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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
  • Thursday 1 December 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.
Also thank you George. The scenery is the car. You know how you cannot get a Hatchimal, we have three. Here is seven sharp. TONIGHT ` SHE'S MANAGED TO CRACK THE GLASS CEILING, BUT NOW THERESA GATTUNG WANTS TO HELP OTHERS SMASH THROUGH IT. WOMEN WHO DO SHIT, WOMEN WHO GET SHIT DONE. PLUS, THE SCHOOL WITH NO FEES, SO HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THE PROOF IS IN THE HANGI. AND CASHING IN ON CHRISTMAS ` SOMETIMES AT CHRISTMASTIME, MY FRIENDS CALL ME WREATH WITHERSPOON. BUT WHO DOES IT BEST? DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 'SEVEN SHARP', WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Listen to this. I told her not too tight fit, because all you are going to get is a whining toy. Whatever is in the, pecks itself out. IT takes two hours. SOFT WHINING that is not it. Kids love things that Hatch. It does lots of other things. We are going to get to the bottom of why they are so popular. We bought the last of them. They are getting returned, can I just say. All will be revealed. WE BEGIN WITH A SUCCESS STORY TONIGHT. THERESA GATTUNG SURPRISED THE BUSINESS WORLD IN THE LATE '90S WHEN SHE BECAME THE MILLION-DOLLAR CEO OF TELECOM. SINCE THEN SHE'S LAUNCHED THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL 'MY FOOD BAG' AND FOUND TIME TO DO CHARITY WORK TOO. NOW THE WOMAN WHO'S INSPIRED SO MANY WITH HER ACTIONS IS HOPING TO INSPIRE MORE WOMEN WITH HER WORDS. MIKE THORPE EXPLAINS. ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC THERESA GATTUNG BACK ON CENTRE STAGE. NOW, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STROPPY BROAD MYSELF. NOW, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STROPPY BROAD MYSELF. LAUGHTER IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE SHE FIRST STEPPED ONTO IT AS TELECOM'S CEO. I'M VERY ENERGISED, ENERGETIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC. JUST 37, THE BOSS OF ONE OF NZ's BIGGEST COMPANIES. DOES IT SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME AGO? > IT ACTUALLY DOES. IT ACTUALLY DOES. YEAH. A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THAT TIME; A LOT HASN'T. FEW WOMEN HAVE FOLLOWED HER UP THE CORPORATE LADDER. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'D TOLD ME THAT 17 YEARS LATER THERE STILL WOULDN'T BE VERY MANY, HARDLY ANY, I WOULD'VE GONE, 'REALLY?' COS I THINK I'VE DRUNK A BIT OF THE KOOL-AID TOO, THINKING THAT WE'RE IN A BREAKTHROUGH PERIOD NOW WITH HELEN CLARK AS PRIME MINISTER ETC, ETC, ETC. EVEN IN 2016, WE SPEAK OF MALE TRAITS. YOU HAVE TO BE A BIT BALLSY IF YOU WANT TO BE A CEO IN A LARGE COMPANY. THE TRADITIONAL FEMALE DILEMMAS ARE UNTOUCHED. YOU'VE GOT TO TIME YOUR CAREER. YOU'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE CHILDREN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM. YOU GOTTA HAVE A GOOD DOSE OF LUCK. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, TALENTED PEOPLE COMPETING FOR THE TOP JOBS. IT'S HARD FOR ANYONE. WHILST BUSINESS MAY NOT HAVE MOVED ON, THERESA RECKONS AMBITION HAS. WOMEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO GET INTO THE C SUITE AND BE CEO ISN'T REALLY THE COOL CONVERSATION AT THE MOMENT. THE COOL CONVERSATION IS PEOPLE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES, WOMEN DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES. BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR HAS, ACTUALLY, BEEN THE NEW ENERGY OF THE LAST DECADE, I THINK. AND THERE'S DECADES OF ENERGY GATHERED FOR THIS WOMEN-ONLY EVENT. BASS-HEAVY ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC I'VE HAD TO PRETEND IN MY CORPORATE DAYS THAT I WAS OPEN TO WORKING ON MY WEAKNESSES. I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT OPEN TO WORKING ON MY WEAKNESSES. LAUGHTER I'M NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN PERFORMANCE REVIEWS... LAUGHTER ...BY ANYBODY ` PARTNERS OR BOSSES OR ANYBODY. SIX SPEAKERS AND 280 SETS OF FASCINATED EARS. BEFORE I LEARNT TO BE AUTHENTIC, I WAS A POLITICAL JOURNALIST IN THE PARLIAMENTARY PRESS GALLERY, OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, THE BOWELS OF HELL. LAUGHTER THIS IS A GLIMPSE AT THERESA'S FUTURE ` I'M WANTING TO CREATE THAT ON A BIGGER STAGE, NATIONALLY, BRINGING DOWN SOME AMAZING SPEAKERS TO NZ. WOMEN INSPIRING WOMEN. THERE'S A CONFERENCE BEING ORGANISED WHICH I FOUND OUT TODAY ` 'WOMEN WHO DO SHIT, WOMEN WHO GET SHIT DONE!' I SAID, 'WHAT A GREAT NAME FOR A CONFERENCE!' NEXT YEAR IN AUCKLAND SHE'LL HOST HER OWN ` WORLD WOMEN '17. AND SHE'S INTO IT. AND I THINK THAT YOU MAKE HAPPY CHOICES IN LIFE IF YOU DO THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT. WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THAT BEFORE? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE. NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK IN A CORPORATE SITUATION, BUT IF YOU DO IT WITH PASSION AND ENERGY AND YOU DO IT WITH YOUR WHOLE SELF AND YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT, YOU CAN SUCCEED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. APPLAUSE SOME ATTITUDES DON'T NEED TO CHANGE. Can I offer up a moderately controversial view? Ttime will affect it. You have so many young people coming into the workplace. The industry I work in, it's full of women Running things. Just because there is a job there, doesn't mean that people Want it. I think the interesting thing is how many women think they are not worthy of doing their role. That responsibility is partly on us to do that. I think that is what she is saying. She is trying to tell women that they are capable. I don't believe businesses are there who are prejudiced against women. I think there is an underlying prejudice against women in top jobs, though. I don't think you would need forums like that if that wasn't the case. SO IT'S QUITE FITITNG THAT WE HAVE THERESA GATTUNG ON THE SHOW GIVEN SERENA WILLIAMS COMMENTS OVERNIGHT. THE TENNIS SUPERSTAR HAS WRITTEN A POWERFUL LETTER ABOUT SEXISM AFTER BECOMING FED UP WITH DISCRIMINATION AND UNEQUAL PAY. SHE ALSO ASKED THIS INTERESTING QUESTION. 'PEOPLE CALL ME ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEMALE ATHLETES.' DO THEY SAY LEBRON IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST MALE ATHLETES? WHAT ABOUT FEDERER? WHY NOT? That is true. You had a massive argument about female pay. In tennis, women and men are equal for the majors. When you get to the tournaments below that, that is where it is not equal, ike that is the ASB classic. In NZ, people would want to see more women men, like Serena. IF YOU'VE GOT KIDS, THIS WILL BE A FAMILIAR WORD FOR YOU. FUNDRAISING ` SURELY A PERENNIAL HEADACHE FOR SCHOOLS. WELL, THERE JUST MIGHT BE A LESSON HERE FOR AT NO-FEES FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, WHERE THEY DO IT JUST ONCE A YEAR AND WITH ONE HELL OF A... BANG! CHEERING PLUS, WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTED ONE OF THESE WHILE OUT FOR A SUMMER SWIM? HOLY CRAP. I'M NOT PADDLING. THEY'RE JUST COMING UP TO ME. AND SELLING CHRISTMAS ANY WAY THEY CAN. DON'T FORGET AUSTRALIA. I WON'T. EASILY DONE. WE UNWRAP THE ART TO MARKETING THE SILLY SEASON. ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE FIRST OF dECEMBER. I STARTED PLAYING cHRISTMAS cAROL. Snoopy's Christmas is made to be the first Christmas Carol. I hate the song, but I'm OK with that. What are these huckleberry hits you are bringing out? I love the Christmas music, as long as it is good. NOW, HERE'S A BIT OF SUMMER WILDLIFE WONDER WRAPPED UP WITH A BIT OF ADVICE. PHOTOGRAPHER SCOTT SINTON WAS PADDLE BOARDING OFF AUCKLAND'S MURRAYS BAY WHEN THESE GIANT BEAUTIES CAME TO SAY HELLO. I'M NOT PADDLING, THEY'RE JUST COMING UP TO ME. SCOTT SHARED THE FOOTAGE WITH DOC TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING SEA LIFE, LIKE ORCAS, SPACE IN THE WILD. THERE ARE SIMPLE RULES TO FOLLOW ` DON'T CHASE THEM OR CIRCLE THEM AND DON'T SUDDENLY SPEED OFF OR MAKE LOUD NOISES. THis is all common sense. ALSO IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET CLOSE, REMEMBER TO STAY AT LEAST 50M AWAY, BECAUSE THEY ARE WILD ANIMALS, AFTER ALL, SO THIS LAW PROTECTS BOTH US AND THEM. I would absolutely freak out. Me too. I would not chase them. I put them in the same category as a shark. I suppose it would be wonderful. I think I would probably be just as scared as I saw a Dolphin. I don't get scared by crabs. NOW, WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF GOOD IDEAS ON SEVEN SHARP, GOOD IDEAS MIXED IN WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT. WE SAW IT ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE MUMS OF TAMAHERE SCHOOL AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUNDRAISING COOKBOOK. WELL, IN TE PUKE IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, THEIR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER COMES WITH A SPECTACULAR BANG, AND IT'S BEEN DRAWING THE TOWN'S BIGGEST CROWDS FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS. MICHAEL HOLLAND FINDS OUT WHY. IT ENDS LIKE THIS. IT ENDS LIKE THIS. THE BLACK SEEDS' 'FIRE' BUT BEFORE THE GLORIOUS SPECTACLE, THE LONG, HARD SLOG. THIS IS HOW WE ROLL. THE PROOF IS IN THE HANGI. IT'S LIKE A MILITARY OPERATION. OH YEAH. THE TEAM. NO SWEAT? NO SWEAT. 400 HANGI MEALS ` YEP, 400. KUMARA, PUMPKIN, STUFFING, CHICKEN AND PORK. A TASTER OF A TOWN HAPPILY AT WORK. WE USUALLY SELL OUT IN THE FIRST HALF HOUR. THEY ALWAYS TELL US TO MAKE MORE. TEAM EFFORT, BROTHER. TEAM EFFORT. EVERYONE PITCHING IN THE LOVE. THE LOVE OF EVERYONE COMING TO HELP DO IT FOR THEIR KIDS, EH. FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL'S ANNUAL FIREWORKS GALA IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN. FOR TE PUKE, IT'S THE MAIN EVENT OF THE YEAR. THE MOTIVATION, THOUGH, STRETCHING WELL BEYOND THE FIRE... PLENTY OF FLAME, HEAPS OF HEAT. ...AND THE FUN. THIS IS THE WAY THEY PAY THEIR SCHOOL FEES, IS BY PITCHING IN. MUM AND DADS? YEAH, MUM AND DADS. BECAUSE THE PARENTS ALL COME AND HELP, THERE'S NO SCHOOL FEES. NO SCHOOL FEES? NO SCHOOL FEES. IT WAS A NO-BRAINER, A NO-BRAINER TO MAKE IT NO SCHOOL FEES. PEOPLE REALLY STRUGGLE. WE NEED TO LOOK AFTER OUR FAMILIES. THAT REALITY APPARENT WHEN WE VISITED FAIRHAVEN FOUR MONTHS AGO TO TALK TO A MUM TRYING TO ENSURE FULL TUMMIES BY MAKING A LUNCH FOR HER CHILD AND A SECOND FOR A CLASSMATE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE GONE WITHOUT. FAT FREDDYS DROP'S 'WANDERING EYE' IT'S ABOUT EVERYONE GETTING INVOLVED. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE HERE, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO IT. ADDING TO THE SENSE OF 'WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER', THE GALA IS FAIRHAVEN'S ONLY FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. A BIGGIE, BUT ONCE A YEAR. ALL DONE AND DUSTED. ALL DONE AND DUSTED. DO IT WELL. DO IT BLOODY WELL. A MERE $6 FOR AN ADULT AND $4 FOR A CHILD. IS THAT EXTRAVAGANT? (LAUGHS) NO. THE EXPECTATION ON THIS NIGHT, A CROWD OF 5000 TO 6000 AND A PROFIT OF AROUND $30,000. THE HANGI, AS ALWAYS, A SELL-OUT. SUPERB. DID YOU STOP AT ONE? OH, I HAD TWO OF THEM. (LAUGHS) DIDN'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THREE? NO. I THOUGH I SHOULD SAVE SOME FOR OTHERS. HEYYY. IS $30,000 ENOUGH? IT IF WAS JUST THE MONEY, IT MAY NOT BE. IT IF WAS JUST THE MONEY, IT MAY NOT BE. BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT. IT KNITS OUR WHOLE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THAT FEELING OF COHESION ABUNDANT AMONG THE PARENTS AND STAFF. I MISSED ONE YEAR WHEN THE WIFE DIED. IT'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF WHO WE ARE. WE ALL JUST DO OUR BIT, IT'S BRILLIANT. BUT AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS, ENOUGH OF THE FEEL GOOD. IT'S TIME FOR WHAT THEY'VE COME FOR. $10,000 WORTH. FIREWORKS. DO IT WITH A BANG. IT'S A BIG BANG TONIGHT. I would pay to go and see fireworks. What a great fund raising idea. Fundraising used to be expensive, but it's cheap now. A couple of kids are involved in a school which has a once-a-year thing. They do a single fundraiser. That is where your money comes from. Now about to Te Puke. Tauranga has grown. They need 10,000 more people in Southland or work. The population is ageing. Tauranga has grown by the size of Te Puke in the last two years. Kawerau's housing is booming. JUST A REMINDER THAT ON MONDAY NIGHT, THESE GUYS WILL BE ON THE SHOW. # I USED TO ROLL THE DICE # FEEL THE FEAR IN MY ENEMIES' EYES # LISTEN AS THE CROWD WOULD SING # NOW THE OLD KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING # THIS IS A TASTE OF WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT FROM COLDPLAY IN AUCKLAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT. INTERESTINGLY A RECENT TICKETMASTER POLL NAMED THEM THE WORLD'S BEST TOURING ACT OF 2016, BEATING OUT JUSTIN BIEBER AND BEYONCE. I saw them when they were here last. It was the best I've been to. You are not allowed to take studded belts today show. Or balls either. Who would take a ball to a concert?! No Selfie sticks or chairs. You clearly haven't been to a concert in a while. SO, TIM'S BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK TODAY. ALL: WHAT'S HAPPENING? SHH. THIS IS A HATCHIMAL. THEY'RE SOLD OUT AROUND NZ. BUT DON'T WORRY, MUM AND DAD. BOY: SHOW US! I'VE GOTCHA COVERED FOR CHRISTMAS. SHOW US! AND PUTTING THEIR OWN SPIN ON CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS EVA LONGORIA? HO HO HO-WEN WILSON. JOLLY PARTON. BUT DOES IT LOSE IT'S CHARM WHEN THE BIG CORPORATES GET INVOLVED? SANTA: HOW DID THAT GET THERE? WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE FUN IF YOU KNEW ALL MY SECRETS. # SLEIGH BELLS RING. # ARE YOU LISTENIN'? # IN THE LANE # YOUR BRO IS GLISTENIN' ` you# A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. It is all PR, but it is a genuinely clever song. We had Julian on the show. I don't know who has written it. It would be an ad agency or something. They have done very well. YES, THAT'S THE FINAL VERSION OF A KIWI CHRISTMAS CAROL FROM AIR NZ THAT WE PREVIEWED LAST NIGHT. AND WE THINK JULIAN DENNISON AND RONAN KEATING DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT CAPTURING THE FESTIVE SEASON DOWN UNDER. # WAY DOWN HERE, # CHRISTMAS LANDMARKS, # SUMMER FLOWERS # AND FUNNY TAN MARKS (LAUGHS) # WE'RE HAPPY AND BRIGHT # NOT A SNOWMAN IN SIGHT # STROLLIN' THROUGH A SUMMER WONDERLAND. # RONAN, WE GOT IT. JULES, WE HAVE IT. MERRY CHRISTMAS, DUDE. Both of them are very likeable. Nice idea. We liked it. you can get it on the in New Zealand app. I think it is free. Is probably not cheap with Grabaseat. STICKING WITH THE CHRISTMAS THEME, WE LIKE TO SAY THAT CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FOR CELEBRATING THE END OF THE YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW ONE FULL OF PROMISE AND HOPE. BUT LET'S BE HONEST, CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BUYING STUFF ` LOADS AND LOADS OF STUFF, AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH BUYING STUFF FOR CHRISTMAS, WE GET THE BOXING DAY SALES. SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT THE BIG RETAILERS MAKE A BIG EFFORT WITH THEIR ADS. SOMETIMES AT CHRISTMASTIME, MY FRIENDS CALL ME WREATH WITHERSPOON. SHE'S WON AN OSCAR, AND HERE SHE IS HAWKING A DRESS. MERRY CHRISTMAS, Y'ALL. ADRIEN BRODY ` HE'S WON AN OSCAR TOO. THANK YOU. THE GUY WHO MADE THIS H&M AD, WES ANDERSON, HAS BEEN NOMINATED 5 TIMES. WELL, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK. IN THE ULTRA-COMPETITIVE, ULTRA-LUCRATIVE CHRISTMAS MARKET, THE BIG BRANDS GO TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR A BITE OF IT,... COME ON, R2. (CHIRPS) ...WHETHER IT'S PIGGYBACKING OFF A MASSIVE FRANCHISE,... WELCOME TO THE REBELLION. ...RECREATING A HOLIDAY CLASSIC WITH A TOPLESS FOOTBALL STAR,... (YELLS) CANNED LAUGHTER ...CUTE ANIMALS OR JUST A SOLID OLD TUG ON THE HEART STRINGS. I LOVE HER A LOT. (LAUGHS) AND I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY AT CHRISTMAS. CHASING THE CHRISTMAS DOLLAR COSTS A LOT, THOUGH. THE LIKES OF MARKS & SPENCER, JOHN LEWIS, HARRODS AND BURBERRY POUR MILLIONS INTO THEIR ADS. KABOOM! YELLING THESE CINEMATIC STOCKING STUFFERS... WHAT IS THIS? IT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. ...COMMAND HUGE AUDIENCES, BUT EVEN WITH THE MOVIE LOOKS AND MOVIE STARS, THEY'RE STILL ADS, AND IT'S SERIOUS BUSINESS. (BARKS) ADVERTISERS IN THE UK WILL SPEND $10B IN THE RUN-UP TO CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND IT WORKS; BRITS SPEND MORE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ` ABOUT $620 EACH, AND WHILE YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIGURE OUT THIS WAS AN AD FOR CLOTHES OR THIS ONE FOR A MALL,... WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE FUN IF YOU KNEW ALL MY SECRETS. ...IT DOESN'T MATTER. IF ONLY ALL ADS WERE THIS GOOD... I get sucked in by those. AND SOME OF THOSE ADS ARE SO GOOD, WE'VE PUT THE LINKS TO THEM ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR YOU TO ENJOY. NOW TO A TOY THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED A FLASH AD TO SELL IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HATCHIMALS, WHICH WE TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT THE COUNTRY WAS GOING BANANAS FOR. BECAUSE OF THAT CRAZY DEMAND, THEY'RE NOW BEING OFFERED ON TRADE ME FOR $500 ` MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THEIR LIST PRICE! SO YOU'RE PROBABLY NOW GOING TO NEED TO TELL YOUR KID THEY CAN'T HAVE ONE FOR CHRISTMAS. TIM WILSON HAS SOME TIPS ON HOW TO BREAK IT TO THEM. I'M GONNA DECK YOUR HALLS, BUB. SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO GIVE SANTA A WHACK,... SMACK! ...BECAUSE THE TOY ALL THE KIDS WANT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET. NOT IN MY FIVE YEARS OF BUYING TOYS, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. AND IN FACT, TALKING TO A SUPPLIER THE OTHER DAY, 20 PLUS YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THEY'RE CALLED HATCHIMALS. IT'S A TYPE OF ROBOT THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIRD AND THERE'S DIFFERENT KIND OF ANIMALS OF IT. AND THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT NZ-WIDE. DO YOU GUYS WANT HATCHIMALS FOR CHRISTMAS? KIDS: YES! WE CRASHED THE YOUTHTOWN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMME TO ASK WHAT A KID WOULD DO FOR ONE. PROBABLY RUN AROUND THE FIELD 10 TIMES. WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR BROTHER OR SISTER FOR A HATCHIMAL? YES! ON TRADEME, THE ALMOST $90 TOY IS GOING FOR AS MUCH AS $500 ` NOTE 'FREE SHIPPING' ` MEANING THAT YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE SEEING THIS ON CHRISTMAS DAY OR HEARING THIS,... COOL! ...MEANING THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED SOME EXCUSES FOR WHEN YOU CAN'T GET A HATCHIMAL. DESPERATE. SANTA TOLD ME THAT HATCHIMALS ARE EXTINCT. ALL: BOO! DONALD TRUMP BUILT A WALL AROUND THE NORTH POLE, AND THE HATCHIMALS CAN'T GET HERE. BOO! MUM'S GETTING YOU A HATCHIMAL. YAY! BECAUSE SOMETIMES THROWING MUM UNDER THE BUS IS WORTH ALL THAT CHILDISH GLEE. I love it. I wonder what age they get into these things. My daughter is four, and she does not know about the game. The Warehouse is putting out vouchers you could put those under the tree. Not exciting. You do not know what it does. AS WE'VE ESTABLISHED, CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO WE'VE DECIDED TO INJECT A LITTLE FESTIVITY INTO OUR ASB 'GOOD AS GOLD' SEGMENT AND BRING YOU 'THE SANTA EDITION'. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S GONE THE EXTRA MILE, OR SOMEONE THAT'S REALLY DESERVING OF A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT? MAYBE YOU WANT TO BRING THEM HOME FOR CHRISTMAS OR REWARD SOMEONE WITH THAT PERSONAL GIFT THEY'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. TO ENTER THE SANTA EDITION OF 'GOOD AS GOLD', GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE AND NOMINATE SOMEONE, ALONG WITH A PHOTO. WE'LL HAVE NINE DAILY WINNERS AND ONE GRAND WINNER. WHICH WE'LL ANNOUNCE LATER IN THE MONTH. VERY FITTING WITH OUR LEAD STORY TONIGHT ON THERESA GATTUNG THAT SERENA WILLIAMS WOULD DELIVER SUCH A POWERFUL MESSAGE FOR WOMEN TODAY. IF YOU MISSED HER OPEN LETTER, IT HIGHLIGHTED HER FRUSTRATION WHEN IT COMES TO EQUAL PAY. THE MAJORS AREN'T AN ISSUE ANY MORE, BUT THE OTHERS ON THE CIRCUIT ARE, AND BEING LABELLED A 'FEMALE ATHLETE' WHEN THE SAME GENDER TAG IS NEVER APPLIED TO MEN, SHE'S RIGHT, IT'S BECOME COMMONPLACE. THE GREAT THING ABOUT SOMEONE LIKE SERENA SPEAKING OUT LIKE THIS IS THAT SHE'S DONE IT ALL, SHE'S MADE THE MILLIONS, SHE'S WON ALL THE TITLES, SHE HAS NOTHING TO PROVE. SHE DOESN'T NEED TO BE CONTROVERSIAL, SHE DOESN'T NEED TO PUT HER NECK ON THE LINE. SHE'S DOING IT BECAUSE SHE GENUINELY CARES, AND IT IRKS HER, AND I THINK WE'RE EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE HER GRACING OUR SHORES FOR THE ASB CLASSIC IN JANUARY. VERY POSITIVE NIGHT FOR OUR PARLIAMENT LAST NIGHT AS THE CONCEPT OF A ORGAN DONATION COMPENSATION SCHEME BECAME REALITY. NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE, AND IN THAT IS THE STORY OF HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT. A WOMAN WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED BY A DONATION APPROACHED LOCAL MP CHRIS BISHOP TOLD HIM HER STORY. HE ASSUMED WE HAD A SYSTEM IN PLACE, WHEN HE FOUND OUT WE DIDN'T, HE PUT A PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL IN. IT GOT DRAWN OUT AND LAST NIGHT WE FILLED A SOCIAL GAP THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILLED YEARS AGO. YOU DONATE AN ORGAN, YOU'RE WEEKS OFF WORK AND WHO COVERS YOUR BILLS? IT WAS MAD. AND FOR BISHOP, A SENSE OF REAL SATISFACTION ` PRIVATE MEMBERS BILLS THAT GET DRAWN AND ACTUALLY BECOME LAW ARE VERY RARE THINGS INDEED. AND ULTIMATELY IT'S WHAT MOST MP'S GO TO THE CAPITAL FOR, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCES. SO WINNERS ALL AROUND. THAT'S IT FROM US ON SEVEN SHARP. GOODNIGHT. '1 NEWS' CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. 'SEVEN SHARP' CAPTIONS BY