They have finally run out of parts. Here are Seven Sharp. ALL CHANT IT CHANGED NZ FOREVER. IT WAS A WAR-LIKE EXPERIENCE, FOR ME. 35 YEARS ON, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT? PLUS WE CHURN THROUGH OVER 30 MILLION OF THEM A WEEK. IT'S LAZINESS. SO IS IT TIME TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS? IF WE DON'T CHANGE, WE'RE BUGGERED. ALSO TONIGHT ` LAST DAY OF TERM, WE VISITED ROYAL OAK INTERMEDIATE AND MR 'BIG BEARD'. TODAY, IT'S... ALL: ...SHAVE DAY! DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening. Welcome back. Hasn't it been fun with me back in the office? I wouldn't describe it as fun. It's been different. You come back, and you don't know where you are. It's exciting. MOST OF US USE THEM EVERY DAY ` YOU'VE GOT YOUR RUBBISH BINS; WE TRANSPORT STUFF IN THEM; KIDS TAKE THEIR LUNCH TO SCHOOL IN THEM ` PLASTIC BAGS. SO CAN YOU IMAGINE A PLASTIC-FREE LIFE? WELL, TINA NGATA IS GIVING IT A GO, AND SHE WANTS YOU TO JOIN HER BY DITCHING THE PLASTIC THIS JULY TOO. IF YOU'RE NOT CONVINCED, GILL HIGGINS IS ABOUT TO SHOW YOU WHY OUR DEPENDENCE ON PLASTIC IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. LAID-BACK MUSIC THE VAST EAST CAPE ` OFTEN NOT A SOUL IN SIGHT. IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD. BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON SEEING PLASTIC. EVERY TIME I WAS WALKING ON THE BEACH, I PICKING UP MORE AND MORE PLASTIC. SO TINA WANTED TO CHANGE HER BEACH. BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, SO THREE YEARS AGO SHE DECIDED TO CHANGE HERSELF. BREAKING THE HABIT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE HARD. YOU GET A PIE, YOU GET YOUR TOMATO SAUCE, (LAUGHS) YOU KNOW, AND IT COMES IN A` AND I'D GET THESE THINGS, AND THEN IT'S ONLY AFTER YOU'VE GOT IT IN YOUR HAND YOU GO, 'DANG IT!' SHE'S BUYS IN BULK. SHE HAS REUSABLES. SHE MAKES HER OWN CLEANERS. SHE SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE. IT ONLY TOOK ME A FEW MONTHS TO TURN MY MINDSET AROUND. BUT THAT STILL DIDN'T CUT IT, SO WITH A COUPLE OF FRIENDS, SHE SET OUT TO CHANGE THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE THINK. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING BIGGER, BIGGER. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. OVER THE YEARS, HOW HAVE YOU SEEN ATTITUDES CHANGE? SO THEY WENT FROM THINKING I'M CRAZY TO NOW PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY ADMITTING, 'WELL, WE CAN DO BETTER.' WHY PLASTIC BAGS? WELL, FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, IT'S PLASTIC BAGS FIRST, BECAUSE IT'S SO UNNECESSARY. IT'S BEEN REALLY HORRIBLE COLLECTING ALL OF THESE. AGAINST HER BETTER INSTINCTS, TINA'S STOCKED UP TO DRIVE HOME AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE. WHAT WE FOUND OUT LAST YEAR IS THAT IN ONE HOUR FROM ONE OF OUR SUPERMARKETS, 660 PLASTIC BAGS CAME OUT. THAT'S ONE SUPERMARKET IN ONE VERY SMALL TOWN IN ONE HOUR, AND THEY'RE ALL GONNA END UP IN THE LANDFILL, IF WE'RE LUCKY, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT END UP IN THE WATERWAYS. IF YOU THINK THAT'S BAD, LET'S LOOK AT ALL 650 OR SO KIWI SUPERMARKETS. THAT'S OVER 400,000 BAGS IN AN HOUR, WHICH COULD BE AROUND 36 MILLION BAGS DISHED OUT EVERY WEEK. TINA WANTS TO HELP WITH SOLUTIONS. WE'RE GIVING AWAY FREE REUSABLE BAGS TODAY FOR 'FLAG THE BAG' PLASTIC-FREE JULY. YOU CAN USE ONE. SOME ARE ON TO IT ALREADY. YOU GET TOO MANY PLASTIC BAGS, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO GET RID OF THEM ALL. BUT NOT ALL. PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO HAVE SAID, 'YEAH, BUT WHAT AM I GONNA USE TO LINE MY BIN?' OR, 'WHAT AM I GONNA USE TO PICK UP MY DOG POO?' WELL, ACTUALLY, WHEN I WAS LITTLE, WE DIDN'T GET OUR GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAG, AND WE ALL SURVIVED. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF WE ALL KEEP USING THEM. THE PICTURES ARE GRIM, AND SO ARE THE FACTS. SO, YOU HEAR A LOT OF STATISTICS, BUT THIS ONE REALLY GOT ME ` THAT BY 2050, THAT OCEAN WILL BE MORE FULL OF PLASTIC THAN FISH. AND THAT'S PRETTY SHOCKING, ISN'T IT? IT'S TERRIFYING, EH? PLASTIC BAGS IS THE OBVIOUS AND SIMPLE CHANGE WE CAN ALL MAKE. AND IT KIND OF FITS NZ, REALLY, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES, EH? IT KIND OF FITS WITH OUR BRAND. IT STAGGERS ME THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVEN'T BEEN HAD MORE PUBLICLY AT A HIGHER POLITICAL LEVEL. THEY HAVE ELSEWHERE. IRELAND'S ONE OF MANY COUNTRIES TO TAKE ACTION THERE. A 20C LEVY LED TO A 90% REDUCTION IN USE. THEY LIKE THAT IDEA. NOW WE'RE SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT PLASTIC-BAG LEVY OR BAN IN TAIRAWHITI, WHICH FIVE YEARS AGO WAS... YEAH, THERE WAS A LOT OF LAUGHTER AROUND THAT IDEA. WHAT IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR HABITS? WE'RE BUGGERED. (LAUGHS) IT'S TRUE. I CAN'T SAY IT MORE SIMPLY. IF WE DON'T CHANGE, WE'RE BUGGERED. THERE'S NO OTHER` WE HAVE TO CHANGE IF WE WANT THERE TO BE A FUTURE. A couple of things ` there doesn't have to be a levy. Science will solve the problem. It will come up with an easily recyclable bag. People will still have to adopt them. Secondly, oh my God. You think recycler. You are dreadful with the bags. Tralee scooper did a fabulous bag. So you take your Trealee scooper back to the shop? Trelise Cooper bags. The coffee cup lids are the worst. Do you remember the glass bottles? You could get five cents back if you took them back. IT WAS THE EVENT THAT DIVIDED THE COUNTRY. SOME WOULD ARGUE IT EVEN BEGAN A CIVIL WAR. YOU COULD FEEL A PHYSICAL WAVE OF HATRED ROLL FROM THE TERRACES DOWN ON TO THE FIELD. ALL CHANT: WE WANT RUGBY! NEXT ` HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS AND SAYS NZ SHOULDN'T FORGET THAT SPITEFUL PROTEST 35 YEARS AGO TODAY. PLUS ` MAN, THIS IS HEAVY. THE VCR ` STAPLE OF KIWI LIVING ROOMS IS NOW OFFICIALLY DEAD. THIS GUY` HOW MANY WOULD YOU HAVE FIXED? OH, IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS. WOW! AND IT'S D-DAY FOR 'MR BIG BEARD', BUT WE'RE RECEIVING MIXED FEEDBACK ABOUT HIS BIG CHANGE. HE LOOKS 18, BUT HE STILL HAS THE HAIRY LEGS. ON THIS DAY, 35 YEARS AGO, HAMILTON WAS LIKE A WAR ZONE. THE 1981 SPRINGBOK TOUR SUFFERED ITS BIGGEST AND MOST VIOLENT SETBACK ` AN ON-FIELD PROTEST AND THE THREAT OF A PLANE FLYING INTO THE STANDS SAW THE GAME BETWEEN WAIKATO AND THE SPRINGBOKS CALLED OFF. THE VIOLENCE THAT SPILLED OUT OF RUGBY PARK AND ONTO THE STREETS WOULD CHANGE THIS COUNTRY FOREVER. IF YOU WERE OLD ENOUGH, YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AND WHICH SIDE YOU WERE ON. IF YOU WEREN'T, THIS IS PART OF OUR HISTORY WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET. AC/DC'S 'THUNDERSTRUCK' YOU CAN NEVER REALLY THINK THAT THERE WILL EVER BE ANOTHER TOUR LIKE THAT IN WORLD RUGBY, OR IN WORLD SPORT FOR THAT MATTER. LEGALLY ARMED THUGS. AND WHAT DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE LAW AND ORDER IN THIS COUNTRY, OR ARE WE GOING TO PERMIT MOBS TO MAKE THE RULES? ALL CHANT: WE WANT RUGBY! WE WANT RUGBY! WE WANT RUGBY! NZERS WERE LIKE SOUTH AFRICANS ` THEY'RE RUGBY MAD. THEY'RE OUR RUGBY FRIENDS. WE WERE LAWFULLY INVITED, AND WE ACCEPTED THAT INVITATION, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON ` TO PLAY RUGBY. THEY'VE NOW STATIONED THEMSELVES ON THE PITCH. WE IMAGINE THERE MUST BE 500 OR 600 OF THEM. WE SANG AN OLD FAVOURITE ` 'WE SHALL OVERCOME' ` WHEN IT WAS 300 AGAINST 27,000, AND YOU'RE NOT TOO SURE YOU WILL OVERCOME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE COULD FEEL SO PASSIONATELY ABOUT A GAME OF RUGBY AND REACT THE WAY THEY DID. THEY SAW A CERTAIN PART OF NZ THAT THEY REGARDED AS THEIR PROPERTY BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM. AC/DC'S 'THUNDERSTRUCK' CONTINUES THE SCRIPT WAS WRITTEN. IT HAD TO BE PLAYED OUT TO THE FINAL CATHARTIC LAST ACT. PHIL GIFFORD WAS THERE THAT DAY, COVERING THE TOUR AS A WRITER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME OPPOSING IT. HE'S WITH ME NOW. I remember it. I was 15 years old. It was a seminal day for this country. Was it like being in the middle of it? It was the most surreal afternoon. It doesn't feel like it happened in this country. It felt like a Civil War. Did it surprise you? Did it unfold in a way you expected? Yes. Nobody really got on the pitch at the first game. At Hamilton, it got stranger and stranger. There was strong talk on getting on to the ground. But I still didn't believe it would happen. If they got on to the ground, Tony said he would get on with them. They got over the fence and got on the ground. It was a huge occasion. Waikato was probably the best provincial side. When it happened, I feared they would be true violence. Tell me, why should we worry about this? Why is it a big deal? Iit could never happen in this country again. Football is more sophisticated. The government is more sophisticated. Am I being naive? We said the same about the waterfront strike. I remember talking to Graham Thierry and he said that the most astonishing thing about the Springbok tour was nobody died. We should bother about it because I think it could happen again. I don't know what the issue could be. The weird thing about this, is that unlike a lot of protests was that this was not just protesters and police. It was also the rugby public. The protest is in the rugby public both felt incredibly passionate about it. So with a scratch, it could happen again? I can't think of an issue that would divide in the way that the state, but I think we always have to be aware that if you remove civility from everything and when everyone thinks the answer is violence... when it goes feral, it goes feral. This is your ticket for that day. You were in a very nice stand and it was complimentary. You talk about remembering it. I was a bit younger. But I learned all about it. I wonder if they still learn about it in social studies. My kids have never come home and talked about it. NOW TO SOMETHING FROM THE 'YOU PROBABLY THOUGHT THIS HAD HAPPENED ALREADY' FILE ` THE VIDEO CASSETTE IS OFFICIALLY DEAD. THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THEM CAN'T GET THE PARTS ANY MORE, SO THEY'RE PULLING THE PLUG. IT'S NO SURPRISE NO ONE USES VIDEO CASSETTES ANY MORE, AND EVEN VIDEO STORES ONLY STOCK DVDS, BUT VCRS WERE MASSIVE. SO TIM WILSON MEETS A MAN WHO'S MEASURED OUT HIS LIFE IN BROKEN VCRS. PIANO MUSIC THE YEAR THE PLAY BUTTON OF JIM FAYEN'S FASCINATION WITH VCRS GOT PUSHED WAS 1972. IN THOSE DAYS, YOU COULDN'T BUY A VIDEO RECORDER FOR LOVE OR MONEY. YOU HAD TO GET AN IMPORT LICENSE, AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A VERY GOOD REASON FOR HAVING ONE. THIS OLD LUMP WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN OBSESSION. I WOULD SAY I'VE PROBABLY FIXED 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 OF THEM IN MY LIFE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? IT'S STAGGERING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. STAGGERING THE NUMBER OF REMOTES IN JIM'S FLAT, AND THE TROPHIES. DARTS, VCRS AND FREEDOM ` JIM'S PASSIONS. I THOUGHT IT WAS INCREDIBLE. YOU KNOW, I'D GO TO DARTS AT NIGHT, AND I'D BE ABLE TO SET MY VIDEO TO RECORD A MOVIE OR STAR TREK OR WHATEVER I WANTED, AND I COME HOME, SIT DOWN RELAX AND HAVE A FEW BEERS AND ENJOY IT. RECORD, PLAY ` THE REWIND CULTURE WE LIVE IN NOW BEGAN WITH VCRS. JBC'S HR7100 IS SIMPLY GREAT VIDEO. FOR JIM, THE REWIND WASN'T THE ISSUE; IT WAS THE CHOICE. WILL YOU BE VIDEOING THIS OR WATCHING IT LIVE? I NORMALLY WATCH SEVEN SHARP LIVE. NOW, THAT'S THE CORRECT ANSWER. ANYWAY, JIM'S A DVD MAN NOW. THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON I REALLY GOT INTERESTED IN VCRS, COS THEY WERE SUCH A CHALLENGE, AND THERE WEREN'T MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY REPAIRED THEM. AND QUITE HONESTLY, I KNOW I GOT GOOD AT IT. WHICH IS HOW STRONGEST PASSIONS FORM ` IN ADVERSITY. PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES Biggest financial loss I ever made in my life, I walked into associated radio in Wellington and it was a brand-new thing called the Beta format $2000 for a video recorder. It only last about a year. We had a fascinating discussion with Phil. He has the best machine VCR to DVD. I have a lot of tapes I would like to transfer. NEW SCHOOL TERM, NEW MR WHITLEY. WHICH BIT DO YOU WANT? UM, THIS BIT. NEXT, THE BIG REVEAL THAT'S GOT A FEW LADIES ASKING WHETHER THERE'S A MRS WHITLEY ON THE SCENE. KIDS: THREE, TWO, ONE! MR WHITLEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? TAYLOR SWIFT'S 'SHAKE IT OFF' PLUS ` SHE MAYBE 72, BUT WE THINK SHE GIVES TAYLOR SWIFT A RUN FOR HER MONEY. # BUT I KEEP CRUISING, # CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP GROOVING. # IT'S LIKE I GOT THIS MUSIC # IN MY MIND SAYIN', 'IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.' # COS THE PLAYERS GONNA PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, PLAY. # AND THE HATERS GONNA HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE. I love it. That is one of my favourite songs. This is a viewer request. Julia Wallace, that is her idea. We're going to talk to them tomorrow. We could get a performance, like the running man police thing. IT MAY BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW SCHOOL TERM TODAY, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE LAST DAY OF TERM. Was your school holidays that fantastic? We had a fantastic time, but I'm happy to see the back at school. YOU'LL REMEMBER ERIN VISITED ROYAL OAK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AND MET 'MR BIG BEARD'. REMEMBER, HE WAS THE TEACHER WHO REFUSED TO SHAVE FROM THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE PROMISED WE'D UPDATE YOU, SO TODAY ERIN WENT BACK TO ROOM THREE FOR THE BIG SHAVE. SIT DOWN. SIX MONTHS OF GROWTH... WHICH BIT DO YOU WANT? THIS BIT. THIS BIT RIGHT HERE. ...ABOUT TO BE SHORN. JUST PROBABLY FROM HERE. NAH. (CHUCKLES) THEY'VE PAID $1 TO CUT A CHUNK. # I MADE A MISTAKE. # MR WHITLEY, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M A BIT NERVOUS, WISHING I HADN'T AGREED TO THIS. WE MET ROOM THREE AT THE END OF TERM. WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER ` MR WHITLEY OR MR BEARDY MCBEARD? LAUGHTER IT MADE ME DISGUSTED THAT I WANTED TO SCRATCH MY EYEBALLS OUT. THERE'S NO ARGUING WITH THAT KIND OF FEEDBACK. BUT WHAT WE ALSO LEARNED IS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT MR WHITLEY'S STUDENTS. WE'RE GIVING THE MONEY TO TE PUEA MARAE. EVERY LAST CENT RAISED FOR MR BIG BEARD'S SHAVE WILL BE DONATED TO THE MARAE THAT'S OPENED ITS DOORS TO THOSE IN NEED. IT MADE ME REALLY PROUD. AND THERE'S STILL TIME TO DONATE. DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE'S PAY DAYS ARE COMING UP, BUT GET IT IN THERE QUICK. DO YOU GUYS THINK PEOPLE SHOULD DONATE? ALL: YES! BUT TODAY, WE'RE BACK FOR SHAVE DAY. ALL: THREE, TWO, ONE... # SUGAR, HOW YOU GET SO FLY? # SUGAR, HOW YOU GET SO FLY? YOU LOOK FUNNY. YOU LOOK NICE AND DECENT FOR A CHANGE. I'LL TAKE OVER FROM HERE. THANKS, KIDS. I'VE GOT THIS ONE. WHAT DO WE RECKON? ALL SPEAK AT ONCE THE REAL MR WHITLEY'S COMING TO LIFE. DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD STOP THERE? MM, NO. I WANT IT CLEAN. SELFIE. CLICK! LOOK` LOOK AT THAT MOUSTACHE, TEAM. IT'S DONE. TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL. MR WHITLEY, WHAT DO YA THINK? URGH, I THINK I NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL MYSELF, ACTUALLY ` TOO YOUNG. HE LOOKS 18, BUT HE STILL HAS THE HAIRY LEGS. SO, THERE'S JUST ONE MATTER LEFT TO CLEAR UP. WE PUT UP A BEFORE PHOTO OF YOU ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND QUITE A FEW LADIES WERE ASKING WHETHER MR WHITLEY WAS SINGLE OR NOT. STUDENTS EXCLAIM I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES ` NO MRS WHITLEY JUST YET. STUDENTS WHOOP That is true in his case it ages you. So he's looking younger now. No doubt our Facebook page will be flooded with proposals. Do you know, I worry about the Olympic Games. It's the usual thing with the village and nothing is fixed. No, that was the Australians complaining. It's the same every Olympics. On the day, it will be fine. I think the Australians have been in two luxury accommodations. Mahai was there. He was the very first athlete to get into the village. He said he was taking ownership. When the rowers win, we'll still love the gold medals I'm super excited. And fortunately for you, the Crusaders... Cor: unfortunately. I have jetlag. I'm a bit loose around the edges. REALLY FEELING FOR THE MANGERE COMMUNITY AT THE MOMENT. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE DESPERATE PARENTS OVER THE WEEKEND GATHERING TO TRY AND GET RID OF A 'HIGH RISK' SEX OFFENDER THAT'S BEEN PLACED EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A DUMPING GROUND, AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I'D FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME IF IT WERE MY KIDS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A REFORMED SEX OFFENDER HERE THAT'S REALLY TRYING TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. THIS IS A QUOTE 'HIGH RISK' OFFENDER THAT CORRECTIONS RECOMMENDED NEEDED A 'PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDER.' IT WASN'T GIVEN, AND HERE WE ARE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PEOPLE DO NEED TO BE PLACED BACK INTO SOCIETY EVENTUALLY, BUT NOT WHEN THEY'RE HIGH RISK, AND CERTAINLY NOT RIGHT NEXT TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN. IT'S LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC BEING BEST PLACED NEXT TO A BOTTLE STORE. IF THE ORDER CAN'T BE CHANGED, AT LEAST CHANGE THE ADDRESS OF THIS OFFENDER AND KEEP THEM AWAY FROM OUR KIDS. SO, ON A DAY WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COMMITTED PERHAPS THE GREATEST OF SINS ` A MORAL ONE ` IN NOT DOING THEIR DUTY AND PROTECTING THE CLEAN ATHLETES AT THEIR GAMES, WE DID AT LEAST SEE ONE SPORT TRULY HAS ITS ACT TOGETHER. IN RE-SIGNING STEVE HANSEN UNTIL THE NEXT WORLD CUP, THE NZRFU TALKED OF HIS SUCCESS, HIS RECORD, THE REBUILDING PROGRAMME, BUT PERHAPS AS IMPORTANTLY, THE REMARKABLE EVOLUTION OF THE ALL BLACKS INTO ONE OF GLOBAL SPORTS' MOST REVERED AND RESPECTED OPERATORS. NOT ONLY DOMINANT ON THE FIELD BUT LEADERS AND CHAMPIONS OFF IT. MEN OF RARE REPUTE, A GROUP THAT IN A WORLD PLAGUED BY CORRUPTION, GREED, CHEATING AND GENERAL SKULDUGGERY STAND TALL AND PROUD AS THE GOLD-MEDAL STANDARD ON HOW TO HAVE YOUR ACT TOGETHER. IT'S NOT ALL HANSEN, OF COURSE, BUT HE'S A BIG PART OF IT. WHAT A PITY THE IOC DON'T ASPIRE TO THE SAME VALUES. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY IMOGEN STAINES AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY SARAH MAIAVA AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016