IT'S SEVEN SHARP. WHERE TO NOW? WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. AND SOME ELECTION NUMBERS WHICH MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. PLUS ` I THINK IT'S AN OBSESSION. IT'S LIKE A THERAPY FOR US. BUT DOES NZ NEED RETAIL REHAB? GO AND BUY ANOTHER DRESS. ALL GIGGLE AND... < SHANO, HAVE YOU GOT A SOCK DOWN HIS UNDIES? (LAUGHS) ...NICK'S BIG MOMENT IN SOME VERY TINY TOGS. CROWD CHEERS, APPLAUDS ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND INGRID LAUDER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Good evening, welcome. Nice to see you again. It has been a whole day. I would like to congratulate you, since I did not see you on Friday. All the doubt around who the father is. It is a social minefield around women who are getting larger. Then when you started vomiting, I thought something was up. Quite seriously, a few members of the team came up to me to say that they were relieved I was pregnant because they had seen me chucking up. HERE'S WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE TODAY. AARON CRUDEN'S SAYING HE HAS 'NO EXCUSES' AFTER A BOOZY NIGHT OUT STOPPED HIM GOING ON THE ALL BLACKS TOUR TO ARGENTINA. ARE YOU BAD AT MATHS? BLAME YOUR MUM. HOW MUCH SHE HELPED WITH HOMEWORK IS IRRELEVANT. APPARENTLY, MUMS PRODUCE A CHEMICAL DURING PREGNANCY WHICH CAN IMPAIR YOUR DEVELOPMENT OF MATHS SKILLS. AND PROPOSAL FAIL! THIS GUY THINKS HE'S DOING THE ROMANTIC THING BY PROPOSING TO HIS GIRLFRIEND ON A BOAT, UNTIL HE DROPPED THE RING IN THE WATER. POLITICS IS A BRUTAL GAME. JUST ASK HONE. BUT IT'S ALSO A NUMBERS GAME. ONE GERMAN MILLIONAIRE ENDED HIS NINE YEARS IN PARLIAMENT. SOME OTHER NUMBERS ` LEGALISE CANNABIS GOT NEARLY TWICE AS MANY PARTY VOTES AS PETER DUNNE'S UNITED FUTURE. AND THERE'S STILL 12% OF THE TOTAL VOTE LEFT TO COUNT. THOSE NUMBERS COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE FOR SOME BETWEEN A PARLIAMENTARY SALARY OR UNEMPLOYMENT. HERE'S TIM WILSON WITH AN ELECTION BY THE NUMBERS. LET'S GO FOR THE MILLION. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JOHN KEY'S NATIONAL PARTY GOT OVER ONE MILLION VOTES. PERHAPS HIS SWEETEST MILL YET. BUT ALMOST ONE MILLION PEOPLE DIDN'T VOTE, MAKING OUR SECOND MOST-POPULAR PARTY. CAN'T BE BOTHERED. ONLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PARTY-VOTED LABOUR ` THEIR BIGGEST LOSS SINCE 1922. THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT VAMPIRE MOVIES FIRST STARTED SCARING US. THE ELECTION'S VILLAIN, KIM DOTCOM, PAID A PRICE ` SHELLING OUT FIVE MILLION BUCKS; AROUND 600 BUCKS EACH FOR EACH NEW INTERNET MANA VOTER. COLIN CRAIG ARGUABLY GOT A BETTER DEAL ` HIS $2.5M BOUGHT 86,000 VOTES AND ZERO MPS, MAKING THE CONSERVATIVES THE LITTLE PARTY THAT COULDN'T. # I THINK I CAN. I THINK I CAN. # AND LEAVING A TRIUMPHANT JOHN KEY CELEBRATING IN ONE PAIR OF SNEANS. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY IS WITH US. Congratulations. Sneans. Do explain. We did not know that the photographer was outside. We went out to get coffee. He jumped out from nowhere. I did not realise the fashion police would be there. I have learnt my lesson. I was very comfortable in my Nikes, but I will upgrade. Let me ask you what else happened today. Obama rang you. I was on my mobile and I did not recognise the number, so I did not take it. Someone said that the president is trying to get hold of you. What did he say? Just congratulations. Is he coming here? I'm not sure. He would love to come. He is coming to the G20 and he is away for a long time, so tacking on New Zealand might be a difficult thing. Australia is hosting the g20. Let us go back to Saturday night. Would you have quit if you had lost? I don't think there is a place for a Prime Minister if you have lost. Genuinely, I did not have a plan B, but in principle, the kind of idea of a former prime minister languishing on the backbenches does not sit well. We have had preliminary discussions with United future. We will have them with ACT and the Maori party tomorrow and I think that the government for the past six years has been better for their involvement. What has made us a good government is that people trust what we say and we have done what we said. Do you feel some sort of obligation to help them out policy wise and away that they can still differentiate themselves and get profile? If you take ACT, there will be a genuine consistency for a more right-wing party. I have been quite surprised. Where have they been hiding that constituency? It has not turned up on election day. It is hiding under national. My own view is that there has got to be a constituency of some number. Dunne is invisible. There will be some policy things and we will be working with all these parties on a case-by-case basis with legislation. Some of the controversial things you are looking you in the next three years. Do you feel we have the mandate to get on with it? We have campaigned on things. The secondary school principals Association is backing us. NZEI. We want to go back in continue to have discussions with them. We want to be inclusive. We don't want to force it on them. How do we spend money with the hundred thousand plus teachers and principals getting the support they need? This is potentially your battle. At the end of the day, they will battle you on these sort of things. You are worried about arrogance in the third term. The risk will be that the Opposition will say we're arrogant no matter what we do. I would say there are some schools in New Zealand that are failing. If we can get a fantastic principal and put them in that school. If we don't deliver the education, we are robbing them. I will be a little more attentive on my phone next time. How is that for confidence? NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP, JEHAN, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION ON THE RACIST COP FROM QUEENSTOWN? We have the latest. The cop was in court. AND CAN SLAVES TO FASHION MAKE SOME OLD THREADS WORK? I ENJOYED IT MORE THAN SHOPPING. IT JUST SHOWS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY EVERYTHING BRAND NEW. SOFT GUITAR MUSIC GIRL: Earthquakes cause salamis. The monsters are under the ground. Earth and one of those planets rub together. CHILDREN: Drop, cover, hold! It could save your life. It could save your life. CHILDREN LAUGH QUICK UPDATE NOW ON A STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ` QUEENSTOWN COP JENNY MCNEE'S RACIST ATTACK ON A TAXI DRIVER ONE NIGHT. SHE'D BEEN DRINKING, AND YOU'LL REMEMBER WAS ON MEDICATION. JEHAN CASINADER WAS THE FIRST REPORTER TO SPEAK TO THE CABBIE AT THE CENTRE OF THIS. JEHAN, WHAT'S HAPPENED? The taxi driver had to go through a big ordeal. He went to court. The judge decided to discharge Jenny McNee without conviction. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE CABBIE TODAY? He has gone to ground. He was finding it quite difficult to deal with the pressure. The human rights commission says that he was really brave to go public and shine the Spotlight on racist abuse. THE POLICE AREN'T ENTIRELY HAPPY WITH THE DECISION, ARE THEY? It was the police that investigated this case and they took to court. And they were against the discharge without conviction that happened today. They will go through an employment process. She is now on leave without pay. THIS NEXT STORY IS A SUBJECT CLOSE TO MIKE'S HEART. IT'S ABOUT BUYING CLOTHES, AND LOTS OF THEM, BUT HE'S NOT ALONE. IT SEEMS WE'VE BECOME A NATION OF SHOPAHOLICS. NZ DOESN'T HAVE STATISTICS AVAILABLE, BUT HOW ABOUT THESE FROM THE UK? 2 MILLION TONS OF CLOTHES ARE BOUGHT EVERY YEAR. 1 MILLION TONS ARE THROWN AWAY. SARAH LANCASTER THINKS IT'S A WASTE. SHE'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE DAYS OF MENDING, AND EVEN BUYING SECOND-HAND. REALLY? FINE FOR HER, BUT CAN SHE CONVINCE ANY FASHION-MAD TEENAGERS TO MAKE THE SWITCH? GILL HIGGINS FOUND THREE YOUNG FASHIONISTAS AND PUT THEM TO THE TEST. SHOPPING. SOME GO WHEN THEY NEED THINGS BUT OTHERS,... IT'S AN OBSESSION. IT'S LIKE A THERAPY FOR US. WE GO SHOPPING WHEN WE'RE SAD. WE GO SHOPPING TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING. THIS TIME IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN THEM SOME CASH... IT'S NOT RICHES. ...TO SEE THEIR SHOPPING HABITS IN ACTION. I LOVE THOSE SHIRTS. YEAH? PUT IT DOWN. THERE YOU GO. THIS COULD TAKE A VERY LONG TIME. ENOUGH TIME FOR A LITTLE INSIGHT. IT'S ABOUT STAYING ON TREND. COULD WE REALLY WEAR THIS? IT'S ABOUT LABELS... BY THE WAY, THEY HAVE JANOSKI AT BACKDOOR. ...AND SALE SIGNS. THESE ARE TWO FOR 25. THEY WORK. YOU KNOW THAT TERM 'SLAVES TO FASHION'? THIS SHIRT BASICALLY CAN JUST TIE AROUND YOUR WAIST. SO YOU BOUGHT A SHIRT BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A BELT? THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT. IT'S A BELT. MAKE THAT SLAVES TO CHEAP FASHION. I JUST GOT, LIKE, TRACK PANTS, AND THEY WERE 15. I GOT THIS SHIRT FOR $8. WOULD YOU HAVE GOT IT IF NOT ON SALE? WOULD YOU HAVE GOT IT IF WAS NOT ON SALE? PROBABLY NOT. CAN YOU EVER HAVE ENOUGH? NO. NO. I NEVER HAVE A FULL ENOUGH WARDROBE. NEVER. YEAH? THAT DOESN'T SIT SO WELL WITH SARAH. NO. IT'S NOT HEALTHY AND SUCH COS WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS FOLLOWING ADVERTISING, AND SAYING YOU HAVE TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY. AND IT'S QUANTITY OVER QUALITY. SARAH BUYS SECOND-HAND AND GIVES THINGS A MAKEOVER. SHE'S SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, SHE'S SET UP A WORKSHOP. THE IDEA BEING TO... TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT BEING CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS, AND MENDING AND MAKING DO. SO I GOT SOME SEWING MACHINES SECOND-HAND. WORK IT. WORK IT. WORK IT. BUT TREND-CONSCIOUS TEENS? IF, SAY, YOU GOT A RIP IN THAT DRESS, WOULD YOU REPAIR IT? HM. GO AND BUY ANOTHER DRESS. WHAT ABOUT RE-WORKING SOMETHING THEY'RE BORED OF? NO. NO. I'D NEED TO TAKE SOME SEWING LESSONS. < WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TAKE LESSONS? YEAH. BE COOL. NO. (LAUGHS) BUT NOT ONE TO BE LEFT OUT, PRI TAGGED ALONG TO NEW LYNN'S SAVEMART. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE OP SHOPS COS IT'S ENORMOUS. UNDERSTATEMENT. ENORMOUS ON THE SHOP FLOOR. ENDLESS IN THE WAREHOUSE. 40 TONS OF CAST-OFFS SORTED EVERY WEEK. GONNA GO ON A BIT OF A TREASURE HUNT TODAY. READY, STEADY, SHOP. I COULD DO SO MUCH WITH THIS. THEY WERE, LIKE, $40 AT GLASSONS. ONE ITEM EACH TO TAKE FROM OP SHOP TO WORKSHOP. OVER HERE'S, LIKE, A REFASHIONING BAR. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE COLLAR. SOME BLUE THREAD. SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD ON TWO MORE CENTIMETRES. WE GET A LOT OF, 'THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH SUSTAINABILITY,' AND IT'S KINDA GUILT-TRIPPING, WHEREAS I WANT TO MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. HOPEFULLY, I HOPE PEOPLE HAVE FUN HERE. THAT'S SCARY. TOOLS DOWN, AND THEY'RE IN THE CHANGING ROOM. WILL THEY LIKE WHAT THEY'VE DONE? I'M REALLY PROUD. I JUST PUT THIS ON MY SHOULDER. I MADE THESE OUT OF THREE-QUARTER JEANS. STITCHED LITTLE FLOWERS. SEWED ON A LITTLE BIT OF FLORAL FABRIC. I'M ROCKING THIS THIS SUMMER. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY'RE CONVERTS, EVEN PRI. I ENJOYED IT MORE THAN THE SHOPPING. SHOWS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY EVERYTHING BRAND NEW. IT'S REALLY FUN TO DO TOGETHER. GOOD WORK, GIRLS! THE KIDS ARE BIG ON THAT AT HOME. You take the jeans and slice them off. Man used to have her sewing machine. Correction: mum. I feel like a failure as a mum because I don't know how to sew. AND YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO SARAH'S SEWING WORKSHOP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` LOOK AT HIM. HE'S READY TO EXPLODE TOO. WHOO! (APPLAUDS) LET'S DO IT! CAN'T WALK, CAN'T TALK, CAN POSE. NICK CHISHOLM'S BIG MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. WOMAN: Now, tell me what you see in this image. WOMAN: Now, tell me what you see in this image. MAN: Uh, my new golf clubs. OK, and this? Um, anniversary presents? Right, OK. This? This? My mechanic's bill. This? My mechanic's bill. Mm. If your credit card balance is playing on your mind, switch it to any ANZ credit card and enjoy 0% per annum for a whole year. Call us today. Taslon is waterproof and breathable. WELL, ON FRIDAY WE SHOWED YOU A VERY BUFF NICK CHISHOLM. YOU'LL KNOW NICK. HE'S THE OLDER BROTHER OF OUR REPORTER MATT, AND HE'S GOT LOCKED-IN SYNDROME. NICK ISN'T LETTING THE CONDITION HOLD HIM BACK. RECENTLY HE CLEANED UP AT NZ'S FIRST ONLINE WHEELCHAIR BODYBUILDING COMPETITION. ON SATURDAY, HE WAS GUEST 'POSER' AT THE SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPS, SO WE SENT OUR RESIDENT SEVEN SHARP POSER, MATT CHISHOLM, TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S AN ABLE-BODIED WORLD, AND IN THIS GAME, THE BODY BEAUTIFUL IS KING. ROCK MUSIC THE BIGGER, THE MORE BUFF, THE BETTER. WHAT DO YOU RECKON OF THE BOYS UP HERE? LOOKING HOT OR WHAT? VERY HOT. THEY'RE GORGEOUS. (LAUGHS) VERY HANDSOME. BUT ONE OF THESE GUYS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS. ONE OF THESE POSERS JUST ISN'T THE SAME. BIG BROTHER NICK CAN'T WALK, CAN'T EVEN TALK, BUT THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL HE'S MISSING OUT ON THE ACTION. LOOK AT HIM. HE'S READY TO EXPLODE TOO. WHOO! (APPLAUDS) LET'S DO IT. HE'S ENDURED THE PAIN AND PUT IN THE WORK FOR WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS NOW. AND THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF SACRIFICES TOO. THE POOR BUGGER'S EATEN A 'HOT TUNA AND OATS' CONCOCTION EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BRILLIANT... IF YOU'RE A HORSE. LAUGHTER PEOPLE GET MOODY BEFORE A GIG LIKE THIS. HAS HE BEEN A BIT MOODY LATELY? (CHUCKLES) HE TOLD ME NOT TO TELL YOU. (LAUGHS) < I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES. (LAUGHS) TODAY'S D-DAY, AND NICK'S ABOUT TO SHOW OFF HIS FINELY CHOREOGRAPHED CARCASS AS GUEST POSER AT THE NABBA SOUTH ISLAND BODYBUILDING CHAMPS IN HOMETOWN DUNEDIN. < SHANO, HAVE YOU GOT A SOCK DOWN HIS UNDIES? (LAUGHS) YEAH, I WAS WONDERING THAT. IT'S A GUMBOOT. I JUST LOVE THIS EVEN MORE SO TONIGHT, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT NICK HERE TO JOIN IN AND GET UP ON STAGE WITH THE REST OF THE BOYS THAT ARE HIS MATES AS WELL, SO I'M ABSOLUTELY FIZZING. A BIT OF LAST-MINUTE PUMPING UP, AND NICK'S FIZZING TOO A BIT OF LAST-MINUTE PUMPING UP, AND NICK'S FIZZING TOO. A, M, P, E. YOU'RE AMPED. 14 YEARS OF HARD GRAFT DISTILLED DOWN TO JUST THREE RAPID-FIRE MINUTES. YOU CAN TAKE AWAY HIS LIMBS AND VOICE, BUT YOU CAN'T KILL HIS SPIRIT. CROWD CHEERS THE LOCKED-IN SYNDROME SUFFERER WHO WASN'T MEANT TO LIVE AT ALL DOING WHAT HE WAS PROBABLY BORN TO DO. AND AS NICK GOT ON HIS FEET AT THE FINISH,... CHEERING THE 500-STRONG CROWD JOINED HIM ` A MOMENT HE'LL SAVOUR FOREVER. BOYSIE! CONGRATULATIONS, MATE. THAT WAS AWESOME! HOW YA FEELING? S, T, I, L, L. 'STILL BUZZING. IT WAS UNREAL.' YOU DID AWESOME, MATE! < YOU GOT A WEE TEAR IN YOUR EYE THERE? I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A WEE ONE IN THERE SOMEWHERE, EH. (CHUCKLES) NO, WE'RE BIG, TOUGH BODYBUILDERS. THERE'S NO TEARS AROUND HERE. BOTH LAUGH Amazing. What is he going to do next? It is all in the attitude. MOST OF OUR WEEKEND WAS DEVOTED TO THE ELECTION AS YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN, BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE POLLING DAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING THE EVENING WITH THIS GROUP. THAT'S FORMER SUPERBIKES STAR AARON SLIGHT ON THE LEFT, DION NASH, SIR BRIAN LOCHORE AND RICHIE McCAW. I'VE JUST JOINED THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP AS A PATRON FOR THE CATWALK TRUST, WHICH RAISES FUNDS TO FIND A CURE FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES. IT WAS AN HONOUR TO BE ASKED BY THE AMAZING CATRIONA WILLIAMS. YOU'LL REMEMBER JEHAN CASINADER DID A STORY ON HER EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN SHE WAS A FINALIST FOR NZER OF THE YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A QUICK STORY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT. HAVE A THINK. HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO HAVE RICHIE McCAW RECORD YOUR VOICEMAIL MESSAGE ON YOUR CELL PHONE? SOMETHING LIKE, 'HI, IT'S RICHIE McCAW HERE. 'TONI'S SUPERBUSY RIGHT NOW.' BLAH BLAH. WELL, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CATWALK ON FRIDAY, SOMEBODY GAVE, WAIT FOR IT, $4500 FOR JUST THAT. HOW'S THAT FOR PULLING POWER? IN THE WASH-UP TODAY, OUT OF SATURDAY'S RESULT HAS BEEN THIS CONSTERNATION AMONG SOME OVER ALL THOSE WHO DIDN'T VOTE. THE ANXIOUS ARE CHATTERING AWAY ABOUT WHAT'S GONE WRONG AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIX IT. NOTHING WENT WRONG. IF PEOPLE CAN'T BE BOTHERED, THEY CAN'T BE BOTHERED. CHOICE IS THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM. IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE, THEN THE REST OF US SHOULD REALLY ONLY BE BENDING OVER TO A LIMITED DEGREE TO CONVINCE YOU OTHERWISE. IT WAS A GOOD TIGHT RACE, SO THE OLD 'FOREGONE CONCLUSION' ARGUMENT DOESN'T WASH. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE WEATHER EXCUSE PATHETIC. EARLY VOTING WAS FOR THE FIRST TIME OPEN TO ANY ONE OF US AT OUR LEISURE. SO IF AFTER ALL THAT, BEING A PARTICIPANT WAS STILL A BIT TOUGH OR HARD OR DIFFICULT, THEN I'D ACTUALLY QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THE VOTE ANYWAY. I'M A QUALITY-OVER-QUANTITY PERSON. SO, REALLY, I'M NOT SURE WE MISSED MUCH. CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.