ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY LAUREN STRAIN AND ANGELA ALICE. 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. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ONLINE, LET'S HOPE THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING. TODAY WE SAW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW CYBER BULLYING LAWS WILL LOOK LIKE. BUT DOUBTS ABOUT HOW THEY'LL BE ENFORCED HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. TONIGHT WE'LL FIND OUT IF RISING TO THE BAIT ON FACEBOOK COULD GET YOU THROWN BEHIND BARS. ALSO, COULD YOUR NEXT RUGBY TACKLE KILL YOU? WELL, THERE USED TO BE ONLY ONE WAY OF FINDING OUT, AND BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE. WE'RE LIVE AT TRAINING IN LOWER HUTT, WHERE THEY'RE TRIALLING A REVOLUTIONARY NEW MOUTHGUARD THAT COULD SAVE LIVES ON THE FIELD. WE LIKE TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS, AND THIS STORY CERTAINLY QUALIFIES. YOU GOTTA LOOK AT FIZZY DRINK LIKE POISON, YOU KNOW? IF YOU... IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT'S WHAT'S GONNA KILL YOU. IN PART TWO OF OUR FOOD-ADDICTION STORY, GILL HIGGINS INTRODUCES US TO CLIFF. HE'S LOST A MASSIVE 120KG AFTER SAYING GOODBYE TO HIS FAVOURITE TREAT. AND IT'S HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO THE CELL PHONE! THIS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IS WHAT THEY USED TO LOOK LIKE. HELLO? HELLO? BUT WHAT WILL THEY LOOK LIKE 40 YEARS FROM NOW? IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. TO THE SCEPTICS, TRYING TO IMPOSE LAWS ON THE INTERNET IS LIKE TRYING TO STOP AN OCEAN WITH A BAG OF COTTON BUDS ` NOBLE ENOUGH, BUT DAUNTING. THAT HASN'T STOPPED THE GOVERNMENT TRYING. JUSTICE MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS TODAY ANNOUNCED A RAFT OF PROPOSALS TO TACKLE CYBER BULLYING, WITH PRISON AND FINES IN THE REAL WORLD AIMED AT DETERRING THOSE MAKING TROUBLE IN THE VIRTUAL ONE. I TOOK A LOOK AT WHO IS BEING TARGETED BY THE LAWS AND WHY THE GOVERNMENT THINKS THE ISSUE IS SO IMPORTANT. THE BEST WAY TO STOP A BULLY IS BY STANDING UP TO THEM. THAT'S WHAT JUDITH COLLINS DID TODAY WHEN SHE ANNOUNCED NEW LEGISLATION TO STOP CYBER BULLIES. CYBER BULLIES ARE A BIT LIKE NORMAL BULLIES, EXCEPT THEY USE THEIR FISTS NOT TO PUNCH, BUT TO SEND HURTFUL EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES. AT THEIR WORST, THESE SORT OF MESSAGES CAN LEAD TO ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS ` RIGHT, CRUSHER? SOME OF THE CYBER BULLYING IS CAUSING DEPRESSION, TRUANCY, SELF-HARMING AND EVEN SUICIDE. I'M STARTING TO KNOW HOW THEY FEEL. ANYWAY, TODAY SHE ANNOUNCED TWO NEW OFFENCES ` USING A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO CAUSE HARM, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OR IMPRISONMENT; AND INCITEMENT TO SUICIDE. THE NEW LAW WOULD MAKE THIS ONE AN OFFENCE EVEN IF THE VICTIM DOESN'T ACTUALLY TRY TO DO THEMSELVES ANY HARM. SO IF SOME KID AT SCHOOL TELLS YOU YOUR LIFE ISN'T WORTH LIVING, NOT ONLY WILL THEY BE A JERK, THEY COULD ALSO FACE UP TO THREE YEARS IN JAIL. HA! AND JUST A NOTE: THE LAWS WILL BE AIMED AT CYBER BULLIES ` PEOPLE WHO USE PHONES AND COMPUTERS TO TARGET AND HURT INDIVIDUALS ` BUT THEY WON'T GET RID OF CYBER TROLLS. THAT'S PEOPLE WHO POST CONTROVERSIAL OR OUTRAGEOUS MESSAGES ONLINE JUST TO MAKE A STIR. HOW THE LAWS WILL WORK, HOW THEY'LL BE ENFORCED AND WHETHER THEY'LL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE ARE ALL BIG QUESTIONS YET TO BE ANSWERED. BUT WITH ANY LUCK, WHEN THE LAW IS PASSED, IT WILL AT LEAST MAKE PEOPLE THINK TWICE BEFORE POSTING OR SENDING THAT NASTY MESSAGE. I SPOKE TO DAVID FARRAR, A POLITICAL ACTIVIST WHO HAS FELT THE ROUGH END OF ONLINE GRIEF THROUGH HIS BLOG 'KIWIBLOG'. HE'S IN FAVOUR OF THE IDEA BECAUSE THE LIKES OF FACEBOOK OR GOOGLE WILL LISTEN TO A GOVERNMENT, BUT ADMITS WITH SO-CALLED 'TROLLS' IT'S NOT A MAGIC BULLET. OH, LOOK, YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO ENTIRELY. AND THE BEST THING WITH TROLLS TO DO IS ACTUALLY IGNORE THEM. CYBER-BULLYING, AS YOU SAY, OFTEN IT'S PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU, AND, LIKE, IT'S SCHOOL KIDS AND THEIR MATES, AND THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR THEM. BUT IF SOMEONE'S TROLLING ON THE INTERNET, WHAT THEY'RE AFTER IS A REACTION. BEST THING YOU CAN DO? IGNORE THEM; LEAVE THEM ALONE. SO I THINK THE TROLLING SIDE, LIKE, GOVERNMENT DOESN'T NEED TO DO MUCH THERE. THE BEST THING IS ACTUALLY JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE. IN TERMS OF YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE OF THIS ` AND YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS A BIT YOURSELF ` HAD THESE LAWS BEEN IN PLACE, WOULD IT HAVE STOPPED PEOPLE DOING THAT IN YOUR INSTANCE, DO YOU THINK? I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE NECESSARILY STOPPED IT, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE SOMETIMES YOU GET THREATS THAT REALLY DO GO BEYOND THE PALE. AND... THERE'S NOT A LOT` THERE WAS ONE THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT WAS PRETTY INEFFECTIVE. SO WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED MAY HELP WITH SOME OF THOSE CASES, BUT HERE'S THE THING. 90% OF PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY RESPOND QUITE WELL TO BEING TOLD, 'LOOK, WHAT YOU'RE DOING'S REALLY BAD. STOP IT.' THE 10% WHO ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE A GO AT YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND THEIR WAY ROUND EVEN THE MOST WELL-INTENTIONED LAW. THEY CAN BE ANONYMOUS. THEY CAN SET UP OVERSEAS WEBSITES ETC. SO, YOU KNOW, WILL IT HELP? YES. WILL IT SOLVE THE PROBLEM? NO. 10 POINTS THAT ARE BEING, SORTA, BROUGHT TO LIGHT HERE ` NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FOUR SOUND VERY SIMILAR. 'COMMUNICATION SHOULD NOT BE THREATENING, INTIMIDATING 'OR MENACING.' NUMBER FOUR ` 'COMMUNICATION SHOULD NOT BE INDECENT OR OBSCENE.' THAT'S A REALLY BROAD THING AND OPEN TO AN AWFUL LOT OF INTERPRETATION, I'D HAVE THOUGHT. IT IS. AND THAT FIRST ONE YOU SAID, I THINK, DEALS MORE WITH PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. IT'S TALKING ABOUT THREATENING SOMEONE, HARASSING SOMEONE. AND THE LAW ACTUALLY ALREADY SAYS YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT. NUMBER FOUR DOES CAUSE SOME CONCERN, BECAUSE IT'S TALKING ABOUT, ALMOST, A COMMUNITY STANDARD OF NOT UPSETTING PEOPLE. AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU CAN PUT UP ON A BILLBOARD, WHICH PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO SEE AS THEY WALK PAST, AND WHAT PEOPLE MAY USE IN THEIR INTERACTIONS ON THE INTERNET. I THINK YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT MAKING THINGS ILLEGAL ONLINE THAT WOULD BE LEGAL IN OTHER SITUATIONS. Two quick points.One is the overseas element. We can't control what comes in from over there. And will also require the cooperation of service providers. You cannot just find these people without them playing ball. Not surprisingly, we were unable to find a bully or troll willing to come on the programme. But we did chat to a self-confessed troll this afternoon to find out their motives. She wouldn't be interviewed on TV or use her name. I will call her Kersten. She says trawls thrive on anonymity and go online to cause drama and upset people, but don't want people to know who they really are. What kind of person are you? In her case, she said the most mild-mannered, unlikely people... A different sort of person online. Lots of feedback on Facebook. One viewer suggested just turning off the computer. That is just not possible in the real world. The bottom line is they shouldn't have to to accommodate people like that. You will never stop them, no matter what. LAST NIGHT WE LOOKED AT WHETHER YOU CAN BE ADDICTED TO FOOD. TONIGHT WE TALK TO A FORMER SO-CALLED ADDICT. HE TRIED THE COLD-TURKEY APPROACH ` WITHOUT THE ACTUAL TURKEY ` AND IS NOW HALF THE MAN HE USED TO BE. GILL HIGGINS TELLS US HOW HE DID IT FUN POP MUSIC FOR MOST, THIS IS THE BIG ONE AT RAINBOW'S END ` THE RIDE TO CONQUER. SCREAMING BUT FOR CLIFF, IT'S THIS. NOT THE RIDE ITSELF, BUT THIS. COOL, MAN. WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT A YEAR AGO. WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, THE SEAT BELT JUST WOULDN'T STRETCH ` NOT EVEN THE ONE IN HIS OWN VAN. I USED TO HOLD IT IN FRONT OF ME LIKE THIS, COS IT COULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY. HE WAS 230KG. APART FROM THE SEAT BELT, WHAT ELSE IS THERE THAT HE COULDN'T HAVE DONE BEFORE? GOING TO THE PARK, DOING THE SHOPPING. SO HE WOULDN'T GO TO SUPERMARKET AT ALL? HE'D SIT IN THE CAR SOMETIMES. SEE, EVEN THINGS LIKE THAT ` TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND WITH HIS KIDS AND BE A PART OF THEIR EXPERIENCE. EVEN THIS STROLL IS REMARKABLE, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S UNREMARKABLE ` UNLIKE BEFORE. I WAS THAT BIG, YOU KNOW, KIDS WOULD BE POINTING AT ME. AND ALL THESE JAPANESE WERE COMING ASKING FOR MY AUTOGRAPH ` AND HAD NO IDEA `MUST HAVE THOUGHT I WAS A SUMO WRESTLER OR SOMETHING. THIS WAS ONE OF MY OLD T-SHIRTS THAD I USED TO WEAR. (SCOFFS) CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE BEING THAT BIG NOW? YEAH, NAH. THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW DID IT HAPPEN? IT WAS FIZZY DRINKS. USED TO DRINK, PROBABLY, EASILY TWO BOTTLES OF 2.25 COKES A DAY. AND I'M NOT TOO SURE IF IT'S THE CAFFEINE CONTENT OR WHATEVER IT IS, BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY SOMETHING I CRAVED EVERY DAY. TOO MUCH FIZZ AIN'T GOOD FOR ANYONE. AND IT WASN'T FOR CLIFF. I HAD BREATHING PROBLEMS DURING THE NIGHT. I'D WAKE UP ` I COULD FEEL MY HEART RACING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT FOR CHURCH TODAY. HE WANTED A MIRACLE. BUT EVEN AS A PASTOR, HE KNEW THIS WASN'T A JOB FOR GOD. I KNEW THAT I COULDN'T PRAY SOME SORT OF MAGIC PRAYER. I TRIED THAT MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE, BUT I'D WAKE UP AND THE WEIGHT WAS STILL THERE. HE'D TRIED DIETS, BUT IT WAS TIME TO GET SERIOUS. THE WEIGHT I NEEDED TO LOSE WAS EQUIVALENT TO THE AVERAGE-SIZE PACIFIC ISLANDER. NOT THE AVERAGE-SIZE PALAGI. LAUGHTER HIS PLAN? ELIMINATION. ENEMY NUMBER ONE: FIZZY DRINKS. YOU GOTTA LOOK AT FIZZY DRINK LIKE POISON, YOU KNOW. IF YOU TOUCH IT, UM ` SUGARY DRINKS ` IT'S WHAT'S GONNA KILL YOU. WE WERE, LIKE, 'NO FIZZ IN THE HOUSE.' WHEN BOYS COME OVER FOR FELLOWSHIP, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING FIZZY DRINKS, PIES, ALL THAT. ENEMY NUMBER TWO: BREAD. COS YOU ALWAYS HAVE ON THE SIDE. YOU KNOW, EVERY MAORI FAMILY HAS BREAD ON THE SIDE. GONE FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN. THEY FIND THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEIR OWN FOOD WHEREVER THEY GO ` BE IT FUN PARKS, SWIMMING POOLS, EVEN SHOPPING MALLS. MOST OF THE FAST-FOOD PLACES DON'T CATER TO THE TYPE OF EATING I NEED TO BE ON. HE DRINKS WATER ` THOUGH YOU MAY NOTICE A LITTLE CHEEKY SPRITE ZERO SNEAKING IN ` A QUICK FIX. WITHOUT HARMING MYSELF. AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S EXERCISE. AT FIRST, JUST UP AND DOWN THE HALL. COS THAT'S ALL I COULD MANAGE AT THE TIME. THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I USED TO ACTUALLY HIT THE SIDES OF THE WALLS ON THE WAY THROUGH. THIS IS WHERE HE'S AT NOW: 4K A DAY, AND A VERY IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF STEPS. HE'S WINNING. GOODBYE TO THE TREATS HAS MEANT HELLO TO THE LIFE HE AND HIS FAMILY WANTED. IT'S LIKE HAVING A BOYFRIEND AGAIN. LIKE, EVERYTHING IS JUST SO FUN. I LIKE SEEING HIM GOING ON MORE RIDES. HERE WE GO. AND LOOK AT DAD'S FACE. OF COURSE IT'S ALL BEEN WORTHWHILE. HERE IT IS. (SCREAMS) THAT TRANSFORMATION TOOK A YEAR. Cliff's answering questions on our Facebook page. AFTER THE BREAK ` MOBILE PHONES USED TO LOOK LIKE THIS. IT'S THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CELL PHONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY'S GOING NEXT. Also, rugby season is here. We're live in welly to find out how to keep these guys safe This isn't Bathurst, but I tried to beat Murph at his own game 36 others have paid HARD KNOCKS AND RUGBY GO HAND IN HAND. BUT THE HARDER THE KNOCK, THE BIGGER THE RISK OF A BRAIN INJURY. SO SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT JUST WHAT KIND OF EFFECTS THOSE BIG TACKLES HAVE WITH A VERY SMART BIT OF KIT. WE GO NOW TO OUR BRAWNIEST REPORTER ` ALL 50-ODD KILOS OF HIM ` JEHAN CASINADER. 56kg, Greg. ALL: Whoa! We need to get our facts straight. Revealing that on the show last night, my biggest regret of the week, has landed me here. I grew up here, but I didn't spend much of that time on the rugby field. Here we go. Bring it on. So the hits are getting harder and rugby. That is not news. The reason we're here is the rugby season is underway. We're not talking about professional players. They have access to all the help. What about the amateur players at club level? Here's Dr Doug King. You have been looking into this. You actually saw someone die on the field back in the 90s. That was a horrendous experience, and I hope I never go through that again. A lot of these concussions and injuries, you can't actually see them. Some concussive injuries are things we don't understand. We don't know how many attacks before you see full effects. You have some revolutionary technology. There is an electronic monitoring system and this mouthguard that monitors impacts. That sends information to a computer? What I can do then is test players afterwards and make sure they are OK. They do the test on the sideline after every game. We picked up a further 17 concussions on top of the ones we were aware of. This is easy? That takes 3 min to set it up and a minute to do it. Anyone can do this. You played concussed a few times in your youth? It was a badge of honour to go back on the field again. But we are now seeing problems. It's looked after with professionals, but not amateurs. That's what I care about. There is a lack of knowledge on what to do with concussions and how to manage them. I'll go to hospital now. Dealt with it well. Good man. WHEN I SAY TO MY KIDS I REMEMBER THE DAYS BEFORE CELL PHONES, THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY. WELL, 40 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, THE FIRST MOBILE-PHONE CALL WAS MADE. THE FIRST PHONES WEIGHED SEVERAL KILOS, COST UP TO 9 GRAND, HAD HALF AN HOUR TALK TIME AND TOOK 10 HOURS TO RECHARGE. THEY WERE ONLY REALLY MADE FOR