BE BETTER BY THE WEEKEND TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP, AND THE END OF AN ERA. YES. IT'S OUR LONGEST RUNNING AD ` 25 YEARS GRACING OUR SCREENS. TIME FOR SEVEN E=SHARP SO WHAT'S BEHIND THE CHANGE, AND WHY ARE PEOPLE UPSET ABOUT IT? FIRST UP, THOUGH, WE ARE TALKING NEST EGGS, LONGEST RUNNING AD GRACING OUR SCREENS AND FOR THREE MILLION OF US, OUR LONG TERM SAVINGS SCHEME IS KIWISAVER. WE'RE TALKING NEST EGGS! BUT HOW MANY UNDERSTAND ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE BEING RIPPED OFF? THE MARKET WATCHDOG IS LOOKING INTO IT, AND IT TURNS OUT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING WHAT THEY'RE BARGAINING FOR. IT'S THE KIWI WAY FOR LONG-TERM SAVINGS, BUT A LOT OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COSTS. YOU WOULD EXPECT THAT, OVER TIME ANYWAY, THAT IF YOU'RE PAYING MORE IN FEES, THAT YOU'RE GETTING A BETTER RESULT, AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. ON AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $50,000, YOU CAN STILL EXPECT TO PAY MORE THAN $10K IN KIWISAVER FEES IN YOUR LIFETIME. BUT FOR SOME, THAT FIGURE IS CLOSER TO $50K. THAT IS, UNTIL NOW. NEW GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE FMA TODAY MEAN FUND MANAGERS ARE NOW ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FEES. THEY HAVE TO PROVE TO US THAT THEY'VE DONE A PROPER EXERCISE, LIKE A REALLY THOROUGH EXERCISE, TO MAKE SURE THEIR FEES ARE REASONABLE THAT THEY'RE CHARGING THEIR INVESTORS, AND THAT THE INVESTORS ARE GETTING VALUE FOR MONEY IN RETURN. SO HOW CAN KIWI SAVERS PIGGYBACK ON THESE NEW CHANGES TO KEEP THEIR PIGGY BANKS SAFE? AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR CARISSA FAIRBROTHER IS HERE TO HELP. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU, CARISSA. ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT MANY OF US DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OUR KIWISAVER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BROKEN DOWN? YEAH, LOOK. I THINK THAT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM THE TRUTH. THE AVERAGE NEW ZEALANDERS HAS A LOT MORE TO WORRY ABOUT THAN JUST THEIR KIWISAVER, AND THEY EXPECT THAT THE PROFESSIONALS ARE LOOKING AFTER IT FOR THEM. SO, CARISSA, HOW DOES THIS MOVE BY THE FMA ACTUALLY CHANGE AND IMPACT KIWISAVER NOW? WELL, I DON'T WANT TO CALL THE FMA A WATCHDOG, BUT REALLY, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE THERE TO DO, AND SO, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN CALLING TO COUNT OR CALLING FORWARD PROVIDERS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN EVIDENCE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY DO, AND THAT THEY ARE CHARGING A RELATIVELY GOOD PRICE FOR THEIR SERVICE ` I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING FOR KIWIS, AND IT SHOULD GIVE US PEACE OF MIND. WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF WE WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR KIWISAVER ACCOUNTS? WELL, FIRST OFF, FIND OUT WHO IT IS AND WHO IT IS WITH. KIWI SAVER FOR MANY OF THOSE BIG ORGANISATIONS WAS REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE TO SET UP SO NOW THAT KIWISAVER PROVIDERS HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO SPREAD THEIR COSTS OVER, FEES SHOULD EXPERIENCE DOWNWARD PRESSURE, AND THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD THING. BUT CHECK WITH YOUR PROVIDER AND GET SOME ADVICE IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS. THAT'S REALLY KEY. OK, SO LET'S SAY THAT I AM ONE OF THESE SLACK PEOPLE, AND I QUITE POSSIBLY MIGHT BE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE IF I` FROM TONIGHT, I WANT TO START MAXIMISING THESE RETURNS. WHAT DO I DO? WELL, I THINK THE THING IS THERE'S SO` EVERYONE IS IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION, BUT JUST A LOVELY EXAMPLE ` SOMEONE MAY HAVE RECENTLY ACCESSED THEIR KIWISAVER TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOME, RIGHT? AND BEFORE THAT, THEY WERE IN LIKE A CONSERVATIVE BALANCE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE BALANCE NICE AND STEADY. BUT THEY'VE GOT 30, MAYBE 40 YEARS UNTIL RETIREMENT, SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD, POTENTIALLY, TO BE A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE. SO IT'S REALLY KNOWING YOUR RISK PROFILE BECAUSE THAT WILL HAVE THE GREATEST EFFECT ON THAT LONG-TERM, AIRY-FAIRY AMOUNT IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET A GRASP OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING, HOW MUCH, WHAT PERCENTAGE, WHERE TO ` SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS. SOME GREAT INFORMATION THERE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, PHOEBE UPTON AND CAMERON GRIGG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 FROM FINANCE TO EDUCATION, THERE ARE SOME REAL STRUGGLES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ` CHEWING GUM, CELL PHONES IN CLASSES, KIDS WHO TALK BACK, AND PLAY-FIGHTING IN THE PLAYGROUND. DID YOU WRITE THAT LIST? THAT IS NOT THE LIST I SAW EARLIER. BUT WHEN ONE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY PRINCIPAL NOTICED LUNCHTIME TUSSLING WAS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL AT HER SCHOOL, SHE DECIDED TO BRING THE FIGHTING INTO THE CLASSROOM. HERE'S LUCAS DE JONG. IN TANEATUA, THE KIDS ARE RAISED ON EQUAL PARTS ROUGH, AND TUMBLE. THEY GET IN THERE, THEY WORK HARD, THEY DO EVERYTHING HARD, AND THEY'RE KEEN FOR ANY KIND OF CHALLENGE. THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE CAN TURN TO TROUBLE. EVERY DAY I WAS GETTING PULLED OUT INTO THE PLAYGROUND, BREAKING UP FIGHTS. WE WOULD HAVE THREE STAFF IN THE PLAYGROUND, JUST TRYING TO MANAGE BEHAVIOUR. THAT'S WHEN MARAMA HAD AN IDEA FOR HER SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON OUR ANZACS, AND WE'RE ALSO DOING A BIT OF SLANG WORDS. AND THEN LATER ON, OUR CLASS IS GOING TO GO TO MMA. MMA? MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. A BRUTAL COMBINATION OF THE WORLD'S FIGHTING STYLES. I WAS WATCHING THESE GUYS FIGHTING, AND THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY CALM. AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE TRICK WAS, THE PERSON WHO COULD STAY CALMEST, WON THE MATCH. AND I JUST THOUGHT, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF OUR KIDS COULD STAY CALM? AND SO, INSTEAD OF FIGHTING IT, TANEATUA PRIMARY WELCOMED FIGHTING INTO THE CLASSROOM. I'M JUST GONNA PUT GEORGE ON THE GROUND. THAT'S NOT YOUR HEAD, MAN, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, MAYBE JUST THE ENGAGEMENT WASN'T TOO GOOD? YOU KNOW, THEY JUST THOUGHT I LOOKED WEIRD, IN PYJAMAS OR WHATEVER. BUT FOR TWO TERMS, JERRY AND HIS TEAM HAVE TAUGHT THE ART OF MMA HERE. THIS IS FUNDED WITH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 'URF' FUNDING. THEY PAID FOR OUR MATS, WHICH ARE $4,500. MINISTRY FUNDING FOR STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE. FIVE PUSH-UPS. YOU GOTTA DO FIVE PUSH-UPS. FIGHTING - WITHOUT THE AGGRESSION. TO BE A GOOD FIGHTER DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE THE MORE VIOLENT FIGHTER, OR MORE AGGRESSIVE FIGHTER, IF ANYTHING IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE. IT'S CONTROLLING YOUR MOVEMENTS, IT ACTUALLY KEEPS YOU CALM. CONTROLLING YOUR WHOLE BODY, CONTROLLING YOUR MOVEMENTS. AND BASICALLY CONTROLLING OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU PUT THEM DOWN. IT'S JUST FUN. IT'S LESS VIOLENT THAN RUGBY. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE TACKLES, AND THEY DON'T STAY CALM IN A SCRUM, DO THEY? PARA IS ONE OF THEIR STARS. (LAUGHS) AWESOME, BRO! WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST CHOKE YOU, LIKE THAT. BEFORE THIS MMA CLASS WAS HERE, WHAT WAS YOUR ATTENDANCE LIKE? OH, DUMB. I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE SCHOOL. LAST YEAR I ALWAYS USED TO DODGE ONE DAY OF SCHOOL. I DIDN'T LIKE IT. I LOVE IT NOW. BECAUSE OF THIS? YEAH. ATTENDANCE WAS ABOUT 60%. THE NUMBERS FOR MY ATTENDANCE WENT UP ` 92%, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THE STUFF THAT YOU'RE GETTING FROM US ` IT'S NOT JUST FOR KIDS. GETTING HURT IS PART OF IT, AND THAT'S JUST ANOTHER OF LIFE'S LITTLE LESSONS. WE KIND OF BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE GETS HURT. IT'S A PART OF LIFE. MAYBE GET A CUP OF TOUGHEN-UP, A LITTLE BIT. IT'S GREAT. LET'S GO FIX IT AND MOVE ON. AND OUR RESILIENCE IN OUR KIDS IS FANTASTIC. NOW THEY'RE KIDS WITH CONTROL WHO TURN UP AND LOVE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT CAN THEY ACTUALLY FIGHT? (ALL YELL PLAYFULLY) (SCREAMS) THE PROBLEM AS LUCAS TOOK SUCH A HIDING DOING THE STORY THAT HE TRIED TO BRING IT BACK INTO THE SEVEN SHARP OFFICE, AND THERE WERE A FEW ISSUES. WHAT DID HILLARY DOMINATE YOU? SEE THE GREAT FIGHTER, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL. I THINK MMA IN THE WORKPLACE IS A GREAT IDEA, THAT COULD CATCH ON. IT'S THE AD THAT'S CRASHED INTO AUCKLAND LIVING ROOMS EVERY WEEK, AND ALSO HAPPENS TO BE TVNZ'S LONGEST RUNNING AD EVER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 'AUCKLAND... GLASS' AD, WHICH HASN'T CHANGED SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1996. BUT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END, AND SO FOR THE NEW OWNERS, IT WAS OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW. AS SEEN ON TV, WHAT WILL SOON BE THE LAST TIME, THE ICONIC, THE BEAUTIFUL, AUCKLAND GLASS AD. IF LONGEVITY IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST IN NEW ZEALAND TV HISTORY, SIMPLISTICALLY SMASHING THROUGH OUR SCREENS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. WE WERE WATCHING THE AUCKLAND GLASS AD WELL BEFORE WE WERE WATCHING VIDEOS OF KITTENS ON OUR IPHONES. THAT WASN'T A THING TILL 2007. (CAT MEOWS) MINIMALISTIC, SHORT, SHARP, TO THE POINT. AUCKLAND GLASS. IN THE VIEW OF THE NEW OWNERS, THE AD WAS BROKEN, SO THEY'VE MADE A NEW ONE. YOU STILL GET THE GLASS SMASHING, JUST NOT AS OFTEN. AND WITHOUT THE GENIUSLY WEIRD TIMING. AND NICK REID IS ONE OF THE NEW OWNERS OF AUCKLAND GLASS. LOVELY TO SEE YOU, NICK. I DON'T WANNA PUT THE HEX ON YOU, THE PRESSURE'S ON THOUGH. HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE ON PERFECT? (CHUCKLES) EVENING, GUYS. YEAH, WELL, LOOK, IT WAS A PRETTY TOUGH CALL TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL AD. IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A MAINSTAY IN KIWI HOMES FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. BUT LOOK, THE REALITY IS IT NEEDED A BIT OF A CHANGE. IT DIDN'T ACCURATELY SHOW WHAT WE DID ANYMORE. AND SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BIT OF A TIME FOR A REFRESH. YEAH, IT HAS BECOME A CLASSIC. DOES THE POPULARITY OF THE OLD AD SURPRISE YOU? IT WAS VERY POPULAR. WELL, YEAH, I GUESS IT HAS GOT A BIT OF AN ICONIC... SORT OF ALMOST A CULT FOLLOWING. IT WAS SO SIMPLE AND SO, I GUESS, DIRECT THAT IT KEEPS IN EVERYONE'S MEMORIES AND SO MUCH OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAD FROM FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND CLIENTS OVER THE YEARS THAT IT ALWAYS STUCK IN THEIR MINDS. SO I GUESS THAT'S THE GOAL OF ADVERTISING, HAVING A MEMORABLE MESSAGE. NICK, I KNOW YOU'VE KEPT A LITTLE BIT OF THE OLD AD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW AD. WHAT WAS YOUR BRIEF FOR THE NEW AD? THE BRIEF WAS, WELL, WE DIDN'T BRING ON AN AD AGENCY, AND I THINK IF WE DID THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TOLD US TO COMPLETELY SCRAP THE LOT, BUT WE WANTED TO KEEP SOME OF THE OLD AD, AND I GUESS SHOWCASE WHAT IT IS WE DO NOW. AND THAT IS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST DOING RESIDENTIAL REPAIRS. WE DO A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. AND WE SEE YOU'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OLD VOICE ARTIST. ANY IDEA OF HIS WHEREABOUTS? BECAUSE IT'S QUITE A` IT'S A VERY SMOOTH VOICE. WE DON'T KNOW HIS WHEREABOUTS. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE HE MAY HAVE PASSED, DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE AD, BUT WE ACTUALLY WERE THINKING OF BRINGING JEREMY ON AS THE VOICE OF AUCKLAND GLASS. BUT WE HEARD HE WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? HAVE A CRACK. I AM STILL AVAILABLE. IN FACT, I LIKE TO THINK I CAN DO AN IMPERSONATION OF THAT OLD AUCKLAND... GLASS. BECAUSE THE WAY THAT HE SAYS IT, WHICH IS JUST` I'VE HEARD YOU A FEW TIMES ON THE RADIO. I LOVE THE AD. I MEAN, I KNOW, NICK, A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY TOOK COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT IT WAS A CONSTANT IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY. ARE YOU PREPARING YOURSELF FOR A POTENTIAL ONLINE BACKLASH? YEAH, WE ARE. WE ARE. I GUESS... WE UMMED AND AHHED ABOUT CHANGING THE AD FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANTED TO UPDATE THE MESSAGE. WELL, BEST OF LUCK WITH EVERYTHING IN THE FUTURE, NICK. YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE GUY. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. THANKS, JEREMY. THANKS, TONI. AT CERTAINLY GETS IN YOUR HEAD, DOESN'T IT? I THINK GLASS ADS IN GENERAL PUNCH ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT, AND I'M GOING TO TEST YOU. # SMITH AND SMITH REPAIR. SMITH AND SMITH REPLACE. WHAT ABOUT SHOW US YOUR CRACK. OH, NOVUS! I THINK YOU ARE TRUE, THEY ARE PUNCHING. I HOPE THE NEW ONE LIVES UP TO IT, I'M SURE IT WILL. NOW, WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO'VE DONE SOMETHING GREAT AND DESERVE A BIT OF RECOGNITION FOR IT. THAT'S WHY WE PARTNER WITH ASB TO BRING YOU GOOD AS GOLD. # OH, I'LL BE THERE. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE DOING SELFLESS THINGS FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? DOESN'T HAVE MUCH, BUT WHATEVER SHE HAS, SHE WILL GIVE. SHE IS VERY SELFLESS. I JUST WANT HER TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE HER. OR MAYBE THEY'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME AND DESERVE A TREAT. ON BEHALF OF ASB, THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU $10,000. WELL, WHY NOT NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD? (LAUGHS) UNREAL. GO TO ASBGOODASGOLD.CO.NZ AND TELL US THEIR STORY. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP, BOUTIQUE KIWI BREWERS ARE DISCOVERING THEY'RE MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. JUST DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AS ME AND CALL IT 'CRAFT BEER.' NO OFFENCE, BUT WE DON'T USE THE 'C' WORD HERE. WE CALL IT GREAT BEER BECAUSE I REALLY WANT THIS SORT OF BEER TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. Whoo! Bro, reckon I could jump from there? - Pretty high. - (CHUCKLES) Nah. - THINKS: Hmmm... - (LIGHT MUSIC) If I get hurt, who's gonna feed Neil Finns? (WHISTLE BLOWS) Who's gonna coach the Minis? (SLOW DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) Who's gonna wing-man Jarrod? Hmmm... - Who's gonna take me to the toilet? - Paper, scissors, rock. I'm so sorry, bro. (WATERFALL SPLASHES) (SIGHS) LAUGHS: Yo! Ba-doosh! (SPLASH!) WELCOME BACK. SO NICE TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY. PETER DAVID BROUGHTON, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS RAWIRI PARATENE, HAS BEEN ON OUR SCREENS IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER FOREVER. NOW, HE'S BACK WITH A SWAN SONG SEASON OF 'PETER PAKA PARATENE, A MUSICAL' ` A CHEEKY LOOK THROUGH THE ROUND WINDOW INTO RAWIRI'S EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND CAREER. HERE'S TE RAU-HIRINGA BROWN. # CAN'T STOP BELIEVING I'M THE GREATEST # A TRUE ICON ADORED BY MANY, AND WITH NEARLY HALF A CENTURY OF CREDITS UNDER HIS BELT... (BRIGHT MUSIC) FROM HOSTING PLAY SCHOOL... HELLO, HUMPTY. ...TO STARRING IN AWARD-WINNING FILMS LIKE WHALE RIDER,... SHE WAS JUST WATCHING. SHE WAS USING A TAIAHA. ...FOOTROT FLATS... HEY, YOU MIGHT EVEN BE IN THE NEXT ALL BLACKS TEAM. ...AND THE ONCE WERE WARRIORS SEQUEL, 'WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?' AFTER THIS EXTRAORDINARY CAREER, THE HUMBLE VETERAN OF STAGE AND SCREEN IS TAKING HIS FINAL CURTAIN CALL. KIA ORA, EVERYBODY. NAU MAI. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. IT'S MY SWAN SONG. I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF SHOWS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND IT'S TIME TO RETIRE. IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ME AND ALL OF MY MAHI. YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF STROKES ` THREE STROKES ` BUT I'M STILL IN. LEAVING THE 67-YEAR-OLD WITH APHASIA. BUT WHAT IS APHASIA? SO, IT'S HARD FOR MY WORDS TO COME OUT, YEAH. I'M DOING BETTER. I HAD AN OPERATION LAST YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY NO MORE STROKES. DESPITE HIS STRUGGLE WITH WORDS, PARATENE IS REFUSING TO LET APHASIA STOP HIM. I'M GONNA HAVE A GO TO DO MY MASTERS. PETER PAKA PARATENE IS ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST BELOVED PERFORMERS, AND A TRAILBLAZER. HE WAS THE FIRST MAORI ACTOR TO GRADUATE FROM NEW ZEALAND DRAMA SCHOOL. AND I ACTUALLY SAID THEN THAT AFTER ABOUT 10 YEARS, I WILL WRITE AND MAYBE DIRECT, AND I'VE DONE ALL OF THAT. PARATENE HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HIS CRAFT. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE CREW. IN 2013, HE WAS MADE AN OFFICER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT FOR SERVICES TO FILM, TELEVISION AND THEATRE. I DID THE GLOBE TO GLOBE TOUR. WE WENT TO EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AND, WOW, THAT WAS AMAZING. PARATENE WAS FAR MORE THAN JUST AN ACTOR. HE WAS ALSO AN ACTIVIST. AS A STUDENT IN THE 1970S, HE WAS HIGHLY INVOLVED WITH NGA TAMATOA ` AN ORGANISATION WHOSE CAMPAIGNS LED TO TE REO RETURNING TO NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS, AND RESULTED IN MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK. THE MOST ESSENTIAL THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT THE MAORI LANGUAGE IS NOT DEAD AND HAS NO REAL HOPE OF DYING. THE MAORI LANGUAGE IS A VERY REAL AND LIVING THING. WE WENT INSIDE THE PARLIAMENT TO DELIVER THE PETITION. YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY NEAT. NOW MY DAUGHTER IS` SHE WORKS THERE. THAT'S ONE OF MANY STORIES HE'S GATHERED IN HIS LIFETIME, AND ANY OF THEM CAN COME OUT IN THE SHOW. NOW, JUST REMEMBER THAT I AM A NATIONAL TREASURE. (LAUGHTER) HE REALLY IS A NATIONAL TREASURE, AND A GREAT NEW ZEALANDER. A BEAUTIFUL WARMTH ABOUT HIM TOO. FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE WERE AROUND 100 INDEPENDENT KIWI BEER PRODUCERS. TODAY, THERE ARE OVER 250. AND THIS WEEK, ONE OF THEM CELEBRATED THEIR 5TH BIRTHDAY. WITH 40 LOCAL BREWS ON TAP AND A DIFFERENT FOOD TRUCK EACH WEEK, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE FOUND THE PERFECT COMBO. (ELEGANT STRING MUSIC) LIKE MOST GREAT STORIES, THIS ONE HAS ITS ORIGINS IN A SHED WITH A BLOKE TINKERING ABOUT. BUT AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, THE ONCE HUMBLE HOBBY OF HOMEBREW IS NOW MORE OF A CRAFT ` AN INDUSTRY, EVEN. TAKEN OUT OF THE COTTAGE AND INTO THE TAP HOUSES OF THE NATION BY FORWARD-THINKING MEN AND WOMEN. THIS PARTICULAR YARN IS ABOUT SOME GUYS WHO OPENED A JOINT IN THIS OLD PACK HOUSE ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. THE RECIPE ` SIMPLE. 40 INDIE BEERS AND A FOOD TRUCK INSTEAD OF A KITCHEN. FIVE YEARS ON, AND THEY'VE NOT ONLY WEATHERED THE STORMS OF COVID, BUT THEY'VE MUSHROOMED OUT TO FIVE BRANCHES. AND LIKE ALL SUCCESS STORIES, THE RIPPLES FROM THIS ONE HAVE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE. (GRAND OPERATIC MUSIC) OK, JASON. I'M NEW TO ALL THIS. I'M LOOKING AT THIS BOARD AND I'M A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMED. I DON'T DRINK THIS SORT OF BEER NORMALLY. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? WELL, THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY DRINK, JEREMY? MEET JASON PAYNE ` ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE BEER SPOT, AND ONE OF THE BEST BEER PUSHERS IN CHRISTENDOM. SO, I'D GO WITH THE KERERU MAIDSTONE LAGER. AND SO, I'D GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF OPTIONS AND THEN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF TASTERS. IS THAT MADE FROM WOOD PIGEONS? (LAUGHS) NO, THEY'RE PROTECTED, JEREMY! ARE NEW ZEALANDERS GOOD AT THIS? OH, WE'RE AWESOME. BUT WE ALWAYS SAY THAT ABOUT EVERYTHING. YEAH, I KNOW. NEW ZEALANDERS ARE GOOD AT` ARE WE ACTUALLY GOOD AT THIS? YEAH, WE'RE AMAZING. THE AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BEER AWARDS ` THE THREE REIGNING CHAMPIONS IN SMALL, MEDIUM AND COMMERCIAL-SIZED BREWERIES ARE ALL NEW ZEALANDERS. RIGHT. OK. SO WE ARE GOOD OF THIS? YEAH, WE'RE GREAT. SO WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF TAP BEER VERSUS, SAY, BOTTLED BEER? WELL, IN A KEG ` TAP BEER ` YOU'VE GOT 50 LITRES OF BEER AND A VERY SMALL HEAD SPACE. IN A BOTTLE, YOU'VE GOT 300ML OF BEER AND THE SAME HEAD SPACE. SO THE POTENTIAL FOR OXIDATION IS GREAT, WHEREAS KEG ` NO LIGHT, NO OXYGEN. KEPT FRESH IS ALWAYS BEST. WHAT GETS ME UP IN THE MORNING AS THESE 250-ODD INDEPENDENT BREWERS AROUND NEW ZEALAND WHO ARE ALL FIGHTING FOR TAP SPACE, AND THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS JUST BUILD MORE TAPS FOR THEM. MY NAME'S GAVIN KEYWORTH, AND I'M A HOME BREWER FROM HELENSVILLE. AMONGST THE MORE FAMILIAR CRAFT BRANDS THAT FLOW AT THE BEER SPOT, YOU'LL FIND GAVIN'S AWARD-WINNING HOME BREW ` A STUNNING, WORLD-CLASS PILSNER MADE IN THIS VERY SHED. BEING A LITTLE HOME BREWER, AND THEN GETTING TO MAKE 2500L OF IT DOWN AT THE LOCAL WAS AWESOME. YOU'D GO IN THERE AND ACTUALLY SEE PEOPLE DRINKING IT AND ENJOYING IT. IT'S LIKE, 'WOW. THIS IS HUGE.' ALSO HUGE ` THE BOOM IN FOOD TRUCKS. WITH BEER SPOT REGULAR PEACH'S HOT CHICKEN GRADUATING FROM THE NORTHCOTE CAR PARK TO THEIR OWN BRICKS AND MORTAR, WITH PLANS FOR EXPANSION. THE BEER SPOT OFFERED THE FOOD TRUCKS A LOT OF STABILITY, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT TRADING MAYBE 100 DAYS A YEAR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOYS. YOU DID IT! FIVE YEARS, FIVE SHOPS! FIVE YEARS YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR. THAT'S REMARKABLE. WELL DONE! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF, JEREMY. FIVE YEARS OLD. GOT TO PUT THE BIG BOY PANTS ON, GET THE LUNCH READY FOR SCHOOL. IT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS MAKE SUCH AMAZING BEER, AND IT'S JUST A REAL PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT ON PEOPLE'S MOUTH BITS. BIG BOY KILT, IN JASON'S CASE. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, IF YOU'VE BEEN FEELING A BIT OFF SINCE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDED, WELL, YOU'RE NOT ALONE ` THE CASE FOR SOME DAILY VITAMIN D THERAPY. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. 5 GOLD RINGS IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. NIGH-NIGH. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, PHOEBE UPTON AND CAMERON GRIGG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.