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Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.

Primary Title
  • Seven Sharp
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 14 April 2016
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Hosts
  • Mike Hosking (Host)
  • Toni Street (Host)
Yes, one of the first giveaways on the show. TONIGHT ` WHO CAN FORGET THEIR STYLE... KIDS CHANT THAT EARNED THEM A TRIP OF A LIFETIME? IT WAS EXCELLENT. OH, I WOULD GO BACK IN A HEARTBEAT. AND NOW THEIR HOMETOWN IS GETTING A TASTE OF THE EXCITEMENT. SO, WHAT KIND OF DIRT HAVE YOU GOT ON SHAG TO BE ABLE TO PULL IN A FAVOUR LIKE THIS? AND WE WILL MEET A CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN WHO BRINGS COLOUR AND LIGHT TO THE DARKEST OF DAYS. KINDNESS. AND IT DOESN'T COST A THING. PLUS, BRINGING HISTORY BACK TO LIFE... HE GOT HIMSELF ABSOLUTELY PLASTERED. HE PUT BREAD IN ALL THE LIFE RAFTS. ...ONE MEAL AT A TIME. THIS WILL BE FIRST CLASS. ALSO, YOU PROBABLY WALK RIGHT PAST THESE GUYS. TROLLEY MAN, TROLLEY BOY, TROLLEY-OLOGIST. BUT IT'S TIME WE MADE MORE OF AN EFFORT. SHARE THE SMILE AROUND. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY PHILIP MCKIBBIN AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. In the next 20 min., you can enter and win. You should get into real estate or something. HE'S JUST COACHED THE ALL BLACKS TO BACK-TO-BACK RUGBY WORLD CUP TITLES AND IS STILL PROBABLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST BLOKES GOING. SO WHAT DOES STEVE HANSEN WANT TO DO ON A RARE DAY OFF? YOU'D THINK SPEND TIME AT HOME WITH LOVED ONES, BUT NO. YESTERDAY THE CRACKING COACH ` WITHOUT THE RUGBY UNION'S KNOWLEDGE ` FLEW TO NAPIER, DROVE TO WAIROA TO TAKE THE COLLEGE'S FIRST 15 THROUGH ITS PACES. WHY? HE'S A MAN OF HIS WORD. MATT CHISHOLM WAS THERE. HOW COULD WE FORGET TANA CULSHAW-KAISA? HIS EPIC WOOD CHOPPING AND HIS COBBERS IN THE WAIROA COLLEGE FIRST 15 FROM LAST YEAR. WHERE'S THE AXE? OH, AT HOME. I DIDN'T BRING IT TODAY. TODAY, THANKS TO THIS FELLA, THE HAWKE'S BAY BOYS FROM THIS DECILE ONE SCHOOL ARE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU WERE MOBBED THERE? YEAH, NO, I WAS. DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN, SO I'VE JUST GOT TO ENJOY IT. THESE YOUNG CHAMPIONS AND THEIR WHANAU RAISED A WHOPPING $260,000 OVER TWO YEARS. YOU NAME IT, WE DID IT. TO PAY THEIR WAY TO EUROPE FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP. CHEERING WITH YOU ` THE SEVEN SHARP VIEWERS ` COUGHING UP THE FINAL 20K. IT WAS EXCELLENT. OH, I'LL GO BACK IN A HEART BEAT. MEETING DIFFERENT` DIFFERENT LANGUAGE PEOPLE MEETING DIFFERENT` DIFFERENT LANGUAGE PEOPLE AND STAYING IN THEIR CULTURE. DID YOU FELLAS GET UP TO ANY MISCHIEF? OOH, CAN'T SAY THAT ON AIR. NAPIER CAR DEALER TERRY ELMSLY SHELLED OUT $2,000 FOR THEIR TOUR. PEOPLE IN WAIROA HAVE BOUGHT A LOT OF CARS OFF ME OVER THE YEARS, AND I'VE GOT A VERY LONG MEMORY. BUT HE'S DOING SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. TERRY, A GOOD FRIEND OF STEVE 'SHAG' HANSEN, SAID IF THE BOYS FROM WAIROA MADE IT TO EUROPE BOYS PERFORM HAKA HE'D MAKE SURE STEVE MADE IT TO WAIROA TO TRAIN THE BOYS JUST LIKE HE TRAINS THE ALL BLACKS. THE BOYS ARE FIZZING, FIZZING. THEY CANT WAIT TO GET ON THERE AND BE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A COACH OF HIS CALIBRE. WHAT KIND OF DIRT HAVE YOU GOT ON SHAG TO BE ABLE TO CALL IN A FAVOUR LIKE THIS? OH, I HAVEN'T GOT ANY DIRT ON HIM. AT THE END OF THE DAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND. CLEARLY A BLOODY GOOD ONE. FIRST AN OFFICIAL WELCOME, WAIROA STYLES. GIRLS CHANT AND IT'S NOT JUST THE FOOTY BOYS WANTING A PIECE OF STEVE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE? A SELFIE OF US TWO. I SEE SOME GIRLS ARE GETTING KISSES. DID YOU GET A KISS? YEAH, DEFINITELY. ARE YOU GOING TO CLEAN YOUR FACE? NO. (LAUGHS) JOKING! THE MAN GIVING UP HIS PRECIOUS TIME MOBBED BY EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT, ISN'T IT? JUST A, YOU KNOW, NOTHER WEE REMINDER JUST HOW PRIVILEGED WE ARE TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT MOTIVATES A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY ASKED IF I COULD COME UP, AND I SAID, 'LOOK, IF I COULD FIND SOME TIME, I'LL COME UP. WELL, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN. SOME DAYS, YEAH. SO HOW ARE THOSE RUGBY BOYS FEELING HEADING IN TO A COACHING CLINIC WITH THE WORLDS BEST? OH, PRETTY GOOD. ARE YOU NERVOUS? YEAH, A BIT, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH. SO THAT MEANS MOVE. 60 UNINTERRUPTED MINUTES WITH THE MAN IN CHARGE. WE JUST WANT ONE-ON-ONE. WHEN THE ALL BLACKS DELIVERED THE CUP BACK TO BACK. HERE'S A DEFENDER. YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE RATHER THAN HOLDING THAT MIC. I THINK IT'S SENSATIONAL. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE YOUNG GUYS. HE'S TELLING THEM YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY NEEDED TO HEAR. THIS UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT THOUGH,... DID YOU LIKE THE LOOK OF ANYONE? I CERTAINLY DIDN'T LIKE THE LOOK OF YOU THE WAY YOU WERE CATCHING THE BALL EARLIER. ...ALL OVER FAR TOO SOON. IT WAS AWESOME. WE LEARNED A LOT, YEAH. FIRST TIME I'VE MET HIM IN PERSON, ANYWAY. YEAH, SEEN HIM ON TV. HE'S A LOT TALLER THAN I THOUGHT HE WAS, ACTUALLY. BOYS PERFORM HAKA STEVE RECKONS HE'LL TAKE HIS DAY IN WAIROA STEVE RECKONS HE'LL TAKE HIS DAY IN WAIROA TO THE GRAVE TOO. IT'S A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE, AND ONE THAT I'VE ENJOYED. SO THEY DID TELL ME THE NORTH ISLAND WAS WARM, THOUGH. THEY GOT THAT WRONG. DO YOU WANT TO BORROW MY SHIRT, STEVE? NO, IT WOULDN'T BE BIG ENOUGH. Oh God. Amazing, eh? And no one knew. Hundreds would have descended. ON MONDAY WE CHATTED TO HOLLYWOOD STAR BILLY CRYSTAL ABOUT HIS NEW STAGE SHOW THAT'S COMING TO AUCKLAND IN JULY. WELL, TONIGHT WE HAVE YOUR CHANCE TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE. JUMP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND ANSWER THIS QUESTION ` 'BILLY IS THE NINE-TIME HOST OF...' ` TO BE IN TO WIN TWO TICKETS TO HIS JULY 4 SHOW. WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMME. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET A LESSON IN KINDNESS. YOU WALK INTO THAT ROOM, AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR. BUT ARMED WITH HER CAMERA, SHARON PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY. IT'S DEFINITELY LIKE A RAY OF SUNSHINE THAT'S JUST KIND OF ROCKED ON THROUGH THE ROOM, EH? THIS IS JUSTIN, WHO'S A... ... TROLLEY-OLOGIST. AND HE'S A BLOODY TOUGH INTERVIEW BECAUSE HE SIMPLY WON'T STOP AND GIVE ME TIME TO TALK. AND IT'S THE GREAT ESCAPE... HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE LID BACK, CLIMB OUT. ...THAT'S CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MEDIA ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT ONLY WE HAVE THE 'EXCLUSIVE' PICTURES. IF