ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY CONOR WHITTEN AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 Welcome. The night we will introduce you to a couple of guys who will be fighting each other next month. A professional bout between two little people, or dwarves as they like to be known. Is this a good or bad thing? 60 YEARS AGO TODAY, ONE OF OURS DID SOMETHING NEVER BE TOPPED. ED AND EVEREST. I talked to another man who stood on top of the world. WOW, ED. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN OUT THERE ` TO ACTUALLY ARRIVE AT THAT PLACE AND BE WALKING INTO THE UNKNOWN. NO MAN HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE. Something I'll never do. Maybe you, Greg. How many Nzers have done it? I'll tell you later. It is far more in language week. We have a comedian learning more about her culture, including how to know when a relative is mad at you. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE IN TROUBLE WHEN YOU WERE YELLED AT IN SAMOAN? THEY SAY YOUR FULL NAME, AND THEY ELONGATE IT. FOR ME, IT WOULD BE, LIKE, 'SEEEEE-LA!' THIS IS SEVEN SHARP. LOTS OF DEBATE THIS WEEK ABOUT WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A MARKETING GIMMICK ` TWO LITTLE PEOPLE STEPPING INTO THE BOXING RING ON THE UNDERCARD TO JOSEPH PARKER'S BOUT WITH FRANCOIS BOTHA NEXT MONTH. You said in the intro they prefer to be called dwarves. These guys the story definitely prefer it. In America they call themselves little people. SO IS IT EXPLOITATION OR IS IT EQUAL RIGHTS? HERE'S CRAIG STANAWAY. BATMAN HAD THE JOKER. BORG HAD MCENROE. SPORTING GIANTS NEED ARCH-ENEMIES. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BIG TO BE A GIANT OF A MAN. I COMPLETED A DIPLOMA IN HORTICULTURE SCIENCE AT UNITEC, AND I'VE JUST FINISHED MY DEGREE AT AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. IF MATTHEW WALKER'S DYSLEXIA CAN'T STOP HIM, PREJUDICE CERTAINLY WON'T. DAD JUST TAUGHT ME, 'JUST DO YOUR BEST AT LIFE. NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP.' HE'S USING THOSE HANDS THAT CAN'T WRITE TO PUNCH WELL ABOVE HIS WEIGHT. I WANT TO GIVE OTHER PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A GUT FEELING THAT, IF THEY'RE DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED IN ANY WAY, THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND SUCCEED. I TELL YOU WHAT. TO SHOW YOU THAT HE'S NOT DISABLED, WHY DON'T WE PUT A PAD ON YOU AND EXPERIENCE SOME OF HIS PUNCHES. YOU LIKE YOUR COACH, RIGHT? THIS GUY WAS BAGGING COACH. SO NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP FOR YOUR COACH. I'VE BAGGED HIM FOR YEARS. GIVE HIM A HIDING. HE'S ALL YOURS. YEARS AGO, MATTHEW WAS A BODYBUILDER, BENCHING 140 KILOS ON A 59KG FRAME. I CAN FEEL THE POWER. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES MONTY'S BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS WHEN HE WAS THE WARRIORS' CAPTAIN TO ME? AND EVERYONE ELSE. IT'S NOT JUST ME. HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO GIVING ME A LOW BLOW? BUT, LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, EVERY HERO NEEDS AN ARCH-ENEMY. COLIN 'BRING THE PAIN' LANE. COLIN'S DARTH VADER TO MATTHEW'S LUKE SKYWALKER. HE'S SO DETERMINED TO, LIKE, KNOCK THIS GUY OUT RIGHT NOW, EH. AND, JUST LIKE DARTH, HE'S GOT A BIT OF A WHEEZE. HOW HARD HAS IT BEEN TO GIVE UP THE CIGARETTES? I KNOW IT'S HARD, YOU KNOW? IT'S HARD. I'M LOVING IT. YOU COULD'VE FOOLED ME. UP, UP, UP, UP. NEARLY THERE. WHAT'S YOUR BODY SAYING? DON'T GIVE UP. (COUGHS) WE COULDN'T HAVE GOT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT TWO WEEKS AGO. HE COULD BARELY DO HALF A ROUND ON THE BAG. SO NOW WE'VE DONE ALMOST AN HOUR'S TRAINING. MARK, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, THOUGH, WE'VE KILLED HIM. NOT QUITE. HE'S STILL BREATHING. I'VE COME THIS FAR. WORKED SO HARD. ON THE NIGHT, LOOK OUT. DEAN LONERGAN, THIS STORY ISN'T EXACTLY HOW I EXPECTED. I EXPECTED THAT YOU WOULD BE THIS MONEY-GRUBBING, EXPLOITIVE BOXING PROMOTER TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TWO LITTLE PEOPLE. YOU'RE A BAD MAN, CRAIG STANAWAY. THE IDEA CAME FROM MIKE MORDEN, THE OWNER OF YOGG DOWN IN MISSION BAY, AND, UH, WHEN HE SAID TO US, 'DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A COUPLE OF DWARVES IN THERE,' I SORT OF THOUGHT, 'WHY WOULDN'T WE?' SO HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU. IF YOU'RE OFFENDED, WHY? NAH, THIS IS JUST A ONE-OFF EVENT FOR ME. AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? TEACH. YEAH? YEP. AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB? YES, I AM. JUST INCLUSION. JUST RESPECT. THAT'S MY MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EVERY PERSON WATCHING THIS RESPECTS WHAT YOU'RE DOING. NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER. MM. MM. THANK YOU. Bit sad. That is the reaction that a lot of us have. Dean Lonergan the way to give seriousness to the bout, you don't say 'a guy who owns a yoghurt shop suggested it'. These two guys are pretty genuine, and there is no doubt why they want to fight. But why do we want to watch? Fight for life last year featured a couple of girls in pretty much bikinis fighting. And now it got to dwarves fighting. The difference is a proper about, whereas that was a charity event. Does this cheapen the sport for you? It does you get the whole thing of people saying they are being exploited. I guess if they are doing it willingly and being paid... I don't know. Girls in bikinis, dwarves, you have to ask where it will go next year. There is been boxing in this country open to the public for years. Apparently they all lose money these days. You have to pull a gimmick to get people into watch. Would someone who would not normally watch boxing go and watch two dwarves? They are just a couple of guys. One of them is a pack a day cigarette smoker. It can't be seen as anything else but a gimmick. Most people online seem to be saying it is their choice, good on them. On the exploitation thing, some people say you can still be exploited even if you agree to do something ` adult movie industry, for example. AFTER THE BREAK ` EVEREST. THEY'RE LINING UP TO CONQUER THE MOUNTAIN. IT'S SAMOAN LANGUAGE WEEK. SO WE SEND THE SELF-PROCLAIMED WORST SAMOAN EVER ON A JOURNEY OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT. AND FROM THE FOOD COURT TO THE SILVER SCREEN. WE'RE WITH A STAR OF A MUCH-LAUDED KIWI FILM. Welcome back. Comedian Rose Matafeo is here. Award-winning. Congratulations. She has actually done a story for us tonight. It is Samoan language week. It is the second most spoken language in Auckland; third most in NZ. I thought it is worth celebrating. You have said you are the worst someone ever. Did you grow up without it in your household? I am a half caste. Often people don't end up learning until well into their life. I feel like that is one of those words like dwarf. Rose is mixed race. I find it weird. She has been connecting with half caste routes. I AM THE WORST SAMOAN EVER. THE ONLY SAMOAN WORDS I KNOW ARE TARO, PALUSAMI AND ROBBIE MAGASIVA. SO I THOUGHT I'D COME HERE, BACK TO AUCKLAND GIRLS' GRAMMAR ` MY OLD SCHOOL, AKA THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD ` AND HAVE A CHAT TO THE YEAR 10 SAMOAN LANGUAGE CLASS AND SEE IF THEY CAN TEACH ME A THING OR TWO. CHE FU'S 'MISTY FREQUENCIES' # WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL... # HI. I'M ROSE. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. WHY SAMOAN? IT'S GOOD TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR ROOTS. IT'S GOOD TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR ROOTS. VERY GOOD POINT. LET'S WRITE IT UP. 'ROOTS'. DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE WHEN YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS SPEAK TO YOU IN SAMOAN? ALL: YES. (LAUGHS) ARE THERE ANY REALLY IMPORTANT WORDS THAT I NEED TO LEARN? LIKE, I KNOW TARO. LAUGHTER PUA'A. GIGGLING WHAT DOES PUA'A MEAN? PIG. PIG? OK. GOOD. AND MAMOE. WHAT'S MAMOE? ALL: LAMB. LAMB? WHAT'S...? PIG AND LAMB! LAUGHTER OK. MUSIC CONTINUES WELL, AT LEAST IT'S A START. AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. LUKE MACDONALD IS TAKING SAMOAN-LANGUAGE NIGHT CLASSES, AND THEY'RE FREE. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME? (LAUGHS) WHAT IS YOUR SPY` YOUR SAMOAN SPY NAME? AKA... (GIVES SAMOAN NAME) WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO, KIND OF, GET BACK INTO THE SAMOAN LANGUAGE? OH, LOOK, I FELT THERE WAS A BIG MISSING CULTURAL LINK... NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF. I'VE GOT THREE YOUNG KIDS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS SOMETHING ON TO THEM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR CULTURE. ABSOLUTELY. IF I DON'T TAKE THIS STEP NOW,... MM. ...YOU KNOW, THAT TRANSITION WILL BE LOST. ARE THERE ANY ESSENTIAL SAMOAN PHRASES THAT YOU THINK I SHOULD LEARN? BEING A PERSON WHO KNOWS PRETTY MUCH NOT ONE WORD OF SAMOAN, WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST? ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP? OH YEAH. SO THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO SAY WOULD BE, UM, 'AOTEALOFA I ATU OI,...' AOTEALOFA I ATU OI. ...WHICH MEANS 'I LOVE YOU'. AW! YOU'RE MAKING ME BLUSH. BUT HOW MANY SAMOANS, LIKE LUKE, ARE GETTING BACK TO THE BOOKS? MEET SELA ALO, ANOTHER BAD SAMOAN. YOU CLAIM THAT YOU'RE A BAD SAMOAN, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM WORSE. I CAN'T SPEAK A SINGLE WORD OF THE LANGUAGE. HOW ABOUT YOU? SEE, I THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY BAD, BUT AFTER TALKING TO YOU, ROSE, I'M PRETTY GOOD, MAN. I'M ACTUALLY RIGHT UP THERE. I'M` LAUGHS: WHATEVER. YOU ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS MY NEARLY-3-YEAR-OLD SON. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN TROUBLE WHEN YOU WERE YELLED AT IN SAMOAN? YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE WHEN YOU'RE BEING YELLED AT AND THEY SAY YOUR FULL NAME. (LAUGHS) THEY SAY YOUR FULL NAME, AND THEY ELONGATE IT. LIKE... IT'S LIKE... FOR ME, IT WOULD BE, LIKE, 'SEEEEEEEE-LA', INSTEAD OF JUST` AND THEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN BIG` MASSIVE, MASSIVE TROUBLE. SEEEE-LA. SELA SAYS THE HOLY TRINITY IN SAMOAN CULTURE IS MADE UP WITH THE THREE FS ` FAMILY, FAITH AND FOOD. THIS SAPA SUI'S NOT BAD, ACTUALLY. ISN'T IT? NAH. MY MUM MAKES THE BEST SAPA SUI. ACTUALLY, MY DAD MAKES THE BEST SAPA SUI, SO... MY ELDEST SON SAYS TO ME, 'DAD, O A MAI OE?' WHICH IS REALLY COOL. YEP. WHICH MEANS, 'DAD, HOW ARE YOU?' YEAH. AND, OH MAN, I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THAT. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS` I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO YOU BEFORE. MY PARENTS DIDN'T FORCE IT ON ME. YEP. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO FORCE IT ON HIM, BUT I WANT HIM TO EMBRACE HIS CULTURE. THERE'S A WORD, AND I HOPE YOU PICKED UP ON IT, THAT'S GENERIC; THAT ALL SAMOANS USE ` ESPECIALLY OUR GENERATION. THAT WORD IS 'SEKI'. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT WORD? NO. OH, MM, A LITTLE BIT. YEP. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IF YOU` IT MEANS` SEKI IS JUST SET; EVERYTHING'S SET. SO IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU, IN CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, 'O A MAI OE?' YOU KNOW, YOUR RESPONSE TO THEM... LIKE, IF I SAID, 'O A MAI OE, ROSE?' YOU'D SAY, 'SEKI'. SEKI. SEKI A OE. SEKI. SO I'VE WALKED THE WALK, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO TALK THE TALK. Good story. You have to do some more for us. I brought you some lolly leis. Share those out. A little info about why Samoa is so important to NZ. It is the only country NZ has ever taken over successfully. You are one of the most famous Samoans in NZ. A fun game is which Samoans you related to. For me, Nesian Mystik and Che Fu everyone in the class said The Rock. You learned how to say I love you in Samoan. Did you tried out on your boyfriend? I will. It's tricky. A few words. It's the same in Maori 'Hone Heke's my granddad' WE'RE REFLECTING AND CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR EDMUND HILLARY KNOCKING THE BASTARD OFF. WHILE WE'RE PROUD, FEW OF US REALLY KNOW WHAT HE DID BECAUSE LESS THAN 40 OF US HAVE DONE IT. Told you I'd tell you. PETER CAMMELL IS ONE OF THAT GROUP. HE DID IT LAST YEAR. I SPOKE TO HIM TODAY. THE NZER, HILARY, HAS SUCCEEDED IN CONQUERING MT EVEREST. IT'S PART OF OUR FOLKLORE ` HILLARY, EVEREST, NZ. FOR PETER CAMMELL, THOUGH, IT'S MORE THAN FOLKLORE. IT'S A BURNED INTO HIS MIND ` NOT JUST AN EXCELLENT DINNER PARTY STORY ` EXPERIENCE. YOU MOVE ALONG THIS NARROW RIDGE AND THEN, IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'VE GOT THE HILLARY STEP. THAT JUST REARS UP IN FRONT OF YOU, AND YOU'RE THINKING, 'WOW, ED. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN OUT THERE. 'TO ACTUALLY ARRIVE AT THAT PLACE AND BE WALKING INTO THE UNKNOWN.' PETER STARTED CLIMBING AT 14, THEN READ HILLARY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND WAS INSPIRED. LONG WAY, THOUGH, FROM BEING INSPIRED TO ACTUALLY CLIMBING 8850M STRAIGHT UP. YOU NEED A LOT OF DETERMINATION. YOU NEED FITNESS. THERE'S A FAIR BIT OF THE UNKNOWN AND UNCERTAINTY IN THERE, AND I SUPPOSE YOU JUST NEED TO PUSH THROUGH THOSE, BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE AT THE OTHER END IS THESE BEAUTIFUL VISTAS, THESE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES, AND THIS INCREDIBLE COMRADESHIP OF THE ROPE AND YOUR ROPEMATE. OH, AND A BIG, FAT WALLET. A REALLY BIG, FAT WALLET. THE BASIC BARE-BONES EVEREST PACKAGE, $US30,000, AS WELL AS GETTING THERE, TRAINING AND ALL YOUR GEAR. AT THE OTHER END, US$150,000, PLUS GETTING THERE, TRAINING AND ALL YOUR GEAR. ALL TRIPS, THOUGH, HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON THERE'S NO GUARANTEES, AND I THINK ALL THE GUIDING COMPANIES SAY THAT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL GET AN EVEREST SUMMIT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER HAZARDS AND INDETERMINATES THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL, SUCH AS WHEN I CLIMBED IT LAST YEAR, THERE WERE ONLY TWO CLEAR SUMMIT DAYS. CLIMBING MT EVEREST, I IMAGINE, IS ON SOME PEOPLE'S BUCKET LIST. PRETTY HIGH UP THERE, THOUGH, LITERALLY. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THEM? GO AND LEARN HOW TO CLIMB. THEN DEVELOP AND FOSTER THAT LOVE OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND AT THE END OF IT, YOU MAY SAY, 'YES, I'D LIKE TO CLIMB MT EVEREST 'AND WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HILLARY AND TENZING.' CRITICS SAY, BECAUSE OF THE COMMERCIALISATION OF THE MOUNTAIN, IT'S CHEAPENED THE EXPERIENCE. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, AS SOMEONE WHO'S ACTUALLY CLIMBED IT? NO, IT HASN'T, AND IT'S A PERSONAL JOURNEY. YOU DECIDE TO GO THERE ON YOUR OWN TERMS. WHAT MONEY HAS DONE AND WHAT COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS HAS DONE IS ACTUALLY TURN IT INTO A SYSTEM AND A PROCESS, AND I BELIEVE IT'S NOW A LOT SAFER. BUT YOU'VE STILL GOT TO PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. YOU STILL NEED TO BE READY, AND THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF HAZARDS THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL. SO IT IS A REAL MOUNTAIN. Still real deadly. About 2.5% of climbers every year die. 720 people roughly. Thanks, Mr Maths Goosebumpy watching that. Really inspiring, and reminds me why Ed is so inspiring. Took him six months to recover. AFTER THE BREAK ` WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON THAT DREAM OF BEING A MOVIE ACTOR. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT LIFE CHANGES UTTERLY Don't dance to the theme song while the cameras on. This may sound like a cliche, but... IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT LIFE CHANGES UTTERLY BECAUSE OF LUNCH AT THE FOOD COURT. True. Original so far. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INCREDIBLE STORIES. HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN FILL YOU IN. UPBEAT SYNTH MUSIC YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF LIKE EVERY OTHER NORMAL DAY. CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT DAY IT WAS. TWO $12.50 BUTTER CHICKEN. CAN WE GET A CHEESE AND GARLIC NAN AS WELL, PLEASE? AND WE WERE JUST HUNGRY. THANK YOU. BOTH: THANK YOU. AND, UM, I WAS SITTING RIGHT HERE IN THIS SEAT. HOW'S IT GOING, BRO? AND, YEAH, WE WERE JUST HAVING OUR FOOD. AND THEN I JUST GOT TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER. AND THAT IS HOW KEVIN PAULO BECAME AN ACTOR. EATING BUTTER CHICKEN ONE DAY IN THE MALL HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED YOUR LIFE? PRETTY MUCH, YEP. WHILE KEVIN AND HIS MATE JORDAN ATE THEIR LUNCH, WATCHING THEM WERE TWO DIRECTORS DESPERATE TO FIND A LEAD ACTOR FOR THEIR FILM. KEVIN JUST LOOKED RIGHT. WHERE'S THE LITTLE HAND? LUCKY FOR THE DIRECTORS THAT KEVIN COULD ACTUALLY ACT. I DON'T KNOW. I ALWAYS FIND IT WEIRD LOOKING AT MYSELF ON SCREEN. I GET ANGRY AT MY OWN VOICE. I'M, LIKE,... (CHUCKLES) REALLY? DO I SOUND LIKE THAT? LIFE CHANGED. FOR THREE MONTHS, KEVIN ACTED ALONGSIDE JACEK KOMAN, PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR THIS BIT IN MOULIN ROUGE. SINGS: # ROXANNE...! # YEAH, HE IS A BIT OF A BIG DEAL. KEVIN LOST HIS ROOFING JOB BECAUSE HE WAS FILMING. HE TRAVELLED TO AMERICA, GOT INTERVIEWED, GOT FREE STUFF, WENT TO THE FILM'S WORLD PREMIERE. NO SURPRISE THE 21-YEAR-OLD WANTS TO BE AN ACTOR FOREVER. UH, I DON'T KNOW IT'S JUST DIFFERENT AND, LIKE, FUN, AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW. I'VE DONE SO MUCH, LIKE, UM, HEAVY-LIFTING JOBS BEFORE AND, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, THIS ONE'S MORE, I SUPPOSE, MENTALLY HEAVY LIFTING, BUT I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE FILM IS CALLED SHOPPING, AND IT ONLY COMES OUT THIS WEEK. SO, FOR NOW, KEVIN'S BACK TO WORKING NORMAL JOBS LIKE THE REST OF US. AND IF PEOPLE LIKE HIS ACTING IN THIS FILM, HE HOPES HE MIGHT GET SOME MORE ROLES. HOW MUCH ARE YOU HANGING OUT TO DO SOME MORE ACTING? UH, I'M REALLY HANGING OUT, EH, COS I'M NOT REALLY DOING... YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY COMMITTED TO ANYTHING MUCH AT THE MOMENT. SO WHATEVER KIND OF POPS UP, I CAN KIND OF JUMP INTO HEAD FIRST, REALLY. IF YOU WATCH SHOPPING, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR KEVIN'S MISSING FINGER. APPARENTLY, NO ONE NOTICES IT. NAH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO ASK. LIKE, AFTER A FILM, WHEN I GO FOR, LIKE, Q&A, NOBODY ASKS, AND NOBODY EVEN REALISES. AND AS I WATCH THE MOVIE, I'M, LIKE, 'GOSH, MY HAND'S JUST, LIKE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN THE WHOLE TIME. 'WHO'S GONNA NOTICE?' AND NO ONE EVER DOES I DID, AND I WISH I HADN'T ASKED HIM HOW HE LOST IT. IT'S GROSS. WAY TOO GROSS TO TELL YOU ON TELLY AND DEFINITELY TOO GROSS TO HEAR OVER BUTTER CHICKEN. I rang Heather about this this afternoon. He is to wear a ring on his index finger, was mucking around one night, jumped up to grab a sign and the ring got caught. I love that the city likes acting because there is no heavy lifting involved. Who made the movie? People who made a short film called the $6.50 man. They've got a bit of cred. REMEMBER HOW JOHN KEY BAGGED WELLINGTON AS A DYING CITY A FEW WEEKS BACK? THAT WENT DOWN WELL. ALI POINTED OUT THERE WAS SOMETHING WELLINGTON COULD LEARN FROM A CITY WHICH ONCE FACED THE SAME CRITICISMS. I GREW UP HERE. THIS IS MY KIND OF TOWN, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MELBOURNE'S GOT SWAG. THE ARTS. A LIFE AND A SOUL. IT'S SO URBAN AND COOL. # YEAH, TALK BACK, TALK BACK. # EXPRESS YOURSELF. # THAT'S US FOR TONIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND JOHN LING. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.