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Hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Josh Thomson, The Project combines news and entertainment to provide audiences an intelligent, informative and engaging mix of the stories that matter.

Primary Title
  • The Project
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 24 March 2023
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • Discovery New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Josh Thomson, The Project combines news and entertainment to provide audiences an intelligent, informative and engaging mix of the stories that matter.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Hosts
  • Jeremy Corbett (Presenter)
  • Jesse Mulligan (Presenter)
  • Kanoa Lloyd (Presenter)
  • Kate Rodger (Guest Presenter)
AND I'M SAMANTHA HAYES AND ON THE PROJECT ` HOW ABOUT THIS FOR STAR POWER: YOU'RE TALKING TO LIZZO! AND NOW ON THE PROJECT, HOW ABOUT THIS FOR STAR POWER ` YOU'RE TALKING TO LIZZO! YES, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, THE POP SENSATION IS MAKING HER TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO AOTEAROA. # BLAME IT ON MY JUICE, # BLAME IT, BLAME IT ON MY JUICE. # LIZZO HAS CHANGED THE GAME. SHE'S FAMOUS FOR SHIFTING SOUND AND CULTURE WITH HISTORY-MAKING HITS. # IN A MINUTE, I'MA NEED A SENTIMENTAL MAN OR WOMAN # TO PUMP ME UP. # WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS AT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY AWARDS, HER SONG 'ABOUT DAMN TIME' TOOK OUT THE COVETED RECORD OF THE YEAR TOO. BEYONCE. WHEW! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IN THE FIFTH GRADE, I SKIPPED SCHOOL TO SEE YOU PERFORM. MY SISTER ` SHE GOT ME OUT OF SCHOOL. IT WAS LITERATURE. I'M GOOD. TRANSCENDING MUSIC, LIZZO IS BOTH HUMBLE AND INSPIRING. WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I WOULD WRITE THESE POP SONGS, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN MY VOICE. OH, LOOK AT MELISSA TRYING TO BE SHY. # HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE # WHEN I DON'T LIKE MYSELF? LIKE, OOH. # AND NOW THIS AWARD-WINNING SINGER, SONGWRITER, MOVIE STAR, RAPPER AND FLAUTIST IS COMING TO AOTEAROA FOR 'THE SPECIAL TOUR', AND WE CAN'T WAIT. WELL, JOINING US NOW, IT'S THE INCREDIBLE, THE BEAUTIFUL LIZZO! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS) LIZZO, IT IS SO GREAT TO GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN, TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE. WHAT ARE YOU EATING RIGHT NOW? A GRANNY SMITH. A GRANNY SMITH. OH, I LOVE ME A LITTLE TANGY LITTLE GRANNY SMITH APPLE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER, BUT LAST TIME WE TALKED, I ACTUALLY BROUGHT YOU A SNACK. I BROUGHT YOU A CHEESE ROLL. (BLEEP) LOVED THAT. I REMEMBER. (LAUGHTER) THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR. ALL RIGHT. SNACKS ASIDE, WE DO HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. LIZZO, YOUR MUSIC BRINGS PEOPLE A LOT OF JOY. WE WANNA KNOW ` WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY RIGHT NOW? (SIGHS) WELL... I WOULD SAY THAT MY... MENTAL HEALTH IS IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE. I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF. THE STEPS THAT I'VE BEEN MAKING TO, LIKE, REDUCE MY ANXIETY AND, UM... ENJOY THE PRESENT IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN, LIKE, (CHUCKLES) LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AND I THINK, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS AGO, LIZZO WOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF... EVEN (BLEEP) FIVE YEARS AGO, LIZZO WOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF HOW FAR I'VE COME. I THINK THAT BRINGS ME A LOT OF JOY RIGHT NOW. YES, AND SO NICE TO HEAR ABOUT, LIKE, HAVING GOOD MENTAL HEALTH, BECAUSE SO OFTEN WE TALK ABOUT WHEN IT'S BAD. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT REALLY IMPROVED MY MENTAL HEALTH WAS HEARING THAT YOU ARE COMING BACK TO NEW ZEALAND WITH YOUR 'SPECIAL' TOUR. I WAS, LIKE, (SQUEALS) I'VE GOT TO GET TICKETS! OH MY GOD. (KIWI ACCENT) 'SPECIAL'... (LAUGHTER) ...IS THE BEST PRONUNCIATION OF MY ALBUM I'VE EVER HEARD. THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT SAYING 'SPECIAL'. LISTEN, I WAS EXCITED TOO. YOU KNOW? (LAUGHS) MAYBE I'M SAYING TOO MUCH, BUT, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GONNA BE, LIKE, EVEN TOMORROW, SO, LIKE, WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TOUR ` MY AGENT BOOKED IT ` AND I WAS LIKE, 'OH, COOL!' (LAUGHS) 'I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN YOU DID.' I'M JUST KIDDING. BUT I AM REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. I MEAN, I LOVE ` LOVE ` NEW ZEALAND. LIKE, LAST TIME I WAS THERE, I WAS JUST, LIKE, SO HAPPY, AND I'M GOING TO HOBBITON THIS TIME, GOD DAMN IT, AND LIKE, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK. WE CAN'T EITHER, AND I AM OBVIOUSLY COMING TO THE GIG AS WELL, LIZZO, SO MY QUESTION IS, HOW DOES ONE PREPARE FOR A LIZZO SHOW? IS IT MEXICAN? IS IT ITALIAN MAYBE? ARE WE DRINKING COCKTAILS OR ARE WE DOING SHOTS? UM, I WOULD SAY... I DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN SEEING PEOPLE ON THIS (KIWI ACCENT) 'SPECIAL' TOUR, WEARING, LIKE, A LOT GLITTER AND, LIKE, MATCHING OUTFITS. SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, GROUP CHAT AND EVENT THAT HAPPENS BEFORE. SO I DON'T KNOW. I WOULDN'T TELL SOMEONE TO DO SHOTS OF TEQUILA IF THEY DON'T DRINK TEQUILA. (LAUGHS) UM, I WOULDN'T TELL SOMEBODY. YOU GUYS HAVE GOOD MEXICAN FOOD IN NEW ZEALAND? WE HAVE OUTSTANDING MEXICAN FOOD IN NEW ZEALAND, IN FACT. CORN TORTILLAS... FOR REAL? THAT IS A SHOCKER FOR ME COS THERE'S PARTS OF AMERICA THAT DON'T GOT GOOD MEXICAN FOOD, AND WE'RE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. (LAUGHTER) WE GOT EVERYTHING ` FRESH SALSAS, MADE WITH FRESH PRODUCE... WE'RE NOT DOING THAT TEX-MEX HERE. WE'VE GOT SO MUCH BETTER. DON'T DISRESPECT THE TEX-MEX. YOU KNOW I'M FROM HOUSTON. I LIKE THE FLOUR TORTILLAS AND QUESO CON CARNE. SORRY. (LAUGHS) IT'S OK. YOU GAVE ME CHEESE ROLLS. YOU'RE EXEMPT FROM THE SMOKE. EXEMPT FROM THE SMOKE. GOOD PLACE TO BE. LIZZO, BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY TO YOUR KIWI FANS BEFORE WE SEE YOU HERE NEXT? I LEARNED A PHRASE EARLIER. WHAT IS IT? UM... (KIWI ACCENT) DO YOU WANNA HAVE A BEER ON MY DECK? (LAUGHTER) SORRY? COME HAVE A BEER ON MY DECK. A BEER ON THE DECK, YES. IT'S A GOOD THING TO DO. JULY 26. CONSIDERED IT BOOKED. CONSIDER IT BOOKED. THE BEER, LIZZO... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. BYE. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE PROJECT. KATE RODGER IS HERE! WHAT A FUN WAY TO START A FRIDAY NIGHT. LIZZO, MAN. SHE HAS CERTAINLY FORGIVEN YOU FOR CHEESE ROLL GATE. THE FIRST TIME WE TALK TO HER, SHE ASKED US TO QUESTION WHAT IS A NEW ZEALAND FOOD I NEED TO TRY? ON THE SPOT I SAID CHEESE ROLL. SHE SAID THAT SOUNDS AMAZING. THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO DO A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW, I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE THIS AMAZING. HERE SHE IS, SHE IS TRYING IT. ARE YOU GOING TO START A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS CHEESE ROLL? SHE WOULD GO BACK TO THE CHEESE ROW AFTER I ASKED A QUESTION? YOU CAN TELL SHE IS A SWEAR WORDS. THEN LIZZO WINTER PLAYED THE SHOWCASE, AND WHILE SHE WAS UP THERE, SHE IS WAS LIKE, I LOVE NEW ZEALAND, I LOVE THE CHEESE ROLL. ONE SINGLE PERSON SAID YEAH! AND THE REST OF AUCKLANDERS WERE LIKE, WHAT IS LIZZO TALKING ABOUT? IT IS AUCKLAND'S FAULT. LIZZO PLAYS SPARK ARENA IN AUCKLAND JULY 26. TICKETS GO ON SALE NEXT TUESDAY. ALSO TONIGHT, THERE'S NO BIGGER FAN OF CRICKET IN NEW ZEALAND THAN MURU, SO FOR HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY, HE GOT A SPECIAL VISIT WITH HIS FAVOURITE BLACK CAP, KANE WILLIAMSON! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT. AND KATE TALKS WITH HOLLYWOOD ELITE LIKE CHRIS PINE AND HUGH GRANT ABOUT THE NEW DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MOVIE. THAT'S JUST AHEAD. WHAT FOODS WOULD GET A GOOD CHEER FROM AN AUCKLAND AUDIENCE? OZEMPIC! AH, YES, I HAVE TO CONFESS THAT I, JEREMY CORBETT, AM TOO A FAN OF A BIT OF D&D. NO, NOT DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. I M TALKING ABOUT THE REAL D&D ` THE DAILY DOG! THAT'S RIGHT, TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING DOGGY STYLE. FIRST UP, HERE'S A DOG ABOUT TO TUCK INTO HIS DINNER. WATCH THIS AND TRY TO WORK OUT IF HE IS HUNGRY. HERE HE COMES UP TO THE BOWL, AND THERE HE GOES. WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WOLF NEXT TO HIM. IN HIS DEFENCE, THAT POOR DOG HADN'T EATEN IN FOUR MINUTES. NEXT UP, WE TAKE A LOOK AT A DOG WHO HAS FOUND A WAY TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER ` BY SIMPLY LETTING THE OTHER DOG ON THE WALK DRAG HIM ALONG. THERE YOU GO. SLIDING ALONG IN THE SNOW. THAT IS ME. I FEEL LIKE THAT FRONT DOG EVERY NIGHT ON THIS SHOW, CARRYING THESE GUYS. YOU RELAX AND ENJOY THE RIDE. FINALLY TONIGHT, WE HAVE A CLIP SENT IN BY PROJECT VIEWER LIV MCKENZIE, WHO WAS WATCHING OUR SHOW ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN WE PLAYED A SEGMENT ABOUT DOGS BARKING, AND LIV DIDN'T WATCH IT ALONE. HERE'S EVIE, WATCHING ALONG AND HANGING ON EVERY BARK. THAT IS A NEW TV, MOUNTED A BIT HIGHER, BECAUSE EVIE HEAD-BUTTED AND DESTROYED THE LAST ONE WHEN THERE WERE DOGS ON. AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THE DOG IS WEARING UNDERWEAR... SO AM I. THAT WAS YOUR DAILY DOSE! SHE HAS A D-STRING ON. (LAUGHTER) THIS IS SERIOUS AND HEARTWARMING AND LOVELY. MURU HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH CRICKET HIS WHOLE LIFE, AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING BECAUSE NEXT MONTH, HE'S CELEBRATING HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY. HIS FAMILY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL, SO THEY REACHED OUT TO NZ CRICKET, HOPING FOR A BIRTHDAY AUTOGRAPH. BUT THEY GOT SOMETHING EVEN BETTER. WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE NEW ZEALAND CRICKETER? KANE. WHAT IS KANE... KANE WILLIAMSON. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S A POPULAR ANSWER. HE'S NUMBER TWO IN THE TEST RANKINGS. HE SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE. WHO IS NUMBER ONE? OH, SOME ABSOLUTE CHUMP BY THE NAME OF MARCUS LABUSCHAGNE,... (LAUGHS) ...BUT WE WON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM. IT'S BEEN AN ABIDING PASSION RIGHT THROUGH HIS LIFE. YOU MUST BE PRETTY PROUD OF HIM, ARE YOU? YEAH, YEAH. HE IS AN INSPIRATION. WHO DO YOU THINK'S GOING TO WIN ON SATURDAY? BLACK CAPS VS. SRI LANKA. IF IT'S YOUR CALLING, WHO DO YOU THINK'S GONNA WIN? BLACK CAPS, OF COURSE. HERE HE IS. GIDDAY, MURU. HI. HOW ARE YOU? DON'T GET UP. (LAUGHS) STAY THERE. NICE TO MEET YOU. I JUST WANNA PRESENT YOU WITH A BET ON BEHALF OF THE BLACK CAPS, CORRECTION: BAT. COS I HEAR YOU'VE GOT A... OH, THANK YOU. ...SPECIAL BIRTHDAY COMING UP. OH, YES. YOU THINK YOU CAN USE IT STILL? (LAUGHS) OR ARE YOU MORE OF A BOWLER? I CAN AT LEAST KEEP IT IN THE ROOM. (LAUGHS) KEEP IT IN THE ROOM. YEAH, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. HOW ARE YOU? KANE. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. MY FATHER'S BEEN A LONG-TIME FAN OF YOURS. THE BIG MOMENT WAS WHEN YOU DONATED YOUR MATCH FEES. OH, OK. YEAH, THAT WAS... AND HE THOUGHT, 'MY GOD, HE NOT ONLY PLAYS CRICKET, 'HE'S GOT A HEART.' (CHUCKLES) WHAT I LIKE ` YOU HAVE GIVEN CRICKET A NEW CHARACTER. NEW CHARACTER? YES. YOU ARE NOT GET PLAYING THE GAME FOR WINNING. A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. THANK FOR THE NICE WORDS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS A TEAM, WE HOLD A LOT OF IMPORTANCE.. WHAT'S THE SECRET? LOVE. LOVE? ONE RACE THERE IS OF HUMANITY. I'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO TO HAVE A HEART LIKE YOURS. THAT'S NEARLY 100, YOU KNOW? THE BIRTHDAY IS NEXT MONTH. THEY WILL BE PLAYING THAT STORY AT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. ALL: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NEW ZEALAND CRICKET WILL DONATE ALL TICKET SALES FROM THE BLACKCAPS V SRI LANKA MATCH TOMORROW TO CYCLONE RELIEF. GRAB A TICKET AND HEAD ALONG. KIWIS LOVE THEIR COFFEE. HERE'S ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE IT ` SCIENTISTS HAVE WORKED OUT WHY IT MAKES PEOPLE A WEE BIT HEALTHIER. BUT IT COMES WITH A CATCH. THAT'S NEXT ON THE PROJECT. I'M HERE WITH STEVEN FROM YORKSHIRE FROM OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE WHO IS A FLUEOLOGIST. HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING UP, SO STEVEN, READ THAT! THANKS, JEREMY. DOES COFFEE MAKE YOU MORE ACTIVE? FIND OUT NEXT ON THE PROJECT. WELCOME BACK. FROM BOARD GAME TO THE BIG SCREEN ` DUNGEONS & DRAGONS HITS CINEMAS NEXT WEEK. HUGH GRANT AND CHRIS PINE TALKED TO OUR KATE ABOUT IT; THEIR CHAT IS NEXT. WE KNOW TECHNICALLY, IT IS NOT A BOARD GAME. HOW DID I GET BURNED TWICE? BUT FIRST, ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO GET YOUR DAILY STEPS IN? TRY DRINKING A FLAT WHITE! NEW U.S. RESEARCH REVEALS DRINKING A COFFEE MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE MORE, TAKING ABOUT 1000 MORE STEPS A DAY. THIS MAY BE WHY COFFEE CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN LINKED WITH BETTER HEALTH. HOWEVER, THE RESEARCH ALSO SHOWED THAT COFFEE DRINKERS SLEPT, ON AVERAGE, 36 MINUTES LESS EVERY NIGHT. AND THE MORE THEY DRANK, THE LESS THEY SLEPT. IT'S NOT TRULY SURPRISING THAT A STIMULANT MAKES YOU MORE ACTIVE. WE KNOW THAT IT MAKES YOU EXERCISE MORE. I WALK AROUND TO GET MY COFFEE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. DON'T I STACK UP MY STEPS THAT WAY? YOU HAVE TO PACK THE BERRIES AND THE FILTER COLLECT THE WATER FROM THE BABBLING BROOK. SOME PEOPLE HAVE STAFF. SWORDS, MAGIC AND CHRIS PINE'S EYEBROWS ` THE LATEST HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER IS BASED ON A HUGELY POPULAR FANTASY ROLE PLAYING GAME. I SPOKE TO THE AMAZING CAST OF 'DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES.' (MOOS) I DON'T RIDE ANYTHING THAT GIVES MILK. NO, NOT THAT ONE. LET THEIR BLOOD RAIN FROM THE SKY! YUCK. NO, DEFINITELY NOT. (LED ZEPPELIN'S 'WHOLE LOTTA LOVE') OH, YEAH, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. CHRIS PINE LEADS A RAGTAG GROUP OF ADVENTURERS, INCLUDING MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ AND BRIDGERTON ALUMNI REGE-JEAN PAGE IN A CLASSIC DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ADVENTURE. IT EASILY EXCEEDS A DICE ROLL FOR DEXTERITY. OH, WE GOT HIM NOW. IN SPORTS, A PLUS FIVE BUFF TO CHARISMA, PROVIDED BY HUGH GRANT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DIE. WHICH IS WHY I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE ROOM. EVEN WHEN HE'S BEING A GRUMP ON THE RED CARPET. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TONIGHT, THEN? JUST MY SUIT. NONETHELESS, AS I SAT DOWN TO TALK TO THE CAST, THINGS DID GET A LITTLE STEAMY. I DON'T WANT TO START ON A WEIRD NOTE, BUT I AM SO UNINITIATED THAT I THOUGHT D&D, FOR MANY YEARS, WAS SOME KIND OF WEIRD SEX CULT. WELL, HE CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. YEAH. HE'S GOT DUNGEON STORIES. THAT'S THE VERSION I KNOW. SAME. SO THIS WAS WHAT I SAID. WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON, KATE. ARE YOU STAYING HERE? (LAUGHTER) THE INSPIRATION, HONESTLY. XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS? OH, MY GOD. I JUST LOVED IT. I COULD WATCH YOU KICKING ASS ALL DAY LONG. AWESOME. I DID ADD, I HAVE TO SAY` DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING IN THE ARMPIT, A LITTLE BIT? YOU DID, RIGHT? DID YOU NOTICE THAT? YES! GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF XENA FANS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. IT'S NOT EASY TO PLEASE FANS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND THE UNINITIATED. WHAT WAS THE KEY TO IT, DO YOU RECKON? SO, JONATHAN AND JOHN ` GENIUS, RIGHT THERE. THEY HAD A REAL AFFECTION FOR THE GAME. IT WASN'T JUST THEY, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT, 'OH, 'WE BETTER KEEP THE REGULAR D&Ders HAPPY.' THEY LOVE IT. AND THAT ALWAYS COMES THROUGH IN A FILM. PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT THINGS, MAKE FILMS ABOUT THINGS THEY LOVE. I HAVE NOTICED IT ALWAYS WORKS. THE BRIDGE IS PROTECTED BY AN ANCIENT TRAP. WE MUST NOT TRIGGER THE MECHANISM. I MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE MECHANISM. BUT THE BEST COMPLIMENT WE'VE GOTTEN, FOR ME, IS THAT THE FILM DISTILLS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PLAY THE GAME. YOU COME UP WITH A WILDEST THOUGHT THAT YOU CAN THINK OF, THE MOST MAGICAL THING THAT YOU COULD DO IN THE SITUATION, OCCASIONALLY TRY TO BE HEROIC, BUT THAT'S KIND OF NO FUN, USUALLY. AND THEN YOU PASS THAT OFF TO THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU. AND THAT PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU IS CHRIS PINE, AND HE'S WITTY AND QUICK AND SHARP AND KNOWS MOVIES, AND THAT IDEA JUST GETS WILDER. HE PASSED IT TO MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, IT GETS CHAOTIC. YOU PASS IT TO HUGH GRANT, IT'S VERY, VERY CHARMING. AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE WHOLE THING IS OUT OF CONTROL. AND THAT TO ME IS` WHETHER, YOU KNOW THIS WORLD OR NOT, THE FUN OF IT IS THAT IT'S JOYFUL. AND THAT'S LIKE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW, IS THAT IT'S A LOT OF FUN. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT A DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MOVIE IS GONNA BE, AND THEN BY THE TIME I'D FINISHED READING IT, I'D JUST BEEN LAUGHING FOR MOST OF IT. YOU KNOW, IT HAD HEART, IT HAD HUMOUR. IT WAS LIKE AN OLD-FASHIONED ADVENTURE MOVIE. I THINK A LOT OF FILMS IN THESE IN THIS GENRE CAN BE TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL OR A LITTLE SNARKY. AND THIS IS LIKE POPULIST, 80S, PRINCESS BRIDE, GOONIES FILMMAKING THAT I GREW UP WITH AND THAT I LOVE. OH YEAH. I LOVE WATCHING YOU WORK. GIVE ME THE GRUMPY HUGH GRANT. EVERYBODY WAS TALKING... THIS WAS FIVE DAYS AFTER THE OSCARS. IT WAS ALL IN THE HEADLINES THAT HE WAS HORRIBLE TO THE RED CARPET INTERVIEWER. IT WAS MORE AWKWARD CERTAINLY. HE WAS ARSEY. IT WAS QUITE A CLASH OF CULTURES. THE GUSHY AMERICAN RED CARPET REPORTER. I LOVED HIM NOT PLAYING THE ACADEMY GAME. I THOUGHT HE WOULD PULL OUT OF THE JUNKET. BUT THEN HE SHOWED UP AND WAS SHINY AND TRYING TO TAKE YOU HOME WITH HIM. WE WILL CHAT LATER. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS IS OUT OFFICIALLY NEXT WEEK. IT IS REALLY FUN AND I DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY. I AM DIFFERENTLY GOING TO SEE IT. IT'S TIME FOR BEAT THAT. THIS WEEK WE WANT TO SEE YOUR PET IN THEIR HAPPY PLACE! CHECK OUT YESTERDAY'S WINNER ARDIE, BLISSING OUT ON THE BOAT. RAE'S DOG TILLEY, ASLEEP IN HER CAR BASKET. AND TAKE A LOOK AT POPPY, HAVING HER MORNING LIE-IN. TRECE SENT US THIS PIC OF VEE, THE FLYING BEACH DOG! WHOO-HOO! WE LOVED YOUR PICS THIS WEEK, BUT KITTEN SID REALLY EMBODIES THE HAPPY PET, HAPPY PLACE ` TUCKED INTO THE BLANKETS ON TRACEY'S LAP. AS THAT'S NOT THE SWEETEST, HAPPIEST KITTEN YOU'VE EVER SEEN? WHERE IS ITS BODY? IN THE BLANKIE! TRACEY AND SID, YOU'VE GOT $500 TO USE AT ANIMATES, PLUS THEY'LL BE DONATING $500 TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE. GOOD ON YA, ANIMATES. NOW, NEXT WEEK ` WE WANT TO SEE YOU OLDEST PIECE OF WORKING TECH. THIS IS RIGHT UP JEREMY'S ALLEY. BUST OUT YOUR WALKMANS, TYPEWRITERS AND ANTIQUES, AND THE BEST ENTRY WILL GET A SWEET REPLACEMENT ASUS LAPTOP FROM OUR MATES AT JB HI-FI. ENTER ON OUR WEBSITE. THERE'S MORE TO COME ON THE PROJECT. WELCOME BACK TO THE PROJECT. IT'S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES. THIS WEEK, NEW ZEALAND GOT RANKED AS THE 10TH HAPPIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. SO WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT MAKES OUR HAPPIEST ATHLETES, THE STARS OF SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI, SO HAPPY. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY IS MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. GOT 10 OF THEM. GETTING OUT ON THE FARM AND SEEING MY FAMILY. GETTING TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND PLAYING RUGBY. BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT I LOVE EVERY DAY. MY BABY NEPHEW NOAH, AND ICE CREAM. HUNTING, FISHING, GOING OUT IN THE BUSH. MY DOG. PURPLE POWERADE. (LAUGHS) AND POLY PEOPLE. THE SUN. MY NIECE KYLIE, AND MY WATER BOTTLE. FISHING ON A NICE HOT DAY LIKE THIS. AND LIKE A B, RUGBY. JUST LISTENING TO COUNTRY TUNES. THAT'S ALWAYS A VIBE. MY TEAM, THE GIRLS. FREAKIN... ON. THIS SEASON'S BEEN AMAZING. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY IS MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH MY MATES OVER HERE IN HURRICANES POUA, AND JUST BEING GRATEFUL IN THE SUN RIGHT HERE. YEAH. AND I'M SAMOAN, AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. CHE-HOO! AMAZING. DO YOU KNOW WHAT ALSO MAKES ME HAPPY? LIVE RUGBY. YOU CAN SEE ALL THOSE PLAYERS IN HAMILTON ON SATURDAY FOR THEIR GRAND FINAL. DETAILS ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. THAT'S IT FOR US. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, CONTACT, AND THANKS TO KATE RODGER FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. YOU'RE SECONDS AWAY FROM THE FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE: NEXT. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, STELLA HUGGINS AND SAM BAKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.