Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Jono's does a cognitive test...

Episode Date: July 1, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY: The team bully's parking wardens... Should Ben be a Kmart model?  Our guilty pleasure movie  We chat to musician Indy Yelich!  Can you banter with tradies?  Producer Grace gets an AI apology Things you can say in the bedroom and... the supermarket  Are your kids lunchbox trading?  Hawk Tua girl rumours...  Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: THEHITSBREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with the Jono and Ben podcast. Cheers to Dilma, making the world a better tea. 2nd of July today, I wonder if anyone tapped out of Dry July already. Just last night was the kicker. Monday night, no. Can't even do one day. There was also DIY July I see as well. July's a very flexible, versatile month for theming it.

Thigh July, get your thighs in order. I'm doing that. I feel like I'm constantly doing that. Thigh July. Are you on the grind at the gym at the moment, are you? Yeah. Are you shredding for R&B? I mean, yeah, sure.

Sure, I'll do that. Shredding, I mean, ask me tomorrow if I'm still shredding. Giving up on thigh July after. Cry July, you can cry after work each day you gather. It's a great month. Yeah, it's a great month. Yeah. It's a great month. Have you ever participated in a dry July?

No. No, it's my birthday month. So I'm like, oh. I've given up alcohol, you know, for a month or two months or whatever, you know, but I haven't gone, no, I'm doing this as part of an official thing. Yeah. I've themed it. I've had two children.

So technically I've given up for like two years. So that's enough Amen sister there was one that was like Febfast or something that was a sober month and I signed up

for Febfast but I found a loophole that because I was raising money for some charity that you know you could pay a little fine if you wanted to have

a couple of beers so through the month of February I donated a lot to Febfast you're just paying extra for your alcohol yeah true but it's going to charity I'm drinking this beer for charity it's great it's going to charity who's policing that at the end of February, I donated a lot to FebFast. You're just paying extra for your alcohol. Yeah, true.

But it's going to charity. I'm drinking this beer for charity. It's great. It's going to charity. Who's policing that at the end of the day, though? Who's like, oh, John, hang on, mate. You know? Yeah.

I think you're just meant to have the self-control. So many people are doing dry July and then having a bevy at night. Surely. Cheeky. I saw something this morning. You know, the parking wardens out and about. And yesterday afternoon as well, because the parking wardens, they start early now. They start ticketing from about 7am around the country just to bring in that extra rev,

the cash money, the side hustle for the councils. But yesterday I was driving past and the councils need to put them in civilian clothing because they've got a big old nerd hat, you know, with the big wide-brimmed hat and hivers vest, and they're wandering around with their big portable EFTPOS machine that prints tickets. That's good you can see them coming.

I know, but for their safety and to blend in with the community. Well, the cars are quite good for that in that regard. They're kind of, you know, the cars that drive around, they don't even have to get out now. They've just got cameras on the community. The cars are quite good for that in that regard. The cars that drive around, they don't even get out now. They've just got cameras on the cars. So they ticket you. Stop! So you don't get a ticket. You don't get a physical ticket but you'll get one sent in the mail. So let's drive around

with lots of cameras on it. Is that what those cars are? I thought it was like Google Earth. I was waving. I'll go back and look at that and see myself. We were walking past the cafe I pulled the fingers at one and Ben was with me. He's like, oh, come on. That's a poor guy going about his day. It's just the camera.

But they snap everyone's license plate and then they'll drive around again, you know, 30 minutes later or whatever. Oh no. Yeah. They've become more efficient. Anyway, my message to the councils, local councils is they've always got stuff to work on too. But, you know, dress your parking local councils, is they've always got stuff to work on too. But dress your parking wardens up so they don't look as bullyable.

Surely they don't need those hats in winter. No, no. They're a bit nerdy, eh? First time I've heard Ben bully someone. A little bit nerdy. Hey, I'm a bit nerdy. Ben's saying it. I'm a bit nerdy myself, that's for sure.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Now, you might have seen around uh you know town cities at the moment there's you know some jono and ben hits marketing photos there's maddie and pj as well around the place it's quite a few of them popping up in posters and billboards and is that weird for you it was i kind of like you kind of after a while you kind of get used to that happening but i guess it's kind of weird for you know i noticed it when the kids pointed out you know i'm with the kids oh there's your picture and we walked past one the other day and my daughter sienna she was like she said something you know when people say a compliment

and then they should stop yeah they carry on you know what what it seems like she goes like you've got such an interesting style i can't believe you have the confidence to pull that off yeah like what does it mean just say you've got a great style, whatever. But yeah, my daughter Sienna was like, hey, because we're looking at fashionable clothes. I've got blonde hair. I've got my new hair. She's like, hey, you look like a model. And I was like, oh.

Stop. I was like, oh, stop. Zoolander over here. And I was like, oh, thank you. And then she said, you're like one of those models you see at Kmart. And then I went, and this is no disrespect to the people that model for Kmart. They do a great job. But when you're like instantly, someone says you look like a model,

you're thinking Catwalks, Milan, you know, those sorts of things. Louis Vuitton. And then she was like, oh, no, you know, they look great. She tries to explain. They're on the pictures up there when you're getting changed by the changing rooms. I'm like, oh, you know. So she means a catalogue model.

Yeah, a catalogue. And again, no disrespect to the catalogue models. They're great-looking people, and I could never be one. But just when you think of someone giving you a model compliment. You're not thinking Kmart Kettle. No. You can be a model for Kmart. Maybe I'd pick him as an easy buy model.

I don't think easy buy exists anymore. Bring it back with me in it, is that what we're going to do? So I was like, it's one of those compliments. He would play the role of a happy but a little bit of a trendy dad in Kmart. Put him in a plaid shirt or something of a trendy dad. Yeah, cool dad. And I'd put him in like a plaid shirt or something. You are wearing like a puffer vest today. You could model that in the Kmart catalogue. I'm not angling to be a model.

I just thought. No. It's cold, but it's not cold enough to cover my arms. Let's get him a gig modelling in a Kmart. Yes. Hey, if they won't have you, maybe the warehouse will. I'm open. I'm open to all. Let's get him a modeling gig in a catalog. I don't think it's that easy.

I don't know if it's that easy. Anyone would do it. Please, if you work for any of these shops, why don't we just say Ben Boyce will model anything for you. If you have a business. For free. For free. Well, within reason. I'm not buying a Trump t-shirt on or anything like that. Nothing racist.

Come visit my favourite brothel in town. Hawk Tour 24 or something. Yes, if you've got a business and you need a model, Ben Boyce. I'm open. Let's get you on a Kmart catalog. It could happen. The cool dad.

Don't say cool again. I'm not a regular dad. I'm a cool dad. All right, next. We've got a puffer best. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Gordo said he looks like he could be a model,

a catalogue model for Kmart. And we're like, damn, this is an opportunity. So just a bit balling here, getting the brainstorm session started. Our dream is to get you in a catalogue. Well, why is this suddenly your dream? This was just me sharing a conversation I had. It's not just our dream too. Martin's joining the, welcome to the brainstorm room, Martin.

What's your suggestion? Morning, guys. Well, I don't think you should be a model. I think you should be a TV personality. No, I've tried that. You're a Briscoe lady, and you should be a TV personality. I'll try that. Come back to Briscoe's lady, and you can be one of the people that hands her something. Oh, the Briscoe, like seductively passing over some Manchester

or something that's on sale. Yeah, some towels, you know, whatever. Whatever. Special, you know, because they have special sometimes. You are keen to get back onto TV. Oh, yeah, that's true. I could get my hands on there, just pass them some towels to the Briscoe's lady. Good hand time to get back onto TV. Oh yeah, that's true. I could get my hands on there just passing some towels to the

briscoes later. Good hand time. Okay, alright. Thank you so much Martin. Appreciate it. Have a good one. No worries. We'll continue this on. Okay, I'm glad. I'm glad. I can't wait to see where this ends up. You know how we have those meetings after the show. They're like, you know, is there anything else you can continue on from that day's

show? I'll be like, I can't think of anything guys. I can't. No, nothing at all. I've written down some notes. Oh, gosh. Why did I bring it up? We wanted to open this up this morning, too. Your guilty pleasure movie. Because, Megan, you and producer Taylor, you share a love for what film? The House Bunny.

Shelley was living the dream until she did the one thing a bunny should never do. She got old. I'm 27. But that's 59 in bunny years. So The House Bunny, for your guilty pleasure movie, and we want to chuck this open 0800 the hits this morning. The House Bunny, only 43% favorable reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. So yeah,

so these are going to be movies that maybe they're not critically acclaimed. They're not going to win Oscars. Maybe, you know, some people might, you know, turn their nose down

at these movies. However, this movie has a recent Oscar in it. Everyone remembers Anna Faris as the bunny. Don't try and call it back, mate. We're just focusing

on the house. Emma Stone is in this movie. She's so good. All right, okay. This is what you watch when you're sick and you're like eating stuff up. Yeah, so it's a comfort movie. We're talking on the house. Emma Stone is in this movie. She's so good. This is what you watch when you're sick and you're like. Yeah, so it's a comfort movie. We're talking about a movie. It's your guilty pleasure.

Maybe you don't tell everyone. You're like, hey, this is the greatest movie ever. But you might be like, hey, I love that movie. I love it. Yeah. It's ironic that they kick her out of the Playboy Mansion at age 27. Hugh Hefner was still 91. I know.

He was in the Playboy Mansion. It's different rules. What's the guilty pleasure film for you, Ben? I'm going to go Happy Gilmore. It's just a movie that I've just watched many, many times. Again, it's like a comfort movie. He was a hockey player. But when his grandma needed his help, he discovered a new talent.

Now he's going from the links. Step right up, folks. See if you can outdrive the amazing amazing golf ball-a-walker guy. And I repeated that voiceover guy. She did the one wrong thing. She turned 27. He was a golfer. That's how old that movie is.

It still had voiceovers for trailers. I know. You're right. We're not really doing the voiceover thing much in trailers anymore. That guy's out of a gig, isn't it? Yeah, I think he's dead. I think Adam Sandler gets a rough time from snobby critics. He tunes out a lot of stuff.

Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2. I'm hanging out for Grown Ups 3. But then now he's signed to Netflix and I think the most watched movies throughout the year are his movies. His little Leo movie, the lizard that he voiced, was so cute.

It was great. Every now and then he pulls out one critically acclaimed one. Like when he was in the basketball one, he was like, oh my God, he's back. And then he does a couple more shooters. Yeah, but he's making it back. He is making it back. And you love him.

You put it on and you're like, it's going to be funny. And they are. Talking about the guilty pleasure when it comes to movies, the movies that you love to watch over and over again, and they may not be in everyone's eyes great movies, but they're great to you. Critically acclaimed. For Megan, it's...

Sally was living the dream until she did the one thing a bunny should never do. She got old. We're only 27. But that's 59 in bunny years. The house bunny. Anna Faris, right? She's very funny House Bunny. Anna Faris, right? She's very funny in that.

Anna Faris. Emma Stone was in it. Probably one of her first movies. About a geriatric playboy bunny ejected from the playboy mansion. Does it still stack up? Yeah, I'd still watch it. I mean, I don't know if you'd enjoy it. No, I know my wife used to love watching that movie.

Yeah, she loved that movie. Can I add another one of course Christina Aguilera's Burlesque 37% on Rotten Tomatoes was that with Cher yeah Cher's in it

Julianne Hoff Stanley Tucci's in it he's an Oscar winner Stella Lineup why is it why is it such a a dud according to the critics

well it's just it's Christina and Cher running like a a Burlesque place that's going under. I think I've seen it, yeah. It's good dancing, good singing. Is that that one?

Lady Marmalade? No, that's Merlin Rose. Oh, burlesque was what they shitty spin off. Can we milk this any further? What have you got? Well, Ben, you know this one. And for a while there, it was probably one of the only movies I'd ever seen. And it was a plane load of stereotypes called Soul Plane.

From the time you arrive at the gate. You doing good? Yeah. You feel wonderful? Till the moment you meet the crew. I am captain. At ease, ladies. We make sure you have an unforgettable flying experience.

Now this was one of Kevin Hart's first movies. He had a terrible experience on a plane, so then the logical thing to do would be to start your own airline. And his plane had a nightclub, a jacuzzi. Snoop Dogg was the pilot, and it was a very, very hazy cockpit. So clearly no workplace drug testing going on there. Sofia Vergara is in it. Wow.

But it's got 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. We're getting lower, baby. We are getting lower. But still that plane, slightly more reliable than a Boeing, the Soul plane. So 0800,

that's the telephone number. What is your guilty pleasure movie? As we say, the lower the ranking, the better. Hopefully we can get to single digits on Rotten Tomatoes.

Duncan, what is your guilty pleasure movie? The Love Guru? The Love Guru Now we've got a bit of Love Guru here It's my time to shine The Love Guru Now just a little bit, obviously Mike Myers, of course, Austin Powers

He played a character in Love Guru I think I've seen that Why do you love that movie? It is so funny, mate There is so many little laughs that you pick up on And the more you watch it, the more you pick up on it It's just so funny, mate. There is so many little laughs that you pick up on, and the more you watch it, the more you pick up on it. It's just so funny. How many times have you watched The Love Guru, Dunk?

Oh, mate, 20, 30. Wow. My girls quote so much out of it. It's quite funny. Jeez, Mike Myers would be like, damn, we're getting some bloody views in New Zealand here. The love guru. The lowest ranking on Rotten Tomatoes

so far, 13%. Not single digits though. But it all depends on what frame of mind you're in, doesn't it? Sometimes you're like, I just want to watch a thing. I always wonder too, when you're filming those projects, if halfway through everyone's like, oh dear god, this is a crapper

we have to finish filming it because we've started it now. Or one of those oh maybe it'll work out, maybe it'll be right Can you fix this one in the end? It's not going to be right No you're right. Do you know there's some films on Rotten Tomatoes which is what we're talking about a lot where people rate it, people go on, you can rate

a movie. There's some films with 0% ratings. Is there? What was? Oh, that's painful. I've seen this movie from Eddie Murphy. It was A Thousand Words

where he couldn't talk. I thought it was actually really good. It's got zero percent. Not even a percent. That is a kick in the guts. It's a zero percent rating. I think Cliff Curtis is in it.

You know, he was really good in it. What did you like about it? Say one favorable thing. It was funny. He was rich and then he couldn't know, like he was really good at it. What did you like about it? Say one favourable thing. It was funny. It was like he was rich and then he couldn't talk and then he was, yeah, he had the gift of the gab and then he couldn't say anything. Sounds like a zero percenter to me, mate.

You know when Ben's like trying to pull something because he's like, oh, I thought it was good. His voice goes up. Because you're like so many people, no matter how terrible the project, hundreds of hardworking, talented people have worked on that. And that's what you can't. You're like, a lot of work hours have gone into these.

And for people to just go, zero. Zero percent. Ain't it? At least they didn't have the lens on the camera. I mean, that's a zero percent of it for me. Well, they'll get the lens cap on. So I couldn't see anything. That's a zero percent.

I couldn't hear any, Murphy. Oh, no, I couldn't because he was silent. Tilly, you're on. Hi. Welcome. Your you're on. Hi. Welcome. Your guilty pleasure movie. What is it? Well, initially I thought it would have been Sleeping with the Enemy.

I don't know if you guys heard of it with Julia Roberts because it's just one of those movies where she's wanting to get away from her husband and she finally fakes the death. On a boat, hey? She's on a boat and he's like one of the towels or in the right order and stuff like that. Behind her smile What is it with you?

is a secret. Behind her laughter is fear. There we go. We've got to get that movie voice guy on and have a chat. So sleeping with the enemy, eh? Yeah, that's something that ran parallel with my life at that time, and I thought, oh, I could do that.

Okay, okay. I just hope you haven't done that. No, no, no, no. Second show in a row. Second show in a row where people have incriminated themselves. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. A talk about the U.S. election, which is coming up in, well, a few months' time, and a lot of talk about the shambles of the debate that went on the other day

between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Yeah, we did find a lot of joy in A, them both bragging about their golf handicaps and saying, well, we have a golf game. Only if you carry your own bags. That was Biden saying that to Trump. I'm like, good luck carrying yourself around. Only if you carry your own bags. That was Biden saying that to Trump. I'm like, good luck carrying yourself around. Carrying your sack of skin around that's dangling on your bones.

But Trump also, as he has done previously, bragging about the results of his cognitive test he did last time he was sitting as US President. He makes it sound like it's an IQ test. He does. Like he's super brainy for getting through it we invented those chips and we lost it well i took two tests cognitive tests i aced it he took none i'd like to see him take one just one a real easy one like go through the first five questions he couldn't do it and you know what if i didn't do well i aced him one of them said they've never seen anybody acing so it's like almost like passing a cognitive test.

It's just almost like, is your brain okay? Are you functioning? It's almost bragging about like passing a blood test or something. You're right. It's like to show if you've got early signs of dementia or anything like that. So it's an important test to do, but you're right. It just showed that he was okay for the job. He was fit for the job.

Now, can I front foot this? Because you were like after the show, well, you know, Joe Biden won't do the test, but you're the Joe Biden of this show. So we should make you do the Donald Trump cognitive test. Yeah. And after doing the test, I can see why he's bragging. I can see why Donald Trump is going around saying that.

We threw a few little curly ones at you, but we took some inspiration along the lines of what they do for a cognitive test. Right, Megan? Yeah. And one of them was verbatim. These tests are harder than the ones you know the websites you're like how many traffic lights are in this photo to prove that you're not a robot those put a lot of pressure on you uh so this was jonno having a crack yesterday megan and i were in a meeting room with you sitting across the table reading out some questions it's a memory test and this is how jonno went call you the joe biden of this radio show ready this is how Jono went. Call you the Joe Biden of this radio show.

You ready? This is your cognitive test. First question, name, current date and location. Jonathan Pryor, 1st of July, location, word. I'm going to read you a list of words. Try to remember as many as you can. Apple, book, cat, door, egg. Can you repeat that to me please?

Apple, book, cat, door, egg. Can you repeat that to me please? Apple, book, cat, door, egg. Once upon a time there was a girl named Emily who loved to play with her dog in the park. One day they found a beautiful flower and brought it home. Can you repeat the five words from earlier? Oh! Stitch up! Stitch up! As many words starting with F in a minute. Go.

Fruit. Finish. First. Face. Fajita So mixed results It's funny just words starting with F I know but you feel so much pressure You're like well I should ace this cognitive test

If Donald Trump's going on The best results ever The most fantastic test results ever. I'm like, well, that puts a lot of pressure on a younger person. They'd be like, fake tan, fake tan. That's all his F words. So you took away my answers and you have given a look over the system and you've added up the questions correctly.

Bad news. I don't think you can run for president. Well, Biden is, so he's out. Okay, you're back in. You're back in. don't think he can run for president. Well, Biden is, so he's out. Okay, you're back in. You're back in. All right. Anyone can run for president. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

We all know Lorde, the super successful Kiwi artist, has won Grammy Awards. But Indie Yellich is the sister of Lorde, and she's super talented on her own regard. She's been an actor, a poet, and now she's a singer, and she's got a new single out called East Coast, which is a banger. Yeah, and she's live on Zoom from New York.

How are you? Pretty good. It's really sunny in New York right now, so that's why I'm just glinting. Yeah, no, that's fine. Do you have blinds? You got some blinds you can put down, or curtains or something?

Yeah, I can move the camera. I just like the sun. Yeah, no, the sun does look nice. We're in winter here in New Zealand, as you know, so enjoy the sun. Basically, that's where we want to be right now, where you are. Are you enjoying your time in the States? I am.

I get a little bit homesick, but I love New York, yeah. Yeah, you're just there by yourself, are you? Well, I live with my best friend, and then I have a lot of Kiwi mates around me who live in New York, yeah. Yeah, you're just there by yourself, are you? Well, I live with my best friend, and then I have a lot of Kiwi mates around me who live in New York as well. I imagine in an international city, Kiwis were just like magnets, attracted to other Kiwis. Yeah, and a lot of Aussies too. The one thing I refuse to do is go to Aussie cafes.

Aussie cafes? What's in an Aussie cafe? Is it like a bunning sausage and bread or what's going on? Americans love Australian cafes, like the eggs on toast, avocado on toast. And I'm like, is that Australian cuisine? It feels like it's our cafe. It feels like it's our cafe. Stole the pavlova in the cafe.

Because you did, what was it, 18 years old, you went to LA from New Zealand, 19, you went to New York. It's a huge leap. Now, if people are new to you your music how would you describe your music your new single East Coaster which is out at the moment but how would you describe your sound I would say it's very fast synthy fun the song is fun the songs of the summer song it's about a breakup but yes really fun yep did the person that you uh you had the breakup with do they know that they've got a hit song written about them oh yes oh they do i always wonder like you know when adele's like singing about her album right yeah about her divorce just do you have to get approval from the person or you can just release it

because you're not putting their name in it unless it's their name in it which i was pretty tempted to you're like timothy stand in your blanket yeah like whoa this is quite pointed because was it a grammy after party did i read that in and so you're at a grammy after party obviously lord when she was nominated for grammy and then you were singing there and someone came up to you and went hey you can sing really well not quite i um in a chatterbox and i was like 19 so i was just like chattering around and it was like you know a ton of celebrities there so i was just talking to them all chatting to my manager and then i actually like expressed a big interest in singing and he was like oh and then i obviously did a bit of name dropping about like my sister winning the

it always helps too when your sister won the Grammy, too, doesn't it? Yeah. I try and name-drop Ben all the time, and it gets me nowhere. They actually got me a free coffee. Oh, do they? Well, 15% off a coffee. Oh, okay. So not quite a free coffee.

You've grown up around, you know, like, a lot of these probably surreal things for a lot of people. What did you learn from watching, you know, your sister, obviously, Lorde go through her successes, and you were a young age, and now you're obviously creating your own music as well what did you learn from her you know i think i learned that there's only one you there's such a magic and storytelling especially in performing and so i think it's like obviously i've always loved music but i think i learned like i guess the power of your own voice and it's just incredible to have seen like how much she's

achieved with everything that she's done and experienced so it's like i think that there's such value in and uniqueness in your perspective in your story you know being authentic yeah yeah do you know only one of you there's only one of you that's a really good message there that would be one of those things that would pop up on instagram and there'd be lovely piano music playing and it'd be like there's only one of you that's i know i need to ask as well while you're here, how's your brother Angelo? Because when we had our TV show for many years, he was a big fan. We got him along. I think we had him doing cameos.

But now they make us feel old. How old is Angelo now? What's he doing? He's really going to make you feel old. He's 23. Oh, Jesus. Wow. And what's he doing?

He lives in London now. Wow. And what's he doing? He lives in London now. Yeah, and he's a model and an engineer and works at this new clothing brand. He's cool. He's like the coolest one of us. He got all the good looks. He's a model, an engineer, and works at a clothing brand. Wow. Felt like he was our little child.

He's 6'3". He's 6'4". He's 6'4". He's 3. Jesus, he's tall. Don't your little ones grow up? They grow up so fast, don't they? Well, it's lovely catching up with you. It's been awesome to catch up

and congratulations on all your success. Thank you. I really appreciate it. You have had your ongoing issues with your floor. It feels like ever since we've known you, you're like my floor. The floorboards rotted due to a leaking appliance, was it?

Leaking fridge. Yeah, completely ruined the floor. It's actually getting fixed today. You'll be pleased to know I can stop going on about it. I'm glad. It's only taken six months. But then you're like, now we need to take out the toilet or something for the flooring to be put in. Fridge, toilet, dishwasher and oven all need to come out. Rigmarole.

Just admin central. Yeah, and oven all need to come out. Rigmarole. Just admin central. Yeah, and it's never, there's never a nice time. It's never a nice, no one has ever in the history of living in a house gone, that was a really good time for that appliance to break down. And it's happened to us over the weekend where, in one morning, the washing machine and the dishwasher, both. Thankfully, my wife Jennifer, like Amanda, your wife, very handy. She figured out

the dishwasher issue there's just a little piece of plastic stuck in the motor pulled it out legend all right great yeah i was very proud of her uh because i wouldn't have done i was like let's call it throw it out uh and now the washing machine's still on the blink though but this is a question i want to raise to you because it's a very important member of the household it's down with an injury like johnson out with his R. Kelly's heel. The washing machine works hard. So we get the repair person to come over yesterday. Now, you've got some tradies coming to your house, Megan.

Yeah. We're kind of having this conversation yesterday. When the tradies come over, just given our vocation, I feel obligated to banter, talk away as they're working. You know, just some light stuff. Hey, you been busy lately? Cost of living? Oh, shocker.

Tell you what, the quality's not as good now they've moved the manufacturing offshore. You know, cover the bases. And you're wondering the same. Do you have to entertain the tradies or do they prefer to be left alone just to do the job? I don't want to be rude and like go and hide in another room, but then I don't want to linger around them. Well, they're doing their work. Yeah. What's the right just to do the job. Yeah, I don't want to be rude and like go and hide in another room but then I don't want to linger around them. Well, they're doing their work. Yeah.

What's the right thing to do? Just be around but don't talk. 4487, the repair people industry, the service industry, do you like being bantered to or should we just

shut the hell up and let you get in and out? I feel like a good little bit of banter at the top and then you're like, all right, I'll leave you to it. You know, be clear and then,

because then they're like, I don't want to be talking to this guy the whole time while I'm trying to concentrate. What if I do this wrong? It's just someone coming in the whole time and they're talking to you

and you'll be like, yeah, okay, good mate. You bookend it with banter. Yeah, and then you come back at the end, I'll get, you know, whatever it is, you know? So then at least you have

that clear point of going, well, I'll leave you to it. If you need me, just let me yell, but you're all good. At least Jono had... It depends on being clear. Yeah.

Well, otherwise they're like, well, he's sitting there not saying anything for half an hour But at least you've said You know You had some washing machine banter though I've got nothing When it comes to like

Flooring banter Oh you put that on the ground Oh no Then you get other topical stuff You'll be like Oh damn What are you talking about This coalition government

You can cover up some No don't US presidential debate That's the hot topic The cold weather There's plenty of stuff You can talk about Just do the

can they be bothered talking 4487 give us a text if you are in that position I always feel like too when they turn up any repair person

or transmission they always look very suspicious because they're coming into a cold environment all day that's their job having to turn up

to strangers houses looks like they're coming to buy something I've sold them on the dark web every time the hits the Jono and Ben podcast and toronto ferries uh not working today but that's because of the weather and the next one is actually going to be on thursday there's a lot of snow uh around in the south island as well some heavy rain uh feels like

winter's really setting in on new zealand and they're probably gaffer tapering up the boats and uh because it buys them a couple of days maintenance as well. We are in the midst of it, aren't we? 2nd of July. Gee whiz. Now, producer Grace does a wonderful job of running the spaceship that is the radio show. And after the program yesterday, you came to me a little concerned about a message you received from your boyfriend. Yeah, he was up late last um watching the f1 and he woke

me up at 2 a.m to screaming and so he it was a big finish it was dramatic but that's not an excuse megan's a big f1 fan yeah yeah uh and so what you you was there a whole lounge of them watching the yeah him and him and my flatmate very loud 2 a.m. We get up at like 4.30, and I couldn't get to sleep after for an hour. So I was very, very, very mad. That's not great. Not great. Frosty conditions when he got back in the bedroom? We're just talking about the frosty conditions of winter.

Yeah. Okay, so now he's apologized, which is a lovely thing to do, right? Yes, he has. But it seems a bit AI. He is a journalist, I'd have to say, so he has great writing skills. But it's quite long. Do you want me to read the whole thing? Yeah.

Okay. Dear Grace, I'm writing to offer my sincerest apologies for waking you up at 2 a.m. last night. Is this how he would normally start a text to you? But I don't know. Is he in his journalist mind? Like, I don't. Like, I don't. He's a bit professional.

It already smells of AI to me. Yeah. I realized that you had an early start for work at 5 a.m. and that my thoughtlessness disrupted your much-needed rest, which is true. It's AI to me. I realized that you had an early start for work at 5 a.m. and that my thoughtlessness disrupted your much needed rest, which is true. It's AI. Watching the F1 race got the better of me and I forgot about the late hour and your early commitments.

My behavior was inconsiderate and disrespectful of your needs. And it keeps going. Please accept my deepest apologies for my actions. I promise to be more mindful and considerate in the future, ensuring that our living space remains peaceful and respectful of your schedule. It keeps going. Once again, I am deeply sorry for my mistake and any inconvenience it may have caused you.

Sincerely, Jack. Has he ever called it a living space before? Touching words. Yeah, that's true. It's words like that that you kind of go, hang on. And mindful. Yeah. Touching words from Jack.

Touching words. That is AI. Now, have you had him up about this yet? Yes, and he's very, like, he doesn't want to talk about it. He's a Juno. He doesn't want to be associated with AI. No. They come with everyone's jobs, aren't they?

Yeah. Yeah, definitely. So he's saying. Straight from my brain. He's the original author of that yeah yeah okay well we can throw it out to the people maybe uh you know you can tell the difference between ai or not there needs to be an app we can run stuff through it and we can be like bing bing bing ai yeah insincere um oh 800 the hits 4487 i mean i had my own ai scandal just just last week when uh

you claimed this i got you a message megan from jennifer aniston and you claimed that, I got you a message Megan from Jennifer Aniston and you claimed that this was AI Hey Megan, it's Jennifer Aniston here Jono tells me you are a huge fan of Friends and you are going to name your baby after me To be fair, I

would have fallen for that one if it wasn't for Ben, it's Will Smith that leads you straight. It's your's Will Smith that leads you astray. Oh, this Will Smith one. And the context behind it. What up, Ben? It's your boy, Will Smith. Jono just wanted me to wish you happy 10th birthday.

And I really hope you get better after the operation. Hemorrhoids can be nasty. Hemorrhoids can be nasty. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. I'm wondering if producer Grace's partner used AI, GPT, artificial intelligence to write an apology letter.

Yeah, it featured, can you just brush over some of the lines from it? It definitely, it was screaming of robotic artificial intelligence. Sorry, I wasn't more mindful. My behavior was inconsiderate and disrespectful of your needs.

Please accept my dearest, deepest apologies for my actions. I promise to be more mindful and considerate in the future. So can AI get someone out of the dog box? What I like about Jack's approach is he's not backing down. He said, no, no, this is all me. Now, I put that message into AI, into chat GPT, because I thought if anyone would know.

Can it detect itself? And do you know what? It's done a wonderful, wonderful sit-on-the-fence answer. It said, the provided apology message is articulate and thoughtful, as far as the list goes. Of course it would say that if I wrote it, which is characterized of well-composed messages that could be written by either a human or AI.

It's worse than being voiced, AI. If you have any more details or anything specific you're looking for, feel free to share. However, it's well-written and sincere. If you have any more details or anything specific you're looking for, feel free to share. However, it's well-written and sincere. If you need adjustments or would like me to draft a new one, I'd be happy to help. Well, to be fair. It doesn't want to out itself.

I know, true. It's not going to talk smack about its own work, is it? We're having a laugh, too, speaking of AI and voice changing. Well, we weren't, but that's an attempt at a segue. No, it's not a bad segue. Paris Hilton. You were just playing us this. What's this from?

She looks like she's in court at the moment. Actually, something quite meaningful. It's awesome that she's doing. She's helping out the youth so they're better treated in America, right? Yeah, and are they camps? Detention centres? Detention camps? Yeah, youth treatment facilities. For troubled teens.

She was dragged away in the middle of the night and taken to one when she was a teenager. And mistreated and abused. So what she's doing is awesome. She's in there, you know, helping to make a change. But what people are focusing on, and the internet, I mean, we focus on the wrong things. Focus on her voice, who seems to change mid-sentence.

It goes from light to a bit more sort of deeper and serious. Have a listen. Hugh, I enjoyed our Zoom call and I love your jacket. The sparkles are amazing. I wanted to find out who made it later. But I think the most important thing is

they need access to therapy, counselling, mentorship. It's almost like she went, hang on, I'm not meant to be talking about sparkly jacket. I can appreciate that. I like sparkly jackets. And you've got to say it in the voice. I like clothing. And then I would also appreciate the more serious things.

Real gear change. Real gear change for Paris Hilton. It's like us when we come off like, oh, you know, terrible, terrible shooting. Hey, now, 0800, the hits, your biggest pimple. You know, it's hard to do the gear change. Biggest pimple. It's a good topic, actually. We should do that.

The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Eminem back in the charts actually, we should do that. The hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Eminem back in the charts again, which is pretty cool. He's back

with new music. You were having a little chat yesterday, you're like, we should be playing Eminem's new song.

That's cool. It feels like he's done a great job of spanning the generations because he's kind of introduced himself

to a new generation. My kids would hear it and go, that's cool, but it's kind of huts back to his old school sound as well. For people hear it and go, oh, that's cool. But it's kind of harks back to his old school, you know, sort of sound as well.

Yeah. Which, you know, for people like us, we're like, oh, that's cool. Eminem's back. Megan's looking at your hair. Oh, yeah. That's what he's doing. Your blonde hair. My blonde hair.

Yeah. Okay. This is Harkin Band, isn't it? You're a big fan. Yeah, I am. Is this the hairs for your pitch to our boss to get his music on? Mate, I've given up pitching music to our boss. I've given up. music to our boss. I've given up.

I'll go, that's true. Every now and again, I'm like, we need to be playing this. And he's like, well, it doesn't test. I'm like, okay, whatever. You know, I haven't been out testing music. What I've done is what I know what my friends and my family think, and that's my testing of music. He's just like, what do I think?

I dress up like my hero Eminem. I want to hear him. I was plugging Olivia Rodrigo for ages. My wife was into it i was into it i was like it's spanning the generations but anyway not testing that answers the question that whether we play the music we like or not yeah if that was the case i'd be playing like oh i'm a big fan of lady a tell you what lady a's top of my spotify playlist yeah i didn't even know that was that song we just played. I was like, who's Lady A? Formerly Lady Antebellum.

You see that thing on Instagram? It's got Gen Z is reacting to Eminem's old lyrics, and they are shocked. Oh, okay. Yeah, it's like a montage. They're listening to one of his more offensive songs. But yeah, they are, whew. Tell you what, they're like, why isn't this guy not cancelled?

He's spicy. He's really dancing a line well he was dancing the line a few years ago too with michael jackson now there was a line in a video about michael jackson and his association with his allegations with children and have a listen this is michael jackson's body former bodyguard this is a boss dog move from jacko take a listen to this there is a boss dog move from Jekko. Take a listen to this. There is a famous song by Eminem, and it made some reference, like, don't touch little boys like Michael, and had a music video where he had, like, a Michael Jackson lookalike throw his nose across a bed

or throw it at a wall. I watched that with Michael, and he didn't have much of a reaction to it, and I thought he would be angry, or he would, um... He said to me, um, I really respect Eminem, and I'm sad to see this, because as an artist, respect what he's done i've never met the guy but he said it is what it is and that's that and then i thought wow so you're gonna sue him he used to say leave him to the heavens anyway about a

month later his best friend mark lester mark said um you know what mike's done i said no what's he done now he's bought all of Eminem's music are you sure I said yeah some kind of revenge thing I just bought all his songs you know every time he wants to play

he has to ask me permission and I get paid the ultimate power play so he owns the entire catalogue and was like if you need to perform that music you need to ask me

and pay Michael Jackson wow boss dog threw shade at Shady man isn't it weird that someone can buy your music? He owns the Beatles, or owned the Beatles back catalogue too, Michael Jackson. Sold that for over a billion, I think.

Jeez. So that means if we want Eminem played on the radio, we have to ask Michael Jackson. But he'll be like, sorry guys, not testing. Yeah, yeah. It's not testing. Hey, you know, you can listen to it yourself Let's talk about the US election

That's going on later in the year The two candidates that You know Eligible for what I've been able to do With the COVID Excuse me Dealing with everything we have to do with. Oh, geez.

Here's a fact I heard yesterday on another podcast. So Bill Clinton, he was president over 30 years ago, 1993. So 31 years ago. He's younger than both. He's younger than both. No. And he was president in 1993. And people were outraged by what he did. Yeah. But he's younger than both. No. Yeah. No. And he was president in 1993. And people were outraged by what he did.

Yeah, but he's younger than both the options. And that was 31 years ago. Isn't Bush younger than them too? Oh, jeez. He's only 77. Yeah. George Bush, George W is 77. So he's a decade.

I don't know, how old's Biden? 81. 81 and Trump's 78. So he's still younger than both the other candidates. This is wild. That is wild. Anyway, moving on. Things you can say in the bedroom and in dot, dot, dot.

We do this every week. We do this nice and early because it can get a little rude. Well. Risky. It's not rude when you put it in the context of the place you're at. Like today it's the supermarket. Yeah, it depends what frame of mind you're in. But we have a clean-up in aisle three and a big spillage of innuendo all over the floor.

We'll have to mop that innuendo up. So things you can say in the supermarket and the bedroom. Lead the way, Ben Boyce. I'll just use the self-service, thanks. It's always quicker when you do it yourself. Yeah, exactly. Isn't it? I find instead of waiting in line with the other customers.

Exactly. That's something you can say in the bedroom or at the supermarket. Megan. These melons feel really firm. I don't think I've once said that in the supermarket. I don't think I've ever said that in my life. Do you want firm melons? You just want a soft sort of melon, don't you?

No, I don't. Easily peelable. Yeah. I don't know what we're talking about anymore, to be honest. Yeah, just chuck the meat in there, thanks. Can you bag that for me? Things you can say in the bedroom and at the supermarket. Have you got any bigger ones?

You know what? I think I can get this cheaper online. You can. Hey, you can't grab the nuts directly with your hands. You can weigh the nuts over there, though. I don't think I've ever weighed nuts in the bedroom, but anyway. Why would you? No.

See, this is one of those ones that does not work in the bedroom. But now it has sparked all of our interest. Yeah. Should we do some weighing after 8 o'clock? No. I've never seen an eggplant this big before. Strip down and slide it in there. What?

Credit card transactions. Oh, yeah, okay. So you place the strip towards the machine. Yeah, I see. Slide it down. Okay. Unexpected item in the bagging area. Sorry, I'm only taking 12 items or less in this one.

Oh, that's very adventurous, isn't it? Not for the supermarket, it's not, but for 12 items, it does it. It does a lot. Who would have thought it was... I blew that one. Making you do that one, you're better at me. Who thought it was a good idea to bring the kids?

Yeah, thank you. And finally, things you can say at the bedroom in the supermarket. Can I just tap and go? The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. I also want to offer up a platform too for kids listening to call us up 0800 THE HITS if there's sort of an item in your lunchbox that gets placed there daily

that you're either swapping, trading or just not engaging with and you're just bringing it back home because every day there's a ritual in my household that my wife Jennifer makes our daughter Poppy a Marmite sandwich, okay? That sandwich then travels from our house to school, probably four, five kilometres away, okay? Stays at school from eight till 3.10, then makes its way back from school, back to our house. So an eight, nine kilometre round trip back to our house.

I open up the lunchbox and go, oh, there's a sandwich in here. I then eat the Marmite sandwich. So this is an afternoon thing for you? Yeah. Afternoon, early evening? Most travelled sandwich in the country. Every day. It does this loop.

The sandwich is probably like, I'm free. I'm free. I'm out. No, I'm not. So she's not a fan of sandwiches? Why doesn't she have something else? Why doesn't she just stop making this? Does your wife know you eat the sandwich?

Yes, she knows I eat the sandwich, but there's an obligation to put a sandwich-y something in lunch, isn't there? And sometimes, you know, there was a time where she liked the Marmite sandwich, but now, as you do with parents, you're like, I've just got to get through this. And the consistency becomes too much, sandwich but now as you do with parents you're like i've just got to get through this and the consistency but consistency becomes too much and then eventually it just returns to my mouth uh eight nine hours later so it would be far easier just to make a sandwich and eat it myself yeah

you're right so essentially your wife is making you an early morning marmite sandwich and you're leaving it for the whole day to take you toe around. Huge carbon footprint, this sandwich. Isn't it, Jess? You eat it. But you're talking about your mum, Rory, used to make you gourmet beef sandwiches. She used to make the most delicious, now I think about it, like beef sandwiches. She put salt and pepper, like a chutney and salad. But I was young at primary school and I just remember being like, I just want peanut butter. Yeah.

She was supplying the finest chutneys and relishes Nelson had to offer. These beautiful sandwiches. And you just left it. Did you throw it away? Did you trade it? Did you bring it home? What'd you do? I think the rubbish would have been wonderful.

Oh, God. I hope she's not listening. Now you're like, oh, gee, I would love to. The effort she's putting in. I know. I would love those sandwiches now, Mom. I'm so sorry. I find the variety is the best thing now.

Because I would, for a while, if the kids liked something, I would just, I'm like, great, they like it every day. And then they'd be like, I'm over the same thing. So now I'm like, if you can, give them some variety. You mix it up, Dan. Yeah, try and give them variety. Because otherwise the kids get over it. Yeah.

You make yourself a rocking lunchbox every day. Well, that's what I try to do every day. I try to make myself lunch. And I got my croissant today. I put it in the oven this morning. Kids have got that. So yeah. You're an admin early morning. Yeah, I know. But it's kind of like croissant today, put it in the oven this morning. Kids have got that. He does all that admin early morning. Yeah, I know.

But it's kind of like I've got to eat during the day as well. So it kind of works out. Oh, 800, that's okay. This is your opportunity. Kids listening right now. You can name and shame your parents. And on a public platform say, listen, guys, I am not enjoying the peanut butter sandwiches you've fed me for the last 12 years.

I imagine there's a lot of fruit, like an apple or a mandarin, that gets travelled around and put back into the lunchbox the next day. Like when you find the banana in the bottom of the bag that's been there for a week and smushed and stinky. I must tell you, the travelled sandwich, it tastes different. It tastes like, you know, when those New Zealanders go off and do their OE and they come back with a slightly British accent. That's the culture.

It's well-traveled. It's well-traveled. It tastes worldly. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. We're doing the Lunchbox Confessional today after Marmite Sandwich takes a daily trip out of my household to school then back to my household in the afternoon and only to think that it's been freed

but to have my gob wrapped around it about 4.30 in the afternoon every only to think that it's been freed but to have my gob wrapped around at about 4 30 in the afternoon every day it's become a ritual i think about you at four o'clock in the afternoon i'm like he'll be eating his mama he's going to waste too mama it's bloody good i like confronting when you first you first introduce your palate to it i imagine can't even remember first introducing my palate to it. But people from overseas, when we get the celebrities, like, Justin Bieber, have a bloody spade load of marmite. Spoonful of it.

It's like, no one eats that much on it. You've got to get the ratio right. But then maybe someone can put cheese with it or put something else with it. Spread it on toast and give it to Bieber. And then it ends up like he's been eating molasses or tar from the road. So kids, this is your opportunity. Phone up.

What's not hitting for you in the lunchbox? What are you swapping, selling, trading? You've been keeping this dark secret from your parents. Lincoln, welcome to the show. Welcome to the Lunchbox Confessional, my child. Hiya. Hello. How are you?

Hello. So, my mum, she usually adds a bit too much to my sandwiches. And I try to enjoy something, you know, classic, but she gets too much greens. Too much greens. Oh, she's trying to make you eat healthy. What's your preference then? Are you just after a peanut butter? I just enjoy ham and cheese.

Yeah. Good on ham and cheese. Almost like your mum wants you to be healthy and safe. Yeah. Good on ham and cheese. Almost like your mum wants you to be healthy and safe. I know. Unacceptable. So if Lincoln's mum

is listening to this, ex-nay the old the greenery. No, more ham and cheese. We're going to hook you up with some hell pizza, alright? Alright, thank you. No worries, mate.

Have a good day. No green on that. Well, depending on what you order. We'll get Elise on the phone. Elise, welcome. Now, welcome, my child, and Lucy, to the confessional. Which one of you is the child? Me.

How old are you? Six. Six years old. Now, what do you want to say about your lunches? I don't know. I don't think. I don't like it. I don't like it. Hey, guys.

Even though you're whispering, we can still hear you whispering in the confusion. All right, we'll pad for time. I don't like when mum puts badger in my lunchboxes, but I like when my mum puts sausage rolls in the thermos.

Sausage rolls. That's a great lunch option. Not a Fanderin of the Mandarin. What do you do with the mandarins, Lucy? Bring it home. Bring it home. So again, that goes out of the house for a bit of a trip. Sometimes they can

go back to school, back home, every day for a week. Go and pay a piece of fruit. Groundhog Day for the fruit. Hey, well thank you very much for your call. Appreciate and pay a piece of fruit. Groundhog Day for the fruit. Hey, well, thank you very much for your call. Appreciate it, Lucy and Belinda. Welcome to the Lunchbox Confessional, my child. I actually used to like this.

We used to get the seg lunch and roll in a sandwich, which is what my mum used to give me, until one day a girl said it was a dog roll sandwich and I could never ever eat it after that. Well, it does come in a dog roll sort of shape, doesn't it? The luncheon. Beautiful. I love a bit of luncheon.

Yeah, I haven't had luncheon in years. Don't think too hard about it. Luncheon and tomato sauce. Yeah. So good. Made up of all your favourite animals. Bits and pieces of them. Just bits of them.

Yeah. The peas and corn one, or like when there's little veggie bits in there. Just yeah the peas and corn one like or like when there's little veggie bits in there just get the plain one mum

just want to sneak in a little bit healthy for you so we're going to hook you up with some hell pizza as well you have yourself

a great day the hits the Jono and Ben podcast the most viral sensation moment of 2024 seems to be the hook

to a girl it seems like it was out on the streets. It was an interview. She was interviewed in Nashville. On a night out. Night out, yeah, exactly. And she had this to say. Oh, you gotta give him that Hawk Tour and spit on that

thing. Now, I'd seen some memes. I talked about this the other day. I'd seen some memes where I thought that she was talking about, you know, talking about cleaning cars and all sorts of stuff. So I was going around saying it with my family. Whole day, whole Saturday, weren't you? Out and about. Half to go spit on that thing.

And then I realized that when I was at the gym a couple hours later, I saw the original context of what it was said. And I was like, oh, this is not NSFW, not safe for anything. So I was like, and I had to text the family going, hey, guys, let's not make any more jokes about that. They're like, you're the only one making jokes about it. He called an emergency meeting when he was the only problem. I'm sad you didn't send it to the group chat.

Let's not get into what the issue is. Let's just say that it's not going around and making jokes. Let's just say it is for polishing something. Yeah, yeah. So anyway, we're not going to go into that. I love how jumpy he gets around it. How many people did you say, hock to a spit on that thing too?

Oh, but not directly. We like at the petrol station. Hey, buddy, hock to a spit on that thing. I'm saying a lot. It's getting lots of laughs and stuff as well. Oh my God. This is great. Yeah, even the Warriors over the weekend

on their social media with Roger Tuivasa-Shek. Have a listen to this. Oh, you've got to give him that hock. Tuivasa-Shek! On their social media with roger two of us a shake have a listen to this on their social media how good is that so it is it's everywhere if you don't know about it is everywhere and um she has been like an overnight sensation but a lot of rumors going around about who she is what where her job was all that sort of thing is she okay with it it was frightening that the internet uh they just entered investigation mode. And scary how quickly you can track a complete stranger. No one knew her name or anything.

Anything about her, but they tracked her down. Yeah, all right. Her name is Hayley Welsh, and it looks like she's been interviewed for the first time via Barstool Sports. And, you know, you kind of wonder if she's going to be okay with it or this, but the good news is she seems like she's embraced it as well.

And because there was rumors she'd lost her job. She was like a preschool teacher and she'd lost her job, but she cleared that up. What were you doing for your job? I worked in a spring factory. I'm not a school teacher. That was my next question because everyone said that you were a teacher and got fired from your job. No, I'm not even old enough to be a teacher. I was going to say, because you're 21.

I'm like, this is illegal. Who are you teaching? Exactly. So you weren't a teacher. Or gonna say because you're 21 i'm like this is illegal who are you teaching exactly so you weren't a teacher or a bartender so they're one factory factory yeah right you didn't want to hear the rest of your employment situation i just want to hear you say hot tools and then what are your parents like there was something you know people were wondering how would you howard stern was very concerned think about the father yeah well this is what she had to say what do your parents think or your family i think it's so funny okay so they're in they know how i am though because like you can never tell what comes out of

my mouth i mean it's a hit or a miss what comes out of my mouth i just talk out of my head yeah that time it was the one time i say something like that of course there's a camera in my face. Oh, you've got to give him that hock tour and spit on that thing. There you go. The complex backstory of the hock tour girl. She works in a spring factory. That's up there with your tenure in the plug factory in Marston. Yeah, but I never went

viral around the world for saying anything cool. There we go. So it's great to know her family's fine with it. That was your big concern, is that she's ashamed. I just think she's alright with that huge fame all of a sudden Had she gone into hiding, was it embarrassing for her? She hasn't done anything wrong No, no, exactly Sometimes you can be embarrassed by those things

But honestly, that is what your 20s are about Do a whole bit of stuff you'll be mortified about when you're 40 But on a world scale We're talking about her in New Zealand