Updating the cricket. Nzer 174/4 TONIGHT ` GETTING OUT AND GETTING ACTIVE. NO BIG DEAL FOR MOST OF US. BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE JUST SETTLING HERE FROM ASIA? THE NEW INITIATIVE HELPING NEW ARRIVALS OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING. THE MORE THEY FIND OUT ABOUT, THE MORE THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR NEW HOME. PLUS ` WHY THIS GUY MEANS SO MUCH TO THESE GUYS. WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WHY BOB MARLEY'S MUSIC IS SO INFLUENTIAL ON ALL NZ MUSIC. ONE LOVE. AND WE'VE GOT A CHRISTMAS INVITATION FOR YOU, MIKE. YEAH, MIKE HOSKING, I RECKON YOU COULD GET OUT HERE AND WE'LL FIND YOU A BEAUTIFUL AUTHENTIC TREE ` NONE OF THIS FAKE RUBBISH. Speaking of Christmas trees a lovely story this week. One of the people I worked with could not get a full tree because they have a baby. That could not be put on the ground. Instead the tree sellers cut one in half could you be swayed into getting a real tree tonight? No. The problem with the Christmas tree Is the needles on the floor. THE WAR ON SUGAR HAS SEEN YET ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT TODAY. THIS TIME THE NZ DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR CHANGES TO THE WAY WE SELL SUGARY DRINKS. ONE OF THE CHANGES THEY'RE CALLING FOR IS SHOWING YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH SUGAR IS IN YOUR JUICE OR FIZZY IN THE FORM OF TEASPOONS. THEY BELIEVE CURRENT LABELS ARE CONFUSING, SO KRISTIN HALL HEADED OUT ON A BEAUTIFUL WELLINGTON DAY FOR A LITTLE EXPERIMENT. # YOUR SWEET, SWEET LOVIN', WON'T YOU PUT IT ON ME? # FREE! SO, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SCORCHER OF A DAY HERE IN WELLINGTON. WE'VE DECIDED WE'RE GONNA GIVE THE LOVELY PEOPLE OF THE CAPITAL SOME FREE COLD DRINKS. BUT THERE'S A CATCH. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. 38G OF SUGAR. 38! FREE COLD DRINKS! MATHS TIME. DIVIDED BY FOUR. WANT A DRINK THERE, MA'AM? NO. 9.5 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR. WOULD YOU JUST EAT THAT? NO, YOU WOULDN'T. SO WHY WOULD YOU DRINK IT. UM, TWO Vs, PLEASE. YEAH. THE ONLY CATCH IS ` LOOK AT ALL THAT. DO YOU STILL WANT YOUR Vs? PLEASE. REALLY?! YEAH. THAT'D BE GOOD. OH, WELL, YOU CAN HAVE IT, THEN, I GUESS. THANK YOU. FOUR, FIVE,... WOW, ARE YOU WATCHING THIS? ...SIX. DO YOU STILL WANT IT? NO. I'LL STICK WITH THE WATER. HEY! IT WORKS. HOW MANY TEASPOONS OF SUGAR DO YOU THINK ARE IN THERE? IT SAYS 'NO ADDED SUGAR', SO PROBABLY ONLY A COUPLE. THAT'S HOW MUCH IS IN YOUR WEE JUST JUICE. WOW. I THINK IF I RUN A BIT FURTHER, I'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO TAKE IT. COME GET YOUR DRINKS. YOU DON'T WANT A FREE WATER? NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. # YOUR SWEET, SWEET LOVIN', WON'T YOU PUT IT ON ME? HOW MANY TEASPOONS OF SUGAR DO YOU THINK THERE IS IN YOUR COKE? 16. (LAUGHS) 16? OK. NINE, NINE AND A HALF. HOLY MOLY, THAT'S QUITE A BIT. YOU CAN JUST HAVE THAT. THERE'S NO CATCH FOR THE WATER. JUST TAKE IT AND GO ON YOUR WAY. HOW MANY TEASPOONS OF SUGAR DO YOU THINK ARE IN YOUR LITTLE JUICE? I WOULD HOPE THERE WOULD BE JUST A COUPLE. SIX. HERE YOU GO. DO YOU STILL WANT IT? UH, NO. WELL, ENJOY YOUR WATER. THANKS. MOST POPULAR THING WAS JUICE AND WATER, SO MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY OVERESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR THAT'S IN THEIR DRINKS. SO WE ALREADY KNOW IT'S BAD FOR US. MAYBE WE JUST DON'T CARE. Only two people would have switched after hearing all of that. That is why these measures will not work. They think that putting in a tax and all of that, people will not want to do it. Peter Fitzsimons was 150kilos but lost weight by cutting out sugar. All the sugar is headed in the food now. But if you suddenly see all these teaspoons on the coke it might make you think differently. When he gave up booze, he would drink four schooners of Pepsi. It is worth trying. ANOTHER BIG ISSUE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN IMMIGRATION. THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME A MAGNET FOR THOUSANDS WHO WANT TO START A NEW LIFE AND WERE BREAKING RECORDS FOR ARRIVALS. BUT TAKE A CITY LIKE AUCKLAND. IN JUST A FEW YEARS, ALMOST A THIRD OF ITS POPULATION WILL BE ASIAN. FOR SO MANY OF THESE MIGRANTS, FITTING INTO OUR WAY OF LIFE IS A REAL STRUGGLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. BUT GILL HIGGINS HAS FOUND A NEW PROGRAMME THAT COULD BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS. UPLIFTING MUSIC HEADING OUT INTO THE KIWI WONDERLAND. FABULOUS. (LAUGHS) I LOVE NZ. FOR MOST OF US, IT'S A WALK IN THE PARK. BUT FOR MANY MIGRANTS, IT'S A CHALLENGE. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE? IT'S MY FIRST TIME. YOUR FIRST TIME? IT COMES DOWN TO A FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN, I THINK. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING. YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN FIND THE PLACE. AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ THE SIGNS. SO THE ACTIVASIAN PROGRAMME ARRANGES GUIDES... DON'T SWALLOW IT. I WANT YOU TO CHEW IT, AND THEN PUT THE CHEWED-UP LEAF ON THE FRONT OF YOUR TONGUE. ...AND TRANSLATORS. (SPEAKS CHINESE) ONCE THEY GET OUT TO THE WALK, WE TELL THEM ALL THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW THEY DON'T KNOW. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU SHOULDN'T STRAY AWAY FROM THE PATH. SUCH A SIMPLE SETUP, BUT ONE THAT'S HAVING PROFOUND EFFECTS. I THINK THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE I'VE SEEN IS A WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE. AND THE MORE THEY FIND OUT, THE MORE THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR NEW HOME. TINGTING MOVED HERE FROM CHINA THREE YEARS AGO. I USED TO BE A HOMEBODY. I HATED GOING OUTSIDE. HOW'S THE WALKING GROUP HELPED YOU? IT CHANGED ME FROM A SHY PERSON TO AN ACTIVE AND OUTGOING PERSON. NOW, TINGTING HELPS OTHERS, USING HER ENGLISH TO TRANSLATE. SHE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE GREAT OUTDOORS CAN OPEN DOORS. WE'RE ALL ABOUT SPORTS. WE'RE ALL ABOUT THE GREAT OUTDOORS. THERE'S SO MUCH TO OFFER. WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUSTICE IF WE'RE NOT SHARING IT WITH ALL COMMUNITIES. ACTIVASIAN ISN'T JUST ABOUT WALKING GROUPS. WE INTRODUCED PETANQUE TO THE KOREAN COMMUNITY. AND, IN FACT, THEY'RE STILL THERE EVERY THURSDAY, SO ANYTHING FROM THAT TO WE STARTED A VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME. IT'S FOR YOUNG ASIAN NZERS, AND TEENAGER VANESSA JUMPED AT THE CHANCE. SHE WAS 11 WHEN SHE LEFT CHINA'S CRAZY PACE OF LIFE. I'D GET TO SCHOOL AT 7.30, AND I'D BASICALLY COME HOME AT 5. AND THEN I HAD HOMEWORK, EVEN IN YEAR ONE, YEAR TWO. AND DURING WEEKENDS I ATTENDED MATH, ENGLISH AND CHINESE LESSONS. NOW SHE'S STILL DOING REALLY WELL AT SCHOOL, BUT SHE HAS FREE TIME. SHE JUST WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. IT WAS DIFFICULT, AND IT WAS A BIT WEIRD. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO I KINDA JUST STAYED HOME EVERY DAY. SO IT WAS BORING. VOLUNTEERING HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. SPORT IS SOMETHING THAT BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM, WHO YOU ARE, WHETHER YOU SPEAK ENGLISH OR NOT. I FEEL LIKE THE ASIAN COMMUNITY ` OR JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO OUR COMMUNITY ` THEY HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE. THEY HAVE SO MUCH VALUE TO ADD. AND I DON'T THINK WE ENGAGE WITH THEM ENOUGH. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE A PROACTIVE EFFORT. A number of years ago, when we last had a surge in migration, the government clampdown on language. To come into the country had to have high quality English. The moment you kill language, they don't want to come any more. Through sport is a great idea. Most Kiwis can identify with it. I am a massive fan of migration. The more the better. Bring them on. THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF ARTISTS YOU COULD DESCRIBE AS LEGENDARY. Paul Simon. BOB MARLEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE OF THEM, SURELY. HIS MUSIC HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN AOTEAROA. SO TONIGHT, THEY PAY TRIBUTE. AN ALL-STAR LINE-UP FEATURING TIKI TAANE, BOH RUNGA, JASON KERRISON AND KATCHAFIRE, TO NAME A FEW, TAKE TO THE STAGE IN TAURANGA. AND THROUGHOUT THE SHOW WE'LL FIND OUT JUST HOW MUCH BOB MEANS TO THEM. # ONE LOVE. # ONE HEART. I'M JUST REALLY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A WONDERFUL COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS ` NZ MUSICIANS ` FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. AND WE ALL LOVE BOB, SO WHAT BETTER WAY TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER. # LET'S GET TOGETHER AND... IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PLAYING BOB'S MUSIC FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING HIS MUSIC. ALL OF US HERE HAVE A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION TO WHAT HE'S LEFT BEHIND AND HIS LEGACY, AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOUR THAT, BECAUSE WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MAN HE WAS AND SUCH AWESOME PIECES OF WORK THAT HE'S COME OUT WITH. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT. # LET'S GET TOGETHER AND FEEL ALL RIGHT. # AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING. # ONE LOVE. # More throughout the program. A LOT CAN CHANGE IN JUST OVER THREE WEEKS. THIS WAS THE STATE OF THEIR POOL AFTER LAST MONTH'S QUAKE. THE WATER WOULD'VE BEEN JUST UNDER THE RAIL. SO IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL FIELD TRIP FOR THE KIDS OF WAIAU SCHOOL TODAY. WE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW KIND EVERYBODY IS. PLUS HOW OLD IS TOO OLD? # YOU MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY. # MICK'S ALREADY A GREAT GRANDAD. BUT THE ROCK LEGEND (73) IS A FATHER ONCE AGAIN. HIS BIZARRE FAMILY TREE IS NEXT. AND THE GROWING PAINS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS BUSINESS. AS THE BUSINESS GREW, WE HAD TO GET A HIGH-TECH FLAG SYSTEM, SO WE PINCHED SOME BAMBOO FROM THE NEIGHBOUR. A GORGEOUS STORY ABOUT A GORGEOUS FAMILY TREE. SO IT'S A REAL FEEL-GOOD BUSINESS. # IF YOU START ME UP, # IF YOU START ME UP, I'LL NEVER STOP. I have no Rolling Stones music. But I am fascinated by them. Keith Richard's autobiography is one of the best books you'll ever read. I like this particular song. The rest of them I have no time for. The Martin Scorsese movie that he made about them was brilliant. MICK JAGGER HAS GOT THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT OF ALL ` A NEW BABY BOY AT THE GRAND OLD AGE OF 73. STATS WISE, THAT'S EIGHT KIDS TO FIVE WOMEN. SO JUST HOW DOES HIS RATHER TANGLED FAMILY TREE LOOK? IF YOU TAKE HIS FIRST-BORN AND MOST RECENT CHILD, THERE IS JUST THE SMALL AGE GAP OF 46 YEARS. HE HAS A GRAND CHILD WHO'S JUST FIVE YEARS YOUNGER THAN HIS CURRENT PARTNER. AND HE NOW HAS A CHILD, A GRANDCHILD AND GREAT-GRANDCHILD WHO ARE ALL UNDER 3 YEARS OLD. Ezra is the cutest thing. Is that what you choose to take out of this whole situation? Ronnie Wood had twins the other day. Imagine you in over 20 years having a new baby. It's the age thing. You want to be a part of their lives growing up. What is stopping us in 20 years time living forever? Having a pill... this is your 3D printing rant all over again. I'm watching Kirk Douglas celebrating his 100th birthday. He is still out there with his Zimmer frame. I just think of the children and it is not great. TIME FOR ANOTHER TRIP TO TAURANGA WITH THE MARLEY NZ ALL STARS. LET'S NOW HERE WHAT THE NIGHT WILL MEAN TO TIKI TAANE. # BUFFALO SOLDIER. # DREADLOCK RASTA. BOB MARLEY FOR ME IS PROBABLY THE MOST INSPIRING MUSICIAN ARTIST IN MY WHOLE CAREER, I'D SAY, JUST BECAUSE HE'S SO TIMELESS. # STOLEN FROM AFRICA. EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THESE SONGS ARE 40-ODD YEARS OLD, YOU CAN STILL RELATE TO IT. # ...WAS THE BUFFALO SOLDIER. GROWING UP, I FELT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, BOB, HIS LYRICS WAS ALMOST DIRECTED TO ME, YOU KNOW, AS A YOUTH GROWING UP. IT WAS LIKE, 'WHOA, HE'S SINGING ABOUT ME 'AND THE STUFF THAT I'M GOING THROUGH.' # JUST A BUFFALO SOLDIER. # IT'S JUST A BUZZ, MAN. WE'RE ALL JUST BUZZING. (VOCALISES) One of the nicest guys in music. If I had caught up with him I would have advised him differently on the hair. What would you have advised him? Slightly spiky with a sprinkle of salt-and-pepper? REMEMBER WAIAU SCHOOL? LAST TIME WE WERE THERE, THEY WERE CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE. WELL, NOT ONLY ARE THEY NO LONGER BLOCKED IN, TODAY, THANKS TO ANOTHER CANTERBURY SCHOOL, THEY HAD A BIG DAY OUT. HERE'S MIKE THORPE. FOR THE KIDS OF WAIAU SCHOOL, CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY TODAY. THEY'VE BEEN HANGING OUT FOR THIS SINCE LAST MONTH'S QUAKE DRAINED THEIR POOL FOREVER. OUR POOL HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1920. BUT THESE POOLS ARE NOT THEIRS. THEY'RE OVER 100KM AWAY FROM HOME. THEY WERE INVITED FOR A SWIM BY LINCOLN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL VIV BUTCHER. SHE RANG AND SAID THE MAGICAL WORDS OF, 'LEAVE IT TO ME, MARY, 'AND I WILL ORGANISE IT ALL.' IT STARTED WITH A FREE TRIP TO WILLOWBANK WILDLIFE PARK, A LONG OVERDUE DAY OUT. LOOK AT THIS. HE'S BEING FED AND PATTED AT THE SAME TIME. OH, THE KIDS HAVE BEEN SUPER EXCITED ABOUT TODAY. THIS HAS BEEN LIKE A MOMENT OUT OF TIME. LOOK AT THAT BIG EEL! THEY WERE GREETED BY ALMOST 600 AT LINCOLN PRIMARY. ALL PERFORM HAKA THAT'S MORE THAN TEN TIMES THE SIZE OF WAIAU'S ROLL. SO, WE'VE GOT 51 CHILDREN FROM YEAR ONE TO YEAR SIX. THEN, AFTER LUNCH, IT WAS TIME FOR TOGS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY'LL SWIM IN WAIAU AGAIN SOON. 'POOLS FOR SCHOOLS' HAVE BEEN AMAZING. THEY ARE PROVIDING US A POOL FOR FREE FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND THE SUMMER SWIMMING SEASON. SO, WITH GIFTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EVEN THE KINDERGARTEN, WAIAU WENT HOME TO THEIR NEW NORMAL. SCHOOL IS NORMAL, BUT THE KIDS HAVE BEEN SO SPOILT. I DON'T KNOW, MIKE, IF I COULD JUST SAY, FROM WAIAU TO THE WHOLE OF NZ, A MASSIVE THANK YOU. WE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW KIND EVERYBODY IS. He got to love a school pool. They have raised 80 g so far. How much does a pool cost? Six figures. COMING UP ` IT'S AN AGE-OLD ARGUMENT. BUT IS THERE REALLY ANY ARGUMENT AT ALL? PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE REAL TREES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S MORE IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT AND CHOOSING THEM LIKE THIS. WE VISIT THE FAMILY BUSINESS THAT'S ALL ABOUT THE GREEN SHOOTS. AND THE BOYS FROM KORA TELL US WHY THEY THINK BOB MARLEY'S SO SPECIAL. IT'S HIS HONESTY AND HIS TRUTH WHICH COMES OUT IN HIS MUSIC. # AND BE LOVED. # Now you are talking. WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM ALL-STAR KIWI MUSOS TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT BOB MARLEY MEANS TO THEM AHEAD OF TONIGHT'S TRIBUTE CONCERT IN TAURANGA. THEY'RE ALSO TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. CHECK OUR FACEBOOK FOR DETAILS. BUT NOW LET'S HEAR FROM ANOTHER ACT STARRING TONIGHT ` KORA. # COULD YOU BE LOVED? OH, NO. HE'S PRETTY ICONIC. YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE HIGHEST ALBUM SALES OF HIS MUSIC. # ... AND BE LOVED? LADIES. BUT IT'S HIS HONESTY AND HIS TRUTH WHICH COMES OUT IN HIS MUSIC. # OR EVEN TRY TO SCHOOL YA. MAN, THERE'S SO MANY SONGS THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE SET LIST TOO. YOU'RE JUST LIKE, 'OH, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME, 'COS THEY'RE ALL JUST AMAZING.' THERE'S SOME BIG HITTERS HERE, MAN. A LOT OF US ARE NERVOUS. I THINK WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT AND PLAY THEM, YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN. # COULD YOU BE LOVED... # OH YEAH. # ...AND BE LOVED? # COULD YOU BE LOVED... # OH YEAH. # ...AND BE LOVED? # I discovered today a wonderful new product on the market. Nothing says Christmas more then a packet of the Christmas Grinch latte mix. Who was that on the label? It is either you or Danny Zuki. It is absolutely` are you getting a cut? No. A taking them to court? No. But I am full of the Christmas spirit. FOR MANY OF US, THE FESTIVE SEASON KICKS OFF PROPERLY WHEN WE PUT UP THE TREE. YOU MIGHT, IF YOU'RE A BIT SLACK, BE LOOKING TO DO THAT THIS WEEKEND. BUT FOR A FAMILY WHO GROWS CHRISTMAS TREES, THIS CHRISTMAS BEGAN IN JANUARY, THREE YEARS AGO. WE TOOK A TRIP OUT TO CHRISTMAS TREE COUNTRY TO SEE A FAMILY BUSINESS WHERE THE JOB IS A JOY. CHRISTMAS FOR US IS ALL YEAR ROUND. SO MY DAD, HE'LL BE OUT HERE PRUNING. PROBABLY THE BEST THING IS ALL THE FAMILY GETS ROUND IN DECEMBER TO HELP SELL THEM. PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE REAL TREES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S MORE IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT AND CHOOSING THEM LIKE THIS. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION. IT'S REALLY EXCITING. SO IT'S A REAL FEEL-GOOD BUSINESS, YEAH. THERE'S DEFINITELY ARGUMENTS OUT IN THE TREES ABOUT WHICH ONE'S THE BEST, COS EVERYONE'S GOT A DIFFERENT OPINION ON WHAT TREE'S THE PERFECT TREE. YEAH, MIKE HOSKING, I RECKON YOU COULD GET OUT HERE, AND WE'LL FIND YOU A BEAUTIFUL, AUTHENTIC TREE. NONE OF THIS FAKE RUBBISH. ALWAYS QUITE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW PEOPLE PUT IT IN THEIR CAR. WE'VE SEEN ALL SORTS. PEOPLE JUST CHUCK IT ON THE ROOF OF FLASH AUDIS. AND WE'VE HAD A LADY PUT IT IN THE BACK OF HER CONVERTIBLE. THE TIP FOR KEEPING THEM ALIVE IS A BIT OF SUGAR WATER. SO I STARTED THE BUSINESS ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. BUT THEN IT PROVED TO BE A BIT TOO MUCH WORK FOR ME, SO DAD TOOK IT OVER. I SOLD MY SHARE FOR A SHARE IN THE FAMILY UTE. AND I JUST COME BACK AND HELP ON THE WEEKENDS. AS THE BUSINESS GREW, WE HAD TO GET A HIGH-TECH FLAG SYSTEM, SO WE PINCHED SOME BAMBOO FROM THE NEIGHBOUR. NOW WE'VE GONE EVEN MORE HIGH-TECH AND GOT A SANTA HAT ON TOP. THE CUTTERS CAN GET A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED IF PEOPLE WALK AROUND WITH THE FLAGS HELD HIGH THE WHOLE TIME, COS THEN IT'S A FALSE ALARM. BUT IT'S ALL PART OF THE FUN. # IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. # YOU PICK. WE CHOP. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE KUMU CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. EVEN YOU, MIKE. That's a beautiful shot cuddling the tree. Has that convinced you? I live for the artificial. That is not a good catchphrase in life. Another year of plastic unfolded. It is brilliant. I'm going to give you a picture of my real tree still alive three weeks later. ISN'T IT REFRESHING TO KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A TOTAL REPROBATE TO MAKE IT BIG IN THE SPORT OF BOXING? ANDY RUIZ AND OUR JOSEPH PARKER HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE THIS WEEK IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF THEIR CAREERS. THEY'VE BEEN RESPECTFUL, HUMBLE AND COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE. NOT ONLY THAT, THEY'VE STILL MANAGED TO ENTERTAIN US. LINES LIKE RUIZ GAVE US ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK. HE VIEWS JOSEPH AS SOMEONE WHO'S TAKING FOOD OUT OF HIS CHILDREN'S MOUTHS. THERE'S NO QUESTION THEY STILL MEAN BUSINESS. THE SPORT'S IMAGE HAS TAKEN A LASHING WITH THE LIKES OF TYSON FURY AND HIS MAD RANTS, BUT THESE TWO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT SUPPORTING IT. AND WE COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER MAN TO GET BEHIND THAN JOSEPH PARKER. I HEARD JOSEPH DESCRIBE HIMSELF TODAY AS HUMBLE YET RUTHLESS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT TOMORROW NIGHT. SO IT'S AS BIG AS IT GETS TOMORROW NIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BOXING FAN TO APPRECIATE THE SIZE OF THIS EVENT OR WHAT IT MEANS FOR THIS COUNTRY. HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPORTS IN THE WORLD. THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION HAS A MAGIC INFLUENCE AND KUDOS THAT TRANSCENDS THE SPORT ITSELF. AS MARTIN SNEDDON THE HEAD OF DUCO SAID TO ME THIS MORNING, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT LIKE BOXING, BUT THEY LIKE PARKER. AND ANY REPRESENTATIVE THAT WE SEND OUT ONTO THE WORLD STAGE WE GET BEHIND AND SUPPORT. AND LIKE IT OR NOT, BOXING IS TRULY GLOBAL. AND SOME OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN SPORT HAVE BEEN BOXERS. A UNIFIED WORLD TITLE HOLDER IS HEADED FOR GREATNESS, FOR LEGENDARY STATUS, AND TOMORROW NIGHT, PARKER IS ONE VERY REALISTIC STEP CLOSER TO THAT DREAM. IT'S GOING TO BE BRILLIANT. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND JUNE YEOW. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.