July 30, 2024 • 7 mins
Tonight on The Huddle, Ali Jones from Red PR and Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
The Film Commission has copped some backlash after they spent over $16,000 on four events amid proposed budget cuts. Is this outrage justified?
Are we concerned about New Zealand's lack of medals at the Olympics - or do we need to be patient?
McDonalds is grappling with falling sales. Do they just need to become cheaper again?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Huddle with New Zealand Southeby's international realty, unparalleled reach
and results.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
And on the Huddle today is man about Town, Tim
Wilson and also Allie Jones and Red p Are.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
You.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I don't know about man about town?
Speaker 4 (00:16):
What does that make me? What does that make me?
A woman about town?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Ok? You woman?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I say man about town because Tim Wilson wears a
bow tie.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
That's what about Ellie? Could you be a woman on
the ras Taz how about that?
Speaker 4 (00:29):
No? I would not be a woman on the rastas
that has a completely different meanings.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Man about town, Allie?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Allie, were you about town enough that you were invited
to a film commission party?
Speaker 4 (00:42):
No? But I just heard your interview with Jordan Williams
that man would only be happy if people will sat
cloth and ashes to work. Honestly, I mean this is
I don't have a problem with this cost. And I'm
sick of the word party. If you ever wanted to
color something and get a response from people, call it
a party, I'm going to call them events. There were
four events. It is not a great look when you're
(01:04):
tightening belts, But for goodness sake, if you look at
the breakdown for the costs and the food and the
venue and some transport. It is not unreasonable. This organization
turned over thirty four million dollars last year. So let's
keep this in perspective and not get silly.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
About my partner works in an organization. I'll tell you
a city council where in fact, everybody pays for any
event like this out of their own pocket.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I'm the same. I'm the same, Andrew. I'm a local
elected member. We bring our own biscuits. I'm looking at
six chocolate muffins now that I.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
So, why can't we do that for a public servant?
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Because it's a different organization. They turn over thirty four
million dollars a year, They have to work with people
like Jackson, They have to go to LA to meet
these people. And if Jordan wants to call it smooth,
me can. But he's really just got to stop making
this car motor.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Tim Wilson. It's it's not called it a party. That's
not even call it an event. Let's call it practicing
for schmoozing for when they do schmoozing on the big stages.
About that, would that worked for you?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Well, I don't know. Have you ever been to one
of these farewell and welcome parties, so the word party
maybe you do might be more appropriate. So it's quite
you know, it's quite mechan it's an event, yeah, exactly.
But maybe a team like four dues over two months,
maybe they could have just amalgam at sixteen sixteen and
a half k. Maybe they just could have had the
(02:22):
one for five k and really pushed out of the
boost budget or maybe put in the cash bar. What
I thought was interesting though the guy leaving was thirty
years service. I've got to say that if I see
a sort of TV with thirty years in the same place,
I'd ask some questions. But that establishes a measure eight
k for thirty years. So then if the next CEO
(02:44):
does three years, it can be ten percent. And so
you've got a budget of eight hundred bucks, spanders saveloys
and it finishes before the last buster.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Candla good stuff to Wilson and Allie Jones. I've always
said that a lot of public service these days, of
the young up and comers and the indentured thirty years
sounds a bit like that, But there we go.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
It's what the huddle with new Zealand Souththerby's International Realty
exceptional marketing for every property.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
All right, so no on the Huddleton Wilson and Allie Jones. Now,
ladies and gentlemen, I've seen the saddest white board on Earth.
I went into the control room just down the road
from the Newstalk MB for our commentary's team at the
Olympic Games, and there's a competition they like to play
amongst each other. It's like who gets to call the
most medals? So up there there's a table medal table there,
(03:32):
and then it's got the names. It's got the names Alders, Coops, Elliott, Malcolm, Nick,
Compiney our commentators, and then it's got gold, silver and bronze.
And there's not one medal, not one medal. Normally apparently
Malcolm Malcolm Jordan wins. He gets the most medals to call.
So you're chuckling already, are How are you feeling about
(03:55):
the total lack of metal in our larder?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Well, we we had to wait a week. We had
to wait a week in Beijing, in Athens and Sydney.
Maybe kiwis are just like starters anyway, Sports about participation, right, guys,
not winning or losing. Are you saying winnings for winners
if it.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Was about branding and national pride and also to make
yourself feel better in the cost of living crisis?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Ali, No, No, I'm a Crusader supporter, and we know
how to pace ourselves down here and still come out winners.
So I'm not panicking.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Gus. You also learned how to lose this year.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Can I just say, hey, look, let's just go there
for the moment. I'm talking about previous years, Andrew, you
should know that. And actually, is it about the medal count?
As Tim just said, you know, I would rather it
be just as much about the stories of the games
and the athletes and the opening ceremony and the naked
blue guy. I mean, I think that stuff is really
important to give us a flavor of the games. One
(04:48):
thing you might know, because I haven't been following them
and don't follow them closely. Are our best events still
to come? Is that part of this issue?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah? Rowing, sailing, Aaron Gates is cycling. Yeah, I think
we've got better events to come.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
You can you're going now, you're going? Well, I just
it's not really about the naked blue guy. Can we
not go, there's nothing. There's nothing lazier or silly of
the blass for me.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Oh you know I should know that. Oh come, I'm sorry,
this my.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Agreeably, Tim?
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Tim can I say, okay, I'm going to disagree with
you there because I as I understand that that naked
blue guy was Dansis, who was actually part of a
takeoff of a French painting which is all about the
gods at Olympus, which was painted by a painter who
was inspired by the picture of the Last Supper, So
it wasn't in fact, that's first. How do you feel
about that?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Yeah, no, I've heard I've heard that theory. But the
Olympics did apologize about mocking the Last Supper, so if
they apologized for it, probably were doing it.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
They should really be apologizing for the absolute lack of
you know, swimm our medals and there's swim will water.
I mean, that's that's heartbreaking too, all right, Okay McDonald's
grappling with falling sales now a term you feed children. Ye,
this must be.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Look, it is expensive, and they're they're doing this at
a time when I think Pizza Hut and Dominoes are
having a price war. So you're looking at. You can
fill a kid's gut for five bucks. There you go
up market a bit six fifty for a popcorn snack
box at KFC. But the kids always want a drink,
so discount the drink. That's what I'm saying to Mac
is free drinks.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
You know what, I just asked our research department to
tell me how much it is for a big Mac,
a medium coke and medium phrase in other words, known
as the medium combo, because as I understand that that
is a standard for all currencies, just like gold and
all sorts of other things you can compare internationally. You
can compare the state of the economies by the cost
of a big Mac medium combo. And then our research
(06:53):
department says it changes in every restaurant nowadays, and I thought, well,
that's just wrong.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Yeah, yeah, that's true.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
See I remember going overseas and going into restaurants, and
you were supposed to look at the price of the
big Mac. I don't know about the combo thing, but
certainly the big Mac was an indication. Then you know
your takeaway food, Tim that is unbelievable. You should have
an eight hundred number. I'm impressed.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Oh boy, this is so embarrassing. I mean, this is
just stuff we researched on the internet. Okay, guys, I
have no personal experience of this whatsoever.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Tim you're a great dad, a better late than never,
and I thank you so much for your time today.
And Ali you are magnificent and you are a woman
about town. And I thank you for your time as well.
And we'll see you guys in later time.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Okay, thank you, Andrew, Thank you Andrew.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
The Huddle with New Zealand Southeby's international realty, unparalleled reach
and results.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
And on the Huddle today is man about Town, Tim
Wilson and also Allie Jones and Red p Are.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
You.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I don't know about man about town?
Speaker 4 (00:16):
What does that make me? What does that make me?
A woman about town?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Ok? You woman?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I say man about town because Tim Wilson wears a
bow tie.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
That's what about Ellie? Could you be a woman on
the ras Taz how about that?
Speaker 4 (00:29):
No? I would not be a woman on the rastas
that has a completely different meanings.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Man about town, Allie?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Allie, were you about town enough that you were invited
to a film commission party?
Speaker 4 (00:42):
No? But I just heard your interview with Jordan Williams
that man would only be happy if people will sat
cloth and ashes to work. Honestly, I mean this is
I don't have a problem with this cost. And I'm
sick of the word party. If you ever wanted to
color something and get a response from people, call it
a party, I'm going to call them events. There were
four events. It is not a great look when you're
(01:04):
tightening belts, But for goodness sake, if you look at
the breakdown for the costs and the food and the
venue and some transport. It is not unreasonable. This organization
turned over thirty four million dollars last year. So let's
keep this in perspective and not get silly.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
About my partner works in an organization. I'll tell you
a city council where in fact, everybody pays for any
event like this out of their own pocket.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I'm the same. I'm the same, Andrew. I'm a local
elected member. We bring our own biscuits. I'm looking at
six chocolate muffins now that I.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
So, why can't we do that for a public servant?
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Because it's a different organization. They turn over thirty four
million dollars a year, They have to work with people
like Jackson, They have to go to LA to meet
these people. And if Jordan wants to call it smooth,
me can. But he's really just got to stop making
this car motor.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Tim Wilson. It's it's not called it a party. That's
not even call it an event. Let's call it practicing
for schmoozing for when they do schmoozing on the big stages.
About that, would that worked for you?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Well, I don't know. Have you ever been to one
of these farewell and welcome parties, so the word party
maybe you do might be more appropriate. So it's quite
you know, it's quite mechan it's an event, yeah, exactly.
But maybe a team like four dues over two months,
maybe they could have just amalgam at sixteen sixteen and
a half k. Maybe they just could have had the
(02:22):
one for five k and really pushed out of the
boost budget or maybe put in the cash bar. What
I thought was interesting though the guy leaving was thirty
years service. I've got to say that if I see
a sort of TV with thirty years in the same place,
I'd ask some questions. But that establishes a measure eight
k for thirty years. So then if the next CEO
(02:44):
does three years, it can be ten percent. And so
you've got a budget of eight hundred bucks, spanders saveloys
and it finishes before the last buster.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Candla good stuff to Wilson and Allie Jones. I've always
said that a lot of public service these days, of
the young up and comers and the indentured thirty years
sounds a bit like that, But there we go.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
It's what the huddle with new Zealand Souththerby's International Realty
exceptional marketing for every property.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
All right, so no on the Huddleton Wilson and Allie Jones. Now,
ladies and gentlemen, I've seen the saddest white board on Earth.
I went into the control room just down the road
from the Newstalk MB for our commentary's team at the
Olympic Games, and there's a competition they like to play
amongst each other. It's like who gets to call the
most medals? So up there there's a table medal table there,
(03:32):
and then it's got the names. It's got the names Alders, Coops, Elliott, Malcolm, Nick,
Compiney our commentators, and then it's got gold, silver and bronze.
And there's not one medal, not one medal. Normally apparently
Malcolm Malcolm Jordan wins. He gets the most medals to call.
So you're chuckling already, are How are you feeling about
(03:55):
the total lack of metal in our larder?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Well, we we had to wait a week. We had
to wait a week in Beijing, in Athens and Sydney.
Maybe kiwis are just like starters anyway, Sports about participation, right, guys,
not winning or losing. Are you saying winnings for winners
if it.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Was about branding and national pride and also to make
yourself feel better in the cost of living crisis?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Ali, No, No, I'm a Crusader supporter, and we know
how to pace ourselves down here and still come out winners.
So I'm not panicking.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Gus. You also learned how to lose this year.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Can I just say, hey, look, let's just go there
for the moment. I'm talking about previous years, Andrew, you
should know that. And actually, is it about the medal count?
As Tim just said, you know, I would rather it
be just as much about the stories of the games
and the athletes and the opening ceremony and the naked
blue guy. I mean, I think that stuff is really
important to give us a flavor of the games. One
(04:48):
thing you might know, because I haven't been following them
and don't follow them closely. Are our best events still
to come? Is that part of this issue?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah? Rowing, sailing, Aaron Gates is cycling. Yeah, I think
we've got better events to come.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
You can you're going now, you're going? Well, I just
it's not really about the naked blue guy. Can we
not go, there's nothing. There's nothing lazier or silly of
the blass for me.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Oh you know I should know that. Oh come, I'm sorry,
this my.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Agreeably, Tim?
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Tim can I say, okay, I'm going to disagree with
you there because I as I understand that that naked
blue guy was Dansis, who was actually part of a
takeoff of a French painting which is all about the
gods at Olympus, which was painted by a painter who
was inspired by the picture of the Last Supper, So
it wasn't in fact, that's first. How do you feel
about that?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Yeah, no, I've heard I've heard that theory. But the
Olympics did apologize about mocking the Last Supper, so if
they apologized for it, probably were doing it.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
They should really be apologizing for the absolute lack of
you know, swimm our medals and there's swim will water.
I mean, that's that's heartbreaking too, all right, Okay McDonald's
grappling with falling sales now a term you feed children. Ye,
this must be.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Look, it is expensive, and they're they're doing this at
a time when I think Pizza Hut and Dominoes are
having a price war. So you're looking at. You can
fill a kid's gut for five bucks. There you go
up market a bit six fifty for a popcorn snack
box at KFC. But the kids always want a drink,
so discount the drink. That's what I'm saying to Mac
is free drinks.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
You know what, I just asked our research department to
tell me how much it is for a big Mac,
a medium coke and medium phrase in other words, known
as the medium combo, because as I understand that that
is a standard for all currencies, just like gold and
all sorts of other things you can compare internationally. You
can compare the state of the economies by the cost
of a big Mac medium combo. And then our research
(06:53):
department says it changes in every restaurant nowadays, and I thought, well,
that's just wrong.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Yeah, yeah, that's true.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
See I remember going overseas and going into restaurants, and
you were supposed to look at the price of the
big Mac. I don't know about the combo thing, but
certainly the big Mac was an indication. Then you know
your takeaway food, Tim that is unbelievable. You should have
an eight hundred number. I'm impressed.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Oh boy, this is so embarrassing. I mean, this is
just stuff we researched on the internet. Okay, guys, I
have no personal experience of this whatsoever.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Tim you're a great dad, a better late than never,
and I thank you so much for your time today.
And Ali you are magnificent and you are a woman
about town. And I thank you for your time as well.
And we'll see you guys in later time.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Okay, thank you, Andrew, Thank you Andrew.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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