FULL SHOW: LIVE From Tauranga (feat. Kieran Read, Mahé Drysdale & Neil Wagner)

12:55The crowd that comes along to these black clashes are just unbelievable. It's not about the game. It's about the entertainment and the crowd having a great time. So we try and do our best to, you know, really entertain them.

13:09Mike Minogue:Kieran, this year, Aussie cricket legend Michael Hussey, a.k.a. Mr. Cricket. What a nickname. Yeah, it's a great nickname. It is. Especially if you're playing cricket. He's the kind of guy you can shove around in the changing rooms with a nickname like that. That's real nerd stuff. Or if he worked at a museum collecting bugs or something, they call him Mr Cricket. But he's joining your team, mate. You've obviously had some huge names over the years. Where does he sort of stack up for you? I think he stacks up pretty highly. He's probably of my vintage of watching cricket, I believe. Kind of that early 2000s Australian team that was real niggly to watch.

13:42You hated them. Well, you did, except Hussie was somebody who slipped under the radar. You kind of liked him, which is rare for any Australian, let alone a cricket player. Yeah, I think he has probably got that kind of nice to look at, kind of nerdy kind of vibe, you know. So I hope he's, I'm sure he's stayed with it, his study of the game, and he's going to turn up and really kind of carry us because we're going to need him, Jason.

14:03Keyzie:Yeah, well, I mean, you guys are under the pump of it. Tell us a little bit about your preparation for the game. When do you get together and all that sort of stuff? Yeah, it's a huge preparation. the day before, a few beers, and then they'll do it, to be honest. Although I've been told I'm going to get our squad together pre-Christmas this time. Just a wee team bonding session. I think you guys have enough team bonding, if I'm honest with you, man. I think you guys need to pick up the bloody bats and balls and do a bit more practice than the team bonding. That always seems to be the issue. I think that might have been a part of the problem for Brian Lara when he was out here.

14:39People expected great things. unfortunately when the delivery was coming down to him I think it might have been Kyle Mills he was seeing about 8 of them all at once I think that was the 4 triple vodkas he'd had before the game Responsibly I'm told There was a little bit of chat that he thought it was a Brian Lara tribute game that everybody was there to celebrate him but that turned out not to be the case and that's probably the greatest embarrassment we've ever had for somebody that's come out especially for the game It's a hard one right? Like you know we're X Well, for us, we're ex-rugby players.

15:11Like, come on, man, we just turned up. Well, they're the ex-cricketers turning up. But, you know, a guy like Mr. Cricket, if you're going to chuck a name on him and come across, you know, big expectations for him to kind of care. But, like, if you talk about ex-cricketers, like, there's Wagner over there, like, Earl Wagner, and Tim Salvey. Like, these two were literally bowling at the top of the game, like, just a couple of seasons ago. And Salvey's still playing in the 100, I think, over in the UK at the moment. I mean, the problem with Wagner, and I think people are going to find this out really late.

15:39He's down here, charming fella he is but you get a ball in his hand, put him in front of a crowd and he's an absolute psychopath he's got that South African blood in them, they're off their heads so I can't wait to see what happens there. I think he alone is going to be worth the price of admission. I think so 100 % but I guess it's for me as a competitive guy, you get out there to face him, you want him to be steaming him you don't want him to come up. Bring it. You're only a little fella, you can't get it up my height can you?

16:06Keyzie:I'll tell you what Cameron, we'll hold it there, we'll go to a chin and we'll get back to you. The Hauraki Big Show, weekdays from four on Radio Hauraki. Yes, indeed, Eddie Vedder there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show, live from Mount Maunganui Beach, the fellas in the spar pool. Yes, Keezy.

16:21Mike Minogue:Well, I just want to correct you there, Jase. We're live from Tauranga. Mount Maunganui Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, all right? They get very annoyed about that. It's Tauranga, all right? We're in Tauranga.

16:31Keyzie:Okay, well, the question I've got for you, where you are right now, what's it called? Mount Maunganui Beach. Yeah, thank you. Now of course the Black Clash is happening again next January And with that in mind we've got the skipper of the team rugby The one and only Kieran Reid Kieran, let's talk tactics for you fellas One of the areas I felt you fell down badly Shockingly in the last match Was your pace attack There was a lot of dibbly doblers Have you addressed that? It's been very hard to address We're just pulling these great pace men out of the rugby stocks. But, look, we had a crack with a guy, Jason Eden.

17:12He didn't quite bring the pace. Geordie was pretty quick. Geordie Barrett. A couple of years back, though. I've got a hot tip. He hasn't been announced. But let's say, okay, we think he might be able to come back into the side, which is what we're going to need. A bit of pace. Joey Wheeler, who will back himself all day. He didn't have a greatest game his first attempt. Had to drop him for two seasons.

17:33Keyzie:That's right. And then he only came in on an injury last year, but four wickets, I believe. I remember hearing, especially with games like this, mate, I remember hearing rumours about Izzy Dagg back in the day. Yes. And that he used to steam. 190 kilometres. Yeah, 190 kilometres. I heard it was miles an hour. Oh, miles an hour. Folled out Ricky Ponton, I think. Yeah, that's right. Ripped his middle stump out of the ground. I did. What about Izzy? Was he a bit sort of injury prone? Yeah, injury prone and a few kgs, a bit too heavier. Oh, yeah, a bit heavier. than what he was back in the day. He's throwing a few punches here.

18:06He's called you out there, is he? Since you're a big unit, fella.

18:09Mike Minogue:Just quickly, fellas, obviously we're all excited for the Hot Spring Spa T20 Black Clash and association with Wolfbrook. But I understand, Kieran, you've recently made some lifestyle changes. Oh. And you're now a farmer. Yeah, it's a light term, I guess, to say farmer. Certainly moved on to a bit of acreage. How many thousand? No thousands of acres. 30 acres, I'll give you. Oh, 30 years. You were saying, Kieran, I fear that you were saying that our farmers tend to bang on a bit about how hard it is out there, and you reckon they're a bunch of softies. And that you found it really easy. No, no.

18:46Farmers are the backbone of this economy. Yeah, they are the better. Thanks, mate. How many ewes have you got? I've got 29 ewes. 29 ewes. But I've also got 44 lambs. Yeah, so you'll never be short of a roast. No, no, I think it's the hardest thing to get across the line with your kids, especially your daughters, is that these lambs aren't going to be around come Christmas time.

19:10Mike Minogue:And because you prefer to kill them personally, right? Yes. Actually, a good story, my dad, who came off the farm, he had to do that himself over COVID, right? Right. Butcher, cut everything up and put it in the freezer himself. So he can give me a few tips. Well, Jase, you used to do it as well, didn't you? Yeah, I did a bit of home-kill. You had to do the same thing through COVID there, and you had about 100 head there. Yes. But Jase did the butchering, and he just left them out in the paddocks, which I thought was shocking.

19:40Keyzie:Yeah, well, it was so messy, Moogie. You know what I mean? I didn't have a vacuum pack. Eat what you kill.

19:44Mike Minogue:And also, you're a natural at it, though, because you brought it over to radio, and you butcher our show all the time. Okay.

19:53Keyzie:I'm just going to store that one away. I'm going to store that one away.

19:57Mike Minogue:Just joking, mate.

19:58Keyzie:Hey, but listen, do you still get nerves, Kieran? I mean, you must. There's two million people watching it on the television. It's amazing, mate. It's so cool to get that kind of vibe of going out there to perform on a big stage. You know the people watching. The crowd's huge. It's a different kind of nerves, right? Well, there's no expectation. There's no expectation. But it's not your prime skill. It's different when you're playing rugby. You know you're good at it. But with this, it comes and goes a bit. But you're out there by yourself in cricket. You know what it's like, Jase. You know, Hoardy J.

20:31It's when you're out there, there's no one else to help you. And so it's you against that ball and what's coming down at you. So that brings its challenge, I think. It's slightly different to a rugby game where you can look alongside you and see your teammates there.

20:44Mike Minogue:And what do you prefer? Sorry, before we let you go, Kieran. Do you prefer that team aspect or being out there solo? A team, of course. A team, yeah. But if you put yourself under the pump, though, So there's always something nice when you can achieve that, and that's what I love about seeing anyone go out there and doing well in anything that's in a high-pressure environment.

21:06Keyzie:Yeah, well, I'll tell you what, mate. We're going to be speaking to Neil Wagner very shortly. I'm going to get him fired up, mate. Hopefully he's opening. Because you'll be opening the batting again maybe? Oh, of course I will be. If you can get his veins popping. Yeah, yeah, just fizzing, just coming, steaming in and dropping those short ones into the throat. Hey, Karen Reid, as always, mate, an absolute pleasure. Get out of the pool, please, because other people are coming and there's not enough room. Thanks, guys.

21:35Mike Minogue:What song are we going into there?

21:38Keyzie:Oh, Lenny Kravitz.

21:41Mike Minogue:The Hauraki Big Show, weekdays from four on Radio Hauraki.

21:45Keyzie:Yes, indeed. Welcome back, you massive backbones. You're listening to The Big Show live from the beautiful city of Tauranga and the beaches of Mount Maunganui. But right now it's time for... What's on the telly with Mike Minogue.

22:05Hey! Yeah!

22:13Yeah! Yeah! I don't think I watched anything last night, fellas. As you know, I was a pretty bloody crook yesterday, feels. Were you? And so I just went home, and I was in bed by around about 701, 702 there, and that was me done and dusted, fellas.

22:28Mike Minogue:Wow, a minute after the show. You must have really high-tailed it. Look, I hate to say it, fellas, but I probably broke a speed limit or two trying to get back to bed. Wow. Because you live ages away, too. Oh, a couple of hundred miles. Yeah, yeah, wow. That's good going, Mogey, good going. What about you, Hoodie Jizzbot?

22:46Keyzie:I started watching a series called Hostage. No, no, what time did you go to bed? What time did I go to bed? Probably about 7.18. Wow. Yeah, yeah. So I got home real quick too. And then watched a series called Hostage. A series called Hostage and then went straight to the sack. But it was basically a political drama. Fellas, the British Prime Minister, the French President, the British Prime Minister's husband gets kidnapped by some random dudes and they say to the British Prime Minister, basically the storyline is, if you don't resign, we're going to end your husband's life. Wow. Wow, that's correct.

23:27Keyzie:So, you know, it was your sort of stock standard kind of political drama. Unless I'm mistaken, that one's on the Netflix there and it's been, people talking about it like it's very, very good. It's not. It's pretty average. Well, look, as I say, I would say it is your stock standard political kind of thriller. I'll give it two and a half pussies Average Average That's a weird one though isn't it I'll kill your husband Yeah If they had have gone children or something like that You could understand that You know that there'd be a bit of peril there Well yeah exactly And you think about the British Prime Minister You know there's travel perks Yes You know what I mean Yes They're probably on a really good wicket money wise They get pensions for the rest of their lives Free air travel So it'd be a tough call actually Absolutely It's a flaw in the storyline

24:14Mike Minogue:Yeah fellas There's Keezy here in the hot tub. I watched last night. No, it was this morning whilst I was eating my breakfast. Baked beans on toast. Half a tin.

