1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Heller duple see Allen So in New Zealand's got 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: themselves a new safety video, this time starring the KIWI 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: NBA star Steven Adams in the lead role. That's a 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: hard time buzzer. Adams still in front, Steve, Hey, you feeling. 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, I'm looking forward to the life Jack bit. 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: All that does sound really important. Actually, Greg Fouran is 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: the New Zealand's chief executive. Hay Greg, Hi there, how 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: did you get Steven Adams? 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: Well, actually, he reached out to us. He's been pretty 10 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 2: keen to see whether we could do something. He likes 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: thee in New Zealand. He flies here in New Zealand 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: and he reached out to us. And as we've thought 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 2: about new safety video, and basketball came to mind. It's 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: a fast growing sport. Yes, Steve Adams came to mind, 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: and here we go. We've got a really sort of 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: quessential iconic KEIW doing something which we think is pretty 17 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: good for the country. 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: So, I mean, did he know that there was a 19 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: safety video that needed doing or did he just reach 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: out on the hope that one day, when you do 21 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: your next one, he'd be Availablesen. 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, he was interested in partnering with us, you know, 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: in terms of the work he does with kids playing 24 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: basketball around the country, and so it was wider than 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: just a safety video. But as we started to discuss 26 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: it through within, you know, the safety video became a 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: very good vehicle, and so that's the one we went to. 28 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: And I think it's worked to treat I. 29 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: Mean, in the past, you've had a pretty strong relationship 30 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: with the rugby guys. Have you heard from them about 31 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: how you cutting their lunch with basketball? 32 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: Now, no, we haven't, but I'm sure at some point 33 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: we'll work out who else we do something with. 34 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: But now it's a good question, how does it cost 35 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: to make one of these flash ones instead of just 36 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: your stock standard you know, buckle yourself up one. 37 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: Well, we don't do stock standard buckle euroup ones, do we. 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: We haven't really done this for years. I think you 39 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: go back to the I think it was body painting. 40 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: I wasn't in the country, but I hear about it regularly. 41 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: And of course we've also done Rico the Raccoon, which 42 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: seems to have an interesting history associated with it. Lord 43 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: of the Rings rap music. So you know, it's part 44 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: of the brand to get involved and be quite curious 45 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: and stretch ourselves, so we don't do the stock standard ones, 46 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: and I don't think we should. 47 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: No, No, Actually, do you know what I actually agree 48 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: with you. I'm kind of tired of this debate about 49 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: whether a New Zealand needs to do the safety videos 50 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: that were the weird ones. You do them, that's your thing. 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: But the reason I'm asking is because there's been a 52 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: little bit of chat today about whether actually it's a 53 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: wise thing to do given how much punters are being 54 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: pinged for the old flights at the moment. 55 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can imagine that that comes through, and you 56 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: know it's one of the reasons that we keep pushing 57 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: on things like the airport, to be honest, to keep 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: our costs down. They do cost some money. It's obviously 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: commercially sensitive how much we spend, but it's an important 60 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 2: part of the brand. It's a bit like the Mengo 61 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: Pari on the t and the uniform, which you know 62 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: we're doing a new one and you'll see that next year. 63 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: I think you've got to invest money to make a 64 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 2: bit of money, and I think this is a smart investment. 65 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: But you know, one of the things I'm proud of 66 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: heither is. We've kept it short, and you know, I 67 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: certainly watch plenty of customers when I'm sitting on planes, 68 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 2: and I know that they will appreciate the fact that 69 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: we get through this one and sort of record time. 70 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, if Bob Jones ever comes back, he'll appreciate that. 71 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 1: Cold play. How are you going with these flights because 72 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: it sounds like it's a bit of madness out there. 73 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, there's about another thirty thousand people traveling this 74 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: week domestically, which is up about fifteen percent. And so far, 75 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: so good. Pretty big day yesterday. The biggest day is 76 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: actually tomorrow, so you know, we've put on some extra 77 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: flight and we're very conscious of making sure that they 78 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: will operate, make sure we don't can fill anything through 79 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: the dreaded engineering weather or bird strikes or whatever else 80 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: we have to deal with. So so far, so good, 81 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: and it's working well. 82 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 1: Greg. Thank you as always, really appreciate your time. That's 83 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: Greek for CEO of in New Zealand. For more from 84 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks it'd 85 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.