1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Kurna and good morning to Mike McRoberts. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: Lovely to with you guys and treading really, you know, 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 2: on the last day of my news Hub career. We've 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 2: had so many good chats over the year. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 3: Love oh, we love talking to you and what a 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 3: wonderful career. 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: You know. 8 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 3: Have you looked back on it, because was it two 9 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 3: thousand and five did you start reading the news on 10 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 3: news hubber You're obviously a reporter before that on TV 11 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 3: one and on TV three. Was that how long you've 12 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 3: been reading the news for? 13 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, so this is my twentieth year doing six o'clock. 14 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: I was looking forward to the gold Watch, but there 15 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: you go. 16 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: But there was the station. You know, we've all worked there, 17 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 3: you know, a station that was the underdog station. You know, 18 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: everyone seemed to like work hard, take some resks, maybe 19 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 3: being the rules occasionally. It sort of had that sort 20 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 3: of work ethic and environment for a while. 21 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think that was kind of the TV three 22 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 2: culture and one that I really loved. And you flourished 23 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: in the too. Ben. It's incredible and you think, you know, 24 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: and I've kind of my mindset this week is it 25 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: has been a bit torturous over the last four months. 26 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: My mindset this week has been very much about celebrating 27 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 2: what we achieved and been walking out, you know, feeling 28 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: really good about what we've done. 29 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,639 Speaker 4: Well. I mean, imagine you looking back on your career. 30 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 4: You have been to you know, the war torn zones 31 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 4: of the world, probably some of the greatest journalism this 32 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 4: country will see. 33 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 3: And I was reading to also in typical TV three 34 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 3: fashion as well, without insurance, sometimes without life insurance. 35 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: So typical of TV that was. That was back in 36 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: the day when you know, when I trusted the CEO, 37 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 2: it's like it's done now time I can tell you. 38 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, so what you know, like we'll look after your 39 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: family if anything happens, is what they say to you. 40 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a good intentive to get back. Yeah, yeah, 41 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: it was. 42 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 5: I mean it. 43 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: Basically just took out a massive chunk of the cost 44 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: and meant that I have the opportunity to go and 45 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: tell those stories. But I mean, looking back at now, 46 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: what were you thinking. 47 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, so stand out of the twenty years, what as 48 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 5: in your mind as your greatest career moment have to be. 49 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: Done with the stars. 50 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 3: We saw another side of you, that's you know that 51 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 3: I definitely enjoyed it. Just about no life insurance on 52 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 3: that one. 53 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: Either said, there's so many highlights. Obviously going to war 54 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 2: zones and going to big natural disasters around the world, 55 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: being the only New Zealand journalists fair incredible highlights. But 56 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 2: I think probably the thing that the most of those 57 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: teams you work in, you know, whether it's big events 58 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 2: like Olympics or Commonwealth Games, you know, we had such 59 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 2: amazing teamwork and it's taken a lot of teamwork over 60 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: these these past few months to get the news to 61 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 2: ear EVERYNTE and I just want to it's amazing professionalism 62 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: of my colleagues to do that. It's quite humbling, and 63 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: tonight we get it to do it for the last time. 64 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 2: And you know, I don't know what I'm going to 65 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: say at the end, it'll come. 66 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 5: I don't know if this would soften the blow at all, 67 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 5: But I know you're going to be leaving free studios, 68 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 5: but you won't be leaving our memories. Like I will 69 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 5: always remember you for so many events and like Dance 70 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 5: with the Stars, you are part of our lives and 71 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 5: we won't forget it. 72 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: I think you brought that back quite well big and 73 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: started us being a little bit creepy. 74 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 5: I didn't want to start with dancing. 75 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 4: With s welled to what are you doing? We allowed 76 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 4: to ask that, Mike. 77 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: Oh you can. 78 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've been very lucky. Actually, I've got a role 79 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: with the NBR National Business Reviews, so it's it's like 80 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: a proper job. I have to wear a suit, to 81 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 2: wear a suit anyway, done that for a while. I've 82 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: created a role for me which is tell Marty editors, 83 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: so I'll be doing stories on the Marty economy and 84 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: that kind of thing. So it's very exciting and I 85 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: feel very lucky to have. 86 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: Oh listen mate, well, thank you for everything that you 87 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: and the team have done over over the decades that 88 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: three News and news Hub has has been in our lives. 89 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: Thank you, and thank you for you guys too. You 90 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: have been such massive supporters and you know, probably the 91 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 2: weirdest and strangest things I've done on television associated with you. 92 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, and you said that. You know when we 93 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 3: when our TV show John and Being finished up, you 94 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: got up and it wasn't on screen, it wasn't for 95 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 3: the TV. You got up in front of everyone and 96 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: you came along to the last show firstly, and then 97 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: you said a wonderfu wonderful, lovely, beautiful words, So thank 98 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: you so much for that. That meant a huge amount 99 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 3: to us. 100 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: Great well, obviously the address for tonight. 101 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 3: And probably won't mean the same coming for John. And 102 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 3: if we do it, we're like you guys, We've just 103 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 3: got a few words. It doesn't quite come with the 104 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 3: same grabbing us. 105 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 4: We don't have the same manner. 106 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Mike, listen, good luck with the new job. 107 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 4: Hopefully I'm there. 108 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: Say well, we'll see each other around and thanks once again, 109 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: and and go to thank you my friends.