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Episode Date: August 3, 2022

Today on the Jono and Ben podcast, Jono proposes to Ben a brand new idea to break the market which is dog chewing gum! Mark Richardson chats The Block NZ and his best song ever, and we have four Kiwi's on for a little game of Commonwealth Games Connect 4!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with the Jono and Ben podcast. Kia ora the podcast, welcome to the 3rd of August. Ben Boyce is with you as well. Yeah, I am, thank you. One thing I noticed about you, you drive to work early in the morning and all you see, the only cars you see on the roads, well for me anyway, police, Uber drivers and other radio announcers. That's pretty much, you know, I see other ones go, oh they must be off to...

Right, you see the police normally behind you know, I see other ones go, oh, they must be off to... Right. You see the police normally behind you with their sirens going. Usually, yeah. They're always chasing someone, but yeah, I don't know who. I never stop for them. It's probably you. Yeah. What do you see on the way to work, Ben?

Do you go motorway? Are you going back streets? How are you getting there? No, I probably, yeah, do go the motorway. Do go through the motorway. I don't see... Motorway's great when there's no one on it. Swerving all over.

You can do anything on the motorway. I actually, one time, turned around. Oh, don't you? Just because I could. No, I don't see motorway's great when there's no one on it swerving all over you can do anything on the motorway I actually one time I turned around just because I could because there was no one else on the motorway you can do anything

that you want tell you when it was it was almost surreal but it became so normal so quickly it was during lockdown and you could drive

to work and sometimes see no other vehicles that was it's got to be like the beginning of a zombie apocalypse movie. Looking back, you know, even looking back at that time, you know, like we've talked about it for a while. Everyone let things get away on themselves.

All the things we were doing. Let's just all apologise to everyone for what we did. But the thing, it was all kind of information that you'd hear. You'd go, the nurse is there, you know, everyone's going home. They're washing their clothes before you get in the house. You're like, oh, jeez, if I go on the walk, I need to wash my clothes. It's like, well, yeah. And then they're like, oh, no, no, no, everyone's going home, they're washing their clothes before you get in the house. You're like, oh, jeez, if I go on a walk, I need to wash my clothes.

It's like, well, yeah. And then they're like, oh, no, no, no,

it's all good. It's a newborn. It's not your fight, you know, like washing all the fruit and stuff as well. Oh, yeah.

You know, we all got, it's just, you know. I was washing individual grapes there for a period. Even in the time, I was like,

this is madness. This is lunacy. Yeah, it did. It did get away, but it was, and it's not to say it's all over and done with, but it feels like, you know,

we've talked to someone who's going to be on the show tomorrow who's over in Birmingham. It's just like, it's just the world's moved on. It's not a thing overseas. We're not talking about it. We're still talking. Even now, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't be talking about it. Let's not talk about it. Let's not talk about it. It's not a thing over there, is it? No. But it is. It is, but it's not. But it's probably like the flu.

The flu's always around. They're not letting it affect their day-to-day. But we're not talking about it. We're not, you know. They're not doing lockdowns and stuff. Yeah. I went to a thing last night. There was a guy coughing and hacking away.

I was like, oh, well. But that's what used to happen. You know, like, you know, you go to work. It would be like, I've been sick for four weeks, but I'll be battling away. We're probably infecting everyone else with the flu and stuff. You didn't think about it. Just got to keep getting in there, you know? Get into work. Get back to those days where we could all

just come into work sick. Spread it to everyone else. There was no qualms going. There weren't. No, but now, nowadays you cough, it's like you've shot someone in public. It was for a while, but overseas probably not now. I found myself edging away from them. Yeah. No, it's a funny thing. Well, I think it's only because of education. We're all more aware of how diseases spread now. I found myself edging away from them. No, it's a funny – well, I think it's only because of education.

We're all more aware of how diseases spread now. It's the only reason that you're all – But give it six more months or so, another year, I reckon we'll be – we'll be like – Maybe it's the universe going, hey, guys, I just need to remind you. Boom, and it's a bit of a reset. And then these will die one day, and then there'll be other generations who are going around coughing and spluttering, then the universe will go hey here's a pandemic

just to remind you yeah i reckon two years we'll be you know we'll be all comfortable with it again at least maybe sooner so you know okay yeah it's just gonna be like a common cold isn't it eventually well it takes a few weak people thank you dr michael baker i don't mean I just like saying that back to people. Thank you, Michael. Well,

actually, why did I say that? We all say stuff. I was just saying stuff then. I just checked myself and I was like, oh, probably.

It's got to be like that. I don't know. I don't know. No, no, remember we were going for months, we're like,

it's all normal overseas. No one's even talking about it. Then we had Jacinda on. We're like, it's all normal overseas. She's like,

I've just come back from overseas. It's not. But that's what she's Ardern on. We're like, it's all normal overseas. She's like, I've just come back from overseas. It's not. But that's what she's going to say. Are you saying the Prime Minister's a liar? No. Yeah. Is that what you're saying?

Are you defaming the Prime Minister? No. Are you calling her a liar? No, no, no. But I'm saying she's probably more aware of that because of what has happened. Are you saying she's pushing an agenda? No. She's making us all still live in this COVID hell. No, no, no, no. What are you what has happened are you saying she's pushing an agenda she's making us all

still live in this COVID hell no no no what are you saying I'm saying that she's probably aware of that because of the way we have been

living in New Zealand and because of we've been quite protected and we've saved a lot of lives it's good through that but now everyone's like

let's just get back to what well you and Mike Hosking can go and bitch behind her back after the show okay tomorrow on the show we talk to someone over in Birmingham

who's like, hey. It's not a thing. It's not a thing. Not saying it's not the round, but they're just not. No one's talking about it. All right, more anti-labour propaganda on the programme tomorrow. We'll continue on. We're finally drawing a line in the sand.

No, I'm on the side of everyone. The Jono and Ben Podcast. The world's number one podcast. Please don't check those stats. How was the day? Yesterday all good? Yeah, it was all good. Productive?

I know you like to get stuff done. You get some stuff done? It was a busy wee day, but yeah, got some stuff done. Spoken before, we've got a dog in the household now. A very miniature dog. So small that i walked it

past the butcher rob good morning rob he listens he thought i was walking a cat he came out he came he popped his head out of the shop as i walked past he said oh i thought it was a cat it's very very tiny cute cute little dog compared to giant bow your dog bow would eat this little dog milo yeah a little what i love about bow because i tried to because i was trying to get stuff done yesterday and i was like gotta walk the. It's one of the things on there. But then Bo was, he was in no mood to walk. He just stopped. And he's so, he's so strong. What do you do if he stops? He just stops. I'm like, mate, come on, come on. If you're three Ks from your house. Oh, well, we're just going to go back. Well, yeah, we ended

up going back. Luckily we went too far away, but he was like, nah, not now. Later on I tried again. He was like, yeah, I'm good for it now. But he just, he calls the shots. Yeah. I mean, if you ask, Uber's the only option. You just get him to shove him in the base. At least you can pick Milo up and sort of carry him home. But I got home yesterday, and I put my bag down on the ground. Ben, I'm a huge, I should actually get an endorsement for Airwaves chewing gum.

I love an Airwaves. You and every other boomer the official chewing gum of the over 60 yeah and i have airwaves in my bag and the thing i've learned after having a dog is uh dogs just have no concept whatsoever of what's appropriate and what's inappropriate to put in their mouth particularly in that puppy stage yeah they'll just underpants ants yeah jocks, rocks, socks, whatever. Anything is fair game. You pulled out a sock, didn't you, from Boat?

Boat ate one of the kids' socks when they were quite young. That didn't quite make its way through the digestive system, and I had to help out with the extra tail. Like a magician when they pull out all the bandanas. It was like one of those. It was just fortunately one sock, but hey, yeah, that was fun. That was a low moment in both the dog and my life Dogs like

You know Fairfactor that show Joe Rogan used to host Dogs would crush it on Fairfactor They'll give it a go first Fair is evidently not effective for dogs So what happens with chewing gum? So he's mucking around with my bag I'm inside just tidying up the kitchen

And I get out because silence is always concerning when you have tiny children and tiny dogs. Get out, and he's chewing. My earwaves are chewing up. And I don't know. I know chocolate's a big thing for dogs. Peanuts is a bit of an issue. And grapes as well.

I don't know where earwaves falls on the pyramid of concern about what dogs can and can't eat. And then trying to get it out of his mouth is always a mission as well. But boy, I boy had the mintiest fresh breath of any dog in Australasia. I don't know what they're doing in other parts of the world, but I tell you what. So here's my pitch. Dog chewing gum. Dogs never have nice breath.

No, I was just going to say that. No matter how clean the dog, you're right. Every now and then you're like, oh, the breath is not good. So yeah, dogs have permanent morning breath. Dog chewing gum. Airwaves to a dog, a dog version of it. Or a dog breath mint or something like that. She feels like a huge choking hazard and it'll really pile up in their stomach.

Yeah. I don't know how chewing gum would pass through a dog's system. We'll work on that. We'll get our design team to work on that. We were talking the other day on the podcast. We were like,

what's our thing? People have got the thing. People are out here doing, Kevin Hart's got tequila and everyone else is doing. We're doing dog chewing gum, aren't we? Is that our thing?

Maybe that's our thing. We were wondering what our thing was. Maybe that's it. You've got to get ahead of the trend. No one else is doing it. Scrolling through your feed.

We call him the Newswire mainly because his body is the size of a wire. Ben Boyce, what's going on? I just said before there was something wild that happened in Dunedin yesterday, and it wasn't like a student out there burning a couch or anything like that. That just happens every day. So there was an Australian world skate. He skateboards in the world skate games. 26-year-old Zach Mills Goodwin. And he was visiting Dunedin's Baldwin Street, which is the steepest street in the World Skate Games 26 year old Zach Mills Goodwin

And he was visiting Dunedin's Baldwin Street which is the steepest street In the world yesterday He wasn't planning on doing anything when he got there But then he was like well maybe I could Skateboard down here, he's a professional So you know, skateboard down the Steepest street in the world

And it is If you look at it, wow Even walking up it is a struggle. So 350 metres, he did a test halfway down, thought, yeah, I can do this, because, as I said before, he's a professional, and then went up the top and he said, yeah, he did it. He looked pretty comfortable doing it, even though he was going 80 kilometres an hour, they reckon. Well, when people are filming him, you don't even see him come past in the shot he's going so fast.

It's like a Formula One car. You see, the most challenging part was the different conditions of concrete, which, you know, so it's not all the same concrete on the way down. So not recommended

for anyone that's not a professional. Prank. Oh, jeez. It's just... His stop, I was like, how's he going to stop?

Yeah. And producer Joel mentioned his smooth stop too. Just sort of slid the skateboard to the side and hopped off. Impressive. I remember John Pryor, when I was probably seven or eight, took me for a walk around.

I had my skateboard, and there was a relatively large hill. And he's like, you can do it, boy. You can do it. And I definitely couldn't do it. I was grazed. I had straight gravel inside my grazes. Tell you what, John Pryor Sr., he had some explaining to do to Annie when we got home. She was not happy.

And something else is making news this morning. Photos of Prince William and Princess Kate have gone viral. And I'm putting it on TikTok. And it's an op-ed about having it large. They're calling it back in their university days. They'll be pumped about these photos going out there at the moment. Everyone loves a photo resurfacing. They look a little worse for wear after a night out as well,

but people were saying, you know, the photos are cool, the fact that they used to party together, the fact they've got such a strong relationship as well. So, yeah, it's a big party. They're in the back of a taxi in one of the photos. Oh, dude, he does look worse. William looks a bit worse. He looks like he's...

But then it's all like, that's just a split second in time with that photo's taken. He could have just had his eyes shut. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he could have. You're right, Jono. But he looks terrible. He looks terrible. That's like you dragging me home from the work, dude.

Yeah. So they met in university in 2001 they dated then they broke up for a bit then they reunited again in 2008 as well

so yeah what a lovely relationship yeah it's kind of cool to see them like that you know as sort of

not just your royals but as everyday munters just like you look at him there there we go

she's like oh come on I don't want to go take the royal car through the drive-thru. That's what he's saying, yeah. I'm hungry. Get a kebab. Oh, that's lovely.

That's lovely. Because, you know, they are kind of the nerds of the royal family, aren't they? Now. Well, yeah, now they compare them to Harry. Harry and Markle. A-grade celebrity chat with C-grade celebrity hosts. Jono and Ben on the hits. Harry Styles, I mean, he's one of the biggest singers in the world.

He just signed this week. They were getting a $100 million deal to act in a whole five-movie deal with Marvel Studios as well. So, look, Harry Styles, he's huge as a singer. He's huge in acting. He wanted to be Elvis, didn't he? Play Elvis, not literally be Elvis like one of those weird Elvis fans. He wanted to be Elvis, didn't he? Yeah. Play Elvis, not literally be Elvis, like one of those weird Elvis fans. He wanted to be in that movie starring as Elvis.

But Baz Luhrmann said, no, mate, you're already Harry Styles. You're already Harry Styles. You're already an icon. You're already one of the most famous people on the planet right now. Yeah, but it was interesting because this week it's just been released because he got his start on X Factor. Simon Cowell, didn't he?

Yeah. He milked these young prepubescent boys for all the talent. They put them all together. They put them together, didn't they? They were all sort of individual artists, and they put them together, and they created One Direction. Simon Cowell's a huck and retire on you boys. Yeah, but it's interesting,

because his original audition footage has been released this week of Harry Styles. Oh, he'll be happy about this. The whole thing. And so it starts, we're going to play a little bit, because it's really interesting when you think of Harry Styles now, and then you look back at him. So this is Harry introducing himself at the start.

Harry Styles, I'm 16, I'm from Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. It's quite boring, there's nothing much happens there. It's quite picturesque. So he's just 16? Just 16 years old? He looks like such a young, charming British gentleman, doesn't he, Harry? Yeah, and he's from a boring little town. This is Harry Styles' megastar, just from a boring little town.

Didn't he work in a bakery? Yeah, he did it. And he talked a bit about working in the bakery. I work in a bakery. What do you do in the bakery? I, like, serve the cakes in, like, the shop up here. Okay, and what's popular at the moment? Sorry?

What's popular? In the shop. Yeah. The Viennese fancy is always a favourite. I like that. He's talking some bakery shits. But he talked a little bit about being in a high school talent show with his band. They won.

And his mum's there. Harry's got the X Factor T-shirt on. They really want him to be the next big thing. And obviously he does become that. Well, when you've got a $100 million five movie deal, you really do want Harry to be the next big thing. Yeah he does become that. Well when you've got a $100 million five movie deal you really do want Harry to be the next big thing. Yeah but they weren't obviously, would you ever thought that at the time? No probably not. I guess not because even Harry wasn't thinking about it. They asked

him, Simon Cowell the judge asked him what he wanted to do after school. Are you going to study at college? Law sociology business and something else but I'm not sure yet. Wow. Jeez, he was already overachieving there. Well, yeah, something else.

Something else. Oh, that something else was touring the world with hundreds of thousands of adoring fans screaming at me. That's right. And then he got to sing. He started to sing. This is Harry Styles' big moment. And he sung Soul Sister from Train.

And have a listen. Me too. Train. And have a listen. Me too. Train. Little pitchy. That sounds like me trying to sing at my best. Yeah. And then Simon Cowell's like, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

He's about to stop him. I don't know whether it's the track that's throwing you, but can I hear something just you without any music? So that's not a good moment when they stop you, right? They're like, oh, this is not doing things. You never want Simon Cowell's hand up. So he stops Harry Styles. This is Harry Styles. He stopped Harry Styles.

And at this point, you're like, Harry Styles is going to be out of the competition. The Harry Styles we know today, it's not going to happen. So he gets him to do acapella. How does this go? It goes a lot better. Good luck. Isn't she lovely?

Sounds a lot better, right? Isn't she wonderful? But then one of the judges still said no. Still said no. Less than one minute old. Who? Which one of them said no? I don't know. I did a bit of research on that one.

I don't think you have enough experience or confidence yet. Okay. Yeah, someone in the audience just said rubbish, and I totally agree with them. So Simon Cowell and Nicole from the Husket Dolls, they voted him through. The other judge said no. Oh, you know how this works.

What? The other judge was probably like, yeah, I want to send him through, but one of us has got to disagree to make good television. You know, this poor guy's being hung out to dry now. But it's crazy when you look, you know, and you just go, that's the Harry Styles that you know now. I know we had Stan Walker in here,

and we played him his first audition on Australian Idol, and he literally wanted to curl up and die. He couldn't watch it. He was like, turn it off, please. He couldn't force himself to watch it, so I'm sure Harry's glad this is international news at the moment. Yeah, it's amazing. In a parallel universe, you know, if he'd got a note, you know, the Harry Styles. He'd still be selling Viennese whatevers at the bakery.

Maybe he'd be owning, manager of the bakery. Oh, no, his backup was law, sociology, or business, so he'd be doing all right bakery. Maybe he'd be owning, manager of the bakery. Oh no, his backup was law, sociology or business, so he'd be doing all right. Yeah, he'd be doing all right. They've got pranks. They've got puns. Now they just need some actual listeners. Jono and Ben on the hits.

The Block, New Zealand, back on TV for another series. Yeah, now we're joined by the host. See if he can renovate this old shabby show. Mark Richardson joins us on 0800 The Hits. Mark, how's it going? Good. How are you guys, Ryan? Good.

Nice to talk to you. Yeah, I haven't spoken to you for ages. What have you missed about us the most, Mark? Just talk. Not a hell of a march. I do miss you sort of allowing me to make fool of myself. Well, yeah. You were very generous with your time.

Sometimes you didn't even give us your time. We just accosted you anyway around work and put you in a whole lot of skits. Yeah, they were fun days, actually. I do miss that. Are they missing us around there, mate? What's going on? What's the word on the street there, Mark?

I don't know. If I said, hey, remember John and Ben, I think people would say, who? Okay, good. That's good. Now, the block, of course, is on another series. And, you know, you've seen so many highs and lows over the years with the block. People have won big money.

Other times, not quite as much. Why do you think Kiwis keep signing up to do it? You know, is it just the chance of winning big? Well, I think it's just in our DNA, isn't it? Property market, property market, property market. I think also people who enter, I think a large part of it is you're going to want to be on TV. You've got to have an element of performance about you. And, you know, there's plenty of those people around.

But I just think, you know, it's what we do, isn't it, in this country? We buy houses, we do them up, and we either live in them or hope that we make a buck out of them. Now, because you've been hosting this for, how many years have you done the block, Mark? Maybe over 10. Yeah, this is 10 years. But remember, COVID meant we had a one-year hiatus, so pretty much 11 years.

11 years. Now, you must have, I tell you what, you must have some sweet hookups in the building industry, baby. How much discounted work have you done on the Richardson Palace? Well, yeah, I've done a fair amount but i wouldn't say i've been able to use any of my block contacts i sort of all the blocks sort of proves to me from that point of view is that i'm a dirty hypocrite because everything i tell the contestants to do when it comes to my own renovations i do the complete opposite. I get absolutely walked over from my trades people

and blow my budget within a week. So yeah, just shows me I'm a complete hypocrite, really. What's the best bit of advice that you've picked up over the 10 years that you can pass on to anyone that was going to be doing any building, any renovations? Have you got anything? Yeah, when your trade person or your builder says, well, you know, we've got the wall

open so you may as well do the extra bit now, say no. Just say do what I said in the first place and knock 10% off the price. Maybe next season of the block should be the block Mark Richardson's house.

I've been trying for 10 years for a challenge to be based around doing something in my house but I've never got that across the line. Today, Mark Richardson's house. I've been trying for 10 years for a challenge to be based around doing something in my house, but I've never got that across the line. Today, Mark needs a new pool, and he'll need all the contestants to dig it out. Hey, Mark Richardson, we also want to talk to you, too, about the best song ever. This is what we're going to be doing, the best song in the world on the hits widget. We're going to be counting them down. People are going to vote for them.

The number one song. Now, bearing in mind that on this radio widget. We're going to be counting them down. People are going to vote for them. The number one song. Now, bearing in mind that on this radio station, we can play anything. Well, there's two that come to mind. There's a real close one, which was a song I used to walk out to bat to, actually, in my cricket days. I Did It My Way by Frank Sinatra.

Elvis also does a nice one. I always feel like the end is near but then I just keep going I'm like some sort of broadcasting cockroach The song for me is Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell It's the song

that I'll sing in the final of X Factor or New Zealand's Got Talent or The Voice it's a great song but mainly it's 12 minutes long so no other competitor will get any time to sing their song all the screen time

I mean Meatloaf really committed with a 12 minute song there, my major fear when I write a song that long would be remembering how to play the whole thing, like 12 minutes is a long time, well with Meatloaf my fear was that he was going to have a heart attack halfway through it. Well, he did last year, didn't he? Yeah, unfortunately.

Yeah, he was really pushing the limits with that song. He would get pretty sweaty during it. Yeah, he was quite like a rest in peace Meatloaf. But he was quite like when you see people... Just stop, stop. When you're like, oh, they'll be sweaty. I agree. But he was quite like when you see people. Just stop, stop. When you're like, oh, that would be sweaty. I agree.

Oh, Mark Richardson, thank you very much for your time this morning. Thank you. Well, that's all I need to thank you for. Is there anything else we need to thank Mark? Thank you for picking up the phone and talking to us. It was nice. I think rather than thanking me, you probably owe me an apology, really. I'll accept an apology rather than a thank you for all the times you've stitched me up over the years. Mark, can I apologise for you sincerely from the bottom of our hearts

for all the stitch-ups and also making you answer this call and appear on our show one more time. Good on you guys. Have a good day. The Hits and Live Nation are stoked to present One Republic live in New Zealand. How are you guys feeling? Let's go. So many big songs from One Republic and they'll be singing them all next year in Auckland and Wellington on March 16th and 18th.

Tickets on sale now, livenation.co.nz or you can go to thehits.co.nz. A double pass on 0800 THE HITS. So we've been doing which one of the OneRepublic facts have been false. And I have retired from OneRepublic. Having carried us through from about the last week, I feel like I'm done from OneRepublic. I love them. I love them, but I feel like I've delved deep into their archives.

But now you're like, yesterday after the trailer, it's like, it's your turn to do OneRepublic facts. You said, all I've been doing for the last seven days is heckling from the sidelines about your OneRepublicFacts. And you're coming at last minute, too. I've taken all the good ones, I would imagine. Is it too late to apologise? That's a good song from them. But it's fair to say, after scouring the internet over the last 24 hours,

you've taken the lion's share of OneRepublicFacts. I have, I have. I'm sorry about that. So there's three. One of these is false, OK? The first fact. The band has sold over 17 million records. Okay. Yeah.

Second fact. Guitarist Zach Filkins. You know Zach Filkins? Yeah. You probably don't. Yeah. He played a forest ranger on the CBS drama Criminal Minds. Oh, gee.

In season seven episode epilogue. Okay. Yeah. So which one of those is true? Well, maybe they're both true. Ryan Tedder, who you've really gone deep on Tedder, the singer. The singer writes the songs, yeah. We have learned that he has to write songs for other people.

He actually wrote this song from Adele. He wrote this with Adele. And do you know when he said he was in the studio Adele went in to record it She sung it from start to finish the first time And then they sung it 300 times They sung it 300 other times And they took the first take

Really? He says it's the first time in his career he's ever seen that Now you've confused me here Good, that's the plan Because in his career he's ever seen that. Now, you've confused me here because... Good, that's the plan. Because I know that he wrote with Adele. I know he won a Grammy with that. What's the other facts? The other facts is that they've sold 17 million records

or the guitarist played a Forest Ranger on CBS drama Criminal Minds. Okay. I'm so confused which is the first one. It'll be I make it obvious. I know. I tried to make it difficult this morning. You made it too difficult. I don't know.

Kelly, you're on from Waihi. Good morning. Good morning. Are you a true OneRepublic fan? No, I'm not, to be honest. Well, you're going to do shocking at this. Okay, the three facts. Which one of them is false?

The last one. That Ryan Teta worked with Adele. Have another go. The first one That Ryan Tether worked with Adele Have another go The first one That's right It's false They haven't sold 17 million records They've only sold 16 million records

Oh jeez And you said you're not a true fan You are a true fan You're up to date with their sales figures Well done, you're off to One fan. You are a true fan. You're up to date with their sales figures. Well done. You're off to One Republic to become an even bigger fan, Kelly. Yeah, it's going to be an amazing concert. You'll enjoy that. I mean, I know a few, but...

It's amazing how many you all know when you start listening to them. All right, you enjoy it. Awesome. Thank you so much. Proud to be Kiwi. Jono and Ben on the hits. With a health star rating of zero, Jono and Ben on the hits. Wednesday morning, Jono and Ben just got 7 o'clock.

One of our bosses, Matt, has never had a parking ticket or a speeding ticket in 32 years. Apparently we've got someone that can double his age that can beat it. I don't believe it. They'll be with us next after Ed Sheeran. it all lipstick on my guitar fill up the engine we can drive real far go dancing underneath the stars oh yeah i want it all got me feeling like i want to be that guy i want to kiss your eyes i want to drink that smile i want to feel like i like my soul's on fire i want to drink that smile. When they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back. And they'll say, ooh, I love it when you do it like that. Bend your clothes up, give me the shivers. Oh, baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks. When they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back.

Into the car, on the backseat in the moonlit dark. Wrap me up between your legs and arms. Ooh, I can't get enough. See you in the next video. I want to be that guy. I want to kiss your eyes. I want to drink that smile. I want to feel like I love my soul's on fire. I want to stay up all day and all night. Yeah, you got me singing like. I love it when you do it like that.

And when you're closer, give me the shivers. Oh, baby, you want wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back And we'll say, oh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back Baby, you burn so hot, you make me shiver with the fire

You got this thing started, I don't want it to stop You know you make me shiver Baby, you burn so hot, you make me shiver with the fire You got this thing started, I don't want it to stop You know you make me shiver I love it when you do it like that And when you're closer, give me the shivers Oh, baby, you'll want to dance till the sunlight cracks When they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back It's Ed Sheeran, Shivers. It is the hits.

John O'Benn, 709. Now, Matt, one of our bosses here at the Florida, somebody said in a meeting the other day and we had to get him on the radio to tell us have a listen. I'm actually 31 nearly 32 and I have gone my entire life driving since 15 so what's that quick math 16, 17 years

I have never ever had a speeding ticket or a parking fine Amazing and over the last 24 hours it has really struck a chord with middle New Zealand. That call. I don't know if it has. I've just always wanted to say. No, I think it has.

We've struck a chord with middle New Zealand. I feel like it has. Yeah, great. So the fines game. People texting in. A great one here is a 20-year-old delinquent. I had racked up $32,000 worth of fines because we said Matt's had none. Who's had the most yesterday?

And now they have a job working collecting fines. Wow. In a twist of faith. But we thought no one could beat Matt as far as, you know, like at, you know. A clear record. Yeah, like nothing at all. But we've got someone on right now. Yeah, someone who got in touch with us.

Lynn, welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast. Thank you. Now, Lynn, you've led a us. Lynn, welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast. Thank you. Now, Lynn, you've led a life, haven't you? Yes, I have. Where does appearing on, do you want to be on the hits rank? I listen to you guys every morning at work. Oh, well, thank you, Lynn. Thank you.

Probably not by choice. Someone else turns it on. But anyway, we'll take it. You didn't say where it ranks. You just said a fact that you're forced to listen to us. And we'll take it. No, it's just me. I choose the station. I work on my own.

Oh, good on you, Lynne. Appreciate it. She can't blame anyone else. Hey, Lynne, we were just talking yesterday. Matt, who we work with, 32 years old, never had a speeding ticket, never had a parking ticket. You think you can trump this? I can double that. 61, I never had a ticket.

Never? Nothing? Nothing. No parking ticket, no speeding ticket. I've never had a ticket. Never? Nothing? Nothing. No parking ticket, no speeding ticket. I've never had a ticket in my life. Movie ticket? I've probably bought one of them. But not a ticket like that. You've never had a ticket in your life? That's so impressive. No speeding,

no parking. No, my family's made up for me, but I have never had one of myself. What's the key to success? Just luck, I think. It's not as though I don't drive and don't do things wrong. It's just luck. Yeah, luck.

You've just never been caught is the key. Never been caught. Now, so when you go and park somewhere, will you pay or you just run the gauntlet? No, I always pay. Yeah, well, that's always a good key. Yeah, that's a good key, yeah. You're never going to get a parking ticket if you pay

and you come back before the time, you know. And if you stick to the speed limit, chances are you'll never get a ticket. And so it's got to the stage now where you must be very determined to live out the rest of your life never receiving a ticket. I'll be shocked if I get one. Yeah. I'll be in total shock. You know, I've got a theory with parking.

Don't pay for it. You'll get the odd ticket, you'll get the odd ticket, and it evens itself out. Well, maybe I could try that then. At the end of the year, where you're like oh, you know, the council's had a couple of wins I had a couple of wins. But it doesn't even out in your case, because I feel like the council's winning more than you. Yeah.

At the moment, Lynne, the equilibrium is way off. So I'm due some free parking from the council. They'll be like, hey, thanks for everything you paid us. Maybe I'd better change my plan. Yeah, no, it's a theory that hasn't done me too well, to be honest. Well, that's impressive. 61, not even one. Have you been pulled over?

No, but I have. That is so impressive. I mean, you're four years off, half a century of never getting a speeding ticket or parking ticket. That is really impressive, Lynne. There must be a lot of other people around the same, though. It doesn't seem to be No, you're the only one who's texted

Yeah This is the Jono and Ben podcast Wall-to-wall talking Without the niggly popular songs in between Just talking about fines Matt, our boss, had no fines at age 32 Just spoke to Lynne 61 years old

Clear track record No parking tickets No speeding fines Then we get another text through Ben You're like, we're never going to beat that So let's do the biggest fines. Well, we can beat that. An 84-year-old. Someone's saying their

dad has never had a fine. 84 years old. Still driving. Still driving. Who knows what they're doing out there now. On the road. But yeah, we're going to go from no fines to the biggest fines. I was looking into this, the Official Information Act. You know I like to do thorough research.

You do, you do. I put these requests in with the government. Last 10 years, four... You know how I like to do these things. I like to do them. I never said I did them well. 150...

Andrew Little talking about the Shortland Street payment. 156 million in unpaid fines. People have just gone, we're in the court now. They're like, oh, good on you. Still haven't paid. $156 million. I imagine there's a lot of people that still owe money

for quarantining at hotels and stuff quick overseas. Oh, they'll pay for that. Don't worry. It'll come through. We're too trusting as a nation, aren't we? Let's go to the phones. Biggest fines. Head to Taranaki. Casey, how't we? Let's go to the phones. Biggest finds. Head to Taranaki.

Casey, how are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you? We're good talking. Biggest finds. Do you think you might have one? Yes, yes. A few years ago, we were selling my old car because I'd gotten a new one.

And a friend of a friend through Facebook reached out and was interested in buying it. However, they didn't have enough for the whole lot. And so they asked if they could pay three quarters an hour and the other 500 in two weeks when they got back. And my husband, I was at work. My husband was, you know, he's a softie. He likes to help people out.

So he's a, yeah. He's got a big heart like my friend Ben. Yeah, he has a huge heart. So he said, yes, that's fine. And he took the guy's details and the guy took the car. And then over the next two weeks, he proceeded to, you know, the 80k speed zone in the tunnel in Auckland. He went through there.

Some of his speeds were upwards of 120,,000, $150,000 an hour. Quite a few times. Oh, jeez. While he still registered in my name. Oh, no. So these would have been going straight to you. Yes, but we had just moved, so they weren't even going to my address.

So I didn't know they existed. So two weeks went by, and then we contacted him because he was supposed to pay and he says that he gets paid in a couple of days. So we messaged him again in a couple of days and he says that he doesn't have it because bills came out. So he mucks us around for about a week and then

he just stops responding completely and we can't ring him on the number provided. And then we get all these fines in the mail that have extra fines for not having paid the fines. Oh, jeez. Because now we've updated our address. So I ended up with over $3,200 in fines

and I had to go to court in Auckland and I took the proof that I was at work when these things happened. So I definitely did not do those tests through the tunnel. And did you get off? No. Because the phone number that we had for the guy no longer worked, they couldn't contact him even with his name.

So they said, well, the car was registered to you, so you are liable for the fines, and I'm still paying them off. Listen, I'm sorry about that. I took advantage of your husband. That is just terrible. So you can't get in touch with this person? Nope. And we couldn't report the car stolen either.

We tried to go to the police because he hadn't paid, so we were trying to get the car back. Couldn't even report it stolen because he had paid for some of it. Wow. Do you reckon he knew this is a loophole? I reckon he probably did. Yeah. He must have.

Yeah. And those speeds through that tunnel is insane. Well, I know that tunnel, and you can't go past 80. They've got cameras everywhere. Trust me, I've tried it. That sounds like a jotto. Now the more you talk about it, I feel like this may be jotto. Well, Liz, I'm very sorry about that,

and now you have to pay someone else's fines? That's just terrible. Yeah, it sucks. Yeah. If he's listening right now, what do you want to say to him? Stop being a dick and own up to your fines and pay me back. Yeah, that's fair enough. Well said. Casey, thank you very much

for sharing. You have a great day. You too. Thank you. Commonwealth Games happening at the moment in Birmingham. A couple of medals. We've added a couple of medals Birmingham. A couple of medals. We've added a couple of medals over the last couple of hours. The Women's Four Lawn Bowls team won bronze, and we've got a bronze in the pole vaulting as well, the Women's Pole Vaulting Imogen Aris.

We've got two Kiwis. Olivia McTaggart got into the final as well, and we got third and fourth. Full respect to the pole vaulters. Could all go so wrong at any moment. The pole, I mean, you know how it goes you've seen those things on youtube when the pole ends up in body parts that you'd rather they yeah it didn't uh so yeah well done to them it's amazing it's great viewing isn't it the commonwealth games you've watched a lot of it haven't you

have watched a lot of it it's also a great refresher on your international geography countries you've forgotten about. Countries you didn't know existed. I'm sure New Zealand is that country for many people. We mock those things and those reports, the states where we've seen reporters over there and they're like, do you know where New Zealand is? And they're like, no, isn't it next to Australia? And we're like, no, it's not. Well, how would

you not know? Well, you watch Commonwealth Games. There's a lot of countries you just don't know. Why do we get so tolly about that? I don't know. Yeah. Of course they don't know. Why do we get so tolly about that? I don't know. Yeah. Of course they don't know. Why would they care? No. Exactly. But I want to play a wee game with you right now to put you to the test, Jono.

Kick the music off. Producer Joel. Is this a game show? It's a game show that you can play at home, you can play along with right now. This better not be as awkward as your other game show, Who's Your Daddy, when you made people take paternity tests on the radio. I want to play, is it a fashion store or is it a Commonwealth Games country? John O'Prior, welcome along to the game.

It's good to have you here. I want to say... Hold on, what are the prizes? The prize is just you to carry on the radio show. Oh, no, the prize is just creating radio content for people to listen to. How's that? Money can't buy prize, Alan. The greatest prize of them all.

I'm going to say something and you've got to tell me if it is a Commonwealth Games country or if it is a fashion Games country or if it is a fashion store. Eswatini. Eswatini. That's a Commonwealth Games country. It is.

Landlocked in Southern Africa, formerly Swaziland. Okay. Lululemon. It's a clothing store. Oh, what a... You're good at this. Okay.

Hold on. Is this where it starts? Does it get better? Oh, I know. St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Kitts and Nevis. It's a country. It's a country, yes.

Island country located in the West Indies. Suprette. It's a clothing store. Oh, yeah, you're good at this game. Can I just say the floor in your format is you're naming the country and then you're naming the clothing store. I say cotton on.

Now, you've stumped me there If I'm not mistaken I think you'll find that in West Africa Oh you're wrong It's a clothing store What about Turks and Caicos Islands That's a country That is a country

Well done JJ's It's a clothing store That's a clothing store Jersey Jersey's a country store. It's a clothing store. Jersey. Jersey's a country. Yes.

A country island between, it's a wee island between England and France. Yeah. The Gambia. That's a country. Yeah, a country in West Africa. Glossons. Maybe that's where we'll stop. Maybe that's where we'll stop.

In my head, that worked a lot better. But hey, the greatest prize of them all. When was Farmers? H&M. Let's go. Jono and Ben with five words for 5K. Stop any time to keep the cash. Thank you.

Or play on to win more. Your chance to win $5,000 every morning of the hits. It's our Game of Words Association. But how far do you want to play? Well, we'll find out. Kylie, come on in from the morning of the hits. It's our Game of Words Association. But how far do you want to play? Well, we'll find out. Kylie, come on in from the Bay of Plenty. Hello, good morning. You've won a couple of times, we understand, off air when you've been playing along in the car.

Yeah, we've done quite well. So now it's time to play in real life. Who's going into the soundproof booth to match five words with? I think we're going to pick you, Jono. Okay. All right, Jono's going into the soundproof booth to match five words with? I think we're going to pick you, Jono. Okay. All right, Jono's going to make his way over there and when he's inside, Kylie, I'll say the first word this morning.

What pops into your head when I say the word heads? Tails. Tails. Exactly what I was thinking. USB is word number two. USB? USB charger.

Charger. Hard is word number three. Hopefully it's not a hard word for you. Hard. I'll keep it PG. And I'll go soft. Soft. Kiwi is word number four.

Kiwi fruit. The kids are saying kiwi fruit. And door is the final word this morning. Door. Doorknob. The weight going on. It's a window. What do you reckon door. Doorknob. No bait going on. Window. What do you reckon, door?

Door handle. Door handle. All right, well, let's hope Jono's not the doorknob that lets you down here. We'll get him out of the soundproof booth and we'll see how he goes. Now, there's a note on the screen here for Kylie that says you have two sick children at home today. Oh yes, it feels like we're constantly, somebody's always constantly got something wrong with them in the shower. Oh hey man, it's everywhere. If it's not the vid, it's a cold. If it's not a cold, it's the flu. The flu is worse than when they had the vid.

Oh, I had the flu? Yes, you've still got it. They're coughing, they're barking barking, the waking up through the night, the fevers. I'm quite over it at the moment. Listen, I imagine that there's a lot of people saying amen, sister. I think we need some money to brighten up your day. All right, Jono, let's see how we go. We'll go on holiday. First word this morning is, of course, the $25 word.

Word one, $25. What do you say when I say heads? Tails. Yeah, well done. $25 is all Word one, $25. What do you say when I say heads? Tails. Yeah, well done. $25 is all yours, Kylie. Now, do you want to play for the $50 word or take your $25? Oh, we'll play for the $50 word, please. She's like, $25 is taking us on holiday nowhere.

Nowhere. We wouldn't get booking fees. Word two, $50. USB. USB is the second word this morning. Charger. Oh, $50. USB. USB is the second word this morning. Charger. Oh, well done.

Oh, yeah. Did well there. I wasn't sure you were going to come through on that one. The other one I was thinking of was USB stick. Oh, I was going to say USB port, but that was good. Oh, well, that's good. Well, well done. You got $50. Now, do you want to play for the $100 word?

Should we play for the $100 word, guys? Yeah. Risk it for the biscuit. Risk it for? Yeah. Risk it for the biscuit. Risk it for the biscuit. Risk it for the biscuit, baby. Here we go. Word three, $100. Hard is the word.

The soft. Well done. The biscuit was risked. Now you want to risk it for the biscuit again for the $500 word, or you take your $100. Risky? Okay, yep, they want us. Bearing in mind these are feverish kids.

Feverish kids with the flu. They may not be thinking straight, but you've got to go for it. Yeah, we'll go for it. Feverish kids. It's fever pitch in the household. If you get this wrong, you get nothing, but all right, here you go. Let's go. Word four, $500.

Kiwi. Kiwi is word number four. I have two. Oh, we'll do it. No, we're going to look you dead in the eyes, boys. Oh, no, don't do this. My poker face is no good. I've got bird or fruit in my head.

Okay, okay. So which one? Is it one of those? I'm just trying not to give you any. But when he tries to poke a face, he doesn't blink? I'm just looking you dead in your eyes. Please answer quickly because I haven't blinked for a while. My eyes are starting to hurt.

I'm going to go kiwi. Fruit? Yes! Jono! $500, guys. You've got $500. Oh, no. We're going to risk. I don't know about this last word $500, guys. You've got $500. We're going to risk... I don't know about this last word, though, guys.

To be honest, I don't know either, because the way you played it, I was like, oh, this wasn't what I was thinking. But hey, I don't know what Jono's going to be saying. This is for 5K. There's your holiday. There's your holiday. You want a holiday.

You're throwing away $500. That's the dilemma if you get this wrong. What was the last word? The last word is door. So I know what we said, but I am a bit... Oh, my God, I feel sick. What do I say? Risk it, risk it.

We're in, we're in. We came with nothing. We leave with nothing or a holiday, Jono. Okay, Jono, this is on you, my friend. This is on you. Okay, here we go. Word number five. We're going on holiday. Thank you. Okay, Jono, this is on you, my friend. This is on you. Okay, here we go. Word number five. We've been going on holiday.

Thank you. Oh, don't bring the kids into it. Don't. Thank you. No thanking. No, don't. Word five. $5,000.

All right, here is word number five for $5,000. There's children with fevers on the line here. Door. Door. Yeah. Options. Options galore. Yeah. children with fevers on the line here door door yeah options options yeah I'm gonna say door knob oh that was one of the words they were playing around with it was not did you lock in did you go handle yeah they went handle they locked in a handle. They did talk about doorknob, but they locked in handle. Oh, doorknob was the first one that my son had said. Oh, you guys.

Oh, no. I'm so sorry that it didn't work out today. Guys, you're going to have to play again. That was a lot of fun. I reckon we can nail it next time. We can nail it again. You guys played a wonderful game, Kylie, and you got a biscuit. Yeah, it was intense.

With a biscuit. Thanks so much. Thank you. Two semi-competent thank you two semi-competent dads handing out semi-competent parenting advice Jono and Ben on the hits I know the Comm Games

is on at the moment but I want to add a new sport to the Commonwealth Games it's a challenge and if you can do it as a growing adult I think it

like I said it makes you a better class of human human being because I had to fill out four forms last night, four quite detailed forms. So for the family, the kids, Jen, myself, but I'd done so after, you know, four drinks and I'm not a form guy, Ben, you know, I don't like- Your patience is not, you know.

It's not there. And attention to detail probably isn't quite there as well. For those things. At start, you're all in and then you'd fade out midway through. Yeah, like, I mean, I thought, yeah, I thought it would be a great TV format where you get people drunk and they have to fill out all sorts of forms

and see how successful they fill them out. You know, like IRD forms or, you know, electoral roll commission forms. Well, even like the parents, it feels like it's a little bit of a quiz, like Bradley Walsh asking you on the chase or something like that. You know, if you're like, your birthday's to your kids and things like that, you know, you feel like you're getting put on the spot. You're like, I know these things. Yeah.

But sometimes in the moment, you don't always think of them. Yeah, and, you know, when you're impaired too, every question seems like the world's hardest question to answer my address you go into the mailbox oh you've got me i'm number 14 yeah it's like explaining the pythagoras theory so that's my idea for a new olympic sport you know have you had your four drinks yep all right here's a bloody passport form you need to fill out and you could end up as you know some sort of uh colombian 80 year old by the time you get to the end of the form. I do like that.

It would be good if you knew what the answers were watching. So you'd be like, oh, no, he's messed that up. It's not where he lives. Uh-oh, the wedding anniversary. He's dropped the ball on that one. And you'd have live commentary with it. Postcode, postcode. I know the postcode.

It's 106.1, ladies and gentlemen. If he puts in 106.1, he's through to the final. He's got one. You know, we'd be quite a good sport. Compelling viewing. Yeah. Maybe that's what we can pitch to Sky Sport after this. Hey, speaking of Commonwealth Games,

we want to know your tie-ins to the Commonwealth Games. Tenuous tie-ins. I mean, you know, I've got one. I've got one. You've explained yours to me. I don't even know how you can claim your tie-in. I mean, you know, I've got one. I've got one. You've explained yours to me. I don't even know how you can claim your tie-in. It's quite,

it's a fact. Do you know these people? Yeah, yes. The family member is competing in the Commonwealth Games. Member of the family. Like if I was,

I probably wouldn't fill out forms for them. Definitely wouldn't know their address on birthdays. No, but they're competing in the Commonwealth Games. New Zealand's most successful unsuccessful show.

Jono and Ben on the hits. The hits, Jono and Ben in Birmingham right now at the Commonwealth Games is going on and we're trying to connect four people to the Commonwealth Games team. Yeah, Ben. Connect four. Too late, Joe. Connect four. You started, you wanted to count yours as one.

You're not counting me, right? Your wife's cousin's children who you're claiming are part of their success of getting to the Commonwealth Games. Well, no, I'm just claiming to know them. The kids are like, how are we related to them? I'm like, well, you know, like... And they're another step...

Anyway, that's... You know it's too long when the eyes start glazing over when you're explaining the connection halfway through. We're going to kick it off with Vicky. We've already got one under the belt, Ange from Hamilton, new one of the lawn bowlers. But Vicky, you're on New Zealand's Breakfast. What's your Commonwealth connection? Well, no athlete

would be over in Birmingham without our help. Oh, okay. What are you? You're the trainer of all sports? Yeah. If only. No, we're the team behind New Zealand Olympic travel. So we book all the flights for the athletes as well as the accommodation and tickets for all the Kiwi supporters in Birmingham for the Comm Games. Wow, I imagine that's a big job, coordinating all that.

It is. Over 500 flights we've had to book for people travelling to the UK from throughout the world. Oh, if I was in charge of that, it would be an absolute disaster. New Zealand wouldn't be competing. And, well, we've got a big challenge now because we've actually got to work on getting more excess luggage for all the amazing haul of medals that these fantastic athletes have actually won. Because you don't factor in, you know, they're taking over pole vaults, bikes, all their equipment. Yep, shooting team, they're weird and wonderful pieces of equipment as well. So there's certain rules and what airlines and what countries you can fly over

and all sorts of challenges that the team have to work through. And everyone's schedule is obviously different there. There's athletes that have already been on the world stage and they're coming home early. Others are going to other locations. It would be so tricky to coordinate. It is, especially at the moment. So just with the joy of travel, but we've been working with the Olympic Committee for,

oh gosh, since Glasgow. So we've got a bit of practice under our belts now. If you win a medal, do you get upgraded on the way home? No. No? It's not an easy way to turn left on the plane, mate. That's the dream, to turn left on the plane

one day. Every time one of our athletes is on the podium, you must be like, I got them there. That was me. Pretty exciting, not going to lie.

I love seeing that flag get raised and their national anthem, just like everybody in New Zealand. Wow, hey, stuff you don't think about. Victoria, thank you very much.

Not a problem. Have a great day. That was really, stuff you don't think about. Victoria, thank you very much. Not a problem. Have a great day. That was really fascinating. That was our second connection. Go for it. Too late, Joe. Connect for it. Can we connect for people right now?

We're on 0800, the hits to the Commonwealth Games going on right now. Rachel's with us right now. What's your tenuous connection? I've got a friend who won bronze for farting. We told her daughter, and she went to school and told the class. And then the teacher had a little side conversation with my friend about telling her daughter that she won bronze for farting. Hang on, so you told your friend's daughter that this was –

you made up a story, obviously, because as far as I know, I don't think I've seen that event in the Commonwealth Games. It might be next week, it might be week two. And the kid obviously believed it, as kids do, and then it went to school. Yes, yes, yes, you're that primary school. Why would you put yourself in third? You've got to make up a...

That's respectable. What did the teacher say? She just pulled my friend aside and just said, oh, maybe you shouldn't... Tell your daughter you competed in farting at the Commonwealth. Yeah, well, competed in the Commonwealth. She was very proud, her daughter, to say that she competed in the Commonwealth.

That is very funny. Well, I mean, if we're after tenuous tie-ins, it's definitely one of them. That's beautiful. Thank you very much for your call. No worries. I guess we're counting that one as our third connection. Go for it.

Too late, Joe. Connect four. Can we get another one? Can we get more tenuous? With a long and extinguished career. Jono and Ben on the hits. We're trying to find your connections, connecting four people to the Commonwealth Games on our 100th of the hits.

We're going to have fun. Yeah, going to go to Topol now. Jono, what's your com connection? My mum's cousin is, oh wait, yeah, my mum's cousin is Campbell Stewart's dad. Hold on, your mum's cousin is Campbell Stuart's dad, the cyclist. Yeah. Mum's cousin.

I like the connection. I'm with you. My wife's cousin's kids are competing at the competition. I get your connection. I'm with you. It's a great connection. Have you ever met Campbell Stuart? Yes. Yeah. So if you saw Campbell Stewart, where are you located? Why does it matter if you saw them or you think?

Just give them the connection. It's a great connection. You're in Taupo? Yeah. Campbell's visiting Taupo. Is he coming to see you? No. Okay, well, let's say he's cycling down the road.

You need a ride. Is he going to dub you, like, sit on the front to the dairy or something like that? I don't know, maybe. On the hand bus? There you go. That's a great connection. There you go. Oh, like sit on the front to the dairy or something like that? I don't know, maybe. On the hand bus? There you go. That's a great connection. There you go. Oh, that's great.

So you're proud of him? Maybe. Jono, you're awesome. We're going to send you out something, all right? Okay, thanks. Yeah, good on you. Courtney's also on 0800. It's connecting four people.

They're getting quite loose. The connections to the Comm Games. Courtney? Hello. I went to school Comm Games. Courtney? Hello. I went to school with one of the judo girls. Oh. That's not bad. That's good. I'm going to have to do a Jono here.

Are you friends with them? Are you Facebook friends? Would you see each other in the street? Would you have a conversation? With Facebook friends, I would say that I would pull her over and say, hey, I don't know if she'll do the same for me, but, I mean, I'm that type of person, so. Yeah, right.

It's a one-way street. The relationship is you're all giving. Hayley Mackie, judo expert, is not giving any back. She's too busy chopping things, mate. Exactly. Flipping people. And I'm just here for it. You're here for it.

I like it. The whole time. Would you pick her up From the airport If she needed a lift Oh yeah Would she reciprocate Nah You don't know that

You haven't given her The opportunity I don't know that For a fact You don't Yeah I'm sure she would I'm sure she would

Thank you very much For your call mate The Hits Looking for a pair Of below average husbands Ta-da It's Jono and Ben On The Hits Now for a pair of below average husbands? Ta-da! It's Jono and Ben on The Hits Now at home I get nervous doing the washing

Now the washing You get nervous doing everything I do but I do a lot of washing at home And my thing is that I in the past have just biffed a lot of stuff in together I'm a biffer too Yeah I put it all in together I don't like to separate things

You know clothes, people We should all just get along Just yeah i put it all in together i don't like to separate things you know clothes people we should all just get along just get along put it all in the he wants humanity to be like his washing system why don't we all just get along i've caused some washing disasters over the past mainly and it's always unfortunately it's not my clothes she's in my wife's clothes i had a maroon t-shirt she said don't tell me you put it in with the whites oh yeah but then but then multiple times i was like by this stage I thought all the maroon dye would have gone out of it. But four or five washes later, it was still ruining things. And, you know, like brass and underpants and things that shouldn't go. I just put it all together.

So now I'm very cautious of what I do. I'm trying to learn from that. And my wife had bought some. Well, everyone has a system when it comes to washing, don't you? You do have the very pedantic washer who separates even underpants. They get down to that level. Colours, towels on their own. I'm the same as you.

Just get it all done. Get it all done. But there are things now I understand that can get damaged when you do that. And I've done it with us. Clothes and relationships. Yeah, exactly. So my wife bought some new togs recently for a holiday that we had, and she shared them out to wash for the first time.

And I was like, oh, oh, okay, here I go. Here we go. Let's read the tag. Let's work out what needs to be done in this situation. And then when I read the tag, it just covered itself beautifully for everything that possibly could go wrong with the togs. I was so confused by the end of it. So I thought it was genius from the person that made the togs.

So hand wash separately in cold water. I'm like, great. Use mild detergent. Was it on there? Dry in the shade. I'm like, okay, cool. Rinse immediately after use if you're using the togs. I'm like, well, I don't know if we've done that or not.

Avoid contact with suntan lotions, oils, and tanning products. And pools and spas with harsh chemicals. I mean, where are you wearing these things? I know some of this has happened before. You have to go swimming in mineral water. And then it said some colors may fade in sunlight or water. Do not tumble, dry, dry clean or iron. I was very confused about not only how to wash it, but also were they meant to be used

as togs or not? Wonderful ass covering from the tog manufacturers there as well. Do you know what I did? Oh, we told you not to go swimming at them. I was so confused. My wife was out. I just put them back in the cupboard. It's like, oh, I've washed those.

They've gone now. I was so confused by it. I was like, I don't know what to do. I'll just put them away. Hopefully she'll go, oh, they must have been washed. And they'll be fine because it was so confusing. I've got nothing else to add there. I was going to say something that I completely forgot.

So there's some champagne radio, eh? Scrolling through your feed. Ben, it's time for yous to do the news. What's going on, mate? Ah, well, Will Smith over the weekend obviously put out an apology video. He said he's reaching out, he's reached out to Chris Rock and then he got word back saying Chris Rock wasn't keen to meet.

He wasn't ready to meet. How do you reach out? Is it a text? What are you doing? An Instagram DM? How are you reaching out? Because you would imagine in that situation, like if you and I wanted to get Chris Rock's phone number, then not in a million years, but someone of Will Smith's, you know, if he didn't already have it,

you imagine someone else would have, you know, he's got mutual friends like Kevin Hart and stuff. You would imagine they would have passed it on so I would imagine, you're picking a text? I was picking, it's probably a call, what are you going to do? you've slapped me on the face on an international stage five months later the guilt's a kicking in

how are you getting in touch with me? I'd love to do a text because I feel like it's a phone call, because then you don't want to get all swooped up in an awkward conversation. It's a phone call situation. It's one of those ones you just put on your big person pants and make a phone call. And go, this is not going to be fun, but I need to do this. That would be that situation.

But according to someone associated with Chris Rock, he has no intention of reaching back towards Will Smith. He's like, this person, whoever it is, the Jono Pryor, as we say. The loose lips of the Rock camp, yeah. He says that Chris Rock reasons that Will Smith needs the public's forgiveness, not Chris's. He's not claiming to be a victim, as he's always said in his comedy,

but he's not ready to reach back out. He just wants to plough on with his life. Well, he's coming on Sunday, isn't he, to Auckland? Chris Rock, yeah. Maybe we can, shall we, do you want to ask him? Well, yeah, I'll see if we can get his number. We can give him a call as well. Maybe the Will Smith was having the same problem.

And it was the final episode of Neighbours in Australia. It's going to be in New Zealand. It's shown towards the end of the month, Buzz. Lovely. Margot Robbie, obviously a big actor who got her break on Neighbours, sent 37 bottles

of champagne to the set. One for every year the soap was on air. Which is lovely, isn't it? So it's a very sloppy last episode. Yeah,

I was thinking it was a celebration. You know, another thing, all the true feelings come out from Ramsey Street. Do you reckon there's a small part

of Margot Robbie who did this amazing thing but is also glad that it's in the media? You know, one of those things, it's glad that it's in the media now, to get to go, oh, it's so good that Margot Robbie did this. Oh, there's only one reason that celebrities do generous acts, and it's so that they'll be talked about on Instagram,

on you know where. Have yourself a great Wednesday. We'll catch you guys tomorrow from six. The Hits. For more podcasts from The Hits Network, check out iHeartRadio.co.nz.