SHE CAME UP TO ME AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND SAID, 'ALL RIGHT, EWEN. TONIGHT YOU CAN TIE ME UP 'AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.' AND I THOUGHT, 'AWESOME', SO I TIED HER UP, AND WENT DOWN TO THE PUB WITH MY MATES TO WATCH THE RUGBY WORLD CUP. THAT GAG IN 1997 HELPED EWEN GILMOUR MAKE COMEDY HISTORY, WINNING THE COUNTRY'S VERY FIRST BILLY T AWARD, WHICH HE DEDICATED TO HIS DAD. LIKE BILLY T JAMES, HE ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY AT TOO YOUNG AN AGE, AND HE NEVER ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE ME PERFORM COMEDY, BUT I KNOW HE WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF ME. HE NEVER THOUGHT OF HIMSELF AS A STAR. THE OCCUPATION ON HIS TAX RETURN? WESTIE. OK. A FRIEND OF MINE OUT IN WEST AUCKLAND. JUST WON LOTTO. SO NOW HE'S GOT A JAGUAR OUT ON BLOCKS ON HIS FRONT LAWN. BUT IT WAS WELL BEYOND THE WEST AND EVEN THE COMEDY CIRCUIT THAT HE HAD AN IMPACT. IF YOU SEE US WITH A BUCKET, CHUCK SOME COINS IN IT. HE'S A MAN THATS GIVEN A LOT OF TIME TO THE COMMUNITY. I SAY TO PEOPLE, THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE IS TIME, AND HE GIVES HIS TIME FREELY, AND HE'S DONE A LOT. AND THIS COUNTRY IS GOING TO BE A WORSE PLACE FOR THE PASSING OF EWEN GILMOUR. HE DABBLED IN LOCAL POLITICS AS A COUNCILOR ` FOR WAITAKERE CITY, OF COURSE. HE'D NEVER MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE PISS, YOU MIGHT SAY, AND BOY, THAT IS A GREAT LEVELER IN A COUNCIL BECAUSE THERE IS OFTEN INTENSE DEBATE. HE SPENT SOME TIME PERFECTING HIS JIVE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS, AND ROUGHING IT ON CELEBRITY TREASURE ISLAND, COUNTING ON HIS BOGAN BUSH SKILLS TO TAKE HIM TO THE TOP. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW? I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE AT THE END. I'D LOVE TO WIN IT. THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT BUT HE DID WIN BIG TIME IN 2010, NAMED NZ'S COMEDIAN OF THE DECADE. SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE IT IN THEIR BLOOD, AND THAT WAS EWEN. HE COULD JUST MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH IN A STATEMENT, EWEN'S FAMILY HAVE STATED THAT THEIR ONE SMALL COMFORT IS THAT HE'LL BE REUNITED WITH HIS WIFE, CATHERINE, WHO DIED OF CANCER THREE YEARS AGO. AND AS THE TRIBUTES GO UP,... ...THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST ADVOCATE FOR 'WEST IS BEST' IS REMEMBERED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME'S EWEN GILMOUR. GOODNIGHT. KRISTIN HALL, ONE NEWS. THREE DAYS AFTER HE WENT MISSING, THE OFFICAL SEARCH FOR A BOY (5) SWEPT OFF THE ROCKS AT MT MANGANUI HAS BEEN SCALED BACK, BUT A PRIVATE SEARCH FOR JACK DIXON IS CONTINUING, WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHERS PATROLLING THE COASTLINE. SHARON FERGUSSON HAS MORE. ACCESS TO SHELLY BAY'S NOW OPEN, A CALM, PRETTY BEACH WHERE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN HAVE PLAYED HAPPILY. BUT ON WEDNESDAY, MASSIVE SEAS SWEPT THREE AWAY. JACK DIXON'S TWO COUSINS LANDED ON THIS ROCK AND WERE RESCUED BY THEIR GRANDMOTHER, BUT JACK (5) HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE. WE'RE HERE TO PRAY. PRAY AND SEND OUR PRAYERS AND OUR THOUGHTS TO THE WHANAU OF JACK. THE CORDON'S BEEN LIFTED AND THE MOUNT OPENED BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC. MANY OF THOSE OUT WALKING ARE PART OF A PRIVATE SEARCH EFFORT SET UP BY JACK'S FAMILY. EVERYONE HAD THEIR EYES ON THE SEA IN THE HOPE OF FINDING HIM. THE ADVICE IS SECURE HIM AS BEST YOU CAN, UM, BUT DON'T REMOVE HIM FROM THAT PLACE, UH, AND CALL THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY. THAT BIG EASTERLY