Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL: Does A Famous Person Follow You On Social Media?

Episode Date: September 19, 2021

We got into this discussion after we found out someone famous used to follow producer Juliet on Twitter. And we ended up speaking to someone who was followed by Barack Obama! We also continued on the ...chat from last week about the best names for your pets, and the calls did not disappoint. If you like puns, you'll love these pet names. Finally, Jono revealed that he still doesn't know his dairy owner's name after many years, because it's now too late and too awkward to ask. So Ben went on a mission to find out, but stitched Jono up in the process. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Jono and Ben, new to your mornings. Friends of Skinny, New Zealand's most recommended telco. Happy, happy, happy, oh, oh. Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of Jono and Ben, you can have them anywhere, anytime. Welcome to the Jono and Ben podcast. Hey, welcome. It's 20th of September. Mane or rahina?
Starting point is 00:00:22 Yeah. The 20th of September, there we go. Welcome, Jono and Ben, back at you. Jeez, I ate too much last night. And you know, I'm still full from the meal that I had last night. Well, you don't eat that regularly, do you? No, and jeez, I piled it on our lovely neighbour. Dropped over a cake.
Starting point is 00:00:39 I don't know if that's, is that a thing? Can you do that nowadays? I don't know. What do you mean? It was a socially distanced cake. Oh, right, they left a cake. They left it on the fence. They're like, we left you a cake.
Starting point is 00:00:47 Yeah. And then we ate the cake. Yeah, when you think about it, all of their bits could have gone on the cake. And I don't mind. It was a delicious cake. It was worth getting COVID for. How much of the cake did you eat? Oh, so much.
Starting point is 00:00:58 Now, bearing in mind my career in cake eating has resulted in me eating a cheesecake, an entire cheesecake from the cheesecake shop, on the way home on the motorway. Peak hour traffic. Navigating. What is a peak hour traffic? Oh, I've gone for navigating the cheesecake. I thought that was the thing. Just let me know it was peak hour traffic.
Starting point is 00:01:15 I wouldn't have, you know. Yeah, not a clear run. Why don't you go to 100Ks? Eating cake at 100Ks is a dangerous thing. Yeah, I see, I see. Rolling along at 20Ks an hour, you know, and stuck in peak hours, not too bad. But yeah, geez, the old hour you know and stuck in peak hours not too bad but yeah geez
Starting point is 00:01:25 the old um you know the rainbow cake the light fluffy rainbow cake from the cheesecake oh you're a big fan of that one oh yeah it looks disturbing when you see it but you're like oh it's quite light and refreshing it's a wonderful cake but anyway yes i ate a lot of cake last night which is resulted in permanent stitch what stitch oh really the stitch. Oh, really? For that bad? You're sort of like, some quickies, like a boomer. Cake stitch. Some quickies.
Starting point is 00:01:50 I remember Dan always said the quickies. What do you reckon about the levels today, bro, if you just joined us to do our international audience? I know John's been listening over in Portland this morning, Johnny Lovegrove. He mentioned something, actually.
Starting point is 00:02:03 Oh, yes, about, so we were talking, we were doing a bit more investigating after the show today about there's a town in Fiordland Teano
Starting point is 00:02:09 who there was a news story they weren't going to partake in daylight savings this weekend so they weren't going to turn their clocks back oh no so they were going to
Starting point is 00:02:17 get involved in this one and then just keep it there not in six months time is what the way the news was saying they would do so they were going to turn their clocks back so Teano would have a different time zone to the rest Not in six months' time is what the way the news was saying they would do. So they're going to turn the clocks back in this, so Te Ana would have a different time zone to the rest of...
Starting point is 00:02:28 In six months' time, yeah. ...Monterey, yeah. But it seems like doing a little bit more digging, that may not be the case. Maybe it's just more of a tourism thing to say, you get more hours of the day in Te Ana. And the news just gone, oh, that's what they're doing. That stinks.
Starting point is 00:02:43 That's like me if I was a journalist, just not fact-checking. Oh, that sounds good. Put it out. Print it. Oh, you haven't read the whole thing? I don't care. They're going to keep it. Tiano, you've done it different times, so get it out there.
Starting point is 00:02:54 But you haven't read the whole thing? I don't care. That's what I think we've uncovered. Yeah. But anyway, great news. Johnny Lovegrove said he actually messaged from Oregon this morning saying it was tried somewhere in rural New Zealand, but the parents didn't like it.
Starting point is 00:03:08 It was putting all the kids out of whack, and, you know, I guess they're turning up. You know, they're starting their school day an hour earlier or later, depending on where the rest of the country is. They do that in Queensland or somewhere in Queensland? Aussie, yeah. They didn't want to, same sort of thing. They just wanted more daylight hours, I think, the Gold Coast. But geez, it gets light at sort of 4.35 o'clock in the morning over there. You're up early.
Starting point is 00:03:31 I mean, you're getting, you're proactive in Queensland. Every time I go to the Gold Coast, I'm like, sheesh, I'm up doing stuff. Well, especially because you get that sweet little buffer where New Zealand is a couple of hours later. So even like 9 o'clock New Zealand time, it's like 7 o'clock there, so you get it up, you know, like even 5 o'clock there, you're like, oh, 7 o'clock back home, and we're up and about.
Starting point is 00:03:48 You get your day done before you go. You've got a dream world. You've done all the theme parks by 9 o'clock in the morning. You're like, oh, we're done, alright, okay, should we have a nap? Yeah. But it does kick dark, though, quite early. Sort of 6 o'clock's getting dark over there, isn't it? Yeah, yeah. Hey, so we had Cliff Curtis on the show
Starting point is 00:04:04 today. He was wonderful, wonderful actor, Cliff Curtis. Really, getting dark over there isn't it yeah yeah hey so we had Cliff Curtis on the show today he was wonderful wonderful actor Cliff Curtis really respected actor isn't he I'm always quite nervous around Cliff that I could say something at any
Starting point is 00:04:12 moment that could offend Cliff but that's more on me than it is Cliff yeah like he's never shown any signs of being offended by anything
Starting point is 00:04:19 but that's what's going on in me I just think he's one of those actors you're like he's just amazing and you want him I get those things you're like I just really want him to like me you know I think he's one of those actors you're like, he's just amazing, and you want him. I get those things.
Starting point is 00:04:25 I just really want him to like me. I get those with some of those interviews. Oh, I want them to go away going, I really like those guys. I just want him to like me. I hope Cliff likes us. Yeah, that's all. That's my main goal.
Starting point is 00:04:37 With any interview, my main goal is to try and convince the person to like us. Yeah. I don't care about the audience and what they're getting out of the interview. It's just like, does this famous slash semi-famous person
Starting point is 00:04:47 think favourable things about me? And that's, you know, that's the basis of any great interview. I know Oprah did the same thing when she interviewed Meghan and Harry. She's like,
Starting point is 00:04:55 God, I hope they like me. That was her sole purpose for that interview. Yeah, that's right. I don't care what they say as long as they love me. Anyway, well, have a great day. All right. Look after yourselves. Be safe, be kind, and the levels. You didn't care what they say, as long as they love me. Anyway, well, have a great day.
Starting point is 00:05:05 All right. Look after yourselves. Be safe, be kind, and the levels. You didn't give me a prediction. Oh, yeah. What do you reckon? It's going to be announced at 4 o'clock today. Bit of a Waikato spread, which is no good.
Starting point is 00:05:16 I'm going to say they're going to move. They're going to reluctantly. It's risky, but they're going to move Auckland from level 4 to level 3. I don't think the health officials want to do that, but I think because of the businesses and potential public sort of mutiny, I think they will leave it to level three. They will move it. But I don't know.
Starting point is 00:05:33 I'm just saying stuff. Like, why am I? The kids ask me this all the time. What do you think is going to happen? And I spout off something. And then I go, well, who am I? But you ask everyone, yeah? Everyone's got an opinion on it.
Starting point is 00:05:42 I'm not Professor, like, Michael Baker, you know? I'm not Susie Wiles, you know? Why am I? Why? I actually regret asking you. Why did I even waste your time? I do that with the kids. They're like, do you think we'll have school there?
Starting point is 00:05:52 I'm like, well, you know. I'm like, I don't know. I work for the Ministry of Education. I'm like, Chris Hipkins? Yeah. Oh, anyway. Well, have a wonderful day. Keep safe.
Starting point is 00:06:02 The show where the masks make them look a whole lot better. Can't say this battered up old face. It makes you beautiful. Jono and Ben, New Zealand's breakfast. Now, we did this on Friday. We were talking about the best names for pets in New Zealand, and so many great names keep coming through. Have a listen to these crackers from Friday.
Starting point is 00:06:22 I have a cat named Willy Wonky. He was actually born with a neurological condition, which meant he couldn't walk properly, he can't climb, and he just wanders around looking like he's drunk. Well, my auntie has a farm, and she likes to make lots of neat names for her animals, and her piglet
Starting point is 00:06:40 is one that I think is a pretty good name. So the pig's name is Harry Trotter. Oh, so good. The best of them all. Yeah, that's awesome. So we're filling Ben's pun quota for the day here. So if you've got a dog named Chewbacca or Jimmy Chew. Oh, that's so good.
Starting point is 00:06:57 Or something like that. We're going to continue this on. We're after New Zealand's best pet names. You've got Bo, don't you? Yeah, I feel like I could have gone with a pun name. You're right. Bark Wahlberg or Sarah Jessica Barker or something. Oh, there are so many opportunities.
Starting point is 00:07:11 I was looking into the psychology of why people name their pets the way they do. And apparently it's an extension of your personality. And how people, you know, you couldn't have a dog called like Assassin or, you know, Shooter or something. Yeah, true. Could you? But Bo, Shooter or something, could you? But Bo, a big old clumsy Bo, is beautiful. Yeah. So, under the hits, we're looking for New Zealand's best pet name. Oh, we've got some coming through already.
Starting point is 00:07:35 Jamie, welcome to the show. What have you got? Oh, we've got a golden cocker spaniel, and her name is Stormy Spaniels. Oh, like Stormy Daniels, the adult star who... Was in a relationship with Trump, was she? Donald Trump, wasn't she? Stormy Spaniels. It's controversial.
Starting point is 00:07:54 No, she's been fixed, so she's not playing around with boys at all. Stormy Spaniels. I love Stormy Spaniels. That's very good. Now we've got Michaela on from the Hawke's Bay. We're talking the best pet names New Zealand has to offer. What have you got? Right, so I have Stanley the Pomeranian and his surname
Starting point is 00:08:11 is Poochie, so he is Stanley Poochie. Oh, like Stanley Tucci the actor. Yeah, a lot of people don't get the correlation, but yes. Tucci's not your mainstream sort of cinematic actor, is he? Great actor though, great actor. Yeah, yeah. We've also got two Flemish giant rabbits,
Starting point is 00:08:29 and they are Marilyn Monroe and her husband, John Buncho. Oh, these make me laugh. You're playing into Ben's sweet spot here with these puns. That's very good, Michaela. You're going to have a wonderful day. Thanks, guys. See you. See you. Well, Kaikoura, Jess, you're. You're going to have a wonderful day. Thanks, guys. See ya. See ya. Well,
Starting point is 00:08:45 Jess, you're on the phone. What have you got? The best pet name? My cat's name's GC because he's a grey cat. I was like, because where's she going to go here? And she was moving too fast for Ben. Rattling through it, I could see the fear in his eyes. He looked at me.
Starting point is 00:09:02 Wide eyes. He's, where's she going? Yeah, I love it. I love it. Well played. Good on you, Jess. Keep safe on the coast there, eh? Yeah, I love it. Yeah, good on you.
Starting point is 00:09:11 We'll go to Georgia in Christchurch. The best pet names. Hi. Hi, Georgia. What is it? Cat, dog, bird, rabbits, turble? My uncle's dog. It walks backwards because he has an ear problem.
Starting point is 00:09:24 So he named him God because dog backwards. Dog backwards! Oh my god! That is so good. Is the dog permanently in reverse?
Starting point is 00:09:40 Yeah, he just, he's kind of in circles. He walks in circles backwards That's a great note Very clever Go and have a wonderful day Thanks Georgia Thank you
Starting point is 00:09:54 Keep this coming through 0800 the hits is the phone number Actually next I've just seen this come through There's a pet named after An iconic TV character Should we try and connect them? Oh yeah we'll get this lady on Yeah this is TV character Should we try and connect them? Oh yeah we'll get this lady on
Starting point is 00:10:07 Yeah this is good Alright we'll try and connect them We'll try and connect them With the actual person next See if we can make that happen I don't know if it will Why am I saying this? It's ten past seven
Starting point is 00:10:15 On a Monday morning here You're shooting for the stars buddy This isn't going to happen It is the hits You got Jono and Ben Taking over all your favourite Song intros Jono and Ben The Taking over all your favourite song intros, Jono and Ben, the Hits. We're looking for the best pet name, a name for a pet in New Zealand.
Starting point is 00:10:30 We're on a little bit of a journey, and we've got Zoe. Zoe's with us, Ben Boyce. Yeah, we're looking for... It's going to get a little loud. No, that's all right. What's going on? What's going on, Zoe? You sound ranted.
Starting point is 00:10:41 Sorry. I work with dogs at Doggy Daycare, so I'm in the band with the dogs. Oh, you can't even. Can you hear them? They're very excited to see you. They're happy to see you, Zoe, aren't they? They are, they are. You must come across some champagne pet names in your line of work.
Starting point is 00:10:56 Oh, yes, we do, yes. Well, that's why we wanted to talk to you about, because apparently you've named your dog after a famous TV character. Yes, Munter, yes, from Outrage TV character. Yes, Manta. Yes, from Outrageous Fortune. Oh, iconic show. Such a great show, Outrageous Fortune. And Manta, who is... Lying in the gutter.
Starting point is 00:11:11 Tammy Davis is who plays Manta. Yeah, he was great on that show. He's awesome. Yeah, he is. Yeah, he was funny on your show, too. He is a very talented man. He's on Celebrity Treasure Island at the moment as well, Tammy Davis.
Starting point is 00:11:23 We were just talking about Tammy the other day saying, you know, we write all these sketches and things and he'd turn up and he wouldn't have read the script. But then he would just hit it out of the park every time. He'd read it once, go, yeah, it would just be in his brain. I think I remember the McDonald's one being really funny. Yeah, yeah. No, he's a talent.
Starting point is 00:11:40 Well, let's call him and say you've named your dog after him. Does he know this? Oh, that would be cool. 0, 2,1-8. Maybe not. I can't dial numbers without saying them out loud, which is quite hard when you're dialing on the radio. Ben gets nervous halfway through the numbers when I go past the 0-2-1 or the 0-2-2 and keep reading.
Starting point is 00:11:59 Tammy Davis speaking. How can I help? Tammy Davis speaking. It's Jono Pryor speaking, and Benjamin Boyce here. How are you? Oh, what do you two scumbags want? What do you have this week, mate? We're calling.
Starting point is 00:12:14 Usually when we phone Tammy, we're wanting something off him. But today, we're gifting you something. We have Zoe on the phone who wants to tell you what she has dedicated to you. Yeah, this is a first. Hi Zoe. Hi Tammy. Hi, so we named our dog after you. Is he adorable and cute?
Starting point is 00:12:34 He's adorable. I'll send some pictures through. We can put you side by side and see who's cuter. Oh, what breed of dog is he? He's a Staffy Cross. Favourite breed? I grew up with Staffys. Oh, that was meant to be. It's a match made in heaven.
Starting point is 00:12:51 So you've got a dog named after you, Tammy. Has anyone ever had tattoos of you or named other things after you? Back in the day, we, you know, we... Oh, we've lost him. We're losing him. Yeah. Television, mate. Oh, there you go. Sorry, we got the end of that story.
Starting point is 00:13:17 Something about television. Exactly, you're right. Television. How about that television? Wait, I'll jump off here. How do I get off my phone? I don't want anyone to have a car crash here. Listen, it's not...
Starting point is 00:13:33 Can you hear me better now? This is a shambles. I love it. This is why we love him. Because he always unintentionally brings the goal He does, he does Thanks mate, we're loving you on Celebrity Treasure Island buddy Oh thanks mate, do you know it's
Starting point is 00:13:51 Winnie Winnie, have you guys done it? Never done it I've always wanted It seems like something that's way out of my skill level Was it really hard? I mean, when the pressure goes on When you're doing those elimination challenges It's hard, because you don't know
Starting point is 00:14:04 But like, have you guys been watching it? I mean, should we just keep losing, bro? Yeah. I know. I know. And you guys have got a pretty stack. I mean, they're all amazing teams, but, you know. Well, bro, we're all old, and there's another team that we are the colour purple,
Starting point is 00:14:18 and they're all young. Splitting the genera. I love seeing bloody Richie Barnett. Bro, what a specimen he is what a specimen richie barnett is yeah bro that guy's like what i don't know 118 or something oh we'll keep up the good work on the show mate and we just wanted to get zoe in touch with you oh zoe hey you have a great a great day, Zoe Nice to talk to you Thank you, cheers, bye
Starting point is 00:14:47 Zoe, Zoe, send those photos through to my Instagram DM me and I'll have a look at them I will, okay, I will I feel like I'm listening to someone else's phone conversation At the end of that We pretty much will, weren't we? It was pretty cool, though Hey, we've got $5,000 up for grabs
Starting point is 00:15:01 In five words, 5K, it is the hits Jono and Ben, just like family. The family members you're ashamed of. It's Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits. It is the hits. Jono and Ben, 822. Now, last week I was in some tense negotiations with my wife Amanda playing some audio.
Starting point is 00:15:23 Remember that? Three or four days I was in. It was back and forth. It was a playing some audio. Remember that? Three or four days I was in there. It was back and forth. It was a highly anticipated audio. I think Joe Biden had an easier negotiation when he was talking with Boris Johnson and old pal from Down Under. Have you got that audio again, Joe?
Starting point is 00:15:35 It's been a lot of joy. Thank you, Prime Minister, old pal from Down Under. Yeah, so my wife and I, we watched Mr Bean last with the family, and she loved it. Hey, you want to play that? Sorry, I'll let you play the Joe Biden audio. Here you go. Thank you, Boris.. You want to play that? Sorry, I'll let you play the Joe Biden audio. Here you go.
Starting point is 00:15:45 Thank you, Boris. And I want to thank that fellow down under. Thank you very much, pal. Appreciate it, Mr. Prime Minister. So good, eh? So good. Yeah, so my wife, you know, she loves Mr. Bean. I mean, and last week we were watching with the family.
Starting point is 00:16:00 Great show, Mr. Bean. It was on Sunday nights, and the audio of her laughing oh it was so good and this is this is some of it just loving it she's she's needing an oxygen unit there oh yeah it's a good laugh to it so and it doubled up with the clap as well yeah oh yeah she loves it now night, we were at home and I was like, oh, look who's back on the telly. Mr. Bean. So I got out. No secret recordings this time.
Starting point is 00:16:31 No thing. I was like, here is a recording. I gave her all the challenge. I was like, try not to laugh while watching Mr. Bean. Oh, guess who's back on the telly? Mr. Bean. All right. Your challenge is to see if you can not laugh.
Starting point is 00:16:44 Check with your mates. Get me started. No, you can not laugh Him and start it No you're not allowed to laugh He's very excited about it But as soon as he walked in It started with the swimming pool one Oh the high dive one I saw that on the ads He walked into this talk straight away She was trying so hard not to laugh
Starting point is 00:16:58 Sorry I've already started He's only just walked in in his talk They're very bad dogs. No laughing. You're silently laughing. No laughing. I got this.
Starting point is 00:17:13 No laughing, no laughing. She had tears, like, because she was suppressing the laughter, and then, like, 10 seconds after that, it was all, it just, yep. All the bits are wet. Yep. You're not doing a good job of not laughing. I'm not laughing. The amount of joy that Mr. Bean brings Amanda Brings me so much joy Hearing all her joy
Starting point is 00:17:51 I love watching the show now Just to watch her Like the kids and I were just watching her And her reaction You know that laugh reminds you of You know a stereotypical movie scene Where if someone's having an affair with someone And you're walking on it
Starting point is 00:18:04 And they're all like Like giggly affair i've never been in that situation and gone can you stop laughing at me please i'm trying my hardest here there you go with the audio i had to negotiate that But we got to play that again On the radio The Mr Bean saga continues We want to find out If you've been followed By someone famous On social media
Starting point is 00:18:32 It's happened to many many Kiwis You'd be surprised Who produced Juliet We just found out Had someone very famous Following her Do they still follow you? I don't think so
Starting point is 00:18:41 What did you do That sent them away? From the socially distantly safe two metres, stay away. This is New Zealand's Breakfast with Jono and Ben. We wanted to know this morning 0800 HITS or 4487 are you followed on social media
Starting point is 00:18:57 by anyone famous? Because we just learnt producer Juliet used to be followed by Backstreet Boys. Basically, Dad One Direction. Yeah, I know. How did this happen? So, the background story is very embarrassing. So, obviously, I'm a fan of Justin Bieber,
Starting point is 00:19:16 have been a fan of Justin Bieber for, like, 10 years. When I was younger... I can't wait to see how this ties into the Backstreet Boys. Just you wait. It's a long bow. I had a fan account for Justin Bieber on Twitter back in my tween days, and I'd tweet all the time, desperate for Justin to follow me. Justin, please follow me.
Starting point is 00:19:33 Justin, please follow me. The more you say, please follow me, the less likely he's probably to. I know. And then I was like, right, it's not hitting with Justin. Who can I attack with my please follow me? And then I was like, oh oh the backstreet boys and i probably didn't really know what like i probably knew their songs but not like linked the name to the song and i was like oh they seem cool and they'd been following people and so i was like
Starting point is 00:19:53 backstreet boys please follow me like this justin bieber fan account and then they started following me and i was like this is the greatest moment ever but i've deleted that account that justin bieber fan account because that's just too embarrassing. So there doesn't exist the following anymore. So they didn't unfollow you. You eliminated. I deleted the account. You obliterated the account. Yeah, because I was like, this is probably bad for job opportunities.
Starting point is 00:20:16 I don't want this as a black mark on my career. This radio show, we're starting to build up our social media slowly. She's a slug out there. It's a slog, isn't it? Getting your numbers up. We speak to some really cool people from time to time on the show, including Peter Andre. Since we chatted to him, we had a great time
Starting point is 00:20:38 chatting to him. He now follows us. One of the few people that often comment on our stuff. He does. He's sung about a mysterious girl in one of life's big mysteries as why is he following us? And he likes a lot of our domestic topical content. None of which I don't think he would understand,
Starting point is 00:20:53 but it's like crying emoji, thumbs up, Peter Andre. Good on you guys. Yeah, we did like an Auckland lockdown thing and he was like, yeah, thumbs up, crying emoji. So Peter Andre, he's well across our domestic affairs here in Aotearoa. That's pretty awesome. Yeah, that's a wonderful treat.
Starting point is 00:21:10 And he's got two first names. And he's by number one our best follower. No disrespect to the other followers, but it's Peter freaking Andre. I mean, you can't beat that. Follow us, though, at The Hits Breakfast. And if you've got anyone famous following you, we'd love to hear from you this morning. 448-700-800-THE-HITS
Starting point is 00:21:26 because there's someone that we know, a friend of ours, that is followed by Barack Obama. Yeah, we'll get her on very shortly. Didn't this wonderful Brie who works here at work, Brie Thomasel, was... Yeah, Channing Tatum.
Starting point is 00:21:37 Channing Tatum, followed by Channing Tatum. Yeah. And didn't they go to Los Angeles to find him? Yeah, they did. And Magic Mike's greatest trick was disappearing. They couldn't find him, right? Yeah. He blinked them.
Starting point is 00:21:49 They spent like a week over there for him. Yeah, I think that he saw the message but didn't reply back at the time. Monster. Well, you know,
Starting point is 00:21:57 he's busy. I think he was filming a movie they later found out in another country so it wasn't even there. So he's probably busy in the mountains.
Starting point is 00:22:03 Well, he could have messaged you going, hey, I'm sorry you flew all the way to LA but I'm actually in flew all the way to LA, but I'm actually in Slovakia. But yeah, anyway, Channing Tatum's a great follower. If you've got any, 448-70800, the hits, the telephone number.
Starting point is 00:22:12 Someone who's followed by Barack Obama next. It is the hits. We go together. Better than birds ever fed. I'm a sucker for you. Jonas Brothers, sucker. It is the hits. Jono and Ben, 845, want to know this morning
Starting point is 00:22:26 Are you followed by anyone famous on social media? Yeah, someone's followed by Jacinda Ardern on Twitter Yeah, text 4487 She followed me well before she was Prime Minister And probably wonders why she sees all of my comments pop up in her Twitter feed But she hasn't unfollowed yet Out of politeness I imagine Jacinda wouldn't unfollow, would she? feed. But she hasn't unfollowed yet. Out of politeness. I imagine Jacinda wouldn't unfollow, would she?
Starting point is 00:22:47 She'd be too polite to unfollow. But she is probably like, well, this is pointless. But I'll stick with it. So, yeah, who follows you on the social media? You can text 44870800. The hits. We've got a friend of the show joining us right now. You'll know her from Shorten Street, Celebrity Treasure Island.
Starting point is 00:23:03 She's on the project as well. Kimberly Crossman, good morning. How are you going? Thanks, guys, for having me. I appreciate it. No, that's right. I feel like we've got you to tell this story on multiple different stations at multiple different times, different formats.
Starting point is 00:23:15 I've told this story to other people without Kim around. Oh, yeah, I'm afraid I won't. Go ahead and hear it. Yeah. In your own. We've wheeled out K-Cross again. Dust her off. Tell us not that you were dusty in any stretch.
Starting point is 00:23:29 No, no, I am. Level four, I'm very dusty. Yeah, so we're talking about the most famous person. Do they follow you on social media? And I wouldn't. You've got probably one of the best people in the world following you. Thank you. That's so impressive.
Starting point is 00:23:44 Yeah, it actually happened right after i did this call me maybe video which if you're cast their minds back to what circa 2016 was it call me maybe came out and i had made friends with johnson bieber and selena gomez and ashley tisdale and they're like be in this video so i did this call me maybe video and everything kind of up. And then I was driving one day and got a notification to say, Barack Obama is now following you. So Obama was a big fan of Carly Rae Jemison, Call Me Maybe. And then he went through the cast of the video and followed them all. That's the only time that I can think of why he would follow me. I thought Alex probably a fake account.
Starting point is 00:24:27 And then, you know, I had pulled over at lights and I looked at him. It was like, no, no, he followed me. But not only did he follow me, he only followed about 5,000 people at that time. And I was like. Jeez. Was he like, hey, I've just met you. This is crazy. This is crazy.
Starting point is 00:24:41 Here's my number. Wouldn't that be amazing? What a scandal. Do you have to think twice about when posting stuff now, worried that it could turn up in Barack Obama's feed? In this case, it's like some security alert system. Well, in all honesty, I'm quite a real follower, so I don't get too concerned about getting in trouble.
Starting point is 00:25:03 But I did DM him, but he didn't respond. What was the DM? What did you send to Obama, President Obama? Well, whenever the president's in Los Angeles, they shut down all the roads, making it horrible for anyone who lives there and is doing a commute because you can't go on the freeways. And it was this crazy Friday night with crazy traffic. and i was like i'll be cheeky and so i just dm'd him and was like you stuck in traffic too bro thinking it would be funny nothing back nothing not even a like not
Starting point is 00:25:35 even a obama likes this left me on red yeah i love to i love to imagine that barack obama is getting updates of celebrity treasure Island on his feet. New Zealand Celebrity Treasure Island. Yeah. I hope he is. I hope he's rooting for me. That's back on again tonight, of course, Celebrity Treasure Island, TVNZ2. Did you enjoy the experience?
Starting point is 00:25:57 Because I imagine it's a pretty full-on experience to go through, Kim. Yeah, it was super full-on. I mean, I had a panic attack early, so I was pretty humbled early on. I went in with this huge ego being like, guys, I watch these shows all the time. Everyone follow me. I'm going to win. And then circa day three, I'm crying and I'm inconsolable. So it was very humbling, but it was great. I made some friends for life. It was much harder than I anticipated, which on the TV show, it looks like we're all having a great time and everything. And then in reality, it's like we're so hungry
Starting point is 00:26:30 and 99% of our conversations when we're not on camera are just what food we would eat when we get out. Yeah. And I can imagine the hardest bits are when the cameras aren't around, because at least you've got something to do then. Otherwise, you're just probably just sitting around waiting, getting mosquito bites well it was more the rats and possums and i guess for me like i don't sleep particularly well so not having any like idea in the middle of the night if it is the middle of the night if you've been asleep one hour eight hours how long until sunrise please do you know here's a story of a great story for breakfast time too. We once spoke to a lady who lived in Papua New Guinea with her husband,
Starting point is 00:27:08 and they would sleep out in the bush. And now a lot of the people in Papua New Guinea, they don't wear shoes. They just sort of wander around in bare feet, so they've got quite hardened, calloused feet, you know. Okay. And she would be woken up with rats nibbling on the dead skin of her feet. Oh, my gosh. So that would happen.
Starting point is 00:27:32 Kim's followed by Obama, mate. You don't tell me your rat story. Did you like that rat story, Kimbo? I loved that rat story. Well, luckily, yeah, we didn't know what to do. And the only thing that I knew about animals in the wild was something I learned from a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie where you just clap loudly and hopefully the bears go away.
Starting point is 00:27:51 In the middle of the night, one of us would kind of wake up and start clapping and then we'd all go, and everyone's clapping. I'm thinking that was good. Good on you for doing the show too. You're a champion, Kim. Thanks, guys. Love you lots. Always love catching up with Kim Crossman. You're a champion, Kim. Thanks, guys. Love you lots.
Starting point is 00:28:05 Always love catching up with Kim Crossman. You can catch her tonight on Celebrity Treasure Island. You can catch her on social media as well, like President Barack Obama does. It has the hits. You got John O'Bien. Rated M for mildly amusing. John O'Bien, New Zealand's breakfast.
Starting point is 00:28:20 I want to open up for something this week that we'll do right through to Friday, and it'll help. it's doing our part for Aotearoa being boys, hit the music Juliet Don't commit to it just say we'll do it in principle, don't commit to it I'm cautiously optimistic, because I feel like sometimes
Starting point is 00:28:36 we may get tomorrow, we may get a Wednesday and go oh it's not working, so just say in principle we'll do it towards, I don't have faith in doing it for a whole week to be honest, but in principle we'll do it, okay? Yeah well I'm cautiously optimistic we'll make it towards i don't have faith in doing it for a whole week to be honest yeah but in principle we'll do it okay well i'm cautiously optimistic we'll make it through till friday okay have you the type of relationship with someone whether it be personal professional or whatever an extended member of a friend group where you got their name where you first met them when you first met them you forgot their name and now too much time has
Starting point is 00:29:06 passed in between the name introduction and you having to ask them their name again. It does happen. It happens to all of us. It happened to Joe Biden, the President of the United States the other day. Remember that? With Scott Morrison. Have you still got that, Juliet? This is a wonderful piece of audio. They've just signed a trilateral
Starting point is 00:29:22 agreement with Britain, the US and Australia and Boris Johnson said, oh listen, thank you. He said thank you Prime Minister Johnson. Thank you Boris and I want to thank that fellow down under. Thank you very much pal. Appreciate it
Starting point is 00:29:38 Mr Prime Minister. Scott Morrison! When you're pulling out pal things are desperate times. We've all done it. So 4487, have you Thank you When you're pulling out pal Desperate times So 4487 Have you got someone That you don't know their name And we will try and figure out that person's name for you this week
Starting point is 00:29:55 That'll be our little journey We don't have to say you We don't have to mention your name to that person Because I always like 9 times out of 10 As soon as you meet someone You go what's your name and then my brain automatically goes i give zero craps yes you know i've got my brain's flat knackers trying to remember what i've got to do today let alone a new name so uh i've got the
Starting point is 00:30:17 situation with my dairy owner wonderful dairy owner she is and i've been going there for probably five years first went in there made our introductions and it's just like i couldn't go back in now and go hey what's your name because i've been covering it with mates and legends and hey legend you know all sorts of stuff pals yeah um and you said you've got an idea well i thought yeah i think i've got a plan. I can give them a call. Hopefully she answers and maybe, yeah, I've got to, I think it's a work. I think she'll get her name and I don't think this will work. Well, just don't make it more awkward. No, I don't think it will. I don't know. Let's give it a go.
Starting point is 00:31:04 Morning, my name. Okay. Good morning. How are you doing? Not bad, my name. Hi, Kate. Good morning, how are you doing? Not bad, thank you. Hey, I've just got a bit of a present to send out on behalf of a client of mine. Yes. I'm a jeweler. I've got a wonderful, expensive pair of jewellery that he wants to send to you.
Starting point is 00:31:21 I just want to know, what's the name that I can put that under? Sorry, I just missed the name. Sorry, can you repeat all that again? Oh, sorry. Just a customer of mine, he's very, very happy with your service, and he wants to buy you a very, very expensive, top of the line, very pricey jewelry, beautiful jewelry. Oh. Okay.
Starting point is 00:31:44 You are? You are, yep. V. Okay. You are? You are, yep. V-A. You are? S-H-I. S-H-I. Avashi. Avashi.
Starting point is 00:31:51 Oh, there you go. Do you like gold? Like jewellery? Yeah, jewellery. Wonderful, expensive jewellery. Very expensive. Top of the line. Tremendous jewellery.
Starting point is 00:32:04 Oh. You sure you've got the right person? I think so. Yeah, he comes into the dairy all the time. Says, wonderful, wonderful service. Loves to have a chat. Oh, yes, yes. Okay.
Starting point is 00:32:13 Does this sound like you? Pardon? Does that sound like you? Wonderful, wonderful dairy service? Well, usually we try to keep that up. Yeah, okay. Depending on what stuff I've got on at the time. Sometimes they, generally they're good. Sometimes they can be a bit off if they're not having a good day. Yeah, we'll go. Depending on what stuff I've got on at the time. Sometimes they, generally they're good.
Starting point is 00:32:25 Sometimes they can be in the office and having a good day. Okay, no worries. That'll be coming from a Jono Pryor. Do you know a Jono Pryor? Yeah, he comes to your dairy a wee bit. He's, yeah, he's sometimes on TV. You know, a lot of his shows get cancelled from time to time, but he sort of chips away at it on the radio
Starting point is 00:32:45 It's familiar He probably talks, he was like G'day legend or something like that to you when he comes in Oh, okay I probably recognise the person when I see them Oh, it's a big necklace too so he must really love you
Starting point is 00:33:01 Okay Hang on, I'll just part me off He's actually just come in right now So he must really love you. Okay. Okay. Hang on, I'll just park me over. He's actually just come in right now. He's a bit reluctant to talk. He's shy, but yeah. Do you want to talk?
Starting point is 00:33:15 Do you want to get out? Hi, Vashi. How are you? Good, thank you. Hey, it's good to hear your voice. Right. I've just popped into the jewellers. Yes. And it turns out he's a scam voice. Right. I've just popped into the jewellers. Yes.
Starting point is 00:33:27 And it turns out he's a scam artist. He's been scamming me. I wanted to send you jewellery, but it turns out he's one of those shady ones that, you know, he's kind of one of the gold dealers that you get opposite the casino. Right. And he's been raided by the authorities. He's out of business now. So I had
Starting point is 00:33:43 all intentions of sending you a big gold necklace. I thought it was all too good to be true. I don't really know. I did too. I thought he was a legitimate jeweler. Oh, no, you're throwing me out. Look, I'm going to throw you under. But do you know the real story here, Vashi?
Starting point is 00:33:55 As he comes into your dairy and he somehow missed your name once upon a time and he wanted to find out your name. So this was my idea to get your name. Right. So did it work well or not really? Yeah, it worked well, although I was a little bit sceptical about all those children and golfers. I was trying to be polite because I was thinking...
Starting point is 00:34:16 Yeah, you were very polite. It was quite an elaborate backstory. I mean, in terms of getting your name, Avashi, we got that. Yeah, you got that out of me. Avashi, you're a great sport. We ought to send you out some hell pizza. We got that. We're from the radio, obviously, we got that. You got that out of me. Avashi, you're a great sport. We want to send you out some hell pizza. We got that. We're from the radio, obviously, from the hits. John on bed. I thought, okay, what's going
Starting point is 00:34:32 on here in the back of my head? No, you're great. You're very polite. You hung in way too long, some would say. For this elaborate jewellery operation. Hold the line. You made me laugh anyway. Hold the line. Thank you. Thanks, Abashi. Okay, bye.
Starting point is 00:34:47 If you can remember the top of that, I said don't make that awkward. Did I make that awkward? New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on the hits. Kia ora, good morning. Welcome along to the show. A Monday morning and it's a big one for Aotearoa. This afternoon we'll find out if the levels are going to change
Starting point is 00:35:03 or not. Everyone's waiting for that one. What do you reckon? It's spread to the Waikato now, isn't it? I feel like they're in a really difficult decision. A lot of pressure coming on, isn't there? I feel like they want Auckland to stay in Level 4 from a health point of view, but I think for businesses and for the public,
Starting point is 00:35:21 everyone's getting a bit uneasy. The wheels are coming off. Yeah, I feel like they're going to go to level 3. That's what I feel like because otherwise everyone's going to be like tomorrow. If it's still level, what do you reckon Ju? Oh, I reckon we'll
Starting point is 00:35:35 stay in level 4. Yeah, I think we will. I'm going to stay consistent. We're dropping back to level 0 guys. Open the borders. Open the borders. Don't worry about washing your hands, guys. Open the borders. Open the borders. All right. Don't worry about washing your hands. Masks.
Starting point is 00:35:48 Burn those. Throw them away. I've got a very exciting show coming up today. Cliff Curtis. Renowned actor Cliff Curtis. When you look at his IMDB, the Internet Movie Database, and all the roles and characters he's played, crazy. You'd have to say he's one of our most successful actors ever.
Starting point is 00:36:05 I mean, he's incredible, right? And you're right. So many movies with so many big stars. And he's in another one that you can see right now with Hugh Jackman. We'll tell you more about that later today. Tested safe for listening from home. Keep safe. And that's all I have to say.
Starting point is 00:36:19 Thanks, Dr. Ashley. Now, I just had producer Juliet edit up some audio that we discovered on social media on TikTok. Wonderful gentleman, down country, sort of showing some support and love for Aucklanders who can't enjoy takeaways at the moment.
Starting point is 00:36:39 Yeah. And, you know, it's a bit of a minefield when it comes to the swearing in this video, Juliet. Oh, yeah. And she's been frantically beeping this video during that Rihanna song and Calvin Harris song. I hope I've got them all out. And that was the last thing she said just as the song finished. I hope you haven't.
Starting point is 00:36:56 Doesn't fill us with much confidence. Do you want to play this thing off the get-go? What's the percentage of confidence that you are? I'd say about 90% confident that I've got all of them down. That's good enough for me. That's good enough for me. That's good enough for me. Okay. We all wait on tenderhooks as we play this audio of this wonderful gentleman.
Starting point is 00:37:10 Just because we're on f***ing level two, eh, bro, doesn't mean we have to f*** Dojo and KFC and McDonald's and all that s*** and post it on TikTok. I've seen guys on here with heaps of s***. McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, just on the bloody table. Auckland people can level four, they're bloody struggling enough there, bro. We should be there for them. Think about it, bro.
Starting point is 00:37:28 We're not like that, bro. We're one there, Aotearoa. One love over here. No swearing as well, Juliet. Yes! Beautiful, yeah. That's actually a really lovely message, isn't it? You know, the sentiments, you know.
Starting point is 00:37:40 It was like, stop shoving it in their faces. Yeah. You know, there's third world countries and huge famine. And all Aucklanders are worried about us because they can't get a burger or a kebab. Or a flat white, mate. Come on. That's Auckland. That's our main concern.
Starting point is 00:37:54 We've spoken many times about this bloody McDonald's ad they keep playing. Keep shoving down our throats, don't they? The sexy Big Mac and slow-mo and just sort of. Very seductive, isn't it? And I feel like all the meals you are making at home, they're like your wife or husband. They're loyal, they've been feeding you, they're consistent, they're there on time,
Starting point is 00:38:14 but then there's a head comes on. It's like some sort of exotic model. Seductively, yeah. Yeah, wanting to have an affair with your taste buds. And you kind of look at the other meals and you're like, hmm, I don't know. But we made fakeaways over the weekend you know it's all the rage at the moment isn't it and we tried because we saw the big mac ad and i was like we'll give it a go so you can youtube how to make something it's quite resembling a big mac so you can kind of uh mind
Starting point is 00:38:41 yourself into thinking that you're eating McDonald's. But Jesus, Hart, how did it go? Because my friend of mine made it one time for us, and he's a really good chef, and he nailed it. He nailed it. I was like, this is incredible, but I feel like I didn't see how the process was made. Yeah, well, I put too much thousand island sauce on.
Starting point is 00:38:59 I may have ended up with two thousand island sauce, and I think that ruined the whole burger. Two saucy. They've got all their condiments and everything. But beautifully. I mean, Ronald's perfected that over a number of decades. Yeah, that's right.
Starting point is 00:39:14 They haven't done it in just another four or five week lockdown, have they? Yeah. But it was the closest thing. It was the closest thing we could get to. Have you been cheating yourself? Well, it was kind of weird the things you do in the weekend. Or even the kids as well. They decided they were going to make a hotel at home and so we had to go get bags
Starting point is 00:39:27 and stand in the driveway and arrive at the door. Like a weird role play. Just keeping things spicy. Hello. Show you to your room. I was like, well,
Starting point is 00:39:36 that's the room that's pretty similar to the room that I normally sleep in. Why would I pay to sleep here? And then they were like, well, we're going to give you guys this guest.
Starting point is 00:39:43 You're going to get your sort of snacks like cheese and crackers and we're like, this is great. But then the were like, well, we're going to give you guys this guest. You're going to get your little sort of snacks, like cheese and crackers. And we're like, this is great. But then the people from the hotel ate the snacks with us. I was like, this is very unusual. Where do you go away? Where does the help leave?
Starting point is 00:39:54 That's all. I was very unsure. I don't know how much I'm paying for this hotel, too. I'm like, but it feels. The next morning, did you have to check out with your credit card? Well, I still haven't checked it. Yeah, like I'm still paying for it. I gave them my credit card.
Starting point is 00:40:05 It's sitting with them, but I just don't know how much it's going to cost when I leave. And was the minibar just as exciting? Yeah, I was helping myself all Saturday night. Oh yeah, they're just going to come back to buy you. I don't know how the price is, but I felt like I'd purchased all the stuff from the get-go. But anyway, it was a very unusual setup. Have I ended up just paying twice
Starting point is 00:40:21 for all these items? Yeah. It's a very unusual role play. So we'll find out this afternoon if the role plays will continue. For how much longer? The cheese is slowly slipping off the cracker, which he actually had to pay for as well. Definitely. Kia ora, I'm Rachel Jackson-Lees, and this is the B***h News.
Starting point is 00:40:39 Yes, feats for Rachel Jackson-Lees, our newsreader. And I liken this to Google Maps. You know, sometimes it sends you on some obscure detour to get to your location. Oh, yeah. We really are taking the long way around to get to these stories, but we do it anyway. Juliet, what's the deal? So I find some stories that I think you might find quite interesting,
Starting point is 00:41:00 beep out a couple of words, and then you guys have to guess what the headline is, a.k.a. you guess really rogue answers, and then I reveal what the real one is. All right, the first news story. An Australian fly has been named after... Ooh, I'm going to go... Has been named after Flyly Minogue.
Starting point is 00:41:18 That's good. That's good. The amount of Australian celebrities that don't rhyme with fly will really astound you. I ended up with Kylie Minogue. I had to go down. There's a few down. Kylie Minogue works well.
Starting point is 00:41:30 I'm going to say it's been named after Back to the Future character Marty McFly. You guys are on the right track here. An Australian fly has been named after drag queen RuPaul. Someone famous. So it's this fly. So this is not the first time a fly has been named after drag queen RuPaul. Someone famous? So it's this fly. So this is not the first time a fly has been named after someone famous. In 2011, a fly was named after Beyonce. It was called Skeptia Beyoncei, looks like.
Starting point is 00:41:55 And then this one has been called Opoluma RuPaul. And it's a fly. If you Google this fly that's been named after RuPaul, it's a very colourful little, they've described it as a little gem that buzzes around the forest floor. And so it looks very colourful. And there's a photo comparing RuPaul to this particular fly, and they literally look exactly the same.
Starting point is 00:42:19 Yeah, look at the size of the outfit there. Fabulous looking fly. I don't know if it's the greatest honour to bestow on someone. We're going to name you after something that essentially breeds on faecal matter. When you look at it, look at the picture though, you see why they probably would have googled it. Yeah, you can definitely see.
Starting point is 00:42:35 30 days flies, did you know that? Really? Yeah, pretty quick. That's without a can of raid getting in between them. 30 day average lifespan of a fly. There must be so many flies in the world, eh? Oh, they get a lot of stuff done, those flies. They lay a lot of eggs. They really do.
Starting point is 00:42:51 The next news story. Lord of the Rings actors praise man who... I'm going to say praise man who managed to drag the Lord of the Rings movie franchise out over about a 15-year period. It based our economy off. That was Sir Peter Jackson, wasn't it? Lord of the Rings actors, I'm going to say,
Starting point is 00:43:07 praise man who returned the ring to Mordor. Lord of the Rings actors, praise man who lives as a hobbit. So his name is Nicholas Gentle, and he lives his life like a hobbit. His home looks like Hobbiton. He dresses like a hobbit. The interior of his house looks like it. And he's gone viral and he's been noticed by some of the stars from Lord of the Rings. And they're just very impressed at the amount of time he's dedicated to living his life as a Hobbit.
Starting point is 00:43:36 Has he got room for a partner in his life? I'd say maybe. Do you mean like in his house or just in his life? Just in his life. Because he's very committed. Ed Sheeran's got his underground sort of cave system apparently, like a little tunnel system that he got from the idea from Sir Peter Jackson's house, I think. Really?
Starting point is 00:43:53 He's a big fan of Lord of the Rings as well because he made the movie. So yeah, you've got some sort of life. Getting involved with someone like that, you've really, you know, you're getting sucked into their world, aren't you? You feel like second best. Yeah. And the final news story. CEO who took
Starting point is 00:44:05 encourages others to do the same. I'm going to go CEO who took government wage subsidy and plans not to pay it back is encouraging others to do the same. Maybe I've come up with this answer just while that last song was playing, or maybe not, but I'm going to go CEO who took sexy back encourages other people to do the same. CEO
Starting point is 00:44:21 who took $1 million pay cut to give employees $70k basic wage encourages others to do the same. So he's the CEO of a company called Gravity Payments and he did this six years ago and six years on he says it is still really successful. Staff were more dedicated
Starting point is 00:44:38 more likely to stay in that job, therefore profits were better, staff were happier and he says it's really done wonders for his company, which is quite an interesting move to make. I was talking to someone the other day who was, they didn't actually work for a company that worked four-day weeks, but they knew someone who was working four-day weeks in a company overseas.
Starting point is 00:44:55 Wow. And they were saying it's actually so much, because everyone tries, it's like you don't have to work Friday if you get all your stuff done in the place. So you're just pumping it out. And this is the stage where on Thursday other people are going, hey Jono, how you going with that?
Starting point is 00:45:07 I'll help you out mate. And everyone's got helping each other to get through. Oh my goodness, that's so good. So it's quite a good book. I mean the quality of work
Starting point is 00:45:15 is all there, Greg. But it's getting the productivity to show up. And that is the news and beeps for you. Like getting your news from the internet. Half truths
Starting point is 00:45:24 and false information. Jono and Ben, New Zealand's breakfast. It is a hit, Jono and Ben. While some of New Zealand were in lockdown over the weekend, over in the States, four space tourists and an all-amateur crew went into space and landed back safely. So how's that? The first time anyone's ever gone to space, to the Earth's orbit.
Starting point is 00:45:43 All-amateur? There was not one professional on board. No, not one astronaut. Elon Musk, it's all to do with basically his new SpaceX company that he's got. And they've sent four people up. A billionaire, basically, who paid an undisclosed amount, but they reckon millions and millions of dollars for the trip. And his three invited guests went up into space.
Starting point is 00:46:02 How's that? So what are you doing this weekend? Come over. Still, I'd like someone with some level of credentials on there just something you know yeah anyone here been to space before no okay has anyone been in a rocket no yeah true okay can we get someone who's maybe knows how to push the buttons yeah you're right you know you just want where we're going it seems very unusual but they had obviously that people you know were radio control and for control tower and stuff but still you want someone on board like if it turns It seems very unusual But they had obviously That people Were radio controlling For a control tower
Starting point is 00:46:26 And stuff like that Yeah but still You want someone on board Like if it turns You know You need a Yeah it's like Not doing open heart surgery
Starting point is 00:46:33 But you having to do it You know Yourself And not be a doctor Yeah Just watch this YouTube video I'll be there Guide you through
Starting point is 00:46:39 If you get anything wrong Will you be in the room No No Could get Neil Armstrong Someone Yeah Yeah anyway
Starting point is 00:46:44 Well that sounds fun So well yeah Won't be long before We're all doing it Hey I reckon the next wrong will you be in the room no no could we get neil armstrong someone yeah yeah anyway uh well that sounds fun so well yeah won't be long before we're all doing it hey i reckon the next 50 years it'll be like catching a plane yeah air new zealand's in the like so we're gonna have to get into it quick what's it was i don't know if it's quite the time unfortunately they've got some other issues to deal with just now poor airline companies but yeah maybe that's the new venture right yeah who's the CEO in New Zealand? Greg Foran? Greg Foran, yeah.
Starting point is 00:47:08 Buy a space rocket, mate. That'll pull you out of the doldrums, won't it? That's the time for, yeah. Yeah, well, there we go. So there's pretty cool advancements, though. It is. It's awesome. Well, you know, people are teetering away at it now.
Starting point is 00:47:18 Richard Branson, would you like to go to space? Those ads that keep getting fed. Yeah, yeah. I'll take you to space. At least Branson looks more spacey. You know, take him, he's got a cool suit. Scrolling through your feed. Kia ora, good morning.
Starting point is 00:47:34 Time for your daily news update. I'm Simon Shallow, and I hand you over to Bendy Petrie. That works quite well. Now, daylight saving this weekend. And when we come out of it, there's one place in New Zealand that won't be coming out of it. Have a listen to this from our news hub. The tourist town of Te Anau has made a big decision about its future. Next week, when the country moves into daylight saving, the Fiordland town has decided to stay there for good.
Starting point is 00:48:01 They say more time in the day is needed to allow visitors to enjoy everything it has to offer. Interesting. So you're going to give a different time zone. Tiano time. Yeah, basically you'll go there. Tiano time. Yeah, that's the whole thing. It just feels like a good tourist campaign,
Starting point is 00:48:15 but they are going to stick to it. So they're going to, what, 12 months a year? Yeah, 12 months a year they're going to stay in that time zone. I did notice when I was down in Queenstown a few months ago that it was lighter for a lot longer and that's what they're saying as well. They do get a lot more so they're going to take advantage of that all through the year and that's going to be quite
Starting point is 00:48:32 unusual when you travel. So they'll be an hour behind the rest of New Zealand. Yeah, at some stages through the year for six months I guess they'll be in a different time zone. So then if we're giving the time on our radio show, do we have to give Te Ano time as well? Maybe. That's going to be complicated.
Starting point is 00:48:47 Very unusual, isn't it? How did that get signed off? Well, I don't think it has. I just think as a town, they've just decided that's what they're doing. Surely some documentation needs to be filled out. Can you do that? Are you allowed to do that? I don't know.
Starting point is 00:49:02 They just know, hey, guess what? We're going to sail like this. That's what's going to happen. Are they breaking any laws? I don't know. They just know, hey, guess what? We're going to sail like this. That's what's going to happen. So, yeah, I don't know. Are they breaking any laws? I don't know if they are. Very, very unusual. Who's going to stop them, though?
Starting point is 00:49:10 Who's going to go to Te Ano? I'll fly down there myself right now. I'll take a couple of days off. So very unusual. It's impressive. Yeah. And also this. There's a mystery flusher going on.
Starting point is 00:49:23 Now, there's a little seaside village, Mapua, just about 25 k's west of Nelson, and they've had four tops and five pairs of underpants being flushed down the toilet there recently. Eight blockages to pump stations over the last month or so. And the photo of the undies they pulled out of the thing are now on display. Oh, and so you would know.
Starting point is 00:49:45 It's like Police 10-7. If you know them, you know them. It would be like that with the undergarments, wouldn't it? I've seen those before. They look like they've had a bit of a heck of a time going through the systems and stuff. They're a little tatty and things like that, but they put them on. There's a nice photo on stuff.co.nz. I had a friend when we were flatting who was so tired and put the clothes and was meaning to put them
Starting point is 00:50:06 into the washing machine, put them into the lavatory because they had a toilet and washing room situation going on. So maybe that could be it. An exhausted shift worker has come home, shut the lid on it, flush, pour the detergent in. Yeah, so the mystery flusher and it's causing quite a lot of, yeah, quite a lot of eight blockages of the pump down there. Didn't you used to do a segment on the radio, Will It Flush? No. What did you use?
Starting point is 00:50:31 Oh, you dropped stuff off the radio. Will It Bounce. You dropped stuff off the radio station. No, I don't know if the plumbing is, the work plumbing is that good. Will this toasted sandwich maker flush? A lot of people will do that maybe Friday, Saturday nights in town. Will It Flush? Oh, that's cool.
Starting point is 00:50:48 Ben, this has been a wonderful edition of Scrolling. Oh, thank you. We've got a new time zone in Te Anau. Yeah. Whether it's legal or not, who knows. And flushing going on in Nelson's. You can actually flush a lot of stuff down the toilet, can't you? Remember that stage where they had the wipes?
Starting point is 00:51:02 Your mum was putting the wipes down and we didn't know that you couldn't do it? Well, they all said some were some of the flushable wipes and then they were like, no, they're not. They're not flushable. Biodegradable, we had an issue. We were staying at Whangamata and the toilet was clogged. And the plumber came over and he was like,
Starting point is 00:51:18 have you been flushing wipes down here? I knew I had been. And I said, no, of course not. With a part of me hoping that they had gone through the system, you know, there was some other reason for the blockage. Ten minutes later he comes back with this giant club of wipes in his hand.
Starting point is 00:51:33 I said, I don't know. That's a whole other person. Flashing those in. Hard-hitting interviews and informed opinion by Kosking on New Salted Bean. In the meantime, here's Jono and Ben. The Heads. There's a new movie out in level two starring New Zealand's own Cliff Curtis and Hugh Jackman.
Starting point is 00:51:51 Now, Hugh Jackman in the movie is a scientist who discovers a way for people to revive their past. Kind of like virtual reality, but in a tank full of water. When the waters began to rise and war broke out, nostalgia became a way of life. There wasn't a lot to look forward to. So people began looking back. Nothing is more addictive than the past. It's called Reminiscence.
Starting point is 00:52:23 It's a really, really cool movie. Made me think heaps after watching it It's really really cool It stars Hugh Jackman as I said before, Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis has been in so many great movies over the years And this is another one From Dark Horse, Wild Rider, Once Were Warriors Many international hits, Hobson Shore, the new Avatar Movies to name but a few
Starting point is 00:52:39 And Cliff Curtis joins us right now over Zoom How's it going Cliff? How are ya? Good to see you, buddy. Now, you're on Zoom and you're surrounded by, it looks like, pixelation as your background. Yeah, no, yeah. I was told that my background was not very attractive, so I tried to take care of my background for you.
Starting point is 00:52:56 Just by blurring it out. I like it. Now, this movie is very cool. We managed to see a sneak peek of it yesterday. It's one of those ones that makes you think lots afterwards. I haven't seen it. You haven't seen it? Well, you're very good at it.
Starting point is 00:53:07 No. They left you in it too. You haven't been edited out, so you'll be pleased to know. But it all deals with being able to go back to memories in your past. Is there anything in your life that you'd love to go back to and go, oh, I could change that or I'd do that, or you're pretty happy with how things worked out? Oh, definitely, definitely.
Starting point is 00:53:24 But, you know, to keep it on a positive note, I wouldn't mind going back to see my mum. Rather than going back and fixing up the things that I'm not proud of, you know, you just have to take responsibility of those things in the present. I don't think going back is going to change any of that. Listen, someone did a would you rather with me the other day and they said, would you rather know what was about to happen
Starting point is 00:53:46 10 minutes in the future or 100 years in the future? I'd take 10 minutes. I'd take 10 minutes as well, because you're like, oh, I'm going to get a parking ticket, run out and move. You know, you can predict everything within 10 minutes. Now, you've had to shave your head for this movie. Is there anything that you've been asked to do for other roles where you're like, jeez, I'm really taking a hit on this?
Starting point is 00:54:04 That was The Dark Horse. Oh, Dark Horse. Oh, such a great movie. I knocked my front teeth out and then put back in later. Did you actually have them taken out for that? Yeah, yes. Wow. Nicholas Cage did that in a thing called Bird or something.
Starting point is 00:54:18 So I watched that movie and I thought, that's commitment, so I did it. No, I didn't. I'm joking. I was like, wow. You're good at acting. He's so good. You don't even know.
Starting point is 00:54:27 We're also not very smart either. Hugh Jackman's obviously in this. I mean, you've worked with so many amazing actors and actresses over the years. Is there anyone left that you'd like, geez, I'd really love to work with him? Firstly, the second time I've worked with Hugh Jackman and he's still like one of the nicest guys I've ever met.
Starting point is 00:54:43 You know, he's so perfect and so good looking and muscular. That fight scene you guys did, which was epic in the movie, it goes underwater, it's on rooftops. I mean, do you have to be careful not to punch his handsome face? Yeah, I do. I get in trouble if I do that. Are you at the stage now where you don't have to audition for movies? Like you must get handed.
Starting point is 00:55:04 Yeah. Good. It's great. Yeah. Good. It's great. Yeah, no. I'm pretty hit and miss on the auditions. Yeah, well, he keeps getting me to audition for Jono from Jono and Ben. Every year I have to re-apply for the audition. You made it.
Starting point is 00:55:15 You made it back. Yeah, temporarily. You're not keen on the role, are you, Cliff? You want to be Jono for six months? Jono for six months. Pay's not great. Will I have to audition? No, no, you've got the role.
Starting point is 00:55:29 Cliff Curtis stars in his worst role yet, Jono from Jono and Ben. One thing I've really always appreciated about you, Cliff, is every time that we've had the honour of meeting you, you seem to stay very humble and grounded to your roots. Do you ever let it get away on you, you know, when you're in the middle of Hollywood, all the bright lights and pizzazz? No, it's not possible. You know, it's like Hollywood is extremely, you know,
Starting point is 00:55:55 it's a corporate structure and it's almost sort of like a military structure as well, this combination of those things. But it's a circus. You kind of are constantly sort of reminded of your station. I think it would change, let let's say i would really be tested if i was like the super super movie star status i think that's when it gets a bit challenging but i'm i'm i just have always just sort of treated my my career as like a tradesman you know i'm a craftsman i sell my trade i don't sell celebrity um i don't pursue movie stardom in that way i'm a working actor and you're very good at it yes you really are
Starting point is 00:56:32 honestly looking at uh all of the roles that you played last night we just wanted to do a little game with you called second take and we've got just one second clips of characters that you've played to see if you remember which the character is. Okay. Or the movie. We'll take the movie. We'll take the movie as well. Okay, here's the first one. He just asked him this. That's Training Day. Training Day. He just asked him this.
Starting point is 00:56:56 That's another dialect. So I worked really hard on that dialect too. That was, that was, you say trece, you know what I'm saying, horse. Yeah, that was with Ethan Hawke on Training Day. And here's the next one, reminiscing one second takes of Cliff Curtis' characters. That sounds like it's Pablo Escobar from Below.
Starting point is 00:57:19 Yeah, Pablo Escobar. Johnny Depp. I just don't, I didn't remember that phrase, but yeah, I can't remember the phrase, but just the dialect. It sounds like Pablo Escobar, Johnny Depp. I just don't, I didn't remember that phrase, but yeah, I can't remember the phrase, but just the dialect, it sounds like. Pablo Escobar, he had his way of picking up gear high in his voice like this. He had a very, it was not a very intimidating way of talking, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, he sounds quite lovable like that, doesn't he, Pablo?
Starting point is 00:57:39 Yeah, he was like weirdly when I listened to tapes of him, he didn't sound like a scary guy at all. He sounded, and he would always pray with his children. He'd call his child every day, and he would always have his prayers with his family, no matter where he was on the day run. He would always call his family, his children every day, and say a prayer with his family.
Starting point is 00:57:58 Hey, Cliff Curtis, it's always so great to see you. You're amazing in this movie, as you are in every movie that we see. I think people will really love it and think about this movie a lot when they go see you. You're amazing in this movie as you are in every movie that we see. I think people will really love it and think about this movie a lot when they go see it. Reminiscence with Hugh Jackman and a whole lot of other stars. Nice catching up with you. Thanks, guys. Keep up the good work, eh? Hey, thanks, mate.
Starting point is 00:58:16 Spy. No what's up. Spy.co.nz She's like that neighbour that peers through the gaps in the fence, you know, just to see what's going on next door so she can get all the goss in the neighbourhood. This is Juliette and she's got all of your celebrity news. Welcome. So Chris Rock, he is in Grown Ups.
Starting point is 00:58:32 He was the voice of Marty the Zebra in Madagascar. Very iconic voice. I love him in Madagascar. Great comedian. He reveals that he contracted COVID-19 and he told fans just via Twitter, it was a short but sharp tweet, trust me, you don't want this, get vaccinated. So he's going through that at the moment.
Starting point is 00:58:52 Another celebrity who's dealt with COVID-19, unfortunately. I remember him saying, yeah, because there was a question about there whether he was going to get vaccinated or not and he was like, yeah, I don't know what's in it, but I'm going to get vaccinated. I trust the people that, you know, he's like, I love a Big Mac, but I don't know what this, you know, I don't know what's in it, but I'm going to get vaccinated. I trust the people that, you know. He's like, I love a Big Mac, but I don't know what this, you know, I don't know what's in that, but I eat that.
Starting point is 00:59:07 I have a headache. I get it. You know, basically they're equivalent to Panadol over there. I don't know what's in that, but I take that. It gets rid of my headache. That was kind of his rationale. To be honest, we don't know what's in anything we put in our bodies. We're getting all high and mighty about this for some reason.
Starting point is 00:59:21 I read a thing and it was like, put the vaccine in vape form and no one will ask what's in it. I'm like, that is so true. I love the smell of petrol. Sometimes with petrol I love just inhaling the petrol fumes. Who knows what's in that? Or petroleum. So hopefully he can
Starting point is 00:59:37 recover reasonably quickly. I'm sure he's under some very good care. Grimes, who is Elon Musk's partner, they had a baby and And remember their baby was a very odd name. It was a bunch of letters and numbers and it was very confusing on how you pronounce it. Champagne Elon Musk. It's like what you'd call a spaceship, that name. But they've revealed that their son calls her by her first
Starting point is 01:00:03 name only and doesn't call her mum. So he goes and says, oh, Grimes, Grimes, Grimes. If Grimes is even a real name, I haven't even looked at that. What's for dinner, Grimes? Yeah. So I'm not sure whether this is a thing. Elon Musk's baby is like a Stewie of a family guy. Yes, that is so true.
Starting point is 01:00:25 Wouldn't you imagine that? Now, we were just talking about Elon Musk. He sent up a whole bunch of amateurs to space over the weekend. Yeah, a billionaire paid to go up there with three of his mates. No previous space experience. And then I was like, well, is Elon Musk? Did he go with them? He didn't even go with them.
Starting point is 01:00:39 He just sent them up there. He hasn't even been to space himself. So he hasn't. He's not been to space himself. He's just fired up these amateurs. Seems risky on his behalf. Yeah. You know?
Starting point is 01:00:48 He'll definitely be making them sign some forms. Yeah. Before going out. Well, producer Humphrey Sabihams was saying he's signed up to go on the Virgin rocket. Who? Elon Musk is? Hi, I'm Richard Branson. Would you like to go to space with me, Richard Branson?
Starting point is 01:01:01 So he's booked to go with Richard Branson. Wow. So he doesn't even trust his own rocket. But then he's fired up these amateurs over the weekend. Well, it worked out so far. Thankfully, yeah. I wonder how long they were up in space for, because I think when the
Starting point is 01:01:15 phallic-looking rocket went up to space, they were only up there for like 10 minutes and then came back down. Which was probably, what, three days? Oh, God. I got that wrong., what, three days? Oh, God. Oh, they did a big orbit. The SpaceX, oh, no, Bezos's space rocket, the Phallic rocket, just went up and just, boom,
Starting point is 01:01:34 the tip there and then came back down. Don't say that. Came back to Earth quickly. The round trip. I'm going to wrap that up. I'm going to be a great loser. It was almost prematurely came back down, quickly the round trip I'm going to wrap that up 10 minutes it was almost prematurely he came back down didn't it
Starting point is 01:01:49 you know so he was always hoping he'd go up for 3 days must have been up for 3 days jeez I'm sorry usually I'm in space
Starting point is 01:01:57 for a lot longer honestly 3 days I've tried to do 3 days I don't think I can do 3 days I'm sorry I'm so embarrassed I'm just going to go back to earth I'm sorry We're going to spy, we're moving on
Starting point is 01:02:11 After seven o'clock on the show, we're looking for New Zealand's best pet name, that's the name of a pet, we've got one we'd love to hear from you after seven, it is that New Zealand's breakfast. It's Jono and Ben. On the hits.
Starting point is 01:02:29 Just after seven o'clock, it is the hits. Jono and Ben, they're more anticipated than the lotto numbers today, the level numbers. Will Auckland stay at level four? Will it drop down to level three? And then, obviously, there's some news out of the Waikato about a couple of cases there. Some are saying maybe will the Waikato go to level three as well with all these.
Starting point is 01:02:48 Oh, it's highly anticipated. Will Auckland make the team? Who knows? We'll find out today at four o'clock. All the health experts saying it's risky. It's risky. But, you know, the government's in a really, really difficult position, aren't they? Yeah, we've got people moaning.
Starting point is 01:03:00 It feels like the mood on a serious note has changed, hasn't it? Towards the lockdown. Yeah. The novelty's worn off. Yeah. A lot of businesses are really, really struggling and you feel for them. So, you know, they do want to open up the economy again, but then I guess there's all that comes at a risk.
Starting point is 01:03:14 And the flow on effect too, you know, the rest of the country in level two. But Auckland is a financial hub that flows on to the rest of Aotearoa. Oh, stop banging on about your favourite city, mate. You know, you can't deny it's probably the greatest place in New Zealand, if not the world, Ben Boyce. But, you know, there'll be places in Christchurch, for example, struggling because someone they interact with in Auckland
Starting point is 01:03:36 on a business front isn't operating right now. Tricky decision start. Four o'clock today, the big announcement. Jeez, put me in Grant Robertson, mate. Watch out. Job's in jeopardy. Grant, are you going to be deputy prime minister? Yeah, finance minister. I'm not going for deputy. Just finance.
Starting point is 01:03:49 I'll just look out for the country's finances. All right. There's a guy who wants to pay a lot of tax because he forgot to pay it. Really? Yeah, I was on the wrong tax rate. I mentioned that for the whole country. Why do we owe Russia $9 billion? Sorry, guys.
Starting point is 01:04:04 Print some more money. Is that okay? Can you do that? Welcome to Two Half-Assed Dads Do a Half-Assed Job. Official title, Jono and Ben, New Zealand's Breakfast. It is the hits. Jono and Ben on your Monday morning, 7.29. Now, Chris Kens, former black cap cricketer, legendary black cap cricketer,
Starting point is 01:04:22 had a real horrible health scare a few weeks ago, right? Oh, he was almost on the verge of dying, wasn't he? Yeah, he had basically a heart problem, went into a hospital, and he ended up with a spinal stroke as well. And for the first time, he's just commented on social media, thanking the hospital and thanking everyone for their support. Just over six weeks ago, I suffered a type A aortic dissection, which essentially means there's a tear in one of the major arteries of the heart.
Starting point is 01:04:52 One of the complications that arose was a spinal stroke, which in itself will provide me with possibly the greatest challenge that I've ever faced in rehab going forward. Poor guy. So good to see him, though, looking good and saying that. So it was pretty awesome. He was actually really, really generous with his time over the years for a couple of things for me from a TV show. So, yeah, wish him all the best.
Starting point is 01:05:13 Jeez, you must regret that. It was actually when I went on the, like, a Sky, he was hosting a cricket show. Yeah, I love my cricket. It was my dream when I was young to play cricket for New Zealand, and Chris Kens and people like that were my heroes. And so to meet Chris Kens, he's like, want to come? And it was like an over with Kens New Zealand and Chris Keynes and people like that were my heroes. And so meet Chris Keynes. He's like,
Starting point is 01:05:25 what a coming. It was like an over with Kenzie and you get it over in the nets. And I was like, Oh my God. Yes, absolutely. And, but I got to a stage when I,
Starting point is 01:05:33 cause that was my dream to play cricket for New Zealand. Then I got to probably college years and I realized, no, maybe I'm not as good as I hoped. I would maybe I'll become a radio announcer. Yeah. Yeah. It's the fullback option,
Starting point is 01:05:42 but this is your fullback option. Yeah. I'd much rather be overplaying cricket. That says a lot. For cricket for New Zealand. But it was interesting, you know, like it was one over with Chris Cairns and, you know, legendary cricketer. He's giving some advice as I'm going through. And he's like, oh, mate, you're falling away.
Starting point is 01:05:56 You're doing this as a batsman. You need to stand up for that. And it was amazing. I was just like, oh, he sorted it all out. Maybe I could have played cricket after all. All I needed was an over with Kenzie. I wanted that 10 years ago. It was when someone would come along and go,
Starting point is 01:06:09 oh, mate, you're falling away in your stance. You need to be standing up like that. And they're like, oh, my goodness, where was this? But your career's still falling away. So, I mean, you can straighten up. If you want some advice from a radio banter with Jono, just sit up a bit straighter. Oh, yeah, that's it.
Starting point is 01:06:24 I'm always falling away. A TV's it. Elbow's falling away. A TV show fell away, everything's falling away. His cricket stance. Julian's googling burgers on the internet. The whole thing's turned into custard. That is the hits you got, Jono and Ben. That person who didn't let you merge
Starting point is 01:06:39 probably listens to a lesser radio station. Jono and Ben, the hits. I was driving home on Friday and I thought, oh yeah, I'll give Annie a call. Annie's my mother, who won't publicly state that she loves me. No, you're very good with keeping in touch with your parents. Well, no, I was. I used to be an everydayer.
Starting point is 01:06:55 I call every day, but then both parties were kind of like, stop it, please. Stop it, yeah. Like, what do you have for breakfast? You know, it kind of got to that level of conversation. Do they listen to you on the radio? No. That's what my mum, she's like, she's great.
Starting point is 01:07:08 She's like, I love the podcast. I catch up and I get to hear all the things. Yeah, it's like catching up without catching up. Yeah, so every day was too much. So I do like once or twice a week now just to catch up. But I don't know if you've experienced the same thing. You phone your parents and I have a, you know, well-rounded conversation with Annie,
Starting point is 01:07:27 ticking a lot of boxes, what the relatives have been up to, what they've been doing in level two in Christchurch. Get all the news. Done. Champagne, phone conversation, put a bow around it. Would you like to talk to your father? Yeah, I'll talk to my father.
Starting point is 01:07:41 John comes on the phone. But Annie is still talking in the background when I'm talking to John. It's a classic. It's a boomer thing. My parents are the same. I'm getting to that. They'll cover the phone and they'll have that conversation. And then I become a spectator with their bickering, what's going on there.
Starting point is 01:08:01 Yeah, yeah. Tell them about that thing. Yeah, I've got it. It becomes a very intense situation it's like the you know when you listen to the 1pm press conference and you can just hear what the journos are saying when they're asking questions yeah that's the audio and then dad will be like he can't hear you he's like well i'll talk louder in the background yeah yeah there's still more conversation to have but i love it i'd love you right it is a wonderful spectator sport the the the phone just bickering away everything i gotta do all these things it's like they treat
Starting point is 01:08:30 it like you're in the lounge with them and this thing is uh gathering all the audio but i couldn't hear magic your dad always whenever you phone he just puts you on to the first person he can see yeah he'll hand you over he'll be like i'm here with uh you've talked to grubby lately no i haven't i don't want to talk to grubby and you'll be like and i'll be like, I'm here with... We've talked to Grubby lately. No, I haven't talked... I don't want to talk to Grubby. And you'll be like, and I'll be going, no, no, I don't want to. I've just run to the... And then you put me on to someone and be like, hello. You'll be like, g'day, mate.
Starting point is 01:08:51 How you doing? Hi, Grubby. How are you? And most of the time you don't even know these people, right? No, but you have a sort of polite banter. And you're like, why am I doing this? I find it's fine to talk to my dad. You're quite good on Zoom with your olds, aren't you, Jude?
Starting point is 01:09:03 Yeah, we catch up for family Zooms. But with my mum on the phone she is a chatter she will call me about one thing and then she'll just keep talking keep talking i probably get in about three words in the conversation and she's just quite chappy chatting away she just thinks i'm listening but i'm just doing other things that's quite good you put the phone down, go off and do something. Yeah, honestly. Oh, yeah, yeah, just chuck in a couple of, oh. Yeah, seriously. Harder to do that on Zoom, isn't it? To really, you know. But I did hear there was a guy, because a lot of classes do it overseas on Zoom
Starting point is 01:09:33 and stuff like that. Someone recorded themselves just like nodding and agreeing and doing a little bit of notes and just kind of played that on loop in amongst all the- As the background. Yeah, basically of one of the people. Oh my goodness. It's like, oh, that's quite genius.
Starting point is 01:09:43 I love it that like nodding is the one that really sells it just like he's quite naughty today isn't he what about you you look like you're nodding away you know so you don't want to be called out that situation that you're not actually there who are you as an anti-vaxxer and then you're like nodding politely i agree with everything would you like to talk further about that? He's just nodding on mute. Oh, how are you? Fun stuff, guys. You know, just some fun stuff at breakfast time, eh? Bit of chit-chat, bit of bants.
Starting point is 01:10:13 Oh, J and B and Jew. Here we are talking some words into a mic. And hopefully we'll be talking more words, important words next with $5,000. Five words, 5K. It is the Hicks. Five words for 5K on the Hicks. You're only five words away from a massive payday. It is our game of word association. We play it every morning around about this time.
Starting point is 01:10:31 If you match all five words with our five words, you win $5,000. Yeah, this has been voted in the biz. The best radio competition seven times running. Bloody old McCormick over there on More FME is trying to take a chopper's, get his tall poppy chopper out, try and chop this thing down, isn't he? But it's like trying to cut down Tane Mahuta with a plastic knife from McDonald's. He can't
Starting point is 01:10:52 touch it. He can't touch it. Why, Vetti? How's New Plymouth this morning? Oh, it's a beautiful morning. Now, Yvette? Yes? You're in Level 2? Mm-hmm. What do you think today? What are the predictions? Chuck them out there Yvette I reckon we'll stay in level two for a bit longer
Starting point is 01:11:09 Yeah Whereas often I'm not too sure But there's likely to be some cases as well At uncertain times You know the one great thing about all of this Is we've all got a great topic of conversation Everyone's got an opinion on it everyone has their good everyone chucks their Benson what do you reckon oh I think it's gonna
Starting point is 01:11:29 be yeah it's good for that it's one positive you could go to level one with masks potentially couldn't you yeah we could do I think they've written it off about putting masks in the schools is mandatory so I don't know I'm not really a fan of a mask but you've got to do what you've got to do you've got to do what you've got to do. You've got to do what you've got to do, and that's why you're a valuable member of the team of 5 million, Yvette. We're going to decide who to chuck into the soundproof booth this morning so you can match five words with. Juliet.
Starting point is 01:11:55 Oh, juju. Get on in there. I'm feeling good about this. Yeah, no, that's good. I'll try to do you proud. A safe pair of hands. Hey, Yvette, what would you spend
Starting point is 01:12:05 5K on, mate? Well, I've got a little unit to the side of my house and I really want to kit it out for Airbnb so $5,000 will certainly help
Starting point is 01:12:15 to make it good anyway. She wants to zhuzh up a unit. I want to zhuzh. She wants some zhuzhing on the unit. Alright, let's see if we can
Starting point is 01:12:23 do that for you. Julia is safely in the soundproof booth. She's away from this conversation. The first word we're going to say to you this morning is sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle. Sheesh. Sizzle.
Starting point is 01:12:38 S-I-Z-Z-L-E, sizzle. Hard word to spell. Sizzle. Oh, sizzle as in S. S for Sam. Yeah, S for Sam. S for Sam, but sizzle. Sizzle, sorry. Okay, sizzle? Hard word to spell. Sizzle. Oh, sizzle as in S. It's for Sam. Yeah, S for Sam. S is for Sam, but sizzle. Oh, I thought you said sizzle.
Starting point is 01:12:47 Sorry. Okay, sizzle. Sausage. Yeah, sizzle or sausage. That seems like the right word. Did you use the word? Yeah. Sausage sizzle?
Starting point is 01:12:54 Fizzle. Did you think we said fizzle? I thought you said fizzle. Oh, sorry. Yeah, no. That's all good. A-O-L-E is the second word. A-I-O-L-I.
Starting point is 01:13:05 A-O-L-E. Trying second word. A-I-O-L-I. A-O-L-I. Trying to do the Mike McRobert style pronunciation here. A-O-L-I. A-O-L-I. Sauce. Sauce, nice. Wet A-O-L-I. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:13:19 Runny A-O-L-I. Poster is the third word this morning. Poster. P-O-S-T-E-R. Poster. Poster is the third word this morning. Poster. P-O-S-T-E-R. Poster. Poster. Not poser, like Jono? Poster.
Starting point is 01:13:33 Oh, not nose. Poster. Not toaster. No, no, no. Poster. P-O-S-T-E-R. Oh, P with a, yeah, poster. Can we go back to that one?
Starting point is 01:13:43 Yeah, we can. Lolly is word number four. Lolly, L-O-L-L-Y, lolly. Pop. Lolly pop. Oh, nice. And shape is the last word. S-H-A-P-E, shape.
Starting point is 01:13:57 Just got into the habit of spelling them out this morning, so I'm going to continue. Shape. Shape. Circle. Sorry, I missed that. Circle. Circle. Oh, yes circle oh yes that makes sense yeah and we're gonna go back to poster now what are you any thoughts of poster poster hmm poster hmm I've got a few words Talk to us Music question Advertisement
Starting point is 01:14:27 Advertise Oh my goodness Right Come on Evie A little pep talk for her Come on Evie Pull yourself together Evie Come on
Starting point is 01:14:38 Pull yourself together You got it You got it I'm going to say Billboard Billboard Oh lovely Yeah that's great That was none of your options You got it. You got it. I'm going to say billboard. Billboard. Oh, lovely.
Starting point is 01:14:47 Yeah, that's good. That was none of your options. And then it came through last minute. I'm sitting in the car and I'm still on the billboard. Sorry, I don't know. Yeah, no good option, Yvette. All right, Producer Julian is back out of the soundproof booth. Kia ora.
Starting point is 01:15:00 Yeah, all right. Let's get into this. We're trying our best to win Yvette $5,000 due. There's nothing more Ben and me can do. Ben's even spelled out every word tediously, letter by letter. All right, Producer Juliet, the first word we said to a vet was sizzle. Sizzle. S-I-Z-Z-L-E. Sizzle.
Starting point is 01:15:18 Sausage. There we go. All right, we're going to move around this morning. We're going to go to lolly. Word number four this morning, lolly. Pop. Nice word. Oh, to lolly. Word number four this morning, lolly. Pop. Nice word. Oh, yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 01:15:29 A-o-ly. A-o-ly. Sauce? Yes. Oh, a three from four. Oh, my gosh. Why, Vettie, this is amazing. I tell you what, get ready to do some zhuzhing, babes.
Starting point is 01:15:43 We're going to be zhuzhing up that outhouse. We're getting down to it. Okay, I'm going to jump to the last word that we gave her. It was shape. What pops into your mind when we say shape? Square. Oh, what? It was circle.
Starting point is 01:15:58 Circle. Hello. She said circle. Oh, damn. Damn it. Oh, it was so good. And this was a really, really tricky one. Poster. Poster. Oh, poster. Oh, it was so good. And this was the really, really tricky one. Poster.
Starting point is 01:16:06 Poster. Oh, poster. Wall? Or picture? Poster on the wall. Billboard as well. Oh, smart. Thank you, guys.
Starting point is 01:16:17 Hey, thanks. It was lots of fun. Yvette, you have a great day in level two. You too, guys. Your chance to win $5,000 again tomorrow. Same time, same place. Spy. The What's Up.
Starting point is 01:16:29 Spy.co.nz. Get out your Purell because you're going to need to sanitise after this celebrity filth. Juliet, what's happening in Spy, mate? So Amy Schumer has had quite a major operation. She has a condition called endometriosis, which is quite common in women where you can get
Starting point is 01:16:46 excruciating pain around your abdomen and your uterus. And so hers was really bad. As a result, she had her uterus and appendix completely removed. Major, major operation. So she's recovering from that, which is, oh God, it would be really, really hard to go through something like that. Especially if your uterus is removed, it probably limits if she wants to have children in the future. I think, yeah. It seems like a cobweb sort of thing forms around the area, I think, making it hard, doesn't it, too?
Starting point is 01:17:16 Yeah, the tissue grows in the wrong places with endometriosis and it can be really, really painful. So that's pretty rough to go through. Yeah, well, they've got a child, don't they, her and her partner? Yeah, they do. And his name was Gene, middle name, Atul. And so when you say it fast... That's right, and I think they've changed it now, right? Yeah, I think they've changed it. And I don't think it was done for comedy purposes. No, they didn't realise. And then it made news and they're like, oh God, we have to change our son's
Starting point is 01:17:44 middle names. I mean, you never want to name your kids for comedy purposes, do you? No. And then when you find out that, that must happen all the time with parents, wouldn't it? I know. Yeah, that's something that you probably wouldn't want to experience because once you name your child, you just want to have their name for the rest of their life.
Starting point is 01:18:01 A lot of paperwork too to go back and change. Yeah. Driver's licenses. Yeah. Well, not that a baby needs a driver's license. Yeah. Otherwise, that's the time to do it when they don't have a lot of, you know, they don't have a mortgage or anything like that.
Starting point is 01:18:14 That's true. They can just change to one bit of paperwork. Yeah, totally. And in other news, Lady Gaga's dog walker that suffered the horrific attack outside when he was walking Lady Gaga's dog. Dogs. Do you remember that story? I do, yeah. that suffered the horrific attack outside when he was walking Lady Gaga's dogs. Do you remember that story? I do, yeah.
Starting point is 01:18:30 Wasn't he held up at gunpoint or something, or shot? Yeah, yeah. And the people who did it tried to take the dogs. The dogs were safely returned to Lady Gaga. But he has spoken about it a bit more and said that Lady Gaga, during this whole period of time, was super supportive of him. He was allowed to stay in her house for months after the attack. She flew his whole family out.
Starting point is 01:18:50 She flew trauma therapists to him. And security was around her home constantly when he was there. So she was really, really good at making sure that he was okay. Why did she have to fly the trauma therapists? Wouldn't their therapists be in the city? That's what I was kind of thinking too. I'm only down the road. I don't care.
Starting point is 01:19:05 You can fly to me. You go down to the airport, catch a plane and fly to my house. Yeah, that's what I was wondering too. Maybe they're like world class ones
Starting point is 01:19:11 from another country. What a wonderful gesture though on her behalf. Very nice. Very nice thing to do. And finally... Would you do that if I was walking Bo
Starting point is 01:19:18 and I got shot with like maybe a Nerf gun or something? Yeah, I was like wow, what scenario is this? Yeah. Some little squirt. Some twer something. Yeah, I was like, wow, what scenario is this? Some little squirt, some twerp. What am I doing for you?
Starting point is 01:19:32 You're letting me stay at your house. You can stay at the house, yeah. No, your house, not our house. Oh, my house, no. You can stay at our house. No, I can stay at our house. I'm asked to stay at your house. Hey, I've walked your dog out of the goodness of my heart.
Starting point is 01:19:49 So I've been shot with a, you know. Still in my office stands. A house or no house? Would you find a therapist for me? No. True friends. But this pales in comparison to the actual story. Yeah, still I'm shaken up though.
Starting point is 01:20:05 Can't stay at of my house. Lady Gaga's also a millionaire, so she can afford that. And finally, some great news for Adele fans. She's confirmed her relationship with US sports agent Rich Paul on Instagram. He's the founder of the agency that represents LeBron James and other NBA players. So she's posted on the gram. It's Instagram official. And they look very happy.
Starting point is 01:20:27 She looks gorgeous. And that is an Adele update for you. Who was this? Someone texted saying they were good friends with her ex and said he was a wonderful gentleman. They worked together in London. Oh, really? A Kiwi guy, yeah.
Starting point is 01:20:38 That's all we know. I can't remember, though. But they just said he was a wonderful guy. Simon's his name. Oh, okay. Yeah, just said he's the lovel Simon's his name. Oh. Yeah, just said he's lovely. The loveliest guy you'll ever meet. Wonderful.
Starting point is 01:20:50 And did he get half of Adele's bits and pieces? I'm not sure. I'm not sure. You should know a lot more about the situation. Well, no, I'm vaguely not. I'm a bit rattled that you won't let me stay at your house after someone's just shot me. But anyway. It's fine. For more, you can head to the Hits.co.nz.
Starting point is 01:21:02 New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on the Hits. Morning. Just got on 8 o'clock. It is Jono and Ben with you. Now, today, today, 4 o'clock, the big announcement. Will Auckland go from Level 4 to Level 3? I think the rest of the country is pretty much going to stay at Level 2.
Starting point is 01:21:18 I think they may extend the hospitality allowance from 50 to 100 people, I think, as far as they go. But we'll find out this afternoon. So that's 4 o'clock today or 5 o'clock Te Anau time, which you mentioned earlier in the show. Te Anau is going to be around. They're not going to do daylight savings. Well, yeah, so basically from this weekend,
Starting point is 01:21:34 they're going to go, they're moving with everyone, and then they're just going to stay there. They're just going to stay on the new time as of this evening. We don't know how official it is. It seems like someone's just made a decision on behalf of the town and no one's opposed it because New Zealand We don't know how official it is. It seems like someone's just made a decision on behalf of the town and no one's opposed it because New Zealanders don't like confrontation so they're going to be an hour behind the rest of the
Starting point is 01:21:49 country. It's going to make it very confusing in six months time but we'll worry about that problem in six months. Now I know the Herald has started a campaign to get 90% of New Zealanders vaxxed by Christmas time. That's what they want to do. They reckon that's going to stop any more lockdowns like we're currently having.
Starting point is 01:22:05 So the vaccine bus is out there on the streets. Shop Bro, they called it over the weekend. They're out there doing its thing, right? Yeah, we were just upset that they missed out on chariots of Pfizer. Delayed entry. Everyone regrets it. If you just left polling open for another day, the Prime Minister, it's almost like delay the bus until we've got a cool name.
Starting point is 01:22:23 Yeah, special votes should have come through. That would have been a great special vote. Here we go, the vaccine bus is coming, so get out there, get a jab, and do your part. Do your part. Next, I've had a situation with a dairy owner, and I'm sure most people listening would have experienced the same thing. And I need your help to get me out of this, okay, Ben?
Starting point is 01:22:58 All right. We'll get to that next. It is the hits. Intelligent, thought-provoking, stimulating. Three terms that will never apply here. Jono and Ben, New Zealand's Breakfast. The Bodyguard, Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, iconic movie. This is a hell of a jam, isn't it?
Starting point is 01:23:16 I tell you what. We should play I Will Always Love You. We can play it if you want. Should we play it? Surely. Okay, because they're looking at doing a remake of it, and Lizzo, Lizzo's awesome. She's put her hand up,
Starting point is 01:23:28 and she wants to play the Whitney Houston role, and she wants Chris Evans to play, who's Captain America from the Marvel movies, to play the Kevin Costner role. Does Chris Evans ever say in this, or has he just been cast? Oh. Has Lizzo just given herself a gig?
Starting point is 01:23:44 Yeah, I think so I thought Beyonce would have been a front runner I don't think it's been confirmed that Lizzo's going to do it B Humps is showing you some pictures on his phone What's on there B Humps? Yeah the great weekend Movie Monday after 9 Oh movie Monday yes of course
Starting point is 01:23:59 So we're playing songs the greatest songs from movies Should we get started with this one? Is it going to screw things up for after 9? Is Kevin Costas still in the running to be the movie. Should we get started with this one? Yeah, let's do it. Is it going to screw things up for after night? It feels like a lot. Is Kevin Costner still in the running to be the bodyguard, or is he a bit too? He's in retirement now. He's like, hey, my aim's not what it used to be. We need you out of retirement, Costner.
Starting point is 01:24:14 Oh, my hips are a bit sore. I can't guard any bodies anymore like I used to. Come out of retirement. Oh, yeah, I'll dust off the old boots then. He still looks pretty good, Costner. He does, but you wouldn't trust him, would you? If he's having to protect Lizzo or Beyonce or something. True.
Starting point is 01:24:31 Meet my retired bodyguard. He catches the bus here, but he's got the Super Gold card. He'll be here shortly. All right, we're going to play this? We're going to do this? Let's play it. Celebrating Movie Monday kicking off after nine. Let's do it.
Starting point is 01:24:45 Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You. Want more Jono and Ben? You can wake up with the boys' weekdays from sex on The Hits and via the iHeartRadio app. Jono and Ben on The Hits Breakfast. Friends of Skinny.

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