Arena Williams
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Oct 12, 2026
Phil GoffHOST
And you don't create that better world simply by taking cheap political shots, uh, promising things that you know won't work, but they sound good, and they may win you a few cheap votes.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
Can I m- move to, um, Arena Williams and a policy that she announced about, uh, a better deal, and, uh, we talked about a better deal when you fly.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
And I know that many people think I suffer from, uh, OCD when I'm talking about Air New Zealand, but let me give you an example of why I get so disappointed.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
On Friday, I went to Gisborne Airport to catch the 3:30 flight back to Wellington.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
And to add insult to injury, Air New Zealand charged me an extra night for keeping the car at the airport, and I normally catch the bus as I did tonight, but I, I needed to have the car at the airport for personal reasons on Friday night, and it turned out to be Saturday, so that was an extra $58.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
And I say to myself, what sort of commercial morality is that? Now, I know all sorts of mistakes were made getting rid of the Beach 1900s and keeping the Q300s and so on.
Chris FinlaysonHOST
But what I would like to know from you is what will Labor do about that sort of commercial bastardy, uh, and what do I as a consumer, uh, have to look forward to if Arena Williams introduces her better deal for consumers? Here end of the, here end of this week's moan.
Phil GoffHOST
Yeah.
Josie PaganiGUEST
So true.
Trish ShersonGUEST
I, I, I can't figure this out, and something I keep coming back to is you've got a point of difference here where Labor have started using Chris Hipkins and young face Arena Williams a lot in their policy announcements.
Josie PaganiGUEST
A lot, yeah.
Trish ShersonGUEST
And they're really focusing in basically on this, "We can give you another $2.50 on your household budget if we whack all these, you know, all these nasty businesses," fine.
Josie PaganiPANELIST
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Josie PaganiPANELIST
I, I, I can't figure this out, and something I keep coming back to is you've got a point of difference here where Labor have started using Chris Hipkins and young face Arena Williams a lot in their policy announcements.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
A lot, yeah.
Josie PaganiPANELIST
And they're really focusing in basically on this, "We can give you another $2.50 on your household budget if we whack all these, you know, all these nasty businesses fine." Over on the National side, they have basically put all their chips on Nicola Willis and Chris Luxon.
Trish ShersonGUEST
I can't figure this out.
Trish ShersonGUEST
And something I keep coming back to is you've got a point of difference here where Labour have started using Chris Hipkins and young face Arena Williams a lot in their policy announcements.
Trish ShersonGUEST
And they're really focusing in basically on this.
Trish ShersonGUEST
We can give you another $2.50 on your household budget if we whack all these, you know, all these nasty businesses.
Trish ShersonPANELIST
...
Trish ShersonPANELIST
I, I, I can't figure this out, and something I keep coming back to is you've got a point of difference here where Labor have started using Chris Hipkins and young face Arena Williams a lot in their policy announcements.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
A lot, yeah
Trish ShersonPANELIST
And they're really focusing in basically on this, "We can give you another $2.50 on your household budget if we whack all these, you know, all these nasty businesses," fine.
Trish ShersonGUEST
I can't figure this out.
Trish ShersonGUEST
And something I keep coming back to is you've got a point of difference here where Labour have started using Chris Hipkins and young face Arena Williams a lot in their policy announcements.
Trish ShersonGUEST
And they're really focusing in basically on this.
Trish ShersonGUEST
We can give you another $2.50 on your household budget if we whack all these, you know, all these nasty businesses.
Duncan GarnerHOST
No, no
Annie O'BrienGUEST
... um, is, uh, I spoke about Arena Williams, 'cause I've been fascinated by how she's been sidelined, um-
Duncan GarnerHOST
Labor MP in Auckland?
Annie O'BrienGUEST
By...
Helen WhiteGUEST
Because what we understand in Labour is that you can have a power abuse and it can cause terrible harm if you don't intervene.
Helen WhiteGUEST
And so what I like about the policies that Arena Williams has developed in the competition area is they're not waiting for someone else to do something.
Helen WhiteGUEST
They're taking the information we have, and they're coming out with concrete changes now.
Helen WhiteGUEST
So for example, that separation of the wholesalers, it will have real impact really quickly.
John CampbellHOST
Uh, we've talked about this a bit.
John CampbellHOST
Yesterday, the Labour Party stepped into the space promising to make air travel more competitive, and as Labour's Consumer Affairs Spokesperson, Arena Williams told us on Morning Report, uh, about an hour ago, keep regional operators in the air.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
One of the solutions that we're proposing here is for Air Chathams to be able to get code share and pass-through arrangements, so it's clear to passengers that they can not only book, uh, from Auckland to Whakatane with Air Chaths, but they can also book an international route straight into Whakatane.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
From what it looks like, uh, from the consumer's perspective is straight through.
Duane EmenyGUEST
Actually did that out on the Chatham Islands, which was very special for us.
Duane EmenyGUEST
Um, and we're still, still working on how do we build that out, you know, how do we introduce international connectivity as well? So those are the kind of, uh, you know, mechanisms, you know, th- that are used throughout the world with airlines, large airlines connecting into small airlines that service those smaller regions.
John CampbellHOST
And Arena Williams gave exactly that example.
John CampbellHOST
In fact, she cited you, your route between, uh, Auckland and Whakatane, right?
Paul GoldsmithGUEST
Oh, my God
Willie JacksonGUEST
... that's what Arena Williams has been saying, is that we just wanna pay the, the, the fare that's been advertised.
Willie JacksonGUEST
We wanna look after the consumers.
Willie JacksonGUEST
We wanna get a bit of competition in there.
Willie JacksonGUEST
Well, so many, so many-
Ryan BridgeHOST
... yes, that is a tactic you shouldn't employ
Willie JacksonGUEST
... you know, Arena Williams is doing some terrific work on this, and she presented it.
Willie JacksonGUEST
And she's saying, you know, these hidden fees, all of a sudden you, you're, you're paying another 30, $40, $50 for a, for a ticket.
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