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Who wants to be New Zealand’s Best Best mate?
August 8, 2016
Marooned in the Auckland harbour – who wants to be New Zealand’s Best Best mate?
How far would you go for your best mates?
Would you take a skinny dip in the ocean mid-winter? Eat the hottest chilli in the world, to win your mates a tropical island experience in Fiji?
Today, Vodafone Mates, is launching a search for NZ’s Best Best Mate – one extraordinary kiwi willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, so their friends can take a tropical island holiday in Fiji.
“This is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for an amazing group of kiwi mates,” said Delina Shields, Vodafone’s head of segment marketing. “Vodafone Mates is all about celebrating what’s great about kiwi friendship, and we’re going to have a lot of fun bringing that to life through this search.”
From today, Vodafone Mates is offering four kiwi friends the chance to enjoy an all-expenses paid tropical island holiday in Fiji at Beachcomber Island, for up to six nights.
The catch is, one of the mates will have to earn the trip for them, by staying behind in New Zealand and marooning him/herself on a barge anchored in the middle of Auckland Harbour.
They’ll be sleeping in a tent, and the longer they stay on the barge - the longer their mates can stay on Beachcomber Island. The Best Best Mate will also be asked to do a series of challenges, like taking a skinny dip, just so their three friends can enjoy extra experiences in Fiji, like a fishing trip, or a snorkelling adventure.
In return for all of this, they’ll earn the legendary title of NZ’s Best Best Mate (plus a lifetime of admiration from their mates, for earning them a holiday in Fiji).
“The person we’re looking for is going to be someone fairly extraordinary – someone who’s willing to put themselves on the line, and take one for the team,” Ms Shields said. “That’s what great kiwi mateship is all about.”
People have until 19 August to enter the search for NZ’s Best Best Mate. To enter, simply tune in to The Edge daily and listen out for the cue to call.(conditions apply). During The Edge Breakfast Show with Jay-Jay, Dom and Randell, on Monday 22 August, a name will be drawn out of a hat to identify the mate who will be marooned on the barge and transported by boat into the Auckland Harbour. Meanwhile, their three mates will be flown to Fiji.
Throughout the week, the maroonee will feature in shows across The Edge. Listeners will also be able to join in, winning cash for themselves, or choosing to give up the money to do something in support of the maroonee, in order to make their stay on the barge more comfortable.
To find out more, or to enter the search, go to https://www.vodafone.co.nz/mates or visit https://www.facebook.com/Vodafonemates/
To watch a video about NZ’s Best Best Mate go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjC_8lFmV8w
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