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Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.

Primary Title
  • Seven Sharp
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 23 November 2016
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Join the Seven Sharp team as they present the stories of the day from around New Zealand, live, five nights a week.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
I like the accessory, Toni. This watch here happens to be the key to getting up close and personal with JT. TONIGHT IT'S A CASE OF LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION. SHE TALKS A LOT MORE. HOW A SIMPLE SENSORY ROOM IS GIVING THE ELDERLY NEW LIFE. I'D LIKE TO SEE ALL THE HOMES HAVE ROOMS LIKE THIS. NORTHLAND COLLEGE IN KAIKOHE. I'VE BEEN HERE MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE. BUT TONIGHT, SOMETHING PARTICULARLY ENLIGHTENED FOR THIS TOUGHEST OF TOUGH TOWNS. THEY WILL BE OUR NEXT TWO LEADERS. PLUS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND I PONDER THE HARD ISSUES, LIKE HOW TO MAKE MIKE SMILE. I MEAN, OTHER THAN MEDICATION? I'VE TRIED THAT WITH HIM. DOESN'T WORK. UH... DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Lovely to see you and likely to be back. Is it worth it? I hope so. I've heard so much about the chip but nothing about Justin Timberlake. You've got to make the most of these things. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT AN INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL JOURNEY IT CAN BE. DEMENTIA ROBS YOU OF WHO YOU ARE, AND THAT IN TURN ROBS FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE PERSON THEY KNOW AND LOVE. BUT A REST HOME IN AUCKLAND THINKS THEY MIGHT'VE STUMBLED UPON SOMETHING REMARKABLE. IT'S CHEAP, IT'S CHEERFUL, BUT THEY SAY IT REVEALS GLIMPSES OF LOVED ONES LONG GONE. CAROLYN ROBINSON SAYS IT'S ALMOST MAGIC. EMOTIVE MUSIC THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW NGAERE WOOFFINDIN MIGHT ONLY SEE CONFUSION ` A LIFE DRAWING TO A CLOSE. BUT THIS WOMAN WAS AN ARTIST, LOVED FASHION AND MAKE-UP TOO. YOU LIKE COLOURS, MUM, DON'T YOU? YOU LIKE BRIGHT COLOURS. OH, RIGHT. WHEN YOU USED TO PAINT, WHEN YOU USED TO BE AN ARTIST. AND IN HERE, HER DAUGHTER SAYS, SHE'S MET THAT PERSON AGAIN. IT'S LIKE GETTING THE OLD MUM BACK. JUST SNIPPETS OF IT. MM. BUT, YEAH. PRETTY SPECIAL. PRETTY SPECIAL. YEAH, YEAH. SHE TALKS A LOT MORE. AND I TALKED TODAY. YOU DID TALK TODAY. YES. RISING MUSIC THIS IS THE SENSORY ROOM ` AN IDEA SPARKED BY A VISIT FROM A SINGER. WE NOTICED THAT RESIDENTS WERE MORE CONCENTRATING ON THE LIGHTS THAN THEY WERE ON THE MUSIC, WHICH WE FOUND QUITE INTERESTING. SO THEY DID SOME RESEARCH. THE RESULT IS LIGHTS, SOUNDS, SMELLS ` A ROOM TO AWAKEN THE SENSES. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE PERSON WOULD THEN SETTLE AND CONNECT WITH YOU, AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE PERSON WOULD THEN SETTLE AND CONNECT WITH YOU, MAKE EYE CONTACT. SOME HAVE SAID, 'I'M HERE. 'I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MUSIC OR THE LIGHTS, BUT I'M HERE. 'YOU CAN TALK TO ME NOW.' IT WAS TRUE FOR GLENDA LOWE'S MUM, LOUISA, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAVING ONE OF HER 'SWEARING DAYS'. AND I'D COME TO THE HOME AND ASK, 'WHERE'S MUM?' AND THEY'D SAY SHE'S IN TIME OUT. (CHUCKLES) AND I'D ASK FOR WHAT, AND THEY'D SAY, 'FOR POTTY MOUTH.' BUT WE'D COME IN HERE, AND WE'D FIND HER SITTING AND SMILING. IT'S LIKE SHE'D JUST CALM DOWN WHEN SHE'S IN HERE. GLENDA SAYS GLIMPSES OF WHO SHE WAS WOULD FLY INTO VIEW. UPBEAT MUSIC WE'D BE SINGING ONE SONG, AND SHE'D BE SINGING SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. BUT THAT SMILE ON HER FACE. I THINK IN HERE SHE WAS TRYING SO HARD TO TELL US THAT, 'I MIGHT BE A SHELL ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT SOMEWHERE INSIDE ME, 'I KNOW WHO YOU GUYS ARE.' PIP SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT WORKS, JUST THAT IT DOES. OH, YOU'RE WARM. I AM WARM. YES. I KNOW THAT THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. FROM THE STROKING ACTION THAT SEEMS TO SPARK MEMORIES OF A ONCE-LOVED PET,... IS THAT NICE AND SMOOTH? IT LOOKS GOOD. IT DOES LOOK GOOD. ...THE MUSCLE MEMORY OF CRADLING A BABY. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) LOOK WHAT YOU'VE GOT. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE? OH, HE'S A BABY. A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ONE. HE'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ONE, ISN'T HE? THIS IS HUGE. YEAH. HE'S A BIG BABY, ISN'T HE? PIP SAYS THESE MOMENTS DON'T HAPPEN ANYWHERE ELSE ` LIKE NOTICING OUR CAMERAMAN, DAVE, IS TALL. IT'S JUST ME AGAIN, SORRY. (LAUGHS) YOU'RE A BIG BOY. HE IS A BIG BOY. AND WHEN DAVE SHOWS NGAERE THE SCREEN ON HIS CAMERA... WHO'S THAT, MUM? THAT'S ME. THAT IS YOU. YES, IT IS YOU. I THINK NZ SHOULD TAKE IT ON. IT'S A REALLY GOOD CONCEPT. I'D LIKE TO SEE ALL THE HOMES HAVE A ROOM LIKE THIS. IT'S SO PEACEFUL IN HERE. UM... SOFTLY: SORRY. GLENDA'S MUM PASSED AWAY THREE MONTHS AGO. AND WITH THE NUMBER OF NZERS WITH DEMENTIA SET TO TRIPLE IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS, THESE FAMILIES SAY ` TRYING THIS? IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS, THESE FAMILIES SAY ` TRYING THIS? WELL, IT JUST MAKES SENSE. SEE YOU LATER. PLEASE COME AND SEE ME. # OH, THE LIGHT THE YOU GAVE ME WILL EVER GLOW. # Beautiful story. Isn't that amazing? It's so nice for the family still have those moments. We don't know so much. Have you looked up the EM engine? It produces energy without fuel. They have no idea how it works. Because it works, you can go to Mars now. Stuff we don't understand. It's incredible. It is good. You should be interested in this. I am! I have JT on my mind. IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN OUR SCHOOLS ELECT THEIR NEXT LEADERS, AND THESE TWO ARE TWO OF A KIND. I'M HEAD BOY. AND YOURS? BEING HEAD GIRL FOR NORTHLAND COLLEGE FOR 2017. CHUCKLING CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. AND TIM GETS TAKEN HOME BY A MAN WHO TURNED RAGS INTO RICHES... I TURNED $11,000 INTO PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILLION NZ DOLLARS. ...AND THEN LOST IT ALL. IT DIDNT BOTHER ME. IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE CLEANSING AND QUITE LIBERATING. ALSO, JUSTIN LENDS HIS VOICE TO A CHARACTER MIKE CAN REALLY RELATE TO. I DON'T SING, AND I DON'T RELAX. THIS IS THE WAY I AM. SO WHAT MESSAGE DOES JT HAVE FOR THE HOSK? GOD, BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CYNICISM. I WISH YOU THE BEST, BRO. # DON'T BE SO QUICK TO WALK AWAY # DANCE WITH ME # I WANNA ROCK YOUR BODY # PLEASE STAY # DANCE WITH ME # YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADMIT YOU WANNA PLAY # DANCE WITH ME I feel like I need to share with the audience that you have been dissing JT. That was straightout disco. NOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON FROM THE MOTHER OF ALL ELECTIONS, HERE'S SOMETHING A BIT MORE DOWN TO EARTH AND A WHOLE LOT MORE ENDEARING. NORTHLAND COLLEGE IN KAIKOHE HAS BEEN POLLING FOR A HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL FOR NEXT YEAR, AND WE RECKON THE RESULT WILL WARM YOUR HEART. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. KAIKOHE ` HARD TOWN, HARD ATTITUDES, WHICH MAKES WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE COLLEGE DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE SWEETER. HEAD BOY OF NORTHLAND COLLEGE FOR 2017. HEAD GIRL FOR NORTHLAND COLLEGE IN 2017. CHUCKLING CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. PROUD, PRIVILEGED, HONOURED, HAPPY. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR ELECTION NEEDS NO STATING, THE VOTING OF THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS BEAUTIFULLY ENLIGHTENED. OUR STUDENTS RECOGNISE COURAGE, THEY RECOGNISE RESILIENCE, AND THEY RECOGNISE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MANA. I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED TO PUT MY NAME ON THIS BOARD. TE KOPA'S NAME TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF HEAD BOYS TE KOPA'S NAME IS TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF HEAD BOYS TWO YEARS AFTER HIS BROTHER ATTAINED THE SAME ROLE. AS FOR AROHA, HER BROTHER MADE DEPUTY HEAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I ENVISIONED MYSELF GETTING THE POSITION, BUT I DIDN'T THINK I'D ACTUALLY GET IT. OUR PAIR, WHO ARE SECOND CUZZIES,... HEY, YOU'RE, LIKE, PUSHING ME OFF THE SIDE. (LAUGHS) SORRY. ...TAKING DIFFERENT TACKS IN THEIR ELECTION CAMPAIGN. HE CHOOSING TO SPEAK TO THE SCHOOL OFF THE CUFF. I WINGED IT. IT WAS MEAN. IT WAS MEAN? CHUCKLES: YEAH. WHILE SHE TOOK THE MORE PREPARED, THINKING APPROACH. 'IS A HEAD GIRL A FUTURE LEADER OF NZ THAT COULD ONE DAY PAVE A PATHWAY 'FOR THE REST OF OUR YOUNG BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO DON'T KNOW IT YET 'BUT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF OUR COUNTRY?' HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? HUMOROUS, HANDSOME. (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS) CHEEKY, FUNNY. VERY CHEEKY. AND CLEARLY HUMBLE? YES, AND HUMBLE. THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. I'M HUMBLE. CELL PHONE RINGS AND ONE OTHER THING ` HE'S SEEMINGLY HAPPY TO LEND AN EAR AT ANY TIME. CAN YOU TELL HER WHAT SHE'S INTERRUPTING, PLEASE? OH, YOU'RE INTERRUPTING AN INTERVIEW, OI. LAUGHTER DID SHE GET EMBARRASSED? I DID. LAUGHTER DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE INTERESTED IN YOUR STORY? YEAH, I UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S MUCH OF A BIG DEAL. I JUST SEE IT AS US BEING NORMAL. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHAIR? NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHAIR. NOTHING. NAH. HE WALKS WITH HIS MANA AND HIS FAMILY. THAT'S NICE ` WALKS WITH HIS MANA. A LOT OF IT. PROUD OF HIM TOO. YOU TWO ARE THE BEST FOR THE JOB, FULL STOP? FULL STOP. HERE, EVERYONE JUST ACCEPTS PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE. WORK TO BE DONE? YES. A LOT. PROMISES TO BE KEPT? YEP. FOR SURE. (CHUCKLES) AND THE SCHOOL WILL BE A HAPPY PLACE NEXT YEAR? OF COURSE. YES. Such a great story. I didn't catch all of it unfortunately because Tony was talking about how she was head girl. Absolutely not. I think great choice there. Obviously runs in the family too. My question to you is ` had you stayed on? I would've been in detention more often than I ever was. I think the best thing I ever did in school was to leave. My gorgeous wife was deputy though. But she was caught climbing the fence. I think she's done good now she's made all OK. POOR TIM WILSON. HE WANDERS THE STREETS BEGGING TOTAL STRANGERS TO TAKE HIM HOME, CONVINCED THAT EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL. WELL, TONIGHT HE MET CHRIS, WHO WENT FROM RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS AGAIN IN IRELAND. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THERE IS TO HIS LIFE. HERE IS A 'TAKE ME HOME' TURNAROUND STORY. CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION? UH, SORRY. I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. MY NAME'S TIM. HI, TIM. I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS A STORY. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY. WILL YOU TAKE ME HOME? WILL I TAKE YOU HOME? DO I HAVE TO? SURE. OK, MY NAME'S TIM. HOW'S IT GOING, TIM? CHRIS. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS? WHERE WE GOING? YOUR PLACE. OH GOD. WHAT'S THAT? FRED. FRED? YEAH. HIS NOSE USED TO BE A CARROT, BUT NOW IT'S A PIECE OF WOOD, COS IT ROTTED OUT. I ARRIVED IN IRELAND WHEN I WAS 23, WITH ONE BAG, AND BUILT A LIFE THERE, WORKED FOR 10 YEARS, GOT MARRIED, CREATED THREE HOUSES, A LARGE LIFE. I TURNED $11,000 INTO PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILLION NZ DOLLARS. UPBEAT MUSIC AND NOW, ONE IN EVERY FIVE IRISH HOMES IS UNOCCUPIED. THE ECONOMIC CRISIS CAME. I LOST ALL MY MONEY IN HOUSING, DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO MOVE BACK TO NZ, LEFT MY WIFE. WE LEFT ON AN AMICABLE LEVEL. I CAME BACK WITH ONE BAG ` AGAIN. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME. IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE CLEANSING AND QUITE LIBERATING TO SHAKE ALL THAT OFF YOU. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT MATCHES MY EYES? YEAH, THERE'S ON THERE. THE AQUAMARINE ONE. AQUAMARINE. YEAH, THAT MIGHT WORK. AND NOW I'VE CREATED MYSELF A NEW LIFE NOW. I MET VANESSA. WE'VE GOT A DAUGHTER (3). WHEN I STARTED MY CAREER, I WAS SURVEYING, I WAS DRAFTING AND SITTING ON MY BUM ALL DAY AND ENDED UP` GOT ON THE SCALES ONE DAY AND I WAS 80 KILOS. ONE OF THOSE TURNING POINTS. WE FOUND AN ADVERT IN THE PAPER FOR A PICTURE FRAMING COMPANY. SO NOW WE LIVE AND WORK LOCALLY AND SUPPORT LOCAL. WE'RE ALL HAPPY. Isn't that amazing? I'm glad that came right. It's amazing how he seems to be the person who just moves through things. I'M USED TO DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS FOR THIS SHOW, BUT WHEN I MET JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, I WANTED JUST ONE THING. I KNOW IT'S NOT, LIKE, OFICIALLY HUG TIME. OH, YOU HAVE? AND I WAS PREPARED TO GET SEMI-AWKWARD FOR IT. HUG TIME? AND STAYING WITH THE MUSICAL THEME... IT'S A YES FROM ME. IT IS A MASSIVE YES FROM ME. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. YES. RIGHTFULLY SO, YOU HAVE FOUR YESES. WHO HAVE WE GOT LINED UP FOR YOU TOMORROW, PERFORMING LIVE? CHEERING # EVERYBODY # MOVE YOUR HAIR AND FEEL UNITED # OH-OH # EVERYBODY # SHAKE YOUR HAIR AND FEEL UNITED # OH-OH Do it again. That was so good. I would explain it to you later. It is such a feel-good movie. SO, THIS IS YOUR BIG MOMENT, TONI. TELL US ALL ABOUT YOUR BIG TRIP TO SYDNEY TO MEET JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. You are making me feel nervous. JUSTIN WAS GENUINELY NICE, HILARIOUSLY FUNNY, AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW EMOTIONAL PARTS OF MAKING THE TROLLS MOVIE WAS FOR HIM. TAKE A LOOK. # YOU WITH THE SAD EYES # DON'T BE DISCOURAGED... JUSTIN, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SONG FIRST OF ALL ` THE SONG THAT JUST ABSOLUTELY TOUCHED ME WHEN I WATCHED THE MOVIE, 'TRUE COLORS'. AH. IT WAS EPIC. OH WOW. WELL, THAT'S GREAT. I LOVE THAT SONG THEN WOULD IT KINDA STANDS FOR WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN, I LOVE THAT SONG AND WHAT IT KINDA STANDS FOR WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN, WHAT IT STANDS FOR IN THE WORLD. # AND I SEE YOUR TRUE COLOURS # SHINING THROUGH. # THERE WAS NOT A SONG THAT I COULD'VE WRITTEN FOR THAT SCENE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER. # AIN'T NOBODY LEAVING SOON, SO KEEP DANCING. # I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING. AND I GUESS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THAT IS 'CAN'T STOP THE FEELING', AND IT HAS JUST BECOME SUCH A HIT. RIGHT. OH, THANKS. WHAT'S THE KEY TO MAKING A SONG LIKE THAT, THAT RESONATES WITH THE KIDDIES BUT ALSO US AS THE ADULTS? THIS MOVIE HAS A KIND OF DISCO LOOK AND FEEL TO IT, LIKE, WHY DON'T WE TRY TO MAKE A MODERN DISCO ANTHEM? SO I'M EXCITED THAT THE MOVIE'S COMING OUT, BECAUSE THEN NOW PEOPLE WILL SEE THE ORIGIN OF WHERE 'CAN'T STOP THE FEELING' COMES FROM, COS WE WROTE IT FOR THAT SCENE. # I GOT THAT SUNSHINE IN MY POCKET # GOT THAT GOODS SOUL IN MY FEET # GOT THAT GOOD SOUL IN MY FEET BECAUSE THIS WAS THE REACTION OF MY 4-YEAR-OLD WHEN SHE WAS WATCHING IT, AND IT WAS AROUND THE TIME THAT THAT SONG STARTED. AWW. AND, LIKE, IS THIS THE TYPICAL REACTION YOU GET? I MEAN, I KNOW YOUR SON'S LITTLE. AWW, THAT'S SO SWEET. NAH, HE LOVES IT. HE STARTS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE OR THE APARTMENT, WHEREVER WE ARE, AND HE LOVES IT. HE LOVES THAT SONG. # DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! # NOW, IN TERMS OF THE TROLLS' CHARACTERS, I'D LIKE TO THINK I IDENTIFY WITH POPPY. OK. BUT MY CO-HOST BACK IN NZ, MIKE... HE'S MORE OF A BRANCH? HE'S A BIT OF A BRANCH. I DON'T DO HIGH FIVES. SLAP IT, BOSS. NOPE. LITTLE SLAPPY? MAKE DADDY HAPPY? FINE! TOO SLOW! OH SNAP. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR HIM OR TIPS AS TO HOW HE GETS OUT OF HIS GRUMPY, SORT OF, BRANCH FACE? HMM. I MEAN, OTHER THAN MEDICATION? (CHUCKLES) I'VE TRIED THAT WITH HIM. IT DOESN'T WORK. DOESN'T WORK. (EXHALES) UM, I'M GONNA GO WITH A BALANCED DIET. MM-HM. GOOD SLEEP. AND, UH` AND JUST A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. SEE, YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON THAT'S TALKED SENSE FOR HIM. I NEED YOU TO COME TO NZ. WHEN ARE YOU NEXT COMING? SO YOU CAN TALK HIM THROUGH THIS. LET'S GO NOW. YOU WANNA COME? YEAH. DO YOU REALLY WANNA MEET THIS GUY? OH, YOU MADE` NEVER MIND. YOU MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S TERRIBLE. (CHUCKLES) I'M NOT REALLY SELLING HIM WELL, AM I? LAUGHS: NO. NOT AT ALL. NO, NO. GOD, BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CYNICISM. I WISH YOU THE BEST, BRO. IT'LL WORK OUT. I ACTUALLY DREAM OF A DAY WHEN MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON WILL BRING SEXY BACK. LAUGHTER YOU SEEM TO DO A LOT OF JOYFUL PROJECTS. I MEAN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. IS THAT HOW YOU GO ABOUT PICKING WHAT YOU DO? THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SORTA MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH OR FEEL GOOD OR DANCE OR SING LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING. OR LIKE EVERYBODY'S WATCHING, DEPENDING ON YOUR EGO. BOTH LAUGH UM, YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU LIKE MAKING PEOPLE FEEL GOOD. NOW, UM,... I KNOW IT'S NOT, LIKE, OFFICIALLY HUG TIME... OH, YOU HAVE` SHE'S GOT` I KNOW IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY HUG TIME. SHE'S GOT SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE. HUG TIME! HUG TIME? I MEAN, LISTEN, I TAKE FREE HUGS. BOOM! THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHY DIDN'T I`? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WRONG WITH A FREE HUG? NOTHING. HOW SAD IS IT? I HAVE TO BRING THIS IN TO GET A HUG FROM JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. NO. WELL, WHATEVER WORKS. THANKS. AND IT WORKED. ALL RIGHT. CLEARLY, I'M AN EASY SELL. # CAN'T STOP THE FEELING # GOT THIS FEELING IN MY BODY # OOH-OOH # That was brilliant. Well done. And for him to put up with that is extraordinary. Can I have a hug? Boom! That was pure joy. I'm sure a lot of people could relate. Especially if you pleaded with a hug. I was trying to hide it up my sleeve. So when I tried to pull it down, it came off and I got it off and then it slipped into this hand and then they tried to turn it on. But you handled it so brilliantly well given how you started. Are you worried about everyone who walks out? You of course fell over. He had to help her up off the floor while she was adjusting her watch. (chortles) I did not fall over. I had high heels on. Perhaps I was a bit jittery. Did you have a couple? He looked at me with terror. Is going to talk about that for years. Betty met a weird woman named toni. TROLLS OPENS HERE IN NZ ON THE 1ST OF DECEMBER. TOTAL FEEL-GOOD. # I know I needed you but I never showed. # IT WAS AN INTERESTING EXERCISE BEING PART OF THE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE PRESS CALL THE PAST DAY. THE WHOLE PROCESS WAS FASCINATING, FROM THE TIGHT TIME SCHEDULES TO THE SOPHISTICATED SECURITY TEAM, THE BACK AND FORTH WITH HIS PUBLICITY TEAM. IT WAS A SLICK, WELL-OILED OPERATION. YOU ALSO GOT A SENSE OF HOW REPETITIVE AND TIRING IT MUST BE FOR THE LIKES OF TIMBERLAKE. HIS SCHEDULE WAS RELENTLESS. AND, YES, HE GETS A LOT OF MONEY TO DO WHAT HE DOES, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE HAS TO BE AS CHARMING AS HE WAS. WITH ALL THE FAME, THE MONEY, THE ATTENTION, HE'S MANAGED TO KEEP HIS CHARISMA, AND THE BEAUTY IS, I SUSPECT, HE'D BE EXACTLY THE SAME WITH OR WITHOUT HIS FAME. A SMALL PLEA TONIGHT, IF I MIGHT ` A MATE OF MINE IS DOING A VERY NICE THING FOR HIS HOME TOWN. HIS HOME TOWN IS WAIAU. WAIAU, YOU'LL BE AWARE, WAS THE CENTRE OF THE QUAKE BUT HAS LARGELY BEEN BUMPED OUT OF THE HEADLINES BECAUSE OF KAIKOURA. BUT WAIAU HAS BEEN BADLY AFFECTED, AND THEIR SCHOOL POOL, WHICH DOUBLES AS THE COMMUNITY POOL, ESPECIALLY SO. BASICALLY, IT'S NOT A POOL ANY MORE, AS YOU WOULD'VE SEEN ON OUR SHOW LAST WEEK. AND NOT ONLY IS MY MATE FROM WAIAU, BUT HE WAS ALSO THE POOL'S CARETAKER, SO THERE IS MUCH UPSET AS TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. SO IF YOU'RE INCLINED, HE ` AND INDEED I ` WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY LIKE TO HELP WITH. THE GIVEALITTLE PAGE IS UP AND RUNNING, THE GIVEALITTLE PAGE IS UP AND RUNNING, AND THE GENEROSITY IS THERE TO BE SEEN ALREADY. THE DETAILS, INCLUDING THE BIG MUFTI DAY PUSH, ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND FAITH HAMBLYN. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD.