May 14, 2026 • 6 mins
Tom O'Brien looks ahead to the NZ stone skimming champs being held this weekend at Lake Hawea.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome back to the muster.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Tom O'Brien, our Garston correspondent wraps up the week here.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good afternoon time, Good afternoon, Andy.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Up in northern Southland. Has been pretty cold in the mornings.
You guys are getting these frosts.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Well sure, ah, yes that I got up this morning
and yeah we were around minus two, so yeah, she
was a chilly one all right. Crank the car up
and crank the heater up and started the icing the
windscreen before heading up to Plaintown this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
So are you having a run of frost at the moment?
Was just a one off?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Or you guys are actually getting a traditional mate with
our winter bed And as such I.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Tack to one off. We've had a couple of decent frosts,
but you know it's still early days, yes, and it
looks like we've got a pretty settle wit it at
the moment, so certainly expecting more frosts, you know, for
the next few days at least anyway. But you know
what supersedes that, of course, are these beautiful blub and
(01:06):
sunny days. So in fact, Andy, I was sitting in
my kitchen yesterday and my single and shorts eating fresh
walnuts off the tree that I've collected outside and while
falling through resource consents application processes. So there you go.
I mean, life speach you.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
When you can do that, right, Well, that's all about
living the dream, isn't it. How's Queens Town at the
moment as it being busy, I suppose there's no off
season now for the resort.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Look, I mean, you know as well as I do
that I try, or a lot of us, especially from
down south and we come to Queenstown, we pretty much
avoid Sutral Queens down because you know, it's just it's
just not really the place that it used to be
for South Ender isn't Otago, So I suppose, Yeah, it's
just pretty biggy place. And although it's a very beautiful place,
(01:57):
it's pretty big, definite expensive and busy and it's just yeah,
I mean, it's got a good vibe and all the
rest of it. But I spend most of my time
out in the Frankedon area, actually on my way to
my daughter's. She's got like a prize giving and graduation
prize giving ceremony this morning, so they're very much looking
forward to going and seeing that kids do very well.
(02:21):
But yeah, look you know, it's not far for me
to come up here. It's only only sort of a
forty five drive. So I love dipping in kind of doing.
You know, I'll do it at grocery shopping and I've
been on the computer this morning, and then I'll get
the hell out of it and I'm very, very heady
to go back to the little sleepy hollow of Garth.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And mate, how long is it taking you to get
from frankd And into the middle of town.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Are you avoiding it this time?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Look, I just.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Don't even go there, mate, I've got no real reason to. Yeah.
I mean it's almost like a completely different area, isn't it.
You know, it's such a queens down. It's very much
tourists off orientated, and bar and restaurants orientated. And there's
those sort of chain shops in there, you know, they're
either times and all that sort of carre on and
none of that really sort of excites me too much.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yeah, that's the farmer way of doing shopping, I suppose.
But you're doing something pretty cool this weekend, the well,
the New Zealand stone stone skimming Champs are on.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
That's correct, the first inaugural, first ever New Zealand Stone
Skimming Championships are on this weekend at Lake Hawea. So
Jeff ross Is very kindly invited me up to that,
so I've got a VIP ticket in the stands, although
I'm not sure whether he's going to step to me
up here. I think I'm not sure if he's like
(03:37):
saying you in the stand radio Now it's Tom O'Brien,
send a chance's arm, so to speak, at skimming a
stone across the beautiful, pristine blackwater of Lake Kaweah. So
I don't know. I think i'd need it, but I'm
a bit nervous, to be honest, if that is going
to be the case, because it's been a long time
since I've you know, limbered up, and you know it's
(03:59):
going to cricket ball or or saying a tennis record
or even to softball, and he's so I'm a bit
nervous to be there.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
So how many people we have entered as such? Do
you need to?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I mean I had a look online yesterday and it
looks like there was about one hundred people who are
who were going at this stage. But look, I'm quite interested,
and not only the stones gemming Championships. But I'm you know,
sort of starting to get to know Jeff a little bit.
You know, he's a he's a very interesting character, Jeff.
You know, I purchased like Kiwei station, I don't know,
(04:31):
probably five six years ago. I was on country calendar
and you know he's got some interesting regenerat farm practices
going on there. He's very very unconventional. You know, he
reads a few cages and ruffles a few getters, but
unattainably so you know, he's a highly experienced entrepreneur who
is not afraid of learning hims differently. And yeah, I've
(04:54):
been doing a little bit of a little bit of
work with ye and I'm quite been spending a bit
more time with them after all, the Shnemians of the
Stone Skiming, just to sort of, I guess tick his
brain a little bit more about how how he does
what he does and what he does what he does.
Suffice to say, the winners of the New Zealand Championships
(05:15):
will then go on to Scotland for the World Stone
Skin Championships.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Wise where it's the finish time O'Brian and good luck
at the Stone Skimming's champs.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
This weekend, we look forward to an update.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Laugh out Loud with a proud because life on the
land can be a laughing matter. Brought to us by
sheer Well Data Working to help the livestock farmer. What
does garlic do when it gets hot? It takes his
clothes off, Dad Joke Central. To finish up the muster
(05:50):
for the week the best of Tomorrow morning of five am.
The podcast is going up shortly. I'm Andy Muller. The
show is brought to you by Peter's Genetics at the Bars.
If you play sport this weekend, have a blinder.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Enjoy the weekend. See you Monday.
Welcome back to the muster.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Tom O'Brien, our Garston correspondent wraps up the week here.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good afternoon time, Good afternoon, Andy.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Up in northern Southland. Has been pretty cold in the mornings.
You guys are getting these frosts.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Well sure, ah, yes that I got up this morning
and yeah we were around minus two, so yeah, she
was a chilly one all right. Crank the car up
and crank the heater up and started the icing the
windscreen before heading up to Plaintown this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
So are you having a run of frost at the moment?
Was just a one off?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Or you guys are actually getting a traditional mate with
our winter bed And as such I.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Tack to one off. We've had a couple of decent frosts,
but you know it's still early days, yes, and it
looks like we've got a pretty settle wit it at
the moment, so certainly expecting more frosts, you know, for
the next few days at least anyway. But you know
what supersedes that, of course, are these beautiful blub and
(01:06):
sunny days. So in fact, Andy, I was sitting in
my kitchen yesterday and my single and shorts eating fresh
walnuts off the tree that I've collected outside and while
falling through resource consents application processes. So there you go.
I mean, life speach you.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
When you can do that, right, Well, that's all about
living the dream, isn't it. How's Queens Town at the
moment as it being busy, I suppose there's no off
season now for the resort.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Look, I mean, you know as well as I do
that I try, or a lot of us, especially from
down south and we come to Queenstown, we pretty much
avoid Sutral Queens down because you know, it's just it's
just not really the place that it used to be
for South Ender isn't Otago, So I suppose, Yeah, it's
just pretty biggy place. And although it's a very beautiful place,
(01:57):
it's pretty big, definite expensive and busy and it's just yeah,
I mean, it's got a good vibe and all the
rest of it. But I spend most of my time
out in the Frankedon area, actually on my way to
my daughter's. She's got like a prize giving and graduation
prize giving ceremony this morning, so they're very much looking
forward to going and seeing that kids do very well.
(02:21):
But yeah, look you know, it's not far for me
to come up here. It's only only sort of a
forty five drive. So I love dipping in kind of doing.
You know, I'll do it at grocery shopping and I've
been on the computer this morning, and then I'll get
the hell out of it and I'm very, very heady
to go back to the little sleepy hollow of Garth.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And mate, how long is it taking you to get
from frankd And into the middle of town.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Are you avoiding it this time?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Look, I just.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Don't even go there, mate, I've got no real reason to. Yeah.
I mean it's almost like a completely different area, isn't it.
You know, it's such a queens down. It's very much
tourists off orientated, and bar and restaurants orientated. And there's
those sort of chain shops in there, you know, they're
either times and all that sort of carre on and
none of that really sort of excites me too much.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yeah, that's the farmer way of doing shopping, I suppose.
But you're doing something pretty cool this weekend, the well,
the New Zealand stone stone skimming Champs are on.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
That's correct, the first inaugural, first ever New Zealand Stone
Skimming Championships are on this weekend at Lake Hawea. So
Jeff ross Is very kindly invited me up to that,
so I've got a VIP ticket in the stands, although
I'm not sure whether he's going to step to me
up here. I think I'm not sure if he's like
(03:37):
saying you in the stand radio Now it's Tom O'Brien,
send a chance's arm, so to speak, at skimming a
stone across the beautiful, pristine blackwater of Lake Kaweah. So
I don't know. I think i'd need it, but I'm
a bit nervous, to be honest, if that is going
to be the case, because it's been a long time
since I've you know, limbered up, and you know it's
(03:59):
going to cricket ball or or saying a tennis record
or even to softball, and he's so I'm a bit
nervous to be there.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
So how many people we have entered as such? Do
you need to?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
I mean I had a look online yesterday and it
looks like there was about one hundred people who are
who were going at this stage. But look, I'm quite interested,
and not only the stones gemming Championships. But I'm you know,
sort of starting to get to know Jeff a little bit.
You know, he's a he's a very interesting character, Jeff.
You know, I purchased like Kiwei station, I don't know,
(04:31):
probably five six years ago. I was on country calendar
and you know he's got some interesting regenerat farm practices
going on there. He's very very unconventional. You know, he
reads a few cages and ruffles a few getters, but
unattainably so you know, he's a highly experienced entrepreneur who
is not afraid of learning hims differently. And yeah, I've
(04:54):
been doing a little bit of a little bit of
work with ye and I'm quite been spending a bit
more time with them after all, the Shnemians of the
Stone Skiming, just to sort of, I guess tick his
brain a little bit more about how how he does
what he does and what he does what he does.
Suffice to say, the winners of the New Zealand Championships
(05:15):
will then go on to Scotland for the World Stone
Skin Championships.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Wise where it's the finish time O'Brian and good luck
at the Stone Skimming's champs.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
This weekend, we look forward to an update.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Laugh out Loud with a proud because life on the
land can be a laughing matter. Brought to us by
sheer Well Data Working to help the livestock farmer. What
does garlic do when it gets hot? It takes his
clothes off, Dad Joke Central. To finish up the muster
(05:50):
for the week the best of Tomorrow morning of five am.
The podcast is going up shortly. I'm Andy Muller. The
show is brought to you by Peter's Genetics at the Bars.
If you play sport this weekend, have a blinder.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Enjoy the weekend. See you Monday.
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