ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, AND, REALLY, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE. WE LOVE OUR SPORT, AND SOME OF OUR SPORTS STARS, BUT TOMORROW SOME FANS WILL NOT BE HAPPY. THAT'S BECAUSE SPORT'S BIG NIGHT, THE HALBERG AWARDS, ARE ON NOW, AND YOU COULD THROW A SMALL PAIR OF LYCRA PANTS OVER THE WOMEN'S FINALISTS. YEAH, YOU'VE GOT THREE OLYMPIC FINALISTS AND A 15-YEAR-OLD SENSATION WHO MAY WELL WIN ` OR NOT. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THERE'S FOUR GIRLS WHOSE BOYFRIEND DIDN'T HAVE TO FIND SOMEWHERE ON VALENTINE'S DAY. CHEAP-ARSE. WE ASK SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT THESE THINGS WHO SHOULD GO HOME WITH THE BOOTY. ALSO, REPORTER CRAIG STANAWAY SPOKE TO A WOMAN ABOUT MEN SPEAKING TO WOMEN. ARE YOU GOOD AT IT? I'M TALKING TO YOU. ARE YOU GOOD AT IT? I'M TALKING TO YOU, AREN'T I? ARE YOU GOOD AT IT? HE IS. EVENTUALLY HE GOT AWAY, BUT ON THIS DAY OF ROMANCE, WE HAVE THE NUMBERS ON HOW UTTERLY RUBBISH KIWI BLOKES ARE AT SPEAKING TO WOMEN. AND, STAYING WITH THE THEME, WE'RE IN THE SHAKY CITY, WHERE MEN ARE TALKING TO OTHER MEN, BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FEW WOMEN ABOUT. WE LOOK AT THE CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN DROUGHT. AND IS DICK LIVING UP TO HIS NAME? ELECTRONIC GADGETS KING DICK SMITH HAS OUR BEETROOT GROWERS SEEING RED. SEE WHAT I DID THERE? VERY GOOD. YES, THE UBER-PATRIOTIC AUSTRALIAN HAS TAKEN A SWIPE AT THE BEETROOT GROWN ON THIS SIDE OF THE TASMAN. IS HE SERIOUS, OR IS HE JUST RARKING US UP? GIDDAY. DICK SMITH HERE. WHEN YOU BUY ANY DICK SMITH FOOD PRODUCT, YOU SUPPORT AUSSIE FARMERS ON THE LAND... I LOVE DICK. ...AND KEEP AUSSIE WORKERS IN JOBS. I LOVE DICK. CHOW DOWN ON MY AUSSIE NUTS. SHAKE MY AUSSIE SAUCE. SPREAD MY OZEMITE. EAT MY YUMMY BUSH FOOD CEREALS, SPREADS AND BEETROOT. ALL SNIGGER WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. FIT PEOPLE IN FORMAL CLOTHING'S THE THEME TONIGHT IN AUCKLAND, WITH THE HALBERG SPORTS AWARDS ON RIGHT NOW AT VECTOR ARENA. THE UNDERSTATED AND FRANKLY SHY SPORTS COMMENTATOR MARTIN DEVLIN IS WITH US. THE BIG TALKING POINT IS OVER THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR. # MAKE ME FEEL # LIKE I'M THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD. # IN THE 64-YEAR HISTORY OF THE HALBERGS, ONE PERSON HAS DOMINATED PROCEEDINGS LIKE NO OTHER. VALERIE ADAMS HAS WON THE SUPREME AWARD A RECORD THREE TIMES. SHE'S WON THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR CATEGORY AN UNPRECEDENTED SIX YEARS IN A ROW. AND HER CASE FOR BEING RECOGNISED AGAIN TONIGHT IS COMPELLING. IN 2012 SHE BECAME THE FIRST KIWI WOMAN TO DEFEND AN INDIVIDUAL OLYMPIC TITLE ` A FEAT ONLY MATCHED BY TWO KNIGHTS, SIR PETER SNELL AND SIR MARK TODD. ADD IN THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL SHE SUFFERED BEING CHEATED OUT OF THAT OLYMPIC GOLD AS WELL. IN FACT, SHE'S THE ONLY ATHLETE IN HISTORY TO HAVE AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO HER IN NZ. SHE'S THE UNOFFICIAL QUEEN OF NZ SPORT; IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT ` OR IS SHE? # WHERE THEM GIRLS AT? # WHERE THEM GIRLS AT? # WE'VE NEVER PRODUCED AN ATHLETE QUITE LIKE LYDIA KO. THE 15-YEAR-OLD IS THE YOUNGEST WINNER IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF HISTORY, WINNING THE NEW SOUTH WALES OPEN. SHE'S ALSO THE YOUNGEST WINNER ON AMERICA'S LPGA TOUR, WHERE SHE BEAT NINE OF THE WORLD'S TOP 10. AND SHE'S STILL AN AMATEUR ` THE NUMBER ONE, TO BE PRECISE. # I WAS BORN A CHAMPION. BUT ONLY ONCE HAS A NON-OLYMPIAN GONE ON TO WIN THE SUPREME AWARD IN AN OLYMPIC YEAR. SO THE ODDS ARE AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION WILL WIN THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR. AND THERE ARE TWO IN THIS CATEGORY. LISA CARRINGTON DOESN'T DESERVE TO MISS OUT EITHER. # BUT I WAS BORN A CHAMPION. # Martin, is everybody but Valerie jst making up the numbers? Probably not. She's the Usain Bolt of her sport. I suppose she also plays a sport but so few people play. I do think anyone could name another shot-putter, apart from Ostapchuk. Cho plays a sport played by millions. But it's an Olympic year. Only one non-Olympian has won ` Richard Hadlee. Lydia Ko feels like someone who is going to be incredible. Right now it feels like potential. Does it hurt her that's she's still an amateur? I don't think so. It's great that we're discussing fantastic champions in every category.. She's a lay down mesir. Lydia Ko is exciting. Do you think she could end up winning more than three awards? She's actually overachieving more at this stage than Tiger Woods ever did. As far as things that sponsorship and bucks, does this award extra mean anything for an athlete? NZers don't celebrate very well. So that's what the snide is about four New Zealand sport. You're in a good mood tonight. Somebody has more to celebrate than most is Sophie Pascoe. Why not her? You can't play what Sophie plays if you're not a disabled athlete. It's an inexact science. If the All Blacks had an unbeaten year, they'd be hard to beat too. Team v individual ` it always seems a bit hollow giving individual awards to teams. Richie McCaw probably had his best year ever, and the All Blacks were dominant. Glad I'm not a judge. Any other categories? Sonny Bill. TRANS-TASMAN RELATIONS HAVE FALLEN TO AN ALL-TIME LOW WITH AN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS ICON CHUCKING A SPAZ OVER OUR BEETROOT. ELECTRONICS KING DICK SMITH RECKONS OUR BEETROOT ISN'T AS GOOD AS THE AUSTRALIAN STUFF, AND HE'S VERY BITTER THAT HEINZ HAS MOVED THEIR PRODUCTION OVER HERE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STICK UP FOR THE LITTLE GUY, SO JESSE WENT IN TO BAT FOR KIWI BEETROOT. SO SOME DICK RECKONS THAT AUSSIE BEETROOT ARE BETTER THAN KIWI BEETROOT. WHY ELSE WOULD THOUSANDS OF NZERS BE COMING TO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA? THERE'S ONE WAY TO SETTLE THIS, AND THAT'S FOR THE TASTE TEST. HERE'S THE KIWI BEETROOT FROM THE HAWKES BAY. OH, MM, SO GOOD. AND HERE'S THE AUSSIE BEETROOT. EW...! UGH! (GROANS) UGH. (SIGHS) DICK SMITH RECKONS IT'S ALL ABOUT MARKETING. SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED ` A BIT MORE MARKETING MUSCLE. I'VE COME UP WITH A CAMPAIGN. WHAT DO YOU THINK? BEETROOT, THE ROOT OF LOVE. DO YOU KNOW WE'RE MARKETING BEETROOT AS THE NEW SEXY VEGETABLE? IS THAT RIGHT? I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU HOW TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE YOUR LIFE, BUT IMAGINE GIVING THESE TO THE EX-WIFE? HER PUTTING ONE IN HER MOUTH AND SUDDENLY THINKING, 'GEE, I MISS THAT GUY.' EAT. EAT IT UP. WHAT'S SEXY ABOUT BEETROOT? YOU TELL ME. MMM, AND IT TASTES LIKE CANDY. BEETROOT-FLAVOURED CANDY. YEAH, THAT'S NOT VERY NICE. ONE, TWO, THREE. LEAN IN. THINK IT COULD CATCH ON? YEAH. MAYBE. THINK SO. YES. WITH A BIT OF ENTHUSIASM. YES! YES, OF COURSE! SO THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, FORGET ABOUT CHOCOLATE, LINGERIE AND FLOWERS. GIVE THE GIFT OF BEETROOT BECAUSE... You've never seemed more like a sex pest. JUST AHEAD ` WE'VE HAD THE BLOKE, THE SENSITIVE NEW AGE GUY, AND NOW THE METROSEXUAL, AND FRANKLY, HE'S TERRIFIED OF WOMEN. AND LATER ON, THE GREAT CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN DROUGHT. WHIMSICAL MUSIC TINKLING When you save, you don't pay interest; you earn it. That makes saving the cheapest way to buy the things you want. In fact, once you start saving, you'll be surprised what you can afford. Grow your savings ` it's all part of being sorted. WELL, IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY, OF COURSE, BUT OUR NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN SINGLE FOR 10 YEARS, AND SHE SAYS SHE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. SHE'S MOST FAMOUS FOR ROLES IN SHORTLAND STREET AND SIONE'S WEDDING. WELCOME, TEUILA BLAKELY. IS TODAY HARD FOR A SINGLE GIRL, EVEN A HAPPILY SINGLE ONE? No, I really don't see why it has to be a bad thing if you're single. I think it's a celebration for love. You can experience that if you're single. And actually a lot of couples don't like this day, because they feel iT's contrived. Have you got friends endlessly trying to set you up? They don't try, because they know how I a But this year was the first time that they did try. They have a big idea that I will go on a blind date per month this year. You've chosen to be single. I haven't found the perfect man for me. There have been lots of lovely offers, but I won't do that until I meet the perfect man. What will you do tonight Champagne and chocolate with friends. THERE ARE ALWAYS TEETHING PROBLEMS WHEN YOU TRY SOMETHING NEW. THE END OF THE KIWI BLOKE PROVES THAT. APPARENTLY, THE ADVENT OF THE METROMAN HAS TURNED BLOKES INTO A BUNCH WHO ARE TOO SCARED TO ACTUALLY SPEAK TO WOMEN. CRAIG STANAWAY ASKED WHAT WOMEN THINK AND GOT BITCH-SLAPPED FOR HIS TROUBLES. MEN HAVE ALWAYS GONE TO EXTREME LENGTHS TO PROFESS THEIR LOVE. WE SHELL OUT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WOMEN DO ON VALENTINE'S DAY, AND THERE'S A GOOD REASON ` IT'S EASY. TO ACTUALLY STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION AT A BAR TERRIFIES US. CIGARETTE? YES, I KNOW. WELL... # WATCH OUT, BOY. SHE'LL CHEW YOU UP. # IT'S HARDER TO TALK TO WOMEN HERE IN A NIGHTCLUB OR IN A PUB, AND IT'S EASIER IN THE UK OR` OR AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROACHABLE. < SO ARE YOU INTIMIDATING? I THINK MOST WOMEN ARE INTIMIDATING FOR GUYS, AREN'T THEY? I DON'T KNOW. OH, YOU'RE SMIRKING. LOOK AT YOU. I DON'T KNOW. YOU WERE ROLLING YOUR EYES AND SMILING, YOU LIAR. YOU'RE LYING. YOU GO UP TO A WOMAN AND TALK TO HER, DON'T YOU? LIKE I'M DOING TO YOU. ARE YOU GOOD AT IT? I'M TALKING TO YOU. ARE YOU GOOD AT IT? NOT MANY ARE. JUST 44% OF US HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO WALK UP TO A WOMAN, ACCORDING TO A RECENT ASKMEN.COM SURVEY. < WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? YEP, BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED. THEY'RE SCARED OF REJECTION. VERITY MOLLOY'S HITCHED 38 KIWI COUPLES THROUGH SPEED DATING. SHE CLAIMS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH MEN THESE DAYS IS THAT WE'RE ALL TOO METROSEXUAL. SHOULD THEY BE THAT REALLY CONFIDENT GUY? SHOULD THEY TAKE THE LEAD? SHOULD THEY OPEN THE DOOR? SHOULD THEY PAY FOR THE DINNER WITHOUT GETTING THEIR HEAD BITTEN OFF? AND SHE'S FOUND AN UNLIKELY ALLY IN EWEN GILMOUR. A PART-TIME MARRIAGE CELEBRANT, HE'S HELPED MORE THAN 50 COUPLES TIE THE KNOT. IF PEOPLE COULD SEE YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW, THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ` METROSEXUALITY. LOOK AT YOU. YOU SIT THERE WITH A CUTE LITTLE SMILE. WHERE'S THE MAN IN THAT? THERE IS NO MAN IN THAT FACE AT THE MOMENT. UM, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. IF ONLY 44% OF MEN ARE PREPARED TO WALK UP TO WOMEN AND ASK THEM OUT, THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THOSE 44%. I DON'T NEED ANY COMPETITION. YOU KNOW WHAT? UNDERNEATH THE BRAVADO, WOMEN INTIMIDATE HIM TOO. WE'VE EMPOWERED WOMEN. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT EQUAL RIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND WOMEN HAVE JUST EMBRACED THAT AND TAKEN THAT, AND IT'S REALLY SCARY. WHAT'S PARTICULARLY SCARY ` WOMEN SEEM TO ENJOY INTIMIDATING MEN TOO. # QUESTION ` WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ME? # I BUY MY OWN DIAMONDS, AND I BUY MY OWN RINGS. # IN THE OLDEN DAYS, THE GIRLS WERE THE WIFE AT HOME ` BAREFOOT, PREGNANT, IN THE KITCHEN, THE HOMEMAKER. THE GUYS WERE THE BREADWINNERS. BUT NOW, UM, GIRLS' ROLES ARE DIFFERENT. WE'RE INDEPENDENT KIWI LADIES. AND THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY US. MAN, THEY JUST PLAY US, EH. # MANEATER. MAKE YOU WORK HARD. MAKE YOU SPEND HARD. # SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE GOOD OLD KIWI BLOKE? THEY SHOULD JUST HARDEN UP A BIT. THIS IS THE POINT ` DO KIWI MEN NEED TO HARDEN UP? I THINK SO. BE CONFIDENT AROUND WOMEN. WE SHOULD DATE SOMETIME. BUT BEING COCKY TURNS THEM OFF. ARE YOU OK? I JUST, UH, THREW UP IN MY MOUTH. SO, TEUILA, A bloke walked up to me, asked me to turn around, said, 'perfect except that big arse.' You wouldn't have that problem in Samoa. I had the same problem when I was single. I'd never approach a woman. Why are men so useless? I think it's a Kiwi thing. Even in Australia they are a lot more confident. Not just Kiwi men. Maybe we're socially... I think we're fine. Really? Why did Jesse not talk to a woman for three years? I think we're getting a hard time. I think were absolutely fine. If a man walks up to you in NZ, your reaction 'what do you want?' I think Kiwi girls enjoy rejecting a guy as much as they enjoy going home with them. It's like primary school. They pretend to not like them, when they do. I do think Kiwis can be a lot friendlier. More social. I think they think that if you accept the drink, it means you're going home with them. You're famously happily single. How would you change how we do things? I think Kiwis either sleep together or are in relationships. They should be more in between. Date more. In the US you date multiple people at the same time. It's acceptable. It is about getting to know someone. And from dating you could end up with a good platonic friend. I'm old-fashioned, because I don't chase guys, for the reason that I believe if a man wants a woman, he is going to go after her. What about this sense that guys are gonna get their heads bitten off if they hold the door, pay for dinner? I think that's a fallacy. I'm good with people buying the dinner and opening my door. I get my son to open the door. Quick question: you're writing a book about being proudly single. How will that go down in the Samoan community? I've had good feedback. They like tahtI am presenting something that is real for me. WELCOME BACK TO SEVEN SHARP ON VALENTINE'S DAY. BIG DAY FOR JOHN KEY. HE WAS AGAIN VOTED THE SEXIEST MALE POLITICIAN IN A POLL RUN BY CONDOM COMPANY DUREX, AND IT SEEMS WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES TO HAVE NOTICED. # MY DARLING, I # CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE. # GIRL, I DON'T KNOW, # I DON'T KNOW WHY. # I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE. # OH, SOME THINGS I CAN'T GET USED TO, # NO MATTER HOW I TRY. # IT'S LIKE THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE I WANT. # AND, BABY, THAT'S NO LIE. # YOU WONDER ABOUT SEXY POLITICIAN COMPETITIONS. HE'S WON SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW. IF YOU'RE A WOMAN, SINGLE AND LOOKING FOR LOVE, CHRISTCHURCH COULD BE YOUR ANSWER. IT'S BUCKING THE NATIONAL TREND AND HAS FAR MORE MEN THAN WOMEN, A SITUATION THAT'S UNLIKELY TO IMPROVE ANY TIME SOON. WE SENT BRODIE KANE TO INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN DROUGHT. BLOKES ARE EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK IN CHRISTCHURCH. UH, IT'S NOT GOOD. < IT'S NOT GOOD? IT'S NOT GOOD. < OH DEAR. I'M SORRY. < SORRY TO HEAR THAT. IT DOES MAKES THINGS... HARD. YOU GOT, LIKE, FOUR OR FIVE GUYS AFTER THE ONE... LASS. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MORE MEN IN TOWN? ALL: YES. DEFINITELY. IS THAT A GOOD THING? OH, FOR US. GIRLS, I THINK THEY KNOW THERE'S A` THERE'S A DROUGHT. SO THEY KNOW THEY CAN BE PICKY. THE PROBLEM FOR THE CITY'S BACHELORS IS THAT THE FEMALE WORKING-AGE POPULATION HAS DECREASED BY NEARLY 22,000 SINCE THE END OF 2010. AND WHILE AN EXTRA 16,000 PEOPLE HAVE COME TO CHRISTCHURCH TO WORK IN THE PAST YEAR, ALL OF THEM WERE MEN. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, STATISTICS NZ PROJECTS THERE'LL BE 7500 MORE BLOKES AGED 20 TO 39 IN 20 YEARS' TIME, SO THE STATS ARE CLEAR, BUT WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON CHRISTCHURCH LADS LOOKING FOR LOVE? I MIGHT BE MARRIED NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR MY SINGLE MATES, I THINK IT'S A SERIOUS POLICY MATTER. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT BY CABINET. IT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. IT'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE. IT IS GOING TO BE A WORRY, BUT I STILL THINK THAT IF YOU'RE A NICE GUY AND YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO, YOU'LL BE FINE. YEAH, I'VE GOT A LOT OF SINGLE GUY MATES AS WELL. THEY'RE SORT OF... IT'S JUST HARDER IN GENERAL IN CHRISTCHURCH AT THE MOMENT. IT'S ALMOST A GOOD THING FOR WOMEN. LIKE, MORE VARIETY. MORE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FROM. BUT, LIKE, IT IS HARD A WOMAN COS YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING MEN. ATTENTION. YEAH, ATTENTION. SO, ARE YOUNG BUCKS HAVING TO SHARPEN THEIR GAME? WE DECIDED TO FOLLOW SOME OUT INTO THE DATING WILDERNESS TO SEE HOW THEY FARED. FUNKY MUSIC GOOD TO SEE THE LADS DRESSED UP. I FEEL... I'M FEELING OVERDRESSED. I'M NOT EVEN TUCKED IN. ARE YOU TUCKING IN? OH, I WON'T BE. I MIGHT RUN THE SLEEVES DOWN. OH, STOP IT. I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN DO MORE. RIGHTO. LET'S GO, LADS. FUNKY MUSIC HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT'S AT ABOUT THIS TIME THAT WE'LL HAND THE COMMENTARY OVER TO AN EXPERT SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: THE MOST POWERFUL LAND PREDATOR IS ON THE PROWL. WILLING FEMALES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THERE'S NO GIRLS AROUND HERE. HE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO FIND A MATE IN THIS VAST FROZEN DESERT. THAT'S ABOUT THE END OF OUR TALKING. DREAMY MUSIC THIS IS AN EXCITING PROSPECT. SO BEFORE WE LEAVE MIKE, DEANO AND DUKE FOR THE NIGHT, WE THOUGHT WE'D CHECK IN. DUKE HAD ALREADY GIVEN UP AT THIS POINT. WHAT'S THE RATIO LIKE TONIGHT? NOT GREAT. NOT GREAT? NORMAL` NORMAL FOR CHRISTCHURCH. EIGHT TO TWO? COMPETITION IS FIERCE. IF YOU HOLD OFF. IF YOU SAY TO A GIRL, LIKE, 'I'LL TEXT YOU,' NEXT MINUTE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT HER OVER THERE, AND SOME GUY IS HOOKING IN. YEAH, YOU'VE MISSED THAT CHANCE. I'VE CHECKED IN TODAY, AND THE LADS ARE ALL STILL SINGLE, SEARCHING FOR THAT ONE RARE COMMODITY. THE SMELL OF SEXUAL FRUSTRATION HEAD TO CHRISTCHURCH, LADIES IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND, MAN WITH ONE EYE IS KING THANKS FOR WATCHING. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND JOHN LING.