SEVEN SHARP IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RABODIRECT, PART OF RABOBANK GROUP, LOOKING AFTER SAVERS SINCE 1898. IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` WHAT TIME SHOULD THE BARS CLOSE? 4 O'CLOCK. 7 AM. AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE? WHY NOT? IF YOU DRINK RESPONSIBLY, THERE'S NO PROBLEM. HOW FAR PAST BEDTIME IS BAR TIME? PLUS ` YOU CANNOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET. MALAYSIA AIRLINES ON MOVING ON. WHAT IS REASONABLE COMPENSATION? THAT'S A REALLY TOUGH QUESTION. AND ` FUN VERSUS SAFETY, ABSOLUTELY. HAVE FUN, BUT DO IT SAFELY. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? THE ANTI-ANTI-FIREWORKS STORY. CROWD OOHS AND AAHS ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND IMOGEN STAINES. 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. Heather, lovely to have you with us. Mike is Away. If you are watching when I was sick, I was told I was a weakness. We don't feel terribly sorry for him. He always says he never gets sick. He was spewing since last night. You can speak from personal experience about Courtenay Place. You will be pleased to hear I don't feature in the story. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY ` THE CRICKET WORLD CUP IN FEBRUARY'S A MAJOR REASON WHY THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO RUSH THROUGH NEW ANTI-TERROR LAWS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT. JUST IN TIME FOR GUY FAWKES; THIS IS ONE HECK OF A FIREWORKS DISPLAY. EXCEPT IT'S NOT. IT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FIREWORKS WAREHOUSE CATCHES FIRE, GIVING RESIDENTS IN STAFFORD, ENGLAND, AN UNEXPECTED SHOW. AND IF YOU, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAVE WONDERED WHAT A CHICKEN SNEEZING SOUNDS LIKE, HERE IT IS. (SQUAWKS LOUDLY) ONE MORE TIME FOR GOOD LUCK. (SQUAWKS LOUDLY) How do they know that is a sneeze and not A scream? RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A FIGHT ON WELLINGTON'S COURTENAY PLACE. NO SURPRISES THERE. THAT HAPPENS A LOT. BUT THIS TIME, IT'S THE COPS VERSUS THE COUNCIL, AND THE FIGHT'S ABOUT WHAT TIME BARS SHOULD CLOSE. AT THE MOMENT, MOST BARS SHUT AT 4AM. THE COUNCIL WANTS TO PUSH THAT OUT TO 5AM, BUT THE POLICE WANT TO PULL IT BACK TO 3. IT'S A BIG DEAL. OTHER COUNCILS MAY FOLLOW WELLINGTON'S LEAD. SO ARE THE POLICE JUST BEING THE FUN POLICE? OR HAVE THEY ALREADY GOT TOO MUCH TO DEAL WITH? JEHAN CASINADER STAYED UP WAY PAST HIS BEDTIME ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND HE GOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR. SIREN WAILS WE HAVE A SAYING IN POLICE THAT TYPICALLY NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER 3AM. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT BEFORE. THAT'S BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF FRONTLINE OFFICERS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY. AND THE CAPITAL IS NO EXCEPTION. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY. WE'VE JUST SEEN A CAR RAM A POLICE CAR. THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF COURTENAY PLACE. IT'S JUST AFTER 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THIS IS WHAT THE COPS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IN THE WEE HOURS. YOU SEE A DEFINITE INCREASE IN THE GENERAL DISORDER. BUT LET'S REWIND JUST TWO HOURS. IT BEGAN AS AN ORDINARY SATURDAY NIGHT. YOU LIKE TO PARTY, DON'T YOU? WE ALL DO. THE END OF UNI EXAMS IS NIGH,... HEY! ALL CHANT: JEHAN, JEHAN, JEHAN! ...THE WELLINGTON WIND HAS CEASED,... HAVE YOU HAD A GOOD NIGHT? I'VE HAD A GOOD NIGHT. HAVEN'T HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK. ...AND THE MOOD IS PRETTY CHILLED. 2AM IS A NICE TIME OF NIGHT, AND 2 IS AN EVEN NUMBER. IN WELLINGTON, BARS HAVE TO CLOSE BY 4AM, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE. THE COUNCIL WANTS THE BARS TO BE OPEN TILL 5AM. THE COPS SAY THEY SHOULD CLOSE AT 3. POLICE SAY THE LATER IT GETS, THE MORE BOOZE-FUELLED BIFFO THERE IS. IT TYPICALLY STARTS AS FIGHTS AND THEN TURNS INTO ASSAULTS AND SOMETIMES SERIOUS ASSAULTS. AND THEN THERE'S THE MESS. THE LITTER, THE BROKEN BOTTLES, URINE AND VOMIT. BUT SATURDAY WAS A QUIET ONE FOR POLICE. WE'VE DEALT WITH DRUNK PEOPLE THAT WE'VE SENT OFF TO HOSPITAL; FOUR OR FIVE FIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE INNER CITY. PUNTERS SAY CLOSING BARS EARLY IS UNNECESSARY AND WILL KILL THE NIGHTLIFE. THEY SHOULDN'T CUT IT EARLY, BECAUSE WE ONLY COME OUT AT, LIKE, 12. THEY RECKON IT'LL MAKE TRAFFIC CONGESTION EVEN WORSE. YOU HAVE AN EXODUS OF EVERYONE ON THE MAIN STREETS OF COURTENAY PLACE. IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TAXIS, THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRINK-DRIVE. BUT POLICE AREN'T BUDGING. PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME OUT FOR A DINNER, A LATE MOVIE, A FEW QUIET DRINKS WITH FRIENDS HAVE TYPICALLY ALL GONE HOME BY 3AM. GENERALLY, THE MOOD STARTS TO CHANGE. AND IT DID. WE HAD A REPORT OF A CAR DRIVING UP THE WRONG WAY IN A ONE-WAY STREET WITH THE LIGHTS OFF. THIS WAS A MOST UNEXPECTED END TO THE NIGHT. <BLEEP> YOU, GOVERNMENT! BAR PATRONS INFLAMED THE SITUATION BY ANTAGONISING POLICE. # ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. # IT'S EXTRAORDINARY JUST IN THE SPACE OF A FEW SECONDS, HOW QUICKLY THINGS HAVE CHANGED HERE. THE COPS WANT TO SPEND LESS MONEY AND TIME DOING THIS. HOW MUCH RESOURCE ARE WE PREPARED AS A SOCIETY TO DEVOTE TO POLICING THE CBD? JEHAN'S BACK IN COURTENAY PLACE. I WAS STUNNED. I HAD BEEN IN THE AIRLINE BUSINESS ABOUT 30 YEARS, hAD TO HAVE TWO SUCH INCIDENTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER IS UNPRECEDENTED. THE AIRLINE MANY ARE NOW TOO AFRAID TO FLY SPEAKS OUT ABOUT ITS DISASTROUS YEAR. YOU CANNOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET. AND THE FIREWORKS DEBATE. WE'RE PROBABLY MOVING ON NOW. WELL, PRIME MINISTER, YOU MIGHT BE, BUT THIS GUY ISN'T. FIREWORKS WEAPONISE MUNTERS. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T ISIS. THESE ARE FIREWORKS. MALAYSIA AIRLINES IS SOMETHING WE'VE ALL BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS YEAR, FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. WE HAD MH370 DISAPPEAR WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON BOARD, AND THEN JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, MH17 WAS SHOT OUT OF THE SKY BY REBELS IN UKRAINE. SO IT'S UNSURPRISING THE COMPANY'S ON A MASSIVE PR OFFENSIVE AND TODAY GAVE US A TV EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ADDRESSING ITS TERRIBLE YEAR. THIS FROM MICHAEL HOLLAND. BROODING MUSIC FLIGHT MH370 ENDED IN THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. DISBELIEF IS PROBABLY THE FIRST THING THAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND, AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, 'OK, NOW WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?' YOU CANNOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET. RUSSIAN-BACKED REBELS ARE BEING BLAMED FOR SHOOTING DOWN A PASSENGER JET, KILLING ALL 298 PEOPLE ON-BOARD. IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO REGAIN TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. HE'S BEEN FORCED TO STARE DOWN THE UNTHINKABLE ` THE LOSS OF TWO PASSENGER AIRCRAFT; THE LOSS OF OVER 500 LIVES IN JUST FOUR MONTHS. MH370 AND MH17 ` FLIGHT NUMBERS NOW ENGRAINED IN OUR PSYCHE ` THE FIRST FOR THE MYSTERY THAT REMAINS UNRESOLVED; THE SECOND FOR THE SHEER BRUTALITY ` UNSUSPECTING PASSENGERS WHO BECAME CASUALTIES OF SOMEONE ELSE'S WAR. MALAYSIA CONDEMNS ANY SUCH ACTION AND CALLS FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO BE SWIFTLY BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. TWO SIGNIFICANT TRAGEDIES IN THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR IS A KNOCK TO ANY AIRLINE'S CONFIDENCE AND REPUTATION, BUT THE MORALE OF THE COMPANY IS VERY STRONG. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE AIRLINE'S RESPONSE PARTICULARLY TO THE MH370 DISASTER? MH370 TENDS TO GET COLOURED BY THE FACT THAT NO ONE KNEW WHAT HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO THE AIRCRAFT, SO WHEN YOU TALK TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND NEXT OF KIN, THEY WERE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. AND WHEN YOU CANNOT TELL THEM DEFINITIVELY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FINISHED ITS JOURNEY, THAT'S A TOUGH SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE EITHER HIDING SOMETHING OR YOU DON'T HAVE FULL CONTROL OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WELL, THE TRUTH IS WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT AIRCRAFT HAS LANDED. THIS MAN YELLING 'THEY ARE LYING. GIVE US BACK OUR RELATIVES'. FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW, COULD IT HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER? NO ONE IS PERFECT. I'M SURE WE COULD HAVE HANDLED CERTAIN THINGS BETTER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, EVERYONE HAS PERFECT HINDSIGHT. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE SCENARIO AND YOU ARE IN FRONT OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF MEDIA AROUND, LOTS OF PEOPLE SHOUTING WITH DIFFERENT AGENDAS, YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN. HOW COMMITTED IS THE AIRLINE TO SEEING THIS THROUGH TO THE END? IT COULD GO ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS. THE AIRLINE IS 100% COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS THROUGH. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THE NEXT OF KIN, AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY LEADS TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE BASIS THAT LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE, WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT MH17? I WAS STUNNED. THE CHALLENGES WE FACED WERE SOMEWHAT LESSENED BY THE FACT THAT WE ABSOLUTELY KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE AIRCRAFT. SO EVERYONE KNEW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOWN AND THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A TRAGEDY, AT LEAST THE FAMILY MEMBERS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE SITUATION WAS. WHERE THE TRAGEDY BECAME APPALLING WAS THE INABILITY FOR US TO GET THE VARIOUS COMPETING FORCES IN THE UKRAINE TO ALLOW US ACCESS TO THE SITE SO WE COULD ACCESS THE BODIES AND RETRIEVE THEM IN A HUMANE MANNER. AND WHILE BOTH CRASH INVESTIGATIONS REMAIN COMPLEX AND POTENTIALLY YEARS FROM COMPLETION, MALAYSIAN AIRLINES HAS BEGAN A RESTRUCTURING TO COPE WITH THE ENORMITY OF ITS FINANCIAL AND REPUTATIONAL LOSSES. THE BOTTOM LINE ` THE COMPANY WILL SURVIVE? > THE COMPANY WILL DEFINITELY SURVIVE. IT IS NOT JUST AN AIRLINE; IT IS AN ICON OF MALAYSIA. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR MALAYSIA. AND I BELIEVE THE SUPPORT WE HAVE FROM THE MALAYSIAN PEOPLE TO GET THIS RIGHT HAS BEEN VERY CRITICAL TO OUR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. Interesting that they have come out on the offensive now. It's interesting from a passenger perspective would you have considered flying Malaysia airlines to hawaii? I hadn't even thought about. I did wonder if it was cheaper. Would you? Probably. I would still feel weird about it. Everything that went wrong on that plane ` it's a tainted brand. you be worried about all the turbulence. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` WELL, HOW MANY THINGS ARE YOU GONNA FIX? ARE WE GONNA BAN EVERYTHING IN LIFE? Can I help you? Can I help you? You know what this guy's problem is? What? What? He's so busy planning and building things for his customers that he's overlooking his most important project. Make success your most important project. Talk to your local ANZ business banker today. Since when did beer have to toe the line, play the game, work for the man? INSPIRING MUSIC Since when did beer have to taste like beer or, for that matter, have beer in it? Since 1990-never ` that's when. Not Beersies ` the beer that doesn't have beer in it. IT'S GUY FAWKES DAY TOMORROW ` THE SAME DAY THAT THE PM WILL BE CONSIDERING A BAN ON FIREWORKS SALES TO THE PUBLIC. A PETITION WITH 26,000 SIGNATURES HAS THE BACKING OF THE POLICE, THE FIRE SERVICE AND THE SPCA. SHOULD WE CRACK DOWN ON CRACKERS? OR WILL THIS JUST BE A FIZZER? TIM WILSON MEETS A FIREWORKS ENTHUSIAST. IT'S THAT MAGIC TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE SOUNDS OF SMALL, VIVID AIRBORNE EXPLOSIONS PRODUCE OTHER SOUNDS ` SIRENS WAIL THE ROAR OF FLAMES AND THE SAD, SAD MEWLING OF DEFENCELESS WEE ANIMALS. CATS MEW BOOM! SO SHOULD WE BAN FIREWORKS? THE PM IS LIGHTING A FUSE. BOOM! REALISTICALLY, IN YEARS TO COME, PEOPLE WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY, 'HAVING KIDS, YOU KNOW, WITH SKYROCKETS 'AND POINTING THEM AT THE NEIGHBOURS AND PLAYING GAMES IS REALLY... 'WE'RE PROBABLY MOVING ON NOW.' MEETING PETE MARSDEN IS KIND OF LIKE MEETING A HUMAN BLOW-TORCH. A BREAKFAST RADIO DJ AND A FIREWORKS IMPORTER, HE'S MORE THAN HAPPY TO PRESENT HIS CREDENTIALS. SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW? I'M GOOD, EXCITED. (LAUGHS) WHILE THE BANGS MEET THE WHIZZES, LET'S SUMMARIZE THE ARGUMENTS. FIREWORKS HURT PEOPLE AND THAT COSTS. AT THE LAST COUNT, ACC-RELATED CLAIMS FOR FIREWORKS WERE AROUND $195,000. IT COSTS US MONEY. YEAH, SO DO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. PEOPLE GET HURT CROSSING THE ROAD. PEOPLE FALL OVER AT WORK. PEOPLE GET HURT ALL THE TIME. BUT WE CAN FIX THIS. WELL, HOW MANY THINGS ARE YOU GONNA FIX? ARE WE GONNA BAN EVERYTHING IN LIFE? NO, JUST FIREWORKS, BECAUSE OF GUYS LIKE THIS. OH, AND THIS MORON. (SCREAMS) FIREWORKS WEAPONISE MUNTERS. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T ISIS! THESE ARE FIREWORKS! THEY DON'T WEAPONISE ANYONE. IT'S JUST FIREWORKS, MAN. RESTRICTIONS DO WORK. AFTER A LAW-TIGHTENING IN 2008, PROBLEMS REDUCED. FIREWORKS-RELATED ACC CLAIMS DROPPED FROM 548 TO 442. FIREWORKS-RELATED HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS HALVED FROM 13 TO SEVEN. THE NUMBER OF FIRE SERVICE CALLS WENT DOWN FROM 618 TO 418. DRIVES THE FIREMEN CRAZY. BUNCH OF CALLS. WHY? BECAUSE THERE ARE FIRES BECAUSE OF FIREWORKS. WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY GO TO THE FIRES CAUSED BY THE FIREWORKS. SO THEY'VE GOT A BUSY NIGHT? PETE DOES AGREE THAT FIREWORKS AREN'T ALL GOOD. KIM DOTCOM PAID FOR THIS. AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WELL, WE ALL KNOW. NOT ALL OF PETE'S ARGUMENTS, WELL, FIRE. THE SPCA HATES FIREWORKS. THE SPCA DON'T LIKE MANY THINGS. BUT, LIKE, WHY ARE YOUR PETS OUTSIDE? THEY SHOULD BE INSIDE, ANYWAY. THEY'RE PETS, THEY ROLL AROUND, THEY GO OUTSIDE. THEY ROLL AROUND. WHEN HAVE YOU SEEN A DOG ROLLING AROUND? ALL THE TIME! (LAUGHS) ALL THE SAME, PETE INSISTS THAT HE SPEAKS FOR THE MAJORITY ` A MAJORITY WHO WANT FIREWORKS. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD CALM DOWN? YES. DID YOU HAVE A CHILDHOOD? YES! NO, YOU DIDN'T! I DID. YOU DON'T LIKE FIREWORKS! WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME?! FIREWORKS CRACKLE Do want them banned? Yes. You're not then get a great display from your backyard. Too many fires. Too many weirdos that put them in their ears. You are the new Mike Hosking. Sand is more dangerous than fireworks. 432 people burn. I am not gonna win this. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO JOINED US ON ELECTION NIGHT, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE UPDATE. YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS. ONE OF OUR ALL BLACKS GOT CAUGHT OUT UNFORTUNATELY. HE PLEDGED HIS ALLEGIANCE AND SAID THAT HE'D VOTED FOR JOHN KEY. AND, OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT, GUYS. IT COMES WITH A $20,000 FINE POTENTIALLY. MIKE: OH. 'OH' IS RIGHT BECAUSE NOW ISRAEL DAGG, JONAH LOMU AND ERIC MURRAY THE ROWER HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO POLICE. YES. REFERRED TO POLICE. FOR A TWEET. SURE, THEY BROKE THE LAW. IT'S ONE THAT BANS US ALL FROM PUBLISHING ANYTHING ON ELECTION DAY THAT CAN INFLUENCE ANOTHER PERSON'S VOTE. BUT, REALLY, DON'T THE POLICE HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO? MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A LAW CHANGE. I'M PRETTY SURE I MADE UP MY MIND WITHOUT A SINGLE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MY FAVOURITE ALL BLACK MIGHT VOTE. AND FOR THE RECORD, I'M PRETTY SURE IT WASN'T US THAT GOT ISRAEL DAGG IN TROUBLE. I THINK. JUST A BIT OF A FOLLOW-UP TO THE STORY WE RAN LAST NIGHT ON THE COUPLE THAT IS SEEKING COMPENSATION AFTER A FAILED STERILISATION. REMEMBER, THEY DIDN'T WANT A THIRD CHILD, BUT A MEDICAL ERROR DURING SURGERY MEANT THEY ENDED UP WITH THREE, AND THEY SAY IT'S FINANCIALLY CRIPPLED THEM AND THEY WANT ACC TO PAY UP. WE'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FLOODED WITH FEEDBACK. SOME OF YOU HAVE REALLY RIPPED INTO THE COUPLE INVOLVED; SO MUCH SO THEY FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED TO CLARIFY THEIR POSITION TONIGHT. SO MANY OF YOU QUESTIONED WHY THEY DIDN'T CHOOSE TO HAVE AN ABORTION OR ADOPT OUT THE UNWANTED CHILD. THE COUPLE SAYS IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT, AND IT WAS A DECISION THEY COULDN'T MAKE LIGHTLY WITH THEIR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD. THEY WANT TO EMPHASISE IT'S NOT A MONEY-MAKING VENTURE FOR THEM; IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY SAID THE COMMENTS NOW BEING AIMED AT THEM ARE FAR WORSE THAN WHAT THEIR MUCH-LOVED SON HAS EVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO BY THEM AS PARENTS. SO A BIT OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT. YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. Could be Heather again CAPTIONS BY ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.