6PM CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND FINN SCOTT-KELLY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 HELLO. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. TONIGHT ` A BIT OF A HEALTH THEME. WE TALK FIT GIRLS, WHEEZING COPS AND A KIWI TAKING ON THE TOBACCO COMPANIES AT THEIR OWN GAME. YEAH, THANKS TO GOVERNMENT TAXES, SMOKING IS QUICKLY BECOMING A HOBBY FOR JUST THE VERY RICH AND THE VERY STUPID. BUT TONIGHT WE MEET A BLOKE WHO'S FOUND A LOOPHOLE. IT'S A TOBACCO PLANT. I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN. NO. THEY DON'T COME WITH FILTER TIPS, SO YOU'VE GOTTA PROVIDE THEM YOURSELF. ALSO TONIGHT, WHEN IT COMES TO THE POLICE FITNESS TEST, MORE THAN 360 KIWI COPS HAVE BEEN LEFT WANTING ` WANTING A SIT DOWN AND A CUP OF TEA, MAINLY. WE SENT OUR REPORTER OUT TO TAKE THE TEST. OH MY GOD! PULL YOURSELF OVER! ROLL OVER! HERE WE GO ` ON TO THE BODY! AND WE MEET A WOMAN WHO WOULD NOT ONLY PASS THE POLICE FITNESS TEST; SHE'D PROBABLY HELP CARRY THE GEAR HOME AFTERWARDS. SHE IS OFFICIALLY ONE OF THE FITTEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET. WE'LL ASK HER WHAT IT TAKES. BUT IN THE NEWS TODAY ` JESSE, THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU. YOU'LL HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE HAMILTON MAN WHOSE RESPONSE TO BEING CHASED BY A POLICE DOG WAS TO STRANGLE IT. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE LIKE? YEAH, A HORRIBLE STORY. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR MY HOME TOWN, BUT TRY AND FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES, GUYS ` THE GUY'S BEEN CAPTURED, AND WELL, JUST LOOK HOW WELL THE DOG'S DOING. HEY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA SHOW US YOUR GUN? GOOD BOY, SNIFF. YOU THINK THE STRANGLING WAS BAD ` YOU SHOULD SEE WHERE CONSTABLE KEITH'S HAND IS. IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THINGS COULDN'T GET WORSE THAN A FATAL SHARK ATTACK, TODAY WE CAME CLOSE TO LOSING 80 KIDS TO A RIP. THANKFULLY, ALL THE GIRLS FROM COLUMBA COLLEGE WERE RESCUED FROM THE SURF AT PURAKAUNUI BEACH NEAR DUNEDIN. SEVEN ARE IN HOSPITAL, BUT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION WE HAVE TONY SYCAMORE, WHO'S CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ON THE LINE. The girls that were taken to hospital today all have been discharged, apart from one. One girl who stayed in just a bit longer We understood at least one of the girls was in a serious condition today. Was it a field trip? They go out for the day. It's a peer support day. It's an orientation. They have gone to this location before. They were swimming, and a rip appeared very quickly. It turned into a rescue effort to get all of the girls out. The IRB nationals are on tomorrow and the group was training nearby? We were blessed with the IRB training. And with Members of the public. The girls and the teachers were able to manage the situation. We have a program to help people manage to react in these situations. TRY TELLING A SMOKER WHAT A DIRTY HABIT IT IS, AND CHANCES ARE THEY WILL COME BACK WITH ONE OF TWO THINGS ` A SHORT PHRASE ENDING WITH THE WORD 'OFF' OR A DIG ABOUT HOW MUCH TAX THEY PAY. AND THEY'D HAVE A POINT ` CIGGIES SOLD HERE GENERATE ABOUT $1B A YEAR IN TAX TAKE. BUT THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ON THE ONES SOLD IN SHOPS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER KIND, YOU ASK? WELL, AS MATT CHISHOLM FOUND OUT, ACTUALLY, YES, THERE IS. # OH! ITS A PLEASURABLE THING TO DO. # HEY! ITS NICE TO HAVE A BEER AND A QUIET PIPE. # OH! # I ENJOY IT. 'PETER WHEELER'S HOOKED.' YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T GOOD FOR YOU, DON'T YA? TERRIBLE FOR ME, ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE FOR ME. 'HAS BEEN FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER.' MY ADDICTION, IT MIGHT KILL ME, IT MIGHT NOT. IT OBVIOUSLY IS NO GOOD FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE WHO SMOKES, BUT IN THE END, SOMETHING'S GONNA GET ME, RIGHT? AND IF IT'S TOBACCO, SO BE IT. 'AND WHILE THE BACCY MAY OR MAY NOT KNOCK 'EM OVER AT THE FINISH, 'THE TAX MAN CERTAINLY WON'T.' THEY'RE TOBACCO PLANTS? THEY'RE TOBACCO PLANTS. I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN. NO, THEY DON'T COME WITH FILTER TIPS. NO, YOU'VE GOTTA PROVIDE THEM YOURSELF. 'PETE'S GROWING HIS OWN. 'ABOUT 70% OF THE COST OF SMOKING IS TAX, 'SO WITH EVERYONE ELSE PAYING ABOUT $1 A GRAM OR 80C A CIGARETTE, 'THE 66-YEAR-OLD'S TAX-FREE CROP SAVES HIM THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR.' AT A DOLLAR A GRAM, THAT'S $500 A PLANT, SO DON'T TELL DON'T TELL PEOPLE WHERE I LIVE. (LAUGHS) AND IT'S ALSO A LOT OF FUN. I MEAN, IF YOU LIKE GROWING TOMATOES AND LETTUCES, THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE AND IT'S LEGAL. (LAUGHS) IN NZ WE'RE ALLOWED TO GROW AS MUCH TOBACCO AS WE LIKE, BUT SMOKING IT ` WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, THERE'S A LIMIT OF 15 KILOS PER PERSON LIVING IN THE PREMISES IN WHICH ITS MANUFACTURED, WHICH HAS TO BE THE SAME PREMISES IN WHICH IT'S GROWN. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE 90 FAGS A DAY, FOUR AND A HALF PACKETS, AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL THAT? NO. IF YOU GIVE IT AWAY OR SELL IT, THEN YOU INCUR THE EXCISE TAX AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LICENSING PROCESS. MUST BE TEMPTING TO SELL THE STUFF, THOUGH, SURELY? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK PEOPLE MIGHT SWAP IT. PETE SELLS TOBACCO SEEDS. AFTER EVERY PRICE RISE, WE SELL A LOT OF KITS. AND RECKONS IT'S EASIER TO GROW HIS GOLDEN WEED THAN HIS TOMATOES. IT'S ONE THING YOU NEVER GET ON TOBACCO IS DIRTY BIG CATERPILLARS LIKE THIS. IN FACT, IF I SPRAYED THAT WITH TOBACCO JUICE, IT WOULD QUICKLY TAKE OFF. WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT SAYS ABOUT THE TOBACCO, PETE? > PRETTY POISONOUS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. PRETTY POISONOUS. WHILE GROWING BACCY TAKES FOUR PAIN-FREE MONTHS, THE PROCESSING TAKES SIX REASONABLY LABOUR-INTENSIVE WEEKS. THE PEOPLE WHO SMOKE HEAVILY INVARIABLY DON'T GROW THEIR OWN TOBACCO BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE. AS MUCH AS YOU MIGHT LIKE GARDENING, THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT GARDENING ` THIS IS ABOUT TAX-DODGING, ISN'T IT? NO. I CAN QUITE AFFORD TO GO AND BUY ALL THE CIGARETTES I WANT OR PIPE TOBACCO, BUT I GROW TOBACCO, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE IT'S PART OF OUR BUSINESS, BUT I ENJOY WHAT I MAKE. WHERE IT DOES AFFECT PEOPLE IS WHERE THEY SMOKE A LOT BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT. WHICH IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN WITH PRICE HIKES FORCING PEOPLE TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR GOOD ` THAT'S EITHER GIVING UP OR GROWING THEIR OWN. < WHAT'S A CIGARETTE COSTING YOU? UH, LESS THAN A CENT. (LAUGHS) HAMILTON'S DALE SIGNAL'S BEEN IN THE GAME FOR SIX MONTHS NOW. I'VE GOT BI-POLAR DISORDER, AND, UH, THE SMOKING HELPS WITH KEEPING MY ANXIETY LEVELS DOWN. BEFORE THE INVALID BENEFICIARY WENT DOWN THIS PATH, HIS ADDICTION WAS COSTING HIM MORE THAN A QUARTER OF HIS INCOME. THAT'S 80 BUCKS A WEEK ON DURRIES. I'VE TRIED THE PATCHES. I TRIED THE GUM, AND THAT CAUSED ME TO GET DIARRHOEA, AND ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE NOT SUITABLE IF YOU'VE GOT MENTAL DISORDERS. DALE FIRMLY BELIEVES THIS IS NOW HIS ONLY OPTION. SO YOU'RE STILL GOING TO GET THE BENEFITS OF SMOKING, IF THAT, UH, EVEN MAKES SENSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT PAYING YOUR TAXES ON THE CIGARETTES, SO YOU'RE KIND OF GETTING A FREE HIT. AND PEOPLE LIKE ME, WHO DON'T SMOKE, MIGHT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT YOU IF YOU EVER WERE TO DEVELOP LUNG CANCER. WELL, YEAH, I SUPPOSE THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE, BUT THE THING IS I'VE ALSO PAID ENOUGH IN THE PAST TO COVER PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT COMES UP FOR ME. JETSTAR'S HAVING ANOTHER BAD DAY AFTER REFUSING TO LET THE MOTHER OF THIS WEEK'S SHARK-ATTACK VICTIM CHANGE HER FLIGHT UP TO AUCKLAND. THE AIRLINE'S PR TEAM HAVE GONE INTO OVERDRIVE. THEY'RE GETTING GOOD AT THAT BY NOW. I THOUGHT TONIGHT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT SOME OF JETSTAR'S OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. YOU GUYS CAN BE THE PR TEAM. TELL ME HOW YOU WOULD HAVE SPUN THESE ONES. MAY 2010 ` JETSTAR PILOTS FORGET TO LOWER THE WHEELS AND HAVE TO ABORT A LANDING LAST-MINUTE AFTER THE CAPTAIN BECOMES DISTRACTED BY HIS MOBILE PHONE. Saving money on every landing. JUNE 2011 ` A DRUNK JETSTAR PASSENGER URINATES IN THE AISLE. ANOTHER PASSENGER COMPLAINS TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO GIGGLES. I would giggle. Everyone would giggle. Wouldn't you apologise? SEPTEMBER 2011 ` A PASSENGER CHOKES AND DIES DURING AN INFLIGHT MEAL. INSTEAD OF TURNING AROUND, THE CREW REMOVES THE BODY, CONTINUES THE MEAL SERVICE AND GIVE EVERYONE ON BOARD A VOUCHER. And they say we don't go through with our flights. JETSTAR, ON BEHALF OF THE COMEDY COMMUNITY CAN I SAY ` THANK YOU. There are plenty of people still buying flights, so obviously they're doing something right. Hating on Jet Star is the new black. Russell says you get what you pay for. The problem is that jet star appears to want a foot in each camp. Whenever they are contacted, they say they care about customer service and it's a priority. It's not. AFTER THE BREAK ` CAN OUR REPORTER MANAGE TO DO SOMETHING 361 MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE FORCE COULDN'T? ALSO ` IT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF BEING FIT, AND A KIWI IS AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT IT. WE MEET HER LATER. THE POLICE FORCE IS TOUGHENING UP, AND SOME OF THE THIN BLUE LINE IS WILTING. ALL FRONTLINE STAFF HAVE TO PASS A PHYSICAL COMPETENCY TEST EVERY TWO YEARS. IF THEY FAIL, THEY'RE OFF THE BEAT. AND 361 HAVEN'T MADE THE GRADE. SO HOW HARD IS THIS TEST? WE SENT BRODIE KANE TO FIND OUT. WE'RE AT THE START LINE. WHAT TIME DO I HAVE TO DO, AGAIN? YOU'VE GOT 2.52 TO FINISH. 2.52? 2.52. THAT'S NOT A LOT. NOT A LOT OF TIME, SO YOU'VE GOTTA KEEP YOUR PACE GOING. IS THAT COS I'M REALLY YOUNG? IT IS, YES. YOUNG AND FIT ` YOU KNOW, GOTTA KEEP IT GOING. OK. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. LET'S GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH. ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT AN 0800 BETTER WORK STORY, YOU'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO DO THIS. SET, GO! (GRUNTS, LAUGHS) (GRUNTS) THERE YOU GO. OK. PLACE IT IN THE SQUARE! OH MY GOD. OK. 'THE A-TEAM' THEME NICE 'N' EASY GETTING UP. OK. BALANCE. CLIMB. HERE WE GO ` LONG JUMP. NICE. GOOD. ON TO THE SECOND ONE. (GIGGLES) HERE WE GO. THROUGH THE WINDOW. COPS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS TEST SINCE 1986 AFTER IT HAD BECOME CLEAR DURING THE 1981 SPRINGBOK TOUR SOME WEREN'T PHYSICALLY UP TO THE TASK. AS OF TODAY, IF THEY FAIL, THEY'RE OFF THE FRONT LINE. LET'S GO. KEEP GOING. IT MEANS WE PUT THEM ON A REMEDIAL PROGRAMME. THEY WORK WITH ME OR SOME OF THE OTHER PEO'S AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND WE HELP GET THEM BACK UP TO SPEED, AND THEN THEY RETEST IN DUE TIME. HOOK A FOOT. KNEE. OH MY GOD! < PULL YOURSELF OVER! ROLL OVER! (GRUNTS) NICE AND SAFE. THAT'S IT. ON TO THE WALL. THE TIME YOU HAVE DEPENDS ON YOUR AGE AND GENDER. FOR ME AT AGE 26, I'VE GOTTA GO UNDER 2.52. AND I CAN TELL YOU HONESTLY, IT'S HARD. FINISH LINE! HERE WE GO! (LAUGHS) HOW KNACKERED ARE YA? > IT TAKES ME A LOT TO NOT BE ABLE TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT YES! 2.40. BOOM! WELL DONE. OK? LOOK AT THAT. THAT WAS GREAT. ANY INJURIES FROM THAT? NO ISSUES. I THINK... OH, THERE'S ANY INJURY. OH NO. LOOK AT THAT. YEAH. WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? I THINK PROBABLY OVER THE WALL. ON THE WALL. I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE THAT. A BIT OF CARPET BURN. (LAUGHS) THAT'S THE STORY AT WORK, ISN'T IT? CARPET BURN! 0800 GET BETTER WORK STORIES. (LAUGHS) 'THE A-TEAM THEME' CONTINUES AFTER THE BREAK ` MARTIN DEVLIN IS HERE TO TALK SPORT. AND WE MEET THE SOUTHLAND SHEEP FARMER WHO LOVES HURTING HERSELF. I LIKE THE FEELING OF THAT PAIN, COS I KNOW IT'S MAKING ME BETTER. SHE'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FITTEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD. 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. SPORTS COMMENTATOR MARTIN DEVLIN JOINS US TO TALK BENJI, BLUES AND BREAKERS SHORTLY. BUT FIRST, MARTIN, I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS NEXT STORY CAREFULLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHALLENGE AFTER IT. A WHILE BACK OLYMPIC ATHLETE NICK WILLIS WROTE ON TWITTER HE WAS WATCHING A SOUTHLAND SHEEP FARMER ON ESPN. IT WAS THE WORLD CROSSFIT GAMES, AND THAT FARMER WAS RUTH ANDERSON HORRELL. HADYN JONES WENT TO WRIGHT'S BUSH NEAR INVERCARGILL TO MEET ONE OF THE WORLD'S FITTEST WOMEN. DRIVING POP MUSIC IT'S EASY TO GET A LITTLE LOST ON SOUTHLAND'S GRAVEL. I'M LOOKING FOR A REALLY FIT FARMER. LOOKS LIKE I'VE FOUND THE PLACE. RUTH ANDERSON HORRELL HASN'T RUN OUT OF PETROL. THIS IS JUST... FUN. IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. IT WAS A GOOD LEG WORK OUT. < GOOD TIMES, YEAH. HER HUSBAND NEEDED A FORKLIFT TO GET THE TRACTOR TYRE ON THE UTE. RUTH WILL FLIP IT ACROSS HER FRONT PADDOCK... JUST FOR KICKS. YEAH, I'VE DONE A FEW WORKOUTS WITH HER. UM, MIXED RESULTS. AS HER WISE HUSBAND WATCHES AS THE 25KG KETTLE BELLS GET WORKED OVER. AGAIN FOR FUN. AND FINALLY, FENCE POSTS. SO, I'M BEING HEALTHY TOO. UH, I'M HAVING AN APRICOT. I LIKE THE FEELING OF THAT PAIN COS I KNOW IT'S MAKING ME BETTER. I THINK IF I FINISH A WORKOUT AND I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THAT, IT'S SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING. (CHUCKLES) RUTH ANDERSON HORRELL IS THE 17TH FITTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. SHE'S FROM WRIGHT'S BUSH, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE INVERCARGILL. HER THING IS CROSSFIT ` IT'S A FUNNY KIND OF GYM SPORT, WHERE AT THE ELITE LEVEL, ATHLETES GET PUNISHED FOR THREE DAYS OVER A SERIES OF SURPRISE EVENTS. THEY GIVE US ANY TASK THAT THEY WANT TO. THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO TO US. I DON'T THINK THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR OUR BODIES OVERALL. TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD GAMES YOU FIRST NEED DO NOTHING MORE THAN JUST GET ON THE INTERNET. YOU GET EMAILED A WORKOUT. YOU EMAIL BACK YOUR RESULTS. 60,000 APPLIED LAST YEAR. THIS WAS AN EVENT FOR TALLER ATHLETES LIKE RUTH ANDERSON HORRELL. NOW 60 GO TO THE AUSTRALASIAN FINALS. AND FROM THERE THE TOP THREE GO TO THE BIG ONE ` NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE EVENTS WILL BE. ...THE WORLD CROSSFIT GAMES. RUTH HAS QUALIFIED TWICE. IT'S TOUGH. EVERYONE'S BODIES ARE DESTROYED. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN PUSH YOUR BODY TO DO. THESE ARE THE TOUGHEST, MENTALLY STUBBORN HUMANS ON THE PLANET. LAST YEAR'S EVENT STARTED TWO DAYS EARLY WITH AN IMPROMPTU MOUNTAIN TRIATHLON. RUTH WON IT BUT FADED IN OTHER EVENTS. SHE FINISHED 17TH OVERALL. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE THE FITTEST WOMAN ON EARTH? > YEP. FOR SURE. YOU DIDN'T FLINCH WHEN ANSWERING THAT. > (CHUCKLES) YEAH, UM, I KNOW I'M A MUCH BETTER ATHLETE THAN I WAS GOING INTO THE GAMES LAST YEAR. WHEN SHE'S NOT PUNISHING HERSELF, RUTH HAS TWO DAY JOBS. YEAH, I'VE WANTED THIS SINCE I WAS ABOUT 5. I WANTED TO BE A VET. JACK, YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BE FAMOUS. HAVE YOU HAD ANY SUCCESS TALKING YOUR COLLEAGUES INTO JOINING YOU? NO. (LAUGHS) AT THE WORLD GAMES I LOST MY VISION FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AFTER AN EVENT. (LAUGHS) IT DOESN'T REALLY TURN YOU ON TO THE SPORT DOES IT? YEAH, YOU CAN FEEL IT, CAN'T YA? GOOD. BETTER BODY POSITION. LET'S GO. HER OTHER DAY JOB IS TEACHING OTHERS TO PUSH THEIR BODY FURTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT. SHE'S A GREAT COACH. SHE'S GOT A REAL PASSION AND DRIVE FOR IT, AND SHE JUST SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CUE YOU AND GET IN YOUR HEAD. (LAUGHS) RUTH ANDERSON HORRELL ` NOT SHORT OF COMPANY WHEN SHE EXERCISES. LOUD PANTING NOT SHORT OF DETERMINATION WHEN TRYING TO BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. SO, A QUICK FITNESS TEST IS TO DO A SQUAT WITH YOUR THIGHS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND. RUTH CAN DO IT FOR 15 MINUTES. MARTIN IS GOING TO DO IT FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN FOR OUR INTERVIEW. FIRST OF ALL, BENJI MARSHALL ` STRIPPED OF THE CAPTAINCY OF THE KIWIS. How smart is that? She's incredible, isn't she? Benji Marshall is going to attract headlines that he doesn't want through the year. He's a larger-than-life character. They've gone back to the world cup captain of last time. Let's make those thighs of your straight as. Blues, Crusaders tonight, one of the great sporting rivalries? A Derby is InterCity, whereas a rivalry can be interprovincial. I'm doing a bit of a Jonny Wilkinson now, aren't I? Down you go. The breakers are doing incredibly well and on course for a three-peat. The only thing with them is it's just the quality of the basketball when you're looking at the ultimate level of basketball. TheY're never, ever going to be put in that category. I wouldn't have done my hundred power t thrust exercises this morning. I try to do it earlier today, and it was three or four seconds. THAT'S 7 SHARP FOR THE WEEK. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013