A couple of stories on that. I WAS SICK OF BEING ON THE STREETS, YOU KNOW, SICK OF LIVING ROUGH. AND HE WON'T HAVE TO FOR MUCH LONGER. HOW BRUCE AND STEVE TURNED THEIR LIVES AROUND. AND THIS FOOD, THIS CHEF, THIS WIFE, THESE GUYS ` WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO WITH THE HOMELESS? ALL: HEAPS! PLUS ` WHEN BEING FRIENDLY'S A MEDICAL ISSUE. SOME OF THE KIDS GET LONELY, FEEL A LITTLE BIT ISOLATED. WHAT WILLIAMS SYNDROME CAN TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PEOPLE WITH WILLIAMS SYNDROME IS GONNA HELP US UNDERSTAND THE REST OF US AS WELL. AND ` (SCREAMS PIERCINGLY) TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP THE MONSTERS ARE TAKING OVER. ALL GURGLE ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALANA CRUIKSHANK AND HUGO SNELL. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening and welcome to 7 sharp. For afternoon tea today I had an ace Tariq. CORRECTION: hot cross buns. You eat kale and then you eat Easter eggs as well. Will be shopping for Christmas and may before you know it. HIGH ALERT IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND TONIGHT AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF A FOREIGN INSECT THAT COULD DEVASTATE A $6B INDUSTRY. KIWI WOMEN ARE HAVING FEWER BABIES IT SEEMS. PRESENT COMPANY EXCLUDED. OUR BIRTH RATE HAS DROPPED TO 1.92 BABIES PER WOMAN. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN UNDER 2 SINCE 2008. AND FROM THE 'BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR' FILE ` THIS 92-YEAR-OLD DRIVER IN WISCONSIN MANAGING TO DAMAGE 10 CARS ON HIS WAY OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTRE PARKING LOT. 92 and still driving. Pretty impressive. What was he doing shopping? We're with his wife? Probably deceased. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THE HOMELESS TONIGHT, BECAUSE NEW NUMBERS SAY THERE'S TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE SLEEPING ROUGH AS THERE WAS A YEAR AGO. 147 OF THEM WITHIN A FEW K'S OF AUCKLAND'S SKYTOWER. SOME SAY IT'S CHOICE. SOME SAY IT'S A SAD INDICTMENT ON OUR SOCIETY. BUT MICHAEL HOLLAND FINDS IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM WITH THOSE STRUGGLING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP. WE FIND THEM SITTING AT WHAT MANY WOULD CONSIDER THE DOORSTEP OF LAST RESORT ` THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION. TWO BLOKES YARNING, SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD. TURNS OUT ` BOOM, I GOT A JOB JUST LIKE THAT. THEY'RE BOTH WELL ON THEIR WAY TO SOLVING THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. THAT'S GOOD NEWS? YEAH, IT IS, AYE, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T WORKED FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. I HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS. AS FOR 58 YEAR OLD STEVE, HE'S NOW OFF THE STREETS, GOT A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD. SO LIFE'S LOOKING UP BOYS? PRETTY MUCH, YEP, IT'S A BRAND NEW YEAR. IT'S A BRAND NEW YEAR. I HAVE GOT MY OWN NUMBER AND A LETTERBOX. WOW, IT'S COOL. HOW ABOUT TAKING US FOR A SQUIZ? YEAH, COME ON. STEVE'S BEEN HOMELESS THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST DECADE. THE MOST RECENT, THE MOST OF LAST YEAR AFTER BEING EVICTED FROM A BOARDING HOUSE. WHEN YOU SAID THE TOP OF QUEEN ST, YOU MEANT THE VERY TOP? YEP. YOU WOULD GET FIT WALKING UP HERE EVERY DAY? YEP. JUST UP THERE ON THE RIGHT. YEP, THIS IS IT. THIS IS MY NEW HOME. THIS IS WHERE I ABODE. MY NEW ABODE. IT'S NICE, STEVE? LOVELY, AYE, I WAS SHOCKED. I WAS SHOCKED. YOU HAPPY HERE? YEAH, OH YEAH. LIKE A PIG IN MUCK? LIKE A PIG IN MUCK. THE TURNAROUND IS AMAZING, AYE. YOU FEEL IT IN HERE? YEAH, AND IN HERE. MY HEALTH IT HAS IMPROVED. I WAS SO SICK. AT MY AGE I HAVE TO WATCH IT. BECAUSE YOU WERE COLD AND DAMP? AND MISERABLE. IT'S AN INSIDE THING AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST THE BODY, IT'S ALSO THE BRAIN. YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE STREET DOWN THERE? YEAH, BUT ONCE YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND WINDOW YOU CAN'T HEAR A THING. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, WE'VE MET STEVE BEFORE. YOU WANT A GLASS? BACK IN OCTOBER, REHEARSING FOR THE CITY MISSION'S ANNUAL DRAMA CLASS PRODUCTION. WHERE DOES THIS RATE IN TERMS OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR YOU? RIGHT UP THE TOP, YEAH. IT'S THE BEST THING I HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE. THE BEDROOM ` OF COURSE, IT'S GOT A BED IN IT, SO IT'S A BEDROOM. HIS NEW DIGS TAKING HIM TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS OF EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-WORTH. A MILLION DOLLARS ` LIKE I HAVE WON THE LOTTO. THE STORY STEVE SO BEAUTIFULLY PORTRAYS IS THAT WHEN ONE OF US IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP, WE DON'T HAVE TO STAY THERE, OR NOT FOREVER. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE HIM INDOORS AND HAPPY AND ACHIEVING AND WITH A REAL SENSE OF THE FUTURE AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE. THE SAME HOPES BRUCE (22) HAS, AS HE PREPARES TO UP STICKS FOR HIS NEW PLASTERING JOB IN CHRISTCHURCH. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR FIRST PAY CHEQUE? FIRST THING I AM GOING TO DO IS FIND SOMEWHERE TO STAY. I CAN'T LIVE ON THE STREET DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY A MESS. I DON'T EVEN CARE IF IT IS IN A CARAVAN OR SOMETHING. AND BACK AT THE TOP OF QUEEN ST, STEVE'S HAPPILY ENJOYING THE VIEW FROM ON HIGH. QUALITY OF LIFE GOES THROUGH THE ROOF, AYE. I HATED THE STREET. I HATED SLEEPING ROUGH. I AM ENJOYING LIFE SO MUCH NOW. What I find uplifting about that story - there is only 147 homeless people and Auckland. That's double. Go to San Francisco. People are moving for work. If you want a job, Christchurch is where it's at. How positive step was about it. He dispels the theory that people want to be homeless. STEVE'S APARTMENT COSTS HIM 52 BUCKS A WEEK. THE RENT IS HEAVILY SUBSIDISED BY HOUSING NZ. THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE A QUICK FIX FOR THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO HELP. AT ONE AUCKLAND RESTAURANT, THE CHEF'S PUTTING IN THE HARDEST YARDS AFTER THE DOORS CLOSE. TIM WILSON GETS THE RECIPE FOR CHARITY. ANTO RISWANTONO TRAINED TO BE AN ARCHITECT. HE LIKED IT, SORTA... KINDA... NOT. A YEAR INTO HIS STUDIES, GENETICS WON. MY DAD HAS BEEN IN THE HOTEL ALL HIS LIFE, SO HE'S A CHEF. MY MUM. MY AUNTY. TWO OF MY UNCLES. ANTO'S RESTAURANT IS A FAMILY JOINT THAT HAS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW'S RECIPES ON THE WALL. READS: PLACE SALT, PEPPER, SUGAR AND FLOUR INTO AN OVEN BAG... HE WORKS HARD. PITY THE CHEF'S WIFE? THAT'S HER, DELLE. HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS WHO NEVER PARTED. I WAS THE ONE THAT TEXTED HIM FIRST. ANTO'S A BIT LESS ROMANTIC. SHE LOVES PASTA, AND I LOVE MAKING PASTA. THE CUSTOMERS DON'T CARE ABOUT LOVE; THEY'RE HERE FOR THE FOOD. IT'S GOT THE REAL FEEL TO IT. YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL WHAT'S INSIDE IT. IT'S DELICIOUS. YUM. BUT THEN SOME DODGY DUDES ROCK UP ` GUYS FROM MT ROSKILL GRAMMAR SOCCER TEAM, WHO QUICKLY FORM A HUMAN BURGER FACTORY. SO THE BUNS, THEN YOU PUT THE MEAT ON, THE SAUCE. SO STARTS ANTO'S SECOND JOB. WE'RE JUST ASSEMBLING THE BURGERS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAND OUT TO THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET. ONCE A WEEK, AS MANY AS 50 MEALS GO OUT FROM ANTO'S. THE ONLY THING I KNOW HOW TO DO IS COOK, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN DO TO HELP. USING FOOD DONATED THROUGH HIS FACEBOOK PAGE, COOKS FOR THE PEOPLE. ALL OF THESE BURGER BUNS FROM MY PARENTS. AND SOMETIMES OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AS WELL. THEY JUMP IN THE CAR, WITH DELLE AT THE WHEEL, AND HIT THE STREETS. RUNNING, GREETING, LISTENING AND HANDING OUT KAI. AW, MEAN. I LIVE ON THE STREETS, MY BRO. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE. OH, WHAT'S THIS? OH, WE'RE JUST WITH SEVEN SHARP. SEVEN SHARP, REALLY?! SO YOUSE WANT AN INTERVIEW OR SOMETHING? MY NAME IS WIREMU. EVERYONE CALLS ME WIRI HERE. HERE YOU GO. OH, THANK YOU, MY BROTHER. BUT ANTO IS OFF, LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF STREETIES. HEY, DO YOU WANT TWO, BRO? YEAH. AND SOME CHIPS AND A BURGER. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE? I THINK IT'S VERY NICE. IT'S LOVELY, BROTHER. THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HEARTS. PEOPLE HAVE GOOD HEARTS. BLESS THESE FULLAS, EH, OUT ON THE STREETS. FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY, EH. THE FRUSTRATING PART IS I WANT TO DO MORE. I WISH I COULD DO MORE, BUT` I'M GOING TEARY, ACTUALLY. (LAUGHS) YEAH, I WISH I COULD DO MORE. BECAUSE ANTO'S SECOND JOB ISN'T JUST ABOUT COOKING UP CHARITY, IT'S ABOUT STANDING TOGETHER. Those burgers look good. The third thing that came out of that it's uplifting - if you want help, it's the. IF YOU CAN SPARE SOME FOOD TO DONATE TO 'COOKS FOR THE PEOPLE', JUMP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR DETAILS. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT WILLIAMS SYNDROME, HAVE THEY? CHANCES ARE YOU HAVEN'T. WHAT THIS SUPER SOCIAL SYNDROME CAN TEACH ALL OF US. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PEOPLE WITH WILLIAMS SYNDROME IS GOING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE REST OF US AS WELL. (SCREAMS) IF THAT DIDN'T MAKE YOU DROP YOUR GUTS, MAYBE THIS GUY CAN. I SELL TRUCK PARTS AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. HMMM, LET'S WAIT AND SEE SHALL WE? '80S ACTION MUSIC Get down! Brandon! Brandon! Don't worry. I've got my vest. I'll just slip this on. (SIGHS) SCREAMS: No! SEAGULLS CRY THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF WILLIAMS SYNDROME. UNFORTUNATELY FOR PARENTS, SOMETIMES DOCTORS HAVEN'T EITHER. ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SYNDROME IS THAT THEY'RE INCREDIBLY SOCIAL AND FRIENDLY. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN, AND IT COULD EVEN HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME. EMMA KEELING WENT TO A WILLIAMS CONFERENCE TO LEARN MORE. HI. IT MIGHT JUST BE THE FRIENDLIEST PLACE IN NZ ` HEY, BRO. HEY, BRO. HOW'S IT? IS THIS THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR YEAR, WHEN YOU COME HERE? > BOTH: YEAH, YES. YEAH? SEE ALL YOUR OLD MATES? > SEE MY` MY... HANDSOME BOYFRIEND. ALL LAUGH YOU'VE ALWAYS GOTTA GO THERE! HI! IT'S THE WILLIAMS SYNDROME GATHERING. HOW ARE YA?! WE LOST YOU. LOOK HOW TALL YOU GOT. I MET HENRY AND HIS MUM, CHRISTINA, FOUR YEARS AGO. HENRY WAS AWAKE AT 5, YOU KNOW, COS IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR HIM. ALL WE SEE IS LOVE AND SMILES, BUT WITH THE EXTREME SOCIABILITY COMES ANXIETY, FEARS AND PHOBIAS. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT WILLIAMS SYNDROME, HAVE THEY? SPEAKING TO ONE MUM TODAY SHE SAID HER DOCTOR TOLD HER, 'WELL, 'YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO ABOUT IT,' YOU KNOW, WHICH IS VERY HARD TO HEAR IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND LOOKING FOR HELP AND INFORMATION. DR KAREN LEVINE IS A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST HERE TO HELP PARENTS. THE MORE SOCIALLY ISOLATED, YOU CNA ALSO GET MORE ANXIOUS. SHE'S GOT SUCH REALLY GOOD STRATEGIES TO HELP WITH SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ISSUES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, OFTEN OUR WILLIAMSES HAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE SO SOCIAL. WILLIAMS IS RARE, CAUSED BY A MISSING GENE. THEY HAVE SIMILAR FACIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND A VARIETY OF MEDICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WHAT MAKES WILLIAMS SPECIAL MAY HAVE POSITIVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR ALL OF US. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PEOPLE WITH WILLIAMS SYNDROME IS GONNA HELP US UNDERSTAND THE REST OF US AS WELL WITH` AND ALSO OTHER DISABILITIES LIKE AUTISM; WHAT DOES MAKE PEOPLE MORE OR LESS SOCIAL? WHAT DOES MAKE PEOPLE MORE OR LESS ANXIOUS? MORE OR LESS REACTIVE? FAMILIES JUST WANT TO HELP THEIR CHILD BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR GEORGE AND THE FAMILY COMING TO ONE OF THESE CAMPS. IT IS, YES. < HI, GEORGE! (LAUGHS) < WERE YOU FEELING LEFT OUT? NO. GEORGE NEVER FEELS LEFT OUT, DO YOU? YEAH, I ALWAYS LIKE PEOPLE. < HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING CAMP? AWESOME. IT'S REALLY GOOD. AS GEORGE'S FAMILY HAVE REALISED, COMING TO CAMP HAS HELPED THEM ALL. IT'S JUST FULL OF HUGS AND GOOD VIBES. IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL, ACTUALLY. BUT THIS WEEKEND THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THE WILLIAMS CAN TALK ABOUT ` THE VERY FIRST WILLIAMS GOT TALENT, WHICH I'M MC'ING. WHAT'S UP? WANT A SONG. YEP, IN A MINUTE. IN TWO SECONDS. I'LL BE REALLY QUICK. BECAUSE ANOTHER THING THAT SETS WILLIAMS APART IS THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC. IF THEY'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC, IT HELPS THEM RELAX. IT DECREASES THE ANXIETY THAT THEY HAVE, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A LOT MORE THAN THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY DON'T. IT'S A MAGICAL NIGHT. WELL DONE! APPLAUSE IT'S HARD FOR SOME TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MIC. THE PERFORMERS ARE GUARANTEED TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE AUDIENCE. YOU WISH THAT THEY COULD ALWAYS HAVE THIS. IT'S LIKE COMING HOME FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE KIDS. WELL PLAYED. WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED, BUT REALLY THIS CAMP IS A CELEBRATION OF WHAT IT IS TO BE WILLIAMS. I've had such a good day in the sense I don't have time to tell you now, but I read an article about Isis. The guy Williams who discovered this was a New Zealander. 1961. He was a surgeon at Auckland hospital. Then he disappeared. Lands in London. He hooks up with Janet frame. The allegedly intimate. He asks her to marry him. She freaks out and he runs away and disappears. We don't know where he is now? Interpol says they presumed he steered he's dead until Michael King claims in 2000 that Williams had contacted him how old would he be now? In 1961 he was a doctor he would be well into his 80s now. I looked all of this up today. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` I'M ON THE HUNT FOR NZ'S NEXT TOP SPOOKER. ALL GURGLE A quick update for you on the best on the box competition that's running. Mike actually leading- the TV Guide have nominated me for best current affairs presenter. He's leading but not by much. After Andrew Saville mentioned you look good in lycra. I suspect my wider fan base hasn't activated the boating. What's your wider fan base? You have got past the fan base. As an example this is a nice one. This comes from an 11-year-old. He says I enjoy watching seven sharp. I been watching it since I was 10. I really take pleasure in your humour. Isn't that lovely? Seven sharp would be rather boring for me if you left the show. I don't think anyone could replace US the hosts. It says to Mike and Toni. I hope that your humour stays alive. HERE'S A QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE SOMEONE 'CODE BROWN' THEIR PANTS? What did you think code Brown meant today when you read that? We didn't talk like that. IF THE ANSWER IS YES, THEN DO WE HAVE THE JOB FOR YOU. DEAN BUTLER WENT ALONG TO THE LATEST ROUND OF AUDITIONS FOR A VERY SCARY JOB. (SCREAMS) THE BLOOD CURDLING SCREAM OF A SPOOKER. (SCREAMS) IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. NOT THE SORT OF THING YOU'D EXPECT TO SPIN THE WHEELS OF A SPARE PARTS MAN. TyRES SCREECH I SELL TRUCK PARTS, AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS ` EXHAUSTS, LIGHTS, EVERYTHING. CRICKETS CHIRP HEY ROB, ARE YOU ON THE PHONE? BRO, I GOT TO GO, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST FILMING SOMETHING FOR SEVEN SHARP. WHO KNEW, JOSH LANGFORD WAS A MAN WITH CREEPY AMBITION. YEAH, I LIKE SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF PEOPLE. (LAUGHS) HOPEFULLY I'LL BE GOOD AT IT. YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY HIS WORKMATES HAVE THEIR DOUBTS. IS HE A GOOD EMPLOYEE? I'VE HAD BETTER, BUT HE'S... HE'S COMING ALONG, I GUESS. SO HOW DOES A SPARE PARTS MAN BECOME A HEART RACING, TERRIFYING, NIGHTMARE-INDUCING SPOOKER? OK, GUYS, WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY INTAKE FOR MONSTERS. IT'S RECRUITMENT DAY AT AUCKLAND'S HORROR HOUSE. PERSONALITY ` IF THEY STAND UP THERE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND THEY'RE VERY VERY QUIET, THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HURDLE. MAINLY PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND NOT SCARED TO GET IN PEOPLES FACES. JUST LIKE JOSH, THESE GUYS ARE DESPERATE TO TURN THEIR SPINE CHILLING PASSION INTO A PROFESSION. I DID HAVE A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS PASSIONATE. SHE REALLY WANTED THE JOB, BUT SETTING FIRE TO HER HAIR WASN'T IDEAL. HEALTH AND SAFETY IS ACTUALLY QUITE IMPORTANT HERE. DIGNITY? NOT SO MUCH. (SCREAMS) THEY USED TO GET A T-SHIRT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, DIDN'T THEY? YEAH, BUT WE CANT AFFORD TO KEEP UP WITH THAT. WHAT DID IT SAY ON THE T-SHIRT? I PISSED MY PANTS AT SPOOKERS. GIVING SOMEONE THE WILLIES IS THE AIM OF THE GAME. NO, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT UNCOMMON. MORE UNCOMMON IS THE CODE BROWN. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CODE BROWNS? THERE HAS. THEY'RE NOT SO PROUD OF THAT ONE. TIME TO PUT THE NEW RECRUITS THROUGH THEIR PACES. (SCREAMS) # ROCK A BYE BABY. # (PERFORMS HAKA) AND FINALLY IT'S JOSH'S MOMENT TO SEND SHIVERS DOWN THE SPINE. THIS IS HIS SECOND AUDITION. SO IF YOU GET THE JOB ARE YOU GOING TO TELL THE WORKMATES? DEFINITELY. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE TOO JEALOUS. IT WAS A MONSTROUS PERFORMANCE THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE GRAND SPOOKER. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE GUY THAT CAME BACK FOR THE SECOND AUDITION. THIS TIME HE USED THE WHOLE ROOM. HE WENT FOR IT. HE WAS AWESOME. SUCCESS AT LAST. ALL THAT WAS LEFT TO DO WAS SHARE THE GOOD NEWS WITH HIS FELLOW SPARE-PARTS SALESMAN. OK, JOSH, YOU GOT THE JOB. NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOME PAYBACK ON STEWIE. GO SCARE HIM. (SHOUTS) OH. (LAUGHS) SHIT, JOSH. BOTH LAUGH I think he did better when he was that spookers. EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT NAME SUPPRESSION DON'T THEY, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH PROFILE KIWIS WHO OFTEN SEEM TO GET IT. BUT WHAT SHOULD THE PUNISHMENT BE IF THESE PEOPLE ARE OUTED? A BIT OF A PRECEDENT WAS SET TODAY. FORMER NATIONAL MP TAU HENARE WAS FINED 1200 BUCKS FOR NAMING ON SOCIAL MEDIA A HIGH PROFILE KIWI CONVICTED OF INDECENT ASSAULT, WHO HAS PERMANENT NAME SUPPRESSION. MOST OF THE TIME, I PERSONALLY THINK THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE NAMED, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VICTIM WANTS THEM TO BE, BUT REGARDLESS 1200 BUCKS SEEMS A PRETTY LIGHT FINE FOR BREAKING THE RULES. IN THIS DAY AND AGE ONCE A NAME'S OUT THERE, IT'S EVERYWHERE, AND $1200 SEEMS A VERY SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THAT. SO TROUBLING TIMES IN GREY LYNN TONIGHT. AS YOU WILL HAVE HEARD EARLIER, THEY'VE FOUND A FRUIT FLY. THEY'VE FOUND FRUIT FLIES BEFORE, BUT NOT IN GREY LYNN. GREY LYNN, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, IS THE HOME TO THE CONVERTED MILLION DOLLAR VILLA, A LOT OF VOLKSWAGEN GOLFS AND TOUAREGS AND CHILDREN WHO EAT ORGANIC FOOD. THERE ARE MORE LATTES CONSUMED IN GREY LYNN PER HEAD OF POPULATION THAN ANYWHERE ON EARTH. THE TROUBLE WITH A FRUIT FLY IN GREY LYNN IS IF THE USUAL LOCKDOWN ON FOOD APPLIES, HAVOC WILL ENSUE. GREY LYNN RUNS ON SOY, BULGUR WHEAT, AND QUINOA. THE SCHOOL KIDS CARRY THEIR SALADS AND GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS IN RECYCLED PAPER BAGS HAVING DISPENSED WITH PLASTIC YEARS BACK. MAF MAY INSIST THEY GO TO PACKAGED FOOD. GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS THEN. AND THAT'S BEFORE WE GET TO THE BAN ON COMPOSTING. THE FRUIT IN THE AREA IS GROWN IN SMALL TERRACOTTA POTS, WITH MANICURED MONDO GRASS ROUND THE EDGES. THE FRUIT FLY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN ATTRACTED BY A SMALL CITRUS PLANTING OR PERHAPS A POMEGRANATE TREE. MOST OF THESE ARE TOPIARIED. ONCE AGAIN IF THAT FRUIT IS DISPOSED OF, ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE UPSET. THE UPSIDE IS HALF THE MEDIA LIVE IN GREY LYNN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS SO WE CAN BE ASSURED OF BLANKET COVERAGE.