AT SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT ` I WASN'T ON THE RIGHT RIDGE AND WASN'T THINKING. WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS, I WASN'T. WHEN INTO THE WILD GOES WRONG. I COULD TASTE A BIT OF BLOOD. I THINK MY NOSE WAS BLEEDING. IT WAS IN MY MOUTH. PLUS ` EXCITED CLAMOURING WHO WANTS TO PLAY WITH THE SNOW? KIDS: ME! CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR THESE KIDS. YOU'VE GOT YOUR JANDALS ON STILL. AND ` THE LAST TIME WE PLAYED IN NZ, WE TRIGGERED AN EARTHQUAKE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY KIWI CONNECTION THE FOO FIGHTERS HAVE. SHE SHARED ONE OF MY LIFE'S HUGEST MOMENTS. SO SHE'S BADASS. # ...IN THE SUN. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD GLENNA CASALME. 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. Good evening. Harry Friday. Funny you should say that. You know what I learned? Living without wine is no fun. Ask me how many glasses of wine I had none. I was going to clean myself up. It makes no difference. You get up three in the morning. Nothing but misery and why. You have your alcohol, haven't you? I've dropped It. It must be dreadful for you. I haven't had mine since I got pregnant. It's no wonder people been string in this country, because by the end of the week, I am ready. Is it that bad? HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SAYS OUR SEAT ON THE UN'S SECURITY COUNCIL 'IS A GREAT RESULT FOR A SMALL COUNTRY'. WE BEAT TURKEY AND SPAIN FOR THE JOB, WHICH IS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. HERE'S ONE FOR ALL THE PREGNANT LADIES ` HOW TO MAKE CHILDBIRTH LESS PAINFUL. SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND WOMEN WITH HIGHER VITAMIN D LEVELS REQUIRED LESS PAIN RELIEF. AND APPARENTLY LONDON'S MAYOR WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN. BORIS JOHNSON TRIPPED UP A 9 YEAR OLD DURING A FRIENDLY KICKABOUT. HE DID SAY SORRY. Good stuff. IMAGINE BEING LOST IN A PLACE THAT YOU KNOW INSIDE OUT WHERE EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND BACK TO FRONT. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO MOUNT MAUNGANUI MAN JOE BISHARA AFTER HE WAS HEAVILY CONCUSSED WHILE HUNTING ALONE. MIKE THORPE WENT FOR A VISIT TO RETRACE A VERY DIFFICULT TRIP. JOE BISHARA SET OFF TO HUNT DEER LIKE HE HAD DONE DOZENS OF TIMES BEFORE ` GOING IT ALONE. IT WAS MY IDEA TO SPLIT UP SO THAT WE COULD DOUBLE OUR CHANCES OF MAYBE GETTING SOME MEAT. HE WAS EXPECTING TO RETURN TO A MEAL OF RICE AND CUSTARD., BUT AS NIGHT FELL, IT WASN'T DINNER HE COULD TASTE. They were waiting for me at the hu. BUT AS NIGHT FELL, IT WASN'T DINNER HE COULD TASTE. I COULD TASTE A BIT OF BLOOD. I THINK MY NOSE WAS BLEEDING IN MY MOUTH. WIPED THAT CLEAR AND JUST CARRIED ON. THE 49-YEAR-OLD HAD TRIPPED AND FALLEN HEAD-FIRST ON A RIDGE. HE WAS OUT COLD AND OUT IN THE COLD. I FELT REASONABLY GOOD. I WAS ON THE RIGHT RIDGE TAKING ME HOME AND DROPPING DOWN BACK TO THE HUT, BUT IT EVENTUATED I WASN'T ON THE RIGHT RIDGE AND WASN'T THINKING. WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS, I WASN'T. THIS IS WHERE JOE BEGAN, AND THIS IS WHERE HE FELL. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAD BACK TO THE HUT HERE, BUT CONCUSSED AND DISORIENTATED, HE SETS OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AS THE NIGHT WENT ON, 'MM, NO, JOE, THIS IS NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD.' AS THE NIGHT WENT ON, 'MM, NO, JOE, THIS IS NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD.' WAITING BACK AT THE HUT, DAVE AND HIS SON MATTHEW DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING BEFORE CALLING IN SEARCH AND RESCUE. JOE HIMSELF HAS VOLUNTEERED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE AND KNOWS THE GOLDEN RULE. BASICALLY, YOU STAY PUT. AS SOON AS YOU'VE HAD A FALL LIKE THAT, STAY PUT. DON'T GO WANDERING OFF AGAIN. JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND SEEK SOME SHELTER. BUT JOE'S MIND WAS PLAYING TRICKS ON HIM. THE ORDEAL THAT I'VE JUST BEEN THROUGH ` I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO STAY STILL. I WANTED TO GET UP AND GET OUT. SO HE PUSHED ON TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A FAMILIAR CREEK. I GET DOWN THERE, AND THIS CREEK HAPPENED TO BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN A CREEK, AND EVENTUALLY I FELL INTO IT, AND WHAT I DIDN'T REALISE WAS IT WAS MORE LIKE A RIVER SIMILAR TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. JOE BELIEVES THIS IS WHERE HE FELL IN. NOW SOAKING WET, HIS VAST SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE KICKS IN. I WAS FREEZING. STRIPPED DOWN, HUNG MY CLOTHES OUT IN THE BUSH. GOT A FIRE GOING. DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND COMPLETELY DISORIENTATED, DARKNESS IS NOW DESCENDING AS WELL. THAT'S NOT THE END OF JOE'S TROUBLES ` HE'S DIABETIC TOO. IF IT GOT TOO LOW, I MAY HAVE SLIPPED AWAY INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND NEVER COME OUT OF IT. AT DAWN THE FOLLOWING DAY, JOE SET OFF AGAIN. HE MADE HIS WAY TO THIS BLOCK OF PINE TREES WHERE HE SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE SUN REFLECTING OFF SOME ROOFING IRON AND MADE HIS WAY TO WHAT HE HOPED WAS HELP. HE FOUND A BARN AND LIT A FIRE. HE FOUND A BARN AND LIT A FIRE. ANYBODY HOME? ANYBODY HOME IN THIS SHED? A RELIEVED JOE WAS SOON SHELTERED AND FED. THAT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEALS THAT I'VE EVER HAD ` FROM HIS WIFE. IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. I HAD TO HAVE TWO PLATES OF IT. IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. THERE WERE SMILES ALL AROUND, AND... (LAUGHS) IT WAS REALLY GOOD. WHEN ME AND MY SON WERE DRIVING BACK TO TAURANGA, HE SAID TO ME, 'THIS COULD'VE BEEN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DRIVE HOME, DAD.' HOME IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI, THESE HUNTERS ARE KEEN TO GET OUT AGAIN SOON ` WITH ONE CHANGE. I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE GOING INTO A PLACE LIKE THAT AGAIN WITHOUT A LOCATER BEACON AND... MY WIFE'S WAVING IN THE BACKGROUND THUMBS UP. GPS everything. It would be hard being a wife of a hunter. Have you ever been lost? No. If you look at me, do you think I spend a lot of time on the bus? You couldn't take your Bluetooth there. Can you show them your shoes? Auckland's Jafa shoes. JOE, DAVE AND MATTHEW WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING TEAM OF SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE EAST CAPE WHO HELPED LOOK FOR JOE. APPARENTLY THEY'VE INSPIRED MATTHEW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER HIMSELF IN THE FUTURE. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` I HAD A REAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE LISTENING TO HER SONG ROYALS. # AND WE'LL NEVER BE ROYALS. # ROYALS. IT GAVE ME HOPE. AND THE FOO FIGHTERS ALSO HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR OUR MIKE. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE A MODEL. AND I'M HERE AT THE VERY FIRST BEARD AND MOUSTACHE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Look at same. Your inspiration? I study classics. I like anything great. There's more of this. Welcome back.The home of Kiwi fashion. Rolled up jeans eye-catching? I think people are scared of you. Neither love it. Speaking of cool and popular... THE FOO FIGHTERS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANDS OF ALL TIME ` 20 MILLION ALBUMS, ALMOST AS MANY SINGLES, GOD KNOWS HOW MANY LIVE SHOWS. AND FUN FACT ` THEY THINK KIWI AUDIENCES ARE THE BEST TO PLAY FOR. BUT OUR CROWDS AREN'T ALL THE BAND LOVES ABOUT NZ. THEY SAT DOWN WITH BREAKFAST SHOWBIZ CORRESPONDENT ALICIA MALONE TO TALK LORDE AND WHY MIKE IS WASTED IN TELLY. # IS SOMEONE GETTING THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST OF YOU? BEING THE BEST IS JUST WHAT THE FOO FIGHTERS DO. # THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST OF YOU. # I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER GONE INTO A RECORD THINKING, 'ALL RIGHT, WE'RE THE BIGGEST BAND IN THE WORLD. 'WE'RE GONNA MAKE A HIT RECORD, AND WE'RE GONNA LOVE IT.' WE TRY. # THERE IS A RIVER I FOUND... TRYING TO CONSTANTLY REINVENT YOURSELF CAN BE TIRESOME, SO THE FOO FIGHTERS SOUGHT INSPIRATION ON THE ROAD. # SO HERE I GO. # I THOUGHT, LET'S TAKE THE BAND OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE AND DO IT SOMEWHERE WHERE MAYBE THE ATMOSPHERE, THE ENVIRONMENT WILL INFLUENCE THE MUSIC. YOU CAN TIE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND PLACES TOGETHER WITH THESE SONIC HIGHWAYS. UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC THIS IS A MUSICAL MAP. WITH EACH TRACK, DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S INFUSED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT PLACE? CAN YOU HEAR IT? THAT WAS A QUESTION SOMEONE ASKED A LOT WHEN FIRST STARTED. THEY WERE, LIKE, 'ARE YOU GONNA MAKE A JAZZ SONG IN NEW ORLEANS?' I'M, LIKE, 'CAN YOU <BLEEP>ING IMAGINE US DOING A JAZZ SONG?' IT'D BE TERRIBLE. SO NO. IT WASN'T GONNA BE A COMPILATION OF 'FOO FIGHTERS PLAY EIGHT GENRES OF MUSIC.' IT'S OVER THREE YEARS SINCE THE BOYS LAST SET FOOT IN NZ, AND IT SEEMS WE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION. THE LAST TIME WE PLAYED NZ, WE TRIGGERED AN EARTHQUAKE. UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS THE AUDIENCE WAS BOUNCING SO HARD THAT IT TRIGGERED THIS LITTLE SEISMIC EVENT, AND IT CAME UP IN THE NEWSPAPERS. 'FOO FIGHTERS TRIGGER A SEISMIC EVENT.' I EMAILED THAT TO EVERYBODY I KNOW. LIKE, 'CHECK THIS SHIT OUT.' UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS AND THE BAND'S ALSO BEEN CHECKING OUT OUR NEW TALENT. I KNOW YOU ARE A FAN OF LORDE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT HER? HONESTLY, I HAD A REAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE LISTENING TO HER SONG 'ROYALS'. # AND WE'LL NEVER BE ROYALS. # ROYALS. # IT DON'T RUN IN OUR BLOOD. I HAVE KIDS, AND I WANT THEM TO LEARN TO APPRECIATE MUSIC, ANY MUSIC. BUT WHEN I HEAR THEM SINGING LYRICS TO A SONG THAT HAVE A LITTLE MORE SUBSTANCE AND DEPTH THAN 'MY ANACONDA'... # MY ANACONDA DON'T` # MY ANACONDA DON'T WANT NONE UNLESS YOU GOT BUNS, HON. # I LIKE TO HEAR MY KIDS SINGING SOMETHING THAT'S INSPIRING. AND I HEARD THAT SONG IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THESE OTHER TOTALLY MEANINGLESS POP SONGS. TRULY MEANINGLESS ` SINGING ABOUT EITHER YOUR ASS A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR. # YOU CAN CALL ME QUEEN BEE. # YOU GOT TO PERFORM WITH HER AS WELL. THAT'S RIGHT. HOW WAS SHE ON STAGE? SHE WAS A LITTLE SHY, MAYBE. AND PLUS WE HAD ASKED HER TO SING 'IN YOUR HONOR' IN FRONT OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND SHE WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. BUT I HAD FAITH IN HER. I NEVER QUESTIONED WHETHER SHE COULD DO IT OR NOT. # IN THE SUN. IN THE SUN. # SHE SHARED ONE OF MY LIFE'S HUGEST MOMENTS WITH ME. # IS SOMEONE GETTING THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST OF YOU? The revelation of the weekit's Lord's connection with the KC Royals. They are going to the World Series now. Great American sports story. IF YOU DIDN'T RECOGNISE SOME OF THE MUSIC IN ALICIA'S STORY, THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S BRAND NEW. THE FOOS' NEW SINGLE, 'SOMETHING FROM NOTHING', WAS RELEASED TODAY. AND GIVEN HOW MUCH THE BOYS LOVED THEIR LAST TRIP TO NZ, IT'S HOPED THEY'LL BE BACK. MIKE, YOU'RE A BIT ROCK AND ROLL, SO ALICIA COULDN'T HELP BUT BRING YOU UP. MIKE HOSKING, HE FANCIES HIMSELF A BIT OF A ROCK STAR. HE LIKES FASHION. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND JUST LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ` GENERAL, GENUINE THOUGHTS. HE'S KIND OF LIKE THAT GUY FROM MAROON 5. LIKE ADAM LEVINE? THOUGH MAYBE NOT. WHOA. THIS IS VERY RINGO, FIRST OF ALL. THIS ONE ` THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE 'GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY'. MM, RECLINING. > YEAH. IT'S... THE THING ABOUT... YOU WANNA KNOW HOW TO LOOK LIKE A ROCK AND ROLL PERSON? YEAH. YOU KIND OF JUST DRESS LIKE YOU DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT BEING A ROCK AND ROLL PERSON. SO THE MORE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO LIKE THIS, THE LESS YOU BECOME` HE'S VERY HANDSOME. HE IS. I THINK HE SHOULD BE A MODEL. <BLEEP> MUSIC. SELL UNDERWEAR, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Underwear. YOU care too much. The guy from Maroon five is dating a Victoria's Secret model. Top talk. I am my own model. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT FACIAL HAIR, BECAUSE IT SEEMS PEOPLE THINK I HAVE IT AFTER THIS SERIES OF PICTURES. You rock the beard. That's beautiful. SO WE'VE SENT EMMA KEELING TO THE NATIONAL BEARD AND MOUSTACHE CHAMPS TO GET ME SOME ADVICE. If I had known, I would have stopped shaving. To be ready for this. You have to look at these beards. When is the last time you shaved? 15. 8 years ago. September last year. April 2013. This man started it all. This is the inaugural championships. What brought it on? I went to the championship in Germany last year. I was the only Nzer, so I thought we could find more people for the championship. What makes a great beer? You had to ask the judges. It is about maintaining it. Are we talking about oils? Different staff. Wax, oil. Whatever looks good on you. We have had a good turnout. I impressed? I thought it would be smaller. I'm very impressed. We are raising for the Cancer Society. We finished here. They have to get on stage. I have promised, Mike, you did say good luck with the beardie-weedies. I promise I won't tell them that. You couldn't do the facial hair thing. Because you don't have a name like Ignacio. There is a fine line between growng and the food and the dribble. Mark Sainsbury had that problem. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` LOOKS LIKE EMMA'S AT A PARTY RIGHT NOW. BUT EARLIER ON, SHE FOUND OUT WHAT MAKES A REALLY GOOD PARTY. NO PARTY IS COMPLETE WITHOUT 'FROZEN'. # LET IT GO. LET IT GO. # THE QUESTION I ASKED HIM IS, 'HAVE YOU ACTUALLY TOUCHED SNOW?' AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR CHILDREN HAVEN'T. AND WHAT ARE THESE GUYS DOING TO RISK LIFE AND LIMB? YOU'RE SUCH A REBEL. I'VE ALWAYS DONE IT WHILE IT'S FLASHING, AND I'M STILL HERE. THEY'D BE DEAD IF THEY DID IT REGULARLY. BOTH LAUHG To work here, you have to look like Mike. WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER ` THE INEVITABLE HEAT, THE LONG DAYS AT THE BEACH BUT TODAY, A BUNCH OF KIDS WERE GETTING REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING REALLY COLD. ONLY FOUR HAD EVER SEEN SNOW BEFORE. SO THE SNOW CAME TO THEM AT TOPKIDS WEYMOUTH CENTRE. PLUS, EMMA KEELING GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A SURPRISE CELEB. AND WE'RE ON. ONE LIKE THAT. EVERYBODY WAS GETTING READY FOR SOMETHING MOST HAD NEVER SEEN. DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SNOWY DAY. AND DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HOT OR COLD? COLD. I GOT MY GLOVES. OH PHEW. THAT'S GOOD. TRUCK'S HERE WITH THE SNOW. LET'S GO. # INFORMER, YOU NO SAY DADDY ME SNOW ME I'LL GO BLAME. # A LICKY BOOM, BOOM DOWN. YEP, IT WAS ABOUT TO SNOW IN MANUREWA IN AUCKLAND, AND THEY COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED. EXCITED CLAMOURING WHO WANTS TO PLAY WITH THE SNOW? KIDS: ME! YOU'VE GOT YOUR JANDALS ON STILL. THEY IGNORED THE COLD, LOVING THE FEEL OF SOMETHING PRETTY COOL. WHERE DID THE IDEA COME FROM? FROM THEM, FROM THEM, VERY MUCH FROM THEM. IT ACTUALLY STEMMED FROM THE FILM FROZEN, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE QUESTION I ASKED IS 'HAVE YOU TOUCHED SNOW?' AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR CHILDREN HAVEN'T. BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS A FAN. NO. NO, WE DON'T LIKE THE SNOW. NO. NO, WE DON'T LIKE THE SNOW. IT WASN'T REALLY SOFT ENOUGH TO MAKE SNOWBALLS, NOT THAT THAT STOPPED ANYONE. # A LICKY BOOM, BOOM DOWN. THE RADIO WAS PLAYING ALL THE HITS. # SLOWLY SPIRALLING... IS IT 'FROZEN'? NO PARTY IS COMPLETE WITHOUT FROZEN. AND JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THE DAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, SHE ARRIVED. # LET IT GO. LET IT GO! YES, I LOVE THE SNOW IT WAS ELSA FROM THE MOVIE FROZEN. I JUST LOVE THE COLD SO MUCH I THOUGHT I HAD TO SHARE THE HAPPINESS. I CHECKED UP ON INTERNET, AND SHE WAS AVAILABLE, AND I SAID, 'COULD YOU JUST COME DOWN AND MINGLE WITH OUR CHILDREN?' I THINK IT'S ONLY THROUGH THESE CHARACTERS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO KNOW ABOUT SNOW. # A LICKY BOOM, BOOM DOWN. IT WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. WE NEED YOU HERE, COS AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE MELTING, ELSA. I KNOW. I'LL WORK ON THAT. JUST GET SOME MAGIC GOING ON AROUND HERE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S AMAZING JUST HOW MAGICAL LOTS OF KIDS AND A BIT OF SNOW CAN BE. Little snow angels. Do you know that's Demi Lovato song thank you to the Kings Arms. JUST BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT, WE WANT TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE. IT'S TIME TO SHARPEN UP ON A ROAD RULE THAT'S NOT ABOUT CARS. HOUSE BEAT ABSOLUTELY. I THINK YOU CAN IF THERE ARE NO CARS. YES. I'M USUALLY ON A SKATEBOARD, SO I'M GOING A BIT FASTER THAN THE AVERAGE PEDESTRIAN. NO. NO. OH, YEAH ` SOMETIMES. YOU COULD RUN ACROSS, I GUESS, IF YOU'RE REALLY FAST. NO. BECAUSE YOU SHOULD NEVER CROSS WHEN IT'S RED. BECAUSE THAT USUALLY INDICATES THAT IT'S GONE RED, BUT THEN IT'S FLASHING, SO YOU CAN STILL GO. NO. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS BY THE TIME HE STOPS FLASHING. I THINK YOU CAN FINISH CROSSING THE ROAD, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN START. OH, I DO IT ALL THE TIME. ONLY TAKES ME ABOUT NINE SECONDS. I'VE TIMED MYSELF. YOU'RE SUCH A REBEL. I'VE ALWAYS DONE IT WHEN IT'S FLASHING, AND I'M STILL HERE. THEY'D BE DEAD IF THEY DID IT REGULARLY. YES. (LAUGHS) Love those descriptions of why. LAST NIGHT EY ANNOUNCED ITS SUPREME ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 16-YEAR HISTORY, THE PERSON WHO'D ALREADY WON THE 'YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR' CATEGORY ALSO WON THE OVERALL TITLE. BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS. YOU SEE, THE 30-YEAR-OLD WHO WON DANIEL RADCLIFFE IS A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH IN NEW PLYMOUTH. I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS ABOUT 13. THAT'S HIM. SECOND ON THE RIGHT AS A GROOMSMAN FOR OUR GOOD FRIENDS. SO I'VE WATCHED HIM GO FROM BRIGHT NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' STUDENT TO NOW OWNING THE WORLD'S LARGEST VOLUNTEER TRAVEL BUSINESS, 'INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER HQ'. I REMEMBER BEING SURPRISED WHEN I HEARD HE'D QUIT HIS FIRST FINANCE JOB OUT OF UNI AFTER JUST THREE DAYS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FOR HIM. TURNS OUT HE HAD MUCH BIGGER FISH TO FRY. HE WENT VOLUNTEERING IN KENYA, AND THAT'S WHERE HE HAD HIS BIG IDEA TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE VOLUNTEER TRAVEL. HE'S NOW FACILITATED 37,000 VOLUNTEERS IN 26 COUNTRIES. HE'S LIVING THE DREAM. HE HAS HIS OWN MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS THAT ACTUALLY HELPS PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE AND, YOU KNOW, THE BEST PART OF ALL OF THIS? HE DOES IT ALL LIVING IN NEW PLYMOUTH. WHAT ON EARTH WERE HALLENSTEINS-GLASSONS THINKING? THIS WEEK THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT THEMSELVES IN A SPOT OF BOTHER OVER THOSE SKINNY MANNEQUINS, IF YOU CALL REACTING TO A BUNCH OF ANGST-RIDDEN TWITTER HAND-WRINGERS TROUBLE. BUT WHAT DID HALLENSTEINS-GLASSONS DO? GROVEL. THEIR APOLOGY IS A SACCHARINE-LADEN, SLOBBERING MEA CULPA, WORTHY OF THE WORST CORPORATE TRANSGRESSION, PROBABLY INVOLVING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WITH JAIL TIME PENDING. I WON'T BORE YOU WITH IT, BUT BELIEVE ME YOU'D THINK THEY'D COMMITTED A WAR CRIME SUCH IS THE LANGUAGE USED. THERE IS TOO MUCH REACTIVE BOLLOCKS TO EVERYTHING THESE DAYS, LARGELY DRIVEN OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA. AND EVEN IF GLASSONS HAD TROUBLE, THEY'VE MADE MORE TROUBLE BY MAKING THE SMALL TROUBLE SOUND LIKE A MASSIVE PROBLEM. THE TRICK HERE IS PERSPECTIVE. SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE, NOT WHAT YOU FEAR THEY MAY BE. CAPTIONS BY TOM WILSON AND HUGO SNELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014