Yeah, absolutely, our boys have prepared really well.
Speaker 10 (12:14):
They know we've come here for you with a purpose,
and we've i think collectively managed to work really well,
both players and staff, and everyone's enjoyed the moment but
also kept very focused on what's important to us, and
that's preparing well for the for the game on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
One of the facilities like that you're training it and
what's the ground like? Is it all good?
Speaker 10 (12:38):
Look where we're training is there's soccer fields. There's no
goalpost or anything. They've got line marking for rugby league fields,
but there are about four or five soccer fields adjacent
to each other.
Speaker 9 (12:51):
That's where we train.
Speaker 10 (12:52):
We are Jim Wise boys are at the UFC, which
is a great experience for them. And look, everything else
is pretty similar to what we get at home, but
the fields are certainly very different given they're not rugby
league fields.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
What's the sales like? I mean, how many Americans are
turning up and do they have any comprehension about what's
about to hit them?
Speaker 9 (13:17):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 10 (13:18):
Look every billboard you see here is talking about rugby League,
and I understand there's just over forty eight thousand tickets
sold and fifteen thousand of those have been purchased by Americans,
pretty well from every state. So that's a really good
sign for the game. I think that certainly passes what
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they did last year.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
So it's a great sign that the game's being accepted
over here.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
It's also a great sign that, to course the Australians
and New Zealand is thirty thousand of them have decided
to travel. We saw that the year New Zealand Warrior's
flight sold out in seventeen minutes, so obviously the games
and goods stayed in Australasia and that's quite good. I'm
so sorry that President Trump's not coming, but I appear
he's quite busy.
Speaker 9 (14:01):
I can imagine he's got a bit on.
Speaker 10 (14:04):
But at the end of the day, mate, there'll be
plenty of plenty of funderhad on game day, and yeah,
we're looking forward to it.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday reckons it's not the Warriors
year in fact, they reckoning, you're going to come sick
in to last. So we say every year it is
your year. So how is this yet any different to
than all the others.
Speaker 9 (14:23):
Who was that Sorry the Sydney Morning Morning, they still existed. Look,
we've got.
Speaker 10 (14:32):
A very good young and blended in with experience what
we've noticed this year, particularly training and if you if
you saw our second trial very fast, you know, if
they execute well, you know they're a team that can
score a lot of points in the fendwell. So look,
at the end of the day, it's going to be
a very tight competition. Our tension is to win it,
(14:55):
and we've got a very good squad, very happy with it.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Like everyone, you need luck.
Speaker 10 (14:58):
With no injuries, but or little injuries. But we're ready
to go. So there's no excuse from us.
Speaker 2 (15:04):
We're right behind you. Caaron, all the very best. Give
our regards to the boys. Cameron George Warrior is CEO.
It is five twenty five NEWSTALKSZVB the Early.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
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Speaker 2 (15:18):
ZIB Newstalk's EB. It is five twenty seven. Okay, so
I'm a bit of a policy one I like policy.
I don't care which party it is. If they come
up with a policy, I like to break it down
and see if it makes sense, and I'll support any
policy from anybody if it's a good one. I also
know that politicians are addicted to announcements and attention at
media coverage, which means they sometimes say the very first
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thing in their heads that sounds like it might get votes,
no matter if it's deliverable or not. Now we'll all
remember that Labor had a very bad case of it
last term Phil Twiford and is one hundred thousand KEI
we build fantasy. Michael wood I thought was the absolute
champion based on five minutes on the back of an envelope.
He announced a nearly nine hundred million dollar bike bridge
(16:00):
and then faced with a backlash from dominion row businesses.
He then casually stuck a light rail system underground, tripling
the price to an unaffordable eighteen billion dollars. Now it
seems to me that the National Led Coalition has a
case of the same disease. Paul Goldsmith has it bad.
This week he announced a change to citizens arrest rules,
(16:21):
but had no idea of what the changes are going
to be. The policy has been greeted with confusion and
a mixed reaction. It's an idea that needs a lot
more work. That's what he was announcing. In fact, he
was doing a classic Labor Party announcement of an announcement,
but the king of wishful thinking in the coalition as
the Prince of the Province's Shane Jones. This week he
(16:41):
proposed a special economic zone for mars and Point, begging
the question why not turn the whole country into a
special economic zone?
Speaker 9 (16:48):
Shamee.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
The whole place needs a hand. And then he proposed
repairing Marsden Point refinery, which is a fanciful idea. It
was shot down in hours as they realized the almost
cost of nearly eight billion dollars. Didn't Shane already know that?
And the reason why no government has repaired the refinery
ever since it was sold forty years ago is because
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it's impossible and expensive. Did Shane not know that? But
he said it anyway. And the thing I think about
leadership is that you need to make adult decisions and proposals.
And if you're a cabinet minister, you can't just let
the first Walter Mitty like thought bubble pop out of
your mouth when you know that there's nothing there. Now.
That is the lesson labor should have learned from last term.
(17:31):
And hopefully the government we have right now figures it
out as well and figures it out soon.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Andrew Dickens, all right, do.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
You understand the energy market? Do you understand the electricity market? Note?
Neither do I. But there have been some changes. The
big question is will it make it any cheaper for you?
And I will find that out just before six.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
The News you need this morning and the in depth
Analysis Early edition with Andrew Dickens and one roof Make
your Property Search Simple News Talk Sippy.
Speaker 11 (18:02):
Did you come?
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Thank goodbarding to you. Welcome to the end of the week.
My name is Andrew Dickens and for Ryan Bridge. Here
comes the weekend. Now we're following the progress of Andrew
Tat and his brother Tristan. This is the controversial social
media phenomenon guy that boys have been following and he's
wanting They wanted to try, you know, put him up
for trial on allegations of rape and trafficking miners and mannering,
(18:38):
lordering and all that sort of carry on. We're following
his progress. They're on a private jet, they're bound for America.
They could have been going to the UK. All sorts
of things happening about that little story in Vincent McAvennie
will join us shortly to talk about that. Anko Starma
and his trip to Washington. News through overnight in Washington.
By the way, Jeff Bezos, the man who owns Amazon,
also owns the Washington Post, and he's made an editorial
(19:01):
decision the Post will no longer run views opposed to
personal liberties and free markets. He says he doesn't need
to because the Internet does that. So how do you
feel about that? Look, it says paper. He can do
what he wants, and at least he's being open, honest
and transparent about what they're going to report and what
they're not going to report. But hello, do not expect
(19:21):
me to read anything in the Washington Post about free
speech without caforing And Jeff, I think you might have
just lost the anti globalization people who would like to
see things anti free market, and that is a significant
part of the American market in these Trumpian days. But hey,
it's your paper. Myself, personally, I prefer my media to
(19:42):
present all sides of a story without buyers and then
let me, as an adult, make my own mind up.
When I read a paper, I reckon I should disagree
with half of it because that helps solidify my own argument.
So Jeff Bezos has made the call. Jeff Bezos the
world's grosser and habitdasher is no free speech advocate, and
he is a censor, and he is a cancellor. Twenty
(20:04):
two to eight around the country, we go, Callum Procter
from Otarga Halle, Callum morning Andrew. Now there's a plea
to end futile CPR in aged residential care facilities.
Speaker 12 (20:17):
Yeah, lot, This will spark a bit of debate. This
comes out of research here at Otaga University. These researchers
believe that aged care staff should not have to be
forced to provide compressions to pulseless residents at age care facilities.
They argue that these facilities should be able to adopt
no chest compression policies so that residents can have staff
providing comfort and holding their hand in their final moments.
(20:40):
Researchers say CPR is not always helpful for the elderly.
They say it's likely it will break ribs, which is
traumatic for the person and staff.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
Yes, it's a terrible call, a big call as well.
Hey how's the weather? That's pretty good?
Speaker 12 (20:53):
Fine today evening cloud nor Easterly's twenty two to the high.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
And I thank you, Claire. Sure we're joins us from
christ Riot Teleclaire morning. So they need more health services
than Selwyn, Yes.
Speaker 13 (21:03):
Well, of course, for context, Selwyn is in New Zealand's
fastest growing district. That's according to the latest census data.
With growth of cause lots of positives for those around
Rolliston Way, but also a fair bit of concern. The
District Council's latest aging well survey show Selwyn is very
under resourced when it comes to blood services, dental clinics,
(21:24):
pharmacies and medical centers. In fact, a third of residents
are enrolled with a GP outside of Selwyn. Health in
ZED says it's working with the council and helping find
a GP tenant for Rolliston's Health Hub and a new
primary birthing unit Otomidachy are great examples of what they're doing.
But Rolliston Residents' Association chair Mark Alexander says government services
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haven't kept up with the growth. He says it's assumed
people will just travel into christ Church, but given not
everyone can drive, and there is also a lack of
public transport out there, that's not the answer.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Yes, you're ill, Oh don't great drive? Okay. How's the weather?
Speaker 13 (22:00):
Mostly cloudy today, some fine spells a bit later northeasterly
is and a high of twenty.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
One drummex Toll and Willington helm X.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
So the botanic gardens. I love for potanic gardens when
I lived in Willington. I love them now the car
parks they're not there anymore.
Speaker 5 (22:14):
Yeah, quite a few of them are not. Yeah, exactly
lovely place for botanic gardens. A few months ago, taking
quite a few people by surprise, the roadside car parking
along the edge of the gardens on Glenmore Street vanished.
A cycle way appeared great for those cycling down the
hill from Kelbourn to and from work, bad for people
driving visiting the boat Ends. Councilor Diane Calvert now has
(22:36):
the go ahead to instruct council officers to investigate reinstating
that parking. A council committee took a vote yesterday. All
but two members were for that, one of whom is
of course Mayor Torrifano, who generally has a blanket position
against parking. She said in the meeting there are still
more than thirty thousand parks in the city, and she
(22:57):
wants to do anything she can to incentivize cycle.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
So what would that news in the news going to
restore the Magonia House. The Pagonia House is going to stay.
So it's all good news for the botanic gardens. And
I remember I used to wander around it. This is
how long ago it was. And I bump into Paul
Holmes because he'd been He'd be wandering around as well,
sniffing flowers. And I go, Paul, hello, how are you weathering?
It's in two zb host what do you what do
you do sniffing the flowers? Aren't the flowers magnificent? Andrews,
(23:21):
I love the tulips? Okay, mate, now how's your weather?
So fine? Today?
Speaker 5 (23:27):
Light wends getting up into the mid twenties.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
All right, to Orca we go.
Speaker 11 (23:30):
There's a name, Paul Holmes. I'm glad you brought that up. Oh,
I can just imagine him.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
Oh, you'd be wandering around aimlessly. He'd be wondering around
aims exactly what and just get into the flower beards
to be snuffling around. He loved his garden.
Speaker 11 (23:43):
He did love his gardens, and he new, you know
all the Latin terms and everything about flowers. He go,
did you know, Barblay, you are right?
Speaker 2 (23:50):
I'd rest his soul. What a lovely man. Okay, what's
happening in Auckland, Oh, James, Saint James's back. Yes, we're
going to talk about that, Andrew.
Speaker 11 (23:57):
So what's happened is that the owners of James ninety
seven year old Saint James Theater Auckland dos know this
well Queen Street. Now it's sat in a state of
disreppears since two thousand and seven. This is after a
fire forced it to close. But it's been granted funding
for restoration. There are conditions though, so Auckland Council's voted
to commit fifteen million dollars in funding. This happened yesterday.
(24:19):
Owner Steve Bilbe says that look, it's got a meat
stretch milestones. As the work proceeds. He says, the timeline
is already laid out. He can tell us that he's
planning to reopen the theater in twenty twenty eight. Do
you think that will happen fingers crossed and that's when
it turns Sat James Turn's one hundred.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Well, okay as a great concert venue. Saw David Byrne there,
Pitt shop boys there in New York dolls there, the
dude's there.
Speaker 11 (24:42):
Stop a music person.
Speaker 3 (24:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
How's the weather in Auckland's okay?
Speaker 11 (24:46):
Twenty seven is the high, hot and humid? Muggy mainly
find passing clown to and.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
I thank you. It is seventeen minutes to six. It's
Newstalk sav B. Vincent McAvennie as her Kirs Starmer makes
his trip to Washington tomorrow. He's just moments away. We're
going to talk about the electricity market and the monitoring
of the jin Taylors. I know it's dents, but hopefully
the guy we've got on will help you understand. And
the big question is will we get cheaper power.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
International correspondence with insin eye insurance, peace of mind for
New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
It's fourteen to six. Vincent mcavinni joins us from the UK. Vincent,
good morning, good morning, so secure stammagers jours away from
meeting with President Trump.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
Yes, that's right.
Speaker 14 (25:30):
He is the second European leader to visit the White
House this week. He was pipped by President Macron on Monday.
He had been hoping for this invite a little earlier
because he has built quite a good relationship with Donald Trump,
meeting him last year several times ahead of the election
in anticipation of his victory. Now he is going, we understand,
to tell the United States that they must put security
(25:53):
guarantees in place in whatever deal they are going to
strike with Russia. They need that backstop. And he's going
to say, if you are going to put all this
resource and money into rare earth mineral extraction, you need
to make sure that your investment is safe and protected.
And that's ahead of course of President Zelenski of Ukraine
visiting the White House tomorrow. So we think signed this
(26:14):
deal on these rare earth minerals, and the UK also
hoping to avoid any kind of tariffs that we've seen
on allies like Mexico, Canada and the EU because he
wants to play sakirstarma on that special love that Trump
has for the UK, given his mother was Scottish.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
Okay. Now, meanwhile, we're following the progress of Andrew Tait
and his brother Tristram, who had finally been extra dieded
from Romania. It only took three years. Where's that story it?
Speaker 14 (26:40):
Well, they have now landed in Florida in the past
half hour. They have arrived via private jet at Fort
Lauderdale International Airport. Now there is still a lot of
confusion about this. The pair have been detained for the
last three years in Romania, where they had moved to,
and they were accused of human trafficking and rape in
(27:03):
the country, charges they deny. They were also facing a
separate case in the UK of rape and human trafficking
as well. But what appears to have happened is that
Rick Grennell, who is a sort of representative for Donald
Trump at the Munich Security Conference, held a meeting with
(27:23):
the Romanian foreign minister, where it's thought that perhaps he
had requested that the two be allowed to leave the country,
and that is what prosecutors have done. They haven't dropped
the cases, but they have returned their passports to them
and let them return to the US. Now, once they're
in the US, it's highly unlikely they could ever be
extradited to face both the Romanian and the British case,
(27:43):
so some confusion exactly what this intervention has been into
the Romanian justice system to get these two highly controversial,
problematic individuals released. And back to the US.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
Vinja mcaviniy and I thank you. Are more on this
with the Mike Husking breakfast is now eleven to.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Six Andrew Dickens.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
So the Energy Competition Task Force is making moves to
bring down the power bills and good on them because
we all want that. It is recommended that the Electricity
Authority crack down on gen taylors who neglect to be
fair and competitive. And now the authority is seeking feedback
on the proposed approach, and we've got the CEO of
rewiring alt role with us, Mike Casey, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
To you, given morning, Andrew, there you go, very good.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
So what would the monitoring companies actually do and how
would this make our power bills smaller?
Speaker 15 (28:32):
Well, this is pretty exciting because one of the big
things that the independent retails are the ones that don't
generate electricity, have been sort of talking about.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
For a long time. It hadn't been particularly their playing field.
Speaker 15 (28:43):
So the idea behind this change is essentially that the
large into town the likes of contact Energie, Meridian, Mercury,
and so they are going to have to sell power
to the independent generators at the same price they sell
it to themselves. And that's just pretty exciting. There's a
lot of work that needs to be done to make
sure that this actually does happen and happens effectively. And
(29:05):
one thing that we're sort of calling for it rewiring
Il said, oh, is really trying to figure out how
to make sure that this is mandatory rather than just
sort of policing it maybe after the fact.
Speaker 2 (29:14):
Okay, So the question is if they do manage by monitoring,
which is a bit of scowling, they manage to get
these gent tailors, the big four, you know, who have
both sides of the equation, If they do manage to
offer this stuff to independence, will those generators bump up
the price to keep the same level of profits that
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they're getting at them at the same time, so will
we actually get a lower price?
Speaker 15 (29:40):
That is potentially an issue, But I think on the
other side of it, it's quite exciting. We've seen most
of the innovation around pricing for consumers, most of the
innovative products coming out, such as things like free hour
of power, things like that are coming from the independence,
so it being a playing field. I am very very
optimistic that this will cause a downward pressure on power prices,
(30:00):
more innovation in the space, which is ultimately best for
the customer, but that is something the regulator is going
to have to make sure right at the end of
the day. There is the theory that it can put
down with pressure on prices, but we have seen in
the past that that is not necessarily always the case.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
In an ideal world, would you prefer that generators are
absolutely separated from retailers.
Speaker 15 (30:20):
I think that's the big drastic step that the government
is going to have to be looking at to see
whether that is the ultimate outcome. This is kind of
a bit of a lower touch step that might resolve
some of the issues and do it far far faster.
Speaker 3 (30:31):
And I think the thing that we're seeing now for the.
Speaker 15 (30:33):
Customers of New Zealand, things are going to be done
really quickly because power bills keep rising in this country
and they don't need to.
Speaker 2 (30:39):
Be and part of the reason they keep rising is
that we keep on running out of power because it
keeps on being dry and everything is renewable. Eighty five
percent of our power is renewable, So you know you've
got your finger on the pulse. Are we going to
have another power crisis this winter?
Speaker 3 (30:51):
Well, I mean I keep my finger on the pulse
a lot because I have a huge kind of soul
on my farm and I'm doing very well out of
that at the moment, selling at the wholesale rate where
the price of power is incredibly high. So I do
it have my finger on the pulse a lot in
that regard. It isn't raining at the moment. I was
just on the shores of Lake Chippo a couple of
days ago and it's looking very very dry. What we
do every year is we sort of sit there and
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wait and pray for rain.
Speaker 15 (31:14):
Sometimes it comes. In the case of twenties twenty four
it didn't. So you know, it's all going to come
down to the work that gods. At the moment, see
how this energy industry copes with the current shortage of water.
Speaker 3 (31:24):
It's not looking good at the moment.
Speaker 15 (31:26):
And so yes, anything that we can do in the
space to improve innovation and also roll out alternative forms
of generation like riftop solo on homes and on farms
is going to make a massive difference to the outcome
for customers.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
All right, Mike Casey, I thank you so much. Mike
Casey is the CEO of rewiring al Te Royer. My
son actually climbed halfway up Mount cook over the last
weekend and he said he's never seen it so dry,
and also the glaciers are very small. It's been a
hot one. It is seven minutes to six.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
The first word on the Use of the day earlier
with Andrew Dickens and One Room, Make your Property search simple.
You talk with me.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Robbie's gone and text me and says it's obviously not working.
Everyone's fixed daily charges and power has just gone up.
Thank you, Robbie. And another text an email from Nova
last night. Gas and power going up. So it's an
issue and they're trying to deal with it. I meanwhile,
the Warriors game this weekend. I hello, Mike. I talked
to Cameron George just a while ago. Forty eight thousand
tickets sold, fifteen thousand of them Yanks. So that's not
(32:28):
really the revolution. It wasn't last year, it isn't this year.
It's the stadium holds sixty something sixty five. I think
it's not one of the biggest stadiums. But it wasn't
a sell out last year, it isn't this year. It's
good fun for the people who jumped on the charter
flight from New Zealand and stuff sold out in seventeen minutes.
Speaker 16 (32:45):
Yeah, and that's good. But you only need two hundred
tickets to get out four pointue. But do you know
what I'm saying, It's just I wish it was successful,
but it's just there's so much sport in America and
everyone just goes, I know, I'll join that queue, and
it's just it's just not here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (32:59):
I mean, it's hard times. Fifteen thousand Yanks. That means
thirty three thousand Australians and New Zealanders could be bothered
to hop on a plane and go.
Speaker 16 (33:07):
Well, a lot will be expect though true of course
they're living in America. By the way, speaking of New Zealand,
is doing well Liam Lawson this morning seventh Not that
you read too much into that because it's fuel and time,
but he was in the car basically all day. And
the other good news of your interested and I knew
you were going to ask, was that Lewis did well.
So there was some concern yesterday that Lewis was a
(33:27):
mile behind Charlote Clair. But he's beat Charlie Clair today.
Not once again that you read all well, but right
up there.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
In that first round I saw look at that Liam
beat Lewis and quite some margin as well.
Speaker 16 (33:38):
So Lewis beat Liam today. So it depends on what
you're looking to achieve and how you're looking to it.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Well, the question is is the RB car any good
because in the second half of our season it was rubbish.
Speaker 16 (33:47):
Well the RB yes, well they don't know, we don't
know that yet, but it's competitive. So but Stappan's competitive.
He's competitive, and so it's everything that you thought might
happen so far is happening. McLaren are fast read bullsparts.
What's your big story the electricity? Oh mister, what of
the electricity Department's going this morning to explain how all
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this works and why we're yet again in the middle
of a winterning.
Speaker 2 (34:11):
Somebody thought I said, Jennitaylor instead of Gen Taylor. Really
you shouldn't do that, Well I didn't anyway, I thought
I was funny. Well I'm not sure, but I think
it was quite funny anyway, all right, thank you, We'll
see you on Monday.
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good morning to you and welcome to Friday. You made it.
I'm Andrew Dickens. In the next sixty minutes, approval for
animal and plant products has now been given the first
track treatment. So what does this mean for the primary sector.
We'll have that story for you. In five. The Warriors
are in Vegas, baby, but are they having a good
time or are they having too good a time? The
Warrior's CEO is joining us from Sin City. And ten
(00:35):
what lessons have the coalition not learnt from labor and
will changes to the electricity market make a difference to you?
And I will have that story for you just before six.
We'll have correspondence from right around the world and one
around New Zealand and news as it breaks. You can
comment by texting meet ninety two. Ninety two is the
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Dickens at NEWSTALKZMB dot co dot NZ. It's seven out.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
To five.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
The agenda.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
So it's Friday, the twenty eighth of February and Hollywood
actor Gene Heckman has been found dead along with his
wife and his dog in the New Mexico home.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Now.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Gene Heckman was ninety five years old, so good in
The Unforgiven, What a great movie. His wife sixty three.
You may also know him for his role as pop
By Doyle from The French Connection.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Hi, pot By.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Deer, put your hand on your head, Get off the barn.
Speaker 5 (01:28):
Get on the wall, Come on.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
Night we home.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Such a good actor. The Santa Fe County Sheriff of
New Mexico sies is an active investigation, but there's no
reason to believe foul play was a fector.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
These are unusual circumstances for two people and their family
dog to be found dead in their home at the
same time. But Gene Hackman really had the most incredible career.
He acted for sixty years, appeared in one hundred films,
won two Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Now. I have some theories about Gene Hackman. I'll tell
those later in the program. As a Kia starmer is
preparing to meet with President Trump in the White House,
uk US Starmer's meeting comes a day before President Vladimir
Zelenski will visit the Oval Office design what Trump describes
as a very big agreement on sharing Ukraine's mineral resources.
Speaker 6 (02:22):
I'm here to meet another close friend of the United Kingdom,
President Trump, and my message is really simple. So there
is no more important relationship for the United Kingdom in
defends and security, and trade, in Turkey and finance. We
want to strike a new partnership. We share the view
(02:43):
that our best stays lie ahead.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Meanwhile, Russian and US delegates met in Istanbul for the
first in a series of meetings aiming to remove irritance
from their relationship. Putin says the talks inspire hope that
the two countries can find common ground on issues including
the war in Ukraine. And Finally, Andrew Tate and brother
Tristan have left Romania on a private jit bound for
(03:06):
the United States. The controversial brothers were arrested in Romania
three years ago and face trial on allegations of rape,
traffically miners, and money laundering, all of which they deny.
Speaker 7 (03:17):
Or we know that in the last few weeks that
the Trump administration has been bullying Romania to return Andrew
Tate and his brother Tristan's passport and to allow them
to travel to the US. Many commentators thought that that
would just never happen because it was just ser absurd,
But it has happened. The reports are that this morning
that the Dates left on a private jet from Romania
to the US, where they'll be landing.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Shortly and the time is now two and a half
to five.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Get ahead of the headlines on early edition Andrew Dickens
and One Roof Make your Property Search Simple News Talk
sid Be.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
It's Friday, so I want to tell you a story.
I own an electric MG. It was twenty twenty four's
car of the Year. It goes like a school, it
says cheap as chips. I quite like my car. Last
weekend I took it to a batch in the Corrimandel.
Coming back from the beach after a lovely swim, I
hit the curb. It eruptured my side wall and the
(04:11):
tire went flat. So I thought, no problem, I'll get
the spare tire. Opened up the boot to get the
spare tire. No spared tire. Electric cars don't have one,
makes more room for batteries and in fact, I've learned
since the many new cars only have a tire sealant option,
no spare tire. Now, the tire sealant doesn't work if
your side walls are mounted. So my first point is
(04:34):
why don't modern cars have a spare tire, particularly in
New Zealand because we're a rough, tough, isolated country. You
need a spared tire. God knows where you're going to
have a tire go down on you and you've got
to get out somehow. You need a spare tire. Why
don't they have them? Anyway? So I phoned the MG
Roadside Service. They could send a tow truck, pick up
the car, tie it back to the nearest town, which
(04:54):
by the way, was forty minutes away. But it was Sunday,
so it couldn't happen till Monday, and I needed to
get back to work to do early edition. So hmm hmm, okay,
I was thinking to myself. Second point, why don't modern
(05:16):
cars have a spare tire? So look here it is.
My neighbor offered to come home a day early and
he said, I'll give you a lift. So my third
point is Kim is a gentleman and a lifesaver. And
so on Monday of this week. I went into MG
Tristram where I bought the car, and said what can
I do? And we talked about it. I could take
a replacement hard down in my second car, get the
(05:37):
MG fixed by the AA. But then, of course I'd
have two cars but only one driver stuck in the
Coromandal total disaster. But then Dave, the sales manager, heard
about the scenario and offered this solution. How about the
tire tech takes a car and a wheel to the
corrimandle with me as a passenger. He'll fix the car,
he'll come home and then I'll drive the MG back
(05:58):
and drop it in for proper alignment later. So fourth
point the blokes from MG Tristram are gentlemen and life
savers and understand service. So the upshot is today, after work,
I'm on a day long mission to Corrimandel to retrieve
a car with Dwayne the tire tech. I have asked.
He's not feral. I should get there in one piece.
(06:18):
And so I come to my fifth point. Why do
modern cars in New Zealand have no spare tire? The
mystery of the death of Gene Hackman ninety five years old,
Him and his wife, who was sixty three Betsy Arakawa
were found dead with their dog in their house. The
investigation continues, but TMZ's just reporting that the daughter of
the actor says he likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
(06:44):
They've been dead for it least a day before their
bodies were found. Elizabeth Hackman told TMZ that the family
suspects his father, his wife, and one of the dogs
died from toxic fumes inside their Santa Fe home. Their
bodies were found Wednesday during a welfare check, and police
at the moment are not ruling out anything as the
cause of death. There was no sign of trauma. Authorities
(07:05):
applied for a warrant to conduct a search and called
in the fire department and the gas company to ensure
the house was safe to search. And like I say,
the couple were dead and two of the couple's dogs
were found in there as well, some of them were alive.
What a tragic into what was a great, great actor?
It's our fourteen minutes after five. So about a month ago,
(07:27):
Liz Shackleton was talking with Mike Hosking and she said
the government needed to give fast track for approvals to
animal and health products. Guess what the government did it.
So a talk to Liz next here on News Talks,
FB News.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
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Speaker 2 (07:49):
It's sixteen after five, good mording to you. The government
is committing to speed up approvals for animal and plant
health products. All sixteen of the Ministry of Regulations recommendations
were accepted and so now we're going to find so
planned an Animal Health Chief Executive as Checkerton has got
a be early for us and good morning to you.
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Lis.
Speaker 8 (08:05):
Oh, I'm not rie in Andrew lovely to connect.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Okay, so what will this do for Fanning?
Speaker 8 (08:11):
So look, Andrew, if regulators can deliver on the direction
set out by ministers in this report, the primary sector
economy will grow. It's a glimmer of hope that change
is coming. But the real test now is if regulators
can turn the ship around and implement the recommendations. You know,
this is about getting solutions out of a queue and
(08:33):
into the hands of our farmers and growers to help
them fight today some of today's toughest challenges. And you know,
let's look at the products we're talking about here, soft chemistry,
inhibitor solutions, alternatives for resistant pests, biologicals prevented of solutions.
You know, if farmers have these options, it's a race
(08:54):
to the top. Without them, it's a race to the bottom.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Here, it's a month ago you were complaining on the
Microlasting Breakfast that they were becklog of more than one
hundred applications of waiting approval for the sort of stuff
you've just talked about, and you said there could be
a four year time spent to clear the queue. So
does that still exist? Is it still going to take
this on?
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Yeah? So look, this report confirmed everything that we've been
saying about the eyewatering delays. And look, Andre Lete's put
it in the perspective of a farmer. And here, you know,
say white cattle farmers there this morning. They need meetin
and nitrous oxide emission solutions. They've got less than five
years to meet the twenty thirty climate targets. This report
(09:35):
is saying approval will take five point six years. You know,
that's just too little, too late if you're a farmer.
And you know, I can give you some other examples
about what we've been hearing because you know, the urgency
around this queue is significant.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Why do you think we dropped the ball so much?
Speaker 8 (09:53):
Look, I think it's a complex system and this is
something that this report absolutely m layers out today. But
I think what's more important now is looking forward and
actually delivery to turn this hope into reality. About turning
this quy around. We absolutely remain committed to work with
(10:13):
regulators and want to support them with that. But what
our members are calling for is access, you know, engagement, urgency,
transparency and accountability. You know, because at a time when
our government's crying out for investment in New Zealand here andrew,
our members, the keying global businesses say are saying clearly
(10:33):
these delays make the future here untenable, you know. So
it's about working together, but ultimately can regulators deliver and
implement the recommendation?
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Of course, of course our advantage is innovation. But if
we're slowing down the innovation, then we're losing the advantage.
Liz Shecky didn't thank you so much. This is the
chief executive of Planned and Animal Health New Zealand. The
worry is are in Vegas? Have you heard about the
rights they ended up getting in trouble because they had
a play fight in the lift with a blow up
softball bat and the cops came in and arrest of them.
(11:03):
Have the boys been in trouble? Have our boys been
in trouble? Has it been good for the game? So
Cameron George is going to join us in a few
moments time from Las Vegas.
Speaker 1 (11:13):
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Speaker 2 (11:21):
It is five twenty two. The Warriors are in Vegas
for the first game of the season against the Raiders.
In terms of the lineup, Charles Nicola Klockstadt has retained
his hold on the number one jersey. Roger two of
Vasaschek has shifted from the centers to the wing. He
seems very happy about that. Cameron George is the CEO
of the Warriors and he joins me now in Las Vegas.
How the Cameron, Good morning, eight twenty two in the morning.
(11:44):
You've just come straight from the buffet. How was the food?
Speaker 9 (11:48):
No, I haven't actually look.
Speaker 10 (11:51):
It's crazy over here and I'm very excited about the
week we've had so far, and you know, and what's
less of it? So getting closer to game day, which
is really important for us.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Okay, So Andrew Webster has said that the Warriors have
done well not to be distracted by the goods of
Las Vegas, and from what you can tell as he rates.
Speaker 9 (12:11):
Yeah, absolutely, our boys have prepared really well.
Speaker 10 (12:14):
They know we've come here for you with a purpose,
and we've i think collectively managed to work really well,
both players and staff, and everyone's enjoyed the moment but
also kept very focused on what's important to us, and
that's preparing well for the for the game on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
One of the facilities like that you're training it and
what's the ground like? Is it all good?
Speaker 10 (12:38):
Look where we're training is there's soccer fields. There's no
goalpost or anything. They've got line marking for rugby league fields,
but there are about four or five soccer fields adjacent
to each other.
Speaker 9 (12:51):
That's where we train.
Speaker 10 (12:52):
We are Jim Wise boys are at the UFC, which
is a great experience for them. And look, everything else
is pretty similar to what we get at home, but
the fields are certainly very different given they're not rugby
league fields.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
What's the sales like? I mean, how many Americans are
turning up and do they have any comprehension about what's
about to hit them?
Speaker 9 (13:17):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 10 (13:18):
Look every billboard you see here is talking about rugby League,
and I understand there's just over forty eight thousand tickets
sold and fifteen thousand of those have been purchased by Americans,
pretty well from every state. So that's a really good
sign for the game. I think that certainly passes what
(13:40):
they did last year.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
So it's a great sign that the game's being accepted
over here.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
It's also a great sign that, to course the Australians
and New Zealand is thirty thousand of them have decided
to travel. We saw that the year New Zealand Warrior's
flight sold out in seventeen minutes, so obviously the games
and goods stayed in Australasia and that's quite good. I'm
so sorry that President Trump's not coming, but I appear
he's quite busy.
Speaker 9 (14:01):
I can imagine he's got a bit on.
Speaker 10 (14:04):
But at the end of the day, mate, there'll be
plenty of plenty of funderhad on game day, and yeah,
we're looking forward to it.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday reckons it's not the Warriors
year in fact, they reckoning, you're going to come sick
in to last. So we say every year it is
your year. So how is this yet any different to
than all the others.
Speaker 9 (14:23):
Who was that Sorry the Sydney Morning Morning, they still existed. Look,
we've got.
Speaker 10 (14:32):
A very good young and blended in with experience what
we've noticed this year, particularly training and if you if
you saw our second trial very fast, you know, if
they execute well, you know they're a team that can
score a lot of points in the fendwell. So look,
at the end of the day, it's going to be
a very tight competition. Our tension is to win it,
(14:55):
and we've got a very good squad, very happy with it.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Like everyone, you need luck.
Speaker 10 (14:58):
With no injuries, but or little injuries. But we're ready
to go. So there's no excuse from us.
Speaker 2 (15:04):
We're right behind you. Caaron, all the very best. Give
our regards to the boys. Cameron George Warrior is CEO.
It is five twenty five NEWSTALKSZVB the Early.
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ZIB Newstalk's EB. It is five twenty seven. Okay, so
I'm a bit of a policy one I like policy.
I don't care which party it is. If they come
up with a policy, I like to break it down
and see if it makes sense, and I'll support any
policy from anybody if it's a good one. I also
know that politicians are addicted to announcements and attention at
media coverage, which means they sometimes say the very first
(15:40):
thing in their heads that sounds like it might get votes,
no matter if it's deliverable or not. Now we'll all
remember that Labor had a very bad case of it
last term Phil Twiford and is one hundred thousand KEI
we build fantasy. Michael wood I thought was the absolute
champion based on five minutes on the back of an envelope.
He announced a nearly nine hundred million dollar bike bridge
(16:00):
and then faced with a backlash from dominion row businesses.
He then casually stuck a light rail system underground, tripling
the price to an unaffordable eighteen billion dollars. Now it
seems to me that the National Led Coalition has a
case of the same disease. Paul Goldsmith has it bad.
This week he announced a change to citizens arrest rules,
(16:21):
but had no idea of what the changes are going
to be. The policy has been greeted with confusion and
a mixed reaction. It's an idea that needs a lot
more work. That's what he was announcing. In fact, he
was doing a classic Labor Party announcement of an announcement,
but the king of wishful thinking in the coalition as
the Prince of the Province's Shane Jones. This week he
(16:41):
proposed a special economic zone for mars and Point, begging
the question why not turn the whole country into a
special economic zone?
Speaker 9 (16:48):
Shamee.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
The whole place needs a hand. And then he proposed
repairing Marsden Point refinery, which is a fanciful idea. It
was shot down in hours as they realized the almost
cost of nearly eight billion dollars. Didn't Shane already know that?
And the reason why no government has repaired the refinery
ever since it was sold forty years ago is because
(17:10):
it's impossible and expensive. Did Shane not know that? But
he said it anyway. And the thing I think about
leadership is that you need to make adult decisions and proposals.
And if you're a cabinet minister, you can't just let
the first Walter Mitty like thought bubble pop out of
your mouth when you know that there's nothing there. Now.
That is the lesson labor should have learned from last term.
(17:31):
And hopefully the government we have right now figures it
out as well and figures it out soon.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Andrew Dickens, all right, do.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
You understand the energy market? Do you understand the electricity market? Note?
Neither do I. But there have been some changes. The
big question is will it make it any cheaper for you?
And I will find that out just before six.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
The News you need this morning and the in depth
Analysis Early edition with Andrew Dickens and one roof Make
your Property Search Simple News Talk Sippy.
Speaker 11 (18:02):
Did you come?
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Thank goodbarding to you. Welcome to the end of the week.
My name is Andrew Dickens and for Ryan Bridge. Here
comes the weekend. Now we're following the progress of Andrew
Tat and his brother Tristan. This is the controversial social
media phenomenon guy that boys have been following and he's
wanting They wanted to try, you know, put him up
for trial on allegations of rape and trafficking miners and mannering,
(18:38):
lordering and all that sort of carry on. We're following
his progress. They're on a private jet, they're bound for America.
They could have been going to the UK. All sorts
of things happening about that little story in Vincent McAvennie
will join us shortly to talk about that. Anko Starma
and his trip to Washington. News through overnight in Washington.
By the way, Jeff Bezos, the man who owns Amazon,
also owns the Washington Post, and he's made an editorial
(19:01):
decision the Post will no longer run views opposed to
personal liberties and free markets. He says he doesn't need
to because the Internet does that. So how do you
feel about that? Look, it says paper. He can do
what he wants, and at least he's being open, honest
and transparent about what they're going to report and what
they're not going to report. But hello, do not expect
(19:21):
me to read anything in the Washington Post about free
speech without caforing And Jeff, I think you might have
just lost the anti globalization people who would like to
see things anti free market, and that is a significant
part of the American market in these Trumpian days. But hey,
it's your paper. Myself, personally, I prefer my media to
(19:42):
present all sides of a story without buyers and then
let me, as an adult, make my own mind up.
When I read a paper, I reckon I should disagree
with half of it because that helps solidify my own argument.
So Jeff Bezos has made the call. Jeff Bezos the
world's grosser and habitdasher is no free speech advocate, and
he is a censor, and he is a cancellor. Twenty
(20:04):
two to eight around the country, we go, Callum Procter
from Otarga Halle, Callum morning Andrew. Now there's a plea
to end futile CPR in aged residential care facilities.
Speaker 12 (20:17):
Yeah, lot, This will spark a bit of debate. This
comes out of research here at Otaga University. These researchers
believe that aged care staff should not have to be
forced to provide compressions to pulseless residents at age care facilities.
They argue that these facilities should be able to adopt
no chest compression policies so that residents can have staff
providing comfort and holding their hand in their final moments.
(20:40):
Researchers say CPR is not always helpful for the elderly.
They say it's likely it will break ribs, which is
traumatic for the person and staff.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
Yes, it's a terrible call, a big call as well.
Hey how's the weather? That's pretty good?
Speaker 12 (20:53):
Fine today evening cloud nor Easterly's twenty two to the high.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
And I thank you, Claire. Sure we're joins us from
christ Riot Teleclaire morning. So they need more health services
than Selwyn, Yes.
Speaker 13 (21:03):
Well, of course, for context, Selwyn is in New Zealand's
fastest growing district. That's according to the latest census data.
With growth of cause lots of positives for those around
Rolliston Way, but also a fair bit of concern. The
District Council's latest aging well survey show Selwyn is very
under resourced when it comes to blood services, dental clinics,
(21:24):
pharmacies and medical centers. In fact, a third of residents
are enrolled with a GP outside of Selwyn. Health in
ZED says it's working with the council and helping find
a GP tenant for Rolliston's Health Hub and a new
primary birthing unit Otomidachy are great examples of what they're doing.
But Rolliston Residents' Association chair Mark Alexander says government services
(21:45):
haven't kept up with the growth. He says it's assumed
people will just travel into christ Church, but given not
everyone can drive, and there is also a lack of
public transport out there, that's not the answer.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Yes, you're ill, Oh don't great drive? Okay. How's the weather?
Speaker 13 (22:00):
Mostly cloudy today, some fine spells a bit later northeasterly
is and a high of twenty.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
One drummex Toll and Willington helm X.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
So the botanic gardens. I love for potanic gardens when
I lived in Willington. I love them now the car
parks they're not there anymore.
Speaker 5 (22:14):
Yeah, quite a few of them are not. Yeah, exactly
lovely place for botanic gardens. A few months ago, taking
quite a few people by surprise, the roadside car parking
along the edge of the gardens on Glenmore Street vanished.
A cycle way appeared great for those cycling down the
hill from Kelbourn to and from work, bad for people
driving visiting the boat Ends. Councilor Diane Calvert now has
(22:36):
the go ahead to instruct council officers to investigate reinstating
that parking. A council committee took a vote yesterday. All
but two members were for that, one of whom is
of course Mayor Torrifano, who generally has a blanket position
against parking. She said in the meeting there are still
more than thirty thousand parks in the city, and she
(22:57):
wants to do anything she can to incentivize cycle.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
So what would that news in the news going to
restore the Magonia House. The Pagonia House is going to stay.
So it's all good news for the botanic gardens. And
I remember I used to wander around it. This is
how long ago it was. And I bump into Paul
Holmes because he'd been He'd be wandering around as well,
sniffing flowers. And I go, Paul, hello, how are you weathering?
It's in two zb host what do you what do
you do sniffing the flowers? Aren't the flowers magnificent? Andrews,
(23:21):
I love the tulips? Okay, mate, now how's your weather?
So fine? Today?
Speaker 5 (23:27):
Light wends getting up into the mid twenties.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
All right, to Orca we go.
Speaker 11 (23:30):
There's a name, Paul Holmes. I'm glad you brought that up. Oh,
I can just imagine him.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
Oh, you'd be wandering around aimlessly. He'd be wondering around
aims exactly what and just get into the flower beards
to be snuffling around. He loved his garden.
Speaker 11 (23:43):
He did love his gardens, and he new, you know
all the Latin terms and everything about flowers. He go,
did you know, Barblay, you are right?
Speaker 2 (23:50):
I'd rest his soul. What a lovely man. Okay, what's
happening in Auckland, Oh, James, Saint James's back. Yes, we're
going to talk about that, Andrew.
Speaker 11 (23:57):
So what's happened is that the owners of James ninety
seven year old Saint James Theater Auckland dos know this
well Queen Street. Now it's sat in a state of
disreppears since two thousand and seven. This is after a
fire forced it to close. But it's been granted funding
for restoration. There are conditions though, so Auckland Council's voted
to commit fifteen million dollars in funding. This happened yesterday.
(24:19):
Owner Steve Bilbe says that look, it's got a meat
stretch milestones. As the work proceeds. He says, the timeline
is already laid out. He can tell us that he's
planning to reopen the theater in twenty twenty eight. Do
you think that will happen fingers crossed and that's when
it turns Sat James Turn's one hundred.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Well, okay as a great concert venue. Saw David Byrne there,
Pitt shop boys there in New York dolls there, the
dude's there.
Speaker 11 (24:42):
Stop a music person.
Speaker 3 (24:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
How's the weather in Auckland's okay?
Speaker 11 (24:46):
Twenty seven is the high, hot and humid? Muggy mainly
find passing clown to and.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
I thank you. It is seventeen minutes to six. It's
Newstalk sav B. Vincent McAvennie as her Kirs Starmer makes
his trip to Washington tomorrow. He's just moments away. We're
going to talk about the electricity market and the monitoring
of the jin Taylors. I know it's dents, but hopefully
the guy we've got on will help you understand. And
the big question is will we get cheaper power.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
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New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
It's fourteen to six. Vincent mcavinni joins us from the UK. Vincent,
good morning, good morning, so secure stammagers jours away from
meeting with President Trump.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
Yes, that's right.
Speaker 14 (25:30):
He is the second European leader to visit the White
House this week. He was pipped by President Macron on Monday.
He had been hoping for this invite a little earlier
because he has built quite a good relationship with Donald Trump,
meeting him last year several times ahead of the election
in anticipation of his victory. Now he is going, we understand,
to tell the United States that they must put security
(25:53):
guarantees in place in whatever deal they are going to
strike with Russia. They need that backstop. And he's going
to say, if you are going to put all this
resource and money into rare earth mineral extraction, you need
to make sure that your investment is safe and protected.
And that's ahead of course of President Zelenski of Ukraine
visiting the White House tomorrow. So we think signed this
(26:14):
deal on these rare earth minerals, and the UK also
hoping to avoid any kind of tariffs that we've seen
on allies like Mexico, Canada and the EU because he
wants to play sakirstarma on that special love that Trump
has for the UK, given his mother was Scottish.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
Okay. Now, meanwhile, we're following the progress of Andrew Tait
and his brother Tristram, who had finally been extra dieded
from Romania. It only took three years. Where's that story it?
Speaker 14 (26:40):
Well, they have now landed in Florida in the past
half hour. They have arrived via private jet at Fort
Lauderdale International Airport. Now there is still a lot of
confusion about this. The pair have been detained for the
last three years in Romania, where they had moved to,
and they were accused of human trafficking and rape in
(27:03):
the country, charges they deny. They were also facing a
separate case in the UK of rape and human trafficking
as well. But what appears to have happened is that
Rick Grennell, who is a sort of representative for Donald
Trump at the Munich Security Conference, held a meeting with
(27:23):
the Romanian foreign minister, where it's thought that perhaps he
had requested that the two be allowed to leave the country,
and that is what prosecutors have done. They haven't dropped
the cases, but they have returned their passports to them
and let them return to the US. Now, once they're
in the US, it's highly unlikely they could ever be
extradited to face both the Romanian and the British case,
(27:43):
so some confusion exactly what this intervention has been into
the Romanian justice system to get these two highly controversial,
problematic individuals released. And back to the US.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
Vinja mcaviniy and I thank you. Are more on this
with the Mike Husking breakfast is now eleven to.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Six Andrew Dickens.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
So the Energy Competition Task Force is making moves to
bring down the power bills and good on them because
we all want that. It is recommended that the Electricity
Authority crack down on gen taylors who neglect to be
fair and competitive. And now the authority is seeking feedback
on the proposed approach, and we've got the CEO of
rewiring alt role with us, Mike Casey, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
To you, given morning, Andrew, there you go, very good.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
So what would the monitoring companies actually do and how
would this make our power bills smaller?
Speaker 15 (28:32):
Well, this is pretty exciting because one of the big
things that the independent retails are the ones that don't
generate electricity, have been sort of talking about.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
For a long time. It hadn't been particularly their playing field.
Speaker 15 (28:43):
So the idea behind this change is essentially that the
large into town the likes of contact Energie, Meridian, Mercury,
and so they are going to have to sell power
to the independent generators at the same price they sell
it to themselves. And that's just pretty exciting. There's a
lot of work that needs to be done to make
sure that this actually does happen and happens effectively. And
(29:05):
one thing that we're sort of calling for it rewiring
Il said, oh, is really trying to figure out how
to make sure that this is mandatory rather than just
sort of policing it maybe after the fact.
Speaker 2 (29:14):
Okay, So the question is if they do manage by monitoring,
which is a bit of scowling, they manage to get
these gent tailors, the big four, you know, who have
both sides of the equation, If they do manage to
offer this stuff to independence, will those generators bump up
the price to keep the same level of profits that
(29:34):
they're getting at them at the same time, so will
we actually get a lower price?
Speaker 15 (29:40):
That is potentially an issue, But I think on the
other side of it, it's quite exciting. We've seen most
of the innovation around pricing for consumers, most of the
innovative products coming out, such as things like free hour
of power, things like that are coming from the independence,
so it being a playing field. I am very very
optimistic that this will cause a downward pressure on power prices,
(30:00):
more innovation in the space, which is ultimately best for
the customer, but that is something the regulator is going
to have to make sure right at the end of
the day. There is the theory that it can put
down with pressure on prices, but we have seen in
the past that that is not necessarily always the case.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
In an ideal world, would you prefer that generators are
absolutely separated from retailers.
Speaker 15 (30:20):
I think that's the big drastic step that the government
is going to have to be looking at to see
whether that is the ultimate outcome. This is kind of
a bit of a lower touch step that might resolve
some of the issues and do it far far faster.
Speaker 3 (30:31):
And I think the thing that we're seeing now for the.
Speaker 15 (30:33):
Customers of New Zealand, things are going to be done
really quickly because power bills keep rising in this country
and they don't need to.
Speaker 2 (30:39):
Be and part of the reason they keep rising is
that we keep on running out of power because it
keeps on being dry and everything is renewable. Eighty five
percent of our power is renewable, So you know you've
got your finger on the pulse. Are we going to
have another power crisis this winter?
Speaker 3 (30:51):
Well, I mean I keep my finger on the pulse
a lot because I have a huge kind of soul
on my farm and I'm doing very well out of
that at the moment, selling at the wholesale rate where
the price of power is incredibly high. So I do
it have my finger on the pulse a lot in
that regard. It isn't raining at the moment. I was
just on the shores of Lake Chippo a couple of
days ago and it's looking very very dry. What we
do every year is we sort of sit there and
(31:13):
wait and pray for rain.
Speaker 15 (31:14):
Sometimes it comes. In the case of twenties twenty four
it didn't. So you know, it's all going to come
down to the work that gods. At the moment, see
how this energy industry copes with the current shortage of water.
Speaker 3 (31:24):
It's not looking good at the moment.
Speaker 15 (31:26):
And so yes, anything that we can do in the
space to improve innovation and also roll out alternative forms
of generation like riftop solo on homes and on farms
is going to make a massive difference to the outcome
for customers.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
All right, Mike Casey, I thank you so much. Mike
Casey is the CEO of rewiring al Te Royer. My
son actually climbed halfway up Mount cook over the last
weekend and he said he's never seen it so dry,
and also the glaciers are very small. It's been a
hot one. It is seven minutes to six.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
The first word on the Use of the day earlier
with Andrew Dickens and One Room, Make your Property search simple.
You talk with me.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Robbie's gone and text me and says it's obviously not working.
Everyone's fixed daily charges and power has just gone up.
Thank you, Robbie. And another text an email from Nova
last night. Gas and power going up. So it's an
issue and they're trying to deal with it. I meanwhile,
the Warriors game this weekend. I hello, Mike. I talked
to Cameron George just a while ago. Forty eight thousand
tickets sold, fifteen thousand of them Yanks. So that's not
(32:28):
really the revolution. It wasn't last year, it isn't this year.
It's the stadium holds sixty something sixty five. I think
it's not one of the biggest stadiums. But it wasn't
a sell out last year, it isn't this year. It's
good fun for the people who jumped on the charter
flight from New Zealand and stuff sold out in seventeen minutes.
Speaker 16 (32:45):
Yeah, and that's good. But you only need two hundred
tickets to get out four pointue. But do you know
what I'm saying, It's just I wish it was successful,
but it's just there's so much sport in America and
everyone just goes, I know, I'll join that queue, and
it's just it's just not here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (32:59):
I mean, it's hard times. Fifteen thousand Yanks. That means
thirty three thousand Australians and New Zealanders could be bothered
to hop on a plane and go.
Speaker 16 (33:07):
Well, a lot will be expect though true of course
they're living in America. By the way, speaking of New Zealand,
is doing well Liam Lawson this morning seventh Not that
you read too much into that because it's fuel and time,
but he was in the car basically all day. And
the other good news of your interested and I knew
you were going to ask, was that Lewis did well.
So there was some concern yesterday that Lewis was a
(33:27):
mile behind Charlote Clair. But he's beat Charlie Clair today.
Not once again that you read all well, but right
up there.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
In that first round I saw look at that Liam
beat Lewis and quite some margin as well.
Speaker 16 (33:38):
So Lewis beat Liam today. So it depends on what
you're looking to achieve and how you're looking to it.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Well, the question is is the RB car any good
because in the second half of our season it was rubbish.
Speaker 16 (33:47):
Well the RB yes, well they don't know, we don't
know that yet, but it's competitive. So but Stappan's competitive.
He's competitive, and so it's everything that you thought might
happen so far is happening. McLaren are fast read bullsparts.
What's your big story the electricity? Oh mister, what of
the electricity Department's going this morning to explain how all
(34:08):
this works and why we're yet again in the middle
of a winterning.
Speaker 2 (34:11):
Somebody thought I said, Jennitaylor instead of Gen Taylor. Really
you shouldn't do that, Well I didn't anyway, I thought
I was funny. Well I'm not sure, but I think
it was quite funny anyway, all right, thank you, We'll
see you on Monday.
Speaker 1 (34:25):
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