August 28, 2025 • 34 mins
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 29th of August 2025, changes to alcohol regulation laws means ministers can grant one-off special trading hours for businesses that stream major events, Kingslander bar owner Steve Gillett tells Ryan how big of a difference it will make.
Black Ferns backs and skills coach Riki Flutey catches up with Ryan on the Rugby World Cup ahead of the Black Ferns game against Japan.
China ranks 12th in direct foreign investment to New Zealand, NZIER Principal Economist Chris Nixon shares his analysis.
Plus, UK/ Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney has the latest on Ukraine suffering the worst night of strikes in months with at least 19 killed.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The issues, the interviews and the insight. Ryan Bridge on
earlier ishow with one roof Love where You Live News
Talk said.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Good morning in a six half to five, Welcome to Friday.
We look at the boozelord tweeks before six this morning,
Vincent mcavinie's in the UK. For US, Chinese investment in
New Zealand is flattening off. We ask why and what
can we do about it? And we speak to the
Black Ferns camp ahead of their Japan match on Well
it's Sunday their time, one o'clock Monday morning for US.
(00:31):
The agenda Friday, the twenty ninth of August. Russia has
gone NATO on Kiev six hundred bombs and drones overnight,
one of their biggest attacks ever.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Every time you think it won't be your house, that's here.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Evnchelle is all the heated you never expected. The Brits
and the EU have been caught up in this. I'll
explain that to you in a second. Obviously, the White
House is not happy.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Couldn't stopped shooting the capital. He does this and then
after all the European and the Americans left. He authorized
some of the harshest strokes we've seen since the beginning
of the war.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Still no motive in the US on that Catholic school shooting.
The police have named the gunman as twenty three year
old Robin Westman. Kids at the mass who were there
when it happened have been speaking about the moment.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
My friend Victor like Sieve Meso because he laid on
top of me, but he got.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Hit in the back. Finally, this morning, a University of
Tennessee professor has gone viral for faking a class cancelation
over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's engagement.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Taylor and Travis just got engaged due to this information,
I giveus locus classes canceled, get out of here.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
We turned out to be a pr lesson, apparently showing
how big cultural moments go viral and maximize impact a
little bit like Taytay's timed announcement there was just ahead
conveniently of the NFL season and quite near the release
of her album too.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Eight after five the first word on the News of
the Day early edition with Ryan Bridge and One Route
Love where You Live News Talks.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah, so it looks like that meeting between Trump and
Putin didn't achieve much at all. If you look at
what's happened in Ukraine overnight, we've got more deaths. Eighteen
people have died, one of the biggest attacks from Russia
thus far in the war. And they either missed their
target or they are deliberately provoking a firestorm because they've
hit the British Council offices and the EU officers Ukraine
(02:34):
says six hundred and twenty nine missiles and drones struck
overnight there kme. The EU, as you can imagine, are
very angry about this, and they have called in the
Russian envoy, first time during this war that a British
government office has been caught up in it. So there's
a bit of frakka going on, a diplomatic frakar going
(02:54):
on over that. At the moment, we'll see what comes
of it. This morning, it is nine minutes after five up.
Next it's Chinese and investment in New Zealand when you
wouldn't say gangbusters, but nine percent a year on average
for twenty fourteen to twenty nineteen COVID hits and then
it starts to flatten off or even decline. We look
at that, we ask why that is at five twenty
(03:16):
this morning. Next we're at the Black Ferns camp here
on News Talks YB.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Get ahead of the headlines on early edition with Ryan
Bridge and one Roofe Love Where you Live News TALKSB.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Five eleven on News Talk IBB. Interesting the timeline, you know,
the FBI office. There was a big hooha about this
FBI office being set up in Wellington. It just really interesting.
The hero's got a piece on the timeline of who
knew what and when. Judith Collins knew about this base
being established seventy eight days before Luxon was told. I
find the whole thing a bit curious. Neither of them
(03:50):
has come out and explained why such a delay took place.
So Luxon finds out just six days before cash Battel
came and the ZB reported down at Parliament, noticed him,
saw him and then reported it to us. All Mark
Mitchell he was told July seventh, Winston Peter's July eighth.
Luxon not told until July twenty fourth. Todd mister Trade
(04:13):
he didn't know until the day of which is I
don't find that unusual, but the rest of it I do.
We've had a pseudo office here for years now. We've
had a staff member or staff members here, but an
actual official office, a base if you will for the FBI.
Bits strange that the Prime Minister was kept at such
arm's length for such a long period of time, and
(04:35):
that they're not saying why that is the case. Are
they keeping him in the dark? On purpose twelve past.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Five Bryan Bridge.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Injury update for the Black Ferns. This morning they crushed
Spain of course, forty five eighths. It was the wind
to start the week. Next up they take on Japan
at Sandy Park and England. That's one am our time,
Monday morning. Ricky Fouti is a Black Fern's Backs and
Skills coach and joins me this morning. Ricky, good morning here.
Speaker 6 (04:58):
Come on Ryan. How are you doing you will?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah? Really well? How are your girls doing? How the
injury is looking?
Speaker 6 (05:04):
No, our ladies are good, mate, As you were seen.
We had a couple of nibbles throughout the game there
with Kaipoetia and Dups picking up a little injuries. But
they all really need further assessment on their return to
play and they're in great hands of our medical staff.
(05:26):
But we're really confident that they are going to be
available next week actually.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
So they'll be there for Ireland.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Well, they'll be available for selection, that's what we're hoping,
but we'll get that. We'll get that information over the
next couple of days from our medics.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Everyone's downplaying the significance of the Japan game. You guys
aren't what's the what's the challenges there? What are you
what are you strategizing focusing on?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
No, Hey, just like Spain, really we're not. We're not
taking Japan lightly at all. We're respecting them. You know,
it's it's a Rugby World Cup. You know, Japan well
coached and their hard working team. They've got they've got
threats throughout their team. But we're really confident with the
(06:17):
team that we're going with, you know that that that
we can beat this this Japan team. So yeah, that
they've got. Hey, their game, from what we've seen, they've
got really good set piece, they've got a good kicking game.
They vary their kicking game. And the other part is
they're one of the top steps around turnover balls, so
(06:41):
really good tacklers and they're always looking at turning the
ball over. So a couple of things that we're aware
of in their game. But you know, we're going into
this game more focusing on on us and and and
how we needed to improve off the back of our
Spain performance. Spain, as I mentioned, they showed a lot
(07:05):
of heart and a lot of passion in their game
and put us under pressure and put our skill sets
under pressure. So we were a little bit clunky and
our timing was often a lot of parts of our
game and having an area raiate of around twenty two.
You know, we're going into this game making sure that
we're a lot more clinical than our Spain performance.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Ricky, what's the vibe like, what are the crowds like,
what's the atmosphere like?
Speaker 5 (07:28):
Then?
Speaker 6 (07:30):
Ah, hey, they the English have done a fantastic job
and Will Rugby done a fantastic job around promoting the
World Cup here in England. When we're up York, throughout
that whole week leading into our Spain game, just the
city had an awesome vibe around it. You know, a
lot of locals all knew that the World Cup was there,
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you could tell with the energy that was around the city.
And then heading to the game against Spain, and hey,
it was it was It was pretty Lectrine the crowd
was into it and that was an awesome, awesome vibe
and I think the girls loved it and I'm sure
as the pool games move on and get into the playoffs,
(08:16):
that energy and is going to be something awesome. Good
luck for this weekend, Ricky, awesome, Thank you very much,
appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
That's Ricky Fluty, Black Ferns Backs and Skills coach with
us on Black Fans Camp over in the UK. It
is sixteen minutes after five. You're on News Talk SEBB.
Coming up next, we'll look at Chinese direct investment into
New Zealand and vice versa. We've got a new report
on that this morning and it's interesting the comparison pre
COVID and post COVID.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
News Talk SEBB on your radio and online on iHeartRadio
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge and one roof Love where
you Live News talks'd B five nineteen nine nine two
is the number to text. I'm feeling a little bit
off this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Physically played a game netball last night, which is not
something you should do if you don't normally play netball
or anything particularly physically demanding. It was for charity, so
it was a really good cause. Tony Streep from Coast
Radio roped me into it. Lisa Carrington was on our team. Man,
she's impressive, and Vonn Willaring was coaching us, directing us.
(09:22):
They call her the General for a reason. Anyway, during
the break in this netball game, we're playing some ex
silver ferns, so it was fierce competition, stiff competition, which
is how my legs are feeling right now. Anyway, Lisa
Carrington goes that halftime, now, what are your tips? How
can I get better? How can I improve? And I'm like, man,
that's the attitude of an absolute champion. Willering looked at
(09:46):
me after she subbed me onto the bench for the
first time. There were a couple of them. She said,
where do you want to go next? And I said home?
And I wasn't lying anyway. It was good fun. And
if you would like to donate then please do. You
can do that by t mix two three four nine
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That's an instant three A donation for the Cancer Society,
really good cause. Twenty after five. Chinese investment in New
Zealand isn't as robust as you might think it is,
but it is growing sort of. A new report from
the Chinese Business Council and insid IR shows China ranks
twelfth for direct foreign investment to New Zealand. Growth averaged
(10:26):
about nine percent a year over the past decade, but
it has been flattening or declining since COVID. Chris Nixon
is principal economist. It's ensiediar and with me this morning, Morning, Chris,
good morning. The fact investments slowing is them not us, right,
like they're not investing as much globally.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
I think that's right. But our investment with China is
also growing rather slowly as well that our trade numbers.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Yeah, they are our largest trading partner, but then only
twelfth on investment. Is there is normally a longer relationship
between the two.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Well, I mean the problem here is that investment is
a long term game, and with other countries who have
traded with for Australia, for example, for over one hundred
and fifty years, they have a much greater advantage than
the Chinese because we've only really been training trading with
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the Chinese for the last twenty years, so you would
expect that it will take time for the relation to ship.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
To build Chris, what do they want to invest in?
Speaker 7 (11:38):
Well, I think they if you look at the spread
of investments so far, they are investing it in almost everything.
I think there are going to be opportunities for New
Zealand to invest in China and China to invest in
New Zealand in all sorts of things like what Well,
(12:02):
for example, New Zealand has invested in dairy in China,
also in things such as pet food in New Zealand.
It's pretty clear that I've invested in consumer goods given
(12:23):
that twenty one percent of our trade comes from China.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
John McKinnon says we're entering a no stone unturned period
of investment attraction here and we've seen announcement after announcement
from the government on you know, basically come here, invest, emigrate, spend,
We're open for business. Do you think the message is
getting through?
Speaker 7 (12:45):
Well, look, I mean I'm not really that focused on
the short term. I want consistency over the long term.
We need because it's a long term business. We want
consistency between as governments change in New Zealand. So our
bipartisan approach is really important and are consistent by bipartisan approach.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Do you think we'll get that well, time will tell.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
But I mean it's my advice as an economist to
point this out.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Message heard loud and clear. Chris Nixon, thanks for your
time this morning, principal economist at NZIAR and those new
numbers this morning time there's twenty three minutes after five.
You're on news talks hereb. Next we'll look at Air
New Zealand and they obviously had their results yesterday. Bit
depressing from Air New Zealand. How long till they're back
to full capacity, until they have all the planes that
(13:40):
they had pre engine issues and they can start flying
us where we need to get to. That's next the early.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Edition full show podcast on iHeartRadio Power by NEWSTALKSB News Talks.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
HEB twenty six minutes after five reading the In New
Zealand results yesterday? Did you see those? Bit depressing? Even
more so was the commentary afterwards, Profit down, demand down,
costs on the March. Capacity is still buggered by those
engine problems and the real punch in the guts for
our national carrier. They won't be back to full capacity
(14:14):
for the best part of two more years. FORURN confirmed
that last night, which is sad. It looks like a
bit of a wounded, bruised, not in full health national carrier,
doesn't it. And there's something about your national carrier that
should make you feel a little bit proud. You know,
when you've been overseas and you've traveled the world and
you've not seen a fellow New Zealander in ages a
(14:37):
long time, jumping on board that last league home. Hearing
the accent the comfort of Kiwi service makes you feel
a bit proud. So you should be proud of your
national carrier. Foreun has had a rough time in the job,
there's no doubt about that. Border closures, lockdowns. Is there
anything worse for the new boss of a global airline?
I don't think so. The Rolls Royce, the other engine issues,
(15:00):
again not really his fault. You can plan around that stuff.
But even those plans have had to change because the
engine makers. There are timelines for the fix it jobs.
They've been pushed out. And then there's the prices. All
we love to whine about the prices, including me, and
I'll get one on record. Return weekend flight from Auckland
to Wellington for the middle of next month will cost
(15:23):
you close to eight hundred bucks return Auckland Wellington. I
mean to be fair, it's only a couple of weeks away. Still,
let's wine and guess what. There's going to be more
of this to come, an extra five percent in the
near future of price increases and as forum hits the
departure allounged to make way for a new captain of
our national treasure. If we'd still call it that. The
(15:45):
question is what would or should he have done differently?
Look at Quantis, that's a bit of a mess I'd
probably take in New Zealand over Quantas right now, for
all the faults and all the complaints and all the
price hikes, is there anything anyone has suggested that could
have fixed these problems while not simultaneously sinking the business
(16:06):
or worse, forcing it to go once again cap in
hand to the government for another handout.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Ryan twenty eight.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Minutes after five year on news Talk said, b interesting
numbers from on green loans. Has anyone actually got one
of these green loans? I haven't had one myself. We've
looked at it, but it's never really made sense for
what we're wanting to do. But this has reached a
billion dollars now from all the major banks since they
launched in twenty twenty two. It's for stuff like heat
pumps and a new tesla and insulation. The rates are
(16:37):
really good. West Pax is a max of fifty thousand
interests free for up to five years. AMZB and z
ASB they're eighty thousand on one percent for a period
of up to three years. And at those rates, it's
kind of like, why wouldn't you. I guess it has
to make sense. Probably has to be something that you
(16:58):
are going to do anyway, and then you happen to
get a really good rate, so you maybe do it quicker.
But it's interesting looking at what we're actually spending it
on and the trends. EV was a big one to
begin with, but that's waning now. Insulation is strong, heat
pumps are strong. I mean those are bread and butter
and solar solar. Although apparently inquiries are picking up, so
(17:23):
it looks like we like a good green deal to
the tune of a billion dollars. News Talk said b
We're live to the UK next and our reporters are
around the country.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
Views and views you trust to start your day. It's
earlier this ship with Bryan Bridge and one Roofe Love.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
Where you Live?
Speaker 1 (17:49):
News Talks at Brett.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Far Away from six On News Talks, Ryan Born should
will go his salary and bonuses and his retirement handout,
cut the domestic flight costs and fill the planes up.
That is easier said than done, isn't it. How do
you make a profit with a strategy like that? Would
be my question?
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Ryan?
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Did you see the Quantust profits yesterday? Yes, Quantus Group
made one point seven eight billion dollar profit that compares
to our net profit of one hundred and twenty six
million for Air New Zealand. Theirs was up twenty eight
percent on the previous year, So yeah, they're doing really
well a sign like financially, I mean, I think in
terms of service, would you rather get on a Quantus
(18:34):
fighter in New New Zealand flight? Personally, I've always found
the experience to be better on in the New Zealand
flight so really strong. It's kind of a sign of
where our economies are at. Air New Zealand's performance via
Quantus obviously not in a great space at the moment.
Their domestic demand has increased, their business travelers rebounding in
Australia and Jetstar was a real standout for them twenty
(18:57):
five percent more customers internationally from Australia than in the
year prior. Big moves for Japan, Highland in South Korea
twenty three away from six Ryan Bridge, Colum Procter and
Jneedin for US this morning, calm, good morning, all right,
So population there is growing quite quickly. It is in
Central Otago, that's for sure.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
The District Council's latest reports revealed that Central Otago is
one of the fastest expanding regions in this country. It's
forecast for a sixty three percent population growth in the
next ten years. So that's good and bad news for
the area. The mayor, tama Ali tells us, Look, we've
seen what has happened when growth outpaces infrastructure in neighboring regions,
(19:38):
and Otago certainly doesn't want that. She says, growth carries
significant infrastructure risks if they are not ahead of the game,
and so she wants to ensure that when the area
does grow, it keeps in line with the reason why
people move there in the first place.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
And how's your wear? The colum Occasional.
Speaker 8 (19:53):
Shower is expected for duned and today more frequent this evening,
but then clearing the heighth today fifteenth.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Thanks Cullum Clears and christ Church. Heay Claire, good morning.
A lot of headlines about this Rolling Meadows Music festival
and they're pushing ahead even though there's no resource consent.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
Yeah, this is the New.
Speaker 9 (20:10):
Year's festival that's coming to christ Church this year. After
being at why Pitter, christ Church City Council's Head of
Planning into Consents, Mark Stephenson, says the resours consent for
Rolling Medals is on hold at the moment. Council's waiting
for some more information. The stuff they're looking for is
about some plans to reorient the stages and also build
some walls on the site to direct the noise away
(20:31):
from the residential areas of Spencerville and Spencer Park and
towards the sea.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
Now.
Speaker 9 (20:36):
Council records show the festivals actually submitted four applications for
consent since March. The most recent one asks for consent
for three years instead of the original ten. And we've
gone to the festival organizers. They've given a statement. It's
pretty brief. It really only says that they're navigating a
very lengthy and drawn out consent process. They do think
that council has enough to just get it done. That said,
(20:58):
thirty percent of tickets have already being reserved via pre
sale and they're pushing ahead with their lineup announcement on Monday.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
All right, that's ambitious. How's your weather at cloudy periods?
Speaker 9 (21:07):
It could be a shower this afternoon. Westerlies and a
high of seventeen.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Thanks clear and Troy and Mex's and Wellington Heymex. Good morning.
Our first week of it Lothus Lodge trial is drawing
to a close.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
Yeah, it's been quite difficult this week. Some very harrowing
evidence presented in court. One on one calls from people
inside the building, calls from the roof where people had
escaped the fire too. Video yesterday played in court of
residents discovering that fire, initially a fire that would kill
five people. A call from a man trapped in his
smoke filled room thirty minutes he was on the line
(21:41):
with one one one. The man who made that call
was in court. He had to be helped out of
the room. He became so emotional. A video of a
guy jumping out of his fourth floor window onto another
building's roof.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
As for the murder.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Accused, he still has named suppression. He has tried to
plea insanity, but that was not accepted initially. He may
try again. Apparently he doesn't dispute lighting the fire in
twenty twenty three. A long way to go though in
this trial, likely another month.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
All right, And how's your weather?
Speaker 3 (22:10):
Cloudy today with some showers fourteen the high Central.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Thank you neighbors with us this morning in Auckland. Hey Neva,
Happy Friday, Happy Friday. Yes hey, bit of a feisty
meeting in Mount Eden last night.
Speaker 6 (22:22):
I no, I love it.
Speaker 10 (22:24):
See this is what public meetings should be about, you know,
four against fight, regardless of what's going to and what's happening. So, yes,
you're quite right, this happened in Mount Eden. So this
is over the concerns about high rise apartments in the
wider neighborhood and the worries about the loss of special
character status for hundreds of villas and bungalows in Mount Eden.
So you can just imagine just how yes heated it was.
(22:49):
We've had the herald, they were there and they reported
on it. Hundreds turned out there was a student in there.
There's a lot of four and against you know, one
of the students got up and said, look, I live
in a damp flat, your special character area. These older people,
they're preventing change we needed. And then he was shouted down,
you know from one of the local board members, you know,
shouting him down. And Paul Goldsmith was there, Christine Fletcher,
(23:12):
all the big names. So it was I think it
was actually quite good. I'm glad, you know, you get
a bit of mixture in there.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
Yeah, a bit of airing of the view because they
want to basically get rid of everyone's on about their
view shafts, aren't they, mart Eden. Everyone wants to about
to see the mass a.
Speaker 10 (23:26):
Special character areas yet they don't want the high rises
on there.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
But they've got to go in at some point exactly.
Speaker 10 (23:31):
But look, more to the point, the Auckland story of
the day has to be about you. And this was
the Coast Charity netball clash yesterday, Tony Street, and I
heard that you were fantastic because Jenny Woods and Andrew
Ortison they were the commentators.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Yeah they I think they're being nice. Well yeah, I
think they're being overly nice about that well position. I
played gold Keep for a little bit. Idea.
Speaker 10 (23:55):
Oh you would have been a great defense.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
I know it wasn't really. I googled before I went
what's the easy netball position? And it said goalkeep? So
I suggested to Von that. I said, hey, what about goalkeep?
And she said all right, But then then she put
me in a different way. I think I can't remember
what it is in the middle of the court. Anyway,
it was hard. They're bloody tough, and they're so physical
and they're really quick. By the time I turned, you know,
(24:19):
I would stand there, turn around and they'd moved three
places by then.
Speaker 10 (24:23):
Oh, for goodness sake, because I thought you look quite athletic.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
Looks can be deceiving, but it's for a great cause.
It was for deafital Day, which is today, so people
can donate to the Cancer Society today, please right, yes?
Speaker 10 (24:36):
And plus I think we've got here at ENZ and
me and the iHeart Lounge. They're going to have you know,
everyone's baking and all of that, so there will go
for that. I didn't bring anything, but I thought I
mon't go down and get some registic clear muffins and
that will be well, you know, it'll be our contribution
on behalf of you.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
And can I just say I'm absolutely shattered. Well, do
you know what funny you should say?
Speaker 10 (24:57):
Because I've had four coffees and I'm just like a
live why And this is the first time I've got
to say. You're very very quiet, You're like hi never
and that's not like, that's not like Ryan people and I.
Speaker 2 (25:07):
Saw m shadow.
Speaker 10 (25:09):
Do you go yeah, oh my god, nep, We'll play it. Okay,
showers possibly scoredy, thunderstorms and hail. Westerly's gusting to ninety
kilometers per hour. Seventeen is high here.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
You've had coffees for me too, all right, It's Friday morning.
On News Talks, there'll be seventeen minutes away from six,
we'll look at Nicole McKee and who changes to alcohol
laws some people for some people Again, we'll look at
that before six and Vincent mcavannie and the UK.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
Next International correspondence with ends and eye insurance peace of
mind for New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Fourteen away from six on News Talks, people get to
your text shortly right now. Vincent mcavannie is our UK
europe correspondent. Vincent's Ukraine suffered its worst night of strikes
in months. Nineteen people have been killed. In these strikes.
Speaker 5 (25:54):
Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 11 (25:55):
Nineteen people, including four children kill, the youngest of which
just two years old. Dozens more injured in this massive bombardment,
which was missiles and drones. It it hit several residential
buildings in capital Yukiv and also managed to hit the
EU's officers and the British Council's offices. That has meant
that the Russian ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign
(26:18):
Office today for addressing down the EU and Britain taking
it as a sort of attack basically on their presence there,
and President Zelenski saying that all of this is evidence
that Putin's not serious about wanting to go to the
negotiating table for a peace settlement.
Speaker 2 (26:32):
Have we heard anything from the Kremlin about whether this
was a mistake or whether they are playing with fire.
Speaker 11 (26:39):
So far we haven't heard anything about that, whether it
was a target or in discriminate, But you really sort
of can't trust anything that they would say, whether it
was a targeted attack.
Speaker 2 (26:48):
Down to airby that everyone's going on about this option auction,
I should say this props and costumes and pieces from
the all sorts of stuff, and there's going to be
a third release. Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 11 (27:00):
The third and final film comes out in the next
month of the much beloved TV show, And because it
is now the very end, they are auctioning off the
props from the last fifteen years. So if you go
on the website, it's everything from the car the family
drove to the wedding dress that Lady Mary wore, things
like the trays that the servants use, pieces of furniture.
(27:21):
It's all on there and the bidding is on until
the fifteenth of September. It's all for a charity which
supports those who have medical illnesses children. It's called Together
for Short Lives, the charity sports and children with life
limiting conditions and their families. So you can go on
to the website and just have the brows there and
a real sort of treasure trove of early twentieth century
(27:44):
furniture and clothing which is all used in that show.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Vincent, Thank you Vincent making any a UK. You're a correspondent.
Time now twelve to six. It'd be good news for
the sports fans this morning. It's so going to be
easier to go to the pub for a big overseas match.
Changes to the Alcohol Relation Laws, ministers can grant one
off special trading hours for businesses that stream major events.
Steve Gillett is owner of the Kingsland, a pub in
(28:08):
Auckland and is with me this morning. Steve, Good morning mate,
how are we a good thank you? Is this good news?
Is this going to make a difference?
Speaker 7 (28:17):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (28:18):
I think it's just positive for the hospitality industry. It's
been pretty pretty tough out there at the moment, and
I think it's just an opportunity to get extra revenue streams,
to increase your top your total sales at the end
of the day. So it give us a guys opportunity
to open and let the community come in and watch
these games and support the local rugby games for sure.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Is it a major events they're talking about multiple a
year or is it just a very special occasion or
do we just have to wait and see that. It's
up to the minister's discretion.
Speaker 6 (28:49):
I suppose, I guess.
Speaker 5 (28:51):
I mean, I mean, coming up, we've got the end
of view two of England Scotland Wales that could be
an option there four o'clock am games, and then we've
got the Soccer World Cup next year, so definitely opportunities
there to open for those games.
Speaker 2 (29:06):
There's people who say, and some might call them wellsers,
but people who say, well, is you know if if
someone's just lost a football match and they're wasted drunk
and we're sending them out onto the street at nine am,
is that a sensible thing?
Speaker 5 (29:20):
Well, I mean, that's the thing where they are licensed
premises and we are regulated to keep peopone that's you know,
not intoxicated within the bar. So those guys can't be
in those in the premises. They have to be restricted
and not allowed in there. So you know, if everyone's
keeping to those of rules, those people shouldn't be in
those premises anyway. But you know, we've done it before.
(29:42):
We've done it for the soccer, for the Rugby World Cup,
Cricket World Cup, and done it quite well. Not had
had those problems and nothing's really come back and bid
us in the in the residual you can say.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
Steve the There's also some changes to supermarkets and bottle
stores and stuff like that, which I know governments of
all creeds have changed over the years. What is there
much do you notice a difference when they restrict in
Auckland as they have the hours for supermarkets and bottle stores.
Does it have much of an effect on the pub?
Speaker 5 (30:19):
I don't think so. I think people, you know, will
just work with what's happening. You know, there's a certain
how you're going to buy alcohol, they'll go out and
do that and pre buy it and do that, and
then we know when it comes to the bars, we'll
just tap the bars when they're open, and you know,
just as it is.
Speaker 2 (30:35):
So yeah, appreciate your time, Steve Steve Gett, owner of
the Kingsland Pub in Auckland. It is nine away from
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Speaker 1 (30:44):
You need this morning and the in depth analysis Early
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Speaker 2 (30:52):
There'd be seven away from six on News Talks. There'd
be Nicole McKee's point yesterday, and I thought it was
funny that she spoke at the Lula Inn, which is
a bar that I only know because they used to
do a bottomless brunch and friends of mine went Mike's
here in the studio, absolutely scoffing, but they used to
go to the bottomless Brunch and then crawl home because
they basically disgusting.
Speaker 12 (31:15):
It's funny you should mention that because as a place
we were thinking of going to four lunch or dinner
this weekend, and we bet we're sort of semi regular,
but they've started a bottomless and that was the end
of that. Yeah, it's it's just ruinous.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
So you were hang on, you wouldn't go there for
dinner on the basis that they were having a bottomless brunch? No, no, no,
either way.
Speaker 12 (31:35):
I can't remember where we were going, but when we
were going to go there, it was.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
A bottomless side at yes time.
Speaker 12 (31:40):
And we walked in once to another place we quite
often go, and they'd start at the bottomless lunch and
it's just it's just the low rent not it's just disgusting.
The only reason you are there is to get pissed,
isn't it. That's all it's about. It's not about food,
it's not about anything else. It's just about making a
complete sit of yourself and then staggering out the door
while the rest of us try and you know, get
on with you.
Speaker 2 (32:00):
And I probably shouldn't go out to get it there?
Are you? Are you into that?
Speaker 12 (32:04):
Have you done bottomless?
Speaker 2 (32:05):
I've been to bottomless brunch? Yeah, I went to one
in the UK and it was very messy. Yes, it
was very messy. He's sort of yeah, climbing to bed
at three pm, just feeling like absolute fantastic. But yeah,
that's the point of the manky is is people go,
girlfriends go and you know, four champagnes and then leave it.
Speaker 12 (32:24):
It's not champagne, is it. And that's the point. It's
it's jugs of you know, swill and just have another
glass to swell.
Speaker 2 (32:31):
And it's just like, God is scrumpy.
Speaker 12 (32:36):
God, we sound well, you don't I do? I sound
like a curmudgeonally old you do?
Speaker 2 (32:40):
Don't die?
Speaker 12 (32:40):
I mean anyway, they're resurfacing Transmission Gully, which is not
it was not a moment before time because it's three
and a half years old. For the sake, it really
really needs but it's an amazing Have you driven on
transmission of course I have millions times amazing, amazing road
because I grew up around there and it's totally transformed.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
Saying this is like, this is all you need.
Speaker 12 (33:02):
And I keep binging on about the road north of
Auckland those that's a road, the White Kattow Expressway, aok
that you know they are transformative. You know when you
put them in for all the Greenes and the bus lovers,
when you put a good road in, it's amazing.
Speaker 2 (33:15):
What have you tunnel? What have you time? What you
used to have to do to get it from the
airport to the city. And that's happened in my.
Speaker 13 (33:22):
Since I've moved up to Auckland's stilling to address yesterday,
he said, because he's downtown, he seems to think that
the you know, like the Great Hope is the CRL thing,
if it ever opens, will be equally as transformative.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
I was talking to Ian Jones last night. He's the
all black experience in the city. He said the same thing.
He's really hoping. But they've got to make sure from
day one that there's a there's a regular service. Couldn't
agree on and it's relying the trains work exactly. But
you get one chance of that star to build it
and they'll come. I couldn't agree with you more.
Speaker 12 (33:50):
Greg Foruran, who is running an airline with not a
lot of planes and a very bad economy at the moment,
and that's probably why his quickness leaving the country. But anyway,
before he goes, he after seven said all right, Have
a great Friday everyone.
Speaker 2 (34:03):
Oh I'm away next week Another scoff from mine, See
you later.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Listen live
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
Good morning in a six half to five, Welcome to Friday.
We look at the boozelord tweeks before six this morning,
Vincent mcavinie's in the UK. For US, Chinese investment in
New Zealand is flattening off. We ask why and what
can we do about it? And we speak to the
Black Ferns camp ahead of their Japan match on Well
it's Sunday their time, one o'clock Monday morning for US.
(00:31):
The agenda Friday, the twenty ninth of August. Russia has
gone NATO on Kiev six hundred bombs and drones overnight,
one of their biggest attacks ever.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Every time you think it won't be your house, that's here.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Evnchelle is all the heated you never expected. The Brits
and the EU have been caught up in this. I'll
explain that to you in a second. Obviously, the White
House is not happy.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Couldn't stopped shooting the capital. He does this and then
after all the European and the Americans left. He authorized
some of the harshest strokes we've seen since the beginning
of the war.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Still no motive in the US on that Catholic school shooting.
The police have named the gunman as twenty three year
old Robin Westman. Kids at the mass who were there
when it happened have been speaking about the moment.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
My friend Victor like Sieve Meso because he laid on
top of me, but he got.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Hit in the back. Finally, this morning, a University of
Tennessee professor has gone viral for faking a class cancelation
over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's engagement.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Taylor and Travis just got engaged due to this information,
I giveus locus classes canceled, get out of here.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
We turned out to be a pr lesson, apparently showing
how big cultural moments go viral and maximize impact a
little bit like Taytay's timed announcement there was just ahead
conveniently of the NFL season and quite near the release
of her album too.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Eight after five the first word on the News of
the Day early edition with Ryan Bridge and One Route
Love where You Live News Talks.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Yeah, so it looks like that meeting between Trump and
Putin didn't achieve much at all. If you look at
what's happened in Ukraine overnight, we've got more deaths. Eighteen
people have died, one of the biggest attacks from Russia
thus far in the war. And they either missed their
target or they are deliberately provoking a firestorm because they've
hit the British Council offices and the EU officers Ukraine
(02:34):
says six hundred and twenty nine missiles and drones struck
overnight there kme. The EU, as you can imagine, are
very angry about this, and they have called in the
Russian envoy, first time during this war that a British
government office has been caught up in it. So there's
a bit of frakka going on, a diplomatic frakar going
(02:54):
on over that. At the moment, we'll see what comes
of it. This morning, it is nine minutes after five up.
Next it's Chinese and investment in New Zealand when you
wouldn't say gangbusters, but nine percent a year on average
for twenty fourteen to twenty nineteen COVID hits and then
it starts to flatten off or even decline. We look
at that, we ask why that is at five twenty
(03:16):
this morning. Next we're at the Black Ferns camp here
on News Talks YB.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Get ahead of the headlines on early edition with Ryan
Bridge and one Roofe Love Where you Live News TALKSB.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Five eleven on News Talk IBB. Interesting the timeline, you know,
the FBI office. There was a big hooha about this
FBI office being set up in Wellington. It just really interesting.
The hero's got a piece on the timeline of who
knew what and when. Judith Collins knew about this base
being established seventy eight days before Luxon was told. I
find the whole thing a bit curious. Neither of them
(03:50):
has come out and explained why such a delay took place.
So Luxon finds out just six days before cash Battel
came and the ZB reported down at Parliament, noticed him,
saw him and then reported it to us. All Mark
Mitchell he was told July seventh, Winston Peter's July eighth.
Luxon not told until July twenty fourth. Todd mister Trade
(04:13):
he didn't know until the day of which is I
don't find that unusual, but the rest of it I do.
We've had a pseudo office here for years now. We've
had a staff member or staff members here, but an
actual official office, a base if you will for the FBI.
Bits strange that the Prime Minister was kept at such
arm's length for such a long period of time, and
(04:35):
that they're not saying why that is the case. Are
they keeping him in the dark? On purpose twelve past.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Five Bryan Bridge.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Injury update for the Black Ferns. This morning they crushed
Spain of course, forty five eighths. It was the wind
to start the week. Next up they take on Japan
at Sandy Park and England. That's one am our time,
Monday morning. Ricky Fouti is a Black Fern's Backs and
Skills coach and joins me this morning. Ricky, good morning here.
Speaker 6 (04:58):
Come on Ryan. How are you doing you will?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah? Really well? How are your girls doing? How the
injury is looking?
Speaker 6 (05:04):
No, our ladies are good, mate, As you were seen.
We had a couple of nibbles throughout the game there
with Kaipoetia and Dups picking up a little injuries. But
they all really need further assessment on their return to
play and they're in great hands of our medical staff.
(05:26):
But we're really confident that they are going to be
available next week actually.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
So they'll be there for Ireland.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Well, they'll be available for selection, that's what we're hoping,
but we'll get that. We'll get that information over the
next couple of days from our medics.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Everyone's downplaying the significance of the Japan game. You guys
aren't what's the what's the challenges there? What are you
what are you strategizing focusing on?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
No, Hey, just like Spain, really we're not. We're not
taking Japan lightly at all. We're respecting them. You know,
it's it's a Rugby World Cup. You know, Japan well
coached and their hard working team. They've got they've got
threats throughout their team. But we're really confident with the
(06:17):
team that we're going with, you know that that that
we can beat this this Japan team. So yeah, that
they've got. Hey, their game, from what we've seen, they've
got really good set piece, they've got a good kicking game.
They vary their kicking game. And the other part is
they're one of the top steps around turnover balls, so
(06:41):
really good tacklers and they're always looking at turning the
ball over. So a couple of things that we're aware
of in their game. But you know, we're going into
this game more focusing on on us and and and
how we needed to improve off the back of our
Spain performance. Spain, as I mentioned, they showed a lot
(07:05):
of heart and a lot of passion in their game
and put us under pressure and put our skill sets
under pressure. So we were a little bit clunky and
our timing was often a lot of parts of our
game and having an area raiate of around twenty two.
You know, we're going into this game making sure that
we're a lot more clinical than our Spain performance.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Ricky, what's the vibe like, what are the crowds like,
what's the atmosphere like?
Speaker 5 (07:28):
Then?
Speaker 6 (07:30):
Ah, hey, they the English have done a fantastic job
and Will Rugby done a fantastic job around promoting the
World Cup here in England. When we're up York, throughout
that whole week leading into our Spain game, just the
city had an awesome vibe around it. You know, a
lot of locals all knew that the World Cup was there,
(07:52):
you could tell with the energy that was around the city.
And then heading to the game against Spain, and hey,
it was it was It was pretty Lectrine the crowd
was into it and that was an awesome, awesome vibe
and I think the girls loved it and I'm sure
as the pool games move on and get into the playoffs,
(08:16):
that energy and is going to be something awesome. Good
luck for this weekend, Ricky, awesome, Thank you very much,
appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
That's Ricky Fluty, Black Ferns Backs and Skills coach with
us on Black Fans Camp over in the UK. It
is sixteen minutes after five. You're on News Talk SEBB.
Coming up next, we'll look at Chinese direct investment into
New Zealand and vice versa. We've got a new report
on that this morning and it's interesting the comparison pre
COVID and post COVID.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
News Talk SEBB on your radio and online on iHeartRadio
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is the number to text. I'm feeling a little bit
off this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Physically played a game netball last night, which is not
something you should do if you don't normally play netball
or anything particularly physically demanding. It was for charity, so
it was a really good cause. Tony Streep from Coast
Radio roped me into it. Lisa Carrington was on our team. Man,
she's impressive, and Vonn Willaring was coaching us, directing us.
(09:22):
They call her the General for a reason. Anyway, during
the break in this netball game, we're playing some ex
silver ferns, so it was fierce competition, stiff competition, which
is how my legs are feeling right now. Anyway, Lisa
Carrington goes that halftime, now, what are your tips? How
can I get better? How can I improve? And I'm like, man,
that's the attitude of an absolute champion. Willering looked at
(09:46):
me after she subbed me onto the bench for the
first time. There were a couple of them. She said,
where do you want to go next? And I said home?
And I wasn't lying anyway. It was good fun. And
if you would like to donate then please do. You
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That's an instant three A donation for the Cancer Society,
really good cause. Twenty after five. Chinese investment in New
Zealand isn't as robust as you might think it is,
but it is growing sort of. A new report from
the Chinese Business Council and insid IR shows China ranks
twelfth for direct foreign investment to New Zealand. Growth averaged
(10:26):
about nine percent a year over the past decade, but
it has been flattening or declining since COVID. Chris Nixon
is principal economist. It's ensiediar and with me this morning, Morning, Chris,
good morning. The fact investments slowing is them not us, right,
like they're not investing as much globally.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
I think that's right. But our investment with China is
also growing rather slowly as well that our trade numbers.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Yeah, they are our largest trading partner, but then only
twelfth on investment. Is there is normally a longer relationship
between the two.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Well, I mean the problem here is that investment is
a long term game, and with other countries who have
traded with for Australia, for example, for over one hundred
and fifty years, they have a much greater advantage than
the Chinese because we've only really been training trading with
(11:23):
the Chinese for the last twenty years, so you would
expect that it will take time for the relation to ship.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
To build Chris, what do they want to invest in?
Speaker 7 (11:38):
Well, I think they if you look at the spread
of investments so far, they are investing it in almost everything.
I think there are going to be opportunities for New
Zealand to invest in China and China to invest in
New Zealand in all sorts of things like what Well,
(12:02):
for example, New Zealand has invested in dairy in China,
also in things such as pet food in New Zealand.
It's pretty clear that I've invested in consumer goods given
(12:23):
that twenty one percent of our trade comes from China.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
John McKinnon says we're entering a no stone unturned period
of investment attraction here and we've seen announcement after announcement
from the government on you know, basically come here, invest, emigrate, spend,
We're open for business. Do you think the message is
getting through?
Speaker 7 (12:45):
Well, look, I mean I'm not really that focused on
the short term. I want consistency over the long term.
We need because it's a long term business. We want
consistency between as governments change in New Zealand. So our
bipartisan approach is really important and are consistent by bipartisan approach.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Do you think we'll get that well, time will tell.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
But I mean it's my advice as an economist to
point this out.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Message heard loud and clear. Chris Nixon, thanks for your
time this morning, principal economist at NZIAR and those new
numbers this morning time there's twenty three minutes after five.
You're on news talks hereb. Next we'll look at Air
New Zealand and they obviously had their results yesterday. Bit
depressing from Air New Zealand. How long till they're back
to full capacity, until they have all the planes that
(13:40):
they had pre engine issues and they can start flying
us where we need to get to. That's next the early.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
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Speaker 2 (13:53):
HEB twenty six minutes after five reading the In New
Zealand results yesterday? Did you see those? Bit depressing? Even
more so was the commentary afterwards, Profit down, demand down,
costs on the March. Capacity is still buggered by those
engine problems and the real punch in the guts for
our national carrier. They won't be back to full capacity
(14:14):
for the best part of two more years. FORURN confirmed
that last night, which is sad. It looks like a
bit of a wounded, bruised, not in full health national carrier,
doesn't it. And there's something about your national carrier that
should make you feel a little bit proud. You know,
when you've been overseas and you've traveled the world and
you've not seen a fellow New Zealander in ages a
(14:37):
long time, jumping on board that last league home. Hearing
the accent the comfort of Kiwi service makes you feel
a bit proud. So you should be proud of your
national carrier. Foreun has had a rough time in the job,
there's no doubt about that. Border closures, lockdowns. Is there
anything worse for the new boss of a global airline?
I don't think so. The Rolls Royce, the other engine issues,
(15:00):
again not really his fault. You can plan around that stuff.
But even those plans have had to change because the
engine makers. There are timelines for the fix it jobs.
They've been pushed out. And then there's the prices. All
we love to whine about the prices, including me, and
I'll get one on record. Return weekend flight from Auckland
to Wellington for the middle of next month will cost
(15:23):
you close to eight hundred bucks return Auckland Wellington. I
mean to be fair, it's only a couple of weeks away. Still,
let's wine and guess what. There's going to be more
of this to come, an extra five percent in the
near future of price increases and as forum hits the
departure allounged to make way for a new captain of
our national treasure. If we'd still call it that. The
(15:45):
question is what would or should he have done differently?
Look at Quantis, that's a bit of a mess I'd
probably take in New Zealand over Quantas right now, for
all the faults and all the complaints and all the
price hikes, is there anything anyone has suggested that could
have fixed these problems while not simultaneously sinking the business
(16:06):
or worse, forcing it to go once again cap in
hand to the government for another handout.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Ryan twenty eight.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Minutes after five year on news Talk said, b interesting
numbers from on green loans. Has anyone actually got one
of these green loans? I haven't had one myself. We've
looked at it, but it's never really made sense for
what we're wanting to do. But this has reached a
billion dollars now from all the major banks since they
launched in twenty twenty two. It's for stuff like heat
pumps and a new tesla and insulation. The rates are
(16:37):
really good. West Pax is a max of fifty thousand
interests free for up to five years. AMZB and z
ASB they're eighty thousand on one percent for a period
of up to three years. And at those rates, it's
kind of like, why wouldn't you. I guess it has
to make sense. Probably has to be something that you
(16:58):
are going to do anyway, and then you happen to
get a really good rate, so you maybe do it quicker.
But it's interesting looking at what we're actually spending it
on and the trends. EV was a big one to
begin with, but that's waning now. Insulation is strong, heat
pumps are strong. I mean those are bread and butter
and solar solar. Although apparently inquiries are picking up, so
(17:23):
it looks like we like a good green deal to
the tune of a billion dollars. News Talk said b
We're live to the UK next and our reporters are
around the country.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
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News Talks at Brett.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Far Away from six On News Talks, Ryan Born should
will go his salary and bonuses and his retirement handout,
cut the domestic flight costs and fill the planes up.
That is easier said than done, isn't it. How do
you make a profit with a strategy like that? Would
be my question?
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Ryan?
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Did you see the Quantust profits yesterday? Yes, Quantus Group
made one point seven eight billion dollar profit that compares
to our net profit of one hundred and twenty six
million for Air New Zealand. Theirs was up twenty eight
percent on the previous year, So yeah, they're doing really
well a sign like financially, I mean, I think in
terms of service, would you rather get on a Quantus
(18:34):
fighter in New New Zealand flight? Personally, I've always found
the experience to be better on in the New Zealand
flight so really strong. It's kind of a sign of
where our economies are at. Air New Zealand's performance via
Quantus obviously not in a great space at the moment.
Their domestic demand has increased, their business travelers rebounding in
Australia and Jetstar was a real standout for them twenty
(18:57):
five percent more customers internationally from Australia than in the
year prior. Big moves for Japan, Highland in South Korea
twenty three away from six Ryan Bridge, Colum Procter and
Jneedin for US this morning, calm, good morning, all right,
So population there is growing quite quickly. It is in
Central Otago, that's for sure.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
The District Council's latest reports revealed that Central Otago is
one of the fastest expanding regions in this country. It's
forecast for a sixty three percent population growth in the
next ten years. So that's good and bad news for
the area. The mayor, tama Ali tells us, Look, we've
seen what has happened when growth outpaces infrastructure in neighboring regions,
(19:38):
and Otago certainly doesn't want that. She says, growth carries
significant infrastructure risks if they are not ahead of the game,
and so she wants to ensure that when the area
does grow, it keeps in line with the reason why
people move there in the first place.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
And how's your wear? The colum Occasional.
Speaker 8 (19:53):
Shower is expected for duned and today more frequent this evening,
but then clearing the heighth today fifteenth.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
Thanks Cullum Clears and christ Church. Heay Claire, good morning.
A lot of headlines about this Rolling Meadows Music festival
and they're pushing ahead even though there's no resource consent.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
Yeah, this is the New.
Speaker 9 (20:10):
Year's festival that's coming to christ Church this year. After
being at why Pitter, christ Church City Council's Head of
Planning into Consents, Mark Stephenson, says the resours consent for
Rolling Medals is on hold at the moment. Council's waiting
for some more information. The stuff they're looking for is
about some plans to reorient the stages and also build
some walls on the site to direct the noise away
(20:31):
from the residential areas of Spencerville and Spencer Park and
towards the sea.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
Now.
Speaker 9 (20:36):
Council records show the festivals actually submitted four applications for
consent since March. The most recent one asks for consent
for three years instead of the original ten. And we've
gone to the festival organizers. They've given a statement. It's
pretty brief. It really only says that they're navigating a
very lengthy and drawn out consent process. They do think
that council has enough to just get it done. That said,
(20:58):
thirty percent of tickets have already being reserved via pre
sale and they're pushing ahead with their lineup announcement on Monday.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
All right, that's ambitious. How's your weather at cloudy periods?
Speaker 9 (21:07):
It could be a shower this afternoon. Westerlies and a
high of seventeen.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Thanks clear and Troy and Mex's and Wellington Heymex. Good morning.
Our first week of it Lothus Lodge trial is drawing
to a close.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
Yeah, it's been quite difficult this week. Some very harrowing
evidence presented in court. One on one calls from people
inside the building, calls from the roof where people had
escaped the fire too. Video yesterday played in court of
residents discovering that fire, initially a fire that would kill
five people. A call from a man trapped in his
smoke filled room thirty minutes he was on the line
(21:41):
with one one one. The man who made that call
was in court. He had to be helped out of
the room. He became so emotional. A video of a
guy jumping out of his fourth floor window onto another
building's roof.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
As for the murder.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Accused, he still has named suppression. He has tried to
plea insanity, but that was not accepted initially. He may
try again. Apparently he doesn't dispute lighting the fire in
twenty twenty three. A long way to go though in
this trial, likely another month.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
All right, And how's your weather?
Speaker 3 (22:10):
Cloudy today with some showers fourteen the high Central.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Thank you neighbors with us this morning in Auckland. Hey Neva,
Happy Friday, Happy Friday. Yes hey, bit of a feisty
meeting in Mount Eden last night.
Speaker 6 (22:22):
I no, I love it.
Speaker 10 (22:24):
See this is what public meetings should be about, you know,
four against fight, regardless of what's going to and what's happening. So, yes,
you're quite right, this happened in Mount Eden. So this
is over the concerns about high rise apartments in the
wider neighborhood and the worries about the loss of special
character status for hundreds of villas and bungalows in Mount Eden.
So you can just imagine just how yes heated it was.
(22:49):
We've had the herald, they were there and they reported
on it. Hundreds turned out there was a student in there.
There's a lot of four and against you know, one
of the students got up and said, look, I live
in a damp flat, your special character area. These older people,
they're preventing change we needed. And then he was shouted down,
you know from one of the local board members, you know,
shouting him down. And Paul Goldsmith was there, Christine Fletcher,
(23:12):
all the big names. So it was I think it
was actually quite good. I'm glad, you know, you get
a bit of mixture in there.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
Yeah, a bit of airing of the view because they
want to basically get rid of everyone's on about their
view shafts, aren't they, mart Eden. Everyone wants to about
to see the mass a.
Speaker 10 (23:26):
Special character areas yet they don't want the high rises
on there.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
But they've got to go in at some point exactly.
Speaker 10 (23:31):
But look, more to the point, the Auckland story of
the day has to be about you. And this was
the Coast Charity netball clash yesterday, Tony Street, and I
heard that you were fantastic because Jenny Woods and Andrew
Ortison they were the commentators.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Yeah they I think they're being nice. Well yeah, I
think they're being overly nice about that well position. I
played gold Keep for a little bit. Idea.
Speaker 10 (23:55):
Oh you would have been a great defense.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
I know it wasn't really. I googled before I went
what's the easy netball position? And it said goalkeep? So
I suggested to Von that. I said, hey, what about goalkeep?
And she said all right, But then then she put
me in a different way. I think I can't remember
what it is in the middle of the court. Anyway,
it was hard. They're bloody tough, and they're so physical
and they're really quick. By the time I turned, you know,
(24:19):
I would stand there, turn around and they'd moved three
places by then.
Speaker 10 (24:23):
Oh, for goodness sake, because I thought you look quite athletic.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
Looks can be deceiving, but it's for a great cause.
It was for deafital Day, which is today, so people
can donate to the Cancer Society today, please right, yes?
Speaker 10 (24:36):
And plus I think we've got here at ENZ and
me and the iHeart Lounge. They're going to have you know,
everyone's baking and all of that, so there will go
for that. I didn't bring anything, but I thought I
mon't go down and get some registic clear muffins and
that will be well, you know, it'll be our contribution
on behalf of you.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
And can I just say I'm absolutely shattered. Well, do
you know what funny you should say?
Speaker 10 (24:57):
Because I've had four coffees and I'm just like a
live why And this is the first time I've got
to say. You're very very quiet, You're like hi never
and that's not like, that's not like Ryan people and I.
Speaker 2 (25:07):
Saw m shadow.
Speaker 10 (25:09):
Do you go yeah, oh my god, nep, We'll play it. Okay,
showers possibly scoredy, thunderstorms and hail. Westerly's gusting to ninety
kilometers per hour. Seventeen is high here.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
You've had coffees for me too, all right, It's Friday morning.
On News Talks, there'll be seventeen minutes away from six,
we'll look at Nicole McKee and who changes to alcohol
laws some people for some people Again, we'll look at
that before six and Vincent mcavannie and the UK.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
Next International correspondence with ends and eye insurance peace of
mind for New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Fourteen away from six on News Talks, people get to
your text shortly right now. Vincent mcavannie is our UK
europe correspondent. Vincent's Ukraine suffered its worst night of strikes
in months. Nineteen people have been killed. In these strikes.
Speaker 5 (25:54):
Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 11 (25:55):
Nineteen people, including four children kill, the youngest of which
just two years old. Dozens more injured in this massive bombardment,
which was missiles and drones. It it hit several residential
buildings in capital Yukiv and also managed to hit the
EU's officers and the British Council's offices. That has meant
that the Russian ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign
(26:18):
Office today for addressing down the EU and Britain taking
it as a sort of attack basically on their presence there,
and President Zelenski saying that all of this is evidence
that Putin's not serious about wanting to go to the
negotiating table for a peace settlement.
Speaker 2 (26:32):
Have we heard anything from the Kremlin about whether this
was a mistake or whether they are playing with fire.
Speaker 11 (26:39):
So far we haven't heard anything about that, whether it
was a target or in discriminate, But you really sort
of can't trust anything that they would say, whether it
was a targeted attack.
Speaker 2 (26:48):
Down to airby that everyone's going on about this option auction,
I should say this props and costumes and pieces from
the all sorts of stuff, and there's going to be
a third release. Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 11 (27:00):
The third and final film comes out in the next
month of the much beloved TV show, And because it
is now the very end, they are auctioning off the
props from the last fifteen years. So if you go
on the website, it's everything from the car the family
drove to the wedding dress that Lady Mary wore, things
like the trays that the servants use, pieces of furniture.
(27:21):
It's all on there and the bidding is on until
the fifteenth of September. It's all for a charity which
supports those who have medical illnesses children. It's called Together
for Short Lives, the charity sports and children with life
limiting conditions and their families. So you can go on
to the website and just have the brows there and
a real sort of treasure trove of early twentieth century
(27:44):
furniture and clothing which is all used in that show.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Vincent, Thank you Vincent making any a UK. You're a correspondent.
Time now twelve to six. It'd be good news for
the sports fans this morning. It's so going to be
easier to go to the pub for a big overseas match.
Changes to the Alcohol Relation Laws, ministers can grant one
off special trading hours for businesses that stream major events.
Steve Gillett is owner of the Kingsland, a pub in
(28:08):
Auckland and is with me this morning. Steve, Good morning mate,
how are we a good thank you? Is this good news?
Is this going to make a difference?
Speaker 7 (28:17):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (28:18):
I think it's just positive for the hospitality industry. It's
been pretty pretty tough out there at the moment, and
I think it's just an opportunity to get extra revenue streams,
to increase your top your total sales at the end
of the day. So it give us a guys opportunity
to open and let the community come in and watch
these games and support the local rugby games for sure.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
Is it a major events they're talking about multiple a
year or is it just a very special occasion or
do we just have to wait and see that. It's
up to the minister's discretion.
Speaker 6 (28:49):
I suppose, I guess.
Speaker 5 (28:51):
I mean, I mean, coming up, we've got the end
of view two of England Scotland Wales that could be
an option there four o'clock am games, and then we've
got the Soccer World Cup next year, so definitely opportunities
there to open for those games.
Speaker 2 (29:06):
There's people who say, and some might call them wellsers,
but people who say, well, is you know if if
someone's just lost a football match and they're wasted drunk
and we're sending them out onto the street at nine am,
is that a sensible thing?
Speaker 5 (29:20):
Well, I mean, that's the thing where they are licensed
premises and we are regulated to keep peopone that's you know,
not intoxicated within the bar. So those guys can't be
in those in the premises. They have to be restricted
and not allowed in there. So you know, if everyone's
keeping to those of rules, those people shouldn't be in
those premises anyway. But you know, we've done it before.
(29:42):
We've done it for the soccer, for the Rugby World Cup,
Cricket World Cup, and done it quite well. Not had
had those problems and nothing's really come back and bid
us in the in the residual you can say.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
Steve the There's also some changes to supermarkets and bottle
stores and stuff like that, which I know governments of
all creeds have changed over the years. What is there
much do you notice a difference when they restrict in
Auckland as they have the hours for supermarkets and bottle stores.
Does it have much of an effect on the pub?
Speaker 5 (30:19):
I don't think so. I think people, you know, will
just work with what's happening. You know, there's a certain
how you're going to buy alcohol, they'll go out and
do that and pre buy it and do that, and
then we know when it comes to the bars, we'll
just tap the bars when they're open, and you know,
just as it is.
Speaker 2 (30:35):
So yeah, appreciate your time, Steve Steve Gett, owner of
the Kingsland Pub in Auckland. It is nine away from
six News Talks, the b the news.
Speaker 1 (30:44):
You need this morning and the in depth analysis Early
edition with Ryan Bridge and One Room Love Where you
Live News Talks.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
There'd be seven away from six on News Talks. There'd
be Nicole McKee's point yesterday, and I thought it was
funny that she spoke at the Lula Inn, which is
a bar that I only know because they used to
do a bottomless brunch and friends of mine went Mike's
here in the studio, absolutely scoffing, but they used to
go to the bottomless Brunch and then crawl home because
they basically disgusting.
Speaker 12 (31:15):
It's funny you should mention that because as a place
we were thinking of going to four lunch or dinner
this weekend, and we bet we're sort of semi regular,
but they've started a bottomless and that was the end
of that. Yeah, it's it's just ruinous.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
So you were hang on, you wouldn't go there for
dinner on the basis that they were having a bottomless brunch? No, no, no,
either way.
Speaker 12 (31:35):
I can't remember where we were going, but when we
were going to go there, it was.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
A bottomless side at yes time.
Speaker 12 (31:40):
And we walked in once to another place we quite
often go, and they'd start at the bottomless lunch and
it's just it's just the low rent not it's just disgusting.
The only reason you are there is to get pissed,
isn't it. That's all it's about. It's not about food,
it's not about anything else. It's just about making a
complete sit of yourself and then staggering out the door
while the rest of us try and you know, get
on with you.
Speaker 2 (32:00):
And I probably shouldn't go out to get it there?
Are you? Are you into that?
Speaker 12 (32:04):
Have you done bottomless?
Speaker 2 (32:05):
I've been to bottomless brunch? Yeah, I went to one
in the UK and it was very messy. Yes, it
was very messy. He's sort of yeah, climbing to bed
at three pm, just feeling like absolute fantastic. But yeah,
that's the point of the manky is is people go,
girlfriends go and you know, four champagnes and then leave it.
Speaker 12 (32:24):
It's not champagne, is it. And that's the point. It's
it's jugs of you know, swill and just have another
glass to swell.
Speaker 2 (32:31):
And it's just like, God is scrumpy.
Speaker 12 (32:36):
God, we sound well, you don't I do? I sound
like a curmudgeonally old you do?
Speaker 2 (32:40):
Don't die?
Speaker 12 (32:40):
I mean anyway, they're resurfacing Transmission Gully, which is not
it was not a moment before time because it's three
and a half years old. For the sake, it really
really needs but it's an amazing Have you driven on
transmission of course I have millions times amazing, amazing road
because I grew up around there and it's totally transformed.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
Saying this is like, this is all you need.
Speaker 12 (33:02):
And I keep binging on about the road north of
Auckland those that's a road, the White Kattow Expressway, aok
that you know they are transformative. You know when you
put them in for all the Greenes and the bus lovers,
when you put a good road in, it's amazing.
Speaker 2 (33:15):
What have you tunnel? What have you time? What you
used to have to do to get it from the
airport to the city. And that's happened in my.
Speaker 13 (33:22):
Since I've moved up to Auckland's stilling to address yesterday,
he said, because he's downtown, he seems to think that
the you know, like the Great Hope is the CRL thing,
if it ever opens, will be equally as transformative.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
I was talking to Ian Jones last night. He's the
all black experience in the city. He said the same thing.
He's really hoping. But they've got to make sure from
day one that there's a there's a regular service. Couldn't
agree on and it's relying the trains work exactly. But
you get one chance of that star to build it
and they'll come. I couldn't agree with you more.
Speaker 12 (33:50):
Greg Foruran, who is running an airline with not a
lot of planes and a very bad economy at the moment,
and that's probably why his quickness leaving the country. But anyway,
before he goes, he after seven said all right, Have
a great Friday everyone.
Speaker 2 (34:03):
Oh I'm away next week Another scoff from mine, See
you later.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
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