HAMBASSADORS #11: Hamilton’s Most Legendary Pub Crawl, The 12 Pubs of Xmas

This week, we’re taking you behind the scenes of Waikato’s greatest pub crawl of all time… According to us anyway. 🤷‍♂️ For the past six years, our annual ‘12 Pubs of Xmas’ tour has been raising hell across Hamilton. Tune into this week’s episode of HAMBASSADORS to hear all the best and worst st…

Thomas Nabbs: Founder of The Waterboy, Giving Opportunities to Kiwi Kids (Low-Key Legend)

Thomas is one of our Low Key Legends and is the founder of The Waterboy - a Hamilton based not-for-profit organisation that uses sport and education to help disadvantaged youths.   His charity helps connect business sponsors with people, mostly children, to help them overcome barriers related to g…

Lani Daniels’ Unexpected Path to Becoming a World Champion Boxer

Lani Daniels is a World champion boxer who holds the IBF heavyweight title and will this weekend aim to add the Light Heavyweight title to her collection, making her the first Kiwi woman in history to hold two world titles at different weights.  In this episode we talk about her rollercoaster ride…

HAMBASSADORS #10: Steve Quits His Job, Seamus' Commentary Disaster, and more!

Steve is leaving his role as Premium Sports editor at NZ Herald, Seamus is off to the Solomon Islands for a TV gig and reflects on a bad commentary experience, plus the guys reflect on their episode with Sir Ashley Bloomfield and talk about their upcoming guests.

Sir Ashley Bloomfield: Behind the Scenes of the Pandemic & Lessons in Leadership

Sir Ashley Bloomfield was the Director-General of Health in New Zealand from 2018-2022 and became one of the country's most recognisable faces during the Covid-19 pandemic.  In this episode, we talk about the anxiety of facing the media and nation every day at 1 pm and the effect it had on his per…

Billy Stairmand: 20+Years of Pro Surfing, Beating Kelly Slater, and more!

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Billy Stairmand.  Billy is a professional surfer, and arguably our best ever. He’s won the national New Zealand title a record eight times, surfed at the Olympics and has competed internationally around the globe for 20 years.  In this episode we ta…

HAMBASSADORS #9 (ft. Mike Minogue): Big Announcement + Reflecting on 2 Million Downloads

Steve and Seamus have a big business announcement (feat Mike Minogue), they reflect on reaching two million downloads, their fourth birthday, recent eps with Wayne Smith, Abbas Nazari, The Topp Twins and quiz each other on B2B trivia.

The Topp Twins on Comedy, Activism, Cancer Journeys and their Favourite Characters

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Dame Jools and Dame Lynda Topp.  The twin sisters are best known as the joyfully chaotic and comedic country music duo The Topp Twins and have captivated audiences in NZ and overseas for more than 40 years.  In this episode we hear how two country k…

Abbas Nazari: Escaping the Taliban, The Tampa Affair, Becoming a Best-Selling Author

Strap in, because this is one of the craziest stories we’ve told. When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland of Aghanistan, or seek security for their young children elsewhere. Abbas’ fam…

Sir Wayne Smith on All Blacks Career & Culture, Black Ferns, Future of Rugby

Sir Wayne Smith is one of the most respected and accomplished figures in New Zealand Rugby history – an absolute legend of the game.  He was a 17-cap All Black who went on to win three World Cups - two as All Blacks assistant coach, and one with the Black Ferns.  He’s also been the All Blacks coa…