December 13, 2024 • 7 mins
There’s a new addition to the Milne family.
Kevin and his wife recently adopted a new puppy - a four month old golden retriever.
He told Jack Tame it’s just like having a new baby in the house, and he’s wondering whether it was a wise choice for a man of his age.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Quarterbas nine on Newstalks ZEDV. Jennifer sent me a text
and so Jack made me laugh. We had to use
text to color pens to fill in the gaps on
our war mural. Jack, I totally relate. My partner and
I tried putting up wallstickers a few years ago. Honestly,
we are still arguing over it, Jack, Jack, Jack, Never
with the wallstickers. Never, never with wallpaper either, paint only
(00:34):
at the end of the day, it's lower risk. Jack,
Well done for expressing vulnerability. I think it's serious, serious
vulnerability on my part trying to put up wallstickers. Our
text numbers nine two nine two. Don't forget that. If
you're sending me a text them this morning, standard text
costs supply you can email me as well if you like.
Right now, it is quarter past nine and Kevin Milne
(00:54):
is with us this morning. Kevin, have you ever done
wallstickers or wallpapers?
Speaker 3 (00:59):
I can't remember.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
You remember it? No, you trust me you remember it,
So don't. If you can't remember it, you haven't done it.
It's not the sort of thing that one forgets.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Yeah. I honestly the when you told that story, some
nervousness came back to me. But I can't remember an
event where we put their up. But I was going
to make the point that I don't know how good
you are at the wall stickers, but you've become a
frighteningly good interviewer. I watched I watched your interview with
(01:29):
the Prime Minister. I get nervous now just getting on
the end of the phone with you. I wondering whether
you might ask me a question I don't know.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
If you have, and then interrupt you constantly until you
answer it. Yeah. I'm lucky to you know that. One
of the great privileges I think I have is that
I'm able to be in different roles, you know, So
it's nice to This is the thing I love about
our Saturday mornings together. Is it slightly more relaxed than
Q and A can be from time to time? Yes, yes, exactly. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
I remember Brian Edwards a great interviewer. He credited some
of the success of his interviewing career to people being
just so nervous even before the interviews started. And I
think you're starting to create that sort of a reputation.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Oh yeah, that's interesting. Well, no, yeah, I'm not sure
about the reputation, but that's that's an interesting prospect.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Well.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
I always think if they're politicians and senior cabinet ministers
and that sort of thing, they're usually pretty practiced it
speaking to people. But it is that being said a
foreign environment, being in a TV studio, I think, regardless
of who you are. But anyway, Keven, you you've been
celebrating an addition to the Milne family this year.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Yeah, as you wait, under addition to your household, we've
added to ours. Not a baby. I drew the line
at that at age fifty two, which I thought was
a fair innings. No, we have a gorgeous golden retriever
nearly four months old, toilet trained in a recent graduate
of puppy school. All's gone well so far. The previous
(03:01):
owners trained him beautifully, though in the end deciding that
was a step too far for them and a and
a busy young household. Actually, he has already chewed into
some of the back files of My Woman's weekly columns.
This endeared him even more to my wife and daughter,
who thought it was hilarious. They don't realize those columns
(03:21):
may be destined for preservation in the National Archives. I
took his liking for My woman's weekly columns as confirmation
that retrievers are indeed extremely intelligent. Retrievers were, of course,
originally gun dogs that recovered game birds after they'd been
shut down. So don't be surprised if I'm knocking your
(03:42):
door Jack with some grouse and a partridge for your
Christmas dinner. In truth, Jack, actually, I noted when I
was writing this up, I wondered whether there were any
grouse in New Zealand. In fact, they were bought in
his zeland on the first four ships in the Canterbury,
but they never survived. But are surprised to find there
are still some partridge in the wild. Both. Okay, Now
(04:05):
we don't have a name for our yet, so I'm
tempted to call him either Tame or Jack. Tame seems
a great name for a pet dog, isn't it. So
every time someone asks his name and I replied Tame,
they're going to say, yeah, I can see that, but
what's his name? So we might go for Jack. When
he sniffs around nervous strangers, we can say, don't worry
(04:27):
Jack's tame, which would be rightly amusing to everybody, but
you by imagine.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Jack very good. That is very very very good. I
like that. He well, yeah, it depends on his behavior,
I suppose otherwise. Yeah, but I mean a goin.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Anyway, So there's something between that. You've got the trend
the two of you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
So I would have thought Golden Retrievers are dear, I say,
pretty high maintenance, aren't they in terms of in terms
of exercise and everything else. You've really got to keep
them moving a This is bad.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
News for me, Jack. I thought we were getting something
clearly sort of straightforward because we've had border colleagues up
to now. Oh yeah, they're fairly.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I think borer colleagues the top of the list, aren't
they in terms of in terms of needing needing lots
of exercise and stimulus.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
And that rustles are at the top of the list,
aren't they, are they?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
Yeah, I don't know. I think so. When when I
had a look, I thought we were being fairly conservative
with the Golden Retriever. But it's so far honestly, we're
just running around. It's like having another baby in now.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Yeah. Yeah, it's so much fun though. Way, there's there's
such a kind of magic and joy from having.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
A new year and family. I think it's turned out
to be. Now I am wondering why I've got talked
into the squad girls in the family.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Well here, yeah, yeah, true, yes, it's very convenient for her.
Well look, Kevin, thank you so much for for everything
this year. This is my last show for the year.
So you have a wonderful Christmas, won't you, and enjoy
having the puppy there. We should say, of course that
your family has given this careful consideration, the girls and
(06:04):
your family, and then obviously you're you are experienced, you
are experienced dog owners. So you're not recommending that everyone
makes a spur of the moment puppy decision heading into Christmas.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Oh no, no, hell no.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
But you have a great Christmas though, and we will.
I'll look forward to speaking with you again in the
new year.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Thank you, Jack, it's been a pleasure, and thank you
for your Christmas card this year. That it's become something
we all look forward to now and you're not going
to be able to get out of that now.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, yeah, I'm locked in. Yeah yeah, yeah, Well it's
not very exciting.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
But yeah, yeah, you've been a brilliant here and congratulations
to that.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Thank you, Kevin. Yeah, look forward to catching up again.
So Kevin Milney, thank you very much for your text.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Jack.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Yes, best to go with the big budget when you're
buying a wall decoll but best to set aside a
contingency as well. You've got the wall decal cost, but
then you've got the cost for all of plastering that
inevitably follows. True ninety two only two if you want
to send us a message twenty two bars nine on Newstalks.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
E'd be for more from Saturday Morning with Jack. Listen
live to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Quarterbas nine on Newstalks ZEDV. Jennifer sent me a text
and so Jack made me laugh. We had to use
text to color pens to fill in the gaps on
our war mural. Jack, I totally relate. My partner and
I tried putting up wallstickers a few years ago. Honestly,
we are still arguing over it, Jack, Jack, Jack, Never
with the wallstickers. Never, never with wallpaper either, paint only
(00:34):
at the end of the day, it's lower risk. Jack,
Well done for expressing vulnerability. I think it's serious, serious
vulnerability on my part trying to put up wallstickers. Our
text numbers nine two nine two. Don't forget that. If
you're sending me a text them this morning, standard text
costs supply you can email me as well if you like.
Right now, it is quarter past nine and Kevin Milne
(00:54):
is with us this morning. Kevin, have you ever done
wallstickers or wallpapers?
Speaker 3 (00:59):
I can't remember.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
You remember it? No, you trust me you remember it,
So don't. If you can't remember it, you haven't done it.
It's not the sort of thing that one forgets.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Yeah. I honestly the when you told that story, some
nervousness came back to me. But I can't remember an
event where we put their up. But I was going
to make the point that I don't know how good
you are at the wall stickers, but you've become a
frighteningly good interviewer. I watched I watched your interview with
(01:29):
the Prime Minister. I get nervous now just getting on
the end of the phone with you. I wondering whether
you might ask me a question I don't know.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
If you have, and then interrupt you constantly until you
answer it. Yeah. I'm lucky to you know that. One
of the great privileges I think I have is that
I'm able to be in different roles, you know, So
it's nice to This is the thing I love about
our Saturday mornings together. Is it slightly more relaxed than
Q and A can be from time to time? Yes, yes, exactly. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
I remember Brian Edwards a great interviewer. He credited some
of the success of his interviewing career to people being
just so nervous even before the interviews started. And I
think you're starting to create that sort of a reputation.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Oh yeah, that's interesting. Well, no, yeah, I'm not sure
about the reputation, but that's that's an interesting prospect.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Well.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
I always think if they're politicians and senior cabinet ministers
and that sort of thing, they're usually pretty practiced it
speaking to people. But it is that being said a
foreign environment, being in a TV studio, I think, regardless
of who you are. But anyway, Keven, you you've been
celebrating an addition to the Milne family this year.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Yeah, as you wait, under addition to your household, we've
added to ours. Not a baby. I drew the line
at that at age fifty two, which I thought was
a fair innings. No, we have a gorgeous golden retriever
nearly four months old, toilet trained in a recent graduate
of puppy school. All's gone well so far. The previous
(03:01):
owners trained him beautifully, though in the end deciding that
was a step too far for them and a and
a busy young household. Actually, he has already chewed into
some of the back files of My Woman's weekly columns.
This endeared him even more to my wife and daughter,
who thought it was hilarious. They don't realize those columns
(03:21):
may be destined for preservation in the National Archives. I
took his liking for My woman's weekly columns as confirmation
that retrievers are indeed extremely intelligent. Retrievers were, of course,
originally gun dogs that recovered game birds after they'd been
shut down. So don't be surprised if I'm knocking your
(03:42):
door Jack with some grouse and a partridge for your
Christmas dinner. In truth, Jack, actually, I noted when I
was writing this up, I wondered whether there were any
grouse in New Zealand. In fact, they were bought in
his zeland on the first four ships in the Canterbury,
but they never survived. But are surprised to find there
are still some partridge in the wild. Both. Okay, Now
(04:05):
we don't have a name for our yet, so I'm
tempted to call him either Tame or Jack. Tame seems
a great name for a pet dog, isn't it. So
every time someone asks his name and I replied Tame,
they're going to say, yeah, I can see that, but
what's his name? So we might go for Jack. When
he sniffs around nervous strangers, we can say, don't worry
(04:27):
Jack's tame, which would be rightly amusing to everybody, but
you by imagine.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Jack very good. That is very very very good. I
like that. He well, yeah, it depends on his behavior,
I suppose otherwise. Yeah, but I mean a goin.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Anyway, So there's something between that. You've got the trend
the two of you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
So I would have thought Golden Retrievers are dear, I say,
pretty high maintenance, aren't they in terms of in terms
of exercise and everything else. You've really got to keep
them moving a This is bad.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
News for me, Jack. I thought we were getting something
clearly sort of straightforward because we've had border colleagues up
to now. Oh yeah, they're fairly.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I think borer colleagues the top of the list, aren't
they in terms of in terms of needing needing lots
of exercise and stimulus.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
And that rustles are at the top of the list,
aren't they, are they?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
Yeah, I don't know. I think so. When when I
had a look, I thought we were being fairly conservative
with the Golden Retriever. But it's so far honestly, we're
just running around. It's like having another baby in now.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Yeah. Yeah, it's so much fun though. Way, there's there's
such a kind of magic and joy from having.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
A new year and family. I think it's turned out
to be. Now I am wondering why I've got talked
into the squad girls in the family.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Well here, yeah, yeah, true, yes, it's very convenient for her.
Well look, Kevin, thank you so much for for everything
this year. This is my last show for the year.
So you have a wonderful Christmas, won't you, and enjoy
having the puppy there. We should say, of course that
your family has given this careful consideration, the girls and
(06:04):
your family, and then obviously you're you are experienced, you
are experienced dog owners. So you're not recommending that everyone
makes a spur of the moment puppy decision heading into Christmas.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Oh no, no, hell no.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
But you have a great Christmas though, and we will.
I'll look forward to speaking with you again in the
new year.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Thank you, Jack, it's been a pleasure, and thank you
for your Christmas card this year. That it's become something
we all look forward to now and you're not going
to be able to get out of that now.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, yeah, I'm locked in. Yeah yeah, yeah, Well it's
not very exciting.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
But yeah, yeah, you've been a brilliant here and congratulations
to that.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Thank you, Kevin. Yeah, look forward to catching up again.
So Kevin Milney, thank you very much for your text.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Jack.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Yes, best to go with the big budget when you're
buying a wall decoll but best to set aside a
contingency as well. You've got the wall decal cost, but
then you've got the cost for all of plastering that
inevitably follows. True ninety two only two if you want
to send us a message twenty two bars nine on Newstalks.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
E'd be for more from Saturday Morning with Jack. Listen
live to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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