March 20, 2025 • 12 mins
FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from Thursday on Newstalk ZB) Just a Number Though/Stick to Actual Health/Speedway Farewell/The Problem with Convertibles
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Used Talk said B Talk said, Hello.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
My beautiful beanies, and welcome to the Beans for Friday.
First with yesterday's news, I am Glenn Hart and we
are looking back at Thursday the public health officials having
a say about things outside their purview. Can we clarify
exactly what their purview is? Western Springs Speedway wraps up
(00:44):
this weekend, and speaking of cars, what are the most
hated cars? But before any of that, ESGDP yesterday and
it was good news all round.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Hooray.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
We are officially out of recession. GDP rows zero point
seven percent. That was more than what economists we're predicting
in the December quarter. Big rises from rentals, hiring, real
estate services, retail trade, accommodate tourism, gray news.
Speaker 5 (01:09):
Tourism is kicking us. Yes, Bonterra is kicking us. Look,
we're doing well again. But we've been winging for years,
haven't we.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
I feel like.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
We've been in the longest winge New Zealand's ever had.
Is it time for the country to cheer the hell
up and get on with getting on with it. Just
go okay, yeah, yeah, things were bad, but now we're
looking forward to the future and let's start. Maybe we
should start shaming nasayers and just all start. Must keep swimming,
must keep swimming in the right direction.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Yeah, as the Beatles said, here comes the sun. Enjoy it.
This is where it starts to get warm hopefully, and
we just all need to get a bit happier.
Speaker 5 (01:43):
I'm referencing finding Nemo, you're referencing the beetles. But that's
all happening.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
We got the analogy.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
So is that all it takes for everything to be better?
A bunch of boffins coming up with a number. Why
didn't they come up with that number? Ages ago? I
don't really understand the number.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
To be honest, news talk has it been?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I'm sure Ken Beverg does though he was standing in
for Ryan Bridges there and know because Ryan Bridge had
to stand in for Mike Hoskin. A butterfly SAPs its
wings and Ryan Bridges to get up early to do
a radio show.
Speaker 6 (02:19):
Probably for most of us. For many of us, it's
something of a surprise to hear that Enzi GDP has
exceeded expectations rising by zero point seven percent earn the
December twenty twenty four quarter. It's also good to see
that part of that growth is attributed to spending by
international visitors, with tourism activities picking up, and of course
Darien meat exports are strong, and it's obviously good news
(02:41):
that will be welcomed with open arms by the Finance
Minister Nicola Willis, who will be speaking with after five,
especially given that the government has been to be fair
struggling to gain traction if the recent polls are anything
to go by in the way we're feeling, and of course,
you know, we all hope this is a sign of
things to come. As Willis described it, it's a welcome
confirmation that the economy has turned a corner and look,
(03:04):
I guess time will tell. There's more canstious language of
people from like Kiwibanks chief economist Jared curR, who described
New Zealand as crawling out of recession. I think you
put it that way, and maybe soon we'll have some
more good news to celebrate, especially with some bullish talk
coming out of India about that possible trade deal. But
of course the specter that hangs over it all is
(03:25):
just uncertainty about the global situation, especially when it comes
to tariffs and the trade war that Trump seems willing
to engage in, often at a whim with countries that
will consider themselves allies of the United States. We are
in a time of uncertainty when it comes to you
and me. Maybe it's just going to take a bit
longer for those GDP figures to filter down to consumer
(03:47):
level where we all start feeling a bit better about
the direction the country is heading in. So for now, look,
i'd say, for me, you look, uncertainty still rules the day.
And I don't want to be dramatic by saying it's
just a moment of happiness perform more misery with those tariffs,
because who knows. But for now, yes, it's great news.
Perhaps we should just take the win for the time
being and see this as a much needed step in
the right direction, because when it comes to convincing us,
(04:09):
it's going to take a lot more than just one
set of numbers to have us reaching for the champagne.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, that's kind of what I was meaning before my
flippant comment about Boffins coming up with numbers, and I've
talked about it before. Man we are so obsessed with
the GDP these days. I'm sure it used to be
such a big thing, but it seems to be a
big thing, right. So a bit of consternation about what
(04:40):
public health officials should have a say on and what
they shouldn't have a say on. I think this kick
ass techno prisoners fast track government a freaking sick and
tired of them sticking their or And how does Kerry
(05:01):
woodn't feel.
Speaker 7 (05:02):
You can't be all things to all people. I wouldn't
have thought if you are a public health official coming
into work on a Thursday, thinking, huh, all those targets
have been reached. You know, childhood obesities coming down, We've
worked on getting the dental health sorted. I know I'll
(05:26):
send in a submission about reusable cups at the Nelson
Street Fair. Wouldn't you prioritize your work first. Wouldn't you
have the really important targets at the top, have your
whole teams focusing on that? Or do you take a
scattergun approach to everything? How much do we need in
(05:48):
terms of community doctors telling us how we should be living.
I mean, if you want to take your kids to
the Palmerston or Stadium and have a lemonade and a
thing of hot chips while you watch the basketball or
the rugby. So what I mean? Surely that's a choice
(06:09):
you can make as a parent. The child has been
at swimming lessons on the Monday, cricket practice on the Tuesday,
gymnastics on the Thursday, running around, skateboarding on the Friday.
You take them to the stadium on Saturday and they
have a cold drinking not chips. Where's the harm in that?
(06:32):
Surely it would be better getting the messages out to
parents who don't know how to make good choices rather
than banning things holess bowlers. So a number of questions
around that. I guess. You know, the public health officials
as I see it, have the right to be making
submissions to counsels. Should they be when there are other
(06:54):
issues to be focused on. Maybe not? Maybe at the
big stuff, the meaty stuff, the hard grunty stuff, grindy
stuff out of the way first and then fanny around
with the Parmeerston North Stadium in the LMP.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Wow. Yeah, I understand why you would want to put
off the hard, grunty, grindy stuff. It sounds yack for
that to one side. Tough job. Somebody's going to do.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
It right, you school city right.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
So Western Springs Speedway I've never been and now I
will never go because it's not going to be there
anymore after this weekend.
Speaker 8 (07:35):
So Auckland has to ask itself what facilities do we need?
What would the inner city benefit from? And can these
new facilities be used by as many teams and individuals
as possible? Real estate this valuable needs to be well
utilized year round. It's quite like the proposal from the
team behind AUGRINDFC. The proposal for their new facility features
a twelve five hundred seeded stadium, covered basketball courts and
(07:58):
paddle courts. It's champion and backed by Stephen Adams, Allie Williams,
Anna Mowbray and billionaire football owners Bill Foley and Bennett Rosenthal.
The group of targeted football, basketball and paddle because they
are the fastest growing sports in the world but lack
infrastructure in Auckland. So they're not just meeting a community need.
(08:18):
It's also going to be the home of Auckland FC,
signaling this team is a long term commitment. So they're
all good things. I mean I would observe things have
gone pretty well at go Media Stadium for Auckland FC
this season. But maybe not everyone likes traveling to Penrose.
Maybe it's felt an inner city location near hospo hubs
will help sustain interest in the team. Yes, my tongue
(08:39):
is in my cheek. According to those who've seen the proposal,
this sporting facility would be built at zero cost to
the right player. The only downside is the existing occupants.
The Pontsibly Rugby Club would need to move and of
course it need to be supported to do this. There
are two more proposals. The Pontsibe Rugby Club wants to
turn it into a bigger venue and the entertainment group
wants to turn it into a multipurpose entertainment and community
(09:01):
sports venue. But we're yet to hear the details on
those proposals. In fact, there is a lot of information
were yet to see, but fingers crossed this process will
move faster than the decision around the speedway. Whatever plans
are presented, remember the locals are a vocal and determined lot.
Win them over and you might just have a chance.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
The only thing I've really done at Western Springs recently
is walk the dog around the This quite a nice
part there, nicely lake, lots of birds and the dog
seems to enjoy it. I enjoyed it. I didn't notice
any cars racing.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Around and around News Talk Zip been.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Actually speaking of carz markod what kind of car do
you hate? We're talking about with Marcus last night, and
Marcus was talking about what kind of cars he hates too.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Marcus, the most hated card of the nineties rip off
would have been the Honda Prelude aka rust Bucket, especially
if the owner lived near the Salty Sea sprays, which
escalated the rust. But the ugly carryver design even above
the lard has to be a Purple Princess from the
seventies Uglias car has to be a Ford multipler, Marcus.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
I had a tourists for quite a few years.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Great k you could leave the Keyser anywhere you went
and no one would steal it. A lot of votes
for the miss and Tilda Marcus nice talked to earlier,
and now I have been hacked based on you playing
the beat that I physically could not know not have done. Dion, Well,
(10:46):
I reckon you did do it, Don because I didn't
do it. I don't touch anything a not a loud
Marcus anything convertible. Kiwis hate convertibles and the morns that
drive them. I agree with that. If I see someone
driving a convertible, I think less of them. I think, really,
what's going wrong for you?
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I mean, I often thing I think when I see
somebody in a convertible is how durable it is. This
is how boring I am. I worry about a soft
top and will it last as long as a normal
(11:26):
roof on a car. Isn't that boring of me? I mean,
I quite like the idea of a convertible driving around
to the top down on a nice day, but it's
with the top up on a yucky day. I just
know people who had convertibles who had couple with them,
the roof leaking and the you know, the back window
(11:48):
isn't really a proper window, and all that sort of stuff. God,
I'm boring. I'm going to go go away have a
good hard look at myself over the weekend. I'll back
here with a week in the vision of news Talks
head being on.
Speaker 5 (12:01):
Monday Talk.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
For more from news Talk said be and live on
air or online and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio
You're listening to a podcast from news Talk, said B
Follow this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio.
Used Talk said B Talk said, Hello.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
My beautiful beanies, and welcome to the Beans for Friday.
First with yesterday's news, I am Glenn Hart and we
are looking back at Thursday the public health officials having
a say about things outside their purview. Can we clarify
exactly what their purview is? Western Springs Speedway wraps up
(00:44):
this weekend, and speaking of cars, what are the most
hated cars? But before any of that, ESGDP yesterday and
it was good news all round.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Hooray.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
We are officially out of recession. GDP rows zero point
seven percent. That was more than what economists we're predicting
in the December quarter. Big rises from rentals, hiring, real
estate services, retail trade, accommodate tourism, gray news.
Speaker 5 (01:09):
Tourism is kicking us. Yes, Bonterra is kicking us. Look,
we're doing well again. But we've been winging for years,
haven't we.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
I feel like.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
We've been in the longest winge New Zealand's ever had.
Is it time for the country to cheer the hell
up and get on with getting on with it. Just
go okay, yeah, yeah, things were bad, but now we're
looking forward to the future and let's start. Maybe we
should start shaming nasayers and just all start. Must keep swimming,
must keep swimming in the right direction.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Yeah, as the Beatles said, here comes the sun. Enjoy it.
This is where it starts to get warm hopefully, and
we just all need to get a bit happier.
Speaker 5 (01:43):
I'm referencing finding Nemo, you're referencing the beetles. But that's
all happening.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
We got the analogy.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
So is that all it takes for everything to be better?
A bunch of boffins coming up with a number. Why
didn't they come up with that number? Ages ago? I
don't really understand the number.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
To be honest, news talk has it been?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I'm sure Ken Beverg does though he was standing in
for Ryan Bridges there and know because Ryan Bridge had
to stand in for Mike Hoskin. A butterfly SAPs its
wings and Ryan Bridges to get up early to do
a radio show.
Speaker 6 (02:19):
Probably for most of us. For many of us, it's
something of a surprise to hear that Enzi GDP has
exceeded expectations rising by zero point seven percent earn the
December twenty twenty four quarter. It's also good to see
that part of that growth is attributed to spending by
international visitors, with tourism activities picking up, and of course
Darien meat exports are strong, and it's obviously good news
(02:41):
that will be welcomed with open arms by the Finance
Minister Nicola Willis, who will be speaking with after five,
especially given that the government has been to be fair
struggling to gain traction if the recent polls are anything
to go by in the way we're feeling, and of course,
you know, we all hope this is a sign of
things to come. As Willis described it, it's a welcome
confirmation that the economy has turned a corner and look,
(03:04):
I guess time will tell. There's more canstious language of
people from like Kiwibanks chief economist Jared curR, who described
New Zealand as crawling out of recession. I think you
put it that way, and maybe soon we'll have some
more good news to celebrate, especially with some bullish talk
coming out of India about that possible trade deal. But
of course the specter that hangs over it all is
(03:25):
just uncertainty about the global situation, especially when it comes
to tariffs and the trade war that Trump seems willing
to engage in, often at a whim with countries that
will consider themselves allies of the United States. We are
in a time of uncertainty when it comes to you
and me. Maybe it's just going to take a bit
longer for those GDP figures to filter down to consumer
(03:47):
level where we all start feeling a bit better about
the direction the country is heading in. So for now, look,
i'd say, for me, you look, uncertainty still rules the day.
And I don't want to be dramatic by saying it's
just a moment of happiness perform more misery with those tariffs,
because who knows. But for now, yes, it's great news.
Perhaps we should just take the win for the time
being and see this as a much needed step in
the right direction, because when it comes to convincing us,
(04:09):
it's going to take a lot more than just one
set of numbers to have us reaching for the champagne.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, that's kind of what I was meaning before my
flippant comment about Boffins coming up with numbers, and I've
talked about it before. Man we are so obsessed with
the GDP these days. I'm sure it used to be
such a big thing, but it seems to be a
big thing, right. So a bit of consternation about what
(04:40):
public health officials should have a say on and what
they shouldn't have a say on. I think this kick
ass techno prisoners fast track government a freaking sick and
tired of them sticking their or And how does Kerry
(05:01):
woodn't feel.
Speaker 7 (05:02):
You can't be all things to all people. I wouldn't
have thought if you are a public health official coming
into work on a Thursday, thinking, huh, all those targets
have been reached. You know, childhood obesities coming down, We've
worked on getting the dental health sorted. I know I'll
(05:26):
send in a submission about reusable cups at the Nelson
Street Fair. Wouldn't you prioritize your work first. Wouldn't you
have the really important targets at the top, have your
whole teams focusing on that? Or do you take a
scattergun approach to everything? How much do we need in
(05:48):
terms of community doctors telling us how we should be living.
I mean, if you want to take your kids to
the Palmerston or Stadium and have a lemonade and a
thing of hot chips while you watch the basketball or
the rugby. So what I mean? Surely that's a choice
(06:09):
you can make as a parent. The child has been
at swimming lessons on the Monday, cricket practice on the Tuesday,
gymnastics on the Thursday, running around, skateboarding on the Friday.
You take them to the stadium on Saturday and they
have a cold drinking not chips. Where's the harm in that?
(06:32):
Surely it would be better getting the messages out to
parents who don't know how to make good choices rather
than banning things holess bowlers. So a number of questions
around that. I guess. You know, the public health officials
as I see it, have the right to be making
submissions to counsels. Should they be when there are other
(06:54):
issues to be focused on. Maybe not? Maybe at the
big stuff, the meaty stuff, the hard grunty stuff, grindy
stuff out of the way first and then fanny around
with the Parmeerston North Stadium in the LMP.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Wow. Yeah, I understand why you would want to put
off the hard, grunty, grindy stuff. It sounds yack for
that to one side. Tough job. Somebody's going to do.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
It right, you school city right.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
So Western Springs Speedway I've never been and now I
will never go because it's not going to be there
anymore after this weekend.
Speaker 8 (07:35):
So Auckland has to ask itself what facilities do we need?
What would the inner city benefit from? And can these
new facilities be used by as many teams and individuals
as possible? Real estate this valuable needs to be well
utilized year round. It's quite like the proposal from the
team behind AUGRINDFC. The proposal for their new facility features
a twelve five hundred seeded stadium, covered basketball courts and
(07:58):
paddle courts. It's champion and backed by Stephen Adams, Allie Williams,
Anna Mowbray and billionaire football owners Bill Foley and Bennett Rosenthal.
The group of targeted football, basketball and paddle because they
are the fastest growing sports in the world but lack
infrastructure in Auckland. So they're not just meeting a community need.
(08:18):
It's also going to be the home of Auckland FC,
signaling this team is a long term commitment. So they're
all good things. I mean I would observe things have
gone pretty well at go Media Stadium for Auckland FC
this season. But maybe not everyone likes traveling to Penrose.
Maybe it's felt an inner city location near hospo hubs
will help sustain interest in the team. Yes, my tongue
(08:39):
is in my cheek. According to those who've seen the proposal,
this sporting facility would be built at zero cost to
the right player. The only downside is the existing occupants.
The Pontsibly Rugby Club would need to move and of
course it need to be supported to do this. There
are two more proposals. The Pontsibe Rugby Club wants to
turn it into a bigger venue and the entertainment group
wants to turn it into a multipurpose entertainment and community
(09:01):
sports venue. But we're yet to hear the details on
those proposals. In fact, there is a lot of information
were yet to see, but fingers crossed this process will
move faster than the decision around the speedway. Whatever plans
are presented, remember the locals are a vocal and determined lot.
Win them over and you might just have a chance.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
The only thing I've really done at Western Springs recently
is walk the dog around the This quite a nice
part there, nicely lake, lots of birds and the dog
seems to enjoy it. I enjoyed it. I didn't notice
any cars racing.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Around and around News Talk Zip been.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Actually speaking of carz markod what kind of car do
you hate? We're talking about with Marcus last night, and
Marcus was talking about what kind of cars he hates too.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Marcus, the most hated card of the nineties rip off
would have been the Honda Prelude aka rust Bucket, especially
if the owner lived near the Salty Sea sprays, which
escalated the rust. But the ugly carryver design even above
the lard has to be a Purple Princess from the
seventies Uglias car has to be a Ford multipler, Marcus.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
I had a tourists for quite a few years.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Great k you could leave the Keyser anywhere you went
and no one would steal it. A lot of votes
for the miss and Tilda Marcus nice talked to earlier,
and now I have been hacked based on you playing
the beat that I physically could not know not have done. Dion, Well,
(10:46):
I reckon you did do it, Don because I didn't
do it. I don't touch anything a not a loud
Marcus anything convertible. Kiwis hate convertibles and the morns that
drive them. I agree with that. If I see someone
driving a convertible, I think less of them. I think, really,
what's going wrong for you?
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I mean, I often thing I think when I see
somebody in a convertible is how durable it is. This
is how boring I am. I worry about a soft
top and will it last as long as a normal
(11:26):
roof on a car. Isn't that boring of me? I mean,
I quite like the idea of a convertible driving around
to the top down on a nice day, but it's
with the top up on a yucky day. I just
know people who had convertibles who had couple with them,
the roof leaking and the you know, the back window
(11:48):
isn't really a proper window, and all that sort of stuff. God,
I'm boring. I'm going to go go away have a
good hard look at myself over the weekend. I'll back
here with a week in the vision of news Talks
head being on.
Speaker 5 (12:01):
Monday Talk.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
For more from news Talk said be and live on
air or online and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio
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