GO THE ALL BLACKS! TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH SACHA AND JEREMY. RUGBY WORLD CUP FEVER IS AT ALL-TIME HIGH WITH THE ALL BLACKS TAKING ON THE SPRINGBOKS ON SUNDAY MORNING. YES, THE CITY STREETS WILL BE QUIET BUT THE PUBS FULL, AS WE EAGERLY SUPPORT OUR BOYS IN BLACK. (TENSE MUSIC) AND THAT'S THE MOMENT. JEREMY: THE STAGE IS SET ` THE ULTIMATE GRUDGE MATCH. TWO SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE POWERHOUSES FACING OFF IN A WORLD CUP FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 28 YEARS. THE RESULT BACK THEN ` NOT SOMETHING WE WANT REPEATED. AS IT STANDS, BOTH TEAMS HAVE EACH WON THREE WORLD CUPS. SO WHOEVER REIGNS SUPREME ON SUNDAY WILL ALSO TAKE OUT THE TITLE OF THE TEAM WITH THE MOST WORLD CUP WINS. AND RUGBY COMMENTATOR SCOTTY J STEVENSON IS HERE NOW. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YA, SCOTTY. ALL RIGHT. WHO IS THE FAVOURITE TO WIN ON SUNDAY MORNING? GREAT QUESTION, JEREMY. WHAT AN OPENER FROM YOU. I WOULD SAY THE ALL BLACKS ARE FAVOURITES TO WIN THIS. ALL BIAS ASIDE, I'M LOOKING AT IT OBJECTIVELY, JERRY. THE SPRINGBOKS HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF TOUGH MATCHES. ONE-POINT WIN OVER FRANCE, A ONE-POINT OVER ENGLAND. NEW ZEALAND CRUISED THROUGH IRELAND, SMASHED THEM BY FOUR, CRUISED THROUGH ARGENTINA, SMASHED THEM BY 38, AND THEY'VE HAD THEIR FEET UP FOR AN EXTRA DAY. I THINK THEY'RE THE ONE TEAM WITH IMPROVEMENT STILL ON THE HORIZON. THE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE CONTRACTING; THEY'RE CIRCLING THE WAGONS; THEY'RE GOING BACK TO WHAT THEY KNOW, WHICH IS 7000 POUNDS OF AFRIKAANS POWER OFF THE BENCH. (CHUCKLES) SCOTTY, 28 YEARS SINCE THE LAST FINAL AGAINST THE TWO TEAMS. I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE THERE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE? YEAH, I WAS JUST A WEE BAIRN THEN, SACH. I WAS AT HIGH SCHOOL ACTUALLY, IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE EAST CAPE. SO I WASN'T AT ELLIS PARK, BUT WE WERE WATCHING IT ON THE TELLY. I THOUGHT THE ALL BLACKS WERE GOING TO WIN. SO DID PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE ELSE. THE POWER OF THE RAINBOW NATION, THOUGH, AND NELSON MANDELA WALKING OUT ON TO THE FIELD WITH FRANCOIS PIENAAR. AND I REMEMBER THAT GAME FINISHING 15-12 ` JOEL STRANSKY WITH THE DROP GOAL. I WALKED INTO THE DINING HALL, AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL STOOD UP AND SANG 'SHOSHOLOZA' WHILE I TRIED TO STOMACH SOME PRETTY AWFUL SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE. (LAUGHS) SO I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT MOMENT. NOW, IN THE SEMIS, NEW ZEALAND CRUSHED ARGENTINA, AND SOUTH AFRICA WON BY ONLY ONE POINT, SO WHO'S LIKELY TO BE THE MORE TIRED TEAM? I WOULD SAY THE SPRINGBOKS WOULD BE. BUT AGAIN THEY'VE GOT A RICH CALVINIST BELIEF ` THE SPRINGBOKS. THEY'LL BE UP FOR THIS. THEY KNOW THEY'RE 80 MINUTES AWAY FROM THEIR MANIFEST DESTINY, WHICH IS TO BE THE SUPERIOR RUGBY TEAM, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. SO THEY WON'T BE FEELING THE TIREDNESS COMING INTO THIS FIXTURE. BUT THEY HAVE HAD ONE LESS DAY THAN THE ALL BLACKS TO PREPARE. AND OF COURSE, AS WE MENTIONED, THEY HAD THOSE REALLY TOUGH FIXTURES ` ONE-POINT VICTORY. SO TOOK A LOT OUT OF THAT TEAM EMOTIONALLY. BUT PHYSICALLY, I THINK THEY'LL STILL BE UP FOR IT. NOW, SOUTH AFRICA'S GOT SEVEN FORWARDS, SO THEY TELL ME, AND ONE BACK ON THE BENCH. SO WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING THEIR TACTICS TO BE, SCOTTY? YEAH, WELL, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO SURPRISES HERE, SACH. THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND KILL THE ALL BLACKS. THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE BIG THUNDERING FORWARDS ON. 'ERR-GHER' SNYMAN. IF EVER THERE WAS A NAME THAT SCARED A PLAYER, IT'S 'ERR-GHER' ` RG SNYMAN. THEY'VE STARTED CALLING HIM RG BECAUSE ALL THE ENGLISH COMMENTATORS THINK IT'S RG INSTEAD OF THE AFRIKAANS LETTERS. SO NOW HIS NICKNAME IN THE TEAM IS ACTUALLY RG. HE'S THERE. TREVOR NYAKANE, OX NCHE, WHO DESTROYED THE ENGLISH SCRUM LAST WEEK. THEY'VE GOT KWAGGA SMITH WHO'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING FOOTY PLAYER, AND THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK TO EMPTY THAT BENCH AND BRING THAT POWER INTO THE GAME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. SCOTTY, IF WE WIN ON SUNDAY MORNING, WILL IT BE 'ARISE, SIR FOZZY' COME NEW YEAR'S DAY? I'M SURE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY, THOSE AROUND IAN FOSTER, WILL CERTAINLY PUT HIM UP FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A KNIGHTHOOD. AND IT WOULD BE A STORY, WOULDN'T IT? IAN FOSTER, WHO LOST HIS JOB ESSENTIALLY BEFORE THIS WORLD CUP BEGAN AND WHO HAS LED AN ALL BLACKS SIDE THAT HAS BEEN UNDERPERFORMING UNDER HIS REGIME TO A WORLD CUP FINAL. HE'S 80 MINUTES AWAY FROM ONE OF THE GREAT TURNAROUNDS IN MODERN RUGBY HISTORY. SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND. SCOTTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING TO US. NO PROBLEM. AND DON'T FORGET THE BLACK FERNS ARE PLAYING TOO. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU, MAEVE KELLY AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT A RUGBY GAME IN MY LIFE. IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A GRIPPING NEW TV DRAMA, THEN 'AFTER THE PARTY' IS THE SHOW FOR YOU. IT STARS ROBYN MALCOLM IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER CAREER-DEFINING ROLE. MICHAEL, ANY PROGRESS ON THE TEMP FRONT? I'LL WRITE MYSELF A NOTE. IT'S NOT HYPERBOLE TO LABEL HER KIWI ACTING ROYALTY. YOU THINK YOU SCARE ME, JETHRO? ROBYN MALCOLM'S STAR HAS SHONE IN SO MANY MEMORABLE ROLES A LIST WOULD RUN FOR DAYS. HER LATEST INCARNATION IS PENNY, A TEACHER WHO LOSES EVERYTHING WHEN SHE ACCUSES HER EX OF SEX CRIMES. OK, THIS IS A STILL FROM SOME PORNOGRAPHY THAT WE FOUND ON A STUDENT'S PHONE. 'AFTER THE PARTY' IS A CLASSY AND GRIPPING DRAMA THAT DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM THE HARD STUFF. AND ROBYN JOINS US NOW. LOVELY TO SEE YOU, ROBYN. NOW, YOU CO-WROTE 'AFTER THE PARTY'. HOW DID IT COME TOGETHER? UH, WELL... I DIDN'T CO-WRITE IT. THE WRITER, DIANE TAYLOR, WROTE IT AND I SAT AROUND NEXT TO HER GOING, 'WHOO! GO THAT WORD. WHOO, GO THAT WORD. CHANGE THAT WORD.' AND I CO-CREATED IT AND CO-STORYLINED IT, I'D GUESS YOU'D SAY. EVERY NOW AND THEN I'D HAVE A GO AT A SCENE, AND I WOULD GO, 'NAH,' AND SHE'D WRITE IT. SO WE MADE THIS CHARACTER CALLED PENNY, AND THEN WE MADE A STORY FOR HER, AND THEN WE METAPHORICALLY PUT HER UP A TREE AND THREW ROCKS AT HER TO SEE WHAT SHE'D DO. CHUCKLES: AND THEN THAT'S HOW THIS SHOW HAPPENED. THERE'S A LOT OF YOU IN THE CHARACTER, PENNY, INCLUDING SOME NUDE MODELLING, I UNDERSTAND. MM. YEAH, QUITE A LOT OF THAT. (CHUCKLES) WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE FEMALE BODY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. YOU KNOW, MY GRANNY WAS A PAINTER. AND SHE ALWAYS USED TO SAY THAT WOMEN ARE AT THEIR MOST BEAUTIFUL` ANY TYPE OF WOMAN IS AT HER MOST BEAUTIFUL WITH HER CLOTHES OFF; MEN TEND TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE WITH THEM ON. (ALL LAUGH) MAYBE TEST IT OUT ` YOU TWO. I DUNNO. ANYWAY, WE DECIDED THAT, UM` SORRY, THAT SOUNDED SO WRONG! WE WON'T BE. WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE` WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE FEMALE FORM IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AND WE WANTED TO LOOK AT IT FROM A MORE... SORT OF A NON-JUDGEY AESTHETIC WAY, BUT ALSO IT BECOMES THE SORT OF METAPHOR AS SHE BURIES A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN HER LIFE. ROBYN, YOU'VE PLAYED SOME INCREDIBLY MEMORABLE CHARACTERS OVER THE YEARS, FROM NURSE ELLEN CROZIER TO CHERYL WEST, OF COURSE, AND NOW PENNY. WHO WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU ARE MOST LIKE? I'D LOVE TO SAY THAT I'M MOST LIKE CHERYL, BUT I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT. (LAUGHS) AND, WELL, THEY USED TO CALL ELLEN` THIS IS A WORD THAT WAS USED A LONG TIME AGO, AND IT'S NOT USED ANY MORE. BUT THEY USED TO CALL ELLEN THE SLUT IN THE CARDY, AND... I'M DEFINITELY NOT THAT. (LAUGHS) SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ME IN ALL OF IT, RIGHT? SO DO YOU STILL GET EXCITED ABOUT GETTING A SHOW OUT IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE, OR ARE YOU ALREADY DEEP IN THE NEXT PROJECT? I'M DEEP IN THE NEXT PROJECT. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REHEARSING FOR THE NEXT THING I'M DOING. IT'S A WEIRD THING ` IT'S LIKE THE OLDER I'M GETTING, THE MORE WORK SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING. WHICH IS A WEIRD MOMENT. BUT ALSO, THIS` 'AFTER THE PARTY' IS SUPER SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE CO-CREATION OF IT. I'VE BEEN WITH IT SINCE ITS FIRST LITTLE MOMENT, AND FOR THE FIRST 18 MONTHS, DI AND I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD GET ANYWHERE NEAR A TELEVISION SCREEN. SO THIS IS DEEPLY TERRIFYING IN A WAY I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I KIND OF CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE HERE, BUT WE ARE, WHICH IS... ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO. THERE'S A REASON I STAYED IN NEW ZEALAND, AND IT WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING HERE AND MAKING WORK HERE. SO THIS IS, UM, A REALLY... FOR ME, A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP, AND ONE THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF. WELL, THANKS FOR CHATTING TO US, ROB, AND WE LOVE WATCHING YOU ON THE TELLY. CONGRATS ON THE NEW SHOW. PLEASURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AFTER THE PARTY STARTS SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8.30 ON 1 AND TVNZ+. BOOKS ABOUT CELEBRITIES ARE ALWAYS POPULAR. WE GET AN INSIGHT INTO THEIR BLESSED LIVES, FULL OF FRIENDS, FAVOURS AND FAME. ROSS VIVIAN IS ONE SUCH CELEBRITY. HIS TELL-ALL STORY IS ABOUT TO HIT SHELVES. AND AS CAROLYN ROBINSON REPORTS, WELL, HE COULDN'T CARE LESS. (UPBEAT MUSIC) IF YOU FREQUENT NEW PLYMOUTH, YOU'VE PROBABLY MET ROSS VIVIAN. HE'S A VERY, VERY SOCIAL LITTLE BOY. HE LOVES HIS CUDDLES AND HIS PATS OVER AT THE PARK. WHEN HE GETS HOME, HE DOESN'T REALLY WANT ANYTHING BUT FOOD. BUT THAT'S OK. WE'RE THE SPARE HUMANS, I THINK. ROSS' SPARE HUMANS LIVE OPPOSITE PUKEKURA PARK. HE'S NOT GOT VERY FAR TO GO. A 52HA PARADISE THAT ROSS IS QUITE PARTIAL TO. GET UP, EAT, LEAVE HOME, BE SOCIAL. COME HOME, EAT, SLEEP. ROSS IS ALSO PARTIAL TO SHOULDERS. OH, YOU'RE GONNA GO SHOULDERS. THERE WE GO. (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) ALL OF WHICH HAS MADE HIM A SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION. IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO HAPPEN. THE WHOLE REASON WE SET THE FACEBOOK PAGE UP IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE HE WAS SUCH A WANDERER, AND THE SPCA WERE GETTING CALLED, AND WE WERE LIKE, LET'S JUST SET UP A FACEBOOK PAGE. THEN WE KNOW WHERE HE IS. WE CAN KEEP TABS ON HIM. NOW THERE'S A NEW CHAPTER IN ROSS' CHARMED LIFE. THE WORDS KIND OF FELL ON TO THE PAGE, AND I ENDED UP WITH THIS SORT OF IDEA. SO I APPROACHED THE VIVIAN FAMILY AND SAID, 'WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING A BOOK WRITTEN ABOUT ROSS?' THAT WAS, LIKE, A PIPE DREAM THAT WE'VE ALWAYS SORT OF WANTED TO DO BUT NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN. AND THEN WHEN HELEN APPROACHED US, IT WAS JUST AWESOME. LOCAL READERS WILL RECOGNISE PLACES AND PEOPLE. IT'S JUST SO AWESOME TO SEE. WE'VE GOT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS PRINTED INTO THE BOOK AS WELL. AND IF THEY LOOK HARD ENOUGH, THEY'LL FIND ROSS TOO. A LITTLE ROSS THE CAT ON EVERY DOUBLE PAGE. SO PART OF THE FUN OF READING THE BOOK IS ALSO SEEING IF YOU CAN FIND HIM IN THE BOOK AS WELL. THIS ISN'T HELEN'S FIRST ANIMAL BOOK. 'TREASURE BEYOND MEASURE' AS A COLLECTIVE NOUN SAFARI. IT TAKES THE READER ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAGES TO DISCOVER THE NAMES OF LOTS OF GROUPS OF ANIMALS. THEN IT TIES NICELY IN WITH BIODIVERSITY AND THE NEED TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY. THAT BOOK GOT A TICK OF APPROVAL FROM THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL FAN. SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S A REAL HERO OF MINE. SO I SENT HIM A COPY OF 'TREASURE BEYOND MEASURE', AND I RECEIVED A HANDWRITTEN LETTER BACK, SAYING, 'THANK YOU FOR THE COPY OF THE BOOK.' AND HE REALLY LOVED IT. TODAY IS NATIONAL BLACK CAT DAY. BLACK CATS DO TYPICALLY TEND TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF A HARD RUN. THEY ARE USUALLY THE LAST CATS TO EVER BE ADOPTED FROM SPCA. AND OF COURSE IT'S ALL TIED IN WITH SUPERSTITION. BUT YEAH, I WOULD SAY BLACK CATS ARE MY FAVOURITE. SHE EVEN HAS ONE OF HER OWN. HE'S LIKE, 'LET ME DOWN, LET ME DOWN.' HEY? HE'S 19 YEARS OLD, AND HIS NAME IS CINDERS. BUT NEITHER HELEN NOR CINDERS WILL SEE ANY OF THE PROCEEDS FROM ROSS'S TALE. I DIDN'T WANT TO PROFIT FROM THEIR PET. INSTEAD, THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO THE LOCAL SPCA AS THEY ARE TO THANK FOR ROSS' FAME AND FORTUNE. WE FOUND ROSS AND HER SISTER MONICA ON A BACKCOUNTRY ROAD IN TARANAKI. THEY WERE CAKED IN MUD. WE TOOK THEM TO THE LOCAL SPCA AND THEY'RE LIKE, 'LOOK, WE DON'T THINK 'THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT, BUT WE'LL UPDATE YOU IF THEY DO.' MONICA, UNFORTUNATELY, SHE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. SHE JUST HAD SOME MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS, BUT THEY WERE POLAR OPPOSITES. ROSS WAS NEVER HOME, ALWAYS OVER AT THE PARK, AND MONICA NEVER LEFT HOME. ROSS CONTINUES TO LIVE A LIFE LARGE ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF THEM, CHOOSING HIS OWN ADVENTURE EVERY DAY. HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE A CAT LIKE THAT? VERY COOL. I LOVE ROSS. HE IS AN EXCELLENT CAT. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE MEET THE AWARD-WINING RAPPER POETIK WHO'S BREAKING BEATS AND RECORDS. THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE TRAUMA STARTED, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OURSELVES, INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE WORLD FOR WHAT HAPPENED. BUT USE THAT TO LEARN, 'ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED '100 YEARS AGO. HERE WE ARE TODAY. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT NOW?' NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK, NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. 685 ` HEARD OF IT? IT'S THE POSTCODE FOR SAMOA AND THE BRAND OF KIWI-BORN SAMOAN HIP-HOP ARTIST POETIK. THE AWARD-WINNING RAPPER IS NO STRANGER TO OUR AIRWAVES. NOW HE'S OPENED UP A SHOP AND THERE'S MORE TO COME. DANIEL FAITAUA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. # MATE, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING THE TRAUMA AROUND HERE. HERE IN WEST AUCKLAND, THEY SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. UM, THE STORE OWNERS, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE PHARMACY ` YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL GOOD. EVEN THE COPS PULL UP AND WAVE, YOU KNOW? LIKE... POLICE STATION RIGHT THERE. THE HUB IS RIGHT HERE. SO... I FEEL LIKE AVONDALE IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. SHOUT-OUT TO CLIPPERS & CO ` THEY JUST OPENED ON THE WEEKEND OVER ON THE CORNER THERE. THAT'S THE HOMIES' SPOT, IF YOU WANNA GET LINED UP. THAT'S LOCAL TALK FOR A HAIRCUT. BUT THEY DO LINE UP OUTSIDE THE NEW SHOP ` CO-FOUNDED BY HIP-HOP ARTIST POETIK. TALOFA, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO OUR SHOP. THIS IS BIG VILLAGE. (SINGS IN SAMOAN) SAMOAN, SUCCESSFUL AND A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. I STARTED RAPPING WHEN I FOUND OUT I COULDN'T SING. YEAH. I DIDN'T HAVE THE VOICE LIKE THE ELDERS DID, SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. SO MY THING WAS, 'ALL RIGHT, 'I'LL START WRITING POETRY.' # MY POPS TAUGHT ME HOW TO AIM, HOW THE GUN MOVE... INFLUENCED BY WEST COAST HIP HOP IN CALIFORNIA, THE AWARD-WINNING RAPPER BUILT HIS CAREER ON EXPOSING INJUSTICE, RACISM AND RAMPANT SYSTEMIC FLAWS EXPERIENCED BY PACIFIC GENERATIONS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE TRAUMA STARTED, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OURSELVES INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE WORLD FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT USE THAT TO LEARN ` 'ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED, '100 YEARS AGO. HERE WE ARE TODAY. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT NOW? 'HOW ARE WE GONNA FIX THINGS NOW?' PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS THE RAPPER TACKLES ON HIS PODCAST. AVONDALE-BORN, SAMOA-RAISED, POETIK'S REAL NAME AS VENTRY PARKER. BORN INTO MUSIC, HE'S THE SON OF FAMOUS SAMOAN MUSICIAN DAVE PARKER. HIS MOTHER WAS AN ATHLETE BUT DIED WHEN HE WAS 2. SO FOR THIS FATHER OF FOUR, FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING. I FEEL LIKE WITHOUT OUR ELDERS ` LIKE NANA AND OUR MUMS AND OUR FATHERS ` THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL TOOK LESSONS OF LIFE FROM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE THE WAY I AM TODAY. AND IN THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT A LOT OF US LIVE IN, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN GET CAUGHT UP IN THE BAD THINGS. AND IT'S VERY EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP, SO... IT'S ALMOST` SO DIFFICULT TO STAY ON THIS LANE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF ALL THE CRAZY THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD. BUT WITHOUT THOSE VALUES AND, YOU KNOW, THE MORALS AND INTEGRITY THAT HAD BEEN INSTILLED IN ME FROM OUR ELDERS, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. # I MADE A HUNNID OFF OF CLOTHIN', # SPENT IT ON THE MUSIC JUST TO STAY INDEPENDENT. 'GEARING UP FOR THE BUSY CHRISTMAS SEASON...' 685 ` TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 685 IS THE AREA CODE FOR SAMOA, BUT IT'S ALSO THE CODE OF CONDUCT OF HOW WE CARRY OURSELVES AS PACIFIC PEOPLE. 'HEY, LOOK, THIS IS US.' FA'AALOALO ` RESPECT; LOVE, UNITY, SERVICE ` ALL THESE VALUES THAT WE HAVE. ...AND THE RELEASE OF A NEW ALBUM. THE RAPPER ALSO WANTS TO TRADE PERFORMING ON STAGE TO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON PROJECTS. I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERY DAY I WAKE UP, I JUST WANNA GO TO WORK AND KEEP GOING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE ENOUGH. AS A SAMOAN, THE MOST IMPORTANT VALUE TO US IS SERVICE. HOW CAN WE SERVE? YEAH, WE HAVE FA'AALOALO ` RESPECT; LOVE... THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TOO, BUT THE BASIC TEACHING OF FA'A SAMOA IS SERVICE. TIME FOR SOME ANIMAL ANTICS, ZOMBIE FASHION TIPS AND ANIKA MOA MADNESS ` IT'S THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN. # IT'S THE... FRIDAY # COUNTDOWN. IN ANIMALS-WHERE-THEY- SHOULDN'T-BE NEWS ` A BEAR INSIDE A FAMILY WAGON IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WE SAW WAS SNOUT AND EYES. IT WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT US. BUT THE SHERIFF HAS A CUNNING PLAN TO SET THE BEAST ` WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT THE SAME AS BRODIE RETALLICK ` FREE. (BEAR GROWLS) BUT ONCE OUT, THE BEAR HANGS AROUND. TURNS OUT HER BABIES ARE IN THE BACK ONCE THEY'RE REUNITED, THEY ALL BUGGER OFF INTO THE WOODS TO DO A BIG OLD... HMM. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO. WHAT THE 'SUDDING' HELL IS THIS? WILD WEATHER IN NORTHERN UK HAS CAUSED THE SEA TO FOAM UP, MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF THESE MARAUDING MUTTS. AUGUST, COME HERE. GOOD JOB! SURELY DOGS DON'T BELONG AT THE MURDER HOUSE ` BUT IF YOU'RE A PATIENT AT 'BEYOND DENTISTRY' IN PENNSYLVANIA, YOU CAN REQUEST TO HAVE AUGUST, THE COMFORT POOCH, ON YOUR LAP TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE DRILLING AND POKING AND GENERAL DENTAL HORROR. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. GOOD JOB, BUDDY! BUT THERE ARE NO COMFORT ANIMALS HERE. BEHOLD THE BLOOD-SOAKED, MANGLED MAJESTY OF THE ZOMBIE WALK THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF MEXICO'S DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO STEAL SOME IDEAS FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME ` OR PERHAPS IT'S A GLIMPSE OF THE COMMUTE TO WORK ON MONDAY IF WE DON'T WIN THE WORLD CUP. (GROANS) AUSTRALIAN OF THE WEEK GOES TO THIS GUY. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER TOBY DAVIDSON' LOVE OF WOMBATS HAS MADE HIM AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION, AND NOW HE'S HELPING TO SAVE THESE ROTUND RODENTS. YES, I KNOW ` THEY'RE TECHNICALLY MARSUPIALS. YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER. THE PASSION STARTED WHEN TOBY WAS 8 YEARS OLD, AND HE FIRST ENCOUNTERED A WOMBAT SUFFERING FROM MANGE, A CONDITION THAT CAN KILL THE PORTLY BEASTS. IT JUST BECAME MY LIFE'S MISSION TO STOP THEM FROM DYING LIKE THAT. AFTER REACHING OUT TO HIS FOLLOWERS, TOBY RAISED ABOUT $100,000 TO BUY MEDICINES TO FIGHT THE DREADED MANGE. IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT WE SAY FAREWELL THIS WEEK TO THIS GOOD BOY ` BOBI, THE WORLD'S OLDEST DOG AND FRIDAY COUNTDOWN FAN FAVE, WHO DIED AT HOME IN PORTUGAL. BOBI LIVED FOR 31 YEARS AND 165 DAYS BREAKING A RECORD HELD SINCE 1939 BY A 29-YEAR-OLD DOG CALLED BLUEY. BOBI'S BREED USUALLY HAS A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 12. HIS OWNER RECKONS THAT LIVING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, NEVER BEING TIED UP AND ALWAYS EATING HUMAN FOOD MIGHT BE THE SECRET SAUCE. IF YOU'RE EVER WONDERING WHAT THE OLDEST LIVING CREATURE ON EARTH IS, SAY HELLO TO THE GREENLAND SHARK, WHICH TEND TO LIVE FOR AROUND 500 YEARS. (BREEZY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC) AND AT NUMBER... BACK FOR SEASON THREE OF HER AWARD-WINNING AND GLORIOUSLY UNHINGED INTERVIEW SHOW ` IT'S ANIKA MOA ASKING THE QUESTIONS THAT NO ELSE DARES TO. ASHLEY, HAVE YOU EVER ` BE HONEST, AND THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND UNIVERSITY TIME... THIS SEASON, ANIKA HARASSES POLITICIANS, POP STARS AND INTERNET SENSATIONS. 'ANIKA MOA UNLEASHED' LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK ON TVNZ +. (BOTH GRUNT AND MOAN SUGGESTIVELY) I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. ON THE SHOW NEXT WEEK ` THE UNSEEN ANGELS SPRINKLING SOMETHING SPECIAL AROUND NEW ZEALAND CEMETERIES. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY; THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. 'THE REPAIR SHOP' IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. GO THE AB'S. GIVE 'EM A TASTE OF KIWI. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU, MAEVE KELLY AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. 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