THE COST OF LIVING IS DEFINITELY CRUNCHING ` EVEN MORE SO AS WINTER TAKES HOLD. BUT DESPITE THE HEADLINES AND THE PRICE OF GROCERIES, KIWIS ARE STILL CHUCKING OUT FOOD UNNECESSARILY. (BASSY MUSIC) WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD WASTE, THE PROOF ISN'T IN THE PUDDING; IT'S IN THE BIN. AND IT ADDS-UP, BECAUSE ANNUALLY, KIWIS ARE THROWING AWAY MORE THAN $3B WORTH OF FOOD ` THAT'S $1500 A HOUSEHOLD. TAKE A BROCCOLI STEM; IT'S PERFECTLY FINE TO EAT, BUT 282 TONS OF IT GOT BIFFED LAST YEAR. SO WHAT ELSE IS ENDING UP IN THE TRASH THAT COULD BE SAVING US CASH? AND FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY FOOD BUDGETING EXPERT AND FOUNDER OF THE DAILY MENU, KATHRINE LYNCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, CATHERINE. I KNOW IT'S A BUSY TIME OF NIGHT. WHERE ARE WE GOING WRONG? YOU KNOW, I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST THROWING OUT FOOD WITHOUT ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT IT. I KNOW FOR US HERE AT HOME, I DIDN'T REALISE HOW MUCH FOOD WE WERE WASTING UNTIL WE GOT THE KERBSIDE COLLECTION, AND I COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT, YOU KNOW, IN THE BIN OF HOW MUCH WAS ACTUALLY GOING OUT EACH WEEK. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR US, IT WAS QUITE A BIG SHOCK AND QUITE A, CHANGING SORT OF MOMENT, WHERE WE DID LOOK AT WAYS TO HOW WE COULD REDUCE HOW MUCH FOOD WE WERE WASTING, COS I KNOW THAT WASTED FOOD IS WASTED MONEY. KATHRINE, DO WE NEED TO COMPLETELY RETHINK WHAT WE'RE THROWING OUT? I THINK A LOT OF THE TIME, PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE, THE WHOLE LOT OF FOOD THAT THEY ARE BUYING. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE GOT HERE A BROCCOLI. THERE'LL BE VIEWERS WATCHING TONIGHT THAT PROBABLY DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT YOU CAN EAT THE STALK. AND THEN THEY ALSO WOULDN'T KNOW MAYBE HOW TO COOK IT OR HOW TO USE THAT IN THEIR MEALS. SO WHAT I'VE DONE HERE IS I'VE GRATED IT, AND YOU CAN ADD IT TO SOUPS, TO STEWS, TO CASSEROLES, YOU COULD DICE IT UP AND ADD IT INTO A STIR FRY. SO THIS BROCCOLI COST ME $2.99 TODAY, SO IF I WAS TO THROW HALF THAT AWAY, I'M ESSENTIALLY THROWING OUT $1.50. SO IF YOU ADD THAT UP ACROSS THE WHOLE WEEK, FOR MY FAMILY, IT COULD BE EASILY A GOOD $20 OR $30, WHICH CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO A LOT OF FAMILIES. AND YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS ON THE BENCH THERE. I'M THINKING YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER ADVICE FOR US TONIGHT. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, KATHRINE? SO HERE I'VE GOT SOME GARLIC BREAD ROLLS IN FRONT OF ME. WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, AND YOU'VE GOT THE 20 PACK OF BREAD ROLLS, WITH ALL INTENTIONS OF EATING ALL 20 ROLLS, YET 15 HAVE TURNED STALE. SO TURN THEM INTO GARLIC ROLLS FOR THE CHILDREN. THEY'RE GREAT FOR THE LUNCH BOX OR GREAT FOR DINNER, AND THEY ALSO MAKE REALLY GOOD BREADCRUMBS. SO IT'S A GOOD MONEY SAVING TIP THERE. TODAY I WAS LOOKING IN THE FRIDGE, AND I HAD SOME VERY SAD-LOOKING VEGETABLES, SO I HAVE TURNED THEM INTO VEGETABLE SOUP, INSTEAD OF JUST THROWING THEM OUT. SO AGAIN, THAT'S A GOOD MONEY-SAVING AND TIME-SAVING TIP FOR DINNER TIME. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY AROUND SORT OF, MY AGE GROUP, DON'T THINK ABOUT KEEPING THEIR VEGETABLE PEELINGS AND TURNING IT INTO A STOCK. SO ALL I'VE GOT HERE IS SOME VEGETABLE PEELINGS FROM THE SOUP. I'VE GOT SOME ONION SKINS, SOME CARROTS PEELINGS, SOME KUMARA PEELINGS, POTATO PEELINGS, AND ALL I'M GONNA DO IS, EACH NIGHT WHEN I'M PREPARING THE DINNER, I'M JUST GONNA ADD TO THIS CONTAINER THAT'S GONNA BE IN THE FREEZER. AND THEN ONCE I'VE FILLED THE CONTAINER, I CAN USE IT TO MAKE MY OWN VEGETABLE STOCK. I CAN ADD A CHICKEN CARCASS TO IT AND MAKE CHICKEN STOCK. I CAN ADD BEEF BONES TO IT, MAKE BEEF STOCK, AND I'VE GOT A GOOD BASE FOR SOUPS, STEWS AND CASSEROLES. AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT THE CLASSIC OVERRIPE BANANAS. YOU CAN USE THOSE FOR BANANA CAKE OR BANANA MUFFINS. IF YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE LEFT, AND IT'S NOT QUITE ENOUGH FOR A RECIPE, POP IT INTO THE FREEZER UNTIL YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT RECIPE. AND THAT'S ANOTHER TIME-SAVING TIP FOR LATER DOWN THE TRACK. AND IT'S PERFECT FOR THE KIDS LUNCHBOXES AS WELL. KATHRINE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUCH GREAT ADVICE, AND THIS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS IS REALLY BITING ` WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER-ONE TIP TO EVERYBODY TO MAKE THEIR MONEY GO FURTHER WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO CATER FOR A FAMILY? SO, MY NUMBER ONE TIP IS ALWAYS TO PLAN YOUR MEALS. I KNOW WHEN I'M PLANNING MEALS FOR FAMILIES FOR THE WEEK, WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY AND TRYING TO SAVE TIME, IF I, FOR EXAMPLE, PUT CAULIFLOWER ON ONE OF THE RECIPES, I MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE USING THAT WHOLE CAULIFLOWER OVER THE WHOLE WEEK, COS IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO BUY ONE LARGE CAULIFLOWER, RATHER THAN THE SMALLER PIECE, AND TO USE YOUR LEFTOVERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE IS MY OTHER TIME-SAVING TIP, BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'RE THROWING OUT FOOD, YOU ARE THROWING OUT MONEY. SO ACTUALLY SPEND THE TIME AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH FOOD YOU ARE THROWING OUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE MONETARY VALUE IS OF WHAT YOU ARE WASTING, AND THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG MOTIVATION FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATHRINE. ALWAYS GREAT TO TALK TO YOU. THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, JESSIE PURU AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY OUR CHILDREN LEARN. SO IN A WORLD OF KEYBOARDS, SCREENS, VOICE RECOGNITION AND AI, IS HAND-WRITING STILL RELEVANT? IN AN AGE WHERE KIDS LEARN TO SWIPE BEFORE THEY CAN WRITE, THE SKILL OF PUTTING PENCIL TO PAPER AND WRITING BY HAND IS ON THE DECLINE. AND NOW, WITH THE RISE OF THE ROBOTS, THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS CHANGING HOW WE WRITE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPING CHILDREN'S LITERACY, IS IT MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO LEARN HANDWRITING THAN TYPING ON KEYBOARDS OR SCREENS? AND WOULD WE WANT A WORLD WITHOUT THE PERSONAL TOUCH OF A HANDWRITTEN NOTE? DR LUCINDA McKNIGHT, WHO'S A SENIOR LECTURER IN EDUCATION AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY AND AN ADVOCATE FOR HANDWRITING, IS HERE NOW. GOOD TO SEE YOU, LUCINDA. IS THE ART OF WRITING BY HAND DYING? I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, AND THINK IT'S A QUESTION THAT'S AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYONE'S MINDS WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT WITH AI AND AI WRITERS. SO I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ASKING, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HANDWRITING? DO WE STILL NEED TO LEARN IT? IS IT IMPORTANT? BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT, YES, ABSOLUTELY, IT IS STILL REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IT WILL REMAIN IMPORTANT MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? WHY SHOULD CHILDREN STILL BE LEARNING HANDWRITING? WELL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT HANDWRITING DEVELOPS FINE MOTOR SKILLS, WHICH ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LIFE. WHETHER IT'S JUST DOING UP YOUR BUTTONS OR WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN OR A SURGEON OR WHATEVER YOU MIGHT BE IN LIFE, THOSE FINE MOTOR SKILLS NEED TO BE DEVELOPED, AND WRITING IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. THERE'S THE WHOLE IDEA OF WRITING BEING LINKED TO MEMORY AND MEMORISING THINGS BETTER. SO THERE IS RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT IF YOU TAKE NOTES BY HAND, YOU WILL REMEMBER THOSE BETTER. THERE'S THE WHOLE PLEASURE ASPECT OF WRITING, AND THE PERSONAL SORT OF ASPECT OF DEVELOPING YOUR OWN HANDWRITING STYLE. THERE'S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY WRITING IS STILL GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE TO US. SO WRITING, IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, DIGITAL WRITING WITH KEYBOARDS IS DIFFICULT. LUCINDA, ROBOTS CAN NOW WRITE HUMAN-QUALITY TEXT. WHAT IMPACT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAVING ON HANDWRITING? I THINK ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT, FOR ASSESSMENT, THERE'S A VERY POWERFUL CALL TO GO BACK TO HANDWRITING, SO THAT STUDENTS CAN'T CHEAT WITH USING GENERATIVE AI FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS. SO HANDWRITING MAY IN FACT BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN IT'S BEEN FOR SOME TIME, IF WE DO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WON'T GO BACK TO THAT ENTIRELY, AND THAT INSTEAD THERE WILL BE LOTS OF DIVERSE FORMS OF ASSESSMENT, BECAUSE WE NEED TO LEARN TO USE THESE AI WRITERS AS WELL. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE WRITING WITH THEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THEM, WE NEED TO BE DOING THAT IN SCHOOLS AS WELL. SO HOPEFULLY, YEAH, WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF ASSESSMENT, BUT WRITING BY HAND WILL NO DOUBT CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THOSE FORMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LUCINDA. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S LOVELY GETTING A HANDWRITTEN NOTE. THIS ONE IS FROM WILLA. SHE LOVES THE SHOW BECAUSE OF THE FUNNY JOKES. THIS IS FROM HUDSON. HILLARY AND JEREMY AT TV LAND. HAVE A GREAT DAY. I WILL, HUDSON. ON THE FIRST OF JULY, PLASTIC STRAWS, PLATES, CUTLERY AND FRUIT AND VEGE BAGS WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST, JOINING A LIST OF BANNED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS. BUT ONE SMALL NORTH ISLAND TOWN IS WAY AHEAD. RAGLAN HAS ALREADY PHASED OUT MANY SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS, AND THEY'VE GOT A LESSON FOR THE REST OF US. HERE'S LUCAS DE JONG. (EERIE MUSIC) IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO STAND OUT IN RAGLAN. IT'S A PLACE WHERE SINGLE USE PLASTICS AREN'T WELCOME. (DISCORDANT HORROR MUSIC) ('UPTOWN GIRL') THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE BUSINESSES, THE SHOPPERS, THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET ARE ALL INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING THE KAUPAPA OF WORKING TOWARDS ZERO WASTE. ON JULY 1, ALL OF NEW ZEALAND WILL SAY GOODBYE TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUTLERY, PLATES, STRAWS, FRUIT BAGS AND FRUIT STICKERS ` THINGS MOST OF RAGLAN FAREWELLED YEARS AGO. COULD I GRAB A KNIFE AND FORK? WE DON'T DO ANY THROW-AWAY CUPS OR UTENSILS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO LEND YOU SOME. YOU'RE HAPPY FOR ME TO TAKE THESE? I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU WILL BRING THEM BACK. BUT IF NOT, I'VE ONLY PAID.... I'VE UPCYCLED THEM ANYWAY. NO ` HERE, IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING REUSABLES AS EASY AS DISPOSABLES. IT'S A SNACKAGE PACKAGE. A SNACKAGE PACKAGE? THAT'S SOME CRAFTY MARKETING RIGHT THERE. PERFECT FOR YOUR TOP DRAWER AT WORK, YOUR GLOVE BOX. SO IF WE MAKE REUSABLES CONVENIENT, THEN WE ARE COMPETING IN THE RIGHT SPACE. # COS WE ARE LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD. ACROSS THE TOWN, 95% OF HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES HAVE COMMITTED TO REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD STRAWS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. BUT WHAT IF I REALLY, REALLY WANTED A STRAW? WE HAVE GOT SOME METAL STRAWS THAT YOU CAN USE. WE'VE NEVER USED PLASTICS. SO WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THESE HOME-COMPOSTABLE BOXES. THEY'RE JUST MADE WITH CARDBOARD. ALTHOUGH THEY'D RATHER JUST GIVE YOU A PLATE. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN FREQUENTLY, AND WE JUST GIVE THEM THEIR TAKEAWAYS ON OUR PLATES. EVEN THOSE LITTLE PLASTIC BAGS AREN'T NEEDED, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A PLACE LIKE SWOP. WE'VE GOT A JAR LIBRARY OVER THERE. SO CUSTOMERS DROP CLEAN JARS OFF, AND WE'VE WEIGHED THEM. WE HAVE GOT PAPER BAGS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE THE LESS PREFERRED CHOICE. OR MANY PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN. PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY'RE DOWN TO MAYBE A BIN EVERY SIX MONTHS, VERSUS MOST PEOPLE A WEEKLY BIN. THOUGH SOME THINGS THAT GO IN THE ORGANIC WASTE NEVER LEAVE. FRUIT STICKERS! THESE LITTLE BEEP-BEEPS... (CHUCKLES) DROP THROUGH. THANKFULLY, THEY'LL SOON BE PHASED OUT. I THINK MOST OF INDUSTRY IS LOOKING AT USING COMPOSTABLE STICKERS. REGARDLESS OF GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE, RAGLAN DECIDED TO FIGHT DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS AS WELL. NOW ALL OF OUR CUPS ARE TAKEAWAY BUT NOT THROWAWAY. I CAN JUST TAKE YOUR CUP? YEAH, WE TRUST YOU. WE MIGHT LOSE THE ODD ONE, BUT IT'S WELL WORTH IT. THEY CAN BRING THEM BACK TO ANY MUG LIBRARY IN PARTICIPATING CAFES, WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL OF THE ONES IN RAGLAN. IT'S A SMALL TOWN SYSTEM BUILT ON TRUST. SO I'M JUST GONNA...? YEAH. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK. OK. BUT SARAH SAYS IT'LL WORK IN ANY THE BIG CITIES. I LIKE TO THINK OF AUCKLAND AS LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOWNS PUT TOGETHER. I'M SURE THERE'S THAT COMMUNITY LINK CLOSE BY, AND YOU KNOW YOUR BARISTA, AND YOU KNOW YOUR BARTENDER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING IS OFTEN NOT EASILY COMPOSTABLE. SO THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS TO BREAK THEM DOWN. SO A LOT OF OUR BIG INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTERS IN THIS COUNTRY WON'T ACTUALLY TAKE THAT COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL? THEY DON'T, NO. SO EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING AT THE CAFE,... YES. ...STILL GOING TO LANDFILL. REUSABLE IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN COMPOSTABLE. WHILE IT DOES FEEL GOOD, IT'S STILL A WHOLE LOT OF ENERGY THAT'S GONE INTO MAKING THAT THING THAT YOU'RE GONNA USE FOR A MINUTE. SO TAKE A TIP FROM RAGLAN, AND PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A REUSABLE NEW WORLD. NOW, WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DONE SOMETHING GREAT AND DESERVE A BIT OF RECOGNITION. AND THAT'S WHY WE PARTNER WITH ASB TO BRING YOU GOOD AS GOLD. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE DOING SELFLESS THINGS FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? SHE'S REALLY LOOKED AFTER PEOPLE ALL HER LIFE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE KNOWS JUST HOW APPRECIATED HE IS. OR MAYBE THEY'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME AND DESERVE A TREAT. ON BEHALF OF ASB... ...WE'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU $10,000. WELL, WHY NOT NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD? UNREAL. GO TO asbgoodasgold.co.nz AND TELL US THEIR STORY. # I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU. # E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP, WHY SO MANY OF US DON'T END UP IN OUR DREAM JOB. PLUS ` IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, WHEN I BEGAN THE GAME 20 YEARS AGO, I EVER THOUGHT I'D EVER SEE. IT'S QUITE SPECIAL TO BE HERE TODAY TO WATCH THIS. HOW TIMES CHANGE, AS THESE BOYS MAKE HISTORY ON THE NETBALL COURT. NAU MAI. HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK. NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WHEN THE NZ MEN'S NETBALL TEAM WON A TELEVISED TRI-SERIES LAST YEAR, IT CREATED A RIPPLE EFFECT. YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU CAN SEE, AND FOR MEN AND BOYS AROUND THE COUNTRY, NETBALL IS NOW PROVING A POPULAR OPTION. JENDY HARPER MEETS THE NEWEST CROP OF NETTIES. (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC) YES! GOOD! YES! PASS IT! HE'S THE 6'8" LINCHPIN OF THE NZ MEN'S NETBALL TEAM,... LOOK IN! LOOK IN! SHOOT IT! ...HERE, WATCHING 8- AND 9-YEAR-OLDS, NONE OF THEM HIS OWN. OOH, GOOD TRY! ARE YOU THIS VOCAL WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING? YEAH, I AM. JAY GELDARD WASN'T EXPECTING TO GET EMOTIONAL. THIS IS INTENSE. (LAUGHS) BUT THESE WEE FELLAS ARE DOING WHAT HE COULD ONLY DREAM OF AT THE SAME AGE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, WHEN I BEGAN THE GAME 20 YEARS AGO, THAT I EVER THOUGHT I'D EVER SEE. IT'S QUITE SPECIAL TO BE HERE TODAY TO WATCH THIS. AN ALL-BOY'S NETBALL TEAM, MAKING HISTORY UNDER THE HOOPS, AT THE SELWYN SPORTS CENTRE, SOUTH OF CHRISTCHURCH. BRAX. KADE. KAIDEN. REID. OLLIE. FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN, WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM? OH, WESTIE WEKAS. COACH HANNAH SAYS THE BOYS BELIEVE WE'RE HERE TO FILM THEM, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD. THEY DIDN'T REALISE THERE WAS THIS GENDER ISSUE AROUND THIS SPORT, WITH A BALL. IT'S NOT A THING FOR THEM? NO, IT'S NOT A THING FOR THEM. IT'S NOT A THING FOR OUR KIDS. IT'S NOT A THING FOR THEIR PARENTS. SO WHEN HE SAID HE WANTED TO PLAY NETBALL, YOU WERE ALL FOR IT? YEAH, HE WAS REALLY KEEN TO PLAY WITH HIS FRIENDS. IT'S NOT A THING FOR THE PARENTS OF THEIR OPPONENTS, NETBALLERS FROM THE HALSWELL RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB. I THINK IT GIVES THEM GOOD COMPETITION. OH, BRILLIANT. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. YEAH, NO, THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL. I THINK THE BOYS ARE GENERALLY A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE, IF YOU LIKE, BUT, NO, IT'S A FAIR CHALLENGE. I THINK THEY WERE A WEE BIT APPREHENSIVE OF THE GAME TODAY, BUT ONCE THEY GOT OUT THERE AND STARTED PLAYING, I THINK THEY FORGOT THAT IT WAS BOYS ` IT WAS JUST ANOTHER TEAM. AND THEY ALL WENT OUT THERE AND HAD FUN. THE WESTY WEKAS ARE THE FIRST ALL-BOYS TEAM IN THE SELYWN COMP, BUT NOT NATIONWIDE. THERE'S SEVERAL NOW, AS BOYS DISCOVER WHAT GIRLS HAVE KNOWN FOR DECADES ` NETBALL IS A TRUE TEAM SPORT. THE BEST THING ABOUT NETBALL IS YOU'VE GOT YOUR TEAMMATES TO HELP YOU GET THE BALL DOWN. REALLY HAVING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEIR WHOLE BODY'S DOING, WHAT THEIR FEET ARE DOING AND, YEAH, NOT JUST RUNNING WITH THE BALL. THESE LADS PLAY OTHER CODES TOO ` RUGBY, FOOTBALL, TOUCH; NETBALL IS JUST ANOTHER BALL SPORT. OH, WE HAD OUR NETBALL PHOTO LAST WEEK. AND I LOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHER, SHE SAID, 'I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD A NETBALL PHOTO 'WITH NETBALLERS WITH SUCH DIRTY KNEES.' ONE, TWO, THREE. ALL: WESTIE WEKAS! SO, RUMOUR IS THAT YOU MAY HAVE HUNG UP THE BIB, JAY. I HAVE. THIS YEAR, I'VE HUNG UP THE SHOES. I'M 42 YEARS OLD, AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR 20 YEARS. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE, AND IT'S PROGRESSED A LOT IN THAT TIME. IN AUCKLAND, THERE'S A MEN'S LEAGUE, AND TODAY NETBALL NZ ANNOUNCING AN UNDER-18 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FOR BOYS. JAY IS LEAVING THE SPORT IN GOOD HEALTH. RIGHT. WHO HAVE YOU GOT NOW? (WHISTLE BLOWS) AT FULL TIME IN SELWYN, THERE IS NO OFFICIAL SCORE, BUT WE ALL KNOW THE COMPETITIVE KIDS KEEP TALLY IN THEIR HEADS AND THEIR HEARTS. HAVE YOU GUYS LOST ANY GAMES? BOTH: NO. NO, WE HAVEN'T, NO. UNBEATEN. YEP. UNBEATABLE! HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA KEEP PLAYING NETBALL FOR? UNTIL I'M IN THE MEN'S TEAM. - LIKE JAY? - BOTH: YEAH. IF YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN BE IT. ALL RIGHT. HIGH FIVE. THANK YOU, GUYS. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. THANKS FOR HAVING ME, GUYS. (LAUGHS) DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING TODAY? NO, BUT I HAD FUN HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. (BASSY FUNK MUSIC) GOOD ON YOU, BOYS. FOR THOSE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE END OF THE YEAR, TIME IS TICKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO NEXT YEAR. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, THAT'S OK, BECAUSE CAREER ADVISOR BEN HURLEY IS HERE TO HELP. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? AND WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? STUDIES SHOW THAT ONLY AROUND 4% OF US BECOME THE CAREER THAT WE WANTED TO DO WHEN WE WERE KIDS. SO, WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE A SURGEON, BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE LIKE HAWKEYE FROM 'M*A*S*H'. LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY HOUR. AND THEN WHEN I GOT A BIT OLDER, I WANTED TO BE A LAWYER, BECAUSE I USED TO WATCH 'LA LAW', AND ARNIE BECKER WAS COOL. AND THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT 'LA LAW' IS NOT AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT LAWYERS ACTUALLY DO. SO I WENT OFF THAT IDEA, AND I WANTED TO GO INTO ADVERTISING, BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THAT OLD AD WHERE THE GUY BUNGEE-JUMPS OFF THE BRIDGE AND CATCHES A FISH. (CHEERFUL MUSIC) THEN I WENT OFF THE IDEA OF BEING IN ADVERTISING, BECAUSE I MET SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE IN ADVERTISING. SO THEN I FINISHED SCHOOL, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO I WENT TO UNIVERSITY AND DID A DEGREE IN POLITICS. FORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ALONE. MY NAME IS SACHA. WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE A VET. BUT I BECAME A JOURNALIST, JUST LIKE MY DAD. KIA ORA! I'M DR JOEL RINDELAUB. AND WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE AN ICE HOCKEY PLAYER. BUT NOW I'M JUST A LOWLY SCIENTIST WHO SPECIALISES IN THE USE OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AIR QUALITY AND THE CHEMISTRY OF AEROSOLS. HI. MY NAME IS SUZIE BATES. AND WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I WANTED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SINGER. BUT I ENDED UP BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL CRICKETER. HI. MY NAME IS CHRIS. WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN, BUT I ENDED UP BECOMING PRIME MINISTER INSTEAD. BUT LET'S HEAR WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS. IS THERE AN IDEAL AGE WHERE YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR DECISION AND JUST GO TOWARDS THAT GOAL? I THINK IT IS A LIFELONG THING. AND YOU SHOULDN'T PUT PRESSURE ON YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG. A LOT OF THAT STUFF COMES WITH TIME, AND WHEN YOU TRY TO FORCE IT AND JUST CHOOSE, THAT'S WHEN WE MAKE BIG MISTAKES, AND WE REGRET THEM. WHAT'S THE BIGGEST HURDLES THAT STOP PEOPLE MAKING THEIR DECISION WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL? THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THAT. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES IS ACTUALLY THE COST OF THE TRAINING, THE FACT THAT THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE INDUSTRY, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. I SEE A LOT OF ANXIETY ` LIKE, I'VE GOTTA PICK PERFECTLY. THEY HAVE THIS IDEA THAT IF THEY DON'T PICK PERFECTLY THE FIRST TIME, IT'S GONNA BE GAME OVER. AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT TRUE. SO HYPOTHETICALLY, LET'S SAY IT'S THE LAST DAY OF YOUR SCHOOLING, AND YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, YOU COULD GO SEE A CAREERS ADVISER. BUT THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS YOU COULD DO. YOU COULD HAVE A GAP YEAR. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE JUST DON'T LEAP INTO ANY KIND OF TRAINING. TALK TO YOUR PARENTS, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ENJOY, WHAT YOU REALLY VALUE, WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE, THE DIFFERENCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IN THE WORLD. SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KNOW THAT AT 16, 17, 18. SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA KNOW IT UNTIL AFTER 40. AND FINAL QUESTION ` WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GREW UP? WELL, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 12, I WANTED TO BE A FIRE ENGINE DRIVER. HOWEVER, SOMEBODY TOLD ME I ALSO HAD TO FIGHT THE FIRE. AND I THOUGHT, 'NO, I'M NOT HAVING THAT,' AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT. SO WHAT SEEMS LIKE A CAREER ISN'T JUST ONE THING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. THERE'S ALWAYS TIME TO MAKE A DECISION AND CHANGE WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANNA BE WHEN YOU GROW UP. I COULD NEVER DECIDE WHAT I WANTED TO DO, SO I FOUND A JOB THAT LETS ME DO ALL THE JOBS, AND I JUST NEVER GREW UP. IF, AS A KID, I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS AN OPTION, I WOULD HAVE PICKED THIS. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, BUILDING TOILETS IN THE ANTARCTIC ` THE KIWI WHO'S MAKING IT WAY MORE FUN THAN IT SOUNDS. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY ` THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. BLANKETY BLANK IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. POMARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, JESSIE PURU AND JAMES BROWN. 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