PHOTOGRAPHS PRESERVE MEMORIES, THEN SHARON THOMPSON'S WORK IS PRICELESS. THE CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN SAYS SHE HAS THE MOST PRIVILEGED JOB CAPTURING LIVES ON FILM, EVEN IF THOSE LIVES ARE CUT TRAGICALLY SHORT. HERE'S MIKE THORPE. HAPPY MUSIC SHARON THOMPSON BRINGS COLOUR EVERYWHERE SHE GOES. I DEAL WITH THE GLADNESS, SADNESS AND MADNESS OF LIFE. SHE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER, CAPTURING EVERYDAY LIVES EVERY DAY. CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS YOU'LL SEE HER PEDALLING TO CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. SHE'S UNMISTAKEABLE. BELL DINGS SHE MAKES THIS TRIP ALL TOO OFTEN. I PROVIDE PHOTOS TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CHILD THROUGH STILL BIRTH ` FROM 22 WEEKS UP TO 40 WEEKS. SO THEY'RE FAMILY PORTRAITS? THEY'RE FAMILY PORTRAITS. IT'S A SECRET CLUB THAT NO ONE REALLY TALKS ABOUT. A SECRET CLUB THAT NOBODY WANTS TO JOIN. I HAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO GERALDINE'S PARENTS AND MY PARENTS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE MAKING, AND THAT WAS TO TELL THEM THAT THEIR GRANDCHILD WAS DEAD. AT 41 WEEKS, ALEXIE DIED IN UTERO. EMERSON AND GERALDINE HAD THEIR LIFE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. I HAD INITIALLY THOUGHT, 'NO, I'M NOT DOING THIS.' IT WAS THE LAST THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS GETTING PHOTOS TAKEN. JULY LAST YEAR, DOUG AND HEATHER HAD THE SAME FEELING. I WAS A BIT APPREHENSIVE ABOUT HAVING PHOTOS AT THAT TIME. THEY LOST THEIR LITTLE GIRL APRIL AT 24 WEEKS. AFTER THINKING IT THROUGH, BOTH COUPLES INVITED SHARON TO THEIR TOUGHEST DAY. YOU WALK INTO THAT ROOM, AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR. YOU'RE WALKING INTO SOMEONE'S DEEPEST, DARKEST, MOST PAINFUL TIME. WE HAD SHARON TURN UP, WHICH WAS JUST NOT WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING. I GO IN WITH A CLOAK OF LOVE. IT SOUNDS REALLY CHEESY. SHE IS NUTS, EH? SHE'S AWESOME. YEAH, SHE WAS DEFINITELY LIKE A MASSIVE RAY OF SUNSHINE THAT JUST KIND OF ROCKED ON THROUGH THE ROOM, EH? ABSOLUTELY. SHE WAS JUST DRESSED BEAUTIFULLY, LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE '50S. SHE JUST COMES IN AND GOES, 'OH, WHO IS THIS?' WITH SUCH GLEE, AS IF IT WAS JUST A BRAND-NEW BABY, LIKE A BRAND-NEW NEWBORN BABY. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO CAPTURE IN THOSE PHOTOS? THEIR BABY'S LITTLE TOES, THE PEACH FUZZ ON BABY'S SHOULDERS, THE MOMENTS AND THE EMOTION WITH THE FAMILIES. THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT SHE GAVE US IS WITH US FOREVER. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE OF OUR WEE GIRL. YOU HAVE THESE PHOTOS THAT MAKE YOU REMEMBER THAT THAT LITTLE PERSON IS YOURS AND IS REAL. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CHILD LIVES A MINUTE OR A HUNDRED YEARS; IT'S STILL SOMEBODY'S BABY. IT'S ABOUT SAYING, 'MY BABY WAS HERE. I AM A MOTHER, 'I AM A FATHER, I AM A GRANDPARENT.' PERHAPS THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT WHAT SHARON DOES IS THAT IT'S VOLUNTARY. SHE'S A PART OF HEARTFELT ` A NATIONWIDE CHARITY. HER TIME AND COMPASSION COMES FOR FREE. IT'S NOT FOR FREE. YOU CAN'T PUT A VALUE ON IT. SHARON SEES IT DIFFERENTLY. KINDNESS MATTERS, AND IT DOESN'T COST A THING. Wow. That was an emotional piece, wasn't it? None of the families regretted it. SOMEWHERE IN THE OCEAN NEAR NAPIER, AN OCTOPUS SWIMS ABOUT COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO HIS WORLDWIDE FAME. A DARING ACT BY AN OCTOPUS THAT APPARENTLY WANTED TO BE FREE. MEET INKY. THAT'S CNN. INKY'S ALSO BEEN IN THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, CBS, NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSWEEK AND TIME MAGAZINE, TO NAME JUST A FEW. WHILE NEWS OF HIS ESCAPE HAS TRAVELLED FAR AND WIDE, IT'S REALLY HIT HOME ` AT HOME. R.E.M'S 'EVERYBODY HURTS' ROB YARRELL FROM THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM MISSES HIS OCTOPUS. THIS IS THE TANK THAT INKY LIVED IN. HE'S LOST A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND. VERY INTELLIGENT, INTERACTED WELL WITH THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC THAT CAME THROUGH. THE WALLS OF THIS AQUARIUM, JUST COULDN'T HOLD INKY. ESCAPE, IT SEEMED, WAS HIS DESTINY. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE LID BACK, CLIMB OUT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. THERE WAS A WET TRAIL ACROSS THE FLOOR AND DOWN THE DRAIN. THE WHIFF OF PACIFIC ON PVC WAS TOO TEMPTING FOR THE STEALTHY CEPHALOPOD. HE JUST TOOK THE TRIP BACK OUT TO WHERE IT ALL CAME FROM. BUT WHAT HAS EIGHT LEGS AND A SILVER LINING? THIS STORY. THE WORLD'S MEDIA HAVE HAD THEIR SUCKERS ON ROB FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR LITTLE NAPIER. WE'RE ON THE MAP. GODSPEED TO YOU, ROB, AND GODSPEED, INKY, WHEREVER YOU ARE. And you know what, he's on good morning America. Inky isn't, because he's gone. I think the messages he didn't want to be there. He doesn't want to be found. LIFE CAN SOMETIMES BE ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS, CAN'T IT,... DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG YOUR SMILE IS WHEN YOU'RE PUSHING THOSE TROLLEYS? YES, I KNOW. YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH. ...AND GOOD-OLD FASHIONED HARD WORK. YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM ME, MATE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? GETTING MY JOB DONE. AND 104 YEARS AFTER IT SANK, WE'RE EATING THE FINAL DISHES THAT WERE SERVED ON THE TITANIC AND TALKING TO THE CHEF WITH A VERY SPECIAL FAMILY CONNECTION. AND WE ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF OUR BILLY CRYSTAL COMPETITION. STAY TUNED FOR THAT. A lot of love for Billy Crystal. TODAY MARKS THE 104TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC. AND ONE CELEBRITY CHEF HAS COME UP WITH A PRETTY UNIQUE WAY OF COMMEMORATING THE OCCASION. GARETH STEWART'S DECIDED TO RECREATE THE SHIP'S FINAL LUNCH, AND AS NEW RECRUIT LUCAS DE JONG DISCOVERED, HE HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THE FAMOUS SHIP. IN A BUILDING THAT LOOKS FITTINGLY LIKE A CRUISE SHIP, THERE'S A MAN RECREATING A 104-YEAR-OLD FEAST. THEY ARE QUITE VAGUE ON THE MENU. VERY CLASSIC. I'VE JUST REINVENTED THEM. AND HE'S GOT A LOT TO LIVE UP TO. CHARLES JOHN JOPIN, HE WAS THE CHIEF BAKER, AND HE WAS MY GREAT`GREAT-GREAT UNCLE. YOUR GREAT-GREAT? GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE. SO THREE GREATS. GREAT-GREAT-GREAT. OK. HE DIDN'T GET INTO A LIFE RAFT. INSTEAD, HE GOT HIMSELF PLASTERED. HE PUT BREAD IN ALL THE LIFE RAFTS, CARRIED ON DRINKING AND IN THE END STEPPED OFF. HE WAS IN THE WATER FOR A GOOD COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN GOT PULLED INTO ANOTHER LIFE RAFT. AND SURVIVED? AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE STORY. THE FIVE COURSES ARE BASED ON THE ORIGINAL MENU, BUT WITHOUT BEING THERE, IT'S MORE ABOUT RECREATING THE MAGIC. THIS WOULD BE FIRST CLASS. YOU WOULD SAY THAT THOUGH, WOULDN'T YOU? I COOKED IT! SO WITH A FINAL FLOURISH, A TASTE ` AND AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF ICE, CONSIDERING THE OCCASION ` THE FOOD IS SERVED. AND WITH FOOD LIKE THIS, MORE ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS WERE BOUND TO GET ON BOARD. SO THE CAPTAIN TO YOU WOULD'VE BEEN YOUR, MY STEP GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE. THAT'S A LOT OF GREATS. YES. IT IS. I THINK HE WOULD'VE BEEN IMPRESSED IF HE HAD A CHEF LIKE GARETH. SO HOW WAS THAT FOOD? GREAT. REALLY GREAT? YEAH. A MILLION GREATS. 104 YEARS, AND STILL THE APPETITE IS TITANIC. Yum. Gee, did he get the day off school? Very British. Chicken a la Mary land. Smoked sardines. Sounds delicious. A fabulous cheeseboard. We all know where you would've been. SO, YOU'VE GOT A MUNDANE SORT OF JOB. WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, YOU'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS, REALLY ` EMBRACE IT AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN, OR BE MISERABLE FOR LIFE. We've made the most of it. BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A THIRD OPTION. TAKE A LEAF FROM JUSTIN ASHTON'S BOOK. 15 YEARS WITHOUT A SICK DAY... AND DOING JUST FINE. MICHAEL HOLLAND WENT TO FIND OUT HIS SECRET. WE'VE ALL ENCOUNTERED THEM. HOW ARE YOU? AND IF WE'RE HONEST WE'VE ALL TAKEN THEM FOR GRANTED. BUT ON THE KAPITI COAST,... EVERYONE KNOWS JUSTIN? YES, THEY DO. VERY HAPPY. I'M NOT A STRANGER TO THEM. HE'S AWESOME. ...THERE'S GENUINE AFFECTION FOR THE BLOKE WHO'S DONE NOTHING BUT... WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE YOUR TROLLEY FOR YOU? FOR THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS. HOW MUCH EFFORT DO YOU PUT IN EVERY DAY? 100%. EVERY DAY, YEAH. HE'S AWESOME. TROLLEY MAN, TROLLEY BOY OR TROLLEYOLOGIST TROLLEYOLOGIST?! YEAH. WHAT IS A TROLLEYOLOGIST? 'TROLLEY' IS JUST ROUNDING UP TROLLEYS AND THE 'OLOGIST' IS JUST STUDY AND KNOWING HOW TO PUSH THE TROLLIES THROUGH. IN OTHER WORDS HE'S PAK 'N' SAVE'S ROVING, PUSHING, PULLING SUNSHINE MAN. SHARE THE SMILE. SHARE THE SMILE? SHARE THE SMILE ROUND, YEAH. HE IS WONDERFUL. HE CERTAINLY WATCHES OUT FOR THE KIDDIES AND HELPS THE MUMS WHEN THEY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT. IMAGINE IF EVERYONE, WHEN THEY WENT TO WORK, SHARED THE SMILE. IT WOULD BE A HAPPY OLD WORLD. YES, IT WOULD BE. YEAH. IN FACT, RIDE WITH NON-STOP JUSTIN FOR THE DAY. PHEW. AND THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT SEEMS TO MAKE HIM UNHAPPY ` BEING HELD UP. YOU ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM ME, MATE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? TO GET MY JOB DONE. RIGHTLY SO TOO. HIS FLOCK'S 850-OR-SO STRONG AND REQUIRES CONSTANT MUSTERING, SOME OF THEM STRAYING BEYOND THE BOUNDARY. I'M OFF TO THE TRAIN STATION TUNNEL TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY TROLLEYS DOWN THAT WAY. AT THE TRAIN STATION? TRAIN STATION. WHAT SAY YOU FIND A COUNTDOWN ONE UP HERE. WOULD YOU TAKE IT BACK? I DON'T GET PAID TO DO COUNTDOWN ONES, SO I ONLY DO THE PAK 'N' SAVE ONES. SO I GUESS THAT MEANS NO. WORDS CAN NOT EXPLAIN HOW GOOD HE IS AT HIS JOB. TROLLEYOLOGIST. I LIKE THAT. I WANT THAT TO SAY, 'TROLLEYOLOGIST'. OK. (SPELLS TROLLEYOLOGIST) HOW MANY LETTERS? 14. IF YOU HAD THAT IN SCRABBLE, YOU WOULD BE HAPPY. (LAUGHS) OF COURSE. I THINK HE WILL LIKE IT. HE'S GOING TO LOVE IT. THERE'S A COFFEE CART THERE. I'LL SHOUT YOU. I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MY BREAK TIME. MY NEXT BREAK WILL BE QUARTER TO 4 TO HALF PAST. IF HE'S NOT HAVING COFFEE, I GUESS I CAN'T EITHER. WELL, MY MAN, HERE'S A SPECIAL NAME TAG FOR YOU. TROLLEYOLOGIST. COOL. THANK YOU. YOU WILL WEAR THAT EVERY DAY? YEAH, I WILL WEAR IT EVERY DAY. HAD ENOUGH OF THIS INTERVIEW? UH, YEAH. I NEVER STAND AROUND AND TALK THIS OFTEN. SHALL WE CALL IT A WRAP? CALL FOR A WRAP, YEAH. I love a person who tells it like it is. I cannot tell you how valuable they are. Quite the personality they have. You can buy a trolley. You can? You can buy yourself a trolley for $500. For those who live in apartments. TIME NOW TO REVEAL THE WINNER TO OUR BILLY CRYSTAL COMPETITION, 1000 entries in 20 min. AND IT'S CONGRATULATIONS TO STACEY MARSH. AND IT'S CONGRATULATIONS TO STACEY MARSH. YOU'VE WON TWO TICKETS TO HIS OPENING SHOW IN AUCKLAND ON JULY 4. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH SOON. TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY. Do you think this anything to the Loch Ness monster? It's fake. They're looking for the real one. Again. They're now using high technology. It's toO much. How long before they were There's nothing there? SEE THIS 'NEIGHBOURS AT WAR' DRAMA GOING ON IN AUCKLAND TODAY? IF YOU MISSED IT, SOME PEOPLE WHO OWN ONE HALF OF A DUPLEX PROPERTY HAVE DECIDED TO DEMOLISH THEIR HALF, WHICH THEY'RE COMPLETELY ENTITLED TO DO. THEY'VE GOT ALL THE NECESSARY CONSENTS AND APPROVALS, AND THEY'RE PLANNING TO REBUILD. HERE'S THE CATCH ` ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS WERE SIGNED OFF BY COUNCIL IN JUNE LAST YEAR. THAT'S, WHAT? TEN MONTHS AGO. BUT THE OWNERS DECIDED NOT TO TELL THEIR NEIGHBOUR UNTIL THIS WEEK, AND THE DEMOLITION COULD BE HAPPENING IN THE COMING DAYS OR WEEKS. NOW, UNLESS THIS GUY THAT'S SET TO BE AFFECTED IS SOME KIND OF TOTALLY HORRENDOUS NEIGHBOUR, YOU'D THINK AFTER FIVE YEARS LIVING IN A DUPLEX PROPERTY SIDE BY SIDE, HE'D DESERVE A LITTLE MORE WARNING THAN THAT, WOULDN'T YOU? JUST AS A COMMON COURTESY, IF NOTHING ELSE? I MEAN YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THIS GUY. WHERE'S THE NEIGHBOURLY LOVE? KUDOS TO BILL ENGLISH TONIGHT WHO'S UNDER FIRE FOR TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. AT A FED FARMERS SPEECH, WHEN ASKED ABOUT MIGRANTS DOING FARM WORK, HE SAID A LOT OF KIWIS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR WORK ARE PRETTY DAMNED HOPELESS. ARE 'PRETTY DAMNED HOPELESS.' THEY WON'T SHOW UP, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY DON'T STAY LONG. THIS HAS CAUSED OUTRAGE, OF COURSE. THE UNIONS WANT AN APOLOGY, THE OPPOSITION SAID IT'S REPREHENSIBLE. TROUBLE IS, IT'S TRUE. IT HAS BEEN TRUE FOR A WHILE NOW. ASK ANY ONE WHO GROWS FRUIT IN THIS COUNTRY OR NEEDS LABOUR ON FARMS WHERE THAT LABOUR COMES FROM, AND IT'S NOT LOCAL. UNEMPLOYMENT IS NOW SO LOW, THERE'S EITHER A GEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEM, IE THE PEOPLE AND THE WORK ARE IN SEPARATE LOCATIONS OR YOU'VE GOT THOSE WHO ACTUALLY DON'T WANT WORK. WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT IS ANOTHER MATTER, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER APOLOGISE FOR TELLING THE TRUTH, NO MATTER HOW BLUNT THAT TRUTH MAY BE. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND SHELLEY UPCHURCH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016