Here's what else that is happening. I WANT TO GO OUT STILL COMPETITIVE AND STILL RATTLE A FEW CAGES WITH THESE YOUNG FELLAS. A HEARTLAND HERO'S LAST STAND. IT'S A BIT OF A WORRY, ISN'T IT? BENT OVER FOR MOST OF YOUR LIFE. PLUS ` EVERY MORNING SAM GETS UP ON AND BANGS ON A PAN OUTSIDE MY ROOM. BUT THAT'S NOT STOPPING THESE OVER-ACHIEVING BROTHERS SETTING ROWING RECORDS. THE WAY I VIEW IT IS THAT IF HE CAN DO IT, I CAN PROBABLY DO IT TOO. AND ` THAT'S VERY COMMUNITY MINDED. THE CONCRETE JUNGLE KEEPING NEW MUMS SANE. IF YOU'VE GOT A HUSBAND OR TWO, IT DOESN'T MATTER. TWO HUSBANDS ` THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE! ALL LAUGH NOW, IF THEY'VE GOT TWO HUSBANDS, I RECKON ONE SHOULD BE PUT TO WORK. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND SARAH MAIAVA. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. What is coming up with Fagan? Do not like surprises? The suspense is killing him. I did shear sheep long ago. It was a radio thing. It is hard work. Did the sheep live? It wasn't a good job. I did with Fagan. You don't have the physique. TRIBUTES ARE STARTING TO FLOW FOR AUSTRALIAN CRICKET COMMENTATOR RICHIE BENAUD. THE BROADCASTING LEGEND, WHO DOMINATED THE COMMENTARY BOX FOR MORE THAN 4 DECADES, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 84. TALK ABOUT TIMING ` CHECK OUT THE MOMENT THESE TWO PLANES LANDED PERFECTLY IN SYNC AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT. THE WHEELS EVEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE TARMAC SIMULTANEOUSLY. REMEMBER THE MEDIA CHAOS AS THE WORLD WAITED FOR THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE TO GO INTO LABOUR WITH PRINCE GEORGE? WELL, THAT WON'T BE THE CASE WITH BABY NUMBER TWO. MEDIA HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM CAMPING OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL UNTIL IT'S OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED KATE IS IN LABOUR. AND WHAT WOULD YOU WEAR TO MEET THE US PRESIDENT? I'M GUESSING YOU WOULD WANT TO DRESS UP A BIT. NOT THIS GUY, THOUGH. THIS PHOTO OF HIS MEETING WITH OBAMA IN UTAH HAS GONE VIRAL AFTER HE WORE A POLO SHIRT. APPARENTLY HE WAS TOLD IT WAS 'BUSINESS CASUAL'. Good on him. WE USE THE WORD 'LEGEND' AN AWFUL LOT THESE DAYS, BUT THERE REALLY IS NO BETTER WAY TO DESCRIBE DAVID FAGAN. IN A SPORTING CAREER THAT HAS SPANNED SOME 36 YEARS, FAGAN HAS WON 640 TITLES, INCLUDING 16 WINS AT THE GOLDEN SHEARS AND FIVE WORLD TITLES. THIS WEEKEND THE HEARTLAND HERO (53) WILL TAKE THE STAND FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE HANDING OVER THE COMPETITIVE HANDPIECE TO THE NEXT GENERATION. MICHAEL HOLLAND PAID HIM A VISIT. HE'S BEEN PUTTING THE 'HEART' INTO 'HEARTLAND' FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES. CAN HE GET IT OUT UNDER FIVE? NOT TO MENTION HIS LONG-SUFFERING BACK AND FURROWED BROW. I THRIVE ON IT, REALLY. ASSUME THE POSITION? I WILL IF YOU WILL. THAT'S ABOUT IT THERE. YOU'VE SPENT MOST OF YOUR LIFE LIKE THAT? IT'S A BIT OF A WORRY ISN'T IT, BENT OVER FOR MOST OF YOUR LIFE. YET, DESPITE THE CURVED POSTURE, HE STANDS TALLER THAN ANY OTHER. AND AT 53, WITH AN HONOURS BOARD THAT'S SIMPLY REMARKABLE, DAVID FAGAN'S NOT WAITING TILL HE'S WOOLLY AND ON THE WANE. I WANT TO GO OUT STILL COMPETITIVE, STILL BEING ABLE TO WIN AND STILL RATTLING A FEW CAGES WITH THOSE YOUNG FELLAS, AND I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED FOR HOW GOOD I WAS, NOT HOW BAD I'M GETTING. SO THIS WEEKEND IN HIS HOMETOWN OF TE KUITI, WHERE THEY'RE MADE KING COUNTRY STAUNCH, HE'S TAKING TO THE BOARDS ONE LAST TIME, HIS 31ST APPEARANCE IN THE 31ST YEAR OF THE NATIONAL SHEARS. WHEN THE COMMENTATORS SAY, 'GET SET, GO,' YOU ARE IN ANOTHER WORLD. YOU COULD PARK A JUMBO JET BESIDE US; YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT IS THERE. YOU ARE TOTALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING. BUT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, SURELY YOU ARE ON AUTOMATIC PILOT? YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LIVE ANIMAL AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT TOMORROW NIGHT DAVID FAGAN IS UP HERE IN FRONT OF HIS HOME CROWD, TAKING A BOW HAVING WON HIS LAST EVER COMPETITION? WHO KNOWS? WE WILL GIVE IT A CRACK. SPEAKING OF WHO KNOWS... THERE'S ONE REASON I KNEW THAT'S NOT YOU. WAY TOO MUCH HAIR. WAY TOO MUCH HAIR? BUT I USED TO HAVE A LOT MORE ONCE. IT SEEMS IN THIS TOWN IT SEEMS EVERYONE RECOGNISES THE BLOKE WITH THE UNRIVALLED STAMINA AND MAGIC HANDS. THIS IS MR DAVID FAGAN, THE FIVE-TIME WORLD SHEARING CHAMPION. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? WELCOME TO NZ. HOW DID YOU KNOW ME? OH, YOU ARE ALL OVER THE PAPERS. OH, COME ON. (LAUGHS) BACK AT SHEARING CENTRAL,... HE'S A WORLD CHAMP. HE'LL GO EASY ON YOU. ...WHERE THE MASTER'S BEEN CALLED UPON FOR A CANCER FUNDRAISER, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF FAGAN FAITHFUL. I THINK IF YOU COULD FIND OUT WHAT MAKES HIM TICK AND BOTTLE IT, YOU WOULD MAKE A FORTUNE BECAUSE THAT MAN HAS COMPETITION SPIRIT COMING THROUGH EVERY PORE IN HIS BODY. I SHOULDN'T SAY IT, BUT HE WILL PISS BLOOD TONIGHT. HE WILL WANT IT SO BAD. I HAVE SEEN THE LOOK HE PUTS OUT, AND IT'S QUITE AWE-INSPIRING, REALLY. AND JUST POSSIBLY COMPETING BESIDE HIM WHEN THE COMPETITION REACHES THE KNOCK-OUT STAGES, HIS SON JACK (23). HE'S HIS OWN MAN AND MAKING IT HIS OWN WAY, AND HE IS NOT AT ALL FAZED BY WHAT THE HELL I HAVE DONE. YOU'RE GOOD MATES OFF THE BOARD, BUT WHEN YOU'RE ON THE BOARD, YOU TAKE NO PRISONERS, THAT'S FOR SURE. THE LEGEND DAVID FAGAN. IT'S GOING TO BE AN EMOTIONAL WEEKEND. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. DO YOU THINK THERE MIGHT BE A TEAR IN THE EYE? THERE COULD WELL BE, BUT I HOPE NOT. WE BETTER NOT SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE YOU'RE A ROUGH, TOUGH BUGGER AFTER ALL? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO KEEPING THESE GUYS HONEST ONE MORE TIME. SHOULD WE SAY GOD? HE'S GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO IT. LEGEND, DEFINITELY. IT HAS BEEN BLOODY GOOD TO YOU? IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A RIDE, YEAH. I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING. I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING. I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF IT. Articulate bloke. Good on him. That statue is a perfect replica of the stance to take. Here's a little bit older than me. You would think that is back is stuffed. It isn't. You need to take care of youR back. I never knew were such an expert. NOW MIKE, DAVID, WHO YOU SAW IN MICHAEL'S PIECE THERE, ACTUALLY HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU. TAKE A LOOK. SO, TOUGH GUY, YOU'VE GOT A CHALLENGE FOR THE PAMPERED ONE BACK IN THE STUDIO? I'VE JUST SHORN AND GOT MY SINGLET ALL SWEATY. WE'VE GOT A BRAND-NEW ONE HERE FROM THE NZ SHEARS IN TE KUITI. IT'S CLEAN SO YOU WON'T GET DIRTY. THE CHALLENGE IS FOR YOU TO WEAR THAT TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MIKE HOSKING, EH? YEAH, HE'LL DO IT, I'M SURE. IF YOU HAVE TO, PUT IT OVER YOUR SUIT, COS YOU MAY NOT THINK IT'S VERY GOOD SHOWING OFF YOUR SHOULDERS AND THAT IN PUBLIC, BUT PUT IT ON. I'M MODEST ABOUT MY SHOULDERS. Why is that? Here it is. He is given you a double XL, which could be roomy. I think will work under the jacket. foresight to get that size, then. During the ad break. Michael Holland stayed at the mayors house during that. Smalltown hospitality. We will cover its costs. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` SOMETIMES I BEAT JAMES. SOMETIMES HE BEATS ME. ARE YOU KEEPING SCORE OR...? I AM. (LAUGHS) SIBLING RIVALRY IS PROVING PRETTY EFFECTIVE FOR THESE TWO HISTORY-MAKING BROTHERS. TO MAKE SURE THE COMPETITION DIDN'T GET TOO FIERCE, THE BROTHERS EARLY ON LEARNT TO ROW ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE BOAT. PLUS, FANCY A DOSE OF RADIATION IN YOUR DIET? NO WAY. IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME EATING THEM. BECAUSE THEY GROW IN THE JUNGLE, AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE JUNGLE IS RADIOACTIVE. He did it. Correct me if I'm wrong, it has a vest look about it. Actually, I'm looking good. This is a double XL. I'm filling out a double XL. There is more going on under here the people think. That is on for the rest of the show WE LIKE CELEBRATING KIWIS DOING GOOD THINGS ON THIS SHOW, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO BROTHERS WHO FIT THAT BILL PERFECTLY. SAM AND JAMES O'CONNOR ARE GOING DOWN IN ROWING HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST NZ SIBLINGS TO TAKE PART IN THE PRESTIGIOUS OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, BOTH ARE STUDYING FOR THEIR MASTERS AS WELL. BUT IT HASN'T ALL BEEN SMOOTH SAILING. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JESSICA MUTCH WENT TO MEET THE BROTHERS. ON A RARE IDYLLIC DAY ON THE THAMES, THERE'S SOME HARD GRAFTING GOING ON BY A COUPLE OF KIWIS. TECHNO MUSIC THAT'S SAM O'CONNOR ` HE'S 27 ` AND THAT'S HIS LITTLE BROTHER JAMES, THAT'S RIGHT, BOTH ROWING FOR OXFORD. < YOU'RE BASICALLY JUST FOLLOWING YOUR BROTHER AROUND, AREN'T YOU? YEAH, IT'S KIND OF THE JOB OF A LITTLE BROTHER, I SUPPOSE, ISN'T IT? MUSIC CONTINUES THE CHRISTCHURCH BOYS ROWED IN THE JUNIOR TEAM FOR NZ, THEN HARVARD IN AMERICA AND NOW OXFORD. I MEAN, WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. SOMETIMES I BEAT JAMES, SOMETIMES HE BEATS ME, BUT THERE IS NEVER REALLY MUCH IN IT. ARE YOU KEEPING SCORE OR...? I AM. (LAUGHS) JAMES PROBABLY, YEAH. UPBEAT MUSIC TO MAKE SURE THE COMPETITION DIDN'T GET TOO FIERCE, THE BROTHERS EARLY ON LEARNT TO ROW ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE BOAT. THIS MEANT THEY WERE NEVER DIRECTLY COMPETING FOR A SEAT. AT OXFORD THEY'VE CHOSEN DIFFERENT PATHS, ONE EDUCATION AND ONE ENGINEERING, BUT THEY COME TOGETHER AS ONE IN THE BOAT. THE WAY I VIEW IT IS THAT IF HE CAN DO IT, I CAN PROBABLY DO IT TOO. IT'S A TOUGH SCHEDULE WITH UNI AND ROWING. IT TAKES UP A HUGE CHUNK OF YOUR AFTERNOON. YOU KNOW, WE GIVE UP 1PM TILL 6PM ROUGHLY EVERY AFTERNOON JUST TO BE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO TRAIN. WHEN YOU ARE DOING A MORNING TRAINING SESSION AS WELL, YOU END UP GETTING A LITTLE BIT LESS SLEEP THAN IS IDEAL. BEING IN THE TEAM IS A BIG DEAL. THE BOAT RACE IS HISTORIC AND PRESTIGIOUS AND STEEPED IN TRADITION. IT'S BEEN GOING SINCE 1829. THIS IS SET TO BE THE BROTHERS' LAST HURRAH. I WAS LOOKING TO STOP ROWING AFTER LAST YEAR, BUT THEN JAMES ENDED UP APPLYING TO STUDY AT OXFORD AND GOT ACCEPTED. THAT BASICALLY CHANGED MY MIND AND MOTIVATED ME TO STAY ANOTHER YEAR AND TRY AND DO THE BOAT RACE AGAIN. # TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DREAMIN'. # BUT THE PLAN NEARLY CAME UNSTUCK. JAMES GOT SICK THIS WEEK AND COULDN'T TRAIN, BUT HE'S NOW BEEN GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR FOR RACE DAY. IT'S GOOD. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT HE GETS TO RACE. HE'S BEEN PREPARING ALL YEAR FOR THIS. HIS BROTHER WAS RESTING, SO SAM PROMISED TO DELIVER THE KIWI LOOT. OH, SO MANY TREATS IN HERE. OH, THE PINEAPPLE LUMPS. AFTER A YEAR OF TRAINING, THERE'S NOW JUST 24 HOURS TO GO. NO PRESSURE, BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE BIG CHANCE TO WIN IT TOGETHER. DOES THAT ADD ANYTHING TO THE DAY? I THINK IT'S JUST ONE MORE PRESSURE ON THE PILE OF PRESSURES THAT YOU HAVE SURROUNDING YOU. THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY BIG CULMINATION OF EFFORTS. I THINK FOR SAM IT MIGHT BE EVEN BIGGER. THIS IS LITERALLY HIS LAST BIG RACE OF SORTS, AND I THINK IT'S JUST ALMOST THE ICING ON THE CAKE THAT IT GETS TO BE WITH YOUR BROTHER AS WELL IN THE CREW. IT'S JUST KIND OF A COOL BONUS, I'D SAY. # CALL ON ME. CALL ON ME. # CALL ON ME. CALL ON ME. # Good luck to them. Living the dream. What is this? I was sent this today. It is the 100 year Gallipoli commemoration biscuits. And asked me if I know Alexander Chalmers? On the other side it tells you why you were sent it. I don't that he is related to me. I did have family members serving in the First World War. But website is shallow battalion.Org. A whole battalions in in Italy is honoured each year for saving the town. The idea is that let people don't forget. On the website and find someone. A very good idea COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THIS IS PROBABLY HOW OUR TONI IS FEELING RIGHT ABOUT NOW. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS ARE SURREAL AND MAD, AND YOU THINK, 'IS THIS EVER GONNA GET ANY EASIER?' BUT WE'VE FOUND SOMETHING TO CHANGE ALL THAT. THERE'S TEARS. MOST OF IT IS JUST THE GRATITUDE THAT THERE'S ANOTHER MUM WHO'S TURNING UP WITH MEALS FOR YOU, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. PLUS ` BANANAS, ARE THEY REALLY THAT GOOD FOR US? BANANAS ARE NATURAL. I'M PRETTY SURE I SAW SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK. I FEEL LIKE IT'S A TRICK QUESTION. there is been a request by a strange individual. Their blatant sexual track the people go down, I'm better than that. Sunita's death on Coronation Street has gone unanswered. I thought Carl will be pinged. It is a big night, Friday night, for the Coro. YOU'LL REMEMBER THE TALK ABOUT THE BUTTERKIN ON THIS SHOW ` The combination of the butternut in the pumpkin. A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF TWO THINGS COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE THE PERFECT PRODUCT. Better than Mike and the vest. WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER PERFECT FUSION FOR YOU. TAKE ONE COMMUNITY GARDEN AND COMBINE IT WITH A COOKING CHARITY, AND YOU GET THE PERFECT MEAL FOR BRAND-NEW MUMS. HERE'S ERIN CONROY. WHEN WAS HE BORN? HE WAS BORN TWO WEEKS AGO TODAY. BRAND NEW, AND RIGHT NOW, HE'S ALL THAT MATTERS. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS ARE SURREAL AND MAD, AND YOU THINK, 'IS THIS EVER GOING TO GET ANY EASIER?' SO SOMETIMES,... THE SMALLEST THINGS... HI. I BROUGHT YOU SOME MEALS. JUST A CHANCE JUST TO SIT AND EAT. JUST A CHANCE JUST TO SIT AND EAT. BUT REWIND... AND LET'S SEE JUST HOW THAT SOUP CAME TO BE. IT ALL BEGINS WITH A TRIP TO THE MALL. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 60M2 OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND HERBS AROUND BOTANY TOWN CENTRE. IN THE MIDST OF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE ` CABBAGE, BEETROOT, LETTUCE... A BRAND NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN INITIATIVE ` ALL FRESH AND ALL HAND PICKED BY CHERYL. WE'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF THOSE. AND ALL INTENDED FOR BELLYFUL. THIS IS SOMETHING OF A FIRST, ISN'T IT? IT IS FOR NZ, YEP. A CHARITY MAKING MEALS FOR MUMS. SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE, LASAGNE, MACARONI AND CHEESE, AND THERE'S A RED LENTIL AND TOMATO SOUP. WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THIS CARROT ON A JOURNEY. OK, SO WE'LL GET YOU TO PICK THE BIGGEST CARROT IN THERE, AND I WANT YOU TO TIE THAT RIBBON TO IT. WE'RE JUST GONNA PROVE THAT THESE CARROTS FROM THIS BOTANY TOWN CENTRE IS GONNA MAKE IT INTO THE SOUP, LASAGNE. LATER THAT NIGHT ` THIS IS OUR CARROT. BEAUTIFUL. LET THE COOK-A-THON BEGIN. BYE, LITTLE CARROT. SORRY TO DO THIS TO YOU, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL MAKE SOMEONE VERY HAPPY. ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, MUMS AND GRANDMOTHERS AS WELL, HOLD TWO COOK-A-THONS A MONTH. AND WHAT'S THAT REACTION WHEN YOU SHOW UP WITH A BUNCH OF MEALS? OH, THERE'S TEARS. MOST OF IT'S JUST GRATITUDE THAT THERE'S ANOTHER MUM WHO'S TURNING UP WITH MEALS FOR YOU, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. ANY NEW MUM CAN RECEIVE BELLYFUL MEALS. NO DISTINGUISHING ` RICH FROM POOR? NO, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU EARN, WHETHER YOU'VE GOT A HUSBAND OR TWO ` DOESN'T MATTER. TWO HUSBANDS ` THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE. ALL LAUGH NOW, I RECKON IF THEY'VE GOT TWO HUSBANDS, ONE SHOULD BE PUT TO WORK COOKING. OUR SOUP IS READY FOR THE TASTE TEST. MOMENT OF TRUTH TIME. YUM. OUR CARROT'S COME A LONG WAY. I'M JUST GONNA ASK ` DOES IT TASTE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN OTHER WEEKS? (LAUGHS) JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER? MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE IT GOES TO THE DELIVERY TRAY. AND WE KNOW HOW THE REST OF THIS STORY GOES. HOW IS IT? YUM, VERY NICE. A PERFECT MIX OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN MAKING MEALS FOR MUMS. I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. I THINK THAT'S VERY COMMUNITY MINDED. Don't we need more of that? The number of businesses in the service sector the time poor people, it is exploded. If you have children, you are money poor too. SO NZ IS KNOWN FOR ITS CLEAN, GREEN IMAGE, AND MOST OF US THINK THAT EXTENDS TO OUR FOOD, RIGHT? WELL, MAYBE NOT. THERE'S A CERTAIN FOOD MOST OF US EAT QUITE REGULARLY THAT COULD BE ANYTHING BUT. OH, I HOPE NOT. NOT THAT I KNOW OF. I'D HATE TO THINK THEY WERE. BANANAS ARE NATURAL BANANAS. I'M PRETTY SURE I SAW SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK. I DON'T KNOW. (LAUGHS) ARE THEY? I FEEL LIKE IT'S A TRICK QUESTION. YES, I'M GONNA SAY YES. THEY'RE RIGHT. (LAUGHS) IS THAT RIGHT? NO WAY! NEWS TO ME. BECAUSE THEY GROW IN THE JUNGLE, AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE JUNGLE IS RADIOACTIVE. IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME EATING THEM. KEEP EATING THEM NZ. THEY'RE NOT AS DANGEROUS AS A HOLIDAY IN THE UKRAINE, AND... DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE. IT WOULD KEEP YOU REGULAR, WOULDN'T IT? WHAT ABOUT THE MONKEYS? THEY MUST BE PRETTY RADIOACTIVE. That is a good point. I don't like bananas. It is my favourite time of year ` feijoa. You can send them over to my house. THIS IS USUALLY THE POINT IN THE SHOW WHERE WE SAY SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL OR THOUGHTFUL OR INSPIRING, BUT TONIGHT I'D REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT POO ` BUM NUGGETS, COLON CANNONBALLS OF THE CANINE KIND. I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF TAKING A FEW PICS TODAY ` I KNOW, I NEED A HOBBY ` BUT SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. SEE THERE'S THIS ONE ` THAT'S A LITTLE DOG'S POO. THEN THIS ONE ` BIGGER DOG'S POO. AND THIS IS MY DOG'S POO. A BIG STEAMING PILE OF IT, BUT THE KEY HERE IS IT'S IN A BAG. YOU SEE, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES LOVELY PARKS WHERE OUR PRECIOUS POOCHES CAN RUN AROUND AND SNIFF EACH OTHER'S BUMS AWAY FROM PLAYGROUNDS AND KIDS AND CARS, AND THE WAY SOME PEOPLE SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION IS TO LEAVE THEIR DOG'S DINGLEBERRIES LYING AROUND. THEN PEOPLE LIKE ME FIND THEMSELVES WIPING SAID EXCREMENT OUT OF THEIR ANIMALS PAWS AFTER THEY'VE TRAIPSED IT THROUGH THE HOUSE. SO IF YOUR DOG DROPS A LOG, PLEASE, PICK UP THE POO. EXCITED FOR MANU VATUVEI AND MY BELOVED WARRIORS THIS WEEKEND. MANU IS PLAYING HIS 200TH GAME. ONLY TWO OTHERS HAVE DONE THAT, AND THEY'VE GOT A SPECIAL FEED THE BEAST CAMPAIGN GOING FOR IT. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED MANU BECAUSE HE ENCAPSULATES THE SPIRIT OF WHAT THE WARRIORS ARE ALL ABOUT. THEY PICKED HIM OUT OF OTARA WHEN HE WAS 16. A YOUNG TALENT, DEVELOPED LOCALLY AND MADE INTO A SUPERSTAR ` A FRANCHISE PLAYER THAT STUCK WITH THE SIDE HIS WHOLE CAREER. THOSE EARLY DAYS HE WAS BRILLIANT BUT ROPEY ` HE WAS DODGY UNDER THE HIGH BALL, HE WAS THAT TYPICAL DEPICTION OF POTENTIAL GENIUS, EITHER ON FIRE OR FRUSTRATINGLY ORDINARY, BUT HE HAS GROWN AND MATURED INTO ONE OF THE GAMES MOST CLEVER AND REVERED. THESE DAYS HE CONSISTENTLY BRILLIANT, GENUINELY DANGEROUS AND ONE OF THE FEW WHO CAN TURN A GAME. HE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS I LOVE THE WARRIORS. SO I HOPE TOMORROW IS ONE TO REMEMBER. HE DESERVES IT. CREDITS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015