THat is one news for Wednesday. All the stars to night Robert Redford Elle Macpherson. We've got that and Toni we have you and your mate as well. I'm calling her my mate. Thank you the coming on the show tonight. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE SET OUT TO FIND THE DESCENDANTS OF A GALLANT SOLDIER WHO FELL ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, LEAVING BEHIND FOUR TREASURED MEDALS. PLUS ` THEY'RE ON A MISSION. TRY AND GET EVERYONE ON SCHOOL CAMP SO THAT NO ONE MISSED OUT. SO CAN THEY DO IT? AND THE DISNEY EXECS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT,... THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE HOUSE WE WANT. ...BUT MICK HERE ALSO KNOWS WHAT HE DOESN'T WANT. GET OUTTA HERE. (LAUGHS) DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening. 100 years tomorrow since the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. Tony is standing by with our very special guest. I am tonight. Very privileged to be standing next to miss Al McPherson FATBOY SLIM'S 'PRAISE YOU' THINK 'SUPERMODEL' AND ONE NAME IMMEDIATELY SPRINGS TO MIND. SHE'S NOT JUST ANYBODY; SHE'S THE BODY. IT'S ELLE MACPHERSON! ELLE MACPHERSON. ELLE MACPHERSON. I'M ELLE MACPHERSON FROM WAY BACK THEN. WAY BACK THEN'S RIGHT. DISCOVERED IN THE '80S, ELLE MANAGED TO LOOK LIKE THIS... # CELEBRATE YOU, BABY. # ...WHEN EVERYONE ELSE LOOKED LIKE THIS. THE WONDER FROM DOWN UNDER QUICKLY SHOT TO FAME. PRETTY SOON 'THE BODY' BECAME THE BRAND. THE ELLE CALENDAR, THE ELLE UNDIES, AND EVERYWHERE THE ADORING CROWDS. CHEERING THERE WAS HOLLYWOOD, HEFNER AND HOSKING. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY UNDIES. SHE WAS EVEN, BRIEFLY, AMONG FRIENDS. HOW YOU DOIN'? I'M OK. BUT EVEN AFTER CHUCKING IN THE MODELLING, AT 52 SHE'S STILL TURNING HEADS. NOT TO MENTION A PRETTY TIDY PROFIT. She absolutely is still turning heads. Elle Macpherson, thank you so much. Why underwear? You could've gone into any form of clothing, accessories. Of always been passionate about lingerie I remember when I was 13 I got my first bra and knickers seats and ever since then I really love lingerie. Now you're going it alone. How has that switch been? It's been a natural progression from being a spokesperson for somebody else's business To owning and co-creating a business. It's been a really exciting journey and I feel really fortunate to work with the pilot that I love and doing what I love and here it is. For the last half an hour out his been in her going through all the sets of lingerie. Do you actually have a lot of input? Absolutely. Being a co-owner and co-founder of the business, I'm involved in everything rom strategy to finance to design, marketing, I and I have an incredible team that I work with. I've learned a lot along the way. And up found it very fulfilling. And I have another business which is my wellco business what are your secrets, Elle? I can't believe anyone looks that good when you are 52. You must have things that you do that enhance all of this. Good health and nutrition is incredibly important. That's why I started wellco because I realise there is a direct correlation between beauty and wellness. Laughter, water, doing what you love. What about when you are actually wearing your outfits? My co-host Mike interviewed you a number of years ago e would kill me or asking what about spanks or shapewear? Most models are about 22 years old, so if they're wearing Spinks, they probably shouldn't be in the business. There's a lot to be said for shapewear. Watch this space. Do you think things like that are good things that women should be using? I know we have talked a lot about using real models or average women and campaigns. Is it something you would support? It's interesting at the moment because of social media there is a lot of diversity and beauty. Everyday women are taking photos of themselves and showing the beauty for what it is. It's not stereotypically what you expect. There's a lot of diversity and I think it's a great time in the beauty industry. Do you embrace the whole social media concept? Absolutely. Social media is very important because I like speaking to my tribe directly. I handle my Instagram and my twitter myself. I love speaking to customers in my tribe that follow me on a day-to-day basis. I've made a couple of supermodels now. You are very down to earth and easy to talk to. Is there an Australian thing? I would like to think it's an Australian thing. I like people. And I feel that to be a modern woman today and to be a modern person in the public eye is to be approachable in somebody that is happy to talk to everybody. Maybe that's Australian and maybe that's just summon the lights people. We had a little self the picture before. You automatically went into the pose. I was doing an Irish jig thing. And I forgot everything I've ever been told. I wouldn't mind if you can show me how to look good on Insta. Most women want to make their hips look narrower so both hips to the profile then make your way smaller by turning your shoulder to the camera. The ago. Bring your shoulder around. I know I'm wearing the below we top. Been this league out. What do we think, people? Doesn't look to pose. Put your hands in your pocket. Elle, thank you so much for joining us. Big test for tiny to Sprint backup to the studio THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO,... TO TRY AND GET EVERYONE ON SCHOOL CAMP SO THAT NO ONE MISSED OUT. ...BUT CAN THESE KIDS CONVINCE THE BOARDROOM BOSSES? AND SO WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEADS RIGHT NOW? UM... HOPE I DON'T STUFF UP. ALL LAUGH PLUS ` MICHAEL HOLLAND'S GOT A BIG JOB,... I'VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO TRY AND FIND THE RIGHTFUL HOME OF THESE MEDALS EARNED BY ONE OF OUR OWN. ...AND HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. AND WE MEET THE NGONGOTAHA LOCAL WHO NEARLY SAID NO TO HAVING A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE FILMED AT HIS HOUSE. 'GET DOWN THE TRACK, USE THE GATE AND CLOSE IT ON YOUR WAY OUT' SORTA THING. She's not here during the ad break. She said she'd do it. She said she's fit. She's not even in the building. THE CONCEPT OR THOUGHT OF GIVING SOME SORT OF BOARDROOM PRESENTATION TO YOUR BOSS, YOU WOULD ASSUME IS PRETTY NERVE-WRACKING. BUT WHAT IF YOU DID IT AS A KID? SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT A DEDICATED GROUP OF KIDS IN PALMERSTON NORTH TOOK ON TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THEIR SCHOOL MATES CAN GO TO CAMP. HERE'S REBECCA EDWARDS. AT ROSS INTERMEDIATE, SIX KIDS ARE ON A MISSION. HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU HOPING TO RAISE? AT JUST OVER $200 EACH, THAT'S HOW MUCH IT'LL COST TO GET 72 KIDS TO SCHOOL CAMP ` THE 72 THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO GO THIS YEAR. THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE SAID THEY CAN'T GO TO CAMP BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, WHICH WE 100% GET. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT, COS I'D FEEL STINK IF IT WAS ME MISSING OUT. SO KNOWING JUST HOW IMPORTANT THE CAMP EXPERIENCE CAN BE,... THEY GET TO GO AWAY WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND THEY GET TO GO AND HAVE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND TAKE RISKS AND HAVE SOME FUN. ...THIS 13-YEAR-OLD OFFERED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. TO SEE A KID STEPPING UP ` OR A GROUP OF KIDS STEPPING UP ` TO TRY AND HELP THEIR PEERS ` THERE'S NOTHING MORE POWERFUL. CAM RECRUITED A PRETTY ONTO-IT TEAM... YOU JUST NEED SOME IMAGES IN THERE. ...WHO SET UP A GIVEALITTLE PAGE AND EYED UP LOCAL BUSINESSES THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE KEEN TO SUPPORT THEIR CAUSE. SO WITH A CAREFULLY CRAFTED PITCH... HI AND WELCOME. CAM AND I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU FOR... ...AND A BELLY FULL OF BUTTERFLIES... SO WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEADS RIGHT NOW? UM... DON'T STUFF UP. ...WE WERE THERE AS THESE KIDS TOOK ON THEIR FIRST... COME IN HERE, KIDS. COME ON. ...BOARDROOM BOSSES. SINCE CAMP IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF A KID'S LIFE... THAT IS A BIG NUMBER OF STUDENTS MISSING OUT ON CAMP, AND IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. IT WAS A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL FIRST CRACK. WE'RE THRILLED YOU CAME IN TO SEE US, BECAUSE FRONTING UP TO A TOUGH CONVERSATION ` AND I CAN SEE YOU WERE NERVOUS ` IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE. YEP, GILMOURS IS GONNA HELP YOU OUT, BUT LET'S GO AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT AND GET SOME IDEAS. SO, NOT A DONATION OF MONEY... WE SHOULD PUT SOME SAUCE ON YOUR CHIPS. BUT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST AS GOOD ` GILMOURS IS GOING TO SUSS THEM OUT WITH A WHOLE LOT OF CAMP FOOD. LET'S FIND SOME BIG STUFF FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT? THIS IS SUSTENANCE. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT'S GONNA GET YOU THROUGH. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU RECKON A BAG OF LOLLIES LIKE THAT WOULD FEED? ONE. ONE. LAUGHTER THAT'S DOUGHNUTS. HOW ABOUT WE SNEAK SOME CHOCOLATE CHIPS INTO YOUR BAG? DOUGHNUTS FOR EVERYBODY. RECKON YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH PEAS AND CORN AND CARROTS IN THERE FOR YOU? YOU CAN CHUCK SOME CHEESE ON YOUR PIZZA AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO FOR THAT TOO. WERE YOU EXPECTING THIS OUTCOME? I SORT OF HAD MIXED FEELINGS, BUT... YEAH, I DIDN'T EXPECT ALL THAT FOOD ON OFFER. 5KGS OF JELLYBEANS! AND WITH THEIR FIRST TASTE OF SWEET SUCCESS, THEY'RE DETERMINED FOR MORE SO EVERYONE GETS THEIR SHARE AT CAMP IN NOVEMBER. Fantastic. Who doesn't love a good school camp? You hate school camp. We did the best rickets school camp. We snuck into her peoples rooms with old mean masks on and then we've had them with fire extinguisher. You would get in so much trouble these days. You've got a bit of a glow on. I just want to talk about Elle little bit longer. Does anyone the standout to you apart from Elle? The person you're looking for is not instantly recognisable. Second from right. Who do you think that is? It's Wendy Petrie. She was a Bendon dancer for L back in the 80s. 100 YEARS TOMORROW WE ENDURED ONE OF OUR BLOODIEST DAYS IN OUR MILITARY HISTORY ` THE FIRST DAY OF NZ ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. OF COURSE, THERE WAS GREAT COURAGE AND SACRIFICE ` 600 NZERS GONE IN ONE DAY. TODAY WE WERE HANDED A SET OF WORLD WAR I MEDALS AWARDED TO ONE OF THOSE WHO DIED THAT DAY, AND WE HOPE WE CAN HELP THEM FIND A WAY HOME. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. 100 YEARS ON FROM THE NOTORIOUSLY BLOODY BATTLE OF THE SOMME, I'VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO TRY TO FIND THE RIGHTFUL HOME OF THESE MEDALS EARNED BY ONE OF OUR OWN WHO FELL ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF THE CONFLICT. WE KNOW LITTLE MORE THAN HIS NAME ` ERNEST JOSEPH O'DONAHUE, ORIGINALLY FROM PAPANUI, CHRISTCHURCH. THIS IS OUR MAN? HE IS NZ RIFLE BRIGADE. SEE HIS INSIGNIA ON HIS CAP THERE. THE MEDALS AND PHOTO WERE PASSED TO US BY AN AUCKLAND MAN WHO RECEIVED THEM FROM AN ELDERLY NEIGHBOUR NOT RELATED TO THE DEAD SOLIDER. THIS IS A MEMORIAL PLAQUE. THESE WERE SENT OUT TO NEXT OF KIN OF FALLEN SOLDIERS. 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' INSCRIBED ROUND THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE 1914/15 STAR, THIS IS THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL AND THIS IS THE VICTORY MEDAL. THESE MEDALS DON'T SUGGEST VALOUR ABOVE AND BEYOND BUT CERTAINLY RECOGNISE THE COURAGE OF SERVICE? THAT'S RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THEY RECOGNISE THE BRAVERY OF THOSE SOLDIERS IN REGULAR SERVICE. NZ WAS INVOLVED IN THE SOMME FOR JUST OVER THREE WEEKS. OVER THAT PERIOD WE LOST SOMETHING CLOSE TO 2000 MEN. IT WAS A BLOODY TOLL. NONE MORE SO THAN DAY ONE, WHEN 600 NZERS FELL ALONG WITH SGT O'DONAHUE, WHO WE LEARN MORE ABOUT FROM THE AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM'S ONLINE CENOTAPH. HIS ADDRESS WAS 112 NORTH AVON RD, CHRISTCHURCH. HIS WIFE'S NAME WAS ELLEN O'DONAHUE. LINKS TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE REVEAL HE WAS THE FATHER OF THREE. MARTIN JOHN, ERNEST JOSEPH AND MARY VERONICA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE ALL BORN IN CHRISTCHURCH. THREE NAMES THAT WE HOPE JUST MIGHT STIR THE MINDS OF DESCENDANTS AND LEAD TO A NEW HOME OF PRIDE AND APPRECIATION THESE SYMBOLS OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. PERHAPS SOMEONE WHO IS WATCHING THIS NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE LOVELY ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY? IT WOULD BE VERY SPECIAL AND VERY FITTING. Do you go. I'm sure we can find someone who is attached to these. Get in touch f you are connected to them in any way. MOST OF US WOULD BE PRETTY STOKED IF THIS HAPPENED TO US,... WHEN SOMEBODY COMES UP TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND SAYS, 'WALT DISNEY WANTS TO DO A MOVIE IN YOUR HOUSE,' WHAT DO YA DO? ...BUT MICK HERE TOOK A BIT OF CONVINCING. ARE YOU GLAD YOU SAID YES TO THAT LOCATION SCOUT? # MY HOUSE'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY. # THAT'S RIGHT. DON'T WANNA HURT NOBODY. For Tom Jones. Is that a better version? I interviewed him apparently the teenagers they are into that side of staff. YOU'LL REMEMBER MIKE THORPE'S STORY FROM TAPANUI, THE TINY SOUTH ISLAND TOWN THAT BECAME THE SET OF HOLLYWOOD MOVIE, PETE'S DRAGON. WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE RUMOURS, I WAS JUST LIKE, 'NAH, IT'S NOT HAPPENING. WHATEVER.' FOLLOW THAT DRAGON! THEY'VE SORT OF MOULDED INTO THE TOWN. THEY'VE BECOME LOCALS. THEY'RE SUCH COOL PEOPLE. WELL, TAPANUI WASN'T THE ONLY PLACE TO GET A TASTE OF THE LIMELIGHT. THE VILLAGE OF NGONGOTAHA JUST OUT OF ROTORUA WAS BRIEFLY HOME TO THE FILM'S BIGGEST STAR, ROBERT REDFORD. THE MOVIE OPENS IN NZ TOMORROW, SO WE SENT KRISTIN HALL TO MEET THE HOMEOWNER WHO NEARLY SAID NO TO A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. NGONGOTAHA IS HOME TO 3000-ISH PEOPLE, INCLUDING MICK. NEARLY DONE. NEARLY. (LAUGHS) MICK HAS LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR 30 YEARS IN RELATIVE PEACE AND QUIET, WHICH IS WHY HE WAS A BIT SURPRISED... KNOCK ON DOOR ...WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN SOMEBODY COMES UP TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND SAYS 'WALT DISNEY WANTS TO DO A MOVIE IN YOUR HOUSE,' WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU SAY, 'GET OUT OF HERE!' (LAUGHS) THE OBJECT WAS TO FIND ROBERT REDFORD'S CHARACTER'S HOUSE IN ROTORUA. I WENT OUT AND CAME BACK WITH ABOUT 30-ODD OPTIONS AND THEN WE LOOKED AT ALL OF THEM AND BASICALLY SAID, 'THIS IS IT. 'THIS IS THE HOUSE WE WANT.' MICK WAS PRETTY UNCONVINCED. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SCAM. I WAS LIKE, 'NOPE. GET DOWN THE TRACK. USE THE GATE AND CLOSE IT 'ON YOUR WAY OUT,' SORT OF THING. BUT AFTER A BIT OF NEGOTIATING AND MORE THAN A FEW CUPS OF TEA, IT WAS SETTLED. (LAUGHS) WHISTLE BLOWS A CREW OF 130 PEOPLE WOULD MOVE IN, AND MICK WOULD MOVE OUT FOR 10 WEEKS. IT'S RUBBER TO MAKE RIMU LOOK LIKE AMERICAN OAK. I SAID TO HIM, 'WE'D LIKE TO REDO YOUR WHOLE HOUSE. 'IS THAT ALL RIGHT?' SO WE EMPTIED IT OUT. I'LL GIVE HIM CREDIT ` HE JUST SAID, 'YEP. FINE.' MICK'S HOUSE WOULD BECOME HOME TO ROBERT REDFORD'S MR MEACHAM, A CHARACTER NOT ENTIRELY DISSIMILAR FROM MICK HIMSELF ` DON'T FORGET YOUR CUPPA. ...A SLIGHTLY ECCENTRIC WOODTURNER WHO BELIEVES IN DRAGONS. JUST COS YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT THERE. THE CHARACTER WAS INTO TURNING WOOD. HE WAS AN INTERESTING FELLA. HE LIVED IN A SMALL TOWN. AND OF COURSE, WE GOT ROUND HERE AND WE WALKED OUT THE BACK OF MICK'S HOUSE, AND FIRST TIME WE ARRIVED HERE THERE WAS QUITE A FEW OF US AND THERE WAS WOODTURNING STUFF. THERE WAS THE CHARACTER THAT WAS PORTRAYED IN THE FILM. THE WHOLE LOOK WAS RIGHT. WE WERE MEANT TO BE HERE. ARE YOU A BIT OF A FAN OF ROBERT REDFORD? ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, SINCE BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. GUNSHOTS DON'T YOU GET SICK OF BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME? DESPITE HAVING ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S LONGEST-SERVING STARS IN HIS LIVING ROOM, MICK DIDN'T SHAKE HANDS WITH THE MAN HIMSELF ` HE DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER HIM. HE WAS A BUSY MAN. (CHUCKLES) BUT MICK'S HOUSE WILL NEVER BE QUITE THE SAME. NOBODY CAN SURVIVE IN THAT FOREST FOR SIX YEARS ` AT LEAST NOT ALONE. THAT ROOM THERE WAS MEACHAM'S STUDY. IT BECAME HIS AND I THINK IT STILL IS HIS. (CHUCKLES) VERY HARD TO MOVE ROBERT REDFORD OUT. UPBEAT MUSIC AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION, IT WAS TIME TO SEE A LITTLE SLICE OF NGONGOTAHA ON THE BIG SCREEN. IS THIS YOUR FIRST RED CARPET? YES. THE VERDICT ` A BIT OVERWHELMING. JUST AMAZING, EH? JUST AMAZING. BUT YEAH, AS LONG AS YOU SEE THROUGH THE TEARS. (LAUGHS) VERY EMOTIONAL. VERY EMOTIONAL. SHH. ARE GLAD YOU SAID YES TO THAT LOCATION SCOUT NOW? OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. YEAH. DURING FILMING, ROBERT REDFORD SAID THIS OF NZ ` NZ IS A COUNTRY WITH A SMILE ON ITS FACE. THAT'S HOW I CAME AWAY` I CAME AWAY WITH THAT PHRASE IN MY HEAD. 'IT'S A COUNTRY WITH A SMILE ON ITS FACE.' AND IT'S HARD TO THINK OF ANYONE WHO EMBODIES THAT MORE THAN THIS BEHIND-THE-SCENES STAR. I Don't think we could be described as anything better than that. FACEBOOK'S UNDER FIRE FOR DELETING A POST SHARING AN ICONIC PHOTO OF A GIRL FLEEING A NAPALM ATTACK DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE'S BEEN ACCUSED OF INTERFERING WITH NEWSWORTHY CONTENT AND SLOWING DOWN FREEDOM OF SPEECH. THEY'VE SINCE ADMITTED THEY GOT IT WRONG, AND SAY IT WAS INITIALLY TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE IT DEPICTS A NAKED CHILD. I CAN SEE WHY PEOPLE ARE UPSET, BUT, REALLY, IF FACEBOOK WASN'T BEING SUPER VIGILANT AND HAD ALLOWED A REALLY OBJECTIONABLE IMAGE TO BE SHARED, WE'D BE OUTRAGED, ATTACKING THEM FOR NOT DOING THEIR JOB. SO AT LEAST IN THIS INSTANCE THEY WERE ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. HOW 'BOUT EDDIE JONES TODAY. DID YOU SEE THAT? THE ALL BLACKS ARE BEATABLE, THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT WEAKNESSES AND HE INTENDS TO EXPOSE THEM. WHATEVER. HE'S ON DELUSION MEDICATION. EDDIE CAN SAY STUFF LIKE THIS BECAUSE A) HE'S A BIG MOUTH, AND B) HE KNOWS FULL WELL THEY'RE NOT PLAYING EACH OTHER TILL 2018, AND LORD KNOWS WHAT SORT OF WATER WILL HAVE GONE UNDER THE BRIDGE BY THEN. LET ME TELL YOU THIS ` IF THEY DID PLAY TOMORROW THEY'D BE SPANKED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN, BY WHAT I AM INCREASINGLY CONVINCED IS THE BEST ALL BLACKS SIDE WE HAVE EVER SEEN. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY IMOGEN STAINES AND ALANA DRAYTON SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.