FROM ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOODNIGHT. IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT RACIST. IT'S NOT PREJUDICE. IT'S JUST HOW THE BRAIN WORKS. THEY SAID, 'WELL, THAT'S CRAZY, BECAUSE IT'S YOU WHITE PEOPLE 'WHO ARE ALL HARD TO IDENTIFY.' WHY WE STRUGGLE TO PICK OTHERS OUT IN A CROWD. PLUS ` SHE KNEW SHE COULDN'T KEEP UP. BUT NOW MADDY'S STRIDING AHEAD... I'M BEATING YOU! ...THANKS TO THESE GUYS. I LOVE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW. AND ` WE OFFER $1M VIEWS, AS YOU'VE SEEN, BUT CERTAINLY NOT $1M SALARIES. PUTTING THE TRADITIONAL 'OE' ON ICE ` LITERALLY. IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN I EVER, EVER THOUGHT. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY TOM WILSON AND JOHN LING. 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. Welcome to the show. Mike is still sick. He is getting better. Toni has made me wait all day for the story. A fireworks confession. On Friday and last night, I said I was against having fireworks at your house. If the new law was to be passed, I would support it. I am going to have my share of fireworks. I saw the supersonic boombox. I got the upgraded version. I got upset that it might be the last time I purchase it. Workplace profanities. Is it okay to swear at work? HERE'S WHAT SPARKED OUR INTEREST TODAY ` SWEEPING NEW SURVEILLANCE POWERS FOR OUR SPIES ARE AMONGST A RAFT OF NEW MEASURES BEING PROPOSED TO PROTECT KIWIS FROM THE EMERGING THREAT OF TERRORIST FOREIGN FIGHTERS. IF YOU'VE GOT A BIG DECISION TO MAKE, DON'T EAT! NEW RESEARCH OUT OF THE NETHERLANDS HAS FOUND PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY HAVE BETTER PERCEPTION OF LONG TERM REWARDS AND MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AS A RESULT. AND IF YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A BAD DAY AT WORK, CHECK OUT THIS GUY TRYING TO GIVE MEDICINE TO A BABY PANDA. NOT ONLY DOES HIS VICTIM PUT UP A FIGHT, BUT HIS MATE ALSO WEIGHED IN. THE KEEPER EVENTUALLY HAD TO GIVE UP. I would not call that a tough day at work. It is pretty dam cool. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT RACISM. NOW, IF YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT GUILTY, WE'RE ABOUT TO TELL YOU YOU'RE NOT AS RACIST AS YOU MAY THINK YOU ARE. IF YOU'VE EVER SAID, 'THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME' ABOUT PEOPLE FROM A DIFFERENT ETHNICITY, TURNS OUT, WELL, YOU'RE KINDA RIGHT. EMMA KEELING WENT TO FIND OUT JUST HOW RACIST OR NOT RACIST SHE MIGHT BE. IT'S SO AWKWARD ` THAT MOMENT YOU HEAR SOMEONE SAY, 'ASIANS, THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.' RACIST! ACTUALLY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE. HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO LOOK DIFFERENT TO YOU IS NOT RACIST, IT'S NOT PREJUDICED. IT'S JUST HOW THE BRAIN WORKS. PROFESSOR WILL HAYWARD IS THE HEAD OF PSYCHOLOGY AT AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, WITH AN INTEREST IN VISUAL PERCEPTION. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS RESEARCH IN THE FIRST PLACE? I WAS LIVING IN HONG KONG FOR 14 YEARS, TEACHING AT UNIVERSITIES, AND WHEN I MOVED THERE, I JUST NOTICED THAT MY CHINESE STUDENTS WERE HARD TO RECOGNISE, AND I FELT QUITE BAD ABOUT THAT UNTIL I STARTED TALKING TO THEM, AND THEY SAID, 'THAT'S CRAZY, COS YOU WHITE PEOPLE ARE HARD TO IDENTIFY.' SO WHY DO WE DO THIS? IT'S REALLY JUST TO DO WITH THE WAY THAT WE ALL SEE THE WORLD AND THE WAY THAT WE ARE USED TO SEEING CERTAIN KINDS OF FACES. I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU. COME ON IN. THIS IS MATT. MATT, GOOD TO MEET YOU. I HAVE TO IDENTIFY WESTERN AND CHINESE WOMEN. SO, WE'RE NOW GOING TO SHOW YOU SIX FACES. YOUR JOB IS TO LEARN THE NAMES WHICH GO WITH THE FACES. NO PRESSURE (!) F FOR FRANCES. HURRAY! ONE RIGHT. YOU'LL KNOW FRANCES NOW. IS THAT GLORIA? NO! OH, THAT'S HILDA. I KNOW THAT. GAH, I'M GETTING THOSE TWO ROUND THE WRONG WAY. DOING WELL. YEAH, NOW. OH, YOU PASSED. WELL DONE. (SIGHS) THAT WAS EXHAUSTING OH, YOU PASSED. WELL DONE. (SIGHS) THAT WAS EXHAUSTING. NOW I'VE LEARNT THE NAMES, I HAVE TO RECOGNISE THEM FROM NEW PHOTOS. OH, THEY LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THIS TEST ALSO SHOWS WHAT PART OF THE FACE MY EYES ARE LOOKING AT. PAKEHA, CAUCASIAN PEOPLE GENERALLY TEND TO LOOK AT THE EYES AND MOUTH OF THE FACE, BUT, INTERESTINGLY, ASIAN PEOPLE LOOK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE FACE. THEY TEND TO AVERT THE EYES, AND THAT'S THOUGHT TO BE FOR CULTURAL REASONS. WHEN YOU'RE READY. NEXT, I LOOK AT CHINESE FACES ` NOT A GOOD LOOK. ANNIE. OH, DORIS! OH, WHO'S THAT? HAVE WE SEEN HER BEFORE? MAYBE I JUST HAVE A BAD MEMORY. BEEP! WELL DONE. MY BRAIN HURTS. (LAUGHS) THE RESULTS ARE NO SURPRISE. SO WHAT WE CAN SEE IS IN THAT LAST TEST THAT YOU DID, YOU'VE DONE BETTER, YOU'RE MORE ACCURATE WITH CAUCASIAN FACES THAN WITH THE CHINESE FACES. IDENTIFYING NEW PEOPLE IS A DIFFICULT THING. THAT'S WHY WE GET PEOPLE'S NAMES WRONG ALL THE TIME. I'M MEANT TO BE GOOD AT THAT IN MY JOB. (LAUGHS) IF I GET YOUR NAME WRONG, I'M REALLY SORRY. WILL, RIGHT? MATT! NOT BEING ABLE TO EASILY IDENTIFY CHINESE FACES DOESN'T MAKE ME RACIST, BUT IT COULD LEAD TO PREJUDICE. IF PEOPLE LOOK TO BE SIMILAR, IT'S EASIER TO TREAT THEM AS A GROUP AND ASCRIBE NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES TO THEM, AND SO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT TO UNDERSTAND HOW PREJUDICE DEVELOPS. THE RESEARCH SHOWS I NEED TO WORK HARDER TO RECOGNISE OTHER ETHNICITIES. WE'VE GOT ONE FINAL TEST. SO, THE PEOPLE YOU WERE TRYING TO RECOGNISE IN THE TEST, SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE BUILDING, WE'VE GOT SOME OF THEM OUTSIDE. DO YOU WANT TO TRY AND RECOGNISE THEM? OH NO. REALLY? OK. OK, I'M GOING TO SAY AMY AND DONNA. AM I RIGHT? YOU ARE RIGHT WITH DONNA. YES! I'M NOT AMY. WHICH ONE WERE YOU? I'M DORIS. OH, I KNEW YOU! I GOT YOU RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME! I GOT THE WESTERN FACE, MISSED OUT ON THE ASIAN. SORRY, DORIS. I'M SO SORRY. YOU ARE MEMORABLE TO ME. YOU ARE. (LAUGHS) That is interesting. Using that term can be used in different ways. It can be derogatory. When I was in Malawi, I got completely confused with another girl. A guy started talking to me like I had been there ages. The only thing in common was we had brown hair. The tip is you have got to focus on the face. If you have a bit of a problem, try and focus. Don't make it weird. The Asian people would find it hard because they are not looking at our eyes as a cultural thing. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` I'M GOING AS FAR AS I WANT! HOW MADDIE'S BOUNDLESS ENERGY IS BRINGING GROWN MEN TO TEARS. DID I SEE A WEE TEAR IN YOUR EYE BEFORE? > YEAH, YEAH. AND MEET THE NEW FACES OF NZ CRICKET! < HAVE YOU GOT ANY TIP FOR THE BLACKCAPS? YOU PARENTS OUT THERE, I'M SURE ONE OF THE WORST THINGS FOR YOU WOULD BE TO WATCH YOUR KIDS STRUGGLE AND FALL BEHIND THEIR PEERS. AND FOR ONE CANTERBURY FAMILY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THAT WAS UNTIL DAD'S WORK GOT WIND OF THE SITUATION AND STARTED UP A GOOD OLD FASHIONED FUNDRAISER. HERE'S MATT CHISHOLM WITH THE SHEET METAL COMPANY THAT GOT MADDY UP ON HER FEET. IT'S ALL GO WITH THE CAIRNS CLAN. (LAUGHS) THREE GIRLS UNDER 8,... SQUEALING ...INCLUDING 7-YEAR-OLD TWINS WITH EPILEPSY. I'M GOING AS FAR AS I WANT. ONE A VERY LOVEABLE LITTLE CHAMPION NAMED MADDISON, BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. (LAUGHS) YOU'RE TOO COOL, AREN'T YOU? NO, YOU ARE. I AM? DON'T TELL ME THAT. MY HEAD'S BIG ENOUGH AS IT IS. BOTH LAUGH SHE'S A DELIGHT TO GET TO KNOW AND WORK WITH. FULL OF BEANS. CHEEKY, YEAH. (LAUGHS) YEP, MADDY, AS SHE'S AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, IS THE KIND OF KID EVERYONE WANTS TO HELP. I LOVE CHILDREN, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM STRUGGLE, DO YOU? SO IF YOU CAN HELP, WHY NOT? AND THE BOYS IN BLUE AND ORANGE DID. YOU SEE, MADDY... I'M BEATING YOU! ...IS ALSO AS STRONG AS AN OX. FOR A WEE GIRL, SHE'S GOT AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF DETERMINATION. BUT DESPITE THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING SHE COULDN'T DO ` WALK ` AND IT WAS HOLDING HER BACK. WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN TO TRYING TO ENCOURAGE HER TO WALK AND DO THAT, BUT AS A PARENT, YOU CAN ONLY GO SO FAR. WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED SCHOOL, WE WERE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH HER BEHAVIOUR, SO SHE WAS REALLY QUITE A NAUGHTY KID, BECAUSE SHE I THINK SHE FELT TERRIBLE, BECAUSE SHE` I THINK SHE FELT TERRIBLE, AND SHE KNEW SHE COULDN'T KEEP UP. MADDY WAS HAVING PHYSIO THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO HELP HER WALK, BUT TIME WAS RUNNING OUT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT A CHILD IN ITS DEVELOPMENT, THEY GROW SO MUCH IN THAT FIRST SEVEN YEARS, SO FOR MADDISON, WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE A CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORT TO GET IT HAPPENING BEFORE SHE WAS 7. THE FAMILY NEEDED PRIVATE AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC PHYSIO... JUST GIVING IT THE NUDGE IT NEEDED. ...BUT COULDN'T AFFORD IT. THEN... SITTING WITH MY BOSS AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER A CUP OF TEA, AND PRETTY MUCH JUDE AND JOHN TOOK IT FROM THERE AND GOT A FUNDRAISING SCHEME GOING WITH ALL THE STAFF AT SHAPE. YEP, AFTER THAT SMOKO-ROOM CHAT, DAD'S 50-ODD WORKMATES AT SHAPE ` A METAL FABRICATING COMPANY IN CHRISTCHURCH ` REALLY DUG DEEP. EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE, SO, ANYTHING FROM A DOLLAR, $2, $5, SOME WERE PAYING $10, $20 A WEEK. JUST OUT OF THEIR WAGES EVERY WEEK? ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. THE GOAL ` TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A YEAR OF INTENSIVE PHYSIO ` ABOUT THREE AND A HALF GRAND. THEY MORE THAN DOUBLED THAT WITHIN MONTHS. YOU'VE PROBABLY MISSED OUT ON A FEW PINTS, THOUGH? NO. (LAUGHS) DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN GO WITHOUT THOSE PINTS, MATE, ESPECIALLY FOR A WEE GIRL LIKE THAT. SHE'S GORGEOUS. AND THAT WEE GORGEOUS GIRL AND HER PHYSIO, CATHERINE COULL, WORKED HARD KEEP IT GOING. BOTTOM IN. AS QUICK AS THE CASH CAME IN, MADDY STARTED STRIDING OUT. FROM A LITTLE BALL THAT COULDN'T ROLL OVER TO WHERE SHE IS NOW, IT'S QUITE` IT'S QUITE AMAZING. VERY VERY PROUD OF HER. TODAY'S AUDIENCE, THE BLUE-COLLAR BOYS WHO FUNDED THE PHYSIO,... HER GIVING BACK IS HER ABILITY TO WALK. ...AND THEY LOVED IT. THEY'RE PRETTY PROUD OF YOU. I'M PROUD OF MYSELF. SO, NICK, DO YOU SEE THIS AS A BIT OF A FEATHER IN YOUR CAP? I MEAN, THE LADS WOULDN'T HAVE DUG DEEP IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE YA? I THINK, TO BE FAIR, THIS IS THE KIWI WAY. AN OLD-SCHOOL, IN-HOUSE, GIVE-A-LITTLE SCHEME THAT'S GIVEN MADDY A NEW-FOUND CONFIDENCE, HELPED WITH HER LEARNING AND A LIFE THAT NOW INVOLVES SPORTS LIKE NETBALL AND SOCCER. SHE WON PLAYER OF THE DAY ON HER FIRST GO. FOR SETTING UP A GOAL. AN ASSIST? YEP, SHE DID AN ASSIST, AND ON HER LAST GAME, SHE SCORES A GOAL. SHE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD AS HER OYSTER NOW. SHE KNOWS SHE CAN DO IT, SHE KNOWS THAT SHE'S ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND GET ANYWHERE SHE WANTS TO GO. SHE'LL DO WELL, BUT AFTER A LONG DAY OF FILMING... SHALL WE PUT OUR FEET UP FOR THE REST OF THE DAY? YEAH, AND JUST LIE ON THE SOFA. BOTH LAUGH SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE ME HANGING? BOTH LAUGH Cute. You know these days people get criticised for not knowing their neighbours and not knowing their workmates. Don't you wish those are the people that you would see on the new years honours list? Give them a gong. John key, come on. Barry Smith in that story, well, he, his granddaughter ended up giving called Madison. I think she has a soft spot for Matt. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` WASHING DISHES, BUT IT'S STILL A JOY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT THAT WINDOW. THE 'OE' THAT CAN MAKE EVEN DOING A HUGE PILE OF DISHES FUN. I'M GONNA STRUGGLE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD. DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE 2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP? KIND OF. OK, SO THEY DON'T LOVE CRICKET, WHICH PROBABLY BEGS THE QUESTION... LIGHT MUSIC If you're looking for a low home-loan rate, you'll find it at BNZ. And for a limited time, you could get a $3000 cash bonus. BNZ ` be good with money. This is the cricket World Cup. We will be talking about a very shortly. The organisers were worried. We asked., Could we pick it up? It came in with white gloves. That is why it is sitting over there. Mike did touch it. NOW, WHEN YOU THINK OF AN 'OE', I'M GUESSING YOU'RE THINKING OF PEOPLE GETTING OFF A PLANE IN LONDON WITH A GIANT BACKPACK AND SEEING HOW IT GOES. FORGET THAT TONIGHT. WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU THE COOLEST 'OE' EVER. LITERALLY COOL. IT'S FREEZING. TWO AIR NZ STAFF HAVE TAKEN UP A SECONDMENT TO SCOTT BASE. YES, THE ONE IN ANTARCTICA. WE SENT OUR OWN INTREPID EXPLORER MIKE THORPE TO SEE HOW THEY'RE FITTING IN. ANTARCTICA ` IT IS THE LAST GREAT WILD. SO COLD, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WAVES HAVE FROZEN. AND EVEN ON A GOOD DAY, THIS PLACE COULD END YOU. IT'S FROM MINUS-5 TO MINUS-50, SO WE WEAR THIS STUFF WHEN WE GET OFF THE PLANE IN CASE THE WEATHER IS BAD WHEN WE GET OUT ON TO THE RUNWAY. NATALIE AND RICHIE ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE ULTIMATE WORKING HOLIDAY. OH, IT IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. I AM BEYOND EXCITED. THEY'VE PUT THEIR CAREERS WITH AIR NZ ON ICE TO LABOUR FOR LOVE AT SCOTT BASE. WE OFFER $1M VIEWS, AS YOU'VE SEEN, BUT CERTAINLY NOT $1M SALARIES, BUT I THINK FOR THESE GUYS, THEY'D PROBABLY WORK FOR THREE MEALS A DAY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE SALARY. LIFE IN ANTARCTICA CAN BE EXHILARATING. WHOEVER THOUGHT WE'D EVER BE HERE, HUH? (LAUGHS) YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY CHUFFED, THERE, MIKE! IT JUST MESSES WITH YOUR HEAD, EH? LOOK AT IT! IT CAN ALSO BE TERRIFYING. THE WIND WHIPS UP ALL THE SNOW AND ICE, SO YOU JUST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN DOROTHY'S HOUSE GOING THROUGH THE TORNADO. FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THIS MAZE OF GREEN BUILDINGS WILL BE HOME. IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN I EVER, EVER THOUGHT. IT'S LIVING THE DREAM. NATALIE IS 35. JUST TURNED 35, ACTUALLY. WHO WANTS CAKE? SHE'S DONE HER EUROPEAN OE, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. SHE'D DO ANYTHING TO BE HERE. WASHING DISHES, BUT IT'S STILL A JOY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW. RICHIE, AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER BY TRADE, IS IN GIZMO-GADGET HEAVEN. ABSOLUTELY OVER THE MOON EVERY DAY, AND I'M GOING TO STRUGGLE... (LAUGHS) I'M GOING TO STRUGGLE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD. NOW THAT THEY'RE HERE, SEEING IT FOR THEMSELVES, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. I'M ACTUALLY THINKING OF FINDING A BROOM CUPBOARD SOMEWHERE, MAYBE LAYING LOW FOR A WHILE UP IN GRANITE HARBOUR. WE'VE GOT A CAMP UP THERE, SO MIGHT STICK AROUND UNTIL IT ALL BLOWS OVER. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR PASSENGERS ON THE FROZEN CONTINENT. BUDGETS ARE TIGHT, AND SO IS THE TEAM. YOU COME HERE, AND YOU JUST FEEL WELCOME. THERE'S ALWAYS A FRIENDLY FACE, AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE TO TALK TO. IT'S FUNNY ` ANTARCTICA CAN FEEL LIKE THE MOST INHOSPITABLE PLACE ON EARTH, BUT THESE FROZEN SMILES LEAVE NO DOUBT THERE'S A WARMTH HERE TOO. IS THIS THE BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD? WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT. EVERY DAY YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND YOU SEE THAT. I did not do the whole OE thing. You have been to Antarctica. It was fantastic. They oversold the dishes. You build up a lot of static electricity and Scott base, and you go and do the dishes and you get an electric shock. This link is made of metal. It lines up very nicely with your thigh. THIS IS THE CRICKET WORLD CUP. YEP, THE ACTUAL ONE ` THE ONE THE BLACKCAPS WILL HAVE THEIR EYE ON COME FEBRUARY. IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING EVEN COOLER ` THE OFFICIAL AD FOR THE TOURNAMENT, WHICH, LET'S NOT FORGET, IS HERE IN NZ EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE AD IS GOING GLOBAL TOMORROW. DEAN BUTLER MET A COUPLE OF KIWI KIDS GETTING READY FOR A NEW LEVEL OF FAME. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THIS AD WILL BE BEAMED INTO MILLIONS OF HOMES AROUND THE WORLD. WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING IN THE AD? WE JUST HAD TO PLAY CRICKET. THAT'S SCARLETT FEATHERSTON. SHE HAD TO SHARE THE LIMELIGHT, ALBEIT BRIEF, WITH LITTLE BROTHER ROMAN. WERE YOU UPSET THAT HE WAS IN THE AD TOO? NO. APART FROM THE FACT I HAD TO SHARE MY PAY WITH HIM, YES. IT'S NEVER GOOD SHARING THE WAGES WITH YOUR BROTHER, IS IT? AT ALL. SCARLETT, ROMAN AND COOPER ARE THREE KIWI KIDS ON A MISSION. IT'S THEIR JOB TO GET THE WORLD EXCITED ABOUT THE 2015 WORLD CUP. DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE 2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP? KIND OF. WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN THE 2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP? FLATPACKS. I DON'T KNOW. OK, SO THEIR SALES PITCH NEEDS WORK, BUT THIS AD IS KINDA COOL! HOW DID YOU GET PICKED FOR THE AD? I DON'T REALLY KNOW. HAVE YOU GOT ANY TIPS FOR THE BLACKCAPS? NOPE. NO TIPS, NO FAVOURITES AND NO MERCY FOR A NEWCOMER AT THE CREASE. CRANK IT UP TO HEAPS. HANG ON A MINUTE, HANG ON A MINUTE. THIS IT, MATE. THIS IS A 6. OUT OF THE PARK. YEAH, I THINK` YOU WANT US OUT OF HERE? OH, WE GOTTA GO, GUYS. CRICKETING ` AND KIDS ` IT'S A CRUEL GAME! Deano! I am very excited about the cricket World Cup. I am a cricket person. The trophy to starts tomorrow here in Auckland. It goes to Northland on Friday and Saturday. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT YOU NEED TO ENJOY GUY FAWKES. WE ALL KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BUY ROMAN CANDLES OR SPINNING WHEELS OR PROBABLY EVEN SPARKLERS. DID YOU KNOW THAT A BURNING SPARKLER IS FIVE TIMES HOTTER THAN BOILING WATER? NOW YOU DO. THE ANTI-FIREWORKS PEOPLE HAVE MADE SURE WE KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE. EVERY YEAR THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHETHER TO BAN THE FIREWORKS IS A YEAR CLOSER TO ACTUALLY BANNING THEM. IT'S INEVITABLE. SO TONIGHT, WHEN YOU LIGHT YOUR BACKYARD DISPLAY, DO IT AS RESPONSIBLY AS YOU CAN. THE LESS TROUBLE THERE IS TONIGHT, THE LONGER WE'LL KEEP THE INEVITABLE BAN AT BAY. WHAT'S THE WORST THING YOU'VE EVER SAID TO YOUR BOSS? AND I DON'T MEAN IN YOUR HEAD OR UNDER YOUR BREATH OR IN YOUR FANTASIES. ACTUALLY TO THEIR FACE. WELL, A NELSON FORKLIFT DRIVER'S JUST BEEN AWARDED A TOTAL OF $13,000 FOR UNFAIR DISMISSAL AFTER HE TOLD HIS BOSS TO 'GO F HIMSELF'. THE MAN RECKONS THE LANGUAGE WAS 'MEANT IN FUN', AND PERHAPS HE DIDN'T QUITE DESERVE TO LOSE HIS JOB, BUT THE INTERESTING PART OF THIS FOR ME IS WHAT THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY HAD TO SAY. THEY SAID A FAIR AND REASONABLE EMPLOYER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN A WRITTEN WARNING, WAIT FOR IT, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT SAYING 'GO F YOURSELF' TO YOUR BOSS IS UNACCEPTABLE. UM, DO WE NOT KNOW THIS ALREADY? I MEAN, IN WHAT UNIVERSE DO WE HONESTLY THINK SAYING THAT TO YOUR BOSS IS GOING TO BE OK? DO WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THIS SPELLED OUT? LOOK, I'M SURE MANY OF US HAVE WANTED TO DELIVER THOSE WORDS BEFORE, AND THIS GUY'S BOSS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE TYRANT AND REALLY PUSHED HIS BUTTONS AND QUITE POSSIBLY DESERVED IT, BUT SURELY WE KNOW THERE'LL BE CONSEQUENCES OF SOME KIND IF WE LOSE OUR COOL. SOME MIGHT SEE THIS AS A WELCOME PRECEDENT, BUT I'M NOT SO SURE I'D BE TESTING THIS ONE OUT IN THE OFFICE TOMORROW! HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE FIREWORKS, AND WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014