(QUIRKY MUSIC) www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2023 Kia orana koutou katoatoa. Welcome to In Case You Missed It. Ko Tane toku ingoa. Time to tahuna te ahi with a look at what's been happening here in Aotearoa and overseas. This week, we're celebrating 'Epetoma o te reo Maori Kuki 'Airani - Cook Island Language Week ― and this year's theme is 'Atuitui'ia au ki te au peu o toku kainga Ipukarea, which means 'connect me to the traditions and culture of my homeland'. Kia ora. Now, we've reported previously about the ongoing screenwriters and actors strikes happening in Hollywood, causing disruptions both overseas and in Aotearoa. Jason Momoa this week celebrated his birthday in the South Island, but his next potential blockbuster, the Minecraft film, has been put on indefinite hold. Up to 700 local cast and crew members recruited for the production here are now out of work. The live-action adaptation of the popular game has been in development with Warner Brothers since 2014. Cast and crew left hanging due to the strikes can only hope that all sides return to the negotiating table soon and agree to a deal that benefits everyone. Now, do you love pies? How does a roast duck, onion and mushroom pie sound? Well, this week it was judged New Zealand's best pie at the Bakels Supreme Pie Awards. It's now the eighth time baker Patrick Lam of Patrick's Pies in Tauranga, who took out the top prize. - It's quite risky that sometimes the judges just might not like it, but we like to try a new thing. - Over 4000 pies were entered this year with the judges doing a blind taste test so they don't know who has baked which pie. Congratulations. Wetini Mitai-Ngatai, the leader of Te Matarae-i-Orehu, one of the country's top kapa haka groups has announced the ropu's retirement after 30 years of performing. - (PERFORM HAKA) - The Rotorua-based group is well known for their highly intensive performances and prowess in Maori weaponry, and they often feature in the top five groups at Te Matatini, pulling off showstopping items that wowed the crowd. They were last crowned champions in 2011, but Wetini says it's time for him to pass on what he knows to the next generation of kapa haka performers. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Believe it or not, before 1987, te reo Maori wasn't recognised as an official language of Aotearoa. Crazy, eh? However, after years of campaigning by Maori, particularly those involved in the Maori protest movement throughout the '70s and '80s, the Maori Language Act was passed by Parliament, and te reo was given official language status. This gave our indigenous language its rightful place within the social, political and legal frameworks of Aotearoa and also recognised it as a taonga under Te Tiriti O Waitangi. This week, new rules around vaping come into force with new restrictions like bans on single-use disposable vapes and limits on what the flavours can be called. New vape stores also won't be able to open within 300m of schools in a bid to stop kids from being enticed to start vaping. Existing stores can stay open, though. Parents at an Auckland primary school protested this week about a new store opening right next to the school gate. - I think most people will say here they were just, you know, horrified and aghast that it's been allowed to be, especially after the government comes out and suggests that they're putting regulations in place to not let this happen. - Vaping might be seen as all the rage, but people might not quite be aware of what they're inhaling. Watch this. (GROOVY MUSIC) Vaping first appeared in the mid-2000s as an alternative to smoking regular cigarettes. Smoking burns tobacco and creates smoke, whereas vaping heats up e-liquid which makes a vapour. Both are inhaled into the lungs. We've known for years that smoking is really bad for your health, and the biggest risks of vaping are still unknown because they just haven't been around long enough. But here's what we do know about vapes. The makers give them cute names and lolly flavours like cherry, bubblegum and strawberry, but despite the pretty colours and flavours, all vapes contain an oily mixture of harmful chemicals called e-liquid that turns into a vapour that coats your lung tissues. Chemicals like formaldehyde, a flammable industrial chemical used in building materials. It's also used to prevent dead bodies from decaying. This toxic chemical can cause heart and lung disease. Diacetyl is a food additive that makes things taste good, but it also scars your lungs and has been linked with irreversible lung disease. Acrolein is a chemical most often used as a weed killer and is damaging to the lungs. And benzene is a chemical found in car exhaust. It stops your body's cells from working properly and damages your immune system by destroying white blood cells. Most vapes contain highly addictive nicotine, whose long-term effects worsen symptoms of depression and anxiety. Every time you vape, all those toxic chemicals are coating your lungs. So next time you see someone vaping, try to imagine how their lungs look and what it's doing to their body. Paru. The latest stats indicate that nearly 85% of New Zealanders are now smoke-free, which means most of us are choosing not to smoke. The New Zealand Government has set a new goal so that by 2025, fewer than 5% of New Zealanders will be smokers. The countdown to 2025 is on. But before we go, there's been a couple of rogue animals in the news this week, with one smart piggy managing to evade capture after being spotted repeatedly near Auckland's Northwestern Motorway since the 24th of July. This little piggy was seen sunbathing in a bush area next to the motorway this week. But as soon as handlers from Waka Kotahi and Auckland Council Animal Control arrived on the scene, the pig made a run for it and evaded capture once again. However, last night, Animal Control caught the poaka of SH16 after it wandered into the cage for some kai. And in Whangarei, a young fur seal caused quite a stir amongst customers at a local Bunningsstore when she was discovered wandering the aisles. Customers and staff used dishwashers and ovens to barricade the pup and keep her safe until the Department of Conservation staff arrived to remove her. She was returned to Reotahi Marine Reserve around 30km west of the store. Well, that's me for this week. Thank you so much for joining us. In Case You Missed It will be back a tera wiki. Te epetoma o te reo Maori Kuki 'Airani. He kona.