Ferry debacle, what a way to finish the year!

The big four trade banks are being told to become more competitive while Kiwibank'sto get a $500 million cash injection.

Greyhound racing gets the chop by Winston the dog lover.

Opinion polls out this week, ACT the big winner in the Curia poll.

The MāoriParty leadership and the Haka leader sent to the Privileges committee along with Labour's Tau Henare.

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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The big four trade banks are being told to become more competitive while Kiwibank'sto get a $500 million cash injection.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Greyhound racing gets the chop by Winston the dog lover.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Opinion polls out this week, ACT the big winner in the Curia poll.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The Māori Party leadership and the Haka leader sent to the Privileges committee along with Labour's Tau Henare.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Barry Soper: Ferry debacle, big four trade banks, greyhound racing, opinion polls and Māori party leadership sent to the Privileges committee

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Tonight on The Huddle, Sports Journalist Nicky Styris and Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator Paul Allison talk all things sport. 

Does Tim Southee deserve to play in the Black Caps test against England in Hamilton tomorrow? 

The FIFA World Cup is going to Saudi Arabia and Kiwi's are complaining about it. 

This and more on The Huddle. 

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Tonight on The Huddle, Sports Journalist Nicky Styris and Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator Paul Allison talk all things sport.&nbsp;
Does Tim Southee deserve to play in the Black Caps test against England in Hamilton tomorrow?&nbsp;
The FIFA World Cup is going to Saudi Arabia and Kiwi's are complaining about it.&nbsp;
This and more on The Huddle.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE.&nbsp;

The Huddle: Does Tim Southee deserve to play in Saturday's test?

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The Government is making changes to get more capital flowing around the economy. 

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bailey says he is going to make it easier for KiwiSaver funds to invest in unlisted companies and assets. 

Financial Services CEO Kirk Hope talks to Ryan Bridge. 

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The Government is making changes to get more capital flowing around the economy.&nbsp;
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bailey says he is going to make it easier for KiwiSaver funds to invest in unlisted companies and assets.&nbsp;
Financial Services CEO Kirk Hope talks to Ryan Bridge.&nbsp;
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Kirk Hope: Financial Services CEO on Ministers plan to remove KiwiSaver hurdles

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It should come as no surprise to anyone, driving on our roads is about to get more expensive.

Simeon Brown's come out this afternoon and whacked tolls on 3 new highways or expressways.

Otaki to north of Levin -  $2.70 for a car. $5.40 for a truck.

Takitimu North Link - that's the Tauranga to Te Puna. 4 lanes. $2.10 off peak. $3.10 peak. Double that for trucks.

Penlink in Auckland - $2 off peak. $3 peak. Again.... trucks double.

These prices will increase with inflation.

This does not bother me at all, in fact, I welcome it.

If we keep relying on governments to fund infrastructure off their balance sheet with borrowing, we'll keep getting the same woeful results we have thus far.

Roads that are shoddy and unsafe.

Roads that aren't big enough or wide enough.

And not enough roads being built to drive regional economic growth.

The last government cancelled a bunch of RONS and put some of that money into public transport instead.

Hopefully if a road has a toll attached to it it'll be harder to justify them doing that when they get it next time.

What we don't yet know is whether existing roads will be tolled, which I don't think is a fair thing to do.

The government has changed the rules to allow tolling of existing roads if a new corridor or extension is being added.

But it hasn't yet been specific - does that mean the whole road or just the new bit.

They need to clarify that cause it's hardly fair if you've bought a house and commute you ran your sums on the basis it wasn't tolled... if they turn round and whack you with a charge then that's not on.

On the whole I say build the roads. We'll pay for them. Just get it done.

<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">It should come as no surprise to anyone, driving on our roads is about to get more expensive.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Simeon Brown's come out this afternoon and whacked tolls on 3 new highways or expressways.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Otaki to north of Levin - &nbsp;$2.70 for a car. $5.40 for a truck.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Takitimu North Link - that's the Tauranga to Te Puna. 4 lanes. $2.10 off peak. $3.10 peak. Double that for trucks.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Penlink in Auckland - $2 off peak. $3 peak. Again.... trucks double.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">These prices will increase with inflation.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">This does not bother me at all, in fact, I welcome it.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">If we keep relying on governments to fund infrastructure off their balance sheet with borrowing, we'll keep getting the same woeful results we have thus far.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Roads that are shoddy and unsafe.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Roads that aren't big enough or wide enough.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">And not enough roads being built to drive regional economic growth.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The last government cancelled a bunch of RONS and put some of that money into public transport instead.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Hopefully if a road has a toll attached to it it'll be harder to justify them doing that when they get it next time.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">What we don't yet know is whether existing roads will be tolled, which I don't think is a fair thing to do.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The government has changed the rules to allow tolling of existing roads if a new corridor or extension is being added.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">But it hasn't yet been specific - does that mean the whole road or just the new bit.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">They need to clarify that cause it's hardly fair if you've bought a house and commute you ran your sums on the basis it wasn't tolled... if they turn round and whack you with a charge then that's not on.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">On the whole I say build the roads. We'll pay for them. Just get it done.

Ryan Bridge on the introduction of three new toll roads

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Barry Soper: Ferry debacle, big four trade banks, greyhound racing, opinion polls and Māori party leadership sent to the Privileges committee

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