April 11, 2025 • 5 mins
Air New Zealand is refreshing their look, unveiling a brand-new uniform for their staff.
The update comes 14 years after their last redesign – the collection designed by Kiwi designer Emilia Wickstead.
And although Kevin Milne thinks they look pretty good, he does have a few questions.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A'd be Kevin Milne is with us this morning, licking
his wounds after that incredible game of Super rugby last night, Kevin,
I reckon for me and look, obviously I've got a
little bit of skin in the game. He had a
little bit of bias. I reckon. It was the super
rugby game of the season. That last ten minutes of
the Cane say this last night was thrilling.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes, I thought you would start off with this sort
of tone. I think Scottish. Look that Scottish coach needs
to tell the Hurricanes that the game no longer starts
at seven point thirty five. And although they did actually
triumph from the first few minutes, but then it was
(00:53):
a poor effort for the rest of that half. Yeah, yeah,
I thought, Yeah, I think, thank goodness forgot the best
half back in the country.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, you do. He played very well. But yeah, it
was a great game. We're going to talk with our
sporto about those I met as last night. That surprise
result for the Chiefs in a couple of minutes, Kevin,
But you have been focused on much more serious things
this week, while while the world's been enveloped in tariff turmoil,
we've had the Treaty Principles Bill before the House. Here,
(01:20):
you want to talk about the new air New Zealand uniforms.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Yes, in New Zealand's revealed its new uniform. It looks
pretty good, I reckon a little conservative, perhaps formal, but
pretty good good on the Kiwi designer in London, Amelia Wisted,
I think New Zealanders have always taken an almost passionate
interest in their New Zealand's uniform over the years, as
(01:45):
if it represents us personally, which to an extent it does.
It's the new design doesn't meet our approval. There's not
a headdressing sellon on the country that doesn't hear about it.
Of course, there will never be a more magnificent day
New Zealand uniform than the nineteen seventies hot pink and
lime green lollipop uniforms miniskirts designed by Mary quant. I
(02:08):
would say that because neither Mary nor I had to
work in one, and I suspect the average age of
the cabin staff was a lot younger back then. The
new uniform comes in a wide range of sizes, apparently
to suit the wearer and the job that they have
to do. As Emelioc said puts it, she hopes any
Zealand staff will wear the uniform as opposed to the
(02:31):
uniform wearing them. What surprises me, though, is we're still
dressing the captains and the first officers as though they
were in military uniforms. I can understand how that all started.
Our airlines got underwigh at war time. I think back
then even the women were dressed like soldiers. But isn't
(02:53):
it time those flying the planes, those in charge of
the aircraft, or something more appropriate. I know they looked
stunning in their peaked cap with insignia and double breath,
some military style jackets with silver buttons, but shouldn't they
be in something a bit less formal. They could still
(03:13):
look pretty good leather flying jackets like yat Jack. I'll
tell you what you'd make a terrific aircraft captain. I
bet you higher out and the aircraft captain suit and
hat when you go to dress that patties.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
For me the thing that always defines the pilot look
as the short sleeve shirt.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
You know it's you.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
You never see that anywhere else, do you it's like
whatever reason it is, that's a Yeah. It is a
bit of a throwback the old double breasted thing. I
I thought it looked pretty sharp.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
But oh it looks it looks terrific. But I just
wonder whether it's appropriate for people who are basically drivers.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yeah, My question is like how comfortable, you know, is it?
Can you sleep in it? Because you know, like on
planes obviously, like even you know, especially on long hawk flights,
like pilots have got to be up and down and
out of their seats and things, and it can be
a pretty, you know, kind of not the most comfortable
environment over time, And I just wonder how comfortable it is,
(04:12):
like can you sleep in it? Does it get creased?
Creased if you're sleep in it? Can you how does
it absorb your sweet and all that kind of thing.
I think I take a kind of a utilitarian approach.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
To the year. And I really I think those lovely
frying jackets from the Second World War that the Americans
used to fly their plans and were terrific and they
look great too. Yeah, but you still have an answer.
My question is that your go to dress up.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
I don't know what it is. Yeah, No, I I
I'm sure I've worn one before a couple of times before.
I'm just trying to think what my go to dress
up would be. See, I only dress up. I only
dress up very occasionally, and when I do, I usually
try and make the outfit myself. I sort of think
that's in the spirit of a dress up, don't you think, Yeah,
(05:00):
just going to the to the costume shop, like try
and try and knock up something yourself, you know, or
swing down to look up and get something cheap to
add to it, you know.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
I always think, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that's right, Jack,
But I think you you looked bloody brilliant in mine.
You would wear one to work.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah, yeah, definitely give it more respect.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I wonder the double Brister is coming back, you know, yeah,
because I.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Think you look like that guy on the You look
like that guy that who's at the Captain's at the
holiday shop.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Adds house the Travelers, Yes, yeah, travel Yeah, how's the
travel I think that's the one. Very good n We
will catch again soon. Thanks for your time this morning.
Kevin Millon kicking the show off.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks. He'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A'd be Kevin Milne is with us this morning, licking
his wounds after that incredible game of Super rugby last night, Kevin,
I reckon for me and look, obviously I've got a
little bit of skin in the game. He had a
little bit of bias. I reckon. It was the super
rugby game of the season. That last ten minutes of
the Cane say this last night was thrilling.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes, I thought you would start off with this sort
of tone. I think Scottish. Look that Scottish coach needs
to tell the Hurricanes that the game no longer starts
at seven point thirty five. And although they did actually
triumph from the first few minutes, but then it was
(00:53):
a poor effort for the rest of that half. Yeah, yeah,
I thought, Yeah, I think, thank goodness forgot the best
half back in the country.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, you do. He played very well. But yeah, it
was a great game. We're going to talk with our
sporto about those I met as last night. That surprise
result for the Chiefs in a couple of minutes, Kevin,
But you have been focused on much more serious things
this week, while while the world's been enveloped in tariff turmoil,
we've had the Treaty Principles Bill before the House. Here,
(01:20):
you want to talk about the new air New Zealand uniforms.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Yes, in New Zealand's revealed its new uniform. It looks
pretty good, I reckon a little conservative, perhaps formal, but
pretty good good on the Kiwi designer in London, Amelia Wisted,
I think New Zealanders have always taken an almost passionate
interest in their New Zealand's uniform over the years, as
(01:45):
if it represents us personally, which to an extent it does.
It's the new design doesn't meet our approval. There's not
a headdressing sellon on the country that doesn't hear about it.
Of course, there will never be a more magnificent day
New Zealand uniform than the nineteen seventies hot pink and
lime green lollipop uniforms miniskirts designed by Mary quant. I
(02:08):
would say that because neither Mary nor I had to
work in one, and I suspect the average age of
the cabin staff was a lot younger back then. The
new uniform comes in a wide range of sizes, apparently
to suit the wearer and the job that they have
to do. As Emelioc said puts it, she hopes any
Zealand staff will wear the uniform as opposed to the
(02:31):
uniform wearing them. What surprises me, though, is we're still
dressing the captains and the first officers as though they
were in military uniforms. I can understand how that all started.
Our airlines got underwigh at war time. I think back
then even the women were dressed like soldiers. But isn't
(02:53):
it time those flying the planes, those in charge of
the aircraft, or something more appropriate. I know they looked
stunning in their peaked cap with insignia and double breath,
some military style jackets with silver buttons, but shouldn't they
be in something a bit less formal. They could still
(03:13):
look pretty good leather flying jackets like yat Jack. I'll
tell you what you'd make a terrific aircraft captain. I
bet you higher out and the aircraft captain suit and
hat when you go to dress that patties.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
For me the thing that always defines the pilot look
as the short sleeve shirt.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
You know it's you.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
You never see that anywhere else, do you it's like
whatever reason it is, that's a Yeah. It is a
bit of a throwback the old double breasted thing. I
I thought it looked pretty sharp.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
But oh it looks it looks terrific. But I just
wonder whether it's appropriate for people who are basically drivers.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yeah, My question is like how comfortable, you know, is it?
Can you sleep in it? Because you know, like on
planes obviously, like even you know, especially on long hawk flights,
like pilots have got to be up and down and
out of their seats and things, and it can be
a pretty, you know, kind of not the most comfortable
environment over time, And I just wonder how comfortable it is,
(04:12):
like can you sleep in it? Does it get creased?
Creased if you're sleep in it? Can you how does
it absorb your sweet and all that kind of thing.
I think I take a kind of a utilitarian approach.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
To the year. And I really I think those lovely
frying jackets from the Second World War that the Americans
used to fly their plans and were terrific and they
look great too. Yeah, but you still have an answer.
My question is that your go to dress up.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
I don't know what it is. Yeah, No, I I
I'm sure I've worn one before a couple of times before.
I'm just trying to think what my go to dress
up would be. See, I only dress up. I only
dress up very occasionally, and when I do, I usually
try and make the outfit myself. I sort of think
that's in the spirit of a dress up, don't you think, Yeah,
(05:00):
just going to the to the costume shop, like try
and try and knock up something yourself, you know, or
swing down to look up and get something cheap to
add to it, you know.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
I always think, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that's right, Jack,
But I think you you looked bloody brilliant in mine.
You would wear one to work.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah, yeah, definitely give it more respect.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
I wonder the double Brister is coming back, you know, yeah,
because I.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Think you look like that guy on the You look
like that guy that who's at the Captain's at the
holiday shop.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Adds house the Travelers, Yes, yeah, travel Yeah, how's the
travel I think that's the one. Very good n We
will catch again soon. Thanks for your time this morning.
Kevin Millon kicking the show off.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks. He'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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