THANKS, MELISSA. WE ALL KNOW WE NEED A PLAN FOR A HOUSE FIRE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF IT'S YOUR CAR THAT'S ALIGHT? WITH 4.5 MILLION CARS ON THE ROAD IN NEW ZEALAND, IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO THINK ABOUT. (BOOM!) # I'M LIGHTING UP, UP, UP. WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE AS DRAMATIC AS IT IS IN THE MOVIES, CAR FIRES ARE A REALITY. SOUTHERN MOTORWAY. SOUTHBOUND LANE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR. # FIRE. NOT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF CAR YARDS GOING UP IN SMOKE. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF THE CAR FIRE IS ARSON. BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. FIRE AND EMERGENCY SAYS LEAKING FLUIDS, WIRING ` LIKE WITH A DIY STEREO SYSTEM ` AND EVEN OVERLOADING WHEN TOWING A CULPRITS. MAINTENANCE IS KEY. IT ALSO PAYS TO HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAR. STEP ONE... AND KNOW HOW TO USE IT. BE PREPARED. IF YOUR CAR STARTS GOING UP IN SMOKE... YOU'VE ONLY GOT 30 SECONDS TO GET OUT. PETER GALLAGHER FROM FIRE AND EMERGENCY IS HERE NOW, FROM ILAM STATION IN CHRISTCHURCH. GIDDAY, PETER. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR CAR CATCHES FIRE? LOOK, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH A CAR FIRE IS TO GET OUT OF ITS WAY. SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING ALONG AND YOU GET SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH YOU, PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GET EVERYBODY OUT OF THE CAR. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO. SHOULD YOU TRY AND PUT IT OUT YOURSELF? IF YOU'VE GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND YOU FEEL CONFIDENT USING IT, YES, BUT ONLY IF IT'S IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES WHEN THE FIRE IS SMALL. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT A CAR FIRE GROWS VERY, VERY QUICKLY. AND SO, UNLESS YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT STRAIGHT AWAY, THAT FIRE'S GONNA GET TOO BIG FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER VERY, VERY QUICKLY. PETER, THERE ARE A LOT OF EVs AND HYBRIDS ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THOSE FIRES? AND HOW DO YOU PUT THEM OUT? THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY BURN. BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE RISK WITH CAR FIRES IS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT'S PRESENT IN THE CAR. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUEL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRE FUEL. SO THAT'S THE SEATS AND THE UPHOLSTERY AND THE PLASTICS. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S AN EV, WHETHER IT'S A HYBRID OR WHETHER IT'S A TRADITIONAL FUEL-POWERED VEHICLE. AND ONCE THE FIRE GETS INTO THOSE INTERIOR FITTINGS AND INTERIOR LININGS, THERE'S A LOT OF HEAT ENERGY PRODUCED, AND IT'S A BIG FIRE. ARE EVs MORE AT RISK OF CATCHING FIRE? LOOK, IT'S PROBABLY TOO SOON IN THE MARKET TO TELL. AND THERE ARE LOTS OF STORIES OF RISKS FROM EVs, BUT THERE'S EQUALLY A LARGE NUMBER OF FIRES THAT OCCUR IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CARS IN NEW ZEALAND. AND SO, FROM A FIREFIGHTING PERSPECTIVE, WE USE A SIMILAR TECHNIQUE FOR BOTH TYPES. WE RELY ON THE TRAINING THAT WE GIVE OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO ESTABLISH THEIR SAFETY DISTANCES AND WORK AROUND THE BURNING CAR. SO REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF VEHICLE, OUR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH IT AS A CAR. PETER, WHAT'S YOUR SAFETY MESSAGE FOR EVERYONE TONIGHT? LOOK, THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL VEHICLE FIRES IS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE. AND SO, THINGS LIKE CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID BEFORE YOU GO AWAY CAMPING AND TOWING TRAILERS OR TOWING HEAVY CARAVANS. MAKE SURE THE TRANSMISSION'S BEEN SERVICED. PEOPLE DOING DIY WORK TO THEIR CAR. ADDING SPEAKERS AND STEREO SYSTEMS CAN OFTEN OVERLOAD THE ELECTRICS. AND SO, WE GET AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE CAR. SO THEY'RE THE THINGS TO AVOID TO STAY SAFE. THANKS, PETER. AS ALWAYS, SOME GREAT INFORMATION TONIGHT. THANKS, JEREMY. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, KATE HARRIS AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 INTERESTING TO LEARN. 1500 CAR FIRES A YEAR. 600 TRUCK FIRES. GOOD TO BE ON ALERT. YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED YOUR ANNUAL KIWISAVER STATEMENT BY NOW, DETAILING JUST HOW WELL YOU'RE SAVING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT. IN A COST OF LIVING CRISIS, IT CAN BE HARD. SO HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SAVINGS ON TRACK WHEN THINGS ARE TIGHT? (P-MONEY'S 'EVERYTHING' FEAT VINCE HARDER) KIWISAVER IS A CRUCIAL PLAYER IN THE RETIREMENT GAME, WITH OVER 3.1 MILLION MEMBERS STASHING AWAY MORE THAN $89 BILLION FOR THEIR GOLDEN YEARS ` KEEPING THAT NEST EGG FEATHERED AND STEPPING TOWARDS FINANCIAL FREEDOM. BUT OUR NEW ZEALANDERS TRACKING WHERE THEY SHOULD BE? IS IT EVER TOO EARLY OR TOO LATE TO START PUTTING SOMETHING AWAY FOR RETIREMENT? AND WHAT ABOUT THESE TESTING FINANCIAL TIMES? WHEN SHOULD WE CONSIDER CHANGING THE GAME PLAN? AND HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR MONEY WORK FOR US? # ...EVERYTHING I WANT, EVERYTHING I NEED. # WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE TOP, TOP. JUMP INTO MY SEAT. # AND TO HELP US ANSWER THESE CURLY QUESTIONS IS AMANDA MORRALL, CO-FOUNDER OF SIMPLICITY, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT KIWISAVER PROVIDER. GOOD TO SEE YOU, AMANDA. NOW, SAVING FOR RETIREMENT IS TOUGH. WHAT STRATEGIES ARE THERE TO KEEP ON TRACK? I WOULD SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP ON TRACK WITH YOUR RETIREMENT IS TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW YOU'RE ON TRACK. SO, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY JUST ARE GUESSING HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE PLACED AT 65. SO IT'S REALLY KEY THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR LAST ANNUAL STATEMENT IF YOU'RE IN KIWISAVER. THE OTHER KEY THING I'D SAY IS TO CHECK YOUR FUND TYPE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT FUND TYPE. A LOT OF PEOPLE, AGAIN, DON'T KNOW OR THEY STARTED OFF IN A DEFAULT FUND THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST ONE FOR YOU. AND ALSO YOUR CONTRIBUTION RATE. AMANDA, THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE OF NEW ZEALANDERS TRYING TO WITHDRAW THEIR KIWISAVER. WHEN SHOULD YOU DIP INTO YOUR FUNDS? SO HARDSHIP WITHDRAWAL, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, IS A LAST RESORT. AND IT'S ONLY FOR WHEN YOU CANNOT MEET YOUR WEEKLY EXPENSES AND YOUR OUTGOINGS ETC. SO YOU CAN'T ACCESS IT ALL THAT EASILY. SO THERE IS A VERY DIFFICULT THRESHOLD. INSTEAD, PEOPLE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS, WHETHER IT'S CUTTING BACK ON SOME OF YOUR SPENDING OR REARRANGING YOUR FINANCES. AND THERE ARE SOME GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION TO HELP EXPLORE SOME OTHER OPTIONS. BUT AGAIN, IT IS A LAST RESORT. SO IF YOU CAN GO WITHOUT, THAT IS CERTAINLY TO BE CONSIDERED, OR EVEN CONSIDERING A SAVINGS SUSPENSION TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF BREATHING ROOM. ON AVERAGE, WOMEN LIVE LONGER BUT RETIRE WITH 20% LESS MONEY THAN MEN. WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE? YEAH, IT'S A MULTIFACTORIAL ISSUE, AND IT'S CERTAINLY ONE THAT IS GETTING A LOT NOISIER TO ADDRESS. IT'S NOT AN EASY SOLUTION COS IT RELATES TO PAY INEQUITIES, WOMEN TAKING GAPS OUT OF THE WORKFORCE TO LOOK AFTER KIDS OR ELDERLY PEOPLE ETC. I THINK THE KEY THING FOR WOMEN IS TO KNOW, AGAIN, HOW THEY'RE ON TRACK AND TO MAKE A PLAN FOR THAT ` MAKE SURE THEY DON'T MISS OUT ON THINGS LIKE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH IS FREE MONEY IF THEY DO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE WORKPLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN. AND CONSIDER OTHER FACTORS THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR EARNING CAPACITY OR CUT BACK ON SAVINGS, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT A TARGET IN YOUR MIND AND KNOW WHERE YOU'RE ON TRACK. AND AMANDA, CAN YOU REMIND US ALL WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THAT FREE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT? YEAH. SO THERE'S A BIG DEADLINE LOOMING ON THE CALENDAR. IT'S JUNE 30TH. AND BY JUNE 30TH, AND NOT THE NIGHT BEFORE, YOU SHOULD ALL PAY AT LEAST 1043 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION OF 521. NOW, THAT ONLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18. SO DON'T PANIC IF YOU'RE THINKING YOU NEED TO STOCK UP YOUR KIWISAVER FOR YOUR PRESCHOOLER. IT IS A 50% RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT, SO YOU'D BE SILLY NOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHILE THE MONEY IS ON THE TABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMANDA. GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. NICE TO TALK TO YOU TOO. WITH 2000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DEDICATED TO SERVING THE BOATING COMMUNITY, COASTGUARD NZ IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF 200 MORE. DANIEL FAITAUA WENT TO FOXTON TO UNCOVER THE SPECIAL REASON ONE FAMILY HAS FOR HELPING SAVE LIVES AT SEA. WE'VE HAD SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OUT HERE IN THE PAST. RECOVERY OF PEOPLE AND BRINGING THEM HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES, ALL OUR MEMBERS HELP OUT EVERY WAY WE CAN, JUST TO BRING FAMILY CLOSURE. AT THE HEART OF COASTGUARD ARE THE VOLUNTEERS. QUITE A BREEZE. IT IS. BIT OF AN EASTERLY TODAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE MANAWATU AS FOXTON LOCAL GRANT RIGBY AND HIS TEAM SET OUT TO PATROL THE SEA. WHAT IS IT ABOUT COASTGUARD THAT YOU LOVE? JUST PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE AND MAKE BOATING REAL SAFE FOR THE COMMUNITY, YEAH. SHALL WE JUMP ON? ABSOLUTELY. STRAIGHT AWAY, WE'RE GIVEN THE SAFETY BRIEFING. RT: COPY. WE HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE ON BOARD ABOUT TO LEAVE THE WHARF, HEAD OUT TOWARDS THE BAR, GIVE YOU A CALL BEFORE WE CROSS. COPY THAT. WE'RE ABOUT TO CROSS THE BAR AT THE MANAWATU RIVER MOUTH, A CROSSING THAT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ` SOMETHING THAT STILL HAUNTS GRANT. IN MARCH 1998, HE AND HIS TWO SONS WERE HEADING HOME FOR A DAY OF FISHING WHEN TRAGEDY STRUCK. AS THEY CROSSED THE BAR, THEIR BOAT WAS SWAMPED AND FLIPPED. IT WAS JUST PANIC. WHAT THE HECK HAVE I DONE? SOMETHING YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN. IT'S JUST` IT'S JUST... IT WAS JUST PANIC, AND SEEING THE KIDS ONE MINUTE AND COULDN'T SEE THEM THE NEXT MINUTE. SO, YEAH, AND JUST SEEING THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES, IT'D JUST BREAK YOUR HEART, YEAH. ETHAN (6) AND LIAM (8) WERE TRAPPED UNDER THE VESSEL. JUST HEARING THEM SCREAM INSIDE, AND THEN TRYING TO BANG A HOLE SO WE COULD TALK TO THEM. COAST GUARD MANAWATU ARRIVED QUICKLY AND LIAM MANAGED TO SWIM OUT, AS THE RESCUE MISSION TURNED TO ETHAN. I GRABBED ETHAN'S ARM, DIVED DOWN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE BROKE THE GRIP AND I FLOATED UP ON THE OUTSIDE AND HE FLOATED BACK UP ON THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE LIFEJACKETS WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK UP, SO... SO THAT WAS` YEAH. IT'S JUST`. JEEZ. YEAH, IT'S JUST` YEAH. ETHAN WAS RESCUED UNCONSCIOUS AND RESUSCITATED BY COASTGUARD VOLUNTEER. 25 YEARS ON ` IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. ETHAN VOLUNTEERS ON THE FRONT LINE. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GO OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, BRING PEOPLE HOME, LIKE I WAS BROUGHT HOME FROM COASTGUARD. MANY WOULD SAY YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION. I WOULDN'T REALLY SAY I'M AN INSPIRATION. EVERYBODY IN COASTGUARD IS OBVIOUSLY IN THERE FOR A REASON. THEY REALLY ENJOY IT. SO, YEAH, IT'S A GREAT ORGANISATION TO BE WITH. IN FACT, FOR THE RIGBYS, VOLUNTEERING HAS BECOME A FAMILY AFFAIR. SISTER JADE IS ALSO ON BOARD. JUST ABOUT TO CROSS THE BAR, WE'LL GIVE YOU A CALL ON THE OTHER SIDE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE MOST CONFIDENT PERSON ON THE WATER ` TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF. JUST` JUST GET INTO IT. (UPBEAT HAPPY MUSIC) THEIR UNIT, ONE OF 63 ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RUN BY MORE THAN 2000 VOLUNTEERS ` ALL WITH A COMMON PURPOSE ` TEAMWORK, CAMARADERIE AND THE INCREDIBLE FEELING OF SAVING LIVES. JUST APPRECIATION, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WERE THERE. THEY'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS AND THEY WERE THERE TO HELP US ON THAT DAY. SO, YEAH, JUST` I JUST CAN'T THANK COASTGUARD ENOUGH. AND WHAT'S THE FUTURE FOR YOU? I'LL STAY IN COASTGUARD AS LONG AS I CAN. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A YOUNG PEOPLE'S GAME NOW, SO BRINGING THE YOUNG PEOPLE UP AND I'LL PROBABLY SLIDE OUT THE DOOR EVENTUALLY, SO, YEAH. BUT AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL. ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. A GUARDIAN OF THE WATERS. BE PART OF IT, YEAH. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE SISTERS PUTTING SIBLING RIVALRY ASIDE TO MAKE A VERY SPECIAL TYPE OF COMFY BLANKET. PLUS ` THE WORLD RECORD ONCE HELD BY GORDON RAMSEY THAT'S UNDER THREAT FROM TWIZEL. # HERE COMES THE SUN. (JAUNTY MUSIC) NAU MAI HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK, NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WE ALL LOVE A GOOD SIDE-HUSTLE; CANNY KIWIS WHO SEE AN OPPORTUNITY AND GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS. SOMETIMES, THAT OPPORTUNITY CAN BE HIDING RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE ` AS TWO FARM-GROWN SISTERS CAN ATTEST TO. HERE'S CAROLYN ROBINSON.. BEHOLD ` 740ha OF HEAVEN. IT'S WANSTEAD, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF WAIPUKERAU IN CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY. (THE LUMINEERS' 'HO HEY') THIS IS HOME FOR KATE AND JEREMY, THEIR TWO CHILDREN, AND SOME 3000 SHEEP. KATE'S SISTER IS A REGULAR VISITOR, BECAUSE WHILE JEREMY'S FOCUSSED ON FARMING MEAT, THESE SISTERS ARE FARMING BLANKETS. (MUMFORD & SONS' 'LITTLE LION MAN') WELCOME TO OUR WOOLSHED. THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS. KATE AND PRUE GREW UP ON A FARM IN GISBORNE. OUR PARENTS WILL TELL YOU, WE FOUGHT A LOT. THEY MAY HAVE HAD THEIR DIFFERENCES, BUT THEY ALSO HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON. PRUE AND I BOTH STRUGGLED WITH DEPRESSION FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN REMEMBER. BACK WHEN NOBODY KNEW WHAT DEPRESSION WAS. LUCKILY, PRUE AND I KNOW THAT ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER. AND JUST LIKE, 'HEY, I'VE GOT THIS, YOU STAY IN BED.' A FEW YEARS AGO, THE SIBLINGS DECIDED TO JOIN FORCES. SO WE STARTED BY IMPORTING LINEN. AND THEN, IN 2020, WE WERE LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS FOR BEDDING, MADE OF NATURAL FIBRES. THE WOOL JEREMY TOOK OFF THE LAMBS EACH SUMMER WAS THERE FOR THE TAKING. THE WOOL HAS TAKEN A REAL HIT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME NOW. WE HARDLY GET ANYTHING FOR IT. IT'S FACELESS BUYERS THROUGH BROKERS, AND A LOT OF IT GOES TO SAY, CHINA. IT WAS ONLY FETCHING AROUND $2.20 A KILO AND IT WAS COSTING DOUBLE THAT TO SHEAR THE SHEEP. SO, THEY DECIDED TO HAVE A GO AT TURNING IT INTO SOMETHING FAR MORE PROFITABLE: HOME-GROWN LAMBSWOOL BLANKETS. YOU CAN SMELL THE WOOL. THE NEW ZEALAND-MADE, NEW ZEALAND WOOL AND IT'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL, EARTHY EXPERIENCE. WITH SUCCESS HAS COME A SELF-SET OBLIGATION. WE FEEL THAT RURAL WOMAN'S MENTAL HEALTH IS ACTUALLY NOT AS WELL SUPPORTED OR RECOGNISED OR THOUGHT OF AS IT SHOULD BE. BEING ISOLATED, RURALLY, FROM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WE TEND TO STAY QUIET AND JUST SOLDIER ON. SPEAKING OF SOLDIERING ON, PRUE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER LAST YEAR. A MAMMOGRAM PICKED IT UP. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL. I'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN THROUGH MY OPERATIONS AND MY TREATMENT AND EVERYTHING, AND I'M FEELING GREAT. NOW, THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND, REACHING OUT TO OTHERS LIVING ON THE LAND ` INCLUDING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, HIT HARD BY CYCLONE GABRIELLE. IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU TOO, DARLING. IT'S ACTUALLY COME ALL THE WAY FROM RURAL WOMAN NEW ZEALAND, THE PEOPLE DOWN IN THE SOUTHLAND, THE GIRLS DOWN THE SOUTHLAND. OH, WOW. THERE'S A LOVELY NOTE IN THERE. READS: 'HE HANGA TAONGA KEI ROTO.' 'NGA MIHI.' TENA KORUA. THEIR BLANKETS HAVE PROVIDED A WRAPAROUND SERVICE OF SORTS, ALLOWING THESE SISTERS TO PAY FORWARD SOME COMFORT. IT'S AMAZING TO THINK THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A SIDE HUSTLE` I KNOW. ALL AROUND YOU` I KNOW. OH, CRAZY. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT UPSETTING. IT'S LIKE, WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? BEAUTIFUL BLANKETS. THEY WILL BE SELLING OUT OF THOSE. THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A BEAUTIFUL WOODEN BLANKET. LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FILET A FISH? WELL, IT DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE FISH AND THE SKILL OF THE FILLETER. TODAY RAY FONCLARA FROM HIGH COUNTRY SALMON IN TWIZEL ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR FILLETING AND PORTIONING A 10-POUND FISH ` A RECORD ONCE HELD BY CHEF GORDON RAMSAY. AND YOUR TIME... WAS ONE MINUTE, FIVE SECONDS. IT'S A NEW GUINNESS WORLD. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) GORDON RAMSAY HAD BEEN GUNNING FOR THIS RECORD FOR A WHILE. A MOMENT FOR THE CELEBRITY CHEF TO SAVOUR. FILLETING A 10-POUND FISH AND THEN CUTTING IT INTO AT LEAST 15 PORTIONS, EACH WEIGHING MORE THAN 40G. ONLY FAST AND FURIOUS FISH FILLETERS NEED APPLY. GO. RAMSAY'S RECORD HAS SINCE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY NICK DIGIOVANNI IN JANUARY THIS YEAR. ONE MINUTE EXACTLY. WHOO! WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE. NOW IT'S UP TO RAY FONCLARA IN TWIZEL TO CLAIM IT FOR THE KIWIS. AND RAY FONCLARA IS STANDING BY, KNIFE IN HAND. RAY, ONE MINUTE IS THE TIME TO BEAT. ARE YOU FEELING CONFIDENT? YEP, I DO. AND JOINING US THERE, I SEE, IS KARL FRENCH, WHO'S THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HIGH COUNTRY SALMON. GOOD TO SEE YOU, KARL. HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING RAY THROUGH HIS PACES TODAY IN PREPARATION? RAY'S BEEN PUTTING HIMSELF THROUGH HIS OWN PACES. HE'S BEEN CONSTANTLY PRACTISING, MAKING SURE HE CAN CRACK THAT ONE MINUTE MARK. IT'S EXCITING. YEAH, IT IS VERY EXCITING. SO RAY, I SUPPOSE WE'LL LET KARL COUNT YOU DOWN. OR I THINK YOU'VE GOT A JP STANDING BY. IS THAT RIGHT? YEP, THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE GOT SIMON HERE, WHO'S GONNA BE DOING THE OFFICIAL TIMING RECORD FOR US. OK. SO TAKE IT AWAY. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, RAY. READY, SET, GO. WHISPERS: WOW. THAT IS A VERY SHARP KNIFE. I DON'T WANNA PUT RAY OFF BY CHATTING TO HIM. I HOPE HE DOESN'T CUT A FINGER. THIS IS A CRUCIAL LITTLE BIT THROUGH HERE. NIGGLY LITTLE BIT. OH, OH, OH. OK. HERE WE GO. I THINK HE'S GOING QUITE WELL. SEE, THAT'S THE BIT I ALWAYS FIND DIFFICULT. HOW SHARP IS THAT KNIFE? OH. OH. OH. OH. OH. MIND YOUR FINGERS. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'S BEEN? (GASPS) OH, HE'S DONE. AND THERE IT IS. (CLAPS) OK. (LAUGHTER) SO, WE'VE GOT TO DO ONE MORE THING IS WE'VE GOT TO` EACH PIECE HAS TO WEIGH AT LEAST 40G THAT HE CUT UP. SO WE'RE GONNA GRAB SOME SCALES. SIMON THE TIMEKEEPER, WHAT WAS IT? 48.94. (GASPS) SO GOOD. 48.94. (APPLAUSE) (POP! POP! POP!) THAT KNIFE AND THOSE FINGERS WERE ABSOLUTELY FLYING, RAY. HOW DO YOU THINK HE WENT? YEAH, I DO. STILL 100%, THOUGH. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. WE'RE JUST GOING TO WEIGH EACH PIECE, AND THEN... OK, SO JUST TO REMIND US, EACH PIECE HAS GOT TO BE HOW HEAVY? EACH PIECE HAS TO BE 40G AND THERE HAS TO BE AT LEAST 15 PIECES. SO WHAT HE'S WEIGHING HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL GLACIAL MOUNTAIN SALMON OUT OF THE FRESHWATER CANALS. SO, HOW ARE YOU MAKING SURE IT GETS VALIDATED? SIMON'S A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER WITNESSES, MATT GUNN AND NICOLA FRANK, AND WE HAVE YOUR CAMERAMAN, WHO WILL PROVIDE SOME OF THE FOOTAGE. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CAMERA TAKING FOOTAGE AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE, AS WELL. YES, I UNDERSTAND` YEAH, ROSS, OUR CAMERA OPERATOR, HAS TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT IT WAS TRUE, AND A CORRECT RECORD OF WHAT'S JUST HAPPENED. (APPLAUSE) OH, YOU'VE DONE IT? (APPLAUSE) WELL DONE, RAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE YUCKY HAND. HOW DO YOU FEEL, RAY? I FEEL HAPPY. FINALLY, I ACHIEVED IT. WELL, DO LET US KNOW WHEN THAT RECORD IS OFFICIALLY VALIDATED, WON'T YOU? ABSOLUTELY. SO ALL THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SIGNED OFF BY OUR JP, AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT TO GUINNESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, RAY AND KARL. AND CONGRATULATIONS ` NO GUESSES WHAT THEY'RE HAVING FOR DINNER TONIGHT. YEP, ABSOLUTELY. THANKS` THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE SOME OF THAT. THAT HAS MADE ME VERY HUNGRY. DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE SASHIMI NOW. ME THE BEST YOU CAN HAVE AS AT THE CAFE THERE, AT HIGH COUNTRY SALMON. I HAVE HAD THEIR CHILD THERE. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, WE'LL LET YOU THE KNOW THE FIVE REASONS WHY CHILDREN STILL NEED TO LEARN HAND WRITING. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. YOUR HOME MADE PERFECT IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PO MARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, KATE HARRIS AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 # HALFWAY DOWN DOMINION ROAD.