AND NOW ON THE PROJECT, YOU'RE TALKING WITH SIR SAM NEILL. LIKE A GOLDIE PAINTING OR THE KELLY TARLTON'S SHARK BUS, SAM IS A NATIONAL TREASURE. HE'S FINALLY SPILLED ALL IN A NEW MEMOIR. AND AFTER 53 YEARS IN THE MOVIES, HE'S GOT SOME BLOCKBUSTER TALES TO TELL. HI, I'M SAM NEILL. ACTOR OF SORTS. BORN NIGEL JOHN DERMOT NEILL, SAM IS THE INTERNATIONAL KIWI ACTOR. HE'S WORKED WITH EVERYONE. STEVEN SPIELBERG. IT'S... IT'S A DINOSAUR. MERYL STREEP. JANE CAMPION AND HARVEY KEITEL. I'VE HAD THAT FACE IN MY HEAD, HATING IT. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IN SWEDEN, HE'S EVEN A NATIONAL CELEBRITY BECAUSE HIS 1982 FILM 'IVANHOE' IS A TV HOLIDAY STAPLE. THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH BEHIND-THE-SCENES-STORIES TO FILL A BOOK, ALTHOUGH THE IMPETUS TO START WRITING WAS PRETTY SERIOUS. SAM NEILL HAS REVEALED THAT HE'S BEING TREATED FOR STAGE THREE NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA. I'VE BEEN IN REMISSION FOR EIGHT MONTHS, WHICH FEELS REALLY GOOD. AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW HE'S STILL MAKING MOVIES AND HAVING A LAUGH. PLEASE WELCOME SAM NEILL! (APPLAUSE) NOW, SAM, YOU CHANGED YOUR NAME. BUT THERE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 5000 NIGELS IN AOTEAROA. WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST NIGELS? OH, I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST NIGELS. I AM A NIGEL MYSELF. AND I'M JUST IN THE NIGELS' CORNER. I JUST FEEL TERRIBLY, DESPERATELY SORRY FOR OTHER NIGELS, COS IT IS THE WETTEST NAME ON THE PLANET. BUT I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY OVER-EGGING IT ` 5000 NIGELS IN NZ, I THINK, IS AN EXAGGERATION. I'D PUT IT AT 50, 52 MAYBE. (LAUGHTER) NOW, YOUR BOOK IS HILARIOUS, BUT THE REASON FOR WRITING IT WAS A BIT MORE SERIOUS. HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? HOW'S THE CANCER? I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD, AND I'M BACK AT WORK. I JUST CAME IN FROM TENNIS LESSONS ` THAT'S HOW GOOD I AM. (LAUGHTER) AND THINGS ARE GREAT. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK AT WORK. HEY, WE ARE USED TO AUSTRALIA TRYING TO CLAIM YOU, BUT WHAT'S THIS WE HEAR ABOUT SWEDEN? THEY CAN'T HAVE YOU. WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH YOU? (LAUGHTER) OH, LOOK, IT'S A VERY STRANGE THING THAT I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. BUT THEY SHOW IVANHOE, WHICH IS A FILM I WAS IN 40 YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING ` THEY'LL EAT PIZZA AND THEY WATCH THIS AT 3 O'CLOCK ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. I'M BAFFLED AS TO WHY, I PLAY THE BAD GUY IN IT. AND, YOU KNOW, SPOILER ALERT, I DIE AT THE END. (ALL GASP) BUT HALF OF SWEDEN WANTS ME TO SURVIVE. YOU KNOW, ONE TIME, TEAM BRIAN WILL WIN AND BEAT BLOODY IVANHOE. BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS, I DIE EVERY YEAR, BUT THERE'S STILL KEEP WATCHING IT. BUT THEY STILL KEEP WATCHING IT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY COS IT'S THE SHORTEST DAY OR SOMETHING AND THEY HAVEN'T SEEN SUNLIGHT FOR MONTHS, AND THEY'RE ALL GOING A LITTLE STRANGE. LOVELY PEOPLE OTHERWISE; THEY'RE SWEET. (LAUGHTER) NOW, SAM, YOU HAVE A FARM WHERE YOU MAKE DELICIOUS WINE. I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DRANK QUITE A BIT OF IT TODAY. AND YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF ANIMALS NAMED AFTER CELEBRITIES ON THAT FARM. IS IT TRUE SOMEONE DIDN'T LIKE HAVING A ROOSTER NAMED AFTER