Over on seven sharp we are talking a dream house. It is a fabulous looking place. Nothing like a bit of property porn. TONIGHT ` COULD THE LAYOUT IN GAMING ROOMS BE FUELLING OUR POKIE ADDICTION? IF MACHINES WERE TO BE BROUGHT OUT, I THINK WE'D HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO GAMBLING. PLUS ` PROOF GOOD THINGS DO TAKE TIME. IT'S ONE OF THOSE HOUSES THAT JUST DOESN'T COME TOGETHER IN FIVE MINUTES. WE TAKE YOU ON AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF NZ'S HOUSE OF THE YEAR. AND IS IMITATION REALLY THE GREATEST FORM OF FLATTERY? # TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI. # SOME PEOPLE FIND IT HORRIFYING, AND SOME PEOPLE FIND IT REALLY REALLY ENDEARING. Good evening. We have heard incredible things about this house. I'm surprised you do not enter yours. I have literally never met a person in my life that has enjoyed the building process. You've got to be dedicated. You've got to be a certain type of person to want to build a house. It is like Grand Designs. I am having the time of my life apart from the fact that the last of my children finishes school today. Now you get to have quality time with them. FOR MOST OF US, THIS IS A WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, AS THE SONG WENT. BUT PERHAPS WE NEED TO REMIND YOURSELVES ITS TOUGH FOR SOME. YES, MONEY MIGHT BE TIGHT, THERE COULD BE SOME FAMILY ISSUES GOING ON, AND THAT SORT OF PRESSURE CAN FUEL ADDICTION. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HIGHLIGHTED NZ'S PROBLEM WITH POKIE ADDICTION. WE HEADED TO TAURANGA, WHERE POKIE SPEND IS INCREASING FASTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN NZ. BUT AN AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SAYS WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF GAMING ROOMS WHICH HE SAYS ARE DESIGNED TO FUEL ADDICTION. HERE'S KRISTIN HALL. FUNKY MUSIC FOR THE UNINITIATED,... OH GOD, THIS FEELS LIKE SUCH A WASTE. ...HAVING A GO ON THE POKIES IS, TO BE HONEST, QUITE CONFUSING. I'M GONNA GET CLOSE` OH MY GOD. OH, AND NOW FREE GAMES. OOH, THAT'S EXCITING. (LAUGHS) HAVE WE WON SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE IT'S MAKING US THINK THAT WE'VE WON SOMETHING WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAVEN'T, COS NOTHING'S COME OUT. I'M A BIT WEARY OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE I KNOW I'M GONNA` IF I PLAY TOO MUCH, I'LL JUST BE DEAD MEAT. I REALLY LOVE IT. BOTH LAUGH THAT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING. THESE MACHINES ARE DESIGNED FOR DECEPTION. THERE'S NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ODDS OF YOU WINNING. YOU MIGHT SPEND $2000 TO GET A THOUSAND. UGH. WHAT A WAY TO BURN 10 BUCKS! THE WAY POKIES WORK HAS BEEN WIDELY STUDIED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ROOMS YOU FIND THEM IN? WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THIS ROOM? I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT STRIKES YOU IS THE LIGHTING ` SUBDUED LIGHTING WITH FLASHING LIGHTS. WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU'RE KINDA SILHOUETTED LIKE A VAGUE FIGURE. GO INTO JUST ABOUT ANY GAMBLING MACHINE VENUE IN THE WORLD AND PETER SAYS THE LAYOUT WILL BE THE SAME ` NO NATURAL LIGHT, CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE BAR AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD WITH MACHINES CLUMPED CLOSELY TOGETHER. THE ONLY FURNITURE IS FACING THE MACHINES. FOR A PROBLEM GAMBLER, THEY'LL COME HERE PRIMARILY TO PLAY. AND THE LAST THING THEY PROBABLY WANT TO DO IS TO INTERACT. THEY'RE HERE TO GET INTO THE ZONE, TO BE WITH THE MACHINE. PETER SAYS IF YOU'RE INTENT ON NOT BEING SEEN WHILE YOU'RE GAMBLING, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. I MEAN THE ONLY ROOM THAT'S KIND OF LIKE IT IS THE MALE URINAL, COS IF YOU GO IN THERE AND YOU'VE GOT A CUBICAL, AND YOU DON'T KINDA TALK TO EACH OTHER, YOU'VE GOT A BUSINESS TO DO. DAVE DE KLERK RUNS CRANKS BAR IN ALBANY. HE'S ALREADY MADE CHANGES TO HIS POKIE ROOM TO MAKE IT A BIT MORE OPEN. WE USED TO HAVE SALOON DOORS SO THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE ANY OF THE MACHINES OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THERE. HE'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT MORE, BUT THAT WOULD COME AT A COST. ALL CLUMPED TOGETHER. IT'S QUITE DARK. WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER CHANGING THAT? THIS BAR'S 15 YEARS OLD. IT WAS DESIGNED LIKE THAT. SO FOR US TO RETROFIT IT TO SOMEWHERE ELSE WOULD BE A MAJOR COST WHICH WE COULDN'T RECOUP. I FIND IT QUITE STUNNING, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT SPACE AND THIS SPACE. IF MACHINES WERE TO BE BROUGHT OUT, PERHAPS TO HAVE A SMALL CLUSTER SOMEWHERE MORE VISIBLE, I THINK WE'D HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE AND A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO GAMBLING ITSELF. PETER KNOWS THERE'S NOT MUCH FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO REGULATE POKIE ROOMS. THE GOVERNMENT GETS A HUGE WALLOP FROM THESE MACHINES. COMMUNITY GROUPS GET HUGE WALLOPS FROM IT. AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT CREATING THESE SPACES; THEY'RE EXPLOITIVE SPACES. THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE'S WEAKNESSES. DAVE SAYS IF POKIES DIDN'T EXIST, A LOT OF SMALL AND RURAL BARS WOULD DIE. OBVIOUSLY THEY GENERATE US FUNDING. IT HELPS THE COMMUNITY. BUT THEY AGREE THAT IF GAMING LOUNGES WEREN'T SO SECRETIVE, KIWIS WOULDN'T BE THROWING AWAY SO MUCH CASH. A MORE FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT'S A GAME, PEOPLE CAN RELAX AND PLAY AND NOT JUST USE IT AS A HABIT, WOULD DEFINITELY HELP. It does have that seedy connotation. The problem with it is when you talk about these rural pubs that would go under, you will always have someone with an addiction problem in any form, if a pub is going to go under, you are going to have a good number of people that go into the pub and have a good time. $849 million is what comes in in terms of pokies. 312 million of it is in taxes. A minimum of 40% goes back to the community. Who would be filling the gap if it was taken out? RIGHT, TO THE BIG NEWS OF THE DAY. IT'S OVER. BILL ENGLISH IS YOUR NEW PRIME MINISTER. WELL, LOOK, THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED PRETTY FAST. IT'S REALLY ONLY` NOT EVEN THREE DAYS SINCE JOHN KEY STOOD DOWN. SO I'VE BEEN` I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TIME TO REFLECT ON IT, TO BE HONEST. HE GOT TOLD IN SEPTEMBER. IN MANY RESPECTS THIS IS A JACK-UP. IT'S PLAYED OUT JUST LIKE JOHN KEY WANTED. FOR ALL THE 'BACKBENCH REVOLT', FOR ALL THE CALLS OF 'RENEWAL' AND 'GENERATIONAL CHANGE', KEY WINS AGAIN. ENGLISH WALKS TO POWER FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT, HAVING BEEN A BUST 14 YEARS AGO. DEPUTY IS, OF COURSE, STILL UP FOR GRABS. PAULA BENNETT WOULD BE NO BAD THING. THERE'S THE FEMALE FACTOR. SHE'S LIKEABLE, SHE'S COMPETENT AND HAS A GOOD BACK STORY, NOT UNLIKE KEY'S. SHE'S ALSO NICELY POISED NOW FOR WHEN ENGLISH FALLS OVER. THE THEORY BEING YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE REPLACEMENT BUT THE REPLACEMENT'S REPLACEMENT. SO TO THE ELECTION. IS ENGLISH THE DIFFERENCE? IS THE ECONOMY AND BILL THE TRICK TO A FOURTH TERM? EVERYONE KNOWS IT WILL WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN WHEN JOHN KEY WAS IN CHARGE. HE WAS A UNIQUE POLITICIAN. I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT AND WON'T DO IT THE SAME WAS AS JOHN. I'M JUST A DIFFERENT PERSON. PERSONALLY HE REMINDS ME OF JEB BUSH ` LOW ENERGY. AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO BUSH. HERE'S WHAT I KNOW. THE OPPOSITION WILL BE WAY MORE CONFIDENT IN ELECTION YEAR WITH THIS BLOKE THAN THE LAST. To be fair, any of the candidates that could have got it rather than Bill English, we would have said the same about. I would have been more confident with Stephen Joyce. Bennett would have been in there for the female part. Bill will lose it, fall over and lose the election. Paula Bennett is ready to go. When you lose an election, what happens to you? Who was standing by? Deputy leader. Either way next year will be very exciting. IF YOU'RE PRETTY HOUSE PROUD, CARO'S FOUND A HOME THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU A BIT JEALOUS. I'll TAKE YOU ON A TOUR INSIDE THE MASTER BUILDERS' SUPREME WINNER FOR HOME OF THE YEAR. IT'S BREATHTAKING. SO, QUITE OFTEN THERE'S ACTUALLY DOLPHINS RIGHT HERE IN THE BAY. PLUS ` HE GOT JOSEPH PARKER TRASH-TALKING LAST NIGHT. HE SHOULD BE WORRIED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M A BEAST. I'M A BEAST ON WATER. I'M A BEAST ON LAND. BUT IS TIM REALLY UP TO BEING A BOXING COACH? HARDER! (GRUNTS) ALSO ` MANY GREAT IDEAS ARE PROBABLY BORN LIKE THIS. WE WERE HAVING A BEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT. STEVE SUGGESTED THE IDEA TO US. BUT THIS IDEA IS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR A COMMUNITY IN NEED. WHY DON'T YOU GO TO SCHOOL, MATE? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT FAMOUS. PIERS MORGAN IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE BECKHAMS. STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT WHY. Jingle Bell Rock Plays that is a classic. I am allowed one Christmas song per night. You have not enjoyed any of them so far. What you want is Rod Stewart. I want something from the 21st century. If I played Justin Bieber tomorrow night you would not be happy either. What about some Michael buble? I'm saving him for the last week. THERE'S A HOUSE ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE THAT SITS RIGHT ON THE BEACH AT CAMPBELLS BAY, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE STUNNING VIEWS IT TAKES IN. BUT THE OWNERS ACTUALLY TOOK THEIR DESIGN INSPIRATION FROM ANOTHER STRETCH OF WATER HALF A WORLD AWAY. THEIR DESIGN HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL, THE HOUSE HAS BEEN JUDGED THE BEST IN NZ AT THE MASTER BUILDER 'HOUSE OF THE YEAR' AWARDS. CAROLYN ROBINSON GOT AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DOOR BELL... ...FOR A SIGNIFICANT HOME. THE BRIEF TO THE ARCHITECT WAS CLASSIC AMERICAN HAMPTONS ` A BIT OF CAPE COD AT CAMPBELLS BAY. IT WAS DESIGNED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OUT THERE. DESIGNED BY MARK WILSON AND BUILT BY RICHARD DAVIDSON, THE JUDGES PRAISED THE HOME'S 'EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP'. MADE OF SOLID CONCRETE AND CLAD IN TIMBER, IT FEATURES THOUSANDS OF METRES OF AMERICAN OAK. IT'S ONE OF THOSE HOUSES THAT JUST DOESN'T COME TOGETHER IN FIVE MINUTES. YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN DETAILING AND THEN THE EXECUTION WITH THE BUILD. RICHIE AND HIS GUYS HAVE MADE A SPECTACULAR JOB OF IT. REALLY REALLY WELL DONE. WE HAD A BIG ARCHITECT RIGHT BEHIND US TELLING US WHAT TO DO. A VERY BIG ARCHITECT. (LAUGHS) # LET ALL THE COLOURS IGNITE TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT. # LET ALL THE COLOURS... # IT HAS FOUR BEDROOMS, WITH A FIFTH IN A SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT ABOVE THE GARAGE. THE MASTER SUITE GETS THE PRIZED SPOT. NOTHING AMERICAN ABOUT THESE VIEWS. QUITE OFTEN THERE'S ACTUALLY DOLPHINS RIGHT HERE IN THE BAY. THIS ROOM HAD A DESIGN CHANGE. THE WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED, THEN THE CLIENT WANTED A BETTER VIEW OF THAT VIEW. WAS IT A BIT OF NIGHTMARE FOR YOU? UH, YES, IT WAS. THE DORMERS WERE BUILT, THE ROOF WAS FORMED, AND THEN IT ALL CAME OUT. WERE THERE SOME SWEAR WORDS? NO, NO. < YEAH, RIGHT. LAUGHTER NOT MANY. THE BEST THING ABOUT IT IS THE HOMEOWNERS ARE SO PROUD. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE TIME ` ALL THE TIME THIS IS IT. YOU HAVEN'T JUST TIDIED UP FOR US? NO, NO. WHAT'S WONDERFUL IS THE CLIENTS HAVE BECOME REALLY GOOD FRIENDS, SO I ENJOY A DRINK HERE FROM TIME TO TIME. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR OWN KEY? NO, BUT I HAVE GOT THE SECURITY CODE. (LAUGHS) CHEERS, MARK. CHEERS, RICHIE. GOOD JOB, BUDDY. WELL DONE. That is beautiful. A test of a good house as you could plant it anywhere and it would still stand. You do not need to be in front of the beach. It looks lovely inside and outside. Carolyn had a funny story. They did their tour with the architects and the builder and then they had heard a voice saying hello. The owners were watching on the security video. YOU KNOW THE FEELING WHEN YOU GET SO FAR, AND YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER BUT JUST CAN'T? YOU NEED A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA TO KICK YOU TO THE NEXT LEVEL. BOXER ISAAC DOGBOE IS THAT GUY. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF HIM, HE'S HERE FOR THE PARKER FIGHT, ON THE UNDERCARD. HE'S NUMBER EIGHT IN THE WBO AND HAS KNOCKED A LOT OF GUYS OUT BUT DOESN'T HAVE A MANAGER. SURVIVOR'S 'EYE OF THE TIGER' SOMETIMES HARD WORK ISN'T ENOUGH TO MAKE DREAMS REAL. THE FIRST EVER PAY-PER-VIEW SUPERSTAR TO EVER COME OUT OF AFRICA. SOMETIMES KNOCK-OUTS AREN'T ENOUGH. AND AS FOR ABS... FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT. NOT A SIX PACK. DING! IT'S AN EIGHT PACK. PARKER UNDERCARD BOXER, ISAAC DOGBOE FROM GHANA, HAS A GOAL. A THRONE, YOU KNOW? YOU WANNA SIT ON A THRONE AND BE NUMBER ONE. WHICH IS WHY HE NEEDS... COACH WILSON. (GRUNTS) PUT ME DOWN, ISAAC. OK. HERE'S THE MASTER, MIKE TYSON. MY STYLE IS IMPETUOUS. MY DEFENCE IS IMPREGNABLE. AND I'M JUST FEROCIOUS. I WANT YOUR HEART. I WANNA EAT HIS CHILDREN. MY STYLE IS IMPETUOUS. MY DEFENCE IS IMPREGNABLE. I'M JUST FEROCIOUS. I WANT YOUR HEART. I WANT TO... GREET HIS CHILDREN. I WANT TO EAT HIS CHILDREN! ISAAC. THIS IS YOUR STRONGEST MUSCLE. IT ALL ADDS UP TO CONFIDENCE AND SUCCESS. I'M LIKE THE HANDS OF STONE. EVERYTHING I HIT, I CRACK. EVERYTHING I HIT, IT BREAKS. BUT COACH WILSON HAS CREATED A MONSTER. HARDER! OH! AARGH! Have you ever met such a smiley boxer? He is way too nice. And what a beautiful face. SO THIS LITTLE KIWI CLASSIC HAS GONE GLOBAL. BUT IS IT FLATTERING OR OFFENSIVE? JUST THE VARIETY OF THEM ALL IS REALLY COOL. PLUS, DOING YOUR BIT FOR KAIKOURA IN A UNIQUE WAY. THE FACT THAT EVERYONE DID IN IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, IT KINDA SHOWS HOW MUCH PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS STUFF. AND PIERS MORGAN SLAMS THE BECKHAMS. SO WHAT DID THEY DO? FIND OUT NEXT. Don't look at me with that quiz look. It is modern. Who was it by? I don't know. Someone cool. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THE ROUNDS ON THE INTERNET TODAY. CRUZ BECKHAM, SON OF VICTORIA AND DAVID BECKHAM, LISTENING TO THE MOMENT HIS CHRISTMAS SONG IS PLAYED LIVE ON THE RADIO BEFORE SCHOOL. WHOO! NICE! # IF EVERY DAY WAS CHRISTMAS # AND I CAN BE WITH YOU. BUT WHILE SOME THOUGHT IT WAS 'ADORABLE', THE EVER MOUTHY AND CONTROVERSIAL PIERS MORGAN HAS SLAMMED IT. MORGAN THINKS IT'S 'SICKENING' AND LABELLED POSH SPICE AND HER FOOTBALLER HUSBAND 'PUSHY PARENTS'. YOU'RE NOT FAMOUS. YOUR PARENTS ARE FAMOUS. SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST CARRY ON YOUR EDUCATION AND STOP PUTTING THESE KIDS INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SAYING, 'PRIVACY!' 'WE NEED THE MONEY. COME ON! WE'RE DOWN TO OUR LAST HALF BILLION. 'COME ON, SON. OUT YOU GO.' # OOH, HAPPY CHRISTMAS. # He is a horrible man. He is funny. No is not. He just slammed a little boy. He is very articulate. He said that once you sell your kid out to the world of fame, there is no going back. What about the kid's role? He clearly loved it. He doesn't have a clue what this is about. You should read Piers Morgan's book. Give it to somebody for Christmas. WITH THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ALL AROUND, MANY OF US ARE WANTING TO DO OUR BIT FOR KAIKOURA AFTER THE BIG EARTHQUAKE LAST MONTH. BUT IF YOU CAN'T QUITE AFFORD THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT IN, A CHRISTCHURCH DESIGN COMPANY HAS AN ANSWER. CARDS FOR KAIKOURA. CHECK IT OUT. IT'S QUITE HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, COS YOU CAN'T GET UP THERE. AND WHAT CAN WE ACTUALLY DO TO HELP OUT? IT HAD QUITE AN IMPACT ON ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SEA LIFE AND STUFF. YES, WE LOVE GOING UP THERE TO GO SURFING AND CAMPING. BASICALLY, WE WERE HAVING A BEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT. STEVE SUGGESTED THE IDEA TO US. THERE'S A RING AROUND A FEW ILLUSTRATOR BUDDIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND EVERYONE WAS KEEN. I THINK IT WENT TO PRINT ON THE TUESDAY OR THE WEDNESDAY. THE FACT THAT EVERYONE DID IT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, IT KINDA SHOWS HOW MUCH PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS STUFF. I WAS SAMPLING COLOURS AND STUFF FROM THIS ONE I GOT OVER LAST SUMMER. ALL THE PROCEEDS ARE GOING TOWARDS THE KAIKOURA COMMUNITY. EVERYONE'S DONATED STUFF FOR FREE. THE PRINTER'S INK. A LOCAL PRINTER HAS DONATED ALL THE PRINTING. NZ POST AND BJ BALL, A PAPER MERCHANT, HAS DONE ALL THE PAPER FOR US. AND ALL THE ILLUSTRATORS AND OUR TIME, DOING A WEBSITE, ALL FOR FREE. WE'RE ONLY DOING A THOUSAND. WE KINDA WANNA MAKE THEM SPECIAL TOO, LIKE A LIMITED EDITION SET. CARDSFORKIAKOURA.COM JUST GO THERE. WEE SHOP THERE. AND YOU'RE DONE. A fabulous idea. This is my favourite. They are really nice. A clever idea. WHEN OTHER COUNTRIES, WHETHER IT BE SCHOOLS OR SPORTS TEAMS, PERFORM THE HAKA, IT OFTEN SPARKS CRIES OF BEING 'DISRESPECTFUL' OR 'INAPPROPRIATE'. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER MAORI SONG THAT APPEARS TO BE COPIED TO A MUCH GREATER EXTENT. SO HOW DOES THAT LEAVE PEOPLE FEELING? GILL HIGGINS TOOK A FEW RENDITIONS TO A MUSICAL EXPERT TO GET HER TAKE. LISA TUI JONATHAN ` PART MAORI, PART SCOTS, BUT ALL ABOUT MUSIC. AND SHE'S GOOD MATES WITH THE GUY WHOSE MODERN VERSION OF AN OLD FAVOURITE HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM. I HAD NO IDEA, SO I WAS REALLY GLAD TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE SO MANY. AND JUST THE VARIETY OF THEM. OH, IT WAS REALLY COOL. (SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE) YES, FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD, THEY'RE SINGING OUR SONG. THERE'S A RECORDING FROM NORWAY,... ALL: # TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI. # ...DIFFERENT PLACES IN SPAIN, SOUTH AMERICA,... # TATO, TATO, E. # ...THE US... # TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI. # TATO TATO E. # SO IT'S REALLY AMAZING. WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS? BECAUSE I THINK THE COMPOSER HAD WRITTEN IT FOR CHILDREN. IT HAS A LOVELY MELODY, AND IT'S VERY REPEATABLE. # TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI. # TATO TATO E. # THE WORDS TO TUTIRA MAI WERE WRITTEN ABOUT 70 YEARS AGO BY CANON HUATA. THE MODERN TUNE CAME IN 1987, ARRANGED BY ANTHONY RITCHIE. THESE ARE MY FAVE. WHAT I LOVE IS THE GUITAR. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW CLIPS THAT ACTUALLY HAS A GUITAR. # TATO TATO... # THE COSTUMES ARE REALLY STUNNING, AND THEY HAVE ITS ORIGINS IN THE TUKUTUKU PANELS AND THE WEAVING. AnD THE OTHER GREAT THING IS THAT THEY DO THIS THIS ACTION HERE CLOSE TO ITS ORIGINAL AS WELL. OTHER COSTUMES AREN'T QUITE AS AUTHENTIC. # TATO TATO E. # VERY CONTRASTING. AND NOW THEY'VE TRANSLATED THE WAIATA TO THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. ALL SING (LAUGHS) JUST GORGEOUS. AND THEN THERE ARE THE INTERESTING TAKES ON THE DANCE MOVES. (LAUGHS) THERE'S A VERSION OUT THERE THAT'S A COMBINATION OF TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI AND THE MACARENA! OH MY GOD! LAUGHTER ALL SING CUTE! # E NGA IWI, # KIA KO TAPA TAHI. # SO, IS THIS DISRESPECTFUL? SOME PEOPLE WOULD FIND IT HORRIFYING, AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD FIND IT REALLY REALLY ENDEARING. FOR ME, WHAT I GO BACK TO IS THE INTENTION OF THE COMPOSER. HE WROTE IT FOR CHILDREN. # WHAIA TE NGARANA TANGA, ME TE AROHA. # IF HE HAD WRITTEN IT TO FURTHER MAORI TRADITION, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE. BUT BECAUSE HE WANTED IT TO BE SHARED, IT'S KIND OF REALISING ITSELF IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SINGING THE SONG NOW. COOL. ALL SING HI AUE HEI! APPLAUSE It has certainly done its job with the kids. That is the one song that most Kiwi children learn at primary school. I must have gone to the wrong school. I never learnt that song and I never went to the Colgate games. That explains a lot about you. Is it music holistic? Music is meant to be shared by everybody. Have a lovely night. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM.