DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. THE SECRET HOBBIT EMAILS REVEALED, EXPOSING THE TOXIC WRANGLE TO GET THE MOVIE MADE HERE. CLAIMS OF SABOTAGE AS THE BATTLE OVER WHALING IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN PUTS LIVES AT RISK. AND THE OSCAR FOR FLIRTING GOES TO JACK, WHO SEIZES THE MOMENT WITH A YOUNG STAR. THE DRAMA BEHIND THE MAKING OF THE HOBBIT MOVIES HAS BEEN EXPOSED TONIGHT WITH THE RELEASE OF A SERIES OF SECRET EMAILS. THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF DIRECTOR SIR PETER JACKSON'S ANGER WITH UNIONS.. THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF DIRECTOR SIR PETER JACKSON'S ANGER WITH UNIONS. THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF DIRECTOR SIR PETER JACKSON'S ANGER WITH UNIONS IN DESCRIBING THE SAGA AS "TOXIC". HERE'S DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH. TO SECURE THE FILMING OF 'THE HOBBIT' IN NZ, THE GOVERNMENT CHANGED THE LABOUR LAWS AND GAVE WARNER BROTHERS A TAX BREAK WORTH $25M. WHENEVER A DEAL IS DONE, THERE'S ALWAYS A PAPER TRAIL, BUT UNTIL TODAY WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO SEE JUST HOW HARD THE GOVERNMENT WAS LOBBIED. WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISIONS WE HAVE MADE WHICH HAVE ENABLED THE HOBBIT MOVIES TO BE FILMED IN NZ. THE EMAILS REVEAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND SIR PETER JACKSON AND SHOW JUST HOW FRUSTRATED THE DIRECTOR WAS WITH THE UNIONS AND HOW NERVOUS HE WAS ABOUT LOSING THE FILM TO EUROPE OR AUSTRALIA. IN AN EMAIL, SIR PETER JACKSON CALLS THE AUSTRALIAN-BASED UNION BOSS SIMON WHIPP A 'SNAKE' WHO PLAYED THE GOVERNMENT LIKE A FOOL AND WAS TRYING TO DERAIL THE HOBBIT PRODUCTION. DESPITE RECENT TRIPS TO HOLLYWOOD, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT ISN'T TOO COSY WITH SIR PETER JACKSON OR BIG FILM COMPANIES. AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO DECIDE IN ALL THESE SITUATIONS, ARE THEY PREPARED TO CHANGE THE REGULATIONS TO ENCOURAGE AN INDUSTRY OR NOT? AND WE MADE THE CALL, AND THE MOVIE WAS PRODUCED HERE AND OTHER ONES ARE BEING PRODUCED HERE. LABOUR SAYS THE DOCUMENTS SHOW THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN ADVICE ON EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL LAW SAYS IN OTHER WORDS, WE DIDN'T NEED A LAW CHANGE. THE GOVERNMENT KNEW THAT THEY COULD DEAL WITH ALL THE EMPLOYMENT ISSUES WITHOUT CHANGING THE LAW, BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID IT ANYWAY. JUST LIKE SKY CITY, THEY ARE SELLING OFF OUR LAWS WHEN THEY DON'T NEED TO. THE ACTORS' GUILD IS QUESTIONING WHO IS MAKING OUR LAWS. IS IT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF NZ? OR IS IT A SINGLE BUSINESSPERSON WHO IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF A MEGA BUSINESS ENTITY FROM OFFSHORE? THE FILMING OF THE HOBBIT MOVIES HAS NOW WRAPPED UP, AND THE GOVERNMENT HOPES THE POLITICAL FALLOUT HAS BEEN CONTAINED TOO. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK THAT BIG FILM COMPANIES WON'T WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH NZ IF WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THINGS WILL BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL. STEVEN JOYCE SAYS HE THINKS THAT'S UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN BECAUSE SO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, AND THERE'S NO LONGER THE ISSUE OF COMMERCIAL SENSITIVITY. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS. AT LEAST 19 TOURISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH IN EGYPT, NEAR THE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION OF LUXOR. THE BALLOON PLUNGED TO EARTH, CRASHING INTO SUGAR CANE FIELDS WEST OF LUXOR AFTER IT EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. ONLY THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SURVIVED. THE CASUALTIES INCLUDE FRENCH, BRITISH, CHINESE AND JAPANESE NATIONALS. IT'S NOT THOUGHT ANY NZERS WERE ON BOARD. THE BATTLE OVER WHALING IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN IS RAMPING UP, WITH CLAIMS OF SABOTAGE AND LIVES BEING PUT AT RISK. JAPANESE WHALERS ARE CLASHING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ON BOARD THE SEA SHEPHERD, NEAR ANTARCTICA, WITH BOTH SIDES BLAMING EACH OTHER FOR COLLISIONS. RENEE GRAHAM HAS THE LATEST. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE CAMERA ANGLE. JAPANESE WHALERS SAY THIS VIDEO SHOWS A SEA SHEPHERD PROTEST VESSEL RAMMING THEIR HARPOON SHIP. HORN BLARES BUT ACTIVISTS CLAIM THEIR VIDEO OF THE SAME INCIDENT SHOWS THE JAPANESE WERE THE AGGRESSORS. THIS IS THE SECOND ALLEGED RAMMING INCIDENT THIS WHALING SEASON. THE JAPANESE SAY AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ALLOWS THEM TO WHALE FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. THE CETACEAN INSTITUTE SAYS SEA SHEPHERD'S EFFORTS TO STOP THEM ARE SABOTAGE AND NOT ONLY MALICIOUS, BUT THREATEN SAFETY, AND ARE THEREFORE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S CALLING ON AUSTRALIA, THE NETHERLANDS AND NZ TO RESTRAIN THEM. WE CAN'T PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG THERE. AND WE THINK COOL HEADS SHOULD PREVAIL. THE SEA SHEPHERD SAYS THE JAPANESE ARE IN AN AREA PROTECTED BY THE ANTARCTIC TREATY AND REGARDED AS AUSTRALIAN WATERS, WHERE WHALING IS ILLEGAL. BUT JAPAN DISAGREES, SO THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE TAKEN THE DISPUTE TO AN INTERNATIONAL COURT. WE ARE NOT A PARTY DIRECTLY TO THE CASE THAT THE AUSTRALIANS ARE BRINGING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE. BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT PROCESS, AND MY VIEW WOULD BE WE'D LIKE TO SEE AN END TO SCIENTIFIC WHALING. IF THE CASE IS DECIDED IN AUSTRALIA'S FAVOUR, IT WON'T STOP JAPAN. THEY'LL STILL COME DOWN HERE ANYWAY. THE WHALING SEASON WRAPS UP IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. ACTIVISTS WANT NZ OR AUSTRALIA TO SEND A SHIP TO KEEP THE PEACE, BUT JOHN KEY SAYS THAT COULD ANTAGONISE THE SITUATION. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. A CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE SURVIVOR HAS LASHED OUT AT A DECISION TO SNUB THE AUSTRALIAN RESCUE TEAMS WHO SAVED HER. DESPITE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE, THEY'RE BEING DENIED AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDALS FOR THEIR COURAGE. CHANNEL NINE'S SIMON BOUDA HAS THIS REPORT. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE ANN BODKIN'S FAINT CRIES FOR HELP WERE HEARD FROM THE RUBBLE. NOW SHE'S ANGRY THE AUSTRALIAN RESCUERS WHO SAVED HER LIFE ARE HAVING TO FIGHT FOR A MEDAL OF HONOUR. THEY'RE RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES. THEY'RE IN REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT'S JUST HORRIFIC. I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY GO THROUGH. 140 FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS FROM NSW AND QUEENSLAND WERE SENT TO CHRISTCHURCH. TWO MONTHS AGO, NINE NEWS BROKE THE STORY THAT OUR AUSSIE HEROES HAD BEEN DENIED A HUMANITARIAN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THIS DISASTER ZONE FOR ONLY 10 DAYS AND NOT 14. UN GUIDELINES STRESS URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS CAN ONLY OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY FOR UP TO 10 DAYS. THE MEDAL IS AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OUR FIREIES WERE TOLD IT WAS A SIMPLE CLERICAL ERROR THAT THEY'D MISSED OUT. LAST MONTH, THE LIST OF RECIPIENTS WAS AMENDED, AND STILL OUR HEROES DO NOT QUALIFY. THIS HAS GOT TO BE LIFTED OUT OF THE HANDS OF BUREAUCRATS AND GIVEN TO THE PRIME MINISTER OR SOMEONE FAIRLY SENIOR IN GOVERNMENT TO FIX THIS AND FIX IT NOW. ANN BODKIN HAS NO DOUBT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE NEARLY 200 PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE IN CHRISTCHURCH IF IT WASN'T FOR HER AUSSIE HEROES. I'M SURE I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, AND I THINK EVERY ONE OF THEM IS A REAL HERO. THEY COULD ALL HAVE BEEN KILLED. SIMON BOUDA FROM CHANNEL NINE REPORTING THERE. THERE'S RENEWED HOPE TONIGHT FOR PIKE RIVER FAMILIES STILL TRYING TO RECOVER THE BODIES OF 29 LOVED ONES WHO DIED IN THE MINE. THIS AFTER A CRUCIAL MEETING IN CHRISTCHURCH INVOLVING MINE EXPERTS. BUT AS LISA DAVIES REPORTS, THERE ARE STILL MANY STEPS TO GO. ARRIVING BEFORE DAWN WITH ONE THING IN MIND. IF WE CAN'T GET THINGS DONE, GOD HELP MINING IN NZ. BERNIE MONK WAS ONE OF 21 PEOPLE, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MINE EXPERTS, AT A MEETING THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR THE PIKE FAMILIES ABOUT RE-ENTERING THE MINE TUNNEL. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS OF IMMENSE FRUSTRATION. THE MEETING'S BEEN SCHEDULED THIS EARLY SO THAT TWO OF THE PIKE RIVER FAMILIES' MINING EXPERTS, BASED IN ENGLAND, CAN TAKE PART VIA TELECONFERENCE. I WON'T BE LEAVING THAT MEETING WITH OUR GUYS TODAY UNLESS THINGS ARE PUT IN CONCRETE TODAY. GAINING ACCESS TO THE TUNNEL IS CRUCIAL TO THE FAMILIES BECAUSE IT MAY REVEAL FURTHER CLUES AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. IT MAY ALSO CONTAIN THE REMAINS OF SOME OF THE MEN WHO DIED HERE. AFTER FIVE HOURS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DISCUSSING THE RE-ENTRY, THEY EMERGED. I LEARNT A LOT FROM THIS. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AS FAST AS I ANTICIPATED, BUT WE'RE GOING DOWN THE RIGHT PATHS. THE GROUP HAS AGREED TO FURTHER DEVELOP TWO METHODS OF EXPLORING THE TUNNEL, WHICH RUNS OVER 2KM UP TO THE WORKINGS OF THE MINE. IT'S BEEN SEALED SHUT, BECAUSE THE MINE IS SO VOLATILE, SO GETTING BACK IN IS FAR FROM SIMPLE. ALWAYS DISAPPOINTMENT, OF COURSE, ABOUT TIMING, BUT YOU CAN'T RUSH A PROCESS ON WHICH PEOPLE'S LIVES TURN. ONCE THE BEST OPTION IS SELECTED AND ITS SAFETY HAS BEEN ASSESSED BY THE HIGH HAZARDS UNIT, IT WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS INDICATED IT WILL FUND A SAFE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE PLAN. WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE. GETTING ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO RE-ENTERING THE MINE THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF THEIR MEN. LISA DAVIES, ONE NEWS. CONCERNS ARE GROWING FOR A BACKPACKER MISSING SINCE WAITANGI DAY CELEBRATIONS. POLICE SAY THERE'S NO CLUE WHERE PEARCE MARTIN (20) WENT AFTER WAITANGI NEARLY THREE WEEKS AGO. HE HASN'T CONTACTED FAMILY OR FRIENDS. A TONGAN COURT HAS HEARD THAT A NZ POLICE OFFICER WHO DIED AFTER BEING ASSAULTED IN POLICE CUSTODY MAY HAVE LIVED IF HE'D RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT EARLIER. CONSTABLE KALI FUNGAVAKA DIED IN NUKU'ALOFA HOSPITAL LAST AUGUST. THE COURT HEARD HE'D BEEN INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, INCLUDING AN ATTACK OUTSIDE A BAR, AND TWO OTHER ALLEGED ASSAULTS WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY. A NZ PATHOLOGIST SAID THE INJURIES SUSTAINED AT THE POLICE STATION COMPOUNDED THE EARLIER INJURY. FIVE TONGAN POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE OTHER MAN ARE ACCUSED OF MR FUNGAVAKA'S MANSLAUGHTER. THE BENEFITS OF A MEDITERRANEAN STYLE DIET RICH IN FISH, VEGETABLES, NUTS AND OLIVE OIL HAVE LONG BEEN SUSPECTED TO BE GOOD FOR YOU, BUT NOW IT'S BEEN PROVED WITH A STUDY SHOWING SUCH A DIET CAN REDUCE HEART DISEASE AND THE RISK OF STROKE. CHANNEL NINE'S SARAH HARRIS EXPLAINS. GREEK GROCERS POLLY AND TERRY MASTROCOSTAS COME FROM A LONG LINE OF RELATIVES WHO'VE LIVED INTO THEIR 100S, AND SWEAR BY OLIVE OIL AS A LIFE-EXTENDING ELIXIR. A SPOON OF OLIVE OIL EVERY NIGHT, EVERY SECOND NIGHT. IT WORKS BEST AS PART OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, A BLEND OF NUTS, OILY FISH AND FRUIT AND VEGE, LONG FAVOURED BY CARDIOLOGISTS. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR STUDY THAT HAS CONFIRMED THAT WHAT MANY OF US HAVE THOUGHT FOR MANY YEARS. THE FIVE-YEAR STUDY SHOWED THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET REDUCED THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE BY UP TO 30%, AND SLASHED STROKES BY ALMOST HALF. IT BUILDS HEALTHY CELL MEMBRANES AND ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE CODEINE AGAINST OUTSIDE TOXINS. AS A PROTECTIVE COATING AGAINST OUTSIDE TOXINS. THE LOW-FAT DIET THEN DESTROYS THE MEMBRANES, TAKES THE FAT OUT OF THE MEMBRANES. SO THE MEMBRANES BECOME VERY LEAKY AND PERMEABLE. WE'RE PLEASED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY, WHICH EMPHASISE WHAT WE'VE BEEN RECOMMENDING FOR SOME TIME. WHEN YOU WANT TO EAT A LOT OF OLIVE OIL, YOU'RE NOT GROWING QUICKLY GREY HAIR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU'VE GOT DARKER HAIR. JUST REMEMBER, WHILE IT IS A GOOD FAT, IT IS STILL FATTENING, SO USE IN MODERATION. THE STUDY LASTED FIVE YEARS AND MONITORED 7500 PEOPLE. THE BACKBENCHER PUB IN WELLINGTON REVEALED ITS NEW PUPPETRY OF THE POLITICIAN STARS TONIGHT, AS THE ICONIC WATERING HOLE CELEBRATED ITS REBIRTH AFTER TWO DAMAGING FIRES. SARAH BRADLEY WENT ALONG TO SEE HOW THE POLITICIANS FARED AFTER THE MAKEOVER. NIGHT FEVER, NIGHT FEVER ANYONE? OUR VERY OWN JOHN KEY IS REVEALED AS JOHN TRAVOLTA. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT MY ABILITY TO DANCE WILL KNOW THAT PUPPET IS BEING VERY KIND TO ME. GERRY BROWNLEE'S PUPPET WAS IN FULL CERA MODE, THE WORK OBVIOUSLY DOING WONDERS FOR HIS WAISTLINE. AND METIRIA TUREI WAS POSITIVELY BEAMING AS HER PUPPET WAS REVEALED. THE WHOLE ECO WARRIOR, IT'S JUST GORGEOUS THE WHOLE ECO WARRIOR, IT'S JUST GORGEOUS. WINSTON PETER'S REACTION WAS BRIEF AS WAS HIS PUPPET'S CLOTHING. I LIKE THE SHORTS. BUT NOT PERHAPS AS BRIEF AS THE TOGA ON DAVID SHEARER AS "THE THINKER". I HAVEN'T TAKEN A PEEP UP THE LEG OF THE TOGA YET TO SEE IF IT'S VERY REALISTIC. TWO FIRES AND SECVEN NEW PUPPETS LATER, BACKBENCHER IS HOPING THE NEW LOOK WILL ATTRACT PUNTERS BACK TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, IF ONLY TO GET A TASTE OF WHAT GERRY BROWNLEE EXPECTS TO BE HIS NEW CANAPE. BACKBENCHER TRADITIONALLY NAMES ITS MENU ITEMS IN HONOUR OF POLITICIANS. JOHN KEY HOPES HIS IS SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL. A GOOD SOLID T-BONE STEAK. PUPPET MAKER BRYCE CURTIS SAYS HIS WORK IS DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN IN A LIGHT-HEARTED WAY. IT'S ALL ABOUT A COMPLIMENTARY CHARACTERISATION. BUT METIRIA TUREI COULDN'T RESIST A DIG AT THE PRIME MINISTER. IT'S GOOD THAT HE'S REPRESENTED HERE, I THINK, BECAUSE HE WONT BE HERE FOR MUCH LONGER, BECAUSE HE WONT BE HERE FOR MUCH LONGER. WINSTON HAD HIS OWN RETORT. I THINK METIRIA'S IS PRETTY GOOD, GIVEN IT'S THE GREEN PARTY. BUT ALL PARTIES APPEARED TO PUT DIFFERENCES ASIDE TO CELEBRATE THE REOPENING OF THIS ICONIC BUILDING. SARAH BRADLEY, ONE NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` WE PAY TRIBUTE TO A BROADCASTING VETERAN, LOOKING BACK AT THE CAREER OF PHILLIP LEISHMAN. AND BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE OSCARS ` HOW JACK NICHOLSON STUNNED ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINNERS OF THE NIGHT. ONE NEWS HAS LEARNED THE RAIL CROSSING WHERE A WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR WAS HIT BY A TRAIN HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR HAZARD. AND KIWIRAIL IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SAFETY OF ALL ITS CROSSINGS IN AUCKLAND. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. KERRY HILL HAS TO CROSS THIS TRAIN TRACK TO GET TO WORK IN PENROSE EVERY DAY ` A BUMPY CROSSING HE SAYS ONCE TURNED INTO A DANGEROUS GAME OF CHICKEN. AS I WENT ACROSS THE FIRST TRACK, IT SHOOK MY CHAIR ENOUGH TO BASICALLY KILL THE WHEELCHAIR. IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. AND WHEN HIS CHAIR IS POWERLESS, SO IS HE ` STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. WARNING BELLS SOUNDED, AND A TRAIN WAS ON ITS WAY. FEAR, LIKE, KIND OF OVERTAKES, AND YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE WAS PULLED AWAY BY A FRIEND WITH JUST MOMENTS TO SPARE. WE COUNTED THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN WHEN THE ALARM BELLS SOUND AND WHEN THE TRAIN COMES PAST. WE COUNTED LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. THAT'S 20 SECONDS FOR KIDS ON BIKES, MUMS PUSHING PRAMS OR PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS TO GET THEMSELVES SAFELY OFF THE TRACKS. WITH GAPS OF NEARLY 10CM ` THAT'S WIDER THAN HIS FRONT WHEELS ` KERRY'S SOLUTION IS TO NEVER TAKE THIS PATH ALONE AGAIN. THE WOMAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN IN MORNINGSIDE IS STILL IN HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE CROSSING'S BEEN TEMPORARILY PATCHED UP, BUT THE SITE'S BEEN LABELLED NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS. LOCALS ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT, WITH PEOPLE GETTING STUCK IN IT. A SAFETY REVIEW BY AUCKLAND TRANSPORT IN 2011 IDENTIFIED MORNINGSIDE AND TWO OTEHR CROSSINGS AS MOST IN NEED OF A SAFER OPTION. KIWIRAIL TOLD ONE NEWS THE CROSSING WAS ALREADY KNOWN AS A MAJOR TRIP HAZARD. IT'S NOW INSPECTING EACH OF ITS 54 AUCKLAND CROSSINGS. I THINK IT'S DISGUSTING THAT IT'S TAKEN SOMEBODY TO GET HURT FOR SOMEBODY TO DECIDE, 'OK, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.' IN THE MEANTIME, HE'LL CONTINUE TO AVOID THESE CROSSINGS AND TAKE THE LONG WAY TO WORK. G 8 RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEW HE'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A ENDURING FACE ON OUR TV SCREENS, BUT TONIGHT WE MARK THE DEATH OF PHILLIP LEISHMAN, WHO HAS DIED OF A BRAIN TUMOUR AT THE AGE OF 61. LONG-TIME COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND PETER WILLIAMS LOOKS BACK AT HIS CAREER. FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF, AND THE STAGE IS SET FOR A DRAMATIC FIRST TEST MATCH BETWEEN PHIL BENNETT'S 1977 LIONS AND TANE NORTON'S ALL BLACKS. FROM HIS START IN SPORTS, HE WAS ALWAYS A VIEWERS' FAVOURITE AND MADE SURE HE LOOKED THE PART. ALWAYS VERY PROUD OF HIS BIG BOUFFANT HAIRDO. AND HE USED TO TEASE SOME OF US MORE RUGGED AND RAGGED-LOOKING CHARACTERS WITH THE LITTLE CREED THAT, 'IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY ON TV; IT'S HOW YOU LOOK.' PHILLIP UNASHAMEDLY LIKED THE CAMERA, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CAMERA LOVED PHILLIP. IT TURNED OUT BROADCASTING RAN IN THE FAMILY. # SNOOPY WAS CERTAIN # THAT THIS WAS THE END. # ONCE THEY WERE YOUNG BOYS IN TIMARU WHO LOVED TO PLAY RADIO. WE USED TO SET UP WITH AN OLD STEREOGRAM, WITH A RECORD TURNTABLE AND A REEL-TO-REEL TAPE DECK, AND WE USED TO MAKE OUR OWN RADIO STATIONS. OF COURSE, HE WAS ALWAYS THE STAR. HE REALLY MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN 1976. THE FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY TO BE SHOWN LIVE IN NZ HAD MAJOR SOUND PROBLEMS. IN A WELLINGTON STUDIO, PHILLIP PARROTED INFORMATION GIVEN TO HIM ON THE PHONE BY KEITH QUINN IN MONTREAL. HE GOT ALL THE PRAISE. I DID ALL THE WORK AND GOT NONE. AND HE NEVER REALLY LET ME FORGET THAT. AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS IN SPORTS, HE MOVED TO LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AND THE GAME SHOW 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE'. HI, EVERYONE. WELCOME ALONG. YES, IT IS 'CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE' TIME. JULIAN MOUNTER WAS THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT THE TIME, OR THE HEAD OF TV ONE. HE COULDN'T BELIEVE I WOULD DO A GAME SHOW. HE WAS SORT OF, LIKE, A BIT PATRONISING. 'NO, STAY IN SPORT. DON'T DO A GAME SHOW.' BUT THE MONEY WAS PRETTY ATTRACTIVE. BUT I ACTUALLY LOVED THE CHALLENGE OF 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE', BECAUSE EVERY DAY YOU HAD TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PATTER. LATER THERE WAS A TRAVEL SHOW AND, ONCE, A 'MISS NZ' SHOW. THEN, FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, A GOLF PROGRAMME, WHERE HE TRAVELLED THE WORLD AND TALKED TO THE GAME'S BEST. PHILLIP LEISHMAN WAS A CHARMING AND GENIAL MAN WHO VIEWERS LOVED FOR 40 YEARS. IN THIS INDUSTRY, YOU CAN'T ASK FOR MUCH MORE THAN THAT. TRADE ME'S UNDER FIRE FROM ANGRY USERS TONIGHT AS A GLITCH CONTINUES TO PREVENT USERS FROM ACCESSING SOLD ITEMS, INCLUDING PAYMENT DETAILS. THE PROBLEM COMES AS TRADE ME LAUNCHED A NEW FEATURE ALLOWING USERS TO SELL MULTIPLE ITEMS THROUGH ONE LISTING. MESSAGES POSTED ON THE SITE SAY STAFF ARE WORKING ON THE BUG. NOW TO A BACKSTAGE LOOK AT HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT, THE OSCARS. THE BEST ACTRESS WINNER, JENNIFER LAWRENCE (22) GETS SOME ATTENTION FROM A TINSELTOWN VETERAN. HERE'S THE ABC'S DAVID MUIR. SHE WAS THE SILVER LININGS ACTRESS WHO LAST NIGHT WON GOLD. AND BACKSTAGE, THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE UNEXPECTED. SITTING THERE AT THE GMA TABLE WITH GEORGE, AT FIRST TALKING ABOUT HER WIN. IT WAS REALLY JUST SHOCKING, AND I THINK I WAS JUST` THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER FELT, LIKE, ACTUAL, SHOCK. OH, YOU'VE GOT A FAN HERE. BUT THEN CAME JACK NICHOLSON. THANK YOU. AND HE KEPT GOING. OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. I LOVED ALL YOUR MOVIES. OH, REALLY? DO I LOOK LIKE A NEW GIRLFRIEND? (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) OH MY GOD! AND HE COMES BACK. THOSE TRADEMARK SHADES. IS HE STILL HERE? I'LL BE WAITING. OH MY GOD! LAUGHTER SORRY. THAT WAS JACK NICHOLSON. ONE OF THE OTHER GOLDEN MOMENTS WAS BEN AFFLECK ` AFTER SUCCESS SO YOUNG AND THEN THOSE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER, UH, HOW YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN IN LIFE, COS THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU GOTTA GET UP. WE KNEW OF THE JAMES BOND TRIBUTE COMING. ADELE AND SKYFALL. # HOLD YOUR BREATH # AND COUNT TO 10. # SHE WON THE OSCAR, BUT IT WAS THE BOND GIRL WE WEREN'T EXPECTING. 'GOLDFINGER' THEME PLAYS DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY (76) ABOUT TO PERFORM THE SONG SHE FIRST SANG IN 1964. # IT'S THE KISS OF DEATH # FROM MR GOLDFINGER. # SINGING FOR SEAN CONNERY ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. # GOLDFINGER. # AND LAST NIGHT SHE SANG IT FOR MORE THAN 40 MILLION IN THE US ALONE. # HE LOVES # GOLD. # APPLAUSE, CHEERING JACK NICOLSON IS 75, BY THE WAY, AND HE'S WON BEST ACTOR TWICE ` ONCE FOR ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST AND AGAIN FOR TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. JUST AHEAD ` RENEE HAS YOUR WEATHER, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY RESPITE FOR FARMERS YET. HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO DOMINATE THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AROUND THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-WEST FLANK OF THE HIGH, EAST AND NORTH OF FIORDLAND, THE ODD LIGHT SHOWER AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE, AS THEY HAVE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. ISOBARS ARE WIDELY SPACED AS YOU CAN SEE, SO THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT BREEZES IN MOST AREAS. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT ONE NEWS.CO.NZ. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND AMY PARK. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013