1 TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` FORGET SANTA DROPPING OFF YOUR PRESENTS... SO, THIS IS FOR YOU. ...WE MEET THE ANGELS FLYING CHRISTMAS CHEER INTO KAIKOURA. IT WAS A DEFINITE SURPRISE. AND WE ARE HERE TO DO ONE HUGE ASB GOOD AS GOOD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE GOT SO MANY THINGS FOR ONE VERY DESERVING FAMILY. WE'RE GONNA MAKE THEIR DAY. PLUS ` WORKSHOP, CHECK. HUNDREDS OF TOYS, CHECK. STILL GOT HIS WHITE BEARD, AND I HOPE HE NEVER, EVER SHAVES IT OFF. BUT THIS KIWI SANTA LIVES FAR FROM THE NORTH POLE. ALSO, WE SEND OFF 2016 IN... STYLE? # DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, FEELING GOOD, GOOD CREEPING ON YOU. # Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2016. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. THIS IS OUR FINAL SHOW OF 2016. IT IS, AND WE'VE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. WE REALLY HAVE. NO JUDGEMENT FROM YOU. YOU CAN'T BEAT WEARING YOUR SWEATER LIKE THAT, COMING IN AT THE LAST HOUR. THIS IS TRUE. YES. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT'S SHOW, PARTICULARLY OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD WINNER, BECAUSE HONESTLY, IT IS A MUST WATCH. BUT WHILE MOST OF US WERE STILL ABSORBING THE IMPACT OF LAST'S MONTH'S EARTHQUAKE, A CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN WAS ALREADY PLANNING SUPPORT MISSIONS. DESPITE WORKING FULL-TIME AND WITH A TODDLER, SHE MADE IT HAPPEN, AND LILY'S ANGELS TOOK FLIGHT SOON AFTER. THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE MANAGED TO PULL TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DONATIONS. THIS WEEK HER CHRISTMAS DELIVERIES WERE EXTRA SPECIAL, AND SEVEN SHARP'S LITTLE HELPER WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE. # HARK HOW THE BELLS, SWEET SILVER BELLS ALL SEEM TO SAY THROW CARES AWAY. # CHRISTMAS IS HERE BRINGING GOOD CHEER TO YOUNG AND OLD...# TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND EVERYONE WAS EXHAUSTED. MIKE, MATE! EXCEPT FOR LILY. PROBABLY SHOULD'VE BROUGHT MY BLOODY SUNGLASSES. WHEN YOU'VE GOT THINGS TO DO, YOU'VE GOTTA DO THEM. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. I'M, LIKE, GOTTA GET SHIT DONE. WE'RE ON-BOARD WITH CHRISTCHURCH HELICOPTERS, HEADING NORTH TO KAIKOURA, WHERE A FLIGHT OF ANGELS ARE WAITING. HEY, TEAM! I'M SO EXCITED. THIS IS GONNA BE EPIC. THIS IS LILY'S DELIVERY TEAM ARMED WITH GIFTS, HAMS, CHICKENS AND SMILES. SOME OF THEM I'VE ONLY MET TWO WEEKS AGO, SOME OF THEM ARE LONG-TIME FRIENDS, SOME OF THEM ARE FAMILY ` THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PASSION AS ME AND WANT HUMANITY TO CHANGE. SEE, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT LILY HAS SENT SUPPLIES. IT WAS THE NIGHT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, 3 O'CLOCK, AFTER A WINE, AND I JUST WENT, THIS IS MY TIME TO PAY IT FORWARD. THIS IS MY TIME TO STEP UP. IT'S CANTERBURY'S TIME TO SAY, 'THANK YOU, NZ. THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO.' SHE ORGANISED FOOD AND TRANSPORT WITH A FEW PHONE CALLS AND A HEAP OF GOODWILL. BUT THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO GIVE THAN CHRISTMAS, RIGHT? AND THERE'S NO MORE DESERVING RECIPIENT THAN OUR FIRST STOP. I'M LILY. I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. PAM LOST HER HUSBAND IN THE EARTHQUAKE. SHE LEFT HER HOMESTEAD ONLY WEARING HER PYJAMAS. IT'S BEEN PRETTY, YEAH, TRAUMATIC, REALLY. IS THERE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL YET? OH, YEAH, THERE IS A LIGHT, BUT IT'S JUST A LITTLE GLOW. THAT GLOW JUST GOT A LITTLE BRIGHTER. I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU GUYS, HONESTLY, A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS. I KNOW THAT I'VE MET SOME LONG LIFE FRIENDS THROUGH YOUR FAMILY... (SNIFFLES) AND ALSO THAT I COULD HELP YOU WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP. (SNIFFLES) YEAH, YOU ARE AN ANGEL. NO, NOT AT ALL. MY HUSBAND WOULD SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LAUGHTER BACK ON BOARD, AND LILY'S JOB IS FAR FROM OVER. WE'RE OFF TO THE AWATERE VALLEY. HELLO! MERRY CHRISTMAS! MORE HUGS, MORE PHOTOS AND A PROPER COUNTRY MORNING TEA ` THANKS TO BEV. IT'S REALLY, REALLY A VERY SPECIAL TIME, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT. BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT LOOKING AFTER EACH ONE ANOTHER IN THESE TROUBLESOME TIMES. BEV'S CHRISTMAS CAKE WAS SENSATIONAL. AFTER A QUICK RELOAD, WE TOUCH DOWN IN RACHEL'S BACKYARD. HER HOUSE IS KNACKERED. SO, WERE YOU EXPECTING US? ABSOLUTELY NOT. NO. NORMALLY THE HELICOPTERS SWIRL AROUND THE HOUSE, AND THEN THEY RUN AWAY AGAIN. THEY DON'T STAY! IN CULVERDEN, ANOTHER HOMESTEAD IS RUINED, BUT NOT CHRISTMAS. SOME GOODIES FOR YA FOR CHRISTMAS. OH, THANKS VERY MUCH. YEAH, IT'S AMAZING, ISN'T IT, HOW PEOPLE GET IN THERE AND GIVE A HAND AT TIMES LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, IT PUTS A LOT OF SMILES ON A LOT OF FACES. DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT THE GIFT IS ` IT'S JUST THE GENEROSITY IS PRETTY SPECIAL. THOSE GUYS BASICALLY STOPPED THEIR LIVES FOR THIS, AND SO YEAH, YOU CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. SO AS WE HEADED FOR HOME, LILY HAS A CHRISTMAS WISH OF HER OWN. MY BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT WOULD BE THAT I WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY, AND ON MY 'GIVE A LITTLE' PAGE, CALLED MISS LILY'S ANGELS, THERE'S $50,000 IN THERE, COS THAT $50,000 COULD MAKE SUCH AN IMPACT AND HELP SO MANY PEOPLE. SO MANY MORE PEOPLE. ALL: MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS, NZ. MERRY CHRISTMAS, NZ. ALL: MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS! EVERYONE, MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND ONE AGAIN, THANKS VERY MUCH. HI, EVERYONE. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE AND HAPPY 2017. OH, THAT'S SPECIAL, EH? WHAT A LOVELY STORY TO LEAD WITH TONIGHT! YEAH. IF YOU WANNA DONATE TO LILY'S ANGELS, DETAILS ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. I'VE GOTTA SAY FROM SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA BE BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR IN KAIKOURA, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT SPENDING SOME MONEY IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD. YOU BETTER BE SPENDING UP LARGE. I'LL BE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY. YOU COULD DO YOUR OWN LILY'S ANGELS. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA BE PAINTING THE TOWN RED. IT'S GONNA BE INCREDIBLE. YOU HAVE A LOVELY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, COS YOU GUYS REALLY DO DESERVE IT. NOW, RAEWYN AND DAVE HAVE SPENT THEIR LIVES CARING FOR HAMILTON'S VULNERABLE CHILDREN, AND THEN THEY LOST ONE OF THEIR OWN. THEY WERE A BIT WORRIED OF HOW THEY WERE GONNA MANAGE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. SO WE PUT A LITTLE PRESENT TOGETHER TO MAKE IT A SPECIAL ONE. IT'S LIKE ALL THEIR CHRISTMASES COME AT ONE. PLUS ` WE'RE IN SANTA'S WORKSHOP. YEAH, THAT'S SANTA. HE MAKES TOYS FOR ALL THE GOOD LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS. ALSO ` MIKE WOULDN'T GET DOWN WITH SEVEN SHARP'S END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATION. SO WE CALLED IN A LITTLE PRO TO HELP HIM OUT. I WISH YOU THE BEST, BRO. # DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AT ALL? # HI, NZ. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. DON'T FORGET TO SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN. JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS, NZ. HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY. LOOK AFTER YOURSELVES, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH YOUR WHANAU. AND MAKE SURE TO SEND ME SOME PRESENTS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ALL THE BEST FOR NEW YEAR. STAY ENJOY. ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS. CHEERS. # ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU. # THAT WAS A SAUSAGE. CAN I JUST SAY, IN AUCKLAND, THEY HAVE THIS ROAD THAT HAS ALL THESE PRETTY LIGHTS, FRANKLIN RD, AND THEY WERE GIVING OUT FREE SAUSAGES. THEY WERE DOING A FREE BARBECUE. I WAS, LIKE, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN MUCH THESE DAYS, YOU KNOW. YOU USED IT SEE IT OUTSIDE MITRE 10 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DIDN'T YOU? OH, VERY NICE. NOW, IT'S TIME FOR OUR FINAL ASB GOOD AS GOLD OF THE YEAR. AND FOR THIS ONE, WE WENT BIG. RAEWYN CURTIS HAS WORKED AT THE WAIKATO WOMEN'S REFUGE FOR 10 YEARS. AND TOGETHER WITH HER HUSBAND, DAVE, THEY TAKE IN CHILDREN THAT NEED A LOVING HOME. NOW, ALTHOUGH MONEY IS ALWAYS TIGHT, THIS CHRISTMAS IS ESPECIALLY HARD ` ONE MONTH AGO THEY LOST THEIR DAUGHTER IN A CAR ACCIDENT. SO LUCAS DE JONG WENT TO HAMILTON TO GIVE THEM A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE THEY'LL NEVER FORGET. ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC HER DAY IS WORKED AROUND, ALONGSIDE OF DAVE, AROUND THE KIDS. THERE'S BEEN KIDS FROM CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY. THERE'S BEEN KIDS THAT THEY'VE TAKEN ON FROM THE WOMEN'S REFUGE. THEY'VE WELCOMED ME INTO THEIR HOME SINCE DAY ONE. GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE RESCUED ME. A MONTH AGO, TODAY WE WERE INFORMED WITH SOME REAL BAD NEWS. DAVE'S DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. YOU CAN STILL SEE HOW MUCH IT HURTS THEM EVERY DAY. FINANCIALLY, I'M AWARE THAT THEY STRUGGLE. IT'S ALWAYS HARD. THEY WERE A BIT WORRIED OF HOW THEY WERE GONNA MANAGE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. THEY DO DESERVE THIS. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY TO SPEND. LET'S GO SHOPPING. DINOSAURS. LOVE IT. HEY-OH. THOSE. THAT'S GOING THERE. SPEND IT ALL. LET'S GET THIS TO CHECKOUT. ONWARDS. RAEWYN, DAVE, MY NAME'S LUCAS FROM SEVEN SHARP. YOU'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD. YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE GOT IN TOUCH WITH US AND TOLD US ABOUT YOUR AMAZING NATURE THAT YOU HAVE TO OPEN UP YOUR ARMS TO ANYONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND THE CHILDREN ESPECIALLY. AND I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST MONTH, YOU'VE LOST A VERY SPECIAL MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. ASB AND SEVEN SHARP WANTED TO GIVE YOU A REALLY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR, SO THIS IS $9000 WORTH OF TOYS, APPLIANCES. KIDS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AND OPEN IT? I'M AFRAID THIS ISN'T ACTUALLY IT, EITHER. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A REALLY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS, AND SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU $900 OF COUNTDOWN VOUCHERS, AS WELL AS ASB WANTS TO GIVE YOU $5000 FOR A BIT OF A BREAK FOR YOURSELF. JUST TOTALLY AMAZING. FINANCIALLY, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT TOUGH, AND WE WERE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO FOR CHRISTMAS. TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT, BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE, WE TRY OUR BEST TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. WITH ME BEING BROUGHT UP AND BEING ADOPTED, AND I HAD PARENTS THAT WEREN'T BLOOD THAT LOVED ME AND GAVE ME EVERYTHING. ALL THESE KIDS WE LOVE AS OUR OWN. BLOOD DOESN'T COME INTO IT. FOR ME, FAMILY IS ABOUT WHO YOU LOVE AND WHO LOVES YOU. WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND, MISS SOPHIE? OH MY GOSH. IT'S LIKE ALL THEIR CHRISTMASES COME AT ONCE. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. (SIGHS) THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. AND WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT THAT STORY ` SORRY, A BIT TEARY ` IS THAT YOU KNOW ALL OF THAT STUFF IS GOING TO BE SHARED BY SO MANY PEOPLE. SO WELL DESERVED. YEAH. ALL THOSE CHILDREN. YEAH. THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. NOW, WE ALL KNOW ABOUT SANTA, RIGHT? HE THE GUY WITH THE BIG WHITE BEARD, WHO SPENDS ALL YEAR TINKERING AWAY IN HIS WORKSHOP, MAKING TOYS FOR ALL THE GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS. SO IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE WHEN WE FOUND A MAN WHO DOES ALL OF THOSE THINGS RIGHT HERE IN NZ. TIM WILSON VISITS THE MAN EVERYONE KNOWS AS SANTA. POIGNANT MUSIC WANT TO KNOW WHY SANTA'S BEARD IS SO WHITE? HARD WORK. I DON'T LIKE TO SIT. I LIKE TO STAND UP AND WALK AROUND. STAND AND WALK AROUND AND WORK THE LATHE IN HIS WORKSHOP. THIS PART OF THE STORY IS PRETTY FAMILIAR ` AN OLD GUY, DEDICATION, A FEAST FOR THE SENSES. I LIKE THE SMELL OF THE WOOD, AND I LOVE IT. AND GENEROSITY PRODUCING AN ORDINARY MIRACLE ` WOOD THAT NOBODY WANTS BECOMING SOMETHING THAT EVERY LITTLE BOY AND GIRL NEEDS. THIS SANTA WORKING ALL YEAR, MAKING TOYS TO GIVE AWAY TO MAKE CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS. I LIKE KIDS TO HAVE SOMETHING AT CHRISTMAS. BUT A LOT OF PARENTS, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. HIS REAL NAME IS SVEND, BUT HE LOOKS LIKE HE STEPPED OFF A CHRISTMAS CARD. EVERYONE CALLS HIM SANTA. EVEN HIS WIFE. HE LOOKS LIKE SANTA. HE'S STILL GOT HIS WHITE BEARD. AND I HOPE HE NEVER EVER SHAVES IT OFF, COS I WON'T KNOW WHO THIS STRANGE PERSON IS. THIS STRANGE, LOVELY PERSON USED TO BUILD KID-SIZED PLAYHOUSES. BUT THEN HE FELL ILL. HE GOT BRONCHITIS. TO GET OVER THAT, I SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE SALVATION ARMY WERE GIVING OUT TOYS AT CHRISTMAS, AND I SAID, 'OH, YOU COULD DO THAT.' WHICH IS HOW SVEND BECAME SANTA... IN A SMALL WAY. I MADE 300 THE FIRST YEAR. THE NUMBERS ROSE. 990. 1100. 1200. OH, THIS YEAR, 1500. A BIG ENOUGH PUSH TO FILL THESE SUPERMARKET-SUPPLIED BANANA BOXES WITH TOYS THAT RECALL THE ONES HE GREW UP WITH IN DEMARK. HERE'S WHERE SOME OTHER GOOD GUYS COME IN. SERIOUSLY, THAT'S THE FRONT GATE. AFTER SOME LOVE FOR SANTA,... YOU'RE WELCOME. ...A 'SALLY' OF PRAISE. HE SPENDS ALL YEAR MAKING THESE TOYS TO BRING JOY TO CHILDREN, AND IT'S JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLY GENEROUS, KIND-HEARTED THING FOR HIM TO DO. # HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS. HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS. ALL HANDS ON DECK. THIS SLEIGH'S NOT GONNA FILL ITSELF. # ...THAT'S FILLED WITH TOYS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGAIN. WE DID IT! GOOD ON YOU! THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT? AS THE FULL VAN LEAVES, SANTA PERMITS HIMSELF A WAVE AND A JOKE. LIKE THE QUEEN. THEN THIS KING OF CHRISTMAS IS BACK IN THE WORKSHOP, WORKING ON NEXT YEAR'S TOYS. # SANTA CLAUS COMES TONIGHT. # ANOTHER GENEROUS SOUL. OHH. YEAH. THERE'S SO MANY GENEROUS PEOPLE AROUND. THANK GOODNESS, COS THERE ARE SO MANY NEEDY PEOPLE TOO. YEAH. THAT'S THE THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS, EH? I MEAN, IT IS A STRESSFUL TIME OF YEAR, BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE CAN BE REMINDED OF ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE, AND THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE. THERE ARE. AND ONES THAT LOOK LIKE SANTA. YEAH. NOW, THROUGHOUT 2016, WE'VE MET A HUGE RANGE OF KIWIS THAT JUST NEEDED A HAND. WE NEED $30,000 A YEAR TO KEEP THE PLACE RUNNING. AND EVERY TIME YOU STEPPED UP TO HELP THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE. ALL: THANK YOU, NZ! AND CHRISTMAS WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT AN EMBARRASSING FAMILY MEMBER. # I CAN'T STOP THE FEELIN'! BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE SEVEN SHARP FAMILY, WE ARE ALL EMBARRASSING. # IT'S IN THE AIR, IT'S IN MY BLOOD, IT'S RUSHING ON. 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS, NZ. HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE ONE. OI, I HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. LOOK AFTER THE KIDS AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME. HAVE FUN AT THE BEACH, STAY SAFE AND LEAVE SOME FISH FOR ME. TRY YOUR AUNTIE'S TRIFLE, THE ONE THAT NO ONE'S TRIED, BECAUSE SHE GETS REALLY HURT WHEN NO ONE TRIES IT. BE SAFE, ENJOY AND HAVE SOME FUN. AND GUESS WHO'S GONNA DO WELL IN 2017 ` YES, THE MIGHTY VODAFONE WARRIORS! AREN'T THEY, SANTA? # AND THE BELLS ARE RINGIN' OUT FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. # YOU SEE, WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST, YOU HAVE TO BE REALISTIC, THAT'S THE THING. IF HOSKING WAS HERE, HE'D BE LIKE, 'NO, IT'S` IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.' 2017'S THE YEAR. AND WHAT ABOUT THAT COMMENT ABOUT THE TRIFLE? PEOPLE GIVE TRIFLE SUCH A BAD RAP. TRIFLE'S DELICIOUS. I MADE A RASPBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE ONE LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS HONESTLY THE HIT. YEAH. BUT I THINK JEMAINE WAS HITTING ON A GREATER ISSUE AT HAND HERE. SLIGHTLY OLD-SCHOOL. SOMETIMES IT IS THE AUNTIE'S COOKING THAT YOU DON'T WANNA` 'MM. THANKS VERY MUCH. NAH, I'M FULL AS, EH.' (CHUCKLES) IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR HERE ON SEVEN SHARP. WE'VE MET PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY DOING AMAZING, SELFLESS THINGS FOR THEIR FELLOW KIWIS. AND IT NEVER FAILS TO AMAZE US THAT WHEN WE PUT THE CALL OUT FOR HELP, YOU, NZ, YOU STEP UP. FROM PATEA AREA SCHOOL'S BALL TO THE GREAT HUMBER AUCTION, YOU WERE THERE. THE 1963 HUMBER WAS GIFTED TO THE WANGANUI CANCER SOCIETY. MYRTLE'S $1 RESERVE WENT SKY HIGH. IN THE END, $40,000 WAS RAISED, AND THE FINANCIAL PRESSURE WAS OFF. IN 2004, BILL BLAIKIE RETURNED FROM AFGHANISTAN A BROKEN MAN. YOU'LL ALWAYS GET THE FLASHBACKS. YOU'LL ALWAYS GET THE TRIGGERS. SPECIAL OVERSEAS TREATMENT WAS FINANCIALLY OUT OF HIS GRASP, UNTIL YOU STEPPED IN AND DONATED $19,000 OVERNIGHT. MY WIFE AND I, NANCE, WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NZ PUBLIC FOR THE AMAZING SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. HE'S NOW FINISHED ONE MONTH OF INTENSIVE THERAPY IN OZ AND IS HEADING BACK SOON FOR A THIRD FOLLOW-UP SESSION. HE SAYS IT'S BEEN LIFE CHANGING. AND IT WAS THE GIFT THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF THIEVES. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS PART OF THE FAMILY, THE CAR, REALLY. BUT WE GOT ON THE CASE, AND THE $130,000 COBRA WAS RETURNED... IN A SLIGHTLY RAGGED STATE. SEVEN SHARP MADE IT FAR TOO HOT TO HANDLE. THEN THERE'S THE LITTLE TOWN THAT WENT VIRAL. DOWN HERE, YOU CAN GET A JOB, GET A HOUSE, GET A LIFE. KAITANGATA ` WE TOLD YOU CHEAP SECTIONS AND JOBS WERE WAITING, AND THE WORLD CAUGHT ON. AFTER SEVEN SHARP, IT'S BEEN A BIT CRAZY. 11 SECTIONS HAVE NOW SOLD ` THAT'S 11 NEW FAMILIES. AND GET THIS ` 300,000 CVs FROM AROUND THE WORLD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MORE SUBDIVISIONS ARE PLANNED. AND WHEN SOME LOST MEDALS CAME OUR WAY,... I'VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO TRY TO FIND THE RIGHTFUL HOME OF THESE MEDALS. ...WE FOUND THE CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES OF ERNEST JOSEPH O'DONOHUE. YOU ALSO OPENED YOUR WALLETS TO HELP THE MILL GYM TRAIN YOUTH IN KAIKOHE. WE NEED $30,000 A YEAR TO KEEP THE PLACE RUNNING. YOU JUMPED AT THE CHANCE. THE MILL'S STILL OPEN, AND KAIKOHE'S KIDS ARE STILL FIGHTING FIT. AND WHO CAN FORGET PATEA AREA SCHOOL? THEY WANTED THEIR FIRST BALL IN 24 YEARS, BUT NEEDED HELP. THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DRESS LIKE A LADY. AND HELP YOU DID ` OUTFITS, MUSIC, FOOD, MAKE-UP, LIMOS ` ALL DONATED. IN FACT, THEY HAD TO START SAYING, 'NO MORE!' THANK YOU, NZ. AND WHOEVER DONATED THESE TWO DRESSES. THEY'RE NOW PLANNING TO LOAN OUT THEIR EXTENSIVE BALL WARDROBE TO OTHER NEEDY SCHOOLS. ALL: THANK YOU, NZ! YEAH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONATED THIS YEAR. WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE IT. NOW, IT'S ALMOST TIME TO SAY GOODBYE FOR 2016, BUT WE COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT EMBARRASSING THE SEVEN SHARP TEAM. I DUNNO IF YOU HEARD, BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, TONI INTERVIEWED JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. PRETTY SURE I MADE SURE EVERYONE HEARD THAT. UH, SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD CHANNEL HIS ADVICE, COS HE IS SUCH A GREAT GUY, AND 'DANCE! DANCE! DANCE!' (LAUGHS) NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WERE NOT SO WILLING. # SO DON'T STOP. # AND UNDER THE LIGHTS, # WHEN EVERYTHING GOES... <BLEEP>. # NOWHERE TO HIDE WHEN I'M GETTING YOU CLOSE. SING LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING. # WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW. I'M GIVING YOU NO MOVES. (WHISTLES) # JUST IMAGINE... # NOTHIN' I CAN SEE BUT YOU WHEN YOU DANCE, DANCE, DANCE. # A FEELING GOOD, GOOD, CREEPING UP ON YOU, # SO JUST DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, COME ON! # ALL THOSE THINGS I SHOULDN'T DO BUT YOU DANCE, DANCE, DANCE. A HUMILIATING EMBARRASSMENT. BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CYNICISM. # ...THE FEELIN'! # SO JUST DANCE, DANCE, DANCE. # I CAN'T STOP THE FEELIN'! # SO JUST DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, COME ON! # ARE THEY GONNA PUT THAT ON AIR? (CHUCKLES) OUR LAST SKIT. I WISH YOU THE BEST, BRO. BOTH LAUGH HE LOVED IT. HE ACTUALLY DID A COUPLE OF MOVES. OH, DID HE? HE MIGHT'VE BEEN MOCKING ME, BUT WE WILL TAKE THAT ANY DAY OF THE YEAR. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? DID YOU JUST`? YOU WERE FILMING THE PROMO, AND THEN... THE LIGHTS` ...SURPRISE! THE LIGHTS CAME DOWN, THE MUSIC STARTED. HE HAD THAT SMILE ON HIS FACE, BUT DEEP DOWN, THERE WAS A SENSE OF LOATHING. (CHUCKLES) YES. THERE ALWAYS IS. UM, WHAT ABOUT REBECCA EDWARDS WITH THE WIND MACHINE? YEAH. INCREDIBLE, EH? SHE'S GOT A HIDDEN TALENT. WE'LL TAP INTO THAT NEXT YEAR. ERIN DRUMMING ON HER BELLY. I KNOW. SHE HASN'T HAD HER BABY, BY THE WAY, YET. YEAH. AS WE KNOW. YEAH. UH, YOUR PLANS, VERY QUICKLY? UH, SO CHRISTMAS DAY AT MY HOUSE. I'LL BE HEADING TO THE COROMANDEL FOR A BIT AND DOWN TO THE NAKI FOR NEW YEAR'S. AWESOME. YOU? I'M GOING TO NELSON, THEN RIWAKA, THEN KAIKOURA, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW YORK, HAWAII AND BACK. UH, DON'T YOU WORK ON THE BREAKFAST SHOW THESE DAYS? DON'T YOU NEED TO REST? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT IS REST FOR ME. OH MY GOD. WELL, THAT'S FUN. YOU MAKE THE MOST OF IT. AND, UM, GOOD LUCK WITH THE PACKING FOR ALL OF THAT. YEAH. OH, GULP. THAT'S US. THAT'S SEVEN SHARP FOR ANOTHER YEAR. KIA ORA. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M GONNA SAVE THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR THE QUEEN AND LEAVE YOU WITH SOME 2016 PRACTICAL ADVICE INSTEAD. SO, TO MUMS, JUST CHILL ON YOUR EXPECTATIONS. MAKE SURE YOU ACTUALLY TAKE SOME TIME FOR YOU OVER THE SUMMER BREAK. FOR DADS, DON'T TRY AND IMPRESS THE KIDS BY PLAYING ON THEIR NEW SKATEBOARDS OR POGO STICKS OR HOVERBOARDS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, BECAUSE NOTHING SAYS DECEMBER 25TH LIKE TWO BROKEN WRISTS AND SIX WEEKS IN CAST. AND SINCE CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR FAMILY, IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE YOUR GRANDPARENTS THIS CHRISTMAS, MY ADVICE IS TO PIN THEM DOWN AND HONESTLY ASK THEM HEAPS OF QUESTIONS. THERE'S NO BETTER TIME. MERI KIRIMETE. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRIFLE WITH THAT ONE TOO. SO THAT IS IT FROM US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING THIS YEAR. IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE SHARING YOUR EVENINGS. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ENJOYED OUR COMPANY, MOST OF THE TIME ANYWAY ` THE LAUGHS, THE TEARS AND THE INSPIRATIONAL MOMENTS. WE'VE GOT A FEW SPECIAL PEOPLE LEAVING US THIS YEAR ` PRODUCERS ERICA WOOD AND THE UNFLAPPABLE PAUL DEADY, WHO REALLY HAS BEEN AN UNSUNG HERO ON THIS SHOW FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, WAY BACK TO THE 'CLOSE UP' DAYS. ERICA AND DEADS, WE WILL REALLY MISS BOTH OF YOU. WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME EXCITING NEW ADDITIONS NEXT YEAR ` A FRESH-LOOKING SHOW THAT WE CANNOT WAIT TO BRING YOU IN 2017. TO ALL OUR PRODUCERS, CAMERAMEN AND TO THE STUDIO CREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION THIS YEAR. TO YOU AT HOME, STAY SAFE AND HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016.