TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP, AND THE NEW CROP PUTTING MARLBOROUGH ON THE MAP? YES, IT'S READY FOR HARVEST, SO WE'LL TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES TO CHECK OUT NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST CROP OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS. MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, ARE YOU SITTING ON THE COUCH FEELING SMUG ABOUT THE GREAT PASSWORD YOU CREATED THAT YOU USE FOR EVERYTHING? I MEAN EVERY SINGLE ACCOUNT. WELL, PROBABLY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE. LAST YEAR, HACKERS STOLE ALMOST $17M FROM KIWIS WHOSE PASSWORDS WEREN'T STRONG ENOUGH. IT'S CALLED PASSWORD APATHY, AND AS A NATION, WE'VE GOT A BAD CASE OF IT. MARY-JANE AGGETT HAS MORE. PASSWORDS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES. OPEN SESAME! YES, OPEN SESAME. SECRET CODES, A BARRIER, IF YOU WILL, TO KEEP OUR STUFF HIDDEN. BUT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS ONLY 41% OF US MAKE SURE OUR PASSWORDS ARE DISTINCT, LONG AND COMPLEX. IS IT MORE THAN 15 CHARACTERS LONG? I THINK IT'S JUST UNDER, OR JUST. PROBABLY ABOUT NINE CHARACTERS. I'LL BE CHANGING IT TO SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS. ONLY ONE THIRD OF US CHANGED OUR PASSWORDS AFTER EXPERIENCING A CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN HACKED BEFORE. SO DO YOU CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD OFTEN? NO. WHY? DON'T KNOW ` OTHERWISE I WON'T REMEMBER IT. WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR PASSWORD HYGIENE. TROUBLE IS, SO MANY THINGS THESE DAYS REQUIRE PASSWORDS. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE IN. NOT YOU. AND ROB POPE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, IS WITH US NOW. GREAT TO TALK TO YOU, ROB ` EXPLAIN TO US EXACTLY WHAT A STRONG PASSWORD IS? IT'S A LONG ONE, WHICH NEEDS TO BE 15 CHARACTERS OR MORE. AND IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE UNIQUE. SO THAT'S LIKE HAVING A DIFFERENT PASSWORD FOR EACH ACCOUNT. SO IF, IN FACT, YOU SUFFER THE MISHAP OF A HACK, NOT ALL OF YOUR ACCOUNTS WILL BE COMPROMISED. SO WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CREATE ONE? TO CREATE ONE THAT'S 15 CHARACTERS LONG AND IS UNIQUE? WELL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO COME UP WITH A STRONG PASSWORD. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT PEOPLE WOULD USE A PASSPHRASE OF SOME SORT. SO THAT CAN EITHER BE A COMBINATION OF FOUR OR MORE RANDOM WORDS, OR A PASSPHRASE WHICH IS UNIQUE TO THEM. THAT WAY IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER, IT'S EASY TO TYPE OUT. AND IMPORTANTLY, IT MAKES IT VERY BAD FOR THE BAD GUYS TO TRY AND HACK. SO, FOR EXAMPLE ` IF WE USED A PHRASE LIKE BAKED BEANS AND COFFEE, THAT WOULD TAKE 600 MILLION YEARS FOR THE CYBER CRACKING SOFTWARE TO ACTUALLY HACK INTO THAT NAME. SIMILARLY, FOR A PHRASE LIKE HILLARY123 OR JEREMY123 ` THAT WOULD TAKE 43 MINUTES. SO IT'S REALLY A NO-BRAINER. YEAH, WELL, YOU SAY IT'S A NO-BRAINER. AND YET THAT PASSWORD YOU FIRST MENTIONED OF THE FOUR WORDS, THAT WERE, THAT WAS QUITE LONG. IT WOULD TAKE ME THAT MANY YEARS, LIKE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO REMEMBER IT MYSELF. YES ` WHICH IS PRETTY COMMON FOR PEOPLE. SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULD RECOMMEND PEOPLE USING A PASSWORD MANAGER. AND THAT'S A SOFTWARE THAT'S DESIGNED FOR SECURELY STORING ACCOUNTS INTO ONE CENTRAL PLACE AND IT ACTS LIKE AN ONLINE SAFE. SO IT'S A SEPARATE WEBSITE WHERE I GO ON AND I LOG IN AND IT'S GOT A LIST OF ALL MY PASSWORDS FOR DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS. CAN ANYONE HACK INTO THAT? NO, THEY ARE VERY, VERY SECURE, HILARY. AND THE TRICK WITH THE PASSWORD MANAGERS IS THAT WHILE YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PASSWORD ACCOUNT NAMES, YOU NEED JUST ONE VERY SECURE, STRONG MASTER PASSWORD OR PASSPHRASE, WHICH ACTUALLY ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS THOSE OTHER ACCOUNTS AT WILL AND WITHOUT ANY WORRY OR HASSLES. THANKS, ROB. SOME GREAT ADVICE THERE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH. CAPTIONS BY LILLIE BALFOUR, JADE FERNANDES AND ELLEN SINCLAIR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT REQUIRE PASSWORDS NOW. JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I AM THINKING, 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT THINGS REQUIRE A PASSWORD. HOW DO YOU REMEMBERED 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT PASSWORDS? I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT I WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 50 DIFFERENT PASSWORDS. THE MINUTE YOU BUY SOMETHING ONLINE, IT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A DIFFERENT PASSWORD. I DEFINITELY NEED A PASSWORD MANAGER. NO, YOU NEED A PASSWORD STAFF, YOU NEED A WHOLE TEAM. THE ONE THAT REALLY TICKS ME OFF, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE TVNZ BUILDING, ON A TVNZ COMPUTER, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ONTO TVNZ ON DEMAND. YOU ASK ME FOR A PASSWORD TO LOOK AT ON DEMAND? IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. THAT IS A GOOD ONE, BUT YOU'VE JUST TOLD EVERYONE YOUR PASSWORD. WHEN A SMALL COMPANY BASED ON MARLBOROUGH'S EAST COAST LAUNCHED A CROWD-FUNDING APPEAL IN 2019, IT BROKE THE AUSTRALASIAN RECORD. INVESTORS RUSHED TO PLEDGE $4M TO PURO WITH ITS PLANS TO GROW CANNABIS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. TWO YEARS ON, IT'S NOW READY TO HARVEST NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST CROP OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS. JENDY HARPER PAID A VISIT TO KEKE-RENGU WHERE THERE'S A DEFINITE SCENT IN THE AIR. (COWBOY MUSIC) WINSTON MACFARLANE, A FORMER TEAM NEW ZEALAND GRINDER, FIFTH-GENERATION FARMER STANDING PROUDLY IN HIS CROP OF CANNABIS. WE HAVE PUT 40,000 PLANTS IN HERE. AND ALL OF THEM LEGAL. PLANTED LATE LAST YEAR, NOW READY FOR HARVEST. OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN ON THE COAST KAIKOURA AND BLENHEIM ` THIS IS NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST CROP OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS THRIVING UNDER ORGANIC PROTOCOLS ON A TRADITIONAL MARLBOROUGH SHEEP AND BEEF FARM. WHAT WOULD YOUR ANCESTORS MAKE OF THIS, DO YOU THINK? WELL, YOU KNOW, MY FATHER'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO IF HE'S ANYTHING TO GO BY. DAD'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. I'M LOOKING FOR A 10-15% AMBERING ON SOME OF THOSE BRAX TO INDICATE THAT THERE'S THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CBD AND CBG IN THERE THAT WE'D LIKE BEFORE HARVEST. IT'S A SCIENCE, MAX, ISN'T IT? (LAUGHS) YES, DEFINITELY. WE'RE ALLOWED TO FILM ON THIS SITE BECAUSE THESE PLANTS ARE LOW THC ` HEMP, BASICALLY. YOU CAN'T GET HIGH FROM SMOKING IT, THOUGH IT CERTAINLY SMELLS POTENT. 10ha OF CANNABIS CROP, AND THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IS THE SCENT. IT'S OVERPOWERING. IT ENVELOPS YOU. AS SOON AS YOU STEP OUT OF THE CAR, IT CLINGS TO YOUR CLOTHES AND YOUR HAIR. IT'S ALL THROUGH OUR WORK VEHICLE. WE MIGHT NEED YOU TO WRITE A NOTE TO THE BOSS. WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, EVERY TIME I GO TO BLENHEIM TO THE POST SHOP TO SEND SAMPLES AWAY, YOU'RE SORT OF LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER, WAITING TO BE PULLED UP. AT PURO'S OTHER SITES IN MARLBORO, THE REAL DEAL ` HIGH THC CANNABIS ` IS UNDER LOCK AND KEY. HERE, THE HARVEST IS IN FULL SWING. TRENDY. BECAUSE IT'S BEING GROWN FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, HYGIENE REGULATIONS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. FULL PPE JUST TO GET CLOSE TO THIS CROP. I AM GETTING HIGH ON THIS STORY AFTER ALL. (LAUGHS) THESE PLANTS WILL HANG LIKE THIS FOR OVER A WEEK. WHEN THEY COME OFF THE FIELD, THEY'RE AT 85% MOISTURE CONTENT. WE WANT TO DRY THEM DOWN TO BELOW 12% MOISTURE ON THE CURTAINS. THEN, AND THIS IS WHERE IT GOES FULL BREAKING BAD, INTO THE SHRINK-WRAPPED ROOM WE GO FOR THE FINAL STEP ` BUCKING, WHICH REMOVES THE FLOWER FROM THE STEM. THEN TRIMMING, LEAVING THESE FLOWER BUDS AS THE END PRODUCT SOLD TO MANUFACTURERS WHERE THEY'LL END UP IN PAIN, ANXIETY OR SLEEP MEDICATIONS, BUT NOT BEFORE EACH BATCH PASSES PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING IN EUROPE. THERE IS NO ONE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT CAN DO THAT FULL SUITE OF TESTING AT THE MOMENT, SO WE'VE CHOSEN A TESTING FACILITY IN THE NETHERLANDS TO DO THAT FOR US. AS FOR RETURNS, PURO ISN'T MAKING ITS PROJECTIONS PUBLIC, BUT GLOBALLY, THIS DRIED AND PACKAGED PRODUCT FETCHES AROUND $3 A GRAM, AND A PADDOCK LIKE THIS COULD YIELD BETWEEN 2-5 TONNES OF IT ANNUALLY. FARM IS ABOUT 1000ha. SO YOU'VE DONE 10 SO FAR. (LAUGHS) IS IT GONNA TAKE OVER? I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL GET TO 1000ha, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'LL GET A BIT BIGGER THAN WHAT WE ARE NOW, FOR SURE. A KIWI COMPANY HOPING CANNABIS MIGHT BECOME MARLBOROUGH'S NEXT SAUVIGNON BLANC. IT IS AMAZING, SEAMLESS PICTURES, WE NORMALLY SEE GRAPES AND GRAPES, AS CANNABIS NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE BE QUITE EXCITED BY THOSE PICTURES. IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF HOW MUCH YOUR EVERYDAY STAPLES ARE MARKED UP BY SUPERMARKETS. BUT THE FARMERS GROWING SOME OF THAT FOOD ARE ALL TOO AWARE. TAKE KUMARA FOR EXAMPLE. IT SELLS FOR AROUND $6 A KILO IN SOME STORES. BUT RICHARD FOON SELLS IT FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A KILO IN GISBORNE, AND RECKONS HE'S STILL TURNING A PROFIT. JULIAN LEE REPORTS. ('COUNTRY CALENDAR' THEME MUSIC) KUMARA! ROYALTY OF THE ROOT VEGES, TITAN OF THE TUBERS, HEART OF THE HANGI. SO, HOW LONG YOU BEEN DOING THIS? 30 YEARS, IS IT? AH, YEP. PRETTY MUCH 30 YEARS. DO YOU GET SICK OF IT? YEAH, SOME DAYS YOU DO, EH. WHEN THE WEATHER'S CRAP, YOU GET SICK OF IT. RICHARD FOON'S FAMILY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING FRUIT AND VEG TO THE GOOD FOLK OF POVERTY BAY FOR YONKS. IT'S QUITE THERAPEUTIC, ACTUALLY, EH? YEAH. GARDENING, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE GARDENING, DON'T THEY? YEAH, THIS IS JUST LIKE GARDENING AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL THOUGH, ISN'T IT? YEAH. THE FOONS ARE WELL KNOWN IN THESE PARTS. HIS BROTHER MING IS GIZZIE'S LONGEST SERVING MAYOR, AND NOW RACE RELATIONS COMMISSIONER. BUT THEY'RE KNOWN FOR SOMETHING ELSE AROUND HERE ` PICK YOUR OWN KUMARA. AT THE MOMENT, WE'RE $2 A KILO FOR THE GOOD ONES, AND $1 FOR THE SECONDS. THAT'S RIGHT, A FRACTION OF WHAT WE PAY AT THE SUPERMARKET. AND RICHARD'S STILL PULLING A PROFIT. IT SEEMS CRAZY, THOUGH, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES. I MEAN, I SUPPOSE THEY GOTTA PAY WAGES, RENT BUILDINGS, THAT SORT OF STUFF. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE GROW FOR THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND TAKE ALL THE RISK. AND THE SHOP OWNERS, THEY HAVE IT FOR LIKE A WEEK AND THEY DOUBLE THE MONEY, PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU GO TO HANGIS, THEY ONLY HAVE, LIKE, HALF A KUMARA AND THEY GIVE YOU TWO POTATOES. YEAH. (CHUCKLES) THEY ARE SOMEWHAT OF A DELICACY, AREN'T THEY, IN A WAY? BECAUSE OF THE PRICE. YEP. COUNTDOWN SAYS THE COST DIFFERENCE IS DUE TO TRANSPORT, KEEPING SUPERMARKETS GOING, AND ENSURING KUMARA IS AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND. FOODSTUFFS SAYS IT'S DOWN TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND, WEATHER, AND MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SUPPLY. RICHARD'S SUPPLYING THE KUMARA FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL'S HANGI FUNDRAISER. I USED TO GO TO MAKARAKA SCHOOL WHEN I WAS A KID. PLUS THE SCHOOL, THEY HELP OUR CHINESE COMMUNITY WHEN WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL NEW YEAR CHINESE PICNIC. THAT'S 80kg TIMES SIX. WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE GOOD AT MATHS. YOU'RE THE PRINCIPAL. SIX EIGHTS ARE 48, YEAH. (LAUGHS) SO 480 BUCKS. THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PROJECTS ON THE GO. WE'RE GONNA CONCRETE OUR BIKE TRACK AND WE'RE GONNA HEAT OUR POOL. HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA KEEP DOING IT HERE? MAYBE ONE MORE YEAR, I RECKON. OH, YEAH, YEAH. I SAY THAT EVERY YEAR. DO YOU EVER GET SICK OF KUMARA? NO. NEVER? NO. IT'S QUITE A GOOD LITTLE SNACK. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T SELL THEM LIKE THAT AT CARNIVALS AND STUFF. YEAH, I RECKON, EH? MM. THEY ARE SWEET. VERY SWEET. HE NEVER HAS ANY TROUBLE SELLING THEM, BUT HE'S BEEN MARKETING THEM AGGRESSIVELY ON FACEBOOK RECENTLY, AND NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU'D THINK. IT'S SORT OF FELT LIKE 'HURRY UP AND COME AND GET THEM 'COS I WANT TO GO GOLFING' SORT OF THING. DEFINITELY, YEAH, BECAUSE NORMALLY WE SELL OUT IN TWO WEEKS. THAT'S THE YEAR WE WERE HERE, LIKE, FIVE TO SIX WEEKS. AND I'VE MISSED OUT ALL THE WEEKEND COMPETITIONS, BECAUSE WE ONLY SELL ON THE WEEKENDS. 77. AND WHAT'S PAR? 72. PHWOAR! THAT'S A DREAM. (CHUCKLES) 10 HANDICAP, EH? NO PRESSURE. YEAH, THANKS (!) (LAUGHS) OOH, SHEESH. OH, NICE. CAN'T EVEN SEE WHERE THAT WENT. OH, GOD. SORRY. OH, BEAUTIFUL. OH, IT MIGHT BE ON THE GREEN. NICE. (LAUGHS) YEAH! BUT THERE'S NO BEATING RICHARD. WHETHER IT BE KUMARA PRICES, OR AN EXTREMELY FORGIVING PAR FIVE AT THE POVERTY BAY GOLF CLUB ON AN AUTUMN'S EVE, GISBORNE'S KING OF THE KUMARA IS SHOOTING LOW. RICHARD HAS GOT A LOVELY SWING. GILLIAN, THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF THE COURSE LEFT. DID YOU SEE THOSE KUMARA AND THE TINFOIL? I HAVE NEVER HAD IT LIKE THAT BEFORE. I SUSPECT IT TAKES QUITE A WHILE TO BAKE. RED OR ORANGE KUMARA? YOU'RE MAKING ME HUNGRY. THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT VOLKSWAGEN, YOU COULD WIN UP TO $15,000 TOWARDS YOUR LABOUR OF LOVE. IT COULD BE ANYTHING, FROM A CAR MAKEOVER TO A RUGBY CLUB REBUILD, OR MAYBE A RE-DO OF NAN'S BACKYARD. WHATEVER IT IS, DROP US A LINE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. THE COMPETITION CLOSES THIS FRIDAY, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE DRAWING THE WINNER ON FRIDAY THE 16TH OF APRIL. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` HOW A YOUNG KIWI WITH A PASSION FOR RUBBISH COLLECTION IS THE NEW HERO WE ALL NEED. SOME DAYS YOU KIND OF FORGET WHICH DAY IT IS, AND IT'S GREAT ` HE'LL COME AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND ASK IF IT'S OK TO PUT THE BIN OUT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. (ENGINE RUMBLES) PHONE: You know, it's just freedom. You know, you just can't beat the feeling of gettin' a few smooth corners together. You're the one in control of your machine. (ENGINE RUMBLES IN BURSTS) You've gotta really own that control. WELCOME BACK, LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. NOW THEY SAY EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO, AND IN DUNEDIN, A NEW KIND OF SUPER-HERO IS ON THE STREETS. AND WHAT THIS FLURO-VESTED CRUSADER LACKS IN LIFE EXPERIENCE, HE MAKES UP FOR IN COMMITMENT TO HIS CAUSE. RACHEL PARKIN WENT TO WATCH HIM IN ACTION. TWICE A WEEK, AT THE CRACK OF DAWN, YOU'LL FIND JOEL MACBETH UP AND AT 'EM. WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. THAT'S IT. BOOM. HE'S OUT THE DOOR AT 10 TO SEVEN. WHAT STARTED SIX YEARS AGO AS ` FAIRLY STANDARD TODDLER FODDER. HE WAS ALWAYS IN OUR ROOM. WINDOW. "RUBBISH TRUCK". AND HE'LL JUST ` LIKE THIS, THE WHOLE TIME. NOW A WEEKLY RITE, MEETS LIFE PASSION. IT'S PROGRESSING MORE INTO RECYCLING AND ALSO THE... MECHANICS. ...MECHANICS. MIGHT HAVE A WEE ENGINEER. OH, I THINK SO. CAN'T KEEP UP! IT'S A RUBBISH ROUTINE, SHARED WITH ROCHELLE. HE IS MY WEE BUDDY, HE'S WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HE JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND STARTED POPPING BINS OUT FOR ME ` FROM BEHIND CARS. THEN ASKED FOR SOME STICKERS TO HELP MAKE THEM LOOK GOOD AGAIN. TO FIX THEM UP. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE A GOOD TEAM. HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY YOU? NOTHING. SHE GASPS. JOEL DOESN'T WANT A WASTE WAGE, THOUGH, HE HELPS AND TEACHES... I'D SAY MOST OF WELLINGTON. ...FOR THE LOVE. MORNING, JOEL. HOW ARE YOU? HE IS SORT OF LIKE THE POLICE OF THE BINS IN THE STREET. WHAT SHOULD WE CALL YOU? CAPTAIN RUBBISH-MAN. CAPTAIN RUBBISH-MAN. I LIKE IT. FOR CAPTAIN RUBBISH-MAN, THERE'S NO CRIME TOO SMALL, OR GRUBBY. HE SAID, 'YOU'RE GOING TO GET PINK-STICKERED.' HE'LL LOOK IN HERE AND PICKED UP THESE ` WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A T-SHIRT ` AND PULLED OUT A PAIR OF JOCKS. YOU HAVE NEW STICKERS ON YOUR BIN. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. SOME DAYS YOU KIND OF FORGET WHICH IT IS AND IT'S GREAT. HE'LL COME AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND ASK IF IT'S OKAY TO PUT THE BIN OUT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. NOTHING GETS PAST EAGLE-EYED JOEL. THESE STICKERS AREN'T REALLY STICKING ON THE BIN. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH. NO. THERE'S ALSO SOME BUBBLE-LUMPS. YOU KEEP YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD IN SHIPSHAPE, DON'T YOU? YEAH. AND HE TAKES IT VERY SERIOUSLY. HE DOES, VERY SERIOUSLY. WHEN MOST KIDS SHIRK CHORES ` THIS IS JOEL ON HOLIDAY AT GLYNDE BAY. WE DON'T SEE HIM FOR THREE WEEKS. HE JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. HE DOES. TODAY WE ARE TAKING CAPTAIN RUBBISH MAN ON A NEW MISSION. AT WASTE MANAGEMENT HQ, DUNEDIN, JOEL WATCHES AS HIS HEROINE UNLOADS. WE'LL THEN USE THESE MACHINES TO PUSH IT UP INTO A PILE. PRETTY GOOD HOW SHE DUMPED IT. THAT GETS THE BIG TICK FROM YOU TODAY, JOEL. TODAY JOEL GETS THE BIG TICK TOO. CHEERS JOEL ` GOOD ON YA. WASTE MANAGEMENT KEEN TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL WITH THEIR YOUNGEST WORKER AS BEST THEY CAN. AND WE HEREBY MAKE YOU AN HONORARY MEMBER OF OUR TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS. SO, JOEL, CALL ME IN TEN YEARS TIME AND TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS. THIS DREAM TEAM. IN THE MEANTIME, SIGNING OUT FOR ANOTHER WEEK. SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. TODAY'S EPISODE OF CAPTAIN RUBBISH-MAN A DREAM COME TRUE. GOOD ON YOU, JOEL. CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH. YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY. NOW OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD OF HYPNOTISM. HAI-MING JIANG BILLS HIMSELF AS THE CHINESE HYPNOTIST. HE'S ALSO A COMEDIAN, AND AS JAMES MUSTAPIC DISCOVERED, HE'S UP FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING. AND SLEEP! MEET HAI-MING JIANG. HE'S A HYPNOTIST WHO TRAINS HIS SUBJECTS IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT WHILST ALSO MAKING HIS LIVE AUDIENCES LAUGH. I'M NOT COMING BACK INTO WORK. I'M DONE. HIS BUSINESS HAS EIGHT REVIEWS ON GOOGLE ` ALL OF WHICH ARE FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS, EXCEPT FOR ONE REVIEWER WHO WROTE ` IT'S CALLED THE CHINESE HYPNOTIST, DECLAN. THAT'S ON YOU. AS A NEW REPORTER ON SEVEN SHARP, AND WITH SHOWS COMING UP IN THE COMEDY FESTIVAL, I WAS FEELING LIKE I NEEDED TO LET GO OF MY ANXIETY TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT IN ORDER TO NAIL MY JOB. A CONFIDENCE HYPNOTIST WHO ALSO DOES COMEDY SOUNDED LIKE THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR ME. SO, HAI-MING, WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BLEND COMEDY AND HYPNOTISM TOGETHER? MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND MAKE PEOPLE FEEL FUN, AND I ALSO GET TO HAVE FUN. YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT YOU ARE A NETWORK ENGINEER, AN INTERNET SECURITY EXPERT, A MAGICIAN, A CONFIDENCE COACH, A COMEDIAN. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T DO? I THINK ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING IF THEY WANT ` INCLUDING ME AND INCLUDING YOU. COULD YOU BLEND ALL OF YOUR SKILLS TOGETHER AND DO ONE AMAZING SHOW WHERE YOU DO A MAGIC TRICK WHILST ALSO MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH WHILE HYPNOTISING PEOPLE WHILST DELETING A VIRUS OFF SOMEONE'S COMPUTER? UHH... I THINK I CAN COMBINE MOST OF THE THINGS, BUT MAYBE NOT A VIRUS OUT OF THE COMPUTER. (LAUGHS) WELL, NEVER SAY NEVER. IT WAS TIME TO STOP JOKING AROUND AND GET TO THE SERIOUS STUFF ` THE HYPNOTISING. WHAT IS YOUR ANXIETY LEVEL, FROM 1-10? 10 IS THE HIGHEST. SIX OR SEVEN, I'D SAY. FOCUS ON THAT SPOT AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN. (INHALES DEEPLY) NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. NOW, ONE, TWO, THREE, EYES OPEN. LOOK AT MY HAND. AND SLEEP. (SNAPS FINGERS) DEEP, IN DEEP. CALM AND RELAXED. IF THERE IS A COLOUR TO ASSOCIATE AS A KIND OF CALM, RELAXED FEELING, WHAT IS THE COLOUR? YELLOW. (INHALES DEEPLY) BREATHE THIS YELLOW ENERGY INTO YOUR HEART, AND I WANT YOU TO PASS THIS YELLOW ENERGY TO THE PERSON WHO YOU ARE. HOW DOES THAT FEEL? FEELS... BLOODY CHOICE. 'BLOODY CHOICE' ` THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S RIGHT. HOW DOES HE THINK ABOUT HIMSELF? TOP NOTCH. REALLY GOOD. THAT'S COOL. OPEN YOUR EYES. HOW DO YOU FEEL? GOOD. YEAH, VERY RELAXED. SO, FROM 1-10, WHAT IS YOUR ANXIETY? MAYBE A ONE OR TWO. THE HYPNOSIS WAS COMPLETE. I WAS FINALLY FEELING CONFIDENT ` CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO AND INTRODUCE MYSELF TO HILARY BARRY. OH, HI. HELLO. YOU ARE...? JAMES. OH, HI, JAMES. LOVELY TO MEET YOU. YOU'RE BLOODY CHOICE. OH, THANKS VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE A BLISS BALL? OOH. NO, THANK YOU. OK. NAILED IT! I WAS FEELING LIKE A CHANGED MAN, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE HAI-MING A GOOGLE REVIEW. READS: ('CONFIDENT' BY DEMI LOVATO) YOU DON'T EVER OFFER ME A BLISS BALL. AND HAIMING IS PERFORMING IN AUCKLAND IN MAY. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, A COUPLE OF CHRISTCHURCH ADRENALINE JUNKIES AIM TO USE THEIR HOMEMADE BIKE TO SET A NEW LAND SPEED RECORD. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. THE NEW SEASON OF GRAND DESIGNS UK IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY LILLIE BALFOUR, JADE FERNANDES AND ELLEN SINCLAIR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021