ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Megan Podcast - 19th August 2021

Episode Date: August 18, 2021

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The ZM Podcast Network. Hey! ZM's Fleeche, Vaughan and Megan. Hello, welcome to the Fleeche, Vaughan and Megan podcast where you've caught us right in the middle of talking about supermarket dumplings. Uh-huh. Delicious. Frozen dumplings in the supermarket, you would have thought, no.

Why bother? The one we're talking about, the tray, off here we're just talking about the brands. Yep. The tray, you see the lemongrass chicken, it's called Kung Food. Yeah. Oh, Kung Food. Kung Food.

Good stuff. Shout out to the House of Dumplings ones. You're a House of Dumplings fan. Yeah. I haven't seen. This is the one I was thinking, Leanne's Kitchen. Oh, yep. They do a pretty good dumpling.

That's the, on the packet, I think the different flavors have a different color. Oh, like yellow, red, green. Yeah. They're legit. I always get that. And they're the cheapest ones. Are they? Yeah, I believe so.

Kung Fu also does a great pork bao. Like a steamed bun. I love a bao. Like a pork steamed bun. Yeah, they're good. Oh, yeah, okay. Yeah, yeah. I got a couple of

I'm so hungry now Literally leaving work and getting dumplings At the supermarket Love a dumpling Try the house of dumpling ones It's so legit I'll just get whatever is in the freezer at the supermarket Well they're all in the freezer

There's not a supermarket soup dumpling yet though Oh my god Soup dumplings are so good You've got to watch yourself I've burnt my mouth a supermarket soup dumpling yet though, eh? Oh my God. Soup dumplings are so good. You've got to watch yourself. I've burnt my mouth on a soup dumpling. I've never had one. They're pockets.

You get your soup spoon and it's in the soup spoon. You put it on there with the chopsticks and then you bite the top off the knot bit, the bowed up dough

and leave it as an open bowl. And it opens up a little bit and then you go blow into it like it's soup and then you go and suck the Like it's soup And then you go And suck the soup out And that is

And then That's the hottest part Once you've done that Straight in the mouth Eat the whole thing Soup dumpling Good good good Try one

Yum yum yum You're not going to be able To buy those at the supermarket Though right Like Not soup dumplings I haven't found one No they're more of a fresh

They're more of a restaurant situation Because they have to encapsulate If you froze that It would be all over the place It'd cook though Because you steam them Or fry them It's like 20-25 minutes

Yeah right At a good steam or pan fry So it would totally have time To defrost the soup And also heat it up To soup temperature Oh my god Yeah I know

Delicious I'm so angry That I didn't have dumplings And also heated up to soup temperature Oh my god Yeah I know Delicious Oh my god I'm so angry That I didn't have dumplings Till I was like In my late 20s All that time wasted All this time without

Yeah Mexican food Yeah Thai food Yeah Never had that till I'd left home Oh so it was 2002 That's also cause you lived

In the middle of nowhere Rural Mum could have picked this up She was buying frozen frozen chicken Kievs from Sue. I'm pretty sure there would have been something in the frozen department of a mildly Asian flavour. Hey, well, you're experiencing it now. That's what matters, right? Oh, I'm making up for it, baby. Every time I go to Yumshar, I'm eating the four meals that I've missed before that. Thanks, Ash.

Good morning. Welcome to the show, Fleech, Vaughan and Megan. Two minutes past six as we wake up to more locations of interest. There's a lot now. You couldn't even read them all out? No.

There's a lot. Dating back to Tuesday the 3rd of August at something Dumplin in central Auckland. I know that's not a typo. The 3rd of August. Because they've made a thing out of it being so far back. But Ashley

Bloomfield the other day at the presser said there was no signs in the wastewater. Yeah, I know. So that's odd. And they're due to test that again today. Aren't they? Yeah, I know. So that's odd. And they're due to test that again today. Aren't they? Yeah, and we'd be expecting more cases today as well. She's all go.

She's all go. But your new points of interest, especially in Auckland City with the AUT being announced yesterday afternoon, all over the city, eateries, the cinemas, lots of restaurants over on the shore. Similar to Auckland Central that does bubble tea.

Oh, I love bubble tea. It's just balls of tapioca, isn't it? Yeah, it is. It depends what you get. You can get jellies, popping balls. Birkenhead,

Glenfield as well, Albany, all on the list. So check that out. The website, if you want the locations of interest. You can go to health.govt.nz We've just got to wait for Gary to wake up.

We want to pop a little auto text reply there where you can text the keyword to 9696 and it will send you a direct link right to it. But if you go to covid19.gov.nz there's a little thing that says you might be interested in locations of interest. Click on that. NZ Herald with their live blog as well throughout the day,

keeping you updated. On the show soon, we've got the top six. Yeah, top six things to do with that massive bag of flour that you panic bought this week and then immediately thought, I actually don't want to make a bunch of bread again. The top six other things you can do with flour. Okay, it's coming up.

You got a bit of, did you get a bit of grief on Instagram for baking? I was like, I put up some cookies that I baked and everyone's like, oh, so you panic bought the flour. Is it possible that I had flour? I've got so much flour. Not in a household who regularly bakes. No, surely not.

Come on. I know a lot of supermarkets yesterday limiting certain items like flour and toilet paper. I've literally not been to the supermarket since the announcement was made because I'm like, no, I have everything I need. Cat food. I went yesterday. There was like zero cat food. Really? What did you feed Puss Puss?

A chicken. The other cat. We're slowly slicing. What is it Kylie that's got the enlarged breast? Yeah Kylie's on the bloody menu for tomorrow night for the cats. I'm not eating that. Chicken that's got a tumor. But yeah I know and some And some friend of ours

who lives in central Auckland, she said her local supermarket limited it to like three sachets of cat food. And she's got a fat puss who eats that much per sitting. Oh, really? Well, I said, you know, maybe this is the perfect chance for a diet

because your cat's obviously a big fatto. Well, I got an email yesterday from some pet store saying they're still delivering, so that's an option if you're stuck in lockdown. ZM's Fletch Vaughan and Megan. Oh, ZM, Fletch Vaughan and Megan. It's like we're advertising a car with that song now, isn't it?

What car is that on? Is it a Toyota? It's on all the time. Shawn Mendes, what's that song called? There's Nothing Holding Me Back. Is it Mitsubishi? No, I feel like it's a car. Toyota.

Is it a Toyota? I want to say. Well, now I've got to know. Ford. Ford. Ford's not doing a great job. Ford's brand new SUV. There's Nothing Holding Me Back.

Do you think Shawn Mendes got a free one? A Ford. I think it might only be marketed for license for Australia. And New Zealand, right? Yeah, it's a troop of dogs springing for the doors of the Ford's SUV. He probably has no idea. He'll be getting paid for it. Oh, he'll be getting paid.

That's a pretty cool looking SUV, those Ford Everests. Okay. I see them every now and then and I'm like, that's pretty cool. Yeah, right'll be getting paid. That's a pretty cool looking SUV, those Ford Everests. Okay. I see them every now and then and I'm like, that's pretty cool. Yeah, right. Big Ford money or something. Me?

Yeah. No, God, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no, no. Vaccines continue today is the news. They were paused

for a couple of days just to give, I guess, the nation time to lock down and organise. Get that vaccine. Yeah, so not all locations. I don't think all locations are drive-through, but I think they are going to switch to drive-through if they can. But I think they'll just be PPE'd up.

And obviously you'll have to be wearing a mask because that is now the law today. You must have to be worn wherever you go for essential services. If you're congregating, waiting for the bus, in taxis, on public transport, in supermarkets, anywhere that you go, you have to wear a mask. That came in at midnight, that law. When I got my first jab, we had to wear masks the whole shebang anyway. Right. Everyone, as soon as you step up, you had to wear a mask.

So, I mean, that's not any different. If you've got an appointment for today and you haven't been contacted or you haven't been emailed saying it's been cancelled, go ahead as normal. Yeah. Practicing social distancing, as you said, masks, wash hands. Likewise as well, if you have an appointment and maybe you don't want to go out

because you're worried about COVID, I mean, probably worth it to get the vaccine. Then cancel that online as well so other people can get in there. But yeah, I think they're looking pretty solidly booked for the next wee while. Yeah. But I mean, that's different in different areas.

Yeah. I'm just talking, yes, it's kind of central Auckland. Yeah. That which is a hot spot at the moment. So you can see why the vaccines are going crazy. But yeah, if you check locally, check with your, which again, you can find everything you need at covid19.gov.nz. And then is it this Wednesday or Monday that it'll be over 16s?

We'll be able to book vaccines. So it is ramping up. It's a 20-something. Is it to book from the 2nd of September? Yeah. Yeah. Right. So you can start booking. Come on, guys. Let's just do that.

We got this. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep're told. Just actually coming up on the show after seven this morning, we're going to chat to psychologist Sarah Chatwin, who we've talked to before with lockdowns, just so we're on top of our mental health. She's always bubbly. She has a great energy.

Oh, she's great. She always makes us feel better. So wonderful. Yeah, hopefully she's toned it down. I hope not, because she's my beacon of hope. I know, when we break her when we break her we're in trouble

everybody prep yeah get ready play ZM's Flesh, Vaughn and Megan love bombing is a new dating term

it's harder to spot because initially it feels pretty good but it's when and this is usually a narcissist will do it someone who takes a relationship from zero to 100 and absolutely floods you with affection.

It could be gifts, texts, compliments, promises. And they just shower you that you're like, whoa, this is either amazing or you're like, oh, this is a bit much. But some people, depending on, you know, maybe your self-confidence might find it amazing. Others might find it too much. But apparently it's not good

because it will turn into a manipulative situation where they're trying to flood you with affection to kind of blind you. And apparently it often leads to someone controlling in a relationship. So a love bomber will come in and absolutely make your head spin. Right. So if you're being showered with gifts, first up, and a lot of them. Yeah.

Take them. Take them. But just be wary. Be careful. So here's some of the signs to spot whether they're just like a really intense romantic or whether they're a love bomber and somewhat of a narcissist. Okay. If they become needy, they're intense, they have excessive adoration that makes you feel uncomfortable, and then they avoid real conversations.

They're showing a disinterest in working through any difficulties. You might see some moodiness, especially when you bring up any points of interest yourself, then they might get moody at you. That's a sign you're working with a love bomber, which is not good. It sounds expensive to be a love bomber. All these dinners and gifts. Yeah. That's what you got from this.

Financially. I could never do it because it's such a financial drain. Exactly. You're such a romantic. I am. Yeah, okay. You're manipulative in other ways. Just not one that requires a financial investment.

Next on the show, do you guys have a favourite spot at the dinner table and the couch? Like somewhere where you always sit? Yes, I do. Why? Do you guys have a favourite spot at like the dinner table and the couch? Like somewhere where you always sit? Yes, I do. Why? Like when you go home and you've got a friend there and they sit in dad's spot or mum's spot? You're like, no, that's where they sit. Or even when someone sits in my spot, I'm like, where do I sit now?

Somebody's done some research into favourite spots. I've got it next. ZDM's Fletchborn and Megan. Well, there's been a study that's looked into where people sit in their homes, their favourite spots. It's done by a United States furniture company. Okay. Like, I don't know, the United States' Big Save, whatever that is.

They've probably got a lily too. Biggest saver. Yes. Biggest saving. Yes. One of those. And it is found in this study that two-thirds of Americans are obsessive about their spot on the sofa.

66% admitting to having an unofficial assigned seating throughout their homes, at the kitchen table and in the lounge. Their chairs. And this would be no surprise, right? Like growing up mum always sat in the same place, right? Dad, you had your and your brother, my brother had his spot. At the dinner table. But then if you

had a friend that came over, they might sit in one of your seats and you'd be like no, you've got to sit here. They always sat at the other end of our table. Yeah, the worst chair to see the TV. Yeah, they're back to the TV. We had a TV cabinet with wheels on it and it faced the lounge. And I just thought everybody did this growing up.

It faced the lounge and then you'd wheel it and spin it around so it would face into the kitchen. The dining table and we'd watch TV while we ate. We were not allowed to watch TV while we ate. The only person who could amazingly see TV and just was Dad. Right. But no, we weren't allowed to watch it. And sometimes if he found we were distracted, he'd turn it off. But Dad, I do that now. Absolutely not TV.

If the kids are mucking around with food, not eating, I'll just turn it off. Really? Yeah. God, no, we weren't allowed TV, I'll just turn it off. Really? Yeah. God, no. We weren't allowed TV during dinner. Did you talk to each other? Yeah. Oh.

Well, I mean, or just sat in silence and ate our food. Eating at a table in silence is the most horrible thing ever. You need music or something on. Otherwise, you just hear everyone's... We definitely didn't do... I think that was the main reason we watched tv while we ate because my dad was like a hoover no no it was so intense about dinner table rules like i would just eat with a fork in my right hand absolutely no elbows on the elbows yeah we'd get a whack on the knuckles

if we held our knife and fork wrong it was very intense we were allowed to use it like a shovel but we had to use it for a fork he used to! But we had to use a knife and a fork. It used to drive my dad nuts. I'd sit there with a fork and just use the blunt side of it to push through things. And mum boiled every vegetable within an inch of its own existence anyway. It was like eating jellied potato. And so you didn't need a knife

apart from for meat because that was always tough and overcooked. That was literally, you get another whack being like it's not a bloody shovel for your fork. Oh, really? It was very intense. Oh yeah, but ours was like, no eating with your mouth open and don't you dare speak with anything in your mouth. It was pretty

intense. But yeah, there was always exactly the same seating plan. But then the lounge was free for all. Really? No. Dad had his spot. Mum had hers. Dad's chair. And then we had the other chairs. What were your mum and dad's spots? Like, did your dad have a recliner?

Yeah. And it was next to the music, so he could listen to his music with his headphones if he didn't want to watch TV. Cute. He'd sit in the same room as you, but listen to music on headphones. Sometimes. That's cute. Present, but unaccounted for. But yeah, free-for-all in the lounge.

That's no, no, no. Oh, we were free-for-all in the lounge. We weren't. No, there's dad's cute. Present but unaccounted for. But yeah, free-for-all in the lounge. That's no, no, no. Oh, we were free-for-all in the lounge. We weren't. No, there's dad's chair and mum's chair. Mum and dad now have their recliners. But when we're there, you can still sit in them. So they asked everybody if somebody else was in your favourite spot. 55% of people in this study felt uncomfortable sitting anywhere but their favourite spot.

And that a quarter would politely claim their spot and ask them to move. What? Wow. No, I would never ask anyone to move. But it does feel weird when you're like, oh God, I've never sat here before. I know, because you get used to your spot.

I'm uncomfortable. Yeah. All right, 6.28, the latest is next. Now I'm going to to Resume my search For a dad chair Oh right Because I've been telling Shade I want a dad chair

But she's gonna have to be All over that Because it won't match Yeah It's gotta match the lounge Yeah Or compliment That's what I was thinking

Yeah Compliment Because it will be away From the other two couches That are matching But I just want a chair Are you gonna get one of those Like lazy boys or something Or one of those like lazy boys

or something? Or one of those stressless recliners? No. Or an Ames chair? No. No. No.

Imitation Ames chair. I want a big leather armchair. Oh, hideous. No. That's not going to go with your interior. No, I know. That's why.

She's going to have to be all over this. Oh. Play. ZM's Fleshphone and Megan. No, I know. That's why. She's going to have to be all over this. Oh. Play ZM's Flesh, Vaughan and Megan. God, I've just been looking for a dad chair, as mentioned before, and I forgot. I forgot about Delta. I got lost in a task, which is a nice little reminder. That's nice, because we all joined in.

I know. We forgot about it. We were just like ragging on gross chairs, weren't we? Yeah. We were like, who would buy this? Yuck. We were saying things like that. We totally forgot about it.

Just a nice little sidetrack there from reality. I honestly think that's a key, especially when you're stuck at home. Like, distract yourself so wildly with a task. Welcome to my life. It's online shopping for me. I'm like, I need a distraction. Make myself feel better. There's probably ways to do it without spending a whole bunch of money.

There's also a lot of TV shows as well that you can binge. That's true. Some great stuff out there at the moment. But the latest harsh reality is we've got to deal with this. Let's bloody deal with it. Let's get it done. Yes, level four lockdown now at midnight. New mask rules came into force.

So you have to wear a mask if you go to the supermarket, the service station, anywhere that's an essential service, a pharmacy. Yeah. If you're an essential workplace, you've got to wear masks at the workplace. Masks. Masks.

Masks, masks, masks. Now, overnight, there have been a lot of locations of interest. So many so that we cannot read all of them out in one list. 50 alone in Auckland. Some dating back to the 3rd of August. Which is an interesting one. Over two weeks ago. Because Ashley Bloomfield the other day said there was nothing in the wastewater

other than the interceptor by Jetpack. Yes. So, I mean, whether or not, not a misprint, they're saying that's legit. So it goes as far back, Tuesday the 3rd of August in central Auckland at a dumpling restaurant. Yeah. And it's all over Auckland. It's New Lynn, which is sort of like

central west, then there's more central Auckland. It goes to the shore. It goes to Rosedale, which is kind of like off Constellation Drive, right? It's like an industrial A lot of businesses A lot of industrial area there

But no south or east locations, is there? No Lots of central Lots of north And a little bit west The concerning thing is some big venues Like an AUT uni class A lecture hall

Bar 101. So it was Sweatshop, one of them? Yep. And also the Cassie. And Central Auckland Church of Christ. They showed that sort of church, and it's not one of those quiet churches where everybody sits in fear of God. They clap, they sing, and they dance. So that's a spit-heavy church, that one.

Hence why we're all in lockdown. Ha! A theatre. The Pump House Theatre's been added. Right, okay. That was on Sunday the 15th in Takapuna. So, I mean, go and look at these locations. If you checked into these locations,

you should have got a notification through the COVID Tracer app. If not, you can check the times with maybe if you use FPOS or your credit card. That's what my wife did yesterday. Yeah. Because she went out to a couple of places at the weekend and didn't check in. Went back through FPOS and credit card, saw and did the manual check into these places.

Yeah, right. And the times that she was there. Now, vaccines are continuing today. So if you have an existing appointment, the one that you made a while ago, that's still go. They're saying if you haven't heard from them, you can still go along.

Now, people aged over 40 from yesterday could make a booking. People aged over 30 can make a booking from the 24th of August. And from the 1st of September, everyone 16 plus can make a booking. So when you're making a booking online, check the different suburbs because there might not be any at the location closest to you.

But heck, check pharmacies are doing them. Different suburbs, even if you have to drive across town. I drove to somewhere that's not by me to get in earlier. Because you got yours a few weeks back. But is that recommended in level four? Yeah, I don't know. I'm Well, yeah, I don't know. I'm just saying that. I don't know.

I mean, if you're getting a vaccine, you're in your car. Surely not. Because a lot of them are doing drive-through as well now. Maybe check that. Yeah, that would be a good question. All for getting vaccinated as soon as possible, but also all for following the rules. Yeah, that would actually be a good question to put to an authority.

Yeah, it would be. We'll add that to the list of questions. But yeah, places of interest, if you want to check. Just covid19.gov.nz and then it'll say things you might be interested in and then it'll say locations of interest and next to there is actually vaccinations as well

and where to get a COVID-19 test because that's another thing. Yeah. If you've been to any of these locations, anything that would deem you a close contact and you're showing symptoms, get her done. Go wheeze before,

take some snacks because the weights were a bit yesterday, but thank you to all of those that did wait. Take a wide mouth bottle in case you need to do wheeze again. I'm talking your Powerades, your Gatorades. Yeah.

Milk bottle might be touch and go. Yeah. But big. Get one of those big streusel pumps. A pump bottle. Not a pump bottle. Avoid your pump bottles, your soy sauce bottle. At least take the little. You're like, all I've got is the Worcestershire sauce bottle and you get there and you try to get that little plastic thing out of the end

and you're like, oh my god, I'm about to piss. Horrible. Don't take a little. Yeah, don't. You'd be better to take a jar, I think. Oh, break yourself. No, I was just thinking for sake of ease. Okay.

You're taking the wishes. Yeah, you'll be right, mate. From the smoggy ZN think tank, this is the top six. Hey! So, flour. You've probably got some. Maybe you don't. Maybe you bought too much.

Yeah, right. Ah, well, and then you did a little bit of baking, and then you were like, oh, I put in a lot of weight last time I did this. And it was yum, but maybe I don't need to do it as much. Or maybe you're like, I'm going to bake and you do what you need to do. Because I was so tempted yesterday. I was like, I could just whip up some focaccia. I did.

And I was like, no. Biscuits. I had to take myself outside. It was day one and I did biscuits. I was like, stuff it. Wait, you made biscuits yesterday. Where are they, biscuits? Where are biscuits yesterday. Where are they, biscuits? Where are the biscuits?

Where are they, biscuits? What kind of biscuit? Are you all hearing this? What kind of biscuit did you make? I made... Te fada. Oh, my God. Biscuits.

You know I can't. Coffee chocolate chip ones. What was the coffee? I just put like, I made like a little syrup out of Makona. Oh my God. And I put it in with the coffee. And was it yum? So good.

Oh my God. And you didn't bring them in? No, because you were just saying, oh, we're not going to do that this time around. Oh no. That doesn't mean you can't supply me. I mean, you could have checked and said, I've made these. It's like going to a party and be like

oh I'm not drinking and then someone's like oh you can help yourself to my beers and you're like oh yeah right then I'll drink it's just what you say

yeah all these lots I can bring you on tomorrow yes please okay I want a fresh one what kind is it I've got chocolate

I want your two day old biscuits no it's just chippies chocolate chippies little chippies that's how you are well you actually got a bit of stick, didn't you, for that post? So you're the person who took all the flour. I was like, could it be that I possibly had flour before lockdown?

You haven't even been to a supermarket since lockdown. Could it be? Supermarkets are limiting because who knew we were going to storm the toilet paper aisle again? Items like toilet paper, baking supplies being limited in supermarkets. Well, if you've got a big bag of flour, I've got the top six other things you can do with flour if you panic bought a big sack of it and you got too much. Number six on the list. Spend two

hours in a lot of mess to make your kids Play-Doh that they will play with for five minutes, tread into the car, but block the sink with and then tell you they're bored. What a great use of time in mess. Maybe I should make some Play-Doh. You think so? I'm so sick of it.

Honestly, I've made it twice and they're like, done. Yeah. And it's not like Play-Doh is Play-Doh. It's Play-Doh that sticks a bit more. Oh, yeah. Unless, I guess, early childhood educators have probably absolutely nailed their Play-Doh recipe. Yeah.

Maybe I'd just be better using that thyme and flour to make biscuits. Bingo. I think so. Bingo. Number five on the list of the top six things to do with flour if you panic bought a whole lot of it, you can refresh an old deck of cards. Got an old deck of playing cards? Well, pop them in a paper bag with about a quarter of a cup of flour.

Just drop them in. Shake it around. The flour will soak up all the oil and grime that have accumulated on these cards from constantly being in people's hands. And then make them easy to shuffle. And then they'll slide and be easier to shuffle because after you blow it off, a super microscopic film of flour will stay on there and make it easier. Corn flour would probably be even better for that.

Yeah. But don't waste corn flour. Yeah. I didn't expect there to be like genuine tips in this list. No. Hon. Prep yourself.

Oh, someone's been Googling, haven't they? Number four on the list of the top six things to do with flour if you panic bought it. You can create an ant wall to stop immigrants.

Ants apparently don't like climbing over flour. Is it because like even when you squish flower, it's like... Squishy, squishy, squishy. Super dry as well. It's really dry, so ants apparently don't like walking over it. They have little microscopic fluffies too, and would the flower stick to them? And they're like, ah, yuck.

It's like you're in socks and you walk through leaves. You'll never, ever get all that leaf off your sock. Yeah. Ever. We've got this tree. It's got a curly leaf. Yeah. And it's also got, the leaf has like a fur on it.

And when it's on the tree, it looks nice. But when it falls off, it just turns into like Velcro. Oh, wow. And it just grabs your socks. Horrible. I've got some bloody shoes on when you're outside. That's exactly how I hear my mother's voice in my head every time I walk and one gets stuck to my sock.

Number three on the list of the top six things to do with all that flour you panic bought, buff your stainless steel. What? What? Use dry flour and a cloth rag to buff your stainless steel and stainless steel appliances. Apply it dry and just rub it.

And then once you've done that, can like wipe it off with a... It's like dry jiff. Yeah. Huh. A wet flannel and it will shine. Not like super wet though because it will glue up. Glue up. Which takes us nicely to number two on the top six things to do with that flower if you

panic bought it. And you also have access to newspaper. New Zealand Herald's paper mache. Yes. Make some paper mache. You can make a piñata. Yes, make your own piñata. A lockdown piñata.

Then you feel like you've earned the lollies. Piñata. You have to work it down. Yeah, and you built it. Yeah. So you can make your own. You just mix up water and flour and you make like a gluey solution. Blow up a balloon and vaseline that.

Yep. Get three fingers in the vas tub. So you want about that much on the balloon. Yep. Two's not enough. One's pathetic. And then paper mache. You can get your whole hand in there.

You paper mache your vas, the balloon, and then you start paper mache-ing. Let it dry. And number one on the list of the top six things to do with flour if you panic bought a lot of it, pile it up on a little desk, on a little table so it looks like a mountain of cocaine, and then dress your kids up in a suit and give them something like a Nerf gun and record them saying, Say hello to my little friend!

And then post it on your mum's group about how you're just really having so much fun with your kids in this lockdown and then the debate that will start from that will easily pass the time in lockdown. Because you'll be dealing with people saying you're an absolutely terrible parent. That is today's

top six. Okay, so lockdown started We'd be dealing with people saying you're an absolutely terrible parent. That is today's top six. ZDM's Fletch, Ron and Megan. Okay, so lockdown started. No, let me work this out. End of Tuesday, start of Wednesday. Yes. Lockdown level four. It was a surprise for a lot of people.

Well, they, what, announced it at like 4.35? Yes, yes. And then it was a, yeah, to go to the supermarket, it at like 4.30, 5? Yes, yes. And then that was it. You had to go to the supermarket, get what you need. We hadn't done our weekly shop. So yesterday I had to do the weekly shop on the way home. Because surprise, during lockdown, the supermarkets are still open. Yeah, they are.

And so I went and I did the standard weekly shop. Yep. And I don't think anybody ever batted an eyelid. Did you buy more than you normally would? Maybe because we always, like, go out for a meal a couple of times a week. Yeah. And so, yeah, like, more meals at home. Right.

Or I might grab lunch before I head home from work, that sort of thing. But you didn't go overboard with toilet paper or flour. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no. Just what you needed. None of that. But imagine if you had just moved into your first home, just moved into a house,

and you had not, because of your busy weekend OTP, celebrating your 25th birthday, you hadn't had a chance to stock up, buy the basics. The base essentials, yeah. And keeping in mind you'd gone from your parents where they had the toilet duck and the toilet paper. Everything.

Yeah. Well. Executive intern Anja yesterday at the supermarket, you got the Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! That's Norwegian for hello, by the way. We were broadcasting live on Facebook and someone was watching from Norway and I googled, how do you say

hello in Norwegian? It was like, hello! Nailing it. See, what did you have to buy at the supermarket yesterday? Pretty much everything essential. So we're talking toilet rolls, flour, all the baking things. Cooking oils, spices. You moved into the new place with nothing. No.

Like nothing in the pantry. What did you move in? Oh, there's a few biscuits. Essentials. Yeah. My boyfriend's parents kindly came over on Friday and brought all the lollies and treats and snacks we could ever need. So we've been going on that and takeaways over the weekend

and then to Tuesday. And then yesterday I was like, we've really got to have a vegetable of some sort. And is that why you had chicken for dinner? Chicken wings and bags of salad. I won't have anyone poo poo on a bag of coleslaw. I love those bags of coleslaw. Yeah, but you've got to stir in half a jar of mayo.

Exactly. No, this is the Asian slaw. So I like to think it's healthier because it hasn't got the mayo. It's like a vinegary. You had it in the sauciest chicken wings I've ever seen in my life. A shabby sauce change.

Balance, balance. No, it was balance. So how many people hit you up at the supermarket? I would say I got about five death stares in the space of the half an hour that I was there. Because it looked like you were doomsday prepping. Your trolley was full of... I almost wanted to print out a sign that said, like, I genuinely need this toilet paper.

I saw yesterday Reddit was flooded with people shaming other people for panic buying. And there was somebody, and they counted how many toilet rolls. I mean, you can only go shopping for one person. We don't know that this person wasn't dropping it off at various people they have to look after or whatever. But they had 380 toilet rolls. Oh, come on. 380 toilet rolls.

No, because if that was a regular thing, they'd be going to like. Bulk. They'd have an order, right? Yeah. It just blows your mind because we've been here before and every time you go to the supermarket, there's always toilet paper there. We're not running out of it. We make it here.

Yeah. And actually a tip because we would have left here yesterday after the show, what, 9.30. The central city supermarkets were, the ones I walked past, the two of them, like no lines, empty. The one I went to, because two of them, like no lines, empty. The one I went to, because I had to drop some stuff off to my father-in-law who lives in central Auckland now. Yeah. So I just went to the one by your place. No one was there when I got there.

When I left, there would have been 50 people lined up outside. I know. It's because everybody's sleeping in. But if you can get there at what time do they open? Eight o'clock? Yeah. There'd be no one there. So wake up early and go if you need to get in there

if you can. The longer you leave it, that's when people start going and there are huge lines. And then you get your panic buying and your death scares. Where did I see it? I think there's Facebook pages that have crowdsourced reports of how long the queues are at different

supermarkets. Google does it. And it's all based on people with devices that are there at that location. Yeah, give that a squiz. And it can also, on like previous days' behaviour, sort of predict the busiest times. Yeah. Play ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan.

Right now we're joined on the phone by psychologist. You can find her at mindworks.co.nz Sarah Chatwin, good morning Good morning guys, it's Deja Vu, we're back again, we're here We're in lockdown I was thinking it's sad that we only talk to you when we're in lockdowns No Can you please not make me the lockdown specialist? I feel like we've talked to you outside of lockdown, like our lockdowns

You've been in, you've been in You outside of lockdown, like our lockdowns. You've been in. You've been in. You've been in, yeah. You've been in. Exactly. We saw your face. I've been in when we haven't had to wear masks and all the rest of it. And it was nice to see you, I've got to say.

We were just saying you're such a ray of light on occasions like this, though. I think you should play Madonna's 1999 classic, Ray of Light, in the background. Well, you know, we've been here before, so we know what to do and now it's not new, is it? So that's kind of heartening. It's not new, but it feels not great. In some

respects, it feels a little bit more stressful. Look, the Delta seems to be a little scary, doesn't it? Because it seems to be one of these strong, maverick kind of bugs that crosses a lot of boundaries. So, yeah, I mean, I think people will be thinking, gosh, you know, here we go again. There's a certain amount of monotony to that. And of course, there are different, you know, things in and around this variant.

And so, again, you know, we've got to be really careful, but I still go back to my old go-to of New Zealanders seem to follow the rules and do the right thing. And we do seem to care about people around us. Yes, we do. Well, most of us. Yeah, the vast majority. I was just kind of taken to The vast majority. Well, maybe not you lot, but all Megan does, but not the boys. I was just kind of taken to those anti-lockdown protesters that I saw a brief bit on the news yesterday. I was like, there's some pieces of shit.

Yeah, well, we don't really want to follow the model of Sydney, do we, with all of that anger and angst and, you know, anarchy because it just doesn't work and it doesn't serve any purpose. We've got to really be mindful of those people around us, and we have to remember to reach out to people who might be a little isolated and do all of those things that we did in the first few lockdowns when we were kind of finding our feet.

We have to go back to some of those practices and make sure that we're all safe, we're all well, we're as connected as we can be so that we don't lose touch with people who need, you know, a happy word here and there. So I know last time we talked a lot about, like, having a routine's good every day. So you're not just sleeping in and just, you know,

eating junk food. A little bit of that is nice though, right? Well, look, I think what happens and what I've seen happen over the few lockdowns that we've had, you know, people do take the first little day or day or half day to just kind of, you know, hunker down and get ready and have a little bit of junk food and commiserate that we're back here again. And then they do, you know, they latch on to those patterns and routines that are really neat because it means that, you know, you're getting your exercise so that you're getting a bit of that, those endorphins, you know, flowing around and a bit of the

positivity. So they do a bit of exercise, they do their work, they interface with people, they get their Skype and Zoom set up, they, you know, they listen to their radio shows like you guys and the great psychological advice coming from me. And the pattern and routine does play out. And of course, psychologically, pattern and routine give us a sense of direction and that gives us confidence. So it's all of those nice, really positive emotional responses that we can achieve through pattern and routine. Do you think there's like a, you know how you go through the process of grief and there's the, I don't actually know what they are.

The stages, the different stages. Denial and the grief, the sadness and the anger. Do you think when this happens we have the same cycle of? I think there is a cycle. It's not exactly like grief, but there are some similar attributes I mean you go through the shock of oh heck you know did that one person you know you know and the flatmates and the friends wow this is huge and delta spread so fast so there are you know there's a lot of information that we gain and that's the shock period and then we might say no surely it's

not going to be like that so there's's the denial. And there are stages. I would say that a lot of theorists and a lot of psychologists would say that, yeah, COVID has produced almost a grief cycle, you know, with a little bit of a difference, a COVID grief cycle, and that we do go through these stages. I'm not sure whether it's linear. And by that, I mean, I'm not sure whether we go stage one, two, three, four, five, or whether we regress a bit.

And, you know, at certain points we go back, we revisit anger and we revisit shock when we hear about things that have happened and we go, well, surely that person didn't go to that pub, you know, 300 people. But, of course, this disease is relatively new. This pandemic has been a shock and something that's been very confronting to people. So I think that, yeah, we do see those stages. Don't necessarily think they're linear.

And I think we experience anger and denial and shock over and over again. So it's an interesting kind of a stage theory. So what should people do if they are feeling a bit overwhelmed and a bit anxious and worried, stressed and down? Yeah, of course, we've seen stress levels, anxiety levels raise over the time, from just before the first lockdown to up to date. And so anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, worry, stress, all very normal. So let's just first step, remind ourselves that if we're feeling like this, it's okay. Doesn't make it nice, but it's okay. And number two, a lot of people experience this.

Then I think number three tip is to link into something that gives you a feeling of positivity, of support, whether that's, you know, texting, emailing, Skyping, Zooming, somebody just to touch base who might just lift us up a bit and give us a feeling of support because connectivity, you know, has been shown to be very important during these times. Then I would say, what were we up to? Fourth tip, I would say exercise. Don't forget to have a bit of a walk.

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Number five, remember to hydrate, drink some water, eat as well as you can, and just try to get that pattern and routine up and running. So there are five nice key tips that people can revisit to make them feel just a little bit better. But I do think that people are often feeling overwhelmed and alone. So it's neat. Look, I always say thank you to you guys.

Thank you for being there and working and providing this kind of conversation for people who don't have a lot. Because remember, some people are locked down with themselves. They are just one person in their bubble. Sometimes it's two, which is, you know, just a little bit nicer or to the, you know, to the power of 10 better. But we've got to remember those people

that are feeling alone and reaching out and having people like you, having the conversation. It's always helpful and kind of nice and it's really nice to touch base.

Well, thank you. As always, a ray of light, Sarah Chatwin. And if you like Sarah's vibe, you can check her out at mindworks.co.nz. Thanks for joining us. Thank you, guys. So stay safe. And if you like Sarah's vibe, you can check her out, mindworks.co.nz. Thanks for joining us.

Thank you, guys. So stay safe. Yeah, you too. ZM's Flesh Warner Megan. Play ZM. Joined on the phone by the Police Commissioner, Andrew Costa. Good morning. Good morning. How are you? Good. Thank you so much for taking the time

to chat to us this morning. No worries. Now, this is a pretty busy time for the police, who have a lot of things to deal with. What would you say is the priority for the police in these first few days of this lockdown, this time around? Just getting us settled into it, really. It takes a couple of days for people to settle down and be in the right mode. But, you know, we're really pleased with how people have gone.

We've got on with it. We've done this before. And people are, for the most part, doing the right thing. So a lot of people have been scrambling to get home initially. They were given 48 hours. Does that mean from tomorrow that you guys will take more of a hard line on people that are travelling between towns and cities? Look, absolutely. And even the 48 hours was sort of generous for those who needed to get flights or whatever else. But, you know,

most people should be home by now. And we are really focusing on making sure that the movement that's occurring is essential only. We know with Delta that we're in a different situation than we were the last time. This thing's highly transmissible and we've all got to do the right thing. This might be a bit of a curly question, but for people that are getting vaccines, sometimes you might be able to get an appointment

that may be across town that's not in your local area. Would that be acceptable? Or would you say stick more closer to home rather than, say, a 15-minute drive across town? Yeah, look, police are going to use their common sense here. And if people can demonstrate that they've got an appointment booked, then there's going to be a bit of common sense there. But for the most part, people should stay local,

particularly for things like exercise and shopping. You know, there just isn't a need to be going long distances and, you know, people do the right thing, then we'll sort it out. Are we going to see more of a presence on the roads? You know, because I even now see when we're driving to work, there is still quite a lot of cars on the road. I mean, they could be essential services,

but are we going to see more of a police presence on the roads? Yeah, we're very much out there. You know, our normal sort of demand drops off in lockdown. So we've got more time and space to be focused on COVID-related things and certainly be on the roads. There are obviously people, you know, travelling to supermarkets, travelling for testing, travelling to go to work. So there are reasons why people can travel,

but we're keeping a pretty close eye on that. And what about people purposely breaking Level 4 restrictions? These morons we saw on the news last night, briefly, but I say, and they put them later in the news hour, which I stoked, so I don't think they should put them to start. Yeah. Can we tase them and then throw them in the ocean? We'll have a look.

But as an alternative, we just arrested them. And, you know, disappointing to see people gathering for protests, you know, whilst protest is generally perfectly fine, right at the moment it is not smart. So we'll deal with those things pretty firmly.

What is the punishment if people are caught having parties or, you know, not where they should be? Congregating. Yeah, look, a range of things we could do. We can issue infringements. We can arrest people, and we will do in cases where there's just real deliberate breaching. And, you know, we can disperse people. So it's kind of a few options,

and we'll be common sense based on the circumstances. But I think the key thing here is, you know, any event like that is a risk to all of us and means that lockdown is likely to go on for longer. So, you know, we've got to just all do the right thing here, and hopefully it won't be too long. Any event like that is a risk to all of us and means that lockdown is likely to go on for longer. So we've got to just all do the right thing here and hopefully it won't be too long. Are you going to grow back your beard like a lockdown beard? Doesn't look like it, does it?

No, no. It's good having a person of authority with a beard, as a bearded brother. I just like to see it. That's right. Big fan. Diversity in the facial hair area. End of COVID celebration, going to beard

What about a moustache? Because I'm thinking we bring back those 70s police handlebar moustaches. Yeah, there's nothing right about that, I don't think. That's right. Andrew, hey, thanks so much. We appreciate you Really busy

And just Yeah On behalf of us And our listeners Thanks to the police For doing what they're doing During these Testing times

Thank you Really appreciate it Play ZM's Flesh, Vaughan and Megan Questions We've all got them Yes

Human nature To ask questions No other species Asks questions Name an animal That asks a question. Well, I don't see dolphin Google. You don't know that dolphins don't ask questions and like. Oh, she just wanted to show off.

Tell each other. Yeah. Or parrots can ask questions. Because remember that friend of mine had that African grey parrot. And you'd do stuff like when mum gets home, tell her we've gone downtown. And then the mum would get home and be like, oh,

has Paul been in? Gone downtown. Paul was playing with himself. Paul's been watching naughty movies. You're like, hey. Hey. So we've all got questions. Ah! Paul's been watching naughty movies. Ah! You're like, hey! Yay! You're a parrot, yeah.

So we've all got questions. Yeah. And when level four lockdown was announced, these were the most Googled questions. So New Zealand jumped online

at the thought of being locked in their house and Googled the following. They Googled, are liquor stores open in level four? Did you see the story on the news last night?

Because I'd seen it on TikTok and online of the Liquorland in Dunedin that just hit the line around the block and then the parties on Castle Street. It blows my mind every time. Like when they announced the Level 4 lockdown, they said there's Delta in the community. We don't know how widespread it is. And everyone's like, well, I'll rush to the supermarket now. I'll get in a massive crowd of people.

I won't wear a mask because apparently COVID will wait till midnight. That's exactly why I don't do it because I'm like, well, if it's, I don't want to be around people. If I was going to do it and I needed something, like I nipped down to the liquor store when it was announced. So you did exactly this. Yeah, you did. But I wore a mask.

Did you? Yeah, I wore a mask and I hand sanitised and I scanned in and everything. Were you amongst one of the only people wearing a mask And I wasn't Yeah yeah I wore a mask And I like hand sanitised And I scanned in And everything Were you amongst One of the only people Wearing a mask Yes

Yeah One woman laughed at Looked at and saw my mask And like went She's probably dead now Yeah Well if she's not dead From COVID

She'll be dead From the three boxes of Cody She was carrying to the car Good lord When she laughed I was like Maybe we should have Looked after ourselves A little bit Better than those three boxes of Cody's she was carrying to the car. When she laughed, I was like, maybe we should have looked after ourselves a little bit better than that. Three boxes of Cody's. Not the only

thing we googled, though. Are supermarkets open in level four? That increased at a frequency of 5,000%. That's quite worrying, right? Supermarkets, dairies, food banks. Yeah, we've been here before.

I mean, I know we needed a little refresher. I needed a little refresher of what four meant. But every time, the supermarkets have never closed. Never. It shouldn't be a question. The only time supermarkets have closed is if they've been places of interest and they do a deep clean. Yeah.

Those are the only times. Are laundromats open during lockdown? Self-service laundries can stay open. I feel like that's a valid question. But a two metre physical distance must be enforced. So I don't know if the person who owns it is responsible for that. Between dryers? Well, no, you could approach the dryer, put your stuff in,

step back from the dryer. I could then approach the neighbouring dryer. Okay. What are the level four rules was also Googled. Okay. And that's a good question. You can find all those at covid19.gov.nz

Wage subsidy nz was a big one. Grant Robertson said the government has reactivated business support payments and you can find a full rundown again online at the only place you should be taking your news as fact, COVID19.gov.nz. What else was asked?

COVID testing stations near me. Yeah, that would have been a big Google yesterday as well. Yeah, that's a good one. Lots of places of interest. If you run well and you've been in contact with people who have been there or you yourself have been there, you should definitely be, as we said before, going wheeze, grabbing some snacks, sitting in your car and getting a test. Yeah.

Also, overnight, about 50 places of interest in Auckland alone, some big venues as well. We've set up a little text link if it makes it easier for you. You can text POI, places of interest. Yep. Or LOI. Locations of interest. Locations of interest, wasn't it? LOI POest. Yep. Or LOI. Locations of Interest. Locations of Interest, wasn't it?

Loy Poi. Poi or Loy. Loy. L-O-I. You can text LOI to 9696. We'll bounce you back a link with the locations of interest. It's a long list that I feel is only going to get longer. Yeah.

And people also Googled what shops are open during Level 4. Short answers. Supermarkets, dairies, food banks, pharmacies, petrol stations, and self-service laundries. Well, they've got the COVID curse. Now, the COVID curse is something and I've seen around the world people talking about their COVID curses

with different lockdowns, meaning that they can't do something and every time they rebook it, there's another lockdown. Oh, that's like our friend Alice. Every time she books a flight to Auckland, there's something happens. So I've said to her, we don't want you.

Don't book flights. We don't want you. My friend Lewis is the same. Travel under an alias. Yes. We'll see if it happens next time. Do you think that the COVID curse people will pick that up? That you're travelling under an alias?

No. No, they've got too much to do. Too much to worry about. Well, this couple wants to get married, and this lockdown means it'll be postponed for a fourth time. Oh, wow. They're bad luck. Has COVID stopped at every time? Uh-huh.

Oh, my God. So her name's Stacey. His name's Regan. Yeah. Regan. Regan. Okay. Regan.

Regan. It's Regan. It's Regan. Regan. Regan. What do you mean? It's Regan. Soften the G a wee bit. How's it spelled? R-E-G. Regan. Regan. It's Regan. It's Regan. Regan. Regan. What do you mean? Soften the G a wee bit. How's it spelt?

R-E-G. Regan. Regan. Stacey and Regan. You're just Regan. Regan. Regan. R-E-G-A-N.

Regan. Regan. Regan. I'm saying Regan. No, you weren't. You were saying Regan. Regan. Regan.

Regan. Like a Regano. Well, it could be if you put an O in the end and an O in the start. I've never noticed that about the name Regan. Okay, so Regan. Stacey and Regan. Like a Rigano. A Rigano. Well, it could be if you put an O in the end and an O in the start. I've never noticed that about the name Regan. Stacey and Regan. They were due to be getting married on September 4th. Okay. In the Coromandel.

Like, not only has this not been a stop their wedding, literally the area that they were planning to get married. A couple of weeks away they could. I mean, if we get on top of this, I'm trying to be positive, guys. So they were going to get married in Australia in June last year, and that didn't happen.

September it got postponed, thinking it would happen again. But Australia means no, it didn't. So then they scheduled for May, and then it looked okay, and then no. And now they were like, well, let's just get married in New Zealand.

Yeah, right. And then this happened. Were they family in Australia? Was that why they were so keen on Aussie? Yeah, I think so. Okay. It looks like it. Hair.

Look at the COVID curse. Just do it on Zoom. Just do the paperwork and have a party later. Yeah. I mean, that's easy for us to say. If they were resigning in New Zealand, but they were going to get married in Australia, they would have done the paperwork in New Zealand, right?

Yeah. Or do you do it in the country you're getting married in? Yeah, I don't know. But you want to be registered in New Zealand, so maybe you do the New Zealand paperwork. I tell you what, when they do get married, there's going to be some pressure on them to make this work. Obviously, they've had five goes.

They're like, we can't get divorced. We have to reach a wedding five times. No, because they'll go to get divorced and there'll be another lockdown. So they can't do the paperwork and then they'll fall in love again. At least they know they're meant to be because all of this pressure. Yeah. It would have torn them apart if they weren't. Oh, I feel for them.

It's a pretty horrible time. That's tough. That's going to be stressful. Play ZM's Flesh, Fawn and them. It's a pretty horrible time. That's tough. That's going to be stressful. Play ZM's Flesh, Vaughan and Megan. Now, today, yeah, today, Sue, is that right? Yes. Today was supposed to be my daughter's school's cross country. Okay.

Oh, yes. August has come third. They get out of it. They get out of it, but it's being rescheduled. Oh, boom. Rescheduled or scheduled? Rescheduled. Rescheduled. Rescheduled or scheduled? Rescheduled. Rescheduled.

Or rescheduled. Rebooked. Rebooked. Yeah. Redated. Because the schedule is like a bus schedule. But Jacinda on the news said rescheduled yesterday. Yeah, but she was educated in Morrinsville, so we don't know.

She does say a few words wrong here and there, but we let it pass. Yeah. And Cindy. Yeah. So Cindy. Yeah. So Indy's got a broken arm. So she thought, oh, yeah, I'm out of cross country. And I said, I hope they delay it until you get that arms out of that car because you're going to get out there and do that cross country,

which is exactly what my mum used to say to me when it was cross country time. And so I'd look my mum in the eye and say, well, I'm not going to try. And she'd look at me and say, well, you're going to just make a fool of yourself. And then I'd look at her and I'd be like, I'm going to drag this family into the absolute muck. And then she'd look at me and say, I will pour you into this world. I will take you out of this world. Good Lord.

And then we'd have some real psychological mind games. Stubborn standoff in the kitchen. So I found myself saying what my mother said. But joke was on her because one of the cross countries I actually got in big trouble because I sat I ran as fast as I could to the muddy part and then sat there throwing mud at everybody it was fun they loved it they were jumping the creek and I was like it was good times anywho uh so I said to her Indy I hope it's delayed and you still have to run it but But August has come third two years running.

Pun intended on the running. She's come third two years running. Now, there's a kid in her class that can run faster than some of the intermediate age kids at this school. Oh, wow. She's absolute Sonic the Hedgehog. Okay. So I don't know about first, but we're aiming for first. Because yesterday we started the Vaughan Smith cross-country training.

Spectacular. You know how you see, sometimes you'll see, especially around the Olympics, you'll see like a super fit athlete, but their coach, you look at their coach and you're like, huh. Like that. Yeah, yeah. No one in particular, but you're like, look at the coach. Glory days, and now they're just filled out.

They don't have to feel able to do it themselves. That's right. That's what I'm bringing, knowledge. So yesterday we went for our first run. Okay. What, from your high school cross country days? From my high school cross country days. I know how to avoid the people throwing the mud in the creek.

So we went for our first run yesterday. Two Ks. How far do they run? How oldKs. How far do they run? How old is she and how far do they run? She told me 1K. So I'm preparing her for a 2. Yeah, right. So she'll have a bit more speed in the run.

Now, are you going to bring in some sprint training? Yeah, well, that's... Yeah, good. Yeah, there's some sprint training. We did the power up between power poles yesterday. I was like, try to pick up the pace a little bit between these two power poles. You should get her doing the burpee, the beat test. I'm pretty sure you can find it on... She's pretty quick.

She's got a bit of explosive speed. Gets that from her mother, I think, the explosive speed. Yeah, right. I'm not well known for explosive speed. No, you're... I'm more of a plotter. You're a glacial... I'm a Clydesdale. Glacial. I'll go all day, baby. But don't expect me to

outrun a thoroughbred, whereas her mother's a sprinter. Yeah, right. Her mother's a greyhound, if you were to make a racing comparison. So, yeah, we went for a 2K run. 1K there, 1K back. Brief stop in the midsection for a stretch and a catch of the breath. Turn around, run back.

13 minutes. 13 minutes for 2K. It's not too bad for a 7-year-old, I don't think. Well, you're training catch of the breath. Turn around. Run back 13 minutes. 13 minutes for 2K. It's not too bad for a seven-year-old. Well, you're training her for the endurance. Yeah, so today I said we're going to go out today. Our only goal is to beat 13 minutes. Okay. That's the only thing we're setting out to do today. Now, what's this fast kid?

What's her time? What did she win on last year? How far ahead? Like, how many minutes ahead? Is it in last year's school newsletter? We need to find that time. I don't know if there was an actual, I don't know if they timed them so much as they just placed them.

We need something to work towards here. Do you reckon I ring the teacher and get an estimated speech? Yeah, just say we want to bring her down. What's her split? Time, where's her strength? The multi-stage fitness test will start in five seconds. Here we go. Was it always Australian?

That's not the one I remember. That beep is going to give me like, it's going to trigger me. Yeah! Oh my god! I'm not fat, I'm just growing boy! I'm a growing boy!

Oh my god, those beeps! Did that trigger something in your mind? Be-de-de. Fast forward it to a be-de-de-de. Level. Level one, three. I'll go 11 and a half minutes in. Oh, my God. It's this.

Okay. Start level 12, one. Oh. That's the voice I remember. Level 12, two. What? That was a. What's the distance? Level 12, 3.

Could you even make it across the studio before it beeps? How is 20 minutes? Level 12, 4. No one got to level 12. Yeah, we just sat there watching like this. It goes on... Level 12, 5. It goes for 23 minutes.

I'll go to... This is 18 minutes. Level 17, 13. It's just embarrassing because you don't just commit to who's faster. That is ridiculous, right? Oh, no one got to 18. That was three seconds. I just Googled All Black's best in the beep test,

and the first one came up saying Graham Bashop. All Black half-scrum beep test. And the first one came up saying Graham Bashy. All Black half screen. I don't remember Graham Bashy. Apparently did a level 19. Level 18. Five. It's still going. It's still going.

It's just having to keep it up, right? Level 18. Six. You don't get a break. Could you even make it across the studio? Level 18. Try. Now?

I'm not wearing the shoes. Level 18. Eight. Just try. We're going to wait for the... Level 18. Nine. I promise. Take the shoes. Level 18. Just try. What are you going to wear? Level 18. I promise. Take the headphones off.

This is so ridiculous. Take the headphones off. Level 18. 10. Level 18. You're doing like five metres. It's 20 metres. Level 18.

12. Okay, this is great. This has been amusing. Anyway, so the training continues today. Yeah, today. In the Smith House. I'm going to be like... Well, I was hoping we weren't going to have to dust out the old fridge bingo.

But here we are, finding ourselves in another level four lockdown, and what better way to pass the time than play fridge bingo and put two listeners against each other and find out what's in their fridge, and I have just been told, as we welcome Tess to the show. Good morning, Tess. Hi. And your Tess Kaz coming in hot. Up against Roy Mart show. Good morning, Tess. Hi. And your Tess Kaz coming in hot. Up against Roy Marta.

Good morning. Good morning. Roy Marta, were you stoked when there was a Shorten Street character with your name? Absolutely. Now everyone can say it. Yes. That's so true. It was like a really, an educational thing for New Zealanders.

They're like, oh, like on Shorten Street. Yes, it is literally what I get. Oh, like on Shorten Street. And I was like, well, I've got a shawl and a shirt. Yes, that's literally what I get. Oh, I've got a shawl and a shirt. And I was like, well, I have my name first. Thanks. Yeah, yeah. Now, Roy, Marta and Tessa, I have just been told that you're playing for $100 cash. Oh, my God.

It turns out we're in a lockdown, but Executive Intern Anya has found some money. All right. So how did it work last time? I believe we're going to get you to buzz in if you've got the item. So you've got to be the first to buzz in. Yeah, and it's the best of five. The best of five. Buzzers are their names?

Buzzers are your names. Yes. Tess, has there ever been a Shortland Street character called Tess? Surely there will have been. Surely, surely. I believe there was, yeah. Surely. Yeah. Are you Googling Tess Short Surely there will have been. Surely, surely. Surely. I believe there was. Surely.

Yeah. Are you googling Tess Shortland Street? Yep. There is one now. Mother, the mother. Is there? Look at you. You know you're

Shortland Street. Rebecca McEwan plays Tess Hutchinson in Shortland Street. Oh my gosh, yay, I am a New Zealander. Yay! I don't think

there's ever been a Vaughan on Shortland Street. Well, hold on. Wait a minute. I'm going to Google that. That's the sort of question I need answered immediately so everybody can wait. Vaughan Smith, Shortland Street.

Hello. No. And no. No. Oh, well. That's something for the Shortland Street writers that are listening. All right, so we're going to name an item that could be in your fridge.

If you've got it, buzz in with your name. Best of five. Let's go. Fridge bingo. Okay. Okay. Cordial. What?

Have you both got cordial? Yeah. What kind of cordial? What kind of cordial? What kind of cordial have you got? Cordial. I've got the lime and outer flower barkers one. I've got a fancy one at the moment.

I've got a lemon and barley barkers one. Both great. And I tell you what, barkers have Geraldine completely unpaid mention there. Yeah, I like the black currant one. It's good heated up. Ooh, yum. Okay.

So what? What? You can have it as a hot drink. You can have it as a hot drink. It's delicious. The. So what? What? You can have it as a hot drink. You can have it as a hot drink. It's delicious. The lemon and barley

is good as a hot drink. Yeah, the lemon and barley is good as a hot drink. What was your what was your idea? Um, I have got the lime with elderflower. Yeah, I wouldn't

heat that up. I wouldn't be heating that up. No. I wouldn't be heating that up. That would go well with a vodka though

and some soda water. I've had it with a vodka. Yeah, obviously. A slice of cucumber. Oh, hello. We're soda water. I've had it with a vodka. Yeah, I've had a slice of cucumber. Oh, hello. We're drinking. We're drinking at 8.25am. We sound so posh, don't we, mixing our cordials.

Oh, my gosh. Welcome to drinks chat. Okay, number two for fridge bingo. Broccoli. Oh, they're both in there. Oh, good. Yeah, both in there. You've got your big jar.

Are we doing first to buzz in, or are we just doing? No. I don't care. Okay. And they both win. They split the hundred. Woo! Yeah, that's good.

There's some kind of PC man. What state's your broccoli in? It's pretty crisp, actually. Is it? Okay, good. Mine's not too bad. It's a little bit sloppy, but definitely edible. In the fridge.

Yeah. I had a wrinkly brock recently. I had a floppy brock. I had a floppy brock. A soft brock. Yeah. I put it in our food processor and made it into, like, not a broccoli slop, but, like, a broccoli powdery situation.

And I just added it into a recipe I was making. If you want to get your vegetables in there, kids, you've got to hide them, you know. Absolutely. Okay, next fridge bingo item. A container of something with not enough in it to warrant putting back in the fridge.

Piss. What have you guys got in there? I have got coconut cream that I've put in numerous different dals and and there's just a slight bit left that I can't throw away, but not enough to make anything

less. Yeah. Good. I've got a spoonful of coleslaw. You've got a what? A spoonful of coleslaw. I would have just eaten that or chucked it out. Yeah. Okay, it's three apiece. Next item. Pet food.

No. No. Oh, really? Do you not have pets or do you feed your pet room temperature meat? No, not yet. Biscuits. Oh, I try biscuits. Okay, try biscuits.

You don't put your biscuits in the fridge? No, that'd go soggy. They would, they would. Okay, next. Leftovers that aren't covered. Rheumata. What have you got in the fridge that doesn't have a cover on it? I have got a chocolate salted caramel tart.

Oh! And it's just sitting exposed to the elements. If you've got an onion in the fridge, it's going to sell you the taste. It's going to seep in. No, I don't keep onions in the fridge. What about when you've cut them and only used half an onion? I don't use half an onion. I just use the whole lot.

Get it, girl. Did you make this tart? My in-laws did, yeah. And then just chucked it in for all the fridge juices to get into it. Oh, that's a controversial call. Tess, you didn't have anything, so that means that Roy Marta is today's winner of Fridge Bingo. Yes!

Thanks for playing, Tess, and I appreciate your honesty. Oh, yeah, thank you. You go and take care of that soggy Brock. Wrinkly old, wrinkly old soft Brock. All right, Fridge Bingoingo No doubt we'll be back again Fun During level four ZDM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan

Fact of the day, day, day, day, day Today's fact of the day is about a very famous theme song. Okay. A very famous theme song. Friends. Nope. Older. From a TV show.

The original one's older. Okay, it's really old, but it's still in use. Mission Impossible. Yes. I think I saw something about this online yesterday. Did you? But I didn't read it. Or the other day. I've seen something. That's what made me think of that. Yes. I think I saw something about this online yesterday. Did you? But I didn't read it. Or the other day.

I've seen something. That's what made me think of that. Okay. Well, today's. Well, I watched this insanely long 18 and a half minute YouTube video about 5-4 timing. You're going down some rabbit holes. Yeah. You've got time on your hands.

It's COVID rabbit holes. But 5-4 timing. I don't know enough about music how to explain this but four four timings like standard timing five four timings a little bit unusual right but five four timing is the timing of the mission impossible theme song but the guy in fact i'm just gonna play the video i'll let him i'll let this this wonderful man who knows an insane amount about music i listen to him narrate The whole thing He's got a lovely voice Well how long does he go on for? No no I'm just going to

Play you this bit Okay At a roundabout This marker is the time I wrote down last night Of where he explains About the mission impossible Of himself

Good on you Oh that's What? That's where I saw it Online It was your prep email That jogged my memory Ah right okay

Yeah Doesn't matter Anyway Okay Yeah That's a bit meta really That you said you saw you saw it online, but you saw it online because I saw it online and then emailed everybody. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're not supposed to click the fact of the day links, by the way. I try not to look at those. Because it's a surprise. When I put the emails of things we can talk about on the show, I always get to the bottom and I go, space, space, space, space, space, space, space. I mean, return, return, return, return, return, return, return, return, put a massive gap, then I put fact of the day. Maybe you didn't do that for me.

And sometimes you do a question so we don't know the answer. You don't tell us. Yeah. Okay. So this is. Naughty flip. Where he's going to start talking about the mission impossible theme song. Every bar.

That's five. That's the example of five, four timing. Okay. That feels weird. Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick. I don't know. It's 5-4 timing. Yeah.

Lalo Schifrin, who wrote the Mission Impossible theme, derived this slow, slow, fast, fast 5-4 rhythm from the Morse code 4MI. Dash, dash, dot, dot. Slow, slow, fast, fast. A more recent song. How was that? So. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, fast, fast. A more recent song. That was the theme song. Long, long, short, short. Yeah, okay. Or I could just play it.

Yeah, do it. Go on. I mean, we've been waiting for you this whole time. Here it goes. Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short.

Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short. Long, long, short, short. It almost short, short, long, long, short, short, long, long, short, short. It almost works with start it again, start it again. That's all I'm going to think when I hear that now. Somebody's walking around in three-quarter pants and a dad looks at them and he's like, Are those... Short, short, long, long, short, short, long, long, short, short, short, short, long, long, short, long, short, long, short, short, long, long, short, short, long. They're both.

Yeah, so today's fact of the day is the timing of the Mission Impossible theme song is Morse code for M-I. Mission Impossible. Fact of the day, day, day, know, is now at alert level four. The alert level will be reviewed after three days for all areas except Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula, which is likely to remain in level four for an initial period of seven days at least. A number of community cases of COVID-19 have been identified.

The points of interest overnight, there's at least 50 now in Auckland alone. That's on top of the Coromandel locations of interest. If you need the list, if you want to see the list of locations of interest, we've set up a quick text link. You can text LOI, which stands for locations of interest, to 9696.

We'll fire you back that link, which is on the covid.gov website. Stay home where possible. Follow the Alert Level 4 guidelines. This will stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. Everyone is pleased asked to wear a mask. Keep a two metre distance from others whenever you leave your home. If you are sick, call your doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice about getting tested.

Keep on scanning the QR codes whenever you leave your home. You can do that retrospectively as well. Practice good hygiene. Wash your hands often. Services including supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics, and petrol stations will stay open at Alert Level 4. Now, face coverings are mandatory for all people, both employees and customers at businesses and services operating at alert level four, including customer, involving customer contact.

So that came in at midnight. Yeah. So you've got to be wearing a mask. Got to be wearing a mask. Yesterday when I went to the supermarket, there were people not wearing masks. The majority were, but there people weren't. I'm like, come on guys, get mask wise. I mean, even if you're just going for a walk, if you're going to be around people, make

sure you keep that two minute distance, but wear a mask as well. Yeah. And as always, all your information, your most trusted source of information, COVID19.gov.nz not TikTok. Okay? I had a couple of people yesterday being like,

look what they said on TikTok. I'm like, it's TikTok. Yeah. The main message as well is if you've got any symptoms, if you are working at an essential service, do not go in. Get tested. Get advice. The testing lines around the country.

Now, yesterday there were people, stories of people that were going out in the morning and not getting home until it was dark. Huge lines. But thank you to those people. I mean, yeah, it's got to be done. Yeah. That text code again, because there's been a few people who have text messages and it's probably autocorrect,

is LOI, not L-O-Y, not L-O-N, not L-O-U, not L-O-O. Yeah, LOI. Locations of interest. To 9696. So we've just asked for reports of testing stations. If you're waiting. Now, Northcote, people who are in the Northcote queue. In Auckland, yeah.

We've got a few listeners in that queue. A few bloody good, great people out there. Doing their bit, getting tested. Doing their bit. They said the queue, however, is so far down the road, you can't see the end of it. And somebody else said, well, I'm in the Northcote testing station queue.

And someone came down and said, it'll be at least a three-hour wait at this stage. Right. But this is like, you know, when there's queues at the supermarket and you're like, oh, I think I can just go to another queue. Like,

do you drive across town to another one but then the line could be just as long? So, this is when we talked to police commissioner before,

Mr. Costa, Sir Costa, Commissioner Costa. Yeah. He said, use your common sense. Use your common sense. Level four is level four

for a reason. Don't be traipsing it all around. Yeah. If you're in the Waiuku area, Brent messaged in saying the Waiuku testing station, they were the only car in the queue. Oh, wow. Okay.

Yeah, but... But again, if you've got symptoms, do you want to be driving across town? Exactly. Dragging it somewhere else. Druces Road in Manukau. Okay. Is there a short... Really long wait time. bring snacks and entertainment.

Yeah. The St. Luke's testing station in Auckland, apparently the line is very, very long for that. Okay. The line's also huge at Railside Ave in Henderson. The line at the Albany testing station is long. Somebody said that they kind of, when they were driving in, counted the cars, they got to 100 and stopped.

Oh, wow. White Cross St. Luke's has stretched from St. Luke's to the motorway. Oh, okay. And it was at 840. But what else are you going to be doing? Exactly. So take snacks. And a wee bottle. The Devonport pop-up one

in Narrow Neck, there's about 120 cars. I've had a message from a friend, Matt, on Waiheke. There are only three cars ahead of them and two helicopters. You can't catch the ferry over there. Two helicopters? Yeah, in the line. People have helicoptered in.

It's Waiheke, isn't it? Wild. Henderson Station, I came at 6.30 and the line was long. It didn't open until 8. I've made it to the car park though. The Albany testing station, somebody else is in there, said it's really long. McRae Way in Newlands backed up for a kilometre

in all directions. Any reports of testing stations out of Auckland? COVID queue in Palmerston North. Attempted to get a test at lunchtime yesterday. Didn't happen. They didn't open till 8.30. There was already about 50 cars in line in Palmy. The Balmoral line's really long.

Okay. And can you tell the person in the white hatchback at the corner of Holston and Matapau Road just trying to stop pushing in? Thank you very much. Oh, yeah, okay. That's the other thing. Don't skip queues.

Yeah. But good on people outside of Auckland for getting tested. Hell yes. Delta is, I mean, there have been no cases outside of Auckland and Coromandel yet, but it only takes one person that's been in Auckland this weekend to go home and spread it around. So if you have any symptoms, get tested. Yeah. Don't mess around.

Thanks for letting us know. Yeah, don't. Did you get through all that list or were there more? Yep. Okay, good. All right. Well, thank you for letting us know. And yeah.

And thanks for getting tested. Yes. It's a long wait, but it's worth it. It's a long day. So remember snacks. Snacks, patience, caring, and a wee bottle. Something you're comfortable to wee into. I can't speak for females.

Yeah, I don't know if you need a wee bottle. You're going to be somewhere for three hours without it. I can't even go to the movies without weeing twice during a standard 90 minute film. I'm weeing a lot. Foodstuffs, who are Pack and Save, New World and Foursquare

and maybe something else that I forget. Fresh Twist? No, did they do Night and Day or the other, what's the pink one? Is that Night and Day? Anyway. Yeah, that pink dairy that's everywhere. What's pink one? Is that night and day? Anyway. Pink one? Yeah, that pink dairy that's everywhere. What's that one?

That's one of theirs as well, isn't it? No, night and day is like blue. Yeah, I know. I didn't say that was pink. On the spot. I feel like that's exactly what you said. On the spot. Thank you.

Yeah. Are they on the spot? The pink one versus a punk one. Foodstuffs. Anyway, well, foodstuffs. Actually, before I get into this list of the most bought things when we pre-level 4 lockdown,

foodstuffs have come out this morning and said they will not let people into New World, Foursquare, you know, like, pack and saves without a mask. Good. Good. Because it is the law now. It came in, that's a rule that came in at midnight last night. New World. Yep.

Pack and Save. Yep. Four Square. Gilmore's. Liquorland. Gilmore's. Oh. They do them as well.

Okay. Who does on the spot? Pam's. Yep. Not on the spot? Not on the spot. Must be someone else. Anyway, they've released their 20 most bought items pre-lockdown.

And toilet paper is number 12 on the list. What will it be now? Number one. No, this included everything. You said pre-lockdown. Yeah, no, like the day before lockdown and lockdown, you know, the last like 48 hours. Toilet paper is number 12 on the list.

Yeah. Okay, so if we go from toilet paper, eco bags, mandarins. Because you went for your mandarins. Yeah. Eat a thousand mandarins a day. Oranges, brown. Now this annoys me. But see, one orange. Are we comparing one orange

to a 12 pack of bog roll? Would it just be, I don't know how they do the list. But see, this annoys me because they have brown paper bags on the list and that shouldn't be on the list. Because that's you buy them for 20 cents to carry stuff to your car. To me, that shouldn't be on the list. I'm going to have a word to them about that.

What number are you up to? Toilet paper is 12, 11 eco bags, 10 mandarins, 9 oranges, 8 paper bags, crumpets, number 7. Crumpets are so good though. It says next on the list, combo deal. I don't know who is spitting out this list at Foodstuffs.

It's terrible. What's a combo deal? Like a pie and a V. I don't know. They were just saying like a combo deal. Next on the list, Pam's butter, avocado, value two litre milk is three, bananas two, and number one, floppy broccoli. Oh my, what?

Number one thing is broccoli. Yeah, and that's what the spokesperson said. It's all people. You're not reading it upside down? No. I thought you were reading it upside down. No, because the spokesperson said that people valued fresh vegetables and fruit over other stuff. For now, I mean, it'll go back up to biscuits and stuff later.

We're in a broccoli, we're in a peak broccoli season. Yeah, it's good brocks at the moment. No. I've been disappointed with the quality of brocks. Oh, it's small? We're in the brock growing season. They're small and they're like $2.50 for a brock. Oh, okay.

See, I'm thinking at this time of the year, it should be $2 for a big fat brock. You love a big fat brock, but it's a little skinny one, isn't it? No flour on that list. No baking apart from, or butter was there. Butter was there. Milk, carrots, chicken breast, two litre milk, white toast bread, and then multigrain and Pam's baby spinach.

Butter's one of those things every time I go to the supermarket, I buy it though because I'm like, how much butter have we got? That's me every time. Oh, butter. How much butter have we got? And it can just sit there for you. All right. It's all good just to sit. How much butter have we got? I can just sit there. Yeah. Alright. I feel good just to sit.