ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY SAM BRADFORD AND RICHARD EDMUNDS. 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. Welcome to the show. We have a couple of spectacular guest today. THE HOUSE IS A WRECK AND POLICE HAVE NO SUSPECTS, BUT THERE'S A SILVER LINING. PEARL'S HAVING A GREAT DAY. YEAH. NO MUCKING AROUND WITH YOU, PEARL. I DON'T THINK I'VE ENJOYED MYSELF SO MUCH. I REALLY DON'T. PEARL SANGER'S LESSON IN STAYING POSITIVE. We have Sarah Walker on the show. She is such a cool woman MEET ANOTHER BMX RIDER. TAKE A LOOK. and he's not usually known as a man of few words. We are live at the waterfront. GOTTA WONDER HOW LOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD GO. THIS WEEK, PEARL SANGER'S HOUSE WAS ATTACKED. IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SHE'S IN HER 90S, BUT HUMAN SPIRIT IS A WONDERFUL THING, AND SO'S THE LOVE IN HER TIGHT COMMUNITY. MATT CHISHOLM IN WHANGAREI. SOFT APPLAUSE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF 92. MAN: SHE'S A FEISTY OLD LADY. PEARL SANGER'S STILL KICKING ARSE AND TAKING NAMES. YOU'RE BEATING THE BLOKES. AM I? OH GOOD. PEOPLE CHUCKLE YOU KNEW THAT THOUGH, DIDN'T YOU? OH, YEAH. DESPITE BEING HANDED THE CRUELLEST OF BLOWS EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY PILED A LOAD OF CLOTHES ON TOP OF THE BED, LIT THE FIRE. THIS HARD OF HEARING YET RESILIENT OLD DEAR IS ALREADY BOUNCING BACK. YOU DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SPARE BEDS HERE FOR A BLOKE LIKE ME? OH DEAR. THERE'S ONE OVER THERE. YEP, EVEN IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, SHE'S UP FOR SHARING. YOU SEE, WHILE PEARL WAS RECOVERING FROM A CHEST INFECTION IN HOSPITAL, HER MODEST HOME OF 30 YEARS WAS BURGLED AND TORCHED. YOU'VE GOT TO BE A BLOODY MORON TO DO THAT. IS THAT OK TO SAY? IT'S VERY MUCH OK TO SAY. I'M GONNA HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK I BURST INTO TEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND` I DON'T KNOW. I JUST SAT THERE DUMBFOUNDED. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR PEARL TO COME HERE AND SEE THIS? IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. SHE WOULD BE DEVASTATED, BECAUSE IT'S HER HOME. A HOME INVADED BY HEARTLESS THIEVES WHO STOLE A PALTRY $140 AND A COLOUR TV BEFORE TRYING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS. AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE FIRE BRIGADE'S PROMPT ACTION, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING LEFT HERE. FORTUNATELY PEARL WAS INSURED. AN INSIDE JOB, YEAH. NO, IT'S NOT. NO, IT'S NOT. INSIDE JOB ALL RIGHT. LAUGHS ASIDE, THE POLICE ARE SEEKING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC, AS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SUSPECTS. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO THEM IF YOU COULD GET YOUR HANDS ON THEM? IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE PHYSICAL THAN ACTUAL VERBAL. THEY WANT PUNISHING IN SOME WAY. THEY WANT HARD LABOUR OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. DEVASTATED AT FIRST, THE AVID READER WAS SOON BUOYED BY A VERY SUPPORTIVE NORTHLAND COMMUNITY. SHE WAS IN HOSPITAL, AND THIS HAPPENS, AND I'D CHALLENGE ANYONE TO NOT HAVE THAT TUG AT YOUR HEART STRINGS. THE RADIUS RIMU PARK REST HOME'S PROVIDING HER WITH AT LEAST TWO WEEKS' FREE ACCOMMODATION. SHE'D HAVE COMPANY. IT WOULD HELP TAKE HER MIND OFF IT. SO WE MADE THE OFFER ON THAT BASIS. SHE'S 92; SHE DESERVES IT. THE LOCAL RAG'S TAKING CARE OF THE REST. HER NEPHEW RAY LEFT HERE TODAY WITH A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BUCKS CASH AND AN ARM LOAD OF BOOKS, PEOPLE OFFERING CREDIT IN BOOKSHOPS. I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK I COULDN'T` I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. AND WHILE THIS WEE PEARLER APPRECIATES THE NEW DIGS, AFTER A BLOODY GOOD SPRUCE UP, THEY RECKON IN ABOUT 10 WEEKS, SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK HOME. I WANT TO GO HOME, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MY HOME. THIS IS WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE, AND THIS IS WHERE SHE'S GONNA BE. AND HOPEFULLY I'M NOT AROUND THAT LAST BIT. AND AS FOR ALL THE ATTENTION, WELL, THAT'S THIS PEARL'S SILVER LINING. YEAH. NO MUCKING AROUND WITH YOU, PEARL? I DON'T THINK I'VE ENJOYED MYSELF SO MUCH. I REALLY DON'T. We like being around Matt too. You can understand why she wants to be in her own house. HER MOTHER DIED THERE AND HUSBAND BILL DIED THERE. ALSO, A COUPLE SCUMBAG THIEVES AREN'T GOING TO STOP HER EITHER. NORTHERN ADVOCATE'S DONE A GREAT JOB DEALING WITH ALL THE OFFERS. Whangarei is a cool town. You can visit the veggie market there. IF YOU DID THAT TO PEARL'S HOUSE OR YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO DID, PLENTY MORE TO COME ON THE SHOW ` TWO BIG KIWI STARS, AND ALSO... EXCITEMENT, THE CHALLENGE ` IT'S ALL OVER IN UNDER A MINUTE. THEY ALL WANT TO BEAT ME. ANOTHER BMX RIDER WHO'S NOT QUITE SO FAMOUS, BUT MAYBE HE SHOULD BE. AND WE HAVE TIM WILSON LIVE AT THE WATERFRONT. WELCOME BACK. Got the special guest with us. Sarah Walker. She was the silver medallist at the London Olympics she doesn't need any introduction. THE WORLD CHAMPS ARE NEXT WEEKEND. ARE YOU PLANNING ON WINNING THEM? I'm planning to be there. They are in Auckland. Yes. They are building the track. still a few days to go YOU'VE ONLY JUST BEEN CLEARED TO RACE. You broke your arm. The doctors just said it was looking a bit better. Because it's here, I can't really pass up the opportunity. I'm either brave or really dumb. If breaks again, whatever happens happens. But I'd rather be racing and risk breaking my arm again than not race. WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD THE SECOND BEFORE THE STARTING GATE DROPS? Ideally nothing. I try to focus on my breathing and relax and listen to the gate starts call going. Do you have anything to empty your mind? Just breathing. You have to be relax at the start because of those milliseconds. You need to be able to snap out of the gates. ANOTHER NOTABLE KIWI RIDING AT THE WORLD CHAMPS ` THE LAST PERSON YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU HEAR BMX. MICHAEL HOLLAND REPORTS FROM HAMILTON. SOFT MUSIC HE COULD BE A TEENAGER,... MAYBE IN HIS 20S, EVEN HIS 30S. BUT TRY THIS FOR SIZE. WHEN YOU RIDE DOWN THE RAMP AT THE WORLDS NEXT WEEK, HOW OLD WILL YOU BE? I WILL BE 73 YEARS AND 35 DAYS. THAT'S NOT BAD, EH? THAT'S GOOD. AND WITH A MONIKER TO MATCH THAT SHOCK OF WHITE UP TOP. POPPA. POPPA, THE ELDER STATESMAN OF NZ BMX? YES. YES. ARE YOU PROUD OF THAT? OH, I AM. YEAH, I AM. I'M THE OLDEST COMPETITOR. AWESOME. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. 73. FAR OUT. THAT'S SO GOOD. THE EXCITEMENT. THE CHALLENGE. EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE. IT'S ALL OVER IN UNDER A MINUTE. THE PREPARATION, THOUGH, IS MORE OF A SLOW BURN. EVERY DAY YOU'LL FIND POPPA OUT BACK,... 54 YEARS IN THE SAME HOUSE. NICE. ...HONING THAT BODY INTO THE WEAPON IT CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE. THEY ALL WANT TO BEAT ME. YOU'VE GOT A TARGET ON YOUR BACK, OLD MAN? YEAH, I HAVE. IT'S LIKE A BULLSEYE ON MY BACK. AND THAT'S A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY, AND I WAS 60 YEARS OF AGE WHEN I WON THAT. I WAS STANDING UP ON THE PODIUM WITH THIS THING OVER MY HEAD, GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR. I WAS RAPT, YEAH. AND THIS ONE IS OBVIOUSLY FOR CHAMPION UNICYCLIST? UNICYCLE, YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAD A BIT OF AN ACCIDENT. POPPA'S BMX BAPTISM AT AGE 50 WAS ALSO ALMOST BY ACCIDENT, SUCCUMBING TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HIS RACER GRANDCHILDREN AND TAKING TO THE DIRT AND JUMPS. IT WAS A PARENTS' RACE, NOT A GRANDFATHERS' RACE. SO I BORROWED A BIKE AND WENT OUT, AND I WON IT. SO THAT WAS IT. I CAME BACK, BOUGHT A BIKE, END OF STORY. AND THE BEGINNING OF HIS TROPHY AND MEDAL COLLECTION. THESE AWARDS HAVE SOUL. IN YOUR MID 50S, AND YOU ARE CLEANING UP 25-YEARS AND OLDER? MM. IN THE MASTERS. THOSE 25-YEAR-OLDS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. WELL, I KEEP THEM HONEST; PUT IT THAT WAY. COME ON, THERE'S A BOWLS CLUB JUST OVER THERE AND A GOLF COURSE THAT WAY. GROW UP. NO, NOT FOR ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE BOWLING BOWLS AT 73. I'D RATHER BE DOING THAT AT 83. FUNKY MUSIC BUT THEN POPPA'S A LATE BLOOMER ` HE AND HIS WIFE, EUNICE, TAKING UP DANCING WHEN THEY BOTH TURNED 70. THE DANCE FLOOR'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO GET FIT. I CALL THAT MY CROSS-TRAINING. I'D CALL IT EASILY DISTRACTED. COME ON, BACK ON YOUR BIKE. DOES THE RESULT MATTER? TO ME, IT DOESN'T MATTER. LONG AS I'M THERE AND I'M RIDING AND I'M ENJOYING MYSELF. THREE, TWO, ONE. GO! (CHUCKLES) AS IF! ON THIS MIDGET THING. AND LOOK AT HIM ` CLEARLY IT'S AN OLD MAN'S SPORT. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. MAYBE EVEN NEXT DECADE. Amazing guy. A couple of training tips for you ` more skipping, more dancing. Do you think you'll still be doing this at 73 years old? I'm not sure. My arm has only been broken for three weeks and I couldn't keep off the bike any longer. I want to talk about this gold medallist who beat you in London. She's lovely. This is the race. You are both going to the world champs next week. And also the bronze medallist. It will be cool to show them a bit of this country. Anything for them to the eat and drink while they are here?� there is a list on my website for them. Thanks for coming in. Good luck IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK, AND WHO NEEDS A NEWSPAPER WHEN YOU'VE GOT JESSE MULLIGAN ON STAFF? HERE HE IS WITH THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE LAST SEVEN DAYS. WELL, A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WENT TO WELLINGTON THIS WEEK FOR THE YOUTH PARLIAMENT. JUST LOOK AT THIS EXCITED LITTLE TEENAGE RASCAL ` HE CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S GETTING TO HANG OUT WITH THE GROWN-UPS. AND WASN'T IT GOOD TO SEE BRENDAN HORAN ON TV AGAIN? HERE,... OH, AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MAKING A RUN FOR THE TRY LINE AT THE STATE OF ORIGIN. THE BAN ON LEGAL HIGHS IN DAIRIES HAS BEGUN. CHECK OUT THIS POLICE MAN GOING UNDERCOVER BY DRESSING AS A POLICE-THEMED STRIPPER TO TRY AND BUY SOME. NO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY HARDER THAN THAT NEXT TIME TO GET SOME, BUDDY. THE BOSTON BOMBER MADE THE FRONT OF THE ROLLING STONE, MAKING IT THE SECOND-MOST OFFENSIVE COVER OF ALL TIME. AND IN OTHER CELEBRITY NEWS, WE'VE GOT ROYAL BABY FEVER. THIS BLENHEIM DOCTOR'S SO EXCITED ABOUT BABIES, HE'S REFUSING TO PRESCRIBE THE PILL TO THIS WOMAN. HE SAYS, 'HEY, DON'T WORRY, LADIES OF NZ. 'I'LL DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR WOMBS.' GOOD WORK, MATE. YOU'VE JUST ENSURED YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONTRACEPTION EVER AGAIN. STAY WITH US. JUST AFTER THE BREAK, KIWI DIRECTOR TOA FRASER'S HERE TO TALK US THROUGH HIS NEW MOVIE. IT'S FABULOUS, AND YET IT'S MUTE. AND COME IN TIM WILSON AT THE AUCKLAND WATERFRONT. Let me just take a picture here LILTING PIANO MUSIC PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES 1 MUSIC SLOWS MUSIC QUICKENS MUSIC CONTINUES When inspiration strikes, talk to ANZ. We have more local experts in more places to help bring your thinking to life. Welcome back. HE'S A MASTER WORDSMITH. Toa Fraser. OTHER FILMS ARE ABOUT PAINTING PICTURES AND DIALOGUE, BUT TOA FRASER TURNED THAT ON ITS HEAD, CHOOSING TO MAKE A FILM ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BALLETS, AND THERE'S NO TALKING AT ALL. That's unusual for you. I really wanted to do something special. It took a long time to figure out what that might look like. They gave you six weeks to do this? Yes. We haven't filmed sports before. So here we are in this bunker underneath the Aotea centre stage someone quite important said that this is the best ballet they've ever seen captured on film. She's a ballet superstar I hope that's not inaccurate. We have ben stalking your twitter feed. A bit of the London culture. I saw you try to keep your eight-year-old amused by taking her to the gallery. Yes. The Tate modern. She pointed at every piece of art. What were the challenges in conveying the story and will non-ballet fans enjoy this? Ballet fans will love it. They think it's absolutely beautiful. What will you do next? That's exciting. I can't talk about it. Is it a NZ film? It is. The story of Stephen Donald. Not quite. It's a very exciting thing. The thing about being amazing is that whatever you do, it's worth checking out. Maybe this is the film for people who never go to the ballet. I'm looking forward to seeing this the premieres tomorrow night. The Civic. New Zealand film Festival. This is the one to see. I'm doing dry July. It's Friday night and I feel tipsy. Tim Wilson is at the waterfront welcome to paper pirates. This is a demographic exhibition. pictures all over the world. London, New York, Tanzania so they snap pictures on the devices And print them out? Yes. We are trying to make photographs more real. How tall is that? That is 32 vertical metres. This was shot by Craig Stanaway. He tells us that great art. at 830,everybody is going to rip their fav off and take it home. If you're an Auckland and nothing to do, why don't you come here and take some photos? Can you see my photo, Tim? I'm sorry. It didn't make the cut. What about mine? It's in a special place. THAT'S ALL. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013