<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>0:00 oh not too bad not too bad just actually er been to the movies in wellington bit of a laugh went to see um cliffhanger with stallone and all that <{><[>laughs yeah bit of a dag went with this guy um what's his name john from work and er yeah he <.>was he was really impressed it was one of those kind of blood and guts type movies with heaps of action but yeah it was it was <.>a good entertainment eh and um yeah so <.>where where's pete and <.>all all those guys <[>oh wow oh pete's gone out with his fiancee <.>just just had a dinner yep um he's actually <.>going he's leaving cos he's getting married so um we had a dinner for him just a farewell sort of thing and just had <.>a just cruising really <.>so oh mate did i miss the party you did you're a bit late <{><[>laughs <[>oh slack one what did you guys get up to we <.>just oh they were quite late so we just pigged out laughs yeah it's just yeah pretty cruisey <&>1:00 oh yeah who did the cooking oh we all helped out suzy and leigh and i did a bit oh yeah yeah oh good skills so <.>a are they coming back afterwards or is <.>it <.>it are we it for the night <{><[>or what <[>well this is it this is it yeah oh slack one <.>i i came here specially <.>just just cos suzy said there was a bit of a do on so i thought oh <.>i i'll just come in and er see <.>if see him off eh but obviously i've missed him so i'll have to catch up with him er later on in the week probably sunday <{><[>never mind yeah <[>yeah hey so how are things with you anyway tut pretty good pretty busy yeah work just <,> keeps going what <.>the at <.>the at the bank are you still rolling in it over there laughs oh i wouldn't say that <.>but <{><[>laughs <[>laughs yeah yeah tut it keeps me out of trouble so <.>y <{><[>yeah oh mate so how long have you been there now it must be a couple of years at least eh <[>mm yeah it's over two and a half years i think <,,> it's good getting in to it eh boy sure am yeah <&>2:00 <{><[>mm <[>so what's the <.>s hey what's the story with your family anyway have you heard from them recently or um <,> about a month ago it was <{><[>yep <[>they're good the church has taken off they're <.>quite they're really busy they're <.>just <.>is isn't that in rotorua <.>are are they or <{1><[1>i can't remember yeah <{2><[2>yeah mm <[1>yeah <[2>yeah so oh is your dad like pastoring up there word mm yes he sure is yeah he's <.>just yeah it's quite a large church there's <,> a big youth group and a big church <{><[>three hundred people or so so <[>sniffs yeah <.>what is <.>that is that darren jones' old one yeah IS THAT RIGHT <{1><[1>oh classic so he's taken over jonesy's one <{2><[2>oh boy <[1>mm <[2>yeah <{><[>yeah <[>we've actually got clinton moving in here after pete goes out so IS THAT RIGHT it's going to be good oh classic yeah oh boy we just found out that he needed a place cos his parents were moving home so it <.>was so he just comes in <.>this <,> this weekend actually pete goes out on saturday and he <.>l moves in on sunday <{1><[1>so it's going to be crazy eh <{2><[2>laughs need help <&>3:00 <[1>yeah <[2>mate oh good skills <{><[>oh he'll be a laugh eh <[>yeah yeah it will laughs yeah cos he's a great guy yeah oh well the phone will be nonstop eh with <{><[>all the girls ringing him up and stuff and saying clinton clinton ah laughs <[>i know word pretty bad <.>but laughs oh <{1><[1>classic yeah boy and um <.>what what's he doing these days is he working or at varsity or <{2><[2><.>look <[1>mm <[2>no <.>he's he's really looking for a job he's <{><[>um just going for interviews whenever he can and he doesn't get many it's just how it is these days but <[>sniffs yeah mm oh yeah so um <.>wh <.>is is he on the dole or something like that <{><[>and er oh yeah oh that's all right eh <.>what what kind of stuff's he looking for <[>yeah tut um not sure just anything really whatever yeah just goes for any interview <.>not <.>not not trying to be a muso in a band or something like that is he don't think so <{><[>laughs <[>laughs good skills might mm oh yeah so um er <.>wh where <.>su suzy's obviously in the lounge don't know <.>wh <.>where <&>4:00 where's mindy these days she's not very well she's in her room probably just <,> keeping warm is that right she got up she <.>was oh she didn't help prepare dinner she just stayed in her room kept warm and we did all the hard work <{1><[1>and then she came out and ate it and disappeared again so it's <{2><[2>laughs a bit rude <[1>laughs <[2>tut oh <.>wh what's up with her these days she <.>just you know she seems to be under a bit <.>of bit of stress these days eh has she got heaps of work on or something yeah <.>she's er <,> she's on section yeah teaching the little kids oh yeah yeah and so <.>it's oh that's that six week stuff eh yeah cos um yeah jared's doing that <.>h <.>h um at um wainui <,,> <{><[>he's <.>a at riverdale he's got six weeks but he said it was heaps stressful and he was up <.>bulk bulk late each night just you know preparing and stuff like that and i rang him <,> on um thursday and he'd gone to bed at eight forty five when i rang <[>oh right exhales got his mum out of the bath eh <.>and <.>and and she goes oh he's in bed eh laughs so that was pretty useless laughs so that <{1><[1>should yeah boy so <{2><[2>er hey what did you get up to in the weekend anyway <,,> did you like play soccer <.>or <[1>mm <[2>yeah yes we got DONE laughs we <.>played <{><[>laughs played the top team <[>oh no oh no <.>who <{><[>who are they petone no doubt yay <[>it was a good game nope oh serious no seatoun <{1><[1>we played right up at seatoun right on the waterfront it was <.>just the wind was crazy <{2><[2>just the goalie <.>k kicks the ball and it just goes out over the sidelines so it's <{3><[3><.>pretty we went down five nil in the end <[1>yeah <[2>laughs <[3>laughs five nil they scored all their goals in about ten minutes <.>of you know gee <.>i i was <{1><[1>reading in <.>the in <.>in tut the paper a couple of days ago <.>there's petone women's team beat a lower hutt team um tut twenty four nil <{2><[2>so <.>that really amazing eh it was just massive hiding i thought oh yeah choice laughs <[1>laughs <[2>oh really mm but um mm <.>g did you go on that um <,> tut <.>that <.>that that TRAMP a little while ago <.>with with <.>s i think suzy went on it and it <.>was must have been midweek cos she wasn't <.>at <.>at at youth group on wednesday night i can't remember <{1><[1>mount holdsworth was it <{2><[2>or something <[1>yeah <[2>yeah <&>6:00 yeah that's right <.>wh what was that like it <.>was it was really good <{><[>just <,,> yeah we were just cruising we were um about four or five of us <[>yeah yeah yeah but it's a nice tramp and it's a bit hard for the old <.>m for the girls <{><[>laughs better watch my language here <[>laughs laughs <{1><[1>that could be laughs classed as sexist <{2><[2>laughs yeah <[1>but um <[2>laughs yeah oh they got a bit tired cos it was quite steep in parts and stuff <.>so oh yeah <.>that that's the one where it has that um view <.>ov over <.>c er the wairarapa eh mm carterton masterton and all that yeah that's <{><[>right <[>voc so did you guys stay up at <.>that <.>that that wood cabin that <.>l oh you know overnight yeah we stayed just one night that was all yeah that <{><[>was enough <[>yeah yeah cos there were these laughs young school kids and they kept us awake and we were just messing around with them yeah yeah the next day <.>that when we left it was very cold it was snowing so it <.>was and raining when we got down <{1><[1>word it <.>was yeah <{2><[2>it was good to get away <[1>laughs <[2>oh yeah oh awesome <.>did did um <,> oh no barry didn't go on that eh <{><[><.>n <.>n <.>n <[>no it was mm suzy joe leanne and mike and i yeah mm <{><[>clears throat <[>that's mike webster yeah oh awesome did you see him at um church the other night yes when we had that games evening thing um oh you know where um tut it was on sunday we had those chairs at the front and we had to run <{><[>word were you there then <[>oh yeah yeah that was a bit of a laugh <{1><[1>eh <.>i i was up against him he <.>was he <.>was a real character <{2><[2>eh he said step outside afterwards eh and i'll deal to you and stuff yeah he's a dag tut but yeah <,> cool hey so how's it working out here anyway in the flat and stuff <[1>word <[2>laughs <.>it's it's good really crazy you don't get much sleep laughs is that <{><[>right <[>cos of the flat oh <{><[>yeah <[>it's a real flat laughs yeah laughs <{1><[1><.>d are all you guys like partiers and stuff like that you know kind of up late <{2><[2><.>or <[1>word <&>8:00 <[2>oh oh no i wouldn't say that yeah we <.>just laughs oh if you go to bed early people come in and they wake you up and stuff so yeah yeah so it's a <.>bit yeah <{><[>no it's good tut it's a good bunch of people anyway <[>mm laughs yes so pete moves on <.>and and clinton comes in and the girls will still stay here eh yeah and um yeah and then you'll stick around for a little while mm how are your landlords <.>the the watsons or whatever laughs are they <{><[>still around <.>or <[>laughs yeah we just saw them the other day we went and visited them oh yeah we had a <.>little <,> little talk <,> the rent's just gone up so laughs is that right yeah what did they <{1><[1>say <.>we <.>we we can't afford you guys what <.>fi five dollars <{2><[2>in total or oh <{3><[3>each <[1>five dollars <.>but <[2>each <[3>five each it's not too bad oh yeah so <{><[>did you guys moan and groan oh <[>yeah no it's pretty cheap here so we don't yeah clears throat but he likes us so much we're he thinks we're really good <{1><[1>tenants so that's good he's had no trouble with us <{2><[2>and he thinks we're a really quiet <{3><[3>bunch laughs he laughs he doesn't know better <{4><[4>clears throat <[1>is that right <[2>laughs <[3>laughs <[4><.>does doesn't get any complaints from the <{><[>neighbours i suppose is the main thing eh <[>laughs yeah oh dude mm so what have you got planned for the rest of the week um might go to soccer practice tomorrow see what the weather does oh yeah if it's not too cold <{><[>laughs <[>yes and um boy's brigade on thursday trying to <.>p plan a lesson but i'm not getting very far eh are <.>y are you involved with um clears throat tut david smith and mike <.>s stewart and all those dudes or is it different <{><[>boys brigade is it coughs <[>no it's different same at wainatepuni baptist church there's michael savage oh yeah yeah i've heard of him somewhere maybe from walter lewis <{><[>i've heard of him yeah oh yeah so <.>ho how many people go along to that <[>mm there's about fifteen twenty boys slowly growing it's good it's a good number <&>9:53