There's mixed emotions over the decision to move Auckland's speedway from its home of 95 years.  

This summer season will be the last raced at Western Springs. 

Councillors deliberated for seven hours before voting 11-8 in favour of an $11 million upgrade to Onehunga's Waikaraka Park. 

Western Springs Speedway Manager John McCullum told Mike Hosking it's a tough pill to swallow. 

He says normally an $11 million council investment is great, but it's coming at the cost of losing their home. 

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There's mixed emotions over the decision to move Auckland's speedway from its home of 95 years. &nbsp;
This summer season will be the last raced at Western Springs.&nbsp;
Councillors deliberated for seven hours before voting 11-8 in favour of an $11 million upgrade to Onehunga's Waikaraka Park.&nbsp;
Western Springs Speedway Manager John McCullum told Mike Hosking it's a tough pill to swallow.&nbsp;
He says normally an $11 million council investment is great, but it's coming at the cost of losing their home.&nbsp;
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John McCullum: Western Springs Speedway Manager on the decision to move the speedway to Waikaraka Park

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A 17-year old female student is the suspect in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. 

One teacher and a teen student have died, and six people were injured at the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School. 

Police say the suspect was found dead. 

CNN reports this is the US's 83rd school shooting this year, overtaking last year's record 82. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Heather du Plessis-Allan that evidence suggests the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  

He says the family is said to be cooperating, and the girl left behind a note.  

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A 17-year old female student is the suspect in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin.&nbsp;
One teacher and a teen student have died, and six people were injured at the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.&nbsp;
Police say the suspect was found dead.&nbsp;
CNN reports this is the US's 83rd school shooting this year, overtaking last year's record 82.&nbsp;
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Heather du Plessis-Allan that evidence suggests the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. &nbsp;
He says the family is said to be cooperating, and the girl left behind a note. &nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the school shooting in Wisconsin in the US

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We knew the Government books were going to be bad, but not this bad. 

No way we’re getting to the surplus we expected in 2028. That is now so far away it’s not even in Treasury’s forecast period anymore. 

It’s some time, who knows when, in the 2030's. 

We’ll have to borrow another $20b in debt to tide us over for the next four years. That’ll push our interest payments over $10b every year. 

So we’ll be spending more on our debt interest than we spend on Defence, Corrections, Police, and Customs combined. 

Now, this is not the current Government's fault. This is a recession caused by Adrian Orr and the Reserve Bank to deal with Labour’s overspending. 

But National are not doing what they need to. 

They need to be cutting way harder than they are. 

There is a measure we use to look at how much the Government is adding to, or reducing from, economic growth. 

It’s called public consumption. 

They were supposed to cut that by 1.4% this year. They cut it by 0.2%. 

That’s basically no cut. 

Next year it's supposed to cut by 2.2%. Now, it's by another 0.2%, which is to say they’re actually not cutting much at all. 

We still pay the wages of 14,000 more public servants than we did in 2018. They’ve only cut one public agency, which is the Productivity Commission. 

Nicola Willis spent more in her last budget than Grant Robertson ever did. 

National keeps saying they can’t cut more because they don’t want austerity, but we are so far from austerity it’s not funny. 

We are spending more and hiring more public servants than five years ago. 

The trouble with that is we’re in a recession, which we weren’t five years ago. 

National needs to treat this like the economic trainwreck it is and cut their cloth accordingly. 

They might not be responsible for the mess we’re in, but they are responsible for fixing it and so far, they’re really not fixing it. 

We knew the Government books were going to be bad, but not this bad.&nbsp;
No way we’re getting to the surplus we expected in 2028. That is now so far away it’s not even in Treasury’s forecast period anymore.&nbsp;
It’s some time, who knows when, in the 2030's.&nbsp;
We’ll have to borrow another $20b in debt to tide us over for the next four years. That’ll push our interest payments over $10b every year.&nbsp;
So we’ll be spending more on our debt interest than we spend on Defence, Corrections, Police, and Customs combined.&nbsp;
Now, this is not the current Government's fault. This is a recession caused by Adrian Orr and the Reserve Bank to deal with Labour’s overspending.&nbsp;
But National are not doing what they need to.&nbsp;
They need to be cutting way harder than they are.&nbsp;
There is a measure we use to look at how much the Government is adding to, or reducing from, economic growth.&nbsp;
It’s called public consumption.&nbsp;
They were supposed to cut that by 1.4% this year. They cut it by 0.2%.&nbsp;
That’s basically no cut.&nbsp;
Next year it's supposed to cut by 2.2%. Now, it's by another 0.2%, which is to say they’re actually not cutting much at all.&nbsp;
We still pay the wages of 14,000 more public servants than we did in 2018. They’ve only cut one public agency, which is the Productivity Commission.&nbsp;
Nicola Willis spent more in her last budget than Grant Robertson ever did.&nbsp;
National keeps saying they can’t cut more because they don’t want austerity, but we are so far from austerity it’s not funny.&nbsp;
We are spending more and hiring more public servants than five years ago.&nbsp;
The trouble with that is we’re in a recession, which we weren’t five years ago.&nbsp;
National needs to treat this like the economic trainwreck it is and cut their cloth accordingly.&nbsp;
They might not be responsible for the mess we’re in, but they are responsible for fixing it and so far, they’re really not fixing it.&nbsp;

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Government aren't fixing our economic mess

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 18th of December, the Government books are in a shocking state, so Heather du Plessis-Allan asked Nicola Willis how much is on the last Government, and how much is on her. 

Did you hear the one about the judge, the doctor, and NZ First at the Northern Club? Trust us, it's a doozy. 

For the final time this year Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen talk the books, political scandals, and what they're getting each other for Christmas on Politics Wednesday. 

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 18th of December, the Government books are in a shocking state, so Heather du Plessis-Allan asked <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/nicola-willis-finance-minister-on-the-current-economic-outlook-hyefu/">Nicola Willis</a> how much is on the last Government, and how much is on her.&nbsp;
Did you hear the one about the judge, the doctor, and NZ First at the Northern Club? Trust us, it's a doozy.&nbsp;
For the final time this year <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-nationals-mark-mitchell-and-labours-ginny-andersen-on-treasurys-update-political-scandals/">Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen</a> talk the books, political scandals, and what they're getting each other for Christmas on Politics Wednesday.&nbsp;
Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2024 

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John McCullum: Western Springs Speedway Manager on the decision to move the speedway to Waikaraka Park

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