1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalk zed. 3 00:00:11,707 --> 00:00:14,467 Speaker 2: B Saturday afternoon, you may well be aware of the 4 00:00:14,507 --> 00:00:18,547 Speaker 2: New Zealand Rugby Foundation. They provide holistic support to players 5 00:00:18,587 --> 00:00:22,867 Speaker 2: whose lives are changed by serious injury. They run fundraisers 6 00:00:23,147 --> 00:00:26,227 Speaker 2: wonderful dinners around the place. But there are other rather 7 00:00:26,307 --> 00:00:29,987 Speaker 2: more unique ways of raising money and raising awareness of 8 00:00:30,027 --> 00:00:33,627 Speaker 2: the New Zealand Rugby Foundation, including what's being done right 9 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:36,707 Speaker 2: now by former Why did up a Bush? Rugby CEO 10 00:00:37,107 --> 00:00:41,747 Speaker 2: Tony Hargood, who is currently walking the length of the country. 11 00:00:41,787 --> 00:00:46,427 Speaker 2: Surely there must be an easier way, Tony A. 12 00:00:47,027 --> 00:00:50,867 Speaker 3: Look, I'm sure there is, but I think it's just 13 00:00:51,187 --> 00:00:53,387 Speaker 3: all part of a bit of fun and a bit 14 00:00:53,427 --> 00:00:56,227 Speaker 3: of journey and a good way to see the country. 15 00:00:56,347 --> 00:00:58,387 Speaker 2: I bet it is. Tell us how the idea came about? 16 00:00:58,387 --> 00:01:00,947 Speaker 2: How did you come up with the idea? Did others 17 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:03,227 Speaker 2: sort of suggest it to you? How how did this 18 00:01:03,347 --> 00:01:04,387 Speaker 2: idea come about? 19 00:01:05,067 --> 00:01:13,907 Speaker 3: I think the suggestions were primary one was don't do it? Uh. Look, look, 20 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:17,467 Speaker 3: I always wanted to walk New Zealand And and you 21 00:01:17,507 --> 00:01:20,547 Speaker 3: know I've been involved with rugby for quite a few 22 00:01:20,587 --> 00:01:25,467 Speaker 3: decades and the rugby Foundation was you know, pretty pretty special, 23 00:01:25,867 --> 00:01:27,827 Speaker 3: you know for me, and I think as a CEO 24 00:01:28,227 --> 00:01:33,267 Speaker 3: of New Zealand a rugby union, as a white Apple Bosch, 25 00:01:33,987 --> 00:01:37,747 Speaker 3: you actually see that whole benefit on what happens there. 26 00:01:37,827 --> 00:01:42,027 Speaker 3: So I wanted to do that. I wanted to promote it. 27 00:01:42,387 --> 00:01:46,667 Speaker 3: I talked to Elisa and the team then and I thought, well, 28 00:01:46,867 --> 00:01:49,187 Speaker 3: why don't we just also kick a goal at every 29 00:01:49,267 --> 00:01:53,987 Speaker 3: provincial union at the same time? Uh? And yeah, So 30 00:01:53,987 --> 00:01:57,907 Speaker 3: it all came together and started in September. 31 00:01:57,987 --> 00:01:59,907 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was gonna say, so you started in September. 32 00:01:59,987 --> 00:02:02,667 Speaker 2: Where did you start and where have you been up 33 00:02:02,667 --> 00:02:03,507 Speaker 2: to this point? 34 00:02:04,227 --> 00:02:08,707 Speaker 3: Yes? So I started ten twenty first first day, was 35 00:02:08,747 --> 00:02:12,067 Speaker 3: buffed to under Cargle and kicked the first goal at 36 00:02:12,107 --> 00:02:17,227 Speaker 3: halftime between South London and Tessaman and then went up 37 00:02:17,267 --> 00:02:21,547 Speaker 3: to La where do we go? Dunedin and then up 38 00:02:21,587 --> 00:02:24,987 Speaker 3: through North Otago, through the other Heartland unions up to 39 00:02:25,067 --> 00:02:30,747 Speaker 3: the NBC Final and then over to the Coast West 40 00:02:30,787 --> 00:02:38,067 Speaker 3: Coast Bolla and Nelson or Testament, and then bent up 41 00:02:38,107 --> 00:02:42,307 Speaker 3: to Willington, across to the war Rappa, through the FM 42 00:02:42,747 --> 00:02:46,627 Speaker 3: Taranaki and King Country, went home for a little bit 43 00:02:46,707 --> 00:02:50,187 Speaker 3: and then went up through Napier, so Hawke's Bay, where 44 00:02:50,147 --> 00:02:54,747 Speaker 3: were Hawks Bay, Poverty Bay and Rotoria and East Coast 45 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:57,547 Speaker 3: and now I'm in Bay have plenty. 46 00:02:57,587 --> 00:02:59,587 Speaker 2: All right, so you'll keep heading up upwards. So what 47 00:02:59,787 --> 00:03:01,747 Speaker 2: is Northland's the Furthest North? 48 00:03:01,827 --> 00:03:04,587 Speaker 3: Is it? Yeah? So north Old it'll be the Furthest 49 00:03:04,627 --> 00:03:09,467 Speaker 3: North for me, and that'll be kick number twenty three, 50 00:03:09,507 --> 00:03:11,827 Speaker 3: I think twenty two, and then I'm going to come 51 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:14,667 Speaker 3: back down and I'm doing a man or two Arpaneur 52 00:03:14,747 --> 00:03:18,907 Speaker 3: Cavity and then finishing off from Wellington on April the eleventh. 53 00:03:19,187 --> 00:03:20,187 Speaker 2: And how the kicks gone? 54 00:03:20,387 --> 00:03:20,867 Speaker 3: Have you? Have? 55 00:03:20,947 --> 00:03:21,147 Speaker 1: You? 56 00:03:21,227 --> 00:03:23,227 Speaker 3: Have? You? Have? You? Have? 57 00:03:23,347 --> 00:03:26,787 Speaker 2: You successfully got it through the post each time? Tony? 58 00:03:27,627 --> 00:03:31,827 Speaker 3: So sixteen kicks, so fifteen of them through first time 59 00:03:32,587 --> 00:03:34,467 Speaker 3: and I had a little bit of disaster on the 60 00:03:36,067 --> 00:03:39,147 Speaker 3: on the East coast there, but got on the second attempt, 61 00:03:39,227 --> 00:03:44,987 Speaker 3: So still still there. And so I think it's ninety 62 00:03:44,987 --> 00:03:47,947 Speaker 3: four percent RATI at the moment. So there. 63 00:03:47,987 --> 00:03:49,827 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I think most elite kickers have taken that. 64 00:03:49,867 --> 00:03:54,507 Speaker 2: Would they take any day of the week, any other week? 65 00:03:55,387 --> 00:03:55,867 Speaker 3: Yeah? 66 00:03:56,947 --> 00:03:59,147 Speaker 2: No, no no. So so you're when you walk, you 67 00:03:59,267 --> 00:04:02,667 Speaker 2: actually are walking the whole way, is that right? What 68 00:04:02,747 --> 00:04:04,947 Speaker 2: are you are you walking some of the way. What's 69 00:04:04,987 --> 00:04:07,227 Speaker 2: the how many? How many clock up? 70 00:04:07,827 --> 00:04:10,107 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I've done fifteen hundred komets at the moment. 71 00:04:10,627 --> 00:04:16,747 Speaker 3: I So I walked from the Cargo through all Bluff 72 00:04:16,787 --> 00:04:22,907 Speaker 3: through to Rolston, across each and then when I got 73 00:04:22,907 --> 00:04:25,467 Speaker 3: over to the West Coast. So I was quite regimented. 74 00:04:25,507 --> 00:04:26,787 Speaker 3: I said, right, I got to do this to this. 75 00:04:27,227 --> 00:04:30,107 Speaker 3: When I got over to the West Coast, people just 76 00:04:30,147 --> 00:04:32,307 Speaker 3: showed me all the dock tracks and the different tracks 77 00:04:32,347 --> 00:04:35,827 Speaker 3: and the old ghost road. And I was missing most 78 00:04:35,867 --> 00:04:37,867 Speaker 3: of the country because part of this is I wanted 79 00:04:37,907 --> 00:04:41,347 Speaker 3: to see the country. So now I'm taking every provincial 80 00:04:41,467 --> 00:04:44,347 Speaker 3: union and I'm looking at all these different walks around there. 81 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:49,387 Speaker 3: So just depending where, I'll add all these different dock 82 00:04:49,467 --> 00:04:52,507 Speaker 3: walks and you know, take a little bit off the 83 00:04:52,587 --> 00:04:55,587 Speaker 3: road and not cover that because there are some dangerous 84 00:04:55,627 --> 00:04:58,907 Speaker 3: pets and myself. The safety plan is basically I'm not 85 00:04:58,947 --> 00:05:02,987 Speaker 3: here to kill myself. So and you know, I've covered 86 00:05:02,987 --> 00:05:06,587 Speaker 3: off a heafe track. Some beautiful walks up through the 87 00:05:06,627 --> 00:05:10,387 Speaker 3: coast Mahia Peninsula. You know, places that you drive past 88 00:05:10,467 --> 00:05:12,667 Speaker 3: and you see the sign but you never go down. 89 00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:13,707 Speaker 2: Amazing. 90 00:05:14,067 --> 00:05:17,027 Speaker 3: So yeah, and there's rugby people all over the place. 91 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:20,307 Speaker 2: So it's just incredible, Yeah, incredible what you're doing, Tony, 92 00:05:20,347 --> 00:05:21,987 Speaker 2: and what you've done up till now and what you'll 93 00:05:22,227 --> 00:05:24,067 Speaker 2: continue to do. I know you've got a Facebook page, 94 00:05:24,107 --> 00:05:27,107 Speaker 2: A Brief walk through New Zealand Rugby is what it's called, 95 00:05:27,147 --> 00:05:29,267 Speaker 2: so people can follow you on there. And obviously you're 96 00:05:29,307 --> 00:05:31,307 Speaker 2: raising money as well for the New Zealand Rugby Foundation 97 00:05:31,387 --> 00:05:34,467 Speaker 2: and awareness. You've clearly got a deep connection to it 98 00:05:34,507 --> 00:05:36,827 Speaker 2: as well and the great work that the foundation does. 99 00:05:37,467 --> 00:05:39,347 Speaker 3: Yeah. No, thanks, And there's a book at the end 100 00:05:39,347 --> 00:05:43,507 Speaker 3: of it as well, so yeah, so yeah, so there'll 101 00:05:43,547 --> 00:05:45,907 Speaker 3: be a favorite say. The book is actually called A 102 00:05:45,907 --> 00:05:48,067 Speaker 3: Brief walk Through the History of New Zealand Rugby. So 103 00:05:49,787 --> 00:05:52,507 Speaker 3: and I'll just talk about the wonderful people in our 104 00:05:52,587 --> 00:05:54,027 Speaker 3: rugby in our community game. 105 00:05:54,627 --> 00:05:56,787 Speaker 2: Go well, Tony, thanks for joining us, mate, marvelous what 106 00:05:56,827 --> 00:06:00,347 Speaker 2: you're doing. I think thanks all the best, mate, Tony Hargood, 107 00:06:00,547 --> 00:06:03,867 Speaker 2: former White Lapp of Bush Rugby CEO and the Walker 108 00:06:03,947 --> 00:06:06,307 Speaker 2: of New Zealand. A Brief walk through New Zealand Rugby. 109 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:08,907 Speaker 2: The Facebook page that's probably the best place to follow. 110 00:06:08,947 --> 00:06:10,867 Speaker 2: Tony's putting lots of photos and stuff up there he 111 00:06:10,867 --> 00:06:13,387 Speaker 2: can follow his progress and have a look back at 112 00:06:13,427 --> 00:06:15,027 Speaker 2: what he's done up till now links into the New 113 00:06:15,067 --> 00:06:18,347 Speaker 2: Zealand Rugby Foundation and the wonderful work that they do. They, 114 00:06:18,427 --> 00:06:22,307 Speaker 2: as I say, have fundraising events and this is just 115 00:06:22,347 --> 00:06:26,707 Speaker 2: a little addition to that with Tony's walk through New Zealand. 116 00:06:26,707 --> 00:06:28,707 Speaker 2: Brilliant stuff. What do you say? I don't want to 117 00:06:28,747 --> 00:06:30,867 Speaker 2: kill myself. I think it's a pretty good strategy for 118 00:06:30,947 --> 00:06:32,267 Speaker 2: any fundraising endeavor. 119 00:06:33,067 --> 00:06:36,267 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 120 00:06:36,347 --> 00:06:39,627 Speaker 1: to News Talk sed B weekends from midday, or follow 121 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:41,307 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.