1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Now this is a cool idea from Auckland City. From 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,239 Speaker 1: this week, there will be a bunch of retro taxis 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: cruising around giving people rides. This is an Auckland giving 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: people spontaneous rides into the CBD from nearby suburbs. The 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: taxi will then drop passengers at a surprise location around 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: town where they might even get vouchers to use in 7 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: this location while they're there. Viv bec is the CEO 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: of Heart of the City, who are behind the idem 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: with us. Now, hey, Viv, yeah, good after it's a 10 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: very cool idea. Have you seen this being rolled out 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: somewhere else. 12 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: No, No, we were looking for a fun way to 13 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: get people back into the habit of coming straight to 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: the Heart. 15 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: So the taxi, the taxi pecks. You do you just 16 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: stand there waiting for the taxi basically? Or can you 17 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: hail it? Like like you. 18 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: Hail it like yeah, yeah, No, you don't need an 19 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: app or anything. It's a hail. You've put your hand up, 20 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: look up the drive roong they'll stop and take you. 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: So you could be standing on that street corner for 22 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: a long time waiting for that taxi. 23 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Well you could be, but it's a fun things. It's 24 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: about the experience, getting people back into the rhythm of 25 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: coming here. And and you know what cab drivers are like, 26 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: they've got lots of secrets. You'd love it. They tell 27 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: you all the things that they know about the city 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: and they take you to surprise. Okay, or you can 29 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: say where you want to go, but we're trying to 30 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: sort of yeah, you know you can. If you really 31 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,279 Speaker 2: really wanted to go somewhere and protect it in our area, 32 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: you could. Yeah. It's it's largely it's about of surprise. 33 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: Like do we have a lot of little nooks and 34 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: crannies and hidden bars and stuff like that and. 35 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: All there you did, I reckon people who even think 36 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: they know the place would have a lot there'd be 37 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: a lot of surprise. 38 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,919 Speaker 1: And tell me that you've discovered lately? 39 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: Was that? 40 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:35,639 Speaker 1: Tell me when you've discovered lately? 41 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: Well, this wasn't sort of a hidden one. But I 42 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: tell you what, I think. It's very exciting that Favartia 43 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: back in Debrett's Hotel and I've just been reading about 44 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: the heyday of high Street. They've got their centenary at 45 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: the hotel and that's pretty exciting. Was going, well, they 46 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 2: were talking about it sort of in the eighties. Really, 47 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: the sort of a lot of the article was about 48 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: the eighties, you know, the big hair here days, but 49 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: lots of lots of fun to be had around the 50 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: High Street area and vatchi back in Debrett is very 51 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: cool development. You know, a sad story through COVID, but 52 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: a very happy one and they're very very welcome. Can 53 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: now be back with us? 54 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: How do we know what taxi work like so that 55 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: we're not just randomly hailing like a flash gangster's car. 56 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: How do we know what we. 57 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: Well, they're pretty distinctive. They're sort of a retro look. 58 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 2: You can't miss them. We can send you a we 59 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,679 Speaker 2: can send you a little teaser to see what they're 60 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: they're about to look like. They'll be in select locations, 61 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: but you can. We'll be sort of tracking their stories 62 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: a bit on our social media and we're looking for 63 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: people that just want to have a bit of fun 64 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 2: and like experiences. 65 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: It's a great idea of thanks very much, Vivvekhart of 66 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: the City CEO's kind of cool though. It's like one 67 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: of those mystery weekends in New Zealand used to do 68 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: when Near New Zealand was still Cool. 69 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 70 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 2: news talks they'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 71 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio