TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` SHAKING UP THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS LUNCH. MAKE IT FUN AND, YEAH, DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF. THE SISTERS PUSHING THE FESTIVE BOUNDARIES. THE CHILDREN'S BOOK DESIGNED TO EMPOWER OUR KIDS... YES, IT'S REALLY OK IF I MAKE A BIG SCENE. MY UNDERPANTS RULE HAS BEEN BROKEN, YOU SEE. ...RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. STAYING BITE FREE THIS SANDFLY SEASON. SMALL CHILDREN WHO ARE THE YUMMIEST TO SANDFLIES. CAPTIONS BY STARSHA SAMARASINGHE AND JEAN TENG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 I don't know why people do this. We have ice blocks. I think they are going to do the Vegemite and Marmite ice blocks. This is the stupidest idea in the world. But desert pizza has been around for ages. We have made our own home made Vegemite ice blocks. We will try them soon on the show. CHRISTMAS DAY IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE... EXCITINGLY CLOSE. AND, WHILE SOME OF US LOOK FORWARD TO THE OVER-INDULGENCE AND THE OVER-STUFFED FEELING THAT FOLLOWS, MORE AND MORE HOSTS ARE OFFERING LIGHTER OPTIONS ON THE DINING TABLE. IF YOU NEED SOME INSPIRATION, HELP IS AT HAND. KIWI CHEFS JULIA AND LIBBY HAVE BUILT A MINI ONLINE EMPIRE CREATING RECIPES THAT ARE EASY AND WHOLESOME. AND THEY LET CLAIRE ROBBIE IN ON SOME OF THEIR TOP TIPS. (UPBEAT MUSIC) FIVE YEARS AGO, THESE SISTERS STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE ` A PLACE TO SHARE HEALTHY RECIPES WITH THEIR FRIENDS. BUT THEY WEREN'T ALWAYS INTO EATING WELL. WHAT WAS CHRISTMAS LIKE FOR YOU GUYS. GROWING UP WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE... CHRISTMAS HAM, GRAVY, CRACKLING, POTATO SALADS, LOTS OF CAKE, LOTS OC CREAM. NOT MANY VEGGIES. SINCE THEN, THEY'VE BOTH LEARNED A LOT ` HOW TO COOK, HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS, HOW TO NAVIGATE SOCIAL MEDIA. TODAY THEY'RE TACKLING CHRISTMAS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE HAM. NOW WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE A SALMON, WHICH I LOVE, IT'S HIGH IN PROTEIN, HIGH IN OMEGA THREE FATTY ACIDS AND AS A BREASTFEEDING MOTHER, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE EATING MORE FOODS OF. SO WE'RE PUTTING SOME OLIVE OIL OVER THE SALMON, THEN COVERING THAT WITH SOME FRESH HERBS. HERE WE'VE GOT CORIANDER AND PARSLEY. READY! THE SALMON IS DONE. THESE SELF-TAUGHT COOKS STARTED PLAYING AROUND WITH FOOD WHEN LIBBY WAS STUDYING NUTRITION. IF WE CAN MAKE, IT ANYONE CAN. WE ARE NOT PROS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE RECIPES THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE FOR EVERYONE TO MAKE. SOMETIMES YOU OPEN A RECIPE BOOK AND THERE ARE SO MANY INGREDIENTS, SO MANY STEPS, AND THE PICTURE OF THE CAKE IS IMPOSSIBLE. SO THEY MAKE THINGS EASY AND FRESH. TIP NUMBER TWO ` STEER CLEAR OF THE STODGE. TODAY WE'RE MAKING THE PERFECT SIDE SALAD. IT HAS A LOT OF GREENS. IT'S GOT SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SOME PUMPKIN SEEDS AS WELL. SNOW PEAS, BROCCOLI. WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS SALAD IS THE DRESSING. GROWING UP WE'D ALWAYS HAVE ALL THESE SALADS COVERED IN DRESSINGS FROM THE SUPERMARKET FULL OF SUGAR. SO IT'S JUST GREAT TO MAKE THE DRESSINGS YOURSELF. A BIT OF OLIVE OIL, BALSAMIC, SALT AND PEPPER, HONEY, GARLIC. BOOM! DONE. TIP NUMBER THREE ` LESS IS MORE. WITH A FEW CHANGES, EVEN DESSERT CAN BE A LITTLE LIGHTER. DESSERT IS OUR FAVOURITE TIME. YOU KNOW WHEN THE SWEET TREATS ARE ROLLED OUT, WE'RE LIKE, 'EEE!' SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THIS PAV? WE USED COCONUT SUGAR TO SWEETEN IT, AND WE DIDN'T USE AS MUCH SUGAR. WE'RE GOING TO TOP IT WITH GREEK YOGHURT. WE WILL BE TOPPING IT WITH STRAWBERRIES, CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, WALNUTS AND GRATE A LITTLE DARK CHOCOLATE OVER IT. TADA! OUR FOOD PHILOSOPHY IS THAT WE DON'T PLACE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON OURSELVES. BUT WE KNOW THAT 80% OF THE TIME WE NEED TO BE FUELLING OUR BODIES WITH FOOD THAT IS GOOD FOR US. IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD WHEN YOU EAT GOOD FOOD. IF YOU PLACE TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS ON YOURSELF, IT CAN SET YOU UP FOR FAILURE. CHRISTMAS TIME DOESN'T NEED TO BE BORING. PLAY AROUND, DO YOUR RESEARCH, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE, WHERE YOUR FOOD HAS COME FROM, AND UTILISE ALL THE FRESH FOODS. MAKE IT FUN AND DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF. ' don't be too hard on yourself' and they're serving me broccoli. For God sakes, lighten up. Merry Christmas, 'have some more green stuff.' No, I know what you're saying. I like a bit of fruit on Christmas Day. It's all good. IT'S EVERY PARENT'S NIGHTMARE ` THE THOUGHT OF OUR CHILDREN BECOMING THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND MANY OF US FEAR IF WE SAY THE WRONG THING, WE CAN MAKE OUR KIDS UNNECESSARILY ANXIOUS. THE GOOD NEWS ` HELP IS AT HAND, WITH A NOVEL APPROACH FROM AN AUSTRALIAN COUPLE. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS WENT TO MEET THE POWERS IN SYDNEY. WELL, MY NAME'S KATE, SO GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! THE KIDS ARE IN; THE TOYS ARE OUT. (FART NOISE, KIDS LAUGH) BUT DESPITE ALL SIGNS TO THE CONTRARY, THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL PRE-SCHOOL LESSON. SHAKE IT OUT. READY? WHAT'S UNDER MY PANTS BELONGS ONLY TO ME, AND OTHERS CAN'T TOUCH THERE OR ASK ME TO SEE. THESE LITTLE ONES MIGHT BE RUNNING AROUND LIKE SUPERHEROES. BUT THE MAIN POWERS INVOLVED HERE ARE KATE AND ROD ` PARENTS OF THREE, AUTHORS OF A KID'S BOOK ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE. ALWAYS GET THAT FEEDBACK, 'OH, IT WAS CONFRONTING BEFORE I TRIED IT, 'AND MY KIDS JUST DIDN'T CARE. YEAH, JUST ANOTHER SAFETY RULE. 'HAD A LAUGH ABOUT THE FARTS, THE POOS, THE WEES. EASY.' IT'S CALLED 'MY UNDERPANTS RULE'. FORMER POLICEWOMAN KATE WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE IT WHEN SHE REALISED HOW CLOSE TO HOME THE ISSUE COULD STRIKE. A CHILD SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ANOTHER CHILD THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY CHILDREN, AND ALSO THERE WAS A COACH OF MY SON'S SOCCER TEAM WHO WAS CHARGED ON ASSAULTING MANY KIDS. IT WAS AN EYE-OPENER. BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO LEAN ON THAT WERE CHILD-APPROPRIATE. ENTER ROD AND HIS WRITING, RHYMING TALENTS. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR PANTS ` THERE'S LOTS OF FUNNY NAMES AND LOTS OF FUNNY NOISES THAT OCCUR THERE, AND IT JUST BECAME A NATURAL THING. AND WITH MY CRAZY RHYME, I KIND OF PUT THE WORDS TOGETHER. RHYMES TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AND WHAT TO DO IF SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE HAPPENS. BECAUSE IT'S REALLY OK IF I MAKE A BIG SCENE. MY UNDERPANTS RULE HAS BEEN BROKEN, YOU SEE! THE BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED TWO YEARS AGO, AND TO BORROW A PHRASE FROM KATE AND ROD, SINCE THEN SALES HAVE GONE GANGBUSTERS. THEY'RE CLOSING IN ON 50,000 COPIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA, AND THEY'RE IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL LAUNCH. ITS POPULARITY IS UNSURPRISING WHEN YOU LOOK SOME OF THE SOBERING STATS. AROUND ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE THEY'RE 18. IN NEW ZEALAND, THE NUMBERS VARY BETWEEN 20% AND 30%. THE POWERS HOPE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN A WAY THAT'S NOT TOO SCARY FOR THE KIDS OR THEIR PARENTS. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE IS THERE'S A LOT OF SECRETS, SILENCE AND SHAMES, SO WE'RE BREAKING THAT BY HAVING IT IN NORMAL CONVERSATIONS. WHO DOESN'T MIND A FART JOKE? (LAUGHS) THEY SENT THE BOOK TO A NUMBER OF EXPERTS TO ASSESS IT TOO, OH! WE'VE GOT THE BIG NO, NO, NO. READY? KIDS: NO, NO, NO. IN FACT, THEIR LESSONS ARE PROVING SO POPULAR, THEY'RE ALSO GETTING INTO ONLINE TUTORIALS. SOME OF THE MAIN ADVICE FOR PARENTS WANTING TO TACKLE SUCH A SENSITIVE TOPIC? TAKE A BIG DEEP BREATH AND IT'S DONE. (LAUGHS) WITH THE HELP OF COURSE OF A FEW RHYMES. ALL: WHAT'S UNDER MY PANTS BELONGS ONLY TO ME AND OTHERS CAN'T TOUCH THERE OR ASK ME TO SEE. Fantastic idea. When I was little, we had a video we watched. I tried to have a conversation the other day with my girls and I kept getting questions, so I think the book is a good idea. A good icebreaker. Speaking of icebreakers ` VEGEMITE ICEBLOCKS, COMING RIGHT UP. PLUS ` DO YOU ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SANDFLIES ARE TARGETTING YOU? THEY SEEK SWEET PEOPLE. THEY ACTUALLY ARE QUITE FUSSY EATERS. HOW TO STAY BITE-FREE THIS SUMMER. PLUS, WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR THAT WAS FOR SEVEN SHARP RECORDS, WITH AN ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR US. # NO SUMMER LASTS FOREVER O Holy Night PLAYS This is Ellie Goulding, one of the best versions I have heard so far. IT'S NOT EVEN JANUARY BUT IT'S BEACH WEATHER ALREADY, AND THE BEACH OFTEN MEANS SANDFLIES. THEY RISE UP; THEY BITE; AND IT'S SUPER ANNOYING. SO WHY IS IT THAT A SANDFLY BITE IS WORSE THAN A MOZZIES? ACTUALLY, WE'VE GOT THE ANSWER TO THAT. AND WE'VE GOT ALL THE DOS AND DON'TS TO AVOID GETTING BITTEN. TIM WILSON GETS THE BUZZ FROM A SANDFLY EXPERT. THE BEACH. FOR MOST KIWIS, IT'S A HAVEN. BUT IN THAT HAVEN, HORROR LURKS! ('PSYCHO' MUSIC) SANDFLIES! (SCREAMING) THEY LOVE CLOUDY DAYS; THEY LOVE NO-WIND DAYS; THEY LOVE HUMID DAYS. BUT THEY ALSO SEEK IN PARTICULAR SWEET PEOPLE. SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY QUITE FUSSY EATERS. BUT NOT FUSSY ENOUGH TO NOT LOVE AMERICAN TOURISTS. OH, IT HURTS! OH MY GOD, THEY'RE ALL OVER YOUR FEET! BECKY CASHMAN IS SO MUCH OF A SANDFLY EXPERT THAT SHE'S MADE AN ALL-NATURAL SANDFLY REPELLENT. WE PROBABLY HAVE LIVED MOST OF THE WORST SANDFLY STORIES BECAUSE WE'VE LIVED ON THE COAST FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING RAISING SMALL CHILDREN WHO ARE THE YUMMIEST TO SANDFLIES. BECKY CAN EVEN TELL YOU HOW THE AVERAGE SANDFLY IS DIFFERENT TO A MOZZIE. A MOSQUITO IS ACTUALLY MORE INVOLVED. THEY MAKE A SHARP PRICK INTO THE SKIN, AND YOU CAN'T FEEL IT. SO THEY'RE LIKE A SURGEON. AND A SANDFLY'S MORE LIKE A HACK. IT SAWS INTO YOUR SKIN, WHICH IS WHY YOU FEEL IT WHEN THEY'RE BITING. AND YOU SURE FEEL WHEN THEY'RE BITING, WHICH IS WHY YOU NEED TO BE SAFE. YEAH, MIGHT BE A BIT VULNERABLE. VULNERABLE. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING. THE BEACH ` SANDFLIES. BARBEQUE ` SANDFLIES. RIVERS ` SANDFLIES. SANDFLIES CARE WHAT YOU WEAR. THEY LOVE BLACK. THEY HATE WHITE. THEIR FAVOURITE IS SKIN. HOPELESS. AND OF COURSE, BUG REPELLENT. WHAT'S THE SANDFLY SHUFFLE? BOTH: # PUT YOUR LEFT LEG BACK. # YOU PUT YOUR RIGHT BACK. # YOU SCRATCH THE OTHER LEG AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF A SLAP. # YOU DO THE SANDFLY SHUFFLE AND YOU TURN AROUND. # AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. # (laughs) oh, dear. His legs were so white. No sandfly I want to go there. Is anything wrong with that? Sorry I shouldn't say that. WHAT A YEAR THEY'VE HAD. THE BLACK FERNS TOOK OUT THE WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP IN IRELAND IN AUGUST. THEY WERE THE FIRST-EVER WOMEN'S SIDE TO WIN TEAM OF THE YEAR AT THE WORLD RUGBY AWARDS IN MONACO, AND NOW THEY'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR TEAM OF THE YEAR AT THE ASB RUGBY AWARDS TONIGHT. NOT ONLY IS THE NOMINATION FANTASTIC, IT'S ALSO A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WOMEN TO COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM. IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE AND KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT LIMELIGHT NOW, GETTING ALL GLAMMED UP. I'M EXCITED, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS. HERE THEY ARE GETTING INTO THE GLITZ OF THE AWARDS. TONIGHT THEY'RE UP AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND UNDER-20S AND THE CRUSADERS. ALL THREE FINALISTS HAVE HAD AN AMAZING YEAR, BUT WE WON'T FIND OUT WHO THE WINNER IS UNTIL LATER TONIGHT WHEN THE TOP TEAM IS AWARDED. Surely they are hot favourites. Remember we interviewed them when they came here? If you are going out to win an international competitions, you should be on not casual contracts. If this vegemite ice blocks taste the way I think they do, it is going to be a bust. I hate this stuff. I have neither on toast. As an ice block, or is it a chocolate chill ? Is that disgusting ? Do you like Marmite or not ? Yes, I like marmite. It is chocolatey. It is foul. It is a bit more intense on the second bite. Ssorry, did I not explain this. The yellow ones are the Vegemite ones. I almost think the Vegemite is nicer, and I am a marmite girl. Would you pay good money from a dairy for this? Magnum, trumpet, or one of those ? If I was in a certain mood, yes. They feel a little healthy. SEVEN SHARP RECORDS PRODUCES ITS FINAL SONG OF THE YEAR. BUT WHY HAS THE CONTRACT OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS BEEN RIPPED UP? WHAM'S LAST CHRISTMAS this is one of the top five a British Christmas songs of all time. That Mariah woman that you like. IT'S A BEDROOM MAKEOVER FOR TONIGHT'S ASB GOOD AS GOLD ` SANTA EDITION WINNER, MADDIE COLLINS (14) FROM CHRISTCHURCH. MADDIE'S SUFFERING FROM A KIDNEY DISEASE FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, OFTEN SPENDING WEEKS IN HOSPITAL FOR VARIOUS TREATMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, MADDIE'S BODY REJECTED THE KIDNEY MADDIE WAS NOMINATED BY CATHY SHINGLETON WHO SAYS A BEDROOM MAKEOVER WOULD BRING SO MUCH CHEER THIS CHRISTMAS. SO ASB ARE GIFTING MADDIE $4000 TO BE USED FOR TURNING HER BEDROOM INTO HER DREAM ROOM. TOMORROW NIGHT, SAM WALLACE WILL BE HERE WITH THIS YEAR'S GRAND PRIZE WINNER, AND YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT. IT'S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR SEVEN SHARP RECORDS. AND WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS ABOUT OUR FIRST EVER ARTIST. I forgot to bring in my seven sharp records glass. CECILI, WHO FEATURED BACK IN MAY WITH HER SONG 'FATHER'S DAY' HAS BEEN SIGN BY AN 'ACTUAL' RECORD COMPANY. 'TONE TONIC' IS NOW REPRESENTING HER, SEVEN SHARP RECORDS HAS AGREED TO STEP ASIDE. CECILI HAS A SINGLE COMING OUT EARLY NEXT YEAR. HER REP SAYS SHE'S POISED FOR VERY BIG THINGS, WHICH, OF COURSE, WE ALREADY KNEW. SEVEN SHARP RECORDS MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE. SO THAT'S CECILI ` GONE, DITCHED, SCRATCHED FROM OUR BOOKS. This was her contract. That's quite dramatic, isn't it? Oh, here is the glass. Treasure that. We signed her first. THIS MUSIC VIDEO SERIES HAS BEEN A REAL HIGHLIGHT FOR THE TEAM. CARO HAD MERCH MADE, AND IS SIGNING EMAILS OFF WITH 'PUTTING THE 'OH!' IN VIDEO'. BUT HOW TO TOP OFF THE YEAR? WELL, SHE WENT TO TAINE NGATAI, FROM KAIPARA COLLEGE ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS WE'VE COME ACROSS, AND SAID, 'TAINE, HOW ABOUT WRITING SEVEN SHARP AN ORIGINAL SONG 'TO SEE IN SUMMER?' WHAT A WONDERFUL YEAR. AN INCREDIBLE COLLABORATION BETWEEN 'PLAY IT STRANGE' AND SEVEN SHARP, WHAT TILL YOU SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT PLANNED FOR YOU NEXT YEAR. SO HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE FIRST, AND LAST TIME, THE BEAUTIFUL SHARPIES WITH THEIR SONG, ROADIE. HIT IT, FRANKIE. (CHILLED-OUT GUITAR RIFF` # BA BA DO BA DA DA DA DO # DO DO DO. # BA BA DO BA DA DA DA DO # DO DO DO. # HEY THERE, DARLIN', WHAT YOU THINKIN'? # SOMETHIN' GOT YOU DOWN? # I KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO, # NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. # YOU GOTTA PLAY IT YOUR WAY, # THERE'S NO TIME TO ATONE. # WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER, BABY, THE DAYS KEEP MOVING SLOW. # LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE IN ONE PLACE, # YOU GOT TO MOVE ALONG. # BUT FOR NOW, JUST SIT TIGHT, # AND I'LL SING YOU A LITTLE SONG. # HEY, MAMA, DON'T YOU WORRY, # I'LL BE TRAVELLING ON. # NO SUMMER LASTS FOREVER, # I WON'T SPEND IT AT HOME. # I KNOW YOU WORRY. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE MAD. # IF YOU'RE EVER IN DOUBT, # JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAID. # IT GOES ` # BA BA DO BA DA DA DA DO # DO DO DO. # BA BA DO BA DA DA DA DO # DO DO DO. # EVERYBODY'S GOT A PLAN IN LIFE, BUT LIFE DON'T GOT A PLAN. # YOU GOTTA TAKE A HOLD OF YOUR FATE AND SHAPE IT WHILE YOU CAN. # LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE IN ONE PLACE, # YOU GOT TO MOVE ALONG. # BUT, FOR NOW, JUST SIT TIGHT, # AND I'LL SING YOU A LITTLE SONG. # HEY, MAMA, DON'T YOU WORRY, # I'LL BE TRAVELLING ON. # NO SUMMER LASTS FOREVER, # I WON'T SPEND IT AT HOME. # I KNOW YOU WORRY. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE MAD. # IF YOU'RE EVER IN DOUBT, JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAID. # IT GOES ` # BA BA DO BA DA DA DA DO # DO DO DO. # Been a wonderful serious. Thank you for writing that. I have talked to Caro aand she wants us to tell you all that we started first. Sole Mio are coming in tomorrow. Sam Wallace will also be here for ASB good as gold. Tomorrow is the last show of the year. There is someone who rang up four years ago and said they have a few problems with the program, they said that Tony Street is on board, are you? Toni said, I think I need to move on my kids are starting school, so we thought what better thing can you possibly do after four years Rather than call it a day and start anew ? When Tony said she was gone, I thought what am I going to do? It was going to be just two years that we thought another and that we thought the two election year two. This feels like of the best teams and TV. Ttomorrow is our last show. We've had a fantastic four years. All had a fantastic time. Are you going to cry? I have loved working with you Mike. I will save it for tomorrow.