Tributes continue to flow in from around the world for Leonard Cohen. He was a great icon. We will be crossing to Los Angeles very latest. TONIGHT ` SAMUEL WAS A MAN WHO REALLY BELIEVED THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS AND HAVE REALLY FULL LIVES. THE TRIO MAKING SAMUEL GIBSON'S LEGACY RACE ON. PLUS ` # HALLELUJAH # A TRUE POET PASSES AWAY. WE'RE LIVE TO HOLLYWOOD TO REMEMBER LEONARD COHEN. AND MEET THE MAN WHO IS AN ACTUAL MIRACLE WORKER. # OH, YEAH! # DO YOU HEAR THAT? DO YOU HEAR THE RICHNESS IN THAT? YES! YOU SOUND LIKE AN ACTUAL SINGER. AND CHRISTCHURCH WELCOMES BACK AN OLD FRIEND WITH A NEW NAME FROM AN OLDER TIME. YOU'LL SEE. DEFINITELY AN ICONIC LOCATION. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Welcome to the show and it's great to have your company. What a long week, so much has happened. With Donald Trump, Leonard Cohen. YOU MAY REMEMBER SAMUEL GIBSON ` ADVENTURER, DAD, BUSINESSMAN ` WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO HAVE BRITTLE BONE DISEASE. SAM DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR TRAINING FOR A 300KM RUN TO RAISE MONEY FOR A LITTLE BOY WHO HAD THE SAME CONDITION. BUT RATHER THAN GIVE UP ON THE IDEA, HIS THREE CO-RUNNERS HAVE SET UP THE SAMUEL GIBSON MEMORIAL TRUST TO HELP THE DISABLED ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. AND HOW BEST TO LAUNCH IT? WITH A RUN, OF COURSE ` FROM SAM'S BIRTHPLACE IN HAWERA TO HAVELOCK NORTH, WHERE HE MADE HIS HOME. HERE'S GILL HIGGINS. ENERGETIC ROCK MUSIC BETWEEN THEM, THESE GUYS HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF RUNS. BUT FOR ULTRA MARATHON RUNNER LISA TAMATI, PARTNER HAISLEY AND FRIEND NEIL, THIS ONE MEANS THE MOST. EVERY STEP GETS THEM CLOSER TO GETTING THE SAM GIBSON MEMORIAL TRUST UP AND RUNNING. THE TRUST IS ALL ABOUT CONTINUING SAMUEL GIBSON'S LEGACY. NOW, SAMUEL WAS A MAN WHO REALLY BELIEVED THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS AND HAVE REALLY FULL LIVES. WHEN HE DIED, WE DIDN'T WANT THAT TO DISAPPEAR. THEY ALL HAVE SPECIAL MEMORIES OF HIM. HE TAUGHT ME A LOT ` MAKING SURE YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS WITH LIFE, SPENDING TIME ON THINGS YOU SHOULD, LIKE THE LITTLE ONES. HE NEVER HELD BACK FROM ANY CHALLENGE. HIS ATTITUDE OF ALWAYS GIVING, ALWAYS BEING GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAD. I'M PART OF A LOVING FAMILY, AND WE LIVE IN A WONDERFUL DAY AND AGE WHERE I'VE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE MEANS TO HAVE A PRETTY FULL AND RICH LIFE. HE WANTED TO FUNDRAISE TO HELP OTHERS DO THE SAME. SO WE DECIDED TO RUN 300KM WITH SAMUEL... ...ROLLING BESIDE US. ...ROLLING BESIDE US. SADLY, DURING A TRAINING RUN, HE DIED, BUT HIS DREAM OF HELPING DIDN'T. SAMUEL GIBSON'S LEGACY CANNOT DIE. AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE HIS WORK. THE ORIGINAL FUNDRAISER WAS FOR RYUKI. LIKE SAM, HE HAD BRITTLE BONE DISEASE. HOW MUCH DOES IT AFFECT HIM? WHEN HE WAS BORN, HE WAS VERY SEVERE, SO I COULDN'T ACTUALLY CUDDLE HIM. I COULDN'T PICK HIM UP. AND YOU MET SAM. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF HIM? I WAS QUITE SURPRISED. HE'S JUST SO HAPPY. HE'S FULL OF ENERGY. I WAS THINKING, IN THE FUTURE, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE SAMUEL WAS DOING. BUT THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED, AND I WANT TO JOIN THEM. THREE, TWO, ONE. GO. APPLAUSE AND SO IT BEGAN ON TUESDAY, SETTING OFF FROM HAWERA, SAM'S BIRTHPLACE, WITH 340 K TO GO. YEAH, I DEFINITELY STRUGGLED MORE THAN I HAVE ON ANY RUN. EVERYONE'S SEEN HIM THROWING UP ON THE GROUND. NOT SO BAD FOR HAISLEY. IT WAS TOUGH, BUT IT WAS DOABLE. HE'S A BIT OF A MACHINE. YOU DON'T COUNT. LAUGHTER LISA, HOW WAS IT FOR YOU? FOR ME, IT WAS SO HARD. I KNOW I'VE DONE A LOT IN THE PAST, FOR ME, IT WAS SO HARD. I KNOW I'VE DONE A LOT IN THE PAST, BUT THIS YEAR, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TRAIN AT ALL. AND SO THEY ROLLED INTO HAVELOCK NORTH LAST NIGHT WITH RELIEF AND A LOVELY WARM WELCOME FOR THE LAST LITTLE STRETCH. # ALL THE OTHER KIDS WITH THE PUMPED-UP KICKS, # YOU BETTER RUN, BETTER RUN. # IT'S BEEN MAGICAL HAVING SAMUEL'S FAMILY BLESS US AND LET US DO THIS. AMONG THE WELL WISHERS, SAM'S DAD. THESE PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS RUN, ASKED US IF THEY COULD DO IT TO RAISE MONEY FOR SAMUEL'S TRUST. IT'S THEIR INITIATIVE AND IT'S VERY HUMBLING. SO, SAMUEL, I HOPE YOU'RE SITTING UP THERE IN CLOUDS WITH THE ANGELS AND YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN ON US AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR BEING SO INSPIRATIONAL. SAMUEL WAS JUST ALWAYS A GOOD SON, AND WE ARE PROUD OF HIM. HIS TRUST WILL HELP ALL SORTS. LIKE LISA'S MUM WHO HAD A STROKE BUT WANTED TO SUPPORT LISA ON THE ROAD. SO, DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN USEFUL OVER LAST FEW DAYS? HOPE SO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHAT DAUGHTER'S DONE? IT'S TRULY INSPIRATIONAL. AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN. THANKS TO SAMUEL GIBSON, THERE'S A CHANCE FOR OTHERS TO REALISE THEIR DREAMS. I REALLY WANT RYUKI TO BE LIKE SAMUEL. HE IS A SUPERHERO. (LAUGHS) What a wonderful story. I feel quite emotional watching that. How great that his dad was there too and seeing his legacy. There are details of his give a little page on facebook. TONIGHT, WE MEET THE MAN THAT LOVED HIS FIRST JOB SO MUCH HE REBUILT THE WHOLE BUSINESS AFTER THE CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE. I WAS THE DISH WASHER, AND IT WAS MY JOB TO PUT THE FURNITURE OUT AT THE START OF THE DAY. WE'RE THERE AS HE REOPENS THE DOORS SIX YEARS ON. HOW DOES IT FEEL FOR YOU TO BE BACK? OH, IT'S A MASSIVE ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS. And the entertainment industry reacts to the very sad news of the passing of Leonard Cohen. NOW, REMEMBER THIS? # BABY, I GOT... # ONE THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW. WELL, WE'VE GOT AN EXPERT IN TO HELP. HARMONISING: # AH. LEONARD COHEN PERFORMS 'HALLELUJAH' # THE BAFFLED KING COMPOSING HALLELUJAH. # HALLELUJAH The fascinating thing about Leonard Cohen is that Bob Dylan said to him you are number one and I am number zero. They are both in the same sort of vein. Couldn't he have just said I am zero? Leonard Cohen was actually an ordained Buddhist monk. I knew he was a Buddhist but I didn't know he was ordained. I don't know how you get ordained as a Buddhist. And a poet, of course. YES, THE LEGENDARY LEONARD COHEN WHO PASSED AWAY IN LA TODAY AGED 82. TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN FLOWING IN FROM AROUND THE WORLD. LET'S HEAD TO LA NOW FOR THE LATEST WITH OUR HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT SHAVAUGHN RUAKERE. SHAVAUGHN, MUSIC'S LOST ONE OF A KIND TODAY. We have had Bowie, Prince and then Leonard Cohen all in one year. Already celebrities have taken to twitter for