TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP AND AN EGG-CELLENT INVESTIGATION TONIGHT. YES, SIMON. IT'S A VITAL PIECE OF INTEL THAT COULD MAKE YOUR EGGS LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER. WE'LL TELL YOU MORE SHORTLY. BUT FIRST UP ` AN UNEXPECTED AUSSIE ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK, BUT THIS GUEST WAS UNINVITED AND WITHOUT AN MIQ VOUCHER. A HE WAS MALE, HE WAS YOUNG, HE WAS A PYTHON. AND UNCOVERED AT AN AUCKLAND CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO HOW DID IT GET ACROSS THE BORDER? AND HOW BIG A THREAT DID IT REALLY POSE? SNAKES ` THEY DIDN'T DO MUCH FOR ADAM AND EVE. INDIANA JONES ISN'T A FAN. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES? AND EVEN SAMUEL L JACKSON IS SCARED OF THEM. I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE (BLEEP) SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER (BLEEP) PLANE. BUT HERE ON AOTEAROA, WE ARE A SNAKE FREE ISLAND PARADISE, AND WE'D REALLY LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. SO WHEN A SNAKE MANAGED TO SLIP THROUGH THE BORDER THE LAST SLITHERY INTRUDER WAS FOUND IN TE ANAU IN 2018. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STOP THE SNAKES GETTING OFF THE PLANES? AND DR KATH DUFFY FROM BIOSECURITY NZ IS HERE NOW. GREAT TO TALK TO YOU, KATH. HOW IN THE BEJESUS DID A SNAKE GET INTO NEW ZEALAND? YEAH. THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON. SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR MANY DETECTIONS THAT WE HAVE POST-BORDER, AND WHAT WE THINK HAPPENED IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS THAT THE SNAKE CRAWLED INTO SOME PIPES IN AUSTRALIA, WHICH WERE THEN SEALED BEFORE THEY WERE SHIPPED ACROSS TO NEW ZEALAND, ALONG WITH A CONSIGNMENT OF OTHER CONSTRUCTION GOODS. SO IT WAS AN ACCIDENTAL AUSTRALIAN HITCHHIKER. SO WOULD IT HAVE POSED A BIOSECURITY THREAT IF IT HAD ESCAPED AND IT WAS STILL ALIVE? WELL, THE GOOD THING WAS THAT THIS IS A JUVENILE MALE SNAKE, SO THERE WAS NO CHANCE FOR IT TO REPRODUCE. AND WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT BIOSECURITY SYSTEM, WHICH MEANT THAT THE WORKER AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT US REALLY QUICKLY IN ORDER FOR US TO COME AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BUT APART FROM THAT, NEW ZEALAND'S CLIMATE ISN'T THE BEST FOR SNAKES. SO IT MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED EVEN IF IT WAS ALIVE. NEEDS TO BE A BIT WARMER, I GUESS. YES. IT MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED. BUT AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT FANTASTIC CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO WAS ABLE TO CONTACT US SO THAT WE COULD IMMEDIATELY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO HOW OFTEN DO SNAKES SLIP THROUGH THE BORDER? WE DON'T SEE THEM VERY FREQUENTLY AT ALL. WE HAVE MAYBE AROUND TWO DETECTIONS POST-BORDER EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND THESE ARE TYPICALLY NON-VENOMOUS, AND MOSTLY, THEY'RE DEAD. WE DID HAVE A REALLY INTERESTING CASE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN 2018 IN TE ANAU, WHERE THERE WAS A SMALL GREEN TREE SNAKE THAT WAS DETECTED IN A UTE THAT WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM AUSTRALIA. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF THE UTE WHO FOUND IT AND WAS ABLE TO CALL IT IN TO US. SO WE GET THE ODD INTRUDER INTO NEW ZEALAND. THERE'S NO CHANCES OF THEM REPRODUCING OR SETTING UP A LONG HAPPY LIFE? I'M NOT KEEN ON SNAKES IN NEW ZEALAND, I'VE GOTTA SAY, DOCTOR. YES, WELL, SNAKES ARE PROHIBITED IN NEW ZEALAND, SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THEM, AND THIS ONE, OF COURSE, WAS A MALE, SO NO CHANCE OF THAT REPRODUCING. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR DUTHIE, FOR YOU TIME. SO MUCH INFORMATION, AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK ANY TIME SOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. HE HAS HAD TO PUT UP WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON. I GOT MYSELF IN A REAL TIS, BECAUSE I BE LOOKING AT ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIA, AND THERE ARE SO MANY ANIMALS THAT CAN KILL YOU. ONE THING THAT GOT ME IS THE BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS. IT LOOKS SO ADORABLE, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS THESE BRIGHT BLUE RINGS ALL OVER IT, AND YOU WOULD BE TEMPTED TO TOUCH IT IF YOU ARE SNORKELLING. YOU WOULD GO, THAT LOOKS REALLY PRETTY, BUT DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE IT CARRIES ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL 26 ADULTS IN MINUTES, AND IT'S ALL VERY WELL TO SAY IT ISN'T WARMING UP IN NEW ZEALAND YET, BUT WE HAVE GLOBAL WARMING. IMAGINE OF THESE THINGS GOT INTO NEW ZEALAND. IT'S OKAY. AND IF THE KIDS SAY CAN WE KEEP THEM, SAY NO. HAVE YOU NOTICED THERE AREN'T AS MANY STATION WAGONS ON THE ROAD THESE DAYS? REMEMBER YOUR FALCON FAIRLAINE STATION WAGONS? BEAUTIFUL BIG VEHICLES LIKE MOBILE TOWN HOUSES. TODAY THEY'VE BEEN LARGELY REPLACED BY PEOPLE MOVERS AND SUVS. IT'S CAUSING AN ISSUE FOR MANY FUNERAL DIRECTORS, WHO MODIFY STATION WAGONS TO USE AS HEARSES. JENDY HARPER MET ONE UNDERTAKER WITH A GRAND RESTORATION PROJECT TO CAPTURE THE BOGAN MARKET IN MOSGIEL. (THE BLACK SEED'S 'FIRE') GOTTA LOT LOVE GETTING TO GRIPS WITH A NEW CAR. I'LL HAVE TO GET MY BROTHER TO DO THIS. (LAUGHTER) CUT THAT. (LAUGHS) IMITATES AMERICAN ACCENT: YEAH. WE'VE GO YOUR DOER. IT'S GONNA BLOW YOUR DOERS CLEAN OFF. HE DOES KNOW THE VITAL STATS. OH, WE'VE GOT A 1971 XY FORD FALCON WITH A 302 WINDSOR V8. SOME SERIOUS MUSCLE. AND HE KNOWS THIS CAR IS GOING TO BE A BIG THING FOR HIS BUSINESS AS LONG AS THE COFFIN FITS. YES. YEAH. REAL TIGHT. APPARENTLY, WE WERE SHORTER IN THE '70s. (ENGINE ROARS) A CLASSIC CAR SURE TO CREATE A LOT OF NOISE IN MOSGIEL. (RETRO MUSIC) A RESTORED FORD TO GO WITH THE MODIFIED HOLDEN UTE. (RETRO MUSIC) A RESTORED FORD TO GO WITH THE MODIFIED HOLDEN UTE. I THINK NEW ZEALANDERS AGAIN RESONATE QUITE A BIT WITH HOLDEN AND FORD. WHAT ARE YOU? ME? I'M A FORD MAN NOW AFTER THIS PROCESS. (NELLY'S 'HOT IN HERRE') CLARK CAMPBELL ` FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND NEWLY MINTED MEMBER OF THE FORD FAN CLUB AFTER A MAMMOTH TWO-YEAR RESTORATION TO CONVERT A BROWN '70s STATION WAGON... A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I'VE RUINED A PERFECTLY GOOD CAR. (CHUCKLES) ...INTO A COFFIN-CARRYING HEARSE BECAUSE ALTERNATIVES ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. THIS IS THE LAST FORD FALCON STATION WAGON OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE, CIRCA 2010. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANY MORE? NO. NO. NO. THE STATION WAGON HAS GONE THE WAY OF THE DINOSAURS FOR A LOT OF COMPANIES. HE COULD USE A CONVERTED SUV OR IMPORT A CADILLAC HEARSE, AS MANY DO, BUT DOESN'T FEEL THAT'S THE RIGHT FIT FOR MOSGIEL, WHERE HE FINDS IT HARD SHIFTING ECO-FRIENDLY COFFINS. I'M SURE THAT WOULD SUIT A FEW OLD SHEEP FARMERS. THEN AGAIN, THE SHEEP FARMERS MIGHT HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THE SHEEP BY THE TIME THEY COME TO DIE, COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING WORSE. HEARSES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS TOO. AND IT WAS ALSO THE FAMILY CAR. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY DID THE GROCERIES IN, THE SUNDAY DRIVES, THE FAMILY WENT TO THE BEACH. ALSO THE HEARSE? ALSO THE HEARSE. YEAH. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE ME, BUT IT HASN'T RAINED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE. FUNERAL WEATHER FOR A FOURTH-GENERATION FUNERAL DIRECTOR. AND HE TALKS ABOUT DEAD PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. (CHUCKLES) IT SEEMS THE FIFTH AREN'T TOO FUSSED ON FOLLOWING. YOU COULD BE FIFTH-GENERATION UNDERTAKERS IN MOSGIEL. NAH. WELL, DAD'S NOW GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT. YOU KNOW, YOU GET THAT V8 SOUND? (ENGINE RUMBLES) IT'S GOT A GREAT SOUND, AND IT'S HELPED ME EMBRACE MY BOGAN ROOTS. JUST NEED ONE OF THESE IN A HEARSE, YOU KNOW? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. DARREN FALCONER IS HERE ARRANGING A FUNERAL FOR A FAMILY MEMBER. SISTER JUST SAID TO US LAST NIGHT ABOUT IT, AND WE THOUGHT, 'OH, THAT'D BE COOL.' BUT AS THEY SAID, IT'S NOT FULLY CERTIFIED YET. BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU PICK THIS FOR YOUR FINAL RIDE? (CHUCKLES) YEAH. WELL, NOW I KNOW IT'S AROUND, I CERTAINLY WILL. (CHUCKLES) NOT THAT I WANT IT SOON. (CHUCKLES) WOW, WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT. VERY NOISY. IT MIGHT WAKE YOU UP FROM THE DEAD. AND CLARK'S DAD ` 'BOB' ` BECAME THE TOWN UNDERTAKER WHEN HE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD AFTER HIS FATHER DIED SUDDENLY. THE TOWN RALLIED ROUND AND HELPED HIM TILL HE FOUND HIS FEET, AND BOB USED TO HAND-MAKE ALL THE COFFINS. ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THE COFFIN USED IN THAT STORY, WAS EMPTY. A SOLID STAPLE OF MANY KIWI DIETS, THE HUMBLE EGG TRANSCENDS BOUNDARIES AS EITHER BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER. BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU EAT THEM, A BIGGER AND MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION REMAINS ` WHICH WAY DO YOU STORE THEM? MARY JANE AGGETT WENT EGG-SPLORING TO FIND OUT. (LIGHT GUITAR MUSIC) WHICH IS THE RIGHT WAY UP? DO THEY HAVE A RIGHT WAY UP? LET'S SEE WHAT PAM DOES. OH, YEAH. THAT ONE'S POINTY SIDE UP; THESE ARE POINTY SIDE DOWN. LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN. OOH, HELLO! (CLUCKS) JUST GOING TO HOLD IT WITHOUT THE CLAWS. SO YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT FROM HIS BUM, DON'T YOU? OK. WANNA JUST` (SHRIEKS) THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE RISKING. DO YOU LIKE THAT? (WARBLES) OOH! WHICH WAY IS IT COMING OUT? I'M JUST HAVING A LOOK IN HERE, HEIHEI. OOH! THEY'RE THERE. WELL, THESE ONES ARE ON THEIR SIDE. I FEEL LIKE MEGHAN MARKLE. SO HOW ARE THEY STORED AT THE SUPERMARKET? LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FOSSICK. SOME ARE UP. SOME ARE DOWN. AND WHAT ABOUT AT HOME? POINTY SIDE UP? CORRECT. WHY? I HAVE NO IDEA, TO BE HONEST. OH, LOOK, YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF EGGS THERE. BACON AND EGGS. I DO IT POINTY SIDE UP. IS THERE A REASON? NO. THEY FIT IN THE BOX BETTER. I GUESS, POINTY SIDE UP. YEAH. YOU'LL BE SURPRISED TO FIND THERE'S A SCIENCE BEHIND STORING YOUR EGGS, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO THESE ONES. NOW, THESE ARE MY KIND OF EGGS. AND WE'VE GOT AN EGG-SPERT WITH US RIGHT NOW, ROB DARBY. NOW, YOU'RE AN EGG PRODUCER, ROB. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. SO, TELL US, IS IT POINTY END UP OR DOWN AND WHY? GOOD QUESTION, GUYS. NOT THAT I GET ASKED THAT A LOT, BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE ASKING, POINTY EGG ALWAYS DOWN. SO PUT THE POINTY EGG DOWN, LEAVE THE BIG EGG AT THE TOP. NOW, THAT'S WHEN IT'S STORING. BUT THE REALLY MAIN REASON YOU DO POINTY EGG DOWN IS ON THE TOP END OF THAT EGG, THERE'S A LITTLE AIR SACK. THAT LITTLE AIR SACK CAN TRAVEL DOWN OR TRAVEL UP IF THE EGG'S UP THE WRONG WAY, AND THAT PUSHES THE YOLK UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE EGG, AND THAT CAN DETERIORATE THE YOLK. SO POINTY EGG DOWN ALWAYS WHEN YOU'RE STORING. WOW, IT'S SO COMPLICATED, BUT I'M SO GLAD TO KNOW. YEAH, WE COULD DO A WHOLE SHOW ON THIS, I THINK. (LAUGHTER) ROB, WHEN I GET HOME WITH THE GROCERIES ` ALWAYS DOING THE GROCERY SHOPPING ` MY WIFE` I PUT THEM IN THE` I GO TO PUT THEM IN THE PANTRY, AND MY WIFE SAYS` MY VERY TOLERANT WIFE SAYS, 'NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, IN THE FRIDGE' SO WHAT IS IT? IS IT FRIDGE OR PANTRY? WHAT ARE WE DOING? WELL, GOOD QUESTION, HAYDN. ALWAYS DO WHAT YOUR WIFE SAYS, BUT... (LAUGHTER) ...IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING, I WOULD SUGGEST... IF YOU'RE GONNA USE THEM IN THE FIRST WEEK, THEN IN A DARK, COOL PLACE IN THE PANTRY, BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA KEEP THEM LONGER THAN A WEEK, STORE THEM IN THE FRIDGE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS AN EGG WILL DETERIORATE PROBABLY BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN TIMES FASTER OUT THERE IN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. HILARY` ROB, HILARY THINKS THAT SHE'S AN EXPERT ON EGGS. SHE'S BEEN SCHOOLING ME ALL AFTERNOON. SHE SAYS WITH THE PEELING, YOU ROLL THEM, WHEREAS I'M A BIT OF A SMACKER IN THE SINK. HOW DO YOU` HOW DO YOU PEEL A GOOD HARD BOILED EGG? IF YOU TRY AND PEEL A FRESH EGG ` AND I MEAN LESS THAN A WEEK OLD OR LESS THAN 10 DAYS OLD ` YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. YOU END UP WITH SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THE CRATER OF A MOON WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, AND YOUR PARTNER'S LOOKING AT YOU LIKE, 'WHY DID YOU MUCK SOMETHING SO SIMPLE UP?' SO TAKE MY ADVICE ` BOIL THEM, PUT THEM ON A BOARD, CHOP THEM IN HALF, GET THE TEASPOON ROUND THE OUTSIDE, PUT THEM ON THE TOP OF THE SALAD. IT'S A WINNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROB. SOME EGG-CELLENT ADVICE THERE. SORRY ABOUT THE PUNS IT'S GREAT TO TALK TO YOU. (LAUGHS) HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE (!) NO, I'M SORRY. (LAUGHS) IT WAS` IT WAS TERRIBLE. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. TAKE CARE. (LAUGHS) YOU TOO, GUYS. ROB. SO NICE OF HIM TO PILE THE EGG INFORMATION AND MARITAL ADVICE INTO THE SAME INTERVIEW. MY CONCERN IS THIS. I HAVE JUST HELPED MYSELF ONE OF THE EGGS IN THEIR. IF YOU LOOK THAT, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE AROUND EGG. WHICH IS THE POINTY BIT, AND WHICH IS THE NON-POINTY BIT? IS THAT THE POINTY BIT? IT IS REALLY HARD TO TELL SOMETIMES. THIS IS HOW THEY CAME OUT. THAT MAKES ME NOT WANT TO TOUCH THEM. THEY WILL LAST LONGER. THE OTHER THING TO MENTION TOO, I KNOW YOU LOVE MAKING PAVS WITH VERY LIMITED SUCCESS, BUT YOU SHOULD TAKE THEM OUT OF THE FRIDGE SO THAT THEY ARE ROOM TEMPERATURE, SO THAT IT WILL BE MORE VOLUMINOUS. BUT WE WILL ALL AGREE THAT THE BEST EGGS OF THESE. NOW, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND S BIGGEST SUPPORTER, AND THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT GENESIS, WE'VE GOT OUR SECOND WINNER HERE. THE MUDFORD FAMILY OF MANAWATU IS GETTING A BRAND NEW TV AND $2000-WORTH OF STEM RESOURCES FOR HER LOCAL SCHOOL, WHICH IS RIVERDALE SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE! AND WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER TOMORROW NIGHT. COULD IT BE YOU? COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'VE LEARNED THAT HARRY AND MEGHAN THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND. WELL, WE'VE GOT THE SALES PITCH TO GET THEM HERE. AND IN ALL HONESTY, THEY ARE SOME OF VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO BUY A HOUSE HERE. WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. FOR MANY PARENTS, THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A RELIEF. THE KIDS ARE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AFTER MORE LOCKDOWN HOMESCHOOLING. SO WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU THERE'S A GROUP OF KIDS WHO CHOSE TO GO TO 'HOME SCHOOL' AFTER SCHOOL EVERY TUESDAY? RACHEL PARKIN EXPLAINS. (JACK JOHNSON'S 'BETTER TOGETHER') YOU MIGHT THINK THIS AN ODD CLASSROOM, 4 O'CLOCK A STRANGE TIME, BUT THIS IS SCHOOL IN SESSION,... ALL: SURF SCHOOL! ...FARM STYLES. THE OFFICIAL TITLE WE'VE GIVEN IT IS THE HICKORY INSTITUTE OF SURF, COS WHO KNOWS WHERE IT WILL GO WITH, UM, TRAINING THE KIDS AND SURFING AND` YOU KNOW, BEING A TEACHER AND STUFF. I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. SO, MOST TUESDAYS WHEN THE SUN'S OUT AND THE SURF'S UP, KIDS ROLL IN FROM ALL OVER BANKS PENINSULA. PIGEON BAY. AKAROA. TAKAMATUA. (LAUGHS) SO, IF YOU GET THE BASICS SHOWN, IT'S JUST A REAL HEAD START, AND THESE KIDS ARE IN, LIKE, RURAL NEW ZEALAND ` SOUTH ISLAND, REMOTE, GRAVEL ROADS. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO GET TO THE BEACH. SO HANG ON, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. YOU GO TO SCHOOL, AND THEN YOU COME TO SCHOOL. ALL: YEP. THIS IS THE BEST SCHOOL. LIKE SCHOOL SCHOOL, SURF SCHOOL HAS STRUCTURE. BLUE ` LIAM, BILLY, PIPPIN. WE GO DOWN TO THE SURF TOGETHER. WE'RE NOT JUST ALL RUNNING` RUNNING OUT WILLY-NILLY. WE'LL GO DOWN TO THE BEACH. WE'LL LOOK AT IT TO GET A LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS, ASSESS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT. OUT HERE, THERE'S A GOOD PEAK COMING, EH? STRAIGHT OUT. IT'S A PEELER. IT HAS LESSONS. SO, TECHNIQUE ` MAYBE HOW JUMP UP TO THEIR FEET OR THEIR PADDLING. IT ALSO HAS A LOT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. SURFBOARDS IN THE WRONG HANDS OR IN NO HANDS ARE LIKE A MISSILE IN THE WIND, SO JUST KEEP THAT DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELVES ` SOCIAL DISTANCING. WATER SAFETY ON OUR LITTLE ISLAND NATION KEY TO THE CURRICULUM. WHAT WAY IS THE RIP PULLING US? SO TODAY THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT RIPS, BUT YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN THE AREA WHERE THE PEAKS ARE COMING IN. SO IN BETWEEN THOSE, THERE MIGHT BE A CURRENT TAKING YOU SIDEWAYS OR BACK OUT. SO IF YOU'VE GOT WHITE WATER AROUND YOU, YOU'RE IN A SAFE ZONE, OK? IT JUST COMES BACK TO THAT WHOLE THING OF RESPECTING THE OCEAN. (JACK JOHNSON'S 'SITUATIONS') THE OTHER SUPER IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE ELEMENTS ` THE BEST SURFER IN THE WATER IS THE ONE HAVING THE MOST FUN. AGE OR STAGE IRRELEVANT. YOU WANT TO GO OUT THERE, EH? ONE DAY. SEE, FOR KRISTIN AND HIS WEE FAM, NURTURE THROUGH NATURE AS A WAY OF LIFE, THE BAY, THEIR BACKYARD. WHO'S YOUR DAD? UM, HE RUNS SURF CLUB. DOES HE GO EASY ON YOU OR TOUGHER DO YOU THINK? EASY. OH, THAT'S GOOD. AND WHAT STARTED AS AFTER SCHOOL LESSONS WITH SOME OF HIS STUDENTS,... THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! (AIR HORN HOOTS) (KIDS CHEER, SQUEAL) ...NOW, WELL AND TRULY, A COMMUNITY AFFAIR. IT REALLY IS. I LEARN A LOT. SOMETIMES I WANT TO PUT MY HAND UP AND ASK A QUESTION. I CAUGHT THE LONGEST AND BEST WAVES OF MY LIFE. WHOA! THAT'S AWESOME. WHEN I'M SURFING, IT TAKES ALL MY WORRIES AWAY. AW. EVERY TUESDAY, IT'S LIKE, 'COOL'. ESSENTIALLY WE ARE PRESSING PAUSE, YOU KNOW? SALTWATER, HOT WATER,... IT'S HOT. AWESOME. AND THERE'S A LOT OF FEET EVERYWHERE. ...AND SIZZLING SAUSIES ` THE PERFECT SET. BECAUSE YOU JUST FEEL SO GOOD, AND YOU GO HOME A BETTER PERSON. (RELAXED GUITAR STRUMS) THE EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HARRY AND MEGHAN, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX, AIRED THIS WEEK, AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THEM MENTION THAT AT ONE POINT THEY CONSIDERED MOVING HERE! NEW ZEALAND! AND WHY WOULDN'T YOU? THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT, LIKE OUR WILDLIFE, OUR KIND PEOPLE, CHEESE ROLLS, JIMMY PIES, CURRIED EGGS AND THE LOG RIDE AT RAINBOWS END. HERE'S A PITCH FOR MEGHAN AND HARRY TO RECONSIDER MOVING TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY. ARE YOU SOMEONE THAT RECENTLY CONSIDERED MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND? WE'D SUGGESTED NEW ZEALAND. DO YOU WANT TO FLEE YOUR COUNTRY AND ITS 1200-YEAR-OLD MONARCHICAL CONSTITUTION, BULLYING TABLOIDS, AND ` LET S FACE IT ` AVERAGE FOOD? YUCK! WELL, NAU MAI, HAERE MAI! WHY NOT RECONSIDER MOVING TO OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF AOTEAROA? APART FROM OUR STUNNING LAKES, GORGEOUS MAUNGA, AND THE JAW-DROPPING SCENERY, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTRY THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A DUKE AND DUCHESS. FIRST OFF ` YOU'LL NEED A PLACE TO LIVE, AND LUCKILY NEW ZEALAND IS FULL OF MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSIONS, LIKE THIS ONE IN GREY LYNN. WITH YOUR RICHES, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE FINDING A PLACE TO SETTLE DOWN. I'M SURE YOUR FRIENDS WILL LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL OPEN-PLAN LIVING. OH, WOW. THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME INSIDE. AN EXPANSIVE DECK AREA OUT HERE, WITH THE WONDERFUL VIEW IN THE DISTANCE. AND LOOK, WE HAVE A GORGEOUS GARDEN AREA. PERFECT FOR YOUR OPRAH TELL-ALLS. OH, THEY LOVE DOING THOSE. OH, GREAT. SEE, I TOLD YOU TWO CAN FIT IN HERE, GREAT SIZE. NO, IT'S REALLY GOOD. YEAH, I THINK THIS WILL BE GOOD, GREAT, GREAT. SO YOU'VE GOT THE WONDERFUL GARDEN, BUT ALSO THE GUEST HOUSE. PERFECT FOR THEIR FAMILY, IF THEY WANT TO COME AND STAY. THEY WON'T BE STAYING. OK. COOL, COOL, COOL. IF YOU RE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE THAT FEELS MORE LIKE HOME ` GOOD NEWS! NEW ZEALAND IS HOME TO OVER TWO CASTLES. INCLUDING THIS ONE ` THE CASTLE AT THE WATER GARDENS IN NGATEA WAS BUILT OVER 10 YEARS AGO. IT S LESS OF A CASTLE AND MORE OF A CASTLE-SHAPED WALL, BUT AT LEAST IT'S CLOSE TO INCREDIBLE CUISINE. THE ROYAL FAMILY MAY NOT BE PROVIDING YOUR CHILDREN WITH SECURITY DETAIL, BUT NOT TO WORRY. NEW ZEALAND HAS THE BEST SECURITY AROUND. WHILE YOU RE HERE, YOU LL NEED A JOB. FOR MEGHAN, THAT S EASY ` JUST GET A JOB ON SHORTLAND STREET. YOU COULD PLAY ONE OF CHRIS WARNER S DAUGHTERS OR WIFE! AND AS FOR HARRY, JUST BE ON SHORTY AS WELL. THEY ALWAYS MAKE ROOM FOR AWKWARD BRITISH GINGERS WHO AREN T ACTUALLY ACTORS. NO WORRIES, BRO. (CHUCKLES) I'M GETTING BETTER AT THE KIWI A LITTLE BIT. OR YOU COULD ALWAYS REJOIN THE AIR FORCE WHERE YOU DON'TT AS MUCH ACTION AS IN THE UK, BUT THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR SKIES HAVE WITNESSED SOME UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS. # IT'S KIWI. ROCK AROUND. ROCK AROUND. # YOU MIGHT WANT SOME CELEBRITY FRIENDS. LUCKILY, YOU'LL HAVE HEAPS TO CHAT ABOUT WITH LORDE, WHO ALSO KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NEVER BE ROYAL. # AND WE'LL NEVER BE ROYAL. # AND DON'T WORRY. WE BARELY HAVE A PAPARAZZI. YOU'LL SIMPLY BECOME ONE MORE OF THE CELEBRITIES THAT RANDOMLY LIVES HERE AND NO ONE TALKS ABOUT, LIKE NOEL EDMONDS OR THE SINGER FROM SYSTEM OF A DOWN OR SHANIA TWAIN FOR TWO YEARS IN THE 2000s. # THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH. # AS FOR THE WHOLE RACE THING,... WHAT? ...DON'T WORRY. HEAPS OF PROMINENT NEW ZEALANDERS ARE MIXED-RACE, LIKE ME OR BIC RUNGA, OR ANIKA MOA OR OR JEREMY WELLS, WHO IS HALF PAKEHA, HALF TANNING BED. AND AS FOR YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK, IT'S FREE IF YOU JUST SNEAK INTO ANY OFFICE. MMM. BELL. SO COME ON DOWN, MEGHAN AND HARRY. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU,... JUST AFTER EVERYONE ON THE MIQ WAITING LISTS HAS GOT IN FIRST. BUT AFTER THAT, WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. AND I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MARKET FOR A PLACE FOR MYSELF. HOW MUCH IS THIS ONE GOING FOR? THESE ARE STARTING FROM ABOUT $1m AT THE MOMENT. $1m? YEAH. GOING ENTRY LEVE. OK, GREAT. I'LL THINK ON THAT. I KNOW LAURA SUGGESTED THAT MEAGAN COULD GET A JOB ON SHORTLAND STREET, BUT SHE HAS EXPERIENCE. SHE COULD BE A PRESENTER ON SEVEN SHARP AS WELL. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. NOW, ON THE SHOW TOMORROW THERE'S SOMETHING VERY FISHY IN THE WATER. RECORD NUMBERS OF MARLIN ARE BEING CAUGHT BY WEST COASTERS. IS IT JUST SKILL OR DO THEY HAVE A SPECIAL WAY OF HOLDING THEIR ROD? THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. FILTHY HOUSE SOS IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY ANNIE CURTIS, KRISTIN WILLIAMS AND STEFFI DRYDEN. FILTHY HOUSE SOS IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY ANNIE CURTIS, KRISTIN WILLIAMS AND STEFFI DRYDEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021