24:25Keyzie:Is that why you were ripping ass all the way down in the car?

24:28Mike Minogue:Jase. I watched another episode of Tyres on Netflix. Love the show now. It's just a dumb comedy. It's just great. And I love all the characters. It's really stupid. They make me laugh, and I like that. And they're 20 minutes long. I give Tyres on Netflix four buzies out of five. Man!

24:46Keyzie:Siri, can you remind me at 8 o 'clock tonight, Tyres on Netflix.

24:50Mike Minogue:Jase, you're talking to your wallet.

24:51Keyzie:Thanks, mate. Hey, I'm not sure what song we're going into here, fellas.

24:56Mike Minogue:No, it's 5 o 'clock, mate. Oh, is it 5 o 'clock? It's 5 coming up. We're going to the news and stuff, man.

25:01Keyzie:Oh, okay. Plenty coming up after 5 o 'clock. We've got Mahe Jaisal, the mayor of Tauranga, and the great man himself, Neil Wagner. Yeah. The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike and Keezy. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki. Welcome back, you massive backbones. You are listening to The Big Show, brought to you by Reburger.

25:24Mike Minogue:Craveworthy street food, freshly made with Reburger.

25:30Keyzie:And true story, fellas. I was so excited when we were driving in today. We saw the Reburger here at the Mount. We're about to get some Reburger in about 20 or 30 minutes, I believe. It's exciting.

25:42Mike Minogue:Of course we are down here, Mount Maunganui Beach in beautiful Tauranga. We are in a hot spring spa outside the surf club. Mahe Drysdale, the mayor of Tauranga, is about to pop in. Also Neil Wagner, and it's to celebrate the Black Clash and the fact that tickets go on sale today, blackclash.co.nz.

25:59Keyzie:I'm looking at you guys in the spa, actually, and you look like you're overheating. Can I make a suggestion to you? Please do. What about you get out of the hot spring spa, you belt down the beach there you plunge into the ocean and then you come back to the hot spring spa. I reckon you'd make you feel amazing. That's a great idea. I might do that during this next couple of songs here, eh? Yeah, good boy. Let's do it, man.

26:23Mike Minogue:The only reason I'm keen to do it is because I am desperate to do wheeze. Yeah, okay, cool. Let's do it. Yeah, okay, let's go do it. What song are we going to do here, Jase?

26:30Keyzie:I think it's a bit of Green Day, actually. The Hauraki Big Show. Weekdays from four on Radio Hauraki. Yes, indeed, guns. Rose is there on the radio. Hauraki, big show this beautiful, what day is it, fellas? It's Wednesday.

26:46Mike Minogue:And we're in beautiful Tauranga here celebrating the fact that tickets for the Hot Springs Spa T20 Black Clash in association with Wolf Brook are officially on sale at blackclash.co.nz.

26:56Keyzie:And with that in mind, Kesey, what a special treat we've got here. The Mayor of Tauranga, the one and only Mahi Drysdale. How are you? Oh, fantastic, thanks. It's great to be here on a beautiful sunny day in Tauranga. Oh, it's magnificent, isn't it, Mahe? It is so warm and sunny. Yes. Are you not getting in the spa pool? Oh, well, it looks good. I reckon this could be a permanent fixture, the mare's spa pool on the main beach. Yeah, nice. I'm liking it. Tell me, do you spend much time down here? Do you like to go for a bit of a plunge in the ocean? The treasure's behind us here. Yes. So, yeah, no, we spend a lot of time around this spot.

27:31Mike Minogue:Mahe, I grew up in Tauranga. I'm from Te Puna. Went to Otumuitai College. Why are you saying it like that?

27:38Keyzie:I don't know, just because everyone says Odomodi. Oh, right.

27:41Mike Minogue:I was like, I'm on the radio. I should probably say it properly. Whereabouts do you reside? We grew up on the Avenue, so 13th and 14th Ave. Nice.

27:48Keyzie:Oh, yeah, nice. Rich guy. I mean, being a mayor, does that mean you've got like a massive mansion and stuff? No, no, not at all. Oh. Only just recently purchased a property. Oh, okay. So, yeah, we'll be bringing the family at the end of the year, which we're excited about. Hey, Mahi, you must be visiting at the prospect of the Black Clash. it always goes off wherever it is. And Bay Oval, what a ground that is. Oh, it is. It's an iconic event, and obviously to bring it to the beautiful Toronga, obviously January, great time to be here. You can come and enjoy the beach and then get down to Bay Oval for a bit of cricket in the evening.

28:24I'm not sure if you've been to any before, Mahi, but it is one of the most unmissable sports events in the country. It used to be sort of the Sevens would absolutely go off down in Wellington. they managed to bugger that up with a few rules and regulations that were implemented around that time and eventually disappeared. You'll be taking a hands-off approach I'd imagine to policing around this event. Oh absolutely, look I'm sure everyone's going to be well behaved and always enjoy watching it on TV, seeing the old timers going at it. I've got to say actually just in regards to Tauranga,

28:58Keyzie:I mean it's a thriving place isn't it? But I know quite sincerely so many people from Auckland that have moved down here. What is it about the place you think attracts people so much? Obviously this kind of situation, but it's a beautiful place to live. Yeah, I think lifestyle. Obviously we've got these beautiful natural resources at our doorstep. Yes. But you're also, you know, we're fifth biggest city and growing very quickly. So there's now a lot of opportunity for jobs and great careers, the likes of Port of Tauranga and Zespri in town, as well as a really good innovation sector coming through.

29:35So it's an exciting place to be, and you go over to CBD at the moment, there's$1.5 billion being spent there, bringing it back to life. So we're looking forward to hosting everyone and come and see the city coming back to life.

29:51Mike Minogue:Mahe Drysdale, Mayor of Tauranga, who's with us at the moment next to the spa here on Mount Maunganui Beach. what's your guys view towards Aucklanders coming down to Tauranga because my dad's view who's lived here his whole life is oh now there's bloody traffic everywhere what's your guys view on that? We are very encouraging we know it's a great place to be and our job I guess is trying to plan the city so we can let everyone that wants to come here so that's a challenge in itself but events like Black Clash is what brings that vibrancy to the city. It returns$1.1 million, which is a pretty good outcome, but it's actually what it gives to our people.

30:36We bring a whole lot of people in for the weekend, and they come in and see what a great place it is, and we'll probably get a whole lot more residents afterwards. Well, I tell you what, Mahi, don't listen to Keezy.

30:48Keyzie:His old man's a grumpy old bastard. How dare you say that this time? He loves it. He loves the people. Well, thank you so much for joining us. Are you going to go to the match? Oh, absolutely. I'll be there. Bring the family. So you'll have a great day out. Yeah, well, thank you so much for joining us. And let's hope. Well, we know, fellas, don't we? We know it's going to go off. Yeah, well, hopefully we can have the spar pool on the sidelines. Well, there will be. We'll have a dip there. Yeah, we'll be in there, won't we, Keyes? You and me. Can't wait, man. I don't know where I'll be. It's a long way away next year, isn't it?

31:20Keyzie:There's a lot of water to go under the bridge between there and then. Mahi Jais, our Mayor of Tauranga, thanks very much. Cheers. Great to see you and look forward to seeing you in January. Yes. The Hauraki Big Show with Jase, Mike and Keezy. Tune in weekdays at four on Radio Hauraki. The Killers there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this beautiful Wednesday evening.

31:41Mike Minogue:So good, eh, fellas? How good is it being in a hot tub on the beach of Mount Maunganui? It's nice, eh, mate? So good, man. It's the best day of my life, I reckon. Best day of old hoity jizzbots life is coming up though, mate You've had a bloody hardcore year You've been behind the mic, headphones on, tooling away, pumping out the content You haven't had a break for nigh on six months And now, of course, you've got an extensive vacation coming up Yeah What are the actual plans, mate? Because you have got four days Including the weekend Including the weekend, yeah And five sleeps Yes Oh, yeah, five sleeps What's your plan on Let's go Well we might as well Start with day one You wake up in the morning What's happening for old Hoardy Jay?

32:26Okay well I'll immediately go wheeze Yeah

32:29Mike Minogue:Well hang on This is going to take forever Obviously let's just cut to the chase Straight to the international airport Well no

32:34Keyzie:He asked me what I was doing As soon as I wake up there Keyes And I always go wheeze

32:38Mike Minogue:No I know That's great Don't you also back one out?

32:41Keyzie:No No I have a coffee

32:42Mike Minogue:I've got to have my coffee first

32:44Keyzie:And just on the coffee On that front By the way It's my turn tomorrow Okay. My wife made it this morning. Right. So I'll go and make my wife a coffee. Yeah. I'll probably go back into bed. Well, what time is your flight? Are you flying anywhere? Well, no. No. We just thought we'd have a quiet day in. You know, just to – well, this is the thing. People go hard too early on their holidays. And I've got four days here, so I don't have to go crazy.

33:09Mike Minogue:Yeah, right. You don't want to burn out too early. Exactly.

33:13Keyzie:And I don't know about you guys. It always takes a little while to sort of de-stress. It does, I think. And especially because you've been working so hard, the best thing, oftentimes you'll find you get sick for a few days. Correct. And your body gets used to the fact that all of a sudden you've lightened your load so much. Yeah. So you're going to take the first 24 hours off and then fly to Greece.

33:32Mike Minogue:Well, hang on, Jason. I'd recommend longer because usually it takes me about four days to de-stress to really get into holiday mode.

33:38Keyzie:Yeah, totally, man. No, so, yeah, we'll be keeping it nice and cozy tomorrow there, Moggy. Yes. Friday, look, I've got to get a needle for my record player. It's been an absolute bastard of a thing. I thought you could just get them anywhere. You can't. It's a stylus. The only place you can get it is at Real Groovy Records.

34:00Mike Minogue:Yeah.

34:00Keyzie:So we'll be going into town. Look, we'll have a coffee there.

34:04Mike Minogue:Yeah, right. You may as well, because it's a good chance to sort of get those little odd jobs done, isn't it? So you do that, get it all done. But it's admin, isn't it? But it's not a holiday when all you're doing is, you know, you're drowning yourself in admin there, hoity-joke.

34:16Keyzie:Yeah, but you've got to – I'll be also de-stressing. Oh, yeah. Then we'll go home, probably watch a movie, make love.

34:22Mike Minogue:Cool, so that's Friday done and then Saturday. And you're halfway through your holiday, your vacation at this point.

34:26Keyzie:Saturday weekend mode. Oh. So it'll be my wife's turn. Oh, no, it'll be my turn again to do the coffee. Yeah. Look, I've got to do the lawns. Oh, good. But the only thing with that is they're a bit wet at the moment. So we'll probably get into the garden, do a bit of gardening. That'll be wet too. My wife will probably convince me to go for a walk, probably in the local cemetery. Oh, yes. Just picking out a plot. Well, yeah, you've got to do that. Old hoity J walking around looking at the graves there, jealous as. Yeah, totally. Saturday night, look, takeaway night.

35:03Mike Minogue:Wow, what are you thinking? Oh, fish and chips. No, man, you've got to go international. Since you're not getting to travel overseas, you should get some Vietnamese. Or just get the fish and chips, but get some of the Chinese sweet and sour pork.

35:14Keyzie:Oh, yeah, that sounds good. Yeah, yeah. Then we're into Sunday, and that's just, you know, relaxing mode. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Recovery day. Yeah, recovery, because it's been a full on three days. I'll probably be rooted.

35:26Mike Minogue:That reminds me, we've actually got an air check meeting with Toddy first thing Monday morning. Yeah. So you might want to have an early one Sunday night.

35:32Keyzie:Oh, definitely an early one. I always tend to anyway because I like to be ready for the Monday morning chat with Toddy.

35:39Mike Minogue:Oh, well, we're going to miss you, man. Yeah. Yeah, thanks, fellas. Have a great time on vacation.

35:42Keyzie:Can you buy me a present? Yeah, I'll buy you a present. Bit of Toblerone, no worries.

35:47Mike Minogue:What are we going to here?

35:48Keyzie:Oh, look, Green Day. No, it's ads. Oh, ads. The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike, and Kesey. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki. Yes, indeed, the red hot chili peppers here on the Radio Hauraki. big show this Wednesday afternoon. Now, the Black Clash, the tickets are on sale, so get them before they get snapped out. We've got another legend of a sport in the spa with the fellas, the one and only Neil Wagner. Neil, how's life, you mad bastard? It's very good, thanks, mate. It's very nice in the spa pool. Yeah, well, you're looking very relaxed, I must say. Just chilling out there. It's definitely warmer in the air than what is outside, so it's actually very nice.

36:27Keyzie:Hey, now listen, Neil, I just wanted to pass this on from Karen Reid, who we interviewed earlier. Yeah. And he said he wants to face you really fired up. He wants the full Neil Wagner experience. Can you accommodate that, mate? Mate, by the way he was chasing the rubber duck on the beach just earlier, there was a lot of competition there. So I sort of felt like I've heard and I've seen it from him. When he sparks up, he's very competitive. So I think if I, you know, bowl a couple of balls, see him the way he's been hitting them in the back, you know, clash, I think he's going to have to get a couple of whistling past the end.

37:01He's saying that he's going to be opening the bed and you're going to be opening the bowling. I don't know. Timmy is going to be pulling rank on that. Oh, yeah, of course. Is he? Salvi will pull rank on him. He'll probably make me bowl into the wind too. So, yeah, I'll be charging into the wind. So it'll make me angry enough to try and sense him past the years.

37:19Keyzie:Well, I think what you need to do, this is my plan for you against Rideau, because I've studied his game. A couple of short ones into the throat region, and then one of your big hooping Yorkers on middle stump, mate. What do you reckon? It's too easy, isn't it? He's going to expect that. Yeah. Mix it up with a beamer. Neil, I might just have to come around the wicket straight away. Yeah, yeah. Just in terms of the black clash, you haven't played before. You're looking forward to it, mate, because it's always a massive occasion. You love it. Oh! Sorry. I'm sorry. You might not be able to tell what's going on at home, but the sun is absolutely beating down here.

37:57Keyzie:But there's always a massive crowd, mate. And seriously, like a million people on the television, it's a hugely popular thing. Are you looking forward to it? Yeah, definitely am. I mean, I've watched it every year. I've been to the ones that's, yeah, the Mount, obviously seeing the crowd and seeing what you boys do. And it looks a spectacle, mate. It's always a bit of fun. So I'm looking forward to it. It's a great event. Everybody gets excited about it. Two awesome codes, mate, rubbing shoulders, sharing some pretty cool memories. Yeah, I'm very excited about it.

38:26Mike Minogue:Neil Wagner, Kesey here, hope you're well.

38:31Mike Minogue:You know, the thing with the black clash, right, as a former black cap like yourself, you know, you see these rugby guys come along and then just go, yeah, I can play cricket. You know, and the games are really close. Rugby wins sometimes. Do you get annoyed by that? You know what I mean? Definitely think you should get annoyed by it. But, mate, some of these guys can play, innit? I mean, I've seen, obviously, we do a bat and hold a bat. I've seen the other guys, you know, the way they play. There's obviously talented individuals in that team who can, you know, pick the other code, whichever they wanted, you know.

39:02Picked rugby for some reason. I don't know why, but so, yeah. Could have played cricket, mate.

39:08Keyzie:I know, Neil, back in the day you were a pretty handy rugby player, and you were saying to us off air just before in regards to Karen Reed, you reckon you could have folded him back in the day. You were looking for an opportunity out here on the beach to, as you were saying, Neil, run it straight. And I think Kieran's pretty keen on that, so we'll get a bit of footage for that and the old Instagram after you hop out of the spa. Yeah, we'll just hold it there. We'll go to a tune. I think it's a bit of green day and we'll be back with Neil Wagner. The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike and Kesey. Tune in weekdays at four on Radio Hauraki.

39:42Keyzie:Queens of the Stone Age here on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this Wednesday afternoon. We've got cricket legend Neil Wagner in the spa with the fellas. Now, Neil, one of the keys to the black clash, of course, is the preparation, mate. They're pretty famous for the preparation. You're looking forward to that, getting together with the fellas before the match and maybe having a few quiets? I've heard that's the fun part of it, isn't it? Yeah, yeah. Definitely, mate. That probably depends on how fast or how vicious you bowl, I guess, the next day. Yes. A couple of beers in, mate, would be quite nice.

40:14But, hey, it's just an awesome event to be able to, I mean, obviously, I guess rub shoulders, share those moments of, you know, like you said, legends of the game, like the rugby players, you know, you always watch them on TV, go about their business. Now to be able to play a bit of cricket against them and have a good time with them, yeah, share a couple of good moments and banter would be quite nice. Of course, Mr Cricket, Michael Hussey, is going to be showing up, one of the legends of Australian sport. He's actually, he seems to be quite a nice guy, which is weird for Australian cricketers.

