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 --> 00:00:16,133 Speaker 1: Follow this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:17,493 --> 00:00:20,293 Speaker 2: Every Friday on Matt and Tyler Afternoons on ZB we 4 00:00:20,413 --> 00:00:22,732 Speaker 2: name the New Zealander of the Week and honor that 5 00:00:22,773 --> 00:00:25,172 Speaker 2: we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker who has 6 00:00:25,173 --> 00:00:27,612 Speaker 2: had an outsized effect on our great and beautiful nation 7 00:00:28,013 --> 00:00:31,133 Speaker 2: over the previous seven days. As always, there'll be three nominees, 8 00:00:31,173 --> 00:00:34,093 Speaker 2: but only one winner. And remember, as I say every week, 9 00:00:34,453 --> 00:00:36,613 Speaker 2: like the Time Magazine Person of the Year, the New 10 00:00:36,732 --> 00:00:40,053 Speaker 2: Zealand of the Week isn't always an agent of good. 11 00:00:40,133 --> 00:00:42,493 Speaker 2: So without further ado, the nominees from Matt and Tyler 12 00:00:42,492 --> 00:00:45,613 Speaker 2: Afternoons New Zealand of the Week are nominee. One also 13 00:00:45,653 --> 00:00:47,732 Speaker 2: gets the time to poople get off the poty award. 14 00:00:48,213 --> 00:00:50,293 Speaker 2: She's in the news again this week. Do we knock 15 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:52,373 Speaker 2: her down? Do we work out a one hundred year 16 00:00:52,452 --> 00:00:54,533 Speaker 2: lease so someone can knock her into shape, or do 17 00:00:54,573 --> 00:00:58,493 Speaker 2: we bankrupt ourselves keeping her from becoming stinky, rotten and gross. 18 00:00:58,773 --> 00:01:01,653 Speaker 2: You are beautiful, We love you, but two million dollars 19 00:01:01,653 --> 00:01:06,213 Speaker 2: a year to keep you closed as freaking crazy Chateau 20 00:01:06,413 --> 00:01:11,133 Speaker 2: tongarreerro fast becoming Shitto tong Guerrero. You are nominated for 21 00:01:11,173 --> 00:01:15,853 Speaker 2: New Zealander of the Week. Nominee two also gets the 22 00:01:16,053 --> 00:01:18,813 Speaker 2: looks a lot like a Hot Yoda Award. He has 23 00:01:18,853 --> 00:01:22,172 Speaker 2: written some of our greatest songs, Welcome Home, be Mine, Tonight, 24 00:01:22,253 --> 00:01:25,012 Speaker 2: Slice of Heaven. He's had his health issues, but that 25 00:01:25,133 --> 00:01:28,053 Speaker 2: isn't stopping him just yet. You will not see a 26 00:01:28,053 --> 00:01:31,733 Speaker 2: better sing along live show. Sir Dave Dobbin for being 27 00:01:31,773 --> 00:01:35,973 Speaker 2: a musical genius and a legend for decades and for 28 00:01:36,133 --> 00:01:39,013 Speaker 2: absolutely ripping the Auckland Town Hall. And you won this week. 29 00:01:39,173 --> 00:01:42,292 Speaker 2: You are nominated for New Zealander of the Week. Yeah, Dave, 30 00:01:42,652 --> 00:01:45,893 Speaker 2: all right, But sadly there can be only one and 31 00:01:46,212 --> 00:01:50,893 Speaker 2: the winner also gets the explosively Heartwarming Award. There is 32 00:01:50,933 --> 00:01:53,573 Speaker 2: a new crematorium coming to Havelock North. Some want at 33 00:01:53,653 --> 00:01:56,613 Speaker 2: some don't. But what a caller to Matton Tyler Ufnu's 34 00:01:56,653 --> 00:02:00,013 Speaker 2: wife wanted was a glass coffin. That wasn't possible, So 35 00:02:00,093 --> 00:02:04,133 Speaker 2: this great New Zealander lovingly put several coats of lacquer 36 00:02:04,133 --> 00:02:06,733 Speaker 2: on her casket. It was a thing of beauty. It 37 00:02:06,813 --> 00:02:09,413 Speaker 2: was a fitting tribute to a lovely lady. It also 38 00:02:09,493 --> 00:02:12,893 Speaker 2: exploded when it went into the oven for overlaquering your 39 00:02:12,933 --> 00:02:15,532 Speaker 2: wife's coffin and blowing the bricks out the back of 40 00:02:15,573 --> 00:02:19,653 Speaker 2: the crematorium. Call it Tony, you ah the met antyla 41 00:02:19,733 --> 00:02:22,373 Speaker 2: afternoons new zelinder of the week. 42 00:02:22,813 --> 00:02:28,972 Speaker 3: Take it away, Howie who congratulations, Tony, Give them a 43 00:02:29,013 --> 00:02:34,453 Speaker 3: taste of peeweed, God bless godspeed, and blow the bricks 44 00:02:34,493 --> 00:02:36,653 Speaker 3: out of the back of that gramatorium. 45 00:02:36,853 --> 00:02:40,173 Speaker 4: You beauty, tony' she always one of the glass coffin, 46 00:02:40,573 --> 00:02:42,453 Speaker 4: so I had to do the next best thing. 47 00:02:42,493 --> 00:02:45,853 Speaker 5: When I built it, there was pale plank, but there was. 48 00:02:45,813 --> 00:02:48,813 Speaker 4: Twenty two coats of clear latter on it, and it 49 00:02:48,853 --> 00:02:52,933 Speaker 4: looked like blass. When they put it on the cremator, 50 00:02:52,972 --> 00:02:54,213 Speaker 4: it went off like a bomb. 51 00:02:56,013 --> 00:02:58,532 Speaker 5: They were gonna build me for it. I said no, no, 52 00:02:58,653 --> 00:03:01,573 Speaker 5: I mean the undertake. I knew what was done, and 53 00:03:01,613 --> 00:03:04,653 Speaker 5: it was him that presented the coffin to you. I know, 54 00:03:04,733 --> 00:03:07,253 Speaker 5: you're not allowed to have guns or ammunition or anything, 55 00:03:07,532 --> 00:03:12,012 Speaker 5: but twenty two coasts of clear lecquer was also very explosive. 56 00:03:12,413 --> 00:03:19,252 Speaker 3: Fire out ye b yeah, blew the brooks out. Yeah yeah. 57 00:03:19,493 --> 00:03:22,093 Speaker 2: What do you think he said that is? I mean 58 00:03:22,133 --> 00:03:27,732 Speaker 2: that is a heck of a story to finish. But bliss. Yeah, 59 00:03:27,972 --> 00:03:31,292 Speaker 2: but just the torpedo like vision of that, and I thought, 60 00:03:31,293 --> 00:03:35,893 Speaker 2: he said, Tony, bless you. But it blew the It 61 00:03:35,973 --> 00:03:36,773 Speaker 2: blew the bricks out. 62 00:03:36,813 --> 00:03:38,413 Speaker 3: Okay. 63 00:03:38,133 --> 00:03:38,293 Speaker 5: Yeah. 64 00:03:38,933 --> 00:03:41,533 Speaker 1: For more from news Talk said be listen live on 65 00:03:41,653 --> 00:03:44,613 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 66 00:03:44,653 --> 00:03:47,253 Speaker 1: you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio.