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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 14 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.
that is one use for Wednesday. does Google hold all the answers? I believe not. Another success story. AND ONE MINUTE HE WAS WORKING OUT. THE NEXT, HE WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST. WARRIORS DOCTOR JOHN MAYHEW TALKS ABOUT HIS NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE. PLUS, WE HAVE KAIKOURA AND RIO, NOT TO MENTION MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE. TONIGHT, FIND OUT WHAT KIWIS HAVE BEEN GOOGLE SEARCHING THE MOST IN 2016. looking forward to John Mayhew. Good to have you back. I missed your cameo, by the way. In New Zealand video. feedbacks been amazing on that. It's a beautiful video which sells New Zealand. careful you're not talking your appearance up here. John Mayhew, heart attacks, middle-aged men, all that sort of thing. or is it a warning for everyone including doctors that no one can predict these things? he is also going to tell us that next year is the year for the warriors. BEFORE THERE WAS PRESIDENT TRUMP, THERE WAS THIS GUY. YOU'RE FIRED. BUT THE DAYS OF TRUMP THE WHEELER DEALER AND TRUMP THE MONEY MAN ARE NOW, HE SAYS, BEHIND HIM. I WANNA FOCUS ON THIS. AND WHILE HE MIGHT BE PUTTING HIS BUSINESS INTERESTS BEHIND HIM, HERE IN NZ, HE STILL HAS ONE OUTSTANDING DEBT. TIM WILSON WITH THE EXCLUSIVE STORY OF ONE MAN WAITING FOR TRUMP TO COUGH UP. OLD-TIME MUSIC ONCE UPON A TIME IN 2006, A MAGAZINE WRITER CALLED HYDE DECIDED TO DO A STORY ON A CERTAIN BILLIONAIRE. HE HAS A LOT OF GOLF COURSES, AND OF COURSE, GOLF IS PART OF OUR BRIEF. SO HYDE, AN AMERICAN LIVING IN NZ, EMAILED THAT GOLDEN BUILDING ON FIFTH AVE. BUT TRUMP WAS HIDING FROM HYDE. THEY PUBLISHED ANYWAY IN KIWI MAGAZINE WORLD A PIECE ABOUT TRUMP'S LIFE AND HIS GOLF GAME. I'D GUESS ABOUT A HANDICAP OF 18. A COVER STORY, A JOKEY TALE ABOUT TRYING TO BE A BILLIONIARE, TRUMP-STYLES. END OF STORY? NO. TRUMP HAD A SUPRISE FOR HYDE. YOU KNOW IT'S FROM TRUMP COS IT'S GOT 'TRUMP' IN GOLD LETTERS AT THE TOP, JUST LIKE HIS BUILDINGS. THERE WAS A LITTLE FLATTERY. PLEASE THANK TOM HYDE FOR KEEPING SUCH A WONDERFUL DIARY, AND MOREOVER, FOR BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL WRITER. I'VE BEEN FLATTERED BY TRUMP BEFORE. HMM. FEELS GOOD. TIM, YOU'RE A VERY HANDSOME GUY. ECHOES: VERY HANDSOME GUY. VERY HANDSOME GUY. THERE WAS A LITTLE CORRECTION. READS: 'ALSO, PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I HAVE A FOUR HANDICAP, NOT AN 18. 'BUT HE MUST'VE WITNESSED A PARTICULARLY BAD SWING.' AND I DID. AND IT'S WASN'T JUST ONE SWING. (LAUGHS) THEN THE KICKER. 'PS, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU SENDING ME 20 TO 25 COPIES. 'I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY FOR THEM.' SO THEY SENT THE COPIES, AIR-FREIGHTED AT ABOUT A COST OF ABOUT 500 BUCKS. END OF STORY? KINDA. DONALD TRUMP OWES US 500 BUCKS FOR MAGAZINES THAT HE SAID TO SEND, WHICH WE DID, AND HE NEVER PAID FOR. HERE'S FINANCIAL GURU HANNAH MCQUEEN. WITH TIME, IT'D BE WORTH AROUND $700 NOW. IF, INSTEAD OF TAKING THAT $500 AND GETTING CASH, YOU PUT IT INTO PROPERTY, IT'D BE WORTH AROUND $1300 NOW. IF YOU INVESTED IN THE AUCKLAND MARKET, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE WORTH AROUND $2000. BUT IF YOU TOOK THAT $500 AND USED IT AS A DEPOSIT TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY, THEN IT WOULD BE WORTH AROUND $3000 BECAUSE LEVERAGE IS OUR FRIEND. WHATEVER THE DEBT, TRUMP SWAPPED ONE PALACE FOR ANOTHER. THAT'S THE LAST WE HEARD FROM DONALD TRUMP. (LAUGHS) TOM HYDE DID GET SOMETHING PRICELESS, HOWEVER ` A GREAT STORY ABOUT A PRESIDENT ELECT. tell you what I know - I saw a documentary on trumpet the other day in his penthouse and saw things that are valuable to him. He's got a room in his penthouse with the table of magazines. Clearly he does this all over the world. Whenever he's on the cover of something, he collect them. $3000 would be chump change to him. my suspicion is is probably forgotten about it. I'm writing down now what I can leverage off you in years to come. For all the luxury nuts I've bought you. LAST NIGHT WE BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF SISTEMA, THE LITTLE KIWI TUPAWARE COMPANY THAT SOLD FOR $660M. A LOT OF MONEY. GOD, I'M PROUD OF THIS PLACE. WHILE I'M ALIVE, THIS BUSINESS STAYS IN NZ. THERE'LL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY. ISN'T THAT THE BEST WAY TO LEAVE YOUR BUSINESS? WELL, WE THINK WE'VE FOUND ANOTHER GOLDEN BUSINESS THAT PROVES KIWIS CAN TAKE SOMETHING SIMPLE AND MAKE IT MASSIVE. MICHAEL HOLLAND TRAVELLED TO NELSON, WHERE HE DELVED INTO THE RUNAWAY SUCCESS OF PICS AND HIS KIWI-FAMOUS PEANUT BUTTER. UPBEAT MUSIC MAN: THIS IS AMAZING. A HELL OF A LOT OF FUN. IT'S A DREAM JOB, REALLY. IT'S FANTASTIC. HE'S THE CHEERFUL THINKER, THAT ONE-TIME CAREFREE HIPPIE TYPE WHO CHURNS OUT 'STUFF'. THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE THE STUFF. CONTAINERS OF THE STUFF. MAKING STUFF AND SELLING STUFF... ...EXTRAORDINARILY WELL. EVEN IF HIS PHRASEOLOGY'S A LITTLE BASIC. SO THEY WOBBLE ALONG THIS WOBBLING TRAY, AND THEY GO INTO A SUCKY THING DONE AT THE END THERE. THE RESULT OF WOBBLY MEETS SUCKY ` STUFF CALLED PEANUT BUTTER. IT'S INSANELY SIMPLE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THIS AT HOME. SHHH. (CHUCKLES) NAMED AFTER THE BLOKE WHO GOES BY THE HANDLE 'PIC' AND WHO MIXED HIS FIRST BLEND JUST EIGHT YEARS AGO. WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME? OH GOD. BRUCE. MY MATES AT SCHOOL STARTED CALLING ME PIC, AND I PREFERRED THAT, SO THAT'S WHAT I CALLED MYSELF. THIS WAS OUR FIRST ROASTER. IT'S JUST A GAS BURNER. YOU PUT IT UNDER THERE, PUT THE PEANUTS IN, AND IT RATTLES AROUND AND ROASTS ABOUT 25 KGS OF PEANUTS AT A TIME. ENOUGH FOR 40 JARS OF SPREAD WHICH HE SOLD AT THE FRIDAY NELSON MARKETS ` THOSE VOLUMES MINISCULE... AND IT'S JUST SORT OF GROWN. ...COMPARED TO THE 20,000 JARS A DAY... NOW BEING PUMPED OUT OF HIS TWO FACTORIES WITH THRIVING EXPORT MARKETS IN AUSTRALIA, ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA. IT'S ACTUALLY THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER IN THE WORLD, AND I DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY, BECAUSE` AND I GO 'ROUND THE WORLD NERVOUSLY TRYING OTHER PEANUT BUTTERS. AND THE WORLD IS COMING TO SEE WHERE IT IS MADE? WELL, THAT'S TRUE. AND IT'S SO COOL. AMONG THE INTERNATIONALS ON THIS, ONE OF HIS DAILY FACTORY TOURS, VISITORS FROM BRITAIN, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG AND THE MIDDLE EAST. SOMEBODY'S BEEN BUYING IN THE UK, HAVEN'T THEY? BUT WHAT MANY OF THESE PILGRIMS MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ` PIC'S BATTLE WITH HIS SIGHT. I CAN'T FOCUS ON STUFF. SO IT'S MACULAR DEGENERATION. REALLY COMMON IN OLDER PEOPLE; I JUST GOT IT A BIT YOUNGER. SO I CAN'T READ, I CAN'T DRIVE. I CAN SEE THE PEOPLE THERE, BUT I DON'T RECOGNISE THEM, I DON'T KNOW WHO IS WHO. SO IT'S A BIT AWKWARD. THEY REMIND ME. I SAY, 'WHO'S THAT? WHO'S THAT?' THEY TELL ME. (LAUGHS) PIC'S INITIALLY MODEST PEANUT BUTTER AMBITIONS... TO GET A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS TO SPEND IN THE WEEKEND. ...EVOLVING WHEN HIS VISION DIFFICULTIES ENDED HIS LIVELIHOOD AS A SAILING INSTRUCTOR. SEPARATION POINT. SEPARATION POINT. GOD, I FORGOT THAT ALREADY, YOU SEE. WHAT DO YOU MOST WANT OUT OF THIS BUSINESS? TO ENJOY MYSELF AND TO SUPPORT PEOPLE. IT'S LOVELY TO SEE PEOPLE GROWING IN THERE WORK THEY ARE DOING AND HAVING OPPORTUNITIES. ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT COUNTING THE PENNIES? UH, NO. I LIKE BUYING NEW SHIRTS AND STUFF. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE FANCY. WHEN DID YOU BUY THAT SHIRT? > (LAUGHS) OH, COME ON. IT'S IRONED, ISN'T IT? FOR ME, IT'S THE CHALLENGE AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL LIFE OF BEING THE PEANUT BUTTER GUY. IF I STOPPED BEING THE PEANUT BUTTER GUY, I GUESS I'D JUST BE THE OLD GUY. YUM! FANTASTIC. we were talking to Michael Hollins about this. You've got people doing little things in the shed and that's all call. But you've got people doing stuff that's out to the world that we don't know about. and is got another one in the pipeline. this is series in 2017 coming from Michael Holland. YOU'D EXPECT THE WARRIORS DOCTOR TO BE PRETTY FIT AND HEALTHY. BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP DR JOHN MAYHEW SUFFERING A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. NEXT, HE JOINS US LIVE TO TALK ABOUT WHY HE WANTS TO STOP THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO YOU. PLUS, I ASK MYSELF THIS OFTEN. HOW DO YOU COOK QUINOA? PLATE CLINKS JUST RIGHT. BUT IT TURNS OUT A LOT OF YOU TURNED TO GOOGLE FOR THE ANSWER AS WELL. AND OUR RACH HAS A STARRING ROLE. RETURN TO YOUR SEAT AND MAKE IT CLICK. BUT WAS OUR MIKE'S PART LEFT ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR? # I SET FIRE TO THE RAIN # STAY TUNED FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN VIP TICKETS TO ONE OF ADELE'S NZ SHOWS. (GENTLE MUSIC) (SIREN WAILS) (EXCITING MUSIC) (TYRES SCREECH) ASB want to help a little ambulance like this grow up to be a big one for St John. Buy your St John toy ambulance for $15 at ASB. All proceeds go to St John to help buy a real ambulance. PEOPLE CHATTER, DANCE MUSIC PULSATES They've been on the sauce. They've been on the sauce. Your party! They've been on the sauce. Your party! That's Mary's boy, isn't it? Yeah. Maybe you should say something. Maybe you should say something. Nah. I'm crap at that kind of thing, Barry. Yeah, but they're just kids. If we don't say something... (GROANS) Hey, boys? Boys? Why don't you get a lift home tonight? Oh, whatever, mate. I've only had a couple. No, no, no, no. It's too late now. I've spoken to you and I know your mum, so that means our fates are aligned. You get into that car and you get yourself killed or you kill someone else, I become part of it too. How? How? Well, it's like, um, my balls are in your hands. BOYS LAUGH, SNORT BOY: Oh, you want the balls! BOY: Oh, you want the balls! Nobody wants that. Hey, how about I drive you? What? Oh. What? Oh. BOYS LAUGH, DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) YODELLING MUSIC PLAYS I like it. # JOY TO THE WORLD. # THE LORD IS COME. # LET EARTH # RECEIVE # HER KING. John Mayhew asked for this tonight. I go away for one night and I come back to Dolly Parton! BACK IN APRIL, A ROUTINE TRIP TO THE GYM TURNED INTO A LIFE-AND-DEATH SITUATION FOR ONE OF OUR MOST WELL-KNOWN DOCTORS. FORMER ALL BLACKS DOCTOR JOHN MAYHEW COLLAPSED DURING AN EXERCISE CLASS IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT. THE 61-YEAR-OLD SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST, BUT HE WAS RESUSCITATED AND IS NOW IN AN INDUCED COMA, BUT IS STABLE AT NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL. THREE DAYS LATER HE WOKE UP AND KNEW PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT AWAY JUST HOW LUCKY HE WAS TO BE ALIVE. HE'S NEVER SPOKEN ABOUT THIS ON CAMERA UNTIL TONIGHT. DR JOHN MAYHEW, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. first of all, you look like you're in pretty good shape. How is the health? I'm pretty healthy. I'm fortunate that my Christmases came early. After April 18, I was lucky I was in the right place at the right time. These three days of my life I don't remember, but after that it's been upwards and onwards. I have a defibrillator and now. it was a bad heart attack? I had a viral infection of the heart and damaged the heart muscle. Then I had a cardiac arrest. All I can remember is finishing work on Tuesday then waking up on Friday morning in intensive care. as a doctor, you meant to be able to predict these things? absolutely. I've been to many cardiac arrests and rugby games and at work in hospitals so I never expected it to happen to me. My cholesterol was fine, my blood pressure was fine, I did a reasonable amount of exercise. But this could happen to anyone and unfortunately happened to me. I was given CPR and defibrillator dearly so I was very lucky. As a result of that, I've been involved with a heart safe campaign to get more defibrillators out in the community to save lives. I'm fortunate to have one in my chest, but we want more around. do you get a bit nervous when you're short of breath or something? no, I don't. The psychiatrist was trying to convince me I was traumatised and denying it but I said I'm very happy. I feel very well and cognitively okay. I'm allowed to drive and work. My Christmases came early and I was very very lucky. I had no symptoms before. essentially you're saying anyone could be out there and have all the checks and you would never know? absolutely. People have survived or haven't survived by people doing CPR and giving defibrillators early. We need more isdefibrillators out in the community. where should they be? if 6000 is an enough how many should we have? we should have 10,000 or more. I've got one in the base of my car. We need to get them out there. Every sporting club and workplace environment and anywhere where people congregate. In the state syrup football grounds and things like that. if I whipped that open now what I know what to do? absolutely. You open it and it talks to you. I'd like to say that it's odiot proof but I don't know about you. you can't use it incorrectly. in terms of your lifestyle, what if you had to adjust? I found that I've reduced slightly my workload and my practice but my wife doesn't agree with that. My exercise output is not as strong but I'm able to do moderate exercise. Psychologically, I wish that it hadn't happened but I've gone with it and I'm trying to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. I feel I was incredibly lucky. There are terrible side-effects of cardiac arrest. But I haven't had those. I'm very lucky. Dr John Mayhew, thank you so much. warriors good for 2017? absolutely. HEART SAVER GIVING AWAY AN AED EACH MONTH NEXT YEAR. DETAILS ON OUR FACEBOOK. TIME TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER ASB GOOD AS GOLD SANTA EDITION WINNER. BRENDA HARLAND HAS SPENT THE LAST 40 YEARS TEACHING UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS ABOUT HORSES IN DUNEDIN. FROM FEEDING, HORSE-RIDING AND VETERINARY CARE, BOTH BRENDA AND HER LATE HUSBAND, GORDON, USED THEIR OWN MONEY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SADLY, BRENDA HAS SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM A NASTY ACCIDENT, BUT HER FRIEND MEGAN SAYS SHE HAS NOT ONCE COMPLAINED. BRENDA, TO HELP YOUR RECOVERY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT, ASB WANT TO GIVE YOU $3000 TO HELP WITH THE HORSES AND A NEW RECLINER CHAIR FOR YOUR RECOVERY. AND IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT NEEDS A SPECIAL GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS, JUMP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO NOMINATE THEM. IF WE OPENED UP YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH HISTORY, WHAT WOULD WE FIND? I HAD A GOOD GOOGLE OF BILL ENGLISH THE OTHER DAY, YOU KNOW? WHAT'S THE WEATHER GONNA BE? (CHUCKLES) NEXT WE CAN REVEAL FOR THE FIRST TIME WHAT KIWIS WERE REALLY SEARCHING IN 2016. ALSO COMING UP ` THIS WAS ONE THAT REALLY TUGGED AT THE HEARTSTRINGS. GILL HIGGINS LOOKS BACK AT THE STORY THAT REALLY GOT TO HER THIS YEAR. AND MIKE REVEALED HIS ACTING AMBITIONS LAST NIGHT, BUT DID HIS PART IN THE NEW AIR NZ SAFETY VIDEO EVEN MAKE THE CUT? RUN YOUR FINGERS THROUGH YOUR HAIR. MY HAIR? YEAH! Hello, Mr Teasell. Come on through. Let's do the hearing test. Alright. (BEEP!) WOMAN: Hi, baba. It's your daughter. (LAUGHS) You're my best friend. You know that. Yes. You told me recently how isolated a lack of hearing makes you feel. Mmm. And that's not fair. I want you to be able to recognise my voice when I call. (SOFTLY) Yes. Something as little as a free hearing check can make a big difference. # I SET FIRE # TO THE RAIN. # WATCHED IT POUR AS I TOUCHED YOUR FACE. # WELL, IT BURNED WHILE I CRIED COS I HEARD IT SCREAMING OUT YOUR NAME. # YOUR NAME. # two very important things just quickly - John Mayhew said red wine is the answer which is music to my ears. If you're a member of the seven sharp crew ought to be and said, you cannot enter the Adele contest. one of the make-up artists is distraught. Having a Dell playing his made up the Dolly Parton disgrace earlier. THEY'RE THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH ALL THREE OF ADELE'S SHOWS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BE THERE. WE'RE GIVING AWAY TWO GOLDEN CIRCLE VIP PACKAGES TO ADELE'S THIRD SHOW, WORTH 750 BUCKS EACH, AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM TO YOU. THE WINNER OF EACH PACKAGE CAN TAKE A GUEST WITH THEM. TO ENTER, YOU NEED TO COLLECT FOUR KEY WORDS. WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU TWO, BUT TONIGHT'S WORD IS 'FIRE'. WRITE THAT DOWN AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE FINAL WORD TOMORROW ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ENTER. WELL, AS WE LOOK TO WRAP UP DECEMBER, IT'S FAIR TO SAY IT'S BEEN 12 days of Christmas begins today. QUITE THE YEAR. FROM THE RIO OLYMPICS TO THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE, TRUMP TO BREXIT, AND THROUGH IT ALL, WE KIWIS HAVE BEEN HITTING OUR DEVICES AND SEARCHING UP A STORM. HERE'S REBECCA EDWARDS WITH THE FIRST LOOK AT OUR TOP GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR 2016. FROM SURPRISING NEW WORLD LEADERS... I SEE THE DISHONEST PEOPLE BACK THERE ` THE MEDIA. ...TO THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT,... TEARFULLY: IT WAS HARD. AND WHO COULD FORGET HARAMBE? THIS YEAR WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING IT ALL. HOW MUCH GOOGLING HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS YEAR? QUITE A LOT OF GOOGLING. WHAT'S THE WEATHER GONNA BE? EVERY TIME I NEED AN ANSWER TO SOMETHING, I PUT IT INTO GOOGLE. I HAD A GOOD GOOGLE OF BILL ENGLISH THE OTHER DAY. EVERY DAY. LOVE A GOOGLE. A VICTORIOUS JOSEPH PARKER WAS OUR HIGHEST-TRENDING KIWI,... CHEERING ...AND WE SURE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF THOSE RIO SUCCESS STORIES. MALONE! BEHRE DIVES AT HIM! IN A YEAR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY, WE KIWIS ASKED MR GOOGLE THE BIG QUESTIONS, LIKE... FOR LOADS OF US, GOOGLE AND 2016 GAVE US THE CHANCE TO REALLY TACKLE THOSE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES WITH OUR HOW-TO SEARCHES, LIKE HOW DO YOU TIE A TIE? HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH PIMPLES? AND HOW DO YOU COOK QUINOA JUST RIGHT? AND WE ALWAYS FOUND OUR WAY BACK TO THE QUESTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE, ASKING MR GOOGLE, 'WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?' 'WHAT IS LOVE?' 'AND WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?' IN A YEAR OF GOODBYES TO THE GREATS, LEONARD COHEN, PRINCE AND DAVID BOWIE WERE CONSTANTS OF OUR KEYBOARDS,... # IS THERE LIFE ON MARS? # ...CAPPING OFF THE 2016 MOMENTS UNITING A COUNTRY OF CURIOUS KIWIS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR GOOGLE'S ANSWERS. how to make Russian fudge? that's what I was googling today. THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD A HUGE RANGE OF INCREDIBLE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY, BUT THE ONE THAT STOOD OUT FOR GILL HIGGINS WAS ABOUT PHILLIP RHODES. HE GREW UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, BUT WHEN TWO LOVING FOSTER PARENTS TOOK HIM IN, HIS LIFE CHANGED FOREVER. GILL WAS THERE AS HE USED HIS VOICE TO SAY THANKS. LAIDBACK MUSIC THIS WAS ONE THAT REALLY TUGGED AT THE HEARTSTRINGS. IT WAS ABOUT PHILLIP RHODES,... (VOCALISES) ...WHO IS THIS AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL OPERA STAR. HE'S STRONG, HE'S GOOD-LOOKING, AND YET WE SAW A SIDE OF HIM THAT WAS REALLY HUMBLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR PARENTS SO OPENLY. HE HAD IT REALLY TOUGH FOR THE FIRST NINE YEARS OF HIS LIFE, BUT THIS WONDERFUL COUPLE, PAM AND HENARE, TOOK HIM ON, AND THEY ABSOLUTELY CHANGED HIS LIFE. ALL HE WANTED WAS TO BE WRAPPED AND HUGGED AND SAY 'I LOVE YOU'. OVER THE YEARS THEY FOSTERED ABOUT 200 CHILDREN. THIS IS A COUPLE WHO CLEARLY ABSOLUTELY LOVED AND CHERISHED EVERY SINGLE FOSTER KID THAT CAME THROUGH THEIR HOUSE. ABSOLUTE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. THERE ARE PHOTOS ALL ON THE WALL OF ALL OF THEIR KIDS. THERE'S LITTLE THANK YOU NOTES ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY'VE STILL GOT THESE LITTLE SHOES LINED UP BECAUSE THEY STILL LOOK AFTER THE KIDS. (SINGS OPERA) HE WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO HIS PARENTS, SO HE PUT ON AN OPERA CONCERT. IT SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT HEART, THE RIGHT BACKING ` AND DID THESE PARENTS EVER BACK HIM ` THEN THIS IS THE SORT OF AMAZING THING THAT YOU CAN DO. YOU'RE MAGNIFICENT. fantastic. LAST NIGHT WE BROUGHT YOU A LITTLE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE LATEST AIR NZ SAFETY VIDEO FEATURING MY LOVELY CO-STAR, 'THE HOSK'. NOW THE FULL VIDEO IS OUT, AND WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE FULL EXTENT OF MIKE'S 'HOLLYWOOD MOMENT'. THERE HE IS. AND THERE HE IS AGAIN. THAT'S IT. IN FACT, IN THE WHOLE FOUR-AND-A-HALF MINUTE VIDEO, MIKE'S STAR MOMENT AMOUNTS TO FIVE SECONDS. RACHEL HUNTER IS IN IT FOR 14 SECONDS. THIS DOG IS IN IT FOR 10. EVEN AN INANIMATE BAG CLOCKS UP 13 SECONDS. MIKE, THOUGH ` FIVE. is that a repeat? it's like a loop? although I'm giving you stick, I wasn't asked and I'm glad because I really enjoy it. it's a beautiful video I'm told. I still haven't seen it. Apparently at South New Zealand, which is the main thing. Globally the reaction has been absolutely fantastic. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW ON SEVEN SHARP. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALANA DRAYTON AND JEAN TENG. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND JAKE EBDALE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. 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