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National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Dan Rosewarne joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. Doocey rejected claims the Woodend Bypass has been put on the back burner, while Rosewarne accused National of over-promising and under-budgeting, and said Labour would prioritise its construction. However, when repeatedly asked whether Labour would deliver it sooner than National, Rosewarne couldn't provide a clear explanation of how that would be achieved. They also covered some of the other biggest stories from the week, from David Seymours idea to ban smartphones for under-sixteens, to the Green's new policy to make union membership opt out rather than opt in. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government says a $35 million boost to forensic mental health services will ease pressure on an already stretched system and improve safety for staff, patients and communities. Among the new services, two new forensic mental health beds will be added Auckland and Wellington, while specialist staff will be hired for in-prison services as well as more court liaison staff. The announcement comes as the police continue their withdrawal from mental health related call outs. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 1st of July, an independent review is highlighting the Treasury's flaws – Secretary Iain Rennie unpacks the results. Associate Education Minister David Seymour responds to the report criticising the school lunch programme. Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen discuss Labour's proposed Apprenticeship Boost expansion and the abuse Matt Doocey is facing on Politics Wednesday. And the chef at New Zealand's first two Michelin star restaurant discusses what the honour means to them. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour is confident its proposed expansion of the Apprenticeship Boost scheme will bring more opportunities. It has pledged to restore a two-year, $500 employer subsidy per apprentice, and provide apprentices up to $1000 for work-related costs. Without criteria, it could allow for major overseas construction companies to get taxpayers money to help with employment. But Labour Education Spokesperson Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking it also means the company takes on more people. She says the country needs more jobs so people don't go to Australia. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from Nationals solar panel policy, what can be done to make rural roads safer, and if the fast-track process is appropriate for the Pegasus Golf Course. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been revealed the mass resignation of a board governing mental health professionals, followed a serious please explain letter from the Minister. All six members of the Psycho-therapists Board resigned last month without a public explanation. Now RNZ has seen a letter from the associate health minister Matt Doocey, to the board in the days before their resignations. The Minister said he'd been made aware of "credible" concerns raised by a whistleblower, and was considering removing them on grounds of neglect of duty. Health correspondent Kate Green spoke to Lisa Owen.

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Reuben Davidson joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from early prison releases, the Pegasus Golf Course, and a petition gaining signatures to increase bereavement leave from three days to ten. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Duncan Webb joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from Coalition dramas, the medias behaviour in Parliament, and if the Residential Red Zone should be built on again. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from Christopher Luxon's leadership, the new warrant of fitness changes coming this year, and their thoughts on The Crusaders losing the pre-match horses at One NZ Stadium. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Megan Woods joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest topics from the week from the Infrastructure Commissions report, NZ First pushing for English to become an official language, and they reflect on the February 2011 earthquake sixteen years on. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the problems with politicians is that they often stake their political survival on big infrastructure projects. Which is why we've got Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey and Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon jumping up and down saying like hell, there'll be no Woodend Bypass. The thing that's got them excited is the new national infrastructure plan released by the Infrastructure Commission which, in a nutshell, says we should be building more hospitals and less big roads. They'll be getting no argument from me. Dan Gordon is rejecting any suggestion the bypass is a lower priority than other projects. But he would say that. He says more than 20,000 vehicles go through Woodend every day, and that's only going to increase. He says: “The town is quite literally divided in two by the state highway and the risk this has posed for decades is not acceptable. As the community grows this risk only increases.” And he's not having a bar of the Infrastructure Commission's push for more tolling charges on roads, either. I think he's pushing that one uphill. Because, it's very clear to me that charging tolls to use roads is the way of the future. It has to be. because, as a country, we don't have the money. Meanwhile, MP Matt Doocey is saying there's no way the bypass is going to go down the pecking order. He says: “If experts think the date for exceeding capacity of the current road in Woodend is still some years away, they clearly weren't stuck in traffic last Friday night after work like I was.” He's not anti-tolls, though. Matt Doocey says if paying a toll means roads being built sooner and faster, then that's how it has to be. But I think he and Dan Gordon need to show some fortitude and, instead of banging-on about the Woodend Bypass just because they've staked their political careers on it, they should admit that we need to make the big calls as to what really is most important. Because I can't argue with what the Infrastructure Commission is saying. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've seen the data - the wait to get mental health or addiction support is getting lower and the system seems to be improving. But the system is still under immense pressure, and too many people will have a story about being let down by those who were meant to help them or family, but why? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gals are back this week and we're talking about rates caps, pre-election announcements, regional council reforms and resignations.   It's the end of year and everyone is feeling a 'bit tired and a bit ratty' including our politicians.   Yass Queen goes to Matt Doocey for changes to the way we record stillbirths.   Beehave Mate goes to MSD for breaching the privacy of survivors of state abuse in care.

A new AI navigation tool will provide a digital front door to mental health services, according to the Minister responsible. The government says a big barrier to accessing mental health services is not knowing what is available, where to go and who to talk to. The online tool using artificial intelligence will allow people to see what is on offer in their area and in some cases allow them to book directly. Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey spoke to Lisa Owen.

Labour says the Government shouldn't be celebrating record high prisoner numbers. Earlier this week Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared it was a good thing the prison population was nearing 11 thousand people. The Government is also celebrating a reduction by 38 thousand in the number of victims of violent crime since it came into power. Labour's Duncan Webb told John MacDonald that while locking people up may provide short term relief, it doesn't last. He says they eventually get out and will cause more harm unless they've been rehabilitated. National's Matt Doocey told MacDonald that he disagrees with Webb framing the situation as locking them up, but not fixing anything. He says you can actually do both, and there is a duty to ensure there are rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated individuals. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a double-header catch up with the National Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston about the Michelin Guide coming to Aotearoa, and Minister of Mental Health Matt Doocey about his plan to get people access to faster support. Whakarongo mai nei!

A reminder mental health crises don't follow timetables. Long-time support service Lifeline will now go unanswered between midnight and 7am. It's asking the Government for help after reducing hours because it has a $2 million annual shortfall. Labour's Reuben Davidson told John MacDonald help's needed at all hours and mental health crises don't work office hours. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says support is available elsewhere, with other helplines. He told MacDonald that they set an extra $9 million aside for telehealth lines in the 2025 Budget, but it's up to Health NZ to make the decisions on who to fund. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Doocey joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss what has changed in the space of mental health over recent years, and where more work is needed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has no plan for child and youth mental health, which is "appalling" according to the boss of the Mental Health Foundation. It has launched a petition today calling for Mental Health Minister, Matt Doocey to take urgent action. Asking the government to deliver a child and mental health action plan in next years budget - with money to fund it. Mental Health Foundation chief executive, Shaun Robinson spoke to Lisa Owen.

Faster access to primary and specialist mental health and addiction care is having a flow-on effect. The latest data shows nearly 84% of people are accessing primary care within a week, surpassing the government's target, while 80.3% are accessing specialist support within three weeks. Some regions, including Northland, Gisborne and Nelson Marlborough don't meet either of the targets. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey told Ryan Bridge the work continues, but it's good to see some signs of improvement. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by Labour's Reuben Davidson and National's Matt Doocey to delve into the biggest topics of the week. On today's agenda: the manhunt for Tom Phillips and his children has come to an end, but the coverage has only just begun. There's a fresh plan to restore the Christ Church Cathedral, and the Government has announced some new offences for shoplifting. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by Megan Woods and Matt Doocey to delve into the biggest stories of the week. They discussed the tougher immigration policies the Government is introducing to tackle overstayers, the struggling and overworked justice system, and housing intensification in Christchurch. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our monthly catch up with The National Party, Milly spoke with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey about the announcement of a national promotion campaign focused on getting Kiwis to Top Up with everyday actions that promote better mental health. Whakarongo mai nei!

Happy Rāapa! Today on the show: What's Up with The National Party's Matt Doocey, Milly and Rosetta announce the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Lineup, Emma Gleason judges the fashion of the 95bFM Office, and we talk all things syphilis for The Birds, The Bees and The Bugs thanks to Care HQ! Whakarongo mai nei!

Happy Rāapa! Today on the show: What's Up with The National Party's Matt Doocey, Milly and Rosetta announce the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Lineup, Emma Gleason judges the fashion of the 95bFM Office, and we talk all things syphilis for The Birds, The Bees and The Bugs thanks to Care HQ! Whakarongo mai nei!

The Mental Health Minister's defending claiming his Government's inherited Hillmorton Hospital and its failings from the Labour-led Government of the time. A review of Canterbury's mental health services reveals significant failings, contributing to murders by patients in 2022 and 2024. Minister Matt Doocey told John MacDonald it's a fact. He says the report lays bare the state of Hillmorton in June 2022, and that is the reality of the system they inherited. Labour's Megan Woods told MacDonald this needs to not be about politics. She says it's something they all have to take responsibility for, and it's something they've got to work on. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb joined John MacDonald to give their thoughts on the biggest political stories of the week. Changes are likely coming to NCEA – are they needed? And should trades be given more support in schools? A lawyer is calling for the Government to step in and shut down Gloriavale, but should this be their responsibility? Doocey has launched a petition against a T2 lane – is this an easy hit for votes? And what is the FBI doing in Wellington? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wanaka's health woes have taken centre stage today at a fiery public meeting with government ministers. At the third stop on a rural roadshow, Matt Doocey, Mark Patterson and health chiefs were pressed for urgent answers, while locals laid out stories of delays and decline. Katie Todd reports.

A Royal Commission of Inquiry into mental health care is looking unlikely - despite pressure over repeat killings by two patients. Hillmorton Hospital resident, Elliot Cameron, murdered his 83-year-old Christchurch gardening client in October, with new revelations he killed his brother 50 years ago. This year, another man was found not guilty on insanity grounds - for killing a second time. Minister Matt Doocey says questions are being asked on clinical decisions. Doocey says he expects the external reviews and coronial inquests to be answering these questions, as that's why they take place. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has this morning released its second Suicide Prevention Action Plan.

For electorate M Ps, weekends are generally spent in the community meeting constituents. The House popped into a morning tea Q&A hosted by Matt Doocey. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Government is assuring police will still respond to mental health callouts when needed. The Mental Health Foundation has launched a petition asking police to stop scaling back on attending mental health callouts. A four-phase reduction plan was announced in November. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says the programme addresses the handover - not the response. "People with mental health issues - they don't want to sit in emergency departments with police officers sitting there with tasers. They want a mental health response, and that's what we're working on." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACC levies will soon go up for earners, businesses and motor vehicle owners. ACC minister Matt Doocey spoke to Corin Dann.

I Am Hope charity founder Mike King has attracted criticism for comments around alcohol, saying that in some cases alcohol has prevented young people from taking their lives. Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Mental Health Minister says he disagrees with Mike King's comments about alcohol but supports his wider work. The Gumboot Friday co-founder told Newstalk ZB alcohol is a solution for mental health problems, as it can help stop negative thoughts. Labour wants the Government to stop providing funding for Gumboot Friday, an initiative that supports young people with their mental health. Minister Matt Doocey told Mike Hosking the Government investment gives an extra 15,000 young people timely access to mental health support. He says at the end of the day, it's about young people getting the support they need. Doocey says King is allowed, as an advocate, to have his own views. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘I have uncovered a scandal' teases Newstalk ZB Mike Hosking, as he reveals a tale of sabotage allegedly involving his RNZ rivals. But RNZ says there has been a genuine misunderstanding. --  Minister of Tourism Matt Doocey tapped the numbers into his phone to speak to Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking.  A voice on the other end of the line answered.  Doocey introduced himself, explaining he was calling for the pre-arranged interview with Hosking – the pair were scheduled to speak on Thursday morning about the proposed new levy on overseas visitors and tourism's contribution to GDP.  According to Hosking, the person on the other end of the line allegedly responded along the lines of that there was no longer an interview.  The minister's office confirmed this morning he was told by the person on the other end of the line that the interview was not happening.  Tourism Minister Matt Doocey. Photo / Mark Mitchell  According to Hosking – who was relaying the tale of events to his listeners this morning – Doocey thought that was unusual, hung up and carried on with his day. Meanwhile, Hosking's producer at Newstalk ZB was wondering where the minister had got to and why he hadn't called in, as had been arranged. It turns out, Doocey had been given the wrong number by his office – a staff member had mistakenly written down a studio number for RNZ instead of Newstalk ZB. You can see where this might be heading. “I have uncovered a scandal that involves the state broadcaster, Radio New Zealand ...! Something nefarious, underhand and possibly dastardly has been uncovered,” Hosking teased his listeners this morning. But RNZ has said it appears there has been “a genuine misunderstanding”. Hosking explained that after Doocey's no-show over the phone, his producer chased the minister down. “Here's a bit of insight into how the radio industry works. Matt Doocey was due to ring in, Matt Doocey is nowhere to be seen at about five minutes past seven,” said Hosking. “What's happened to Matt Doocey? We start chasing him down. “It turns out the person in his office had written down the wrong number for him. “So obviously, [that's] immediate incompetence that needs to be dealt with forthwith. Do the basics brilliantly, I thought was the National Party. It's not.” Mike Hosking also interviewed Lisa Carringtion this week. Photo / Jason Oxenham  Hosking's team eventually tracked down the minister and conducted the interview.  Off air, they were digging deeper – who did that phone number belong to? Yes, as it turned out, RNZ.  “So Matt Doocey, minister of the crown rang up the state broadcaster as funded by you and I through our tax money and said ‘Matt Doocey reporting for the Mike Hosking Breakfast',” said Hosking.  “To which point they said, ‘You no longer have an interview with the Mike Hosking Breakfast.”  But RNZ denies that specific response was used.  An RNZ spokeswoman said: “Having spoken to the staff member who received the call, this appears to have been a genuine misunderstanding.  “On receiving the call, they explained that we had interviewed the Minister the day before and there was no interview scheduled that morning. The staff member did not mention Newstalk or Mike Hosking.”  Hosking had several questions on his show earlier.  “One, do I secretly admire them for being so quickwitted that the first thing they do is instead of going, ‘Oh, you've probably got the wrong number', or ‘Whoops, you've rung Radio New Zealand, sorry', they say, ‘You no longer have an interview with Mike Hosking Breakfast'?  “That's quite sharp to be honest, [it's] probably worth looking into employing that person, whoever they were, because there are some people here who aren't remotely that sharp.  “Second, is it underhand?  “Third, is that just competition and that's life? And would we have done the same thing if we were alert enough to do the same thing?  “Fourth, is it just pure, straight up and down sabotage?”  Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie is one of New Zealand's most experienced senior journalists and media leaders. He has held executive and senior editorial roles at NZME including Managing Editor, NZ Herald Editor and Herald on Sunday Editor and has a small shareholding in NZME. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tourism Minister's upbeat as international travellers continue to spend more here.  The latest International Visitor Survey shows overseas visitors added $2.6 billion to the economy in the June quarter, an annual increase of 17%.  It comes a day after the Government's announcement that the International Visitor Levy will rise by almost 200% to $100 from next month.   Matt Doocey told Mike Hosking there was no connection between the two announcements.  He says tourism operators believe they have better product and experiences, which need to be celebrated.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From next month the international visitors levy will more than triple; from 35 dollars to a hundred dollars. International visitors spent over $11 billion in the year ending March 2024, but being popular comes with a cost, increased pressure on regional infrastructure and maintenance costs across the conservation estate and the government says the increased levy will help cover the bills. But some in the tourism sector said the changes will make New Zealand more expensive and less attractive as a destination and that's going to hurt the industry which hasn't yet bounced back from the pandemic, Tourism Minister, Matt Doocey spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Tourism Minister says the extra money from increased overseas visitor fees will be funnelled back into the industry. The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy rises next month from $35 to $100 next month. Matt Doocey says $100 is less than three percent of a visitor's total spend. "Ultimately, this levy will be reinvested into both tourism pressures - but also, the conservation estates, which a large part of people travel to New Zealand for. So we'll be delivering a better product." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mental Health Minister is confident about moving emergency responses to people in acute mental distress to health experts, rather than Police. Police say they'll be phasing rollout - of stepping back from mental-health callouts, over a year, starting in November. They'll lift the risk threshold for turning up - and start reducing how long officers stay with a patient they've transported to hospital. Matt Doocey told Heather du Plessis Allan mechanisms are being worked through for managing the transition. He says it's clear someone having a mental health crisis should get a health response, not a criminal one. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 10th of July, what will the Reserve Bank do with the Official Cash Rate, and who will lowering the clean car importer standard help?  SailGP is coming to Auckland but is Auckland ready for SailGP? And where will we be able to watch it?  Mark Mitchell and Carmel Sepuloni cover everything from Darleen Tana to Matt Doocey and his inability to read reports he's in charge of on Politics Wednesday.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi based and other kaupapa Maori providers. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey told Susana Lei'ataua he has a plan to grow the workforce but didn't detail if roles will be funded specifically.

Australia is far outstripping New Zealand on the tourism front.  Data from Stats NZ shows that New Zealand had just over 340,000 visitors in March this year, up 74,200 compared to last year.  In comparison, Australia had more than 760,000, a 24.1% increase from March last year.  Tourism Minister Matt Doocey told Mike Hosking that we're actually tracking pretty well when you look at the figures for the year ending March 2024.  He said that we're sitting at about 82% of pre-Covid numbers, which is roughly the same as Australia, and in line with the global rate of 85%.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That was some outstanding rage from Julie Anne Genter, wasn't it? It probably won't surprise you to hear she's not at work today, she's working from home - I would be too, if that was me caught on that camera. The Greens have launched a disciplinary process, but I'm not expecting much from that, given how relaxed they seem to have been in the past about dealing with allegations against their MPs. Also, multiple parties in Parliament have now complained to the Speaker, and Gerry Brownlee will make a decision next week on whether he refers this to the Privileges Committee. Frankly, I think he's going to have to, don't you?  Because that was pretty outrageous behaviour. I mean in most professional workplaces, if you went up to a colleague, got your face about 30cm from them, yelled at them while waving a document in their face and then waved your hands repeatedly, I reckon you'd get a written warning - or a verbal warning at the very least. But it would be on your record, wouldn't it?  If you flipped the roles, if that was National's Matt Doocey marching over to Julie Anne Genter and yelling in her face instead of the other way around, there would be calls for all hell to rain down on him. Now obviously, let's deal with reality, let's not pretend women are held to the same standard as men when it comes to threatening behaviour. They aren't - and that's generally because women are not as much of a physical threat to men as the other way around. Rightly or wrongly, that's just how the world works. And I reckon that will colour the judgement of this particular case. But even for a woman, that was pretty wild, wasn't it? That was pretty cooked. Anyway, interestingly, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson was repeatedly asked today if she knows of other instances where Julie Anne Genter has lost her temper - and she didn't really answer the question, so draw your own conclusions from it. But she was probably asked because Julie Anne does have a bit of a short fuse. She's very passionate about her portfolio, she can get cross pretty easily about it. She walked out of a 1News interview three years ago - when you're with her one-on-one discussing transport, she gets quite shouty, even in public. To her credit, I like the fact that she's passionate about transport. It's good to have people who actually care about the things that they're in charge of. But unfortunately for her Parliament, like most workplaces now, has standards. And if we don't want blokes to be doing this to ladies in the House, we shouldn't have the ladies doing this to blokes in the House, should we? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters says Julie Anne Genter should face consequences for confronting a minister in the House.  The Green MP has apologised in Parliament and could face further disciplinary action after a complaint was made of intimidatory behaviour toward Minister Matthew Doocey on Wednesday night.  Genter walked across the debating chamber to Doocey, waved a booklet and spoke angrily to him while getting close to his face.  The incident happened at about 8pm, while Labour's Nelson MP Rachel Boyack was speaking and followed some interjections between Doocey and Genter. It was visible in the background of the footage on Parliament TV.  “Miss Genter. Miss Genter, please resume your seat,” demanded the chair at the time, Barbara Kuriger.  “It's not appropriate to get out of one's seat to go and have an argument with somebody on the other side.”  Speaker Gerry Brownlee had to be recalled to the debating chamber to deal with the issue after National's whip Scott Simpson asked Kuriger to do so.  Simpson said in Parliament that he had never seen anything like it, describing it as a “serious, intimidatory physical attack upon another member”.  The Deputy Prime Minister told Mike Hosking that Genter appeared to, quote, "lose the plot".  He says there are processes to discipline someone like that, and just apologising to Doocey for making him feel unsafe doesn't cut it.  Also last night, Peters gave a speech regarding AUKUS Pillar 2, and has said the details are still fairly new to him.  The Foreign Minister has outlined New Zealand's position to the Institute of International Affairs at Parliament.  He says we should be open to exploring the technology leg of the nuclear-powered submarine pact and what that could look like for us.  Peters told Hosking that he's still trying to find out exactly what Pillar 2 would entail.   He says in the middle of public discussions, all sorts of people are rushing to judgement without having been remotely briefed on the matter.  LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who've suffered acute mental breakdowns fear the health system won't be ready to fill the gap when police withdraw from crisis callouts. The Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has floated the idea of having a specific mental health option when people call 111. Health New Zealand says it's working with police on plans to move to a multi-agency response to mental distress. Ruth Hill reports.

There's more work to do to draw more international visitors to our shores.  Stats NZ data for the year to the end of March 2023 shows total tourism spend of $37.7 billion, up $10.7 billion from the year before.  That's about $4 billion shy of pre-covid levels.  Tourism Minister Matt Doocey told Mike Hosking that Australia, USA, and the UK all have similar market share compared with 2019.  He says the real difference is China —pre-covid it was about 10% market share, but in 2023 it's about 5%— so there's a lot to do in that market.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The country's top cop says dealing with thousands of mental distress call-outs each year is getting in the way of fighting crime and it's time for health services to step up. In their briefing to the new police minister, the top brass has outlined plans to "transition" from a police-led response for people in mental distress to a multi-agency approach within five years. The Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey has now floated the idea of having a specific mental health option when people call 111. Ruth Hill reports.

How is the country's first ever Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey going to tackle the myriad of challenges before him?