I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT, BUT CAN YOU SEE MY FINGER COMING OUT THE BOTTOM? HEY, WELCOME TO THE SHOW. THIS EVENING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SHOES. SO I'VE BROUGHT MY FAVOURITE MAN PAIR WITH` IT'S ACTUALLY MINE. CHECK THIS OUT, OK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT, BUT CAN YOU SEE MY FINGER COMING OUT THE BOTTOM? WOW. HOW OLD DO YOU RECKON THAT IS? THERE'S ALMOST A HOLE IN THERE, SO I RECKON... A YEAR OLD? THESE SHOES ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT THING, RIGHT? WHETHER YOUR SHOES SHOULD WEAR OUT. LESS THAN A YEAR OLD? LESS THAN A YEAR. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT, SO COMING UP ON THE PROGRAMME TONIGHT ` SHOES THAT AREN'T MADE FOR WALKING. FIRST THEY NEED NEW SOLES OR GRIP PADS. ARE WE BEING SOLD SOME LEMONS? PLUS ` WELCOMING REFUGEES INTO THE COUNTRY. WE LOOK AT WHAT CHECKS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE NEWCOMERS. AND WE REVEAL THE TOP 10 CARS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE TITLE OF CAR OF THE YEAR. IT'S TIME FOR A NEW STORY. RETHINK WHAT YOU KNOW. STORY IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ALL-NEW FORD MONDEO. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY. YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT I'VE HAD SOME SHOCKING SHOES, AND WE'LL GET TO THIS SHORTLY. YEAH, DUNCAN'S GOT SOME GOOD STORIES. ALSO, IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND ON WHETHER THE MASSIVE TRADE DEAL SIGNED TODAY ` THE TPPA ` IS A GOOD ONE, WE'VE GOT SIX EXPERTS IN 60 SECONDS TO GIVE YOU THEIR THOUGHTS. ANYONE WITH KIDS WILL HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. YOU WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A PAIR OF SHOES, AND WITHIN WEEKS, THEY'RE WORN OUT. IN FACT, THESE DAYS, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ADULT SHOES AS WELL. I'VE HAD SOME SHOCKERS THAT HAVE LASTED JUST SIX MONTHS. AND THEY WEREN'T THAT CHEAP. NO, AND THAT'S THE THING. IT'S ALWAYS THE EXPENSIVE ONES, ISN'T IT? THE CHEAP ONES ALWAYS JUST LAST. THEY JUST GO AND GO. HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF WE TOLD YOU THAT, ACTUALLY, SOME SHOES AREN'T MADE FOR WALKING. WE'RE NOT JOKING. THAT IS WHAT MIKE WESLEY-SMITH HAS FOUND OUT. PLENTY OF THE SHOES WE'RE BEING SOLD TODAY FIT EXACTLY THAT DESCRIPTION. 'BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING' ALMOST ALL OF US WEAR SHOES. # ARE YOU READY, BOOTS? START WALKING. SOME OF US, LIKE ME, TROT TO AND FROM WORK ` ABOUT A 3KM ROUND TRIP. AND THESE ARE A PAIR OF SHOES I OFTEN WEAR ON THAT WALK. THEY COST ME AROUND $170, BUT AFTER LESS THAN SIX MONTHS' USE, THE SOLE, WHICH WAS THIN WHEN I BOUGHT IT, IS BEGINNING TO WEAR THROUGH. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM I NEEDED TO SOLVE. # THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING. I DECIDED TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF SHOE EXPERT JOHN PIERCE. RIGHT, JOHN, TELL IT TO ME STRAIGHT. HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE? 'HE'S BEEN A COBBLER FOR 50 YEARS.' DO YOU THINK THAT LEVEL OF WEAR IS REASONABLE HAVING BOUGHT THEM IN APRIL? IF YOU'RE ALTERNATING THEM, NO. JOHN'S CONCLUSION ` MY RUBBER SOLE SHOULD BE OF BETTER QUALITY. BUT MAYBE THIS WAS A ONE-OFF. DID I JUST GET UNLUCKY? THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COS HE'S WORN THAT OUT. NO, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER NZ. WE DO GET A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SOLES OF SHOES AND HOW FAST THEY WEAR OUT. SO OFF I WENT TO SHOE CONNECTION IN AUCKLAND, WHERE I PURCHASED THE SHOES. 'NOT REALLY MADE FOR WALKING?' AS A COMMUTING SHOE? COULD THIS BE CORRECT?' BY LOOKING AT THOSE, THERE'S NO FAULT WITH THEM. AND IT IS WEAR AND TEAR. SO PERHAPS IT WAS JUST THIS ONE RETAILER. WELL, THEY ALSO SELL LEATHER-SOLED SHOES AT UPMARKET RETAILER COUNTRY ROAD. BUT WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT SHOES THEY CAN'T DO MUCH WALKING IN? APPARENTLY, SOME PEOPLE PREFER LEATHER SOLES BECAUSE THEY'RE STYLISH. BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE SLIPPERY. SO IT SEEMS WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS SHOES THAT LOOK GOOD, COST PLENTY BUT AREN'T ALWAYS THAT PRACTICAL. ISN'T THAT MORE LIKE WHAT WOMEN ARE USED TO? JUST AFTER A BIT OF ADVICE. MAKING THE RATHER RISKY NOTION OF TRYING TO BUY SOME SHOES FOR MY GIRLFRIEND. OH, REALLY? (LAUGHS) YEAH. SHE RECOMMENDED BUYING SOLE GRIPS FOR HEELS STRAIGHT AWAY. IF YOU CAN GET THEM RESOLED, LIKE BY A PROFESSIONAL, THEN I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT. SO YOU RECOMMEND DOING IT STRAIGHT AWAY? YEAH, I RECOMMEND THAT. COOL. HOW COME THEY JUST DON'T COME WITH IT? I HAVE NO IDEA. IT SEEMED FROM OUR INVESTIGATION THAT THE NEW NORMAL FOR DRESS SHOES FOR MEN AND WOMEN IS YOU BUY THEM AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON THEM STRAIGHT AWAY. PEOPLE ARE PAYING A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THESE THINGS, SO, YOU KNOW, THEY DO EXPECT THEM TO LAST FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. < ISN'T THAT CRAZY ` SHOES YOU CAN'T WALK IN? LAUGHS: IT'S MENTAL! NOW, IN THE END, THE KIND STAFF AT SHOE CONNECTION DID COME TO THE RESCUE. THEY DID IT FOR FREE. BUT I WAS LEFT WITH THE NAGGING QUESTION ` SHOULDN'T ALL SHOES BE MADE FOR WALKING? (LAUGHS) YEAH, GOOD PIECE. NOT SURE ABOUT THE JOKE AT THE END THERE, MIKE. SO WHAT DO THE RETAILERS HAVE TO SAY? WELL, WILD PAIR REFUSED TO COMMENT. THE OTHER THREE RETAILERS WE CALLED WERE OVERLAND FOOTWEAR, COUNTRY ROAD AND BANKS GROUP, WHICH OWNS SHOE CONNECTION. THEY ALL SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING WHICH WAS THAT CUSTOMERS CHOOSE THE THINNER LEATHER SOLES FOR FASHION REASONS. APPARENTLY, IT LOOKS BETTER. BANKS GROUP ALSO SAID... AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SHOULD PROBABLY DO IT. DO IT IF YOU WANT TO. I RECKON I'VE BEEN TOLD TWICE IN MY ADULT LIFE ` MY GROWN-UP LIFE ` TWICE TO PUT SOLES ON MY SHOES. AND HAVE YOU? NO, I DIDN'T DO IT, COS I THOUGHT I'VE PAID ENOUGH FOR THESE SHOES` AND THEN? ...AND I GOT HOLES IN THEM. SO IT'S PROBABLY ADVISABLE, BUT WHEN YOU'VE SPENT 200 BUCKS ON A PAIR OF SHOES OR WHATEVER, YOU DON'T WANT TO UPGRADE, DO YOU? HILARY BARRY SAYS THAT IF YOU HAVE TO RESOLE IT, YOU'RE WEARING IT TOO MUCH. YEAH. BUT SHE'S A SHOE SNOB, SHE TOLD ME, LIKE CARRIE BRADSHAW. THE TRICK IS TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE PAIR OF SHOES. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO CARRIE BRADSHAW IS. MOVING ON, NOW. IN FACT, YOU'RE MOVING ON. CARRIE BRADSHAW'S FROM SEX AND THE CITY. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T KNOW. WHEN WE GOT THE NEWS A FEW WEEKS BACK THAT NZ WAS GOING TO TAKE SYRIAN REFUGEES, ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS RAISED BY KIWIS WAS WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WILL WE BE GETTING? SO HERE AT STORY, WE THOUGHT WE'D LOOK INTO THAT FOR YOU, AND WE GOT RYAN BRIDGE TO INVESTIGATE WHAT CHECKS AND BALANCES THERE ARE IN PLACE BEFORE REFUGEES ARE ACCEPTED HERE. UPBEAT MUSIC MITCHELL PHAM CAME HERE AS A REFUGEE 30 YEARS AGO. HE WAS 12. HE ESCAPED VIETNAM ON A LEAKY FISHING BOAT. WE WERE SPOTTED BY THE COASTGUARD. AND WE WERE CHASED AND SHOT AT, YOU KNOW, WITH MACHINE GUNS, AND IT WAS TERRIFYING. NOW HE OWNS THIS SOFTWARE COMPANY, WHICH HAS GONE GLOBAL. HE SET IT UP WHEN HE WAS JUST 22. MY PARENTS WERE... BESIDE THEMSELVES WHEN THEY SAW ME AGAIN 13 YEARS LATER. MITCHELL RECKONS NZ SHOULD TAKE MORE REFUGEES; THEY'RE GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY. REFUGEES HAVE A SUPER-HEIGHTENED DRIVE FOR SURVIVAL. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT THEY DO. AND THEY'RE WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING. BUT THEY WILL KEEP GOING UNTIL THEY SUCCEED. BUT EVEN THIS FORMER REFUGEE RECKONS WE SHOULD VET THE REFUGEES WE DO TAKE. FOR ME, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE TAKE ON MORE REFUGEES IS DOWN TO HOW FAST WE CAN INTEGRATE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN ON AND THE ONES THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ON. THIS IS KADIM SHILAB ABBAS. WE TOOK HIM IN 12 YEARS AGO. HE WAS FLEEING THE FIGHTING IN IRAQ. HIS EXCUSE TO COME HERE WAS A FICTION. AND WE SHOULD'VE FOUND THAT OUT, RATHER THAN NOW PICKING UP THE COSTS OF HIM NOT BEING HERE LOOKING AFTER HIS OWN. EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE LEFT HIS KIDS BEHIND AND WENT BACK TO THE VERY REGION HE'D FLED FROM TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE. HE DIED IN THE FIGHTING. WE'VE GOTTA DO FAR MORE TO PROTECT NZ SOCIETY AND KNOW WHO'S COMING. NO ONE OBJECTS TO GENUINE REFUGEE STATUS, BUT SOME OF THAT'S CONTRIVED. SO HOW DO WE VET REFUGEES? THE VAST MAJORITY OF REFUGEES COME UNDER A UN QUOTA. THEY'RE SCREENED, MOSTLY BY THE REFUGEE AGENCY, BEFORE IMMIGRATION NZ INTERVIEWS EACH PERSON. THEY GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION CHECKS ` HAVE THEY BEEN HERE BEFORE? HEALTH CHECKS ` DO THEY HAVE ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASES? OUR SECURITY SERVICES WILL LOOK AT THEIR BACKGROUND. THEY KEEP DETAILS OF THAT PRETTY QUIET. WE GET COUNTRY INFORMATION FROM OUR RESEARCH BRANCH AROUND THE CIRCUMSTANCES. A SMALL NUMBER OF OUR REFUGEES SEEK ASYLUM AT THE AIRPORT AND ARE SCREENED BY IMMIGRATION NZ. OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, 90 PEOPLE HAD THEIR REFUGEE STATUS CANCELLED AFTER DOING THINGS LIKE FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS OR LYING ON THEIR APPLICATION. THAT'S 90 OUT OF NEARLY 14,000 WHO RESETTLED HERE IN THAT PERIOD. HERE'S THE BIG WEAKNESS IN THE SYSTEM, THOUGH. IMMIGRATION DOESN'T DO BACKGROUND CHECKS IN THE REFUGEE'S HOME COUNTRY. IF SOMEBODY WAS, SAY, CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY, > WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT IF THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU? > UM... SOMETIMES, YES, BUT NOT NECESSARILY. THE REASON ` IT CAN BE HARD TO VERIFY INFORMATION IN COUNTRIES WHERE REGIMES HAVE COLLAPSED OR IF DOING SO COULD PUT THE REFUGEES AT RISK. WE DON'T CHECK WITH THE HOME COUNTRY, ESSENTIALLY, BUT WHERE WE DO, IT WOULD ONLY BE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE PERSON THEMSELVES. HOW DOES IMMIGRATION NEVER EVEN GO TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN? HERE'S HOW. GNANAMALAR VEVISINGAM AND HER FIVE CHILDREN ARE FROM SRI LANKA. THEY MET KIWI OFFICIALS IN MALAYSIA BEFORE ARRIVING HERE A MONTH AGO. TRANSLATOR: THEY MOSTLY ASKED ABOUT HOW I LEFT THE COUNTRY AND WHAT WAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS DEAD, THEY DIDN'T ASK ME SO MANY QUESTIONS. THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WAS BIT EASY BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND'S DEATH. HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING SRI LANKA'S BLOODY CIVIL WAR. NZ IMMIGRATION HELPED ME, AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE VETTING PROCESS IS LARGELY EFFECTIVE AND ROBUST. THE PROOF, THEY SAY, REFUGEES LIKE MITCHELL. AND ONE THING THAT I REALLY LIKE IN PARTICULAR ABOUT NZ IS THAT THERE IS A DISTINCT LACK OF CONFLICT IN ITS HISTORY. AND HAVING COME FROM A COUNTRY AND A REGION THAT HAS HAD A VERY VERY LONG HISTORY OF CONFLICT, PEACE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY SOUGHT AFTER. GOOD ON MITCHELL. LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAVING A GOOD TIME. STILL TO COME ON THE PROGRAMME ` BORROWING A STRANGER'S CAR ` THE NEW SHARING YOUR ECONOMY TAKING HOLD IN NZ. YEAH, IT'S A GOOD STORY, THAT. THEN YOU WILL HEAR IT HERE FIRST. A GENUINE TELEVISION EXCLUSIVE. WE REVEAL THE TOP 10 CARS VYING FOR THE COVETED TITLE OF THE CAR OF THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT, WELCOME BACK TO THE PROGRAMME. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE AND HEARING, HOPEFULLY, IS OUR NZ LIVE SHOT FROM ST MATTHEW IN THE CITY. THAT'S IN DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND, OF COURSE. THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. I ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE IN THERE. WE'RE INSIDE THE TOWER, OBVIOUSLY, WHICH, BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE TO CLIMB 54 SPIRAL STEPS TO GET TO BEFORE REACHING THE RINGING CHAMBER. LOOK AT THAT JOB. THE PEAL OF THE BELLS IS PART OF AUCKLAND'S HERITAGE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS ON AROUND THE CITY UNTIL SUNDAY. LOOK AT THAT JOB. DUNCAN, DO YOU KNOW THERE ARE` THAT'S THE JOB I WANT ` THE GUY STANDING IN THE BLUE DOING NOTHING. THERE ARE 40,000 PEOPLE WHO DO THIS FOR A JOB AROUND THE WORLD. 40,000 AROUND THE WORLD? 40,000. SO THERE'S PROBABLY MORE PEOPLE DOING THAT THAN PEOPLE DOING... I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ELSE TO COMPARE IT TO. YOUR JOB? LOOKS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE RISK. ALL RIGHT, NOW TO THE TPPA. IT'S JUST BEEN SIGNED. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF INFORMATION TO COME OUT. PLENTY OF US OBVIOUSLY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF IT YET. SO WE THOUGHT WE'D ASK THE EXPERTS. YEAH, SIX OF THEM IN 60 SECONDS GIVE US THEIR TAKE, AND WE'VE ASKED THEM TO RATE THIS AGREEMENT OUT OF 10. I WOULD GIVE IT 7.5-8 OUT OF 10. AND THE REASON BEING THAT IT IS THE BIGGEST TRADE DEAL WE'VE EVER BEEN PART OF. FROM A WINE PERSPECTIVE, 8.5 OUT OF 10. WE GET WINE TARIFFS INTO THE UNITED STATES ELIMINATED IMMEDIATELY, AND ULTIMATELY, ALL TARIFFS INTO ALL TPP COUNTRIES ARE GONE. SO THAT'S GREAT FOR WINE. IT'S GOTTA BE GOOD FOR NZERS. IT'S GOTTA BE GOOD FOR EXPORTERS. IT'S GOTTA BE GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY. AND FOR THAT REASON, I GIVE THE TPPA A 7. SO I'D GIVE IT A 6 OUT OF 10. BASICALLY BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL STEP FORWARD, WHICH IS POSITIVE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE COULDA GOT A LOT MORE ACCESS WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN A 10 OUT OF 10. I'D GIVE TPP A 7.5 OUT OF 10. THAT'S BECAUSE 75% OF NZ'S EXPORTS ARE WELL COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. BUT I'D GIVE IT AN EXTRA 1 FOR WHAT'S BEEN DONE ON DAIRY, SO 8.5 ALL UP. BUT ALL THE CONCERNS AROUND INVESTOR STATES, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROVISIONS, ACCESS TO MEDICINE AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND OTHER FISH HOOKS FOR CORPORATE POWERS STILL EXIST WITHIN THE AGREEMENT, SO I'M GONNA BE GENEROUS AND I'LL GIVE IT A 3. HOW DID WE NOT GO TO JANE KELSEY ON THAT? WHAT DO YOU THINK JANE KELSEY WOULD GIVE IT? PERHAPS ON PURPOSE? MAYBE. SHE'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY, APPARENTLY. OH, SHE IS TOO. SHE'S IN SINGAPORE. SHE'D GIVE IT A ZERO. OR A MINUS 10. NOW, I'VE WRITTEN A BLOG ON THIS TODAY. THAT'S WHEN YOU SAY, 'IS IT GOOD?' I SAY, 'YEAH.' AND IT'S ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU THINK. WERE WE RIGHT TO SIGN THE TPPA, OR SHOULD WE HAVE WALKED AWAY? SO YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE... AND TAKE PART IN OUR POLL. CAN WE HAVE A SNEAK PREVIEW? WHAT'S YOUR BLOG ABOUT? I JUST SAID WE'RE NOT LUDDITES; WE HAD TO SIGN. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE TENT. IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE THE TENT LOOKING IN, YOU DON'T GET ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE DEALS, YOU SEE. WHAT'D YOU GIVE IT OUT OF 10? I ACTUALLY GAVE IT A 5, BECAUSE I THINK` AND I COVERED THIS FOR YEARS AS A POLITICAL JOURNALIST. AND IT WAS MEANT TO BE GOLD STANDARD AND GOLD-PLATED. IT'S BARELY BRONZE, TO BE HONEST. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN. THERE WE GO. DO YOU LIKE THAT? OK. NOW UBER IS THE TAXI SERVICE THAT ISN'T A TAXI SERVICE. HAVE YOU TRIED UBER? I LOVE UBER! IT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT? SO IT LETS PRIVATE CAR OWNERS` THIS IS THE NEW ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT. IT LETS PRIVATE CAR OWNERS HIRE THEMSELVES OUT TO DRIVE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND, AND IT'S JUST GIVEN ITS ONE MILLIONTH RIDE IN NZ. THE UBER EFFECT IS MASSIVE. THERE'S NOW AN UBER EQUIVALENT FOR VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING. FOR HOLIDAY RENTING IT'S CALLED AIR B'N'B. THERE'S AN APP FOR GROCERIES ` INSTACART ` AND THERE'S A TAILOR'S VERSION OF UBER TAILORS CALLED Z TAILORS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. NOR DID I! THAT'S INTERESTING. BUT ALL THOSE INTERNET SUCCESS STORIES ARE BASED OVERSEAS, RIGHT? WELL, NO, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE NZ IS BEING UBER-FIED TOO, AND HERE'S TRISTRAM CLAYTON WITH THE LATEST ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR BACKYARD. AMERICAN VOICEOVER: WE'RE ALL GOING SOMEWHERE. LISTEN TO THE ADS... WE HAVE PEOPLE TO SEE, POSSIBILITIES TO PURSUE. ...AND HEALTH, WEALTH AND EVER-LASTING JOY ARE YOURS WITH THE CLICK OF A SIGN-UP BUTTON. BEING AN AIR B'N'B HOST IS BEING PART OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY. BUT GET PAST THE SENTIMENTALITY AND RHETORIC, THERE'S NO DOUBT THE UBER-FICATION OF BUSINESS REALLY IS CHANGING THE WORLD. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE BEFORE. IT'S CALLED 'THE SHARING ECONOMY'. AND IN NZ, THERE'S NOW A HIGH-TECH WAY TO SHARE CAR PARKS... PARKABLE HELPS YOU FIND THE PERFECT PARK AT THE PERFECT PRICE. ...AND TO BORROW SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. WE'VE DONE IT IN NZ WITH HOLIDAY HOMES AND BACHES. WE'RE NOW BRINGING IT TO THE INDUSTRY. OSCAR ELLISON IS A KIWI ENGINEER WHO BOUGHT INTO THE UBER DREAM BEFORE UBER ITSELF WAS INVENTED. I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR, I HATED OWNING IT. IT COST ME LOADS OF MONEY, AND IT WAS SITTING THERE DOING NOTHING AND I JUST NEEDED IT FOR THE ODD TRIP IN THE WEEKEND. AND I THOUGHT, 'THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER WAY THAN THIS.' SO HE DECIDED TO SET UP NZ'S FIRST CAR-SHARING BUSINESS. THE BASIC IDEA IS THAT NZERS DON'T USE THEIR CARS THAT OFTEN, AND MOST OF THE TIME, OUR CARS SIT IN CAR PARKS OR SIT AT HOME. AND WE BASICALLY PROVIDE A PLATFORM THAT ENABLES YOU TO RENT OUT YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING IT, MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY AND USE IT MORE EFFICIENTLY. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR VEHICLE, YOU MIGHT BE MOVING HOUSE FOR THE WEEKEND, HERE'S A TOYOTA HIACE. IT SOUNDS SIMPLE. I'M REALLY GONNA PUT THE SYSTEM TO THE TEST. BUT DOES IT WORK IN PRACTICE? AND NOW SEARCH FOR THAT. THERE'S QUITE A FEW. THERE'S QUITE A FEW. AND 1K AWAY, 3 K'S AWAY. LET'S GO FOR THIS HONDA CIVIC. YEP, NICE AND SIMPLE. QUITE CHEAP. YEAH, $50 FOR A DAY. SIMPLY CLICK 'REQUEST A BOOKING' AND YOUR BOOKING REQUEST IS SENT. HOPEFULLY THE OWNER GETS BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SURE ENOUGH, A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CONFIRMATION COMES THROUGH ` THE CAR IS AVAILABLE. WE CAN GO PICK THE CAR UP? GO GRAB THE KEYS. LET'S DO IT. WE PICK UP THE KEY FROM THE OWNER, AND THE CAR IS OURS. AND HERE IT IS. YEAH, HERE WE GO. SO ROUGHLY HALF AN HOUR AFTER WE FOUND THE CAR ON THE WEBSITE, HERE WE ARE DRIVING IT. YEAH. THE OWNER WAS NOT USING IT TODAY AND WE'VE RENTED IT OUT, AND WE'VE GOT THE CAR THAT WE NEED, AND HE'S GOT SOME EXTRA CASH IN HIS POCKET. AFTER OUR RIDE, WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE CAR'S OWNER. TURNS OUT HIS CAR'S BEEN RENTED FOUR TIMES AT $30 A DAY. IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT, BUT STILL, NOT BAD FOR A CAR THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN DOING NOTHING. I HAVE A CAR. I DON'T REALLY USE IT MUCH. SO IT JUST KINDA MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO RENT IT OUT TO PEOPLE. FREE MONEY, AND ALSO HELPING THEM OUT. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO ARE USING IT EVERY WEEK NOW AND REGULAR USERS, AND WE'VE GOT A CUSTOMER THAT'S ALREADY MADE $1000 THIS YEAR. SO, WHAT ABOUT THE T'S AND C'S? HOW SAFE ARE THE OWNERS' CARS? FIRSTLY, WE VET ALL THE USERS. THEN WE HAVE A FULL RATING SYSTEM. AND THEN WE FULLY INSURE ALL THE RIDES. OSCAR SAYS HE NOW HAS AROUND 100 VEHICLES AND 1000 USERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW THEY GET AROUND. THE AVERAGE CAR IN NZ'S USED FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR A DAY, SO IT SITS AROUND 96% OF THE TIME EMPTY. NOT HITS ONE. NOT HITS ONE. NOT THE MIGHTY HONDA. SMART GUY, ISN'T HE? YEAH. I MEAN, HE'S THE FUTURE ` GUY LIKE OSCAR ELLISON, A SMART GUY. CAR RENTAL COMPANIES ARE GONNA BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT, WON'T THEY? CAN I SAY SOMETHING NERDY? THAT'S LIKE THE DEMOCRATISATION OF A SERVICE, YOU KNOW? THAT'S NOT NERDY, DUNCAN. THAT'S COOL. I LIKE THAT. I GIVE THAT 10 OUT OF 10! GREAT. BETTER THAN THE 5. YEAH, BETTER THAN A 5. RIGHT, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ` IT'S THE MOMENT THAT CAR ENTHUSIASTS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. WE REVEAL THE TOP 10 CARS IN THE RUNNING FOR CAR OF THE YEAR. OK, HERE'S ONE FOR YOU PETROL HEADS OUT THERE, OR JUST ANYONE THAT DRIVES A CAR, REALLY ` CONSUMERS. WE'VE GOT A FIRST LOOK AT THE TOP 10 CARS IN THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. GENUINE EXCLUSIVE. YEAH, TAKE A LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE YOU CAN HELP PICK WHICH OF THEM ACTUALLY TAKES OUT THE ULTIMATE PRIZE. HERE'S PETROL HEAD LACHLAN FORSYTH. ELECTRONIC MUSIC IT'S A LINE-UP EVERY CAR MANUFACTURER WANTS TO BE A PART OF. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN A WIN. INTRODUCING THE FINALISTS FOR 2015 CAR OF THE YEAR. AUDI Q7. BMW I3. FORD MONDEO. MAZDA CX3. IT MUST BE QUITE HARD BECAUSE A MONDEO AND A Q7 AND A CX3, THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT CARS FOR VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THAT'S HWY THEY'RE IN TOP 10. BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT CARS. HYUNDAI TUCSON. LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT. MAZDA 2. SUBARU LEGACY. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SAFETY, QUALITY, FUEL EFFICIENCY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FUN-TO-DRIVE FACTOR. MAZDA MX5. VOLVO XC90. YOU CAN'T COMPARE THE MX5 TO THE XC90 DIRECTLY, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE QUALITY, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE BUILD, YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT IT'S GOOD FOR, WHAT YOU WOULD USE IT FOR, AND THEN RATE IT. DESPITE ALL THE DIFFERENCES, THERE ARE DEFINITE TRENDS ` SMALLER, ECONOMICAL ENGINES, LIKE THE HUGE VOLVO WITH ITS 2L TURBO DIESEL. OR THE LITTLE ELECTRIC BMW. THEN, THE AGGRESSIVE STYLING. LOOK AT THE GRILL ON THIS! THAT'S OUR SPONSOR'S CAR. IT'S EXCELLENT. PLEASE BUY ONE. FINALLY, SUVS ARE GOING GANG BUSTERS. IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, I SUSPECT 50% OF CAR BUYERS WILL BE GOING FOR SUV-STYLE VEHICLES. THERE'S ALSO AN INTERESTING MIX OF TOP-END CARS LIKE THE AUDI Q7 WITH MORE AFFORDABLE VEHICLES LIKE THE FORD AND MAZDAS. WHAT IS GOOD TO SEE IS A RANGE OF REALLY ACCESSIBLE CARS HERE. I MEAN, THE MAZDA 2, THE MAZDA 3, THE MONDEO ` I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST GO INTO A DEALER AND GO AND BUY RIGHT NOW. YEAH, THE BEST CAR DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE. THE WINNER WILL BE DECIDED BY THE NZ MOTORING WRITERS GUILD, BUT THE PUBLIC TOO IS BEING ASKED FOR ITS FAVOURITE. FROM THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON EACH OF THESE TOP 10. ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS GO TO THE AA WEBSITE OR GO ON TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT... THEY CAN CHOOSE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE UP IN LIGHTS. WHICHEVER CAR WINS, IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS. IT'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY A NEW CAR. YOUR BANG FOR BUCK QUOTIENT IS AMAZING. THE SAFETY... YOU'RE GETTING SO MUCH MORE VALUE NOW THAN YOU WERE EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO. LACHIE NEEDED TO TAKE THEM ALL FOR A SPIN. YEAH, I RECKON, EH? WHAT A WASTED OPPORTUNITY. AND YOU'D GET AN IMMEDIATE $10,000 DEPRECIATION ON ALL OF THEM. HOW MUCH DO ALL OF THOSE CARS, THOUGH, LOOK LIKE A LUXURY CAR? LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU BUY A JAGUAR OR AN ASTON MARTIN WHEN YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS THAT GOOD? WOULD YOU BUY A WHITE CAR? MM, YEP. I WOULD. I RECKON YOU'D` BIT BORING, THOUGH, ISN'T IT? YEAH, IT IS A BIT BORING. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOU. ALL RIGHT, FINALLY TONIGHT, WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A LITTLE TASTE OF SUMMER. IT'S NOT THAT FAR AWAY. 30 DEGREES IN THE SOUTH ISLAND TODAY. YAY! YAY FOR THEM! THIS IS THE VIDEO AUCKLAND PLUMBER LOGAN DODDS MADE OF HIS TRIP AROUND EUROPE WITH HIS MATES, THE LUCKY BUGGER. HE ONLY POSTED IT ONLINE TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT IT'S SO GOOD, IT'S ALREADY HAD MORE THAN 321,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. ALMOST THE SAME AS DUNCAN'S TPPA BLOG. ALMOST. ALMOST. THE BLOCK WARS NZ ` VILLA WARS` I'LL TRY THAT AGAIN. THE BLOCK NZ ` VILLA WARS IS UP NEXT. THAT'S IT FROM US. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US. THAT'S STORY TONIGHT. SIGALA'S 'EASY LOVE' # SING A SIMPLE MELODY. # THAT'S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE. # ABC IS EASY. IT'S LIKE COUNTING UP TO THREE. # SING A SIMPLE MELODY. # THAT'S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE. DANCE MUSIC INTERLUDE # SING A SIMPLE MELODY. # THAT'S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE. # SIMPLE MELODY. SIMPLE MELODY. # SING A SIMPLE MELODY. # THAT'S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE. # SIMPLE MELODY. SIMPLE MELODY. # SING A SIMPLE MELODY. # ABC IS EASY. # IT'S LIKE COUNTING UP TO THREE. # IT'S TIME FOR A NEW STORY. RETHINK WHAT YOU KNOW. STORY IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ALL-NEW FORD MONDEO.