AS WE COUNTDOWN TO EASTER, THERE'S SOME WORRYING NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CHOCOLATE. YOU SEE, WE'RE FACING A WORLDWIDE COCOA SHORTAGE, AND THAT'S AFFECTING NOT ONLY CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING, BUT THE PRICE WE PAY FOR IT. (WHIMSICAL STRING MUSIC) IT'S THE CHOCOLATEY JOY OF EASTER. THE ONE DAY THE SUGAR CONTENT OF BREAKFAST IS BRUSHED ASIDE WITH ENDLESS CHOCOLATE EGGS. BUT ANOTHER KEY INGREDIENT OF CHOCOLATE IS THE COCOA, AND A WORLDWIDE SHORTAGE OF THAT IS CAUSING ISSUES IN THE MARKET. THE CHOCOLATE LIFECYCLE STARTS WITH THE CACAO PLANT PRODUCING COCOA BEANS, AND THE TWO COUNTRIES THAT GROW MORE THAN HALF OF THE WORLD'S COCOA HAVE HAD THREE YEARS OF POOR HARVESTS ` AND A FOURTH IS LOOMING. WAR, ADVERSE WEATHER AND DISEASE HAVE ALL CONTRIBUTED TO IT. TO MAKE CHOCOLATE, THOUGH, THE RAW BEANS NEED TO BE PROCESSED INTO A COCOA BUTTER OR LIQUOR, BUT NOW THE MAJOR PROCESSORS CAN'T AFFORD THE BEANS SO ARE SLOWING OR EVEN STOPPING WORK. ADD TO THAT MARKET SPECULATORS, TRADERS THAT HEDGE BETS ON A COMMODITY SHORTAGE AND BUY UP SUPPLIES, WHICH ` YOU GUESSED IT ` IS DRIVING THE PRICE UP EVEN MORE. ALL OF THIS HAS RESULTED IN COCOA PRICES MORE THAN DOUBLING IN THE LAST YEAR. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ALL OF US WHO JUST WANT OUR CHOCOLATEY FIX THIS EASTER? AND FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY THE OWNER OF DEVONPORT CHOCOLATES, SARAH GARDNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, SARAH. YOU'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS A LONG TIME. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING? HI, HILARY. LOOK, IT IS A REALLY CHALLENGING TIME AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE TO SAY, WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. COCOA BEAN PRICES HAVE DOUBLED IN PRICE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, AND WE'VE SUDDENLY SEEN THIS DECLINE IN SUPPLY. SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURER GLOBALLY THAT ISN'T FEELING A BIT LIKE THERE ARE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS COMING. OK, SARAH. SO THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE SMALLER MAKERS LIKE YOURSELVES, BUT COULD THIS ALSO AFFECT THE BIG PLAYERS? ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET A DOUBLING IN PRICE OF YOUR MAIN INGREDIENT AND NOT BE IMPACTED. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY EXPECTING TO SEE THE BIG BOYS FEEL IT AS WELL. LET'S TALK ABOUT PRICES AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR PRICES. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THEY'LL GO UP AND WHEN? I MEAN, DO PEOPLE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT STOCKPILING CHOCOLATE THIS EASTER? NO, I DON'T THINK YOU DO NEED TO STOCKPILE, BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE, IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 MONTHS, YOUR FAVOURITE CHOCOLATE GO UP IN PRICE. I THINK EVERY CHOCOLATE BUSINESS WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AND SEEING HOW MUCH CAN WE ABSORB AS A BUSINESS, AND HOW MUCH DO WE NEED TO TRANSFER THROUGH TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SO DO YOU SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, SARAH? (CHUCKLES) NO, THERE IS LIGHT, ABSOLUTELY. BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT'S GOING TO COME. IS IT GOING TO COME IN 12 MONTHS? IS IT GOING TO COME IN 24 MONTHS? WE JUST DON'T KNOW. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING CAREFULLY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND TRYING TO MAKE REALLY GOOD DECISIONS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STILL GET A BEAUTIFUL PRODUCT THAT THEY CAN REALLY ENJOY. JUST BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, IT WOULD BE NICE TO END ON A SWEET NOTE. ARE YOU CONCOCTING ANY INTERESTING FLAVOURS THIS EASTER? OH, WE'RE DOING HEAPS OF FLAVOURS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. WHAT WE'VE SEEN GLOBALLY IS THAT HAZELNUTS, CARAMELS, DARK CHOCOLATES ARE ALL GOING TO BE THE RAVE THIS YEAR. SO WE'VE GOT ALL OF THOSE IN OUR EASTER RANGE AND SOME BEAUTIFUL MARSHMALLOWS AND THINGS THAT YOU TWO WILL BE TRYING NOW, I HOPE. (LAUGHS) OH, WE WILL. WE CAN SMELL THEM RIGHT NOW. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU SO MUCH, SARAH. LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. YAY! NICE TO SPEAK TO YOU TOO. SEE YOU. CAPTIONS BY KATE HARRIS, JESSIE PURU AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 DON'T EAT ALL OF THEM. I AM STOCKING UP BEFORE THE CHOCOLATE RUNS OUT. DIDN'T YOU WEAR THAT DRESS LAST NIGHT? WHY YOU WEARING IT AGAIN? I WILL TELL YOU LATER. AND FROM EASTER TO ST PATRICK'S DAY ` THIS SUNDAY, WE SENT MICHAEL HOLLAND TO GET SOME TIPS ON WHAT TO WEAR ON THE 17TH. BUT THE STYLE GURU WHO WAS RECOMMENDED TO HIM TURNED OUT TO BE A BIGGER STORY IN HIS OWN RIGHT. (PERCY FAITH'S 'A SUMMER PLACE') (PLEASANT STRING MUSIC) SHORTLAND ST, AUCKLAND, ON AN UNINVITING DAY. AND IT'S HERE I'VE GOT AN AUDIENCE WITH A WILDLY POPULAR ATTENTION GRABBER, WHO, DARE I SAY, I KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT BECAUSE OF A THING CALLED A GENERATION GAP. (RELAXED MUSIC) SHOULD BE INTERESTING. THIS IS ME, RIVER JORDAN. I'M JUST A... A BARBER WHO, UH, LIKES TO DRESS WELL. I'M A FATHER OF TWO. I'M A HUSBAND. I'M A CHRISTIAN. ARE THEY TATTOOS, OR ARE THEY JUST...? NO, THEY'RE JUST DRAWINGS. YEAH. DRAWINGS. PAINTINGS, YEAH. SO YOU CAN WASH THEM OFF? YEAH. I WAS GONNA SAY. (LAUGHS) THIS ISN'T AN ACT. THIS ISN'T A FRONT. I JUST... I AM WHO I AM, AND THIS IS WHAT I DO. AND WHAT HE DOES... HAIR BEFORE FASHION OR FASHION BEFORE HAIR? HAIR BEFORE FASHION... COS THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE FASHION COME TOGETHER. PREENING, POSING AND POSTING HAS MADE RIVER JORDAN AN INSTANT SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION. WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, I HAD ABOUT 340 FOLLOWERS... FLAT ` NO ZEROS ` TO 580,000. WENT BOOM ` STRAIGHT UP. 580,000? YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S CRAZY. (COOL BASSY MUSIC) IS THAT THE LIMIT? OH, NO, WE'RE GOING FOR MILLIONS. (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE GOING FOR MILLIONS? OH, YEAH, WE'RE GOING FOR MILLIONS. (CHUCKLES) I'M DIGGING THE COLLAR OUT. YOU'RE BIG ON THAT? I'M BIG ON THE OPEN COLLAR, ESPECIALLY OVER THE JACKET. BLUE'S GOOD, BUT ST PATRICK'S DAY IS ALMOST HERE. YES. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK? YOU GOT SOMETHING? LET'S GO. # NO NEED TO ASK ` HE'S A # SMOOTH OPERATOR. # SMOOTH... OPERATOR. WE GOT THE GREEN JACKET ` MORE OF A DARK FOREST GREEN ` GOT MY GREEN TIE HERE AND A BROWN CHOCOLATE FEDORA... WITH SOME PLEATED TROUSERS, QUITE OLD-SCHOOL. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU LOOK? OH, YOU KNOW, NOT BAD. (CHUCKLES) NOT BAD. YOU WANNA SAY EXCEPTIONAL, DON'T YOU? YEAH. WELL, I'M HUMBLE. I'VE GOT A FRIEND OF MINE COMING IN, AND HE RECKONS HE'S GOT SOMETHING TO GO RIGHT THERE. IT'S A SIGNET RING ` FOUR LEAF CLOVER. HEY, RIVER. HOW YOU DOING? HEY, GREG, MATE. HEY. LOOK AT THAT. GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME. NEW ZEALAND GOLD, YELLOW GOLD WITH A PLATINUM TOP WITH THOSE DIAMONDS SET INTO THE CLOVER. EXTRA LUCK. EXTRA LUCKY. EXTRA LUCKY RIGHT THERE. BEAUTIFUL. IT'S STUNNING, MATE. (AMY WINEHOUSE'S 'VALERIE') I'M IN THE 1960S... IN 2024. I LOVE THE STYLE. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF MOBSTER ABOUT IT? WELL, THERE'S NOTHING MOBSTER ABOUT ME. (CHUCKLES) THE ONLY MACHINE GUN YOU'VE GOT IS ON YOUR ARM. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT THE STYLE FROM A CERTAIN ERA, YOU KNOW? IT'S NOT JUST MOBSTERS THAT WERE WEARING THIS STUFF. IT WAS EVERYBODY. THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE I ACTUALLY WENT VIRAL. AND I HAD MY TRIPOD AND MY PHONE SET UP DOWN THERE, AND I WAS STANDING HERE, STRUTTING MY STUFF, AND I POSTED ONLINE, AND THIS IS THE STREET. EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS NEW YORK. BUT IT'S LITTLE OLD AUCKLAND. PAINT ME A PICTURE OF YOU... AS A SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT. OH, I WAS VERY, VERY SELF-CONSCIOUS... VERY, VERY SHY. I DIDN'T WANNA BE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION EVER, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. (CHUCKLES) ALL MY FASHION INSPIRATION STARTED OFF WITH MY GRANDFATHER. HE ALWAYS LOOKED SHARP, SMELT GOOD. WHAT'S HIS NAME? MALCOLM. YOU BETTER SAY GIDDAY TO MALCOLM. HOW YOU GOING, POP? SHOUT OUT TO YOU. (LAID-BACK MUSIC) DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE SOME SUPERMODEL TO DRESS UP NICE, YOU KNOW? START DRESSING UP NICE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS ISN'T JUST TO SHOW OFF AND LOOK GOOD; THIS IS TO HELP INSPIRE OTHER PEOPLE. I HAVE SURPRISED MYSELF. I'VE SURPRISED MYSELF IN WAYS OF... PERSONAL GROWTH THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD'VE EXPERIENCED. AND THE JOURNEY'S GOT A LONG WAY TO RUN, I'M THINKING? OH, 100%, YEAH, YEAH. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY. # I'D DO ANYTHING TO BE # COOL TO YOU. # IT'S THE CIRCUS, BUT NOT AS YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE. AFRICAN CIRQUE BLENDS ACROBATICS AND DANCE WITH AN AFRICAN TWIST. TE RAUHIRINGA BROWN CAUGHT UP WITH THE STAR WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE. (UPBEAT AFRICAN MUSIC) MANY CHILDREN DREAM OF RUNNING AWAY AND JOINING THE CIRCUS. (SINGS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGE) BUT YAMOUSSA BANGOURA TURNED THIS CHILDHOOD FANTASY INTO A REALITY. AS A TEENAGER, HE LEFT HIS HOME COUNTRY, GUINEA, IN WEST AFRICA TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH RENOWNED CIRCUS COMPANIES. EVEN WHEN I WAS TOURING WITH ALL THE BIG, BIG CIRCUSES IN MONTREAL, AROUND THE WORLD, IN MY HEAD, SOMETHING WAS MISSING. THAT'S SOMETHING ` HIS PEOPLE AND HIS CULTURE. WHEN I WAS TOURING WITH THE OTHER CIRCUSES, AND WHEN I GO BACK TO GUINEA, I SHOWED MY VIDEOS, AND I SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THERE WAS, LIKE, EYES AND BIG OPEN LIKE... LISTENING. THEY WANT TO LIVE THAT LIFE. (UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES) NOT ONLY DID HE TURN HIS DREAM INTO A REALITY, HE TOOK HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS WITH HIM. I GO TO GUINEA, AND I START A CIRCUS SCHOOL THERE, AND I START TEACHING THEM. THEY REALLY WANTED TO BECOME A CIRCUS STAR, YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S HOW YOU START. (RAPID PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PLAYS) IN 2007, HE FOUNDED KALABANTE PRODUCTIONS, A CIRCUS SCHOOL WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICAN ARTS WITH THE OVERALL AIM OF OFFERING HUMANITARIAN AID TO HIS HOME OF ORIGIN, GUINEA. LEAVING ALL THAT AND SAYING YOU HAVE TO BRING, LIKE, SOMETHING FROM THE BOTTOM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG DECISION BECAUSE YOU'RE STARTING SOMETHING NEW AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S TOUGH AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE YOU SEE HOW PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING, AND YOU SEE PEOPLE, THEY HAVE HOPE, YOU KNOW? SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT, IT JUST GIVE YOU ENERGY TO KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. AND THERE WE GO. AND THEN THE SHOW, WE'RE TOURING THE WORLD WITH THE SHOW. EVERYBODY IS HAPPY. LEAP OF FAITH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ` TOGETHER, SHOWCASING JAW-DROPPING ACROBATICS. (GENTLE ACOUSTIC MUSIC PLAYS) THE PULSATING SOUND OF AFRICA... (RAPID DRUM MUSIC PLAYS) ...OUTRAGEOUS STAR CONTORTIONIST... (MUSIC BEATS IN TIME WITH CONTORTIONIST) (RAPID DRUMS PLAY) ...AS THEY TAKE GUINEAN CULTURE TO THE WORLD STAGE. THIS SHOW IS CALLED AFRICAN CIRQUE, AND IT'S BEEN INSPIRED BY DAILY LIFE IN MY HOME COUNTRY, GUINEA. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO ` BRING... GUINEAN CULTURE ` TRADITIONAL, REALLY ` WITH FUSION MUSIC, DRUM, BASS, SAXOPHONE, TO GET SOMETHING REALLY FRESH. NOW A GLOBAL SUCCESS STORY. WE ARE, LIKE, PRETTY SOLD OUT, SINCE TWO YEARS AROUND THE WORLD. AND THE PEOPLE LIKE THE MIX BETWEEN MUSIC AND ACROBATICS. IN THIS SHOW, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING, LIKE AFRICAN INSTRUMENT COMBINED WITH A MODERN INSTRUMENT AND ALL TOGETHER WITH CIRCUS SKILLS. ALTHOUGH ITS ORIGINS BEGAN IN GUINEA, THIS SHOW A TRIBUTE TO AFRICAN CULTURE. IN THE SHOW, WE REPRESENT THE WHOLE AFRICA. IT'S NOT JUST MY HOMETOWN, GUINEA. AFRICA IS BIG, AND THERE'S DIVERSITY. YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO SOUTH AFRICA, THE MUSIC IS DIFFERENT. I DON'T WANT LIKE PEOPLE TO FEEL, AH, THEY'RE FROM WEST AFRICA, THEY ARE FROM GUINEA. NO, WHEN YOU SEE THE SHOW, YOU'RE PROUD TO BE AN AFRICAN. EH! A LOT OF SKIN ON SHOW THERE. I KNOW WHY YOU ARE WEARING THAT DRESS, THE SAME AS LAST NIGHT. I FOUND THIS EMAIL FROM JOHN. 'PLEASE, HILARY REFLECTS THAT YOU ARE ON PRIME TIME VIEWING. TOO MUCH SKIN IS AN ACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A PRUDE, IN FACT I WOULD SAY I AM VERY LIBERAL. IN CONTRAST, THE MALE PRESENTERS WEAR A TIE AND JACKET. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO FEELS THIS WAY, JUDGING FROM THE REACTION FROM OTHER LADY FRIENDS. I THOUGHT I WOULD THRILLED JOHN BY WEARING THE SAME DRESS AGAIN TONIGHT. I DO HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR JOHN. AND ANY OTHER MEN OUT THERE. DON'T EVER TELL A WOMAN WHAT TO WEAR. I KNOW YOU WANT TO SEND ANOTHER EMAIL, BUT DON'T. I DON'T THINK YOUR LADY FRIENDS WANT TO KNOW EITHER. SO JUST KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, OK? HE SAID NICE THINGS ABOUT ME. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE SECRET SAUCE OF REALITY TELLY SUCCESS. IT'S LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, YOU KNOW? IT'S A STORY BEFORE BED TIME. IT'S LOOKING FOR ALL THOSE LITTLE SPECIAL THINGS THAT ONLY NEW ZEALANDERS WOULD UNDERSTAND AND GET A KICK OUT OF. BANG YOUR BLOODY HEADS TOGETHER, AND KICK YOUSE UP THE ARSE. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK, NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WHILE IT'S BEEN A PRETTY ORDINARY TIME FOR TV MAKERS IN NEW ZEALAND, THERE HAS ALSO BEEN CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. GREENSTONE TV, MAKERS OF SUCH HIT SHOWS AS NEIGHBOURS AT WAR, BORDER PATROL, EPITAPH, AND MY LIFE IS MURDER, TO NAME BUT A FEW, RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR 30TH BIRTHDAY. THAT'S ROBIN AND KAREN. RECEPTION THERE. THESE ARE SOME AWARDS. JERRY: AND THIS IS BILL KERTON ` A MAGICIAN OF THE MEDIUM AND MASTERMIND OF SOME OF GREENSTONE'S BEST TITLES. IF YOU'VE WATCHED TV IN NEW ZEALAND, YOU'VE WATCHED ONE OF BILL'S SHOWS. THIS IS TAYLOR, WHO'S MY EDITOR, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A SERIES CALLED HIGHWAY PATROL FOR CHANNEL 7 IN AUSTRALIA. THESE TWO ARE ACTUALLY A MINORITY AT GREENSTONE, BECAUSE THIS IS A BUSINESS LARGELY RUN BY WOMEN, INCLUDING THE BOSS. SOFTBALL QUESTION, FIRST OF ALL ` WHAT HAS BEEN THE SECRET TO GREENSTONE LASTING 30 YEARS? AUDIENCES, HONESTLY. IT'S THE FACT THAT KIWIS JUST KEEP WATCHING OUR SHOWS. THEY KEEP LOVING THE STORIES THAT WE'RE TELLING, AND THEY LOVE SEEING THEMSELVES ON SCREEN. GREENSTONE HAS MADE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TELEVISION, WATCHED BY MILLIONS OF KIWIS. OLDER VIEWERS MAY RECALL THEIR VERY FIRST PRODUCTION, 'GODZONE SHEEP'. (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) IN OUR SHOPS, WE HAVE LOTS OF THESE NEW SHEEP PRODUCTS. THIS IS BABA SHEEP. (TOY BLEATS) THIS IS GOLF HEAD COVERS. THIS IS COAT HANGER WITH A SHEEP HEAD. AN EARLY HIT FOR THE COMPANY WAS 'EPITAPH', A GROUNDBREAKING GRAVESTONE GREAT THAT TOPPED THE RATINGS FOR YEARS. HERE LIES ALBERT PADDY BLACK ` HANGED IN MOUNT EDEN PRISON ON DECEMBER 2ND, 1955, FOR WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS DUBBED 'THE JUKEBOX KILLING'. BUT ANOTHER '90s SHOW WASN'T QUITE SO LUCKY AT ATTRACTING VIEWERS. THE TRAGEDY OF THE 'AGAINST THE ODDS' ` IT WAS GONNA SCREEN ON PRIMETIME ` GREAT ` AGAINST THIS LITTLE SHOW THAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE STATES CALLED 'FRIENDS', AND YOU CAN GUESS WHO WON THAT RATINGS BATTLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE RANGE OF SHOWS HAS BEEN QUITE STAGGERING. THERE WAS SUZANNE PAUL'S MADCAP AND OFTEN PLAIN MAD 'GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER', IN WHICH CELEBRITIES WERE THRUST UPON FAMILIES WHO BARELY KNEW WHO THEY WERE. (CHEERING) AHH! LOOK WHO IT IS! HELLO! IT'S` AH, HI, HI! IT'S ROBYN MALCOLM, WHO PLAYS ELLEN, AND KATRINA DEVINE, WHO PLAYS HER DAUGHTER, MINNIE. THEY'VE ALSO MADE HARD-HITTING DOCUMENTARIES AND AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF QUALITY DRAMA. BUT THE MOST WATCHED SHOWS ARE THE COMPANY'S BREAD AND BUTTER, KNOWN IN THE TRADE AS NON-SCRIPTED OBSERVATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ` LIKE THE ABSOLUTE BLOCKBUSTER BORDER PATROL. NEW ZEALAND'S AIR, SEA AND LAND BORDERS ARE PERSISTENTLY UNDER ATTACK. SO, BORDER PATROL HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, AND IT'S A FANTASTIC SUCCESS STORY IN THAT IT WORKS BRILLIANTLY HERE IN AOTEAROA. IT ALSO SELLS AROUND THE WORLD. WHAT'S THE KEY TO THAT SHOW, DO YOU THINK? IS IT THE PARCEL? SEE WHAT WE FIND. IS IT THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER QUITE KNOW WHAT'S IN THE PARCEL? YOU NEVER QUITE KNOW, DO YOU? CONTACT NT. WE ACTUALLY DID SOME RESEARCH YEARS AGO, ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT THOSE` ABOUT SHOWS LIKE BORDER. AND PEOPLE COME IN, OBVIOUSLY, TO SEE PEOPLE GET BUSTED. THEY LOVE SEEING SOMEONE ELSE GET BUSTED. BUT THE REALLY INTERESTING INSIGHT WAS THAT PEOPLE ALSO FELT GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, COS THEY LEARNT SOMETHING. SO IT'S THAT KIND OF... 'CHEESE SAUCE ON THE VEGES', AS OUR HEAD OF FACTUAL REFERS TO IT. BILL KERTON: AND NO ONE CAN SMOTHER A CAULIFLOWER WITH TASTY SAUCE BETTER THAN BILL KERTON. HE'S GOT AN... (RECORD SCRATCHES) IF YOU DON'T MIND ` THIS IS KIND OF MY STORY. I'D RATHER DO THE VOICE-OVER. YEAH, OK. NO. FAIR ENOUGH. NO, IT'S JUST A FORCE OF HABIT. I JUST` I CAN'T STOP MYSELF DOING IT. AND NO ONE CAN SMOTHER A CAULIFLOWER WITH TASTY CHEESE SAUCE BETTER THAN BILL KERTON. HOW PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES IMPACTS ON THEIR NEIGHBOURS. WE'VE COVERED THE TOPICS OF NOISE, BOUNDARY BREACH, UNTIDINESS AND OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR. WITH 'NEIGHBOURS AT WAR', WHICH HE WROTE, DIRECTED AND NARRATED, BILL BRIDGED THE GAP BETWEEN REALITY AND COMEDY, CREATING A TRUE KIWI CLASSIC. DISCLOSING THE MORE GINGERY ASPECTS OF GHASTLY NEIGHBOURS. I'VE BEEN CALLED A SKINNY WHITE WANKER. TIGHT-ARSE. THIS WASN'T GLOSSY, 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND, BUT IT WAS RECOGNISABLY OUR AOTEAROA IN ALL ITS SHABBY GLORY. OW! WHAT THE (BLEEP)?! WITH TRULY REMARKABLE RECONSTRUCTIONS, THE SHOW ALLOWED US TO FIND HUMOUR IN OUR NEIGHBOURS' PAINFUL PLIGHTS. OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. (GASPS) OH CRIKEY! (BELL TOLLS) OH NO. WHAT IS THE KEY TO GOOD REALITY TELEVISION? I CALL IT TELEVISION, UM, BUT... (CHUCKLES) OBSERVATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, REALITY, WHATEVER, CONSTRUCTED REALITY, ALL THAT STUFF, I GUESS, IS JUST... IT'S LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. YOU KNOW? IT'S A STORY BEFORE BEDTIME. IT'S LOOKING FOR ALL THOSE LITTLE, SPECIAL THINGS THAT ONLY NEW ZEALANDERS WOULD UNDERSTAND AND GET A KICK OUT OF. AND I'LL BANG YOUR BLOODY HEADS TOGETHER, AND I'LL KICK YOUSE UP THE ARSE. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S JUST A BIT FUN OR A BIT UNUSUAL AND MAYBE AMPLIFYING IT AND ENTERTAINING PEOPLE WITH THAT. BIILL NARRATES: IT'S SELDOM TALKED ABOUT IN POLITE CIRCLES, BUT IT'S AN OLD NEIGHBOURS AT WAR CLASSIC ` POOS. (DRAMATIC TONE) IT COULD BE A 'DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO', OR IT COULD BE A (WHOOSHES) OR IT COULD BE A (IMITATES ZOOMING) JUST AT THE RIGHT MOMENT. THERE WERE PITCH BATTLES FOUGHT OVER BOUNDARIES, NOISE COMPLAINTS APLENTY, AND EVEN A SUSPICION THAT ONE NEIGHBOUR WAS THE INFAMOUS KILLER LORD LUCAN. AFTER ALL, HE WAS BRITISH, WELL-SPOKEN AND KEPT TO HIMSELF. HE IS NOT LORD LUCAN. TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. OH MY GOD. OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE OF MAKING TELEVISION? (DRAMATIC PIANO CHORD) HANG ON, LET'S TRY AND END THIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE. AND YOU MUST LOVE TELEVISION. I LOVE IT. LOVE THE PEOPLE ON AND OFF THE SCREEN AND LOVE THE STORIES. IT'S A PRIVILEGE, RIGHT? YOU GET TO TELL STORIES FOR A LIVING. I WOULD LOVE MORE NEW ZEALANDERS TO BE TUNING IN TO TVNZ PLUS, WHICH HAS FANTASTIC CONTENT. THE NETFLIX AND THE GOOGLES OF THE WORLD ` THE CHALLENGE THERE ` THAT I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK NEW ZEALAND AUDIENCES ARE AWARE OF ` IS THAT THEY'RE NOT CONTRIBUTING ANYTHING TO AOTEAROA. UNLIKE THE GOOD PEOPLE AT GREENSTONE. (IMITATES WHOOSHING EFFECT) SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GUYS. HERE'S TO ANOTHER 30 YEARS OF SEEING OURSELVES IN ALL OUR GLORIOUS GLORY. THERE ARE SOME GREAT SHOWS IN THEIR. I LOVE NEIGHBOURS AT WAR. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. I DON'T THINK THEY WERE USING THEIR COMMON SENSE. ON THE SHOW NEXT WEEK, THE SIBLINGS SECRETLY DISTRIBUTING $50 NOTES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SPREAD A BIT OF GOOD CHEER. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY; THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY. PO MARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY KATE HARRIS, JESSIE PURU AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.