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Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt goes for world record

By Alex Bourn

Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt is attempting to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

If you've ever heard him talk, you won't be surprised to learn that the record he's trying to break is for the world's longest television interview.

Tim Shadbolt doesn't shy away from a challenge, especially if it involves talking, even for 26 hours.

?You've got to talk about a lot of subjects for a long time and you can't be stupid,? he says. ?People can be quite discerning and very critical if you just mumble away about nothing, so I think it is a bit of an intellectual challenge.?

The Invercargill mayor is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest television interview.

Mr Shadbolt and interviewer Tom Conroy have to beat the current record of 12 hours and 30 seconds set by Pedro Ruiz in Madrid in 2009.

?We have done lengthy broadcasts but nothing on this scale,? says interviewer Tom Conroy. ?It's non-stop. It's something new to us and new to New Zealand broadcasting.?

An official Guinness World Record adjudicator kicked off the interview at midday and will call time at 2pm tomorrow if they keep up the talk.

?If the silence is obviously giving them a rest when they're not meant to be having a rest, then we will cancel out the record,? says Chris Sheedy of Guinness World Records. ?But from what I've heard about Mr Tim Shadbolt, there won't be a whole lot of silence today.?

The mayor promises not to get into heavy politics throughout the marathon interview, but that seems to be the only topic he's ruling out.

?I'd like to expand it more into history and into really the whole world in a sense,? says Mr Shadbolt.

?We're working on a basis of 260 questions, one every six minutes average, me participating a little bit, him some and making it a real variety of subjects,? says Mr Conroy. ?So I think we've got plenty.?

The Guinness certificate ceremony is expected tomorrow afternoon if Shadbolt can keep talking the talk for the next 19 hours.

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