DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. UNDER-FIRE NZ FIRST MP RICHARD PROSSER APOLOGISES FOR HIS ANTI-MUSLIM REMARKS. BUT IS THE POLITICAL DAMAGE ALREADY DONE? A DRAMATIC SHOOT-OUT ENDS THE MASSIVE MANHUNT FOR A ROGUE COP IN LA. AND FIND OUT WHO THIS MAN IS AND WHY HE HAS BEEN GLAD-HANDING AMERICAN PRESIDENTS FOR DECADES. HE'S SAID SORRY FOR HIS 'WOGISTAN' ANTI-MUSLIM COMMENTS, BUT NZ FIRST MP RICHARD PROSSER WON'T RESIGN. THE MP NOW ADMITS CALLING FOR YOUNG MUSLIM MEN TO BE BANNED FROM WESTERN AIRLINES IS OFFENSIVE. POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN SET OUT TO FIND HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT'S DONE TO NZ FIRST'S FUTURE. RICHARD PROSSER HAS GOT RID OF HIS BEARD AND, APPARENTLY, THE ANTI-MUSLIM OPINIONS HE LAID OUT IN THIS COLUMN. WORDS LIKE 'MISOGYNIST TROGLODYTES FROM WOGISTAN' ` > I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAME UP WITH THESE OFF THE CUFF, IS IT? > YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE THAT I'VE USED IN THAT COLUMN AND IN THE PAST THAT I SHOULDN'T BE USING NOW. I SHOULDN'T BE THINKING THAT WAY. I SHOULD BE GOING FORWARD LOOKING FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS, SO THOSE ARE THINGS I'M NOT GOING TO BE DOING ANY MORE. THE NZ FIRST MP UNLEASHED ON MUSLIMS AFTER HAVING HIS POCKETKNIFE CONFISCATED AT THE CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT, PROCLAIMING 'ABDUL' SHOULD NOT BE ALLOW TO FLY AND INSTEAD 'GO RIDE A CAMEL'. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID WAS` IF I WAS GOING TO GO DOWN THAT LINE, I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FOR, UM, AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MERITS O-OF TARGETED PROFILING AND NOT JUMPED UP AND SAID WE SHOULD HAVE A BLANKET BAN. FRIENDLESS IN THE HOUSE TODAY, RICHARD PROSSER SAYS HE'LL GIVE UP THE COLUMN BUT NOT HIS POSITION AS AN MP. I REALISE THAT'S CAUSED OFFENCE TO THOSE PEOPLE, UM, UNJUSTIFIABLY AND UNNECESSARILY, AND I'M APOLOGISING UNRESERVEDLY TO THEM. THE STORY HAS ALREADY GRABBED HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD, AND IN A RARE MOVE, MPS ACROSS THE HOUSE AGREED TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT DISTANCING THEMSELVES FROM HIS COMMENTS. THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR OF MUSLIMS, SHOULD BE UPHELD. HOWEVER, NO PARTY IS WILLING TO GIVE NZ FIRST AN ULTIMATUM SAYING 'DUMP RICHARD PROSSER IF YOU WANT A FUTURE COALITION DEAL WITH US.' WILL YOU RULE HIM OUT OF BEING A CABINET MINISTER? > WELL, WE HAVEN'T EVEN RULED NZ FIRST IN OR OUT YET, SO, LOOK, COME AND ASK ME IN 2014. SOMEBODY HOLDING THOSE VIEWS COULD NEVER BE A MINISTER IN A GOVERNMENT THAT I WOULD LEAD. YOU CANT RULE OUT, UH, WORKING WITH NZ FIRST IF HE'S IN THAT PARTY? > WELL, WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A NZ FIRST IN A COALITION. EVEN WITH HIS FOOT OUT OF HIS MOUTH, RICHARD PROSSER NOW WON'T BE CLIMBING BEYOND THE BACKBENCHES. MICHAEL PARKIN, ONE NEWS. A QUARTER OF GLOBAL SPORTS IS CONTROLLED BY ORGANISED CRIME ACCORDING TO THE NZER WHO HEADS THE SPORTS WORLD'S ANTI-DRUGS WATCHDOG. WHILE THE SHOCKING CLAIM HASN'T BEEN DISPUTED BY SPORTING ORGANISATIONS HERE, SOME SAY THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY IS FAILING TO PROTECT CLEAN ATHLETES. SHARON FERGUSSON HAS MORE. THESE FIGHTERS ARE CONTINENTS APART NOW, BUT THE PUNCHES ARE HARD; THE REACH ` LONG. THERE IS WILLIAMS IN THE CLOSING. TODAY FRANCOIS BOTHA CLAIMED HE WAS OFFERED MONEY TO THROW FRIDAY'S FIGHT. THE REVELATION COINCIDES WITH DRAMATIC CLAIMS BY THE BOSS OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY. I THINK ABOUT 25% OF WORLD SPORT IS NOW CONTROLLED TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER BY THE UNDERWORLD. AND I'M MAKING THAT STATEMENT BASED ON INFORMATION I'VE RECEIVED. THIS IS NOT A GUESS. IT'S PROBABLY EVEN HIGHER. LANCE ARMSTRONG'S CONFESSIONS HAVE LEFT CYCLING UNDER SCRUTINY, WHILE AUSTRALIAN SPORT'S BEEN STRONGLY LINKED TO DOPING PRODUCTS SUPPLIED BY CRIMINAL GANGS. AND THE EUROPEAN ANTI-CRIME AGENCY SUGGESTS NEARLY 400 SOCCER MATCHES ACROSS THE WORLD HAD BEEN FIXED BY CRIMINAL GANGS. THE SAME BAD GUYS PUSHING THE DRUGS, LAUNDERING THEIR MONEY THROUGH REGULAR BETTING, ILLEGAL BETTING, BRIBERY, CORRUPTION. IT'S NOT A` IT'S NOT A PHENOMENON WHICH IS JUST ONE GROUP OVER HERE AND ONE GROUP OVER THERE. IT'S THE SAME JOKERS. I THINK THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING ORGANISATION WAS SET UP WITH THE RIGHT INTENT, AND WE ALL AGREE WE WANT CLEAN SPORT, BUT THE REALITY IS THEY'RE NOT BEING EFFECTIVE. THE ATHLETES' FEDERATION SAYS THERE'S A CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE IN SOME COUNTRIES AND SOME SPORTS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE ATHLETES THAT ARE THE PROBLEM. WE'RE TALKING ADMINISTRATION. WE'RE TALKING COACHES. WE'RE TALKING THOSE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTING ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR, BEING THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY INTRODUCE THE CORRUPT PRACTICES IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT FIGHTING TEMPTATION AND FIGHTING CRIME COULD GIVE SPORT A FIGHTING CHANCE. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. LOS ANGELES POLICE SAY CHARRED REMAINS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE RUBBLE OF A BURNT-OUT CABIN, EFFECTIVLY ENDING THE CITY'S WEEK-LONG MANHUNT FOR A ROGUE EX-COP. CHRISTOPHER DORNER, ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE, ENGAGED IN A DEADLY FIREFIGHT WITH POLICE BEFORE FIRE ENGULFED THE REMOTE CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WHERE HE'D TAKEN REFUGE. CHANNEL NINE'S DENHAM HITCHCOCK HAS THIS REPORT. IT ENDED VIOLENTLY ` A FRANTIC SHOOTOUT IN A BURNING BUILDING. NEARBY REPORTERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE TAKE A LOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CABIN. YOU CAN SEE POLICE. YOU CAN SEE THE SWAT TEAM. BUT CHRISTOPHER DORNER WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HIS THREATS TO KILL MORE POLICE. HE GUNNED DOWN AND KILLED AN OFFICER AND WOUNDED ANOTHER BEFORE RUNNING FOR THE COVER OF A MOUNTAIN CABIN. MAN: WE'RE TOLD THAT TWO DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN HIT BY THAT GUNFIRE. THE SACKED LAPD OFFICER AND FORMER MILITARY MARKSMAN SWORE VENGEANCE ON HIS FORMER EMPLOYERS. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, HE KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND TERRORISED A CITY. THEN THE TRAIL ENDED FOUR DAYS AGO IN THE MOUNTAINS. HE BURNED HIS TRUCK AND DISAPPEARED. ONLY THIS MORNING, THE MANHUNT STRETCHED ACROSS THREE STATES AND DOWN INTO MEXICO. NOW IT'S CENTRED ON ONE CABIN ON ONE MOUNTAIN THAT'S BEEN COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF. THIS MORNING, HE WAS DISCOVERED BY CLEANERS IN ANOTHER HOUSE. HE TIED THEM UP AND STOLE THEIR CAR. THEN A POLICE CHASE, WHERE HE KILLED THAT POLICE OFFICER BEFORE MAKING ONE LAST STAND. MAN: UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BELIEVE CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS BARRICADED IN A CABIN, AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END. HE WAS RIGHT. EVENTUALLY POLICE GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO FIRE TEAR GAS INTO THE HOUSE, WHICH THEN CAUGHT ALIGHT. IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY STRESSFUL. UM, HOPEFULLY, UH, THIS WILL BE OVER SOON. AS THE HOUSE STARTED TO BURN, FROM THE INSIDE, A SINGLE SHOT. POLICE STOOD BY AND WATCHED THE FLAMES TAKE HOLD. AMERICA'S MOST WANTED MAN IS WANTED NO MORE. FORENSIC TESTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE IF THE REMAINS ARE MR DORNER'S. IT'S BEEN REVEALED POPE BENEDICT HAD SURGERY TO REPLACE A PACEMAKER A FEW MONTHS BACK. BUT VATICAN OFFICIALS ARE SAYING THAT'S NOT THE REASON FOR THE PONTIFF'S SHOCK RESIGNATION. MEANWHILE MORE DETAILS OF WHAT LIFE'LL BE LIKE FOR AN EX-POPE ARE EMERGING. HERE'S THE ABC'S DAVID WRIGHT. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, HE'LL HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, THE POPE'S OFFICIAL RESIDENCE SINCE THE 17TH CENTURY. EVERY PREVIOUS OCCUPANT HAS STAYED TILL HE DIED. POPE BENEDICT WILL BE THE FIRST TO WALK OUT THE DOOR. HE WON'T HAVE TO WALK FAR. TODAY THE VATICAN REVEALED HIS RETIREMENT HOME IS JUST BEHIND ST PETER'S ` A FORMER NUNNERY WITH ITS OWN CHAPEL AND LIBRARY. VATICAN SPOKESMEN ALSO DISCLOSED NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE POPE'S DETERIORATING HEALTH, REVEALING HE HAS A PACEMAKER AND HE RECENTLY UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES. ALREADY THE FOCUS IS ON CHOOSING HIS SUCCESSOR. YOU TRY TO READ GOD'S MIND. YOU SAY, 'WHO DO YOU WANT AS POPE?' A BLACK POPE OR AN ASIAN POPE WOULD MAKE HISTORY. ONE POSSIBLE CANDIDATE IS CARDINAL PETER TURKSON OF GHANA. FOR CENTURIES, THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE. AMONG THE VOTING CARDINALS TODAY, THERE ARE AS MANY ITALIANS AS THERE ARE AFRICANS AND ASIANS COMBINED. THE PAPACY TENDS TO REFLECT THAT. TODAY IRISH BOOKIES WERE OUTSIDE ST PETER'S SQUARE TAKING BETS. WHO HAS THE BEST ODDS? UH, THE CANADIAN CHAP. THAT WOULD BE CARDINAL MARK OUELLET OF MONTREAL, WHO'D BE THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN POPE. GENDARMERIE DON'T REALLY LIKE BETTERS BELITTLING THIS PROCESS. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, SIR? WE WATCHED AS THEY DRAGGED THE BOOKIES OFF. ISN'T BETTING A SIN? NO, IS IT A SIN? IS IT A SIN? IT'S A VICE. TWO AUSTRALIAN FIREFIGHTERS HAVE DIED BATTLING A BUSH FIRE IN VICTORIA, THE STATE WHERE A DEPLOYMENT OF NZ FIREFIGHTERS ARE HEADING TO TOMORROW. ACCORDING TO VICTORIA'S FIREFIGHTERS' UNION, THE DEATHS OCCURRED WHILE THE MEN WERE ON DUTY NEAR THE TOWN OF HARRIETVILLE. 44 NZ FIREFIGHTERS ARE HEADING TO VICTORIA FOR TWO MONTHS, WORKING IN THE REMOTE AREAS OF THE STATE. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY WILL BE PUMPED INTO NOVOPAY TO TRY TO FIX THE FLAWED TEACHER PAY SYSTEM. 40 EXTRA STAFF ARE NOW WORKING AT THIS PROCESSING CENTRE DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOVOPAY. STEVEN JOYCE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT'S INVESTING $5M IN FIXING THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT COULD TAKE A YEAR TO FULLY IMPLEMENT A DIFFERENT SYSTEM. WE'LL HAVE TO SPEND SOME OF THIS MONEY ANYWAY. AND FRANKLY, WE CAN'T AFFORD THE TIME OF WAITING. BUT OPPOSITION PARTIES SAY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T INVEST ANY MONEY IN A FLAWED SYSTEM. ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST ELECTRICITY COMPANIES, CONTACT ENERGY, ANNOUNCED IT'S CUTTING MORE THAN A HUNDRED JOBS. THAT COUNTS FOR 10% OF CONTACT ENERGY'S WORKFORCE. THEY WOULDN'T APPEAR ON CAMERA, BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE MARKET HAS REDUCED IN DEMAND AND THEY NEED TO SLASH SPENDING BY $40M. SENIOR MANAGEMENT LEARNT ABOUT THE REDUNDANCIES LAST NIGHT WHILE UNION REPRESENTATIVES HEARD ABOUT IT IN THE MEDIA. THE SALVATION ARMY HAS TORN INTO THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS ANNUAL STATE OF THE NATION REPORT, SAYING THERE ARE MANY AREAS THIS COUNTRY IS FAILING IN. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN. MATT MCLEAN REPORTS. THE SALVATION ARMY WORKS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON THE FRONT LINE, AND ITS LATEST STUDY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE YOUNG AND UNEMPLOYED. THAT'S ACTUALLY DISASTROUS FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT IT'S ALSO DISASTROUS FOR THE NATION AND, UH, AND FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND FOR OUR ECONOMIC, UH, UM, GROWTH IN THE` IN THE FUTURE. THE ORGANISATION TODAY RELEASED ITS STATE OF THE NATION REPORT. THE SALVATION ARMY RATES THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST 21 DIFFERENT CRITERIA. FIVE OF THOSE AREAS ` CHILD POVERTY, CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING AVAILABILITY ` ALL RECEIVED A 'D' GRADE, MEANING EITHER NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE OR, IN FACT, THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING BACKWARDS. THEY'VE GOT STUCK, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY VERY SERIOUS IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPACT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ENGAGED WITH THAT. THE REPORT SAYS CHILD POVERTY RATES REMAIN STUBBORNLY HIGH, AND THERE'S BEEN AN ALARMING INCREASE IN VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN. IN HIGH AND LOW DECILE SCHOOLS. TODAY THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE'S LISTENING. I ACCEPT THAT THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING A LOT OF RESOURCES IN THERE, TRYING TO TACKLE THOSE ISSUES. BUT THEY'RE LONG-TERM ISSUES. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME POSITIVE SIGNS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUT WE'VE GOT MORE TO DO. THE SALVATION ARMY IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC CHANGES CAN BE MADE BEFORE NEXT YEAR'S REPORT. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS. THOUSANDS OF POLICE ARE CLICKING ON TO NEW CRIME-FIGHTING TOOLS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS TRIALS HAVE SHOWN BEING ARMED WITH IPADS AND SMARTPHONES CAN SAVE MORE THAN 500,000 HOURS A YEAR. JOY REID HAS THE DETAILS. SHOWING THE PRIME MINISTER HOW IT'S DONE. YOU CAN PUT IN THE POLICE REFERENCE NUMBER, THE DRIVER'S LICENCE NUMBER. SGT BRUCE COOK SHOWED OFF HIS NEW TOY, ONE THAT'S ABOUT TO BE ROLLED OUT TO FRONT-LINE STAFF. THE TECHNOLOGY'S GREAT. WE USE IT EVERY DAY IN FIELD. LAST YEAR WE TOLD YOU THE POLICE WERE TRIALLING NEW TECHNOLOGY. WELL, IT WAS A SUCCESS, AND TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED THAT, FROM APRIL, OVER 6000 STAFF WILL GET SMARTPHONES. 4000 WILL GET IPADS. IT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE POLICE. IT MEANS FRONT-LINE STAFF CAN ACCESS THE POLICE DATABASE WHILE OUT ON THE BEAT. UH, YOU WON'T HAVE TO CONTINUALLY RADIO THE COMMUNICATION CENTRES WITH QUERIES ABOUT A PERSON OR A VEHICLE OR SPEND TIME AT YOUR DESK, FILLING IN FORMS. THAT'S BECAUSE ALL THAT INFO WILL BE ON ONE OF THESE, BUT, REST ASSURED, IF LOST OR STOLEN, THEY'RE PASSWORD-PROTECTED AND CAN BE WIPED OF INFORMATION. THE NEW TECHNOLOGY'S EXPECTED TO SAVE AROUND HALF AN HOUR OF EVERY FRONT-LINE OFFICER'S TIME EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THAT EQUATES TO AROUND 500,000 HOURS ACROSS THE FORCE EVERY YEAR. IT COMES WITH A PRICE TAG OF MORE THAN $160M OVER 10 YEARS. THAT'S TO COME FROM THE EXISTING POLICE BUDGET. WE WOULD BE CONCERNED BECAUSE POLICE ARE ALREADY FACING CONSIDERABLE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THAT, TO PAY FOR IT, STAFF MAY HAVE TO BE GIVEN UP. BUT THE MINISTER IS ADAMANT JOBS WON'T BE LOST ` JUST MADE EASIER. JOY REID, ONE NEWS. A DAY AFTER ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF MARMITE, SANITARIUM HAS DROPPED LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A CHRISTCHURCH MAN WHO IMPORTED OVER 2000 JARS OF THE BRITISH VERSION. ROB SAVAGE'S STOCK WAS SEIZED BY CUSTOMS IN AUGUST AFTER SANITARIUM CLAIMED THE SPREAD INFRINGED ON THEIR TRADEMARK. THE JARS WILL NOW BE RELEASED AFTER HE AGREED TO APPLY LABELS TO COVER THE ENGLISH BRAND NAME. ROB SAVAGE SAYS HE'S DISAPPOINTED THE OUTCOME COULDN'T BE REACHED SOONER AND PLANS TO IMPORT UP TO 40,000 MORE JARS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. JUST AHEAD ` A TRIAL CASE CHALLENGING WHAT PASSES FOR AN OUTDOOR SMOKING AREA. ROYAL OUTRAGE WON'T STOP A LOCAL MAGAZINE REVEALING PAPARAZZI PICTURES OF KATE MIDDLETON'S BABY BUMP IN A BIKINI. AND FIND OUT WHAT ISSUE GOT THE BIGGEST APPLAUSE AT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS. Now, if you think that tequila is only for shots, you're missing out. Cuervo goes with just about everything, and 120 million Mexicans can't be wrong. The El Santo using Cuervo Silver and Mac's Lemon Crush ` it's a citrusy slap round the face and the drink to surprise your mates with this summer. The taste is amazing. It's an explosion of flavour ` spicy, fruity. It's really something different, and I challenge you to try it. Whether a mixed drink or a shot, Cuervo should always be served ice cold. Fill your glass with ice, next up our Cuervo Silver ` 45ml, then our Mac's Lemon Crush ` about 100ml just at the top ` and finally a wedge of lemon. Simple, but the taste is anything but. The El Santo with Cuervo Silver ` who's in? For the recipe... or go to themix.co.nz, where you can also win great prizes. Get Cuervo Silver and a free four-pack of Mac's Lemon Crush off The Mix stand this month while stocks last. Check out themix.co.nz. Welcome to the crash test lab, where we work hard to see which cars have the best safety performance. Whoo! The more stars, the safer the cars. So go on. Check safety first at our cracking new website. SKY CITY IS THE TARGET OF A LAWSUIT OVER ITS OPEN AIR GAMING ROOM FOR SMOKERS. THE CASE, BROUGHT BY THE CANCER SOCIETY SEEKS TO CHALLENGE WHAT PASSES FOR AN OUTDOOR AREA UNDER THE LAW. DAMIAN CHRISTIE REPORTS. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO FILM INSIDE THE VIP GAMING ROOM AT SKY CITY. THAT'S IT ON THE CORNER WITH THE VENTILATION. THE WAY THE LAW IS APPLIED AT THE MOMENT, IT'S AN OPEN SPACE. AND IT'S THAT DECISION, THE CANCER SOCIETY, SALVATION ARMY AND PROBLEM GAMBLING FOUNDATION ARE GOING TO COURT TO HAVE REVERSED, AS WELL AS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON ANY MORE SMOKING ROOMS IN THE PIPELINE. CLEARLY IT'S WORKING FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY'VE PUT IN ANOTHER APPLICATION TO CHANGE HALF THEIR ROOF SPACE AND ANOTHER AREA ON LEVEL TWO INTO AN OPEN AREA FOR SMOKING. SKY CITY SAYS THE SMOKING ROOM WAS BUILT TO EXCEED CURRENT STANDARDS, BUT IF IT'S RULED UNLAWFUL, IT WILL CLOSE THE SMOKING ZONES DOWN. IN OUR MIND, WE'RE TOTALLY COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW, AND SHOULD THE LAW CHANGE OR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW CHANGE, WE'LL BE THE FIRST TO CHANGE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE LAW. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COMPANY ADMITS THE SMOKING ROOM IS POPULAR. WE SEE IT AS A SERVICE WE SHOULD PROVIDE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. IT IS A GOOD SERVICE. I MEAN, IT'S EXPECTED. WE HAVE A LOT OF ASIAN CLIENTELE. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE IMPACT OF THIS CASE COULD BE FAR WIDER THAN JUST SKY CITY. THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM CHALLENGES THE VALIDITY OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH'S OPEN AREAS CALCULATOR, WHICH IS USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER SMOKING IS ALLOWED. REALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT IS PLACES ARE COMPLYING, BUT TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, IF YOU WENT INTO THEM, YOU'D THINK THEY WERE AN INDOOR SMOKING AREA. INDEED, IN SOME BARS, IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT'S INDOORS AND WHAT'S OUTDOORS. BOTH THESE VENUES ALLOW SMOKING. WOULD YOU SAY THEY'RE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE? THEY'RE INSIDE. UH, THAT'S OUTSIDE. IN THERE, THAT'S INSIDE. I'D BE INSIDE IN THAT ONE. INSIDE. BUT BAR OWNERS AND SMOKERS ALIKE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS CASE ` THE LATEST FRONT IN THE WAR AGAINST SMOKING. A WALK AND CYCLE ROUTE ACROSS AUCKLAND'S HARBOUR BRIDGE IS ONE STEP CLOSER AFTER AUCKLAND COUNCIL'S TRANSPORT COMMITTEE BACKED IT. IF THE PLAN GOES AHEAD, LOCALS WILL PAY $4 RETURN TO USE THE PATH, AND VISITORS $8. IT ANSWERS COMMUTING. IT ANSWERS THE CLEAN-GREEN IMAGE THAT WE LIKE TO FOSTER. YOU KNOW, IT CELEBRATES THE HARBOUR. WE'RE A WONDERFUL HARBOURAGE CITY. WHAT BETTER PLACE TO SEE IT THAN FROM THE HARBOUR BRIDGE? A PRIVATE INVESTOR IS OFFERING TO STUMP UP MORE THAN $30M TO BUILD THE BRIDGE. AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE WOMAN'S DAY IS AMONGST THE TITLES SET TO PUBLISH BIKINI-CLAD PICTURES OF A PREGNANT CATHERINE, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, CAUSING A ROYAL OUTCRY. THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN WHILE PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A PRIVATE CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRITISH ROYALS SAYS THE SHOTS ARE A CLEAR BREACH OF THE COUPLE'S PRIVACY. THE ITALIAN MAGAZINE CHI, WHO HAS THE SHOTS, LAST YEAR RAN A 26-PAGE SPREAD OF KATE SUNBATHING TOPLESS IN FRANCE. THE PROMISE OF GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION WAS FRONT AND CENTRE IN BARACK OBAMA'S FOURTH STATE OF THE NATION. THE PRESIDENT OUTLINED HIS INTENTION TO TAKE HIS GUN REFORMS TO CONGRESS TO AN AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL FAMILIES OF GUN-VIOLENCE VICTIMS. THEY DESERVE A VOTE. APPLAUSE GABBY GIFFORDS DESERVES A VOTE. THE FAMILIES OF NEWTOWN DESERVE A VOTE, AND THE COUNTLESS OTHER COMMUNITIES RIPPED OPEN BY GUN VIOLENCE, THEY DESERVE A SIMPLE VOTE. BARACK OBAMA ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO REFORM IMMIGRATION AND IGNITE ECONOMIC GROWTH. AMERICAN NETWORK ABC DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS AND FOUND AN ODD QUIRK ` THAT'S BECOME A TRADITION OF SORTS. IF YOU THOUGHT OUR POLITICIANS LIKE THE SPOTLIGHT, CHECK THIS OUT. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! YOU WANT TO THINK THAT POMP AND CEREMONY LIKE THIS IS SET IN STONE IN THE CONSTITUTION OR SOMEPLACE, BUT ACTUALLY THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF TWEAKING AND IMPROMPT GOING ON. LIKE LOOK HERE ` LAST YEAR'S SPEECH. THE GUY SHAKING THE PRESIDENT'S HAND. YEAR BEFORE THAT, SAME GUY. MORE THAN 10 YEARS BEFORE, SAME GUY. 24 YEARS BEFORE, SAME GUY. NEW YORK'S ELIOT ENGEL, WHO ALWAYS GETS THERE HOURS AHEAD OF TIME. THIS AFTERNOON, HE HAD HIS SPACE MARKED OUT ALREADY FOR TONIGHT, BUT HE RISKS STEPPING OUTSIDE TO TELL US WHY HE HAS TO DO THIS NOW. NOW PEOPLE ARE SO USED TO SEEING ME, I THINK IF I DIDN'T SHOW UP, THEY'D THINK I WAS SICK OR SOMETHING. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WATCHING THE STATE OF UNION THINK ABOUT ` ELIOT ENGEL'S SNIFFLES. SO DID MR ENGEL GET HIS SPOT THIS YEAR? WE KEPT AN EYE OUT. HERE'S BARACK OBAMA ENTERING THE HOUSE, AND ON CUE, THERE ON OUR RIGHT IS MR ENGEL. BUT MAYBE THE PRESIDENT IS WISE TO MR ENGEL'S SCHEME BECAUSE HE MISSES HIM OUT COMPLETELY. YES, THE HAND COMES UP AND MOVES STRAIGHT PAST. THE CONGRESSMAN KEPT ON SMILING, THOUGH, AND HAS A CHAT WITH THE NEXT MAN. THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR, ELIOT. JUST AHEAD ` THEY'RE MANS BEST FRIEND. BUT WHO'S THIS YEAR'S BFF? WE CHECK OUT THE BEST IN SHOW. AND ANOTHER HIGH MUSCLES IN, BUT THERE'S STILL A BIT OF RAIN ABOUT. SPORTS NOW, AND CHIEFS AND ALL BLACK PLAYER RICHARD KAHUI IS LEAVING NZ TO PLY HIS TRADE IN JAPAN. KAHUI WILL PLAY TWO SEASONS FOR THE TOSHIBA CLUB IN TOKYO FOLLOWING THE 2013 SUPER RUGBY COMPETITION. THE 27-YEAR-OLD SAYS HE NEEDS TO MAKE THE MOST OF OPPORTUNITIES WHILE HE CAN. HIS DEPARTURE COULD LEAVE THE ALL BLACKS SHORT OF MID-FIELDERS FOR THE END OF YEAR TOUR, WITH CONRAD SMITH EXPECTED TO TAKE A SABBATICAL AT THE END OF THE SEASON. NOW HERE'S RENEE WITH THE FORECAST. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE GET RID OF THIS FRONT TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS PEEL AWAY INTO PACIFIC. THIS INCOMING PUSH OF HIGH PRESSURE GIVES THEM THE BOOT. THE HIGH WILL THEN DIRECT A SOUTH-WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND AND THAT SOU'WESTER WILL DREDGE UP ANOTHER FRONT FROM THE FAR SOUTH AND FLING IT ON TO SOUTHERN DISTRICTS LATE TOMORROW NIGHT. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. FINALLY TONIGHT, IF YOU'RE BARKING MAD ABOUT DOGS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL SHOW, AMERICA'S PREMIER POOCH EVENT, HAS CROWNED THEIR BEST IN SHOW, AND IT'S AN AFFENPINSCHER NAMED BANANA JOE. IT'S HIGH TIME FOR THE 5-YEAR-OLD'S VICTORY AFTER HE NARROWLY LOST THE LAST TWO YEARS. BUT IT WAS A CLOSE THING. RUNNER-UP WAS AN ENGLISH SHEEPDOG NAMED SWAGGER WHO WOWED DESPITE THIS BEING ONLY HIS FOURTH SHOW. BANANA JOE TOOK THE WIN OVER MORE THAN 2700 DOGS FOR THE TITLE, GUARANTEEING HIM CANINE FAME. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN LING AND HUGO SNELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.