TONIGHT ` ONE MAN'S BATTLE TO ACCESS HIS KIWISAVER. NOW HE'S TAKEN HIS FIGHT TO PARLIAMENT. AND FLEEING HURRICANE FLORENCE ` THE MASS EXODUS AS A MILLION PEOPLE ARE WARNED TO ESCAPE THE CAROLINAS. AND A RARE GLIMPSE OF AN ENDANGERED FRIEND ` THE POD OF HECTOR'S DOLPHINS SEEN FROLICKING OFF THE COAST. CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 HE WON'T LIVE AS LONG AS MOST PEOPLE, BECAUSE HE HAS DOWN SYNDROME. BUT THERE'S STILL NO EXEMPTION FOR A MAN (39) WHO WANTS TO GET HIS KIWISAVER MONEY EARLY. TIM FAIRHALL TODAY TOOK HIS FIGHT TO PARLIAMENT, ARGUING HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY HIS SAVINGS WHILE HE CAN. EMILY COOPER HAS MORE. TIM FAIRHALL DREAMS OF TRAVELLING THE WORLD. HE SAYS HE'S WORKED HARD SINCE HE WAS 18 AND DESERVES TO BE ABLE TO. I WANT TO TRAVEL. I WANT TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS. BUT TO DO THAT, HE NEEDS HIS KIWISAVER MONEY. I HAD MISTAKENLY UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING DESCRIBED AS A RETIREMENT SAVINGS SCHEME TO BE JUST THAT ` THAT RETIREMENT WAS WHEN YOU STOPPED WORK. CLEARLY, TIM IS GOING TO HAVE TO RETIRE WAY BEFORE MOST PEOPLE. TIM AND HIS MUM, JOAN, HAVE COME TO PARLIAMENT TO ARGUE TIM SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY HIS RETIREMENT EARLY, AS HE'S AGING FASTER THAN MOST. I WON'T LIVE AS LONG AS MOST PEOPLE. THERE ARE ALREADY EXEMPTIONS TO GET EARLY ACCESS TO KIWISAVER ` BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME, SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SERIOUS ILLNESS OR MOVING PERMANENTLY OVERSEAS. BUT JOAN FAIRHILL ARGUES THE CURRENT LAW IS DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST PEOPLE LIKE TIM. WE WANT A CHANGE, AND WE WANT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE, SO THAT TIM AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE HIM CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY THEIR MONEY THAT THEY SAVED. THE LEGISLATION DOESN'T ALLOW ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY FOR HIM TO GET THAT MONEY. MINISTER FAAFOI WANTS TIME FOR OFFICIALS TO LOOK AT THE WIDER ISSUE AROUND KIWISAVER, SO THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, WHEN THE RETIREMENT SETTINGS ARE REVIEWED. MINISTER FAAFOI BELIEVES THIS IS THE BEST OPTION, AS ANY AMENDMENTS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE A LAW CHANGE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, AN EXCEPTION WON'T BE MADE FOR TIM. NO, I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. ALTHOUGH WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE SYMPATHY FOR TIM AND HIS SITUATION, I THINK WE'LL LOOK AT THE BROAD ISSUE AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. SO NOW TIM WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT YEAR FOR THAT OVERSEAS TRIP. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. URGENT EVACUATIONS CONTINUE ON THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES AS HURRICANE FLORENCE GETS CLOSER AND CONTINUES TO GROW. THE MONSTER CATEGORY-4 STORM IS FUELLING FEARS OF A MAJOR CATASTROPHE ONCE IT REACHES LAND. WITH MORE, HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S CHARLES CROUCHER. INSIDE THE BODY OF A BEAST ` THE VIEW FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTER FLYING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE STORM TO FIND OUT WHAT FLORENCE HAS IN STORE. THE EAST COAST OF THE USA IS SQUARING UP FOR A DIRECT HIT. THEY'RE SANDBAGGING... AND BOARDING UP. JUST HUNKERING DOWN. AND, UH, BRING IT ON. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN DO. THERE'S A RUSH ON WATER, FUEL AND SUPPLIES. WELL, WE'RE HERE FOR GENERATORS. WAITING FOR THAT STORM TO HIT ` NEED SOME POWER FOR THE HOUSE. THE CATEGORY-4 STORM IS ON TRACK TO SLAM INTO NORTH CAROLINA AS 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ORDERED TO EVACUATE. THIS IS THE ROAD INTO WILMINGTON. THAT'S WHERE THE STORM IS SET TO MAKE LANDFALL. OVER HERE, THE ROAD OUT OF THE CITY. THAT LINE OF CARS STRETCHES FOR KILOMETRES AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOMES. THIS STORM IS A MONSTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS AMERICA IS READY,... WE ARE SPARING NO EXPENSE. WE ARE TOTALLY PREPARED. ...CITING THE 'SUCCESSFUL' RESPONSE TO HURRICANE MARIA, BLAMED FOR THE DEATHS OF CLOSE TO 3000 PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO LAST YEAR. AND I ACTUALLY THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST JOBS THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IT'S NOT ONLY THE 200KM-PLUS WINDS TO WORRY ABOUT. THE SO-CALLED 'LOW COUNTRY' IS BRACING FOR MORE THAN HALF A METRE OF RAIN. SIGNS OF TENSION ARE STARTING TO SHOW IN THE COALITION GOVERNMENT, AND THE BIG INFLUENCE OF WINSTON PETERS IS PUTTING HEAT ON THE PRIME MINISTER, AND HAMPERING POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THE PASSING OF LEGISLATION. POLITICAL REPORTER MAIKI SHERMAN HAS MORE. A SYMBOLIC PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE NOT SITTING ANY LONGER AT A NEGOTIATING TABLE; WE SIT HERE AT THE CABINET TABLE. AND A CHANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO LAY OUT THE DETAIL OF ITS NEW CROWN-MAORI PORTFOLIO. BUT IN AN UNUSUAL TWIST, THE INFORMATION DIDN'T FOLLOW. I'M NOT GOING TO PRE-ANNOUNCE CABINET PAPERS. I'M NOT GOING TO PRE-ANNOUNCE CABINET PAPERS. 1 NEWS NOW UNDERSTANDS IT WAS DUE TO NZ FIRST AND LABOUR DISAGREEING OVER THE DETAIL IN CABINET, POSTPONING THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN OVER THERE STILL HASN'T STOPPED ACTING AS PRIME MINISTER! DID NZ FIRST VETO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AGENCY FOR THE CROWN-MAORI PORTFOLIO IN THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE? WELL, LOOK, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL OF THAT. WINSTON PETERS UNWILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT TODAY. IF YOU GIVE ME A WRITTEN QUESTION, I'LL GIVE YOU AN ANSWER, BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I DON'T HAVE A VERY PRESENT RECALL OF THAT. WELL, CABINET WAS ONLY HELD ON MONDAY. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU CAN'T RECALL? WELL, BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW THE EXACT DETAIL ON THAT BEFORE I ANSWER THE QUESTION. BUT SHANE JONES DIDN'T HIDE HIS CONTEMPT JUST YESTERDAY. WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE IN THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. CAN WE NO LONGER BELIEVE MINISTERIAL PRESS STATEMENTS UNLESS THEY'RE SIGNED OFF BY MR PETERS? NO. RIDICULOUS. IT IS THE LATEST ISSUE IN A STRING OF DISAGREEMENTS. REMEMBER THE THREE-STRIKES LAW? LABOUR SET TO REPEAL ` BUT FORCED BY NZ FIRST TO BACK DOWN. THEN THERE'S THE REFUGEE QUOTA. LABOUR KEEN TO DOUBLE IT; NZ FIRST, THOUGH, IN NO HURRY. AND RECENTLY, EMPLOYMENT LAW, INCLUDING WHETHER TO SCRAP THE YOUTH PAY RATE. WE CAN'T GET RID OF IT, BECAUSE NZ FIRST WON'T AGREE. IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, WE'RE... WE AGREE TO DISAGREE SOMETIMES! I THINK PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT NOW IN THIS GOVERNMENT. WE DEBATE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THIS IS ONE OF MANY. AND WE HAVE GOOD ROBUST PROCESSES FOR EACH. THE PRIME MINISTER STICKING TO HER MANTRA TODAY. ALL OTHER POLICIES GO THROUGH A CABINET PROCESS. ALL OTHER POLICIES GO THROUGH A CABINET PROCESS. A CABINET PROCESS THAT'S NOT ALWAYS STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH A COALITION GOVERNMENT. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. PORN, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ISSUES OF CONSENT SHOULD ALL BE PART OF SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION REVIEW OFFICE. IN THE FIRST REPORT ON THE SUBJECT IN A DECADE, IT FOUND MANY SCHOOLS ARE FAILING TO KEEP PACE WITH SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. STUDENTS AT AUCKLAND GRAMMAR ARE USED TO TALKING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PORNOGRAPHY. THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE LIKE IN REAL LIFE. THAT WHOLE IDEA REALLY SCARES ME. THE SUBJECT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED HERE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT REAL LIFE SHOULD BE LIKE AND WHAT A PORN WORLD IS LIKE, AND THEY ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE. NOW WITH SEXUAL CONTENT MORE READILY AVAILABLE THAN EVER BEFORE, THE EDUCATION REVIEW OFFICE WANTS MORE SCHOOLS TO FOLLOW SUIT. SO, WE FOUND THAT ONE-FIFTH OF SCHOOLS WERE TEACHING SEXUALITY EDUCATION REALLY WELL. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE GOT A GROUP OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT REALLY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT STUDENTS ARE TELLING US THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. THIS SEXUAL HEALTH WORKER HAS LOOKED AT THE IMPACT OF PORN ON TEENAGERS. OUR RESEARCH SHOWED REALLY YOUNG KIDS WERE ENGAGING WITH PORN, AND, YEAH, THERE'S NO COUNTER-MESSAGING. SHE SAYS, FOR MANY TEENS, PORN IS NOW THE MAIN FORM OF SEX EDUCATION. AND THAT'S DANGEROUS WHEN MOST CONTENT DEPICTS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, AND THERE'S RARELY MEANINGFUL CONSENT. SO IT'S FANTASTIC THAT SCHOOLS RECOGNISE PORN AS A PRIMARY SEX EDUCATOR, SO WE'RE GOING TO HELP EQUIP THEM ON HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF IT, HOW TO ANALYSE SOME OF THE PROBLEMATIC MESSAGING. HEADMASTER TIM O'CONNOR SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO START THE CONVERSATION. WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS... GETTING YOUNG MALES, GETTING YOUNG FEMALES TO CRITIQUE WHAT IS APPEARING ON THEIR SCREEN AND SAYING 'NO, THANKS'. THE REVIEW OFFICE IS ALSO URGING SCHOOLS TO PUT MORE FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ISSUES OF CONSENT AND GENDER IDENTITY. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. CONSUMERS IN AUSTRALIA ARE BEING URGED TO THROW OUT STRAWBERRIES AFTER NEEDLES WERE FOUND IN THE FRUIT. HEALTH OFFICIALS AND POLICE SAID SEWING NEEDLES WERE HIDDEN IN AT LEAST THREE PUNNETS OF STRAWBERRIES THAT WERE SUPPLIED TO THE SUPERMARKET CHAIN WOOLWORTHS FROM A SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND FARM. THE CONTAMINATED STRAWBERRIES WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRANDS BERRY OBSESSION AND BERRYLICIOUS. IT'S BEEN REPORTED A DISGRUNTLED FORMER EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND THE CONTAMINATION. WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF YOUR HEART, PEOPLE ARE USUALLY TOLD TO STEER CLEAR OF FULL FAT DAIRY PRODUCTS. NOW THERE'S RESEARCH TO SUGGEST THEY COULD BE BENEFICIAL. WITH MORE, HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S GABRIELLA ROGERS. A FEW MONTHS AGO, NICHOLAS SHIELDS (32) WAS TOLD HE HAD HIGH CHOLESTEROL, SO HE'S FINE-TUNING HIS DIET. OATS, FOR EXAMPLE. TRYING TO HAVE THAT EVERY DAY. A NEW STUDY ALSO POINTS TO THE BENEFITS OF CONSUMING DAIRY PRODUCTS. AS A POPULATION, WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH DAIRY, WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH CALCIUM. CONDUCTED OVER NINE YEARS, THE STUDY LOOKED AT THE DAIRY CONSUMPTION HABITS OF MORE THAN MORE THAN 136,000 PEOPLE IN 21 COUNTRIES. PEOPLE WHO CONSUMED THREE SERVINGS OF WHOLE FAT DAIRY A DAY HAD LOWER RATES OF MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DEATH COMPARED TO THOSE WHO JUST HAD HALF A SERVING. ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS ARE MOSTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF MILK AND YOGHURT, NOT CHEESE AND BUTTER. IT'S UNLIKELY THE FINDINGS WILL INFLUENCE CURRENT HEART HEALTH ADVICE, WHICH RECOMMENDS TWO TO FOUR SERVINGS OF REDUCED-FAT DAIRY OR ALTERNATIVES EACH DAY. THIS STUDY WASN'T SPECIFIC TO PEOPLE WITH CHOLESTEROL, AND I'M SURE WITHIN THE POPULATION, PEOPLE WITH CHOLESTEROL WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM HAVING LOW-FAT DAIRY FOOD. THE HEART FOUNDATION SAYS THE 'DASH' DIET, WHICH STANDS FOR... ...HAS THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE FOR HEART DISEASE PREVENTION. OBESITY EXPERTS SAY DAIRY FOODS ARE OFTEN SACRIFICED IN FAD DIETS WHEN THERE ARE LOW-FAT ALTERNATIVES FOR THOSE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT. WE SHOULDN'T BE TAKING THESE FOODS OUT. THEY ARE NUTRITIOUS. ALLEGATIONS OF PHONE BULLYING ARE BEING LEVELLED AT NATIONAL MP GERRY BROWNLEE AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH A JUNIOR STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND LAW FIRM. BUT THE FORMER MINISTER STRONGLY DENIES WHAT HE DESCRIBES AS 'OUTRAGEOUS ACCUSATIONS'. HE SAYS HE WAS SIMPLY RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAW FIRM'S LETTER TO HIS CONSTITUENTS PROMOTING A CLASS ACTION OVER NON-COMPLIANT STEEL MESH. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THE PHONE CALL CAME ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT'S REALLY A CLASSIC CASE OF PHONE BULLYING. A JUNIOR STAFF MEMBER AT THIS FIRM CLAIMING SHE WAS SUBJECTED TO A 17-MINUTE CALL THAT LEFT HER SO UPSET SHE HAD TO GO HOME. MY OFFICE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO DIDN'T PROVIDE A NAME, FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO DIDN'T PROVIDE A NAME, BUT THEN PROCEEDED TO ASK A COPIOUS NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, WAS AGGRESSIVE, BORDERING ON IRRATIONAL, ANGRY, SHOWED NO RESPECT FOR THE STEEL-MESH VICTIMS IN THE DEBACLE. AT THE END OF THE CALL, THE MAN IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS NATIONAL'S MP FOR ILAM, GERRY BROWNLEE. HIS VERSION OF THE CALL TO THE LAWYER'S OFFICE IS VERY DIFFERENT. HE SAYS HE DIDN'T RANT AND WAS JUST SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT THE MESH CLASS ACTION. IF I'VE UPSET SOMEONE, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT I CAN'T RESILE FROM THE QUESTIONS THAT I THINK DO NEED TO BE ANSWERED FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT CONSIDER JOINING THE ACTION. HIS PHONE CALL WAS PROMPTED BY THIS LETTER THAT'S ENCOURAGING CHRISTCHURCH HOMEOWNERS WITH NEW BUILDS TO ALLOW THE LAW FIRM TO FIND OUT IF THEY'VE GOT NON-COMPLIANT STEEL IN THEIR FOUNDATIONS. THAT FOLLOWS THREE STEEL-MESH COMPANIES BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SELLING THE PRODUCT. NO, I WASN'T ANGRY, AND I WASN'T AGGRESSIVE. I REPRESENT A CONSTITUENCY WHERE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEW HOUSES BUILT IN THE PERIOD THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I WAS ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE RECEIVING A LETTER THAT COULD CREATE QUITE A BIT OF ALARM FOR THEM. THE FORMER MINISTER'S KNOWN TO BE A STRAIGHT SHOOTER, COPPING FLACK AFTER THIS EXCHANGE FOLLOWING THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE. SORRY YOU'RE FRUSTRATED, BUT I'M PISSED OFF THAT YOU TOOK THAT ATTITUDE, QUITE FRANKLY. AFTER THE PHONE CALL TO THE LAW FIRM, IT USED A PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPANY TO COMPLAIN TO NATIONAL LEADER SIMON BRIDGES' OFFICE. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE FIRM HASN'T CALLED ME DIRECTLY. THE LAW FIRM STILL EXPECTS A RESPONSE. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. THEY'RE ON THE ENDANGERED LIST, BUT A POD OF RARE HECTOR'S DOLPHINS HAVE BEEN FILMED IN GOLDEN BAY. A BOATIE HAS CAPTURED FOOTAGE OF THE THREE DOLPHINS UNDERWATER AND SWIMMING AROUND THE BOAT. MEI HERON HAS MORE. HECTOR'S DOLPHINS ARE RARELY SEEN IN THESE WATERS. THERE YOU GO. HERE'S ALL THREE OF THEM TOGETHER! A LOCAL CAPTURING THE DOLPHINS DARTING FAST IN FRONT AND AROUND THE BOAT IN GOLDEN BAY. WOW. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. THE FOOTAGE WAS GIVEN ANONYMOUSLY TO FOREST AND BIRD. IT'S SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY LITTLE FOOTAGE OF HECTOR'S DOLPHINS FROM THIS PARTICULAR REGION. WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT ARE SEEN IN GOLDEN BAY. IN FACT, GENETICALLY, WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE HOW THEY LINK TO OTHER POPULATIONS AROUND THE SOUTH ISLAND. HECTOR'S DOLPHINS ARE ONLY FOUND IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS. THEY'RE DISTINCTIVELY GREY WITH BLACK AND WHITE MARKINGS AND A ROUND DORSAL FIN. PRODUCING JUST ONE CALF EVERY FEW YEARS, POPULATION INCREASE IS A VERY SLOW PROCESS. THAT'S WHY THERE'S REAL CONCERN THE ENDANGERED DOLPHINS COULD BE KILLED WHILE IN GOLDEN BAY. WE'RE SEEING ANIMALS GETTING CAUGHT ELSEWHERE IN SET NETS, FOR EXAMPLE. AND CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO PROTECTIONS FOR HECTOR'S DOLPHINS OR ANY DOLPHINS, IN FACT, IN GOLDEN BAY. FOREST AND BIRD SAY MORE RESEARCH STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DOLPHIN. THEIR DISTRIBUTION ARE IN SMALL POCKETS AROUND THE PLACE, AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT HOW DISTINCT THOSE LITTLE GROUPS OF ANIMALS CAN BE FROM ONE ANOTHER. MORE TO LEARN AND HOPEFULLY MORE SIGHTINGS LIKE THIS OF THE HECTOR'S DOLPHIN. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. A MURI AKE I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA. AHEAD ` CAVALRY AND CAVIAR. CHINA AND RUSSIA ISSUE A MAJOR WARNING TO THE WEST AS PUTIN AND XI JINPING FLIP INTO A NEW ERA. AND IF YOU TURN AWAY P!NK, YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD REASON, RIGHT? THE OWNERS OF THE DEADSHOT BAR TELL ALL. THOUSANDS OF TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED IN SIBERIA FOR THE LARGEST MILITARY EXERCISE SINCE THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION. RUSSIA'S MILITARY IS TRAINING ALONGSIDE CHINESE TROOPS IN WHAT'S BEING SEEN AS A FOUR-DAY SHOW OF FORCE AGAINST THE WEST. BOTH COUNTRIES' LEADERS HAVE SHOWN THEY'RE FIRM FRIENDS, COOKING UP SOME CAVIAR PANCAKES BEFORE WASHING THEM DOWN WITH VODKA. AND VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYS THERE IS NOTHING CRIMINAL ABOUT THE TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF POISONING EX-SPY SERGEI SKRIPAL AND HIS DAUGHTER IN BRITAIN. HE SAYS RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE FOUND THE MEN AND CLAIM THEY'RE CIVILIANS. 17 YEARS AFTER THE ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE'S TWIN TOWERS, SURVIVORS, RESCUERS AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS HAVE AGAIN GATHERED TO REMEMBER. THE NAMES OF THE NEARLY 3000 VICTIMS ARE READ OUT AT GROUND ZERO EVERY YEAR. IN THE ST PAUL'S CHAPEL COURTYARD, THE BELL OF HOPE IS ALSO RUNG AS A SALUTE TO THE FALLEN. THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATIONS INCLUDE TWO POWERFUL LIGHT BEAMS, WHICH ECHO THE SHAPE OF THE TWIN TOWERS AND REACH OVER 6KM INTO THE SKY. THE SINGER PINK HAS WRAPPED UP HER NEW ZEALAND TOUR IN WHICH SHE ENTERTAINED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS. AFTER HER LAST SHOW IN AUCKLAND, PINK HEADED TO PONSONBY ROAD FOR A DRINK OR TWO. BUT AS SEVEN SHARP'S LUCAS DE JONG DISCOVERED, ALL DID NOT GO TO PLAN. # NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH. OK, SO, USE YOUR IMAGINATION. IT'S A DARK TUESDAY NIGHT HERE IN PONSONBY, AND PINK WANTS A DRINK. HER FIRST ROUND WAS AT THE NEW, VERY FAMILY-RUN DEADSHOT. ONE OF THE CREW CAME IN AND SPOKE TO BRYAN OVER THE BAR EARLIER IN THE DAY, AND HE TOLD THEM WE JUST COULDN'T TAKE A GROUP THAT BIG AND OFFERED TO FIND THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT THEN THEY DID SHOW UP ANYWAY, AND WE COULDN'T FIT THEM IN. THE BESPOKE COCKTAIL SPOT SIMPLY CAN'T CATER FOR 30. THEY JUST WENT ON THEIR WAY, HAPPY AS. WE DIDN'T REALISE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THAT'S WHEN PINK TOOK TO TWITTER, SAYING SHE'S BEEN TO SOME COOL BARS AROUND THE WORLD AND DEADSHOT IS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT'S QUITE A SHOCK. (CHUCKLES) WE WERE DEFINITELY A BIT WORRIED ABOUT IT. BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF REALLY NICE MESSAGES FROM OUR REGULARS OF SUPPORT, SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE AS BAD AS WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS. WE NEVER SAW HER. WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE WAS PART OF THE GROUP. IF YOU KNEW IT WAS PINK, WOULD YOUR ANSWER HAVE BEEN ANY DIFFERENT? NAH. NO. GOOD ON YA! GOOD WORK. AND SO PINK DID WHAT ALL OF US DO WHEN ONE BAR DOESN'T LET YOU IN ` SHE CROSSED THE ROAD. THIS IS THE ROCK-STAR LIFE, EH? THIS IS THE ROCK-STAR LIFE, EH? SHE WAS JUST TELLING STORIES THE WHOLE NIGHT. YOU COULD SEE EVERYONE WAS JUST HAVING A GOOD LAUGH. ALEX WAS ABOUT TO SHUT UP SHOP WHEN THE SUPERSTAR AND HER CREW DROPPED IN. SHE CAME TO THE BAR HERSELF. WE WERE JUST SITTING DOWN TOGETHER, KINDA DISCUSSING WHAT COCKTAIL WE WERE GOING FOR. HER TIPPLE OF CHOICE... WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A BLUSH NEGRONI. PINK DRINKS PINK DRINKS? WASN'T INTENTIONAL, BUT I HAD A LITTLE FEELING THAT SHE MAY LIKE THE COLOUR AND THAT IT MAY JUST GET ME A LITTLE EXTRA BONUS POINTS THERE. HER POSTS HERE WERE A LITTLE KINDER, CALLING REVELRY BAR 'THE PERFECT PLACE IN AUCKLAND'. SOUNDS-WISE, YOU WEREN'T TEMPTED TO PLAY A BIT OF PINK? UH, NO, I DON'T THINK WE WERE READY TO GET THE PARTY STARTED, MATE. ARE YOU JUST DROPPING IN PINK SONGS? INSTEAD, HE OPTED FOR A FEW KIWI TUNES. (MAALA'S 'FEELS SO RIGHT') THIS IS KIWI 101. IT IS THE KIWI 101 RIGHT THERE, EH! WHAT'S THE DRESS CODE LIKE AT THIS PLACE? COS PINK'S ROCKING UP WITH TRACK SUITS AND SLIPPERS ON. I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH THAT ON THE WEEKDAYS. MAYBE IN THE WEEKENDS, WE WILL HAVE TO DRESS IT UP A LITTLE. BUT PINK'S ALL RIGHT. IT WAS AROUND 2 WHEN THINGS WRAPPED UP. I APOLOGISED TO ALL MY FRIENDS. I DIDN'T RUN UP AND GET THE PICTURE WITH HER. AND THAT'S THE TALE OF TWO BARS. AND THAT'S THE TALE OF TWO BARS. ONE THAT MET 'BIT STINK PINK'; THE OTHER 'PINK DRINK PINK'. JUST AHEAD, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE OUTLOOK FOR RAPARE. AND READY TO WALK ` THE CANINE COUTURE HITTING THE RUNWAY IN THE BIG APPLE. THE CATWALK'S BECOME A DOGWALK AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK THANKS TO A NEW COLLECTION CREATED FOR CANINES. DESIGNER ANTHONY RUBIO DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A PET COUTURIER BUT ALSO HAS A WOMEN'S LINE. FOOTAGE FROM THE EVENT SHOWS THE FURRY MODELS SLIPPING ON THE POLISHED RUNWAY. (TECHNO MUSIC PLAYS) (DOGS BARK) ANTHONY RUBIO HOPES HIS WORK WILL RAISE AWARENESS AROUND ANIMAL RESCUE. WHILE SOME OF THE DOGS FEATURED ARE ALREADY INSTAGRAM STARS, OTHERS ARE UP FOR ADOPTION. NOW IT'S TIME TO CHECK UP ON THE SKIES FOR RAPARE. THAT'S IT FROM THE TONIGHT TEAM THIS RAAPA. THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.