TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH HILARY AND JEREMY. THOUSANDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE HAD A DENTAL CHECK-UP SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. COVID AND UNDERSTAFFING ARE BEING BLAMED FOR DENTAL DELAYS, WITH HUGE WAITING LISTS AND SKYROCKETING TEETH-RELATED HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. BUT WHAT CAN PARENTS DO IF THEIR CHILDREN ARE STUCK IN THE BACKLOG? WHEN IT COMES TO THE ORAL HEALTH OF KIWI KIDS, THE STATS ARE HARD TO SWALLOW. IN AUCKLAND ALONE, THE WAITING LIST FOR OVERDUE CHECK-UPS SITS AT ALMOST 200,000. AND WITH HALF OF YOUNG KIWIS HAVING A CAVITY BY AGE 5, THE LONGER THE WAIT, THE LARGER THE PROBLEM. SO WHILE DENTISTS DO THEIR BEST TO CHIP AWAY AT THE BACKLOG, HOW CAN PARENTS ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN'S TEETH ARE IN THE BEST CONDITION WHEN THE WAITING LIST CLEARS? AND TO EXPLAIN MORE IS PAEDIATRIC DENTIST KATIE BACH. GREAT TO SEE YOU, KATIE. SO, 67% OF KIDS ARE OVERDUE A CHECK-UP. WHAT CAN BEING A YEAR OR TWO LATE FOR CHECK-UP DO TO CHILDREN'S TEETH? WELL, JEREMY, UNFORTUNATELY, IN NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN, DENTAL DECAY IS REALLY COMMON. BABY TEETH ARE SMALLER AND SOFTER THAN ADULT TEETH WITH THINNER ENAMEL, SO CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP PROBLEMS REALLY FAST AND DECAY CAN SPREAD REALLY FAST. CHILDREN ARE ALSO MISSING OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AN ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR BRUSHING AND TO ALSO HAVE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AT A DENTIST AND IMPROVE THEIR CONFIDENCE. SO, WHAT OPTIONS TO PARENTS HAVE TO GET THEIR CHILDREN SEEN? I GUESS PARENTS IN NEW ZEALAND HAVE A FEW OPTIONS. I THINK FAMILIES SHOULD PROBABLY THINK ABOUT WHEN THEIR CHILDREN WERE LAST SEEN AND MAYBE THINK ABOUT A PLAN TO GET THEM TO HAVE THEIR TEETH CHECKED. THEY CAN EITHER CALL UP THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE. THEY MIGHT HAVE A LOCAL DENTIST AND A FAMILY DENTIST THAT THEY TRUST AND THEY MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THEIR CHILD TO OR SOME OF OUR FAMILIES SEE HERE FOR THEIR FAMILY SPECIALIST PAEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE IS RIGHT FOR THEM. IS IT TRUE, KATIE, THAT ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS BRUSH OUR KIDS' TEETH AND NOT GIVE THEM FIZZY DRINK TO PERMANENT DECAY? OH MY GOSH, JEREMY, THE MOST COMMON THING I HEAR FROM MY PARENTS IN HERE IS 'I BRUSH THEIR TEETH TWICE A DAY. I DON'T GET THEM FIZZY DRINK. 'I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.' AND THEY'RE OFTEN DEVASTATED WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. AND THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE OR... BUT, REALLY, IT'S SUCH A COMPLEX DISEASE IN CHILDREN. THERE'S SO MANY FACTORS AT PLAY. AND I THINK PARENTS OFTEN FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ALONE; IT'S ONLY THEIR CHILD THAT'S HAVING DENTAL DECAY. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO TAKE THEM TO A DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SO THAT THEY CAN TALK ABOUT VARIOUS RISK FACTORS FOR THEIR CHILD AND CAN MAKE SOME CHANGES TO REDUCE THEIR CHILD'S DECAY RISK. YEAH, AND ON THAT, WHAT CAN PARENTS START TO DO RIGHT NOW TO REDUCE THE CHANCES OF THEIR KIDS NEEDING SERIOUS DENTAL WORK? WE REALLY WANT PARENTS TO BE BRUSHING THEIR CHILDREN'S TEETH TWICE A DAY WITH A FLUORIDATED TOOTHPASTE. I RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS ARE BRUSHING THEIR CHILDREN'S TEETH UNTIL THEY'RE AT LEAST 7 YEARS OLD AND SUPERVISING THEM MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. I REALLY LIKE THREE MEALS AND TWO SNACKS, SO NOT CONSTANTLY GRAZING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, NOT PECKING UP FOOD, NOT BEING FRUIT BATS AT THE FRUIT BOWL ALL DAY, AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WATCH OUT FOR SNEAKY SUGARS THAT ARE HIDDEN IN THINGS THAT MIGHT BE NATURAL SUGARS OR MARKETED AS HEALTHY SUGARS, BUT IT'S STILL SUGAR. OOH, THAT'S INTERESTING. WHAT SORT OF THINGS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE? I'M TALKING ABOUT DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, MUESLI BARS, SOME OF THOSE YOGHURTS THAT REALLY AREN'T YOGHURTS AND PROBABLY HAVE A BIT MORE SUGAR THAN YOUR AVERAGE ICE CREAM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BLISS BALLS OR THESE NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF DRIED FRUIT, MAPLE SYRUP, HONEY. AND WE JUST HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL OF ALL THOSE THINGS THEY'RE THROWING AT US AS 'HEALTHY'. OF COURSE, I'M ALL FOR TREATS ` DEFINITELY TREATS, BUT IN MODERATION. AND KEEP THE FUN FOODS TO FUN TIMES, AND OUR MEALS AND SNACKS, TRYING TO KEEP THEM AS LOW-SUGAR AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATIE. SOME REALLY GOOD ADVICE THERE. APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS. THANK YOU, HILARY AND JEREMY. CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR, FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2022 TIMES HAVE CHANGED. I AM A BIT OF A FRUIT BAT. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT TERM BEFORE, BUT YOU DO NOT WANT KIDS FRUIT BATTING AROUND. BRUSH YOUR TEETH AFTER THE FRUIT. NOTHING IS GOOD FOR YOU ANYMORE. MUESLI BARS ARE NO GOOD FOR YOU. WHAT IS GOOD? SOME PORRIDGE AND SALT? JOYLESS. IT IS NOT JOYLESS. IT IS GOOD FOR YOU. WHERE IS THE JOY? THEY SAY A PROBLEM SHARED IS A PROBLEM HALVED, BUT SOMETIMES KNOWING WHO TO TALK TO ISN'T EASY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE YOUNG. THAT'S WHY YOUTHLINE HAS COME UP WITH A NEW PROGRAMME IN SCHOOLS TO BOOST MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND WITH THE HELP OF ASB, GOT SOME YOUNG MINDS TOGETHER TO NUT IT OUT. WE ALL KNOW BEING A TEENAGER COMES WITH ITS CHALLENGES, AND YOUNG PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH A COMPLEX TIME. RECENT RESEARCH FROM ASB HAS CONFIRMED IT'S AN AREA THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. WE WERE PRETTY SHOCKED TO FIND THAT ACTUALLY 47% OF OUR RANGATAHI FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. AND BECAUSE HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO HELPS, ASB IS TEAMING UP WITH YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICE YOUTHLINE TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE. KNOWING THAT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END, EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, TO LISTEN, TO GIVE ADVICE WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. IT IS SAVING LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS. YOUTHLINE PROVIDES THAT EDUCATION AND ALSO, HEY, IT'S OK TO FEEL LIKE THIS SOMETIMES. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE SUPPORT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND ALSO IN SCHOOLS. A PROGRAMME DESIGNED BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS, WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. AND FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY YOUTHLINE CEO SHAE RONALD. LOVELY TO SEE YOU, SHAE. TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAMME. HOW DOES IT WORK? WE KNOW THAT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PEERS ARE A MASSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM. SO THIS PROGRAMME WILL SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THEN TO BE LIKE A LISTENING EAR, A FIRST BASE FOR THE PEERS IN RELATION TO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE SUPPORT WHERE THAT'S NEEDED AND THEN TO BE LIKE A LISTENING EAR, A FIRST BASE FOR THE AND NAVIGATING AND SIGNPOSTING THEM INTO SUPPORT SERVICES. AND WHAT DO THE STATS TELL US ABOUT YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, SHAE? WELL, SINCE 2012, WE'VE SEEN A DOUBLING OF RATES OF MENTAL DISTRESS IN YOUNG PEOPLE, BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND HERE IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND. SO WE HAVE SEEN THAT, AND WE HAVE SEEN WITH COVID THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT TREND HAS WORSENED. AND WHY IS SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE HOME AND IN SCHOOLS SO IMPORTANT? YEAH, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT HOW PEERS ARE SUCH A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS. YOU KNOW, RESEARCH SHOWS US THAT TALKING ABOUT OUR FEELINGS IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAINTAIN OUR WELL-BEING. WE JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S OK TO NOT BE OK. IT'S OK TO ASK FOR HELP, AND IT'S OK TO KEEP ASKING FOR HELP IF YOU DON'T GET THAT HELP. AND, SHAE, WHAT EFFECT HAS THE PANDEMIC HAD ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH? YEAH, THE PANDEMIC HAS DEFINITELY WORSENED THE TREND AROUND MENTAL DISTRESS. HERE AT YOUTHLINE, WE'VE SEEN LAST YEAR A 23% INCREASE IN RISK AND COMPLEXITY IN RELATION TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CONTACTING US, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND IT'S SO GOOD THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT. I MEAN, THAT IS THE BEST THING THEY CAN DO. AND WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US IS THAT WHAT WOULD MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE FOR THEM IS FOR THE ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES TO LISTEN TO THEM WITHOUT JUDGEMENT, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION, TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE OF FEELING THAT THEY BELONG AND THAT THEY MATTER IS SO, SO IMPORTANT TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT WORK. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT, SHAE. BEST OF LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. BEHIND SHED DOORS ACROSS NZ, THERE ARE SOME REMARKABLE THINGS GOING ON. THE FIORDLAND MILITARY MUSEUM IS ONE OF THEM, A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MILITARY EQUIPMENT, WITH SOME UNBELIEVABLE SURPRISES. BUT YOU CAN'T JUST TURN UP ` YOU'LL NEED AN APPOINTMENT. JULIAN LEE REPORTS. (ECHOEY ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSIC) THE MOSSBURN-TE ANAU HIGHWAY IS BEAUTIFUL, COLD, FRESH AND SEEMINGLY DEVOID OF HUMANS. BUT PEOPLE DO LIVE OUT HERE ` THEY'RE JUST WELL-CAMOUFLAGED, LIKE THE McGREGORS AND THEIR IMPRESSIVE, YET LITTLE-KNOWN, FIORDLAND MILITARY MUSEUM. WHAT'S THIS THING? YOU CAN WIND THAT UP. IT'S AN AIR-RAID SIREN. (SIREN WAILS) THAT'S AMAZING. IT IS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. YEAH. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT THIS HERE. I WAS GONNA SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAL DEAL, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS THE REAL DEAL. IT IS THE REAL DEAL. DUNCAN AND HIS WIFE, TINA, HAVE BUILT THIS PLACE FROM SCRATCH ` A HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. THESE ARE REMNANTS OF THE SOMME. REALLY? BROUGHT BACK. THIS IS A PIECE OF CONCRETE FROM THE NORMANDY WALL, AND THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER. OH, THERE WE GO. BOTH: YEAH. YEAH. DUNCAN WORKS IN READY-MIX CONCRETE. ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, HE WAS GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME. I WAS REDEFINING MYSELF IN HOBBIES, AND TINA SUGGESTED THAT I... I BUILT A HOT ROD AT SCHOOL ` MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET THAT BACK AND DO SOMETHING. I SAID, 'NO. NO, I WANNA MOVE ON.' I LIKE THE GMC TRUCK, SO THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED. BREN-GUN CARRIER, BUILT IN THE PETONE WORKSHOPS IN WELLINGTON. IT'S ALL BEEN LOVINGLY RESTORED TO FULL WORKING ORDER. DID YOU EVER IMAGINE THAT THAT ONE GMC WOULD, SORT OF, LOOK LIKE ALL OF THIS, 15 YEARS LATER? NO. (LAUGHS) NOT AT ALL. (MILITARY MARCH) IT'S A WORLD WAR II SEARCHLIGHT. UP THE HILLS HERE, YOU CAN SPOT A RABBIT A KILOMETRE AWAY, IF YOU CAN SEE THAT FAR. OH, IT JUST KEEPS GOING, DOESN'T IT? I JUST SMELT THE MILITARY AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME. YES, THE CANVAS. THE MILITARY SMELL. YEAH, THE CAMO NETS. DUNCAN HAS PERSONALLY EXCAVATED SOME OF THESE ARTEFACTS, LIKE THE BULLETS FROM GALLIPOLI. I SAID TO THE TURKISH FELLA, 'I'VE GOT A SMALL MUSEUM BACK IN NZ.' AND I SAYS, 'DO YOU THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM HOME?' AND HE SAID, 'YOUR BOYS BROUGHT THEM HERE; 'I'M SURE YOU CAN TAKE THEM HOME AGAIN.' I BOUGHT THIS AT A LOCAL SHOP. A LOCAL SHOP? A LOCAL SHOP. IN TE ANAU? NO, IN GARSTON. GARSTON. AND IT CARRIED TWO MISSILES. WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY WHEN THEY COME IN HERE? THEY MUST BE AMAZED. THEY SEEM TO BE. YEAH, THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT. THEY WONDER WHERE I GOT ALL THIS STUFF FROM, SO YEAH. AND HOW DID YOU GET IT, AND I SAY, 'OH, ONE PIECE A TIME.' OH MATE! I WAS JOKING INITIALLY, WHEN I SAID IF NZ GETS INVADED, BUT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A BUNKER READY TO GO. THE McGREGORS' COLLECTION IS SO WELL RESPECTED, OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM IN WAIOURU HAS LENT THEM THIS. CAN I GO IN THERE? YES, YOU CAN. (BOTH LAUGH) OH, MAN, THIS IS AWESOME. DO YOU EVER TAKE THIS FOR A SPIN? OCCASIONALLY, WE DO, YES. IT'S A BIT HARD ON THE LAWN, THOUGH. CAN WE TAKE IT TO TOWN? NOT TODAY. (LAUGHS) IT IS REGISTERED FOR THE ROAD. EVERYONE NEEDS ONE OF THESE. YOU COULD GET REALLY GET STUFF DONE WITH ONE OF THESE, EH? YOU KNOW? IN LIFE. (BANG!) WHOA! SHH! (LAUGHS) (GUNFIRE) THAT'S FANTASTIC. NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY IN A NZ BLOKE'S GARAGE, IS IT? NO, THIS IS A 1952 BLUE WATER CRUISE MISSILE. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE HE GOT IT FROM, WELL, LIKE THEY SAY IN SOUTHLAND, HE GOT IT FROM A MATE. ARE YOU THE ONLY PERSON IN NZ THAT OWNS A CRUISE MISSILE? I DON'T KNOW ` I DON'T KNOW ANYONE ELSE THAT'S GOT ONE. HOW MANY YEARS DID IT TAKE YOU TO RESTORE? OH, ABOUT SEVEN YEARS TO PIECE ALL THIS TOGETHER. SEVEN YEARS! AND WHAT IS IT? THIS IS A LONG-RANGE DESERT GROUP TRUCK. (ROCK MUSIC) IT'S A HOMAGE TO THE PAST AND THE SACRIFICE PEOPLE HAD TO MAKE FOR THE COUNTRY, ISN'T IT? OH, BIG TIME. YES, YEAH. I JUST WONDER IF PEOPLE WOULD DO THE SAME TODAY, COS WE DO LIVE A PRETTY FANTASTIC LIFE HERE IN NZ. A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO SERVED, AND CONTINUE TO SERVE, OUR COUNTRY. WHAT A FANTASTIC MUSEUM. HOW WAS HE ON THE GUN? THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT REAL. THEY GAVE ME A FRIGHT FOR A MOMENT. SAME. WHAT IF THEY HAD NOT UNLOADED THE MUNITIONS? REMEMBER, WE'RE ON THE SEARCH FOR NEW ZEALAND'S CLEVEREST CAT AT MEAL TIMES. PERHAPS YOUR CAT CAN GET DINNER OUT OF THE FRIDGE OR EVEN SWIPE IT OFF YOUR SHOULDER. HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU COULD BE IN TO WIN $5000 CASH, PLUS A GENEROUS SUPPLY OF OSCAR CAT FOOD. ENTRIES CLOSE ON SUNDAY NIGHT, AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` FEELING FIT AND HEALTHY? WHY YOU STILL NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF. PLUS ` A RAY WOLF RECORDING. SO, THIS IS A MASTER TAPE FOR MARIA DALLAS LP, TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE RACE IS ON TO SAVE THE RECORDINGS OF OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE. - Step up. - Step sideways ` - that little step before the big one... - ...into that new office,... - ...new career,... - ...new mindset,... - ...because you can do it. - Tautoko. - So make tracks. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THE OLDER WE GET, THE MORE WE'RE ASKED TO CHECK OUR BODIES FOR UNWANTED LUMPS AND BUMPS, LIKE BREAST CANCER. BUT LIFE'S BUSY, AND IF YOU FEEL GOOD AND HEALTHY, IT CAN BE EASY TO LET THAT SLIDE. HERE'S RACHEL PARKIN WITH A TIMELY REMINDER. (UPBEAT MUSIC) AT 49, FAY GIDDY FELT UNFLAPPABLE,... VERY ACTIVE. I HAVEN'T EATEN MEAT SINCE I WAS 11. GROW ALL OUR OWN FRUIT AND VEG. SO, YEAH, VERY HEALTHY. ...ON A 17-YEAR STRETCH OF NO DOCTOR VISITS. WOW. I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I'D HAD ANTIBIOTICS. YOU KNOW, REALLY HEALTHY. FAYE HADN'T BOTHERED WITH MAMMOGRAMS EITHER. BECAUSE I HADN'T GOT BREAST CANCER IN THE FAMILY, BECAUSE IT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN TO ME; I WAS FAR TOO HEALTHY. THAT LESSON NOW WELL AND TRULY LEARNT. AND I REMEMBER SAYING TO TIM, 'ARE YOU SITTING DOWN? I'VE FOUND A LUMP.' AND, YES, IT WAS CANCER. IT WAS BREAST CANCER. BUT IT WAS A LOW GRADE AND ENCAPSULATED, MEANING FAYE'S CANCER LESS LIKELY TO SPREAD. THE NURSE SAID, 'IF YOU'RE GONNA GET BREAST CANCER, 'THIS IS THE BEST TYPE OF CANCER TO GET.' SO AFTER A LUMPECTOMY AND THREE WEEKS OF RADIATION, FAYE THOUGHT SHE WAS IN THE CLEAR. THEN THREE YEARS DOWN THE TRACK CAME A SECOND LUMP, IN THE WEIRDEST OF TWISTS DISCOVERED ONLY THANKS TO COVID, HER FIRST VACCINATION. I WAS IN THE BATH AND JUST WASHING AND JUST BURST INTO TEARS AND CALLED TIM. AND I SAID, 'I'VE GOT A LUMP UNDER MY ARM.' AND HE SAID, 'THAT'S A SIGN YOU'VE HAD COVID.' HE SAID 'IT'S YOUR LYMPH NODES.' SHE JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE DUE FOR A MAMMOGRAM. AND SHE SAID, 'I'M GONNA ACTUALLY DO A BIOPSY.' AND LO AND BEHOLD, IT ACTUALLY WAS CANCER IN THE LYMPH NODE. SO IN A WAY, COVID SAVED YOU FROM CANCER? YEAH, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN NONE THE WISER. ANOTHER BIGGER PROCEDURE LATER, AND FAYE CAN BREATHE AGAIN. HER LITTLE RIVER LIFESTYLE AKIN TO SMOOTH RECOVERY FROM FULL LYMPH NODE REMOVAL. IT WAS ALL GRASS? ALL GRASS. WOW. BONNIE HERE ALSO KEEPING FAYE ON HER TOES. I WALK HER FIVE TO SIX TIMES A DAY JUST COS I DON'T WANT HER GOING TO TOILET IN THE GARDEN, SO, YEAH... FAYE'S MESSAGE FOR KIWI WOMEN JUST AS BLUNT. DON'T BE A MUPPET LIKE I WAS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TICKS YOU ARE DOING FOR THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, BREAST CANCER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THAT. SO ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT SORT OF, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE MAMMOGRAM ON THE BACKBURNER, GO AND HAVE IT DONE AND DO THEM EVERY YEAR. HER NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER WITH HIS OWN ADVICE TOO. YOU NEED TO BE THERE FOR YOUR PARTNERS AND YOUR SPOUSES, YOUR WIVES, YOUR FRIENDS. IT'S A BIG PART OF GOING THROUGH THAT CANCER JOURNEY. FOR HUBBY TIM PART OF THAT HAS BEEN PUTTING ON THESE. COME AND HAVE A SEE. OH, HELLO! DO YOU WANT SOME? DO YOU WANT SOME? AS KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY PLANNED THEIR OWN PINK RIBBON PARTIES, FAYE'S TESTAMENT TO THE WHY. THE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT SHE SAYS INVALUABLE. HELLO! HI! THE JOURNEY ONGOING. THEY REALLY ARE THERE FOR YOU, DURING BUT PARTICULARLY AFTERWARDS. FAYE KNOWS SHE'S ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES ` A LUCKY MUPPET. GET REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS, SHE SAYS, AND YOU MIGHT BE TOO. AND WATCH OUT FOR ALL OF THE PINK RIBBON THANKS. I HAVE MY PINK BAND GUMBOOTS ON. GIRL GUIDE BISCUITS. YOU WANT A PEN? YOU HAVE ALL OF THE PINK BITS, DON'T YOU? YES. AMONG THE OFFERINGS ON AIR NEW ZEALAND'S INFLIGHT AUDIO IS A PLAYLIST CALLED IN THE VAULT. IT'S AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF MUSIC FROM THE VAST COLLECTION AT THE TURNBULL LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS CURRENTLY STORING AND RESTORING THOUSANDS OF KIWI RECORDINGS, BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THE CAPITAL, HOME TO MAGNIFICENT EDIFICES THAT HOUSE OUR HERITAGE AND POWER-HUNGRY POLITICIANS. ACTUALLY, IT'S JUST OVER THE ROAD FROM THE BEEHIVE WHERE THIS STORY BEGAN. THE OLD TURNBULL LIBRARY SOMEHOW SURVIVED THE QUAKES THAT DESTROYED NEWER BUILDINGS LIKE THE DEFENCE BUILDING, WHICH USED TO BE HERE, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE CURRENT HOME OF THE TURNBULL COLLECTION. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY IS A ROCK-SOLID CULTURE BUNKER THAT INCLUDES A HUGE CHUNK OF OUR MUSICAL HISTORY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL BROWN. I'M THE MUSIC CURATOR AT THE ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY. WE HOLD THE HERITAGE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NEW ZEALAND. MY JOB IS TO COLLECT AND ACQUIRE MUSIC-RELATED MATERIAL FOR THE LIBRARY TO BE PRESERVED HERE IN PERPETUITY AND FOR US TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THAT. IN ROOM AFTER ROOM AND SHELF UPON SHELF, MASTER COPIES OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OUR MUSICAL MOMENTS KEPT AT AN ARCHIVAL TEMPERATURE ` 12C. A BRIAN SMITH QUARTET. A RAY WOLF RECORDING. SO THIS IS A MASTER TAPE FOR A MARIA DALLAS LP, TOWN AND COUNTRY. ARCHIVE: MARIA IS A FAN OF COUNTRY AND WESTERN SINGING. IT'S FROM THESE NEWLY DIGITISED MASTER TAPES THAT MICHAEL CREATED 'IN THE VAULT', A PLAYLIST FOUND ON NEW ZEALAND FLIGHTS AND YOUTUBE. BUT THE RACE IS ON TO SAFEGUARD THE MASTER RECORDINGS THAT ARTISTS LIKE OTIS MACE HERE, BECAUSE TIME IS LITERALLY RUNNING OUT. I'M NICK GUY, THE SENIOR CONSERVATOR FOR AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA AT THE TURNBULL LIBRARY. THESE TAPES ARE, YOU KNOW, DECADES OLD NOW. THEY'RE BECOMING QUITE FRAGILE. AND IF YOU DAMAGE A TAPE, A MASTER TAPE, THEN YOU'VE REALLY DAMAGED SOMEONE'S ARTWORK. YOU CAN'T GET THAT BACK. NICK LOVINGLY TRANSFERS THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS TO THE DIGITAL REALM TO BE SENT OUT TO MULTIPLE SERVERS FOR SAFEKEEPING. BUT IT'S A RACE AGAINST DISINTEGRATING AUDIOTAPE AND THE VERY MACHINES THAT PLAY THEM. YEAH, WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN THAT HELPS US KEEP THESE MACHINES ALIVE, MORE OR LESS. HE'S VERY TALENTED. HE KNOWS HOW TO FIX A LOT OF PROBLEMS. BUT HE HAS NO APPRENTICE, AND I CAN'T SEE HIM GETTING ONE. AND SO THE RACE IS ON. # IF YOU THINK I'M COMING BACK... MY NAME IS OTIS MACE. AND I'M A SINGER-SONGWRITER. # ...COMING BACK, # YOU'RE WRONG. # YOU'RE WRONG. # YOU'RE WRONG. # THE WORLD IS COMPLETELY FLAT. # I'VE BEEN FORCED TO RETIRE. # IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF MUSIC WAS JUST DISAPPEARING INTO THE ETHER. AND SO THE TURNBULL LIBRARY'S EFFORTS TO RECORD EVERYTHING AND KEEP IT SAFE IS REALLY GOOD. THAT'S QUITE GRATIFYING TO BE PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I'VE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CULTURE. AND THAT'S A VERY SATISFYING THING. THAT'S ONE OF THE HIGHS OF BEING A SINGER-SONGWRITER. SO HERE'S TO KEEPING OTIS AND MARIA AND ALL THE OTHER MUSICAL LEGACIES ALIVE AND KICKING. HERE'S TO THE TENDERS OF THE TAPES, THE MAKERS OF THE PLAYLISTS, AND TO A MERCHANT COLLECTOR AND DANDY BY THE NAME OF ALEXANDER HORSBURGH TURNBULL. AND YOU CAN CATCH OTIS MACE IN THE FLESH IN AUCKLAND AT THE CLAIRE INN ON SATURDAY MAY 28th. WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT. I THINK IT WAS THE HOMER TUNNEL. OH, THE HOMER TUNNEL. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, WE'RE AT THE SOUTHLAND SHEEP TRIALS. AND LET ME TELL YOU ` THEY ARE A GOOD TIME. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY; THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. '10 YEARS YOUNGer IN 10 DAYS' IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PO MARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR, FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN.