/on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/rss 九一星空无限 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:26:05 Z en /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/funky-pumpkin-13-june-2025/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/funky-pumpkin-13-june-2025/ Marcus' first Friday free-for-all in a little while includes talk on the only survivor of the Air India plane crash, the first semi-final between the Crusaders and the Blues (or was it the Hurricanes...), and marking 40 years of Pak'NSave. LISTEN ABOVE  Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:58:34 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/lois-caller-predicts-all-blacks-loss-to-south-africa-at-cape-town/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/lois-caller-predicts-all-blacks-loss-to-south-africa-at-cape-town/ Sports have a way of whipping people into a frenzy, international competitions able to spark passion in even the most apathetic.  Scott Robertson has recently taken command of our national rugby team and his All Blacks team was set to face South Africa for the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup final – a match won by the Springboks.  The first match was played at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park, the All Blacks unfortunately falling to the South Africans with a final score of 27-31.  Despite this first loss, 九一星空无限talk ZB’s Marcus Lush was firm in his belief that the team was strong enough to win the next World Cup.  Not everyone agreed with him, and one caller in particular was quite vehement about it.  “Not going to happen, Marcus,” Lois told him.  “They won’t beat the Springboks next Saturday either.”  The fault, in Lois’ opinion, is with coach Scott Robertson, who is not “an international coach” and never will be.  “He’s only ever coached the Crusaders.”  Marcus shot back that they’re quite a good team and Razor coached them well, but Lois was unmoved.  “He won't do any good coming up against the rest of the world coaching the All Blacks, and you mark my words.”  While some of the texters may have thought Lois was being a bit bitter, she turned out to be right in her prediction.  The All Blacks fell to the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium, 18-12, and Lois was vindicated.  So much so, that she called in for another chat with Marcus, sounding a lot calmer this time.  “I got it right,” she told Marcus.  “Yes, you did,” he laughed. “Yes, you did.”  Tue, 10 Sept 2024 02:19:55 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/i-think-you-get-dressed-for-the-supermarket-9-may-2024/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/i-think-you-get-dressed-for-the-supermarket-9-may-2024/ What can you (and can't you) put into mashed potato? Also, as a cold snap sweeps the country, how should we be generating our power? LISTEN ABOVE  Thu, 09 May 2024 12:07:51 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-we-did-before-the-beep-3-april-2023/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-we-did-before-the-beep-3-april-2023/ How are you handling the day after the clock change? Can someone explain Starlink? And happy 50th birthday to the barcode! LISTEN ABOVE  Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:55:10 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/genealogies-and-family-histories/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/genealogies-and-family-histories/ Have you ever used one of those family history websites to track your genealogy through DNA? The people in this episode of the podcast have, and boy are there some good stories! LISTEN ABOVE Fri, 06 May 2022 07:20:58 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-lush-shuts-down-coronavirus-conspiracy-theorist/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-lush-shuts-down-coronavirus-conspiracy-theorist/ Marcus Lush has made it clear that his show is no place for misinformation and conspiracy theories. While discussing the second New Zealander who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, caller Rangi-Marie's anger over coronavirus - which she believed was a "scam" - was quickly shut down by Marcus Lush.  He told her that he would not be "the portal for misinformation" in a time when we need an unified voice.  "This is a time where we have to be responsible with the information we put forward."  As she continued to insist that everything was a scam, Marcus asked the woman if she would promise never to call again, as he found her "unsettling". LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:26:28 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/the-best-of-mower-monday/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/the-best-of-mower-monday/ Should you switch to a battery-powered lawn mower, and more importantly, what kind of noise does it make? When the terrible happens and you lose a toe to a lawnmower, what's the weirdest thing that could happen next? And if your lawnmower isn't starting, what's the best product to get it going again? We got the answers to all of those questions on Mower Monday. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:34:45 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-is-it-simon-or-owen/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-is-it-simon-or-owen/ It's hard to remember people's names at the best of times, but it's infinitely harder to remember their name when you get told the wrong name to start with. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:52:19 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/callers-to-marcus-lush-nights-predict-2020/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/callers-to-marcus-lush-nights-predict-2020/ Royal deaths, political changes - and the demise of Paper Plus?! That's what ZB listeners think will happen over the next 12 months. This week, Marcus Lush continued his annual tradition and asked listeners to share their five predictions for 2020 57 people - including Marcus and producer Dan - shared their thoughts, and we've got all the results here. 12 people think Donald Trump will get re-elected this year, while four people think he will lose, and two think he'll spark a major international crisis.  Voters were split on whether Jacinda Ardern or Simon Bridges will emerge victorious, but several think ACT will have a big role to play in post-election negotiations.  People are also predicting a bad year for the All Blacks, a good year for the Warriors, and plenty of sporting and celebrity deaths or retirements!  You can see all 280 results here.  Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:40:11 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-predictions-2019-winner-scott-gets-five/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-predictions-2019-winner-scott-gets-five/ At the beginning of each year, Marcus Lush challenges his listeners to come up with five predictions for the year ahead. Whoever makes the most correct predictions - or the most interesting prediction - gets to select their own prize.  Now that Marcus Lush has returned for a new year, he's selected his 2019 winner.  After reading out the predictions, Marcus suggested that one caller, Scott, only had three correct. Scott then called and challenged the result - and ended up winning the lot! LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE Tue, 21 Jan 2020 04:06:52 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-leaves-early-to-catch-a-bus/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-leaves-early-to-catch-a-bus/ To make sure he didn't miss the last bus home, Marcus phoned himself for only the second time, (or third if you count the time when he locked himself out of the studio) and ended the show while walking (running, actually) to catch the bus. Did he make it in time?  LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:29:52 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-ken-and-the-electro-matic-index/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-ken-and-the-electro-matic-index/ Remember those phone indexes with the arrow down the middle with the letters and then you push the button to have it spring open to that page? Ken takes the conversation to a great level... and we got the picture to prove it! LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE, and head to the Marcus Lush Nights facebook page to see the Electro-matic Index. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:24:34 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/call-of-the-night-how-am-i-just-learning-this-now/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/call-of-the-night-how-am-i-just-learning-this-now/ Talking about how houses get numbered, Marcus learned that there are national property numbering guidelines, and a bunch of streets in NZ totally ignore them. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:35:48 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-max-has-everything-you-need-to-know-about-citroens/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-max-has-everything-you-need-to-know-about-citroens/ After talking about petrols cars with reseve fuel tanks and how far you can drive once the gauge goes past "empty", Max called up with a wealth of knowledge on one particular make of vehicle.  LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 04:58:38 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-my-father-ran-nzs-first-fireworks-factory/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-my-father-ran-nzs-first-fireworks-factory/ When you bring up the subject of fireworks, you never quite know who's going to ring. Andy's history with fireworks goes back further than most people's... LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE.   Tue, 05 Nov 2019 08:23:19 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/callers-of-the-night-michelle-and-ross-on-the-rwc-final/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/callers-of-the-night-michelle-and-ross-on-the-rwc-final/ Right after losing the RWC final to South Africa, a couple of English players seemingly snubbed their silver medal - is that fair enough, or do you think that's bad sportsmanship? LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:14:37 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-grant-reviews-the-rwc/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-grant-reviews-the-rwc/ It was a game that most All Black punters probably want to forget, but Grant jumped on to chat TVNZ airing the bronze final, reviewed England's classy plays over the All Blacks, NZ's response to the loss, and who he's picking for the final. I think he wrapped it pretty well. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:22:02 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-scariest-towing-story-ive-ever-heard/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-scariest-towing-story-ive-ever-heard/ Towing a broken down car seems to be a solid part of every kiwi driver's history. I don't think anyone's got towing story like Merv's. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:29:13 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-lush-shuts-down-woman-who-insists-on-mispronouncing-m%C4%81ori-place-names/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/marcus-lush-shuts-down-woman-who-insists-on-mispronouncing-m%C4%81ori-place-names/ A clip of an exchange between a radio show host and two listeners has gone viral on social media, after the callers argued it was their right to mispronounce Māori words. 九一星空无限talk ZB host Marcus Lush was shocked to receive two calls during his show on Thursday night from New Zealand-born women who insisted on mispronouncing the Māori names of the places where they'd been born. Even after being told the correct pronunciation, both callers made it clear they would never start pronouncing it properly and insisted that it was their right to say the place name the way they'd always been told to say it. "If I told you how it was pronounced, would you do it?," the host asked the first caller, an 83-year-old woman from Ōpoho, Dunedin. "No. Because it's mine. My region," the woman replied. The caller insisted she meant "no disrespect to anyone" but the host pointed out it was disrespectful as he said the caller was "being wilfully ignorant". "Like hell I am," she responded. A second caller, from Mosgiel, rang up to express her solidarity with the other listener saying "an elderly person should be respected in the way she grew up". "We don't talk like that down here," the caller said. "Wow. You are extraordinary. This call almost should go into Te Papa," Lush replied. "You are deliberately misrepresenting a language." Lush asked the listeners if they would pronounce the cheese "camemberte". The second caller said she wouldn't because she is "educated". "No, you call it Camembert because it's how it's pronounced," the radio host answered. With the woman insisting she was not pronouncing the names wrongly, Lush asked her who she think named the places. "I couldn't care less," she replied. The caller said she refused to pronounce place names "the way you people think it should be pronounced". "Goodness gracious me," Lush replied, incredulous. "Why are you so threatened by this?" The caller insisted she is not mispronouncing the names. "It's the way it is," she said. The clip was uploaded to Facebook and has since gone viral, with more than 72,000 views and 3000 shares in less than 24 hours. Social media users were, for the most part, shocked by the calls. "Racism is alive and well in the south," one person said on Facebook. "Do they not understand that these are Māori words? Like, Camembert is a French word... it's another language? They are absolutely adamant that they are correct in what they are saying. Pig headed, stubborn and IGNORANT. 83, 49 who cares! You're saying it wrong whether you grew up there or not," another person said. "If you don't know, you don't know. But if you now know. You know. So why is it so difficult to go with the flow of what you now know," someone else commented. "Oh gosh ... they both say 'because I'm educated'. Education goes beyond French classes at "Tyree" high school ladies. So I'm guessing they never educated themselves on why their areas were named as such?" another Facebook user added. Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:49:57 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-mike-is-building-a-model-endeavour/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-mike-is-building-a-model-endeavour/ What started as an answer to a nautical flag question, turned into a fantastic conversation about a 10-year model build. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:40:02 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-shirley-on-small-town-australia/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-shirley-on-small-town-australia/ You make one off-hand comment about cane toads and then Shirley rings up with a story for the ages... LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:52:23 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-when-a-nickname-was-a-bad-idea/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-when-a-nickname-was-a-bad-idea/ While talking about names and the ones that have fallen out of fashion, we heard this great story from John about his nickname backfiring rather spectacularly. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Mon, 30 Sept 2019 09:43:24 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-is-the-haka-over-used/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-is-the-haka-over-used/ Do you think the beginning of a rugby match is a suitable place for the haka? LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Thu, 26 Sept 2019 12:01:50 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-james-reviews-sparks-rwc-coverage/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-james-reviews-sparks-rwc-coverage/ With NZ playing their opening match in RWC 2019 against South Africa on Saturday, many people complained they couldn't watch the game through Spark Sport, and then James had comments of a different kind. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE.   Wed, 25 Sept 2019 04:42:54 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/who-ruined-the-rugby-for-you/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/who-ruined-the-rugby-for-you/ With free-to-air coverage of the NZ v South Africa rugby match on a one-hour delay, Marcus wanted to hear how people we going to avoid the match result being leaked or how previous results have got to you despite your best efforts to avoid them. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Thu, 19 Sept 2019 11:09:31 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-james-pitches-an-idea-for-lotr-tv-series/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/caller-of-the-night-james-pitches-an-idea-for-lotr-tv-series/ The $1bn Amazon Lord of the Rings television show is set to be filmed in Auckland, and Caller James has an idea for what it'll be about. LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO ABOVE. Wed, 18 Sept 2019 11:33:52 Z