TONIGHT ` DONALD TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL BEGINS. THE CHILLING VIDEO FROM THE CAPITAL RIOTS IS SHOWN IN THE VERY ROOM THAT WAS INVADED BY A MOB. A FORMER KIWI ACCUSED OF A SAMURAI SWORD ATTACK IN SYDNEY. THE REAL ESTATE BOSS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE INJURED TWO WOMEN IN AN ALCOHOL-FUELLED ATTACK. AND THE FELINE ZOOM FAIL IN A COURTROOM. THE LAWYER STUCK ON A KITTEN FILTER. I'M HERE LIVE. I'M NOT A CAT. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL WILL GO AHEAD WITH THE U.S SENATE DECIDING IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL. THE PROCEEDINGS OVER THE JANUARY INSURRECTION REPLAYED THE HORROR OF THE RIOTS IN THE VERY ROOM WHERE THEY UNFOLDED. CHANNEL 9'S AMELIA ADAMS REPORTS THEY WITNESSED, SURVIVED AN INSURRECTION. NOW MEMBERS OF THE U.S CONGRESS ARE HOLDING COURT. HEAR YE, HEAR YE, HEAR YE. WITH SENATORS AS SUPPOSEDLY IMPARTIAL JURORS TO RULE ON THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT... AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP. DESPITE REFUSING A SUMMONS TO TESTIFY, HIS PRESENCE FILLED THE CHAMBER. WE WILL STOP THE STEAL. WE'RE GOING TO WALK DOWN TO THE CAPITOL. IF THAT'S NOT AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENCE, THEN THERE IS NO SUCH THING. THE CONFRONTING 14-MINUTE VIDEO PLAYED BY DEMOCRATIC IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS, A HARROWING REMINDER OF THE EVENTS OF JANUARY 6. WATCHING SOMEONE USE AN AMERICAN FLAG POLE, THE FLAG STILL ON IT, TO SPEAR AND PUMMEL ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS RUTHLESSLY, MERCILESSLY; THIS CANNOT BE OUR FUTURE. THIS CANNOT BE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. EVEN THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENCE TEAM WAS IMPRESSED. WE CHANGED WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO ON ACCOUNT, THAT WE THOUGHT THAT THE HOUSE MANAGERS PRESENTATION WAS WELL DONE. TODAY'S DISPUTE, WHETHER IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE SENATE TO TRY A PRESIDENT NO LONGER IN OFFICE. A CHANCE BY A GROUP OF PARTISAN POLITICIANS SEEKING TO ELIMINATE DONALD TRUMP FROM THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCENE. SIX REPUBLICANS CROSSED PARTY LINES TO AGREE WITH DEMOCRATS. THE SENATE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE TRIAL. 11 MORE WOULD NEED TO BREAK RANKS TO FIND DONALD TRUMP GUILTY. THE FORMER PRESIDENT WATCHING ON FROM HIS FLORIDA HOME, REPORTEDLY FURIOUS WITH HIS LAWYER'S PERFORMANCE. AND OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL BUILDING, A REMINDER THE SECURITY THREAT IS STILL REAL. THE UNSCALABLE FENCE WITH RAZOR WIRE REMAINS. NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS PATROLLING THE PERIMETER. AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED THE TRIAL COULD INSPIRE EXTREMISTS TO FURTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE. TRUMP SUPPORTERS HAD PUT A CALL-OUT TO RALLY HERE TODAY. JUST TWO PROTESTERS SHOWED UP. NEW QUESTIONS TONIGHT OVER AIR NEW ZEALAND'S WORK WITH ANOTHER NATION INVOLVED IN THE WAR IN YEMEN. DAYS AFTER 1 NEWS REVEALED THE AIRLINE HAS BEEN SECRETLY HELPING THE SAUDI MILITARY, THERE IS ALSO GROWING CONCERN IT IS BEING ALLOWED TO INVESTIGATE ITSELF. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THE BATTLE RAGES ON,... (BOOM!) ...A SAUDI-LED COALITION FIGHTING IRANIAN-BACKED FORCES, FUELLING THE WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. AIR NEW ZEALAND HAS NOW LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO WHY IT WAS HELPING THE SAUDI MILITARY. BUT SOME SAY THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF THIS SITUATION AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF POTENTIAL HUMAN-RIGHTS RISKS, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT A REVIEW IS INDEPENDENT, TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE PROPERLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED. NO ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THEMSELVES AND THEN REPORT ON IT. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING. ULTIMATELY, AIR NEW ZEALAND HAVE AN OBLIGATION HERE, I THINK, TO NEW ZEALANDERS, TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE TEAM THAT WAS SERVICING THE SAUDI NAVY ENGINES ALSO WORKS FOR OTHER MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS. THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE AIR NEW ZEALAND GAS TURBINES OPERATIONS ARE AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S BEEN OPEN ABOUT ITS CONTRACTS WITH THE AUSTRALIAN AND UNITED STATES NAVIES, BUT IT APPEARS TO HAVE ALSO HAD CUSTOMERS IN IRAQ, OMAN, AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AS WELL AS SAUDI ARABIA. I'M AWARE THAT WE'VE HAD SOME BUSINESS WITH THE UAE; I'M NOT AWARE THAT WE HAVE BUSINESS, AT THIS STAGE, THROUGH THE GAS TURBINE BUSINESS WITH IRAQ. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE WAR IN YEMEN. SO WHAT HAS AIR NEW ZEALAND BEEN DOING THERE? AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT WAS ALSO WORKING ON ENGINES. I AM NOT ACROSS THE DETAILS AT THIS STAGE, AS TO WHETHER THAT WAS TO DO WITH NAVY VESSELS. I THINK THAT'S DEEPLY CONCERNING, AND FOR ME, WHAT THAT SHOWS IS THAT CLEARLY, THERE ARE DEEP PROBLEMS WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND'S PROCESSES IN THIS AREA, AND THAT, TO ME, HAMMERS HOME THE NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT PROCESS. OTHERS BEWILDERED THE AIRLINE HASN'T CLARIFIED THE SITUATION AROUND ITS OTHER CUSTOMERS. THIS IS THE KIND OF REASON THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A WIDE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. THE EXTENT OF AIR NEW ZEALAND'S WORK FOR OTHER FOREIGN MILITARIES STILL MURKY. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. COVID-19 WAS SPREAD BETWEEN GUESTS AT AUCKLAND'S PULLMAN HOTEL BY DROPLETS IN THE AIR, AND NOT ON A CONTAMINATED SURFACE. THAT'S THE FINDING OF A REVIEW INTO THE LATEST SPATE OF CASES. THE HOTEL IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING USED AS AN MIQ FACILITY, WHILE IT IS CLEANED AND UPGRADED, INCLUDING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. WHEN SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR TO THEIR ROOM, IF THERE ARE DROPLETS IN THE AIR, THEY'LL BE PUSHED INTO THE ROOM, RATHER THAN SUCKED OUT INTO THE CORRIDOR. MEANWHILE, NINE FREEZERS HAVE ARRIVED TO STORE THE PFIZER VACCINES. TWO ARE HEADING TO CHRISTCHURCH, AND THE REST WILL BE IN AUCKLAND. A FORMER AUCKLANDER WHO IS NOW A PROMINENT SYDNEY REAL ESTATE AGENT IS TONIGHT UNDER POLICE GUARD AND CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED SAMURAI SWORD ATTACK. POLICE SAY THE 44-YEAR-OLD ATTEMPTED TO STRANGLE HIS PARTNER AT HIS SYDNEY HOME, BEFORE TURNING ON HER FRIEND. CHANNEL 9'S LAUREN TOMASI REPORTS. A $2M HOME MARRED BY BLOOD-STAINED WINDOWS. AND IT WAS INSIDE THAT POLICE ALLEGE REAL ESTATE AGENT KARL HOWARD LAUNCHED INTO AN ALCOHOL-FUELLED ATTACK. HE KEEPS TO HIMSELF. HE'S NOT A FRIENDLY GUY. IT WAS 5 O'CLOCK ON MONDAY MORNING WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY PUNCHED HIS GIRLFRIEND (27). AS HER FRIEND ATTEMPTED TO INTERVENE, HOWARD ALLEGEDLY TURNED ON HER TOO, LASHING OUT AT THE 29-YEAR-OLD WITH A SAMURAI SWORD. ONE OF THE GIRLS HAS RUN ACROSS OVER THE ROAD TO SEEK SHELTER. HOWARD TOO ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO FLEE. POLICE FOUND HIM HIDING BEHIND A PARKED CAR ON A NEARBY STREET. THEY SAY HE DITCHED HIS POSSESSIONS IN A SKIP BIN ALONG THE WAY. I FOUND A PHONE AND A WALLET, AND IT WAS ALL FULL OF BLOOD. THE 44-YEAR-OLD HAD ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN SEEING HIS NURSE GIRLFRIEND. THEY MET ON A DATING APP. THE COURT HEARD TODAY HIS FORCE-TONGUE-KISSED THE 27-YEAR-OLD WHILE STRANGLING HER. HE'S CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL. HE'S IN A BAD WAY HIMSELF. AND SO TOO ARE HIS ALLEGED VICTIMS, AT THE SAME HOSPITAL AS HOWARD. KARL HOWARD HAS BEEN STOOD DOWN AS PRINCIPAL HERE AT RAY WHITE BALMAIN. WHILE THE 44-YEAR-OLD REMAINS A PART OWNER IN THE BUSINESS, HE'S BEEN BANNED FROM ANY DEALINGS UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. HI, I'M KARL HOWARD FROM RAY WHITE BALMAIN. ONCE THE FACE OF LUXURY REAL ESTATE, TONIGHT IN CUSTODY AND REFUSED BAIL. I THINK HE'S WORRIED ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN JUST LOSING HIS JOB. THERE COULD BE FEWER WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO APPEAL DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, UNDER A PROPOSED OVERHAUL OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT. THE OLD ACT WILL BE REPLACED BY TWO NEW LAWS AND A THIRD LOOKING AT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, ALL IN A BID TO CUT THROUGH DELAYS AND MINIMISE COURT BATTLES. POLITICAL REPORTER MAIKI SHERMAN EXPLAINS. SHAME! NEIGHBOURS AT WAR WITH DEVELOPERS UNDER THE RMA. THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SAYS IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. PEOPLE'S PRIVATE INTERESTS ARE RELEVANT, BUT SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE BECOME TOO LITIGIOUS. HE'S NOW REFUSING TO RULE OUT SCRAPPING THE APPEALS PROCESS UNDER A REVAMPED RMA. THE PUBLIC HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE INPUT TO ANYTHING THAT GONNA BE AFFECTING THEIR LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. ASKED IF NIMBYISM OR CONCERN OVER YOUR OWN BACKYARD SHOULD GO? WE ALL SAY THAT UNTIL IT'S OUR NIMBYISM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT. I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER KILL OFF NIMBYISM COMPLETELY. ACTUALLY, NIMBYISM IS PERHAPS A BADGE WE SHOULD WEAR WITH HONOUR. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY PRESSING GO ON THREE NEW LAWS TO REPLACE THE RMA, CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL BOTTOM LINES, STRENGTHENING MAORI DECISION-MAKING AND THE TREATY OF WAITANGI AND COMBINING REGIONAL AND DISTRICT PLANS DOWN TO JUST 14, FROM THE MORE THAN 100 THAT EXIST NOW. I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT REQUIRES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK TOGETHER, AND TO TRY AND STANDARDISE SOME OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING RULES. HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND AGREES CHANGE IS NEEDED, BUT WANTS PRODUCTIVE LAND PROTECTED FIRST. MAKE SURE THAT THE LAND THAT GROWS OUR HEALTHY FOOD IS PROTECTED AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NEEDED TO MAKE THAT LAND PRODUCTIVE IS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE NEW RMA LAW IS EXPECTED BY MAY, BUT IT WON'T INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE BIG, MEATY ISSUES LIKE CONSENTING PROCESSES, COMPLIANCE, AND OF COURSE THE REALLY BIG ONE ` WATER ALLOCATION, LAUNCHING THE DEBATE OVER MAORI RIGHTS AND INTERESTS. WHY ARE YOU KEEPING THOSE SEPARATE AND WAITING UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO REALLY GIVE THE PUBLIC A SAY ON THOSE THINGS? THIS IS A VERY BIG THING TO GIVE BIRTH TO, AND IT WOULD BE LIKE TRIPLETS TO DELIVER IT ALL AT ONCE. BUT NATIONAL SAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH. THIS IS SLOW, COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING. SLOW TOO, THEN, THE IMPACT ON HOUSING PRICES ` AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS AWAY, ACCORDING TO THE MINISTER. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. MEN ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO WEAR TIES IN PARLIAMENT'S DEBATING CHAMBER AFTER THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SCRAPPED THE RULE TONIGHT. IT COMES AFTER MAORI PARTY CO-LEADER RAWIRI WAITITI WAS BOOTED OUT YESTERDAY OVER HIS CONTINUED REFUSAL TO WEAR WHAT HE CALLED 'A COLONIAL NOOSE.' A MEETING OF THE STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE WAS HELD THIS EVENING WHERE THE MAJORITY WERE IN FAVOUR OF REMOVING THE TIE RULE. IN A STATEMENT; TREVOR MALLARD SAYS HE IS GUIDED BY THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE. LANDLORDS AND RENTERS ARE FACING THE LARGEST SHAKE-UP OF TENANCY LAW IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS. A RAFT OF CHANGES COME INTO FORCE TOMORROW. RENTAL BIDDING AND ENDING A TENANCY WITH 90 DAYS' NOTICE ARE OUT, WHILE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES HAVE BEEN RAMPED UP. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. ANDREW BRUCE HAS BEEN A LANDLORD FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, AND IN THAT TIME HE'S HAD ONLY A HANDFUL OF PROBLEMATIC TENANTS. BUT NEW RULES FROM TOMORROW WILL MAKE IT MUCH HARDER FOR HIM TO EVICT THEM, SO HE'S BEING MORE CAUTIOUS WITH WHO HE CHOOSES. I THINK IT'S REALLY GOING TO AFFECT THE MORE VULNERABLE TENANTS WHO UNFORTUNATELY WILL PROBABLY END UP HAVING TO START RELYING MORE ON SOCIAL HOUSING TYPE PROVIDERS, WHICH IS, I DON'T THINK, A GREAT OUTCOME. THE GOVERNMENT IS AIMING TO MAKE TENANCY LAWS FAIRER FOR ALL. FROM TOMORROW, NO-CAUSE TERMINATIONS WITH 90 DAYS' NOTICE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED. IN SOME SITUATIONS, ENDING A TENANCY HAS TO BE ORDERED BY THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL. LANDLORDS CAN'T DECLINE A TENANT'S REQUEST TO MAKE A MINOR CHANGE, PAID FOR AT THE RENTER'S EXPENSE. PROPERTIES MUST BE ADVERTISED WITH A PRICE LISTED, AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS CAN'T OFFER TO PAY MORE. AND MBIE HAS MORE ENFORCEMENT POWERS, AND MAXIMUM FINES FROM THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL HAVE INCREASED. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CHANGES, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, ARE QUITE CONFRONTING, AND THEY AREN'T WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. BUT OFTEN THEN PEOPLE DO SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THEIR OWN SITUATION AND MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE. SHE SAYS DISCRIMINATION OF SOME PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REMAINS AN ISSUE. THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT WILL INCREASE. I THINK THAT MOST LANDLORDS WILL USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNISE THAT THIS ACTUALLY BUILDS SOME CONSISTENCY FOR THEM, IN TERMS OF CONTINUATION OF RENTAL INCOME. THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE CHANGES WILL WORK IN PRACTICE. WE'VE SEEN IT WRITTEN DOWN ON PAPER, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IN REALITY HOW THAT'S GOING TO TRANSLATE. YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL A MINOR CHANGE BE? WE DON'T KNOW THAT DETAIL YET. LAWS FOR ENDING TENANCIES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ARE SET TO COME INTO FORCE IN AUGUST. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` THE KIWI SNOWBOARDER WHO TOOK ON OLYMPIC GREATS IN THE U.S HOW DID SHE DO? PLUS, CAN YOU SEE ME`OW? THE STORY BEHIND THIS PECULIAR COURTROOM HEARING. VOICEOVER: Your spare pair, your glare pair, the flying-through-the-air pair. We could all use a second pair. (WHIMPERS) At Specsavers, get specs and shades for $169, including single-vision lenses. - So it's a chance to win your money back on a car to celebrate a sailing race where boats fly? Crazy! - Go a little crazy with Toyota. Buy any new or Signature Class Toyota and every time Emirates Team New Zealand wins a race KIWI ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT HAS CEMENTED HERSELF AS ONE OF THE BEST ALL ROUND SNOWBOARDERS IN THE WORLD AFTER WINNING THE INAUGURAL EVENT OF THE NATURAL SELECTION TOUR. THE WYOMING COMPETITION FEATURED OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS AND BIG MOUNTAIN FILM LEGENDS, BUT THAT DIDN'T FAZE OUR TEENAGE STAR, AS HAILEY HOLT REPORTS. THIS WAS THE RUN THAT CATAPULTED ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT INTO THE SNOWBORDING HISTORY BOOKS. BACKSIDE 360. THAT'S THE CHERRY ON TOP. THAT'S THE BEST RUN WE'VE SEEN TODAY, AND THAT WAS HER VICTORY LAP. THE 19-YEAR-OLD WAS A WILD CARD ENTRY INTO THE NATURAL SELECTION TOUR, A NEW EVENT FEATURING THE WORLD'S BEST SNOWBOARDERS, BATTLING IT OUT IN THE BACK COUNTRY. SADOWSKI-SYNOTT EXCEEDING ALL EXPECTATIONS. I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY TO SAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATED ZOI COMING INTO THIS COMPETITION. REALLY, I JUST WANTED TO LAND SOME TRICKS THAT I WAS STOKED ON AND LAND A FULL RUN. AND I WAS JUST SO HONOURED TO, LIKE, BE ABLE TO RIDE WITH MY FAVOURITE SNOWBOARDERS AND LEARN A LOT FROM THEM. TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST JAMIE ANDERSON DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST DAY, SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT BEATING WOMEN'S FAVOURITE AND PIONEER HANA BEAMAN IN THE SEMIFINALS, BEFORE GOING ON TO WIN THE FINAL. FRESH FROM CLAIMING SLOPESTYLE SILVER AND BIG AIR BRONZE AT THE X-GAMES, IT SEEMS THERE'S NOTHING THE YOUNG KIWI CAN'T DO. ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT IS RE-INTRODUCING HERSELF TO THE SNOWBOARD WORLD. AND WITH HER HUGE WIN AT JACKSON HOLE, PERHAPS NEXT TIME THEY'LL EVEN PRONOUNCE HER NAME RIGHT. HAYLEY HOLT, 1 NEWS. KIWI R&B SINGER MIKEY DAM'S SINGLE 'TIME' HAS FEATURED HEAVILY IN THE NEW ZEALAND CHARTS THIS SUMMER. WHILE HIS PASSION LIES IN SONGWRITING, IT'S THIS LATEST HIT THAT HAS HELPED HIM MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC SCENE. ZION DAYAL CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. # CAN'T BUY THE TIME I SPENT, # I'M LOST IN THE THOUGHT OF YOU NOT NEXT TO ME. # MIKEY DAM'S SINGLE 'TIME' IS AN HONEST REFLECTION OF HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY SO FAR. # LOST IN A CAPSULE, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE TIME # TO REMIND MYSELF TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU. # THE 27-YEAR-OLD'S FIRST TASTE OF MUSIC WAS MESSING AROUND IN HIS MATE'S HOME STUDIO. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND HIS SONG IS NOW ONE OF THE HOTTEST IN THE COUNTRY. RUSHED DOWNSTAIRS AND BE LIKE, 'I JUST` BRO, I'M NUMBER ONE. AND I GOT THE TAG ON INSTAGRAM, AND I WAS LIKE, 'BRO, I'M NUMBER ONE.' I'M JUST LIKE SHAKING HANDS LIKE, 'IT'S NUMBER ONE!' WE JUST CELEBRATED AFTER. BUT, YEAH, IT WAS MEAN. SO IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS. AFTER MOVING FROM PALMERSTON NORTH TO AUCKLAND TO CHASE HIS DREAM, THE REALITIES OF MAKING IT IN THE MUSIC WORLD CAME CRASHING DOWN ON HIM. IT DESTROYED MY MENTAL AT THE TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO KINDA TAKE A REALITY CHECK AND GO BACK HOME TO PALMERSTON NORTH, WHICH IS WHERE I'M FROM, AND JUST BE AROUND MY FAMILY AND, YOU KNOW, GET COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, BEING WHO I WAS BEFORE I WENT TO AUCKLAND, BECAUSE AUCKLAND KIND OF JUST... I DIVED INTO A POOL FULL OF SHARKS. # I FIGURED # CAN'T BY THIS TIME. MIKEY DAM DETAILS THE TIMES HE MISSED WHILE POURING EVERYTHING INTO MAKING A CAREER. THE WHOLE SONG WAS JUST PAINTED AROUND, LIKE, JUST ME FEELING, LIKE, LOST, YOU KNOW, COMING UP, AND NOT ENJOYING A CERTAIN PART OF THE JOURNEY, FEELING LIKE I WAS RUNNING OUT OF TIME BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY MY AGE. I WAS LIKE, IF YOU'RE NOT 20, IF YOU'RE NOT CRACKING IT BY 22 OR 23, IT'S KIND OF JUST GAME OVER FOR YOU. # THINK THE DEVIL WANTS MY SOUL NOW. THE MUSIC VIDEO SHOWING THE PLACES AND PEOPLE THAT MEAN THE MOST TO HIM. MY MARAE, MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, MY BROTHERS, MY FAMILY MEMBERS ` JUST EVERYTHING. LIKE, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, MEAN THE MOST TO ME. # NEARLY BLOWS MY MIND. # BUT I TOLD MYSELF, 'DON'T YOU TO GIVE UP.' A HEARTFELT CONNECTION THAT HIS FANS ALSO GET TO EXPERIENCE. # CAN'T BUY THE TIME I SPENT. ZION DAYAL, ONE NEWS. A LOT OF 90-YEAR-OLDS MIGHT BE HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAY WITH A CUP OF TEA AND A CAKE, BUT NOT VINCE HARRIS. DUBBED 'VERTIGO VINCE', THE EX-ROYAL MARINE CELEBRATED HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY TODAY BY COMPLETING THE 192m SKYJUMP OFF AUCKLAND'S SKY TOWER. THE DAREDEVIL WAS RAISING MONEY FOR THE STARSHIP FOUNDATION. ALL IN ALL, I'M HOPING THAT JUST HAVING A BIRTHDAY CAN DO A BIT OF GOOD FOR SOMEBODY. THE TRICK IS TO LOOK DOWN, BECAUSE YOU GET THE REAL EFFECT THEN. (LAUGHS) VINCE CURRENTLY HAS NO PLANS FOR WHAT TO DO FOR HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY, VOWING TO SIMPLY TAKE EACH YEAR AS IT COMES. JUST AHEAD, YOUR WEATHER, AND THE FORECAST IS IMPROVING, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME RAIN ABOUT. PLUS, THE CAT CALL THAT DISRUPTED A COURTROOM. YEP, ANOTHER ZOOM FAIL GOES VIRAL. CHUCKLES: Yes! (TABLET KEYBOARD CLICKS) This for the car? No. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Yeah? (DOG GRUMBLES) Nooo. (FLOOR SQUEAKS) (HUMS SOFTLY) 'Zero rhythm?' (PHONE CHIMES) Yeah? Nah. (GRUNTS) (SCOFFS) (DOG BARKS) Take a right. No, you want to go left. GRASPING HOW TO USE ZOOM CALLS OVER COVID-19 HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR MANY. AND IT APPEARS ONE LAWYER IN THE UNITED STATES NEEDS MORE PRACTICE, AFTER A VIRTUAL COURT CASE WENT ASTRAY. ASHLEIGH YATES EXPLAINS. NOT THE PURR-FECT START TO A COURT HEARING. MR PONTON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A FILTER TURNED ON IN THE VIDEO SETTINGS. HIS TEXAS LAWYER APPEARING IN A FELINE FORM. WE'RE TRYING TO... CAN YOU HEAR ME, JUDGE? I CAN HEAR YOU. I THINK IT'S A FILTER. FRANTICALLY TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REMOVE IT. I'VE GOT MY ASSISTANT HERE. SHE'S TRYING TO. BUT, UH,... I'M PREPARED TO GO FORWARD WITH IT. THEN CLARIFYING. I'M HERE LIVE. I'M NOT A CAT. THAT CAT-ASTROPHE HAS SINCE GONE VIRAL, AFTER THE PRESIDING JUDGE POSTED THE CLIP ON TWITTER. I WENT TO HAVE LAUNCHED LUNCH AN HOUR AFTER THIS HEARING, AND I STARTED GETTING THESE CALLS FROM NEW YORK AND LA AND WASHINGTON DC. I DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE'VE SEEN SOME SILLY THINGS. MANY JUDGES HAVE. YOU SEE THEM ALL OVER YOUTUBE. AND QUICK TO PRAISE THE LAWYER FOR KEEPING HIS COOL. THIS GENTLEMAN HANDLED IT VERY GRACEFULLY. EVERYBODY'S FACE POPPED UP EXCEPT MINE. MINE WAS A CAT. I THOUGHT, 'OH... 'WHAT'S THIS?' A LIGHT MOMENT BEFORE A CASE INVOLVING CONTRABAND AND ILLICITLY OBTAINED CASH. AND I WALKED HIM THROUGH HOW TO TURN IT OFF. AND IT WAS DOWN IN PROBABLY 20 SECONDS OR SO AFTER THAT POINT, ONCE HE KNEW WHERE TO LOOK. I'M AN OLD-FASHIONED LAWYER, AND I LIKE APPEARING IN COURT WITH PEOPLE AND WITNESSES LIVE, AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. AND SO TOO HAS THE ONLINE COMMUNITY. HOPEFULLY I'LL KEEP THE CATS AWAY FROM MY NEXT HEARING. TO AVOID THIS CLAW-FUL MISTAKE, MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR ZOOM SETTINGS. ASHLEIGH YATES, 1 NEWS. TO TOMORROWS WEATHER NOW, WITH MIKEY DAM AND 'NEEDED LOVE'. (GENTLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC) # CAN WE FEEL WHEN WE'RE FALLING. # GIVING OFF YOUR ENDORPHINS. # CAN YOU FEEL THE SAME ABOUT ME WHEN IT'S DARK? # DON'T SEE YOU FLOWERS. # HOLD UP A SECOND. # I NEED AN HOUR. HOW DO YOU FLAKE? # HOW MANY TIMES YOU REALLY SPEND THEM DAYS NOT CALLING MY PHONE? # YOU SAVED ME AS LONELY, ALL IN MY FEELINGS, YEAH. # HOW MANY TIMES YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT TELLING ALL YOUR FRIENDS # WHEN I'M NOT AROUND, 'I JUST THINK THE SEX IS GREAT'? # IT WHEN WE LOVE, WE TRUST, # WE CARE, WE TOUCH, # THEN DANCED AND DANCED ALL ALONE. # OR IS IT WHEN WE CRASH, WE BURN, # WE FALL, WE FIGHT, # WE MAKE UP THEN ALL NIGHT LONG. # IF WE NEEDED LOVED TO SHOW THAT IT'S FOREVER, # THEN I HOPE INSIDE THAT NOTHING CHANGES. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021