Northland businesses are telling Government to commit to a full expressway between Northland and Auckland. 

A NZIER report found a four-lane highway between Auckland and Whangārei would bring millions to the region's economy. 

Northland Corporate Group Co-Chair Andrew McLeod says the evidence for the benefits are clear. 

He told Mike Hosking that the Government just needs to make a decision now, because it's currently hurting Northland business. 

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Northland businesses are telling Government to commit to a full expressway between Northland and Auckland. 
A NZIER report found a four-lane highway between Auckland and Whangārei would bring millions to the region's economy. 
Northland Corporate Group Co-Chair Andrew McLeod says the evidence for the benefits are clear. 
He told Mike Hosking that the Government just needs to make a decision now, because it's currently hurting Northland business. 
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Andrew McLeod: Northland Corporate Group Co-Chair on the benefits of a four-lane expressway between Auckland and Whangārei

An interesting, but good, move on forestry and farming. 

It is another example of practical thinking and application in an area that relied, to be frank, on laziness to solve a problem. 

Ever since we became obsessed with climate change and we became obsessed with things that might or might address climate change, the low hanging fruit has been trees and carbon markets. 

Carbon markets, as we have seen yet again this year, don't work. The government has mucked with the rules, changed the prices, freaked the market out, and all the credits that go up for sale by and large don’t get sold. 

They all pile into the next auction and don’t get sold until they get to the fourth auction of the year where, after they aren't sold again, they then get dumped. 

Dumped as in they never actually existed in the first place. It’s a mad, invented idea that only works if people believe it works. 

So far they don’t. 

Then we plant trees. Why? Because it's easy. 

So a paddock of trees - or a paddock of sheep, or crops, or cows. 

In a country where we already build too many houses on productive land, planting trees on that sort of land is criminal and stupid. 

What this country does is feed the world. Our ability on quality in many areas is unmatched, and we get the price return for it. 

But, and here is where the old freedom of movement thing comes in, if you have 100 hectares and you want to sell it and the person who wants to plant trees is offering more than the bloke next door who wants to expand his farm and keep sheep, you are now potentially limited by a government that has decided for you what you do with your property. 

That’s always a tricky area. 

Ultimately though governments must act in these circumstances on behalf of the nation and if we weren't so reliant on food production, if we were a tech centre, or a space centre, or an oil centre of a strategic global base like Singapore or Dubai, it might be different. 

But land is our calling card and one day we will work out trees aren't the answer to climate change. 

But by the time we work that out re-converting wont be possible, so in that sense this decision has saved us from ourselves. 

An interesting, but good, move on forestry and farming.&nbsp;
It is another example of practical thinking and application in an area that relied, to be frank, on laziness to solve a problem.&nbsp;
Ever since we became obsessed with climate change and we became obsessed with things that might or might address climate change, the low hanging fruit has been trees and carbon markets.&nbsp;
Carbon markets, as we have seen yet again this year, don't work. The government has mucked with the rules, changed the prices, freaked the market out, and all the credits that go up for sale by and large don’t get sold.&nbsp;
They all pile into the next auction and don’t get sold until they get to the fourth auction of the year where, after they aren't sold again, they then get dumped.&nbsp;
Dumped as in they never actually existed in the first place. It’s a mad, invented idea that only works if people believe it works.&nbsp;
So far they don’t.&nbsp;
Then we plant trees. Why? Because it's easy.&nbsp;
So a paddock of trees - or a paddock of sheep, or crops, or cows.&nbsp;
In a country where we already build too many houses on productive land, planting trees on that sort of land is criminal and stupid.&nbsp;
What this country does is feed the world. Our ability on quality in many areas is unmatched, and we get the price return for it.&nbsp;
But, and here is where the old freedom of movement thing comes in, if you have 100 hectares and you want to sell it and the person who wants to plant trees is offering more than the bloke next door who wants to expand his farm and keep sheep, you are now potentially limited by a government that has decided for you what you do with your property.&nbsp;
That’s always a tricky area.&nbsp;
Ultimately though governments must act in these circumstances on behalf of the nation and if we weren't so reliant on food production, if we were a tech centre, or a space centre, or an oil centre of a strategic global base like Singapore or Dubai, it might be different.&nbsp;
But land is our calling card and one day we will work out trees aren't the answer to climate change.&nbsp;
But by the time we work that out re-converting wont be possible, so in that sense this decision has saved us from ourselves.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: Our farming land is our calling card

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Country Superstar Luke Combs is winging his way to New Zealand next month, and his opener isn’t someone to sneeze at. 

Country-pop singer Jordan Davis has had multiple number one hits, two platinum albums, and won multiple awards at the Country Music Awards.  

He has a significant fanbase in the US, and Kiwi audiences will be able to get a taste of him live. 

Davis told Mike Hosking that visiting New Zealand has definitely been on the bucket list for a long time. 

“I thought it would just be me travelling to see the beautiful country that I’ve seen growing up, but now, being able to mesh that with going over and working some is awesome.” 

The two first toured together about two or three years ago, Davis revealed, and after headlining a tour of his own, he agreed to do another stadium tour with Combs this past year.  

“I think Luke knows that I’ll jump at any chance to get out and play shows with him,” Davis said. 

“I love him to death, and he’s been really good to me, so I’m excited to continue playing music with him.” 

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Country Superstar Luke Combs is winging his way to New Zealand next month, and his opener isn’t someone to sneeze at.&nbsp;
Country-pop singer Jordan Davis has had multiple number one hits, two platinum albums, and won multiple awards at the Country Music Awards. &nbsp;
He has a significant fanbase in the US, and Kiwi audiences will be able to get a taste of him live.&nbsp;
Davis told Mike Hosking that visiting New Zealand has definitely been on the bucket list for a long time.&nbsp;
“I thought it would just be me travelling to see the beautiful country that I’ve seen growing up, but now, being able to mesh that with going over and working some is awesome.”&nbsp;
The two first toured together about two or three years ago, Davis revealed, and after headlining a tour of his own, he agreed to do another stadium tour with Combs this past year. &nbsp;
“I think Luke knows that I’ll jump at any chance to get out and play shows with him,” Davis said.&nbsp;
“I love him to death, and he’s been really good to me, so I’m excited to continue playing music with him.”&nbsp;
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Jordan Davis: Country music singer on his career, opening for Luke Combs at Eden Park

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The days of having your flight delayed by fog could soon be over. 

Every year, the airline industry loses a collective $13 billion as flights are delayed or cancelled due to foggy conditions.  

Pyper Vision is aiming to solve this problem, with new technology that predicts fog and prevents delays. 

Founder Emily Blythe told Mike Hosking that they’ve built an initial model that can predict fog more accurately than traditional models, although they it still has a way to go in terms of lifting performance. 

She says they’ve teamed up with a team at Attentive Technologies to collect the data sets they need to improve accuracy. 

Blythe says it should be making an impact for the public in early 2026. 

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The days of having your flight delayed by fog could soon be over.&nbsp;
Every year, the airline industry loses a collective $13 billion as flights are delayed or cancelled due to foggy conditions. &nbsp;
Pyper Vision is aiming to solve this problem, with new technology that predicts fog and prevents delays.&nbsp;
Founder Emily Blythe told Mike Hosking that they’ve built an initial model that can predict fog more accurately than traditional models, although they it still has a way to go in terms of lifting performance.&nbsp;
She says they’ve teamed up with a team at Attentive Technologies to collect the data sets they need to improve accuracy.&nbsp;
Blythe says it should be making an impact for the public in early 2026.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Emily Blythe: Pyper Vision Founder on the new fog prediction model for the airline industry

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/484c9987-d47c-468a-bf74-b23c01572954/transcript

Andrew McLeod: Northland Corporate Group Co-Chair on the benefits of a four-lane expressway between Auckland and Whangārei

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