AND I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. AND ON THE PROJECT, JESSE, YOU'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL? A SCARY STORY. IF YOU WERE ATTACKED BY A SHARK, WOULD YOU EVER BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO GET BACK INTO THE OCEAN? OUR NEXT GUEST NOT ONLY DID THAT, BUT NOW SPENDS HIS TIME SAVING THE LIVES OF SHARKS. TO CELEBRATE THE 35th YEAR OF SHARK WEEK, FAN FAVOURITE SUPERHERO AND DEDICATED CONSERVATIONIST JASON MOMOA IS TAKING VIEWERS ON A THRILLING JOURNEY TO MEET THE OCEAN'S APEX PREDATOR. WITNESS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH EVERYTHING FROM GREAT WHITES TO SO-CALLED 'COCAINE SHARKS'. AND WE'VE GOT NO SHORTAGE OF THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES RIGHT HERE IN THE WATERS OF NEW ZEALAND. THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF MARINE BIOLOGISTS, SCIENCE EDUCATORS AND SHARK ATTACK SURVIVORS LIKE PAUL DE GELDER. IN 2009 NAVY DIVER PAUL WAS TAKING PART IN A ROUTINE EXERCISE IN SYDNEY HARBOUR. THAT ALL CHANGED WHEN A 700-POUND BULL SHARK ATTACKED, SHAKING HIM LIKE A RAG DOLL. UNBELIEVABLY, HE SURVIVED ` NOW WITH A PROSTHETIC ARM AND LEG. AND MAYBE EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE, PAUL HAS SINCE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO PROTECT THE VERY CREATURES THAT NEARLY KILLED HIM. PAUL DE GELDER JOINS US NOW. PAUL, YOU'RE A SHARK ATTACK SURVIVOR. WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU OUT HERE PROMOTING THE SAME CREATURES THAT LITERALLY TRIED TO EAT YOU? WELL, I FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAY. WE ALWAYS GET BACK ON THE HORSE. US KIWIS AND AUSSIES, WE'RE A TOUGH BREED. WE DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. AND SO I SAW IT AS A GREAT CHANCE FOR MY MILITARY SERVICE. IN THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND NAVY, MY JOB WAS TO STAND UP FOR PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES. AND THEN I CAME ACROSS THIS ANIMAL THAT DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE AND COULDN'T SPEAK UP FOR ITSELF. AND SO I SEE THAT AS MY ROLE NOW ` ONE OF THEM, ANYWAY ` TO USE MY PLATFORM AND MY VOICE TO SPEAK UP FOR THIS AMAZING ANIMAL THAT DOESN'T HAVE A VOICE AND YET IS SLAUGHTERED. YOU HAVE SURVIVED WHAT FOR MANY PEOPLE IS THEIR GREATEST FEAR. CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH THAT SHARK ATTACK EXPERIENCE? MATE, HOW GORY DO YOU WANNA GET? I DO A LOT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND I'VE HAD 70 PEOPLE IN MY AUDIENCES OVER THE YEARS PASS OUT. WHAT I WAS DOING WAS A COUNTER-TERRORISM EXERCISE. AND A 10-FOOT BULL SHARK CAME UP FROM UNDERNEATH ME, GRABBED ME BY MY RIGHT HAND AND MY RIGHT HAMSTRING IN THE SAME BITE, AND DECIDED IT WANTED THEM MORE THAN I DID. AND SO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WATCH SHARK WEEK AND YOU CAN WATCH 'THE CROCODILE HUNTER', WHEN A 600-POUND MONSTER IS MADE OF MUSCLE AND HE'S THRASHING YOU AROUND IN HIS ENVIRONMENT, I MANAGED TO SWIM BACK TO MY SAFETY BOAT, WITH ONE HAND AND ONE LEG, THROUGH A POOL OF MY OWN BLOOD, WHERE MY MATES WERE WAITING TO PROVIDE FIRST AID TO KEEP ME ALIVE UNTIL THE PARAMEDICS GOT THERE AND WHISKED ME OFF TO HOSPITAL. YOU'RE UNREAL. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU. I GOTTA KNOW, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR YOU TO GET BACK INTO THE WATER? IT WAS THREE MONTHS TO THE DAY. AFTER MY STITCHES AND STAPLES CAME OUT, THAT DAY I WAS DOWN AT BONDI TRYING TO SURF ON ONE LEG WITH TWO OF MY MATES. IT DIDN'T GO THAT WELL. THERE WASN'T A LOT OF STANDING UP. THERE WAS A LOT OF SWIMMING IN CIRCLES. WE ARE HEARING FROM EXPERTS THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE SHARKS IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS THIS SUMMER. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE? LOOK, THE OCEAN IS A WILD PLACE. AUSSIES AND KIWIS, WE KNOW THAT INHERENTLY. OUR COUNTRIES ARE SURROUNDED BY SHARKS. AT LEAST YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TWO OF THE DEADLIEST JELLYFISH AND THE DEADLIEST OCTOPUS. AND APPARENTLY STINGRAYS CAN KILL YOU NOW AS WELL. SO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. BUT LOOK, BE INFORMED. KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY SHARK INTERACTION. KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY SHARK SIGHTINGS. AND MAYBE JUST DON'T GO INTO THAT AREA ON THAT DAY AROUND THAT OCCASION. BE SHARK SMART. THERE ARE APPS OUT THERE TRACKING GREAT WHITES. WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT PROGRAMME CALLED 'SHARK SMART', AND THERE ARE A LOT OF APPS. YOU CAN JUST GET ON, YOU CAN SEE IF ANY OF THESE SHARKS ARE AROUND. TALK TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN IF YOU'RE REALLY THAT CONCERNED. BUT LOOK, THE PEOPLE IN THE OCEAN, WE'RE WATER PEOPLE, WE'RE NATURE PEOPLE, AND WE GET THE RISKS. AND SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE IT'S WORTH THE RISK. BUT AS DOING THAT, YOU'RE SIGNING THAT UNCONDITIONAL WAIVER TO ACCEPT THAT ANYTHING THAT DOES GO WRONG, YOU'RE NOT GONNA HOLD IT AGAINST THE SHARKS. PAUL, THANKS FOR THAT INSPIRATIONAL STORY. AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. MY PLEASURE, GUYS. HAVE A GOOD ONE. (APPLAUSE) THIS IS THE PROJECT. CHRIS PARKER IS HERE! LOOKING FLASH. YOU DO A LOT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. HAVE YOU HAD ANYONE PASS OUT? WHAT A BLOKE THAT GUY WAS. YOU SHOULD SEE ME IF SEAWEED TOUCHES MY FOOT. GET OUT OF HERE! LET ALONE WHAT HE HAS BEEN THROUGH. WE SPENT THIS WEEK REMEMBERING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF THE PROJECT. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU SWAM WITH SHARKS. IT WAS WITH SHARKS. AT KELLY TARLTON'S. THOSE MUST BE THE SAFEST... THEY ARE REAL SHARKS. I AM MORE SCARED OF MY OWN. KNOWING PEOPLE ARE LOOKING UP AT YOU ON THE TRAVELATOR IS SCARY. YOU CAN STREAM OR WATCH SHARK WEEK FROM 7.30PM SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL. ALSO TONIGHT, MEET THE FAMILY WHO CONVINCED A BILLION-DOLLAR TECH COMPANY TO HELP THEM CREATE THE WORLD'S FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC ORCHARD. AND WITH JUST TWO SHOWS LEFT, WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES WE'VE COVERED OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. THAT'S JUST AHEAD. TODAY I WENT AROUND SAYING GOODBYE TO COLLEAGUES AND REMINDING THEM OF THE MONEY THEY OWE ME. LOOKING AT YOU, DALE IN EDITING! I BOUGHT YOU AT LEAST THREE COFFEES, SO IT'S TIME TO PAY THE PIPER. AND HE ALWAYS ASKED FOR A DOUBLE SHOT WITH OAT MILK. JUST SELFISH. IT'S TIME FOR THE DAILY DOSE. (APPLAUSE) UP FIRST, THIS MAN WOKE UP TO A GIFT FROM HIS CAT. IT BROUGHT HIM A LIVE TOAD. HE REACHES OUT TO PAT THE CAT, AND INSTEAD GETS TOAD SKIN! LICK IT! MEANWHILE, THE CAT IS LIKE, YOU DON'T LIKE DEAD ANIMALS; YOU DON'T LIKE LIVE ANIMALS. AND THEY SAY CATS ARE HARD TO PLEASE. DON'T KNOW WHY I BOTHER! UP NEXT ` THIS BOYFRIEND WAS ASKED TO HANG THE TOWELS UP IN THE BATHROOM. I DON'T THINK HE HAS EVER HUNG THE TOWELS UP IN THE BATHROOM. (LAUGHTER) HE HAS THE LABELS OVER THE HOOKS. FAIL OR LIFE HACK? I AM NOT MAD AT IT. EVERYONE KNOWS THE BEST PLACE TO LEAVE TOWELS IS WET, IN A PILE ON THE BED. FINALLY ` I WOULD LOVE DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE IF I HAD THIS KID'S TALENT. LOOKS AT THE TREE. (APPLAUSE) I CAN DO THAT. BUT ONLY WITH VERY TALL BUSHY TREES AND BRAND NEW EXPENSIVE RUGBY BALLS. THAT WAS YOUR DAILY DOSE. (APPLAUSE) IN THE LAST OF OUR HOME GUARDIAN SERIES, SPONSORED BY CONTACT, WE MEET A FAMILY SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FARMING ` NOT ONLY IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT AROUND THE WORLD. FOUR YEARS AGO MIKE AND REBECCA WANTED TO LEAVE CITY LIFE BEHIND. THEY FOUND THEIR DREAM HOME JUST OUTSIDE OF WANAKA AND DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING BRAND NEW. NONE OF US HAD ANY HORTICULTURE BACKGROUND. BUT WE JUST THOUGHT, WHY NOT? LET'S GIVE IT A GO. WE DECIDED FROM THAT MOMENT IN 2019 THAT WE WERE GONNA BECOME CHERRY FARMERS. THEY ENLISTED THE HELP OF AN OLD SCHOOL FRIEND TO RUN THE FARM. BUT THEY WANTED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING COMPLETELY UNRELIANT ON DIESEL OR PETROL. THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE WAY THAT WE DO THINGS FROM A CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE. IT STARTED WITH THE WATER PUMP. WE NEEDED TO UPGRADE IT. AND SINCE WE ONLY IRRIGATE IN SUMMER WHEN THE SUN'S OUT, WE THOUGHT, WHY NOT PAIR THAT WITH SOLAR? AND THEN WE FOUND THESE AWESOME ELECTRIC GOLF CARTS. WE'D GONE DOWN FAR ENOUGH THAT IT WAS LIKE, LET'S JUST GO 100%. TO DO THAT, THEY NEEDED MACHINES THAT DIDN'T EXIST IN NEW ZEALAND YET. THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WAS THE TRACTOR. AND IT INVOLVED MYSELF AND EUAN GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO A COUPLE OF TIMES TO ESSENTIALLY CONVINCE THE BOARD OF A BILLION-DOLLAR TECH START-UP TO SEND ONE OF THE FIRST TRACTORS THAT THEY'D EVER MADE NOT ONLY OUTSIDE THE STATE, BUT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO NEW ZEALAND. HANDS OFF. FEET OFF. EASY DAYS. IT IS ALSO DRIVER-OPTIONAL, WHICH MEANS I CAN TRAIN IT ` AND HAVE TRAINED IT ` TO DRIVE BY ITSELF AND DO TASKS LIKE MOWING. NOW THEY'RE THE FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC ORCHARD IN THE WORLD. I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. WE ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT. AND THEY DON'T PLAN ON BEING THE LAST. SO BY BEING THE FIRST, I FEEL THAT WE'VE GOT A BIT OF A RESPONSIBILITY TO LET OTHERS COME AND EXPLORE AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. PROBABLY IN THE VICINITY OF 10,000 VISITORS HAVE COME TO SEE OUR FULLY ELECTRIC OPERATION IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THIS IS THE 12-MONTH VIEW. AND WHAT IT SHOWS IS ROUGHLY WHAT WE WOULD HAVE SPENT ON DIESEL, VERSUS HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING ON ELECTRICITY, AND BASICALLY HOW MUCH MORE COST-EFFICIENT IT ACTUALLY IS. MY MESSAGE TO OTHER GROWERS AND FARMERS IS THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU NEED EXISTS NOW. IT DID NOT EXIST WHEN WE STARTED. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE NOW. (APPLAUSE) CAN I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE PEOPLE ON THE DESK. OF ALL THE PEOPLE PRESENTING, WHO IS THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT? CHRIS PARKER. I HAD A COUPLE OF CHARDONNAYS IN HAWKE'S BAY ONCE, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THE STAKES OF THIS THING! ORCHARD OWNERS WILL BE LAUGHING. YOU GET A FROST AND IT BURNS THE FRUIT. THEY HAVE TO GET A HELICOPTER TO CIRCULATE THE AIR. YOU THOUGHT SHARK WEEK WAS DANGEROUS. I WOULDN'T OPEN YOUR COMEDY GALA SET WITH THAT. I HAVE TRIED SOME OF THE PRODUCE FROM THE ELECTRIC FARM. ELECTRIC CABBAGE. YOU DON'T EAT IT. YOU ROLL IT UP. FOREST LODGE ORCHARD HAS WON A CONTACT HOME GUARDIAN GRANT $5000 TO KEEP MAKING OUR HOME A BETTER PLACE. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME OF THOSE SWEET ELECTRIC CHERRIES FOR THE SUMMER, THERE'S A LINK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. THEY MAY BE THE MOST HATED AND BELOVED SHOES IN THE WORLD. BUT WHY ARE SOME NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS NOW BANNING CROCS? THAT STORY COMING UP, ON THE PROJECT. (UPBEAT ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC) You all good, mate? You warm enough? (LAUGHS) SONG: # Like an endless stream... # I spy with my little eye... How good is this? You're not hungry? Nearly there, mate. # Wrap me in your arms... # (PHONE RINGS) GIRL: Ah! So that's the difference between Courier and Economy. Yeah. Something like that. OK. Courier, please. # Wrap me in your arms... # I'M HERE WITH JAXON, WHO GOES BY THE NAME 'JUST FOR KICKS'. HE PAINTED THESE AMAZING SHOES. JAXON, READ THAT, PLEASE. THANKS, JEREMY. SCHOOLS ARE BANNING CROCS, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHOES. THAT'S NEXT ON THE PROJECT. (APPLAUSE) WELCOME BACK. WE'VE HAD HEAPS OF FUN OVER SEVEN YEARS ON THE PROJECT. BUT WE ALSO ADDRESSED SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE DAY ` OR THE YEAR. WE'LL TALK A LOOK A SOME OF THOSE MOMENTS NEXT. HERE ARE SOME STORIES MAKING HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER. NEW YORK CITY HAS OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IN AMERICA WITH ONE OF ITS BIGGEST HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. CROWDS GATHERED IN MANHATTAN FOR THE 91st ANNUAL LIGHTING OF THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE. THIS BEAUTY IS MORE THAN 12 METRES TALL AND BOASTS 50,000 COLOURED LED LIGHTS. SPOTIFY HAS REVEALED THE TOP ARTISTS, SONGS, AND PODCASTS FOR 2023. TAYLOR SWIFT WAS QUEEN OF THE STREAM ` GLOBALLY AND HERE. SIX60 WAS THE MOST POPULAR LOCAL MUSIC MAKERS. WE LISTENED TO MILEY CYRUS'S 'FLOWERS' MORE THAN ANY OTHER SONG. FOR KIWI ARTISTS, IT WAS L.A.B.'S 'IN THE AIR'. ONCE AGAIN, JOE ROGAN HAD THE TOP PODCAST. AND SURE, SOME PEOPLE THINK CROCS ARE UGLY. BUT SOME SCHOOLS ARE BANNING THEM COMPLETELY. ONE SCHOOL SAYS THE PROBLEM IS JIBBITZ, THE SMALL CHARMS THAT ATTACH TO CROCS. THEY HAVE CREATED A BLACK-MARKET TRADING SCENARIO. AND WHEN THEY FALL OFF, IT'S HARD TO TELL WHOSE CHARMS ARE WHOSE, AND DISPUTES OVER JIBBITZ HAVE CAUSED SOME STUDENTS TO LOSE THEIR SHIBBITZ. IT'S FUNNY HOW KIDS GET ATTACHED TO STUFF. A GIRL AT SCHOOL WAS SO ATTACHED TO HER SHOES. SHE LOST THEM ONE NIGHT, THEY WERE FANCY, MADE OF GLASS. WHAT WAS HER NAME? CINDY SOMETHING. I MET A GIRL WHO LOST A SLIP OF THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND I WENT FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE TRYING TO FIND HER. WE ARE ENJOYING HOW MUCH CHRIS IS NOT ENJOYING THIS. NO! WE ARE LIKE DRUNK UNCLES. IT IS AMAZING. EVERYTHING WE HEAR ABOUT KIDS AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE ALWAYS ON THEIR PHONES AND ONLINE. THIS IS A STORY THAT WE USED TO BE IN THE PLAYGROUND, OVER WHATEVER WAS THE COOL THING. SQUABBLING. PLAYGROUND BULLYING. GETTING BACK TO BASICS. THEY SHOULD BAN COOLER THINGS. WE GOT THESE BANNED. YOU CAN DO IT! DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY ONE-HANDED... YOU CAN HAVE THAT. YOU KILLED IT. THIS IS WHEN I WOULD START AN ARGUMENT WITH YOU AT PLAYTIME. THEY GOT BANNED. DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS NOTICED. THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN A CRAZY TIME TO BE ALIVE. WE'VE DEALT WITH EVERYTHING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS TO A PANDEMIC TO OUR WORST MASS SHOOTING. AT TIMES, WE COULDN'T HAVE GUESTS OR AN AUDIENCE. BUT WE BROUGHT YOU THE BIG STORIES ANYWAY, COS WE LOVE YA! IT'S HARD TO BE IN CHRISTCHURCH AND NOT FEEL THE EMOTION, FEEL THE REAL GRIEF AND PAIN THAT IS HERE. THERE ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS GOING ON. SOME OF THEM YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME ` THE SIGNS, THE FLOWERS. THERE ARE GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO SING AND TO CRY AND TO HUG AND HOLD HANDS. MY HUSBAND, HE WAS, LIKE, A REALLY NICE MAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK INSPIRED HIM TO BECOME A HERO ON FRIDAY? I KNOW THAT HE WAS A VERY BRAVE MAN. VERY HELPFUL. VERY LOVING. SO LOVE CAN MAKE YOU DO THAT. THIS IS A TRAGEDY THAT WAS ALMOST INEVITABLE, RIGHT? WE'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME WHAT WHITE ISLAND IS ` IT'S AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. WHEN YOU JUST NOTICED THAT HUGE SMOKE COMING VERY QUICKLY AND GOING UP AND AROUND. IT WAS COMING AND GETTING MASSIVE, SO FAST. JEEZ! WELCOME TO THE PROJECT. THIS OFFICE USED TO HAVE 30 PEOPLE WORKING IN IT. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE'VE HAD TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. OUR MORNING MEETING HAS GONE FROM THIS... TO THIS. KIA ORA TATOU. CALLING TO ORDER THE PROJECT MORNING MEETING. THAT NIGHT, I JUST WENT DOWNHILL REALLY QUICKLY. COULDN'T BREATHE. STUCK IN BED. FEVERS. LIKE, POOLS OF SWEAT IN THE BED WITH ME. AND FRIDAY MORNING, I WAS IN HOSPITAL. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN ICU. AND CAN I ASK, ARE YOU IMMUNOCOMPROMISED? NO. PARTICULARLY UNFIT? NO. NO, I RAN 20 K THE NIGHT BEFORE I STARTED THIS BODY ACHE. WHILE THE FAMILY OF GRACE MILLANE MOURNS, IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE MOURNING WITH THEM TODAY. KIWIS WERE OUT ALL AROUND AUCKLAND HONOURING HER AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO VOICE WHAT FEELS LIKE NATIONAL SORROW. FIRSTLY, I'M A MOTHER. AND THIS COULD BE ANYBODY'S CHILD THAT'S GOING THROUGH THIS. AND A YOUNG WOMAN SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE. WE HAVE JUST ARRIVED IN BUCHA. AND HONESTLY, WHAT DO YOU EVEN SAY? WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT THAT? THAT'S JUST ROWS AND ROWS OF DESTROYED HOMES. AS IS HAPPENING RIGHT AROUND AUCKLAND, WE SPRUNG A LEAK. AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT US NOW, STANDING IN THE CORNER OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STUDIO. THE DESK HAS BEEN REMOVED. OUR AUDIENCE HAS SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MAKE IT. AND WE ARE BRINGING THE SHOW TO YOU FROM A REALLY UNUSUAL POSITION, AS WE HAVE BECOME PART OF THIS MAJOR WEATHER EVENT. I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER ` BOWEL CANCER OR COLORECTAL. WHAT IS THE FEAR? IS IT THE FEAR OF NOT BEING HERE? THE FEAR OF PAIN? IT'S THE FEAR OF NOT BEING HERE FOR OTHER PEOPLE. CHILDREN GETTING SEPARATED ON THE BORDER AT MEXICO. IF YOU'VE BEEN SEPARATED FROM YOUR CHILD FOR A FEW SECONDS, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE FOR YOU AND FOR THE CHILD. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, SAY SOMETHING. SOMEONE'S GOTTA SAY SOMETHING, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING, YOU NORMALISE IT. AND THIS ISN'T NORMAL. IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE THING. (APPLAUSE) TWO EMOTIONS WATCHING THAT. ONE AS I AM EMBARRASSED ABOUT CRYING ON NATIONAL TV. MEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO CRY, BUT NOT LIVE ON TV. I AM SO PROUD OF THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, TO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BRINGING THOSE STORIES DO YOU. HOW WILD WAS LOCKED DOWN? WE USED TO START THE SHOW, AND YOU WOULD READ OUT THE PLACES PEOPLE HAD BEEN WITH COVID. PACK N SAVE AVONDALE. WE ONLY HAD THREE AT THE DESK, SO THERE WERE UPSIDES. I WAS IN LOCKED IN MY HOUSE, FELTING AWAY. LOOKING AT THOSE STORIES, IT REMINDS ME OF THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE OPENED THE DOOR AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE HARDEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO THEM IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. ALINA, WHO WERE RIGHT THERE, WHEN THE VICTIMS OF WHITE ISLAND WENT BACK IN A BOAT. THEY HAVE A BABY AND GOT MARRIED. MEETING THESE AMAZING PEOPLE AND FOLLOWING THEIR SUCCESSES AS WELL IS THEIR HARD TIMES, HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE. WE HAVE A TIME ISSUE. WE HAVE TO COMPRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS INTO THREE-MINUTE SEGMENTS, PUT TOGETHER BY AMAZING PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T SEE, THAT MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS LOOK AND SOUND AMAZING. MORE GOOD TIMES TOMORROW ON OUR FINAL SHOW. IT'S TIME FOR 'BEAT THAT'. UP FIRST TONIGHT IS RUBY, WHO MADE A KFC BUCKET OUT OF CAKE. MAKE SOMETHING CREATIVE OUT OF LOLLIES IS THE CHALLENGE. RUBY MADE A KFC BUCKET OUT OF CAKE. ANNABEL MADE A BEAUTIFUL 100% SUGAR SCULPTURE. IT LOOKS JUST LIKE REAL GLASS. SOME AMAZING ENTRIES THIS WEEK, BUT NOBODY COULD TOP LAST NIGHT'S WINNER SHERRI, WHO HAS WON BEAT THAT WITH THIS LIFE-LIKE ICING WONKA! SHERRI, YOU HAVE WON $5000! ALL THANKS TO THE BRAND-NEW WONKA MOVIE, OUT ON DECEMBER 14. IT LOOKS SO GOOD. SEE YOU AFTER THIS. (FUNKY POP MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) WELCOME BACK TO THE PROJECT. THIS IS VERY EXCITING ` CHRIS, YOU'LL BE HOSTING THE COMEDY GALA NEXT YEAR! (APPLAUSE) NEWS TO ME! THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS JOB IN COMEDY IN NEW ZEALAND. I WILL BE TAKING JACKETS AT THE DOOR. YOU HAVE TO DO JOKES ON STAGE. I AM A PERSONALITY HIRE. IT IS EXCITING TO PROMO IT. IT REMINDS ME, IT IS AN HONOUR TO BE HERE FOR THE PENULTIMATE SHOW. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME IN AND PROMOTE VARIOUS THINGS, IT HAS BEEN A GIFT, THAT THE SPACE HAS BEEN OPEN FOR ARTISTS, AUTHORS, COMEDIANS, DANCERS, WHATEVER, THERE HAS WAYS BEEN A SPACE TO UPLIFT NEW ZEALAND TALENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (APPLAUSE) THANK YOU FOR BEING REALLY TALENTED. IT MAKES THAT PART EASY. WHILE I AM PROMOTING STUFF. I HAVE A CHRISTMAS SHOW. A TOUR AROUND THE COUNTRY. OUR AUDIENCES, THEY ARE ACTIVE AND WILL COME AND SEE YOU. BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT, IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO FLY THIS SUMMER, DON'T DO THIS. IT GOT A LOT WORSE WHEN THEY HAD TO PUT THE TRAY TABLES UP. NAH, NE'S FINE. HAD TO CHEW HIS OWN ARM OFF, BUT HE'S FINE. THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT IT. IT'S A BIG SHOW TOMORROW, AND THERE WILL BE ONE IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROJECT WHANAU MISSING. JOSH THOMSON WON'T BE JOINING US, AS HIS LOVELY DAD, DAVID THOMSON, DIED THIS WEEK. HE WAS SO SPECIAL. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET DAVID HEAPS OF TIMES, AND HE WAS THE BEST. HE ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF DELIGHTFUL APPEARANCES ON THE SHOW. LARGER-THAN-LIFE. JOSH, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE'RE THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. WE DEDICATE TONIGHT'S SHOW TO DAVID. THAT'S IT FROM US. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, CONTACT. AND THANKS TO CHRIS PARKER FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. ALL NEW THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW IS NEXT. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY KATE McCULLOUGH, FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN.