Fun Friday. I HAVE LIVED OFF $20,000 INCOME A YEAR. SOUND IMPOSSIBLE? WELL, IT'S NOT. IT MIGHT NOT BE VERY PRETTY APPLE, BUT IT'S USEFUL. PLUS ` MY GOLLIWOG. THAT'S IT, MY GOLLIWOG. NAME ASIDE, THERE'S A LOT TO LOVE ABOUT GOLLIWOG. HE'S WON SO MUCH ` WON EVERYTHING WE COULD POSSIBLY WANT TO WIN. KANE WILLIAMSON TOP-SCORING WITH A SENSATIONAL KNOCK OF 123 OUT OF 113. BATTER UP ` THERE'S A NEW COMMENTATOR IN TOWN. LET'S GO BACK UPSTAIRS. BACK TO YOU. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY PHILIP MCKIBBIN AND VIRGINIA PHILP. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. We are hours away from Mike Hosking being wrong. I am now out of the sweep. She said no hope, Toni. She is betting after the Black caps win tomorrow. We could be talking about this next Wednesday. Don't You just want get on with it? Her due date is Monday. But I am gone. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY ` THE LINDT CAFE IN SYDNEY HAS REOPENED ITS DOORS 95 DAYS AFTER MAN MONIS HELD 18 PEOPLE HOSTAGE INSIDE. TERRORISM IS NOT GOING TO SUCCEED. TERRORISM IS NOT GOING TO DIVIDE AUSTRALIA. SHOWING SOME SOLIDARITY AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HERE. JUST WANT TO PROVE TO EVERYBODY OUR SPIRITS ARE NOT DAMPENED. SIEGE SURVIVOR JOEL HERAT IS ALSO NOW BACK WORKING AT THE CAFE. SITTING NEXT TO A STRANGER ON A PLANE IS ALWAYS AWKWARD, BUT THAT'S EXAGGERATED EVEN MORE WHEN THEY START READING YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGES. CHECK OUT THIS GUY BLATANTLY LOOKING OVER HIS NEIGHBOUR'S SHOULDER. IT'S SO OBVIOUS THE PASSENGER STARTS FILMING THE MAN'S ANTICS ON HIS LAPTOP. THE MAN EVEN PUTS HIS GLASSES ON TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ. AND WE ALL KNOW PIRANHAS ARE DEADLY, BUT LOOK HOW RABID THEY BECOME WHEN MEAT IS THROWN INTO THE WATER. THEY EVEN TURN ON EACH OTHER AS THEY FIGHT FOR THEIR DINNER. That is pretty much like the newsroom. THIS WILL PUT YOUR BUDGETING SKILLS TO THE TEST. WE HAVE A FAMILY OF SIX GETTING BY ` AND HAPPILY SO ` ON JUST $20,000 A YEAR. I'VE DONE THE NUMBERS ` 1666 A MONTH, 384 A WEEK. YOU DIVIDE THAT BY SIX, IT'S 64 BUCKS A WEEK EACH. MIKE THORPE VISITED THE VINBRUX FAMILY TO SEE HOW THEY STRETCH THEIR DOLLAR AND HOW YOU COULD TOO. REFLECTIVE MUSIC IN A DISPOSABLE WORLD OF WASTE AND WEALTH THE VINBRUX ARE... DIFFERENT. MUSIC CONTINUES I GOT JUST A LITTLE TWIG OF IT AND STARTED A NEW APPLE TREE, AND THIS IS IT. THAT'S IT ` TYNE ST BEAUTY. IT'S NOT THE GERMAN ACCENTS OR THEIR UNIQUE LOOK. IT MIGHT NOT BE A VERY PRETTY APPLE, BUT IT'S USEFUL. THIS OAMARU FAMILY SQUEEZES EVERY LAST DROP FROM WHAT THEY PRODUCE. I BOUGHT MY FIRST COPY OF 'THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF JOHN SEYMOUR' WHEN I WAS 15. AND SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW, NORMAL LIFE WAS OVER FOR ME. WHAT DO THEY PRODUCE? WELL, LET'S JUST SAY OLD MACDONALD HAS GOT SOME COMPETITION. WE'VE GOT PIGS, GOATS, SHEEP, DUCKS, GEESE, CHICKEN, TURKEYS AND CATTLE, SO WE'VE GOT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. THEY'VE ALSO GOT SIX DOGS, TWO CATS AND MAGGY (3) THE EVER-PRESENT MAGPIE. (WARBLES) SO YOU NEVER BUY VEGETABLES? YEAH. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY MEAT? WE NEVER BUY MEAT. WHAT DO YOU BUY? TOILET` TOILET PAPER. (LAUGHS) LAUGHTER VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING THEY NEED IS HERE ON THEIR 34 ACRES OF FARMLAND. THEY MILK COWS, CHURN BUTTER AND ` WHAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO SAY THIS ` PROCESS MEAT. WE'RE ALWAYS STRETCHED FOR MONEY. WE'VE GOT BUGGER ALL INCOME. REALISTICALLY, WHAT COULD YOU LIVE OFF PER YEAR? WE HAVE LIVED, FAR TOO OFTEN, OFF 20,000 INCOME A YEAR. WHAT DOES THAT PAY FOR? IT PAYS FOR ALL OUR GROCERY BILLS. IT PAYS FOR INSURANCES, AND IT PAYS FOR RATES. THEIR INCOME, HOWEVER MEAGRE IT MAY BE, IS VARIED TO SAY THE LEAST. YOUNGEST SON DANNY IS A BUTCHER; ELDER BOY JAN A BAKER. NO ONE WANTS TO COME AND MAKE CANDLESTICKS SO FAR. CHRISTEL THINKS THAT MIGHT BE ON THE CARDS, THOUGH. SHE BREEDS ICELANDIC HORSES, AND, LIKE EVERYTHING AROUND HERE, THEY'RE A BIT DIFFERENT TOO. SEE, THEY DON'T BOUNCE WHEN THEY RUN. USUALLY IN A SHOW, YOU SIT WITH A GLASS OF BEER AND SEE THAT NOTHING SPILLS OUT. THIS IS CHRISTEL'S HOBBY AND ANOTHER SOURCE OF INCOME. THEY DON'T BUCK, THEY DON'T BITE YOU, THEY DON'T KICK YOU. WHAT DOES KICK IS RICHARD'S HOME-MADE APPLE BRANDY. USUALLY, I THIN IT DOWN TO 42%. JUST DOWN TO 42%? YEAH, WHICH IS PROPER STRENGTH ALCOHOL. YEAH, YOU CAN RUN THE TRACTOR ON THAT. YEAH, IT'S WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW? ALSO YOU CAN ALSO WASH WINDOWS WITH IT. (LAUGHS) AS A MASTER GERMAN BAKER, RICHARD IS USED TO ROUTINE AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BUT NOT IN LIFE. ARE YOU IN CHARGE HERE OR IS IT RICHARD? ON THE FARM? YEAH. NO, IN THE HOUSE. IN THE HOUSE? I THINK IT'S ME IN THE HOUSE AND ON THE FARM, TO BE HONEST. (LAUGHS) THE VINBRUX FAMILY MAY NOT HAVE TIME FOR TV, BUT THEY'RE NO RECLUSES FROM HICKSVILLE EITHER. HOW DO YOU MAKE OF THE DEPARTURE OF WILLY MOON AND NATALIA KILLS? (LAUGHS) I ACTUALLY HEARD ABOUT THAT. (LAUGHS) SO YOU'VE HEARD OF THEM. I'VE HEARD OF IT. IT'S JUST DAWNED ON ME, RICHARD, THAT YOU'RE NOT THAT WEIRD AT ALL! NO, BUT I'M MAKING GOOD JOB OF PRETENDING TO BE! (LAUGHS) I RECKON THERE'S A LESSON IN THIS FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE MORE OF WHAT WE'VE GOT, BUT NOT TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE VINBRUX. THAT'S HARDLY COMPARING APPLES WITH APPLES, IS IT? IF PEOPLE ARE DOING IT TOUGH AND, OK, THEY'RE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF LAND OUT THE BACK, WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO THEM? DIG IN. A SPADE WILL DO FOR A START, AND YOU CAN HAVE A BIG GARDEN, AND YOU DON'T NEED TO INVEST AN AWFUL LOT IN IT. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION, TAKE SOME FROM THESE GUYS. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE FUN AS LONG AS YOU JUST MAKE ENOUGH MONEY. INSPIRATION IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE BY THE BUCKET. YOU KNOW, I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO HAVE MY OWN SHOW, BUT WE'LL WORK ON IT. KEEPING UP WITH THE VINBRUXS. NOW, THAT'S REALITY TV. That is awesome. He has a lot of infrastructural set up. I wonder if you could be self-sufficient with less land. Stock is expensive. NOW, 17-YEAR-OLD DANNY OPENS HIS OWN BUTCHERY STORE NEXT TUESDAY IN OAMARU. THE NAME OF THE STORE? DANNY'S BUTCHERY. I never buy the meat from supermarket. I always buy from the specialists. ALSO, QUITE A FEW OF YOU ARE HAVING YOUR SAY ON WHETHER YOU COULD POSSIBLY LIVE OFF 20 GRAND A YEAR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. SO JUMP ON THERE AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM A PEP TALK NOW, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO HIM? LEAVE THE RAILS UP, PLEASE. SOUNDS SIMPLE, RIGHT? BUT IT'S THAT EXACT MANTRA THAT MADE GOLLIWOG A STAR. THE NAME? THE NAME. I KNOW. IT'S AN UNUSUAL NAME. WHEN HE WAS A YOUNGER HORSE, HIS MANE USED TO STICK UP IN THE AIR, AND HE WAS BLACK. OUR KIDS NOWADAYS DON'T STOP CHATTERING. WE MUST BE FEEDING THEM BIRD SEED. OH, MATE, I'M GOING WITH THE PARROT. (LAUGHS) OH, THAT'S GOOD. CONFUSED? GOOD. IT'S FRIDAY. FORGIVE US. WE'LL EXPLAIN SOON. This bag... Tanna Island has been on our minds this week. What in this bag is coffee. And Tanna Island makes coffee. No matter where in the world, there's somebody doing something good. There is an Aussie importer of this coffee TO SOME GOOD HEARTLAND STUFF NOW, THE 'HORSE OF THE YEAR' SHOW IN HASTINGS. 70,000 SPECTATORS ARE EXPECTED, ALONG WITH 2500 HORSES. THAT'S A TRUCKLOAD OF CARROTS AND OATS. SO A VERY BIG WEEKEND FOR THE EQUINE FANS IN THE BAY, AND MANY OF THEM WILL BE TIPPING THEIR HATS TO A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DUO. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. JAUNTY BRASSY MUSIC ONE HAS A FREE-FLOWING, GRACEFUL STRIDE; COME ON. LET'S GO. THE OTHER A STIFF SHUFFLE THAT SUGGESTS HE'S BEEN JUMPING FOREVER. THIS TEAM HAS BEEN TOGETHER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. MAURICE BEATSON AND HIS MOUNT WITH A NAME THAT'S... WELL, MEMORABLE. MY GOLLIWOG. MY GOLLIWOG. YEAH, MY GOLLIWOG. THAT'S IT, MY GOLLIWOG. MAURICE JUST LOVES THAT HORSE. JUST LOVES IT. IT IS JUST THE MOST AMAZING PARTNERSHIP. WHOA, GOLLIWOG. WHOA, BOY. WHOA, WHOA, BOY. LIKE OR LOVE THIS, OLD GUY? YEAH, HE'S PRETTY SPECIAL. PRETTY SPECIAL. THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION. I SAID LIKE OR LOVE? WHOA, BOY. WHOA, BOY. YEAH, NO, I LOVE HIM. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE BRED HIM AND HAD HIM ALL HIS LIFE AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND HE HAS WON EVERYTHING WON EVERYTHING YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT TO WIN. YEP, IN THE JUMPING WORLD, MORRIE AND GOLLY ARE AS GOOD AS IT GETS. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE HIM A PEP TALK, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO HIM? LEAVE THE RAILS UP, PLEASE. HE'S GOT A REALLY NICE JUMP, AND I JUST LIKE HOW HE MOVES. THERE'S NOT TOO MANY 20-YEAR-OLD HORSES JUMPING TO THIS LEVEL ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD. I JUST LIKE HOW HE MOVES. HE'S VERY CUTE, I THINK. IS HE GOOD-LOOKING? VERY GOOD-LOOKING. VERY GOOD-LOOKING. JUST LIKE HIS RIDER? THE GOOD ONES ARE VERY GOOD-LOOKING. ATHLETICISM RATHER THAN LOOKS NETTED THE TWOSOME QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY OVER 15 YEARS. COMING TO THE SHOWS AND WINNING, WINNING THE MAIN CLASSES IS A LOT OF FUN. BUT, SADLY, GOLLIWOG'S ON HIS LAST GO-ROUND, HEADED FOR THE GREEN FIELDS OF RETIREMENT AFTER SUNDAY'S BIG OLYMPIC CUP SHOWDOWN AT THE 'HORSE OF THE YEAR' SHOW. LIFE GOES ON, I GUESS, YOU KNOW? LIFE GOES ON. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE THAT STOIC. I THINK YOU ARE KIND OF SOPPY. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, NO, IT'S QUITE SAD. IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT MY GOLLIWOG? YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE DEAD RIGHT. YOU KNOW THE QUESTION I HAVE GOT TO ASK, DON'T YOU ` THE NAME? THE NAME. I KNOW. WHEN HE WAS A YOUNGER HORSE, HIS MANE USED TO STICK UP IN THE AIR AND HE WAS BLACK AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW HE SORT OF HALF-PIE GOT IT. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU WANT TO NAME MORE HORSES AFTER CHARACTERS FROM ENID BLYTON, TRY GEORGE, JULIAN, TIMMY, ANNE. MAKE IT JUST PLAIN. YES, I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T DO IT NOWADAYS. AS IT TRANSPIRES, THE MOST APPROPRIATE HANDLE WOULD'VE BEEN 'LEGEND', BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY HOW HE'S REGARDED IN THESE CIRCLES. THEY JUST UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. HE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP LIKE THAT. HE'LL HAVE OTHER GOOD HORSES, BUT HE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER 'MATE'. HE CALLS HIM HIS MATE, YEAH. BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT. HE CUDDLES HIM? YEAH, HE CUDDLES HIM. I HAVE TO LINE UP. BOTH LAUGH GENTLE PIANO MUSIC AND SO WE SALUTE THEM AS THEY COME TO THEIR SWANSONG. WHAT A GREAT LIFE WE HAVE HAD TOGETHER. HE'LL BE RIGHT. I'LL LOOK AFTER HIM. AS HE'S LOOKED AFTER YOU? YES, YES. TOO RIGHT HE HAS. COME ON, BOY. TIME TO GO BACK, EH? Somehow those horses are little more graceful than the Icelandic horses. If you can get to me by the end of the program... someone must know why Icelandic horses... Google must know. REMEMBER LAST WEEK WE HAD DANIEL KEREOPA ON THE SHOW? HE'S ONE OF OUR FINEST IN A WAVE AND ON A BOARD. AND HE WAS TAKING PART IN THIS WEEK'S ULTIMATE WATERMAN COMPETITION TO FIND THE WORLD'S BEST ALL-ROUND SURFER. WELL, WE THOUGHT WE BETTER GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON HOW HE IS GOING. RIHANNA'S 'LIVE YOUR LIFE' YOU CAN WIN IT? YES, I CAN. I'LL PUT IT OUT THERE ` I THINK I CAN. I KNOW I CAN. THAT WAS LAST WEEK. THIS WEEK? LITTLE DANIEL KEREOPA IS PUTTING HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS. UP AGAINST GUYS THAT HAVE GOT REALLY GOOD INCOMES, AND I'M SMASHING THEM. OUR AMATEUR BRO BEAT THE PROS IN BOTH STAND-UP PADDLE AND LONGBOARD. AND NOW WITH JUST ONE EVENT, A 16KM PADDLE TO GO, HE'S IN POLE POSITION. AS LONG AS I'M IN THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD FINISHING, I HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING THIS WHOLE EVENT. 16km paddle. That must need strong shoulders. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` HI, I'M CULLEN O'CONNOR. HERE'S THE SPORTS NEWS. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE JUST BEATEN THE WEST INDIES WITH A REALLY CONVINCING VICTORY BY 109 RUNS. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THIS KID'S PRETTY GOOD, AND IT'S ALL DOWN TO HIS COMMITMENT. I DON'T REALLY WATCH ANYTHING ELSE ON TV. IT'S MORE ALWAYS EITHER THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CRICKET OR, YOU KNOW, SOME LIVE CRICKET FROM THE WORLD CUP. PLUS, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 2-YEAR-OLD? I'M CONVINCED, YES. WHEN I WAS 2 YEARS OLD, I LOVED TO TALK. (LAUGHS) NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT. SO, IF YOU KNOW YOUR CRICKET, YOU'LL KNOW IAN SMITH, MARK RICHARDSON AND SIMON DOULL. BUT THE NAME YOU NEED TO REMEMBER IS CULLEN O'CONNOR. YES, SLIGHT DIFFERENCE ` CRICKET-MAD CULLEN IS BE 12 YEARS OLD. BUT HE'S GIVING THE PROFESSIONAL COMMENTATORS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. SO TODAY I PUT HIM TO THE TEST. CULLEN, GIVE US AN IDEA ABOUT HOW BIG A CRICKET FAN YOU ARE. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND WATCHING IT, READING ABOUT IT, PLAYING IT, TALKING ABOUT IT? I DON'T WATCH ANYTHING ELSE ON TV. IT'S MORE ALWAYS EITHER THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CRICKET OR, YOU KNOW, SOME LIVE CRICKET FROM THE WORLD CUP. BUT EVER SINCE I WAS BORN, DAD WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO GET A CRICKET BALL OR A CRICKET BAT INTO MY HANDS, AND I USED TO PLAY A LOT OF BACKYARD CRICKET WITH MY BROTHER, JESSE. SO, YEAH, EVER SINCE I WAS BORN, REALLY, I'VE LOVED THE GAME. WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE BLACKCAP? UH, DEFINITELY KANE WILLIAMSON, JUST BECAUSE HIS BATTING OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. AND THE WAY HE HIT THAT WINNING SIX AGAINST AUSTRALIA, HE JUST DID A LITTLE FIST PUMP TO HIMSELF. DEFINITELY SHOWS HOW HUMBLE HE WAS. SO YOU'RE THE STATS GUY. YOU'RE THE EXPERT. TOMORROW, WEST INDIES VS BLACKCAPS. WHO'S YOUR PICK? WEST INDIES HAVE BEEN REALLY UNPREDICTABLE THIS WORLD CUP. THEY'VE SCORED A COUPLE OF BIG SCORES, BUT THEY HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ON TOP OF THEIR GAME. SO IT'S` IT'S A REALLY HARD ONE TO PICK, BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK THE BLACKCAPS WILL TAKE THIS ONE OUT. I UNDERSTAND YOU GOT THE CHANCE TO INTERVIEW BRENDON MCCULLUM. WHAT WOULD HE THINK OF YOUR SPORTS REPORTING SKILLS? HE SAID I DID REALLY WELL, ACTUALLY. UM, I THINK IT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND HE WAS REALLY FANTASTIC TO INTERVIEW COS HE JUST TREATED ME LIKE ANY OTHER SPORTS REPORTER AND DIDN'T` JUST COS I'M YOUNG, HE DIDN'T STOOP DOWN TO ANY LOW. SO IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD TO INTERVIEW HIM. SO IS THAT YOUR DREAM, TO BE A SPORTS REPORTER? OR DO YOU PREFER TO BE A CRICKETER? NAH, I MEAN, I PLAY CRICKET, AND IT'D BE REALLY GOOD TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL CRICKET, BUT I` UM, I WANT TO GET A GOOD EDUCATION AND GO TO, LIKE, A JOURNALIST SCHOOL OR SOMETHING AND BECOME A GOOD JOURNALIST OR A SPORTS JOURNALIST. OK, NOW'S YOUR BIG MOMENT ` IT'S SATURDAY. YOU'RE IN THE COMMENTARY BOX. WE'RE PLAYING THE WEST INDIES. BRENDON MCCULLUM IS AT THE CREASE. GIVE US YOUR BEST SPIEL. ALL RIGHT, THEN. WELL, UH, BRENDON MCCULLUM IS AT THE CREASE AT THE MOMENT. HE'S BEEN ON FORM ALL WORLD CUP AND THE BOWLERS FROM THE WEST INDIES HAVEN'T. SO HOPEFULLY HE CAN PUT THESE ONES AWAY. CULLEN O'CONNOR, REPORTING ON THE BLACKCAPS FROM SEVEN SHARP. He was Awesome/ I often wonder about these uber kids. Most kids are actually doing pretty well. BY THE TIME KIDS HIT 2, THEY HAVE QUITE A LOT TO SAY FOR THEMSELVES, NO BEING A FAVOURITE WORD. BUT WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU THEIR VOCABULARY ISN'T AS EXTENSIVE AS YOU THINK? IT'S TIME FOR YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF 'SHARPEN UP', PEOPLE. TECHNO MUSIC WHO KNOWS MORE WORDS ` THE AVERAGE KIWI 2-YEAR-OLD PRESCHOOLER OR AN AFRICAN GREY PARROT? THE KIWI 2-YEAR-OLD. UH, MAYBE MY 2-YEAR-OLD. (LAUGHS) A 2-YEAR-OLD KID. A 2-YEAR-OLD. A KID HAS MORE OF A` I THINK WOULD HAVE MORE OF A VOCABULARY THAN THE PARROT. LIKE ME WHEN I WAS 2 YEARS OLD, I LOVED TO TALK. I'M CONVINCED, YES, AS I'VE HAD 2-YEAR-OLDS. OH, MATE, I'M GOING WITH THE PARROT. NO OFFENCE, PARENTS. THE AVERAGE 2-YEAR-OLD CAN SAY ABOUT A HUNDRED WORDS. THE AFRICAN GREY PARROT CAN SAY TWICE THAT. (LAUGHS) OH, THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE THAT. WHAT? WOW. (LAUGHS) NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT. OUR KIDS NOWADAYS DON'T STOP CHATTERING. WE MUST BE FEEDING THEM BIRD SEED. OH, SHAME ON OUR CHILDREN. (LAUGHS) BEFORE WE GO, JUST AN UPDATE ON VANUATU. WORLD VISION HAS SO FAR MANAGED TO RAISE MORE THAN $523,000, AND THAT'S LARGELY THANKS TO YOU. THE WARRIORS ARE ALSO HOPING TO ADD TO THAT OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY'LL STUMP UP $1000 PER TRY THEY SCORE AGAINST THE EELS. AND WE KNOW THE EELS ARE USELESS, AND THE WARRIORS ARE AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, AND VATUVEI WILL BE IN THE CORNER AT LEAST TWICE. YOU TOO CAN HELP WORLD VISION WITH THEIR WORK. TEXT 'PAM' TO 4847 TO DONATE $3 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO MAKE AN ONLINE DONATION. SOME BIG NAMES HAVE SIGNED AN OPEN LETTER CALLING FOR PORTS OF AUCKLAND TO STOP STEALING THE HARBOUR. THAT IS, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, RECLAIMING ALMOST 100M OF THE WAITEMATA. WHILE THERE'S NO SIR OR LADY IN FRONT OF MY NAME, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. I SAID AS MUCH ON TWITTER ONLY TO BE TOLD I WAS A RAMPANT GREENIE OR ANTI BUSINESS, WHICH MISSES THE POINT ENTIRELY. IF WE WANT AUCKLAND TO BE A WORLD-CLASS PLACE TO LIVE, THIS ISN'T A GOOD IDEA. IF WE WANT TOURISTS TO BE IMPRESSED, AN EVEN BIGGER CAR PARK ON THE WATERFRONT ISN'T A GOOD IDEA. AND IF WE CARE ABOUT THE AUCKLAND COUNCIL CONSULTING US, WHICH THEY DIDN'T, THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. WE OWN THE PORT, SO, LEN BROWN, YOU OWE IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO PAY YOUR WAGES TO PUT THIS ON HOLD UNTIL RATEPAYERS GET TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON WHETHER THEY WANT AN EYESORE EXTENDED EVEN FURTHER. TELL YOU WHAT, AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES A WINE OF A NIGHT, I got to interview Rod Stewart. Sensational time. TELL YOU WHAT, AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES A WINE OF A NIGHT, IT IS WITH DEEP CONCERN THAT I SEE A COUPLE OF COUNCILS, SUCH IS THEIR WANT, GOING COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP IN TRYING TO CURB OUR SO-CALLED BOOZE PROBLEM. AUCKLAND WANT TO BAN BOTTLED WINE SALES AFTER 9 AT NIGHT; DUNEDIN WANTS TO CLOSE ALL OUTDOOR AREAS AFTER 11. NOW, I GET ALL THE 3AM STUFF, THE 'ONE-WAY DOOR POLICY AT 1' STUFF. PEOPLE BOOZING AT THAT HOUR ARE GENERALLY TROUBLE. BUT WHEN I COME OUT OF THE MOVIES AND WE GO TO A WINE BAR FOR A GLASS AND IT'S 11.15 AND THE CITY'S CLOSED, THAT'S PROVINCIAL BOLLOCKS. WHEN I AM ON MY WAY TO DINNER AT A FRIEND'S AND IT'S 10 PAST 9 AND I CAN'T BUY A BOTTLE, THAT'S VERY 1971. WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS. TACKLE THE TROUBLEMAKERS ALL YOU WANT, BUT MOST OF US AREN'T BOGANS, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE THE MAJORITY GET PUNISHED FOR NO GOOD REASON. CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND PIPPA JEFFERIES. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015