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Frances Cook is a journalist and podcaster at the NZ Herald. She hosts the weekly podcast Cooking The Books which deals with finance and recently released her first book TALES FROM A FINANCIAL HOT MESSSOCIAL MEDIAFacebook - Frances Cook - JournalistInstagram - @francescooknzTwitter - @FrancesCook TIMESTAMPS 00:28 - How Frances Got Into Journalism01:28 - Frances Worked For Free When She First Started In Journalism02:15 - Media Law05:08 - Reporting In Radio05:43 - First Major Story Frances Covered07:08 - Some Stories Cause Psychological Trauma For Journalists08:15 - Journalists Have A Camaraderie With Each Other/Public Private Partnership10:41 - Social Media12:29 - Fake News/Deep Fakes16:18 - Cooking The Books Podcast17:31 - Kiwis Still Don’t Know What Podcasts Are18:19 - Being Independent In Life Requires Money20:07 - Investing In Shares21:20 - Life Necessities Increase When You Earn More Money23:20 - Frances’ Experience Living In Auckland25:33 - Most Journalists Have To Live In Auckland26:34 - Media Personalities Aren’t As Wealthy As People Think27:39 - Problems With Auckland/Rail Network29:01 - Frances Feels More Stressed In Auckland30:09 - Frances’ Book - Tales From A Financial Hot Mess32:07 - How Frances Structured The Book33:44 - New Zealand’s Rail Network37:20 - Wellington/Doing Work On A Train39:27 - Frances Has Full Control Of Cooking The Books40:57 - Frances’ Interview Process42:52 - France Doesn’t Know How To Video Edit45:01 - Video Version Of Cooking The Books Is Behind A Paywall46:00 - Where To Follow Frances Or Buy Her Book47:11 - Twitter47:33 - LinkedIn/Reece’s Marketing Technique For LinkedIn48:09 - Frances Does All Her Marketing49:00 - Frances Is Thankful To Her Bosses For Giving Her So Much Freedom49:47 - Frances Tries To Help New Journalists/Grace Period51:08 - Reece & Frances Reflect On Their Podcasts52:12 - As You Move Up The Ranks In Journalism You Get More Freedom52:58 - Creative People Are Hard On Themselves53:20 - Where To Listen To Cooking The Books

Gemma Major is the founder of Seed Waikato a charity to help young people prosper in the Waikato.SOCIAL MEDIAWebsite - seedwaikato.co.nzFacebook - Seed WaikatoTwitter - @SeedWaikatoInstagram - @seedwaikato TIMESTAMPS 00:34 - Why Gemma Founded Seed Waikato01:43 - Hamilton Is A Youthful City/Working With Youth03:48 - Building A Charity/NZ Has Most Charities Per Capita In The World06:59 - Funding/Reaching Out To Businesses/Volunteers09:03 - Being Led By Aspirations Of The Community09:50 - Training Leaders/Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone11:52 - Key Aspects Of Leadership12:23 - Being Scared To Ask Questions14:22 - Gemma’s Schedule/Allocating Tasks To Her Team15:14 - Gemma Lacking Focus16:33 - Future Seed Waikato Endeavours/Reaching More Young People18:08 - How Reece Found Out About Seed Waikato19:28 - How Seed Waikato Helped Reece’s Challenge Of Moving To Hamilton20:37 - How Often Seed Waikato Events Happen21:07 - Jamie Strange21:50 - Different Speaking Styles/Pastors23:31 - Church Inspiring The Model Of Seed Waikato24:15 - Non Religious People Are Misinformed About Modern Day Churches25:49 - Church Community/Volunteering Aspect26:52 - What Does A Committee Do/Reece’s Question For Helen Clarke28:00 - Gemma’s Role On The Hamilton CBD Association Committee29:06 - Gemma’s Perception Of Hamilton CBD From Working With Association30:40 - Philanthropy32:32 - Giving People The Means To Help Themselves33:10 - Kids Going To School Hungry And Fixing The Issue36:04 - Understanding Is The First Step To Solving The Issue37:00 - Drugs/Mental Illness/Drinking Culture In NZ38:48 - Why Reece Doesn’t Drink And Do Drugs40:01 - Addictive Personality/Why Gemma Got Into Drugs41:48 - Being Relatable/Experiences Are Vital43:27 - People Funding Things When They Have No Experience In The Area They Are Funding45:06 - Working With Families47:05 - Changing The Mindset/Reece’s Get Annoyed With Some Of His Auckland Friends Mindsets48:25 - Grocery Stores Dumping Perfectly Good At The End Of The Night/Go Eco49:35 - Reece’s Experience In India50:34 - Kiwi’s Not Appreciating What They Have51:33 - Gemma’s Experience In Cambodia55:36 - The Hamilton Sucks Perception56:27 - Hamilton Nightlife Economy/Brisbane58:15 - Housing/Auckland1:00:54 - Gemma Loves Hamilton1:02:16 - Why Gemma Moved To Hamilton From Brisbane1:04:07 - Going Back To Your Original Home After Moving1:05:36 - Reece Contemplated Moving To Brisbane1:06:36 - Australia’s Fire Crisis1:07:13 - Hamilton Is Getting More Vibrant1:07:37 - David Bennett/Politicians1:09:30 - How To Get Involved With Seed Waikato

David Bennett is an MP for the National Party and has represented Hamilton East since 2005 and at this time is pushing for the Hamilton to Tauranga Expressway extension. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://davidbennett.national.org.nz/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/DavidBennettMPforHamiltonEast/INSTAGRAM - @davidbennettmpTWITTER - @David Bennett MP TIMESTAMPS 00:45 - How David Bennett Got Into Politics03:41 - What A Politician Can Realistically Achieve In Parliament05:50 - What Caucus Does07:01 - Differences Between John Key And Don Brash/Caucus Discussions09:03 - Why The Waikato Expressway Needs Extension/Hamilton’s Growth11:10 - Tauranga’s Growth Is Hamilton’s Loss12:34 - Lack Of Government Investment In Tauranga14:17 - Tauranga’s Advantage Over Hamilton16:07 - David Projects Tauranga’s Population To Overtake Hamilton16:33 - Tainui’s Inland Port17:40 - Problem With The Hamilton To Auckland Train19:22 - David Thinks High Speed Rail Won’t Happen Under Labour20:16 - Problems With Building Rail In NZ21:57 - Auckland’s Rail Network Should Extend Into The Waikato23:07 - Labour’s Farce With The Hamilton To Auckland Train24:06 - Waikato Expressway25:50 - Labour’s 12 Billion Investment In Infrastructure Problems27:26 - The Waikato Expressway Extension To Tauranga Timeframe29:32 - David Thinks Their Is No Way Jamie Strange Gets Money For Rapid Rail30:08 - 6 Billion Dollars Spent On Wellington’s Infrastructure30:30 - David Speaking On Why Rail Will Fail32:05 - Tunnelling Through The Kaimai Ranges33:57 - Labour’s Train Is Terrible For The Climate34:53 - Pokeno35:24 - Reasons For Roads Over Rail/Productivity Aspect Of Rail37:13 - Reece And David Discuss Time Duration By Car/Train To Auckland40:22 - David’s Conditions To Use A Train42:03 - Rail To Auckland Airport/Trams44:17 - David’s Ideas To Grow Hamilton/Flaws With Peacocke46:25 - Flaws Of Having Little Towns In Hamilton To Auckland Corridor49:00 - Minister/Labour/Institutions Sabotaging Waikato Med School Proposition52:00 - Otago University’s Med Students53:29 - Waikato Hospital Problems54:13 - Hamilton And Tauranga Working Together56:04 - Boundaries Of Hamilton Being Extended59:32 - Te Awa Lakes1:01:23 - How To Contact David

