CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 OUR REFUGEE QUOTA IS ONCE MORE ON THE RISE, WITH AN EXTRA 500 EXTRA REFUGEES A YEAR SET TO CALL NEW ZEALAND THEIR NEW HOME. THE BOOSTING OF THE REFUGEE QUOTA COMES AFTER POLITICAL WRANGLING. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY TO EXPLAIN. RIGHT NOW, 1000 REFUGEES MOVE TO NZ EACH YEAR, BUT SOON THAT'LL GO UP TO 1500. THIS WELLINGTON COMPANY EMPLOYS REFUGEES, AND IS WELCOMING THE BOOST. THEY ARE SO AMAZED THAT THE STREETS ARE SO QUIET AND THEY COULD LET THEIR CHILDREN PLAY OUTSIDE. YEAH, SO NZ IS A REALLY UNIQUE PLACE, AND I'M GLAD WE GET TO SHARE THAT WITH MORE PEOPLE IN NEED. SINCE 1987, THE REFUGEE QUOTA SAT AT 750. IN 2016, NATIONAL PUT IT UP TO A 1000. AND FROM JULY 2020, THE REFUGEE QUOTA WILL GO UP 1500 PER YEAR. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO. BUT POLITICALLY, IT'S BEEN A DIPLOMATIC DANCE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER. WINSTON PETERS WASN'T SO SURE AND SAID SO ON A RECENT TRIP TO NAURU, BUT TODAY TURNED UP AND TOWED THE PARTY LINE, SAYING HIS CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. HAVE YOU SEEN MR TWYFORD'S EXCITING HOUSING PROGRAMME? I HAVE, AND I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE IMMIGRATION FIGURES AND THE TREND GOING DOWNWARDS ` ALL THE PRECONDITIONS THAT WE STATED. THERE'S GOT TO BE A SECRET DEAL BETWEEN THE LABOUR PARTY AND WINSTON PETERS ON THIS. WE KNOW HE'S EATEN HUMBLE PIE ON THIS, WINSTON PETERS. HE JUST DOESN'T LIKE IT AT ALL, AND HE DOESN'T GO CHEAP. THE GREENS LOBBIED FOR 6000 REFUGEES OVER FIVE YEARS. GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN IS A REFUGEE HERSELF AND SAYS IT'S A START. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS CHALKING UP ALL THE WINS. YOU'VE GOT TO ASK LOOKING AT IT TODAY, WHERE ARE THE GREENS? THEY ARE MORE OF A CAMOUFLAGE PARTY THAN A GREEN PARTY. WELL, HE'S JUST STILL BITTER, ISN'T HE? AND IT'S GETTING A BIT TIRED. SO WHY WAIT TWO YEARS FOR THE CHANGE TO COME IN? IT'S SIMPLY A QUESTION OF LOGISTICS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'LL PUMP $30M INTO BUILDING 150 HOMES FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES AND PROVIDE MORE FACILITIES AT THE MANGERE REFUGEE CENTRE IN AUCKLAND AS WELL AS MANAGING ALL THE POLITICS THAT GOES WITH IT. THE TIMING OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE PRIME MINISTER IS HEADING TO NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND TO TAKE PART IN HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AT THE UNITED NATIONS. SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT UP AS A BIT OF A WIN TO OTHER WORLD LEADERS, SAYING THAT NEW ZEALAND IS PLAYING ITS PART. IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT SHE HAS BEEN BIG ON, SO THIS HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR HER. IT HAS BEEN A HEADACHE, THOUGH, WITH BOTH THE GREENS AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST HAVING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS. ONE INTERESTING NOTE FROM THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THOUGH ` YOU HAD THE PRIME MINISTER, THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER AND WINSTON PETERS. THE GREENS WEREN'T THERE. SYMBOLICALLY, IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE GREENS WEREN'T THERE BUT WINSTON PETERS WAS FRONT AND CENTRE. SYNTHETIC CANNABIS HAS ALREADY KILLED DOZENS OF NEW ZEALANDERS. NOW, EXPERTS ARE WARNING OF FAR MORE POTENT EVEN DEADLIER VERSIONS. THEY'RE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER THEY WANT THE DRUG TO BE CLASSIFIED AS 'CLASS A', THE MOST HARMFUL CATEGORY. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. A DEADLY HIGH THAT GETS KIWIS OUT OF THEIR MINDS AND SOME FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES. SYNTHETIC CANNABIS IS LINKED TO THE DEATHS OF AT LEAST 45 PEOPLE SINCE JUNE LAST YEAR. I DON'T THINK WE ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULD GET NEW SYNTHETIC DRUGS THAT WOULD CAUSE SO MUCH HARM. IN JULY, THE GOVERNMENT SAID THEY'D URGENTLY TACKLE THE ISSUE. THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON DRUGS ADVISED TWO DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS BE CLASSIFIED AS A-CLASS DRUGS... ONE OF THESE DRUGS HAS BEEN LINKED TO A WELL-KNOWN CASE ONE OF THESE DRUGS HAS BEEN LINKED TO A WELL-KNOWN CASE MAKING SYNTHETIC CANNABIS AN A-CLASS DRUG WOULD PUT IT ALONGSIDE OTHERS LIKE METH, MAGIC MUSHROOMS, LSD AND COCAINE. IT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POWERS FOR POLICE, AND IT WOULD INCREASE THE PENALTIES TOO FOR BOTH DEALERS AND USERS. THE GOVERNMENT APPEARS OPEN TO IT. I THINK MOST NEW ZEALANDERS WOULD AGREE DISRUPTING SUPPLY WAS A GOOD THING. THEY'VE HAD THIS ADVICE SINCE APRIL ABOUT THE DANGER OF THESE DRUGS. PEOPLE HAVE CONTINUED TO DIE SINCE THEY'VE HAD THIS ADVICE, AND THEY'VE SAT ON THEIR HANDS. BUT CRACKING DOWN ISN'T THE ONLY CONCERN. THE RISK WITH CLASSIFYING THEM AS CLASS-A, WHILE IT LETS THEM GO AFTER THE BIG GUYS, IT MEANS THAT YOU WOULD CRIMINALISE DRUG USERS THEMSELVES WHEN THOSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO NEED HELP AND SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO TREATMENT. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL MAKE A DECISION ON SYNTHETIC CANNABIS IN THE COMING WEEKS. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. A POLICE CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG TRADE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY IS CONTINUING WITH MORE ARRESTS. A LARGE STASH OF GUNS, DRUGS, CASH AND STOLEN PROPERTY WAS SEIZED IN TODAY'S RAIDS. TWO MEN AND A WOMAN ARE NOW FACING MULTIPLE METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARMS CHARGES. POLICE SAY FOLLOWING A RAID IN MARCH IN WHICH 48 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, THERE WAS A 34% IN CRIME AND A 50% PERCENT DROP IN VIOLENT OFFENDING. ALL I SAY IS THAT WE STAND STRONG THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF METHAMPHETAMINE TO OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHOEVER IS SELLING IT` THE DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY OF METHAMPHETAMINE IS TO ACCEPTED. DETECTIVES FROM THE NATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUP HAVE CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE IN THE AREA AND SAY THEY'LL TARGET ANYONE WHO TRIES TO SUPPLY DRUGS THERE AGAIN. ON THIS DAY 125 YEARS AGO, NEW ZEALAND MADE HISTORY, BECOMING THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO GRANT WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE. MICHAEL CROPP LOOKS AT HOW THE MAJOR MILESTONE WAS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. (SINGING) THE LONG MARCH TOWARD EQUALITY BEING CELEBRATED AT PARLIAMENT. (SINGING) THESE PASIFIKA WOMEN TELLING THE STORY OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT THROUGH SONG AND DANCE AS HUNDREDS DID AT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, STARTING IN AUCKLAND'S AOTEA SQUARE. THEY WERE DRESSMAKERS, THEY WERE SHOPKEEPERS, THEY WERE MOTHERS, SISTERS, GRANDMOTHERS, AND THEY SIGNED A PETITION, SOMETIMES AT GREAT COST TO THEMSELVES. IN CELEBRATIONS FURTHER SOUTH, NELSON GIRLS COLLEGE OPENED A COMMEMORATIVE CAMELLIA GARDEN IN HONOUR OF ITS FOUNDING PRINCIPAL, KATE EDGER, THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND WOMAN TO GAIN A UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN 1877. AT THAT TIME, THE BISHOP OF AUCKLAND ACTUALLY PRESENTED HER WITH A WHITE CAMELLIA, WHICH THEN TURNED INTO THIS SYMBOLISM OF WOMEN GETTING THE VOTE. TO STUDY, SHE PUT HER AGE BUT NOT HER GENDER ON THE UNIVERSITY APPLICATION FORM. AND TONIGHT AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, A CELEBRATION FOR THOSE WOMEN WHO'VE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST HONOURS, WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY'S DAMES IN ATTENDANCE,... IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE OUR SUFFRAGE 125 ANNIVERSARY. ...HONOURING THE SUFFRAGISTS. IT WAS A SWEET VICTORY AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE WHICH TOOK 12 YEARS AND AT LEAST THREE PETITIONS TO PARLIAMENT. THESE TRAILBLAZERS SHARING THEIR SUCCESSES,... AT LAW SCHOOL, THERE WAS ONE OTHER WHO GRADUATED WITH ME IN 1964. SOME OF THE PROFESSORS ` THEY REALLY THOUGHT THAT LAW WAS FOR MEN. ...WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO ANYWHERE, WE HAVE TO TOGETHER ` MEN AND WOMEN, OLD AND YOUNG. WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. THERE'S PAY EQUALITY. I THINK MORE WOMEN NEED TO STAND UP AND BE MORE COURAGEOUS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. Y'KNOW, WOMEN HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF ALL THIS SHIT. WE'VE FINALLY SAID WE'RE SICK OF IT. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST RATES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD IN THIS COUNTRY, AND IT'S NOT A WOMEN'S PROBLEM; IT'S A MEN'S PROBLEM. A REMINDER OF HOW MUCH THERE'S STILL TO DO. MICHAEL CROPP, 1 NEWS TO THE STRAWBERRY SABOTAGE SCANDAL IN AUSTRALIA, AND COPYCATS STICKING PINS IN STRAWBERRIES, OR ANY OTHER FRUIT, COULD FACE UP TO 15 YEARS IN JAIL. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AROUND 100 REPORTS OF CONTAMINATED FRUIT ACROSS AUSTRALIA. LAW CHANGES ARE BEING RUSHED THROUGH PARLIAMENT WHICH WILL INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR FOOD TAMPERING. YOU'RE A COWARD AND YOU'RE A GRUB! AND IF YOU DO THAT SORT OF THING IN THIS COUNTRY, WE WILL COME AFTER YOU AND WE WILL THROW THE BOOK AT YOU. NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD LEADING TO THE ARREST OF ANYONE RESPONSIBLE. AND BACK HERE, IT'S NOT COMPULSORY FOR PRODUCE GROWERS TO USE METAL DETECTORS ON THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT SOME IN THE INDUSTRY ARE TAKING THE STEP ANYWAY. ANDREW MACFARLANE REPORTS. DEVASTATED AUSTRALIAN STRAWBERRY GROWERS ARE FORCED TO DUMP TONNES OF PERFECTLY GOOD FRUIT, SOME LEFT TO WITHER ON THE VINE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A FAIR BIT. AND WHILE THE STRAWBERRY SCANDAL'S COSTING THE INDUSTRY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, IT'S CREATED A BOOMING TRADE FOR THIS FOOD SAFETY COMPANY IN AUCKLAND. IT'S QUITE A HIGH TECH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO FIND THAT LEVEL OF CONTAMINATION. SO, HOW DOES IT WORK? WELL, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. TYPICAL PUNNET OF STRAWBERRIES, NO PROBLEMS - GOES THROUGH NO STRESS. BUT, AS SOON AS YOU INTRODUCE THE TINIEST BIT OF METAL, THEN YOU HAVE A FEW PROBLEMS. (ALARM BLARES) WE'VE GOTTA TEACH THE METAL DETECTOR WHAT A GOOD PRODUCT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEN ANY DISTURBANCE BIGGER THAN THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE TRIGGERING A FAIL. AND THE MACHINES ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. JULIAN HORSLEY'S SOLD A YEAR'S WORTH IN THE LAST FOUR DAYS TO GROWERS IN AUSTRALIA AND HERE. I MEAN, THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF PANIC, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING WE CAN'T RECEIVE ANY PRODUCT UNTIL YOU'VE GOT THIS AND THIS IN LINE. ONE OF THESE METAL DETECTORS COSTS AROUND $22,000, BUT JULIAN SAYS MANY GROWERS SEE THEM AS THE ONLY WAY TO ASSURE CUSTOMERS THEIR PRODUCE IS SAFE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY ALL OVER THE NEWS. AND MORE IMPORTANT COMMERCIALLY, FOR THESE GUYS, IT'S EITHER PUT MY PRODUCE IN THE RUBBISH BIN OR SUPPLY IT TO THE CUSTOMERS. GROWERS ARE DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO SAFEGUARD THEIR PRODUCTS. ANDREW MACFARLANE, 1 NEWS. TO A MARITIME MYSTERY NOW OF JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SHIP CAPTAIN COOK SAILED FROM ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA 250 YEARS AGO. US AND AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE NOW CERTAIN THEY'VE FOUND THE WRECK OF THE ENDEAVOUR IN A BAY IN NORTH AMERICA. CHANNEL NINE'S PETER STEFANOVIC HAS MORE. IN THE CALM WATERS OF AMERICA'S NORTH-EAST, WHAT'S LEFT OF HMS ENDEAVOUR MAY SOON BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THIS IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE SHIP THAT CAPTAIN JAMES COOK SAILED TO AUSTRALIA. I'M EXCITED. THIS IS A VERY STRONG POSSIBILITY. NOW WE HAVE TO METICULOUS. UNTIL NOW, THE ENDEAVOUR HAS ONLY EXISTED AS A REPLICA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR. BUT TWO DIVERS FROM THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM HAVE FLOWN TO RHODE ISLAND TO HELP WITH THE DELICATE EXCAVATION. IF IT IS THE ENDEAVOUR, THERE IS NOT MUCH OF THE VESSEL LEFT. IT IS MAINLY TIMBERS ` LOOSE TIMBERS AND BALLAST ` STONE BALLASTS. THERE ARE 13 WRECKS IN THE AREA. RESEARCHERS INITIALLY NARROWED THE SEARCH DOWN TO FIVE AND ARE NOW CONFIDENT THEY'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO ONE, ON A SITE JUST OFF GOAT ISLAND. WHEN THE ENDEAVOUR GOT STUCK IN SHALLOW WATERS ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IN 1770, COOK NEEDED TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD. SO HIS CREW THREW SIX CANNONS OVERBOARD. SO HIS CREW THREW SIX CANNONS OVERBOARD. THAT IS JUST A REPLICA. BUT THIS BALLAST IS THE REAL THING, WHICH WAS ALSO RECOVERED. AND THAT ALLOWED THE ENDEAVOUR TO REFLOAT AND SAIL ON. THE ANSWER IS IN THE TIMBER. IF IT'S PROVEN TO BE GROWN FROM THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, THEN IT'S COOK'S ENDEAVOUR. COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ` DON BRASH COULD BE BACK ON CAMPUS. NEW PLANS FOR HIM TO SPEAK AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY AS HE CALLS ON THE VICE CHANCELLOR TO RESIGN. PLUS, LILY THE STROPPY RESCUE DOG WHO LED HER OWNER ON A MERRY CHASE, TOWING AN ADVERTISING FLAG AS SHE MADE HER ESCAPE. DON BRASH HAD HIS FIRST SPEAKING EVENT AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY BLOCKED, BUT THERE'S NOW NEW PLANS FOR HIM TO TALK AT THE CAMPUS. THIS AS THE FORMER NATIONAL PARTY LEADER CALLS ON THE UNIVERSITY'S VICE CHANCELLOR TO RESIGN. PAUL HOBBS HAS MORE ON THE STORY. (INDISTINCT SHOUTING) DON BRASH DIDN'T GET A GREAT RECEPTION WHEN HE SPOKE AT AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY LAST MONTH, BUT IT WAS BETTER THAN BEING BARRED FROM SPEAKING TWO DAYS EARLIER AT MASSEY. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT SECURITY CONCERNS WERE REALLY NOT THE BASIC REASON FOR THE BAN. MASSEY UNIVERSITY'S VICE CHANCELLOR SAID AT THE TIME SECURITY WAS THE MAIN REASON, DUE TO AN APPARENT ONLINE GUN THREAT. MY REAL CONCERN COMES TO MAKING SURE THAT THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND VISITORS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR ARE SAFE. BUT DOCUMENTS RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REVEAL A MONTH EARLIER, WHEN THE MASSEY POLITICS CLUB TOLD HER OF THE PLANNED BRASH SPEECH, SHE HAD ALREADY MADE UP HER MIND ON DR BRASH, LABELLING HIM A RACIST. THEN, THE VERY NEXT DAY, SHE'S LOOKING FOR OPTIONS TO CANCEL THE EVENT . A STAFF MEMBER TELLS HER THERE IS NO VALID REASON. BUT A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE'S STILL FRETTING OVER BRASH AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THE UNIVERSITY'S TREATY OBLIGATIONS. SHE ALSO TALKS ABOUT REFUSING ENTRY LONG BEFORE SECURITY ISSUES WERE EVER RAISED. I MEAN IT'S AN APPALLING SITUATION, AND I'D BE SURPRISED IF SHE CAN KEEP HER POSITION. SHE'S BEEN SHOWN TO BE GROSSLY MISLEADING, IF NOT DOWNRIGHT DISHONEST. THE POLITICS CLUB THAT PLANNED THE EVENT AGREES. THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY OF SORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE EVENT. JAN THOMAS WOULDN'T FRONT FOR OUR CAMERAS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN SAYING SHE WAS PREPARED TO LET DR BRASH SPEAK UNDER STRICT CONDITIONS, AND IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE SECURITY THREAT WAS RAISED THAT THE EVENT WAS CANCELLED. BUT DON BRASH IS KEEN FOR ANOTHER CRACK ` INVITED BACK TO MASSEY NEXT MONTH. I'VE BOOKED FARES. I'M PLANNING TO GO. MY UNDERSTANDING IS ONCE WE HAVE A VENUE, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SECURITY AND ANY OTHER ASSURANCES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO MASSEY. IT MAY BE A NO LESS CONTENTIOUS SECOND ATTEMPT ` DON BRASH MAKING NO PROMISES AS TO WHAT'LL HE TALK ABOUT. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. IT'S COMPULSORY TO TAKE PART IN, BUT A BLIND MAN HAS HIT OUT AT THIS YEAR'S CENSUS FOR TREATING BLIND PEOPLE LIKE THEY'RE INVISIBLE. CENSUS RESULTS WERE MEANT TO BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH, BUT HAVE BEEN PUT BACK TO MARCH NEXT YEAR. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. THIS YEAR'S NEW ONLINE CENSUS WAS TOUTED AS QUICK AND EASY TO COMPLETE. TODAY A GOVERNMENT SELECT COMMITTEE WAS TOLD IT HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT. FOR PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY TO BE FEARFUL OF PROSECUTION BECAUSE OF A BOTCHED PUBLIC SECTOR PROCESS IS IN MY VIEW SERIOUS AND APPALLING. BLIND SINCE BIRTH, JONATHAN MOSEN COULDN'T USE HIS READING DEVICE TO GET THE CODE FOR THE ONLINE CENSUS. HE ASKED TO GET IT OVER THE PHONE OR BY TEXT, BUT THAT WASN'T AN OPTION. FINALLY, A STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND WORKER CAME TO HIS HOUSE ON A SUNDAY TO READ IT OUT. WE HAVE THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION, WHICH IS EXEMPLARY, AND STATISTICS NZ, WHO CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THEIR AUSSIE MATES. WHEN JONATHAN MOSEN COMPLAINED TO THE STATISTICS MINISTER, THE REPLY CAME IN A PDF DOCUMENT, WHICH CAN'T BE ACCESSED BY BLIND PEOPLE. HE SAYS JAMES SHAW'S RESPONSE TO THE FALLOUT HASN'T BEEN GOOD ENOUGH. I THINK IT SHOWS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ON HIS PART OF WHAT ACCESSIBILITY MEANS, AND I'VE SEEN NO EVIDENCE SUBSEQUENTLY THAT HE'S BEEN EDUCATED. TO THAT JAMES SHAW SAYS: I UNDERSTAND HIS PERSPECTIVE, YEP. INTERIM DATA SHOWS 90% OF KIWIS TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR'S CENSUS, ALMOST 5% DOWN ON THE 2013 CENSUS. STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND WOULDN'T SPEAK ON CAMERA TODAY BUT HAVE ANNOUNCED A SECOND INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO THE CENSUS. IN THAT, THE STATISTICS MINISTER SAYS THE VIEWS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CENSUS PROCESS WILL BE HEARD. STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND IS NOW TRYING TO FIND NEW WAYS TO FILL THE GAPS, BUT HAS WARNED THERE COULD BE ISSUES COUNTING KEY AREAS LIKE IWI, POPULATION, JOBS AND HOUSEHOLDS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER FOR TOMORROW. PLUS, THE STORY BEHIND THE RUNAWAY DOG THAT'S BECOME A RUNAWAY HIT ON THE INTERNET. NOW TO THE RUNAWAY DOG WHOSE ESCAPADES DOWN THE MAIN STREET OF KAWAKAWA IN NORTHLAND HAVE ALL BEEN CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND GONE VIRAL. WE'VE THE BACKGROUND TO THAT WILD GOOSE CHASE. WITH MORE HERE'S SEVEN SHARP'S JEREMY WELLS. EVERY DAY, LUCIE AND LILY START THE DAY WITH A WALK DOWN KAWAKAWA'S MAIN STREET. WE'VE BEEN STEADILY ESTABLISHING THIS ROUTINE WHERE, BEFORE I GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING, I TAKE HER FOR A NICE WALK, THEN I'LL GET HER A LITTLE TREAT. RIGHT. I'M GONNA GO GET YOU A SAUSAGE. LUCIE TIES LILY UP WHILE SHE POPS INTO THE BAKERY. BUT LAST WEEK, SHE MADE A ROOKIE ERROR, TYING LILY TO A MOVEABLE ADVERTISING FLAG. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE, BUT SOMETHING SPOOKED HER AND I HEARD THIS AWFUL SCRAPING NOISE. AND ONCE THAT STARTED, SHE JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, AND SHE JUST RAN STRAIGHT INTO THE TRAFFIC AND I RAN AFTER HER. I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK. (ROSSINI'S WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE) LILY, LUCIE AND THE ROGUE FLAG BRINGING KAWAKAWA'S STATE HIGHWAY 1 STRIP TO A STANDSTILL, THE WHOLE ESCAPADE CAPTURED ON CCTV. HONESTLY, RUNNING DOWN THE HIGH STREET, ALL I COULD HEAR WAS PEOPLE LAUGHING. BASSET HOUNDS AREN'T RENOWNED FOR THEIR ATHLETIC PROWESS. FOR AN ANIMAL WITH JUST LITTLE LEGS, MY GOD, SHE CAN RUN. WHEN SHE GOT ROUND THE CORNER, AND I WAS ABLE TO PARTLY CUT HER OFF AND I WAS YELLING AT HER, SHE TURNED AND ACTUALLY SAW ME AND SHE STOPPED. I DON'T THINK SHE NECESSARILY REALISED I WAS RUNNING BEHIND HER. WHAT THE CAMERAS MISSED ` THE WALK OF SHAME BACK TO THE BAKERY. MAKE SURE THEY GOT THEIR FLAG BACK. MY PARTNER, HE OWNS A LOCAL CCTV COMPANY. HE EDITED IT AND UPLOADED IT TO FACEBOOK AND TAGGED ME IN IT, JUST SO OUR FRIENDS COULD HAVE A LAUGH. AND I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE WHEN, BASICALLY, BY THE TIME WE'D GONE TO BED LAST NIGHT, IT HIT 100,000 VIEWS. THE VIDEO'S NOW CLOCKED UP OVER 500,000 VIEWS. I'M PROBABLY NEVER GONNA LIVE THIS DOWN. BASSET HOUNDS ARE VERY STRONG-WILLED. I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST HER TO DO WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO WHEN SHE WANTS TO DO IT, AS THE WHOLE WORLD HAS SEEN FIRST-HAND. AS FOR LILY, WELL, THERE'S NO DOG BOX IN SIGHT. THEY SAY EVERY DOG HAS THEIR DAY, SO I GUESS LILY IS ENJOYING HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME. NOW A QUESTION TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO GREW UP WATCHING SESAME STREET, AND IT'S ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS BERT AND ERNIE. # RUBBER DUCKIE, YOU'RE THE ONE. (SQUEAK! SQUEAK!) # YOU MAKE BATH TIME LOTS OF FUN. # (SQUEAK! SQUEAK!) WRITER MARK SALTZMAN TODAY REVEALING THE TWO MUPPETS BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY, SAYING THE CHARACTERS REFLECTED HIS OWN SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIP. BUT SESAME WORKSHOP, THE PRODUCER OF THE HIT 70'S SHOW, DENIES THE PAIR ARE A COUPLE, TWEETING THEY'RE BEST FRIENDS WHO DON'T HAVE A SEXUAL ORIENTATION. SPECULATION ABOUT THE PAIR HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE PROGRAMME'S PILOT EPISODE IN 1969. HERE'S HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING WEATHER WISE TOMORROW. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018