THEM? LOOK, THE RUMOUR IS THAT MICHAEL FASSBENDER, HE HASN'T CONFIRMED THIS TO ME, THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE BEING CALLED A COCK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. (LAUGHTER) WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? I'M VERY FOND OF MICHAEL, AND I ONLY NAME CREATURES AFTER PEOPLE THAT I LIKE. AND IT WASN'T MEANT TO, BUT I SUPPOSE YOU COULD TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY. (LAUGHTER) I SUPPOSE YOU COULD. NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK, SAM, IS YOUR MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE, IN YOUR OPINION, AND IS IT WIMBLEDON? (LAUGHTER) YEAH, IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION WIMBLEDON. SOMEONE I WAS TALKING TO TODAY SAID, 'WHAT WAS THE NAME OF YOUR CHARACTER IN WIMBLEDON?' I COULDN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME THINK OF IT, EXCEPT I WAS KIRSTEN DUNST'S FATHER. YEAH. (LAUGHTER) WHICH ISN'T REALLY THE SAME NAME AS A CHARACTER, IS IT? (LAUGHTER) WELL, SAM, IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO GET TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON THE SHOW. THANKS, GUYS. (APPLAUSE) WELCOME TO EASTER THURSDAY PROJECT. KATE RODGER IS WITH US. AND JOSH THOMSON! KATE, SINCE YOU WALKED IN, YOU HAVE BEEN CARESSING THE BOOK. HE IS JUST SO HANDSOME! HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST KIND, GENEROUS MEN. AND IT IS SO SEXY, KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY. STOP RUBBING IT! SORRY, SAM. DID YOU GET THE SENSE THAT JOSH WAS HINTING TO SAM TO NAME ONE OF HIS FARM ANIMALS AFTER HIM? A TINY BIT. YOU NAME ANIMALS AFTER PEOPLE, DO YOU? I'M A PERSON. I AM A PERSON, ACTUALLY, SO JOKE IS ON YOU! WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? PROBABLY NOT A GIRAFFE. HE PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY ON HIS FARM ANYWAY. A MOOT POINT. HE DOESN'T LIVE IN JURASSIC PARK. SAM'S BOOK, YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS ONE, BECAUSE KATE HAS FONDLED IT. YOU CAN GET IT NOW. ALSO TONIGHT, IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE THE VERY FIRST CELL PHONE CALL. SO WHO WAS THAT FIRST CALL MADE TO? WE'LL FILL YOU IN, NEXT. BUT MOBILES HAVEN'T BEEN GREAT FOR ALL OF US. JESSE TAKES A LOOK AT NEW RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. WELL I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I CAN'T WAIT FOR EASTER ` IT'S THE ONLY TIME OF THE YEAR I EAT CHOCOLATE (!) I CAN'T WAIT TO CRACK OFF A LITTLE CHUNK OF THE EGG TO NIBBLE ON, AND THEN WRAP IT BACK UP IN THE TINFOIL TO SAVE FOR ANOTHER DAY. (LAUGHS) IT'S TIME FOR THE SICKLY SWEET DAILY DOSE! I COULD NEVER FINISH A WHOLE ONE, MYSELF. FIRST UP ` BACKING UP A TRUCK IS HARD, SO IT PAYS TO GET HELP FROM SOMEONE WITH A MULLET. EVEN IF HE'S 4 YEARS OLD. LOOK AT HIM GO! THAT KID DESERVES A BEER. KEEP COMING... STOP. THAT KID IS SO IMPRESSIVE, HE BACKED HIS OWN WAY OUT OF THE BIRTH CANAL WITH A TRAILER. THAT'S HARD. MY BIRTH CANAL HURT JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT. THE TRAILER WOULDN'T HELP. UP NEXT ` A LADY SLIPS ON A RIVERBED. LET'S WATCH. KEEP WATCHING HER. KEEP WATCHING HER. YOU'RE ABOUT TO WATCH A LADY SLIP OVER. WRONG LADY. IT WAS THE WRONG ONE! THAT'S WHY TLC... (LAUGHS) I THINK THAT'S WHY TLC SAID NOT TO CHASING THEM. I THINK THAT'S WHY TLC SAID NOT TO GO CHASING THEM. I GOT TOO EXCITED. DAMN YOU, TLC! AND FINALLY, IT TURNS OUT ZOOM CALLS ARE NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE. (WHINES) AW! YOU SEE ` EVEN DOGS KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF THE MUTE! THAT WAS YOUR DAILY DOSE. (APPLAUSE) 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK THE HANDHELD CELL PHONE WAS BORN. IT HAD BEEN A RACE BETWEEN BILLION-DOLLAR TECH COMPANIES MOTOROLA AND THEIR RIVALS AT&T. MOTOROLA CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FIRST AND CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER. (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS' 'WITHOUT LOVE') ON APRIL 3rd 1973 THIS MAN CALLED SOMEONE ON A CELL PHONE. UP TO THAT POINT, THE MOBILE WAS STRICTLY A CAR THING. DRIVING YOUR CAR, AND YOU GO FROM THE ONE CELL TO THE NEXT CELL, YOUR CALL IS HANDED OFF. BUT MOTOROLA'S CHIEF ENGINEER HAD AN IDEA. WHY DON'T WE BUILD A CELLULAR SYSTEM THAT'S THE WAY IT OUGHT TO BE ` A HANDHELD, PORTABLE CELL PHONE? AND IN A MOVE THAT'S PROVED TO BE WEIRDLY APPROPRIATE, THE FIRST CELL PHONE CALL WAS ALSO A MASSIVE TROLL. I TOOK A CHANCE AND CALLED JOEL ENGEL. DR ENGEL WAS RUNNING THE AT&T PROGRAMME. AND I SAID, 'HI, JOEL. 'I'M CALLING YOU FROM A CELL PHONE ` BUT A REAL CELL PHONE.' (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) FIZZING AFTER THE EPIC PRANK CALL, DR COOPER'S TEAM GOT TO WORK, AND BY 1983 THE FIRST COMMERCIAL MODELS WERE ON THE MARKET. # WHAT A FEELING. ARCHIVE: EVENTUALLY, SEEING PEOPLE USING CELLULAR PHONES MAY SEEM AS COMMONPLACE AS SOMEONE CHECKING TIME ON AN ELECTRONIC WATCH. IT WEIGHED OVER A KILO ` ALMOST 2� POUNDS. IT HAD A BATTERY LIFE OF 25 MINUTES OF TALKING. SO THESE WERE PRIMITIVE TIMES. BUT BY THE '90s THE CELL PHONE HAD SHRUNK ALMOST AS FAST AS A DUDE IN AN ICE BATH. I'VE NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE THIS. NEITHER HAD THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHO STARTED GETTING WORRIED ABOUT RADIATION BLASTING THEIR BRAINS. STARTED HAVING HEADACHES, SCRAMBLED BRAIN, SQUIFFY EYES. WITH NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT CELL PHONES MAKE YOU STUPIDER, CELL PHONES WERE ABOUT TO GET SMART. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS GET RID OF ALL THESE BUTTONS, AND JUST MAKE A GIANT SCREEN. A GIANT SCREEN. (APPLAUSE) MORE THAN JUST A PHONE, THEY TOLD US HOW TO GET PLACES, LET US WATCH MOVIES, PLAY GAMES, LISTEN TO MUSIC, BUY STUFF, BOOK FLIGHTS, ORDER FOOD, READ NEWS, TAKE PHOTOS. BUT WE WEREN'T SURE IF THAT WAS 100% A GOOD THING. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF TIME ON DEVICES. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THAT THEIR PHONE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, THAT THEY'RE WALKING AROUND WITH A SPY IN THEIR POCKET? NO, NOT AT ALL. SOCIALLY DETACHED FROM ACTUAL REAL HUMAN BEINGS AS WELL. ON THE PLUS SIDE, HORROR MOVIES HAVE TO WORK A BIT HARDER. SHE UNPLUGGED MY PHONE. I CAME HERE TO TALK TO ROD, AND I GOT NO JUICE. AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN SO CONNECTED TO OUR FELLOW HUMANS. BUT WHAT WILL THE NEXT 50 YEARS BRING? WE JOKED THAT SOMEDAY WHEN YOU WERE BORN, YOU WOULD BE ASSIGNED A TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND IF YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE, YOU HAD DIED. (APPLAUSE) ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I CAN'T SAY THE NAME OF THE KIND OF FLUTE THAT IS, THAT IT BRINGS ME JOY. IT WAS AMAZING SEEING THOSE OLD PHONES. MY DAD WAS AN EARLY ADOPTER. HE HAD A BRIEFCASE PHONE. YOU LIFTED THE LID. VERY HEAVY. DID YOU EVER GET TO TALK ON IT? NO, BUT I GOT TO PRETEND. HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN NEW ZEALAND, SO HE HAD NO ONE TO CALL. NEW RESEARCH HAS BEEN RELEASED THIS WEEK NOT JUST ABOUT PHONES, BUT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF KIWI GIRLS. SPOILER ALERT ` IT'S NOT GOOD. WE'LL SHOW YOU AFTER THE BREAK. I'M HERE WITH DANIEL FROM OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE, WHO HAS COME ALL THE WAY FROM SWEDEN. HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING UP. DANIEL, READ THAT. THANKS, JOSH. IT'S DINNERTIME, AND YOUR KID WANTS SOMETHING ELSE. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? THAT'S NEXT ON THE PROJECT. (APPLAUSE) WELCOME BACK. WE'VE SEEN MANY MARVELLOUS MOUSTACHES THIS WEEK. BUT ONLY ONE CAN BE THIS WEEK'S 'BEAT THAT' CHAMPION. WE'LL FIND OUT WHICH IS THE GREATEST IN NEW ZEALAND, COMING UP. IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE. HERE ARE SOME STORIES MAKING HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 6 APRIL. GREEN PARTY LEADERS ARE INVESTIGATING, AFTER ELIZABETH KEREKERE REPORTEDLY POSTED A COMMENT IN THE WRONG GROUP CHAT CALLING FELLOW MP CHLOE SWARBRICK A CRYBABY. KEREKERE HAS DENIED THE CLAIM. MPs WERE CAUGHT ON CAMERA, APPARENTLY REACTING TO THE EXCHANGE, AS SWARBRICK SPOKE IN PARLIAMENT. IN THE U.S., THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WALKED OUT OF CLASSES TO DEMAND CONGRESS PASS NEW LAWS ON GUN SAFETY. ONE ORGANISER SAID, 'WE WANT THEM TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR LIVES, 'NOT THE GUN INDUSTRY'S PROFITS.' THE DEMONSTRATIONS COME AFTER LAST WEEK'S MASS SHOOTING AT A TENNESSEE PRIMARY SCHOOL. AND STUFF ASKED EXPERTS WHETHER KIDS SHOULD BE MADE TO EAT THE SAME DINNER AS EVERYONE ELSE, EVEN WHEN THEY COMPLAIN. THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT BENDING TO THE WILL OF YOUR CHILD MAY SET THEM UP FOR A LIFETIME OF FUSSY EATING. YOU ARE BETTER OFF TO FEED THEM THE SAME DINNER. ONE SUGGESTED THAT YOU MAKE SMALL CHANGES, LIKE SEPARATING FOODS AND LAYING THEM OUT INTERESTINGLY ON THE PLATE, TO MAKE ADULT MEALS MORE APPEALING TO LITTLE ONES. THE KEY FOR US IS TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT. IF THEY HAVE BREAST MILK, SO DO I. THAT'S GROSS. YOU DO HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES. WE DO DO THAT. IF WE ARE HAVING NOODLES AND PASTOR, IF WE ARE HAVING NOODLES AND PASTA, WE KEEP THEM SEPARATE. WE MAKE LITTLE PILES, SO THEY CAN NIBBLE WHAT THEY WANT. BUT YOU ALL EAT THE SAME THING. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE DO. I DO NOT ENJOY EATING WITH MY CHILDREN. THE REASON IS, YOU KNOW I LOVE MY CHILDREN, BUT DINNERTIME IS ABOUT RELAXING AND ENJOYING YOURSELF. IT IS NOT RELAXING TO SAY TO A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD FOR THE TWENTIETH TIME, YOU LIKE IT, JUST TRY IT! I JUST THROW FOOD AT MY KIDS AND RUN. IT IS EFFECTIVE. IT DOES THE TRICK FOR US. WE HEAD TO SWAYZEE, INDIANA, WHERE WE'VE FOUND, QUITE POSSIBLY, THE BEST AD FOR A ROOMBA THERE'S EVER BEEN. MABEL TAKES HER JOB VERY SERIOUSLY. SHE IS A GOOD SWEEPER. THAT IS MABEL, THE ROOMBA. STILL GOING AFTER A TORNADO. WE LOVE YOU, MABEL. YOU HAVE MISSED A SPOT, THOUGH. VERY SWEET. WE TALKED ABOUT PHONES EARLIER AND ALL THE WAYS THEY'VE CHANGED OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. BUT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THEY'RE DOING SOME INCREDIBLE DAMAGE TOO; IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REALISE QUITE HOW MUCH. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME NUMBERS THAT CAME OUT JUST LAST WEEK. RESEARCH FOCUSES ON NZ GIRLS AGED 15 TO 24. THIS FIRST ONE LOOKS AT THE GROWTH IN ANXIETY ` THAT'S PANIC ATTACKS, PHOBIAS AND OTHER DISORDERS. THEN THERE'S THIS ONE, GIRLS WHO'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION. WE'VE ALL BEEN STRESSED BY THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NZ GIRLS HAS FALLEN OFF A CLIFF. COMPARED TO THE REST OF US, SINCE 2007, THEY'VE GONE FROM THE BEST TO THE WORST. WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME TO MAKE THESE LINES GO UP SO FAST? HERE'S THE GUY WHO PUT THIS RESEARCH TOGETHER. WHEN KIDS TRADED IN FLIP PHONES FOR SMART PHONES AND GOT ONTO SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTICULARLY INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT, WE BEGAN TO SEE A COLLAPSE IN TEENAGE GIRLS MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE IN THE SPEAKING WORLD. CHILDHOOD WAS REWIRED. WE MOVE FROM A PLAY BASED CHILDHOOD TO PHONE-BASED. IT TURNS OUT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-WORTH AND SELF-HARM. THIS SHOWS HOW MANY KIWI GIRLS HAVE BEEN TREATED IN HOSPITAL FOR ONE OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING ACTS ` INFLICTING INJURIES ON THEMSELVES. PARENTS THOUGHT THEY WERE BUYING THEIR DAUGHTERS PHONES TO KEEP THEM SAFE, BUT EVERYTHING A PARENT SHOULD BE SCARED OF IN 2023 IS ON THAT PHONE. MILLIONS OF DESTRUCTIVE IMAGES ON THE INTERNET, THE CORROSIVE EFFECTS OF LOOKING AT OTHER GIRLS' SEEMINGLY PERFECT LIVES AND BODIES AND LEARNING TO VALUE YOUR OWN BODY BASED ON HOW MANY VIEWS AND LIKES IT GETS FROM STRANGERS. YES, PHONES HAVE MADE LIFE EASIER, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK HARDER AT THE PRICE OF THAT CONVENIENCE ` A PRICE THAT OUR TEENAGE GIRLS ARE NOW PAYING. AUSTRALIA IS DOING JUST THAT. THIS WEEK NEW SOUTH WALES JOINED VICTORIA AND OTHER STATES IN BANNING PHONES IN HIGH SCHOOLS, TO CREATE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE THE PHONE AWAY AND TRY PROTECT THEIR DAUGHTERS. HERE'S WHAT OUR EDUCATION MINISTER SAID WHEN ASKED IF SHE'D DO THE SAME THING HERE. PERSONALLY, AS SOMEONE THAT WAS A TEACHER, NO. SCHOOL SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN KIDS ARE BEING KEPT SAFE. IS THAT RESPONSE GOOD ENOUGH? IS IT SMART ENOUGH? IS IT URGENT ENOUGH? I'LL LEAVE THE LAST WORD TONIGHT TO A PRINCIPAL HERE IN NZ WHO'S STOPPED WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING AND DECIDED TO BAN PHONES HERSELF. THE STAFF NOTICED AN IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT IN CONCENTRATION. LAST YEAR OUR LEVEL I RESULTS WERE WELL UP. WE ARE DEALING WITH FAR LESS SOCIAL MEDIA BULLYING. THEY ARE INTERACTING AND SOCIAL AGAIN. Nature does her best work when humanity takes a back seat. So that's what Botanica did. We let the Earth infuse her finest sense into our fragrances, and in return, we do our part by responsibly sourcing our natural ingredients, partnering with WWF to help protect and restore native wildflowers and bringing you innovation without propellants or dyes for 24/7 freshness. Botanica - inspired by nature. WELCOME BACK TO THE PROJECT. IT'S TIME FOR 'BEAT THAT'. THIS WEEK WE'RE CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF THE SUPER MARIO BROTHERS MOVIE, SO WE WANT TO SEE THE BEST MOUSTACHE IN THE COUNTRY. MANESH SENT US THIS PIC OF HIM IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS. JASON'S GOT A VERY NICE TWIRL GOING ON HERE. AND HOW ABOUT LACHLAN AT A STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL IN OAMARU? SOME AWESOME ENTRIES THIS WEEK. BUT WE'RE STICKING WITH REIGNING CHAMP MIKE AND HIS FANTASTIC MO! (APPLAUSE) LUCKY OLD MIKE. MIKE, YOU'VE SCORED YOURSELF $5000 OF TECH, THANKS TO THE NEW SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN CINEMAS RIGHT NOW. NEXT WEEK WE WANT YOU TO SHOW US THE MOST UNFLATTERING PHOTOS YOUR KIDS HAVE TAKEN OF YOU. SEND YOUR PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOU COULD BE IN TO WIN A BRAND-NEW NUTRIBULLET. KIDS' PHOTOS ARE FROM A LOW ANGLE. WE ALL LOOK LIKE THIS! TURN THAT PAIN INTO YOUR GAIN. IT'S THURSDAY, BUT TECHNICALLY FRIDAY FOR ALL OF US. SO LET'S DO FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES, ON A THURSDAY! IT'S A LONG WEEKEND AND THE START OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR MANY FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO WE WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT'S THE SECRET TO SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY? IT'S REALLY CRAP, TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE ONE OF MY KIDS HAS GOT A BROKEN COLLARBONE, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA SURVIVE. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO WAIHEKE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME SWIMMING AND HANGING OUT AT THE BEACH AND STUFF. SO THERE YOU GO ` THERE'S THE ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, ACTUALLY. IT'S REALLY BAD. NO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? NO IDEA. I LITERALLY JUST HAD A CHILD. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN. I MIGHT NEED TO ASK SOMEBODY. I'M GONNA TRY AND KEEP HIM ENTERTAINED SOMEHOW. JUST SMILE AND CARRY ON. (LAUGHS) PUT THE KIDS IN AFTER-SCHOOL CARE. LIKE, AVOID CROWDS AND DON'T GET HURT. ANY KIND OF LIKE LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF, LIKE GAMES. VIDEO GAMES. SHE LOVES SCARY STORIES. SO USUALLY WE DO SCARY STORIES IN THE MORNING AND KINDA CULTIVATING AROUND WHAT YOUR KIDS LIKE AND ENTERTAINING THEM THAT WAY, AND FINDING WAYS THAT THEY CAN THEN ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES. SPORT. SPORT? JUST KEEPING THEM ACTIVE? RUN THEM. RUN THEM LIKE DOGS. YEAH. (LAUGHS) TRY TO JUST FIND STUFF IN THE AREA. THERE'S A LOT OF FREE STUFF TOO. LIKE, YOU KNOW, MUSEUM OR LOTS OF PLAYGROUNDS. DON'T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF. BE NICE TO YOURSELF. IT'S NICE IF YOU CAN PLAN THINGS. BUT IF YOU DON'T PLAN A SINGLE THING AND THE KIDS GET A LOT OF SCREEN TIME, NO ONE'S JUDGING YOU. I'M NOT JUDGING YOU. BE NICE TO YOURSELF. (APPLAUSE) THAT'S VERY SWEET. BEAUTIFUL WHANAU AT GREY LYNN SCHOOL. I AM HEADING NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. AND I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DIVERSION AT PUHOI (!) I HAVE DRIVEN SOUTH, INSTEAD OF NORTH (!) I AM HAPPY MY CHILD IS ENTERTAINED SIMPLY BY SITTING IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. LONG MAY THAT LAST. I AM SPENDING MY TIME WITH SAM NEIL! DOES HE KNOW THAT? THAT'S IT FOR US. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, CONTACT, AND THANKS TO KATE RODGER FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. GUY MONTGOMERY'S GUY MONT SPELLING BEE IS NEXT. WE'RE OFF FOR EASTER, SO WE'LL BE BACK ON TUESDAY! CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, KATE McCULLOUGH AND JAMES BROWN.