Matt and Tyler's New Zealander of the Week - 24 April

At the end of every week, Matt and Tyler name the New Zealander of the Week.

It's an honour that we bestow on your behalf to someone, or something, that's had an impact on our nation over the past week. 

There are three nominees but can only be one winner.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:09):
You're listening to a podcast from Newstalk ZEDB. Follow this
and our Wide Ranger podcast now on iHeartRadio. The Matteath
and Tyler Adams afternoons New Zealander of the Week.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Good news, ladies and gentlemen, It's Friday and Friday means
The Matt Heath and Tyler Adams afternoons on Newstalg ZEDB
New Zealander of the Week. As always, three great Kiwis
shall be equally honored. But who will our New Zealanders
of the Week B. Let's stop grown and find out
how many people are so gifted they can play professionally

(00:45):
and for their nation in two sports. While this Danee
Knight has she powered through the professional era in cricket
and basketball. Olympics with the Tall Ferns in two thousand
and eight, won the World Cup with the White Ferns
in twenty twenty four three hundred and sixty two games
from New Zealand Cricket, six thousand odio runs. She's an
ex captain who holds the highest score em betting average

(01:07):
and New Zealand twenty Cricket and now Susie Bates is
calling time on one of the greatest sporting careers this
country has ever seen. After the T twenty World Cup,
that is, and she is a new Zealander of the week.
Kiwi's love hot pies, We also love horses. This East

(01:30):
Aokland man is putting the two things together with his
horse meat treats, and he's selling hundreds a day. So coconuty,
so horsy. The pucketing of bakeries. Loijosse pies are dripping
with charisma and shifting two for every boring old steak
and cheese at his bakery. And don't worry, you won't

(01:51):
be served Farlap's heart shatter facts, a rounded up carmanaua
or a my little pony. The MPI has confirmed this
horse meat comes from good, honest, registered KIWI suppliers. Admittedly
I nearly threw up eating mine, but that wasn't because
it wasn't delicious. It was because because it was made
out of horse. And here's Packengger Bakery manager far back

(02:16):
to say a few words.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
There's a controversial thing, you know, and I'm you know
the other people that are. It's really delicious, so I
don't blame people who, like, you know, give me so
much shit for it. Because I understand you have your
own opinions. Ye, but you know I can't plase you everyone.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
Is there any meats that you wouldn't put in a pie?

Speaker 1 (02:33):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (02:33):
Definitely, Captain Bog. It's definitely getting big trouble for there,
even though I joke about it, but I wouldn't do it.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Pack rang A Bakery for challenging the supremacy of the
mince and cheese pie with your viral bone crushing steed
and coconut offering. You are a New Zealander of the Week.
There have been a lot of discussions over the years
around the future of New Zealand world. Well, it turns

(03:03):
out that future is in space three two one and
lift off.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
The crew of Artemis two, now bound for the Moon.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
A bunch of clever Kiwis have engineered our sheep fleece
into precision NASA Gray life saving space tech. NASA. We're
worried the laptops would blow up and they needed someone
to step up and make sure their space travelers could
breathe while they put the fires out. And that's where
an incredible New Zealand company sorted the problem with their
will based eco static air filters, which have just been

(03:39):
right round the moon and back on Artemis two and
to accept this prestigious award. We are joined by Lanako
Chief Executive Nick Davenport.

Speaker 4 (03:49):
Oh, this is awesome.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
I've got a great little team here in often behind
me which has done all the hard words ever since
twenty eighteen, so it's fantastic.

Speaker 4 (03:57):
For them to see this thing going to the moon
and all the local recognition.

Speaker 3 (04:02):
Fantastic.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
Good on your neck. You are keeping astronauts fire safe
from space and forging a future for the most went. Essentially,
Ki we produce and you are Zelanders of the Week.

Speaker 5 (04:13):
Take it away, Sir Howard Morrison, Susie Bates wins.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
The greats in the game, My.

Speaker 4 (05:01):
Bright, Matt and Tyler.

Speaker 1 (05:20):
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