DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. The bee track is your track. It is a joy to be working with Mike. I've forgot to turn my microphone on before. I'm excited about the show coming up. PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS COMING UP ON THE SHOW TOO. A UNIQUE WEDDING DRESS THAT'S SET A NZ CATWALK RECORD. That looks more orange to me. YES, OUR VERY QUALIFIED ENGAGED REPORTER ERIN CONROY WILL TELL US MORE A LITTLE LATER. IT'S THE STORY OF THE DAY ` OUR RECORD-BREAKING OLYMPIC TEAM ARRIVING BACK HOME. ALREADY TONIGHT YOU'VE SEEN THE ATHLETES ARRIVING AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT, WHERE THE MEDALS WERE GLEAMING, THE FANS SCREAMING, AND OF COURSE THERE WERE REUNIONS GALORE TOO. BUT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T SEE. BEFORE ANY MEDIA HAD EVEN SEEN OUR TEAM WE GOT A CAMERA TO AN ATHLETE. WHAT WE GOT BACK IS ACCESS NO JOURNO COULD DREAM OF. HERE'S WOMEN'S SEVENS SILVER MEDALLIST RUBY TUI SHOWING US HOW SHE EXPERIENCED TODAY'S OLYMPIC WELCOME HOME. GO HOME, BRO? YEP. THANKS, GUYS, FOR BRINGING US HOME. I WAS ON YOUR FLIGHT. CHEERS PERFORM HAKA (SCREAMS) MAN, I'M CRYING. I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HOME. I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HOME. FAMILY HOLDS YOU DOWN, FOR REALS. AND HOW DO YOU GET ACCESS TO THIS BUS? LIKE, CAN ANYONE ROCK UP? WHO'S HERE? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK IT'S JUST FOR THE OLYMPIC TEAM, SO IT'S PRETTY EXCLUSIVE. I THINK I GOT A BIT EMOTIONAL SEEING MY BROTHER AND MY COUSIN DOING THE HAKA THERE. THAT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT. HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS DID YOU HAVE THERE? UM, IT'S TOUGH TO SAY AT THE MOMENT. THERE WAS HEAPS OF PEOPLE CHEERING, BUT NONE FOR ME. (LAUGHS) THIS IS OUR FRIEND. (LAUGHS) HAS HE GOT A NAME? UM, ME-DAHL. LAUGHTER AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR MEDAL? I SAW YOU HAD A COUPLE OF BABY NEPHEWS THERE. DID THEY TRY AND PUT IT ON? OH, NO. THEY WOULD'VE FALLEN TO THE GROUND. (LAUGHS) WHAT MAKES US PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM AND TO BE KIWIS IS THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS BEHIND US AND CHEERING US ON THROUGH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, SO THANKS. I GOT SOME FLOWERS, I GOT A BALLOON, I GOT A BIG BAGLOAD OF CARDS. LIKE CHRISTMAS IN A BAG. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME EGGS. APPLAUSE HAVEN'T HAD FOOD IN SO LONG. WEETBIX. TYLA, HOW GOOD IS IT TO HAVE SOME KIWI FOOD? IT IS AMAZING. WHAT ARE YOU EATING? TRADITIONAL KIWI WEETBIX. WOOHOO! OVER PA: ONE LAST CHEER FOR YOUR 2016 OLYMPIC... CHEERING WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF THE OLYMPICS? SAY RUGBY. NAH. (LAUGHS) UNCLE ERIC. (LAUGHS) SHOT, BRO. SO WE WERE JUST IN THE CLOUD AND THAT WELCOME WAS PRETTY AWESOME, EH? OH YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY COOL SEEING ALL THOSE YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACK. COULDN'T EVEN HEAR OURSELVES COS THE SUPPORTERS WERE SO OVERWHELMING. NZ, YOU ROCK. THANK YOU. What a long day. It is such a long flight. Anita from the women's hockey was saying she would like a shower. She could fill in tomorrow night. No, we like you. NOW A QUICK UPDATE ABOUT PARALYMPIAN TUPOU NEIUFI (15) AND HER MUM, LOSE, WHO WE HAD ON THE SHOW LAST NIGHT. THEY NEEDED TO RAISE JUST OVER 5 GRAND SO MUM COULD GO WITH HER TO RIO. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN HER LIFE. REPRESENTING NZ? YEAH. WORDS CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW PROUD I AM OF HER. THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU GUYS ABSOLUTELY SMASHED IT. YES, THEY REACHED THEIR TARGET IN NO TIME AT ALL, AFTER CRASHING THE WEBSITE! SO, FROM US, THANK YOU. AND FROM TUPOU AND HER MUM... HEY, NZ. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT AND YOUR DONATIONS. I CAN'T WAIT TO REPRESENT NZ, AND HOPEFULLY I CAN DO YOU GUYS PROUD. YEAH, SO A BIG THANK YOU FROM US AND OUR FAMILY TO YOU ALL. AND I'LL CHEER REAL LOUD IN RIO. Did you see the British people came home. They all had the same bags red bags. SO, WE WERE ISSUED A MISSION A FEW WEEKS BACK. THERE'S A COMPETITION TO TRY AND FIND THE BEST COACH IN NZ. SO DID WE MANAGE TO FIND THEM? WE'LL SEE SHORTLY. PLUS, MOST OF US TRY AND AVOID BEES. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN STUNG? THOUSANDS. BUT MAYBE IT'S TIME WE EMBRACED THEM? ONE THING THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IS TO, YEAH, PUT THEIR HAND UP AND SAY, 'I WANNA GET BEES IN MY BACKYARD.' I know why you have sent me here. I got engaged months ago. I might have just found my dress. MARIAH CAREY'S 'HERO' # AND THEN A HERO COMES ALONG # WITH THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON # AND YOU CAST YOUR FEARS ASIDE # AND YOU KNOW YOU CAN SURVIVE. This is the partner I feel sorry for Caro. That goes out to Chrissy James. Her granddaughter has cystic fibrosis. Just back to the Olympics if you saw Nicole Bremner's piece on the news tonight, I do hope if we start throwing proper money at sport` you can't buy the joy we have had for the last couple of weeks. NOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK NZ FOOTBALL SENT US OUT ON A BIT OF A MISSION. There is a competition to try find The best coach New Zealand. WELL, TONIGHT WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. TAURANGA'S NICK MILLICHIP IS NZ'S JUNIOR FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR, RECOGNISED FOR THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK HE PUTS IN ALL YEAR, BUT ALSO REWARDED TOO. HE'S OFF TO THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP IN TOKYO LATER THIS YEAR, WHERE MAYBE HE'LL PICK UP SOME POINTERS. Quite blown away. It is humbling to have been chosen. He will be in demand. RIGHT, LET'S TALK BEES, BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE DECLINE. ALTHOUGH, BEEKEEPERS SAY THEIR POPULATIONS ARE ACTUALLY GROWING. THEY'RE JUST NOT INCREASING AT THE SAME RATE AS THE DEMAND. YES, AND A RISE IN BEEHIVE THEFTS AND DISEASES LIKE VARROA DON'T HELP THE PROBLEM. BUT A KIWI BUSINESS RECKONS THEY'VE GOT THE ANSWER ` GET BEES INTO CITIES AND GET THEM ON WI-FI. FUNKY MUSIC BEES BUZZ SURELY THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE TO BE A BEE ` A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY, FRESH AIR, GREAT VIEWS. BUT HOW'S THIS VIEW ` THE CANOPY OF AUCKLAND'S CBD? IS THIS WEIRD? BEING 10 STOREYS UP IN THE AIR AND DOING SOME BEEKEEPING? DON'T LOOK DOWN. (LAUGHS) YES, THE ROOF OF THE LANGHAM HOTEL IS HOME TO 10,000 VERY CONTENT BEES. I FIRST THOUGHT WHEN THE COLONY CAME HERE THAT IT WOULD BE TOO HARD FOR THE BEES, BECAUSE BEES, WHEN THEY GO FORAGING, IT'S DOWN ON THE GROUND, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO DRAG THEMSELVES ALL THE WAY UP HERE, FULL OF NECTAR. BUT THE BEES HAVE PROVED ME WRONG. PETE'S THE BEE WHISPERER. (LAUGHS) I WOULD SAY SO, YES. PETE'S CHECKING THE HIVES. WE'LL COME BACK TO HIM IN A MOMENT. WHISPERS: GORGEOUS. BUT THIS IS JULIAN. HE'S BEEN MATCHING SWARMS WITH PEOPLE FOR A WHILE NOW. WOW, THAT'S GOOD. IT'S ALL RIGHT, EH? IF PETE'S THE BEE WHISPERER, JULIAN'S THE BEE TRANSLATOR. JULIAN HAS TWO MISSIONS ` FIRST, GET BEES EVERYWHERE ` ESPECIALLY INTO URBAN AREAS ` ONE THING THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IS TO PUT THEIR HAND UP AND SAY, 'I WANNA GET BEES IN MY BACKYARD.' AND THE SECOND IS ABOUT AS OPPOSITE TO BEEKEEPING AS YOU CAN GET ` IT'S ALL ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. BASICALLY, THE TONE OF THE AUDIO, THE VOLUME CHANGES WHEN THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS PRESENT IN THE HIVE. YEP, JULIAN CAN LISTEN TO THE GENERAL BUZZ AND TELL HOW A HIVE IS DOING. SENSORS SEND DATA LIKE TEMPERATURE OVER WI-FI SO BEEKEEPERS CAN MONITOR HIVES REMOTELY. WHEN I SHOW A BEEKEEPER THIS DATA THAT I'M GETTING, THEY'RE JUST BLOWN AWAY, BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER HAD ACCESS TO THAT KIND OF DATA BEFORE. HIS BACKGROUND'S IN I.T., BUT BEEKEEPING'S IN HIS BLOOD. I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO WORK IN AN OFFICE ANYMORE AND WENT OUT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE TRUCK WITH DAD JUST SEEING WHAT HE DID AS A BEEKEEPER, AND I JUST ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. SO HE STARTED WORKING ON A WAY TO COMBINE THE TWO. I CAN CONTACT A BEEKEEPER AND SAY, 'HEY, SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH YOUR HIVE. 'YOU NEED TO GO AND CHECK IT IMMEDIATELY.' AND THEY'LL GO AND SAVE IT. HE'S ALSO CREATED A DEVICE FOR TRACKING STOLEN HIVES. IN NZ, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH MANUKA HONEY. MANUKA HONEY IS EXPORTING FROM NZ AT A RIDICULOUS RATE. PLUS, HE WORKS WITH PETE AND A TEAM OF BEEKEEPERS, RENTING OUT BEEHIVES TO CITY-SLICKERS. HI, PETE. HELLO, STEVEN. HOW ARE MY GIRLS TODAY? THESE URBAN BEES ARE ALSO THRIVING. BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! PETE CHECKS THE HIVES HERE BY A BUSY ROAD. YEAH, THEY SEEM VERY HAPPY. ON THE ROOFTOPS, ALL OVER THE CITY. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN STUNG? THOUSANDS. HONESTLY, THOUSANDS. AND EVERY TIME HURTS! DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, THE WHISPERER AND THE TRANSLATOR SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. IT'S WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU GOES STOP, STILL. YOU'RE FORCED TO BECOME CALM. IT'S A FORM OF MEDITATION ALMOST. SO WORKING BEES IS JUST` IT'S HOW YOU GET BACK TO ZEN. Did you find the zen moment? Yeah, definitely. I got stung the other day. They are beautiful, aren't they? I thought you might like to try this. I hate honey. What I love is what manuka honey is doing globally for New Zealand. If you have wounds, burns. There is nothing like that. DON'T FORGET TO KEEP YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR ASB 'GOOD AS GOLD' COMING IN. YES, IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S DONE SOMETHING AMAZING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, OR DONE SOMETHING PRETTY SELFLESS TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE OUT, THEN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO NOMINATE THEM. CLICK ON 'ASB GOOD AS GOLD' AND TELL THEIR STORY. WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU OUR SECOND WINNER THIS TIME NEXT WEEK. NOW, THE NAME 'EDDIE ELLIOTT' SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THAT OF A PERFORMER. BUT IT TAKES A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. HE WAS AT A POINT IN HIS LIFE WHERE IT COULD'VE GONE EITHER WAY. SO HOW DID EDDIE DO IT? GUNSHOTS, YELLING METAL RINGS, SCREAMING 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 metres. It is long. The dress showed at fashion week this afternoon. There is a potential problem with the length of the train. # ISN'T SHE LOVELY? # # CAN YOU FEEL # THE LOVE TONIGHT? # # WE FOUND LOVE # RIGHT WHERE WE ARE. # # I FOUND A THRILL # TO PRESS MY CHEEK TO, # A THRILL THAT I-I-I Good of you to lend us your wedding album. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR WEDDING SONGS OF ALL TIME. THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU A WEDDING DRESS WHICH HAS BROKEN A NZ CATWALK RECORD. SO LET'S GO LIVE TO ERIN CONROY, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE ENGAGED, HERSELF. COULD THIS DRESS BE AN OPTION FOR YOU, ERIN? What do you reckon? Maybe this lady can convince me. She is the designer. What did people say? We have had a flood of photos. It is all go on social media. Really good momentum and feedback. Very happy. You are living in the States. Is this the kind of thing American brides go for? They love va va voom. Would a Kiwi bride ever wear this? I think this is not very practical. They are loving the detachable skirt. This is dramatic for a show. Why red? It was a bit of East meets West because of my Chinese background. What a statement it made. It is absolutely beautiful. I am going to throw it out there if someone can offer me a venue that would hold 20 m of train, I might consider it. A bit high maintenance. What colour actually is it? They are thinking it is orange. I would say red. Definitely red. We shall take it under advisement. NOW FOR A STORY WITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE ` WHATEVER YOUR SITUATION, NO MATTER HOW IMPOSSIBLE YOUR DREAMS MIGHT SEEM, NEVER, EVER GIVE UP. YOUNG DANCER EDDIE ELLIOTT IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS. HIS CHILDHOOD WAS TURBULENT, PASSING THROUGH 11 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND THE HOMES OF NUMEROUS RELATIVES. THEN, AS HE WAS HEADED FOR TROUBLE, HE CHANCED UPON A KIND-HEARTED SOUL WHO CHANGED EVERYTHING. MICHAEL HOLLAND HAS EDDIE'S STORY. UPBEAT MUSIC SHOUTING THIS IS NANNY KIM. THIS IS MY LOVELY NANNY KIM. SHOUTING SHE HAS DEFINITELY PUT ME ON THE RIGHT PATHWAY. I NEEDED LOVE. FOR ALL THE LIFE-AND-DEATH THEATRICS ` AND YEP, THERE'S PLENTY ` THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE PERFECT PAIRING. THE 'TOUGH OLD BIRD' ` HER WORDS, NOT MINE ` AND THE YOUNG LOST SOUL, FOUND. HE CAME WITH BAGGAGE AND THAT BAGGAGE WAS HOLDING HIM DOWN, YOU COULD SENSE IT. ASPIRING DANCER EDDIE ELLIOTT CATCHING KIM DENNIS' ATTENTION... THERE WAS A SADNESS IN HIS EYES. ...AT THE REC CENTRE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND'S SUBURB OF HARD KNOCKS ` CLENDON. HE WAS A FREQUENT GATHERER AT THIS PLACE, PUTTING IT NICELY. I THINK I WAS HANGING OUT WITH THE BAD CROWD. AT THE TIME I FELT COMFORTABLE BEING SURROUNDED BY THEM. HE WAS AT A POINT IN HIS LIFE WHERE IT COULD HAVE GONE EITHER WAY. DOES THAT MEAN HE WAS A LITTLE S-H-I-T? HE WAS, HE WAS. THERE WERE SOME BIG DECISIONS HE HAD TO MAKE. THE FIRST DECISION WAS A JOINT ONE ` KIM OFFERED TO TAKE EDDIE IN, BEGINNING HIS TRANSITION FROM TALENTED BUT AIMLESS AFTER A CHAOTIC, DISPLACED CHILDHOOD, TO TALENTED AND AMBITIOUS. THE RESPECT WAS STRONG AS SOON AS I MET HER. WHEN HE FIRST MOVED IN HE ASKED ME, 'WHAT SHOULD I CALL YOU?' AND I SAID, 'DON'T CALL ME AUNTY,' BECAUSE IT WASN'T RIGHT. 'DON'T CALL ME MUM ` NAH.' NANNY KIM WAS OKAY. SIX YEARS ON, EDDIE'S STILL THERE. SHE HEALED ME FROM THE PAIN THAT WAS STUCK IN MY MIND FROM YEARS AGO. WITH A DEGREE IN DANCE AND NOW PERFORMING FOR THE NZ DANCE COMPANY AFTER AN AUDUCIOUS INTRODUCTION AS A STUDENT TO THE COMPANY'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. I WAS LIKE, 'MY NAME IS EDDIE ELLIOT AND I'M GOING TO BE IN YOUR COMPANY ONE DAY.' CHEEKY BUGGER? YEAH, I THINK SO. HE ACTUALLY CREATED HIS OWN DESTINY. IT PLANTED A SEED IN MY MIND AND PROBABLY IN MY HEART TOO. I HAD TO WAIT TO SEE IF HE HAD THE CHOPS, BUT HE DOES HAVE THE CHOPS. SO PRIVILEGED AND REALLY HONOURED. I JUST FEEL FREE WHEN I DANCE. THAT FREEDOM LEADING TO THE ONCE-UNIMAGAINABLE ` DANCE PERFORMANCES IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. I FORGOT THE PRICE WAS ON THERE. HE GATHERS TRINKETS FOR ME. THOSE ARE MY TREASURES. THAT WAS ONE EURO, BUT IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. LAUGHTER IT'S EMOTIONAL TO WATCH HIM PERFORM BECAUSE I KNOW HIS JOURNEY. WHATEVER HIS SUCCESS, HE WILL NEVER FORGET NANNY KIM. NO, OF COURSE HE WON'T. WE ARE CONNECTED. WE ALWAYS WILL BE. THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. GOODBYE, I WILL SEE YOUS AT THE SHOW. Brilliant. Always follow your dreams. 'THE ABSURDITY OF HUMANITY' OPENS TONIGHT AT THE Q THEATRE IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND AND RUNS UNTIL SATURDAY. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO HEAD ALONG. AS YOU KNOW, TONI'S OFF COVERING A SPELLING BEE. I'VE BEEN COVERING HONEY BEES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW GREAT IT IS TO SEE KIWIS DOING THEIR BIT TO HELP THE BEE POPULATION. BEEKEEPERS LIKE JULIAN AND PETE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE UP THE GAME AND IT'S AWESOME TO SEE KIWI INNOVATORS LEADING THE WAY. I'VE ALSO HAD A CHAT WITH JULIAN ABOUT GETTING BEEHIVES HERE AT TVNZ. WE HAVE A GREAT SPOT ON THE ROOF, AND AFTER WE GET A FEW HEALTH AND SAFETY THINGS TICKED OFF, WE ARE GO. I'M PUTTING MY HAND UP TO BE BEEKEEPER AND WITH BEES RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY THIRD MOUTHFUL OF THE FOOD WE EAT, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD TO BE DOING JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING TO HELP SAVE THEM. BEWARE THE ACCOUNTANTS. THE NZIER TODAY ENTERED THE DOPE DEBATE. IT STARTED LAST WEEK WITH A POLL THAT HAD ABOUT 60% OF US WANTING IT DECRIMINALISED. TODAY THE NUMBERS GOT CRUNCHED AND ON THE SURFACE ` PERHAPS NOT SURPRISINGLY ` TURNS OUT IT'S CHEAPER TO LEGALISE THAN TO KEEP THE STATUS QUO. NOTE THE WORD LEGALISE. THE NZIER GOES A STEP FURTHER THAN DECRIMINALISATION. THEY WANT A TAX, EDUCATION, CONTROL OF SUPPLY. BUT WHAT THEY DON'T AND MAYBE CAN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ` AND THIS IS THE CRITICAL BIT ` IS THE INTANGIBLE PARTS OF THE EQUATION. YES, LEGALISING IT WOULD MEAN NO ARRESTS, LESS COURT TIME, FEWERS LAWYERS, LESS TIME IN JAIL. YOU CAN PUT ALL THAT IN NUMBERS. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS, THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES, THE LACK OF PRODUCTIVITY, THE WORK DANGERS, THE ROAD DANGERS, THE KIDS GROWING UP IN DYSFUNCTINAL HOMES? THAT LIST IS A MILE LONG AND BEYOND AN ECONOMIST'S SCOPE TO DO ANY MORE THAN GUESS. WHICH IS WHY ULTIMATELY ` AND QUITE RIGHTLY ` THE REFORM IS GOING NOWHERE. ONE NEWS CAPTIONED BY KATE PARKINSON AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONED BY ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016