Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Reuben Davidson to break down the biggest issues of the week. 

They discussed student loan repayments – is there something that can be done to bring overseas loan holders back to New Zealand? 

Global companies like Uber are paying minimal tax over here – are we being ripped off? 

And ACC is planning to be more scrupulous when paying claims due to pressure from the Government to run a tighter ship. How will this play out? 

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Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Reuben Davidson to break down the biggest issues of the week.&nbsp;
They discussed student loan repayments – is there something that can be done to bring overseas loan holders back to New Zealand?&nbsp;
Global companies like Uber are paying minimal tax over here – are we being ripped off?&nbsp;
And ACC is planning to be more scrupulous when paying claims due to pressure from the Government to run a tighter ship. How will this play out?&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Reuben Davidson: Student loan repayments, Uber taxes, ACC

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I’ve got a story which has Covid-19 toilet paper mania written all over it. 

I was blown away talking to someone in Christchurch at the weekend who said they’d been out and bought a whole lot of extra food because of the fuel situation with everything going on in the Middle East. 

This is not something I endorse and it certainly isn’t something I'll be doing. But maybe the fact that they are British has something to do with it. 

Because they were saying that they remembered the time when Britain invaded Iraq and the government telling people then to stockpile. 

They said they were told they should have a month’s worth of non-perishable food in the cupboards. And that’s what they did. 

So, as soon as they started hearing about fuel tanks in New Zealand running dry over the weekend, they shot out to the supermarket and stocked up. 

They told me they’d been thinking about the potential consequences if we get to the point where the 50-days' supply the government keeps talking about starts to get a bit low on it. 

What if the farmers start getting rationed? What about food production lines that need fuel? Not to mention fuel for the trucks that deliver food supplies around the country. 

For a very brief second, I started thinking that they might have a point. 

But it was a very brief second. 

They also said they thought we should be rationing fuel now, instead of waiting until there’s a problem on the horizon. 

That, if a fuel shortage does happen, it’s going to be all the other things that we rely on fuel for that are going to be affected. 

But you’re not going to see me at Pak n Save filling the trolley up - just in case. 

Because if everyone did that then we really would have shortages on our hands. 

Just like there was no need for the rush on toilet paper during covid, there is no reason for us to be stockpiling food now. 

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I’ve got a story which has Covid-19 toilet paper mania written all over it.&nbsp;
I was blown away talking to someone in Christchurch at the weekend who said they’d been out and bought a whole lot of extra food because of the fuel situation with everything going on in the Middle East.&nbsp;
This is not something I endorse and it certainly isn’t something I'll be doing. But maybe the fact that they are British has something to do with it.&nbsp;
Because they were saying that they remembered the time when Britain invaded Iraq and the government telling people then to stockpile.&nbsp;
They said they were told they should have a month’s worth of non-perishable food in the cupboards. And that’s what they did.&nbsp;
So, as soon as they started hearing about fuel tanks in New Zealand running dry over the weekend, they shot out to the supermarket and stocked up.&nbsp;
They told me they’d been thinking about the potential consequences if we get to the point where the 50-days' supply the government keeps talking about starts to get a bit low on it.&nbsp;
What if the farmers start getting rationed? What about food production lines that need fuel? Not to mention fuel for the trucks that deliver food supplies around the country.&nbsp;
For a very brief second, I started thinking that they might have a point.&nbsp;
But it was a very brief second.&nbsp;
They also said they thought we should be rationing fuel now, instead of waiting until there’s a problem on the horizon.&nbsp;
That, if a fuel shortage does happen, it’s going to be all the other things that we rely on fuel for that are going to be affected.&nbsp;
But you’re not going to see me at Pak n Save filling the trolley up - just in case.&nbsp;
Because if everyone did that then we really would have shortages on our hands.&nbsp;
Just like there was no need for the rush on toilet paper during covid, there is no reason for us to be stockpiling food now.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE

John MacDonald: The COVID toilet paper rush was OTT and so is this

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Aside from trying to make sure we don’t run out of fuel because of what’s going on in the middle east, the other challenge the Government has on its hands is that we’re not the country we were six years. 

Six years ago, when COVID first hit, we were much more compliant. Way more than we are now. 

Six years ago - by and large - we all went along with all the restrictions and the initial lockdowns without too much resistance. 

These days, it’s a different story. Which is why i think the government would be pushing it uphill with some of the fuel conservation ideas being thrown around. 

I think it’s brilliant that the Government is thinking about this now and not waiting until the tanks are starting to go dry. Which is about 50 days away from happening, according to Finance Minister Nicola Willis 

She says if new orders started being disrupted, then the Government would have to think about prioritising fuel for the likes of emergency services and the transport industry and other measures, such as car-less days, fuel rationing and working from home.  

Let’s start with car-less days. The only way I could see them working was if insurance companies came out and said they wouldn’t cover a vehicle if it was driven on the nominated car-less day. 

I don’t think more working from home would make much difference, either. Because people would still use their vehicles.  

If anything, fuel rationing would be the only practical way of reducing fuel consumption. Because, if you can’t buy it, you can’t use it.  

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Aside from trying to make sure we don’t run out of fuel because of what’s going on in the middle east, the other challenge the Government has on its hands is that we’re not the country we were six years.&nbsp;
Six years ago, when COVID first hit, we were much more compliant. Way more than we are now.&nbsp;
Six years ago - by and large - we all went along with all the restrictions and the initial lockdowns without too much resistance.&nbsp;
These days, it’s a different story. Which is why i think the government would be pushing it uphill with some of the fuel conservation ideas being thrown around.&nbsp;
I think it’s brilliant that the Government is thinking about this now and not waiting until the tanks are starting to go dry. Which is about 50 days away from happening, according to Finance Minister Nicola Willis&nbsp;
She says if new orders started being disrupted, then the Government would have to think about prioritising fuel for the likes of emergency services and the transport industry and other measures, such as car-less days, fuel rationing and working from home. &nbsp;
Let’s start with car-less days. The only way I could see them working was if insurance companies came out and said they wouldn’t cover a vehicle if it was driven on the nominated car-less day.&nbsp;
I don’t think more working from home would make much difference, either. Because people would still use their vehicles. &nbsp;
If anything, fuel rationing would be the only practical way of reducing fuel consumption. Because, if you can’t buy it, you can’t use it. &nbsp;
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John MacDonald: The only way to stop the tanks running dry

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National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. 

They covered some of the biggest topics from the week, including the release of the second phase of the Covid Inquiry, if more public money is required for the Christ Church Cathedral, and what is the landmark you think of when you think of Christchurch?

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Politics Friday: Hamish Campbell and Tracey McLellan on the Covid inquiry, Christ Church Cathedral, and Car-less days

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Politics Friday with Vanessa Weenink and Reuben Davidson: Student loan repayments, Uber taxes, ACC

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