Time now for Seven Sharp to take over. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` 'BUNCH O BALLOONS', ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TOYS. SO HOW DID THE KIWIS BEHIND THE CONCEPT BECOME SO SUCCESSFUL? I ALWAYS SAY MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TRY ONCE, MAYBE TWICE, BUT IT'S THOSE WHO'RE WILLING TO TRY 10 TIMES, 20 TIMES, 100 TIMES IF THEY HAVE TO THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE IT. WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TURN THE HUMBLE WATER BALLOON INTO A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PRODUCT. WE'RE INTO INFRASTRUCTURE ` SLICING UP THE LANDSCAPE, GIVING WAY TO A SHINY NEW ROAD. (BOOM!) WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST PIECE IN THE PUZZLE ` MAKING THE JOURNEY TO NORTHLAND SAFER. WE MEET A MAN CHALLENGING PERCEPTION ABOUT REFUGEES. THEY WANT TO LEAVE TO FIND A BETTER LIFE, SO THAT'S THEIR MOTIVATION. AND WHEN THEY DO COME HERE, THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT. FROM 'BOAT PERSON' TO ENTREPRENEUR BUILDING OUR I.T. INDUSTRY. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY INGRID LAUDER AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 Conflict-of-interest here Because Zuru own toys and you were at the Christmas market peddling your wares over the weekend. We will go down that track. Not really a competition. YOU WILL HAVE HEARD IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE BIG COURTROOM WIN FOR KIWI TOY COMPANY ZURU. THEY HAVE WON THEIR CASE AGAINST A RIVAL FIRM THAT COPIED THEIR WATER BALLOON CONCEPT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 'BUNCH O BALLOONS'. THE BREAKTHROUGH TOY WHICH SAVED PARENTS AND CHILDREN PAINSTAKINGLY FILLING INDIVIDUAL WATER BALLOONS BY FILLING MORE THAN A HUNDRED AT ONCE. THE $18M WIN ISN'T SMALL CHANGE. BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED WITH THEIR MEGA SUCCESS. NOW WORTH HALF A BILLION DOLLARS, ONE OF THE SIBLINGS BEHIND ZURU, WHICH BEGAN WITH A SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECT MAKING HOT AIR BALLOON KIT SETS, GAVE US AN INSIGHT. (HIP-HOP MUSIC) YOU COULD SAY NICK MOWBRAY IS COMPETITIVE. NICE. HERE WE GO. ON A ROLL NOW. THAT COMPETITIVE STREAK MIGHT BE NATURE, BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF NURTURE AT WORK TOO. MY DAD ALWAYS SAID TO DO IT AT A YOUNG AGE, WHILE YOU'RE NOT TIED DOWN BY FAMILY, BY ALL THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU GET AS YOU GET OLDER. SO THOSE ARE THE YEARS THAT YOU CAN TRY THINGS; YOU CAN GO OUT ON A LIMB AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. ZURU TOYS WAS FOUNDED BY THREE MOWBRAY SIBLINGS ` MAT, THE ENGINEERING WHIZ AND A TECH GENIUS; ANNA, SORTS OUT THE MONEY, DOTS THE I'S AND CROSSES THE T'S; AND THEN THERE'S NICK, SALES AND MARKETING MASTERMIND. IT'S A PERFECT COMBINATION. WE STILL DEFINITELY ARGUE A LOT AND STUFF, AND WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES IN OPINIONS, BUT USUALLY THAT HELPS US GET TO BEST DECISION AT END OF DAY. TODAY'S BIG COURTROOM WIN IS IRONIC, GIVEN THEIR OWN MISSTEPS ALONG THE WAY. OUR FIRST TWO PRODUCTS AFTER OUR HOT AIR BALLOON THAT WE MADE WE'D COPY DIRECTLY FROM ONLINE. WE JUST SAW THESE COOL PRODUCTS ` ONE WAS A NIGHT FRISBEE AND ONE WAS A MONEY GOBBLER. WE JUST COPIED THEM. WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT IP OR PATENTS. I DO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE PRODUCTS AND THINGS WE DID AND THINK, 'WOW, WE WERE JUST... UNBELIEVABLY NAIVE.' IT DIDN'T PUT THEM OFF. I ALWAYS SAY MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TRY ONCE, MAYBE TWICE, BUT IT'S THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO TRY 10 TIMES, 20 TIMES, 100 TIMES IF THEY HAVE TO THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE IT. 'BUNCH O BALLOONS' WAS THEIR BREAKTHROUGH TOY, AND IT'S SHOWING NO SIGN OF POPPING. THIRD YEAR NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THE NUMBER-ONE-SELLING TOY IN NORTH AMERICA IN 'BUNCH O BALLOONS', WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING, REALLY, BECAUSE NUMBER ONE ` IT'S A SUMMER PRODUCT, AND SO IT ONLY GETS SIX MONTHS OF SALES, THEORETICALLY, VS EVERY OTHER TOY, AND IT DOESN'T GET CHRISTMAS IN NORTH AMERICA AS WELL. FOR US, THE AMAZING THING ABOUT OUR BUSINESS IS WE NEVER BORROWED MONEY, NEVER HAD A BANK LOAN. WE'VE BUILT COMPLETELY ORGANICALLY TO HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE WITHOUT EVER TAKING ANY OUTSIDE FINANCING OR INVESTMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. PART OF HOW WE DID THAT IS WE LIVED REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TOUGH FOR FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS. THEY'RE NOT LIVING SO FRUGALLY NOW. THE FORMER DOTCOM MANSION NOW THE MOWBRAY MANSION, ZURU HEADQUARTERS AND TESTING GROUND. I WAS IN MY SHOWER AND A DOG WALKED INTO MY BATHROOM. I THOUGHT, 'WHOSE DOG IS THIS WALKING INTO MY BATHROOM?' I WALKED OUT OF MY ROOM AND THERE WERE ABOUT 12 KIDS IN HOUSE. SOMEHOW THEY'D LET THEMSELVES IN. I SAW IT AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A BIT OF AN INFORMAL FOCUS GROUP. SO I SAID THEY COULD STAY HERE FOR THE AFTERNOON AND SPLASH AROUND IN THE POOL IF THEY DID SOME RESEARCH FOR ME. AND HAVING COME SO FAR, NICK'S MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE HIS ADVICE ON HOW OTHERS CAN AIM HIGH. MY FAVOURITE RULES IN TERMS OF CREATING SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL IS LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS 80% FAMILIAR SO PEOPLE WILL GET IT SO IT HAS A REALLY WIDE AUDIENCE IN TERMS OF IT RESONATES WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEN WORK OUT HOW YOU GET THAT 20% EDGE. 'HOW CAN I DO IT 20% BETTER? WHAT'S MY LITTLE INNOVATION, 'MY LITTLE TWEAK, THAT LITTLE THING THAT GIVES ME THAT EDGE 'TO WIN 80% OF THE MARKET?' NOW THEY HAVE BIGGER PLANS. WE'RE DOING THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE TOY BUSINESS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE REALLY GAME-CHANGING ON A GLOBAL BASIS. I CAN'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE DOING SOME REALLY EXCITING GROUNDBREAKING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE 100 OR SO PEOPLE WORKING ON. COMPETITIVE. I JUST LIKE TO WIN. I SEE BUSINESS AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE SPORT. WE JUST WANT TO KEEP HAVING FUN WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. It was unbelievable what I went through to get that story for you. That was such a girl throw. He came back boom, boom, boom. He got me in the face. They are amazing that family. AND IF YOU JUMP ONTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, Did you steal some stuff and put in the big? NICK TELLS US ABOUT THEIR HOT TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS, AND YOU CAN EVEN WIN SOME. WE HAVE THREE TOY PACKS TO GIVE AWAY. I was at the market with peg dolls. Who do you know that over the weekend said They were at the market selling peg dolls. I sold 11 of them. I made a very small profit. How many hours did you work? About seven hours? You may below the minimum wage. That 8020 rule I need to work on. BIG WATER PROBLEMS IN NAPIER TONIGHT, THE COUNCIL IMPOSING WATER RESTRICTIONS AND WARNING SUPPLIES COULD RUN OUT AT ANY TIME. BUT LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF WHAT THEY DO HAVE TO DRINK. A VIEWER IN THE SUBURB OF TARADALE SENT US THIS VIDEO THIS AFTERNOON. THEY SAY IT DOES EVENTUALLY RUN CLEAR IF YOU LEAVE THE TAP ON. PROBLEM IS THAT'S A NO-NO WITH THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS. Ooh. There will be question marks Into that. To go from a couple of days into summer and we have no water left, there is something weird going on there. IF YOU'RE TRAVELLING BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND NORTHLAND OVER THE HOLIDAYS, CHANCES ARE YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS THAT PLAGUES THE WARKWORTH STRETCH OF STATE HIGHWAY 1. BUT TO THE EAST OF THE CURRENT ROUTE, WORK IS UNDERWAY ON A 19KM KILOMETRE STRETCH OF ROAD THAT WILL MAKE IT A FASTER AND SAFER JOURNEY. THE HIGHWAY WILL PICK UP FROM THE END OF THE PUHOI TUNNELS AND GO ALL THE WAY TO WARKWORTH, CUTTING OUT THE NOW INFAMOUS HILL STREET INTERSECTION. BILLIE JO ROPIHA WENT TO SEE THE ENORMOUS ENGINEERING PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE. (PEACEFUL MUSIC) LUSH GREEN PASTURES, ROLLING HILLS, TREES, AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES,... (RECORD SCRATCHES) ...UNTIL YOU ADD TRUCKS AND DIGGERS, SOME DYNAMITE,... (BOOM!) ...AND A PLAN FOR AN ENGINEERING FEAT. YEAH, SO THIS IS THE GUTS OF THE PROJECT. # LET'S LET THINGS COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK. # THIS AREA LOOKS A MESS RIGHT NOW. SO, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS BUILD? VERY, VERY CHALLENGING IN TERMS OF THE TERRAIN. BUT IN FOUR YEARS' TIME, THIS WILL BE AN ENGINEERING FEAT, A CRUCIAL CORRIDOR LINKING THE PUHOI TUNNELS IN THE SOUTH TO THE TOWN OF WARKWORTH IN THE NORTH. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO TAKE IN, SO IT'S NOT JUST COMING IN AND JUST SLICING THROUGH LAND, BUILDING THE ROAD? NAH, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BIG MACHINES. THERE'S A LOT OF AESTHETICS THAT HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT. THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN AT THE END OF 2021, WILL TAKE FOUR YEARS TO BUILD, BE 18.5KM LONG, AND COST... $710 MILLION. SO IT'S RIGHT UP THERE AS FAR AS PROJECTS ARE CONCERNED. BUT BRETT GLIDDON SAYS THE BIGGEST SAVINGS WILL BE WITH YOU AND I AND THE MONEY WILL BE WORTH EVERY CENT. THIS ROAD WILL BE A LOT SAFER TO DRIVE ON. IT WILL HAVE SHOULDERS AND A CENTRAL MEDIAN BARRIER AND THE LIKES. AND IT ALSO HELPS DEAL WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES IN WARKWORTH. THE NORTHERN GATEWAY WAS OPENED IN 2009 AND IS ONE OF THE SAFEST MOTORWAY CORRIDORS IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S EXPECTED THIS NEW EXTENSION, WHICH IS TWICE AS LONG, WILL BE JUST AS SAFE. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THAT JOB ARE NOW WORKING ON THIS JOB. WE WERE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF IT COS AT THE TIME, IT REALLY SET THE BENCHMARK FOR WHAT IT WAS. FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, IT WAS STUNNING; IT WENT THROUGH SOME NATIVE BUSH THAT WE PROTECTED AND DID VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. SO IT REALLY SET THE BENCHMARK FOR WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE BUILD THESE PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE. MIKE CUTFIELD AND HIS NZ-MADE DRONE ARE HELPING WITH THE BUILD AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS MAPPED OUT. IT'S EXPECTED AT ITS PEAK 500 MOSTLY LOCAL PEOPLE WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD, ON THE JOB JUST A WEEK AGO. I PLAY LOTTO RELIGIOUSLY, BUT IT WASN'T ME, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF OUR PEOPLE ON THE PROJECT, AND WHAMMO, HE WON THE WINNING TICKET. HE TURNED UP TO WORK AND WHAT? HE TURNED UP TO WORK, AND I THINK THE REST OF THE TEAM SAID, 'MATE, YOU PROBABLY NEED TO GO HOME.' (CHUCKLES) WHILE THAT WORKER WALKED AWAY WITH A $19.1M LOTTO WIN, HIS COLLEAGUES SAY THEY'LL STILL HAVE A BLAST ON THE JOB ANYWAY. (BOOM!) That is phenomenal. We cannot do enough stories on this show about roads. I love infrastructure. I was on the Waikato Expressway. You fly along there at 100 km an hour and then you are on a single lane and had more traffic. That is a beautiful area of the country. Have you stopped there? I have stop there in the traffic so many times. I have done a U-turn and gone home. 100%. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GO FROM RESETTLED REFUGEE TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN IN YOUR NEW HOME COUNTRY? I GUESS I CLASSIFY MYSELF AS A SMART BASTARD, AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW THINGS WORK. (CHUCKLES) WE MEET THE MAN DEVELOPING HIS I.T. AND EXPORTING EMPIRE IN THE COUNTRY WHICH GAVE HIS FAMILY REFUGE 35 YEARS AGO. RANGIORA IS A GREAT LITTLE PLACE TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE MEET THE MAN BUILDING HIS TRIKE DREAM IN RURAL NORTH CANTERBURY. HOW HE PLANS TO BE BIGGER THAN HARLEY DAVIDSON. He is very difficult. This is the greatest song of the 80s. Who sings it? It is not often I wish Toni was here. This is one of those moments. HE OWNS A HIGH-TECH BUSINESS MAKING INROADS INTO SILICON VALLEY. HE EMPLOYS OVER 90 STAFF, AND HIS EXPORT BUSINESS IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. ALL THIS BECAUSE 35 YEARS AGO, NEW ZEALAND SAID YES AND GAVE HIS FAMILY A CHANCE. GILL HIGGINS WITH DANNY ING, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BOAT PEOPLE WHO ESCAPED THE WAR IN VIETNAM. (PARAMORE'S 'HARD TIMES') # HARD TIMES. # A VERY FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT. ME BEING THE TECH GEEK, IT'S A LOT OF FUN. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE FOR AN I.T. COMPANY. THIS ONE'S CREATING SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS MOST OF US WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. # AND I GOTTA GET TO ROCK BOTTOM. # I GUESS I CLASSIFY MYSELF AS A SMART BASTARD, AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW THINGS WORK. (CHUCKLES) DANNY ING IS THE FOUNDER, AND HE'S SEEN 1000% GROWTH IN BUSINESS IN JUST TWO YEARS. THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS GOAL IS WHAT WE CALL 'SLAY THE U.S. DRAGON'. THOUGHT THAT WAS THE BEST WAY TO HELP THE COUNTRY AND DO WHAT I LIKE DOING ` IS TO CREATE EXPORT DOLLARS, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS, YEAH, WE'RE DOING THAT. AND IT SORT OF HONOURS MY PARENTS, COS THEY WORK SO HARD. IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF WORK. IN VIETNAM, AN HONEST, HARD-WORKING LIFE CUT SHORT WHEN THE BRUTAL WAR TOOK HOLD. OVER 2 MILLION DIED BOTH SIDES. MY PARENTS THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO KEEP ON GOING FOREVER. THEY RISKED EVERYTHING, TAKING TO THE SEA. THERE WAS A 10% CHANCE OF NOT SURVIVING OR MAKING IT. AT JUST 5 YEARS OLD, DANNY FELT LIKE HE WOULDN'T. SERIOUSLY PAINFUL. I WAS JUST THROWING UP ON THE BOAT. THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER. IT WAS DARK. IT WAS STORMY. THEY SPENT A YEAR IN A REFUGEE CAMP. THERE WERE DEBATES RAGING, JUST LIKE NOW. SHOULD NEW ZEALAND TAKE THEM IN? HOW MANY? WILL THEY SETTLE? THANKFULLY FOR DANNY, NEW ZEALAND SAID YES, OPENING ITS DOORS TO ABOUT 500 DESPERATE PEOPLE. IT'S ONE OF THOSE EXTREMELY LUCKY SITUATIONS. COS OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT THE MIGRANT THING NOW, AND THEY'RE NOT SO LUCKY. AS A REFUGEE AND A KIWI, HE APPRECIATES HOW DIFFICULT THE SITUATION IS NOW. # MY LOVE. MY LOVE. # THE KEY IS WHAT LEVEL AND THE INTEGRATION. BACK THEN, CHURCHES TOOK A KEY ROLE. WE HAD SOME AMAZING SPONSORS, AND THEY WERE FROM, I THINK, THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SKILLS WERE MATCHED WHERE POSSIBLE; FISHERMEN HELPED INTO FISHING. AND DANNY'S DAD? DIDN'T HAVE ANY ENGLISH, BUT CAN CUT DOOR FRAMES REALLY STRAIGHT, SO HE WORKED AT LOCKWOOD IN ROTORUA. BEFORE HE STARTED THE TAKEAWAY. # I WISH I COULD FEEL THINGS LIKE YOU. # MUM AND DAD STILL WORK THERE, AND ROTORUA IS STILL DANNY'S SPECIAL PLACE. ROTORUA IS DEFINITELY MY SPIRITUAL HOME. WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH MONEY, SO JUST RAN AROUND A LOT. SOME PEOPLE ARE WARY OF HAVING REFUGEES COME INTO THE COUNTRY. THEY WANT TO LEAVE TO FIND A BETTER LIFE, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THEIR MOTIVATION, AND WHEN THEY DO COME HERE, THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT. SO I THINK A LOT OF REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS THAT HAVE COME HAVE BENEFITED THE COUNTRY SUBSTANTIALLY. HE'S A CRACKING EXAMPLE. FROM TINKERING WITH COMPUTERS IN HIS ROOM TO TRADING WITH GLOBAL CUSTOMERS. # I GOT A LOVE THAT KEEPS ME WAITING. # GIVES ME CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. SHOWS YOU WHAT'S POSSIBLE, WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN YOU JUST GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE. DO YOU FEEL GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU'VE HAD? EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. I THINK THE... EVEN DOING THE EXERCISING HERE, JUST BEING ABLE TO DO IT IN MISSION BAY, PROBABLY ONE OF MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES AND BEACHES IN THE WORLD. AND ONE OF REASONS WHY I WANT TO BE IN I.T. AND EXPORT WAS I THOUGHT THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GIVE BACK TO MY PARENTS AND ALSO THE COUNTRY. # I GOT A LOVE THAT KEEPS ME WAITING. # Just working out how much of that I can do. The answer is none. I love that story. It was beautiful. It is about the quality we provide in this country. The wraparound services and the integration. It is not about the numbers. There is no point bringing in millions of people like Germany. They are paying them to leave there. GREAT NEWS TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS FOLLOWED THROUGH ON PLANS TO INTRODUCE A BAN ON MICROBEADS FROM MAY NEXT YEAR. THIS COMES AFTER PRESSURE FROM THE SUPERMARKETS, WHO DECIDED TO BAN THEM AND 'NEW WORLD' EVEN RAN AN AMNESTY, TAKING BACK YOUR UNWANTED MICROBEAD PRODUCTS, WHICH I DID A STORY ON A BIT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. Yes you did. 'NEW WORLD' SAYS THEY HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS HANDED BACK, AND THEY'VE JUST SENT OFF THE RESCUED MICROBEADS TO BE BLENDED INTO SOFT PLASTICS. THE END GOAL IS TO HAVE SOME OF THE BEADS RECYCLED INTO A SEA-THEMED PARK BENCH. 'NEW WORLD' WANT THE SEAT TO BE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE WATER SO KIWIS CAN CONTEMPLATE HOW SMALL ACTIONS ADD UP TO BIG IDEAS. WE WILL NO DOUBT KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH THAT. I will keep you up-to-date. You will do a follow-up. An encore. REVVING UP THE BUSINESS IN RURAL NORTH CANTERBURY. BUT WHAT DID THE MAKER OF 'JAMES D' TRIKES THINK WHEN OUR MIKE THORPE TOOK ONE FOR A SPIN? I HOPE MY INSURANCE IS PAID UP. (LAUGHS) HOW 'JAMES D' COULD BECOME OUR ONLY EXPORTER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. (LIVE AND LET DIE PLAYS) great camerawork. You can win a chance to meet Paul McCartney on news talk zb. NOW TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST ASB 'GOOD AS GOLD' SANTA EDITION DAILY WINNER. AND TONIGHT, THE WINNER IS 4-YEAR-OLD HAMIORA SKIPWITH FROM ROTORUA. HAMIORA RECENTLY COMPLETED THE ROTORUA 2KM DASH ALONGSIDE HIS MUM TO RAISE MONEY FOR 'SANDS' BAY OF PLENTY. HAMIORA SADLY LOST HIS TWIN BROTHER DUE TO COMPLICATIONS, WHICH AFFECTED HIS KIDNEY. THE 4-YEAR-OLD TRAINED REALLY HARD AND SMASHED IT IN THE DASH, RAISING CLOSE TO $500 FOR THE CHARITY THAT HELPED HIM AND HIS FAMILY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. HAMIORA'S KINDY TEACHER, DENISE DURBIN, THINKS HE DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION, AND SO DO WE, SO ASB ARE DONATING 2 GRAND TO THE 'SANDS BAY OF PLENTY' CHARITY AND A COUPLE OF GRAND TO HAMIORA AND HIS FAMILY FOR A WEEKEND AWAY. NOMINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THIS YEAR'S DAILY WINNERS. HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ALL THE DETAILS. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE NATION'S TRIKE-BUILDING CAPITAL, RANGIORA MAY NOT BE THE FIRST PLACE THAT COMES TO MIND. BUT IN A SMALL, NONDESCRIPT WORKSHOP IN THE TOWN CENTRE, ONE MAN IS BUILDING AN UNLIKELY EMPIRE. 'JAMES D TRIKES' IS ABOUT TO TAKE THEIR BRAND TO THE WORLD, AND IN DOING SO COULD BECOME NEW ZEALAND'S ONLY EXPORTER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. MIKE THORPE WENT FOR A HOON. (UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) JAMES DAVEY HAS A WONDERFUL PROBLEM ` HIS TRIKES ARE JUST TOO POPULAR. STARTED OFF JUST BUILDING ONE FOR MYSELF. BEFORE I KNEW IT, A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WANTED ONE, AND IT TOOK OFF FROM THERE. THE DEMAND IS SO GREAT, EVEN HE CAN'T GET HIS HANDS ON ONE. WHICH ONE'S YOURS? NEITHER. DIDN'T YOU START THIS TO MAKE ONE FOR YOURSELF? YES, I DID. 14 YEARS ON, YOU STILL DON'T HAVE ONE? NAH. NEXT YEAR MAYBE. (BOTH LAUGH) SO NOW WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY IS ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING A UNIQUE KIWI EXPORT. NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE INTO THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET, AND THEN PRETTY MUCH WORLD DOMINATION AFTER THAT. WON'T BE LONG AND THEY'LL BE EVERYWHERE. EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THE FACT THAT HE'S PLANNING TO DO ALL OF THIS FROM SMALL-TOWN NORTH CANTERBURY. I MUST ADMIT, RANGIORA IS A GREAT LITTLE PLACE TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND IT'LL STAY HERE. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WE TRY TO KEEP LOCAL. WE DO ALL THE UPHOLSTERY OURSELVES. SHARON DOES THE UPHOLSTERY IN-HOUSE. WHO IS SHARON? SHE'S MY WIFE. (LAUGHS) THE ONLY THINGS WE USE FROM OVERSEAS ARE THE ENGINES ` WE GET THEM FROM EDELBROCK. WHAT'S THE BUZZ ABOUT DRIVING THESE THINGS? FOR ME, IT'S THE COMFORT AND THE POWER, COS YOU CAN SIT ON THEM ALL DAY. (ROCK MUSIC) HOW DOES IT WORK? ARE THEY MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROAD? NO, THEY'RE REGISTERED AS A CAR, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A HELMET, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MOTORBIKE LICENSE. JUST JUMP IN IT AND GO. SOUNDS EASY ENOUGH, EH? SO SHALL WE PUT THIS TO THE TEST? YEP, SOUNDS GOOD. GET YOUR LEG OVER, YEP. THAT'S IT. OH, IT'S COMFY! THAT'S YOUR BRAKING. THAT'S YOUR ACCELERATOR. COOL. AND THAT'S IT. IT'S A VERY SHORT BRIEFING. IT IS. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. REMEMBER, IT'S WIDE AT THE BACK! RIGHTO. I HOPE MY INSURANCE IS PAID UP. (LAUGHS) # I GOT A LOVE THAT KEEPS ME WAITING. # YOU'VE GOT THE HANG OF IT ALREADY. (CHUCKLES) I TELL YOU WHAT, THESE ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AREN'T THEY? JAMES RECKONS I WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE SAYING THAT. WE'RE HOPING TO, WITHIN FOUR YEARS, BUILD UP TO ONE A WEEK IS WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR. YOU THINK 'JAMES D' CAN BE AS BIG AS HARLEY DAVIDSON? UM, YEAH, I THINK SO. MAYBE THEN HE'LL HAVE HIS OWN ONE, MADE HERE BY HIM IN HUMBLE RANGIORA. WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING NEW. WE'RE JUST MAKING THEM LOOK BETTER. WE'RE JUST MAKING IT LOOK COOL. THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING. Super jealous. Absolutely fantastic. Well done. Have a great night see you tomorrow. CAPTIONS BY INGRID LAUDER AND MADISON BATTEN.