ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL AND FAITH HAMBLYN. 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. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. THE NZ DOLLAR IS POISED TO SOAR HIGHER THAN A CANNABIS KITE. YEAH, GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE HUMBLE KIWI WAS KNOWN AS THE 'PACIFIC PESO'. IT'S TIPPED TO GET TO US90C. THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO THAT, OF COURSE ` CHEAP STUFF TO BUY ON AMAZON, HOLIDAY IN HAWAII MAYBE. BUT IT'S NOT SO GREAT FOR KIWI FARMERS AND EXPORTERS. YES, A HIGH KIWI DOLLAR MEANS OUR LAMB IS MORE EXPENSIVE ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET. SO THE BRITS WILL BE BACK TO TESCO HORSE-MEAT BURGERS UNTIL THINGS IMPROVE. AH, BUT GOOD NEWS AT THE PETROL PUMPS, RIGHT? HIGH DOLLAR EQUALS CHEAP GAS? OR NOT. AS USUAL, IT'S UP LIKE A ROCKET AND DOWN LIKE A FEATHER. NEWS TODAY OF ANOTHER GREAT SCORE FOR WETA WORKSHOP. THEY'RE GOING TO DO A REMAKE OF 'THE THUNDERBIRDS', AND THEY SAY THE NEW TV SHOW WILL BE GROUNDBREAKING. I DO WONDER IF THAT MEANS EACH EPISODE WILL BE THREE AND A HALF HOURS LONG. YEAH. HEY, IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER 'THE THUNDERBIRDS', I TRACKED DOWN THIS PHOTO OF THEM TO HELP REMIND YOU. I'VE BEEN CALLED A LOT WORSE, LADY PENELOPE. LOOK, MOVING ON, SCIENTISTS HAVE TODAY FOUND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE SKELETON OF KING RICHARD III. HIS BODY WAS FOUND UNDER A PARKING LOT IN LEICESTER. YEAH, THE CITY COUNCIL SAYS THEY'RE DELIGHTED BY THE DISCOVERY, BUT HE DOES OWE THEM �4M IN OVERDUE PARKING FEES. IT'S TUESDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR TWEETS LAST NIGHT. I THINK YOU BROKE THE INTERNET. NOT ONLY DID YOU PROVIDE ME WITH SOME DECENT BEDTIME READING, BUT YOU USED THE SEVEN SHARP HASHTAG SO MUCH, IT GOT HIJACKED BY INTERNATIONAL SEX SPAMMERS. IN TWITTER TERMS, THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'VE MADE IT. SOME SAY HAVE A DRINK EVERY TIME WE SAY 'SOCIAL MEDIA'. WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. YOU CAN DO THAT BY HEADING TO SEVENSHARP.CO.NZ AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION. BALI'S ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS. 50,000 KIWIS GO THERE EVERY YEAR, AND GENERALLY THEY DO SOME DRINKING.. BUCKETS OF JUNGLE JUICE. AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. AS CRAIG STANAWAY FOUND, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DRINKING. DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ALMOST NOTHING DAMPENS FUN IN BALI. IF ONLY THEY KNEW. SOME PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THEIR LIVES. SOME OF THEIR DRINKS COME FROM A PLACE LIKE THIS. TRIBAL MUSIC WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF BOOTLEG BOOZE. PULSATING MUSIC WE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO FIND POVERTY-STRICKEN VILLAGERS MAKING THE LOCAL BREW ARAK. THOSE 44-GALLON DRUMS USED TO STORE PETROL. THEY ACTUALLY NEVER HAVE ANY POLICE COME HERE. METHANOL IS PRODUCED THROUGH DODGY DISTILLATION. THE FIRST DISTILLATION ` WHAT COMES OUT WILL BE THE STRONGER` LIKE, THE STRONGEST ARAK. SO USUALLY HALF OF THIS CONTAINER. AND AFTER HALF OF THIS CONTAINER, IT WILL BE A BIT WEAKER BUT STILL STRONG. SO WHAT DOES HE DO WITH THAT FIRST HALF? (SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE) (SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE) USUALLY, THEY WILL MIX IT WITH THE NEXT ONE. CAN'T THAT BE A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS? (SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE) (SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE) HE SAID NO. PULSATING MUSIC ILLEGAL STILLS ARE EVERYWHERE. THE ARAK'S SOLD FOR AROUND $30, AND MIDDLEMEN ON-SELL IT TO BARS. FOR UNSUSPECTING TOURISTS, IT'S HARD TO DETECT IF IT'S IN A DRINK. SOME PEOPLE HAVE VERY LITTLE INTEREST IN TOURISM OR THE HEALTH OF THE TOURISTS HERE. ALL THEY'RE INTERESTED IN IS HOW MUCH MONEY CAN WE MAKE QUICKLY. LEGITIMATE HOTEL BARS ARE BEING UNDERCUT BY HUNDREDS OF COMPETING CLUBS OFFERING CHEAP DRINKS. WHISKY ` 72. CHIVAS REGAL IS 85,000. < IT'S 55 AT HAPPY CAFE? MM. < IS IT THE SAME DRINK? YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE. < WOULD YOU DRINK IT? NO. PERCUSSIVE MUSIC KIWI-BORN LIAM DAVIES DID. VODKA LACED WITH METHANOL KILLED HIM OVER THE NEW YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 30 POISONED-DRINK DEATHS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THIS IS A VERY SMALL ISSUE, ACTUALLY. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE IT'S A BIG ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA OR IN NZ. BUT HERE LOCALLY, YES, IT IS IN THE PAPER, BUT IT IS ONLY A VERY SMALL, YOU KNOW, ISSUE. BUT ISN'T ONE DEATH ONE TOO MANY? UM, YEAH. UM, YEAH. WELL... WITNESSES SAY LIAM'S VODKA CAME FROM A LEGIT BOTTLE. BALINESE AUTHORITIES ARE PUSHING ANOTHER STORY. THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE DRINK, THEY MIXED THEMSELF WITH OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW ` LIKE METHANOL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. SO THE AUSTRALIAN BOY PUT THE METHANOL IN THE DRINK? > NO, I DON'T THINK THAT HE DID THIS. MAYBE HIS FRIENDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. AT THE BAR WHERE LIAM TOOK THAT FATAL SIP, VODKA AND RED BULL IS JUST 3 BUCKS. IT'S SO EASY TO LET YOUR GUARD DOWN HERE. IT'S SUCH A RELAXING PLACE. DO REMEMBER MUCH LAST NIGHT? OH, I REMEMBER YOU GUYS. NOT A HELL OF A LOT, THOUGH. IT'S REALLY CHEAP, SO, YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT MUCH. SO WHY IS THE PRICE IN HOTELS SO MUCH MORE THAN IN BARS? INDONESIA'S MUSLIM GOVERNMENT HAS SLAPPED A 380% SIN TAX ON IMPORTED LIQUOR. BAD PUBLICITY'S FORCING BALI TO CRACK DOWN ON DODGY DRINKS. NOT SO ON NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS. MORE PEOPLE ARE DYING EACH YEAR FROM DRINKING THAN FROM CAR ACCIDENTS. HERE AT THE HAPPY CAFE IN LOMBOK, AN AUSSIE TOURIST WAS BURNT ALIVE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS OUR FIELD TEST DIDN'T PICK UP ANY SIGN OF METHANOL, BUT... SO, THIS IS SMIRNOFF VODKA, RIGHT. THAT'S GOT A REAL PETROL SMELL TO IT. IT TURNS OUT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN RIGHT. SO THEY MIX WITH PETROL, WITH, UH, MEDICINE TABLET AND, UH, WITH MANY OTHERS. PERCUSSIVE MUSIC UNTIL AUTHORITIES COMPLETELY STAMP OUT ILLEGAL LIQUOR, TOURISTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK IN A PLACE THEY THINK OF AS PARADISE. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE? CRAIG DIDN'T HAVE A HASSLE FINDING PLACES. THEY DON'T CARE. I LIKE WHAT THAT GUY SAID ` PEOPLE SWAPPING THEIR OWN DRINKS. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE? WELL, THERE'S NO OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM KIWI AUTHORITIES, BUT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SUGGESTS DRINKING BOTTLED BEER AND AVOIDING THE REALLY CHEAP BARS. YOU MAY JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO THE IDEA OF PAYING A BIT MORE FOR YOUR HOLIDAY DRINKS. AFTER THE BREAK ` NZ'S MOST NOTORIOUS NUDIST. WE HEAR HIS CASE FOR BEING NAKED. PUBLIC NUDITY ` WHEN YOU TRANSCEND THE GIGGLE FACTOR, HOW MANY OF US FIND IT SO OFFENSIVE, WE'D CALL THE POLICE? MATT CHISHOLM'S BEEN LOOKING AT THE ISSUE, AND WE MUST WARN YOU HIS STORY CONTAINS NUDITY ` LOTS OF IT ` SO IF YOU'RE LIKELY TO BE OFFENDED, COVER YOUR EYES. DRAMATIC MUSIC I LIKE MY RUNNING COS I LIKE KEEPING FIT. MUSIC CONTINUES THE ANCIENT GREEKS HAVE DONE IT BEFORE IN THE OLYMPIC TIMES. AND SO I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M A GREEK ATHLETE OUT THERE AND I'M BEING WHAT THOSE GUYS USED TO BE. SHOES ASIDE, THAT'S COMPLETELY STARKERS. WHERE DO YOU PUT THE IPOD? UM,... (CHUCKLES) THE WIND IN THE TREES, ALL THE BIRDS, THEY'RE MY IPOD. LAWNMOWER WHIRRS TAURANGA'S ANDREW POINTON IS A NATURIST ` HAS BEEN FOR 20-ODD YEARS. SO WHETHER HE'S MOWING HIS LAWNS, HANGING OUT AT THE BEACH,... I CAN FEEL THE STRESS LEAVING MY BODY. ...RUNNING IN THE BUSH OR PAINTING AT HOME, THE 47-YEAR-OLD WANTS THE RIGHT TO DO IT IN THE NUDE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE PROSECUTED EVERY TIME WE GO OUT IN THE PUBLIC. AS A BLOKE, YOU'D WANT TO BE QUITE WELL ENDOWED, WOULDN'T YOU? UM... IS THAT IMPORTANT? N-NATURE` BEING NAKED, BEING A NATURIST, GENITALIA IS NOT AN ISSUE. FOR OTHERS, IT IS. MY CHILDREN WERE BEING SUBJECTED TO... MALE GENITALIA RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THEM. I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH NUDITY, BUT THERE'S AN APPROPRIATE TIME AND AN APPROPRIATE PLACE, AND BASICALLY, ANDREW IS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES ALL THE TIME. CAN YOU SEE THAT YOUR SEARCH FOR FREEDOM IS INHIBITING THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS? YEAH, AND I'VE SPOKEN TO THOSE PEOPLE, AND WE'VE ALL COME TO AGREEMENT OVER THE YEARS THAT, UM... ABOUT MY NATURIST LIFESTYLE, AND THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT. BUT NOT EVERYONE AGREES? NO, NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE. BACK IN AUGUST 2011, ANDREW'S, WELL, DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE FOUND HIM ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW. A LADY SAW A BARE BOTTOM RUN PAST HER, AND SHE WENT AND COMPLAINED TO THE POLICE THE NEXT DAY. THE POLICE CAME ALONG AND ARRESTED ME FOR OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR. ANDREW WAS CHARGED AND FOUND GUILTY. HE APPEALED THE DECISION IN THE HIGH COURT AND WON. THE POLICE DIDN'T PROVE INTENT TO OFFEND. BUT WHAT'S OFFENSIVE? THE LAW LEAVES THAT UP TO INTERPRETATION. JUSTICE PAUL HEATH CONCLUDED THAT ANDREW WAS A GENUINE NATURIST WHO WAS GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO AVOID PEOPLE, AND LIKENED THE NUDE JOGGER TO A COUPLE OF PATCHED GANG MEMBERS WHOSE MERE PRESENCE COULD BE INTIMIDATING BUT NOT NECESSARILY OFFENSIVE. I THINK IT SAYS THAT, FROM THE LEGAL FRATERNITY'S POINT OF VIEW, THEY THINK SOCIETY HAS CHANGED QUITE A LOT AND THAT MOST OF US REALLY DON'T MIND WALKING BY, SEEING THE JOGGING NUDIST, THE NUDIST BEING HEALTHY IN THE SUN. DO YOU THINK WE COULD DO WITH A LAW CHANGE? I'M A VERY, SORT OF, 'IF IT'S NOT HURTING ANYONE, 'DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BECAUSE PROHIBITION'S NEVER WORKED' SORT OF PERSON, SO AT A PERSONAL LEVEL, YEAH, I DON'T REALLY GIVE A TOSS. WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM OUR ATTITUDES HAVE COME A LONG WAY, WE'VE NOT BEEN ALTOGETHER PRUDISH IN THE PAST. WE SORT OF REHASH THESE THINGS. WE CAN GO BACK A CENTURY AND FIND EXACTLY THE SAME SORT OF PUBLIC DEBATES. AT THE SHARP END OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE DEBATES ` HOW FAR IS TOO FAR? WE SEE MORE ON TV AND EVERYTHING, BUT WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE? ONCE HE COMES OUT AND GETS HIS WHEELIE BIN NAKED, WHAT'S TO STOP HIM GOING AND GETTING HIS MILK FROM THE DAIRY NAKED? JOHN RICHARDSON AND HIS TWINS, ETHAN AND RUBY, LIVE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM WHERE ANDREW MOWS LAWNS ` IN THE NICK ` WHICH THEY FIND OFFENSIVE. EVERY TIME I HEAR A LAWNMOWER GOING RIGHT CLOSE NEARBY HERE, I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT ANDREW, AND I MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE BACK IN MY YARD. WE TOOK EXCEPTION TO THAT, AND SO WE WENT TO THE POLICE. SO ANDREW'S HEADING BACK TO COURT. IF YOU END UP WITH A CONVICTION, IF IT ENDS IN TEARS, > WILL YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR WAYS? > DID MARTIN LUTHER KING EVER CHANGE HIS WAY? HE SAW IT THROUGH UNTIL HIS FATEFUL DAY, AND I'M GOING DOWN THE SAME TRACK AS HIM. I WANT ACCEPTANCE FOR MY PEOPLE WHICH ARE NATURISTS AND MYSELF. SEND US YOUR COMMENTS OR HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. FOR MORE ON THE ISSUE, NICK LOWE IS HERE. HE'S A KEEN NATURIST AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE AGE OF 15. HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE FREE BEACH ASSOCIATION. YOU GET WHY PEOPLE FIND THIS OFFENSIVE? I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAVE AN ISSUE. I FIND OBESITY OFFENSIVE, I DON'T CALL THE POLICE. THE BULK OF PEOPLE REALLY DON'T CARE. SOMETIMES THEY THINK IT'S A HOOT. WHAT'S THE THRILL? WHAT'S THE POINT OF DOING IT? IF YOU HAVE EVER TAKEN YOUR SHOES OFF AT THE BEACH TAKE THAT FEELING AND PUT IT ALL OVER YOUR BODY. MOST OF US HAVE SKINNY-DIPPED. THE FEELING OF NOT HAVING CLOTHES ON WAS GREAT. FEELING THE SUN ON YOUR BODY IS GREAT. IT'S NICE THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT BOTHERED BUT YOU HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. IN 2009 A WOMAN TOOK EXCEPTION TO YOU BIKING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD. SHE BOTHERED TO PASS ME FIVE TIMES TO BE OFFENDED. I CAN UNDERSTAND SOME ACTIVITIES WOULD BE SUITED TO BEING NAKED. WOULD IT NOT BE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE BEING ON A BIKE WITH NO CLOTHES ON? IN WELLINGTON YOU GET FEW WARM DAYS. YOU DO CREATE WIND ON A BIKE. BUT YOUR WEDDING AS WELL? IT WAS FANTASTIC. AND THE BRIDE WORE WHAT? SHE APPROACH THE ALTAR IN A ROBE, WHICH DID NOT LAST LONG. WE GOT MARRIED NAKED. THE GUESTS WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE NUDITY THERE. A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY GOT INTO IT, EVEN THE NON-NATURISTS. WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU CAN GET PINGED BY THE LAW. IF YOU ARE SEEN TO BE OFFENDING PEOPLE, YOU CAN GET FINED. YOU CAN, BUT IT'S NOT ILLEGAL BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION CIRCUMSTANCE. IF I WAS TO GO DOWN QUEEN STREET NAKED YOU HAVE BOOBS ON BIKES, BUT THAT IS DIFFERENT. YOU HAD YOUR DECISION OVERTURNED IN THE HIGH COURT. THE JUDGE SAW THAT I WAS THERE FOR A BIKE RIDE AND NOT TO FLASH ANYONE. ALL THE BEST FOR COAST-TO-COAST THIS WEEKEND. IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, FREEBEACHES.COM THIS WEEK KAREN FROM STOKES VALLEY IN WELLINGTON WENT VIRAL, OR AT LEAST HER ABUSIVE DISEMBODIED VOICE DID, THANKS TO THE MESSAGE SHE LEFT ON THE WRONG CELL PHONE. TONIGHT WE GET TO MEET $20 KAREN, THANKS TO HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GET MY 20 BUCKS, OR SHE'S GONNA GET 20 <BLEEP>ING WHACKS. WELL, IF IT HAD TO COME TO THAT,... 20 <BLEEP>ING WHACKS. ...THEN WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE 20-WHACK HEAD-TO-HEAD BOUT, I SUPPOSE. BUT, YEAH, I WAS JUST SO ANGRY. NOT MY FAULT SHE'S A MENTAL CRAZY LADY THAT WANTED TO GO OFF WITH A <BLEEP>ING LESBIAN THAT'S NOW WITH A MAN. NOT MY FAULT YOUR DAUGHTER'S ALL <BLEEP> UP, OK? IT'S NOT MY FAULT. I WANT MY <BLEEP>ING MONEY. (LAUGHS) DON'T LIKE THE PICTURE OF ME VERY MUCH. HOW DID THEY KNOW I'VE GOT BIG BOOBS? IN LESS THAN A WEEK, THE MESSAGE MEANT FOR RACHEL HAS GONE VIRAL ON YOUTUBE. WHILE WE TALK TO KAREN IN HER PYJAMAS, BY THE WAY, YET ANOTHER RADIO STATION CALLED. THIS IS THE ROCK RADIO STATION. KAREN, POP THEM ON HOLD. COME BACK TO US, AND WE'LL HAVE A CHAT TO YOU ABOUT YOUR 20 BUCKS. SO HOW DID KAREN GET THAT ANGRY? A FEW DRINKS ON BOARD? YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT WAS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. JADE AND DION WERE STAYING THE NIGHT. THEY CAME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY SEEN RACHEL YESTERDAY. AND I SAID, 'OH, YEAH, SHE OWES ME 20 BUCKS.' AND THEY SAID, 'SHE WON BETWEEN $500 AND $600 ON THE POKIES.' AND I WENT, 'YOU'RE KIDDING ME. 'AND SHE COULDN'T COME AND GIVE ME 20 LOUSY EFFING DOLLARS? 'I DON'T BELIEVE IT.' AND I JUST STEWED ON IT AND STEWED ON IT. AND I WENT, 'NAH, I'VE SO GOT TO RING HER UP.' HELLO. THIS IS KAREN. OBVIOUSLY SHE DON'T HAVE THAT PHONE NUMBER ANY MORE. NO. AND WHOEVER PICKED UP THE MESSAGE PUT IT ON YOUTUBE. IT SPAWNED THIS CARTOON AND A DUB-STEP MUSIC MIX. 20 <BLEEP>ING WHACKS. ALL THIS OVER $20. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DID A BIT OF A WHIP AROUND OUR OFFICE, AND WE GOT YOU $20. NOT NECESSARY, AS IT TURNS OUT. YEP, RACHEL COUGHED UP THE 20 BEFORE THE VIDEO WENT PUBLIC. I JUST SAW HER AND WENT, 'RACHEL, CAN I HAVE MY 20 BUCKS?' AND SHE WENT, 'SURE,' AND WALKED UP TO THE ATM AND DREW MY 20 OUT AND GAVE IT TO ME. AND I WENT, 'SWEET. SEE YOU LATER.' SHOULD PAY YOUR DEBTS ON TIME, SHOULDN'T YOU? DUB-STEP MUSIC ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. THE WINNER WAS HEATHER, WHO'S 20 BUCKS UP. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` RICHIE MCCAW MAKES A SPECIAL VISIT TO A NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL STILL COPING WITH A TRAGIC EVENT LAST YEAR. WE'RE BACK WITH CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AFTER THE BREAK. HE'S ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS FACES, SO SCHOOL VISITS ARE NOTHING NEW FOR RICHIE MCCAW. BUT HIS FINAL VISIT BEFORE HEADING OFF FOR HIS OE AS PART OF HIS SIX-MONTH SABBATICAL WAS TOUGH. HE WENT TO SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. IT LOST TWO STUDENTS AFTER THEY WERE SWEPT OFF ROCKS LAST YEAR. HADYN JONES WITH THIS. IT'S NOT A BAD GIG. FOUR CHILDREN AND THE LOCAL BANK MANAGER ON A PICK-UP AT NEW PLYMOUTH AIRPORT THEY'LL NEVER FORGET. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PERKS IN SOME JOBS, AND THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THEM. ZAC WISHES HE COULD TAKE RICHIE MCCAW TO SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. RICHIE MCCAW HAS TAKEN A DAY OUT OF HIS SIX-MONTH SABBATICAL TO COME TO TARANAKI TO MEET SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. IT'S BEEN A PRETTY TOUGH TIME FOR THESE KIDS AND STUFF, AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP, I THOUGHT, 'YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND NOT THAT YOU CAN DO MUCH EXCEPT PUT A BIT OF A SMILE, PERHAPS, SO, YEAH, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. GIDDAY, GIDDAY. HOW ARE WE? THESE ARE THE PEOPLE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE PARITUTU ROCK TRAGEDY. SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO LOST SOMEONE ON THE ROCK THAT DAY. AND NEXT TO YOU IS COLLEEN, WHO WAS THE MUM OF STEPHEN, WHO IS STILL NOT FOUND. AND I CERTAINLY WATCHED FROM AFAR AND SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND OBVIOUSLY THE TOUGH OLD TIME THAT EVERYONE WENT THROUGH HERE, AND I DON'T IMAGINE` DON'T PRETEND TO IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKE. BUT I COULD IMAGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A WEE BIT OF TIME PASSED, IT'S STILL PRETTY RAW. BUT I GUESS TRY AND TAKE THOSE STEPS FORWARD, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD ROAD, I'M SURE. RICHIE MCCAW ALSO LEARNT A THING OR TWO TODAY ABOUT SILVER LININGS. NICOLA, HERE ON THE LEFT, LOST HER BROTHER STEPHEN ON PARITUTU ROCK, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HER PULLING AROUND HER STRUGGLING MARKS AND WINING A SCHOOL PRIZE. TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUT OF SOMETHING SO TERRIBLE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THAT, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING, REALLY. VIRGINIA BRYAN LOST HER HOST SON, FELIPE MELO. IT WAS JUST NICE THAT HE COME TO SUPPORT. HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING IT ON THE TV, SO HE KNEW WHAT WE HAD COMMUNITY-WISE ` COMMUNITY SUPPORT-WISE. AND, YEAH, A VERY VERY NICE MAN. STEVEN BRYAN LOST A HOST BROTHER. YOU SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ACTUALLY CARE, LIKE CELEBRITIES, YOU KNOW, LIKE CAPTAIN OF THE ALL BLACKS ` HE CAME AND SAID HI AND HOW HE FEELS AND ALL THAT, SO IT WAS AWESOME. ONE. TWO. RICHIE THEN MET WITH THE REST OF THE SCHOOL'S SENIORS. HE HAD A GAME, HAD A SAUSAGE, SIGNED SOME AUTOGRAPHS. HE WORKED THE ROOM. IT'S TOUGH TO KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT THE THING I'VE LEARNT IS THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING SPECIAL OR ANYTHING; IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT YOU GIVE SOME TIME TO COME AND SAY HI. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A NZER, THAT ALL OF US WATCHED AND SORT OF FELT FOR YOU. RICHIE MCAW TALKED ABOUT RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION; PRINCIPAL MARK BOWDEN SAYS HIS STUDENTS HAVE IT. THEIR NCEA RESULTS HAVE IMPROVED. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING AND PRESSING IN. BUT IT DOES REMIND US ALL THAT THIS WHOLE TRAGEDY IS STILL VERY RAW AND THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER. THEY ALSO TALKED TODAY ABOUT STARTING THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR AFRESH, BUT FOR MANY IT'S STILL TOO SOON. JUST A BIT HARD TO TALK ABOUT STEVE AT THE MOMENT. COLLEEN KAHUKAKA-GEDYE LOST HER SON STEPHEN. NOTHING CAN EVER MAKE UP FOR THAT, ALTHOUGH A HUG FROM RICHIE MCCAW MAY HELP JUST A LITTLE. AND IF YOU WANT MORE ON THAT STORY, THERE'S A Q & A BETWEEN RICHIE AND SOME OF THE SENIOR STUDENTS. THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, SEVEN SHARP.CO.NZ THANKS FOR WATCHING, FOLKS. SEE YOU TOMORROW ON WAITANGI DAY, WHEN WE'LL BE JOINED BY TEMUERA MORRISON. AND TO ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE WAITING FOR THEIR PAY TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NOVOPAY, FINGERS CROSSED. CAPTIONS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND DESNEY SHAW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.