TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH HILARY AND JEREMY. WE START TONIGHT WITH A SAD SAGA THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE RESOLVED. IT'S ABOUT TWO BESTIES WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED AND AN ENTIRE TOWN THAT'S DESPERATE TO SEE THEM REUNITED. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. (GENTLE MUSIC) WE'RE HEADED FOR COROMANDEL TOWN, ON A TALE OF LOVE AND LOSS. OH, HE'S A BEAUTIFUL DOG, REALLY GOOD DOG. THEY GO EVERYWHERE TOGETHER, SLEEP TOGETHER, EAT TOGETHER. YEP, NALEIGH (13) AND TU (6) THE TOWNSHIP'S UNBREAKABLE BROTHERS, JUST HAPPILY BEING THEM. HAS HE WANDERED OFF? HAS HE BEEN PICKED UP BY SOMEONE? TU HELPS NALEIGH COME OUT OF HIS SHELL. WHEN NALEIGH'S FEELING DOWN ABOUT SOMETHING, TU JUST KNOWS AND SITS BY HIM, YEAH. (GENTLE MUSIC) WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE MIGHT NEED TO POP ON A POSTER, IF WE WERE ASKING FOR INFORMATION OR SIGHTINGS ON TU? THE INFORMATION WHERE THE DOG WENT MISSING. YEP, AND THAT WAS? MANAIA. MANAIA. A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL ` THAT'S PERFECT. WE CAN TALK TO NALEIGH'S FAMILY ABOUT THAT AND THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT THEM. (GENTLE MUSIC) NALEIGH REALLY LOVED HIM, YEAH. AND STILL LOVES HIM. YEAH, YEAH. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW NALEIGH MIGHT BE FEELING? HE'S VERY UPSET, HE HASN'T COME TO SCHOOL IN QUITE A WHILE, BECAUSE HE IS JUST SO UPSET. I SAW A PHOTO OF HIM AND HE WAS WEARING A BEANIE. HE LOOKED SO CUTE. ALL FINGERS CROSSED. COME ON, CROSS YOUR FINGERS. ALL OF THEM. MY GOODNESS, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? (LAUGHS) THAT'S CRAZY, BUT IF IT HELPS. YEAH. AS FOR NALEIGH HE'S SHUT HIMSELF AWAY? YEAH, HE'S SHUT DOWN. RIGHT NOW, NALEIGH'S LOST, HE'S ALONE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HELP HIM DEALING WITH HIS EMOTION, WHICH MAKES US ALL EMOTIONAL EVERY DAY, SEEING NALEIGH LIKE HE IS. HE DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE HE KNOWS TU NOT GOING TO BE WAITING FOR HIM. (GENTLE MUSIC) SO LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. WHO'S NALEIGH'S BESTIE, YOU OR TU? TU. YOU HAPPY TO COME SECOND TO TU? YEAH. BY THAT MUCH? NO, LIKE, THAT MUCH FOR TU, AND I'M LIKE HERE. YEP, THAT'S DEFINITELY SECOND? YEP. (LAUGHTER) YEAH, IT'S JUST SAD. LIKE, HE'S REALLY SAD. HE HASN'T BEEN EATING PROPERLY. DO I RECOGNISE YOU FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE? I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS. YEAH, I DID A SEVEN SHARP COMPETITION ONE TIME. WE DID THE BEST IMPRESSION OF HILARY AND JEREMY. AND YOU WERE HILARY, I HOPE? YEP. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP AT 6. I MEAN 7. AND WHO WAS JEREMY? MY SISTER ROSIE. I'M A BIT UNDERDRESSED FOR PONSONBY, DARLING. AND YOU WON? YEAH. HILARY, MARK 2. (LAUGHS) YEAH. I GET THE SENSE THE WHOLE TOWN KNOWS TU. THE WHOLE TOWN DOES KNOW TU, AND HE KNOWS THEM. NALEIGH AND HIS OLDER BROTHER COME IN HERE ALL THE TIME. AND TU SITS AT THE DOOR AND DOESN'T MOVE, DOESN'T BARK. JUST SITS THERE SO QUIETLY, SO WELL BEHAVED. HE'S A TREASURE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO NALEIGH? I HOPE HE HAS TRUST, AND I HOPE THAT TU WILL COME BACK. AND STAY STRONG? YEAH. I JUST WANT HIM HOME. WE WANT OUR BOY HOME. FOR THE BOY WHO IS AT HOME? YES, JUST WANT HIM HOME FOR NALEIGH. GIVE ME A CALL AND I WILL KEEP IT ANONYMOUS IF THAT'S HOW IT NEEDS TO GIVE ME A CALL, AND I WILL KEEP IT ANONYMOUS IF THAT'S HOW IT NEEDS TO GIVE ME A CALL, AND I WILL KEEP IT ANONYMOUS IF THAT'S HOW IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ALL WE WANT IS THE SAFE RETURN OF THIS VERY SPECIAL PET TO THIS VERY SPECIAL BOY IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE? PLEASE. AND ANOTHER PLEASE? PLEASE. AND ONE MORE? PLEASE. THIS IS FOR YOU, TU. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON, KATE HARRIS AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON, KATE HARRIS AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024. IT WILL BE FANTASTIC TO FIND TU. IF YOU THINK YOU RECOGNISE HIM, CONTACT US. SEVEN SHARP@TVNZ.CO.NZ WE WILL MAKE IT OUR MISSION THIS WEEK TO FIND TU. THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY VERY SPECIAL DOG. MUSSELS ARE KNOWN AS THE WORKHORSES OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM. BUT AFTER DECADES OF DECLINING NUMBERS, THE BIODIVERSITY IN THE HAURAKI GULF HAS SUFFERED. SACHA MCNEIL JUMPED ON BOARD WITH THOSE ATTEMPTING TO RE-MUSSEL THE GULF. (TINKLY PIANO MUSIC) (RECITES KARAKIA) THIS ACTUAL FULL OCEAN USED TO BE A GREEN-LIPPED CARPET. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? BUT IN THE '40s, '50s AND '60s, SADLY, WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT SUSTAINABLE METHODS ` IT WAS ALL DREDGED OUT. OVERDREDGED AND UNSUSTAINABLY FISHED, BUT NOW A BLESSING CAST OUT ACROSS THESE WATERS. (CHANTS KARAKIA) AS MUCH AS WE ENJOY OUR WATERSPORTS ON TOP OF THE OCEAN, UNDERNEATH THE OCEAN, WE DON'T WANNA SEE BARRENS AND DESERTS ` WE WANT TO SEE THRIVING FISHERIES, THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS. THIS BUOYANT FLOTILLA OF OPTIMISM HAS COME TOGETHER IN AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT TO UNDO DECADES OF DEGRADATION IN THE HAURAKI GULF. THEIR HOPE PINNED ON ONE SMALL SHELLFISH. MUSSELS AREN'T PANDAS, BUT THEY'RE A PRETTY COOL CREATURES, IN THE SENSE THAT THEY REALLY PUNCH ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT ` AND WE ASK A LOT OF THEM. RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ASKING 7 MILLION OF THE LITTLE SUCKERS... TO GET TO WORK UNDER OUR OCEAN. WHAT ARE THEY DOING WHEN THEY'RE SITTING DOWN THERE ` WHAT IS THEIR JOB? OH, MY GOD, THEIR LITTLE SUCKERS, SO THEY'RE GOING, CHK-CHK-CHK-CHK, LIKE THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THEY'RE RE-OXIGINATING THE OCEAN, THEY'RE GETTING RID OF, THEY'RE FILTRATING ALL OF THE SEDIMENTATION AND CLEANING IT UP. THEY PROBABLY ARE OUR OCEAN'S HARDEST WORKERS. THEY ACTUALLY NEED A MEDAL. AND SO CONSERVATIONISTS, MARINE BIOLOGISTS, IWI AND WORKERS ON THIS BARGE HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER TO HELP IN THIS SECOND DEPLOYMENT OF 3.5 MILLION MUSSELS. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. IT'S BEEN FREEZING. THEY'VE COME ALL THE WAY FROM THE COROMANDEL, SO I ACTUALLY MADE THEM A HANGI THIS MORNING AT 6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, AND I THOUGHT THEY NEED TO HAVE SOME HOT FOOD. THERE WE GO. CHEERS, BRO. ABOARD THE BARGE, THIS PRECIOUS CARGO IS DESTINED FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. THAT MUST BE THE FUN PART? YEAH, ONE OF THE FUN PARTS. TO BE HONEST, THE FUN PART FOR ME IS WHAT COMES NEXT, WHICH IS GOING UNDER WATER AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR YEARS. AND WHAT WILL YOU BE HOPING TO SEE? LOTS OF THRIVING BIODIVERSITY. IT'S THE BEST THING WE CAN HOPE FOR, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN OTHER PLACES, SO IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF HERE, WE STARTED TO SEE ALL THESE OTHER ANIMALS START TO MOVE IN. BECAUSE ONCE YOU PUT THE MUSSELS DOWN, IT'S LIKE STARTING A WHOLE NEW WORLD. JUST BY PUTTING ONE ANIMAL DOWN, ALL OTHER ANIMALS START TO COME, AND THAT'S RIGHT DOWN, TINY MICROSCOPIC WORMS IN THE SEDIMENT, ALL THE WAY UP TO, YOU KNOW, WE GET SHARKS AND THINGS CIRCLING AND COMING IN TO FEED. DO YOU LIKE EATING MUSSELS? I HAVE NEVER EATEN MUSSELS IN MY LIFE. I DON'T EAT SEAFOOD. WOW. SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE MUSSELS TASTE LIKE. I LIKE THEM ALIVE UNDERWATER, THAT'S MY SPOT. (CHUCKLES) YEAH. BUT PEOPLE TELL ME THEY TASTE GOOD. I'VE NEVER BEEN TEMPTED. (CHUCKLES) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND'S MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE AND THE REVIVE OUR GULF HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NGATI MANUHIRI SETTLEMENT TRUST TO DETERMINE THE BEST DAYS TO DROP THE MUSSELS. WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR ALL OF OUR MUSSEL DEPLOYMENTS ` WE'VE ALWAYS ALIGNED IT TO THE LUNAR CALENDAR, WHICH IS THE MARAMATAKA. AND WE'VE FOUND THAT THAT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPRESSION OF HOW WE CAN COMPLEMENT SCIENCES ALONGSIDE WESTERN SCIENCE. WELL, THEY BRING IN A LOT OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS AREA. OF COURSE, THEY'VE PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, AND SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL, FOR US TO WORK WITH THEM, TO WORK OUT WHERE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO. A TEAM EFFORT WORKING TOWARD A NEW ABUNDANCE OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM. IT'S ABOUT LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND WHAT WAS HERE, BUT ALSO LOOKING FORWARD, BECAUSE OUR WORLD IS CHANGING AND HAS CHANGED RAPIDLY SINCE THERE WERE LAST MUSSELS HERE. IT'S NOT ABOUT OUR GENERATION ` IT'S THE FUTURE, FUTURE, FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN ENJOY WHAT OUR GRANDPARENTS HAD. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE UNIQUE TRICK FOR YOUR BRAIN, SO YOU WON'T BANG INTO THE FURNITURE. PLUS ` IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE A CULT MOVIE WAS BORN. SO COME UP TO THE LAB... AND SEE WHAT'S ON THE SLAB. I SEE YOU SHIVER WITH ANTICI... PATION. THE NEW PROJECT FOR THE CREATOR OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW IS NEXT. VOICEOVER: Hello person not watching this ad? Yup, you on your mobile. Hey, did you know you could be ignoring this TV ad for less? How much less? 50% less. Get the skinny! SONG: # Happy happy happy aaaah! # NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK. NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH OUR FIVE SENSES ` SIGHT, SMELL, HEARING, TASTE AND TOUCH. BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SIXTH SENSE? IT'S CALLED PROPRIOCEPTION, AND YOU REALLY SHOULD KNOW A BIT MORE ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL DOWN. MAINTAINING YOUR BALANCE AND COORDINATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS YOU GET OLDER. THAT'S WHERE PROPRIOCEPTION COMES IN. IT'S OUR SIXTH SENSE, OUR ABILITY TO KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE WITHOUT LOOKING. IT HELPS TOP ATHLETES DO THINGS LIKE THIS. MY GOODNESS. BUT IT ALSO HELPS US REGULAR FOLKS DO THINGS LIKE THIS. LIKE NOT SLAMMING DOORS, ADJUSTING TO DIFFERENT TERRAIN, AND THIS REALLY USEFUL ONE. AND YOU CAN TEST IT WITH SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THIS. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION IS, TRY THIS. GET YOURSELF UP OFF THE COUCH WITH SOMETHING IN YOUR HAND. PUT YOUR ARMS OUT AS FAR AS THEY GO. STAND ON ONE LEG AND CLOSE YOUR EYES. NOW PASS FROM HAND TO HAND. BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. 10 TIMES WITHOUT FALLING OVER. IT IS NOT EASY. BUT DON'T WORRY ` YOU'LL GET BETTER. AND JOINING US NOW IS PROFESSOR NIGEL HARRIS FROM AUT'S HUMAN POTENTIAL CENTRE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, NIGEL. CAN YOU TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT PROPRIOCEPTION ACTUALLY IS? IS IT REALLY A SIXTH SENSE? YEAH. SURE THING. I THINK SIXTH SENSE IS A GOOD NAME FOR IT. ACTUALLY, THAT'S A FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY TERM. THE TERM PROPRIOCEPTION HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1906, BUT WHAT IT MEANS LITERALLY IS TO GRASP YOUR OWN POSITION IN SPACE. SO IT'S A FEEDBACK MECHANISM THAT OCCURS WHENEVER YOU'RE MOVING. FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WALKING, YOU'RE GETTING PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK THROUGH YOUR FEET, AND YOU ADJUST LITTLE MECHANISMS AND YOUR ANKLE AND THROUGH YOUR POSTURE, AND THAT ENABLES YOU JUST TO WALK STRAIGHT. AND THAT'S A PROPRIOCEPTIVE MECHANISM THAT'S INVOLVED REALLY IN EVERY MOVEMENT THAT WE MAKE. AND IT REALLY IS A SUCCESS THAT'S SO FUNDAMENTAL TO WHAT WE DO. AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT, NIGEL? OH, WELL, LOOK, IT'S INVOLVED IN ALL MOVEMENTS. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT MOVING IS TO LIFE, THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA, AND THEN IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE WELL THROUGH OUR LIFE, THAT GIVES YOU AN EVEN BETTER IDEA. I GUESS WE SORT OF TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED WHEN WE'RE A BIT YOUNGER, BUT AS WE MOVE THROUGH LIFE, AS WE MATURE, THAT PROPRIOCEPTIVE ABILITY, IN PARTICULAR, CAN START TO DETERIORATE ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS. SO HOW DO WE KNOW HOW GOOD OUR PROPRIOCEPTION IS? THERE'S QUITE A FEW FANCY TESTS THAT YOU CAN DO, BUT A REALLY EASY ONE THAT YOU CAN DO ON YOUR OWN IS SIMPLY TO STAND UPRIGHT WITH YOUR FEET REALLY CLOSELY TOGETHER, SO THE INSIDES OF YOUR HEELS AND THE INSIDES OF YOUR TOES TOUCHING YOUR LEG STRAIGHT, YOUR HANDS DOWN BESIDE YOU AND CLOSE YOUR EYES. KEEP THEM FIRMLY CLOSED AND SEE IF YOU CAN JUST STAY THERE FAIRLY STILL. IF YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WITHOUT WOBBLING AROUND TOO MUCH OR HAVING TO TAKE A STEP, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT, IT MIGHT BE THAT YOU NEED TO TUNE YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION UP A LITTLE BIT. AND CAN YOU TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE BETTER AT IT? IF YOU'RE NOT THAT GREAT? YOU SURE CAN. THAT'S THE ENCOURAGING THING IS, I MEAN, WE'RE TRAINING IT ALL THE TIME, AND ONE OF THE KEYS, REALLY, IS USE IT OR LOSE IT. AND THAT'S LIKE A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE, PHYSICALLY AND OF COURSE PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND MENTALLY, AND SO IT'S VERY TRAINABLE. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IS THAT YOU PERFORM MOVEMENTS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT NOVEL. SO DON'T ALWAYS DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING. WHEN IT COMES TO PROPRIOCEPTION, VARIETY REALLY IS THE SPICE, AND SO KEEP USING IT AND KEEP USING IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. KEEP DOING DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS, AND IT REALLY IS TRAINABLE. YOU'LL KEEP IT, AND YOU CAN DEVELOP IT EVEN IF YOU'VE LOST IT A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. NIGEL, WHAT ARE THE BEST AND EASIEST EXERCISES FOR IMPROVING IT? ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT. SO IF I THINK ABOUT MY WORK SITUATION, I COULD TAKE THE ELEVATOR, THE LIFT, UP THREE FLIGHTS, OR I COULD WHIP UP THE STAIRS, AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF PHYSICAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT PROPRIOCEPTION. AND THEN I CAN WALK DOWN THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE JUST THE VERY ACT OF WALKING AROUND, UP AND DOWN, THAT'S GOING TO TRAIN YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION. I CAN WALK OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR RUN. I CAN JUMP IF I WANT TO. I PLAY DIFFERENT SPORTS, CERTAINLY STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WEIGHT TRAINING. IF YOU GO TO THE FITNESS CENTRE OR AN EXERCISE FACILITY, THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO DEVELOP YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS ` PILATES, TAI CHI, YOGA. THEY ALL COUNT, BUT BASICALLY MOVE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. REALLY, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS EMPHASISE MOVEMENTS WHERE YOU'RE HAVING TO BALANCE A LITTLE BIT. SO IF YOU'RE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU'RE QUITE STABLE, SEATED IN A MACHINE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR YOU IN OTHER WAYS, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO DO A HECK OF A LOT FOR YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION. SO ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES AN ELEMENT OF BALANCE OR STABILITY, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY ALL MOVEMENT. JUST KEEP THE VARIETY, GET THAT VARIETY GOING, AND IT'LL KEEP IT TUNED UP. IT'S FASCINATING STUFF. THANKS, NIGEL. GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. DID YOU HEAR THAT? USE IT OR LOSE IT. YOU ARE ALWAYS FALLING. I AM ACCIDENT-PRONE. WE DO THE SHOW SITTING DOWN. WHEN IT COMES TO MUSICAL THEATRE, FEW NAMES ARE BETTER KNOWN THAN THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW'S KIWI CREATOR, RICHARD O'BRIEN. RICHARD INVITED BEN HURLEY INTO HIS HOME TO TALK ABOUT ROCKY HORROR AND HIS NEW SHOW, WHICH IS HELPING STARSHIP HOSPITAL. (DOOR CREAKS) HELLO. # I REMEMBER DOING THE TIME WARP. # IT'S JUST A JUMP TO THE LEFT AND A STEP TO THE RIGHT ` A LINE INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE TO MILLIONS. ROCKY HORROR TURNS 50 THIS YEAR. ITS ICONIC CREATOR, RICHARD O'BRIEN, HAS HAD A LONG AND VARIED CAREER, BUT STILL DOESN'T MIND GOING INTO THE TIME WARP AND CHATTING ABOUT HOW THE LEGENDARY MUSICAL COMEDY HORROR ALL BEGAN. HE DIDN'T LIKE ME! HE NEVER LIKED ME! I WAS IN LONDON IN '65, AND, OF COURSE, THE BEATLES HAD HAPPENED, AND ENGLAND SWINGS LIKE A PENDULUM DO. IT WAS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BE. AND IT WAS SO EXCITING. IN '65, I WAS RIDING HORSES IN MOVIES, SIMPLY BECAUSE I LEARNED HOW TO RIDE A HORSE HERE IN OTUMOETAI, WHEN I WAS, YOU KNOW, 12. NEVER KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO COME TO, YOU KNOW, BE USEFUL. SO 50 YEARS OF ROCKY HORROR. YES. DID YOU THINK YOU'D STILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT 50 YEARS LATER? WELL, IT IS EXTRAORDINARY, BECAUSE IT TRULY WAS ONLY MEANT FOR THREE WEEKS. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS THAT NOBODY REALLY THOUGHT HAD, YOU KNOW, LONGEVITY ATTACHED TO IT. WE JUST THOUGHT EVERYBODY WAS GONNA HAVE FUN FOR THREE WEEKS, AND WE'D ALL MOVE ON. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THE CASTING OF TIM CURRY IN THAT ROLE WAS SOMETHING RATHER SPECIAL. SO COME UP TO THE LAB... AND SEE WHAT'S ON THE SLAB. I SEE YOU SHIVER WITH ANTICI... PATION. OVER 30 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE LIVE SHOW. YES. YET IT'S ALWAYS CALLED A CULT. THE LOVELY THING ABOUT ROCKY IS THAT IT'S NOT... IT'S NOT A PIECE OF THEATRE THAT COMES INTO TOWN AND ATTRACTS ONLY THE THEATRE-GOING PUBLIC. IT'S A PARTY TIME. ALL: WELCOME TO THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! (CHEERING) AND THE NICEST THING FOR US AS ACTORS ON THE STAGE IS WHEN THE AUDIENCE COMES READY TO ENJOY THEMSELVES, THEY BRING EXCITEMENT INTO THE INTO THE AUDITORIUM, THEY BRING FUN INTO THE AUDITORIUM, COS THEY'RE DETERMINED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND THAT PERMEATES ITS WAY BACKSTAGE. THEY DRESS UP AS THE CHARACTERS. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE GO TO LES MIS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND DRESS UP LIKE A FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY. WELL, NOT UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE BEHEADED. (LAUGHS) BUT, YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THAT. I GUESS THAT'S WHY IT GETS THAT 'CULT' TAG. IT'S LOVELY. AND IT'S SO NICE TO STAND AT THE BACK OF THE AUDITORIUM AND HEAR THE SONGS BEING BELTED OUT, YOU KNOW, FABULOUSLY, AND AN AUDIENCE ROARING WITH LAUGHTER ` IT'S A GREAT FEELING. PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION MIGHT KNOW YOU AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKED WITH THE SPICE GIRLS. NOW, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? THE SPICE GIRLS. I WAS ASKED TO BE PART OF THEIR MOVIE. AND NICE GIRLS ` COULDN'T SING. IT WAS THIRDS AND FIFTHS, AND HARMONY WASN'T SOMETHING THAT CAME NATURALLY, BUT THEY WERE TERRIBLY NICE GIRLS. AND THEY HAD THEIR MOMENT IN THE SUN, DIDN'T THEY, AND THAT WAS NICE. FOREVER RESTLESS, RICHARD IS NOWHERE NEAR RETIREMENT. TODAY, HE ANNOUNCED HE WILL SOON BE EMBARKING ON A NATIONAL TOUR WITH HIS NEW SHOW, 'KINGDOM OF BLING,' WITH ALL PROFITS GOING DIRECTLY TO STARSHIP CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE AUDIENCE ON A ON A LITTLE JOURNEY, TELL A BEDTIME TALE, AND IN THE SECOND HALF, I WILL BE Q&Aing, SINGING A FEW SONGS AND TELLING ANECDOTES AND ANYTHING, REALLY ` WILL TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, TRUTHFULLY. SURE. AS LONG AS LONG AS PEOPLE COME WITH AN OPEN HEART AND AN OPEN MIND, WE'RE HAPPY. I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST WITH THE TOUR AND THE NEW SHOW. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TALKING TO ME. NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, YOU KNOW, COMING IN. WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE? OH, SURE. OK. OK, GREAT. I'LL JUST PUT THE KETTLE ON. (THUNDER RUMBLES) I THINK PERHAPS YOU BETTER BOTH... COME INSIDE. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT WITH TOMORROW'S PLACE TO BE. THE PLACE TO BE TOMORROW IS PUNAKAIKI ON THE WEST COAST. CHECK OUT THE PANCAKE ROCKS AND, OF COURSE, SOME BLOWHOLE ACTION. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW ` THE ROOSTER THAT'S TERRORISING A COMMUNITY FROM A GRAVEYARD. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY ` THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. AMBULANCE AUSTRALIA IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. POMARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON, KATE HARRIS AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024.