March 5, 2026 • 10 mins
Nathan Burdon looks at sports codes crossing paths at the start of March and how this signals the changing of the seasons.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Nathan Burden is our Residents Sporting Gury down here in
the South and joins US weekly.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Nath Good afternoon. It's a Southern stunner.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Yeah, It's an absolute rapper, isn't it. And I'm just
reflecting on Obviously we're based here at Ilt Stadium South
and then we've got the New Zealand Track Cycling Championships
have been happening here this week. We've got a whole
lot of people streaming in as we speak, signing up
and picking up their race numbers for the Wesleys Cycles
surf the city, and we've got as I speak, we've
(00:34):
got the Southern Steeler going about their preseason and training
on court one. So she's all happening here.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
You'll be as well qualified to comment on this as anybody.
Steve Broad the other day saying to the Mvacabo Council
we're not doing enough to attract major events down here.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Would you agree?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
I'd agree one hundred percent, maybe one hundred and ten
percent actually, But until you put some resource and some
and some strategy into that, then things really going to
happen and to and to be honest, and I know
it costs money and it's and it's you know, someone's
got to someone's got to pay for these sorts of
things to happen. But to me, those events, you know,
(01:12):
they add so much vibrancy, there's economic impacts. They are
a reason for living here. So I think events are
a key part for any province. And if we decide
to sit back, then you know we're never going to
get anywhere.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Interesting sav talking in the Tribune the other day about
Mana Pacifica playing the chiefs and of the cargo because
they can't go over the tongue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
That would have been a great coupe.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yeah, and you know all of these games they create
economic movement, but there does need to be some sort
of strategy. Someone needs to drive it, and it probably
needs a bit of a regional approach. And I guess
probably the question is are we are we big enough
and mature enough that as a province we can have
a regional approach getting the getting the room together and
(01:57):
have a conversation about what's best for not just in
the cargo and not just any of the other centers,
but what's best for the province.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
The Highlanders have got the force at home tomorrow, you
could argue this is a must win game in round
four Round four.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Year, and it's I guess that's the lot for a
team like the Highlanders. They've shown lots of good signs
already this season, don't they. But unless they get the
dub against some of these other teams, then they're just
going to be no chance of making the playoffs. And
saying that, I was pretty impressed with the Force last week.
They looked like a really good, bright attacking team, so
(02:32):
I'll be probably relishing the chance to get under the
roof and really throw the ball around.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yeah, George Bridge, he was looking really good.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Wasn't he. It'd sort of you. I had completely forgotten
about George Bridge. Maybe one of the forgotten men of
New Zealand rugby, but he had one Fluff's lines once
during that game. But apart from that, he looked absolutely outstanding.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It's just good to see the iusy teams leading the
table and let's be honest, from the from the perspective
of the competition, not just being one way traffic with
the Crusaders at the top. Yeah at this stage anyway.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
One of the things you get with those ossie teams
is that they play different styles, which is something I
think that we've probably been critical of New Zealand franchises
who they almost seem to be a little bit much
of a muchness. But the Aussie teams. You look at
the Brumbies who obviously place their game a lot around
the set piece. If anything, you could call them a
(03:28):
bit boring, but see they're effective. You've got the Force
obviously very attacking team. So you know they've got these
these teams that actually bring some different styles to the fight.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Now the black Caps, this is a massive, massive game
in the T twenty landscape with a cracketing landscape, up
against the might of India. This is five point five
million people up against the nation of one point four billion.
New Zealand is what they refer to as a village
in India. That's how small we are. This is the
size of the fight.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Yeah, it just doesn't get any bigger and it doesn't
get any more exciting, does it? A final against India
in India, And to be honest, I just don't think
we've got anything to lose. You know, We've we obviously
we've we've struggled when we've been able to get through
to the to the big dance on a number of occasions,
but in this case, the Mount Everest is right there.
(04:16):
I think the black Caps can play with all the
freedom in the world because no one outside of the
diehard supporters will be expecting them to win, and so
they can just go out there and give it an
absolute black which is absolutely what Finn Allen did against
South Africa and and look how that came out.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
The best thing that happened to the black Caps is
organizing this fives game T twenty series before the tournament.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
It's come back and paid off in dividends.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Yeah, obviously, we you know, we know the conditions. We
know the Indian team very well. It was some of
the honors were shared in that preseason sort of hit
out between those two teams. Yeah, obviously. Yeah, the players
know each other really well, don't they. I think there
was some concern that when we got through to the
(05:04):
seap right that we were going to struggle going over
to Sri Lanka and not having as much experience over there.
But they've been able to do a job and get
themselves and they've got themselves in the fight, haven't they.
So you know it's going to be pretty exciting come
Monday morning.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
I mean realistically, the days of wedding, the ODO, well,
the ODI crack, it sadly has just fallen off the landscape.
It still does exist, for nothing like it used to be.
And they talk about T twenty being the revenue gatherer
that it is, especially for the Big three Australia, England
and India and for us to progress to where we are.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
I think we've got the world chairing for us.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Yeah, well, calendar wise we're very much in the shadow
of the IPL, aren't. We absolutely kick off really shortly,
so I think this tournament has probably struggled a little
bit to get momentum and get attention. You'd have to
say the ICC have probably done some good things in
terms of trying to broaden the game with having some
(05:58):
of the smaller nations involved, but that's probably it's probably
taken a bit of time for to get going. But
having the home team playing a final, playing in the
final will go a long way to you know, really
getting some attention around us at the sharp end of
the tournament. It's great that New Zealander there as well.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Yeah, we'll know the result there Monday morning, probably around
five five thirty am and as well.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
The New Zealand Warriors up the Wars.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
They're back on the inn around Merry go Round starting
this evening against to Sydney Roosters.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
This has coming around pretty quickly.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Yeah, it has come round pretty quickly. Act she was
my doing my picks this morning. I said, yeah, the
Warriors I've got. It's a tough game first up, isn't it.
But yeah, it's you know, maybe it's the year, isn't it.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Now?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
If I make the eight that we're doing well, I'm
just putting it out there straight off the cuff. I
like the thing to do better. But it all relates
to Luke metcar firing at five eight.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Yep, yep, it's not a bad call.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we'll see how that pans out.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
And then you see Melbourne last night putting fifty points
on para matter. But it's good to be I don't know.
This timing year is awesome. You've got the cracket, You've
got a bit of geez, a bit of squash happening
as well, Paul Cole playing in christ Church and the
New Zealand Open. But then you've got the Union going
on the cracket. The intertwining of the seasons. It just
it just doesn't happen on the telly, though it happens
for the local club competition.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Yeah. I like the way that you know, the n
R else starting puts a wee bit a heat on
Super Rugby too, doesn't it. The two products don't necessarily Yeah,
let's just say unless Super Rugby is absolutely firing, the
product doesn't necessarily look as good compete with the NROL.
So we need some We need some good Rugby to
be happening as well, otherwise it can be a can
(07:39):
get a bit too easy to switch channels.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Good only Nath happy golfing this weekend.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Thanks mate.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Before we wrap up, we do catch up with Nathan
ABERNETHI had a regional Ford Diday.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
Nathan, you get a and you good to see the
sunshine and again nice warm day out there, and look
Bertie round here for the start of a new month.
Plenty of good us stop coming through, and that's what
we sort of focus on off process. There's anything that
we've got the contempt the punters out there, We've got
plenty of good Ford Ranger coming through at the moment.
For instance, we've just had a one owner ranger traveled
about fifty thousand k's and XLT for wall drive. It
(08:12):
is silver. It's got the ball bars on the front
of it and the bridgetone all terrain tires, really really
tidy truck, and it's system the throws of being prepared.
This truck forty one, nine hundred and ninety drives you
away and that it's still actually under its new Vegle
warranty at the moment. But there's one. We've also just
got a twenty twenty three five Pilaks that's just come
through traveled about eighty five thousand k's in black with canopy.
(08:35):
It's a manual with the two point eight diesel in
it as well. So that truck there is as early fifties.
But come and talk to the team. We've got plenty
of others. We've got plenty of good SUVs and people
movers as well, a good Ranger Ford Everest and some
amazing deals happening on New Ranger and Everest at the
moment in particular. So come in and the this. We'd
(08:57):
love to see your doors that we open again tomorrow
morning and have passed nine anything we can do, pick.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Up the phone, good on your oah jat next week.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
Thank you Andy, ag Proud Laugh out loud with ag Proud.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. There's the right button. Patty took two
stuffed dogs to the Antiques road show. All said the presenter,
this is a very rare breed. Do you do you
have any idea what they would fetch if they were
in good condition?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Petty replies, probably sticks.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
Ah, that's ask for the afternoon. Remembering the best of
the Muster five am Tomorrow morning, The Muster podcast going
up Shirrey and Noyheart Radio. And next week we're all
about the Southern Scooter Challenge. The Musterers are involved. We're
gonna hat this of a vengeance. Only two weeks until
the great event. My name's Andy Muller. Of course, The
Muster on hockin Nui is brought to you by Peter's Genetics.
(09:55):
Enjoy the afternoon, ap.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
The wires go to black Cats.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
You
Nathan Burden is our Residents Sporting Gury down here in
the South and joins US weekly.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Nath Good afternoon. It's a Southern stunner.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Yeah, It's an absolute rapper, isn't it. And I'm just
reflecting on Obviously we're based here at Ilt Stadium South
and then we've got the New Zealand Track Cycling Championships
have been happening here this week. We've got a whole
lot of people streaming in as we speak, signing up
and picking up their race numbers for the Wesleys Cycles
surf the city, and we've got as I speak, we've
(00:34):
got the Southern Steeler going about their preseason and training
on court one. So she's all happening here.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
You'll be as well qualified to comment on this as anybody.
Steve Broad the other day saying to the Mvacabo Council
we're not doing enough to attract major events down here.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Would you agree?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
I'd agree one hundred percent, maybe one hundred and ten
percent actually, But until you put some resource and some
and some strategy into that, then things really going to
happen and to and to be honest, and I know
it costs money and it's and it's you know, someone's
got to someone's got to pay for these sorts of
things to happen. But to me, those events, you know,
(01:12):
they add so much vibrancy, there's economic impacts. They are
a reason for living here. So I think events are
a key part for any province. And if we decide
to sit back, then you know we're never going to
get anywhere.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Interesting sav talking in the Tribune the other day about
Mana Pacifica playing the chiefs and of the cargo because
they can't go over the tongue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
That would have been a great coupe.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yeah, and you know all of these games they create
economic movement, but there does need to be some sort
of strategy. Someone needs to drive it, and it probably
needs a bit of a regional approach. And I guess
probably the question is are we are we big enough
and mature enough that as a province we can have
a regional approach getting the getting the room together and
(01:57):
have a conversation about what's best for not just in
the cargo and not just any of the other centers,
but what's best for the province.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
The Highlanders have got the force at home tomorrow, you
could argue this is a must win game in round
four Round four.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Year, and it's I guess that's the lot for a
team like the Highlanders. They've shown lots of good signs
already this season, don't they. But unless they get the
dub against some of these other teams, then they're just
going to be no chance of making the playoffs. And
saying that, I was pretty impressed with the Force last week.
They looked like a really good, bright attacking team, so
(02:32):
I'll be probably relishing the chance to get under the
roof and really throw the ball around.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yeah, George Bridge, he was looking really good.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Wasn't he. It'd sort of you. I had completely forgotten
about George Bridge. Maybe one of the forgotten men of
New Zealand rugby, but he had one Fluff's lines once
during that game. But apart from that, he looked absolutely outstanding.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It's just good to see the iusy teams leading the
table and let's be honest, from the from the perspective
of the competition, not just being one way traffic with
the Crusaders at the top. Yeah at this stage anyway.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
One of the things you get with those ossie teams
is that they play different styles, which is something I
think that we've probably been critical of New Zealand franchises
who they almost seem to be a little bit much
of a muchness. But the Aussie teams. You look at
the Brumbies who obviously place their game a lot around
the set piece. If anything, you could call them a
(03:28):
bit boring, but see they're effective. You've got the Force
obviously very attacking team. So you know they've got these
these teams that actually bring some different styles to the fight.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Now the black Caps, this is a massive, massive game
in the T twenty landscape with a cracketing landscape, up
against the might of India. This is five point five
million people up against the nation of one point four billion.
New Zealand is what they refer to as a village
in India. That's how small we are. This is the
size of the fight.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Yeah, it just doesn't get any bigger and it doesn't
get any more exciting, does it? A final against India
in India, And to be honest, I just don't think
we've got anything to lose. You know, We've we obviously
we've we've struggled when we've been able to get through
to the to the big dance on a number of occasions,
but in this case, the Mount Everest is right there.
(04:16):
I think the black Caps can play with all the
freedom in the world because no one outside of the
diehard supporters will be expecting them to win, and so
they can just go out there and give it an
absolute black which is absolutely what Finn Allen did against
South Africa and and look how that came out.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
The best thing that happened to the black Caps is
organizing this fives game T twenty series before the tournament.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
It's come back and paid off in dividends.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Yeah, obviously, we you know, we know the conditions. We
know the Indian team very well. It was some of
the honors were shared in that preseason sort of hit
out between those two teams. Yeah, obviously. Yeah, the players
know each other really well, don't they. I think there
was some concern that when we got through to the
(05:04):
seap right that we were going to struggle going over
to Sri Lanka and not having as much experience over there.
But they've been able to do a job and get
themselves and they've got themselves in the fight, haven't they.
So you know it's going to be pretty exciting come
Monday morning.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
I mean realistically, the days of wedding, the ODO, well,
the ODI crack, it sadly has just fallen off the landscape.
It still does exist, for nothing like it used to be.
And they talk about T twenty being the revenue gatherer
that it is, especially for the Big three Australia, England
and India and for us to progress to where we are.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
I think we've got the world chairing for us.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Yeah, well, calendar wise we're very much in the shadow
of the IPL, aren't. We absolutely kick off really shortly,
so I think this tournament has probably struggled a little
bit to get momentum and get attention. You'd have to
say the ICC have probably done some good things in
terms of trying to broaden the game with having some
(05:58):
of the smaller nations involved, but that's probably it's probably
taken a bit of time for to get going. But
having the home team playing a final, playing in the
final will go a long way to you know, really
getting some attention around us at the sharp end of
the tournament. It's great that New Zealander there as well.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Yeah, we'll know the result there Monday morning, probably around
five five thirty am and as well.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
The New Zealand Warriors up the Wars.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
They're back on the inn around Merry go Round starting
this evening against to Sydney Roosters.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
This has coming around pretty quickly.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Yeah, it has come round pretty quickly. Act she was
my doing my picks this morning. I said, yeah, the
Warriors I've got. It's a tough game first up, isn't it.
But yeah, it's you know, maybe it's the year, isn't it.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Now?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
If I make the eight that we're doing well, I'm
just putting it out there straight off the cuff. I
like the thing to do better. But it all relates
to Luke metcar firing at five eight.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Yep, yep, it's not a bad call.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we'll see how that pans out.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
And then you see Melbourne last night putting fifty points
on para matter. But it's good to be I don't know.
This timing year is awesome. You've got the cracket, You've
got a bit of geez, a bit of squash happening
as well, Paul Cole playing in christ Church and the
New Zealand Open. But then you've got the Union going
on the cracket. The intertwining of the seasons. It just
it just doesn't happen on the telly, though it happens
for the local club competition.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Yeah. I like the way that you know, the n
R else starting puts a wee bit a heat on
Super Rugby too, doesn't it. The two products don't necessarily Yeah,
let's just say unless Super Rugby is absolutely firing, the
product doesn't necessarily look as good compete with the NROL.
So we need some We need some good Rugby to
be happening as well, otherwise it can be a can
(07:39):
get a bit too easy to switch channels.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Good only Nath happy golfing this weekend.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Thanks mate.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Before we wrap up, we do catch up with Nathan
ABERNETHI had a regional Ford Diday.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
Nathan, you get a and you good to see the
sunshine and again nice warm day out there, and look
Bertie round here for the start of a new month.
Plenty of good us stop coming through, and that's what
we sort of focus on off process. There's anything that
we've got the contempt the punters out there, We've got
plenty of good Ford Ranger coming through at the moment.
For instance, we've just had a one owner ranger traveled
about fifty thousand k's and XLT for wall drive. It
(08:12):
is silver. It's got the ball bars on the front
of it and the bridgetone all terrain tires, really really
tidy truck, and it's system the throws of being prepared.
This truck forty one, nine hundred and ninety drives you
away and that it's still actually under its new Vegle
warranty at the moment. But there's one. We've also just
got a twenty twenty three five Pilaks that's just come
through traveled about eighty five thousand k's in black with canopy.
(08:35):
It's a manual with the two point eight diesel in
it as well. So that truck there is as early fifties.
But come and talk to the team. We've got plenty
of others. We've got plenty of good SUVs and people
movers as well, a good Ranger Ford Everest and some
amazing deals happening on New Ranger and Everest at the
moment in particular. So come in and the this. We'd
(08:57):
love to see your doors that we open again tomorrow
morning and have passed nine anything we can do, pick.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Up the phone, good on your oah jat next week.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
Thank you Andy, ag Proud Laugh out loud with ag Proud.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. There's the right button. Patty took two
stuffed dogs to the Antiques road show. All said the presenter,
this is a very rare breed. Do you do you
have any idea what they would fetch if they were
in good condition?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Petty replies, probably sticks.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
Ah, that's ask for the afternoon. Remembering the best of
the Muster five am Tomorrow morning, The Muster podcast going
up Shirrey and Noyheart Radio. And next week we're all
about the Southern Scooter Challenge. The Musterers are involved. We're
gonna hat this of a vengeance. Only two weeks until
the great event. My name's Andy Muller. Of course, The
Muster on hockin Nui is brought to you by Peter's Genetics.
(09:55):
Enjoy the afternoon, ap.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
The wires go to black Cats.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
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