Sinopsis
Don't risk not knowing what's going around New Zealand and the world - catch up with interviews from Early Edition, hosted by Kate Hawkesby on Newstalk ZB.
Episodios
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Mary Jo Vergara: Kiwibank Senior Economist ahead of the third quarter GDP release
18/12/2024 Duración: 03minInfrastructure investment is being held up as being paramount to keeping New Zealand's economy on the right track. Stats NZ will release GDP data for the third quarter just before 11am today. The major banks are all predicting between a 0.2% and 0.4% contraction, meaning our third technical recession in two years. Kiwibank Senior Economist Mary Jo Vergara told Andrew Dickens a lack of infrastructure investment has made the last few years particularly volatile. She says in a time of recession, building roads, hospitals and schools will help the economy. Vergara says cuts to the US Federal Reserve also impact our economy and exporters. She says our small economy is heavily reliant on the performance of the global economy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jim Goodwin: Lake Alice survivor on the redress payments for those who experienced abuse in care
18/12/2024 Duración: 04minA Lake Alice survivor understands the frustration at the Government's torture redress. Eligible people tortured at the psychiatric hospital in the 1970s can take an expedited payment of $150 thousand or apply for independently assessed redress. Payments will be made between March and December next year. But survivor Jim Goodwin told Andrew Dickens these people have spent their lives being fobbed off and may feel it's not good enough. He says this is also being determined by government ministers and heads of government departments – the very people who have fobbed them off. Goodwin says it seems to him that this won't be the full and final settlement, but rather the $150 thousand is just the start. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Full Show Podcast: 19 December 2024
18/12/2024 Duración: 34minListen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 19 December. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Simon Wickham: Rowing NZ Chief Executive welcomes funding boost ahead of the 2028 LA Olympics
18/12/2024 Duración: 02minOlympic medal-winning sports have been given a funding boost heading into the 2028 Los Angeles games. High Performance Sport New Zealand's announced it's investing $162.8 million for 36 national sporting organisations over the next four years. Rowing, Yachting, Athletics and Para Athletics, Cycling and Para Cycling, and Canoe Racing and Para Canoe are the Podium sports which will receive increased investment - sports that contributed to 16 of New Zealand’s 20 medals won at the Paris Olympics. Rowing NZ's Chief Executive Simon Wickham has welcomed the funding boost. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andrew Dickens: Why we need the fast track bill to get stuff done
18/12/2024 Duración: 02minWelcome to the fast track world, where parliamentarians have been given the right to approve projects they reckon are good for the country. Last night Chris Bishop even referred to himself, Simeon Brown and Shane Jones as the troika - a Russian word referring to 3 parties being a ruling body, so even he knew the remarkable power he was giving himself. That power has been watered down but the underlying concern remains. We all know projects that have been disasters, or contained unintended consequences, or that favoured investors and not the community. We’re also aware of so many projects run by cowboys that we have regretted. Suburbs built in flood zones, dams built in unstable land, and various in fill nightmares and runoffs from industry that have poisoned waterways and caused environmental disaster. And all of that was while more regulation was in place. A senior city planner in Auckland is on record as saying there’s a handful of developers who get their consents in a month b
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Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2024
17/12/2024 Duración: 34minOn the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 17th of December, the Treasury has released its half yearly update, and the readings are grim. Barbara Edmonds pushes back against the blame being laid at Labour’s feet. A review has proposed a raft of changes to regulations in the early childhood sector, Early Childhood New Zealand CEO Kathy Wolfe joined to discuss the proposal. And Andrew wants to know who’s paying $74 to park in Auckland’s CBD. Get the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Kathy Wolfe: Early Childhood New Zealand CEO on the proposed changes to regulations in the sector
17/12/2024 Duración: 03minEarly childhood educators are welcoming the Government's proposed changes to the sector. A review has made 15 recommendations to simplify and modernise regulation to help better provide safe, high-quality care and education. Regulation Minister David Seymour says they represent a major shakeup, promoting innovation, quality, and growth. But Early Childhood New Zealand chief executive Kathy Wolfe told Andrew Dickens they also need to mitigate all potential risks. She says they need to work with Seymour to ensure these recommendations land in the right places and are fit for purpose. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Barbara Edmonds: Labour Finance Spokesperson dosen't take blame for the worse than expected economic update
17/12/2024 Duración: 05minGrim readings from the Treasury's half year economic and fiscal update. The government's books will stay in the red until at least 2029, a year later than previously predicted. Although the government says it will aim to return to surplus a year earlier. Finance Minister Nicola Willis is blaming the opposition for the bad result, saying in the past five years Labour added more than $100 billion to our debt. Labour's Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has pushed back. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andrew Dickens: Who's paying $74 a day to park in the city?
17/12/2024 Duración: 02minNews that Wilson Parking in Fort Street, Auckland, is the most expensive parking in New Zealand says a lot more than just a company creaming it. If you turn up first thing at the park and you use the on site machine then a days parking will cost you $74. Now who pays $74 for a days park? If you park casually then it will cost you $22 an hour - more than the minimum wage. I’m picking that if you park in this park then you’re not working in hospo, you’re earning enough to blow money like this, you don’t feel you have an alternative and you love your car and want to park near work. So let’s break that down. The average wage in Auckland is $72,000 a year, after tax that’s $900 bucks a week in the hand. The median rent is $700 dollars, you need $100 a week for power, phone internet and gas, you need to eat. So where’s the money for that park? The only people paying that earn way more than $72 grand. On the alternative, most don’t have a car park. 50 per cent of workers in Auckland’s CBD take publ
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Robin van der Sanden: 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey author on the findings of the report
16/12/2024 Duración: 02minA report gives an insight into how we're using pharmaceutical and psychedelic drugs. The 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey of more than 10,000 people shows a quarter of recent psychedelics users took the drugs for their mental health and wellbeing. Author Dr Robin van der Sanden says there's growing awareness among the general public about their potential benefits. She says it's a global trend, fuelled by things like recent clinical trials of LSD for terminal cancer patients. van der Sanden told Andrew Dickens that there is a concern about health and safety, namely mixing the substances with alcohol, or the risk of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Cameron Bagrie: Economist ahead of Treasury's half yearly economic and fiscal update
16/12/2024 Duración: 04minExpectations are low as Treasury allows a peek into its books later today. Economist Cameron Bagrie says in the 2024 update, various scenarios were presented for this year. He told Andrew Dickens it seems we're on track with the downside prediction. Bagrie says it forecast net debt climbing to 45% of GDP and the operating balance remaining in deficit. Treasury will unveil its half yearly economic and fiscal update at 1pm. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the suspected mass alcohol poisoning in Fiji
16/12/2024 Duración: 03minTwo of the Australians who fell gravely ill after drinking pina coladas at a Fiji resort have returned home. Seven Australians staying at the high-end Warwick Resort have been hospitalised. Tanya Sandhoe and her teen daughter Georgia landed in Sydney last night after getting medical clearance to fly. Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Andrew Dickens it's a suspected mass alcohol poisoning. She says investigations are continuing into what happened, with toxicology reports expected soon. New Zealand's travel advice to Fiji's been updated, warning of a potential drink spiking and methanol poisoning. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Full Show Podcast: 17 December 2024
16/12/2024 Duración: 34minOn the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday the 17th of December. The government is making moves to refocus local councils on core cervices and improve accountability for ratepayers. So what do local government leaders make of the plan? Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers is on the show. The half year economic and fiscal update is out this afternoon. What does it say about where we sit heading into the new year? Cameron Bagrie previews the update. A new drug use survey has found one in four respondents is using pharmaceuticals for recreational use. Dr Robin Van Der Sanden from Massey University's Drug Research team speaks to Andrew. Get the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Glyn Lewers: Queenstown Lakes District Mayor on changes to the Local Government Act
16/12/2024 Duración: 03minA suite of reforms are on the way to hold local councils to account. The Local Government Act's being stripped of requirements to consider social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being as part of Cabinet's efforts to prioritise the basics. It will also benchmark performance with a yearly report on financial and delivery outcomes. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says it will compare different councils rates, debt, spending, budgets and the state of their roads. Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers says the move was well signalled. "The information is there they're just going to publish it in a different format".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andrew Dickens: The government has given the councils a telling off for Christmas
16/12/2024 Duración: 02minThe government is going to hold councils accountable for the basics like pipes and rubbish, but screw any mention of well being. I don’t know about you, but the care of maintenance of pipes and sewage and trash is fundamental to my well being. Minister Simeon Brown wants a report issued each year on the financial health of each council, their spending and their results. They also want to look at the changes in rates for each dwelling. In other words they’re going to read the publicly listed council reports and produce their own because apparently many ratepayers don’t or can't be bothered. That's also the job the media used to do until they got so skint they don't have the staff to do it. I couldn’t help thinking the whole thing was a dramatic production and part of a culture war to paint local bodies as a villain for committing exactly the same crimes central government are guilty of. There’s criticism of council red tape in building consents and yet the irony is that it’s central governmen
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Gavin Grey: Europe correspondent on five people killed in several shootings in northern France
15/12/2024 Duración: 03minFive people have been killed in several shootings in northern France. BBC reports around 2pm local time, a man was shot outside his house in village Wormhout near Dunkirk. About 45 minutes later, two security guards were killed at a nearby port. Minutes later, two other men staying in the nearby migrant camp were also shot dead. Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens a 22-year-old man has handed himself in. “Police absolutely covering the area and looking at finding motives for this, but it does appear to be this young man had already expressed some pretty severe anti-migrant attitudes.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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John Murphy: Vegetables NZ chair says supplier cost increases to supermarkets still rising, but trend is below overall inflation
15/12/2024 Duración: 02minSupplier costs increases to supermarkets have continued to rise. Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index shows a 2.1 percent increase in supplier costs to supermarkets in November, compared to the year prior. Some of the largest rises were for chocolate and cooking oils. Vegetables NZ Chair John Murphy told Andrew Dickens there's still some general inflationary pressure – but the trend is below overall inflation. “So you see the likes of diesel and things like that starting to creep in, which affects those freight costs.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2024
15/12/2024 Duración: 34minOn the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Monday the 16th of December. The next five-year plan for family and sexual violence has been released by the government, and it includes a review of $1.3 billion in prevention spending. Women's Refuge Chief Executive Dr Ang Jury is on the show. Infometrics latest food supplier cost index has seen a 2.1 percent rise in the year ending November, is it in line with inflation, and what does it mean for your last minute pre-Christmas dash to the supermarket? Vegetables NZ Chair John Murphy speaks to Andrew. Auckland FC have drawn 2 all against Melbourne, and the Black Caps are holding a solid lead against England, can they make it all the way? Elliott Smith has your weekend sport wrap. Get the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dr Ang Jury: Women's Refuge Chief Executive on changing the attitudes that cause family violence
15/12/2024 Duración: 03minA new Government action plan for preventing family and sexual violence pushes for deeper collaboration across government agencies. It's the second action plan as part of a 25-year national strategy. Focus areas include improvements to protect children and young people, strengthening the workforce, taking action on sexual violence, and expanding prevention. Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence Karen Chhour says the first plan was the beginning of the conversation, and tried to cover a wide area. Reaction to the plan has been positive, Women's Refuge chief executive Dr Ang Jury says it's good to see a commitment to addressing harm - but we also need to focus on changing attitudes. "That's where the prevention focus needs to be, so that we can actually look at bringing up a generation of kids who don't see any benefit in behaving in this way". LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andrew Dickens: The political games hiding the real issues behind the Interislander
15/12/2024 Duración: 02minAnyone who thought the ferry debate was over for summer was very wrong. The weekend papers were full of reckons and I reckon it’s because it’s a bigger piece of infrastructure than many realise. Sure a lot of tourists and locals travel on it, heading on adventures or heading home, but $30 billion dollars worth of freight between the North and South Island depends on it too. So the reckons were about who screwed it up more. Nicola Willis, Grant Robertson or KiwiRail itself. Then there was debate over Winston’s hijacking of the job and whether this will play out well or badly for him. The conversation about rail enabled or rail capable rumbled on and whether just letting Bluebridge have the whole job was a good idea, since their boats don't seem to break down or run aground. Steven Joyce commented on the nostalgic choice of Kaiwharawhara for the ferry port, a very earthquake prone reclamation. But if not there then where Steven? Relocating the port to a seismically more stable location could b