FLAVA BREAKFAST BEST BITS: We Had To DO A Welfare Check

SPEAKER_1 (0:01)

The Flava Breakfast Podcast.

Charlie (0:03)

Oh, kia ora whanau. Hey, just in case you missed out on the show today, oh, we had to do a welfare check on our boy Hadz because this guy, he's giving the smoke to everybody. And you know, we had to pull him up for him, like, hey bro, buddy, are you okay?

Azura (0:18)

Problems at home, bro.

Charlie (0:19)

Problems at home, do you wanna talk about this, man? Take a deep breath because our boy's out here like arguing with the listeners.

Azura (0:29)

Oh man, it was so cool to like get him and then the person he was arguing with yesterday on the line like that.

I'm really proud of that moment. I'm really proud of that moment. And I'm also very proud of you, Charlie, for finally understanding what the word maxing means. That was the 2026 Word of the Year according to dictionary.com. And we had producer Blake come in and explain that. And you know, just teach us a thing or two.

Charlie (0:54)

Man, I just can't keep up. I just can't keep up with all these new words and dictionaries. And it's hard enough for me to even speak in English, let alone, you know, trying to get up to speed with all the new words that are coming out.

Azura (1:08)

There are a lot of new words. I will give you that. And we also go down the rabbit hole of things that should stay on.

Charlie (1:15)

Stay on. Hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more.

Azura (1:19)

Yeah, we're talking about the Panmure sign because it's back. And yes, it's literally, for those who aren't from Tāmaki, from Auckland, it's just like the town's name has been put back at a big intersection. Not in the middle of the roundabout like it used to be when it was first put up in 1991, because they've completely changed the road layout, but it's still in the same general vicinity.

Charlie (1:42)

Man, every time I see that Panmure sign, right, it gives me nightmares.

Azura (1:47)

Why?

Charlie (1:48)

Because that roundabout used to be the craziest roundabout back in the days. I got into a bit of an accident there.

Azura (1:56)

You're either just in an accident, or you're not. Yeah, I just got into a little bit of an accident.

Charlie (2:01)

Yeah, I got into an accident, because you've got to remember my wife, Saini, she's from Panmure. And I used to go there, still courting, still dating.

Yeah, but they've brought that sign back. So the last time that sign was up on that roundabout, I think it was 2019

Azura (2:17)

Yeah.

Charlie (2:18)

And they took it down, they busted the whole roundabout to build like a whole new intersection because of the train station.

Blake (2:27)

And the danger of the roundabout.

Charlie (2:29)

Right, but they brought it back. But this time round, it's like a place somewhere else.

But I'm like, why, man?

Azura (2:37)

Well, the sign does look the same. Well, because I can't put it in the middle of the intersection. No, I know that. But, you know, there has been a lot of talk on the Facebook, on the Facebook, from different groups and people from that area, about whether they should have even bothered bringing it back. Because it's surprising how much money it goes into things like a town's name, and to have it made exactly how it used to be made. Like, we're talking, you're looking at about 100 grand, at least, because then they've also got to put it up. And so people are like, is that money well spent? Should it have stayed gone? Should it had stayed dead? That's the question.

That's the question. Because you see people talking about it online, so I mean, we may as well ask everyone here at Flava.

Charlie (3:24)

Like, what are your thoughts?

Azura (3:25)

Yeah.

Charlie (3:26)

Should it have just stayed in the closet?

Azura (3:28)

What do you think? I wanna know what you think. I mean, you're the one that crashed it there roundabout and saw it back in the day.

Charlie (3:35)

Like, it's not a biggie for me. Like, it's cool, you know, to...

So like, if people have never been to Panmure and they see it and they drive in and they see it...

Azura (3:45)

They need to know where they are.

Charlie (3:46)

Wow! Panmure! And it's right next to the city fitness. If you know, you know. That's where it's placed now.

But nah, I don't even care. Play on. Okay. Bring it back.

Azura (3:58)