1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:11,972 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from News Talk zed B. 2 00:00:12,373 --> 00:00:16,933 Speaker 1: Follow this and our wide ranger of podcast now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:20,533 --> 00:00:23,493 Speaker 2: Every Friday on Matt and Tyler afternoons on zb we 4 00:00:23,613 --> 00:00:25,653 Speaker 2: name the New Zealander of the Week in honor that 5 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,173 Speaker 2: we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker has had 6 00:00:28,213 --> 00:00:31,013 Speaker 2: an outsized effect on our great and beautiful nation over 7 00:00:31,013 --> 00:00:33,213 Speaker 2: the previous week. As always, there will be three nominees 8 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:37,213 Speaker 2: but only one winner, So without further ado, the nominees are. 9 00:00:38,133 --> 00:00:41,212 Speaker 2: Nominee one also gets the Good Behavior Award. The New 10 00:00:41,293 --> 00:00:43,853 Speaker 2: Zealand Warriors kick off their season on Sunday, our time 11 00:00:43,893 --> 00:00:46,453 Speaker 2: in Las Vegas, and unlike two members of the Raiders 12 00:00:46,452 --> 00:00:48,973 Speaker 2: who immediately got into a fight while checking into their hotel, 13 00:00:49,253 --> 00:00:52,092 Speaker 2: the Warriors have been on their best behavior for not 14 00:00:52,132 --> 00:00:55,653 Speaker 2: doing anything humiliating in the city of Sin yet. The 15 00:00:55,693 --> 00:00:59,053 Speaker 2: New Zealand Warriors, you have been nominated for New Zealander 16 00:00:59,053 --> 00:00:59,493 Speaker 2: of the Week. 17 00:01:00,053 --> 00:01:01,453 Speaker 1: Good Ever for boys so far. 18 00:01:02,253 --> 00:01:05,533 Speaker 2: Nominee two also receives the Wolf from Pop Fiction Problem 19 00:01:05,573 --> 00:01:08,133 Speaker 2: Solving Award. This is a self saucer, but I think 20 00:01:08,133 --> 00:01:10,493 Speaker 2: it's important to reward good deeds where and where you 21 00:01:10,533 --> 00:01:13,853 Speaker 2: see them. When catastrophe hits great New Zealanders step up 22 00:01:13,893 --> 00:01:15,933 Speaker 2: and run into harm's way to help. I spilled a 23 00:01:15,932 --> 00:01:18,573 Speaker 2: coffee into the console a few days ago. You might 24 00:01:18,613 --> 00:01:21,533 Speaker 2: have heard about it, and three gentlemen ran in and 25 00:01:21,613 --> 00:01:24,573 Speaker 2: saved the Mike Costing Memorial Studio with no concern for 26 00:01:24,613 --> 00:01:27,973 Speaker 2: their own safety for cleaning up my horrific spill ed 27 00:01:28,053 --> 00:01:31,773 Speaker 2: Chris and Richie, you are nominated for New Zealander of 28 00:01:31,773 --> 00:01:35,292 Speaker 2: the Week, Jens, all right, there can be only one, 29 00:01:35,333 --> 00:01:38,853 Speaker 2: and the winner is and the winner also receives the 30 00:01:38,893 --> 00:01:42,093 Speaker 2: Economic Backbone Award. One's already twenty four percent of our 31 00:01:42,133 --> 00:01:44,853 Speaker 2: earnings and is expected to add an additional four billion 32 00:01:44,893 --> 00:01:47,533 Speaker 2: to the economy this year. The others bring in seven billion, 33 00:01:47,573 --> 00:01:51,133 Speaker 2: with only eighty five percent of pre COVID visitors, dairy 34 00:01:51,293 --> 00:01:54,413 Speaker 2: and tourism. You little beauties. Without you, we would be 35 00:01:54,653 --> 00:01:59,613 Speaker 2: completely and utterly rooted. You are the Matt and Tyler afternoons. 36 00:01:59,893 --> 00:02:03,813 Speaker 3: New Zealanders are the week whoop editing. 37 00:02:03,933 --> 00:02:10,532 Speaker 2: You milk them cows and moke them tourists. New Zealands. 38 00:02:11,853 --> 00:02:16,973 Speaker 3: Mote them to economic recovery. Congratulations, give them a taste 39 00:02:16,972 --> 00:02:20,613 Speaker 3: of kiwik. God bless and godspeed. 40 00:02:33,013 --> 00:02:35,653 Speaker 1: For more from News Talks at b Listen live on 41 00:02:35,733 --> 00:02:38,733 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 42 00:02:38,773 --> 00:02:41,333 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio