1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: The Huddle with New Zealand Southeby's international realty, unparalleled reach 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: and results. 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: And on the Huddle today is man about Town, Tim 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 2: Wilson and also Allie Jones and Red p Are. 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: You. 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 3: I don't know about man about town? 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 4: What does that make me? What does that make me? 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 4: A woman about town? 9 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 3: Ok? You woman? 10 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 2: I say man about town because Tim Wilson wears a 11 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: bow tie. 12 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 3: That's what about Ellie? Could you be a woman on 13 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 3: the ras Taz how about that? 14 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 4: No? I would not be a woman on the rastas 15 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 4: that has a completely different meanings. 16 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 3: Man about town, Allie? 17 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: Allie, were you about town enough that you were invited 18 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 2: to a film commission party? 19 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 4: No? But I just heard your interview with Jordan Williams 20 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 4: that man would only be happy if people will sat 21 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 4: cloth and ashes to work. Honestly, I mean this is 22 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 4: I don't have a problem with this cost. And I'm 23 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 4: sick of the word party. If you ever wanted to 24 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 4: color something and get a response from people, call it 25 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 4: a party, I'm going to call them events. There were 26 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 4: four events. It is not a great look when you're 27 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 4: tightening belts, But for goodness sake, if you look at 28 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 4: the breakdown for the costs and the food and the 29 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 4: venue and some transport. It is not unreasonable. This organization 30 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 4: turned over thirty four million dollars last year. So let's 31 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 4: keep this in perspective and not get silly. 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 2: About my partner works in an organization. I'll tell you 33 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 2: a city council where in fact, everybody pays for any 34 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: event like this out of their own pocket. 35 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 4: I'm the same. I'm the same, Andrew. I'm a local 36 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 4: elected member. We bring our own biscuits. I'm looking at 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 4: six chocolate muffins now that I. 38 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 2: So, why can't we do that for a public servant? 39 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 4: Because it's a different organization. They turn over thirty four 40 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 4: million dollars a year, They have to work with people 41 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 4: like Jackson, They have to go to LA to meet 42 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 4: these people. And if Jordan wants to call it smooth, 43 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 4: me can. But he's really just got to stop making 44 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 4: this car motor. 45 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: Tim Wilson. It's it's not called it a party. That's 46 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: not even call it an event. Let's call it practicing 47 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: for schmoozing for when they do schmoozing on the big stages. 48 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: About that, would that worked for you? 49 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: Well, I don't know. Have you ever been to one 50 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: of these farewell and welcome parties, so the word party 51 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: maybe you do might be more appropriate. So it's quite 52 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: you know, it's quite mechan it's an event, yeah, exactly. 53 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 3: But maybe a team like four dues over two months, 54 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 3: maybe they could have just amalgam at sixteen sixteen and 55 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 3: a half k. Maybe they just could have had the 56 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 3: one for five k and really pushed out of the 57 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: boost budget or maybe put in the cash bar. What 58 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 3: I thought was interesting though the guy leaving was thirty 59 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,119 Speaker 3: years service. I've got to say that if I see 60 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 3: a sort of TV with thirty years in the same place, 61 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: I'd ask some questions. But that establishes a measure eight 62 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: k for thirty years. So then if the next CEO 63 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: does three years, it can be ten percent. And so 64 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: you've got a budget of eight hundred bucks, spanders saveloys 65 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 3: and it finishes before the last buster. 66 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: Candla good stuff to Wilson and Allie Jones. I've always 67 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: said that a lot of public service these days, of 68 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: the young up and comers and the indentured thirty years 69 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: sounds a bit like that, But there we go. 70 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: It's what the huddle with new Zealand Souththerby's International Realty 71 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: exceptional marketing for every property. 72 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: All right, so no on the Huddleton Wilson and Allie Jones. Now, 73 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: ladies and gentlemen, I've seen the saddest white board on Earth. 74 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: I went into the control room just down the road 75 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: from the Newstalk MB for our commentary's team at the 76 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: Olympic Games, and there's a competition they like to play 77 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: amongst each other. It's like who gets to call the 78 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: most medals? So up there there's a table medal table there, 79 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: and then it's got the names. It's got the names Alders, Coops, Elliott, Malcolm, Nick, 80 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: Compiney our commentators, and then it's got gold, silver and bronze. 81 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: And there's not one medal, not one medal. Normally apparently 82 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: Malcolm Malcolm Jordan wins. He gets the most medals to call. 83 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: So you're chuckling already, are How are you feeling about 84 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: the total lack of metal in our larder? 85 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: Well, we we had to wait a week. We had 86 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: to wait a week in Beijing, in Athens and Sydney. 87 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: Maybe kiwis are just like starters anyway, Sports about participation, right, guys, 88 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: not winning or losing. Are you saying winnings for winners 89 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: if it. 90 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: Was about branding and national pride and also to make 91 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: yourself feel better in the cost of living crisis? 92 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 4: Ali, No, No, I'm a Crusader supporter, and we know 93 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 4: how to pace ourselves down here and still come out winners. 94 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 4: So I'm not panicking. 95 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: Gus. You also learned how to lose this year. 96 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 4: Can I just say, hey, look, let's just go there 97 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 4: for the moment. I'm talking about previous years, Andrew, you 98 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 4: should know that. And actually, is it about the medal count? 99 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 4: As Tim just said, you know, I would rather it 100 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 4: be just as much about the stories of the games 101 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,799 Speaker 4: and the athletes and the opening ceremony and the naked 102 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 4: blue guy. I mean, I think that stuff is really 103 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 4: important to give us a flavor of the games. One 104 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 4: thing you might know, because I haven't been following them 105 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 4: and don't follow them closely. Are our best events still 106 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: to come? Is that part of this issue? 107 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? Rowing, sailing, Aaron Gates is cycling. Yeah, I think 108 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 2: we've got better events to come. 109 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 3: You can you're going now, you're going? Well, I just 110 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 3: it's not really about the naked blue guy. Can we 111 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: not go, there's nothing. There's nothing lazier or silly of 112 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: the blass for me. 113 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 4: Oh you know I should know that. Oh come, I'm sorry, 114 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 4: this my. 115 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 3: Agreeably, Tim? 116 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 2: Tim can I say, okay, I'm going to disagree with 117 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: you there because I as I understand that that naked 118 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 2: blue guy was Dansis, who was actually part of a 119 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: takeoff of a French painting which is all about the 120 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: gods at Olympus, which was painted by a painter who 121 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: was inspired by the picture of the Last Supper, So 122 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: it wasn't in fact, that's first. How do you feel 123 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 2: about that? 124 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, I've heard I've heard that theory. But the 125 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 3: Olympics did apologize about mocking the Last Supper, so if 126 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 3: they apologized for it, probably were doing it. 127 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: They should really be apologizing for the absolute lack of 128 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: you know, swimm our medals and there's swim will water. 129 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: I mean, that's that's heartbreaking too, all right, Okay McDonald's 130 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: grappling with falling sales now a term you feed children. Ye, 131 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 2: this must be. 132 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 3: Look, it is expensive, and they're they're doing this at 133 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: a time when I think Pizza Hut and Dominoes are 134 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 3: having a price war. So you're looking at. You can 135 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 3: fill a kid's gut for five bucks. There you go 136 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 3: up market a bit six fifty for a popcorn snack 137 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 3: box at KFC. But the kids always want a drink, 138 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 3: so discount the drink. That's what I'm saying to Mac 139 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 3: is free drinks. 140 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: You know what, I just asked our research department to 141 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 2: tell me how much it is for a big Mac, 142 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: a medium coke and medium phrase in other words, known 143 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: as the medium combo, because as I understand that that 144 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: is a standard for all currencies, just like gold and 145 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 2: all sorts of other things you can compare internationally. You 146 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: can compare the state of the economies by the cost 147 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: of a big Mac medium combo. And then our research 148 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 2: department says it changes in every restaurant nowadays, and I thought, well, 149 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: that's just wrong. 150 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that's true. 151 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 4: See I remember going overseas and going into restaurants, and 152 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 4: you were supposed to look at the price of the 153 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 4: big Mac. I don't know about the combo thing, but 154 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 4: certainly the big Mac was an indication. Then you know 155 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 4: your takeaway food, Tim that is unbelievable. You should have 156 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 4: an eight hundred number. I'm impressed. 157 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: Oh boy, this is so embarrassing. I mean, this is 158 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: just stuff we researched on the internet. Okay, guys, I 159 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: have no personal experience of this whatsoever. 160 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: Tim you're a great dad, a better late than never, 161 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 2: and I thank you so much for your time today. 162 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: And Ali you are magnificent and you are a woman 163 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: about town. And I thank you for your time as well. 164 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: And we'll see you guys in later time. 165 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 4: Okay, thank you, Andrew, Thank you Andrew. 166 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 167 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 168 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.