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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
  • Tuesday 20 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.
Over two Seven Sharp. We are celebrating. We have winners on the show tonight. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'RE LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE SUICIDE. IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO START NOW. PLUS, OUR OLYMPIANS BROKE RECORDS IN RIO, SO WHO WILL BE AWARDED THE LONSDALE CUP? SHE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL. WE HAVE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE. AND... UNBELIEVABLE. I FEEL LIKE A ROCK STAR. BUT IT WAS NZ THAT TURNED INTO THE ROCK STAR AFTER THESE MOVIES WERE RELEASED. ASB AND SEVEN SHARP, PROUDLY PARTNERING TO BRING YOU THE STORIES THAT MATTER. Lovely to see you. Last day. What it was as an administrator of cock up on my part I thought I was doing more radio than I was. Who is in tomorrow? Jack Tame. OUR GUEST TONIGHT DID THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE AS PART OF OUR WORLD-BEATING, RECORD-BREAKING OLYMPIC TEAM. SHE ACTUALLY MADE 2016 GOOD. IN WHAT WAS, AT TIMES, A PRETTY DARK YEAR, THE WHOLE SPECTACLE OF RIO WAS A RAY OF LIGHT, AND OUR ATHLETES BURNED SO BRIGHT. # WE WERE LIKE SHOOTING STARS. WE KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE GOOD. # WE'RE MOVING UP, BREATHING IN, REACHING OUT, TAKING FLIGHT,... BUT THIS GOOD? # ...ROLLING OVER FEARS. BOTH ON THE PODIUM AND OFF,... COME ON. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER. ...THE RIO OLYMPICS BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO SO MANY PEOPLE. CHEERING THE HISTORY BOOKS WERE REWRITTEN ` FIRST, DOUBLE MEDALLIST IN THE 1500M. BRONZE TO NICK WILLIS! OUR YOUNGEST MEDALLIST TWICE. YES! GOLDS BACK TO BACK... TO BACK... TO BACK... AND THE FIRST FEMALE TO WIN TWO MEDALS IN ONE GAMES. THIS IS WHY I DO IT, FOR THE CHALLENGE, AND IT IS TOUGH, BUT, I MEAN, THIS IS WHY I'M HERE. THE POWERHOUSE PADDLER A CLEAR FAN FAVOURITE BACK HOME. LISA CARRINGTON. LISA CARRINGTON. LISA CARRINGTON. IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO SEE HER LEAD THE TEAM AS RIO CAME TO A CLOSE. IT IS AN HONOUR TO LEAD THE KIWIS AND OUR TEAM INTO THE STADIUM. BUT FOR LISA CARRINGTON, THERE'S STILL ONE MORE VERY SPECIAL HONOUR TO COME. WE'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST, WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP, LISA. What is it like living at that level that you do, so much achievement and success, because presumably be your at the peak. Do know what I mean? We don't spend much time at that level, you build up for it. The thing is what we do, it can go better. For you, it is four years. You have small, little achievements, like world champs and small competitions, but it's nice to have that time, because it feels like you need that much time to get that good. Do you feel like your personality lends itself to be like that? Your pretty level, aren't you? Talk to my boyfriend. I guess it is what we do and what we buy into. But it's enjoyable. Every day` it can be tough, but like I said in the clip, it's a challenge. We are here to give you another peak. I'm going to invite the chief executive of the NZ Olympic committee to present this award. I'm delighted to be here to present an award to Lisa. It's the procedures Lonsdale cup, which has been awarded since 1961 two an Olympic athlete who has been outstanding on and off the field. There is no one more deserving than Lisa, creating history and being an inspirational team member. Not only in NZ, but around the world. I'm delighted to be here to present this and congratulate you on your outstanding year. That was a fantastic speech. Thank you. Winning never gets boring, I take it? I'm going to say it's not all about the winning, but it's nice being recognised. It is four years of work. We don't do it to get recognised, but when we do, it's nice. You win, it gets better and better. That's the reality of