SWELL HAS NOW CALMED, MAKING THE ROCKS MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT THE WIND IS NOW GUSTING UP TO 40 KNOTS, AND THE RAIN IS FREEZING, MAKING IT A VERY UNPLEASANT DAY FOR SEARCHERS ON THE MOUNT TODAY. THERE WAS DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MORNING AFTER A BIG CONTINGENT OF SEARCHERS, INCLUDING NAVY DIVERS, CAME BACK EMPTY-HANDED. THE OPERATION WAS SCALED BACK. POLICE AND LAND SEARCH AND RESCUE WILL CONTINUE LOW-TIDE SEARCHES, AND SURF LIFESAVING VOLUNTEERS HAVE COMMITTED TO TWO-HOURLY GIRD SEARCHES EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE STOOD DOWN. THE FAMILY WERE BRIEFED PRIOR TO OUR BRIEFING, SO THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. THE BLEAK REMAINS OF LAST NIGHT'S CANDLELIGHT VIGIL LITTER THE BEACH, BUT THOSE MEETING HERE EACH EVENING ARE DETERMINED THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL JACK DIXON IS FOUND. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. NOW TO A FITTING FAREWELL AT PARLIAMENT FOR MANA PARTY LEADER HONE HARAWIRA TODAY. MR HARAWIRA LOST THE TE TAI TOKERAU SEAT TO LABOUR'S KELVIN DAVIS. ABOUT 100 PARTY FAITHFUL CAME TO PARLIAMENT TO SEE HIM OFF. THE OUTSPOKEN AND OFTEN CONTROVERSIAL POLITICIAN SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS TALKING TO SUPPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. HE'S STILL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. IN A PARTING SHOT, MR HARAWIRA CALLED ON THE NEW PARLIAMENT TO PASS HIS 'FEED THE KID'S' MEMBERS' BILL. AND OUR MEETINGS HAVE NOT BEEN THE SOMBRE AND TEARFUL FAREWELL TOUR FOR HONE HARAWIRA THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE HOPED FOR, BUT RATHER A JOYOUS AND UPLIFTING REVIVAL TOUR FOR A MOVEMENT WHICH TAKES UP THE CHALLENGE OF BEING THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION. IN A PARTING SHOT, MR HARAWIRA CALLED ON THE NEW PARLIAMENT TO PASS HIS 'FEED THE KIDS' MEMBERS BILL. DAVID SEYMOUR IS TO TAKE OVER AS THE NEW LEADER OF ACT. IT COMES AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF JAMIE WHTYE TODAY. DESPITE MR SEYMOUR'S VICTORY IN THE EPSOM SEAT, ACT FAILED TO WIN ENOUGH VOTES TO BRING MR WHTYE OR ANY OTHER MPS INTO PARLIAMENT. MR WHYTE SAYS HE'LL NOW TURN HIS ATTENTION TO HIS FAMILY AND CAREER. AN AMERICAN CAMERAMAN COVERING THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA HAS BEEN FLOWN HOME FOR TREATMENT AFTER BECOMING THE LATEST VICTIM OF THE PANDEMIC. IT COMES AS AUTHORITIES IN US TRY TO TRACK DOWN UP TO 100 PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE DEADLY VIRUS. CHRISTINE AHERN FROM CHANNEL NINE HAS MORE. TWO DAYS AFTER THOMAS ERIC DUNCAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA, THE APARTMENT HE STAYED IN IS BEING SCRUBBED CLEAN, AND HIS PARTNER, HER CHILD AND TWO NEPHEWS PLACED IN LOCKDOWN. BUT THE TOWELS AND SHEETS HE USED ARE STILL INSIDE. THERE IS NO FEAR OF ANYTHING GOING ON THE COMMON AREAS BECAUSE THE GUY WASN'T HERE FOR THAT LONG. POLICE WERE STATIONED AT THE APARTMENT TODAY AFTER THE FAMILY REPORTEDLY VIOLATED THE QUARANTINE ORDER. FOOD HAS ALSO BEEN DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME. THOSE PEOPLE IN THE APARTMENT, UM, ARE PART OF DALLAS COUNTY, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST, UH, RESPECT AND DIGNITY. AUTHORITIES ARE NOW HUNTING UP TO 100 PEOPLE IN DALLAS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE DISEASE, INCLUDING HEALTH WORKERS AND SCHOOLCHILDREN. EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE GOING OUT TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS. WE WANNA GO IN AND GET RID OF THIS DISEASE AND TRY TO HOPE THAT NOBODY ELSE GETS INFECTED. THE LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS IT COULD PROSECUTE MR DUNCAN FOR LYING ON HIS TRAVEL FORM. HE SAID HE HAD NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH ANYONE WITH EBOLA WHEN, IN FACT, HE HELPED A DYING PREGNANT NEIGHBOUR TRAVEL TO HOSPITAL JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE US. UNITED AIRLINES HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS WHO ARE ON MR DUNCAN'S FLIGHTS AND DISINFECTED THE PLANE HE FLEW ON. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW. A COUNTRY ON EDGE AS THOMAS DUNCAN CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, FILLING UP THE CAR AND GOING OVERSEAS LOOKS LIKELY TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE WITH THE NZ DOLLAR EXPECTED TO KEEP FALLING. WHILE THE DROP IS GOOD NEWS FOR EXPORTERS, FOR SOME, IT'S COME A LITTLE TOO LATE. SARAH WELLS EXPLAINS. 30 JOBS ARE LIKELY TO BE AXED FROM THIS DUNEDIN MANUFACTURING PLANT ` THE EXPORT COMPANY HAS BEEN BATTLING THE HIGH NZ DOLLAR. EVEN THOUGH IT'S DROPPING, PARTS OF THE FACTORY ARE STILL SET TO CLOSE DOWN. THERE'S YEARS OF EXPERTISE, THERE'S $20M WORTH OF PLANT THAT'S WORTH ALMOST NOTHING, THERE'S PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS. THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE, THEY'RE FRIENDS, AND I FEEL GUTTED. SADDLER SHARON JONES HAS BENEFITED FROM THE HIGH DOLLAR ` LIKE OTHER RETAILERS, IMPORTING PRODUCTS HAS BEEN CHEAPER ` BUT SAYS AS THE DOLLAR DROPS, THAT'S CHANGING. AT THE MOMENT WE'VE JUST BEEN DOING PAYMENTS THROUGH TO EUROPE. AND OURS ARE QUITE SUBSTANTIAL ONES, SO OBVIOUSLY, HALF A PERCENT IS STARTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE COST OF PRODUCT COMING INTO NZ. ECONOMISTS SAY CONSUMERS WILL FEEL THE IMPACT ACROSS THE BOARD. THE DECLINES IN THE NZ DOLLAR WILL RAISE YOUR PETROL PRICES, MAKE OFFSHORE TRAVEL MORE EXPENSIVE AND MAKE YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE TOO. BUT FOR EXPORTERS, THE FALLING DOLLAR IS GOOD NEWS. DAIRY FARMERS WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING AT THE DECLINE OF THE NZ DOLLAR WITH A CERTAIN DEGREE OF RELIEF. AND FOR MEAT PRODUCERS, THIS IS AN ADDED BOOST TO THEIR PROFITABILITY. BUT FOR OTHERS, IT'S A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE EXPORT SIDE OF IT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR FUEL COMES IN FROM OVERSEAS; MOST OF OUR CLOTHING, OUR FOOTWEAR, A LOT OF OUR FOOD COMES IN OUT OF THE COUNTRY, SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO START HAVING AN IMPACT WITH THE DOLLAR. ANZ ECONOMISTS EXPECT THE DOLLAR TO DROP TO AROUND 72C TO THE US IN 2016. WE DON'T WANT THE DOLLAR TO DROP OUT OF BED, BUT IT IS TOO HIGH FOR COMMODITY MANUFACTURERS AT THE PRESENT. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SAYS HE'D LIKE TO SEE THE KIWI DOLLAR DOWN TO AROUND 65C US. BACK AT THIS FACTORY, THOSE IN CHARGE SAY IF THAT WAS A REALITY, THEY'D BE KEEPING ALL OF THE FACTORY OPEN. SARAH WELLS, ONE NEWS. NOW TO A BIG CALL BEING MADE BY ALL BLACKS COACH STEVE HANSEN. HE'S SAYING A CURRENT ALL BLACKS WINGER JULIAN SAVEA IS BETTER THAN THE LEGENDARY JONAH LOMU. TO GIVE YOU A COMPARISON, HERE'S THE TALE OF THE TAPE. LOMU, TALLER AND ABOUT 120KG IN HIS PLAYING DAYS. SAVEA LIGHTER AND SHORTER BUT STILL NO FEATHERWEIGHT. SCORING ABILITY? LOMU 37 TRIES IN 63 TESTS, WHILE SAVEA'S SCORED 27 IN 27 TESTS, WITH MORE LIKELY TO COME. TO BE FAIR, STEVE HANSEN SAYS LOMU WAS A GREAT PLAYER, BUT SAVEA HAS A BETTER ALL-ROUND GAME. HE'S GOOD UNDER THE HIGH BALL, A DECENT KICKING GAME AND BETTER AT TURNING AND CHASING IN DEFENCE. SO WHAT'S THE SCORE? THE RESULTS OF A ONE NEWS ONLINE POLL SHOWS 45% BACKING SAVEA, 13% LOMU, WITH A BIG NUMBER SAYING IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL. NORTHLAND HAVE CRUSHED NORTH HARBOUR IN TONIGHT'S ITM CUP MATCH IN WHANGAREI. THE HOME SIDE KEPT THEIR OPPOSITION AT ARMS LENGTH FROM THE GET GO, ENDING THE FIRST HALF FIVE POINTS AHEAD. THE TANIWHA'S FULLBACK MATT WRIGHT WAS PARTICULARLY EXPLOSIVE WITH THE BALL, SCORING A HATTRICK OF TRIES. MAN: HERE COMES THE HAT-TRICK. WHAT A NIGHT FOR MATTHEW WRIGHT. THREE TRIES TO THE NORTHLAND FULLBACK. THE FLAT LOOKING NORTH HARBOUR SIDE WENT DOWN 58-27, AND WILL NEED TO REGROUP BEFORE FACING WELLINGTON IN THE CAPITAL NEXT WEEK. SO, IF YOU'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL TO AVOID POLICE, THIS NEXT STORY WILL REMIND YOU WHY THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA. DANIELLE STANBURY EXPLAINS. WOMAN: GOING OVER THE FREEWAY! FLYING! OH MY GOODNESS. THAT WAS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE DRAMATIC END TO A WILD 90-MINUTE PURSUIT. IT ALMOST APPEARED THAT THIS GUY DID THIS INTENTIONALLY. SPEEDING THROUGH FOUR CALIFORNIAN CITIES AT MORE THAN A 130KM/H. HE'S GONE THE WRONG WAY, ON TO THE FREEWAY AGAIN. THIS CHASE WAS NEVER GOING TO END WELL. BOOM. LOOK AT THAT. JUST CRASHED RIGHT THERE. THE PURSUIT STARTED AFTER THE 53-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY STOLE $12,000 WORTH OF STEEL. HIS DOOR IS OPEN, SO HE'S GONNA POSSIBLY THINKING OF JUMPING OUT. BUT THIS WAS FAR FROM THE MAN'S FIRST FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF CRIME. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS ALREADY WANTED FOR ROBBING HALF A DOZEN BANKS. THE FACT THAT THIS GUY CAN WALK, I AM AMAZED. NOW HE'S FACING EVEN MORE CHARGES AFTER THIS RECKLESS RIDE. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` CHRIS CAIRNS' LEGAL BATTLE STARTS WHAT IS SET TO BE A LONG JOURNEY. WHY WILLIAM AND KATE HAVE HAS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON PHOTOGRAPHERS. AND LATER ` THE LEGAL ROW BREWING OVER THE ORIGINAL BLONDE BOMBSHELL. This is $156,000 in real shredded cash. 156,000 ` that's how much interest BNZ could help you shred off your mortgage with our tailored home loan. And you could pay it off over 11 years faster than a standard mortgage. Bring your home loan to BNZ and see how much you could shred. BNZ ` be good with money. FORMER CRICKET INTERNATIONAL CHRIS CAIRNS IS DUE BACK IN A LONDON COURT IN A FORTNIGHT. HE'S MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON A PERJURY CHARGE, WHICH HE PLANS TO STRONGLY CONTEST. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JESSICA MUTCH WAS THERE. NOTHING TO SAY. COME ALONG, MR CAIRNS. HE'S USED TO FACING PACE BOWLERS; NOW CHRIS CAIRNS IS FACING A CHARGE OF PERJURY. IS IT FRUSTRATING FOR YOU TO BE HERE AGAIN MR CAIRNS? HE'S ACCUSED OF LYING TO THE HIGH COURT, AND UNDER BRITISH LAW, THAT COULD MEAN UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN JAIL. IT BEGAN WHEN CAIRNS TOOK A LIBEL CASE AGAINST FORMER INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FOUNDER LALIT MODI AFTER HE ACCUSED THE KIWI OF MATCH FIXING ON TWITTER. THE FORMER ALL-ROUNDER WON AND WAS AWARDED NEARLY $180,000 IN DAMAGES. DURING THE CASE HE STATED HE'D... BUT THAT'S NOW BEING QUESTIONED, AND HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH WILFULLY MAKING A STATEMENT THAT HE... HIS FORMER LAWYER ANDREW FITCH-HOLLAND HAS ALSO BEEN CHARGED. HE'S ACCUSED OF PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE BY ALLEGEDLY ASKING FORMER CRICKETER LOU VINCENT TO PROVIDE A FALSE WITNESS STATEMENT. INSIDE COURT, CHRIS CAIRNS APPEARED RELAXED. HE STOOD SIDE BY SIDE WITH HIS FORMER LAWYER ANDREW FITCH-HOLLAND. BEFORE THE JUDGE CAME IN, THEY WERE CHATTING. WHEN THE JUDGE ASKED HER QUESTIONS, HE ANSWERED CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY STANDING WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND HIS CHIN RAISED. BOTH MEN SAY THEY WILL VIGOROUSLY CONTEST THE CHARGES. CHRIS CAIRNS IS LIVING IN NZ, BUT WILL HAVE TO BE IN LONDON FOR THE PRE-TRAIL HEARING IN TWO WEEKS. ARE YOU GOING TO TRY AND BRING THAT DATE FORWARD? WE MAY TRY AND DO THAT. TILL WHEN? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. BUT I'VE GOT NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL NOW. HIS LONG WALKS ARE NOW OUT OF COURT RATHER THAN BACK TO THE PAVILION. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS, LONDON. AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT HAS ANNOUNCED HIS AIRFORCE IS JOINING THE COMBAT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS IN IRAQ. 8 FA18 JETS WILL CARRY OUT AIRSTRIKES AFTER GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT. THE AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE IS ALREADY PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH REFUELING AND SURVEILLANCE. SPECIAL FORCES TROOPS WILL ALSO BE DEPLOYED TO HELP TRAIN IRAQI FORCES. PROTESTERS BLOCKADING PARTS OF HONG KONG HAVE ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO TALK WITH THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT DEMANDS FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS. THE DEAL COMES AFTER A CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF HONG KONG'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. THIS FROM THE ABC'S STEPHEN MCDONNEL. THE FOCUS OF HONG KONG'S DEMONSTRATORS HAS SHIFTED TO GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS. A BLOCKADE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE MEANS VEHICLES CAN ONLY ENTER AND LEAVE WHEN THE RIOT POLICE CLEAR A PATH. CROWD CLAMOURS, SIREN WAILS OVERNIGHT, THE PROTESTER-IMPOSED DEADLINE FOR HONG KONG'S LEADER TO STEP DOWN CAME AND WENT. WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, HE WAS NEVER GOING. I WILL NOT RESIGN. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO REFORM WORK, AND HELP HONG KONG'S FIVE MILLION PEOPLE ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE WITH CANDIDATES CONTROLLED BY BEIJING ISN'T ACCEPTABLE TO THESE PROTESTERS. CY LEUNG HAS FACED THEM DOWN. SO WHAT CAN THEY DO NOW? I STILL CAN'T FIND A DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE FUTURE. IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING, THERE WERE THOSE WHO DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO RAMP UP THE TACTICS. WE SHOULD PUT THE PRESSURE ON, AND GET THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE US A BETTER REPLY. THEY SAT ON THE REMAINING UNBLOCKED ROAD THROUGH CENTRAL HONG KONG. OTHERS CALLED OUT AND DRAGGED THEM OFF, FEARING IT WOULD INCONVENIENCE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH BY AND LARGE SUPPORTS THE PROTEST. WE CAN SEE THE FRUSTRATION THAT'S DEVELOPING. ON ONE SIDE ARE PROTESTERS WHO WANT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC, ON THE OTHER IS A GROUP WHO ARE TRYING TO HOLD THEM BACK TO MAINTAIN A STATE OF CALM AND PEACEFUL RESISTANCE. THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS IT CAN WITHSTAND THIS CONTEST BETTER THAN CROWDS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HAVE THREATENED A PHOTOGRAPHER WITH LEGAL ACTION FOR HARASSING PRINCE GEORGE. IN A STRONGLY WORDED STATEMENT, THE ROYAL COUPLE CLAIMED THEIR 14`MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE. CHANNEL NINE'S AMELIA BALLINGER HAS MORE. JUST 14 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF AN HARRASMENT CLAIM. FROM HIS BIRTH LAST YEAR TO HIS CHRISTENING THREE MONTHS LATER, HIS FIRST STEPS AND FIRST OVERSEAS TOUR ` CAMERAS HAVE CAPTURED MANY OF THE YOUNG ROYAL'S MILESTONES. BUT THE GROWING APETTITE FOR ALL THINGS 'GEORGE', PARTICULARLY UNOFFICIAL SNAPS, HAS ANGERED THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. THE COUPLE HAVE FIRED OFF LEGAL LETTERS TO TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS, CLAIMING THEIR BEHAVIOUR AMOUNTS TO STALKING. THEY'VE SAID TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN THEM, 'LOOK, THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING. IF YOU DO THIS AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO 'TAKE LEGAL ACTION'. IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK HERE AT BATTERSEA PARK IN LONDON'S SOUTH THAT ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN QUESTION TOOK UNAUTHORISED PHOTOS OF PRINCE GEORGE PLAYING WITH HIS NANNY. GEORGE WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE PARK, AND IT WAS THAT INCIDENT THAT PROMPTED WILLIAM AND KATE TO TAKE ACTION. A STATEMENT RELEASED FROM KENSINGTON PALACE SAID ` THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DEBATED. CAN YOU HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN A PUBLIC PARK? CAN YOU BE HARRASSED BY A PHOTOGRAPHER IF THEY'RE USING A LONG LENS AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE THERE? WILLIAM AND KATE HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY RELEASED OFFICIAL PHOTOS OF THEIR SON, BUT IT'S THE NATURAL IMAGES THAT KEEP ROYAL WATCHERS SATISIFIED ` AND THAT ATTRACT THE HIGHEST BIDS, PARTICULARLY FROM AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINES. JUST HOW FAR THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL GO TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY REMAINS TO BE SEEN. BUT AS THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC GEAR UP FOR A SECOND ROYAL BABY, THERE'S VERY LITTLE CHANCE PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL SHY AWAY FROM THE CAMBRIDGES. AN HISTORIC FILM FROM MAORIDOM'S FIRST CINEMATOGRAPHER HAS BEEN GIVEN A MAKEOVER AND RE-RELEASED ON DVD. THE 60-YEAR-OLD 'INSIDE RED CHINA', SHOWS FILMMAKER RAMAI HAYWARD PLACING A CLOAK ON CHAIRMAN MAO. THE CLOAK, A GIFT FROM THE MAORI KING KOROKI, WAS LATER DISCOVERED IN CHINA'S NATIONAL MUSEUM AND GIVEN TO NZ'S TE PAPA LAST YEAR. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER. AND SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY, BUT NOW THERE'S A LEGAL BATTLE OVER WHO GETS THE CASH WHEN TECHNOLOGY RESURRECTS A SUPERSTAR. THE ORIGINAL BLONDE BOMBSHELL, THE ACTRESS AND SINGER MARILYN MONROE, COULD BE MAKING A COMEBACK MORE THAN 50 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH. THERE ARE PLANS TO FEATURE HER HOLOGRAM IN A CONCERT, BUT IF THE SHOW GOES ON, IT COULD END UP IN COURT. ABC'S DAVID WRIGHT EXPLAINS. # I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU... # MARILYN MONROE SHE IS NOT, BUT VIRTUAL MARILYN IS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THE REAL MARILYN MONROE'S ESTATE WANTS TO HOLOGRAM MARILYN TO GO AWAY. NOW VIRTUAL MARILYN IS SUING THE ESTATE. MARILYN VS MARILYN ` WITH MILLIONS AT STAKE. MARILYN MONROE IS THE THIRD-HIGHEST PAID DEAD CELEBRITY. SHE'S BEHIND MICHAEL JACKSON AND ELVIS PRESLEY. ELVIS CAME BACK TO SING WITH CELINE DION ON AMERICAN IDOL. # PLEASE LET ME DREAM. # AND MICHAEL JACKSON RESURRECTED... # SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM # ...TO MOONWALK AT THIS YEAR'S BILLBOARD AWARDS. MARILYN MONROE'S DIGITAL IMAGE IS A POTENTIAL GOLDMINE,... # DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND. # ...OR IN THIS CASE, MAYBE A DIAMOND MINE? # TIFFANYS! # NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT.