ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY LAUREN STRAIN AND JOHN LING. 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 THE SHOW. TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ATTRACTION. THE BLACK AND WHITE OF WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN MR OR MRS RIGHT. BLONDE OR BRUNETTE? OH, BIT OF BOTH, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) OH, THE BROWN ROOTS AND THE BLONDE TIPS. (LAUGHS) A zebra. JESSE HAS ASSURED HIMSELF OF AN EXCELLENT DINNER. IT's My Kitchen Rules grand final night. I am surrounded by beautiful people myself. THE SHOW THAT'S PARTLY ABOUT THE FOOD AND PARTLY ABOUT SOME VERY MEMORABLE PERSONALITIES. GOOD LUCK, GIRLS. YEP. MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN. YEP. LET'S GO. NOT GOOD LUCK BACK, OR...? OK. ASHLEY AND SOPHIA HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, BUT TONIGHT JAKE AND ELLE TAKE ON DAN AND STEPH. I'M TALKING TO BOTH ABOUT THE JOURNEY SO FAR. I'm so glad they're gone. WE'RE AT THE NATIONAL CAT SHOW, TALKING TO HEAD JUDGE PAUL HENRY ` IS IT REALLY AS BITCHY AS THEY SAY? AND WHO'LL END UP 2013'S TOP CAT? AND WHO BETTER TO JUDGE THE BEST ICE CREAM THAN THE KIDS WHO'LL DEVOUR IT? THOSE WITH SENSITIVE TEETH SHOULD LOOK AWAY. USUALLY THE BOYS MAY PREFER ONE FLAVOUR, AND THE GIRLS PREFER THE OTHER. GIRLS LIKE RICH, SWEET THINGS. That is true. This is Seven Sharp. Here's a question for you: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE ATTRACTIVE? ADVERTISERS USE IT ALL THE TIME TO SELL EVERYTHING FROM TOOTHPASTE TO CARS. 'if they look good having it, I might buy it and I might be attractive.' WE SENT MATT TO TALK THOSE LOOKING FOR LOVE, AND A MAN WHO MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS. WELCOME TO SPEED DATING. YOUNG SINGLES LOOKING FOR LOVE. KATY PERRY'S 'FIREWORK' I THOUGHT, 'WELL, IF I DON'T DO IT, I'M NEVER GOING TO DO IT.' THEY'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE A LONG LASTING IMPRESSION. I'M SUPPOSED TO REPRODUCE. JUST FIVE FAST MINUTES TO FIND 'THE ONE'. < BLONDE OR BRUNETTE? OH, BIT OF BOTH, YEAH. < (LAUGHS) OH, THE BROWN ROOTS AND THE BLONDE TIPS? (LAUGHS) < HAVE YOU GOT YOUR EYE ON ANYONE AT WORK? (LAUGHS) NO. NOW, THIS ISN'T ANOTHER STORY ABOUT THE LATEST DATING CRAZE. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, FELICITY? YOU'RE BRINGING THE STANDARD UP, MATT. < (LAUGHS) THIS IS A YARN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US ` A STORY ON ATTRACTION. YEAH, I THINK I AM AN ATTRACTION EXPERT. (LAUGHS) ...TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF MASSEY UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGIST JHAN GAVALA. THERE IS DEFINITELY CROSS-CULTURAL STANDARDS OF BEAUTY, AND IT IS ABOUT THAT SYMMETRY, THAT YOUTHFULNESS. KATY PERRY'S 'FIREWORK' AND THIS, PEOPLE, IS WHAT SOME HAVE CALLED ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. < WHY IS SHE THE BUSINESS, DO YOU THINK? (CHUCKLES) ALL RIGHT, IF WE LOOK AT HER EYES, THEY'RE PERFECTLY SYMMETRICAL. THEY'RE EQUAL DISTANCE TO THE NAKED EYE. HER NOSE IS QUITE SMALL, AND IT'S IN PROPORTION AS WELL. < WE LIKE PROPORTION. WE DON'T LIKE BIG FEATURES THAT STICK OUT. NO, WELL, GENERALLY WE DON'T LIKE THEM. BECAUSE WHY? WE GET DRAWN TO THAT. AND APPARENTLY IT'S US BLOKES WHO ARE PARTICULARLY PICKY WHEN IT COMES TO APPEARANCE. WHEN YOU GET PAST THAT POINT OF ACTUALLY GETTING TO KNOW THEM PERSONALLY, AND THEIR PERSONALITY GIVES YOU SOME CUES ABOUT ARE THEY ATTRACTIVE? I MEAN, ARE THEY INTELLIGENT? ARE THEY SMART? ARE THEY TRUSTWORTHY? THEN WE REASSESS AGAIN. WHICH MEANS THE HOTTEST PEOPLE CAN LOOK PRETTY UGLY AFTER OPENING THEIR MOUTHS. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? > YES, THERE IS SUCH A THING, AND YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN IT FOR THAT TO BE TRUE. IT'S NOT LUST AT FIRST SIGHT, THEN? WELL, SOME PEOPLE WILL CALL IT LUST. ACCORDING TO JHAN, LUST BECOMES LOVE WHEN PEOPLE WHO STAY TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH LOOK BACK ON THEIR INITIAL STAGES OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP. AND, AS FOR THE OLD ADAGE ` OPPOSITES ATTRACT? THERE IS TRUTH IN THAT, BUT WHAT OUR INITIAL ATTRACTION IS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SO TOTALLY DIFFERENT. IT'S EXCITING. IF IT'S TOO DISSIMILAR AS THE RELATIONSHIP GOES ON, THEN IT MIGHT FADE OUT. WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY SOME COUPLES LOOK SO SIMILAR. YOU COULD ALMOST MISTAKE THEM FOR BROTHER AND SISTER. PEOPLE THAT ARE OF A CERTAIN TYPE OF LOOK, THEY PAIR UP, THEY MATCH, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING SIMILAR. THEY GET DRAWN TO EACH OTHER. I NEED SOMEBODY TO KEEP ME IN LINE AT TIMES, TO BE FAIR. < SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YEAH, YEAH, I THINK SO. A MOTHER FIGURE. DON'T BRING MY MOTHER INTO IT, MATE. (LAUGHS) YIKES. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ALL ON FOR YOUNG AND OLD. WHAT I WAS GETTING AT WAS WE'RE OFTEN ATTRACTED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SIMILAR TO OUR PARENTS, AND THAT CAN MEAN SEEKING OUT UNHEALTHY, VOLATILE RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S SOMETHING FAMILIAR AGAIN. IT'S SOMETHING THEY KNOW. SURELY THERE MUST BE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING, 'ACTUALLY, I DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP LIKE MY PARENTS. I WANT STABILITY,' AND THEY GO THE OTHER WAY? THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THAT, AND SOMETIMES, IF THEY'VE COME FROM AN UNSTABLE BACKGROUND, THAT STABILITY CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THEM. AND AS FOR HOOKING UP WITH YOUR FLATMATE OR COLLEAGUE ACROSS THE OFFICE WHO YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK THAT MUCH OF INITIALLY? JUST BEING EXPOSED TO PEOPLE AROUND YOU, YOU START TO LIKE THEM MORE. RELATIONSHIPS DO TEND TO COME OUT OF THOSE SITUATIONS, AND IT'S OFTEN NOT A GOOD SCENARIO. AND REMEMBER FELICITY, OUR ENGAGING SPEED DATER? WELL, IF YOU FIND HER ATTRACTIVE, I'M TOLD SHE'S STILL LOOKING. < DID YOU GET A KISS ON THE LIPS AT THE FINISH HERE TONIGHT? NO. A PECK ON THE CHEEK. THERE'S QUITE A DIFFERENCE, MATT. < OH, YEAH, SORRY IT'S GETTING LATE, AND I'M TIRED. I THINK WE SHOULD. (CLICKS TONGUE) < YEAH I THINK WE SHOULD CUT TOO. I THINK WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL. OK. It is not all about looks, people. Bring up the picture of the perfect blonde one again. She.. There is nothing wrong with her. But there is nothing wrong with vanilla ice cream and you wouldn't want to eat every night. Nothing unique about her, I guess. But our producer earlier thought she was lovely. Then admitted she was his type. Do you believe people have a type? I do. Looking at Matt's full tape, one of the things I learned was that some of it is down to genetic type things. Strong jaws, for instance. It is considered strong because it is considered a sign of having tons of testosterone. Like hands. Another point that met asked our expert about was how he would look more attractive. Matt not someone who has been struck by the ugly stick to start with. Stubble apparently makes you more manly. The current Hollywood hunks have a little bit of facial hair going on. Not women, though, funnily enough. If you want to find out more information, go to our website. STAY WITH US ` THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO COME. FIRST FROM JESSE. I am at a my kitchen rules viewing party. I'll be with the brother and sister team Jake and Elle. THE CAT TO DO WELL AND BEHAVE WELL AND LOOK WELL. SO I GUESS IT'S LIKE HAVING A KID AT A DANCE RECITAL. AND SWEET? THEY SURE ARE. THE KIDS OF POINT ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL GET TO JUDGE THE COUNTRY'S BEST ICE CREAM. It is the grand final of my kitchen rules tonight. 3 million Aussies tune into the grand final. Biggest show of the year. GO, GO, GO. COME ON, DAN. LET'S DO IT. SALT. HIGH. HIGH. YES, MUM (!) I'M NOT YOUR MUM, ELLIE. THAT'S IT, GUYS. TIME'S UP! I am with one of the grand final couples. You have come all the way to NZ. My favourite quote from you was 'stop talking to me like I'm an imbecile'. Is your relationship on screen very much the same as off? It totally is. He thinks he is the older brother, but he is actually younger. It must help being family, so you can have a bit of a go at each other? It does. We yell, scream, but a few minutes later we say do you wanna get something to eat? How does a 20 or 22-year-old go about planning how to spend $250,000? We entered the competition because it wanted our own venue in Brisbane. We were cooking for our dream. A twitter question ` does your hair get fan mail? It does actually. I chopped it off. A change. We both get hair fan mail. The final is on tonight. I will meet the couple they are up against a little bit later on. If you get the chance, tell them I love them. Ali loves you guys. I love Steph and Dan too. The two that were eliminated seemed charmless. NOTICED CATS TAKING OVER INTERNET? Do you watch cat videos, Greg? No. Into electrical sockets? Not that kind. NZERS ARE THE WORLD'S GREATEST CAT OWNERS. 1.4 MILLION. 48% OF HOUSEHOLDS OWN AT LEAST ONE. THIS WEEKEND WAS THE NZ NATIONAL CAT SHOW. IT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE FELINE YEAR. JEHAN CASINADER'S NOT A CAT PERSON, THEREFORE HE'S THE PERFECT ONE TO SEND. (MEOWS) GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE WELLINGTON INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE. IT LOOKS PRETTY PEACEFUL FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THIS PLACE IS PLAYING HOST TO 200 NATURAL BORN KILLERS. GROWLING WELL, ACCORDING TO GARETH MORGAN. CAT MEOWING VIOLENTLY # DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME? # CATS ARE SUPREME. CATS ARE SUPREME. (LAUGHS) THE FUR IS FLYING. THE CLAWS ARE OUT. COMPETITION BRINGS OUT THE BITCHINESS. (YELPS) A BIT OF DRAMA? DRAMA. VERY MUCH SO. TANTRUMS? YES. THEY'RE BEING PULLED, POKED, PRODDED AND STROKED. ARE YOU HAPPY TO BE HERE? (MEOWS) ALL FOR A CHANCE TO BE NAMED TOP CAT. THIS IS THE SHOW OF THE YEAR. LOVELY EXPRESSION. NICE BODY. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO THEY'VE GOT TO JUDGE THIS COMPETITION. DOTCOM! PAUL HENRY! THE PAUL HENRY? THE PAUL HENRY. ARE YOU SURE? I AM SURE. I'M OLDER THAN HIM, BETTER LOOKING THAN HIM, BEEN ON TV MORE TIMES THAN HIM. PAUL ONCE HAD 33 CATS IN HIS HOUSE. THESE DAYS, HE JUDGES OTHER PEOPLE'S. I'VE HAD THEM ON MY SHOULDERS, ON MY HEAD. GOOD CONDITION. ALL THE OTHER JUDGES LOOK AT ME BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO THAT. ARE YOU GONNA HISS? (MEOWS) LOOK AROUND. THERE ARE LAB COATS, HIGH-VIS VESTS AND SPRAY N' WIPE. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. I'VE NEVER BEEN BITTEN, NEVER BEEN SCRATCHED. AND WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? > BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE CATS TRUST ME. IN SAYING THAT, WE HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WHERE JUDGES HAVE ENDED UP IN HOSPITAL. SOLID BOY. THE COAT COLOUR'S STUNNING. TOO EARLY IN THE MORNING, SWEETHEART. IS THIS A GOOD SPECIMEN? NO, IT DOESN'T FEEL AS GOOD AS THE CAT'S COAT. ALL LAUGH IT'S A LITTLE BIT ROUGH. SOME CATS ARE JUST NOT UP TO SCRATCH. YOU NEVER SAY THERE'S A FAT CAT. YOU SAY, 'TELL YOUR MUM THAT JENNY CRAIG HAS A SPECIAL ON.' EVERYONE KNOWS THAT MEANS YOU'RE FAT. AS FOR THE CAT'S OWNERS? I'M JUST HERE TO HAVE FUN. (MEOWS) I LOVE THE NORWEGIAN FOREST CATS OR THIS LITTLE BENGAL KITTEN HERE. YOU WANT THE CAT TO DO WELL AND BEHAVE WELL AND LOOK WELL, SO I GUESS IT'S LIKE HAVING A KID IN A DANCE RECITAL. WELL.... ARE THERE PEOPLE WHO SPEND MORE MONEY ON CATS THAN THEY DO ON THEMSELVES? YES. BECAUSE IT BECOMES AN OBSESSION. WE SPEND HOURS EACH DAY GROOMING THEM AND MAKING SURE THEY LOOK PERFECT. SAMANTHA (23) HAS BEEN JUDGING CATS FOR FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE CAT SHOWS EVERY WEEK, BUT WE DON'T SEE THIS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. IT'S LIKE KITTY TOURISM. PEOPLE PAYING MONEY TO STARE AT CATS IN CAGES MAYBE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BUY. I CAN'T SEE GARETH MORGAN HERE, THOUGH? WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE GUY? WELL, HE WANTS ALL THE CATS PUT TO SLEEP SO THEY DON'T KILL THE NATIVE BIRDS, SO MAYBE HE SHOULD BE PUT TO SLEEP AS WELL. JEHAN SNARLS BUT WHILE THERE IS NO LOVE FOR GARETH, THERE'S PLENTY OF LOVE FOR TODAY'S WINNER. I LOVE IT. YOU JUST LOVE IT? YEAH. YOU SAID IT'S LIKE SUEDE? IT IS. I COULD TAKE THAT HOME. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET TURNED INTO A PAIR OF SHOES? HELL NO! HELL NO. MAYBE I COULD DRAPE IT ROUND MY NECK IF I CAN TRAIN IT, YOU KNOW. AND FOR THE CATS GOING HOME EMPTY-PAWED, JUST REMEMBER, IT'S LIKE A MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT ` YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE. (CHUCKLES) I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. ARE YOU MR UNIVERSE? ARE YOU MR UNIVERSE? (CHUCKLES) (MEOWS) THE BENGAL CROSS YOU SAW WON BEST IN SHOW 'COMPANION CATEGORY. They talk to them like babies. THE BENGAL CROSS YOU SAW WON BEST IN SHOW 'COMPANION CATEGORY. OVERALL BEST IN SHOW WAS A BRITISH BLUE SHORTHAIR, JEHAN SAYS. I'm sure you know what that is. I notice that had short hair, rather than long. Any more comments? No. AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL GO BACK TO JESSE WITH THE 'MKR' FINALISTS. ALSO... DID YOU GUYS PRACTISE BEFORE YOU CAME IN TO THIS COMPETITION? DID YOU EAT LOTS OF ICE CREAM TO GET READY FOR THIS? UH, NO, COS WE DON'T EAT ICE CREAM AT SCHOOL, COS IT'S NOT HEALTHY. SOME OF THOSE JUDGING THE KIDS' CHOICE ICE CREAM AWARDS GO FOR THE FLAVOUR 'BRUTAL HONESTY'. Welcome back. MKR grand final tonight. I'm with Dan and Steph. Last week you said 'this feeling I've got, I've never ever felt before.' Can you explain that? We fought every single day from the day we started all the way to the end. It was unbelievable. You the crowd favourite, I reckon. When something goes wrong, you actually say nice things. It's what we do at home. What you see on telly is no different from what we like at home. You have to be nasty and yell at each other. You just fix it and get on with it. What was the deal with Ashley and Sophia? Uh,... yeah. Good luck, guys. Final tonight. Don't miss it. IF YOU'RE A KID, BEING ASKED TO EAT ICE CREAM, THEN EAT SOME MORE AND JUST KEEP GOING SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN ON A STICK. BUT FOR 12 KIDS IN AUCKLAND RECENTLY, IT WAS A REALITY AND ALL FOR A PURPOSE. THE KIDS' CHOICE ICE CREAM AWARDS. 'OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE' INSIDE THIS NONDESCRIPT PREFAB BUILDING SOMEWHERE IN AUCKLAND, SOMETHING SERIOUS WAS TAKING PLACE ` SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS. MUSICAL YOUTH'S 'PASS THE DUTCHIE' CHILDREN FROM AUCKLAND'S POINT ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL WERE CHOSEN TO PICK THIS YEAR'S WINNING FLAVOUR. BUT THEY WERE UNDER STRICT INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY CHOSE. I WAS PRETTY SURE I COULD BREAK THEM. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE? ALL: NO COMMENT! THE OLD 'NO COMMENT' ROUTINE. THANKS, KIDS (!) WHAT DID THE OTHER KIDS AT YOUR SCHOOL THINK WHEN YOU GUYS GOT THE LUCKY DRAW ON THIS ONE? THEY CRIED. THEY` THEY CRIED? MUSIC CONTINUES TWO HOURS OF EATING ICE CREAM ` HOW DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE THIS AFTERNOON? I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY NOISY AFTERNOON. (LAUGHS) 18 FLAVOURS; 12 KIDS; TWO HOURS; ONE WINNER. THE TESTING WAS RIGOROUS. WERE YOU THE LAST ONE TO FILL IN YOUR FORM? YEP. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WAS? ARE YOU VERY STUDIOUS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. LAUGHTER DO YOU LIKE TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND THINK ABOUT THINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER? NAH. I DIDN'T THINK SO. YOU JUST WANTED TO COME IN LA` YEAH, OK. PRETTY AMAZING. SOME UNUSUAL FLAVOURS. SOME UNUSUAL FLAVOURS FOR KIDS. USUALLY THE BOYS MAY PREFER ONE FLAVOUR, AND THE GIRLS PREFER THE OTHER. GIRLS LIKE RICH, SWEET THINGS. 'COURSE THEY DO. OUTSIDE IT MAY HAVE BEEN RAINING, BUT FOR THESE 12 PLUCKY KIDS INSIDE, IT WAS ALL SUNSHINE, BABY. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR... LETTING US COME HERE TO TASTE ALL THE ICE CREAMS, AND I HAD A LOVELY DAY. WOMAN: AW. WELL DONE. AND WE'LL NEVER FORGET THIS. MUSIC CONTINUES The winner was this is one flavour orange, choc chip, hokey pokey, boysenberry all rolled into one FINALLY, A SLIGHTLY SOMBRE NOTE, BUT WORTH MARKING. REMEMBER YOTHU YINDI? THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE PLIGHT OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS SONG. # BUT PROMISES CAN DISAPPEAR, # JUST LIKE WRITING IN THE SAND. # TREATY, YEAH. SECONDS LEAD SINGER MANDAWUY YUNUPINGU HAS DIED. LEAD SINGER MANDAWUY YUNUPINGU HAS DIED. ONLY 56 YEARS OLD. STILL FIGHTING FOR ABORIGINES TO BE RECOGNISED IN THE CONSTITUTION. SOME VERY TOUCHING TRIBUTES. INCLUDING FROM AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD, MIDNIGHT OIL FRONTMAN PETER GARRETT AND ON YOUTUBE. Will Smith. SO, FOR OUR TRIBUTE, WE FOUND THIS ON YOUTUBE. WE'LL LET MANDAWUY AND NEIL FINN SING US OUT. GOODNIGHT. # LIKE THE LINES ON YOUR FACE, # THE ANSWER IS HERE. # AND THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES.