ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JOHN LING AND LAUREN STRAIN. 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. HI. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. CHINA'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST TOURIST MARKETS, SO WHY IS OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY GETTING SO FRUSTRATED? TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING IF WE'RE DOING ENOUGH TO ATTRACT CHINESE HERE AND GET THEM TO SPEND THEIR CASH. AND SHOULD WE BE CHANGING THE WAY WE ARE JUST TO SUIT THEM? WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE OUR GAME IS REALLY HIGH AND ACTUALLY WELCOMING THESE PEOPLE IN, THAT WE` AN IMPRESSION OF NZ WE WANNA GIVE. ALSO TONIGHT ` TIME'S RUNNING OUT FOR THOSE SNIFFING AN INVESTMENT BARGAIN. HEATHER'S GOT A LITTLE GAME TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO PART WITH YOUR READIES FOR THE SHAREMARKET'S NEWEST LISTING. IT'S A LEAP IN THE DARK IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SENSIBLE IN TERMS OF TAKING ALL THE ADVICE. AND DON'T SAY WE NEVER DO ANYTHING FOR THE BOYS. WE'RE LIVE AT THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST PARTY FOR BLOKES WHO HUNT AHEAD OF THE OPENING OF DUCK-SHOOTING SEASON THIS WEEKEND. WE'LL ALSO TOUR THE COUNTRY'S BEST MAIMAI. THIS IS NO ORDINARY POND SHACK. SO IT'S FULLY SELF-CONTAINED, REALLY? PRETTY MUCH. EVERYTHING EXCEPT A SHOWER, BUT WHO NEEDS A SHOWER? WHO NEEDS A SHOWER? YEAH. AND JESSE GIVES THE ONCE OVER TO A NATIONAL MP IN TROUBLE FOR A BOOZY NIGHT OUT. IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT, AND THIS IS SEVEN SHARP. WE'RE GOOD TOURISTS, US KIWIS, WHETHER IT'S A FULL ON OE OR A SHORT BREAK. THE IDEA OF A HAKA IN HARARE OR BEING SERVED PAV IN POLAND WOULD SEEM ABSURD ` 'WHEN IN ROME' AND ALL THAT. APPARENTLY, THOUGH, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR CHINESE TOURISTS HEADING HERE. THEY WANT IT VERY SIMILAR TO HOME, AND THEY'RE NOT SPENDING MUCH. GILL HIGGINS JOINED A TOUR GROUP. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. THEY'VE GOT THE LONGEST WALL, AND I RECKON THIS COULD BE THE LONGEST HANDSHAKE. NICE TIME HERE... IN NZ. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY PEOPLE, AND ONCE WE OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THEM, THEY'LL OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO US. NICE. BUT LET'S BE HONEST - WHAT WE REALLY WANT THEM TO OPEN IS THEIR WALLETS. CHINESE MUSIC BECAUSE CHINESE HOLIDAYMAKERS ARE DUE TO SPEND OVER US$100B THIS YEAR ALONE, AND EVERY COUNTRY WANTS THEIR SHARE. LOOK, IT'S A FEEDING FRENZY. THEY HAVE VERY GOOD DISPOSABLE INCOME. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE OUR GAME IS REALLY HIGH AND ACTUALLY WELCOMING THESE PEOPLE AND GIVING THEM AN IMPRESSION OF NZ WE WANNA GIVE. POSSIBLY NOT THE BEST DAY TO SHOW IT OFF. BUT THIS BIT'S EASY. RAIN OR SHINE, ONE THING WE HAVE GOT IN SPADES IS SCENERY. NICE PLACE HERE. NICE COUNTRY. FUNKY MUSIC AND PART OF THE PLAN IS TO ENTICE MORE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS LIKE PHOTOGRAPHERS, SO THAT WORKS. HERE IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, THEY CAN SNAP AWAY AT... SEA VIEWS, SUNSETS, LOGS, EACH OTHER, SAND, ANYTHING. (SNAPS PHOTO) GOOD. EXCELLENT. BUT BEAUTY ASIDE, WHAT ELSE WILL PUSH THEIR BUTTONS? THE RACE IS ON. DOZENS OF COUNTRIES WORKING OVERTIME TO SUSS WHAT THESE CHINESE WANT. WE JOINED IN WITH THIS TOUR GROUP. DO THEY PREFER TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FOOD OR CHINESE FOOD? CHINESE FOOD. YEAH. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) YEAH. SOMETIMES HAVE THIS IS OK, BUT NOT EVERY DAY. THEY'LL EAT 30% US AND 70% OF THEIR OWN CUISINE. SO FOR THE CHINESE FOOD THEY'VE HAD HERE, IS IT AS GOOD AS THE CHINESE FOOD AT HOME? (WOMAN SPEAKS MANDARIN) (SPEAKS MANDARIN) NO. (LAUGHS) ALL LAUGH I TAKE IT THAT'S A NO. NO. NO. NO. SO, MORE CHINESE RESTAURANTS, AND AFTER A LONG DAY'S SIGHTSEEING, MORE HOME COMFORTS. FOR ME, THIS IS PERFECT ` GOT MY TEA, GOT MY COFFEE, AND, LOOK AT THIS ` SOME CHOCOLATES. IN A HOTEL IN CHINA, YOU GET YOUR NOODLES, YOU GET YOUR CHOPSTICKS, ALL THAT, SO WE NEED TO BE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY'RE USED TO, OK, AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT. NOT LOOKING GOOD. WE'RE VERY AVERAGE AT THIS POINT WITH SERVICING THE CHINESE MARKET. WE NEED TO GET A LOT BETTER,. WE NEED TO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. LITERALLY. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) (SPEAKS MANDARIN) (REPEATS SPEECH) THINGS LIKE WEBSITES, BROCHURES AND THE LIKE. AND MENUS. WE'VE GOT SOME. THEY'D LIKE MORE. NOT ENOUGH. NOT ENOUGH? NOT ENOUGH. WE WOULD LOVE TO SECURE A CHINESE-SPEAKING STAFF MEMBER. WE HAVE HAD ONE IN THE PAST. YOU'VE GOT YOUR PHRASEBOOK OUT YET? > NO. (SPEAKS MANGLED MANDARIN) YEAH. SAME. CLOSE. SAME. HOW HARD CAN IT BE? ONE THING THAT'S VERY EASY IS WORKING OUT THE CHINESE LIKE TO SHOP. SO GREENSTONE'S GOOD, AND WOOD CARVINGS GO DOWN WELL. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING. DESIGNER GEAR ISN'T BIG IN HOKITIKA, BUT IF THEY REALLY WANT THAT CHINESE CASH... THEY FOLLOW LABELS A LOT. CHINESE ` THEY LIKE REPUTABLE DESIGNER... THINGS. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR GUCCI HANDBAG? (LAUGHS) BUT RESEARCH SAYS THEY DON'T LIKE TO SPEND BIG ON EVERYTHING. TAKE HOTEL ROOMS. MAKE IT CHEAPER? MAKE IT CHEAPER. YES. WHOA. LOOK AT THAT. WELL, YOU CAN'T SHOW A NIGHT'S SLEEP OFF AT HOME, CAN YOU? IT'S ALL ABOUT PRESTIGE. THEY WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE WEALTHY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, AND SHOW THE PHOTOS WHEN THEY GET THERE. YOU KNOW, THE OLD... BUT DO WE WANT TO MAKE NZ MORE LIKE CHINA? SOME OPERATORS SIMPLY AREN'T INTERESTED. WE COULD MISS OUT ON THE LARGEST GROWTH MARKET AT THE MOMENT, BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS PROFITABILITY. IN HIS EXPERIENCE, THEY'RE AFTER SHORT STAYS AND NOTHING TOO FLASH. 80% OF THE TIME, THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE LOWEST PRICE. AT THAT POINT, I GUESS IT'S HARD TO GET TOO ENTHUSIASTIC. IT'S COMPLETELY CHANGED THE WHOLE MARKET'S CHANGED. THEY'RE NEW CHINESE TRAVELLERS. I WELCOME THE DAY WE CAN MAKE A GOOD RETURN. ALL: HELLO, NZ. IN THE MEANTIME, WHO ARE BEST NATIONALITIES TO TAKE ROUND? AS A DRIVER, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A BUNCH OF BRITS. THEY HAVE A SIMILAR SENSE OF HUMOUR TO US NZERS. DIDN'T PAY HIM TO SAY THAT, HONEST. AMERICANS ARE ALSO FUN, YEAH. BUT BRITS ARE BEST. WE'LL JUST STICK WITH THAT. ABSOLUTELY, THE BRITS ARE BEST. SO, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE TO GET THE CHINESE YUAN? I've got an idea. Maybe we should be charging for free stuff. It can't be that hard to chuck a bag of noodles and a pair of chopsticks in your motel units. If we want to get the bucks off these people, we need to play that game a little bit more. They usually go to Auckland. That's it. Forget Queenstown. Take them to Invercargill, Dunedin, and Huntly. Why is there no Maori restaurant in New Zealand? We tried that. Didn't work. You've gotta say we want them here but we don't want to change that much. AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE GOING LIVE TO CHRISTCHURCH. IT IS A BIT LIKE PLAYING A GAME. YOU SHOULD BE CLEVER ENOUGH TO KNOW THE RULES. OPEN YOUR WALLETS IF YOU'RE KEEN FOR AN INVESMENT. WE LOOK AT HOW MIGHTY THE FIRST NATIONAL ASSET SALE IS OR ISN'T. WELCOME BACK. BUGGER GIRLS' NIGHT OUT. TONIGHT'S FOR THE LADS. IN CHRISTCHURCH, ANYWAY. IN FACT, BRODIE KANE'S AT A PARTY WHERE SHE MAY WELL BE THE ONLY SHEILA. COME IN, BRODIE. If you look behind me, in front of me, these men are being very rude. There are only about 10 women here today. We're celebrating all things blokey ` Duck calling. That's a beautiful sound. Like something out of brokeback mountain. This is the best dressed competition. What brand is this? What is this, your duck Calling thing? This just for show. NOW I ALWAYS THOUGHT A MAIMAI LOOKED A BIT LIKE THIS ` AND THEY DO ` BUT IN THE DEEP SOUTH, THEY DO THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY. RELAXED MUSIC THIS IS A HOUSE, FOR GOODNESS' SAKE. YOU COULD LIVE HERE. WELL-EQUIPPED WITH COOKING FACILITIES, A BARBIE AND A HOMEMADE SPIT MADE OUT OF AN OLD KEG. SO IT'S FULLY SELF-CONTAINED, REALLY? PRETTY MUCH. EVERYTHING EXPCEPT A SHOWER, BUT WHO NEEDS A SHOWER? WHO NEEDS A SHOWER? YEAH. 'THAT'LL MAKE IT INTERESTING COME THE END OF THE WEEKEND.' SO IN HERE FOR THE SLEEPING` SLEEPING QUARTERS? YEAH. IT SLEEPS FIVE. 'AND THERE'S NO RISK OF NEEDING TO SNUGGLE UP, 'COS THERE'S A ROARING FIRE. ONE OF THE MATES THAT SLEEPS ON THE BOTTOM THERE, HE LIKES STOKING HER UP AT ABOUT 3 IN THE MORNING SO THAT THE POOR BUGGERS ARE SWEATING. (LAUGHS) OH, THAT'S BRILLIANT. 'THEY'RE THAT MAD ABOUT DUCKS THEY EVEN SLEEP WITH THEM.' WHAT ARE THESE? PRETEND DUCKS? YEAH. A FEW DECOYS THAT WE HAVEN'T PUT OUT JUST YET. IT LOOKS QUITE REAL, DOESNT IT? YEAH, THEY'RE QUITE GOOD. 'NEXT WE HAVE A FULLY FLUSHING TOILET.' OH, IT'S PRETTY CLEAN FOR A BLOKES' TOILET. THAT'S PRETTY BLIMIN SPOTLESS FOR A BLOKE, ISN'T IT, REALLY? GOTTA HAVE THE STUFF. SHE GETS A BIT CLOSE-QUARTERS. (LAUGHS) AND YOU'VE GOT A MIRROR? YEAH. YEAH, NO, WE'RE NOT INTO MAKE-UP TOO MUCH, BUT YOU GOTTA USE THE OLD CAMO PAINT. AH! SO INSTEAD OF RELYING ON YA MATE TO TELL YA THAT YOU LOOK LIKE A KNOB, YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF. 'AND NOW FOR THE MONEY PART OF THE MAIMAI - UPSTAIRS.' ALL RIGHT. UP WE GO. OH, THE LADS. GIDDAY. HOW ARE YA? NOT TOO BAD. LOOK AT THIS. DONT DO THINGS BY HALVES DOWN THE SOUTH, DO YA? TRY NOT TO. A REAL LADS' LOUNGE - COUCHES, COFFEE TABLE AND SKY TV. OH, THE LADS ALL COSIED UP ON THE COUCH. ARE THEY COMFY? SURE ARE. SHOULD I GIVE THIS ONE A WHIRL? GIVE IT THE TEST. WHAT DO YOU DO? IS THERE A`? JUST LEAN BACK? OOH! ALL LAUGH < YEAH, THAT WAS A GOOD LOOK. NOW YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR FORGETTING THIS WAS A MAIMAI, SO TO REMIND YOU, CHECK THIS OUT ` A HOMEMADE REMOTE CONTROLLED DUCK. AND... YEAH, THE OLD FLYING DUCKS. WHAT DOES THIS DO? FLYING DUCKS PROBABLY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, DOESN'T IT? PRETTY MUCH, YEAH. WAIT TILL SOME DUCKS ARE CIRCLING... YEAH. ..AND YOU LET THAT RIP. DUCKS QUACK THE LAKE'S ALSO SCATTERED WITH DECOY DUCKS, AND THAT NOISE YOU CAN HEAR IS REAL DUCKS BUT RECORDED AND PLAYED OVER AND OVER ON A CD. TO TOP IT OFF, BRENDAN AND THE LADS DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN WE WERE FILMING THEY WERE GONNA WIN MAIMAI OF THE YEAR AT AN AWARDS CEREMONY IN INVERCARGILL LAST NIGHT. SO WELL DONE, GUYS. DO YOU RECKON WE'D FIND TOO MANY SHEILAS THAT WOULD WANNA LIVE DOWN HERE WITH US? UM. (LAUGHS) YEAH, NAH. PUT A SHOWER IN. I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. OH, CRIKEY. And so far, I noticed a duck peeking. Get it? My dad missed my birth because he was duck hunting. SO, BRODIE, QUITE THE SAUSAGE SIZZLE? You put a couple of woman in the room and they go bloody ridiculous. I've been on a few stories this year with a bunch of hunters and theY are ethical. They have a good time. I'm all for it. There is a fine line between looking like a duck hunter and asuicide bomber. WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT SELLING AN ELECTRICITY COMPANY COULD BE SUCH A DRAG? WE'VE HAD PROTESTS, LEGAL CHALLENGES, ACCUSATIONS OF POLITICAL SABOTAGE... YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO BUY SHARES. LUCKILY HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN'S GOT SOME LAST MINUTE ADVICE TO HELP YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND. IT IS A BIT LIKE PLAYING A GAME. BUT YOU SHOULD BE CLEVER ENOUGH TO KNOW THE RULES. IF INVESTING IS A GAME OF CHANCE, IT'S THE GAME OF SNAKES AND LADDERS. SO BEFORE YOU INVEST IN A POWER COMPANY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OBVIOUS UPS AND DOWNS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER. OK, PRICE. 'THE PRICE OF THE SHARES, OBVIOUSLY. COULD BE A LADDER.' I SUSPECT INVESTORS ARE GONNA GET A VERY GOOD PRICE WHEN THEY BUY INTO THIS. 'COULD BE A SNAKE.' YOU DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW MANY SHARES YOU'RE GOING TO GET? NO. THAT'S A RISK. THAT'S RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T YET KNOW THE PRICE, IF YOU WANT A SLICE OR A SHARE, YOU'VE STILL GOTTA SEND YOUR MONEY IN BEFORE 5PM TOMORROW. ONCE THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THE PRICE, WHAT IF I THOUGHT, 'OH GOSH, NO, THAT'S TOO EXPENSIVE,' CAN I PULL OUT? NO, BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY MADE THAT OFFER, SO IS IT A SNAKE, OR IS IT A LADDER? SO CONFUSING. MOVING ON. SO LET'S GO AROUND TO RETURN. YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A HIGHER RETURN ON THE SHAREMARKET THAN YOU WOULD IF YOU JUST HAD YOUR MONEY IN THE BANK, RIGHT? YES, YOU SHOULD. THEY ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 6% AND 7% INITIALLY, RISING TO ABOVE 7%. OK, SO WE GO UP THE LADDER. 'REWARD. BUT JUST ALONG THE BOARD...' LABOUR AND THE GREENS. THAT'S A SNAKE, ISN'T IT? AH, IT'S A SNAKE. YEAH. LABOUR AND THE GREENS PLAN TO LIMIT POWER COMPANY PROFITS. IF YOU OWN SHARES,... THEY'LL PROBABLY DEVALUE. JUST IN THE SHORT TERM, IT'LL MAKE ME GJUST O BACK A LITTLE BIT ON MY LITTLE SNAKE, RIGHT? SO I'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAKE KNOCK ON THAT ONE? YEAH 'OR MAYBE NOT?' HOW BIG THE SNAKE IS, I'M NOT SO SURE. I PERSONALLY DOUBT THAT THE POLICY THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THE HEADLINES OF WILL EVER BE IMPLEMENTED. THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO DESTROY SOMETHING THEY OWN 51% OF. 'EITHER WAY, JUST THE THREAT OF IT MEANS CHEAPER SHARES 'FOR THE REST OF US!' YOU'RE DEFINITELY GONNA GET A BETTER PRICE IN THE BOOKBUILDING PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE NEW DISCOUNTING FOR THE NEW RISKS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED JOY DOESN'T LAST. THERE'S ANOTHER SNAKE. THAT ONE SAYS TIWAI. 'TIWAI ALUMINIUM SMELTER ` MASSIVE ELECTRICITY USER.' TIWAI CAN CLOSE. WHAT HAPPENS THERE? NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT, SHORT TERM, IT WOULD BE A NEGATIVE. NEGATIVE FOR YOUR SHARE PRICE. REGRET IS RIGHT. ON THE UPSIDE, THOUGH, THERE'S THIS. ELECTRICITY DEMAND! WE'LL ALWAYS BE USING ELECTRICITY, WON'T WE? WE'LL ALWAYS BE USING ELECTRICITY. YOU CAN TAKE ELECTRICITY AS BEING A LONG-TERM INDUSTRY WITH A LONG-TERM FUTURE. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. SO SHOULD YOU OR SHOULDN'T YOU PLAY THE GAME? IT'LL BE YES FOR SOME PEOPLE, AND IT'LL BE NO FOR SOME PEOPLE. IT DEPENDS ON YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU'RE ONLY IN THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK DOLLAR, FUNDING IT FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD, YOU'RE TAKING A VERY GREAT RISK. DON'T WHACK IT ON YOUR CREDIT CARD? PROBABLY NOT, NO. FUNKY MUSIC MAYBE DON'T GET IN THIS TIME. MAYBE WAIT FOR THE OTHER POWER COMPANIES TO BE SOLD. MAYBE DON'T BUY AT ALL. YOUR MOVE. I can confirm we can't give any financial advice. It said that half the people who have confirmed have dropped out. Do you know anyone who's buying into it? Not personally, no. But it must be a lot of interest. If you don't have a share broker, you have no show of getting rid of them easily. AARON GILMORE. YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM BEST AS THE STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN FROM GHOSTBUSTERS, BUT HE'S ALSO A NATIONAL MP WHO'S IN TROUBLE FOR DRINKING TOO MUCH AND BEING RUDE TO STAFF AT A HANMER SPRINGS HOTEL. ALTHOUGH THE BIGGEST CRIME IN HANMER IS USUALLY SMUGGLING BUDGIES, THIS TIME IT WAS HAPPY GILMORE AND HIS MATES HAVING A GO AT A WAITER WHEN HE WOULDN'T SERVE THEM ANY MORE WINE. 'YOU'RE A DICKHEAD,' GILMORE ALLEGEDLY SAID AND 'DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?' WELL, WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE NOW, AARON. I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED. FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHEN PEOPLE GOOGLE YOU, THE FIRST WORD THEY'LL SEE WILL BE 'DICKHEAD'. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THEY ASK, 'WHERE IS THAT NEXT DRINK TAKING YOU?' So true. His lawyer put up a statement today 'this is embarrassing.' I think the 'do you know who I am' is the killer. AFTER THE BREAK ` WE'RE BACK TO THE DUCK SHOOTING SEASON'S BLOKES BASH. WELCOME BACK. LET'S CROSS STRAIGHT BACK TO BRODIE AMONGST HUNDREDS OF MEN IN CHRISTCHURCH. I don't know if you've heard of duck calling or dear roaring, but we are going to laern a bit. What is the key to doing a good deer roar? Give us a whirl on that that's a deer roar. Now we have a duck call with Craig. What is the key to a good duck call? As the blokes bash reigning champion, the key to a good duck call is loud. The louder the better. If you get up there with these lads, we will leave you with a treat. ALL CALL or if you are an Auckland, you can get an app for it. THAT'S ALL FOR TONIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND FINN SCOTT-KELLY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.