(FESTIVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC) # I DON'T WANT A LOT FOR CHRISTMAS. # THERE IS JUST ONE THING I NEED. # I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PRESENTS # UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE. # I JUST WANT YOU FOR MY OWN, # MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER KNOW. # MAKE MY WISH COME TRUE. # ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS # IS YOU. # YEAH, I DON'T WANT A LOT FOR CHRISTMAS. # THERE IS JUST ONE THING I NEED. # AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PRESENTS # UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE. # I DON'T NEED TO HANG MY STOCKING # THERE UPON THE FIREPLACE. # SANTA CLAUS WON'T MAKE ME HAPPY # WITH A TOY ON CHRISTMAS DAY. # I JUST WANT YOU FOR MY OWN, # MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER KNOW. # MAKE MY WISH COME TRUE. # ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU. HOW GOOD WAS THAT? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THAT WAS NYREE PERFORMING 'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU'. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO KICK OFF THE MORNING. KIA ORA, AOTEAROA, AND WELCOME TO OUR BREAKFAST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR 2023. IT'S THE 15th OF DECEMBER, AND BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR, WE WANTED TO SHARE THE JOY WITH YOU TODAY, SO WE'RE THROWING A PARTY. (CHEERING) WE'VE INVITED SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE STORIES WE'VE SHARED THIS YEAR. WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM. AS WELL, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE END ON ERA. WE ALSO HAVE THE BIG GUY WITH US THIS MORNING AS WELL. AS WELL, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE END ON ERA. THIS IS MATTY MCLEAN'S FINAL SHOW, AND WE WILL BE MAKING SURE HE LEAVES IN STYLE. WE WILL ACTUALLY BE KICKING HIM OUT. BUT WE'LL BEGIN AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH THE NEWS. HERE'S CHRIS. A KEY ROUTE IN THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA THAT'S BEEN CLOSED SINCE A MASSIVE SLIP DURING THE JANUARY FLOODS IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN TODAY. THE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 25A LEFT A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN THE COROMANDEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAINLAND WITH LENGTHY DETOURS, AFFECTING TOURISM AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE RECONNECTION IS THANKS TO A NEW BRIDGE STRETCHING OVER THE LAND THAT WAS WASHED OUT. ITS BEEN DELIVERED THREE MONTHS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, ALLOWING EASY ACCESS TO THE PENINSULA JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT WILL BE GONE BY THE NEW YEAR AFTER LEGISLATION REPEALING THE POLICY WAS PASSED YESTERDAY. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF IT WAS PART OF THE COALITION'S PRIORITIES IN ITS FIRST 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT. THE LAW WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT IN TO ENCOURAGE UPTAKE OF LOWER EMISSION VEHICLES BY PROVIDING A REBATE. PLASTIC WATER TANKS, CAR BATTERIES AND A SMALL FRIDGE ARE AMONG THE ITEMS THAT'VE BEEN FOUND IN CLEARED AREAS OF TARANAKI'S NATIONAL PARK, PROMPTING A DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION INVESTIGATION. THE BUSH CLEARANCES WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL SPOTS IN EGMONT NATIONAL PARK NEAR PUKEITI. UNDER LAW, IT'S ILLEGAL TO FELL OR REMOVE FAUNA FROM PUBLIC CONSERVATION LAND. A CCTV CAMERA SET UP AT ONE OF THE CLEARINGS HAS CAPTURED THIS MAN, WHO DOC WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC'S HELP TO IDENTIFY. PEOPLE IN SYDNEY HAVE BEEN WARNED TO CONSERVE POWER AS AN EXTREME HEATWAVE BLANKETS NEW SOUTH WALES. TEMPERATURES REACHED 41 DEGREES IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE, WITH CONCERNS IT COULD CAUSE A SURGE IN THE POWER GRID. THE HEAT ALSO AFFECTED SOME TRAIN SERVICES, LEAVING COMMUTERS STRANDED. AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES, ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS, HAVE FUELLED A BUSHFIRE EMERGENCY IN THE HUNTER REGION OF THE STATE. THREE FIRES HAVE COMBINED, WITH SOME RESIDENTS WARNED IT'S TOO LATE TO LEAVE AND SEEK SHELTER. FURTHER NORTH ` AUTHORITIES SAY CYCLONE JASPER REMAINS A THREAT, DESPITE BEING DOWNGRADED FROM A CATEGORY TWO STORM TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE YESTERDAY. AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE TOWN OF MOSSMAN NEAR PORT DOUGLAS DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. TO SPORT, AND A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED VISITORS DURING THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP GAVE THE LOCAL ECONOMY A BIG BOOST. THE TOURNAMENT HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF JUST OVER $100 MILLION AND BROUGHT CLOSE TO 27,000 TOURISTS TO AOTEAROA. AUCKLAND TOOK HOME THE BIGGEST SHARE OF $49 MILLION, WITH MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING GAMES AT EDEN PARK. AND FINALLY ` IN A VERY RELATABLE MOVE, AN ELEPHANT HAS RANSACKED A VAN IN SRI LANKA IN SEARCH OF A SNACK. THE GIANT MAMMAL EMERGED FROM THE TREES, SMASHED A WINDOW WITH ITS TRUNK, BEFORE STEALING THE AUSTRALIAN FAMILY'S BOX OF HOT CHIPS. THE FAMILY ESCAPED UNHARMED WITH THE DRIVER ABLE TO SPEED OFF. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY HEADGEAR? I LOVE IT. WHAT ABOUT MINE? GREAT. I NEED TO HAVE A LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE. IT IS FEELING VERY CHRISTMASSY. WHERE IS MATTY? I THINK I HAVE THE LUCKIEST JOB OF THE MORNING. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT OUTSIDE TO THE FOOD. WE ARE BROADCASTING FROM TV NZ, AND WE HAVE A WHOLE BRILLIANT SETUP. WE COULD NOT DO OUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITHOUT ONE OF OUR MOST INCREDIBLE GUESTS THIS YEAR, MARTY FROM NEW WORLD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. WE CAUGHT UP WITH YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN YOU WERE MAKING THESE INCREDIBLE CREATIONS OUT OF MEET. MINCE MAN. HE IS A MYSTERIOUS MAN. THEY MUST BE A JOYOUS PART OF THE JOB. IT ASSOCIATE BALL. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE SHOP IN THORNDON, AND THEY JUST LOVE IT. EVEN POLITICIANS LOVE IT. THEY COME IN AND SAY THAT THAT GUY JUST MADE THEM LAUGH. YOU JUDGED OUR HALLOWEEN CREATIONS. CAN WE JUST REMIND EVERYONE? IT WAS YOU, MATTY. I FORGOT. I WANTED YOU TO REMIND EVERYONE. YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB FOR US THIS MORNING. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT ON THE BARBECUE? WE HAVE SAUSAGES FROM BEER BROTHERS. THEY ARE FROM MY HEART, A GOOD KIWI BANGER. THESE ARE FROM VIC PARK NEW WORLD. THAT IS MY LOCAL. THESE ARE HANDMADE. I WAS DOWN THERE LAST NIGHT WITH EMMA. WE HAD A LOOK. WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH THIS SETUP. THESE ONES ARE A PAM'S PRODUCT. THEY ARE AWARD-WINNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING, TESS? SHE IS DOING GREAT. A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK, AND SHE WILL BE EXCELLENT. WE ARE WORKING ON IT. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. YOUR TOP TIPS AS WE HEAD INTO SUMMER FOR DOING A PERFECT BARBECUE. HOWEVER YOU DO CHRISTMAS, HAVE FUN, BE SAFE WITH KNIVES. DO NOT WAIVE THEM AROUND LIKE I DID LAST TIME ON TV. HAVE FUN. BE SAFE AROUND THE WATER. BE SAFE AROUND THE BARBECUE. WATCH THE LITTLE ONES AROUND THE BARBECUE. SAFETY IS EVERYTHING. WE WILL CHECK IN WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. YOU MIGHT HAVE A CREATION FOR US. HOW ARE YOU DOING, TESS? I REASON A LOT OF MEATS THIS YEAR, BUT I AM ACTUALLY A VEGETARIAN. THIS IS STRESSFUL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO COOK SAUSAGES. I THINK YOU ARE DOING AN ALRIGHT JOB. WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR YOU. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR TO REFLECT ON THE STORIES YOU HAVE TOLD, THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE MET. WHAT HAS REALLY STOOD OUT FOR YOU THIS YEAR? CYCLONE GABRIELLE. ESPECIALLY THE MURIWAI COMMUNITY. I WAS OUT THERE THAT MORNING, AND JUST THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM, AND THE RAIN WAS SO STRONG, AND WE WERE DRIVING AROUND AND LOSING COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE COULD NOT GET THROUGH ALL OF THESE PLACES. IT WAS SUPER HECTIC. WE STARTED TO BE DRIP FEED INFORMATION, AND WE LEARNED THAT THERE WERE THESE MASSIVE LANDSLIDES. TWO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS LOST THEIR LIVES THAT NIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME UP, AND WE SAW THE DEVASTATION. I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THREE MONTHS AFTER CYCLONE GABRIELLE, AND CLAIRE BRADLEY, ONE OF THE LODGE MEMBERS, SHE GAVE US A TOUR OF A DESTROYED LODGE. IT WAS LIKE A WAR ZONE. THERE WERE TREES THROUGH THE BUILDING. THE SMELL WAS SO INTENSE. BUT IT WAS A COMMUNITY THAT STUCK TOGETHER. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE. I THINK IT WAS A SIGNAL OF THE STORMS THAT WE ARE GETTING NOW. CRAZY TIMES BUT ALSO A BEAUTIFUL SENSE OF COMMUNITY. SPEAKING OF COMMUNITY, AND ON A LIGHTER NOTE, WITH SAUSAGES ON THE BARBECUE, YOU DID AN AMAZING INVESTIGATION FOR US THIS YEAR, WHICH WE WILL FIND OUT A BIT MORE ABOUT LATER ON. ANOTHER STORY I WILL NEVER FORGET, THE SAUSAGER. SOMEONE ON WAIHEKE ISLAND WAS LEAVING SAUSAGES AND LETTERBOXES. I MET THIS GROUP OF TEENAGERS, AND I WAS SO SURE IT WAS A YOUNG GUY. I NEVER WANTED THE ATTENTION. I JUST WANTED THE SAUSAGING TO STOP. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE SAUSAGES I CAN TAKE. I'VE JUST BEEN BRUTALLY SAUSAGED ALL YEAR I'VE JUST BEEN BRUTALLY SAUSAGED ALL YEAR, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE. I WANTED TO CRACK AND ADMIT IT WAS HIM. I WAS SO SURE. THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING, I CAN TELL YOU, THE CASE HAS BEEN SOLVED. THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO THEIR CRIMES. AN EXCLUSIVE UPDATE. BRILLIANT. THANK YOU, TESS. WE WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU DOES ON THE BARBECUE LATER ON. E WHAI AKE NEI ` AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER. AFTER THE BREAK, AS WE LOOK BACK ON THE YEAR THAT WAS FOR THE EAST COAST. (ALL VOCALISE) # OH YEAH. (ALL VOCALISE) # LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE. # LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE. # I'VE WAITED FOR A MIRACLE. # ALMOST GAVE UP EVERY TIME... # BABY, PLEASE COME HOME. # THE CHURCH BELLS ARE OUT. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. JUST BEFORE WE GET TO OUR NEXT GUESTS, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE WE WAKEN POLYCATION CHOIR THAT YOU HEARD BEFORE THE BREAK. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. IF THERE WAS ONE EVENT THIS YEAR THAT PROVED THE KIWI SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY CAN CONQUER ALL, IT WAS CYCLONE GABRIELLE. 10 MONTHS AGO, THE TROPICAL STORM WROUGHT HAVOC ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND, HITTING OUR EAST COAST THE HARDEST. SOON AFTER, I SPENT SOME TIME IN TE KARAKA, WHERE THEY'RE STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES. DAVE PIKIA AND PIMIA WEHI FROM THE TE AITANGA A MAHAKI TRUST JOIN ME NOW. MORENA. WELCOME INTO AUCKLAND. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE. I WANT TO START WITH YOU. HOW ARE THINGS BACK HOME? THE FEELING AND THE... I SUPPOSE THE EMOTIONAL AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH FOR THE LAST, I SUPPOSE, 10 MONTHS, IT'S... IT HAS BEEN ROUGH. BUT WE GET ON WITH IT. WE JUST MOVE ON. OUR WHANAU ARE LOOKING TO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S AND THAT, BUT THE LONG IN THE SHORT OF IT IS THAT ANY TIME WHEN IT RAINS, IT SEEMS THAT ANXIETY NOT ONLY THROUGH US, BUT ALSO THROUGH OUR CHILDREN, AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT FIRST OF ALL, JENNY-MAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS TO YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOR COMING TO TE KARAKA THAT AFTERNOON. YOU CAME TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR US. BIG MIHI TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO MENTION THE KURA THAT I CAME TO THAT DAY. THE SCHOOL IS DOING INCREDIBLY WELL DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED. KIA ORA. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. I GUESS FOR THE SCHOOL, WE ARE SO PROUD OF EVERYONE INVOLVED, AND THAT EXTENDS TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR US. BUT THE RESILIENCE WITH OUR CHILDREN HAS TO BE COMMENDED IN TERMS OF THEM PICKING UP THE PIECES. IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH THREE YEARS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN TERMS OF COVID AND THEN GOING INTO GABRIELLE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE PICKED UP THE PIECES AND RUN WITH IT. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR CHILDREN. THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL, AND WHEN I TURNED UP THERE, I WAS AT THE SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY WAS INSIDE THE SCHOOL HALL, AND THERE WERE STILL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LIVING IN THAT SCHOOL HALL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTERWARDS BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN DISPLACED, AND DESPITE ALL OF THAT, THAT WAS GOING ON AROUND THESE KIDS, THEY HAVE MANAGED SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT. ABSOLUTELY. JUST THEIR SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND COMING INTO KURA. THEY ARE AN EXAMPLE ARE FOR US AS A COMMUNITY. THEY ARE A REFLECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. A LOT HAS GONE ON FOR OUR CHILDREN, BUT IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THEM GETTING ON WITH THE MAHI. LIKE YOU SAY, DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON, THESE KIDS HAVE MANAGED` 100% OF THAT SCHOOL HAD MANAGED TO GAIN THEIR SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? IT IS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY. WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET THERE. ONE THING THAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT WE NEED SUPPORT. WE NEED... JUST HAVING TRUST WITHIN US AND ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR COUNCILS AND THAT. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, AND THAT IS WHAT I AM FINDING, THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF POLITICS TO GET THINGS DONE, WHICH WE TRY TO PUSH THROUGH IN THOSE AREAS. A LOT OF POLITICS GOING ON, BUT CAN I JUST SAY THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE JUST GOT ON WITH THINGS. I KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY HAS AS WELL, BUT YOU DO HAVE JUST DONE YOUR PART FOR YOUR WHANAU AND FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HUD WHO HAVE BEEN THERE THROUGH THE BEGINNING FOR US. I ALSO HAVE TO MENTION OUR IWI WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY SUPPORTIVE AND HAVE FULLY RESOURCED US THROUGH THE LAST 10 MONTHS. AND TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND IN THERE AND HAVING FAITH IN THE WHOLE KAUPAPA. WE HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR WHANAU SINCE MARCH EVERY FORTNIGHT. IT HAS GIVEN THEM SUPPORT AND A WRAPAROUND SERVICE FOR US TO BE. I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE MENTION TO RED CROSS, WHO PROVIDED OUR WHANAU WITH BUNDLES OF FURNITURE, POTS, PANS, EVERYTHING. THIS IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE YOU, AND ALSO MY ENTIRE LIFE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME IN AND TELL THEIR STORIES. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH. # MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY # WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. NEW ZEALAND WAS DELIVERED A NEW POLITICAL PRESENT THIS YEAR ` WE GOT A THREE-WAY COALITION FOR CHRISTMAS, WITH LABOUR LEFT LANGUISHING. WE COULDN'T CONVINCE SANTA TO REVEAL WHO WAS ON HIS NAUGHTY AND NICE LIST. THANKFULLY, WE'VE ONE OF HIS ELVES WHO WILL. AND SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, BENEDICT COLLINS JOINS US NOW. WHO'S ON THE LIST THIS YEAR, BENEDICT? LET'S START WITH THE NICE ONES. THE NAUGHTY ONES OF THE FUN ONES. INDEED. THIS YEAR I'M GOING TO AWARD TO POLITICIANS A... I AM GOING TO PUT TO POLITICIANS ON THE NICE LIST. THESE POLITICIANS HAVE REALLY REPRESENTED THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. THEY HAVE LET BYGONES BE GUY GONE IS. THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER. THEY ARE NO LONGER CALLING EACH OTHER CLOWNS OR CROOKS OR THREATENING TO PUT EACH OTHER INTO THE HOSPITAL OR AMBULANCE. WE HAVE WINSTON PETERS AND DAVID SEYMOUR. NO! THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER AND JOINED HANDS. THEY ARE AROUND THE TABLE TOGETHER WHICH THEY PROMISED NOT TO DO. YOU HAVE TO SAY, THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PUT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY FORWARD. I HOPE THIS YEAR ARE FILLED WITH CIGARETTES. SUCK ON THE SWEET, SWEET TASTE OF FREEDOM. I AM PUTTING THOSE TWO POLITICIANS ON THE NICE LIST THIS MORNING. I'D ALSO IF I COULD JUST ADD ONE OTHER PERSON I AM HOPING SANTA BRING SOMETHING NICE FOR. AND AS THE LABOUR PARTY MEMBER WHO BOOKED THEIR FIRST AWAY CAUCUS AT A CENTRE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE. CRUSHING BLOW FROM YOU. DARE I ASK WHO MADE IT TO THE NAUGHTY LIST IF THAT WAS THE MOST ONE? WE ARE KIND OF SPOILED FOR CHOICE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE HAD POLITICIANS THREATENING EACH OTHER AND SELECT COMMITTEE ROOMS. WE HAVE HAD A CABINET FULL OF KAMIKAZE MINISTERS WHO ENTERED THEIR OWN CAREERS. I THINK THIS YEAR I WOULD AWARD THE NUMPTY OF THE YEAR AWARD TO MAKI WHAITARI. SHE ENDED HER OWN CAREER. IT HAS BEEN A FASCINATING YEAR AND THAT WOULD BE MY NAUGHTY AND NICE LIST. THAT WAS A LUMP OF COAL AT THE END THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS. HOPEFULLY SANTA BRINGS YOU SOMETHING NICE THIS YEAR. I'M SURE YOU MADE IT TO THE GOOD LIST. I DO HAVE CENTRED JUST ON MY RIGHT HERE. I WILL SEE IF I CAN PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR YOU. A POLICY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALANDERS TO PURCHASE LOW CARBON EMITTING VEHICLES HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY THE GOVERNMENT. LEGISLATION REPEALING THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT HAS PASSED ITS THIRD READING IN PARLIAMENT. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF THE DISCOUNT, DUBBED 'THE UTE TAX' BY NATIONAL, WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE COALITION. THE REBATE WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR THE REOPENING OF A KEY ROUTE IN THE COROMANDEL TODAY, ALLOWING EASY ACCESS TO THE PENINSULA JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 25A SAW MANY COMMUNITIES IN THE COROMANDEL DISCONNECTED IN JANUARY AFTER FLOODING, AFFECTING DOMESTIC TOURISM AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE RECONNECTION, SET FOR THE 20th, IS THANKS TO A NEW BRIDGE STRETCHING OVER LAND THAT WAS WASHED OUT. IT'S BEEN DELIVERED THREE MONTHS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. NEW EMPLOYMENT FIGURES INDICATE JOB ADS ARE DECLINING AT THE SAME RATE JOB APPLICATIONS ARE INCREASING. THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM SEEK NZ SHOWS JOB LISTINGS DOWN 5% MONTH ON MONTH IN NOVEMBER AND 28% LOWER YEAR ON YEAR. RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM WERE THE LEAD CONTRIBUTORS TO THE DECLINE. APPLICATIONS PER AD ROSE FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW BY 5%. NEARLY HALF OF THE ISRAELI MUNITIONS DROPPED ON GAZA ARE REPORTEDLY IMPRECISE 'DUMB BOMBS'. U.S. INTELLIGENCE SAYS AS MUCH AS 45% OF THE 29,000 AIR TO GROUND BOMBS ISRAEL HAS USED HAVE BEEN UNGUIDED. THE UNGUIDED MUNITIONS ARE FAR LESS PRECISE, AND LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGH CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL. THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES HAVE REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CLAIM. A WOMAN LABELLED AUSTRALIA'S WORST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER IS IN LINE TO RECEIVE A HUGE PAYOUT AFTER BEING ACQUITTED OF KILLING HER FOUR CHILDREN. KATHLEEN FOLBIGG SPENT 20 YEARS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED IN 2003 FOR MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN AND THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A FOURTH. SHE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN JUNE AFTER AN INQUIRY INDICATED THE CHILDREN MAY HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. HER LEGAL TEAM CONFIRMED THEY WILL SEEK COMPENSATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST PAYOUT OF ITS TYPE IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. A FEW DAYS AFTER WELLINGTON'S HUGE WIND EVENT, WHICH LEFT HOMES DAMAGED AND PEOPLE INJURED, THERE'S A WARNING THE WINDY WEATHER IS HERE TO STAY. WHILE EL NINO IS BRINGING WARMTH THIS SUMMER, ONE METEOROLOGIST SAYS IT'LL ALSO CREATE 'ABOVE NORMAL' WIND SPEEDS. IT'S PREDICTED MOST OF IT WON'T BE AS DAMAGING AS WELLINGTON'S RECENT EVENT, BUT THE WEATHER WILL BE UNPREDICTABLE DAY TO DAY. TO SPORT, AND ALL BLACK ARDIE SAVEA WAS THE BIG WINNER AT LAST NIGHT'S RUGBY AWARDS. A MONTH AFTER CLAIMING WORLD RUGBY'S BIGGEST PRIZE, SAVEA WAS NAMED NEW ZEALAND'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS WELL AS RECEIVING ALL BLACK'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME. THE MEN'S SEVENS SIDE WAS NAMED TEAM OF THE YEAR, WITH COACH OF THE YEAR GOING TO THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS' CORY SWEENEY. AUSTRALIA HAVE SET THE STANDARD ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE FIRST TEST AGAINST PAKISTAN IN PERTH. THE SIDE CHOOSING TO BAT FIRST, FINISHING THE DAY 346/5 AFTER 84 OVERS. DAVID WARNER SILENCING CRITICS, REACHING HIS 26th CENTURY TO BE CAUGHT OUT FOR 164. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) I THINK I'VE GOT THE BEST JOB OF THE MORNING. THE WONDERFUL SARAH TUCK FROM 'DISH' AND HER TEAM ARE WITH US THIS MORNING, PUTTING ON A GRAND CHRISTMAS SPREAD. FESTIVE STAPLES HAM AND TRIFLE ARE COMING LATER, BUT LET'S SEE A FEW OF THE SIDE DISHES FIRST. WE WERE WITH YOU PREPARING SOME OF THE POTATO SALAD EARLIER. TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE GOT. WE HAVE GOT A MONSTROUS POTATO SALAD TO START OFF WITH. IT IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL POTATO SALAD BECAUSE IT HAS CORN. YOU CAN EITHER USE CORN ON THE COB AND JUST ADD WATER AND SHAVE THE KERNELS OFF OR YOU CAN JUST USE FROZEN OR TEND CORN. IT ALSO HAS A BIT OF SWEET, SMOKED PAPRIKA WHICH GIVES A MEXICAN BIBLE IN TERMS OF THE FLAVOUR. IT IS A GOOD FILLER. AND THIS ONE HERE? THIS IS YOUR CLASSIC GREENS. WITH CORN JUST COMING INTO SEASON AND AVOCADO AND ASPARAGUS BEING PLENTIFUL AND NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, WE HAVE POPPED A LITTLE BIT ON THEIR. YOU CAN ALSO USE A BIT OF FETA AN DOLLOPS OF RICOTTA. HOWEVER YOU LIKE YOUR TASTE BUDS. THESE ARE ALL USING QUITE SEASONAL STUFF? DEFINITELY. IT IS MAD NOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT IS IN SEASON. THEY HAVE BOTH GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CRUNCH. THE POTATO SALAD HAS THIS` THIS IS A TRICK WITH THE SELLER, RIGHT? YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT OF TEXTURE. YOU HAVE THE SOFT AVOCADO AND THE SOFT... BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TOASTED NUTS AND SEEDS. THIS ONE, THE PICKLED RED ONION LOOK SO PRETTY TOO AND YOU CAN DO A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFOREHAND SO IT MEANS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, YOU ARE NOT HAVING TO CHOP ONIONS, YOU CAN JUST DRAIN THEM OFF. IT IS JUST WITH SOME SUGAR AND SOME SALT. CHOP SOME RED ONIONS AND CHUCK THEM IN THEIR. THE BROWN ONES AREN'T GOING TO GO PINK. THIS ISN'T A HAMBURGER OR A CHEESEBURGER. THESE ARE ALSO NICE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HOT DISHES. THAT IS THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS AND A SUMMER SEASON AS YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE SERVED WARM, BUT ALSO DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A ROAST, WHICH WE WOULDN'T HAVE BECAUSE WE HAVE HOT HAM. 70 PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE GOING, A HAM AND A SIDE OF SALMON RATHER THAN GOING FOR SOMETHING LIKE A TURKEY. IT ALSO TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF. YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO TIME THINGS AND TAKE THINGS OUT OF THE OVEN AT THE RIGHT MOMENT. CAN I ASK A FOOD SAFETY QUESTION? HOW FAR IN ADVANCE CAN I... ? YOU CAN MAKE THE SELLER IS THE DAY BEFORE. IF YOU MAKE THEM THE DAY BEFORE, AND PUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE MAYER NAYS THROUGH THEM WHILE THEY ARE WARM, IT WILL KIND OF SOAK IT UP. JUST MAKE SURE THEY STAY REFRIGERATED. DON'T TAKE THEM OUT TOO LONG BEFORE YOU SERVE THEM. NORMALLY, DON'T LEAVE THEM HANGING AROUND. A FORK? THIS IS THE BEST BET, RIGHT? A SERVING SPOON, NOT A FORK. THANKS SO MUCH, ANNA AND DISH. I FEEL LIKE MY STOMACH IS ALREADY RUMBLING A LITTLE BIT. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE WAREHOUSE WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE US A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND AT TVNZ TODAY, AND WITH ME IS THE WAREHOUSE'S TROY RAWHITI-CONNELL, WHO IS THEIR CREATIVE LEAD. TROY, YOU HAVE SOME TOP PREDICTIONS HECTIC TIME OF THE YEAR AT THE WAREHOUSE. ORGANISED CHAOS THOUGH, RIGHT? IT IS DEFINITELY THE ORGANISED AND THE CHAOS. A MASSIVE SHADOW TRIED HIM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE HELPING KIWIS PUT STUFF UNDER THE TREE. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY AN AWESOME SEGUE TO SQUISHMELLOWS. YOU HAVE BROUGHT IN SOMETHING THAT YOU THOUGHT WOULD MAKE THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THIS YEAR. THESE ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM. THEY ARE AROUND, THEY ARE SQUISHY, THEY ARE CUTE AND THEY ARE FLIGHTLESS. THEY ARE OVER FORTS TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE HAVING TO BRING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MORE INTO A STORE TO MEET DEMAND. CAN I HOLD ONE? THEY ARE SO SOFT! I CAN IMAGINE CURLING UP ON THAT, ACTUALLY. THESE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE KIDS BUT ALSO, ANYONE. IT IS A GREAT PILLOW, TAKE IT YOUR JOB INTERVIEW... WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE FOR US? MY MATHS IS NOT GREAT. SO FAR, KIWIS HAVE BROUGHT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE EQUIVALENT OF 400 ADULT REINDEER. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE FLAVOUR? I TOTALLY DO AND AS TURKISH DELIGHT. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT, I GO, GIVE THAT TO ME. CONTROVERSIAL. I LOVED THE RECIPE BOOK YOU BROUGHT US AS WELL. OF COURSE. EDMONDS MY FIRST COOKBOOK. I DON'T COOK OR BAKE VERY WELL. THIS IS FOR CHILDREN. WE ARE GOING TO SHOW THIS TO THE NATION. IT TEACHES KIDS SIMPLE RECIPES, WITH A TE REO LENS. ABSOLUTELY. YOU LEARN HOW TO MAKE A CAKE AND SPEAK TE REO. WE ARE A BIG BOARD GAME HOUSEHOLD. ARE YOU COMPETITIVE? ARE YOU MORE COMPETITIVE THAN ME OR LESS? I HAVEN'T FLIPPED ABOARD YET, BUT I'VE BECOME VERY CLOSE. THAT IS NOT TRUE, YOU HAVE FLIPPED ABOARD ON THE BREAKFAST SET! THAT IS TRUE. SANTA IS WITHIN EARSHOT. WHAT CLASSIC, THOUGH. HEY TROY, THIS HAS BEEN SO GOOD. FOR US WHO TEND TO LEAVE OUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TO THE LAST MINUTE, THIS IS GREAT. IF YOU ARE SAVVY AND YOU NEED TO BE QUICK, THE WAREHOUSE HAS YOU COVERED. CAN WE JUST SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE WAREHOUSE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS. IF YOU'RE NOT SORTED WITH YOUR HOUSE YET, YOU CAN HEAD DOWN AND GET SOME IMPUTABLE FOR YOURSELF. BEAUTIFUL. ME U TONU MAI ` STAY WITH US. OUR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS HAVE TAKEN ON A CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE. WE'LL HAVE THAT AND OUR FAVOURITE GRANNIES NEXT. # HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE. # AND IF YOU EVER SAW IT. # YOU WOULD EVEN SAY IT BLOWS. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S BEEN A BIG YEAR IN SPORT. OUR FOOTBALL FERNS FOUGHT FOR A WORLD CUP ON HOME SOIL, THE ALL BLACKS BATTLED IT OUT ON FRENCH SOIL, AND NEARLY EVERY ONE OF US BECAME A WARRIOR. UP THE WAHS! I'M WITH OUR 'SENSATIONAL' SPORTS DEPARTMENT, LACHIE MCLEOD. LACHIE, YOU CAN'T GO PAST THE RUGBY WORLD CUP AS THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE YEAR. WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE COMPETITIVE HERE. YOU ARE DECORATING THESE STRAWBERRY SANTAS. THIS IS AS FAR AS MY COOKING SKILLS GO. WE ARE STARTING A BIT OF A CHRISTMAS FAMILY HERE. WHAT CAN'T WE LOOK PAST? THE RUGBY WORLD CUP, RIGHT? THAT WAS A BIG ONE. WE CAME SO FAR. WE CAME SO CLOSE. AND THEN JUST STUMBLED AT THE LAST HURDLE. YOU CAN SAY THAT MAYBE THE TMO WAS THE REASON BEHIND THAT. A FEW RED CARDS THAT WENT REALLY OUR FAULT. IT WAS PRETTY CALL TO SEE HOW MOST PEOPLE WROTE THE ALL BLACKS OFTEN DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD GET VERY FAR AND TO MAKE A FINAL AND TO HAVE THAT PRIDE IN RUGBY WAS PRETTY COOL. HC THINK IT WAS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE LOVE THE ALL BLACKS SO MUCH IN THIS COUNTRY. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIMELY REMINDER THAT WE REALLY DO GET BEHIND OUR BOYS WHEN IT MATTERS. IT IS OUR NATIONAL SPORT. I WAS DOWN IN THE VIADUCT WATCHING THE GAME AND IT WAS A WEIRD ONE, BECAUSE THE MARATHON WAS GOING. YOU ARE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD FINISHED THE MARATHON AND THEY WERE HAPPY. AND WE WERE ALL SAD. IT WAS A BIT OF A WEIRD MIX. HOPEFULLY WE ARE OVER IT BY NOW. I THINK SO. TRULY IT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. WE ARE ALSO SUPER PROUD OF OUR ALL BLACKS` OUR FEMALE FOOTBALL FANS WHO CAME TO NEW ZEALAND TO PLAY ON HOME SOIL THIS YEAR. SUCH A SPECIAL TOURNAMENT TO HAVE ON OUR SHORES. BIGGEST WOMAN SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD. AND WHAT WAS ALSO SPECIAL ABOUT THAT WAS HOW THE COUNTRY GOT IN BEHIND THEM AND YOU JUST HAD A WAVE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT FOOTBALL, MYSELF INCLUDED, GETTING RIGHT BEHIND AND HAVING SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT. TO SEE OUR STADIUM PACKED OUT AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF EXCITEMENT AROUND IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. I LOVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WOMAN AND THE YOUNG GIRLS. THEY SEE SOMETHING IN THEMSELVES WITH THESE AMAZING WOMAN ON THE WORLD STAGE, . IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THAT. THAT WAS THE GOAL. LOVE IT. THANK YOU AND BRILLIANT JOB THIS YEAR. YOU AND I WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY LATER ON. WHILE WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HERE IN AOTEAROA, WE COULDN'T LET OUR CORRESPONDENTS AROUND THE WORLD GO WITHOUT A LITTLE FESTIVE CHALLENGE. SO WE ASKED THEM TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND SEE WHO COULD MAKE THE MOST MONEY BUSKING. TAKE A LOOK. # IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. # AH, CHRISTMAS. AND VERY FEW PLACES DO IT AS WELL AS LONDON. THE DAZZLING OXFORD STREET LIGHTS, DECORATIONS, MARKETS. (RECORD SCRATCH) OK, OK, OK. BUT LOOK, THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OR MULLED WINE THAT WOULD POSSIBLY CONVINCE ME TO SING MARIAH CAREY OR ANY OTHER CHRISTMAS SONG IN PUBLIC BY MYSELF. SO I ROPED IN A FRIEND. MEET CHRIS READ. # ...JESUS ASLEEP ON THE HAY. # SO, CHRIS, FIRST TIME BUSKER HERE. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME PRO TIPS? WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? THE BIGGER ENERGY, THE BETTER. VERY HIGH ENERGY. YOU WANNA PUT SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES SO THEIR HANDS GO IN THEIR POCKETS. WELL, BRILLIANT. LET'S GIVE THIS A GO. HERE WE GO. # JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, # JINGLE ALL THE WAY. AND AS WE SAW FROM LAST YEAR, I'M NOT AFRAID TO USE MY VERY CUTE KIDS TO WIN A BREAKFAST CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE. # WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. # WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. # WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS # AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. # SO TURNS OUT THE KIDS ONLY REALLY LASTED 10 MINUTES. A COUPLE OF CAROLS, AND IT'S GETTING PRETTY DARK HERE, BUT WE EARNED �2! SO FROM US HERE IN LONDON, MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. # ASLEEP ON THE HAY. # THE BREAKFAST CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE ` SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN DREADING, BUT EQUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SUBJECT YOU TO MY VOICE OR DANCE MOVES. THOSE ONLY BELONG IN THE SHOWER FOR ME. BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M DOING? BEYONCE. AND SINCE SHE DIDN'T COME TO NEW ZEALAND OR AUSTRALIA, I FOUND MY VERY OWN. BEYONCE: # SEEMS LIKE EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE YOU. # UH OH, UH OH, UH OH, OH, NO, NO. ONE, TWO, THREE FOUR! HISTORY IN THE MAKING. PART TWO! SO CRAZY RIGHT NOW. # I LOOK AND STARE SO DEEP IN YOUR EYES. # I TOUCH ON YOU MORE AND MORE EVERY TIME. # DID YOU GUYS LIKE THAT? IT WAS GOOD? YOU GUYS DONATE FOR CHARITY? (LAUGHS) AYE. YOU ARE DOING AN EPIC JOB, BY THE WAY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? A LITTLE BIT OUT OF BREATH? I'M GOOD. PANTS: IT'S VERY HOT OUTSIDE. # ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS MY BABY GAVE TO ME # A PAIR OF CHLOE SHADES AND A DIAMOND BELLY RING. # THIS OFFICER IS KINDLY LET US PERFORM FOR OUR LAST TIME. AND HE HAS ONE MESSAGE TO NEW ZEALAND. MERRY CHRISTMAS, NEW ZEALAND. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BOTH OF US HERE IN SYDNEY. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF MUSICAL TALENT, AND NEW YORK IS ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH TALENTED BUSKERS. AND I ALSO DO NOT HAVE CUTE CHILDREN LIKE MEI HERON. BUT WHAT I DO HAVE IS A FAMOUS BOYFRIEND, JULIAN SEWELL, THE TIKTOK SENSATION, WHOSE COMEDY VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA GETS MILLIONS OF VIEWS. JULIAN, WHAT HAVE WE DONE? I GOT LOGAN TO HELP ME ACT OUT A SCENE FROM ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOLIDAY MOVIES OF ALL TIME, 'LOVE ACTUALLY'. TAKE A LOOK. DON'T GIVE YOURSELF AWAY. # I LOOKED AT LOVE # FROM BOTH SIDES... # WASN'T THAT FANTASTIC? AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE. CLAP OURSELVES. EVEN MY DRAMA TEACHER COMMENTED SAYING IT WAS GREAT. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE PUT THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ACROSS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIAS, JULIAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IT? COLLECTIVELY, OVER 1.4 MILLION. 1.4 MILLION! AND WE PUT A FUNDRAISING LINK AT THE BOTTOM FOR WORLD VISION, AND SO FAR WE HAVE RAISED $170. SO TAKE THAT, MEI AND AZIZ. (LAUGHS) YOU TWO ARE ON TV NOW. ARE WE? THIS IS IN QUITE YOUR MOMENT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO READ THIS AND WE WILL KEEP GOING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ IT? SHALL I DO IT NOW? I WILL DO IT. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE GOOFY GRANNIES WHO STOLE OUR HEARTS, SELF-STYLED BINGO BABES ETHEL AND BETHEL BRING US SOME CHRISTMASSY CHAOS. THEY'RE AFTER THE BREAK. WOW! # IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS, # EVERYWHERE YOU GO. WELCOME BACK. BREAKFAST'S COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD ` IT'S BEEN A CROWD FAVOURITE EVERY FRIDAY AS WE CHECK IN ON LOCAL EVENTS, BIG AND SMALL ACROSS THE LAND. WE'VE HAD SOME REAL GEMS. BUT IT WAS TWO OLD BIDDIES, SELF-STYLED 'BINGO BABES', WHO NEARLY STOLE THE SHOW. THE DYNAMIC DUO ETHEL AND BETHEL JOIN US NOW. HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT? HELLO, LOVE. WE PUT ON OUR FINEST. I HAVE MY CHRISTMAS KNICKERS ON AS WELL. DID YOUR APPEARANCE ON BREAKFAST MAKE YOU WORLD FAMOUS? LIKE L AND P. BLOWUP. DO WE HAVE A SPECIAL COMING UP? NOT REALLY. WE HAVE FINISHED THE BINGO FOR THE YEAR. WE COME HERE NICELY FOR YOU THIS MORNING. YOU HAVE MADE A HUGE EFFORT. WE HAVE DONE OUR NAILS. I DID MINE. THEY ARE BY VIVID. HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE YOU? TWO HOURS, LOVE. AND ALSO SOME CHRISTMAS COOKIES. I HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE KITCHEN. WE DECIDED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WITH THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. WE WANTED TO GIVE SOME INSPIRATION FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. WE HAVE SOME LOVELY LITTLE NUMBERS. YOU CAN DO THAT AT HOME. THEY ARE LOVELY. LOOK. THESE ARE VERY NICE. UP THE OTHER WAY, LOVE. NOT ON TELLY. WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE MAMMOGRAMS. WE GOT THIS LOVELY NUMBER HERE. WE DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE LADS OUT, DO WE. AND WE HAVE THESE ONES. THEY LOOK MORE PG. THEY WERE INSPIRED BY ETHEL. HER COSTUME. AND WE HAVE ARE OLD. THAT IS THE BACK OF HIM. HE IS BALD. HE HAS AS BUDGIE SMUGGLERS ON. THAT IS FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TAKE THE BIRDS ON HOLIDAYS. OH NO! NOW HE IS AN AMPUTEE. WE HAVE A TWO SECOND RULE HERE. THAT'S NICE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CHRISTMAS DAY? WE HAVE ALL FINISHED UP WITH THE CROCHET CLUB. AND BOWLS. WEB AND SOAKING FOOD FOR THE CHRISTMAS CASE. I AM GOING TO HAVE A SWIM AND MY BATHERS. I CAN GET RIGHT IN THERE. WHEN DID THE SHOW START NEXT YEAR? THE LAST TIME WE HAD YOU WANT, WE DO THIS AMAZING INTERVIEW, AND WE ASKED IF YOU COULD STILL GET TICKETS, AND HE SAID NO. IT SOLD OUT. THE FIRST ONE IS BACK IN FEBRUARY. PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE FUNDRAISERS. THEY CAN CALL US. WE ARE HALF BOOKED FOR NEXT YEAR. WE ARE BOOKED UP UNTIL JUNE, JULY. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FUNDRAISERS? SOME DUNEDIN'S. SOME INVERCARGILL. YOU ARE GOING ON TOUR IN 2024. WE NEED TO BREAK INTO HERE. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. THERE IS A WHOLE CROWD HERE THIS MORNING. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GO AND ENJOY THE BREAKFAST BAR FAVOUR. MIX AND MANGLE. TAKE YOUR AMPUTEE COOKIE. THAT WILL BE NICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. MERRY CHRISTMAS. YOU TOO, LOVE. CAN WE SAY SOMETHING ELSE? DOWN THE ONE WITH THE RED LIGHT. LOVES, LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER THIS YEAR. WE ARE ONLY HERE ONCE, SO MAKE EVERY MOMENT LOVELY. GOODBYE, LOVE IS. OH, THAT WAS NICE. HOW LOOKING? GOOD. WELL SAID, LADIES. I LOVE THE CARDIGANS. THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT WILL BE GONE BY THE NEW YEAR, AFTER LEGISLATION REPEALING THE POLICY WAS PASSED IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF IT WAS PART OF THE COALITION'S PRIORITIES IN ITS FIRST 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT. THE SCHEME WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT IN TO ENCOURAGE THE UPTAKE OF LOWER-EMISSION VEHICLES BY PROVIDING A REBATE. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER FINDING ILLEGAL CLEARINGS IN TARANAKI'S NATIONAL PARK. WORKING WITH POLICE, THE TEAM FOUND A CAMPSITE AND SEVERAL CLEARINGS, INCLUDING CAR BATTERIES, A STEEL DRUM, GAS COOKER AND A FLOOR MADE FROM PLYWOOD. A CCTV CAMERA HAS BEEN SET UP, WHICH CAPTURED AN IMAGE OF THIS MAN, WHICH DOC IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY. PEOPLE IN SYDNEY HAVE BEEN WARNED TO CONSERVE POWER AS AN EXTREME HEATWAVE BLANKETS NEW SOUTH WALES. TEMPERATURES REACHED 41 DEGREES IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE, WITH CONCERNS IT COULD CAUSE A SURGE IN THE POWER GRID. THE HEAT ALSO AFFECTED SOME TRAIN SERVICES, LEAVING COMMUTERS STRANDED. FURTHER NORTH, AUTHORITIES SAY CYCLONE JASPER REMAINS A THREAT DESPITE BEING DOWNGRADED FROM A CATEGORY TWO STORM TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE YESTERDAY. AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE TOWN OF MOSSMAN NEAR PORT DOUGLAS DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. A WOMAN ONCE LABELLED AUSTRALIA'S WORST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER IS IN LINE TO RECEIVE A HUGE PAYOUT AFTER BEING ACQUITTED OF KILLING HER FOUR CHILDREN. KATHLEEN FOLBIGG SPENT 20 YEARS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED IN 2003 FOR MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN AND THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A FOURTH. SHE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN JUNE AFTER AN INQUIRY INDICATED THE CHILDREN MAY HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. HER LEGAL TEAM CONFIRMED THEY'LL SEEK COMPENSATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST PAYOUT OF ITS TYPE IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. JAPANESE OFFICIALS HAVE ADMITTED THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH HAVE WASHED ASHORE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, AN ESTIMATED 1200 TONS OF SARDINES AND MACKEREL WERE FOUND FLOATING IN THE SEA. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THE CAUSE OF THE MASS DEATHS. THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN QUICK TO DENY CLAIMS THE EVENT IS LINKED TO THE RELEASE OF TREATED WATER FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT. TO SPORT, AND ALL BLACK ARDIE SAVEA WAS THE BIG WINNER AT LAST NIGHT'S RUGBY AWARDS. A MONTH AFTER CLAIMING WORLD RUGBY'S BIGGEST PRIZE, SAVEA HAS BEEN NAMED NEW ZEALAND'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS WELL AS RECEIVING ALL BLACKS PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME. THE MEN'S SEVENS SIDE WAS NAMED TEAM OF THE YEAR, WITH COACH OF THE YEAR GOING TO THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS' CORY SWEENEY. A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED VISITORS DURING THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP GAVE THE LOCAL ECONOMY A BIG BOOST. THE TOURNAMENT HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF JUST OVER $100 MILLION AND BROUGHT CLOSE TO 27,000 TOURISTS TO AOTEAROA. AUCKLAND TOOK HOME THE BIGGEST SHARE OF $49 MILLION, WITH MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING GAMES AT EDEN PARK. LET'S HAVE A WHIP AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SEE HOW THE WEATHER IS SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE THIS MORNING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) OF ALL THE STORIES IN 2023, ONE MAY'VE RUFFLED MORE FEATHERS MORE THAN MOST. FOOTAGE OF PAORA THE KIWI BEING MISHANDLED BY VISITORS AT ZOO MIAMI CAPTURED AND ANGERED THE NATION. BUT WHILE IT WAS AN UPSETTING SIGHT, SOME GOOD DID COME FROM THIS STORY. PAORA IS NOW GETTING THE TREATMENT HE DESERVES, AND BREAKFAST GAINED A NEW FRIEND, ZOO MIAMI'S RON MAGILL. SO TO CHECK IN ON HOW THEY'RE BOTH GETTING ON, RON JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW. HOW ARE YOU? I AM GREAT. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU. MIGHT I SAY THAT WE NEED MORE OF ETHEL AND BETHEL. THEY ARE WONDERFUL. I NEED THAT. I THINK THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF ETHEL AND BETHEL. HOW IS PAORA DOING? HE IS DOING REALLY WELL. MAYBE A LITTLE TOO WELL. WE HAD TO PUT HIM ON A DIET, BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING A BIT CHUNKY. JANUARY 8, THEY BREAK GROUND ON HIS NEW HABITAT. WE FINALLY GOT THROUGH ALL OF THE RED TAPE AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, BUT JANUARY 8, THEY WILL BREAK GROUND. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAD YOU ON THE SHOW, I GAVE YOU A BIT OF A HARD TIME. I WAS A LITTLE BIT OUTRAGED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH OUR LITTLE PAORA. THAT HAPPENED BACK IN MAY THIS YEAR. HERE WE ARE IN DECEMBER. HOW HAVE THE PAST FEW MONTHS BEEN IN TERMS OF YOU RECEIVING ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND TO WHERE WE ARE NOW? I TELL YOU WHAT, YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE KIWI. SEEING YOU IN THAT WONDERFUL KIWI ALPHA LAST TIME WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY YEAR. LISTEN, I DESERVED EVERYTHING YOU THREW AT ME THAT DAY. I REALLY RESPECT YOUR PASSION FOR THE WILDLIFE. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO MAKE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. WE MADE A BIG MISTAKE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE BETTER ON THAT MISTAKE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN NEW ZEALAND KNOWS HOW PROFOUNDLY RESPECTFUL WE ARE OF YOU AND YOUR CULTURE, OF YOUR INCREDIBLE BIRD WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIRD OF THE CENTURY. THANK YOU, RON. THAT IS RIGHT. NEW ZEALAND IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, JENNY-MAY. THAT IS VERY KIND. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL WOMAN WHO I HAVE UTMOST RESPECT FOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON. I ABSOLUTELY CONSIDER YOU ONE OF MY FRIENDS AND A FRIEND OF THE SHOW HERE. TELL ME ABOUT THE MIAMI AND WHAT HAPPENS DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING. WE HAD A BABY TIGER BORN. THERE ARE LESS THAN 500 OF THESE SUMATRAN TIGERS IN THE WORLD. SHE IS GETTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HABITAT WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN SEE HER. WE HAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST ANTELOPE. A LOT OF ANIMALS WERE VERY BUSY DURING THE SPRING TIME, SHALL WE SAY. (LAUGHS) WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS? I HAVE MY FAMILY FRYING IN. MY DAUGHTER IS COMING IN FROM LOS ANGELES, AND MY SON WILL BE HERE. CHRISTMAS IS FAMILY FOR ME. YOU HAVE A GREAT FAMILY AT YOUR BREAKFAST SHOW, BECAUSE I SEE THAT SPREAD OUT THERE. YOU ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY. YOU LOOK STUNNING AND WHITE. YOUR HERE IS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. STOP IT, RON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, BUT NOT ONLY YOUR TIME, YOUR ENERGY, AND ALSO TAKING CARE OF OUR LITTLE PAORA, AND ALSO ANSWERING THE CALL WHENEVER WE CALL YOU TO HAVE A CHAT. I AM WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND ALL THE VERY BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. MERRY CHRISTMAS. SAME TO YOU. E HAERE AKE NEI ` SHE'S THE POWERFUL PERFORMER WHO TRAVERSED TRIUMPH AND TEARS ON THE VOICE AUSTRALIA. NYREE HUYSER SINGS US HER OWN CHRISTMAS CRACKER NEXT. STAY WITH US. # JINGLE BELLS SWING, # AND JINGLE BELLS RING. # SNOWING AND BLOWING UP BUSHELS OF FUN, # NOW THE JINGLE HUB HAS BEGUN. # HATS AND SUNSCREEN ON THE BEACH AND JUMPING IN THE WAVES. # THEN DADDY SPARKS A BARBECUE FOR A FEAST THAT LASTS US DAYS. # THERE'S A SEA OF CHILDREN SMILES AND THE SOUND OF JINGLE BELLS # AS WE MARVEL AT THE LIGHT SHOW ON THE ROAD. # THE SCENT OF SWEET PAVLOVA FILLS THE HOUSE WHEN WE GET HOME, # AS MOMMA PRAYS THE MIDDLE DIDN'T SINK. # THEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE, # I'LL TUCK THEM IN REAL TIGHT. # WHEN I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS, # IT WAS FILLED WITH LOVE. # THAT ANGEL ON THE TREE WAS LOOKING DOWN UPON US ALL. # WHEN FAMILY COME TOGETHER, DRINKING WINE AND SINGING SONGS, # THERE WAS HAPPINESS AND MAGIC IN THE AIR. # WHEN I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS. # THE ONE THING THAT STAYS THE SAME # IS LOVE. # THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS DAY # WAS GIFTED TO US FROM ABOVE. # WHEN I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS, # IT WAS FILLED WITH LOVE. # THAT ANGEL ON THE TREE WAS LOOKING DOWN UPON US ALL. # WHEN FAMILY COME TOGETHER, DRINKING WINE AND SINGING SONGS, # THERE WAS HAPPINESS AND MAGIC IN THE AIR. # WHEN I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS. # (MUSIC PLAYS) # OOH. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THAT WAS AMAZING, NYREE. WITH HER OWN SONG 'I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS'. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ON OUR SHOW THIS MORNING. WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR YOU. TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE YOU HAD ON THE VOICE. IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE WHIRLWIND AND COMPLETELY LIFE CHANGING, TO BE HONEST. FOR A MUM OF THREE, I THOUGHT MY HOPES AND DREAMS WERE DONE. IT WAS OVER TO THE CHILDREN, BUT IT TURNS OUT WE CAN STILL DO IT. HOPEFULLY PROVING IT TO OTHER LADIES OUT THERE. WHAT IS IT LIKE, THAT MOMENT WHERE YOU HAD TO DECIDE TO STEP INTO THAT SPACE AND ACTUALLY PUT YOURSELF FORWARD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? I STILL REMEMBER JUST STANDING, WAITING FOR THE DOORS OPEN TO WALK OUT TO THE CHAIRS, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS VEIL THAT I HAD TO WALK THROUGH AND JUST BECOME THE SUPERSTAR THAT I WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE. I HAVE DREAMT OF THOSE POPSTAR MOMENTS AS WELL. I GET IT. WHAT HAS THIS DONE FOR YOU, THOUGH? MOSTLY INSIDE. IT HAS GIVEN ME CONFIDENCE I DIDN'T THINK I STILL HAD. IT HAS SPARKED A FIRE IN ME AGAIN AND IT HAS MADE ME START WRITING AGAIN. I AM JUST HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE ALONG. YOU HAVE BROUGHT YOUR THREE BEAUTIFUL KIDS ALONG. THEY MUST BE SO PROUD. WHAT WAS THAT LOW FOR THEM TO WHAT YOU WANT TO BE? JUST WATCHING THE LITTLE FACES. THEY STILL WATCH IT BACK AND EVEN MY YOUNGEST, HE IS ONLY 18 MONTHS AND HE WILL SAY, MUMMA! THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF A SHOW THIS MORNING. MERRY CHRISTMAS. DO YOU HAVE BIG PLANS OVER SUMMER? JUST AT HOME WITH THE FAMILY. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE YEAR, NOT JUST FOR THE BREAKFAST TEAM. OUR WELLINGTON REPORTER JESSICA SWAN IS WITH US. MORENA, JESS. YOU COVERED ONE OF THE TOUGHEST STORIES OF THE YEAR. I THINK IT IS HARD TO LOOK PAST THE LODGE FIRE AND WELLINGTON. WHEN YOU ELECTION DAY WOULD BE A BIG DAY, BUT YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY AND THERE IS BREAKING NEWS AND YOU CAN NEVER PREPARE FOR IT. I REMEMBER I WOKE UP THAT MORNING AND I HAD ALL OF THESE MYSTICS AND CALLS. THERE WAS A FIRE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. THEY HAD CALLED THE CAMERAMAN AND HE HAD GOT THERE EARLY. WE ARRIVED AND THERE WAS A SENSE OF CHAOS AND PEOPLE IN THE DARK. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE STORIES THAT STICKS WITH YOU. I REMEMBER WE WERE RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM ALL MEDIA TEAMS. BUT ALL OF THE FAMILY STANDING AROUND THERE NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON. I REMEMBER TALKING TO SOMEONE AND IT FELT LIKE JOURNALISM IN REAL LIFE. IT WAS A REALLY... IT WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE INFORMATION AS THEY NEEDED IT. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE, BUT ALSO AWAIT. THEY ARE FUNNY SORTS OF ENVIRONMENTS. FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, THEY GET THIS FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE, BUT FOR YOU IN THE FIELD, YOU OPERATE IN A BIT OF A SILO. YOU ARE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO FIND STUFF OUT. ONE OF THE ONES THAT MIGHT BE ON THE PASS WAS PALMERSTON NORTH. HOW ON EARTH DID YOU END UP? NOT A HOSPITAL PASS AT ALL. IT WAS A PLEASURE. BASICALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE THE FIFA TEAM ALLEGEDLY LEFT BECAUSE IT WAS A BORING PLACE. AS BREAKFAST DOES SO WELL, NOTHING IS BORING. WE CAN MAKE ANYTHING INTO STRING. IT WAS SUCH A FUN MORNING. I WAS TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO WERE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CITY. WHERE SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE I WAS SO CARSICK ON THE WAY. I GOT THERE AT THE END. IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL MORNING. WE GOT ALL THE PLACES WITH NEW ZEALAND. IT WAS A REALLY FUN STORY. YOU DID GO THROUGH A LIST OF THINGS... THE PARK FEATURED IN DIFFERENT ANGLES. THERE IS SO MUCH TO LOVE ABOUT PALMERSTON NORTH. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE BUT? I THINK ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SPOTS WAS THE MUSEUM. I HAVE A RUGBY LOVING FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS CALLED A FOOTBALL OR RUGBY BALL. THAT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE. WELL DONE ON A BIG YEAR. YOU HAVE COVERED A LOT AND YOU HAVE DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB. I'M GOING TO BRING IN ANOTHER GUEST JESS HAS MET BEFORE. MARTY THE MINCEMAN. AND MARTY, YOU'VE GOT A SPECIAL CREATION. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THESE THINGS STARTED? AROUND COVID-19, PEOPLE WERE COMING INTO THE SHOP AND... THEY DIDN'T LOOK HAPPY. I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT ON A BIT OF A SMILE AND HAS JUST GONE FROM THEM. YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN AMERICA THAT LIKE THEM AND ENGLAND. WE LOVE THEM AND WE LOVE YOU. OK. HERE WE ARE. THERE IS A LIKENESS. IT IS YOU. IT IS A TRIBUTE. MARTY DID MATTY. HE HAS MY BLUE EYES AND EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE REALLY CAPTURED MY LIKENESS. I MIGHT HAVE SUGGESTED DONALD TRUMP, BUT NOW... I ACTUALLY DO WEIRDLY SEE IT. WELL DONE. HOW DO WE COOK AT? OH, WE DON'T. YOU TREASURE THAT. IT IS NOT FOR SALE. LIMITED EDITION. EVERYONE HAS BEEN FED. IT IS SAD TO SEE YOU GO, MATTY. WE WATCH YOU AND WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR MY... ART? IT WILL PROBABLY... HE WILL GET A BIT OF A TAN BY CHRISTMAS DAY. WE DON'T WANT THAT. HIS CAREER IS NOT THAT OVER. WE WILL APPRECIATE IT TODAY AND THEN... IN THE BIN. DID YOU SEASON IT WITH ANYTHING? SOMETIMES... I JUST SWEETENED HIM UP WITH SOME WATERED-DOWN SUGAR. THANK YOU. I THINK. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS. PLUS, WE'LL FIND OUT HOW THE WEATHER IS SHAPING UP FOR YOUR HOLIDAY DESTINATION THIS SUMMER. STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THERE'S JUST 10 DAYS TO GO TILL CHRISTMAS, AND WITH ME IS ANNA SHIPLEY FROM THE WAREHOUSE. ANNA, THIS TIME CAN BE STRESSFUL. HOW DO WE KEEP CALM AND BREEZY AT CHRISTMAS? 10 DAYS TO GO. TWO WEEKENDS. SO I AM ALL ABOUT LIFE SIMPLIFICATION AT THIS POINT. CLEARLY, I AM BIASED, BUT THEY WAREHOUSE IS AWESOME AS A ONE-STOP SHOP. I AM A BUSY MONTH. I'VE GOT TWO KIDS. SO TO GO TO ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PICK UP A FEW THINGS ON ONE TRIP IS A BIT OF A LIFE SOLVER FOR ME. YOU BROUGHT IN A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHOW US. I LOVE A BACKUP PLAN. YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'VE HAD IN THE PARCEL SO WELL THAT YOU KINDA FORGET WHERE IT WENT? IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRAS IN THE CUPBOARD. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BOOKS. I HOPE MY KIDS AREN'T WATCHING BECAUSE THAT WILL BE UNDER THE TREE. YOU CAN HAVE THEM ON THE TABLE BUT ALSO OVER THE SUMMER AND ON PICNICS. TOYS ARE ALWAYS GOOD. ALWAYS KEEPING IT CALM, BEING ORGANISED. I AM BIG ON GETTING INTO THE SHOPS EARLY. 8 O'CLOCK, 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE TURNS UP. SO I THINK LITTLE THINGS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO ENJOY IT. CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL. IF WE KEEP IT LOW-KEY, WE WILL BE BETTER VERSIONS OF OURSELVES. WE HAVE SOME PARCELS AND SOME TREES, BUT IT IS THAT NICE MIXTURE. YOU ARE RIGHT. THE WAREHOUSE IS THAT PLACE THAT YOU GO AND EVERYTHING IS THERE. IF YOU'RE STUCK ON WHAT GIFTS TO BUY FOR CHRISTMAS, THE WAREHOUSE IS THERE FOR YOU. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING TO MAKE THE BIG DAY MAGICAL. THIS SEGMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WAREHOUSE. WE ARE BACK WITH SARAH TUCK FROM DISH AND HER LOVELY ASSISTING CLAIRE. CLAIRE, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. GLAZE? THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE OFF ALL THE SKIN. YOU LEAVE THAT LAYER OF FAT FOR FLAVOUR. AND THEN YOU CAN GO MAD WITH YOUR GLAZE. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL APRICOTS JAM, CRUSHED PINEAPPLE THAT YOU JUST BUY AND ATTEND, HABANERO MUSTARD. THE SECRET IS DON'T HAVE YOUR IVAN CRANKED UP REALLY HOT. SLOWER AND LONGER IS BETTER. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR. LOTS OF OPTIONS ` WE HAVE GIVEN FIVE OPTIONS. I WAS GOING TO SAY. WITH A GOOD GLAZE, THERE IS NOISE SOMETHING SLEEK, SOMETHING WITH A BIT OF PUNCH, SOMETHING WITH DEPTH OF FLAVOUR. WE'VE GOT ONE WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE AND HONEY AND VINEGAR. SO LOTS OF OPTIONS. SARAH, IF I WASN'T A FAN OF HAM, IF I WAS PERHAPS LIKE TESSA WHO HAS BEEN A COMMITTED VEGETARIAN ALL YEAR... ? WE'VE GOT A LITTLE WELLINGTON IN HERE. WE WERE JOKING ABOUT A NUT ROAST, WHICH SOUNDS AWFUL. BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE THAT BAD. WE'VE GOT THIS GORGEOUS LITTLE WELLINGTON NEF, WHICH HAS MUSHROOMS AND LENTILS, AND YOU CAN SERVE IT WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE. IF I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THAT MUCH EFFORT FOR MY VEGETARIAN GUESTS, COULD I JUST GET A SLAB OF TOFU? YES. ATTACKS ON THE FLAVOUR OF WHATEVER IT IS WORTH. SO YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PROTEIN? I YOU GOING FOR HAND THIS YEAR? HAM* I'M GOING FOR SAM AND MYSELF. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING ` PEOPLE ARE GOING DOWN THE SALMON ROUT. IN THE LATEST ISSUE AS WELL. IT IS LIKE HONEY AND SESAME AND GARLIC AND ORANGE THIS ON TOP. THROWING UP IN FOR 15 MINUTES. DONE. I GOT TO ASK, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THAT BOOK THAT TELLS ME WHAT TO DO WITH THE HAM IN THE DAYS AFTER? THE HAM JUST KEEPS GOING. WITH ACTUALLY GOT A RECIPE ON THE WEBSITE FOR AN AMAZING LEFTOVER HAM OR TURKEY MAC AND CHEESE. THAT'S A NEW ONE. IT IS EPIC. IT IS EPIC. AFTER I'VE HAD MY DINNER, I AM OVER IT. EXCELLENT. WE CAN TUCK INTO THIS. AND DESERT. I'M SAVING A LITTLE POCKET OF SPACE FOR THAT ONE. A POLICY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALANDERS TO PURCHASE LOW CARBON EMITTING VEHICLES HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY THE GOVERNMENT. LEGISLATION REPEALING THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT HAS PASSED ITS THIRD READING IN PARLIAMENT. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF THE DISCOUNT, DUBBED 'THE UTE TAX' BY NATIONAL, WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE COALITION. THE REBATE WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. NEW EMPLOYMENT FIGURES INDICATE JOB ADS ARE DECLINING AT THE SAME RATE JOB APPLICATIONS ARE INCREASING. THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM SEEK NZ SHOWS JOB LISTINGS DOWN 5% MONTH ON MONTH IN NOVEMBER AND 28% LOWER YEAR ON YEAR. RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM WERE THE LEAD CONTRIBUTORS TO THE DECLINE. APPLICATIONS PER AD ROSE FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW BY 5%. A KEY ROUTE IN THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA THAT'S BEEN CLOSED SINCE A MASSIVE SLIP DURING THE JANUARY FLOODS IS ON TRACK TO RE-OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY. THE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 25A LEFT A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN THE COROMANDEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAINLAND WITH LENGTHY DETOURS, AFFECTING TOURISM AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE RE-CONNECTION IS THANKS TO A NEW BRIDGE STRETCHING OVER THE LAND THAT WAS WASHED OUT. IT'S BEEN DELIVERED THREE MONTHS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, ALLOWING EASY ACCESS TO THE PENINSULA JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD. CYCLONE JASPER MAY HAVE PASSED, BUT AUTHORITIES HAVE WARNED THE THREAT TO FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND ISN'T OVER YET. THE CATEGORY 2 STORM WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL LOW YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. BUT HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL CAUSING CONCERN. AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE TOWN OF MOSSMAN NEAR PORT DOUGLAS, DUE TO FLASH FLOODING NEARLY HALF OF THE ISRAELI MUNITIONS DROPPED ON GAZA ARE REPORTEDLY IMPRECISE 'DUMB BOMBS'. U.S. INTELLIGENCE SAYS AS MUCH AS 45% OF THE 29,000 AIR TO GROUND BOMBS ISRAEL HAS USED HAVE BEEN UNGUIDED. THE UNGUIDED MUNITIONS ARE FAR LESS PRECISE, AND LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGH CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL. THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES HAVE REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CLAIM. DESPITE A PROMISE OF WARMER WEATHER, METEOROLOGISTS ARE WARNING 'ABOVE NORMAL' WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SUMMER. IT COMES AFTER THE OFFICIAL ARRIVAL OF THE EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN PATTERN IN SEPTEMBER. IT'S PREDICTED HIGHER TEMPERATURES ARE ON THEIR WAY, BUT IT WON'T BE A CONSTANT THEME, WITH UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER EXPECTED. AUSTRALIA HAVE SET THE STANDARD ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE FIRST TEST AGAINST PAKISTAN IN PERTH. THE SIDE CHOOSING TO BAT FIRST, FINISHING THE DAY 346/5. DAVID WARNER SILENCED HIS CRITICS, REACHING HIS 26th CENTURY BEFORE BEING CAUGHT OUT FOR 164. AND FINALLY, IN A VERY RELATABLE MOVE, AN ELEPHANT HAS RANSACKED A VAN IN SRI LANKA IN SEARCH OF A SNACK. THE GIANT MAMMAL EMERGED FROM THE TREES, SMASHED A WINDOW WITH ITS TRUNK, BEFORE STEALING THE AUSTRALIAN FAMILY'S BOX OF HOT CHIPS. THE FAMILY ESCAPED UNHARMED WITH THE DRIVER ABLE TO SPEED OFF. THE WEATHER IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, BUT WHAT WE TRULY WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE FOR THE SUMMER BREAK, AND OF COURSE, CHRISTMAS. SO FOR A FESTIVE FORECAST, WE'RE JOINED BY NIWA PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST CHRIS BRANDOLINO. CHRIS, HOW'S SUMMER LOOKING FOR US? KIA ORA. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. I THINK I MUST JOIN YOU WITH THE FESTIVE HAT. WITH A NAME LIKE CHRIS, YOU HAVE TO. FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, BASICALLY, BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS IT'S LOOKING QUITE WARM AND DRY. CHRISTMAS DAY COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS TIME NEXT WEEK. CENTRAL PLATEAU IN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. SOUTH ISLAND, A BIT OF VARIABILITY BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS. RAIN, INCLUDING THIS WEEKEND. A WET WEEKEND ON TAP. PROBABLY WARM ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. BUT AS WE FAST FORWARD TO THE 25TH, THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A PRETTY BIG RAIN EVENT FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT. IF YOU ARE IN OTAGO, QUEENSTOWN, CAMPING, TRAMPING, YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. LATE 2023, EARLY 2024, THERE COULD BE SOME LEUMI WHETHER TO START THE NEW YEAR. I THINK THAT IS JUST ONE STOP. I THINK WE WILL PROCEED TO MORE DRYNESS AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO THE UPCOMING JANUARY, FEBRUARY PERIOD. THE POINT IS THIS. LET'S REMEMBER LAST SUMMER, RIGHT? FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT WAS A BUMMER SUMMER. I THINK IT WILL BE A BETTER SUMMER THIS YEAR. NORTH ISLAND LOOKS GOOD, BUT THE SOUTH ISLAND, ESPECIALLY WESTERN SOUTH ISLAND, THAT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD, CERTAINLY IF THE AT BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS. LOVE YOUR HAT. AND JUST TO CLARRIFY AN ITEM IN THE NEWS, AND JUST TO CLARRIFY AN ITEM IN THE NEWS, E U TONU MAI ` UP NEXT, FIT, FEARLESS AND BOUND FOR GLORY. WE'RE JOINED BY SOME OF OUR TOP SPORTING STARS. # JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL ROCK. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE MAY BE A TINY NATION, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, JUST WAIT! WE OFTEN PUNCH WELL ABOVE OUR WEIGHT. SO TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR, WE'VE INVITED SOME OF OUR TOP ATHLETES FROM VARIOUS SPORTING CODES. MULTI-TALENTED, MULTI-INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE TYLA NATHAN-WONG, SILVER FERN AMELIA WALMSLEY, AND BLUES PLAYERS HARRY PLUMMER AND STEPHEN PEROFETA. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. YOU TWO, YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME STRAWBERRY SANTAS. YOU HAVE ALREADY CHEATED AND BEEN PRACTISING, SO I AM EXPECTING YOURS TO BE THE BEST. TYLA, TYLA, HOW ARE YOU GOING? AS BEEN GOOD. GOOD TO BE BACK IN AUCKLAND, AND I'VE BEEN IN AUSTRALIA FOR A BIT OF THE YEAR. SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR. LET'S NOT THINKING YOU'VE PLAYED 50 DIFFERENT SPORTS. YOU'RE THE MOST CAPTAIN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL TEAMS PLAYER. I YOU GOING TO SLOW DOWN NEXT YEAR? NO. IT IS ONLY RAMPING UP, REALLY. IT IS RAMPING UP BACK TO SEVENS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS. IT WILL BE THE GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR. HE IS HAPPY TO BE BACK ON NEW ZEALAND SHORES. SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE FAMILY OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD. SO JUST KIND OF CHILL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. KILL, BUT GET THE WHANAU OUT WITH ME. CHILL* THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MASSIVE FOR YOU. MAKING YOUR DEBUT FOR THE SILVER FERNS. HOW HAS IT BEEN FOR YOU? IT'S BEEN EXCITING. JUST GETTING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRYING TO GRASP THEM, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO COME AGAIN. STARTING OFF AT HOWICK. WAS BECOMING A SILVER FERNS SOMETHING THAT YOU'D ALWAYS ASPIRED TO BE? YES, DEFINITELY. IT'S BEEN A DREAM SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL WILL STOP WHETHER IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT WAS SOMETHING I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF. I'M SUPER, SUPER GRATEFUL. YOU TWO, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. LOOK AT THAT. WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER. THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT I'M GOING TO GET YOU GIRLS TO START. YOU DO THAT. NO, YOU CAN KEEP CARRYING ON. KEEP MAKING THEM? WE'VE GOT, LIKE, ONE MINUTE LEFT, HARRY. WHILE YOU ARE WORKING AWAY, TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR SEASON AND HOW IT ALL WENT. TO BE FAIR, IT WAS UP-AND-DOWN. BUT I THINK THROUGH IT ALL, STUCK TIGHT, AND WE PUSHED THROUGH TO THE SEMIS. OVERALL, IT COULD HAVE GONE A LOT BETTER, BUT AS A GROUP, WE ARE STILL UNITED. AND I THINK A LIGHT OF NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE BETTER FOR IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, HARRY, IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR, SO MUCH TO BE LEARNED, RIGHT? YES. LIKE STEVIE THINK, WE FELL SHORT, THAT IS THE REALITY OF IT. THERE IS A BIT OF FIRE IN THE BELLY FOR THE BOYS WHO DIDN'T DO WELL TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE A GROUP OF COACHES AND PLAYERS AS WELL. IT WILL BE GOOD TO GET INTO SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. HOW ARE WE GOING? ALMOST DONE? DO YOU WANT TO PASS THE CREAM OVER THAT WAY NOW? 30 SECONDS, YOU LOT. TYLA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CHRISTMAS? I AM HEADING UP THE FAR NORTH TO KAITAIA WAYS. MY PARTNER'S FAMILY WILL END UP JOINING US FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OF ANY YEAR. AMELIA? I AM STAYING IN AUCKLAND WITH MY FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS, AND THEN BOXING DAY WILL BE IN OMAHA WITH MY PARTNER'S FAMILY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CHRISTMAS? MY PARTNER IS COMING UP FROM WHANGANUI, AND WE ARE HOSTING AT HOME. WHAT ABOUT YOU? I HAVE FAMILY COMING OVER FROM THE STATES. SO WE ARE GOING TO SHOW THEM A KIWI CHRISTMAS. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR SKILLS THIS MORNING. GIRLS, WE ARE OUT OF TIME. CAN WE SEE THESE ON CAMERA? THIS IS THE EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN. HOURS HAS GOT FEET. OURS HAS A MOUTH AND A BEARD, SO IT LOOKS LIKE CENTRE. I LOVE THE FEET. I LOVE THIS ONE HERE. BOYS ONE? THAT OUT. THAT IS OURS. EVERYONE'S A WINNER. AND SOME OF OUR SPORTING STARS WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY WANTED TO GIVE THEIR OWN SEASONAL GREETING. HEY EVERYONE, IT'S TOM LATHAM HERE FROM THE BLACK CAT. I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE ON TVNZ BREAKFAST AMERICAN BUSINESS. ON BEHALF OF THE ONE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS, WE WANT TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HOLIDAYS. UP THE WAHS. ALL: UP THE WAHS! UP THE WAHS. ROLLING STONE MUSIC MAGAZINE ONCE LABELLED HER 'A FIRE BREATHING BELTER'. AWARD-WINNING COUNTRY STAR TAMI NEILSON IS BRINGING HER SOULFUL SIZZLE TO OUR FESTIVAL SCENE THIS SUMMER, AND JOINS US NOW. TAMI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PART OF OUR SHOW. THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST FAURE INTO CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST SHOWS. I FEEL LIKE I'M BECOMING ONE OF THE CHRISTMAS TREES NOW. I FEEL REALLY HONOURED TO BE THAT 7 AM CHRISTMAS TREE. IT IS AN EARLY START FOR MUSICIANS, I KNOW. WHAT A BUSY YEAR IT'S BEEN FOR YOU. WHEN YOU REFLECT ON 2023, WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT'S BEEN A CRAZY YEAR. I GOT TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WITH MY FAMILY AND IN AN RV. IT WAS EPIC. ONE OF THOSE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME ADVENTURES. HAVING THEM COME WITH ME ON TOUR WAS LIVING THE DREAM. WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU? CHRISTMAS FOR ME IS ABOUT FAMILY AND TRADITIONS. MY DAD WAS A HUGE CHRISTMAS NUT AND MADE IT SO MAGICAL FOR US AS KIDS THAT NOW I WANT TO RECREATE THAT FOR MY KIDS. IT IS MY FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR. I AM ONE OF THOSE NERDS. I AM ONE OF THOSE CHRISTMAS GEEKS. I CAN SO EASILY DIVE INTO WEARING AN E IS ALL YEAR. I AM ALL WITH THAT. ANTLER EARS* IN CHRISTMAS MOVIES? YES. YOU'VE GOT A BUSY FEW WEEKS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE FAMILY HERE? AT SO NICE TO BE HOME. EVERYONE IS LIKE, ARE YOU GOING AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS? I'M LIKE, NO. I WANT TO BE IN MY OWN BED WITH THE KIDS AND THE DOGS. IT'S GOING TO BE A FAMILY CHRISTMAS, AND GETTING TO PLAY AGAIN FOR NEW ZEALAND AUDIENCES AFTER BEING AWAY FOR A YEAR. ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS, YOU ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMING? IT'S ACTUALLY ONE DAY. I GET BOXING DAY OFF AND THEN I AM PERFORMING AT WAIHEKE ON THE 27TH. I MAKE CRACK THE WHIP AND MAKE THE KIDS THING AS WELL. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP. MY FIRST INVOLVEMENT IN A MAJOR MOTION PICTURES COMING UP NEXT YEAR. BUT I HAVE SIGN AN NDA AND I CAN'T TELL YOU ANY MORE THAN THAT. BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH SPONGEBOB. AND A NEW ALBUM AS WELL. AND YOU ARE PERFORMING FOR US THIS MORNING. WHAT ARE YOU PERFORMING FOR US? WE ARE PERFORMING WILLIE NELSON IS PRETTY PAPER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. AND THANKS, MATTHEW, FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. GO WELL. # PRETTY PAPER, # PRETTY RIBBONS OF BLUE # WRAP YOUR PRESENTS # TO YOUR DARLING FROM YOU. # PRETTY PENCILS # TO WRITE I LOVE YOU. # PRETTY PAPER, # PRETTY RIBBONS OF BLUE. # CROWDED STREETS, # BUSY FEET HUSTLE BY HIM. # DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS, # CHRISTMAS IS NIGH THERE. # HE SITS ALL ALONE ON THE SIDEWALK # HE SITS ALL ALONE ON THE SIDEWALK # HOPING THAT YOU WON'T PASS HIM BY. # SHOULD YOU STOP? # BETTER NOT. # MUCH TOO BUSY. BETTER HURRY. # MY, HOW TIME DOES FLY # IN THE DISTANCE, THE RINGING OF LAUGHTER, # AND IN THE MIDST OF THE LAUGHTER, HE CRIES. # PRETTY PAPER, # PRETTY RIBBONS OF BLUE # WRAP YOUR PRESENTS # TO YOUR DARLING FROM YOU. # PRETTY PENCILS # TO WRITE I LOVE YOU. # PRETTY PAPER, # PRETTY RIBBONS OF BLUE. # OH, PRETTY PAPER, # PRETTY RIBBONS OF BLUE. # FEED THE WORLD. # LET THEM KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME. WE'RE ABOUT TO BRING SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER TO A COUPLE OF DESERVING VIEWERS WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR 'PAK GIVES BACK' WINNERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO VOLOY MATTHEWS, WHO'S BEEN KEEPING VERY BUSY THIS YEAR RUNNING A PLAYGROUP, PLAYCENTRE, COOKING LUNCHES FOR PRIMARY AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL, AND VOLUNTEERING AT THE CHURCH, ALL IN BETWEEN RAISING HER OWN FAMILY! PHEW. AND SUE HARREX WHO GIVES UP HER TIME EVERY WEEK TO INSPIRE A GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS, PREPARING BAKED GOODS, COOKING HEALTHY LUNCHES AND PUTTING SMILES ON THEIR PROFILES WITH HER GENUINE WARMTH AND COMPASSION EACH AND EVERY WEEK. A $5000 GIFT CARD IS COMING YOUR WAY A $5000 GIFT CARD IS COMING YOUR WAY TO HELP FEED EACH OF YOUR WHANAUS THIS FESTIVE SEASON. THIS SEGMENT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PAK'nSAVE. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DOING IT TOUGH THIS YEAR, BUT NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR GENEROSITY. AND WE'VE SHOWED YOU HOW, FROM VARIETY TAKING KIDS TO THE ZOO, AUCTIONING THE 'UP THE WAHS' NUMBER PLATE, RAISING MONEY WITH THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION, AND MORE RECENTLY, KIDS FIRST WITH DAVE LETELE FROM BUTTABEAN MOTIVATION. MORENA DAVE, AND TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL CHARITY ANGELS. WE ARE A HUGE FAN OF YOU ON THE SHOW. EVERY TIME, IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN TOUGH THIS YEAR. YES, IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY TOUGH FOR ALL OF US CHARITIES TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS AND THE NEEDS ARE EVER-INCREASING. IT IS HEARTBREAKING HAVING TO TURN DOWN FAMILIES BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH. WHEN YOUR MOTHER THAT IS FEEDING ON LOAVES OF BREAD AND FAMILIES THAT YOU HAD NOT HAVE ANYTHING, NO FOOD OR BLANKETS TO SLEEP ON, THAT IS MOTIVATING US. TELL US ABOUT THE TELETHON YOU DID. WE DID IT WITH WAYNE AND MATT. LAST YEAR, THEY RAISE 1.2 MILLION MEALS. OVER 600,000 MEALS THIS YEAR, THAT IS HALF. I THINK THE DONATION LINES ARE STILL OPEN. IT IS COMING UP TO CHRISTMAS AND THERE IS STILL AN OPPORTUNITY IF PEOPLE WANT TO TO GET INVOLVED. HOW CAN THEY HELP YOU? IF YOU WANT TO HELP US, ON THE 21ST WE HELPING 600 CHILDREN. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YES. YOU ARE THE STAR BREAKFAST A WEEK OR SO AGO. THEY LIVING WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS. NEXT THURSDAY, WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THAT. KID'S FIRST CHRISTMAS, KIDS WITH A Z. LITTLE MORE HELPING FAMILIES WHO CANNOT COME TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, SAME WITH VARIETY, SAME WITH THE SEA MISSION. IF YOU CAN HELP, YOU SHOULD. A DOES NOT NEED TO BE A BIG CHRISTMAS PRESENT. THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE BIG. WHEN YOU GIVE SOMETHING, YOU WILL FEEL AMAZING AND ALWAYS BE BLESSED TENFOLD IN RETURN. TELL US ABOUT THE BIG DAY NEXT WEEK. IT IS EPIC. WE REALISE THAT GOING INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES, A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE NOT GOING TO WAKE UP TO A CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING TO UNWRAP. HERE WE ARE LIVING IN A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY AND THERE ARE STARVING CHILDREN. YOU'RE LOOKING AT KIDS, AND THEY STEP BACK AT YOU WOULD STARVING EYES. HOW IS THAT RIGHT? WE GOING TO MAKE NEXT WEEK THE BEST CHRISTMAS WEEK EVER. WE HAVE ROAST PORK, ROAST HAM, ROAST SAUSAGES. I KNOW THE TEAM ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WHAT IS YOUR WISH FOR NEXT YEAR? MY WISH FOR EVERY YEAR IS THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE NEED FOR A SERVICE LIKE US. WHAT I WISH IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT COMES DOWN AND SEES ALL OF OUR GROUPS AND ACTION, AND RESOURCES US PROPERLY. I WAS SPEAKING TO THE CITY MISSION A WEEK BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT PULLS OUT OF SUPPORTING THEM. WE GET BARELY ENOUGH. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET AN IMPACT AS SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND, JUST RESOURCE US PROPERLY AND WATCH THE IMPACT. WATCH THE NEED DECREASE. THAT IS WHAT I WISH FOR. INVITE THEM TO THE NEXT YEAR'S PARTY. GET OUT OF WELLINGTON AND ONTO THE GROUND, THEY CAN SEE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THE DECISIONS. DAVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN. HOPE YOU CAN HAVE SOME NICE MEMORIES THAT CAN BE MADE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. A PERSON HAS DIED AFTER A FIRE ON GREAT BARRIER ISLAND OVERNIGHT. POLICE WERE CALLED TO ASSIST FIRE AND EMERGENCY CREWS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A GAS EXPLOSION. THE INCIDENT'S BEING TREATED AS UNEXPLAINED AS INVESTIGATORS DETERMINE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FIRE. FORMER LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY KELVIN DAVIS HAS ANNOUNCED HE'S LEAVING POLITICS, AND IS HEADING ACROSS THE DITCH. THE SENIOR MP MADE THE DECISION AFTER SURRENDERING THE TE TAI TOKERAU SEAT AT THE ELECTION, WHICH HE HAD HELD SINCE 2014. HE'S PLANNING TO TAKE UP A TREATY-INDIGENOUS ROLE IN AUSTRALIA. HIS FINAL DAY WILL BE WAITANGI DAY NEXT YEAR. THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT WILL BE GONE BY THE NEW YEAR AFTER LEGISLATION REPEALING THE POLICY WAS PASSED IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF IT WAS PART OF THE COALITION'S PRIORITIES IN ITS FIRST 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT. THE SCHEME WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT IN TO ENCOURAGE THE UPTAKE OF LOWER EMISSION VEHICLES BY PROVIDING A REBATE. A WOMAN ONCE LABELLED AUSTRALIA'S WORST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER IS IN LINE TO RECEIVE A HUGE PAYOUT AFTER BEING ACQUITTED OF KILLING HER FOUR CHILDREN. KATHLEEN FOLBIGG SPENT 20 YEARS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED IN 2003 FOR MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN AND THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A FOURTH. SHE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN JUNE AFTER AN INQUIRY INDICATED THE CHILDREN MAY HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. HER LEGAL TEAM CONFIRMED THEY'LL SEEK COMPENSATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST PAYOUT OF ITS TYPE IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. ISRAEL CLAIMS 70 MEMBERS OF HAMAS HAVE SURRENDERED AT A HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN GAZA. AT THE SAME HOSPITAL, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ISRAELI FORCES ARE PREVENTING MEDICAL STAFF FROM PROVIDING CARE. IT COMES AS ISRAEL FACES GROWING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO SCALE DOWN ITS ASSAULT ON GAZA. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS REPORTEDLY CALLED ON THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES TO CHANGE TACK AND CARRY OUT MORE TARGETED ATTACKS. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FUELLING A BUSHFIRE EMERGENCY IN THE HUNTER REGION OF NEW SOUTH WALES. HOMES AND A HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN PUT AT RISK AS THREE SEPARATE FIRES COMBINED. SOME RESIDENTS WERE WARNED IT WAS TOO LATE TO LEAVE AND SEEK SHELTER. JAPANESE OFFICIALS HAVE ADMITTED THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH HAVE WASHED ASHORE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, AN ESTIMATED 1200 TONNES OF SARDINES AND MACKREL WERE FOUND FLOATING IN THE SEA. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THE CAUSE OF THE MASS DEATHS. THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN QUICK TO DENY CLAIMS THE EVENT IS LINKED TO THE RELEASE OF TREATED WATER FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT. TO SPORT, AND ALL BLACK ARDIE SAVEA WAS THE BIG WINNER AT LAST NIGHT'S RUGBY AWARDS. A MONTH AFTER CLAIMING WORLD RUGBY'S BIGGEST PRIZE, SAVEA'S BEEN NAMED NEW ZEALAND'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS RECEIVING ALL BLACKS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME. THE MEN'S SEVENS SIDE WAS NAMED TEAM OF THE YEAR, WITH COACH OF THE YEAR GOING TO THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS' CORY SWEENEY. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF RIGHT ABOUT NOW. TIME FOR MORE FRIENDS OF THE SHOW NOW, AND IN THIS CASE, TWO OF THE FUNNIEST. COMEDIANS CHRIS PARKER AND TOM SAINSBURY. MORENA. THE ENERGY RIGHT HERE IS CHAOS. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON. THERE ARE LIFEGUARDS. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENSOR PARADE. THIS MUST BE WHAT IT IS LIKE BACKSTAGE A MISS UNIVERSE. I GOT THE LEGS OUT TODAY. YOU DO! I LOVED HAVING YOU BOYS ON THE SHOW. WE RECENTLY WHEN I ASK YOU WHAT YOUR HIGHLIGHTS ARE, YOUR FUNNIEST MOMENTS FROM 2023. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. OH, YOU'RE GOING TO SWAP PLACES? WERE ON THE SHOW! THIS IS WHEN THE WHEELS REALLY START TO FALL OFF. YOU DID NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION! YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW CRAZY THIS YEAR IS. I THINK ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AS BEING ON BREAKFAST ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE ALREADY CONFUSE THAT WE WERE THE SAME PERSON, AND NOW MORE THAN EVER. I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE SHOW NEXT YEAR, SO PEOPLE STOP SAYING TO ME, I LOVE YOU ON BREAKFAST. FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS, PEOPLE ARE BEEN SAYING TO ME, CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING ON TREASURE ISLAND. WE GOT A PHOTO LAST TIME THAT I WAS AT THE DESK, ANYONE THOUGHT THAT I WAS TAKING THE JOB. IS NOW THE TIME TO LET EVERYONE KNOW? HE IS TAKING OVER. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU. OBVIOUSLY, WAS ELECTION-YEAR. THE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS WHEN CHRISTOPHER LUXON DRESSED UP AS A PIRATE. I DO SATIRE VIDEOS AS POLITICIANS. HE GOT THE LAST LAUGH, DIDN'T HE? HE WON, LAUGH IS ON ME. HERE HE IS! THERE'S ANOTHER ONE WARY HAS WONDERFUL FEATHERS ON. IT MUST BE THE WINNING FORMULA. WHEN SOMEONE PULLS OUT A COSTUME, THAT IS WHEN YOU GO, I WILL KNOW. ALTHOUGH I DID SEE A PHOTO OF YOU TO DRESSED UP IN SLEEPING BAGS. WE SHOULD HAVE GONE, NO, NO, NO. WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU REFLECT ON THE YEAR? WHAT A CRAZY YEAR IT HAS BEEN THE BOTH OF YOU. I THINK WE HAD FIVE CIVIL EMERGENCY ALERTS GO OFF ON OUR PHONE, TO THE POINT WHERE I STARTED TEXTING CIVIL EMERGENCY SAYING, MISS YOU GUYS. YOU'RE LIKE, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN A WHILE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUMMER WITH NO WILD WEATHER EVENTS. ALL OF NEW ZEALAND WANTS THAT. WHEN THEY HAPPENED IN MARCH, I WENT, WAS THAT MARCH THIS YEAR? I DON'T KNOW WHAT 2023 WAS. WE GOT THROUGH AN ELECTION YEAR. WE ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE. NOW WHAT? NOW WE JUST FEAST ON THIS WONDERFUL COALITION OF CHAOS. HEY, YOU TWO, ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE ON OUR SHOW, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH BEING A PART OF BREAKFAST. WHAT ARE YOUR CHRISTMAS PLANS? WHANGAREI BEFORE CHRISTMAS. YOU GUYS CAN DISCUSS THAT. NO, WE LOVE YOU BOYS. THANK YOU FOR COMING YOU ON. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US AND SO BRIGHT AND EARLY EVERY MORNING. I MUCH PREFER IT OVER ON THE SEAT. LOVE YOU, BOYS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. THEY'RE THE POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE FRESH FROM PUKEKOHE. A SPECIAL KAPA HAKA AFTER THE BREAK. # ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE. THIS YEAR SAW THE RETURN OF THE KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, TE MANA KURATAHI, AFTER A PANDEMIC PAUSE. ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT PERFORMED WAS PUKEKOHE NORTH, AND THEIR TUTOR PIKITEORA MURAHI JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, WERE YOU A BIT RUSTY? I WAS RUSTY, NOT THE KIDS! THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. FOR YEARS NOT BEING ON THE STAGE, THEY WERE EXCITED TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL DOWN AT THE NATIONAL'S AND NELSON. SHOULD I ASK HOW YOU DID? WE DID GOOD. WE DID OUR COMMUNITY PROUD. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT TAKES A LOT OF PRACTICE. THEY SACRIFICE A LOT OF THEIR WEEKENDS. THEY ARE ALSO PLAYING SPORTS, AND COMMITTING TO THEIR SPORTS, MARAE AND SCHOOLS. THEY ARE THANKFUL THAT IT IS OVER AND EAGER TO HAVE THEIR OWN TIME, BUT THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR KIDS. WHAT IS THE SEASON? WHEN THE REHEARSAL START AGAIN? SCHOOLS FINISHED. JANUARY, YOU WILL BE STRAIGHT BACK AND SO IT? WE WILL SLOWLY GET BACK INTO IT. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WANT TO HAVE IT EVERY DAY IF THEY COULD. THEY WOULD HAVE IT EVERY DAY, EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS. THAT IS COMMITMENT! THIS MORNING YOU WILL HEAR A MIXTURE OF TWO OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL'S. THEIR SECOND PERFORMANCE WILL BE DEDICATED TO A STUDENT THAT WE LOST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I WANT TO GIVE IT AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE, SO TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU. (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (SINGING IN TE REO) (TALKING IN TE REO) (TALKING IN TE REO) (TALKING IN TE REO) (TALKING IN TE REO) (TALKING IN TE REO) (APPLAUSE) THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLY POWERFUL THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. HOW GOOD WAS THAT? THAT WAS PUKEKOHE NORTH SCHOOL. THAT WAS AMAZING, WELL DONE. WELCOME BACK. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE END OF THE YEAR FOR US HERE AT BREAKFAST, AND THAT INVOLVES LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR THAT HAS BEEN. OUR CHRISTCHURCH REPORTER DIGBY WERTHMULLER HAS FLOWN UP TO BE WITH US FOR TODAY'S SHOW. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE, I AM LOVING THE SET UP. WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR YOU, SO MANY STORIES YOU'VE COVERED. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE STORY IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO AND CAN TRULY SAY YOU BROUGHT CHANGE FROM. THIS STORY INTO A COMPANY THAT WAS CONTRACTED BY FIFA TO DO THE BRANDING AND SIGNAGE FOR THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN JULY THIS YEAR. MULTIPLE COMPANIES STILL HAD NOT BEEN PAID OVER HALF $1 MILLION FOR THEIR WORK OVER THAT WORLD CUP. I SPOKE WITH FIONA, WHO WAS A DUNEDIN BUSINESS LADY THAT RAN A PRINTED SIGNAGE COMPANY. FROM THERE, THE STORY BLEW UP AND GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE POWER OF JOURNALISM COME INTO PLAY. WE SAW RESULTS, BECAUSE WITHIN A WEEK OF PUTTING THAT STORY TO AIR, ALL OF THOSE COMPANIES WERE GETTING PAID AND THE PAY WAS RESOLVED. WE HAD TO GIVE A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO PEOPLE LIKE FIONA WHO CAME ON AND SHARED HER STORY WITH US THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE CANNOT BRING ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. WELL DONE TO YOU AS WELL, SO YOU PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THAT. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, YOUR BEEN COVERING A LOT FOR US IN THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS YEAR. YES, I WENT TO THE MOUNT HUTT OPENING. THEY INVITED ME, AND I WENT TO THE MOUNTAIN A DAY AHEAD OF THE OPENING. AS THE SUN WAS RISING, I THOUGHT, I HAVE THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD. HE WAS GOING LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL. I WAS THINKING, I HAVE TO REALLY TAKE THIS IN. WE ALSO GOT TO GO INTO THE VILLAGE AND TALK TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES DOWN THERE AND FOR A LOT OF THEM, SKI SEASON IS A CHANCE TO COME IN AND BUY A COFFEE, FRIEND SOME SKIS. SOME WONDERFULLY SHOT PICTURES FROM MY CAMERA OPERATOR. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A COOL YEAR. BIG CHRISTMAS PLANS? I WILL BE DOWN IN QUEENSTOWN. GOT AN UNCLE DOWN THERE, SO HOPEFULLY, THE WEATHER HOLDS UP. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE YEAR. LET'S CELEBRATE, SHALL WE? YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, THE EXCLUSIVE. WHO IS THE SURF DALE SAUSAGER? WE WILL FIND OUT AFTER THE BREAK. # I WANT TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. # I WANT TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. GUY'S, I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PARTY INSIDE, BUT IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PARTY HERE OUTSIDE. WE ARE ROCKING THE BARBECUE SO MUCH THAT WE'VE INVENTED A NEW BREAKFAST AND WHICH WAS NOT EVEN WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT IT. GIVE IT TO ME. # SLOPPY... # SLOPPY MEATOS. THAT IS WHAT WE INVENTED. THIS YEAR, WE WERE GRIPPED BY A STORY LIKE NO OTHER ` THE SURFDALE SAUSAGER. SOMEONE WAS LEAVING SAUSAGES AND LETTERBOXES ON WAIHEKE ISLAND. IT IS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO DO. IT WAS ONE PUNK OF A TEENAGER. I DECLARED HIM MY ARCH NEMESIS. I NEVER WANTED THE ATTENTION. I JUST WANTED THE SAUSAGING TO STOP. YOU KNOW, I DON'T` I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE` HOW MUCH MORE SAUSAGES I CAN TAKE, I'VE JUST BEEN BRUTALLY SAUSAGED ALL YEAR, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE. THAT STORY GRIPPED ME THE WHOLE YEAR, AND NOW, ONCE AGAIN, I AM JOINED BY THE FELLER ON THE GRILL AGAIN. JACOB, YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR ME IN THIS SAUSAGER STORY. MAYBE I AM FAIRLY ACCUSE YOU OF THIS CRIME. WELL, I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY. DIDN'T QUITE SAY SORRY, BUT SURE. A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT I HELD MY CLOSE TO ME DID CONFIRM THAT THEY WERE THE CULPRITS BEHIND THIS HEINOUS, HEINOUS CRIME. SO IN FACT IT WASN'T A SURFDALE SAUSAGE, BUT A SAUSAGE SYNDICATE. IT WAS A SAUSAGE RING. BUT I MADE A POINT NOW WHERE THE ONLY THING IN MY LETTERBOX IS MALE. MAIL* NOT ONLY WERE YOU A VICTIM OF THIS CRIME, BUT YOU WERE FALSELY ACCUSED BY ME. AND THE NATION. IN THE NATION BECAUSE OF HOW I MADE YOU LOOK IN THAT STORY. YOU CAN NOW BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF KNOWING THE SAUSAGE CRIMES ARE OVER, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE GRILL. THANK YOU. YOU ZEALAND IS SAFE NOW. FORMER DEPUTY LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY MP KELVIN DAVIS HAS CONFIRMED THIS MORNING HE'LL BE LEAVING PARLIAMENT NEXT YEAR AND HEADING ACROSS THE DITCH. THE SENIOR MP LOST THE TE TAI TOKERAU SEAT AT THE ELECTION AFTER SERVING THE ELECTORATE SINCE 2014. HE'LL BE TAKING UP A CONSULTANCY ROLE IN AUSTRALIA, WORKING ON TREATY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ISSUES. TRACY MCLELLAN IS NEXT ON LABOUR'S LIST TO FILL THE SPOT. A PERSON HAS DIED AFTER A FIRE ON GREAT BARRIER ISLAND OVERNIGHT. POLICE WERE CALLED TO ASSIST FIRE AND EMERGENCY CREWS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A GAS EXPLOSION. THE INCIDENT'S BEING TREATED AS UNEXPLAINED A POLICY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALANDERS TO PURCHASE LOW CARBON-EMITTING VEHICLES HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY THE GOVERNMENT. LEGISLATION REPEALING THE CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT HAS PASSED ITS THIRD READING IN PARLIAMENT. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAID GETTING RID OF THE DISCOUNT, DUBBED 'THE UTE TAX' BY NATIONAL, WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE COALITION. THE REBATE WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. NEW EMPLOYMENT FIGURES INDICATE JOB ADS ARE DECLINING AT THE SAME RATE JOB APPLICATIONS ARE INCREASING. THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM SEEK NZ SHOWS JOB LISTINGS DOWN 5% MONTH ON MONTH IN NOVEMBER AND 28% LOWER YEAR ON YEAR. RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM WERE THE LEAD CONTRIBUTORS TO THE DECLINE. APPLICATIONS PER AD ROSE FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW BY 5%. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER FINDING ILLEGAL CLEARINGS IN TARANAKI'S NATIONAL PARK. WORKING WITH POLICE, THE TEAM FOUND A CAMPSITE AND SEVERAL CLEARINGS, INCLUDING CAR BATTERIES, A STEEL DRUM, GAS COOKER AND A FLOOR MADE FROM PLYWOOD. A CCTV CAMERA HAS BEEN SET UP, WHICH CAPTURED AN IMAGE OF THIS MAN, WHICH DOC IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY. PEOPLE IN SYDNEY HAVE BEEN WARNED TO CONSERVE POWER AS AN EXTREME HEATWAVE BLANKETS NEW SOUTH WALES. TEMPERATURES REACHED 41 DEGREES IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE, WITH CONCERNS IT COULD CAUSE A SURGE IN THE POWER GRID. THE HEAT ALSO AFFECTED SOME TRAIN SERVICES, LEAVING COMMUTERS STRANDED. FURTHER NORTH, AUTHORITIES SAY CYCLONE JASPER REMAINS A THREAT, DESPITE BEING DOWNGRADED FROM A CATEGORY 2 STORM TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE YESTERDAY. AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE TOWN OF MOSSMAN NEAR PORT DOUGLAS, DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED VISITORS DURING THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP GAVE THE LOCAL ECONOMY A BIG BOOST. THE TOURNAMENT HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF JUST OVER $100 MILLION AND BROUGHT CLOSE TO 27,000 TOURISTS TO AOTEAROA. AUCKLAND TOOK HOME THE BIGGEST SHARE OF $49 MILLION WITH MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING GAMES AT EDEN PARK. LET'S WHIP AROUND THE COUNTRY AND HAVE A LOOK AT HOW THE WEATHER IS SHAPING UP FOR YOU TODAY. (UPBEAT HOUSE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SEGMENT ALL MORNING. I'M NOT SURE WHY I'VE ONLY BEEN JUST PUT ON IT NOW AT 8:33 AM OR 8:34 AM, WHATEVER IT IS NOW. SARAH, YOU ARE ALWAYS SO GENEROUS WITH WHAT YOU BRING IN FOR THE SHOW. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS DAY DESERT. I WANT TO START WITH WHAT WE HAVE HERE. THIS IS A BAKED CHOCOLATE TART. AND WE HAVE A BAKED LEMON CHEESECAKE TART. YOU PUT A BIT OF CREAM CHEESE IN IT, AND THEN YOU PUT A BIT OF LEMON CURD ON AN END. IT IS ON THE DISH WEBSITE. I AM TERRIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO SWEET STUFF. I CAN TRY ANYTHING TOGETHER WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD. WHEN IT COMES TO THE SWEET STUFF, DO YOU RECKON I CAN DO THAT? IT IS EASY. AND I MADE A CHEAT TRY FULL. TRIFLE* AND IT IS THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD TO MAKE. YOU USE A SPONGE AND A LITRE OF CUSTARD THAT ARE BOTH STORE BOUGHT. AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME CREAM CHEESE, SUGAR AND VANILLA, SO IT MAKES A VERY THICK CUSTARD THAT SETS UP NICELY IN THE TRIFLE. AND IT'S GOT STRAWBERRIES AND STRAWBERRY JAM, WHICH IS COOKED DOWN WITH A BIT OF GIN, OR IF YOU ARE FEELING FANCY, SHERRY. AND THEN IT HAS CRUMBLED STORE BOUGHT MORE RANKS IN THE MIDDLE. I DID THESE THE OTHER DAY, AND IT TOOK, I THINK, 15 MINUTES. WHERE IS THE RECIPE? IT IS IN THE LATEST ISSUE WHICH IS ON SALE NOW. AND THE POTATO SALAD THAT I SHOWED EARLIER, THAT RECIPE IS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. I AM REALLY AWARE THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY LURKING. I AM VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT I WASN'T INVITED TO THE SEGMENT, DESPITE HAVING BEEN VERY GOOD, AND I DID MY SALAD, AND I DID MY MAIN COURSE. AND THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ME. AND I BROUGHT A STONE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS CASE GOOD. TASTES* GOOD CAN WE GO DOWN HERE, BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE CAKE. AND HAS FRIDA KAHLO ACTION WITH THE ROSES ON THE TOP. I'M SORRY, IT IS SO GOOD. AND YOU CAN ONLY DO IT ONCE, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DOUBLE DIP. IT IS GOOD, EH? SO IT IS A CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH A CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL GANACHE IN BETWEEN. I ACTUALLY PUT SOME CARAMEL CONDENSED MILK AND SALT IN THEIR, SO IT IS LIKE A CHOCOLATE CARAMEL GANESH IN THE MIDDLE. YOU DIDN'T STOP THERE. I WANTED MORE. BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FOR? IT IS FOR MATTY. I THINK THIS IS WHERE WE SAY GOODBYE TO YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SARAH, AS ALWAYS. YOU ARE JUST GORGEOUS. OH, THANKS. YOU COME AND FEED US, AND YOU BRING THIS AMAZING SPREAD. AND IT'S GREAT TO WORK WITH THE TEAM AS WELL. CAN I JUST TAKE ONE WHOLE BOWL HOME FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS? HERE WE GO, EVERYBODY. I WAS JUST GOING TO, BECAUSE I KNOW, MATTY, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH YOU. A VERY, VERY SPECIAL GUEST, JENNY MAY. BECAUSE OF COURSE THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR CHRISTMAS, AND IT'S NOT A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SANTA. GOOD MORNING, SANTA. MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE CHILDREN WATCHING TODAY. OTHER PREPARATIONS GOING WELL? YES. I'VE GOT MRS CLAUS HERE. AND THE CHILDREN WILL ALL GET WHAT THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. AND WE HAVE FOUND OUT WHERE THE LITTLE SQUISHY GOALS ARE. YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT THOSE? DOLLS* AND ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN THEY ASKED SANTA THAT THEY WANT ONE FOR CHRISTMAS, SANTA'S GOT THEM READY. WE'VE GOT ONE OF THE KIDS THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW THEY YOU? 11. YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH YOUR SCHOOL WAS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU. HOW WAS IT? IT WAS GREAT TO PERFORM WITH MY FRIENDS. YOU CAME DOWN BECAUSE YOU HAD A QUESTION. HE ASKED YOU WHAT YOU WANTED. WHAT IS IT? AN XBOX. AND XBOX? WE WILL HAVE TO SEE IF HE IS A GOOD BOY AND ASK HIS PARENTS. ALL THE BEST. GOING WELL FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE CHILDREN AND ALL THE MUMS AND ALL THE DANCERS I HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY. AND DON'T FORGET THE COOKIES. YES. ALL THE COOKIES AND THE MILK. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WHILE YOU'RE TUCKING INTO YOUR CHRISTMAS KAI, THEY'LL BE HARD AT WORK SAVING LIVES AND KEEPING YOU SAFE. A FIRST-HAND THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKFORCE, THAT'S COMING UP NEXT. # SLEIGH BELLS RING. # ARE YOU LISTENING? # IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S BEEN ONE HECK OF A YEAR FOR SO MANY OF US. FROM A HEALTHCARE CRISIS, TO TEACHER STRIKES, NOT TO MENTION OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES WHO WORK DAMN HARD EVERYDAY. AND WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WITH US TODAY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE, ST JOHN, LIFEGUARDS, BUS DRIVERS, NURSES, DOCTORS, LAB TECHNICIANS, TEACHERS. AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU ALL, AND GIVE YOU AN ENOURMOUS ROUND OF APPLAUSE. (APPLAUSE) (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AND WHILE MANY OF US ARE CELEBRATING ON CHRISTMAS DAY, SOME WILL STILL BE ON DUTY. PEOPLE LIKE VICTORIA MULRENNAN, WHO WILL BE PATROLLING OUR BEACHES WITH OTHER SURF LIFE SAVERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. VICTORIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME THIS MORNING, IT MUST BE TOUGH BEING THE ONE ALWAYS WORKING ON CHRISTMAS DAY.A A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING, OH, I CAN FINALLY RELAX. BUT NOT FOR YOU? IT IS A BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR US. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR A LIFEGUARD THIS SUMMER? WE HAVE TO STAY VIGILANT AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS HOME SAFELY FROM THE BEACH. KEEPING EVERYONE SAY. SAFE* YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING. YES. NORTH PIHA. YOU WILL SEE US ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES A GOOD, HOT SUMMER MAKE TO HOW BUSY YOUR JOB IS? HUGE DIFFERENCE. WHEN YOU TAKE LAST SUMMER WE HAD A LOT OF WEATHER EVENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH ISLAND, IT WAS QUITE QUIET FOR US. SO THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXPECTING A LOT MORE WORK. WE ARE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE EDUCATED ABOUT THE BEST PLACES TO SWIM AND GET EVERYONE BETWEEN THE FLAGS. A GOOD DAY AT THE BEACH IS A VERY BORING DAY, RIGHT? WE LOVE A DAY THAT IS VERY BORING AND WE SIT AND DO NOTHING. THAT IS IDEAL. FOR ALL OF YOU, A GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE IS A BORING DAY. MAYBE NOT FOR YOU, PETER. YOU WILL BE WORKING ACROSS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON? YES. THERE ARE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS THAT POP UP OVER THE CHRISTMAS SEASON? YES. ALL OF OUR BRANCHES WILL BE WORKING TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAY. I KNOW THAT FOR SURE. DOES THE DOG GET A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS LUNCH? THEY ARE PRETTY WELL LOOKED AFTER. THIS IS LITTLE PEDRO WHO WAS ONLY 11 WEEKS OLD. SO I THINK IT WILL BE FUN AND GAMES FOR HIM. IS HE ON THE NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST? SO FAR, WE ARE NICE. THIS IS NOT THE SAME DOG THAT CAME IN LAST TIME. THAT ONE. NO. HE'S A LITTLE BIT QUIETER. PEOPLE SAY OK, IT IS A TOUGH JOB. AND I DON'T GET THE TIME OFF LIKE OTHER PEOPLE DO. WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT IS STILL AN INCREDIBLY POSITIVE ROLE. IT IS THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN THE INTERACTIONS YOU HAVE THAT KEEP YOU GOING. THEY ARE PATROLLING THE BEACHES; YOU ARE PATROLLING THE STREETS. AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT A CALENDAR. ARE THEY STILL FOR SALE? YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO. E HAERE AKE NEI ` IT'S OUR FINAL CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE TO MATTY. SOME TEARS MAY BE SHED. STAY WITH US. # HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS. BEFORE WE GO, THERE'S ONE VERY SPECIAL PERSON WE NEED TO SAY GOODBYE TO, NO, IT IS NOT SANTA. OUR DEAR FRIEND, MATTY MCLEAN. SO YOU LOOK BACK IT IS YEARS BREAKFAST. IS REPORTED MATTY MCLEAN'S DOODLE IS GONE FOR $10,000. HE CANNOT STOP GRINNING. CHEW, CHEW, CHEW, CHEW. OH, JESUS. IT'S EDGY, QUICK. QUICK, QUICK. HE'S OVER! GET BACK, THAT IS FANTASTIC! YET, SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE GONNA GET ME ARRESTED. I'M LOOKING AT ARE YOU WHERE I AM. IT IS ON A SIGN BEHIND YOU. I'M SURE IF YOU HAD A BUSH, YOU WOULD TRIM IT. IT IS JUICY AND MOIST. WAS THAT NECESSARY? THEY SAID THE WORD MOIST. I LIKE USING THE WORD MOIST. # THANK YOU VERY MUCH. # HEY, YOU, # ALWAYS ON THE RUN. # GOT TO HAVE SOME FUN. I'M COMING. WHERE IS MY BROOM. I'M A VERY BUSY MAN. YOU'RE DOING TWO JOBS. IT WAS TRULY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS EVER. THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF OURS. WHENEVER WE'RE IN A SMALL TOWN, THEY REALLY MADE THE EFFORT TO WELCOME US. LIKE JACK TAME SAID EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHO ELSE GETS A SENDOFF THAT GOES ON FOR DAYS? ONLY THIS GUY. DON'T MAKE A FUSS OF ME. THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S A BIT SPECIAL, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE A FUSS OF HIM, AND WE HAVE. AND HANG ON, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR HIM. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LOVELY TO HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIAL GUESTS ON THIS MOMENTOUS DAY, AND WE ARE REALLY DELIGHTED TO WELCOME MATTY'S PARENTS, TRACY AND STEPHEN. (APPLAUSE) I WASN'T GOING TO CRY. I SAID VERY STRONGLY. THIS IS SUCH A SURPRISE. IT'S BEEN HARD KEEPING IT. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW. HOW IS IT BEEN WATCHING OVER THIS LAST WEEK SAYING GOODBYE? OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING AND THE MONTAGE OVER THE PAST WEEK HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. WE WATCHED A LOT OF IT ON DEMAND. IT HAS BEEN GREAT. WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN HE JUMPS THAT FENCE? LUCKILY, I DID NOT SEE IT AT THE TIME. I SAID SO, DID I NOT TEACH YOU NOT TO BOW FROM PEER PRESSURE? WERE YOU EVER NERVOUS WATCHING HIM ON THE TELLY? NO, MATT IS MATT. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT HE IS. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. WE'RE SO PROUD, AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF IT. CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE HIM BACK. THANK YOU BOTH FOR LETTING US HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN. AND JUST BEFORE WE GO... I SAID I WOULDN'T CRY. OF COURSE YOU ARE GOING TO CRY. MATTY ONE LAST THING, SOMETHING FROM ALL OF US, WE BROUGHT YOU A LITTLE GIFT. IT IS ABOUT STRENGTH, LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE. I KNOW YOU WILL TAKE ALL THOSE THINGS INTO YOUR NEXT GIG. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THE LAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU FLOURISH IN YOUR NEXT ROLE. BEAUTIFUL MAN. THANK YOU, THIS IS SO PRECIOUS. I WAS 20 WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR AT TVNZ, AND I DID NOT KNOW MYSELF. I LITERALLY JUST COME OUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, AND I WAS STILL FIGURING MYSELF OUT. I STILL AM TO THIS DAY. BUT YOU, OUR WONDERFUL AUDIENCE, HAVE BEEN SO BEAUTIFUL IN THE WAY YOU EMBRACE THAT ME AND LET ME BE ME ON TV. I WILL TRULY CHERISHES FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THIS JOB HAS BEEN BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR AMAZING VIEWERS WHO TURN UP EVERY MORNING, TO OUR INCREDIBLE CREW BEHIND-THE-SCENES THAT DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB, AND YES, THANK YOU TO YOU AT HOME, WHO ARE JUST THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE. KEEP SUPPORTING THESE GUYS, BECAUSE THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB. MUM AND DAD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SO THIS GUY, MY HUSBAND, WHO I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY PUT ON LIVE TV, I THINK HE IS VERY EXCITED TO NOT HAVE MY ALARM GO OFF AT 330 EVERY MORNING. AND THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. HAVE AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS. ALL OF YOU OUT THERE, AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR. HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL CHOIR WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE. # THE STARS ARE BRIGHTLY SHINING (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) # HERE THE ANGELS VOICES. (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) # WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN. (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) (SINGING HARMONIOUSLY) CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR, STACEY SPARY, COURTNEY SOLE AND DREW WELSH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. 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