FROM ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOODNIGHT. IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` I DON'T KNOW OF ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD YOU CAN GO AND CATCH A LOVELY RAINBOW TROUT AND THEN HAVE IT COOKING IN THE SAND. YEAH, JUST ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE NZ. BEAUTIFUL. PLUS, WE REALLY THOUGHT WE'D SEEN IT ALL. THE TONGUE HAS TO BE IN? YES, IT DOES. SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. UNTIL NOW. MAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT TO MATCH HERS. I KNOW, BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TO LOOK LIKE THEM. YOU'VE ALREADY CALLED THEM UGLY. AND... THE GREENS ARE NOT SO MUCH A POLITICAL PARTY AS A RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT, WORSHIPPING SNAILS AND FERNS. THANKS FOR THE LOLS, JAMIE WHYTE. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY IMOGEN STAINES AND FAITH HAMBLYN CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. ABLE 2014 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Welcome to Seven Sharp. We are talking fishing in just a moment. This is the sort of professional workplace we have an Seven Sharp. These are used pantyhose. What do you mean 'used'? They happen to be mine. I had to whip them off one time. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY ` THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF JACK, THE 5-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS SWEPT OUT TO SEA BY A BIG WAVE AT MT MAUNGANUI BEACH ON WEDNESDAY. POLICE HAVE BEGUN TO SCALE DOWN THEIR SEARCH. IF YOU THOUGHT GOING TO THE LIBRARY WAS THE SECRET TO IMPROVING YOUR CHILD'S READING, THINK AGAIN. THE ANSWER COULD ACTUALLY BE GETTING THEM OUTSIDE. RESEARCH SHOWS KIDS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY FIT HAVE FASTER BRAIN RESPONSES, WHICH IMPROVES THEIR READING SKILLS. THIS KIWI CHOREOGRAPHER AND HIS 11-YEAR-OLD PROTEGE HIT THE BIG TIME WHEN THEY GOT TO PERFORM ON THE ELLEN SHOW. THE TALK SHOW HOST SPOTTED THE PAIR'S YOUTUBE CLIP THAT'S HAD OVER SEVEN MILLION VIEWS. She is only 11. I like their vision of Anaconda a lot better. YOU'D HAVE TO ADMIT WE'RE PRETTY LUCKY IN THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS. NOT SO GREAT, THOUGH, IF YOU'RE STUCK INDOORS. THE COUNTRY'S TROUT FISHERMAN HAVE BEEN GETTING A SERIOUS DOSE OF CABIN FEVER, WITH ROTORUA'S GREAT LAKES CLOSED FOR WINTER. THIS WEDNESDAY JUST GONE, THOUGH, IT WAS ALL ON. EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG TOOK TO THE WATER. MATT CHISHOLM WAS THERE, TOO, AND JUST A WARNING. HE GETS HIS KIT OFF SHORTLY. WE'RE SORRY IN ADVANCE. IT'S A CELEBRATION LIKE NO OTHER HERE. IT'S AMAZING, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT TURN OUT. WITH THE BAGPIPES, WHISKY AND HAGGIS,... IT'S GOOD SHIT. ...IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE OLD BONNIE SCOTLAND. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO DRY, FELLAS, ARE YA? DEFINITELY NOT. BUT THIS IS LAKE TARAWERA, THE NIGHT BEFORE OPENING DAY. WE LIVE IN SUCH A UNIQUE AREA AND SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO FISH, AND THE FISH ARE HUGE. I HOPE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT TOMORROW. (LAUGHS) ME TOO. ME TOO. AFTER A SHORT SLEEP, IT'S ALL ON. THE ROTORUA LAKES TROUT THAT HAVE ENJOYED A THREE-MONTH REPRIEVE ARE AGAIN FAIR GAME. LOST HIM. ARGH! NO PRESSURE, DAVE, BUT YOU REALISE WE CAN'T TELL A FISHING STORY WITHOUT ANY FISH? MATT, I KNOW ALL ABOUT PRESSURE. (LAUGHS) AND YOU'RE PUTTING IT ON TODAY. (LAUGHS) NO WORRIES THERE. DESPITE THE UNUSUALLY ROUGH CONDITIONS, WE'D LANDED OUR FIRST FISH WITHIN 10 MINUTES. I CAN'T REALLY CLAIM IT, THOUGH. WE WERE GUIDED BY THE ROBINSON BROTHERS, A COUPLE OF OLD WATER RATS WHO HAVE FISHED THESE LAKES FOR 40 YEARS. ARE WE GOING TO BE TICKLING A FEW TROUT? NEVILLE'S GOT A LOT OF STORIES LIKE THAT. (LAUGHS) NEV'S THE TICKLER? NO, PRETTY STRAIGHT, PRETTY STRAIGHT. GOT ANY DYNAMITE? NOPE, GIVEN THAT UP. (LAUGHS) GOOD THING HE HAS TOO. THEY RECKON THERE'S ABOUT 1200 ANGLERS TRYING TO LAND LUNCH TODAY. IT'S 35M DOWN THERE. IT COULD BE A WHILE. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BLOKE TO BAG 'EM. JUST PUT HIM ON THE BACK HERE, EH, JOHN? (LAUGHS) OH OK, MATT, WE'LL DO THAT FOR YA, MATE. HERE YOU GO. (LAUGHS) WITH NEV AND LITTLE BRO DAVE AS SKIPPER,... I'M THE SKIPPER, BUT NEV'S THE BOSS, SO... ...WE'D CAUGHT HALF A DOZEN TROUT BY MID-MORNING. OTHERS, THOUGH, NOT SO LUCKY I HAVEN'T CAUGHT ANYTHING YET. (LAUGHS) THE DAY IS BUT A PUP, MATE. THE DAY'S BUT A PUP. I'VE BURNT THE BACON, THOUGH. LOOK. (LAUGHS) YOU SOON GET THE FEELING THAT FOR SOME IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE FISHING. WE ENJOY A BEER, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GUYS WHO REALLY LOVE A BEER. (LAUGHS) GUYS LIKE CHRIS WHO NOT ONLY LOVE A DRINK BUT ALSO OUR TONI. TONI, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER? (LAUGHS) SO WHADDAYA RECKON, STREETY? NOW, SORRY, I'M NOT TONI STREET, BUT HERE YOU GO, SWEET PEA. THANK YOU. (LAUGHS) IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NAB A TROUT OR TWO IN TARAWERA, THEN THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD YOU CAN GO AND CATCH A LOVELY RAINBOW TROUT AND THEN HAVE IT COOKING IN THE SAND. YEP, YOU HEARD HIM RIGHT ` JUST 30 MINUTES IN NATURES OVEN AND YOU'VE GOT THE PUNTERS FLOCKING. I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYONE SHARING THEIR BLOODY BACON AND EGGS UP THERE BEFORE. LOOK AT YA, COMING DOWN HERE LIKE A BLOODY SEAGULL, FLAPPING YOUR WINGS, EH? BUT THIS IS A FEED AND AN EXPERIENCE WORTH SHARING. BEAUTIFUL. ANYBODY CAN COME HERE AND DO EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE ROTORUA DISTRICT. YOU'LL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR? OH, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH, AND NEVILLE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAG ALONG TOO. (LAUGHS) I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU WERE GOING TO BRING NEVILLE. (LAUGHS) YEAH, COME AND HAVE A LOOK. Neville is a man of few words. Toni's number is 0... if you're trying to impress, you can ignore the lingerie thing. She needs a new pair. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` EWEN'S GOOD MATE REMEMBERS HIS GREATEST GAGS. AND THE HUNT OF THE PERFECT PUP. INSIDE THE COMPETITIVE BUT CRAZY WORLD OF DOG SHOWING. IT WAS THIS MORNING WE WERE GREETED WITH THE VERY SAD NEWS THAT EWEN GILMOUR, ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S MOST POPULAR COMDEDIANS, HAD PASSED AWAY. IT WAS A SHOCK TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY HIS FRIENDS. AMONG THEM, FELLOW COMEDIAN MIKE KING, WHO BROKE THE NEWS THIS MORNING. I SPOKE TO HIM EARLIER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE THE CULTURAL AMBASSADOR FOR WEST ANYWHERE, MR EWEN GILMOUR. THIS TALL, SKINNY WHITE BOY LOOKING LIKE JESUS CHRIST IN A SWANDRI COMES WANDERING OVER. 'HELLO, MIKE. MY NAME'S EWEN. 'UM, I'M GONNA BE ON TONIGHT.' AND I WAS, LIKE, 'OH YEAH. WHATEVER.' YEAH, GIDDAY. I'M EWEN. LAUGHTER WHEN HE GOT UP ON STAGE, UM, HE WAS POLISHED. AT THE HEART OF EWEN'S COMEDY WAS WESTIE-DOM. YOU GOT LEAP TO THE LEFT, THEN YOU'VE GOT TO LEAP BACK TO THE RIGHT. NOW, WHENEVER YOU HAVE THIS IMAGE OF WHAT A WESTIE IS, EWEN'S FACE IS THE FIRST THING THAT POPS UP. MAN: IN FACT, GILMORE'S OCCUPATION ON HIS TAX FORM IS LISTED SIMPLY AS 'WESTIE'. HE TALKED ABOUT, UM, BODILY FLUIDS AN-AND HUMAN INTERACTION. MY DOCTOR, HE'S GOT... HE MADE ME DO ALL THESE TESTS. HE DID THE BLOOD TEST. HE DID THE URINE, THE SPERM. BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS JUST BLOOD AND URINE, BUT THERE WAS SOME <BLEEP> MAGAZINES IN THERE. MY FAVOURITE EWEN GILMORE WAS HIS, UM, OIL OF URINE JOKE. THAT'S NEVER GONNA MAKE IT ON TO TV, IS IT? ANYONE WHO'S SEEN IT, UH, WOULD KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT INVOLVED, UH, A MEN'S BODILY FUNCTIONS, LET'S JUST SAY THAT. COS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I'M A BIT OF AN ANIMAL IN THE BEDROOM. LAUGHTER WELL, A FERRET, BUT COME ON. NO ONE TOURED MORE THAN EWEN. NO ONE GIGGED MORE THAN EWEN. I MEAN, IF HE COULD DO IT 365 DAYS A YEAR, HE WOULD. HE HAD A HUGE LOVE FOR PEOPLE. IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR HAVING US AT YOUR SCHOOL, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE THING TO STICK UP ON THE WALL THERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. HE HAD THAT REALLY UNIQUE THING OF USING UNIVERSAL LOVE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. I THINK THAT WAS HIS REAL GIFT. HE ALWAYS, ALWAYS HAD A CROWD OF KIDS, SOLDIERS, JUST PEOPLE IN GENERAL AROUND HIM, AND THEY ALL LEFT HIM WITH THIS GIANT SMILE ON THEIR FACES, AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAS EWEN. HEY, I'M EWEN GILMORE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHEERING, APPLAUSE And he was still making people laugh just last night. Our cameraman was filling with him for a comedy show. He had the best reception last night. A report on a show said he started out doing stand-up with Ewen back in the day. He went from being an amateur to a headline act. Mike King said that when her the news, he got up, hugged his daughter and said it was a real wake-up call. If you haven't seen a doctor in a while, maybe go and have a chat. THEY ARE MAN'S BEST FRIEND, AND IN SOME CASES, THEY ARE MAN'S BEST-LOOKING FRIEND, JUST BUILT FOR SHOWING OFF. THE WORLD OF DOG-SHOWING IS LIKE NO OTHER ` COMPETITIVE, COLOURFUL, AND SOME MIGHT SAY, A LITTLE BIT CRAZY. MICHAEL HOLLAND WENT FOR A LOOK AHEAD OF THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW IN AUCKLAND THIS WEEKEND. SASSY MUSIC SHE ASSURED ME WE COULDN'T MISS HER, AND SHE WAS DOGGONE RIGHT. SHOCKING PINK AND MATCHING BRAIDS ` NICE. THIS IS JUST ME. AND, YEP, THAT'S A CANINE-GROOMING COMB, WHERE SHE KNOWS SHE'LL ALWAYS FIND IT. YOU LIKE BEING NOTICED? NO, I'M NOT AN EXTROVERT. BOTH CHUCKLE 10 HOURS' TOIL FOR THE BRAIDS, BUT THEY LAST MONTHS. HER TEASED FLUFFIES ` THAT AND MORE IN THE LEAD-UP TO EVERY BIG SHOW. HER NAME'S MISS POO FOR POODLE, SO THIS IS POO. OVER HERE IS MERLIN, AND THIS IS MISS POO'S SON, AND HE'S ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. ANOTHER ONE OF MISS POO'S, AND THIS IS GWEN. WHY DID YOU CALL HER GWEN WHEN YOU COULD CALL HER MINI POO? OR SMALL POO? I DON'T KNOW. (CHUCKLES) FROM POO TO POUTY, THESE BULLIES ALL THE WAY FROM GIZZY AND EQUALLY HARD TO IGNORE. THIS IS SAMUEL. OH. YOU'RE NOT? NO. YOU CUT THAT BIT WITH THE SMOKE IN MY MOUTH. WONDERFUL ANIMALS. YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO SAY? WHAT'S THAT? SLIGHTLY UGLY. THEY ARE, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY COULD BE LOOKING AT US, THINKING THE SAME THING. BOTH CHUCKLE HELLO, DOT. HOW YOU DOING? I'M FINE. HOW YOU KNOW ME? YOU ARE DOT, THE DOYEN OF THE PUG WORLD. OH, THANK YOU. IT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW. BOTH CHUCKLE WHO HAVE YOU GOT HERE, DOT? I'VE GOT BENSON THERE, AND I'VE GOT SHANNON AND PIPPI. DOT'S BEEN DOTTY ` SORRY ` ABOUT PUGS SINCE THE MID-1960S. YOU LIKE TO WIN, BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU TAKE THE SAME DOG HOME. WHAT ARE YOU TAKING HOME TODAY? JUST THE DOG? YEAH THAT'S RIGHT. BOTH CHUCKLE BACK IN POO...DLE LAND,... HERE WE GO AGAIN. ...LUCY'S DOING JUST FINE. HE'S WON BEST OF BREED, SO THAT MAKES HIM THE BEST TOY POODLE HERE TODAY. AND HE HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST HIS MUM. YES, HE DID. HAVE YOU SEEN THAT WOMAN ALL IN PINK, WITH THE BRAIDS IN HER HAIR? YEAH. IS THAT A BIT OF YOU OR NOT? I DON'T THINK SO, MATE. DOES IT LOOK LIKE ME? (CHUCKLES) I'M A COASTIE. SPEAKING OF LOOKS, SIZEABLE SAMUEL LOOKS KIND OF DEPRESSED, HAVING FAILED TO WOO SHE WHO DECIDES. IT'D BE WRONG OF ME TO GO AND CHASTISE SAMUEL? ABSOLUTELY. WOULD YOU CHASTISE YOUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY DID THE BEST THAT THEY COULD? HUH? THEN THERE'S ALICE AND HER STICKY-OUT PINK BIT. THE TONGUE HAS TO BE IN? YES, IT DOES. SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. SHE... IT'S UP TO HER. MAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT TO MATCH HERS. I KNOW, BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TO LOOK LIKE THEM. YOU HAVE ALREADY CALLED THEM UGLY. BOTH CHUCKLE DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU HOW OLD YOU ARE? OR DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME? YOU TELL ME. 91? YES. BOTH CHUCKLE THESE ARE MY OUTFITS THAT I WILL BE WEARING AT THE NATIONALS. SO I'VE GOT FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BEFORE WE LEAVE. WE CAN'T RESIST CHECKING IN ON SULKING SAMUEL ONE LAST TIME AS HE STRUTS THE INDOOR RING. WE WON. HIGH-FIVE! (CHUCKLES) YOU AND SAMUEL? SAMUEL WON. HE WOKE UP, AND WE DID IT. AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THAN FOR MUM TO BRING OUT HER TONGUE TOO? I was getting nervous about Samuel. It was like a Tux wonder dog situation Michael Holland loved it out there. 750 entries though. That's a lot of dogs. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE PUNT DIDN'T PAY OFF. NEXT, JAMIE WHYTE'S, UM, GREATEST HITS. I hope my kids can find something better. WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT? IT'S PRETTY RANDOM. FIND OUT NEXT. Very tasteful, isn't it. PANTYHOSegate has taken off You left detritus under her. I'm glad Mike Hosking didn't see them. He knew it happened. HE IS THE LEADER OF A POLITICAL PARTY THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT INTO PARLIAMENT. YEP, JAMIE WHYTE LED ACT TO A SOARING 0.69% OF THE PARTY VOTE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH ONE VOTE FOR EVERY GAFFE HE'S EVER MADE. HERE'S HEATHER. # WE NEED TO DRESS LIKE... # WE NEED TO DRESS LIKE YOU. # WHAT WILL WE DO WITHOUT THIS MAN OF THE PEOPLE? I CAN'T. MY SHIRT'S BLOODY` THE BUTTON. THERE'S NO BUTTON THERE. JAMIE STOOD FOR THE THINGS WE CARE ABOUT. IT'S NOT GRAMMATICAL. IT SHOULD BE 'VOTE POSITIVELY. 'VOTE POSITIVE' ` DREADFUL. HE STOOD FOR AMBITION FOR OUR KIDS' FUTURES. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND MCDONALD'S AS A JOB FOR YOUR KIDS? > (CHUCKLES) UH, NO. I HOPE MY KIDS, UH, CAN FIND A SIGHT BETTER EMPLOYMENT, BUT... WAIT FOR IT. ...I THINK IT'S A GOOD JOB FOR SOME PEOPLE. 'SOME PEOPLE' ` THAT'S YOU AND ME, GUYS. SUCH GENEROSITY (!) JAMIE STOOD FOR BEING TOUGH ON FIGURING OUT WHAT BURGLARY ACTUALLY IS. LOOK, MATE. I'M NOT` I'M NOT TELLING... THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF BURGLARY. IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO MAKE OUT WHAT BURGLARY IS. BUR... GLARY. PACKAGING CRACKLES OK THAT'S A BURGLARY. DIDN'T YOU MENTION NICKING A BAG OF CHIPS? JAMIE WHYTE STOOD FOR SAYING EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE ALL THINKING. YEAH, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE SAID THAT MAORI NOW ARE AS LEGALLY PRIVILEGED AS THESE RICH FRENCH DUDES WERE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. FOR REAL. WHISPERS: JUST HAVE A LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT THAT GOLD THERE, EH? HE STOOD FOR LIBERALISING THE ANACHRONISTIC AND MORALISTIC BAN ON MARRYING YOUR BROTHER. HE STOOD FOR GIVING TEENAGERS A PUNT AT PARLIAMENT. AND THIS GUY SEEMS FINE. BUT WHAT WILL WE DO WITHOUT JAMIE? DAVID AND I HAVE AN UNCANNY TENDENCY TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING. HOORAY. WE'VE STILL GOT DAVID. # WE NEED TO DRESS LIKE... # WE NEED TO DRESS LIKE YOU. # Who would do that job? On your way out, you get abused. That grammar on vote positive did grinds my gears. TIME FOR YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF INFORMATION THAT'D ONLY BE USEFUL AT A PUB QUIZ NOW. YEP, AND THIS WEEK, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A RANDOM HOST FILLING IN FOR MIKE, WE THOUGHT WE'D MAKE THE QUESTION A LITTLE BIT RANDOM. TIME TO SHARPEN UP, PEOPLE. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. No. I would be very surprised. I've seen black-and-white wallpaper, but I don't know with four legs. Too cold. Yes. In the zoo. I think they must have done. Wow. Bit of useful information I never knew. It's a shame they are still not there. AS YOU'VE PROBABLY WORKED OUT WITH JACK HERE, MIKE'S AWAY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE HASN'T GOT UP TO MISCHIEF. AT HIS OTHER JOB, HOSTING THE BREAKFAST SHOW ON NEWSTALK ZB, THEY FOUND OUT TODAY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LISTENING, AFTER THE RADIO SURVEY. HE DID PRETTY WELL. IN FACT, HE'D PROBABLY SAY PERFECT AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE, DECIDED HIS COLLEAGUES COULD LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM HIM. THESE ARE MY SURVEY RESULTS. ACTUALLY, I DON'T NEED TO SEE THEM. WHY? BECAUSE I AM NUMBER ONE. I'M ALWAYS NUMBER ONE. HERE'S WHY THE MIKE HOSKING BREAKFAST IS NUMBER ONE AND YOU ARE NOT ` FLAVA, WHAT DOES A FULL, PHAT BREAKFAST DO? OH, WE PLAY HIP-HOP AND R&B, AND WE MAKE JOKES INBETWEEN THE GAPS. OH, NO, NO. TOO HIP-HOPPY. WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, HOSKING? RADIO SPORT. HERE. I HEARD YOUR SHOW THIS MORNING. OOH, WHAT DID YOU THINK? TOO MUCH SPORT. YOU'RE AN IDIOT, MIKE. COAST. COAST. YES, MIKE. MORE INDEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH KEY POLITICAL FIGURES, PLEASE. WE'RE ABOUT MUSIC. WELL, AT THE MIKE HOSKING BREAKFAST, WE'RE ABOUT BEING NUMBER ONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NUMBER ONE AGAIN, MIKE. CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT WHEN YOU RETURN. FINALLY TONIGHT ` SPARE A THOUGHT FOR TONI. EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST WEEK, SHE'S BEEN TOILING AWAY, BUILDING A MONUMENTAL BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR HER 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S PARTY TOMORROW. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE CAKE. IT'S THE ONE SHE WAS PRACTICE-BAKING THREE MONTHS AGO. THIS CAKE IS ENORMOUS. IT'S ABOUT THREE TIERS' TALL. IT'S THE BURJ KHALIFA OF CAKES. TODAY, IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED CELEBRATION BEFORE TRAIPSING INTO WORK, TONI HOSTED A SURPRISE PARTY FOR A FRIEND AND 15 LOOPY KIDS. ONE OF THOSE KIDS OPENED THE CUPBOARD AND FOUND THE CAKE. TOMORROW'S CAKE. NOTHING SAYS CAUGHT RED-HANDED LIKE A TODDLER WITH A MOUTHFUL OF GREEN FONDANT. BUT POOR LITTLE JULIETTE NEEDN'T STRESS. STREETY HIT THE KITCHEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND THERE IT IS ` THE LITTLE MERMAID, MONTHS IN THE MAKING. WE SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY TO HAVE MUMS LIKE TONI STREET. THAT'S SEVEN SHARP. KA KITE ANO. CAPTIONS BY FINN SCOTT-KELLY AND JOHN LING. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014