Good to see you. Let's talk Don Henley. EXCITING TIMES BECAUSE AN OLD FRIEND OF THE SHOW HAS JUST COMPLETED SOMETHING THAT'S MADE HIM THE FIRST IN THE WORLD ` WE'RE AT CORONET PEAK, SMACK-BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF PARADISE, AND WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD DO IT BY MYSELF. PLUS ` WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BEACH REGISTRATIONS ` NO WARRANT OF FITNESSES ON A BEACH FOR A VEHICLE. AND ` THE HUMBLE FOUNTAIN CAUSING A WHOLE LOT OF HEARTACHE. THE COUNCIL WANTS IT GONE, BUT THESE MATAMATA LOCALS SAY 'NOT SO FAST.' SO, WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL? A question to start he guys looking for the big free dive record and he didn't do it because it's too cold. The temperature doesn't change. What's the other option? Why start off with a cold place. An interesting thing about the music on the show. We never get to talk about my choices. But you will hear a lot about Don Henley. A LOT OF US BELIEVE THAT ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING, AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PROOF, THEN LOOK AT A LONG-TIME FRIEND OF OURS, JEZZA WILLIAMS. FROM SKYDIVING TO WHITE WATER RAFTING AND EVEN A MARATHON OFF-ROAD RALLY, JEZZA HAS DONE MORE IN THE SHORT TIME WE'VE KNOWN HIM THAN MANY OF US HAVE DONE IN A LIFETIME. NOW HE'S SET HIS SIGHTS ON A WORLD FIRST, AND WHAT BETTER PLACE TO DO THAT THAN OVER QUEENSTOWN? HERE'S MIKE THORPE. JEZZA WILLIAMS CANNOT WALK, OK? YUP. BUT YOU SHOULD SEE HIM FLY. NOT TOO HIGH. NOT TOO HIGH. NOT TOO HIGH. PERFECT. WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE, YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. YOU'RE UP THERE FLYING. YOU'RE JUST DOING WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. JEZZA FRACTURED VERTEBRAE SIX YEARS AGO AND HE'S BEEN UNSTOPPABLE EVER SINCE. (UPBEAT MUSIC) NOW A TETRAPLEGIC, HE'S STUDYING FOR HIS PARAGLIDING LICENSE ` A NEW ZEALAND FIRST. WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I COULD DO IT BY MYSELF AND I BUILT THIS BUGGY HERE FOR TANDEMS, AND THEN I DONE A FEW TANDEMS AND I WAS LIKE, 'WELL, MAYBE I CAN DO IT.' I DID A BIT OF TRAINING ON THE GROUND AND THEN WE JUST JUMPED OFF. HE JUST JUMPS OFF ALL THE TIME NOW. THIS BUGGY'S A PIECE OF CAKE, BUT IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO ORGANISE IT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) SO HE DESIGNED THIS ONE ` VERSION 2.0. IT MEANS HE'LL BE ABLE TO PRETTY MUCH LAUNCH WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE BREAKING NEW GROUND, SOMETIMES THE GROUND BREAKS BACK. I GUESS, LIKE ANYTHING, YOU'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. AFTER THE CRASH THE OTHER DAY, WE REPAIRED THE WHEEL, REPAIRED MY SHOULDER AND ALL SEEMED TO BE GOING PRETTY GOOD, THEN WE HAD A BIT OF A MISHAP AND BROKE THE FRONT WHEEL OFF THE BUGGY. THE BOLT'S BENT. THANKS TO SOME URGENT REPAIRS, IT WAS LOOKING GOOD AGAIN. THE DAY BEING THE DAY WE ENDED UP BENDING THAT WHEEL AS WELL. BUT IT WASN'T TO BE. MMM, NIGGLY. NIGGLY IF THERE WAS 20 K'S OF WIND, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN USE THE WHEELS. THE BUGGY WOULD JUST GET LIFTED STRAIGHT UP. SWANNY IS JEZZA'S INSTRUCTOR. WHAT HE SAYS GOES. IF WE CAN MANAGE THE RISK ENOUGH SO THAT HE CAN GET AIRBORNE SAFELY, THEN WE'LL TAKE IT, AND IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE'LL STAY ON THE GROUND. BOTH OF THEM ARE LEARNING AS THEY GO. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE'S GOT AMAZING PATIENCE. NOBODY HAS EVER ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNASSISTED WITH THE LEVEL OF SPINAL INJURY THAT JEZZA HAS. JEZZA'S LEVEL OF DISABILITY IS NOT THE NORM, YOU KNOW. NEITHER IS A VIEW LIKE THIS, AND IT'S A VIEW THAT JEZZA WANTS TO HIMSELF. EVERYTHING THAT I DO ` AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT ` IT'S NOT DEATH-DEFYING. IT'S NOT DANGEROUS. THEY'RE ALL CALCULATED RISKS. WE DO IT AS SAFE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. BUT HE'S NOT AFRAID OF TRIAL AND ERROR. A NEW DAY BRINGS A NEW DESIGN AND RENEWED HOPE. THE END GOAL IS JUST PRETTY MUCH GET ONE PERSON TO PUSH ME OFF AND I GO FLYING. FOR LONG PERIODS AT A TIME, MAYBE ACROSS COUNTRY. SKY'S THE LIMIT. WELL, THIS AFTERNOON HE FINALLY GOT HIS WISH. WITH A GENTLE PUSH, THE NEW BUGGY TOOK FLIGHT, AND FOR 800 GLORIOUS METRES OF DESCENT, JEZZA WILLIAMS HAD WINGS. Outstanding. That freedom. I am no engineer but why wouldn't you go for four wheels with a bitter suspension in each, that way it takes a bit of the ground. I won't even pretend to try and answer that. I think that's reasonable. Maybe people in the universities will think about it. HASN'T WATER BEEN THE TOPIC THIS WEEK? BUT HERE'S THE SIDE TO THE BOTTLED WATER DEBATE YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD. THE CLAIM IS WE ARE SHORT OF WATER. 'WATER IS SCARCE', OR, 'WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF WATER SO WHY ARE WE GIVING IT AWAY?' IT IS NOT TRUE. WE HAVE WATER GALORE. WE HAVE SO MUCH WATER, WE NEVER USE IT, AND SO MUCH WATER WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. NOW, IF YOUR MAIN GRIPE IS WE SHOULD CHARGE FOR IT, HERE'S WHAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN. WE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE FARMERS FOR THE WATER THEY USE TO GROW THE GRASS TO PRODUCE MILK, OR WATER FOR THE GRAPES TO MAKE WINE. SO, WHY SUDDENLY IS BOTTLED WATER AN ISSUE WHEN BOTTLED WINE AND BOTTLED MILK HAVEN'T BEEN FOR YEARS? AND DON'T GIVE ME THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT THING. THERE IS PLENTY OF FOREIGN MONEY IN MILK AND WINE. SO IF YOU WANT TO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE, THEN THAT'S FINE, BUT LET'S BE CONSISTENT AND LET'S NOT BASE OUR ARGUMENT ON THE FALSEHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PEDALLED THIS WEEK. That is a good point. Some people might argue that we have an abundance nd maybe we won't. It comes from the sky. We capture in the country 2%. 98% is just floating around. But if we keep shipping it offshore, maybe will run away. It keeps raining, SO, WE GIVE OUR FARMERS A BIT OF LEEWAY,... YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR ANYWHERE WITHIN 20KM OF A FARM AND NOT HAVE A WARRANT OF FITNESS. ...BUT SHOULD THE SAME LENIENCY APPLY TO CARS DRIVEN ONLY ON THE BEACH? AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DODGE PAYING MONEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. PRINCE WILLIAM'S GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. WHY THE ROYAL'S IN A SPOT OF BOTHER AFTER A WILD NIGHT OUT. PLUS ` WHO'S YOUR MONEY ON? DONALD TRUMP OR RAPPER SNOOP DOGG? WE MAKE OUR PICK SHORTLY. AND ` WE ALL KNOW IT'S RUDE TO THROW OUT A GIFT, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT COST $180,000. OH, HE WOULD NOT BE PLEASED. # WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA. # AND, IF YOU'RE A DON HENLEY FAN, KEEP WATCHING. WE'VE GOT YOUR CHANCE TO SEE HIM LIVE. # THEY'RE BEATING PLOUGHSHARES INTO SWORDS # FOR THIS TIRED OLD MAN THAT WE ELECTED KING. # ARMCHAIR WARRIORS OFTEN FAIL # AND WE'VE BEEN POISONED BY THESE FAIRY TALES. Jenna who the references to? Do you know* Ronald Reagan. This could be relevant for trump. When you have a segue between the two, you don't want to suggest is good for the next story. THEY OFTEN COME LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE REST OF THE WORLD SLEEPS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM DONALD TRUMP ATTACKING HIS ENEMIES. THE LATEST INVOLVES RAPPER SNOOP DOGG AND FITS A PREDICTABLE PATTERN. TIM WILSON WITH THE TRUMP THUMP. SO, DONALD TRUMP'S IN A GRUMP WITH ANOTHER CELEBRITY? (YAWNS) BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK ANYWAY. IN A VIDEO, RAPPER SNOOP DOGG TAKES A GUN TO A CLOWNED-UP VERSION OF GUESS-WHO. AND, WHAT'S THIS I SEE ON TWITTER? OH! IT'S THE PRESIDENT. HMM. TRUMP SAYS 'SNOOP'S GOT A FAILING CAREER.' 'WHAT IF SNOOP HAD DONE IT TO OBAMA?' TRUMP SAYS, 'JAIL TIME!' YUP, IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD TRUMP-THUMP. REMEMBER THE STOUSH BETWEEN OSCAR-WINNER MERYL STREEP AND PRESIDENT TRUMP? WHEN THE POWERFUL USE THEIR POSITION TO BULLY OTHERS, WE ALL LOSE. THE TRUMP-THUMP? WELL, THAT WAS TO CALL HER A 'HILLARY LOVER.' TRUMP VERSUS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER? NOW, THAT WAS A VERBAL TRUMP-THUMP. AND I WANNA JUST PRAY FOR ARNOLD, IF WE CAN, FOR THOSE RATINGS. OK? BUT LET'S JUST IMAGINE FOR ONE MINUTE THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS A POINT HERE. WHAT IF INSTEAD IT WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA BEING SHOT BY A WHITE COUNTRY AND WESTERN STAR? (CLAMOURING) MAYBE ` JUST MAYBE ` THIS TRUMP-THUMP IS JUSTIFIED. WAIT, IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING? NO! The worst Trump story of the week as the headline Americans flee Trump. How many people have arrived in New Zealand of the result? I hundred and 70. Only 100 more came. Don't let the stats get in the way of a good story. The moment he did that to Meryl Streep it was all over. IN A COUNTRY SURROUNDED BY WATER, IT'S NO SURPRISE KIWIS LOVE THE BEACH. OUR CARS, THOUGH, DON'T TEND TO REACT SO WELL TO THE SANDY CONDITIONS. SO LOCALS IN ONE OF OUR SMALL COASTAL TOWNS ARE PUSHING FOR A CHANGE TO THE REGO AND WARRANT RULES SO THAT THE BEACH CARS THEY'RE USING ON THE SAND DON'T FACE THE SAME STRICT LAWS AS THE ONES THEY USE ON THE ROADS. REBECCA EDWARDS HEADED TO THE WEST COAST'S HIMATANGI BEACH TO FIND OUT MORE. IN SMALL TOWN HIMATANGI, 'GRUNGE' THE LAND ROVER IS PRETTY HARD TO MISS. WE'RE ALWAYS GETTING KIDS POINTING AND LAUGHING. LIVING PERMANENTLY AT THE SMITH FAMILY BATCH,... GOT THE NET. CRAB NET. YEP. HE'S USED FOR ONE PLACE ONLY. IT'S JUST FOR THE BEACH, AND THAT'S IT. AND PROBABLY 200M OF ROAD TO GET FROM THE BACH TO THE BEACH. ABSOLUTELY, NO AMBITION TO CRUISE UP AND DOWN STATE HIGHWAY ONE IN THIS? NO, BEACH ONLY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE FAMILY ADMIT THEY'VE OFTEN LET HIS WARRANT OF FITNESS LAPSE. IT CAN BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT A WARRANT OF FITNESS IS SIX-MONTHLY, WE MIGHT ONLY USE THIS ONCE IN THE SIX MONTHS OVER WINTER, SO IT REALLY BECOMES QUITE A HASSLE TO KEEP IT AT WARRANT OF FITNESS ALL THE TIME. BUT AFTER RECENTLY BEING PINGED WITH A FINE, THE SMITHS ARE NOW ASKING WHETHER BEACH CARS LIKE GRUNGE SHOULD FACE THE SAME RULES AS CARS BEING USED ON THE ROAD. NO ONE WANTS TO BRING THEIR CITY CARS DOWN TO THE BEACH. IT'S GONNA RUIN THEM AND JUST SHORTEN THEIR LIFE VERY QUICKLY ONCE THE SALT WATER GETS INTO THEM. WE ALWAYS KEEP IT IN A SAFE CONDITION. WE HAVE OUR KIDS IN HERE, SO IT IS ALL ABOUT SAFETY TOO, BUT NOT WARRANTABLE FOR A ROAD. AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY LOCALS ASKING THE QUESTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BEACH REGISTRATIONS. NO WARRANT OF FITNESSES ON A BEACH FOR A VEHICLE. JUST LIKE THE FARMERS DO, YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR ANYWHERE WITH 20KM OF A FARM AND NOT HAVE A WARRANT OF FITNESS. JUST THE SAME AS A BEACH. LONG TIME RESIDENTS DAVE AND MIKE RECKON SPECIAL 'BEACH REGISTRATIONS' FOR VEHICLES LIKE THIS JUST MAKE SENSE. NO ONE'S GONNA DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS, BUT HAVING A BIT OF RUST ON A VEHICLE, SO IT CAN'T GET A WARRANT OR HAVING A SLIGHTLY CRACKED WINDSCREEN SO IT CAN'T GET A WARRANT, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE. WE'RE NOT EXPECTING CARS WITH NO DOORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. LEGALLY THIS BEACH IS DEFINED AS A ROAD, AND POLICE SAY THAT MEANS ALL THE SAME RULES APPLY. THEY ALSO POINT OUT THAT TO GET HERE, RESIDENTS HAVE TO DRIVE ON AN ACTUAL ROAD, AND OF COURSE, TO BE COMPLIANT IN DOING THAT A WARRANT OF FITNESS AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. THESE HIMATANGI LOCALS RESPECT THE POLICE STANCE, AND THEY WANNA BE CLEAR THIS IS NOT ABOUT DODGING THE LAW. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DODGE PAYING MONEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE JUST WANT A REGISTRATION SO THAT ALL OF US CAN REST AT EASE THINKING WE'RE LEGAL. IN VEHICLES THEY RECKON ARE A VITAL PART OF LIFE IN BEACHSIDE COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE. NOT A DAY GOES BY OVER SUMMER THAT WE'RE NOT REQUESTED BY SOMEBODY THAT'S GOT THEIR CAR STUCK ON THE BEACH AND TO TOW PEOPLE OUT. I THINK IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PART. WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS. I did not anticipate the bloodbath that unfolded. There is such frustration. Malcolm's contribution hen you leave your propertyyou need to be warranted. People say 100m only. There is no such thing as only. No one will drive on the beach with a rubbish car. And with no breaks. As sooner you take out a rule the lowest denominator. They did a review and are not looking for the beach registration. Sue intends to go to Parliament. A BIT OF ROYAL SCANDAL FOR YOU NOW. PRINCE WILLIAM'S BEEN CAUGHT DANCING WITH HIS HANDS AROUND THE WAIST OF A WOMAN, AND IT DEFINITELY ISN'T THE MRS. THE VIDEO SHOWS WILL SHOWING OFF HIS 'NEVER TO BE REPEATED' DAD MOVES BEFORE PLACING HIS HANDS AROUND THE WAIST OF HIS MYSTERY DANCE PARTNER. SO WAS IT JUST AN INNOCENT DANCE MOVE OR DID THE PRINCE GET A LITTLE TOO HANDSY WITH THE WOMAN? My question isif you don't put your hands around your partner, ow do you dance with them? I would dance at a distance. The real scandalas the royal family was at Westminster Abbey nd he was off having a boys weekend. He's doing very little royal work. The Queen does more. He has a big life going on. Kate is at Westminster. Everyone deserves a little fun. And that is not incriminating. COMING UP NEXT ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE STOUSH OVER THIS FOUNTAIN. IT WAS GIFTED TO THE PEOPLE OF MATAMATA BY ONE OF ITS MUCH-LOVED SERVICEMEN. IT'S NOW IN THE WAY OF SOME VERY BIG COUNCIL PLANS, AND IT'S SLATED FOR DEMOLITION. AND MATAMATA IS NOT HAPPY. AND RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK YOUR CHANCE TO SEE DON HENLEY LIVE IN NZ. # YOU GOT YOUR HAIR COMBED BACK, SUNGLASSES ON, BABY. # WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA. # SUCH A LOVELY PLACE. # SUCH A LOVELY PLACE. I am off at the concerts. I will be like Wills looking for a woman. THAT'S HOTEL CALIFORNIA THERE, WHICH HAS JUST TURNED 40, FEATURING, OF COURSE, THE UNMISTAKABLE VOICE OF DON HENLEY. NOW IF YOU'RE AN EAGLES AND DON HENLEY FAN LISTEN UP. WE'RE GIVING AWAY A DOUBLE PASS TO EACH OF HIS CHRISTCHURCH, AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON SHOWS NEXT WEEK. And Jewel is the support. She vanished. She is so excited. JUST EMAIL US YOUR DETAILS AND PUT IN THE SUBJECT LINE WHICH SHOW YOU'D LIKE TO GO TO. AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE LUCKY WINNERS TOMORROW NIGHT. Who will save your soul? That was not jewel. THE CHARMING NORTH ISLAND TOWN OF MATAMATA IS NAVIGATING A SEA OF CONTROVERSY. A FOUNTAIN NEXT TO THE CENOTAPH HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR DEMOLITION, WITH A MODERNISATION PLAN ABOUT TO KICK OFF. THE TROUBLE IS THE WATER FEATURE WAS GIFTED TO THE TOWN BY A LOCAL WAR HERO, AND HIS DESCENDANTS SAY NOT SO FAST. SO WE SENT CAROLYN ROBINSON OFF TO MATAMATA TO INVESTIGATE. THINGS MOVE WONDERFULLY SLOWER IN SMALL TOWNS. BUT IT SEEMS A RECENT DECISION IN MATAMATA HAPPENED RATHER SPEEDILY. THE COUNCIL AGREED TO GET RID OF THIS ` A $180,000 GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF MATAMATA FROM ONE OF ITS OWN. IN 1986, PETE PETERSEN, A LOCAL ` VERY INVESTED IN HIS COMMUNITY ` MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE IN HIS WILL TO THE MATAMATA COMMUNITY. PETER GEORGE PETERSEN WAS A WAR HERO, AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL FOR BRAVERY. PETE WANTED HIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO REFLECT. AND HE THOUGHT A FOUNTAIN WOULD BE JUST PERFECT. I WAS INVOLVED IN THE DRAFTING OF HIS WILL FOR THIS COMMUNITY BEQUEST THAT HE MADE. HE NEVER SAID 'PUT THIS THING IN A CERTAIN PLACE.' HE GAVE THE COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOCATE. IT TURNS OUT IN MY VIEW THAT WAS A GREAT LOCATION, BECAUSE WE'RE STANDING HERE BESIDE THE CENOTAPH. IT WAS AN IDEAL PLACE TO HAVE IT. BUT CUE TROUBLED WATERS. IT'S NO LONGER IDEAL. MODERNISATION IS LOOMING. SURELY, SOMEONE'S TOLD THE PETERSENS. SOMEBODY WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE CONTACTED THE FAMILY HAS SAID THEY HAVE, AND THAT IS NOT TRUE. THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THE COUNCIL BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS COMING DOWN. THERE WAS DEFINITELY CONFUSION, AS SOON AS WE KNEW THERE WERE FAMILY THAT WE COULD TALK TO, WE MADE THAT APPROACH. IT SEEMS THAT APPROACH WAS MADE AFTER THE COUNCIL VOTE, WHERE DEMOLITION OF PETE'S FOUNTAIN WAS APPROVED. THE FAMILY SAYS THEY WERE EASY TO FIND, DESCENDANTS OF PETE PETERSEN AREN'T HIDING, THEY'RE RIGHT HERE ON PAGE 56 OF THE LOCAL PHONEBOOK. BEING A LOCAL RESIDENT OF MATAMATA, I SHOULD HAVE DUG LITTLE A BIT DEEPER MYSELF, SO I APOLOGISE. HE WAS HUGELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS TOWN. HE LOVED THIS PLACE, EH? IT'S NOT ABOUT A HUGE STATUE TO HIM, OR ANYTHING ELSE. HE GAVE IT TO THE TOWN, SO LET THE TOWN DECIDE IF THEY STILL WANT IT. THE MAYOR INSISTS THE PUBLIC WILL NOW GET A SAY. THEY'LL HAVE TO BE QUICK. CONTRACTORS ARRIVE ON MONDAY. WILL THAT HAPPEN, OR IS THE WRECKING BALL ALREADY COMING? IT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL TABLE, BUT AS ELECTED MEMBERS, WE NEED TO BALANCE AND ASK 'IS THIS BEST FOR RATEPAYER?' MR, UM, PETERSEN HAS A MEMORY THAT WE WANT TO REFRESH. I WOULDN'T LIKE TO THINK HIS MEMORY GOT OLD AND TIRED. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR COUSIN WOULD THINK ABOUT THIS STOUSH? OH, HE WOULD NOT BE PLEASED. THE COUNCIL HAS LET IT RUN TO THIS STATE SO THEY CAN GET RID OF IT. AND THE FAMILY'S VIEW IS THAT IF THE TOWN WANT IT GONE, EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH THAT. I'M SURE UNCLE PETE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT. BUT LET IT GO TO THE PEOPLE. THEY OWN IT. IT WAS GIVEN TO THEM. LET THEM HAVE A VOICE. A classic lesson and civic gifts and long-term thinking. They are still wanting to mark the memory in some way. Just not with the fountain. SO IF YOU'RE IN MATAMATA AND WANT TO HAVE YOUR SAY, EMAIL THE ADDRESS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. BUT BE QUICK AS THE CONTRACTORS ARE DUE TO TAKE OVER THE SITE ON MONDAY. They need to lie in the fountain and protest. I don't think we should encourage that. Protest action, get out there. Have a lovely evening. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY MADISON BATTEN AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND TOM PEDLAR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.