1 00:00:09,133 --> 00:00:12,892 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from Newstalk ZEDB. Follow this 2 00:00:13,093 --> 00:00:16,213 Speaker 1: and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:20,173 --> 00:00:22,253 Speaker 2: Every Friday on Matt and Tyler Afternoons on Zidby, we 4 00:00:22,332 --> 00:00:24,092 Speaker 2: name the New Zealander of the Week in honor that 5 00:00:24,133 --> 00:00:26,453 Speaker 2: we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker who's had 6 00:00:26,453 --> 00:00:28,853 Speaker 2: an outsized effect on our great and beautiful nation over 7 00:00:28,893 --> 00:00:31,653 Speaker 2: the previous week. As always, there'll be three nominees, but 8 00:00:31,732 --> 00:00:34,653 Speaker 2: only one winner. And remember, like the Time magazine Person 9 00:00:34,693 --> 00:00:36,733 Speaker 2: of the Year, the New Zealand of the Week isn't 10 00:00:36,773 --> 00:00:39,412 Speaker 2: always an agent of good. Sometimes the nominations are for 11 00:00:39,453 --> 00:00:42,213 Speaker 2: real dickheads, and it's often not even a human. I'm 12 00:00:42,253 --> 00:00:45,132 Speaker 2: repeating this proviso to stop the same text we get 13 00:00:45,132 --> 00:00:49,293 Speaker 2: every week complaining some norms are there for their greatness, 14 00:00:49,333 --> 00:00:52,013 Speaker 2: some are there for the magnitude of their crapness. Got 15 00:00:52,053 --> 00:00:55,333 Speaker 2: it too right? Okay, bless So, without further ado, the 16 00:00:55,373 --> 00:00:58,093 Speaker 2: nominees for Matt and Tyler Afternoons New Zealand of the 17 00:00:58,093 --> 00:01:01,053 Speaker 2: Week ah the final for the year. Tyler, who, being 18 00:01:01,413 --> 00:01:04,653 Speaker 2: nominee one, also receives the end of the year Christmas 19 00:01:04,733 --> 00:01:07,893 Speaker 2: grint Shitter Reward, the New Zealand GDP dropped one percent 20 00:01:07,973 --> 00:01:11,173 Speaker 2: in this September quarter of twenty twenty four, depressing everyone 21 00:01:11,253 --> 00:01:14,733 Speaker 2: just before Christmas for persistently sucking despite the government's best 22 00:01:14,773 --> 00:01:17,973 Speaker 2: attempts to perform the CPR on our GDP the New 23 00:01:18,053 --> 00:01:21,173 Speaker 2: Zealand Economy. You have been nominated for New Zealander of 24 00:01:21,173 --> 00:01:21,733 Speaker 2: the Week. 25 00:01:23,173 --> 00:01:23,732 Speaker 1: Pick it Up. 26 00:01:25,373 --> 00:01:29,053 Speaker 2: Nominee two also gets the Complete more On award. All 27 00:01:29,093 --> 00:01:30,733 Speaker 2: of us get something wrong some of the time. This 28 00:01:30,853 --> 00:01:34,653 Speaker 2: dneden driver got all of it wrong everything. You allegedly 29 00:01:34,652 --> 00:01:37,653 Speaker 2: flip your vehicle in Mornington on Wednesday night, smashing into 30 00:01:37,652 --> 00:01:40,372 Speaker 2: two part cars while speeding, while over the alcohol limit, 31 00:01:40,373 --> 00:01:44,212 Speaker 2: while not wearing a seatbelt, with no license, while using 32 00:01:44,292 --> 00:01:46,773 Speaker 2: your phone. You're lucky to be alive. Thank god you 33 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:49,693 Speaker 2: didn't injure anyone. You're appearing in district court today so 34 00:01:49,733 --> 00:01:52,373 Speaker 2: we can't mention your name. But for some of the 35 00:01:52,413 --> 00:01:54,933 Speaker 2: worst driving this country has ever seen. You are nominated 36 00:01:55,213 --> 00:02:01,373 Speaker 2: for New Zealander of the Week and there can be 37 00:02:01,413 --> 00:02:03,813 Speaker 2: only one. Okay, here we go. This is the last 38 00:02:03,813 --> 00:02:06,573 Speaker 2: one for the year, so it's particularly big. This one 39 00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:11,653 Speaker 2: ry Overchamp. That's right, and the winner also receives the 40 00:02:11,693 --> 00:02:14,453 Speaker 2: Hot Animal Lookalike Award. He joined the team when he 41 00:02:14,493 --> 00:02:16,573 Speaker 2: was nineteen. He's been a huge part of our most 42 00:02:16,613 --> 00:02:19,132 Speaker 2: golden era. He was a huge part of the twenty 43 00:02:19,213 --> 00:02:22,773 Speaker 2: fifteen World Cup the twenty twenty World Test Championship victory 44 00:02:22,773 --> 00:02:25,252 Speaker 2: against India. He played three hundred and ninety four games 45 00:02:25,293 --> 00:02:28,413 Speaker 2: for New Zealand across the three formats, taking seven hundred 46 00:02:28,453 --> 00:02:32,053 Speaker 2: and seventy six wickets in total, as well as amazingly 47 00:02:32,133 --> 00:02:34,653 Speaker 2: for a bowler, hitting the fourth most sixes ever in 48 00:02:34,733 --> 00:02:37,893 Speaker 2: Test cricket ninety eight. He's also a top gent and 49 00:02:37,933 --> 00:02:40,692 Speaker 2: he did it all well, looking like a sexy camel. 50 00:02:40,733 --> 00:02:44,893 Speaker 2: Tim Soudi, you are the Matt and Tyler Afternoons New 51 00:02:45,013 --> 00:02:46,733 Speaker 2: Zealander of the week. 52 00:02:47,972 --> 00:02:48,813 Speaker 1: What a legend. 53 00:02:49,933 --> 00:02:53,373 Speaker 2: Sexy camras Congratulations Tim Saudi, give him a taste of 54 00:02:53,453 --> 00:03:01,532 Speaker 2: here we God bless and God speed. It really does 55 00:03:01,573 --> 00:03:02,413 Speaker 2: look a lot like a camel. 56 00:03:02,653 --> 00:03:04,493 Speaker 1: Sexy camel at that good look a man. 57 00:03:04,532 --> 00:03:07,333 Speaker 2: It's the shoulders, the hunchover and the eyelasher and the 58 00:03:07,373 --> 00:03:18,053 Speaker 2: chief games doesn't know much of a humper, Madam Tan Tyler. 59 00:03:19,133 --> 00:03:21,733 Speaker 1: For more from News Talk sed B, listen live on 60 00:03:21,853 --> 00:03:24,813 Speaker 1: air or online and keep our shows with you wherever 61 00:03:24,853 --> 00:03:27,453 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio,