1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast 2 00:00:10,613 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks AB. 3 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:17,493 Speaker 2: Popular relocation series Moving Houses has returned for its third season. 4 00:00:18,373 --> 00:00:19,093 Speaker 3: It's one of those. 5 00:00:18,973 --> 00:00:22,533 Speaker 2: TV programs that shouldn't be anywhere near as good as 6 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:25,133 Speaker 2: it is. It is a show about big houses on 7 00:00:25,173 --> 00:00:29,533 Speaker 2: the back of big trucks, moving very slowly, but somehow 8 00:00:29,773 --> 00:00:34,973 Speaker 2: Moving Houses captures all the elements you'd want in gripping TV, dangerous, suspense, 9 00:00:35,293 --> 00:00:38,613 Speaker 2: risk and reward. And taking over hosting duties is former 10 00:00:38,653 --> 00:00:41,733 Speaker 2: All Black turned landscaper Andy Allis. Andy has had a 11 00:00:41,773 --> 00:00:43,813 Speaker 2: colorful rugby career. He's about one hundred and fifty eight 12 00:00:43,813 --> 00:00:46,573 Speaker 2: appearances for the Crusaders, played twenty eight tests for the 13 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:49,693 Speaker 2: Boys in Black, won the Rugby World Cup in twenty eleven, 14 00:00:49,893 --> 00:00:52,813 Speaker 2: and has spent time in Japan and other places. And 15 00:00:52,933 --> 00:00:55,573 Speaker 2: now he is on the Telly and Andy Allis joins 16 00:00:55,653 --> 00:00:56,413 Speaker 2: us now, Good. 17 00:00:56,293 --> 00:00:58,493 Speaker 3: Morning, Good morning, Thanks having me on. 18 00:00:59,213 --> 00:01:02,093 Speaker 2: What do you love about this show Moving Houses? What 19 00:01:02,173 --> 00:01:05,213 Speaker 2: did you enjoy the most as you watch these homes 20 00:01:05,253 --> 00:01:05,813 Speaker 2: come together? 21 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:10,093 Speaker 3: Literally? Honestly, when I reflect back on some of the 22 00:01:10,093 --> 00:01:12,693 Speaker 3: moves we did it it was always kind of the people. 23 00:01:14,213 --> 00:01:18,093 Speaker 3: It was the truck drivers, who are amazing. Bloke said, 24 00:01:18,093 --> 00:01:21,293 Speaker 3: they're incredibly clever. You know, this kind of number eight 25 00:01:21,293 --> 00:01:24,373 Speaker 3: why I'm mentally, nothing's ever a problem. They can always 26 00:01:24,373 --> 00:01:26,893 Speaker 3: get a house and to a certain place. It's amazing. 27 00:01:27,373 --> 00:01:29,773 Speaker 3: But also the people that were brave enough to kind 28 00:01:29,813 --> 00:01:32,653 Speaker 3: of to do it as well, you know, you know, 29 00:01:33,133 --> 00:01:34,813 Speaker 3: put their house on the back of a truck and 30 00:01:35,413 --> 00:01:38,173 Speaker 3: often move it into pretty remote locations. Their stories are 31 00:01:38,213 --> 00:01:41,253 Speaker 3: actually really fascinating as well. So yeah, I really enjoyed 32 00:01:41,253 --> 00:01:43,413 Speaker 3: the meeting all the people that were involved in it, 33 00:01:43,453 --> 00:01:46,693 Speaker 3: and I mean, obviously the moves themselves are pretty pretty 34 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:47,973 Speaker 3: dramatic at times as well. 35 00:01:48,773 --> 00:01:50,133 Speaker 2: Would you move the house? 36 00:01:51,213 --> 00:01:54,573 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, yeah, no no. After seeing this, it's an 37 00:01:54,613 --> 00:01:57,293 Speaker 3: amazing way to do it, you know, especially if you're 38 00:01:57,333 --> 00:02:00,173 Speaker 3: trying to get a place into somewhere really sort of remote. 39 00:02:00,373 --> 00:02:04,693 Speaker 3: You know. Yeah, I don't know, I've I kind of 40 00:02:04,773 --> 00:02:07,533 Speaker 3: I really loved the idea of a giving one hundred 41 00:02:07,573 --> 00:02:11,773 Speaker 3: year old villa, you know, another hundred years if you will, 42 00:02:11,813 --> 00:02:13,573 Speaker 3: you know, because a lot of them are getting moved 43 00:02:13,693 --> 00:02:17,133 Speaker 3: moved away from sites where there's development taking place, and 44 00:02:17,613 --> 00:02:19,773 Speaker 3: you know, you can't build some of these beautiful old 45 00:02:19,773 --> 00:02:21,973 Speaker 3: places that are full of old nade of hard wood 46 00:02:22,013 --> 00:02:25,893 Speaker 3: and you know, beautiful features, and so there's a little 47 00:02:25,893 --> 00:02:27,613 Speaker 3: loving kid that still needs to go into them to 48 00:02:27,613 --> 00:02:29,813 Speaker 3: get them back to their former glory. But some of 49 00:02:29,853 --> 00:02:32,733 Speaker 3: the people put in a big shift and they just 50 00:02:32,773 --> 00:02:33,573 Speaker 3: came up amazing. 51 00:02:34,253 --> 00:02:37,173 Speaker 2: Andy, how incredible are these truck drivers and the trucks. 52 00:02:37,213 --> 00:02:38,933 Speaker 2: I mean, did you have any idea about how these 53 00:02:38,933 --> 00:02:41,613 Speaker 2: trucks had hydraulic plates that could leave their houses around 54 00:02:41,613 --> 00:02:42,773 Speaker 2: tricky bits and things. 55 00:02:43,493 --> 00:02:46,253 Speaker 3: Not really, I'd watched a bit of the previous season, 56 00:02:46,373 --> 00:02:51,093 Speaker 3: you know, but when you actually experience it in real life, 57 00:02:51,133 --> 00:02:54,733 Speaker 3: I suppose it's quite mind blowing. And all the technology 58 00:02:54,773 --> 00:02:57,573 Speaker 3: is actually New Zealand tech. The trailers are built in Hamilton, 59 00:02:59,013 --> 00:03:02,573 Speaker 3: and these things, honestly, we a lot of the time 60 00:03:02,573 --> 00:03:04,093 Speaker 3: we're loading up at ten o'clock at night and then 61 00:03:04,133 --> 00:03:05,973 Speaker 3: we're just jumping the truck and we were into it 62 00:03:06,013 --> 00:03:08,413 Speaker 3: for ten twelve hours, you know. And the places that 63 00:03:08,453 --> 00:03:10,893 Speaker 3: these these houses can get to in these trucks and 64 00:03:10,893 --> 00:03:13,293 Speaker 3: trailers can get to is just phenomenal. You know, we're 65 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:17,053 Speaker 3: lifting up over cars and busy streets, you know, at 66 00:03:17,053 --> 00:03:18,853 Speaker 3: two o'clock in the morning, or you know, we're having 67 00:03:18,893 --> 00:03:22,573 Speaker 3: to drop down you know, to get under power lines 68 00:03:22,653 --> 00:03:26,653 Speaker 3: and move around here and corners. And the amazing thing 69 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:28,973 Speaker 3: is each of these wheels, like you said, the axles 70 00:03:28,973 --> 00:03:31,853 Speaker 3: and the wheels on the trailers move individually, so you 71 00:03:31,893 --> 00:03:34,573 Speaker 3: can really can swing these things around on ninety degrees. 72 00:03:34,693 --> 00:03:37,773 Speaker 3: So all of that stuff was pretty crazy to sort 73 00:03:37,773 --> 00:03:40,173 Speaker 3: of watch and be part of. And the beauty is 74 00:03:40,213 --> 00:03:42,693 Speaker 3: like we didn't have to set up any drama. There 75 00:03:42,693 --> 00:03:45,493 Speaker 3: was no Jeopardy set up, Like literally, you jump in 76 00:03:45,533 --> 00:03:48,293 Speaker 3: these things and you drive for twelve hours, like that's 77 00:03:48,333 --> 00:03:49,253 Speaker 3: going to happen, you know. 78 00:03:50,053 --> 00:03:53,053 Speaker 2: I'm going to be honest. You could sort of see 79 00:03:53,053 --> 00:03:56,253 Speaker 2: the fear at times in your face, especially when you 80 00:03:56,413 --> 00:03:58,453 Speaker 2: kind of keep suggesting that the truck was sort of 81 00:03:58,533 --> 00:04:00,453 Speaker 2: very close to the edge of a road on the 82 00:04:00,453 --> 00:04:02,813 Speaker 2: passenger side of which you were on. I noticed that 83 00:04:02,813 --> 00:04:04,893 Speaker 2: it were very it was almost sort of a bit 84 00:04:04,933 --> 00:04:07,413 Speaker 2: of a nervous reaction to sort of remind the driver, eater, 85 00:04:07,453 --> 00:04:09,213 Speaker 2: we're very very close to the chi very close to 86 00:04:09,213 --> 00:04:10,373 Speaker 2: the edge here. There was a quite a bit of 87 00:04:10,373 --> 00:04:11,373 Speaker 2: that throughout the series. 88 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:13,333 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I tell you what I mean that the 89 00:04:13,893 --> 00:04:17,853 Speaker 3: show on last Sunday seven thirty TV one. Do you 90 00:04:17,973 --> 00:04:19,413 Speaker 3: like that little pluggin' well done. 91 00:04:19,413 --> 00:04:20,333 Speaker 2: You're learning, you're learning. 92 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:23,213 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was through the Nevist Valley, you know, and 93 00:04:23,213 --> 00:04:25,293 Speaker 3: that's the highest public road in New Zealand and a 94 00:04:25,373 --> 00:04:28,853 Speaker 3: house never been transported through there. So this is a 95 00:04:28,893 --> 00:04:31,333 Speaker 3: gravel road and there was sheer cliff drop offs for 96 00:04:31,773 --> 00:04:34,773 Speaker 3: hundreds of meters, and these truck drivers, you know, they 97 00:04:34,773 --> 00:04:36,813 Speaker 3: sort of say nothing really bothers them. They shrike their 98 00:04:36,813 --> 00:04:38,493 Speaker 3: shoulders and get on with it. But it's not too 99 00:04:38,613 --> 00:04:41,493 Speaker 3: sitting in the passengers state and you're looking down and 100 00:04:41,533 --> 00:04:44,853 Speaker 3: it's literally two centimeters the tires two centimes from the 101 00:04:44,853 --> 00:04:47,533 Speaker 3: cliff that you sort of start to worry a little bit. 102 00:04:48,373 --> 00:04:51,933 Speaker 3: And actually, this this Sunday, we do a move. I'm 103 00:04:51,933 --> 00:04:53,773 Speaker 3: not sure how much I'm allowed to give away, but 104 00:04:54,973 --> 00:04:57,093 Speaker 3: from Blenham to Farewell splits, so we've got to go 105 00:04:57,213 --> 00:05:01,653 Speaker 3: up and over Parkerka Hill. Oh my goodness. Okay, yeah, 106 00:05:01,773 --> 00:05:04,013 Speaker 3: that's quite a big house that gets cut in half. 107 00:05:04,053 --> 00:05:07,293 Speaker 3: And so it's the same sort of thing, but you know, 108 00:05:07,333 --> 00:05:09,053 Speaker 3: this one's at night, so it's probably a little bit 109 00:05:09,053 --> 00:05:11,453 Speaker 3: better because although you know, there's hundreds of meters of 110 00:05:11,533 --> 00:05:13,613 Speaker 3: dropped right away. 111 00:05:15,853 --> 00:05:19,013 Speaker 2: So here's the thing. It is at times really stressful. 112 00:05:19,093 --> 00:05:22,013 Speaker 2: And as you say, these drivers are just so professional 113 00:05:22,013 --> 00:05:26,133 Speaker 2: and calm, but at times in the cab you're kind 114 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:28,573 Speaker 2: of encouraging them along or you're sort of just mentioning 115 00:05:28,613 --> 00:05:30,733 Speaker 2: how close you are to the edge? Were there times 116 00:05:30,773 --> 00:05:32,453 Speaker 2: so shooting this series where you thought, eah, I just 117 00:05:32,533 --> 00:05:34,733 Speaker 2: need to be quiet here, I just need to be quiet. 118 00:05:35,053 --> 00:05:36,893 Speaker 2: They don't need to hear from me. This is quite stressful. 119 00:05:37,253 --> 00:05:39,093 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think I probably annoyed the truck 120 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:41,893 Speaker 3: drive drivers a little bit three of the moves, you know, 121 00:05:42,173 --> 00:05:45,333 Speaker 3: sitting in a cab with me running shotguns for twelve hours. 122 00:05:45,373 --> 00:05:47,893 Speaker 3: I don't know if that's that's all that easy. And 123 00:05:47,973 --> 00:05:51,133 Speaker 3: I'm a mouthy halfback, but do you know I think 124 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,453 Speaker 3: the beauty is I actually got on so well with 125 00:05:53,453 --> 00:05:55,253 Speaker 3: all of them. You know, we spend most of the 126 00:05:55,253 --> 00:05:58,813 Speaker 3: trip talking about is the truck driver's ex post, you know, 127 00:05:59,093 --> 00:06:03,213 Speaker 3: fully career or mine? So we would get on pretty well. 128 00:06:03,253 --> 00:06:05,413 Speaker 3: So if I did start to chat too much and 129 00:06:05,493 --> 00:06:07,973 Speaker 3: things started to get tight, they pretty quickly decided me 130 00:06:08,013 --> 00:06:09,453 Speaker 3: to put a lot on it just for a little 131 00:06:09,453 --> 00:06:11,653 Speaker 3: bit andy and until we get around this next But 132 00:06:11,813 --> 00:06:14,293 Speaker 3: you know, but because we we hit power lines that 133 00:06:14,413 --> 00:06:16,973 Speaker 3: snapped and stuff, so that can be it can be 134 00:06:17,013 --> 00:06:20,573 Speaker 3: pretty dangerous. So if I'm there asking them, you know, hey, yeah, 135 00:06:20,573 --> 00:06:22,093 Speaker 3: what do we do now? You know track drives, Like, 136 00:06:22,133 --> 00:06:23,973 Speaker 3: we'll just stand in the cab and don't touch anything 137 00:06:23,973 --> 00:06:25,973 Speaker 3: because you could get electricated. You know, it's sort of 138 00:06:27,133 --> 00:06:28,373 Speaker 3: there are times that just had probably had just to 139 00:06:28,453 --> 00:06:30,253 Speaker 3: keep my mouth shut and just listen to what they said. 140 00:06:30,973 --> 00:06:33,573 Speaker 2: How many road signs and trees were chainsawed down in 141 00:06:33,613 --> 00:06:34,573 Speaker 2: this series. 142 00:06:34,893 --> 00:06:40,613 Speaker 3: Lost count Lost Camp. But it is amazing because it's 143 00:06:40,653 --> 00:06:43,413 Speaker 3: actually really unique to New Zealand. So we don't realize 144 00:06:43,453 --> 00:06:48,093 Speaker 3: there's a lot of like light post you know lights 145 00:06:48,213 --> 00:06:51,933 Speaker 3: or all the signs around town and stuff. They actually 146 00:06:51,973 --> 00:06:53,693 Speaker 3: all pop up out of the ground and can lie 147 00:06:53,733 --> 00:06:55,813 Speaker 3: down so so houses can get through and then they 148 00:06:55,893 --> 00:06:57,773 Speaker 3: go and obviously put them back into place, but you 149 00:06:57,773 --> 00:07:02,933 Speaker 3: can unscrew all sorts of things. And our roads are 150 00:07:02,973 --> 00:07:06,053 Speaker 3: kind of made for moving, which which is pretty cool, 151 00:07:06,053 --> 00:07:07,693 Speaker 3: pretty unique as well. I reckon the. 152 00:07:07,813 --> 00:07:11,133 Speaker 2: Things you learn on a TV show, Andy, what percentage 153 00:07:11,133 --> 00:07:13,813 Speaker 2: of the houses would be sort of damaged on arrival? 154 00:07:13,813 --> 00:07:16,173 Speaker 2: Are we talking about a few scratches or does occasionally 155 00:07:16,173 --> 00:07:17,213 Speaker 2: a house lose a corner? 156 00:07:18,613 --> 00:07:22,853 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah, no, No, most of them. Most of them 157 00:07:22,893 --> 00:07:27,373 Speaker 3: lose be able to gathering can there can be a 158 00:07:27,373 --> 00:07:29,653 Speaker 3: bit scratched. I mean, to be honest, a lot of 159 00:07:29,693 --> 00:07:31,533 Speaker 3: the time it's quite amazing. When they do arrival, it 160 00:07:31,533 --> 00:07:36,813 Speaker 3: actually looks, it looks really good. We had one where 161 00:07:36,813 --> 00:07:40,773 Speaker 3: a camper then actually crashes to the bottom of a 162 00:07:40,813 --> 00:07:42,653 Speaker 3: house that we're moving, so that sort of makes a 163 00:07:42,653 --> 00:07:44,613 Speaker 3: bit of a job of that. We had a few 164 00:07:44,613 --> 00:07:47,093 Speaker 3: cliffs and trees do a good job on it as well. 165 00:07:47,173 --> 00:07:50,613 Speaker 3: So most of them have got a few a few 166 00:07:50,653 --> 00:07:53,533 Speaker 3: little knicks and things out of them. But it's surprising 167 00:07:53,573 --> 00:07:56,133 Speaker 3: that there's nothing that can't sort of quickly be fixed 168 00:07:56,253 --> 00:07:59,573 Speaker 3: or put back into shape. You know. Again, these these 169 00:07:59,773 --> 00:08:03,213 Speaker 3: these drivers and movers are bloody clever. No they are. 170 00:08:03,213 --> 00:08:06,133 Speaker 2: They're amazing, And I think you'd accept if it's an 171 00:08:06,173 --> 00:08:07,573 Speaker 2: old house, you're gonna have to do some work on 172 00:08:07,573 --> 00:08:09,733 Speaker 2: it when you get to its final resting spot. And 173 00:08:09,853 --> 00:08:11,693 Speaker 2: then a little bit of damage along the way is fine. 174 00:08:11,733 --> 00:08:15,973 Speaker 2: But on Sunday you were transporting a brand new expensive 175 00:08:16,213 --> 00:08:21,373 Speaker 2: homes and everything already installed. Did that add extra strets 176 00:08:21,413 --> 00:08:21,933 Speaker 2: to that move? 177 00:08:22,333 --> 00:08:24,053 Speaker 3: Yeah? I think it does. Yeah, that's that's that's a 178 00:08:24,093 --> 00:08:26,893 Speaker 3: good point. So I mean we've moved a couple of 179 00:08:26,933 --> 00:08:28,693 Speaker 3: the pre built you know that get built on a 180 00:08:28,813 --> 00:08:32,453 Speaker 3: yard and shipped into really remote locations where you couldn't 181 00:08:32,453 --> 00:08:34,773 Speaker 3: get builders and subby sort of sort of into so 182 00:08:34,813 --> 00:08:36,733 Speaker 3: it kind of works really well in that space as well. 183 00:08:36,773 --> 00:08:38,653 Speaker 3: And yeah, I feel like there probably is a little 184 00:08:38,653 --> 00:08:41,533 Speaker 3: bit of extra pressure when it's all brand new and 185 00:08:41,573 --> 00:08:45,533 Speaker 3: you're trying to sort of sneak, you know, past branches 186 00:08:45,573 --> 00:08:47,333 Speaker 3: that are hanging out, or you know, there's there's a 187 00:08:47,333 --> 00:08:51,533 Speaker 3: lot of hazardous things that can you know, that can 188 00:08:51,533 --> 00:08:54,093 Speaker 3: put a few scratches on it. But I mean again, 189 00:08:54,253 --> 00:08:56,333 Speaker 3: these drivers, when you know, when it comes to the 190 00:08:56,333 --> 00:08:58,653 Speaker 3: new houses, I think were the ones that are built 191 00:08:58,653 --> 00:09:01,013 Speaker 3: in the yards, they probably take even more care to 192 00:09:01,053 --> 00:09:01,613 Speaker 3: them as well. 193 00:09:02,053 --> 00:09:04,333 Speaker 2: Did you manage to stay awake on these overnight journeys 194 00:09:04,373 --> 00:09:05,493 Speaker 2: better than Clark Gayford did? 195 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:09,493 Speaker 3: I didn't sleep once. It was it wasn't easy. There 196 00:09:09,493 --> 00:09:13,093 Speaker 3: were times where you know, I had to I had 197 00:09:13,093 --> 00:09:15,213 Speaker 3: to dig pretty deep, have an extra red bull. But 198 00:09:16,133 --> 00:09:18,413 Speaker 3: now I managed to hang in there and stay awake, 199 00:09:18,493 --> 00:09:20,333 Speaker 3: So I was That's something I was pretty proud. Parke 200 00:09:20,453 --> 00:09:22,613 Speaker 3: was great, Like I gave him a call before the 201 00:09:22,613 --> 00:09:24,693 Speaker 3: show started and just asked them for some advice, and 202 00:09:25,413 --> 00:09:27,613 Speaker 3: he pretty much said to me, mate, I hope you 203 00:09:27,773 --> 00:09:31,213 Speaker 3: I hope you like trucks. I said, yeah, of course 204 00:09:31,213 --> 00:09:32,773 Speaker 3: I do. Yeah, I'm a bloke. I love trucks, you 205 00:09:32,813 --> 00:09:35,613 Speaker 3: know beauty. But no, he would narw know what he 206 00:09:35,693 --> 00:09:38,893 Speaker 3: really means. You have to love trucks, I can. You know, 207 00:09:39,573 --> 00:09:42,173 Speaker 3: it's a lot of times that in the cave of 208 00:09:42,253 --> 00:09:42,693 Speaker 3: the track. 209 00:09:43,653 --> 00:09:47,173 Speaker 2: Did you enjoy you know, presenting a TV show something 210 00:09:47,213 --> 00:09:47,893 Speaker 2: new for you? 211 00:09:48,893 --> 00:09:50,733 Speaker 3: I did, Yeah, I loved it. It was. It was 212 00:09:50,773 --> 00:09:54,293 Speaker 3: pretty challenging though, Like early on, you know, I've done 213 00:09:54,333 --> 00:09:55,933 Speaker 3: a little bit of stuff, you know, with with some 214 00:09:55,973 --> 00:09:58,693 Speaker 3: of the Rugby stuff on that and around presenting, but 215 00:09:58,733 --> 00:10:00,893 Speaker 3: there was a little bit more relaxed and off the 216 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:04,053 Speaker 3: cuffs this. You know, I had to I had to 217 00:10:04,093 --> 00:10:06,413 Speaker 3: work pretty hard to had to learn lines and scripts 218 00:10:06,453 --> 00:10:10,013 Speaker 3: and you know, often there was you know, a couple 219 00:10:10,013 --> 00:10:12,053 Speaker 3: of cameras and you know there's a director and a 220 00:10:12,093 --> 00:10:16,493 Speaker 3: producer and you know soundy all in behind the screen 221 00:10:16,493 --> 00:10:17,973 Speaker 3: that you can't see when you're watching the TV. And 222 00:10:18,693 --> 00:10:21,253 Speaker 3: it can be this takes a little bit of time 223 00:10:21,293 --> 00:10:24,173 Speaker 3: to get used to that. But you know that everyone 224 00:10:24,173 --> 00:10:27,893 Speaker 3: of the crew was so great. They were so patient 225 00:10:27,933 --> 00:10:30,213 Speaker 3: with me, and you know, and I worked really hard 226 00:10:30,213 --> 00:10:33,013 Speaker 3: and I learned quickly what I needed to do, and 227 00:10:33,053 --> 00:10:37,093 Speaker 3: you know, hopefully hopefully you see that and the shot itself. 228 00:10:37,133 --> 00:10:38,773 Speaker 3: You know, by the end of it, I felt really 229 00:10:39,653 --> 00:10:42,573 Speaker 3: a lot more natural, and I really enjoyed being able 230 00:10:42,573 --> 00:10:44,773 Speaker 3: to tell people's stories, you know, So it was it 231 00:10:44,773 --> 00:10:45,253 Speaker 3: was an honor. 232 00:10:46,013 --> 00:10:48,573 Speaker 2: It's harder to walk and talk than people think, isn't 233 00:10:48,613 --> 00:10:49,573 Speaker 2: it right? 234 00:10:49,853 --> 00:10:52,533 Speaker 3: And yeah, exactly, and you use your hands and gesture 235 00:10:52,693 --> 00:10:55,413 Speaker 3: things and and and you know, look down a camera 236 00:10:55,493 --> 00:10:58,373 Speaker 3: and you know, say things like you really really mean 237 00:10:58,413 --> 00:11:00,213 Speaker 3: them too. It's an important part of it too. You've 238 00:11:00,213 --> 00:11:02,893 Speaker 3: got to really believe what you're saying. So's there's a 239 00:11:02,933 --> 00:11:03,853 Speaker 3: lot of elements to it. 240 00:11:04,573 --> 00:11:06,333 Speaker 2: What were some of the best tips that you were given. 241 00:11:09,973 --> 00:11:11,773 Speaker 3: Yeah, sort of sort of learn the script, you know, 242 00:11:11,893 --> 00:11:13,533 Speaker 3: learn what I want to say, but then kind of 243 00:11:13,773 --> 00:11:16,693 Speaker 3: kind of make it mine, you know, like, really believe 244 00:11:16,733 --> 00:11:18,253 Speaker 3: in it. And if you've changed the little bits and it, 245 00:11:18,253 --> 00:11:21,173 Speaker 3: you can. And I think once I got to meet 246 00:11:21,333 --> 00:11:24,253 Speaker 3: both the truck drivers and the and the people that, 247 00:11:24,413 --> 00:11:26,133 Speaker 3: you know, the families or couples that were doing it, 248 00:11:26,293 --> 00:11:28,293 Speaker 3: then I really bought into what they're saying, and I 249 00:11:28,333 --> 00:11:31,493 Speaker 3: was kind of a little bit more emotionally attached as well, 250 00:11:31,573 --> 00:11:33,853 Speaker 3: you know, and so that helped me deliver. You know 251 00:11:33,893 --> 00:11:36,493 Speaker 3: that I really was stoked for a young family that 252 00:11:36,533 --> 00:11:37,373 Speaker 3: are moving house. 253 00:11:37,893 --> 00:11:39,533 Speaker 2: And that absolutely came across. I think you did a 254 00:11:39,573 --> 00:11:42,133 Speaker 2: really really good job. I think you have great TV energy, 255 00:11:42,333 --> 00:11:44,613 Speaker 2: and you were yourself, but you could see that connection. 256 00:11:44,693 --> 00:11:46,973 Speaker 2: You were genuinely interested in what was going on and 257 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:52,853 Speaker 2: wonderfully terrified at times. So I appreciate you probably don't 258 00:11:52,853 --> 00:11:53,933 Speaker 2: want a critique, but there it is. 259 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:56,533 Speaker 3: Ah, thanks, So that's good, I'll take it. 260 00:11:56,533 --> 00:11:59,333 Speaker 2: It can be really difficult to go from being a 261 00:11:59,373 --> 00:12:02,133 Speaker 2: professional sportsperson to finding another career, but it looks like 262 00:12:02,173 --> 00:12:04,533 Speaker 2: it's actually been quite easy for you. Was that because 263 00:12:04,573 --> 00:12:06,853 Speaker 2: you kind of always knew you were interested in landscape 264 00:12:06,853 --> 00:12:09,253 Speaker 2: design or you know, and had other things on the go. 265 00:12:10,053 --> 00:12:12,693 Speaker 3: Oh No, it's still pretty still pretty challenging coming out 266 00:12:12,693 --> 00:12:15,573 Speaker 3: of you know, professional sport. You know, I just I 267 00:12:15,693 --> 00:12:17,693 Speaker 3: got some really good advice from some of the some 268 00:12:17,733 --> 00:12:19,653 Speaker 3: of the old boys that have played, just just to 269 00:12:19,653 --> 00:12:23,013 Speaker 3: take my time to, you know, try and put some 270 00:12:23,053 --> 00:12:25,413 Speaker 3: money aside and give myself six months to find out 271 00:12:25,453 --> 00:12:26,733 Speaker 3: what I really wanted to do next. You had a 272 00:12:26,733 --> 00:12:28,693 Speaker 3: lot of coffees and meeting with people and stuff, and 273 00:12:29,293 --> 00:12:31,333 Speaker 3: you know, I was really open to new opportunities and 274 00:12:31,853 --> 00:12:34,213 Speaker 3: challenges and and and this was one of those that 275 00:12:34,293 --> 00:12:36,453 Speaker 3: sort of came up and kind of said yes to it. 276 00:12:36,493 --> 00:12:38,693 Speaker 3: And you know, here I am. But you know it's 277 00:12:38,733 --> 00:12:42,213 Speaker 3: still Yeah, it's a funny time for sure, when you 278 00:12:42,213 --> 00:12:44,413 Speaker 3: when you finish up playing rugby and and sort of 279 00:12:44,453 --> 00:12:46,613 Speaker 3: moving on to the next, the next career. You know, 280 00:12:46,653 --> 00:12:48,013 Speaker 3: a lot of your friends that you went to school 281 00:12:48,013 --> 00:12:50,493 Speaker 3: with have all worked their way up in different you know, 282 00:12:50,773 --> 00:12:54,693 Speaker 3: management roles or you know, if their trade is off 283 00:12:54,693 --> 00:12:56,653 Speaker 3: and running their own jobs and things like that. You know, 284 00:12:56,893 --> 00:12:59,733 Speaker 3: we're sort of starting afresh, so I suppose still like 285 00:12:59,813 --> 00:13:01,733 Speaker 3: me starting a fresh in this kind of presenting wrong. 286 00:13:01,973 --> 00:13:03,773 Speaker 2: But you know, they haven't all played for the All 287 00:13:03,813 --> 00:13:05,933 Speaker 2: Black so you know, well we all do different things 288 00:13:05,933 --> 00:13:09,173 Speaker 2: at different that's all totally fine. Who is going to 289 00:13:09,213 --> 00:13:10,893 Speaker 2: win the rugby tomorrow morning? Do you think. 290 00:13:12,293 --> 00:13:13,013 Speaker 3: All Blacks? 291 00:13:13,373 --> 00:13:14,413 Speaker 2: Right? 292 00:13:13,853 --> 00:13:19,133 Speaker 3: Yeah? No? No, no, I mean, you know, watching both 293 00:13:19,333 --> 00:13:22,693 Speaker 3: England and Ireland tests, I reckon the All Blacks will 294 00:13:22,733 --> 00:13:25,853 Speaker 3: be a little bit probably disappointed in their actual performance. 295 00:13:26,573 --> 00:13:28,573 Speaker 3: You know, they left a lot of points out, they 296 00:13:28,613 --> 00:13:30,813 Speaker 3: cred a lot of stuff. But the one thing you 297 00:13:30,893 --> 00:13:33,413 Speaker 3: kind of take away from it is that real, that 298 00:13:33,493 --> 00:13:35,533 Speaker 3: real belief. And you know, they won that tough game 299 00:13:35,533 --> 00:13:39,053 Speaker 3: against England and they're pretty pretty good against Ireland too. 300 00:13:39,093 --> 00:13:41,173 Speaker 3: In that space like it looks like that raiz ef 301 00:13:41,253 --> 00:13:44,613 Speaker 3: fector of you know, we're going to win no matter what. 302 00:13:44,933 --> 00:13:46,733 Speaker 3: It's kind of starting to think and and I think 303 00:13:46,733 --> 00:13:50,093 Speaker 3: that's that's the exciting thing. And when they actually start 304 00:13:50,213 --> 00:13:53,213 Speaker 3: really you know, hitting their strips with with their rugby, 305 00:13:53,213 --> 00:13:54,973 Speaker 3: you know, all the passes stick and anything like that, 306 00:13:55,013 --> 00:13:58,693 Speaker 3: man that look out. So you know that that belief 307 00:13:58,693 --> 00:14:00,053 Speaker 3: and I've heard that. I've heard them talking about in 308 00:14:00,053 --> 00:14:01,973 Speaker 3: the camp, you know, and I've heard the coach talking 309 00:14:01,973 --> 00:14:04,453 Speaker 3: about it. You know, great character show. There's some real 310 00:14:04,453 --> 00:14:07,453 Speaker 3: belief in our group, everyone buying into what we're doing. 311 00:14:07,933 --> 00:14:09,893 Speaker 3: It's an exciting time. That kind of language is always 312 00:14:09,893 --> 00:14:12,053 Speaker 3: exciting as an All Black supporter because you know, you 313 00:14:12,053 --> 00:14:13,333 Speaker 3: know something pretty special coming. 314 00:14:13,573 --> 00:14:14,973 Speaker 2: Do you watch games and miss playing? 315 00:14:15,933 --> 00:14:19,333 Speaker 3: No? Absolutely not. I watched games and I see the 316 00:14:19,373 --> 00:14:22,133 Speaker 3: big context and I squaw them on my chair sometimes, 317 00:14:23,213 --> 00:14:27,573 Speaker 3: But non, I miss I missed the mate ship and 318 00:14:27,613 --> 00:14:30,973 Speaker 3: all the you know, good mates. So I missed the 319 00:14:31,013 --> 00:14:33,973 Speaker 3: competition you know, on the big stage. I love that, 320 00:14:34,133 --> 00:14:40,053 Speaker 3: but it's enough for me, you know, to watch it 321 00:14:40,093 --> 00:14:43,333 Speaker 3: from the couch with the sideline having a coffee in 322 00:14:43,373 --> 00:14:44,333 Speaker 3: the morning. It's so good. 323 00:14:44,533 --> 00:14:46,693 Speaker 2: Rugby has given you so many opportunities though, and you've 324 00:14:46,733 --> 00:14:48,773 Speaker 2: been able to travel with the things. Are your kids 325 00:14:48,773 --> 00:14:50,573 Speaker 2: sporty yep? 326 00:14:50,653 --> 00:14:52,493 Speaker 3: No, they love this sport. Yeah. No, no, my daughter's 327 00:14:52,493 --> 00:14:54,933 Speaker 3: into a netball and rowing and my son loves this 328 00:14:55,053 --> 00:14:58,213 Speaker 3: rugby and cricket and touch and everything. No, we know, 329 00:14:58,253 --> 00:14:59,733 Speaker 3: we're sportty family. We love it. 330 00:14:59,773 --> 00:15:02,133 Speaker 2: So how do you approach sport in their lives? Sort 331 00:15:02,133 --> 00:15:04,533 Speaker 2: of encourage them or you know, but without sort of 332 00:15:04,573 --> 00:15:06,733 Speaker 2: being overboard. What's sort of your approach. 333 00:15:08,813 --> 00:15:10,733 Speaker 3: With their kids? It's all about just having fun, you know, 334 00:15:11,333 --> 00:15:14,133 Speaker 3: get out there and love what they're doing. You know, 335 00:15:14,213 --> 00:15:16,933 Speaker 3: Sport's a great, great way to make, you know, really 336 00:15:16,973 --> 00:15:19,533 Speaker 3: lifelong friends. And so that's sort of thisage and courage 337 00:15:19,573 --> 00:15:22,653 Speaker 3: you know, get they work hard, have fun, enjoy it, compete. 338 00:15:22,693 --> 00:15:25,733 Speaker 3: I mean they're competed for little buggers anyways, you know. 339 00:15:25,853 --> 00:15:28,653 Speaker 3: So but but yeah, that's what it's like. And yeah, 340 00:15:28,653 --> 00:15:30,973 Speaker 3: we're lucky to have traveled, you know, been lived in 341 00:15:31,053 --> 00:15:33,373 Speaker 3: Japan and lived in New York and the States through 342 00:15:33,453 --> 00:15:36,133 Speaker 3: through my rugby So we've met some amazing people. And 343 00:15:36,173 --> 00:15:39,093 Speaker 3: I've got great mates that all you know, the uncles 344 00:15:39,133 --> 00:15:41,133 Speaker 3: and aunties to all you know, to the kids as well, 345 00:15:41,133 --> 00:15:43,613 Speaker 3: which is pretty cool. So they're always there for them too. Yeah. 346 00:15:43,733 --> 00:15:45,013 Speaker 2: Good to be back in christ each. 347 00:15:44,933 --> 00:15:48,893 Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean that's great. I mean we're all 348 00:15:48,933 --> 00:15:51,253 Speaker 3: our family here. The kids love it. It's awesome, and 349 00:15:51,893 --> 00:15:53,533 Speaker 3: we love it as well. I do miss New York 350 00:15:53,533 --> 00:15:55,173 Speaker 3: a little bit, just a little word. 351 00:15:56,053 --> 00:15:58,053 Speaker 2: Really nice to talk to you, and congratulations on the 352 00:15:58,093 --> 00:16:00,053 Speaker 2: new gig. You do a really great job. I loved it. 353 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:01,453 Speaker 2: As I said you at the beginning. I don't know 354 00:16:01,453 --> 00:16:04,413 Speaker 2: why this show. It's strangely compelling, this show. It works 355 00:16:04,453 --> 00:16:05,053 Speaker 2: really well. 356 00:16:05,613 --> 00:16:08,173 Speaker 3: Yeah, well I think it's it's really real, right, it's real, 357 00:16:08,213 --> 00:16:10,733 Speaker 3: and it's so unique to New Zealand, and you know, 358 00:16:10,773 --> 00:16:13,133 Speaker 3: you kind of get captured with the journey of these 359 00:16:13,173 --> 00:16:16,253 Speaker 3: people and the truck drivers and what we do. It's 360 00:16:16,533 --> 00:16:18,093 Speaker 3: and I think the other thing, like the reveal at 361 00:16:18,093 --> 00:16:20,253 Speaker 3: the end is really fascinating to you know, what did 362 00:16:20,253 --> 00:16:21,973 Speaker 3: it come up like and how much did it cost them? 363 00:16:22,013 --> 00:16:25,133 Speaker 3: And yes, there's a lot of really nice elements to moving, 364 00:16:25,133 --> 00:16:27,173 Speaker 3: as seven thirty TV one. 365 00:16:28,013 --> 00:16:29,653 Speaker 2: Look, he's doing my job for me now as well. 366 00:16:29,653 --> 00:16:31,973 Speaker 2: That was Andy Ellis. 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