1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:11,972 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from news Talk zed B. 2 00:00:12,373 --> 00:00:16,893 Speaker 1: Follow this and our Wide Ranger podcast now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:17,533 --> 00:00:22,373 Speaker 1: The Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons New Zealander of 4 00:00:22,413 --> 00:00:22,893 Speaker 1: the Week. 5 00:00:24,412 --> 00:00:28,053 Speaker 2: It's time once again for the Matt and Tyler Afternoons 6 00:00:28,053 --> 00:00:31,933 Speaker 2: on zb New Zealander of the Week, a hugely prestigious 7 00:00:31,973 --> 00:00:35,013 Speaker 2: platinum level award cobbled together by me at home before 8 00:00:35,013 --> 00:00:35,373 Speaker 2: I come. 9 00:00:35,293 --> 00:00:36,412 Speaker 3: Into the Shitty on Friday. 10 00:00:37,093 --> 00:00:40,853 Speaker 2: Each week, one exemplary key week we have talked about 11 00:00:40,893 --> 00:00:43,132 Speaker 2: on the show, who has had an outsized effect on 12 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:46,412 Speaker 2: our great and beautiful nation will win this award, and 13 00:00:46,452 --> 00:00:47,013 Speaker 2: by someone. 14 00:00:47,173 --> 00:00:48,533 Speaker 3: The truth is the winner. 15 00:00:48,253 --> 00:00:52,133 Speaker 2: Is often not human or even sentient. As always, there'll 16 00:00:52,173 --> 00:00:55,693 Speaker 2: be two runners up, but only one lucky winner. 17 00:00:55,733 --> 00:01:00,093 Speaker 3: Who will it be? Without further passing around, here's the second. 18 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:03,653 Speaker 2: Runner up for the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons New. 19 00:01:03,573 --> 00:01:10,533 Speaker 3: Zealander of the Week. A Busy, Busy Fendleton Road and 20 00:01:10,613 --> 00:01:11,253 Speaker 3: christ Juice. 21 00:01:11,293 --> 00:01:14,812 Speaker 2: This week, a safety vested hero did a wholesome thing 22 00:01:15,093 --> 00:01:18,173 Speaker 2: between a sea of road cones and traffic. Video of 23 00:01:18,212 --> 00:01:21,213 Speaker 2: this roadworker shared by chrys Lynch stopping traffic so a 24 00:01:21,333 --> 00:01:24,733 Speaker 2: mummy duck and her ducklings could cross the road has 25 00:01:24,932 --> 00:01:30,173 Speaker 2: warmed cold hearts nationwide. Sure it held up traffic. Maybe 26 00:01:30,173 --> 00:01:32,292 Speaker 2: we need to ask some questions around the quality of 27 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:34,453 Speaker 2: parenting ducks are giving their kids taking them out on 28 00:01:34,493 --> 00:01:37,773 Speaker 2: the road in the first place. But unnamed christ Church 29 00:01:37,973 --> 00:01:39,813 Speaker 2: duckling saving road worker. 30 00:01:40,613 --> 00:01:42,573 Speaker 3: You are second runner. 31 00:01:42,413 --> 00:01:46,053 Speaker 2: Up for New Zealander of the Week. Moving on to 32 00:01:46,133 --> 00:01:50,813 Speaker 2: our first runner up. Yeah, there's always plenty of gold 33 00:01:50,853 --> 00:01:54,573 Speaker 2: around in these parts. A yellow beauty has been quietly 34 00:01:54,733 --> 00:01:58,213 Speaker 2: hiding in the Wellington Hills for millions of years, but 35 00:01:58,373 --> 00:02:02,453 Speaker 2: now in twenty twenty five, suddenly Long Gully is the 36 00:02:02,453 --> 00:02:04,093 Speaker 2: most talked about patch. 37 00:02:03,893 --> 00:02:06,093 Speaker 3: Of sedentary rock in the country. 38 00:02:07,813 --> 00:02:12,013 Speaker 2: Prospers thing bids everywhere, new companies rushing in and to 39 00:02:12,053 --> 00:02:15,053 Speaker 2: say the Resources Minister is visiting at the bung over these. 40 00:02:14,933 --> 00:02:17,773 Speaker 3: Precious metals would be a gross understatement. 41 00:02:17,933 --> 00:02:20,853 Speaker 1: Wow, keep moneyes and call me a wagon wheel. 42 00:02:21,053 --> 00:02:25,813 Speaker 3: There is absolutely positively gold. And then there Wellington Hills. 43 00:02:26,333 --> 00:02:29,813 Speaker 3: Forget the economy destroying Golden Mile and welcome the gold 44 00:02:29,893 --> 00:02:34,373 Speaker 3: rush Wellington Gold. You get silver in this week's New 45 00:02:34,493 --> 00:02:35,853 Speaker 3: Zealander of the Week. 46 00:02:36,453 --> 00:02:38,852 Speaker 2: And for whatever reason, this afternoons when it can't fulfill 47 00:02:38,893 --> 00:02:40,973 Speaker 2: their duties as New Zealand of the Week, the Gold 48 00:02:41,013 --> 00:02:43,773 Speaker 2: and Wellington's Hills will be asked to undertake the appearances, 49 00:02:44,333 --> 00:02:45,573 Speaker 2: sash cuttings. 50 00:02:45,173 --> 00:02:47,813 Speaker 3: And parades required of the Matt Heath. 51 00:02:47,653 --> 00:02:50,173 Speaker 2: And Tyler Adams on zb New Zealand of the Week. 52 00:02:50,693 --> 00:02:54,893 Speaker 2: All right, ladies and gentlemen, there can be only one, 53 00:02:55,333 --> 00:03:01,853 Speaker 2: and here he is. He swam one point nine bike 54 00:03:01,972 --> 00:03:05,532 Speaker 2: ninety and ran twenty one k every day this month. 55 00:03:05,532 --> 00:03:07,852 Speaker 3: All while working as a frontline cop. 56 00:03:08,493 --> 00:03:11,373 Speaker 2: Fifty seven k in the water, two thy seven hundred 57 00:03:11,453 --> 00:03:14,733 Speaker 2: k on the bike and six one hundred and thirty 58 00:03:14,773 --> 00:03:18,573 Speaker 2: three a's on foot. A Canterbury officer completing a half 59 00:03:18,653 --> 00:03:21,733 Speaker 2: iron Man every single day in November to raise money 60 00:03:21,733 --> 00:03:23,893 Speaker 2: and awareness for the excellent. 61 00:03:23,532 --> 00:03:26,893 Speaker 3: Men's mental health charity better Man. What a Man, What 62 00:03:27,013 --> 00:03:28,293 Speaker 3: a charity? What an Officer? 63 00:03:28,413 --> 00:03:31,293 Speaker 2: Get on board and support the cause at betterman dot 64 00:03:31,373 --> 00:03:34,252 Speaker 2: org dot nz slash mission. You've got a quiz on 65 00:03:34,293 --> 00:03:36,172 Speaker 2: at Eden Park tonight too if you want to go 66 00:03:36,493 --> 00:03:40,133 Speaker 2: for turning endurance into advocacy and pushing your body to 67 00:03:40,173 --> 00:03:42,213 Speaker 2: the limit to help other men's minds. 68 00:03:42,773 --> 00:03:46,053 Speaker 3: Christchurch Cough Mick Johnston, you are a great New. 69 00:03:46,013 --> 00:03:49,773 Speaker 2: Zealander and You Are Than Mahe and Tyler Adams. 70 00:03:49,773 --> 00:03:54,813 Speaker 3: Afternoons new Zealander of the Week Take it Away Howie Morrison. 71 00:04:18,853 --> 00:04:21,452 Speaker 1: For more from News Talk set B listen live on 72 00:04:21,573 --> 00:04:24,533 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 73 00:04:24,573 --> 00:04:27,173 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio