TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH HILARY AND JEREMY. BRING IT ON. JUST OVER A FORTNIGHT OUT FROM THE RUGBY WORLD CUP, AND NEWS HAS LANDED THAT'S STUNNED THE ALL BLACKS. IN FACT, IT'S LEFT LOTS OF KIWIS GOBSMACKED. BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH SIR STEVE HANSEN HAS JOINED THE WALLABIES. ('ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR') DANIEL FAITAUA: IT STARTED AS SWEET RIVALRY ` THEY TRIED TO NAB THE PAVLOVA, EVEN THE FLAT WHITE... MY NAME IS MAXIMUS DECIMUS... THEN IT WAS RUSSELL CROWE, AND CROWDED HOUSE, BUT THERE'S NO ENTERTAINING AUSTRALIA'S LATEST CLAIM ` THAT FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH SIR STEVE HANSEN HAS JOINED THE WALLABIES. COMMENTATOR: AND NOW THE WALLABIES, WHO HAVE WARMED UP WELL. # LOVE HURTS, THE REVELATIONS HAVE ROCKED THE ABS' CAMP IN LONDON AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE ON THE 'BOKS. YEAH... SHAG, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?! HANSEN LED THE ALL BLACKS TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA IN THE 2015 WORLD CUP FINAL; THE 64-YEAR-OLD REPORTED TO BE A GOOD MATE OF COACH EDDIE JONES. THE SHOCK EVEN ATTRACTING THE PRIME MINISTER TO WEIGH IN ON THE PUNISHMENT FOR HANSEN TO SWITCHING ALLEGIANCES I THINK WE SHOULD CANCEL HIS CITIZENSHIP. NO, THAT'S A JOKE, JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR. (LAUGHS) JOKES ASIDE, SHAG'S SHACK-UP'S LEFT SOME CONCERNED. OH, IT HURTS A LITTLE BIT, TO BE FAIR. OH. YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY GOBSMACKED. AND FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY RUGBY COMMENTATOR SCOTTY STEVENSON. GREAT TO TALK TO YOU, SCOTTY. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? I'VE HEARD PEOPLE LABEL THIS A NATIONAL BETRAYAL. IS SIR STEVE A TRAITOR? A TRAITOR? A TRAITOR? HE IS A PATRIOT, THIS MAN. WE HAVE A GREAT HISTORY OF KNIGHTS OF THE REALM JUMPING TO THE DEFENCE OF THOSE IN NEED, JEREMY. SIR EDMUND HILLARY, WHEN THOSE CHILDREN NEEDED SCHOOLS, HE WENT AND HE BUILT THEM. WHEN THE LUFTWAFFE IMPERILLED LONDON, SIR KEITH PARK SAVED THE DAY. WHEN WE WERE ALL DROPPING LIKE FLIES WITH COVID, SIR ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD CAME ALONG, LOCKED US UP AND SWABBED US ALL. HE PUT MORE THINGS UP NOSTRILS THAN PABLO ESCOBAR. OUR KNIGHTS DO A GREAT SERVICE TO US. AND SIR STEVE HANSEN, HE'S A PATRIOT. A PATRIOT? HE'S HELPING THE OTHER COUNTRIES. HE'S NOT HELPING US. THAT IS VERY TRUE ` IT IS THE WALLABIES. AND CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE MORE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND THAN THE WALLABIES, HILARY? THAT'S THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE. THIS IS A HERO MOMENT FOR OUR VERY OWN SIR 'SHAG' HANSON. WHERE WOULD HE START HELPING THE WALLABIES? HARD TO SAY, BUT APPARENTLY HE'S ONLY THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS AND I DON'T EVEN THINK THE WALLABIES WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A SINGLE WORD HE SAYS IN THOSE FIVE DAYS. SO UNLESS HE'S TAKEN A TRANSLATOR WITH HIM, IT COULD BE A VERY TOUGH START FOR SIR STEVE. SCOTTY, WHY IS IT OUR COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE IN DEMAND OVERSEAS? IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WATER HERE IN NEW ZEALAND? I THINK NEW ZEALAND ALWAYS HAD THAT REPUTATION AS THE MOST INNOVATIVE RUGBY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE STILL GOT THAT REPUTATION, BUT CERTAINLY THOSE COACHES WHO HAVE ALL THAT EXPERIENCE ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY BOTH CLUBS AND COUNTRIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A PLETHORA OF KIWI COACHES COACHING OTHER COUNTRIES ` THEY JUST HAVE BETTER TASTE THAN AUSTRALIA. HOW DO YOU THINK THE ABs ARE GOING TO GO AGAINST THE SPRINGBOKS IN THEIR WARM-UP MATCH? WHAT DO YOU RECKON WE CAN READ INTO THAT RESULT? IT'S A GREAT TEST FOR THIS TEAM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED BY THE SOUTH AFRICANS, AS THEY ALWAYS ARE, AND WE KNOW THEIR OPENING MATCH OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP AGAINST FRANCE AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY BRUTAL EXAMINATION OF THIS TEAM'S CHARACTER. THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT INJURIES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES, BUT THAT'S EVERY SINGLE GAME OF RUGBY. IN MY CASE, THAT'S GETTING OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING, SO... IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. I THINK THESE GUYS WANT TO HEAD OUT, THEY WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND THEY WANT TO TEST THEMSELVES, AND WHO BETTER TO DO THAT AGAINST THAN THEIR GREATEST RIVALS EVER, THE SOUTH AFRICANS? AND WITH THE ALL BLACKS PLAYING HOSTS FRANCE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT OUR WORLD CUP CHANCES, SCOTTY? I'M AROUSED. I FEEL` I FEEL THEY'RE IN A GOOD SPACE, ACTUALLY. AND HEADING INTO A WORLD CUP, HAVING HAD FOUR TEST VICTORIES THIS YEAR AND ALL THE TROPHIES IN THE CABINET DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT IN TERMS OF A PREPARATION. BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WHAT THAT TEAM'S BEEN THROUGH ` I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE REAL FOUNDATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD UPON AT THIS WORLD CUP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, SCOTTY. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT AN END THAT YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO AT THE BOWLS CLUB. ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH, MAEVE KELLY AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 SPRING STARTS SUE AND THEN IT'S THE RUGBY WORLD CUP AND THE CRICKET WORLD CUP. A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. PHONES IN SCHOOLS ` IT'S A HOT TOPIC THIS ELECTION. NATIONAL WANTS TO BAN THEM OUTRIGHT; LABOUR WANTS EACH SCHOOL TO MAKE ITS OWN RULES. WELL, ONE HIGH SCHOOL HAS NOT ONLY CHOSEN TO STOP PHONE USE ` THEY'VE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE. CAROLYN ROBINSON WITH HOW. (TOM PETTY'S 'DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT') THE '80s WAS A SIMPLER TIME ` PHONES WERE ATTACHED TO WALLS, AND THE PLAYGROUND WAS FOR FUN. (ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES) EXCEPT THIS ISN'T THE '80s; IT'S YESTERDAY. AT WAITARA HIGH SCHOOL, AN IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY MORNING. WE HAVE A POLICY FOR YEAR 9 TO 12 STUDENTS, WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO PUT THEIR PHONE IN A POUCH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND KEEP IT IN THERE THE WHOLE DAY. THE YONDR POUCHES WERE DESIGNED WITH THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN MIND, BUT THEY'RE GETTING A STANDING OVATION IN SCHOOLS TOO. WE'RE THE FIRST SCHOOL IN NZ TO DO IT. WE WOULD SAY 10/10. IT'S BEEN A GAME-CHANGER. 8.55, WE HAVE TO LOCK OUR PHONES IN THESE POUCHES THAT ARE MAGNETICALLY LOCKED. # AND EVERY DESIRE... # THE LOCKED POUCHES STAY WITH STUDENTS INSIDE THEIR BAGS. I REALLY LIKE IT. I FEEL LIKE I GET A LITTLE MORE STUDYING DONE AND MORE FOCUS ON MY WORK. IF YOU GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR PHONE OUT OF YOUR POUCH OR ANYTHING, YOU'RE HANDED IN INTO THE OFFICE, AND A CALL GOES TO YOUR HOME. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, YOU GET STOOD DOWN. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, STUDENTS CAN UNLOCK THEIR POUCH BEFORE HEADING HOME. THE PRINCIPAL SAYS IT'S THE ANSWER THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. MOBILE PHONE USE IN SCHOOLS IS AN EPIDEMIC. ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS REALLY BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS GIVING KIDS GROWLINGS FOR HAVING THEIR PHONES OUT DURING CLASS. THAT WAS A BIG PROBLEM, ACTUALLY. I'VE BEEN AT SCHOOLS WHERE THEY'VE BANNED PHONES, AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE PHONES DURING CLASSES, BUT KIDS HAD THEIR HEADS IN THEIR BAGS, CHECKING MESSAGES AND, UM, WERE LOOKING DOWN AT THEIR POCKETS ALL THE TIME TO CHECK THINGS. AND THAT'S A DISTRACTED LEARNER; THAT'S SOMEONE WHO'S NOT ENGAGED IN WHAT'S GOING ON. AND JUST THAT LITTLE NUMBER IN THE CORNER OF AN APP, WHICH SAYS YOU HAVE A NOTIFICATION WAITING, THERE'S JUST A BIG PULL. AND SO, YEAH, WE JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF ALL OF THAT. WE WANTED KIDS TO CONNECT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM, CONNECT WITH THE LEARNING, CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. THE POLICY IS STILL IN ITS FIRST YEAR, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY NOTICING GAINS. WE'RE ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS AHEAD OF OUR CALENDAR YEAR, FOR PROGRESS IN CLASS. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS AS A RETURN TO SOME TRADITIONAL LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES AND THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. AND THERE'S ANOTHER UPSIDE. PEOPLE WON'T SAY THINGS FACE TO FACE THAT THEY WOULD BE POTENTIALLY BRAVE ENOUGH TO SAY ONLINE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME PUSHBACK, SOME STUDENTS WANTING RESTRICTIONS LIFTED DURING BREAK TIME. WE SAW TOO MANY OF OUR KIDS SITTING IN CORRIDORS ON PHONES, PLAYING GAMES DURING BREAK TIME, INSTEAD OF BEING OUT GETTING FRESH AIR. WE WANTED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER TO BE DEEPER. WITH A ROLL OF 400, IT'S COSTING WAITARA HIGH AROUND $11,000 A YEAR. I THINK IN THE GREATER SCHEME OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL'S OPERATING COSTS, IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET. I THINK IT'S WORTH EVERY CENT. SO YOU RECKON IT'S GOOD? YEAH, I RECKON IT'S REALLY GOOD. KIDS CAN BE MORE ACTIVE AND PLAY, LIKE, TALK TO THEIR MATES AND HANG OUT. I'M ALL FOR IT. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'VE DONE IN RECENT YEARS WAS. # YOU KNOW IT'S NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS. IN THIS WORLD, IT'S JUST US. # ABSOLUTE GENIUS. AND ALL THOSE FACES, THE SMILES, ENGAGED KIDS, LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE. IT'S HARD TO CONTROL YOUR PHONE USE. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE ` THE PLAYGROUND NOISE IS THROUGH THE ROOF, AND BULLRUSH IS BACK. THOSE AREN'T DOWNSIDES, THEY ARE UPSIDES. IT'S A COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE HEART OF AUCKLAND'S GREY LYNN, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN IT ON GRAND DESIGNS ` THEY SAID NO TO THAT, BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY NO TO NINA BURTON GOING ALONG FOR A NOSEY. # COME BE WITH ME... (UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) IN THE HEART OF AUCKLAND'S GREY LYNN LIES AN URBAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH A DIFFERENCE. YOU'RE BUILDING WITH A WHOLE GROUP OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOT THE SAME IDEAS AND THE SAME SORT OF VISION OR PASSION ABOUT THE WAY THEY WANT TO LIVE. LIKE A FAMILY OF 52 ` FROM BABIES TO AN 80-YEAR-OLD ` LIVING THROUGHOUT 20 UNITS CALLED 'COHAUS'. I DON'T THINK WE'RE ARGUING THAT IT'S FOR EVERYONE. THAT PHILOSOPHY OF NEW ZEALANDERS AROUND HOUSING IS VERY MUCH 'MY PLACE, MY SPACE'. WHEN SO MUCH OF YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR ASSET BASE IS TIED UP IN YOUR HOUSE, THEN IT'S HARD NOT TO FEEL THAT WAY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, I THINK, HERE, DEMONSTRATE A SLIGHTLY SOFTER WAY TO LOOK AT IT ALL. AND TO GO, 'WELL, YES, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN UNIT AND YOUR KITCHEN 'AND YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LIVING SPACE 'AND YOUR OWN INTERIORS ` IT'S ALL YOURS ` 'BUT BEYOND THAT, MAYBE SHARE.' (UPLIFTING ELECTRONIC MUSIC) AT COHAUS, SHARING IS CARING. SO, OVER HERE, WE'VE GOT THE COMMON LAUNDRY. AH. AND WE ALSO HAVE A REFILL STATION FOR HOUSEHOLD DETERGENTS AND SOAPS AND STUFF. FOR THE LAST MONTH, WE'VE HAD A MILK DISPENSER FROM HAPPY COW, SO WE CAN` EVERYONE FILLS UP THEIR MILK FROM HERE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SPLITTING THE BILLS; IT'S ABOUT CONNECTION. YOU DON'T HAVE A LAUNDRY IN YOUR HOUSE SO YOU'VE JUST WON YOURSELF ANOTHER SQUARE METRE OF SPACE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU COME OUT AND DO YOUR LAUNDRY IN A SHARED SPACE AND PEOPLE SEE EACH OTHER AND THEY HAVE A CHAT, AND SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL PART OF A BIGGER GROUP OR A COMMUNITY. (UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES) THERE'S A COMMUNAL EVENT SPACE, GARDEN, SHARED CARS AND EVEN A GUEST ROOM. # LET'S COME TOGETHER, # RIGHT NOW... THE UNITS ARE GENERIC... BUT WE PROVIDED A WHOLE LOT OF LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS THAT PEOPLE COULD MAKE FOR THEIR OWN UNIT. LIKE CUPBOARD FRONTS, DOOR HANDLES, TILES, COLOURS AND APPLIANCES. SO, THIS IS OUR MAIN LIVING AREA. OH, WOW. GOSH, IT'S SPACIOUS, ISN'T IT? YEAH, YEAH. AND THE VIEW'S AMAZING. AND LOTS OF LIGHT. SO, DAVID, HOW BIG IS IT, AND HOW MANY OF YOU LIVE HERE? SO, IT'S A THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENT, AND WE'VE GOT FOUR OF US ` TWO ADULTS AND TWO KIDS. WHEN THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE TO WATCH THE KIDS, CHILDCARE IS NEVER A PROBLEM ` AND KINDNESS IS KEY. THEY LEFT A LITTLE... GIFT. WHAT HAVE YOUR NEIGHBOURS LEFT? SOME SPARE ONIONS. THEY'VE GIVEN US SOME ONIONS. OH, THAT'S REALLY LOVELY. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S LIKE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT THIS PLACE IS ABOUT, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. IT IS A LITTLE BIT, YEAH. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A VERY TWO HAPPY YEARS OF CO-EXISTENCE SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A VERY HAPPY TWO YEARS OF CO-EXISTENCE FOR THE PEOPLE AT COHAUS. THOM, HOW IS HOUSING LIKE THIS RELEVANT IN TODAY'S SOCIETY? I THINK AS OUR CITIES GET DENSER, WE HAVE TO GIVE UP MORE AND MORE OF THE UTOPIAN KIND OF HOUSE WITH A GARDEN ` AS FEWER AND FEWER OF US CAN HAVE THE MEANS TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THAT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, OUR ENVIRONMENT'S GETTING A BIT MORE THREATENING, WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. IT'S EVEN WON AN ARCHITECTURE AWARD ` SHOWING WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER. THE IDEA OF TRYING TO CREATE COMMUNITIES IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS, I THINK, IS A GREAT IDEA AND SHOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY DEVELOPERS AND BY COUNCILS AND BY GOVERNMENT AND SO ON. # LET'S COME TOGETHER, E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` IT'S BYE-BYE BILL AND BERYL. WHY THE NAME YOUR PARENTS GAVE YOU HAS FAILED TO PASS THE TEST OF TIME. PLUS ` THE RISE OF FORAGING IN A COST OF LIVING CRISIS ` HOW TO DO IT SAFELY TO SAVE ON THE GROCERY BILL. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK ` NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. FORAGING FOR WILD FOOD IS A SKILL WHICH HAS LARGELY DISAPPEARED. BUT NOT FOR CYNTHIA VAN DE LOO OF NELSON. SHE'S A FORAGER AND HASN'T BOUGHT GREENS FOR 20 YEARS. PLUS SHE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT TOO. HERE'S JULIAN LEE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A DEEP FORAGE, BUT WE'RE IN THE GRAMPIANS, JUST A FIVE-MINUTE WALK FROM THE SUBURBS OF NELSON SOUTH. IT'D PROBABLY BE ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO THAT I BOUGHT GREENS, HERBAL TEAS OR FRUIT... THAT'S AMAZING. ...FROM ANY SUPERMARKET. IT'S A NEW THING, BUT IT'S NOT A NEW THING, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR CENTURIES. WE'VE JUST SORT OF LOST OUR WAY. SO, HERE WE'RE COMING INTO A SPRAY-FREE AREA, SO THAT WE KNOW THAT ALL THE PLANTS HERE ARE GOOD TO EAT. SO, WE'VE GOT CLEAVER AND DANDELION AND CHICKWEED AND PLANTAIN... THIS IS BLACK NIGHTSHADE, NOT DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. HAVE A WEE TRY. CHUCKLES: OK. YEAH, THEY'RE REALLY YUMMY. YEAH, IT IS` IT'S LIKE A TANGY TOMATO OR... YEAH. SO, THIS IS CLEAVER, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. THIS IS DOVE'S FOOT GERANIUM. BUT IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO BUTTERCUP, SO YOU JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ` THEY'RE QUITE OFTEN GROWING TOGETHER. IS THAT POISONOUS? YEAH. OH. IF YOU'RE EVER UNSURE ABOUT ANYTHING, WHAT YOU CAN DO IS CURL YOUR TONGUE TO THE BACK OF YOUR MOUTH... YEAH? ...AND THEN BRING THE TIP OF THE LEAF JUST TO THE TIP OF YOUR TEETH AND CHEW IT TILL THE JUICE COMES OUT, AND THEN BRING YOUR TONGUE TO THE JUICE. AND IF YOUR TONGUE REPELS, THEN SPIT IT OUT. CHICKWEED ` THE CAPTAIN OF THE BUSH. 10 MINERALS AND FIVE VITAMINS IN IT, SO IT'S LIKE A SUPERFOOD. WHAT ABOUT THIS STUFF? I SEE THAT ALL THE TIME. NO, THAT'S HEMLOCK. IT'S POISON. THERE'S, UM, WATERCRESS DOWN HERE. THE BIG ONE HERE IS CHICORY. HERE, WE'VE GOT A HEALTHY... SPECIMEN OF A THISTLE. ONCE IT GROWS OUT, THE MAIN STEM, IT'S GOT, LIKE` IT'S ACTION-PICKED FULL OF MINERALS AND VITAMINS. IT'S GOT, LIKE` IT'S ACTION-PACKED FULL OF MINERALS AND VITAMINS. BEFORE WE CAME HERE, I ALREADY TOLD ALL THE PLANTS THAT WE WERE COMING AND WHAT WE WERE DOING AND WHETHER IT WAS OK FOR US TO HARVEST. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HARVESTED, LISTEN TO THAT. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT? SAY, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING IN YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN LIKE RHUBARB ` IF YOU ASK AND THE LEAF DOESN'T LET GO EASILY, IT MEANS THAT IT'S NOT WANTING YOU TO HARVEST FROM IT. OK. IT'S, UH` YEAH, IT'S A LOT TO PROCESS. WHEN THE EARTH AND THE SOIL IS UNHEALTHY, THESE PLANTS COME TO ACTUALLY BRING THAT BACK INTO BALANCE. THEY ALL HAVE A PURPOSE. EVEN THE HEMLOCK? YUP. SO, THE GORSE FLOWER IS EDIBLE. IT TASTES LIKE PINA COLADA. (LAUGHS) I KNOW THIS ONE. (LAUGHS) I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. ALL THIS, IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER ` IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE IN SUMMER. KARAMU ` THAT'S ITS MAORI NAME. LITTLE ORANGE BERRIES THAT ARE REALLY HIGH IN VITAMIN C. IT'S CALLED HIMALAYAN HONEYSUCKLE. THEY TASTE LIKE MOLASSES. AND THIS WAS MOSTLY ALL WITHIN THE SPACE OF ABOUT 100m. BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ALL NEAR HOME, IT'S PROBABLY IN YOUR GARDEN. THIS IS THE PUHA HERE. THIS IS HERB ROBERT. HERB ROBERT? YEAH. HUH. IT OXYGENATES THE BLOOD. DOWN HERE, WE'VE GOT SPEEDWELL, WHICH ALSO HAS A LITTLE BLUE FLOWER, AND THEN WE'VE GOT RED DEAD NETTLE, BORAGE AND HERB ROBERT ` SO ALL OF THIS IS EDIBLE. DO YOU WANNA GET SOME STINGING NETTLE? YEAH, FOR SURE. IT'S GOT LIKE 12 MINERALS AND SIX VITAMINS. REALLY? YEAH. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S IMMERSED IN WATER AND` YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST CUT IT UP FINELY FOR A SALAD, AND THEN YOU` NOT NEEDING TO WORRY ABOUT THE STING ANYMORE. RESPECT THE NETTLE AND YOU DON'T GET STUNG; RESPECT THE EARTH AND SHE'LL GIVE YOU HER BOUNTY. NEVER TAKE THE FIRST, AND NEVER TAKE THE LAST; TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED; TAKE ONLY WHAT IS GIVEN, AND SUSTAIN THE ONES WHO SUSTAIN YOU AND THE EARTH WILL LAST FOR EVER. THAT'S FANTASTIC. THERE IS PLENTY OF FORAGE BACK THERE. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME BORAGE. LET'S DO THAT AFTER THE SHOW. COULD YOUR NAME BE AT RISK OF BECOMING EXTINCT? SOME BABY NAMES ARE PLUMMETING IN POPULARITY, WHILE OTHERS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK. SO, WHAT NAMES HAVE SHAPED NZ OVER THE YEARS? (WHIMSICAL MUSIC) THE EARLY '50s SAW CHRISTINE AND JOHN TOP THE CHARTS FOR BABY NAMES. (MASON WILLIAMS' 'CLASSICAL GAS') 1960 WAS SUSAN AND DAVID. (FREEWHEELING POP MUSIC) WHILE LISA AND JASON WITH THE TOP NAMES FOR 1970... (CYNDI LAUPER'S 'TIME AFTER TIME') SARAH AND DANIEL BECAME THE MOST POPULAR IN THE '80s... (SYNTH-POP MUSIC) AND JESSICA AND MATTHEW IN 1990... (EMINEM'S 'SHADY'S BACK') AND THEN THE TURN OF THE CENTURY SAW JESSICA REMAIN AT THE TOP SPOT, ALONG WITH JOSHUA. (EERIE HIP-HOP MUSIC) SOPHIE AND LIAM WERE THE MOST POPULAR IN 2010, WHILE ISLA AND OLIVER WERE THE TOP NAMES FOR 2020. THE TOP TWO MAORI PEPI NAMES ` AROHA OR TE AROHA FOR KOTIRO; AND ARIKI, TE ARIKI OR TEARIKI FOR TAMA. AND RILEY IS THE MOST POPULAR GENDER-NEUTRAL NAME. RUSSELL BURNARD, REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, IS HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US, RUSSELL. WHICH NAMES ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING EXTINCT? I MEAN, MORAG? CHANDLER? HENRY, WE ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT TALKING ABOUT DANGERS NAMES LIKE THAT. THOSE NAMES ARE VERY PERSONAL TO INDIVIDUALS. WE WENT THROUGH OUR DATABASE ` BARBARA WAS REALLY POPULAR THROUGH THE 1930S TO THE 1950S THAT HASN'T BEEN ON OUR TOP 100 SINCE LATE 1988. FOR MALES, KEVIN WAS REALLY POPULAR FROM THE 1940S TO THE 1960S THAT HASN'T BEEN ON OUR LIST SINCE 1999. WHAT ABOUT JEREMY? THAT WAS LAST ON OUR LIST IN 1999. WELL, WHAT ABOUT HILARY? IS THAT NAME ON THE WAY OUT? THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN OUR TOP 100. THERE SEEMS TO BE A VINTAGE NAME TREND AT THE MOMENT ` NAMES LIKE BETTY, MABLE, HENRY... IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING? I THINK NAMES GO THROUGH POPULARITY, THERE HAVE BEEN NAMES CONSISTENTLY ON THE TOP OF OUR LIST, MARY AND JOHN OF THE MOST POPULAR EVER REGISTERED WITH US AND THE WILLIAM AND THOMASES CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR OVER TIME. A SLIGHTLY CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION - HOW MANY BABIES LAST YEAR WERE NAMED KAREN? I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER BUT I CAN SAY THAT KAREN HAS NOT BEEN OUR TOP 100 LIST SINCE 1986. I DO FEEL BAD FOR KARENS. I KNOW SOME LOVELY KARENS. IF I WANTED TO BE LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN AND NAME MY CHILD SAINT, WOULD THAT BE OK? YOU CAN'T HAVE NAMES THAT MORE THAN 100 CHARACTERS, YOU CAN'T HAVE NAMES THAT ARE OFFENSIVE AND YOU CAN'T HAVE SYMBOLS OR NUMBERS. WE DO HAVE RULES BUT I THINK PARENTS ARE BECOMING MORE INNOVATIVE IN TERMS OF THE NAMES THAT THEY DO USE THEN COMPARED TO 40 OR 50 YEARS AGO. GREAT TO CHAT. THAT'S A LOT OF CHARACTERS. I LOOKED UP THE LONGEST NAME IN NZ THIS AFTERNOON, AND I'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU AFTER THE BREAK. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. CAN YOU TELL ME NOW? YOU HAVE TO WAIT. WELCOME BACK. SO, BEFORE THE BREAK, WE WERE TALKING LONG NAMES ` YOU CAN'T HAVE A NAME OVER 100 CHARACTERS. WELL, OUR LONGEST NAME IS 99 CHARACTERS LONG. IT'S 'FULL METAL HAVOK MORE SEXY N INTELLIGENT THAN SPOCK 'AND ALL THE SUPERHEROES COMBINED WITH FROSTNOVA'. 'AND ALL THE SUPERHEROES COMBINED WITH FROSTNOVA'. THAT'S A NAME. YES, THE SURNAME IS FROSTNOVA. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW ` WHAT'S THE SECRET TO WRITING A GREAT EARWORM? 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 LENA ERAKOVICH,