1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:12,693 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from News Talk ZEDB. Follow 2 00:00:12,773 --> 00:00:17,532 Speaker 1: this and our Wide Ranger podcasts now on iHeartRadio The 3 00:00:17,733 --> 00:00:22,572 Speaker 1: Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons New Zealander of. 4 00:00:22,332 --> 00:00:23,053 Speaker 2: The Week, Basies. 5 00:00:23,133 --> 00:00:24,652 Speaker 3: You know it's that time once again for your favor 6 00:00:24,692 --> 00:00:28,853 Speaker 3: weekly awards ceremony, hugely popular Manheath and Tyler Adams afternoons 7 00:00:28,853 --> 00:00:30,533 Speaker 3: on Newstalk ZEDB New. 8 00:00:30,453 --> 00:00:31,533 Speaker 2: Zealander of the Week. 9 00:00:31,653 --> 00:00:34,892 Speaker 3: As always, there'll be two runners up, but just the 10 00:00:34,933 --> 00:00:39,973 Speaker 3: one winner. So without further pissing around, let's honor our 11 00:00:39,973 --> 00:00:44,213 Speaker 3: great country by honoring some great kiwis dumped a month ago, 12 00:00:44,373 --> 00:00:48,452 Speaker 3: Dreams shattered found Wanton humiliated, ridiculed by some, but instead 13 00:00:48,452 --> 00:00:50,532 Speaker 3: of fading off into the night, He's done the right thing, 14 00:00:50,772 --> 00:00:53,653 Speaker 3: kept his mouth shut, bank seven figures and joined the 15 00:00:53,733 --> 00:00:57,813 Speaker 3: Rain Taggers for the legendary Barbarians on their journe tour. 16 00:00:58,533 --> 00:01:02,813 Speaker 3: Razor Robinson for getting back on the coaching horse by 17 00:01:02,933 --> 00:01:04,053 Speaker 3: jumping on the barbers. 18 00:01:04,933 --> 00:01:07,813 Speaker 2: You are our second runner up for New Zealander of 19 00:01:07,813 --> 00:01:08,173 Speaker 2: the Week. 20 00:01:09,493 --> 00:01:12,613 Speaker 3: There's been a lot of talk recently about Wellington soiling 21 00:01:12,613 --> 00:01:15,813 Speaker 3: itself directly into the Cook Strait. Whilst the majority of 22 00:01:15,853 --> 00:01:18,413 Speaker 3: the city in the country is rightly furious that previous 23 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:21,253 Speaker 3: councilors for rashly choosing vacuous. 24 00:01:20,733 --> 00:01:23,092 Speaker 4: Carbon signaling over sewage services. 25 00:01:23,773 --> 00:01:27,932 Speaker 3: One brave local body politician Donda rash Shirt, jumped in 26 00:01:27,973 --> 00:01:28,653 Speaker 3: the drink. 27 00:01:28,613 --> 00:01:31,773 Speaker 4: And faced the floating wet wipes and face flies. 28 00:01:31,413 --> 00:01:34,053 Speaker 3: At Lyle Bay for putting your money where your mouth 29 00:01:34,212 --> 00:01:36,493 Speaker 3: is by putting your mouth where the mucky water is. 30 00:01:36,932 --> 00:01:40,693 Speaker 4: Wellington Mayor Andrew Little, you are first runner up. 31 00:01:40,613 --> 00:01:43,893 Speaker 3: For New Zealander of the Week, but there can be 32 00:01:44,133 --> 00:01:47,573 Speaker 3: only one. Some would be happy to relegate you to 33 00:01:47,693 --> 00:01:50,533 Speaker 3: a few numbers in and out, but in a crisis 34 00:01:50,693 --> 00:01:53,973 Speaker 3: when the power goes down and the internet fails, or 35 00:01:54,053 --> 00:01:57,213 Speaker 3: yet just don't want that pesty government sticking their noses 36 00:01:57,293 --> 00:01:58,653 Speaker 3: in where they don't belong. 37 00:01:59,413 --> 00:02:02,453 Speaker 4: Cash is king, even though it doesn't have the King 38 00:02:02,533 --> 00:02:05,253 Speaker 4: on it yet. This week the Reserve Bank did something 39 00:02:05,333 --> 00:02:06,133 Speaker 4: right for a change. 40 00:02:06,133 --> 00:02:08,973 Speaker 3: It's with a call to stop closing and stay opening 41 00:02:09,133 --> 00:02:12,933 Speaker 3: at ms and branches across the country, reminding us that 42 00:02:13,213 --> 00:02:15,773 Speaker 3: a day may come when the cash of men fails, 43 00:02:15,893 --> 00:02:18,653 Speaker 3: when we forsake our coins and break all bonds of 44 00:02:18,693 --> 00:02:19,653 Speaker 3: physical currency. 45 00:02:19,853 --> 00:02:21,373 Speaker 2: But it is not this day. 46 00:02:21,733 --> 00:02:24,653 Speaker 3: Cash money you will live on and our wallets, and 47 00:02:24,693 --> 00:02:26,293 Speaker 3: our hearts and under. 48 00:02:26,013 --> 00:02:32,252 Speaker 5: Our tables, Sir Edmund, Hillary, Kate Shephard, Queen Elizabeth, Sir 49 00:02:32,333 --> 00:02:37,213 Speaker 5: Aparada Nata, Sir Ernest Rutherford and your gang of birds, folks, 50 00:02:37,373 --> 00:02:38,733 Speaker 5: ferns and shrews. 51 00:02:39,213 --> 00:02:42,413 Speaker 3: You are still our Kiwi cash money in hand, and 52 00:02:42,453 --> 00:02:45,053 Speaker 3: you are now the Mahe and Tyler. 53 00:02:44,733 --> 00:02:47,252 Speaker 4: Adams Zealanders of the Weed. 54 00:02:48,093 --> 00:03:21,293 Speaker 2: Take it away, Howie Morison, my. 55 00:03:43,733 --> 00:04:02,693 Speaker 1: Bright, Matt and Tyler. 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