October 21, 2024 • 4 mins
The Sports Minister says he's up for conversations on hosting the next America's Cup.
Team New Zealand has won a record-setting third Cup in a row.
Team boss Grant Dalton says they've accepted a challenge from Britain's Ineos Britannia team and hosting in New Zealand is on the table.
Auckland last hosted the Cup in 2021, during Covid.
Chris Bishop says the ball is ultimately in the team's court - but there's a lot to weigh up.
"Times are tight, as everyone knows - there's no magic money tree at the end of the garden. We don't have an unlimited checkbook and you're dealing with quite big sums of taxpayer money here."
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, good afternoon. Well, as predictably as night is followed
by day A, Team New Zealand America's Cup win is
followed by a debate about whether New Zealand is going
to host the event again. Team New Zealand boss Grant
Dalton wouldn't rule it out this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It is not off the table. It has never been
off the table.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
So if an amazing team can be kept together and
we believe that we can win, and we can put
a viable event at home, we're coming home. A lot
of IF's in there.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Those sports Minister Chris Bishop is with us now.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Hey Chris, good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Do you want to host it?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Well, I think New Zealanders will be up for it
if it works economically and Team New Zealand actually want
to have it here, it's ultimately.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's over to them. We've had it here before.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I mean, people enjoyed it, particularly Aucklanders does provide economic
benefits for the country, but you've also got to do
it or not. You know, think about the flip side,
which is that times are tight. As everyone knows, there's
no magic money tree at the end of the garden,
so we don't have an unlimited checkbook, and you're dealing
with quite big sums of taxpayer money here, and we've
got a lot of pressing calls on government resources for investment,
(01:02):
so there's a bit of water to go under the
proverbial bridge.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yet, yeah, totally.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Do we know how much money we would like, what
our cap would be before we basically start losing money
on it?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Well, I think you know that's that's a hard question
to answer. I think there's a wait, a wee way
to run yet. I mean, firstly, let's just congratulate the
team and celebrate how amazing it was and incredible achievement
and they've all done extremely well.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
So let's enjoy that.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
But then let's see where Team New Zealand want to
go as well, because ultimately it's over to them. They're
the defenders, they've won the Cup, they get to decide
where they host it.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
They're just going to go for the money, aren't they.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Well, at the end of the day, I heard grunt Dalton.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
You just played the clip there that you know he's
keen to come home if if it works, but you
know it may not work for them. So if they
want to host it here, the government's up for a
conversation about it. But I'm just making the just making
the obvious point which I think tax players would expect
me to make, which is that there's not unlimited check
book here. We've got a lot of calls on our
resources for taxpayer investment. It's got to work economically for
(02:02):
the country as well, and you know, we'll have to
do an assessment around that and see what the value
proposition is.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
So you're sounding a little bit reticent here, is that
simply because the reality is that we are never going
to be able to outbid the Saudi Arabias of this world.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well, if Saudi Arabia is in the mix, then I
think most New Zealanders would take the obvious from that,
which is that we can't compete, right, Yeah, So let's
just be let's just be completely free and frank about it.
We're not going to outbid some of the people whom
potentially or some of the countries that might be in
the mix to host.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
So then English is the reality that in order for
us to win it, we'd need Grant to do it.
Give us a give us a friendly discount.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Look, it's Team New Zealand's decision as to where they
host the next cup.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
So the ball is in their court. Let's see where
they get to.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
The government's up for a conversation around it, you know,
we're happy to sit down and have a discussion around
it in the same way that the previous government was
and previous governments of both stripes before that. So we're
happy to have a conversation about it. But I'm just
simply making the obvious point, which is that there's not
an unlimited check book here. The Crown books are deep
(03:12):
in the red. You know, there's no magic money tree
down the end of the garden. There's a lot of
things that people want us to spend money on. So
we're up for a conversation. But it's got to work
for us, and it's also got to work for teams.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Who calls who though, do they call you or do
you call them?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Well, it's the day after the America's Cups.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
I suspect Grant and the rest of the team celebrating,
And that's fair enough, And I'm sure and due of course,
they'll be turning their mind to where they where they
know where they want to go into the future.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
And you know, we're ready and willing to have a conversation.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Geez, what about that weekend of sport? Does this make
you the most successful sports minister in the history of
the country.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It's been pretty amazing, Like it's just incredible. Team New Zealand,
I mean the White fans, you know, first first victory
in t twenty ever, I mean the Black Cats, first
victory in thirty six.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Years in India.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
I mean I was five years old when we last
want to test in India. It's just amazing. And should
forget about the pedal pedal funds as well, the polo
two women's polo, they've had no publicity, but the pedal funds.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
There we go, you know, won the World Champs.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Showing your depth as the sports minister there. Thank you
for that be She appreciated christ Basship, sports Minister. For
more from hither Duplicy Allen Drive, listen live to news
talks they'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio.
Hey, good afternoon. Well, as predictably as night is followed
by day A, Team New Zealand America's Cup win is
followed by a debate about whether New Zealand is going
to host the event again. Team New Zealand boss Grant
Dalton wouldn't rule it out this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It is not off the table. It has never been
off the table.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
So if an amazing team can be kept together and
we believe that we can win, and we can put
a viable event at home, we're coming home. A lot
of IF's in there.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Those sports Minister Chris Bishop is with us now.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Hey Chris, good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Do you want to host it?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Well, I think New Zealanders will be up for it
if it works economically and Team New Zealand actually want
to have it here, it's ultimately.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's over to them. We've had it here before.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I mean, people enjoyed it, particularly Aucklanders does provide economic
benefits for the country, but you've also got to do
it or not. You know, think about the flip side,
which is that times are tight. As everyone knows, there's
no magic money tree at the end of the garden,
so we don't have an unlimited checkbook, and you're dealing
with quite big sums of taxpayer money here, and we've
got a lot of pressing calls on government resources for investment,
(01:02):
so there's a bit of water to go under the
proverbial bridge.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yet, yeah, totally.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Do we know how much money we would like, what
our cap would be before we basically start losing money
on it?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Well, I think you know that's that's a hard question
to answer. I think there's a wait, a wee way
to run yet. I mean, firstly, let's just congratulate the
team and celebrate how amazing it was and incredible achievement
and they've all done extremely well.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
So let's enjoy that.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
But then let's see where Team New Zealand want to
go as well, because ultimately it's over to them. They're
the defenders, they've won the Cup, they get to decide
where they host it.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
They're just going to go for the money, aren't they.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Well, at the end of the day, I heard grunt Dalton.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
You just played the clip there that you know he's
keen to come home if if it works, but you
know it may not work for them. So if they
want to host it here, the government's up for a
conversation about it. But I'm just making the just making
the obvious point which I think tax players would expect
me to make, which is that there's not unlimited check
book here. We've got a lot of calls on our
resources for taxpayer investment. It's got to work economically for
(02:02):
the country as well, and you know, we'll have to
do an assessment around that and see what the value
proposition is.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
So you're sounding a little bit reticent here, is that
simply because the reality is that we are never going
to be able to outbid the Saudi Arabias of this world.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well, if Saudi Arabia is in the mix, then I
think most New Zealanders would take the obvious from that,
which is that we can't compete, right, Yeah, So let's
just be let's just be completely free and frank about it.
We're not going to outbid some of the people whom
potentially or some of the countries that might be in
the mix to host.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
So then English is the reality that in order for
us to win it, we'd need Grant to do it.
Give us a give us a friendly discount.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Look, it's Team New Zealand's decision as to where they
host the next cup.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
So the ball is in their court. Let's see where
they get to.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
The government's up for a conversation around it, you know,
we're happy to sit down and have a discussion around
it in the same way that the previous government was
and previous governments of both stripes before that. So we're
happy to have a conversation about it. But I'm just
simply making the obvious point, which is that there's not
an unlimited check book here. The Crown books are deep
(03:12):
in the red. You know, there's no magic money tree
down the end of the garden. There's a lot of
things that people want us to spend money on. So
we're up for a conversation. But it's got to work
for us, and it's also got to work for teams.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Who calls who though, do they call you or do
you call them?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Well, it's the day after the America's Cups.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
I suspect Grant and the rest of the team celebrating,
And that's fair enough, And I'm sure and due of course,
they'll be turning their mind to where they where they
know where they want to go into the future.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
And you know, we're ready and willing to have a conversation.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Geez, what about that weekend of sport? Does this make
you the most successful sports minister in the history of
the country.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It's been pretty amazing, Like it's just incredible. Team New Zealand,
I mean the White fans, you know, first first victory
in t twenty ever, I mean the Black Cats, first
victory in thirty six.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Years in India.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
I mean I was five years old when we last
want to test in India. It's just amazing. And should
forget about the pedal pedal funds as well, the polo
two women's polo, they've had no publicity, but the pedal funds.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
There we go, you know, won the World Champs.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Showing your depth as the sports minister there. Thank you
for that be She appreciated christ Basship, sports Minister. For
more from hither Duplicy Allen Drive, listen live to news
talks they'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio.
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