ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – June 12th 2020

Episode Date: June 12, 2020

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Hi everybody and welcome to a very emotional Bree and Clint podcast. Oh we're all bloody sniffling and crying and well the girls are crying too. The hay fever is really playing havoc on us in here. It's a change of season. And it's a weird coincidence because it's also the day that Ellie's leaving. So I mean we're crying and our nose is running and... That's a coincidence. It's just a pure coincidence.

You're going to hear lots of fun Ellie tributes on the show uh which um was really nice to be able to do for you yeah because you've been a huge part of our team like as big as any part of this team we're a team of four people and especially podcasters would know because you get a you get a more raw um take on this show through these intros you get a bigger insight into us as people i think so and if you podcast the show it's a funny thing that happens where you actually choose to listen to a radio show and you go i'm gonna listen to these punishers in my headphones for like a whole hour with no music and no breaks means you must like us a little bit yeah yeah no but you you're such a big part of our family and just because you're leaving does not change that at all. You will always be a part you were here from the very start

and you will continue to be a part of the Brian Clint family forever. It changes a bit. We're not going to call you for every podcast intro. It depends if we're strapped for content. It's honestly been an absolute privilege and honour to work on this show

and to work with all three of you guys. You're all talented and amazing and hardworking in your own ways. And I'll forever treasure this last two years for the rest of my life. Oh, no. Oh, no, we haven't even got into the podcast yet. Okay, look, he hasn't had a chance to say much yet, so I want to give Ben a chance to say something. Ben, what have you got to say?

Silent but violent type, isn't he? True, yeah. Oh, that sounds bad. Yeah, that's horrible. Yeah, not when you're violent type, isn't it? True, yeah. Oh, that sounds bad. Yeah, that's horrible. Yeah, not when you're talking about farts it doesn't sound bad. Yeah, that's true.

No, that sounds bad too. Does it? Silent but, anyway, Ben. Ben, your turn. I'm very proud of you. I love the shit out of you. It's been amazing

working with you. I know Sam, your boyfriend, is behind me, but... Hey, what you say, bro? This is getting weird. I'm so proud of you

why is he behind you yeah what's going on between you guys nothing nothing nothing nothing no i'm so proud of you for your new job it's gonna be awesome but i'll be in touch probably tomorrow yes wait same time same time yeah we did have an idea well not an idea we thought shit because we're auditioning to replace you yeah which we have to So please don't That's fine It's weird It's weird It's like if you have a dog And you know the dog has passed away

And then you're shopping for a new dog Before the other dog People do that before the other one dies? It's like training the new dog I don't know if they do We've been doing that with you No, that's what I'm saying I don't know if people do

But that's what this feels like No, that's okay So we're going to see if maybe you could Help us whittle down the replacements. I would love to do that. I really would. If anyone knows the best, it's you. Yeah, I want to help this team.

I will forever have this team in my heart, and I want the best for all three of you. So if I can help try and find the right person, then please hit me up. Hey, on the up, how good that you're leaving on a good note doesn't always happen from workplace. No, it doesn't always happen. You know, how lovely that, and I think it's just a testament to you, like how amazing of a person you are,

like with how much everyone is like devastated to lose you and you're leaving on such an amazing note and going to do something that I think is super exciting. And you could come back whenever you wanted to. Thank you. Not soon because the company's shit broke. Yeah, no. And we won't pay you. Yeah you wanted to. Thank you. Not soon, because the company's shit broke. Yeah, no. And we won't pay you later. We won't pay you.

After that, you have done a good job of leaving on the best night possible. Last night we had a BYO for Ellie, which we talked about on this podcast and it was chocker. Thursday night, everybody was there. I know. Fletch, Wanda, Megan's team were there as well. And they had to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning. So it's testament to you.

I love you a lot. I love you too. You are one of my favorite people and oh no don't cry yeah i'm gutted that you're leaving i really am yeah um like i said to you the day that it happened that you told us i'm very proud of you Thank you. And it's the right thing for you to do. Thank you. So go and do it and don't look back. Thank you. And thanks for everything. Thanks for helping us get started.

No, it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to do that, honestly. You guys are three of my best friends ever. And I love you so much and I'm so sad to be leaving. Even Ben. Yeah, he's all right. He'll do. It's nice for ben to have a friend yeah no thank you guys honestly i i i'm the privileged one i'm the lucky one to have worked

with you guys so thank you we thought um we didn't get a chance to play this on the show because there was a it was a packed hour of ellie um but we thought we were also obviously if you're a new listener and you're like who the fuck is Ellie who the hell is this bitch we thought you know obviously we get a chance to say goodbye and you know we are the closest people

that work with you but you've worked with a lot of people here at ZM and we wanted to give them a chance to also give you a little message and we've

got a little package that Ben has put together and you've been working hard package that Ben has put together. You've been working hard this week. Yeah. It's been hard. People that you've worked with here at ZM, and a little message for your send-off.

Hey, Ali, it's Cam. I'm really going to miss you. It's always been a hoot working with you from the days where we used to sit next to each other in Cook Street to walking past the studio and you just doing a fart. It's been a hell of a time. I know you're going to do amazing in the future. We will definitely miss you though but we'll see you soon. Oh, Albell. I'm going to miss seeing your beautiful face

every day when I come into the office. I'm just going to miss all of the band that we always have and singing with you. It's going to be weird walking into the office without you. Love you, good luck and I'll see you soon. Ellie, your old mate Gaz here, your old duet partner. That's what I'm going to miss. You and me slamming some chords.

What a time. Oh, hi Ellie. I'm going to miss you so much around the office. Even though I live with you and I'll still see you around the house, I'm just going to really miss seeing your face every day and you're just so positive and you bring such an awesome energy to ZM.

Please don't leave us. Hey Ellie, it's Ross here, your boss. You are the only employee in my life who single-handedly has the grossest story and the most romantic story of all time about you and Sam getting together. Gonna miss you, mate. Not gonna miss your farts, though.

Can you leave that Simpsons T-shirt behind? I quite like it. Mama! Mama! When the wind blows I don't want to die I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all And that, folks

That was beautiful, thank you Is only the start of what is an hour-long tribute to Ellie Yeah, so gear up Thank you And thank you to all the podcasters of what is an hour-long tribute to Ellie. Yeah, so gear up! Thank you. And thank you to all the podcasters. You know, you guys are our true, true, like, close fans. And you've supported us so much

and I'm going to miss all of you. But I'm still going to be part of the Brinkland Podcast family, so I'm not really saying bye. You'll keep up today. Yeah, I will, yeah. You're the only one with the passports to all of our social media.

True, I'm still the admin bitches. We love you very much I love you guys so much enjoy this it's our podcast and our goodbye have a great time whatever you're doing in the listening time

see ya Hey Google, what's the time? It's 3pm, give or take a minute. Alexa, play ZM on iHeartRadio. Playing ZM on iHeartRadio. Hey Siri, when are Brie and Clint on? Brie and Clint are on air in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Hello everybody, welcome to the show. It's a Friday afternoon. G'day guys. Hello everybody. Hello. Hello, everybody. G'day. Last night, we went out for a couple of drinks. Went to a BYO. It was quite fun, wasn't it? A bit fancy.

Yeah. To say farewell to our friend, producer Ellie. No. Who the show started and she's gone all day without breaking into tears. We're not finished yet. You've still got four hours with us. I know, but this is the last ever 3PM opening that I'm going to be a part of, you know? Like we said to you at the pub this afternoon, it's not too late, mate.

Yeah, I could stay. Should I? Have you handed in your swipe card yet? Because it's not too late. I haven't. Oh, you're still allowed in the building. All right, you listeners, you've got four hours to convince her to stay. Fill that text machine, 9696.

But no, we will proceed as planned. We have a couple of special things planned for Ellie and the show today. Yeah, that will be coming up after five o'clock. We also have a very special edition of Friday Okie to celebrate Ellie leaving.

Oh, she is crying. Sorry, I really am. I'm a mess already, eh? Don't you start because you know once you start, I always start. I'm a mess already, eh? Don't you start, because you know once you start, I always start. I know. And that's not good for anyone. You know there's going to be a video of this.

I don't know if you can set that makeup, if you can spray some hairspray on yourself. It doesn't work. No. Only waterproof mascara. Yeah, I'm going to look horrific by the end of the show. Ben, are you crying as well? Yeah, yeah, yeah. You better be. Ben actually can't cry. He's made of stone.

Yeah, right. They sealed those tear ducts up. So that's all coming up. That's all happening in the show today, plus lots of other fun stuff, including the one second song challenge. But next, I'd like people to call right now, actually, if you've had your car stolen more than once.

In fact, if you've had your car stolen or broken into quite a few times, we would love to talk to you on the show right now. Yeah, we're going to run a social experiment and we need those people to call 0800DIALZM right now. I've got data on where the most likely place in New Zealand is to have your car stolen. And I want to run an experiment now to see if it's accurate.

I hope it's not my suburb. No. Apparently, when I moved in there, it happened a few times on our street. Multiple car break-ins or car thefts. Oh, $800. Just to help us out with the study, and we'll talk about that straight after.

Lizzo on ZM, Bree and Clint. My hair tells. Bree and Clint. I've got a real buzzy fact for you this afternoon. Did you know that a car is broken into or stolen every 21 minutes in New Zealand? Wow, I didn't know there was that many cars. That means in the space of this show, we'll do three, six, nine, 12 cars will be stolen before the end of this show.

God, fast and furious. Is that math right? One, two, hang on. Three this hour, then six, nine, 12. Yeah, 12. Haven't we learned that we don't do maths on this show? True, true. Just say roundabouts.

I believe if you wind down your window right now, you'll hear a car being stolen. Listen, okay, let's have a listen. Let's hotired it. Yeah, see? Told you it would work. Do you reckon you could hot-wire a car? I can hot-wire a car, yeah.

I wouldn't have said that on the radio. Well, I can. I can. My dad taught me for cases of emergency. Yeah, sure. No, no, no. Okay, all right. Sure.

Okay, Vin Diesel. I've got the five most stolen car towns here. Okay. The towns where you're most likely to get your car stolen. But before I read them out, we've got some people to call up who have regularly had their car stolen

or broken into. Right. And I just want to see if the data correlates. So we'll start with Georgia. Hi, Georgia. Hi. Hi. First of all,

sorry about you having your car broken into. That's all right. How many times are we talking? Three times. Oh, why? Do you have a fancy car or something? No, not at all. I have not.

So three different locations, three different types of cars. You're just unlucky. Okay, well, this is the important bit. Where in New Zealand do you live? In Auckland. Yep, you're on the list. Yep, that works. I mean, it makes sense. A lot of people live in Auckland. Yep, you're on the list. Yep, that works. I mean, it makes sense. A lot of people live in Auckland.

But are you in the most stolen city? That's what we're going to find out. Sam, hi. Hi, Sam. Hi. How many times has your car been broken into or stolen? Twice. Twice. Oh, that sucks, Sam. What sort of car? Nissan, sorry.

Nissan, yeah, alright. And what city do you live in? Crashit. Oh, not on the list. You're just the lucky one, Sam. Yeah, there's just something about you that makes you particularly stealable. So sorry about that, Sam. And finally, Hamish.

Hi. Hi. How's it going? Good. How many times has someone broken into your car? They broke into it twice, and for some reason they couldn't get it started. Yeah.

I could get it started with a screwdriver. Yeah, me too. Flat head to the ignition. Guys, again, don't be saying this. Okay, no, it's impossible to... Yeah, it's impossible. Yeah, good, good. But they somehow managed to do it the third time,

but it was on fuel light, and they only managed to get as far as the end of the street. Oh, good, good. But they somehow managed to do it the third time, but it was on fuel light, and they only managed to get as far as the end of the street. Oh, you're kidding me. That's a great security system. Don't have any gas in your car. Okay, and what part of New Zealand do you live in? What city? It was Hamilton.

I've now moved. Believe it or not, Hamilton's not on the list either. Really? That's crazy. I'm going to run you through these. The fifth most likely place to have your car stolen in New Zealand, Auckland. I would have thought it was higher, but it's not. Me too.

It's at number five. Number four, Napier. Really? Napier? Yeah, Napier. Steal your car, Napier. That's what they say. Okay.

Number three, Wellington is the third most likely place. Classy Wellington. I know, right? I didn't think anyone in Wellington had cars. I thought you all took public transport. Yeah, they all catch the train. Or you ride your fixies. Number two, Palmerston North.

I mean, I can get on board with that. I mean, I love Palmerston North. But, you know, sometimes you get bored. And the most likely place to have your car stolen in New Zealand, Lower Hutt. Really? I was going to say Dunedin. Everyone in Lower Hutt's going, yes, we won something.

About time we got something. Potential first home buyers or people hoping to buy their first home soon. That's you. Georgia sitting out there from ZM Day Show. I know that you're in this category as well. If you're worried- Hope is the- Hope, yeah. Is the very key word.

That's the key word. If you are worried that house prices are getting out of control and you're never going to be able to afford a property, bad news, you're right. Oh no, we learned that the first time we looked at any house in Auckland Yeah, right Here's an indicator for you Because maybe you've gone Well, maybe the Kiwi quarter acre

With a backyard and some room for the dogs to run around Maybe that's not the dream for me Maybe I need to be looking at an apartment Just as your first home, you know To get into the market Get a foothold on the property ladder, as they say What I can afford is the apartment that has a kitchen slash bathroom. Slash bedroom.

Slash bedroom. Slash laundry. All in the same thing. Slash car park. You can cook whilst also on the toilet. Yeah, yeah. Which is not a bad feature. And you know, the right real estate agent could sell that to you.

Oh, yeah. They could say it's a good feature. Just gone on the market is New Zealand's most expensive apartment ever Ever? In the whole world? No, in New Zealand No, as in New Zealand

Okay, yeah, sure New Zealand's most expensive apartment in the world Yeah I meant like ever in time Ever Ever Yeah Okay, there is a new skyscraper being built downtown currently.

Okay. It's called the Pacifica building. Sounds fancy. And for the, actually I'm not going to tell you the price yet. This apartment. Keep us hanging on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This apartment, if you buy it, it's the penthouse.

And you get the top two floors of the building. So you get the whole floor. Damn. You get floor 53 and floor 54. Okay? That's a twin penthouse. It's a twin penthouse. I've never heard of that.

What's the one below penthouse? Playboy. Yeah, what is the thing below the penthouse? Sub-penthouse. Sub-penthouse, yeah. Well, this is one house. So it is the penthouse. It's a two-story penthouse.

Okay? It's big. You can own New Zealand's most expensive apartment for the low, low price of $40 million. It's an apartment, by the way. $40 million for an apartment. So you don't even get a yard. No, you don't get a yard. No.

Surely there's a pool, though. I think. Well, not in the apartment, there's not. I'll let you know what you do get. Okay? Okay, yeah, what do you get? So you get... Because I might be in the market. How many bedrooms would you expect for $40 million? Twelve.

Right, you get five. Okay, well that's a bit overwhelming for $40 million. The master bedroom is a corner suite so you get to look out at the... Okay, well that's not bad. That's good. You know, that's nice. You get nine bathrooms. Five bedrooms, but nine bathrooms.

God, the people living there must love to... That's two bathrooms, almost two bathrooms each. For each bedroom. Makes sense in my family. Yeah, right. You get a wine cellar. Okay, that's nice. And a wine tasting room

A room specifically dedicated to tasting the wine Who has that in their house? I thought that was the kitchen Yeah isn't that the kitchen? Or as I like to call it My bedroom Yeah right You get a media room

Which is good Yeah that's a B plus I love that And your own gym Inside the apartment as well Now $40 million you might be going That's crazy money Clint I'm never going to be able to afford that Like a movie room. I love that. And your own gym inside the apartment as well. Now, $40 million you might be going, that's crazy money, Clint.

I'm never going to be able to afford that. I'm expecting like a shark in a tank. I can shave some money off the apartment. You can buy it without all the fittings installed. So without the door handles and taps and stuff like that. Right. So you can fit it out yourself. Yeah, you know, you're spending the money. Why don't you make it look how you want?

So no door handles, no taps, maybe no carpet, I don't know. We will reduce the price to $35 million. What a deal. All inquiries can be directed to, I don't know,

Scrooge McDuck. Might get two, actually. $40 million. God damn. Bree and Clint from iHeartRadio. This is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. Dean, Blac Chyna has come out and had a bit of a go at the Kardashian family.

What's going on there? She has an unusual claim, actually. She has come out saying that the Kardashians are racist. Now, here's why I think this is not very true. First of all, Kris Jenner is dating an African-American. Kim married an African-American as well. Of course, Kylie Jenner has a child and is dating an African-American, and so does Kendall. And of course, so does Khloe. I just don't know whether there is a lot of meat behind this allegation. They've come out and said pretty much what we all expected.

They would say, this is an attention money grab, a bit of press, a bit of PR. And I'm with them on this one. I do not think that Blac Chyna's allegations are true at all. I think it's a low blow. Do we know where her allegations are based? Like what's her evidence? Is there an example that she is using or has she just come out and gone, they're racist, talk to me? No, good question.

Here's how it came out. So basically, she's alleging that when she allegedly attacked Rob Kardashian, that Kris Jenner announced it saying that Blac Chyna has attacked him, there was assault, all of this. Well, that is when Blac when Black China said there was no assault and that is a baseless claim and it's a racist claim. And that's where she sort of thinks that Chris got it from. Yeah, right. Okay.

I mean, I've watched the... It's ugly. I hate to say it, but I've watched the Kardashians for years. And look, I mean, obviously it's their TV show, so they put... I was going to say, they're not going to edit the racist stuff in, are they? But I mean, let's be real. Like, if you they put... I was going to say, they're not going to edit the racist stuff in, are they? But, I mean, let's be real.

Like, if you look at the family, you look at, you know, who they're married to, who they've got kids with, who they associate themselves with, I'm struggling to see where Blac Chyna's coming from. Yeah, right. I agree. Yeah, OK, interesting. OK, that's Dean McCarthy.

He's got the latest out of Hollywood for us. It's thanks to Bumble, the social networking app where women make the first move. Free in Clint. Something you and I have been doing lately, Clint, is looking at people's resumes. Yeah, we're very professional of us. Yeah, it seems way too professional for us.

Conducting job interviews. Yeah, people roll in and we're like, so how's it going? Yeah. And they're like, this is the weirdest job interview ever. Yeah, obviously, if this makes no sense, we're looking for someone to replace producer Ellie who, it's her last day

today. Stop eating your cupcakes. You've still got a couple hours left. I'm eating my feelings, okay? Leave me alone. Yeah, leave me alone. Anyway, the people who are auditioning to be our new Ellie, they come in and Bree and I good cop, bad cop them.

Who's good? I forget. I always forget who's the good cop, who's the bad cop. You're bad cop. Am I? Yeah. Am I bad cop? I'm the friendly one in the interview,

and you come in hard with like, you have no business in this industry, you chump. Stop. Why would you say that? Do you even know how FM modulation works? Ding bat. Now people are going to think that's what I'm actually like. What's the frame rate at which Ellie edits our Instagram stories?

If you can't edit this, get out of my face right now. And then I love to throw in, now dance. Yeah. Now dance for us. Yeah, and I hand them a tissue. It's classic good cop, bad cop. I can't believe you didn't know you were bad cop. You cop. I can't believe you didn't know you were bad cop. You were doing all that stuff and you didn't know you were bad cop.

I thought I was good cop. Anyway, I came, obviously we've been looking at resumes and, you know, going, because I totally, I haven't done a resume or looked at a resume in a long time. No. And it's interesting to see how good people's resumes are compared to what I remember mine being like. Mine was like, had my job from the BP gas station I worked at when I was 14. They're like, it's not relevant, you know.

You're 33 now. We don't care. But I came across this resume of this guy that was going for some job and obviously like you just said there, you had your job back when you were however old working at the gas station. And he's put on some, you know, obviously his education's on there and his previous work history. That's good.

But there was something that stood out on this guy's resume where I was like, is that a thing you put on resumes? I'll read it out to you. So this is under, yeah, previous job experience. Okay, lay it on me. So he did this from April 2005 to present. Yeah. And it's titled Natalie's Ex-Husband, Boston.

Skills, managed considerable emotional stress during this legal negotiation, negotiated, sorted and distributed furniture and appliances from our old house to our new home, invented new scheduling techniques between our family members to break the news in which I brought everyone together at once and kept it real, developed new breathing techniques to prevent public breakdowns and I learned a valuable lesson.

You know what? That's quite impressive. I wouldn't have thought that your divorce could be a job qualification, but the way in which he's framed it, it's wonderful. It kind of is. Yeah.

It shows, you know, he's got the skills. It shows that he learned some stuff. Yeah. And provided his reference checks out, aka his ex-wife, I think he's going to make an excellent replacement for Ellie. Jeez, bloody sad day for our team today. And you're going to be sick of hearing it by 7 o'clock.

Yeah, you will be. But suck it up because it's our day to wallow in our own self-pity. Producer Ellie is leaving us today. It's her last day. And I thought, you know, someone who is a big part of our show as well is my mum. And I knew she would ridicule us, Clint, if she didn't get a chance to say her goodbyes as well. Ridicule.

She would thoroughly reprimand us. Oh, she would. So please welcome to the show Mama Di. Hello, Mum. Hi, Mama Di. Hi, guys. How are you going? Having a great show as usual?

Well, we would be if Ellie wasn't leaving. She kind of ruined it. It's really hard to have fun when, you know, a key member of your team is leaving, you know. It's just there's a heavy weight on our shoulders. Oh, I'm devastated, Ellie. I mean, you come across people in your life and, you know, with Brianna, with her journey, with her radio business and that,

she's just met the most beautiful people and you're definitely one of them. And I'm so sorry that you're not going to be a member of the family, but you'll always be a member of the friendship ring. So that's the main thing. Thank you. You're just such a beautiful person. Did you want her to marry Aidan or something, Mum? I could make arrangements.

You know, that could be on the car. Nothing's out of the question at this stage, is it, Mummido? Oh, Lord. Because, like we've said to Ellie, it's not too late. So if you've got anything you want to sweeten the pot with. Yeah, do you have anything to maybe make us stay? Well, the thing is I'm all for trying new horizons, but you always look after the ones that you've left behind.

So the thing is you have to try. But, Brianna, you have to try. Shut your mouth, Brianna. She's talking. You have to try other things to realise how good it is that you've left. So I hope there's a spot for her if she wants to come back. Oh, you know, maybe, maybe not. There's always been a spot.

Ellie and I were talking before the show, and this is very in, but Ellie and I went to Brisbane one weekend last year, and we got to spend time with my mum, my brother, and Ellie's sister was actually over there too. Yeah. And Ellie said, you know, that's a really special moment where, you know, you would never have met these people if you haven't worked. And this job's so interesting because we're not just work colleagues,

we're actually like real parts of each other's lives and families. Yeah. And it's really nice that we get to, you know, experience that. And Ellie said that was one of her really special moments. And you were there, Mum, so I guess you were involved. Well, and I really don't think unless you have children that work overseas or work a long way away from home that you don't realise how much comfort you have when you meet the people that are around them how much they feel like the family and that you know that

they're safe yeah and that includes ben and clint and ellie's you know definitely part of that crew no it doesn't involve ellie anymore that's the thing You need to remove her from the circle. It's a very emotional thing, you know. It is. It is. It's a tough decision anyway. Very tough. To change, yeah.

And I think to get out of your comfort zone is a wonderful thing, but people don't realise. Before we go, can you offer Ellie, because obviously she's going into a new job, she's advancing her career. She needs some mum-and-die advice. Yeah, but she needs some mum-and-die career advice, I feel. Can you give her your best piece of career advice as she heads out into a brave new world, mum-and-die?

I honestly believe she should be herself. You know, like, don't go in kind of with other expectations, you know, try and be what other people want you to be. If you be yourself, you'll be successful always and then you only have to answer to yourself. And she is a beautiful, loving person and to give yourself time to adjust and to feel a little bit sad at times,

but say that's okay and then to ring Mama Di and give me a big hug and I'll give her a big hug as well. Oh, Mama Di, honestly, I love you to bits. You are like another mother to me, and I'll treasure those memories with you forever. My favourite memory of all time is you singing Ariane de Grande. I'll never forget that. You are the best.

You are one of the kindest souls, and I love you so, so much. Oh, I love you too, Ellie, and all the best, hey? Thank you. You too. All the best for what the future brings. Yeah, we love you too. Clint and I and Ben are still here, though, Mum. Bree and Clint.

This story's quite interesting, and when I read it, I didn't really understand. Oh, that's always good. But I had to read further, and upon reading further, yeah, still don't get it. Yeah, right, okay. But it says here, a former road safety official has successfully sued

a 12-year-old cyclist she hit with her car after his bike scratched her vehicle. Wow. Is that the world we're living in in 2020? You hit someone with your car and they get in trouble for damaging your vehicle. That's out of control to me. Crazy, right? So he suffered several injuries, broken teeth.

He ended up in hospital for a short time. Whoa. Yeah. And some other, you know, minor injuries. But, yeah, he was quite injured and she was unharmed. No, because she was in a car. Right. But her car obviously got some scratches

and she believed he needed to pay. Thoughts and prayers, car. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. This is my belief of why, because you know how when we went to the States, my impression of going to the States is it's going to be crazy on the roads and lots of crazy drivers and it's

going to be hard. But over there, there are the most courteous drivers because everyone is terrified of getting in a crash and then getting sued by the other person. Because you can just sue people for anything over there. Yeah, whereas I think the laws are very different here. You can't do that. I don't think you can sue. I think we forget that you can't sue for injury in New Zealand. Yeah, whereas I think the laws are very different here. You can't do that.

I don't think you can sue. I think we forget you can't sue for injury in New Zealand. Yeah, you can't sue as easily here too because we don't have Judge Judy. That's true. That's not available to us. So that makes it harder. Yeah.

And that Chrissy Teigen show where she's a judge too. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And now there's Judge Jerry. Judge Jerry, yeah, yeah. Jerry's signed. So, I mean, our court system's a big backlog. No celebrity judges. I don't know anyone who's Judge Jerry. Judge Jerry, yeah, yeah. Jerry's signed. So, I mean, our court system's a big backlog. No celebrity judges. I don't know anyone who's been sued.

You don't? No. And I've never been sued. Touch wood. Yeah, touch wood. You might get subpoenaed very soon. I don't believe I know anyone that's been sued. Oh, no, I do.

There was a guy that, I don't know if I'm allowed to talk about this. Anyway. Yeah, you want to be careful. There was a guy that used to work for my dad and he got injured on the job and he ended up suing the. Your dad? No, he didn't sue my dad. He sued.

The apple tree. No, he sued the company that pays out injury insurance. Like Australian ACC. Yeah, kind of, yeah. He sued the company that pays out injury insurance. Like Australian ACC. Yeah, kind of, yeah. And he sued them because he was like, that wasn't enough money. Right. And he sued them for a lot of money.

Oh, good for him. No, because then it made all my dad's rates go up. Oh, right. Well, screw him. Damn it. But, I mean, you and I don't have very exciting stories, but I'm hoping someone out there listening might have a story where they can contribute this afternoon. Someone has just texted and said,

I'm a lawyer and we sue people all the time. Lol. I bet you do. Yeah. Well, if you can share any of those stories, lawyer, we'd like you to call us on 0800DIALZM. Or if you want to remain anonymous, you can text through those stories. But yeah, we want people to call.

0800 dial ZM. Have you sued anyone? Or if you're willing to tell us, have you been sued? We will keep all people anonymous on this, just to be safe. Good idea. After a woman over in the States is suing a young boy, 12-year-old

boy, for scratching her car after she hit him riding his bike. Yeah. He's okay. Is he okay, though? You said he was in hospital. Yeah, he had quite a lot of bumps and bruises. He had a broken tooth. He was, you know, in hospital.

But her car got scratched, so obviously she needed to sue. Look, there's probably a possibility that the crash was his fault could have been yeah but do you sue him I don't I mean if it's a scratch you know I got

I got hit by a car on my bike once and I was I was 12 years old as well I was doing my paper run in Rotorua and I got hit by a van pulling out of a

backpackers sounds like a movie yeah what just sounds like well anyway I did I got hit and my bike went under the front tyre of the van. And I luckily got off the bike.

And the lady got out of the van. She said, oh, no. Oh, no, no. Oh. My bike was crumpled. She goes, are you all right? I was like, well, I think I'm okay. She goes, phew, because I'm in such a hurry.

I've got to go. And she left. Thanks a lot. She left. I couldn't even push the bike. The wheel was that folded and I had to walk home. I wonder if I could sue that lady. Yeah, find her. You can sue her. Alright, I'll see if I can. I mean, it'll come out

of nowhere for her. Well, that's what the van did to me. We have a lawyer here. Maybe we can find out. Are you allowed to use your name? Lawyer person? Yeah, you're more than welcome. Ashley the lawyer. Ashley the lawyer. Thanks for calling through. We were asking a question. No a question Have you been sued Or have you sued anyone

And you text through and said I'm a lawyer and we sue people all the time Yeah man So what's the most common thing to sue Someone for in New Zealand So in New Zealand And I'm sorry to say this But you're more likely to get sued by your friends and family than anyone else.

Really? Yes, and it's always petty grievances. I mean, I've got a client at the moment who's selling his parents because he lent them about $100,000 on the basis they'd pay it back in trust free, and they just cut him off and started ignoring him and don't want to pay him the money back. That's a classic move. That's like, that's...

Yeah. Yeah. Right. So does he have a case, Ashley? Oh, for sure. Because, I mean, text messages and things between them clearly demonstrate that it was a loan. Oh, you've got to have a record, though.

Yeah, right. Yeah, right. But, I mean, even if he didn't have a record, bank statements clearly show that he's put money into their account. Yeah, right. I want to know when it's worthwhile because say hypothetically I owed Bree $100, hypothetically. Like you do.

And hypothetically I hadn't paid it to her yet. Sure. This is all hypothetically. Yeah, definitely hypothetical actually. Is it worth Bree suing me over that $100? Plus interest. Well, hypothetically, my charge-out rate is $250 plus just an hour, so I'd say no.

Yeah, but sometimes the principle is what it's about, isn't it? Exactly. And honestly, most of our clients will spend more money suing somebody just based on principles than it actually was. And hypothetically, Bree's not that petty, so she wouldn't. Yeah. There's no way she'd hire a lawyer at $250 an hour. Oh, pro bono, Bree.

You're great. No, your time's up, Ashley. Actually, we've got to let you go. No, she should stay on as long as she wants. And what a shame we let her go before we got her phone number as well. I will tell you a funny story, though. Like, we had these clients who had a pet parrot. Yeah.

And as part of their relationship property agreement when they separated, one of the causes were not to teach the parrot any bad phrases about the other party. Really? And the man in the relationship taught it to basically be like, F off, name. And so every time the parent would go to her house, it would just constantly be like, F off, F off, F off. That's amazing. I'm sorry, but I kind of appreciate that.

Who won that case? She did Because he breached the agreement Wow That is what So Yeah She sued him

Over teaching a parrot a swear word Yeah So I mean obviously They'd had this parrot For like 20 years or something It was a much loved family pet But yeah Just ridiculous things

That people do I would love to talk to you again I feel like you would have the best stories. That is fascinating. Thank you very much, Ashley, the lawyer. The more you know, right? And what we got out of that, no point suing me. Bree and Clint.

Did him, did him. Bree and Clint. That is the new Lewis Capaldi song. It's called Stay With Me. Time for the one second song challenge. Time is waiting. You only the one second song challenge. Isn't it called Hold Me While You Wait? Bad start to this game.

Yeah, that's why it was funnier. A game that involves naming songs. Look, they do all sound quite similar. That's not a criticism. He's got a wonderful voice. I'm not saying, I'm just saying that was pretty funny. Let's play. Let's get people on to guess who's going to win so they can win some free mobile fuel. We'll start with Craig. Good afternoon, Craig. Hello, Craig. G'day. How are you going? Good. How are you, mate? Pretty good. That's good. Who's going to take out the one-second song challenge this afternoon, Bree or me? Bree.

All right, Craig, let's do this thing. No mucking around. That means you've got Craig, I've got Katrina. Hi, Katrina. Hi, Kat. Hey, hi. I'm going to do my utmost, utmost to win this game for you. Thank you, Clint.

That was stay with me, Lewis Capaldi's number. I should shut up because I'm actually the worst at this game Producer Ellie run us through the rules and then let's play Okay so basically we're just going to start playing a song and you've got to try and pick it by buzzing in This week's theme is some of my favourite songs Oh it's Ellie's last show

Okay let's go Alright when you're ready Ben hit up that number one song. Oh, that was so close. I don't even know if I can call that. And I know both of you are going to get it right. You have to call it. Ben, can you help me? No.

No, it's you. It's your job. I think it was me. Well, obviously. Okay, Brie, I'll trust you. What is it? Bohemian Rhapsody. You're correct.

Who would have thought? Banger. B thought? Banger. Banger. Banger. All right. On to song number two. Clint. Clint.

Oh, is this one of your favourite songs? I do quite like this song. What would I do without your... No, is that not it? Oh, I know it. I know it. I know it. I'm not sure what you were singing just then.

How long did he get? Is it John Legend? No, it's not. It's incorrect it! I'm not sure what you were singing just then. Is it John Legend? No, it's not. It's incorrect. Miley Cyrus, The Climb! You've got it! Yes! Nice! That makes more sense than the John Legend song.

Yeah, it makes a lot more sense. Why are you mocking me about Miley? Alright, when you're ready to be in, song number three. Clint! Yes, Clint. Now, it's obviously Peaking Dark. I know it. I know it.

I'm going to give you a little bit of light, maybe five seconds. Three, two, one. Damn it. I can't get the name. Hi, I'll say hi. It's incorrect. Bree, which one is it? Now I'm stumped. Oh, one. Damn it, I can't get the name. High, I'll say high. It's incorrect. Bree, which one is it?

Now I'm stumped. Oh, no. Yeah. I know the line. Yeah, I know. I know. I'm just going to say Peaking Duck higher. That's incorrect as well.

What is it? It's Stranger. Oh, I wouldn't have got it. Oh, there you go. I know the song. I wouldn't have got it. Yeah, fair enough. Do they have a song called High? Yeah, Higher. Yeah, Higher. They do got it. Oh, there you go. I know the song. I wouldn't have got it. Yeah, fair enough.

Do they have a song called Higher? Yeah, Higher. Yeah, Higher. They do, right? Yeah, yeah. All right, your next song, song number four, Ben. When you're ready. Brie. Brie.

Um... Is it? You don't even like this song. My Chemical Romance, Black Parade? That is correct. It's Welcome to the Black Parade. I'll give it to you, love. She's taken it out 3-0.

Brie knows me the best. The real problem is, what am I going to do with the John Legend CD I got you? Yeah, that's awesome. Craig, we've got Free Mobile Fuel coming out to you. Well done.

Yes, Craig, we did it. Thank you very much. Kia ora. I'm Simon Bound and I host Business is Boring, a podcast that reckons it's anything but. Join me each week as I chat with some of the most interesting and inspirational players in the Aotearoa business scene and learn what it takes to make it happen from accidental entrepreneurs to the brains behind some of the country's biggest brands. If you're into business or want to be, then make sure you follow Business is Boring wherever

you get your podcasts. Brought to you by the Spinoff Podcast Network in partnership with Spark Lab. Brie and Clint. Brie, have you ever been to San Francisco, the city by the bay? No, I haven't. I've always really wanted to go. You went earlier this year. I did.

I got to go over there for a Samsung event, like a big release thing. But you've seen Full House, right? Yeah, I love Full House. That's the place. You know that big bridge on the start of Full House? Yeah, the Golden Gate Bridge. Yeah, you know it. That's the name of the bridge, yeah.

The big red one. Yeah, exactly right. This is a really interesting story. The Golden Gate Bridge has started singing. It's been there for, I think, over 100 years, that bridge, and all of a sudden it has started singing. What do you mean? I mean it has...

It's a bridge. It's actually started singing. I'm going to play you audio recorded from just beside the bridge. This is the sound that the bridge has started making. Buzzy, eh? It sounds like aliens coming down. Yeah, like the wind is catching in between. Exactly right.

They've put aerodynamic foils on the bridge so that the wind goes over it more because it makes the bridge more structurally sound or blah, blah, I don't care. But it makes it whistle now. But what about for people that live makes the bridge more structurally sound or blah blah I don't care but it makes it whistle now. What about for people that live near the bridge? I know how annoying eh? It'd be like wind chimes going 24 7. Yeah would you get used to it? I don't know if you would or not. I don't think so. This is where it gets really interesting so of course our version of the Golden Gate Bridge is the Auckland Harbour Bridge and I have a friend who lives very close to the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Oh, no way.

And this is a New Zealand exclusive. I actually have managed to capture the sound that the Auckland Harbour Bridge makes. Oh, yeah, this will be good. And Auckland Transport will try and tell you that this is fake and try and tell you that the bridge makes no noise. Fake news. Fake news, but that's because they don't want to deal with the problem.

They've got enough on their plate at the moment with the CRL and other boring things. Don't pretend like you know what you're talking about. Just trust me, this is real, okay? So this is a New Zealand exclusive obtained by me. The actual sound that the Auckland Harbour Bridge makes. What day is Father's Day? Oh, not so nice. Not day and time this day. Ooh.

Not so no. Right. Buzzy A. I don't want to freak anyone out, but did anyone else hear a voice? I did. You did too? Mm-hmm.

All we can say is, as you go over the bridge now, the right thing to say as you're going over the bridge? Sunday. Just yell it out. On Sunday. Wind down the windows. Sunday. Okay, keep the bridge happy.

Because at the moment it's happy. Okay, there's a happy bridge that you're hearing. Good, good. I like it. That was a New Zealand exclusive, everybody. And you thought listening to this show was a waste of time. You idiot. Bree and Clint.

Last night we went out for producer Ellie's leaving drinks and I saw Gary, soundkeeper Gary, playing this game with Bryony, another girl that works here. And pretty simple game. All it was is that Gary was holding a timer and he said to Bryony, all right, you have to get as close to 30 seconds by counting in your head as you can. Yeah.

And what was it you needed to get within one second? No, within half a second. He wanted to do half a second either side. Which, I mean, that's huge because that depends on his reaction times as well. Yeah. Because you say stop and then he's got to push stop. Anyway, all that aside, she nailed it in one go.

She got it. You could see soundkeeper Gary thought this game was going to go all night and here there's $10. He was going to make everybody at the table play. First go. Boom, Bryony gets it. First go. She got 29.78.

So good. Anyway, I thought this could be a fun little game we could play on our show from time to time. Yeah, it's a fun game you can play with your mates too. Yeah. And you can play this game in the car as well actually. Yeah, you can play along right now. So what we're going to do, it's going to be me versus you, Clint. Yeah, it's a fun game you can play with your mates too. Yeah. And you can play this game in the car as well actually. Yeah, you can play along right now. So what we're going to do, it's going to be me versus you, Clint.

Yeah. And we're going to each have a go at guessing as close to 30 seconds as we can. Can the other person try and put you off? Because otherwise it's just going to be what? I've also just realised there's a timer in the studio. Oh, okay. No one look at the timer. No, we'll agree to not look at the timer.

We'll look at each other. Okay. Look at each other the whole time. All right. Is that all right? I feel like you can see it in your peripheral. No, I can't see it. No, he's looking at you.

What do I have? Like some kind of 360 degree vision? I don't know. Maybe. Do you want to go first? No, you have to go first. Why do I have to go first? Because you were the one who wants to play it.

Okay, I'll go first. I need to know. Can we try and distract each other? Otherwise, it's going to be a very quiet 30 seconds. Yeah, we can try and distract each other. Okay, cool. Producer Ben's here. Yeah, I've got the timer.

Yeah. And you just tell me to stop when you think it's at 30. Okay, cool. And I'll count you down from three. Okay, cool. Are you ready? All right, here we go. So just so we're clear, and if you want to play along in the car,

you need to try and think stop right on the 30 second mark and see if you get it at the same time as Bree. Bree, you don't think it, you have to say and think stop right on the 30 second mark and see if you get it at the same time as Bree. Bree, you don't think it, you have to say it. So can I use my fingers? Yeah, you can use whatever you want. Are you ready? Yep. 3, 2, 1, go. Ben. Yeah, man.

How you going, man? I'm good. Are you going blues this weekend? Am I going to the blues this weekend? Yes, absolutely. Have you seen who's playing? 15. Bowdoin Barrett. Bowdoin Barrett, yeah.

Yeah, nice. Because he's normally a 10. Yeah, right. Is Dan Carter not 10? Dan Carter is a 10. Oh, yeah. The blues actually have three 10s. Really? And that's why Barrett's playing 15. Yeah. Oh, sheesh The Blues actually have three 10s. Really?

And that's why Barrett's playing 15. Yeah. Oh, sheesh. What time does the game kick off? Seven. Stop! I don't think I've ever concentrated that hard in my life. Okay, you hold on to Bree's time, okay?

You hold on to Bree's time. You bank that, and I'm going to give it a go. Is that how you want to do this? Yes. Yeah, okay. Okay. All right, tell me when you're ready for my time. Okay.

Three, two, one, go. Hot potato, hot potato. He's gone with singing. Hot potato, hot potato. Potato, potato, potato, potato. I hope you don't sing like this. Oh, squish banana, squish banana. She's still going.

Squish banana, squish banana. She's still going. Squish banana, squish banana. Banana. Banana, banana, banana. That was good. Yeah, that was pretty good from me. I reckon you go from the top. Pretty good from the top? Yeah, okay.

Hot potato, hot potato. Hot potato, hot potato. Potato. Six, seven, eight, nine, 2, 3, 1. Oh. Got it. Okay, Ben, now for the results. I just liked being able to talk.

To sing hot potato? Yeah, to have a bit of a sing. Yeah, I enjoyed singing some traditional Australian songs. Okay. Do you want me to give you Bree's time and then yours? Yeah. Yeah, okay. Bree, you got 35 seconds.

Yeah, I've always been a bit slow. 35 seconds. Okay, cool. And Clint, you got 36.5. Yes! How slow are we? It just shows how old we are. Brie and Clint.

Friday Oki. I love Friday Oki. It's the best. I listen every Friday. I never miss Friday Oki. Thanks, Brie and Clint. You've made my Friday again. Friday Oki.

Here we go. Producer Ellie's final ever Friday Oki. The only person on the show that could sing. And the last one she has to endure of listening to you and I try and sing. Yeah, you don't have to listen to this after you leave. Hey, I'll choose to because I love you guys. This is the only segment, can I say, that my flatmates listen to every week. Really?

They love it. Wow, what's wrong with your flatmates? They just go, I love laughing at you guys. This week it's themed, this whole hour is themed Goodbye Ally, so we will be singing the James Blunt classic Goodbye My Lover. Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend. As we farewell our lover and friend, Ally Harwood. Our lover.

Our lover. Have you not been intimate with her before? Yeah, we hooked up one time But you know We don't like to talk about it I mean emotionally intimate Now as is tradition Because I selected the song

I will go first But before we do it You need to understand We'll play you both We've both done our best At recording this With a professional And then we'll take callers

To vote on who takes it out Okay Anything you need to say Before we start? No No? Alright Ellie this is for you Okay Thank you And we'll take callers to vote on who takes it out. Okay. Anything you need to say before we start? No. No? All right. Ellie, this is for you, okay?

Thank you. I channeled your spirit, your huirua, as I was singing this today. And like I said, this is for you. My Friday Oki. This is for my beloved Ellie. I'm going to miss you so, so much. Did I disappoint you or let you down? Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

Because I saw the end before we begun. Yes, I saw you were blind, and I knew you had won. You touched my heart and touched my soul, you changed my life and all my goals. And love is blind and that I knew, when my heart was blinded by you. I've kissed your lips and held your head, shared your dreams and shared your bed. No I didn't know. I know you well, I know your smell. I know they bet. I know your smell. I know they bet.

I've been addicted to you. Goodbye, my lover. Goodbye, my friend. You have been the one. You have been the one for me. Goodbye, my lover. Goodbye, my friend. You have been the one.

You have been the one You have been the one for me Oh, that's emotional. That is very sweet. I'm actually crying. That was lovely. Good. I'm glad. Okay, it's Bree's turn. Yay. It's a sad song. I'm glad. Okay, it's Bree's turn. It's a sad song, isn't it?

It's a sad day. I will premise this with you've touched a lot of people. Oh, yeah. In more ways than one that we can't say on the radio. No, and I did get a little bit of help from the office in the last part. I wanted to make it special

from everyone. I mean, I did most of it, but just right at the end. I can hear you. I wanted to make it special from everyone. I mean, I did most of it, but just right at the end. Oh, you sneaky little mother. Right at the end, just to give it that boost, to give you the send-off you deserve. Thank you. Here's my Friday-oke to you, Ellie, my friend. Mm. Did I disappoint you?

Let you down? Should I be feeling guilty? Let the judges frown Cause I saw the end Before we'd begun Yes, I saw you were blinded And I knew I had won You touched my heart, you touched my soul

You changed my life and all my goals And love is blind and that I knew When my heart was blinded by you Kissed your lips and held your hand Shared your dreams and shared your bed I knew you well, I knew your smell I've been addicted to you. Goodbye, my lover.

Goodbye, my friend. You have been the one. You have been the one for me. Goodbye, my lover. Goodbye, my friend. You have been the one. You have been the one for me. My heart feels like it's ripped out.

I'm going to miss you, Ellie. Love you. Oh! It was so bad, but that's not why I'm emotional. We need five votes. You have to decide who did the best farewell Ellie song for Friday Oki this week. We would love you to call and contribute. 0800 dial ZM.

You're welcome to give Ellie a send off message too if that's what you would like to do this afternoon. We will be back after, like I said, Friday jams to keep the mood up. Let's bring it back up. But it doesn't mean they're not themed. This is Kelly Clarkson. My life would suck without you.

And yeah, that's correct. It's the farewell Ellie edition of Friday Oaky because she's bloody leaving. She's gone. At the end of this show, she's gone. Don't say it like that. Well, she is. She's gone.

I'm not going to beat around the bush. So today, Brie and I did a tribute song. We both sung James Blunt's classic Goodbye My Lover. Mine sounded like this. Goodbye my lover. Goodbye my friend. You have been the one. You have been the one for me.

Oh, rough. That was probably the worst bit of my performance. I don't think so. I think it was pretty good. And Brie sounded like me. Oh, rough. That was probably the worst bit of my performance. I don't think so. I think it was pretty good. And Bree sounded like this. Goodbye, my love. Goodbye, my friend. You have been the one.

You have been the one for me. Feels like it's ripped out. Gonna miss you, Ellie. Love you. One of those has to win. And we have five votes from people to decide who takes out Friday Oaky this week. First of all, Craig, good afternoon. G'day, Craig.

Good afternoon. How are you? Oh, you know, it's an emotional one here today, Craig, but we're all right. Who's your vote for? Oh, it's never easy saying goodbye to a friend. No, it's not. Especially from work. Yeah.

My vote today is for Bree. Oh, cheers, Craig. And do you have a message for Ellie. Yeah. My vote today is for Bree. Oh, cheers, Craig. And do you have a message for Ellie? Yeah, hey, Ellie, you've been a superstar. Friday, okay, I listen to it every week and I always try and get through. You know, you've always made sure we've always been answered on the phone as well. So, yeah, thanks for that. Thank you, Craig.

She does do an amazing job. That's so lovely. Thank you, Craig. We appreciate it. Logan's here. G'day, Logan. G'day, Logan. G'day, guys. How are you doing? Good. How are you? Good, thanks. I've got lovely. Thank you, Craig. We appreciate it. Logan's here. G'day, Logan. G'day, Logan. G'day, guys.

How you doing? Good. How are you? Good, thanks. I've got the tissues. I'm ready. I know. Yeah, I mean, it's only just begun, Logan.

I'm telling you. It's a whole hour of crying this hour. Yeah. First of all, who's your vote for on Friday Okie? I've got to go with Clint. The emotion on Friday Okie today. Yeah, I appreciate it, Logan. Thank you.

And do you have a message for Ellie on her last day? I do. I'm going to miss calling up and hearing Ellie's friendly voice on the end of the line. Sometimes we share some good old banter, and Ellie, I just want to say you are an amazing, talented and wonderful person, and I wish you all the best for the future.

Logan! Thank you. Steve! G'day. G'day, Steve. Steve. Steve! Oh, thank you. Steve. G'day. G'day, Steve. Steve. Steve. Oh, Alan. Steve, there he is. Steve, welcome to the Friday Oaky voting panel.

Who's your vote for this afternoon? Well, after I heard you, Clint, I was going to vote for you, but then I thought, nah, I'll change my mind. I'll breathe, breathe. Had a lot more emotion, so I vote for her. Oh, Steve! That chorus that she put in there was quite incredible, wasn't it? So I don't begrudge you for that vote at all.

Appreciate that, Steve. Yeah, well, that's what did it for me with the choir. Yeah, right. And a message for Ellie at all, Steve, or you barely even know her? Well, considering it's only the second time I've rung up, I've rung up the other week, we have to do the old, you know, birthday banger couple weeks today, so this is only the second time, so rung up, I've rung up the other week. We have to do the old, you know, birthday banger. Yes.

So this is only the second time, so I don't know you that well, Ellie, but good luck on your new career and job, wherever you're heading. Oh, thanks, Steve. That's lovely, Steve. That's lovely. Well said, Steve. It's 2-1 to Bree. John Paul is here.

Hello, John Paul. Hello. The second or the third? The fourth. The fourth. Fantastic. Is your brother Sean-a-pole? Who's your vote

for this afternoon? Brie. Oh, yes, Johnny! She's done it. Appreciate that, John. Well done. You've tipped the scales in favour of Brie.

I can't come back from that. So before we let you go, do you have a message for Ellie? We're all going to miss you and good luck. Thank you, Jean-Paul. That's lovely, Jean-Paul.

Thank you. We'll finish this to round it out with Lozza. Hi, Lozza. G'day, Lozza. Hey, Zane. How are we going? Now, I believe you're

an actual friend of Ellie's who's called up called the show. I sure am. So pretty much I've grown up listening to Ellie talk absolute smack

my entire life. But I also wanted to say that I've absolutely up listening to Ali talk absolute smack my entire life. But I also wanted to say that I've absolutely loved listening to her talk smack on the radio with you, Bat Liz. So I just wanted to say that this is going to be an absolute huge loss to the team, but you guys already know that. But it's also a super exciting opportunity

for her. So I just wanted to ring up and say all the best, gal, and everyone's behind you. Thank you, Loz. That's so lovely. And you want to vote for Clint? Yeah, absolutely not. Oh! Yes, Loz, are you bloody back? Loz is a savage.

I love you. Okay. Well done, Bree. Congrats, you've won Friday, okay? Bree and Clint. Bye. It's my birthday. It's my birthday.

Bree and Clint's Bye. It's my birthday. It's my birthday. Bree and Clint's Birthday Banger. Now, look, usually you know this segment on our show where you guys get a chance to call up and you give us your birthdays and we figure out what was top of the charts on your 16th. But because Ellie's leaving, she's taken that chance away from you. Sorry, guys. No, we thought we wanted to do something a little special because I don't believe we've ever done your birthday banger, Ellie.

Yes, I don't know what it is. So we've got a little bit of a, we've cooked up a little something for you to do a special birthday banger producer Ellie edition. Okay, lovely. First of all, we need your birthday. Yes. What is your birthday? Okay, I was born on the 3rd of August, 1992.

Okay, that means she was 16 in 2008 on the 3rd of August. And in the US, this was top of the charts. Yeehaw. That reminds me of my mum, when she's had too many lemonades. Yeah, right. Oh, good memes. Oh, good memes. Yeah, good memes. Good memes of mum.

Kid rock and all summer long. Okay, that's in the States. That's perfect. All right, so I will say again, you were 16 in 2008 on the 3rd of August. And in 2008 in Australia, this was top of the chart. I kissed a girl, but I didn't taste of her cherry chapstick. Have you? Maybe. Just top of the chart. Have you? Maybe.

I told you before, we kissed one time. Yeah, what? Yeah. Obviously pre-COVID. It was a very late night. Yeah, okay, so bank that one. You've got Kid Rock. Okay, yeah. Kenny Perry, yeah.

We need to do the one that would mean the most to you. Okay. So you were 16 in 2008 on the 3rd of August. And here in New Zealand, this was the number one track. A bit of Rihanna. A bit of Rihanna. From the movie of the same name? Yes.

It was, eh? With Shia LaBeouf. Ah, Shia LaBeouf. Shia LaBeouf. Okay. Oh, there you go. So, it's up to you, isn't it? Yeah.

Up to Ellie. We have no vote today. Okay. It's completely up to you. Okay, so it's my choice. You can pick whatever you would like. Okay. I'm going to eliminate Katy Perry because we played Katy Perry a lot on the station.

Okay, she's gone. Yeah, she's gone. Sorry, Katy. See ya. And you know what? I think I'm going to pick the one that's quite upbeat

and reminds me of my mum. I'm going to go with Kid Rock or Summer Long. Here you go. If you've ever wondered driving home, I wonder what producer Ellie's

birthday banger is. I wonder that all the time. Well, now you know. In the States, it's this song, and we're going to play it for her last show here at ZM. And next, we've got a special tribute we want to do as well. It was 1989, my thoughts were short, my hair was long. Caught somewhere between a boy and man.

She was 17 and she was far from in between It was summertime in northern Michigan Splashing through the sandbar Talking by the campfire It's the simple things in life Like when and where We didn't have no internet But man, I never will forget The way the moonlight shined upon her hair

And we were trying different things And we were smoking funny things Making love out by the lake to our favorite song. Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking about tomorrow, singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long. Singing sweet home Alabama Or something long Catching walleye from the dock Watching the waves roll off the rocks She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul We'd blister in the sun

We couldn't wait for night to come To hit that sand and play some rock and roll. While we were trying different things, we were smoking funny things. Making love out by the lake to our favorite song. Sipping whiskey out the bar, not thinking about tomorrow. Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Sweet home Alabama Turn it up! Oh, yeah. Now nothing seems as strange as when the leaves began to change

Or how we thought those days would never end Sometimes I hear that song and I start to sing along And think, man, I'd love to see that girl again And we were trying different things And we were smoking funny things Making love out by the lake to our favorite songs Sipping whiskey out the bottle Not thinking about tomorrow

Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Singing sweet home Alabama All summer long Singing sweet home Alabama All summer long Zed in Bree and Clint That's your birthday banger today From producer Ellie It's hers, it's her birthday banger

Not today, but it's her song today Yeah, that's the one Happy birthday Yeah, happy birthday for today. Not today, but it's her song today. Yeah, that's the one. Happy birthday. Yeah, happy birthday for today. Oh, yeah, yeah. Thanks, guys. It's like my death day on the show, really, isn't it? Oh, whoa, jeez.

She's not wrong. This is it. Waiter, bring the mood down. This hour especially is a bit of a eulogy for Ellie. It's a farewell. If you didn't know, producer Ellie has been our producer since this show started. Yeah, you've been part of the team since the start. Yeah. And this is your last day. You have not been let go, okay? We want to make that clear. Riley has been our producer since this show started. Yeah, you've been part of the team since the start.

And this is your last day. You have not been let go. Okay, we want to make that clear. Yeah, thank you. Well, a lot of people have at the moment. And that's a reality for a lot of people out there. She's on to bigger and better things. Yes.

She got post. That's a bit rough for us. No, you're on to an amazing opportunity. And we're so proud of you. Yeah. Thank you. And we thought we would like to do something to kind of, you know, put everything, your time here on the show together. Yeah.

And there is something we do on the show, you know, to wrap everything up. Well, usually we would do the high-low. Oh, you would? Yeah. And so there's no high-low today. I noticed that. No, no high-low. And don't worry, we're not going to focus on your low points either.

Oh, thank goodness. Producer Ben, what have we created? We've created a scrapbook of the last two years that you've been on and our three best moments that you've had on here. Oh, bless. Our favourites. Yeah. Okay, oh no.

None of them are low, so don't worry. Okay, cool, thank you. Well, not by our standards. I can't speak for the listeners. I mean, mine is. Yeah. Okay, all right. I can't speak for the listeners. I mean, mine is. Yeah. Okay, all right. I can't wait.

Okay, six years here at ZM and two years on the Bree and Clint show. Ellie, this is your scrapbook. Thank you. Ah, Ellie Harwood, Bree and Clint's favourite producer. Sorry, Ben. We hear you'll be leaving soon.

Ellie's been with the Bree and Clint show since the dawn of time. Well, since July 2018. We're celebrating your time here by putting together a scrapbook. Well, an audio one. Well, I don't have money for an actual book. I'm sorry. Anyway. Here's Clint's scrapbook moment.

Hi, Ellie. It's Clint. Ibook moment. Hi, Ellie. It's Clint. I'm going to miss you so much. Honestly, I really am. Oh, it sounds sarcastic when I say it too often, but I am going to miss you. In all my years of working in radio, never, ever have I had a parody song written about this subject,

and that's why I've chosen the Papsmere song as my favourite Ellie memory. I had my scheduled Papsmere done this morning and it's just so important to do it and not procrastinate and not put it off and I just want girls to remember it. Me just going on about doing it's not really going to remind them. So I decided to take a very popular song and

do sort of like a little wee verse parody. Wait, are we doing a Papsmere parody? Yeah, we're doing a Papsmere parody? We're doing, yeah, we're doing a Pepsmear parody. Just to remind my girls, my sisters out there. Nah, oh, nah. Get it done. It's not gross. It's just like, you know.

All right. Good luck. Get your Pepsmear. It's not that bad, I swear. Get a friend to take you there. It's important to look after your body. It's no afternoon delights. But it could save your life, I guess. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

There you go, guys. Just a reminder, it could save your life. Here's producer Ben's scrapbook moment. Oh, hey, Ellie. I'm so proud of you and what you've accomplished and what we've accomplished. You've been the best companion ever and also the best work girlfriend I've ever had. Well, Ben, what the f***? It's Ali's boyfriend. I'm here.

Oh, Sam, I didn't even know you were... Are you listening all the time, are you? I am constantly listening. Go on then, say your bit. Just hold my heart. Yeah, go on. Ten seconds. Thank you, Al. I am so proud of you and I know that your team is also behind you 100%. You are amazing and I love you to bits. Alright, nice. Is that it? Is that your bit? That's all I wanted to say. Thanks, Ben. Thank you so much for the time. And I love you to bits. Is that, all right, nice. Is that it?

Is that your bit? That's all I wanted to say. Thanks, Ben. Thank you so much for the time. No, that's okay. Anyways, sorry about that, Ali. My scrapbook moment is actually a small compilation of the best Buzzy G facts you've ever brought to the show.

Enjoy. Do you know that white chocolate doesn't qualify as genuine chocolate because it doesn't contain cocoa powder? No, I didn't. Buzzy G. Shouldn't call it chocolate then, cocoa powder. No, it doesn't. Shouldn't call it chocolate then, should you? No, they shouldn't. So Valentine's Day related Buzzy G facts. Did you guys know that no one really knows where the heart shape came from?

That apparently it came from an ancient African city state of Cyrene and they used to have this plant called silphium and it was used to season food and actually used as a contraceptive. So because it was related to sex, apparently the seeds look like little hearts that we know and know well today. So people theorise that that's where the heart came from. Speaking of thunderstorms, at any given time

on average there are about 1800 thunderstorms occurring on Earth with 100 lightning strikes per second. There's 100 lightning strikes per second on Earth? Yeah. I'll second. There's 100 lightning strikes per second on Earth? Yeah, yeah. I'll give you that. Thank you.

Here's Bree's scrapbook moment. Ah, Ellie, my partner in crime, my New Zealand twin. Scoobity bongo, as you would say. I thought about what my favourite moment on the air was of you and there were so many, but I couldn't go past the time you thought that an albino was this. Like, we've discovered this bird. We've never seen this bird before.

What colour? Orange. Orange. It's bright orange. You want to see a picture of it? Turns out... Oh, it's an albino. Turns out...

What? No, I don't know. No, I'm just guessing. Albino's white. No, like, they're just... You know what an albino is, right? There is... No, let me tell you.

Look at it. Ed Sheeran heard he's albino. No. Tigers have heard they're albino. No. Tigers have heard they're albino. Shut up. Oh, bliss. Carrots, apparently albino. Oranges.

Albino. Thank you, guys. That was amazing, all three of you. That is what your time on this show has summed up. Yeah, am I proud of that? I don't know. That's it. Only those three minutes.

Sick. Two years worth. We've condensed you down. Great music bed, by the way, can I just say? Yeah, that was Ben. Ben produced that up for you. Thank you. The Bohemian Rhapsody, your favourite.

Thank you. We couldn't get it right, so he re-recorded it. Yeah, he did, yeah. Incredible. Oh, that was lovely, guys. Thank you so much. I'm just so grateful to have been a part of the show. Ellie wants a chance to say something, so I'll stop now. I have another break.

We've got one more sad bit to send you off. Thank you, guys. That was beautiful. Back in a moment. Deep breaths, everybody. This is it, by the way This is it Yeah It's Ali's last day on our show

For those who are new listeners To the Bree and Clint show We are a team of four I mean we're a wider ZM whanau But there are four of us Who make the show Bree and myself Yes

And of course our producers as well Producer Ben And producer Ali Hello And we're like a little family Yeah We are We spend more time with each other Than we do our partners Our producers as well, Producer Ben and Producer Ellie. Hello. And we're like a little family in here. Yeah, we are. We spend more time with each other than we do our partners,

our loved ones, our family. Like, we spend a lot of time together. Now we're going to be one of those cats you see that's had a leg amputated. Aww. Like, still cute. Yeah, still cute. But a bit sad.

Kind of. So anyway, you've heard from us. You've heard all of our tributes for Ellie and killing a wonderful James Blunt rendition from both of us. Yeah, delightful. Loved it. And before she left,

Ellie asked if she could say something. So Ellie, the mic is yours. Thank you so much for having me. I've summed up my journey on the show in the only way I know how, and that's with a poem. Wonderful. Yeah, so.

So Clint, you got some buttons I'm going to have you to help me with but you'll know when okay all right here we go second of july 2018 the day we started the show brie and clint pissed ross boss off right from the word go instead of our first song being a top 40 hit don't stop believing was our golden pick. And that wasn't the only time we made Ross Boss mad. We took the station off air for fun and screwed up ZM just a tad. And we cannot forget,

we physically fought Ross too when during birthday banger we played I Will Always Love You. Yes. In our first few months, Brie was making Clint squirm. She organised a hairdresser and made him get a perm. We found Annalise Love when the bisexualer came to life

to show that the norm isn't just being husband and wife. We created a DJ duo, the Hot Mess Express. We released our single Send It with some success. Some. Some. $33. $ success. Some. Some. $33. Yeah, exactly. Kings was our producer, and although we barely made a buck,

we performed live at Float, and the crowd seemed to give a... Oh, no. Nice. The only way we know how to do it was a few mistakes. We travelled the North Island in what we called the Venute. We didn't know if she'd last the trip, but what a bloody hoot. Travelling to LA is the furthest I've been to stalk an A-list celebrity, only to have our message left on scene.

Let's not forget about Bree's hot brother Aiden and the time Clint licked Bree's nudes. Big Gay Al deserves a shout out too. Oh, and the story Brie told about grey pubes? Brie's always managed to stitch up Clint like any prank queen would. A broken leg,

fake fart spray, and many others that were pretty good. Pretty good! Brie filmed a TV show and peed on live TV. Yeah, her pants. Clint had a baby girl who he named Tui.

Brie called out Paula Bennett and she showed up for a fight. Still unsure why she called Paula out. Hey Brie, you alright? No. Messing with Clint's sound effects is some of the most fun I've had. It was secretly pretty funny, making Clint really mad. Mama Di's always been there to cheer us up any day.

And I'll never forget the time she sung Ariana Grande. Clint, my big bro, and the best DJ I've ever seen. It's true. You'll go down in the history books after Come On Eileen Bree, my sister, you're forever in my heart I'll miss your pranks and humour and of course the way you fart

No you won't Ben, my buddy your remixes are great gear I'll miss your funny one liners and how much you talk about beer. Yeah, my beer. And your upper lip hair. Yeah, and that.

And that. I'll miss that opportunity. To the listeners I talk to every single day, you've become a part of my life and it's hard to walk away. Thanks for your support and for finding us funny, even if lots of our jokes are related to the dunny. Sorry about that. My time on the show will forever be treasured.

My love for you all would be off the scale if love could be measured. My journey is now over. There's only one way to end it. So please, let's dance together and... Yeah. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. So good.

We love you a lot, Ellie, and we're going to miss you. You've been a big part of our team, so thank you so much. I love you guys so much. That was amazing. You're so talented. Thanks, mate. We'll be back in a moment. Bree and Clint, ZM.

Bree and Clint. That's the end of our show as we know it. It's our last show with producer Ellie today. This chapter is closing. Yeah, it's over. And yes, we've been very emotional today. And yes, we've indulged ourselves an entire show. But it's not often you get to say goodbye to a really important part of your team.

And I think that's a part of life. And people listening could relate to that a lot. And we all that's a part of life and people listening could relate to that a lot and we all go through, you know, these moments in life where you have to say goodbye to people and it's really hard. Can I indulge everyone for one more minute because, I mean, my name's on the show. You can have the floor.

We heard some amazing, the poem you wrote about the show and your time here has been amazing. I wrote a little something that I'd like to read out. And obviously, you know, I sat there and I thought, you know, what do I want to say to you? And I just wanted to give you a send-off and let you know how much I love you. And I get flustered in these moments, so I just wanted to write it out so I didn't get too flustered.

I said, Ellie, my partner in crime, my farting partner in crime. Yes. I had to get that right My New Zealand sister from another mister Where do I bloody start with you? From the moment we met, we instantly connected And as I've learnt in life These kind of special connections Don't come around hardly ever

Sometimes I think our brains Are actually way too connected And it's dangerous I wanted to say thank you for always having my back for listening to me ramble for picking me up when I couldn't do it myself give me a second I've got this I've got it you've got it you've supported me when I miss my family. You've understood me when I was having a down day. I wanted to say thank you for making me feel normal because you're just as weird as me. It's true.

It's an insult. Some of my favourite moments have been on our trips away, working our butts off and sitting in those sometimes questionable hotel rooms. Talking about life. And sometimes there were tears. First night of LA trip when my phone got stolen, tears galore. Oh, jeepers, yes. I don't remember that night.

Sometimes dancing for no reason at all, laughing till our stomachs hurt. Nobody puts Kormor in the corner. Singing weirdly to Grease or when we couldn't sleep. I'm wide awake. And I want to give a shout out to Shelley for those countless meetings where you and I picked up the slack. Thank God for us. But above all else,

we were always laughing and we knew we could tackle the next day together. I'm so excited for you and what this next chapter brings. You truly deserve it. And I can't wait to see you shine. Shine bright like a diamond. You are truly one of the most talented, kind, genuine and in touch people I've ever had the pleasure of not only working with, but being able to call one of my true friends.

I'm going to miss you more than you know. But this is not goodbye. This is just a, hey, I know it's only been a week, but do you want to come around for a sneaky Lindale and a chicken apricot and blueberry pie? Oh, you've got my heart, mate. I love you so much And I just wanted to say thank you for everything

You've brought to this show and to me Personally and the friendship that you've Given to me I love you very much I love you too thank you that's so nice Ben and I love you too by the way Sorry I wanted to do that earlier in the show But then I didn't want to It's been a big day

And also listening to this Man radio people Are fricking intense eh We're all bloody Emotional rats I tell ya Ellie's gone But she'll be back For other things

We wish you the best of luck We love you a lot Thank you And um See you later mate Bye Bye Bye

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