IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` WHEN YOUR JOB PUTS YOUR OWN LIFE AT RISK. IT TAKES ONLY ONE MISTAKE TO BE CONTAMINATED. THE KIWI NURSE COMING FACE TO FACE WITH EBOLA. IT GIVES ME SATISFACTION THAT I'M HELPING PEOPLE DO SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING. PLUS ` IS THIS SPORT,... COMMENTATOR: ALL RIGHT, HE COMES OUT BACKWARDS, BUT HE'S A HANDY WEE LAD. ...OR ANIMAL CRUELTY? YEE-HA! WHY ONE RODEO'S BEING FORCED TO PUT ITS COWBOY BOOTS AWAY. AND DOGS AND CATS IN REST HOMES. (YAWNS) SO BORING. WE'VE GOT ALPACAS. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND JUNE YEOW. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014 Good evening. I'm gutted you went here yesterday to see me talk about the rugby. Unfortunately I had to clean up my house yesterday, because I had guests to my house on Sunday. Here's a photo of a child that got out of control. Your child. That is so mean. Look at the Massey B, Mike. Here's the child being kissed goodbye by the host. This is why wasn't here because I had to clean the house. This is her when she saw my soft furnishings. She started eating them. What kid comes to a person's house? I did look up and saw a cushion in her mouth. I thought your children have infected my two-year-old. My house was trashed. Spent all day yesterday cleaning up. My poor child. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY ` THERE'S BEEN A WIN FOR THE GIRLS TODAY, AFTER THE COURT OF APPEAL RULED A WELLINGTON CAREGIVER SHOULD EARN AS MUCH AS MEN WITH SIMILAR SKILLS. ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL CALL-OUT TO RESCUE A HORSE FROM A BACKYARD POOL. THE HORSE WAS TRANQUILISED AS THE CREWS WORKED TO FREE IT, BUT IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR HOW IT GOT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND IF YOU'RE FEELING A BIT UNDER THE WEATHER, THIS COULD BE A BETTER PICK-ME-UP THAN, SAY, PARACETAMOL. Bohemian Rhapsody plays A NEW POLL'S FOUND 90% OF PEOPLE THINK MUSIC CAN MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER, WITH BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY A FAVOURITE PICK-ME-UP SONG. Great song gets me going. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT EBOLA, BECAUSE TODAY THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE'S WEIGHING UP TEMPORARILY CLOSING OUR BORDERS TO PEOPLE FROM EBOLA-AFFECTED NATIONS. IT'S A MOVE AUSTRALIA HAS JUST PUT IN PLACE. IT'S ALSO A MOVE THAT WOULD AFFECT THE WOMAN YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET. KIWI NURSE GURU DEV SINGH IS SELFLESSLY WORKING IN WEST AFRICA CARING FOR THOSE WITH THE DISEASE, ALL WHILE PUTTING HER OWN LIFE AT RISK. SHE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO EMMA KEELING. HIDDEN UNDER LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, A KIWI NURSE COMES FACE TO FACE WITH EBOLA. THEY'RE QUITE AWARE THAT IT TAKES ONLY ONE MISTAKE TO BE CONTAMINATED. ONE BIT OF UNCOVERED SKIN COULD COST GURU DEV SINGH HER LIFE. IT DOES PLAY ON MY MIND EVERY DAY, BUT I CAN'T LET THAT RULE MY WORK. IN LIBERIA, THE HEART OF THE EBOLA ZONE, GURU WORKS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK ON LITTLE SLEEP, BUT SHE'S FOUND TIME TO SKYPE US. IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY WORK HERE, IT WAS REALLY HECTIC, AND WE WERE DEALING WITH SOMETHING LIKE 40 BODIES A DAY. I HAVE WORKED WITH END-OF-LIFE CARE IN NZ IN MY INTENSIVE CARE A LOT, AND IT WAS PAINFUL IN THE SENSE THAT THESE FAMILIES WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THEIR LAST FUNERAL RITES, AND THEY WERE DENIED THIS. PAINFUL BUT VITAL TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS. MOST DIFFICULT PART FOR ME WAS THAT I REALLY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THE TIME. SHE'S ONE OF FOUR KIWI RED CROSS NURSES WORKING IN WEST AFRICA. SO THE SUITS KEEP YOU SAFE, BUT THEY MUST BE SO HOT AND STIFLING IN THERE. TEAMS CAN ONLY WORK IN THOSE SUITS FOR ABOUT 45 TO AN HOUR MAX. AND SO YOU NEED A LOT OF STAFF FOR ROTATION. AND THIS IS WHAT'S LACKING. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY STAFF WORK HERE. WE ARE WORKING IN A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT CANNOT COPE WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ILLNESS THAT WE HAVE. THE VIRUS IS TRANSPORTED BY BODILY FLUIDS AND HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE COMMON COLD OR MALARIA. IT'S HARD TO CONTAIN IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS. IS YOUR LIFE AT RISK EVERY DAY YOU GO OUT? I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S NOT ANY MORE RISK THAN I AM WHEN I'M AT HOME. IF YOU KNOW THE RISK AND YOU PREVENT YOURSELF FROM EXPOSING YOURSELF TO THE RISK, IT MAKES IT EASIER. EMOTIONALLY, IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASY, BUT PHYSICALLY IT MAKES IT EASIER. GURU ARRIVED AT THE END OF AUGUST. WHY DO YOU DO THIS WORK? BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER JOB. AND I'VE ALWAYS WORKED IN HUMANITARIAN WORLD, AND IT GIVES ME SATISFACTION THAT I'M HELPING PEOPLE DO SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING OR HAVE GOT FULL ABILITY AND THEY NEED HELP. THE BODIES ARE INFECTED AND MUST BE METICULOUSLY DISINFECTED, ALONG WITH ANYTHING THEY'VE COME INTO CONTACT WITH. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBERS DESPERATE TO FOLLOW SPECIAL RITUALS. AND THE GOVERNMENT MADE A SHORT-TERM DECISION THAT WE WOULD CREMATE THE BODIES HERE. AND CREMATION IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL FOR THESE CULTURES BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CREMATION CULTURE. GURU AND HER COLLEAGUES ARE ATTEMPTING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND CHANGE BEHAVIOURS ` NOT EASY WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AND FRIGHTENED. THE DISEASE HAS CHANGED THE FACE OF THE SOCIETY, THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY, WHERE IT'S BECOME A VERY IMPERSONAL SOCIETY, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYBODY, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HUG ANYBODY. AND I'VE ALMOST FORGOTTEN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SHAKE HANDS ANY MORE. GURU WILL HEAD BACK HOME IN DECEMBER FOR A SHORT CHRISTMAS BREAK. SHE'LL STAY IN A NON-EBOLA ZONE FOR 21 DAYS BEFORE SHE LEAVES. IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU MIGHT BRING THE VIRUS HOME? NO, I'M NOT WORRIED THAT I WOULD BRING THE DISEASE HOME BECAUSE WE DO THE SELF-MONITORING PRECAUTION BEFORE I COME HOME. ARE YOU FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE? IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS SO MANY THINGS AGAINST US, BUT IF YOU TAKE ONE BIT BY BIT, YOU KNOW, ONE HURDLE AFTER THE OTHER, AND I'M SURE WE WILL GET ON TOP OF THIS AT SOME POINT. YOU'RE DOING SUCH AMAZING WORK, BUT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. I WILL. AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR A NZ ACCENT AFTER A LONG TIME. (LAUGHS) BYE-BYE. What an amazing lady. To be frank, if every health worker who went the wasn't worried about it, then we wouldn't have it being spread around the world. Self-monitoring is okay if you're vigilant. We need those nurses there. That woman came back to New York and stuck in a tent in the back of the hospital. You can't leave them over the though. Of course the being selfless, but if you close the borders in Africa, it wouldn't be all over the world. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` ENJOYED THE WALK. LIKE YOU SAY, A BIT DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT SIGHTS. PLAYING AT A PLACE WE HAVEN'T PLAYED AT BEFORE, SO FOR OLD GUYS LIKE MYSELF, IT'S A BIT OF A NOVELTY, AND I THINK THE GUYS WILL ENJOY THE WEEK. OK, SO THE ALL BLACKS ARE ENJOYING CHICAGO, BUT IS THE CITY REALLY THAT EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THEM? AND THE GATES ARE CLOSING ON THE HUNTLY RODEO. ...AND WE'VE BEEN THREATENED WITH A $50,000 FINE AND/OR THREE MONTHS IN JAIL. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF RODEO IN NZ? YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN EARLIER IN THE SHOW THE FOOTAGE OF A HORSE STUCK IN AN ARIZONA SWIMMING POOL. WE ACTUALLY FOUND THIS STORY ON THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEBSITE, THE CITY THE ALL BLACKS WILL BE PLAYING IN THIS WEEKEND. BUT WHEN YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER'S WEBSITE, THERE'S NO MENTION OF THE ALL BLACKS AT ALL. SO THAT GOT US THINKING ` DO THE AMERICANS EVEN CARE THEY'RE IN TOWN? JUST LOOK AT THOSE HEADLINES ` PROBLEM IS, CHICAGO'S NOT ALL THAT EXCITED ABOUT THE ALL BLACKS. YOU'RE NOT STOPPING TO WATCH THE RUGBY? NO, GOTTA GET THE TRAIN. MOST AMERICANS, REPRESENTED HERE BY TAYLOR SWIFT, STRUGGLE WITH RUGBY. THERE WAS THIS EPISODE OF 'FRIENDS' WHERE ROSS IS DATING AN ENGLISH GIRL, AND HER MATES GET INTO A CRICKET MATCH AND HE TRIES TO PLAY AND HE JUST, LIKE, BREAKS ALL THE BONES IN HIS BODY. IT'S WILD. ARGH! 'WASN'T THAT RUGBY? WASN'T THAT RUGBY?' THAT WAS RUGBY. THAT IS ONE FUN GAME! SO THE GAME'S BIGGEST STARS TURN UP AND JUST THREE AMERICAN JOURNOS TURNED UP. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RUGBY. BUT, HEY, THE TEAM DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND ALL THE INDIFFERENCE. THAT'S PART OF THE REFRESHING NATURE OF IT, I THINK. THE GAME'S SOLD OUT AND THEY'VE GOT SOME SWEET FREE-TO-AIR TV COVERAGE, UP AGAINST THIS DIY SHOW,... BOTH HOOT A RERUN OF RAMBO AND THAT OTHER FOOTBALL GAME. College football in Chicago. I was most concerned over the weekend with the New Zealanders flying up there. When they arrived at O'Hear airport, which is the busiest airport in the world, there were hundreds of New Zealanders dressed in onesies. That is asked flying the New Zealand flag. If that's what it takes to get noticed. Of course I don't own an onesie. I beat you have the leisure suit. The below tracksuit. What's wrong with velour? Inappropriately cut below are leisure suit is completely different from the onesie. What's wrong with Alicia suit? LET'S TALK RODEOS. SOME WOULD SAY THEY'RE GRITTY, DOWN-HOME ENTERTAINMENT. OTHERS WOULD CLAIM ANIMAL CRUELTY. EITHER WAY, THE ANIMAL WELFARE LOBBY HAS SCORED A DIRECT HIT; ITS COMPLAINTS HAVE FORCED ONE BIG ANNUAL RODEO TO CLOSE UP. WE SENT MICHAEL HOLLAND TO HUNTLY TO FIND OUT MORE. UPBEAT COUNTRY MUSIC WE'VE PROBABLY ALL GOT AN OPINION, BUT LOVE OR LOATHE, RODEOS ARE PART OF OUR PROVINCIAL SUMMERS. NOT SO ANY MORE, THOUGH, HERE IN HUNTLY ` A SHORT GALLOP DOWN THE TRACK FROM AUCKLAND. AND THE TWO MEN WHO'VE MADE THAT DECISION WE FIND DOING WHAT FARMERS DO AT LUNCHTIME ` AT THE TABLE WITH BREAD AND SPREAD. DESCRIBE THE SCENE ON A BIG DAY HERE. WELL, IT'S ALL ACTION. IT'S GO, GO, GO. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT TURN UP, YOU SEE THEM ` THREE GENERATIONS. BASICALLY, IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE FUN WITH THEIR HORSES, AND IT'S A PLACE OF ENJOYMENT FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. BUT IT'S BEEN DEEMED NOT TO BE FUN OR ENJOYABLE ANY MORE? WELL, IT'S BEEN PERCEIVED THAT A FEW THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT ARE NOW BEING INTERPRETED AS WRONG. COUNTRY MUSIC IN SHORT, THE FATHER AND SON TEAM WHO HAVE PROMOTED THE HUNTLY RODEO FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS NO LONGER WANT TO BE IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF OFFICIALS REACTING TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE. NO ONE HAS SAID YOU HAVE TO CLOSE UP SHOP. NO, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. IT'S A DECISION WE HAVE MADE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH A $50,000 FINE AND/OR THREE MONTHS IN JAIL. IT PUT THE STAKES TOO HIGH WHEN WE WERE DOING THE JOB AS WELL AS WE COULD POSSIBLY DO IT AND CAME UP WANTING AND GOTTA TAKE THAT ON THE CHIN. THE THREAT OF FINES AND WORSE FROM THE MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES RELATING TO THREE INCIDENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR WHERE ANIMALS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE AT RISK OF PAIN OR DISTRESS. ONE OF THE INFRACTIONS CAN BE SEEN IN THIS VIDEO, WHERE A TEENAGE COWBOY REPEATEDLY KICKS AT A BULL. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ANIMALS THAT PLAYED UP IN THE CHUTES, AND ONE YOUNG BULL SAT DOWN AND TO TRY AND MAKE IT GET UP SO HE COULD GET HIS RIDE, THE COWBOY STOMPED ON IT WITH HIS FEET A FEW TIMES. DIDN'T HURT IT, BUT IT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE CRUEL. YOU WOULD ACCEPT IT TO BE CRUEL? IN A VERY MINOR WAY. ANOTHER OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVED THE AGITATED STATE OF THIS PALOMINO HORSE AND WHILE THE GRAHAMS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS THE ORGANISERS, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT BEHAVIOUR OF COMPETITORS. SIMPLY, YOU COULDN'T GUARANTEE THERE WON'T BE INDISCRETIONS OR BREACHES AGAIN? HAND ON HEART, COULDN'T GUARANTEE. THE OPPONENTS OF RODEOS WILL BE SNIFFING BLOOD NOW, WON'T THEY? THEY'LL SAY, 'WE HAVE GOT ONE; WE'RE AFTER THE REST OF THEM?' THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY, PERHAPS, THE POLITICALLY CORRECT WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY. ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED? ARE YOU DEFEATED? WE'VE FACED UP, STUCK OUR HAND UP AND SQUARED UP AND WE'VE LEARNT SOMETHING FROM IT AND HOPEFULLY RODEOS ARE ABLE TO RUN THINGS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY WILL, IN FACT, BE FULLY COMPLIANT. AS FOR THE HUNTLY ` WELL, THE ARENA'S NOT ABOUT TO FALL SILENT, WITH THE GRAHAMS PLANNING A NEW ANNUAL EVENT INVOLVING HORSES AND RIDING FINESSE. SO THERE WILL BE A GOOD, FUN DAY HERE? VERY MUCH SO. AND NO ONE'S GONNA GET UPTIGHT? WELL, THAT'S THE PLAN. PROBABLY BEST WE GIVE YOU A PLUG THEN? WHAT DAY IS THAT GOING TO BE? SATURDAY THE 7TH OF MARCH. 10 O'CLOCK. IT WILL BE A BIG DAY? IT WILL BE A BIG DAY; A LOVELY DAY. THE WEATHER'S GOING TO BE FINE. BOTH LAUGH Have you been? It's not really my thing. The church brothers are famous particularly in the South island. That footage looked very gruesome. You cannot tell me riding the ball hits the ball. It's what they do beforehand to rile it up. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE SO SOFT. IS THIS BETTER THAN A DOG OR A CAT? OH, THEY'RE ALL EQUAL. THEY'RE ALL EQUAL? YEAH. I LIKE THEM ALL. THIS ISN'T YOUR USUAL REST-HOME VISITOR, AND MAYBE THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. ...AND DO A DANCE. (LAUGHS) BOY. NO, THAT WAS SPECIAL. (LAUGHS) PLUS ` WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS? PRETTY. WHAT THE <BLEEP>? I'M NOT THE PRETTY <BLEEP> HELPLESS... PRINCESS IN DISTRESS. I'M PRETTY <BLEEP> POWERFUL... ...AND READY FOR SUCCESS. IT'S CERTAINLY A CONTROVERSIAL ONE. WE'LL REVEAL WHAT IT'S IN AID OF NEXT. We're about to talk freeze times, quick question. What age do you sign up to make sure you have a place and a rest home? Why are you asking me? I don't want you to miss out on be streamed it. DOGS AND CATS IN REST HOMES ` THERE'S NOTHING NEW THERE. THEY GO IN, SHOW THE OLDIES SOME LOVE, AND BOOM, THEY FEEL BETTER. HOW ABOUT ALPACAS? THAT'S RIGHT, SOUTH AMERICAN VERSION OF MINI CAMELS WITH HAIR IN REST HOMES. TIM WILSON WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU'RE OLD, TIME ISN'T A FRIEND. THERE'S TOO MUCH OF IT. IT PASSES TOO SLOWLY. CAKES AREN'T AS EXCITING AS THE CAKES OF YOUTH. YOUR DREAMS FEEL PARKED. YOU MISS SOMETHING BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WHAT? HOW ABOUT JULIUS? AND CAESAR? THAT'S RIGHT... ALPACAS! SOUTH AMERICAN KINDA CAMELS! BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! DO YOU WANT TO CUDDLE IT? MORE FUR HERE THAN AN '80S METAL BAND. NO, LOOK, WE'VE CHECKED. IT'S TRUE! THEY'LL BE SAYING I'M SHOWING OFF. YOU THINK SO? I DON'T CARE. I LOVE THEM. INQUISITIVE LITTLE DEVILS! ALWAYS POKING THEIR NOSE IN SOMEWHERE, SIDLING UP FOR A SMOOCH. IT'S NICE THAT THE ALPACAS CAME TO US, BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T ABLE TO GET OUT. AND THEY'RE SO WARM TO THE TOUCH THAT THIS IS WHAT THE OLD FOLK LIKE, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST BRING THEM IN HERE AND DO A DANCE. BOY, THAT WAS SPECIAL! JULIUS AND CAESAR'S MUM AND DAD, JOYCE AND BOB MARTIN, ARE A SINGULAR COUPLE. AT AGE 69, HE'S RUN 51 MARATHONS AROUND THE WORLD. HERE HE IS RUNNING IN AFRICA. AND HERE'S A SHOT OF JOYCE READING A BOOK. BOB'S PARENTS ARE IN A REST HOME IN WHANGAREI, AND THEY LOVE WATCHING THE ANIMALS. AND WE JUST KNEW OTHER PEOPLE HERE WOULD TOO. OUTSIDE, THE RECEPTION IS THE SAME. PATS AND CUDDLES AND INDULGENCE. OH, YOU'RE GONNA SHOW OFF TO THE CAMERA. QUITE RIGHT. AND MORE KISSES. LOVELY. OH, HE'S SAYING, 'I DON'T THINK MUCH OF YOU.' IS THAT THE FIRST ALPACA THAT YOU'VE KISSED? I SHOULD HOPE SO! JULIUS AND CAESAR ARE STARS, BUT STARS MUST GO OUT. AND SO THEY LEAVE. QUIET RETURNS, BUT IT'S A QUIET PREGNANT WITH THE MEMORY OF LAUGHTER AND GOOD TIMES. You don't want too much alpaca. Leave them wanting more. THE LATEST CLIP TO GO VIRAL ` HAVE YOU SEEN IT? THE YOUNG GIRLS BEING USED TO FIGHT AGAINST SEXISM AND INEQUALITY. IT'S HAD OVER 7 MILLION VIEWS WORLDWIDE, AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE WHY. WARNING ` IT DOES CONTAIN OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, WHICH WE'VE BEEPED. PRETTY. (GASPS) PRETTY. PRETTY. NEEDLE SCRATCHES WHAT THE <BLEEP>? I'M NOT THE PRETTY <BLEEP> HELPLESS... PRINCESS IN DISTRESS. I'M PRETTY <BLEEP> POWERFUL... ...AND READY FOR SUCCESS. SO WHAT IS MORE OFFENSIVE? A LITTLE GIRL SAYING <BLEEP>? OR THE <BLEEP> UNEQUAL AND SEXIST WAY... ...SOCIETY TREATS GIRLS AND WOMEN? PAY INEQUALITY. WOMEN ARE PAID 23% LESS THAN MEN. FOR THE EXACT SAME <BLEEP> WORK. AND THE CLIP GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT RAPE AND VIOLENCE IN A SIMILAR FASHION. UNDENIABLY A WORTHY MESSAGE, AND IT HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT FOR THE T-SHIRT COMPANY WHO CREATED IT ` IT'S CAUSED A STIR. BUT GETTING YOUNG GIRLS TO DELIVER THEIR MESSAGE WITH FOUL LANGUAGE? TO ME, IT'S CHILD EXPLOITATION, IT'S OFFENSIVE, AND I FIND IT REALLY SAD THAT THAT'S THE LEVEL WOMEN HAVE TO STOOP TO TO MAKE A POINT. THOSE GIRLS DIDN'T COME UP WITH THOSE WORDS THEMSELVES. SOME CRAFTY MARKETING PERSON WOULD HAVE, AND NO DOUBT THEIR PARENTS ARE GETTING A BIG FAT CHEQUE FOR THEIR TROUBLES. IN MY ONGOING DESIRE TO HIGHLIGHT THE BRILLIANT PEOPLE AND THE BRILLIANT IDEAS THAT SEPERATE US OUT FROM THE ORDINARY, CAN I JUST UPDATE YOU ON THE MARTIN JET PACK? THERE IT IS. YOU'LL HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS. IT'S A CHRISTCHURCH COMPANY, AND IT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO REVOLUTIONISE SEARCH AND RESCUE AND MILITARY OPERATIONS. THE LATEST IS THEY'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH ON THE AUSTRLAIAN STOCK EXCHANGE TO RAISE $25M. ITS BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR COMPANIES GOING PUBLIC AND THIS IS ANOTHER 50 MILLION SHARES AT 50C APIECE. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE AN IDEA. IT'S SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN TO MAKE IT REAL AND TO MAKE IT A BUISNESS, BUT MARTIN ARE ON THE VERGE OF REALITY. THESE ARE THE SORT OF COMPANIES WE NEED MORE OF AND WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE MORE OF. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014