SHOW ME THE MONEY! IS THAT CATCH CRY THE NEW HAKA? HOW THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR COULD BE THE UNDOING OF OUR NATIONAL GAME. REALITY IS WE JUST CAN'T COMPETE WITH WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING OVERSEAS. PLUS ` YES, IT IS A WORLD FIRST. THAT IS A FACT. WHEN RURAL SPORTS MEET THE CITY'S BRIGHT LIGHTS. THINK THERE'LL BE A FEW CONFUSED DOGS AND A FEW CONFUSED SHEEP. AND... THIS IS WHAT WE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE WE HAD THE HOTTEST NEW HAIRSTYLE. STICK AROUND TO SEE WHAT WE LOOK LIKE NOW. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALANA CRUIKSHANK AND JAKE EBDALE. 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. You know the trend? The trend of rugby players going to France? It's a trend for the women. And men. Would you do it? I don't think I would do it. THE PRE-BUDGET LOLLY SCRAMBLE'S STARTING. JOHN KEY'S ANNOUNCED MORE THAN $300M WORTH OF BUDGET SPENDING FOR NEW SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. BUT WITH THE GOVERNMENT STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN A SURPLUS, A TAX CUT FOR BUSINESSES ISN'T ON THE HORIZON. LOSING WEIGHT IS OFTEN CITED AS THE BEST THING TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH, BUT NEW RESEARCH SAYS BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE COULD HELP WARD OFF DEMENTIA. SCIENTISTS SAY THAT IS NOT A REASON TO GRAB A BURGER, AND THEY'RE HOPING TO WORK OUT HOW THE RELATIONSHIP WORKS. REMEMBER THIS MOMENT FROM THE 2003 MTV MUSIC AWARDS? WELL, IT SEEMS MADONNA'S NOT DONE KISSING EVERYONE IN MUSIC. AFTER SHE PLANTED A SMOOCH ON RAPPER DRAKE AT THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL, DRAKE DEFINITELY SEEMED LESS INTO IT THAN BRITNEY AND CHRISTINA. THEY ARE THE NAMES WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, THE ROLL CALL OF RUGBY PLAYERS WHO'VE HEADED OFF OVERSEAS FOLLOWING THE LURE OF BIG MONEY READS LIKE A WORLD 15 SELECTION. BUT CAN ANYONE BLAME THEM? IF SOMEONE WALKED INTO YOUR WORK TOMORROW AND OFFERED YOU TWO, THREE TIMES THE PAY, WOULD YOU STAY? # GOD OF NATIONS, AT THY FEET,... # YOU SEE PRIDE, PASSION, TRADITION,... # ...IN THE BONDS OF LOVE WE MEET # ...BUT OTHERS SEE A SHOPPING LIST. YES, OUR ALL BLACKS ARE UNDER ATTACK FROM CASHED-UP FOREIGN CLUBS. THE FANS ARE WORRIED, THE COLLECTIVE HAND-WRINGING HAS BEGUN, BUT THE PLAYERS ARE RUBBING THEM WITH GLEE. SHOW ME THE MONEY. (YELLS) AND WHY WOULDN'T THEY? THE OFFERS TO TURN BLACK TO BLUE ARE MIND-BOGGLING. DAN CARTER ` MORE THAN 2M BUCKS A SEASON. BONJOUR. CHARLES PIUTAU ` CLOSE TO A MILLION. NOW COLIN SLADE ` $700,000 A SEASON. OBVIOUSLY, THE MONEY WAS THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. ADD TO THAT LIST CONRAD SMITH, MA'A NONU AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS, AND IT'S EASY TO GET THE IMPRESSION RUGBY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE STARTING TO LOOK A BIT LIKE THIS. SHOW YOU THE MONEY. NOT SHOW YOU, SHOW ME THE MONEY. BUT HERE'S THE THING. THESE GUYS ARE EITHER AT THE END OF THE CAREERS OR NOT QUITE CRACKING THE BIG TIME. YOU COULD ARGUE THEY'D BE MUGS NOT TO GO. YOU CAN'T PLAY RUGBY FOREVER, AND YOU WANNA MAKE THE MOST OF THAT OPPORTUNITY FINANCIALLY TO SET YOURSELF UP. MANY OF THE BEST PLAYERS ARE STICKING AROUND. LONG TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT HAPPY WITH MY DECISIONS. BUT ARE THE MEN IN BLACK JUST A DIVERSION, WITH MORE AND MORE PLAYERS SAYING, 'AU REVOIR, NZ'? IS IT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUPERSTARS WE SHOULD TO BE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING? I SPOKE TO FORMER ALL BLACK, NOW SKY SPORT COMMENTATOR, JUSTIN MARSHALL, JUSTIN, THE SLADE AND SMITH MOVES, FOR EXAMPLE ` HOW MUCH OF THIS IS JUST POST-WORLD-CUP MOVEMENT YOU'D SEE EVERY FOUR YEARS AND HOW MUCH OF THIS IS SOMETHING WE GENUINELY SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT? MIKE, I GUESS WE'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT, AND WE ALWAYS DO, AROUND WORLD CUP TIMES. DO YOU COULD SAY THAT FALLS IN SYNC WITH WHAT REGULARLY HAPPENS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT USUALLY HAPPENS TO THE PLAYERS THAT ARE ON THE FAR SIDE OF 30 AND AT THE MOMENT WE ARE SEEING PLAYERS THAT ARE BELOW 30 STARTING TO MOVE, SO THAT'S A BIT OF A CONCERN FOR ME ` THAT THEY ARE GOING THIS EARLY. YES, THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXODUS AFTER WORLD CUP, BUT IT'S USUALLY OLD PLAYERS. THOSE YOUNG PLAYERS ` ARE THEY GETTING GOOD ADVICE? OR ARE THEY JUST BLINDED BY THE MONEY AND THEY CAN'T SEE BEYOND THAT FOR THEIR FUTURE? I'D IMAGINE THEY'RE GETTING VERY GOOD ADVICE. THE NZ RUGBY UNION WILL BE VERY AWARE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THOSE PLAYERS, SO THEY'LL BE MAKING SURE THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE TO KEEP THEM HERE, BUT REALITY IS, NZ CAN'T ALWAYS COME UP TO THE MARK MONETARY WISE. THE OTHER BIG APPEAL THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO REALISE IS THAT UNDER THE CONTRACT HERE IN NZ, A LOT OF THE PLAYERS THAT ARE ALL BLACKS HAVE A BIG PROPORTION, OR AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR SALARY, RELYING ON THEM BEING AN ALL BLACK ` BEING AN INTERNATIONAL. WHEN THEY GO OVERSEAS, AND I KNOW THIS, COS I DID THE SAME THING, YES, I EARNT AROUND ABOUT PARITY TO WHAT I WAS EARNING AS AN ALL BLACK, BUT I ONLY HAD TO PLAY CLUB RUGBY OVERSEAS. I DIDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON THE PRESSURE TO BE AN ALL BLACK. I JUST HAD TO PLAY CLLUB RUGBY AND I RECEIVED THE EQUIVALENT MONEY. HA! ISN'T THAT A DICHOTOMY, THOUGH, BECAUSE ISN'T PART OF THE EQUATION THAT YOU WERE DESPERATE TO BE AN ALL BLACK? THAT'S ALL YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO BE, AND YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING TO BE AN ALL BLACK AND YET NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME WHEN THEY COME UP WITH $700,000 A YEAR, YOU DON'T WANNA BE AN ALL BLACK THAT MUCH, AFTER ALL. IT'S A BIG DECISION TO MAKE. IN MY MIND, HAVING DONE IT MYSELF, THE ONE THING YOU DO REALISE ` AND YOU ASK EVERY SINGLE PLAYER THAT HAS GONE OVERSEAS ` WHAT YOU DO TURN YOUR BACK ON IS THE BEST RUGBY YOU'LL EVER PLAY, THE MOST SKILLFUL PLAYERS YOU'LL EVER PLAY WITH. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE PLAYERS HAVE SO MUCH COMPETITION FOR PLACES. LET'S USE SLADE AS AN EXAMPLE. YOU'VE GOT AARON CRUDEN, BEAUDEN BARRETT AND DAN CARTER ALL HOVERING AROUND THERE, SO I KNOW SOME OF THOSE PLAYERS, IN TERMS OF CARTER, ARE LEAVING, BUT HE'S FACED WITH THE DECISION TO SAY, 'HOW LONG CAN I SECURE MY FUTURE WITH THAT MUCH TALENT AROUND?' WHAT ABOUT SIMON MANNIX? I TALKED TO HIM IN EUROPE THIS MORNING. HE'S BEEN UP THERE FOR YEARS. HE SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THIS, BECAUSE AS LONG AS HE'S BEEN AROUND RUGBY, WE WILL PRODUCE GREAT PLAYERS AND THEREFORE IT'S A FACTORY, THEREFORE THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HE'S GOT A VALID POINT. THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT IT IS THE FACT THAT THEY'RE LEAVING MID-20S. SECONDLY, THE FACT THAT THEY'RE LEAVING AT A STAGE WHERE NZ RUGBY'S GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION IN TERMS OF EXPERIENCE. WE'RE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF ESTABLISHED +30 ALL BLACKS THAT CAN GIVE A LOT BACK TO YOUNGER PLAYERS, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. YOUNGER PLAYERS IN THEIR MID-20S AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO COACH THE 20, 21-YEAR-OLDS, SO WHERE ARE WE GOING TO MAKE UP THAT GROUND? THERE IS NOTHING OBVIOUS THE RUGBY UNION ISN'T DOING THAT THEY COULD? I DON'T THINK SO. NZ RUGBY ARE AWARE OF OUR TALENT POOL. THE COACHES WILL GIVE THEM THAT FEEDBACK. They will do everything they can to retain those players. It is hard to go into a room with a player, and they are just not in the ballpark. We have a huge pool of talent to look after. The Rugby union have to distribute the money wisely. I don't doubt they are doing all they can to retain that talent. On your French holiday you went to the rugby they a mess of supporters. The teams take very good care of the players the food is nice, the wine is nice the guys there have been there for a while, the older Kiwi guys, actors translators it's hard to be part of a team when you're not speaking the same language WE WERE RIDICULED, ACTUALLY, SO WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND THOUGHT, 'WE CAN DO THIS.' THEY MIGHT BE BARKING MAD, BUT HAVE THEY SHED NEW LIGHT ON ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE RURAL SPORTS? THE HAIRDRESSING INDUSTRY CALLS IT A CHEMICAL HAIRCUT. SO WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE LINING UP TO GET HAIR'S ULTIMATE TABOO? I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS THINKS IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. It's 5sos, nana. You will have noticed an immediate improvement in the music. SPORT IS CHANGING, ISN'T IT? WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE INVASION OF BIG MONEY ANY MORE, BUT THE EROSION OF TIME. IT'S FORCING MORE AND MORE SPORTS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN THEY CAN GET THE MOST PEOPLE WATCHING. IN DEEPEST DARKEST TARANAKI, HADYN JONES FOUND THE LATEST SPORT TO BE FORCED INTO THE LIGHT ` THE LIGHTS THAT MAKE SPORT POSSIBLE AT NIGHT. WELCOME TO THE TARATA DOG TRIALS. UPBEAT MUSIC BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME ` THE FIRST RULE FOR ANY VISIONARY. AND LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN A PADDOCK IN TARATA. THE LOCALS ARE FROTHING. THIS IS A FIRST FOR THIS AREA, ANYWAY. CLOSER TO THE BAR, THE CLAIMS ARE MORE EXTRAVAGANT. YES, IT IS A WORLD FIRST, THAT IS A FACT. TONIGHT WILL BE THE FIRST DOG TRIALS UNDER LIGHTS EVER. THERE'S RUGBY AND THERE'S CRICKET, SO WHY NOT DOG TRIALS. ALTHOUGH WORKING AT NIGHT IS NOT NEW FOR A LOT OF FARMERS. THERE'S ONE OR TWO INEFFICIENT FARMERS OUT THERE THAT DO LIKE TO WORK IN THE DARK. A JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN. I THINK THERE WILL BE A FEW CONFUSED DOGS AND A FEW CONFUSED SHEEP. LOCAL GENTRY HAVE ARRIVED. WE'VE GOT THE BIGGEST FARM IN TARATA. THE PARTICIPANTS NOT SELECTED ARE ALREADY ON THE BBQ. IT GOES OFF QUICKER THAN YOU CAN COOK IT. AND THERE'S EVEN A COMMENTARY TEAM. VERY DIFFICULT UP THERE. QUITE STEEP. LIKE CRICKET, CRICKET DOG TRIALLING IS A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND A LITTLE BIT OF EXCITEMENT AT ONE PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME. THIS WAS ALL TIM LOBB'S IDEA. WE WERE HAVING A FEW BEERS AFTER THE TRIALS. WE JUST WATCHED THE KERRY PACKER DOCUMENTARY ON HOW DAY/NIGHTER CRICKET STARTED. I THOUGHT WE COULD LIGHT THIS HILL UP. THERE WERE DOUBTERS, OF COURSE. A WEEK LATER, WE WENT TO THE NEIGHBOURING DOG TRIALS AND THEY JUST ABOUT LAUGHED US OUT OF THE PAVILION. WE WERE RIDICULED, ACTUALLY, SO WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND THOUGHT, 'WE CAN DO THIS.' THE PREGAME ENTERTAINMENT IS A BARK OFF. CONSISTING OF THE SHY,... HE'S GOING TO REFUSE TO TALK, I'M SORRY. ...THE UNCOMPLIANT,... PUMPING IT UP. (HOWLS) AND THE EXTRAVAGANT. SHE PLAYS UP FOR THE CROWD. THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER THE '70S AND '80S REMEMBER DOG TRIALS ON PRIME TIME TV. IT WAS CALLED THE DOG SHOW. WE WERE GLUED TO IT EVERY NIGHT. HAD A FEW RELATIVES IN IT. COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ` SOMEONE WE KNEW ON TV. COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ` SOMEONE WE KNEW ON TV. (BLOWS WHISTLE) THIS IS IN MANY WAYS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT SHEEP FARMING BACK ON THE MAP. IT'S A BIT SAD THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO THE CITY TO WORK AND NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ON THE LAND, AND WE HAVE TO IMPORT ALL THESE FOREIGNERS FROM OVERSEAS TO DO IT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT SAD, SO WE NEED THESE YOUNG FELLAS FROM TOWN TO COME OUT. MODERN NZ HAS NEVER HAD SO FEW SHEEP AND SO FEW FARMERS. YOU HAVE TO INNOVATE OR FADE AWAY, AS THEY SAY, AND THEY THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT. SUPER RUGBY'S GETTING BORING, UNLESS YOU ARE A HURRICANES SUPPORTER. SO UNDER THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OF TARATA, THEY ARE NOT GOING QUIETLY. I THINK WE WILL GO ON TO BETTER THINGS. I THINK YOU'LL FIND FLOOD-LIT TOWERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY SIDE, SHORTLY. THEY ARE STARTING TO DREAM OF DOG TRIALS AGAIN ON PRIME TIME. WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW, MATE, YOU NEVER KNOW. THE WORLD'S OUR OYSTER. It looks beautiful. Why wouldn't you?I think a few stacker dog show on television it would still be a ratings success do you remember having a shepherds whistle as a kid? None of us could whistle so we got the shepherds whistle the new play dog shows with your siblings when you were a kid? No. We used to play solid Gold dancers that was my favourite. What did we get out of that? Why are we importing labour into this country to do manual labour that's been happening for many years. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHAT COLOUR'S MY HAIR? BEAUTIFUL. WHEN THEY SAID VINTAGE WAS BACK IN FASHION, WE'RE NOT SURE THIS IS WHAT THEY MEANT. HONESTLY, I THINK THERE GETS A POINT IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU CAN'T FIGHT NATURE. IT IS GOING TO BEAT YOU. AND IS THIS GUY THE WORLD'S DUMBEST CRIMINAL? FIND OUT HOW HE GOT BUSTED NEXT. Mother Nature loves food that's free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, and so do I. That's why my Uncle Ben's Express Rice is made with delicious rice, vegetables and herbs and spices. Ready in just two minutes. Begin with Ben and get to wholesome meals fast. We are dreaming of French scouts watching this program. SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE DOING STUPID THINGS TODAY. A FLIGHT BETWEEN SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES HAS HAD TO TURN BACK AFTER AN AIRPORT WORKER GOT TRAPPED IN THE PLANE'S CARGO HOLD. THE WORKER APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP IN THE FRONT CARGO HOLD. THE PILOT HEARD BANGING COMING FROM BELOW THE PLANE. A LESSON IN NEVER COUNTING YOUR CHICKENS ` THIS RUNNER SLOWED DOWN TO CELEBRATE HIS WIN A FEW TOO MANY METRES AWAY FROM THE FINISH LINE, ALLOWING THE GUY BEHIND HIM TO SPRINT PAST. AND AN ARMED ROBBER IN THE UK HAS BEEN CAPTURED AFTER HOLDING UP THE SHOP WHERE HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WORKED. KYLE IVESON THREATENED HIS NOW EX-GIRLFRIEND'S MUM WITH A KNIFE AND DEMANDED CASH. SHE RECOGNISED HIM AND CALLED POLICE. HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS FOR YOU. ON AVERAGE, A WOMAN SPENDS ABOUT 80 GRAND ON HER HAIR IN A LIFETIME, When you start getting your hair done? 14. And now you're 28. 14 years AND AS YOU GET OLDER, A GOOD PORTION OF THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS KEEPING THE GREY AT BAY. WELL, GOOD NEWS ` GUESS WHAT? GREY IS IN. NOT JUST FOR OLDER PEOPLE EITHER AND NOT JUST WOMEN ` PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S, MEN, ALL GOING GREY BY CHOICE. SO ONE REPORTER, NOT QUITE IN HER 20S ANY MORE, BUT STILL NOT QUITE GREY WENT TO CHECK OUT THE NEW TREND. ERIN CONROY WITH #GRANNYGREY. # GIVE ME A HEAD WITH HAIR. # IT STARTED ON THE CATWALKS, THEN THE CELEBS GOT ON THE GREY. AND JUST RECENTLY, WE REGULAR PEEPS ` WE'RE ALL ABOUT THE #GRANNYGREY TOO,... FEELING A BIT NERVOUS. ...INCLUDING ME. FAIR ENOUGH TO SAY THIS INTERNATIONAL TREND HAS HIT NZ? ABSOLUTELY. THIS WEEK WE HAVE DONE FOUR. ARE YOU READY? I'M READY. I'M READY TO GO GRANNY. # I DON'T CARE. I LOVE IT. THE PROCESS ` BLEACH, BLEACH AND BLEACH AGAIN, THEN ADD A GREY TONE. BLEACHING YOUR HAIR HAD A BIT OF A REPUTATION, DIDN'T IT? IN FACT, THE HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY CALLS IT A CHEMICAL HAIR CUT. BUT THIS SALON IS THE FIRST TO TRIAL A BRAND NEW PRODUCT OUT OF THE US, CLAIMING TO STOP BREAKAGE. ACTUALLY RECONNECTS ALL THE BROKEN BONDS IN THE HAIR. THE MARKETING MAN FOR THE PRODUCT SO SURE, HE'S GONE GRANNY ` OR GRANDAD ` GREY TOO. CAN I TOUCH? GO FOR IT. YES. NO. FEELS NORMAL. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH IT? YEAH, I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH IT. AS MY GREYING PROCESS CONTINUES,... HALFWAY THERE, THEY SAY. HALFWAY THERE. WHO SHOULD POP IN BUT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT TRENDS... LOVE IT THAT ITS FASHIONABLE TO HAVE GREY HAIR. ...AND A BIT ABOUT BEING GREY. HONESTLY, THERE GETS A POINT IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU CAN'T FIGHT NATURE. IT IS GOING TO BEAT YOU. I'M NOW COMPLETELY BLONDE, AND IN GOES THE GREY, AND DONE, BUT NO PEEKING TILL IT'S DRY. OH MY GOODNESS. WOWZAHS. I ACTUALLY LIKE IT. SO, WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK OF THE GRANNY GREY? BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ME. I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. WHITE HAIR AND GREY HAIR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT GOES WITH EVERY OTHER COLOUR. ALWAYS THOUGHT MY NANA LOOKED BEAUTIFUL WITH SLEEK GREY HAIR. I KEPT GETTING IDed AT THE SUPERMARKET AND I WAS GETTING A BIT SICK OF IT. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS THINKS IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. MY NEWLY FORMED GREY POWER GANG HIT THE STREET. # WALK THIS WAY. # DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT US ALL? UM, YOU'VE ALL GOT GREY HAIR. YOU'RE TRYING TO PRETEND YOU'RE OCS? DO WE PASS? NOT A CHANCE. OK, NOT A RINGING ENDORSEMENT, BUT WHAT WILL THE REAL EXPERTS IN GREY HAIR THINK? WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF OUR HAIRSTYLE. WE ARE #GRANNYGREY. OH RIGHT. I LIKE IT, YEAH. IT'S THE TAIL END OF HAPPY HOUR AT SELWYN RETIREMENT VILLAGE. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PEOPLE PAYING TO HAVE THIS DONE? I THINK THEY'RE NUTS. A MIXED REVIEW TO START. WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR HAIR? SKULDUGGERY MUD. WHAT COLOUR'S MY HAIR? BEAUTIFUL. ALL OOH BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT,... CHARMER. ...EVERYONE KNOWS VINTAGE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. DO WE APPROVE? ALL: YES. SO GOODBYE COLOUR, HELLO SILVER LOCKS. IF YOU'D COME AT 4.30, WE COULD HAVE SUPPLIED YOU WITH 50 SHADES OF GREY. The is grey and he is great, isn't it? What would you call Erin's colour? Steely grey.Some of them were very ashy. You looked like you were heeding that direction. A lot of people over the years have accused me of dying my here I like a bit of the gravy. Silver Fox ERIN HAD HER HAIR DONE AT D AND M SALON IN AUCKLAND, SO THANKS TO THE TEAM THERE. JUST BE WARNED, IF YOU WANT TO GO GREY, IT'S NOT CHEAP. SHORT HAIR WILL SET YOU BACK AROUND 200 BUCKS, LONG HAIR ABOUT 300. OR YOU CAN JUST WAIT AND GET OLD, BUT IT MIGHT BE OUT OF FASHION BY THEN. Stan Walker. I caught up with him on the radio this morning. He has an album coming out. I'm not into reality shows but of all the people discovered on reality, here's the men he is a genuine talent 100 years of Gallipoli a home-made T-shirt that's lovely. A lot of clever people. I'm loving it. THIS SATURDAY A BIT OF A FIRST FOR ME AS I JOIN THE LEGION OF KIWI PARENTS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY ON THE SIDE OF THE RUGBY FIELD AS MY 4-YEAR-OLD PLAYS HIS FIRST GAME. HE'S PRETTY EXCITED ` NEW BOOTS, NEW SOCKS ` ARMED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT HE HAS TO RUN FAST, HOPEFULLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ALTHOUGH IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE HE MAY BE THE KID OFF NEAR THE SIDELINE DANCING. HE'S NOT YET THAT WELL VERSED IN THE ALL BLACKS ` GETS THEM AND THE BLACK CAPS A BIT MIXED UP, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE, ASSUMING RUGBY IS HIS THING, THAT IT'LL BE THE ALL BLACKS HE WANTS TO PLAY FOR AND NOT SOME FRENCH CLUB SIDE, NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM FRENCH CLUB RUGBY ` THOSE TEAMS ARE SLICK. AND THE SUPPORTERS ` I THINK THEY'D EVEN PUT THE CANTABS TO SHAME, BUT EVEN WITH BIG MONEY ON THE LINE ` THE LURE, THE PRESTIGE, THE HONOUR TO PLAY FOR THE AB'S WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR FIRST 15 THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AS REPORTED ON OUR NEWS HOUR LAST NIGHT AND PICKED UP BY THE REST OF THE MEDIA TODAY, THE GOVERNMENT ARE LOOKING TO WIND BACK SOME OF THE ZERO HOUR CONTRACT FINE PRINT. WHY? BECAUSE A NUMBER OF COPORATES IN THIS COUNTRY, NAMELY RESTAURANT BRANDS AND MCDONALDS HAVE BEEN TRYING IT ON. ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS IN THEIR BEST LIGHT OFFER A BOSS FLEXIBILITY. IT ALLOWS INVESTMENT IN JOBS AND GROWTH. IN THEIR WORST LIGHT, THEY ALLOW EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS. AND THE UNIONS HAVE BEEN MOST VOCAL ABOUT WHATS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY. RESTAURANT BRANDS HAVE BACKTRACKED. MCDONALDS ARE MAKING THE RIGHT NOISES, BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE COME TO THIS. GOVERNMENTS SHOULDN'T BE WIPING UP BIG BUSINESS' MESS. THERE IS ALOT TO BE SAID ABOUT THE SPIRIT OF A LAW, AND CORPORATE NZ HAS A DUTY TO BEHAVE WITH DIGNITY AND PROFESSIONALISM. COTTON ON WAS ANOTHER WHO HAD TO BACKPEDAL THE OTHER DAY OVER THAT MEAL BREAK DEBACLE. NO COMPANY LOOKS GOOD BEHALVING THIS WAY, AND GIVEN THESE PROPEROUS ECONOMIC TIMES IN WHICH THEY'RE OPERATING, THERE IS NO EXCUSE. CAPTIONS BY ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD AND ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015