IT'S SEVEN SHARP. CHARGES ARE NOT BEING LAID BY POLICE AT THIS TIME. THE ROAST BUSTERS GO FREE. IS THIS A DAY OF SHAME FOR THE NZ POLICE? IT CERTAINLY IS A DIFFERENT AND A CHALLENGING SITUATION TO BE IN. PLUS, WHEN YOUR WORLD IS BLACK,... I WAS FEARFUL ABOUT GOING OUT. ...ALL YOU NEED IS A BIT OF PATIENCE, RIGHT? PEOPLE WOULD POKE THEIR HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW TO TELL YOU TO HURRY UP OR YOU SHOULDN'T BE BLOODY OUT AT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. AND HOW THIS... JOINTS CRACK CRACK! CRACK! ...COULD LEAD TO THIS. I DON'T QUITE SEE HOW THIS IS GONNA HELP MY SEX LIFE. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ANTONY VLUG. 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. Did you see all that cracking in our promo? It was too freaky. I've just had that done. My beautiful wife goes along for a bit of a crack every now and then. I can't stand the concept of it. Let's talk about tonight. MKR grand final. The final tonight is between the modern-day hippies and the Polynesian cooks. They have the pacific flair and the modern-day hippies alike them and baking. Have you got a tatto on your arm? Leave me alone. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. TRANSPORT IS ON AUCKLANDERS' MINDS YET AGAIN AS THE COUNCIL LOOKS FOR WAYS TO PAY FOR A $12B FUNDING SHORTFALL. THEY'VE REFLOATED THE OPTIONS OF RATES RISES, FUEL TAXES OR ROAD TOLLS. FAKE MEDICINE COULD BE THE ANSWER TO TREATING YOUR KID'S COUGH. A STUDY SHOWS DUMMY COUGH SYRUP WORKED JUST AS WELL AS THE REAL DEAL. SCIENTISTS PUT THE RESULTS DOWN TO PARENTS FEELING MORE CONFIDENT HAVING GIVEN THEIR KIDS A TREATMENT THEY BELIEVED WOULD HELP. AND THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WOMAN. SHOSHANA ROBERTS WALKED THE STREETS OF NEW YORK FOR 10 HOURS TO SHOW THE SORT OF HARASSMENT SHE GETS. THERE WERE MORE THAN 100 INSTANCES OF CATCALLING, UNSOLICITED COMPLIMENTS AND WHISTLES, WITH ONE MAN EVEN FOLLOWING HER FOR A FEW BLOCKS. How freaky. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE LIVING IN A WORLD OF DARKNESS. YOU ARE COMPLETELY AT THE MERCY OF STRANGERS. DEAN HAMILTON KNOWS THAT ONLY TOO WELL. HE'S BLIND AND LIVES A LIFE OF FEAR. HE'S TOO SCARED TO LEAVE HOME, TOO SCARED TO CROSS THE ROAD AFTER A STRANGER NEARLY KILLED HIM BY ACCIDENT. THAT STRANGER WAS A MOTORIST. HERE'S GILL HIGGINS. ELECTRONIC MUSIC YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK TWICE TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD. BUT IMAGINE TRYING TO DO IT WHEN ALL YOU IS DARKNESS. I PANIC IF GO ACROSS THE ROAD AND I HEAR OR THINK A CAR'S COMING. I JUST FREEZE, THINKING YOU'RE GOING TO BE HIT. ONE MORNING IN RUSH HOUR, HIS FEAR BECAME REALITY. I GOT CLIPPED BY A LADY THAT WAS IN AN ELECTRIC CAR. I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR THE CAR AT ALL. I FELL. GOT A FEW STITCHES IN MY HEAD. LIKE HIS BLIND DOG CURLY,... HE DOESN'T MOVE VERY MUCH. ...DEAN'S WORLD CLOSED IN. HE HARDLY LEFT THE HOUSE. I WAS FEARFUL ABOUT GOING OUT. THAT FEAR IS NOT JUST OF ROADS BUT OF EVERY SINGLE PAVEMENT. THAT'S NOT TOO HELPFUL, IS IT? ALWAYS EITHER WALK INTO SOMETHING ` TREES OR SHRUBS, BOLLARDS TOO. IF YOU WALK INTO THEM, THEY ALWAYS HIT YOU IN THE FAMILY BENEFIT. IT'S BLOODY PAINFUL. SO RATHER THAN HAVE THAT CONSTANT STRESS, I'D JUST STAY AT HOME. BUT I GOT ISOLATED AND STARTED TO GET DEPRESSED. FEEL THOSE UNDER YOUR FOOT? DOES IT SOUND LIKE IT'S A GOOD TIME TO CROSS? YES. I WANTED TO GET AT LEAST SOME IDEA OF WHAT PEOPLE LIKE DEAN HAVE TO FACE. JUST MOVE YOUR WRIST LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS IS A TASTE OF THE TRAINING OFFERED TO ANYONE WHO'S BLIND. OH, JUST STOP YOU. THAT'S THE KERB AGAIN. IT WOULD TYPICALLY TAKE AROUND 200 HOURS TO BE A PROFICIENT CANE-USER IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS TO TRUST THE TRAINING LADY. AFTER MONTHS OF ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING, DEAN IS MUCH MORE CONFIDENT. OH, IT WAS BRILLIANT. BIN COMING UP. OH, YEP. MY FRIEND THE BIN. PROVIDED THEY GET THE RIGHT SERVICES, THE RIGHT TRAINING, BLINDNESS CAN BE REDUCED TO BEING JUST A NUISANCE IN YOUR LIFE. WHAT WE CAN'T CONTROL IS THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE BEHIND THE WHEEL. AGAIN, DEAN'S HAD FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WHEN HIS DAILY WALK WAS IN THE EARLY MORNING RUSH. PEOPLE WOULD POKE THEIR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW, TELING YOU TO HURRY UP, YOU SHOULDN'T BE BLOODY OUT THIS TIME IN THE MORNING. DEAN'S MADE AMENDS, ONLY HEADING OUT WHEN THE TRAFFIC'S QUIET. BUT DOES THAT MAKE IT A WALK IN THE PARK, OR ARE THERE STILL THINGS THAT COULD CHANGE? LIKE THAT? YEP. GLASSES. OH, YEAH. THAT'S BETTER. WE FELT THERE WAS ONE WAY TO FIND OUT. OOH. FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE. WHOA! OH, AM I ON THE ROAD? HAVE I BEEN ON THE ROAD ALL THIS TIME? THE BLIND FOUNDATION WARNED US AGAINST THIS, SAYING IT WASN'T A TRUE LIKENESS OF BEING BLIND. IF YOU GET STUCK, YOU CAN TAKE THE BLINDFOLD OFF; I CAN'T. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY TRUE, BUT IT DOES GIVE A WHOLE NEW APPRECIATION. IF YOU WEREN'T BY MY SIDE, I REALLY WOULD WONDER IF I WAS.. YOU DO NEED TO MOVE THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT. DEAN'S RIGHT ABOUT THE BOLLARDS. THAT IS NOT A HELPFUL THING TO HAVE, WHOEVER PUT THAT THERE. AND PUTTING TWO SETS OF BUMPS TOGETHER? NOT CLEVER IS THAT THE BOBBLES? I NEED CONFIRMATION. FORWARDS. I STILL LIKE TO STICK ONLY TO WHERE I KNOW. IF UNFAMILIAR, IT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION TO TRY AND FIND WHERE THERE ARE OBSTACLES. NOW, I REALLY GET THAT. I'LL JUST GET PAST IT, COS I'VE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU NEED TO FIND THE BUTTON TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD. I THINK I'VE GOT SAME AMOUNT OF RIGHT AS ANYONE ELSE TO USE ROAD, BUT IT RELIES ON PEOPLE TO ALLOW YOU TO DO IT. SO, COME ON, URBAN DESIGNERS, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, DRIVERS, SPARE A THOUGHT. IT'S GIVEN ME A WHOLE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HARD IT IS. IT'S HARD. And wheat. It's astounding the lack of courtesy that people give blind people. Give them some space. There are couple of blind people in our neighbourhood. What about people's reaction? People are generally nice. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE FOCUS SHIFTS FROM THE ROAST BUSTERS TO THE POLICE. PLUS, LISTEN TO THIS ` JOINTS CRUNCH (LAUGHS) THAT WAS A BIGGIE. SO IT FIXES THE OLD BACK, RIGHT? BUT IT MIGHT PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME OTHER UNEXPECTED BENEFITS TOO. MY FAMILY COULD'VE TOLD YOU THAT 35 YEARS AGO. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THE ROAST BUSTERS, BECAUSE THE POLICE ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON THEY WON'T BE LAYING CHARGES AGAINST ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE SEX RING. THIS WAS A BIG STORY A YEAR AGO, OF COURSE, AFTER YOUNG MEN POSTED VIDEOS ONLINE, BOASTING ABOUT HAVING SEX WITH DRUNK, UNDERAGE GIRLS. SO WITH NO CHARGES LAID, DOES THE HEAT NOW GO ON THE POLICE? IT'S NOVEMBER 2013, AND THE SO-CALLED 'ROAST BUSTERS' ARE ABOUT TO BECOME INFAMOUS. GIRLS HITTING US UP ASKING TO 'HANG OUT' WITH US. THE ROAST BUSTER RINGLEADERS ` BERIAH HALES ON YOUR LEFT AND JOSEPH PARKER ON YOUR RIGHT ` BRAGGING HERE ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS WITH DRUNK UNDERAGE GIRLS. THEY KNOW WHAT WE ARE LIKE. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE IN FOR. POLICE ADMITTED EARLY ON THEY'D KNOWN ABOUT THE GROUP'S EXPLOITS FOR TWO YEARS BUT CLAIMED VICTIMS HADN'T COME FORWARD SO THERE WASN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CHARGE THEM. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT WE BELIEVE THEIR BEHAVIOUR IS CRIMINAL ` VERGING ON CRIMINAL, IF NOT CRIMINAL. THE CASE QUICKLY MADE HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD, AND THERE WAS PUBLIC OUTRAGE WHEN VICTIMS CAME FORWARD TO SAY THEY HAD COMPLAINED TO POLICE. ALL CHANT: FIGHT BACK! AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE WAY POLICE HANDLED THE CASE WAS DAMNING. I'M HAPPY TO APOLOGISE ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE FOR US GETTING THIS WRONG. WE'LL HAVE MORE PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINANTS. TODAY POLICE RELEASED THE RESULTS OF THEIR 12-MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THE ROAST BUSTERS ARE GUILTY OF SEX CRIMES. THE RESULT? CHARGES ARE NOT BEING LAID BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME. MOODY MUSIC THE COUNTRY'S TOP COP, COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH, DECLINED OUR INTERVIEW REQUEST. HE DID PUT OUT A STATEMENT TODAY SAYING, BUT LAWYER AND ACTIVIST CATRIONA MACLENNAN QUESTIONED THAT COMMITMENT WHEN I SPOKE TO HER EARLIER. CATRIONA, I TAKE IT YOU SEE THIS AS BAD ` A BAD ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. KIA ORA, MIKE. YES, CERTAINLY, I DO. I THINK IT'S GOING TO FURTHER UNDERMINE THE CONFIDENCE OF NZ WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE WAY THAT POLICE DEAL WITH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THERE'S BEEN CONCERNS FROM THE OUTSET AS TO THE WAY THIS WAS HANDLED. THAT THE POLICE, FOR QUITE SOME TIME DID MONITORING RATHER THAN STEPPING IN AND TAKING STEPS TO PUT AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO THIS ACTIVITY SO THAT OTHER GIRLS WEREN'T ACTUALLY VICTIMISED. SO IT'S THAT ASPECT THAT WORRIES YOU. THEY WEREN'T PROACTIVE ENOUGH. BECAUSE IN THIS INVESTIGATION, ONCE THE GOT INVOLVED, 110 GIRLS ` 44 OF THEM RE-APPROACHED, 25 GIRLS INVITED TO PROVIDE FORMAL STATEMENTS; ONLY FIVE DID. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DIDN'T TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING TO THE NUT BEFORE IT'S A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. WHAT IS IT ABOUT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE WAY POLICE DEAL WITH THESE ALLEGATIONS THAT MEANT THAT ONLY FIVE OUT OF THOSE 25 GIRLS WERE PREPARED TO MAKE FORMAL STATEMENTS? IN THIS CASE, THOUGH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUNG WOMEN. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF ALCOHOL AND BOOZE ` NOT THAT IT MAKES ANY OF THIS RIGHT ` BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONCE THE POLICE COME AROUND AND SAY, 'COME ON, LET'S GET SOME FORMAl CHARGES LAID HERE,' THEY GO, 'DON'T WANT TO. NOT INTERESTED. CAN'T DO IT. TOO EMBARRASSING. WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT? WELL, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER COUPLE OF CONCERNS. ONE OF THE REASONS THE POLICE HAVE GIVEN FOR NOT PROSECUTING IS THE AGE OF THE PARTIES. WELL, REALLY? IS THAT REALLY A REASON? AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO, IN THEIR REPORT, MENTIONED A CONCERN ABOUT ALCOHOL. BUT I THINK THIS GOES TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. IF BOYS HAD GOOD, PROPER, RESPECTFUL ATTITUDES TO GIRLS, IT WOULDN'T MATTER IF EITHER THE BOYS OR THE GIRLS HAD BEEN DRINKING. BUT THAT'S NOT THE POLICE'S PROBLEM, THOUGH, OR CONCERN, REALLY. IF YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE LEGALITIES OF THIS, THE BLOKE WOULD SAY SHE CONSENTED, THE GIRL'S GOING, 'I WAS...' WHERE DO YOU GO WITH IT? ACTUALLY, SOME OF THESE GIRLS WERE UNDER 16, AND SO THERE'S ACTUALLY, IN LAW, NO ISSUE OF CONSENT AT ALL. IT IS AN OFFENCE. SO WHEN THE POLICE TODAY SAY... AND MIKE BUSH SAID, 'I DON'T THINK OUR SITUATION'S BEEN UNDERMINED ` OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC,' YOU WOULD SAY NO. BUT WHAT ARE YOU ALSO SAYING? YOU'RE SAYING THAT AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS AND ALL OF THE PUBLICITY AND ALL THE TALK, POLICE STILL BASICALLY AND FUNDAMENTALLY, IN THIS SORT OF AREA, DON'T HAVE THEIR ACT TOGETHER? I'M AFRAID, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, AND I KNOW THAT LOUISE NICHOLAS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE POLICE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. SHE SAYS THEY'RE IMPROVING. I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE IT, BUT IT WAS ONLY THIS TIME A YEAR AGO THAT WE HAD SUPERINTENDENT RUSSELL GIBSON, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMANDER, SAYING THAT THE 10-YEAR OLD RAPE VICTIM WAS A WILLING PARTICIPANT IN HER OWN SEXUAL ABUSE. SO I THINK THEY'VE GOT HUGE WORK TO DO. AND I DON'T REALLY SEE THEM MAKING THIS A PRIORITY. It was always heading that way. It's really tough if you're a victim mouth them now. You won't have any confidence to come forward now. I'm constantly disappointed with the police. It's disappointing. You've got to front up on these things. Maybe they don't have the backup to go with it. The outrage when this all happened and he we're still. What's the story? Tell us what's going on. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` HOW IS IT, BY THE WAY, DEAN? IT'S THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE'S, WHATEVER THE NORMAL IS. TALK ABOUT CROSSING THE LINE, EMMA! BUT IT'S ALL IN THE NAME OF, WELL, BETTER SEX ALL ROUND. This tatto thing is it turns out this interesting you expect me to tell everyone? Actually are already explained it to you and to the nation because I'd is recorded our we checked. Is it actually. Really itchy. It's pink because I've been itching out. That's pink. It's blood vessels rising to the surface apparently. Thanks for outing beyond national telly. The you go. Seriously. It's a tattoo. These are tattoos. It's world psoriasis day. You give me stick for my eczema. The giving these tattoos out so you can have the discussion like we've just had all the mockery in your case of what it does and how it affects people. Very clever idea. I freaked out wondered what's happening there. Just quickly my psoriasis.Co.NZ AS YOU'RE SITTING THERE WATCHING THE SHOW RIGHT NOW, Couple of weeks since you've been on a magazine. AS YOU'RE SITTING THERE WATCHING THE SHOW RIGHT NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR POSTURE. ARE YOU SLOUCHING? BECAUSE IF YOU SIT UP STRAIGHT, IT MIGHT IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM, YOUR MOOD, AND EVEN YOUR SEX LIFE. YES, YOU HEARD RIGHT YOUR SEX LIFE. Given that you are a serial sloucher... doesn't affect me. A NZ NEUROPHYSIOLOGIST IS LEADING THE WORLD IN RESEARCH INTO HOW CHIROPRACTIC AFFECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, IMPROVES FUNCTION AND EVEN YOUR EMOTIONAL STATE. EMMA KEELING, AND HER SPINE, WENT FOR A CHECK UP. A PRESS RELEASE HAD COME IN. APPARENTLY I COULD IMPROVE MY SEX LIFE BY VISITING A CHIROPRACTOR. SO HERE I AM, NOT FEELING SEXY. I DON'T QUITE SEE HOW THIS IS GONNA HELP MY SEX LIFE. WHEN YOUR SPINE WORKS BETTER, WE KNOW THAT IT CHANGES HOW YOUR BRAIN PERCEIVES WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR BODY AND HOW IT CONTROLS YOUR BODY. SO EVEN YOUR BITS AND PIECES WILL ALL WORK BETTER. IMPROVING MOVEMENT I GET, BUT MORE-TURNED-ON BITS? I'VE BEEN WORKING QUITE HARD! ABSOLUTE SHOCKER. DR HEIDI HAAVIK'S DONE THE RESEARCH. 15 YEARS AGO SHE LOOKED INTO WHY SOME PATIENTS RESPONDED BETTER ` CRACK! CRACK! EXCELLENT. TO BEING ADJUSTED THAN OTHERS. CRACK! WHOO, THAT WAS A BIGGIE. SHE'S EVEN WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT IT. AND THEN WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THE EFFECTS OF CHIROPRACTIC ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THE TECHNIQUE WE WERE USING, WE WERE ALSO RECORDING BRAINWAVES. AND THERE WE SAW QUITE DRAMATIC AND LONG-LASTING CHANGES IN BRAIN FUNCTION AFTER WE ADJUSTED. # YOU CAN DO IT, PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT. I'M A MESS. HOLDING IT REALLY STRONG. AGAIN, YOU CAN'T HOLD THAT ONE UP, EH? LOOK AT THE FACE! BOTH LAUGH LOOK AT THE FACE! I'M TRYING REALLY HARD! BUT I KNOW CHIROPRACTIC WORKS FOR ME. SO I JUST WANT TO RECHECK YOUR LEG NOW, EMMA. SO HOLDING REALLY NICE AND STRONG AGAIN NOW. (GROANS) IT'S WAY BETTER. CAN YOU FEEL IT? YEAH. SO HOW DOES IT WORK? THE MOVEMENT OF THOSE LITTLE MUSCLES THAT SURROUND THE SPINE ARE ACTUALLY REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE BRAIN. IT'S LIKE YOUR BRAIN'S EYES IN THE SPINE. SO IT'S HOW YOUR BRAIN KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. HEIDI HAS 15 STUDIES ON THE GO, INCLUDING ONE ON PELVIC FLOOR PROBLEMS. YES! I'M ALIVE! BUT YOU MUST PUT ON A SILLY CAP. WE CAN USE THIS, AND WE CAN RECORD YOUR BRAINWAVES. SO WHEN WE ADJUST THE SPINE, WE SEE THESE CHANGES IN BRAIN FUNCTION. BOTH LAUGH SO YOU PUT THIS ON AND TEST HOW MY BRAIN IS RESPONDING TO MY BODY, THEN YOU ADJUST ME AND THEN PUT THIS BACK ON AGAIN AND DO THE SAME. EXACTLY. SO THIS IS GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH? YOU'RE LEADING THE WORLD IN THIS? WE ARE, ACTUALLY, YEAH. IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING. I GET CALLED FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND THEY ASK ME IF I WANNA COME AND PRESENT THE RESEARCH THAT WE'RE DOING AND TO TEACH THE CHIROPRACTORS. AND AGAIN. THERE WE GO. I'M CERTAINLY MOVING AND FEELING BETTER. WHOA! LOOK AT THAT! BUT THE SPINES IN THE SEVEN SHARP OFFICE ARE IN A BAD WAY. YOU CANNOT HOLD YOUR ARM STILL. (LAUGHS) DID YOU KNOW THAT UPRIGHT POSTURE WILL INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE AND ABILITY TO COPE WITH STRESS? WHO ARE YOU? MY WIFE? BOTH LAUGH SITTING AT COMPUTERS ALL DAY DOESN'T HELP. A LOT OF THE TIMES WHEN WE'RE FEELING REALLY WEAK AND TIRED AND SLOUCHY` < SO WHEN I'M DEALING WITH EMMA'S STORIES? FOR EXAMPLE. (LAUGHS) > SO IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE WEAK, BUT THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING UP THERE. ALL LAUGH I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! MY FAMILY COULD'VE TOLD YOU THIS 35 YEARS AGO. IS THIS A BAD TIME TO ASK ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE? ALL LAUGH UM, POSSIBLY. WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE YET. HOW DID YOU KNOW WE WERE GOING THERE? HOW IS IT, BY THE WAY, DEAN? STUTTERS: IT'S OK, IT'S FINE. IT'S AVERAGE. IT'S THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE, WHATEVER THE NORMAL IS, YEP. VIEWERS, MAYBE RESEARCH THAT ONE AT HOME. I think we need to have a chat with Dean. What's the gun? I had that but I don't know what it is. It doesn't hurt. I don't go to chiropractors. I go to an osteo. It fixes you. Not in the bedroom but that fixed my neck. Did not fix you in the bedroom? Did make asked if he had a crack today? Idea. I really asked for that one. I think you should go to a cracker and see how it works for you. GIVEN THAT INEQUALITY HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC THIS WEEK AFTER THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL PAY IN THE AGED-CARE INDUSTRY, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO SEEN THE CLIP WE SHOWED LAST NIGHT, WITH THE YOUNG GIRLS USING FOUL LANGUAGE TO GET THEIR POINT ACROSS ` TODAY, SOME INTERESTING RESEARCH. THE VANDERBILT LAW SCHOOL IN THE STATES HAS FOUND THAT THE MORE OVERWEIGHT A WOMAN IS, THE MORE LIKELY SHE IS TO WORK A LOW-PAYING JOB. BUT ` BUT THIS STRONG CORRELATION ISN'T THE CASE FOR MEN. SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE THINKING RIGHT NOW, 'THIS ISN'T NEWS. 'IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.' AND YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE THE RESEARCH ANY EASIER TO SWALLOW, DOES IT? PARTICULARLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE. THE REALITY IS WOMEN TODAY ARE STILL VERY MUCH JUDGED ON THEIR LOOKS IN THE WORKPLACE; FAR MORE THAN MEN EVER HAVE OR, I'D IMAGINE, EVER WILL BE. SO SADLY, DESPITE ADVANCES IN SO MANY AREAS FOR WOMEN, THIS IS ONE THING I CAN'T SEE CHANGING ANYTIME SOON. IF YOU THINK MKR IS EXCITING, WE GOT DETAILS TODAY IN OUR UPCOMING SEASON OF 'FLAG IDOL'. THE CONTESTANTS ARE SOME NEW FLAGS, AND THE WINNING FLAG GETS TO GO UP AGAINST THE CURRENT FLAG TO DECIDE THE ULTIMATE WINNER. DO YOU CARE ABOUT OUR FLAG? I DON'T. I COULD NOT BE LESS INTERESTED. AND WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THIS WILL COST US $26M. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THAT ` WE WILL ALL ARGUE ABOUT IT BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BE HAPPY. IF WE INSIST ON CHANGING IT, RING DICK FRIZZELL OR GRETCHEN ALBRECHT, OR BILLY APPLE, AND LET THEM DO SOMETHING EDGY. THE PRIME MINISTER SEEMS HUNG UP ON THIS, GOD KNOWS WHY. A COUNTRY IS NOT DEFINED BY ITS FLAG. ITS PLACE IN THE WORLD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ITS FLAG. WE ARE NO BETTER OR WORSE DEPENDING ON OUR FLAG. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE HAVE FAR BIGGER FISH TO FRY. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014