elite sport. You have two perform to get the money, the funding. It's nice for those athletes coming through. I'm lucky, I have amazing support. We can build upon those athletes coming up. Where do you sit in a greater sporting sense in this country ` we think of Valerie Adams, Lydia Ko. What does that mean to you? They are people I have looked up to. When you are aa kid watching those athletes performing on the world stage, it's humbling to be amongst those names. What are you doing the summer? And do you still keep fit? I would be fearful of letting myself go. Do you think about that or you couldn't care less? It's all planned. It's a light time of training. That week as light training week. 2 January back into it. But I enjoy it. I don't know what else I would do. It takes way more discipline than us, Mike. Congratulations, Lisa. You deserve a break. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TODAY MARKS 15 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST LORD OF THE RINGS FILM WAS UNLEASHED ON FANS AROUND THE WORLD. THE TRILOGY WENT ON TO WIN 17 ACADEMY AWARDS... IT'S A CLEAN SWEEP FOR LORD OF THE RINGS. ...AND ESTABLISHED THIS COUNTRY AS THE REAL MIDDLE EARTH. AS A COUNTRY, WE'RE STILL BENEFITTING. TOURISM IS NOW OUR BIGGEST EARNER, AND THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST 20% OF ALL THOSE VISITORS COME HERE BECAUSE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT. SO REBECCA EDWARDS TAKES US BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN. YOU SHALL NOT... PASS! IT WAS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE CREATURES OF MIDDLE EARTH... IT'S SOME FORM OF ELVISH. ...AND SIR PETER JACKSON'S TAKE ON JRR TOLKEIN'S LORD OF THE RINGS. WHAT ABOUT SECOND BREAKFAST? I WANTED IT TO BE ESCAPISM. I WANTED IT TO BE AN ADVENTURE THAT JUST SWEEPS YOU OUT OF YOUR CINEMA SEAT AND TAKES YOU ON A JOURNEY. LONDON HOSTED THE WORLD PREMIERE, BUT IT WAS WELLYWOOD'S WELCOME THAT WOWED THE CAST AND CREW. UNBELIEVABLE. I FEEL LIKE A ROCK STAR, AND I'M NOT. BONKERS, MAN. IT'S BONKERS. WE THOUGHT LONDON WAS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST THING, BUT THIS IS A LOT BIGGER THAN LONDON. TO BE HERE WITH PETE, IT'S LIKE A HOMECOMING. I SWEAR, IT IS A HOMECOMING. FOR THE FILM'S DIRECTOR, IT WAS THE START OF AN EPIC CINEMATIC JOURNEY. IF THIS ONE DOES OK, THEN A LOT OF THAT RISK AND SORT OF PRESSURE GOES AWAY, AND SO THE NEXT TWO FILMS JUST BECOME FUN. AND ASIDE FROM THE CINEMATIC ACCOLADES, 15 YEARS LATER NO ONE COULD'VE PREDICTED THE TOURISM BENEFITS THE FILMS WOULD STILL BE BRINGING. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE HOME. YEAH. TOURISM NZ SAYS 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE COME TO NZ EVERY YEAR. OF THAT, AROUND ONE IN FIVE SAY THE TOLKEIN EPICS WERE A FACTOR IN CHOOSING TO VISIT, WHILE ONE IN THREE HAS SOME KIND OF LORD OF THE RINGS EXPERIENCE WHILE THEY'RE HERE,... MY DEAR FRODO. ...PROVING A DECADE AND A HALF ON, THE MAGIC OF AOTEAROA AS MIDDLE EARTH IS AS ALIVE AS EVER. A must see. That is the sort of thing you do over the Christmas break, watching the movies back to back. I will do the love actually thing. Remember the government cut tto get people to come to NZ? But look at what it has done for us. I am excited for Moana, Boxing Day. HAVE WE BECOME A SOCIETY WHERE WE EXPECT EVERYONE ELSE TO SORT PROBLEMS OUT? MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ` WHAT ARE YOU DOING? MIKE KING EXCLUSIVELY REVEALS HIS NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN TO US. PLUS, THE TINY BEADS CAUSING ONE BIG PROBLEM. MY FACE FELT QUITE SMOOTH AFTER A GOOD SCRUBBING. SO DID ERIN'S STORY SPARK A CHANGE? WHY DON'T WE STAND UP? AND SHE'S CERTAINLY GUTSY. I DON'T WEAR A WETSUIT FOR ANY OF MY SWIMS. AND THAT'S NO MEAN FEAT, GIVEN SHE'S TACKLING THE SEVEN TOUGHEST OCEAN SWIMS IN THE WORLD. (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. The old Lance Armstrong cycle went well today. Goodwill, beautiful day. I'm going to sound negative, but I keep thinking of the people he has wronged. General what I like about cyclists? Everyone of them as articulate. It's a great sport. IT'S NO SECRET WE LIKE PEOPLE WHO GET STUFF DONE ON THIS SHOW. WE REALLY ADMIRE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE TO HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM. AND MIKE KING IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. HE'S LONG BEEN WORKING TO PREVENT SUICIDE IN NZ, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S A BIG PROBLEM, WITH NUMBERS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. SO TONIGHT MIKE'S LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN THAT HE HOPES WILL REVERSE THE TREND. HE UNVEILS IT TO MIKE THORPE. MELLOW MUSIC MIKE KING TALKS ABOUT SUICIDE EVERY DAY. IT'S THE MESSAGE HE HEARS BACK THAT CONCERNS HIM. WE'VE MADE IT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ` 'ANYONE WHO IS FEELING SUICIDAL ` THEY'RE NUTS.' MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE SUICIDAL JUST FEEL DISCONNECTED AND LOST. THE SOLUTION TO SUICIDE IS CONNECTION. THAT'S WHY HE'S LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN, AND WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT MIKE'S MESSAGE IS WHO IT'S AIMED AT. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING VICTIM VIDEOS, WHERE THE VICTIM HAS TO RING THIS NUMBER OR THE VICTIM HAS TO DO THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE. AS SOON AS YOU TELL THEM YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM, (SNIFFLES) THEY'LL MAKE IT ALL ABOUT THEM. AT THE HEART OF THIS CALL TO ACTION ARE THESE TWO. THE THING ABOUT THEM IS THEY ARE REAL. LEVI IS 13. SHE'S ALREADY SEEN HOW DARK THOUGHTS WORK. ONE OF MY FRIENDS WANTED TO TAKE THEIR LIFE. AND I JUST KEPT ON, UM... I KEPT ON... SHE KEPT TALKING TO THEM. AND THAT WAS ENOUGH. FOR LUKE,... (EXHALES) SORRY. ...THE OUTCOME WAS LESS FORTUNATE. THE NIGHT BEFORE WE FILMED, WE HEARD THAT HIS COUSIN HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND IT WAS TOUCH AND GO. (SIGHS) BENNY BOY. (CHUCKLES) MY COUSIN BENNY BOY. LUKE'S COUSIN DIDN'T MAKE IT. HE WAS JUST 12 YEARS OLD. THAT WAS THE MORNING THAT THIS WAS FILMED, MIKE HAD WANTED TO POSTPONE BUT LUKE HAD OTHER IDEAS. AND HE GOES, 'NOW IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT I DO THIS.' FELT SO GOOD TO LET EVERYTHING OUT. I LOVE YOU. YEAH, RIGHT. THE MESSAGE HERE IS SIMPLE. FIVE KEY THINGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO WHEN A FRIEND IS IN DISTRESS. FIRST ONE, 'ARE YOU OK?' SECOND ONE, 'WHAT HAPPENED?' WHEN YOU GET REBUFFED AGAIN AND YOU'RE STILL NOT GETTING THE CORRECT RESPONSE, 'ARE YOU TALKING TO SOMEONE?' REJECT AGAIN ` 'NO, NO ONE CARES ABOUT ME.' 'I CARE ABOUT YOU. I CARE.' WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THAT HOLE, THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARES FOR THEM. AND THE FIFTH AND MOST IMPORTANT THING ` 'IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, I'LL COME WITH YOU.' THAT CONVERSATION, SAYS MIKE, IS MOST IMPORTANT. WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX ANYONE. IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO FIX PEOPLE. WE'RE NOT QUALIFIED TO. JUST KNOWING THAT ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PATHWAY SOMEONE TO THE HELP THAT THEY NEED AND GO WITH THEM IS HUGELY HELPFUL TO ANYONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH A DISTRESSING TIME. THIS CAMPAIGN IS FRONTED BY YOUTH, BUT IT'S AIMED AT ALL OF US. WE'VE BECOME A SOCIETY WHERE WE EXPECT EVERYONE ELSE TO DO SOMETHING. MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK AND CHANGING WHAT YOU SAY COSTS NOTHING. 