Matt and Tyler's New Zealander of the Week - 15 May

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):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
Good News NEWSTALKSTB. It is the Matt Heath and Tyler
Adams Afternoons New Zealander of the Week, As always, three
great New Zealanders shall be equally honored. And remember the
first rule of New Zealand of the Week is that
there are no rules. Any person, groups, animal, thing or
snack can be honored. They cannot, and they will not
stop us from celebrating and honoring all things Kiwi. All right,

(00:41):
let's get the fun with it. Walking is, by its
very nature pedestrian. But in New Zealand, unlike shitter countries,
we have walks that are so good they are.

Speaker 3 (00:58):
Known as the Great walks.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
And these great walks are so awesome you have to
wait online like an absolute loser, just to pay to
walk them. The staggered dock booking system always starts in
and the spectacular Milford sold out this week in minutes.
Ruth Burn, Kippler, Abel, Tazzy Heat, the Paparah Hump Ridge,
Tonga or by Kerry Mowana and the other great Warfs

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for being beautiful, popular lawn and absolutely not boring at all.
You are a New Zealander of the Week. Some bands
fired out a couple of generic tunes and then disappear
in a puff of irrelevance. These Kiwis had dozens of groundbreaking, original,

(01:42):
life changing bangers. Six decades in, they're selling out stadiums
across New Zealand and Australia. To rave reviews, Mitchell Hageman
from the New Zealand Hero wrote, this is an art
rock reckoning for the ages. Mitchell's teenage brother described them
as electric. The Sydney Morning Hero gushed all over these
Kiwi rockers, and the guy sitting next to me at
Spuckerina on Sunday yelled, this is so good a mate,

(02:04):
and then Spilver's bear six months in a leaky boat
one stepper here, I got you. History never repeats, poor boy,
I see red. I hope I never message to my girl,
dirty creature. So many distinctive yet catchy heads split ends
for kicking art rock, but to huge crowds. Fifty four
years after your birth. You can add New Zealander of
the Week to an already rammed trophy cabinet. He has

(02:30):
a very distinctive voice. He's sharp, he's witty. He has
a deep understanding of New Zealand politics, the likes of
which has never been seen before and never will be again.
He's been the real deal of the press gallery since
nineteen eighty Muldoone, Longie, Palmer, Boulger, the Ship, Clark, Key Luxon.
He's covered them all better than anyone else. And now

(02:52):
he's written the most entertaining book on New Zealand politics
you will ever read. And it's trucking out the door.
I bought five copies. And it's not only Prime Minister chat.
There's a lot of partying in there too. At one
point near the end of the book, Barry party so
hard his face explodes.

Speaker 3 (03:11):
Verry so bad.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
You're a genius and a top look and you are
a man hate and Tyler Adams New Zealander all the way,
Take you away.

Speaker 3 (03:21):
Time listen Terry and stopping too much. She's stopping, I

(03:46):
said to that town, My god, sh just that same said.

Speaker 1 (04:17):
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