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Seven Sharp is a light-hearted current affairs programme which aims to celebrate what it is to be Kiwi by bringing viewers face to face with some of the country’s lesser known characters.

  • 1Topics covered include: 1. Droid camera ships 2. Weekly wrap-up 3. Steven Adams' National Basketball Association (NBA) contract 4. Last bash at Carisbrook 5. Waiuku's Charlie the Horse 6. Burlesque dancers

    • Start 0 : 00 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 31 : 10
    • Duration 31 : 10
    Reporters
    • Michael Holland (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Heather du Plessis-Allan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Greg Stubbings (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Dean Butler (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Greg Boyed (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Rob Brouwer (Spokesman, Droidworx)
    • Linda Bulk (General Manager, Aeronavics)
    • Coenraad Brand (Droid Developer)
    • Nick Mills ; (Owner, Wellington Saints)
    • Brendan Pongia (Former basketball Player, Tall Blacks)
    • Marc Ellis (Former All Black)
    • Josh Kronfeld (Former All Black)
    • Billy Hol (Panelbeater)
    • Mary-Jane O'Reilly (Choreographer)
    • Maria Munkowtis (Burlesque Dancer)
    • Shanelle Lenehan (Burlesque Dancer)
    Contributors
    • Waiuku Primary School (New Zealand Primary School)
    Locations
    • Raglan, New Zealand (Waikato)
    • Oklahoma City, OK, United States
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    • Waiuku, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • Yes
Primary Title
  • Seven Sharp
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 28 June 2013
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Seven Sharp is a light-hearted current affairs programme which aims to celebrate what it is to be Kiwi by bringing viewers face to face with some of the country’s lesser known characters.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • Newsmagazine
Hosts
  • Jesse Mulligan (Presenter)
  • Alison Mau (Presenter)
  • Greg Boyed (Presenter)
CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 WELCOME TO THE START OF YOUR WEEKEND. LOOK AT THIS. CHILD'S PLAY OR REAL MAN'S WORK? WE BELIEVE YOU. THIS IS FUN. LAST DANCE AT THE 'BROOK. AUCTIONING SOME BITS OFF TO YOU. CLASSIC 7 SHARP CHARACTER FOR YOU TO MEET TONIGHT. WHY DID YOU TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS? THAT UGLY FAKE HORSE HAS CHANGED HIS LIFE. I MEET SOME BURLESQUE DANCERS MESMERISING. WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND. WE WERE TALKING LAST NIGHT ABOUT INNOVATION IS TINKERING EXISTING IDEA IN THE FINAL WE'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A HIT ON FILM AND TV. ELECTRONIC MUSIC MENACING, MAJESTIC, MESMERISING ` WHATEVER THE LABEL FOR THESE, AND HERE'S ANOTHER ONE: AERIAL ALIENS ` YOU CAN'T HELP BUT EYEBALL THEM AS THEY EYEBALL YOU. ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES AND ROBOT LOVE... THAT'S YOUR BABY? THAT'S MY BABY. WELL, IT'S OUR BABY. ...IS VERY MUCH IN THE EYE OF THE CREATOR. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT DEFINITELY IS BEAUTIFUL? IT IS DEFINITELY BEAUTIFUL. DON'T YOU THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL? SLIGHTLY UGLY CHILD. OH REALLY? CONCEIVED WITH LOVE, THOUGH? CONCEIVED WITH LOVE. TOTALLY. YEAH. OUT OF A HOUSE IN RAGLAN WITH A PET DUCK. WITH SOME PRETTY INTERESTING CHARACTERS ` PASSIONATE, INTERESTING; YEAH. WORLD-BEATING LOCAL INNOVATION WITH FLAVOUR, MOST OF THOSE INTERESTING CHARACTERS BLOW-INS FROM FOREIGN PARTS WITH SOME HOME-GROWN SUPPORT, OF COURSE ` DUCK INCLUDED. HOW MANY OF YOUR BABIES, BE THEY NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD-LOOKING OR PRETTY, ARE THERE AROUND THE WORLD? > OH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF THEM FLYING AROUND THESE DAYS. THE WORLD IS OUR MARKET. 98% OF OUR PRODUCTS GO OVERSEAS. PRIMARILY AS ULTRASTEADY ROBOTIC CAMERA SHIPS FOR FILM AND TELEVISION. THE TWILIGHT SAGA ` YOU KNOW, THE VAMPIRE... (LAUGHS) I DON'T WATCH THAT. YOU'VE SEEN EARTHFLIGHT ` OUR CRAFT WERE USED IN THE FILMING OF THAT. THE REASON WHY THE CRAFT WAS SO GOOD WAS COS IT'S UNRECOGNISABLE TO THE BIRDS. IT DOESN'T REGISTER IN THEIR PSYCHE, SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY FLY OVER FLOCKS OF BIRDS WITHOUT DISTURBING THEM. IMPRESSIVE CREDITS INDEED FOR A COMPANY THAT'S BEEN TRADING JUST ON THREE YEARS. WE STUMBLED ACROSS THE TECHNOLOGY. IT WAS FLEDGLING, VERY EARLY DAYS. WE REALISED THAT IF WE DON'T DO IT, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL DO IT. AND THAT WAS THE MOMENT WHERE WE THOUGHT, 'OK, WE'RE GONNA JUMP IN.' CHILD'S PLAY OR REAL MAN'S WORK? REAL MAN'S WORK, REAL MAN'S WORK. A GEEK. YOU'RE HAPPY TO BE CALLED A GEEK? WELL, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AS LONG AS THAT'S NOT ON TV. BOTH LAUGH SORRY, CONRAD ` COULDN'T RESIST. CAMERA TO THE RIGHT, CAMERA TO THE LEFT. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CAMERAMAN BECAUSE THEY EARN THE BIG BUCKS. OH WOW. BUT YOU ARE THE PRETTY FACE. BOTH LAUGH THAT'S WHY YOU ARE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAMERA. THERE'S A GOOD-LOOKING CAMERAMAN. THE PILOT CAN JUST PARK THE CRAFT IN THE AIR, KEEP IT STILL. THE CAMERAMAN CAN OPERATE THE CAMERA FULL 360, GET THE SHOT YOU WANT. THINK I'M GETTING THE HANG OF IT. IT'S GONE FROM VERY VERY SIMPLE, VERY VERY BASIC NOW TO VERY VERY COMPLEX AND PERFORMING COMPLEX FUNCTIONS. DROIDWORX NOW WORKING ON PROTOTYPES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE FROM TARGETED SPRAYING OF CROPS TO MUSTERING CATTLE. AND THEN THERE'S THIS NEWBORN. YOU COULD SEE THIS IN A CHRISTCHURCH-EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO. WE COULD PUT A THERMAL-IMAGING DEVICE UNDER THERE. AS A CREATION, IS THAT BLOODY CLEVER? IT IS CLEVER. IT'S VERY CLEVER, YOU KNOW. IT'S PROFITABLE ` WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEBTS, WE DON'T BORROW ANY MONEY. IT'S COMPLETELY SELF-FUNDED, AND IT'S CONTINUING TO GROW. I DON'T REALLY STOP AND LOOK AT IT AND SAY, 'OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, AMAZING.' I KEEP SEEING NEW DEVELOPMENTS, NEW POTENTIAL, NEW IDEAS. IF I SAY IT'S AMAZING, WILL YOU ACCEPT THAT? I WILL ACCEPT THAT, THANK YOU. YEAH. BOTH CHUCKLE YOU GOT MORE BABIES IN YOU? YEAH, TOTALLY. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S STILL TO COME? WHAT ARE THE CHANCES ONE DAY, JUST MAYBE, OF A CERTAIN DUCK TAKING FLIGHT ALONGSIDE ONE OF HIS ROBOTIC HOUSEMATES? A KODAK MOMENT, FOR SURE. KNEW THEY WERE GOING GLOBAL. IT'S FRIDAY AND TIME TO LOOK BACK ON THE BIG STORIES OF THE LAST SEVEN DAYS. HERE'S JESSE WITH HIS WRAP OF THE WEEK. THE BIG NEWS THIS WEEK WAS IN AUSTRALIAN POLITICS, DESCRIBED BY THE BBC AS... AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EPISODE WAS CALLED 'KILL GILL'. YES, WHILE IT WAS A GOOD WEEK TO HAVE A MAROON JERSEY, IN QUEENSLAND, IT WAS A BAD WEEK TO HAVE A MAROON HAIRCUT IN CANBERRA. K RUDD MAY LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN BENNY HILL AND THE MILKYBAR KID, BUT, LOOK, HE'S RUTHLESS WHEN HE WANTS SO BE. HERE HE IS DISPOSING OF SOME EARWAX DURING A BORING DAY IN PARLIAMENT. EURGH. WELL, HERE IN NZ, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING FOR AUCKLAND. THE BAD NEWS IS THERE'S ONLY ONE ROOM FOR ONE AT A TIME. AND THE DAVID BAIN CASE GOT EXCITING AGAIN, BUT WHO'S GONNA PLAY DAVID BAIN IN THE MOVIE? NAPOLEON DYNAMITE? SPUD FROM TRAINSPOTTING? THE RUGBY WORLD CUP? WATCH THIS SPACE. FINALLY, IT MIGHT BE TIME TO CHANGE NZ'S NATIONAL SPORT FROM SHOT-PUTTING TO BASKETBALL AS STEVE ADAMS GOT PICKED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA DRAFT. LOOK, HERE HE IS GETTING A HIGH FIVE FROM A DWARF, AND THEN SAYING, 'HEY, THANKS MR MIYAGI. 'I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.' AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE LIVE AT THE WELLINGTON SAINTS NELSON GIANTS BASKETBALL GAME TO TALK ABOUT STEVE ADAMS' NBA FUTURE. KRONFELD AND ELLIS ON THE CARISBROOK'S LAST HURRAH. THE WHITE HORSE THAT'S GOT A TOWN IN STITCHES. AND BIG DREAMS, SMALL COSTUMES ` At OPSM, we use precision technology for a 3-D view of the retina, helping us better detect eye disease such as macular degeneration. Just one of the ways we look deeper. Talk to OPSM about an eye-health check-up today. CAUGHT UP WITH THE NEWS? STEVEN ADAMS CAME UP 12TH PICK NBA DRAFT, SNAPPED UP BY OKLAHOMA. WELLINGTON SAINTS, NELSON GIANTS. PACKED STADIUM. HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN IS THER HI, ALI. IT'S APPROPRIATE WE'RE HERE. JUST YESTERDAY, NICK MILLS HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER SO HE CAN PLAY NBA THAT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE HAD TO DO THAT, RIGHT? THEY'RE PAYING HHIM 2M A YEAR IS THAT MORE THAN YOU PAID HIM? IT'S A BIT ROUGH. HE DESERVES IT, THEN. HOW LONG BEOFRE HE GETS TO PLAY? THAT'S THE INTERESTING QUESTION. PROBABLY A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF WHICH IS A LEAGUE JUST BELOW THE NBA. D LEAGUE FIRST IT'LL BE INTERESTING. IF SOMEONE GETS INJURED WILL HE BE UP TO IT? THAT'D BE TOUGH FOR HIM TO DO THAT, BUT I'M SURE THEY'D THROW HIM IN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE JUST WANTS TO PLAY AND IF HE CAN, HE'LL JUMP AT IT. YOU SAID HE'S MORE AN ATHLETE HE JUST HASN'T PLAYED LIKE THE YOUNG KIDS. HE'S GONE TO THE PERFECT TEAM SO THEY'LL TEACH HIM AND GET HIM TO PLAY. HE ILL BE A STAR BUT NOT YET WHY IS IT THE PERFECT TEAM? THEU'RE LOOKING FOR A CENTRE PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT THEY KEEP THEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. OKLAHOMA IS A FAST TEAM THEY'VE GOT A GUY IN THERE WHOSE FATHER LIVES IN NZ. KENNY WILL BE GIVING KENDRICK A CALL AND TEACH HIM TRICKS SO IT'S EXCITING, MAN, FOR NZ BASKETBALL. CONGRATULATIONS TO KENNY THIS IS HUGE. OUT SPORT IS A SECRET AND YET IT'S A SURPRISE. LOOK AT IT. IT IS GOOD NEWS JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED ` TWITTER FOLLOWERS HAVE GONE FROM 7000 TO 13000 I'M SURE THOSE AREN'T THE DIGITS HE'S WORRIED ABOUT. PLENTY OF STARS. NICKNAMES ` NOT SPORT GROUNDS. THE BROOK ` NOW THEY'RE TEARING IT DOWN. PLAYERS ARE KEEN TO GET A SLICE OF THE HALLOWED GROUND. HERE'S GREG STUBBINGS. ROCK MUSIC CARISBROOK: THE HOUSE OF PAIN, NOW THE HOUSE OF BARGAIN, AS ALMOST ALL OF IT'S BEING AUCT-AINED OFF ON TRADE ME. SO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR FAVOURITE SEAT OR MAYBE A HAND RAIL FOR THE SHOWER, EVEN A GOAL POST, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BID AGAINST THESE GUYS. AWE-INSPIRING MUSIC I PRESUME THIS IS THE PART OF THE GROUND YOU WOULD WANT MOST. SOMEBODY'S ALREADY GOT IT PREPPED HERE. THIS ONE WAS PREPARED EARLY. FIRST TRY IN THAT EXACT SPOT. ELLIS IS GOING TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH, IS HE? WHAT ARE WE CHARGING FOR THIS? THAT THERE IS A 40CM BY 40CM OF TURF, AND THAT'S GOING TO COST $100. HOW MUCH AM I PAYING FOR THE STAND OVER HERE ` THE PLASTIC SEATING? WELL, CLEARLY, THAT'S NEW SEATING. IT'S IN THAT LOVELY SORT OF LIGHT BLUE. THAT'LL BE GOING FOR $25 A SHEET. OR A SEAT, SHOULD I SAY. I THINK THE STUDENTS WILL BE ON TO THIS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE SETTING UP SOME KIND OF GRANDSTAND AT HOME. BASICALLY ANYTHING IS FOR SALE. SO THERE'S GOAL POSTS, POSSIBLY. SCOREBOARD? IS SCOREBOARD UP AS WELL, IS IT? NO, SCOREBOARD'S NOT UP? WHAT ABOUT THE PA? SPEAKERS? YEAH, WE CAN PROBABLY DO SOMETHING WITH THEM. THAT'S NOT SILLY. DID YOU EVER BRING ANYONE HERE AFTER THE GAME? I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A PIECE OF GRASS SOMEWHERE THAT HAS A SPECIAL MEMORY. (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE NOT RIGHT, ARE YOU? I CAN SEE DARK IMAGININGS THAT ARE GOING ON INSIDE YOUR MIND. NO, THIS IS` SURELY THAT HAPPENED? WELL, IT MAY VERY WELL HAVE DONE, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. JOSH? I NEVER DID ANYTHING ON THE TERRACES. ALL LAUGH WHAT PIECE OF EARTH DO YOU WANT? WHAT LITTLE BIT OF GRASS REALLY HOLDS A CONNECTION FOR YOU? OH, MATE, I DON'T WANT ANY OF IT. THERE'S GOOD CHANCE YOU MIGHT HAVE CHUNDERED ON IT OR SOMETHING. THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SELL GRASS ` THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE, AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT ANY OF IT. JOSH ADMITTED HE ACTUALLY DID WANT SOME, BUT HE ALREADY HAD SOMETHING BETTER. I'VE GOT A BIT OF TERRACE FROM WHEN THEY RIPPED THAT UP, A LITTLE SPEIGHTS CAN FULL OF THE STONES. AND SPEAKING OF HIDDEN AWAY... DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BERT SUTCLIFFE'S ASHES SUPPOSEDLY BURIED IN THIS FIELD? REALLY? AND NO ONE KNOWS WHERE. WOW. SO SOME TIME WHEN THEY ARE DIGGING THIS TURF UP, THEY'RE GOING TO FIND AT LEAST ONE URN. WELL, THAT'S A TREASURE TROVE, REALLY, ISN'T IT? IT'S ONLY, SURELY, A DECADE AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO CLONE... NOW WE'RE TALKING. YEAH, NOW WE'RE TALKING. OF COURSE, CARISBROOK IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT GLORIOUS SPORTSPEOPLE DID. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE MEMORIES OF THE FANS. SO THIS IS THEIR CHANCE TO SNATCH A PIECE OF MEMORABILIA FROM THE TIME... YOU SAW THE LINES FOR THE TOILET WAS TOO LONG, SO YOU HAD TO GO IN A PAPER CUP. THEN YOU GAVE THAT CUP TO A KID AND TOLD HIM IT WAS MOUNTAIN DEW. MEMORIES. AFTER THE BREAK ` A SMALL TOWN BLOKE AND HIS FAKE HORSE ARE PROVIDING SOME OF THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN WAIUKU. THEN, FROM A DUSTY STABLE TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FESTIVALS, THE KIWI BURLESQUE GIRLS ON THE ROAD TO EDINBURGH. ON THE MAP, WE VISIT SMALL PLACES TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO WAIUKU. CHARLIE HAS HIS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. IN FACT, HE HAS TWO. ONE IS CALLED 'WAIUKU HORSE'; THE OTHER IS CALLED 'CHARLIE WHITE'. AND HE HAS ABOUT 2500 FRIENDS AND COUNTING. GRAND MUSIC I'M IN WAIUKU, OR AS THE LOCALS CALL IT... SINGS: # LOVELY, LOVELY WAI-UK. # EITHER WAI-UK, OR UKU. OR BEAVERVILLE. YEP, YEP. THE 'KU'? NO ONE SAYS THE 'KU'? NO. MAN: ...STEPHEN DONALD. YES, STEVEN DONALD, AKA BEAVER, MAY BE THE TOWN'S MOST FAMOUS SON, BUT THERE'S NOW SOMETHING BECOMING EVEN MORE POPULAR ` THEME FROM 'BLACK BEAUTY' CHARLIE WHITE, THE WHITE HORSE OF WAI-UK. CHARLIE WAS FOUND BY BILLY HOL IN THE SHED AT HIS MATE OWEN'S PLACE. HE WASN'T DOING ANYTHING WITH IT. I THOUGHT I'D <BLEEP> HAVE A GO WITH HIM. SEE WHERE HE GOES. TIED HIM UP, JUST HAD HIM AROUND THE PROPERTY, JUST HAD HIM SITTING AROUND JUST LOOKING` LOOKING COOL, ACTING LIKE A REAL HORSE. AND EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS A REAL HORSE FOR A LONG TIME THERE, AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED GETTING A LITTLE BIT CRAZY WITH HIM. SO WHAT MADE A 30-YEAR-OLD PANEL BEATER WANT TO DO THIS? JUST THAT WE WANTED TO BRIGHTEN EVERYONE'S DAY, REALLY. TRY AND CREATE A SMILE FOR FREE. AND IT'S CERTAINLY DONE THAT. NOW EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW WHERE CHARLIE'S GOING TO BE. EVERYONE IN WAIUKU IS JUST LOOKING FOR CHARLIE EVERY DAY ` WHERE IS HE GONNA BE, AND WHAT IS HE GONNA BE? SO HE'S JUST AWESOME. HEY, BOY. COME ON. CHARLIE EVEN HAS HIS OWN... STABLE. THIS IS CHARLIE'S WALL. THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE THANK YOU LETTERS I'VE GOT THROUGHOUT THE <BLEEP> TIME WE'VE HAD HIM. 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CARDS, EASTER CARDS, A SET OF RIBBONS. FEW LOVE LETTERS UNDERNEATH THERE. LOVE LETTERS?! YEAH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE UNDER HERE. FROM OTHER HORSES? FROM ANOTHER HORSE. READS: 'WHY DID YOU TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS? I LOVE YOU. 'I WANT TO HAVE YOUR WHITE HORSE BABIES.' CHARLIE'S NOW BECOME SO MUCH A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT BILLY HAS BEEN TAKING HIM TO LOCAL SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN DRESS HIM UP. WE'RE DRESSING HIM UP LIKE A PROFESSOR. AS A MAD PROFESSOR? ALL: YEP. YEP. SAY 'WE'RE WINNERS!' KIDS: WE'RE WINNERS! DO ALL YOU KIDS LOVE CHARLIE? ALL: YES! OUR SHARPEST TOWNS SERIES STARTS ON MONDAY. I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE. GET IN TOUCH WITH US WITH STORIES ABOUT HTA THERE'S GONNA BE BLOOD ON THE FLOOR IT'S GETTING VERY COMPETITIVE THE REPORTERS ARE STARTING TO VYE FOR FAVOURS. EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL HAS PROVIDED A SPRINGBOARD TO BIG THINGS FOR ALL SORTS OF ACTS AND HAS BEEN GOING SINCE 1947 ` OLDEST ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. IN FLAGRANTE ` SIX AUCKLAND BURLESQUE DANCERS ARE DUE TO HEAD THERE FOR THE AUGUST START. INSIDE, FOUR MARCHING GIRLS DO THEIR THING. WHAT COULD BE MORE WHOLESOME? BY THE WAY, WHO ARE THEY ACTUALLY SALUTING? ME? I'M NOT EVEN IN UNIFORM. ANYWAY, GIVE IT A SECOND. AND... THERE YA GO ` A SLICE OF KIWIANA GETS BURLESQUE-IFIED. I'M PICKING MEN MIGHT WATCH IT, THOUGH. I'M JUST PUNTING IN THE AIR HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? I MADE THIS SHOW FOR A WIDER AUDIENCE AS WELL, BECAUSE OFTEN MEN DON'T WANT TO GO TO DANCE. I THINK ITS BECAUSE IT'S NON-VERBAL, AND SO THEY WON'T GO TO DANCE. BUT I THOUGHT, 'I'M GOING TO GET THOSE MEN ALONG.' THE MARCHING ROUTINE IS JUST ONE STRING TO THE IN FLAGRANTE BOW. WE'LL SEE SOME OTHERS, NOT ALL OF THEM, THOUGH, BECAUSE FRANKLY, THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW. SUFFICE TO SAY, THIS ONE INVOLVES HORSE TAILS AND NOT MUCH ELSE. NOT A PASTIME FOR THE SELF-CONSCIOUS, THEN. WE'VE DONE THE SHOW SO MANY TIMES, ITS JUST KIND OF LIKE SECOND NATURE TO US NOW. I SPEND QUITE A LOT OF THE SHOW WITH NOT MUCH CLOTHES ON, SO, YEAH, I DON'T FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AT ALL. AND, YEAH, IT'S QUITE LIBERATING. YEAH, IT'S GOOD. I TRY AND DO THE SAME ON SEVEN SHARP, BUT THEY JUST LOOK AT ME WEIRD, SO I DON'T DO IT ANY MORE. IT'S MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE TO DO IF THERE'S LOTS OF LAYERS TO IT. IT'S SEXY, BUT ITS FUNNY. IT'S FUN TO PERFORM. THERE'S A LOT OF HUMOUR. AND IT'S QUITE DARK AS WELL. GETTING IN FLAGRANTE INTO EDINBURGH DOESN'T COME CHEAP, THOUGH ` 80 GRAND ALL UP. CREATIVE NZ'S MET A BIG CHUNK OF THE BILL, BUT THE REST WILL BE FOOTED THROUGH BOOSTED. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN. YOU KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, DIDN'T YOU? THEY NEED ANOTHER 20 GRAND. EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL IS THE BIGGEST FRINGE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE SEEN BY A WIDER AUDIENCE THAN LITTLE OLD NZ. THE GIRLS WITH THE SMALL COSTUMES, THOUGH, HAVE SOME BIG GOALS FOR THEIR SHOW... .. TO A POINT. EVERYONE IN THE WORLD TO SEE IT. (LAUGHS) SO STARTING SMALL (!) MAYBE EVERYONE OVER 18 TO SEE IT. LAUGHTER VERY CREATIVE LET'S BE FRANK ` YOU'D SEE THE SAME ON A BEACH IN RIO. TRUE. UNLESS THEY'RE MORE CREATIVE TODAY IS THE 28TH OF JUNE WHICH MEANS MONDAY IS 1 JULY. DRY JULY IS THE MONTH YOU DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL THIS YEAR I AM DOING IT. IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH. SEVEN SHARP IS DOING IT. ALI'S NOT DOING IT. GREG DOESN'T DRINK SIX PEOPLE ON MY TEAM IF YOU'RE DOING IT, LOOK FOR US. IF YOU'RE NOT DOING IT, THINK ABOUT IT I'LL HAVE A THINK ABOUT IT. I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MONEY I'LL START DRINKING. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND GLENNA CASALME.
Reporters
  • Dean Butler (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Greg Boyed (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Greg Stubbings (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Holland (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Billy Hol (Panelbeater)
  • Brendan Pongia (Former basketball Player, Tall Blacks)
  • Coenraad Brand (Droid Developer)
  • Josh Kronfeld (Former All Black)
  • Linda Bulk (General Manager, Aeronavics)
  • Marc Ellis (Former All Black)
  • Maria Munkowtis (Burlesque Dancer)
  • Mary-Jane O'Reilly (Choreographer)
  • Nick Mills ; (Owner, Wellington Saints)
  • Rob Brouwer (Spokesman, Droidworx)
  • Shanelle Lenehan (Burlesque Dancer)
Locations
  • Raglan, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Oklahoma City, OK, United States
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Waiuku, New Zealand (Auckland)
Contributors
  • Waiuku Primary School (New Zealand Primary School)