AND PUT AN END TO THE FIRES AND THE DROUGHTS. THE GLASS IS HALF FULL. TIME NOW FOR 'SEVEN SHARP', AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US HOW TO MAKE OUR KIDS SMART. IT IS THE QUESTION IS IT NATURE OR NURTURE? WE HAVE MANAGED TO TRACK DOWN ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST STUDENTS AND NEW ZEALAND, AND WE QUEST HER PARENTS, SO WE WILL ALL KNOW HOW TO DO IT. I PLAY CLASSICAL MUSIC TO MY CHILDREN IN THE WOMB, AND IT DID NOTHING. THEY ARE YOUNG. THERE IS STILL HOPE. WE'LL GET TO THAT SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, WE HAD A STRONG REACTION TO OUR STORY ON FREEDOM CAMPERS THIS WEEK, AND IT GOT US THINKING ` HOW MUCH DO THEY REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ECONOMY? THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS IT'S AT LEAST $500M EVERY YEAR, WITH ONE LOCAL AUTHORITY CLAIMING EACH CAMPER SPENDS UP TO $140 A DAY. BUT THE POOR BUGGERS JULIAN LEE MET ON THE WEST COAST ARE LIVING ON WAY, WAY LESS THAN THAT. (PENSIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC) IT'S NO MYSTERY THAT FREEDOM CAMPERS HAVE ` HOW DO YOU SAY? ` LIMITED MEANS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE LIVING WITH... CRACKERS... (ALL LAUGH) ...AND ON FREE CAMPSITE. YEAH, YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A (LAUGHS) CRACKER? NO, DEFINITELY NOT, NO. THE FREEDOM SITE AT KAKAPOTAHI, NOW KNOWN FOR THE LOCALS STEADILY GUARDING THE ENTRANCE TO PREVENT OVERPOPULATION, IS NO DIFFERENT. SO, WHAT ARE YOU HAVING FOR DINNER TONIGHT? WE ARE HAVING SOME VEGETABLES... AND... PASTA. WHAT'S YOUR TYPICAL DINNER? MOSTLY PASTA OR RICE. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS HAVING FOR DINNER TONIGHT? ALSO PASTA. YEAH, PASTA. (BOTH CHUCKLE) YAH, LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER BACKPACKERS. THE HARIHARI CAMPING GROUND JUST ROUND THE CORNER CHARGES 12 BUCKS A PERSON FOR AN UNPOWERED SITE, AND YOU GET TOILETS, SHOWERS, MICROWAVES, TV ` THE LOT. BUT THIS PLACE IS EMPTY, AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD, PEOPLE ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET INTO THE FREE SITE AT KAKAPOTAHI ` SO MUCH SO, THE LOCALS HAVE TAKEN IT ON THEMSELVES TO LIMIT THE NUMBER COMING IN EVERY NIGHT. WE'RE DOIN' IT FOR YOU AS MUCH AS US. YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR BACKYARD HERE,... MAN: YEAH, SURE. ...AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT... KEEP IT CLEAN, YEAH. ...CLEAN. THE SITE AT KAKAPOTAHI COMES WITH AN ADDED BONUS FOR THOSE ON A LIMITED BUDGET ` A PUMPKIN PATCH WITH FREE PUMPKINS TO AUGMENT THAT DAILY DIET OF PASTA AND RICE. SO, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THESE FRIENDLY FREEDOM FREEWHEELERS ARE SPENDING... THE LOCAL COUNCIL'S QUOTED A FIGURE OF... THAT TRANSLATES TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN... HAVE THEY GOT IT RIGHT? WE CANVASSED 30 FREEDOM CAMPERS. (LAUGHS) WE'RE JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH YOU BUDGET PER DAY PER PERSON. (WOMEN CHUCKLE) OK, BECAUSE THE... (LAUGHS) (CHUCKLES) YOU JUST COME AROUND... YEAH, YEAH, SORRY. YAH, YAH, NICE` NICE SUIT. (BOTH CHUCKLE) OUR BUDGET ` WHAT'S OUR BUDGET? WE THOUGHT ABOUT 60... $60. ...PER DAY. PER PERSON? PER PERSON. OH, 20. I THOUGHT YOU SAID 120. OH, NO, NO, 20 ` JUST 20. CHUCKLES GENTLY: YEAH. WITH CAR RENTAL, PETROL, EATING ` EVERYTHING, MAYBE 50, $60 A PERSON. PER PERSON TODAY. PER PERSON. OH, OK. TRYING TO KEEP IT LOW. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) UM, MAYBE, YES. SO FOR FOOD AND PETROL AND EVERYTHING? YES. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AN... SOME OF THESE GUYS HAVE BOUGHT AN OLD DUNGER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOWERING THEIR COSTS A BIT, BUT EVEN THEN, THEIR SPENDING IS STILL WAY LESS THAN THE OFFICIAL FIGURES. UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE YET KNOWS HOW MUCH FREEDOM CAMPING COSTS THE ECONOMY IN INFRASTRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WEAR AND TEAR. WHEN THAT FIGURE FINALLY COMES OUT, THOUGH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALLY FIND OUT IF FREEDOM CAMPING IS A MONEY-SPINNER OR A CHARITY CASE. WELL, I DO NOT THINK IT IS A CHARITY CASE. OFTEN THESE TOURISTS, YOU GO OVERSEAS AND DO IT ON THE CHEAP. AND THEN YOU COME BACK TO THE PLACES YOU ENJOYED, LIKE NEW ZEALAND. YOU MIGHT STAY AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE HOTEL IN ROTORUA. IT WAS NOT A HIGHLIGHT. WHAT YOU MEAN? NO. WE ARE PAYING TV NZ TAXPAYER DOLLARS VERY RESPONSIBLY. CAPTIONS BY SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019 NICE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT. TOMORROW NIGHT, 115 NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT RESULTS IN CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMS. THEY'RE AN ALTERNATIVE TO NCEA, AND BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THEY'RE PRETTY TOUGH. AND BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THEY'RE PRETTY TOUGH. WE DID NOT SET THEM BACK IN THE OLDEN DAYS. AMONG THEM IS AN AUCKLAND GIRL (17) WHO GOT THE HIGHEST SCORE IN THE WORLD FOR HER YEAR 12 MUSIC ASSESSMENT. CAROLYN ROBINSON WENT TO GET SOME TIPS FROM HER PARENTS ON HOW TO RAISE A BRAINBOX. NOT ONLY IS DANIELLE TOP OF HER CLASS, NOT ONLY IS SHE TOP OF HER SCHOOL, DANIELLE TWEEDALE IS TOP OF THE WORLD IN MUSIC. I CAN'T QUITE COMPREHEND IT REALLY IT WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT IT HASN'T HIT ME, STILL. (PLAYS SLOW CLASSICAL MUSIC) HER MUM AND DAD WERE STUNNED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I KIND OF WENT AND SAID, 'PARDON?!' WHAT?!?! IT TOOK A WHILE TO SINK IN. WHAT?! IT TOOK A WHILE TO SINK IN. YEAH, IT'S AMAZING. I SAID TO DANIELLE, 'I'VE SEEN THE BEST IN THE WORLD ON TV. NOW THERE'S ONE 'THAT I CAN GET TO GIVE A HUG FROM TIME TO TIME.' THEY SAY THEIR DAUGHTER'S ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN. SHE GETS HERSELF UP AT 5AM EACH DAY. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU PRESS SNOOZE? MM. I DON'T REALLY PRESS SNOOZE. WE'VE NEVER HAD TO PUSH HER AT ALL, YOU KNOW? SHE'S SELF-MOTIVATED, PLANNED. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM HER, ACTUALLY. BUT SURELY THEY MUST HAVE SOME SECRET TO RAISING A GENIUS. LIKE DO THEY PUT LIMITS ON SCREEN TIME? WE REALLY LEAVE IT UP TO HER. SHE'S A VERY DRIVEN YOUNG LADY. I ALSO LOVE OUTDOORS. SO WE GO RUNNING OR HIKING A LOT, MOUNTAIN-BIKING. WHAT ABOUT BEDTIME? SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO. TRY AND GET SEVEN HOURS AT LEAST. SOMETIMES A BIT LESS, SOMETIMES A BIT MORE. WHAT ABOUT BRAIN FOOD? DANIELLE ACTUALLY HAS BECOME A VEGETARIAN. WHAT'S THE NAUGHTIEST THING YOU EAT REGULARLY? PROBABLY CHIPS. (LAUGHS) YEAH. THEY'RE A VEGETABLE. YEAH, EXACTLY ` POTATOES. THEY'RE A VEGETABLE. YEAH, EXACTLY ` POTATOES. TOP IN MUSIC BUT ALSO BRILLIANT IN SCIENCE ` A 93% IN BIOLOGY. SO, I'D LOVE TO GO INTO CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, BOTANY. BUT WHAT DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT BEING A NORMAL TEENAGER? MCDONALD'S FROZEN COKE COSTS HOW MUCH? $1. VERY GOOD. ARIANA GRANDE'S NEW SONG 'BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, 'YEAH, COS I'M...' WHAT? BORED. BRILLIANT. ORLANDO BLOOM'S JUST GOT ENGAGED TO WHICH U.S. POP STAR? KATY PERRY. YEP, WELL-ROUNDED. YEP, WELL-ROUNDED BUT BY HER OWN ADMISSION, NOT PERFECT. I'M REALLY BAD AT TABLE TENNIS. IF THEY TRIED THEIR BEST AND COME LAST, THAT'S FINE. MUM AND DAD ARE REALLY PROUD. SO IS STEPMUM GEL. AFTER ALL, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A GENIUS. THANK GOODNESS SHE CAN'T PLAY TABLE TENNIS. IT IS NATURE, NOT NURTURE. IF ONE PERSON IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, THAT WAS NATURE, NOT NURTURE. SHE IS SELF MOTIVATED. SHE LIMITS HER OWN SCREEN TIME. SHE GETS UP AT 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. SHE LOVES GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING EXERCISE. I DO NOT THINK WE CAN BASE EVERYTHING ON ONE PERSON. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO AS A PARENT? I WOULD LIKE TO BASE IT ON THAT ONE PERSON SO THAT I CAN GIVE UP. IT IS NATURE. THEY EITHER HAVE IT OR THEY HAVEN'T. UP NEXT ` SHE'S ONE OF OUR TOP TV STARS, AND SHE'S COME HOME TO BE IN A NEW COMEDY. KIWI ACTRESS DANIELLE CORMACK JOINS US ON THE COUCH. THEN ` THE LONDON FASHION WEEK DREAM TURNING INTO A NIGHTMARE. A KIWI DESIGNER WITH A SPOT ON THE RUNWAY, BUT WHERE ARE HER DRESSES? AND THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND TOWN THAT'S REINVENTING ITSELF AS AN ADVENTURE CAPITAL. THAT'S REINVENTING ITSELF AS AN ADVENTURE CAPITAL. (UPBEAT POP MUSIC) BREEZY SONG: # Wake up, it's a beautiful morning # Wake up # Sun is shining bright for your eyes # Wake up, it's so beautiful # Wake up. # (MELLOW POP MUSIC) WELCOME BACK. TVNZ'S NEW BLACK COMEDY 'FRESH EGGS' HAD ITS DEBUT LAST NIGHT TO RAVE REVIEWS. IF YOU MISSED IT, THE FIRST EPISODE IS NOW UP ONLINE. ONE OF THE BIG STARS IS DANIELLE CORMACK, BACK FROM A SUCCESSFUL STINT ACROSS THE DITCH. DANIELLE'S HERE SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, A LOOK BACK AT HER MANY FACES ON SCREEN. WE FIRST MET DANIELLE WHEN SHE PLAYED PURPLE-EYE-SHADOWED TEENAGER IN THE POPULAR '80S SOAP GLOSS. WELL, I DID MY PART. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY WORK. WE THEN FELL IN LOVE WITH HER ON SHORTLAND STREET IN THE EARLY '90S. MORE RECENTLY DANIELLE CRACKED THE BIG TIME ACROSS THE DITCH, PLAYING THE GRITTY ROLE OF BEE IN THE AUSTRALIAN TV HIT WENTWORTH. (SOBS) NOW SHE'S BACK ON OUR SCREENS PLAYING THE SORT OF WOMAN YOU REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET. IT WAS LUCKY IT WAS JUST HIS CAR, EH? HUBCAPS ARE EASIER TO REPLACE THAN KNEECAPS. DANIELLE CORMACK, WELCOME TO THE SHOW. YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE GLOSS, SINCE WE SAW THOSE PICTUERS THEN. GOD, I HOPE I HAVE. THAT WAS IN THE '80S. (LAUGHS) HEY, THEY MADE 'SHORTLAND STREET THE MUSICAL'. THEY MIGHT MAKE 'GLOSS THE MUSICAL'. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I WOULDN'T MIND THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THE FASHION WOULD BE REALLY FANTASTIC, YOU KNOW? WITH THE SHOULDER PADS AND THE` WELL, I GUESS I STILL HAVE THE HAIR. I THINK I COULD GET AWAY WITH THE HAIR. THE HAIR'S FANTASTIC. I'M JUST ACTUALLY` LOOK, THIS IS AN AMAZING OUTFIT, FULL LEATHER. OH, THANK YOU. YEAH, THE FULL LEATHER. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A FULL LEATHER... DRESS? YEAH, IT'S A... SHOULD I STAND UP? IT IS BEAUTIFUL. GO ON, GIVE US A WHIRL. WELL, COME ON, LOOK AT THIS. SO GORGEOUS. AND THE BOOTS. AND THE BOOTS. LOOK AT THE BOOTS. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) WOW. NUMBERS TO THE VIEWERSHIP JUST INCREASED, THAT'S FOR SURE. (LAUGHS) ANYTHING FOR RATINGS. DANIELLE, YOU'VE GONE FROM PLAYING THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE REALLY SWEET CHARACTERS IN THE EARLY PARTS OF YOUR CAREER, TO THESE NASTY CHARACTERS NOW. WHAT'S IT LIKE PLAYING THESE SLIGHTLY MEAN CHARACTERS? IT'S A DELIGHT. IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU GET TO PLAY A CHARACTER THAT'S GOT NO FILTER THE CHARACTER, YOU KNOW, SHE'S UNAPOLOGETICALLY CRASS, AND SHE'LL DO ANYTHING SHE CAN TO PROTECT THIS EMPIRE SHE'S BUILT, FROM THE DOPE PLANTATION AND DOPE SELLING TO LOOK AFTER ALL OF HER CHILDREN. I SHARE A VERY DIFFERENT VALUE SYSTEM THAN LULU, IT IS KIND OF ENJOYABLE TO PLAY A CHARACTER LIKE THAT. I THINK WE ARE ALL A LITTLE BIT BAD arse. WHEN YOU PLAY A CHARACTER THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BAD, DO YOU GO HOME AND TAKE THAT BAD WITH YOU? WHEN I WAS PLAYING HER, I DO NOT THINK SHE THINKS SHE'S BAD. I THINK SHE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I DID TAKE A LOT HOME WITH ME WITH LULU, BECAUSE I HAD A FULL HEAD OF HAIR WITH EXTENSIONS. I HAD A NASTY, NASTY, FAKE TAN. AND I HAD A LOT OF TATTERS. CORRECTION: TATTOOS. I WOULD GO TO THE YOGA STUDIO AFTERWARDS AND PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT ME BECAUSE I LOOKED SO INTENSE AND DONE UP. THEY HEAR EXTENSIONS WERE MELTING OUT OF MY HERE. LULU SORT OF WENT WITH ME ANYWAY AND GAVE ME A BIT OF LICENSE TO ACCESS THAT NAUGHTY PART. YOU ARE A BIT NAUGHTY. THIS IS A SITE AND NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE SEEN. TELL US ABOUT THE PICTURE. THAT IS ME RIDING A BIKE THAT I USED TO HAVE. I DO NOT HAVE THAT HARLEY ANYMORE. THAT DAY I WAS RIDING WITH WILLIAM DAVIDSON'S GRANDSON. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT RIDING IS THAT` I STARTED RIDING A LOT WHEN I DID WENTWORTH. IT WAS PRETTY INTENSE, THE CHARACTER I WAS PLAYING. THE WORLD THAT WE WERE INHABITING WAS ALWAYS FIGHT OR FLIGHT, HIGH-STAKES SITUATION AND I LEFT THE SET EVERY DAY FEELING LIKE I COULDN'T RELAX. I JOINED A COMMUNITY, AND THEN I'D STARTED RIDING FROM THERE. IT BECAME MEDITATION FOR ME. DANIELLE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THE COUCH. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NOT SPOKEN ABOUT ANYTHING BUT HAIR AND MOTORCYCLES. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU. NOW TO ANOTHER KIWI DETERMINED TO SHINE ON THE WORLD STAGE, IF ONLY SHE CAN OVERCOME A LAST-MINUTE HITCH. WAIKATO DESIGNER ALECIA KANA IS MEANT TO BE SHOWING HER GARMENTS IN AN UPCOMING LONDON FASHION WEEK PREVIEW SHOW, BUT SHE NEEDS HELP TO GET THEM THERE. ARRUN SOMA EXPLAINS. ('BRITISH GRENADIERS' PLAYS) BRITAIN, BRITAIN, BRITAIN ` DESPITE BREXIT, STILL A GLOBAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE AND HOME TO SARTORIAL SWAG ` YEAH, BUT NO, BUT YEAH, BUT NO, BUT YEAH, BUT NO, BUT` WELL, SOME OF THE TIME. LONDON FASHION WEEK IS ON EVERY DESIGNER'S CALENDAR; SHOWING A COLLECTION THERE ` ON EVERY DESIGNER'S BUCKET LIST. LONDON IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PINNACLES OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY ITSELF. IT'S ACTUALLY EXTREMELY HARD TO BREAK THROUGH INTO AN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM SUCH AS THIS, SO IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. FOR WAIKATO DESIGNER ALECIA KANA,... ARE YOU A FASHION DESIGNER TOO? ...THE STRUGGLE OF THE JUGGLE TO GET THERE WAS TOUGH. I'M SURE ALL KIWI MUMS OR MUMS IN GENERAL CAN RELATE. A LOT OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO PUSH BACK YOUR DREAMS, PER SE, YOUR CAREER GOALS. I GENERALLY FIND MYSELF WORKING LATE HOURS OR OVERTIME THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE LONG HOURS PAID OFF WHEN ALECIA'S COLLECTION WAS ACCEPTED FOR A FASHION-WEEK PREVIEW SHOW. IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY OVERWHELMING FEELING. BUT FROM BURSTING AT THE SEAMS TO THREAD FRAYING... UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYTHING KIND OF UNRAVELLED. BECAUSE ALECIA COULDN'T GO TO LONDON, THE GARMENTS WERE MEANT TO TRAVEL WITH THE MODEL, 'MISS NATIONAL NEW ZEALAND 2017' JEWEL HARRIS. BUT AFTER FAILED TAXIS, AUCKLAND TRAFFIC AND COURIER WOES, JEWEL HAD TO FLY WITHOUT THE DRESSES. SO, YEAH, KINDA IN THE PREDICAMENT NOW WHERE I'VE GOT MY GARMENTS STRANDED. STRANDED IN AUCKLAND` BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THIS FASHION VICTIM KNOWS... I KNOW WITH KIWIS, WE'RE QUITE GOOD SPORTS IN TERMS OF ASSISTING OTHERS. SO SHE HAS A PLEA. SO BASICALLY, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS SOME KIND SOUL WHO MAY BE TRAVELLING FROM AUCKLAND TO LONDON BEFORE THE 23RD OF FEB MIDNIGHT, LONDON TIME, IF THEY COULD POSSIBLY TRANSPORT` TAKE MY GARMENTS WITH THEM. ALECIA'S HOPING FOR A SEAMLESS STEP ON TO THE WORLD STAGE SO SHE CAN 'KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON'. LOVE THE WORD GARMENTS. SO IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HELP, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A LINK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE SO YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH ALICIA. BASICALLY, WE NEED SOMEONE HEADING TO LONDON WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THEN THE DRESS IS GOING TO GET THERE. NOW YOU ALL KNOW WE LIKE SPREADING THE LOVE WITH ASB 'GOOD AS GOLD'. AND IF THERE'S SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE WHO DESERVES A BIT OF RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THEY DO, OUR FRIENDS AT ASB WANT TO HELP. JESS GLYNNE: # OH, OH, I'LL BE THERE. DO YOU KNOW SOMOENE DOING SELFLESS THINGS FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? ONE OF THOSE HEART-OF-GOLD PEOPLE. HE ASKS FOR NOTHING IN RETURN EVER. OR MAYBE THEY'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME AND DESERVE A TREAT. ASB WANNA HELP YOU OUT. SQUEALS: OH MY GOD! WELL, WHY NOT NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB 'GOOD AS GOLD' AWARD? AM I ALLOWED TO HUG THIS GUY? YEAH, PULL IT IN. (LAUGHS MUFFLEDLY) GO TO ASBGOODASGOLD.CO.NZ AND TELL US THEIR STORY. COMING UP ` TAUMARUNUI MAY BE ON THE MAIN TRUCK LINE, BUT WE ASK, 'WHAT'S THERE TO DO WHEN YOU STOP?' WE'VE GOT SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES, ART OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY. We're all busy, and we fill our days in different ways, so we need skincare that adapts to us like BB Nude, enriched with vitamin C by Garnier. Its magic formula goes on white, then changes colour to match my skin tone. It hydrates and gives me a healthy glow in one simple step, without the feeling of wearing make-up. It's a light foundation, corrector, sunscreen and moisturiser, all in one. BB Nude - made for us, the beautifully busy women, by Garnier, naturally. ('BABY LOVE' PLAYS) WELCOME BACK. THIS IS OUR INSTAGRAM PIC OF THE DAY, AND CAN YOU GUESS WHO'S TINY LITTLE FEET THOSE ARE? AND CAN YOU GUESS WHO'S TINY LITTLE FEET THOSE ARE? THAT'S MARIGOLD, AND SHE IS ANIKA MOA AND HER WIFE NATASHA'S BRAND NEW BABY GIRL. AND SHE IS ANIKA MOA AND HER WIFE NATASHA'S BRAND-NEW BABY GIRL. MAMMAS AND BABY ARE ALL DOING WELL. YOU ONLY GET TO SEE THE FEET. I AM A HAVE BEEN SENT A SPECIAL LITTLE PICTURE MYSELF FROM ANIKA. MARIGOLD IS ONE BEAUTIFUL BABY. LOVE THE NAME. AT EVERY CORNER OF THIS COUNTRY THERE ARE THOSE PLACES WE ALL KNOW. WE MIGHT DRIVE THROUGH THEM, POSSIBLY STOP FOR A CHEEKY COFFEE, AND THEN MOVE ON. TAUMARANUI IS ONE OF THOSE TOWNS. BUT THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND JUNCTION FAMOUS, FOR IT'S TRAIN STOP, IS REINVENTING ITSELF AS AN ADVENTURE CAPITAL. FOR THIS WEEK'S 'STAY WITH US,' LUCAS DE JONG GAVE THEM SIX HOURS TO SHOW US THEIR BEST. TAUMARANUI, HOME TO ABOUT 5,000 PEOPLE, A GREAT SELECTION OF WELCOME SIGNS AND SOME VERY FRIENDLY LOCALS..., KIA ORA, WELCOME. ...LIKE THE MAYOR, WHO MEETS YOU AT THE FRONT GATE. MAYOR DON ISN'T OUR 'LOCAL LEGEND' TODAY, THAT GOES TO COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE WORKER KAREN NGATAI. WE'VE GOT SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES, ART OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY. IN THE HEART OF THE KING COUNTRY, TAUMARUNUI, SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO OF THE AREA'S MAJOR RIVERS. AND THAT'S WHERE THE ADVENTURE STARTS. LOOK AT ALL OF THIS. YOU HAVE PUT IT ON TODAY! YUP WE HAVE AN AMAZING ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND, AND WE JUST LOVE TO SHOW IT OFF! WE HAVE SO MANY FISHING RIVERS HERE, AND FLY FISHING, SPOON FISHING, THE WORKS. DICKS A LOCAL GUY HERE, A LOCAL GUIDE, AND LOVES TO TAKE PEOPLE OUT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE WATER INSTEAD OF IN IT... YOU CAN DO A TWO OR THREE DAY CANOE TRIP STAYING IN THE DOC HUTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER. OR GO FULL ACTION WITH A WIND BLOWN TOUR. THE RIVER IS THE ATTRACTION, AND THEN THE ATTRACTION IS THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER. IT'S AN ADVENTURE JUST BEING ON THE WATER. IF YOU NEED A BREATHER, JUST WATCH JAMES AT WORK. JAMES IS WORKING ON A COMMUNITY PROJECT. HE'S CARVING 11 NATIVE BIRDS OUT OF NATIVE TIMBER. IT'S BEEN FULLY FUNDED BY LOCALS, AND IS JUST THE START. WE ARE DOING A WHOLE BIG DEVELOPMENT IN OUR TOWN, AND, YOU KNOW, USING ART AS AN ATTRACTION. BUT WHEN THE TUMMY STARTS GRUMBLIN',... BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO GET A FEED. IS THAT WHY YOU'VE BROUGHT ME HERE? THAT'S WHY I'VE BROUGHT YOU HERE. (LAUGHS) KAI NUI'S THE PLACE. COURTNEY MAKES 99% OF HER OWN THINGS. THE STEAK SANDWICHES WE EAT TODAY ARE ALL MADE BY COURTNEY. I'D LIKE TO SAY IT WAS LOCAL MEAT, BUT IM NOT 100% SURE. BY THE GRAM IS ANOTHER LOCAL FAVE WITH HANDMADE MUESLI AND COOKIES. WHAT WE ARE LOVING ABOUT COURTNEY WITH KAI NUI AND BY THE GRAM IS THEY ARE LOCAL LADIES AND HAVING THE CONFIDENCE TO INVEST IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. AFTER YOU'VE FILLED UP ON POSSIBLY LOCAL ` NOBODY REALLY KNOWS ` STEAK SANGAS IT'S TIME TO GET ADVENTUROUS AGAIN. HEY, GUYS, HOW'S IT GOING. THE 82K "TIMBER TRAIL" IS MOUNTAIN BIKING AT ITS MOST HISTORIC. THE 82K "TIMBER TRAIL" IS MOUNTAIN BIKING AT ITS MOST HISTORIC. YOU'RE ON THE ALISON BENAN TRAMWAY, WHICH IS A TRAM LINE THAT PULLED ALL THE LOGS OUT, AND KIND OFF BUILT THIS TOWN, BUILT THIS AREA. ALTHOUGH WE'VE ONLY GOT TIME FOR A QUICK SPIN, IT'S NORMALLY TWO DAYS OF BIKING. IT HAS EVERYTHING. IT'S GOT THE HISTORY, ITS GOT THE BEAUTIFUL BIRD LIFE, THE BUSH. IT'S GOT EVERYTHING. IT OPENS UP A WORLD OF NEW ZEALAND THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALLY GET TO ACCESS. JUST LIKE.... ALL RIGHT, KAREN, ATTRACTION NUMBER` GOD, WHAT ARE WE UP TO? ATTRACTION NUMBER 'MANY' BY THIS POINT. THIS IS THE FORGOTTEN WORLD ADVENTURES ` THE OLD GOLF CARTS ON THE OLD RAILWAY LINES BETWEEN TAUMARANUI AND STRATFORD. AND IT USED TO BE A WORKING LINE UP UNTIL SEVEN YEARS AGO, WHEN IT WAS ABANDONED. WITH 24 HAND-DUG TUNNELS AND 142KM OF TRACK, IT'S A RIDE BACK IN TIME. IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WAS PUT ON. YOU GET TO SEE REAL NEW ZEALAND. IT'S ACTUALLY JUST THE REAL WILDLIFE. AT SOME POINT THOUGH, IF KAREN LETS YA, IT'S TIME TO REST. I'M SEEING GARDENS, I'M SEEING TENNIS COURTS, I'M SEEING SWIMMING POOLS, AND BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS AS WELL. I KNOW. SO THIS IS NICE. THIS IS NICE. WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL ACCOMMODATION IN TAUMARANUI. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, OMAKA LODGE, HERE ON THE FORGOTTEN WORLD HIGHWAY. TAUMARUNUI ` THE RIDES, THE RIVER, THE REAL KIWI ADVENTURE. COME STAY WITH US! HAPPY TO. THE FOOD LOOKED GREAT. NO MENTION OF THE GOLDEN KIWI TAKEAWAY. LOVE THEM. JUST BEFORE WE GO, THANKS TO THE EAGLE EYED VIEWER WHO ALERTED US TO SOME RATHER QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOUR IN THE NEWSROOM. THIS WAS OUR PROMO THAT WENT TO AIR. JOHN CAMPBELL IN THE MIDDLE THEY ARE YAWNING. HAVING A HUGE YAWN. IN THE BACKGROUND. YUP. THERE IT GOES. I THOUGHT AN OFFICIAL COMMENT FROM MR CAMPBELL AFTER THIS HAD PLAYED OUT AND WE HAD BEEN ALERTED TO IT. HE FIRST DENIED IT AND THEN WISHED HE DID NOT WISH TO APOLOGISE AND HE STOOD BY HIS YAWN. WAS HE HAVING A BIRTHDAY PARTY? THERE WERE BALLOONS. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO.