ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW ` OUR LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR. NOW, FIRST ONE ON A FRIDAY, WHICH IS INTERESTING. I KNOW. SURPRISE! NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU'D HAVE EXPECTED IF YOU TURNING ON THE TV ACCIDENTALLY TO FIND US HERE. WE ARE SORRY AS WELL. AND WE GOT HERE. WE FINALLY GOT HERE, WHICH IS GOOD, ISN'T IT? YEAH, IT IS GOOD. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T GET HERE. AND WE DID. DID THEY SAY THAT? SOMEONE SAID THAT, YEAH. WE DID. HEY, ON THE PROGRAMME TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA DELVE INTO SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES WE'VE BROUGHT YOU SO FAR ` BRACELETS, GUNS AND ESCAPED CONVICTS. AND THEN ` REMEMBER THESE CHARACTERS? WE LOOK BACK ON THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS THEIR SHOW IN 2015. AND WE HEAD BACK TO THE PLACES AROUND NZ THAT INSPIRED US, AND, YES, THAT INCLUDES THE BIG SURPRISE THAT IS HAMILTON GARDENS. IT'S TIME FOR A NEW STORY. RETHINK WHAT YOU KNOW. STORY IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ALL-NEW FORD MONDEO. CAPTIONS BY ABLE. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT ` OUR LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SKIN FOR THAT. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? (CHUCKLES) WHATEVER THAT MEANS. THIS IS WHAT DUNCAN DOES TO ME ALL THE TIME ` DO SOME SKIN ` LIKE WE'RE YOUNG PEOPLE. YOU ONLY DO IT ONCE. IT IS A WEEK, EXACTLY A WEEK, UNTIL CHRISTMAS, RIGHT? EXACTLY A WEEK UNTIL CHRISTMAS. AND DUNCAN IS SO LUCKY, BECAUSE HE GOT, TODAY, THE PRESENT HE'S ALWAYS WANTED. HE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO WAIT UNTIL CHRISTMAS. OH NO, YOU HAVEN'T` OH NO! WHY DON'T YOU SHOW THEM WHAT YOU GOT, DUNCAN. OK, SO I WROTE THIS, SORT OF, NASTY, BITCHY COLUMN ABOUT CELIA WADE-BROWN IN WELLINGTON, THE MAYOR, AND, SO SOMEONE HAS SENT ME` I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THIS. BUT THIS IS A PICTURE OF, UM` WE MUST GO IN ON THIS IF WE CAN. THIS IS THE BABIES THAT CELIA WADE-BROWN AND I WOULD MAKE. YEP, THIS IS WHAT A BABY WOULD LOOK LIKE IF CELIA AND DUNCAN MADE A BABY, WITH A SPAGHETTI SURROUND, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF A NICE TOUCH. YEAH, SO THAT'S US. OK, SO SOMEONE WAS READING THE COLUMN, ANYWAY. SURPRISINGLY CUTE. YEAH, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR MAKING MY DAY AND CERTAINLY DUNCAN'S DAY ` MAYBE EVEN CELIA'S DAY. GET REAL. WHO KNOWS? NOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG STORIES THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS, IF NOT THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SHOW, HAS BEEN TO CHANGE THE GUN-BUYING RULES. NOW, WE DISCOVERED IT WAS WAY TOO EASY TO ORDER A GUN THROUGH MAIL ORDER. AND AFTER OUR STORY WENT TO AIR, THE POLICE, AS YOU KNOW, THEY CHANGED THE RULES IMMEDIATELY TO SHUT THAT WEAKNESS DOWN. HERE IS HOW THE STORY BEGAN. BOLT'S IN. MAGAZINE IS IN. THE GUN'S NOW READY TO FIRE. IF I HAD AMMUNITION, I'D BE READY TO GO OUT AND DO, I SUPPOSE, WHATEVER I WANTED TO WITH THIS GUN. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS RIFLE, BUT IT WAS EASY, TOO EASY, TO GET. NOW, WE'VE DONE THIS TO EXPOSE A SERIOUS WEAKNESS IN THE GUN LAWS THAT SHOULD BE CLOSED. WE SENT THE FORM TO GUN CITY, AND WITHIN MINUTES THEY CALLED US. CELL PHONE RINGS WE TALKED TO GUN CITY TWICE. NOW, WHEN THESE GUNS COME TO YOU, YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE THEM A GOOD CLEAN, COS THEY'RE ALL PACKED IN, SORT OF, PROTECTIVE GREASE AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. BUT NEITHER TIME WAS THE INFORMATION WE SENT THROUGH QUESTIONED. DAVID TIPPLE SAYS HE DOESN'T BELIEVE CRIMINALS EXPLOIT THIS WEAKNESS. YOU MAY CHANGE THE WAY YOU HANDLE THESE FORMS? > I THINK THERE'LL BE LOTS OF CHANGES AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT. THERE'LL BE MORE AND MORE ONLINE ABILITY TO CHECK. (EXHALES) AND IT WAS A BIG STORY, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW... IT'S TOPICAL. KEEPS ON PLAYING OUT. YEP, ABSOLUTELY. NOW, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT NZ HAS BEEN DEALING WITH AS A COUNTRY IS HOW OUR CRIMINALS ARE MONITORED ONCE THEY GET OUT OF JAIL. SO THAT INCLUDES HOW ELECTRONIC MONITORING WORKS, OR, AS WE FOUND, DOESN'T WORK. IN OUR SECOND CASE, AUCKLAND POLICE HAVE TWO WARRANTS TO ARREST 44-YEAR-OLD CASEY COWAN. AND POLICE WARN HE'S CONSIDERED DANGEROUS, SO DON'T APPROACH HIM. THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO, AND THIS WAS 11 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. HOW'S IT GOING, DUNCAN? HOW YOU GOING, MATE? YEAH, FINE. THANK YOU. CASEY COWAN, A GANG MEMBER WITH A RECORD OF VIOLENCE ` HE WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM THE END OF HIS SIX-MONTH HOME DETENTION SENTENCE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST HIS EX-PARTNER, BUT ON SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH, HE CUT HIS MONITORING BRACELET OFF. AND CORRECTIONS RANG YOU AT THE TIME, OR? UH, YES, THEY RANG ME, ASKED ME TO COME BACK IN, AND I SAID 'NO, I'M NOT.' COULD I CUT THIS? I'D PREFER YOU DIDN'T. IT'S` YOU KNOW` I THINK WE SHOULD. LET'S LOOK AT HOW EASY THIS IS TO DO. LET'S CUT IT. WE'LL REIMBURSE YOU FOR IT. OK, IF YOU CUT` HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST? UH, I DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF THE THING, BUT` OH, JUST LIKE THAT. THAT` LOOK AT HOW EASY THAT` IT'S RIDICULOUS, THOUGH, ISN'T IT? AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT, IF YOU WERE ON HOME DETENTION, THERE WOULD NOW BE AN ALARM. I PROMISED TO REIMBURSE. DID WE REIMBURSE? NO. THEY'RE ACTUALLY QUITE EXPENSIVE. UM, THEY DIDN'T LIKE US DOING THAT. CASEY COWAN'S OUT OF JAIL, DOING OK. OK? NICE. WE WORK WITH A TEAM OF PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED REPORTERS WHO'VE DONE SOME REALLY GOOD WORK THIS YEAR. YEAH, HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE OTHER BIG ISSUES THAT THEY'VE COVERED OFF. MY FAMILY, IF THEY WEREN'T HELPING, I'D PROBABLY BE STILL DOING IT TO TODAY. LET'S FIND THE SEALED TUNNELS, AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE AEROPLANES IN THEM. REFUGEES HAVE A SUPER-HEIGHTENED DRIVE FOR SURVIVAL. THEY WILL KEEP GOING UNTIL THEY SUCCEED. SHE'S MY DAUGHTER. SHE'S AUSTRALIAN. SHE'S LIVED HERE ALL HER LIFE. THIS IS HOME. CLAMOURING I WAS JUST PULLING HER OVER. AT A TYPICAL FRIDAY NIGHT ` CHAOS, VIOLENCE, ARRESTS. CROWDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO, NOWHERE BETTER TO BE. CLAMOURING, BLEEPED SWEARING AND THESE COMPARATIVELY SMALL PROBLEMS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO BIGGER ONES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VEHICLES BEING STOLEN, DRIVEN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF MOTORWAYS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES. AND THESE ARE KIDS? > THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE ARE KIDS 13 TO 14 YEARS OLD. GLASS SMASHES, CLAMOURING UPBEAT MUSIC WITHIN SECONDS OF SURFACING, MY BOAT HAD BEEN CAUGHT IN THE WIND, AND IT WENT ONE WAY, AND I WAS CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT, AND I SHOT OFF THE OTHER. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU OUT FISHING ON YOUR OWN. IMAGINE HAVING, WELL, NO LIFE JACKET. IMAGINE HAVING NO ABILITY TO CALL FOR HELP. HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO BE RESCUED? IN CAME THE CHOPPER, WHO DROPPED STEFAN IN TO GET ME. IMAGINE THE RELIEF IF THIS WAS A GENUINE RESCUE, AND I'D GENUINELY BEEN AT SEA FOR HOURS. HEY. THANKS FOR COMING, MATE. (LAUGHS) CLIMB OVER THE TOP OF ME. IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO THIS ` 'WHERE IS THE MONEY?' HOW MUCH HAS THIS TRUST GIVEN TO THE TOWN? IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION. NO, WELL, LET'S` IT'S INCREDIBLY SIMPLE. IT'S` IT IS. IT IS. I KNOW. THE TRUST HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR TWO YEARS; WHY IS IT DIFFICULT TO ANSWER? BECAUSE OF`OF THE, UH` NO. WE DECIDED NOT TO GIVE YOU AN INTERVIEW. EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THESE PICNIC TABLES. WE APPLIED TO THE TRUST FOR SOME MONEY FOR SOME PICNIC TABLES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE GOT. WELL, HERE THEY ARE. THESE ARE THE FOUR PICNIC TABLES, AND I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM CHEAP, BUT... I MEAN, THEY LOOK FAIRLY STURDY, BUT THEY'RE NOT FIXED, AND, UH, THEY'RE DEFINITELY THE CHEAPEST PICNIC TABLES I'VE EVER SEEN. THE PRICE OF CHRISTINE MANNING'S LIFE IS $7500 A MONTH. IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT AND VERY VERY CLEAR WHEN I HAD CHILDREN THAT WERE DEPENDANT ON ME. YES, IT WAS WORTH IT. I'M CHARLIE. THAT'S MY MUM, KAREN, AND THERE'S FINDLAY NEXT TO MUM. KAREN HUNTER WOULD BE EQUALLY OUTSPOKEN IF SHE WAS STILL HERE. I THINK IT'S VERY BLASE OF PEOPLE TO WRITE AND DO A CHART AND SAY, 'WELL, IT ONLY GIVES YOU ANOTHER YEAR.' IT GIVES YOU A YEAR. YOU JUST WANNA KNOW THAT YOU'RE BEEN GIVEN THE BEST CHANCE POSSIBLE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE, BUT TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T AT SOME POINT GET YOUR HANDS ON THOSE DRUGS THAT ARE GONNA HELP YOU KEEP GOING WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 5 AND A 8-YEAR-OLD. I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU JUST` HOW CAN THAT BE OK? IF'S JUST` IT'S NOT OK. THIS STUFF COMES OH-SO QUICK. UPBEAT MUSIC NUTRITIONALLY, HOW WOULD I RATE UP & GO? (CHUCKLES) YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW? I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM DRINKING MELON, GINGER AND CELERY SMOOTHIES, BUT I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CULTURE SHIFT BEFORE WE REACH THAT STAGE. YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT SCHOOLS ARE GETTING KICKBACKS FOR PROGRAMMES FOR PROMOTING THESE PRODUCTS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. ONE OLD SOLDIER IN PARTICULAR SAID THERE'S ENOUGH AMMUNITION AT NORTH HEAD TO TAKE IT OFF THE WATER LINE, AND DESTROY EVERYTHING ACROSS THE HARBOUR UP TO THE HOSPITAL ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S AN INCREDIBLY GOOD STORY, BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS. ONE THEORY IS THAT PARTS OF THE FIRST BOEING AIRCRAFT EVER MADE ARE PACKAGED UP HERE. NOW, THEY WERE BOUGHT BY THE NZ FLYING SCHOOL DURING WWI, AND IT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM AFTER THAT SCHOOL CLOSED THAT IS THE MATTER OF SOME DEBATE. SOME SAY THEY'RE HERE. SO, IF IS PUT OUT A MESSAGE TO ATTACK NZ, YOU THINK THEY'D BE CAPABLE OF DOING THAT? WITH REASON, YES. THE PROBLEM WITH I.S. IS THAT THEY ARE KILLING INNOCENTS. WELL, YOU'RE TAKING ME THE WRONG WAY HERE, BUT MY BROTHERS, THEY WILL FIGHT, BUT THEY WON'T FIGHT FOR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WITH REASON, THEY'LL FIGHT AGAINST, SAY` A LOT OF WHAT JOHN KEY'S DOING IS WRONG. YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY REALLY FIGHT IN THAT AREA. THEY WOULDN'T GO OUT TERRORISING INNOCENTS, NO. THE BIG WEAKNESS IN THE SYSTEM, THOUGH ` IMMIGRATION DOESN'T DO BACKGROUND CHECKS IN THE REFUGEE'S HOME COUNTRY. IF SOMEONE 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. WE GOTTA DO FAR MORE TO PROTECT NZ SOCIETY AND KNOW WHO'S COMING. NO ONE OBJECTS TO GENUINE REFUGEE STATUS, BUT SOME OF IT'S CONTRIVED. WHERE THE BUSH MEETS THE OUTBACK IS A GUARDED COMPOUND WHICH CAN'T BE FOUND ON ANY MAP. BUT WHAT GOES ON HERE IS NO LONGER A SECRET. HANGINGS, WOMEN DRINKING WASHING POWDER AND SHAMPOO TO TRY AND KILL THEMSELVES. WE GET TREATED LIKE ANIMALS, PRETTY MUCH, HERE. HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO PRISON? PRISON'S BETTER. WE KNOW THERE ARE ABOUT 630 PEOPLE INSIDE THE DETENTION CENTRE. MOST OF THEM ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE HAVE REQUESTED ACCESS TO GO IN AND VISIT ANGELA RUSSELL, WHO IS THERE. WE WERE MEANT TO HEAR BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS. IT'S NOW BEEN TWO AND A HALF DAYS, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AND TURN UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. HE GREW UP ON THE EAST COAST. HE'S BEEN IN AUSTRALIA 18 YEARS. HE'S NEVER BEEN IN TE ATATU BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW THIS PLACE, YOU KNOW. HE WAS ONE OF THE MEN WHO DID THIS TO THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE. < WERE YOU PART OF THE RIOTS? WELL,... YEAH. THIS CRIMINAL AND THIS MP ARE BOTH WORRIED THE DEPORTEES WON'T COPE IN NZ. THEY CAN'T EXPECT US TO COME BACK HERE AND JUST REINTEGRATE WITH SOCIETY, LIKE, JUST LIKE THAT. WALKING STREETS THEY DON'T KNOW WITH LITTLE MONEY, ALONE. PEINA CLARK ADMITS THERE IS A RISK THAT HE AND HIS MATES MIGHT REOFFEND. WELL, OF COURSE, PEINA CLARK, THE GUY IN THE LAST STORY, IS, UM, YOU KNOW, GETTING A LITTLE BIT BETTER. HE'S MOVED OUT OF THE MOTEL INTO A BOARDING HOUSE. HE'S GOT SOME HELP. HE'S DOING OK? BUT, GOSH, THAT ISSUE IS JUST ONGOING, ISN'T IT? YEAH, AND THAT WON'T GO AWAY IN 2016. NO, IT'S GONNA BE THERE NEXT YEAR AS WELL. YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, STILL TO COME ON THE SHOW ` WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT SOME OF THE GREAT CHARACTERS WE'VE MET IN 2015. BUT BEFORE THAT, LET'S HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS AT MANGERE BRIDGE SCHOOL, AND DAN LAKE POPPED IN TO SEE WHAT THEY REMEMBER FROM THE NEWS THIS YEAR. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MARY-JANE. JACKSON. RAKAI. AND HOW OLD ARE YOU? 8. I'M 6. 8. PRETEND THE MICROPHONE AND THE CAMERA'S NOT HERE, OK? OK. SO, DO YOU WATCH THE NEWS VERY MUCH? YES. NO? WHAT'S SOMETHINGS THAT YOU REMEMBER FROM THIS YEAR ON THE NEWS? UM, I REMEMBER THE ALL BLACKS TRAVELLING TO SAMOA FOR AN AWESOME MATCH. WHEN THE ALL BLACKS WON THE WORLD CUP. EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL. WHEN THE ALL BLACKS WON THE RUGBY WORLD CUP. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I FELT VERY HAPPY. UM, THE SYRIAN REFUGEES. I REMEMBER THE... UM, THE... THE EARTHQUAKE ON THE... ON NEPAL. A CAMERA LADY CALLED PETRA LASZLO WAS TRIPPING THEM UP AND KICKING THEM. DID YOU WATCH THAT WITH YOUR FAMILY? NO? NO, BECAUSE I WAS READING THE NEWSPAPER. OH,HOW OFTEN DO YOU READ THE NEWSPAPER? UM, ONCE A WEEK. YEAH, IT IS GOOD. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T GET HERE. UPBEAT MUSIC RIGHT, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE ARE THE FOLKS FROM THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION. MAN, THEY DO A GOOD JOB, DON'T THEY? YEAH. THIS CHRISTMAS THEY WILL DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 3000 EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS, AND THEY'LL GIVE OUT 10,000 CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FAMILIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO WITHOUT. GOOD ON THEM. YEAH, THEY DO GOOD WORK. ALL RIGHT, WELL, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT WORKING ON A SHOW LIKE THIS IS THAT WE GET TO MEET ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE, DON'T WE? YEAH, AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE MET SOME INTERESTING, CHARMING AND MEMORABLE CHARACTERS SO FAR. SO HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITES. SO, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT NUMBERS? CHEERS, BOYS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M PATTING A BEE. NICE TO MEET YOU. YEAH, JUST KEEP GOING. (LAUGHS) HEY, BONJOUR. WOW, THAT'S LIKE THE ACID IN '73 JUST KICKED BACK IN. WHOA, LOOK OUT! AC/DC PLAYS THERE IS A DRUG, DRINK OR STIMULANT THAT COULD GIVE ME THE SAME VIBE AS WHEN THE BAND HITS THE STAGE AND YOU SEE ALL THOSE PEOPLE GOING, 'YEAH!' YEAH! THERE'S ONLY ONE QUEEN PER BOX... YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT TO LOOK AT HIM, BUT BRYCE IS AS BLIND AS IT GETS. YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT GRABBING A FISTFUL OF BEES AT ALL? NOT HERE. YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN STUNG YET. DETERMINATION IS A BIG THING WITH ME, I THINK. IF SOMEONE SAYS I CAN'T DO SOMETHING, I JUST GO HARD TO MAKE SURE I CAN DO IT. BEHIND THE BLACK SUNNIES IS SIMON LUSK ` A HUNTER, A FISHER AND A SHADOWY, SECRETIVE, MYSTERIOUS BACKROOM POLITICAL OPERATOR. AND THEY JUST MADE STUFF HAPPEN WHEN THEY GOT INTO POWER. PEOPLE PAY HIM TO WIN, TO TAKE OUT THEIR OPPONENTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE A SCUMBAG. WHAT DO YOU DO? IN-IN AMERICA` I'M QUITE HAPPY BEING A SCUMBAG. # BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'M ALL ABOUT THAT BASS, ABOUT THAT BASS. I'M HAPPY TO BE LOOKED AT AS BEING ABLE TO BE SEXY AND BE BIG. # I'M ALL ABOUT THAT BASS, ABOUT THAT BASS. I'M MORE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO BE HEALTHY, RATHER THAN WHAT SIZE I AM. AND IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, THEN THAT'S THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF. # AND ALL THE RIGHT JUNK IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES. THIS IS A PLACE BURSTING WITH BOWLING TALENT. AND WHO'S THE STAR PLAYER? STAR PLAYER? OH, THEY'RE ALL STAR PLAYERS AROUND HERE. IT'S GAME ON. ALL RIGHT, GEORGE. HERE WE GO. THEY GET COCKY, SEE? THEY GET COCKY? OH, YEAH. OH! CAUSED SO MUCH SHIT, YEAH. CONFUSING THESE TWO ` EASY MISTAKE TO MAKE, RIGHT? SHE'S TOLD THE POLICE SHE'S TED. SO YOU ADMIT THAT YOU USED HIS NAME? I DO. SO NOW THE SYSTEM THINKS THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME PERSON, AND HER BRUSHES WITH POLICE TED PAYS FOR. THE MESSAGE TO ANYONE OUT THERE IS DON'T HAVE, UH, LAWBREAKING, LITTLE SHIT, UH, SIBLINGS ` SORRY. 70. LATE 70S? 78? I'M GONNA SAY 75. HOW OLD ARE YOU, COLIN? I'M 91. ALL CHEER COLIN TURNS 92 IN JANUARY. 92! GREAT JOB. GOOD FOR YOU, COLIN! COLIN, IT'S RACE DAY. ARE YOU PUMPED? PUMPED UP. YEAH, REALLY PUMPED. (LAUGHS) FATBOY SLIM'S PRAISE YOU A LITTLE RUN, A LITTLE WALK. ALL CHEER I'M ACTUALLY QUITE ENJOYING IT, BUT THE ONLY ISSUE, YOU KNOW, IS TRYING TO PRONOUNCE WORDS PROPERLY. (SPEAKS FRENCH) (SPEAKS FRENCH) (SPEAKS FRENCH) BUT HE'S A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THE UPCOMING WINTER WHERE THE STREETS CAN BE COVERED UNDER A METRE OF SNOW. I'LL PROBABLY GET LOOKED AT WEIRDLY, COS I'LL PROBABLY STILL BE WEARING MY BOARD SHORTS AND JANDALS. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BUSK WITH YOU. I MEAN THIS IS A GREAT HONOUR. # I DON'T KNOW, OH, OH, OH, # WHY DOES LOVE DO THIS TO ME. GO, JULIAN! CROWD APPLAUD # WE LOVE THE STORY SHOW # THE MOST. I DON'T KNOW WHO THE CHARACTER IN THAT STORY IS ` IS IT THE EXPONENTS OR JULIAN? IT'S JULIAN. JULIAN HAD A GREAT YEAR. YEAH, HE HAS. HE'S REALLY PUT HIMSELF OUT THERE. DONE SOME CRAZY THINGS ` HE'S GOT DRUNK ON TELLY; HE'S EATEN WHILE HE'S BEEN DOING FITNESS; HE DID THAT. YEAH, CHRISTMAS PRESENT COMING YOUR WAY, MATE. HEY, COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK WE REVISIT SOME OF THE CRAZY AND FANTASTIC PLACES THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, INCLUDING THE TIME I MANAGED TO TOTALLY CHANGE HEATHER'S VIEW OF HAMILTON. DISCLAIMER ` I LOVE HAMILTON. UH, BUT FIRST HERE'S MORE FROM THE STUDENTS AT MANGERE BRIDGE SCHOOL. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS IS? ALL: ME! ALL LAUGH SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT DONALD TRUMP? HE'S RACIST. HE'S GOING CRAZY. ALL LAUGH HE JUST SAYS ANYTHING TO TRY AND CATCH ATTENTION. PUT YOUR HAND UP IF YOU WANT THE FLAG TO STAY THE SAME. ALL GIGGLE PUT YOUR HAND UP IF YOU WANT THE FLAG TO CHANGE. YES, YES, YES. SO WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S BAD TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY ON A FLAG? COS WE'LL BE SPENDING HEAPS OF MONEY ON THE FLAG BUT NOT ON THE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP. ROCK VERSION OF 'WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS' ROCK VERSION OF 'WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS' CONTINUES HEY, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW. WE HAVE A GREAT COUNTRY, DON'T WE? YEAH, I RECKON WE'RE THE LUCKY COUNTRY, NOT AUSTRALIA. WE SHOULD TELL THEM THAT. LET'S SEND THEM A POSTCARD FOR CHRISTMAS. I THINK WE HAVE. BUT ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THIS JOB IS THAT WE GET TO VISIT A LOT OF THE GREAT PLACES IN THIS COUNTRY ON THIS SHOW, AND IN 2015 ONE OF THE GREATEST PLACES THAT WE VISITED WAS ACTUALLY HAMILTON, SERIOUSLY. YOU'VE BECOME A SYCOPHANT, HAVEN'T YOU? A SYCOPHANT, YEAH. SO HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT THAT, AND SOME OF THE OTHER FANTASTIC LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF VISITING. IS THIS OK? YEAH, THIS IS FINE. ROSS DUNLOP, MAYOR OF SOUTH TARANAKI. SO HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? TRYING TO HAPPEN. YEAH, WELL, NO. THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. NOT HERE IN WHANGA'. AND SURELY EVERY GOOD KNIGHT DESERVES A CASTLE TO CALL HIS OWN. SO, IN THE OFFICE, I'VE BEEN RAVING ABOUT THE HAMILTON GARDENS, AND HEATHER'S RATHER UNCONVINCED. SHE JUST SORTA LAUGHED AT ME INITIALLY, SO` COS IT'S HAMILTON. YOU PUT YOUR FOOT IN IT. OH! THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THAT'S JUST THE TOUR AHEAD. INDIAN CHAPEL` WHOA! BOTH LAUGH INDIAN CHAR BAGH. OH, WOW! ISN'T IT COOL? VERY BRIGHT. THAT'S SO PRETTY. WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK THIS IS AMAZING. WHO KNEW THAT HAMILTON HAD SOMETHING... (LAUGHS) AUGUSTA LEFT NZ A FEW YEARS AGO. HER SIGHTS SET ON THE BUSTLING CHINESE CAPITAL, BEIJING, WHERE SHE SHOWED ME AROUND A FEW TOURIST SPOTS. I WAS VERY PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS MOVIE, THANK YOU, AND TO ACTUALLY GET TO PLAY A NZER. IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. THIS ONE IS SO COOL! CAN YOU SEE THE TURTLE? WHERE'S THE TURTLE? YES! THERE HE IS! YES! AND THERE'S A DUCK. BEAUTIFUL. EVER WANTED TO BE QUEEN OF YOUR OWN CASTLE? BEAUTIFUL WOODWORK TOO. SQUIRE OF YOUR OWN ESTATE? MAYOR OF YOUR OWN LITTLE TOWN? CAMPBELL PARK NEAR THE WAITAKI RIVER, INLAND FROM OAMARU, IS ON THE MARKET. WHAT PRICE HAVE YOU PUT ON THE WHOLE SHEBANG? UH, THE OWNERS ARE ASKING FOR 3.95 MILLION. OFF TO BUY A LOTTO TICKET. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. WHO KNEW THAT HAMILTON HAD THIS MUCH CLASS? ALTHOUGH, LOOK, HAMILTON REALLY NEEDED TO SWEEP THE FLOOR, DIDN'T IT? HAMILTON, SWEEP YOUR FLOOR. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THIS WAS A RUBBISH DUMP. YEAH! AND SOME WOULD SAY IT STILL IS. THE LOCALS DIDN'T LIKE IT AND DECLARED THEMSELVES A REPUBLIC. SINCE THEN A PRESIDENT BEEN ELECTED BY THE TOWNSPEOPLE ON REPUBLIC DAY EVERY TWO YEARS. I DID HEAR A RUMOUR THAT ONE OF THE LOCAL LASSES MAY HAVE PUT HER HAND UP FOR A SUCCESSOR. > AS IN LADY? YEAH. > YEAH, WELL, NO, THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN, NOT HERE IN WHANGA'. A WOMEN PRESIDENT? YOU CAN JUST. OH, NO, THAT'S UNTHINKABLE. WHAT'S BEHIND THERE? LET'S HAVE A LOOK. COME ON IN. LET'S HAVE A LOOK. WOW. OH, THIS IS COOL. COME THIS WAY. LOOK, YOU CAN DO HOBBITON AND THE GARDENS AT THE SAME TIME. PATEA MAORI CLUB'S POE E THE HALCYON DAYS OF 1980S NZ. WERE YOU BOTH IN THE VIDEO? YEP, I AM. OH, YEAH, WE WERE IN THE VIDEO. THE ACTUAL PATEA MAORI CLUB ` THE ONES THAT MADE THE SONG. THIS SORT OF SYMBOLISES THE TOWN, DOESN'T IT? COURSE IT DOES. AND THE FACT THAT IT'S STILL GOING, AND YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING TONIGHT ` MONDAY NIGHT PRACTICE. YEP. THAT'S OUR USUAL. I JUST THINK IT'S AMAZING, GUYS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS HERE. YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY COME DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT. I HAVE BEEN WAY TOO HARSH ON HAMILTON. FORGET ABOUT GOING TO SEE THE REST OF THE WORLD. COME AND SEE HAMILTON GARDENS. YOU'VE BECOME AN AMBASSADOR FOR HAMILTON NEXT YEAR. YEAH, HAMILTON, YOU GET THE BILL FOR THAT PR SHORTLY. YEAH. HEY, NOW, THAT'S NEARLY IT FROM US, AND THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY THIS YEAR. WE'LL BE BACK WITH YOU, OF COURSE, IN 2016. UH, BUT WITH CHRISTMAS JUST DAYS AWAY, IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT WE FINISH WITH A LITTLE JINGLE BELLS, YEAH? IT'S NOW OK TO PLAY THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS. HERE ARE THE STUDENTS FROM SPREYDON SCHOOL IN CHRISTCHURCH AND ORERE SCHOOL IN EAST AUCKLAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING THIS YEAR. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US, MOST IMPORTANTLY. THAT IS STORY TONIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S STORY FOR 2015. HAVE A SAFE AND FUN SUMMER. I TOO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT. WE'VE REALLY FELT IT THIS YEAR, HAVEN'T WE? YEAH, WE HAVE. AND WE DO APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL BE BACK IN THE NEW YEAR. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS. PUT IT THERE. # JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, # JINGLE ALL THE WAY. # OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ON A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH. HEY! # JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, # JINGLE ALL THE WAY. # OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ON A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH. HEY! # DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH. # ALL THE FIELDS WE GO. LAUGHING ALL THE WAY. # BELLS ON BOBTAIL RING. # MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT. # WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING A SONG TONIGHT. # HEY! JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, # JINGLE ALL THE WAY. # OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ON A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH. HEY! # JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, # JINGLE ALL THE WAY. # OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ON A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH. HEY! MERRY CHRISTMAS, NZ! IT'S TIME FOR A NEW STORY. RETHINK WHAT YOU KNOW. STORY IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ALL-NEW FORD MONDEO. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015