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The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report.

Primary Title
  • One News Tonight
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 12 November 2014
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
TONIGHT ` HE'S IN SOUTH AMERICA, BUT PHILLIP SMITH'S VICTIM SAYS HE STILL DOESN'T FEEL SAFE WITH THE PAEDOPHILE AND KILLER ON THE RUN. WHAT NEXT AND WHERE TO FOR THE KIWI WHO HAS JUST WALKED FREE FROM AN IMPOSING BALI PRISON. AND HOW TO KNOCK OFF THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN JUST A FEW HOURS ` THE ROCKETING FRENCHMAN. ONE OF PHILLIP SMITH'S VICTIMS SAYS HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THE CONVICTED KILLER MEANS HIM NO HARM. WE CAN'T SHOW YOU HIS FACE, OR NAME HIM, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THIS IS THE MAN WHO WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY SMITH FOR THREE YEARS WHEN HE WAS TEN. HE THEN SAW SMITH STAB HIS FATHER TO DEATH WHILE OUT ON BAIL IN 1995. HE HAS THREATENED THAT HE WANTED TO DO THE WHOLE FAMILY HE HAD A HIT LIST TO HILL THE WHOLE FAMILY. ME AND MY FAMILY CAN'T GO THROUGH OUR LIVES KNOWING THAT HE'S OUT THERE. WE'RE GONNA BE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO WATCH OVER OUR SHOULDERS. WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT FEAR, KNOWING THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN. I THINK I WAS PRETTY SAFE AND STARTING MY LIFE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. I'VE HAD TO TRY AND REBUILD MY LIFE FROM WHAT HE'S TAKEN FROM US. IT HASN'T BEEN EASY. I FINALLY FEEL THAT I'M GETTING SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFE, AND NOW HE'S ROBBING US OF IT AGAIN. THE MAN, WHO IS NOW A FATHER HIMSELF, SAYS HE SLEEPS WITH A KNIFE UNDER HIS BED OUT OF FEAR. HE SAYS HE FEELS LET DOWN BY CORRECTIONS WHO HE SAYS HAVE FAILED HIS FAMILY FOR A SECOND TIME. AND THE HUNT FOR PHILLIP SMITH HAS BEEN STEPPED UP A NOTCH TONIGHT, WITH A KIWI POLICE DETECTIVE ARRIVING IN RIO DE JANEIRO. THE CONVICTED MURDERER AND CHILD ABUSER WON'T CONFIRM WHERE HE IS, BUT HE'S CLAIMED HE MASTERMINDED HIS ESCAPE ENTIRELY ON HIS OWN. HOWEVER, THAT HASN'T STOPPED POLICE SEARCHING A PALMERSTON NORTH ADDRESS AND AN AUCKLAND SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX FOR CLUES. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS HAS THE LATEST. UNDER THE NOSE OF BORDER CONTROL AS THE KILLER HANDED OVER HIS PASSPORT, PHILLIP SMITH SAYS HE WAS FEELING... HE'D ALREADY APPARENTLY FOOLED ONE OF THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM ` HIS HALF-SISTER JOANNE. SHE'S ONE OF HER BROTHER'S SPONSORS, AND ON THURSDAY THE 6TH, SHE'S THE ONE SMITH'S STEPFATHER SAYS WENT TO SPRING HILL PRISON TO GET HIM. SHE SAID, 'I PICKED HIM UP, AND WE WENT OUT FOR THE DAY.' NO WORD, THOUGH, ON WHERE SHE DROPPED HIM OFF. IN AN EMAIL TO RADIO NZ FROM SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, SMITH SAYS HE MASTERMINDED HIS PLAN WITHOUT ANYBODY ELSE FOR FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES FOR THEM. THEY'RE GOING ON ABOUT THE BLOODY OTHER FAMILY, BUT WHAT ABOUT US? WE'RE TAKING THE WHOLE BRUNT OF IT. IT'S QUITE DISTRESSING. I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP PROPERLY, CAN'T EVEN EAT PROPERLY. SO WORRIED. BUT THE MURDERER SAYS HE HATCHED HIS PLAN IN APRIL, THE LAST TIME HE WAS DENIED PAROLE, MAKING THE DEFINITE DECISION TO ESCAPE A... HAVING BEEN ISSUED A PASSPORT UNDER HIS BIRTH NAME, PHILLIP TRAYNOR, NOT HIS ADOPTIVE SURNAME, SMITH, THE KILLER SAYS HE DID HIS OWN BACKGROUND CHECK AND FOUND, UNDER THAT NAME, NO LINK TO HIS CRIMINAL RECORD. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY THAT WILL LOOK INTO ALL OF THAT. FIRST PRIORITY FOR US IS MAKING SURE HE'S RECAPTURED AND THEN DOING ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE HE'S BROUGHT BACK TO NZ. IN 2011, SMITH TOLD THE PAROLE BOARD HIS STUDIES HAD OPENED UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD. TODAY HE SAYS THOSE BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING SKILLS HAVE MADE HIM MONEY ` ENOUGH TO BANKROLL HIS BEELINE OUT. BUT HE'S NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH ESCAPING CUSTODY AND IF RETURNED, COULD BE SENTENCED TO ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. WHETHER HE'S IN BRAZIL OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IS ONE DETAIL HE'S REFUSED, BUT HE DOES SAY HE'S DONE HIS RESEARCH, AND EVEN IF HE'S FOUND, NZ WILL HAVE CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY GETTING HIM BACK. RIGHT NOW THE FUGITIVE IS TAUNTING AUTHORITIES, BUT NO APOLOGY TO HIS VICTIMS. SMITH SAYS THAT'S STILL TO COME. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES, ROSETTA SPACECRAFT HAS GOT ONE STEP CLOSER TO LANDING ON A COMET AND MAKING HISTORY. WHOO-HOO! AFTER A DECADE-LONG JOURNEY TO REACH THE COMET, WHICH IS BEYOND MARS, THE ROSETTA HAS JUST RELEASED A LANDER TO TOUCH DOWN ON ITS SURFACE OR IN OTHER WORDS PUT SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A WASHING MACHINE ON A BALL HURTLING THROUGH SPACE AT 54,000KM/H. SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2004, ROSETTA HAS TRAVELLED 6,000,000,000KM AND ORBITED EARTH THREE TIMES TO BUILD UP ENOUGH SPEED TO CATCH UP TO ITS TARGET. TOUCHDOWN IS SO DIFFICULT IT'S ONLY BEEN GIVEN A 50% CHANCE, TOUCHDOWN IS SO DIFFICULT IT'S ONLY BEEN GIVEN A 50% CHANCE, BUT IF SUCCESSFUL, SCIENTISTS COULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER HOW LIFE ON EARTH BEGAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS IN SPACE EXPLORATION. SO HOW EXACTLY ARE SCIENTISTS HOPING TO GET THE LANDER TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE COMET? THE LANDER WILL DESCEND SLOWLY AND STEADILY FROM ROSETTA. WITH A BIT OF LUCK, IT WILL COME DOWN ON AN AREA RELATIVELY FLAT AND FREE OF OBSTACLES. TO AVOID BOUNCING OFF, EACH OF THE LANDER'S THREE LEGS HAS A SCREW TO DRIVE INTO THE GROUND. IT ALSO HAS TWO HARPOONS. THEY WILL BE FIRED DOWN TO TRY AND HELP KEEP A GRIP. IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH JETS OF GAS FIRING UP THROUGH THE COMET. BUT BEFORE ALL THAT, THE LANDER HAS TO GET THERE. IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVEN HOURS TO DESCEND TO THE SURFACE, SO ALL GOING WELL, IT SHOULD TOUCH DOWN AT 5AM NZ TIME. AFTER NINE MONTHS IN A BALI PRISON LEEZA ORMSBY IS ALMOST BACK ON NZ SOIL. THE 38-YEAR-OLD IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE INDONESIA EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. ACCORDING TO HER FAMILY, FROM THERE, SHE'S PLANNING TO HEAD TO WELLINGTON. DANIELLE STANBURY HAS THE DETAILS A VERY RELAXED LEEZA ORMSBY ENJOYED HER FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM. VERY GOOD AFTER SIDE-STEPPING THE MEDIA GAUNTLET OUTSIDE BALI'S KEROBOKAN JAIL SHE WAS WHISKED AWAY TO THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE WHERE SHE WAS LESS WILLING TO BE SEEN THE 38-YEAR-OLD SWILL STAY HERE UNTIL 5AM TOMORROW MORNING. WHEN SHE'LL GET ON A FLIGHT TO SYDNEY THEN NZ. IT'S A TRIP ORMSBY THOUGHT SHE'D BE TAKING AT THE END OF HER HOLIDAY NINE MONTHS AGO BUT WHEN BALI POLICE RAIDED HER FRIEND'S VILLA SHE WAS FOUND WITH A HALF-SMOKED HASHISH JOINT AND PUT HER BEHIND BARS SHE SPENT HER 38TH BIRTHDAY THERE BUT AN EARLY RELEASE FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR MEANS SHE WON'T MISS CHRISTMAS. I'LL BE HOME SOON. BASED IN SYDNEY BEFORE HER ARREST, ORMSBY IS GETTING DEPORTED HERE BECAUSE SHE HAS A KIWI PASSPORT. FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE BAY OF PLENTY SAY THEY'VE OFFERED HER A PLACE TO STAY, BUT IT'S UNDERSTOOD ORMSBY IS HEADING FOR THE WELLINGTON HOME OF A FRIEND SHE MET IN BALI. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A CRASH ON THE QUEENSTOWN SIDE OF THE CROWN RANGE ROAD. POLICE SAY A TRUCK LOST CONTROL ON A BEND AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE, TRAPPING THE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. A SERIOUS CRASH INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY. DRIVERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO USE THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE THROUGH CROMWELL. A HAWKE'S BAY AMBULANCE OFFICER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FEMALE PATIENTS SAYS HE BEHAVED PROFESSIONALLY AND TRIED TO GIVE HIS PATIENTS THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE. CHRISTOPHER ROGER KING HAS PLED NOT GUILTY TO EIGHT CHARGES RELATING TO FOUR WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 57. THE EVIDENCE OF EACH COMPLAINANT SUPPORTS THAT OF THE OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE UNLIKELIHOOD THAT INDEPENDENT COMPLAINANTS WOULD MAKE UP SUCH SIMILAR STORIES. I SUGGEST YOU MUST TAKE EXTREME CARE WITH THIS CONCEPT BECAUSE EVERY COMPLAINANT IS QUITE DIFFERENT. THE JUDGE WILL GIVE HIS SUMMARY OF THE CASE TOMORROW THEN IT WILL BE UP THE JURY TO DETERMINE ITS OUTCOME. THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER BLOW FOR WOULD-BE HOMEOWNERS WITH THE RESERVE BANK CHOOSING TO CONTINUE RESTRICTIONS ON LOW-DEPOSIT LOANS. THE TIGHTER CONTROLS WERE INTRODUCED LAST YEAR TO COOL RISING HOUSE PRICES, MEANING HOME BUYERS NEED TO HAVE A 20% DEPOSIT. A FIRST HOME BUYER COULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY WITH A $15,000 DEPOSIT. NOW THEY NEED A $60,000 DEPOSIT. THE BANK'S GOVERNOR IS PROMISING THE RESTRICTIONS WON'T BE IN PLACE FOREVER, BUT HE'S WORRIED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOVING HERE FROM OVERSEAS COULD FUEL INFLATION. MEANWHILE INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY THE DAIRY SECTOR IS UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE FORECAST PAYOUT FOR MILK SOLIDS. THE RESERVE BANK SAYS THE DROP OF MORE THAN $3 PER KILO COULD SEE FARMERS DEFAULTING ON THEIR LOANS. I'D SAY THERE WOULD BE QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE SOLD UP AT THE END OF THE SEASON. WE'VE HAD THREE BAD YEARS OUT OF FOUR. THE GOVERNMENT IS PLAYING DOWN THE RISK, SAYING FARMERS ARE USED TO A VOLATILE MARKETPLACE. A SMALL AIRLINE'S FLYING TO THE RESCUE IN KAITAIA AFTER OUR NATIONAL CARRIER REVEALED IT'S DITCHING FLIGHTS TO THE FAR-NORTH TOWN. TAURANGA-BASED SUNAIR IS PLANNING TO PROVIDE DAILY FLIGHTS FROM AUCKLAND WHEN THE AIR NZ SERVICES STOP IN APRIL. WE HOPE THAT THE AIRFARES WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ARE NOW, BUT ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE COSTS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE A CLEARER FIXED PRICE. SUNAIR IS CONFIDENT IT CAN OPERATE PROFITABLY FLYING A 12-SEATER AIRCRAFT AT MORE CONVENIENT TIMES. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY CONNECTING THE REGION TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS VITAL FOR THE TOWN'S SURVIVAL. NO MORE ALCOHOL SHOTS IN DUNEDIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, IF TOUGH NEW DRINKING RULES GET THE GO AHEAD. THAT POLICY WAS ON THE AGENDA AT THE FIRST OF SEVEN PUBLIC COUNCIL HEARINGS TODAY. THEY'RE PROPOSING A ONE-WAY DOOR FROM 1 AM, STOPPING DRINKING AT OUTSIDE TABLES FROM 11 PM, AND BANNING THE DRINKING OF SHOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN UNPRECEDENTED 4000 SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE PLANS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL RELATED HARM, BUT MANY ARE FACING OPPOSITION. IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, THE RATIO AGAINST WILL BE OVERWHELMING, BUT THIS ISN'T A POPULARITY CONTEST. BUT THIS ISN'T A POPULARITY CONTEST. A RECOMMENDATION ON THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE FULL COUNCIL NEXT MONTH. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD SPERM, EGGS OR EMBRYOS FROZEN AND STORED, TIME IS TICKING. FERTILITY ASSOCIATES HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT HUNDREDS OF NZERS TO LET THEM KNOW THEIR SAMPLES, BY LAW, HAVE TO BE DESTROYED SOON. ERIN CONROY EXPLAINS. THIS IS THE ONE HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE. 18 YEARS AGO, WITH THE HELP OF IVF, JOSH WAS BORN. 'I'M WEARING A DRESS!' THE OTHER SIX EMBRYOS FROM THAT SAME HARVEST WERE FROZEN UNTIL TRISH AND HER HUSBAND RECEIVED A LETTER EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE LETTER BASICALLY SAID THAT THE STORAGE TIME LIMIT HAD EXPIRED. THERE WERE THREE OPTIONS ` ONE, TO DISCARD, TO ADOPT OUT OR TO RETURN HOME TO US. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE A LAW CHANGE, ALL FROZEN SPERM, EGGS OR EMBRYOS 10 YEARS OR OLDER MUST BE DESTROYED UNLESS A FAMILY APPLIES TO KEEP THEM LONGER. WE DECIDED THAT AS A FAMILY WE WANTED OUR BABIES RETURNED HOME TO US SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A SPECIAL CEREMONY, A BLESSING CEREMONY, WITH THEM. THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING IS STORED. IT WAS FERTILITY ASSOCIATES WHO WROTE TO TRISH. THERE ARE ABOUT 200 SAMPLES IN HERE. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR TWO YEARS, TRYING TO CONTACT THE NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE WHOSE SAMPLES ARE ABOUT TO BE DESTROYED. WE'VE DONE PRETTY WELL, BUT WE'VE STILL GOT 300 PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND. ANOTHER 650 PEOPLE HAVEN'T RESPONDED. THIS IS URGENT. THIS WITHIN THE WEEK THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. THE FEAR IS THE UNCLAIMED SAMPLES MIGHT BE THE ONLY CHANCE SOME PEOPLE GET TO HAVE CHILDREN. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS FOR SOMEONE TO TURN UP ON OUR DOORSTEP IN A YEAR'S TIME AND SAY, 'I'VE COME TO COLLECT MY SPERM,' OR, 'I'VE COME TO COLLECT MY EMBRYOS,' AND WE BEING ABLE TO SAY, 'SORRY, BUT THEY'VE BEEN DISPOSED OF.' RESTING UNDER THE KOWHAI. THE HUNT FAMILY HELD A BURIAL IN THE BACK GARDEN. FOR US, IT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO FAREWELL THEM. IT'S VERY CLOSE TO YOUR HEART. BUT IT'S DECISION TIME FOR OTHERS NOW. IT'S JUST A LOVELY, PEACEFUL SPOT FOR US TO COME. ERIN CONROY, ONE NEWS. FORGET ABOUT THOSE ALL IMPORTANT TRADE DEALS ` SEE BRONAGH KEY GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH PANDAS IN CHINA. AND SET ASIDE SHELLS AND A BUCKET ` THE SAND CASTLE TO RULE THEM ALL. THAT'S AWESOME! GREAT NEWS FOR LOVERS OF HIGH-BROW CINEMA ` THE SEQUEL TO DUMB AND DUMBER IS NIGH. WITH THE OFFICIAL APEC MEETINGS DONE AND DUSTED, MR AND MRS KEY HAVE TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO TICKING OFF SOME OTHER DUTIES WHILE IN CHINA, ONE OF WHICH INCLUDES PANDAS. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD EXPLAINS. BRONAGH KEY TENDS TO SHY AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT, BUT TONIGHT IT'S HER IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS AS SHE ENJOYS A ONE-ON-ONE EXPERIENCE WITH A PANDA HERE AT A PANDA SANCTUARY IN CHENGDU, KNOWN AS THE WORLD'S PANDA CAPITAL. HER HUSBAND, MEANWHILE, IS AS DOWN TO THE SERIOUS BUSINESS, OPENING A NZ CONSULATE IN THE SICHUAN PROVINCE AS NZ AIMS TO OPEN UP ITS ECONOMIC AND TOURISM POTENTIAL WITH THIS COUNTRY. DURING, APEC CHINA PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO MAKE BEIJING LOOK GREAT AS WELL AS THE LAVISH SHOWS. THE FACTORIES WERE CLOSED AND TRAFFIC HALVED TO CREATE CLEAN AIR. THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB THE LOCALS NICKNAMED THE BLUE SKY APEC BLUE. IN A FITTING DEVELOPMENT, CHINA HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE US TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS FROM THE ABC'S MARK SIMKIN. THEY'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING IN SECRET FOR NINE MONTHS NOW. US NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE THE PLANET'S BIGGEST POLLUTERS ` MAN SHOUTS NOT TO MENTION THE BIGGEST ECONOMIES AND THE BIGGEST ENERGY CONSUMERS. WE HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD THE GLOBAL EFFORT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. THAT'S WHY TODAY I AM PROUD THAT WE CAN ANNOUNCE A HISTORIC AGREEMENT. HISTORIC AND AMBITIOUS. CHINA'S VOWED ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WILL PEAK IN 2030 AT THE LATEST ` THE FIRST TIME IT'S PUT A DATE ON WHEN THEY'LL STOP INCREASING. FOR ITS PART, AMERICA'S PROMISING TO PRODUCE 26% TO 28% LESS CARBON IN 2025 THAN IT DID IN 2005. THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS GOAL, BUT IT IS AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL. IT WILL DOUBLE THE PACE AT WHICH WE'RE REDUCING CARBON POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) TRANSLATOR: WE HAVE ANNOUNCED OUR TARGETS AND AGREED THAT WE SHOULD PROMOTE FURTHER TALK AT THE PARIS CLIMATE CONFERENCE. THE LEADERS HOPE THEIR PLEDGES WILL PROMPT OTHER COUNTRIES TO DO THE SAME. WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE ALL MAJOR ECONOMIES TO BE AMBITIOUS SO WE CAN CONCLUDE A STRONG GLOBAL CLIMATE AGREEMENT NEXT YEAR. CHINA PROPOSES TO REACH ITS GOAL BY RADICALLY CHANGING ITS ENERGY MIX, CUTTING BACK ON COAL AND RELYING MORE ON SOLAR, WIND AND NUCLEAR. 20% OF ITS POWER PRODUCTION WILL SOME FROM SO-CALLED CLEAN SOURCES BY 2030. THE DEAL IS DONE BUT NOT DELIVERED. BARACK OBAMA WILL NEED TO GET ANY LEGISLATION THROUGH A REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED CONGRESS. DOCTORS EXAMINING THE BRAIN TISSUE OF LATE COMEDIAN ROBIN WILLIAMS HAVE FOUND HE SUFFERED FROM LEWY BODY DEMENTIA. IT CAN CAUSE UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR, SLEEPING PROBLEMS AND HALLUCINATIONS. A CORONER SAID THE 63-YEAR-OLD WHO'D BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE HAD SUFFERED A RECENT INCREASE IN PARANOIA BEFORE COMMITTING SUICIDE IN AUGUST. THE US NAVY SEAL WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE SHOT DEAD OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS BROKEN THE MILITARY'S CODE OF SILENCE AND REVEALED NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE TOP SECRET OPERATION. AND AS CHANNEL NINE'S ROBERT PENFOLD REPORTS, THAT'S INFURIATED HIS FORMER COMRADES. MAY THE 2ND 2011, AND UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS, THE US MILITARY HIT TEAM FLEW OVER THE BORDER INTO PAKISTAN. THEIR TARGET ` IN THIS COMPOUND, THE MOST WANTED MAN IN THE WORLD, OSAMA BIN LADEN, WAS LIVING THE LAST DAY OF HIS LIFE. I WAS DEFINITELY THE LAST PERSON HE SAW. ROB O'NEILL FROM THE NAVY SEAL TEAM SIX HAS BROKEN THE USUAL VOW OF SILENCE AND, NOW HE'S OUT OF THE SERVICE, TONIGHT SPOKE ON TV FOR THE FIRST TIME, EXPLAINING HOW HE KILLED BIN LADEN. THOUGH AS THEY SET OUT ON THE MISSION, HE SAYS, THE TEAM THOUGHT THEY MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. IT WAS MORE OF A, 'WE'RE GONNA DIE EVENTUALLY. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GO. 'AND IT'S WORTH IT TO KILL HIM, COS HE'S GONNA DIE WITH US.' BACK IN WASHINGTON, THE PRESIDENT AND HIS TEAM WATCHED ANXIOUSLY IN REAL TIME ` THE RAID ON THE HOUSE, THE RUSH UP THE STAIRS TO THE THIRD FLOOR WHERE, THEY WERE ASSURED BY THE CIA, THEY WOULD FIND BIN LADEN. AND THEY WERE RIGHT. STANDING ON TWO FEET IN FRONT OF ME WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS WIFE WAS THE FACE THAT I'D SEEN THOUSANDS OF TIMES. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, 'WE GOT HIM. WE GOT HIM. WE JUST ENDED THE WAR.' ROB O'NEILL HAS NOW MET MANY OF THE RELATIVES OF THOSE KILLED IN THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. TO THEM, HE'S A HERO MANY TIMES OVER. TEARFULLY: YOU KILLED THE DEVIL, AND I SALUTE YOU FOR THAT, SIR. AND SINCE HE'S STARTED TALKING PUBLICLY ABOUT KILLING OSAMA BIN LADEN, HE'S BEEN CRITICISED HEAVILY FROM INSIDE THE MILITARY FOR BREAKING THE CODE. AND THAT HAS HURT. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE OR THE WORST THING I'VE EVER DONE. THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE TALLEST SAND CASTLE EVER BUILT MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY A TEAM IN BRAZIL. ARTISTS AND BULLDOZERS TOILED FOR A WEEK TO CREATE THIS 12M CASTLE USING 20 TRUCKLOADS OF SAND. YOU CAN SEE THE FAMOUS CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE BEHIND IT. GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD OFFICIALS WILL ANNOUNCE IN A FEW DAYS WHETHER IT'S BROKEN THE CURRENT RECORD OF 11.53 METRES. OK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD BE LOVING OR PITYING DUMB AND DUMBER FANS TONIGHT BECAUSE THANKS TO YOU, A SEQUEL TO THAT CLASSIC PIECE OF CINEMA IS IN THE WORKS. HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY? I BROUGHT YOU YOUR FAVOURITE CANDIES. OVER THE YEARS, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, NOT JUST 12-YEAR-OLD-BOYS, ALL AGES, WERE COMING UP TO BOTH OF US, GOING, 'HEY, COME ON. HEY, COME ON.' SO AFTER 15 YEARS OF THAT, YOU'RE GOING, 'THIS MIGHT` THEY WANT IT.' BASICALLY, IT WASN'T THAT HARD. IT WAS, REALLY, WE JUST DID IT YESTERDAY AND BOOM WE WERE BACK IN IT, AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC, FAMILIAR FEELING. BUT WE HAVE PUBES NOW, RIGHT? YEAH. WE'RE POST-PUBESCENT, YEAH. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. 'DUMB AND DUMBER TO' JUMPS FORWARD 20 YEARS WITH THE PLOT REVOLVING AROUND HARRY FINDING OUT HE HAS A DAUGHTER WHO WAS ADOPTED. IT'S DUE IN NZ CINEMAS EARLY NEXT YEAR. NEXT UP I'LL HAVE YOUR WEATHER, PLUS ` FROM THE BOW TO THE SNOW. WAS THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF A CONCERT VIOLINIST TURNED OLYMPIAN TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? ENGINE ROARS YOUR EYES WEREN'T PLAYING TRICKS. THAT WAS A ROCKET-POWERED BICYCLE AND A BRAVE FRENCHMAN. Everybody knows someone that's ahead of the game. (BARKS) They seem to know what's around the corner, do things a little bit... smarter. Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee. Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee. Oh. They even manage to do their Christmas shopping better. Hmm. Hmm. (BARKS) You can get ahead of the game too with any new ANZ personal credit card. You'll pay 0% interest on your purchases for the first six months. Talk to us today. With a St John Medical Alarm, you have the confidence to enjoy living at home. If there's an emergency, you can press the button and it connects directly with St John, who'll know exactly what's needed, from reassuring advice... to dispatching the right help for your situation. It feels like having St John right here in your own home. Call 0800 50 23 23 and find out about a free trial. Can I help you? Can I help you? You know what this guy's problem is? What? What? He's so busy planning and building things for his customers that he's overlooking his most important project. Make success your most important project. Talk to your local ANZ business banker today. HOPPING CODES IN SPORT IS NOTHING NEW AND IS OFTEN DONE WITH GREAT SUCCESS. IT APPEARS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME SWAPS THAT DON'T BODE AS WELL ` MUSIC TO SPORT, FOR EXAMPLE. GEORGE BERRY EXPLAINS. VANESSA-MAE HAS HAD A FAIRY-TALE MUSICAL CAREER SINCE SHE STARTED PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY FROM THE AGE OF 10, SELLING OVER 8M COPIES OF HER MANY ALBUMS WORLDWIDE. (PLAYS UPBEAT TUNE) TROUBLE IS THE CHILD PRODIGY'S SKILLS WITH THE BOW HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE POLES APART FROM WHAT SHE CAN DO WITH SKIS. TO MAKE IT DOWN TWO RUNS ON BASICALLY THE LONGEST, STEEPEST SLOPE I'D EVER SKIED ON, LET ALONE RACED ON, MEANT THAT I JUST HAD TO ENJOY EVERY MOMENT. IT'S THOSE SORTS OF COMMENTS THAT RAISED A RED FLAG WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THE 36-YEAR-OLD ONLY QUALIFIED JUST DAYS BEFORE THE CUT-OFF. BUT THOSE EVENTS, ORGANISED BY MAE'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, WERE FULL OF IRREGULARITIES, FALSIFIED START LISTS AND RANKINGS, MANIPULATED RESULTS AND MONEY CHANGING HANDS, ALL IN A BID TO HELP MAE ACHIEVE HER LONG-CHERISHED GOAL OF COMPETING AT THE WINTER GAMES. SHE'LL NOW HAVE PLENTY MORE TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON HER MUSICAL CAREER,... (PLAYS RAPID TUNE) ...BANNED ALONGSIDE FOUR OFFICIALS FOR THE NEXT FOR FOUR YEARS. MAE, WHO COMPETED FOR THAILAND UNDER THE NAME VANESSA VANAKORN, FINISHED DEAD LAST AT SOCHI AND NEARLY A MINUTE BEHIND THE GOLD MEDAL-WINNING SKIER BUT AT THE TIME SAID SHE NEVER INTENDED TO THREATEN THE PODIUM. I'M NOT HERE TO COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST. I'M HERE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE BEST, AND THAT'S THE REAL OLYMPIC SPIRIT AND THE MESSAGE AND THIS MOVEMENT. TROUBLE IS HER INTERPRETATION OF THOSE IDEALS HAS NOT ONLY DAMAGED HER REPUTATION BUT THE SPORT'S AS WELL. GEORGE BERRY, ONE NEWS. NOW TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUT VERY VERY COOL ` ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A FAN OF TRAVELLING REALLY REALLY FAST. A FRENCHMAN HAS BROKEN THE SPEED RECORD ON A BICYCLE, REACHING MORE THAN 330KM/H. YES, THAT WHITE BLAST OF SMOKE WAS A MAN ON A BIKE. AND BEFORE YOU ASK, HE'S NOT USING PEDAL POWER ALONE. THE 32-YEAR-OLD HIT THE SPEED THANKS TO A HYDROGEN PEROXIDE-FUELLED ROCKET HE'S ATTACHED TO HIS BIKE. NOW TO THE WEATHER. JACKIE BRENSON'S 'ROCKET 88' FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU FANCIED GETTING IN TOUCH HERE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER ACCOUNT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY TOM WILSON AND ALANA CRUIKSHANK CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2014