The gloves were on and the knives were out in My Kitchen Rules pizza challenge at Auckland’s Sky City last Sunday – and the Weekly was lucky enough to be behind the scenes as the top five teams battled it out for a place in the semi-finals.
What you see on television is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sets- and when you’re holding a challenge on a public street in the middle of Auckland city, things tend to get a bit crazy- and that’s not even taking into account the contestants!
With a crew of dozens, including producers, lighting and sound guys, camera operators and runners darting between the five teams and judges Ben and Gareth, it’s controlled madness.
But amongst the frantic chopping, kneading and baking, the Weekly was able to snap some exclusive shots of the last people’s choice challenge- and let us tell you, those pizzas were very yummy indeed!
Images: Jae Frew
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The teams prepare for the pizza challenge.
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Neena and Belinda lead the way.
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Jessie and Ricki choose their ingredients.
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Dal kneads a batch of pizza dough.
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Aaron prepares pizza ingredients.
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Jessie preps a pizza for the oven.
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Josh and Aaron hard at work.
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The judges watch from the sidelines.
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Jessie and Ricki prepare their pizza dough.
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A medic is called over to bandage Josh’s cut finger.
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Dai and Dal hard at work.
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Heather prepares red onions.
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Josh and Aaron keep an eye on things.
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This one didn’t make the cut!
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Dal and Dai carefully remove a pizza from the oven.
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Ready for the pizza oven!
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Minutes to go!
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The finishing touches are added.
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Members of the public line up for a slice of pizza.
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Everyone wants a slice!
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Ben and Gareth critique the final result.
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Voting time!