40:45Have you ever crossed paths with him before? I have met him before, mate. He's an absolute champion. He's a great bloke. So, yeah, he's definitely a nicer Aussie, that's for sure. So, mate, yeah, they've definitely pulled in the big guns, team rugby. So, he's a quality player. Obviously, still think he'll be, you know, a handful. So, yeah, looking forward to that challenge. Tell me, are you still playing, though? Yeah? Semi-retired, mate. Semi-retired, but a little bit of cricketing action still? Yeah, still a little bit of cricketing action. What is semi-retired? That's where you want to keep playing, but nobody will have you?

41:14What is it? It's just staying on, mate.

41:18Mike Minogue:Isn't that when you retire but you've just got a semi all the time?

41:21Keyzie:Oh, Casey, come on, man. That's what Neil told me. Oh, come on, man. But you must be keen to get around some of the T20 set-ups around the world. There seems to be a thousand of them. Like you said, mate, semi-retired means you get wanted for some of it, some of it not, mate. Yeah, yeah. You sort of put your hand up and say I'm available, but it's all the luck of getting picked. And there's a couple of these old man's leagues floating around, which seemed to play all right, mate. So trying to keep the body in some sort of knick and condition to play some form of cricket when pulled upon and never know of injuries.

41:52Mike Minogue:Neil Wagner, Kesey here again. Hope you're well. What's the most sort of, you know, I don't want to say steamed, but like, you know, what's the most hungover you've been when playing a game of high-level cricket? Because that could be a reality come Black Clash time. Yeah, I would say the last time I was hungover playing a game of cricket was club cricket way back in the day and actually played right. I'm a bit older now, so I don't know how that's going to affect the body. But I'm well, mate. How are you? Yeah, thanks for asking. Finally, someone asks.

42:20Keyzie:Just on that, actually, one of the worst days I ever had, umpiring Neil was being hungover. It's a terrible way to spend the day, being an umpire and staying out in the field for eight hours, making decisions while you're throwing up quietly in your mouth. So just don't do the hangover. It's not worth it, Neil. I feel like you've got to get back on it, mate, to feel better. You kind of do. Yeah, exactly. If you're hungover, it's your own fault. You sort of probably have to get back on the horse. Well, you strike me as the sort of person quite seriously. You're a pretty serious sportsman. I can't imagine you doing that kind of thing.

42:54Keyzie:I can see you getting fired up after the match, but not before it. Is that fair? Is that offensive? No, yeah. Yeah, it depends, mate. I don't know. Well, if everybody else is on it, Neil, surely. You've got a duty to your teammates. I'll say. But it calms the nerves too, mate. Yes, yeah, yeah, that's true. I cleaned a bottle of red wine before the Boxing Day test. I had to do that just to come in.

43:19So, yeah, so probably the way to go.

43:21Keyzie:Well, Neil, thanks for joining us, mate. I'm very much looking forward to seeing you play, actually. So are the fields. Yes. And I'm very much enjoying you steaming into old Kieran Reid. That's going to be one doozy of a clash. It will make some good pairing, mate, that's for sure.

43:39Mike Minogue:Just quickly as well, If you want to see Neil Wagner play, blackclash.co.nz. Tickets are officially on sale today. It always sells out, so make sure you get it quick. What are we going to here, Jase?

43:48Keyzie:A green day, I think.

43:53The Hauraki Big Show with Jase, Mike, and Kesey. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki.

43:59Keyzie:Yes, indeed. Welcome back, you massive backbones. Oh, waggers, eh, feels? Neil Wagner. Nice guy. Yeah, nice guy.

44:06Mike Minogue:It always surprises me because he's such an intimidating bastard when he's playing cricket.

44:10Keyzie:Yes, and I thought that was very bold of Kieran earlier in the show to talk about how he wants him to be fully fired up. He doesn't want him to come in half-cocked.

44:18Mike Minogue:Yeah, yeah, yeah.

44:19Keyzie:So that's going to be something to behold on the day. Now, listen, as always, your massive backbones, plenty coming up after 6 o 'clock, so stay tuned.

44:30The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike and Keezy. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki.

44:36Keyzie:Yeah, welcome back, your massive backbones. You are listening to The Big Show, brought to you by Reburger.

44:41Mike Minogue:Craveworthy street food, freshly made with Reburger.

44:45Keyzie:Hey, tell me, Kesey, because I ordered the same thing from Reburger as you. What was it?

44:51Mike Minogue:The red hot chili peppers. That's not the name of the burger, Keith. I think it was the red burger. It's called the red chook or something? The red something. Red something, man. Definitely.

45:04Keyzie:But anyway, I'm looking forward to it. how was the plunge in the ocean there fellas because you did it, you ran from the spa pool, had a plunge in the surf what sort of temperature were you running? Well it was bloody cold but I wasn't anticipating that Keezy would be such a weak swimmer so I had to save him, he was screaming out help me Mogey, help me Mogey so I dragged him onto the beach, we just managed to make it back in time for the next plate, didn't we Keezy and as you said man, you owe me your life but it's all good, we're all squirted

45:30Mike Minogue:No, the thing was I wasn't yelling help me Mogey help me Mogey, I was going look at me Mogey He thought I was drowning. He dragged me to the shore and then started doing CPR on me, and I was trying to stop him. I knew you were alive. At that point, I was just kissing you. Oh. That's hot, man. What are we going into here, Jase? Oh, you mean music-wise? I don't know, man. Anything. Yeah. Look, I'm just going to throw it out there.

45:56Keyzie:Maybe a bit of green day. The Hauraki Big Show with Jase, Mike, and Keezy. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki. Living colour there on the Radio Hauraki. Big show live from Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Now, fellas, you're in the spa there. We've got a massive dilemma. I've got to be honest with you. It's got a little bit chilly. The sun's gone behind the clouds, fellas. There's a real wind blowing across the beach here, and Keezy desperately needs to do wheeze.

46:30Mike Minogue:Well, that's the thing, Jase. I think we should have a little bit of honesty here. Mogi's now hopped out. Yes. So the thing is, I'm the only one now in the hot tub, right? So I can't do wheeze in a pool. I just can't do it. My body will not allow me. But no one's going to be in here after me, and they're going to drain it onto the sand. Right. Should I do wheeze in the hot tub? But you said you physically can't. No, I know. But I think if I get enough encouragement and you guys sort of chit-chat to me while I do it, I might be able to let it out. I'm not talking to you while you do it. Well, then I can't do it, Mogi.

47:00Mike Minogue:Do one for the...

47:01Keyzie:Can I just, if you go on our Instagram page, I don't know if it's up yet, but you've already done a steamer in the spa, so I don't see why.

47:10Mike Minogue:Jase, that was a joke, right? Oh, yeah, right. I didn't do booze in the spa. Come on, man. Keezy is genuinely struggling here. He wants to get out, but he's too coldies. I've been like three hours in this frickin' hot tub. He didn't bring suitable clothing. He has got a towel, but he's worried he's going to be too cold, and then he'll have to take his only jacket off Pugson, who also came without suitable clothing. Yes. But, like, can you guys just chat to me about stuff, and I'll seriously try it. Just, Mogi, what? Just talk me through doing wheeze. It's some kind of sicko perversion that you've got.

47:40If you expect me to talk to you while you're doing wheeze in a pool. And that will make you do wheeze. The sound of my voice is what's going to get you over the line, Casey. I'm reluctant to participate.

47:51Mike Minogue:Oh, my God. It's happening. Guys, yes, Mogi. Keep going. Keep going. Hoody J. What? What did you have for dinner last night? Go. Oh, that's disgusting. What? No, what did you have for dinner?

48:00Keyzie:Look at that pool. What did you have for dinner? Keep going. Look at that yellow cloud. Tell me what you have for dinner. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That absolutely reeks.

48:11Mike Minogue:To paint a picture for the audience, it's like someone's dropped a baraka at the spa pool. But I feel all the better for it. Thanks for that, fellas. No worries. Hey, don't forget, tickets on sale today for the Black Clash. Blackclash.co.nz. Get involved. The Hauraki Big Show with Jace, Mike, and Kesey. Tune in weekdays at 4 on Radio Hauraki.

48:33Keyzie:Arctic monkeys there on the Radio Hauraki big show. Tell you what, fellas.

48:37Mike Minogue:I feel like a bit of an Arctic monkey right now, sitting in this hot tub. I've been in it for over three hours on the main beach of the Mount, and I'm starting to get very, very cold. Yeah. You're sitting there in your own filth as well.

48:49Keyzie:Exactly. I feel better, though. What's really exciting, though, fellas, and this will warm you up a bit, Kesey, the beer festival down in Dunedin. The fellas are going to be there. We're going to be doing a live show on the Friday. And we're also going to be having a beer named after the show, and we want your help with that, don't we, fellas? What about the Keezy Cloudy Spa? The Hazy Spa? The Keezy in the Tub Hazy Spa IPA.

49:15Mike Minogue:That's right, thanks to Emerson's. They're making a special beer for the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival, and it does need a name, and it is a Hazy IPA. So if you wanted, name our beer and also get yourself in the drawer for free flights and accommodation and tickets to come to Beer Fest for you and a mate, hodaki.co.nz. Why don't we call it something normal like, I don't know, like Beer Fest Hazy or Big Show Hazy. No, it's good to speak. Yeah, Big Show is an idea. But I don't know. It just needs to have something a little bit more cutting edge, I think. You think? So that people who follow the show will understand and then other people think, oh, that's a cool name.

49:53Keyzie:Yeah. And I've got to be honest with you, fellas, I'm still big on Midnight Steamer.

49:58Mike Minogue:I am too. Yeah, man.

49:59Keyzie:I think that is a great name for a beer.

50:02Mike Minogue:The Midnight Steamer Hazy? Yeah, the Midnight Steamer Hazy. Let's lock it in. Have you gone to hodaki.co.nz and submitted that? Me, personally? Yeah.

50:10Keyzie:No, I actually may have already been submitted, Geezy.

50:13Mike Minogue:Yeah, okay. You're not allowed to.

50:15Keyzie:No, we're not allowed to do that, unfortunately, because if I had my way, that's what I'd call it.

50:19Mike Minogue:Right, okay.

50:20Keyzie:You know what I'm saying? But I'm sure because...

50:22Mike Minogue:We should just let Jase have his way.

50:24Keyzie:Because, you know, I have huge respect for our audience, and I know someone's going to come up with an absolute cracker. So get involved in that, and don't forget about flights, accommodation. The whole lot. The whole lot. You get to meet the fellas, see the live show, all of that jazz. Get involved.

50:37Mike Minogue:You get to see Pugs and his wacky hairdo. Yeah, Pugs and his wacky hairdo. And his wacky tats. Old Hoity Jase is going to be down there the whole weekend as well. It's another holiday you get your lucky backbone. Yeah, that's a vacation, Jase. Hodaki.co.nz, get yourself in the draw. What tune are we going to hear, Jase? Jase? Yes? What tune is this, man? Who is this? I recognise it.

50:58Keyzie:Oh, yeah. Red hot chilli peppers. The Hauraki Big Show. Weekdays from four on Radio Hauraki. In excess there on the Radio Hauraki Big Show this Wednesday evening, live from the beautiful city of Tauranga. We're on one of the beaches at Mount Maunganui, and I tell you what, fellas, it's great to be in a location like this, but one of the things I love about getting away from the studio It was the old roadies Oh how good is it You know And you get to hear Other people's music Oh we had Keezy's On the way down Keezy's tunes

51:30Mike Minogue:How did you feel About my tunes fellas Because that was A special playlist I always put on When I've got friends And I want to show off Right Oh you want to show off

51:38Keyzie:With that

51:38Mike Minogue:Yeah it's like a nice Mix of stuff That's kind of funky That everyone enjoys What was your favourite Jase

51:43Keyzie:I've got to say It was very Pugsarn-esque

51:46Mike Minogue:No it wasn't That is incredibly insulting It was not Pugsarn-esque

51:49Keyzie:It was very dance It's night clubby. Oots, oots, oots, oots. Yeah, at one point. And I want to paint a picture with words, if I might. So we've got sort of. Could you get on with it or freeze it? Keyes. Keyes sort of psychedelic kind of. Freak show stuff. Yummy boy music playing on the stereo there. Old Mogey in the back seat just screaming out noises. Ah! Oh! Like burping and stuff. He's burping, belching, old Pugsan effing and jeffing because he gets stuck behind a truck. It's great stuff, isn't it? It really is. Hoity J, you know, having promised not to vape in the car, vaping in the car. Oh, it's disgusting.

52:34Chewing on all his gum, slapping patches on his neck just to try and mainline a little bit of nicotine because he's stuck in a car for three hours. Yeah, I mean, pretty chill sort of stuff. I guess the thing that concerns me most is that we're going to have to head back up to the 09, and I'm a little bit concerned about Pugsun's driving capabilities. Very nervous. He's scared when he has to overtake anything. Very nervous. He drops down to sort of 70, 80, and 100k zone. Yeah. It fills me really with a great concern for my own safety.

53:05Keyzie:Yeah, I've got to be honest with you. He drives like my nana. And she hasn't driven for 10 years now.

53:11Mike Minogue:He does, though. Because it'll be like, oh, there's a bus next to me. Oh, shit. Better slam on the brakes. Absolutely. Absolutely hooks the wheel right into oncoming traffic. That's right. And you say stuff like, oh, what's this guy doing? It's like nothing. He's just driving in his own lane, mate. You just, you know, just get us there.

53:29Keyzie:Can I tell you a little story on that front there, fellas? Because as I was about to leave today, my wife said to me, who's driving? And I said, oh, Pugson. And she said, and I quote, oh, God. Really?

53:41Mike Minogue:My wife said, oh, you better leave early. Oh, did she? Because she knows how slow he drives. Yeah, yeah, yeah. God. So do you want to drive us back, Jase? Yeah, sure, man. I'm keen. You guys keen? Love it. I'm flooring. I'm absolutely hunched over the wheel there. Mogi, did you bring the boost to see? Well, I figured he'd be sitting on your lap. You have to do the pedals. Yeah, I'll do the pedals, Jason. The Hauraki Beach Show with Jase, Mike and Keezy. Tune in weekdays at four on Radio Hauraki.

54:11Keyzie:Well, there you go, you mad bastards. Done and dusted. Hey. Standing on the beach here at magnificent Mount Maunganui and the city of Tauranga celebrating the release of tickets for the Black Clash happening next year.

54:25Mike Minogue:That's right. It's a hot spring spa, T20 Black Clash, in association with Wolfbrook. Tickets are officially available now, blackclash.co.nz. It's happening at Bay Oval in Tauranga, January 17th. We're going to be there in a hot tub, and it's going to be sold out too, so make sure you get in quick to get your tickets. It's a great destination regardless of the Black Clash, and having that thrown in there as well as just an extra bonus as we stand here on the beach. We've got the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building to our left. And right out in front of us, we've got a few backbones paddling along in their own kayaks.

54:59As you look out far off into the ocean there, there's islands littering the horizon. A couple of Argentinian backpackers making love in the dunes over to our right here. It's a beautiful place to be. It is.

55:11Keyzie:It takes me right back to my life-saving days, fellas, and what an absolute pleasure it's been to be here. And what I'm most looking forward to in terms of the end of the show and heading back to the 09 is seeing Kesey get out of the spa and very tentatively walk to the toilet so he can do wheeze. Well, I've already done wheeze in the spa, Jase. It's a strange situation. He's created a rod for his own back, could have easily have gotten out a little bit earlier, but he's stuck it out to his credit. I'm not back yet, 100%. He's stuck out the entire show. That's right. It's a massive caulder to you, Keezy.

55:47Thanks, fellas. And looking to get in this video, Pugsone's got his camera ready to go. He'll be recording this all the way to the bathroom where you're going to drop a deuce.

55:55Mike Minogue:Oh, cool. So this is how we're ending Keezy's cold and he's hopping out and going to do poo at the Life Saving Club toilet. Is that what we're – that's not that funny. But listen, listen.

56:08Keyzie:Listen to that laugh. On a serious note, though, make sure you get those Black Clash tickets because they do sell out fast. And if you want to be a part of it, you want to be involved, get stuck in right now. Now, listen. I'm going to go do poos. The fellas will be back same time, same place tomorrow. I, of course, will be on a luxurious holiday. Enjoy your vacation, Jase. Yeah, and I'll see you backbones in a month. Thank you.