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Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.

Primary Title
  • Seven Sharp
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 2 November 2016
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.
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  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Thank you very much. That is one news tonight. Over at the seven sharp now. And a follow-up on the laptop story from last night. TONIGHT ` PUTTING TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO THE TEST. THREE, TWO, ONE, SCRAM! CAN THE SOFTWARE REALLY FIND A LOST DEVICE? JUST THERE, IN THE BUS STOP. PLUS, MIKE THORPE LEAVES HIS DIGNITY ON THE SHORE WHEN HE GETS AT ONE WITH NATURE. WHISPERS: I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FALL IN THE RIVER. AND HE'S SOLD MILLIONS OF ALBUMS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO ROBBIE WILLIAMS' DAUGHTER. SHE SAID, 'CAN WE WATCH "PEPPA PIG"?' # DANCE LIKE YOU'VE GOT CONCUSSION, OH. # DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening. LAST NIGHT, WE BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF MONIQUE, THE WELLINGTON CHECKOUT OPERATOR WHO HAD HER LAPTOP STOLEN FROM HER CAR. SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD SOLVED THE CASE WHEN HER TRACKING SOFTWARE TOLD HER WHERE IT WAS, BUT THE POLICE WEREN'T SO SURE. UH, NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION. LIKE, THE EVIDENCE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH, THE CALIBRATION MIGHT BE OFF, ALL THAT KINDA STUFF. PUTTING IT REALLY SIMPLY, WE JUST CAN'T BARGE ON TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES UNLESS WE HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENTIAL GROUNDS THAT ENABLE US TO DO THAT WITHIN THE LAW. WELL, AFTER THAT STORY, YOU GOT IN TOUCH. EMAIL, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ALL WENT WILD WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES IN WHICH PEOPLE TRIED TO TAKE TRACKING INFORMATION TO POLICE. FROM, 'I GAVE THEM THE EXACT LOCATION,' TO, 'THE COPS TRIED TO FOB US OFF,' THE POLICE CONTINUED TO SAY NO, SAYING THE INFORMATION ISN'T RELIABLE ENOUGH. SO DO WE HAVE A TECHNICAL ISSUE HERE? HOW ACCURATE IS GPS TRACKING SOFTWARE? TIM WILSON PUT IT TO THE TEST. MR PHONE. MS LAPTOP. MASTER TABLET. THREE, TWO, ONE ` SCRAM! THREE DEVICES, WITH FIVE MINUTES TO HIDE THEMSELVES IN THE CITY. WHILE THE CLOCK TICKS, I'M TRACKING THEM ON GPS-BASED SOFTWARE, TO SEE HOW ACCURATE IT IS. SECURITY EXPERT DAVID KENNEDY IS PRETTY CONFIDENT. THE LOCATION INFORMATION ON VARIOUS DEVICES IS RELATIVELY ACCURATE. IT'S NOT A PINPOINT ACCURACY. SO YOU CAN'T WITHIN A SQUARE METER, BUT CERTAINLY WITHIN A SQUARE 3M OR 5M, DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE. AFTER MANY MOVEMENTS OF THE GREEN DOTS TRACKING THE DEVICES, THE LOCATIONS ARE FINALISED. MR PHONE BY THE PARK. SHH. THE PHONE'S IN THE PARK DOWN THERE. MR PHONE. MR PHONE. MS LAPTOP ON FANSHAW ST. MS LAPTOP JUST AROUND THAT CORNER. DOWN HERE. OH, MS LAPTOP, WHERE ARE YOU? NO. NO. THERE WE GO. MS LAPTOP JUST THERE IN THE BUS STOP. OOH, WE'D BETTER RUN. AHH! MS LAPTOP! (LAUGHS) YOU ARE NICKED! YEAH, YOU GOT ME. MASTER TABLET BY THE CATHEDRAL. I RECKON RIGHT BY THE CATHEDRAL, MAYBE IN THE PARK. THERE HE IS. SPY MUSIC AHH! MASTER TABLET. THREE FOR THREE? THREE FOR THREE. TECHNOLOGY WINS AGAIN. SO WHY AREN'T THE POLICE USING IT? TECHNOLOGY'S ALWAYS MOVING FASTER THAN THE LAW ALLOWS. IN FACT, AMERICANS ARE LEADING THE WAY. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE GPS ACT THAT'S IN THE US. I BELIEVE IT IS UNIQUE TO THE US, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC HERE. BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES THE POLICE WITH A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH WHEN AND HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION COULD NZ DO WITH A SIMILAR SORT OF ACT? DEFINITELY, IT WOULD HELP. TO GET THE POLICE USING TECHNOLOGY TO DO MORE OF THIS, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE LAW. Did we say that last night? We did. Apparently the GPS acts will be miles away, because we usually follow Australia. You ask why that is, and the answer is God only knows. We are traditionally, when it comes to technology, miles behind the eight ball. You know when you go on Google Earth and you try to find a litter box number and it's different, that happens quite a lot. A FORMER SOLDIER WHO WAS REFUSED FINANCIAL HELP WITH HIS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER HAS WON HIS CASE IN COURT. THE MAN EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN, YET ACC SAID THE CLAIM NEEDED TO BE RELATED TO A "SINGLE EVENT". HIS LAWYER SAYS THE RULING MEANS ACC COULD HAVE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHER SIMILAR CASES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LAW IS THAT PSYCHIATRISTS WILL SAY YOUR MENTAL INJURY COMES FROM A LOT OF THINGS, RIGHT? WHEREAS THE LAW IN THIS PARTICULAR SAYS IT'S GOTTA COME FROM THE SINGLE EVENT OR SERIES OF EVENTS. FORTUNATELY THE PSYCHIATRIC EVIDENCE WAS SUCH THAT IT SAID IT COMES FROM HIS TOUR OF DUTY. IT SETS A PRECEDENT GOING FORWARD, PARTICULARLY IF IT'S A HORRIFIC EVENT. IT'S GOTTA BE AN EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE A MENTAL INJURY IN OTHER PEOPLE ` NORMAL, REASONABLE PEOPLE ACC HAS SAID IT WILL NOT APPEAL THE DECISION. You do wonder what implications this will have in other industries. ACC is a no fault scheme. In America, you sue people in court. In our system, we have ACC. It is a monopoly. NOW A SPOT OF FLY FISHING MAY SOUND RELAXING, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ANYTHING BUT... THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS I CAN RELAX, AND THIS ISN'T ONE OF THEM. <BLEEP) HELL. YOU GUYS CAN'T PUT THAT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION, CAN YOU? PLUS, THE GREAT SUGAR DEBATE REIGNITES. A TAX ON SUGARY DRINKS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT ISN'T A QUESTION OF IF, IT IS 'WHEN?' BUT WE'VE GOT NEW FIGURES THAT SHOW IT'S TASTES, NOT TAXES, THAT'S DRIVING CHANGE. AND HE'S KNOW FOR HIS PARTY ANIMAL ANTICS, SO YOU'D BE SURPRISED TO HEAR HOW ROBBIE WILLIAMS SPENDS HIS DOWN TIME. TUESDAY NIGHT IS CAKE NIGHT. THE SAD REALISATION THAT CAKE GIVES ME A HANGOVER. DRAMATIC MUSIC IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS ` WILL DONALD TRUMP BE MOVING INTO THE WHITE HOUSE? YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR VOTE TO DONALD TRUMP. WE'LL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, OK? CHEERING OR WILL HILLARY CLINTON MAKE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST US FEMALE PRESIDENT? I ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. CHEERING I'LL HAVE ALL THE ACTION... SO ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ...FROM NEW YORK CITY NEXT WEEK ON SEVEN SHARP. # THE SUN SHINES BRIGHTER, # THE SKY'S ALWAYS BLUE. # I'LL NEVER LOSE THAT FEELING WHEN I COME HOME TO YOU. # AND I'LL STAY HIGHER AND ALWAYS BE TRUE. One thing you have to do in life is drive a car down 90 mile Beach. I've never done that. I did it in a rental car, which was a little bit illegal. That song and video was well done. Up until now it's been a bust, but now we have new material and artists on the shopper. WHEN IT COMES TO FLY FISHING, THERE ARE FEW NAMES BIGGER THAN APRIL VOKEY. THE YOUNG CANADIAN IS BIG BUSINESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GLOBE AND EVEN BIGGER ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NOW THE WOMAN BEHIND THE FLYGAL BRAND HAS INVESTED IN NZ, AND SHE'S ALSO HOPING TO SHOW US SOME NEW TRICKS,... WHICH MIKE THORPE KIND OF STRUGGLED WITH. THERE'S SOMETHING MESMERISING ABOUT THE FLICK OF A FLY ROD ` A GRACEFUL, VEILED OFFERING TO THE FISH BELOW THE SURFACE. KNEE-DEEP IN NATURE, WITH THE MOST RELAXING SOUNDTRACK. <BLEEP>IN' HELL. OR NOT. YOU'VE GOTTA WATCH THAT. YOU GUYS CAN'T PUT THAT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION, CAN YOU? MEET APRIL VOKEY. YEAH, SO I DIDN'T GET INTO FLY FISHING TO RELAX. THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS I CAN RELAX, AND THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THERE'S NOTHING CLICHED ABOUT THIS ANGLER. IS IT A FAMILY THING? NO, NO ONE IN MY FAMILY REALLY FISHES. NO ONE FISHES? NO, THEY TRY. I'VE TAKEN MY DAD FISHING A LITTLE BIT. IT TOOK THEM A LITTLE WHILE TO GET USED TO THIS CAREER PATH, BUT I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY PROUD NOW. WAS IT ALWAYS GOING TO BE A CAREER PATH FOR YOU? YEAH, I KNEW AT 18 I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT A CAREER PATH, YEAH. AND WHEN SHE ISN'T BEING CHEEKY,... DO YOU KNOW WHAT STURGEON ARE? FISH. (LAUGHS) THEY'RE A BIG FUSH. A BUG FUSH. BOTH LAUGH ...THIS CANADIAN IS ALL BUSINESS. SO BETWEEN MERCHANDISE, SPONSORS, WRITING, GUIDING, BOOKINGS, TEACHING ` TONS AND TONS OF TEACHING. AND NOW SHE'S HOOKED A PIECE OF NZ. I'VE BOUGHT INTO EPIC FLY RODS, SO THE SWIFT FLY FISHING COMPANY. JUST IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. (LAUGHS) SHE'S BOUGHT INTO EPIC, AND I'VE BOUGHT INTO HER. HOW'S THAT? NOT GOOD. I'M GOING TO GRAB YOUR ELBOW SKIN. WOW. WEIRD, I KNOW. (LAUGHS) NEVER HAD A WOMAN SAY THAT TO YOU BEFORE, HAVE YA? CAN I JUST SAY, THIS IS A FIRST. FIVE MINUTES LATER, WE'RE FISHING... MOSTLY FOR MY DIGNITY. (LAUGHS) THE WATER CAME UP SO HIGH. OH MY GOD, WE SURVIVED. WHISPERS: I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FALL IN THE RIVER. BUT APRIL SAVED ME. SLOW IT WAY DOWN, AND A NICE HARD STOP. AND THEN, WITH MY FIRST PROPER CAST, THE FISH SCARPERS. SPOOKED? SHIT, SORRY. BUT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT'S HARD TO BE DISAPPOINTED. IN NZ, THOUGH, YOU HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERS, I'M GOING TO SAY IN THE WORLD. REALLY? UNBIASED? TOTALLY UNBIASED. WITH THE BIGGEST TROUT IN THE WORLD. AND NO PEOPLE. I WOULDN'T BULLSHIT YOU. AND THAT'S WHAT APRIL SEES AS THE BEST PART OF FISHING. THERE'S FEWER WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE SOMEBODY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT THAN PUTTING THEM IN A SPOT LIKE THIS. PEOPLE SAY HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY BE A CONSERVATIONIST OR AN ANIMAL ADVOCATE IF YOU'RE TORTURING THE ANIMALS? I GET ALL THAT. I GET THAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO SPEND TIME IN THE OUTDOORS, WHO ARE PASSIONATE AND ADVOCATES FOR KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY, IT OUTWEIGHS THE DOWNSIDES OF CATCHING AND RELEASING. SO YOU ARE STRICTLY CATCH AND RELEASE? NO, OF COURSE NOT. SO WHAT DO YOU HOLD ON TO? FISH I WANT TO EAT, IN FISHERIES THAT CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE. AS MUCH AS THIS RIVER COULD HANDLE THE FISHING, THE FISH WERE SAFE FROM ME. SOMETIMES THE EXPERTS LUCK OUT. ALTHOUGH, APRIL DIDN'T GO HOME TOTALLY EMPTY-HANDED. Transporters may have noticed that she does a cast that some of us who had done a little work in the country know involves a double hand. Just saying. NOW TO AN ISSUE WE'VE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF TIMES ON THIS PROGRAMME ` SUGARY DRINKS ` AND SOME VERY INTERESTING NEW RESEARCH. DIABETES NZ ASKED US IF A TAX ON SOFT DRINKS WOULD MAKE US DRINK ANY LESS. ONLY TWO IN FIVE ` 40% ` SAID YES. COMPARE THAT WITH A 1 NEWS POLL FROM APRIL, WHEN TWO-THIRDS OF US SAID WE SUPPORTED A SUGAR TAX. SO WHAT'S CHANGED? IS IT THAT THE ISSUE HAS FALLEN OFF THE RADAR? I MEAN, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD JAMIE OLIVER BANGING HIS DRUM? Canada, Australia, New Zealand, they are all on the brink. OR MAYBE IT'S THE FACT THAT BOTH LABOUR AND NATIONAL DON'T LIKE THE IDEA? We don't think there is concrete evidence that they actually work. OR THIS COULD BE IT ` WE'RE FIGURING IT OUR BY OURSELVES. SEVEN SHARP'S BEEN GIVEN A FIRST LOOK AT SOME NEW RESEARCH ON WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DRINKING. IT COMES FROM THE BEVERAGE COUNCIL ` AND, YES, THEY'VE GOT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME ` BUT CHECK IT OUT. WATER'S UP 10% SINCE 2010. SOFT DRINKS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE DOWN 4%. A THIRD OF US NEVER DRINK THEM AT ALL. AND OF THOSE THAT DO, 40% GO FOR THE SUGAR-FREE VARIETY. SO, YES, SOME OF US ARE PROBABLY STILL DRINKING TOO MUCH SUGAR, BUT ON THE FACE OF IT, WE'RE HEADING IN A MUCH HEALTHIER DIRECTION. WE ARE SORTING IT OUT BY OURSELVES. That's good news, isn't it? Yes. Irene Van Dyke has been helping out with the water side of things. She has been helping kids in schools, by giving kids water bottles. We will work it out eventually. It just might take a wee bit of time. I reckon. WE KNOW ROBBIE WILLIAMS AS THE CONFIDENT, LOVEABLE LARRIKIN, SO YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR HOW MUCH HE DOUBTS HIMSELF. THE SELF WORTH WAS STILL DOWN HERE, AND THE SUCCESS WAS UP HERE. # ...I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD. # AND WHAT'S THIS INSTAGRAM POST TRYING TO TELL US? HINT ` IT HAS TO DO WITH ONE OF THE ROYALS. MORE AFTER THE BREAK. SPASIBO! # PARTY LIKE A RUSSIAN # END OF DISCUSSION # DANCE LIKE YOU'VE GOT CONCUSSION, # OH, PUT A DOLL INSIDE A DOLL # PARTY LIKE A RUSSIAN... # That is a cooler version of your jacket. He will be a different size. It is extraordinary. Don't you love the ceiling, though? I shall have one of those. If you did that to your house, I would want to come around and see. I still wouldn't invite you. ROBBIE WILLIAMS ` HE'S THE POP STAR WITH THE POTTY MOUTH WHO'S SOLD MILLIONS OF ALBUMS. IN FACT HE'S HIT THE TOP OF THE UK CHARTS 11 TIMES. THAT'S A NUMBER MATCHED BY ELVIS. SO WITH A REPUTATION LIKE THAT TO LIVE UP TO, IT'S NO WONDER HIS LATEST ALBUM, HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT, WAS THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND ALTHOUGH ROBBIE HAS TONED DOWN HIS PARTY ANIMAL SIDE, THINGS STILL GOT A LITTLE OUT OF CONTROL WHEN HE MET EUROPE CORRESPONDENT EMMA KEELING. POP MUSIC IT GETS FILTHY FAST WITH ROBBIE WILLIAMS. AND WE WERE BEING BAWDY AND ENJOYING IT, AND THEN WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT KYLIE... I CAN'T REPEAT WHAT HE SAID ABOUT OLD MATE KYLIE MINOGUE, BUT THIS WAS THE REACTION TO A STORY TOLD ON GRAHAM NORTON RECENTLY. YEAH, GO ON THEN. LAUGHTER I'M WONDERING IF YOU'VE BEEN ENCLOSED FOR THREE YEARS AND YOU'RE JUST UNLEASHING YOURSELF NOW WITH THESE STORIES? I'VE GOT AN ALBUM OUT. I'M 42. I HAVE TO MAKE AN IMPACT. HE'S CERTAINLY STARTED BIG WITH THE FIRST SINGLE ON HIS ALBUM 'HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT'. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT? THEATRICAL. I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS HAVING INTERESTING LYRICS. HE'S CO-WRITTEN SONGS WITH ED SHEERAN, THE KILLERS' BRANDON FLOWERS, EVEN RUFUS WAINWRIGHT. WHERE RECORDS ARE CONCERNED, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TRULY UNIVERSAL THAT APPEALS TO THE MOST PEOPLE THAT I'M ALSO HAPPY WITH. HE WROTE OVER 75 SONGS FOR THIS ALBUM AND PICKED JUST 11. DOUBT STILL PLAGUES HIM, DESPITE SELLING MILLIONS OF CHART TOPPING HITS. MORE THAN EVER, I'M MORE NERVOUS AND NEUROTICALLY WORRYING ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF MY ALBUM THAN I'VE EVER BEEN BEFORE. HAS HAVING A FAMILY GIVEN YOU PERSPECTIVE ON YOUR CAREER, DESPITE ALL YOUR SUCCESS? YEAH, OF COURSE. WHEREAS BEFORE THERE WAS NOT ANY POINT TO IT ALL. HE'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF REHAB, BUT HASN'T HAD A DRINK IN 17 YEARS. WILLIAMS' SONGS HAVE OFTEN LAID BARE HIS LONG SEARCH FOR MEANING. # I JUST WANNA FEEL REAL LOVE... # AS A KID, HE WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. AND THEN I BECAME THAT, AND IT FIXED NOTHING. IT WAS JUST` THE SELF WORTH WAS STILL DOWN HERE, AND SUCCESS WAS UP HERE, AND THE WARPED PERCEPTION CAVED MY TINY BRAIN. MARRIAGE TO ACTRESS ANYA FIELD IN 2010 AND TWO KIDS HAVE PUT THE ROCK BACK IN HIS FOUNDATIONS. DAUGHTER TEDDY (4) KEEPS HIM GROUNDED, EVEN WHEN WATCHING HIS THREE SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT KNEBWORTH 2003. CROWNING GLORY OF YOUR CAREER, AND I SAT HER ON MY LAP, AND I PLAYED IT. AND I WAS LIKE, 'BABY,' I SAID, 'LOOK, THAT'S NOT A SEA. THAT'S PEOPLE.' 375,000 PEOPLE ` AN HISTORIC EVENT. ABOUT 3.5 MINUTES IN, I PAUSE IT, AND SAY, 'WHAT DO YOU THINK?' AND SHE SAID, 'CAN WE WATCH PEPPA PIG?' (LAUGHS) SHE'S NOT BOTHERED. THESE DAYS, A WILD NIGHT IS AT HOME WITH THE WIFE AND A LOT OF... TUESDAY NIGHT IS CAKE NIGHT, AND I HAVE CAKE. THE SAD REALISATION THAT CAKE GIVES ME A HANGOVER. (LAUGHS) GOD! WHATEVER YOU THINK OF HIS NEW ALBUM, HE'S A BORN PERFORMER, AND HE SAYS IT'S HIS DUTY TO ENTERTAIN AND BE FILTHY. I THINK WAS IT GHANDI THAT SAID, 'BE THE CHANGE IN THE WORLD THAT YOU WANT TO SEE.' DON'T GET DEEP ON ME. I'M NOT GOING TO. DON'T WORRY. IT WILL SOON COME BACK TO PUBES AND CRABS. AND WE HAVE EMMA'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH ROBBIE WILLIAMS If you only have one bit of Robbie Williams, that consulate CORRECTION: concert is the one to watch. You seem to be an expert. No, but he had surgery, and now he is looking good. I want to have some of the cake that he has had. AND WE HAVE EMMA'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH ROBBIE WILLIAMS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND IT'S WELL WORTH A WATCH. He is endearing, isn't he? Yes, he is genuine too. Did you notice he is rocking a skivvy? DON'T YOU FIND IT ANNOYING WHEN SOMEONE POSTS SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT POSES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. IT'S LIKE THEY WANT A BIT OF ATTENTION WITHOUT ACTUALLY GIVING US ANYTHING IN RETURN. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT 'SUITS' ACTRESS MEGHAN MARKLE HAS DONE. SHE UPLOADED THIS PHOTO TO HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT OVERNIGHT WITH THE CAPTION, 'SLEEP TIGHT, KISS, KISS'. AND THE INTERNET'S GOING CRAZY, SPECULATING THAT ONE OF THOSE BANANAS REPRESENTS PRINCE HARRY. TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED, RUMOURS HAVE BEEN SWIRLING THAT THE PRINCE AND MARKLE ARE DATING. SO IS THIS THE CONFIRMATION WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR? OR IS SHE JUST CAPITALISING ON THE ATTENTION? I know what I think. I am all over the story. Firstly, they have been dating for six months. She has met William, Kate and Prince Charles. What is your source? I'm not saying. She is a divorcee. Is that an issue? For the Royal family. She was going out with a golfer - McIlroy. As of tomorrow, she has a clothing line going on sale. Everyone is saying, what is she doing? His sister came out today saying she is a narcissist. So you are saying she is not suitable? OK, let us leave this up to Harry to decide. SO PLEASED THE ENVIRONMENT COURT'S GIVEN THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE SKYPATH THE BIG TICK TODAY! THE NORTHCOTE POINT HERITAGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY WON'T BE HAPPY, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ONCE IT'S ALL UP AND RUNNING, THEY'LL SEE HOW GREAT THIS IS SET TO BE. I MEAN, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. JUST IMAGINE HOW EPIC THAT VIEW WILL BE FOR TOURISTS AND VISITORS FROM WITHIN NZ AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY. IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO SHOWCASE HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS COUNTRY IS. AND IN THE PROCESS, WE'LL BE ENCOURAGING THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE TO WALK OR BIKE TO WORK. AND ANOTHER GREAT PART OF THIS ` WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ALL THAT LONG. YEAR AFTER NEXT, IT SHOULD BE UP AND RUNNING. AS PART OF MY ONGOING DETERMINATION TO REMIND US ALL THAT WHEN THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, WE ALL NEED TO CELEBRATE IT, TODAY, ONCE AGAIN, IS DAIRY'S DAY. THE OVERNIGHT AUCTION PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF, THE OVERALL NUMBER UP 11%, WHOLE MILK, WHICH IS THE ONE WE ARE REALLY DRIVEN BY, IS UP 20%. SO BY MY COUNT, IN THE PAST EIGHT AUCTIONS, TWO WERE DOWN, SIX WERE UP. THE DOWN ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT A 4% DROP, THE UP SIDE IS OVER 50%. SO IN OTHER WORDS, DAIRY IS BACK, AND THE BANKS HAVE SPENT THE DAY READJUSTING THEIR FORECAST PAYOUTS. THEY'RE WELL ABOVE 5 BUCKS NOW. THAT'S THE AVERAGE BREAK-EVEN POINT. AND MANY ARE SUGGESTING THERE'S NO STOPPING US BREAKING THROUGH SIX. SO WHAT I AM WAITING FOR NOW IS THE SAME NUMBER OF STORIES FROM THE MEDIA ON THE GOOD TIMES RETURNING TO THE FARM AS WE GOT WHEN THINGS WENT SOUR. LET'S SEE A BIT OF BALANCE, EH? 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY IMOGEN STAINES AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD AND PHILIP MCKIBBIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016