That is one news for Thursday. He has got a huge hit out and he is in the studio right now. The first thing he wanted to do when he hit the country was come to 7 sharp. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'RE ON THE NEW MAIN ROAD NORTH FROM CHRISTCHURCH. WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE WHO ARE USING IT AND THOSE WHO LIVE ON IT. PLUS ` HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS FIGHTING TALK,... I NEED YOU AS A BELIEVER. I NEED YOU TO STAND UP ABOVE THE PARAPET, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, AND NOT GIVE AN INCH. BUT SIR GRAHAM HENRY'S TAKING ON A NEW VERY DIFFERENT BATTLE. AND HIS SONG'S NUMBER ONE IN NZ RIGHT NOW. # SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # JAMES ARTHUR PERFORMS LIVE IN STUDIO. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good to see you tonight. I am fascinated with the subject this week. Usually infrastructure is boring. But it has caught the imagination of the country. LAST WEEK'S EARTHQUAKE CAUSED SLIPS THAT WIPED OUT STATE HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN WARD AND CHEVIOT. THERE'S NOW A NEW MAIN LINE, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS, BUT NEARLY DOUBLES THE TRAVEL TIME. MIKE THORPE WENT TO FIND OUT HOW STATE HIGHWAY 7 IS COPING, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE LIVING ON IT. THIS ROAD HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. IT IS STATE HIGHWAY 7, IN NAME BUT NOT BY RANK. THE NEW MAIN HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS BIG BOOTS TO FILL. FOR SCENERY, THE KAIKOURA COAST HIGHWAY WAS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN. IT STILL IS, EVEN IN THIS DISHEVELLED STATE. BUT AS FAR AS ROADS GO, RIGHT NOW IT'S USELESS. SO THIS IS STATE HIGHWAY 1. RIGHT NOW THAT WILL ONLY TAKE YOU AS FAR AS CHEVIOT. IF YOU NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO PICTON, THIS IS YOUR ROAD ` STATE HIGHWAY 7. BUT IS IT BUILT FOR THE SORT OF TRAFFIC THAT IT'S ABOUT TO TAKE? LET'S FIND OUT. LAST MONTH THERE WERE AROUND 1500 VEHICLES USING THIS ROAD EVERY DAY. NOW? THERE'S FOUR TIMES THAT. GENERALLY NOT HAVING TOO MANY HOLD-UPS, WHICH IS SURPRISING. NOT MANY CAMPERVANS, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD, BUT EVERYONE'S DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO PULL OVER AND LET EVERYONE GO, YA KNOW? IN CULVERDEN THE TRUCKS COME THICK AND FAST. WITH EAST COAST RAIL LINES DOWN TOO, WHATEVER FREIGHT IS MOVING, IT'S MOVING THROUGH HERE. DOWN THE LINE AT SPRINGS JUNCTION, ROB IS ABOUT TO SWITCH TRUCKS. HE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE RETURN TRIP FROM CHRISTCHURCH TO PICTON IN A DAY. STOP HERE AT SPRINGS JUNCTION AND SWAP WITH MY PARTNER FROM BLENHEIM. SO WE JUST SWAP TRUCKS. SO WE'RE SORT OF EIGHT HOURS OR NINE HOURS A DAY NOW, SO SUITS ME, BEING AN OLDER FELLA. FURTHER ON IN MURCHISON, IT'S THE OPPOSITE FOR LEIGH. YEAH, WE'RE NOW STATE HIGHWAY 1. SHE'S NEVER BEEN SO BUSY. WE'RE FULL UP. BOTH HOTELS ARE FULL UP EVERY NIGHT. IT'S KIND OF EVERYONE TRYING TO GET IT AROUND THEIR HEADS THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO STOP. HER PUB WITHSTOOD LAST WEEK'S THUNDEROUS RUMBLE, JUST LIKE IT DID THE GREAT MURCHISON EARTHQUAKE OF 1929. NOW SHE NEEDS MORE STAFF. WE'RE HOPING TO GET QUITE A FEW FROM KAIKOURA TO SERVICE THE WHOLE TOWN. IF WE CAN SHARE CLEANERS, KITCHEN HANDS, BARISTAS. IS THAT RIGHT? HOLD ON. THIS IS A WEE AD NOW. FOR ANY BARISTAS THAT ARE IN KAIKOURA WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME OVER HERE, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME WORK. DO IT. YEAH, THERE IS, AND WE'RE KIND OF IN THE PIPELINE OF DOING THAT, TRYING TO SET IT UP. GO YOU, LEIGH. THAT'S AWESOME. IF THERE'S A DOWN SIDE, IT'S THE ROAD ITSELF. IT IS NARROW WITH FEW PASSING LANES AND WINDING CORNERS. IT'S NOT A ROAD DESIGNED FOR OUR WEIGHTS, BUT IT IS THE ROAD THAT WE'VE GOT. THAT WORD IS ST ARNAUD IS REALLY GETTING CUT UP TO BUGGERY AND IT'S QUITE A TIGHT ROAD SO THERE'S BEEN A FEW VEHICLES CLIPPING EACH OTHER SORT OF THING. IT'LL ONLY GET BUSIER. THE HOLIDAY PERIOD IS APPROACHING AND WITH THAT, THE MIGRATION TO TASMAN BEACHES. BACK OFF, SLOW DOWN AND KEEP AS FAR TO THE LEFT AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. OF COURSE, THERE'S A HEAP OF PLACES TO STOP. CULVERDEN, SPRINGS JUNCTION, MURCHISON, THEY'D BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU. It is amazing. One person's difficulty is one person's opportunity. North of Kaikoura is the problem. The South will get reopened. So how do you get the two connected? I am all for this foUr billion-dollar highway. It frustrates people. They can cause more accidents. Your State Highway one is one of the best drives in the world so why not rebuild it? SO ONE WOMAN SEEMS TO HAVE THROWN A FAIR FEW KIWIS INTO A SPIN. # THERE'S A FIRE STARTING IN MY HEART, # THERE'S A FIRE STARTING IN MY HEART, # REACHING A FEVER PITCH, # AND IT'S BRINGING ME OUT THE DARK. # YES, SINCE ADELE CONFIRMED SHE'D BE PERFORMING IN AUCKLAND, KIWIS HAVE ABSOLUTELY REACHED 'FEVER PITCH'. TODAY SHE ANNOUNCED SHE'D PERFORM THREE SHOWS HERE IN MARCH. THEY ALL QUICKLY SOLD OUT. THE FIRST TWO SHOWS SOLD OUT IN A RECORD-BREAKING 23 MINUTES. THE THIRD IN 30 MINUTES. THAT RECORD HAS ALSO MADE ADELE'S TOUR THE FASTEST SELLING IN NZ BY ANY ARTIST. SHE'S ALSO THE ONLY ARTIST TO PERFORM THREE SHOWS AT MT SMART STADIUM IN ONE TOUR. Only you could think to yourself at an outdoor stadium where they keep producing more and more shows somehow they will get into a flustered. I have spoken to so many people today. Our make-up artist did not get tickets. I was not quick enough for the first show. I went for the second show. Missed out on that. And then breaking news comes out on the phone. There is a third show. Then I was back on the laptop. I paid 299 tickets. My husband is not coming. It is a girls trip. We could not justify that price double. It is a bit of clever marketing. You are shrinking your audience so you get to see her as opposed to being in a massive outdoor stadium. Listen to this. We have had the scalping information coming through. There is a strict limit of four tickets per household. Anyone that exceeds the limit can have their tickets cancelled without notice. It would be such a shame. But what happens when I say that I can't go any more? Well done if you got tickets. Hopefully there will be a chance for you to go somehow. SIR GRAHAM HENRY DOESN'T BACK DOWN FROM A FIGHT. AND HIS LATEST CRUSADE IS CERTAINLY A BIG ONE. HE'S WITH US LIVE TO EXPLAIN ALL SHORTLY. PLUS ` COULD THE KEY TO WINNING A TOP DESIGN AWARD BE KEEPING SECRETS? ALL DONE, I MIGHT ADD, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OVERSEAS. I KNOW HE WOULD'VE GONE BERSERK. AND HE LANDED IN NZ JUST HOURS AGO, AND NOW HE'S IN THE SEVEN SHARP STUDIO. JAMES ARTHUR PERFORMS 'SAY YOU WON'T LET GO' SOON. # I KNOW I NEEDED YOU # BUT I NEVER SHOWED. # BUT I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU UNTIL WE'RE GREY AND OLD. A BIT OF JAMES ARTHUR FOR YOU THERE. DON'T FORGET HE'LL BE PERFORMING THAT SONG LIVE BEFORE THE END OF THE SHOW. BUT FIRST, IT'S NO SECRET THAT TWO BRAINS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, SO YOU'D HAVE TO EXPECT PRETTY AMAZING RESULTS WHEN A WHOLE GROUP OF OUR SPORTING, BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT SUPERSTARS GET TOGETHER. TOMORROW THE LIKES OF RICHIE MCCAW, BRENDON MCCULLUM, GEMMA FLYNN AND LISA CARRINGTON WILL MEET FOR THE FIRST PLUNKET CELEBRITY GALA, WHICH AIMS TO RAISE AROUND HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP OUR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO THE 2015 CHILD POVERTY MONITOR, AROUND 300,000 UNDER-18-YEAR-OLDS ARE LIVING IN POVERTY. PLUNKET HAS THE ABILITY TO HELP THOSE STATS, WITH ACCESS TO 90% OF OUR NEW BABIES. TWO OF THE UNLIKELY ORGANISERS OF THIS EVENT JOIN US NOW. FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH SIR GRAHAM HENRY AND PROFESSOR RICHIE POULTON, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE DUNEDIN STUDY. YOU'LL REMEMBER, THAT FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF OVER 1000 PEOPLE BORN IN THE EARLY '70S, AND HAS INFLUENCED POLICY MAKING AROUND THE WORLD. Good evening to you both. Thank you for coming in. I will start with you, Richie. We have talked about your findings from the study. How are they linked to what you think Plunkett can achieve here? The work from the Dunedin study has shown that the first five years of life are incredibly important in determining how people's lifes pan out across the long haul. Children are in their peak state of vulnerability. They will take that on in terms of how they think and behave and affect their physiology. If you want to improve the lot and chances of young people and ultimately the whole population, you would focus your resources on that first five year period. Plunkett gets into the houses of 90% of the countries young parents. An incredible trust in Plunkett. They are the logical vehicle to try and increase the strengths and decrease the adversity that occur for those most vulnerable. It is one in five children that are really struggling. When you say poverty, are you thinking about financial circumstances or parental wherewithal? These are kids who may be growing up in poverty but maybe not all. They may be emotionally neglected or abused or hit. The parental environment is chaotic. There may be substance abuse or mental health problems. These kids are taking on a lot. Far more than they should be. They suffer and it echoes down through life. Plunkett is perfectly positioned to really make a difference in those first years. Graham Henry, was how did you get on board? You could have chosen anything. You are not just a figurehead. You have been doing the hard yards. I am a very proud Nzer. The situation is an embarrassment. 300,000 young people who are vulnerable. And I wanted to try and do something about it. Lucky the superstar he invited me to join the foundation. Which is the fundraising arm of Plunkett. Our job is to raise money for the staff. Who do not get funded by government. They are the people that spend the time within the vulnerable and facilitate support and try to help them. You are a man of action. This is not you. We have talked about the stuff for years. Seemingly we have done nothing about it. It has not changed. What are you going to do now that will change it? I will not get involved if I did not think I could not change it. These honourable kids need the money. The community staff need the money to get the access to the kids. They need to be trained. They need to have special skills to make a difference. I think the government's refocusing in this area. They need to. It is our embarrassment. If I could add to that, if we raise sufficient funds for the foundation, it would allow Plunket to innovate and do things differently. Plunkett is wanting to do some stuff that is different. But they are hamstrung. Can you help them with the research that you have done? Some interesting findings that come out of the study that have been picked up all out of the world on the importance of self-control. To control emotions and focus on tasks and to persevere. If you have low levels of that, you're likely to have increased risks of all sorts of bad stuff down the track. It is a skill you can learn. He is a coach. He has been coaching all sorts of guys are a long time. Does he have control? Sometimes. You can learn it. That is the good thing. Plunkett has cottoned on to this. They are wanting to broaden their focus from weighing babies to the self-control skills. That is just one example of what they could do that is very different and if done well it could make a huge difference overall. We are very fortunate to have Frontera support. And we have one table left. We have a cancellation today. Mike, I thought you would be there. I could squeeze it in between the jobs. Good luck tomorrow. I hope you raise all the money. I will leave you my number. NOW, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THIS TODAY. I'M SURE, SIR GRAHAM, YOU'LL HAVE A TAKE ON IT. THE ADIDAS BLUNDER TO PROMOTE THIS WEEKEND'S ALL BLACKS-FRANCE TEST IN PARIS. THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FROM ADIDAS FEATURES JULIAN SAVEA, HE EVEN POSTED IT ON INSTAGRAM TODAY. BUT I'M GUESSING HE NOR ADIDAS WATCHED IT CLOSELY ENOUGH. WE'VE SLOWED IT DOWN A BIT TO HELP YOU SEE WHY. YEAH, THOSE SHOTS OF A RAMPAGING SAVEA IN THE BLACK JERSEY? THAT'S NOT HIM. NO, IT'S MALAKAI FEKITOA, WHICH IS A BIT IRONIC GIVEN HE'S NOT EVEN PLAYING AGAINST FRANCE THIS WEEKEND AFTER BEING SUSPENDED! WHAT DO YOU THINK, SIR GRAHAM? Would not have happened on your watch? Of course not. SO THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF AN UPSET, BECAUSE AN AMATEUR HAS BAGGED A TOP INTERIOR DESIGN TROPHY. AND WE THINK WE'VE FOUND THE SECRET TO THEIR WIN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A HOME, AND IT'S THE REAL HEART OF THIS FAMILY. AND IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR JAMES ARTHUR TO PERFORM LIVE. STAY TUNED FOR THAT. # WHENEVER I FALL # AT YOUR FEET, 20 YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE THEIR FAMOUS FINAL CONCERT IN FRONT OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. It was the breakup concert. NOW THEY ARE BACK THERE, INDUCTED INTO THE AUSSIE HALL OF FAME LAST NIGHT. The got to get over that whole Australian thing. AN AMATEUR HAS BAGGED A NZ INTERIOR DESIGN TROPHY, BEATING EXPERIENCED DESIGNERS WITH MUCH LARGER BUDGETS. ANGELA KEMP WON THE NZ HOUSE & GARDEN INTERIOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, WITH HER 'OUT OF THE ORDINARY' GLASSHOUSE, AND AS CAROLYN ROBINSON FOUND OUT, HER WIN HAS TAUGHT HER A FEW THINGS. UPBEAT MUSIC WHEN YOU'RE HOSTED BY AN AWARD-WINNING DECORATOR, YOU DON'T EXPECT A POT OF TEA AND HOME BAKING. BUT THEN ANGELA KEMP ISN'T YOUR USUAL DESIGNER. FOR A START, SHE'S AN AMATEUR WHO NEVER EXPECTED TO WIN. OH MY GOD. I COULDN'T MOV` I WAS FROZEN TO THE SPOT AND I THOUGHT, 'OH, THERE'S GOT TO BE A MISTAKE HERE.' BUT THERE WAS NO MISTAKE. KEMP TAKING OUT TOP PRIZE WITH THIS 'OUT OF THE ORDINARY' GLASSHOUSE ON HER RURAL WAIKATO PROPERTY. UPBEAT MUSIC I SAW ONE ` THIS ONE ` WHICH JUST SEEMED PERFECT BUT IT WAS ON TRADEME AND IN DUNEDIN. I DID MY CALCULATIONS, CONTACTED THE FREIGHT COMPANY AND THOUGHT, 'YES, IT'S DOABLE.' ALL DONE, I MIGHT ADD, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OVERSEAS. I KNOW HE WOULD'VE GONE BERSERK IF HE'D KNOWN I WAS DOING THAT. SHE WANTED TO CREATE HER OWN VERSION OF AUCKLAND'S WINTER GARDENS, A FAVOURITE PLACE TO TAKE THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE SMALL. BUT IS WAS A DREAM ON A BUDGET. THE CHAIRS ARE FROM TRADEME. MY FLOORING'S FROM MITRE 10 BUDGET RANGE. A LOT OF MY PLANTS CAME FROM THE BARGAIN BASEMENT AT THE GARDEN CENTRE. AND ANOTHER PRE-LOVED FIND ` A $180 WATER FEATURE THE DOGS ARE FOND OF DRINKING FROM. IT'S THE MOST SOOTHING AND WONDERFUL PLACE, AND I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE, REALLY. HER CREATION COULDN'T FEEL MORE DIFFERENT TO ITS NEAREST RIVAL. ON AUCKLAND'S EXCLUSIVE PARATAI DRIVE, THIS IS THE VERY GLAMOROUS RUNNER-UP. UPBEAT MUSIC THE COST OF ONE BREATH-TAKING, MADE-IN-LOS-ANGELES CHAIR IS MORE THAN KEMP'S ENTIRE BUDGET. THE DESIGNER OF THIS ROOM WAS DANIELLE BATES, AND OBVIOUSLY SHE HAS A VERY SURE, SOPHISTICATED HAND AND PULLED TOGETHER THIS FABULOUS COLOUR PALETTE. UPBEAT MUSIC BATES' CLIENT WAS A FAMILY AND THEIR ROOM HAS TOUCHES OF A THEME WE MAY BE SEEING MORE OF. ONE OF THE MAIN TRENDS COMING AT MOMENT IS THE RETURN OF 70S GLAM. SO MID-CENTURY MODERNISM HAS BEEN IN FOR QUITE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND STILL IS, BUT IF YOU PUSH THAT OUT BY A DECADE OR TWO, YOU GET INTO THAT 70S PALM SPRINGS LOOK WITH ITS TOUCHES OF BRASS AND VELVET AND METALLICS AND THAT VERY GLAM KIND OF LOOK.. BUT AS GORGEOUS AS IT IS, IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO BEAT KEMP. UPBEAT MUSIC YOU GET THE FEELING KEMP WAS PRETTY GLAM HERSELF IN THE 70S, BUT WHATEVER TRENDS ARE COMING OUR WAY, SHE HAS HER OWN RULES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A HOME, AND IT'S THE REAL HEART OF THIS FAMILY. WHEN ALL THE CHILDREN COME BACK AND THEY ALL SAY 'OH, WOW. I REALLY LOVE IT HERE.' AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE KEMP SAYS THIS IS WHERE THEY'LL ALL BE, SQUASHED IN, SINGING CAROLS AND PERHAPS MAKING PLANS? WELL, CAROLYN, I'M NOT GOING TO ENTER NEXT YEAR. I THINK THAT'D BE PUSHING MY LUCK TOO FAR. BUT, UM, I HAVE TO ADMIT MY SITTING ROOM DOES LOOK RATHER FANTASTIC JUST NOW SO WHO KNOWS? Go out on top. NOW WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST IN STUDIO WITH US TONIGHT. MEET JAMES ARTHUR. I'M JAMES ARTHUR. I'M FROM MIDDLESBROUGH. THIS IS WHERE JAMES ARTHUR BEGAN. IT ISN'T THE RITZ. IT'S MORE LIKE A BEDSIT THAN A FLAT. AND IT TOOK A LOT OF SELF-TALK TO MAKE HIS DREAM HAPPEN. ONE DAY I HAD TO JUST GO, 'STOP BEHAVING LIKE A CHILD AND GROW UP.' CUE THE X FACTOR. THREE, TWO, ONE. # FORGIVE US FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE. # BEST AUDITION OF THE DAY YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD TODAY. THAT WAS A FANTASTIC AUDITION. FROM TODAY ON, YOUR LIFE IS TOTALLY GOING TO CHANGE. AND IT DID. AFTER WINNING THE COMPETITION IN 2012, HIS FIRST SINGLE DEBUTED AT NUMBER ONE ON THE UK CHARTS. # IMPOSSIBLE. # BUT FANS HAD TO WAIT FOUR YEARS FOR A FOLLOW-UP ALBUM, WHEN JAMES ARTHUR STORMED BACK ON TO THE SCENE WITH THIS. # LOOK HOW WE'VE GROWN. AND 'SAY YOU WON'T LET GO STILL HOLDS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ON THE NZ CHARTS. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # We are so lucky to have you here. JAMES ARTHUR LANDED IN THE COUNTRY JUST HOURS AGO, AND HERE HE IS WITH 'SAY YOU WON'T LET GO'. # I MET YOU IN THE DARK, # YOU LIT ME UP. # YOU MADE ME FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS ENOUGH. # WE DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY. # WE DRANK TOO MUCH. # I HELD YOUR HAIR BACK WHEN YOU WERE THROWING UP. # THEN YOU SMILED OVER YOUR SHOULDER # FOR A MINUTE, I WAS STONE-COLD SOBER. # I PULLED YOU CLOSER TO MY CHEST. # AND YOU ASKED ME TO STAY OVER. # I SAID I ALREADY TOLD YA # I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD GET SOME REST. # I KNEW I LOVED YOU THEN, BUT YOU'D NEVER KNOW, # COS I PLAYED IT COOL WHEN I WAS SCARED OF LETTING GO. # I KNOW I NEEDED YOU, # BUT I NEVER SHOWED. # BUT I WANNA STAY WITH YOU UNTIL WE'RE GREY AND OLD. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # I'LL WAKE YOU UP WITH SOME # COS YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME # WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST. # I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TILL # MY LUNGS GIVE OUT. # I PROMISE TILL DEATH WE PART # LIKE IN OUR VOWS. # SO I WROTE THIS SONG FOR YOU. # NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS # THAT IT'S JUST YOU AND ME TILL WE'RE GREY AND OLD. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO. # JUST SAY YOU WON'T LET GO.