Seven sharp now. What a great one! TONIGHT ` COULD HUMAN SIN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EARTHQUAKES? NATURE WAS NEVER CREATED TO CARRY THE BONDAGE OF OUR INEQUITY. ACCORDING TO BRIAN TAMAKI, YES. A SICKENED SIR BOB PARKER REACTS LIVE. PLUS ` GET THE TISSUES READY FOR THIS WEEK'S GOOD AS GOLD WINNER. OH MAN. TOTALLY AMAZING. AND JUST A NOTE IF YOU'RE UP FOR A NZ MUSIC AWARD... THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS KINDA GO, 'OH, NO, THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE.' DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening. It's great to have you with us. It's been a few days since the earthquake ripped through New Zealand. We're going to start Tonight Show with comments from Brian. ONLY A DAY BEFORE MONDAY'S QUAKE, HE TOLD HIS CHURCH WHY HE THOUGHT CHRISTCHURCH HAD ITS LAST QUAKE. IN SHORT, HE BLAMED THE CITY'S SINS ON THE QUAKE THAT CLAIMED THE 185 LIVES. LEVITICUS SAYS THAT THE EARTH CONVULSES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF CERTAIN HUMAN... SIN. AND IT SAYS IT SPEWS ITSELF UP AFTER A WHILE. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S NATURAL DISASTERS. IF A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES ` THEY'VE ALREADY HIT IN CHRISTCHURCH ` YOU COULD'VE JUST ABOUT PREDICTED THAT ONE. IT HAD THE HIGHEST MURDER RATES. IT WAS A HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO WERE ABSOLUTELY... ANTICHRIST. SO, WHAT DO WE MAKE OF THIS? THE CHRISTCHURCH MAYOR AT THE TIME WAS, OF COURSE, SIR BOB PARKER. DO you think he believes it? I can't see into his mind and I wouldn't want to. That is disgusting. I believe in free speech, bbut this is in the public domain and is disgusting. It is upsetting. I know they would like to pick to pieces, but on a human level, saying that when everybody in the city knows people who've lost their lives. They are changed forever by the psychological damage they took. This man saying this is a context. I'm told by Christians that it is disgusting. He owes an apology to the people of the city and Marlborough two lives were lost their. He says it is God, but it has no credibility and is disgusting. Is it hate speech? I hate what he said. He has to be off to say things like that. And to be so removed from the reality of the pain and real suffering of people. As a person who is espousing the religion of love, that is not what Christians believe. I am saddened. Do people believe him? Possibly. When it affects others, there will be a lot of people who feel hurt and disappointed to hear that sort of thing. His timing was horrible. He should rethink that. He should apologise to the people here. There is an irony. Christianity means kindness and care and this is the opposite. I did find a Bible and opened Leviticus, and he is a hypocrite. He should not cut his here and should be sacrificing animals. He does not live what he preaches. That's what occurred here. That should be a warning. One of my dilemmas with this is I don't want to give attention. Or you do by giving them attention is giving them a platform. You should know he has the power to move people with his words. I was not moved in a good way. People feel the same. He has a responsibility to use judgement and think about the impact on other people, who may not share his views and is suffering loss and pain. Many people around the world perished in the earthquake, 185 when from us. One or two may have deserved it, I don't know, but the majority of them were friends and family. To paint it in that way nd make a theological point, and I would like to see members of the Church has the knowledge to pick this apart. THANKS, BOB PARKER. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT ON THIS SHOW ` OUR TOURISM SECTOR IS BOOMING. IT'S NOW OUR BIGGEST EXPORT EARNER. KAIKOURA ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW MUCH THERE IS TO GAIN FROM A BOOM LIKE THIS. THE QUAKES, THOUGH, SHOW JUST HOW MUCH THERE IS TO LOSE. CONSIDER THIS ` THE TOWN'S POPULATION IS JUST OVER 2000. WHEN THE QUAKES HIT, THERE WERE MORE THAN A THOUSAND TOURISTS VISITING. SO WE'RE ONLY JUST INTO PEAK SEASON AND TOURISM'S INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE PLACE BY 50%. IT'D BE LIKE AN EXTRA HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN AUCKLAND! KAIKOURA'S CHARMS BRING IN JUST SHY OF A MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. AND THEY POUR $134M INTO THE TOWN. BUT WHEN THE ONLY ROADS IN AND OUT LOOK LIKE THIS, AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE THEY'LL TAKE MONTHS TO FIX, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR JUST HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE HERE. SO TODAY, AS THE TOURISTS GOT OUT OF KAIKOURA, MIKE THORPE WENT IN TO SEE IF THE PLACE CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THEM. IF TOURISM IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF KAIKOURA, THIS COASTAL TOWN IS BLEEDING OUT. WHAT'S KAIKOURA WITHOUT TOURISTS? THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. TOURISM KEEPS US ALIVE, KEEPS US GOING. THE TOURISTS BRING THE MONEY. THE ROADS BRING THE TOURISTS. ORDINARILY, THERE'D BE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS ON THIS ROAD. THIS IS STATE HIGHWAY 1 NORTH OF KAIKOURA. I knew tourists won't come because you can't get in and out. AS THE VISITORS LEAVE, LOCALS LIKE PENNY ARE LOOKING FOR REASONS TO STAY. DO WE RELOCATE? WHAT DO WE DO TO KEEP GOING IN THE MEANTIME? HER SHOP OF 17 YEARS UNABLE TO OPEN. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK IN THERE ` I DON'T KNOW. KAIKOURA IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE SEA. THE QUAKE, THOUGH, BROUGHT MORE LAND. The question is about the harbour. THE SEA FLOOR LIFTED UP TO 2.5M, THESE WHALE WATCH BOATS LOOKING ALL BUT BEACHED. NOW SHE'S WORKING TO KEEP HER 50 STAFF FROM LEAVING TOWN TOO. WE WERE EXPECTING A REALLY BUSY SEASON, SO WE RECRUITED A LOT OF PEOPLE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A SEASON? I DON'T THINK SO. ONE ATTRACTION HAS ALREADY CLOSED. This path is normally a five-minute walk. THE SPECTACULAR OHAU POINT SEAL NURSERY, ONCE THRIVING WITH SEAL PUPS, NOW A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. He rocks that an entire colony passed on our high and dry. Penny is chilled. There's nothing much you can do about it. A lot of the business around here is based on innovation. We will see that happen again. Here's our first example. After the shipment arrived from Thailand. There is jewellery, handicrafts from Bali. I'd love a shop to take it. EVen tourism aside, it is the locals. Surely Christchurch is your classic example, which was worse. Tourism has bounced back. It might be a short-term problem. The West Coast of the South island are being inundated with tourists. THEY'RE SO OFTEN THE FIRST AID WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RED CROSS SUDDENLY FINDS ITSELF HOMELESS? IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT FOR US NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, BUT IT HASN'T STOPPED US FROM DOING THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO. I'VE GOT ROB'S KIDS ON BOARD, AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP OUT WITH THE SURPRISE. SEE, NOW WE'RE ALL GONNA MAKE A BEELINE FOR HIM. AND BE PREPARED TO SHED A TEAR WHEN YOU SEE ROB'S REACTION. HELLO, HELLO, AT THE NZ MUSIC AWARDS. HERE WE ARE WITH MAALA. # YOU GOT THE KIND OF LOVE THAT I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF... # WILL MAALA BE UP HERE WITH AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH ON THE BIG NIGHT? WE'LL LEARN ALL ABOUT MAALA TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP. INDICATOR CLICKS RHYTHMICALLY (GASPS) SILENCE (EXHALES SLOWLY) Mate, I'm so sorry. I thought there was time. You just pulled out. I don't have time to stop. It was a simple mistake. LOUD RUMBLING Please. (VOICE TREMBLES) I've got my boy in the back. I'm going too fast. I'm sorry. (SOBS) SEAT BELT CLICKS EERIE CREAKING HARSH WHOOSHING MAALA'S 'STRANGER' I had Bob Parker on the radio this morning, and he was calling for a support package. The government will announce one tomorrow. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, IT'S OFTEN ORGANISATIONS LIKE THE RED CROSS WHO STEP IN TO HELP. BUT AS YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN FROM OUR COVERAGE LAST NIGHT, THAT MULTI-STOREY BUILDING ON MOLESWORTH STREET IN THE CAPITAL IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, AND THEY'VE DECIDED TODAY TO BRING IT DOWN, LEAVING THE RED CROSS, AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE AREA, UNINHABITABLE. SO KRISTIN HALL SPENT THE DAY WITH THE RED CROSS, LOOKING FOR A NEW BASE. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES,... KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING, FROM QUAKE-HIT KAIKOURA. ...THE RED CROSS IS THERE. SO HOW ARE YOU ACTUALLY FEELING? OUR BUILDING MOVES AROUND QUITE A BIT IN A QUAKE, AS MANY BUILDINGS DO ` IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. ALWAYS AN UNNERVING TIME, PARTICULARLY IF YOU'RE UP ON THE TOP FLOOR OR WHATEVER. THE NEXT DOOR BUILDING IS SHOT, SO IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR TONY AND HIS TEAM TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE IN CASE IT FALLS. WE CERTAINLY HAD NO UNDERSTANDING THAT IT MIGHT BE IN DANGER OF IMMINENT COLLAPSE. THEY WERE EVACUATED YESTERDAY. THEY LEFT QUICKLY, LEAVING THEIR BELONGINGS BEHIND. 60 WORK STATIONS, COMPUTERS, A LOT OF EQUIPMENT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ALSO ALL THE STAFF'S PERSONAL GEAR THAT THEY'VE HAD TO LEAVE BEHIND. I'M TOLD YOU'RE USUALLY IN A SUIT? (LAUGHS) NOT TODAY. IN FACT, ONE OF MY SUITS IS HANGING IN MOLESWORTH STREET, SO IT'S GONNA BE THERE FOR A WHILE. TODAY'S BEEN SPENT LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME. MAYBE THIS IS IT. OK. OK, I'LL GET BACK TO SUE. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ON PHONE) THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF OFFERS OF HELP. TONS OF PEOPLE RINGING US, SAYING, 'WE'VE GOT SPARE OFFICE SPACE IF YOU WANT TO COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT. 'IF YOU WANT A TEMPORARY SPACE, COME AND USE OUR BOARD ROOM.' THINGS LIKE THAT. AND TONY'S DETERMINED TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS. SO IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT FOR US NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, BUT IT HASN'T STOPPED US FROM DOING THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO. A REMINDER THAT WHETHER YOU'RE THE SAVIOUR OR ONE NEEDING TO BE SAVED, DISASTERS CAN STRIKE ANYONE AT ANY TIME. WHEN NATURE IS BIGGER THAN WE ARE, THE ONLY ANSWER IS TO BE PREPARED. HAven't we learned that today? Millions if quakes a year, and 15 the size we had. WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ROB MILLS, AS HE'S HAD A BIT OF A ROUGH YEAR. YOU SEE, ROB WORKS AS A VET IN BALCLUTHA AND IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. BUT SADLY, EARLIER THIS YEAR, ROB'S WIFE, LOUISE, PASSED AWAY. SO IN OUR LATEST ASB GOOD AS GOLD, LUCAS DE JONG WENT TO GIVE ROB, AND HIS FOUR KIDS, SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT. YOU KNOW, SOME FAMILIES, YOU JUST SEE THEM, THEY'RE SO MELDED TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHAT I SAW WITH ROB AND LOUISE AND THE KIDS, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN SO HARD FOR HIM TO LOSE THAT. LOUISE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, AND IT SPREAD TO HER LUNGS. AND THEN SHE JUST PASSED AWAY QUITE QUICKLY IN APRIL. YEAH, I THINK SOMETIMES SHE EXPECTED IT TO TAKE A BIT LONGER. SWEETHEART, COME ON. WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, ROB CAN BE SORT OF RELIED UPON TO PUT HIS HAND UP AND DO IT. BEFORE THIS ALL HAPPENED, THEY WERE LOOKING AT GOING TO AFRICA, YOU KNOW, AND DOING SOME VOLUNTEER WORK WITH THE KIDS. I GUESS IF ANYONE DESERVES A BIT OF A PICK ME UP, IT'S ROB AND THE FAMILY. I'VE GOT ROB'S KIDS ON BOARD, AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP OUT WITH THE SURPRISE. SEE HIM THERE, WE'RE ALL GONNA MAKE A BEELINE FOR HIM. OFF YOU GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. HI, DAD! HI, DAD! ROB, MY NAME'S LUCAS DE JONG. I'M FROM SEVEN SHARP. YOUR COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK WITH, AND YOUR KIDS HAVE GOT ON BOARD AS WELL TO SURPRISE YOU FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD. WE HEARD THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN EASY YEAR, AND WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING BACK. ASB WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU $10,000 TO TAKE YOUR FAMILY TO AFRICA, TO VOLUNTEER FOR A TRIP THAT, I BELIEVE, YOU GUYS HAVE WANTED TO DO FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OH MAN. TOTALLY AMAZING. LOUISE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD. WE MET WHEN WE WERE 18 OR 19 YEARS OLD AND STUDENTS AT OTAGO UNIVERSITY. THE WORLD WAS HER OYSTER, SHE WAS JUST FANTASTIC AND COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING, BUT WHAT SHE WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE WAS TO BE A MOTHER. SHE REALLY PUT HERSELF INTO RAISING NOT JUST OUR CHILDREN, BUT DOING AS MUCH AS SHE COULD FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL. CHEERING, APPLAUSE THIS AWARD AND THIS MONEY IS AS MUCH FOR HER AS IT IS FOR YOU. > THANK YOU. I MEAN, THAT'S CERTAINLY HOW I VIEW IT TOO. IT'S A WAY OF RECOGNISING JUST WHAT SHE WAS FOR EVERYONE. Awesome. What a family! MEET MAALA, SOMEONE WHO MAY JUST CLEAN UP AT THE MUSIC AWARDS TOMORROW NIGHT. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I DO CATCH MYSELF AND GO, 'WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY REALLY COOL.' BUT MAALA, YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT UNTIL THIS HAPPENS. THAT'S THE DREAM ` I WANNA HEAR IT IN THE SUPERMARKET. # HOW DID IT ALL CHANGE WHEN I FELT YOUR TOUCH? # # I FOUND MYSELF ALONE. # BUT I'M BETTER LEFT ON MY OWN. # AND I JUST WANNA KNOW. # On the repairs to the country, Have a look at it. There is a sinkhole in Tokyo and it took one week to fix it. We need to get that sorted. IT'S THE EVE OF THE BIGGEST DATE ON THE NZ MUSIC CALENDAR. THE RED CARPET WILL SOON BE ROLLED OUT FOR OUR MUSIC AWARDS. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE NOMINEE LIST, WE SAW THE LEGENDS, THE NAMES YOU'LL KNOW ` FAT FREDDY'S, BROODS AND AARADHNA. THEY ALL HAVE A BUNCH OF NOMINATIONS, BUT THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE WITH JUST AS MANY NOMS ` MAALA. YES, HE'S A NEWCOMER TO THE INDUSTRY, BUT HE'S TAKING IT BY STORM. HERE'S ERIN CONROY WITH MAALA. HELLO. HEY. PRETTY FANCY HOUSE FOR A YOUNG STRUGGLING ARTIST. NO, JUST STILL AT THE PARENT'S. OH! CUTE. YEP, STILL AT HOME. THIS IS THE STUDIO. 'WELL, IT'S HIS SISTER'S OLD BEDROOM.' WHERE THE MAALA MAGIC HAPPENS. EXACTLY. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THIS IS WHERE EVERY LYRIC WAS PENNED, STARTING AS 16-YEAR-OLD EVAN SINTON ` HIS REAL NAME ` AND THEN MAALA. I GOT MAALA INTO IT, AND THEN WE GOT A FANCIER BOOK. I TRULY JUST WANNA WRITE SONGS AND GET BETTER AT WRITING SONGS. (PLAYS KEYBOARD) YEAH, THERE WE GO. HIS FIRST ALBUM CAME OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR. HIS FIRST BIG HIT ` 'KIND OF LOVE' ` TOOK OFF. # YOU GOT THE KIND OF LOVE # THAT I BEEN DREAMING OF. # I'M STILL WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT WHERE I'M WALKING THROUGH A SUPERMARKET ` THAT'S THE DREAM. I WANT TO HEAR IT IN THE SUPERMARKET. < YOU HAVEN'T HAD THAT YET? NO. THAT'S THE ONE I NEED TO TICK OFF. YEAH. AND THEN LIFE IS COMPLETE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S MY GOALS ALL DONE. (LAUGHS) BUT THINGS COULD QUITE EASILY HAVE HEADED IN A VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION FOR EVAN. # WON'T YOU FLY... # INTO THE LIGHT OF A DAAARK...? ON NZ'S GOT TALENT, HE WOWED THE JUDGES BUT CAME THIRD OVERALL. # COS YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE. # APPLAUSE, CHEERING HOW WOULD LIFE BE DIFFERENT, DO YOU THINK IF YOU'D WON? I WOULD HAVE HAD TO REALLY RUSH AND BE THAT PUBLIC PERSON STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT. I HAD A LOT MORE TIME TO WORK OUT WHAT THE SOUND WAS I WAS TRYING TO DO. MAALA'S 'TOUCH' BUT HIS POTENTIAL WAS INSTANTLY SPOTTED BY A BIG RECORD LABEL. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN WHERE YOU KNOW IN THE FIRST FEW MOMENTS OF HEARING OR MEETING SOMEBODY THAT YOU JUST FEEL SOMETHING. BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING. AND EVAN? YES. DEFINITELY WITH EVAN. FAST FORWARD JUST A FEW YEARS AND MAALA IS NOMINATED FOR FOUR AWARDS. MY STANDARD ANSWER IS TO SAY, 'OH, YEAH, YEAH, NO, IT'S FINE,' BUT SOMETIMES I DO CATCH MYSELF AND GO, 'THAT IS ACTUALLY REALLY REALLY COOL.' THIS IS YOUR DRESSING ROOM. A FIRST-TIME NOMINEE, SURROUNDED BY THE BIGGEST IN THE BUSINESS, HE'S GETTING THE PEP TALK. THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS KINDA GO, 'OH NO. THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE.' SO, WHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN YOU GET THESE FRESH-FACED ARTISTS COMING IN? SOME ARE A LITTLE BIT WIDE-EYED AND DO NEED A LITTLE BIT OF BABYING. HIGH HOPES FOR THIS ONE? OH, VERY MUCH SO. HE'S BIG ON THE VISUAL ELEMENTS. HIS BACKING GRAPHIC SHOW IS SET TO AMAZE. EVEN HIS NAME IS ALL ABOUT THE LOOKS. I WROTE OUT THE ALPHABET, AND I PICKED THE LETTERS I LIKED. MAALA LOOKED GREAT ON PAPER. (LAUGHS) YOU JUST LIKED THE LOOK OF THE LETTERS. THAT'S IT. YEAH. HAVE YOU TAKEN IT ALL IN? ARE YOU READY? LET'S SAY YES. BOTH LAUGH AND AFTER THESE AWARDS, I'M PICKING IT WON'T BE LONG TILL HE HEARS HIS BIG HIT BLARING IN THE SUPERMARKET. EXCITED? YEAH, I'M EXCITED, JUST VERY NERVOUS. (LAUGHS) YOU'LL BE GREAT! HEll of a nice guy. HE's like the tech guy. Erin will be on the red carpet tomorrow, we will see you tomorrow.