SEVEN SHARP IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RABODIRECT, PART OF RABOBANK GROUP, LOOKING AFTER SAVERS SINCE 1898. IT'S SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` INSIDE THE FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA. WE WERE DEALING WITH SOMETHING LIKE 40 BODIES A DAY. THE KIWI DOING HER BIT IN WEST AFRICA. WE ARE WORKING IN A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT CANNOT COPE WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ILLNESS THAT WE HAVE. PLUS ` FROM HIDING IN THE STREET SHADOWS... ALL OF THEM HAVE A HISTORY OF ROUGH SLEEPING AND BEING HOMELESS. ...TO STARS OF THE STAGE. IT'S THE BEST THING I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE. AND ` # I SEE RED. I SEE RED. I SEE RED. KEEP CALM AND SEE RED? DOESN'T THAT SAY, 'RAGE. ANGER. PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN'? # RED. # ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND GLENNA CASALME. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014 Welcome to Seven Sharp. Toni is effusive today. Taranaki had a big win over the weekend. Can I just say that Tasman was robbed? We will have the Ebola story tomrrow. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS LABOUR DAY ` THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED ON OUR ROADS SO FAR THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND BAD WEATHER IS ONLY ADDING TO MOTORISTS' FRUSTRATIONS TONIGHT. LIGHTNING STRIKES MADE FOR SOME STUNNING PICTURES IN MELBOURNE OVERNIGHT, BUT THE STRIKES ALSO CAUSED CHAOS, TRIGGERING FIRES, FLOODS AND DISRUPTING FLIGHTS. AND IT'S OFFICIAL ` MEN ARE MORE VAIN THAN WOMEN. NEW RESEARCH HAS FOUND MEN SPEND SIX TIMES AS LONG AS WOMEN PERFECTING THEIR BODIES OVER A LIFETIME. JUDGING BY OUR MIKE'S COMPREHENSIVE BEAUTY AND FITNESS REGIME, I'M SURE HE'D AGREE WITH THAT. I didn't want to see those abs. I'll never said that about you again, Stefan. I think this is definitely a changing thing. My husband cares more than he did when he first met me 10 years ago. I probably still look at the mirror than he does. We had hoped to bring you a story on a Kiwi nurse on ebola tonight, but that will come tomorrow. HOW MANY OF US ARE GUILTY OF WALKING STRAIGHT PAST A HOMELESS PERSON ON THE STREET, NOT EVEN GIVING THEM THE TIME OF DAY? YOU MIGHT BE THINKING THEY'LL JUST SPEND THE MONEY ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. BUT SOME ARE JUST PLAIN DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. BUT WHEN YOU TAKE THE TIME TO INSPIRE, YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR LUCK. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED TO A GROUP OF AUCKLAND'S HOMELESS, WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NEW, CREATIVE, LEASE ON LIFE. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. IF THIS IS THE TOUGH, SHADOWY REALITY FOR SOME,... RICHIE, HOW ARE YOU, BROTHER? ...THEN THIS IS THEIR AWAKENING. YOU WANNA GLASS? OH, YEAH. FROM THE STREETS TO THE STAGE AND A DISCOVERY OF SELF. WHERE DOES THIS RATE IN TERMS OF ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YOU? RIGHT AT THE TOP. YEAH. IT'S THE BEST THING I HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE. HEY, BABY! SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD EVER DO. MAKES YOU FEEL YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. THAT SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT, OF BURGEONING CONFIDENCE VERY MUCH AT THE HEART OF THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION'S... ALL: HOBSON ST THEATRE COMPANY DRAMA GROUP! ...JUST TWO DAYS OUT FROM ITS BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR. IT'S CALLED 'LAST CHANCE CAFE'. AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST CHANCE AT ACTING? YEP. AND HOW ARE YOU DOING? WELL, I'VE BEEN TOLD I AM DOING ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S GOOD. THEY'VE COME SUCH A LONG WAY, EH. I SEE A SLICE OF HUMANITY. WITHOUT SOUNDING CORNY, IT FEEDS MY SOUL, YOU KNOW? GIVE ME A COFFEE. BEING ON A STAGE IS JUST REALLY SCARY, BEING ON A STAGE IS JUST REALLY SCARY, AND SOME OF THE GUYS ARE A BIT SCARED, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. ALL OF THEM HAVE A HISTORY OF ROUGH SLEEPING AND BEING HOMELESS. WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE TONIGHT, WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR HEAD DOWN? PROBABLY QUEEN ST OR THE LIBRARY OR THE GARDENS OR THE WHARF. YEAH. BUT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, YOU GET THE SENSE HIS SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS ARE SECONDARY TO OTHER MORE CREATIVE CONSIDERATIONS. I HOPE I REMEMBER MY LINES. I HOPE I REMEMBER WHAT TO DO. I HOPE I AM IN THE RIGHT SPOT. WE'VE JUST GOTTA KEEP REMEMBERING. ALL LAUGH GOT THE OLD BUTTERFLIES GOING? YEAH, I AM SO NERVOUS. YEAH. EVERY TIME YOU GET UP THERE? YEP, EVERY TIME, YEP. ON THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE BELLY FRONT, FELLOW CAST MEMBER ROB'S FAR FROM FLUTTERY. SO HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR CONFIDENCE NOW? BLOODY AWESOME, BLOODY AWESOME. BUT WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ALONG? OH, NO, I JUST SAT BACK AT THE BACK AND DIDN'T EVEN MAKE A SQUEAK OR ANYTHING, DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, DIDN'T GET INVOLVED, BUT IT HAS CHANGED. IT REALLY HAS. THE MOUSE HAS ROARED? GONE IS THE MOUSE, OUT COMES THE LION. DEFINITELY HUMBLING. I'VE LEARNT JUST AS MUCH FROM THESE GUYS AS HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE LEARNT FROM ME. YOU'RE BUZZING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I AM. GUYS, GUYS. GUYS. THE PRODUCTION IS BASED AROUND A COMMUNITY'S ATTEMPT TO SAVE ITS LOCAL CAFE, ITS MUCH LOVED GATHERING PLACE FROM BEING SWALLOWED UP BY COUNCIL PLANS FOR A NEW ROAD. ITALIAN ACCENT: YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME YOU'RE GONNA CLOSE THE CAFE DOWN. YOU'RE AN ITALIAN? NO. IN THE PLAY? IN THE PLAY. HE TALKS LIKE THIS. WITH HIS HANDS? ALL ITALIANS TALK WITH THEIR HANDS. DO YOU IMPROVISE? YEAH, YEAH. A LOT. WE JUST WING IT AND JUST GO WITH IT, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK OUT QUITE NICELY, SO IT'S PRETTY COOL. YOU DON'T DROP THE F BOMB, THOUGH, DO YOU? <BLEEP>, WE DO. IT'S REAL, MAN. WE HAVE TO KEEP IT REAL. THIS IS WHO WE ARE. IT HAS CHANGED ME. IT HAS CHANGED ME BEING PART OF THESE GUYS. IT HAS CHANGED ME. IT HAS CHANGED ME BEING PART OF THESE GUYS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE GOT A LITTLE COMMUNITY HERE, A LITTLE FAMILY. I AM REALLY PROUD OF THEM AS FRIENDS. I'M PROUD, AND I HOPE MY PARENTS, GOD REST THEIR SOULS, ARE PLEASED WITH ME TOO. WHAT WOULD THEY SAY? THEY WOULD BE RAPT, YEP. Isn't that wonderful to have something to be proud of? It must be a dehumanizing feeling to be sleeping rough. It kind of seems wrong that they are being taken in and to step back out in the rough. It makes your rememberthat they're so much more going on behind the scenes of some and sleeping rough on Queen Street. Michael Holland was telling me that after each rehearsal they get to have a big feed. AT AUCKLAND'S HERALD THEATRE, BUT THEY NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE'VE GOT DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN DONATE AND HOW TO GET TICKETS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` PLUS, WHAT COLOUR CALMS YOU DOWN? BLUE IS CALMING, THE BLUE SEA. NZ. GREEN. OPEN SPACE. CALM. QUIET. THERE IS A REASON WE ASK. FIND OUT WHAT IT IS SOON ON SEVEN SHARP. Welcome back. We're now talking about DIY. My partner dug some post holes. Very manly. We had a very lazy weekend. It is important to add those little touches to your home. It can make some economic sense. Matt Chisholm offers some tips on sprucing your place up. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. I can sometimes get frisky with redoing my house just like you. I think I'll put some art up here. The only piece of decor I saw there was a green bean bag. We've called in the professionals. For inspiration on stylizing your home. I like your little quirky �pieces. I'm not sure on the color coordinations in your lounge. It is a very good blank canvas. Some good potential, then. The rug in the fireplace is good to go. This came cheap at just 69 bucks. You don't necessarily need to spend thousands on a dream piece right now. Is there a danger in following trends? Absolutely. You follow your own rules. Using what I did have in new ways... Despite the orange and pink pastels, the place still retained my personality. More importantly... Is your girlfriend going to be impressed? Low standards? We know his girlfriend, and she certainly doesn't have low standards. I need those two to come around, because my house is a blank canvas as well. A lot of Mike Hoskings' ornaments look like toys. NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` # I SEE RED. I SEE RED. I SEE RED. NO IDEA ABOUT THE RED LINES. FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THEM, ACTUALLY. I HAVE NO IDEA. NUP. OK, SO SLIGHT PROBLEM IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN, HOW ARE WE MEANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO? DIDN'T REALLY SLOW DOWN. WELL, HE'S STOPPED. MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN BATTLING THE CHAOTIC HOLIDAY TRAFFIC THIS LONG WEEKEND, WISHING SOME DRIVERS WOULD JUST CALM DOWN. WELL, WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU THERE'S AN INITIATIVE OUT THERE AIMED AT DOING JUST THAT, KEEPING DRIVERS CALM? AND YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT IT INVOLVES ` RED LINES! IT'S BEING TRIALLED IN A COUPLE OF AUCKLAND SUBURBS, BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE LOCALS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE LINES ACTUALLY MEAN. TIM WILSON INVESTIGATES. RED ISN'T A RELAXED HUE. ASK THIS BULL. ASK ANY HORROR-MOVIE VICTIM. BETTER STILL, ASK TIM FINN. BUT IN SUBURBAN AUCKLAND WHERE ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE, INCLUDING EBOLA, RED IS A COLOUR TO CALM TRAFFIC... AND CONFUSE LOCALS. THE RED LINES THAT APPEARED OVERNIGHT THAT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RED LINES. NO, ACTUALLY I DON'T. I REALLY DON'T. FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THEM, ACTUALLY. CAN YOU SEE OVER THERE THERE'S SOME RED LINES ON THE ROAD? YEAH? I HAVE NO IDEA, NO. THE LINES ARE PART OF A PILOT SCHEME BY THE ALBERT-EDEN LOCAL BOARD TO SLOW TRAFFIC. THAT'S SOMETHING EASY TO DO AT AUCKLAND ON THE MAIN ROADS AT RUSH HOUR BUT HARDER TO MAKE HAPPEN ON CROSS STREETS. BOARD MEMBER TIM WOOLFIELD EXPLAINED THEM TO ME. DID YOU EXPECT THEY'D BE SO RED? NOT FROM THE INITIAL DESIGNS, NO. BUT IT CERTAINLY... HAS THE IMPACT. YEAH. ENGINE REVS SOFTLY DIDN'T REALLY SLOW DOWN. WELL, HE STOPPED. EACH TRAFFIC-CALMER WITH SIGN IS $2500. TIMES 32 THAT'S A TOTAL OF 80 GRAND. GOOD DEAL? I COULDN'T COMMENT. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THAT PAINT WOULD BE VERY VERY EXPENSIVE. THAT` REALLY? LIKE, YOU CAN'T JUST GO TO BUNNINGS AND... I WISH. WOOLFIELD BELIEVES THE RED WARNS DRIVERS TO BE CALM. A COLOUR CHOICE WE ROAD-TESTED. BLUE IS CALMING, THE BLUE SEA. NZ. GREEN. OPEN SPACE. CALM. QUIET. RED... (SHRIEKS) BOTH: AHH! SOME OF THE LINES COME WITH A SIGN; OTHERS... OH, NICE TREE. THE SIGNS AREN'T HERE YET, ARE THEY, IN SOME CASES? THEY'RE NOT ALL HERE YET, UNFORTUNATELY. IS THAT THE PROBLEM? I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES HERE... JUST ALL WE'RE SEEING IS THE STRANGE RED LINES. WE TRIED TO CALM THE FLOW. WHISPERS: SHH. WE TRIED REALLY HARD. THE SIGNS SHOULD ALL BE IN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. MEANWHILE, THE TRAFFIC COMES AND GOES, SOMETIMES FAST AND SOMETIMES SLOW. AND NOW YOU KNOW ` THIS MEANS 'GET READY TO CHILLAX'. I can understand if it meant stop, but calm? I might slow down because I'll be wondering what am I doing wrong. tomorrow night, will bring a story on the Kiwi nurse fighting Ebola. Is your life at risk every day you go out? I wouldn't say it is any more risk than when I'm at home. If you are properly trained and take precautions and understand the disease well, it doesn't make it any dangerous. You know the risks and is just like any other job. Emotionally, it probably doesn't make it any easy. Why do you do this work? It is just another Job. It gives me satisfaction that I'm helping people do something that they're not capable of doing. That is fascinating stuff. Hopefully we'll have it for you tomorrow night. ACTRESS JULIA ROBERTS MADE SOME COMMENTS TODAY THAT REALLY GOT ME THINKING. WHILE PROMOTING HER ROLE AS THE FACE OF A MAKEUP BRAND, SHE SAID BY HOLLYWOOD STANDARDS, SHE'D TAKEN A BIG RISK BY NOT HAVING A FACELIFT. GIVEN IT'S OBVIOUSLY EXPECTED THAT AN AGING ACTRESS SHOULDN'T ACTUALLY AGE, ISN'T IT ALL THE MORE BIZARRE THAT RENEE ZELLWEGER WAS PILLORIED LAST WEEK FOR HAVING SO OBVIOUSLY HAD SOME WORK DONE? IT SEEMS A WOMAN ON SCREEN CAN'T WIN. IF YOU 'AGE NATURALLY' THE MAGAZINES TEAR YOU APART, BUT IF YOU GET A NIP AND TUCK, YOU GET THE SAME TREATMENT. DO WE WANT THEM TO BE HUMAN OR NOT? TO A LESSER DEGREE, IT APPLIES HERE TOO. A BUSINESSMAN I INTERVIEWED ONCE ASKED ME WHAT I PLANNED TO DO AFTER BEING ON TV, GIVEN IT'S SUCH A SHORT CAREER FOR A WOMAN. HE MEANT NO OFFENCE. HE SAW IT AS THE FACTS OF THE BUSINESS. IT MAY BE FUTILE, BUT I HOPE THAT ONE DAY WE'LL VALUE PEOPLE'S SKILLS AND THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER HIGHER THAN THE PERFECTION OF THEIR FEATURES. NOW, I COULDN'T FINISH TONIGHT'S SHOW NOW, I COULDN'T FINISH TONIGHT'S SHOW WITHOUT MENTIONING THE FOOTBALL OVER THE WEEKEND. A STUNNING WIN FOR THE KIWIS AND BEFORE THAT, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN PROVINCIAL RUGBY, THE MIGHTY TARANAKI WON THE ITM CUP FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THIS WAS A SPECIAL WIN, NOT JUST BECAUSE THIS IS MY HOME PROVINCE, BUT IT'S BEEN NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY SINCE A SIDE OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN FIVE CENTRES WON THE COMPETITION. A TASMAN-TARANAKI FINAL WAS REMARKABLE IN ITSELF, WHEN YOU CONSIDER NOT SO LONG AGO, THEY WERE THINKING OF GETTING RID OF TASMAN ALL TOGETHER, AND TARANAKI HADN'T EVEN MADE A TOP-TIER FINAL, LET ALONE WON ONE. THE DEBATE HAS RAGED FOR YEARS ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE TOO MUCH RUGBY, WITH PROVINCIAL, SUPER RUGBY AND INTERNATIONALS AND MAYBE WE DO, BUT OVER THE WEEKEND WATCHING 21,000 PATRIOTIC LOCALS CRAMMED INTO YARROWS STADIUM, KITTED OUT IN AMBER AND BLACK, IT MADE ME REALISE CUTTING THE LOCAL COMP IS DEFINITELY NOT THE ANSWER, BECAUSE THAT IS WERE THE TRUE PASSION LIES, AND I TELL YOU WHAT ` IT DOESN'T GO WHEN YOU MOVE AWAY, EITHER! YOU ENJOY YOUR MONDAY EVENING. MIKE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014