TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP, AND AN UPDATE ON A MUCH LOVED MISSING DOG. YES, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT PIPPA THE MISSING CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL. WELL, WE'VE GOT A DEVELOPMENT TO TELL YOU ABOUT. MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, TO THE RED-HOT PROPERTY MARKET. EVEN FOR EXPERIENCED VENDORS AND BUYERS, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR AGENT. WHEN THE MARKET'S PUMPING WITH AGENTS PUSHING LOW RATES AND QUICK SALE PROMISES, HOW DO WE AVOID SELLING OURSELVES SHORT? LIM, PIM, CCC, CONDITIONAL CLAUSES, BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND TITLES. BUYING OR SELLING ` THERE'S A LOT TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND. THE MARKET'S RUNNING HOTTER THAN HASTINGS IN SUMMER, WITH RECORD SALES BRINGING RECORD PRICES. AND THAT MEANS RECORD INCOMES FOR AGENTS. (THUD!) GONE. SOLD TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) BUT IT SEEMS NOT ALL OF THEM ARE WORKING BY THE BOOK. BEFORE COVID, COMPLAINTS TO THE INDUSTRY AUTHORITY ABOUT AGENT CONDUCT WERE AT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL EVER. BUT NOW THAT THE MARKET'S RUNNING HOT, SOME SELLERS ARE HOT UNDER THE COLLAR TOO ` WITH COMPLAINTS UP 8%. SOME ARE FAILING TO INFORM PURCHASERS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. OTHERS ARE SELLING SEA VIEWS THAT AREN'T EVEN THERE. AND WITH COMPETITION AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH, YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS. AND PHIRAK APPLETON FROM THE REAL ESTATE AUTHORITY IS WITH US. GREAT TO TALK TO YOU. TELL ME ` WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMMON COMPLAINTS YOU'RE GETTING ABOUT AGENTS? HI, SO THE COMMON COMPLAINTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AT THE MOMENT IS AROUND DISCLOSURE. SO THAT'S WHERE THE AGENT HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE RELEVANT KEY INFORMATION TO A BUYER OR A PROSPECTIVE BUYER. SO THAT COULD INCLUDE INFORMATION LIKE THE HOUSE HAS GOT A LEAKY ROOF OR THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. AND, PHIRAK, HOW MUCH DO REAL ESTATE AGENTS NEED TO DISCLOSE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS? WELL, THERE ARE RULES THAT THE REAL ESTATE AGENT NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH. THERE ARE STRICT OBLIGATIONS AROUND DISCLOSING RELEVANT INFORMATION. SO THE REAL ESTATE AGENT CAN'T WITHHOLD ANY INFORMATION FROM A BUYER OR PROSPECTIVE BUYER. BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR BUYERS TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN ONLY SHARE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF, THAT THE VENDOR HAS ACTUALLY TOLD THEM. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF BUYING OR A BUYER'S LOOKING AT A PROPERTY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. SO WHAT OTHER KIND OF HOMEWORK SHOULD BUYERS BE DOING THEMSELVES? WHAT SORT OF TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM? ENGAGING A LAWYER EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS. MAYBE ASKING FOR A LAND INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FROM THE COUNCIL, AND THAT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS A 'LIM'. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE JUST SAY TAKE YOUR TIME. SO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T RUSH. IT'S REALLY EXCITING WHEN YOU WALK INTO AN OPEN HOME, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON YOUR DREAM HOME. BUT YOU ALSO DON'T WANT TO HAVE A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD OR THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF ISSUES THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BEFOREHAND. SO DON'T RUSH THAT PROCESS AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. SOME OF THESE THINGS, SOME OF THE REPORTS, BUILDING REPORTS, SOME INSPECTIONS, THINGS LIKE THESE ALL ADD UP, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT HOMES AND WANT TO BID, SAY, AT AUCTION FOR PARTICULAR HOMES ARE HAVING TO FORK OUT A LOT OF MONEY ALONG THE WAY. AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THEM? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY PUTTING THEM OFF SPENDING THE MONEY ON SOME OF THESE REPORTS. ABSOLUTELY. WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT MONEY WISE EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS. BUT WHAT WE SAY IS THAT IT'S REALLY BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. THIS IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT YOU'RE MAKING. BUYING A HOUSE IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT MANY OF US WILL MAKE IN OUR LIFETIME. SO IT'S MAKING SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT RIGHT AND YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE SIGNIFICANT COSTS AND REGRET IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS OR EVEN TWO YEARS DOWN THE TRACK. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, THAT INVESTMENT UP FRONT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, PHIRAK. SOME GREAT INFORMATION THERE. THANK YOU. BYE. CAPTIONS BY CAMERON GRIGG, PHOEBE UPTON AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICAL ADVICE THAT YOU WON'T HEAR FROM THE REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE, STAY OFF THE BOOZE. DON'T HAVE A FEW DRINKS BEFORE YOU GO THERE OTHERWISE THE HAND START GOING UP. AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET ` EITHER BUYING OR SELLING ` THEN SETTLED.GOVT.NZ CAN HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GIVE YOU SOME HELPFUL HINTS ON WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR. DO YOU HAVE A COUPLE PAIRS OF LAZY SNEAKERS HANGING AROUND THE HOUSE? WELL, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A NEW LEASE ON LIFE THANKS TO THE WORK OF AN INSPIRING GROUP OF STUDENTS. THEY COLLECT OLD SPORTS SHOES IN GOOD CONDITION AND GIVE THEM TO OTHERS SO THEY CAN PLAY SPORT. TE RAU-HIRINGA BROWN HAS THE STORY. MAIA MARINER IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE 15-YEAR-OLD. SHE HAS A LOT OF SHOES AND JUST AS MUCH AMBITION. MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERY KID IN NEW ZEALAND OWNS A GOOD, QUALITY PAIR OF SNEAKERS. TO REACH THEIR GOAL, SHE TAKES YOUR LAZY SNEAKERS AND GIVES THEM SOMETHING TO DO. YOU HAVE THESE, LIKE, LAZY SNEAKERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PUT INTO ACTION AT ALL OR IN AGES. AND SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING US YOUR SNEAKERS AND WE CAN PUT THEM BACK INTO ACTION. WHEN SHE WAS 12, MAIA NOTICED SOME OF HER TEAM-MATES COULDN'T PLAY BASKETBALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES. THAT WAS REALLY HEARTBREAKING, COS THESE WERE, LIKE, MY BEST FRIENDS AND I JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH ME. SO SHE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 20% OF MAORI CHILDREN SUFFER FROM MATERIAL POVERTY. 25% PERCENT OF PASIFIKA CHILDREN, ALSO 20% OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. IF WE COULD REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS, OBVIOUSLY GET IT DOWN TO ZERO, THAT'S THE MAIN GOAL. TODAY, WE'RE PICKING UP SOME DONATED SHOES FROM ONE OF HER COLLECTION SITES HERE IN WELLINGTON. IT'S ALL RIGHT! I'LL DO IT ALL! IT'S OK. (LAUGHS) HOW MANY SHOE BANKS DO YOU GUYS HAVE NOW? WE HAVE, OFFICIALLY, 10. 10?! YEAH, WE'RE JUST GETTING A FEW UP AND RUNNING RIGHT NOW IN WELLINGTON. WE HAVE TWO UP IN AUCKLAND, WEST AUCKLAND, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND INTO NELSON. SO, HOW MANY SHOES HAVE YOU DISTRIBUTED OR HAVE YOU GIVEN AWAY SO FAR? WE'VE COLLECTED AROUND 4200, PLUS THE SNEAKERS WE JUST PICKED UP, AND THEN DISTRIBUTED 3030 SNEAKERS. AND HER WORK ISN'T GOING UNNOTICED. I WAS REALLY SHOCKED, UM, TO GET THAT RECOGNITION FROM THE QUEEN, AND TO JUST RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER. SHE SAYS HER FAVOURITE PART OF THIS MAHI IS THE LOOK ON THE KIDS' FACES. LINE THEM UP IN LINES LIKE SHOPPING AISLES, AND WE JUST GET THE KIDS TO GO IN AND WALK THROUGH THE AISLES AND PICK UP WHICH SNEAKERS THEY WANT, TRY THEM ON, OR PUT THEM BACK IF THEY DON'T LIKE THEM, AND THEY END UP WALKING AWAY WITH TWO TO FOUR PAIRS OF SNEAKERS. AND WHERE DOES SHE KEEP ALL THESE SNEAKERS? RIGHT HERE IN HER PARENTS' GARAGE. FULLY CAN'T PARK OUR CAR IN HERE JUST COS THE SNEAKERS TAKE UP SO MUCH SPACE. WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE STORAGE ` A STORAGE UNIT OF SOME KIND JUST TO STORE THEM AWAY, BECAUSE THEY MOSTLY STAY IN HERE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY START TO CREEP INTO THE LIVING ROOM AND, LIKE, MY ROOM, AND MUM HATES IT. (LAUGHS) I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT BEHIND ME. MAIA DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK SHE'S A LEGEND, BUT IF THE SHOE FITS, WELL, YOU KNOW THE REST. THAT IS SO, SO AWESOME. MAYBE WE CAN HELP. MAYBE WE COULD HELP YOU FIND SOMEONE IN WELLINGTON WHO MIGHT HAVE A STORAGE UNIT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO DONATE YOU SO THAT MUM AND DAD CAN PARK THEIR CAR IN THE GARAGE. WE HAVE SOME THOUGHTFUL AND KIND AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY SAY 'MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND', AND ALTHOUGH WE KNOW SCIENCE DISPUTES THAT, IT CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE MONEY CONTROLS THE WORLD SOMETIMES. NOT ONLY IS MONEY IMPORTANT, SO TOO IS LEARNING THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR. WHETHER YOU'RE A SAVER OR A SPENDER, IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO LEARN THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR. WE INVEST EVERY MONTH. AND MUM SAT DOWN WITH ME AND PUT THE MONEY INTO ROBLOX. ROWAN (7) AND TOBY (9) HAVE ALREADY STARTED INVESTING. MUM, RACHEL, GOT THEM ONTO IT. I STARTED INVESTING, YOU KNOW, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THAT JOURNEY. THEY'VE SEEN ME DO THAT. AND SO, FOR THEM, IT HASN'T BEEN A SCARY THING. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN QUITE EXCITING FOR THEM TO SORT OF HAVE A BIT OF CONTROL TOO. THROUGH A HATCH KID'S INVESTMENT ACCOUNT, THEY SPEND A FEW DOLLARS A MONTH INVESTING, AND EVERY BIT COUNTS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO MANAGE MONEY AND THAT IT DOESN'T GROW ON TREES. AND KRISTEN LUNMAN IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE HATCH KIDS ACCOUNT. GREAT TO SEE YOU, KRISTEN. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN HOW TO INVEST? I THINK, AS PARENTS, LOOK ` IT'S OUR GOAL, I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE, TO RAISE HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL, INDEPENDENT PEOPLE, AND MONEY-SMARTS IS A REALLY BIG PART OF THIS. I THINK GONE ARE THE DAYS OF, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PAVING THE WAY TO WEALTH. BUT THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THERE IS A FANTASTIC ALTERNATIVE AND TEACHING OUR KIDS THAT THEY CAN GROW THEIR MONEY IN THE SHAREMARKETS, WILL LEAD THEM TO KIND OF A FUTURE OF CHOICE AND FREEDOM, WHICH IS GREAT. SO WHAT AGE SHOULD PARENTS START TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT MONEY? IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY. YOU KNOW, KIDS START TO PLAY SHOP AT THE AGE OF 3, SO THEY START TO GET THAT UNDERSTANDING OF TRADING MONEY FOR GOODS AND KIND OF START TO RECOGNISE WHAT MONEY IS. AND THEN WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OLDER IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, YOU CAN JUST START UP WITH THE PIGGY BANK STRUCTURE AND SEPARATING THEIR MONEY, BE IT ALLOWANCE INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT POTS. AND SO, THAT COULD BE SPENDING, SAVING, AND INVESTING, AND SHARING. I THINK SPENDING IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. SAVING COULD BE TO SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. LET'S SAY MY SON WANTS TO BUY A SCOOTER NEXT YEAR. INVESTING IS FOR THOSE LONG-TERM GOALS. THAT'S WHERE THE SHARE MARKETS COME IN. AND THAT CAN HELP THEM BUY A NEW CAR. IT CAN HELP THEM GET OFF TO UNIVERSITY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN IS SHARING. AND THAT CAN BE THAT THEY TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND HELP SOMEONE IN NEED OR GIVE IT TO THEIR CHARITY OF CHOICE. KRISTEN, A LOT OF PARENTS DON'T HAVE MUCH LEFT OVER FOR KIDS TO PUT IN AN ACCOUNT. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THEM? I WOULD SAY A LITTLE CAN GROW INTO A LOT OVER TIME. SO YOU CAN START WITH AS LITTLE AS $5. IN FACT, IF YOU INVEST $5 OVER THE PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AND THE SHARE MARKETS GROW THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST CENTURY, THAT TURNS INTO $1000 OVER 10 YEARS, WHEREAS $25 A MONTH ` A LITTLE BIT MORE ` CAN TURN INTO OVER $5000. NOW, IF YOU HAD SOME GIFTS FROM FAMILY, LET'S SAY, AND YOU WERE ABLE TO START WITH $2000 WHEN THEY WERE BORN, SET UP AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WHEN THEY'RE BORN, PERHAPS ASK FOR MONEY OVER GIFTS, WHICH ISN'T AN UNWISE THING TO DO AND PROBABLY ACCEPTABLE THESE DAYS, BY THE TIME YOUR CHILDREN REACH THE AGE OF 65, THEY COULD HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, KRISTEN. ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU. AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. OURS JUST HAD PIGGY BANKS. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS ALWAYS BORROWING MONEY OUT OF THE PIGGY BANKS.. I FEEL A BIT BAD. I DID TELL THEM AND I PAY THEM BACK.. MOST OF THE TIME. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DOING THE WASHING AND I FOUND $10 AND MY DAUGHTER'S SHORTS. I THOUGHT, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. I PUT IT IN MY POCKET. DADDY STOLE YOUR MONEY. I JUST WANTED YOU TO LEARN THE VALUE OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEY IS ALL THE TIME. PAY HER BACK. I WILL. SHE HASN'T ASKED FOR IT. SHE WELL NOW. WE LOVE BEING THE BEARERS OF GOOD NEWS, AND WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD NEWS FOR YOU TONIGHT. LITTLE PIPPA, THE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL, MISSING SINCE EASTER MONDAY, IS HOME. AND WE RECKON WE'VE GOT YOU, OUR VIEWERS, TO THANK FOR THAT. HERE'S CAROLYN ROBINSON WITH AN UPDATE. IF ONLY SHE COULD TALK, SHE'D NO DOUBT HAVE QUITE A STORY. HI, PIPPY! THE FAMILY BELIEVES PIPPA WAS TAKEN FOR HER VALUABLE PUPPIES, WHICH WERE DUE ANY DAY. AND WE LOOKED AT SOME CAMERA FOOTAGE, AND WE CAN SEE A CAR THAT'S STOPPED AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY. YESTERDAY, MARGARET WAS CONTACTED BY SOMEONE CLAIMING TO HAVE THE DOG. I RECEIVED A TEXT FROM A RANDOM NUMBER SAYING, 'WE HAVE YOUR DOG, PIPPA, AND WOULD LIKE TO RETURN HER.' THEN, SHE WAS AT THE DOOR. AND ONE OF THE KIDS SAID, 'OH, MY GOD, THERE'S PIPPA!' AND THEY WERE ALL CRYING. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S HAD THE PUPPIES. I DID TEXT THE PEOPLE BACK AGAIN AND SAID, 'IF YOU'VE GOT THE PUPPIES, THAT'S FINE. 'BUT IF YOU'VE LEFT THEM SOMEWHERE, PLEASE JUST LET ME KNOW.' BUT AFTER THAT POINT, THEIR PHONE SEEMS TO HAVE GONE DEAD. WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE PIPPA BACK. SO IS CHARLIE. BUT HAPPIEST OF ALL IS HOLLY. HE'S, LIKE, THE BEST DOG. OUT OF ALL THE DAYS IN THE YEAR, SHE COMES HOME, LIKE, ON MY BIRTHDAY. THANKS TO SEVEN SHARP, WE BELIEVE WE GOT HER HOME. FANTASTIC. THEY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH MESSAGES OF SUPPORT AND OFFERS OF HELP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SEVEN SHARP FAMILY. YOU ARE AMAZING. AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE PUPPIES HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM. YOU COULD RETURN THEM. THAT WILL BE A LOVELY THING TO DO. THOSE PUPPIES WILL NEED FOR OUR FEEDING. MARGARET SAYS IF IT GETS TOO MUCH, PLEASE RETURN THEM OR TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE SAFE. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THE PUPPIES. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN, BUT JUST GOT UP AGAIN. HOW THIS YOUNG KIWI IS NOW TAKING ON HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO MAKE IT TO THE OLYMPICS. (ALL CHANT) - The planet doesn't know which stuff you're doing just because you can't say no. So start at the bottom of your list and cross a few things off. # THIS IS THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT. WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. IT'S JUST OVER 100 DAYS UNTIL THE TOKYO OLYMPICS, AND MANY OF OUR ELITE ATHLETES STILL DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN OR NOT. CASE IN POINT, COLE MCONIE, A TALENTED YOUNG BMX RIDER FROM TE AWAMUTU. SOME WOULD SAY HE'S SPILT MORE THAN ENOUGH BLOOD FOR A SHOT ON THE BIG STAGE. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. (MOODY ROCK MUSIC) THREE,... TWO,... ONE. (BICYCLE WHIRRS RAPIDLY) PRETTY INTENSE. IT'S PUTTING 100% OF WHAT YOU HAVE GOT IN YOUR BODY THROUGH THE CRANKS, INTO THE BIKE AND ON TO THE TRACK. (BICYCLE WHIRRS RAPIDLY) DID YOU WIN THAT START? YEAH. I DOMINATED THAT. (LAUGHS) DOMINATED? YEP. DOMINATION, THOUGH, NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE WINNING. COLE MCONIE'S LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN DOMINATED BY THE MOST DEVASTATING OF CRASHES. THAT'S HORRIFYING. IT'S PRETTY SCARY EDIT, AND HOW MESSED UP MY FACE IS. BROKE MY JAW IN THREE PLACES, BROKE MY EYE SOCKET, COLLAPSED MY LUNG, BROKE A COUPLE OF RIBS, A MONTH OR TWO LATER, I READ A MEDICAL REPORT THAT SAID, 'PATIENT HAD IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE,' WHICH, UM, PROBABLY SPOOKED ME A LITTLE BIT. I DIDN'T REALISE IT WAS QUITE THAT BAD. THAT WAS THE FIRST OF THREE? YEAH, THE FIRST OF THREE. THE START OF A PRETTY ROUGH YEAR. YEAH. YET, FOR THIS 23-YEAR-OLD, IT SEEMS THE BIGGER THE TUMBLES... HEAD SLAPPED RIGHT ON TO THE START OF A JUMP. HEAD SLAPPED ON TO THE START OF A JUMP? YEAH. SO PRETTY MUCH HITTING A BRICK WALL AT ABOUT 40KM/H. ...THE MORE DETERMINED HIS QUEST FOR THE ULTIMATE. TOKYO'S THE NUMBER ONE GOAL. I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THERE. AT ANY POINT, LYING IN HOSPITAL, DID YOU THINK, 'THIS ISN'T WORTH THE RISK?' NEVER ONCE HAVE I THOUGHT, 'YOU KNOW, THIS IS IT. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.' NUMBER TWO. BROKEN SCAPULAR, BROKEN COLLAR BONE. I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FLUID ON MY LUNG. NUMBER THREE. YEAH, NUMBER THREE. ENDED UP COMING DOWN STRAIGHT ON TO MY HEAD, KNOCKING MYSELF CLEAN OUT. I'VE HAD MY THREE, AND I THINK I'M GOOD TO GO FROM NOW ON. SO, RIDER NUMBER 281... I'VE RACED UNDER THAT SINCE I WAS THREE YEARS OLD. ..IS HEADED TO COVID-PLAGUED EUROPE TO SEEK OUT RACES AND RESULTS TO BOOST HIS CLAIM FOR OLYMPIC SELECTION. IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, AND IT'S NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, BUT I'M READY TO DO WHAT IT TAKES. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFYING, WHICH IS YET TO BE DETERMINED EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WHAT HAVE YOU PUT YOUR POOR MUM AND DAD THROUGH? I'VE DEFINITELY STRESSED THEM OUT A FAIR AMOUNT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE SAME PASSION TOWARDS THE SPORT AS I DO NOW WITH THE AMOUNT OF FRIGHTS I'VE GIVEN THEM, BUT EVERY TIME I'VE SAID THAT I WANT TO GET BACK OUT THERE, THEY'VE BEEN 100% SUPPORTIVE OF ME. GO WELL, AND BE SAFE. CHEERS. YOUR MUM AND DAD HAVE ASKED ME TO SAY THAT. (LAUGHS) (THE WEEKND'S 'BLINDING LIGHTS') I'VE LEARNT IT TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT TO KEEP ME DOWN ` PROBABLY EVEN MORE THAN I ACTUALLY IMAGINED MYSELF. I REALLY JUST WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND JUST BE BETTER THAN I WAS YESTERDAY. THAT IS ONE VERY GUTSY YOUNG MAN. IN 1999, A LITTLE KIWI SHOW CALLED POPSTARS GRACED OUR SCREENS, AND NO ONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED WHAT FOLLOWED. POPSTARS TURNED INTO A GLOBAL JUGGERNAUT, BRANCHING OFF INTO 50 DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS AND INSPIRING THE POP IDOL FRANCHISE. AND NOW, IT'S COME BACK TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED. HERE'S LAURA DANIEL. POPSTARS WAS THE HIT '90S SHOW THAT GAVE US THE ICONIC TRUEBLISS, AND NOW, 22 YEARS LATER, TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT POPSTARS RETURNS TO OUR SCREENS FOR A FULLY RE-IMAGINED SEASON TWO, WITH BRAND NEW MENTORS INCLUDING GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING KIMBRA, WHO WAS ALSO A FAN OF THE ORIGINAL SHOW. DO YOU REMEMBER? OF COURSE I REMEMBER 'TONIGHT.' BOTH: # TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT I'LL MAKE LOVE TILL... # THE END. WHAT EVEN DOES THAT MEAN? MAKE LOVE TILL THE END. MAKE LOVE TILL` THAT'S A LOT OF LOVE. HAVING SEX TILL YOU DIE? WHOO! (BOTH LAUGH) FOR THE 2021 VERSION OF POPSTARS, CAN WE EXPECT JUST AS MUCH LOW-RIDER JEANS AND BANDANA CROP TOPS? (LAUGHS) BELLY BUTTON PIERCINGS. YEAH. IS THAT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE SHOW? I MEAN, THIS SHOW IS REALLY ALL ABOUT THE ARTISTRY AND THE SONGWRITING, AND FINDING SINGERS THAT ARE NOT ONLY GONNA, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY SHOOT TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS, BUT ACTUALLY HAVE A SUSTAINABLE CAREER. PEOPLE PROBABLY EXPECT THAT EVERYONE'S COMING IN WITH COVERS, BUT THEY'RE WRITING THEIR OWN SONGS. (GASPS) SO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY SONGWRITERS, AND THEY'RE SAYING, 'THIS IS SOMETHING I WROTE ABOUT A GUY AT SCHOOL 'WHO NEVER NOTICED ME', OR, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THEIR STORIES. DO YOU KIND OF HELP WITH, LIKE, THE PRODUCTION OF THE SONGS? THAT'S BEEN A BIG SHIFT IN THIS SHOW ` IS THAT ME AND THE OTHER TWO JUDGES WILL BE REALLY PUTTING OUR HANDS INTO THE MUSIC AND HELPING THEM AT TIME REARRANGE THE CHORUS OR HELP THEM FOCUS IN ON A LYRIC. SO THAT'S THE PART THAT EXCITES ME BECAUSE I AM A PRODUCER TOO, AND SO I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF BEING ABLE TO HELP ANOTHER ARTIST CREATE THEIR ALBUM. WHEN YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU WISH YOU'D KNOWN. YEAH. THESE SHOWS, HOPEFULLY, CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, REMIND THEM THAT THEIR NOT ALONE. WHAT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT YOUNG NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS ARE GONNA GET TO HAVE, COS I WAS KIND OF EXPECTING MAYBE POPSTARS WOULD COME BACK AND WE'D ALL BE VOTING ` LIKE, TEXTING IN FOR OUR FAVOURITES. AH. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S KIND OF BEEN DONE, THOUGH, DON'T YOU THINK? YEAH, A LOT OF TIMES. WHAT WOULD BE SOME KEY ADVICE TO SOMEONE THAT WAS GOING TO AUDITION IN FRONT OF THE POPSTAR PANEL? IT WOULD BE TO JUST REALLY TURN OFF` (LAUGHS) NO, NO, NO. KEEP GOING. JUST TRY TO TURN OFF ALL THE NOISE AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND GET INTO THAT SPACE WHERE YOU'RE IN YOUR BEDROOM, OR YOU'RE IN THE SHOWER JUST SINGING TO YOURSELF, BECAUSE IT CAN BE REALLY INTIMIDATING ` ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND ALL OF THE CAMERAS. YES, AND YOU RECKON SINGING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, LIKE GO FOR A REALLY LONG TIME IN THE AUDITION. NO, NO, NOT TOO MUCH BECAUSE YOU WANT` YOU WANT THEM TO SEE YOUR RANGE SO` AND, LIKE, HOW MANY SONGS CAN YOU SING? DON'T WANT TO OVERDO IT. DON'T WANT TO OVERDO IT. ARE YOU PLANNING SOMETHING? AN AUDITION? I MEAN, IS IT TOO LATE? YOU ARE TOO LATE BECAUSE THE AUDITIONS HAVE CLOSED. YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I'VE GOT YOU HERE NOW. OH, YOU THINK YOU CAN GET IN THE SIDE DOOR? OK. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I'M HERE, YOU ARE HERE. I MEAN, THE STAGE IS YOURS, GIRL. # AND I... (VOCALISES) (SNICKERS) # WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. (VOCALISES) # AND I` SO, YOU KIND OF MENTIONED 'CLOSE YOUR EYES', BUT I THINK EYE CONTACT IS REALLY KEY. OK. # EYE TO EYE. # O NGA IWI MATOU RA. DO YOU NEED TO...? # ATA` NO, I JUST. IT'S JUST HOW MY SINGING VOICE IS. # GOTTA GET A GARAGE, GOTTA GET A COTTAGE, # GOTTA GET A SKYLINE. OH! BREAKDOWN, YEAH. OH, FAR OUT! YEAH, YEAH. I NEED A LITTLE TIME. THINK ABOUT IT. PLEASE SAY YES. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. SHE DESERVES TO BE THERE. (COMPUTER BLIPS) (PHONE RINGS) (PHONE CONTINUES RINGING) (LID POPS) (QUIRKY PIANO MUSIC) (BICYCLE BELL RINGS) (ALLURING PIANO MUSIC) (BIRDS CHIRP) VOICEOVER: How far will you go to make a little me-time? REMEMBER GRANDMA DONNA HAD THAT BEAUTIFUL RUG AT HER HOME? JEAN FROM NEW PLYMOUTH SENT ME THIS TODAY. YOU ADMIRED IT, AND YOU GOT ONE. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? WILL YOU SHARE? I'D LOVE YOU TO BE UNDER THE RUG WITH MY. THAT ESCALATED. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW ` IT'S BEEN ENTERTAINING KIDS IN MASTERON FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. WE MEET THE BRAINS BEHIND QE2 PARK'S ICONIC TINY TRAIN. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. IT SEEMED SO INNOCENT AND THEN IT TURNED INTO SMART. POPSTARS IS UP NEXT. I'VE HAD A SNEAK PEEK OF THE FIRST EPISODE AND IT'S REALLY DELIGHTFUL. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO.