TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH SACHA AND JEREMY. DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS ARE LIKE GOLD DUST ` HARD TO COME BY, WORTH A PRETTY PENNY AND GONE IN A FLASH. SO WITH WINTER NOT FINISHED WITH US JUST YET, HOW CAN WE MAKE THE MOST OF OUR PRECIOUS ONE-ON-ONE TIME? (DOWNBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) (PHONE RINGS) EACH AND EVERY DAY AT GP ROOMS AROUND THE MOTU, THE APPOINTMENT BOOK AND THE WAITING ROOM ARE CRAMMED FULL. (PHONE RINGS) CALLS FOR APPOINTMENTS ARE MET WITH APOLOGIES ` THERE ARE NO SLOTS AVAILABLE TODAY, TOMORROW OR EVEN IN THE COMING WEEKS ` BY WHICH TIME YOU'RE QUITE POSSIBLY WELL. WALK-IN CLINICS AND URGENT CARE CENTRES ARE ANOTHER OPTION, BUT YOU'LL NEED A BIG DOSE OF PATIENCE. FOR THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THEMSELVES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THEIR DOCTOR, IT'S STRICTLY FOR 15 MINUTES. SO WITH THE CLOCK TICKING, WHAT'S THE PRESCRIPTION FOR MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY SECOND? AND DR LUKE BRADFORD, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GPs, JOINS US NOW. GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, LUKE. SO IT'S TAKING UP TO SIX WEEKS TO SEE A DOCTOR ` WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT? YEAH. EVENING, JEREMY. UH, IN SHORT, IT'S BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH GPs, BUT IT'S MULTIFACTORIAL INTO THAT. WE'VE GOT MORE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE WITH MORE COMPLEX ILLNESSES, LIVING LONGER, AND BETTER MEDICAL TREATMENTS, WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES, LONGER WAITS FOR THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY ALL ADD UP, WHICH MEANS MORE TIME IS NEEDED, IN THE GPs AND WITH THE GPs. AND WE KNOW ALSO NOW THAT 45% OF A GP's WORK IS NOT WITH PATIENTS ` IT'S NOT SEEING PATIENTS. IT'S COORDINATING THE CARE AND MANAGING THE RESULTS AND THE INVESTIGATIONS AND THE LIKE. AND YOU ONLY GET 15 MINUTES PER APPOINTMENT ` SHOULD WE GO IN WITH A SUCCINCT LIST TO KEEP US ALL ON TRACK? I THINK IT'S QUITE HELPFUL, SACHA. I THINK THAT FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU'VE GOT A DECENT LONG LIST THEN ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT BOOKING TWO APPOINTMENTS, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT THAT LONG, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET THE MOST OUT OF IT. AND THAT WILL REALLY HELP YOUR DOCTOR AS WELL. GET A LIST, BE REALLY CLEAR ON WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, AND SHARE THAT LIST EARLY WITH YOUR DOCTOR SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY NARROW DOWN THE ONES WHICH MIGHT BE MORE CONCERNING. WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED 'THE HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE' CONSULT, WHERE SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT AS THEY'RE LEAVING, AND THAT'S THE ONE WE MAY WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON MOST. SHARE IT EARLY. LUKE, WOULD IT SAVE SOME TIME IF WE DID A BIT OF A GOOGLE BEFORE WE CAME IN JUST TO GIVE US A STEER? I MEAN, GOOGLE'S A PHENOMENAL TOOL, ISN'T IT? IT'S CHANGED THE WORLD ENTIRELY, AND WE OF COURSE` WE EXPECT PATIENTS TO BE USING IT. WHAT WE'RE REALLY KEEN ON IS THAT YOU TELL US WHAT YOU FOUND ON THAT THAT MAY WORRY YOU OR THOUGHT YOU HAVE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE FRUSTRATIONS FOR US AS THE PATIENTS WITH ALL THE WAITING, BUT ARE THERE FRUSTRATIONS FOR GPs AS WELL? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. NONE OF US WANT TO SEE PEOPLE WAITING SIX WEEKS FOR US. YOU KNOW, WE THRIVE ON THESE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OUR PATIENTS, AND THE FACT THAT THEY BE ABLE TO ACCESS US IN TIMELY FASHION. SO, YEAH, IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF DISPIRIT AND AND ANGST AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES. DO YOU THINK THAT THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP DO YOU THINK THAT THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS? YEAH, YEAH. IT HAS. NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE WORSE, BUT WE'VE NOW GOT A MUCH BROADER TEAM, SO THERE'S MORE PEOPLE THAT THE PATIENTS ARE GOING TO SEE AND GET TO KNOW. WE'VE GOT OTHER WAYS THAT PATIENTS INTERACT WITH US. SO, ONLINE, I'LL SPEND SOME TIME AFTER THIS` THIS AFTERNOON SESSION JUST EMAILING PATIENTS AND TALKING TO THEM THAT WAY. AND THE REAL JOY IS IN THAT CONTINUITY OF CARE. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN IT, AND WE KNOW THAT BETTER OUTCOMES COME THROUGH CONTINUITY OF CARE. SO WHILST THERE IS SOMETIMES YOU'LL GO AND SEE OTHER SERVICES FOR ACUTE CARE, WE DO WANT THAT RELATIONSHIP TO EXIST. SO BEFORE WE GO, HAVE YOU GOT ANY OTHER TIPS TO HELP US MAKE THE MOST OF OUR VISIT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY- IF YOU'RE GOING IN AND YOU'VE GOT SYMPTOMS, HAVE A THINK ABOUT THOSE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU WHEN THEY STARTED SO BE SPECIFIC. YOU KNOW, DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS. TELL US WHERE THEY ARE, WHAT MAKES THEM WORSE, WHAT MAKES THEM BETTER, HAVE THOSE CLEAR ANSWERS. AND THEN SOME REALLY PRACTICAL STUFF ` IF YOU'RE COMING IN TO HAVE A SKIN SPOT LOOKED AT OR A RASH, DON'T COVER IT WITH MAKEUP. IF YOU'VE GOT KNEE PAIN, WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO EXAMINE YOU. SKINNY JEANS ARE A NIGHTMARE FOR US, SO YOU KNOW, DRESS APPROPRIATELY. DON'T PUT ON YOUR MAKEUP. BE CLEAR ON WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GREAT ADVICE, DR LUKE. PLEASURE. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH, LELE SIMEON AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 RIGHT, IT'S TIME TO GET EXCITED, BECAUSE THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE PARALYMPICS. NEW ZEALAND IS SENDING A CRACK TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO PARIS, INCLUDING CYCLIST DEVON BRIGGS, AND HE'S MORE THAN READY TO GIVE KIWIS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. (UPBEAT INDIE GUITAR MUSIC) THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND DEVON BRIGGS EVERY SINGLE DAY, WORKING TOWARDS HIS GOAL OF GETTING ON THE PODIUM IN PARIS. THE 20-YEAR-OLD FROM CAMBRIDGE WILL REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND IN CYCLING AT THE PARALYMPIC GAMES. I WAS BORN WITH BILATERAL TALIPES. I CURRENTLY HAVE VERY LIMITED RANGES OF MOTION AND BOTH ANKLES. DEVON IS ONE OF THE FACES OF A NEW CAMPAIGN THAT CHALLENGES PEOPLE TO SEE THE ELITE ATHLETE BEFORE THE DISABILITY. I FACED COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF PREJUDICE, BULLYING, FROM NOT ONLY MY PEERS, BUT FROM ADULTS, COMMISSAIRES, IN THE CYCLING WORLD. 'SPECIAL NEEDS', 'RETARDED', 'DISABLED' ` EVERYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU NAME IT. I'VE HAD IT SENT TO ME. EVERYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU NAME IT. I'VE HAD IT SAID TO ME. WHAT EVEN IS CLUBBED FEET? NOW HE'S OFF TO PARIS TO REPRESENT ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. SHOULD HE BE CYCLING WITH THIS CONDITION? EVEN THE DOUBTERS. EVERYTHING'S BEEN A DRIVING FORCE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, TRYING TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG. PARALYMPIANS ARE NOT REAL ATHLETES. MY NAME IS DEVON BRIGGS, AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. AND DEVON'S HERE NOW. GREAT TO SEE YOU, DEVON. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO BE HEADING TO PARIS TO REPRESENT US? I'M OVER THE MOON WITH JOY. WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THE FEELING OF BEING SELECTED TO GO TO MY FIRST EVER PARALYMPICS. IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING THING TO DO FOR MY COUNTRY. I CAN'T WAIT. AND, DEVON, I'M JUST HAVING A LOOK ` WHAT'S ALL THAT STUFF BEHIND YOU? SO ALL THE STUFF BEHIND US IS OUR TEAM FAREWELL KIT. SO WE'RE HAVING A BIG SEND-OFF TOMORROW NIGHT WITH EVERYONE IN OUR TEAM ` THEY'RE COMING TO AUCKLAND AND WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER AND WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR TEAM HEADING OFF TO PARIS. SO, DEVON, WHAT WAS IT THAT LED YOU TOWARDS CYCLING? I TOOK TO CYCLING AT THE AGE OF 10. I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT GAVE ME FREEDOM AND LOVE THAT I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. GROWING UP WITH A DISABILITY, I COULDN'T RUN AROUND AND PLAY RUGBY OR TAG WITH EVERYONE ELSE MY AGE. SO WHEN I FOUND CYCLING, I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. SO, DEVON, YOU'RE NOW A PARA CYCLING WORLD CHAMP AND YOU WON GOLD EARLIER THIS YEAR IN RIO. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE GOING IN AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME? IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I'VE NEVER RACED AT A COMPETITION BEING THE ONE WHO'S BEING CHASED, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CHASING THE TOP RIDER, AND IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT DYNAMIC CHANGES GOING INTO PARIS. AND HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WILL CHANGE HOW YOU RACE? I THINK IT'S GOING TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE MOTIVATION AND A LITTLE BIT MORE POWER TO WIN GOLD AND PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SUCCEED. DEVON, YOU'RE ONE OF THE FACES OF THIS NEW CAMPAIGN TO GIVE KIWIS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW? I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW` OR THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN IS THAT PARA ATHLETES AND PARALYMPIANS ARE NORMAL PEOPLE TOO. JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DISABILITY, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING THEY CAN INTO THEIR SPORT AND STRIVING FOR SUCCESS, AND THEY'RE TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE AND PUTTING THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND REALLY STRIVING. DEVON, I IMAGINE THAT OBVIOUSLY YOUR GOALS ARE TO WIN GOLD IN PARIS ` HAVE YOU THOUGHT BEYOND PARIS, OR DO YOU NOT THINK ABOUT THAT? AT THE MOMENT, I'M FULLY FOCUSED ON PARIS. I WANT TO GO AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO WIN GOLD. THAT'S BEEN MY DREAM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GO SET OUT AND WANT TO GO DO. WELL, THANKS FOR TALKING TO US, DEVON. IT'S BEEN LOVELY CHATTING. WE'LL BE WATCHING YOU WITH GREAT INTEREST. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AND ON AUGUST 24, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE GAMES BEGIN, TVNZ1 WILL FEATURE A DOCUMENTARY CALLED GRIT AND GLORY, WHICH HAS FOLLOWED THE ATHLETES FOR TWO YEARS LEADING UP TO THE GAMES. GOOD TO SEE HOW DEVON GOES. E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE NEW SHOP THAT'S GREAT TO LOOK AT, BUT YOU CAN'T BUY A SINGLE ITEM. PLUS ` FISHING'S A RELAXING WAY TO SPEND YOUR DAY, HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN MISSING A CANNON... UNTIL NOW. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI ` WELCOME BACK ` NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. A POP-UP STORE IN WELLINGTON IS HOPING TO CATCH THE EYE OF PASSERSBY IN THE NAME OF CHARITY. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH WOMEN'S REFUGE, WHICH HAS SET UP THE SAFE NIGHTS STORE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THE WORK THEY'RE DOING, AND THE WOMEN THEY'RE HELPING. JENDY HARPER WENT FOR A LOOK. (BLUES GUITAR MUSIC) JUST ALONG FROM THE LIBRARY ON BRANDON STREET, A NEW STORE HAS POPPED UP. AT FIRST GLANCE, IT LOOKS TO BE SELLING BEDS ` MATTRESSES, MAYBE. ADVERTISED PRICES ARE CHEAP ` 20 BUCKS. WHAT YOU'LL GET, WHAT YOU'LL GIVE FOR THAT INVESTMENT IS PRICELESS. $20 ` IT'S AN EASY NUMBER TO GO, 'I COULD DO THAT, 'I COULD MAKE THAT $20 GESTURE AND I COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.' ACCLAIMED ACTOR TURNED ACCLAIMED ACTING COACH DAME MIRANDA HARCOURT IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN'S REFUGE. AND THIS POP-UP BED STORE IS TO LAUNCH THIS YEAR'S SAFE NIGHTS APPEAL. EACH BED, EACH PROP TELLS A STORY OF A WOMAN WHO HAS SOUGHT REFUGE WHEN THE WHEELS CAME OFF, WHEN A RELATIONSHIP BECAME MESSY, WHEN SHE BECAME A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. RECORDING: MY SITUATION WAS ALREADY BAD AND I FELT LIKE I WAS ON A KNIFE EDGE WAITING FOR MY PARTNER TO EXPLODE. THOSE WHO BROWSE THIS BED STORE CAN LISTEN IN TO RAW AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. WE HAD TO LEAVE. THE VIOLENCE WAS WORSE THAN EVER THIS TIME, AND I WAS REALLY FRIGHTENED FOR OUR SAFETY. THE WORDS OF THE WOMEN VOICED BY KIWI ACTORS. THOSE FIRST FEW DAYS IN THE SAFE HOUSE, IT WAS... IT WAS SUCH A RELIEF TO FEEL OUT OF HARM'S WAY. A CAMPAIGN THAT'S EFFECTIVE ` AND AFFECTING. OH MY GOODNESS, THAT IS SO MOVING TO HEAR KELLY'S STORY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THIS STORY IN SITU. WOMEN'S REFUGE IS ASKING NEW ZEALANDERS TO GIVE $20 TO HELP HOUSE ONE WOMAN FOR ONE NIGHT IN ONE OF ITS 40 AFFILIATED SAFE HOUSES DOTTED THROUGHOUT THE NATION. WOMEN STAY ON AVERAGE 26 NIGHTS, AND LAST YEAR, THEY HELPED AROUND 50,000 WOMEN. YOU CAN DONATE VIA THE SAFE NIGHT WEBSITE OR IN WELLINGTON IN-STORE. THE REFUGES DO MORE THAN JUST HOUSE WOMEN ESCAPING VIOLENCE, OFTEN WITH CHILDREN IN TOW. JUST... SEE THE KIDS OPEN A PRESENT ON CHRISTMAS DAY LIKE ANY OTHER CHILDREN ` THEY COULD ENJOY CHRISTMAS WITHOUT BEING SCARED. THEIR WORK IS WRAPAROUND ` LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVICE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, A WARM MEAL, COMPASSIONATE COUNSELLING. WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY OF DONATIONS, BECAUSE THE WORK IS BIG. MARIA BURGESS HAS MANAGED TWO AUCKLAND REFUGES AND NOW WORKS IN HEAD OFFICE ` STILL DIPPING INTO FRONTLINE SERVICE WHEN NEEDED. YEAH, WE HAVE WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COMING IN TO OUR SAFE HOUSES. THEY COME FROM ANY WORLD ` WOMEN WHO ARE FULL-TIME MOTHERS WORKING IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ALL THEIR LIVES ` AND HAVE MADE THAT FIRST STEP TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD THAT THEY'VE LIVED IN AND THOUGHT WAS THE NORMALITY FOR THEM ALL THESE YEARS. I TRIED HARD NOT TO UPSET HIM, BUT NO MATTER WHAT I DID, IT WAS WRONG OR NOT GOOD ENOUGH. PEOPLE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR WOMEN GO THROUGH, LIVING IN A CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. YOU WON'T EXIT THIS STORE WITH A PRETTY PURCHASE IN A CARRY BAG, BUT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S UNIQUE AND IT'S WONDERFUL, BUT FOR A SHOCKING PURPOSE. BUT I THINK IT IS EVERYTHING THAT IS GREAT ABOUT KIWIS THAT WE LOVE AND SUPPORT WOMEN'S REFUGE SO MUCH. (GRITTY GUITAR MUSIC) AND THE GREAT WORK THEY DO, AND IF YOU'D WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S REFUGE AND THE GREAT WORK THEY DO, SIMPLY HEAD TO SAFENIGHT.NZ TO MAKE A DONATION. THAT'S SAFENIGHT.NZ. $20 PROVIDES ONE SAFE NIGHT FOR SOMEONE IN NEED. NOW, IF YOU'RE A DIE-HARD FISHERMAN, YOU'LL KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS A NEW GADGET THAT CAN GIVE YOU THE EDGE OVER YOUR MATES AND HELP BRING HOME SOME KAIMOANA FOR THE FAMILY. BUT IN THE TINY EASTERN BAY TOWN OF TE TEKO, THERE'S A MAN BUILDING SOMETHING THAT PUTS A 'BLAST IN YOUR CAST'. AND AS LUCAS DE JONG FOUND OUT, IT'S FUN EVEN WITHOUT THE FISH. (L.A.B.'S 'IN THE AIR') FISHING ` IT'S A SPORT AS MUCH AS IT IS AN ART FORM, AND A WAY OF CONNECTING, PROVIDING, AND... FAILING. I CAN SEE THE HOOK RIGHT THERE. (GASPS) HUSH YOUR LITTLE MOUTH! OR YOU CAN FISH LIKE TAMEHANA. # BANG, BANG, BANG! HERE WE GO. WHOA! HE'S THE MAN BEHIND BAIT CANNONS. FIRST WE'VE GOT THE SURF SMASHER HERE, WHICH IS MY SMALLER VERSION OF THE BAIT CANNON. GOT YOUR VALVE HERE TO PUMP IT UP. ALL OF THIS IS YOUR AIR CANISTER. YOU HAVE YOUR 6-OUNCE SINKER THAT GOES OUT FIRST, YOUR HOOK. AWAY YOU GO. AND BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! AND IT'S FUELLED WITH JUST AIR AND SWEAT. EVERYBODY GOES, 'HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUMP UP?' I JUST GO, 'HOW GOOD'S YOUR FITNESS?' # BANG, BANG, BANG! THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. YEP, READY WHEN YOU ARE. YEAH? EH? PHWOAR! THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, EH? LITTLE SAFETY OFF? YEP. (WHOOSH!) WHOO! I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT CATCHING A FISH. I COULD JUST DO THAT ALL DAY. # WORK IT, MAKE IT, DO IT... WHILE MOST PEOPLE TAKE UP FISHING TO GET AWAY FROM THE KIDS, TAME DID IT TO PROVIDE FOR HIS. ME AND THE MISSUS HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR 23 YEARS TO HAVE A BABY. AND FOUR YEARS AGO, OUR BABY DECIDED TO BLESS US WITH HER PRESENCE. THEN WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A TALK ABOUT WHO'S GONNA STAY HOME WITH BABY, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT WAS ME. YEAH, SO I HAD A LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO, BUSINESSES I CAN DO FROM HOME. AND BAIT CANNONS CAME UP. HE PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER IN HIS TE TEKO SHED, FROM THE HANDMADE SINKERS TO THE SAFETY STICKERS. LITTLE PIECES COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A BIG BANG. SO, THIS ONE HERE, THIS IS THE BIGGER VERSION. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BIG BERTHA. SO THAT ONE WILL SHOOT 150m TO 200m. 200m?! YEAH. AND THIS ONE 250m TO 300m. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. YEAH. 300m? YEAH. THANKFULLY, WE HAD AN EMPTY BEACH TO TEST IT. READY? FINAL. (WHOOSH!) HA-HA-HA! TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE... 58, 59, 60,... 307, 308, 309... 310. 310, BRO! YOU NEED TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE! WHILE KONTIKIS OR DRONES MIGHT GO OUT FURTHER, THEY ALSO MIGHT NOT COME BACK. YOU CAN ONLY FLY THEM IN CERTAIN AREAS. AND THAT'S, LIKE, FIVE GRAND'S WORTH OF STUFF RIGHT THERE, AND YOU'RE SENDING IT OUT TO SEA. WHEREAS THIS, THIS SITS ON THE BEACH NEXT TO YOU, AND YOU'RE ONLY SENDING OUT, LIKE, A $6 SINKER. (THE BEATLES' 'WHEN I'M 64') FOUR YEARS AGO GRAHAM'S KIDS GOT HIM A BIG BERTHA. SO IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO COME TO THE BEACH IN ORDINARY CLOTHES AND NOT GET WET. HE SAYS THE HARDEST PART? WINDING IT BACK IN. I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT THE SHOULDERS PROBABLY DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY USED TO IN THEM. IS THIS A GOOD LITTLE ASSISTANCE IN THAT RESPECT? OH, DEFINITELY. YOU KNOW, I'M 82. YEAH. AND TO STILL FISH AND CATCH GOOD FISH AT MY AGE, YOU KNOW, BY MYSELF, IT ENABLES YOU TO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE DOING. ALTHOUGH WHEN YOU'RE USING A BAIT CANNON, YOU'LL ALWAYS ATTRACT FRIENDS. GETS MADE IN GOOD OLD LITTLE TEXAS ` YEAH, UP AT THE HOMESTEAD. REALLY STEPPED OUT OF MY SHELL, COS I WAS ALWAYS, LIKE, A STEP-BACK FULLA. YOU HAVE TO BE OUT THERE. YOU HAVE TO BE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. I WAS NERVOUS AT FIRST. BUT ONCE I DID IT, I WAS LIKE, 'OH, I CAN DO THIS.' NOW HE TRAVELS THE COUNTRY SPREADING THE WORD. HOW'S THE ADVERTISING BUDGET? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. (BOTH LAUGH) THAT'S A BIG, UM... YEAH? OK, I'M GONNA HELP YOU OUT. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU AN INFOMERCIAL. ARE YOU HOPELESS AT FISHING? DO YOU STRUGGLE TO CAST PAST THE BREAKERS? AND SO YOUR SON DOESN'T RESPECT YOU? YOU NEED BAIT CANNON! BAIT CANNON, FOR THE BLAST IN YOUR CAST. BAIT CANNON! AND NOW, OF COURSE, I CAN CAST FURTHER THAN MY SONS. I CAUGHT THIS MANY FISH! CALL NOW AND GET TWO BAIT CANNONS FOR THE PRICE OF TWO! MY SON NOW RESPECTS ME AS A MAN! EVERY MAN CAN BE A FISH-INATOR! BANG! BAIT CANNON! WITH THAT LUCAS DOING THE BAIT CANNON? STAY WITH US ` WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH YOUR PLACE TO BE TOMORROW. IT'S VERY PRETTY. THE PLACE TO BE TOMORROW IS TOKOMARU BAY ON THE EAST CAPE. IT'LL BE THE BEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO GET UP EARLY WANDER OUT TO THE END OF THE TOKOMARU WHARF, AND CATCH A SPECTACULAR SUNRISE. BEAUTIFUL WHARF, THAT ONE.ON THE SHOW TOMORROW ` FOR THE GIVERS AMONG US ` WHAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WHEN YOU ARE BUYING A GIFT CARD. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY ` THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. AMBULANCE AUSTRALIA IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PO MARIE. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH, LELE SIMEON AND JAMES BROWN. 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