ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Summer Podcast - Callers P2

Episode Date: January 9, 2022

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The ZM Podcast Network. ZM's Brianne Clint. The struggling to put up a gazebo edition. Best of Coolers Part 2. Look, I mean, when Sir Edmund Hillary was trying to track up Mount Everest for the first time ever, I bet people told him, you can't do it. I bet they said it was too dangerous. And you know what he would have said?

Bugger off. Watch me. And we are endeavouring to do our own Mount Everest on the radio this afternoon by trying to find someone who has climbed to the summit of Mount Everest. According to your research, there are 49 New Zealanders who have done it. That's what Google says. And do any of them listen to the Breeinclin Radio Show? Robert's here. Hi, Robert. Hi, Rob. Hi, Rob.

Yeah, Kia ora, team. How's it going? Good, mate. Have you climbed Mount Everest? Not exactly. No, I run a group called Got to Get Out, and each year we go to Mount Everest base camp. So I've been there four times.

Last year I took 30 Kiwis to Mount Everest base camp, but of course we can't go at the moment because of COVID-19. Right. That's amazing, Rob. What made you want to start this business and take people to Base Camp? Well, our whole co-papa is just to get Kiwis active and healthy to try and overcome mental health and physical health issues. And I started in Nepal.

So, you know, when you're hiking in Nepal, it's just awesome. You know, you're following in the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary, and it's beautiful. It's hard work. Your phone's turned off. I just love it in Nepal. Right. Rob, be honest.

How hard was it to get to base camp? Well, look, it's about 12 days return, give or take. Each day you're ascending about 500 vertical metres. And you started at an airport called Lukla, which is already at about 2,000 metres above sea level. So, like, your first day is literally quite high. And you get off the aeroplane, depending on the time of year. When I get there, it's normally about 5 degrees Celsius.

12 days? Yeah, about that. Maybe a little bit less. I mean, I can't get two weeks off at work, so that wouldn't work out for me. Thank you, Rob. Wow, that's quite fascinating. Let's go to Clive. Hi, Clive. Hi, Clive. Kia ora. Have you climbed Mount Everest? Yeah, I sure have. Wait, Clive, have you been to base camp or have you been to the summit?

I stood on the summit on the 15th of May 2004. Whoa. Oh, my God. Clive, you are so rare in New Zealand. There's not many of you, but you probably know that. I don't know if this means much to you guys, but congratulations, Clive. That's a massive achievement. That's incredible, Clive. How long did it take you to get up there?

It takes about 12 weeks from the time you leave home to the time you get back. Oh, my God. Clive, tell me, as someone who's done one of the craziest things on this planet, in my opinion, what made you want to climb Everest? I'd always wanted to climb Everest since I was maybe eight or nine years old so it was just something that was you know something that I always wanted to do it was my dream. What age were you when you did it? I would have been 40. Right wow okay. And how much training did you have to do? Well an awful lot but because you don't, I mean, you don't

shouldn't just go and try and climb Everest, although a lot of people do. I went to climb mountains in Peru and Argentina and a whole, you know, I spent a lot of time climbing in New Zealand. So, you know, just training for

climbing Everest is pretty tough. It's like a year's worth of training. Clive, tell us, surely the picture of you on the top of Mount Everest is still your Facebook profile picture. Surely you haven't got a better photo than that yet. I haven't got a more expensive photo than that. Clive, were you married or with anyone before you climbed Everest? Yeah, for sure.

And, yeah, we had a daughter as well, half a daughter. were you married or with anyone before you climbed Everest? Yeah, for sure. And, yeah, we had a, you know, we had a daughter as well, we have a daughter. And how did they feel about you climbing Everest? Because, I mean, it's not super, you know, safe. Yeah, it's a long way from home. And, you know, back when I climbed Everest, which is a while ago now, they didn't have satellite phones or internet and base camp and Wi-Fi.

But, you know, it's really tough to actually being away from home. But actually, it's not much use if you can phone home and find out that things aren't going very well or the lawns need mowing or the washing machine's broken because you can't do anything about it. Plenty good for you, Clive. What about the ones who are at home with the broken dishwasher and the long lawns, you know? I like how casually Clive says it too. He's like, you know, when I climbed Everest,

we didn't have all the fancy sets. I mean, it's amazing. Clive, we didn't think we would get anybody, so thank you so much for calling. We appreciate it. We just spoke to a New Zealander who has climbed Mount Everest. You've made my day, Clive. You're my Mount Everest for radio.

ZM's Bree and Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2. Quite a big conversation happening with Aussie Airlines at the moment, and I feel like this could be coming over here quite soon. Right. Because there's a conversation happening where airlines in Australia may allow passengers to travel with their pets in economy or business class

when they lift a strict ban on animals from playing cabins. So you mean actually in the cabin with you? In the cabin. Sitting at your feet? Exactly. Or on your lap? So currently... Or in their own lie-flat businessman bed. Yeah, well. Sitting at your feet. Exactly. Or on your lap. So currently. Or in their own

lie flat businessman bed. Yeah well depends how much money you have. Currently only service dogs are allowed to travel in plane cabins and all other animals are kept in the cargo hold on commercial flights. It must be pretty scary for those animals under there. It'd be terrifying. Especially if

it's like they've never done it before. I feel like it'd be so bizarre You'd have no idea what was going on Also how does it work if like their ears are reacting to the cabin pressure And is there someone You can't do anything Is there someone This is a stupid question maybe

But is there someone There's no one in the cargo hold is there No Really I don't think so It must be insulated to keep them warm Some of them I think are like given sedation. You know like doggy

Xanax. They're like cookie cassava chips or sleeping pill. Which one would you like? But yeah it's quite interesting. So essentially from December the 2nd those rules will be lifted and it's up to the airlines to decide if

they want to let pets on um into the cabins you'd be all about that wouldn't you absolutely i'm all for it you want your dog on the cabin yeah yeah why not what would be more annoying a dog that wouldn't stop barking or a baby that wouldn't stop crying baby yeah i think so some dogs though if your dog but i feel like if you knew your dog was like that You wouldn't be taking it on a plane In the cabin Would be worse being stuck next to a baby with a pooey nappy

Or a dog who's done a poo Both are pretty bad Because that's what you're going to have to worry about You're going to have to worry about doggy doodoo's on the airplane But I feel like on a one hour flight You're pretty safe Right, you hope so You obviously take the dog

Well it comes down to owner responsibility, doesn't it? You take the dog for a walk, let it do its business and do all those pre things beforehand to make it so, you know. No dogs in business class though, right? No, it says business class as well. Really? It says business class or economy class depending on where you want to book. I don't know if you'd have to book a whole new ticket or a whole new seat.

I'm not sure how it would work. Yeah. But, I mean, because I'm all for service dogs being allowed on flights, being allowed everywhere into restaurants. I think it's like an essential thing. But they're such intelligent animals. And they're so important to people. Like I don't think some people truly understand how important these animals are to certain people

and how, you know, how much, like, support and, you know, that kind of thing they provide. We're only talking about dogs here, I've just realised. If they allow pets on the plane, are you saying pets or dogs? I think it says pets. So what's going to happen when some battler decides to take the piss

and brings a goat on the plane? And they're like, this goat is my pet. It sleeps on my bed. It's coming on the plane. Or this chicken is my best friend, and I'm not flying without this chicken. Well, obviously that wouldn't happen. Wouldn't it?

No. Because people are not like you, and they're not going to take the piss and be like, I want to bring my cow onto the plane. I have cat. What if I want to take my cat on the plane? You could. If you were travelling to Queenstown, say you were going for Christmas

for three weeks and you had no one to cat sit your cat, you could put it in a cage and take it onto the cabin with you. Oh, true. I didn't think about the cage. Obviously a cat would probably have to be in a cage because they'd be terrified. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, let's be real, it would be very hard to contain a cat. A lot of

claw marks. Yeah, but then maybe the dogs have to be in a cage as well. I'm not too sure, but that is the big news out of Australia today and could be coming here soon too as well. Yeah, right. I want to ask the question for people listening on 0800DIALZM or you can text us on 9696. What do you think

should pets be allowed in the cabin on domestic flights? Or is it a dog free zone? 0800 dial ZM or you can have your say on 9696 text through what you think. News out today that from December 2nd in Australia it'll be up to the airline carriers whether or not pets are allowed in the cabin of domestic flights. So far at the moment, obviously, service animals are already allowed on flights. But this will allow people being able to bring their pets on board the aircraft. Did you know there's some UAE airlines in the United Arab Emirates where you're allowed to bring your hawk on board? Have you seen those?

I have seen those. They have those little caps that sit on top of the hawk and it keeps them calm. In America, you're allowed animals, pets, have done for a long time. Yeah, right. I wonder if you have to pay for the pet by weight, you know, like luggage. I'm not sure how that works, but obviously you have to pay a fee. Small dogs, cheap.

Big dogs, expensive. Let's talk to Laura. Laura, oh, you have a big animal. So do you think animals should be allowed on the planes? Most definitely. I'm not sure how other people would feel about my dog on a plane, but I'd love to take him with me on holiday. What is he?

He's a Neapolitan Mastiff. His name is Otis, and he weighs 106 kilos. Oh, my God. He weighs more than me, Laura. That's a big dog. That's a lot of dog. Yeah, he is enormous. He's got an arse the size of Timbuktu.

Can you imagine? You had to buy him two seats for him to sit down. Yeah, you wouldn't argue with him, though, if he was sat in your seat, I'm afraid. No, that's a very good point. That's a very great point. Very good point. Very big dog poo would come out of a 106-kilo dog, too.

One vote for yes. Debbie, we're changing the way aviation works in New Zealand. Are we going to allow animals on the plane? No, no, no, no. No, no, no. Honestly, I'm not a dog hater or anything like that, or a cat hater. I'm around them all the time.

But I'm thinking particularly long-haired animals, cats, dogs, allergies, you know, a lot of people have severe allergies to animals. Who wants to sit next to somebody else's smelly,-haired dog? Me! I'll sit next to anyone's dog, Debbie. I'd pay more. Maybe it's like the old school smoking days, Debbie, where we have like a smokers and non-smokers section. We have an animal and

non-animal section. Yeah, you put them like in a section. What about the risk during the emergency? You know, there's people wanting to save their pets. It did say on here, Debbie, it did say that pets wouldn't be allowed in the exit rows. Oh, true, because they don't know how to operate the doors. Yeah, exactly.

Go to the dog, you say, in the event of an emergency, Rufus, are you willing to help us? Kim's here. Hi, Kim. G'day, Kim. Hi. What are your thoughts on this, Kim? Pets in the cabin. Absolutely.

And I haven't got a chicken to take on, but I have got a duck who's my best friend. See, that would be easy. He's sitting right beside me in my car. It's so easy to have a duck on board. You can just sit the duck on your lap and you're good to go. Have you got a duck in your car, Kim? Yep, I have.

I'll see if she'll say something. No. Say something. You hear that? Cute. Yeah, we heard her. Cute. Yeah, but I was thinking,

you know, maybe because some people probably don't want to sit beside animals and like the other lady said, there's people with allergies, but airlines could have, like on main routes,

they could have like a pet flight or something. Yeah, right. You know, once a day or whatever. So then that's like marked and if you're booking a flight, if you don't want to fly with pets, you don't book on that floor.

Kim, I would book in that section or on that flight even if I wasn't flying with an animal. Good for kids too. They'd love to be like going on a zoo ride, especially if Kim bought a duck. Pina is here. Hi, Pina. Hi, Pina.

Yeah, hi. How are you? Good, thanks, Pina. What do you think? Pets on flights? Well, I'd just like to say that I used to do a flight from L.A. to Colorado. Okay. And I did it probably once every month, and they always had animals on the flight.

And how was it, Pina? Oh, piece of cake. And it was great because, like, you would love to pet everything. Everybody likes to do that. And if they don't, they shouldn't be on the damn flight. But anyway, it was so funny because I remember the first time everyone was looking under their seats and I'm like, what the hell is happening?

And there's an escapee cat. Oh, no. And it would happen not often but enough for everyone to go, oh, yeah, it's just another escapee. And that was cool. And it just became like a normal thing, Pina. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Piece of cake.

So you've done it. You reckon it's a good idea we should get the pets on the plane? Oh, I'm a positive, yeah. All right. I love that, Pina, from someone who has been on flights with animals. Well behaved. Yeah. Apart from the escapees.

Apart from the escapees, yeah. Never had a problem with dogs barking. So whether they drugged them or not, I don't know. But they didn't seem to mind it at all. Okay, it was done. We're doing it. Pets on planes. One rule, no snakes.

Enough is enough. Yeah. I have had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this Monday to Friday play. Everybody strap in. That's obviously the very family friendly version. No snakes, Peanuts. ZM's Bree and Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2.

We're talking about your best friend doing you dirty. I think Bree's just come across as shocker. Sorry, I just read one from the text machine. Do you want to hear it? Yeah. Someone said, I wanted Bree's just come across as shocker. Sorry, I just read one from the text machine. Do you want to hear it? Yeah. Someone said, I wanted to move out of our flat, but my friend said that I had to pay rent until the end of the tenancy as she didn't want to find a new flatmate.

I agreed and was paying two rentals to find out that she had filled the room and she was taking the cash from me and the new flatmate. What a sneaky. Oh. Find out that she had filled the room and she was taking the cash from me and the new flatmate. What a sneaky. I would be furious. You'd have to really not want to live with someone too to be willing to pay two rents. You've gone, you know what, cut my losses. So there's obviously a reason. Maybe this person realised.

Living together with your best friends, it can work. And it really can break. It can also ruin relationships. Yeah, it really can. And it really can break. It can also ruin relationships. Yeah, it really can. Let's get our first anonymous caller on for the morning. Good morning, Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hello.

Hello. When did your friend do you dirty? So it was 2018. Yeah. Okay. And my missus just randomly out of the blue one day just decided that the relationship was over. We'd gone to bed, woken up in the morning

and she just decided that she'd had enough of the relationship. So really sudden then, anonymous. Yeah, really. So anyways, we went through divorce proceedings and everything moved on with our lives. And then it would have only been six months later, I was driving past her house and saw my mate's youth in her driveway. And Cog started ticking in my head and found out from one of my other mates, because I hit him up and said, hey, what's going on here? Tell me the truth. He said, hey, mate,

she's actually seeing our other mate and she has been since before you split. Hey, sorry that that happened to you, Anonymous. That's horrible, Anonymous.

That's awful. So you can answer this question for us because we asked it before. Who are you more angry at? Her or your best mate? Probably her. Yeah?

Yeah, she had the commitment. She made the commitment Yeah And you have like You know this real Deep relationship with someone Like if you're married to them Oh that would be

Yeah that would be That would be really hard To deal with Someone texted her And they said My friend had a conditional Contract on a house Whilst waiting to sell

Her own house Another friend knew That she couldn't buy the house Until she'd sold Her other property, so she put an unconditional offer on the same house and bought it from under her That's what I was

talking about before. She bought your house. Bought it from under her using the cash out clause. What the hell? That's some sneaky Especially when you go, there are a hundred houses at any one point for sale. Any other house.

You could have had any other house. Your friend has, oh yeah. I'd never be friends with that person again. Yeah, they're not coming to. That's like, there's something deep going on there. And then they invite you to the housewarming. You're like, no thanks. This person wants to be anonymous too.

Hi, Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi. When did your friend do you dirty? The father of my kids slept with pretty much my entire friend group. Oh, you're kidding me. So all you can do is laugh, right, Anonymous? I've got the best life out of the two of us now.

Yeah, good. That's good. How many friends are we talking here? How many of your friends did the father of your kids sleep with? At least five that I know of. Five? What were your friends doing, Anonymous? I was young and I had bad friends.

Yeah, I was going to say. What is it about this guy that so many of your friends are willing to do that? Like, is he really charming? Is it Brad Pitt? No. He's not. Anonymous is like, he's pretty average.

I mean, to be fair, he is. Yeah, right. In more ways than one, right, Anonymous? All right, well, glad you're out of that situation, Anonymous. You sound like you're better for it. Kylie's here as well. Hi, Kylie, good morning. Hi, Kylie.

Hi, how are you? Now, Kylie, you're calling up and you're being very honest. You're saying you did the dirty on a friend. On my husband at the time. What did you do? I left him for the best man. You're kidding me. Whoa, you did this.

Wow. What happened? How did this come about? Well, before the marriage, I told him I was miserable. I told him I wanted out. And me and the best man were doing all the wedding planning, all the everything. And I said to the best man at the time,

I don't want to go through with this, but we were sinking 20K in. That's a lot of money, and I just felt the pressure. I was only 21, and yeah. So pretty much you and the... You had a bonding exercise with the best man. When did you and the best man get together? Three months after the wedding.

Be honest with us here, Kylie. Did anything happen with you guys before the wedding? Yep. Oh, it did. Oh, okay. Like a kiss? Plus something. Just watching the time like it was full on.

Oh, like a horizontal kiss. Full on. Some full on indoor gardening. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's all. Wait, you told your husband? I told, yeah, well, he was the fiance at the time. I said to him, look, this is it. So you were honest.

I wanted out. And I couldn't see another way of doing it. Wait, can we just be really clear about this? You told your husband that you slept with the guy that was going to be his best man, and he still said, we're getting married, and he's still going to be my best man. Yep. You know that part, Kylie, where they say, if anyone has anything to say now? What happened?

This is risky. Jacinda Ardern has visited Ruakaka Primary School on her birthday. She turned 41. She asked the kids, how old do you think I am? And they said 62. You don't ask. You shouldn't ask. You shouldn't ask.

And so here we are asking. We have asked primary school age children to call our 800 dial ZM and just guess how old do you think we are? You know, if you had to guess. It's an interesting question to ask kids, I will admit. I'm interested to hear what they say. Let's kick it off with, should we go? Let's go Eden.

Should we go to Eden first? Good afternoon, Eden. How old are you? I'm 10. You're 10. Good. You're 10 years old. How old do you think Bree is, first of all? I think Bree is 10. Good. You're 10 years old. How old do you think Brie is, first of all?

I think Brie is 30. Wow. Okay. Without revealing it, pretty good guess, right? Pretty good guess. Can't reveal it. And how old do you think I am, Eden? I think you're 34.

Okay. All right. Okay. We'll pop you on hold there, Eden. Wait a second. We'll reveal the results at the end. Jack's here. Jack's 11. Okay, all right. Okay, we'll pop you on hold there, Eden. Wait a second. We'll reveal the results at the end. Jack's here. Jack's 11.

Hi, Jack. Hey, Jack. Hi. What school do you go to? Otomotai. Beautiful. Perfect shout out to those guys. How old do you think I am, Jack?

I think you're 28. Do you? I like Jack. You're very kind, Jack. Very kind. And how old do you think Bree is? I think Bree're 28. Do you? I like Jack. You're very kind, Jack. Very kind. And how old do you think Bree is? I think Bree's 34. You're not so kind to me, though, are you, Jack?

I like Jack. I like Jack. Can we find... Can we band him on the phone, please? Can we find a prize for Jack? We're banding him on the phone. Let's go to Paisley. Hi, Paisley.

Hi, Paisley. Hi. I believe your mum's there as well, Paisley. Yeah, hi. Hi, Mum. Hi. Paisley, how old are you? Five.

Five. Very cute. Paisley, how old do you think I am? 17. 17. That's a good guess, Paisley. And what about Clint? How old do you think he is?

100. Okay, Paisley. Paisley, you must be the smartest five-year-old ever because you're spot on. Yes. Paisley, I'm not going to ask what you base that on, but... Listen to how happy she is with herself. I love her so much. Koda is here. Hi, Koda. Cool name, Koda. Hello. How old are you? I'm nine. You're nine years here. Hi, Coda. Cool name, Coda. Hello. How old are you? I'm nine. You're nine years old. Cool, Coda. How old do you think Clint is? I think he is 22.

22. I love Coda. I love Coda. Here we go. I know what's going to happen here. I don't know about you. Coda, how old do you think I am? 21.

You're spot on, Coda. Coda. Call the show anytime, all right? Yeah, yeah. Okay, wait there. Call back anytime. And we'll get one more out of Noah. Hi, Noah. Hi, Noah. 21 You're spot on Koda Call the show anytime Yeah yeah Call back anytime And we'll get one more Out of Noah Hi Noah

Hi Noah Hi How old are you? I'm 11 11 years old Okay cool So how old do you think Bree is?

First of all Have you ever seen A picture of Bree? No You haven't seen her On the TV? Bree My mum

My mum says She loves you. Oh, I love your mum too. Your mum's not allowed to contribute to this. How old do you think Brie is, Noah? I'm going to say 37. Yep, good. That one hurt.

Good guess. And Noah, how old do you think I am? Please say 50. 40. Yes! Yes, Noah. All right. The winner of this game was Paisley, who thought I was 100 years old.

Congratulations, Paisley, you've won a prize. Nice work, Paisley. What do you say? Thank you. You're welcome. Incredible talent that five-year-old has to guess the exact age of us just from listening to the show. Yeah, you're not even old enough. ZM's Brian Clint.

Best of Coolers Part 2. Where are the Olympians at? We want you to call us 0800-DIAL-ZM. Maybe you've already been to the Tokyo Olympics. Maybe you're in isolation right now. Yeah, maybe you're sitting there in your hotel room listening to ZM clutching your medal just letting it dangle around your neck and glisten in the sunshine well why don't you call us and tell us about it huh we're asking people who have won have you won a medal because we'd love to talk to you uh and the first person who's called through is Clarissa. Hi, Clarissa.

Hi, how are you? Good, thank you. Now, is it you that's won an Olympic medal or one of your relatives? It's me. Oh, it's you. Wow. Hang on a second. You need this. No, no, wait, wait.

Wait, wait, wait. Is there a catch? Yes, there's a catch. But technically, I have a gold medal. You guys didn't clarify what event. So I won a gold medal in the 2006 World Choir Olympics in China. That'll count. That counts.

We'll take it. We'll take it. I was like, wait, there were no Olympics in China. That all counts. That counts. We'll take it. We'll take it. I was like, wait, there were no Olympics in 2006. Technically, it is an Olympics.

Not the Olympics we were thinking of, but that is our fault, not yours. Did they play your anthem or did you sing your own anthem when you received

your medals? No, they played our anthem. Yeah, right. I love that. good question. You're a great champion

in our eyes, Clarissa. Thank you for calling up. One of the true greats. As close as we've come so far. Yeah, good question. You're a great champion in our eyes, Clarissa. Thank you for calling up. One of the true greats. As close as we've come so far. Very, very excited to have her on the show. Let's talk to Paige. Hi, Paige.

Hi, Paige. Hi. Now, is it you that's won an Olympic medal? No, my swim coach is a Paralympic athlete, and she has two medals. Whoa, that's pretty cool. We'll take that. What's your swim coach's name?

Nikita. Yes. What colour medals does she have? A gold and a bronze. Does she sometimes bring them to swimming training just to motivate you guys and just hang them at the end of the pool and be like, swim faster.

If you want to achieve greatness, you need to swim faster. I wish, but hopefully she'll bring another one home this year. Oh, she's competing again? First cross. Yeah. Paige, I feel like she's definitely on the right track. We appreciate you calling through and say hello to your

swim coach for us. I will. Okay, thanks. I've been trying to get... You've been called an air support, eh? Yeah, I've been trying to get... because obviously we haven't had direct someone. I mean, you know, obviously the choir Olympics does count, but I've been trying to get my mate Eric Murray on the show because I did the first season of Treasure Island with him.

Is he screening your calls? I've been trying, because, I mean, he was on TV last week and he was pumped up about the rowing and, you know, obviously he's won a bunch of medals and I'm like, I need to call in air support, get Eric Murray on the show. And apparently he was going to come on the show. But, oh, wait, have we got him? Have we got him? Oh, there's a catch.

Because he did text me. Say something nice about him. He might be on hold. Say something nice about him. No, no, no. No, I'll tell you what has actually happened. Apparently he's at the supermarket. All right.

So he's just like, I can't call right now. I'm at the supermarket. I'm in the deli trying to decide whether I want the suppressor salami or the pancetta. Have we got him? Have we got him? Have we got him? Hello, ZM.

Who's this? Eric Murray. Yes, sir. Olympic champion Eric Murray Olympic champion Eric Murray Eric just to clarify have you won an Olympic medal before? Yeah a couple actually A couple So we've heard

Oh you big show off More importantly what's for dinner tonight? We just picked up some steak some Brussels sprouts some broccoli and beans.

See, that is the key to winning an Olympic medal. Eric Murray, you just saved this segment. Thank you very much for your time. Thanks for it, guys. We appreciate you, Eric. ZM's Brian Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2. Right now, though, I

am going to read something that's going to piss you off. This is a post from someone who says they are tired of giving their boyfriend of four years rides to work. Oh, okay. I'm just going to, you know, there could be a good reason. I'll just at the start say that it's not for medical reasons. Their partner doesn't have like, they're not exempt from driving or anything like that. They just don't.

Okay. I'll read you this post. Why don't they? I'll read you this post. This has been one of the main things I'm struggling with in our relationship. But every time I try and bring it up, my boyfriend gets very annoyed and convinces me that it's not that bad. Saturday and Sunday nights at 11pm,

my boyfriend needs to be driven about 10 minutes to his job. Usually I would have no issue and not really care about doing it, but when I have plans, since most people do their social gatherings and interacting on the weekends, I have to work around giving him a ride and making sure I'm not intoxicated and make it home to him on time so that he's

not late for work, et cetera. There's no leniency. She has to be back to do the work run, even if it means leaving in the middle of a party that I'm enjoying. Nah. Kick that guy's ass to the curb. Why isn't he catching an Uber? He says he refuses to catch an Uber or a taxi because they are hit and miss,

is what the person wrote. You know what's not hit and miss? Yeah. Driving yourself. He said he can't get buses because they don't run that late. He can't catch a bus at 11 o'clock at night. And he refuses to get a driver's license because he doesn't want to save up the money for a car oh nah i couldn't deal with that guy now see you later for some context these people are 23 and

24 nah so they're both young nah he's 24 she's 23 you should have your stuff together and look a car cars are expensive and it is super hard to save up for your first car. So even if he doesn't have a car, whatever, get your damn license and you can use her car. Yeah. And she can still. You could drop her at the party. Yeah, exactly. And then you could borrow the car. I reckon she would lend you the car every single weekend.

You can drive yourself. To save having to drive you there. It's such a niggly time as well. Because if you want to go out, 11 o'clock is party time. That's the worst possible time. And if you want to stay in and have a quiet night, 11 o'clock is like bedtime.

I'd say see you later. It's only 10 minutes as well. It's only a 10 minute drive to get to work. That's what I said when I was like, you can catch an Uber. Yeah, you can catch it. You know what I mean? It's not like it's a really long way.

If you haven't taken the initiative to get your license and there's no better reason, then you can get an Uber. This is a big call, and I hope the person's not listening. I reckon this is going to tear their relationship apart. Absolutely. She will begin to resent him. I resent him, and I don't even know the guy. I resent the guy.

He's using you as a taxi. Yes, and it's so unfair to put that on you I don't even know the guy. I resent the guy. He's using you as a taxi. Yes, and it's so unfair to put that on you if it was, you know, every now and then or, you know, I understand being in a relationship, you make sacrifices. But it's not even look like if he was like, I'm going to get my license. I just need three months. I'd be like, okay, cool, we can do this for three months as long as you're working towards, you know what I mean?

He's just like, I'm just sucking your ass. He's literally taking you for a ride. Except he's not. You're taking him for a ride every Saturday and Sunday night. It's one of those things that could drive, like we said, could drive a wedge in the relationship because you begin to resent each other. Ten minutes away, get a bike. Ride your bike.

Because she also said that she doesn't have to pick him up from work. He finishes work at 7 a.m. and he doesn't require picking up. Why? Because she said. He walks? No, she said she put her foot down earlier in the relationship and said, I'm not picking you up. I'll be asleep.

If I have to drop you at work at 11, I'll be asleep at 7. Yeah. So he said, okay. Oh, nah. See, this is why it's a deal breaker for me. Yeah. You've said this before that getting into a relationship with anybody, them not having a driver's licence is a deal breaker

for you, right? Unless there's a really good reason. Like if it's someone like this guy, then no, I don't want to be, like it already tells me that he doesn't have the personality that I really want to be in a relationship with someone. Do you reckon it's one of the first questions he asks on the date? He's like, do you have a car? And do you have a licence?

Do you have a driver's licence? What are you doing on Saturday night? Are you allowed to take passengers on your driver's licence? Cool. 11pm, you're dropping me at work. Sexy. Let's take some calls from people this afternoon, from people whose partners do not have a car or a driver's license without

a good reason. Yeah. Yeah. Like if there's a good reason, obviously we're not coming at those people. No. There's a good reason. But we're talking about people like this who are just like, oh, I can't be bothered to get a license.

I don't think we'll hear from people who are currently in a relationship like that. I reckon we'll hear from people who were in a relationship like that. And like this person got so sick of it, it ended up breaking up their relationship. Did it break up your relationship? Them not having a license or a car? Yeah, yeah. Or did they lose their license for something

and you had to be their driver? Oh, see, that sucks too because then you're being punished for their bad mistakes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, where are the people whose partners didn't have cars or driver's license

and they became the default Uber driver who didn't get paid? 0800 dial ZM. You can remain anonymous or you can text us on 9696. I just want to hear the frustration in your voice this afternoon. At the moment, we're talking about people whose partners refuse to get a driver's license or a car or even a freaking e-scooter at this stage. Yeah, for no good reason. For no good reason.

There's no good reason. They just can't be bothered that I want to. It's my biggest, one of my biggest red flags. I never, ever want to get into a relationship. Your partner knows that too. I've never seen a woman keep her war on her fitness so up to date. She's like, if I don't, I see her in the queue at VTNZ sometimes and she's like, if I don't get this, Bree will

leave me. 100% true. I'm just kidding. But it is one of those things where I guarantee anyone who's been in the situation where they have to drive their significant other for a long period of time,

you resent them. Yeah, absolutely. If there's no good reason. Well, let's talk to some people and find out what it's really like. Kendall is here. Hi, Kendall. Hi, Kendall. Hi, guys.

How are you? Good, thanks. Has this happened to you, Kendall? No, so not me. I have a car myself, but my partner, his ex-girlfriend sold her car so that she could get tattoos done. Oh, no. There's a sign already.

Yeah, so he wasn't too happy he had to drive her places for many months and now I feel like I can't ask him to ever drive me anywhere because I know how much it triggers him. Yeah, right. You've seen it in his eyes. Have you guys ever talked about it? He just mentioned it one time when he had

to drive me to my hairdresser appointment and I was like, all right, noted. Wow, he brought it up while he was driving you somewhere. This has really touched this man's soul. He's damaged by this. I feel like, Kendall, you shouldn't be paying for his ex's mistakes. You know? Oh, each to their own.

It's all right. I've got my own car, so we're good. You've got your own car. You've got your license. You're good to go. I love the sound business ethics of I can get these tattoos. All I have to do is get rid of my car. And then something in your mind goes, but you need a car.

No, he will drive you. Get the tattoos. See, that's the point. It's like, no. Let's talk to Nicola. Kia ora, Nicola. Hi, Nicola. Hi there.

How are we? Good, thanks. It's not a relationship per se. Well, it is, but it's your best friend who doesn't have a driver's license. Yes, that's correct. It was my best friend. So, yeah. Wait, wait, wait, Nicola. Did you say

was my best friend? She definitely is still my best friend. Just checking. Just checking. I mean, it does trigger me because I'm like, just go get your license. So if you guys want to do anything fun, you're expected to drive.

Is that what it is? Yeah, yeah. She doesn't even meet you with, let's go out for brunch tomorrow. You drove us last time. I'll get us an Uber. Well, the funny thing is that she lives up in the Wairarapa, whereas I live in Christchurch.

Oh, you're ages away. So when I go up to the Wairarapa, I have live in Christchurch. Oh, you're ages away. So when I go up to the Wairarapa, I have to borrow her mum's car and drive us around. Nicola, did you move to Christchurch to get away from her? No, well, she was actually living in, well, she lived

in Marsden, then she moved to Christchurch, then she moved back to Marsden. She must love it when you come to visit, because she can go out and get her errands done, you know? Yeah, yeah, it's good. Well, I mean, I don't mind driving people around, but yeah, I suppose when it comes to if I have to ask my partner to take me to the airport or something like that,

I get mega anxiety because I'm like, is this going to trigger him? Is he going to be annoyed? Is he going to be like just catching Uber? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I think that's an important distinction. You can absolutely ask your partner to drive you somewhere. Absolutely you can, but it's about, you know.

We're talking about giving up the means of transporting yourself ever because you know that you've got them as a backstop. A chauffeur. You know, that's very different. Finally, this person wants to remain anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hi, anonymous. Hello.

Is this about your sister? It is about my sister, yeah. So she's been in a relationship for two years. The first year she was driving him around and everything, everywhere. But he's just recently got his license, but for a motorbike. So he has no intention of getting a car license so he can drive her around. So he doesn't have a car license? No, just motorbike.

And he got the motorbike one first? Yeah. Who the hell does that? Yeah, and even worse, they live like two hours apart. Oh. Right, okay. He's doing a lot of driving. You know, if it's raining, he'll be like, you need to come to me.

Now, we've kept you anonymous for a reason, I believe. Anonymous. Yeah, well, she's driving at the need to come to me. Now, we've kept you anonymous for a reason, I believe. Anonymous. She's driving at the moment to go see him. No way. Is she in the car with you? Oh, no, no, no. She's in a different car. Oh, she could be listening to us.

I've never seen this before, but let's hope she's not a ZM listener, right? And if you're thinking it's you, if you're listening to this right now and you're thinking it's you, if you're listening to this right now and you're thinking it's you, it's definitely not you. There's tons of people in New Zealand that have a similar situation. This is definitely not your sister. Liberally. Yeah, totally. It's such a common story.

Thanks, Anonymous. I appreciate it. No intricate details were given. She'll never know, Anonymous. Don't worry about it. There you go. Go and get your license if you can and get a car if you can. Look after yourself if you can.

I know it's nice to be driven around and you feel like royalty, but... Yeah, but just think about, you know, driving Miss Daisy, not so fun. Like quite a slow movie. ZM's Brianne Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2. Talk

kid favouritism because you say it's not real, but it definitely is real and probably more in certain families than others. But a kid has spoken out. He's 18 years old and he's put stuff on social media about how he knows his younger brother has always been the favourite. He's got the receipts. Yeah, this is what he said. He goes, my parents have always favoured his younger brother has always been the favourite. He's got the receipts. Yeah, this is what he said. He goes, It was the same with just about everything else, clothes, video games and cell phones.

But it wasn't until recently that things have really kicked off after I'm currently taking a gap year between school and community college in a bid to save money for my tuition. But he recently overheard his parents discussing how much they would be paying for his younger brother's schooling. Right. So anyway, turns out they're going to be paying for his younger brother's schooling but not his. And he's come around the corner and he recorded the conversation and he was like, what is going on here? Like you are clearly favouriting my younger brother. Why are you paying for his schooling, not mine?

Anyway, blew up in a big fight. He's posted it on social media. And everyone's basically on his side. Their excuse was that his brother needs more help. Can I pose a contrary theory that he is the favourite? And the reason that he's the favourite is his parents know that he can do this stuff for himself. He's the favourite because they don't have to support him.

Sounds like something a favourite would say. You're clearly the favourite. If I had to choose between the kid that cost me $20,000 a year for tuition and a car and the kid that's out there doing it himself off his own back and making his own way in the world the the latter is my favorite that's the kid i'd prefer yeah but then you i mean i just think it should be everything every kid should get the same thing whether that's nothing or whether that's you know xyz then you should be fair across the board right that's what

i think that's how i want to parent my kids. Not all kids need the same things though. Yeah, no, but that doesn't matter. That doesn't matter. My parents have always like said to us if we give one kid, if one kid needs something, then that means all the kids will get it. Yeah, right. Because that's fair.

So if you needed braces, your brother has to have braces too. No, I mean that's different. But, you know,, your brother has to have braces too. No, I mean, that's different. But, you know, like let's say if my sister was like, oh, I really need to borrow $10,000 for a deposit, then my parents would go, right, and they mark all that down. They go, if Brianna and Aidan, when they need to buy a house, we will give them $10,000 as well. Yeah, right.

Shit, that becomes an expensive way to parent. Plus all the decisions you make are multiplied. What, to be fair? Well, no, because then as soon as a kid asks for something then you've got to go, okay, it's not actually this, it's three times whatever they're asking for because I have to give it to every kid. But that's when you make the decision of, well,

I can't do that. I know, it impacts your ability to get anything across the line because your parents have to do it threefold every time. Yeah. I think it's fair. Right, okay.'t do that. I know. It impacts your ability to get anything across the line because your parents have to do it threefold every time. Yeah, I think that's fair. Right, okay. I think that's how it should be done. But, you know, not every family is the same. I wanted to ask people this afternoon,

do you know that you're not the favourite? Do you know one of your siblings is the favourite? And what's the evidence behind it that tells you that your sibling is the favourite? Yeah, what have they, it's not even necessarily what they received, right? It could just be. It could be anything. It could just be a vibe. Yeah, but we need like evidence.

We need situations, things that were said or maybe they were given, you know, maybe like it's like this kid. They were given their first car but you had to work for your first car. 0800 dials at M. You can text us on 9696. We want to know, is your sibling the favourite? Yes. And how do you know?

You can remain anonymous if you want. If your sibling may be listening, you can text us right now on 9696. Are you the favourite child? There's usually one in a family and every family's different with how they divvy things up. In our family, it's usually pretty fair.

My mum's really good with that stuff. So there's no fights. That's what she's like about. She goes, I don't want there to be any fights within the family, so I'll keep it fair. I don't have a favourite

of either of my daughters yet. Yet. There's still time. They haven't had a chance to do anything impressive yet. You know, you've got to give them room. Figure out which one can make you more money and then exploit that child and then that'll be your favourite. Which one's going to get on the Ellen show?

Like, you know, in Taylor Swift's family, like Taylor Swift is obviously the favourite kid. You know? Obviously. The clear winner. We're asking you this afternoon on 0800 dials. In the Hemsworth family, it goes Chris, then Liam, and then the other one. That's how it goes.

It would be a hard family to work out, the Jonas Brothers. No, that's easy. Is it? Yeah. It goes Nick, Joe, Kevin. Other one. Is there another one? Yeah, there's a fourth Jonas brother.

Oh, well, he's last. We're asking you guys, is your sibling the favorite one of the family and what's the evidence? How do you know that they are? Emma's here. Hey, Emma. Hi. Emma, is it you?

Are you the favorite or is your sibling? Well, it's clearly me. And once I say it, you'll understand without a doubt. Okay. You know what my favorite thing is your sibling? Well, it's clearly me and once I say it you'll understand without a doubt. You know what my favourite thing is, Emma? I love when people call up and they go, I'm the favourite and this is why. You're not afraid to say it. Yeah, I love when you own that stuff so bring it on. Tell us why.

Cool. So I know I'm the favourite because my parents live in Auckland and I've lived in Palmerston North for the last four years for uni and they still regularly make the 14-hour round trip to visit me. If you've ever been to Parmy or have even heard about it, you understand why I have to be the favourite. You know you're the favourite because they can be bothered going to Parmy.

You know why your parents go? Because they love to take a trip up Porkchop Hill every time they're there. You know? I haven't taken my parents up Porkchop Hill because you never know what you're going to see. I know what you're going to see. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, hey, look, good to know your position in the family, Emma, and you hold on to that. I hope you tell your siblings regularly how much you are the favourite.

Thank you. Time is definitely the biggest indicator. You know, you can splash out money. Time and effort, yeah. Time and effort shows a lot, doesn't it? Nicole's here. Hi, Nicole. Hi, Nicole.

Hello. How are you? Good, thanks. Are you the favourite? I feel like I can tell in your voice that a sibling of yours is the favourite. I am most definitely not the favourite. I knew it. So I have two older brothers

and they actually both live in Australia. But the middle brother seems to happen to be the password for the family's everything. No way. Wow. The middle child? That never happens.

I know. I know. What do you think it is? What do you think it is about him that makes him so likeable? Why is he the favourite? Oh. Rugby. Rugby. Oh, rugby. There it is. He's from a Kiwi family. He plays rugby. I reckon it's, you know, they all

say, oh, the middle child gets left out. Heck no. Heck no. He is by far the favorite. That's why I'm so shocked because I'm the middle child, and I know for a fact it's quite true. We do get forgotten about. Nicole, can I say the good thing is you don't sound upset about it at all.

You sound fine with it. Oh, oh, there has been plenty of banter. Plenty of banter. Yeah, good. I love that. Well, well done, Nicole. Thank you for being able to realise that. You should have asked what her parents' email was.

It'll be his name. Yeah, because... We love Jonathan at extra.co.nz. We know what the password is. Oh, true. Ellie's here. Hi, Ellie. Hi, Ellie.

Hi, guys. Tell us, are you the favourite child, Ellie? Yes, I am. How do you know? I know this because this was back in the 90s I'm 33 now and I apologise to my brother

now if he doesn't just rub it in a little bit. Growing up I got a Discman, a CD Discman when they were like the thing to have. Nothing better than a Discman back in the 90s. Hell yeah, 40 seconds of anti-shock. So I got

for Christmas, I got a CD Discman and my brother got a plastic shopping bag full of like 10 cent and 20 cent pieces. No, he did not. He did. It was like, it probably like equaled like $20, but it was the fact that it was

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I feel like I'm your therapist and I need to drill into this a bit. Was the loose change element of it to make the $20 seem bigger or was it to insult him? I'm not 100% sure. It was, yeah, my nana had given us it.

I'm kind of... Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Ellie. This was from Nan. Yes, this was from Nana. Ruthless. She may as well have given him a lump of coal, Ellie. But also, to rub it in a little bit further,

I also got for my birthday a board game of Jumanji. Oh, solid. And he just got a card. Ellie, I feel like he might be scarred from this. Have you done anything to try and make it up to him? I feel like you need to buy your brother a Duskman. You know the worst part about this whole thing is the joy in Ellie's voice when she's talking about it.

So every Christmas, every time, Nana's passed away now, but, like, when we talk about her, it's always, well, you're her favourite. Remember the time that you got a discman and I got a chain. Yeah, go and buy your brother a discman, Ellie. He's earned it, okay? Poor Ellie's brother. Nana was ruthless. She's like, here, here's 10 cents.

Go play with it in the backyard. ZM's Brianne Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2. I was having a look at the Herald this morning and I saw this headline and it said, ask the experts, can money disputes between couples ever be resolved? Ooh, heavy. experts can money disputes between couples ever be resolved oh heavy and essentially it was um about this one woman who was like you know i'm in a relationship and uh me personally i like to spend

a bit more on you know lavish things or not lavish but like you know i like to spend my money a bit more treat yourself and my husband he's really frugal and he doesn't like to spend any money. And so I find it's just a bit of a roadblock in our relationship. Is there a way to work past these things? Right. Which made me think about certain, because I mean, everyone's different and money is such a big thing, especially when you get to that point in your relationship where you discuss if you're going to pull your money together if you're going to buy a house together all that stuff it gets quite you know difficult sometimes if you're with someone who is very different to you yeah oh yeah

you know it can cause quite a lot of issues in your relationship if you're with someone who um what's the polite way to say it is um a tight ass. It can cause a lot of friction. And I thought, what would I do in that situation? I'd probably buy it anyway and hide it. Have you? No, I don't think I've ever done that in a relationship. I know my mum's done it. Oh, yeah, we've talked to your dad about that.

You know, I mean, they've been in a relationship for 40 years. My mum has definitely, and then what she does is, is she kind of slowly integrates it into the house. Yeah. And like it just kind of always was there. And then if that doesn't work, when my dad asks her, hey, how much was that thing? She lies about it and says it was way cheaper.

And because my dad is a farmer, he has no idea what things cost anymore. So he just believes that a pair of, you know, Manolo Blahnik shoes cost 50 bucks. Your mum does not have Manolo Blahnik shoes on the farm. It was the only example I could think of. Because I like the idea of your mum going out there and rubbing them around in the dirt for a bit so she can put them back in the house and go, those, oh, I've had those for ages. Yeah, long time, long time.

You know, my mum is so stealthy that she goes around to us kids, like if, when we all used to still be at home, she'd be like, right, I've bought this. This is how much it costs, but this is how much we're telling your father it costs. Did you ever extort her for it and go, what's in it for me? Well then

she would do the same thing for us like when she would take us shoe shopping she'd go okay what shoes do you want for school and we'd go okay I want these. She goes right this is how much, this is your dad's price. Yeah right. The real price and the dad price. Absolutely. I like the relationships where

you hear the partner like weaponise it and he goes, hey, that thing you're wearing, that's new. How much did that cost? And then you turn around and go, this is not new. I've had this for ages. You don't pay any attention to me. I wore this to your birthday last year. Rude. When in actual fact you just got it off the iconic. Got out of that. I thought we could ask this afternoon because I feel like people are buying things

and especially in the last 18 months because of COVID, people are buying stuff. People are doing retail therapy. Yeah. What big purchase have you bought that your partner didn't know about? Maybe they know about it now because they found out, but what big purchase, big decision did you make behind your partner's back? We talked to someone last year who had a secret motorbike that their partner didn't know about. Stored it at his mate's place.

Yeah. Every day he'd leave for work, he'd drive his car to his mate's place and then hop out of his car, park the car, put his bike gears on and drive the bike to work. A lot of admin. Yeah. Absolutely a lot of admin. Yeah. But if you love it. You know what you do in that situation? Like a lot of admin. Yeah, but. A lot of admin. Yeah, absolutely a lot of admin. Yeah.

But if you love it. You know what you do in that situation? If you want the motorbike, you ask the wife, what do you really want? And then you buy that for her and then you can buy the motorbike. Yeah, right. Expensive habits. Yeah. But let's get them happening. Let us know this afternoon.

We want to know the purchase, the big one that you got without your partner knowing about. That's right. Was it a secret? You can remain anonymous. Call us now, 0800-DIAL-ZM or text us on 9696. Let's just get it all out in the open. I mean, we've all got good relationships with open communication. We should be able to tell each other the big purchases that we've made

and not keep it a secret. I just feel like you're targeting me. I've got nothing to hide. I've be able to tell each other the big purchases that we've made and not keep it a secret. I feel like you're targeting me. I've got nothing to hide. I've got nothing to hide. What about that new car that you bought? I've got nothing to hide. And that golf cart you said you just bought for fun. Golf cart?

Yeah. Why would I buy a golf cart? Like an ATV. You know, off-roading. Yeah, no. The problem with any of the secret purchases I would want to make Is they all need to go in the house It's like speakers and stuff

So if I buy these things in secret I can't enjoy them It's fine, just buy camouflage versions of them They come in camouflage colour It'll be great We're asking you this afternoon on 0800DIALS.M What's the big purchase you heed from your partner? Not everybody's willing to come clean

This first person wants to be anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hi, anonymous. Hi, how are you? Good, thanks. Do you do this with your partner, hide purchases? I don't hide them, but I've developed this trait where everything that I purchase

is about 50% less than what it actually is. Everything's on sale. You do the same thing as my mum. Yeah, so everything's on sale, but also a lot of people give away brand new things on Marketplace. They do not. They do not. If your partner falls for that, then he deserves it.

If he's gullible enough to believe that, then... Can you give us an example? Have you made a big purchase recently? Well, I purchased a dog, which we had to travel to go and get. And I said the dog was $2,000, but he was actually $4,000. Oh, my. You got a $4,000 dog? What kind of dog was it?

He's a German spit dog. I thought it was going to be a golden doodle with that price. No, not a golden doodle. No, he's a German spit, but he's... $4,000. This dog needs to get an Instagram account and he needs to start paying his own way. He needs to start doing some endorsements.

Need to get this dog paid. Yeah, but it's fine because the dog was only $2,000. It was only $2,000. Yeah, it was fine. It was two grand. Didn't you hear it? I love the idea of only $2,000. Your partner's like, that's fine, because the dog was only $2,000. It was only $2,000. Yeah, it was fine. It was two grand. Didn't you hear it? I love the idea of only $2,000. Your partner's like, that's fine.

That's an acceptable amount of money to pay on a dog that I don't want. Imagine if her partner knew exactly how much it was. Let's talk to another anonymous person. Jeez, some people are hiding in the shadows here. Hello, anonymous. Hi, anonymous. Hey there. Tell us.

You sound a little bit wary. Do you do this with your partner? What have you hid? I've loaned an $8,000 horse out of our joint account funds and didn't tell her. An $8,000 what? A horse. A who?

Wait, did you say out of the joint account? Yeah, it took him about a week or so to notice. By which time it had arrived and it was in the paddock and, you know, not much you can do about it. It's hard to hide that, isn't it? You never intended to hide the horse from him. You just wanted to get the sale over the line first so he could get it back out of it.

Get it in the paddock and the gate locked. Once the gate's locked, it's too late. Smart, anonymous. No return to sender. That horse is bolted. You're a smart operator, anonymous. I like how you claim the game. How did it go down when he

found out about the $8,000 horse? Not very well, but, you know, just a week of the old cold shoulders. Nothing that a box of beer can't fix. A box of beer? That's right. You buy him a distraction and then go, I did this, but

here's beer. Let's get a man on. It's all very female focused at the moment. William's here. Hi, I did this, but here's beer. Let's get a man on. It's all very female-focused at the moment. William's here. Hi, William. Hi, William. Hey, how's it going, guys? Good, thanks.

Have you done this to your partner, William? Hit a big purchase? Yeah, I did, actually. A couple of weeks ago, I travelled up from Wellington to Rotorua to pick up a $13,000 jet ski and I just surprised my wife with it when I got home. Do you want to be my partner? That sounds like heaven. Have you met my friend Bree Thomasel? You two have the same financial

strategy in life. I'm keen for the jet ski purchase. How do you hide a jet ski? How do you hide a $13,000 jet ski from your partner? I wasn't planning on hiding it when I got home with it so I guess it was better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Yeah, see, I like that tact. How did it go down when the jet ski got home?

Oh, she was a bit upset at first, but she's done with it now. She's all excited. You know, summer's coming up. But did you get her, like, her own special life jacket? Like, people love that. Oh, I got a matching set. Yeah, cute. Is it a two-seater, William? Is it a two-seater? It's a three-seater, actually. Okay. All right. Oh, people love that. Oh, I've got a matching set. Yeah, cute. Is it a two-seater, William?

Is it a two-seater? It's a three-seater, actually. Okay. All right. Ooh, kinky. Okay. Nice, William. Very smart.

Call me if it's a three-seater. Let me know. Sue's here. Hi, Sue. Hello. Hi, Brie and Clint. Nice to speak to you. Nice to speak to you, too, Sue.

Have you done this? You hid something? Oh, my God, I do it all the time. But my classic, my best one, is my husband Simon, who never makes decisions. We were actually in rentals in Auckland because we moved up from Tauranga

and we went rental to rental to rental for about eight years. Anyway, he went overseas to do a load of work for a certain amount of time and I took the opportunity to buy a house without him knowing. And I spent one half a million on a house. What?

And he had no idea. Wait, did you just say you spent one and a half million without your husband knowing? Absolutely. And I'd do it again. And I'd do it again. Yeah. No problem.

I bought sofas without him. I even bought him a Greyhound for his anniversary present. And he had no problem. I bought sofas without him. I even bought him a Greyhound for his anniversary present and he had no idea. You know what I always say about Simon, Sue? He'll never pull his finger out. We've got to do it for him. Exactly. Do you consult him on anything?

Do you even talk to Simon? Yeah, but when it comes to purchasing, he overthinks and I don't. I'm an impulse purchaser and I'm a doer and he's the opposite. So it balances out. You know what, Sue? Simon's lucky to have you. He bloody is. He bloody is lucky to have you.

Sue, you're good people. That was a great call. Thank you. Thank you so much. Love your show, guys. Love you too, Sue. I loved it. I spent $1.5 million and I'll do it again.

I'll do it tomorrow. I'd spend three. ZM's Brianne Clint. Best of Callers Part 2. Big time celebrity has found out a big time secret about their new husband. Betty White. No. No.

She's got a new husband. Does she? I don't know. She could have remarried. If Betty White has a new husband, I hope he is... Hot. Kind, I was going to say.

Smoking hot and young. I hope she's went out there and just found herself a little tiger cub and she's stuck her cougar claws into him. It's not Betty. It's not Betty. It's not Betty White.

It's Paris Hilton. Singer of the hit song Stars Are Blind. I rate Paris Hilton. I'm so happy for her. She has had a bit of a tough trot with the old boyfriends. Yes. And yeah, she got married. Well, it looks set to continue because Paris' new husband,

Carter Ream, reportedly has a secret nine-year-old child. Well, it's not secret because you're talking about it. No, because people have found out, Brie. He's 40 and people are saying he had a child with reality star Laura Belize. You'll know her.

She was on Secrets of Aspen, that TV show. That's how ironic. Yeah, actually how ironic. Yeah. She also dated Mel Gibson for a bit and people thought that the kid was his. What's her name? Laura. Laura Belize.

You won't know her at all. Don't worry. Turns out the kid is not his and it's Paris name? Laura. Laura Belize. You won't know her at all, don't worry. Turns out the kid is not his and it's Paris Hilton's new husband. Anywho, everyone is saying that Paris knew about the kid before the wedding, which happened last week. Of course she knew. But who knows? How do you know she knew? She knew.

How do you know she knew? She's from the family of the Hiltons. Do you not think they would have done a background check on this dude? Well, this guy has only met his daughter once in nine years. He doesn't have a relationship with the kids. The husband looks like a human

version of Woody from Toy Story. Look at him! Look at the... Have you seen the guy? Obviously you have. Well, don't bring Woody into this, okay? Because we're not sure about Carterium. He's got a secret kid.

You know? These things can happen. You say, how do you know? Remember when Dean McCarthy, our Hollywood correspondent, found out that the guy he was dating, the guy he travelled here to New Zealand with and had dinner with us at a fancy restaurant in Ponsonby, he found out the whole time that his boyfriend

had a secret heterosexual family the whole time with children. The wife, the whole shebang. They were still living together. They didn't know about Dean, which I don't understand how. He's literally in New Zealand with you. How do you go on an overseas trip with someone and then your family doesn't find out? It was a rude shock for Dean.

Very rude shock when he turned up to his boyfriend's house and his wife answered. And Dean's like, who are you? And she's like, who am I? Who are you? You hot, tanned, gay stud, you. Who are you? And then the kids come out from behind the corner. Wait, who are you?

It seems like, who the F are you, kids? Anyway, what I'm saying is weirder things have happened. Big secrets can come out. And I wonder this afternoon if anybody would like to share a big secret that they learned about somebody. I remember that time someone called our show and it was so interesting to me and it was about their granddad who was a pilot back in the day, like a long time ago.

Yeah. And she said on our show that he had a whole secret family. Yeah. But he had two families. So he had a family in New Zealand and then he had a family in Australia. Yeah. And but he had two families. So he had a family in New Zealand and then he had a family in Australia. Yeah. And the reason why it would work is because he would fly from each country

to whatever and he'd spend however much time in Australia with that family and then he'd do the long haul flight back in the day to New Zealand. How stressful. How bloody stressful, you know? Yeah. I mean not good for the wives either, but for him. You get so mixed up.

Poor granddad must have been so tired. Oh, my God. Nah, there's a way around it. Give the kids in both families the same name. Same names. Call your firstborn Carter. Call your secondborn Reuben. But that means also if he met, say, his wife here in New Zealand was Cheryl.

Find a Cheryl. He would have to find a Cheryl in Australia. Well, Cheryl's a great option for a trans-Tasman romance. Yeah, because Cheryl's. We've both got plenty of. In the 60s, no one had more Cheryl's than Australia and New Zealand. Super common in both countries. So he's like, right, I need to find my first Cheryl

and then I need to track down my second Cheryl. 0800 dials at M. What was their big secret? You found it out. Maybe it shocked you to your core. We would love to hear about it this afternoon. We can keep your name out of it if you need to and you can text it to us on

9696 as well. What is your big secret you found out? Bree and Clint. We're talking big secrets. Are you harbouring one? You should tell your secret I don't have any secrets Yeah, you're sitting on it

I'm not What do you mean? Sometimes you just say things, eh? If you watch certain TV shows, you'd get it Okay, look Some people will get it Look, look Woman We're asking what your big secret is Okay, look. Some people will get it. Look. Look. Woman.

We're asking what your big secret is. Paris Hilton's husband apparently has a secret kid, her new husband. That'd shit you, eh? You're Paris Hilton, then you find out. That makes me so sad. Yeah, because it doesn't matter that he's got a kid. No, who cares if he's got a kid from a previous... It matters that he's keeping a kid a secret.

Yeah, that's horrible. Also, go and see your kid, you demon. Yeah, what the hell. But we want to know, did you find out a big secret about somebody? These people want to remain anonymous. Fair enough. Totally fair enough. First of all, Anonymous, good afternoon.

Hi, Anonymous. Hi. You found out a big secret. I did. So I actually have a relative through marriage, and I found out that they were harbouring a secret child as well and went straight to the source and said to

them, you know, is it true? And I got banished from the family from it. What? They took their side over yours? Why did you get banished? They took their side because they just said that I should know not to interfere in other people's business. What?

That's bullshit. But I thought I was doing the right thing. So is it like your sister's partner or something like that? Yes, yeah. And your sister took their side over yours? It's in my partner's family, so it's not my family. Oh, right. Gotcha, I gotcha.

Yeah, they were just like, nah, you should never have said anything. Yeah, no, they won't speak to me. That blows my mind. How did you kind of stumble upon the information? Did you go looking or did you kind of get an inkling and then go looking? No, not at all. And actually one of my family members was at a group event and it was mentioned. And I thought, well, this is rumouring.

So I thought I'd go to the source myself and just say, look, I've heard this information. I'd hate for you to find out about it. Wow. Not in that way and they knew. You feel good in the knowledge that you did the right thing though? Yes, yes. I still stand by what I did.

Yeah, good. Yeah, I don't think you did anything wrong. Babies are precious, you know? Yeah. It speaks to someone's character if they refuse to go and see their kid. No matter what the circumstances is, it's not the kid's fault. So thanks, Anonymous. We appreciate it.

Why would you ever have to keep a child a secret? Yeah, it doesn't, yeah. This person wants to be anonymous too. Hello, Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi. Hi. There she is.

Big secret. You got a big secret you found out? Yeah, so it's not me. It's my parents. So they had myself and my twin little sisters, and then my mum decided it was time for my dad to get the SNP. Oh, yeah. Classic.

Yeah, so they went to the appointment, and they walked in, and the nurse wanted to make sure that they had had enough kids. He was ready for the procedure. And so she asked, how many kids have you had? And at the same time that my mum said three, because that's how many there are of us, my dad said four. And so that's when my mum found out that my dad had a child to a previous partner. He was also 15 years my mum's senior.

So this other child was the same age as my mum. What? She found out... Just a bit younger. She found out after she'd had three kids with this guy. Yeah, and Mary. Sorry, this guy, your dad. That is wild.

And Anonymous, obviously you found out about it. Did your mum tell you at the time or did she wait to tell you guys? No, so we found out over Christmas, not last year, the year before when everyone was telling drunken tales. Wait, so this is like a recent thing. So you've got another sibling out there?

Yeah. And you've never met them? No. Oh my God, that's crazy. Would you ever want to meet that sibling? She'd be 45 with her own kids now, so probably not. Why? Why does that change about her? Is she too old for you?

Anonymous is like, she wouldn't even want to go to the pub or go drinking. I don't know, it'd just be weird. My dad doesn't really know her either, so I feel like it would just be, yeah. Oh my God, that is a big secret. Well done, Anonymous. That is such a big secret.

You understood the assignment. Well done. That's good. Thank you. We've got one more call. It's from your mum, but she wants to remain anonymous. Oh, well, now you've blown her cover. Hi, Mum.

No, Anonymous. Sorry, Anonymous. I'm Anonymous. Yeah, completely Anonymous. So this is definitely not my mum. No, anonymous. Sorry, anonymous. I'm anonymous. Yeah, completely anonymous. So this is definitely not my mum. No, it's not. Right, okay. The raspiness in your voice tells me it is my mum.

It's a fairly recognisable voice, but anonymous, what's the big secret that you found out? Well, the big secret I found out was on my dad's side and he had a secret sister. What? Your dad had a secret sister? Yes, that lives in Melbourne, and she thought she only had one brother in her whole family,

and she finds out she's got eight new brothers and sisters that she never knew about. I'm looking directly at Bree. Have you ever told Bree this, or have you saved the secret for the radio segment? No, I think I told her, but she kind of never really listened. You've never told me this story, Mum. Yeah, we found out that this family's living in Melbourne

and my grandfather did a runner and left his baby girl in Melbourne. Wow, this is... What the hell? This is a juicy story. Are you sure this is my mum? No, it's just anonymous. Are you sure? Is the sister or the auntie or whoever is in Melbourne,

are they famous and rich? Well, we did find out down the bloodline that we're related to Burt Newton. Oh, here we go. Burt Newton is a famous. No, we are. Here we go. Then she goes on, I'm pretty sure we are related to Ian Thorpe.

No, I'm pretty sure. Just because Bree's got size 13 feet doesn't mean she's related to Ian Thorpe, okay? Hey, thanks Anonymous. Good to talk to you. Bye Anonymous. See you, Mum. I mean Anonymous. It is true.

ZM's Bree and Clint. Best of Coolers Part 2. Right now it's a safe space. We're all admitting to things that we thought were said a certain way, but turns out we'd been saying them wrong for a long, long time. And thanks to all the people who didn't correct us, by the way. Yeah. And just let us look like big dum-dums.

Like idiots. You're not a good friend. Although no one wants to be the grandma police, do they? Yeah, it's... No one likes those people. It's a very unattractive quality when someone's like, it's pronounced like this. Actually, darling, I think you'll find you're saying it wrong.

And you're like, oh, my God, shut up. I had a conversation with one of my friends from Adelaide in Australia, and I think it might be an Adelaide thing or a South Australian thing. And they say, so how do you say, first, second, third, fourth, fifth? Sixth. Sixth. Yeah. They say sixth.

Sixth. Sixth. Sixth. Yeah. Like S-I-T-H. Sixth. S-I-C-H. Not sixth, which is correct.

Sixth. Sixth. That hurts to say. Yeah, interesting. I was like, what are you saying? I was like, are you sneezing or what? She's like, which is correct? Suckth. Suckth. That hurts to say. Yeah, interesting. I was like, what are you saying? I was like, are you sneezing or what? She's just suckth. This gives a rebel only one who would admit what they didn't know.

Jack's here. G'day, Jack. G'day, Jack. Hey, guys. Long-time listener, first-time caller. Oh, welcome aboard. Lovely to have you on the show, Jack. Good to have you, Jack.

And you're being very vulnerable with us, so tell us, what were you saying like a big dummy? I used to think it was the ghost is clear. I love that. So I'm 25, and when I was about 23, I found that out, and that was pretty embarrassing. It took you until 23 to find out that... That's amazing.

Wow. Do you remember the moment you finally found out? I think it was watching some movie and I had subtitles on. And then I'm like, oh, are you kidding me? The subtitles, of course. If it makes you feel better, Jack, you were 23. My dad was 55 when he found out it was Darth Vader and not Garth Vader. Yeah, not good.

And technically, for Jack, technically that could be a saying as well. The ghost is clear. Yeah. If you're in a haunted house. No, that's a different thing. The ghost is clear. Yeah, right. Haunted house or something.

Actually, yeah, whatever it takes. Yeah, yeah, Jack, you're fine. That was totally fine. This person wants to be anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi. Tell us, who's the person?

Was it you or someone else that was saying something wrong? It was my husband. So he was telling me that he was feeling sick, so he didn't want to go to work, and he had a migraine. And I was like, what the hell's a migraine? And he goes, I realise he means the migraine, and he said he'd been telling his bosses for years that he has a migraine.

Yeah, his bosses were probably like, oh, that migraine must be real bad. He's forgotten the name of what it's even called. He split it into two words. Mind grain. Yeah, right. Do you take great pleasure in correcting him, Anonymous? Yeah, for sure. Oh, no. Put that on top

of your mind grain. That'll make you feel better. Dom's here. Hey, Dom. G'day, Dom. Hey, guys. How are you? Good, thank you. Was it you, mate, that was saying something wrong this whole time? It wasn't me. It was my friend taught their kid to say something the wrong way the whole time they were growing up, and then now he's 13 or 14, and all his friends are like, hey, that's not how you say it.

Wait, did he intentionally teach him the wrong thing? Yeah. Okay, what's the thing? So he thought you say guacamole instead of guacamole. I knew that was going to be... I've seen parents doing this. Yeah, I've seen this. And I'm 1,000% going to do it to my children.

Yeah. That poor kid. The kids will be going, what are you saying? You're like, what? Yeah. It's just amazing. It's just the right amount of bullying. Yeah, just funny.

Thanks, Dom. That's good, man. We'll do one more from Mel. G'day, Mel. Hi, Mel. Hello. Tell us, was it you that was saying something wrong the whole time? It was, sadly. It's so embarrassing. Oh, no. What is it, Mel? Safe space here. I thought it was

making Ian's meat. Like, the guy's called Ian, and he needed to make meat. Ian as in the man, I-A-N. Yeah. I'm trying hard to make Ian's meat. Mel, people really struggle to make Ian's meat, and I was thinking, who is this guy Ian? And then I read it written down, and I went, what's this?

Did you imagine everyone close to you would have been like, who's this guy Ian? She then I read it written down and I went, what's this? Would you imagine everyone close to you would have been like, who's this guy Ian? She's been dating for so long. To be fair to you though, Mel, to make Ian's meat doesn't make any more sense than making Ian's meat. You know, it's still a stupid saying. I don't think so either. No, yeah, yeah.

I'm going to stick with Ian's meat. Yeah, me too. I'm going to stick with Ian's meat as well.. I'm going to stick with Ian's meat as well. Yeah, you know what, Mel? I'm on board too. We're at Ian's. Hope you enjoyed another Breeinclint Summer Podcast. The team are back and live from Jan 24 on ZM.

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