1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: From Ashburton College prefix Nate Woods morning to you, Good 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: morning link and that's probably all we're going to get 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: from you in this first break. Anyway, You just sit tight, mate, 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: because you've bought a sprescial guest with you. Zara mcgillan, Hello, 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: Come a lot closer to that microphone so we can 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: hear what you're about to share with us. Last week 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: was summer tournament and we had students off playing golf 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: and mountain biking and basketball. You were down in twice, 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: all for the Mardy Rowing Regetta. 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 2: Yes, I was. Indeed, this is your third third Marty Cup. 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Is it as big as they say? 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 2: Yes? 13 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of schools that come to it. 14 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 3: So there's two two hundred and eighty seven rowers. 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: So comprehend that, yes, a lot. 16 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: Does everybody get together in the one place for yeah, 17 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: So you really get a grasp of the magnitude of 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: this thing when you're sitting there surrounded by thousands of 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: fellow rowers. Yes, across the country eight. 20 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, all across the country. 21 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 3: On the first a couple of days before the event starts, 22 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: we have a pro which is where all the schools 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 3: skip together and each school makes a bannett and that's 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 3: when you like march down and like represent your school. 25 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 3: And then we have the whole all the competitors sitting together. 26 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: So it's very busy. 27 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: So do we have a mascot? Did I hear? 28 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 4: Yeah? 29 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: We have the carrot costume with us with the carrot costume. 30 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: Oh well does it even come from? 31 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 4: Is it not? 32 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: Like? Yeah, we don't exactly have that, but we have 33 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 3: our carrot costume, but we didn't quite use it this year. 34 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: Maybe next year. 35 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: Checking out of the carrots. Ye, what sort of training 36 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: goes into this? You know it's a pinnacleven to the year, right. 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, so a lot of chaining. We chain every day 38 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 3: at Lake curt except for Fridays. Every day, yes, early 39 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 3: mornings before school, so we down there six o'clock and 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 3: then before that it will be five point thirty. But 41 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: and then we come back in the afternoon from five 42 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: to fifteen to seven fifteen and then big long weekend 43 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: chrainings as well. So it's pretty big commitment to go 44 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:05,919 Speaker 3: up with. 45 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: One that's paid off. So of one hundred and twenty 46 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: six schools and your particular category, I assume twenty first overall, 47 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: but to some individual results. You're part of the under 48 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: seventeen quad team. 49 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: You won gold, Yes, she did win gold. 50 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: So that through this race. 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 2: Well, that was a big race, that one. 52 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 3: So we had our final on the Friday and basically 53 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: we came out. We were winning most of the race 54 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 3: and then just after halfway we big competition Wangani from 55 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: up north. We got passed by them, so then they 56 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: went into first and we were sitting in seconds. So 57 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 3: it was a very scary race. 58 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: But then did something happen. 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 3: I think just well, races two thousand meters so. 60 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: It's a long way. 61 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: Oh my god. 62 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 3: So we managed to hold them there though, and then 63 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 3: the last our last sprint before the race, we managed 64 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 3: to get back up on them and then get into first. 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 2: So it's a very cool experience. 66 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: Managed to light the after burners, yes, make it excited 67 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: track on the So yeah, when you've got four rowers 68 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: in the boat, do you take your own boats as 69 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: a quick side? 70 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 2: Don't? 71 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: Do you take your own boats? 72 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? 73 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: So we have a swift boat from a girl Sally, 74 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 3: who like gifted it to us. 75 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: So a big, pink, bright boat. So it's easy to. 76 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: When there's four of you in there. What what what 77 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: are you all doing? 78 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: So when we're in the quad, there's four of us 79 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 3: sitting there. We have two oars each in the quad 80 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 3: and then we have a cox, so I cox is 81 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 3: Eve Marshall and a cox and steers the boat and 82 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 3: then they. 83 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: Are the ones that get to sit there. Yeah, and 84 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: it looks like my kind of job this is. 85 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: And then they call the race plan and they tell 86 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 3: us where we are in the race, so they have 87 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 3: a very important job. 88 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: So was it ideal conditions for rowing down there? 89 00:03:58,960 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? 90 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: It was pretty good considering it's a long week we had. 91 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 3: Finals Day was a bit rainy but then managed to 92 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 3: clear up, so it was pretty calm on the water, 93 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: which is exactly what you want. 94 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: No wind, which was good. 95 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Is this it for now? Do you get a break 96 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: in the rowing season? 97 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: A few of us has still going. This three of 98 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 3: us who got selected for the under eighteen North Versus South. 99 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: Trials, So that's sounds like a big deal. 100 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: Yes, So that's the basically the trials that you've got 101 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 3: to get selected for and then if you make the team, 102 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 3: it's the North Island versus South Island, so that's up 103 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: in the North Island at Karapiro where you race, you 104 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 3: just have like a north boat and a south boat 105 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: and the race and then see who can take out 106 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 3: the more winds. 107 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: Like yes, so that's serious breaking rid. 108 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 3: Trials happen not this week ind but the next weekend 109 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:53,679 Speaker 3: and that's in twiceer. 110 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: Again, you're going to keep pushing through the school holidays 111 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: through they for the word wow, well thank you for 112 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: sharing that extra it's bizara, that's wonderful. And then thrown 113 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: on there as well, Nate. We had the swimming. 114 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 4: Sports, we sure did, Yeah, far. 115 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: Read Are you a bit of a fish? 116 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 4: Oh? I absolutely not anymore? I used to be yeap, 117 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 4: but nope, I'm leaving that to the people who co 118 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 4: can actually swim. 119 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: Now have they added doggy paddle as an official format yet? 120 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 4: I mean, we did do doggy paddle at the swimming sports, but. 121 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: You did all right? Okay? And then well there was 122 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: meant to be cross country on Monday, but that was 123 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: ken because of the weather. Are they going to bring 124 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: that back in tim two or something? No? 125 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 4: I think cans, which I was sure a lot of 126 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 4: people will be super sad about it. 127 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: Obama, Where was that going to be held? Was that 128 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 1: at the showgrounds? 129 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 4: I believe it was just opposite the school in the 130 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 4: domain where of the. 131 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: Of course, that makes way too much sense. Doesn't tell 132 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: us about the year eleven leadership trip that's been going 133 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: on too. 134 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, So for those of you who don't know, we 135 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 4: have a year eleven leadership group which is really awesome, 136 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 4: and we had twenty one of the students go to 137 00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 4: the Geraldine High Ropes court. 138 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: Is that still a thing? 139 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 4: Sure? 140 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: I remember doing the high ropes and Geraldine hated it, 141 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: really hate heights. Yes, that's although I don't know what 142 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: I was more scared of the height. Some of them 143 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: get quite high up. 144 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 4: Ah yeah, way too high for my liking. But the 145 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 4: students managed to get to the twenty nine meter point. 146 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Twenty nine meters. Oh no, weak knees and everything else. 147 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: So I don't know if I'm more scared of that 148 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: or if you take a tumble that the harness giving 149 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: you the wedgie on the way down. 150 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 4: It's not pleasant, is it? 151 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: Anyway? So that would have been fun. 152 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 4: When was that there was a couple of weeks ago 153 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 4: now actually yeah? 154 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, And what's the intention of this to fosters younger 155 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: students to maybe have a crack at prefix positions and whatnot. 156 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, it sure is. So it's a point for them 157 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 4: to challenge themselves and get to know each other a 158 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 4: little bit more like their streets and weaknesses for their 159 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 4: future leadership roles. 160 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: Quite literally, trustful, it really is. 161 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 4: Yeah. 162 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: And then yes, it is the final week of the term, 163 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: so it is a bit of fun games going on 164 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: to wreck things. 165 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 4: Up, they're sure as we've got staff versus students, which 166 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 4: I'm sure a lot of of the alumni listening will remembers. 167 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 4: On Wednesday, we've got the table tennis which I'm rubbish 168 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 4: at so I won't be playing. But then we've got 169 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 4: a touch rugby game as well going on, which is 170 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 4: super courtesy. We've got a lot of all the rugby 171 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 4: boys versus the rugby coaches, which will be an interesting game. 172 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: Neat is that today as well? 173 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 4: That's on Thursday? Yeah? 174 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: Good, yeah good Yeah. And also just public service announcement, 175 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: be on edge. It's the first of April. April folds. 176 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,559 Speaker 1: We're expecting a few pranks does at Ashburton College today. 177 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 4: Oh there's bound to be. 178 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: I reckon that. Mister Coleman's got to be the one 179 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: leading the charge. Yeah, yeah, Actually a good gag, although 180 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: you usually see it crop up at the end of 181 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: the year. Is the one where you go and put 182 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: the for sale sign out the front of the college. Yes, yeah, 183 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: I always love seeing that. I got a we cackle 184 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: out of that. Anyway, that might be some material for somebody. 185 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for coming by. Enjoy a well earned, into RESTful 186 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: school holiday break and I look forward to catching up 187 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: again next term. Nate Woods and Zarah mcgillan