OVERALL, IT IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY QUIET WEEK. TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP, AND YOU'RE TALKING SINGLE SEX EDUCATION? YES, ANOTHER BOYS' SCHOOL IS OPENING ITS DOORS TO THE GIRLS. WHY CO-ED IS FAST TAKING OVER. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HEEDED THE CALL ` DO SOMETHING NEW, NEW ZEALAND. AND WE CERTAINLY DID ` PACKING UP THE DOG AND KIDS AND HITTING THE ROAD. WE DID THE MAHI. NOW WE'RE REAPING THE REWARDS FROM GETTING BUSY IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. (THE ROLLING STONES' 'PAINT IT BLACK') WE'VE DONE OUR DOMESTIC DUTY AND DROPPED CASH, BUT WE HAVEN'T BLOWN IT ALL IN THE BIG SMOKE. NEW ZEALANDERS TRIED NEW THINGS. WE'VE FLOCKED TO FIORDLAND, GONE TROPO ON TASMAN AND HIT THE KAURI COAST ON A PATH LESS TRAVELLED. AND IN NINE MONTHS, OUR TEAM OF FIVE MILLION CHUCKED AN EXTRA $1B INTO THE ECONOMY. IN MAY 2020, TOURISM NEW ZEALAND PUT OUT THE CALL TO KIWIS, AND WE ANSWERED. ALMOST A YEAR ON, SPENDING'S UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO, CHEERS TO YOU, NEW ZEALAND. KEEP IT UP. AND RICHARD USSHER FROM CABLE BAY ADVENTURE PARK IN NELSON IS WITH US NOW. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, RICHARD. WHAT SORT OF ADVENTURE STUFF DO YOU DO DOWN THERE? WELL, WE'VE GOT A PARK HERE THAT WE'VE GOT A GIANT FLYING FOX CALLED THE SKYWIRE, WHICH IS OUR, SORT OF, SIGNATURE ATTRACTION. WE'VE ALSO GOT QUAD BIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, E-BIKING, CAFE AND A BUNCH OF SMALLER ACTIVITIES AS WELL. SO, YEAH, IT'S A BUSY LITTLE PLACE. AND HOW HAVE THE PAST 12 MONTHS BEEN FOR YOU, RICHARD? THE PAST 12 MONTHS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE FOR US. I GUESS COMING OUT OF LOCKDOWN, WE WERE SORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SMALL WE COULD BE AND SURVIVE, AND WE WERE THINKING WE'D ONLY BE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE STRONG. BUT THIS SUMMER, WE ACTUALLY EMPLOYED 24 PEOPLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SUMMER. SO, YEAH, IT WAS A BIT OF A SURPRISE BUT VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO THE KIWIS FOR GETTING OUT AND SUPPORTING. THAT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HEAR. ARE YOU SEEING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CUSTOMER AT CABLE BAY? WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS THAT WE'VE HAD REAL GROWTH, ESPECIALLY FROM THE LIKES OF AUCKLAND, WHERE IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE AUCKLANDERS HAVE BEEN TREATING THE SOUTH ISLAND A LITTLE BIT LIKE THEIR OVERSEAS DESTINATION. BUT WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND I THINK JUST THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO OVERSEAS, IT'S FORCED PEOPLE TO HOLIDAY IN NEW ZEALAND. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY HAVE GOT OUT AND SUPPORTED A LOT OF THE SMALLER BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. SO, IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY HEARTENING TO SEE. AND SO, HAS THAT MEANT MORE AND MORE TOURISTS FOR NELSON AS WELL? I THINK IT HAS MEANT MORE TOURISTS FOR NELSON. IT DEFINITELY SEEMS TO HAVE FLATTENED OUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE SEASONALITY. SO, NELSON HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REAL TRADITIONAL KIWI SUMMER HOT SPOT. BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN PEOPLE TRAVELLING THROUGH HERE AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY TOUGH FOR SOME OF THE TOURISM BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, LIKE DOWN IN QUEENSTOWN AND ON THE WEST COAST AND THE LIKE. BUT CERTAINLY NELSON, YOU KNOW, HAS FARED PRETTY WELL, I WOULD SUGGEST, OUT OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. RICHARD, FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO VISITED NEW SPOTS LIKE YOURS, WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM TONIGHT? I GUESS MY MESSAGE IS JUST A REALLY BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS GOT OUT THERE AND SPENT THEIR DOLLARS IN NEW ZEALAND AND SUPPORTED SMALL BUSINESS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LOTS OF PRESS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW TOUGH A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE DOING IT AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MADE A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE TO A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND REALLY HELPED THEM NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT ALSO THRIVE. WELL, IT REALLY IS GLORIOUS TO HEAR, RICHARD, AND IT'S LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT AND ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GUYS. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, CHELSEA BRADY AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT AUCKLAND WOULD BE WELCOMED AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY? THAT HAS BEEN A REAL SURPRISE. FEELING VERY, VERY WELCOME. I WAS LISTENING TO RICHARD AND THOUGHT, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL HOW KIWIS HAVEN'T BRACED GETTING OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COUNTRY. THERE WILL COME A TIME THAT THE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS COME BACK, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE SHARING WITH THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THE PLACE TO OURSELVES. THAT'S RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN GREAT. I WENT TO CABLE BAY AND THOUGHT RICHARD. ABEL TASMAN IS USUALLY FULL WITH PEOPLE FROM OVERSEAS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A MAGNIFICENT PART OF NEW ZEALAND. WE PRETTY MUCH HAD IT TO OURSELVES. IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE NICE. WE WILL LOVE THE MONEY THAT THEY BRING WHEN THEY COME BACK. WE WASH OUR HANDS NOW PROBABLY MORE THAN EVER, AND WE WASH OUR CLOTHES AND DISHES TOO. AND WHAT ABOUT WASHING WHAT WE EAT? IN THE MIDST OF LAST YEAR'S LOCKDOWN, WE WERE TOLD TO WASH OUR FRUIT AND VEGES WELL. BUT DO WE REALLY NEED TO? (FIVE'S 'KEEP ON MOVING') WE'RE FOREVER BEING ENCOURAGED TO EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEG. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE REACHING THE OPTIMAL 'FIVE PLUS A DAY' IS A CHORE. NO WONDER TAKEAWAYS ARE SO APPEALING. THEY'RE SO EASY. AND AFTER A HARD DAY'S GRAFT, NOBODY CAN BLAME YOU. SO, WHEN YOU GO TO THE EFFORT OF COOKING AT HOME, DO YOU NEED TO ADD YET ANOTHER LAYER OF COMPLEXITY BY WASHING YOUR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES? JUST A RINSE. (CHUCKLES) WHY? JUST TO GET RID OF, LIKE, THE DIRT AND DUST FROM THE FRUIT. GENERALLY, YES, GENERALLY. BUT NOT ALWAYS, I HAVE TO BE HONEST. NO. BUT I DO OFTEN BUY FRUIT THAT'S IN THE PLASTIC BAGS SO IT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED BY EVERY CUSTOMER IN THE SHOP. YES. SOMETIMES. I BAG IT MYSELF WITH CLEAN HANDS, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR VEGETABLES, EVEN IF IT SAYS 'PRE-WASHED'. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH WASHING? DO YOU HAVE TO WASH PRODUCE, AND IF SO, WHAT AND HOW MUCH? AND SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER THIS IS KEITH MICHAEL ` DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFE. IT'S LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. NOW, DO YOU NEED TO WASH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BEFORE PREPARING AND EATING THEM? YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO TALK TO YOU AS WELL, HILARY. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. WASHING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES LOWERS THE RISK FROM ANY FOOD SAFETY PATHOGENS. IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU'RE A VULNERABLE SORT OF PERSON WHO GETS SICK MORE EASILY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE OLD OR IF YOU'RE PREGNANT OR IF YOU'RE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED OR IF YOU'RE COOKING FOR A YOUNG CHILD, FOR EXAMPLE. SO, THE SHORT ANSWER IS, YES, WE SHOULD BE. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT YOU MEAN BY WASHING? FOR ME, IT'S JUST SORT OF RUNNING IT UNDER A BIT OF COLD WATER. BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WASHING, DO YOU MEAN PUTTING IT IN HOT SOAPY WATER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YES, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION, AND THE SHORT ANSWER FOR THAT IS, NO, WE SHOULDN'T BE USING SOAP OR DETERGENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO, FIRST OF ALL, USE CLEAN WATER. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THINK ABOUT THE HYGIENE BEFORE WE'RE ACTUALLY WASHING THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, INCLUDING OUR OWN PERSONAL HYGIENE. SO, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO FIRST WASH YOUR HANDS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, RUN IT UNDER WATER FOR ABOUT ONE TO TWO MINUTES AND THAT SHOULD LOWER THE RISK. KEITH, WHAT ABOUT WHEN SOMETHING IS BAGGED AND SAYS 'PRE-WASHED'? DO YOU STILL HAVE TO WASH THAT? PRE-WASHING REDUCES THE RISK. HOWEVER, THE RISK IS NOT ZERO. THERE'S SOME ACADEMIC DEBATE ON WHETHER WASHING IS GOOD AND WASHING AT HOME IS GOOD. AND THAT'S MORE AROUND THE HYGIENE OF HOW WE DO IT. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU'RE A VULNERABLE SORT OF POPULATION CONSUMING THE FOOD, THEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO RECOMMEND. DO SOME VEGETABLES NEED MORE WASHING THAN OTHERS? IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAVE GROWN. SO, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BELOW THE SOIL LINE OR GROWING CLOSE TO THE SOIL LINE, THERE'S MORE RISK OF SOIL ON THE PRODUCE OR PRODUCT. SO THAT'S INCREASED RISK. ALSO, THE KIND OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLE DETERMINES THE RISK AS WELL. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, PARSLEY AND THE LITTLE CURLY LEAVES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF PICKING UP SOIL, FOR EXAMPLE. KEITH, DOES THAT NEED TO CLEAN YOUR VEGETABLES VARY FOR WHERE THE PRODUCT IS PURCHASED FROM? FOR EXAMPLE, A MARKET VERSUS A SUPERMARKET. SO, IF IT'S COMING VIA A SUPERMARKET, SUPERMARKETS ARE WELL KNOWN TO HAVE THEIR OWN SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT HELPS LOWER THE RISK. IN FACT, IN SOME INSTANCES, SOME SUPERMARKETS HAVE STANDARDS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN REGULATORY STANDARDS. SO, IN SHORT, YES, THE RISK CHANGES BETWEEN A SUPERMARKET, SAY, AND IF YOU'RE BUYING IT FROM A WEEKEND OR FARMER'S MARKET, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEITH. SOME GREAT ADVICE THERE. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. YOU TOO, HILARY. THANKS, JEREMY. REMEMBER AT THE START OF LOCKDOWN, THOUGH, HOW CONSCIENTIOUS WE WERE ABOUT WATCHING EVERYTHING AND CLEANING EVERYTHING? WE WERE WIPING DOWN THE SIDES OF CEREAL BOXES BEFORE THEY CAME INSIDE. I WAS ACTUALLY PUTTING THINGS IN THE GARAGE FOR ONE DAY AND THEN BRINGING THINGS AND GRADUALLY. WE DIDN'T KNOW. IT'S GOOD THAT WE WENT THROUGH THAT, NOT THAT WE ARE RELAXING THROUGH ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE SCANNING EVERYWHERE AND DOING THE THINGS. BUT IT IS NICE NOT TO HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE. IT IS SO GOOD WE ARE NOT HAVING TO DO THAT ANYMORE. 100 YEARS AGO, WE EDUCATED CHILDREN RATHER DIFFERENTLY. THERE WAS CHALK, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND LOTS OF ROTE LEARNING. IN HAWKE'S BAY, THERE'S A BOYS' SCHOOL THAT'S LOOKING TO CHANGE ANOTHER CENTURY-OLD TRADITION. THEY'RE OPENING THE GATES TO GIRLS. HERE'S LUCAS DE JONG. ('HALLELUJAH' HYMN) IT'S HOME TO 100 YEARS OF HISTORY ` A CENTURY OF TRADITION AND LEARNING AND... (LED ZEPPELIN'S 'KASHMIR') ...100 YEARS OF BOYS. BUT TIMES ARE CHANGING. THE RISE OF DIVERSITY. THE RISE OF UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE AND PATIENCE AND RESPECT AND KINDNESS. NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 100 YEARS, HEREWORTH SCHOOL ` THE HAWKE'S BAY'S PRIVATE JUNIOR BOYS' SCHOOL ` WANTS TO WELCOME IN THE GIRLS. TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DEMAND FROM GRANDPARENTS, PARTICULARLY OLD BOYS, WHO WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE THEIR GIRLS IN THE SCHOOL. WHAT'S THE CHAT OUT THERE IN THE PLAYGROUND WHEN YOU GUYS ALL HEARD? WHAT WERE THE BOYS SAYING? IT WAS LIKE, 'YEAH, I'M GONNA GET A GIRLFRIEND NOW.' (LAUGHS) ALL THE BOYS WERE SAYING THAT. MIKA HAS BEEN DOWN THE CO-ED ROAD BEFORE. THE GIRLS ARE QUITE BOSSY THERE, BUT THAT'S MOST GIRLS. AND THEN MOST OF THE GIRLS WERE SMARTER THAN THE BOYS. MM. BOSSIER AND SMARTER? YEAH. SO HERE YOU BOYS LOOK SMARTER COS YOU'RE THE SMARTEST IN THE SCHOOL? YEAH. SO IF GIRLS CAME, THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE SHOWING US UP. YEAH. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A CHAT TO A GIRL? UM... MY SISTER, THIS MORNING. OH. AND IT WENT ALL RIGHT? YEAH, PRETTY GOOD. YEAH? BOYS WOULD, LIKE, LEARN HOW TO ACT AROUND GIRLS. THEY WOULDN'T BE SO SHY. YEAH. AT HIGH SCHOOL AND STUFF. WELL, WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE CURRICULUM PROGRAMMES THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING WITHIN THE SCHOOL. WE'LL HAVE TO WIDEN OUR BREADTH OF CO-CURRICULAR OFFERINGS WITH SPORTS FOR GIRLS. ZARA'S READY. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS SCHOOL? OH, THUMBS UP? (LAUGHS) SHE THINKS SHE'S PART OF THE CLASSROOM ALREADY, (CHUCKLES) AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL. SHE'S ALWAYS SAID SINCE LOUIS STARTED, 'I WISH I COULD GO TO HEREWORTH. WITH WISH I COULD GO TO HEREWORTH.' IT'S A FEELING THAT MOM KNOWS ALL TOO WELL ` BECAUSE HER BROTHER ONCE WENT HERE. HE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE SENT OFF TO THIS BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL WHILE I WAS STUCK IN RURAL SOUTH HAWKE'S BAY. I JUST` I SORT OF WANTED TO BE PART OF THE CREW AS WELL, BUT COULDN'T. THIS SCHOOL ISN'T ALONE. THE UK HAS DECREASED THE NUMBER OF SINGLE SEX SCHOOLS BY ABOUT 33%. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE GLOBE, YOU WILL SEE THAT COEDUCATION IS BECOMING A MORE COMMON FORM OF SCHOOLING. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT, WHAT IS THE WORLD OF TODAY, IT IS BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER. MODERN LIFE MEANS COSTS, LOGISTICS AND SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS ARE PUSHING PEOPLE TOWARDS CO-ED SCHOOLS. WE'VE ALREADY GOT 85 GIRLS ON OUR WAITING LIST. THE PLAN HERE WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE ROLL FROM 200 TO 350 AND IN TURN, CUT TUITION FEES BY HALF. THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE MINISTRY. WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN HAVE GIRLS COMING TO THE SCHOOL YET, BUT WE ARE PLANNING THAT THAT WILL OCCUR AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE FROM THE START OF 2023. OH, THERE ARE SOME BOYS WHO WOULD PREFER US TO REMAIN AS A` AS A BOYS ONLY SCHOOL. BUT WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS THE NEXT 100 YEARS. THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEXT 100 YEARS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK TOWARDS, RATHER THAN LOOKING BACKWARDS. YEAH. I WENT TO CO-EDITED BY ... AND SINGLE SEX SCHOOL AS WELL. I DID BETTER AT THE COED. I'M NOT SURPRISED. I DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE GIRLS SCHOOLS OPENING UP TO THE BOYS. I THINK THERE WOULD BE SO MANY BOYS TURNING UP AND IT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP, THEY SAY THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT DOESN'T QUITE GO ACCORDING TO PLAN? WE'VE HAD A FEW NUDGES AND BANKS... MOMENTS OF ME GOING, 'GO, GO, GO, KEEP GOING.' (ENGINE ROARS) WELCOME BACK, LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THE WEEKEND'S CANTERBURY RALLY WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR THE STOKES TEAM FROM WAIKUKU. ALL FIVE OF THEM WERE INVOLVED - THREE RACING AND THE OTHER TWO CREWING. INCREDIBLY, THEIR COMBINED STRENGTH WAS NEEDED AT THE RALLY FINISH, TO GET THE CAR ACROSS THE LINE. HERE'S JENDY HARPER. TWO MINUTES TO RACE START, AND THINGS ARE TENSE. SUITING UP ` AMY STOKES. CHECKING FOR PRESSURE ` HER BROTHER ROBBIE. WATCHING ON ` MUM AND DAD. IT'S FULL-ON, JENDY. YUP. I MUST ADMIT, MY HEART'S IN MY MOUTH A BIT. THE STOKES SIBLINGS ARE DEFENDING THEIR CANTERBURY TITLE. FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, GO. STAGE ONE OF SEVEN WINDING THROUGH NORTH CANTERBURY'S FORESTS AND FARMLAND. (ENGINE REVS) THE SERVICE CREW SETS UP IN AMBERLEY, WHERE A MORE RELAXED ROBBIE EMERGES. HOW DID THAT STAGE GO? UH, REALLY GOOD BY THE TIME, BUT HAD A SPIN AND THE WINDSCREEN FOGGED UP, SO THERE WAS A LOT HAPPENING IN THAT, BUT, YEAH, STILL ENJOYED IT. FIRST HUG GOES TO GRANDMA ` A REGULAR ON THE RALLY CIRCUIT. I THINK I'VE SEEN MOST OF NEW ZEALAND. (CHUCKLES) MOSTLY WATCHING HER SON BRIAN COMPETE IN THE '80s ` THE FIRST SOUTH ISLANDER TO WIN THE NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP. IN RALLYING, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. NOWADAYS, BRIAN IS BUSY BEHIND THE SCENES. DO YOU WISH YOU WERE BACK OUT THERE TODAY? OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) WOULDN'T MIND. HIS SON AND DAUGHTER FIRST TEAMED UP IN 2016 ` DITCHING SIBLING RIVALRY FOR SIBLING SYNERGY. WELL DONE, ROBBIE. THAT WAS AWESOME. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN MY JOB IS TO TELL ROBBIE WHERE TO GO. (CHUCKLES) WHAT SISTER COULD PASS THAT UP? CAUTION! I THINK WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT THE RIGHT SEATS IN THE CAR. IF WE SWAPPED SEATS, IT DEFINITELY WOULDN'T GO AS WELL AS IT DOES AT THE MOMENT. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK WELL. THIS CRASH AT THE RALLY OF OTAGO LANDED THEM IN COLD WATER, TESTING EVERYONE'S NERVES. I WENT TO THE ACTUAL SCENE OF IT, AND IT DID GIVE ME A BIT OF A FRIGHT, I GUESS, JUST SEEING THE CAR IN THE WATER. NOW THERE'S ANOTHER RALLY CHILD TO WORRY ABOUT. THIS IS JACK, OUR YOUNGEST BROTHER AND THE NEWEST DRIVER TO THE STOKES MOTORSPORT TEAM. SUNDAY MARKED JACK'S SECOND ONLY OUTING IN THE LEFT-HAND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE WITH EXPERIENCED CO-DRIVER SAM GRAY. 60, FIVE LEFT TIGHT AND LONG FOUR. LIKE MARK TODD'S CHARISMA, THEY WERE FEELING THEIR WAY AROUND THE COURSE. WE'VE HAD A FEW NUDGES AND BANKS AND... (CHUCKLES) AND MOMENTS OF ME GOING, 'GO, GO, GO. KEEP GOING.' JACK'S GOT A WHOLE DIFFERENT APPROACH TO IT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS LITTLE WEE CAR, AND IT WOULD COME INTO THE SERVICE AREA, AND IT WOULD JUST BE HAPPILY PURRING AWAY THERE. WHEN ROBBIE TURNED UP, WHEN WE WAS DRIVING IT, IT GOT TO THE SERVICE PARK, AND IT WAS SORT OF GASPING FOR BREATH THINKING, 'I'VE JUST HAD THE BLIMMIN' DAYLIGHTS 'THRASHED OUT OF ME.' REMINISCENT OF HOW YOU DROVE? PROBABLY, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) THE FORD FIESTA AP4 HAS HAD A THRASHING TODAY. HERE'S ROBBIE AND AMY LIMPING THROUGH THE LAST STAGE. 40 MINUTES LATER, IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE FAMILY HAS TO PUSH THE CAR... (CAR CLATTERS) ...TO THE CEREMONIAL FINISH LINE SO ROBBIE AND AMY CAN CLAIM THE CANTERBURY RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR A SECOND YEAR. OUTSTANDING. PRETTY GOOD, EH? AWW. WOW. WORD COMES THROUGH THAT JACK HAS CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FOURTH IN HIS CLASS. A STELLAR DAY FOR TEAM STOKES. IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC DAY, YEAH. I'M REALLY HAPPY, BUT REALLY RELIEVED. NOT TOO BAD. NOT TOO BAD. (ROCK MUSIC) WHAT A GREAT FAMILY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS WE DON'T LIKE OUR AUSSIE COUSINS CLAIMING AS THEIR OWN, BUT CROWDED HOUSE IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS WE'VE LEARNED TO SHARE. FOR 35 YEARS THE BAND'S CEMENTED ITSELF IN MUSIC HISTORY. NOW THEY'RE BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM AND A NEW LOOK. # SOMETHING SO STRONG... # FOR CROWDED HOUSE, SHOW BUSINESS IS A FAMILY BUSINESS. 11 YEARS AFTER THEIR LAST ALBUM, THE BAND'S BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE. THE HOUSE NOW SLIGHTLY MORE CROWDED BY THE FINN FAMILY, WITH NEIL'S SONS, ELROY AND LIAM, WELCOMED INTO THE RANKS. # LET ME MOVE YOU. # THE CITIES COVERED IN SMOKE. # OVER THREE DECADES AFTER THE BAND'S DEBUT, THEY'RE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO THE GROUP'S SIGNATURE SOUND. # ...SAVE OUR SOULS. # CROWDED HOUSE'S LATEST OFFERING, 'DREAMERS ARE WAITING' FOLLOWS A PACKED COUNTRY-WIDE TOUR, PROVING THAT FOR ONE OF OUR GREATEST BANDS, THE DREAM'S STILL NOT OVER. # HEY, NOW. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER. # AND JOINING US NOW IS NEIL FINN. ALWAYS GREAT TO TALK TO YOU, NEIL. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER? THERE WAS A SENSE OF OCCASION THAT I FELT AND A REALISATION THAT THERE WAS A WAY OF REINVENTING AND REIMAGINING, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WOULD CALL MY OWN CLASSIC BAND AFTER SPENDING THREE YEARS IN ANOTHER CLASSIC BAND AND OBSERVING HOW THEY HAD DONE IT SO MANY TIMES AND KEPT THE FLAME GOING. AND IT GAVE ME GREAT HOPE AND GREAT ASPIRATION, SOMEHOW. SO, YEAH. AND THEN I'VE GOT LIAM AND ELROY, I'VE BEEN PLAYING MUSIC WITH FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND IT'S GOT TO A POINT WHERE IT'S WAY BEYOND JUST A FAMILY SORT OF THING NOW. IT'S ACTUALLY` THEY'RE TWO OF MY FAVOURITE MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD. AND THE IDEA OF PUTTING THEM WITH NICK AND MITCHELL FROOM, OUR ORIGINAL PRODUCER, JUST KIND OF DAWNED ON ME AS A BRILLIANT TIMING AND A SENSE OF OCCASION, LIKE I SAID. WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE LIAM WAS ONLY 2 WHEN THE BAND BEGAN. ELROY WASN'T EVEN BORN. WHAT IS IT LIKE NOW SHARING THE STAGE AND THE LEGACY WITH THEM? IT'S QUITE PHENOMENAL. YOU KNOW, AS A STORY, AS A FAMILY STORY, IT WOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT TO LOOK OVER AND SEE THEM, AS WE JUST DID ON THIS LAST TOUR IN NEW ZEALAND AND FEEL THE POWER OF THE BAND AND A REAL SOULFULNESS THAT I THINK COMES FROM THAT DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE. LIAM GREW UP WITH THAT MUSIC. IT'S IN HIS DNA. YOU KNOW, ELROY WAS THE THIRD` HE WAS THE THIRD ALBUM BABY. BUT HE'S` THEY'VE BOTH STEEPED IN IT. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH MITCHELL AS WELL, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN THE GUY WHO HELPED CREATE THE CROWDED HOUSE SOUND, IT FEELS VERY FRESH, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A RETURN IN A WEIRD KIND OF WAY. YEAH. YOU RECENTLY TOURED THE COUNTRY, NEIL. HOW DIFFERENT IS IT PLAYING WITH CROWDED HOUSE AGAIN COMPARED TO YOUR STINT WITH FLEETWOOD MAC? WELL, I JUST FEEL` I FEEL PRETTY PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ANYWHERE WITH ANYONE AT THE MOMENT. AND IN NEW ZEALAND, WE ARE ENJOYING A FREEDOM THAT IS` OTHER MUSICIANS I KNOW OVERSEAS JUST SHAKE THEIR HEADS. SO, YEAH, I DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED. I THINK IT WAS QUITE A SPECIAL TOUR IN THAT REGARD. THE FLEETWOOD MAC EXPERIENCE WAS SO OUT OF LEFT FIELD AND SO UNEXPECTED THAT I JUST WENT INTO IT DETERMINED TO ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THAT AS WELL. IT WAS LIKE BECOMING ANOTHER PERSON FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AND SINGING WITH STEVIE AND CHRISTINE EVERY NIGHT, YOU KNOW, JUST A GREAT JOY, ONE OF LIFE'S GREAT PLEASURES. SO... BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, YOUR OWN THING, YOU'RE SINGING YOUR OWN SONGS, AND YOU'VE GOT` YOU'RE CREATING THAT BOND WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT'S BEEN WITH YOU FOR, IN SOME CASES, 30, 40 YEARS. AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF YOUNG FACES OUT THERE WHO'VE GROWN UP WITH IT, HAD THEIR PARENTS INDOCTRINATE THEM, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THEM ALONG AND SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT'S A REALLY GREAT FEELING. THANKS VERY MUCH, NEIL. WONDERFUL TO TALK TO YOU, AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU, JEREMY. THANK YOU, HILARY. I PARTICULARLY LIKED WHAT HE DID WITH HIS HAIR. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, THE CHRISTCHURCH COMMUNITY RADIO STATION WITH A SPRITELY 95-YEAR-OLD BEHIND THE MICROPHONE. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY, THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. FAIR GO IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, CHELSEA BRADY AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS.