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Rehette Stoltz: Gisborne Mayor on RNV leaving Waiohika Estate · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: To Gisbone parties over R and V ditching the coast
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  Speaker 1: from next year after twenty three years. They say city
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  Speaker 1: is too remote, making selling tickets harder and attracting artists
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  Speaker 1: more expensive. Rehead starts gisben Mere with me this morning, Reheit.
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  Speaker 1: This has got to hurt.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we are very sad. It is tough for us.
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  Speaker 2: We are really sad that twenty twenty six will be
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  Speaker 2: the last festival. But you know they've made the decision
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  Speaker 2: and they have justified why they've done it.
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  Speaker 1: Did you try and keep them? Did you try and
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  Speaker 1: throw money at this? Or were you throwing money at
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  Speaker 1: this to begin with?
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  Speaker 2: No, this festival looked after itself for twenty four years,
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  Speaker 2: and no, we absolutely wanted them to stay. But they've
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  Speaker 2: made up their mind and so we will have one
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  Speaker 2: big last bash in twenty twenty six here in Gusee.
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  Speaker 1: I've heard they're going to Hamilton. What do you know?
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  Speaker 2: Will they go to Hamilton? No, I've heard in the
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  Speaker 2: North Island. But they will struggle to get a venue
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  Speaker 2: like wayohca Estate. They will have to re really lock
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  Speaker 2: at something that is as good as this. But I
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  Speaker 2: haven't heard the tron yet.
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  Speaker 1: What's wrong with Hamilton is scoffed.
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  Speaker 2: I think I just think I come to Gisbon and
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  Speaker 2: you're camping in the vineyards and the sun is basking
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  Speaker 2: on you, and you've got the beautiful beaches. I'm sure
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  Speaker 2: they might be might not be looking at at Hamilton,
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  Speaker 2: but you know what I'll be waiting for that announcement.
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  Speaker 1: Isn't this the sad part of it?
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  Speaker 2: Though?
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  Speaker 1: You are one of the most beautiful places in the country,
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  Speaker 1: but probably because you are more remote roading resilience is
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  Speaker 1: a problem. We have those summer storms, the air fares,
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  Speaker 1: the access, all of those things. Like your biggest attribute
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  Speaker 1: is probably also kneecapping you a bit here, yes.
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  Speaker 2: Because we call it the splendid isolation. You know when
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  Speaker 2: you come here, beautiful beaches, lovely sunshine, but it is
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  Speaker 2: a journey to get here. No one travels through Gisbon.
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  Speaker 2: You have to come here, and I'm sure that was
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  Speaker 2: part of the decision making future proofing their festival is
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  Speaker 2: making it easy to get there.
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  Speaker 1: What are you going to do for three and a
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  Speaker 1: half three to five million dollars a year now the
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  Speaker 1: economy is going to take a hit.
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  Speaker 2: One thing we do know is that we are great
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  Speaker 2: hosts and we do have what it takes. We've proven
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  Speaker 2: it for the last twenty four years. We will be
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  Speaker 2: actively looking how do we fill that spot. How do
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  Speaker 2: we make sure other people still come here, because like
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  Speaker 2: you said, this is a beautiful place to visit. We'll
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  Speaker 2: be working hard. We know we've got the goods. We
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  Speaker 2: just need to make sure we talk to other promoters
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  Speaker 2: and fill that spot up.
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  Speaker 1: Gree Heead Stalks, miror of Gisbone.
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