ZM's Bree & Clint - Bree & Clint's petition to get Hooters to NZ

Episode Date: September 9, 2026

A list of stores and restaurants we want to come to New Zealand has come out but for Bree and Clint there's one that comes out on top.  Bree Tomasel & Clint Roberts on ZM - find us @breeandclint on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show requested, so here it is. As long as you've got da-da-da-da. It's ZM's Breanclin podcast. I saw this story from one of the big news sites asking what big brands and stores we want to come to New Zealand, and they listed some. I never know with these things if that's because they know something that we don't know. Probably.

And they're starting to plant the seed. Like that kind of happened in the few years leading up to IKEA coming here. There are all these stories about how much New Zealanders love IKEA and want IKEA. I also think it's them doing market research. Yeah, right, okay. Yeah. So I've got the list here, and I'm wondering if we can add to this list. So the list of businesses that they've suggested could be good to come to New Zealand.

7-Eleven? Oh, I love 7-Eleven. I've never been to a 7-Eleven. Is it better than a night and day? 7-Eleven known for their slushy machines. Yeah, okay. Is it better than the... Yeah, right.

Okay, yeah. Like this fun and cool. In-and-out burger. Yeah. What? I know we have an abundance of burger chains in New Zealand. We've got so many burger places. But in and out burger.

You would want it? Yeah. It's the first place I go. Whenever I go to California, it's the first place I go. I'm not going to lie. Every time I've been there, like it's not bad. I'm like, oh yeah. But I'm not like, whoa, this is amazing.

Do we need an Apple store? I think so. Do we? Yeah. What can you get in an Apple store that you can't? just get off the Apple website? The Apple Geniuses. What's an Apple Genius?

Like people, you go in there and you go, my phone's doing this weird thing and they can help you. Oh, okay. Yeah, I think they're called Apple Geniuses. God, they'll be so good for our parents, so. Yeah. So we don't have to fix their phones. And you send them to the Apple Store.

Yeah, yeah. I was quite shocked when I moved to New Zealand that there was no Apple store here. LD, the supermarket? Oh, Aldi's pretty fun. You got Aldi in Australia, right? Yeah. What's good about LD? Aldi just cheap

cheap okay right and they have like weird and cool products Yeah okay Uniclo Oh hell yeah If you don't know about Uniclo It's where have you been It's um

They say basics But it's really good quality clothing And they have everything They got really good denim They got really good shirts I'm wearing a Unicloid t-shirt right now So am I Yeah

Japanese They're very good stuff There's a strong rumour that's coming Yeah Or at least a big store in New Zealand is going to start stocking Uniclo, which would be good. There's a bunch of others on there. But what can we add? What do we want to come to New Zealand?

I reckon Chipotle would go really good in New Zealand. Yes. Either Chipotle or the Aussie Guzmini Gomez. I'd like either or both. Because where do we get our burritos from in New Zealand? Yeah. What's the big burrito place for us? Mexicali.

Oh, Mexicali. Zambriero? Zambriero used to be near me and I'll get fat burritos all the time. I haven't seen many of those around recently though. No, they're disappearing and I'm so gutted. They're really good. Do we need an egg slut? What?

Yes, please. What's that? Egg slut. Huh? You know. What? E G-G-S-U-T. What is that?

Are you just trying to say that word on radio? Isn't it like a breakfast chain in the UK? Do they make sandwiches or something? Yeah, I think so. Oh. It's a business. God, interesting name for the business. Hooters?

How? Do we need to? I quite like Hooters. I'm a fan. For the chips, right? No, for the wings. Oh, the wings. Do you remember when I dragged you there one time?

I was like, let's go. You did not have to drag me. I remember when you and I skipped arm in arm to a Hooters in Los Angeles. Let's go to Hooters. He's like, it's really good, we should go. And I'm like, I know it's really good. We should definitely go. What about an I-Hop?

Um, eh. Yeah. I-Hop International House of Pancakes. Oh, yum. It is pretty fun to go to I-Hop. When we ended up at an I-Hop at 2 in the morning in L.A. after we went to that strip club. You're really incriminating us in this break.

We didn't end up there. Like Claudia said, we skipped it. It was all part of the plan. Do you know they can't sell alcohol in a strip club in Los Angeles. Full stop? Full stop. It's a weird place to be when you can't be drinking.

No, I think you meant to go pre-drunk. Whoa. Because it's not fun sober. I think they had quite a few problems so they had to get rid of the alcohol. Crazy. Anywhere else? Any other suggestions?

Producers? Do we cover it all? Yeah, I feel like you've topped it. Yeah, I'm good. I'm keen for Hooters though. Are you? Should we buy the franchise? Yeah, should we bring a Hooters to New Zealand?

I want to see you work there, Bree. mate business would be boom play ZM's Brian Clint on Insa Facebook

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