We go straight over to Jen Lawrence on seven sharp. TONIGHT ` A CHRISTMAS WISH FROM A TINY TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF KING COUNTRY. TWO FAMILIES WITH FIVE KIDS EACH WOULD BE A GOOD START. PLUS ` IT'S BEEN A STRANGE OLD YEAR,... BREXIT, TRUMP. ...BUT KIWIS ARE A POSITIVE BUNCH, RIGHT? LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT. AND PROOF YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHEN YOU SIT DOWN WITH JENNIFER LAWRENCE. I ALWAYS HAVE A REOCCURRING DREAM THAT I'M EATING SOME KIND OF MOUSSE WITH WHIPPED CREAM. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 Welcome to 7 sharp. I finished my Christmas shopping today. It took me 20 minutes. It was hard to find a lump of coal. Handcrafting your own Christmas cards take longer than 20 minutes. This is what he has been doing this afternoon. He pulls out a pair of scissors from his backpack and is cutting Christmas trees. I was so impressed. HOW ABOUT THIS FOR TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS? YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL'S ROLL HAS SUNK TO SINGLE FIGURES, MAKING IT POTENTIALLY THE SMALLEST SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY. WHAT DO YOU DO? DO YOU WAIT FOR THE BUREAUCRATS TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST? OR DO YOU TAKE DESTINY INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND TRY TO ENSURE THE SCHOOL'S SURVIVAL? MICHAEL HOLLAND WITH THE GOOD FOLK OF MAPIU. IF YOU'RE THINKING, 'WHERE IS THAT?' ALL WILL BE REVEALED. RELAXED MUSIC YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO CALL IT A VILLAGE OR EVEN A SETTLEMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE MAPIU IS. IT'S MORE A 10-SECOND BLINK ON THE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. NO, NO, WE'RE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE KING COUNTRY. WE'RE ON STATE HIGHWAY 4 OF NZ. STATE HIGHWAY 4? YEAH. WHICH MAKES YOU ONLY THREE AWAY FROM STATE HIGHWAY 1? YES, (LAUGHS) THAT'S RIGHT., HALF AN HOUR TO TE KUITI AND HALF AN HOUR TO TAURAMANUI. SO NOW WE'VE GOT THAT SORTED, A HEARTFELT PLEA... HAND ON HEART? HAND ON HEART. ...FROM THE GOOD FOLK OF MAPIU, WHO DESPERATELY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS OR THE NEW YEAR... FAMILIES, KIDS. NEW BLOOD. TWO FAMILIES WITH FIVE KIDS EACH WOULD BE A GOOD START. YOU SEE, MAPIU SCHOOL IS VERGING ON BECOMING STUDENTLESS. THIS ` THE 2016 CROP. JAYDEN. ZEKO. ACE. GLEN. ALEX. ZACK. ZACK. THE YOUNGEST IN THE SCHOOL? HOW MANY BROTHERS HAVE YOU GOT HERE? THREE. WHO ARE THEY? ONE` ONE, TWO, THREE. BUT, AS JAYDEN EXPLAINS, NEXT YEAR HALF THE SCHOOL'S ON THE MOVE. THERE'S THREE LEAVING, AND THAT MAKES THREE KIDS FROM ONE FAMILY FOR NEXT YEAR. THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE KID COMING ` THAT'S A GIRL ` AND THAT LEAVES US WITH FOUR. WE NEED MORE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ALSO DOING ITS SUMS AND ASKING US TO HELP WITH A SHOUT OUT FOR MORE CHILDREN. IN FACT, JUST MORE PEOPLE IN GENERAL TO GIVE THE DISTRICT SOME MORE BOUNCE. IT'S A GOOD SPOT. OH, IT IS A LITTLE GEM. OH, IT REALLY IS. NOW, TO BE CLEAR THE EXECUTIONER ISN'T PRESIDING OVER THE SCHOOL JUST YET, BUT THE BOARD RECKONS ITS PRE-EMPTIVE ENROLMENT DRIVE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. IF THE AXE STARTS TO COME DOWN ON THE SCHOOL, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IT. I'VE NOT SEEN A SCHOOL REOPEN. IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1911. IT'S PRETTY PRECIOUS. SO LET'S JUST BUILD UP THE NUMBERS. REG, THE LOCAL FORESTRY CONTRACTOR, ALMOST SINGLEHANDEDLY KEEPING THE SCHOOL ALIVE ` HIS LADS ALL GOING ROUND AGAIN NEXT YEAR. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, YOU, AT THE AGE OF... ...68, WILL HAVE TO START AGAIN. BOTH LAUGH ANNA WAS A TEACHER HERE BEFORE HER THREE CHILDREN INTERVENED. WE WANT BUMS ON SEATS. AND IS ASSURING THE SCHOOL OF THREE NEWBIES IF IT HOLD OUT. WE WILL HAVE JESSICA 2018, BELLA 2019, AND BUCK 2020. CAN THE SCHOOL WAIT THAT LONG? HOPEFULLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY GREAT KIDS. (LAUGHS) BUT AS WELL AS A GREAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ` JUST PUT ASIDE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE EXTERIOR HUE ` IT'S A COLD BLUE COLOUR. COLD. DOES THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME? THE LOCALS ARE PROMISING ABUNDANT HOUSING. COME ON, YOU PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HOMES, COME DOWN HERE. EVEN DIRTY OLD AUCKLANDERS? THEY ARE NOT DIRTY OLD AUCKLANDERS. LAUGHTER I DON'T MIND AUCKLANDERS. THE RENTAL ON HOUSES AROUND HERE IS UP TO $150. UP TO? UP TO. BOTH LAUGH THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE. I GUESS TO ME THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. AND A FEW MORE GOOD PEOPLE COMING ALONG WOULD BE JUST FINE? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE THREE FREEZING WORKS WITHIN HALF AN HOUR'S DRIVE. TWO LARGE SAW MILLS AND THREE QUARRIES. COME TO MAPIU SCHOOL. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS TO DO. YOU'RE COMING TO THIS SCHOOL, YOUNG MAN? SAY, 'YES, PLEASE.' (BABBLES) OH YEAH. If you are judging the area on its people, they seem lovely. The kids a crack up. A few job opportunities and some good housing. Get amongst it. We can get you in touch with them if you are thinking of a move after Christmas. Speaking of Christmas and the spirit of giving, did you see the guy that found a bag with $10,000 in it and then he had to decide what to do with it. It does not sound like a hard decision. He tracked down the person whose bag it was and gave it back. Inside the bag was a passport and a departure slip. He said he stopped counting the notes when he reached $10,000 So there could have been more. We were talking in the office about what we would do with it. I would give it back. I would be worried that someone would film me taking it like it was a sting operation. That is such a huge amount of money. There is no way I could contemplate keeping it. Is there a threshold? You find a $20 note in the street and you would keep that. The fact that there is a passport with that makes it a bit different. With a $20 note you do not know whose it is. 2016 HAS BEEN A BIG YEAR INTERNATIONALLY. WE'VE HAD BREXIT, WE'VE HAD TRUMP, BUT WHAT ABOUT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD? WE'VE LOST JOHN KEY. POLITICALLY WE'RE STUFFED. BUT LUCKILY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIVING IN PARADISE HERE STILL. AND WE'VE GOT A STORY OF TWO SURF CHAMPS. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF DANIEL KEREOPA. BUT MAYBE NOT... INDICA KNOX. I BET YOU'LL HEAR FROM HIM SOON. HE'S GONNA BE THE FUTURE CHAMP. PLUS ` YOU GOTTA LOVE THESE TWO. WOW. YOU CLEAN UP PRETTY GOOD YOURSELF. WERE YOU FRIENDS BEFOREHAND? WE HATED EACH OTHER. BEST FRIENDS. WELL, THAT'S A BIT AWKWARD, GIVEN THEY HAD TO DO THIS. 16 HOURS, SOMETIMES 17, 18 HOURS A DAY JUST THE TWO OF US. # LAST CHRISTMAS, # I GAVE YOU MY HEART. # BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY, YOU GAVE IT AWAY. # AND THIS YEAR, # TO SAVE ME FROM TEARS, # I'LL GIVE IT TO SOMEONE SPECIAL. # It is old school. I love the old school clips. Just for the hair. Spotify has released its list of most stream Christmas song. That is one of them. I listen to destiny's Child most of the time. We had the earlier this week. Mike was not impressed by it. SO, WITH THE YEAR DRAWING RAPIDLY TO A CLOSE, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW IT'S BEEN. WHEN PEOPLE OVERSEAS DID THESE WRAP UPS, WE WERE INTERESTED TO SEE THEY WERE OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE. WITH ALL ITS DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND DONALD, FOR MANY PEOPLE AT LEAST, 2016 SUCKED BIG TIME. BUT WAS THAT THE CASE FOR ALL KIWIS? WE HIT THE STREETS TO FIND OUT. UPBEAT MUSIC IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR. IT SUCKED A BIT. 2016 WAS AWESOME BECAUSE WE GOT MARRIED. CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING, REALLY. WE HAD TO PUT OUR DOG DOWN LAST WEEK. AMERICAN ELECTIONS? PRETTY STRANGE, PRETTY WEIRD. I'M IN FAVOUR OF TRUMP. POLITICALLY WE'RE STUFFED, ACTUALLY, HERE IN NZ AND AROUND THE WORLD. ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT YEAR. I'VE BEEN TO THREE FUNERALS THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN A HARD, HARD YEAR. I RECKON IT ROCKED. SUCKED, COS OF JUST ALL THE <BLEEP> THAT'S HAPPENED` OH, AM I ALLOWED TO SAY THAT? I JUST BOUGHT ME A $5000 GOLD CHAIN AND A BIG GOLD RING, SO I'M PRETTY` PRETTY STOKED ABOUT THAT. BREXIT, TRUMP, SYRIA. ARGH. TRYING TO BUILD A HOUSE IN AUCKLAND, AND IT'S TAKEN ME A YEAR, AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOT MY RESOURCE CONSENT. MY CAR DIED. AND BOWIE. AND PRINCE. PRINCE. WE'VE LOST JOHN KEY. HE'S GONE. WHAT'S NEXT? 2016'S AMAZING. PRINCE DIED. LOVED PRINCE. 2016 WAS IMMACULATE. IT WAS AMAZING. I WENT TO LONDON, I SPENT TIME WITH MY THREE ADULT KIDS. THE SHAKY ISLES HAS BEEN A PRETTY SCARY YEAR FOR THAT AS WELL. IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR. 2016 HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR ME IN NZ. VERY GOOD. VERY BUSY. LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES. GOOD UNTIL TRUMP GOT ELECTED. BILL ENGLISH ` YEAH, WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. WORSE THAN THAT EVEN IS MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO PRINCE WAS. I THINK THE YOUNG PEOPLE SAY 'LIT' NOWADAYS. SO 2016 WAS LIT. UPBEAT MUSIC It was lit. The gold ring guy cracked me up. He stole your ring. He did. This is not real by the way. Does that not show you how political diverse we are? One person can say it was immaculate, one person can say it was terrible. We are so lucky to be in this part of the world. If you look at the political situation in other countries, we are so lucky. If you take the politics out of it, people can have a hard year for a number of reasons. Let's hope that 2017 is even better. TIME TO ANNOUNCE OUR SECOND TO LAST ASB GOOD AS GOLD SANTA ADDITION WINNER. TONIGHT'S PRIZE GOES TO... ROBYN MAXWELL. WHEN SHE'S NOT WORKING AT NEW PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL, ROBYN IS HELPING OTHERS. FROM COLLECTING FOOD DONATIONS IN CHRISTMAS COSTUMES TO FILMING A CRAZY DANCE VIDEO TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE MONEY, SHE'S AS GOOD AS GOLD. RECENTLY SHE EVEN HELPED SUPPLY AN ELDERLY FRIEND WITH A NEW STOVE AND IS KNOWN TO TAKE FOOD FROM HER OWN FREEZER TO FEED THOSE IN NEED. ROBYN, SONNY BILL WOULD LOVE TO REWARD YOU WITH A $2000 TRAVEL VOUCHER ROBYN, ASB WOULD LOVE TO REWARD YOU WITH A $2000 TRAVEL VOUCHER AND $2000 SPENDING MONEY ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE YOU HAVE HELPED. DON'T FORGET TOMORROW NIGHT WE HAVE OUR LAST WINNER,AND IT'S A BIG ONE. RIGHT NOW IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT HOLLYWOOD IS OUT OF IDEAS. THE BIGGEST MOVIES THIS YEAR WERE EITHER SEQUELS OR FRANCHISES. BUT THERE'S A LATE CHALLENGER THAT IS EVERY BIT THE ORIGINAL. 'PASSENGERS' HAS ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES OF A MAJOR SCI-FI FILM AND WHAT IT LACKS IN FAMILIARITY IT MAKES UP IN STAR POWER. 'BREAKFAST' SHOWBIZ CORRESPONDENT ALICIA MALONE SAT DOWN WITH CHRIS PRATT AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE. PASSENGERS IS AS BIG AS THEY COME. MAN: THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU WOKE UP EARLY. THE BIG BUDGET, THE BIG STARS AND THE BIG QUESTIONS. WHY DID YOU GIVE UP YOUR LIFE ON EARTH? ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT SCI-FI AS A GENRE IS HOW IT'S SET IN THE FUTURE BUT IT ACTUALLY COMMENTS ON THE TIME THAT WE'RE LIVING IN. WERE THERE ANY BIG CONCEPTS THAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHILE YOU WERE MAKING 'PASSENGERS'? OH, YEAH, SO MANY. HELLO. THERE'S THEMES THAT RESONATE ALL THROUGH TIME LIKE OUR NEED TO CONNECT WITH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS AND TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOVE AND SOMEONE TO LOVE. FOR A SCI-FI FILM IT REALLY IS STEAMY. AND BECAUSE THERE ARE REALLY ONLY TWO CHARACTERS ` OH, AND A ROBOT BARTENDER `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` IN MY DREAM. IN YOUR DREAM? YEAH. WHOA. ARE YOU CATCHING THIS JESSICA? SEE? WEIRD. OOH. OH, HELLO. BUT, WAIT, THERE IS MORE WEIRDNESS. AND I KNOW, JEN, THAT YOU HAVE A CONNECTION TO NZ, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL PAINTING THAT WAS CREATED BY A FAN. OH, YEAH, MY DOG'S PORTRAIT, YES. YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER HER NAME, WHICH IS RUDE. PIPPI. MY DOG'S NAME IS PIPPI, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH, I HAVE AN AMAZING PORTRAIT ABOVE MY FIREPLACE OF MY DOG FROM ONE OF YOUR VERY TALENTED TEENAGERS. IT'S TRUE. THANK YOU NAMELESS 14-YEAR-OLD KIWI FOR MAKING THESE TWO SEEM... WELL, A BIT MORE NORMAL. YOU'RE BOTH THE COOLEST, NICEST PEOPLE THAT I GET TO TALK TO,... AWW. ...SO I'M WORKING ON A THEORY THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY ROBOTS. OH, REALLY? WE ARE. I'M SUPER FLATTERED. I LIKE HER. WE'D BE FRIENDS. It looks steamy. Would you Never remember the name of your dog? It was the name of the artist. That would be bad for Jennifer Lawrence. AND PASSENGERS OPENS HERE ON NEW YEAR' DAY. WE THINK WE'VE FOUND OUR NEXT BIG SURF CHAMP. YOU GET TO DO LOTS OF COOL STUFF AND GET SMASHED BY THE WAVES. AND HE'S GOT THE BACKING OF SOMEONE WHO DEFINITELY KNOWS A THING OR TWO. IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD IN THE FUTURE. PLUS ` WHO CAN FORGET BARRY? BARRY, REALLY, WAS TURNING COMPLETE TRASH INTO TOTAL TREASURE. AND THERE WAS A VERY SPECIAL REASON BEHIND ALL OF HIS HARD WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UNCLE BARRY. # HERE'S TO YOU. # RAISE A GLASS TO EVERYONE. # HERE'S TO THEM # AND ALL THAT IS TO COME. # DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMASTIME AT ALL? # FEED THE WORLD. That is Band-Aid from two years ago. I prefer the 1984 version. That is another one off Spotify. NOW FOR OUR FINAL REPORTER'S FAVOURITE STORY OF THE YEAR. REBECCA EDWARDS' TOP PICK IS MEETING BARRY READ, WHOSE TINKERING IN THE GARDEN SHED REACHED A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CREATIVITY. REMEMBER, IT WAS ALL THANKS TO HIS SLIGHT OBSESSION WITH SPECTACULAR TINY CARS. I THINK MY FAVOURITE STORY OF THE YEAR PROBABLY HAS TO BE BARRY READ AND HIS AMAZING RIDE-ON LAWNMOWERS. WE TURNED UP IN INGLEWOOD, HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE GONNA GET WHEN WE WENT INTO BARRY'S BACKYARD SHED. BUT IT WAS THIS AMAZING PLACE WHERE HE, REALLY, WAS TURNING COMPLETE TRASH INTO TOTAL TREASURE. I CAN SPEND ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT HERE. I COULD HAVE MY BED OUT HERE. HE TAKES OLD RIDE-ON LAWNMOWERS, TURNS THEM INTO THESE TINY, SHINY AMAZING REPLICA CARS ALL BY HAND. SO, BARRY HAD DECIDED TO SELL THIS PARTICULAR CAR ON TRADEME TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS GRANDNIECE MILA, WHO NEEDS TO GO TO THE US AND HAVE AN OPERATION. SHE'S VERY LOVED. THERE'S SOMETHING RADIANT ABOUT HER. WHEN HE PUT IT ON TRADEME, HE WAS REALLY HOPING TO RAISE ABOUT $1000 FOR MILA. BY THE END OF THE AUCTION, HE'D RAISED ABOUT 9000, AND THAT HAD PUSHED THE FAMILY OVER THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UNCLE BARRY. COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BETTER OUTCOME, EH? YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT. AND I THINK IT JUST REALLY CAPTURED THAT IDEA THAT ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY WE HAVE INCREDIBLE KIWIS HANGING OUT IN THEIR BACKYARDS, IN THEIR BACK GARDEN SHEDS AND JUST DOING INCREDIBLY AMAZING THINGS. THESE CARS WERE SO BEAUTIFUL, BARRY WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, AND HE WAS JUST SO, SO STOKED THAT HE'D BEEN ABLE TO RAISE THAT MONEY.. HIGH FIVE. ...FOR HIS GRANDNIECE. YEAH. Love it. And I bet there will be some Christmas presents being given out after that one. NZ AND SURFING GO TOGETHER LIKE BREAD AND BUTTER, DON'T THEY? WE'VE GOT WORLD RENOWNED SURF SPOTS, AND WE'VE PRODUCED A HEAP OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS. AND WE MAY JUST HAVE ANOTHER CHAMPION VERY SOON. HE JUST MIGHT NEED TO FINISH PRIMARY SCHOOL FIRST. GILL HIGGINS MEETS INDICA (7). UPBEAT MUSIC IN YEAR TWO, A BEACH TRIP IS MEMORABLE IN SO MANY WAYS. EATING CHOCOLATE CAKE. FUN GAMES. BUT FOR INDI, BEING NEAR THE SEA CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING. I LIKE SURFING, COS YOU GET TO DO LOT OF COOL STUFF AND GET SMASHED BY THE WAVES. # SUGAR, HOW YOU GET SO FLY? INDI'S SHOWING PROMISE ALREADY, AND HE'S ONLY JUST HAD HIS SEVENTH BIRTHDAY. # SUGAR, SUGAR, HOW YOU GET SO FLY? WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER PRESENT? MAYBE. OH! MAYBE? (LAUGHS) LET'S HOPE SO. WE SORTED A SURPRISE SURF WITH WATERMAN STAR DANIEL KEREOPA. INDI! HOW'S IT? (LAUGHS) BUT IT'S FLAT. THANKFULLY DK HAD ANOTHER IDEA ` PADDLE BOARDING. INDI TAKES TO IT LIKE A FISH TO WATER. HE'S GOT A SENSE OF HIMSELF ` LIKE HOW HIS BODY NEEDS TO MOVE AND THE MECHANICS OF HOW EVERYTHING NEEDS TO WORK. HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE REALLY REALLY GOOD IN THE FUTURE. WE TOOK HIM TO BALI COS THERE WAS HIS AGE GROUP COMP, AND HE CAME FIFTH OUT OF 27 KIDS. THEN HE COMPETED IN 'BLAST OFF' IN AUSTRALIA. YEAH, HE WON. (CHUCKLES) YAY! IT MAKES ME WANT TO WIN EVERY TIME. NO, NO, NO` THAT'S IT! (LAUGHS) HE'S STILL ONLY YOUNG, BUT HE STARTED SKATEBOARDING REALLY YOUNG. SURFING TOO. WHEN HE WAS 4, WE WERE AT PIHA. REN HAD HIM IN THE WATER, AND HE JUST CLICKED FROM THEN. MM. INDI'S NOT SO SURE ABOUT HIS DAD SURFING ANY MORE, THOUGH. SO, INDI, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY ABOUT YOUR DAD? HE'S TOO OLD. MUM AND DAD LAUGH HOPEFULLY I'LL NEVER STOP SURFING. BUT IT'S SORT OF TAKEN A BACK STEP BECAUSE OF THIS LITTLE GUY. UPBEAT MUSIC HE'S GOT HIS OWN BOARD, AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY'S RIGHT BEHIND HIM. THAT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING. YEAH. YEAH. OH, TO BE SO YOUNG AGAIN. AS LONG AS HE KEEPS THE LOVE FOR IT. WE'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP IT FUN. HARD, THOUGH, ESPECIALLY ON THE FAMILY FINANCES. THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH CREDIT CARD CAN HANDLE. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOMEONE OUT THERE SEE HIS TALENT. WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO PAY THOSE PEOPLE BACK. ACTUALLY, SOMEONE'S ALREADY SEEN IT. ACTION MUSIC HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING TONIGHT TO SEE YOURSELF ON THE BIG SCREEN? OH... LAUGHTER INDI'S IN A SHORT FILM ABOUT WINTER RIDES FOR FIVE SURF ADDICTS. I CHOSE INDI FOR HIS CHARACTER. HE'S AN AMAZING SURFER. HE'S 6 YEARS OLD; 7 JUST THE OTHER DAY. AND HE'S JUST ROCKING IT. SO WE GIVE YOU INDI ` ONE TO WATCH. Indi is looking for sponsors. IF YOU'RE THE SORT OF FAMILY THAT LEAVES THINGS LATE IN THE LEAD UP TO CHRISTMAS, AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T SORTED GIFTS FOR EACH OTHER, MAYBE CONSIDER JUST LEAVING IT. PRESENTS ARE NICE, AND OF COURSE WITH YOUNG KIDS, YOU WANT THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF GIVING AND RECEIVING. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S ALWAYS WORTH CONSIDERING DO YOU REALLY ACTUALLY WANT NEW STUFF? DO YOU REALLY NEED NEW STUFF? AND IF YOU DO, WHO'S BETTER TO GET IT? AUNT HARRIET OR YOU? MY FAMILY'S DOING A CHEAP AS CHIPS SECRET SANTA THIS YEAR. I DID MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TODAY IN 20 MINUTES. ME, MY SIBLINGS AND PARENTS CAN SAVE CASH, ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, AND I'M CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT CHRISTMAS WILL STILL BE KA PAI. SO, IT'S GETTING TO THAT POINT, ISN'T IT? IT'S LIKE WE'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT IN THE TANK ` CLAWING OUR WAY THROUGH THE FINAL FEW DAYS OF WORK UNTIL CHRISTMAS, AND SO MANY OF US WILL BE IN DESPERATE NEED OF A BREAK. IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY EXHAUSTING YEAR, AND I FOR ONE AM SO GLAD SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE! BUT I DON'T THINK RELAXING IS AS STRAIGHT FORWARD AS IT ONCE WAS. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO DO THESE DAYS. THE EVENTS ARE ENDLESS, TECHNOLOGY. OUR PHONES AND GADGETS DON'T JUST STOP WORKING BECAUSE WE'RE ON A BREAK. TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, TO REALLY RELAX, WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT ACTIVE CHOICE TO LET OURSELVES UNWIND AND VALUE OUR WELLBEING, AND IT'S A CHOICE THAT COULD DETERMINE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT 2017. IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE, BUT SURELY WELL WORTH IT. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.