Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: The host of the NZ Chase!

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

FULL SHOW: On today’s show: We get surprised by the new host of The Chase NZ, Paul Henry! The craziest animal you had as a pet! Jono finally got to peel a fridge... Why is Megan using her boobs as a camera? Dear Megan my dad left all his money to my youngest sibling... Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFASTFacebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono, Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better tea. Welcome to the podcast on a Wednesday morning. Now, you're going to hear in just a moment the new host of The Chase New Zealand. Now, we're recording this before finding out who it is. They're coming into the studio live. You know, well, they came into the studio live.

It feels, I'm messing up my present tense. It's hard, but very confusing. So, the next bit is after this bit. Yes, that's right. Oh, yeah, in that timeline too. But all morning, because we're not sure who it is, we genuinely don't know. It's like we've seen people through the window at work.

We saw Mark Richardson. You saw Mark Richardson. That's it, that's it. Jack Tame. And it could be. It could be. We don't know at this stage. Right now, we don't know who it's going to be.

Genuinely, who do you think? Let's say who we were thinking. I'd say Hilary Berry. I was thinking Paul Henry. Yeah, to be honest, between the two of them and maybe chucking a John Campbell, that would be the three. That would be the three. But anyone we've talked about, Jack Tame would do a great job.

Mark Richardson, Simon Barnett, Jason Gunn, they'd all do a fantastic job. Cover all your bases. I'll just say that. He's covering all bases. Who's your favourite? Hilary Barry. Hilary Barry. You reckon she's the front row?

No, you said who's my favourite. I'm going to go Hilary Barry. Bloody love Hilary Barry. It's not who I think. I don't know. I'm just saying. Where were you at with this decision? You said who's my favourite.

I'll say Hilary Barry. Oh, but no. Who do you think is going to get it? JC. Paul Henry. Paul Henry. I don't decision? I don't know. You said who's my favourite? I'll say Hilary Barry. Oh, but no, who do you think is going to get it? JC. Paul Henry. Paul Henry, okay. I don't know. I don't know. He seems like a cheeky monkey that would, you know.

Yeah, he'd be good. He'd be good. Anyway, listen. They've done a good job without telling us. It made us way more interested. Yeah, because if they just sent a press release, we'd just be like, oh, yeah. Yeah, we'd go, oh, Simon Diller. He'd be a great job.

Yeah. But now we're like, oh, could have been. But they've done a press release, we'd just be like, oh, yeah. Yeah, we'd go, oh, Simon Dillon, he did a great job. But now we're like, oh, good. But they have done a big job of building out, like if, you know, oh, Barry came fourth place on Love Island walks in. Yeah. You're going to be like, and no disrespect to Barry. Love Island, I liked his performance on Love Island. But, you know, if he walks in.

Yeah, yeah. You're going to be like, oh. So here it is, the host of The Chase. Right now we're going to back to. Were any of us right? Yeah, we'll find out. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The Chase. Right now, we're going to back to... Were any of us right? Yeah, we'll find out. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast.

The heads. No idea what the time is, because I can't look at the time right now. We are currently, all three of us, are blindfolded in the studio. TVNZ has got The Chase New Zealand. Very exciting coming out later in the year. There's a brand new New Zealand host of The Chase

for the four episodes, who is apparently joining us in the studio. We've talked all morning about who it could be. This could be the ultimate prank that no one's in the studio and we'll have no idea. Did we hear the door open? I didn't even hear the door open. We've all got blindfolds on.

We're not sure if the New Zealand host of The Chase has joined us. They've kept it very secret. What we'll do is we will get, hopefully the person's there, is we will get them to say maybe it's time to face the chaser. Should we do that? Oh, yeah. Okay. All right.

Take it away, mystery chase host. Is that what you want me to do? Paul Henry! Paul Henry! I told you! Hi, guys. I told you! Paul Henry!

Yes! Did you guess me? I did. We were going through today and we thought, oh, Paul Henry. I came this morning. I was like, Paul Henry. Did you guess me? I did. We were going through today and we thought, oh, Paul Henry. I came this morning. I was like, Paul Henry could be good. And we're like, yes, he would be good. I see that he's cheeky. He would be great. He's on his boat in Fiji. He loves just a quick

film. So if you go back. If only they could afford him. That would be my one. It's just four episodes. You can knock it out in a day. We'll let you know. Gosh, babes, you look tanned. It won't take a day. We're all like, you know. Gosh, babes, you look tan. Won't take that long. Is this tan real, Paul? Look, I just got here yesterday morning.

So it hasn't had a chance to turn into New Zealand anemia yet. Congratulations. That's very exciting. It is exciting, eh? It is exciting. Such an iconic show. The Kiwis just love it. Do you know, because you know how I can only retain a small amount of information. Is that the music playing in the background?

Yeah. Shit, you guys are clever. That's the theme music to your show, mate. You are blowing my mind right now. No, the thing is, the only bit of information I've held in my head is that two out of every three New Zealanders watched it last year. Wow. I mean, that is amazing. That is pretty incredible. How did this come about?

Did they call you and you were like, I'm too busy? Yeah. They called me and I said no. And then they said The Chase. And I thought, how could you say no? You're going to be brilliant. You're going to be a great host. Thank you, John. I thought how hard can it be? But we all work in broadcasting, and we all know actually quite hard.

But you always underestimate it when you say, and now I'm entrenched in it, I realise it's actually trickier than I thought. Yeah, and so Bradley Walsh is obviously the UK host. Do you do some consulting with Bradley? Is there a Zoom meeting? No. You're just raw-dogging it. You probably want to put your own style on it, right? Obviously the UK host. Do you do some consulting with Bradley? Is there a Zoom meeting? No. You're just raw dogging it.

You probably want to put your own style on it, right? Yeah, but I think, okay, so this is the 22nd franchise around the world, right? And they're all quite different. So Bradley, I mean, is the king of the thing because he's been doing it longer than anyone else. And of course he's the one we know. But if you look at the American hosts, they're quite different. The show course, he's the one we know. But if you look at the American hosts, they're quite different. The show is quite different. I think I will be much more like Bradley

than any of the other hosts that I've seen doing it around the world. And we're having it produced by ITV in Australia. So it's produced by people that just do the chase. Do you know there was a poll on the New Zealand Herald? They put people out there, and your name not included. Our name, we came 3% or something like that. Mike Hosking, popular. God, he'd be awful. Do you want to ever listen to Hosking?

This is his live reaction to the poll results. The one who's coming third, Jason Gunn. You'd think Jason Gunn, fair enough. I mean, a bit old, a bit tired. But nevertheless, he's coming third currently. Simon Barnett, nice guy, likeable. Leading the field in by quite

some margin. Me. So there's Hoskick. Hoskick. Interesting person he is. So yeah, we got sixth out of tenth So we were honoured to be in the list But you were in the list

A bit of a wild card I guess Yeah wild card Well I suppose I wasn't in the list Because the Herald didn't think of me Yeah It's because you just pop up You know

I know And when you least expect it You run away from us And then you're like Surprise I'm here But you half expected it No because I thought You would be great Paul

I could think of no one better than you. It's awesome. We're very excited. So coming later in the year, TVNZ? Yeah. I don't know the exact. I mean, you know how they say coming soon. Yeah.

I don't even think it's that soon. Soon is a wide time frame. You know what it is? We love this. It's ambiguous. Paul Henry. My whole career is hidden in ambiguity. Where's he been for the last three years?

You're like a dad that leaves you when you're nine and goes to the dairy. You're like, oh, he's coming back. He's come back. He left mum, not you. He comes back with presents, so it's okay. We love dad. And then he'll disappear for another six years. Paul Henry, the brand new host of The Chase NZ.

Lovely to see you. Congratulations on the gig. It's going to be great. Thank you. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. On the lookout for a cow, we've got an idea called the Cash Cow.

Thanks to One New Zealand. Let's get connected to $5,000 and a satellite-ready phone as the prize they're giving up for grabs. So we're going to draw grids on a paddock. Each grid's going to be numbered, and they're going to be assigned to you, the audience. And we're the cow. Defecates. Yeah, and has a paddock. Each grid's going to be numbered and they're going to be assigned to you, the audience. And where the cow... Defecates.

Yeah, and has a bowel movement, that's going to be a cow movement. You win the cash if the cow does it on yours. The moolah. Yeah, so great idea. We love it. We've got an amazing prize. We just need the cow, so we're looking for a pet cow and the paddock. But we'll work on that later. We thought, you know, we thought having a cow, maybe not in New Zealand is that unusual, but for the rest of the world, it we're looking for a pet cow in the paddock. But we'll work on that later. We thought, you know, we thought having a cow, maybe not in New Zealand is that unusual, but for the rest of the world, it's probably quite unusual.

It's an interesting pet, especially if you're in Antarctica. Oh, you've got a cow here! Now, Bingo Babe Aidan's just said, and you said your friend had a pet what? Yeah, a pet magpie. Yeah, it was quite a weird one. They were fully hand-tamed and everything, so they'd fly away for the day and then come back and hang out with them at night.

When do you go, at what point is the lion in the sand where you're like, well, now you've become my pet? Yeah, I think it was just because it was a wee baby when she got it. She raised it and then it was like, I'm loyal to you. Yeah, I remember we went and met that guy who had a magpie for a pet. That's right. And the magpie did not like me. Did not like you.

Did not like me. They like shiny things, don't they? Did you ever hit on or off? Unnecessary. So we wanted to know the most unusual pet. We've got some great calls and texts coming through. Yeah, we'll get Mia on. Morning to you and Natia.

How are you, Mia? I'm good. How are you? We're doing well. You got a pet what? My dad, when he was a teenager, he had pet chinchillas. Chinchillas are cool animals, eh? Yeah. Is it like a squirrel-y thing? It's like a rat made love to a squirrel, yeah.

Okay, cute. Big ears. They do look adorable, don't they? All right, great banter from me. Champagne radio banter. What do they do? You know, like a rabbit, just cuddle it? Yeah, I guess you probably could.

I don't know. I've never had a chinchilla. They look like they nibble on stuff. Someone had hermit crabs as a kid, as a pet. Yuck. Yeah, 4487 as well. Oh, this is a good one. How are you, Catherine? Yeah, hi. We're talking interesting pets. Yuck. Yeah, 4487 as well. Oh, this is a good one. How are you, Catherine?

Yeah, hi. We're talking interesting pets. Hit us. I had a funnel web spider. Oh. I've got a turtle, but yeah, he's not as interesting. A turtle? So how did you have a spider?

It's a bit of a long story, but basically I was digging. We've got a big bank that runs right around our property. That is a long story. And I dug a trench to plant some lily bulbs. And all of a sudden found this bloody spider. And this thing would sit in my palm of my hand. It was like about the size of a 50 cent piece. And so you were like, well you will make

the perfect pet for me. Most of us recoil and chuck it away and you're like, I'm going to bring you inside. I've got toddlers so it was kind of It made sense to bring the spider inside. None of this is making sense to me.

Oh that's brilliant Catherine. You and your funnel. I had an old fish tank, so I threw it in the air and away we went, you know. You got your spider, all right. It's awesome. The funnel, is it still kicking?

I actually let them go because I actually found out, I had about three or four of them, but I actually let them go because I found out that they're native to New Zealand and I thought it might not impress someone

to find out that I've got a native. Well, Funnel Web Spider, she takes the lead, but I think we've got someone on a hold who had a lion. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. You know, a very unusual pet that we're looking for here in New Zealand.

Yeah, the most interesting pet. If you've got one. Not a cow. We figured that's a high population of cows here, so maybe not the most interesting. But Kelly, you had a pet what? Oh, it was my mum, actually. Mum had a pet kangaroo when she grew up in Australia.

Nightmare of an animal. You couldn't fence them in. Have you seen that video of that kangaroo that's like attacking a dog in the water? They get like jacked. The big ones are ripped, eh? Yeah. A hemsworth or a kangaroo are the most ripped things in Australia.

One you want in your house, the other you don't. Yeah. So how did this come to be, a pet kangaroo? The mum had passed away. The mum died and it was just still a baby but it was old enough to take a pet kangaroo? The mum had passed away. The mum died and it was still a baby but it was old enough to take a bottle. So they had a

pillowcase that hung on the porch and the joey would jump into the pillowcase and sleep in the pillowcase and then they'd hand feed it with a bottle. Until it was an adult? Yeah, and then eventually just bound it off. Well, I guess was an adult? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then eventually just. Bound it off.

Yeah. Well, I guess it's the last we'll see of him. How big was it when it was still like hanging out in the house? Still like little. Probably the size of a wallaby. Oh, okay. Okay. That's good.

That's a good pet. That's an interesting pet. That can feature in Jono Ben-O-Megan's interesting pets phone topic. Well done, Kelly. Appreciate your call. We've got Lauren joining us. Your interesting pets, Lozza. Yes.

So I used to work and live at a safari park in Africa. And so our manager came in with a lion cub and needed someone to raise it. So I said I would. So this was like your pet momentarily? Yes, yes. I had her for four months and she just used to go into work with me and sleep in a dog basket by the bed. She was adorable.

Just like a little kitten at that stage. How big was she when you had to let her go? How big did she get to? We just integrated her back because we had prize lions there. We just integrated her back in with the family when she was old enough. They look very snugly, the cubs. Yes, very, very cute. She used to hang out.

We had a puppy and she used to play with the puppy. I mean, it was all crazy to think that she'd grow up and potentially eat the puppy. Crazy, crazy to think about the circle of life. How long did you live there? Like what an amazing place to grow up. Yeah, so I was there for two years and we had all sorts. I mean, I raised a hyena cub, we had an owl, we had some little deer, Anything that got found, we kind of raised and then... All of the lion came. Yeah, everyone, everyone of the cast.

Wow. We're looking at the list of other things that people had. Frog's cool, but it can't beat the lion. Pig, not as good as the lion, yeah. You win this game. Well done to you, Lauren. That's incredible. Yeah, no, it was very cool.

It was a cool experience, I must admit. That's when you come to New Zealand and you're like, what cool It was a cool experience I must admit That's when You come to New Zealand And you're like What cool animals Have you guys I know Exactly right

Exactly I'm sorry On behalf of New Zealand I'm sorry Have a good one Lauren Okay Thank you Bye

Jono, Ben and Megan The podcast The hits Listen there's no secret To that I'm a huge Warriors fan Of the team On the weekend Even watched Creepily through a pub window for the game

because someone was on my MySky account. Through a toilet window he watched. What was a toilet window? I just added that for showbiz razzmatazz. But we can't say too much. We've got a pretty cool opportunity we're working on with the Warriors for a little fan, like a kid fan of the Warriors. So if that sounds like a kid that you know, maybe it's your kid or your grandkid or something

like that, you need to text Warriors to 4487 right now, Warriors to 4487, and we're looking for the biggest little Warriors fan, and we'll hopefully be able to pull off something pretty cool. Can I go to Cotton On Kids and dress you in some kids' clothing, and would you qualify? I was thinking if I get into a small kids' size Warriors top, could I be the biggest little fan? No. You're not fooling anyone with small clothes.

I'll shave. I'll shave. Everywhere? Everywhere. Everywhere. Clean shave. We're not getting the Warriors to check that one. All right.

Now, Megan, you're a big fan of the Warriors Megan a big fan of something else Which is over 100 days away It's 16 weeks this Sunday I have started the countdown Now I know you love this Can we say what it is? Yeah

It's daylight saving You love daylight saving Big backer of daylight saving It's just my jam because it means summer It means like longer sunshine hours. But don't you count down to it the other way as well? Yeah, I do. I don't know why.

But the clock's turned back team, they've barely had a couple of months to enjoy their current regime. Now you're already wanting to move on to the next one. Yeah, well, I'm keen for summer. So it's the 28th of September, and that's 16 weeks away this Sunday. This is her rhythm and vines. This is her rhythm and times. I'm not like anticipating it like a festival.

It's just like in the back of my mind, a countdown. And I just, I always tell you when it's a few weeks out, but I just thought I'd let you know the other day that the countdown has begun. It only just started. Pause the countdown.

It's like a happy new year. Do you know there's a happy new year in another 365 days? It happened in April. We're in June. Yeah. Okay, well let's

tell you how on the old countdown for the time being and then we'll pick it up you know two days before. Yeah. Okay, well I'll still do it. I'll just remind you. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. Megan, I want to zero in on you here. One of the big bugbears since working with you, that Ben and myself both have. Don't look at me, Megan. Megan's looking like, what's going on? I don't know what's going on here.

Is your fridge at home. And you've refused to peel the plastic off the door on the fridge. Yeah. And you still refuse to. And you're saying, oh, the children will knock the fridge. Righty, righty, right. I get it. But you go to your house and you're like, all you want to do.

Peel the fridge. Yeah. It's like if you had a bit of skin hanging off your face. All I'd want to do is just. Or lettuce in your teeth or something. No, but that doesn't serve a purpose. The covering on the fridge still serves a purpose. Anyway.

But it doesn't look. Yeah. I know because it's been like seven, eight months now and the edges are starting to roll up on the plastic. For you, someone who prides herself on, you know, like a good parent.

But I'm trying to protect the quality of the fridge, you know? Yeah, but then eventually the fridge, when you get a new one at some stage, you're like, oh, we never peeled the plastic off that one. How often are you getting new fridges? Well, I got a new fridge

and guess what I did? You peeled the plastic off. Damn, and it felt good. It felt good. Listen to it. That's just coming clean off the door there, Ben. Satisfying. Yeah, I'm sort of mumbling away to myself here.

That is a satisfying thing, isn't it? You haven't had that satisfaction. It's not going to be satisfied when you're like, oh, the fridge broke. I said I was going to invite you guys around the day that I peel it off and you can do it for me. The unwrapping. Yeah. Yeah, but now my fear is that the glues, you know,

the adhesiveness is stuck, so it's not going to be a clean peel. You're going to have to scrape it off and it'll come off. Anyway, I've had that satisfaction bucket filled. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Now, yesterday I got a glimpse into the future and tell you what, the future's frightening, guys.

There's lots of things that frighten you about the future. Yeah. You don't know about AI a lot. Yeah, I do. It's TikTok. I get into a TikTok hole and it's not good. I mean, I'll be the first to admit it. He was spouting off some ditty conspiracies this morning,

which we won't take to you. Yeah, let's not take that to you, please. Yeah. We're like, where did you get the information from you're like this is why you have to look after

your older people on social media just to get down rabbit holes he's fallen for four bank scams this week too yeah I was spouting

off some death celebrity deaths that I thought might have been but yeah no we won't name names we won't name names it's not

well it's just some no no move on no i'll just say it's a guy in a bedroom guy in a bedroom who developed a theory and it sounded rock solid to me anyway so ran into uh someone that we uh do a bit of work with from time to time and she's like try on these now she hands me over a pair of Ray-Ban glasses, just your stock standard Ray-Ban glasses. Okay. I put them on. She's like, say, take a photo.

I said, take a photo. And she's like, look at my phone. The Ray-Ban glasses are connected to her phone. They can film. If I had them on right now, I could be filming your chest. I could be filming your boobs. That's the thing. You've seen them pop up.

I have seen them pop up on Instagram people have conversations and TikTok and stuff people on the street and they have no idea they're being filmed do they not have

a little light I don't know whatever people come up the street and they do this it's like people all the time they're like

filmed with glasses I wasn't paying attention to a little light I was more I was in awe of what the glasses were doing so I didn't know

if there was a little light or not but it felt like James Bond glass you know when they're like, hey, Tom Cruise, you're on another Mission Impossible. Here's some glasses that might help you out. It felt like that. Wild times.

It's pretty crazy where, you know, technology's gone. And then she was like, you think that's crazy? I was like, yep, you've already won me over today. Let me tell you about some celebrity deaths later on Then she said her friend In Los Angeles Has a chip Inserted in his wrist And the chip is the key to his house

So he holds the chip up to the Swipey on his front door Lets him into the house And I'm like what Where are we heading I'm kind of down for that Can they put my f-poss in there and everything they probably can eventually you're right because then you don't

need a password notebook just scan your chip it is amazing how far we've come the first tv show I made we used to sneak beer into stadiums it was one of the things but the one of the biggest and the hardest things was getting a camera inside the stadium because you had to sneak a camera and to film this so you'd have it in like a backpack. A bag or things. And nowadays, you know. You just put the glasses on. Wear glasses on.

Glasses. Or a phone. You know, we were filming a bit of course. And it wasn't that long ago. And it wasn't that long ago. It was like, how are we going to get the camera? Oh, good point. You could insert a camera into your nipples and have film.

You could. You could. Anything is possible. It's pretty wild. Even then you'd have to have his nipple out to film. You'd be like, why is he topless? And pointing, like sort of pointing his nipple towards me to get a good angle. He's really cold too.

It's not going to work for me. Yeah, you're right. Megan, can you film this? All right. Yeah. Get your nips out, mate. We need to do a take. John O'Bien and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. Got back from Sri Lanka just over a week ago. The home of Dilmar Tea on our trip. We put inside two golden teabag tickets inside two boxes of Dilmar Tea. They're on sale right now. Somewhere in New Zealand, you open up your Dilmar Tea box, find their golden ticket.

You'll win a luxury trip for two to Sri Lanka, thanks to Dilmar and Singapore Airlines. And we're beaming over to Sri Lanka now. A good evening to Dilhan from Dilmar. Good morning and good Airlines. And we're beaming over to Sri Lanka now. A good evening to Dilhan from Dilmar. Good morning and good evening. A couple of weeks ago, we travelled all the way over there. We got to experience so many amazing things that Dilmar offer and Sri Lanka has to offer.

And we also put in the golden teabag tickets inside two boxes. Two Kiwis can win a trip to Sri Lanka. So it's all very exciting. We're just recovering from the golden suits, but I'm assured that the Kiwis can win a trip to Sri Lanka. So it's all very exciting. We're just recovering from the golden suits, but I'm assured that the Kiwis who are going to follow the winners, they're going to have a great time. So we're getting ready for that too. We actually bumped into some Australian winners who were over there,

and they were having the time of their life. They couldn't believe it. I don't know if you ran into them, but if that was anything to go by, the New Zealand ones have got something to look forward to. Oh, absolutely. There's wildlife, there's tea, there's beaches, whatever you want, and I can assure you

the time of your life all comes with the pleasure of having a cuppa. The tuk-tuks as well. You must experience the tuk-tuk rides too. Holding on for dear life with those. There's so many tuk-tuks. I've never read it. read, like thousands and thousands. If you dare, if you dare, yes.

You can try the tuk-tuk. I can assure you, you'll get to your destination. But your mental condition at that point, I can't be so sure of. Well, the thing was too, they were just, like even when you got to your tea trails, which are way up in the hills, I'm like, there's tuk-tuks even going up

and down the mountains. They are everywhere. I expected one to get out of my bag when you got to your tea trails, which are way up in the hills, there's tuk-tuks even going up and down the mountains. They are everywhere. I expected one to get out of my bag when I got home. You know, they're everywhere. We got to experience so many amazing things over there, and we're very excited about Kiwis getting to experience it when they win this competition. But what about, let's talk business, Dilhan. The sales, I mean, our faces are all over the tea boxes.

You can see us in the supermarkets. I feel like an obligation now to shift some tea units for Dilma, the sales, I mean, our faces are all over the tea boxes. You can see us in the supermarkets. I feel like an obligation now to shift some tea units for Dilma. You know, Kiwis have always been so incredibly supportive. Ever since my father first invited Kiwis to do it right, it's been fantastic. But I have no doubt it's going to be good because the prize is the good one. Yeah, honestly, we stayed in the Wild Coast, which was a glamping tent. And you step out your front door, there's elephants, scorpions, leopards. There's no fences.

Ben didn't get an ounce of sleep, not a wink of sleep. But it is an amazing accommodation. It is incredible. Take your Larazapan and you'll be bloody. But it was so amazing to not just experience that, but also experience all the wonderful things that, Dilma, you do as a company, you know, supporting back, giving to the community through schools, through hospitals,

through helping out underprivileged families. You know, not a lot of Kiwis know what they've been doing, but in supporting my father's invitation, you've been doing all of that. You've been helping us to offer scholarships, to make tea pickers, children into magistrates, the medical, you've seen the chefs. We've graduated so much, but we owe it all to our customers from around the world.

And Kiwis, you've been with us for nearly 40 years. So thank you. I was just going to say, this is your chance to tell us whether Jono and Ben actually paid off their trip in the tea fields. How well did they do? And if this all falls through, can they come over and get a job with you? Well, we're still investigating the CCTV footage of an alleged theft of leaf. A young lady who was picking next to them

mentioned that her bag got lighter, a lot lighter. By the way, Ben's like, you're stealing her livelihood. Put it back, put it back. Now, you did mention too, when we were over there, you're like, next week, Winston Peters is coming over and you're hosting Winston Peters. You're like, you said, what does he coming over, and you're hosting Winston Peters. You're like, you said, what does he drink? And I said, he looks like a whiskey man.

But I saw him actually drinking. There was something put on Dilmar New Zealand social media yesterday. You guys sitting down enjoying some tea with Winston Peters? Well, he came across. He was extremely kind, very sophisticated, and it was tea all the way. But I must say he was a fine gentleman. I was very happy to meet him. Yeah, it well especially when you've uh you've had us the week before you've leveled up there he restored our faith in kiwi so back up there again

oh it was a real privilege uh to spend time with you and your wonderful family, to meet so many amazing people in Sri Lanka and my wife keeps hearing me bang on about how the tea's picked from the source and all the things that we learnt. We've been talking about it non-stop since we got back and we are very, very excited for more Kiwis to go over and experience all the wonderful

things that Dilma and Sri Lanka have to offer. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Cinder Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, has got a brand new book out. She's hanging out with some pretty amazing celebrities around the world, getting interviewed, including Oprah. This woman has been a heroine,

a hero for me for so many years. I've admired her from afar. She's written a book called A Different Kind of Power. It's all those things that you think are weaknesses or are taught are weaknesses. Empathy, sensitivity, self-doubt and humility.

They're powerful. What I admire is that you're a Prime Minister and you made a decision that I am going to have kindness as a principle for my administration. Sneak out, Jacinda Ardern. Is it randomly standing on a golf course with a lawnmower in the background.

Yeah, someone driving a lawnmower past, they'd be like, mate, mate, get off those bloody greens. To have Oprah say that she's admired you for a while, that's pretty cool. Yeah, that's pretty amazing. So you've been sent a copy of the book that you've been voiced? No, I just saw it in the studio. He stole it off someone's desk.

Oh, you stole a copy of the book that you've been voiced? Yeah, I did. Thank you, I just saw it in the studio. You stole it off someone's desk. Oh, you stole a copy of the book there, Ben Boyce? Yeah, I did. Yes, thank you. I had a look at it, so I'll give you an update at the end of the show, all right? Okay. All right, she's a heroine and someone we've admired from afar for a very long time. Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey. You're a huge fan of Oprah Winfrey. Megan Pappas. Megan Pappas. Pappas no we have we've admired you for a very long time whatever alright

who slid into your DMs mate is it Oprah no but it is a girl with an issue and it revolves around a family will

so if you've been in this situation please get in touch at 0800 the hits it reads dear Megan this is a family drama and I kind of want to know what other people have done in my situation.

I am the middle child of three siblings and when my dad passed away, he left the house and most of his money to our youngest brother. My oldest brother is extremely upset and thinks we should contest the will. I was against it until I found out that the will had been changed shortly before my dad passed. Is that grounds to contest it? Has anyone managed to keep their family close while going through something like this or is it just not worth the battle? What I know about sticky family legal situations disputing wills is it brings the family closer. That a tough one isn't it i'm always like when it comes to wills well clearly these were the wishes of the deceased you know this is what they wanted whether it was 20 years ago or the day before they passed you know this is what they've written down

and gone this is how i want to leave things sometimes it's not though like so we don't know the details of how her dad passed away but like sometimes uh people in you know a vulnerable situation get used to change the will oh you're potentially saying some manipulation yeah you do hear of that right elder abuse all of that kind of stuff or someone gets inside their ear or something like that gets to change some stuff do you want to contest it just on moral grounds? I don't think doing it for the money is worth it, personally. It does seem, you know, in this situation, you know, to give it all to the youngest brother is, you know, obviously.

But again, that could be their decision. That could be exactly what they wanted. Because it's their right to do it. I guess the thing is, what's your motivation? Are you doing it for your personal gain? Are you wanting items from the estate? Or are you doing it because it's the right thing to do? Because you do think that some manipulation has gone on in the background.

Have you ever contested a will before? People in my family have. Have they? It's nasty Yeah I can imagine It gets icky The thing is Mentally

It breaks people down So you're just like What's the point And it's a tough enough time As it is You know when someone Sadly passed on So oh under this

And when you do get the money Yeah you just leave Feeling a bit hollow Yeah You can always buy A new family can't you Well maybe you can A better family

4487 So the question we need to know Right now to help us out, we've got some movie tickets to give away. Have you managed to keep your family close while going through something like this? Is it worth contesting it? Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The hits. Wednesday, short week, of course, in the middle of this week's Dear Megan. Oh, there's a will and someone's been left out of it. So this says, when my dad passed away, he left the house and most of his money to our youngest brother.

My oldest brother is extremely upset and wants to contest the will. They want to know, is there grounds? Has anyone managed to keep their family close while going through this? Or is it just not worth the battle?

And leading up to this, the will was split evenly, was it? I don't know if they knew, maybe. Oh, I see, I see. Not until it gets read out. Well, there's three siblings you'd imagine that would get split evenly, and that's what a lot of people are saying on the Facebook post. They reckon there's grounds to contest

it, because it should be split evenly, but then the dad can decide to do whatever he wants, right? Feels icky to me. It does feel icky. It feels icky to contest, doesn't it? Especially because you're talking about a dead person stuff. Yeah. But it is hard, you know, if you've got siblings and you feel like you've been left out.

And how are you going to fight that and then continue a relationship afterwards? Yeah, you're right, the relationship's probably gone. But we've got people that have been through similar situations before. Unless you've got a free couch, that's the main thing. Nirala, welcome to the show. Hi. This has happened welcome to the show. Hi. This has happened to you, mate. Well, actually,

I have an interesting story. I used to work in one of the hospitals in palliative care and you'll be surprised at the amount of family members that used to come and visit the elders

whilst they were on their deathbed. And there was a lot of negotiations happening. So for me, it was just a red flag when I heard this because I've seen it happen. Oh, so people coming in and trying to convince the... At the end of life. At the end of life, when they're always at the most sound of mind

and decision-making, and they try and manipulate them. Absolutely. They're at that vulnerable stage, and a lot of the time it's the youngest. It's the youngest sibling. I don't know whether they feel like they've been robbed or not given what the eldest siblings have gotten. It always ends up being the youngest. I'm standing up for the youngest ones.

I wouldn't do that. It must have been hard for you to not step in and say something. Oh, look, we couldn't, but it was so obvious. And at that vulnerable stage, they take them on a guilt trip, which we see a lot. And then before you know it, something's changed and we don't see the family member again. What about, Nerala, what about strangers? Do you get other people trying to come in and be friends with elderly? Oh, we see all sorts of

visitors and they've been in hospital and i see you for months and you know when we send an announcement at the end of um you know their life or they we are moving it they make a hospice etc suddenly a lot of family members and strange people start visiting oh humans are great people humans are great being thank Humans are great beings. Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Go see The Materialists. It looks really awesome starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in cinemas June 12.

Now, Paula, you're coming in with some legal advice. Where do they stand on this one in Whakatane? Well, look, I'm aware because I know somebody that's had to use the Family Protection Act 1955, which they're currently revising, because their mother had remarried and she passed away unexpectedly. And the stepfather and his new partner would give her nothing, not even items of her clothing or, you know, the personal possessions. So she utilised that. She just, she didn't want, just she didn't want like she didn't

want money and stuff she wanted some of her mum's stuff the sentimental stuff but i sadly also know families where and often in cases where the mother or father has remarried and then they've died and then the partner left behind not the paternal parent, has decided not to give any of those children anything. So they successfully, and the courts are very fair. If the parents have been giving money all their lives and bought the kids a house and stuff,

but if it's just an average family and they haven't had anything, the court says that it is the parents' obligation, basically, to make some provision for their child. Well, there you go, Paula. Thank you so much. So what advice would you give this person there?

Well, by all accounts, it sounds like they've got some legal standing. So you can seek out legal advice. But also just weigh up how much you value your siblings, your relationship with your siblings. Because I don't know if it will... But that's going to change, I feel, like if someone's got the whole house and everything. Yeah, it's probably going to change anyway. It's already changed, so maybe you do need to go for it.

Jeez, families can be fun. Families can be fun. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Very exciting day today. The hits are off to a conference. Hits conference, annual conference.

Making some big calls today. Very exciting stuff. Making some big calls at the conference. Who's making big calls today Very exciting stuff Making some big calls The conference Who's making big calls? We are Not you Not you mate No it's quite like the conference

I do Yeah It's good Well because the Hits Is all around the country But it's not very often That everyone gets together So it's actually really cool

To have everyone together In the same building For a couple of days Looking forward to the Morning tea sausage rolls Ben Boyce You won't eat that You of days. Looking forward to the morning tea sausage rolls, Ben Boyce? You won't eat that. He does. He likes a morning tea sausage roll.

I love a morning tea. It's great. It's awesome. Terrible, terrible morning yesterday. Speaking of morning tea, I went over for a coffee and got a cup of tea because I was like, coffee is the Satan's juice. I was like, I only drink tea now. Yeah, good on you.

I'm having my Dilma tea right now. Dilma. Yeah. Okay. Actually, Dilma, I drank the coffee and I went into the barista's face. I was like, what is this? Black tar. Anyway, I came back over and I was talking to Matt Heath.

Now, Matt Heath used to host Hauraki Breakfast. He's upstairs at New Souls. He's gone to a better place. Yeah. And I was talking to him and another colleague outside, and I finished the conversation, textbook conversation, light banter. All right, see you guys later. Turned around, and boom, there was a pole.

Like a pole that I'd never seen before. There's a pole out the front. Yeah. I've never noticed that pole. And I was literally, my nose scraped the pole. Oh, right there. I was as close to brain damage as you could possibly get. Face first into the pole.

So you didn't hit the pole? Didn't hit the pole. Could have hit the pole, though. Very close. Did Matt Heath see you? Yeah, he did. He was there, and he's like, oh. He's like, that would have been so good.

He was, like, visibly disappointed that my face didn't connect with the bowl. And I agree. Like, I'm in his cab. It would have been good from his point of view. Very complicated. But I really, yeah, I feel like I took away a moment from him. A lot of people get that these days, though, right? Like, looking down at your phones and walking away.

It's one of the things. People do actually walk into poles. You went face first into a door last week, didn't you? Yeah. Yeah, into a toilet door in front of the cleaner. That wasn't more walking my phone. That was me just trying to say, hey, the floor's a bit slippery. Someone can hit their head.

And then bang, hit my own head as I was looking back. What's the worst accident you've had in public in front of people? I fall over all the time. Do you? Yeah. I haven't reached. I still fall over. I haven't had a fall. You're right. Remember I did it in a restaurant when there was? Yeah. I haven't reached, I still fall over. I haven't had a fall.

You're right. Remember I did it in a restaurant when there was a slight, it wasn't even a step. It was a slight like downward. And you're always a little bit like your pride's a little bit sore as well. You know, you're always embarrassed. Even if you hurt yourself, you're like, no, I'm fine. And I'm always wearing heels.

So I don't just like do a little dainty. I flop on the floor. Like I go down hard. The worst thing about that dinner one though was, was packed restaurant, and you hadn't even had your dinner yet. So you had to go and sit down. She runs looking at me, and I did really hurt myself. So I was like, play it cool, play it cool.

What an entrance. For the next hour and a half. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Yes, welcome along to our early morning brain cardio. This is the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. If you've just joined the show for the first time, we try this every morning.

Try and get 10 out of 10. And our quiz queen, producer Grace, joins us. They're announcing the host of The Chase this morning, Grace. Oh yeah, we've got the new host joining us. No one knows who it is. They've kept it very secret by joining us after 8 o'clock this morning. Legitimately, it's hard to prepare for a conversation when you don't know who it is. I hope we're going to know who it is

when they come in. Could be Grace. Yeah, imagine. It's just me, guys. Cutting her teeth at 20 past 6 every morning for this gig. Yeah, you're right. You'd be sassy enough. I think I'd be great, actually, now we're talking about it. You'd be a good Chase host, Grace. You really would.

Alright, we've got question number one, mate. Who developed the theory of general relativity? Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein. It was Einstein, wasn't it? Yeah, I thought it was Einstein. That's correct. Well done. Officially smart.

We got one. We got one. Okay, good. You always doubt yourself, though, eh? You think it is, and then you're like, oh. I heard Newton, and I was like, maybe it was old Newt, but no. Okay, which language is the most widely spoken native language in the world? Spanish, English, Mandarin, Chinese.

Mandarin, Chinese, isn't it? Yeah, I was going to say Mandarin. Yeah, you'd have to say, I thought it would be Hindu, too, with the old Indian community, over a billion of them, but that's not an option. No. Should we lock that in? Are we locking that in?

That is correct. Well done. Good start, good start, good start. Oh, gosh. But that's not an option. Are we locking that in? Are we locking that in? That is correct. Well done. Good start. Good start. Oh, gosh. Which prestigious award did Alexander Grothendieck? I don't know how to say that.

You've just lost your job at the Chase Host. Yeah. Received in 1966. Abel Prize, Fields Medal, Nobel Prize. Now, this is when we go to our lifeline. Yeah, this might be the lifeline one. Megan, you're quite good with the pronunciation. Do you want to have a little crack at that?

I think I did good. Alexander Grothendieck. Yeah, see? That's what I said. Oh, you've added a K there and there. I think I did that. Alexander Grothendieck. And was awarded a prize, which was?

Either the Able Prize, the Fields Medal, or the Nobel Prize. Fields has come through on the text machine. Let's lock it in. Okay. Are we locking in Fields? Well, yeah, let's do it. Lifeline? That is correct.

Well done. What is the Fields Medal? The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age for doing math stuff. Nerd stuff. Well done. Okay, question number four. Dame Valerie Adams was born in which New Zealand city? Rotorua. That is correct.

There we go. Oh my gosh, you're doing well this morning. Question number five. This is so fun. Linkin Park's debut album often categorized as new medals. That's correct. Well done. Linkin Park is a great band, isn't it?

I love Linkin Park. R.I.P. All right, let's take one question, then we'll go to the break. Number six. Which flightless bird was rediscovered in Fiordland in 1948 after being thought extinct? Takahe, moorpork, werebull? How do you say that? Noaka hay, more pork, where a bill? How do you say that? No, more pork flies, doesn't it?

Or does it not? What's the last one? W-R-Y bill. Rye bill? Rye bill? Rye bill? Rye bill? Okay, we're going to come back here.

We're going to regroup. We're going to talk about this. We're going well. It's a good start. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. Thank you for joining us. This is'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. Thank you for joining us.

Part two of the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. It's like, who wants to be a millionaire minus the million dollars? And we just want to earn the respect of you, the audience. And a million dollars. I'd take the million. I'd take it. She's like, all I need is a million and life would be sorted. Yeah, you've said that for the last couple of days

I know I'm manifesting Just a minute Just like a cheeky mill Like when has there ever been a cheeky mill Yeah I don't want to earn it I just want it to appear Okay Hey producer Grace

Question number six Have you got a cheeky mill Is that the question No No it's not Jono You know what the question is Which flightless bird was rediscovered in Fjordland in 1948 After being thought extinct?

Takahe, moorpork, wirebill. So you're thinking it's the takahe? I remember them thinking that it was extinct and it's not anymore. And it's like a chunky pukiko, right? Don't fat shame it. No, it just doesn't get off the ground. That's why it can't fly. Is it a bird if it can't fly? Is it just't fly. Is it a bird if it can't fly?

Is it just a rodent that wanders around if it can't fly? You're right. Kiwi. Yeah, that's again a rodent. It's got wings but doesn't fly. What constitutes a bird? Well, exactly. It needs wings.

I would say flying would be one of the main characteristics of a bird. But hey, we've got plenty that don't. All right, there's Lachan Takahe. That is correct. Hey, nice one. Okay, question number seven. Nando's sells Portuguese peri-peri chicken,

but where was the chain founded? South Korea, South Africa, Spain. I think it's South Africa. Yeah, my South African family love a bit of Nando's. I love Nando's.

Been there a lot of times and there's a whole history of it sometimes on the wall and I'm pretty sure it's South Africa. And there's a lot of them on the North Shore. What are you saying, Megan? It's bloody good, Nando's. I've been there a lot of times and there's a whole history of it sometimes on the wall. And there's a lot of them on the North Shore. What are you saying, Megan? It's bloody good, Nando's. There's a lot of South Africans on the North Shore. Lock in South Africa.

That is correct. Nice. Okay, question number eight. I really didn't want you guys to get this far because there's a word I can't even comprehend in this. So this will be fun. In which year did the Velvet Revolution occur leading to the end of

communist rule in Czechoslovakia? Oh, Czechoslovakia. Yeah, that one. Czechoslovakia. 1991, 1989, 1985. I feel like it was 91. Okay, I have no

idea on this one. Yeah, I don't know. But 91 was, what was going on in 91? Gulf War? That was happening in 91. I remember as a kid and one. Yeah. I don't know. Oh, but 91 was, what was going on in 91? Golf War. That was happening in 91. I remember as a kid and that kicked off. I was playing with myself in the driveway. My first husband was Czech and I've heard stories about this from the family. Oh, okay.

And I can't remember what year it was. You were a bit vacant in that marriage, weren't you? You weren't very present. I paid more attention to marriage. They're like telling you, they're pouring their heart out about the history of Czechoslovakia they're escaping communism and stuff you're like cool cool

but there's a cool dress at Mac's I'm looking at it online that's pretty accurate really maybe it's an 80s thing

yeah I feel like it was an 80s thing so it's 91, 89 or 85 85 85 okay are we locking in

80 yeah let's lock in 85. That's incorrect. It was 89. Oh, damn it. It's still an 80s thing, but not quite. That's why the marriage failed.

You should have paid attention. That's why we failed as well. That is the New Zealand Herald Dirty Quiz number number. If you're only there for your first marriage, mate, you would have got us to question number nine.

Hey, I got the South African question. That's the second marriage. Yeah. Yeah, true. You're well done.