We love Ed Sheeran. With a busy show for you YOU CAN SEE HOW EASY IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO PANIC. THIS WATER TAKES UP YOUR PERSONAL SPACE. WHEN THAT SINKING FEELING TURNS LIFE-THREATENING. NEARLY A QUARTER OF RIVER DROWNINGS IN NZ INVOLVE A MOTOR VEHICLE. COULD YOU SURVIVE? THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. PLUS ` SO, IT WAS REALLY BAD IN AUSTRALIA AS WELL. I'M NOT JUST SAYING NZ. CLEARLY ED SHEERAN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND TRANS-TASMAN RIVALRY... OR INTERVIEWS. TWO CAMERAS. YOU'VE GOT A GO-PRO ON THAT AS WELL. YEAH, THREE CAMERAS. AND IT'S RUGBY ` DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT A SCRUM IS? YES! BUT NOT AS THEY KNOW IT. CROUCH, TOUCH, ENGAGE. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. GET OVER. GET OVER. OHH! IT'S CHAOS. SHE'S REAL CHAOTIC. though shots remind me of my days in the front row. I was in the Shirley eights. Look at the size of me. They put me in the front row. Did you do scrums? This is Christchurch. Pippa's children are involved in too many activities. I'm tried to specialise in. Your mate Ed on the show today. NOVICE DRIVERS WANTING TO SIT A PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST ARE HAVING TO WAIT UP TO TWO MONTHS IN AUCKLAND. THE FRUSTRATING BACKLOG IS FORCING SOME LEARNERS TO TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO GET THEIR LICENCE EARLIER. APPARENTLY, UNFRIENDING IS NO LONGER THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO TO SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK. A NEW YORK JUDGE HAS ALLOWED A WOMAN TO SERVE DIVORCE PAPERS THROUGH FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOLD OF HER SOON TO BE EX-HUSBAND. AND IF ONLY WE COULD ALL BE THIS HAPPY AT WORK, EH? WATCH TRACKSIDE PRESENTER AIDAN RODLEY, WHO DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS ON CAMERA, CELEBRATE HIS HORSE'S WIN. COME ON, OPIE! COME ON, OPIE! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! (CHEERS) YES, YES, YES! YES! OH, YES! He is the manager of Opie Bosson. I would get that excited if I put a few bucks on. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THESE PICTURES ON THE NEWS NOT THAT LONG AGO. HAVE A LOOK. People shout ESTONIAN RALLY DRIVER OTT TANAK PLOUGHING INTO A LAKE. THE CAR FILLING WITH WATER, WHICH I THINK WOULD FREAK MOST OF US OUT. IT GOT US THINKING. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF A SINKING CAR? EMMA KEELING PUT ON HER WETSUIT AND WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. AS THE WATER SURGES OVER THE WINDSCREEN, I WONDER WHAT IF? YOU I CAN SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO PANIC. THIS WATER TAKES UP YOUR PERSONAL SPACE, AND IT IS QUITE CLAUSTROPHOBIC. SO MANY OF OUR ROADS WIND AROUND RIVERS. IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, 26 DIED THIS WAY. NEARLY A QUARTER OF RIVER DROWNINGS IN NZ INVOLVE A MOTOR VEHICLE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. SO RESCUE EXPERT STEVE GLASSEY CAN EXPLAIN HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF. THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. THERE ARE LOADS OF VIDEOS ONLINE BY CREDIBLE PEOPLE WHICH STEVE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO WATCH. ALL OF THEM GIVE VARYING LEVELS OF GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD ADVICE. HE HOLDS HIS BREATH, TUGS ON THE DOOR. THEN ONCE PRESSURE IS EQUALISED, REMOVE YOUR BELT, OPEN THE DOOR. HE SAYS EVEN BEAR GRYLLS IS MISLEADING US. IF IT'S SINKING YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM. YES! NO! YOU DON'T. NEVER WAIT FOR THE CAR TO FILL UP WITH WATER. THE EQUALISATION THEORY IS PROBABLY NOT YOUR BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE VEHICLE STOPS IT'S FULL DESCENT, WHICH MAY BE SEVERAL METERS WHICH MEANS HAVE TO HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR THAT PERIOD AND HOPE THAT THE VEHICLE EQUALISES. STEVE IS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR RESCUE 3 NZ. REALLY NICE AND TIGHT, GUYS! IT'S PART OF A GLOBAL NETWORK PROVIDING CERTIFIED WATER AND RESCUE TRAINING. TREVOR AND JEN ARE HERE FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA NZ HAS SOME OF THE BEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD, AND BY THE VERY NATURE OF THAT, THEY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST RIVER RESCUERS IN THE WORLD AS WELL. ALONG WITH OTHER SPECIALISED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PEOPLE FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, THEY'RE LEARNING THE MANY WAYS OF APPROACHING AND RESCUING PEOPLE SAFELY. HEY SPEND HALF DAY IN CLASSROOM LOOKING AT VEHICLE BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH VEHICLES WHEN GO IN THE WATER. TODAY THE CURRENT IS STRONG, BUT THE CAR IS SECURED ON THE RIVER BED AND DIVERS ARE ON HAND. SO IF YOUR VEHICLE GOES INTO FLOOD WATER OR ANY WATER, THEY'LL TYPICALLY FLOAT FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES, SO YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO FOCUS ON YOUR PLAN. IF THE CAR WAS IN SHALLOW WATER, I COULD RING FOR HELP. BUT WE'RE PRETENDING MY CAR COULD SINK SO IT'S TIME TO GET OUT FAST. SEAT BELTS. WIND DOWN WINDOWS. WIND DOWN WINDOWS. SOME ELECTRICS CAN WORK FOR 10 MINUTES. NOW IF IT DOESN'T GO DOWN, YOU'VE GOT SOME OPTIONS. YOU COULD USE A DEVICE LIKE THIS TO BREAK THE WINDOW OR MAYBE GOT PAIR OF PLIERS OR A SCREWDRIVER IN GLOVE BOX YOU CAN USE TO SMASH THE WINDOW. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KICK IT OUT OR PUNCH IT OUT. OK, SO, WE'VE DONE OUR SEAT BELTS, OUR WINDOWS ARE DOWN, GRAB ANY CHILDREN AND THEN OUT THE WINDOW DUKES OF HAZARD STYLE. MY ESCAPE ISN'T VERY GRACEFUL AS MY FOOT GET'S STUCK UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. BUT I AM SAFE. LATER, STEVE SHOWS ME THE GADGET YOU CAN BUY TO BREAK WINDOWS. SPRING LOADED PUNCH, BUT ALSO A SEAT BELT CUTTER IF YOUR SEAT BELT IS STUCK. RECENTLY POLICEMAN HAD TO BREAK A CAR'S WINDOW WITH ROCKS TO GET A WOMAN OUT. IF ONLY THEY'D HAD THIS. WOW! AND AGAIN. IT'S EASY AS JUMPING OUT NOW. HOW AWESOME WAS THAT? HOW COOL IS THAT? CAN WE NOW DO ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS? I KNOW YOU DO. BOTH LAUGH what they need ` what is that calls? Rescue me. That is a trip for me to Repco. It is a specialised piece of equipment. You prepare things in life. Driving into the river isn't one of them. You could have a jack in the boot. You said you have a screwdriver in the car. I could probably clamber over into the boot and get out. If you put a corkscrew on it you could have a useful piece of equipment. You could travel with it in your car. A cellphone to wrap up the package. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` # BE UNDER THE LIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS. HE'S FAMOUS, HE'S HERE AND HE'S GOT AN APOLOGY. I'M SORRY FOR THE COMMENT ON THE CHOCOLATE. IT WAS TERRIBLE. # BABY, WE FOUND LOVE RIGHT WHERE WE ARE. NO, THAT'S GROSS. THAT'S YUCK. OH. (LAUGHS) THAT'S ORIGINAL. A BIT FISHY. YES, THE TWISTED WAYS YOU, OUR VIEWERS, CHOOSE TO BREAK UP WITH PEOPLE. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND PLANNING. (rock music) Do you think they will paid $2 million for Ed Sheeran songs one day? American Pie ` we worked out what the song was about. The music dies life isn't fun. There is a verse that wasn't recorded. The guy prayed to God. HE'S THE UNASSUMING BRITISH SUPERSTAR WHOSE ALBUM WAS THE MOST LISTENED TO LAST YEAR ` 430 MILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY. HE LOVES NZ, ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT SO FOND OF OUR CHOCOLATE. YES, ED SHEERAN IS BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SELL-OUT SHOWS. TODAY HE GAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TO A SMALL GROUP OF SUPERFANS, ONE OF WHOM IS MIKE THORPE. # YOUR EYES STILL SMILE FROM YOUR CHEEKS. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A NICER GUY IN ROCK 'N ROLL. # I WILL BE LOVING YOU TILL 70. OR IS IT? I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE MOST LIKED PERSON IN NZ UP UNTIL LAST NIGHT. HAVE YOU HAD THE CHOCOLATE HERE? ED ANNOUNCED HIS DISLIKE FOR OUR CHOCCIE ON TWITTER. WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS A SELECTION OF NZ'S FINEST CHOCOLATES. I WANT YOU TO TWEET YOUR OPINION AS YOU GET THROUGH THEM. OK. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH, COOL. BUT IT WAS REALLY BAD IN AUSTRALIA AS WELL. I'M NOT SAYING JUST NZ. HE'S BEEN TO OUR SHORES NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHOCOLATE ASIDE, HE'S A BIG FAN. THE FLAT WHITES ARE GREAT HERE. SEAFOOD'S REALLY GOOD. LIKE MOST OF THE WORLD, WE'RE FANS OF HIM TOO. I SAW A BIG SHIFT WHEN I DID THE HOBBIT SONG. # I SEE FIRE BURNING THE TREES. YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT SONG. YEAH. DID YOU ENJOY DOING THAT? YEAH, IT WAS, LIKE, ONE OF THE COOLEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. THAT LIFE ONLY SPANS 24 YEARS, BUT HE'S ALREADY TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM. HIS LATEST ALBUM HAS BEEN STREAMED ONLINE OVER TWO BILLION TIMES AND SOLD MILLIONS OF COPIES. IN AN AGE WHERE PEOPLE SAY YOU DON'T SELL RECORDS ANY MORE TO SELL THEM, IT'S QUITE WEIRD TO SEE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD MY STUFF AS WELL. SO YOU'VE GOT THAT, PLUS ALL THE SALES, PLUS ALL THE STREAMING. YEAH. I'D LOVE TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY OWN THE ALBUM. ADD TO THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TURNING UP TO SELL-OUT GIG AFTER SELL-OUT GIG ACROSS 165 DATES RIGHT AROUND THE WORLD. HOW HARD IS IT TO DO A TOUR OF THAT LENGTH? THE ACTUAL PLAYING AND TRAVELLING AND TOURING AND SEEING CITIES IS NOT HARD AT ALL. I MEAN, I'M IN CHRISTCHURCH AT THE MOMENT. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO CHRISTCHURCH. THIS IS AWESOME. I'M GOING TO BOGOTA IN TWO WEEKS. THAT'S WICKED. BUT ACTUALLY LEAVING HOME AND PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON PAUSE, THAT'S THE DIFFICULT PART. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT? YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T REALLY DEAL WITH IT. YOU JUST KIND OF HAVE TO GET ON WITH IT. I EMAIL MY PARENTS A LOT, I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MY FRIENDS FROM HOME. I JUST KIND OF GET ON WITH IT. YOU MIGHT RECALL ED WADED INTO THE NZ X FACTOR DEBATE EARLIER THIS YEAR. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO THEM AS JUDGES. I JUST WANTED TO TELL JOE, 'CHIN UP. BE YOURSELF.' I WASN'T OUT TO STAB ANYONE. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF X FACTOR? I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT ROUTES INTO THE INDUSTRY. X FACTOR IS ONE OF THOSE ROUTES. AND I PROBABLY WOULD'VE DONE IT IF YOU COULD'VE BROUGHT GUITARS ON IT WHEN I STARTED OUT, BUT YOU COULDN'T. THE SINGER-SONGWRITER HAS MADE IT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY, KEEPING IT REAL. I THINK BEING YOUNG, EVERYTHING IS SO TURBULENT. LIKE, THERE'S LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON, SO THERE'S LOTS OF STUFF TO WRITE ABOUT. THE WAY I MAKE MY MUSIC IS I WRITE ABOUT THE THINGS I KNOW AND THE THINGS I EXPERIENCE, AND IT ALL COMES FROM A VERY TRUE PLACE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CONNECT WITH IT. STAND BY TO CONNECT AGAIN. ED SHEERAN'S THIRD ALBUM IS IN THE PIPELINES. I'M WRITING A LOT. I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SONGS FOR ALBUM THREE, PROBABLY ABOUT 26 NOW AND ABOUT THREE THAT I THINK WILL DEFINITELY BE ON IT. FOR THE RECORD, HE IS THE NICEST GUY IN ROCK 'N ROLL. AFTER PERFORMING TO 100 LUCKY WINNERS, HE POSED FOR PICTURES WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. # BABY, WE FOUND LOVE RIGHT WHERE WE ARE. # YEAH. ALL CHEER The guy on the left loooks like Stanley Tucci. Was all Whittakers chocolate that we gave him? We could have mixed it up. Bennetts and spa in Christchurch. Devonport. He will love it anyway. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` I PRETTY MUCH LIVE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY, HAVING FUN, LOVING WHAT I'M DOING. SO WHY AREN'T THE NEXT GENERATION LOVING HIM? DAN CARTER'S MY FAVOURITE. YEAH, DAN CARTER! I'M MOVING TO BEAUDEN BARRETT. NO, I'VE NEVER HAD A BAD BREAK UP, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO, NO, NO EXPERIENCE. (LAUGHS) I'M BEST FRIENDS WITH ALL MY EX-BOYFRIENDS. TURNS OUT WE'RE ALL QUITE MATURE ABOUT BREAKING UP,... OR ARE WE? ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS ACTUALLY PUT HER EX-PARTNER'S TOOTHBRUSH, LIKE, UP HER BUTT AND PUT IT BACK. # Say what you wanna say... it is a message for my daughters. My girls like that song. If I hear about your girls were more time...? Who does a trans-seasonal seasonal outdoor Birthday party? How many people are coming? 30. Who sent the invites? Cam. A you doing the cake? Yes. HE'S ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT HE DOES, BUT AARON CRUDEN MIGHT ALREADY BE ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF WHAT COMES AFTER HIS RUGBY DAYS ARE OVER. HE'S PUT PEN TO PAPER AND IS NOW A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. HIS TOPIC? WELL, RUGBY, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE. GILL HIGGINS THOUGHT HE SHOULD PUT IT TO THE TEST. WHAT BETTER PLACE THAN HIS OLD PRIMARY SCHOOL? ROCK MUSIC THEY LOOK MORE LIKE THEY'RE HERE TO MEET THE PHOENIX, BUT, NO, AARON CRUDEN FANS THROUGH AND THROUGH. HE'S A BRILLIANT FIRST FIVE. HE'S THE BEST IN THE WORLD. TROUBLE IS THEY WERE SO EXCITED, THEY CAME SUPER EARLY, WHICH, IN THEIR YOUNG MINDS, MAKES AARON SUPER LATE. PROBABLY AT MCDONALDS. WHERE IS AARON CRUDEN? COME ON! AND, OH, HOW THE YOUNG ARE EASILY TURNED. HE'S NOT ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. DAN CARTER'S MY FAVOURITE. YEAH, DAN CARTER! I'M MOVING TO BEAUDEN BARRETT. THEN JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME... OVER THERE. OH YEAH! THAT'S AARON CRUDEN! ROCK MUSIC THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY AMPED, READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. AND OVER TO YOU. ONE MORE TOUCH. ONE MORE. OH, NO, HANDOVER. OH, INTERCEPT. GO, BUDDY. SHE'S CHAOS. SHE'S REAL CHAOS HERE. AARON DOESN'T CLAIM TO BE A COACH. NEITHER DOES HE CLAIM TO BE AN AUTHOR, AND YET... SO HOW'D YOU FIND TIME TO DO THIS? WELL, YEAH, IT WAS QUITE TRICKY. IT WAS JUST PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE AND THERE AROUND THE RUGBY COMMITMENTS. AND I FOUND IT REALLY REFRESHING, THOUGH. IT WAS REALLY NICE. JUST SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. NICE, BOYS. THERE'S STUFF ON KITS, KICKING, EVEN TRICKS. OH YES. THE FIRST 15 TRIED A FOOT-FLICKER. THE CLOSEST ` AARON'S KID BROTHER. NOT BAD. SO WHO WOULD YOU SAY WOULD GET THE MOST OUT OF IT? AROUND THAT SORT OF 8- TO 15-YEAR-OLD SORT OF AGE BRACKET. BUT IN SAYING THAT, I THINK A MUM COULD PICK UP THIS BOOK, HAVE A FLICK THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY THAT GIVES HER AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE BASICS TO KEEP THE KIDS HAPPY IN THE BACK YARD. OR THEY MIGHT WANT A GO THEMSELVES, LIKE THE TEACHERS FROM HIS OLD SCHOOL. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT A SCRUM IS? TEACHERS: YES. COS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT A CRACK TODAY. TEACHERS EXCLAIM ROCK MUSIC YEAH, PUT YOUR HEAD THROUGH ON TO THE PROPS. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT MY HAND. CROUCH, TOUCH, ENGAGE. TEACHERS LAUGH AND IN. AND WHO HAVE WE GOT? LAUGHTER, CHEERING WELL DONE. < STILL GOT YOUR JEWELLERY ON. THAT'S NICE. YEAH, WELL, WE'VE GOT TO GO TO PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS. STILL GOT OUR MAKE-UP ON AS WELL, SO WE'VE BEEN GOING, 'ARGH, WE'RE GONNA MELT.' < NOT JUST FOR AARON? NO, NO, NO. NOT AT ALL. NOT AT ALL. AND HE COULDN'T GO WITHOUT A SESSION ON GOAL-KICKS. COMING, STEPPING IN TO THE BALL. CHEERING I GUESS THE ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR YOU HAVE TO HAVE IN EVERYTHING IS JUST HAVING FUN AND ENJOYING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. GET OVER. CHEERING AND FOR ME, I PRETTY MUCH LIVE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY, HAVING FUN, LOVING WHAT I'M DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE SEE THAT THROUGH MY OWN EXPERIENCES AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE THAT INTO THEIR OWN LIFE AS WELL. ROCK MUSIC Nice to get back to your old school. Keven Mealamu is an author as well. Illustrator. SO HOW MANY WAYS ARE THERE TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER? FORGET WHAT THE OLD SONG SAYS, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO YOU, YES, AFTER LAST NIGHT'S DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TAGGED HOUSE, YOU HAVE SUPPLIED US WITH SOME VERY TWISTED WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE LOVER WHO JILTED YOU. HERE'S DEAN BUTLER. # BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO. # YES, BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO, UNLESS YOU DID WHAT SOME OF OUR VIEWERS DID. NO, THAT'S GROSS! THAT'S YUCK. OH! (LAUGHS) OH, THAT'S ORIGINAL. THAT'S A BIT FISHY. ONE OF MY FRIENDS ACTUALLY PUT HER EX-BOYFRIENDS TOOTHBRUSH, LIKE, UP HER BUTT AND PUT IT BACK. YOU DON'T JUST WAKE UP AND GO, 'HEY IM GONNA FREEZE MY URINE AND PUT IT UNDER A DOOR.' (LAUGHS) YOU'RE GIVING ME SOME GOOD IDEAS HERE. THESE SOUND LIKE SURF-CLUB ANTICS TO ME. MOST OF US, THOUGH, BREAK UP NICELY. NO, I'VE NEVER HAD A BAD BREAK UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO, NO, NO EXPERIENCE. I'M BEST FRIENDS WITH ALL MY EX-BOYFRIENDS, SO... BUT NOT ALL WORK OUT LIKE THAT. HE TOOK HER HUBCAPS OFF HER CAR AND PUT FISH IN THEM. LINIMENT IN HIS UNDIES. THAT'S A GOOD ONE, THOUGH, ISN'T IT ` SCRATCHING THE PORSCHE. GET HIM WHERE IT HURTS. SO, INSTEAD OF THROWING THE EGGS AT THE BOAT, THEY WENT INTO THE BOAT AND CRACKED THE EGGS UNDER THE MATTRESS, AND THAT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND I'M, LIKE, 'MUM, I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT!' ONE WOMAN CHOPPED ALL HER HUSBANDS SUITS UP IN THE WARDROBE. THERE'S SOME CHEMICALS YOU CAN PUT ON CARS AND IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR THE PAINT TO START DETERIORATING, (LAUGHS) AND A FRIEND OF MINE DID THAT TO HER EX'S CAR. AND DID THAT FRIEND FEEL BETTER AFTER THAT? SHE DID, SHE DID. SHE FELT GREAT. What is that you going to? Going to Repco and ask the something that deteriorates paint? People are going to be busy this weekend. I like creativity. Fish in a hubcap ` that's genius. There was was hanging a mother out to dry. A bulk of people have been through it and know how to get people back. The urine under the door ` you put a frisbee under the door and then it melts. We will figure that one out ONE OF THE LOVELY THINGS ABOUT BEING AROUND KIDS IS YOU CAN SHAMELESSLY LET YOUR INNER CHILD RUN LOOSE. BECAUSE REALLY THERE SHOULDN'T BE AN AGE LIMIT ON PLAYING WITH LEGO OR REARRANGING THE FURNITURE IN THE DOLL'S HOUSE, OR EVEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BIT OF COLOURING IN. THERE'S SOMETHING DELIGHTFULLY MEDITATIVE ABOUT WHILING AWAY THE TIME WITH SOME COLOURING PENCILS, AND IT SEEMS THAT MAY WELL BE CATCHING ON. THE TWO TOP-SELLING BOOKS ON AMAZON.COM RIGHT NOW ARE ADULT COLOURING IN BOOKS, AND THEY REALLY ARE QUITE SPECTACULAR. BE WARNED, THOUGH, IF YOU'RE FUSSY ABOUT KEEPING INSIDE THE LINES, KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE LITTLE ONES. BIG CHANGES HAVE COME TO THE WORLD OF CHILD SUPPORT, AND ON CUE HAVE COME THE STORIES OF MISERY AND WOE. AS OF APRIL 1, THE AMOUNT YOU PAY IF YOU'RE A LIABLE PARENT IS BASED ON WHAT IT ACTUALLY COSTS TO RAISE A CHILD, NOT WHAT YOU EARN. IT IS A COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT IS YEARS OVER DUE. BUT IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THIS, YOU'LL HAVE NOTED THE NUMBER OF STORIES, MAINLY IN THE PRINT MEDIA, FROM PARENTS CLAIMING TO BE BROKE ` TO BE UNABLE TO AFFORD THESE NEW COSTS. BY WAY OF BALANCE, HERE ARE SOME FACTS. UNDER THE NEW RULES THERE ARE 33,000 PARENTS PAYING MORE, BUT 46,000 WHO ARE PAYING LESS, AND 58,000 WHO ARE PAYING EXACTLY THE SAME. IN OTHER WORDS, 75% EITHER BETTER OFF OR UNAFFECTED, SO WHERE ARE THEIR STORIES? WHY DO WE ONLY EVER HEAR FROM THE AGGRIEVED? AND FURTHER HERE'S YOUR REALITY ` THE COST OF A CHILD IS THE COST OF A CHILD. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT, WHY DID YOU HAVE ONE? AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT AND HAD ONE, WHY ARE YOU EXPECTING THE REST OF US TO PAY THE BILL? CAPTIONS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.