Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Bonus: World Cup Winning Black Fern Stacey Waaka

Episode Date: April 30, 2023

We chat to Stacey Waaka (nee Flulher) about her new gig as the Beef + Lamb ambassador!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. World champion Black Fern joins us on the phone right now. Yes, Stacey Waka, knee flulam, with us on 0800 The Hits. How are you going? Yeah, busy. I'm just about to head to the airport, so a couple of interviews first. All right. So you're saying take this really slowly, take your time with it.

Last time we saw you were in Whangarei. I know. Yeah, I was talking to my agent about that actually. I said, oh, I'm pretty sure it was in Whangarei I know I was talking to my agent about that actually I said oh I'm pretty sure it was in Whangarei yeah we saw you in the middle of the World Cup

whatever happened with that World Cup how'd you guys go? I'm still quite low key don't spoil it for me too I'm just watching it I'm just halfway through

at the moment you know it looks like it's going to be cool the series I'm watching it no it was awesome and it's awesome that you've, the series, watching it. No, it was awesome. And it's awesome that you've teamed up with Beef and Lamb in New Zealand.

The ad, I saw it on TV last night as well. Very, very cool ad. But you're not dancing like the Everswindels were back in the day on the Beef and Lamb ads. Yeah, no, I'll just stay in my lane. Like, dancing is it for me. I'll just play rugby and try, score tries. That'll do.

Free Beef and Lamb for the rest of your days, is it? Because that's what all the comments on your posts, too. People from your team in the Black Ferns going, barbecues at your place all summer? Don't worry. When I've been talking about it to all my friends and family, every single one of them thinks I'm going to drop meat off to their house. I was like, well, that's on the menu.

And you're like, I'm not a butcher. True. It's a rich history, too, isn't it? The beef and lamb endorsements as well. A lot of Olympic athletes have been the face of it as well. Yeah, I know. I'm like, they're like way, way, way high on the list. I don't know why they chose me, but I'm going to take it.

That's awesome. But you're a world champion, Stacey. Yeah, you've got Olympic gold, you've got a Commonwealth gold, you're a world champion. Actually, where do you keep your medals? Are they on display or in a sock drawer? Funny you say that because they're actually right here in my car. I don't know what they're doing

in there. I've recently moved house and I haven't taken them out. They're just in my car at the moment. Is there anyone that's more special than the other? I get that question all the time. Damn it, I thought it was an original question. Alright, beef and lamb, which is

more special, beef or lamb? Yeah, that's a tough one. Yeah, no, I definitely like the World Cup. It's so fresh in my mind and you can't go past winning one at home in front of all your friends and whanau. I mean, Olympic gold is pretty cool though, so it's quite hard to compete.

Yeah, I know it's like children. You can't publicly choose a favourite, but we know behind the scenes. Well, I love it, Stacey. You always look like you've got a smile on your face. You look like you're having fun on the field and off the field. I found a BuzzFeed article on little things that annoy people, and I just wanted to throw them to you because i feel like you just smile through these things anyway if you lose a parking spot at the mall like you

had your indicator on someone snakes you out they get in there what's stacy doing are you still smiling i definitely won't be smiling but i hate like confrontation so i wouldn't i wouldn't like show my anger towards them it It would just be under my breath and I'll probably just go find another one. You're exactly like that. Hide it away. Just slowly let it boil up. One day it'll explode over.

All right. Okay, Jono drinks the milk and he finishes it but he puts the empty bottle back in the fridge. What are you doing there? You're still smiling? Oh, hell no. That is no, no deal.

That is lazy, Jono. That's as bad as the toilet paper roll. You know, like when an empty toilet paper roll. You've got to chuck that out and put a new one on. Oh, yeah. I even go down to the final square just so I don't have to change it for some reason. Hey, Stacey, lovely to catch up with you again. Congratulations on everything you've achieved.

It's incredible. And go beef, go lamb. Thanks, boys. Awesome chatting to you guys. I hope I see some beef and lamb in your guys' freezers tonight too. Now you're in the beef and lamb camp, Colonel Sanders must be like your mortal enemy. Yeah, no, no, no.

No enemies. Life's too good to have enemies. You've got such a good attitude. Lovely to talk to you and I hope you don't miss your flight. Thanks guys.

There you go, Black Fern, Stacey Waka.