THIS WASTE HAS VALUE, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE ENDING UP IN DUMPSTERS. SHOULD THROWING OUT FOOD BE ILLEGAL? YOU CAN LEGISLATE WITH THE SUPERMARKET, BUT THAT'S ONLY A VERY SMALL PART OF THE BROADER FOOD WASTE ISSUE. AND THIS IS BRIAN, THE BICHON FRISE. SMALL, WHITE, TERRIFYING? NO, I DIDN'T THINK SO. SO WHY IS HE RECOVERING FROM A BRUSH WITH THE LAW? AND... THERE'S A HUGE CROWD. DOES THAT SUIT YOU? UH, NO. NO? WELL, GUYS, GET USED TO IT, BECAUSE YOU'RE HEADED FOR THE BIG TIME. THIS IS A REALLY, YOU KNOW, EXTRA, EXTRA-MAGICAL OCCASION. ALL CHEER: YEAH! ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND FAITH HAMBLYN. 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. They are an awesome team. Looking forward to them tonight. Very inspirational. Do we have tales from the deep South tonight? Ms. Bluff oysters 2015. Bluff oysters taste better in Bluff. They really do. They're a lot cheaper and Bluff. They were well worth it. WELL, ASIDE FROM WINTER ARRIVING WELL AND TRULY TODAY, HERE'S WHAT'S CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. SHE'S TERMINALLY ILL AND DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND HER FINAL DAYS DRUGGED UP TO THE EYEBALLS. LAWYER LECRETIA SEALES' BATTLE TO CHOOSE WHEN SHE DIES WENT TO THE HIGH COURT IN WELLINGTON TODAY. THE LANDMARK CASE HAS NUMEROUS MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS CONCERNED. A TERRIFYING MOMENT FOR PEOPLE WATCHING THIS SKYDIVING SHOW IN THE US AFTER A STUNTMAN IS BLOWN INTO LIVE POWER LINES AND THEN FALLS TO THE GROUND. SOMEHOW, HE WASN'T SERIOUSLY HURT. AND LET'S FACE IT ` THIS IS THE REASON WE ALL WATCH REALITY TV. (SINGS 'GREATEST LOVE OF ALL' OFF KEY) YEP, THE WORST AUDITIONS MAKE THE BEST TV. BUT NOW SALLY HESSNICE IS SUING SIMON COWELL AND A HOST OF COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOW, CLAIMING THEY ALTERED HER AUDITION TO MAKE HER LOOK BAD. Sometimes you think you sound better than you do. REMEMBER HOW LAST WEEK RON MARK SWORE IN PARLIAMENT? WELL, THERE'S NO SWEARING THIS TIME, BUT WE THINK WE'VE FOUND THE NEXT BIG PARLIAMENTARY FACE-PALM MOMENT. IT COMES TO US COURTESY OF AN MP HARDLY ANYONE'S HEARD OF, AND PERHAPS HE'S BETTER TO JUST STAY QUIET FROM NOW ON. HERE'S HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN. MEET IAN MCKELVIE. HE'S A LITTLE-KNOWN NATIONAL PARTY MP, AND THEY LET HIM HAVE A TURN SPEAKING. A TOPIC I'M VERY INTERESTED IN ` THAT OF STOCK-RUSTLING. IT WAS LATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT. NO ONE WAS IN PARLIAMENT, SO HE JUST CARRIED ON. I WONDER WHETHER THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEALING SOMEONE'S PERSON AND SOMEONE'S SHEEP. YUP, STEALING THIS IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE STEALING THIS. WE ALL LOVE ANIMALS, BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH TO A HUMAN BEING. QUITE. THIS IS WHAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING LOOKED LIKE JUST THIS MONTH ` BODIES PULLED OUT OF MASS GRAVES IN THAILAND. FROM MY RESEARCH INTO TRAFFICKING, IT'S A PRETTY CRUEL, DESPERATE SCENE WHERE THEY'RE EXPLOITED, THEY'RE FORCED TO DO THINGS THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. YOU DO SOME HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NZ, YOU'RE GOING TO GET 20 YEARS IN JAIL OR HALF A MILLION BUCKS IN FINES. IAN LIKES THE SOUND OF THAT. I WOULD DEFINITELY STRUGGLE TO GET, UH,... PENALTIES OF THAT ORDER FOR STOCK-RUSTLING, BUT IN FACT IT'S A SIMILAR SORT OF A THING, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. WHAT?! JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THAT, WE'LL JUST PLAY THAT AGAIN. THAT IS THE SOUND OF ANOTHER MP EXPRESSING SURPRISE. ...IN FACT, IT'S A SIMILAR SORT OF THING, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. WHAT?! PRIME MINISTER, DO YOU AGREE WITH IAN MCKELVIE THAT STEALING SOMEONE'S PERSON IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT TO STEALING SOMEONE'S SHEEP? I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT COMMENT. THAT IS NOT THE PM'S HAPPY FACE. FYI, IAN MCKELVIE SAYS HE THINKS IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE STOCK-RUSTLING DURING THE HUMAN-TRAFFICKING BILL. WE'LL LET HIM END THIS STORY IN HIS OWN WORDS. IT WAS QUITE A COMPLICATED BIT OF LEGISLATION FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME TO UNDERSTAND. I don't know if he's done stock-rustling any favors. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THROWING STUFF OUT, BECAUSE CHANCES ARE A LARGE CHUNK OF WHAT GOES IN THE BIN AT YOUR PLACE, YOUR WORK, YOUR SHOPS, WELL, IT'S ALL STILL GOOD. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN OVER THE WEEKEND FRANCE BANNED SUPERMARKETS FROM THROWING OUT FOOD WHICH IS STILL EDIBLE. THEY NOW HAVE TO GIVE IT TO CHARITY. SO HOW MUCH DO WE WASTE? GILL HIGGINS WENT SCAVENGING. SUPERMARKETS KNOW WE LIKE THINGS PERFECT. SO JUST A LITTLE BRUISE OR DENT, AND OFF IT GOES OUT THE BACK. SO THIS IS PERFECTLY GOOD TO EAT? FIT FOR CONSUMPTION AND PERFECTLY GOOD TO EAT. BUT NOT IF IT ENDS UP HERE. FOOD DUMPING IS A PROBLEM THE WORLD OVER, HIGHLIGHTED TODAY BY A NEW LAW BANNING IT IN FRANCE, RECOGNISED TOO BY WASTE MANAGERS HERE. WE THINK IT NEEDS TO IMPROVE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING THROWN AWAY. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM, BELIEVE ME. I KNOW. THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK ON A MISSION BY NIGHT TO SAVE FOOD FROM THE SKIP. SEE, LOTS OF GOOD FOOD IN HERE ` BLUE CHEESE, ENOUGH BANANAS. I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES AS THE DUMP STUFF BECAME DINNER. COUNTDOWN SAW IT TOO. THEY DIDN'T LIKE WHAT THEY SAW, BUT NOW THEY'VE PUT THINGS RIGHT. IN THE LAST FINANCIAL, YEAR WE GAVE $3.4M TO FOOD RESCUE REDUCE LANDFILL BY 40%. IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, BOXES OF NOT-QUITE-PERFECT GOODS GET DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED. THIS IS GOING TO HEALTHWEST YOUTH DIVISION, AND THEY RUN A YOUNG DAD'S GROUP. THEY ALWAYS APPRECIATE LOTS OF FRUIT AND VEGGIES. THE COST OF LIVING HAS BEEN TOUGH FOR FAMILIES. THIS COMES AS A BLESSING, GIVES GUYS HEALTHY CHOICE AS WELL. SO THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING, AND IN FRANCE, IT HAS TO HAPPEN. BUT MAYBE WE'RE NOT LIKE FRANCE. MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT WORK WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE LAW. I WOULD SAY, IN NZ THE SUPERMARKETS ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB ALREADY. IT GETS MORE CHALLENGING WHEN WE GET OUT TO REGIONAL AREAS WHERE THERE'S PERHAPS NOT THE SAME INFRASTRUCTURE OR CHARITIES AVAILABLE. BUT MAYBE THEY'LL COME, AND IT'LL SPREAD MORE WIDELY SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S GOOD. THE SOCIAL BENEFIT IS INCREDIBLE. IT'S BEEN REALLY HUMBLING. GENERALLY WE WOULDN'T BUY A BASHED TIN, BUT LOT PEOPLE OUT THERE NEED FOOD THAT WERE GENERALLY GOING TO WASTE. GOOD TO SEE IT BEING USED. IT'S GREAT. The problem is households. Everyone looks at supermarkets and restaurants. I don't think in any developed country it would be different. Especially places like Denny's who would no where they're at. 70% of food wastage in the country is you and I. $818 million a year. We are a little bit snobby with our best before dates. But you can't eat past that. But not the use by date. There is more food in the world and we know what to do with. this is Brian. I know what you're thinking ` he is terrifying, right? no? well, some people think so. Find out who... next. THE SPECIAL TEAM WITH THE BIG GUNS IN THEIR SIGHTS. YOU COME TO A GAME, AND IT'S REALLY FULL-ON. SOMETIMES IT'S MORE FULL-ON THAT IN A GIANTS GAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. YEAH! HOW GOOD ARE YOU? I FEEL GOOD, LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN. ARE YOU AS GOOD AS MICHAEL JORDAN? YEAH. (LAUGHS) What was good about the bluff trip ` what was lovely for papers kids is what did you buy them? A spirograph. I was wondering if I should buy one for my, but I thought I didn't have enough room. My beloved husband didn't book me bags. But bluff, pies. Bluff oyster pies. Unbelievably good. Sensational. Multiple oysters, perfect pastry. So it's got a sauce in it as well? Yes. Speaking of pie, check this out. This is pi. How is your pi? That is from Lakewood Stanley. He can do pi. NOW, WE ALL LOVE A STORY ABOUT AN UNDERDOG, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE UNDERDOG IS LITERALLY A DOG, IN THIS CASE A BICHON FRISE. The reason we've got so many cards tonight, is we are moving offices. That is your bichon frise. YEP, HARDLY A TERRIFYING VISION. WELL, LAST WEEK IN ROTORUA, A BICHON FRISE CALLED BRIAN THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING FISHY HAPPENING IN HIS BACKYARD. BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED, BRIAN MUST BE PRETTY SCARY AFTER ALL. HERE'S KRISTIN HALL. MENACING MUSIC WHITE, FLUFFY, WITH THE COLD, DEAD EYES OF A KILLER. BRIAN THE BICHON FRISE IS 5.9 KILOS OF TERROR. LAUGHING OH, GOOD BOY. OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT A LOCAL COPPER THOUGHT. SMOOTH MUSIC WE THOUGHT, 'OH, WHAT'S THIS ORANGE STUFF ON HIM? I THOUGHT HE MIGHT'VE BEEN INTO SOME RUBBISH. WE SMELT IT, AND MADE US TEAR UP, SO I GOOGLE-SEARCHED 'IS PEPPER SPRAY ORANGE?' AND SURE ENOUGH, IT CAME UP WITH IT CAN BE. THAT'S RIGHT, PEPPER SPRAY. THE COPS HAD BEEN SEARCHING ASH'S NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR A BURGLAR WHEN BRIAN GOT TOO CLOSE TO A POLICE DOG AND SUFFERED THE CONSEQUENCES. THERE WAS A POLICE CAR AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY, AND I WENT DOWN AND ASKED HIM, 'IS YOUR PEPPER SPRAY ORANGE?' AND HE KINDA SAID, 'NO.' I WAS LIKE, 'OH, I THINK YOU'RE LYING.' 'OH, WELL, MAYBE YOUR DOG SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHASING 'A $60,00 POLICE DOG.' NOW, YOU MIGHT BE THINKING THAT'S FAIR, BUT EVEN IN HIS HOODIE, BRIAN IS HARDLY THAT INTIMIDATING. HIP-HOP MUSIC IS HE AGGRESSIVE IN ANY WAY? NO. NO, NOT AT ALL. HE'S A SWEET BOY. ANYONE THAT KNOWS BRIAN HAS ALWAYS SAID HOW LOVELY HE IS. INSPECTOR BRENT CROWE WASN'T THERE THAT NIGHT BUT SAYS BRIAN WAS SPRAYED TO PROTECT HIM. THE DOG HANDLER HAS INITIALLY TRIED VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE LITTLE DOG AWAY, HOWEVER THE DOG'S CLEARLY BEEN QUITE TENACIOUS AND INQUISITIVE, SO WHAT THE DOG HANDLER'S DONE IS USED A ONE-SECOND BURST OF OLEORESIN CAPSICUM SPRAY. THEY'VE APOLOGISED AND OFFERED TO PAY BRIAN'S VET BILLS. ASH IS GRATEFUL BUT STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED. I DID WONDER, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE SO WELL-TRAINED, COULDN'T HE SAY TO HIS DOG, 'NO'? SURELY THESE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CRIMINAL AND A BICHON FRISE. LAUGHTER IT IS RIDICULOUS, THOUGH, ISN'T IT? BICHON` THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THE STORY. BICHON; CRIMINAL. BRIAN'S NOT LAUGHING. IN FACT, HE WAS A BIT GLUM TODAY. SULKING. HE WAS REALLY SULKING. HE'S STILL NOT QUITE HIMSELF. BRENT SAYS IT'S NOT STANDARD PROCEDURE TO SPRAY NON-AGGRESSIVE DOGS, AND THAT'S JUST AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANY DOGS YOURSELF? BOTH LAUGH DO YOU HAVE A BICHON FRISE? I DO NOT, BUT MY WIFE DOES. BUT IT'S NOT A BICHON. IT'S NOT A BICHON. WHAT IS IT? IS IT A SHIH TZU? ARE YOU A MIND READER? IS IT? YES. IT IS A SHIH TZU, YES. HOW WOULD YOU GEEL IF IT GOT PEPPER-SPRAYED IN THE FACE? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF IT GOT PEPPER-SPRAYED IN THE FACE? IT'S NOT MY DOG. BOTH LAUGH IF IT WAS A BIG DOG AND IT WAS COMING AT THEM, AND THEY NEEDED` IT WAS SELF-DEFENCE, I'D COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S TOO DRASTIC FOR THEM TO BE PEPPER-SPRAYING LITTLE LAP DOGS. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, THEY DIDN'T CATCH THE BURGLAR. BUT POLICE ARE SPEAKING TO THE OFFICERS INVOLVED TO TRY AND MAKE SURE A LITTLE GUY LIKE BRIAN DOESN'T GET TARGETED AGAIN. IF THE SITUATION HAPPENS, OUR HANDLERS ARE TRAINED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY LOOK AFTER THEIR ANIMALS AND ALSO ANY OTHER ANIMALS OR PEOPLE. LEAVING HIM FREE TO LIVE THE THUG LIFE IN PEACE. Those poor policeman. Those little yet the dogs, they get very aggro with the yapping. All little dogs, they yap. I lost my paper round because of a little dog. I would do the whole paper round and I knew the house was coming, and I would throw the newspaper. Going straight for my ankles. I was threatened to get fired because I wasn't delivering the paper properly. DID YOU THINK IT WOULD BE AS BIG AS THIS? WELL, YES, TO BE HONEST. YES, YEAH. WHY NOT? ALL CHEER THIS IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, EXTRA, EXTRA-MAGICAL OCCASION. Paper can only do pi to 6. ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE STORIES THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHRISTCHURCH'S SUNSHINE FOOTBALL TEAM ` THE TEAM WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO TRAINED FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR A GAME THEY NEVER PLAYED ` THAT IS UNTIL WE FOUND THEM SOME COMPETITION. WELL, NOW WE THINK WE'VE FOUND WHAT COULD BE THE GREATEST MODEL FOR DISABILITY IN SPORT IN NZ ` NELSON'S FULTON HOGAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE. THE BEST PART ` IT'S CELEBRATING ITS 10TH YEAR. HERE'S MATT CHISHOLM. HIP-HOP MUSIC SUNNY NELSON ` CLEARLY KNOWN FOR ITS SUN,... ALL CHANT ...AND FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW, ALSO ITS BASKETBALL. AND IT'S NOT JUST THEIR GIANTS WHO GET JIGGY WITH IT. YEAH! HERE, PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS BAGGING BASKETS... ALL CHEER ...AND HAVE BEEN FOR A DECADE. I MEAN, YOU COME TO A GAME, IT'S REALLY FULL-ON. SOMETIMES IT'S MORE FULL ON THAN A GIANTS GAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. THEY SOMETIMES GET MORE SPECTATORS THAN YOU FELLAS? OH, DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. (LAUGHS) I MEAN, IT'S JUST PUMPING. IT'S ROCKING IN HERE. # WHEN YOU SEE MY FACE, # HOPE IT GIVES YOU HELL, HOPE IT GIVES YOU HELL. # 10 YEARS AGO, WHEN THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES PLAYING BALL,... THE PLAYERS WERE TRAINING, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING IN PLACE. ...HEATHER WALKER CREATED ONE. ALL CHEER AND WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, THE FULTON HOGAN LEAGUE WAS FORMED. DID YOU THINK IT WOULD BE AS BIG AS THIS? WELL, YEAH, TO BE HONEST. YES. YEAH, WHY NOT? THIS IS BIG. WE'RE TALKING 135 PLAYERS ACROSS 18 TEAMS,... OH! SEE THAT? ...ALL THRIVING ON WEEKLY COMPETITION THROUGH WINTER. HIGH FIVE. EVERYBODY GIVE A HIGH FIVE. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE CAMERA DOESN'T LIE. THE PLAYERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT. ALL CHEER I LOVE BASKETBALL COS IT'S AWESOME AND IT'S COOL FUN. HOW GOOD ARE YA? VERY GOOD, LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN. ARE YOU AS GOOD AS MICHAEL JORDAN? YEP. BOTH LAUGH THE GAME IS SO GOOD FOR THE PLAYERS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. CONFIDENCE. HEADS LIFTING UP. LITERALLY YOU CAN SEE THE PHYSICAL CHANGE ONLY POSSIBLE, I GUESS, BECAUSE OF AN AMAZING GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS ` CAN YOU GO AND JOIN THE GUYS DOWN THERE? 42 IN TOTAL, ADMINISTERING, COACHING AND REFEREEING. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE SPORT AND, I GUESS, RECEIVE FROM THE SPORT OVER THE YEARS BUT THEN ABSOLUTELY GIVING BACK. FORMER GIANT AND TALL BLACK ED BOOK HAS BEEN COACHING IN THE LEAGUE FOR EIGHT YEARS. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? OH, NOTHING. IT'S JUST THE ENJOYMENT, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THEM OUT THERE EACH WEEK. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE FORMER GIANTS WHO FRONT; WHO'S YOUR NUMBER 10 OVER THERE? MIKA VUKONA. THE CURRENT CROP ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED TOO. DO THEY TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO? YEAH, ALL THE TIME, MAN. THEY JUST LEAVE EVERYTHING ON THE FLOOR. THIS TRAINING SESSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MOST. THESE SPECIAL PLAYERS ARE PLAYING THEIR BIGGEST GAME OF THEIR LIVES TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS IS A REALLY EXTRA, EXTRA-MAGICAL OCCASION, YEAH. YOU'RE ON SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT, ISAAC, AREN'T YOU? YEAH. BOTH LAUGH UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING IN THE HALF-TIME BREAK IN THE TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH BETWEEN THEIR GIANTS AND THE WELLINGTON SAINTS. THERE'S A HUGE CROWD. DOES THAT SUIT YOU? UH, NO. NO? I MADE IT MYSELF. (LAUGHS) BUT IN FRONT OF 1700 FANATICAL FANS, THE WAIMEA SHOOTING STARS AND THE RED MAGIC ARE INTO IT. AND THAT CROWD ` HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO THEY PAID TO SEE. WELL, THEY WERE INTO IT TOO. WHY IS THIS COMP STILL ALIVE AND KICKING? I THINK THE BIGGEST PART IS HEATHER WALKER. SHE'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS. THAT'S THE WOMAN ON THE WHISTLE ` THE WOMAN WHO STARTED IT ALL 10 YEARS AGO, THE WOMAN WHO MADE TONIGHT'S HOOP DREAMS COME TRUE. I MADE SHOTS IN. I GOT TWO IN. AWESOME! YEAH! IN FRONT OF THAT BIG CROWD YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT! BOTH LAUGH THIS COMPETITION WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR GOOD WORK. WELL, YEAH, AND THE WHOLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WHO GO WITH THAT. WILL YOU PERSONALLY TAKE A COMPLIMENT, THOUGH, HEATHER? OH, NO. NO. SO HATS OFF TO MODEST HEATHER. BUT THE LAST WORD HAS TO GO TO THE BLOKE WHO BAGGED TWO BASKETS. TONI, I LOVE YOU! AND WHAT ABOUT MIKE? OH, MIKE, HE IS BEAUTIFUL. (LAUGHS) DON'T TELL HIM THAT! BOTH LAUGH All, that's so lovely. Yes and because of people like Heather. So many volunteers in this country fly under the radar but do such great things. We are all better off for them. SO I WOULD IMAGINE IT'S A VERY BIG DECISION IN YOUR LAST MONTHS, POSSIBLY EVEN WEEKS, TO HEAD TO COURT TO FIGHT FOR SOMETHING IN THE WAY LECRETIA SEALES IS. YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE 42-YEAR-OLD LAWYER'S STORY. SHE HAS AN UNTREATABLE BRAIN TUMOUR AND HAS NOW TAKEN A CASE TO THE HIGH COURT TO FIGHT FOR HER RIGHT TO DECIDE WHEN SHE DIES. TWICE BILLS HAVE BEEN BEFORE PARLIAMENT, TWICE DEFEATED, BUT THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EUTHANASIA. WE'VE SEEN THAT ANY TIME THERE'S BEEN A POLL ON THE ISSUE. PERHAPS THAT'S BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO SEE LOVED ONES SUFFER IN A WAY THAT'S HEARTBREAKING, UNACCEPTABLE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE RIGHT ANSWER IS, BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT KEEPS CROPPING UP. PERHAPS THAT SUGGESTS WE HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT YET. SO TO LECRETIA AND HER FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS, I KNOW THIS PROBABLY ISN'T YOUR ENDGAME, BUT YOU'VE STARTED UP THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY WHATEVER THE OUTCOME IN THE COURTS, YOU MAY SEE THAT AS SOME SORT OF SUCCESS. I AM THINKING OF STARTING A 'LET'S KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE FLAG ROADSHOW' SLOT. In fact, I have made a sign. THE LATEST MEETING IS UNDERWAY IN DUNEDIN AS WE SPEAK. BUT SO FAR SIX PEOPLE TURNED UP IN CHRISTCHURCH AND 50 IN INVERCARGILL, THUS INDICATING THAT ` LET'S BE FRANK ` NO ONE GIVES A MONKEY'S. DEFENDERS POINT TO THE NUMBER OF FLAG DESIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, ABOUT 1500 SO FAR, BUT ` LET'S, ONCE AGAIN, BE FRANK ` ALL THAT MAKES IT IS A COLOURING IN CONTEST. DO REMEMBER THIS IS A $27M EXERCISE WITH GENUINE CONSEQUENCES AT THE END OF IT. AND AT WHAT POINT DO WE START TO ASK OUT LOUD WHETHER ANY OF THIS IS WORTH IT IF THE PANEL MEMBERS ` ALL OF WHOM ARE ON OVER 600 BUCKS A DAY ` TURN UP TO A SERIES OF EMPTY HALLS. FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, YOU NEED SIGNIFICANT MOMENTUM, AND THERE ISN'T ANY. AND IF NO ONE SHOWS UP TO THE ROAD SHOWS AND NO ONE ENDS UP VOTING, WHAT HAS BEEN THE POINT? IT'S LIKE THEY'RE DESPERATELY TRYING TO ASK A QUESTION NO ONE WAS ASKING. IT'S TIMARU TOMORROW, AND WE'LL BE THERE. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015