TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP AND THE TRUE MEANING OF LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING. YES, IMAGINE RUNNING 16 MARATHONS BACK TO BACK IN SIX DAYS. IN A FEW MOMENTS, WE'LL TELL YOU WHO THIS REMARKABLE RUNNER IS DOING IT FOR. BUT FIRST UP TONIGHT ` WHILE HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE ADDRESSING COST, LAND AND APPRENTICES, THE ONE THING THEY HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON IS SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. BUILDERS ARE REPORTING A SHORTAGE IN TIMBER AND BASIC BUILDING SUPPLIES THAT ARE BEING HELD UP AT THE BORDER. (BASSY ELECTRONIC MUSIC) WHILE THE GOVERNMENT UNVEILS WORKS TO FIX AOTEAOA'S HOUSING CRISIS, THE BOYS AT OT ARE WORKING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP, BUT IT'S IT'S A REAL STRUGGLE, ESPECIALLY TRYING TO FIND QUALIFIED BUILDERS. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW MEASURES ADDRESS PRICING, FREE UP LAND AND ENCOURAGE A NEW LABOUR FORCE,... A $3.8B HOUSING ACCELERATION FUND TO SPEED UP THE DELIVERY OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSES IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM. ...THERE'S ONE MAJOR PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT'S MISSING. IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET MATERIALS, ESPECIALLY MATERIALS FROM COMING OVERSEAS. BUILDERS ACROSS AOTEAROA ARE REPORTING A SHORTAGE OF BASIC BUILDING SUPPLIES. ANYTHING FROM KWILA DECKING, FROM ANY LARGE QUANTITIES OF TIMBER ` IT'S REALLY ANYTHING. IT SEEMS OUR SHIPPING CHANNELS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. SO HOW DO WE BUILD AOTEAROA'S FUTURE WITHOUT THE BASICS? AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS, DAVE KELLY, JOINS US NOW. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, DAVE. SO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BUILDING MATERIALS? WHAT IS THERE A SHORTAGE OF AND WHY? WELL, ACTUALLY, THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF BUILDING ACTIVITY GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND, OF COURSE, OFF THE BACK OF COVID, WHICH IS STILL GOING ON, THERE'S QUITE AN INTERRUPTION TO SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS, PLUS THE FACT THAT THERE'S SO MUCH BUILDING WORK GOING ON THAT THERE ARE SOME DISRUPTIONS. WE STARTED TO HEAR IT LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS MAINLY AROUND TAP WEAR, BUT GENERALLY IT'S GOING TO ALL SORTS OF MATERIALS NOW, AND IT'S SIMPLY THAT ABILITY TO KEEP UP, PLUS INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS, IN SOME CASES IT COULD BE COMPONENTS, FOR INSTANCE, OF AIR CONDITIONING THAT ARE MADE OVERSEAS, WHERE FACTORIES AREN'T KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND. DAVE, WHAT SORT OF DELAYS ARE WE TALKING HERE? OH, IT COULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS ON YOUR AVERAGE BUILD, DEPENDING ON WHAT SORT OF MATERIALS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. AND THERE'S ALSO SOME INTERESTING BEHAVIOUR POTENTIALLY GOING ON. THERE COULD BE SOME HOARDING, BECAUSE SOME BUILDERS KNOW THAT THEY ARE FACING SHORTAGES THEMSELVES. SO IT COULD BE A TOILET ROLL MOMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION. SOMEONE TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY, FOR INSTANCE, THEY COULDN'T GET TOILET BOWLS. SO IT'S THINGS THAT YOU DON'T REALLY THINK OF, BUT IT COULD BE UP TO SEVERAL WEEKS ON YOUR AVERAGE HOUSE BUILD. AND DAVE, HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND BUILDERS RIGHT NOW? MOST OF OUR MEMBERS, THE GOOD BUILDERS ARE SAYING THEY'VE GOT 12 TO 18 MONTHS' WORTH OF WORK. I THINK THE KEY THING FOR CONSUMERS IS TO THINK AND PLAN AHEAD, START TALKING TO ` WHETHER IT'S AN ARCHITECT OR BUILDER ` TALK TO THEM ABOUT YOUR PROJECT. DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE ABLE TO START IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY WON'T BE ABLE TO. SO DO THAT PLANNING. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING ` JUST GOING BACK TO THE MATERIAL SHORTAGES OR DELAYS ` UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE DISRUPTION. SO WHAT WE ALWAYS SAY IS A KEY IS COMMUNICATION AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUILDER AND THE HOMEOWNER. SO, DAVE, IN TERMS OF ADVICE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO BUILD OR RENOVATE, IS IT A CASE OF FORGET ABOUT THE SMALL JOBS; YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET TAKEN ON IF YOU'VE GOT A DECENT SIZED RENOVATION? NO, IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU WANT. THERE ARE BUILDERS WHO SPECIALISE IN RENOVATIONS. AND SOMETIMES THE SMALLER JOBS ARE QUITE GOOD FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY CAN FIT IT IN BETWEEN THEIR MAJOR PROJECTS. BUT AGAIN, THAT WILL BE ABOUT PLANNING AHEAD AND TALKING TO THE BUILDERS IN PARTICULAR, SO THAT THEY'VE GOT TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. DAVE, IS IT TIME FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO HEAD ON TO YOUTUBE AND START DOING A BIT OF DIY? WELL, MY FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE YOUR LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE, I GUESS, JEREMY. (LAUGHS) SO MAYBE GO ON YOUTUBE, BUT MAYBE TALK TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW. MAYBE TALK TO A BUILDER AND SAYING, 'HEY, THIS IS WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.' GET A BIT OF ADVICE. A LOT OF BUILDERS ARE QUITE HAPPY TO GIVE A BIT OF ADVICE. AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT GETS INTO A TRICKIER PROJECT, DEFINITELY GET A LICENCED BUILDING PRACTITIONER OR MASTER BUILDER. I THINK WHAT DAVE'S SAYING IS PHONE A FRIEND, JEREMY. PHONE A FRIEND. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THERE, DAVE. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. YEAH, PLEASURE. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, JAMES BROWN AND JESSIE PURU. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME SPECIFICS ON THIS DIY. I'VE GOT A CORDLESS DRILL AT HOME. YOU'VE GOT ALL THE GEAR? SHE COMES ON SEVEN SHARP, NEXT THING SHE STRAIGHT INTO ME. IN THE WORLD OF FASHION, IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE SEEN IT ALL. FROM SHOULDER PADS AND LEG WARMERS TO MULLETS AND CROCS, WHICH ARE APPARENTLY MAKING A COMEBACK. NOW, THE LATEST 'IT' ITEM IS COMING STRAIGHT OUT OF AOTEAROA. USING BILLBOARDS, BAG STRAPS, AND A BIT OF KIWI INGENUITY. HERE'S JORDYN RUDD. (UPBEAT MUSIC) BIG, ATTENTION-GRABBING, AND SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL. THEY'RE A CLASSIC MARKETING TOOL. BUT IT TURNS OUT BILLBOARDS ALSO MAKE FOR THE PERFECT ACCESSORY, THANKS TO THESE CLEVER KIWIS. I HAD ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT I WAS STARTING UP, AND WE HAD A BILLBOARD MADE. AT THE END OF THE USE OF THE BILLBOARD, I KIND OF WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO IT. IT TURNED OUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WOULD END UP IN LANDFILL. HE CALLED ME UP AND SAID, LET'S GET INTO MAKING BAGS. GIVING BILLBOARDS A NEW LIFE, UPCYCLING THEM FROM SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY INTO SOMETHING WE CAN WEAR EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM WILL HAVE A FEW BEAUTY MARKS, BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM QUITE UNIQUE AND COOL. (CYPRESS HILL'S 'INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE') IN CLASSIC KIWI STYLE, THEY PICK UP THE LEFTOVER VINYL FROM A MAN DOWN THE ROAD. WE GET A NOTIFICATION FROM ONE OF THE GUYS SAYING, 'THIS MONTH'S ABOUT TO GET THROWN OUT, 'SO DO YOU WANNA COME OVER AND HAVE A LOOK THROUGH?' THE COST? A FEW BEERS, AND IT'S ALL US. OTHERWISE HE HAS TO PAY TO DISCARD THE SKINS INTO LANDFILL. IT'S QUITE GOOD FOR THE BOTH OF US. BEN AND LUKE DON'T JUST WORK TOGETHER, THEY'RE BEST MATES. THERE'S NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHERE YOU CAN START UP A BUSINESS. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE THIS GOES AND GROWING OUR FRIENDSHIP, AND BUT ALSO... THIS IS CUTE, ISN'T IT? ...IN A BUSINESS SENSE, SEEING HOW WE WORK TOGETHER. SO NAH, IT'S BEEN COOL SO FAR. IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH QUALITY TIME, THEY'RE FLATMATES TOO. WHEN WE'RE BACK AT HOME, WE'LL TRY PUT THE BUSINESS CURTAIN DOWN AND JUST BE MATES, REALLY. YEAH. (UPBEAT MUSIC) BAGGED IS STILL IN THE BABY PHASE. THEY'RE RUNNING THE BUSINESS OUT OF BEN'S PARENTS' GARAGE ` TAKING THE PHOTOS, RUNNING THE WEBSITE, AND HAND-DELIVERING MATERIAL TO THE FACTORY. AND WHILE THESE ONES ARE ALL COOL COLOURS AND FUNKY PRINTS, NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN HITS. WE HAD A PLAY WITH A BURGER KING CAMPAIGN. AND THERE WAS A NICE BIG, JUICY CHEESEBURGER ON THERE. THEY DIDN'T SELL. THERE ARE A FEW SEVEN SHARP BILLBOARDS OUT THERE. HOW WOULD THEY RATE? I RECKON THEY'D LOOK PRETTY GOOD, ACTUALLY. WE COULD PROBABLY GET A TOTE WITH EACH OF THEIR FACES ON THERE. RECKON THEY'D SELL BETTER THAN THE CHEESEBURGER? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION! (LAUGHS) WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO... HILARY'S WOULD JUST SELL LIKE THAT. JEREMY? NOT TOO SURE. (LAUGHS) I'M TAKING A HAMMERING TONIGHT. HIS BAG HERE. THIS IS GOT MIKE HOSKINGG PUPPET INSIDE OF IT. I THINK THE FAMILY PACK WILL SELL WELL. THEY ARE THE OLD SCHOOL BUM BAG. THE FAMILY PACK IS BACK IN. NOW FROM BILLBOARDS TO SIGNPOSTING ` SIGNPOSTING A SOCIAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS AS MUCH ATTENTION AS IT CAN GET. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT A YOUNG LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER IS DOING, AS HE TAKES ON A CHALLENGE THAT WILL MAKE YOUR LEGS NUMB JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. IT'S WHAT THEY DO ` WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. SHADOWY FIGURES OF FITNESS AND THE FRESH BLUSH OF A NEW DAWN. I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO FEEL AT THE MOMENT. LAP ONE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'LL BE THE EASIEST. (LAUGHTER) ENTER MATT FENN (22). KNOWS THE CIRCUIT ROUND AUCKLAND DOMAIN WELL, BUT THIS IS TAKING FAMILIAR TO THE EXTREME. (BELL RINGS) 654km. 600 AND... 54. LAP AFTER LAP AFTER LAP. YEAH, IT'S 406 LAPS OF THE MILE LOOP AROUND HERE. WHEN HE FIRST SAID, 'I'M GOING TO RUN FOR SIX DAYS, MUM,' I WAS PRETTY QUIET. (LAUGHTER) YEP. SIX DAYS, SIX SUNRISES. HOPEFULLY ALL LIKE THIS ` AS HE STEPS AND SWEATS THE EQUIVALENT OF 15� MARATHONS. I'M TRYING TO BRING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THAT NUMBER. 654. LAST YEAR, 654 PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND LOST THEIR LIFE TO SUICIDE. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS OF THAT ISSUE. HE'S DRIVEN. WHEN HE GET'S SOMETHING INTO HIS HEAD, THERE'S NO STOPPING HIM. (BELL RINGS) ONE DOWN. WELL DONE! (BELL RINGS) IT'S A LOT EASIER TO RUN WHEN THERE'S A BIG REASON WHY YOU'RE RUNNING. AND THIS IS A BIG REASON. FOR SURE. AS WELL HE KNOWS, HAVING STRUGGLED WITH HIS MENTAL HEALTH THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. IT FELT LIKE NOTHING I DID REALLY MATTERED. IT WAS` I DIDN'T FEEL THAT THERE WAS MUCH HOPE. IT'S ABOUT LIGHTING UP THE ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON IT. AND THAT'S A REALLY POSITIVE THING. WHAT I FIND INTERESTING AND LAUDABLE ` YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO RAISE MONEY. I THINK EVERYONE HAS A LITTLE GIVEALITTLE FATIGUE. DOING SOMETHING THAT ISN'T A FUNDRAISER; IT LEAVES A DIFFERENT IMPRESSION. HE'S DOING IT FOR THE PUREST REASON, WHICH IS HE CARES ABOUT OUR APPALLING RATES OF SUICIDE. I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY ADMIRABLE, IT'S` IT'S TRULY AMAZING. WE'RE GOING TO SET OFF PROBABLY AROUND SIX-MINUTE KILOMETRES, SO 10km AN, WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY GOOD. AND YOU MAKE THE MOST OF WHEN YOU'RE FEELING GOOD AND THEN IT GRADUALLY DECLINES FROM THERE. THE LIGHT-HEARTEDNESS OF HIS FINAL TRAINING YESTERDAY UNLIKELY TO ENDURE. AS I GET MORE AND MORE DELIRIOUS, I'LL PROBABLY END UP DOING A GRAND DESIGNS COMMENTARY ON THE WINTER GARDENS. AS ONE DAY GIVES WAY TO THE NEXT, WITH A SLEEP REGIME THAT NIGHTMARES ARE MADE OF. 15, 20 MINUTE NAPS HERE AND THERE, MAYBE TWICE, MAYBE THREE TIMES A DAY. THEY'RE ONLY SPEED BUMPS, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THEY MIGHT START TO FEEL LIKE MOUNTAINS AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. MAYBE ABOUT HALFWAY. YOU DESERVE ONE OF THESE. OH, YOU'RE TOO KIND. IT'S JUST GONE 8 O'CLOCK, TWO HOURS IN. THE SOUTHERN MOTORWAY IS GRINDING TO ITS USUAL STANDSTILL, 300 OR 400m OVER THERE, AND MATT HAS CLOCKED UP LEGS 11. 395 LAPS TO GO. YOU'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND RUN WITH YOU? YES. THAT WOULD BE BRILLIANT. IT'S JUST BEING AWARE THAT I MIGHT NOT BE RUNNING TOO FAST. IT MUST BE TOUGH ON THAT SCOOTER. MY THUMBS TIRED. MY THUMB IS ACHING. SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THOSE TREE TRUNK LEGS OF HIS ARE FEELING. SAVE A SMIDGEN OF ENERGY FOR A SMILE AT THE END, PLEASE. OK, WILL DO. I'LL KEEP SOME IN THE TANK FOR THAT. MATT IS A LOVELY MAN. MATT HAS HAD A ZONE BATTLES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. HE WENT TO THE UK TO PLAY SOME CRICKET, AND THAT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR HIM. SO HE KNOWS THE FEELING. MATT'S NOW 13 HOURS IN. HE'S DONE 43 LAPS ` THAT'S 69km. AND MATT SAYS FEEL FREE TO GO DOWN TO THE DOMAIN AND HAVE A RUN ALONGSIDE HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE'S HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO SAY TO HIM, EVEN THOUGH HE MAY NOT BE THAT TALKATIVE HIMSELF. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` DUNEDIN'S QUEEN OF FASHION ON THE SIMPLE WAY TO ALWAYS LOOK CHIC. GO FOR A STYLE THAT'S ENDURING. DON'T HOLD BACK. LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOLDING BACK. WELCOME BACK. IT'S LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. FOR THE LONGEST TIME, DOGS HAVE HOGGED THE LIMELIGHT ` 'A DOG'S SHOW', 'WONDER DOGS', AND MORE RECENTLY 'DOG ALMIGHTY' TRADED OFF OUR COLLECTIVE CRUSH ON CANINES. BUT TONIGHT A PLUG FOR THE PIG'S PLACE IN OUR POPULAR CULTURE, AND A FORMERLY ILL-TEMPERED CANTERBURY SOW WHO HAS TURNED HER LIFE AROUND. HERE'S RACHEL PARKIN. SHE MIGHT BE BLACK, BUT HER NAME IS BLUE, AND SHE USED TO BE SOUR. YEAH, USED TO BE VERY, VERY GRUMPY. OH, GOD, SHE WAS A NIGHTMARE. THAT WAS THEN... AND SHE WAS JUST IN THE LIMELIGHT AND SHE WAS JUST CHARGING EVERYBODY AND LIKE` WHICH ISN'T IDEAL. NO! NOT REALLY. (LAUGHTER) ...THIS IS NOW. SEE, ONE DAY, JACK HERE GOT FED UP. SHE CAME TO RUN AT ME AND I WAS LIKE, 'NAH!' I'LL RUN AT YOU, SEE WHAT HAPPENS. YOU CHARGED BACK? YEAH, SO I CHARGED BACK AT THE PIG. THAT WAS THE TURNING POINT. YEAH. SO THEN SHE KIND OF LEARNT THERE'S KIND OF, 'OKAY, SO I DON'T GET AWAY WITH DOING WHAT I WANT ANYMORE.' IT WAS JUST THE CURE. THIS YOUR CLASSIC BOY-MEETS-SOW LOVE STORY. BLUE! COME HERE, BLUE! BLUE! GOOD GIRL! SAFE TO SAY THIS PIG IS NOT GOING TO MARKET, NOR THESE ONES. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, ARION FARM PARK'S BEEN AN ANIMAL HAVEN. ALL OF THESE GUYS WE GET FROM HUNTERS, USUALLY. PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HUNTING. AND THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE A SOFT TOUCH, ,SO THEY BRING THEIR LITTLE PIGLETS TO US BECAUSE THEY FEEL GUILTY ABOUT CATCHING THEM. I LOVE THAT. THE PARK BORN AS A REFUGE FOR HUMAN FAMILIES AFTER THE CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE. JUST SOMEWHERE FOR THEIR KIDS TO BE WITHOUT LIQUEFACTION AND WRECKAGE EVERYWHERE. FOR JACK, WORK'S HIS HAPPY PLACE. VERY MUCH SO. WOULD BUILD A HOUSE AND STAY HERE IF I COULD. BLUE, HIS BEST BUD. SHE'LL COME OVER, IF I SCRATCH HER EYE ON HER SIDE, SHE'LL ROLL OVER FOR ME. SHE'LL SIT FOR ME AS WELL. SHE'LL EVEN SNUGGLE UP. AND THE OTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT HER A LOT IS SHE MAKES AN AMAZING PILLOW SO YOU JUST KIND OF` THEN YOU JUST GO TO SLEEP. EASY. IF YOU HAVE A TRAINED TROTTER, YOU KNOW ALL THESE TRICKS. SIT. SIT. GOOD GIRL! SUPER INTELLIGENT ` AND MORE. TOILET TRAINED FROM DAY ONE. WHAT?! PIGS HAVE A REALLY GOOD THING ABOUT NOT GOING TO TOILET WHERE THEY SLEEP OR WE USUALLY WHERE THEY PLAY. THEY'RE REALLY EMOTIONAL AS WELL, AND THEY BUILD UP AN AMAZING BOND WITH PEOPLE. AND JUST ONE MORE PIGGY PLUS ` PERFECT PATIENCE. SHE'LL LET ME OPEN UP HER MOUTH YOU CAN GET IN AND HAVE A NICE LOOK AT ALL THOSE TEETH. I CAN DO FULL PHYSICAL HEALTH CHECKS, AND THAT APPLIES TO THE WHOLE OF HER BODY. SHE'S PRETTY GOOD WITH LETTING ME RUB ALL OF THE AREAS. AT ARION, IT'S ALL ABOUT GIVING THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. YOU ARE SO CHILL. EH, BLUE? SHOULD I GET ONE FOR MY HOUSE? I LOVE SEEING LITTLE CHILDREN THAT HAVEN'T TOUCHED ANYTHING BEFORE AND JUST THE REACTION FROM THEM. HUNGRY LITTLE PIG. AS FOR THIS BIG KID AND HIS BIG PIG... GOOD GIRL! ...HAPPILY EVER AFTER. I HAD A PET PIG COULD WILBER. AT 82 YEARS OF AGE, BARBARA BRINSLEY HAS NEVER BEEN BUSIER. THE DUNEDIN FASHIONISTA IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR LUXURY BRANDS, INLCUDING A CHAMPAGNE HOUSE. SHE'S ON THE BOOKS OF A QUEENSTOWN MODELLING AGENCY, IS FEATURING IN A UPCOMING JANE CAMPION PRODUCTION, AND SHE'S THE FACE OF A FASHION EXHBITION AT OTAGO MUSEUM. JENDY HARPER SPENT THE DAY WITH BARBARA. INSIDE THE 120-YEAR-OLD DUNEDIN VILLA BELONGING TO 82-YEAR-OLD BARBARA BRINSLEY... MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, MYSELF, MYSELF. ...IS A TROVE OF TREASURES. AGEING WITH ATTITUDE. OH. (BOTH CHUCKLE) OH! YEAH, THAT MUST BE ME. MOST OF THEM ARE WEARABLE. HERMES. AND SOME OF THEM ARE SECOND-HAND OP-SHOP FINDS. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. IT'S ALL VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. WE'VE GOT SOME NICE LITTLE STELLA MCCARTNEYS. DO YOU WEAR THESE? OF COURSE I DON'T. (LAUGHS) THEY'RE ORNAMENTAL. THEY'RE WORKS OF ART. BARBARA BRINSLEY IS A WORK OF ART. WONDERFUL SAYING THAT I LOVE IS ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS ` ART IS LONG, BUT LIFE IS SHORT. WHO ARE YOU WEARING TODAY? MARGI ROBERTSON ` NOM'D'S JACKET COAT. THIS SKIRT WAS MADE IN JAPAN. IT'S COMME DES GARCONS. MY HAT IS MADE BY PROFESSOR MARGO BARTON. BOOTS ` LOUIS VUITTON; RED SOCKS ` THE WAREHOUSE. AND HER MOST SPARKLING ACCESSORY ` A TWINKLE IN HER EYE. IN SOME WAYS, I FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE'S DRESS IS VERY CONSERVATIVE. AND BORING TOO. BB. (CHUCKLES) RAISED ON A SOUTHLAND FARM, BARBARA CAME TO DUNEDIN TO NURSE IN 1957. SHE'S NEVER LEFT. IN DUNEDIN, DO YOU STAND OUT AS A VIBRANT DRESSER? YES, I DO, IN A WAY. I DON'T GO OUT TO DO THAT IN ANY WAY; THAT WOULD BE THE LAST THING. I GO OUT TO PLEASE MYSELF. WIDOWED BY 50, BARBARA HAS CARVED A FIERCELY FASHIONABLE AND INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE, A MUSE FOR LUXURY BRANDS, NZ'S OWN IRIS APFEL, BUSIER THAN EVER AND LIVING UP TO HER HIGH-SCHOOL MOTTO. MY MOTTO WAS 'NON SCHOLAE SED VITAE DISCIMUS.' 'NOT FOR SCHOOL, BUT FOR LIFE, WE ARE LEARNING.' TODAY DUNEDIN'S SMARTEST DRESSER IS TAKING ME IN HER SMART CAR FOR A SNEAK PEAK OF OTAGO MUSEUM'S NEW FASHION EXHIBITION, DISRUPTION THROUGH DESIGN. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDES GARMENTS FROM THE CITY'S FAMED ID FASHION AWARDS. BARBARA WAS A CATWALK REGULAR. THIS IS VERY KIM KARDASHIAN REMINISCENT. YES, YES. WHO IS SHE? I DON'T KNOW HER. BARBARA IS AN EXHIBITION AMBASSADOR, ALONGSIDE ALYX HOLCOMBE. THE DUNEDIN SOUND, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND THE DUNEDIN ICONIC LOOK IS VERY GOTH, AND IT FEELS VERY DARK AND MOODY, BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF INDIVIDUALITY DOWN HERE. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WARMTH COMES INTO IT; LAYERING, DEFINITELY. BARBARA AGREES THAT SOUTHERN CLIMES DICTATES DAILY DRESS. IT'S A MATTER OF KEEPNG MYSELF WARM AND PROTECTING MY BODY. FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT. SHE MAY NOT HAVE A FAVOURITE OUTFIT, BUT SHE HAS CHOSEN HER FINAL OUTIFT. MY WONDERUFL ROYAL STUART DRESSING ` THE GARMENT I'D LIKE TO WEAR WHEN I'VE PASSED AWAY AND LYING COMFORTABLY IN MY COFFIN. OUT OF ALL YOUR OUTIFTS, THIS IS THE OUTFIT YOU'D CHOOSE? YES. BARBARA MAY WELL OUTLIVE HER DRESSING GOWN. A LIFE WELL LIVED, WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF US. JUST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, THAT YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING ON AND GO OUT, AND JUST SEE HOW YOU FEEL WITH IT. DON'T HOLD BACK. LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR HOLDING BACK. ? IT'S ABOUT CONFIDENCE, ISN'T IT I REALLY LIKE THE RED SOX TOO. VERY COOL. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, IS IT TIME FOR OUR MOST FAMOUS UNWANTED AUSTRALIAN GUEST TO GRACE OUR DINNER TABLES? WE DELVE DEEP INTO THE INS AND OUTS OF EATING POSSUM. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY; THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. THE EVER-CUTE 'DOG SQUAD PUPPY SCHOOL' IS UP NEXT. HILS IS BACK TOMORROW. NIGH-NIGH. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, JAMES BROWN AND JESSIE PURU. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021