TONIGHT ` KUTUS, LICE, NITS. NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL THEM, THEY'RE A NIGHTMARE FOR PARENTS. AND WITH COST A BIG BARRIER, HOW CAN TREATMENT BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES? IF THEY CAN PICK IT UP FROM THE PHARMACY, IF IT'S SUBSIDISED OR FREE, ALL THE BETTER. PLUS ` THE FORGOTTEN TOWN. PEOPLE DON'T REALISE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE WAS IN WAIAU, COMPARED TO KAIKOURA. AND NOW THE SMALLEST RESIDENTS ARE IN NEED OF ONE BIG FAVOUR. ALSO, HE'S SO OVER 'FAKE NEWS', SO CUE 'TRUMP TV'? BUT HOW WILL THE PUBLIC REACT TO THE US PRESIDENT'S 'REAL NEWS'? IS THIS REALLY NEWS? IT'S COME FROM MR TRUMP, SO IT'S REAL (!) (LAUGHS) 6PM CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA THORESEN AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM. I would say welcome back, but she is on pseudoephedrine. I am very happy to be out of the house. I've been cooped up for three days. Great turnout, win for the warriors. AT SOME STAGE, EVERY ONE OF US AS A PARENT HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH THEM. KIDS HATE THEM. SCHOOLS HATE THEM. BUT DOES GETTING TREATMENT FOR NITS REALLY WARRANT A TRIP TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE? YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO, WOULD YOU? BUT PROFESSIONAL TREATMENTS CAN COST MORE THAN $100 A POP. THERE IS A FREE ALTERNATIVE FOR UNDER-13S, A TREATMENT FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. BUT TO GET IT, YOU HAVE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR GP. ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN WEST AUCKLAND SAYS THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. BILLIE JO ROPIHA TAKES UP THE STORY. (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) NITS, KUTUS, HEAD LICE, COOTIES ` CALL THEM WHAT YOU LIKE. YOU CAN GET BIG ONES, LITTLE ONES, AND IT'S LIKE, 'UGH'. THEY'RE THE CRITTERS EVERY PARENT DREADS TURNING UP AT HOME. IT'S JUST THE TIME AND HASSLE INVOLVED AND YEAH, GOING THROUGH THE WASHING AND COMBING. IT'S QUITE A HASSLE, PARTICULARLY WITH LONG, CURLY HAIR. I HAD BIG ONES. WHEN? BIG ONES. ONLY WHEN SHE GOES UP TO THE COUNTRY, BUT NOT REALLY IN THE CITY. THEY'RE ALSO A BIG PROBLEM FOR TEACHERS. JUST ASK PENINSULA PRIMARY HEAD TERESA BURNS. THE REAL BUGBEAR FOR US IS WE'RE KEEPING CHILDREN AWAY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE HEAD LICE. IT'S REALLY DISRUPTIVE FOR FAMILIES IF THEY'VE GOT WORKING PARENTS, AND WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE A QUICK SOLUTION FOR GETTING CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT YOU CAN GET A NIT TREATMENT FOR FREE. IT'S FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR UNDER-13S. THE TROUBLE IS YOU HAVE TO SEE THE DOCTOR TO GET IT. AND TERESA RECKONS THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE WOULD HAVE FAMILIES WHO MAYBE HAVE TWO AND THREE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL, SO THEY WOULD ALL NEED TO BE TREATED. TERESA IS CALLING ON DRUG-BUYING AGENCY PHARMAC TO MAKE THE TREATMENT FREE OVER THE COUNTER AT PHARMACIES. SHE RECKONS IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. ONE TREATMENT OFTEN ISN'T ENOUGH. SO HAVING IT SUBSIDISED OR FREE WOULD MAKE THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE TO SOME OF OUR FAMILIES. MANY PARENTS WE SPOKE TO DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD GET THE TREATMENT FOR FREE FROM THE DOCTOR. SO, I JUST GO TO THE CHEMIST AND GRAB IT OFF THE SHELF. I BUY THE ONE... HEAD LICE FROM THE SUPERMARKET. THEY ALL LIKE THE IDEA OF GETTING IT OVER THE COUNTER FOR FREE. I WOULD THINK IT'S BETTER TO BE FREE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S HAPPENING IN SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING ` I MEAN, ANY REDUCTION IN COSTS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. ACROSS TOWN IN EXCLUSIVE PONSONBY, SOME PARENTS FORK OUT AS MUCH AS $140 TO HAVE THEIR CHILD'S NITS TREATED PROFESSIONALLY. LITERALLY, I'VE REMOVED TENS OF THOUSANDS IN ONE SITTING. SO WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD FOR GETTING EGGS OUT? COMBING. COMBING IS KEY. PEOPLE NEED A REALLY GOOD COMB. HIRIA AND HER CREW SAY THEY'VE NEVER BEEN BUSIER ` BOOKED OUT FOR WEEKS. BUT EVEN SHE SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF NIT TREATMENTS BEING AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER AT PHARMACIES. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT'S A GAME-CHANGER. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON HOW TO USE THOSE TOOLS. BACK AT PENINSULA PRIMARY, PRINCIPAL TERESA BURNS KNOWS IT'S AN ONGOING BATTLE ` ONE SHE'S FIGHTING EVERY DAY. TWICE A WEEK, I COMB MY HAIR WITH COMB AND A CONDITIONER. LAUGHS: A LOT OF TEACHERS DO THAT ROUTINELY, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT WE WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, AND CATCHING NITS IS QUITE A REALITY FOR TEACHERS TOO. (CHUCKLES) BUT WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW? PHARMAC THE FUNDING AGENCY HAS EMAILED US TODAY Tony had nits. Years ago. Her father had those glasses he saw. BUT WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW? PHARMAC THE FUNDING AGENCY HAS EMAILED US TODAY It must've been a farm thing. BUT WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW? PHARMAC THE FUNDING AGENCY HAS EMAILED US TODAY AND SAID ALONG WITH CHANGES TO THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILL AND NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY THAT WOULD ALLOW ACCESS FROM A PHARMACY WITHOUT NEEDING A PRESCRIPTION, THEY ARE NOW CONSIDERING EXPANDING THIS TO INCLUDE HEAD-LICE TREATMENTS IN THE FUTURE. IT'S BEEN ANOTHER CRAZY 24 HOURS IN POLITICS, WITH TWO GREEN PARTY MP'S CALLING IT QUITS OVER LEADER METIRIA TUREI'S REFUSAL TO RESIGN. THEY MAY BE THE THIRD LARGEST PARTY IN PARLIAMENT, BUT WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT THE GREENS? ARE THEIR SUPPORTERS WHO WE THINK? WE'VE SPENT THE DAY LOOKING AT WHAT'S BEHIND THEIR IMPLOSION JUST SEVEN WEEKS OUT FROM THE ELECTION. ISN'T IT A GREAT NIGHT TO BE A GREEN? (CROWD CHEERS) # A QUESTION OF VALUES, MY FRIEND. # THEY STARTED AS THE VALUES PARTY IN THE 1970S, THEN REBIRTHED AS THE GREENS IN 1990,... ENTERING PARLIAMENT IN 1996 WITH MMP. TRADITIONALLY, THE GREEN PARTY HAS BEEN VERY MUCH AN ENVIRONMENTAL PARTY. WHAT DO WE WANT?! PROTESTERS: NO MINING! WHEN DO WE WANT IT?! NOW! BUT IN MORE RECENT YEARS, THEY HAVE REALLY FOCUSED A LOT MORE ON SOCIAL ISSUES AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, FOCUSING ON INEQUALITY. THIS HAS CHANGED THE CHARACTER OF THE PARTY. THE PARTY HAS ALWAYS ATTRACTED COLOURFUL CHARACTERS ` ACTIVISTS, PEACE CAMPAIGNERS, ANIMAL-WELFARE CHAMPIONS. NOW LED BY METIRIA TUREI AND JAMES SHAW, FACTIONS HAVE STARTED TO EMERGE. SO, THE GREEN PARTY REALLY DOES HAVE THESE TWO DIFFERENT WINGS. THERE'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL WING, AND THERE'S THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEFT WING. THAT HAS CO-EXISTED QUITE NICELY, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP IS STARTING TO BREAK DOWN. SO, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL WING AREN'T VERY HAPPY WITH METIRIA TUREI REALLY TURNING THIS PARTY INTO MORE OF A WELFARE PARTY. SO, WHO IS THE TYPICAL GREEN VOTER? IT TURNS OUT THEY'RE NOT ALL HIPPIES FROM COROMANDEL. THE TYPICAL GREEN PARTY SUPPORTER AND VOTER IS SOMEONE THAT'S RELATIVELY YOUNG WHO LIVES IN AN URBAN AREA, LIKE ARO VALLEY HERE. IN FACT, ARO VALLEY HAS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF GREEN PARTY VOTERS IN THE COUNTRY. SO IT TENDS TO BE STUDENTS, SELF-EMPLOYED, PROFESSIONALS, PEOPLE THAT YOU MIGHT CLASS AS MIDDLE INCOME OR MIDDLE CLASS. GREENS ARE THE THIRD BIGGEST PARTY. THEY OVERPERFORMED LAST TIME IN ONLY THREE ELECTORATES, COMING SECOND IN THE PARTY VOTE IN AUCKLAND CENTRAL AND WELLINGTON CENTRAL, PLUS KEY'S ELECTORATE, HELENSVILLE. THEY CAME FOURTH PLACE IN MORE THAN 25 AREAS, INCLUDING MOST OF SOUTH AUCKLAND. THEY DON'T ACTUALLY TEND TO PICK UP MANY VOTES FROM THE POORER ELECTORATES, AND THAT'S PARTLY WHY THIS CURRENT SCANDAL WITH THE GREENS IS A BIT IRONIC, BECAUSE METIRIA TUREI HAS GONE INTO BATTLE FOR THE POOR, BUT THEY DON'T TEND TO VOTE FOR THE GREENS IN HIGH NUMBERS. IN 1999, GREENS CAME IN JUST OVER THE 5% THRESHOLD AND HELD STABLE OVER THE NEXT DECADE BEFORE A SPIKE IN 2011 TO 11%. THEY DIPPED AT THE LAST ELECTION, AND POLLING'S BEEN AROUND 10% TO 12% BEFORE A BOOST AFTER METIRIA'S BENEFICIARY CONFESSION. WHICH BRINGS US TO NOW. WE WILL NOT STAND AS CANDIDATES. THAT WAS QUITE HURTFUL. I FEEL BETRAYED. A SPLIT IN THE PARTY. IT REALLY DOES TURN OFF A LOT OF VOTERS TO SEE PARTIES BEING DISUNITED, TO BE CHAOTIC. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF NEW ZEALANDERS THAT LIKE THE GREENS, BUT THEY'LL SUDDENLY BE THINKING, 'NO, LABOUR'S A BETTER BET,' OR MAYBE EVEN OTHER PARTIES. HERE'S THE TROUBLE ` NAIVETY AND NARCISSISM IS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH HERE, NAIVETY IN THE SENSE YOU WILL NOTE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT POVERTY, WHICH ALLEGEDLY WAS THE PLAN; AND NARCISSISM, BECAUSE TUREI CONTINUES TO FAIL TO SEE THAT SHE IS PUTTING HERSELF ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE. NOW, THE REAL QUESTION IS NO LONGER SHOULD SHE RESIGN, WHICH, OF COURSE, SHE SHOULD HAVE, BUT HOW LONG AGO SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT, GIVEN THE DAMAGE GETS WORSE BY THE DAY, AND WHEN SHE AND JAMES SHAW STAND ON ELECTION DAY IN THE TATTERS OF WHAT WAS A PROMISING PARTY AND CAMPAIGN. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO EXPLAIN ALL THE CARNAGE? WILL WHAT WE HAVE SEEN UNFOLD FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF WEEKS, AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT GOD KNOWS HOW LONG, HAVE BEEN WORTH IT? THE MP'S THAT NEVER MADE IT, THE POLICIES THAT WON'T BE IMPLEMENTED, THE REPUTATION THAT WILL HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. TUREI GOT TO STAY TO WHAT END? AT WHAT PRICE? IT IS POLITICAL INSANITY. YEP, I CAN ONLY SEE THIS AS LOSE-LOSE SITUATION FOR THE GREENS NOW. IT'S A SHAME ` AFTER THE 2014 ELECTION, THEY HAD SO MUCH PROMISE IN THE LEAD-UP. IT DIDN'T TRANSLATE TO ENOUGH VOTES, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAMPAIGN FOR TRACTION, ESPECIALLY WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER, PARTICULARLY YOUNGER VOTERS WANTING TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY ENGAGED. EVEN AFTER METIRIA TUREI'S BENEFIT FRAUD REVELATIONS, ALL WAS NOT LOST. SHE HAD SYMPATHY FROM MANY CORNERS, UNTIL THE REVELATIONS KEPT COMING AND COMING. AND THROUGHOUT, NO ONE STOOD UP AND SAID, 'THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE' ` NOT HER, NOT HER CO-LEADER. THEN THE LATEST ` A COUPLE OF MP'S QUITTING. AND WHAT CONFUSION THAT HAS CAUSED! IT ALL FEELS VERY CHAOTIC. IT'S SNOWBALLED, AND PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING. NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE TRUTH AND WHAT'S NOT. IT LEAVES YOU THINKING, 'WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON HERE?' NOBODY WANTS THAT UNCERTAINTY BEFORE THEY VOTE. BUT WHAT IS A POLITICAL DISASTER FOR THE GREENS COULD BE LABOUR'S LUCKY DAY. The Labour Party made a mistake tearing up that memorandum of understanding. They still do that. They have seven weeks still. After the election, they will get into government. Jacinda Ardern is deviating because she is deciding. Russell Norman tried to steady that party and they ran a good campaign. It didn't translate on the night, but he stabilise the ship. James Shaw has been absent. Who would have thought this campaign would turn into this disaster? Remember last time? IT'S BEEN THEIR HOME FOR 30 YEARS, AND NOW THE WAIAU PLAY CENTRE NEEDS A BIT OF A HAND. WE REALLY NEED LAND, A BUILDING AND MONEY TO GET IT ALL UP AND RUNNING. SO CAN YOU HELP THE SMALLEST RESIDENTS OF THIS QUAKE-HIT TOWN? PLUS ` SHE'S OFFICIALLY THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S WIFE, SO WHY NOT MAKE HER FRANCE'S OFFICIAL FIRST LADY? THE PROPOSAL'S LANDED EMMANUEL MACRON IN HOT WATER. WE'LL TELL WHY SHORTLY. AND DONALD TRUMP NOW HAS HIS OWN TV PLATFORM. IT'S CALLED ` SURPRISE, SURPRISE ` TRUMP TV. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CREATED MORE THAN ONE MILLION JOBS. ALL THE NEWS IS 'REAL,' RATHER THAN FAKE, BUT WILL PEOPLE BUY IT? IF IT'S TRUMP-RELATED, MORE OFTEN THAT NOT, IT'S FAKE, ISN'T IT? 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. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN NINE MONTHS Some people like to be at work and not be grumpy. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN NINE MONTHS SINCE THE MAGNITUDE-7.8 EARTHQUAKE WHICH RUMBLED THROUGH WAIAU. HARD TO BELIEVE, UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU'RE ONE OF THE RESIDENTS STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES. AMONGST THEM, THE LITTLEST LOCALS, WHOSE PLAY CENTRE WAS DESTROYED IN THE QUAKE. THEY'VE CURRENTLY PACKED INTO THE PLUNKET ROOMS, BUT NOW PARENTS ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD A NEW PLAY CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY. MIKE THORPE PAID THEM A VISIT. (SOFT MUSIC) THE WEE ONES IN WAIAU ARE NO STRANGERS TO BUILDING, BUT THEY'RE GONNA NEED MORE BLOCKS. PEOPLE DON'T REALISE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE WAS IN WAIAU COMPARED TO KAIKOURA. BUT WAIAU ACTUALLY SUFFERED A REALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. YEP, NOVEMBER 14 LAST YEAR, THE GROUND SHOOK THIS PLACE NORTH AND SOUTH, RIPPED BRICKS OFF HOMES, HOMES OFF PILES, AND PILES OF BUILDINGS WEREN'T SAFE TO ENTER, INCLUDING THE PLAY CENTRE'S HOME FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. SO, THERE'S TWO ISSUES HERE ` ONE, THE PLAY CENTRE THAT THEY WERE IN IS NOW BUSTED; TWO, THE CHURCH NEXT TO IT ` EVEN MORE BUSTED. NEITHER WILL BE FIT FOR KIDS TO KICK ABOUT IN ANY TIME SOON, SO FOR NOW AT LEAST, IT'S THE PLUNKET ROOMS, GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO THE GROUP AND HUMBLY ACCEPTED, BUT BARELY BIGGER THAN THE SHED OR THE CONTAINER OUTSIDE. BUT THEY ARE REALLY SMALL. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE HERE FOR OUR CHILDREN. HAVING OUR CHILDREN STUCK IN THIS TINY BUILDING ALL SESSION IS JUST HORRIBLE. SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM HOME TO CARRY ON THEIR LONG-TERM LEGACY. IT STARTED PROBABLY IN THE LATE '60S, AND IT WAS STARTED BY A TEACHER AT WAIAU SCHOOL WHO WANTED SOMETHING FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS, AND SHE STARTED IT IN HER HOME, AND THEN THEY MOVED INTO THE WAIAU SCHOOL HALL, BUT THAT HALL BURNED DOWN. WELL, THE SCHOOL IS LONG-TERM TOO, AND THERE'S A NEW HALL THERE NOW. SO, OUR OLD MATE MARY AT WAIAU PRIMARY OFFERED UP THE SCHOOL HALL ` PERFECT SPACE. NO. THE AUTHORITIES SAID THEY NEED A KITCHEN, A TOILET AND A FENCE, ALL AT THE PLAY CENTRE'S EXPENSE. SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DEVELOPMENT TO DO WHEREVER WE GO INTO, WHICH OBVIOUSLY COSTS MONEY. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION HOW MUCH YOU WILL INVEST, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S LESS FOR A PERMANENT HOME. IN THE MEANTIME, RATHER THAN SPENDING MONEY, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE SOME. SO NOW WE NEED FUNDRAISE TO GET A HOME, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ISN'T CHEAP. WE'VE GOTTA BE POSITIVE. YOU'VE GOT TO BE, OTHERWISE YOU'LL GET NOWHERE. AT THE START, WE WERE NOT POSITIVE. THERE WAS TALK OF SHUTTING THE CENTRE DOWN. NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING NOW. AND ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE QUAKE, IT'S ALMOST A LIFETIME FOR SOME OF THESE KIDS. THESE GUYS GROW SO FAST, BUT THINGS LIKE FINDING A HOME AND FENCING IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY TAKE A WHILE TO DO. WAIAU PLAY CENTRE WOULD REALLY LOVE HELP FROM PEOPLE TO DO THE BEST FOR OUR TAMARIKI. TELL ME WHAT HELP YOU NEED. SO, WE REALLY NEED... LAND, A BUILDING AND MONEY TO GET BEHIND IT TO GET IT ALL UP AND RUNNING. IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT THESE LITTLE ONES ARE WORTH IT, RIGHT? IF YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THE PLAY CENTRE, They have done it before. The thing is with those centres, it is for the parents and little ones. It is a social networking service. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THE PLAY CENTRE, JUMP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR DETAILS. The rrail line north is three months ahead of schedule. STILL TO COME ON THE SHOW ` WE'RE PLAYING A GAME OF 'SPOT THE DIFFERENCE'. SO HERE'S THE REAL STUFF. TONIGHT, POWERFUL WINDS TOSSING CARS LIKE TOYS. AND NOW HERE'S DONALD TRUMP'S IDEA OF NEWS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CLEARLY STEERED THE ECONOMY BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. CAN KIWIS SPOT THE FAKE? AND KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY ` WHY HAS THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S PLAN TO CREATE AN OFFICIAL FIRST-LADY TITLE GONE DOWN LIKE A LEAD BALLOON? Still good to see people? Yes. THE HONEYMOON IS OVER FOR FRANCE'S NEW PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON. JUST THREE MONTHS INTO THE JOB, HE'S TAKING A HAMMERING INTO THE POLLS. LAST MONTH SAW THE BIGGEST DROP FOR A PRESIDENT SINCE JACQUES CHIRAC IN 1995. NOW HE'S IN HOT WATER OVER A PLAN TO GIVE HIS WIFE, BRIGITTE MACRON, THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF FIRST LADY. THAT TITLE DOESN'T CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE FRENCH CONSTITUTION, SO ANY EXPENSES THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE CLOCKS UP HAVE TO BE COVERED BY HIS OFFICE. WHILE MRS MACRON WOULDN'T BE PAID, SHE WOULD GET AN OFFICE, STAFF AND A SEPARATE BUDGET. BUT CRITICS SAY THE MOVE IS HYPOCRITICAL, BECAUSE MACRON IS BACKING CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSED MORALITY LAWS, WHICH WOULD BAN PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM EMPLOYING FAMILY MEMBERS. ALMOST 