I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIDE IN MY BODY. HE WENT FROM OBESE TO MORBIDLY THIN. EVERY DAY I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, I SAW, LIKE, THIS SICK SKELETON. A YOUNG MAN'S INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL. I CAME EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY CLOSE TO DEATH. PLUS ` IT'S OK. WE'LL` WE'LL HELP YOU. THEY MAY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, BUT THEY HAVEN'T LOST THEIR FIGHTING SPIRIT. THE GOOD THING IS WE ARE STILL ALIVE. AND... EVEN IF IT WAS LIKE A 10-MINUTE SIMULATOR OR A LITTLE MOVIE OR SOMETHING. COULD OUR MATE SEAN BE OUR FUTURE PRIME MINISTER? WE THINK THAT YOU BOYS ARE REALLY COURAGEOUS IN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALANA CRUIKSHANK AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. I love awesome kids like that. I'm very excited tonight will be doing tonight about school lunches. This is my suspicion. The prime minister apparently cold call three schools and came through with numbers. Not very huge sample we did 21 schools. Results soon. WE SHOULD ALSO TALK ABOUT THE ROAST BUSTERS CASE. AS A NEW REPORT HAS FOUND THE ALLEGED VICTIMS WERE LET DOWN BY THE FAILINGS OF THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION. YOU'LL REMEMBER THE TEENAGE BOYS BOASTED ONLINE ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL EXPLOITS WITH DRUNK, UNDERAGE GIRLS. COULD THE TIDE BE TURNING AGAINST SELFIES? THAILAND'S GOVERNMENT IS WARNING WOMEN NOT TO POST 'UNDERBOOB SELFIES' AS IT VIOLATES THE COUNTRY'S COMPUTER CRIME LAWS. APPARENTLY THE 'UNDERBOOB SELFIE' IS A GROWING TREND! AND THERE HAVE BEEN WEIRDER COUPLINGS IN HOLLYWOOD. I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING TO KNOW... (CLEARS THROAT) MY NEW BOYFRIEND. AUDIENCE SQUEALS, CHEERS AUDIENCE SQUEALS, CHEERS JUSTIN BIEBER AND MADONNA ARE SETTING TONGUES WAGGING AFTER THEIR RECENT APPEARANCE ON THE ELLEN SHOW. Surely not. One of my kids has a selfie stick. It Is quite good for family photos. MANY OF US HAVE STRUGGLED WITH OUR WEIGHT. IT'S A BATTLE THAT'S ALL TOO FAMILIAR TO WELLINGTON MAN GED ALLOWAY. GED WAS A BIG BOY AT SCHOOL, BUT HE HIT THE GYM AND GOT INTO SHAPE. GED WAS IN THE FIRST 15, HE WAS WINNING SCHOLARSHIPS, HE WAS LOVING LIFE ` UNTIL A DIAGNOSIS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. IN FACT, IT'S ASTONISHING THAT HE'S EVEN HERE TO TELL THE TALE. THIS FROM JEHAN CASINADER. GED ALLOWAY LIKES TO WORK OUT. YOU CAN ALWAYS DO THINGS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOURSELF. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT HIS FORMER SELF. EVERY DAY I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, I SAW THIS SICK SKELETON. I WAS CONVINCED I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO DEATH. LET'S REWIND 10 YEARS. GED WAS ONCE THE FAT KID IN CLASS. I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIDE IN MY BODY, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIDE IN MYSELF. HE WAS 135KG. JUST GROSSLY BAD EATING HABITS. I HAD NO OFF SWITCH FOR HUNGER. TECHNICALLY HE WAS MORBIDLY OBESE. I NEVER WANTED TO BE FAT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF ME CHANGING. I NEVER THOUGHT THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF ME CHANGING. SICK OF BEING BIG, HE ASKED RADIO DJ AND FORMER BODYBUILDER GRANT KEREAMA FOR HELP. GRANT STILL REMEMBERS THAT DAY, FOUR YEARS AGO. HE WAS QUIET, HE WAS INTELLIGENT, HE WAS QUITE A TOUGH GUY. GRANT AGREED TO TRAIN GED. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED, DISCIPLINED KIDS I'VE EVER MET. THE WEIGHT FELL OFF WITHIN WEEKS. I RAN BACK TO THE BOARDING HOUSE AND TOLD ALL MY FRIENDS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I LOST WEIGHT IN MY WHOLE LIFE. HE WENT ON TO SHED 50KG. I WAS REALLY HAPPY, I FELT UNBEATABLE. I WAS ON A REAL HIGH. THAT WAS UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING. I WOKE UP WITH THE WORST PAIN I'D EVER FELT IN MY LIFE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE FLU. IN FACT, GED HAD A FLESH-EATING FORM OF PNEUMONIA. I HAD 10 LITRES OF SEPTIC FLUID IN MY BODY, INFECTED FLUID, THROUGHOUT MY BODY. GED WAS IN A COMA FOR A MONTH. IT WAS HOUR BY HOUR FOR A LONG LONG TIME. WE ALWAYS WANTED HIM TO HEAR OUR VOICES AND KNOW THAT SOMEONE WAS THERE WITH HIM. GED WAS ON SUCH STRONG DRUGS HE STARTED TO HALLUCINATE. I THOUGHT I WAS ON A PLYWOOD BOARD AND DOCTORS WERE NAILING NAILS INTO MY BODY. THE ONLY THING KEEPING HIM ALIVE WAS A BREATHING MACHINE. MY HEART STOPPED BEATING. MY LUNGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GAME OVER FOR MOST PEOPLE. GED'S FUNERAL WOULD BE HELD AT HIS OLD SCHOOL. THE DOCTOR TOLD MY MOTHER, 'GET READY BECAUSE HE'S DYING TONIGHT.' BUT THEN, OUT OF THE BLUE, HIS STATS IMPROVED. BY A STROKE OF LUCK, THE LIVER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I REALISED I WAS ALIVE, AND I KNEW SOMETHING REALLY BIG HAD HAPPENED. HE'D LOST 30 KGS WHILE IN THE COMA. I WAS JUST A SKELETON, BASICALLY. I HAD NO MUSCLE TO MOVE ANY OF MY LIMBS. THIS DRAMATIC FOOTAGE SHOWS HIS FIRST MOVEMENTS. WHEN THEY GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND ON A PORTABLE BREATHING MACHINE AND WALK, YOU JUST GOTTA WALK. I LAY IN BED JUST PLANNING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO ONCE I WAS BETTER. FOR MONTHS HE WAS TOO TIRED TO MOVE. I WAS HAVING PANIC ATTACKS AND STUFF WHEN I CAME OUT OF HOSPITAL. EVEN NOW I HAVE VIVID NIGHTMARES. THESE TATTOOS DEPICT WHAT HE SAW WHILE IN THE COMA. YOU CAN SEE THE REPTILE EYE HERE. AND THEN THERE ARE THE SCARS. MY HEART SURGERY SCAR. I COULDN'T BREATHE, SO THEY HAD TO PUMP AIR IN. I DON'T THINK HE EVER DOUBTED HE'D GET BACK TO WHERE HE IS NOW. HI, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GED WANTED TO VISITED THE DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM. IT WAS REALLY COOL JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE THESE PEOPLE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM I'D BE DEAD. HE'S OBVIOUSLY DECIDED TO TAKE LIFE BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK AND GO FOR IT. HE'S HEADING BACK TO UNI. I ALWAYS HAD THE EXPECTATION THAT I WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE AND I'D ALWAYS DESERVE A GOOD LIFE. NOW HE'S WILLING TO WORK FOR IT. I WANT TO LOOK NORMAL AND REGAIN THE HUMANITY I LOST. THAT'S WHY THIS JOURNEY IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE LIFE I LIVE NOW. I'M REALLY HAPPY. What a story. And we always say it's all about the attitude. We wish them every success and luck. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` I'M IN VANUATU, WHERE AMONGST ALL THIS DEBRIS AND DESTRUCTION, A REALLY WONDERFUL REUNION AND A BEAUTIFUL TALE OF WHAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP REALLY MEANS. PLUS, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. THE VAST, OVERWHELMING BULK ACTUALLY DO PROVIDE THEIR KIDS WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. THEY DO A DAMN GOOD JOB. IS THE PM STANDING UP FOR THE GOOD PARENTS OR TURNING HIS BACK ON HUNGRY KIDS? Bye, Mum. TENSE MUSIC ENGINE STARTS MUSIC CONTINUES TALKBACK, MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO PEOPLE CHATTER OMINOUS MUSIC MUSIC QUICKENS (GASPS) No, no! (GASPS) No, no! (SQUEALS) Come on. Come on. (SCREECHES) SOFT MUSIC PLAYS PEOPLE CHATTER TENSE MUSIC Wait up! (GASPS) (PANTS) That is a good song. Demi Lovato, isn't it? Pippa is being disdainful of the selfie stick. And then she travels with one herself. I was talking about the mini tripod 10 years ago. You just have to set it all up and pushed a button and a 30 seconds to get around in position. SO, THE GOVERNMENT HAS VOTED AGAINST A 'FREE LUNCHES IN SCHOOLS' BILL. JOHN KEY ARGUING IT ISN'T THAT BIG A PROBLEM HAD HIS EDUCATION MINISTER COLD-CALL THREE SCHOOLS TO SEE HOW MANY KIDS ACTUALLY ARRIVED WITHOUT LUNCH. THE RESULTS WERE THAT THERE WERE IN FACT VERY FEW. SO WE THOUGHT WE'D PUT THAT TO THE TEST. WE HIT THE PHONES OURSELVES TODAY AND CHECKED IN WITH SEVEN TIMES AS MANY LOW-DECILE SCHOOLS ` 21 ACROSS NZ ` TO SEE HOW MANY KIDS ARE REALLY GOING HUNGRY. YES, THERE IS AN ISSUE WHERE SOME CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL WITHOUT LUNCH. MR SPEAKER, THAT NUMBER OF CHILDREN IS RELATIVELY LOW. AND WITH THAT, DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE OF THE FENCE YOU'RE ON, THE PRIME MINISTER EITHER TURNED HIS BACK ON HUNGRY KIDS OR STOOD UP FOR GOOD PARENTS. THE VAST OVERWHELMING BULK ACTUALLY DO PROVIDE THEIR KIDS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. MEANWHILE, THE STRUGGLE IN MOST LOW-DECILE SCHOOLS IS VERY REAL. WE ASKED 12 DECILE-ONE AND NINE DECILE-TWO SCHOOLS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF KIDS AT THEIR SCHOOLS WHO ARE HUNGRY. ON AVERAGE WE FOUND ABOUT 12% HAD NOT ENOUGH OR NO FOOD. THAT'S ONE IN EIGHT KIDS. AT ONE END OF THE SCALE ` SCHOOLS LIKE ARANUI PRIMARY IN CHRISTCHURCH, WHO RECKON 40-50 KIDS A DAY DON'T HAVE LUNCH ` 30% OF THEM. AT THE OTHER END, YOU'VE GOT SCHOOLS LIKE KAWERAU SOUTH, WHO SEE A VERY SMALL NUMBER WITHOUT ANYTHING TO EAT. AND GISBORNE'S ILMINSTER INTERMEDIATE SAY TWO KIDS STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL EVERY WEEK BECAUSE THE CUPBOARDS ARE BARE. EVERY SCHOOL WE TALKED TO WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BREAKFAST PROGRAMME. MOST WERE ALSO ON, OR HOPING TO GET ON, KIDSCAN'S LIST. AND ALL AGREED THIS ISSUE WAS A MINEFIELD. What that doesn't answer is how many kids... If people are given free food, people eat it. That is whether they're hungry or not. So we don't know if the kids are actually hungry. I think some of those schools what does it matter? I think it matters if you're going to make political. LETS GET BACK TO VANUATU, WHERE THE PIECES CONTINUE TO GET PICKED UP. AND DESPITE ALL OF THE DESTRUCTION THERE ARE SOME PRETTY AMAZING REUNIONS HAPPENING TOO. YES, BUT WE CAN'T FORGET THERE'S STILL A LOT TO BE DONE, AND AS EMMA KEELING FOUND OUT, A LOT OF VILLAGES ARE BEING LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. CYCLONE PAM WRENCHED THEM APART. I MISSED YOU! FIVE DAYS LATER, NO ONE CAN BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S OK. WE'LL HELP YOU. THESE WOMEN ARE NANNIES FOR SARAH'S KIDS. JUST CLEARING EVERYTHING UP. SO THESE WOMEN ARE LIKE YOUR FAMILY? YES. THEY'RE IN OUR HOUSE, THEY'RE WITH OUR CHILDREN AND TREAT OUR CHILDREN LIKE THEY'RE FAMILY. THEY'RE VERY CLOSE. MISHOU'S 8-WEEK-OLD DAUGHTER IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THIS LOVING GROUP. SHE'S NAMED AFTER OUR LITTLE GIRL. ISOBEL. SHE'S OBLIVIOUS TO THE DEVASTATION AROUND HER. WE LOST EVERYTHING, BUT THE GOOD THING IS WE'RE ALIVE. WE GO OUT. WE CAN'T STAY HERE. WE'RE VERY SCARED. IT WAS SCARY. IT WAS LIKE A MONSTROUS NIGHT FOR US. YOU WERE IN NZ. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THEM HERE. ABSOLUTELY. MY FIRST CONCERN WAS FOR MY HUSBAND TO COME AND FIND THEM. YEAH, SO WATER WAS PROBABLY THAT MUCH ACROSS THE FLOOR. AT THE PEAK. EVEN IN THIS APARTMENT BLOCK IT WAS A LONG SCARY NIGHT. COME 1AM IN THE MORNING I WAS QUIVERED UP, HOPING FOR THE BEST. IT WASN'T NICE AT ALL, AND WE'VE GOT STORM SHUTTERS THAT WERE DOWN AT THE TIME, BUT THEY WERE TAKING A REAL POUNDING. YOU INVITED YOUR HOUSEKEEPERS TO COME AND STAY HERE, BUT THEY WEREN'T KEEN? I THINK THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY KEPT THEIR POSSESSIONS, MAKE SURE THEY PROTECTED THAT. AND I GUESS BEING WITH THE WIDER FAMILY AS WELL. MISSHOU AND HER FAMILY HAS ASKED FOR SHELTER AT THIS SCHOOL, BUT WERE TURNED AWAY. WE KEPT UMBRELLAS IN THE HOUSE AND WE COVERED IT UP WITH MUD. THERE WAS RAIN COMING IN AND THEY DIDN'T PUT THE SHUTTERS. BUT THEY MADE IT THROUGH SOMEHOW. OH, ANOTHER BATMAN! BATMAN IS EVERYWHERE. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL HOW THE CHILDREN COPE WITH IT. UNTIL FOOD AND WATER ARRIVES, SARAH AND STEWART ARE THEIR LIFELINE. SARAH'S HERE TODAY AND SHE'S GOING TO HELP OUT. SARAH'S HERE TODAY AND SHE'S GOING TO HELP OUT. SARAH'S BACK AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT SARAH'S BACK. This is just one thing a Batman costume can't fix. I went as Superman to a dress-up party once. SO COMMUNICATION TO THE ISLAND IS GETTING A LITTLE EASIER, BUT THERE ARE STILL MANY FAMILIES WAITING TO HEAR FROM LOVED ONES. OUR NEWSROOM RECEIVED A PLEA FROM ONE AUNTY DESPERATE TO HEAR FROM HER NEPHEW WHO IS WORKING IN VANUATU AS A MISSIONARY. WELL, TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS. WE'RE FROM TVNZ. YOUR AUNTIE IS LOOKING FOR YOU. SHE'LL BE VERY PLEASED TO SEE YOU, AND I BET YOUR MUM WILL AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO SAY, MUM AND FAMILY, I LOVE YOU. WE'RE ALL RIGHT HERE IN TANNA. WE'RE DOING GOOD. WE'RE LOOKING AFTER THE PEOPLE, SO LOVE YOU AND SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK IN SIX MONTHS. HE'S OK, MUM. HE LOOKS GOOD. HE LOOKS GOOD TO ME. ALL RIGHT, THANKS VERY MUCH. GOOD TO MEET YOU. TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE. BYE-BYE. That is a tearjerker of show tonight. I find it very emotional. That fix me. Is wearing a tie a Mormon thing? JUST AN UPDATE ` WORLD VISION HAS SO FAR MANAGED TO RAISE $409,000, AND THAT'S LARGELY THANKS TO YOU. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE YOU CAN DO SO BY TEXTING 'PAM' TO 4847 TO DONATE $3 TO FAMILIES IN NEED OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO MAKE AN ONLINE DONATION. The cat story. Very briefly. New house, old cat. I was just saying what is the point of a cat. The other night she weed om me. Some bedding has gone South. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` YEAH, I HAVE COME TO TALK TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE. AND OUR MATE SEAN DOES IT IN HIS OWN SPECIAL STYLE. YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU ARE SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS? THAT'S BECAUSE I AM NOT WEARING BOOTS. (LAUGHS) George Ezra. I met him, and he has old antique guitars. And he has a new video with Ian McKellen. HE WAS OUR MAN OF 2014. SEAN ROBERTS (10) HAS BEEN ON A CRUSADE TO CHANGE OUR TOURIST DRIVER LAWS SINCE HIS FATHER WAS KILLED BY A FOREIGN DRIVER. YOU'LL REMEMBER HE STARTED A PETITION, WHICH NOW HAS 37,000 SIGNATURES AND HAS RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT. TODAY SEAN WAS BEATING HIS DRUM IN PARLIAMENT. MICHAEL HOLLAND JOINED HIM. HE'S CHARMED US WITH HIS 'BOY JUST BEING A BOY' ANTICS. BOOM! I'VE SHAVED. THEY'LL SMELL YOU BEFORE THEY SEE YOU! MADE US SMILE, MADE US LAUGH. BUT MORE THAN THAT, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS OF MY LIFE! HE'S MADE US THINK. SO, YOU ARE BACK? YEAH, I HAVE COME TO TALK TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE. YOU GOT THINGS YOU NEED TO TELL THEM? YEAH, A LOT. TO THE CORRIDORS OF POWER, THEN ` OUR YOUNG COBBER SEAN AND LITTLE BROTHER CODY. COMMITTEE ROOM NUMBER 1? SEAN ROBERTS... GULP. SPEAKING HIS MIND? YEP, THAT'S ME. YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU ARE SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS. THAT'S BECAUSE I AM NOT WEARING BOOTS. WE HOPE YOU DON'T FEEL TOO DAUNTED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS ROOM. WE WANT YOU TO BE TOTALLY RELAXED. NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT, MR CHAIRMAN. LUCKILY GOOD OLD MUM'S HERE TO GET THINGS STARTED. I WILL SPEAK FOR SEAN AT THE MOMENT. THE THRUST OF THEIR SUBMISSION, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE BOYS' MOTORCYCLIST DAD IN A COLLISION WITH A CHINESE VISITOR, THAT INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS BE REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE AN ELEMENTARY TEST. SOME SORT OF COMPETENCY TEST OF SOME SORT. BEFORE VENTURING ONTO OUR ROADS. EVEN IF IT WAS LIKE A 10-MINUTE SIMULATOR OR A LITTLE MOVIE OR SOMETHING THAT SHOWS... AND WITH THAT, SEAN'S FOUND HIS VOICE TO THE POINT WHERE, WHEN TALKING ABOUT HIS PETITION, MUM'S KINDA PUT IN HER PLACE. LAUGHTER YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE HAD LOTS OF SUPPORT? YES, A LOT. WE AS A COMMITTEE WILL TAKE INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY WHAT YOU HAVE ASKED US TO. 40 MINUTES LATER, THEY'RE DONE. IT WAS ALL POSITIVE IN THE CONVERSATION, NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS. DOES WATER IN PARLIAMENT TASTE DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER WATER? NO. JUST THE SAME? PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. BECAUSE YOU HAD QUITE A BIT OF IT? MY MOUTH WAS SO DRY. IT WAS LIKE CHOKING ON A CACTUS. SO DRY. HE'S JUST A KID FROM GERALDINE, BUT HE HAS ALWAYS SAID NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE AS LONG AS YOU FIND THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. AS LONG AS YOU FIND THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. ANOTHER STEP IN THE LONG JOURNEY, YOUNG MAN? YEP. TICK THAT ONE UP? TICK! You'd never forget that. I'm going to try this on you, Mike. SO, SEAN, CODY AND MUM ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO GERALDINE. THEY'RE ON THE FERRY, MUCH TO SEAN'S DISPLEASURE. WHEN HE CAME TO WELLINGTON LAST NIGHT, HE HAD TOO MANY CHOCOLATE FISH MIXED WITH FIZZ. LET'S JUST SAY IT ALL CAME UP. BEFORE WE GO, IN LAST WEEK'S STORY WE REPORTED THE VIEW OF A RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN, GRAHAM CARTER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THE FISHING VESSEL EIGHT BELLS HAD DUMPED CATCH OFF AUCKLAND'S WEST COAST. SINCE THEN HE HAS UNEQUIVOCALLY WITHDRAWN THAT CLAIM. HE ACCEPTS THERE IS NO BASIS TO CLAIM THAT EIGHT BELLS WAS INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENTS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING OF FISH. SO, I LEARNED A COUPLE OF THINGS TODAY. I LEARNED THAT THAILAND HAS BANNED WOMEN FROM POSTING UNDERBOOB SELFIES; NOT SURE ABOUT MEN. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS AN UNDERBOOB SELFIE. APPARENTLY THERE IS PRETTY MUCH A SELFIE FOR EVERY OCCASION, LIKE A BELFIE - THAT'S A BUTT SELFIE A LA KIM KARDASHIAN. THERE'S YOUR REQUISITE GYM SELFIES AND CAR SELFIES. THERE'S FELFIES. THAT'S A SELFIE TAKEN WITH A FARM ANIMAL. DON'T EVEN ASK. THE ODD SELFIE ` BRILLIANT, CLEVER. BUT WHAT THERE IS IN MY OPINION IS JUST TOO MANY. TOO MANY PEOPLE TAKING AND POSTING SELF-INDULGENT PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES. BECAUSE REMEMBER AS LONG AS THE CAMERA'S TURNED ON YOU, IT PROBABLY MEANS YOU'RE MISSING MOST OF THE GOOD STUFF. SO, NOT A GOOD DAY FOR THE POLICE. THE ROAST BUSTERS REPORT DELIVERED PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD ` THE POLICE FAILED US AND THEMSELVES BADLY. I HAVE TREMENDOUS SYMPATHY FOR THE POLICE. BY IN LARGE THEY DO AN AMAZING, LARGELY THANKLESS TASK. THEY DEAL WITH THE LOSERS, REPROBATES AND THUGS WE WOULDN'T WANT TO TOUCH WITH A BARGE POLL. THEY ARE RARELY PRAISED FOR THE STUFF THAT GOES RIGHT, WHICH IS MOST OF IT. THEY ARE LAMBASTED WHEN IT RARELY GOES WRONG. BUT ON THE ROAST BUSTERS, THEY DID US ALL A DISSERVICE. BUT HERE'S THE TROUBLE WITH THE IPCA ` THEY HAVE NO TEETH. TODAY UNFOLDED AS IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO ` REPORT COMES OUT; A COUPLE OF COPPERS APOLOGISE; THEY SAY THEY'VE LEARNT THEIR LESSONS AND LIFE GOES ON. NO ONE EVER GETS HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE SYSTEMATIC FAILURE' AND TOOTHLESS AUTHORITIES ARE A WAY OF LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY. REAL CHANGE ONLY EVER COMES ABOUT WHEN THERE ARE REAL CONSEQUENCES. AND TODAY THERE WERE NONE. CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND SHELLEY UPCHURCH CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015