ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ANGELA ALICE AND AMY PARK. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW. TONIGHT, ARE THEY NARROW-MINDED, HATE-MONGERING BIGOTS OR MERELY A GROUP EXERCISING THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH WHILE WEARING MATCHING COSTUMES? A WHITE PRIDE MARCH IN CHRISTCHURCH AT THE WEEKEND HAS UPSET PLENTY OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THE ASIAN IMMIGRANTS THAT WERE THE TARGET OF ALL THE FUSS. SO YOU'RE NOT RACIST? NO, I'M NOT RACIST. I DON'T HAVE TO BE CALLED A RACIST JUST BECAUSE I'M WHITE AND PROUD. SINCE THE QUAKE, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HAVE ALL STAYED AWAY FROM SHAKE CITY. SO WILL SATURDAY'S RACIST PROTESTS MAKE IT ANYTHING BUT WORSE? COULD THE NZ CRICKET TEAM BE ON THE CUSP OF THE UNTHINKABLE? A TEST WIN OVER THE LOT WHO INVENTED IT. OH, GOODNESS ME. WE HAVE A VERY EXCITED BLACKCAP FAN IN THE STUDIO. COULD THE MOST THANKLESS JOB IN SPORT FANNERY, WE MADE THAT WORD UP, FINALLY BE ABOUT TO PAY OFF? HE SHARES THE NAME OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR, BUT HE'S MAKING HIS NAME THE HARD WAY. THERE'S A <BLEEP>ing BEACH THAT WAY. BEACH THAT WAY. I HATE THE BEACH. YEAH, THE BOY CALLED BRANDO HAS OVERCOME PLENTY, AND NOW HE WANTS A PLACE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. IT'S MONDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. PUT THE WORD 'PRIDE' BEHIND MOST THINGS AND A PARADE, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, THE SWELLING OF CHESTS IS WHAT COMES TO MIND. PUT THE WORD WHITE IN FRONT OF IT, THOUGH, AND EMOTIONS CHANGE. THAT'S WHAT A GROUP MARCHING FOR WHITE PRIDE IN CHRISTCHURCH AT THE WEEKEND DISCOVERED WHEN THEY WERE CONFRONTED BY ANTI-RACISM PROTESTERS. BUT THE RIGHT WING RESISTANCE MAINTAIN THEY AREN'T RACIST, SO BRODIE KANE WENT TO FIND OUT JUST HOW THEY DO SEE THEMSELVES. WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE WHITE PRIDE. THEY'RE SEEN AS INTIMIDATING, VIOLENT AND EXTREME. EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU WILLING TO TALK ON CAMERA? > <BLEEP> OFF. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID TO ME? > THAT'S WHAT I SAID. <BLEEP> OFF. WHAT'S WRONG... WHY DO I HAVE TO <BLEEP> OFF? LABELLED SKINHEADS, RACIST AND, NO DOUBT, MORE NAMES WE CAN'T SAY ON AIR. ALL CHANT: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. NAZI SCUM OUT THE DOOR. BUT WHAT DOES THE RIGHT-WING RESISTANCE ACTUALLY WANT? WHEN WE CAN STAND HERE AND SAY WE'RE WHITE AND PROUD WITHOUT BEING CALLED A RACIST. THAT MAN SPEAKING IS KYLE CHAPMAN WHO HAS BEEN BEATING HIS WHITE-PRIDE DRUM FOR YEARS. AND THE PEOPLE YELLING IN THE BACKGROUND TURNED UP TO VOICE THEIR DISGUST TOWARDS KYLE AND HIS MATES. ORDINARY NZers JUST DON'T ACCEPT THE VIEWS THAT HE HAS, ORDINARY NZers JUST DON'T ACCEPT THE VIEWS THAT HE HAS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO BE HERE EVERY TIME THEY MEET, AND EVERY TIME THEY DO WHATEVER THEY DO. WE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO COUNTER-BALANCE THEIR RACIST AND SEPARATIST VIEWS. ARE THEY RACIST? WE'RE NOT RACIST. OBVIOUSLY MY DAUGHTER'S NOT FULL WHITE, SO WE'RE HERE JUST TO SHOW WE WANT EQUAL RIGHTS. AND WHENEVER PEOPLE SAY, 'OH YOU'RE WHITE AND PROUD, 'YOU MUST BE RACIST.' THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO PROTEST AGAINST. SO YOU'RE NOT RACIST? NO, I'M NOT RACIST. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S PEOPLE HERE WHO THINK WE'RE RACIST, BUT I'M NOT PERSONALLY RACIST. OK, SO THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT RACIST AND YET IT'S WHAT THE RIGHT WING RESISTANCE ARE MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH BEING. ONE DAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU LISTEN. WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING PROUD TO BE WHITE? DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU HATE ANYONE THAT'S NOT WHITE? NO! I HAVE MANY DIFFERENT COLOURED FRIENDS. I RESPECT ANYONE PROUD OF THEIR OWN RACE AND CULTURE, BUT THE WAY OUR WORLD HAS BECOME, IT'S A CRIME THESE DAYS TO BE WHITE. YOU HAVE TO BE EMBARRASSED TO BE WHITE. WELL, <BLEEP> THAT. I'M PROUD TO BE WHITE. THEY'RE PROUD TO BE WHITE, AND LAST TIME I CHECKED, THAT WASN'T A CRIME, NOR WAS IT THE DEFINITION OF RACISM. SO, IS IT THEIR VIEWS TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO AREN'T WHITE OR THEIR ANTI-IMMIGRATION STANCE THAT WINDS PEOPLE UP? THE OTHER PEOPLE COMING TO OUR COUNTRY AND TAKING OUR JOBS AND OUR SCHOOLING RIGHTS OFF OUR CHILDREN, AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF, I DISAGREE WITH. SO IF PEOPLE ARE BORN IN NZ, IS THAT OK? YES, YES. BUT IF THEY COME HERE, THAT'S NOT OK? BUT IF THEY COME HERE, THAT'S NOT OK? NO. I MYSELF PERSONALLY DON'T THINK SO. YOU DON'T DISLIKE ANYONE THAT'S NOT WHITE? NO, I DON'T DISLIKE THEM, BUT I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE TAKING OVER OUR COUNTRY. AND IS THERE A PARTICULAR GROUP YOU'RE CONCERNED BY? MOSTLY THE ASIANS AND THE INDIANS. YEAH. WHAT I GATHERED FROM MOST OF THE PEOPLE I SPOKE TO, WAS THEIR IDEAL NZ WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS ` WHITE EUROPEAN AND MAORI, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. I CAN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND AT ONE LEVEL WHAT KYLE AND HIS PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE. YES. THEY THINK THEY'RE DEFENDING THEIR OWN RACE AND THEIR OWN IDEALS, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY EXPRESS IT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF NAZI SYMBOLISM, NAZI BELIEFS, NAZI POLICIES AND THE ACTUALLY HARK-BACK TO A NAZI ERA WHICH IS TRULY A RACIST THING. DO YOU UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF YOU? OF COURSE I DO. LIKE TODAY I JUST PURPOSEFULLY PUT ON THIS ONE JUST TO TAKE THE PISS OUT OF THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST IDIOTS. THEY SEE A SWASTIKA AND IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. MOVE ON. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. WHAT DOES A SWASTIKA MEAN TO YOU? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO INTO THAT. OK? SO THEY WERE PREPARED TO PARADE AROUND WITH SWASTIKAS BUT NOT WILLING TO EXPLAIN WHY, AND PREPARED FOR US TO FILM THEM BUT ONLY IN PUBLIC. FAR BE IT FOR US TO FIND OUT A MORE INCONVENIENT TRUTH. SO, HOW DO ASIANS FEEL ABOUT BEING TARGETED BY THE RIGHT-WING RESISTANCE? I'M JOINED NOW BY DR ADAM LAM, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN CHINESE AT CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY. Thanks for joining us. What were your thoughts on seeing this Marchat the weekend?? Everybody has the right to express their beliefs, so I will not comment on their personal beliefs. But the majority of the NZ people being fed with the wrong information through what's expressed by this group. At this particular time, when the rest of the world is experiencing financial difficulties and economic difficulties and the pressure from the earthquake as well, we really should be careful to avoid having a single group ` gender, race colour ` being singled out as a scapegoat for these difficulties. Why do you think Asians are a particular target? That is an interesting point. We have a lot of overseas workers in Christchurch at the moment ` many European, etc. We look different, but we do not behave different. We are just like any other average kiwi. But unfortunately we look different, so we're easy to target when people are frustrated. They say it is about Asian immigrants taking their jobs. You have a Masters from Hong Kong and a Ph.D. from Auckland. What do you say about the people who fear Asian people are coming and taking their jobs? First of all, nobody stops NZers going overseas to find a job. And many of them do ` in Australia and the rest of the world. And many are happily working in Asian countries. That is the globalised 21st-century. We rely on international trade, not just with Asia but the rest of the world. On the other hand, when the overseas workers come into this country, most of them are on working visas, not migrants Migrants are the people who chose NZ to be the country they want to live in and be loyal to and contribute to. Thanks for your time, Dr Lam. Nothing gets people quite as mad as talking about race. We brought up some of these issues on our website. Some people asked why we give these people airtime. It's far more dangerous not to talk about these things at all. Others aren't so happy. Hamilton's taken some hits. There is a really interesting response from Susan, who says that 20 years ago she had to get her white friends to rent a house for them in Hamilton, because the agents only took her, as a Maori, to the bad part of town. Going back to the story, what confuses me... I am an immigrant and come here and take on someone's job. I suspect the people in that group wouldn't single me out as the people there protesting against. But they might single out someone who looks like Dr Lam but was born in NZ. Exactly. I would imagine they are terribly confused about people of Slavic dissent. They are not easy to pick out. There's nothing worse than not being sure who you can be racist towards. One viewer said a lot of racism takes place on the internet ` Facebook, forums... Bravery of anonymity. A lot of nasty list goes on and on Facebook but people just feeling they can hide and say stuff they wouldn't ordinarily say. WE'RE DOING A POLL TONIGHT, AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOU THINK NZ IS BECOMING A MORE OR A LESS TOLERANT SOCIETY? IF YOU FEEL IT'S BECOMING MORE TOLERANT, YOU CAN VOTE 'A'; IF NOT, VOTE 'B'. WE'LL BRING YOU THE RESULTS JUST AFTER THE BREAK. ALSO COMING UP, COULD WE BE ABOUT TO PING THE POMS? WE HEAD TO THE PUB TO TALK TO BLACKCAP FANS WHO COULD FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT. AND HE HAS A MOVIE-STAR NAME AND IS WEARING OUT HIS BOOTS TO HELP HIMSELF AND OTHERS. WHIMSICAL MUSIC TINKLING When you save, you don't pay interest; you earn it. That makes saving the cheapest way to buy the things you want. In fact, once you start saving, you'll be surprised what you can afford. Grow your savings ` it's all part of being sorted. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THE POLL WE LAUNCHED JUST BEFORE THE BREAK. DO YOU THINK NZ'S BECOMING A MORE, OR A LESS TOLERANT SOCIETY? 75% say less tolerant; 25% more. The fact that we think that is encouraging. IF we'd all said we are fine and wonderful, then we would be in trouble. Dame Susan Devoy has a task ahead of her. UNBELIEVABLY, THE BLACKCAPS HAVE PLAYED THEMSELVES INTO A POSITION WHERE THEY ACTUALLY STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING A TEST MATCH AND A SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND ` THE NUMBER-TWO TEST NATION IN THE WORLD AND THE COUNTRY THAT INVENTED THE GAME. LIVE AT THE AUCKLAND VIADUCT, HEAD OF THE BEIGE BRIGADE, MIKE LANE, AND DIE-HARD CRICKET FAN AND COMEDIAN TERRY FRISBY. Terry, you have watched them lose in some of the most beautiful parts of the world. How does this feel? I saw us get destroyed in the Caribbean. I used to live close to Lord's. I saw get hammered there. 1983 was the last time we beat England here. You learn to be patient, don't you? You do. It has been a long time between drinks. Supporting NZ teams, but a lot of Miss, miss, miss, hit. More false dawns than The Truman Show. Centuries in both innings for Fulton. Too early to talk about the New Year's Honours list? I'm rolling my arm over again. He has given hope to 30+-year-olds. How are the Barmy Army feeling? They are still really jubilant. They think they are in with a chance, which is quite bizarre. But there used to the ups and downs and emotional roller coasters we are. They have been riding high, up to number one in the rankings, but they'll be dropping if we beat them tomorrow. What are our chances? It's a done deal. Tonight's the end of tour party. We've won it. Can't lose. Mike, you wouldn't tempt fate? If we don't win tomorrow, I will eat one of the chicken burgers out of that man's crack. I hope we won't send a camera down to cover that. Good luck tomorrow, boys. Enjoy the victory. AFTER THE BREAK, HE'S TRULY SICK OF MOROCCAN SPICE. WE SPEND TIME WITH A TEEN ON A JOURNEY IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. TEENAGERS GET A PRETTY BAD RAP, BUT SOMETIMES YOU MEET ONE WHO, DESPITE A HEAP OF SETBACKS, IS DETERMINED TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ` A GOOD ONE. BRANDO YELAVICH (19) IS ONE OF THOSE. WHEN HE MISSED THE CUT FOR A CAREER IN THE ARMY, HE DIDN'T SIT AROUND MOPING. HE WENT FOR A LONG WALK. HOW LONG? HAYDN JONES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM SEVEN WEEKS IN. TRANQUIL MUSIC WHAT ABOUT THE THOUGHT YOU COULD WALK AROUND THE COASTLINE OF NZ, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE FUN? HERE I AM, WALKING AROUND NZ. IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT, SURE ` 6000KM MINIMUM; SIX MONTHS OF HILLS, SAND, ROCKS AND CLIFFS. I'VE BEEN GOING AN HOUR, AND EVEN THOUGH I'M SMILING, I'M ACTUALLY SICK OF IT. BRANDO YELAVICH IS SIX MONTHS INTO THIS. HE THINKS IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ETCH MY NAME IN HISTORY. THIS IS A GREAT WAY OF DOING IT AND A GREAT WAY OF SEEING NZ. HE STARTED IN CAPE REINGA ON FEBRUARY 1ST, THEN HIT NINETY MILE BEACH AND ITS ENDLESS SAND HIGHWAY. THERE'S <BLEEP>ING BEACH THAT WAY; BEACH THAT WAY. I HATE THE BEACH. HOW QUICKLY AN ADVENTURE CAN TURN DULL. JUST EVERYTHING KIND OF BUILDS UP, BEING ALONE, COS YOU DON'T DO ANY TALKING. OH MY GOD ` FIRST BIT OF BLUE SKY. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND BLUE! YOU JUST, KIND OF, THINK TO YOURSELF THE WHOLE TIME, AND THEN... EVERYTHING JUST GETS... (CHUCKLES) GETS TOO MUCH. SOMETIMES, JUST OUT OF ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE, YOU'VE JUST GOT TO HAVE A CRY; GET YOUR EMOTION OUT, REALLY. I MET BRANDO ON DAY 38. HE'D MADE IT TO KAWHIA ` THAT'S WELL WEST OF HAMILTON AND SOUTH OF RAGLAN. IT'S ALL GONNA BE WORTHWHILE WHEN I'M FINISHED. (CHUCKLES) HE'S ALREADY HAD A RIDE IN A RESCUE HELICOPTER, BEEN EVICTED; HE'S STILL GOING STRONG, FUELLED ON RICE AND MOROCCAN SEASONING. MOROCCAN