Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

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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.

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  • Jason Walls: Political Editor says Chris Hipkins is looking to bring in some fresh talent to his Cabinet

    30/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    New year, new Prime Minister, new Cabinet. Chris Hipkins will unveil his Ministerial reshuffle at 4pm today, plugging holes left by retiring MPs. Political Editor Jason Walls joined Early Edition. “Hipkins’ assent to Prime Minister means he vacates a number of fairly chunky portfolios including education and police, those are expected to go to already senior Cabinet ministers but Hipkins has said he is looking to bring some fresh talent into his Cabinet.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Simon Laube: Early Childhood Council CEO says some centres will be open this week for parents who need to drop kids off

    30/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    Some early childhood centres will be open this week, for parents who need to drop their kids off. But Early Childhood Council Chief Executive Simon Laube told Kate Hawkesby a number may remain closed. "If you are in Auckland today, if you haven't heard from your centre, reach out, get in touch and see fi they're open." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Shane Henderson: Auckland councillor says people are worried about getting hit by bad weather again

    30/01/2023 Duración: 02min

    Flood-affected parts of Auckland are preparing to be in the firing line once again. Red Heavy Rain Warnings have been issued for Northland, northern Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula. Orange Heavy Rain Warnings have also been issued for the rest of Auckland and Bay of Plenty. In Auckland, a state of emergency remains in place, many roads remain closed, and schools have been asked to delay the start of term until next week. In the city's west, councillor Shane Henderson told Kate Hawkesby people are worried about getting hit yet again. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Chloe Swarbrick: Auckland MP says there's a disconnect between Auckland's leaders and its people

    29/01/2023 Duración: 05min

    Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick says authorities will need to learn lessons from their slow response to Friday's heavy rain. She told Roman Travers there is an obvious disconnect between Auckland's leaders and Auckland's people, which is disappointing. Swarbrick says questions will need to be asked about why authorities were so slow to respond to the severe weather event. But the focus right now, she says, needs to be getting through the week. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Scott Simpson: Coromandel MP on the closure of multiple state highways

    29/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    People on the Coromandel Peninsula are being urged to brace for more heavy rain. There are extensive road closures, including State Highway 25 between Coromandel Town and Whitianga, and State Highway 25A between Kopu to Hikuai. That means many communities, like Whitianga, are once again cut off. Coromandel MP Scott Simpson told Roman Travers that the slips on State Highway 25A will take the highway out of action for months. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Roman Travers: Wayne Brown and the Weather

    29/01/2023 Duración: 01min

    What the weather brought to vast parts of predominantly the North Island over the long weekend will hopefully not be seen again for a very long time.   Something else I hope not to see for a very long time is the attitude portrayed by our leader, the mayor of Auckland who told us that it wasn’t his job to get out there with a bucket.  It was an interesting thing to hear Mayor Brown say, when clearly there have been several mayors over the years who’ve done that: rolled up their sleeves and just got stuck in.   We’ve had a mayor who famously towed his concrete mixer on the back of the mayoral car.   Why? Because many of our elected leaders have or have had fantastic work ethics, which is one of the fundamental reasons they got voted in.   Surely it’s important to be seen being an active and integral part of your community, whether that’s a small town or a super city.    On Saturday, Wayne Brown went on the defence, saying the response to Friday's storm took a lot of concentration, happened quickly and the resp

  • Roman Travers: Do you see communal living as a way forward?

    26/01/2023 Duración: 01min

    Every time I’m confronted with what people are pay for rent I am completely shocked at how anyone can afford to part with that kind of money, and still have money anything else.  I’ve real concerns for my daughters who are in their 20s and just how on earth they will ever get to a position where being able to afford a mortgage is a viable proposition.   Yesterday, TradeMe revealed the whopping all-time high rental costs across the country.   The biggest increase was seen in Northland, where the median weekly rent skyrocketed. At the start of last year, the median rent for Northland properties was $500 a week. By December, that had jumped to $560.  Manawatū, Whanganui, Taranaki and Canterbury also saw enormous increases of at least $40 per week.  Do you think it’s time to completely flip the desk on the astronomical cost of existing and seriously consider other ways of living?   Is it time to get more communal and build properties as communities which may involve friends and family as a means to reduce the cos

  • Mark Orams: Sailing commentator on Hamish Bond joining Team New Zealand for Barcelona America's Cup

    26/01/2023 Duración: 03min

    Three-time Olympic gold medalist Hamish Bond is joining Team New Zealand for the America’s cup. He will be a cyclor in the 2024 Barcelona competition. Sailing commentator Mark Orams joined Roman Travers. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Jo Harrison: Barnardos General Manager hopes teaming up with Healthy Harold will help young people with mental health

    26/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    Harold the Giraffe is expanding his focus. The popular giraffe puppet has been teaching generations of New Zealand children about their bodies and being healthy. Now, Healthy Harold is teaming up with Barnados to educate five to 19-year-olds about how and when to ask for help with their mental health. Barnardos General Manager Jo Harrison told Roman Travers they're hoping to reach more young people. She says there isn't a more iconic figure to be teaching children about mental health. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Brett O'Reilly: Employers and Manufacturers Assn says increasing minimum wage is the wrong move as it pushes up incomes

    26/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    A warning that increasing the minimum wage could make inflation even worse. The number of people seeking help because of financial hardship is on the rise, as inflation continues to remain at historically high levels. But National says any increase to the minimum wage is the wrong move right now, as it will increase inflationary pressure. Employers and Manufacturers Association Chief Executive Brett O'Reilly told Roman Travers he agrees, because a minimum wage rise pushes up incomes across the board. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Roman Travers: Yesterday was a big day for new PM Chris Hipkins

    25/01/2023 Duración: 01min

    Yesterday was a very big day for new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.   There aren’t very many of us that can say we’ve been Prime Minister. Evidently, there aren’t too many who want the job. We’re only up to number 41.   There aren’t very many that put their hand up for the job and given the way they’ve been treated in recent years, you’d have to say, it takes a certain kind of someone. Regardless, I think we’re all excited and waiting with baited breath, to hear about which policies will be quietly folded and stuck back in the sock drawer, and which ones will be tinkered with and given new direction.   I do wonder how many people engage daily with the news around the new leader of the Labour Party and the announcements being made apropos their new direction. Do you think the new right hand down approach on the drive to the general election is spinning many wheels? Most people are just far too busy. Busy trying to work out how to keep their job. Busy trying to keep a business running. Busy trying to keep their

  • Michael Franks: Seeka CEO says kiwifruit growers shouldn't be taking the brunt of quality, cost issues

    25/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    Some are suggesting kiwifruit growers being hard done by. Zespri has pulled pin on its February payment to growers due to higher costs from last season. Chief grower Carol Ward says it's down to fruit quality. But Seeka says growers shouldn't be taking the brunt of it. CEO Michael Franks joined Early Edition. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Dr. Paul Franklin: Freshwater ecologist on almost half our river network being inaccessible to migratory fish

    25/01/2023 Duración: 03min

    A study by NIWA shows almost half of our river network is inaccessible to migratory fish. A further 36 percent could also be restricted but has not yet been assessed. NIWA is now studying the swimming capabilities of native fish to try and come up with a solution. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Paul Franklin joined Early Edition. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • John Murphy: Vegetables NZ Chair says growers are optimistic seasonal fruit and vege prices could drop

    25/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    It could soon be a little big cheaper to fill up the fruit bowl and vegetable drawer. Latest figures show fruit and vegetable prices are 23 percent higher than they were a year ago, contributing to a 7.2 percent rise in overall consumer prices. But growers are optimistic seasonal fruit and vegetable prices could drop, and supply could increase, in the coming weeks. Vegetables New Zealand Chair John Murphy says price of some products may fall faster than the price of others. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Mark Smith: ASB Economists predict that the inflation rate is still climbing

    24/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    There's no guarantee inflation is on the decline. The Annual Consumer Price Index data, due out later this morning, will show how much prices have increased for the average household in the past 12 months. While many economists expect the inflation rate to be lower than the 7.2 reached in the year to October, ASB is predicting the inflation rate will be even higher. ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith says that there's lots of uncertainty in the figures. He says their view is domestic, and inflation will remain more of a problem for the Reserve Bank. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Roman Travers: Australian Mānuka Honey?

    24/01/2023 Duración: 01min

    What are you having on your toast this morning? Hopefully it’s some delicious Australian mānuka honey. If we don’t win the ongoing battle with Australia to claim the word mānuka as specifically unique to New Zealand, then we may well be having Aussie mānuka honey on our toast and letting Australian producers have their way.  There is a group of New Zealand honey producers who’ve not given up. They’re still working to trademark the term mānuka honey and they’ve refiled court proceedings in the UK and EU. This isn’t just some backyard group of apiary enthusiasts . They’re being backed by the wider New Zealand honey industry and the government.  The ‘New Zealand Manuka Honey Appellation Society’ has been working to protect the term so that only honey from New Zealand can be called mānuka since 2015. They’ve been here before and lost back in 2021. But this time around they say they’ve learnt a whole lot and they’re having another crack at protecting what is demonstrably and obviously a New Zealand name and produc

  • Chris Wilson: Auckland University researcher says Ardern has been subject to far more threats and hates than most

    23/01/2023 Duración: 05min

    Misogyny appears to have played a key part in the unprecedented vitriol faced by Jacinda Ardern. New Auckland University research —tracking thousands of hateful posts on the dark corners of the internet in recent years— has found that 93-percent targeted Ardern. And experts now warn that Ardern is likely to need more ongoing protection than any other former Prime Minister. Researcher Chris Wilson told Roman Travers that Ardern has been subject to far more threats and hateful messages than other public figures. He says she became a target for reasons including her overseas popularity, being a left wing PM, and woman in power. Other public figures were usually targeted when they talked about issues like Covid mandates. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Peter Shepherd: Auckland University researcher on the research into a breast cancer treatment

    23/01/2023 Duración: 04min

    Could a drug used for breast cancer treatment be the key to making people live longer? An Auckland University trial has found long-term treatment of healthy mice with the drug —alpelisib— increased their lifespan by about ten percent. Those mice also showed some signs of being healthier in old age, such as improved coordination and strength. Auckland University researcher Peter Shepherd says the findings have big implications for the general health of humans. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Roman Travers: The forestry industry needs to take full responsibility

    23/01/2023 Duración: 01min

    For as long as I can remember, farming and forestry have gone hand-in-hand. In fact, there was a huge push, back in the 80s for farmers to invest heavily in forestry but now the chickens have come to roost.   Federated Farmers is now calling on the government to establish an independent inquiry into the factors that contributed to the flooding and destroyed infrastructure from ex-tropical cyclone Hale. The tragedy now is that every time there’s a rain event more ‘slash’ is washing down throughout The East Cape causing incredible damage and exponential costs for farmers and ultimately the forestry industry.   There are farmers along The East Cape who’ve just about lost the will to carry on and are seriously considering shutting the farm gate and walking away. That’s how bad the situation has got.   The problem goes back as far as 1988, when Cyclone Bola came to town, and consequently, thousands of hectares of trees were planted on some pretty dubious farming land with the intention of stabilising the precariou

  • Nick Leggett: Transporting New Zealand CEO on rising transport costs

    22/01/2023 Duración: 05min

    Transport costs are set to increase in the coming months and that could push up the price of almost everything else. Discounts to public transport, fuel taxes, and road user charges will end next Tuesday. Road user charges are set to increase by 36-percent. Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett says that will mean a 45 tonne truck and trailer travelling 100-thousand-kilometres a year will pay an extra 21-thousand-dollars. He says that's going directly hit the pocket of consumers, because trucks carry about 93 percent of freight. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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