their thoughts. The cause of death has not been revealed, but we do know that he has been unwell for quite some time. He said that he was ready for death. He knew it was coming. They must be so many people that want to pay their respects to him. Do we have any details on how that may happen? Nothing official of yet. There will be a public memorial here in LA. People all over the world are going to be putting on a bit of hallelujah and having some moments. I guess we should talk about Trump, do we have to do? Of course California is Hillary country. How is everyone reacting? So many big feelings. This is a very blue state. There has been quite a heavy sadness in the air, but there is been anger as well. Hundreds of protesters stormed the 101 freeway, which is crazily busy. They brought to a standstill. I can tell you that I've been living here for a couple of months, and I have a massive election hangover. Hours upon hours I have been watching the election coverage. I went to a hotel for election party. They had a shaman to rebalance your Chakra. Very LA. But I did make it the whole way through. I went to bed once I realised he was going to win. It was because I was spent. Everyone is exhausted by the whole thing here. We're in NZ and we feel the same way. Southpark is notorious for having some commentary on these things. I bet they had something to say. These guys are good at turning episode around really quickly. Even they got caught out with this. They made an episode featuring Hillary winning, and when the unfathomable happens, they had to go back to the drawing board. The world is in a bit of a shock. We're sure this is the real right? The people have spoken. Just as JJ Abrams did with Star Wars, I will make this country great again. And you excited, gang? Not as excited... it's very impressive they can turn it around very quickly. The other big story that went away for a little while was Brangelina. There is no Brangelina any more. Brad Pitt has been cleared of child abuse claims. On the private plane with his teenage son ` he is okay and promoting his new film. I wonder if secretly though, Brad and Angelina are a bit thankful for Trump. He took a bit of the heat off them. They will definitely be thankful for that. Thank you so much. Wow. There was a lot there. I did see somewhere that the Hollywood socialist book club has stopped drinking Moet and we'll just drink domestic champagne and protest against Donald Trump. I was just thinking about celebrity endorsements. I want to give you a picture of what the pro Hillary celebrity looks like. She said she was going to cry of false eyelashes off. This is a pro Donald Trump celebrity. Lou Ferrigno the Incredible Hulk. You used to be so scared of the Incredible Hulk` I told you this in confidence. You would run and hide. In the curtains. I just didn't like the changing that. THIS MAY BE JUST A VERY SMALL PART OF CHRISTCHURCH'S REBUILD, BUT ONE OF THE CITY'S ICONIC BUSINESSES IS BACK. WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE HISTORIC ARTS CENTRE 'LE CAFE' HAS LONG BEEN A LOCAL LANDMARK. BUT IT HASN'T SERVED A COFFEE SINCE THE 2011 EARTHQUAKE UNTIL TODAY. HERE'S MIKE THORPE. RELAXED MUSIC WHEN HAMISH EVANS BEGAN WORKING AT LE CAFE HE WAS 18. MY FIRST JOB OUT OF SCHOOL AND I WAS THE DISH WASHER, AND IT WAS MY JOB TO PUT THE FURNITURE OUT AT THE START OF THE DAY. NOW? HE'S BRINGING IT IN. WE MISSED ONE. BURIED WITHIN THIS OVERGROWN YARD, AMONGST A MESS OF MEMORIES... LOOK AT THAT! LOOK AT THAT! ...IS AN ALFRESCO ARTEFACT. BUGGER ME DAYS. GENUINE LE CAFE OUTDOOR FURNITURE, LOST AFTER THE QUAKE. THESE SLUGS MIGHT HAVE TO GO THOUGH. NOT THAT FRENCH! (LAUGHS) HE'S BRINGING THEM AND THEIR FORMER HOME BACK TO LIFE. BEEN DIPPED, PAINT STRIPPED, SAND BLASTED, ZINC COATED AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING POWDER COATED. IT MAY SEEM EASIER TO BUY NEW, BUT HERE HISTORY IS IMPORTANT. WOO! (LAUGHS) THAT WORKED! DAMN! AND THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE GOES A LONG WAY BACK. WE THOUGHT THE ARCHIVES WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO START. HUNT THROUGH ALL THE OLD PLANS. SEE, THE ARTS CENTRE WAS ORIGINALLY THE UNIVERSITY. IN THE LAST BOX, IN ABOUT THE THIRD TO LAST PAGE, WE FLICKED OVER AND FOUND 1887 ORIGINAL PLAN, RIPPED, TATTERS, EDGES AND IT REVEALED A NEW STORY AND A NEW CHARACTER, WHICH WAS PROFESSOR EVANS. EVANS WAS THE HEAD OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 130 YEARS AGO, AND THIS WAS HIS LAB. HE MADE A MODIFICATION TO THE BUNSEN BURNER AND PATENTED IT. AND THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS THE FUTURE. SETS SOME SCENES, IT'S BE AWESOME. YEAH, I NEED A COUPLE OF COFFEES, ACTUALLY. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. TWO YEARS, PRETTY MUCH TO THE DAY. MAN, I'M TIRED. (LAUGHS) AND NOW TIME IS AGAINST THEM. CRAZY, IT'S AMAZING HOW IT SUDDENLY COMES TOGETHER. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MEMORIES OF THIS PLACE. YES, WE DO. ARE THE CHICKEN NACHOS COMING BACK? (LAUGHS) YUP, WE'VE GOT THE LE CAFE NACHOS ON THE MENU. (LAUGHS) POP MUSIC AT 42, HAMISH NOW OWNS FOUR CAFES IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE FORMER DISH WASHER HAS DONE GOOD, BUT THERE'S ONE JOB HE WANTS BACK. IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DO. I WANT TO PUT THEM OUT AND EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN. AND THIS MORNING, JUST AFTER SUNRISE, HE DID. RELAXED MUSIC It's all about people realising dreams tonight. WE'VE ALL GOT A FRIEND WHO'S A BIT TONE DEAF. # (SHRIEKS) AGAIN! # (LAUGHS) BUT, BEING THE NICE PERSON THAT I AM, I DECIDED TO TAKE ERIN TO GET SOME HELP. (VOICE QUIVERS) CAKE'S 'GOING THE DISTANCE' FOR BRYAN ASHBY'S BIRTHDAY, FROM HIS WIFE WHO REMEMBERED HIS BIRTHDAY, UNLIKE HIM, WHO FORGOT HERS. I think we have a picture of what is wife look like. Brian, you dork. NOW, A REMINDER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR NEXT ASB GOOD AS GOLD WINNER. POP MUSIC OH, MY GOODNESS ME. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE DOING SELFLESS THINGS FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? ASB WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU $8000. THREE DIFFERENT SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS. PUT YOU IN A LUXURY SUITE. OR MAYBE THEY HAD A TOUGH TIME AND DESERVE A TREAT. IT'S AMAZING. WELL, WHY NOT NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD? OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH TO TAKE IN. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TELL US THEIR STORY. Go on, do it. SEVEN SHARP VIEWERS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOME TRULY HORRIFYING FOOTAGE RECENTLY. SHARP CLUB SEVEN WAS A DISASTER, RONAN KEATING WAS APPALLED Who wrote this? That is a damn lie. AND WE'VE BOTH HAD TO APOLOGISE TO OUR FAMILIES. SO OUR PRODUCERS STAGED AN INTERVENTION. THEY SENT ERIN CONROY AND ME TO SEE A VOICE EXPERT WHO HAPPENS TO BE IN TOWN RIGHT NOW. HIS NAME IS PER BRISTOW AND HIS TALENT IS BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS WE FEEL TO SINGING OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING. SO DID HE HELP US? (SINGS) THERE'S A TOUCH OF THE TONY ROBBINS ABOUT HIM. I THINK WE NEED TO CREATE SOME MAGIC IN HERE. BUT HE'S THE MASTER OF HIS OWN MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAMME. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO? I RELEASE YOU. IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH YOUR VOICE. NOW, WHAT IS THE VOICE? IS THE VOICE JUST MAKING SOUNDS? NO, THE VOICE IS YOU, RIGHT? THAT ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, HAVE AN IMPACT, THAT'S YOUR VOICE. HE HELPS WITH BOTH YOUR SPOKEN AND SINGING VOICE. # HEY BABY # (GROANS) # YOU'VE REALLY GOT MY TAIL IN A SPIN # NOW, IT'S FAIR TO SAY TIM AND I ARE TWO PRETTY GOOD CANDIDATES FOR SOME SERIOUS HELP. (SHRIEKS) (LAUGHS) THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. UNDERSTATEMENT. I'M A VERY SHY PERSON. YEAH, RIGHT. I CAN TELL. (IMITATES SEAL BARK) SO THE LESSON BEGINS. # MMM. # # MMM. # # MMM. # THAT'S RIGHT. RELEASE IT. YOU'RE LETTING IT OUT. # GET INSIDE IT! YEAH! WOO! # ARE SOME PEOPLE JUST BEYOND HELP? NO. WE CAN IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY. # AH # # AH # SEE, THAT'S BETTER ALREADY. WITH A RELAXED FACE, TONGUE, BODY AND MIND,... # OH, YEAH! # # OH, YEAH! # DO YOU HEAR THAT? DO YOU HEAR THE RICHNESS IN THAT? YES! YOU SOUND LIKE AN ACTUAL SINGER. SERIOUSLY. # YEAH! # # AH! # OH, THAT'S POWERFUL. (LAUGHS) # CON TE PARTIRO # HE'S AN ACCOMPLISHED SINGER HIMSELF, ORIGINALLY FROM SWEDEN. # SU NAVI PER MARI # BUT HE NOW TRAVELS THE WORLD... ...HELPING OTHERS FIND THEIR VOICE. SAY 'AH' ON THIS NOTE. # AH # # AH # # AH! # DO IT. # AH! # HE COULD QUITE EASILY BOAST AN IMPRESSIVE CLIENT LIST, BUT HE DOESN'T ` BOAST. I DECIDED FROM DAY ONE THAT I'M NEVER EVER GOING TO BE THE PERSON WHO SAYS, 'OH, I HAVE COACHED SO-AND-SO.' SHOULD I SAY THAT WITH MORE DRAMA? THE TIME HAS COME. NOT ONLY TIPS FOR SINGING, BUT PROJECTION TOO. BUT THE TENDENCY IS, '(STRAINS) OH, I'M GOING TO BE LOUD NOW. 'HELLO, EVERYBO`'. THAT'S NOT LOUD. THAT'S VERY CONSTRICTIVE. 'HEY, HOW ARE YOU? OH, WONDERFUL.' NOW, I CAN PROJECT, BUT BRING PEOPLE IN. WE'RE READY. ARE WE THOUGH? REALLY? (LAUGHS) SO, HAS EVERYTHING PER HAS TAUGHT US PAID OFF? # AH, AH, AH # IMPROVEMENT, FOR SURE, MAYBE EVEN MAGIC. SO, THERE IS HOPE FOR ME AND FOR TIME? THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. There is hope the sharp club seven. Erin went into contractions, but they stopped when I stopped singing. PER'S HOLDING A SEMINAR IN AUCKLAND TOMORROW AT SKY CITY. ALL THE DETAILS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GOING TO FIND SOME MAGIC! WE LEAVE YOU WITH ONE WOMAN WHO DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO SING ` KIWI SOUL SONGSTRESS HOLLIE SMITH, WHO TODAY RELEASED 'PLEASE', WHICH SHE'S WRITTEN FOR THIS YEAR'S WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN, WHICH AIMS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NZ. MIKE AND TONI ARE BACK MONDAY. HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND. # I WISH THAT I COULD TELL YOU. # I WISH THAT YOU COULD HEAR. # I'M NEVER GONNA HURT YOU, ALWAYS GONNA BE HERE, # NEVER GONNA TURN MY BACK. # I WISH THAT YOU COULD LISTEN, # COS I KNOW THAT YOU ARE STRONG.