Have a good weekend. Running and beer ` not something I would normally mix. You are obviously not an elite athlete like myself. TONIGHT ` THE PAINFUL REALITY OF SUMMER SWIMMING. SHARP SHOOTING PAINS GOING THROUGH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. BUT SOME KIWI INGENUITY IS ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT. IT'S EXCITING FOR US. PLUS ` MEET THE... ALL: ...FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS... ...WHO HAVE AN UNUSUAL TAKE ON ENDURANCE SPORT. ALL CHEER AND THE SENSATION BEHIND THE SOUND ON YOUR SCREEN. WHAT SHE DID WITH HILLARY WAS INCREDIBLE. (PLAYS SLOW EMOTIVE MUSIC) DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Lovely to see you. We had a few people cry in the office today over that composer story. It is one of those jobs you do not think about. The music is everything. It is all the emotion, isn't it? Looking forward to that story. SO, SECOND DAY OF SUMMER, AND IF YOU'RE BRAVE, SOME OF YOU WILL HAVE ALREADY HAD YOUR FIRST SWIM OF THE SEASON. BUT FOR SOME WATER LOVERS THAT COMES WITH A PROBLEM. THAT'S BECAUSE MORE AND MORE OF US HAVE SURFER'S OR SWIMMER'S EAR, WHICH NOT ONLY IS ANNOYING, BUT IT HURTS. SO WHAT ABOUT EAR PLUGS? WELL, OFTEN THEY DON'T WORK AND CAN BE FRUSTRATING TO USE. SO SURFER CHRIS RYAN HAS COME UP WITH HIS OWN VERSION, WHICH HE HOPES WILL TAKE THE SURFING WORLD BY STORM. GILL HIGGINS CHECKS OUT THIS LATEST BOUT OF KIWI INGENUITY. THERE ARE TWO GREAT LOVES IN CHRIS' LIFE ` HIS FAMILY AND GETTING OUT INTO THAT BEAUTIFUL BIG BLUE OCEAN. I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT WHERE I'M GONNA GO. I CHECK THE SURF REPORT EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT AS MUCH AS HE'S DESPERATE TO BE IN THE WATER, SOMETHING HAS BEEN KEEPING HIM OUT. NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY EARS WERE BLOCKING UP, AND I STARTED TO GET INFECTIONS. AND IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL TOO? YEAH, REALLY PAINFUL. LIKE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS GOING THROUGH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. SO HOW DOES SOMETHING THAT BRINGS SO MUCH JOY BECOME SUCH A PAIN? IT'S DOWN TO EXTRA BONE GROWTH CALLED EXOSTOSIS. IT'S DOWN TO EXTRA BONE GROWTH CALLED EXOSTOSIS. SOMETIMES IF PEOPLE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN COLD WATER, YOU GET THIS BONY GROWTH. IF IT GROWS SO MUCH THAT WATER GETS TRAPPED IN BEHIND THERE, IT ENDS UP CAUSING INFECTIONS. THE THING IS IT'S PRETTY WELL ESTABLISHED THAT BY STICKING SOMETHING IN YOUR EAR, YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE USE A BIT OF BLU-TACK. OTHERS USE COMMERCIAL EAR PLUGS. BUT THEN THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE CHRIS. I USED TO THINK THAT'S ONLY FOR OLD GUYS, SO I DIDN'T EVEN TRY IT. HEAPS DON'T. FUNNILY ENOUGH, THEY SAY THEY FALL OUT AND THEY LOSE THEM. LIKE CHRIS, SOME END UP NEEDING SURGERY. IT NEARLY ALWAYS DOES THE TRICK, BUT SADLY NOT FOR CHRIS. THE SURGERY IN THIS EAR DID GO WELL. THEN I HAD SURGERY IN MY RIGHT EAR, AND THAT DIDN'T GO SO WELL. THEN I HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY TO FIX THAT PROBLEM, AND THAT DIDN'T GO SO WELL EITHER. SO YOU'RE GONNA STOP SURFING? (LAUGHS) NO. NEVER. HE'S GOT ANOTHER PLAN. HE'S USING HIS PROBLEM AS MOTIVATION. I LOOKED AT ALL THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON THE MARKET AND WANTED TO PUT THEM ALL INTO ONE PRODUCT. THE MAIN THING WAS NOT LOSING THEM, SO HAVING THE CORD AND HAVING A BETTER CORD THAN ANYONE ELSE. CHRIS IS WORKING WITH LOCAL EXPERTS. WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY OF MAKING A VERY SOPHISTICATED MEMBRANE WORK AND TRANSMIT SOUND WHILE NOT LETTING THE WATER IN. CLEVER STUFF. YEAH, WE TRY. (LAUGHS) THE PRODUCT'S ABOUT READY. BETTER TAKE MY HEARING AID OUT. THIS IS THE FLAT CORD THAT IS LESS LIKELY TO TANGLE. VERY STRETCHY. POP IT IN LIKE THAT. POP IT IN LIKE THAT. LEFT OR RIGHT. DOESN'T MATTER. AND HE'S GOT ULTRA-COOL KIWI TEENAGE SURFER LUCA ON BOARD TO PROMOTE THEM. LUCA HAS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, COS HE LOVES TO SURF BIG WAVES. LOOKS GOOD. HE WANTS TO LOOK AFTER HIS HEARING SO THAT HE CAN KEEP SURFING AS WELL. OF COURSE THIS IS ABOUT MAKING MONEY, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT FEELING CONFIDENT THAT CHRIS HIMSELF CAN STAY IN THE WATER. HOW LONG DO YOU HOPE THAT THESE ARE GONNA KEEP YOU SURFING FOR? OH, FOR A LIFETIME. TILL I'M INTO MY 70S, I WANT TO BE OUT THERE WITH MY FAMILY. SO IN YOUR ZIMMER FRAME? EXACTLY. YEAH, MY ZIMMER FRAME WILL HAVE FINS ON IT HOPEFULLY. BOTH CHUCKLE Wonderful piece of ingenuity. I never realised it was a Pain thing. I don't spend a lot of time in the water, though. Your once a year jaunt THIS WILL BE FANTASTIC NEWS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. BEER IS JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN WATER AFTER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. NEXT ` THIS LOT PUTS THAT THEORY TO THE TEST. PLUS ` FROM A BACKYARD SHED... (PLAYS SLOW EMOTIVE MUSIC) ...TO THE BIG SCREEN. CELLO MUSIC PLAYS AS PART OF DRAMATIC MOVIE SOUNDTRACK MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THIS ICONIC SOUND. FIRING! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! AND WHY THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR YOUNG DECLAN. ALSO ` ED SHEERAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THAT BIZARRE SWORD INCIDENT WITH PRINCESS BEATRICE. GOT MY FACE CUT OPEN; ANYONE READ ABOUT THAT? # GRIPS ON YOUR WAIST # FROM WAY BACK WAY. knowing# YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T PLAY. # YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T PLAY. # STREETS NOT SAFE, # BUT I NEVER RUN AWAY, # EVEN I'M AWAY. No, I do not know what he is saying. Why are we playing him? He has the most streams on Spotify 2016. No one is more prolific than he is. You throw it out there, that means people will listen to. I do not have Drake on my spot by. Radio is still the preferred medium in the morning for people over all streaming services. 80% of people still listen to the radio in the morning over streaming services. They haven't changed the world, streamingservices. You are on for 2 minutes in the morning for me. You can get My podcasts on Spotify Bieber was second. 21 pilots was third. BUT WE RECKON THEY'VE OUTDONE THEMSELVES WE ALL KNOW HOW FABULOUS THE MAKE-A=-ISH FOUNDATION ARE, BUT WE RECKON THEY'VE OUTDONE THEMSELVES IN GRANTING A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN A PARTICULARLY EPIC WISH. THIS IS DECLAN (12), WHO HAS LEUKAEMIA. LIKE A LOT OF 12-YEAR-OLD BOYS, HIS WISH WAS SIMPLE; HE WANTED TO BLOW STUFF UP. SO WITH THE HELP OF THE FEDERAL POLICE... BOOM! FIRING! HOW COOL IS THAT? AS WELL AS BLOWING STUFF UP, DECLAN ALSO GOT TO MEET THE GOVERNOR GENERAL AND PRIME MINISTER. JEEZ! He could have been very interested to meet the Prime Minister. Julian Denison's brother is obsessed with politics. One is an actor, one as a politician. WE'RE A BIT LIKE SHEEP, AREN'T WE, GIVEN THE HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT RUNNING AND EXERCISING IN THE NICE LONG SUMMER EVENINGS. BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CRACKING INTO A FEW COLD BEERS AS SOON AS YOU'RE FINISHED? MICHAEL HOLLAND LOOKS INTO IT. THE SCENERY'S TRULY OUT OF THIS WORLD. EQUALLY MIND-ALTERING IS THE MOTIVATION OF THESE INTREPID PHILADELPHIANS. ALL CHEER RESPONSIBLE RUNNING AND DRINKING IN THE INTEREST OF... ALL: ...SCIENCE! YEP, YOU HEARD RIGHT, RUNNING AND DRINKING IN THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE. THIS CREW OF GUZZLERS... WHAT DO YOU CALL YOURSELVES? ALL: FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS. FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS. FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS? YES. FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS? YES. FISHTOWN IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD IN PHILADELPHIA. ...BRINGING THEIR UNIQUE, OR SHOULD THAT BE OUTLANDISH, FITNESS PHILOSOPHY TO THE ANNUAL TARAWERA ENDURANCE TRAIL RUNS. WE RUN THROUGH THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA, AND WE END UP AT A DIFFERENT BAR EACH TIME. AND UPON ARRIVAL AT SAID BAR, BEFORE THE ALL IMPORTANT IMBIBING, A TOAST. TO THE PROFESSOR! CHEERING TO THE PROFESSOR! THERE IS A PROFESSOR IN GRANADA, SPAIN, WHO DID A STUDY THAT SAID BEER IS JUST AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER, THAN WATER AFTER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN MODERATION, AND WE TEST THIS THEORY EVERY WEEK. EVEN DISPATCHING A DELEGATION TO SPAIN TO SALUTE THE EXALTED PROF IN PERSON. AND BECAUSE OF HIS RESEARCH, WE ARE ALL RUNNING, SO IN THE TRADITION OF THE FISHTOWN BEER RUNNERS, RAISE YOUR GLASS. TO THE PROFESSOR! CHEERING I JOINED UP BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, 'HEY, I LIKE TO RUN, KIND OF, 'AND I LIKE TO DRINK BEER A LOT.' I WOULD SAY IT'S ALMOST MORE ABOUT THE RUNNING THAN IT IS ABOUT THE BEER. WELL DO AWAY WITH THE BEER AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR. WELL, DO AWAY WITH THE BEER AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR. IT WOULDN'T BE AS FUN. HAND ON HEART, I BELIEVER THAT BEER IS EQUAL TO WATER HAND ON HEART, I BELIEVER THAT BEER IS EQUAL TO WATER IN TERMS OF HYDRATION AFTER RUNNING. AND I'VE RUN QUITE A FEW HALF MARATHONS, SO I AM PROBABLY RIGHT. ALL CHEER SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR THEORY OR NOT, THE BEER RUNNERS FIT NEATLY INTO A FAST GROWING NICHE VISITOR MARKET. THE BEER RUNNERS FIT NEATLY INTO A FAST-GROWING NICHE VISITOR MARKET. THERE'S A THING NOW. IT'S A FITNESS-ENDURANCE-TOURISM TYPE OF HYBRID. PEOPLE ARE TRAVELLING TO NZ NOT JUST FOR THE SCENERY BUT TO REALLY PARTAKE IN FITNESS AND ACTIVITY-BASED EVENTS AND ENDURANCE SPORTS AND PUSH THEMSELVES. 5 K. 10 K. YOU GET TO EXPLORE PARTS OF NZ THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND YOURSELF. ITS JUST ABSOLUTELY MUSHROOMING. IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY MUSHROOMING. 25 K. 40 K. SO THE SPANISH PROFESSOR IS A HERO? HE REALLY IS. HE REALLY IS. YOU'RE NOT TRULY SAYING YOU ARE TRAVELLING THE WORLD DOING RESEARCH? SURE WE ARE. BOTH LAUGH RESEARCH ALL THE TIME. LOOK DOWN THAT CAMERA AND SAY, 'I BELIEVE WHAT I'VE JUST SAID.' I BELIEVE EVERYTHING I JUST SAID... 100%. 50K. FINISH LINE. AND AFTER WITH A BEER. TO THE PROFESSOR! ALL CHEER There is nothing to prove that that is not true. The alcohol is not good for you. They are only having one beer. Michael Holland, I didn't realise, he knocked off a half marathon. I think he looks athletic. Lot of people do half marathons, but he did it in two hours. He did the First one when he was 22. When does he train? He is always working for us. CLAIRE COWAN DIDN'T MAKE THE BEST FIRST IMPRESSION. SHE SAID, 'I'M HERE. I'M THE COMPOSER.' I WENT, 'YOU CAN'T BE. YOU'RE ABOUT 12.' BUT HER WORK SOON SPOKE FOR ITSELF. (PLAYS SLOW EMOTIVE MUSIC) PLUS 'HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE' DOES US PROUD ON THE WORLD STAGE. SO, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WE RUN. AND HE TOOK A YEAR OFF, BUT IS ED SHEERAN BACK ON THE MUSIC SCENE? # TAKE ME INTO YOUR LOVING ARMS. # # I SEE FIRE # INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN. # I SEE FIRE # BURNING THE TREES, SO, IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THAT ED SHEERAN TOLD 'SEVEN SHARP' HE WAS TAKING A YEAR OFF, BUT IT APPEARS HE'S NOW BACK. # MY MAMA DON'T LIKE YOU, AND SHE LIKES EVERYONE. THIS IS HIM PERFORMING JUSTIN BIEBER'S 'LOVE YOURSELF', WHICH HE ACTUALLY CO-WROTE, AT A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GALA. HE ALSO ADDRESSED THE SWORD INJURY HE GOT COURTESY OF PRINCESS BEATRICE. I'VE HAD A WHOLE YEAR. I'VE DONE ABSOLUTELY` WELL, I'VE DONE QUITE A LOT THIS YEAR. GOT MY FACE CUT OPEN; ANYONE READ ABOUT THAT? CHEERING WE WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE CAST AND CREW OF 'HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE' TONIGHT. THE KIWI MOVIE HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE BEST FILM OF 2016 BY INDUSTRY BIBLE EMPIRE MAGAZINE. IT BEAT THE LIKES OF 'ARRIVAL' AND 'THE REVENANT'. AMAZING. WHO DOESN'T LOVE CHRIS PRATT? HIS ONGOING PRANK ON HIS CO-STAR JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS MAKING WAVES ONLINE. SO HE'S BEEN POSTING PHOTOS OF THEIR VARIOUS STOPS ON THEIR PRESS TOUR FOR THEIR MOVIE, 'PASSENGERS', BUT HAS GOT INTO THE HABIT OF CROPPING LAWRENCE OUT OF ALL THEIR SELFIES. GOOD NEWS ` JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND CHRIS PRATT WILL BE ON 'SEVEN SHARP' LATER THIS MONTH. I can imagine you doing that. You would think it was hilarious. AND TO A FEW OTHER BIG NAMES YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE ON SEVEN SHARP NEXT WEEK. IT'S THE BIGGEST HEAVYWEIGHT PUNCH-UP NZ HAS EVER SEEN. EVERYONE BETTER BE CAREFUL. JOSEPH PARKER VERSUS ANDY RUIZ IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES. THE WBO CHAMPIONSHIP BELT. AND WE BRING THE PAIR TOGETHER TO SQUARE OFF IN OUR STUDIO FIRST. SO WHO WILL THROW THE FIRST PUNCH? I'M PREPARED. AND FROM THE RING TO THE STADIUM. # I FEEL MY HEART BENEATH MY SKIN. # COLDPLAY IS CALLING. WE MEET THE SUPERSTARS OF SOUND. THAT'S MONDAY ON 'SEVEN SHARP'. should we be nervous about having both of them here? They seem respectful of each other. You cannot get a hotel room on fight night. People are coming from all over the country. Maybe you could rent out some of your spare rooms. Great idea. If you are coming to Auckland, give me a call. The ex-burglar we had on earlier in the week, he seriously wants to try and break into your house. CLAIRE COWAN ` NOT EXACTLY A HOUSEHOLD NAME, YET CHANCES ARE YOU'VE BEEN MOVED BY HER. YOU SEE, CLAIRE IS A COMPOSER AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUSIC BEHIND SOME OF OUR MOST ICONIC TELEVISION MOMENTS. IF YOU WATCHED THE RECENT 'HILLARY' SERIES ON THE LIFE OF SIR ED, SHE MAY VERY WELL HAVE MADE YOU CRY. CAROLYN ROBINSON WENT TO ASK HER, 'HOW ON EARTH DO YOU DO THAT?' DARK CELLO MUSIC FROM THIS TINY STUDIO, MIGHTY MUSIC... (PLAYS SOMBRE TUNE) ...ABOUT A MIGHTY MAN. I'M HERE,... STIRRING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC ...AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK. MUSIC SWELLS 'HILLARY' WAS KIND OF A DREAM PROJECT, AND I WAS ENJOYING IT SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T REALLY MIND WORKING LATE NIGHTS IF I NEEDED TO, AND IT WAS MY PASSION PROJECT AS WELL AS MY WORK. UPLIFTING MUSIC THIS IS JUST ONE OF 150 PIECES CLAIRE COWAN WROTE AND PERFORMED FOR 'HILLARY'. ED'S A COUNTRY BOY, AND HE'S A SORT OF GUNG-HO, YOU KNOW, DIY` YOU KNOW, JUST GET OUT THERE AND DO IT. (PLAYS GENTLE TUNE) I THOUGHT THE BANJO WOULD BE A GOOD INSTRUMENT FOR HIM, SO WE MATCHED HIM UP WITH THE BANJO. GENTLE BANJO MUSIC GOODBYE, BELINDA. GOODBYE, LOUISE. I WAS COMING UP WITH MY FIRST IDEAS, I WAS LIKE, 'ARE THEY GOING TO HATE THE BANJO?' LIKE, THERE'S A LOTTA HATE TOWARDS BANJO IN THE WORLD. SHE NEEDN'T HAVE WORRIED; HILLARY PRODUCER CARMEN LEONARD SAYS CLAIRE, LIKE SIR ED, IS A NATIONAL TREASURE. CLAIRE COWAN IS PROBABLY ONE OF MOST TALENTED INDIVIDUALS I'VE EVER MET IN MY VERY LONG CAREER. WHAT SHE DID WITH 'HILLARY' WAS INCREDIBLE, SECOND TO NONE. EVEN IF THEIR FIRST MEETING WAS A LITTLE OFF-KEY. I SAID, 'CAN I HELP YOU?' AND SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS THE PIZZA DELIVERY GIRL. SHE SAID, 'I'M HERE; I'M THE COMPOSER,' AND I WENT, 'YOU CAN'T BE; YOU'RE ABOUT 12!' (LAUGHS) (YELLS) (YELLS, GRUNTS) TENSE MUSIC TENZING! MUSIC CRESCENDOS ACTUALLY, CLAIRE'S JUST TURNED 33 AND HAS CRAMMED IN AN IMPRESSIVE BODY OF WORK, AND AFTER CONQUERING 'HILLARY', THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF HER LATEST MOUNTAIN ` AN ENTIRE CONCERTO. 'STARK', COMMISSIONED BY ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON, WILL BE PERFORMED TOMORROW, SOLOIST AMALIA HALL HAVING A LAST RUN-THROUGH WITH THE MAESTRO. (PLAYS FAST-PACED MELODY) CAN YOU SLUR THAT? SLUR? YEAH, SURE. (PLAYS) I LOVE THIS PIECE. IT'S A REAL THRILL TO PLAY SOMETHING THAT'S SO FRESH AND INNOVATIVE, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, CLAIRE'S OWN LANGUAGE. A LANGUAGE SHE ALSO EXPRESSES THROUGH HER BAND, BLACKBIRD ENSEMBLE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, BEING A COMPOSER IS A SOLITARY JOB. (PLAYS MELLOW TUNE) I EXPERIENCE BEING RICH AND BEING POOR (CHUCKLES) IN THE SAME YEAR, BUT IT'S FINE. I'VE LEARNT TO LIVE WITH THE ROLLER-COASTER LIFESTYLE. STATELY MUSIC PLAYS WILL I USE HER AGAIN? MY GOSH, YES. (LAUGHS) I WILL USE HER AGAIN AND WILL USE HER AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. (PLUCKS GENTLE MELODY) GENTLE STRINGS MUSIC BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE MUSIC IS REALLY WHAT TELLS US HOW TO FEEL. ENOUGH SAID. WARM STRINGS MUSIC The choice of instrument to. Certain instrument ` certain moods. Imagine if you had her composing your wedding song. Beautiful. WHAT A RELIEF TO HEAR TODAY THAT LIFELINE WILL STAY OPERATING FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS AT LEAST. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT NORTHERN HAS COME TO THE RESCUE IN THE SHORT TERM AND IS HELPING THEM FIND A LONG-TERM SOLUTION NOW THAT THEY DON'T GET THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS FROM ERIN CONROY'S STORY WE DID BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPORTING OTHER HELPLINES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF KIWIS STILL IDENTIFY WITH AND NEED LIFELINE, GIVEN IT'S BEEN OPERATING FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THEY'D HAD A 48% RISE IN SUICIDE OR SELF-HARM CALLS THAT MONTH, AND SOMETIMES GET UP TO 650 CALLS A DAY. SO THERE'S CLEARLY STILL A NEED, AND PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT NORTHERN HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHICH AS WE KNOW CAN BE A JOYOUS TIME FOR MANY OF US, BUT FOR OTHERS, IT'S AN EXTREMELY LONELY AND TOUGH TIME TOO. THE MOST FASCINATING THING I READ THIS WEEK WAS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON DEMOCRACY ` DEMOCRACY IN THE STATES, BRITAIN, A COUPLE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND NZ. THE TAKE-OUT? WE HAVE NEVER BELIEVED IN DEMOCRACY LESS AND IT'S THE YOUNG PEOPLE. IN 1995 AMERICANS AGED 30 TO 50 WHO FAVOURED MILITARY RULE ` MILITARY RULE ` 5%. TODAY? 35%. HERE, LESS THAN 70% OF US THINK DEMOCRACY IS THE BE-ALL AND END-ALL WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING THINGS, AND WE MIGHT HAVE AN EXAMPLE TOMORROW IN THE ROSKILL BY-ELECTION. TURNOUT WILL PROBABLY BE ATROCIOUS, WHICH WILL LEAD YET AGAIN ` LIKE IT DID IN THE RECENT LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS ` TO US ASKING ` WHY DO WE BOTHER? THERE ARE THOSE THAT DREAM OF THE FREEDOM TO VOTE. THEN THERE'S US, WHO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, AND IF YOU BELIEVE THE STUDY, IT'S ON ITS WAY OUT. SO IF YOU'RE A FAN AND IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. '1 NEWS' CAPTIONS BY CATHERINE DE CHALAIN AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. 'SEVEN SHARP' CAPTIONS BY SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM AND DESNEY SHAW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016