IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SIX YEARS FOR SOMEONE TO COME. IT'S A BIG TRIP FOR A LITTLE BOY WHO'S NOT WELL. AN INTERNATIONAL MERCY MISSION. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE HAUNTED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, THINKING, I WISH I'D HELPED THAT KID.' PLUS,... YOUR HEART WAS JUST GOING TO THUMP RIGHT OUT OF YOUR BODY. ...OUR GANGSTA GRANNIES GET DOWN. IT'S REALLY SCARY. WILL THEIR AUDIENCE APPROVE? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FAKE THIS. AND HE'S GETTING A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH. HE WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR ON ONE OF THEM. SO HOW DO YOU GET AN ORANG-UTAN TO THE DENTIST? ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND HUGO SNELL. 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. A shock in the office about the news about Philip Hughes. It will Rock the World Cup. What are we supposed to do? There will be questions about whether helmets are needed and with the bouncers are allowed. Mark Richardson says is a tragedy. You can't change sport. Imagine being Sean Abbott. He's been by his bedside. Journalist said it was much worse than anybody had anticipated. EVERYONE'S ALSO TALKING ABOUT THIS HORRIFIC STABBING IN AUCKLAND TODAY. A MAN'S IN CUSTODY AFTER A WOMAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH BY HER FORMER PARTNER. HIS DAUGHTER AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ATTACK ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. ALL THIS IN WHITE RIBBON WEEK, WHICH IS ABOUT BATTLING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER AT WORK ARE MORE LIKELY TO SHOW SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. IT'S BEING PUT DOWN TO A LACK OF SUPPORT NETWORKS AND THAT SENIOR WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED BY THEIR MANAGERS. AND IT'S BEGINNING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE WORLD'S LARGEST GATHERING OF ELVES ` 1800 KIDS BETWEEN 9 AND 15 YEARS OLD IN BANGKOK. 14 CHILDREN WERE DISQUALIFIED FOR NOT WEARING EARS. But this December first rule doesn't apply to them. YOU KNOW THOSE MOMENTS YOU THINK THIS WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN? WELL, TOM MULLHOLLAND WAS ON A DOCTOR'S CONFERENCE ON A BOAT IN INDONESIA. OUT OF THE 17,000 ISLANDS, THEY VISITED GAM, POPULATION 300. A 5-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS BROUGHT TO THEM WITH MAJOR HEART PROBLEMS. NOW DR TOM AND ANOTHER KIWI DOCTOR ARE HEADING BACK TO SEE IF THEY CAN SAVE HIM. EMMA KEELING AND THOMAS' STORY. IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS YOUNG MAN IN AUCKLAND THAT THIS LITTLE BOY IN INDONESIA HAS A CHANCE TO TURN 6. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE HAUNTED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE THINKING I WISH I'D HELPED THAT KID. THIS IS OLIVIA. THIS IS EMMA. HI, GOOD TO MEET YOU. WE CALL HER LIVI. AND THIS IS LITTLE THOMAS. LITTLE THOMAS? WELL, HE'S BIG THOMAS REALLY. WHEN DR TOM MULLHOLLAND ISN'T BUSY WORKING IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, HE'S A PROUD DAD. HE INSPIRED YOU TO SAVE LITTLE THOMAS. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I HAD A LITTLE THOMAS THE SAME AGE AS THE THOMAS IN GAM. DR TOM CAN'T GET LITTLE THOMAS OUT OF THIS MIND. HE MET HIM A FEW WEEKS BACK ON A SMALL ISLAND IN INDONESIA. IT WAS IF AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE. I ORGANISE CONFERENCES ON BOATS FOR DOCTORS, AND I THOUGHT, 'LET'S GET OUT AND ABOUT.' WE WERE IN WEST PAPUA DIVING AND TALKING MEDICINE AND ASKED BY THE CHIEF TO DO A CLINIC IN THE VILLAGE, COS THERE WAS SOME SICK KIDS THERE. EXOTIC DRUMBEATS THERE WAS A CAMERAMAN FILMING THE CONFERENCE, SO HE FOLLOWED THE DOCTORS. THE ISLAND HAS A NURSE BUT ONLY LIMITED MEDICAL SUPPLIES. OUT OF THE CROWD HALF WAY THROUGH THE CLINIC, THEY BROUGHT OUT THIS KID THOMAS. FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, DR CAROLINE MEADOWS WAS ON THE TRIP. SO SHE'S JUST CONCERNED HE'S VERY SMALL? HAS HE BEEN TREATED FOR WORMS? HAS HE BEEN TREATED FOR WORMS? DR MEADOWS IS HEAD OF PAEDIATRICS AT WHANGAREI HOSPITAL. HE CAN'T RUN AROUND? < MAN: HE CAN'T RUN AROUND. < HE CAN WALK, BUT JUST VERY WEAK. HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIS HEART. BUT EVEN SHE WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOLD THOMAS IS 5. HE'S SMALLER THAN A 1-YEAR-OLD. HE'S MALNOURISHED, AND HE'S PALE. IF HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE, HE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP RIGHT NOW. NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR HIM HERE. HE NEEDS HEART SURGERY. HE'S CLEARLY GOT A HOLE IN HIS HEART, AND I THINK ON TOP OF THAT, HE'S GOT SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONE OF HIS VALVES. HE'S IN HEART FAILURE NOW. SO HE'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE EDGE, AND IF SOMETHING'S NOT DONE TO HIM PRETTY QUICKLY, HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. AFTER THE CLINIC, THE DOCTORS HEADED BACK TO THEIR BOAT, BUT THE IMAGE OF THOMAS STAYED WITH THEM. THE MOOD OF THE REST OF THE DOCTORS WAS, 'ISN'T IT A SHAME THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO?' AND I THOUGHT, 'WHO SAID?' I'VE NEVER HAD THAT PHILOSOPHY ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY. IT GETS ME INTO TROUBLE SOMETIMES. DR TOM HAS A CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH INDONESIA. HE WAS AWARDED A MEDAL FOR HIS WORK DURING THE TSUNAMI. SO HE STARTED PUTTING A RESCUE PLAN TOGETHER FOR THOMAS. DARWIN, AUSTRALIA IS DOWN HERE. AND WHERE'S JAKARTA? JAKARTA'S UP HERE SOMEWHERE. TONIGHT, HE AND DR MEADOWS WILL GO BACK TO GAM AND DELIVER THOMAS TO JAKARTA HOSPITAL. WE FLY FROM SINGAPORE TO MAKASSAR, AND THEN MAKASSAR OVER TO SARONG, AND THEN IT'S A BOAT TRIP IN HERE INTO GAM. BIG TRIP. BIG TRIP FOR A LITTLE BOY WHO'S NOT WELL. BIG TRIP FOR AN OLD BOY. OH, YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT. DR TOM'S NOT EVEN SURE IF LITTLE THOMAS CAN BE SAVED. ALL'S WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET HIM TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES SO HIS FAMILY CAN FIND OUT. I THINK THAT MUST BE THE WORST PART. MAYBE IT'S THE NAME, MAYBE IT'S THE THOUGHT OF HIS OWN KIDS. (SINGS GENTLY) WHATEVER THE REASON, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TINY BOY THAT DRIVES DR TOM TO HELP HIM. THEY SAID THROUGH THE INTERPRETER THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SIX YEARS FOR SOMEONE TO COME, AND THIS BOAT TURNS UP WITH A WHOLE LOT OF DOCTORS. IT WOULD'VE BEEN A BIT NAFF IF WE WANDERED OFF AND DIDN'T TRY. THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR THOMAS ` TESTS MAY FIND NOTHING CAN BE DONE OR HE'LL BE OPERATED ON IN JAKARTA. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR EXPERTISE, THEY MAY TRY TO BRING HIM BACK TO STARSHIP HOSPITAL IN AUCKLAND. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THOMAS' MISSION, THERE'S MORE INFO ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'RE GONNA DO THIS. WE'RE GONNA BRING IT ON. OH, YES. IT'S BEEN BRUNG. SO CAN THE HIP OPERATION CREW BRING IT HOME? I'M SO PROUD. I'M JUST POURING SWEAT. THAT'S IT. MY HEART IS STILL GOING FLAT OUT. OH MY GOD. YOU WERE BRILLIANT. WILD ANIMALS ARE REALLY GOOD AT MASKING SICKNESS, COS IT'S A WEAKNESS, AND THEY'LL BE PICKED OFF IN THE WILD. AH, YES, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER! WE'VE COME HERE TO DO ROOT-CANAL AN INCISOR ON CHARLIE THE MALE ORANG-UTAN. Before we get to next story. They were ready to rock 'n' roll. If your multimedia, you might have seen his newspaper article this morning. People are asking me if Mike asking going for mayor. You've got all the qualities. You have the patriotism. Do you have the backers? It's a bit budge. YOU need finances. I'd be a serious candidate. HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANYTHING WORTHY OF A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD? I KNOW MIKE HASN'T. CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE HIP OP-ERATION CREW. THEY ARE OFFICIALLY THE WORLD'S OLDEST DANCE GROUP, ALL THE WAY FROM WAIHEKE ISLAND. YES, WE MET THEM LAST NIGHT AS THEY GEARED UP FOR THEIR BIG PERFORMANCE IN TAIWAN. JEHAN CASINADER WAS BACKSTAGE AS THE NERVES SET IN AND THE LIGHTS CAME UP. THEY THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY LITTLE DISNEYLAND NANAS AND POPPAS, AND YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE GANGSTA TOUGH. RAPS: # INTRODUCING HIP OP-ERATION CREW. IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN. # WE'RE THERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT ON. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS? RIGHT! YEAH? I DON'T LOOK PRETTY WHEN I DO THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHO CARES. ALL SHOUT BETWEEN THEM, THEY HAVE 17 FAKE HIPS AND KNEES. THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THE DOCTOR SAYS DON'T DO IF YOU'VE GOT A HEART CONDITION, AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HEART CONDITIONS. IT HASN'T STOPPED THEM FROM BRINGING THEIR SWAG TO TAIWAN. AND THE AUDIENCE IS PRETTY MASSIVE. 14,000 PEOPLE ARE HERE TO SEE THEM. IT'S REALLY SCARY. THEY MIGHT JUST THINK WE'RE REALLY ODD AND NOT WANT TO TALK TO US AND MAYBE NOT EVEN LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE FROM THE WEST. YOU DO LOOK RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH (!) I DID KNOW THAT. HAVE I NOT GOT ENOUGH ON? NO, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY ON. DO YOU THINK THEY'RE QUITE UNUSUAL? UNUSUAL, YES. REALLY. THE TAIWANESE MEDIA ARE FASCINATED BY THESE GUYS. SERIOUSLY, THEY ARE BIGGER THAN LORDE RIGHT NOW. IN TWO DAYS' TIME, I WILL BE 95. THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN TREATED ` LIKE ROYALTY. LIKE ABSOLUTE ROYALTY. EVEN THE FIRST LADY WANTS TO GET DOWN. ALL SHOUT BUT IT'S NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FAKE THIS. LISTEN, OK? NEED TO DO THAT THREE MORE TIMES. GET IN THE ZONE. NO TALKING. PEOPLE ARE HORRIFIED AT HOW I TREAT THEM. IT'S FROM RESPECT. BILLIE KNEW NOTIHNG ABOUT HIP HOP WHEN SHE STARTED THIS CREW. SHE TOOK 10 MONTHS OFF WORK AND SOLD SOME OF HER POSSESSIONS TO FUND IT. SHE HAS DONE THE WORK OF ABOUT SIX PEOPLE, AND SHE'S UP TILL 2 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THE ROUTINE ` STARFISH. WEE-WEES. SHE CAME UP WITH HERSELF. IF THEY WERE 15 YEARS OLD, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN MAYBE EIGHT HOURS IN TOTAL TO LEARN IT. FOR THESE GUYS, IT'S TAKEN A YEAR. BOTH SHOUT < YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT THERE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO KICK ARSE. < WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? ALL: KICK ARSE! THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE GETTING INJURED ON STAGE. THEY'VE GOT THE HOODIES, AND WE'VE PLANNED THAT'LL SAVE ANY ABRASIONS ON THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD. AND IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE DIES, THERE'S A PLAN TOO. WHAT WE'VE AGREED IS YOU STEP OVER THEM AND KEEP DANCING, AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH THEM AFTERWARDS. THEY'VE BEEN BROUGHT HERE TO SHOW LOCALS A DIFFERENT WAY OF AGEING. THEY CAN DO SOMETHING AND MAKE A CONTRIBUTION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. AND THEY THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS DONE. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE OLD DOESN'T MEAN TO SAY YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE UP. YOU'VE WORKED REALLY HARD FOR THIS, REMEMBER? THIS IS IT. THIS IS IT. HIP-HOP MUSIC ELECTRIFYING BUT PETRIFYING. PULSING MUSIC YOUR HEART WAS JUST GOING TO THUMP RIGHT OUT OF YOUR BODY. ALL SHOUT THERE'S ALL THIS BUILT-UP TENSION, TENSION, TENSION THE WHOLE TIME. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE LETTING THIS TENSION GO. # LIFE IS FOR LIVING, LIVING, LIVING. I CAN'T DESCRIBE IT. IT WAS AMAZING. # GOTTA USE THE CHANCE WE'RE GIVEN, GIVEN, GIVEN. THEY WERE EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T THINK PEOPLE IN LAVENDER AND LACE SHOULD BE. # TURN IT ALL AROUND. SO IT WAS MOVING FOR YOU? OH MY GOD, IT WAS MORE THAN MOVING. IT WAS BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS. # COS LIFE IS FOR LIVING, LIVING, LIVING. # OH MY GOD, I'M SO PROUD. I'M JUST POURING WITH SWEAT. AND MY HEART'S STILL GOING FLAT OUT. OH GOD, YOU WERE BRILLIANT. I'M NOT PAID OR ANYTHING, BUT I'M PAID MORE THAN MONEY COULD EVER BUY. BLOODY BASTARDS, MAKING US CRY. ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION ARE COMMON AMONG OUR ELDERLY. ONE HIP-HOPPER ONCE CONSIDERED TAKING HER OWN LIFE. AND I SAID, 'WELL, DO YOU STILL CONSIDER SUICIDE?' AND SHE GOES, 'GOSH, NO. 'I'M FAR TOO BUSY. I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO COMMIT SUICIDE. HIP-HOP MUSIC AUDIENCE CHEERS LOVE IT. LOVED THE TEARS TO. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` THANK YOU, AMERICA! THEY'RE GIVING THANKS, BUT DOES NZ HAVE ANYTHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR? I AM NOT GIVING THANKS FOR THAT. HE WON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. HE'LL WAKE UP, AND HE'LL HAVE A NEW TOOTH. THEY'RE OUR CLOSEST COUSINS. SO DO APES HATE THE DENTIST TOO? THIS WILL COMPLETELY HAVE SLIPPED YOU BY, BUT IT'S THANKSGIVING TODAY. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK BACK AT THE PAST YEAR AND BE GRATEFUL. SO HEATHER AND THE AMERICAN EMBASSY LOOKED BACK AND HAD A MOAN INSTEAD. HOW ALL AMERICAN IS THIS? THANKSGIVING, TURKEY, PECAN PIE. THANK YOU, AMERICA! YEAH, THANK YOU AMERICA. EVERY YEAR THE AMERICAN EMBASSY PUTS ON THANKSGIVING LUNCH FOR WELLINGTON'S HOMELESS PEOPLE, WHICH IS PRETTY DECENT. BUT NOT 'THANK YOU, AMERICA' FOR THE OTHER THING. I AM NOT GIVING THANKS FOR THAT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE'S BEEN NO AMERICAN AMBASSADOR IN WELLINGTON ALL YEAR. AS IF OUR MATES AT THE EMBASSY DON'T ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH ON THEIR PLATES. IT PROBABLY MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT HARDER BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT ONE PERSON DOING THE JOB. WE WERE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AMBASSADOR. HE'S A BIG-DEAL FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER, YOU KNOW? HE IS NOT FAMOUS IN AMERICA. DISC SCRATCHES RIGHT. SO WE WANTED TO TALK TO OUR GOVERNMENT TO GET THE LOW-DOWN ON WHAT'S GOING WRONG, BUT THEY JUST DON'T GIVE A SHUCKS. HERE COMES DAVID SHEARER TO SAVE THE DAY. NOT REALLY A BIG DEAL. YEAH, SO APPARENTLY IT'S NOT US; IT'S THEM. OVER IN WASHINGTON, THE POLITICIANS ARE HAVING SUCH A HUGE FIGHT, THEY'RE STOPPING ALL DIPLOMATS FROM STARTING THEIR JOBS OVERSEAS. NICE WORK (!) WE SHOULDN'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT. SHOULD WE JUST LOOK AT IT AND ACCEPT THAT WE'RE REALLY NOT THAT BIG A DEAL? WELL, I DON'T THINK THEY SEE IT QUITE LIKE THAT. I'VE MET THE DEPUTY AMBASSADOR, WHO'S STANDING IN FOR THE AMBASSADOR AT THE MOMENT AND SHE'S LOVELY, AND SHE'S DOING A REALLY REALLY GOOD JOB. YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE US FEEL BETTER, AREN'T YOU? (LAUGHS) WE FEEL FINE ANYWAY. ALL SING FRANCIS OVER HERE'S GOT THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. KEEP BRINGING US THE GOOD FOOD. BOTH LAUGH Very good. Some of us a focus on Christmas. Some of us stick to the December 1 rule. Have a look at this. Waiting for you at home is a finely decorated tree. There is a stocking for your dog. One year. Mr OCD grinch here told the family that can only decorate the tree with one colour. Multicoloured tree, I'm afraid. . If the children each year buy different decorations. It's a beautiful tree. I'm disappointed that I don't have mine up. No authority in my own house. THEY ARE AMONG OUR CLOSEST COUSINS, BUT IT TURNS OUT WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH ORANG-UTANS THAN DNA ` THEY HATE THE DENTIST AS MUCH AS WE DO. SO HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN TO ONE THAT HE HAS A ROOT CANAL AND THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WILL MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER? YOU DON'T. DEAN BUTLER EXPLAINS. THEY SAY HALITOSIS OR BAD BREATH IS THE VACCINE TO LOVE. ERIC CARMEN'S 'ALL BY MYSELF' IT CAN CERTAINLY MAKE LIFE PRETTY LONELY FOR AN ORANG-UTAN. WILD ANIMALS ARE REALLY GOOD AT MASKING ANY SIGNS OF SICKNESS OR ILL HEALTH, COS IT'S A WEAKNESS, AND THEY'LL BE PICKED OFF IN THE WILD. YOU SEE, CHARLIE HERE IS IN NEED OF SOME ORAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL REPAIR. SO ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS TO OPEN THEIR MOUTH AND CHECK ALL THE TEETH, AND SO THAT'S HOW WE NOTICED THAT HE WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR ON ONE OF THEM, AND OVER TIME, IT GRADUALLY BECAME MORE OF A HOLE. SO HOW DO YOU GET A BIG, HAIRY 96KG ORANG-UTAN, WHO HAPPENS TO BE 10 TIMES STRONGER THAN A HUMAN, TO WILLINGLY GO TO THE MURDER HOUSE? HE'S TRAINED TO PRESENT HIS SHOULDER. I CAN GIVE HIM A QUICK INJECTION, AND HE GOES TO SLEEP CALMLY IN A NON-STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. HE WON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. HE'LL WAKE UP, AND HE'LL HAVE A NEW TOOTH. ONCE SEDATED, IT'S RUSSELL TUCKER'S JOB TO FIX HIS GAMMY GUMS. WE'VE COME HERE TO DO ROOT-CANAL AN INCISOR ON CHARLIE THE MALE ORANG-UTAN. THE DENTAL REPAIRS WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE AN HOUR. BUT THEN THEY DISCOVERED ANOTHER PROBLEM. HE NEEDS A DOUBLE ROOT CANAL. OOH, TWO ROOT CANALS! THANK GOD HE'S ASLEEP. (LAUGHS) THE ONE-HOUR OPERATION WOULD EVENTUALLY STRETCH TO THREE. SO WE'VE CLEANED THE CANAL, AND NOW WERE DRYING IT. AND IT WASN'T JUST HIS TEETH GETTING ATTENTION. THIS IS PEDICURE ORANG-UTAN STYLE. HOW DID THAT GO? REALLY REALLY WELL. APART FROM A SMALL EPISODE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE HE HAD A QUICK VOMIT. THE JOB THAT RUSSELL'S DONE IS AMAZING. AND FOR THE RECORD, THERE IS NOTHING AN ORANG-UTAN HATE MORE THAN BEING CALLED AN ORANG-UTANGS. DO NOT SAY ORANG-UTANGS. (LAUGHS) THEY'RE NOT ORANG-UTANGS. THEY'RE ORANG-UTANS. THERE'S NO G ON THE END. NO G ON THE END. AND NO MORE GASPS OF DISGUST FROM THE LADIES. # ALL BY MYSELF... # I hope recovers well. The Christmas tree do you know why it's beautiful? Because is artificial. . No, the decorations make it. TONIGHT OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE HUGHES FAMILY AFTER THE HORRIBLE NEWS JUST TWO HOURS AGO THAT AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER PHILIP HUGHES HAD DIED AFTER THAT SICKENING BLOW TO THE HEAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. HE WAS JUST THREE DAYS SHY OF HIS 26TH BIRTHDAY. SPORT PROVIDES SO MUCH HAPPINESS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. IT'S A CAREER, IT'S A WAY TO SOCIALISE, TO STAY HEALTHY, AND IT TEACHES US HOW TO WIN AND HOW TO LOSE. TODAY IT ALSO REMINDS US THAT WHEN YOU'RE PUSHING YOURSELF TO THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT, THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK. AND THIS IS A TERRIBLY SAD MOMENT FOR ALL SPORTS FANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE CRICKETING COMMUNITY. AND AS WELL AS THE HUGHES FAMILY, BOY, I REALLY FEEL FOR THE BOWLER THAT DELIVERED THAT BOUNCER, SEAN ABBOTT, TOO. I NOTE THE POLICE TODAY HAVE ISSUED THEIR ANNUAL SEASONAL WARNING ABOUT SPEEDING. THIS YEAR THEIR TOLERANCE IS 1 K. IF YOU'RE A KILOMETRE OVER THE LIMIT, THEY WILL PULL YOU OVER. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. LAST YEAR UNDER THEIR 4-K TOLERANCE POLICY, THEY ISSUED 200,000 TICKETS, EARNING THEM ` AND HERE'S THE REAL REASON FOR DOING IT ` EARNING THEM $6M. IF TICKETS WERE EFFECTIVE, THEY WOULDN'T BE ISSUING 200,000 OF THEM, AND THAT WAS JUST OVER CHRISTMAS. I DON'T CONDONE SPEEDING, BUT THE REAL TROUBLE ON OUR ROADS IS DRIVER COMPETENCE, NOT SPEED. IT'S IDIOTS BEHIND THE WHEEL, CRAPPY CARS, BAD ROADS, BAD SIGNAGE, DRUNKS, TOURISTS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS FOR THE ROAD TOLL, BUT ME DOING 81 IN AN 80 ZONE ISN'T ONE OF THEM. THE POLICE NEED COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THEY NEED US ON BOARD TO MAKE THESE SORT OF THINGS WORK. OPERATING AS A REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE GUISE OF ROAD SAFETY DOES THEM NO FAVOURS. CAPTIONS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND AMY PARK. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014