Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

By Newstalk ZB

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May 03, 2017 Bill Ralston: "Media companies face hard future"
Media commentator Bill Ralston joins Chris Lynch to discuss the decline by the Commerce Commission of a NZME\Fairfax merger.
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13min
May 03, 2017 Andrew Becroft: "Canterbury Rugby taking on young player challenge"
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft discusses a new campaign from Canterbury Rugby to discipline young players guilty of misconduct like racial abuse
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6min
May 02, 2017 Gerry Brownlee: Multi-use arena in Christchurch
The Government is stumping up for the cost of a pre-feasibility study for a new multi-use arena in Christchurch.
The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan provides for a venue to attract regional, national and international events.
Under the central city Blueprint, the land between three city blocks bounded by Hereford, Tuam and Madras streets is designated for the anchor project.
Minister Gerry Brownlee said the Christchurch Stadium Trust, which owns the temporary AMI Stadium in Addington, will undertake the feasibility report.
It will be Mr Brownlee's last act as Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration.
Mr Brownlee told Chris Lynch the land already exists in the central city for a new stadium.
"I do think also it needs to be multi-purpose, a multi use stadium," he said.
LISTEN ABOVE AS GERRY BROWNLEE SPEAKS WITH CHRIS LYNCH
Mr Brownlee said the study will include costs and specifics of the project.
His successor, Minister Nicky Wagner, and the Christchurch City Council will receive the report by the end of July.
Mr Brownlee said he's amazed with how people reacted to the infamous 'red zone' decision, after the February 2011 earthquake.
The plan saw the Crown purchase thousands of damaged homes in order for owners to move on.
"A lot of people have said to me, 'well I had no choice'. I guess that's right but it's the way in which people have embraced it in those areas. It's a phenomenal story in my view."
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10min
May 01, 2017 Nigel Hampton QC: Pike River footage shows manned re-entry possible
The lawyer for the families of the Pike River Mine victims says new footage reinforces the call for re-entry to the mine.
Footage has emerged of a robot inside the drift of the mine, just months after the explosion in 2010.
That has angered Pike River families who have been fighting for access to where their 29 loved ones died, for six years.
In the footage, workers in breathing apparatus can be seen sticking cardboard onto the robot before it moves along the access tunnel.
A police report said the families had already been shown the footage, although they say otherwise, claims NZ First leader Winston Peters.
READ MORE: Winston Peters: 'Pike River footage another cover up'
Nigel Hampton QC told Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch the footage shows re-entry is possible and it should be a manned one.
"And I think the Government and Solid Energy should be sitting down, experts on both sides including on the families' side, nutting out a proper staged, manned re-entry."
He said the focus of that re-entry would be on finding the 'taxi' - that's the vehicle used to transport workers from the mine to the surface.
"If it is there, it's possible that there will be the bodies of workers down there as well, recoverable."
LISTEN ABOVE AS NIGEL HAMPTON QC SPEAKS WITH CHRIS LYNCH
This morning, Prime Minister Bill English said the video footage doesn't change anything.
English told Mike Hosking he can understand the families' reaction, particularly with the way it was presented.
"It doesn't really change the safety assessment about whether it is okay to go for manned entry, and it doesn't change what we're doing on unmanned entry."
Mr English insisted there has been no cover-up of the Pike River disaster.
"It's absolutely understandable that the families would want to get in there if they possibly could, that's why the process has been so thorough.
"I think some of this discussion about a cover-up and so on doesn't really help much at all."
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8min
May 01, 2017 Sonya Rockhouse: "There's more videos yet to be seen"
Mother of one of the Pike River victims Sonya Rockhouse talks about new video footage which shows workers inside draft which was closed off by Solid Energy due to apparent safety concerns.
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10min
May 01, 2017 Mayor Lianne Dalziel: "Central farmers market will be amazing"
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel talks with Chris Lynch about the big issues and positive stories coming out of Christchurch this week
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9min
April 26, 2017 Dr Ramon Pink busting myths on flu vaccinations
Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Ramon Pink joined Chris Lynch in studio to discuss flu vaccinations and dispel some common myths.
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10min
April 20, 2017 Karoline Potter: "We have to have better modes of transport"
Spreydon Cashmere Community Board Chairwoman Karoline Potter discusses business owners deep concerns about rapidly disappearing packing options and lack of travel options
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9min
April 18, 2017 Robert Patman: "Key player in North Korea crises is China"
International Relations Expert Dr Robert Patman talks with Chris Lynch about the continuing escalations in North Korea
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7min
April 17, 2017 Cyclone Cook aftermath: 'We haven't had time to recover'
Officials are out in Hauraki this morning to check up on the flooding from the Piako river.
The upper-central North Island river burst its stop banks yesterday morning, forcing some residents near Ngatea to evacuate.
The Piako remains swollen after rains from Cyclone Cook and locals say it's the highest they've ever seen it.
Waikato Regional Council chief Vaughan Payne told Chris Lynch exceptional volumes of water have been falling on the plains over the last week, and even earlier.
"In fact it's been going since about March, really," he said. "Three major successive events and the system just hasn't had time to recover."
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