COLD CUTS: Jase's Little Spring Roll

0:00Mike Minogue:The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike and Keyzie. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki.

0:07Keyzie:News there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this Friday afternoon. Now, we've got Pugs in the studio and can I just say how I always find it really cute, you know, you guys talk about my shirts and stuff all the time. And have you ever noticed, you might not notice this, whenever I wear a different shirt, the next day Pugs always tries to copy me with like an emerald sort of shirt that I was wearing yesterday. today. It's very cute and sweet and I feel a certain responsibility now with the stuff I wear because I know that Pugs is going to try and replicate it.

0:36Mike Minogue:Hey Pugs. Hey. Hey Pugs man. Hey fellas, how are you? Is that why you're wearing that green shirt? Yeah, well I sort of see the seed planted by Hoardy J and you know I see the way the fabric falls on his body and I think, you know, we can do something about that. You're going to try? Yeah, and so now I'm wearing an emerald green shirt today. Can I just say, not as nice as Hoardy J's really, really nice brand new emerald shirt. The thing is, this one's old as. His one's brand new. Lay out the bag. Look, guys, the reason why I've got pugs in here is because I'm worried about pugs. Is this Shat Chat?

1:07No, this isn't Shat Chat.

1:11Mike Minogue:Aw. It's actually not even a laughing matter. Oh, okay. Jeez. It's not. Do you know Mania Stewart?

1:22Keyzie:Does the breakfast show or something?

1:24Mike Minogue:You know he does the breakfast show On Radio Hodaki He sent me a screenshot Oh no, of what? Of something Pugs had done It was a thing on Instagram And you know how it tells you who's liked stuff? Oh god, what did I like? It was Pugs had liked it And he sends it to me and he says Jeez Pugs I have no idea what this is And then I said WTF Pugs Ah, WTF Pugs And then he said, you should probably talk about this on air. Yeah. So here we are. And I said, that's great news. It's a meme. Uh-oh. Someone tweeted saying, they're making me take sexual harassment training at work. I'm worried that this is going to be racist or something.

2:12No, no, it's not actually. I wasn't worried about it. You know what he's like. It started with sexual harassment and your first thought was that it was racist.

2:18Mike Minogue:Anyway, Chris. No, it's just as bad. Okay, good. It's a meme that says they're making me take sexual harassment training at work even though I already know how to do it. And it's liked by pugs. What the hell is that about? I don't remember liking that. That is not something that I would associate myself with. I don't condone or find that funny. Well, you liked it. Well, why are you laughing? That's a fair indication that you're related. Because I'm deeply uncomfortable, James. That's good stuff. Well, I mean, is it a sarcastic meme? Is it like a joke? Is there anything funny about that? I don't think so.

2:52Keyzie:That's shocking. Jeez, I mean. You shouldn't have brought this up on aircube. Yeah, this is a behind the scenes, off air kind of scenario. It's a shocker.

3:02Mike Minogue:Well, Pugs, do you just want to explain yourself real quick and we'll just let you explain yourself. On my life, I don't recall liking that. Yeah, because it's got your photo next to it. So this is that thing where you go, I have no recollection. Oh, you were hacked. Yes. I'm not saying I was hacked. Oh, well, you hacked. It's a real Bill Clinton type situation.

3:22Keyzie:Because I know back in the day you used to say that you used to like Pornhub videos and comment on them. And I was like, oh, really? Well, yeah, well, that's the thing. I can remember liking Pornhub videos and commenting on them, Jason. Can you just read out what it is that pugs find so funny again?

3:39Mike Minogue:It's a tweet. It's a meme. And it's, they're making me take sexual harassment training at work even though I already know how to do it. Liked by Call Me Pugs. So Pugs has been there. Amen, brother. Whoa. Absolutely not. You guys are sick. We're sick. We're sick. Yeah, you are. Also, in the last break, before we went over to 5 o 'clock, and how you said we might not do it, I really wish we had it. Oh, yeah. The Hauraki Big Show. Weekdays from 4 on Radio Hauraki.

4:12Keyzie:Soundgarden there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this Monday afternoon. The time is 4.35. Fellas, over the Christmas and New Year's break did a little roadie. Been a while, actually, since I've done a roadie. Generally, we take planes these days. Yes, flash bastards. You know how it is, Keezy, man. But we'd just got in a new car, so we thought we'd hit the road. Well, I didn't want to, but the wife did.

4:36Mike Minogue:You'd rather fly down? Yeah. Because I'm a big fan of a road trip.

4:40Keyzie:Yeah. The thing I've found about flying over driving is it's quicker. Yeah, it's definitely faster. Yeah.

4:46Mike Minogue:Well, it depends where you're going. Because if you were going to work, if you were coming here from your house and you flew in, the airport's miles away. No, that's true. There'd be a bit more driving then, wouldn't there? I hadn't thought about that, Keasy. That's good, man. The trouble with this car and the reason why I didn't really want to do it was because it's an electric car. It's made out of electricity. And the problem with the electric cars there is they've got a limited range. The one we've got has got 315 kilometres range. Is that all? Yep. Wow. Yeah, now you can get ones that are hybrids, and that extends obviously your range right out, but this is purely electric, easy.

5:22That's all you get. Now, of course, going from Auckland to Wellington, which is where I spent Christmas, we did, 640 Ks.

5:30Mike Minogue:Right, so that's not even, you're going to have to charge more than, yeah. Well, the other problem is there's a charging station. So you can say to yourself, well, I have to charge twice maybe, and then I'll have a full, pretty much a full battery once I get down to Wellington. but you have to work out where you're going based on the available charging stations that there are. So the charging station is not going to be right at the end of the limits of your battery, is it? You've got to recharge when you've got a 100K left on it or whatever. Well, if you're going through the desert road, is there a charging thing there?

6:00Look, you wouldn't want to risk it, Kesey. I'll put it to you that way, man. So we ended up having to recharge three times. Three times. Now, there's a few things that I've found here. One is the cost. Now, I assumed that the cost would be bloody cheap. I thought it would be dirt cheap. Like$5 or something? $5. Yeah. $7 maybe at a stretch. Thank you. But charging up, it was about$30,$35 a pop. Right, okay. So we had to do three of those. So she was over a hundy. Yeah. Over a hundy. So not really a super massive saving for old Mogi. The other thing that you've got to take into account, of course, is that every time you stop to charge the battery, it takes about 30 or 40 minutes.

6:49So you're not just driving down. The way I like to drive, Jase, Keezy over there, is I just like to get there. We might stop once for five minutes for somebody to go to the toilet. We might. But other than that, we just get in there. All the way to Wellington. All the way. Hammer down. Absolutely. So an electric car does not suit my temperament for a road trip. It's not for me. at all. Yes. Now, if you're in Auckland and you're charging your car at your home, it costs you about$10 to charge it up. So that's all good, isn't it? That sweet as. So my recommendation is don't get an electric car unless you want to get into a fight with your missus.

7:29Okay, yeah.

7:30Keyzie:Yeah, yeah. But I would recommend it for...

7:33Mike Minogue:Like downtown driving. I would recommend it for home and going to work and all that sort of carry-on. Cheap as chips. It's a great car, blah, blah, blah. but do not go on a roadie unless you've got all the time in the world to get there. Yes. Super, super annoying. The other thing that I didn't like about it, but this is probably not because it's electric, it's got a million safety features. You cross over the centre of the line, the car starts shaking, you're too close to the car in front, it slams on the brakes, all these sorts of things. So I've got a preset on it where I've turned off about 15 of these ridiculous safety features.

8:05You jump in the car, I can push a couple of buttons and it's all turned off. but it occurred to me that I'm probably, well, not probably, I'm paying for all that shit. Yes. I'm paying for all these safety things which I hate and then I'm not using. So how much is that costing me? Keezy, can you tell me how much it's costing me?

8:23Mike Minogue:Just on the maths here,$11 ,200. It's probably about that. So people are putting all this stuff into cars but I would just consider all of that stuff before you buy any car because it never occurred to me at all. Yes. Certainly not the fact that I'd be paying for it and then effing in Jeff and every time I get in the car. You know what I mean? See, I think I mentioned this at the end of last year. I'm really thinking of going back to like an early 90s or late 80s Japanese vehicle. That's why I've got my Tita. The Tita's a mid-2000s heap of shit. But, you know, I want to go back to that golden era of Japanese vehicles where there was no issues.

8:56Mike Minogue:The windows may have been electric, but most likely winder handle things. Yes. The aircon and stuff was just a little switch on the dashboard. Yes. I want to go back to that. Too easy, man. Too easy. And also being able to fix things as well. That's right. I mean, not that I could, but they are fixable by humans as opposed to you've got to plug them into a computer. See what I'm saying, Keezy, man? I hear you, brother.

9:17Keyzie:It's just all too complicated, Mogi. Yeah, man. And there's nothing like good, clean petroleum. Absolutely, man. Pumping out into the air. You squirt it into the air. I do, yeah. Here's White Stripes.

9:35Keyzie:Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike and Keezy.

9:38Mike Minogue:Tune in weekdays at four on Radio Hauraki.

9:41Keyzie:Cool jam there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this Wednesday evening. Let's give out some advice. Me, me, patty, no. No,

9:52Mike Minogue:stop. You're ruining what is a great sting and a great segment by taking the piss.

9:59Keyzie:I'm doing my best to sing it well.

10:01Mike Minogue:Well, you're going me, he, patty, no. And Mogi's just going, ha, ha, ha, ha. Things evolve, Casey. No, I know they evolve, but sometimes they shouldn't. All right, so it's just, if we're going to sing along, let's just do a good job of it. Me, Paddy Nibs. Don't just fart. Jase, you sounded great. Thanks, man. Don't just fart all over my segment, Mogi. Come on, man, we've got to grow up. Here we go. Me, Paddy Nibs, 69.

10:33You're late then. Get in touch. Yeah, you ruined it. Okay.

10:37Mike Minogue:Okay. I'm sorry I was late. That was on me. Yeah. Meetpattynips69 at gmail.com. Real email address. Get in touch if you need advice on anything. And if we read it on the show, you get a$50 re-burger voucher. G'day, fellas. This one's from Anonymous, by the way. I hope you're well. I wanted your take on something. I'm thinking seriously about moving back to New Zealand. I was born in Taupo but left when I was three Wow And despite living in London most of my life New Zealand has always felt like home Which is interesting He listens to the old big show there Yeah but if he's three when he left No he's not three now Yeah it's not a long time in New Zealand Like he wouldn't really think fondly of your time in New Zealand Well he's a backbone Well yeah obviously He's got backbone in his blood I was going to say it's in his blood Keezy You cut his vein you know you cut his skin open and backbone blood comes out Backbone blood Yes Yes.

11:28Mike Minogue:The thing putting me off is that everyone tells me I'd be mad to leave a good banking job in London. Oh, how good is that? Because wages and the cost of living in New Zealand aren't great. It's making me second guess myself. What do you guys think? Is it worth exploring a move or is New Zealand really a complete shithole nowadays? I don't know who's saying New Zealand's a shithole. Who's saying that? New Zealand's literally one of the best places to be in the world right now, I think.

11:52Keyzie:It is a very big conundrum because generally speaking, in comparison to your places like London or Australia, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, the money's a lot better in terms of the work that they do over there.

12:04Mike Minogue:That's true, yes, but. 100%. But I would argue that living in New Zealand, especially in this day and age, Jase, where there's so much going on in the world and you're living in the biggest city, one of the biggest cities in the world, London, I'd be freaking out about that shit. I like being in New Zealand, a little island in the middle of nowhere.

12:20Keyzie:And, you know, he's a banker working in London. He must be a rich bastard. Just save up a shit ton. He must be absolutely loaded. The trick is, yeah, if you've got a bank full of sterling and you're coming home, then you're going to be sweet. He's sweet, yes. But I would make sure that you have that before you come home. Why wouldn't you? It also depends how old he is. Yes. Do you know what I mean? Well, he listens to our show, so I'm thinking mid-30s. Right, or 23.