'NOTHING' ALSO SUMS UP THE ADVERTISING BUDGET, SO YOU'LL ONLY SEE THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION CAN BE A CLICK OF A BUTTON. IF YOU SEE IT OUT THERE AND YOU LIKE OUR AD AND YOU LOVE OUR KIDS ` AND YOU WILL LOVE OUR KIDS... BOTH: WHEN YOU SEE IT ON FACEBOOK, HIT 'SHARE'. THE LIFE YOU SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN. Awesome. I love that he has steps so you have a process to follow. THE FULL VIDEO OF MIKE KING'S CAMPAIGN CAN BE FOUND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. AND IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, TXT 'KTL' TO 4462 TO DONATE $3. RIGHT, TO TONIGHT'S ASB GOOD AS GOLD SANTA ADDITION WINNER NOW. THE PRIZE GOES TO... MIRINDA JONES. WHEN MIRANDA WAS 18 YEARS OLD, AN ACCIDENT FORCED HER INTO A WHEELCHAIR FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. BUT SHE HASN'T LET THAT STOP HER. THREE YEARS AGO, SHE REALISED THERE WERE NO SPORTS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE IN NAPIER, SO SHE SINGLE-HANDEDLY OPENED A WHEELCHAIR SPORTS CLUB. SHE NOW COACHES AND PLAYS, ON TOP OF RAISING HER TWO KIDS. SO TO SAY THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS, ASB WANTS TO GIVE YOU A $3000 SHOPPING VOUCHER, A DAY IN A LUXURY SPA AND A NEW HAIR DO. WE HAVE TWO MORE PRIZES TO GIVE AWAY. JUMP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO NOMINATE OUR NEXT WINNER. THEN WE HAVE OUR BIG WINNER ON FRIDAY, AND THEY ARE IN FOR ONE MASSIVE SURPRISE. SHE'S DONE WHAT NO OTHER KIWI HAS DONE BEFORE ` COMPLETED THE SEVEN TOUGHEST OCEAN SWIMS IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE ONLY HUMAN IN THE WATER. BUT KIM'S TAKING ON A NEW CHALLENGE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY KID TO HAVE ACCESS TO A POOL. AND ERIN OPENED OUR EYES WHEN IT CAME TO BEAUTY PRODUCTS. I WAS CONTRIBUTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. SO, DID HER STORY CONVINCE PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR HABITS? # IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS # EVERYWHERE YOU GO. # # YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. YOU BETTER NOT CRY. Just telling me about Matt's Christmas present. It's hilarious. The hardest person to buy for our Christmas is your partner. We put so much energy into other people. Most of us say we would like a voucher for a gift. We put more energy and they needed. I would be angry if I got a voucher. He said to me today he knew what it was when I wrapped his gift. I got gifted a lovely pen today. People thought there was a pen imbalance. But that is a handmade pen. You've got to sell these things. It is very cool. IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE OF OUR REPORTERS TOP STORIES FROM 2016. TODAY IT'S ERIN CONROY. ERIN TOOK A LOOK AT HOW MANY COSMETIC PRODUCTS USE MICROBEADS, TINY BALLS OF PLASTIC. IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, AND SHE WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. UPBEAT MUSIC A STORY THAT'S REALLY STUCK WITH ME IS WHEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE ISSUE OF MICROBEADS, WHICH ARE THESE TINY LITTLE PIECES OF PLASTIC IN THINGS LIKE FACIAL SCRUB. I WAS A VICTIM. COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. MY FACE FELT QUITE SMOOTH AFTER A GOOD SCRUBBING. AND I WAS CONTRIBUTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. I WAS REALLY SHOCKED. FISH EAT PLASTIC AND IT ENTERS OUR FOOD CHAIN. WE WENT INTO SUPERMARKETS, WE WENT INTO CHEMISTS, AND CHECKED THE INGREDIENTS LIST, AND SO MANY PRODUCTS HAD THESE. TOO MANY PRODUCTS. I MET TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO RUN THIS YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION. THEY KNEW THEIR TOPIC INSIDE OUT AND WERE REALLY CAMPAIGNING. THEY WERE ON AT THE GOVERNMENT, ON AT THE MANUFACTURERS, ON AT THE SUPPLIERS AND SUPERMARKETS TO SAY, 'WHY DON'T WE STAND UP?' NZ HAS TAKEN ENVIRONMENTAL STANCES IN THE PAST. GOVERNMENT HAS SAID THAT IN TERMS OF PLASTIC ISSUES WITHIN THE COUNTRY ` THE PLASTIC BAGS ` WE PAY FOR THEM AT THE SUPERMARKET ` THAT IS NOT EVEN A BIG ISSUE COMPARED TO THIS MICROBEAD ISSUE. WE WANT A TOTAL LEGISLATIVE BAN ` NO MANUFACTURE, NO SALE OF MICROBEADS IN NZ. I CERTAINLY DON'T USE THE PRODUCTS ANY MORE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WROTE IN TO US AND SAID THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY HAD IT IN THEIRS. WE COULD DO A WHOLE LOT