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PETITION OPPOSING THE MOVE. Aren't the French money? A liberal came in, absolute shambles. He didn't stand again. This guy, half the people he brought into Parliament have never been and politics. Now they don't like Him either. I wonder if that would happen here. Who would you bring in? IT HAD TO HAPPEN. IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS STARTED HIS OWN TV SHOW, AND HE'S CALLED IT ` WHAT ELSE? ` 'TRUMP TV'. IT'S GOT REAL, AS OPPOSED TO FAKE, NEWS, MEANING LOTS OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE US PRESIDENT. SO CAN KIWIS TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUMP TV AND NEWS MADE BY ANOTHER AMERICAN NETWORK? TIM WILSON PUT THE 'REAL' UP AGAINST THE NEW TRUMP TV 'NON-FAKE' NEWS. TONIGHT, THE SEVERE WEATHER SLAMMING THE EAST. SLICK, SLIGHTLY SCARY, AND SMOOTH ` AN AMERICAN NETWORK NEWS REPORT, OR WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP LIKES TO CALL... FAKE NEWS. PRESENTING TRUMP TV. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS WE PROVIDE YOU THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM TRUMP TOWER HERE IN NEW YORK. YES, LIVE FROM TRUMP TOWER. 150%... NON-FAKE NEWS. OVERALL, SINCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CREATED MORE THAN ONE MILLION JOBS. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN, WELL, REAL. NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE STATE-SPONSORED PROPAGANDA. (AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) IT'S NOT REAL, AND IT'S NOT NEWS. AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT REAL NEWS. OK, SO, A FEW PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS TRUMP TV 'REAL NEWS' IS FAKE. CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? FIRST, WE PLAYED THE REAL. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT DAMAGE COMING IN FROM THE SCENE IN MARYLAND. REAL LIVE FOOTAGE IS NICE. YEAH. BIT OF WRECKAGE. PRETTY EXCITING, ISN'T IT? (CHUCKLES) WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S REAL? COS THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. (CHUCKLES) BELIEVABLE INFORMATION. LIKE, IT'S NOT SO FAR-FETCHED THAT YOU THINK IT'S MADE UP. TIME FOR THE... 'OTHER REAL'. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CLEARLY STEERED THE ECONOMY BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. (LAUGHS) I FEEL SORRY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, FOR THE WORLD. IT'S JUST SOMETHING SAYING 'I'VE DONE ALL THESE GREAT THINGS'. FAKE NEWS. IT JUST RINGS 'FAKE NEWS' TO ME. BUT DONALD TRUMP IS BANKING ON MORE AMERICANS ACCEPTING HIS REAL... ISN'T FAKE. AND THAT IS THE REAL NEWS. Pretty sure she used to work with CNN. I interviewed women this morning who was the deputy chief of staff for Obama. She was with him when he was a senator in Illinois. She is not surprisingly a Democrat and aghast at what is happening in America. The number came up tonight 37%, which is low. Only half of Americans vote, so take out half. 37% is irrelevant. The people who voted for him will still vote for him. What is he delivering? He has announced jobs stop I think the damage will outweigh it. Not for the people who voted for him. When you are saying he is a nutter and a weirdo, if he gives the people jobs, they will vote for him. That's depressing. Who did you interview? Shania Twain. She was quirky and talked about New Zealand property. More importantly, People who had their wedding song, she has one that she thinks will match it. You write about your life. She will be on the radio tomorrow CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017