THE COWS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO IT. TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP, AND A CULTURAL DIVIDE OVER DRYING YOUR LAUNDRY. YES, IT SEEMS THOSE OF US DOWN UNDER ARE DOING SOMETHING A BIT STRANGE WITH OUR CLEAN WASHING THAT'S GOT OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS. MORE ON THAT SHORTLY. BUT FIRST ` SEVEN SHARP FRIENDS, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND A MUCH-LOVED FAMILY PET. PIPPA THE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL WENT MISSING ON EASTER MONDAY. HER FAMILY BELIEVE SHE'S BEEN SNATCHED BECAUSE IT'S A BREED OF DOG WHOSE PUPPIES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE, AND PIPPA IS EXPECTING A LITTER ANY DAY. CAROLYN ROBINSON EXPLAINS. THERE'S FRESH FOOD READY, HER BED IS WAITING, AND SO IS HER FAMILY. PIPPA THE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL WENT MISSING ON MONDAY NIGHT. CAMERA FOOTAGE CAPTURED OUTSIDE THE FAMILY'S RURAL OMATA PROPERTY SHOWS A CAR STOPPING AT AROUND 9.15. PIPPA WAS OUTSIDE AT THE TIME, PREGNANT WITH FOUR PUPS. SHE WAS HAVING A TOILET STOP AND THEN VANISHED. THE FAMILY ADOPTED PIPPA WHEN MARGARET'S SISTER KATIE PASSED AWAY THREE YEARS AGO. SHE WAS ALWAYS YOUR BABY, WASN'T SHE, HOLLY? MM. YEAH. AND HOLLY` COS WE GOT HER BECAUSE YOU WERE LOOKING AFTER MY SISTER WITH ME, WEREN'T YOU? WHEN SHE WAS SICK. THEY'RE NOT DOG BREEDERS. PIPPA'S IN A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH CHARLIE, WHO'S MISSING HIS MATE. THEIR PUPS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK, SO THE FAMILY'S OFFERING A $2500 REWARD FOR PIPPA'S SAFE RETURN, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. AND MARGARET AND HOLLY ARE HERE NOW. IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU BOTH. HOW IS THE FAMILY HOLDING UP, MARGARET? THIS MUST BE SO TOUGH. HI, HILARY AND JEREMY, TOO. WE'VE HAD A REALLY TOUGH WEEK SINCE EASTER MONDAY NIGHT WHEN PIPPA DISAPPEARED. INITIALLY THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND THE FARMS. WE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE. BUT THEN WE LOOKED AT SOME CAMERA FOOTAGE, AND MONDAY NIGHT, WE CAN SEE A CAR THAT STOPPED AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY ` LOOKS LIKE A DOOR OPENED AND PIPPA HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE THAT POINT. SO WE'RE ALL A BIT FLAT, HILARY. I BET YOU ARE, MARGARET. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO MAY HAVE TAKEN HER? WE DON'T REALLY. LIKE, WE'RE IN A RURAL AREA, SO` AND WE'RE ON A DEAD-END ROAD SO WE'RE PRETTY SURPRISED. WE DO GET A FEELING THAT SOMEBODY MAY HAVE KNOWN THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT. SHE'S DUE TO HAVE PUPPIES NEXT WEEK. SHE WAS DUE TO HAVE AN ULTRASOUND YESTERDAY. AND WE'RE JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE IF WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TWO OR THREE PUPPIES, THEY WERE` HOMES WERE FOUND FOR THEM ALREADY, SO THEY WERE NEVER GOING TO GO UP FOR SALE. AND YOU'VE BEEN TO THE POLICE? YES, WE'VE REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN REALLY GOOD, HILARY. THEY GOT BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY, BUT WE WERE JUST HOPING THAT THERE WOULD BE EARS TO THE GROUND IF AND WHEN IN EIGHT WEEKS' TIME SOME PUPPIES TURN UP ON TRADEME OR ON SOME OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SALE. AND YOU'RE ALSO OFFERING A REWARD, AREN'T YOU? TELL US A BIT ABOUT THAT. YES. YES. WELL, WE'RE OFFERING $2500 REWARD, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. I ACTUALLY HAD THOUGHT THAT THE EASIEST THING MIGHT BE THAT WHOEVER IS OUT THERE THAT MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING HAS GOT MY NUMBER. IT'S WELL PUBLICISED ON FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IF THEY JUST TEXT ME WHERE TO PICK HER UP FROM, WE'D COME AND PICK HER UP, AND THEY COULD TEXT ME A BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND WE'D BE REALLY HAPPY TO PAY THAT MONEY JUST TO HAVE HER BACK. HOLLY'S BEEN STRUGGLING TO SLEEP THIS WEEK. WE'VE ALSO HAD HER HOME FROM ON WEDNESDAY, SO WE JUST REALLY WANT PIPPA BACK SAFE. WELL, SHE'S MORE THAN JUST A PET TO YOU, ISN'T SHE, MARGARET? SHE IS. SHE IS. WE BOUGHT PIPPA IN MEMORY` OR A LIVING MEMORY OF MY SISTER WHO PASSED AWAY THREE YEARS AGO, AND PIPPA HELPED WITH OUR HEALING AND SHE JUST HAS BECOME A BIG PART OF OUR FAMILY. WE WANT TO HELP, AND I'M SURE ALL OUR VIEWERS ` ALL OUR LOVELY SEVEN SHARP VIEWERS WANT TO HELP, TOO. HOW CAN WE HELP YOU FIND PIPPA? THEY'RE A VERY RARE BREED, SO THEY DON'T COME UP FOR SALE AT ALL OR VERY OFTEN. SO IF YOU DID SEE SOME FOR SALE SOMEWHERE, JUST CONTACT ME. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR ANY LEADS. SOMEONE OUT THERE MUST KNOW SOMETHING. WE JUST WANT PIPPA BACK SAFE. LOOK AND PEOPLE CAN EMAIL US AS WELL. WE'LL TRY AND HELP FIND HER FOR YOU TOO. THANKS, HILARY. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU, MARGARET, AND DO PASS ON OUR BEST TO HOLLY. I KNOW SHE HASN'T GOT AN EARPIECE IN SO SHE CAN'T HEAR US. SO YOU GIVE HER A HUG FROM US, AND WE HOPE YOU FIND HER AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. THANK YOU, HILARY AND JEREMY. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, JADE FERNANDES AND LILLIE BALFOUR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 WHAT A TERRIBLE THING THAT SOMEONE STEALS YOUR FAMILY PET. TERRIBLE! WE CAN HELP TO.EMAIL US. OR YOU CAN CALL THE POLICE. CHARLIE AND PEPPER, CHARLIE IS A GOOD-LOOKING DOG. IMAGINE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PUPPIES WILL BE. BEAUTIFUL. POODLE AND KING CHEVALIER CHARLES. I GET CONFUSED WITH THE MIXED NAMES. EMAIL US, CALL THE POLICE, ANY OF THE THINGS AND LET'S REUNITE THE FAMILY WITH THEIR LOVED DOG. A SMALL COMPANY IN WAIUKU IS MAKING A DENT IN THE PLAGUE OF PLASTIC BY TAKING PLASTIC JUNK AND TURNING IT INTO FENCE POSTS. THE IDEA CAME TO LONG-TIME FARMER JEROME WENZLICK WHEN HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING UP A FENCE AT A RUBBISH DUMP TE RAU-HIRINGA BROWN CAUGHT UP WITH THE CREW. THE WAR ON PLASTIC WON'T EASILY BE WON. IN FACT, IT'S A BIGGER BATTLE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT THESE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLDIERS IN THE WAIKATO HAVE CLAIMED A SMALL VICTORY. WE KNOW THIS WILL BE A SOLUTION TO THE PLASTIC PROBLEM THAT S IN THE COUNTRY, BUT NOT ONLY HERE, BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. THIS TOKOROA FARMER IS TURNING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS, SOFT PLASTICS, AND MILK BOTTLES INTO FUTURE-PROOF FENCE POSTS. EACH MONTH WE MAKE ENOUGH POST TO FENCE ABOUT 80km OF FENCING. THERE S 320 MILK BOTTLES AND 1200 PLASTIC BAGS IN THAT ONE POST. THAT'S 230 TONS OF PLASTIC THAT THESE GUYS PREVENT FROM GOING INTO A LANDFILL EVERY MONTH. IF THESE BREAK, WE TAKE THEM BACK. WE GRANULATE THEM AGAIN AND WE PUT THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND WE CAN DO THAT MANY TIMES OVER. AND WITH A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF TIMBER, THE DEMAND FOR THESE PUPPIES IS THROUGH THE ROOF. MOST OF THE FARMERS WE SPEAK WITH SAY IT'S HARDER AND HARDER FOR THEM TO GET A HOLD OF ANY TIMBER POSTS. WE DON T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A TREE TO GROW OR CHOP DOWN A TREE TO SUPPLY A FARMER WITH A FENCE POST. JEROME WENZLICK'S BEEN FARMING FOR A GOOD 20 YEARS. ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO, HE HAD AN EPIPHANY WHEN HE WAS FENCING AN OLD RUBBISH DUMP. WE WERE HAVING TO DIG HOLES BECAUSE OUR WOODEN POSTS WERE BREAKING AND I PRETTY MUCH SAT THERE AND THOUGHT, 'I WONDER IF WE CAN MAKE A POST OUT OF ALL THIS WASTE PLASTIC.' JEROME COULDN'T FIND ANYONE ELSE DOING IT SO HE TEAMED UP WITH SOME LOCAL ENGINEERS AND THEY BUILT HIS DREAM FROM SCRATCH. IT S THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD. THERE IS NO OTHER MACHINE LIKE THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST. AS A FARMER, THEY'RE GONNA LAST FOREVER. THEY RE NOT GOING TO ROT. THE SUN ISN T GONNA BREAK THEM DOWN, SO WE UV STABILIZE THEM AND WE'RE MAKING THEM OUT OF 100% RECYCLED PLASTIC, SO WE'RE SAVING THE WORLD ONE POST A TIME. AND THEY'RE NOT JUST FOR FARMERS. THE PLASTIC POST IS BIOGRO CERTIFIED, SO ORGANIC PRODUCERS CAN USE IT TOO. WE VE SORT OF TRIED TO LIVE OUR LIFE BY MAKING SURE WE STOP STUFF FROM GOING TO LANDFILL. BOTH OF US REALLY HAVE THAT PHILOSOPHY FOR OURSELVES, SO WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THESE GUYS, WE WERE REALLY QUITE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE AND WHETHER IT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK FOR WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE. AS A FARMER HIMSELF, IT MEANS A LOT TO JEROME TO LOOK AFTER THE LAND. EVERY TON THAT WE TURN INTO POSTS HERE IS A TON THAT S NOT TRUCKED TO A LANDFILL. YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN STOP A LANDFILL BEING FILLED BY 50 YEARS, IT SAVES US HAVING TO DIG ANOTHER ONE. I HAVE SEEN A FEW POSTS IN MY TIME AND THOSE ARE PARTICULARLY GOOD-LOOKING POLES. THEY ARE, AREN'T THEY? THEY ARE. HOW DO YOU DRY YOUR CLOTHES? IN A DRYER? ON A LINE IN THE BACKYARD? OR ON A DRYING RACK IN YOUR LOUNGE? THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST COMMON WAYS IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT NOT, IT APPEARS, IN AMERICA, WHERE ONE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER HAS QUESTIONED THE USE OF DRYING RACKS DOWN UNDER. IT GOT US ASKING QUESTIONS OF OUR OWN. MIRANDA FROM AMERICA HAS A QUESTION. IN AUSTRALIA, ALMOST EVERY SINGLE INFLUENCER I SEE THAT DOES LAUNDRY DAY TAKES IT FROM THE WASHER AND THEN HANGS IT UP THROUGHOUT THEIR HOUSE ON THESE DRYING RACKS. DO YOU GUYS JUST NOT HAVE DRYERS? ON BEHALF OF ALL LAUNDRY LOVERS DOWN UNDER, AUSSIE OR KIWI, I CAN CONFIRM, MIRANDA, WE DO HAVE DRYERS ` AND COLOUR TVs TOO! BUT DRYERS ARE EXPENNY TO RUN, SO WE LIKE USING NATURE. IT DOES THE JOB FOR FREE. WE HANG OUTDOORS, A LONG-STANDING TRADITION, AND WE ALSO HANG INDOORS, NOT AS PRETTY AND KIND OF PERSONAL. YES, HANGING TO DRY IS DOUBLE HANDLING, AND YEAH, IT TAKES SO MUCH LONGER. AND I HAVE WONDERED ` WHERE DOES ALL THAT MOISTURE GO? HM, IS MIRANDA RIGHT TO QUESTION OUR UNUSUAL DRYING HABITS? IS IT BETTER FOR OUR WELLBEING TO TAKE A TUMBLE EVERY NOW AND THEN? AH, MIRANDA, YOU JUST DROPPED AND RAN. OK, THANKS. OK, BYE! AND DOMESTIC GODDESS AND LAUNDRY CONNOISSEUR ASTAR IS WITH US NOW. LOVELY TO SEE YOU, ASTAR. IS THIS HABIT OF DRYING OUR LAUNDRY ON CLOTHES HORSES AROUND THE HOUSE OUT OF CONTROL? OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT IS OUT OF CONTROL, COS WHEN I WAS BEING RAISED, WE HAD A PULLEY THE KITCHEN AND IT WAS ABOVE THE COAL RANGE. NOW, THAT'S A THING THAT WE'RE PLEASED THAT'S GONE. BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY DRYERS, SO ANYTHING THAT HAD TO BE AIRED OR WARMED IN A VERY WET SOUTHLAND ENVIRONMENT WENT ON THE PULLEY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL MUM DID A MUTTON STEW, AND WE ALL SMELLED LIKE MUTTON STEW FOR 48 HOURS. IT WAS HORRIBLE. BUT WE DO HAVE DRYERS NOW THOUGH. ISN'T IT JUST EASIER TO CHUCK EVERYTHING IN THE DRYER? WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU WANT YOUR CLOTHES TO LAST A LONG TIME, BUT I MUST ADMIT I DO PUT MY SHEETS INTO MY DRYER, BECAUSE SOMETIMES AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, POLLEN STICKS TO THE FIBRES, AND THEN WHEN I MAKE MY BED, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT LITTLE POLLEN STUFF GETS UP MY NOSE AND IT'S VERY UNPLEASANT. WHAT IS, IN YOUR OPINION, ASTAR, AND IT'S A VERY, VERY WEIGHTY OPINION, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DRY YOUR CLOTHES? PUT THEM OUTSIDE! IT'S A BIT OF BENDING AND IT'S A BIT OF STRETCHING, UP AND DOWN, IT... WHY NOT? YOU GET TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE. AND OF COURSE, LET'S NOT FORGET A LITTLE BIT OF VITAMIN D GETTING INTO OUR SYSTEMS AND MAKING US FEEL MUCH, MUCH BETTER ABOUT LIFE. DO YOU THINK WE'VE JUST GOT LAZY, ASTAR? IS THAT THE PROBLEM? WE CAN'T BE BOTHERED WALKING OUT TO THE CLOTHES LINE! WELL, I THINK SO. AND WITH TECHNOLOGY NOW EVERYTHING` WHAT ANNOYS ME, JEREMY, IS MY WASHING MACHINE PIPS WHEN IT'S FINISHED, THE DRYER PIPS AT ME. IF I LEAVE THE FRIDGE DOOR OPEN, IT PIPS AT ME. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT JUST DRIVES ME A LITTLE BIT TO DISTRACTIVE... FRUSTRATION, I SUPPOSE, IS THE WORD I WANT TO USE. I THINK WE ARE GETTING LAZY. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU, ASTAR. SOME FASCINATING, ENLIGHTENING VIEWS THERE. GOODBYE, I GOT THE WASHING TO DO! SHE IS RIGHT ABOUT THE PIPS THOUGH. EVERY APPLIANCE PUTS YOU IN YOU GETTING YOUR CAR AND IT IS CONSTANTLY PREPPING AT YOU. SOMETIMES YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND YOU SEE THE SAFETY THINGS ON AND EVEN TRY TO TAKE THE WHEEL. I DO WANT TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT INDICATING, ACTUALLY. I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ` YOU CAN TURN THE PIPS OFF. WILL YOU TEACH ME? I HAVE PIPS ON EVERYTHING, THE OTHER END, THE DISHWASHER, THE FRIDGES. PIPS, FIRSTLY? THAT BEEPS. I WANT THEM GONE THEY ARE NOISE POLLUTION AND IT DOES MY HIDDEN. ONE THING THAT IS WITH NOTE IS THAT DRYING WET CLOTHES INSIDE ACTUALLY CREATES THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR MOULD TO GROW AND SPREAD. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MULTI-HOMES AND MOIST HOMES IN NEW ZEALAND. WET CLOTHES IN THE HOME CAN INCREASE THE DAMP IN YOUR PROPERTY BY AROUND 30%. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MULTI-HOMES AND MOIST HOMES IN NEW ZEALAND. KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU ARE AN ASTHMATIC. THAT IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. WHERE YOU STAND ON FABRIC SOFTENER? BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE THEM INSIDE WITH FABRIC SOFTENER IT HAS BEAUTIFUL AROMAS AND YOUR WHOLE HOUSE. EVEN THE MUSTY'S HOUSE. IT'S JUST AN ADDED COST THAT YOU DO NOT NEED. HE TALKS ABOUT FABRIC SOFTENER ALL THE TIME. YOU HAVE EVEN GOT ONE THAT YOU SQUIRT THAT YOU TRY AND SQUIRT ONTO ME. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, OUR OFFICE STINKS. ON YOUR DRYER ` IT COSTS ABOUT $1 A LOAD TO DRY YOUR CLOTHES IN A DRYER. 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. BUT TONIGHT IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, SO GET IN QUICK. AND WE WILL BE DRAWING THE WINNER NEXT WEEK. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE EXPLORE THE KIND OF BRAVERY IT TAKES TO BREAK THE 200 MILE SPEED RECORD ON A MOTORBIKE. IF I'M HONEST ` NERVOUS ISN'T THE RIGHT WORD ` SCARED, WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING. IT DOES FOCUS ME ON WHAT I'VE GOT TO DO. Hey, man. Oh, hey. Come to check out the car? BOTH: Yeah. - Josh. - Jen. Hi. She's in pretty good nick. Only done 110,000 K's. WOF and rego. You know, full service history. (OMINOUS MUSIC) What is this? This is a one-star safety-rated car. Yeah. Try and get in. (HORN TOOTS) My body's, like, folded in half. I don't understand what's going on. People don't often think about how a car will crash and how it will protect you. That's what a star safety rating tells you. Just can't imagine` If we crashed in a car like this, there's no way we would survive. (OMINOUS MUSIC) WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. LEGENDARY SPEEDSTER BURT MUNRO KNEW HOW TO GO FAST. THE KIWI MOTORCYCLE RACER SET A NUMBER OF WORLD RECORDS, ONE OF WHICH STILL STANDS. WELL, THIS AFTERNOON, ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD JUST NORTH OF ASHBURTON, ANOTHER RACER ATTEMPTED TO BECOME THE FASTEST RIDER IN THE COUNTRY. THAT MEANT TOPPING THE MAGICAL 200M/H MARK ON A PUBLIC ROAD. HOW DID HE GO? HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. (RELAXED WESTERN MUSIC) IT'S ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC CANTERBURY PLAINS INTERSECTIONS, ROADS SPEARING OFF INTO THE NEVER NEVER. (RELAXED WESTERN MUSIC) NOTHING TOO HECTIC, JUST RURAL LIFE. WHAT DO I SEE? APART FROM THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK... MY DESTINY. ITS JUST DEAFINGLY QUIET HERE, BUT I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING WE CAN FIX THAT. (BOTH CHUCKLE) AND I'M THINKING YOU MIGHT QUITE ENJOY DOING THAT. 'DOING THAT' IS PHIL GARRATT SPEAK FOR SETTING THE NEW ZEALAND RECORD FOR THE FASTEST EVER MOTORCYCLE, IN THE TRADITION OF A BLOKE NAMED BURT. WE'VE JUST GOT THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT CONDITIONS, NOT A BREATH OF WIND, THE SUN'S OUT, THE GODS OF SPEED ARE SMILING ON US TODAY. I THINK OLD BURT IS UP THERE IN HIS WEDDING TROUSERS LOOKING DOWN. THAT MAN NAMED MUNRO WOULD BE QUITE RAPT, I'M SURE. HMMM, I THINK. (ROCK MUSIC) PHIL'S WEAPON OF CHOICE A 46-YEAR-OLD TURBO CHARGED KAWASAKI. WELL WE CALL IT THE MONGREL. THE MONGREL? THE MONGREL. YOU'VE GOT TO BE A MONGREL TO RIDE IT? I THINK IT HELPS. AND MAYBE A LITTLE MONGREL MAD TO DREAM, AS HE HAS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, OF BEING THE FIRST RIDER IN THE COUNTRY TO BREAK THE MAGIC 200m/h BARRIER ` THAT'S 321 km/h ` ON THE BEST STRETCH OF ROAD HE KNOWS. AM I NERVOUS? NO. AM I SCARED? YES. DID IT WAKE YOU UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT? I DIDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT. THESE WHITE LINES MIGHT LOOK STRAIGHT AT 100K'S, BUT AT 300K'S THEY'RE NOT, YOUR PERIPHIRAL VISION SHRINKS BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN JUST CANNOT PROCESS ALL THE INFORMATION GOING ON AROUND IT, SO I DON'T SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I DON'T SEE TREES. ALL I SEE IS THE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. BUT WHAT HE SEES RIGHT NOW IS A MACHINE THAT SIMPLY WON'T START ` BE IT BY BATTERY OR BY MUSCLE. FINALLY, ALMOST AN HOUR LATER, (ENGINE REVS) MAN AND MONGREL ARE BACK ON TRACK. YES! CRISIS AVERTED ` ALLOWING PHIL'S PARTNER MAGGIE TO TELL THE STORY OF HIS OBSESSION TO EARN A RED HAT, SIMILAR TO THOSE AWARDED TO RACERS WHO TOP 200 MILES/HR AT THE FAMED BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS. HE REALLY WANTS A RED HAT? HE REALLY WANTS A RED HAT, YEAH. WELL THIS IS THE BEST I COULD COME UP WITH ` BURGUNDY, WITH AN A ON IT. WHAT DOES THE A STAND FOR? A CLASS? GO FOR THAT. FORTUNATELY, MAGGIE'S FOUND A COUPLE OF REDS, THAT SHE HOPES TO HAVE EMBROIDERED WITH THE SLOGAN '200 MILE AN HOUR CLUB'. IT'S SYMBOLISM OF IT ` IF YOU HAVE GOT THE HAT YOU HAVE DONE THE SPEED, SO IT GOES TOGETHER. ENOUGH OF THE TALK THOUGH. TIME TO WIND THE MONGREL UP OVER FIVE KM, WITH TIMING BEAMS MEASURING ONE KM IN THE MIDDLE. BUT WORD EVENTUALLY COMES THROUGH ` AND IT'S NOT GOOD. WE FIND PHIL DOWN BY THE LAST OF THE ONION CROP DEVASTATED ` AND OMINOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL ON THE ROAD. FASTER AND FASTER AND FASTER AND THE THING STARTED TO FISH-TAIL, AND IT JUST GOT WORSE, AND WORSE AND WORSE. IT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE, SO, HEY BERT I KNOW HOW YOU FELT MAN. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT? NOBODY DIED, IT'S A RESULT. AND YOU'LL BE BACK? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. WE'VE JUST SPOKEN TO PHIL. HE SAYS THE MONGREL BLEW A HEAD GASKET. SIX OF THEM WILL BE WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND ALL DAY TOMORROW, AND HE'LL BE BACK AT MCCORYS ROAD IN PENDARVES FOR ANOTHER RECORD ATTEMPT ON SUNDAY. GO THE MIGHTY GREEN MONGREL! GOOD LUCK TO THEM. IF YOUR INTERESTS INCLUDE BEAUTY PAGEANTS, RUGBY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, OR TAXIDERMY - YOU'VE COME TO RIGHT PLACE. LOOK, WE'LL EVEN THROW IN A LIZARD AND A FERAL CAT TO SWEETEN THE DEAL. IT'S TIME FOR ` THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN. # IT'S THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN. # HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEONE SO MUCH YOU STUFFED AND MOUNTED THEM? THIS LADY HAS ` AND WHY NOT? I JUST WANTED HIM TO LIVE FOREVER, I GUESS, AND BE, LIKE, THIS AMAZING PIECE OF ART. AT LEAST THIS LITTLE GIRL STILL HAS A BEATING HEART. WHEN OWNER RONJA FIRST SAW THE DISABLED ALPACA BUB, NAMED MARIE, AT A FRIEND'S FARM, HER HEART MELTED, AND SHE RESOLVED TO GIVE THE TINY ORPHAN A HOME, AND A SPECIAL WHEELED HARNESS FOR TOOLING ABOUT LIKE A BOSS. IT WAS ALL SMILES IN SRI LANKA AT A GLITZY AWARDS CEREMONY IN COLOMBO THIS WEEK. PUSHPIKA DE SILVA AS SILVA WAS CROWNED MRS SRI LANKA AND LOVING LIFE, BUT NEK MINNIT ` LAST YEAR'S WINNER DECIDED TO JUMP IN AND REMOVE HER TITLE,... YOU'LL HAVE TO BE MARRIED AND NOT DIVORCED. ...CLAIMING THE WOMAN WAS DIVORCED AND SET TO RIPPING THE CROWN FROM HER VERY HEAD, AND CAUSING CHAOS. BUT JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, ORDER WAS RESTORED AND A TEARFUL PUSHPIKA REIGNED SUPREME AGAIN. AND SPEAKING OF SHAMBOLIC TELEVISUAL TRAIN WRECKS, BEHOLD THE SOVIET ADAPTATION OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS THAT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN LOST TO TIME. (CHAOTIC FOLK MUSIC) SCREENED A DECADE BEFORE PETER JACKSON'S EFFORTS, THE LOW BUDGET FILM APPEARS RIPPED FROM ANOTHER AGE, BUT AT LEAST IT ISN'T AS BLOODY LONG AS SIR PETE'S. BEST OF ALL, THE EYE OF SAURON LOOKS LIKE A YUMMY DESSERT. (SPEAKS GIBBERISH) IT'S A BUMPER EDITION OF ANIMALS WHERE THEY JUST DON'T BELONG ` STARTING WITH THIS PUSS WHO TOOK TO THE FIELD DURING A BASEBALL GAME IN THE STATES. WHAT IS THAT THING? OH, DEAR. THE FOOLISH FAWN EFFED UP BIG TIME, TAKING OUT THE WINDSCREEN OF THIS SCHOOL BUS. AMAZINGLY, THE BEAST AND THE KIDS WERE UNHARMED. MEANWHILE, A MONITOR LIZARD ENTERTAINS SHOPPERS IN THAILAND. BUT IT WAS A RUSSIAN MUTT THAT TAKES THE CAKE... OR MICROPHONE, MAKING A DOG'S BREAKFAST OF AN INTERVIEW. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) (GASPS) (YELLS IN RUSSIAN) BUT THEY MADE UP WITH A LOVELY SHAKE. AND AT NUMBER ONE ` (DAVE DOBBYN'S 'SLICE OF HEAVEN') THE TRY OF THE WEEK IN DUNEDIN. AS AN INJURED PLAYER WAS HELPED OFF THE PARK, THE REF SAID 'PLAY ON' AFTER THE NUTTING, ALLOWING THIS KIWI MAGIC TO UNFOLD FOR THE HARBOUR HAWKS. THE PERFECT COMBO OF INSULT AND INJURY IN ACTION, OR AS THEY SAY IN RUSSIAN ` (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) (DOG GROWLS) AND THAT'S # THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN. # WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. ON THE SHOW NEXT WEEK, THE NEW SAVINGS SCHEME THAT'S OUT TO TEACH CHILDREN THE VALUE OF MONEY. AND HOW GRANDPARENTS AND FAMILY CAN JOIN AND HELP. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP IS UP NEXT. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, JADE FERNANDES AND LILLIE BALFOUR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021