TONIGHT ON THE SHOW... TAKE DOWN THE WALLS AND GET RID OF THE DESKS. PLAN LEARNING IS CHANGING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, BUT NOT EVERYONE'S IMPRESSED. I JUST FEEL LIKES IT'S A ONE SIZE FITS ALL AND PARENTS DON'T LIKE A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. AND IMAGINE FINDING THIS IN YOUR BACKYARD. HOW ONE WOMAN'S EFFORT TO CLEAN UP HER LOCAL STREAM FLOWED INTO A MOVEMENT THAT BROUGHT A TOWN TOGETHER. PLUS, THEY'RE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADERS THAT HAVE BEEN MAKING YOU THINK WITH MUSIC FOR 30 YEARS. NOW MIDNIGHT OIL'S RETURNING TO OUR SHORES. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA THORESEN AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 Good to see you. One of the nicest people I've ever talked to is Peter Garrett. He had a massive success and then he went into politics. He was minister of education for a sustained period of time. A lot of memories for people. SO, IF YOU'VE STILL GOT THE KIDS IN SCHOOL, THEN YOU WILL HAVE MOST LIKELY HEARD OF MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THEY ARE LARGE, OPEN SPACES WHERE SEVERAL CLASSES ARE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUPPORTERS OF THESE OPEN-PLAN SCHOOLS SAY THEY ENCOURAGE STUDENT-LED LEARNING AND TEACHER COLLABORATION. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION BELIEVES IT IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS CONVINCED. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE. KIDS DISLIKE HOMEWORK. THIS IS WHY I THINK HOMEWORK SHOULD BE BANNED! OTHERS THINGS, THOUGH, ARE CHANGING. THE ACTUAL 'CORRIDORS' OF LEARNING ARE DISAPPEARING IN FAVOUR OF WHAT ARE CALLED 'MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS'. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE BUILDING THESE GREAT BIG OPEN SPACES WITHOUT ANY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE AT ALL SAYING THAT THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE WHAT HAPPENS FOR CHILDREN. IT'S KIND OF LIKE BUILDING AEROPLANES IN THE SKY. ANNE MALCOLM IS PRINCIPAL OF AUCKLAND'S PONSONBY PRIMARY AND SHE'S NOT CONVINCED THE BIG OPEN CLASSROOM MODEL WORKS FOR EVERYONE. MY OPINION IS THAT 5- AND 6-YEAR-OLDS ARE BETTER OFF WITH THEIR ONE TEACHER MOST OF THE TIME SO THEY CAN HAVE THAT REALLY DIRECT CONNECTION. I THINK TEACHERS HAVE TO REALLY KNOW THEIR KIDS. SHE HAS SEVERAL NEW STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES HAVE VOTED ON M.L.Es WITH THEIR FEET. I JUST FEEL IT WAS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. AND PARENTS DON'T LIKE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL, AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. PARENT GREER ROBSON DIDN'T LIKE IT. SHE RECENTLY MOVED HER 6-YEAR-OLD SON FROM AN M.L.E. SCHOOL. HE'D WAKE UP AND THE FIRST THING HE'D SAY TO ME IS, 'YOU CAN'T MAKE ME GO TO SCHOOL TODAY, MUMMY. 