Thank you at home for joining us. Jeepers. TONIGHT ON THE SHOW ` WHEN SLEEPING SOUNDLY MEANS SLEEPING SOLO. WHEN IS IT OK TO ASK YOUR PARTNER TO FIND THEIR OWN BED? AND ENGLAND'S LEADING LADY HERE IN NEW ZEALAND INVITED US AROUND TO WATCH THE BIG GAME. ALL: OHHH! PLUS, THE KINDNESS OF A STRANGER THAT'S GIVEN ONE TARANAKI FAMILY A CINDERELLA STORY. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND CAMERON GRIGG CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 EVENING, EVERYONE. NICE TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY ON A THURSDAY NIGHT, WHEREVER YOU ARE AROUND NEW ZEALAND. IT'S FAIR TO SAY TONI AND I RECEIVED SOME HEAT YESTERDAY AFTER OUR CONTROVERSIAL CALL THAT OAMARU HASN'T PULLED ITS WEIGHT IN BORN-AND-BRED CELEBRITY PRODUCTION. SURVIVOR HOST MATT CHISHOLM OCCUPIES THE POSITION AS OAMARU'S BEST-KNOWN NATIVE. I love how you dragged me into this. I believe it was you who said it. I just couldn't think on the spot. Peter himself confirmed he is from Oamaru. IN A FEW MOMENTS WE NAME THE TOP THREE NEW ZEALAND TOWNS WHICH PRODUCE THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE. THE DEBATE IN THE OFFICE THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN FIERCE, BELIEVE ME! BUT LET'S START WITH THE BIG TALKING POINT OF THE DAY ` THE FIRST NURSES' STRIKE IN 30 YEARS. WHATEVER YOUR OPINION IS ABOUT INDUSTRIAL ACTION OR THE NURSES' CASE FOR MORE PAY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE THE PASSIONATE VOICES WE FOUND UP ON AUCKLAND'S QUEEN STREET TODAY, ALL SINGING TO THE SAME TUNE. (TRACY CHAPMAN'S 'TALKIN' 'BOUT A REVOLUTION') GIVE THEM THE MONEY. WE'VE GOT THE MONEY. GIVE THEM THE MONEY. THEY DESERVE IT. I JUST KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT THAT MY PARTNER PUTS IN EVERY SINGLE DAY. # DON'T YOU KNOW, WERE TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION... # IT SOUNDS... # THEY NEED A BREAK, THAT'S ALL. THEY NEED A BREAK. THEY DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THE SERVICE. AND ALL THEY ARE ASKING FOR SOME MORE STUFF AND A LIVING SALARY. AND ALL THEY ARE ASKING FOR SOME MORE STAFF AND A LIVING SALARY. AND WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO LOOK AFTER US. AND I LOST MY BROTHER, AND THE NURSES WERE REALLY NICE TO MY MUM AND MY DAD. CARE WHEN YOU ARE HEALING IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE KNOW HOW HARD THEY WORK; WE KNOW HOW LITTLE THEY ARE PAID, AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH DEMAND IS MADE UPON THEM. IT'S UNFAIR ON THEM, BECAUSE THERE ACTUALLY SAVING PEOPLE'S LIVES. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THEY WERE GIVEN THEIR DUE THAT'S OVERDUE. # WHAT ABOUT US? # WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE ANSWERS? WE WORK REALLY HARD. WE'RE SHORT-STAFFED, BUT WE HAVE A GREAT TIME WHEN WE ARE AT WORK, AND I THINK OUR PATIENTS SEE IT. IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO BE A NURSE, AND I FEEL QUITE OVERCOME. SOMETIMES I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION DRIVING TO WORK, 'WHY AM I DOING THIS?' BUT THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE THAT I WANT TO BE. WE ARE CALLING OUT, PLEASE LOOK AFTER OURSELVES AND LOOK AFTER THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND. # WHAT ABOUT US? # WE ARE PROBLEMS # THAT WANT TO BE SOLVED. # I spent a bit of time in hospital and so have you. You would be hard-pressed to find a New Zealander who hasn't had a positive experience of hospital in one way or another it is especially around nursing. They are the ones here with day in and day out, not the doctors. A good nurse is like an angel in waiting. We cannot do without them. We need them to be paid what they deserve. What is the pay rate? A starting shop assistant without any experience in retail is 18.52 a nurse is $25. And just think about all the study they needed to do. ONE OF THE THINGS JEREMY AND I HAVE IN COMMON IS OUR LOVE OF SPORT ` CRICKET, MORE SPECIFICALLY. HIS HEYDAY THE MID-'90S; MINE, THE EARLY THOUSANDS. BUT TURNS OUT WE'RE A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH NOW. THE MILLENNIALS OF THE SEVEN SHARP TEAM HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SPORTS ROUND. OUR YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM TELLS US HE'S A BIT OF A FOOTBALL WHIZ. THAT'S RIGHT, THE TRUTH CAME OUT ABOUT TAMATI RIMENE SPROAT, ON ASSIGNMENT IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING. TURNS OUT... HE'S BEEN LIVING A LIE. # IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY WITHOUT YOU, MY FRIEND. I'M IN A BIT OF A PICKLE. YOU SEE, THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER MUST BE A BIG FAN OF MY FOOTBALL WRAPS. SHE'S INVITED ME TO HER HOUSE HERE IN WELLINGTON TO WATCH ENGLAND PLAY CROATIA IN THE SEMI-FINAL. SMALL LITTLE LIE, BUT I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN WATCHING ANY OF THE GAMES LIVE. I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE HIGHLIGHT PACKAGES. SO SHE'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING MORNING. WISH ME LUCK. IF I CAN MAKE IT, I GUESS. IT STARTS OFF WELL. GOOD BACON BUTTIES. HARRY KANE, EH? OH, ABSOLUTELY. I'M FITTING IN. EVERYONE THINKS I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. STARTS GOING DOWNHILL. IS BECKS STILL PLAYING? I DON'T KNOW. NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE KIDS TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. WHAT'S THAT GUY'S NAME? HARRY KANE. HE'S PRETTY GOOD, EH? (ALL EXCLAIM, GROAN) (SHRIEKING) SO APPARENTLY THERE'S AN OFFSIDE IN FOOTBALL. CRAZY STUFF. BUT THINGS TAKE A TURN FOR THE BETTER. COMMENTATOR: IT'S DELICIOUS! GLORIOUS ENGLAND GOAL! A GOAL TO ENGLAND MEANS I HAVE A SHOT AT GETTING BACK MY MANA WITH A HARD-HITTING INTERVIEW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. OH, IT'S A PLEASURE. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR ENGLAND. QUITE EXCITING. IT IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE GOT THIS FAR IN A VERY LONG TIME. I DON'T THINK NZERS UNDERSTAND HOW PASSIONATE THE BRITS ARE ABOUT THEIR FOOTBALL. YEAH, WE ARE, AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HURT AS WELL. WE HAVEN'T MADE IT SINCE 1966, AND HAVE NEVER QUITE GOT BACK THERE. IT'S GOING BONKERS BACK HOME. IT IS BONKERS. AND I WAS THERE LAST WEEK IN LONDON. I WATCHED TWO OF THE MATCHES IN LONDON, AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS AMAZING. IS IT COMING HOME? I HOPE IT'S COMING HOME. I HOPE IT'S COMING HOME. IT'S NOW I FEEL THAT SAME SENSE OF HOPE ` BELIEVING FOOTBALL IS FINALLY COMING HOME. (RECORD SCRATCHES) MANDZUKIC! CROATIA HAS IT! BUT THEN A LATE GOAL TO CROATIA, AND IT DAWNS ON US ALL ` FOOTBALL IS NOT COMING HOME ` JUST YET. BUGGER. OH, WELL, I CAME IN A CANES FAN. I GUESS I'M LEAVING A FOOTBALL FAN. GET IN, FRANCE! What a game that was this morning. Boy oh boy. I know. And to score 5 minutes in and to think you've got it back. I was actually impressed with those football fans allowing him in with his lack of knowledge. I was okay with his shirt. I am a canes fan. WHAT LENGTHS WOULD YOU GO TO FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP? BLACKOUT CURTAINS? EAR PLUGS? HALF A BOTTLE OF PINOT GRIS? HOW ABOUT KICKING YOUR PARTNER OUT OF THE BED? WELL, SEPARATE BEDS AND EVEN SEPARATE BEDROOMS ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. CLAIRE ROBBIE WITH THE STORY. (RELAXED MUSIC) TRACY... MORNING, DEAR. # STARS SHINING RIGHT ABOVE YOU. # STARS SHINING BRIGHT ABOVE YOU. ...AND PHIL. MORNING, DEAR. MARRIED FOR 16 YEARS, SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDS FOR OVER HALF THAT TIME. # I LOVE YOU. IT USED TO BE I HAD TO GET INTO BED FIRST SO I'D WARM IT UP. AND THROUGH THE NIGHT SHE WOULD SORT OF SNUGGLE UP TO ME BECAUSE SHE WAS GETTING COLD. AND THEN SHE'D PUSH ME AWAY. BECAUSE SHE WAS GETTING COLD. AND THEN SHE'D PUSH ME AWAY. SHE WOULDN'T MOVE AWAY; SHE'D PUSH ME AWAY. SO I'D END UP WITH ABOUT THAT MUCH OF THE MATTRESS TO SLEEP ON. JUST NOT MUCH FUN. (LOUD SNORES) AND HE SNORES. YEAH. SOMETHING CHRONIC. SO THERE'S NO KIND OF COMPROMISE HERE? IT'S THE SEPARATE BED WORKS FOR US. I CAN STILL HEAR HIM FROM UPSTAIRS SNORING. (LOUD SNORES) IT'S NOT JUST THE SNORING KEEPING THEM APART. TRACY'S BAD BACK MEANS THAT... SOME DAYS I ONLY SLEEP AN HOUR A DAY, SO ACTUALLY SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDS WORKS. AND SHE LIKES WATCHING TV IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WHICH AS SOON AS SOMEONE TURNS A LIGHT ON, I'M AWAKE AGAIN. BUT I SOMETIMES GET PHONE CALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FROM CUSTOMERS. I WORK IN I.T. AND IT'S NICE KNOWING THAT IT'S JUST ME THAT'S BEING AFFECTED. THEY'D PREFER TO SLEEP TOGETHER... WE WENT OUT AND GOT THE OLD POCKET SPRING MATTRESS, ZERO PARTNER-DISTURBANCE THING, BUT,... WE EVEN TRIED SEPARATE BLANKETS SO THAT HE'D HAVE HIS OWN DUVET IN THE BED AND I'D HAVE MY OWN DUVET ON THE BED, BUT, NAH. (COFFEE MACHINE WHIRRS) BUT YOU HAVE GIVEN IT A GOOD CRACK, HAVEN'T YOU? WAS IT A GRADUAL CHANGE OR WAS IT JUST ONE DAY YOU WERE LIKE, 'YOU KNOW, WHAT? THIS IS WHAT WORKS'? IT WAS PROBABLY GRADUAL. YOU KNOW, HAVE A FEW NIGHTS APART. AND THEN BACK TOGETHER. AND THEN OVER TIME, IT BECAME, 'WELL, ACTUALLY, I SLEEP FAR BETTER 'WHEN I'VE GOT THE BED TO MYSELF.' TURNS OUT, AFTER TALKING TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WORKMATES, THAT SLEEPING SOLO IS ACTUALLY PRETTY COMMON. PEOPLE LIKE THEIR PERSONAL SPACE. YOU GUYS AREN'T SURPRISED, ARE YOU? NOT AT ALL. IT'S ALSO A FAMILIAR ISSUE FOR COUPLES' THERAPIST VALESKA CAMPION. IF PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDS AND IT'S MAKING THEM UNHAPPY, AND THEY WANT TO BE CLOSER OR THEY WANT TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY ` THAT'S WHEN THEY CHANGE IT. BUT IF THEY'RE SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDS AND THEY'RE REALLY HAPPY, AND THEY'VE GOT OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT, THEN THAT'S FINE. (IMITATES CHICKEN) SLEEPING IN THE SAME BED IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTIMACY AND CLOSENESS ` TO KISS, TO SAY, 'I LOVE YOU', TO APPRECIATE THE OTHER PERSON. TRACY AND PHIL AGREE, CONNECTION IS CRUCIAL. BUT SO IS A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. DO YOU THINK IT'S MORE HELPFUL FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO SLEEP SEPARATELY? YES, DEFINITELY. COS WE WERE GETTING REALLY GRUMPY AND BITING OFF EACH OTHER'S HEADS, COS WE HADN'T HAD ENOUGH SLEEP. # DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME. # Bottom line, I guess is do what is best for you. Yeah, I guess. I feel like it's the beginning of the end. Really? Yes. Just putting it up there. We upgraded to a super King bed. I'm embarrassed to say this but I am in moving into a California king in the week. We have a lot of disputes. I'm a big unit. But I'm thinking of developing some sheets that have a line down the middle of them. Are you one of those men who run really hot. My partner runs hard to. It's quite annoying. I know this sounds terrible, but we got the bigger bed and in case we have the third child, we have three in the bed. I let them snuggle. WE ALL KNOW TARANAKI LADIES ARE A GLAMOROUS BUNCH, BUT THESE WOMEN ARE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. 160 BALL GOWNS. 160? YES, 1-6-0. THE SELFLESS GIFT THAT'S GIVEN THIS FAMILY HOPE. ALSO, SHE WAS THE SASSY SIDEKICK IN 'SEX IN THE CITY'. HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY! NOW CYNTHIA NIXON HAS HER SIGHTS SET ON NEW YORK'S TOP JOB. COME IN, THE TARANAKI. YEP, WE'RE OFF THERE AGAIN TONIGHT. There is no the before Taranaki. PROMISE THIS STORY WASN'T COMMISSIONED BY ME. THIS TIME, TO THE LOVELY TOWN OF ELTHAM FOR BIG, BIG DOLLOPS OF COMMUNITY GOODWILL. AND WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY, IT'S ALL ABOUT FLOWING, SWIRLING BALL GOWNS. INTRIGUED? HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. # BABY, THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR. # LIGHTNING STRIKES EVERY TIME SHE MOVES WHAT DO I FEEL LIKE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. MAKING OURSELVES LOOK GLAM. THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO. # AND EVERYBODY'S WATCHING HER. A STARLET. (LAUGHS) YOU FEEL LIKE A STARLET? YEP, DEFINITELY. WE PUT OUT THE CALL, KINDA LAST MINUTE, HOPING WE'D ROUND UP A POSSE IN DOWN-HOME ELTHAM. YOU DIDN'T TAKE MUCH CONVINCING? NO, DEFINITELY NOT. I'D DO THIS ANYTIME. FOR A LITTLE STYLE, A LITTLE SASS AND A WHOLE LOT OF SOPHISTICATION. YOU FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS READY TO TAKE ON THE WHOLE WORLD. THEIR BRIEF ` TO BRING TO LIFE THE GENEROSITY OF A STRANGER TOWARDS MUM-OF-FOUR KYLEE BOYES-PRICE,... # YOU. # YOU. CAN YOU BELIEVE? I CAN'T BELIEVE. ...WHO'S TRYING TO GET HERSELF TO RUSSIA FOR STEM CELL TREATMENT IN HER BATTLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. I HAVEN'T MET HER. SHE SENT ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE AND JUST SAID, 'HEY, I WANT TO HELP. SHE SENT ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE AND JUST SAID, 'HEY, I WANT TO HELP. 'THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.' # YOU. KYLEE'S MUM PROMPTLY DISPATCHED TO PICK UP BOX AFTER BOX OF FLOWING ELEGANCE. 160 BALL GOWNS. 160? YES, 1-6-0. OH MY GOD, I JUST KEPT OPENING ALL THESE BOXES ` THE SPARKLE, THE CHIFFON, THE SILK, THE LACE. THE SPARKLE, THE CHIFFON, THE SILK, THE LACE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PROCEEDS FROM THE PLAN TO SELL THEM. OH, INDY, VERY NICE. VERY NICE, FLOWY. YES, IT IS FLOWY. THEY ARE DIVINE. THEY ARE GORGEOUS. VERY CLASSY. EMMA, THAT WAS A DECENT SWIRL IN THAT DRESS. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS IT'S BALL SEASON? SURE IS. PERFECT TIMING. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY MY FAVOURITE. LOOK AT THE COLOUR. THE COLOUR IS REALLY BECOMING ON HER. BEAUTY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. BEAUTY MAKING A DIFFERENCE? YEP. MM, GOOD LINE, GOOD LINE. AND TO THE BENEFACTOR WE KNOW ONLY AS HELEN,... HELEN, YOU ARE AMAZING. YOU ARE LIKE A STAR IN THE SKY. YOU HAVE COME FROM NOWHERE AND COME TO THE PARTY. AND THERE'S 160 GOWNS LOOKING FOR A PARTY. THERE SURE IS. AND I APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. YOU ROCK IT IN THAT DRESS. THAT LOOKS AWESOME AROUND THE WAIST, HIGH SPLIT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. VERY NICE. HEARTLAND NEW ZEALAND AT ITS FINEST. YEAH, WE ARE VERY LUCKY. AND AT ITS BEST DRESSED? YES, MOST DEFINITELY. A PRESSING QUESTION,... MM? ...WHY DIDN'T YOU MODEL ONE TODAY? OH MY GOODNESS. (LAUGHS) OK. A ` I DON'T HAVE THE LEGS. I'M GENERALLY OLD. I WOULD NOT CARRY IT WELL, I BELIEVE. OH, AND I DON'T DO HEELS. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THAT'S IT. I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT ALL. THE COUNCIL GAVE US THE HALL ON THE CONDITION THAT WE SWEPT THE FLOOR BEFORE WE LEFT. I'LL TAKE THE PINK ONE. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Some beautiful gowns there. If you want to go and see them all in the flesh, there is a viewing at the castle between 10 and for this Saturday. Get the details on our Facebook page. I'M A JAFA THROUGH AND THROUGH, WHILE STREETIE HERE NEVER HIDES THE FACT SHE IS TARANAKI HARD CORE. BUT LAST NIGHT WE WERE DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF TIMARU, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY THE LACK OF FAMOUS PEOPLE IN OAMARU. HUNDREDS OF EMAILS LATER, I ADMIT THERE MAY BE ONE OR TWO WELL-KNOWN NEW ZEALANDERS FROM THE SEASIDE PARADISE. HOWEVER, MY APOLOGY IS DIRECTED AT OUR OWN MICHAEL HOLLAND, WHO, IS IN FACT, FROM TIMARU. IN YOUR DEFENCE, JEREMY, MICHAEL IS AN INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY WHO I SECRETLY BELIEVE WISHES HE WAS FROM TARANAKI. JUST THIS WEEK HE'S BEEN FILMING STORIES IN HAWERA, STRATFORD AND ELTHAM. OUT OF INTEREST, WE PUT THE CALL OUT ON FACEBOOK TO SEE WHICH TOWNS ACTUALLY HAD THE BIGGEST NAMES. SO HERE WE GO. AT NUMBER THREE ` A LOT OF PEOPLE NOMINATED MASTERTON. OF COURSE YOU'VE GOT JEMAINE CLEMENT, SINGER LADYHAWKE, TOP ENGLISH RUGBY PLAYER BRAD SHIELDS, SIR BRIAN LOCHORE, JESSE RYDER AND OUR VERY OWN TAMATI RIMENE-SPROAT. NUMBER TWO... GOES TO THE NORTH ` WHANGAREI SINGER KEITH URBAN, SIR MICHAEL HILL, JEWELLER, COMEDIAN BILLY T. JAMES, NORTHLAND RUGBY STAR RENE RANGER AND CRICKETING GREAT TIM SOUTHEE. AND AT NUMBER ONE... FORESTRY HEARTLAND TOKOROA, AUSTRALIAN RUGBY STAR QUADE COOPER, ONE OF OUR BEST-EVER SILVER FERNS SHOOTERS MARIA FOLAU NEE TUTAIA, DESTINY CHURCH FOUNDER BRIAN TAMAKI DESTINY CHURCH FOUNDER BRIAN TAMAKI AND 132 TEST ALL BLACK AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR KEVEN MEALAMU. A lot of debate, because I also believe Taranaki also needs to have New Plymouth. What about the hot HUTT Valley? A lot of All Blacks there. You cannot bring Taranaki in there. It is a province. I beg to differ there. THIS IS A TIME TO BE VISIBLE. THIS IS A TIME TO FIGHT. WE'RE WITH CYNTHIA NIXON AS SHE CAMPAIGNS TO BE THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. HARD TO BELIEVE, IT'S NOW 20 YEARS SINCE SEX IN THE CITY FIRST HIT THE SMALL SCREEN, INTRODUCING A CAST OF STRONG, SASSY-AS FEMALE CHARACTERS LIKE NONE WE'D SEEN BEFORE. AMONGST THEM, MIRANDA HOBBES ` THE CAREER-MINDED CYNICAL SIDEKICK. WELL, NOW, THE WOMAN WHO PLAYED HER ` CYNTHIA NIXON ` HAS A NEW CAREER IN MIND. SHE'S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. US CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT CAUGHT UP WITH NIXON ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. ('SEX AND THE CITY' THEME MUSIC) WE KNOW CYNTHIA NIXON BEST AS MIRANDA HOBBES. I'M IN THE WOODS IN MY NEGLIGEE AND MY CELLPHONE ONLY HAS TWO BARS LEFT ` HELP! SEX AND THE CITY'S HARVARD-EDUCATED LAWYER ` SERIOUS, SASSY AND STRAIGHT-UP WITH A PENCHANT FOR TAKE-OUT. I'D LIKE TO ORDER SOME CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI... ...WITH A BROWN SAUCE, BROWN RICE, COLD NOODLES. I KNOW, EVERY NIGHT THE SAME. RIGHT. 20 YEARS AGO, THESE ICONIC CHARACTERS REDEFINED WHAT IT WAS TO BE A SINGLE WOMAN. THAT SANDWICH OUT FRONT IS SAYING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT THINGS TO WOMEN AS THEY WALK BY. WHAT DID HE SAY? EAT ME. LADY, HE'S A SANDWICH. NOW, CYNTHIA NIXON IS REDEFINING HERSELF AS A POLITICAL CANDIDATE. HOW'S IT ALL GOING? IT'S GOING VERY WELL. SHE'S RUNNING TO BE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. WHY DID YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE GOVERNOR RACE? I WANTED TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE NEW YORK IS A PROUDLY PROGRESSIVE PLACE ` WE'RE A TWO-TO-ONE DEMOCRATIC STATE, BUT WE HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO IS NOT A PROGRESSIVE AND WHO IS BARELY A DEMOCRAT. AND YOU GET THE FEELING THE POLITICAL IS INTENSELY PERSONAL FOR CYNTHIA. MY MOTHER HAD AN ABORTION HERE IN NEW YORK STATE BEFORE IT WAS LEGAL, AND WHEN I WAS OLD ENOUGH, SHE MADE SURE TO TELL ME ABOUT IT. WE MUST FIGHT LIKE HELL IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. (CROWD CHEERS LOUDLY) WE MUST FIGHT SO THAT NO WOMAN WILL EVER FEEL COMPELLED TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON HERSELF AGAIN. THANK YOU. (CROWD CHEERS LOUDLY) A LONG-TIME GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST, NIXON LAUNCHED AT AN ICONIC GAY BAR IN GREENWICH VILLAGE. WE NEED TO SHOW THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD THAT IN THE ERA OF DONALD TRUMP'S 'DIVIDE AND CONQUER' AGENDA, NEW YORKERS WILL COME TOGETHER, AND WE WILL LEAD OUR NATION FORWARD. SHE MARCHED PROUDLY ALONGSIDE HER WIFE AT THE CITY'S PRIDE PARADE. AND IF ELECTED, NIXON WOULD BE BOTH THE FIRST FEMALE AND OPENLY GAY GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK STATE. IT CAN'T JUST BE BUSINESS AS USUAL ANYMORE. FOR A LONG TIME, HER CANDIDACY WAS A LONG-SHOT, BUT THE INSURGENT DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IS HAVING A REAL MOMENT RIGHT NOW. IT'S THANKS TO ANOTHER POLITICAL NOVICE, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, KNOCKING A 10-TERM DEMOCRATIC SENATOR OUT OF THE RACE. AND IT'S BRINGING PRECIOUS MOMENTUM TO NIXON'S OWN CAMPAIGN. SHE WON BECAUSE SHE SPOKE THE TRUTH, AND SHE SPOKE THE TRUTH TO POWER, AND SHE TOOK ON THE ESTABLISHMENT. WHICH IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF SUCCESS NIXON IS HOPING TO REPLICATE. THERE'S SO MUCH ENERGY NOW. THERE'S NO MORE OLD-SCHOOL BACKROOM GOOD OLD BOY POLITICS. HER CELEBRITY ALSO DOESN'T HURT. AND TO PLAY SUCH AN ICONIC CHARACTER. YOU KNOW, NEW YORK ITSELF IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN SEX AND THE CITY, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME; I THINK IT'S TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT KIND OF STRENGTH, POWER AND HEART. BECAUSE NEW YORK IS ALL HEART. NIXON'S CHALLENGE NOW IS TO TURN HER STAR POWER INTO REAL SUPPORT. IT WILL BE A TOUGH FIGHT, BUT SHE'S DETERMINED TO MAKE HER POLITICAL MARK ON NEW YORK. # LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK, # NEW YORK, NEW YORK # Interesting actually. Looking at that reminds me of the Republican national convention in 2008. John McCain and Sarah Palin were running. American politics is like nothing compared to New Zealand politics. It is theater. The way that event ran was next level. It was crazy. Yes and that is why star power works. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. NIGHT-NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND ELIZABETH WELSH