TONIGHT ` THE VERDICTS IN A COLD CASE MURDER. MARK JOSEPH HOGGART AND AN UNNAMED MAN FOUND GUILTY OF THE RED FOX TAVERN MURDER 33 YEARS AGO. OUR BORDER PROTECTION PUT TO THE TEST. CONCERNS AS 11 PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ON ARRIVAL. AND IT'S BLOCKED WORLD TRADE FOR SIX DAYS, BUT IN THE LAST FEW HOURS, A BREAKTHROUGH. HOW THEY FINALLY GOT THIS SHIP FREE. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE JURY IN THE TRIAL OF ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S LONGEST RUNNING COLD CASES HAS RETURNED GUILTY VERDICTS AFTER 18 HOURS OF DELIBERATION. IT'S BEEN 33 YEARS SINCE THE ROBBERY AND MURDER AT THE RED FOX TAVERN. LOGAN CHURCH LOOKS BACK AT THE INVESTIGATION ` DEAD ENDS, PLEAS FOR INFORMATION, AND ULTIMATELY, GUILTY VERDICTS. THE 1980S, THE RED FOX TAVERN. A BUSTLING PUB ON STATE HIGHWAY TWO ABOUT AN HOUR SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. ON THE SATURDAY OF LABOUR WEEKEND IN 1987, THE BAR WAS BUSY. AFTER THE FRONT DOORS WERE LOCKED LATER THAT EVENING, REPUBLICAN CHRIS BUSH WAS HAVING A QUIET DRINK WITH THREE BAR STAFF PUBLICAN CHRIS BUSH WAS HAVING A QUIET DRINK WITH THREE BAR STAFF WHEN THE BAR DOOR BURST OPEN. BLOODY HELL! ROBBERS MADE OFF WITH $36,000 IN CASH, COINS AND CHEQUES. THEY LEFT CHRIS BUSH DEAD AND FLED INTO THE NIGHT. I'M QUITE CERTAIN THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO KNOW WHO THESE OFFENDERS ARE, AND I CERTAINLY APPEAL TO THEM TO COME FORWARD. I WANT THEM TO USE THEIR CONSCIENCE ON THIS MATTER. POLICE STARTING A MANHUNT FOR THE SUSPECTS, EVEN DRESSING UP AS THE ATTACKERS THEMSELVES IN THE HOPES THAT IT WOULD JOG THE LOCALS MEMORY. I APPEAL TO THEM, SO VERY, VERY STRONGLY, IF NOT FOR THE SAKE OF MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTERS AND THE COMMUNITY, FOR THEIR OWN SAKES, TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. REWARDS WERE OFFERED, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INTERVIEWED, FOLDERS OF EVIDENCE PILING UP. WE'RE FOLLOWING UP LEADS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO US BY THE PUBLIC AND FROM WITHIN OUR OWN RESOURCES. CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? NO. THERE WERE SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS, THERE WERE SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND RE-INVESTIGATIONS, BUT NO ONE WAS CHARGED. THAT WAS UNTIL 2017. A BREAKTHROUGH IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST PROFILE UNSOLVED MURDER CASES. WHEN NEW EVIDENCE SAW THE ARREST OF TWO MEN, MARK HOGGART AND ANOTHER MAN WITH NAME SUPPRESSION. THE PASSING OF TIME HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR THE CROWN DURING THIS TRIAL. THERE WAS NO CCTV, IT WAS THE EARLY DAYS OF DNA AND THE ROBBERS WERE HEAVILY DISGUISED. INSTEAD, THE CROWN TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER THEIR MOVEMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ROBBERY AND THEIR POSSIBLE MOTIVE. THE CROWN INVITES YOU TO INFER FROM A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MR (BLEEP) AND MR HOGGART WERE THE TWO OFFENDERS. AS I SAY, THIS IS THE CRUCIAL ISSUE IN THE CASE. THIS TRIAL JUST THE LATEST STEP IN ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST INTRIGUING COLD CASES. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS. RELIEF TONIGHT FOR THOSE STUCK IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS AT THE SUEZ CANAL. THE MASSIVE CONTAINER SHIP, THE EVER GIVEN, NOW PARTIALLY RE-FLOATED AFTER BLOCKING THE MAJOR TRADE ROUTE FOR NEARLY A WEEK. IMOGEN WELLS HAS THE LATEST. A ROUSING SEND-OFF FOR A SHIP UNSTUCK. OFFICIALS SAY THE EVER GIVEN, A 400m-LONG CONTAINER SHIP, HAS BEEN STRAIGHTENED UP AND PARTIALLY FREED AFTER SPENDING SIX DAYS WEDGED IN THE SUEZ CANAL, LOCATED BETWEEN AFRICA AND ASIA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST TRADE ROUTES. THESE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW JUST HOW STUCK IT WAS. THE BLOCKAGE LEFT MORE THAN 450 OTHER SHIPS STRANDED, COSTING $11 BILLION IN TRADE A DAY. TONIGHT'S SUCCESS IS BELIEVED TO BE THANKS TO THE WORK OF 10 TUGBOATS AND THIS SMALL ARMY OF DIGGERS WORKING AWAY AT THE CANAL'S BANKS, GETTING RID OF 27,000m3 OF SAND TO GIVE THE LARGE SHIP A BIT MORE SPACE. IT WAS ALSO THE SHIP THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND MEMES. THE PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET NOT MISSING THEIR CHANCE TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE EVER GIVEN'S SITUATION. HELLO, MATE! YOU CAN'T PARK THERE! IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN THE CANAL WILL OFFICIALLY RE-OPEN FOR BUSINESS, AND AN INVESTIGATION'S BEEN LAUNCHED TO DETERMINE JUST HOW THE 200,000-TON VESSEL GOT STUCK IN THE FIRST PLACE. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. BACK HERE A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER A PERSON WAS KILLED IN NAPIER. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SUBURB OF PANDORA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE ONE PERSON WAS ASSAULTED BY TWO OTHERS AND LATER DIED. NO ARRESTS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. POLICE SAY THE BELIEVE THE MATTER IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT ARE CALLING FOR ANYBODY WHO WAS IN THE AREA AND SAW ANYTHING TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION. WITHIN THE PAST FEW HOURS, BRISBANE HAS RETURNED TO LOCKDOWN. HEALTH OFFICIALS HOPING A THREE-DAY CLAMPDOWN CAN STIFLE A GROWING COMMUNITY OUTBREAK IN THE CITY. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT JOINS US NOW FROM SYDNEY. ANDEW MACFARLANE HAS THE LATEST. ANDREW, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? IT'S BACK TO THE SAME ROUTINE TONIHGT. MASKS, NO SCHOOL, NO WORK. YESTERDAY, OFFICIALS SAID THEY WERE PRETTY CONFIDENT THEY HAD IT RING-FENCED. BUT TODAY THEY ANNOUNED 4 NEW CASES THAT DON'T HAVE CLEAR LINKS THERE ARE MANY NEW PLACES OF INTERESTS NO ONE WANTED TO SEE THIS IT IS THE UK STRAIN. OFFICIALS HAVE HAD TO BACK-TRACK? YES, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A 20-YEAR-OLD MAN HAD A PARTY WHILE WAITING FOR A RESULT. HE DID NOT HAVE 25 PEOPLE, HE HAD 5 PEOPLE WHO WERE HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS. THEY HAVE NO OFFICIALLY APOLOGISED. EVEN IF YOU'RE A KIWI VACCINATED OVERSEAS, YOU'LL STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH TWO WEEKS IN MANAGED ISOLATION IF YOU COME HOME. THAT'S THE CALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT AS IT WAITS FOR MORE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH. IT COMES AS 11 PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE ON TOUCH DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND, DESPITE BEING REQUIRED TO PASS A PRE-DEPARTURE TEST. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY. THEY GIVE YOU A VACCINATION CARD, WHICH LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE THIS, AND THEN THEY ALSO GIVE YOU A STICKER. KIWIS RIGHT AROUND THE WORLD ARE GETTING VACCINATED. I WOULD BE EXPECTING AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT AT SOME POINT SOON TO SAY THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED DON'T HAVE TO ISOLATE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES SHOWING VACCINATION CARDS. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS TWO-WEEK ISOLATION STILL STANDS. YES, AT THIS STAGE. ONE OF THE KEY PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WAITING FOR IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH BEING VACCINATED MEANS THAT YOU AREN'T ABLE TO PASS ON COVID-19 TO OTHERS. PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER SAYS EARLY EVIDENCE SHOWS YOU DON'T PASS ON THE VIRUS IF YOU'VE BEEN VACCINATED, BUT SAYS THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS AROUND HOW LONG THE VACCINE LAST AND HOW AN INTERNATIONAL VACCINE PASSPORT WILL WORK. THEN I THINK THERE ARE THE REAL ETHICAL ISSUES WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH, IN TERMS OF NOT CREATING AN UNDERCLASS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED AND CAN'T TRAVEL. TODAY, THERE ARE 11 POSITIVE CASES IN MANAGED ISOLATION. THAT'S DESPITE RETURNING KIWIS HAVING TO PROVE A NEGATIVE TEST 72 