▁and ▁before ▁Season ▁ 1 5 ▁( 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 5 ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁during ▁Season ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁before ▁Season ▁ 1 6 ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Rad i ol ab ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁radio ▁series ▁episodes <0x0A> </s> ▁Bernard ▁" Ben " ▁H ana , ▁a . k . a . ▁" Bl ank et ▁Man " ▁was ▁a ▁hom eless ▁man ▁who ▁w ander ed ▁the ▁inner ▁city ▁streets ▁of ▁Well ington , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁fi xture ▁and ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁celebr ity , ▁and ▁was ▁typically ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁foot path ▁in ▁the ▁prec inct s ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Street ▁and ▁Cour ten ay ▁Place . ▁ ▁H ana ▁was ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁sun ▁god ▁T ama - n ui - te - r ā , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁wear ▁as ▁few ▁items ▁of ▁cl othing ▁as ▁possible , ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁religious ▁observ ance . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁would ▁sometimes ▁remove ▁all ▁his ▁cl othing , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁attend ance ▁of ▁police ▁officers . ▁ ▁His ▁name ▁of ▁" Bl ank et ▁Man " ▁was ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁usual ▁mode ▁of ▁dress , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁blank et , ▁long ▁dread lock s ▁and ▁either ▁a ▁lo in