The Country 06/06/25: Heather du Plessis-Allan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year award winner talks about the week in politics. And she didn’t even turn up for the awards! 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year, the big
gong last night at the New Zealand Radio and Podcast Awards.
Heather Duplessy Allen, Heather, great to have you on the
show to talk a wee bit of politics. Well well done, cousin, Heather.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yeah. Well, and to you, cousin Jamie. What about your award.
That's not bad. You've got one of those little gold
bricks as well, didn't you.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
Well, they're not little, they're enormous. I know they weigh
a ton. I reckon, my bag's going to be overweight
when I head back down there. But Barry got one
of those lifetime achievements sort of things. It's when they're
about I reckon, you get them when they're about to
put you out to pasture, Heather. So they could be
be careful what you wish for there, but not about me.
I want to talk to You've got one of those
bricks as well, But yours was for the top prize

(00:42):
of the night, the Sir Paul Homes Broadcaster of the Year,
So you beat the rest of the field. Well done,
I mean, can you believe it?

Speaker 2 (00:48):
I honestly, Jamie, it's an indication of how surprised I
am that I wasn't even there. I didn't even take
the day off work. I was doing my show and
then I was on my way to go to the toilet.
I said the producer Sam. I said, Caam, I'm off
to do a weed. I'll see you at the ASA party.
And this young man I don't even know who he was,
came up to me with his phone and he was like,
look at this, and it was the live stream and
that's how I found out.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Well, someone should have given you the heads up.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
I don't think they do that.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Well. No, like I was told about a month ago,
we want you to come up to the Radio Awards
and I no, no, And I said, look, not my
cup of tea. I've been entering for thirty years and
never won anything, so I can't be bothered. And they said, oh,
you better turn up. But I guess that's because I'm
from out of town. So I'm surprised she didn't know
want to get the lunch in the wink, Heather. No.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
What they did was they thought that Jamie McKay is
going to do a beautiful speech, so we'll get him there,
but keep Heather away because she's likely to say something outrageous,
So then they got the German the producer up instead.
That was obviously the play.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
And you realize what she said, she had to put
up with all your shit was the word she used.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Heither yes, yes? And is that an accurates Jenney, because you.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Also have to exactly as I said the other last
night on your show, the only soft thing about you
is your tea and that's a compliment. By the way, Hey,
what have you made of the weaken politics? I mean
we've had Look, I'm trying to get Winston on because
he's been right, he's been racking up the Maori party
and he what did he say to a rowery white

(02:14):
t riddle me that cowboy hat.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Look, I think the thing about what's going on at
the moment, Unfortunately we've kind of put this nonsense to
bed and they've copped their punishment. But it is I mean,
I think it's not really the end of the matter, right,
because they will milk the twenty one day punishment that
they've got for as long as they possibly can. But
the thing to understand about this is that this is
incredibly awkward for labor, because labor needs more awkward than

(02:39):
for anybody, because Labor needs to be makes with these guys,
but also needs to not be too tight with them
because they kind of repulse most voters, so it's really
bloody awkward to them. It's kind of awkward for National
because they're seen as the ones who are bullying the
Maori party here with this punishment. But everybody else this
plays incredibly well, right New Zealand first loves this. Winston

(03:00):
this act, loves it. Marty put in love because they
can milk at The Greens love it because they can
play the victim part of somebody else. So for the
minor parties it's excellent, but for everybody else's not. Jennie,
I'm sorry about the noise. I'm sitting in the gym
and they're all coming past me.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Now, oh well, they're all wanting to rub shoulders with
the broadcaster of the year. Hey, just finally for you.
I'm going to be chatting to Chippy next week at
field Days and he won't get a wonderful reception down there,
but I almost feel sorry for him. He's unelectable with
to party, Maury and the Greens just twenty seconds.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, look, he is unelectable with them, and I would
also feel sorry for him. I would feel sorry because
he'els such a lovely, smiley face. But just remember Jamie
all of the nonsense that he put us through with COVID.
That guy is an absolute politician. Don't feel too sorry
for him.

Speaker 1 (03:45):
I won't mate. Hey, thank you very much and congratulations
well deserve the support. Holmes Broadcaster of the Year