POSSUM, MOROCCAN RABBIT, MOROCCAN GOAT... SICK OF MOROCCAN SEASONING. HE'S BEEN FED AND HOUSED BY LOCALS HE'S RUN INTO. HE'S ALSO TRIED TO CATCH HIS FOOD. BUT HE'S NOT TRAVELLING LIGHT. THUD! (GRUNTS) BEEN CARRYING A 50KG PACK, AND I ONLY WEIGH 62KG. YES, I DID PICK IT UP, AND I COULDN'T LIFT IT. LAST NIGHT WAS TYPICAL ` HE MADE FRIENDS WITH A GROUP OF HOLIDAYMAKERS FROM TARANAKI. THEY'RE GIVING HIM AND ME A LIFT ACROSS KAWHIA HARBOUR. LAST NIGHT I CAMPED AT THE CAMPGROUND, AND I WENT AROUND ASKING PEOPLE IF I COULD GET A RIDE ACROSS, AND I STUMBLED ACROSS THESE GUYS. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY I SAW IT HAPPENING ` LIVING OFF KIND KIWIS. I JUST DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD BE THIS KIND AND THERE WOULD BE THIS MANY OF THEM. THEN, LIKE 37 MORNINGS BEFORE, HE'LL BEGIN WITH A GOODBYE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRANDO IS RAISING MONEY FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. BUT THE MAIN REASON HE'S DOING THIS IS PERSONAL. MENTAL. EVERYTHING IS MENTAL ABOUT THIS. YOU SEE, AMONGST HIS ESSENTIAL ITEMS ARE THESE. UM, THIS IS MY RITALIN ` SO MY DRUGS. I HAVE ADHD. BUT I ALSO HAVE DYSLEXIA, WHICH MADE IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TRY AND FOCUS ON WHAT THE TEACHER WAS TELLING ME. I WAS PRETTY DEPRESSED ABOUT IT. IT GOT TO POINTS WHERE I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANY MORE. AS A TEENAGER, YOU KNOW, HE'D DONE SILLY THINGS, LIKE TEENAGERS DO. AND HE CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT THAT TO BE HIS... HIS PATH. TODD YELAVICH SAYS HIS SON HAS HAD A FEW RUN-INS WITH THE POLICE, BUT NO CONVICTIONS. HE SAYS HE TURNED THINGS AROUND WHEN HE DID A WINZ ARMY LEADERSHIP COURSE AND FINISHED FIRST IN THE CLASS. BUT HIS DYSLEXIA DASHED HIS DREAMS OF PASSING THE ARMY'S ENTRY EXAM, SO WALKING NZ IS BRANDO'S WAY OF SHOWING HE CAN DO SOMETHING GOOD WITH HIS LIFE. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HE'LL HAVE AFTER HE'S DONE THIS WILL BE WAY, WAY, WAY BIGGER THAN THE OPPORTUNITIES HE HAD BEFORE. I'M CALLING IT HIS UNIVERSITY. (CHUCKLES) MY TEENAGE YEARS, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT, AND THIS IS MY WAY OF POPPING OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF MY YOUTH. TEENAGERS CAN BE A BIT TORTURED, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY STAND FOR. BRANDO'S JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY IS A BIT LONGER THAN MOST. OH, IT SCARES ME AT TIMES, DEFINITELY. LIKE, I'VE COME A LONG WAY, AND IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME. I'VE LEARNT A LOT ABOUT MYSELF. AND SADLY, AS WE SAY GOODBYE, I LEAVE HIM, WELL, NOT MUCH. ALL I'VE GOT LEFT IN MY BAG IS, UH... OH, SNICKERS. PERFECT! SORRY, MATE. FIVE MONTHS AND 5000KM TO GO ` BETTER RATION THE CHOCOLATE, BRANDO. IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW BRANDO ON HIS WALK AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE'VE GOT A LINK TO HIS FACEBOOK PAGE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT SEVENSHARP.CO.NZ He's using the walk to support Ronald McDonald House. ADHD and dyslexia Maybe it's time we widen our parameters of what's considered valuable. Maybe a broader look. He's smart and motivated. Doing great things for him as well. If you were feeling down, do you think a long walk by yourself would help? It helps me endlessly. I'd play a guitar, cos that's who I am. Joking. Maybe not 2500km, but a walk clears the head. THAT'S US FOR MONDAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.