Dilz is a well known hip hop artist in NZ and Australia. He got national media coverage for his legal battle with New Zealander of the year runner up Tom Francis over a music dispute. Dilz has worked with prolific artists such as J Williams and Scribe.SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram - dilzmusicFacebook - DilzSnapchat - Dilz TIMESTAMPS 00:29 - How Dilz Got Into Hip-Hop01:00 - How Dilz Got His Style02:20 - Balancing Underground With Mainstream03:30 - Dilz Doing Conscious Rap04:22 - Sydney/ Sydney Fires05:37 - Difference Between Australia And NZ07:04 - Tom Francis Story09:22 - Tom Francis Court Case/Going Public With The Story10:23 - Tom Francis Has Lost Respect In Hip-Hop/Fake Persona11:03 - Seeing Through A Rappers Lies/Tom Fucking People Over13:45 - Tom Francis Career Is Over/Dilz Isn’t Doing A Publicity Stunt14:40 - Tom Francis Paying For Snoop Dogg Feature15:23 - Performing With Scribe & Sid Diamond16:33 - Scribe17:40 - Kiwi Talkz Would Be A Good Platform For Scribe/Media Exposure19:54 - How Dillz Connected With J Williams22:13 - J Williams On Magic Mike Tour22:52 - Palmerston North23:33 - Upper North Island Gigs24:39 - Battle Rap/Reluctancy To Battle/Freestyling26:04 - How Dilz Brain Works26:51 - How Long It Takes Dilz To Write A Song27:24 - Collaborating With Artists Who Aren’t Motivated28:11 - Wait On You Story/ Love Drunk29:28 - David Dallas/Eminem Rapture Tour 201431:00 - Touring Overseas/National Tour//Zerofux33:35 - Dillz Has Decided To Stay In NZ For Now34:00 - Australia Has Better Housing, Money & Public Transport35:45 - Public Transport In Australia Is Accessible/Earning More Money In Aus37:13 - Why Dilz Chose Sydney Over Melbourne38:23 - Metamorphosis39:06 - Shooting A Music Video Of Yourself39:44 - Shooting Music Videos Off A Phone/Dilz Photo Crew41:05 - Photoshoots43:17 - Ryan Lovins/Dilz Working With PHD44:48 - Hopsin46:03 - Ill Mind Of Hopsin 5/Hopsin’s Extremes47:32 - Balancing Work, Music & Family50:30 - Sleep/Commuting/Having More Time52:14 - Dilz Gives Props To Kiwi Talkz53:05 - Reece Breaks Down His Process On Kiwi Talkz54:44 - Throwing In The Towel/How Reece Chooses His Guest And Preps57:09 - Dilz Apologises For Not Having His Verse Fully Prepped57:24 - How To Contact Dilz57:56 - People Watching But Not Subscribing/Social Media Algorithm59:55 - Setting Money Aside For Marketing/Youtube Analytics/Buying Views & Likes1:04:59 - Twitter1:05:46 - Dilz Spits A Verse

Ash Parmar reviews Whisky and owns the company EightPM we discuss at length as well as many other topicsSOCIAL MEDIAWEBSITE - eightpm.co.nzLINKEDIN - Eight PM TIMESTAMPS00:25 - How Ash Got Into Liquor02:56 - Why Ash Moved To NZ03:21 - New Delhi/Reason For Pollution05:15 - Indians Being Business Minded06:27 - Kiwis And Indians Can Learn From Each Other07:45 - Rototuna Has No Dairys08:40 - Ash Would Be Different If He Had Stayed In India09:04 - Reece’s Mumbai Toilet Story/Things In India That Make Ash Uncomfortable10:10 - India Has A Sense Of Entitlement/Status12:15 - Indians Being Happy With Very Little/You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know13:28 - Hamilton Was Different Back In 2001/Environmental Planning15:27 - Why Ash Chose Hamilton Over Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch16:12 - Future Growth In Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty16:47 - High Speed Rail/Auckland19:00 - Congestion Measures In New Delhi20:15 - Kiwis Don’t Travel Much/Australia21:43 - Hotel Mumbai Terrorist Attack/Christchurch Shooting25:20 - Narendra Modi/Reece’s Kebab Story27:31 - India Is Surrounded By Dictatorships28:34 - Pakistan Becoming Bangladesh29:00 - Ash’s Visa Story In India/Security Of India32:00 - Ash’s Kids Growing Up In NZ And Then Going To India33:02 - The Art Of Making Whisky34:54 - Ash Needs Peace To Test Whisky35:10 - Kiwis Drink Whisky To Fast/Whisky Tasting37:50 - Kiwi’s Binge Drinking Culture/India Binge Drinking40:04 - Ash Sells Other Alcoholic Products But Whisky Most Popular40:41 - How The Name EightPm Came About41:29 - Ash Has A Poor Work/Family Balance42:19 - Networking/Ash Has Name Recognition43:12 - Working Smarter Not Harder43:45 - People Approach Ash Now/Network Events46:16 - People Want A Return Before An Action/Business Is Risky47:07 - Huntly47:45 - New Delhi Traffic49:30 - Japanese Whisky/Hibiki50:11 - Japanese Work Ethic/Respect51:34 - Indian Vs Japanese Hygiene/Cleanliness52:54 - Getting Around Japan When You Don’t Know Japanese/Ash Struggles With Public Transport53:58 - Bullet Train55:33 - Japanese Have Anxiety Over Not Being Able To Help Tourists/English Is Rarely Spoken56:59 - Genesis Of Japanese Whisky/Scottish Whisky1:00:21 - Some People Think NZ Is Part Of Europe1:01:18 - Ash Shows Off Hibiki/How Much Ash Paid For It1:03:24 - Exporting Whisky Overseas1:04:10 - Ash’s Work Hours1:05:17 - Ash’s Wife Is A Detective Story1:06:50 - Indian’s Work Ethic Is Detrimental To Their Health1:07:33 - Indians Measure Their Worth Based On There Work1:09:15 - Ash Dislikes People Who Exploit Work & Income1:10:25 - Poverty1:11:37 - Climate Change Activists Going To Far1:13:33 - Meat Is Embedded In Kiwi Culture/Kiwis Consume To Much Meat1:15:00 - Different Types Of Meat1:17:00 - How Ash Tries To Balance Work & Family1:18:30 - Indians Never Rest Or Relax1:19:00 - A Large Portion Of Indians Cant Swim/New Delhi Waterpark1:20:10 - Beaches Are Close In NZ/Hamilton Is A Good Hub1:21:07 - Success Stories Of Aucklanders Moving To Hamilton/Housing In Hamilton1:22:06 - Tauranga1:22:46 - Reece’s Goal For 20201:24:44 - Politicians Don’t Get A Proper Platform/Networking1:26:51 - Ash Now Knows His Purpose In Life1:28:50 - Working With The Right People1:30:10 - Simon Bridges/Getting Big Politicians On1:31:08 - Grant Robinson/Balance Of Growth1:32:00 - Picking Sides1:32:37 - Ash Wants To Meet Jacinda & Winston1:33:52 - Shane Jones’ Comments About Indians/Being Logical When Emot

Kernel is a new innovative index investing company that allows investors to invest in great investment products. Dean Anderson is the Founder and CEO and Catherine Emerson is Marketing & Customer Strategist.SOCIAL MEDIAWebsite - www.kernelwealth.co.nzFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/kernelnz/ TIMESTAMPS00:33 - How Kernel Was Founded01:10 - Why Dean Named The Company Kernel/KFC02:39 - How Dean & Catherine Got Into Investing03;59 - Investing/Saving Is A Foreign Concept To A Lot Of Kiwis04:54 - Blogs & Seminars On Investing05:35 - Investing Is Not As Hard As Portrayed06:24 - Residential Property07:24 - Younger People Aren’t As interested In Residential Property08:26 - Index Funds09:30 -Kernels 3 Different Funds10:30 - Index Investing Vs Active Investing13:46 - Kiwis Aren’t Educated On Index Funds14:25 - Common Questions That The Public Ask15:35 - Investing Is A Lot More Accessible These Days16:45 - Saving/The Longer You Invest The Better The Return17:45 - Learning To Not Check Your Investment Every Day20:23 - Kernels Social Media Presence20:47 - Investing Is Like Its Own Language/How To Make People Understand21:35 - Complexity Of Cryptocurrency22:37 - NZX 24:03 - Commercial/Investment Property26:15 - Having Money Sitting In Savings Is A Bad Idea/Emergency Account/Paying Debt28:09 - Usually You Get Wiser With Money As You Get Older28:54 - Going Into Schools To Educate Younger People30:28 - Attention Span31:15 - Kernel’s Office Atmosphere32:24 - Explaining Investments33:09 - Get Money Quick Schemes Are Dodgy34:30 - Budgeting Advice/Pay Yourself37:20 - Coffee/Little Things To Cut Out38:56 - Kernel’s Customers Are Nationwide40:00 - Catherine’s Experience Of Going Through A Year Of Bank Statements41:15 - Investing In Australia Is More Well Known42:31 - When You Earn More Your Necessities Increase44:32 - Australia Is More Brand Conscious Than NZ/Tall Poppy Syndrome In NZ47:00 - Being More Open About Your Finances48:39 - Initial Launch Of Kernel/Financial Markets Authority51:45 - 2020 Prospects/When Kernel Listens And Not Listen To Feedback55:15 - No Holidays For Kernel/Catherine’s Driving Style56:09 - Dean Travelling To Australia56:55 - Kernel Has No Interest In Cryptocurrency57:15 - Gold/News Headlines/Podcasts59:43 - Number 1 Thing In Marketing1:00:12 - Who Responds To Queries1:00:52 - Where To Sign Up With Kernel

Prestige is the founder of hip hop radio station RepFM and manager for Deceptikonz member Savage. J Hustle is an upcoming hip-hop star who in his short career has already worked with talent such as Big Myke & Poetik.SOCIAL MEDIAPRESTIGEInstagram - @repfmFacebook - @RepFMTwitter - @REPFMJ HUSTLEInstagram - @j_hustle275Facebook - @J Hustle TIMESTAMPS00:30 - How RepFM Started04:17 - How Much It Costs To Set Up A Radio Frequency/APRA Royalty System05:51 - Quality Of Music Being Sent Was Initially Not Great07:03 - Passion To Profession/Rep Your Beats10:29 - Ryan Lovins/Peter Pedro/J Hustlers Videos12:53 - Networking Is Key In NZ16:33 - Being Influential17:49 - Savage’s Where The Freaks At18:27 - Prestige’s Relationship With Savage22:05 - Spinning A Negative Into A Positive22:41 - Managing Savage24:11 - Tall Poppy Syndrome In Hip-Hop25:39 - Savage Lives In Australia25:59 - How To Make Money In Music26:47 - How “I Got The Bag” Came About29:22 - Youtube Vs Facebook32:00 - NZ Mobile Data & Fibre34:26 - J Hustle’s Thoughts On Christchurch35:18 - J Hustle’s Writing Process36:19 - Balancing Music & School38:05 - J Hustle Performing At Festivals38:59 - South Auckland Is The Hub Of Hip-Hop/Prestige Moulding J Hustle40:28 - Dirt Bikes41:27 - Anonymouz42:38 - Who J Hustle Wants To Work With44:00 - J Hustle’s Evolution45:11 - Battle Rap/1Outs48:02 - Taking NZ For Granted49:19 - Prestige Helping The Youth51:12 - Transferrable Skills From Music52:24 - Prestige Will Start Doing Talks At Schools In 202052:50 - Some University Courses Are A Waste Of Money/J Hustle Influencing Older Kids54:08 - Funding55:33 - Marketing/Oversaturation Of Rappers In NZ57:37 - J Hustle’s Merchandise & What It Represents1:00:26 - Cost Of J Hustles Merchandise1:01:49 - Teaching J Hustle To Save & Invest1:04:30 - Surrounding Yourself With Good Company/Hating1:07:59 - Stereotype Against Mangere & Otara1:09:33 - Ponsonby/Mangere1:11:15 - Auckland Housing/Huge Mortgages1:13:46 - Polynesians Need To Learn From Indians & Asians1:14:30 - Cars Are Terrible Investments/Teaching Kids To Invest1:17:05 - How To Follow J Hustle & RepFM

William Slingsby is a professional videographer primarily for Fighting Game Events within Australasia, he came in the studio to talk about E-Sports and fighting games such as Street Fighter & Super Smash Bro. We also covered a multitude of other topics. SOCIAL MEDIA Williamslingsby.comTwitter - sliwillInstagram - sliwill TIMESTAMPS00:30 - How William Got Into Videography04:20 - Freelancing/Different Genres Williams Filmed06:20 - Film Is Hard To Shoot07:22 - Visual Effects08:35 - Being A Perfectionist09:21 - Making Music Is Hard11:07 - Creative Fields Are Hard To Make Money12:59 - Realiistc Expectations13:20 - Williams Goal15:01 - William Works With Top Tier Fighting Gamers In Australasia15:35 - Fighting Games Arent Big In E-Sports16:39 - Commercialisation Of The Fighting Game E-Sports18:07 - Street Fighter/Reece’s Street Fighter Story19:47 - New Players Are Disadvantaged Against Older Street Fighter Players21:07 - E-Sports Players Getting Arthritis From Super Smash Bros/Gamecube Controller22:07 - Super Smash Bros Is Huge In E-Sports22:55 - Super Smash Bros Vs Traditional Fighting Games24:32 - Smash Bros Is The Most Popular Fighting Game In NZ E-Sports26:26 - William Is At Every Fighting Game Event26:54 - How William Does His Montages28:00 - William’s Unique Way Of Editing28:41 - Plural Eyes/Reece’s Initial Video Problems29:23 - Darksided30:35 - Spud31:22 - Street Fighter Players Are Normal31:56 - Some Gamers Are Socially Awkward32:41 - David Dallas33:30 - Differences Between Gaming Crowds35:03 - Nintendo/Anime35:57 - Israel Adesanya37:15 - Respect For MMA Fighters38:00 - NZ Hasn’t Embraced Israel Adesanya/Dan Hooker Headlining Next UFC Event39:34 - Tall Poppy Syndrome40:06 - Constructive Feedback/Reece Learning How To Make Kiwi Talkz Better41:36 - Being Sensitive To Criticism/Unchained XL44:14 - Star Wars46:06 - Marvel/Kevin Feige’s Rise48:12 - Disney +48:45 - Streaming Services/Why Reece Does Video In Podcasts50:50 - Reece Doesn’t Want To Do Livestreaming/Being Respectful To A Guest53:39 - Politicians56:48 - Timestamps/Reece’s Story About An Arrogant Lady58:10 - How William Found The Podcast/Reece Trying To Make People Aware Of Timestamps59:46 - How Often William Goes To Australia1:00:48 - William Doesn’t Like Australia/Kiwis Disadvantaged In Australia1:03:09 - Sydney During Peak Hour1:04:03 - Tauranga1:06:03 - Drury/Commuting Into Auckland1:07:04 - Auckland Traffic1:08:39 - Where Most E-Sports Events Are Held/Standing Fierce/Airport1:10:29 - Chemist Warehouse/Ikea1:12:04 - Reece Asks William For A VIP Pass1:12:20 - Reece’s Armaggeddon Dragonball Z Story1:14:14 - Armaggeddon1:15:02 - People In Fighting Game Communities Know Who William Is1:15:57 - William’s Time In Chicago/Combo Breaker1:17:57 - Interviewing People That Lose/1:18:50 - William Stayed With Gamers In Chicago1:19:50 - Lets Pay Live In The Sky Tower1:20:41 - Reece Dealing With Nervous Guests1:21:52 - Anonymouz1:23:05 - Keeping Positive Energy/Having A Good Clique1:24:50 - Negatives Of Having No Competition/Pros And Cons Of Kiwi Talkz1:27:23 - Williams Learned A lot From Kiwi Talkz1:27:45 - Traser/Battle Rap/1Outs1:29:55 - Kiwis Are To Complacent Compared To Other Cultures1:31:22 - Being A Workaholic1:33:12 - Not Wasting Time1:34:08 - Why Reece Hasn’t Entered In A Battle Yet1:35:20 - How To Contact William

Spoke with current 1Outs Battle Rap Champion Allenzo about the battle rap scene and various other topics.Social MediaInstagram @allenzo_thecreativeTIMESTAMPS00:30 - How Allenzo Got Into Battle Rap02:50 - Allenzo’s Style Of Battling03:26 - Allenzo’s First Battle With Randy05:58 - 1Outs A Loving Community/Phasing Out Of Low Blows07:06 - Allenzo’s Prep For A Battle08:37 - Allenzo’s Memory/Practicing09:44 - Story Of The “Welcome To The Afterlife” Line With Billz10:54 - Allenzo Wanting To Enhance 1Outs11:52 - Allenzo’s Boys Wanted To Support For Ages But Didn’t Have Anyone To Back13:11 - Crowd Getting And Not Getting Punchlines14:29 - How B Team All Linked Up15:08 - Testing Out Rhymes On His Team First17:11 - Battling JP80 & PFAK On The 1Outs Stage17:37 - PFAK & JP80 Have The Best Debut’s In The League20:33 - Allenzo Doesn’t Really Like Doing Pre Battle Banter21:03 - Allenzo Accepts The Responsibility Of Holding The Title21:50 - Allenzo Wants To Battle Dudes From Wellington & Christchurch23:14 - When Prepping Allenzo Doesn’t Dig Up Dirt On Opponent24:47 - Allenzo Doesn’t Get Nervous25:53 - Speaking To Youth Is Harder Than Battling26:35 - What Attitude Is27:50 - PFAK28:00 - Dance/Break Dancing28:54 - Sweating On Stage29:18 - Allenzo Explains Battling At Schools30:15 - Battle Rap Has A Negative Stigma/Evolution Of Battle Rap31:30 - Setting Up A Bar & Punchline33:10 - Reece’s Homophone Example33:34 - Otara36:57 - Niue38:25 - America’s Work Ethic Vs NZ Work Ethic39:29 - Kiwi’s Take NZ For Granted40:38 - Seattle31:30 - Japan41:57 - Allenzo Writes Solo/B Team Hypersensitive To Cheating45:14 - Allenzo’s Song About Otara/Singing46:16 - Anonymouz48:12 - Church/Being Conditioned To Believe What You Believe50:34 - Being Exposed To Different Cultures51:51 - Allenzo’s Church Sermon/Difficulties Of Being A Pastor54:22 - Reece Learned A lot From Indians55:53 - Allenzo Not Being Able To Articulate How He Was Feeling57:50 - Being Aware Of Your Insecurities/Women Always Complaining59:09 - Speaking To Women1:00:51 - Allenzo Disses Hamilton/Reece Reminds Allenzo He’s From Auckland1:01:34 - Social Media/Evolution Of Tech/Addiction1:03:24 - Personal Stuff On Social Media1:05:19 - Competitiveness/Checking Yourself1:06:10 - Allenzo Wants To Lose A Battle/Expectations Of The Champ1:08:43 - Traser’s Possible Insecurity/Battling Last1:09:51 - Reliance On Substances/Kiwi’s Avoid Dealing With Problems1:12:52 - Cannibus Referendum/Being Objective/Woke Culture1:16:13 - The Art Of Talking Face To Face1:21:12 - Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone1:21:41 - Interacting With Celebrities/Reece’s Bone Thugs Story1:23:20 - Dealing With Fame1:23:57 - How The Name B Team Came About/Audition Order1:25:24 - What Happened To Salt1:25:53 - Allenzo Takes A Shot At DMG For Not Battling PFAK1:26:20 - Allenzo’s Weird Talks With Other Battle Rappers1:27:30 - Dlar Impressed By Reece’s Rapping At His 30th/Pressuring Reece To Battle1:28:54 - Converting People Into Battle Rap Fans1:30:00 - Pitching Ideas To Dlar1:31:11 - 1Outs Often Held At The Same Venue(s)/Finding New Venues Can Be Difficult1:33:22 - Drunk People And Idiots Ruining An Event1:34:23 - Hamilton Has Youngest Population Per Capita1:35:07 - Clubbing/How You Know You Are Getting Old1:36:18 - Gym1:36:52 - Allenzo’s Friends & Wife Keep Him In Check1:37:44 - Self Worth/Having Good Character/Wealth1:41:36 - You Are No

Spoke with Labour MP Jamie Strange about his time as a teacher, his Grow Waikato events, high speed rail from Hamilton to Auckland, working with Jacinda Ardern, fake news and more.SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Jamie Strange MP Instagram - @jamiestrange_mp Twitter - @jamiestrangenzTIMESTAMPS00:35 - Why Jamie Got Into Politics 02:33 - Climate Change/Climate Change Bill 03:33 - Meetings With Labour Caucus 04:37 - Education 05:15 - Trade Vs University 07:11 - Students Now Have Short Attention Spans 08:23 - Automation/Coding 09:33 - Grow Waikato Event 12:50 - Daniel Hopper 13:59 - Hamilton’s Negative Stereotype 14:36 - Aucklanders Moving To Hamilton/Perks Of Hamilton 16:01 - Jamie Clarifies His Comment About Hamilton Becoming 2nd Biggest City In NZ 16:57 - Building Up Instead Of Out 17:38 - Losing Productive Land/Pukekohe/Legislation Protecting Soils 18:41 - Push & Pull Between Local & Central Government 19:37 - Peacocke Development 20:19 - Jamie Provides Intel To Jacinda Ardern About The Waikato 22:24 - People Disagreeing With Labours Views/Misinformation 24:07 - Collaborations 25:25 - Auckland To Hamilton Corridor 26:18 - Auckland To Hamilton Rail Network 27:17 - High Speed Rail 30:21 - Cost Of City Rail Link Vs High Speed Rail From Auckland To Hamilton 31:11 - Fast Tracking High Speed Rail 33:06 - Benefits Of Rail/Kiwi Rail/Rail Reliability 36:44 - Getting Employers To Use Rail 37:29 - Driving From Hamilton To Auckland Is Very Tiring 38:18 - How Long Discussions With Council Takes 40:54 - Keeping Election Promises/Government Mainfesto 42:59 - How To Get The Complexities Of Politics Out To The People 44:18 - Campaigning To Undecided Voters Not Loyalists 45:22 - Engaging With The Youth 45:38 - Jacinda Ardern Is The Most Popular Prime Minister Of All Time 46:10 - Jacinda Cant Walk The Streets Without Being Stopped 37:11 - Why Jacinda Is Loved By Many People 47:41 - Bias Of Certain Media 49:30 - Reece Tries To Be Objective With Political Guests 50:24 - Fake News 52:47 - Upcoming Grow Waikato Events/Where To Get Info