Matt and Tyler's New Zealander of the Week - 9 May

At the end of every week, Matt and Tyler name their pick for New Zealander of the week.

It's an honour that we grant on your behalf to someone who has had effect on our great and beautiful nation over the past week.

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Every Friday on Matt and Tyler Afternoons on ZIB we
name the New Zealander of the Week in honor that
we bestow on your behalf to a newsmaker who's had
an outsized effect on our great and beautiful nation over
the previous week. As always, that will be three nominees
but only one winner, So without further ado, the nominees
for Matt and Tyler Afternoons New Zealand of the Week
AH Nominee one also gets the Stowaway Award. This week,

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Ranger of the Wicker jumped in the back of a
tourist camper van and travel from the West Coast to
christ Church over the Alps. He was rumbled on Casual
Street and a few days later was returned home safe
and sound. And if he hadn't crapped and pistol all
over the seats, he might have won New Zealand of
the Week, but he still gets a norm. Ranger the Wicker,
bless you for your epic illegal fecal journey across the Alps.

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You are nominated for New Zealander of the Week now
Nominee two also gets the Let's All Taser the Tool
Poppy Award. This week, an ex minister appeared on this
very radio station to say he thought New Zealand had
a lot to feel positive about that with the right attitude,
our best is still ahead of us. In response, three
hundred and twenty four people texted Matton Tyler Afternoons to
tell him to shut up because he is rich and

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according to them, we shouldn't listen to successful self made
people for proving that the great Kiwi knocking machine is
still operational in twenty twenty five. So, John Key, you
are nominated for Matton Tyler Afternoon's New Zealander of the Week.
Shut up, you successful bastard. But there could be only
one New Zealand of the Week and the winner also
gets the smoke him if he got him award. The

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White Smokers billowing out of the Sistine Chapel and Leo
the fourteenth is the new Pope. And there's even a
local connection. Our boy from Wellington, Cardinal John Jue was
over there voting and technically had a zero point seventy
five percent chance of getting the job. He didn't, but
he still got to bang around the conclave at an
historic time, which is pretty cool for a Kiwi. So
congratulations to Cardinal John Jewe and New Zealand's four hundred

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and fifty thousand Catholics. You have a new post with
a lovely popy face on the staff celebration. You are
the Matt and Tyler Afternoons New Zealanders of the week.
I should have known, Cardinal John j. You wouldn't give
the job, so we're never gonna make a jury Pope.

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Congratulations all you catflis on your day of celebration.

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