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Seven Sharp is a light-hearted current affairs programme which aims to celebrate what it is to be Kiwi by bringing viewers face to face with some of the country’s lesser known characters.

  • 1Topics covered include: 1. Auckland traffic woes compared to Christchurch's traffic woes 2. Prime Minister John Key's diplomatic tight-rope in China due to incoming Zespri Chairman Peter McBride's company 3. Post-secret website 4. Australian heiress and multi-millionaire businesswoman Betty Klimenko 5. Christchurch fashion show

    • Start 0 : 00 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 30 : 56
    • Duration 30 : 56
    Reporters
    • Craig Stanaway (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Greg Stubbings (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Hadyn Jones (Reporter, Television New Zealand))
    • Heather du Plessis-Allan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Michael Holland (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Brodie Kane (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Peter McBride (Chairman-elect, Zespri)
    • Dr Anne-Marie Brady (Chinese Politics Expert, University of Canterbury)
    • Frank Warren (Curator, Post Secrets)
    • Betty Klimenko (Owner, Erebus Motorsport Team)
    • Colin Mathura-Jeffree (Fashion Stylist)
    • Karen Walker (Fashion Designer)
    • Mary Devine (Managing Director, Ballantynes)
    Contributors
    • John Key (Prime Minister, National Party)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    • New Zealand
    • China
    • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • Yes
Primary Title
  • Seven Sharp
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 11 April 2013
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Seven Sharp is a light-hearted current affairs programme which aims to celebrate what it is to be Kiwi by bringing viewers face to face with some of the country’s lesser known characters.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • Newsmagazine
Hosts
  • Jesse Mulligan (Presenter)
  • Alison Mau (Presenter)
  • Greg Boyed (Presenter)
ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND JUNE YEOW. 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. HELLO, GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. NICE TO SEE YOU'RE HOME ALREADY AND NOT OUT THERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. AUCKLAND'S RENOWNED FOR IT, OF COURSE, AND THERE'S NOTHING A JAFA LOVES MORE THAN TO MOAN ABOUT IT. BUT IS AUCKLAND'S COMMUTE REALLY THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY? WELL, TONIGHT WE PUT TWO VERY DIFFERENT CITIES TO THE EXACT SAME TEST, AND IT'S A RACE, AND THE RESULTS WILL SURPRISE. I DON'T THINK I EVER WENT 60K IN MY ENTIRE TIME I LIVED IN AUCKLAND. SO FIVE MINUTES GONE, I'VE GONE 400M. GREAT (!) ALSO TONIGHT, THE NOT-SO-SECRET SECRETS ` WHY HAVE THOUSANDS REVEALED THEIR DEEPEST, MOST DISTURBING AND JUST PLAIN ODD HIDDEN TRUTHS ON POSTCARDS? WE MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE VERY SUCCESSFUL POST-SECRET WEBSITE. AND THE RICHEST BOGAN YOU'LL EVER MEET IS HERE TO WATCH THE V8S. SO, BETTY THE BOSS, WHAT'S GOING ON? EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE ` IT'S A THREE-CAR V8 TEAM, AND LOVING IT. IT'S THURSDAY. THIS IS SEVEN SHARP. TRAFFIC'S THE PITS IN AUCKLAND, AND A RECENT SURVEY BY THE NAVIGATION COMPANY TOM TOM BACKS THAT UP. THE CITY'S THE THIRD MOST CONGESTED IN AUSTRALASIA, BEHIND SYDNEY AND PERTH. BUT WHAT'S SURPRISING IS THAT CHRISTCHURCH CAME FIFTH. OUR MAINLAND REPORTER IS CONVINCED CHRISTCHURCH COMMUTERS HAVE IT WORSE THAN AUCKLANDERS, SO WE PUT IT TO THE TEST. WE HELD A RACE: TWO REPORTERS, TWO CITIES, A COUPLE OF COMPULSORY PIT STOPS AND AN ICE-CREAM CAKE EACH MELTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE CONTENDERS: CRAIG STANAWAY IN THE NORTH, GREG STUBBINGS IN THE SOUTH. UPBEAT MUSIC THE CHALLENGE IS SIMPLE: TRAVEL 20KM ACROSS TOWN IN EVENING RUSH HOUR. NOTHING SAYS SPEED LIKE A 1996 HONDA CIVIC. OR A MAN IN A POLYESTER TRACKSUIT. I'M GOING FROM HORNBY TO BRIGHTON BEACH. TO MAKE THINGS MORE INTERESTING, THERE'S COMPULSORY STOPS AT MCDONALD'S AND BP, ALL BEFORE THE CAKE MELTS. IF THE COMPETITION IS TO FIND THE WORST CAKE, THEN WE'VE ALREADY WON. IT'S THE GIRLIE GUMDROPS, INCLUDING A BALLERINA. AND IF THIS WAS 'TOP GEAR', YOU KNOW JEREMY CLARKSON WOULD BE GIVEN, SAY, A FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI. BUT THIS IS TVNZ, AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME A CAR TO MATCH THE CAKE. MY ROUTE IS FROM NEWMARKET TO MURRAYS BAY. THIS IS NEWSTALK ZB. TWO, ONE, GO! UPBEAT MUSIC PREDICTABLY, I WAS IMMEDIATELY STRIKING TROUBLE. SO, FIVE MINUTES GONE ` I'VE GONE 400M. NO SUCH TROUBLE IN CHRISTCHURCH. WE'RE HITTING 60 K ALREADY ON THE OPEN ROAD. I DON'T THINK I EVER WENT 60 K IN MY ENTIRE TIME I LIVED IN AUCKLAND. THE NORTHERN NORTH-BOUND ` HEAVY ONEWA THROUGH TO UPPER HARBOUR. THIS WAS ALL TOO EASY ` FIRST PIT STOP OUT OF THE WAY. I'M GOING TO HAVE A... MCFLURRY? SEVEN MINUTES IT'S TAKEN TO GET ON TO THE MOTORWAY. STILL ONLY DONE 600M. STANAWAY STILL HAD TO HIT THE BRIDGE. I COULD AFFORD TO TAKE MY TIME. IS THERE A FLAVOUR THERE? OR COULD I? 155,000 CARS TRAVEL OVER THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS. STUBBINGS HAD MISCALCULATED, AND I ALSO HAD A TRICK UP MY SLEEVE. SO, THIS IS WHERE THE TRAFFIC REPORT SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE BUSY, AND THIS IS BUSY. I'M GOING TO TURN OFF ON ESMONDE RD AND GO THE BACK ROUTE. OK, I'D BE ADDING A FURTHER 5KM TO MY JOURNEY, BUT I WOULD BE AVOIDING THIS. HOW MANY KILOMETRES HAVE YOU DONE? I'VE DONE 7. WHAT ABOUT YOU? 11.1. NO. OH YEAH. I'M ON THE NORTH SHORE, MY FRIEND. WHY DID I SPEND SO MUCH TIME AT MCDONALD'S? THAT'S FINE, VAN. NO, THAT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD WORK. NO ONE NOTICED. SMOOTH LIKE A BABY'S BOTTOM. IT GOT WORSE. NO WAY. HORN BLARES EVENTUALLY, I FINALLY ENTERED THE CITY. I'LL JUST BETTER CHECK GOOGLE MAPS. YEAH. BUT GOOGLE SOMETIMES LIES IN CHRISTCHURCH. THAT'S NOT EVEN A STREET ANY MORE; THAT'S JUST AN EARTHQUAKE. AND I WAS ABOUT TO GET A SEISMIC SHOCK ` HE WAS RACING AHEAD. WELCOME TO MCDONALD'S. PLACE YOUR ORDER, PLEASE. COULD I HAVE SOME HUMBLE PIE? SORRY? HUMBLE PIE. APPLE PIE, YEAH? STUBBINGS! HI. WHERE ARE YOU? I'M JUST PICKING UP YOUR HUMBLE PIE FROM MCDONALDS. HOW MANY K'S, THOUGH? 19.5. HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE PETROL STATION YET? GETTING PETROL WAS THE EASY PART. PAYING FOR IT... OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE. I'VE GOT TO GO AND GET ANOTHER CARD. REALITY WAS STARTING TO SET IN. IT'S MORE OF AN EXPERIMENT. THERE ARE NO WINNERS OR LOSERS. ALTHOUGH TRY TELLING HIM THAT. PETROL STATION ` DONE. FINISH LINE 1KM AWAY. HE'S 1 K AWAY. CHRISTCHURCH ` A GRIDLOCKED DETOUR TO HELL. AUCKLAND, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING. MURRAYS BAY. 54 MINUTES, 24.7KM AND THE ONLY ILLEGAL THING I DID ON THE WHOLE TRIP WAS PARK ON SOME YELLOW LINES. THE ICE-CREAM CAKE UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T MAKE IT. STILL, COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. 30KM/H? I WAS ONLY GOING TO GO 20, BUT IF YOU INSIST. I FINALLY ARRIVED IN NEW BRIGHTON 10 MINUTES LATER, DEJECTED WITH THE REALISATION THAT WHEN IT COMES TO CONGESTION, CHRISTCHURCH TAKES THE CAKE. HAPPY? WE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT OF THIS, WE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT OF THIS, SO WE ASKED HAYDEN JONES TO SHOW US HOW FAR HE CAN GET IN THE NAKI. THANKS, GUYS. WELL, HERE IN NEW PLYMOUTH, THERE'S ALSO CONGESTION. JUST NOT RIGHT NOW. GOTYE'S 'SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW' IT'S ONLY 2KM, ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND FIVE MINUTES TO THE CENTRE OF TOWN, WHERE MCDONALD'S LIVES. IT'S ALSO NEW PLYMOUTH'S BUSIEST INTERSECTION. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S PRETTY CONGESTED HERE, OR IT WAS CONGESTED HERE PROBABLY EARLIER THIS MORNING. PROBABLY NOT THAT CONGESTED. JUST NOT RIGHT NOW. I WALKED IN RATHER THAN DRIVE THROUGH. WHO WOULD DRIVE THROUGH IN THE PROVINCES? YOU'VE GOT THE TIME. AND 20KM IS A LONG WAY IN TARANAKI. I WAS SOON OUT OF TOWN, SO I JUST KEPT DRIVING. SO IN HALF AN HOUR, WE'VE DRIVEN 20 K'S, WE'VE BEEN TO MCDONALD'S, AND WE HAVEN'T JUST MADE IT ACROSS TOWN ` WE'VE MADE IT TO THE NEXT TOWN. WELCOME TO INGLEWOOD. SO CONGESTION ` NOT REALLY A PROBLEM HERE NOW. INDIGESTION ` IT'S ANOTHER ISSUE. Thanks in this story as well. By the way, for the people looking at home, it looks awful. AFTER THE BREAK ` JOHN KEY'S IN CHINA, BUT A TRAVEL BUDDY COULD BE FEELING NERVOUS. FIND OUT WHY. WE MEET THE MAN HELPING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS BARE THEIR SOULS ON POSTCARDS. AND SHE MAY LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL PETROL HEAD, BUT BETTY'S BANK BALANCE SETS HER APART FROM, WELL, PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE. JOHN KEY'S CHINA TRIP LOOKS TO BE GOING SWIMMINGLY. JOHN KEY'S CHINA TRIP LOOKS TO BE GOING SWIMMINGLY. BUT BEHIND THE SMILES AND HANDSHAKES, WE CAN REVEAL THE PM'S WALKING A DELICATE DIPLOMATIC TIGHTROPE, THANKS TO ONE OF HIS TRAVELLING COMPANIONS. HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN EXPLAINS. IF THE PM'S TRADE TRIP TO CHINA IS ABOUT GETTING OUR CHINESE FRIENDS TO LIKE US, ISN'T IT A BAD LOOK TO TAKE THIS GUY? NO, I DON'T THINK SO, AND THERE'S CLEARLY BEEN AN ISSUE, AND THAT ISSUE HAS BEEN IN THE COURTS OVER HERE IN CHINA. THAT GUY IS PETER MCBRIDE, INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF ZESPRI. WE'RE A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHY HE'S IN CHINA, BECAUSE ZESPRI'S SITUATION THERE IS, IN DIPLOMATIC TALK, DELICATE. SO DELICATE, WE'VE LEARNED ZESPRI HAS WARNED SOME OF ITS NZ STAFF NOT TO EVEN GO THERE. ZESPRI'S WORRIED THEY COULD BE ARRESTED. I DON'T FEEL ANY THREAT OF ARREST AT ALL. I FEEL QUITE SAFE. I DON'T SEE IT AS A THREAT ` A PERSONAL THREAT ` AT ALL. IT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT SOMEONE WAS PULLED OUT OF THIS HIGH-PROFILE DELEGATION, BECAUSE THE REPERCUSSIONS WOULD BE VERY BAD FOR CHINA. THIS IS ALL OVER KIWIFRUIT AND IMPORT TAXES. PUT SIMPLY, A COMPANY OWNED BY ZESPRI'S BEEN FINED A FAIR CHUNK OF MONEY FOR FAILING TO PAY CUSTOMS DUTY. IT COULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH AS THIS IN REPARATIONS. ZESPRI'S APPEALING THE COURT DECISION. DR ANNE-MARIE BRADY, WHO'S AN EXPERT ON CHINESE POLITICS, SAYS IT'S NOT A BAD LOOK FOR ZESPRI TO BE ON THE PM'S TRIP; IT'S ACTUALLY A SMART MOVE. IT WOULD BE GOOD IF ZESPRI HAD THE EAR OF THE PM AND HAD SOME HELP IN PERHAPS MEDIATING OR MODERATING WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM IN CHINA. SO DOES JOHN KEY WANT TO HELP ZESPRI? LOOK, IT'S A VERY BIG PRODUCT IN THIS MARKET. WE WANT TO GROW THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME THERE WILL BE ISSUES. BUT AS GOOD FRIENDS I THINK WE CAN RESOLVE THAT. GOOD THING ZESPRI'S ON THAT TRIP, EH? DO YOU HAVE A SECRET THAT YOU'VE NEVER TOLD? FOR EIGHT YEARS, OUR NEXT GUEST'S ASKED STRANGERS TO SEND HIM CONFESSIONS ON POSTCARDS. HE'S RECEIVED 500,000 AND WILL SHARE THE BEST AT AN AUCKLAND SHOW TOMORROW. WELCOME, FRANK WARREN. Tell me, what does someone get out of sending you a secret on a postcard? A lot of the secrets can be heavy. They can be about a childhood humiliation. What happens to them when they do that? Presumably, the rules are a secret they hadn't told anyone. The ritual of choosing the words to give words to this secret, putting it on a postcard, brought them a sense of relief. What particularly stood out to you? That's heavy. His parole officer might know that. Check out this one. Sometimes secrets bring people together. Sometimes they change lives, and tomorrow night of be inviting audience members to share secrets publicly. This was a website, and you've made it a stage show. What elements have you brought to the stage show? I try to build on the feelings people have for the website. At the events, I share secrets that were banned from the books by the publisher. The anonymity of that disappears when you're standing in a crowd. It'll be exciting to see what happens here tomorrow. In London, a woman said I'm 60 and I've never delivered are lecture without being stoned. Everybody has a secret that would break your heart if you only knew what was. We should have more understanding and compassion. If you had a secret, it would make you feel better to know about this. The secret is like a wall that separates them from others. If people can find the courage to share them, It can be a bridge that connects us. AND STICKING WITH THE THEME OF BEING TRUTHFUL, A CIDER MAKER CALLED HONESTY BOX HAS GIVEN US RESULTS FOR THEIR GREAT KIWI HONESTY TEST. MORE THAN 12,000 KIWIS TOOK PART, AND HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS. IF YOU FOUND A WALLET IN THE STREET WITH $500 IN IT, WOULD YOU RETURN IT? WELL, 80% SAID YES. IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY DENTED SOMEONE'S PARKED CAR, WOULD YOU LEAVE THEM A NOTE? 68% YES. A CASHIER GIVES YOU $10 EXTRA CHANGE. WOULD YOU GIVE IT BACK? 58% SAID NO, THEY WOULDN'T. 58% SAID NO, THEY WOULDN'T. AFTER THE BREAK ` PROVING YOU CAN'T TELL A BOOK FROM ITS COVER, WE MEET A VERY RICH REV HEAD. AND SHE'S THE GRAND DAME OF SHOPS ` BALLY'S PROVES IT'S WELL AND TRULY BACK. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. Excellent. What about yours? Eh? Eh? Your, uh, fingernails. Oh. Oh. Owning a business can be pretty stressful. Fixing pipes is one thing, but keeping a business running ` a whole different trade. Too right. Too right. I'm thinking it'd be worth speaking to an expert. That's why ANZ has more local business bankers with the expertise to help your business succeed. Job done for both of us. Job done for both of us. Yeah, thanks. Running your own business can be stressful. That's why ANZ has more business bankers who can help. Find the details of the ANZ business banker closest to you and use their expertise to get the most out of your business. BETTY KLIMENKO'S AN AUSSIE HEIRESS, DAUGHTER OF A FOUNDER OF THE WESTFIELD EMPIRE, AND A MULTIMILLIONAIRE PROPERTY DEVELOPER IN HER OWN RIGHT. NOT SURPRISING THAT SHE LOVES HER MERCEDES, BUT IF YOU'RE PICTURING A WEALTHY OLD TROUT WITH MANICURED EVERYTHING, YOU'D BE WRONG. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND. RAMJAM'S 'BLACK BETTY' # WHOA, BLACK BETTY, BAM-DA-LAM. # WHOA, BLACK BETTY... # CALL HER BETTY THE REV HEAD, BETTY THE MEGA-WEALTHY BUSINESSWOMAN OR EVEN GRANDMA BETTY, COS SHE'S ALL OF THEM, BUT SHE'D MUCH PREFER 'BETTY THE BOSS'. YOU DON'T TAKE ANY OF THAT S-H-I-T? NO, NO, NO. I DON'T. YEP, AS HER APPEARANCE SUGGESTS, SHE'S MORE THAN CAPABLE OF HOLDING HER OWN,... IT'S A CLICHE, BUT THIS GETS YOUR MOTOR RUNNING? YEAH, IT DOES. ...IN THIS MALE-DOMINATED WORLD OF BIG SPEED, BIG MONEY. IT'S BLOKEY, BUT THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THE AMENITIES ARE ALL FOR MEN. AND THEY PUT MIRRORS IN THE MEN'S TOILETS AND NO MIRRORS IN THE WOMEN'S TOILETS. MIRRORS FOR THE LADIES LOOS ` A PIDDLY AMOUNT COMPARED TO THE MILLIONS SHE'S SHELLED OUT TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN OWNER OF A V8 SUPERCAR TEAM, WHICH SHE PROMPTLY CHANGED FROM DOWN-HOME FORD TO EXOTIC MERCEDES BENZ. I TELL YOU, THAT NOISE, THE SOUND THAT COMES OUT OF THAT... (IMITATES ENGINE) JUST WATCH THEM GO BY. WATCH MY DRIVERS, WATCH THE CARS. WAS IT JANIS JOPLIN WHO SUNG, 'OH, LORD, WON'T YOU BUY ME A MERCEDES BENZ?' I LOVE THAT SONG. I SING THAT IN THE SHOWER. HAVE YOU EVER SUNG IT ON NZ TELEVISION? NO, I HAVEN'T. # OH, LORD, WON'T YOU BUY ME A MERCEDES BENZ? # MY FRIENDS ALL DRIVE PORSCHES. # I MUST FIND AMENDS. # THAT'S ALL YOU ARE GETTING FROM ME. THAT WASN'T HALF BAD. THANK YOU. AND WHILE HER MERCS KEEP THEIR COLOURS ALL SEASON, NOT SO THE BOSS. I CHANGE IT FOR EVERY RACE. THAT'S WHY THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PINK LEFT. LAST TIME IT WAS HALF BLACK, AND THEN I HAD PINK THROUGH HERE. I JUST CHANGE IT FOR EVERY ROUND. SO THIS IS PUKE-Y PURPLE? YES. IT IS. WITH A SPLASH OF PINK? YES, IT IS. YEAH, PUKE-Y PURPLE ` I LIKE THAT. HAVE LOOK AT THIS. YOU JUST PULL THIS OUT, AND YOU PUT IT TO THE CITY YOU'RE ON ` AUCKLAND, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH. YOU PUSH IT BACK IN, AND IT AUTOMATICALLY WILL GIVE THE TIME. I JUST FIND THAT FASCINATING. ARE YOU SURE IT'S FASCINATING, OR IS IT JUST A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR A SPONSOR? NO, IT'S NOT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET IT TODAY. I USUALLY WEAR A ROLEX. THAT'S HOW IMPRESSED I AM BY THAT. YOU ARE HAVING FUN, AREN'T YOU? OH, I AM HAVING A BALL, ABSOLUTE BALL. PRETTY IN PUKE-Y PURPLE. OH, YOU ARE A FUNNY MAN. CHRISTCHURCH HAS BEEN THROUGH SUCH A HARD TIME, WE LOVE IT WHEN THE CITY HAS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. AND LAST NIGHT THEY PUT ON THEIR GLAD RAGS TO WELCOME BACK ONE CLASSY LADY WHO JUST WON'T LET FASHION FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. BRODIE KANE WAS THERE. CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC SHE'S OLD,... SHE'S CLASSY,... AND SHE'S BEEN THROUGH HER FAIR SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS ` A DEVASTATING FIRE, THOUSANDS OF THOSE BLOODY EARTHQUAKES AND THIS RANDOM THING WE FOUND ` A MAN DOUSING HIMSELF IN PETROL AND THREATENING TO SET THE PLACE ALIGHT BACK IN 1996. WHO KNEW? BUT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST DEPARTMENT STORES ISN'T READY TO PUT AWAY HER PEARLS JUST YET. MACKLEMORE'S 'THRIFT SHOP' IN FACT, SHE'S SPRUCED THEM UP, TEAMED THEM UP WITH SOME LIPPY AND DESIGNER SHOES, AND SHE'S BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. MACKLEMORE'S 'THRIFT SHOP' CONTINUES WHO BETTER TO BE PART OF THE OPENING OF BALLANTYNES' CONTEMPORARY LOUNGE THAN COLIN MATHURA-JEFFREE? MACKLEMORE'S 'THRIFT SHOP' CONTINUES EVERYONE GOES, 'FASHION'S ABOUT, 'WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE.' IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S, 'I WANNA WEAR THIS.' YEP. NOT ME PARTICULARLY. I WOULDN'T SUIT IT. OH, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, IF IT WAS PANTS, MAYBE. YEAH, EXACTLY. YOU ARE RIGHT. AND WHO BETTER TO PROVE THAT THE SURVIVAL OF BALLANTYNES IS A BIG DEAL THAN ONE OF NZ'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DESIGNERS, KAREN WALKER. WE'RE THRILLED TO BE HERE. YOU KNOW, WE SHOW IN NEW YORK, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK THAT THE TRUNK SHOW, WHICH IS WHAT YOU CALL AN IN-SEASON IN-STORE WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS, THAT'S JUST AS EXCITING. MARY DEVINE IS THE LEADING LADY BEHIND ALL THIS GLITZ AND GLAMOUR. WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH STREET, WE HAVE A RED ZONE, SO, I MEAN, IT MUST BE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR YOU TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT AND ALL THE BRANDS AND LABELS HERE. YEAH, NO, LOOK, WE'RE DELIGHTED, AND IT JUST PROVES WHAT YOU CAN DO, REALLY, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, REOPENING. WE THINK, 'WOW, THAT WAS SUCH A BOLD DECISION TO REOPEN,' BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, REALLY. BUT THE CONTRAST OF A BUSY BUSTLING BALLANTYNES AND WHAT DOESN'T SURROUND IT IS ASTOUNDING. SO, WHY SHOULD YOU DRESS UP WHEN YOU COME OUT OF BALLANTYNES AND THIS IS WHAT MOST OF THE CITY LOOKS LIKE? LIKE, WHY SHOULD ANYONE MAKE ANY EFFORT? BECAUSE OF THIS. THAT'S WHY YOU MAKE AN EFFORT. IT'S SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, CHRISTCHURCH IS COMING BACK ` YOU KNOW, THE PHOENIX OUT OF THE ASHES. I THINK IT'S LOVELY. AND IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT TO LET COLIN LEAVE WITHOUT SOME FASHION ADVICE. HARD HATS AND HI-VIS IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY HAVE TO WEAR. CURRENT FARE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT FASHIONABLE? PUT IT ON. PUT IT ON. YOU KNOW, THE THING IS, WELL, IT'S FUNCTIONAL, AND EVERYTHING ABOUT FASHION SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL. I'VE GOT SOMETHING WHICH WOULD GO PERFECTLY WITH THAT. IT'D MAKE IT LOOK COOL? < OOH. YOU KNOW, WE LOVE A BIT OF KAREN WALKER. WE DO. IT'S FLUORO. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE ME FROM MILES AWAY. I LOVE IT. > YOU KNOW, NOT WITH THAT POUT. THAT'S ALL FOR TONIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND PIPPA JEFFERIES. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013
Reporters
  • Brodie Kane (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig Stanaway (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Greg Stubbings (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Hadyn Jones (Reporter, Television New Zealand))
  • Heather du Plessis-Allan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Holland (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Betty Klimenko (Owner, Erebus Motorsport Team)
  • Colin Mathura-Jeffree (Fashion Stylist)
  • Dr Anne-Marie Brady (Chinese Politics Expert, University of Canterbury)
  • Frank Warren (Curator, Post Secrets)
  • Karen Walker (Fashion Designer)
  • Mary Devine (Managing Director, Ballantynes)
  • Peter McBride (Chairman-elect, Zespri)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • New Zealand
  • China
  • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
Contributors
  • John Key (Prime Minister, National Party)