Excitement in Northland, as the Transport Minister gives the green light to a prioritised regional expressway.

Simeon Brown's agreed to accelerate delivery — letting NZTA move at pace on the route between Auckland and Whangarei.

Locals have been growing irritated following repetitive road closures on the Brynderwyns.

Northland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Darryn Fisher told Ryan Bridge the projected opening date is unknown.

“I think there’s still some work to go on there as far as consents and obtaining land and business cases go, but as a community, we’re here to make sure we accelerate that as quickly as we can.”

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Excitement in Northland, as the Transport Minister gives the green light to a prioritised regional expressway.
Simeon Brown's agreed to accelerate delivery — letting NZTA move at pace on the route between Auckland and Whangarei.
Locals have been growing irritated following repetitive road closures on the Brynderwyns.
Northland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Darryn Fisher told Ryan Bridge the projected opening date is unknown.
“I think there’s still some work to go on there as far as consents and obtaining land and business cases go, but as a community, we’re here to make sure we accelerate that as quickly as we can.”
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Darryn Fisher: Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive says they're working to accelerate work on prioritised regional expressway

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 24th of July. The abuse in state care Royal Commission report is out today, Ryan speaks with a survivor.

The Commerce Commission says Kiwis are paying to much is card payment surcharges - what does Retail NZ want to see change?

Northland's four lane highway is set to be fast tracked by the Government. Northchamber speaks to Ryan about their concerns with current infrastructure.

Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 24th of July. The abuse in state care Royal Commission report is out today, Ryan speaks with a survivor.
The Commerce Commission says Kiwis are paying to much is card payment surcharges - what does Retail NZ want to see change?
Northland's four lane highway is set to be fast tracked by the Government. Northchamber speaks to Ryan about their concerns with current infrastructure.
Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Full Show Podcast: 24 July 2024

An Islamic preacher in the UK has been found guilty of directing and supporting terror group al-Muhajiroun.

The group has been linked to different acts of terror in the UK, including attacks on Westminster and London Bridges in 2017, which killed five and eight people respectively, and an attack at London's Fishmongers' Hall in 2019.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says preacher Anjem Choudary now faces life in prison for his support of the group.

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An Islamic preacher in the UK has been found guilty of directing and supporting terror group al-Muhajiroun.
The group has been linked to different acts of terror in the UK, including attacks on Westminster and London Bridges in 2017, which killed five and eight people respectively, and an attack at London's Fishmongers' Hall in 2019.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says preacher Anjem Choudary now faces life in prison for his support of the group.
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on an Islamic preacher found guilty of directing and supporting terror group

The press conference yesterday for Health New Zealand - Boy, Oh boy, what a doozy.

So they've appointed Lester Levy as the commissioner, the CEO Margie Apa was there alongside him. She's been in the job two years, that's how long the organisation's been set up for.

They're overspending $130 million a month. We know that — that can be nothing more than mismanagement if you take Levy's word for it.

He says they don't need more money. They basically just don't know how to spend efficiently within the organisation as it stands.

So, that's mismanagement short and simple start to finish.

And the whole thing for me was a farce.

They said we need to push into the regions, that's where the decision making is made.

What? Isn't that what we said we didn't need?

We needed more centralisation, we needed a national service and now we're going out to the regions again.

Why did we spend all this money to set this organisation up? It's so frustrating to listen to.

They also said we're never going to achieve the proper transition from the DHBs to this new organisation in two years.

Are you serious?

Imagine a private business changing its operating model and two years in saying, oh, the change hasn't worked but it's still early days, it just wouldn't happen.

And then there was this levy who sits on a whole bunch of boards and knows what he's talking about, casually said that their spending controls and checks and balances are not up to scratch.

"Internal and management controls are much weaker than I would have expected. So we have spending problems all over the show".

What an absolute cluster.

I hate to be negative, I really do, I know it's early in the morning.

Just a simple we request from me, let's make sure that when we appoint boards and executives that they actually know what they're doing, they can read a spreadsheet.

Good luck Lester, I think you'll need it.

The press conference yesterday for Health New Zealand - Boy, Oh boy, what a doozy.
So they've appointed Lester Levy as the commissioner, the CEO Margie Apa was there alongside him. She's been in the job two years, that's how long the organisation's been set up for.
They're overspending $130 million a month. We know that — that can be nothing more than mismanagement if you take Levy's word for it.
He says they don't need more money. They basically just don't know how to spend efficiently within the organisation as it stands.
So, that's mismanagement short and simple start to finish.
And the whole thing for me was a farce.
They said we need to push into the regions, that's where the decision making is made.
What? Isn't that what we said we didn't need?
We needed more centralisation, we needed a national service and now we're going out to the regions again.
Why did we spend all this money to set this organisation up? It's so frustrating to listen to.
They also said we're never going to achieve the proper transition from the DHBs to this new organisation in two years.
Are you serious?
Imagine a private business changing its operating model and two years in saying, oh, the change hasn't worked but it's still early days, it just wouldn't happen.
And then there was this levy who sits on a whole bunch of boards and knows what he's talking about, casually said that their spending controls and checks and balances are not up to scratch.
"Internal and management controls are much weaker than I would have expected. So we have spending problems all over the show".
What an absolute cluster.
I hate to be negative, I really do, I know it's early in the morning.
Just a simple we request from me, let's make sure that when we appoint boards and executives that they actually know what they're doing, they can read a spreadsheet.
Good luck Lester, I think you'll need it.

Darryn Fisher: Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive says they're working to accelerate work on prioritised regional expressway

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