Robbie Deans
Crusaders coach Robbie Deans is off to the darkside, off to coach
our great rivals the Wallabies. We catch up with Peter Fitzsimons
to hear what the Aussies think of the latest Kiwi import.
One Woman's Search
Were you in Di Lusso bar in Dunedin on the 29th August this
year? And if you were did you meet a finnish lady called
Piia? If you did you could be in for a little surprise. Piia
Makila has launched an international search. It turns out Piia is
pregnant and she'd like to let the father of her baby know. She
doesn't remember much. He's 28, about 175 cm tall with a good
body and nice eyes. Piia doesn't want charity, she just wants to be
able to tell her child she did everything she could to find the
father. Mark Sainsbury spoke to Piia in Helsinki earlier today and
asked her what happened?
Toa Fraser
Twenty thousand kilometres away, in the middle of an English
winter, a New Zealand film crew is in the process of pulling off
something of a coup. Young Kiwi director Toa Fraser is making a
surreal British comedy, staring New Zealand's Sam Neill, and the
legendary British actor Peter O'toole, whose performance as
Lawrence of Arabia has been voted the greatest in cinema
history. Toa's directed only one other film, Number 2, a
typical Kiwi tale set in a Mt Roskill back yard. This latest
venture, a film called "My Talks with Dean Spanley" is a step
out of his comfort zone. Sarah Stewart was allowed on set in
Norfolk, England, to see how the unique tale is coming along.
NZSO
While US funded productions such as Lord of the Rings and
King Kong might have put New Zealand on the Hollywood map, for New
Zealand film makers, getting your films funded and made locally is
still a struggle. Even for a modest film it's not cheap, and at the
end of production there can be very little left in the budget for
music. But a new sponsorship deal means from this year on, one film
per year will get the services of the New Zealand symphony
orchestra, for free.
Mosimani
We have some great news to share about Mosimani the twelve year old
who is about to spend her third Christmas in Starship and donated
the money her friends raised to buy her a playstation to the
hospital because she thought they deserved it more than her. It
turns out she touched your hearts and you the viewers responded.
Mark Sainsbury popped down to Starship this morning.
