September 13, 2026 • 5 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's only coincidence, Jeremy Rook's lifestyle correspondent, that I'm playing
the village people into you. Please don't take any personal umbrage.
Good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hello, Jeremy.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Now, did you watch Country Calendar last night and that
excellent program on fielding agricultural hives?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
No, I was out last night.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Well, you need to go to TVNZ On Demand.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
And have a look at it. I always watch it.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Yeah, I always watch it. Yeah, it was really good
what they're doing with Ag there. And then you think
of what they're, you know, I remember old Braden Whitelock
telling me everything that they did around sport there. And
look how many All Blacks have come out of there.
You know, the Whitelocks, Aaron Smith. It was Cody Taylor.
I think he might have been.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Yeah. Was he fielding? Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
So just a great school. We need more of those
in New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
100% agree. Yeah, well, we need to, and as long
as they teach the basics so we can beat South
Africa in the future, it'll be good.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Look, I've made my comments on it, and, jeez, those
All Blacks were battered, but South Africa, and we need
to put this into some form of context because they'd
do the same to any other team in world rugby
at the moment.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Oh, they're a fantastic team, but, I mean... It's just
plain as day. We can't catch the high ball. When
Tupu Vai gave away that idiotic penalty when we were
hot on attack, that cost us the game right there.
And then we just seem to sort of not commit
players to the breakdown. So we keep getting isolated because
all the forwards are standing out in the back line
(01:33):
waiting to do a swing pass for another one. back
line move. It's like, if you just do the basics right,
we can beat them. I mean, they're a fantastic team,
but every team's beatable, provided you play well and make
good decisions under pressure, which we don't at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, but you're up against, you're up, I mean, look
at that Malcolm Marks and the number eight Jasper Visa.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
They're man-beasts. Yeah, they are, but, I mean, if you
do your stuff correctly, you can always beat them. I mean, someone,
you know, we can beat these guys. We've just got
to play well and not give away dumb penalties and
protect the ball carrier. They've got so many turnovers. It's
just infuriating. I was throwing rosé bottles at the television
yesterday morning.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Wasn't it a 9 o'clock kick-off, or wasn't it a
bit early for the rosé?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Nah, it was a Sunday and a test match. Any excuse, Jamie?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
You sound like my son. Rightio, um... You didn't see
Country Calendar. You watched the rugby. You've had a bit
of a bitch about that. Now, the weather. I was
down in Southland for the weekend, and my goodness, it's
bad enough here in Dunedin, but it's bleak. It is
bleak down there, the poor buggers. There's water lying everywhere.
Wind's blowing its ass off. It's cold. The feed covers
(02:45):
are going. This El Nino, it might not have affected— it
might not have affected parts of Canterbury and the east
coast of the North Island yet with the dry, but
it's certainly affecting the south.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Well, that's not unusual, though, is it, at this time
of year? I mean, how many times September, October, Southland
gets battered with wet weather, but from a Canterbury perspective,
it's fantastic here. We keep getting rain. We've had over
two inches in the last couple of weeks. It's warm,
the grass is growing, and maybe for once we might
get a decent spring rather than relief in December, and
(03:21):
then Yeah, I mean, and just the way the media
are sort of hyping up this El Nino. I mean,
you know, what was in stuff the other day, oh,
my God, you know, homeowners told to stock up on
food if drought arrives. I mean, for God's sake, what's
wrong with this country? It's nuts. It's all being prepared, Jamie,
(03:42):
but my 30 years' experience is you just– You've just
got to play what's in front of you because you
never know. In New Zealand, the weather can change overnight.
You can be dry then wet or wet then dry. So,
you know, nobody ever knows what's going to happen really.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yes, we are a maritime climate. You are dead right
about that one. Less than two months out, final question
for you. From the election, how do you think this
is playing out?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I think the current government will get back in. I
think there's just so much... going on on the left.
I mean, Chloe Swarbrick's clearly unwell. I mean, her supermarket
policies reminds me of sort of an optimistic yet ignorant
six-form sort of economics business project where they get up
and present and think it's all really good but there's
(04:30):
no substance behind it. The Opportunities Party is a media
creation and they're communists. All they want to do is
make everyone dependent on the government and then tax the wealthy.
I mean, I don't know. I mean, The whole country's buggered.
I mean, as Peter Alexander was saying, you know, the
expenses of everything are going up and this government hasn't
cut out the bureaucracy and the expense. I mean, you've
(04:52):
got people going, oh, something's got to change. Well, I
tell you what, well, we've just got to cut down
compliance costs, bureaucrats and everything. I reckon what we need
to do is get all the bureaucrats in Wellington and
put them on the ferry, biff them off the ferry
500 metres offshore and go, right, Those that survive are
the ones that we keep employed.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Those are the thoughts of Jeremy Rooks, lifestyle correspondent here
on the country. Got to go. There we go. You
never die wondering what he's thinking. Jeremy Rooks.
It's only coincidence, Jeremy Rook's lifestyle correspondent, that I'm playing
the village people into you. Please don't take any personal umbrage.
Good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hello, Jeremy.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Now, did you watch Country Calendar last night and that
excellent program on fielding agricultural hives?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
No, I was out last night.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Well, you need to go to TVNZ On Demand.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
And have a look at it. I always watch it.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Yeah, I always watch it. Yeah, it was really good
what they're doing with Ag there. And then you think
of what they're, you know, I remember old Braden Whitelock
telling me everything that they did around sport there. And
look how many All Blacks have come out of there.
You know, the Whitelocks, Aaron Smith. It was Cody Taylor.
I think he might have been.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Yeah. Was he fielding? Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
So just a great school. We need more of those
in New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
100% agree. Yeah, well, we need to, and as long
as they teach the basics so we can beat South
Africa in the future, it'll be good.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Look, I've made my comments on it, and, jeez, those
All Blacks were battered, but South Africa, and we need
to put this into some form of context because they'd
do the same to any other team in world rugby
at the moment.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Oh, they're a fantastic team, but, I mean... It's just
plain as day. We can't catch the high ball. When
Tupu Vai gave away that idiotic penalty when we were
hot on attack, that cost us the game right there.
And then we just seem to sort of not commit
players to the breakdown. So we keep getting isolated because
all the forwards are standing out in the back line
(01:33):
waiting to do a swing pass for another one. back
line move. It's like, if you just do the basics right,
we can beat them. I mean, they're a fantastic team,
but every team's beatable, provided you play well and make
good decisions under pressure, which we don't at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, but you're up against, you're up, I mean, look
at that Malcolm Marks and the number eight Jasper Visa.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
They're man-beasts. Yeah, they are, but, I mean, if you
do your stuff correctly, you can always beat them. I mean, someone,
you know, we can beat these guys. We've just got
to play well and not give away dumb penalties and
protect the ball carrier. They've got so many turnovers. It's
just infuriating. I was throwing rosé bottles at the television
yesterday morning.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Wasn't it a 9 o'clock kick-off, or wasn't it a
bit early for the rosé?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Nah, it was a Sunday and a test match. Any excuse, Jamie?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
You sound like my son. Rightio, um... You didn't see
Country Calendar. You watched the rugby. You've had a bit
of a bitch about that. Now, the weather. I was
down in Southland for the weekend, and my goodness, it's
bad enough here in Dunedin, but it's bleak. It is
bleak down there, the poor buggers. There's water lying everywhere.
Wind's blowing its ass off. It's cold. The feed covers
(02:45):
are going. This El Nino, it might not have affected— it
might not have affected parts of Canterbury and the east
coast of the North Island yet with the dry, but
it's certainly affecting the south.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Well, that's not unusual, though, is it, at this time
of year? I mean, how many times September, October, Southland
gets battered with wet weather, but from a Canterbury perspective,
it's fantastic here. We keep getting rain. We've had over
two inches in the last couple of weeks. It's warm,
the grass is growing, and maybe for once we might
get a decent spring rather than relief in December, and
(03:21):
then Yeah, I mean, and just the way the media
are sort of hyping up this El Nino. I mean,
you know, what was in stuff the other day, oh,
my God, you know, homeowners told to stock up on
food if drought arrives. I mean, for God's sake, what's
wrong with this country? It's nuts. It's all being prepared, Jamie,
(03:42):
but my 30 years' experience is you just– You've just
got to play what's in front of you because you
never know. In New Zealand, the weather can change overnight.
You can be dry then wet or wet then dry. So,
you know, nobody ever knows what's going to happen really.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yes, we are a maritime climate. You are dead right
about that one. Less than two months out, final question
for you. From the election, how do you think this
is playing out?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I think the current government will get back in. I
think there's just so much... going on on the left.
I mean, Chloe Swarbrick's clearly unwell. I mean, her supermarket
policies reminds me of sort of an optimistic yet ignorant
six-form sort of economics business project where they get up
and present and think it's all really good but there's
(04:30):
no substance behind it. The Opportunities Party is a media
creation and they're communists. All they want to do is
make everyone dependent on the government and then tax the wealthy.
I mean, I don't know. I mean, The whole country's buggered.
I mean, as Peter Alexander was saying, you know, the
expenses of everything are going up and this government hasn't
cut out the bureaucracy and the expense. I mean, you've
(04:52):
got people going, oh, something's got to change. Well, I
tell you what, well, we've just got to cut down
compliance costs, bureaucrats and everything. I reckon what we need
to do is get all the bureaucrats in Wellington and
put them on the ferry, biff them off the ferry
500 metres offshore and go, right, Those that survive are
the ones that we keep employed.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Those are the thoughts of Jeremy Rooks, lifestyle correspondent here
on the country. Got to go. There we go. You
never die wondering what he's thinking. Jeremy Rooks.
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