ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY LAUREN STRAIN AND CONOR WHITTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, HELLO, AND WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP ON THE DAY WHEN NZ FIRST MP RICHARD PROSSER ADMITTED HIS ANTI-MUSLIM RANT WAS NOT HIS 'EUREKA MOMENT'. YOU RECKON (?) BUT IT DID MAKE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES TODAY, ALTHOUGH STILL NO OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM THE PEOPLE OF WOGISTAN. YEP. IT WAS BIG NEWS AROUND THE REST OF THE WORLD, THOUGH. CHECK OUT THE REACTION WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT IT IN NORTH KOREA. SEEMS EXCESSIVE. YOU'LL RECALL, THOUGH, THE MP HAD A THING FOR PEOPLE WHO LOOKED MUSLIM. WELL, WE'VE GOT A REPORTER WHO 'LOOKS MUSLIM'. HE WAS PROMISED, BY RICHARD PROSSER, A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD PROSSER. WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THAT WENT SHORTLY. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH OF THE REAL THING? WE'RE TALKING COCA-COLA TONIGHT, AND WE ASK AN EXPERT IF THERE'S ANY SUCH THING AS A COKE ADDICT. YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN. YEP. AND NEWS TODAY THAT KIWI POLICE ARE ABOUT TO GET SMARTPHONES AND IPADS. THAT'S HAPPENING NEXT YEAR. NO NEWS ON WHAT APPS THEY'LL BE USING, BUT PROBABLY NOT THE ONE WHERE A BUNCH OF ANGRY JAILBIRDS SMASH INTO THE PIGS. UH, WE'RE ON AND IN THE WATER AS WELL TONIGHT WITH A GUY WHO WANTS TO BEAT DEPRESSION BY BUILDING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE. ALL: WHOA! YEAH. SO, UM... SO, I GOT RID OF MY DEPRESSION, GUYS, BUT NOW I HAVE CONCUSSION. AND IF YOU THINK PASSENGERS ON CRUISE SHIPS BRING NZ THE BIG BUCKS, THINK AGAIN. OUR REPORTER FOUND THE HIGH SEAS ARE NOT ALL ABOUT HIGH ROLLERS. IT'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. ANY MP WHO SAYS SOMETHING WHICH COULD BE SEEN AS A BIT RACIST IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT CAN EXPECT SOME FLAK. BUT WRITING 'ALL YOUNG MUSLIM MEN SHOULD BE BANNED FROM FLYING' AND TALKING ABOUT 'WOGISTAN' IS THE POLITICAL VERSION OF TAKING A BLOWTORCH TO YOUR HEAD. WHICH LEADS US TO NZ FIRST'S RICHARD PROSSER. HE AGREED TO DO A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH OUR JEHAN CASINADER A SHORT TIME AGO, BUT IT SEEMS FOR NZ FIRST, FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A RELATIVE THING. JEHAN JOINS US FROM PARLIAMENT. WE HAVE ALL HEARD HIS COMMENTS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, SAYING THAT YOUNG MUSLIM MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON WESTERN PLAnes. It is also talking about young Muslim-looking men. Dark hair, skin ` sounds like me. I was born here, educated here, and I paid my taxes, ending up in this building behind me. But Mr Prosser believes men like me should be treated differently. Mr Prosser may not want the next to me on an aeroplane, but he did agree to sit down with me for an interview in Parliament. We were all ready for him. Then, at the last minute, we had a text saying that he had been shut down. MR PROSSER, JEHAN FROM SEVEN SHARP. YOU'RE DOING AN INTERVIEW WITH US TONIGHT? UM, I WON'T BE TONIGHT. I'D LOVE TO CATCH UP WITH YOU, THOUGH. I REALLY WOULD. OK. HOW COME YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TALK TONIGHT? OH, IT'S... LOOK, THERE'S EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND ME. WHY HAVE YOU BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE PARTY? DON'T KNOW. HOW COME? I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW. WHERE TO NOW, MR PROSSER? CARRY ON. I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU. WHY ARE WE NOT ABLE TO TALK NOW? This is not hard to work out. This is the strong arm of NZ first, trying to shut the story down. He said there he wants to catch up with me and have a cup of Dilmah. That sounds nice to me. But what about the people who face discrimination in their schools and workplaces. We wanted to talk to Mr Prosser on their behalf. This is flying in the face of what Winston Peters said about fronting up to us just last night. WILL YOU MAKE HIM FRONT? WILL YOU MAKE HIM APOLOGISE? WILL HE BE DISCIPLINED? (CHUCKLES) I'M FRONTING BECAUSE YOU ASKED ME TO. THAT'S THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE` WILL HE FRONT? SHOULD HE FRONT? WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK HIM THAT. What is the whisper down there about Mr Prosser's future? He has said he will not resign. Behind me is the farewell party for the speaker, Lockwood Smith. For now, the man of the moment has not turned up to this party. He might be preparing for a flight to Wogistan. ANOTHER BAD DAY FOR PROSSER, AND JESSE'S NOTICED A PATTERN FORMING. YEAH, WINSTON PETERS MIGHT BE GOOD AT GETTING HEADLINES, BUT HE'S TERRIBLE AT GETTING DECENT STAFF. RIGHT NOW IT'S DICK PROSSER, CHIEF PILOT AT APARTHEID AIRWAYS. BUT BEFORE THAT IT WAS BRENDAN HORAN, LAST SEEN SURFING IN THE ONLY CLOTHES HE HAS LEFT AFTER A PARTICULARLY BAD NIGHT AT THE TAB. WHERE IS WINSTON GETTING THESE PEOPLE? AND WHO'S GOING TO MELT DOWN NEXT? HARD TO SAY. COULD BE ANYONE. BUT I KNOW WHO MY MONEY'S ON. THAT, OF COURSE, WAS FORMER NORTH SHORE MAYOR ANDREW WILLIAMS, INFAMOUS FOR ` AMONG OTHER THINGS ` RELIEVING HIMSELF IN PUBLIC AND 3AM TEXT MESSAGES TO THE PRIME MINISTER. WATCH THIS SPACE. NOW, THERE AREN'T MANY PORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WON'T HAVE SEEN A CRUISE LINER PULL IN THIS SUMMER. EVEN STEWART ISLAND IS NOW ON THE PORT-HOPPING MAP. THE IDEA OF THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS SWARMING INTO A TOWN SOUNDS LIKE A BUSINESS BONANZA, BUT IS THAT THE REALITY? MICHAEL HOLLAND CHECKED OUT A CRUISE LINER IN TAURANGA WITH SURPRISING RESULTS. IT LOOKS LIKE A TOURISM BONANZA ` CRUISE SHIPS DELIVERING READY CUSTOMERS TO TOWNS AND CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY IN RECORD NUMBERS. GOOD MORNING, FOLKS. IF YOU'RE ON TOUR, RIGHT OVER HERE. NUMBER FIVE. IN SIX YEARS WE'VE GONE FROM 16 SHIPS PER YEAR TO 83 SHIPS PER YEAR, SO THAT'S HUGE GROWTH. THE 300M 'VOYAGER OF THE SEAS' ALONE UNLEASHES 3500 VISITORS ON THE BAY OF PLENTY, A THIRD OF THEM OPTING FOR PREPAID ORGANISED TOURS. THE REST SPEND THE DAY AT THEIR LEISURE IN AND AROUND MT MAUNGANUI. AND AS THE PASSENGERS EITHER THRILL... OR CHILL,... WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO, GIRLS? WE DON'T KNOW YET! WE'RE OFF TO SEE WHATEVER'S HERE! (LAUGHS) YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING? NO! WE'RE GONNA HOP ON A BUS AND SEE WHERE IT TAKES US. ...BACK IN THE BOWELS, RESTOCKING THE HUGE BEAST IS WELL UNDERWAY. BUT IF YOU THINK LOCAL SUPPLIERS MUST BE LICKING THEIR LIPS, THINK AGAIN. 15 PELLETS. A MIXTURE OF MAINLY DAIRY PRODUCTS ` LONG-LIFE MILK, LONG-LIFE CREAM, YOGHURT... THAT'S A TOP-UP. BUT THE SHIP IS GRAZING AROUND AUSTRALIA AND NZ. WHILE THE SHIP HAS TOPPED UP ITS PERISHABLES, MOST OF ITS SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN FREIGHTED IN FROM THE US. AND, BIZARRE AS IT MAY SEEM, THE CONTAINERS INCLUDE NZ PRODUCTS. YOU'LL SEE FONTERRA BUTTER COMING DOWN, SANFORD MUSSELS, HALF-SHELL MUSSELS, VERY OFTEN. THE SHIPS JUST HAVE TO MEET FOOD COSTS, AND IT IS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE IN NZ, COMPARED WITH SHIPPING IT OUT OF THE STATES OR ANYWHERE ELSE INTERNATIONALLY. YOU'RE TAKING A NIBBLE RATHER THAN A BIG BITE? ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A NICE WAY OF PUTTING IT. AND WHAT PRODUCE WE DO PROVIDE IS SUBJECT TO THE MOST RIGOROUS QUALITY CONTROL. I DON'T CHECK THE TOP BOX. SOMETIMES THE TOP BOX IS VERY GOOD. SO I ALWAYS GO FOR THE MIDDLE TO THE BOTTOM. YOU SEE, IT IS BROWNING. IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO... IT'S VERY OLD ALREADY. WE REALLY WANT NICE, BIG, JUICY GRAPES, YOU KNOW. THE TASTE IS VERY GOOD, BUT THE SIZE IS TOO SMALL. ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WOULD BE OVERRIPE. COULD IT BE YOU ARE BEING A LITTLE TOO FUSSY? NO, DEFINITELY NOT. NOT FOR OUR GUESTS. ABSOLUTELY NOT. DO THE SUPPLIERS FEAR YOU? SOMETIMES. (CHUCKLES) THANKFULLY, THE PASSENGERS AREN'T AS FUSSY. AND IN THE MAIN STREET OF THE MOUNT, SOME BUSINESSES ARE REVELLING IN THE CUSTOM LITERALLY OFFLOADED AT THEIR FRONT DOORS. CASE IN POINT, ONE OF THE SMALLEST SHOPS ON THE STRIP. REALLY GOOD DAY. ON A NORMAL DAY, WE WOULD BE UP THOUSANDS. 5000, MAYBE? YEAH, FIVE. FIVE-PLUS. EASY. SUFFICIENTLY IMPRESSIVE, IN FACT, TO GET THE HEAD OF THE MAIN STREET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAPPY SNAPPING. LOOK AT IT. I KNOW. ISN'T IT BUZZING? IT'S AMAZING. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FANTASTIC. IT'S ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR OUR CRUISE SHIP SEASON. GREAT TO PROMOTE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE. BUT SURELY THERE CAN BE NO GREATER PROMOTIONAL VALUE THAN WHO WE CHANCE UPON FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD. THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE LOCAL FISH AND CHIP SHOP. WHAT'S GOING ON? WE GET A BREAK, SO WE COME HERE FOR SOME FISH AND CHIPS FROM THE MOUNT FISH AND CHIP SHOP. EVERY CRUISE, WE COME HERE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REJECT ANY OF THIS? OH, NO, NO, DEFINITELY NOT. THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE LOCAL COFFERS: A WHOLE $15. THE ENDORSEMENT, THOUGH, IS PRICELESS. FANTASTIC. THE JOHN DORY IS NICE AND FRESH. IT'S... BEST FISH AND CHIPS. UP NEXT ` THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT A SOFT DRINK. CAN YOU REALLY BECOME A COCA-COLA ADDICT? PLUS, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE ` IT'S NEAR AUCKLAND AND IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE. WELCOME BACK. YOUR THOUGHTS WELCOME, ESPECIALLY ON OUR NEXT SUBJECT, COCA-COLA ` DOES IT REALLY NEED A HEALTH WARNING, AS THE CORONER SUGGESTS? GO TO OUR LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBPAGE ` THAT'S AT SEVENSHARP.CO.NZ ` AND HAVE A SAY. A CORONER'S FINDING THAT DRINKING TOO MUCH COCA-COLA HELPED CAUSE A SOUTHLAND WOMAN'S DEATH HAS SEEN THE COKE PR MACHINE SHUT DOWN TODAY. COKE'S CURRENT CATCH PHRASE IS 'OPEN HAPPINESS', BUT THEY REFUSED TO BE OPEN WITH US. AND WE JUST WANTED TO KNOW, HOW MUCH COKE IS TOO MUCH? WE'VE GOT A SELF-CONFIRMED COKE ADDICT IN OUR WELLINGTON STUDIO. STEVEN PRESS, HOW MUCH DO YOU GET THROUGH IN A DAY? I actually have cut down a bit. Probably three cans and two glasses. Couple of litres? Probably. What happens when you go without? I can go a day without... HE WANTS IT! I understand your fridge in your car? I'm a freelance TV cameraman. I think it's a good policy to have drinks there for people with you. I serve water in there, but I will see anyone using it, so... You have kids. Yes, and I don't want them drinking it. It's just bad for your teeth. I don't smoke or drink a lot of alcohol. It's my little vice. Is not that big a vice. Some people of 8 teaspoons of sugar in a cup of coffee. We're not meaning to bust your balls. You've received some advice from health professionals on this? He told me to not drink so much Coke. Well, I think he said any Coke, but that is not so much. The problem with cutting back is replacing it with another addiction. There is more caffeine in coffee. Cook was made in 1900 is as a health drink. How can it be bad for you? That size bottle has 12 teaspoons of sugar in it. JOINING US IS ELAINE RUSH, PROFESSOR OF NUTRITION AT AUT. How harmful is it? Is that the sugar or the caffeine? You can't just say it is harmful to everyone. There are people in our society who are much more vulnerable to the effects of caffeine and sugar. And often drinking these types of drink excludes other things from the diet. Instead of having other, more nutritious foods, with vitamin C, minerals and protein, Coke can replace these things. Is it any worse than any other soft drink? Is it that bad? It is marketed very successfully, so the number of people that drink Coke is much more than other drinks. But the market has been flooded with caffeinated products at the moment. I have eight to 10 cups of coffee a day. Whoa. Is that any worse than our guy in Wellington? We would have to look at the effect that it is having on you. The short-term effects can include jumpy heart and perhaps thinking that you're performing a bit better than you are Never before have so many people consumed so much caffeine and sugar as we are now. In another 10 years we might find that there is a cumulative effect of this. What is particularly concerning as young woman who might get pregnant. Those critical first days of the child's life. What will the caffeine and sugar displace other of what should be in their diet? Huge response on Facebook to this. Do you feel that this is a situation where we should intervene if a family member is consuming this much? The role of societies to look after those who are weakest.We don't all know the same things. We have to look after our children and these people really do need help. People who are addicted so habituated to that behavioural pattern. Steven, is this resonating with you? I have a high energy job. I'd chase after you guys and mad politicians. If the only addiction I have coming out of this is Coca-Cola, that is not a bad thing. Do you regard him as an addict? No, but I regard them as being at a different place on that curve from high-risk to low risk. Caffeine is not a nutrient. It does not provide anything vital to our bodies. Coke Zero ` any better? It has some advantages, particularly if you're winning yourself off these sugary drinks. But there is still the problem of the acid and carbon dioxide. Both the long-term problems. We have to look after our teeth. What is fun about spending your old life with no teeth? Thanks for coming in. And thank you, Steven. Good on you for fronting up. Have a swig! Cheers to that.� UP NEXT ` IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE AND THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT. WE CHECK OUT PROGRESS OF WHAT'S REPUTED TO BE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE IN AUCKLAND. THIS IS THE SORT OF PLAN KIWI GUYS COME UP WITH OVER A FEW BEERS BUT NEVER FOLLOW UP ON ` BUILDING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE. BUT AUCKLANDERS JIMI HUNT AND DAN DRUPSTEEN ARE DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR IDEA, AND WHILE YOU MIGHT THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MAD, MATT CHISHOLM FOUND OUT THAT, ACTUALLY, THIS CRAZY PROJECT IS WHAT'S KEEPING THEM BOTH SANE. IT'S HARD YAKKA. I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS AT MY OWN HOUSE, LET ALONE ANYONE ELSE'S HOUSE. BACK-BREAKING WORK THAT'S GOT THE LOCALS CONFUSED, OUR DEFENCE FORCE FIRED UP... THIS HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST UNDERTAKING OUT OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE, YEAH. ...AND THE WORLD TALKING. WE'VE BEEN ON THE HUFFINGTON POST. WE'VE BEEN ON THE DAILY MAIL IN THE UK. WE'VE BEEN ON WEBSITES IN SWEDISH THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, JAPANESE THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. A WORLD AWAY FROM JAPAN ON A FARM NEAR WAIMAUKU WEST AUCKLAND,... IT'S GOT WATER AT THE TOP, DRAINAGE AT THE BOTTOM AND A STUNNING VIEW OUT THE BACK. ...IDEAS MEN JIMI HUNT AND DAN DRUPSTEEN ARE BEAVERING AWAY, BUILDING WHAT THEY SAY IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE. NOT ONLY IS IT THE WORLD'S LONGEST WATERSLIDE AT 650M, IT WILL ALSO BE THE WORLD'S TALLEST WATERSLIDE. CURRENT RECORD'S IN BRAZIL ` 41M. THIS ONE HAS A VERTICAL DROP OF 62M. THAT'S A LONG WAY DOWN WE'RE WELL, WELL, WELL OVER THE WORLD RECORD AT THE MOMENT, YEAH. YOU HAVEN'T MUCKED YOUR NUMBERS UP, DAN? NO. (LAUGHS) NO, WE HAVEN'T MUCKED OUR NUMBERS UP AT ALL. YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON SORT OF A LILO-TYPE INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH SOME HANDLES SO YOU CAN LIE DOWN ON IT. IT JUST GIVES YOU A BIT OF A CUSHION OFF THE BASE OF THE SLIDE. SO I TAKE IT LILOING DOWN THE WAIKATO JUST WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU, THEN? (CHUCKLES) NO, NOW I'M GOING TO LILO DOWN A BIG HILL. CHEERING YES, YOU HEARD CORRECTLY. LAST YEAR JIMI LILO'D THE LENGTH OF OUR LONGEST RIVER ` 425 K'S FROM TAUPO TO PORT WAIKATO. ARMS ARE A LITTLE BIT SORE. THE NECK IS A LITTLE BIT SORE. ALL IN THE NAME OF DEPRESSION AWARENESS. I WANT TO HELP OTHER KIWI MALES GO, 'I CAN ASK FOR HELP. IT'S OK.' JIMI'S TWO-YEAR BATTLE WITH THE BLACK DOG COST HIM HIS MARRIAGE BEFORE HE FINALLY REACHED OUT. IF I HAD ASKED FOR HELP, I MIGHT NOT HAVE LOST MY WIFE. THE EX IS NOW LONG GONE, BUT JIMI'S WELL AND TRULY BACK, TEAMING UP WITH DAN TO HELP OTHERS FIGHT DEPRESSION THROUGH THEIR CHARITY LIVE MORE AWESOME. WE NEEDED SOMETHING TO KEEP OURSELVES HAPPY AND WELL, AND SO WE DECIDED THAT IF YOU ARE LIVING MORE AWESOME EVERYDAY, YOU CAN NEVER BE DEPRESSED AGAIN. IS IT WORKING? TOTALLY, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) IT'S THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE AND I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD A BETTER REASON TO GET OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING. WE'VE HAD DIGGERS COME AND DO, YOU KNOW, 650M ALL THE WAY DOWN THAT WAY. WE'VE THEN HAD A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS AND, LIKE, CONSISTENTLY DAY AFTER DAY, COMING DOWN AND HELPING US OUT, SMOOTH OUT THE TRENCHES AS WE GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN HELP US LAY THE POLYTHENE. HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND A FARMER WHO WAS UP FOR THIS? WE JUST WROTE ON EACH OF OUR FACEBOOKS, 'DOES ANYONE HAVE A BIG PIECE OF LAND 'WHERE WE CAN BUILD THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WATERSLIDE?' AND THIS IS NZ, AND NZ IS AWESOME AND SO WE HAD ABOUT EIGHT REPLIES. YEAH, WITHIN, SORT OF, TWO HOURS AND COME THE LAST WEEKEND IN FEBRUARY, A COUPLE OF THOUSAND KIWIS WILL GET A DOSE OF WHAT THESE COBBERS HAVE COINED LIVE MORE AWESOME. I WANT TO SEE THEIR FACES WHEN THEY COME AROUND THE CORNER, AND THEY'RE, LIKE, 'I HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT?' (LAUGHS) IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A FUN AWESOME DAY. I CAN'T WAIT. AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE SENDING MATT CHISHOLM DOWN THAT SLIDE ` WHEN IT'S FINISHED OF COURSE. THAT'S OUR LOT FOR WEDNESDAY. THANKS FOR WATCHING. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW ` VALENTINE'S DAY. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND ANGELA ALICE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013