ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY FINN SCOTT-KELLY AND JESSICA BOELL. 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 is the haevily patterned three and Jacquie. THEY'RE FAST; EVERYONE'S FURIOUS. SO WE'RE RIDING SHOTGUN. CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE SMOKE ALSO TONIGHT, IT USED TO BE PRIME-TIME RATINGS; SMASHING VIEWING. THE CAMERAS MIGHT HAVE GONE, BUT THE CHARACTERS ARE STILL THERE ` LIKE LORENA, FOR EXAMPLE. SOME VERY UNKIND PERSON TOLD ME THAT YOU'VE PUT IN YOUR TOOTH FOR THIS INTERVIEW. OH! NO! JOIN US AT THE DOG SHOW LATER. And talk about a minority sport. Check this out. So many emotions going through me. We will tell you all about him later. WELCOME TO THE LONG WEEKEND. THIS IS SEVEN SHARP. Full-on. If you are one, they're a great laugh. If you're not, they are the scourge of all roads. They are getting a bad rap and are getting sick of it. They are being targeted by cops. Some say fairly; some say not. They say it's innocent fun. ENGINE REVS # WHOOP WHOOP, THAT'S THE SOUND OF DA POLICE. # WHAT DO YOU CALL A GROUP OF BOY RACERS? A FLOCK? A PARADE? MAYBE... A GAGGLE? WE GO OUT IN BIG GROUPS. MOST OF US ARE ON THE SMASH. MOST OF US ARE HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE'RE NOT OUT TO CAUSE HARM OR PUBLIC DAMAGE. WE AVOID IT WHERE WE CAN. ENGINES REV WHEN I SEE THE WAY WE'RE PORTRAYED IN THE NEWS, IT'S UPSETTING, REALLY, EH, COS THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT WHAT I'M ABOUT. # WHOOP WHOOP, THAT'S THE SOUND OF THE POLICE. # THURSDAY NIGHT IN LOWER HUTT ` A NIGHT TO TAKE THESE WHEELS FOR A SPIN. CALEB'S BEEN KEEN ON CARS FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER. MY UNCLE NIGEL BROUGHT ME A HOT WHEELS SET WITH A RAMP AND A LOOP-DE-LOOP, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. ENGINE REVS WOW, THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS WIND DOWN THE WINDOW, STICK YOUR HEAD OUT OF IT. SCREAM OUT, SING ALONG TO THE MUSIC THAT'S POUNDING AWAY. ITS LIKE BEING A CLUB DANCING WITH A WHOLE PILE OF PEOPLE, REALLY. GIVE ME A CAR! BUT IT WAS HERE IN THE HUTT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT A BUSINESS OWNER WAS BEATEN BY A GROUP OF BOY RACERS. THESE GUYS SAY IT WAS OUT-OF-TOWNERS WHO DID IT, BUT NOW POLICE ARE BEING EXTRA VIGILANT. SO IT'S 10.40PM, AND SO BEGINS A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE. THE COPS HAVE PROMISED TO BE ON THE STREETS ALL NIGHT. THEY RECKON THEY CAN SHAKE THE COPS. IT'S 10.41, AND THERE'S THE FIRST CASUALTY OF THE NIGHT. I SUPPOSE IT'S THE RISK WE TAKE, COMING OUT. WHEN THE COPS TURN UP, THE BOY RACERS SCATTER AND MOVE ON TO THEIR NEXT LOCATION. THEY'RE BEING CAREFUL TONIGHT, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY SOMETIMES REACH SPEEDS OF 240 K'S AN HOUR. WHAT DO MUM AND DAD RECKON? MOST OF OUR PARENTS WERE HOONS NONETHELESS, BUT THE CARS BACK THEN PROABLY DIDN'T GO THAT FAST. HELMEN HUNTERS AND VENGERS PROBABLY WEREN'T CAPABLE OF THE TASK OF 160 ON THE MOTORWAY. NOW WE'RE DRIVING NICE TURBO-CHARGED JAPANESE IMPORTS. WHEELS SCREECH THIS IS ILLEGAL. SO IS THIS. AND SO IS THIS. BUT JUST WAIT FOR IT. # WHOOP WHOOP, THAT'S THE SOUND OF DA POLICE. # # WHOOP WHOOP, THAT'S THE SOUND OF DA POLICE. # THIS POLICE CAR NEARLY CLIPS TWO PASSENGERS AS THEY STUMBLE ACROSS THE ROAD. LAUGHTER, CHEERING THERE WAS A FEELING THAT THESE GUYS HAD SHAKEN THE COPS FOR A WHILE ` FROM THE FLASHING LIGHTS AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROAD, OBVIOUSLY NOT. EVERY DAY'S DIFFERENT. SOMETIMES WE DONT SEE THEM AT ALL. SOMETIMES, AS TONIGHT, WE SEE THEM. EVERYONE, BEHAVE, DON'T DO SHIT. THE DRIVERS SAY THEY'RE GETTING UNUSUAL ATTENTION FROM POLICE TONIGHT. IN FACT, THEY SAY IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS THAT THERE'S BEEN AN ARREST. OBVIOUSLY POLICE KNOW OUR CAMERAS ARE HERE. OBVIOUSLY SKIDS ARE ILLEGAL. WHAT WE DO IS ILLEGAL. YOU ACCEPT THAT? YEAH. IF THIS CASE GOES TO COURT, IT COULD BE ONE STRIKE FOR THE DRIVER. GET TO THREE STRIKES, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. CRUNCH! THESE GUYS SAY CHANGING THE LAW WON'T STOP THEM. THEIR GROUP IS SPREAD ACROSS THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. WE'RE DEFINTIELY A COMMUNITY. THERES PEOPLE I'VE MET OUT HERE WHO I CALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I'D DO ANYTHING FOR THEM. WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS A PLACE OF THEIR OWN. I'VE GONE TO THE COUNCIL MYSELF TO ASK FOR A PUBLIC SKID PAD SO WE CAN STAY OFF THE STREETS. NONE OF THE COUNCILS WE SPOKE TO WOULD ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA. THE POLICE CERTAINLY WEREN'T KEEN ON TONIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT. PEOPLE THINK WE'RE ANGRY PEOPLE, DRINK A LOT, LOUD, OBNOXIOUS, BUT, UM, IN GENERAL, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ENJOY OURSELVES. ZOOM! They invited Jehan out to show they are not such bad guys. Has anyone's attitude changed as a result? Not really. I just worry about it. That is easily with risk. What about just sitting down and knitting? Those needles can be very sharp. That is what I'm encouraging my son to do. Or you could not hang out with your embarrassing mother. One of the points they made as they've got nowhere to go. That's not true. There are a number of examples of this. A tweet today. Here it is. A sealed slipway track. The problem is they have to pay for it. I'm pretty sure they have to pay for petrol as well. Meremere raceway too. There's drift clubs. If it involves cost, than can go there. And if the Council runs it, you get a whole raft of safety issues. There are options. They're not free, but not many things in life are. As far as safety goes, I have a motorbike licence. You can only ride a 250 at first. Why not with cars? Surely you don't just get your license and drive massive cars. You can modify? That should be policed as well. I want to see you on your modified moped. AFTER THE BREAK, JESSE HAS THE WEEK THAT WAS. WANT KIWI CHARACTERS? MICHAEL HOLLAND FOUND 'EM AT THE NATIONAL SHEEPDOG TRIALS. HIS PHOTOS ARE SO POWERFUL, THEY'VE BEEN BANNED IN AUSTRALIA. INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW QUILTY IS WITH US. AND NOT THE IMAGES YOU'D EXPECT FROM A STORY ABOUT POLE DANCING. Seven billion people in the world, and no two fingerprints the same. Everybody's different. Correct. You're thinking, 'If I'm such an individual, why aren't I treated like one?' One bank's thinking the same way. Talk to ANZ about how we can help you achieve your financial goals. I can prove that was you. LILTING MUSIC Welcome back. From 1977 to 1992 there was a show on TV that brought city Kiwis closer to country Kiwis. It was extremely popular. The groundswell of support for a dog show comeback is enormous. JAUNTY MUSIC MAN WHISTLES THEY'VE COME TO RUN; COME TO PLEASE. IF ONLY THE BOSS WOULD OPEN THE GATE, PUT THAT THING BETWEEN THE TEETH AND MAKE SOME MUSIC. MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY IT'S AN ADDICTION. YOU'D HAVE TO REALLY EXPERIENCE IT TO KNOW. TO KNOW THE UNSPOKEN BOND, THE TRUST, THE TIME AND THE PLACE. SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL FEELING. WE'RE ALL GOING TO WATCH THE DOG TRAILS, AREN'T WE? (WHISTLES) OH YES. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TEST FOR THE COUNTRY'S WONDERFULLY RAUCOUS,... (BARKS LOUDLY) ...BUT STEALTHILY SILENT SHEEPDOGS. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AT THE NATIONALS, AND IT'S... IT'S GREAT. 'OOH, WHAT DOG HAVE THEY GOT OUT NOW?' YOU KNOW? 'OH, IT'S THE YOUNG ONE. HOW DID THEY GO?' YOU KNOW, 'OOH, LOOK AT THAT!' YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD... 'OH, THAT DOG WOULD LOOK GOOD OVER MY BITCH,' OR... YOU KNOW... (LAUGHS) NOW, IF THAT AIN'T ENTHUSIASM, THEN THIS AIN'T SWEET. LIE DOWN, LOFTY. AND THIS IS A WORLD... (BARKS) THEIR WORLD. ...AND A LANGUAGE ALL ITS OWN,... (WHISTLES) DOWN, BEN! ...WHERE TRY-HARDS FROM THAT OTHER WORLD ARE SURPRISINGLY WELL-RECEIVED. HAVE I DRESSED APPROPRIATELY? YOU HAVE. THIS IS A DRIZA-BONE. OH, THERE YOU GO. YES. THE CITY CUT. YOU KNOW. IT IS A CITY CUT. IT IS. SO TOWNIES ARE WELCOME? MORE THAN WELCOME, SWEETHEART. (WHISTLES) BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN WHEN THEY'RE THAT FAR AWAY FROM YOU. I'M PICKING YOU ROLL YOUR RS. > YEAH. YEAH, I DO A BIT ` COME FROM SOUTHLAND ORIGINALLY. I SURE DO GET NERVOUS. IF YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS, IT'S NOT FUN. BUT DOES THE DOG UNDERSTAND ROLLED RS? YEAH, HE DOES, YEAH. HE'S HEARRRD THEM RIGHT FROM WHEN HE WAS A PUP. SO HE UNDERSTANDS. YOU'RE NOT A FINGER... NO, I CAN'T DO THAT. (LAUGHS) NO, I HAVE ONE OF THESE. GREENSTONE? YEAH. WHISTLING BETTER TONE. WHISTLING HE'S YOUNG, AND HE'S TERRIBLY KEEN AND QUITE WOUND UP. HE KNOWS THIS IS THE BIG OCCASION. YES. YES, HE DOES. JUST AS ALF BOYNTON (77) KNOWS, THIS IS HIS FINAL MAN-AND-MATE UPHILL CLIMB AFTER NIGH ON HALF A CENTURY. THAT'S IT, YEP. OH, MY HEALTH'S NO GOOD, SO... WE'VE DECIDED TO PULL THE PIN AND HOPEFULLY GO TO THE BEACH. IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD, DOG TRIALLING. YEAH, IT'LL HIT ME WHEN IT'S ALL OVER. NOT THAT TIME'S ALWAYS A HEALER. MORE THAN ONE OR TWO ASKED ME WHY THE GOLDEN DAYS OF TRIALLING ON PRIME-TIME TV CAN'T BE AGAIN. EVERYONE REMEMBERS IT. WE ALL EVEN STILL WHISTLE THE TUNE, YOU KNOW? (WHISTLES THEME MUSIC) I'M SO SORRY. WHAT WOULD A NATIONAL TITLE MEAN? > IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME. THERE'S A GREEN TIE THAT GOES WITH IT. LITERALLY THE ULTIMATE PRIZE IN DOG TRIALLING IS TO WIN ONE OF THESE GREEN TIES. MR TVNZ, PLEASE, BRING BACK THE DOG SHOW! PLEASE! SOME VERY UNKIND PERSON TOLD ME THAT YOU'VE PUT IN YOUR TOOTH FOR THIS INTERVIEW. OH! DON'T YOU DARE! NO! TOO LATE, LORENA. IT'S OUT THERE. FINAL WORD, THOUGH, TO A CAMPAIGNER WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE RESERVED DISPOSITION. BEEN MARRIED 40 YEARS, SO... I'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO DO MY OWN THING, SO IT'S PROBABLY TIME TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK, INNIT? HE'S COMING HOME. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. Lovely story. Tells a good yarn. That an appealing idea being able to control people with whistles. I'm going to learn and see if I have influence at home. One of the many lessons we can learn. Greenstone whistles fit right in your mouth. They give a better time, but they get very cold. They can be quite uncomfortable. I remember watching the show as a kid. The dog was always called Fly. I thought there was only one dog. They're called Briar, Fleur, Brad, Brooke, Courtney. Get in behind, Tiramisu! AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, TODAY'S NEWS IS TOMORROW'S FISH-AND-CHIP PAPER. SO HERE'S JESSE TO WRAP THINGS UP. WELL, IF YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A TOUGH WEEK, JUST BE THANKFUL YOU'RE NOT THE MARKETER FOR JC PENNEY, WHO PUT THIS PICTURE OF A KETTLE ON A BILLBOARD, THEN GOT IN TROUBLE WHEN PEOPLE NOTICED IT LOOKED A BIT LIKE ADOLF HITLER. BE THANKFUL YOU DON'T WORK FOR A RADIO STATION, PUTTING ALL YOUR MONEY INTO A BIG WEDDING PROMO, THEN DISCOVERING YOUR OPPOSITION IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. OR IMAGINE OWNING MOET CHAMPAGNE ` MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MAKING YOUR BRAND GLAMOROUS AND SEXY, TO HAVE IT RUINED IN FIVE MINUTES BY ONE PHOTO. YIKES. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH WEEK FOR AIR NZ TOO. THEY GOT FLAK FROM EVERYONE WHEN THEY SAID NO TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH A VISIBLE TATTOO. EVEN HONE WAS GUTTED. HE TUHA. TERA. JETSTAR JUMPED IN AND SAID THEY HAD NO PROBLEM WITH TATTOOS, AND FOR A WHILE THERE THEY WERE EVERYBODY'S FAVOURITE AIRLINE ` YEP, FOR ABOUT, HMM, 24 HOURS. IT'S TOUGH BEING JETSTAR, BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I HEAR THEY HAVE A HOT NEW PR MAN ` SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS HOW TO HAVE FUN WITHOUT CAUSING CONTROVERSY OR OFFENCE. LOOK ` HERE'S SOME OF HIS EARLIER WORK. Nice. WITH US IN THE STUDIO, AN INTERNATIONALLY LAUDED PHOTOGRAPHER. Interest in natural disasters. Here for the Auckland Festival of photography. ANDREW QUILTY, WELCOME. You went to the US to photograph hurricane Sandy not that long ago. You did it for Time magazine. I actually moved to the US, and the hurricane happened two weeks later. These are some of the images. Pretty powerful. This is on the Jersey shore. Famous for its seascapes and holiday homes That was taken two days after the hurricane came. This is a little further north in the lead-up to the hurricane. This is the moment were breached some of the man-made... So you weren't just doing aftermath pictures. You were there from the onset. Are you a bit of a storm chaser? I love the things that weather brings ` light, etc. In some ways I am. But I wouldn't call myself an ambulance chaser. You're no danger freak. What about the ethics of it. If there is somebody in need and your the only one who could help.� I've never found myself in that situation, fortunately. It is a case-by-case situation. I've heard some sad stories with devastating outcomes. Hopefully that won't occur to me. Hypothetically. What is more important, the image or the life? Obviously the lie. But I'm also there to do a job to show my work to the world. And as I said, you have to take it on a case-by-case basis. Can be controversial work. You were censored by the Sydney Festival photography. Some of these images that you have just seen were censored by one of the organising groups, who deemed these images too distressing for public viewing, along with a lot of other photographers' images. Silly. They weren't warm and fuzzy, but important. Has this happened before? What are your feelings on the censorship? It's never happened to me. It is an age-old debate between advertising and editorial interests. On this case the advertising won out. Worth having a look at his work and see him speak at the Auckland Festival of photography on Saturday. You won't want to miss this after the break. Pole dancing LOU REED'S 'SMALL TOWN' # WHEN YOU'RE GROWIN' UP IN A SMALL TOWN, # WHEN YOU'RE GROWIN' UP IN A SMALL TOWN, # WHEN YOU'RE GROWIN' UP IN A SMALL TOWN, # YOU SAY, 'NO ONE FAMOUS EVER CAME FROM HERE. # WHEN YOU'RE GROWIN' UP IN A SMALL TOWN, # AND YOU'RE HAVIN' A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, # AND YOU THINK THAT YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE IT ` # YOURSELF OR THE PLACE THAT YOU LIVE. PIANO FLOURISHES Look at that! That's you. I didn't have any idea about that until earlier today. I am touched. I suspect all those people had no idea of what the picture was. Lovely, though. Warhol exhibition at Te Papa. My favourite Warhol quote ` 'I'm a deeply superficial person'. The images in this next story me feel very wrong or very right. Hold me. I'm frightened. Douglas Seevers Jarrett is representing us in Sydney tonight. JIMI HENDRIX'S 'VOODOO CHILD' PEOPLE'S REACTIONS WHEN I FIRST TELL THEM I'M A POLE DANCER IS GENERALLY, 'OH, WOW, YOU'VE GOT TO BE PRETTY STRONG TO DO THAT.' I GO, 'ACTUALLY, YEAH, YOU DO.' SULTRY GUITAR RIFF I FIRST GOT INTO POLE DANCING FROM A CIRCUS BACKGROUND. I WAS IN THE HAWKE'S BAY, GOT TOLD THAT THERE WAS A POLE FITNESS STUDIO. GOT TOLD THAT THERE WAS A POLE FITNESS STUDIO. I THOUGHT, 'POLE FITNESS? THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.' AND I LOVED IT. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE MOVES IS A LOT OF IT IS STRENGTH ` NOT SAYING GIRLS CAN'T DO THE GUYS' MOVES, AND NO REASON THE GUYS CAN'T DO THE GIRLS' MOVES. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN MOVES THAT GUYS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED FOR. COMING INTO THE IRON CROSS. ARIAL INVERT. BUTTERFLY GRIP. FULL EXTENSION. AND THEN DROP THE BODY DOWN. THE NZ PUBLIC ARE GETTING BETTER AT ACCEPTING IT FOR WHAT IT IS. IT'D BE REALLY AWESOME IF THE PERCEPTION WAS THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING SEEDY ` IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD WAY OF GETTING STRONG, GETTING FIT, AND IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE EPIC. # WELL, I PICK UP ALL THE PIECES AND MAKE AN ISLAND. # SOME OF THE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES WE STRIKE ARE LABELS ` EVERYONE HAS A NEGATIVE ASPECT ON IT. I'M A GUY, I DO POLE SPORT, BUT STILL PEOPLE THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY WHEN THEY SEE ME. THEY GO, 'OH, ACTUALLY, WOW, THAT'S QUITE EPIC.' AND I DO GET THAT A LOT. PEOPLE GO, 'OH, YOU'RE A POLE DANCER.' AND THEN I'M LIKE, 'YEAH, BUT CAN YOU DO THIS?' (CHUCKLES) INSERT AWESOME POLE MOVE. (CHUCKLES) THE WORST THING SOMEONE SAID TO ME ABOUT BEING A MALE POLE DANCER IS, 'ARE YOU A STRIPPER?' WITH WHICH I REPLIED, 'NO, WE START WITH VERY LITTLE CLOTHES ON.' POLE DANCING CAN BE A DANGEROUS SPORT. CRASH! MANY OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S A DANGEROUS SPORT IS UNSAFE TECHNIQUE. PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT TO RUN INTO MOVES, JUMP INTO MOVES,... CRASH! ...WHERE YOU SHOULD LIFT, USE BODY CONTROL, ISOLATE MUSCLES. I WANT TO WIN IT. I WANT TO TAKE IT BACK HOME TO NZ. GIVE IT A GO, GUYS. DON'T BE WEAK. COME GET STRONG. (CHUCKLES) THAT WAS REALLY CHEESY. (LAUGHS) # I'LL MEET YOU ON THE NEXT ONE, AND DON'T BE LATE... # We sail on the seas of cheese here. It is more like gymnastics, isn't it? What I really loved as they didn't make him shave or wax. That is the weirdest thing you said all week. We mentioned the slipway in Wellington. Closed currently. But they're trying to reopen an area. ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND. STAY SAFE. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND LAUREN STRAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.