Electricity prices are continuing to bite as kiwis deal with a scorcher of a summer.

Genesis Energy is raising its prices for the second time in the span of eight months, increasing rates for 11% of their customers.

Inflation is being blamed.

Genesis’ Chief Retail Officer Stephen England-Hall told Tim Dower that the cost of energy is growing with demand, as kiwis seek to decarbonize their lives and increase their electricity usage as a result.

He said that they’re trying to be as fair and reasonable as they can, as they’re very conscious of the cost-of-living crisis. 

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Electricity prices are continuing to bite as kiwis deal with a scorcher of a summer. 
Genesis Energy is raising its prices for the second time in the span of eight months, increasing rates for 11% of their customers. 
Inflation is being blamed. 
Genesis’ Chief Retail Officer Stephen England-Hall told Tim Dower that the cost of energy is growing with demand, as kiwis seek to decarbonize their lives and increase their electricity usage as a result. 
He said that they’re trying to be as fair and reasonable as they can, as they’re very conscious of the cost-of-living crisis.  
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Stephen England-Hall: Chief Retail Officer at Genesis on the reason they're raising their prices for the second time in eight months

I am thrilled for the White Island company that had their conviction quashed on appeal on Friday. 

White Island and its judicial process has worried me from the get go. 

Work and Safety appeared to panic in their response to the disaster. 

Make no mistake, what happened at the island was a disaster and a tragedy. But it was a natural disaster and tragedy, and what level of legal recompense was required was questionable from the start. 

But the approach that Work and Safety took appeared to be a panic-driven “scatter gun” affair, whereby all-and-sundry faced a barrage of charges in the hope some of the judicial mud would stick. 

The brothers who owned the island faced a couple of charges. One was dropped but they were found guilty on the other. They appealed it and have had it, quite rightly, turned over. 

The company simply gave licences to conduct tours. They didn’t per se "manage" anything and therefore could not be held accountable for what others directly did. 

I still believe a lot of the other charges were overreach, given the nature of a volcano. 

Adventure tourism, by its nature, carries risk. A live volcano, by its nature, carries risk. At some point the people who buy into that, as in the visitors, must take some level of responsibility. 

From what I could see or have read about no one acted recklessly, they weren't crazy and there was no daredevil behaviour involved. It was an unforeseen disaster. 

As the judge pointed out, given the island company simply handed out licences, what was there to manage? He also pointed out, quite rightly as far as I can see, that we are dealing with bare ground, so there's not a lot to manage there. 

Many of those charged pled guilty early on. I'm convinced they did it not because they believed they were, but because it was easy, whether on legal advice or not to simply cave and pay. 

This quashing is proof that it didn't need to be that way. All the charges that were dropped is proof it didn’t need to be this way. 

So how much damage, stress, money, energy and failed business do we have from an agency that, it looks increasingly likely, set about things in a very haphazard, if not dangerous, way. 

And yet they're in no way being held to any level of account. 

I am thrilled for the White Island company that had their conviction quashed on appeal on Friday.&nbsp;
White Island and its judicial process has worried me from the get go.&nbsp;
Work and Safety appeared to panic in their response to the disaster.&nbsp;
Make no mistake, what happened at the island was a disaster and a tragedy. But it was a natural disaster and tragedy, and what level of legal recompense was required was questionable from the start.&nbsp;
But the approach that Work and Safety took appeared to be a panic-driven “scatter gun” affair, whereby all-and-sundry faced a barrage of charges in the hope some of the judicial mud would stick.&nbsp;
The brothers who owned the island faced a couple of charges. One was dropped but they were found guilty on the other. They appealed it and have had it, quite rightly, turned over.&nbsp;
The company simply gave licences to conduct tours. They didn’t per se "manage" anything and therefore could not be held accountable for what others directly did.&nbsp;
I still believe a lot of the other charges were overreach, given the nature of a volcano.&nbsp;
Adventure tourism, by its nature, carries risk. A live volcano, by its nature, carries risk. At some point the people who buy into that, as in the visitors, must take some level of responsibility.&nbsp;
From what I could see or have read about no one acted recklessly, they weren't crazy and there was no daredevil behaviour involved. It was an unforeseen disaster.&nbsp;
As the judge pointed out, given the island company simply handed out licences, what was there to manage? He also pointed out, quite rightly as far as I can see, that we are dealing with bare ground, so there's not a lot to manage there.&nbsp;
Many of those charged pled guilty early on. I'm convinced they did it not because they believed they were, but because it was easy, whether on legal advice or not to simply cave and pay.&nbsp;
This quashing is proof that it didn't need to be that way. All the charges that were dropped is proof it didn’t need to be this way.&nbsp;
So how much damage, stress, money, energy and failed business do we have from an agency that, it looks increasingly likely, set about things in a very haphazard, if not dangerous, way.&nbsp;
And yet they're in no way being held to any level of account.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: Work and Safety have something to answer for

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America's trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China is ramping up. 

All three countries are introducing retaliatory tariffs in response to the steep tariffs introduced by Donald Trump last night. 

Trump's responded, saying he will raise tariffs on Canada even further. 

China's vowing to fight the US "to the bitter end", and Canada's Justin Trudeau says his country won't back down. 

Trudeau says Canadians are reasonable and polite, but they won't back down from a fight when the wellbeing of their country is at stake. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that within the US, major franchises such as Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Home Depo are all warning of price spikes ahead.  

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America's trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China is ramping up.&nbsp;
All three countries are introducing retaliatory tariffs in response to the steep tariffs introduced by Donald Trump last night.&nbsp;
Trump's responded, saying he will raise tariffs on Canada even further.&nbsp;
China's vowing to fight the US "to the bitter end", and Canada's Justin Trudeau says his country won't back down.&nbsp;
Trudeau says Canadians are reasonable and polite, but they won't back down from a fight when the wellbeing of their country is at stake.&nbsp;
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that within the US, major franchises such as Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Home Depo are all warning of price spikes ahead. &nbsp;
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Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Donald Trump's trade war with China, Canada, and Mexico

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/50b3749b-ebd9-4a0a-ba26-b2960157cd17/transcript

The North Island is getting a new motorsport circuit.  

The first details of a brand-new motorsport and driver training facility in the Bay of Plenty’s Tect Park have been revealed. 

Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park will feature 3.2 kilometres of track, with 26 meters of elevation and eight corners.  

Director Tony Robers told Mike Hosking they’re aiming to be a community facility. 

He says driver training will be a huge thing for them, as they’re aiming to get young people off the streets and onto the circuit safely.  

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The North Island is getting a new motorsport circuit. &nbsp;
The first details of a brand-new motorsport and driver training facility in the Bay of Plenty’s Tect Park have been revealed.&nbsp;
Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park will feature 3.2 kilometres of track, with 26 meters of elevation and eight corners. &nbsp;
Director Tony Robers told Mike Hosking they’re aiming to be a community facility.&nbsp;
He says driver training will be a huge thing for them, as they’re aiming to get young people off the streets and onto the circuit safely. &nbsp;
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Tony Roberts: Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park Director on the first details of the new circuit

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Stephen England-Hall: Chief Retail Officer at Genesis on the reason they're raising their prices for the second time in eight months

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