TONIGHT ` FOR SEVEN YEARS, HE'S CALLED NEW ZEALAND HOME, AND HE'S CERTAINLY DONE A LOT ` STARTED COMPANIES, MANAGED INVESTMENT FUNDS, MENTORED YOUTH. SO WHY ARE WE BOOTING HIM OUT? SOMEONE LIKE OMER CAN FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. HUGE RED FLAG. HUGE RED FLAG. PLUS THIS GOT YOU GOING ON FRIDAY ` NO DATE, NO SCHOOL BALL, NO EXCEPTIONS. SO DID OUR MATE ZAIN GET TO GO? AND A TINY SOLUTION TO ONE BIG PROBLEM. COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT THESE NEW WHARE. COULD THIS IDEA HELP EASE OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE? ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY INGRID LAUDER AND STARSHA SAMARASINGHE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 Assuming that that ball news is good news. We wouldn't put a historian that had woe and misery. Surely he he got to go in his met the woman of his dreams and is going to get married and will live happily ever after. He did actually get to go in fact to the Palmerston North ball. We will give you the details shortly. ON A DAY IN WHICH NEW NUMBERS WERE RELEASED SHOWING YET ANOTHER IMMIGRATION RECORD FOR OUR COUNTRY, WE ARE REMINDED MANY COME HERE WITH SKILLS INCREASINGLY NEEDED IN A GROWING NUMBER OF OUR INDUSTIRES. BUT SOMETIMES THE SKILLS ALONE ARENT ENOUGH. OMER HAZER KNOWS THIS ALL TOO WELL. OMER HAS A LONG HISTORY IN NEW ZEALAND, AND HE'S ONE OF OUR BRIGHTEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDS. BUT AS LUCAS DE JONG DISCOVERED, HE'S CURRENTLY WAITING TO FIND OUT IF HE'LL BE FORCED TO RETURN TO A COUNTRY HE HARDLY KNOWS. HE'S AN IMMIGRANT,... MARMITE ` NEVER REALLY GET INTO IT. ...A UNIVERSITY DROPOUT,... JUST GONNA GO CHECK A FEW EMAILS NOW. ...AND SPENDS FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS COMPUTER. YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS WORK, BUT THAT'S THE FUN OF IT, ISN'T IT? FOR SEVEN YEARS, OMAR HAZER HAS BEEN STUDYING IN NEW ZEALAND ` A WORLD AWAY FROM FAMILY BUT OPEN TO NEW ZEALAND'S OPPORTUNITIES. IS THIS HOME? ABSOLUTELY. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE I WAS 13. ALL MY FRIENDS, EVERYONE I KNOW, EVERYTHING I'VE DONE HAS BEEN HERE. AND THIS 21-YEAR-OLD HAS DONE A LOT. WHEN I WAS 14, I STARTED MY FIRST COMPANY THAT JUST SOLD ONLINE ITEMS FOR GAMES. I STARTED MY SECOND COMPANY THAT HELPED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. WHEN I WAS 16, I STARTED MY THIRD COMPANY, WHICH IS AN INFLUENCER-MARKETING MANAGEMENT COMPANY. HAD ABOUT A TEAM OF SIX PEOPLE ` AS I FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL. NOT TO MENTION CO-MANAGING A $500,000 YOUTH INVESTMENT FUND. BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR AND DOING MY OWN THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR AND DOING MY OWN THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I LOVE. AND NOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON COULD BE COMING TO AN END? YES. YES. I GUESS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ALL OF THIS WILL END IN NEW ZEALAND. UNTIL LAST SEMESTER, THE POSTER CHILD FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY HAD BEEN IN HAMILTON. RIGHT NOW I'M STUDYING ENGINEERING AT THE WAIKATO UNIVERSITY AND I'M FLATTING WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS. BUT WHEN AN AUCKLAND TECH START-UP OFFERED HIM A MARKETING ROLE,... HOW'S IT GOING? ...HE GOT A HEADSTART ON HIS DREAMS. WHEN I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP ON 'TRADEE' AFTER TWO YEARS, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME NOT TO TAKE IT. HE'S DONE AND BEEN IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES THROUGH HIS LIFE. HE HAS TAKEN RISKS AND LEARNT A LOT OF THINGS. HE IS A BIT OF POWERHOUSE OF AN INDIVIDUAL. NO LONGER ABLE TO GET A STUDENT VISA, AND WITHOUT A QUALIFICATION, OMER'S WORKING VISA WAS DENIED. IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND SAYS THIS TRADEE DIDN'T MAKE GENUINE ATTEMPTS TO HIRE KIWIS. THEY DENIED YOU BECAUSE THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AS A START-UP AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS OR FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE. A START-UP ROLE IS NOT LIKE A GENERAL CORPORATE ROLE WHERE YOU LOOK AT THE QUALIFICATION. I RAN AN INFLUENCER-MARKETING COMPANY. I WAS IN THE MARKETING SPACE FOR CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. AND THE ENTREPRENEUR VALUES THAT A PERSON BRINGS PLAY SO MUCH OF A BIGGER ROLE. PLAYS SO MUCH OF A BIGGER ROLE. HERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS THE PERFECT FIT TO COME INTO THIS COUNTRY, AND HE SEEMS, EVERY TURN WE HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THEM, THEY'VE TOLD US, 'NO, HE'S NOT WORKING FOR YOU.' NOW HIS APPLICATION IS UNDER REVIEW. IF IT'S DENIED, A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE AWAITS HIM IN TURKEY. THE SECOND I ARRIVE IN TURKEY, AT THE AIRPORT, THEY'LL LOOK AND SAY, 'YOU HAVEN'T SERVED IN THE ARMY YET. 'AND YOU WILL HAVE TO SERVE IN THE ARMY.' IF SOMEONE LIKE OMER CAN FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, HUGE RED FLAG. HUGE RED FLAG. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REALLY FELT LIKE NEW ZEALAND DISAPPOINTED ME. FIRST TIME IN SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS I FEEL NOT SUPPORTED. SO WHILE THE WORK CONTINUES, HE WAITS. I'M DAMN SURE I'LL KEEP DOING WHAT I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR ` BACK THERE. BUT IDEALLY I'D LOVE TO DO IT HERE. BECAUSE, TO USE A LITTLE BUSINESS ANALOGY, OMER RECKONS IF NEW ZEALAND INVESTS IN HIM, HE'S SURE TO PAY DIVIDENDS. Surely there is space here for exception to the rule. I know rules are there. You can come in as an entrepreneur if you bring money in. But he is so young. But if you let everyone in, the upcountry would be flooded with do-gooders from all over. He's got a lot of people vouching for him and we don't want to miss out on him. Here is the irony. What I've always argued about is that we need more people in. People can't stand it, every political party in this campaign is slashing immigration numbers. Do you want them in or not? It is such as shame. The system seems archaic. Especially for tech and startup. This is classic government response. SO THIS CERTAINLY GOT A LOT OF YOU AT HOME GOING ON FRIDAY NIGHT, WE WERE FLOODED WITH FEEDBACK. A YOUNG BOY DESPERATE TO GO TO HIS BALL, BUT HIS SCHOOL HAS A POLICY. NO DATE... NO BALL... NO EXCEPTIONS. SO DID ZAIN GET TO GO TO THE BALL? MAIKI SHERMAN HAS AN UPDATE. ZAIN COLLINS IS ALL DRESSED UP ` WITH SOMEWHERE TO GO. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? OH, I'M FEELING REALLY EXCITED TO ABOUT THIS NIGHT... OH, I'M FEELING REALLY EXCITED TO ABOUT THIS NIGHT... OH, I'M FEELING REALLY EXCITED TO ABOUT THIS NIGHT... CAN'T WAIT TO GO. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO? BEING ABLE TO JUST BE... PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PART OF THE WHOLE EVENT. IT'S AN EVENT HE ALMOST MISSED, ALL BECAUSE OF A SCHOOL POLICY. AT PALMERSTON NORTH BOYS HIGH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DATE, YOU DON'T GO TO THE SCHOOL BALL. IT IS STILL REALLY UNFAIR FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T FIND A DATE TO NOT BE ABLE TO GO, SO HOPEFULLY THEY GET TO CHANGE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BALL. THE ALMOST 17-YEAR-OLD FOUND HIS DATE AFTER SEVEN SHARP AIRED THE FAMILY'S CONCERNS OVER THE RULE. SHE WAS A LITTLE CAMERA-SHY, WOW! BUT SHE DID APPRECIATE THE STRETCH LIMO WHICH TURNED UP AT THE GATE. OH MY GOD. THIS IS SO COOL! AND - WHILE HE HAD HIS NIGHT OUT - HIS FAMILY SAYS THE ISSUE AT THE HEART OF IT REMAINS. DOES ZAIN GOING TO THE BALL NOW CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE POLICY? NO. DEFINITELY NOT. EVEN IF ZAIN WAS ALWAYS GOING FROM DAY DOT, NO. DEFINITELY NOT. EVEN IF ZAIN WAS ALWAYS GOING FROM DAY DOT, I WOULD STILL BE STANDING HERE AND DISCUSSING THIS WITH YOU. I STILL DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR. YEAH. IT'S NOT AN ATTACK ON THE SCHOOL ` YEAH. IT'S NOT AN ATTACK ON THE SCHOOL ` I JUST WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP. WE'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST THE SCHOOL, IT'S JUST A SINGLE POLICY THAT THEY HAVE THAT'S OUR ISSUE. THAT'S WHERE OUR ISSUE LIES. THE SCHOOL DECLINED TO SPEAK TO SEVEN SHARP TODAY BUT IN A PREVIOUS STATEMENT SAID ` 'ACCEPTING ALL BOYS WHO WANTED TO ATTEND ALONE 'ACCEPTING ALL BOYS WHO WANTED TO ATTEND ALONE 'MEANT IT WOULD NO LONGER BE A FORMAL SCHOOL BALL 'BUT MORE LIKE A SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY.' ZAIN'S PARENTS SAY YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY ARE UNDER ENOUGH PRESSURE - WITHOUT BEING FORCED TO FIND A DATE OR MISS OUT. I FEEL FOR THOSE BOYS THAT AREN'T GOING, WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO OR NOT. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT OUR SON, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ZAIN, THIS IS ABOUT EVERY YOUNG ADULT OUT THERE THAT COULD BE GOING, OR IS GOING THROUGH WHAT ZAIN'S GOING THROUGH. (LIMO TOOTS) That all worked out well. That's cool honestly think it was going to turn into a party? Most people want to take someone. You've got 200 or 300 boys and we've dealt with that over the weekend. If you suddenly got a lot of boys and they don't have a date you have 50 people stuck in a corner. Well at least they get to go. One of my daughters volunteered to go out with them. You've got good daughters. THEY MAY BE TINY, BUT THEY'RE PROVIDING ONE BIG SOLUTION. THEY MAY BE TINY, BUT THEY'RE PROVIDING ONE BIG SOLUTION. COMING UP ` IT IS SMALL, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. IT IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN A CAR. SO COULD THESE SELF-SUFFICIENT HOMES HELP EASE OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE? PLUS, HE'S KNOWN FOR 'THAT' HAIR. I'M GETTING A BIT FED UP WITH BEING DESCRIBED I'M GETTING A BIT FED UP WITH BEING DESCRIBED AS HAVING A DEAD POSSUM ON TOP. BUT PETER DUNNE BROUGHT SO MUCH MORE TO THE BEEHIVE. YOU MAKE THE FIRST BOW, THEN YOU BRING THE TOP OVER. WE JUST OPENED UP THE BIGGEST PRESENT IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT ` IT'S A PIANO ` AND WE GET TO KEEP IT! YOU CAN SEE IT ON SEVEN SHARP. ALL: YAY! People are apparently coming from all over the country to watch Matilda. It has been a global success story. The playwrights said the cost is as good as anywhere in the world. Amazing. THIS ELECTION HAS HAD MORE VICTIMS THAN A SERIES OF 'SURVIVOR'. FIRST ANDREW LITTLE, THEN METIRIA TUREI, AND TODAY PETER DUNNE HAS FALLEN ON HIS SWORD. KNOWN FOR HIS HAIR AND HIS BOW TIE, PETER DUNNE HAS BEEN IN PARLIAMENT 33 YEARS. SO WHAT'S HIS BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT? TIM WILSON FOLLOWS A BOW TIE'S JOURNEY INTO POLITICS. THIS IS HOW A 33-YEAR CAREER IN POLITICS UNRAVELS. PETER DUNNE ANNOUNCING HIS RESIGNATION, REMOVING FROM PARLIAMENT SOME OF ITS MOST CONTENTIOUS HAIR. WHAT'S THIS THING ABOUT MY HAIR? YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING A BIT FED UP WITH BEING DESCRIBED AS HAVING A DEAD POSSUM ON TOP. THIS, BY THE WAY, IS A LIVE POSSUM. PLUS THE BOW TIE, THE MOST FAMOUS BOW TIE IN NEW ZEALAND POLITICS. PLUS THE BOW TIE, THE MOST FAMOUS BOW TIE IN NEW ZEALAND POLITICS. LOOK ` HERE IT IS. AND HERE. DUNNE'S BOW TIE BECAME A SO MUCH OF A TRADEMARK THAT HE RELEASED DUNNE'S BOW TIE BECAME SO MUCH OF A TRADEMARK THAT HE RELEASED A HELPFUL HOW-TO VIDEO. YOU MAKE THE FIRST BOW, THEN YOU BRING THE TOP OVER. WHAT A JOURNEY FOR PETER DUNNE OVER THE LAST 11 ELECTIONS. HE ENTERED PARLIAMENT AS A LEFTIE FOR LABOUR, MOVED TO THE CENTRE WITH HIS OWN PARTY, UNITED FUTURE, AND LEAVES PROPPING UP A RIGHT-WING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. HE LISTED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSMISSION GULLY MOTORWAY AS ONE OF HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS, AND THE BOW TIE'S. BUT MOST WILL REMEMBER THE STOUSH OVER LEGAL HIGHS AS A SOMEWHAT LONG BOW THAT HE HAD TO PULL BACK ON. POLLS SHOWED THAT NEWCOMER LABOUR'S GREG O'CONNOR WAS SLASHING HIS SUPPORT. BUT PETER DUNNE SEEMED TO ENJOY CAMPAIGNING. HERE HE IS IN HAPPIER TIMES, SHAKING HANDS, GETTING HAIR PRODUCTS,... I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU HAIR PRODUCTS SO YOU LOOK GOOD FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN. ...SUBMITTING TO A MAKEOVER... AND THE OBLIGATORY SNAP. A MAN IN A BOW TIE WITH A SORE THROAT CROAKING HIS WAY TO A VICTORY EVER MORE UNCERTAIN. I'LL BE VERY PLEASED WHEN IT'S OVER, BUT THEN AT THIS STAGE IN ANY ELECTION CAMPAIGN I FEEL THAT WAY. I JUST WANT TO GET MY VOICE BACK SO I CAN TALK PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF GETTING HIS VOICE BACK, PETER DUNNE HAS CHOSEN TO SILENCE IT, UNTYING HIS TIE TO PARLIAMENT. Hell of a nice guy. A big surprise today to the extent that he's always been respected in the area and very middle-of-the-road. The interesting thing was we were trying to get him on the radio last night in Wellington, and he wouldn't go one. We were wondering what it was about. Are you saying you call this? No, but I did notice it. And that's the end of his party. The fashion and is going to be interesting from here on in. They do take that into account. You remember in 2002? It made him. He hasn't looked back. IF YOU THINK THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IS JUST A BIG-CITY PROBLEM, THINK AGAIN. IT'S NOW HITTING SMALLER COMMUNITIES AS PEOPLE RETURN TO THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE. COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE NORTHLAND AREA OF KAITAIA ARE SEEING AN ALARMING RISE IN HOMELESSNESS. BUT ONE MAN WITH A BIG PERSONALITY HAS FOUND A TINY SOLUTION. BILLIE JO ROPIHA WENT TO MEET HIM. # OH, OH, SOMETIMES I GET A GOOD FEELING, YEAH # HE'S LARGER THAN LIFE. (LAUGHS) RICKY FOR MAYOR! THE GENTLE GIANT WITH A HEART OF GOLD. HE JUST WORKS MIRACLES IF I'M BEING TOTALLY HONEST. HE JUST WORKS MIRACLES, IF I'M BEING TOTALLY HONEST. RICKY HOUGHTON IS KAITAIA'S PIED PIPER OF HOUSING. HE'S AN AMAZING GUY. PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES. (LAUGHS) THE CEO OF HE KOROWAI TRUST HAS COME UP WITH A TINY SOLUTION FOR THE FAR NORTH'S HOUSING WOES. COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT THESE NEW WHARE. THE TWO 10 METRE SQUARE BUILDINGS ARE CONNECTED BY A HANDY AWNING. I GUESS THE EXCITING THING ABOUT THESE HOMES IS THEY'RE TOTALLY OFF THE GRID, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR AND A HALF KILOWATTS OF POWER, 5000 LITRES WHICH IS A BLADDER, WHICH RUNS UNDERNEATH THE DECK HERE. THE BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, SO WE'VE GOT THE LITTLE SOCIAL AREA HERE, SO WE'VE GOT THE LITTLE SOCIAL AREA HERE, WASHING MACHINE OUT ON THE DECK, OK. AND THEN A LITTLE PULL-OUT CLOTHES LINE TO DRY THE CLOTHES. INSIDE, IT MAY BE TIGHT ` BUT IT WILL REPRESENT A BIG STEP UP FOR SOME FUTURE OWNERS. I MEAN IT IS SMALL BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING, IT'S BETTER THAN LIVING IN A CAR... YES, AND WHAT WE'VE BUILT HERE IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION HAVE ASKED US TO INCORPORATE INTO THE DESIGN. SO DOES IT COST? SO WHAT DOES IT COST? YEAH. WE HAVEN'T MODELLED THE FINAL PRICE, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE UNDER $50,000. WE CAN HAVE THEM ON SITE WITHIN 24-48 HOURS. SO WHO WILL BUILD THESE HOMES? WE'RE SETTING UP A MAORI TRADE TRAINING ACADEMY. WE'LL BUILD THESE UNITS LIKE MCDONDALD'S MAKES HAMBURGERS. (LAUGHS) THEY'RE JUST GOTTA BE MASS PRODUCED FOR THE WHANAU. BUT NOT ONLY DO YOU GET AN AFFORDABLE HOUSE, RICKY MAKES SURE OTHER HELP IS AVAILABLE TOO. WE CAN HELP THEM WITH THEIR BUDGETING, WE CAN HELP THEM WITH THEIR MEDICAL CARE, HELP THEM WITH THEIR ADDICTIONS. WE CAN HELP THEM WITH ALL THE BARRIERS THAT HAVE KEPT THEM FROM ACHIEVING THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. LAST YEAR, RICKY TOOK THIS DERELICT PUB AND TURNED IT INTO A ONE-STOP SOCIAL HUB. DR LANCE O'SULLIVAN, THE GP, HE PROVIDES SERVICES TO TAMARIKI, DR LANCE O'SULLIVAN, THE GP, HE PROVIDES SERVICES TO TAMARIKI, TE PUNI KOKIRI ARE IN HERE, NGATI HINE YOUTH SERVICES ARE IN HERE. WE SAVE ONE HOUSE A WEEK FROM MORTGAGEE SALE, EMERGENCY HOUSING, WE DO ALL THE HOMELESSNESS AND ALL THE EVICTIONS, INCLUDES EVICTIONS FROM YOUR FAMILY. YEAH... WE DO A LOT OF STUFF. A WRAPAROUND STRATEGY DESIGNED TO HALT THE PLUNGE IN MAORI HOMEOWNERSHIP RATES. # YOU'RE MAGIC YOUNG PEOPLE TO ME, # SO LIFT YOUR HEAD UP HIGH, AND LET YOUR VOICES CRY, # BE PROUD TO BE MAORI. # KIA ORA! (CHUCKLES) Good on him. What a lovely man. And that is the key. Not just placing them in homes. Isn't it interesting one of the things we are most famous worldwide is our refugee program. We integrate them. And yet we don't seem to do the same thing with our people here THEY SAY BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES, BUT THEY WERE WRONG. COMING UP ` THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT OF IT. BECAUSE THIS GIANT GIFT IS ABOUT TO GET OUR KIDS' CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING. A VERY COOL AND VERY LARGE PRESENT HAS JUST BEEN DELIVERED TO A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN OTARA, SOUTH AUCKLAND. IT WAS A PIANO, GIFTED AS PART OF THE '100 PIANO PROJECT' ` A COMPETITION OPEN TO LOWER DECILE SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE MUSIC AND CREATIVITY. TO KICK IT OFF, ONE DESERVING SCHOOL WAS CHOSEN, AND THE EXCITEMENT HIT THE HIGH NOTES. CAROLYN ROBINSON WAS THERE FOR THE UNVEILING. (DREAMY MUSIC) RONGOMAI SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE A HALL. IT DOESN'T EXACTLY HAVE A LIBRARY. AND IT DIDN'T HAVE A PIANO ` UNTIL TODAY, THAT IS. (BELL RINGS) BECAUSE, WITHOUT WANTING TO SPOIL THE SURPRISE,... THAT'S WHAT'S JUST ARRIVED FROM HALF A WORLD AWAY. WHISPERS: IT'S A PIANO! (SPEAKS SAMOAN) AND THE EXCITEMENT IS REACHING A CRESCENDO. (SQUEALING, SCREAMING) WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE... YOU SAW THE RECEPTION. WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE... YOU SAW THE RECEPTION. THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS BEFORE IT WAS EVEN UNWRAPPED, AND JUST SEEING ALL THOSE STUDENTS RALLY TOWARDS THIS PIANO AND START PLAYING ON IT, I THINK THE IMPLICATIONS ARE ENDLESS. IT WAS REALLY LOUD. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY AWESOME. I'VE NEVER PLAYED A PIANO BEFORE. THE GIFT IS TO LAUNCH THE '100 PIANO PROJECT' ` A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSIC TRUST 'PLAY IT STRANGE' AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 'HUAWEI'. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT'S A PIANO, AND WE GET TO KEEP IT! IT IS A BIT WEIRD FROM SOME ANGLES TO THINK, IT IS A BIT WEIRD FROM SOME ANGLES TO THINK, 'WHY ARE WE GIVING PIANOS?' BUT MR REN, OUR FOUNDER, WHEN HE CAME TO NZ EARLIER IN THE YEAR, HE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER HERE THAT HE WANTED TO GET PIANOS OUT TO THE KIDS OF NEW ZEALAND BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD TODAY, BUT ACTUALLY IT ALL STARTS AT THE CREATIVE LEVEL, AND MUSIC IS AT THE HEART OF IT. 99 OTHER PIANOS ARE READY TO GO TO DECILE-ONE TO DECILE-SEVEN SCHOOLS AROUND AOTEAROA. THOSE KIDS RUNNING ROUND THAT PIANO, MAKING AMAZING SOME AMAZING SOUND OUT OF JUST BASHING AWAY ON IT, AND THE ENERGY HAS JUST BUILT FROM THERE. THEY HAVEN'T STOPPED PLAYING IT. BIT ANXIOUS. I WAS THINKING, 'PLEASE DON'T WRECK OUR NEW PIANO. 'WE JUST GOT IT! PLEASE!' TO BE IN TO WIN, SCHOOLS NEED TO GET CREATIVE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS DO SOMETHING LIKE A POEM, WRITE SOME LYRICS, DO A DANCE, A MURAL, A SHORT STORY. THE PIANO HAS TO BE THE POINT OF THE WHOLE PIECE. (BOTH PLAY JAUNTY MUSIC) THIS IS THE ONLY THE BEGINNING OF SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GONNA COME OUT OF IT ` TALENT, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND ALSO THE SELF-CONFIDENCE WITHIN THESE STUDENTS ` TO DARE TO BE SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT IS PERCEIVED AS THE NORMS. HOW BETTER TO SAY THANK YOU THAN WITH MUSIC? (ALL SING UPBEAT MUSIC) AND THE KIDS HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THAT PIANO. DESPACITO. YUP. DESPACITO. =9:: |+* PACITO Q OH, YEAH, DESPACITO. YEAH, THAT'S THE TREND NOW. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE. HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THEIR OWN PIECES. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. (PLAYS SLOW MUSIC) WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'LL COME UP WITH. DETAILS OF HOW YOUR SCHOOL CAN BE IN TO WIN ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. DECILE 1 TO 7 CAN ENTER. And if you're wondering about this badge, you haven't made the final 10. I am now with team Sam Wallace. Wiring with Sam? There are at least three very good-looking people. But he works for the program. Where is he in the top 10? He is about eighth. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND FLORENCE S. FOURNIER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.