On-Air with Darren: Recent Episodes
Darren Moss
These are Darren's daily bits from The Hits. If you're Darren's Mother In Law.. it's probably best you don't listen :)
Did you hear The Hits 90's Bus Tribute to Australia Day?? Crocodile Campbell helped bridge the gap between New Zealand and Australia... including Kiwaussies (Aussies living in NZ). Here's Croc Campbell with a heartfelt hand of friendship between our countries.. because we're all mates.
Tina Cross has released 'Paradise Coast' -- a song about towns on The Coromandel Peninsula. Here's the song as performed by Tina at Pauanui Sport and Rec Club on Saturday.
It's now official, Buckingham Palace has released a statement confirming Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are now engaged. Apparently it all unfolded whilst they were roasting chickens. Now that's romance.
Over the weekend Donald Trump tweeted that he would probably win TIME magazine person of the year... to which TIME tweeted BZZZ Wrong! Meanwhile Ella Williams DID actually win Hauraki / Thames Coromandel Sports Person of The Year for 2017. You Go Girl :)
Richie is Darren's neighbour and a pilot for Air New Zealand. He's still flying LA to London then back to go fishing in Tairua. What a life ! Betty has a similar story - she's a flight attendant for American Airlines and still happy to help customers at 80 years old. What's her secret ??
The locals in Tingalpa Brisbane are not happy about a new KFC store opening.... except this one guy who is pretty keen on fried chicken in his suburb.
We love feedback on social media, especially when it's positive. Sometimes we need to deal with nasty comments....
So 2 sumo wrestlers walk into a bar.... not really, this happened - they got into a fight which involved anything they could throw at each other including a microphone and karaoke machine.
Jo-Anne George is a gorgeous lady from Melbourne, Australia who paid $200 to see Stevie Nicks at Rod Laver Arena. Venue security spotted her dancing (as in having a good time) and promptly removed her from the concert because dancing was not allowed.
Tess Nichol is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald. She's decided to get fit in time for summer, so she's off to a 6 week boot camp. We think her 'end of day' thoughts are very similar to ours :)
Rita Ora was in Germany and decided to prank The Voice Blind Auditions by pretending to be a 26 year old upcoming artist from London. Here's how she went.
Darren often pesters Mike Hosking asking for feedback on the show... now that SEA FM is joining NZME, Darren figures he should be able to access the same advice... without the threat of a lawsuit. Maybe.
Team SEA FM sat down in the office to talk through any questions they may have around merging with our broadcast partner NZME... here's what they came up with.
The team here at SEA FM have worked hard to build a radio station for the Coromandel Peninsula. We're now at a point where we need help to take things to the next level, so we're joining forces with NZME. From 1st December 2017 we'll be The Hits Coromandel. Here's the announcement on-air with Darren and Bobbie-Jo this morning.
We're down to sudden death cook-offs on My Kitchen Rules New Zealand. This week Jarryd and Ben were cooking against Heather and Mitch for some of New Zealand's best sporting champions. Here's our recap of Monday night's show.
Here's an interesting story about a competition we didn't even know existed - Miss Bum Bum... the winner parades her, well, you know what. This win comes with a twist.
Police Officers in Victoria, Australia have complained their uniforms are too restrictive around the crotch area... in fact the restriction has even led to bad guys getting away because Police can't move quick enough when on the chase.
Melbourne Cup is usually a big day at the races in Flemington, Australia, mostly with intoxicated punters enjoying their day out. Security has tightened over recent years with the introduction of the Drunk's Chair, which is basically a chair with wheels where drunk punters are strapped in. What could be worse ?? Let's find out.
Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson, is set to be a Dad again... at 62. His partner Louise Ford is expecting in early 2018. Today we checked out how the birth might go (don't worry, no gory detail here, just a bit of fun). Waaa.
Married at First Sight couple Ben and Aaron have parted ways. Ben said from the get go he was not attracted to Aaron, which pretty much set the scene for the entire experiment, all the way up until he delivered this letter reading on Sunday night.
Rumour has it that National Party Leader Bill English might not be sticking around too long and that Paula Bennett could be waiting in the wings for a chance at the top job. Hello sweeties tells us more.
A British diner who took his parents out for lunch in Venice disputed the $880 bill for seafood and pasta. That's a big bill for lunch! Find out what they had.
Don't try this at home. A wife wanted her husband "taken care of" to help pay a few bills, so she hired a hitman. Only problem is the hitman was a friend of the husband. So, how did this all end ??
Australian doctors have revealed how much exercise is needed to work off the booze we drink. Let's see how much moving we need to burn those calories after a glass of your fav drink.
The 13th ruler of Dubai has spent truck loads of cash running a horse training empire so he can win big bucks at the races. That's not going so well, losing about $91M in the last year including this year's Melbourne Cup. Should he diversify.. maybe get into shoe sales ??
Sad news from Jacinda Ardern's family with the first cat of New Zealand, Paddles, being run over on Tuesday. That sucks. Tributes have poured in via social media from so many people, except one.... anyone know who this is ?
Darren and his wife celebrated 19 years of marriage (or as Darren puts it - 19 years her tolerance of him). Anyhoo, SEA FM posted a message on social media which recieved some nice comments from listeners and even Darren's mother in law.
My Kitchen Rules New Zealand has entered the sudden death cook-off rounds, first up with Chris and Bex from Wa Wa Wa Wanaka up against Tash and Hera from Rotorua. Here's a recap of Monday night's show from The Hunting Lodge with Pete, Manu and special guests from Shortland Street.
The marketing exec who flipped the bird at Donald Trump last week has been sacked. Turns out she works for a company where Donald pays the bills. In a similar event, Darren's wife also flipped the bird whilst in traffic. Find out what happened.
During the election campaign Paula Bennett posted a bunch of hello sweeties videos on social media... now that's done and dusted she's back in the car with a few friends.
PowerCo has a scheduled Power Off Day next Tuesday 14th with a Power Out Party in Williamson Park. Power off for the day sounds like every day at Darren's Mother In Law's place.
Paradise Papers is the latest leak around people who have offshore investments in the Cayman Islands... this time the Queen herself has been identified as someone who has money shipped overseas to the Islands. What does this all mean for other investors doing the same thing ?
The Hosk has makes a regular appearance On-Air with Darren, not by choice and usually out of context, but hey exposure is exposure right ? Today we ask the Hosk if any of Darren's jokes are actually funny.
Jacinda Ardern had a big weekend over in Sydney with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, then this morning she was back in New Zealand and on the tele talking about Guy Fawkes, which has become a pain in the butt.
Facebook has revealed millions of fake and duplicate profile accounts. What does mean for all those FB likes Darren has been receiving after posting his selfie pics ??
A new phone scam from South Africa is doing the rounds, claiming to be the Australian Taxation Office, playing a recorded message about outstanding taxes. If you hear one of these lame robo calls just hang up.
In a case of what is possibly the world's worst burglar, a fella who climbed into a window ended up getting stuck, with his butt hanging out. Police assisted after he was heard calling out for help... whilst trying to rob the place. Needless to say he made a real ass of himself.
Here's the story of a bride who was prepared to have her toes broken just so she could fit into a pair of dream shoes on her wedding day. Was it worth it ?
Body and Soul Magazine has released their tips on how to get a good night's sleep and more importantly how to get off to sleep quicker. Darren has a better idea.
Jacinda's been in the top job for about a week and has already been named the 13th most powerful woman in the world. Anyhoo, that aside, she's working on passing Labour's first Bill through parliament.
The boss of Nippy Bus company in the UK sent an email telling staff he couldn't stand working with them any longer, so he closed the company. Harsh.
There's a new game show in Australia called The Wall. Contestants were asked the question Which city is the capital of New Zealand.
This is a great story about a dog who had a crap upbringing... now enjoying life with a new owner on the farm.
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull is giving Aussies a chance to vote on what we already have in NZ.. marriage equality. In the lead up to vote counting, people for and against have their say. John Oliver checked out a speech.. clearly against the whole idea. (and, NO the world won't end if Australia gets marriage equality).
Heather and Mitch from Christchurch cooked on MKR NZ last night. Picked Pork, Venison and Bomb Alaska all sound great. Take a listen to our recap and find out how things went for dinner last night.
The rats in Dannevirke are having a feast (and expanding the family at the same time) on fat seeping into a sink hole from the local takeaway food bar. We're guessing council now needs to find a way to trim the fat and get rid of the rats. Slightly gross.
Over weekend a 23 year old driving the company Mercedes towards Hamilton was pulled over by Waikato Police for doing 193 kph in a 100 zone. Licence automatically gone for 28 days, and we're guessing he might be in trouble at the office on Monday morning.
Rebecca Gibney filmed her new show 'Wanted' in New Zealand and loved being here so much she moved the family to Queenstown. The show is up for an award at The International Emmys in November. Rebecca will be there in a moon boot !!
The couple we thought would sail through marriage have split... and the couple we least though would make it have sailed through (for now) on each other's cuteness. LOL.
Claire woke up and found $25 million dollars deposited into her bank account, which automatically paid off her mortgage. Claire was wondering does she now book flights and leave the country with the cash ???
Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted leaving an LA nightclub with a new lady... 19 year old Juliette from Nelson New Zealand. Darren's wife has the hots for Leonardo... but after hearing about this Darren says Leonardo is likely to be more interested in his wife's daughter than her. LOL.
Phil's got an idea... let's charge a fuel tax for Aucklanders to fund regional infrastructure across New Zealand. Tristram Clayton took to the streets to ask locals what they thought of paying up to 10c litre more for their fuel. We think Phil may have solved 2 problems with 1 tax.
Now that Jacinda Ardern has taken over the PM's office, Bill English has cleaned up and is moving across the hall to opposition office space. Bill recorded a final video from his old office before leaving last night.
Captain Owen at Epic Fishing Adventures has been taking punters out for a fish in Whitianga. This week they've caught beautiful Kingfish and Snapper. Yum.
It's official, Jacinda Ardern is now Prime Minister and has been sworn into office. Meanwhile former PM Bill English is moving into opposition with Paula Bennett where they will become the thorn in Labour's backside they need for the next 3 years.
Yesterday we were talking about James Packer's breakup with Mariah Carey. Now Mariah has stepped out with her new boyfriend, but still has that $10 Million ring !!
In today's bizaare news file... in the Ukraine a glamour model has tattooed her cat so it can look as beautiful as she does.
Gotta love Rachel Smalley... she always asks the hard hitting questions... and she definately knows the way to Winston's heart.
Love Summer, love being on the beach with our Nippers who have just kicked off the season for this year. Today we're at Whangamata Beach to see what's going on with our Surf Life Saving courses this coming summer.
Over the weekend Donald Trump called Jacinda Ardern to offer his congratulations on becoming the Prime Minister of New Zealand. We've got our hands on the audio from the call.
Crown Casino owner James Packer says his former relationship with Mariah Carey in hindsight was a mistake. We think this is a great example of an Aussie punching well above his weight. Well above.
Captain Bill English was interviewed by the media this morning and he says he "did pretty well" at Election 2017. We're guessing his colleagues at The National Party might have a different view. Winston is pretty happy though.
Blac Chyna is suing the entire Kardashian family for allegedly ruining her reality TV show. A spokesperson for the Kardashians has said that's not true and the Kardashians didn't ruin her show because they were too busy ruining their own show.
It sucks to be Ed Sheeran this week... his arm dramas have resulted in plaster and cancelled concert dates for Japan. Even the Hosk has weighed in with some advice on how Ed's left and right arms might go into coalition and work together.
The scammers are at it again!! This time targeting Spark New Zealand mobile customers with text messages "encouraging" top-up of their funds, or......
Barry Soper takes his job as NZHerald Political Reporter seriously. He's been hounding Winston Peters for a scoop on who he'll choose to partner with out of Labour and National. We think the whole Election 2017 process might be taking it's toll on Barry. Take a listen to this chat with Winston this morning.
In the US a fella decided to use a blow torch to get rid of those pesky spiders and their webs from under his house. You know how this ends.
Grant has been working at Google for the last 2 years but this week he handed in his resignation... turns out working on campus was an absolute nightmare. He couldn't find anything !!!
Winston Peters was giving a quick doorstop chat to the media at Parliament in Wellington on Wednesday when he kept receiving text messages.... we dug a little deeper today to find out what they were.
Keen to avoid the constant nagging and whining from his wife, 68 year old Malcolm from the UK decided to move to the bush... for 10 years.
Darren's wife is a BIG BIG fan of Married at First Sight New Zealand. Last night whilst watching the show she ignored Darren (again), so we thought we'd get her in the studio for a review on last night's show.
Shane Jones and Winston Peters from New Zealand First are busy negotiating with both Labour and The Nationals in Wellington. Shane says a Monarch Butterfly is about to emerge. I'll have whatever he's drinking.
Great story... in the US a man who bought lotto tickets and left them in his shirt pocket, found an old ticket that was a winner and worth .....
The MAFS newly weds are already running into dramas, now the new bride says she doesn't have to talk or text with her new hubby. Hmmm.
Passengers on board an Air Asia flight had a rough trip over Western Australia on their way to Bali on the weekend when the plane dropped 20,000 feet rapidly.
Over the weekend Darren's wife "took" him along to a second hand book sale. They found some interesting titles.
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has been having a 4 year affair with his hair colourist.... it's all done and dusted, but how on Earth did this go on for 4 years without someone noticing his hair really didn't change colour or style. LOL.
Taylor Swift has launched a new social media website... we yack about it today on the radio.
Lorde is a big fan of late night junk food... she was in Munich this week and ordered.....
An amazing story where a fisherman catches a Dover Sole, then pretends to eat the fish... but it slipped out of his hands and down his throat !!!
Donald J was yelling out to his long time security guard that he hates everyone at the Whitehouse... although there are some exceptions. Wonder if Melania is on that list ??
Teenagers and tourists love to annoy the Queen's Guard as they patrol outside Buckingham Palace or march to protect the Royals. Here's what happens when you try and touch one of the guards.
Self-Driving Tesla cars are here in New Zealand. Today we head to Dunedin to hear and see all about the Tesla experience of self-driving and self parking. Wow.
The Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, allegedly said Trump was a moron. Donald J says that's Fake News... BUT, if he did Trump may just challenge him to an IQ test. Geez.
The Hosk was complaining about something again this morning. Darren thought it was him,... putting that aside it turns out we could possibly win over the Hosk with a Sub.
Richard Branson has been working on the very real possibility of flights to space... Soon after 2018 he says Virgin Galactic will be offering flights for tourists into space !!
12 Year old Kemery Ball is a massive Harry Styles fan.... probably the biggest fan he has. Mum decided to surprise her daughter Kemery with tickets for Harry's concert.
Donald Trump's ex-wife, Ivana, says they are still in contact and remains friends. In fact, Donald asks Ivana for help with his tweets on social media.
In Argentina, an 8 year old boy swallowed the squeaker from a pet toy... it was removed and the boy is OK, but geez it was funny up until then.
In Singapore a wedding video featuring a tribute to the grooms' new bride was... well, like no other. It certainly changed the tone of the wedding.
Customers at Maccas in the US were irate over the weekend, all over missing szechuan sauce in their burgers. Punters lined up outside restaurants protesting #GiveUsTheSauce and Maccas Scammed Us.