MORE TO JUST PHASE THESE OUT OF NZ. It was a good one. Well done, Erin. Did you like my Christmas present I gave you? You. Yeah. I haven't eaten them yet. You have them at Christmas. She said, have you tried my salty balls yet? Caramel salted balls. I have a gift for you that you will absolutely love. SHE'S A WORLD RECORD-BREAKING CHAMPION AND THE ONLY KIWI TO HAVE CONQUERED THE SEVEN TOUGHEST OCEAN SWIMS IN THE WORLD. BUT KIM CHAMBERS IS ALSO VERY HUMBLE. YES, BORN AND BRED IN TE KUITI, KIM'S BACK IN NZ TO TAKE ON A NEW MISSION. GILL HIGGINS FINDS OUT WHAT IT IS. UPBEAT MUSIC DEEP IN KING COUNTRY, THIS QUEEN OF MARATHON SWIMMING IS TAKING A WELL EARNED BREAK. OH, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE HOME. BIT LANDLOCKED FOR YOU? YOU KNOW, IT'S OK FOR A SHORT WHILE. (LAUGHS) KIM'S BACK FROM SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER LIFE GETTING WET. I WAKE UP ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. # TAKEN AWAY TO THE DARK SIDE. I SWIM FOR TWO TO THREE HOURS IN A POOL, THEN I SWIM IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. AND THEN I'M IN MY OFFICE. HARD YAKKA, BUT SHE'S THE BEST ` THE ONLY KIWI TO DO THE SEVEN TOUGHEST SWIMS IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE ONLY HUMAN IN THE WATER. BUT BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, THERE WERE JELLYFISH. HER MUM WAS CREW. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE OTHER SIDE, SHE'D BEEN STUNG 200 TIMES. AND AROUND THE FARALLON ISLANDS IN CALIFORNIA, PLENTY OF GREAT WHITES. IT DOES MAKE SWIMS LIKE THIS TREMENDOUSLY SCARY. BUT, UM... BUT YOU DON'T MIND THAT? NO. # OOH, OOH, OOH. # AND NEVER MIND THE DANGER. I DON'T WEAR A WETSUIT FOR ANY OF MY SWIMS. I ACTUALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU DON'T FREEZE. (LAUGHS) EVENTUALLY YOU DO. (LAUGHS) FOR A LOT OF MY COLD WATER SWIMS, I'LL INTENTIONALLY GAIN WEIGHT. SWIMMING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS IS SOMETHING SHE TRULY LOVES. YOU JUST DISCOVER THIS WHOLE OTHER SENSE OF SELF. WHAT'S MORE, WITH A TEAM OF OTHERS SHE PUTS THE SWIMS TO USE. WE'VE RAISED OVER $1.2M FOR CHARITY. WOW. AND THEY HELP PROTECT AREAS LIKE THE DEAD SEA. WE CALL IT SPEEDO DIPLOMACY. USE OUR SWIM TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE DEPLETION OF A CRITICAL BODY OF WATER. IT MAKES FOR PROUD PARENTS. I JUST THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. AND IT'S ALL THE MORE REMARKABLE, GIVEN 10 YEARS AGO SHE WAS FACED WITH AMPUTATION. I SLIPPED DOWN THE STAIRCASE, HIT MY RIGHT LEG. THE ACCIDENT IN ITSELF WAS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL. I MEAN, THEY GIVE YOU LESS THAN 1% CHANCE OF EVER HAVING ANY FUNTIONALITY AGAIN. BUT SURGERY SAVED HER AND SO DID SWIMMING, A SKILL SHE'D LEARNT HERE AS A LITTLE GIRL AT PIO PIO COMMUNITY POOL. # ...THE SOUND OF OUR HEARTS BEATING. # 30 YEARS IT'S BEEN SINCE SWUM IN THIS POOL. AND HELPING TO KEEP THIS POOL GOING IS HER NEW MISSION. IT'S A HUGE HONOUR, SO I'M JUST DELIGHTED TO BE HERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR EVERY KID TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A POOL. SO SHE'LL BE FUNDRAISING WITH A TALK ABOUT HER LIFE, HER SWIMS, HER MESSAGE TO US ALL. IT'S ABOUT JUST SHOWING YOURSELF AND OTHERS WHAT'S POSSIBLE. # KEEP ME BY YOUR SIDE. # UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES Absolutely delightful woman. She is based in San Francisco. She went for the America's Cup. This is the perfect gift for the person who loves Christmas, and nobody loves Christmas more than you. You've got a funny face on. Is a delightful Christmassy gift.� did you try this ribbon? It is a Paul Smith ribbon. Christmas toilet paper. It is the gift for everyone. I'm going to delight in saving it for Christmas Eve. So kind. Very Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. SEE YOU TOMORROW. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALANA DRAYTON AND FAITH HAMBLYN. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY SARAH MAIAVA AND JUNE YEOW.