IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` I WAS TO COME BACK, AND MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. LIFE AFTER DEATH. THE ONLY THING I MANAGED TO EXPRESS WAS, 'HELP ME. I'M DYING.' KIWIS WHO SAY THEY'VE BEEN TO THE OTHER SIDE. I FELT VERY UNWORTHY. PLUS ` I WILL NOT GO TO THE DENTIST UNLESS I'M REALLY REALLY DYING. THE 'MILITARY MIGHT' CHANGING THE MINDS AND MOUTHS OF NORTHLANDERS. YOU HEARD IT FROM A LADY EARLIER ` 'I'VE LOST A TOOTH AND DIDN'T LOSE ANY MONEY.' AND A MAN'S INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RENOVATE... BY DOING WHATEVER SHE SAID AND TRYING TO AGREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ...AND WHERE TO FIND INSPIRATION. ALL GREAT IDEAS COME ON THE LOO. ON THE LOO. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD AND SHELLEY UPCHURCH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. I need to catch on here. I need to apologise for our promo. Someone was rude. I had a near death experience. My life after death... Did you see his arm twitch? It's not a new thing. He thought I had not remember my Cue. She still had something to say. You're on a roll. No surprises someone has made the final for most irritating Auckland of the year along with Len Brown, Judith Collins, Kim Dotcom, Paul Henry. Let me point out that there are two other categories I have finalised in two. May the best person win. I believe you may be in one of those categories. When you list me, will you be Gracious? Make sure this doesn't happen. Good luck. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. A SECOND BOATING TRAGEDY'S SPARKED FRESH CALLS FOR MORE CARE AT SEA JUST AHEAD OF THE BUSY SUMMER SEASON. THE NUMBER OF BOATING-RELATED DROWNINGS THIS YEAR IS NOW 16 ` MORE THAN THE AVERAGE FOR A WHOLE YEAR ` AND SUMMER HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET. THIS IS BLOSSOM ` OFFICIALLY THE WORLD'S TALLEST COW. BLOSSOM, A HOLSTEIN, MEASURES 6'4" TALL AT THE SHOULDER. THAT'S TALLER THAN NETBALL SUPERSTAR IRENE VAN DYK. AND A MAJOR NEW AUSSIE STUDY SAYS CRASH DIETING COULD BE AS GOOD AS LOSING WEIGHT SLOWLY. IT FOUND PEOPLE WHO LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT OVER A SHORT TIME WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE KEPT IT OFF THREE YEARS LATER. Which is at odds to what we have been told. Grants Robertson lost 20 kg. Do you know how he did it? No running, smoothies, shacks. He eat less and exercise more. Regular food, list of its, exercising. I hate to see when people get positions in power put on weight. The John Key put on weight? YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET HEATHER ELLIS DRAKE, AND WHAT HEATHER CLAIMS MIGHT MAKE YOU SECOND-GUESS HER A BIT. HEATHER SAYS SHE DIED AND MET GOD, MAKING HER ONE OF QUITE A FEW KIWIS WHO HAVE HAD A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE. RESEARCHERS ARE SO FASCINATED BY THIS PHENOMENON THEY'RE BEGINNING A MAJOR STUDY INTO IT. HERE'S JEHAN CASINADER WITH THE WOMAN WHO SAYS THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH. CURIOUS MUSIC THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER VISUALLY WAS THIS HUGE HALL. IT WAS LIKE A HUGE CATHEDRAL. I WAS GLIDING ALONG IT JUST IN AWE OF THE BEAUTY THAT WAS AROUND ME. MUSIC CONTINUES IT HUGE, BIG, GIANT FIGURES OF ARMOUR, BUT IT WAS PEACEFUL. IT WASN'T DARK. THERE WAS A FIGURE IN WHITE SHIRT, WHITE PANTS, LONG HAIR. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS TO COME BACK, AND MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. HEATHER ELLIS DRAKE SAYS SHE'S BEEN TO THE OTHER SIDE. I HAD A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE. YES. IT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO AFTER SHE HAD A BRAIN ANEURYSM. THE ONLY THING I MANAGED TO EXPRESS WAS, 'HELP ME. I'M DYING.' SIRENS WAIL HEATHER WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AND PUT ON MORPHINE. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW I WAS HEADING INTO SURGERY. THAT'S HOW IN AND OUT I WAS. JUST BEFORE SURGERY IS WHEN I HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. SHE SAYS SHE WAS GREETED BY A BEING. I FELT VERY UNWORTHY AND VERY SCARED WHERE I HAD TO TURN AWAY. IT WASN'T A VOICE SPEAKING TO ME. IT WAS INSIDE ME, DEEP INSIDE ME. AND THEN THERE WAS... (EXHALES) AN INCREDIBLE LOVE JUST COMING FROM HIS EYES. SO WHO DID YOU MEET? WHO DID I MEET? (CHUCKLES) I PERSONALLY MET... GOD. HEATHER'S STORY IS PRETTY OUT THERE, BUT SHE'S NOT ALONE. ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CARDIAC ARREST ALSO SAY THEY'VE HAD A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE. I KIND OF DESCRIBE IT LIKE A LITTLE WINDOW INTO THE AFTERLIFE. MASSEY IS CONDUCTING A MAJOR KIWI STUDY INTO THE PHENOMENON. CURRENTLY, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO EXPLANATION TO SAY WHY PEOPLE HAVE THESE EXPERIENCES OR EVEN WHO HAS THEM. THERE ARE OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES WHERE PEOPLE CAN DESCRIBE SEEING DOCTORS OPERATE ON THEM, SEEING WHAT TOOLS THEY USED, WHAT THEY'VE SAID. YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT AWAY. YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN SOMEONE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM AND VERIFYING IT LATER WITH DOCTORS. A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE IS OFTEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE SURVIVOR. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BECOME MORE COMPASSIONATE, MORE ACCEPTING OF OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS. THEY LOSE THEIR FEAR OF DEATH, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD THAT REASSURANCE THAT WHEN THEY DO DIE, THEY ARE GOING TO A GOOD PLACE. HEATHER SAYS THE BEING SHE MET GAVE HER A MISSION. I WAS TO COME BACK AND SHOW THAT THERE WAS NO HATE IN PERFECT LOVE. BUT FIRST SHE HAD TO BATTLE THE EFFECTS OF HER BRAIN INJURY. I HAD TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE, AND THEN I HAD TO LEARN TO SPEAK. SHE ONLY TOLD A FEW PEOPLE ABOUT HER DIVINE EXPERIENCE. FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT'S REALLY HARD TO TALK ABOUT. IT CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE, AND THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TRUST ANYONE. SOME OF HEATHER'S FRIENDS SAID SHE WAS HALLUCINATING, IMAGINING OR LYING. I WAS RIDICULED, AND SO I CHOSE TO BE QUIET ABOUT IT. IT TOOK 10 YEARS FOR HEATHER TO OPEN UP. BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN SEARCH FOR SOMETHING. NOW HEATHER PRACTICES HEALING AND THERAPY AND COUNSELS OTHERS WHO'VE BEEN TO OTHER SIDE. THEY'RE NOT ALONE AFTER AN EXPERIENCE SIMILAR TO MINE. HEATHER WOULDN'T GIVE US HER MEDICAL RECORDS. NOR COULD SHE PUT US IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF HER DOCTORS. BUT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE, THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE OR DISPROVE HER STORY. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO THE SCEPTICS? I LOVE HOW PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN VIEW AND THEIR OWN THOUGHT, AND I HAVE DEEPEST RESPECT FOR THEM. SO IT DOESN'T WORRY YOU WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK? IT DOES NOT MATTER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. CURIOUS MUSIC Here's my thought. It's not near death. We know you use a tiny amount of your brain. When you are under anaesthetic, you're using other. That's. We can't categorically say that. But when people go under, they often have hallucinations. You do all sorts of weird things. It's like dreaming. You have wacky dreams. You know what I mean. My mum knew a woman who had seen Her death. VisualiseD it? Seen it and itscircumstances. Isn't that clairvoyancy? I see it as the same area. MASSEY IS LOOKING FOR 100 KIWIS TO TALK TO FOR THEIR STUDY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. More people in this poll finds Kim Dotcom more irritating. You are second. I think Lynne Brown will win. That's, followed by Kim, followed by me. Him and his transports, he's irritating. The hop card It's very irritating. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` A LOT OF THEM WERE SORT OF ROTTED DOWN TO GUM LEVEL, SO THEY WEREN'T REALLY TEETH ANY MORE, AND THE REST WERE JUST FLAPPING IN THE WIND. OK SO THAT'S KIND OF GROSS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S JUST THE REALITY FOR A LOT OF NORTHLANDERS. HOW MANY WAS IT, JOHN? 16? 16 EXTRACTIONS? CORRECT. WE'RE GONNA STAY HERE FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN NOW, DEFINITELY. PROOF THAT GOOD THINGS REALLY DO COME IN SMALL PACKAGES. If you're on Vodafone's latest prepay plans, your Fridays will be extra fantastic, with loads of data and minutes from only $1, every Friday. # Partying, partying. # Download the My Vodafone app. A tally of the irritating things you've done this week tonight you and me up during the Promo. Yesterday, you stole my Promo line. I am a coIled spring of fun. THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY'S TEETH IS REALLY NOT THAT FLASH IN SOME PLACES, BUT LET'S FACE IT ` WHO ACTUALLY LIKES GOING TO THE DENTIST? I do. Of course you do. I didn't have a great show about the dentist industry. I have since been and have perfect teeth. SO WHEN PEOPLE WON'T GO TO THE DENTIST, WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU TAKE THE DENTIST TO THEM, AND IN DOING SO, YOU HELP YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN SERVING THIS COUNTRY GET VALUABLE EXPERIENCE. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. AND JUST A WARNING ` IF YOU'RE A WEE BIT SQUEAMISH, YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE. YOU'RE NOT DROWNING. SEE THE LITTLE LUMP THERE? IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE AND FAR FROM PRETTY, BUT FOR SOME, THIS IS THE YANKING, PULLING REALITY OF ORAL HYGIENE GONE BAD. EXCELLENT. HOW MANY WAS IT, JOHN? 16? YEAH. < 16 EXTRACTIONS? CORRECT. < WHAT USE WERE THOSE TEETH TO YOU? MUFFLED: NOT MUCH. JOHN'S ONE OF ALMOST 400 NORTHLANDERS... ALL DOWN TO HIM. ...DOING WHAT THEY ADMIT THEY'VE DONE WAY TOO INFREQUENTLY. I WILL NOT GO TO A DENTIST UNLESS I'M REALLY REALLY DYING. MY TEETH HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR YEARS. (GIGGLES) THAT TOOTH WILL FALL OUT IF YOU COUGH. THAT NEGLECT IS A CALL TO ARMS, OR INSTRUMENTS AT LEAST, FOR 30 MILITARY DENTAL PERSONNEL COMBINING A CLEAR AND PRESENT NEED HERE IN KAITAIA WITH INVALUABLE FIELD OPERATION EXPERIENCE. IT JUST FEELS AS THOUGH YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WORTHY FOR A COMMUNITY. NEVER BEEN TO KAITAIA BEFORE, SO THAT'S REALLY COOL. THE TEAMS, WHO HAVE COMMANDEERED A FLOOR AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, ARE A MIX OF REGULAR FORCE AND RESERVISTS LED BY A LIEUTENANT COLONEL WHO, IN CIVVY STREET, IS AN ASSOCIATE DEAN AT THE OTAGO DENTAL SCHOOL. THIS IS MY HOLIDAY. THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR MY HOLIDAY. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. WE MOSTLY DO THIS NOW IN THE PACIFIC, SO THIS IS REALLY ABOUT TRAINING OUR PEOPLE TO GO OVERSEAS. BUT AS A REALLY GOOD SIDE BENEFIT, WE COME TO PLACES WHERE IT IS HARD TO FIND A DENTIST AND HARD TO AFFORD A DENTIST. WHEN DID YOU LAST COME TO THE DENTIST AND IT COST YOU NOTHING? NEVER. OH, MAYBE SCHOOL. YEAH. BACK AT SCHOOL. THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS A FREEBIE. WHAT? JUST 10 YEARS AGO? OH, YEAH. YOU'RE COOL. BOTH LAUGH HIP-HOP MUSIC EVERYONE BRUSHES IN A DIFFERENT WAY. SPEAKING OF SCHOOL ` THOSE WITH HOPEFULLY STILL RELATIVELY BLEMISH-FREE TEETH ARE PART OF THE DENTAL ASSAULT'S PREVENTION PHASE. GUYS TEND TO GET THEIR BRUSH IN A DEATH GRIP, AND THEY TEND TO SCRUB THEIR TEETH. IT'S JUST LIKE THAT, AND THEY'RE DOING THIS. AND WE'RE DOING THAT. DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE. TYPE OF BRUSH? SOFT, SOFT BRUSH. NOT HARD ` THAT'S BAD FOR YOUR GUMS. 30 SECONDS ROUND THE BOTTOM, 30 SECONDS ROUND THE INSIDE. SO THAT GIVES YOU A MINUTE ON THE BOTTOM AND A MINUTE ON THE TOP. ONLY THE SIZE OF YOUR LITTLE FINGERNAIL IS THE AMOUNT OF TOOTHPASTE YOU NEED? YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED AT THAT AS WELL. BUT BACK AT THE HOSPITAL, IT'S TOO LATE FOR SOME. SOUP FOR DINNER TONIGHT? I DON'T CARE. (LAUGHS) YOU DON'T CARE? I DON'T CARE. IT'S COMING OUT. CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT IT? I SUPPOSE I COULD. I'D RATHER CEMENT IT BACK. (CHUCKLES) MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AFTER IT? I DID. NOT MY FAULT. NAH. BOTH LAUGH BUGGER. HER TEMPORARY PAIN, THOUGH, WAS EASIER TO ENDURE THAN THE COST OF HER TREATMENT AT A PRIVATE DENTIST. ARM AND A LEG AND A FOOT. YEAH. AN EXAM, TWO X-RAYS, AN EXTRACTION AND A FILLING AND PROBABLY A CLEAN. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A LOT OF CHANGE OUT OF $1500, EASILY, YEAH. SO DO YOU SYMPATHISE WITH LISA'S SITUATION, OR DO YOU WANT TO CHASTISE HER FOR NOT COMING TO THE DENTIST? NO, YOU CANT CRITICISE PEOPLE FOR THAT. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A LOT OF THEM WERE ROTTED DOWN TO THE GUM LEVEL, SO THEY WEREN'T REALLY TEETH ANY MORE, AND THE REST WERE JUST FLAPPING IN THE WIND. AS FOR LISA, SHE'S GOT A SOUVENIR.... IT'S A BLOODY UGLY BUGGER, ISN'T IT? SHE'LL BE PUTTING TO THE RIGHT USE. YOU'RE GONNA SHOW YOUR GRANDKIDS THIS? YEP. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T LOOK AFTER YOUR TEETH. WILL THEY TAKE ON BOARD THE MESSAGE? THEY SHOULD. THEY SHOULD. It is ridiculous. If you can do for the doctor, the dentist is frighteningly expensive. It doesn't feel like anything is wrong, then $5000. You can see that it will cost or down the track. The DSP up North will open a low income clinic. My hygienists is ex-military. I freaked out. But she is the best I've had. Hygienists. The people in that story can't afford one. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` ALL GREAT IDEAS COME ON THE LOO. ON THE LOO. HMM. OK, THANKS FOR THAT, EMMA. BUT LET'S FIND OUT WHAT MAKES THE COUNTRY'S BEST INTERIOR. EVERY SINGLE FINALIST IN 'HOUSE AND GARDEN' HAS TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE REALLY GOOD ONES LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND WORKED BEAUTIFULLY AS WELL. JEEZ, ISN'T HOUSING THE TOPIC DE JOUR THIS YEAR? HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE, THE TROUBLE FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS, THE LVRs. AND EVEN IF YOU FIND THE CASH FOR A HOUSE, MANY OF COURSE THEN FACE THE COST OF THE OLD RENO. SO IT'S NO WONDER MANY OF THE FINALISTS IN TONIGHT'S NZ HOUSE AND GARDEN MAGAZINE AWARDS ARE HOMEOWNERS WITH A FLAIR FOR INTERIOR DESIGN. EMMA KEELING WENT TO MEET A COUPLE OF THE FINALISTS BUT NEEDED A TOILET STOP FIRST. ROCK MUSIC I'M ABOUT TO DO MY FIRST TOILET INTERVIEW. IT'S FLASH, THOUGH. IT WAS REALLY JUST SITTING ON A LOO AND LOOKING AT A WALL AND THINKING, 'HOW CAN I MAKE THIS FABULOUS AND INTERESTING?' ALL GREAT IDEAS COME ON THE LOO. ON THE LOO. ARTIST GREER CLAYTON DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT SHE'S WON NZ HOUSE AND GARDEN'S BEST BATHROOM AWARD. VIP SEATING FOR ME ON THE THRONE. ALL RIGHT. NOW, THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL WALL. HER FRESCO FEATURE WALL WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR JUDGES. SO I HAD THREE DIFFERENT PLASTER COLOURS ON THE GO, STARTING WITH THE DARK COLOUR, AND YOU TROWEL IT ON. ONCE DRY, SHE HIT IT WITH AN ORBITAL SANDER. AND THEN IT GETS A STUCCO WAX, WHICH GIVES IT THAT LOVELY LUSTRE AND SHEEN, AND THAT REALLY BRINGS UP THE COLOUR. THE COLOUR IDEAS CAME FROM THE GRANITE BENCH TOPS. TILERS, PLUMBERS AND BUILDERS COMPLETED HER DESIGN, BUT GREER WAS THE MASTER PAINTER. YOU DON'T WANT A CAREER AS A TOILET WALL ARTIST? YEAH, NO, NO, NO. I'LL SEE WHERE IT TAKES ME. THE AWARDS AREN'T ANNOUNCED TILL TONIGHT, SO I'VE HAD TO HIDE ONE OF THE JUDGES ROUND THE CORNER. A LOT MORE DIY'ERS INVOLVED IN THE AWARDS THIS YEAR. WELL, I THINK NZERS ALWAYS HAD A REALLY STRONG DIY GENE. THE SUPREME WINNER OF OUR AWARD, WHO'S FELICITY, IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF USING DIY SKILLS TO SAVE MONEY, TO RENOVATE, TO MAKE THE MOST OF A REALLY QUITE MODEST LITTLE HOUSE. FUNKY MUSIC THIS IS FELICITY AND HUBBY, CALLUM, AND THIS IS THEIR MODEST LITTLE HOUSE. WHAT WAS THE DIVISION OF LABOUR? WELL, FELICITY PRETTY MUCH DID ALL THE DESIGN AND ORGANISED EVERYTHING, AND I WAS JUST THE UNSKILLED LABOUR, REALLY, DOING WHATEVER SHE SAID AND TRYING TO AGREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE KITCHEN WAS A PRIORITY. BUT THE GARDEN HAS SUFFERED. CALLUM TAKES ME TO HIS, UH, 'WORKSHOP'. OH BLIMEY. YOU CAN'T EVEN FIT IN THERE. YOU SAID IT, WHAT, TOOK ABOUT SIX MONTHS? ROUGHLY, YEAH. PRETTY MUCH. ON THE WEEKENDS, REALLY. WE WERE BOTH WORKING FULL-TIME AT THAT TIME. YEAH, WE ROPED IN MY PARENTS TO GIVE US A HAND, SO THEY WERE A HUGE HELP. THEY WANTED A BIGGER HOUSE BUT COULDN'T AFFORD IT, SO THEY HAD TO BE CLEVER. WE FOUND A COMPANY THAT CAN CUT OUT ALL THE PANELS, AND YOU PUT IT TOGETHER YOURSELF, BUT YOU CAN USE ANY MATERIALS YOU LIKE, WHICH WE THINK IS THE REAL SUCCESS OF THE KITCHEN ` USING THE PLYWOOD AS ALL THE PANELS. THE BENCH TOP COST AROUND $300, AND AN OLD BBQ TROLLEY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED. ONE OF THE MAIN PARTS OF THE BRIEF WAS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. I'M AN ARCHITECT, AND I WORK FROM HOME, SO I NEEDED A SPACE TO WORK. WHAT WAS THE BUDGET FOR YOUR KITCHEN? APART FROM APPLIANCES AND STUFF, IT WAS $12,000 FOR THE KITCHEN. YEAH. IT'S A MULTI-TASKING MASTERPIECE ` ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S THE KITCHEN AND SUPREME WINNER. EVERY SINGLE FINALIST IN THE 'HOUSE AND GARDEN' AWARD HAS TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE REALLY CLEVER ONES LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND WORKED BEAUTIFULLY AS WELL. SO YOU'RE NEVER MOVING OUT COS YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE KITCHEN BEHIND. NO. WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE AS LONG AS WE CAN NOW, DEFINITELY. AND JUST ADMIRE THAT KITCHEN. JUST ENJOY IT, DEFINITELY, YEAH. I love designe. BEFORE WE GO, SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON TOMORROW NIGHT'S SHOW. WE HAVE A TV EXCLUSIVE WITH THE FOO FIGHTERS! THEY GET PRETTY CANDID DURING THE INTERVIEW. THEY TALK ABOUT FINDING NEW INSPIRATION, THEIR LOVE OF NZ AND WHY OUR LORDE IS SUCH A GREAT ROLE MODEL. # AND WE'LL NEVER BE ROYALS... # I HEARD THAT SONG IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THESE OTHER TOTALLY MEANINGLESS POP SONGS ` LIKE, TRULY MEANINGLESS ` SINGING ABOUT EITHER YOUR ASS OR A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR ` THAT'S IT. AND BELIEVE ME, I UNDERSTAND ROCK 'N' ROLL. THAT'S ALL GOOD. I'M INTO IT. BUT WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR KIDS SINGING ROYALS, WHICH IS THE ANTITHESIS OF ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS, IT GAVE ME HOPE. I'M ALSO TOLD MIKE COMES UP IN THE INTERVIEW, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HIM. in Hawaii, Royals is a big song. it must have been two years ago. I hope they'll have it tomorrow. ISN'T TIMING AN AMAZING THING? TAKE STEPHEN DONALD AT THE LAST RUGBY WORLD CUP ` THE STARS ALIGNED FOR HIM TO POUNCE FROM ZERO TO HERO IN A MATTER OF DAYS, AND IT'S FOREVER CHANGED HOW HE'LL BE REMEMBERED. HE'S A SHINING EXAMPLE OF HOW WHEN THE TIMING'S RIGHT, ONE OPPORTUNITY CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING IF YOU'RE WILLING TO GRAB IT. AARON CRUDEN'S SITUATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORST KIND OF TIMING. HE'S ONE OF A HOST OF ALL BLACKS THAT HAVE BEEN PENALISED FOR AN INCIDENT RELATED TO DRINKING. MOST TIMES, IT DOESN'T AFFECT THEIR SPOT HUGELY. DIFFERENCE HERE IS CRUDEN SLIPPED UP AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME, WITH BEAUDEN BARRETT BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK AND DAN CARTER READY FOR A RETURN. IT'S MEANT HE'S GONE FROM NUMBER ONE TO NUMBER THREE VIRTUALLY OVERNIGHT. GOOD ON BEAUDEN BARRETT FOR TAKING HIS CHANCE. HE DESERVES IT. THAT SPOT IS NOW HIS TO LOSE. BUT FOR CRUDEN'S SAKE, YOU'VE GOT TO HOPE THIS ONE INCIDENT DOESN'T ENTIRELY CHANGE THE PATH OF WHAT IS STILL PROMISING TO BE A HUGE INTERNATIONAL CAREER. BIG NIGHT TONIGHT FOR THIS LITTLE COUNTRY OF OURS. THE UNITED NATIONS VOTES ON WHETHER WE GET A SEAT ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. IT'S A FUNNY THING, THE UNITED NATIONS. MOST OF THE TIME, IT'S AN IRRELEVANT SHAMBLES. THE SECURITY COUNCIL, WITH ITS FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS, REPRESENTS A WORLD ORDER THAT NO LONGER EXISTS, AND THE VETO RULE MEANS THEY'RE PERMANENTLY IN A STATE OF INERTIA. BUT IT'S THE BEST WE'VE GOT, AND EVERYONE BELONGS, AND IF THEY'RE HANDING OUT THE BIG JOBS, WE MAY AS WELL BE IN. IF WE GET THE SPOT OVER TURKEY AND SPAIN, IT WILL BE A VICTORY FOR A COUNTRY THAT HASN'T BOUGHT THE SEAT WITH A MASSIVE CHEQUE BOOK BUT HAS BEEN SEEN AS AN HONEST BROKER ` AN AGILE, OPEN COUNTRY OF SOME INTERNATIONAL RESPECT. SO IN THAT SENSE, WE DESERVE IT. THIS COUNTRY BOXES ABOVE ITS WEIGHT ON MANY INTERNATIONAL MATTERS, SO LET'S HOPE TONIGHT IS ANOTHER ONE. CAPTIONS BY TOM WILSON AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014