RICH BUSINESSMEN'S CARS, AND MANY THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER CATCH ON. They had surnames for first names. Madison speaking. TODAY, 6.5 BILLION PEOPLE HAVE ONE GLUED TO THEIR EAR. THEY'VE GOT SMALLER AND FASTER AND CHEAPER, SO WHAT'S NEXT? TECHNOLOGY WHIZ JOHN BUCKLEY'S HERE TO TELL US. They still sound like rubbish, despite all the technological advances and the things you can do on them. That is the trick. They are mobile computers that you can make a phone call on every now and then. Will they ever sound decent? As long as the networks improve and technology improves, it should get better. What we're talking about is the new technology, such as bone conduction technology, we hold the phone up to the bone behind your ear and you get clearer sound. Yuck. There must be not much more you can do to improve your mobile phone? For a long time they were getting smaller, but now they seem to be getting bigger again. But I think they will change over time. Still out of reach ` Google glasses, but also phones you can bend. Flexible screen phones. We were hoping we would get that with the last Apple phone. The iPhone broke the mould, the iPhone 4 made it better, now we're just waiting for more. I just don't see the point of flexible screens. Who needs to bend it? You can wrap it around your wrist. Here's Google glasses. Computer and GPS built in. You can read computer messages through your vision. It will tell you about the Subway stations and whether they're open. Just a gimmick? I'm not too sure. I'll have to wait and see. What will you look like wearing them? This is a Sony. You can do this. Feels so wrong. Who needs a phone that you can take the shower? But the problem is if they break down and you take them to be repaired, the people can say it is moisture damage and you can't disprove it. Make sure you have insurance and get a waterproof phone. AND THANKS TO MOTAT FOR THE ANTIQUE PHONES. We had to search for thsoe. AFTER THE BREAK... One of the biggest names in NZ motorsport 4 time Bathurst chjamp ONE'S A FOUR-TIME BATHURST WINNER AND ONE OF THE VERY BEST TOURING CAR DRIVERS WE'VE EVER PRODUCED. THE OTHER IS OUR REPORTER MICHAEL HOLLAND, WHO MAY FANCY HIMSELF AS A BIT OF BOY RACER. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THEY SQUARED OFF IN THE NAME OF CHARITY? MICHAEL. It's fair to say that I went down the gurgler. I was wearing a pink helmet. What is the night all about, Greg? Cure Kids are raising funds for their amazing work with kids. We are here to support that and raise awareness and money. We have some fantastic people who've gone online and bought the opportunity to probably crash into me on this track. We'll have some fun and raise some money. They have paid handsomely to try and take you out? I'm nearly one who got dressed up. Didn't do that bad, Michael. But stick with your day job. Cure Kids is close to your heart. The work they do. They support lots of different issues that kids have. One of them is type I diabetes, which my two boys both have. It is very different type II. It is an issue with immune system that kills cells in the pancreas, and it is something that they live with for life. That doesn't change. Cure kids are spending money on research and development for type I. If someone is willing to do that, I am willing to help. How did this guy go? He did well. I swear he said at one point, "watch out, Murphy. I'm coming to get you." He has type I and has the liver that everyday. WOULD be fantastic to find a cure. Let's leave them to it. THAT'S TOMORROW. SEE YOU THEN. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.