ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND SAM BRADFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW. TONIGHT ` DENGUE FEVER AND A DYING DAIRY INDUSTRY. PLUS ` A COUNTRY THAT LOOKS A LOT MORE LIKE AUSTRALIA. WE PEER INTO THE FUTURE. WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE EXPERTS THINK LIFE IN NZ WILL BE LIKE FOR OUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN WARMER CLIMATES, LIKE THE AUSTRALALIAN BRAHMAN-CROSS CATTLE, AND POSSIBLY EVEN THINGS LIKE KANGAROOS OR CAMELS. ALSO ` YOU KNOW, 3000 YEARS AGO, WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY. IF YOU WANTED TO BUY A CHICKEN, YOU'D HAVE TO SWAP IT FOR THREE LOAVES OF BREAD. WELL, I BET YOU THOUGHT THOSE DAYS WERE LONG GONE. NOT SO FAST. TONIGHT WE MEET THE KIWI SONGWRITER WHO'S CONTRA-TRADING HER WAY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM. MY NAME'S ANNA VAN RIEL. SO, HERE'S HOW IT WORKS ` A MAN MADE HER PROMO MOVIE IN EXCHANGE FOR... I'VE BEEN TEACHING HIS WIFE UKELELE AND BRINGING THEM OVER VEGGIE BASKETS. AND DOWN A LONG DRIVE, THE... PLUS ` HE WAS IN A MOVIE BAND THAT WAS A REAL BAND, THEN WENT ON TO MOVIE AND REAL SINGING STARDOM UNDER HIS OWN STEAM. # AND POINTED HOME. # WE'VE STILL GOT TIME. FORMER COMMITMENT AND CURRENT GLEN HANSARD IS HERE FOR THE AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL. WE ASK HIM ABOUT BEGGING FOR A LIVING AND SINGING WITH BONO. IT'S TUESDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. SOME PEOPLE LOVE THEM; SOME PEOPLE ` OK, FARMERS ` NOT SO MUCH, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE LONG, HOT SUMMERS COULD BECOME THE NORM. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE ALL MOANING ABOUT A SUMMER THAT DIDN'T ARRIVE, AND NOW WE'RE STARTING TO TIRE OF ONE WHICH WON'T GO AWAY. BUT IS THIS THE SIGN OF THINGS TO COME? GILL HIGGINS FOUND THAT A LOT OF EXPERTS SAY IT IS. SHE TOOK A LOOK AT A FUTURE NOT SO FAR, FAR AWAY. THEY MAY ALL SEEM LIKE JOKES, BUT ONE COULD BE TRUE ` TEMPERATURES ARE PREDICTED TO RISE BY 3 DEGREES, AND IT WON'T BE ANYTHING TO LAUGH ABOUT. IT COULDN'T BE MORE SERIOUS. THAT SORT OF CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE AND WARMING OF THE GLOBE IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING ALL OF US. WETTER ON THE WEST. DRIER IN THE EAST AND NORTH. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTH ISLAND WILL BE MORE LIKE YOU WOULD SEE IN THE SUBTROPICS. IT CHANGES THE RISK OF THE EXTREMES BY, YOU KNOW, WAY OUT OF PROPORTION COMPARED TO THE CHANGE IN THE AVERAGE. SO THE IMPACT OF THAT CAN BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. IN WHAT WAY, THOUGH? FIRST STOP ` THE KAPITI COAST. I'M IN RAUMATI. IT'S 2013, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M WALKING ALONG THE TIDE LINE. BUT COME 2100, AND THE WATER WILL BE UP TO HERE. AS FOR THE HOUSES... WE WOULDN'T SEE THOSE HOUSES THERE. THE WHOLE SETTLEMENT WOULD HAVE TO MOVE INLAND BY AT LEAST 100M OR SO. WITH A PREDICTED 1M RISE IN SEA LEVEL, 1800 HOUSES ALONG THIS COAST MIGHT NO LONGER BE HABITABLE. PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN WARNED BY THE COUNCIL, AND SOME ARE STARTING TO ACT. IT DOES PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION, MAYBE TILL THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY. BUT AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SHORE IS COMING INLAND, AND WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE SAME PROBLEM ELSEWHERE ` COROMANDEL, AUCKLAND; THAT PRIME REAL ESTATE WE ALL COVET. IT COULD BE WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF THIS. STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME MORE EXTREME ` VERY BIG WAVES ROLLING IN, AND START EATING AWAY AT THE COASTLINE. TIME TO LOOK INLAND. SO I'VE COME HERE, TO A FARM JUST NORTH OF WHANGAREI, WHERE THEY'RE PREDICTING IT'S GONNA BE MUCH HOTTER, MUCH DRIER, AND MUCH MORE, WELL, KIND OF AUSTRALIAN. LOTS MORE ANNOYING BUGS. BUT ALSO AUSTRALIAN-STYLE DROUGHT ` LONGER, HARDER, HOTTER, SHARPER. THINGS WOULD GET MUCH WORSE. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING IT THIS YEAR LIKE NEVER BEFORE. IN 2100, IT COULD BE EVEN MORE DEVASTATING. YOU INCREASE THE CHANCES OF HEATWAVES BY A FACTOR OF 3, 5, 10, IN SOME PLACES. AS WITH NOW, THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH RAINFALL ` IF IT WAS COLLECTED AND STORED. SO WHY AREN'T WE DOING THAT ALREADY? IT COMES DOWN TO COST AT THIS POINT. IT'S A HUGE THING, PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. WHAT THEY'LL NEED IS MORE OF THESE, AND THEY'LL NEED THEM TO BE MUCH BIGGER. STORAGE PONDS THAT ARE A HUNDRED TIMES THIS SIZE. OR THE STOCK HAVE TO CHANGE TOO. ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN WARMER CLIMATES, LIKE AUSTRALIAN BRAHMAN-CROSS CATTLE, AND POSSIBLY EVEN THINGS LIKE KANGAROOS OR CAMELS. CROP FIELDS COULD WELL BECOME RICE PADDIES, AND ORCHARDS COULD TAKE ON A TROPICAL HUE. WE MAY FIND THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER GROW APPLES AND PEARS IN NORTHLAND. WE CAN'T GROW CHERRIES NOW. AND OUR OTHER MAJOR CROP, KIWIFRUIT, PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO GROW. WE MAY POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO GROW MANGOS AND BANANAS, IN FACT. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DIRECT EFFECTS ON US ` OUR HEALTH? I'M IN AUCKLAND, AND IT'S HOT. BUT IN 2100, IT'S PREDICTED TO HAVE PERIODS WHERE IT'S MUCH HOTTER, AND THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO GET A LOT MORE SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTION LIKE THIS. OK, NOT ESPECIALLY A COWBOY HAT, BUT SOME KIND OF HAT. THERE WILL BE MUCH GREATER EXPOSURE TO UV, AND THEREFORE HIGHER RATES OF SKIN CANCER. SO, WE'VE ALSO HEARD ABOUT HEAT STRESS. YES. HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT MEAN PEOPLE DIE ` PARTICULARLY THE OLD AND THE FRAIL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SITUATION OF BED JAM IN HOSPITAL IN WINTER. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BY THE END CENTURY ` 3 DEGREES WARMING ` IS A BED JAM IN HOSPITAL IN THE SUMMER. AND REMEMBER THE BUGS? THE CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH MORE FAVOURABLE FOR DISEASES LIKE DENGUE, WHICH IS SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES. SO IS THERE A JAB OR SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN PREVENT THAT? THERE IS NO VACCINATION, AND THERE'S NO TREATMENT. WE'LL BE BATTLING MORE FIRES. THE CHANCES OF GETTING FIRES WILL ANALOGOUS TO WHAT WE SEE IN AUSTRALIA ` PRETTY HIGH. WE'LL BE SEEING MUCH LESS SNOW. MY SUSPICION IS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE SKI FIELDS IN THE NORTH ISLAND AT ALL. BUT IF THIS IS ALL SOUNDING GRIM, WE'LL AT LEAST BE BETTER OFF THAN OUR NEIGHBOURS. THE RISE IN TEMPERATURE, ESPECIALLY OVER NZ, IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS FAST AS THE GLOBAL AVERAGE, AND CERTAINLY NOT AS FAST AS SOMEWHERE LIKE AUSTRALIA. THERE COULD BE QUITE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SEE NZ AS A GOOD DESTINATION. SO THIS IS, WHAT, 87 YEARS AWAY. Some people find no ski fields grim. Some people will not mind at all. We asked you what you thought NZ would look like in 2100. I don't think it will be that bad. SO THIS IS, WHAT, 87 YEARS AWAY. SOUNDS AGES, BUT OUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL FEASIBLY BE STILL ALIVE, NOT EVEN TWO GENERATIONS HENCE. WHEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL WARMING, CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE US? JESSE'S BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MORE UNUSUAL IDEAS FROM SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. YEAH, WE HAVEN'T SOLVED GLOBAL WARMING YET, BUT YOU CAN'T SAY WE'RE NOT TRYING. VERTICAL FARMING IS ONE IDEA. WE SAVE SPACE AND ENERGY BY FARMING UP INSTEAD OF OUT. BUT HAS ANYONE REALLY THOUGHT THIS THROUGH? ALGAE-COVERED BUILDINGS ARE AN IDEA FROM NEW YORK. WE SUCK UP NASTY CO2 BY COVERING ALL OUR TALLEST BUILDINGS WITH ALGAE. PICTURE THE SKY TOWER COVERED IN A MOSSY GROWTH. IT COULD EVEN BECOME A SANCTUARY FOR WILDLIFE. WE CAN ONLY DREAM. HERE'S MY FAVOURITE: WRAP GREENLAND IN A BLANKET. THIS ONE COMES FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY, WHERE THEY'VE WORKED OUT THAT A GIANT REFLECTIVE CLOTH WOULD STOP THE GLACIERS MELTING. BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS FOR THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM. WHAT IF YOU PULLED THE BLANKET OFF AND DISCOVERED YOU'D CREATED A BARREN, UGLY ISLAND, LITTERED WITH ANGRY PEOPLE AND MUNTED ANIMALS? GREENLAND, IT'S JUST NOT WORTH THE RISK. PLENTY TO COME IN THE SHOW. # GOT ME A REPUTATION, BUT IT'S ALL JUST WORD OF MOUTH. # WE HAVE A LOVELY STORY ON A SINGER MAKING HER DREAM COME TRUE THROUGH THE ANCIENT ART OF SWAPPING STUFF. AND WE'LL MEET HER LITTLE INSPIRATION. I'M CRAIG STANAWAY ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. I promise you want to see this PLUS ` HE'S GOT BONO AS A BFF. WE HAVE A REAL TREAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE JOINED BY OSCAR AWARD WINNING IRISHMAN GLEN HANSARD. STAY WITH US. It'll be your chance to personally own a part of one of NZ's largest electricity companies. To indicate your interest, pre-register now and you'll receive your share offer document when it's available. NZers who pre-register may be allocated up to 25% more shares than those who don't. Pre-registering does not commit you to buy. So visit mightyrivershares.govt.nz or call 0800 90 30 90 and get ready to share in it. JUST ONE EVENT CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE. FOR IRISHMAN GLEN HANSARD, IT WAS AN ACCIDENTAL ROLE IN A LOW-BUDGET INDIE FILM CALLED 'ONCE'. # I DON'T KNOW YOU, # BUT I WANT YOU # ALL THE MORE FOR THAT. # THE LOVE STORY CAUGHT THE PUBLIC IMAGINATION, AND ITS MUSIC CAUGHT THE EAR OF THE ACADEMY. THE STRUGGLING MUSICIAN BECAME AN OSCAR WINNER. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE GLEN HANSARD HERE FOR THE AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL. You are not a spring chicken when Once came out. We're the same age. But I think he has achieved a lot more. Did you leave your acting run a bit late? It was never really my thing. I was always a musician. Cillian Murphy was originally the guy to play the part. But he pulled out. They stuck with a bunch of songs didn't have a actor, so they pulled me in. There is a lot of acting pulled out of it. There is not much dialogue in it. That is because we were in it. But you also in The Commitments in the 90s. I would love to do it again. It's not something I think about. This has been two good acting experiences. Your guitar is absolutely stuffed, but you have played it three years. It is like an old pair of boots. You wear it well and it feels right when you put on. There is something about it. It is like a safety blanket. I spent some money on the guitar case. It is worth three times as much as the guitar. Customs asked often ask what I have in there, and they open the case and are disappointed. When I bought it, it was a really good guitar. But was not considered one of the great masters. But I love it, and I will play a intellect caves in. CORRECTION: until it Lets take a moment to remember the moment when you won Oscars. I was overwhelmed. My mother takes it to the bingo. We will come back to you in a minute. WELL, GLEN, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS STORY ` A STRUGGLING MUSICIAN FROM CENTRAL OTAGO WHO'S TRYING TO REALISE HER MUSICAL DREAM IN AN UNUSUAL WAY. HADYN JONES HEADED TO HAWEA TO MEET ANNA VAN RIEL. AND A WARNING ` IF YOU'RE A BIT SQUEAMISH, CLOSE YOUR EYES IN THE HOSPITAL SCENE. WHAT NOISE DOES A CHICKEN MAKE? (CLUCKS) IN THE VAN RIEL HOUSEHOLD, EGGS COME FROM CHICKENS, NOT SUPERMARKETS. CRAZY THOUGHT. IT'S LAUCHIE AND MATILDA'S JOB TO COLLECT THEM. THREE EGGS SO FAR. MUMMY. LITTLE BIT MORE. GIVE IT A SHAKE. ANNA'S JOB IS TO TURN THE EGGS INTO OATMEAL PANCAKES. THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS... SOMETIMES. LEFT THEM A LITTLE LONG, THOUGH. UH-OH. THEY JOKE ABOUT BEING HIPPIES, BUT THEY ARE KIND OF. THE HOUSE IS HOME MADE; LAUCHIE'S A BUILDER. AND THE ORGANIC VEGETABLES ARE ALL PART OF AN ELABORATE PLAN TO GET THEIR FAMILY TO AMERICA. I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF CONTRA TRADING FOR THE TOUR, WHICH HAS BEEN A REAL... A REAL BLESSING. CONTRA-TRADING IS JUST A FLASH WORD FOR SWAPPING THINGS, AND ANNA IS... WELL, SHE'S PRETTY GOOD AT IT. IT'S PRETTY NEAT TO BE ABLE TO TRADE SKILLS RATHER THAN BE LIMITED BY THE FACT THAT WE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. # I DIDN'T HAVE YOU... # ANNA VAN RIEL IS A SINGER-SONGWRITER. SHE'S WANTS TO TOUR AMERICA, PLAYING IN PEOPLE'S HOMES. BUT SHE COULDN'T AFFORD IT, SO SHE'S MAKING IT HAPPEN BY SWAPPING THINGS. # WE'VE BEEN ON THIS ROAD SO LONG. # EVEN THE PEARS FROM HER FAVOURITE TREE ARE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE. MY NAME'S ANNA VAN RIEL. SO HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. A MAN MADE HER PROMO MOVIE IN EXCHANGE FOR... I'VE BEEN TEACHING HIS WIFE UKULELE AND BRINGING THEM OVER VEGGIE BASKETS. AND DOWN A LONG DRIVE, THE FRUIT AND VEG... HI, ANNA. HI, BROTHER. ...IS PART PAYMENT FOR RECORDING SESSIONS AND ALBUM PRODUCTION. SO THOSE TWO BARS SKIP... CAME OUT OF ANNA'S IDEA OF DOING EVERYTHING FOR CONTRA, AND THEN I WAS, LIKE, 'YEP, THAT SOUNDS SWEET WITH ME.' I HAD APPROACHED OTHER PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T WILLING TO CONTRA TRADE, AND DANNY SAID HE WAS, SO THAT MADE HIM THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB. WHAT SHE COULDN'T SWAP, SHE SOLD. $100 FOR AN ORGANIC VEGGIE BASKET. $1000 FOR ANNA TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT YOURSELF. EVEN HER HUSBAND, LAUCHIE, WAS FOR SALE. HE'S A BUILDER. $300 TO RENT HIM FOR THE DAY. CAN I HAVE A KISS ON THE LIPS? THE TRIP IS A BIT OF A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, BECAUSE MATILDA'S EXISTENCE HAS NEVER BEEN GUARANTEED. IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO TRUST YOUR INTUITION. AT 20 WEEKS GESTATION, DOCTORS GAVE ANNA THE ADVICE NO MOTHER WANTS TO HEAR. IT WAS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY. IT DIDN'T LOOK HOPEFUL APPARENTLY. AND I JUST CHECKED IN WITH MATILDA. I WAS PRETTY SURE SHE WAS GOING TO BE A BOY, AND I CHECKED IN WITH HIM. (LAUGHS) AND THE BABY WAS DOING SUMMERSAULTS AND REALLY HAPPY, ESPECIALLY WHEN I PLAYED UKULELE. SO I WAS, LIKE, 'ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE STAYING.' BEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE. MATILDA WAS BORN WITH SOME OF HER INSIDES ON HER OUTSIDE. IT'S CALLED FOETAL OMPHALOCELE. MATILDA CRIES SOMETIME IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, MATILDA'S ORGANS STARTED FORMING OUTSIDE OF HER BODY IN A SACK. IT WAS HER STOMACH, INTESTINES AND LIVER. IS IT A WEE GIRL? IT IS A WEE GIRL. (LAUGHS) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE GREAT. I THINK IT'S ONE IN 10,000. AND THEN ALSO THE SAC, THE OMPHALOCELE WAS RUPTURED, WHICH APPARENTLY IS ONE IN 10,000 AGAIN. SHE HAD TO GROW ALL NEW SKIN ACROSS THE FRONT OF HER BELLY. THEY USED A PIG SKIN GRAFT WHICH WAS PRETTY ULTIMATE. HELLO, MY DARLING. I DIDN'T GET TO HOLD HER FOR SEVEN WEEKS. BUT TOUCHING HER LITTLE HANDS AND HER WEE HEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. MATILDA WILL NEED MORE SURGERY NEXT YEAR TO REPAIR HER BROKEN STOMACH MUSCLES, BUT IT DOESN'T SLOW HER DOWN. YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR. NOW SPIN ROUND AND ROUND. SHE'S WITH HER MUM AT GIGS, CHILDREN'S PARTIES ` MORE CONTRA TRADING AND EVEN AT THE PUB ON A SUNDAY. # I LEFT THE SOUTH. # GOT ME A REPUTATION, BUT IT'S ALL JUST WORD OF MOUTH. # ANNA VAN RIEL'S RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE HER FAMILY OF THREE TO AMERICA. BUT FOR NOW SHE'S CONTENT PLAYING FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY HER HEALTHY DAUGHTER. THERE ARE SO MANY BLESSINGS THAT CAME OUT OF IT, AS ODD AS THAT SOUNDS. IT HAPPENED FOR A REASON, AND IT'S JUST OUR STORY. IT'S PART OF MATILDA'S STORY. YOU GOTTA TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD, DON'T YOU? # I'M OFF TO THE USA. # ANNA VAN RIEL NEEDED FIVE AND A HALF GRAND TO GET TO AMERICA. SINCE HAYDN FILMED THAT STORY, SHE'S BOOKED THE TICKETS AND HAS $350 LEFT OVER FOR SPENDING MONEY. You would have been on the bones the few times as a musician. Thethe state is not necessarily greener pastures, but I hope she has gone there... You are talking about the famous people he ran into in New York on a daily basis. Is it a village. YOU go to the one cafe every day, and you see people showing up. You can be visible or you can be invisible in New York. Once has been made into a musical, but you did not want to do that. I was just nervous about disgracing the work. I change my mind. I heard someone rang you up and told you to not be a dick. That was Bono, and he was doing Spiderman, another musical. He told me that you should let them have a look at it. Is it coming here? I hope so. AFTER THE BREAK ` IT'S NOT JUST HUMANS FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE BIG DRY. YES, I'M STILL CRAIG STANAWAY, STILL ON THE NORTH SHORE. I'M NO SUPPOSE TO SHOW YOU SO WE'VE SEEN TONIGHT HOW NZ COULD LOOK NEXT CENTURY IF THIS KIND OF WEATHER KEEPS UP. AND IN GILL'S REPORT, SHE SAID THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE BUGS. WHAT SHE DIDN'T MENTION WAS THERE COULD BE A LOT LESS BIRDS. FOR MORE, LET'S CROSS TO CRAIG STANAWAY ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. The Penguin was a bit of a ruse just to get your attention. But the big problem is at issue. What is happening with the sparrows at the moment? It has nothing to do with the drought. There are lots of sparrows because it is very fine. A French cafe in Browns Bay has been poisoning them. If you have a problem with birds, what you do? They need water. People need to put the dish in their garden in the shade with water. There are a lot of happy birds that they had been sick. This is a recovery centre. I know people love looking at penguins. More importantly, Birds are getting sick. Particularly this wood pigeon. He eats berries off trees, and the more the drought goes on, the dry of the berries will get. He has filled his summing up with berries that are so dry, they are choking him. I have to massage his crop and bring up a dried berry. But the good news is he will make a full recovery and back on his perch in a weeks time. A bird just vomited into Craig's hand! Sylvia's opinions are her own THAT'S ALL FROM US TONIGHT. GOODBYE. CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND CONOR WHITTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013