BIG SHOW TONIGHT ` STEPHEN DONALD, BEAVER, IS LIVE SHORTLY. BUT FIRST, WE'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES. YOU CAN'T GET RID OF IT ` IT'S A VIRUS ` SO IT'S JUST YOU NEED TO, SORT OF, SURVIVE IT. IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS ONE OF OUR WORST WINTER'S FOR THE FLU. WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO AVOID PASSING IT ON. PLUS ` TURNING A TINY TOWN AROUND. WE JUST GOT OFF OUR BUTT AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED AT JUST WHAT HELPED KEREPEHI DO IT. ALSO ` LEARNING OUR LINGO. AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: YOU'RE A KID, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP. WHY DOES HOLLYWOOD STRUGGLE WITH THE KIWI ACCENT SO MUCH? 6PM CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA THORESEN AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017. High drama this afternoon about an hour ago. Metiria Turei is gone. I haven't watched this every year, we say it isn't going to be as bad as last time. It is unbelievable. Some arguments say it is the pole that has done it. It is a catastrophic pole for the Greens. As far as the pole is concerned, they have sunk five. New Zealand first sunk for. That is by doing nothing. They have done nothing wrong. They have run a good campaign. They have been away from the drama. Labour has gained nine. The four points ffor New Zealand first goes there. How much is the Jacinda affect? 26.3%with Jacinta aDern. Well one person translate into votes? It will lift. What a dramatic day! Hopefully they greens can get back to campaigning. Looking at her fronting, I wondered why you want to get into politics. No contrition. No sorry. IF YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY THE FLU THIS WINTER, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. IT'S SO BAD HOSPITALS ARE FEELING THE STRAIN, WITH DOUBLE THE ADMISSIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AS THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. AND WHILE THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT EXCEPT WAIT IT OUT WHEN YOU GET STRUCK DOWN, THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WHEN SYMPTOMS FIRST COME ON TO AVOID PASSING IT ON. BILLIE JO ROPIHA HAS MORE. (COUGHS) IT CAN HIT YOU... # ...LIKE A WRECKING BALL. # I WAS PRETTY BAD. I WAS BEDRIDDEN FOR A WEEK. WE CAN SEE SO MANY PATIENTS COUGHING AND SNEEZING. A PARTICULARLY NASTY STRAIN OF THE VIRUS HITTING THOUSANDS OF KIWI FAMILIES. THIS YEAR WE'RE GETTING REALLY SICK, AND IT SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY INFLUENZA A. THE SUPER FLU IS TAKING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND WARDS BY STORM. AROUND 200 PEOPLE A WEEK ARE BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR THE FLU. THAT'S DOUBLE THE NUMBER FOR THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. RECORD NUMBERS ARE BEING RECORDED AT AUCKLAND, WAIKATO AND WELLINGTON. THE VACCINE THAT WE HAVE TO HELP PREVENT THESE KINDS OF OUTBREAKS HASN'T QUITE HAD THE RIGHT MIX OF IN IT THIS YEAR. AT RONAK PATEL'S DAIRY, THEY'RE DOING A ROARING TRADE IN COLD AND FLU MEDICINES. PEOPLE WHO COME EVERY DAY ARE ASKING FOR THE COUGH LOLLIES AND ALL. BUT WHILE THERE ARE MEDICATIONS TO EASE THE SYMPTOMS, THERE IS NOT EASY FIX. YOU CAN'T GET RID OF IT. IT'S A VIRUS, SO IT'S JUST YOU NEED TO SURVIVE IT. THE COLD COMES ON SLOWER, AND YOU DON'T FEEL SO FOUL. YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE A TEMPERATURE. YOU JUST FEEL ROTTEN, WHEREAS THE FLU ` YOU FEEL AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF FATIGUE. IT'S OFTEN THE VERY FIRST THING YOU CAN GET. IT'S KIND OF SUDDEN. AND ` BOSSES TAKE NOTE ` FLU IS MOST INFECTIOUS WHEN THE PATIENT FIRST BECOMES UNWELL. PEOPLE THINK, 'OH, I FEEL REALLY FOUL, 'BUT I'VE GOT SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT ON TODAY, 'SO I'LL STAY AND I'LL HAVE THE DAY OFF TOMORROW.' WELL, THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN GIVING IT TO EVERYONE AT WORK. EVEN THE FLU JAB HASN'T PROVIDED PROTECTION FOR EVERYONE, BUT DR O'SULLIVAN SAYS THAT SHOULDN'T PUT YOU OFF. I WOULD STILL RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNE-COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY, HAVE THE VACCINE AGAIN NEXT YEAR. # YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND, BABY, RIGHT ROUND. # We were just debating the flu jab. I'm glad I got it. It would have been worse if I didn't. I didn't get the jab or get sick. You other special one. NOW TO SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S CATCHING ` INVESTMENT IN A DOWN-ON-ITS-LUCK TOWN 90 MINUTES SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. KEREPEHI, IN THE HAURAKI PLAINS, HAS BEEN IN DECLINE FOR DECADES. BUT NOW IT'S BAGGED A BIG FOREIGN INVESTOR, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED JOBS AND CONFIDENCE TO LOCALS. MICHAEL HOLLAND PAID THE TOWN A VISIT. (GENTLE MUSIC) IT'S ONE OF THOSE 'IF ONLY' PLACES. IF ONLY IT WAS WHAT IT USED TO BE. IF ONLY THE WORLD HADN'T PASSED IT BY. THE 'WE'VE LEFT TOWN' SIGNS HAVE BEEN GOING UP ROUND HERE FOR DECADES. THE LITTLE OLD BANK OF NEW ZEALAND IN THE '70S; THE MOVIE THEATRE HASN'T SHOWN A FLICK SINCE THE '60S; THE DAIRY FACTORY DOWN THE ROAD HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR A GOOD 30 YEARS, AND IN THE '90S, THE PUB EVEN CLOSED DOWN. HARDLY A CATALOGUE OF OPTIMISM. GIDDAY, MATE. GIDDAY, MATE. BUT KEREPEHI IS ON THE BOUNCE. WE HAVE JUST GOT OFF OUR BUTT AND DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE TO SIT ON YOUR BUTT...? WE WOULD HAVE BEEN EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE SAID WE WOULD BE ` WHICH WOULD BE A STATIC OR DECLINING POPULATION. NOT SOMETHING WE WANTED. AND LEADING THE GREAT TURNAROUND, THAT SUGARY NO-NO THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE YES-YES. THIS IS NOT WHERE I WOULD EXPECT TO FIND AN ICE CREAM FACTORY. IT'S KINDA KOOKY? IT IS. IT IS. IN A GOOD WAY? THE FACTORY, OWNED BY CHINESE FAXI FOODS, WITH ALL ITS PRODUCT SHIPPED TO BEIJING, REVITALISING A LONG-ABANDONED CHEESE PROCESSING PLANT. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE MESS AND EYESORE. MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE AESTHETICS, THOUGH ` THE JOBS. 35 FOR NOW, BUT WITH MORE TO COME. DARNELL. DARNELL. KIRSTY. KIRSTY. AND CRYSTAL OVER THERE. ALL LOCALS? YES. YEAH. AND ALL BLOODY HAPPY TO HAVE A JOB, I BET? VERY HAPPY. YEAH. IT'S ONLY ABOUT A MINUTE TO WORK. YOU ARE TALKING TO AN AUCKLANDER. HOW MANY MINUTES? ONE. WE ALL SORT OF MOVED AWAY ONCE THE DAIRY FACTORY CLOSED DOWN. NOW WE ARE ALL COMING BACK. THE LOCAL PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY. AND THEY WORK HARD? YES. YES. THEY WORK HARD. DOES IT MATTER THAT IT'S CHINESE? IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME, AND THEY ARE SO GOOD TO WORK FOR. YOU CAN CLIMB THE LADDER VERY QUICKLY TOO. ALMOST AS QUICK AS OTHER COMPANIES ARE DISCOVERING THE NEWFOUND POTENTIAL IN THE AREA... THEY CAN SEE THE CONFIDENCE, AND THEY ARE INSPIRED AS WELL. ...IN RESPONSE TO A CAMPAIGN BY THE HAURAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, NOT THE RED TAPE. THE COUNCIL HAD TO LEAD THE WAY? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AND WE COULD EITHER SEE A MOUSE OR WE COULD SEE A LION. WE CHOSE TO SEE THE LION, AND WE ARE ROARING. A NEIGHBOURING COUNCIL-DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION NOW FULLY SOLD, WITH A PRIVATE INVESTOR PLANNING A COMMERCIAL ESTATE ON ADJOINING LAND. THIS TRUSS COMPANY MOVING ITS OPERATION FROM THAMES. SOME OF ITS STAFF ` KEREPHEI LOCALS. IF WE STAYED WHERE WE WERE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE BUSINESS WE'VE GOT NOW. BACK IN ICE CREAM LAND, COUNCIL OFFICIALS SAY THE CHINESE RECEIVED NO SPECIAL RATEPAYER FUNDED INCENTIVES OTHER THAN A 'CAN DO' RESPONSE TO THEIR PLANS. THIS VILLAGE IN FIVE YEARS' TIME? WOW, IT'S EXCITING, ISN'T IT? WATCH THIS SPACE? I THINK THAT'S A WISE THING TO SAY. KEREPEHI IS ON THE RISE. IF YOU TOOK YOUR FACE MASK DOWN, YOU WOULD BE SMILING? OH, (LAUGHS) YES, I WOULD BE SMILING. So glad to see those stories, because it has been a long held believe that out of the centres, you can't be in the local area. Winston Peters say put GST in the regions, help support the regions. Via foreign investment side of things, it was open to anyone. These guys had the goods. WHO CAN FORGET THIS MOMENT FROM THE 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP? HE HAS... KICKED OVER JUST INSIDE THE RIGHT-HAND UPRIGHT! YES, STEPHEN DONALD WAS CERTAINLY THE MAN OF THE MOMENT. AND NEXT ` HE'S WITH US TO TALK ABOUT HIS LATEST PROJECT. HE GIVES US EVERYTHING, BUT HE ASKS FOR NOTHING IN RETURN EVER. AND THAT MAKES RAY THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR TONIGHT'S ASB GOOD AS GOLD. AND ANOTHER SEMI-STINK ATTEMPT BY AN AMERICAN ACTOR TO DO A KIWI ACCENT. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE GOING THREE MONTHS FROM NOW? OUR ACCENT EXPERT RATES IT. OOH... DON'T TELL 'EM YET. That is the greatest song. The Glen Campbell is, the Kenny Rogers, the Charlie pride, the Johnny Cash, they are all the same. Kiwis know that from them Marmite add. THE NAME STEPHEN DONALD OR BEAVER, AND YOU IMMEDIATELY THINK OF THAT LEGENDARY KICK WHICH MADE HIM THE HERO OF THE 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP. IT WAS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY STORIES ` OUT WHITEBAITING WHEN HE GOT THE SOS CALL, AND THE REST IS HISTORY. IN A MOMENT, A RARE INTERVIEW WITH THE MAN HIMSELF. BUT FIRST, THIS FROM MIKE THORPE. THAT KICK. STEPHEN DONALD. HE HAS KICKED IT OVER. IT'S THE STUFF OF FILM SCRIPTS. NO, REALLY, IT'S THE STUFF OF FILM SCRIPTS. THE PRODUCTION PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS MOVIE AND PITCHING IT TO TVNZ. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF STEPHEN 'BEAVER' DONALD. KICKED IN THE GUTS; DONALD SMASHES IT DOWN FIELD. IT'S NOT OUT. IT'S NOT OUT, TJ! KICKED TO TOUCH. O'CONNOR SCORES! THE SCORES ARE LEVEL. AND THEN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS LATER, KICKING THE ALL BLACKS TO WORLD CUP GLORY AT EDEN PARK. YOU WOULDN'T SAY OVER THE BLACK DOT, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. NO ONE WILL REMEMBER THAT. BUT THE KID FROM WAIUKU DID SO MUCH MORE. STEPHEN DONALD! OVER 100 GAMES FOR THE CHIEFS, 23 TESTS FOR THE AB'S AND TWO STINTS OVERSEAS. DONALD. NOW THE LIFE THEY TOLD ON HAS BEEN PUT DOWN ON PAPER ` A TALE THAT GOES FROM THE TIP TO THE TOP. HE WENT FROM SOMEONE THAT WAS EVERYONE'S DOG TO EVERYONE'S HERO. AND THE MAN HIMSELF IS WITH US ` STEPHEN DONALD. Thank you. I apologise for him critiquing your kicking style throughout that piece. Did you ever think you'd be here talking about movies, A book? It is ridiculous. The path has been bizarre. Is it the good path? You have had criticism. 2010 was a dark time. Worth it now? Definitely. I'm glad I went for it all and hung on. It wasn't an easy road. What has rugby given you? Everything. I have worked overseas. Coming back to New Zealand has had a amazing welcome back. Could you still do it? The whole game has changed since you started. Not that you are still not competitive. could a kid in your circumstances still aspire to be an all black? Yes, anyone who wants to do it can still do it. Would you have been satisfied if you had not had that 2011 moment? No, I would not have been. I would have had to put up with Hong Kong being my last game that anyone remembers. It was not an easy way to go out. You go into depth about that. You tell us in the book what Sir Graham Henry told you at the time. Yes. When you come off a performance like that, you are not listening. Time stood still. Your member changing rooms and things like that. It was a dark day for that. It is not over, but comparatively speaking, hhow much have you given to the rest of your life? I doubt it will be as fulfilling as far as professionally, but getting married in January aand hopefully starting to have little people along the way. That will be my next step in life, so I will never experience the adrenaline rush that I have played rugby. Is your house going to be full of the things you have done? Or will you move on? My wife has bizarre taste. I come home and there is something else on the wall which is meant to be Styley. Are you still allowed to whitebait? Season starts in a week or so, so looking forward to that. From the inside out, what do you reckon we have seen of the super rugby season this year? This is arguably one of the greatest teams we have ever seen. What is it that we do that is so special pressure mark everything from the coaching to the physios to the trainers. I have played overseas and experience overseas, and it is light years apart. Everyone is playing great footy, and people enjoy watching it. Good on you. Good luck. He is not going to blow out. Elite athletes, once you come to the end. He is keeping in shape till the wedding. THANKS, STEPHEN. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS? AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: YOU'RE A KID, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP. WE RATE HOLLYWOOD'S ATTEMPT AT THE KIWI TWANG. PLUS, IT'S THAT TIME ` ASB GOOD AS GOLD. AND RAY IS APPARENTLY ON HIS WAY, AND HE HAS NO IDEA THAT WE'RE HERE. I THINK HE'S IN FOR ONE HELL OF A SURPRISE. Continuing our tribute to Glen Campbell, rhinestone cowboy.. NOW, WHEN SAM WALLACE TOOK OVER ASB GOOD AS GOLD, I WASN'T SURE HE COULD HANDLE JUMPING OUT FROM BEHIND A BUSH, SURPRISING PEOPLE WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. BUT TONIGHT HE'S BEEN TALKING HIMSELF UP. HE SAID, 'WATCH ME TONIGHT, MIKE, AND TELL ME I'M NOT ON FIRE.' YES, YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET RAY TIMIHOU, WHO, THROUGH WAKA AMA, IS CHANGING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY. SAM WENT TO SURPRISE HIM. IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, THERE'S ALWAYS A POT ON IN THE HOUSE. THERE'S ALWAYS FOOD AVAILABLE. HE'S THE FIRST UP AT 5.30 IN THE MORNING, AND THEN HE'S BACK HERE AGAIN WITH THE KIDS AT 4 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. # OUT OF MY MIND. OUT OF MY MIND. # HE GIVES US EVERYTHING, BUT HE ASKS FOR NOTHING IN RETURN, EVER. WELL, THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE IN HAS A REAL HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. WE'VE GOT A CHANGE-AGENT LIKE RAY, THAT ACTUALLY IS COMMITTED TO CHANGING THAT FOR CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY. UNCLE RAY STARTED THE THOUGHT FOR US GIRLS TO PADDLE AT THE WAKA AMA WORLDS. AND THROUGH THAT, I HAVE COME OUT WITH A THIRD AS A TEAM AND A SECOND WORLD TITLE IN SINGLES PADDLING BY MYSELF TOO. SECOND IN THE WORLD? (CHUCKLES) THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. (POIGNANT MUSIC) GIDDAY, RAY. KIA ORA. I'M SAM. HOW ARE YA, SAM? I'M FROM SEVEN SHARP. HEY, MATE. AND YOU'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR ASB'S GOOD AS GOLD. OH, WHO DONE THAT? (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHTER) IT'S EVERYONE HERE. IT'S THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY. THESE GUYS ARE YOUR FAMILY. ASB WANNA GIVE YOU $3000, SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR TEAM TO THE LONG-DISTANCE CHAMPS. OH, AWESOME. THANKS. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S GREAT. IT GETS BETTER. THEY MIGHT COME TO TRAINING NOW, SOME OF THEM. (LAUGHS) AND WHAT'S THAT COMPETITION, THE WAKA AMA COMPETITION UP AT RAROTONGA CALLED? OH, THE VAKA EIVA. YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO THIS YEAR? (CHUCKLES) ASB'S DECIDED THEY'D LOVE TO SEND YOU UP THERE WITH YOUR PARTNER, KELLY, ON THEM. HOW DOES THAT SOUND? NICE. (CHUCKLES) THANK YOU. (LAUGHTER) COME AND GIVE HIM A HUG. COME ON! HELLO! DID YOU HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TODAY? NO. NOT AN INKLING. (LAUGHS) I ACTUALLY SET UP A GOOD TRAINING PLAN, TOO, FOR TONIGHT. THE LIFE THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH, AND, SORT OF, DON'T WANT THEM TO MAKE THE MISTAKES THAT I DID, SO I JUST TRY AND PUT THEM ON THE RIGHT ROAD. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN REWARDED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE? OH, NOT REALLY. MAYBE A BEER OR TWO. (LAUGHS) # I BET MY MOTHER'S PROUD OF ME... THE REWARD IS WHAT THEY SHOW AND PROVE THEY CAN DO, EVEN IN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW? LIKE, IF THEIR SCHOOLWORK'S NOT UP TO SCRATCH, THEN THEY DON'T GET TO PADDLE, YOU KNOW? JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. # YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. # IT COMES DOWN TO HARD WORK, HARD TRAINING. AND THAT'S WHAT I TEACH THEM. IT'S MORE THAN THAT. IT COMES DOWN TO GOOD PEOPLE. YEAH. AND THAT'S YOU, MAN. COME FOR SOME KAI! (LAUGHS) AND REMEMBER ` IF YOU KNOW A DESERVING NEW ZEALANDER, GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB AS GOOD AS GOLD AWARD. Did he go back and get the guy for the food? Halfway through the interview, he got a bit hungry. He has been raving about their food and hospitality. Those kids love him. OUR KIWI ACCENT IS CERTAINLY UNIQUE. IT SAYS WHO WE ARE, AND WHEN WE HEAR OTHER PEOPLE DOING IT BADLY, WELL, WE CAN BE HARSH. THE LATEST ACCENT OFFENDER IS AN AMERICAN ACTRESS CALLED ELIZABETH MOSS. SHE'S PLAYING A KIWI POLICE OFFICER IN A TV SERIES BY NEW ZEALAND DIRECTOR JANE CAMPION. TIM WILSON GETS AN ACCENT EXPERT TO CHECK IT OUT AND TELL US THE WORST ACCENT IN A MOVIE EVER. 'TOP OF THE LAKE' IS A TELLY SERIES ABOUT CRIME. THERE'S A SUITCASE WASHED UP. THERE'S BLACK HUMAN HAIR COMING FROM THE INSIDE. MAYBE THE MAIN OFFENCE IS A YANK ACTRESSES' WOEFUL ATTACK ON THE KIWI ACCENT. YOU'RE A KID, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP. MAYBE B-MINUS. ALLAN BELL IS AN ACCENT EXPERT. I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS AN ATTEMPT AT AUSTRALIAN. NOT PARTICULARLY KIWI. OTHER ATTEMPTS? ANTHONY HOPKINS IN THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN ISN'T BAD. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ` THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM. HE'S PROBABLY A B-PLUS. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY GET THE A-PLUS AND GO UP THE ROAD AND GET SAM NEILL TO DO IT. AND THE WORST ACCENT, KIWI OR NOT, IN A MOVIE OR TV SHOW EVER ` THE F FOR FAIL ` # DAFFODILS ARE SMILIN' AT THE DOVE. # DICK VAN DYKE IN MARY POPPINS. HE SOUNDS LIKE HE'S TRYING TO SWALLOW HIS TONGUE MUCH OF THE TIME. AFTER ALL, NOT MURDERING AN ACCENT IS SOMETHING TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT. I always think our accent would be hard to replicate. Having said that, Jane Campion said Nicole Kidman sshe has the paparazzi all around her. Elizabeth Moss, the handmaid's tale. It is disturbing but brilliant. I have something to announce. I am on tomorrow with one of the biggest names in music. I want to tell you. It is one of the biggest names in music. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.