1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:12,892 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from Newstalk ZEDB. Follow this 2 00:00:13,053 --> 00:00:16,933 Speaker 1: and our Wide Ranger podcasts now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:18,253 --> 00:00:21,653 Speaker 2: Every Friday on Mattin Tyler afternoons on news Talk ZEDB. 4 00:00:21,773 --> 00:00:24,293 Speaker 2: We name the New Zealander of the Week and honor 5 00:00:24,332 --> 00:00:27,093 Speaker 2: that we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker who 6 00:00:27,133 --> 00:00:30,053 Speaker 2: has had an outsized effect on our great and beautiful 7 00:00:30,133 --> 00:00:33,693 Speaker 2: nation over the previous week. As always, there'll be two 8 00:00:33,773 --> 00:00:38,132 Speaker 2: runners up and one winner, and unlike other high profile 9 00:00:38,253 --> 00:00:42,452 Speaker 2: New Zealander awards, this isn't just an exercise in corporate 10 00:00:42,693 --> 00:00:48,933 Speaker 2: halo polishing, so without further ado, second runner up also 11 00:00:49,013 --> 00:00:53,532 Speaker 2: gets the Well Love Award. Kiwi Balls will be bouncing 12 00:00:53,613 --> 00:00:56,173 Speaker 2: all over Flushing Meadows in New York for the final 13 00:00:56,253 --> 00:00:59,612 Speaker 2: Grand Slam of the year. They go through one hundred 14 00:00:59,773 --> 00:01:03,453 Speaker 2: thousand of our fluffy best for bouncing you away onto 15 00:01:03,533 --> 00:01:07,013 Speaker 2: Center Court and the Big Apple New Zealand. Will you 16 00:01:07,293 --> 00:01:09,813 Speaker 2: are runner up for the New Zealander of the Week. 17 00:01:10,373 --> 00:01:12,973 Speaker 2: First runner up also gets the Sexy Hero with the 18 00:01:13,013 --> 00:01:16,853 Speaker 2: Whistle Award. He's our most captiizt ref a doctor and 19 00:01:16,853 --> 00:01:19,572 Speaker 2: according to the ladies, I know a bit of a hotty. 20 00:01:19,973 --> 00:01:21,973 Speaker 2: He doesn't always get it right, but he gets it 21 00:01:22,133 --> 00:01:24,773 Speaker 2: right more than anyone else in the world. The game 22 00:01:24,853 --> 00:01:27,613 Speaker 2: needs ref so let's celebrate the best of them. Read 23 00:01:27,652 --> 00:01:30,373 Speaker 2: all about the man in Shane Curry's Great New Zealand 24 00:01:30,413 --> 00:01:33,932 Speaker 2: road Trip Kiwi International ref Ben O'Keefe. 25 00:01:34,212 --> 00:01:36,493 Speaker 3: You are first runner. 26 00:01:36,253 --> 00:01:39,973 Speaker 2: Up for New Zealander of the Week, and as first 27 00:01:40,053 --> 00:01:43,533 Speaker 2: runner up, Ben, if for whatever reason, when it cannot 28 00:01:43,572 --> 00:01:46,693 Speaker 2: execute their responsibilities as New Zealander of the Week, you 29 00:01:46,733 --> 00:01:50,373 Speaker 2: will take over. But there can be only one. 30 00:01:51,293 --> 00:01:54,653 Speaker 3: This week, British comedian Russell Howard described you as the 31 00:01:54,693 --> 00:01:58,093 Speaker 3: most beautiful place in the world. Last week, the most 32 00:01:58,133 --> 00:02:02,813 Speaker 3: successful movie director of all time signed up to you 33 00:02:03,013 --> 00:02:06,733 Speaker 3: for life. And while you may have your struggles, we 34 00:02:06,973 --> 00:02:09,893 Speaker 3: are all so very, very very lucky to be living 35 00:02:09,973 --> 00:02:12,933 Speaker 3: on top of you. Two hundred and sixty eight thousand 36 00:02:12,973 --> 00:02:17,692 Speaker 3: square kilometers written by fifteen k of Beautiful Coastline. 37 00:02:18,133 --> 00:02:22,692 Speaker 2: You are so very very green. You've got mountains, lakes, islands, 38 00:02:22,733 --> 00:02:26,413 Speaker 2: and what will Hee Cook said, just the best people 39 00:02:26,453 --> 00:02:30,693 Speaker 2: on the planet. It may be borne out of unfashionable positivity. 40 00:02:31,013 --> 00:02:34,412 Speaker 2: It might be some kind of inception level logical fallacy 41 00:02:34,453 --> 00:02:36,653 Speaker 2: to award New Zealand and New Zealander of the Week. 42 00:02:37,252 --> 00:02:40,613 Speaker 2: But they don't make the rules. We do. So shame 43 00:02:40,653 --> 00:02:44,252 Speaker 2: on the Wines after all these years. We don't know 44 00:02:44,493 --> 00:02:47,813 Speaker 2: how bloody lucky we are made. Let's get it on 45 00:02:48,613 --> 00:02:52,733 Speaker 2: New Zealand. You are the mad In Tyler Afternoons New 46 00:02:52,813 --> 00:03:03,532 Speaker 2: Zealander of the Week. Take it away, Howie. It's huge 47 00:03:03,532 --> 00:03:04,773 Speaker 2: for New Zealand. You got to say to in the 48 00:03:04,773 --> 00:03:05,493 Speaker 2: New Zealand of the Week. 49 00:03:05,653 --> 00:03:08,252 Speaker 1: Massive momentous day. It's going to turn the economy. 50 00:03:08,373 --> 00:03:17,293 Speaker 2: Absout is no before Malays across the country. 51 00:03:22,853 --> 00:03:25,493 Speaker 1: For more from News Talk set B listen live on 52 00:03:25,573 --> 00:03:28,573 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 53 00:03:28,613 --> 00:03:31,173 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio.