October 27, 2025 • 13 mins
FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from the long weekend on Newstalk ZB) Could Netball Get Any Whackier?/Misplaced Faith In Joe/So What Has the PSA Ever Done for Me?/Bill Gets Out and About/Do you Hear a Buzzing Sound?
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:20):
Used Talk said be you Talk said Hello.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
My beautiful beanies, and welcome to the bean is a
long weekend edition versus yesterday's news. I am Bilen Hart,
and it's not just yesterday, not just the day before,
but three days for the price of none. Joseph Parker
is a loser the Mega strike. Remember that from last week,
(00:44):
Come on, you must do it was Mega. Bill Bailey's
here and he's not just here, He's like really here.
And there's something deadly in Iceland. But before any of that,
so netball is finally sorting itself out.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
No sooner do they reappoint.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Nolean, that Dame Nolen than they actually win a game.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
How did you arrive at this decision to put a
Dame Norlene Total back as silver Ferns coach.
Speaker 6 (01:16):
Well, it's clearly something that we've been working on over
the last two months and we're just delighted that we've
been able to reach a resolution to this matter and
reinstate Dame Nolen as head coach.
Speaker 7 (01:31):
Of the soil Fairs.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
Did you have to meet in the middle Howard negotiations.
Speaker 6 (01:36):
Well, as you know, in a high performance environment, you're
dealing with people at the top end of their game,
whether that's coaches or athletes, and so for that very reason,
everyone wants to perform at their best and have processes
that were to allow that to happen. So for both
Netbal New Zealand, Dame Nolen and for the athletes, it
(01:58):
was important to be able to ensure that we reached
a common understanding of what those things were and put
the process in place to move forward.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Your media release is Born. New Zealand and Dame no
Lean have agreed to implement enhancements to support well being
and performance, including strengthening the player voice. Can you outline
what exactly that means for us, Jenny, Well, there's.
Speaker 6 (02:20):
A you know, I think across spot there is a
heightened awareness of the challenges of what is needed to
stay at the top of your game and how to
adapt and grow in the changing environment that we find
ourselves in. So we are looking at a working group
of how we pull those enhancements together and what they
(02:43):
might look like to make sure that going forward this
environment is fit for purpose.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
So really this outcome has made what came before it
look even more stupid and bizarre than everybody already thought
that it was, because basically they've just ended up doing
what I'm using the term everybody, everybody except for a
few elite netble players.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Thought should have happened in the first weird bizarre thing,
which hopefully now is over.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
News talk ZI been now.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
This station.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Certainly the microssing Grief has been a huge supporter of
Joseph Parker over the years. He's kind of let us
down this weekends, to be honest, Why losing to a
guy nobody'd ever heard of before.
Speaker 8 (03:32):
You saw when the ref stepped in because a lot
of people haven't seen it because it was on a
streaming service that costs fifty bucks. But you saw when
the ref stipped and Joseph actually said to him, no mate,
no mate, I'm good, I'm good. You could see him
saying that to the referee. But on it went. Joseph
said after the game he wanted to carry on, after
the bite fight, he wanted to carry on.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
But he's then.
Speaker 8 (03:52):
Accepted the loss with good grace, which is the mark
of the man.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
Yeah, look, you says, I think he's got He's grown
up with all the white disciplines in the sport, and
he just accepts that's how boxing as he's been around
it for a very very long time, and that there's
no sense complaining after the fact, you know. And I
think he shows great maturity in doing that. And I'll
tell you one thing from what I can see Joe
will do, is he will just get back in the
(04:16):
ring and fight his way back to where he was,
and that's probably at least two maybe three fights away.
But maybe he's beaten everybody in the world.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
He would have beaten.
Speaker 7 (04:25):
Wardly had it gone the distance. So you know, it's
a real shame he didn't quite get there because that
would have been the biggest paid of his career. I
would have thought against Ersik, especially back by the Southeast.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
But the question is, Dean, The question is, though, how
much time is left in Joseph's body? You know, how
long will it take for him to get back to
the sort of position he was in before the Fabio flight.
Speaker 7 (04:45):
Probably no more than three fights tops, I would have thought,
which is a twelve month span. Joe at the stage's careers,
thirty three years of age, he's probably coming into the
absolute prime of his career. And if you have a
look at Alexander Ersek, who is the current unified world champion,
he's thirty eight, thirty nine years of age, in fight
as good as he ever thought?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Are we sort of in some ways relieved that he
hasn't now got a chance at the be out of
bloke the world champ because if you can't beat the
bloke that nobody's ever heard of when he's apparently, according
to Dean Lonegan, they're fighting the best that he's ever bought,
(05:27):
what hope? Then, poor old Joseph, it seems like such
a nice guy too.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
You talk right?
Speaker 4 (05:34):
So still fall out from that strike last week?
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Was it one strike or was it a bunch of
strikes all happening at the same time but confusing?
Speaker 9 (05:44):
So was the strike a success?
Speaker 10 (05:48):
Absolutely? What we saw was about one hundred thousand workers
all taking strike action in response to collective bargaining offers
that are just not meeting their needs, all the needs
of our public health and education system. And it was
a very powerful message to the government and really a
historic day for New Zealand. As the New Zealand Hell
(06:08):
set on its front page, history was made.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
So as the size of it. Basically the success. You
go look lots of people strike, went on strike, Bengo
win or win for us.
Speaker 10 (06:19):
Well, look, it's too early to say what it's full
success will be because obviously we need to see these
collective agreements settled, we need to see these workers' issues
listen to and responded to by the government with fair payoffers.
But also really importantly for members in for example, the
health sector, a big concern of THEIRS is the lack
(06:39):
of safe staffing in our hospitals, and that means roster
is being filled, vacancies when they arise being filled, and
really the public health system being set up to deliver
the service that New Zealanders need and deserve and expect.
Speaker 7 (06:55):
Success.
Speaker 9 (06:56):
Yeah, I guess, I mean some of the health problems aren't.
You look at any other other countries and people are
complaining of the same things. It's not a not the
easiest sort of criteria to fulfill, is it.
Speaker 10 (07:07):
Well, actually, if you look at other countries, they do
pay health workers significantly more, and that's why we're seeing
so many of our doctors and nurses and allied health
workers looking to Australia for better terms and conditions of employment,
job security, and a lifestyle which is easier as a result,
(07:27):
and we are losing too many of our health professionals,
many of whom have trained here to Australia and other countries.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
I'm glad to brought that up actually, that.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Not everybody rushes off overseas because things are great over there,
because a lot of those countries do have some very
similar problems to us. But yeah, I don't know. After
all the dust is settled, I guess it's sort of half.
Speaker 4 (07:57):
A week ago, now was it?
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Really?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Does it change history forever in terms of dustrial relations
in this country?
Speaker 4 (08:05):
I don't know that that's necessarily.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Maybe I'm just too far away from it, happily ignorant.
Put that on my I'm my gravestone. Probably your city, right,
Bill Bailey is now here. I think we had a
bit of build up to him coming here. And when
he comes here, he really he comes here.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Just come set in a hotel and go out and
doesn't doesn't show he gets about Do you.
Speaker 11 (08:32):
Know what I love about you?
Speaker 12 (08:33):
What's that that when you come to New Zealand you
don't just go I'll go to three main centers and
then I'll head to sunny Australia. You do the country,
You've got all the far flung corners. What is it
that you enjoy about that?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Why do you do that?
Speaker 11 (08:48):
Well, it's I mean simply because it's a beautiful country
and there's a lot about it that I love him
and it's kind of the sort of things that New
Zealand offers, the sort of things I would seek out
in any country that I have a bit of spare
(09:09):
time in it, That is getting amongst nature, trying to
see some of the bird life you have here, the
amazing flaor and fauna which is unique to New Zealand, endemic.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
In some cases.
Speaker 11 (09:22):
So that is a big draw for me. And so
every time I get a spare moment, that's what I'll
be trying to do. But also it's just a very
beautiful country to travel around and any chance I get,
I'll be out there exploring.
Speaker 12 (09:35):
So have you learned to tour? Well, have you learned
to tour in a way that, as you say, you
can have a moment and enjoy it rather than going, Okay,
I've got all these stops I have to make and
kind of churn through the work.
Speaker 11 (09:44):
Absolutely, yes, I mean that's the thing, you know, because
I still love touring and I love the experience of it.
But yes, I've learned to tour a bit better over
the years and allow time for those kinds of things
as well. So you know, and you have to get out.
I think that's the key thing with me. Otherwise you
end up in a lot of hotel rooms and you're
(10:05):
stuck indoors a lot of the time, and you can
be you can fall into a bit of a rut
like that. So I always try to get out and
see a bit of where I'm I'm going to be
playing it.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
So it's not everybody who when you ask them what
they're keen to see when they go to a place,
they just immediately the first thing that they say is
some of the bird life. I mean, possibly Edinburgh would
say that.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
That there you go.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
Bill Bailey, lover of endemic birds, used talk actually speaking.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
Of things that are native, some things that are foreign,
some things that.
Speaker 3 (10:49):
Are borner, perhaps that you don't want become endemic or
indeed cause an epidemic.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
Guess what's arrived in Iceland.
Speaker 13 (10:59):
Scientists have confirmed that for the first time, the world's
deadliest creature has reached the last country on Earth, Iceland
officially has mosquitoes, and while sure Iceland is not the Amazon,
they're not at risk of a dingy fever outbreak anytime soon.
(11:20):
You can still safely leave the deep at home. The
truth is the discovery probably represents more than just an
ecological quirk. At an individual level, sure is a potential nuisance,
especially for those of us who like wearing shorts, But
what confirming mosquitoes and Iceland says about the state of
(11:40):
the planet is probably far far more serious.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Look, I know somebody's probably explained this before, and I
just haven't been paying attention. And I get that there's
you know, the the ecosystem is a bit of a
balancing act, But is there really a reason that we
have to have mosquitoes?
Speaker 4 (12:07):
We not just get rid of them ones for all.
There'll be a reason for them. You know.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
It's like they say, yeah, we need creepy spiders because
otherwise the other insect of the out of control, because
you've been nobody there to gobble them up. Really, and
if we do need them to something, can we get
something else to do whatever it is that they do with.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Them, to be an app do what.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Department just does I've been hat that has been news
towards You've been a long week in a difference to
whatever there I see if they care again for a
least annoying one tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
If I can't.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Use talking talks it been
Speaker 1 (12:59):
For more from news Talk said be listen live on
air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iroart Radio
You're listening to a podcast from news Talk, said b
follow this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Used Talk said be you Talk said Hello.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
My beautiful beanies, and welcome to the bean is a
long weekend edition versus yesterday's news. I am Bilen Hart,
and it's not just yesterday, not just the day before,
but three days for the price of none. Joseph Parker
is a loser the Mega strike. Remember that from last week,
(00:44):
Come on, you must do it was Mega. Bill Bailey's
here and he's not just here, He's like really here.
And there's something deadly in Iceland. But before any of that,
so netball is finally sorting itself out.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
No sooner do they reappoint.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Nolean, that Dame Nolen than they actually win a game.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
How did you arrive at this decision to put a
Dame Norlene Total back as silver Ferns coach.
Speaker 6 (01:16):
Well, it's clearly something that we've been working on over
the last two months and we're just delighted that we've
been able to reach a resolution to this matter and
reinstate Dame Nolen as head coach.
Speaker 7 (01:31):
Of the soil Fairs.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
Did you have to meet in the middle Howard negotiations.
Speaker 6 (01:36):
Well, as you know, in a high performance environment, you're
dealing with people at the top end of their game,
whether that's coaches or athletes, and so for that very reason,
everyone wants to perform at their best and have processes
that were to allow that to happen. So for both
Netbal New Zealand, Dame Nolen and for the athletes, it
(01:58):
was important to be able to ensure that we reached
a common understanding of what those things were and put
the process in place to move forward.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Your media release is Born. New Zealand and Dame no
Lean have agreed to implement enhancements to support well being
and performance, including strengthening the player voice. Can you outline
what exactly that means for us, Jenny, Well, there's.
Speaker 6 (02:20):
A you know, I think across spot there is a
heightened awareness of the challenges of what is needed to
stay at the top of your game and how to
adapt and grow in the changing environment that we find
ourselves in. So we are looking at a working group
of how we pull those enhancements together and what they
(02:43):
might look like to make sure that going forward this
environment is fit for purpose.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
So really this outcome has made what came before it
look even more stupid and bizarre than everybody already thought
that it was, because basically they've just ended up doing
what I'm using the term everybody, everybody except for a
few elite netble players.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Thought should have happened in the first weird bizarre thing,
which hopefully now is over.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
News talk ZI been now.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
This station.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Certainly the microssing Grief has been a huge supporter of
Joseph Parker over the years. He's kind of let us
down this weekends, to be honest, Why losing to a
guy nobody'd ever heard of before.
Speaker 8 (03:32):
You saw when the ref stepped in because a lot
of people haven't seen it because it was on a
streaming service that costs fifty bucks. But you saw when
the ref stipped and Joseph actually said to him, no mate,
no mate, I'm good, I'm good. You could see him
saying that to the referee. But on it went. Joseph
said after the game he wanted to carry on, after
the bite fight, he wanted to carry on.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
But he's then.
Speaker 8 (03:52):
Accepted the loss with good grace, which is the mark
of the man.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
Yeah, look, you says, I think he's got He's grown
up with all the white disciplines in the sport, and
he just accepts that's how boxing as he's been around
it for a very very long time, and that there's
no sense complaining after the fact, you know. And I
think he shows great maturity in doing that. And I'll
tell you one thing from what I can see Joe
will do, is he will just get back in the
(04:16):
ring and fight his way back to where he was,
and that's probably at least two maybe three fights away.
But maybe he's beaten everybody in the world.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
He would have beaten.
Speaker 7 (04:25):
Wardly had it gone the distance. So you know, it's
a real shame he didn't quite get there because that
would have been the biggest paid of his career. I
would have thought against Ersik, especially back by the Southeast.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
But the question is, Dean, The question is, though, how
much time is left in Joseph's body? You know, how
long will it take for him to get back to
the sort of position he was in before the Fabio flight.
Speaker 7 (04:45):
Probably no more than three fights tops, I would have thought,
which is a twelve month span. Joe at the stage's careers,
thirty three years of age, he's probably coming into the
absolute prime of his career. And if you have a
look at Alexander Ersek, who is the current unified world champion,
he's thirty eight, thirty nine years of age, in fight
as good as he ever thought?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Are we sort of in some ways relieved that he
hasn't now got a chance at the be out of
bloke the world champ because if you can't beat the
bloke that nobody's ever heard of when he's apparently, according
to Dean Lonegan, they're fighting the best that he's ever bought,
(05:27):
what hope? Then, poor old Joseph, it seems like such
a nice guy too.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
You talk right?
Speaker 4 (05:34):
So still fall out from that strike last week?
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Was it one strike or was it a bunch of
strikes all happening at the same time but confusing?
Speaker 9 (05:44):
So was the strike a success?
Speaker 10 (05:48):
Absolutely? What we saw was about one hundred thousand workers
all taking strike action in response to collective bargaining offers
that are just not meeting their needs, all the needs
of our public health and education system. And it was
a very powerful message to the government and really a
historic day for New Zealand. As the New Zealand Hell
(06:08):
set on its front page, history was made.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
So as the size of it. Basically the success. You
go look lots of people strike, went on strike, Bengo
win or win for us.
Speaker 10 (06:19):
Well, look, it's too early to say what it's full
success will be because obviously we need to see these
collective agreements settled, we need to see these workers' issues
listen to and responded to by the government with fair payoffers.
But also really importantly for members in for example, the
health sector, a big concern of THEIRS is the lack
(06:39):
of safe staffing in our hospitals, and that means roster
is being filled, vacancies when they arise being filled, and
really the public health system being set up to deliver
the service that New Zealanders need and deserve and expect.
Speaker 7 (06:55):
Success.
Speaker 9 (06:56):
Yeah, I guess, I mean some of the health problems aren't.
You look at any other other countries and people are
complaining of the same things. It's not a not the
easiest sort of criteria to fulfill, is it.
Speaker 10 (07:07):
Well, actually, if you look at other countries, they do
pay health workers significantly more, and that's why we're seeing
so many of our doctors and nurses and allied health
workers looking to Australia for better terms and conditions of employment,
job security, and a lifestyle which is easier as a result,
(07:27):
and we are losing too many of our health professionals,
many of whom have trained here to Australia and other countries.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
I'm glad to brought that up actually, that.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Not everybody rushes off overseas because things are great over there,
because a lot of those countries do have some very
similar problems to us. But yeah, I don't know. After
all the dust is settled, I guess it's sort of half.
Speaker 4 (07:57):
A week ago, now was it?
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Really?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Does it change history forever in terms of dustrial relations
in this country?
Speaker 4 (08:05):
I don't know that that's necessarily.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Maybe I'm just too far away from it, happily ignorant.
Put that on my I'm my gravestone. Probably your city, right,
Bill Bailey is now here. I think we had a
bit of build up to him coming here. And when
he comes here, he really he comes here.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Just come set in a hotel and go out and
doesn't doesn't show he gets about Do you.
Speaker 11 (08:32):
Know what I love about you?
Speaker 12 (08:33):
What's that that when you come to New Zealand you
don't just go I'll go to three main centers and
then I'll head to sunny Australia. You do the country,
You've got all the far flung corners. What is it
that you enjoy about that?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Why do you do that?
Speaker 11 (08:48):
Well, it's I mean simply because it's a beautiful country
and there's a lot about it that I love him
and it's kind of the sort of things that New
Zealand offers, the sort of things I would seek out
in any country that I have a bit of spare
(09:09):
time in it, That is getting amongst nature, trying to
see some of the bird life you have here, the
amazing flaor and fauna which is unique to New Zealand, endemic.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
In some cases.
Speaker 11 (09:22):
So that is a big draw for me. And so
every time I get a spare moment, that's what I'll
be trying to do. But also it's just a very
beautiful country to travel around and any chance I get,
I'll be out there exploring.
Speaker 12 (09:35):
So have you learned to tour? Well, have you learned
to tour in a way that, as you say, you
can have a moment and enjoy it rather than going, Okay,
I've got all these stops I have to make and
kind of churn through the work.
Speaker 11 (09:44):
Absolutely, yes, I mean that's the thing, you know, because
I still love touring and I love the experience of it.
But yes, I've learned to tour a bit better over
the years and allow time for those kinds of things
as well. So you know, and you have to get out.
I think that's the key thing with me. Otherwise you
end up in a lot of hotel rooms and you're
(10:05):
stuck indoors a lot of the time, and you can
be you can fall into a bit of a rut
like that. So I always try to get out and
see a bit of where I'm I'm going to be
playing it.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
So it's not everybody who when you ask them what
they're keen to see when they go to a place,
they just immediately the first thing that they say is
some of the bird life. I mean, possibly Edinburgh would
say that.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
That there you go.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
Bill Bailey, lover of endemic birds, used talk actually speaking.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
Of things that are native, some things that are foreign,
some things that.
Speaker 3 (10:49):
Are borner, perhaps that you don't want become endemic or
indeed cause an epidemic.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
Guess what's arrived in Iceland.
Speaker 13 (10:59):
Scientists have confirmed that for the first time, the world's
deadliest creature has reached the last country on Earth, Iceland
officially has mosquitoes, and while sure Iceland is not the Amazon,
they're not at risk of a dingy fever outbreak anytime soon.
(11:20):
You can still safely leave the deep at home. The
truth is the discovery probably represents more than just an
ecological quirk. At an individual level, sure is a potential nuisance,
especially for those of us who like wearing shorts, But
what confirming mosquitoes and Iceland says about the state of
(11:40):
the planet is probably far far more serious.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Look, I know somebody's probably explained this before, and I
just haven't been paying attention. And I get that there's
you know, the the ecosystem is a bit of a
balancing act, But is there really a reason that we
have to have mosquitoes?
Speaker 4 (12:07):
We not just get rid of them ones for all.
There'll be a reason for them. You know.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
It's like they say, yeah, we need creepy spiders because
otherwise the other insect of the out of control, because
you've been nobody there to gobble them up. Really, and
if we do need them to something, can we get
something else to do whatever it is that they do with.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Them, to be an app do what.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Department just does I've been hat that has been news
towards You've been a long week in a difference to
whatever there I see if they care again for a
least annoying one tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
If I can't.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Use talking talks it been
Speaker 1 (12:59):
For more from news Talk said be listen live on
air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever
you go with our podcasts on iroart Radio
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