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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
  • Friday 17 November 2017
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
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
  • Not Classified
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.
Here are seven sharp. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE OTAGO SHEEP FARMER FINDING A NEW USE FOR WOOL. NO, WE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT WOOL ADVANCING HUMAN HEALTH. THE SURPRISE COLLAB WITH A TOP FASHION DESIGNER THAT'S MAKING THESE FACE MASKS STYLE-Y. SAVING LIVES AND RUNNING AN OP SHOP. MEET PAEROA'S VERY OWN JACK OF ALL TRADES. IT WAS ONLY MEANT TO BE ABOUT THAT BIG, AND THE MORE THEY SAID NO, THE BIGGER IT GOT. AND NOW LOOK AT IT. IT'S FABULOUS. WHY THIS WOMAN HAS DEVOTED HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. FORGET COUNTDOWN AND NEW WORLD. THE WILDERNESS IS THE BEST ONE-STOP SHOP. SUCH AN AMAZING DIVERSITY OF FLAVOURS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T GET AT THE SUPERMARKET. WE MEET THE MAN LIVING OFF THE LAND AND PROVIDING INGREDIENTS TO A TOP RESTAURANT. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY MADISON BATTEN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 It turns out that I've been to the restaurant and it's fantastic. I cannot wait to see how they do it. IT WAS ONCE THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF OUR ECONOMY. NOW SHEEP FARMING IS IN A BATTLE FOR ITS LIFE THAT IT'S LOSING TO SYNTHETICS. BUT AS MIKE THORPE FOUND OUT, THE KIWI SHEEP FARMER IS MADE OF TOUGHER STUFF THAN THAT, AND WITH THE HELP OF SCIENCE, THEY'RE FIGHTING BACK. IF YOU EVER NEED TO TAKE A BREATHER, TRY THE OXYGEN HERE. IT'S GIVEN ANDY RAMSDEN JUST WHAT HE NEEDS TO PUSH ON. SO WE'LL COME ACROSS SHEEP, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY FREE-MOVING UP HERE. SEE, FARMING SHEEP IN 2017 IS, AT BEST, AN UPHILL SLOG. WHAT STATE IS THE WOOL INDUSTRY IN? DEPRESSED IS PROBABLY THE BEST TERM, MIKE. IT WOULD'VE SEEMED UNTHINKABLE IN ITS HEYDAY. VOICEOVER: THE MINERS CAME AND WENT BUT THE FARMERS STAYED ON, REAPING AN ANNUAL HARVEST FROM THE GOLDEN FLEECE. THE INDUSTRY HASN'T KEPT UP WITH THE EVOLVING POTENTIAL USES FOR WOOL. NOW THIS HIGH COUNTRY EXPORT FINDS ITSELF BACKED INTO A CORNER. AND ANDY WANTS BETTER, SO HE'S STARTED FROM SCRATCH. WE WANT TO BEGIN AGAIN IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY WITH WOOL AND WITH MEAT. HE WANTED TO BREED A SHEEP THAT PRODUCED HIGH VALUE WOOL AND MEAT WITH A GREATER LAMBING RATE AND INCREASED LONGEVITY FOR THE EWE. HE WANTED A SUPER BREED. YOU ARE REINVENTING SHEEP. WELL, (CHUCKLES) IT'S A BIG COLLECTIVE EFFORT, AND WE HAVE TO BE ON THIS JOURNEY TO CHANGE THE WHOLE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHEEP FARMING. THE THING IS, IN ACHIEVING THAT SUPER BREED, HE WOUND UP WITH A WOOL THAT NEEDED A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. HUMAN HEALTH IS OUR FOCUS. NOW, WE'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT WOOL ADVANCING HUMAN HEALTH. YOU SEE, THIS WOOL IS PERFECT FOR HIGH-END FACE MASKS FOR THE ASIAN MARKET. THIS IS A PROTEIN THAT FOR AIR FILTRATION WILL RESIST BACTERIA. IT WILL REMOVE TOXINS AND AIRBORNE PARTICLES. WE CAN ELECTRO-STATIC CHARGE IT, WHICH MAKES IT LIKE A MAGNET FOR VERY FINE PARTICLES. IT MANAGES MOISTURE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE BREATHING IS IMPORTANT. IT ALSO HAS AN AESTHETIC QUALITY. KAREN WALKER HAS DESIGNED THE FABRIC, ET CETERA. I'LL JUST PICK UP THIS NAME THAT YOU'VE DROPPED HERE ` KAREN WALKER. AND WE CAN CHANGE THE EXTERIOR FOR YOUR MOODS. WHAT DOES THIS ONE SAY ABOUT YOUR MOOD? UM... HOW BIG COULD THE MOOD SWING BE FOR SHEEP FARMERS? WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON DEMAND, PARTICULARLY FROM CHINA. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE AWFUL REALITY OF AIR POLLUTION GLOBALLY GETTING WORSE, OBVIOUSLY INDIA IS ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH ISSUES, BUT IT'S BECOME A GLOBAL PROBLEM. HERE IN THE CARDRONA VALLEY, THE ONLY THREATS TO YOUR BREATH IS THE VIEW ` AND THE WALK TO SEE IT. WHEN WE BRING OUR CUSTOMERS AND DISTRIBUTORS AND MARKETERS HERE, IT REINFORCES WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE. AND IF THE WOOL IS COMING FROM THIS ENVIRONMENT, THEY SEEM TO HAVE EVEN MORE CONFIDENCE ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO DO THE JOB. AND SURELY THIS BLOKE ON THIS FARM IS A MARKETER'S DREAM. HOW GOOD A NAME IS RAMSDEN FOR A SHEEP FARMER? (CHUCKLES) It matches my outfit. If it didn't, we could go into this box and there are other options for which ever outfit you have on. I could do the show with this on permanently. The sound is still good. No one is a bigger advocate for wall than me. The fine wool market is actually going very well at the moment and I know this because icebreaker sold for about $100 million. The problem is they can't get enough New Zealand wool. These guys will need to get repeat business. Fantastic. Prince Charles is another advocate for wool. AWARDS ` EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY SECTOR SEEMS TO HAVE THEM, ESPECIALLY AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO AN CLOSE. 'THE BEST AT THIS, THE BEST AT THAT.' WELL, TOMORROW THE ORDER OF ST JOHN WILL HOLD AN INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR A SELECT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE ORGANISATION THAT MANY OF US PROBABLY TAKE FOR GRANTED, EXPECTING IT TO ALWAYS BE THERE. BEHIND THE FLASHING LIGHTS. ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE ANTIQUE SHOP AND ITS LINE OF VINTAGE PRAMS AND BESIDE THE AUSTERE OLD HALL, YOU'LL FIND A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY. LOVE THIS SHOP. IT'S A GREAT SHOP. AND A WOMAN, SURNAME THORNE, WHO'S MORE A PRICELESS ROSE. WHAT MAKES A GOOD OP SHOP? THE PEOPLE IN IT. HOW IT'S PRESENTED. YOU'VE NOT MET DELORES. MEET DELORES. IT'S NOT JUST AN OP SHOP. IT'S A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ST JOHN. IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT JACKIE'S A ONE-STOP GO-GETTER FOR ST JOHN IN PAEROA. ENORMOUS HEART. HUGE HEART. JACKIE INSISTING TO THE POWERS THAT BE FOUR YEARS AGO THAT SHE SET UP THE CHARITY SHOP, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME JUGGLING HER ROLE ON THE FRONT LINE. THEN THERE'S THE ENDLESS FUNDRAISING AND KEEPING ST JOHN IN THE PUBLIC EYE. IT WAS ONLY MEANT TO BE ABOUT THAT BIG, AND THE MORE THEY SAID NO, THE BIGGER IT GOT, AND NOW LOOK AT IT ` IT'S FABULOUS. SHE'S LIKE A BULL AT A GATE. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO WANT A DISCOUNT? I USED TO SAY WE DON'T DO DISCOUNTS AND IT'S A CHARITY SHOP AND GO INTO THAT SPIEL. NOW I SAY, 'IF I COME TO YOU IN THE AMBULANCE 'AND YOU ARE HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST, 'I'VE GOT TO PUT TWO PADS ON YOU SO I CAN SHOCK YOU, 'HOPEFULLY BACK TO LIFE. THOSE TWO PADS COST $49 EACH. 'SHALL I JUST GIVE YOU ONE PAD?' SO YOU SORT OF GET THE IDEA ` SHE'S A 'CALL IT AS YOU SEE IT' WHIRLWIND WHO FOUND ST JOHN WHILE GRAPPLING WITH THE DEATH OF HER SON BEN (13). IT HELPS ME HEAL BY HELPING OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT ST JOHN HAS DONE FOR ME. BEN DIED 20 YEARS AGO AFTER AN OPERATION FOR AN INFECTED KNEE. A SPECIALIST WAS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER BUT ACQUITTED. ALL I WANTED TO KNOW WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO BEN ` THE TRUTH. JACKIE THEN FIGHTING FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY... WHICH SHE SAYS SHE NEVER COMPLETELY FOUND, LEAVING HER WITH A DISTRUST OF HEALTH SYSTEM BUREAUCRATS. IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SYSTEM THAT LET YOU DOWN. GIVEN ALL THAT HAS GONE BEFORE, WHAT DOES IT SAY THAT YOU ARE NOW ON THE FRONT LINE? IT SAYS YOU NEVER GIVE UP, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. YOU NEVER LET THEM GET YOU DOWN. YOU NEVER GIVE UP. GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE? GET OUT THERE AND LIVE YOUR LIFE AND BE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. ST JOHN WITHOUT JACKIE THORNE? (BOTH LAUGH) THAT'S ME. IT'S JUST WHO I AM. I THINK THEY'RE KIND OF PROUD OF YOU. I HOPE SO. I SING THEIR PRAISES ENOUGH. I DON'T CHARGE THEM FOR IT, SO I HOPE THEY ARE PRETTY PROUD. I know this is going to be a nave question and I know that Wellington has its own individual ambulance service, and I know the government partially fund St John's but not completely, but why isn't it fully funded? There doesn't seem to be a reason, does their? Surely all emergency services should be fully funded. All the best for Jackie on your investiture tomorrow. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A BALL KID AT A TOP TENNIS TOURNAMENT? WE MEET THOSE LINING UP TO BE COURTSIDE AT NEXT YEAR'S ASB CLASSIC. COULD YOU SURVIVE IF YOU HAD TO GO OUT AND FIND YOUR FOOD YOURSELF? 60%, 70% OF MY DIET IS PROBABLY FORAGED AT THE MOMENT. HOW THIS MAN'S HOBBY HAS TURNED INTO A BREADWINNER FOR A TOP QUEENSTOWN RESTAURANT. Don't sit there saying you are too young to remember the song. That is Sharon O'Neill. I talked to her on the radio this morning. What a delightful woman. She was the winner of the Legacy award at the music awards last night. Maxine is the big hit. I did not go to the music awards last night. I did feature in a small part of the opening, which many people have told me was the highlight of the show. I also met kings this week, who won biggest selling single of the year. New Zealand music is in a healthy state right now. THEY ARE, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE TRUE HEROES OF ANY PROFESSIONAL TENNIS EVENT. RECLAIMING THE LOOSE BALLS, WIPING SWEAT FROM THE SEATS OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS STARS, OFTEN ALL WHILE STANDING IN THE SEARING SUN. IT'S A TOUGH GIG WHICH FOLLOWS A COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS. BILLIE JO ROPIHA SPENT THE DAY WITH THE YOUNG AUCKLANDERS VYING TO PLAY BALL KID AT NEXT YEAR'S ASB CLASSIC. (INTENSE MUSIC) IT TAKES DISCIPLINE, SKILL AND SHEER CONCENTRATION... ...TO BE A BALL KID. SHOW ME YOUR BALL! (KANYE WEST'S 'STRONGER') THIS IS THEIR COACH, CHRISTINE MCKNIGHT. DO WE ROLL ACROSS COURT? NO! SHE TAKES NO PRISONERS. TWO HANDS! IT'S BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS FOR THESE YOUNG BALL KIDS... THANK YOU. ...ALL VYING FOR A POSITION AT NEXT YEAR'S ASB TENNIS CLASSIC IN JANUARY. EYES ON THE BALL THE WHOLE TIME. AND CHRISTINE'S NOT IN A HURRY TO MAKE SELECTION ANY EASIER. DON'T TOUCH THE NET ` TELL ME WHY. WELL DONE. YOU COULD ALTER THE HEIGHT OF THE NET DURING THE PLAY. AND TRY DEFINITELY NOT TO TOUCH THE NET STRAP. THERE'S AROUND 80 KIDS TODAY, AND IT'S THEIR LAST CHANCE TO SHOW THEY'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BALL KID THIS SEASON. WE HAVE THIS CRITERIA FOR SELECTION. YOU HAVE TO BE IN A TENNIS CLUB, BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND SCHOOL AGE, ATTEND THE TRAINING, AND YOU HAVE TO NOT BE A LEMON. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY NOT BE A LEMON? NO LEMONS, NO CRYBABIES AND NO BUTTERFINGERS. OK, ROLL THOSE FIVE BALLS TO THESE GUYS NOW. BALL KIDS NEED TO BE ON THEIR GAME, AND THEIR JOB ISN'T AS EASY AS YOU MIGHT THINK. ('FIREBALL' CONTINUES) A YEAR AGO BALLBOY JACK CONDER BECAME FAMOUS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. I WAS DOING BASELINE, SO BACK OF THE COURT. JELENA OSTAPENKO FROM LATVIA, I BELIEVE, THREW A RACKET AT ME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ACCIDENT OR NOT. IT CAUSED A FURORE, AND HER OPPONENT CHALLENGED HER ACTIONS. COMMENTATOR: SHE CERTAINLY FEELS AGGRIEVED THAT OSTAPENKO HAS NOT BEEN PUNISHED IN SOME WAY. SHE DIDN'T SAY SORRY OR ANYTHING, AND, YEAH, IT WENT ON YOUTUBE AND GOT 1.8 MILLION VIEWS, I THINK. AND THE WEE BALLBOY, JACK CONDER, HAS GOT HIMSELF UNWITTINGLY IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS. A PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER, SO I GOT TO WATCH THAT MATCH FOR FREE, SO I WASN'T TOO BOTHERED. BUT EVEN WITH THE RISKS, JACK SAYS IT'S ALL WORTH IT. SOME OF MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS, LIKE DENIS SHAPOVALOV ARE COMING, SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED FOR THAT. AND THEN THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR. OK, YOU GUYS SUCCEEDED IN ALL OF THOSE CRITERIA. YOU ARE ALL SELECTED. YOU ARE ALL IN. WELL DONE. I'M HAPPY BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO IT LAST YEAR. I'M JUST SO EXCITED, AND I REALLY THINK ALL THIS WORK'S PAID OFF. WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING? LAST YEAR I GOT TO HOLD THE UMBRELLA FOR VENUS, SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO'S COMING THIS YEAR, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED. LAST YEAR I ALSO GOT TO HOLD THE UMBRELLA FOR VENUS, AND ALL I ADMIRED ABOUT HER WAS HER HAIR BECAUSE IT WAS AMAZING. AMAZING MEMORIES ` PAYMENT ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. (CHEERING) AND THERE'S ALWAYS THE FREE PIZZA TOO. You would learn such a lot. It always amazes me that they never get a thank you for returning the ball. You can't thank them every time they return a ball. Just a little thank you would be quite nice. That woman didn't apologise for tossing the racket. That's uncool. THE BEST OF NEWS FOR NEW ZEALAND MOTOR SPORT TODAY. BRENDAN HARTLEY, WHO IS ABOUT THE NICEST GUY IN THE WORLD, GOT TO FULFILL HIS DREAM OF AN F1 DEAL. HE IS SIGNED FOR 2018. IF YOU DONT KNOW THE STORY, HE TRIALLED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO BUT WAS TOO YOUNG. EARLIER THIS YEAR HE RANG THE TORRO ROSSO BOSS AND SAID, 'I'M STILL HERE. I'M OLDER AND BETTER. DON'T FORGET ME.' A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HE WAS IN THEIR CAR IN TEXAS, AND FOR A PERSON ON A MASSVIE LEARNING CURVE, HAS LOOKED EVERY BIT THE PART. He's had motor problems of course. When he is actually raced in the engine hasn't blown up he has been brilliant. He'll be in the money now. Multiple millions per year, I would imagine. HE'S A MAN OF MYSTERY, BUT QUEENSTOWN'S RESIDENT FORAGER IS A PRETTY CRAFTY GUY. HE DOESN'T GO TO NEW WORLD OFTEN UNLESS IT'S TO GO IN FOR BEER. SO JUST WHERE DOES THIS MAN'S FORAGED GOODS END UP? THE TRAIN THAT LEFT THE STATION EARLY, CAUSING CHAOS IN JAPAN. YOU WON'T BELIEVE JUST HOW EARLY IT LEFT. A JAPANESE TRAIN COMPANY HAS BEEN FORCED TO MAKE AN APOLOGY AFTER A TRAIN LEFT THE STATION EARLY BY JUST 20 SECONDS. THAT'S RIGHT ` 20 SECONDS EARLY. OF COURSE PUNCTUALITY IS KEY, AND THE COMPANY, TSUKUBA EXPRESS, HAS ADMITTED THAT, YES, THE LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS DUE TO DEPART MINAMI-NAGAREYAMA STATION AT 9.40 AND 40 SECONDS LOCAL TIME DID IN FACT LEAVE AT 9.44 AND 20 SECONDS. ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REGULAR TRAVELLERS SAID THEY APPRECIATED THE SENTIMENT BUT WOULD PREFER THE COMPANY APOLOGISE FOR ALL THE TIMES TRAINS RUN INCREDIBLY LATE. What do you think the people who run the Britomart trains in Auckland are thinking? IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S TOP FOODIE EXPERIENCES THEN LISTEN UP. IMAGINE SIPPING ON SOME OF CENTRAL OTAGO'S FINEST WINE, SURROUNDED BY THE SNOW CAPPED REMARKABLES WHILE EATING FOOD THAT WAS, WELL, FOUND. AMISFIELD WINERY'S MISSION IS TO SERVE UP THE BEST LOCAL NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE, AND TO DO IT THEY'VE HIRED A FULL-TIME FORAGER. LUCAS DE JONG WENT TO ARROWTOWN TO MEET THE MAN WHO HAS GOT A NOSE FOR FINDING FOOD. IT'S THE WINERY SURROUNDED BY NATURE WITH A RESTAURANT THAT SERVES IT UP. THE IMPORTANCE IS AROUND REALLY SHOWING OUR REGION ON A PLATE. GUESTS CAN REALLY SEE THAT WE ARE REALLY USING STUFF FROM THE LAND, COS MOST OF THE STUFF WE USE, YOU CAN'T BUY. BUT FUELLING THIS FINEST OF FOOD IS A MAN... HE DOESN'T GO TO NEW WORLD OFTEN, UNLESS IT'S FOR BEER. ...WITH A TRUCK FULL OF TREES. KAWAKAWA, HOROPITO, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOWERS. HE FINDS NEW SPECIES THAT HE PUTS IN HIS OWN DATABASE. HE FINDS ANYTHING YOU WANT, REALLY. PETER LANGLANDS ` AMISFIELD'S HEAD FORAGER. THEIR FINDER OF FLAVOUR. HERE WE GOT SOME WILD MINT. SHEEP SORRELL JUST GROWING ON THE EDGE OF THE RABBIT BURROWS. COCONUT FLAVOUR IN THE BROOM FLOWER. WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE SEEDS FROM THIS LIKE A SESAME SEED. WE'VE GOT SOME BURDOCK HERE. IT'S GOT A REALLY NICE FLAVOURFUL ROOT. HOLD ON. THIS JUST LOOKS LIKE WEEDS, PETER. IT DOES, YEAH. YOU CAN USE THE ROOTS FROM THIS. IT'S GOT A NICE ACORN-LIKE FLOWER. WE GRIND IT DOWN. BEHIND EVERY BUSH HE TAKES ME ON A TOUR OF TASTES. WE'VE JUST GOT SUCH AN AMAZING DIVERSITY OF FLAVOURS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T GET IN THE SUPERMARKET. ALL WITHIN A FIVE-MINUTE WALK. CERTAINLY GOOD ONES TO KNOW ABOUT WHEN THERE IS A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. (LAUGHS) YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO HUNGRY, ARE YOU? NO. 60-70% OF MY DIET IS PROBABLY FORAGED AT THE MOMENT. THIS NEVER-ENDING KNOWLEDGE STEMMING FROM A PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS. WHEN WE FORAGE FROM AREAS, WE FEEL CONNECTED TO THEM AND WE ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTING THOSE AREAS. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN FORAGING, BECAUSE YOU OFTEN GET A MOSAIC OF PLANTS SORT OF GROWING TOGETHER, SO THE MAIN THING IS TO SLOW DOWN AND JUST BE MINDFUL OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE FORAGING, SO YOU DON'T ACCIDENTALLY PUT ANYTHING POISONOUS IN. PETER'S HOBBY GREW INTO SOMETHING MORE WHEN HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CAUGHT VAUGHN'S EYE. SHE'S GOT A REALLY INTENSE TASTE. AND UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WAS COOKED UP. THAT INDICATES MORE, SORT OF, POTENCY AND FLAVOUR IN THE LEAF. PETER BRINGS THE PRODUCE; THE CHEFS BRINGING THE CULINARY FLARE. ESSENCE OF A CONIFER TREE, WILD WOOD SORREL. WILD WATERCRESS, ONION FLOWERS, SHEEP SORRELL FOR ACIDITY, WILD PEA FLOWERS. THAT'S A SEA SUCCULENT. WE'RE ALSO GARNISHING WITH THIS BEECH SPINACH. A SEA LETTUCE POWDER. FROM PADDOCK TO PLATE, WITH A LITTLE GULLY, MOUNTAIN, COAST AND LAKE MIXED IN. THE FOODS THAT I FORAGE ARE BEING USED TO THEIR BEST POTENTIAL. THAT'S ONE OF THE EXCITING PARTS TO IT. DELICIOUSLY PICTURE-PERFECT PLATES. NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I EVER THINK I'D BE FORAGING FOR A LIVING. PICKED FROM THE COUNTRY, PACKED WITH OUR COUNTRY. I THINK IT'S WHAT NEW ZEALAND CUISINE'S ALL ABOUT. So clever.. that looks absolutely delicious. French laundry in California was one of the pioneers in this kind of food. They have a vegetable garden across the road. I think they were having a rose right then. If you want a good reasoning, go to central Otago. Rose is not a proper wine. This weekend we've got us against Fiji in the league. Tonga plays Lebanon on. Then we've got the all Blacks playing Scotland. Have a lovely weekend. CAPTIONS BY CATHERINE DE CHALAIN AND DESNEY SHAW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017