Now the newest accessory in the newsroom today was a hefty item. Some of us chose not to put it on because we didn't earn it. TONIGHT ` IT'S THE NEW WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN. CHEAPEST. THE PAYMENT METHOD IS SO MUCH MORE CONVENIENT. THEY'RE QUICK AND THEY'RE ON THE BALL. BUT COULD UBER DRIVERS BE BREAKING THE LAW? PLUS ` WHEN BATMAN NEEDS MY HELP, I'LL GO HELP WITH HIM. WELL, JAYDEN DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT HE'S ABOUT TO GET THE CALL-UP. AND WE'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR A WORLD-RECORD ATTEMPT, WHERE THEY'RE HOPING TO SAVE LIVES WITHOUT COSTING ANY. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. A lot of excitement. We will show you the WBA belt later. If he wins the fight, he will carry so many doubts. He will carry so many belts. IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF OUR THREE MAIN CITIES, YOU'LL PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT UBER, THE APP-BASED TAXI SERVICE. IT'S USUALLY CHEAPER, AND IT'S CASHLESS. MONEY COMES STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY. IT WAS LAUNCHED IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 2011 AND IS NOW IN OVER 500 CITIES WORLDWIDE. THE COMPANY'S NOW WORTH AN ESTIMATED NZ$94B. WHEN IT STARTED HERE, DRIVERS HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PERMITS AND CHECKS AS TAXI DRIVERS. BUT IN APRIL, UBER DROPPED THOSE REQUIREMENTS. NOW ALL THAT'S NEEDED IS A $20 FEE AND A BASIC CRIMINAL AND DRIVER HISTORY CHECK. SO, MANY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING FOR THEM ARE DOING SO ILLEGALLY, AND THAT'S PUTTING THEM AND THEIR PASSENGERS AT RISK. KRISTIN HALL EXPLAINS. IF YOU'RE A TECH-SAVVY KIWI IN A HURRY, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE USING UBER TO GET AROUND. HOW DID YOU GET HERE TONIGHT? UBER. HOW DID YOU GET HERE TONIGHT? IN AN UBER. FAST AND CHEAP. I DON'T EVEN KNOW A NUMBER FOR A TAXI. SO MANY USERS LOVE THE SERVICE. 'JEREMY' IS A FORMER DRIVER FOR UBER. WHEN HE SIGNED UP TO DRIVE, HE DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT WHAT WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED OF HIM. THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR RUBES LIKE ME OFF THE STREET TO KEEP US COMING IN, THINKING THIS IS EASY, AND IT IS EASY, UNTIL YOU GET CAUGHT. BY LAW, TO DRIVE A PASSENGER SERVICE IN NZ, YOU NEED A PASSENGER OR P-ENDORSEMENT ` A DIFFERENT FORM OF LICENSE. YOU MUST KEEP A LOGBOOK, AND YOU NEED A CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS. MANY UBER DRIVERS DON'T HAVE ANY OF THESE THINGS? THAT'S CORRECT. MANY DON'T. IN FACT I'D SAY THE MAJORITY OF THEM DON'T. AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING STUNG FOR IT. THE NZTA IS CRACKING DOWN ON UBER DRIVERS WITH POLICE CHECKS AND HEFTY FINES. PULLED OVER BY AN UNMARKED CAR AND ASKED WAS I WORKING FOR UBER, AND I PLAYED IT VERY STRAIGHT, SAID 'YES.' WAS I WORKING FOR UBER, AND I PLAYED IT VERY STRAIGHT, SAID 'YES.' WE THEN TURNED ROUND AND WENT NOT FAR, TO THEIR BASE. I WAS PRESENTED WITH A 'FORBIDDEN TO DRIVE' PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUMMONS. INFORMATION WE'VE RECEIVED SHOWS THE NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY HAS HANDED OUT AT LEAST $73,000 WORTH OF FINES TO UBER DRIVERS IN NZ FOR NOT HAVING THE PROPER ACCREDITATION. INSTEAD OF URGING DRIVERS TO GET THE PROPER DOCUMENTS, IT APPEARS UBER IS SIMPLY PAYING THE FINES AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO GET BACK OUT ON TO THE ROAD. THAT'S BECAUSE, JEREMY WAS TOLD BY UBER STAFF, THEY'D APPEAL THE FINES FIRST, AS PART OF THEIR POLICY TO GET THE LAW CHANGED. YES, THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA PAY, BUT THE PAYMENT DATE'S GONNA BE DRAWN OUT. BUT EVEN IF THE FINE DOES GETS PAID, SOME DRIVERS LIKE JEREMY ARE STILL BUT EVEN IF THE FINE DOES GET PAID, SOME DRIVERS LIKE JEREMY ARE STILL BEING WHACKED WITH A COURT SUMMONS AND DEMERIT POINTS. ONCE UBER FOUND OUT YOU'D BEEN FORBIDDEN TO DRIVE BY POLICE, WHAT DID THEY SAY? THEY SAID, 'WELL, WE'D LOVE YOU TO KEEP DRIVING FOR US.' I WAS ASTOUNDED AT THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE CAUGHT AGAIN, YOUR VEHICLE IS IMPOUNDED. BEN IS AN UBER DRIVER. HE SAYS THE COMPANY IS EXPLOITING ITS EMPLOYEES AND USING THEM AS PAWNS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT ` LAW CHANGE. PUT IT THIS WAY ` THEY DROPPED COMPLIANCE, AND THEN THE RATE THEY GOT DRIVERS SKYROCKETED. THAT SUGGESTS THE TWO ARE CLOSELY RELATED. UBER SAYS IT IS WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE GETTING A PASSENGER LICENCE EASIER AND CHEAPER, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S STILL ACTIVELY RECRUITING DRIVERS, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY PERMITS. WE WENT TO UBER WITH OUR CONCERNS; THEY REFUSED TO FRONT ON CAMERA AND SAID THEY 'WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY 'TO HEAR FROM THEIR DRIVERS 'IF THEY FEEL ANY PART OF THEIR PROCESS IS UNCLEAR.' HAVE YOU TAKEN THESE CONCERNS TO UBER YOURSELF? HAVE YOU TAKEN THESE CONCERNS TO UBER YOURSELF? I HAVE, BUT THEY'VE NEVER GOTTEN BACK TO ME OR THE NZ UBER DRIVERS ASSOCIATION IN ANY WAY ABOUT THEM. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? I THINK THEY DON'T CARE. JEREMY'S LOST FAITH IN UBER. HE QUIT DRIVING FOR THEM AFTER HE GOT STOPPED BY POLICE. HE WANTS TO PAY THE $1500 WORTH OF FINES HIMSELF, BUT HE HAS TO SELL HIS CAR TO DO THAT. INSTEAD OF EARNING MONEY WITH UBER, IT'S COST HIM. AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE CONSIDERING BECOMING UBER DRIVERS TO KNOW? THEY MIGHT BE GOOD DRIVERS, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT COMPLIANT, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GONNA GET PULLED OVER LIKE ME. LIKE UBER, THE NZ TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA. BUT IT DID SAY... THEY'RE ALSO SENDING LETTERS TO NEW UBER DRIVERS EXPLAINING THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO CARRY PASSENGERS. WE ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO TARGET UBER INSTEAD OF ITS DRIVERS. THEY DIDN'T RESPOND. The irony is they don't want to stand in the way of innovation, they do. It costs a fortune and takes months to become a taxi driver. They are disruptive. Clearly not all the drivers are happy here. They have a moral obligation. We will all lose out. The only people he had to be sorry about are the taxidrivers. They're very regulated. Most of the people who work for uber drive around in the car it's not as easy as saying walking away. Bid taxi driver and follow the rules, or be an Uber driver and don't do it. What's happened is that bit shaken upthe government. I almost thought I had some shoes that match the belt tonight. That's exactly what I thought. I hope you would. I won't show you, it's a different collar of Burgundy. SO, IT IS TIME TO PLAY 'GUESS THE GUEST'. TOMORROW NIGHT TONI ISN'T HERE, BECAUSE SHE IS ELSEWHERE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. AND IT'S FOR A VERY EXCITING REASON. I'LL REVEAL ALL BEFORE THE END OF THE SHOW, BUT HERE'S YOUR FIRST CLUE. IT'S ABOUT WHERE I AM GOING. ONE OF THE CITY'S ICONIC BUILDINGS WAS INSPIRED BY PEELING AN ORANGE. That is your giveaway. I think that close to heart. I know where you're going, but I don't think I would've gotten it from that clue. SO, WELLINGTON'S HAD A ROUGH TIME LATELY, WHICH HAS GOT SOME ASKING WHETHER IT'S STILL THE BEST LOCATION FOR OUR CAPITAL CITY. PLUS, MOST LITTLE BOYS WOULD LOVE THIS. ON PHONE: YOU GET BATMAN AND COME STRAIGHT AWAY. WE'VE GOT SOMEONE ROBBING A VAULT. SO, WHO WAS BEHIND JAYDEN'S DREAM DAY? AND, WHO WORE IT BETTER? WHAT'S THE POSE? JUST... MORE LIKE THIS? HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE OF THE WORLD! TIM'S OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELT THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SOON BE JOSEPH PARKER'S. INDICATOR CLICKS RHYTHMICALLY (GASPS) SILENCE (EXHALES SLOWLY) Mate, I'm so sorry. I thought there was time. You just pulled out. I don't have time to stop. It was a simple mistake. LOUD RUMBLING Please. (VOICE TREMBLES) I've got my boy in the back. I'm going too fast. I'm sorry. (SOBS) SEAT BELT CLICKS EERIE CREAKING HARSH WHOOSHING # I feel my heart beating. # I feel my heart underneath my skin. You know why were playing that. We are very excited about Coldplay coming to NZ Saturday week which is where Adele is playing. Still some seats available for the Parker 5. 1st time ever a world title fight will be held in the country. A lot cheaper than going to adele too. This is literally a once-in-a-lifetime experience. SO, A WEEK ON, WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THE CAPITAL POST-QUAKE? THE MAYOR TOLD ME THIS MORNING IT'S OPEN FOR BUSINESS; THE CRUISE SHIPS ARE ARRIVING, BUT THERE ARE STILL CORDONS UP, SOME BUILDINGS ARE STILL VACANT. SO NATURALLY, QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED, GIVEN THE CITY'S A LITTLE VULNERABLE, IS WELLINGTON THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR OUR CAPITAL CITY? LOCAL WELLINGTONIAN REBECCA EDWARDS HIT THE STREETS TO FIND OUT WHAT THOSE IN THE THICK OF IT THINK. REFLECTIVE MUSIC OK, SO PARTS OF US ARE STILL LOOKING A BIT BROKEN. (PLAYS LIVELY TUNE) BUT WELLINGTONIANS WANT TO REMIND YOU... (PLAYS 'GOD DEFEND NZ') ...THE CAPITAL'S STILL GOT IT. THE CITY'S ALIVE. EVEN NOW, ONLY A WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, THERE'S A GOOD BUZZ ABOUT IT. THE BUCKET FOUNTAIN'S STILL WORKING; WE'RE ABOUT TO GO GET SOME PORK BUNS. IT FEELS GOOD, MAN. BUT WITH OUR CAPITAL BEING BASED ON A BIG FAULT LINE, IT'S GOT PEOPLE TALKING. IS THERE A CASE FOR MOVING THE CAPITAL CITY TO SOMEWHERE LESS DISASTER-PRONE? SHOULD WE BE EVEN MOVING PARLIAMENT AWAY FROM WELLINGTON? THAT'S THE HUB OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING. THIS EXPERT, THOUGH, RECKONS A MOVE LIKE THAT WOULD BE, WELL, A LITTLE POINTLESS. ALL OF NZ IS AT EARTHQUAKE RISK. PREVIOUSLY WE THOUGHT THAT CHRISTCHURCH IS MUCH SAFER THAN WELLINGTON. NOW WE REALISE IT'S NOT THE CASE. THERE ARE NO EARTHQUAKE RISKS IN CANBERRA, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE NO EARTHQUAKE RISKS IN CANBERRA, BUT, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT OUR CAPITAL IN CANBERRA? EVEN THIS GUY AGREES. 99% OF WELLINGTON STOOD UP WELL TO WHAT HAS BEEN A VERY BIG SHAKE, 99% OF WELLINGTON STOOD UP WELL TO WHAT HAS BEEN A VERY BIG SHAKE, AND PEOPLE ARE STILL PRETTY THRILLED TO BE IN WELLINGTON. SO WHILE CORDONS AND REPAIR WORK REMAIN, MOST WELLINGTONIANS ARE SAYING, 'HANDS OFF OUR CAPITAL.' KIA ORA! WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF ANYONE WAS TO SUGGEST THE CAPITAL SHOULD BE MOVED? UGH. CRAZY, MATE. LEAVE IT ALONE! LIKE, ON A TRAILER OR SOMETHING (?) WHERE WOULD YOU PUT IT? SOMEWHERE FLAT WITH NO...? YEAH, EXACTLY. IT'S JUST NZ, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE THE CAPITAL OUT OF NZ, SO WHY MOVE IT FROM WELLINGTON? YEAH, NOTHING BEATS THE SPIRIT OF WELLINGTONIANS. LAUGHTER You couldn't move it anyway. Imagine if you announced it tomorrow. House prices would collapse. There would be empty buildings all over. And you don't want to concentrate everything in one place. Maybe we could divvy up the jobs a bit more. Remember when it was in Russell. IT'S AMAZING WHAT A BIT OF THOUGHT AND CREATIVITY CAN DO, ISN'T IT? AND THAT, COMBINED WITH SOME COMMUNITY SPIRIT, HAS GIVEN JAYDEN (7) HIS DREAM DAY. IT'S ALL THANKS TO A COMPANY CALLED ONE-FIFTY GROUP, BECAUSE WHEN THEY HEARD JAYDEN WAS FACING MORE THAN MOST KIDS HIS AGE, THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GIVE HIM A DAY TO REMEMBER, AND GILL HIGGINS WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE. 'BATMAN' THEME MUSIC SUPERHEROES ` ALL FAST CARS AND FANTASY. IT'S EVERY KID'S ESCAPE FROM REALITY. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SUPERHERO? BATMAN! I'M HIS SIDEKICK, ROBIN. BUT THIS WEEKEND, FOR JAYDEN (7), IT WAS A REAL ESCAPE FOR THE DAY. WHOA. OOH. ENGINE ROARS AH! COOL. ACTUALLY, NOT COOL BUT SPECTACULAR. WE'VE ALL GOT THE ABILITY TO GET OUT THERE AND DO THINGS FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED A DAY OUT. GENTLE MUSIC YOU MIGHT NOT THINK JAYDEN NEEDED ONE, BUT HE SPENDS HEAPS OF TIME IN HOSPITAL. HE HAS A PROGRESSIVE BRAIN TUMOUR. HE'S BLIND IN ONE EYE AND ONLY 6/60 IN THE OTHER EYE. HE, UM, YEAH... HE COPES VERY WELL. AND HOLY COW! HE'LL NEED TO TODAY. PHONE: YOU GET BATMAN AND COME STRAIGHT AWAY. WE'VE GOT SOMEONE ROBBING A VAULT. OK! ACTION MUSIC GET BACK. OH! GOT YOU! THERE HE IS! THE JOKER! GRAB HIM. YOU GOT HIM. LOCAL COMPANY ONE 50 GROUP DIDN'T JUST GET THEIR SUPERHERO GROOVE ON, THEY ROUNDED UP HEAPS OF OTHERS TO GET ON BOARD TOO. WELL DONE, ROBIN. ALL CHEER, CLAP HE'S A FRIENDLY JOKER, ISN'T HE? NO TIME TO REST. JUST SECONDS LATER... OH, WE'RE GETTING A PHONE CALL ON THE BATPHONE. IT'S OFF TO RESCUE TWO WARRIORS. SO, WITH ROADBLOCKS IN PLACE THEY'RE FOLLOWED BY BIKERS; THEY'RE CHEERED ON BY LOCALS,... GO, ROBIN! ...AND THEY SAVE THE DAY AGAIN. ACTION MUSIC ALL CHEER HOW DOES IT FEEL HAVING A 7-YEAR-OLD DO YOUR JOB? THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR US. ALL LAUGH YEAH, NO, IT'S A GREAT CAUSE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP OUT. MOST OF OUR JOB IS QUITE NEGATIVE MOST OF THE TIMES, SO DOING STUFF LIKE THIS BRINGS NEW LIGHT ON THINGS. SOMEONE SAVE ME. SOMEONE SAVE ME. NO ONE'S SAVING YOU, MATE. THAT'S ONE SLAM. THERE ARE GIFTS FROM THE WARRIORS. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, AND THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE THAT ONE OFF AND THROW IT IN THE RUBBISH BIN. LAUGHTER AND IT'S NOT EVEN OVER YET. BUT IT SEEMS WORD GETS AROUND. I WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN OUT WITH YOU IN THE BATMOBILE TODAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I'M IN PERU. MAKE SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF PETROL IN THE BATMOBILE. DON'T WANNA RUN OUT OF GAS. WOULD BE PRETTY EMBARRASSING. NEXT STOP THE BAT BEACH. SEE FLAG WITH THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES? YEAH. LOOKS A BIT DODGY TO ME. SO ANOTHER RESCUE AND ON HIS RETURN, BOY WONDER IS MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. ALL CHEER WHEN WE LEFT THE WARRIORS, HE SAID, 'I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THIS DAY COULD GET ANY BETTER.' SO WHERE TO FROM HERE? WE WANNA SEE 150 OF THESE DREAM DAYS KNOCKED OFF WE WANNA SEE 150 OF THESE DREAM DAYS KNOCKED OFF IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS, AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, 'GREAT, WE'VE GOT A BOAT. WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN DO THAT,' AND PUT A DAY TOGETHER. AND IS IT WORTH IT? THIS HAS JUST BEEN SO EPIC. HE WILL REMEMBER THIS FOREVER. WE ALL WILL. BEST DAY EVER! Phenomenal. You totally couldn't trump that, could you? It's just as well he didn't say yes. You can nominate someone you can help kids get an experience like that. IT MUST BE TIME FOR ANOTHER CLUE ABOUT WHY YOU'RE NOT WITH US TOMORROW. OK, THIS TIME IT'S ABOUT THE PERSON I'M GOING TO MEET. MANY MOONS AGO, THIS PERSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB BEFORE THEY SHOT TO FAME. That is a better clue. Now I know who it is WE'LL REVEAL WHO IT IS BEFORE THE END OF THE SHOW. SO THEIR GOAL IS A BIG ONE ` PLAY 28 TENNIS OPPONENTS UNINTERRUPTED. AND BY THE LOOKS OF WHO THEY'RE FACING, THESE GUYS SHOULD 'ACE' THIS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT. THESE GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TIRED. I HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED TWO SETS. I'M GASSED. PLUS, THE HEAVYWEIGHT BELT THAT JOSEPH PARKER WANTS TO WEAR. WHO ROCKS IT BEST ` THE WOMEN, THE AMERICAN OR THE BRO? THAT'S COMING UP. COLDPLAY'S 'ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME' You are way too excited about this belt being in the studio. He is Mike the mung bean Hosking. It fits beautifully because it has the Velcro in the back. It's amazing. It can go double around his little waste. If you do about 15 or 20 of these, you can work out your thighs. Stop doing that. That looks ridiculous on you. EVERYONE KNOWS THE SECRET TO A GOOD OUTFIT IS ACCESSORIES, LIKE A CHAIN ON YOUR JEANS PERHAPS. AND I'M SURE MIKE WILL AGREE SOME ACCESSORIES ARE JUST SO SPECIAL YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOURSELF JUST TO MAKE THEM WORK. TAKE THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELT THAT JOSEPH PARKER'S CHASING. NOW THAT'S AN ACCESSORY! TIM WILSON TOOK IT TO THE STREETS TO SEE WHO WOULD WEAR IT BEST. IN BOXING, LOOKING GOOD IS HALF THE BATTLE ` JUST LIKE FASHION. WHO WORE IT BEST? RIHANNA OR GWEN STEFANI? FOR KIWI-SAMOAN BOXER JOSEPH PARKER, THE BATTLE IS FOR THIS SPARKLY LITTLE NUMBER. SO WE TOOK IT TO THE STREETS. BELL DINGS SO DARREN, THIS SHOULD BE SOME FUN. SO, DARREN, THIS SHOULD BE SOME FUN. I DON'T DO FUN. ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE? IT LOOKS A BIT SCARY. OH, WOW. LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DREAMED OF. POP, POP, POP! PUT IT ON? HOW ARE YOU MEANT TO WEAR IT? BIT OF A PRIVILEGE TO HOLD THIS. I'LL PUT THAT PIE DOWN AND I'LL TAKE A PHOTO OF IT, BRO. I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ON, PARKER. ALL DAY, BUDDY. THIS IS MINE NOW. THESE GUYS GAVE IT TO ME. YEAH! I FEEL QUITE STRONG. EMPOWERING. WANNA TRY IT, DUDE? WE COULD PROBABLY BOTH FIT IN IT. IT'S FURRY INSIDE. IT'S A HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING BELT. IT'S A BIT FLUFFY. (LAUGHS) BELL DINGS DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU JUST WANNA... DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU JUST WANNA...? PUNCH YOUR LIGHTS OUT? (LAUGHS) NO, NOT AT ALL! WHOO! HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE OF THE WORLD! MAYBE ON THE NEWS TONIGHT. THERE'S AN IDEA. NO. I FEEL QUITE OVERWHELMED, ACTUALLY. DOES THIS LOOK GOOD ON A SAMOAN? HMM, THERE'S JUST ONE MORE PERSON I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THIS BELT. BELL DINGS RECORD SCRATCHES THIS IS FOR HEAVYWEIGHTS, NOT FOR LIGHTWEIGHTS. Both laugh and that is a really disturbing graphic. Do you notice the only people who weren't around their waists were women. Other people wore it as a sash. WHAT IS IT WITH KIWIS AND WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS? WELL, A COUPLE OF BLOKES FROM CHRISTCHURCH ARE THE LATEST TO SEND THEIR NAMES TO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BOOKS. PAUL MARTIN AND GRANT EDMUNDSON PLAYED MORE TENNIS MATCHES THAN EVER ON THE WEEKEND, AND BY THAT I MEAN 58 SETS OR ALMOST 500 GAMES. MIKE THORPE WENT TO FIND OUT WHY. THE THING ABOUT ENDURANCE RECORDS IS THERE'S NOT A LOT LEFT IN THE TANK FOR CELEBRATIONS. BUT 22 HOURS EARLIER, IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? WELL, WE'RE STARTING TO THINK THAT TOO. THE GOAL IS TO PLAY 28 OPPONENTS UNINTERRUPTED. THE CURRENT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD IS 25. WE WANT TO WIN AT LEAST 12. THAT'S NO EASY FEAT GIVEN THE ABILITY OF THE OPPOSITION. THAT IS, APART FROM ONE GUY. I'M GONNA PUT THE BALL IN THE WHITE SQUARE. THANKFULLY MY PARTNER'S GOT GAME. I'VE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THERE AND WE'VE WON THE GAME. WE FEATURED ALEX A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK. HE'S HOPING TO GO PRO ` WITHOUT ME. OH, YOU GENIUS. THESE GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TIRED. I HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED TWO SETS. SOMEHOW ` DESPITE ME ` WE'RE COMPETITIVE. ONE SET EACH. THIS IS WHAT THEY DIDN'T WANT. OH! BUT AS THESE GUYS WENT UP A GEAR, MY WHEELS FELL OFF. ALEX AND I LOSE THE THIRD SET 6-4. THANKS, MIKE. VERY ENJOYABLE. THE END OF THE ROAD FOR US, BUT THIS IS ONLY MATCH 4 OF 28 FOR GRANT AND PAUL. BUT THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS MADNESS ` IN SETTING THE RECORD, THEY'RE ALSO TRYING TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A DEFIBRILLATOR FOR ST JOHN IN NORTH CANTERBURY. THAT WAS ON ONE OF THEIR WISH LISTS SO IT'S $4500 THAT WE HAVE TO RAISE. THE SUN COMES UP AND AS ANOTHER GAME KICKS OFF, THE BOYS KICK ON, NOW BATTLING TO KEEP THE CROWD. BUT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COUPLE OF FORMER BLACK CAPS, THE RECORD IS IN SIGHT. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 20 HOURS, SO NO PRESSURE. (CHUCKLES) WE'RE COLD. THE PRESSURE WAS TOO MUCH. 1-0 TO THE HOSTS. PRETTY TIRING. NOT FEELING TOO BAD, THOUGH. CAN WE GET A BIT MORE ENTHUSIASM OUT OF YOU TWO? THEY TAKE THE SECOND SET TOO. THE RECORD IS BROKEN. WELL, WE STARTED OFF WITH A FINESSE GAME. OBVIOUSLY 20 HOURS IN, WE THOUGHT WE COULD RUN THEM AROUND. JUST THE FACT THAT THEY'RE STILL PLAYING, AND ACTUALLY IT'S THE STANDARD THAT THEY'RE PLAYING WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE. YEP, AFTER 21 HOURS AND 27 MATCHES, THEY'VE ONLY LOST FOUR. WHOO! ONE TO GO! AND THEIR LAST OPPONENTS HAVE A COMBINED AGE OF 147 AND A FEW DAVIS CUP MATCHES BETWEEN THEM. DID YOU SAVE THE BEST TILL LAST? I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE TO MY UNCLE. PAUL IS DESPERATE NOT TO LOSE TO YOU. YES, I'M DESPERATE NOT TO LOSE TO HIM AS WELL. BUT AS THE YOUNGER LEGS LOOKED MORE LIKE THE OLDER, THE TABLES TURN. I'M NOT HAPPY. (CHUCKLES) MY UNCLE'S GOT THE LAST LAUGH. THERE WERE CASUALTIES. RECKON WE'VE SEEN THE BEST OF THOSE EH? BUT THESE BOYS GUTSED IT OUT. IT'S VOLTAREN AND V DRINKS HAVE HELD US TOGETHER A BIT. NEW UNCONFIRMED WORLD RECORD HOLDERS. SO, WHAT'S NEXT? SLEEP. SLEEP AND ANOTHER GUINNESS. (LAUGHS) THAT'S ME. Sleep and another Guinness! IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE TO THE CAUSE, YOU'LL FIND A LINK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. AND THORPEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK STIRLING SPORTS RANGIORA FOR HELPING HIM TO AT LEAST LOOK THE PART. OK, TONI, PUT US OUT OF OUR MISERY. WHY ARE YOU GOING TO BE MISSING FROM TOMORROW NIGHT'S SHOW? WELL, ABOUT THE TIME THAT YOU'LL BE ON AIR WITH SEVEN SHARP, I'LL BE IN SYDNEY CASUALLY CHATTING TO THIS GUY. # I'M BRINGIN' SEXY BACK. # YEAH. # THEM MOTHER... DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT. # YEP, TOMORROW I'M SITTING DOWN WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE YEP, TOMORROW I'M SITTING DOWN WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Very excited. Will he Trump Ricky Martin? I'm not sure. Don't embarrass yourself. Don't do your crazy moves . ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY TOM PEDLAR AND FAITH HAMBLYN. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016