6PM CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND AMY PARK. 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. IT'S BUDGET THURSDAY. BILL AND JOHN HAVE SAID IT'S NOT A LOLLY SCRAMBLE, SO WE ASK THE PM WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS. IS IT A BIG DEAL? YOUR RIGHT-HAND MAN'S EXCITED. DID YOU GET A NEW TIE FOR TODAY? I HAVE GOT A NEW TIE, YES. NOT A NEW SUIT, THOUGH? ACTUALLY, WELL, I NEEDED A NEW SUIT, SO I HAPPENED TO GET ONE RECENTLY. OH, OK. BUT NOT FOR THE BUDGET. OH, THAT'S BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE. (LAUGHS) THAT'S RIGHT. THE OTHER STORY EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT ` THE AIR NZ FLIGHT, THE GOLD ELITE MEMBER AND THE JOURNALIST WHO USES A WHEELCHAIR. WAS IT DISCRIMINATION? HEAR FROM THE WOMAN AT THE CENTRE. AND WE'RE OFF TO LAS VEGAS. WE TALK TO HIS TRAINER KEVIN BARRY AND REVEAL JUST WHAT CRAIG STANAWAY IS DOING. (LAUGHS) I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS ON TV. IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT, AND THIS IS SEVEN SHARP. As a budget went, how would you rate it out of 10 for style education? These Have been tough times for the last five years. DEAN BUTLER TOOK IT TO THE STREETS. MICHAEL JACKSON: # TELL ME. THE JACKSON 5: # CAN YOU FEEL IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? # CAN YOU FEEL IT? YEAH. YEAH, I DO FEEL IT. NAH, NOT REALLY. I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE DOING A LOT BETTER THAN WE WERE FIVE YEARS AGO. LOOK, I THINK NZ'S BEEN FAIRLY LUCKY IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD STANDARD. THINGS DO SEEM TO BE GETTING A BIT BETTER. THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE MORE STABILITY, MAYBE. YEAH, I FEEL IT. IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS IT WAS, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S GETTING BETTER. YEAH, THINGS ARE STARTING TO CHANGE HERE. NO. < YOU CAN'T FEEL IT? NAH. NAH. LAUGHTER > I CAN'T FEEL IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK SO. THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. < YOU CAN FEEL IT? YEAH, COMPLETELY. I THINK THERE'S A REALLY POSITIVE FEELING AROUND. YEAH, IT'S TICKING ALONG HERE. YEAH. I'M DOING ALL RIGHT, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. WE COULD DO WITH SOME MORE STIMULUS. I THINK THERE'S A GOOD VIBE OUT THERE, TO BE HONEST. YEAH. < CAN YOU FEEL IT? YEAH. PRETTY GOOD VIBE. < CAN YOU FEEL IT? NO. < YOU CAN'T FEEL IT? NO. MICHAEL JACKSON: # CAN YOU FEEL IT? TELL ME, CAN YOU FEEL IT? JACKSON 5: # CAN YOU FEEL IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? # The verdict is they could feel it. We tried to find haters, but we couldn't. The numbers in the books look really strong. Our deficit is 2 billion, and Australia's is 20 billion. JOHN KEY Not a bed five years. THE ELECTION WILL BE FOUGHT IN 2014 ON THE ECONOMY. MR SPEAKER, IT WILL BE ABOUT NATIONAL VERSUS THE DEVIL BEAST. MR SPEAKER, I KNOW WHO I'LL BE VOTING FOR, AND IT WON'T BE THE DEVIL BEAST. APPLAUSE I think we'll be okay. WE'ill be fine.� I'M ERICA, AND I'M FROM WELLINGTON, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO HELP YOUNG FAMILIES AND FIRST-HOME BUYERS INTO THEIR FIRST HOMES IN NZ. How do you do it? How do you fix that in about 30 seconds or less? More land being available and ensure we can bring more to markets. We'll have 39,000 homes built. If you contrast that, without that they build about 12,000. If you can't get to houses, that's not going to be the answer, is it? The unitary plan thinks that there is plenty of transport. They will be low-rise. OTHER THING PEOPLE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ` JOBS. YOU'VE GOT A SCHOOL LEAVER. WHAT YOU TELL HIM? In New Zealand they are good, but you got to get a good education. We've got to make sure young New Zealanders are well educated. NCA level II is the minimum you need for a modern apprenticeship. JOBS ` LOOKS LIKE MOST WILL BE IN CONSTRUCTION THE REBUILD OF CHRISTCHURCH AND AUCKLAND. MAX SHOULD TAKE UP A TRADE? WE've put more money in training around the country. WE'VE got to make sure we can pay employers for the apprenticeship. There's huge opportunities. I'M CHRISTINE FROM ST HELIERS. QUESTION IS, POVERTY ` CHILDREN NEEDING BREAKFAST. OUR CHILDREN ONLY GET ONE CRACK AT AN EDUCATION, AND SO WE NEED TO HELP THEM. SO CAN WE HELP THEM, PLEASE? THANK YOU, JOHN. People have a good go at you on twitter. They say you don't care and don't do enough. We care and we step up and do a lot more. In terms of breakfast in schools, there will be a program rolling out in a couple of weeks time. We've working with Fontera and sanitarium. The government will help. $20 million going into rheumatic fever. Whiteware purchasing program. The fastest way of getting someone out of poverty is work. It's been a big long-term problem. SO HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN ASKS, 'IS BUDGET DAY STILL A BIG DEAL?' POMPOUS MUSIC CAN I LEAVE? HANG ON. IT'S ONLY FOUR MINUTES. SO, WHAT, I HAVE TO WAIT HERE TILL 2? BUDGET DAY'S SUCH A BIG DEAL THAT ANYONE WHO SEES THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS BEFORE THEY'RE OFFICIALLY RELEASED MUST BE LOCKED UP FOR FOUR HOURS. THERE YOU GO, SEE? AND THIS IS THE STAR OF BUDGET DAY. I HAVE GOT A NEW TIE, YES. NOT A NEW SUIT, THOUGH? WELL, I NEEDED A NEW SUIT, SO I HAPPENED TO GET ONE RECENTLY. OH, OK. BUT NOT FOR THE BUDGET. OH, THAT'S BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE? THAT'S RIGHT, YES. BUDGET DAY IS LIKE CARNIVAL FOR THE TREASURY OFFICIALS. IT'S QUITE EXCITING? IT'S VERY EXCITING. BUT KEEP THAT EXCITEMENT DOWN. WE'RE IN THE BUDGET LOCK-UP. THIS IS SERIOUS AND SECRETIVE. EVEN THE FOOD PEOPLE KNOW THIS. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? NO COMMENT, SORRY. NOT ALLOWED TO TALK. TOP SECRET. EXCEPT THE BUDGET REALLY IS NOT THAT TOP SECRET, IS IT? BUDGET 2013... I MEAN, WHAT DID YOU HEAR TODAY THAT WAS ACTUALLY A SURPRISE? WELL, NOW THAT THEY RELEASE EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE, IT MAKES THE BUDGET A BIT OF A NON-EVENT, DOESN'T IT? IT SURE DOES. YES. IAN TEMPLETON'S THE LONGEST SERVING JOURNO IN THE PRESS GALLERY. HE REMEMBERS WHEN BUDGETS WERE SECRET. WHEN HE HEARD MULDOON READ HIS '77 BUDGET, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HEARD ANY OF THE DETAIL. SET ASIDE $70,000 TO SUBSIDISE CARPOOLING... LAUGHS: YES. UNTIL ROGER DOUGLAS READ HIS FIRST BUDGET,... NEW AND EXCITING PROJECTS ARE IN THE PIPELINE. ...IT WAS A SECRET! PEOPLE USED TO GET A REBATE FOR THE COST OF EMPLOYING A HOUSE KEEPER? OH, VERY ESSENTIAL. BACK THEN PEOPLE WOULD QUEUE TO FILL THEIR CARS AND THEIR CAR BOOTS TO BEAT A POSSIBLE BUDGET-NIGHT TAX HIKE BECAUSE IT WAS A SECRET BEFOREHAND! THIS WOULD BE OUR YEARLY PURCHASE RATHER THAN NORMALLY WE'D DO IT ABOUT TWICE A YEAR. NOWADAYS OSH WOULD BE ALL OVER THESE KIDS AND BUDGET DAYS ARE, QUITE FRANKLY, BORING. THE BUDGET LOCK-UP WAS INTRODUCED BY SIR ROGER DOUGLAS. MR DOUGLAS IS STILL BRIEFING JOURNALISTS ON HIS LATEST ECONOMIC PLAN. BACK IN '84, JOURNOS NEEDED A FEW HOURS ALONE WITH THE BUDGET TO GET THEIR HEADS AROUND SIR ROGER'S SWEEPING REFORMS. WELL, I THINK THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT THE JOURNALISTS COULD GET HALF EDUCATED. DON'T SAY THAT. EH? BUT EVEN SIR ROGER THINKS BUDGET DAY'S A BIT OF A FIZZER NOW. SO, I HEAR YOU ASKING, WHY MAKE ALL THIS FUSS OVER BUDGET DAY? IT'S ALL STAGED, REALLY, TO CATCH THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS, SO THIS IS ALL ABOUT PR FOR THE GOVERNMENT? YEP. I CAN'T SEE WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE. MR SPEAKER, I COMMEND THIS BUDGET TO THE HOUSE. CHEERING POMPOUS FANFARE TWEET ` 1975 BUDGET This is the books of today's budget. Is there a case to be made by not having a budget day? We spent $73 billion today. Everyone focuses on the new bits, but that's an important thing in terms of location. We've been talking about the overall direction of the country, how we look in relation to other countries. It's good if people stop and think if it's going in the right direction. Apparently the sausage rolls were big, so that's a good sign. THE BUDGET'S HITTING MOTORISTS AND SMOKERS WHERE IT HURTS THE MOST ` IN THE WALLET. POLITICAL REPORTER DUNCAN GARNER TESTED REACTION TO THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF PETROL AND CIGARETTES. I miss that haircut, Ali. AFTER THE BREAK ` TANYA BLACK USES A WHEELCHAIR, AND AIR NZ DIDN'T HAVE ONE AVAILABLE. WHO'S THE REAL VILLAIN IN THE GOLD ELITE SEATING STOUSH? PLUS ` I LIKE TO GIVE BACK. IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. I THINK IT GIVES YOU A FEELING OF PURPOSE AND SELF-WORTH. AND WE GO TO VEGAS ` THAT'S LAS VEGAS, NOT ROTO-VEGAS ` TO SEE WHAT MAKES KEVIN BARRY TICK. ASIDE FROM BUDGET, STORY OF THE DAY ` TANYA BLACK'S. A STORY ABOUT A FLIGHT SHE TOOK AND THE WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO MOVE. THE WOMAN'S NOT BEEN NAMED, BUT HAS BEEN WIDELY REVILED. IT'S SPLIT KIWIS OPINIONS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE WOMAN AT THE CENTRE IS HERE NOW. Thanks for having me. You said you didn't want this to be a witchhunt. A lot of people are saying she was perfectly within her rights. She's booked that seat, and she is within her rights, but you have rights and you make decisions, and they are not often the right decisions that you make. I was the one in the seat, and she wanted me out of it. It would have been a good time to say let's forget about it. A lot of people would have moved, but she didn't have to do. It was a complete judgement call. There's been some very strong things as a result of this. I didn't feel that I was rubbish, and I do feel we have some barriers in front of us every day that we have to get over. Air travel is one of them. There's a bit of rigmarole involved. Daily I do face those barriers, so when there's somebody who will say I won't put a barrier in your way, that's fabulous. Do you think she should have been removed? I think that's harsh. I don't think it's a huge thing for her to move to rows back. Shouldn't a New Zealand have never put either of you in this extremely embarrassing situation in the first place? It's not ideal. If a New Zealand had the equipment available, we wouldn't have been in the situation. It does happen now and again that the equipment is not there or have been let down by groundstaff. People usually say it doesn't matter, I'll just move to another seat. I'm very sorry to see that you have been distressed in this manner. STICK WITH US. AFTER THE BREAK ` I THINK PEOPLE CAN TELL YOU'RE PRETTY HAPPY HERE. I HAVE EVERYTHING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. THEY'VE MADE YOU REALLY HAPPY HERE. IT'S AMAZING. YEAH. HE COULD BE A CONTENDER, BUT HIS TRAINER HAS BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE. WE'RE WITH KEVIN BARRY IN LAS VEGAS TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOXING HOPE. KEVIN BARRY IS CONTROVERSIAL. DAVID TUA ` BIG CLAIM TO FAME. NOW HE IS TRYING FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT THE BIG TIME, ANOTHER UP-AND-COMING POLYNESIAN. HERE'S CRAIG STANAWAY. # LOVE IS NICE WHEN IT'S UNDERSTOOD. # THERE ISN'T A CRAZIER PLACE ON EARTH, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT LAS VEGAS. SURE, IT'S A FALSE CITY. IT'S ALSO A PLACE WHERE REAL PEOPLE SHINE THROUGH. HERE'S MY UNTIDY OFFICE. YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE NEAT FREAK. THIS IS AS NEAT AS IT CAN BE. OH, NO, FOR ME, THIS IS A LITTLE UNTIDY. SEVEN YEARS AFTER MOVING TO VEGAS, FOUR YEARS AFTER THAT COURT CASE, KEVIN BARRY IS WELL AND TRULY BACK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE WORKED WITH A SAMOAN FIGHTER SINCE DAVID TUA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HAD A FIGHTER LIVE IN MY HOUSE SINCE DAVID TUA. THE FIGHTER HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS RISING STAR JOSEPH PARKER (20). BARRY'S NOT DOING IT FOR THE MONEY. HIS CONTRACT'S ONLY FOR EIGHT WEEKS. HE'S NOT DOING IT FOR THE PROFILE. HE'S ALREADY TRAINED TWO WORLD CHAMPIONS SINCE TUA. I LIKE TO GIVE BACK. IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. I THINK IT MAKES ME... IT GIVES YOU A FEELING OF PURPOSE AND SELF-WORTH, THAT YOUR LIFE ACTUALLY MATTERS, BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU CAN INFLUENCE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES. BUT IF YOU READ CHRIS MIRAMS' BOOK ABOUT THE TUA SPLIT, WHICH BARRY'S NEVER READ, SHOULD PARKER BE LIVING WITH BARRY? THERE'S A PASSAGE IN HERE. CAN I READ IT TO YOU? 'ONE THING,' WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE TUA SPLIT, 'IT DID TEACH ME 'IS IT'S NOT HEALTHY TO BE THAT CLOSE TO SOMEONE.' RIGHT. 'I TOLD MYSELF I'D NEVER AGAIN 'HAVE SUCH AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO A FIGHTER.' RIGHT. AND I'VE SEEN YOU WITH JOSEPH, AND YOU'VE GOT AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M A VERY PASSIONATE PERSON. EVERYTHING THAT I DO IN MY LIFE, I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO AND I DO 100%. KEVIN CAN'T CHANGE WHO HE IS, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY IT'S JUST A BUSINESS, AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE FIGHTER AND/OR ATHLETE-COACH SEPARATE, BUT IT'S WHO KEVIN IS. IT'S LIKE HIS DAD. THEY TAKE YOU INTO THEIR FAMILY AND THEY LOVE YOU AND THEY DO ANYTHING, AND THEY'RE LOYAL FOR YOU. INVITING PARKER IN ALSO HAS A LOT TO DO WITH BARRY'S MOTHER. SHE HAS A QUEEN'S SERVICES MEDAL FOR LOOKING AFTER FOSTER CHILDREN. MY FATHER HAS TWO LOTS OF QUEEN'S HONOURS. I'M VERY PROUD OF MY MOTHER AND FATHER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL SORT OF REFLECTIONS OF OUR PARENTS, AND I ALWAYS THINK THAT I ALWAYS TRY TO BE A GOOD PERSON. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THAT GENEROSITY OF HIS SPIRIT. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN, BUT THAT'S` HE'S HAPPY. JOSEPH SEEMS HAPPY. DON'T TAKE HER WORD FOR IT. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. WE'LL PLAY ONE SONG TOGETHER, AND I'LL TEACH YOUSE REALLY BASIC. (PLAYS, GUFFAWS) IT IS AN INTELLIGENCE TEST, EH? AND I'M FAILING. YOU NEARLY GOT IT. YOU NEARLY GOT IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS ON TV. BOTH PLAY SEMI-TUNEFULLY WE DID IT. WE WENT THROUGH ONCE. I KNOW. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S GANGSTER AS. (LAUGHS) I THINK PEOPLE COULD TELL YOU'RE PRETTY HAPPY HERE. I HAVE EVERYTHING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. THEY'VE MADE YOU REALLY HAPPY HERE. IT'S AMAZING. IF IT WAS MY KIDS THAT WERE IN THE SAME BOAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY WAS TAKING CARE OF THEM THE SAME WAY, SO... I MADE A PROMISE TO HIS MOTHER AND FATHER, YOU KNOW, THAT ONCE WE WALKED THROUGH THE GATE AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT THAT I WOULD BECOME JOSEPH'S GUARDIAN AND I WOULD TREAT HIM LIKE I TREAT MY OWN SONS, AND I BELIEVE I'VE DONE THAT. (PLAYS KEYBOARD) FIGHTS BRYCE RITANI. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND HUGO SNELL.