'I DON'T WANT TO GO. I HATE SCHOOL.' THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE AND DISTRACTION, AND YOU DON'T JUST HAVE ONE TEACHER UNDERSTANDING THE NUANCES OF ONE CHILD AND WHAT MAKES THEM TICK. NOW IN A CLASS OF 23 VERSUS 85, GREER SAYS HE'S THRIVING. HIS WRITING, READING AND MATHS HAVE IMPROVED. HE'S JUST HAPPIER WITHIN HIMSELF, SITTING AT A DESK, WHICH, IN A MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, DOES NOT HAPPEN THAT OFTEN, AND ACTUALLY FOCUS AND NOT BE DISTRACTED. HE NOW WANTS TO GET TO SCHOOL EARLY! GETTING TO SCHOOL ON TIME HAPPENS WITHOUT THE BELL AT HOBSONVILLE POINT PRIMARY. BUILT JUST FOUR YEARS AGO, IT'S ONE OF THE NEW BREED OF SCHOOLS. WHEN PEOPLE ADVERTISE FOR WORKFORCE, THEY WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PROBLEM-SOLVERS OR CREATIVE OR COLLABORATORS. THEY WANT PEOPLE WHO CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK ALONGSIDE OTHERS, AND WE BELIEVE THAT TOO. AND HE HAS THE BACKING OF MANY PARENTS. MICHAELA WILL TALK ABOUT COLLABORATION WHEN SHE'S TALKING WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER ABOUT PLAYING A GAME OR SOMETHING, SO THAT REALLY COMES HOME AS WELL. BACK AT PONSONBY PRIMARY, WHICH WAS BUILT ALMOST 100 YEARS AGO, ANNE MALCOLM REMAINS CAUTIOUS. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THE THEORY AND WITHOUT THE EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS MAKING A GREAT CHANGE, WE ARE MAKING A HUGE MONETARY INVESTMENT INTO PROPERTY WHEN MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES. NOT EVERY SCHOOL WORKS FOR EVERY CHILD. YOU COULD GO TO ANY SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND AND FIND STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS GET PICKED ON BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT. WELL, THEY'RE DEFINITELY WORKING FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILY. OUR CHILDREN ARE PART OF A HUGE EXPERIMENT AND THEY'RE THE GUINEA PIGS. SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG THAN TO KEEP ON BLINDLY MARCHING DOWN A TRACK. It's interesting when you have an education story. Everybody and it is always very passionate. One interesting thing on the back of that - I downloaded an appthat measures the decibel readings in school. Totally unscientific ` the background noise. It definitely was a bit more noisier in the bigger classroom. It was 10 minutes and this one, 10 minutes on the other one. It wasn't horrendous, but definitely noisier. We've done it all ` five kids - religious base, public, private. Every kid for themselves. As parents, you are always searching for that right school that is right for your child. The one size fits all concept doesn't work. It doesn't apply to anything else in life. Hobsonville one has the breakout area and everything. I am open-minded about it. SHE STARTED BY CLEANING UP HER BACKYARD, AND THEN THAT BACKYARD GOT A LOT BIGGER. SHE'S GOT THREE SMALL BUT MIGHTY GOOD REASONS TO NOT HAVE THE TIME. BUT WHEN EOWYN AND HER THREE CHILDREN FOUND DOZENS OF EELS DYING IN A CHEMICAL SLUDGE, IT WAS THE START OF A LONG-TERM AND HEARTFELT CONSERVATION PLAN. AND WHO NEEDS TO BE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WHEN YOU CAN THROW OUT COMEDY GOLD LIKE THIS? JERRY BROWNLEE HAS GOT THE ENERGY OF A SMALL HILL. WE'VE SIMON BRIDGES, THE ONLY PERSON UNDER 80 WHO STILL BUYS BRILL CREAM. WE SPEND THE DAY WITH KELVIN DAVIS ` LABOUR DEPUTY LEADER AND... COMEDIAN. THE SECRET TO COMEDY? WELL, TIMING. I GUESS BEING FUNNY. YEAH, (LAUGHS) THAT'S ABOUT IT. PLUS, MIDNIGHT OIL IS COMING. BUT DON'T EXPECT A REPEAT OF THEIR FIRST KIWI PERFORMANCE. THIS KIND OF RAW BUNCH OF SURF PUNKS THAT CAME OVER AND TRIED TO SMASH THE PLACE UP. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE DAMAGE BILL CAME TO FROM YOUR FIVE WEEKS IN NEW ZEALAND? STILL PAYING IT OFF. It's a shame we can't enter the midnight oil competition. Can I say that every scene the Niwa report today? It's come out today. They have isolated the climactic effects for a city, Wellington. Global warning is a reality. If you live in Wellington, do not want the weather to be more like Sydney? Sydney weather is fantastic. That is an extreme change. isn't it a good change? There are other things at play here, not just enjoyment and pastimes. OVER THE WEEKEND ON TVNZ'S Q&A, LABOUR'S NEW DEPUTY WENT ON THE ATTACK WITH A STRING OF ONE-LINERS AIMED AT THE GOVERNMENT. IT GOT US WONDERING ` IS IT PART OF A NEW LABOUR STRATEGY TO REEL IN THE VOTERS WITH DAD JOKES? WE SENT TIM WILSON TO CATCH UP WITH KELVIN DAVIS TO ASK IF HE WRITES HIS OWN MATERIAL AND IF HE COULD DO AN ENCORE FOR US. (FUNKY MUSIC) LIFE ON THE ROAD FOR KELVIN DAVIS ` TODAY YOU'RE PLAYING WAITAKERE COLLEGE. YESTERDAY IT WAS POLITICAL INTERVIEW SHOW Q+A. TWO DIFFERENT ROOMS, SAME RESULT: LAUGHS. WE SEE A PRIME MINISTER WITH THE PERSONALITY OF A ROCK. I'M A POLITICIAN. (LAUGHTER) WE'VE GOT STEVEN JOYCE, WHO'S AS AUTHENTIC AS A $4 ROLEX. THE SECRET OF COMEDY? WELL, TIMING. I GUESS BEING FUNNY. YEAH. (LAUGHS) FOR THE STUDENTS, IT'S MOSTLY SERIOUS AND POSITIVE, BUT IS THIS A NEW STRATEGY? JACINDA'S THE GOOD COP. HE'S THE BAD COP? OH, NO, WE'RE BOTH GOOD COPS, BOTH GOOD COPS, BUT WE'RE NOT TWINS. HE SAYS THOSE LINES WERE MADE UP ON THE SPOT. IT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE FLY, YEAH. SO WE SUGGESTED A LITTLE TEST ` PICK A NAME, MAKE UP A LINE. COME ON, LET'S DO IT. NO. NO. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME` K-DAWG, LET'S GET DOWN. (LAUGHS) I'LL GIVE YOU A NAME. MIKE HOSKING. OH, WONDERFUL. OH, FOR GOODNESS SAKE. GREAT MAN. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE SUCH A SOCIALIST ON SEVEN SHARP, EH? MIKE HOSKINGS. METIRIA TUREI. ANY RIFFS? (CRICKETS CHIRP) UH, GEE WHIZ. (CRICKETS CHIRP) LOVELY LADY. SOME FEEDBACK FROM STEVEN JOYCE OR MR ROLEX ` NOT LOVING THOSE LINES. WE'RE ALL BIG KIDS. IT'S POLITICS. I THINK IT GOES TO SHOW HE'S PROBABLY NOT AS FOCUSED AS HE NEEDS TO BE ON THE ACTUAL ISSUES NEW ZEALANDERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT GOOD ON HIM. HE CAN CHOOSE WHAT TO GET ENGAGED IN. AND WHILE THE AUDIENCE, I MEAN KIDS, MOSTLY LIKED HIM,... IT'S OK, BUT HE SHOULDN'T BE A COMEDIAN. (LAUGHS) YEAH. HE SHOULD STICK TO POLITICS. ARE YOU GONNA TONE IT DOWN NOW? OH, YEAH, YEAH. WE'RE A POSITIVE PARTY. GOT IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM. BUT THE LURE OF THE ROOM, THE TEMPTATION OF FLAT FACES REMAINS STRONG. PEOPLE HAVE SAID, 'OH, THE $4 ROLEX LINE WAS A CLASSIC.' OH. OK. COS IF YOU MAKE 'EM LAUGH, MAYBE YOU'LL GET THEIR VOTE. He likes you. Surprisingly, a fair few people do. Do you honestly believe he made those lines up on the spots? Kelvin... but it is the good cop bad cop thing. That is what we do here. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAR THESE DAYS TO FIND A RIVER OR STREAM THAT'S POLLUTED. MANY PEOPLE TURN A BLIND EYE, OR PERHAPS COMPLAIN TO THE LOCAL COUNCIL. BUT IN PAEROA, HOME TO THE SPRING ONCE USED FOR A CERTAIN SOFT DRINK, ONE YOUNG MUM HAS TAKEN MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS. AND HER DETERMINATION IS WINNING HEARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. (ED SHEERAN'S 'BIBIA BE YE YE') IT'S A SWEET FAMILY SCENE DOWN BY THE POND... (MUSIC CONTINUES) ...AND THE LITTLE STREAM. THERE WILL BE FROGS IN HERE. THERE WILL BE FROGS HIDING UP IN THE GRASS. LOADS OF IMPISH CURIOSITY,... OH, THE 'WHY' QUESTIONS ` (LAUGHS) THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM. ...AND HOPEFULLY THE RIGHT ANSWERS. I REALLY NEED TO BE A SCIENCE TEACHER. RATHER, SHE'S NOTHING MORE OR LESS THAN A MUM WHO CARES. I'M JUST DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I THINK EVERYONE CAN DO THAT. I'M NOTHING SPECIAL. HER SENSE, THOUGH, OF WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT COULD BE BETTER, IS SPECIAL,... WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS ONE? YOU SHOW ME WHERE WE SHOULD PUT THIS ONE. UM... ...STEMMING FROM A DISTRESSING FIND IN THE WATERWAY RUNNING THROUGH THE BACK OF HER PROPERTY IN PAEROA. (TENSE MUSIC) I WAS IN SHOCK. THE WATER WAS LIKE A PALE PINK, ALMOST. I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. DOZENS AND DOZENS OF EELS? DOZENS AND DOZENS OF EELS, AND BIG ONES, AND A HUGE RANGE OF SIZES ` THERE WAS A WHOLE COHORT OF AGES. SOME OF THEM WERE BELLY UP ALREADY, SOME WERE TRYING TO CRAWL OUT. COUNCIL INVESTIGATIONS TRACING THE CAUSE TO A ROOF-CLEANING COMPANY,... ONCE I REALISED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I WAS REALLY ANGRY WHEN WE FOUND OUT WHERE IT HAD COME FROM. ...WHO WERE FINED $39,000 FOR NOT CONTAINING THE CHEMICAL RUN-OFF. IT WAS DOWN TO NEGLIGENCE, REALLY, AND PEOPLE NOT CARING ENOUGH ABOUT WHERE THINGS WERE GOING. NEIGHBOUR BERNIE LOSING A BESTIE... ABOUT THAT ROUND. GOOD SIZED. ...HE'D BEEN FEEDING FOR FIVE YEARS. I WAS TOTALLY PISSED OFF. LOST MY MATE, LOST ALL THE OTHER FISH. YOU WOULD EXPECT THEY HAVE LEARNT THEIR LESSON? HOPEFULLY. HOPEFULLY. (UPBEAT MUSIC) AND LEARNINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY TOO, MORPHING INTO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ` A GROUP HUG, IF YOU WILL,... THERE'S BEEN ALL SORTS IN HERE, SO IT WAS A VERY UNLOVED SITE. ...WITH A MASTERPLAN DEVISED BY EOWYN TO NOT ONLY REHABILITATE THE AREA OF THE CHEMICAL SPILL, BUT ALSO WHERE IT WIDENS FURTHER DOWNSTREAM. IT BECOMES REALLY HIGHLY MODIFIED AS IT GOES THROUGH THE TOWN. IT BECOMES KNOWN AS THE 'MAIN DRAIN'. THE NAMES SAYS IT ALL. SHE'S JUST AN AMAZING PERSON ` THE MOMENTUM SHE'S BUILDING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SHE COULD HAVE JUST GONE TO THE COUNCIL AND MOANED? I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO, ISN'T IT? THE COUNCIL WAS SORT OF, 'WOW, THIS IS SOMEONE WE CAN GET BEHIND, 'AND THE TYPE OF THINKING WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE.' THIS STREAM, IF YOU LOOK AFTER THIS, END UP IN A RIVER, WHICH ENDS UP IN THE HAURAKI GULF. WITH THREE YOUNGSTERS UNDER 5, HOW DO YOU FIND THE TIME? IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY OF GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE. (BOTH LAUGH) SHE'S A FORCE OF NATURE. JUST KEEPS GOING AND GOING LIKE THE ENERGISER BUNNY. AND JUST AS WELL, BECAUSE BACK AT THE POND, THE ENQUIRING MINDS SHOW NO SIGN OF LETTING UP. FROG! A FROG. WHY'S HE NOT IN THE WATER? BECAUSE HE'S DEAD. OHH. IT IS A BIT SAD. SAY, 'BYE-BYE, FROG. KIDS: BYE-BYE, FROG. BYE-BYE, FROG. Great last shot. Lots of life lessons on that.. A nice story ` a couple of Kauri trees have got the dieback ` sell them off, raise some money. When she made that's a mission to counsel, she made that submission with a baby strapped to her back asleep. IT'S BEEN TWO DECADES SINCE THEY LAST TOURED, AND MIDNIGHT OIL ISN'T WASTING ANY TIME. # HOW DO WE SLEEP WHILE OUR BEDS ARE BURNING? # PETER GARRETT ON THE ENERGY THAT COMES WITH DOING WHAT YOU LOVE. IN SOME WAYS, IT'S GOT MORE LIFE THAN IT HAD BEFORE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO LOSE. AND IT'S NEW ZEALAND'S HOME OF MUD, SO WHY WAS ROTORUA IMPORTING TONS OF THE STUFF TO HOLD A MUD-THEMED FESTIVAL? # HOW CAN WE DANCE WHEN OUR EARTH IS TURNING? # HOW CAN WE SLEEP WHILE OUR BEDS ARE BURNING? # This unfortunately is the only song you ever hear from them. I had to google them to figure out the song. THE TIME HAS COME TO SAY FAIR'S FAIR. SO SANG ACTIVISTS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND AUSSIE ROCK ICONS 'MIDNIGHT OIL' THREE DECADES AGO. Time flies when you're having fun. WELL, NOW THEIR TIME HAS COME AGAIN. THE BAND'S REUNITED FOR THEIR FIRST WORLD TOUR IN TWO DECADES. NEXT MONTH THEY BRING ALL THE OLD CLASSICS OUR WAY. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THE BAND MEMBERS WHILE THEY WERE ON A PIT STOP IN SYDNEY. # DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO. THAT SIGNATURE BALD HEAD. THOSE DISTINCTIVE MOVES. # DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO. # THE ENERGY THAT FOR DECADES FUELLED CONCERT-GOERS AROUND THE GLOBE. MIDNIGHT OIL MIGHT BE OLDER AND WISER NOW BUT THE YEARS HAVEN'T STRIPPED AWAY THEIR DESIRE TO PUT ON A SHOW. IN SOME WAYS IT'S GOT MORE LIFE THAN IT HAD BEFORE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO LOSE. WE'RE LEFT STILL BREATHLESS AND DRENCHED IN SWEAT. # OOH, OOH, OOH, THE POWER AND THE PASSION. # THE BAND'S JUST PAUSED TO CATCH ITS BREATH IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORLD TOUR; THEIR FIRST IN TWO DECADES. YES, IT'S REALLY BEEN THAT LONG. IN FACT, IT'S JUST OVER 30 YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR BIGGEST ALBUM FEATURING THAT ICONIC TRACK. # HOW DO WE SLEEP WHILE THE BEDS ARE BURNING? # A POLITICAL ANTHEM DECRYING THE TREATMENT OF AUSTRALIA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, ONE OF HUNDREDS OF OIL'S SONGS DESIGNED NOT JUST TO MAKE YOU DANCE BUT TO MAKE YOU THINK. AT THE TIME WE THOUGHT WE WERE WRITING FOR THEN, BUT NOW WHEN WE SING THE SONGS, IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE WRITTEN FOR NOW. FOR FRONTMAN PETER GARRETT, THE BAND'S SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADE LED TO A DECADE-LONG STINT AS A LABOUR MP. ONCE IT HAPPENED, I HAD TO SHUT OFF PART OF MY CREATIVE SIDE TO TRY AND GET THAT WORK DONE WELL. SO UNLOCKING THAT GATE AGAIN HAS BEEN JUST AMAZING FOR ME. NOW THAT RESURGENT CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY IS HEADED BACK NEW ZEALAND'S WAY. THOUGH THEIR RETURN WON'T BE QUITE LIKE THEIR FIRST VISIT ` A PUB TOUR IN 1979 WHEN THEY WERE, WELL... THIS KIND OF RAW BUNCH OF SURF PUNKS WHO TRIED TO SMASH THE PLACE. SURF PUNKS, IT TURNS OUT, WITH A DECENT MEMORY. WE QUICKLY GAINED A REPUTATION BECAUSE WE STARTED IN AUCKLAND. I THINK WE PLAYED THE GLUEPOT. THE CEILING WAS VERY LOW, AND WE'RE A VERY EXUBERANT ACT, SO I REMEMBER CUTTING MYSELF ON THE CEILING WITH THE DRUMSTICKS AND THEN SMASHING A HOLE IN THE ROOF SO I COULD ACTUALLY PLAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE DAMAGE BILL CAME TO FROM YOUR FIVE WEEKS IN NEW ZEALAND? STILL PAYING IT OFF. (LAUGHS) AND FOR THE OILS THERE'RE OTHER SIGNS TIMES HAVE CHANGED. YOU SEE A SEA OF PHONES GO UP TO RECORD IT, ALMOST AS IF PEOPLE THESE DAYS DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE THERE UNLESS IT'S RECORDED ON A DEVICE. IT'S QUITE WEIRD. THEY TREASURE MOST THE PARTS THAT'VE STAYED THE SAME. AT ONE LEVEL OUR PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT IS TO STILL BE TOGETHER, TO STILL BE MATES, TO STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC THAT REACHES PEOPLE, AND I THINK THE OTHER THING IS TO HAVE DONE IT ON OUR OWN TERMS. AUSSIE ICONS. ROCK LEGENDS AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALL THESE YEARS LATER... I THINK WE'LL ALWAYS BE AGITATORS. I CAN'T SEE MIDNIGHT OIL BEING ANYTHING ELSE BUT. But he does it light of foot. He is such a lovely guy. WE HAVE SIX DOUBLE PASSES TO GIVE AWAY TO MIDNIGHT OIL'S NZ CONCERTS. TO WIN, YOU NEED TO FINISH THIS SENTENCE... 'HOW DO WE SLEEP WHILE.... (HUMS)' IF YOU CAN DECIPHER THAT, JUMP ON TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND COMMENT ON THE MIDNIGHT OIL POST. DON'T FORGET TO TELL US IF YOU WANT AUCKLAND OR CHRISTCHURCH TICKETS. I've been following the story for a couple of weeks. IT'S BEEN A MUD-SLINGING MATCH IN ROTORUA OVER PLANS BY THE COUNCIL TO IMPORT 5 TONS OF MUD FROM KOREA FOR A MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN TOWN, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, NEW ZEALAND'S HOME OF MUD. 'MUDTOPIA' WAS INSPIRED BY THE BORYEONG MUD FESTIVAL, WHERE THOUSANDS OF LOCALS AND TOURISTS DESCEND ON THE SOUTH KOREAN TOWN TO, WELL, GET MUDDY. MUD-LOVERS CAN DO EVERYTHING FROM BATTLING MATES IN THE MUD GAMES ZONE TO CHALLENGING THEIR ENDURANCE WITH A MUD RUN. BUT AFTER ONGOING PUBLIC ANGST OVER THE PLAN, WHICH CAME WITH A BILL OF AROUND $90,000, ROTORUA LAKES COUNCIL TODAY MADE THE DECISION TO CANCEL THE ORDER. IT SAYS THE FESTIVAL WILL GO AHEAD WITHOUT IT. What I couldNt understand when I initially got on this was that why are you importing this? Mud is mud. Let me give you a name ` Alyssa Mastromonaco. She was a deputy chief of staff to who? Barack Obama. Imagine being in the White House in the Obama year. Can't wait to talk to her. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017