TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE GRANDMOTHER TAKING DRUG REHABILITATION INTO HER OWN HANDS. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO REALLY START UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. WE MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND PALMERSTON NORTH'S NEW DROP IN METH CLINIC. PLUS ` UPSTAIRS ARE 500 BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALL FOCUSED ON WELL-BEING. BUT WITH THE HELP OF LISA CARRINGTON, WE WANNA FIND ONE THAT WILL LET US GIVE THEM A WELL-BEING MAKEOVER. READY? LET'S GO. LIFE IS OFTEN TRAGIC AND COMIC AT THE SAME TIME. WHERE DOES DAVID WALLIAMS GET THE INSPIRATION TO WRITE THE BOOKS CHILDREN JUST CAN'T PUT DOWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 The great thing about him is that it is one thing to be successful On one aspect of life, He has been very successful in Little Britain. But then to shift gear completely and become The most successful children's author in Britain It's amazing. He is also a TV presenter and an athlete. He crossed the English channel. METHAMPHETAMINE ` IT'S THE SCOURGE OF MODERN SOCIETY, HOOKING PEOPLE INTO A LIFE OF CRIME, VIOLENCE AND PSYCHOSIS. ONCE YOU'RE HOOKED, USERS SAY METH BECOMES THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE. SO, HOW DO YOU BREAK IT'S HOLD? BILLIE JO ROPIHA. WITH A GRANDMOTHER WHO IS REFUSING TO STAND BY AND LET THE DRUG DESTROY HER COMMUNITY. (PENTATONIX'S 'DAFT PUNK') MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC, ANTI-METH CAMPAIGNER. RACHEL BUCK WEARS A LOT OF HATS. WHAT SADDENS ME WITH METHAMPHETAMINE IS THE DESTRUCTION IN PEOPLE'S FAMILIES. I CALL THEM THE DEVIL'S TEARS. THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANOTHER DRUG LIKE IT. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A DRUG LIKE METHAMPHETAMINE. RACHEL'S HAD MANY PERSONAL STRUGGLES ` HER OWN WHANAU CAUGHT UP IN THE EPIDEMIC. FAMILY IS A REALLY SACRED THING, AND I'VE JUST SEEN IT DESTROY PEOPLE'S FAMILIES. I'VE SEEN DEATH FROM METHAMPHETAMINE. I KNOW OF SUICIDES THAT HAS BEEN POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO METHAMPHETAMINE. NOT CONTENT TO STAND BY, RACHEL HAS JOINED WITH FRIENDS TRINA CORNELIUS AND COLONEL TO OPEN A DROP-IN CENTRE IN PALMERSTON NORTH. # JUST GIVE ME A REASON, JUST A LITTLE BIT'S ENOUGH. WE OFFER A NON-JUDGEMENTAL PLACE TO COME AND SPEAK AND SHARE YOUR STORY, ASK FOR HINTS OR TIPS, OR ASK FOR ADVICE. FOR RACHEL, IT'S ABOUT PAYING IT FORWARD. SHE WAS INSPIRED BY PORIRUA ANTI-METH CAMPAIGNERS LIZ AND DENNIS MAKALIO, WHO HELPED HER THROUGH A DARK TIME IN HER LIFE WITH THEIR P-PULL WALK-IN CLINIC. THE WORLD CAN BE A NASTY PLACE. SO THAT'S WHY I JOINED NZ P-PULL, IS TO GET THAT SUPPORT, AND IT REALLY SCHOOLED ME UP ON HOW TO CONTROL MY BEHAVIOUR ON HOW TO CONTROL MY BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF GETTING BOUNDARIES, MAKING SURE I PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH. AND WHILE THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT, THEY'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED BY THE RESPONSE FROM POLICE. I WENT INTO POLICE STATION. I WENT IN THERE THREE TIMES IN THREE WEEKS. 'CAN WE PUT OUR P-PULL STICKERS UP? CAN WE PUT OUR WALK-IN STUFF? 'CAN YOU PUT THEM DOWN INTO THE BAILING CELLS? 'CAN YOU PUT THEM OVER IN THE COURT BAILIFF CELLS, 'SO PEOPLE HAVE AN OPTION?' THEY'RE STILL NOT UP. RACHEL SAYS SHE BELIEVES THE DRUG IS NOW SO ENTRENCHED IN SOCIETY, IT'S TURNING UP IN PLACES YOU MAY LEAST EXPECT. I'VE HEARD OF DISTRICT COURT LAWYERS SMOKING CRACK. WHAT? WELL, SOMETIMES IT'S THOSE GUYS THAT TAKE IT INTO PRISONS. IT'S NOT ALL FAMILY MEMBERS. SHE FEARS CURRENTLY GOVERNMENT MONEY IS BEING SPENT IN THE WRONG PLACES. THE CORRECTION BUDGET'S HUGE. WHY AREN'T WE INVESTING IN PEOPLE? THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT KIND OF SET UP LITTLE AMBULANCES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. I'M VERY, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO REALLY START UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. # I'M RADIOACTIVE, RADIOACTIVE. # One of the many enquiries, Without getting too political on this Tuesday night, The Labour government has announced the mental health enquiry. I wonder if that duck tails with that. HOW MUCH DOES YOUR WORK DO TO KEEP YOU WELL? A BIT OF EXTRA SICK LEAVE? Do we get any of that? We do if you want it. You would be good on this. MAYBE A GYM MEMBERSHIP? HOW ABOUT PAYING YOU TO EXERCISE? THAT'S WHAT YOU GET AT ONE COMPANY RIGHT HERE IN NZ. FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, SOUTHERN CROSS HEALTH SOCIETY HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT HAS SEEN SOME BIG RESULTS. SO OF EARLY NEXT YEAR, THEY'RE ROLLING IT OUT INTO BUSINESSES. SO WE WANTED TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. WITH THE HELP OF THEIR HEALTH AMBASSADOR AND OLYMPIC KAYAKER LISA CARRINGTON, LUCAS DE JONG WENT HUNTING FOR A BUSINESS TO GIVE A WELLNESS MAKEOVER. IT'S THE 'WELLBEING NOW' CONFERENCE. BUSINESSES WANTING BALANCE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES ` SO THEY SAY. OK. SO WE'VE GOT PICTURE OF WELLNESS LISA CARRINGTON HERE TO HELP US OUT. LISA, 500 BUSINESSES UPSTAIRS. WE ONLY NEED ONE. YOU READY? LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT. APART FROM BEING A GOLD MEDALLIST KAYAKER,... LISA CARRINGTON. ...LISA IS SOUTHERN CROSS'S HEALTH AMBASSADOR. I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT. YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AFTER YOUR PEOPLE. TODAY SHE'S SEARCHING FOR A COMPANY THAT'S UP FOR A WELLNESS MAKEOVER. CAN I SIT DOWN HERE? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT ME COMING AND TAKING OVER YOUR BUSINESS? FOR A MONTH, YOU EMPLOYEES UNDER A STRICT WELLNESS REGIME. UM... I'M A LITTLE BIT STAR-STRUCK RIGHT NOW, SO I'M JUST LIKE, 'URGH!' THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE, BUT, YOU KNOW... AND THEN WE MET MEL. HELLO. SO WE ARE AN ONLINE TRAVEL COMPANY. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT ME TAKING OVER YOUR BUSINESS? SURE. (LAUGHS) WHY NOT? OK, LET'S GO. THEY'RE ONLINE REPUBLIC ` JUST UNDER 200 STAFF. VERY DESK-BASED? VERY DESK-BASED. YUP. ALL NERVOUSLY AWAITING TEAM CARRINGTON. # I DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY FOR THIS JELLY. # I'M REALLY EXCITED TO COME INTO YOUR WORK TODAY. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO DO WITH YOU GUYS. SO ` EATING WELL, MOVING WELL, THINKING WELL. SO MINDFULNESS WORKSHOPS. FOR 10 YEARS, THIS APPROACH TO WELLNESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED INSIDE SOUTHERN CROSS. AND THERE'S BEEN A 25% REDUCTION IN ABSENTEEISM. SO, AGAIN, MORE PRODUCTIVITY ` PEOPLE WANTING TO TURN UP TO WORK. NEXT YEAR THEY'RE OFFERING IT TO OTHER COMPANIES. FROM MEASURING YOUR OWN HEALTH... IT'S ALL ABOUT IMPROVEMENT. ...TO MAKING THE MOST OF CHANCES TO EXERCISE. YOU COULD THINK THAT WALKING MEETINGS GETTING YOUR BLOOD PUMPING, AND YOU'RE MORE RECEPTIVE. AND WHILE MANY FOCUS ON THE BODY, THE MIND IS JUST AS IMPORTANT. PLACE THIS OBJECT ON YOUR TONGUE AND JUST HOLD IT THERE. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT MINDFULNESS TRAINING CAN HELP YOU AT THREE LEVELS. FOR STAFF, ALL THIS... IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WHEN YOU GET HOME AFTER A DAY, YOU JUST WANT TO RELAX AND DO NOTHING, SO IT'S GOOD TO ACTUALLY HAVE MANAGEMENT HELP US. I THINK IT'S REALLY AWESOME THAT I WORK FOR A COMPANY LIKE ONLINE REPUBLIC, THAT ARE ACTUALLY INVESTING IN ITS EMPLOYEES. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS COST MONEY. THAT'S GOING TO EAT INTO PROFIT. I THINK IF WE CAN HAVE HAPPY, WELL PEOPLE THAT REALLY LOVE COMING TO WORK ` THEY FEEL SUPPORTED BY US ` IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD. SO, ONE ACTIVE, BALANCED, AND MINDFUL MONTH AWAITS. # COS I'M HAPPY. CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL... WHAT'S CHANGED FOR YOU IN THIS MONTH? IT'S BEEN AMAZING. THE GUYS HAVE BEEN REALLY COMPETITIVE IN THE STEP GROUP, IN THE MINDFULNESS GROUP. THEY'VE SAID THEY'RE SLEEPING BETTER AND FOCUSING ON THE TASK AT HAND. AND FOR THE STAFF... THE WELLBEING COURSE WAS, I PERSONALLY FOUND, KIND OF LIKE MODERN DAY MEDITATION, ALMOST. OVERALL, I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT A LOT MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE. LOTS OF LITTLE STEPS ON THE ROAD TO WELLNESS. THESE SMALL LITTLE THINGS WE'VE DONE FOR PEOPLE ACTUALLY REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. To be fair, what this company did do recently Was bring back the boost trolley on Friday. I don't think that counts as wellness. I've got my own personal wellness mental here. When I have peanut butter with my carrots you say, that's disgusting. I'm personally responsible for the shape that you are in these days. You have shamed me out of the peanut butter. IF THE AMERICA'S CUP WAS THE MOST TALKED ABOUT TOPIC ON FACEBOOK THIS YEAR, THEN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST GOOGLED? THE SURPRISING RESULT, AND WHAT 'SLIME' HAS GOT TO DO WITH IT. PLUS, WE CATCH UP WITH THESE GALS, THE NASEBY SISTERS, SIX MONTHS AFTER THEY CAUGHT ROYAL ATTENTION. HOW DO YOU TOP THAT? COMING UP. AND COULD THERE EVER BE A CO-LAB BETWEEN DAVID WALLIAMS AND SIMON COWELL? HE CAME UP TO ME THE OTHER DAY AND WENT, 'UH, DAVID, I'VE GOT AN IDEA FOR ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 'IT'S ABOUT THE CAT THAT THINKS IT'S A DOG. 'OK, 50/50. SHAKE ON IT. 50/50.' I WAS LIKE, 'I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU 50% OF THE ROYALTIES. 'I'M NEVER GOING TO WRITE THAT BOOK. IT'S A RUBBISH IDEA!' Explain your song. Just another great. God bless you from introducing the classic songs. Thank you, you are giving me some credit for the segment. Classic example for great idea, that execution. When until you hear the second one I have tonight. Lisa Carrington is going to win the Halberg award for sports woman of the . Brendan Hartley ` sportsmen of the year. Simple list this year. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TURNED TO GOOGLE THIS YEAR FOR ANSWERS ON THE PRESSING QUESTIONS IN YOUR LIFE? I google myself all the time. Straight to videos and images. 'Looking good.' OF COURSE, GOOGLE RECORDS OUR SEARCH HABITS, AND TONIGHT WE CAN REVEAL THE TOP THINGS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ON THE INTERNET. OUR ROADS DON'T ALWAYS RUN SMOOTHLY. LUCKILY, THESE DAYS WE CAN PLAN AHEAD. THE 5TH MOST SEARCH TOPIC ` 'NZTA ROAD CLOSURES.' THE ELECTION GOT US EXERCISED IN RECORD NUMBERS, IF THE RATINGS FOR THE DEBATES WAS ANYTHING TO GO BY. 'ELECTION 2017' WAS THE 4TH. EACH YEAR A NEW TOY TAKES THE STAGE. THIS YEAR, THE FIDGET SPINNER HAD KIDS IN A CRAZE. IT CAME IN AT 3RD. IT WAS THE MOST TALKED ABOUT TOPIC ON FACEBOOK, AND YOU ALSO GOOGLED IT A LOT. THE AMERICA'S CUP COMES IN SECOND. AND FINALLY, IT'S A STAPLE OF SATURDAY NIGHT TELEVISION. 'LOTTO RESULTS' WAS THE NUMBER ONE GOOGLED THING THIS YEAR. Wouldn't you love to think that we were like a really interesting country? I've been looking up up bitcoin of late. IN OTHER CATEGORIES, THE MOST GOOGLED NEW ZEALANDER WAS JACINDA ARDERN, AND PARENTS WON'T BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT 'SLIME' FEATURED FIVE TIMES IN THE 'HOW TO' CATEGORY. BEEF STROGANOFF IS OBVIOUSLY A KIWI FAVOURITE, My mother used to make it. TAKING 2ND PLACE IN THE RECIPES CATEGORY, Because we're such a interesting country... WITH HOT CROSS BUNS COMING OUT ON TOP. What would you Google hot Cross buns for? You go down to Bakers Delight. DAVID WALLIAMS IS THE GUY WHO FIGHTS WITH SIMON COWELL ON BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT. HE'S ALSO SWUM THE LENGTH OF THE THAMES RIVER AND HOLDS A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR BEING KISSED. AND HE'S A CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR WHOSE LATEST BOOK, 'BAD DAD', HAS SOLD 20 MILLION COPIES. COMEDY, TRAGEDY, SIMON COWELL, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, TIM WILSON GETS A READ ON DAVID WALLIAMS. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A FUNNY MAN CALLED DAVID WHO WORKED WITH A NASTY MAN NAMED SIMON. THESE TWO GIRLS HAVE BEEN TO HIS HOUSE. RIGHT. AND I HAVEN'T. WHY HAS DAVID NEVER BEEN TO YOUR HOUSE? I DON'T REALLY LIKE HIM THAT WAY. (LAUGHTER) BUT DAVID ` DAVID WALLIAMS, HIMSELF A BIT UNUSUAL ` ALSO MET SOME OTHER STRANGE PEOPLE ON THE JOB. HE SPOKE LIKE THIS. AND HE SAID, 'I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. THEY'VE DUG UP ROY ORBISON.' AND THEN WE SAID, 'WHAT'S YOUR ACT GOING TO BE?' AND HE SAID, 'I'M GOING TO EAT LIVE COCKROACHES.' AND HE GOT OUT THIS BAG, AND HE STARTED EATING LIVE COCKROACHES. BUT I WAS SO INTRIGUED BY HIM. I THOUGHT, 'WHAT A CHARACTER HE IS.' THAT CONTESTANT IN BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT TURNED INTO A CHARACTER IN A KID'S BOOK, ONE OF THE 19 THAT DAVID WALLIAMS HAS WRITTEN. WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? THEY'RE BUSY. TOGETHER THEY'LL FACE SPITFIRE SQUADRONS, TERRIFYING TANKS, BEASTLY BATH TIME, A CHEESY-SMELLING MUM, ELDERLY ESCAPEES AND LOTS MORE ADVENTURES. ADVENTURES THAT THAT THE REVIEWERS LOVE. THEY'RE FUNNY, AND THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF STUFF THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH. IT'S AMAZING. WALLIAMS' LATEST BOOK, BAD DAD, HAS ALREADY SOLD 20 MILLION COPIES. IT'S ABOUT A DAD IN JAIL. OTHER SUBJECTS INCLUDE A BOY WHOSE GRANNY IS A GANGSTER, CROSS-DRESSING AND RACISM. THIS IS NOT CHEER-ME-UP STUFF. I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DEAL WITH SOME SERIOUS TOPICS IF YOU TEMPER IT WITH SOMETHING LIGHTER. SO I THINK AS LONG AS THERE'S HUMOUR ALONG THE WAY... I FEEL LIFE IS LIKE THAT. LIFE IS OFTEN TRAGIC AND COMIC AT THE SAME TIME. WALLIAMS IS GOOD COMPANY ` FUNNY AND SELF-DEPRECATING. I GOT A BRILLIANT LETTER FROM A CHILD THAT SAID, 'DEAR DAVID. 'I'M WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE MY SECOND FAVOURITE AUTHOR. 'MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR IS JK ROWLING, 'BUT MY TEACHER SAID SHE'D BE FAR TOO BUSY TO REPLY, 'SO I'M WRITING TO YOU.' RATHER THAN ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS, WE GOT THE KIDS TO DO IT FOR US. WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO BE A WRITER? WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO BE A WRITER? I JUST HAD AN IDEA FOR A STORY. I THOUGHT, 'WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A BOY WENT TO SCHOOL DRESSED AS A GIRL?' WHAT DOES HE LIKE DOING WHEN HE'S AT HOME? WHAT I LIKE DOING WHEN I'M AT HOME IS SPENDING TIME WITH MY SON. I KINDA WORK ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN I'M NOT WORKING, I LIKE TO BE A DAD. WHY DID HE DECIDE TO DO CHILDREN'S BOOKS? I'VE ALWAYS LOVED CHILDREN'S BOOKS, EVEN AS AN ADULT. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE A GUILTY PLEASURE. WHEN NOT WRITING HIS GUILTY PLEASURES, WALLIAMS CAN BE FOUND SWIMMING THE THAMES FOR CHARITY OR GETTING THE WORLD'S RECORD FOR MOST KISSES RECEIVED IN 30 SECONDS. AND AS FOR SIMON COWELL ` HE NOW WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WITH DAVID. HE COMES TO ME WITH IDEAS. HE CAME UP TO ME THE OTHER DAY AND WENT, 'DAVID, I'VE GOT AN IDEA FOR ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 'IT'S ABOUT A CAT THAT THINKS IT'S A DOG. OK? '50/50. SHAKE ON IT. 50/50!' I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU 50% OF THE ROYALTY. I'M NEVER GOING TO WRITE THAT BOOK. IT'S A RUBBISH IDEA. AND THEY ALL LIVED UNHAPPILY AND HAPPILY EVER AFTER. I was just about to, he was just a lovely guy. I saw him on the plane recently. He had a very clever show. Axed after one season. Never trust a thing I say ever again. ANOTHER ASB SANTA EDITION WINNER COMING UP NEXT. PLUS ` THE GIRLS FROM NASEBY TAKING THE FIGHT TO BULLIES. WHERE TO NEXT FOR THESE ROYALLY ACKNOWLEDGED SISTERS? Classic hit. Volume 7. Was a classic hit, volume 7? I wasn't alive, I don't think. You know this is the last week. I'm letting him have free reign on the music and I don't know whether it's a good idea. Don't we love it? This is the only thing that keeps me on this show. If it wasn't for the music, I wouldn't be here. LEARNING HOW TO SWIM HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO TONIGHT'S ASB GOOD AS GOLD 'SANTA EDITION' WINNER, MARIE BAKER FROM WANGANUI. MARIE HAS DEDICATED THE LAST 37 YEARS TO SAVING PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO TROUBLE IN THE WATER. SHE'S TAUGHT SWIMMING TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND VOLUNTEERED AS A SURF LIFEGUARD. DURING HER TIME, SHE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE HIGHEST HONOUR YOU CAN GET FOR PATROLLING OUR BEACHES. THROUGH ALL THIS, SHE HAS BATTLED BREAST CANCER BUT WAS BACK IN THE WATER LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED. SO ASB IS GIVING MARIE A $4000 TRAVEL FOR A WELL DESERVED BREAK AND MAYBE A CHANCE TO RELAX BY THE WATER INSTEAD OF PATROLLING IT. NOMINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THIS YEAR'S DAILY WINNERS. HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ALL HE DETAILS. Well done, Marie. YOU MAY REMEMBER ASHLEIGH AND COURTNEY SMITH, THE SISTERS FROM THE CENTRAL OTAGO TOWNSHIP OF NASEBY WHO FEATURED ON OUR SHOW TWICE EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE THOUGHT THE WORK THEY WERE DOING HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE STAND UP TO BULLYING WAS PRETTY SPECIAL, AND IT TURNED OUT SO DID THE ROYALS. SO RACHEL PARKIN CHECKED IN TO SEE WHAT THE SMITHS HAVE BEEN UP TO SINCE. SHORT ANSWER? A LOT! THEY'RE TWO SISTERS FROM A TINY TOWN WITH A BIG MESSAGE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT IF YOU'RE FEELING SAD, IT'S OK TO TALK ABOUT IT. ASHLEIGH AND COURTNEY WERE ONLY CHILDREN WHEN LIFE TOOK A DARK TURN. WHEN I WAS YEAR 9 AND 10, WE HAD THREE SUICIDES IN OUR COMMUNITY OF CLASSMATES IN 8 MONTHS. I WAS 10 YEARS OLD WHEN MY PARENTS FOUND MY DIARY IN MY ROOM, AND IT SAID IN IT I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANY MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. YEAH, ME TOO. THEY DIDN'T JUST SHARE WITH US. NO, THESE BIG-HEARTED COUNTRY GALS CHANNELLED THEIR EMOTION INTO ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAMME STICKS 'N STONES. MAKING SUCH A MARK, THE ROYALS TOOK NOTICE. COURTNEY EARNED A DIANA AWARD, WHILE ASHLEIGH, PICKED AS A QUEENS' YOUNG LEADER, MET HER MAJESTY IN THE FLESH. IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING. EVERY SINGLE YOUNG PERSON THAT IS BACK HOME THAT HAS FOUGHT FOR THE SAME THINGS THAT I HAVE FOR SO LONG ` I JUST HOPE THEY KNOW THAT THAT AWARD IS FOR THEM AS WELL. SHE SAID, 'YOU SOUND LIKE A VERY BUSY PERSON,' AND I SAID 'YES,' AND THEN I THANKED HER FOR THE MOST INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. SO, SIX MONTHS ON... HELLO! HI! OH, GROUP HUG! HOW ON EARTH DO YOU TOP THAT? MAYBE AN INVITE TO HARRY AND MEGHAN'S WEDDING? ACTUALLY OUR WHOLE QUEEN'S LEADERS GROUP WAS GOING OFF WHEN THAT WAS ANNOUNCED! LET'S JUST SAY MAKING THAT GUEST LIST'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, AND THESE GIRLS PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE TIME ANYWAY. ASHLEIGH'S NOW CHAIR OF THE STICKS 'N STONES BOARD AND WILL JOIN THE KIWI CONTINGENT HEADING TO NEW YORK IN MARCH FOR THE UN COMMISSIONS ON THE STATUS OF THE WOMAN. COURTNEY'S OFF TO FINLAND IN A FEW WEEKS AGAIN FOR CURLING. AND TOGETHER THE SISTERS ARE HELPING RAMP UP ONLINE ACCESS TO BULLYING SUPPORT, INCLUDING AN APP CALLED 'ICON'. WHICH MEANS 'IN CASE OF ONLINE NEGATIVITY', AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GO, AND IT WILL CONNECT THEM TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. THEY'RE ALSO HELPING THE POLICE. YEP, THE POLICE, WITH CRISIS RESPONSE FOR YOUTHS. JUST HELPING THEM GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE FOR A YOUNG PERSON THAT'S IN A VERY VULNERABLE PLACE. AND SOMEHOW CRAMMING IN THEIR STUDIES. ASHLEIGH'S IN HER FINAL YEAR OF NURSING AT OTAGO. COURTNEY ` FIRST YEAR HEALTH SCIENCE. WHOO-HOO, LOOK OUT! TROUBLE, WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER. DOUBLE TROUBLE! WITH THEIR POWERS COMBINED, THESE TWO REALLY ARE UNSTOPPABLE ` ALMOST. FUNDING FOR STICKS N STONES IS A CONSTANT BATTLE. SO THAT'S OUR MISSION AT THE MOMENT, ISN'T IT? STICKS 'N STONES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE SO MUCH. SO DO THESE GIRLS. BUT REST ASSURED, THEY'LL NEVER FORGET THEIR ROOTS. OOH! I RAISED A DUCKLING WHEN I WAS IN YEAR 13. That's cute, isn't it? AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHIP INTO FUNDING FOR STICKS N STONES, GET IN TOUCH VIA THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE. THAT'S "STICKS N STONES". Just before we go, congratulations Castle. First New Zealand woman to ever run a major organisations, sports in Australia. She said being a woman wasn't that big of a deal. Good on her for saying that. There's too much of this, woman can't do that. She is a classic example of you can do that if you set your mind to it. What a job she has got. Australian rugby is in shambles. You watch, she is a tough cookie. She will whip them into shape. New Zealanders are flying the flag internationally. Shall we go? We're out of here. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JEAN TENG AND JAKE EBDALE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.