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 --> 00:00:20,413 Speaker 1: Follow this and our Wide Ranger podcasts now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:21,053 --> 00:00:23,692 Speaker 2: Every Friday on Matt and Tyler Afternoons on zb we 4 00:00:23,853 --> 00:00:26,253 Speaker 2: name the New Zealander of the Week and honor that 5 00:00:26,293 --> 00:00:28,693 Speaker 2: we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker who has 6 00:00:28,732 --> 00:00:31,333 Speaker 2: had an outsized effect on our great and beautiful nation 7 00:00:31,493 --> 00:00:33,812 Speaker 2: over the previous seven days. As always, the will be 8 00:00:33,853 --> 00:00:36,812 Speaker 2: three nominees but only one winner. And I think we 9 00:00:36,853 --> 00:00:38,853 Speaker 2: can all agree this New Zealander of the Week award 10 00:00:38,893 --> 00:00:41,132 Speaker 2: is ten times more prestigious than all the other New 11 00:00:41,213 --> 00:00:45,333 Speaker 2: Zealander of the Year all week awards combined, maybe even 12 00:00:45,492 --> 00:00:49,333 Speaker 2: a million times more prestigious, maybe even a billion times 13 00:00:49,373 --> 00:00:52,453 Speaker 2: more prestigious. So, without further ado, the nominees for Matt 14 00:00:52,492 --> 00:00:56,572 Speaker 2: and Tyler Afternoons New Zealand of the Week AH nomine one. Also, 15 00:00:56,613 --> 00:00:59,293 Speaker 2: I guess the Speedy Gonzales Award. When I was fifteen, 16 00:00:59,333 --> 00:01:01,612 Speaker 2: the only thing I could do at speed was grow pimples. 17 00:01:01,893 --> 00:01:04,773 Speaker 2: On Wednesday, this teenager made history by becoming the youngest 18 00:01:04,813 --> 00:01:07,533 Speaker 2: athlete ever to run a mile and under four minutes, 19 00:01:07,573 --> 00:01:10,373 Speaker 2: breaking the record two seconds, and then racing off to 20 00:01:10,413 --> 00:01:13,693 Speaker 2: smash some BK to celebrate. What a champion, Sam Ruth. 21 00:01:14,133 --> 00:01:16,372 Speaker 2: You have been nominated for New Zealander of the Week. 22 00:01:16,893 --> 00:01:21,893 Speaker 2: Sammy number two also gets the Rags to Riches Award. 23 00:01:22,253 --> 00:01:25,893 Speaker 2: Fonterra is kicking us, Tourism is booming, the PPPs are coming, 24 00:01:26,013 --> 00:01:28,812 Speaker 2: Kiwi fruits are flying out the door. India loves us. 25 00:01:28,932 --> 00:01:31,652 Speaker 2: Even the warehouse is back and black and the December 26 00:01:31,733 --> 00:01:36,012 Speaker 2: quarter GDP exploded expectations sitting at a sweet spot of 27 00:01:36,093 --> 00:01:40,053 Speaker 2: zero point seven percent the New Zealand economy. You are 28 00:01:40,493 --> 00:01:44,213 Speaker 2: nominated for New Zealander of the Week. Yes, that's the 29 00:01:44,212 --> 00:01:47,533 Speaker 2: first nomination for the New Zealander. The company and the 30 00:01:47,573 --> 00:01:50,053 Speaker 2: winner is there can be only one and then the 31 00:01:50,093 --> 00:01:54,053 Speaker 2: winner also receives the Superhuman Strength Award. When a car 32 00:01:54,133 --> 00:01:56,253 Speaker 2: flies through your bedroom window in the middle of the night, 33 00:01:56,293 --> 00:01:58,893 Speaker 2: sending bricks everywhere and lands on your wife and your bed, 34 00:01:58,893 --> 00:02:01,933 Speaker 2: what do you do? Panic? Cry? Well, if you're this 35 00:02:02,053 --> 00:02:04,453 Speaker 2: Roliston man, you summon the power of God, lift the 36 00:02:04,493 --> 00:02:06,893 Speaker 2: one and a half ton car offer and throw it 37 00:02:06,933 --> 00:02:09,213 Speaker 2: to the side like it's made of car board. For 38 00:02:09,333 --> 00:02:13,693 Speaker 2: saving your lovely wife Sue Anne's life. Llewellen Vinter, you 39 00:02:13,813 --> 00:02:17,692 Speaker 2: are a Hero and the Madam Tyler Afternoons New Zealander 40 00:02:18,252 --> 00:02:28,053 Speaker 2: of the Week. What a Town of the future, Man 41 00:02:28,053 --> 00:02:30,693 Speaker 2: of the future, rubbish driver. 42 00:02:37,653 --> 00:02:39,173 Speaker 3: To be honest, I don't know how I did it. 43 00:02:39,853 --> 00:02:41,973 Speaker 3: I don't know what happened. All I know is I 44 00:02:41,972 --> 00:02:44,093 Speaker 3: had the coin my one hand and my wife on 45 00:02:44,133 --> 00:02:47,213 Speaker 3: the other hand, and within a matter of seconds we 46 00:02:47,252 --> 00:02:53,692 Speaker 3: were out of the room. 47 00:02:53,733 --> 00:02:56,373 Speaker 1: For more from News Talk sat B, listen live on 48 00:02:56,453 --> 00:02:59,413 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 49 00:02:59,493 --> 00:03:02,053 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio.