New Zealand Interview

Whenever the World Cup is on, everyone talks about who will win it. Brazil, Spain, Argentina, England….Well the world cup is more than just about the big boys, so today we have an interview with New Zealand's Sports Minister, Murray Hewitt.

BWC - The only other time New Zealand have appeared at the World Cup was in 1982, where they lost every game. Even to Scotland. Murray, do you expect a better performance this time around?

MH – Did we really lose every game? Are you sure? I though we were good at sports. Didn’t we win the world cup in 1987?

BWC – Erm, I think that was Rugby. This is football.

MH – Is that right? Ok, we have to do something about this. Brett, Jemaine, I need you to go out and persuade Jonah Lomu to come out of retirement for this World Cup thing in South Africa. We can’t let those Springboks win again!

BWC – Jonah Lomu was a rugby player…

MH – It can’t be that different. There’s a load of men running around with a ball. I’m sure he can pick it up. We still have a week for him to practice, right?

BWC – Murray, before your surprise promotion to sports minister, you were working in the US embassy. Are you sure you’re qualified to do this job?

MH – Of course I am. We have to end this interview though. I’ve got things I need to do. We have to teach the team to do the Haka for starters, and I haven’t even done the office register this morning. Bret, Jemaine, we’ve got work to do.