I HEAR YOU GUYS HAVE GOT A BIG GAME COMING UP. THE BIG GUN HELPING LIGHT UP OUR SUNSHINE FOOTBALL GUYS... ALL CHEER ...AHEAD OF THE DAY THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S A DREAM. LIKE, THE KIDS WILL BE EXCITED. I WON'T BE SLEEPING. PLUS ` THESE SPINES ` VERY USEFUL. THAT'S A SNAPPER SKULL. BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OLD BONES. IF I CAN GET PEOPLE TO LOOK AT BONES AND SEE THAT THEY'RE SYMBOLIC OF LIFE AND THAT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, THEN I'M HAPPY. AND ` WHAT DO I DO? CAN TIM ACHIEVE PAPER DART GLORY AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPS? OH NO. CARL, THIS IS AWKWARD. PROBABLY NOT. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAKE EBDALE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. No matter how sophisticated the world becomes, it is the simple things are entertainers. Paul spent a number of time Youtube today looking at. Isn't that the most fabulous piece of a for work you've seen? I had a backup. I had that built for me. Boykin that thing fly. POLICE ARE WARNING DRIVERS TO STICK TO THE RULES THIS EASTER WEEKEND. THEY'LL BE ENFORCING A LOWERED SPEED TOLERANCE OF 4 K'S OVER THE LIMIT, AND EVERY DRIVER STOPPED WILL BE BREATH-TESTED, REGARDLESS OF WHY THEY'RE STOPPED. GOOD NEWS FOR ANY SWEATY, SMELLY PEOPLE OUT THERE. SCIENTISTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SPECIFIC WAY BACTERIA BREAK DOWN SWEAT AND WHY IT SMELLS, WHICH COULD MEAN BETTER DEODORANTS IN THE FUTURE. AND HOW'S THIS FOR IMPRESSIVE TRAINING? 6-MONTH-OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD BARON LENDS A PAW BY HELPING HIS OWNER STACK THE DISHWASHER. WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT HIS TECHNIQUE THOUGH. I am so glad that is worked out. NOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE SUNSHINE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WE HAD ON THE SHOW EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY WERE THE SPECIAL FOOTBALLERS WHO HAD TRAINED FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR A GAME THEY NEVER PLAYED OR EVEN LOOKED LIKE PLAYING, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY APPROPRIATE OPPOSITION. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A BIT ON THE NOSE, SO WE PUT A CALL OUT TO YOU TO FIND THEM SOME COMPETITION. IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT WE GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN EVEN WE BARGAINED FOR. HERE'S MATT CHISHOLM. THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! UPBEAT MUSIC THEY'RE PUMPED. THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED. GET SET! GO! IT'S GAME ON. RUN, RUN, RUN! AARGH! AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF TRAINING... I GOT THREE. ...THE SUNSHINE FOOTY TEAM FINALLY GET THEIR CHANCE TO PLAY. OH, IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN YOU THINK JUST LAST YEAR WE WERE JUST SORT OF OPERATING ON OUR OWN. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO NELSON. IT'S AT... GET TO NELSON ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. KAYE ORGANISED THIS FOR US, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS JACKET TO AIRPORT. (CHUCKLES) OH YEAH, THERE'S NOT MANY SLEEPS TO GO FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH TEAM. MOST OF THEM HAVE DOWN SYNDROME AND OR A COMBINATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. BEFORE THAT BIG DEBUT GAME, WE ROPED IN A BIG GUN ` FORMER ALL WHITE AND PHOENIX STAR... CHEERING, APPLAUSE ...BEN SIGMUND. WELCOME TO CHRISTCHURCH, BEN. THANK YOU. HEY, I HEAR YOU GUYS HAVE GOT A BIG GAME COMING UP. YEAH. DO YOU THINK I CAN HELP A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. AND HELP THE FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP AMBASSADOR DID. NOW YOU'RE KILLING IT. NOW YOU'RE KILLING IT. GET THAT CHEST OUT. FIRST, A FEW DRILLS,... KEEP THAT BALL NICE AND CLOSE TO YOUR FEET. ...THEN TALK OF TRANSFER FEES... I'LL GIVE YOU $1.50, BEN. OK, $2.50. $1.50? YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM $1.50? YES. (LAUGHS) $1.50? HE'S GONNA PAY $25,000. LAUGHTER ...BEFORE THAT MATCH-PLAY TRAINING. LAUGHTER ALL THIS INTERACTION, THIS NORMALITY, IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOU, THE VIEWERS. MY TEAM NEEDS TO SCORE MORE GOALS, SO WE NEED TO START... WE NEED A STRIKER, AND WE NEED TO START WORKING ON THIS GOAL-SCORING, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAVING FUN AND THERE'S A SMILE ON THEIR FACE, I'LL BE HAPPY. NO WORRIES THERE. HOW GOOD IS IT OUT THERE, PLAYING WITH BEN SIGMUND? IT'S PERFECT. REFLECTIVE MUSIC WE FIRST INTRODUCED YOU TO THE TEAM THAT TRAINED BUT NEVER PLAYED BACK IN FEBRUARY. RIGHTO, NZ. FIND US A TEAM. WE'D BE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED. JUST GIVE US A RING. WE'LL BE IN THERE. YOU ANSWERED THEIR CALL, AND THEY FLY TO NELSON FOR A GAME... IT WILL BE FABULOUS. ...COURTESY OF AIR NZ SATURDAY WEEK. CHEERING I THINK WE CAN HAVE A WIN. COME ON. BEN'S EXPERT TUITION... I NEED ANOTHER ONE FROM YOU, OK? ...IS POSSIBLY THE EDGE THEY NEED TO GET OVER THE LINE. I TELL YOU WHAT, BEN, IF YOU EVER GET OVER PLAYING, YOU'VE GOT A NATURAL STYLE AND A CAREER IN COACHING. ABSOLUTELY. (LAUGHS) YOU'RE NOT TOO PUT OUT THAT HE'S COME IN AND STOLEN THE SHOW ON YOU, MICHAEL, AFTER ALL THIS TIME? OH, LOOK, HE'S A MUCH BETTER FOOTBALLER THAN I'LL EVER BE. (LAUGHS) ANY HELP ANY HELP WE CAN GET. PLAYING A GAME IS ONE THING, BUT THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST A GAME. IT'S ABOUT KIDS HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SPORT, TO FAMILIES TO BE INVOLVED IN IT AND THE NEXT THING THAT COMES NATURAL TO EVERYONE EVERY DAY AND TO BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. BEN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND YOU'RE PART OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM. THANK YOU. AND AS BEAUT AS BEN AND FIFA UNDER-20 SHIRTS AND COMPLIMENTARY GAME TICKETS ARE... ALL CHANT: SUNSHINE FOOTBALL! I HAD A GREAT TIME. I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME. ...THE BIGGEST TREAT IS STILL YET TO COME. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING TO GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD THAT PLANE AND OFF WE GO. I'M TEMPTED TO JUMP ON THE PLANE AND COME AND WATCH THIS BIG GAME. IT'S A DREAM. LOOK, THE KIDS WILL BE EXCITED. I WON'T BE SLEEPING. BOTH LAUGH Isn't that amazing? NOW, AFTER MATT FILMED THAT STORY HE RECEIVED A TEXT FROM BEN SIGMUND SAYING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, 'IN MY 8 YEARS OF PRO SPORT, THAT WAS MY HIGHLIGHT.' AND THAT FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP, A TOURNAMENT It is truly international. THAT HAS UNLEASHED SOME OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN THE GAME ` Another big event we are hosting on 30 May. YOUR MESSIS, YOUR RONALDOS ` KICKS OFF IN NZ MAY 30TH. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ASK WHAT'S IN THAT BROTH THERE. > YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, PROBABLY BEST NOT TO. THERE'S NO SKELETONS IN BRUCE'S CLOSET. HE'S GOT THEM OUT AND PROUD ON DISPLAY. WHEN YOU PUT THE BONES BESIDE EACH OTHER AND START LAYERING DOWN, THEN YOU REALLY GET THIS VERY RICH TEXTURE. JUST MAKE SURE THAT FOLD THERE IS VERY... SHARP? TIGHT? I KEEP SAYING THAT. AH, TIM. WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. SEE IF HIS PAPER DART LESSONS PAID OFF AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPS, LIVE SHORTLY. Dad! Dad! Hey. Hey. Dad! Reduce volume. Reduce volume. Dad! Locate undies. Locate undies. (WHINES, PANTS) Read top stories. Play favourites. ROCK MUSIC New Holden Cruze with voice-controlled MyLink ` what you say goes. Taylor Swift's Love Story this is on the list? I took the music into my own hands. There is been pushed back on the music choices. With the younger people. My family watched the show last night. One of my daughters gave me the List. You can thank her for her musical genius. The job. Most of her music is current. We must have uptown funk out there. We worked hard on this. MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT, BRUCE MAHALSKI IS ONE OUT OF THE BOX. SOME MIGHT FIND IT GHOULISH, BUT THE WELLINGTON ARTIST HAS SPENT YEARS BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE DEAD. BONES ARE HIS MATERIAL OF CHOICE, AND HE'LL SPEND DAYS COMBING THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR DEAD RABBITS, FERRETS, SHEEP, COWS, HAWKS, PHEASANTS, POSSUMS AND FISH AND MONTHS CRAFTING THEIR SKELETAL REMAINS INTO BIZARRE BUT ARGUABLY AWESOME SCULPTURES. THIS FROM MICHAEL HOLLAND. INTRIGUING MUSIC SEAGULLS SQUAWK INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES ON A SURPRISINGLY CALM DAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO WELLINGTON HARBOUR,... SEAGULLS SQUAWK ...HE CUTS A LONELY FIGURE. JUST A FEW LOCALS WATCH OVER THIS FREQUENT VISITOR... OH, HERE'S SOMETHING. WITH THE BUCKET AND BRIGHTLY COLOURED GLOVES. SOMETIMES THE SEA GIVES, AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES AWAY. IT'S IN A GIVING MOOD TODAY? > IT'S IN A GIVING MOOD. THESE SPINES ` VERY USEFUL. ANOTHER SNAPPER SKULL. TAIL'S NOT BAD. YEAH, OK, I WILL TAKE THAT. SO, VERY NICE SKULL, AND IT'S ALSO GOT ALL THE BACKBONES ATTACHED. BLACK-BACKED GULL. I'LL TAKE THE PELVIS IF IT'S THERE. GOT TO BE A BIT RUTHLESS HERE. TO MANY OF US, PERHAPS GHOULISH EVEN, BUT THIS IS A QUEST FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. I JUST SEE BEAUTY. SO IF I CAN GET PEOPLE TO LOOK AT BONES AND SEE THAT THEY ARE SYMBOLIC OF LIFE AND THAT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, THEN I'M HAPPY. SO THAT BUCKET OF BONES ISN'T DEAD? THAT'S THE REMAINS OF LIFE? EXACTLY. YEP. SO LIFE BUILT THIS BONE. WITHOUT THE LIFE, THERE WOULDN'T BE THE BONES THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. JAUNTY MUSIC POP THESE GUYS ON AND GIVE THEM A REALLY GOOD BOIL. SEVERAL HOURS, USUALLY. GET THEM REALLY CLEAN. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ASK WHAT'S IN THAT BROTH THERE. > YEAH, YEAH, PROBABLY BEST NOT TO. (CHUCKLES) BUT IT WILL BE USEFUL? YEAH, SOME OF IT IS GOING TO BE USEFUL. THERE ARE SOME NICE SKULLS IN THERE. WHEN YOU PUT THE BONES BESIDE EACH OTHER AND START LAYERING THEM, THEN YOU REALLY GET THIS REALLY RICH TEXTURE. SO I WAS LOOKING FOR THESE VERY LONG BONES, AND IT HAPPENED THAT I HAD IN MY COLLECTION A COUPLE OF THESE LONG HUMAN FEMURS HERE THAT I GOT OFF AN OLD MEDICAL MAN. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD INCLUDE THOSE. THERE'S ALSO A LONG MOA FEMUR HERE. AND THE HUMAN DOESN'T STOP AT FEMURS. YEP, THEY ARE INDEED REAL. BUT PROBABLY BEST WE STICK WITH THE SMALLER FRY. THESE POSSUM VERTEBRAE ` THEY ARE THE PERFECT SIZE. YEAH, THE PERFECT SHAPE NICE AND SORT OF MODULAR. I ALWAYS LOVE THESE. THEY ARE RABBIT PELVIS BONES. THEY ARE WHERE THE BACKBONE COMES IN HERE, AND THEN THE VERY END OF THE TAIL IS HERE. GLORIOUS LITTLE BONES. EACH ONE IS JUST LIKE A WORK OF ART IN ITSELF. RABBITS BY THE HUNDREDS ARE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS ` ONE OF HIS MOST COMPLEX WORKS. 600 HOURS AT LEAST IN THIS PIECE SO FAR. IT'S SORT OF, LIKE, A REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN EARLY SETTLERS GOT TO NZ, A LOT OF THEM THOUGHT THEY WERE BUYING A SHEEP RUN IN OTAGO, IN FACT, THEY CAME, AND IT WAS COVERED IN JUST THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF RABBITS. OVERRUN BY RABBITS? OVERRUN BY RABBITS. JUST TRYING TO FIND THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THE PERFECT BONE. YEAH, IT'S LIKE LEGO, ISN'T IT? YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH PIECES, AND I CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY BOXES OF DIFFERENT SORTS OF BONES. YEAH, PARADISE WOULD BE JUST AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY. IT'D JUST GET BIGGER AND BIGGER. AND I COULD DO THIS ALL MY LIFE. That is clever. It is amazing. A touch of Damien Hirst. I saw at the Tate modern. He does animals and skulls. Million-dollar sculptures and installations. The first one was four or five frypans. They were painted different colours. People say that they can do that. If you did, you would be Damien Hirst. I have a kudu at my place. It's on the outside fireplace. I kudu? It is an African antelope. It is on the outdoor fire. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` TIM, WHY HAVE YOU BEEN STEALING PAPER OUT OF THE PHOTOCOPIER ALL DAY? Because of this. We're at the international paper plane competition. PLUS ` EVER HAD THIS REACTION WHEN RIDING ON A TRAIN? (SCREAMS) # I never meant to break your heart # SO, LAST NIGHT WE HAD A COUPLE OF APRIL FOOL'S JOKES FOR YOU, BUT THEY HAD NOTHING ON THIS ONE. THIS LADY IS RIDING A TRAIN SOLO WHEN IT PULLS INTO AN EMPTY STATION, BUT THE DOORS WON'T OPEN. THE LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER, THEN THIS HAPPENS. (SCREAMS) ZOMBIES MOAN (SHRIEKS) IT WAS ALL A MEAN, MEAN PRANK FOR A BRAZILIAN TV SHOW. that poor woman. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT WHEN TV GOES WRONG? AUDIENCE CHEERS, BOOS AUDIENCE CHEERS WE'D EXPECT NOTHING LESS ON 'THE JEREMY KYLE SHOW'. AND AS IF WE NEEDED ANY MORE REASONS TO LOVE ED SHEERAN, HE'S JUST TEAMED UP WITH SESAME STREET FOR THIS CUTE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO. ALL: # OOH... # AND ON, ON, ON, ON WE GO. # ON WE GO! # AT SCHOOL, SCHOOL, SCHOOL, SCHOOL WE GO. # AND ON, ON, ON WE GO. # ON WE GO! I would love to be on Sesame Street. I could see you on that. Can we talk about the outfit? My wife is telling me this. One thing that is ` a jumpsuit and chambray denim. She with the right. This is the one piece. That looks amazingly comfortable. It is. Can you dress it up and down? Yes. Fashion advice from Mike. THIS YEAR THERE ARE A LOT OF WORLD CUPS. WE HAVE HAD, OF COURSE, THE CRICKET. COMING UP ` RUGBY, NETBALL, U20 SOCCER. THEY'RE ALL BIG, BUT HERE ON SEVEN SHARP WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE MINOR SPORTS. REMEMBER OUR MASSIVE PUMPKIN FROM THE OTHER NIGHT? WELL, TIM WILSON'S FOUND ANOTHER EVENT WHERE WE'RE POISED TO CLAIM GOLD. JAUNTY MUSIC IMAGINE BEING 22 YEARS OLD AND COOL. YOU HAVE THIS LITTLE DANCE THAT YOU DO CALLED 'THE CAR' AND THIS THING FOR PAPER PLANES. I ACTUALLY THREW ONE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND MY BEST MEMORY OF IT WAS JUST ME AND MY FRIENDS THROWING ABOUT 10 PAPER PLANES EACH OFF A BALCONY AND HITTING SOME TEACHERS. (CHUCKLES) THAT WAS GOLD. CARL SALAS IS STRIKING GOLD AGAIN AS A FRONT-RUNNER IN THE RED BULL PAPER WINGS HEATS IN NZ. HE AHEAD WITH THIS PAPER PLANE DESIGN AND, LOOKY HERE NOW, BY DOING THE CAR, FIRST PRIZE ` A TRIP TO AUSTRIA, WHICH SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS, BUT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS. SCREAMING FANS, JUDGES, PAPER-DART GOOD TIMES. I'LL BE SO STOKED IF I GOT TO AUSTRIA. IT'LL BE SOMETHING ELSE, EH. CARL HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. 10 TO 12 YEARS, SINCE I WAS A KID. THE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT LOVES THE MECHANICS OF DARTS. PROBABLY THE ENGINEERING BEHIND IT. THERE'S DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT CULTURE WITH FOLDING PAPER. ONCE CARL WAS JUST COOL; NOW HE'S... COOLER. HE GAVE ME A LESSON IN HUMILITY. JUST MAKE SURE THAT FOLD IS VERY... SHARP? YEAH, VERY SHARP. ONE, TWO, THREE. YOUR ACTION'S BETTER THAN MINE. COOL RULER CARL SALAS HOPES HIS PLANE COMES IN TO LAND. TIM'S WITH ME NOW. What have you learned today about darts? If the designer where you throw it? It the strength of the wrist. I going to show you how far you can throw. You think 20 metres. This is halfway. They are starting up. This was 10 metres. It is a long throw, but as a than the action of the wrist. Do you Flickr long? You go for height early on. We were practising this in the studio earlier. Your contribution wasn't the best dart. Is a competition underway? Our guy Carl is looking strong. How many throws? You give it a go and busted out. You wife was wondering you have gone. That is my one. It was imprisoned until we saw Carl's? How far do you think you will go? Two or three metres it is still going. It really isn't. 80 metres. 75. Look at this one. Shane the expert made this for me. Throw yours. Jono made mine. There is something in the nose. Go for it. Straight down. Don't ever move the camera. This is a winning one. I got the camera! That one came back at me. You are on Sesame Street. the cutest thing. SO, OF COURSE, YESTERDAY WE ANNOUNCED THAT OUR LOVELY TONI HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A BOUNCING BABY GIRL AND YOU GUYS WERE DELIGHTED. WE HAD HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF LOVELY MESSAGES FROM YOU. YOU'RE A NICE BUNCH. MUCH NICER, IT WOULD APPEAR, THAN THE VIEWERS A CANADIAN WEATHER PRESENTER HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH. SHE REVEALED TODAY SOME OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHE'S RECEIVED SINCE BEING ON AIR DURING HER SECOND PREGNANCY. COMMENTS SUCH AS, 'NOWHERE ON NORTH AMERICAN TV 'HAVE WE SEEN A WEATHER READER AS GROSS AS YOU,' AND, 'BUY SOME DECENT CLOTHES AND HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR YOUR UNBORN CHILD.' IN FAIRNESS, SHE'S TAKEN ALL THIS IN PRETTY GOOD SPIRITS, BUT HERE'S A THOUGHT FOR THOSE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY WRITE A NASTY EMAIL OR TWEET. IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'D HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY TO SOMEONE'S FACE, DON'T SAY IT IN ANY FORM. I TIP MY HAT TONIGHT TO ODERINGS, THE GARDEN CENTRE PEOPLE. THEY, AS THEY HAVE FOR YEARS, WILL BE OPEN THIS EASTER WEEKEND, DEFYING ONCE AGAIN SOME OF THE STUPIDEST RULES WE'VE EVER PASSED IN THIS COUNTRY. EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE THE SAME BOLLOCKS ` THE CALL FOR REFORM. IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. SO ODERINGS ARE MY KIND OF PEOPLE. THEY SIMPLY GET ON WITH IT. YES, THEY MIGHT GET FINED THE FULL $1000, WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MINUTES TRADING. PEOPLE WILL SHOP. WHY? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO, AND EASTER IS AN AWESOME TIME TO BE IN THE GARDEN. IF EASTER IS IMPORTANT TO YOU FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS, THAT'S BRILLIANT, BUT FOR MANY, IT ISN'T, AND WHY CAN'T WE SIMPLY GET ON WITH OUR DAYS? WHY DOES ONE PERSON'S IMPORTANCE OVERRIDE ANOTHER'S? YOU WANT TO OBSERVE EASTER? OBSERVE IT. YOU WANT TO PLANT A PRIMULA? DO IT. EACH TO THEIR OWN ISN'T A BAD PHILOSOPHY TO FOLLOW. SO NO MATTER WHICH CAMP YOU'RE IN, MOST OF ALL, LIFE IS SHORT. FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. ENJOY IT. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND JOHN LING CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015