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Episode Date: February 20, 2025

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The Jono, Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to HelloFresh, your home advantage for delicious midweek dinners everyone will love. Electric Avenue taking place today and tomorrow in Christchurch, 70,000 people over two days, sold out in September. That's crazy. Ben, so many amazing acts like the Prodigy are going to be there, LAB Fat Freddy's, a whole lot more. Two epic days, we went along last year for just one day and it was great so now they're packed in two days yeah incredible stuff going to be talking

to Connor from the Hits and Cry Church about Electric Ave surely Producer Grace down there too 23 year old Producer Grace and coincidentally

we're going to be there for the Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids Triathlon first thing Sunday morning I love doing the Weet-Bix Triathlon but I feel like they've scheduled that

on a very interesting weekend at Christchurch. There are a lot of shady parents on that Sunday morning. They need an up and go that morning. But yeah, big weekend in Christchurch. Last night we had a big night. It was a great night. I actually had a dinner with a whole bunch of listeners.

It was like a light banded dinner, a competition we ran a few weeks ago. So we met everyone at the quarters. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet. Exceptional buffet. Yeah, it's amazing. Like there's eight, it's called eight, there's eight different stations and they cook so much food for you. It's too much. Honestly. Seafood,

you know, Italian, Indian, all the cuisines. It's incredible. Too much. Jono came in this morning, he's like I'm still full. Still full. It's like when you have the words all you can eat before buffet. It's like a challenge, isn't it, for any human. I had nine creme brulees just because they were there. They were delicious.

No, it was great. What I love about the hits is turn up at 6 o'clock. We had a two-hour window because you have to have booking. You have to be up by 8. You have to be up by 8. And then we're at 8 o'clock. I'm like, this is a wonderful evening. we're not at bloody electric air for you know 18 hours dealing with people chewing their jaws men we're just having a lovely two hour dinner

ended with a cup of tea yeah we did we all know cups of tea cups of tea they both got pots of tea i was like god we really hit a new demo here haven we? It's nice to have a little cup of tea. But you couldn't go any longer. That's the thing. Because there was another session coming in at 8 o'clock. Dream result. Lovely conversation. Lovely people. Friendly. I was actually talking to some of the people who were like we hadn't been out in a while and they actually coincidentally

went out last weekend and they're like we'll go to a nightclub. Went to the nightclub district and they were in the nightclubs At like 8.30 And all They said The thing is All the nightclubs

Are like dead empty Yeah But all the owners are there They've got staff So they want people They're like You know Come in

Come into the nightclub She's like It's an absolute life hack Because they all like Entice you into the nightclub And they're like Free drinks in here Come in

And they have like Platters and things And then she's like As soon as midnight hits Boom It's chaos And they're like We're out the door At 11.59 have like platters and things and then she's like as soon as midnight hits boom it's chaos and they're like we're out the door at 11.59 They have platters? They have platters in nightclubs

because they were like oh I guess we've got staff working we might as well do something. Is the music still like oont oont oont and there's no one in there? They said they were sitting there and there was a DJ playing and he was like air bleedingly loud and it was like their own personal little dance party as they're eating hors d'oeuvres and drinking free drinks in the nightclub

there's a hack for you this weekend next the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz how we like to start our day, can we get 10 out of 10, sometimes on a Friday we do alright I don't want to jinx it Jono, Ben and Megan The Podcast, The Hits The New Zealand Herald

Daily Quiz, been a great week, two in a row we had, Monday, Tuesday, and we got that winning feeling. We got hooked and like a gambling addict. We keep coming back for more, but losing. Yeah, you got a bit cocky there, didn't you? We did, yeah. Especially you, Jono. You just kept yelling out answers like they were going out of fashion. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Just going to play that over you to distract the audience.

Fair enough. Producer Ellie, our quiz queen. Friday, Ben said, yeah, we've had a good track record on Friday. Traditionally. I feel like the writers maybe check out a little bit on a Friday sometimes, but we'll see if that's the case today. All right, question number one. Gala apples were first developed in which country?

United States, Australia, or New Zealand. That is correct. Oh, look at our apples. Oh, there are apples. Yeah. I did not know that. Okay. So we've got a lot of apples out there in the market

at the moment, don't we? Pink ladies, ambrosia is a good apple. That is a good apple. Yeah. Jazz is a good apple. Jazz is a good, yep. Walgreens is good.

They're another of our own. I haven't had a green apple. Just a Granny Smith in a number of years. Oh, yeah. You're kind of cooking apple. Yeah. Yeah, because we're quite sour.

Yeah. How do you like them apples, guys? All right, question number two. Oh, yeah. We're kind of cooking apple. Yeah. Yeah, because we're quite sour. Yeah. How do you like them apples, guys? All right, question number two. Good apple chat. All right, number two. Which album by the Beatles features the songs Come Together and Something? Was that the White Album? I mean, that's not an option, but Unrode.

Was it Unrode? Unrode. Unrode. That is correct. Oh, nice one, Megan. Well done. All right. Question number three.

Malaysia shares the island of Borneo with which two other countries? Is it Thailand and Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia, or Indonesia and the Philippines? I hope I'm saying Brunei. Brunei. I feel like you can travel from, you can drive from Singapore to Malaysia. I feel like, but maybe I'm wrong. Is there a border? So from, you can drive from Singapore to Malaysia. I feel like, but maybe I'm wrong. Is there a border? So what are you saying?

That's the answer. I don't know. I don't know. Patricia, at least facial is giving me nothing. What? I was just going to go with Brunei because she said. I wasn't going to say anything because I'm always wrong. That's hard.

I don't know. I'll go with you, Megan. I'll go with Ben. Nah, I don't know. I might, yeah. Why don't we go to the audience? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. It's just our lifeline. I forgot about them. Yeah, check it out. I don't know I'll go with Ben Nah I don't know Why don't we go to the audience Oh yeah Oh yeah

It's just our lifeline Forgot about them Yeah So let's go through The questions again Okay Malaysia shares The island of Borneo With which two other countries

Is it Thailand and Singapore Brunei and Indonesia Or Indonesia and the Philippines I don't think it's Thailand I don't think it's the Philippines Okay let's throw it out there 4487 on the text See I don't know I'm starting to. Okay, let's throw it out there. 4487 on the text. Yeah, I don't know.

I'm starting to doubt what I said now. Oh, Andrew, the hits of 4487. Help us out. You are our lifeline. We'll get to that next on the hits. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits.

So we got a little bit stumped with a question related to Singapore. All right. Malaysia shares the island of Borneo with which two other countries? Thailand and Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia, or Indonesia and the Philippines? What's the vibes? What are the vibes on the 4487, mate? The vibes on the text is Brunei and Indonesia. Yeah, that seems like the overwhelming one that's come through.

That is correct. Oh, thank you. Lifeline gone. We are lifeless, just on our own, floating in the ocean of quiz. I think you can get this one. Question number four. What milestone did Saturday Night Live recently celebrate? 50th anniversary.

Nice work. Beauty. All right. Which is the largest volcano in the solar system? Is it Mount Everest, Olympus Mons, or Mauna Loa? Mauna? Mauna. The largest volcano in the solarana Loa. Moana? Moana. The largest volcano in the solar system.

That's a solar system. How do they know that? I have no idea. Is there other volcanoes? Yeah. I guess so. I'll let you believe there is, right? There'd be volcanoes out there.

Yeah, there probably is. How do they know how big they are? Oh, some nerds looked into it, I guess. So what is Mount Everest? Olympus Mons or Moanalua? I would let you see them because I don't know if I'm reading the bottom one right. Okay, okay. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

Is that a volcano? I don't know. Olympus sounds big. And what's the other one? It does sound big. You're right. Moanalua. Fascinating.

What do we think? Let's just chuck it out. I don't know. Should we go Olympus? Yeah, let's go Olympus. That is correct. Oh my gosh. It sounds big and it's correct.

All right, that was a pure guess from us. Well done. Which club won the first... I don't know where it is now, but anyway, we can work at that later. We'll do some digging, eh? All right. Question number six. Which club won the first ever Premier League title in the 1992-93 season? Was it Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United? I always say Man United.

Because I don't know anything about it. Football's not real. I love my sport. I mean, I don't mind watching football, but I don't know enough about it. I'm surprised it's only been going since 1992. I thought that tournament would have been going for me. It must be a new tournament. Did it start in 92? No, these clubs have been around for years longer than that, right?

Yeah, it must be the Premier League itself, right? My answer's always Man U. Okay, we'll go with Man U. Man U. That is correct. Oh, my gosh. Well done. What are we up to now?

This is question number seven. Oh, my gosh. Well done. What are we up to now? This is question number seven. Okay, good. For which film did Adrian Brody win the Academy Award for Best Actor? Was it The Piano Man, The Piano, or The Pianist? The Pianist. The Pianist. That is correct. The Pianist.

Well done. Fun word to say because it's like you're 90% saying another word. Yeah, it does. You're right. All right, question number eight. Hey, sorry, just to loop back. I know we like to close the loop on this. Mount Olympus in word. Yeah, it does. You're right. All right, question number eight. Hey, sorry, just to loop back. I know we like to close the loop on this. Mount Olympus in Greece.

Oh, Greece. Okay. That makes sense. Mainland Greece in the northeast and, yeah, located there. That makes sense. Nice. All right, question number eight. Which cloud platform is offered by Microsoft?

Is it Dropbox, iCloud, or OneDrive? OneDrive. OneDrive. OneDrive. We use it. That is correct. It's a bloody nightmare. I hate it when someone sends a OneDrive? OneDrive. OneDrive, we use it. That is correct. It's a bloody nightmare. I hate it when someone sends a OneDrive link to my Gmail account.

It's in the OneDrive. I can't access it from Gmail. I know I should log into my work computer, but I don't. Make an access. Anyway, sorry. That's all right. It's okay. Trigger there.

All right, question number nine. What is the most common blood type in the world? Sorry, what is the most common blood type worldwide? A, negative, O, positive, or B, positive? B, positive. I thought, don't they call the O one the universal or something? Or is that, oh, God, I don't know. I'm not a blood person.

No. I've got some, but I haven't dug into it. It's more of a crip, man. Oh, my God, good I haven't dug into it. It's more of a crip, man. Oh, my God. Good from you. Tap out. Yes, what? It's more of a crip, man.

I don't know. I was just guessing. God, I wish I could just Google, like. Yeah. What did you say, B? Mate, I just say stuff, to be honest. What did you say? Should we go O?

Should we go O? Lock in an O that is correct yes well done whatever you said before though was obviously correct

the O positive is what did you say the O was like they call it the universal one okay yeah there you go well

are we up to what this is question 10 this is question 10 guys okay let's go let's get to it the coffee house chain Tim Hortons was founded in which country

Canada correct we've done it Okay, let's go. Let's get to it. The coffee house chain Tim Hortons was founded in which country? Canada. Correct. We've done it. Tim Hortons. I've been there before. They love Timmy Hortons in Canada, mate. Nice work, guys.

That's three. Thank Aunt Sally for that one. I've seen her in Toronto. I've been to Timmy Hortons many, many times. Well done. Wow. There we go. We got 10 out of 10.

John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. Watch and win with Three's Vince. So streaming now on Three Now 2, or if you're patient and obedient and you like structured television being fed to you, Thursday night's 8.30. Carl, morning to you in Wellington.

Morning. Hey, guys. How's it going? Lovely to have you on. There was a little code word that popped up last night during the show for $500. What was it? Meat. Oh, well done.

$500. There you go. That's awesome, guys. It was a cool show, too. Oh, thank you, Carl. It was the meat guller last night. Yeah. Question, is that like to take the piss out of the meat guller?

Yeah, it was kind of a play. Did you get it? Yeah, I did. It was meant to be a play on words. I did. It's a bit of a watery gag, to be honest. I'm glad Megan got it. I got it.

It was all worth it. Carl, really appreciate you watching, mate. Go and have a lovely weekend and listening to the show. Awesome. Hey, thanks, guys. You too. Thanks. Now, Nicole joins us live from the USA.

She hosts a radio show in New York as well. Nicole, we need to talk about Kanye again because him and his wife, Bianca, apparently they've split up. I know that I'm hearing both conflicting reports, though. Some people are saying she's done. She wants to file for divorce. They do not have a prenup, which is not a good look. I mean, he lost a lot of his money a while ago

when he first started saying all those anti-Semitic things. He was dropped by all of his deals. But's interesting sorry to jump in there i saw a great social media observation saying um you know they didn't have a prenup if only there was a song a popular song that had the line about a prenup as well i mentioned it many times in his song right prenup i just don't i don't understand like there song, right? Preen up. I just don't, I don't understand. Like, there's no way

she can stay with him. Like, I don't, how can, you don't, like, I'm wondering if behind closed doors,

she's like, dude, what are you doing? What are you doing? You're ruining your life. I mean, it would be best for her to get out of there

and run as fast as she can. I mean, a lot of her family members have spoken out and made it seem as though she's like under this spell and being brainwashed. I mean, he has like her family members have spoken out and made it seem as though she's like under this spell and being brainwashed. I mean, he has like a culty vibe.

Like I could see him being a cult leader, right? Like I could see him knowing how to mess with someone's mind and take advantage. He's that famous where, you know, you've lost grip of reality, isn't it? Touch with reality. He's got that level of, I want to reach that level of fame. But she needs to divorce him before he loses too much more of his money. I mean,

I'm not saying she's a gold digger, but like, if you're going to, if you're going to do it. That would be, that would be smart. But I don't know, if she stayed here this long,

maybe she is like one of his dedicated followers and they're starting the Kanye cult. When you, like famous people like Kanye, okay, he's got his public persona.

What, what is he really like as a person sitting at home on a Sunday in track pants? I don't think normal. I think he's one of those people who has like streams

of consciousness, is always like thinking a little bit like outside the box, is always like having these like super meta type conversations and thoughts

and is just saying things for shock value or to start a fight with someone. I think that he's not that different at home. I really don't. Who's the person that you've come across who's maybe been perceived as wild, but they're actually very quiet and normal?

Ooh, that's a good question. I've got a guess. Miley Cyrus? Oh, she's a little bit still cuckoo. She's just fun. She's got a lot of energy. I thought Cyrus? Oh, she's a little bit still cuckoo. She's just fun. She's got a lot of energy. I thought Lady Gaga was going to be a nuts because the first time I interviewed her

was when she first popped on the scene. It was like wearing meat dresses and stuff like that. And when she came in, she was so lovely and like really looked you in the eyes. It was like she forgot that we were on the radio and was like having like this beautiful conversation. She was thoughtful in her answers. She wasn't like weird.

Like that's Gaga, right? She almost like sat there as Stephanie. So I think that was probably a good example. She's quite understated, is she? Yeah. Like really just a lovely person who, it was like a nice conversation. Like I could have sat on the couch with her drinking red wine and talked all night. Well, there you go.

That makes me happy. Because you only see one side of these people. And obviously all humans are multifaceted. Yeah. I mean. Are you? Yeah. Are you multifaceted?

No. So many facets. So many facets. I can't even count them all. Yeah. I mean, also you have to remember that it's not normal to be famous and that they are pulled in different directions and they're responsible for a lot of people's paychecks. And yeah, it's weird to be a celebrity. It's weird to be famous and that they are pulled in different directions and they're responsible for a lot of people's paychecks. And yeah, it's weird to be a celebrity.

It's weird to be famous. And you do lose some semblance of reality, not like Kanye style, but I think that can affect the way that you act towards other people. Absolutely. Yeah, why wouldn't it? Hey, Nicole, listen, we will let you go. Thank you so much for your time.

Really do appreciate it. Bye, guys. See you, Nicole. Jono, Ben and Megan do appreciate it. Bye guys. See you Nicole. I know it's going to be a massive game'm very excited about this weekend's game. Another sellout. A local derby. It's going to be huge. I know. It's going to be a massive game tomorrow. I can't wait.

The opportunity to go 3-0 is pretty exciting. It's very... I don't want to tempt fate in any way, but... You're just taunting them. Yeah, I love this. You're taunting them at this point. Back and forth. It's been so good between the Phoenix fans and the Auckland FC fans.

Yeah, the banter continues. In fact, I saw Paddy Tuesday night gave him a bit of a ribbing, but he said he's unfortunately able to make the derby this Saturday or tomorrow. He's clearly running for the hills. Oh, Paddy Gower. We'll call Paddy Gower. Oh, we haven't planned this.

We'll call Paddy because he loves the Wellington Phoenix. I mean, the Wellington Phoenix are great, but Auckland FC... Your phone has been forwarded to voicemail. He's running. He's done it again. He's running, Nick. He's in a bunker somewhere.

Ouch. Now, Auckland FC, what, five points at the top of the table ahead? Is that right? Yeah, no, it's a good position to be in. I mean, we're not getting too carried away. We haven't won anything, but we did have a – last weekend we had a great result against Western United, who were the team who beat us at home before Christmas.

And then old Newcastle did us a favour by beating Adelaide, who were the closest to us at the table. So it was a good weekend all round. It gives us a bit of momentum going into this weekend. Now, people haven't been along to the games. They're incredible. And the fans. We're just blowing away the times we've been there.

How early the ports, the fan base get there. They're starting singing at least an hour or two before the game. And then throughout the whole game. It's non-stop. The port have been amazing. They've been immense. And they're actually doing an early march around the stadium this Saturday. And then they're going to get into this filled with South Stand, the whole

South Stand, like every single seat will be filled and the port is on sort of like an extended port for the game and they're going to be loud, they're going to be fun, they're going to bring the atmosphere and bring the colour they're brilliant, I actually love them. We actually recorded them when we were there and boy oh boy

they got... This is easy to learn the words to It's awesome, and then of course down the south end, at the north end we've got all the fun and games that we have in the family fan zone, so there's it's a really good mix for families who can kind of come down and see the unique atmosphere of a football match.

The slide's fun. We had to go on the slide. We had to go on the slide. Although one little trick, just make sure none of your skin is like, I had a little bit of carpet burp. But anyway, it was fine. Just put your arm, your elbow up, off. Did you get a little booboo from the slide?

This is the first complaint I've had about the game. It was like three-year-olds. My three-year-old and my five-year-old do it like this. It was fun. I hadn't brought it up until now, but I just thought it was probably just... You just wanted to tell Nick, hey, Nick, I need a plaster. You know, when it happened, he's like, I'm going to take this straight to the top. So this is the point of this call, all right?

No. And something we got to do, which is a real honour. I didn't realise it was going to be on the field, we got to toss the coin before the game. Now, I thought normally, you know, you watch league

and rugby and stuff and it's normally in some dingy back room or in a, you know, like a corridor. This is out in the middle of the field. It's in the middle of the field

and it's also, that is reserved for the elitist of the elite. So consider yourself incredibly fortunate to do that. As we were walking out there to toss the coin, I was like, have we been put out here because

Nick couldn't think of any bigger tosses to do the coin toss? And you get inside your head because you handed the special FIFA coin, aren't you? That's right. Did you pocket it? We had to give it back to the referee. And boy,

they're taller. They're a lot taller than you think football players. They are, give it back to the referee. And boy, they're taller. They're a lot taller than you think football players. They are, aren't they? They are. They really are. And we've got a reasonably big team across the league, but yeah, they are a lot bigger than you see it on TV. Yeah, or Hiroki, who's the Hiroki Sakai, who's your captain.

He'd be like 6'4". Not quite. Close to. I mean, let's call him 6'4". It's a good story. But Hiroki's an immense, both by character and by stature. He's an absolute legend. He's our leader.

He's somebody who gives so much on the pitch. But then off the pitch, he's the most humble, lovely, one of the greatest humans I've met. And he's just re-signed with us too, which is really exciting news. Oh, great. Well, Auckland FC, the local derby, taking on the Wellington Phoenix. Good luck. Good luck, Nick.

I'm sure it's going to be a wonderful day. Yeah. See you soon. I'll see you in the game soon. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. Now, it is a big day here at the hits.

After 8 o'clock, we're going to announce who is going to get married at first flight, thanks to Tourism Fiji. They're going to get to Elope in Fiji. Incredible wedding, a tropical wedding, and that's a huge prize after 8 o'clock this morning. The big bonus, though, is you don't have to deal with a bridal party, which is a pro and a con because the bridal party can bring a lot of unnecessary drama to a wedding, can't they? We're not just talking the female. There's a lot of drama to do with bridal parties.

I don't know what happens with weddings, but even my second wedding, we were like, right, we're going to avoid all drama. But I don't know why. It just brings the drama. So I've had two marriages. Have you? Two weddings. Shut up. I feel like we would have brought that up.

I'm not ashamed. But I have had five bridesmaids. Have'm not ashamed. But I have had five bridesmaids. Have you? Yeah. Over the two weddings. Oh yeah, that makes sense.

Did you not have the same five both weddings? No. Oh, spicy. That's okay though. I only actively

have a friendship with two of them still. Was it just you lost contact or? No, there was drama. Was it just you lost contact? No, there was drama. Was there?

There was drama. It happens in life, isn't it? But we've always said weddings are like a snapshot of your life at that moment and you fall out of contact with people. But I mean, when you think about it, their main role of the bridal party, the grooms and the bridesmaids, all you need to do is just stand there and look supportive and wear some sort of weird peach-coloured dress. You'll definitely wear it again. That's your only role.

You don't need to cause any other drama. Or support. You're right. Just support, help out. There's a lot of things you can do. But I guess money comes into it if they're asking you to buy a dress that you don't want to wear. And then maybe they're asking a lot of your bridal party.

Well, some brides and grooms do treat their bridal party like personal assistants. They go power mad. Hungry with power. It's my day. So we want to know this morning, was there any drama at your wedding? Because obviously we're going to try and avoid all that drama

when these people get married at first flight. So yeah, I won't do the hats. 4487, you can remain anonymous. You don't have to say your name. Please especially guys too. If there was drama in the bridal party for the guys. Oh, guys bring drama. Stag do's as well.

I don't want it to be a female thing. That was my only, no it won't be. That was my wife's big fear was stag do, whether I was going to make it out alive. Because I was the first of my friend group to get married, so there was a lot of excited stag do energy. Now if someone has a stag do, it's like, honestly, we'd probably go for a brunch, be in bed,

have a nap in the afternoon, and then, you know. I was like, what's better, going first or going last? Because then last is like payback for everything you did to everyone else. You're in the clear. A lot of people, the worst people are the ones that are married. I'm in the clear now. I can do whatever I want and there's going to be no revenge. That's the ones you've got to watch out for, I reckon,

the married people. They filled up a kid's ball with cement and chained it to my ankle all day. I carried around a 30kg ball of cement. Under the Hits, 4487 Bridal Party Dramas. It's a funny collection of people, isn't487, Bridal Party Dramas. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast.

The hits. It's a funny collection of people, isn't it, the Bridal Party? They're kind of like the Avengers of awkwardness. And also, like, a lot of the time they might be people from different walks of life, but they're your good mates, and then you chuck them together. They don't always get along. I always feel like, you know, when you're at school in the school ball and your friend was with someone and they wanted all their friends to go to the ball. So you would just partner up to make numbers so their friends could get into the ball.

It's the same vibe at a bridal party, isn't it? You're there to make up the numbers, smile and wave. Everyone be happy. Sam, what was the drama with the bridal party? Oh, well, us as a bridal party completely ruined my sister's wedding for her. What'd you do? So I think it was like a week before the wedding, I broke both my arms at the same time and so, but I couldn't even get the same coloured car so I had like one bright blue

one, one white one. And a few days before the wedding as well, our dad decided to play tennis, but he got hit, bang in the middle of the nose with a tennis racket, and he had two massive black eyes. Oh, my God. The wedding photos look like there's been a brawl. It literally did, because also the night before the wedding, the groomsmen all decided to drink,

and they thought that it would be hilarious to shave their eyebrows off. Oh, no. Not the groom's eyebrows as well. started to drink and they thought that it would be hilarious to shave their eyebrows off. Oh no! Not the groom's eyebrows as well. No, it was just the groom's men. And then my sister also got blackout drunk. Oh Jesus.

As a bridal party, we looked terrible. This is what we're eliminating with the Fiji wedding. That's why we're doing this. The photos must have just been these people with no eyebrows, you two broken arms and your dad with two black eyes. It was like that.

Are you guys okay? She's still, it's been like 20 years and she still hasn't let it go. Oh, fair enough. I wouldn't. Thank you for sharing that. What an awesome story. That's great, Sam. Appreciate it. Brooke, good morning it go. Thank you for sharing that. That's an awesome story. Yeah, that's great, Sam. Appreciate it.

Brooke, good morning to you. Good morning, guys. How are you? I'm going all right. So what happened? So it was my best friend's wedding, and her sister and I were bridesmaids. And she wasn't due to drop her baby for like another three, three and a half weeks. And all morning, I'm a hairdresser

so I was doing the hair and all morning she's like oh my god I'm so uncomfortable today like it's hot it's sticky this dress is horrible I'm so uncomfortable I'm a little bit sore and I said to her are you sure you're not in labor like no no three and a half weeks right in the middle of the ceremony this baby decided to come And come real hard and real fast So it was born at the actual wedding venue? In the ambulance outside the church That they were getting at in Meriden Did they have to stop the ceremony?

Yep, full blowing Because she was just screaming She was going for it. She was telling her husband in the fourth row back that he was never going to touch her again, and this is it, and, you know, maybe he shouldn't have come anywhere near her and all that sort of stuff as well.

And it's kind of, I've been engaged for the last nine years, and I think that might have put me off a little bit as well. Yeah, but probably the couple at the front are like, actually, we don't know if we want to get married anymore if this is where it's heading.

Exactly, exactly. It was entertaining to say the least. Yeah, it is funny. I had to hold her bouquet while she was squeezing

my hand to oblivion. Oh, there we go. Did the wedding resume after? Oh, yeah. She waddled out and

screaming and yelling and us bridesmaids had to rearrange her dress while she was waddling down the aisle backwards, like out towards the ambulance, but it resumed straight afterwards, just one bridesmaid short. Wow, it's hard to really bring the audience back after that, isn't it?

You've lost the room. A baby screaming outside, I guess. Jono, Ben and Megan. The Podcast. The Hits. Who's having the best weekend? Every week we cross to Connor who works for the Hits in the South and Hayley who's hitting the

North Island for the Hits and they pour their blood, sweat and tears into finding the best events happening in both islands and we welcome a sweaty, crying and bleeding Hayley and Connor. Welcome. Oh, what an intro. I know.

There has been a lot of tears. I'm coming off the back of a couple weeks of losses. It's been a hard week for the North Island. It has. I think it's going to be a tough week this week too. The South Island, I don't want to steal your thunder, Connor, but there's been a hard week for the North Island. It has, yeah. And I mean, I think it's going to be a tough week this week too. The South Island, I don't want to steal your thunder, Connor, but there's some big things happening in the South. We're going to start, though, in the Deep South,

technically part of the South Island. Stewart Island Tai Chi come Monday. I think before some big things happening in the rest of the South Island, it's a good idea to unwind. And on the beautiful waterfront of Rakiura, Stewart Island. Oh, that's great. Because, you know, at the end of the year, we did the one week, didn't we, Megan?

We rang Stewart Island just before Christmas to see because they were always neglected. And the lady from the pub just said the pub was great. The pub's weird. She was like, the pub. The pub at the weekend, yep. She's not wrong. It's great.

It's an awesome pub. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Feels like the Stewart Islanders are going to take a little bit of time to get their head around Tai Chi, but I'm sure once it embeds in the culture, it'll take off. Also in the South Island, huge weekend, 70,000 people at Hagley Park for two days of electric av. The Prodigy going to be there, LAB, Fat Freddy, so many great artists. Big names headlining.

The main one for Friday is Chase and Status. They did that song with Stormzy. I'm not sure if it's really one for the hits. That Backbone song, headlining. The main one for Friday is Chase and Status. They did that song with Stormzy. I'm not sure if it's really one for the hits. That Backbone song, that one. Shapeshifters in there as always. Kiwi Legends, L.A.B. Fat Freddy's Drop. It's huge.

We went along last year. It was just a one-day event, and now it's so big they're doing it over two days. Yeah. It's apparently almost too big now. They need a bigger park. Now, I don't know if we have a bigger park than our biggest park and the biggest park in the country,

but hey, who knows? They're demanding that you add more park to the park? Yeah, apparently. And yet the mayor wants to take park away from the park, so I don't know how the parks are going to cope with parks being taken away and added. It's all very... Maybe you could have it across multiple parks.

Okay, so Electric Avenue's on this weekend. That's huge. And the South Island? Yeah, yeah. And we'll finish off with Gore, eh? This is the quintessential essence of Gore, the Cobra Rotter's Southern Dragways, where a whole bunch of hot rods, noisy cars

with their engines sticking out the bonnet pretty much just rip and bust down a street of gore and make a lot of noise and a lot of smoke. Drag racing and burnouts down the main street of gore, it's just another weekend in gore. So it's going to be a fantastic weekend. And also, let's not neglect the Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids Triathlon. Sunday morning, producer Grace is going to Electric Avenue

and she's kindly offered her services to film social videos for us at the Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids Triathlon, Sunday morning. Producer Grace is going to Electric Avenue and she's kindly offered her services to film social videos for us at the Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids Triathlon, first thing Sunday morning as well in Christchurch. We'll be there. Grace will be there. 100% right for Grace. Round of applause for Grace. Yeah, Kiwi hero. Now, over to you in the north there, Hayley.

Woo, you got your work cut out. Thank you. John O, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Well, speaking of my kids, I've been trying to assemble a basketball hoop for my son. It's been an ongoing Oh my god Four week saga And

Still doing it Still going Isn't Oscar's birthday Waitangi Day Listen let's not Drill down on when She'll be here before She'll be helping you do it

He'll honestly be retired From basketball By the time this is The thing's assembled But anyway Let's just get someone Around to do it I know Ben

I know But I tried I've screwed up the first step so the three poles that hold the hoop oh you were away when yeah yeah i put them on and i didn't measure them properly and i can't unstick the pole so this is step one of screwed up and i can't like i've gone a few steps further i'm like it's not aligning it's not you know it's all a mess so i had to write an email to the manufacturer, okay? And I typed into chat GPT a few little prompts because, you know,

I don't want to look like a complete imbecile in this email. And you are. I know I am. I know I am. So I wanted to put my best foot forward, but I also wanted to be ambiguous enough that, you know, the people didn't know it was me that made this mistake. So I typed in chat GPT, can you compose this email?

Please don't make me sound like a complete idiot. Make it sound like it wasn't me or it could have been someone else. Type it professionally so they also, in a tone, so they feel sorry for me so I can get a replacement part. So chat GPT is like, recently purchased a basketball system. We encountered an issue during assembly. I'm almost blaming them for it.

So this is genius. When assembling the poles, the instructions specified a nine centimetre overlap. Unfortunately, this wasn't measured at the time. Again, taking zero responsibility. Yeah, true. They're like, who measured it? No, who knows?

Now, as we're a few steps further, it doesn't align properly. I assume this misalignment is a problem that occurs regularly. So again, putting the blame on their basketball system. No, you didn't measure it, but sure. Any guidance would be appreciated. Now, I copied and pasted that into an email.

Now, what I didn't factor in is when you copy and paste from ChatGPT, it also includes the prompt at the bottom. It's a feedback. So it's then attached on the bottom of the email. This keeps it clear, polite, and professional while also reneging any responsibility And not making you sound like an idiot in the speech box The tone will also hopefully make the manufacturer feel sorry for you

And send you a free replacement part Let me know how it goes Then I get a reply back from Caro From customer service Hi Jono She says thanks for your, in quotations, professional email attempting to renege responsibility.

Lol. She actually wrote lol in a customer service email. I said, that's when I knew I was cooked. She said, I'm sorry to hear the unexpected issues

you've encountered while assembling the basketball system. Once the polls are engaged, it's not possible to take them apart. You did make me feel sorry for you though,

but unfortunately, not enough for a replay on the bus. However, you can purchase one online at this link. Well played, Caro. I feel so awkward for you. I feel awkward. So just be careful when you're copying from ChatGPT. It does include it all, the whole thing. Well, just be careful when you're assembling a basketball hoop to follow instructions.

Many lessons, many lessons. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hit. There was something I saw on social media yesterday and it was about everyday sort of turn-ons. These are often things that guys could particularly do that you wouldn't think.

I was thinking. You were confused by this list. There's a list I saw online And I started running through This list with you After the show Megan And you were like Oh yeah absolutely Absolutely

I'm like what? Me and producer Ali Were like yes Yes yes These are kind of The opposite of ics Right So they're simple

Everyday things you do That like I don't know We can't speak for every woman But women might find Particularly attractive So some of them were like Just be nice to wait staff.

You know, that's my deal breaker. That's just like common courtesy, but I'm a great, you know, particularly polite to wait staff was, yeah, one of the everyday turn-ons. Do you feel like your turn-ons have changed the older you've got? So you're like, you know, when you're 20s, you're like, oh, the abs and pectorals and, oh, we can reverse a trailer and book a dental appointment and put it in a calendar. One of these on the list was hygiene. That's hot too.

That sounds like the bar is very low with some of these. But something quite interesting. Like grey sweatpants. Now, that feels like sometimes you've checked out in life, but apparently not. No. There are Instagram accounts dedicated to grey sweatpants. I can't go into too much detail. But my husband went to leave the house. He went to go instagram accounts dedicated to grey sweatpants i can't go into too much detail but my husband went to leave the house he went to go to the gym and grey sweatpants and i was like you need to get changed why who are you wearing those for

okay now producer ellie are you a grey sweatpant person yeah no i know exactly what they mean if you know you know if you don't know okay well i don't know but is it more about what the grey sweat panda's displaying? The next one is reading a book in public. Yeah, I just read that out and you were like, oh, yeah. Intelligence, you know? Oh, my God, what are they reading? What, like, that is...

Fast Fours and Rotary magazine? Oh, no, maybe not. No, a book, not a magazine. Like an actual book, like a novel or something. When was the last time you saw a guy alone, maybe at a cafe, reading a book in public? No, he's looking at the babes on Instagram. Excuse me, sir. Okay.

Right. So these examples, I mean, do you have other ones yourself? This one really tickles me. And I don't know why. But if you're in the car car you're in the passenger seat and then a guy is driving when they're going to

it doesn't happen so much anymore because they're reversing cameras but when they reverse and they put their arm behind you in the seat and turn back

to look behind you is that good? yeah I'm with you I don't know what it is I understand what about someone who can fix the Wi-Fi?

Turn it up and turn it on again. Turn it on and knows the password to the Wi-Fi. Oh, that's pretty good. Oh, Jono, wow. What a catch. I can't. I can't do that. I'm just throwing it out there as a hypothetical.

Jen looks after all of that in our house. Okay, so were these, okay, these okay 4487 on the text so 100 the hats there are more examples out there they will be like a weird little I feel like I'm learning

a lot like this there was one on here wet hair I don't know about that one see I like bed hair when a guy

hasn't done his hair and it's just you know it's all dried up and it's a little bit fluffy oh very nice very nice so these are everyday

sort of turn ons things that people are doing that I'm very surprised these are actually doing things here. Listen to us. We're getting all giggly. Stacking the dishwasher? Oh, yeah.

Do that with me. Yeah, that's nice. Unloading the dishwasher. I feel like you guys have just lowered your bar, Ro. It's been years of going on. We've had two. Okay, over at The Hats, everyday sort of turn-ons. I'd love to hear from you next.

Educate. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hats. We're talking about non-sexy turn-ons. Everyday turn-ons today. We're learning some stuff. It's kind of the opposite of an ick.

So just everyday simple things that are just like, ooh, ooh-wee. For me, I'm behind the seat when they're reversing. A lot of texts about calendar invites being sent. A lot of people appreciating admin being looked after. Yeah, it's even as simple as, like, I got you a hot drink and things like that. Oh, stop.

Did I ask for it? Oh, my God, I did it? Oh, my God. Watching the TV show, you know, like waiting to watch the show together. Oh, yeah. That's just a rule, that one. Oh, Ben sometimes sneaks ahead don't you and then

he tries to pretend like he hasn't seen the show danielle you're on hi non-sexual turn-ons danielle hello what is it for you mate um a non-sexual turn-on would be if he's like he like walks up to the door but like stops and like puts his arm against the door to like support him and his biceps show leans on the door leans on the door to support with the biceps show

producer Ellie's nodding too I can't remember the last time I leant on a door it's just the casual confidence I don't think my weak brittle arms would hold my body up against a door. I'd be frightened to lean against it. But that does it for you though, Danielle? Yeah, it definitely does it. I agree. Okay, and Megan, everyone, you were just saying before

that someone was playing about a phone. When your partner has their phone, on their phone, texting, whatever, and you go to talk to them and they put their phone down. That's not happening. It's like, you have my full attention. That's not my... How, yeah, yeah, yeah. What? How long is this going to take?

I'm looking down again. You're looking at your phone as she's talking? Yeah, like, oh, it's back down. Ben Boyce will not put his phone down for anyone. Let's keep these reasonable and believable, Megan. If the Pope walked in here, Ben would be scrolling Instagram and He'd be like, oh, g'day, mate. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What was that?

Back to his emails. Give me eye contact and then I'll be, yeah, you know. Also, like, both hands behind your head. That's a power play move, that one, isn't it? Yeah. We had a boss who used to do both hands behind head, then feet on desk. Oh, no. That was asserting some dominance.

That's too far. And then we put our feet on the desk and it was all just a bit weird. A bit of a weird situation. Jada, good morning to you. Good morning. Non-sexual turn-ons for you, Jada. What is it? Oh, when they just make a decision, you know, know what they want and just go for it.

I get that. So good. But then you're like, now, just on the flip side of this. I know you're going to say dinner, aren't you? No, I'm just going to say, sometimes you're like, oh, well, I've gone ahead and made this decision. You're like, well, just on the flip side of this. I know you're going to say dinner, aren't you? No, I'm just going to say, sometimes you're like, oh, well, I've gone ahead and made this decision. You're like, well, that wasn't the right decision to make. No.

What do you want from us? Just go for it. The right decision to make it. And it can also be, you know, any domain. Maybe we need to make a decision, but know what decision you would have made when that decision's being made. Yeah.

You're a complex. You should know what we want, though. Yeah, that's where we need to go. Make the decision complex... You should know what we want though. Yeah, I agree. Make the decision, but you should know what our preference is. Okay. Exactly. Good to know.

Some good text coming through here on 4487 as well, when the bins are taken out. Oh, yeah. Someone's saying anything with a French accent too, doesn't matter what it is, as long as you've got a French accent. Take the bins out. Okay.

Wearing an apron. Wearing an apron while cooking for me. Oh, yeah. That's probably showing bins out. Okay. Wearing an apron. Wearing an apron while cooking for me. Oh yeah, that's probably showing. Someone said I'm doing the ironing especially when topless. That's dangerous, isn't it? Just doing the ironing, honestly.

Yeah, the steam is... A lot of people are texting through about uniforms. Oh yeah, any kind of uniform. Gonna raw dog it with Gail here. Welcome, Gail. Hello. What's the non-sexual turn on for you? Oh, not a lot. Shouldn't have raw dogged it with Gail.

Should not have done that. Sorry, Gail. We'll put you back on hold then. Next, we're going to be announcing who has won the amazing prize to Fiji. Thanks to Tourism Fiji, you can be married in Fiji. It's an incredible, incredible opportunity. Another text here.

Hi, Viz. Orange. A man in a military uniform as well. Oh, yeah. That is the hat. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hat.

Hundreds of entries on the hits.co.nz. So thank you very much for everyone who's entered We're going to be following this saga Going to be trying to help organise things There's a lot of stuff to organise When we were listing it off yesterday Isn't there? So we're going to go through to our lucky winner here

Hello, Christy speaking Hello, Christy Hello Hello, it's Jonathan. Hello, Christy. Hello. Hello, it's Jonathan, Benjamin and Megan here from The Hits. Hi. Hi, guys. How are you?

Oh, it's sweet. We catch up with you. Oh, that's so great. Just, you know, just see what you're doing, you know, doing in life. Oh, no, just, you know, pretending to work while listening to you guys. Same. Now, we spoke to you yesterday and you weren't married. Has anything changed on that status? No, nothing at all has changed on that status.

So just remind. Just engaged. Engaged. How long have you and George been engaged for? I think it's coming up four years now. Okay, four years. And for, you know, for a multitude of reasons, you like the house and all sorts of life, you haven't got married yet.

Yeah. No, we haven't. How would you like to get married in Fiji? Oh, my God. That would be amazing. Because if you want it, you can get married in Fiji. I would love that. Thank you. Thanks to Tourism Fiji, you can say married in Fiji. I would love that. Thank you.

Thanks to Tourism Fiji. You can say I do in paradise. It's just three hours away. The Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort is where you and George can get married. This is not a joke. This is not a joke. This is not a joke.

It's happening. It would be a sick joke if it was. The problem is we've done years and years of jokes and I can see why you've gone there. But this is 100% legit. It is yours if you want it. All you need to say is I do to us. I do.

Not be anymore, I do. Now, can we call George? And why don't you propose to George? We can do that. I think he might be sleeping, but yeah. Let's wake him. This is a wake-up call. Did he propose to you initially? Yes, sleeping, but yeah. Let's wake him. This is a wake-up call. Did he propose to you initially?

Yes. Yes, he did. Okay. Well, you can propose the idea of eloping in Fiji, the two of you. Yeah, sure. He's a man of many words, so we'll see how that goes. Holy crap. I'm sorry.

This is amazing. Yeah, it's pretty exciting, isn't it? Oh, my God. It's a lot to get you. I should be getting my head around. This is God. It's a lot to get here. I should take my heater out. This is amazing. There's a lot to plan, too. Oh, yeah.

We've got some organising to do. Heck, yeah. Oh, my God. Come on, Georgie. Gorgeous George. Oh, he's a shift worker. Okay. Yeah, sorry.

He finished at like midnight. So he'll be here. Hello. Georgie. Gorgeous George George Gorgeous George It's Jono, Ben and Megan from the Hits Radio Station Morning, sorry for the early morning call I haven't actually had any time

To think about this, but Oh, George, gorgeous George Will you do the honours Of marrying me in Fiji Oh shit, okay Yeah, you guys have won Will you do the honours of marrying me in Fiji? Oh, shit. Okay.

Yeah, you guys have won. Thanks to Tourism Fiji, you have won to get eloped in Fiji in paradise. Oh, my gosh, George. You're going to be a husband. Is that good? That's a good one. I don't know. You tell us. I think it's pretty cool

George is like I was hoping to drag this engagement out For another 10 years How much does this mean to the pair of you? Everything This is awesome This is fantastic I can't even

Man Still speechless, sorry Can't even comprehend it But this is huge This is amazing Unreal I'll tell you what There's a lot to organise speechless, sorry, can't even comprehend it but this is huge, this is amazing unreal I'll tell you what, there's a lot to organise, we need to get you to

Auckland, I know you're in Rotorua, we need to get you to Auckland for your hens do, your stag do the dress, the wedding dress the dress babes we're getting you a ring, yeah there's a lot to organise, there is so much to organise, even though it's just the two of you there's a lot to organise, this is so much to organise. Even though it's just the two of you, there's a lot to organise.

This is very exciting. Congratulations, you sound awesome, we can't wait to meet you and hopefully help you plan an unbelievable and unforgettable wedding in Fiji. This is amazing, thank you guys so much. I can't believe it, thank you.