Chloe Swarbrick is raring to go in her new role as Green Party co-leader.

She is taking over the reins from James Shaw - and will share the party's co-leadership with Marama Davidson.

Swarbrick says her process will be about mobilising people and communities to understand their power to make change.

She told Mike Hosking that the Government is basically pulling from the same playbook as it was in 1984.

Swarbrick says we're confronted with the climate crisis and the greatest rates of wealth inequality.

She says the party's immediate focus will be on the Government's harmful environmental policies and punching down on beneficiaries.



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Chloe Swarbrick is raring to go in her new role as Green Party co-leader.
She is taking over the reins from James Shaw - and will share the party's co-leadership with Marama Davidson.
Swarbrick says her process will be about mobilising people and communities to understand their power to make change.
She told Mike Hosking that the Government is basically pulling from the same playbook as it was in 1984.
Swarbrick says we're confronted with the climate crisis and the greatest rates of wealth inequality.
She says the party's immediate focus will be on the Government's harmful environmental policies and punching down on beneficiaries.
 
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Chloe Swarbrick sets out her first moves in new Green Party co-leader role

The exercise industry is making gains. 

New data shows the industry is defying economic headwinds, with 96% of adults —around 2.67 million people— exercising. 

Nearly a million are regularly using structured facilities like gyms and studios, making up 26% of adults – up from 22% in 2024. 

Exercise NZ CEO Richard Beddie told Mike Hosking whereas traditional sport is on a decline worldwide, recreational fitness such as the gym, dance, and martial arts are growing.  

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The exercise industry is making gains.&nbsp;
New data shows the industry is defying economic headwinds, with 96% of adults —around 2.67 million people— exercising.&nbsp;
Nearly a million are regularly using structured facilities like gyms and studios, making up 26% of adults – up from 22% in 2024.&nbsp;
Exercise NZ CEO Richard Beddie told Mike Hosking whereas traditional sport is on a decline worldwide, recreational fitness such as the gym, dance, and martial arts are growing. &nbsp;
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Richard Beddie: Exercise NZ CEO on the rise in adults working out and the use of structured exercise facilities

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Keeping the Marsden Point refinery open would not have helped the current fuel supply situation, as the crude oil it refined would have come from the same choke points as overseas refineries, a senior economic advisor says. 

It follows Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones’ statement yesterday that the closure of Marsden Point under Labour had “fatally wounded” New Zealand’s fuel security. 

But according to a 2025 fuel security study for the Government, keeping the privately-owned Marsden Point open would have been the mostly costly resilience option, and would only have bought a little more resilience, Heuser Whittington partner Andreas Heuser told Mike Hosking this morning. 

“There are much better resilience options such as increasing the tankage in New Zealand, and our transition to EVs will also help us.” 

Heuser was confident New Zealand currently had the right settings in place, although it may need to look at updating the minimum stockholding requirements for diesel. 

However, if the situation became more serious and led to rationing, the Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981 may need updating to reflect that New Zealand no longer had a domestic refinery. 

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Keeping the Marsden Point refinery open would not have helped the current fuel supply situation, as the crude oil it refined would have come from the same choke points as overseas refineries, a senior economic advisor says.&nbsp;
It follows Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones’ statement yesterday that the closure of Marsden Point under Labour had “fatally wounded” New Zealand’s fuel security.&nbsp;
But according to a 2025 fuel security study for the Government, keeping the privately-owned Marsden Point open would have been the mostly costly resilience option, and would only have bought a little more resilience, Heuser Whittington partner Andreas Heuser told Mike Hosking this morning.&nbsp;
“There are much better resilience options such as increasing the tankage in New Zealand, and our transition to EVs will also help us.”&nbsp;
Heuser was confident New Zealand currently had the right settings in place, although it may need to look at updating the minimum stockholding requirements for diesel.&nbsp;
However, if the situation became more serious and led to rationing, the Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981 may need updating to reflect that New Zealand no longer had a domestic refinery.&nbsp;
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Andreas Heuser: Heuser Whittington Partner on New Zealand's fuel security with the conflict in the Middle East, South Korea

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Heinz Wattie's says it's just not viable to continue selling frozen vegetables, Gregg's Coffee, and several dips.  

It's proposing to close manufacturing facilities in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, packing operations in Hastings, and cut 350 jobs.  

Managing Director Andrew Donegan says the past five years have been tough for the company.  

He told Mike Hosking it includes big increases in the price of gas, energy, diesel, and coffee.  

Donegan says it's meant an almost 40% increase in the cost of producing a ton of vegetables. 

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Heinz Wattie's says it's just not viable to continue selling frozen vegetables, Gregg's Coffee, and several dips. &nbsp;
It's proposing to close manufacturing facilities in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, packing operations in Hastings, and cut 350 jobs. &nbsp;
Managing Director Andrew Donegan says the past five years have been tough for the company. &nbsp;
He told Mike Hosking it includes big increases in the price of gas, energy, diesel, and coffee. &nbsp;
Donegan says it's meant an almost 40% increase in the cost of producing a ton of vegetables.&nbsp;
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Andrew Donegan: Heinz Wattie's Managing Director on the proposed closure of three manufacturing facilities, axing of 350 jobs

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/fc8ea277-510f-4ec3-99cd-b40a014296c9/transcript

Chloe Swarbrick sets out her first moves in new Green Party co-leader role

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