HOURS BEFORE FLYING. THERE'S ONE CASE FROM ITALY WHO TESTED POSITIVE ON DAY ONE AND 10 FROM INDIA THAT TESTED POSITIVE THE DAY THEY LANDED. FIGURES RELEASED TO 1 NEWS SHOW OF THE 137 THAT HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN DAY-ZERO OR DAY-ONE TESTING SINCE THE RULES CAME IN, NEARLY HALF HAVE COME FROM INDIA, AND THE NEXT HIGHEST, 14, FROM THE U.S. THERE ARE CONCERNS BEING EXPRESSED THAT THERE SOME POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FALSIFIED LABORATORY TEST RESULTS, AND THAT'S NOW A REQUIREMENT FOR TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND. WE HAVEN'T SEEN EVIDENCE OF FRAUD WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING TESTING DATA AT THE BORDER. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, WHAT WE ASK FOR IS A TEST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THAT DOES MEAN THAT SOMEONE, OF COURSE, WILL GET A TEST, THEY WILL, THROUGH A 72 HOUR PERIOD, STILL POTENTIALLY COME INTO CONTACT WITH COVID-19. OUR BORDER PROTECTION PUT TO THE TEST. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY AGAINST MYANMAR'S MILITARY LEADERS FOLLOWING THE BLOODIEST DAY SINCE THEY SEIZED POWER. SEVEN CHILDREN WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS OF A VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PRO-DEMOCRACY SUPPORTERS ACROSS 40 CITIES THIS WEEKEND. HERE'S CORAZON MILLER. THE GRIEF STRICKEN CRIES OF A MOTHER IN MOURNING. SAI WAI YAN (13) WAS SHOT DEAD WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE HIS FAMILY HOME ON SATURDAY. THE COUNTRY REELING AFTER DOZENS OF CLASHES ON MYANMAR'S ARMED FORCES DAY. VILLAGERS HERE SEEN COWERING IN CAVES AND FLEEING TO THE FOREST AS MILITARY AIR STRIKES RAINED DOWN ON AN AREA NEAR THE THAI BORDER. THIS SHOW OF POWER AT THE CAPITAL, ATTENDED BY LEADERS FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA, DESPITE GROWING INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION. WHAT HAPPENED IN MYANMAR? IT'S TERRIBLE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, ETHNIC CLEANSING. WORLD LEADERS ACCUSING THE REGIME OF PRESIDING OVER A REIGN OF TERROR. THE BLOODY COUP HAS SEEN MORE THAN 400 DIE AND THOUSANDS FLEE INTO NEIGHBOURING THAILAND. A JOINT STATEMENT SIGNED BY CHIEFS OF DEFENCE OF 12 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, CONDEMNING THE USE OF LETHAL FORCE AGAINST UNARMED PEOPLE. WE'VE GONE BEYOND JUST STATEMENTS AND SENTIMENT, OF COURSE. WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE MEASURES WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ENGAGING AT ALL WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COUP. PROTESTERS FIGHTING BACK WITH HOMEMADE WEAPONS. THE EFFORT SO FAR, NO MATCH AGAINST A TRAINED MILITARY FORCE AND LIVE ROUNDS. WE HAVE BEEN CLOSELY WATCHING THE PROTEST SITUATION AS WELL AS THE TRANSLATOR: WE HAVE BEEN CLOSELY WATCHING THE PROTEST SITUATION AS WELL AS THE MYANMAR MILITARY'S MOVES. IF THEY CONTINUE TO SHOOT THE PEOPLE AND WON'T STOP, I'VE WARNED THEM MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP MURDERING THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE DEFIANT IN THEIR FIGHT FOR A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION IS ASKING QUESTIONS OF CARTER HOLT HARVEY OVER ITS DECISION TO STOP SUPPLYING TIMBER TO SOME MAJOR STORES DUE TO SHORTAGES. BUILDING INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES MET TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, AND THEY'RE WARNING THE SITUATION COULD GET WORSE. KATIE BRADFORD REPORTS. SPARSE SHELVES AT SOME OF OUR BIGGEST HARDWARE STORES ` A HEADACHE FOR OUR BUILDING INDUSTRY. IT'S A PERFECT STORM, UNFORTUNATELY. A STORM CAUSED BY CARTER HOLT HARVEY'S DECISION TO STOP SUPPLYING TIMBER TO SOME STORES, AND IT'S PUTTING BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS, BIG AND SMALL, AT RISK. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 5% TO 10% SHORTAGE. IT COULD AFFECT ISSUES AROUND OUR PIPELINE OF SUPPLY AND OUR CONSTRUCTION PLANS. A BUILDING BOOM, COVID, SHIPPING DELAYS AND THE POPULARITY OF RENOVATIONS ALL BEING BLAMED. SOME BUILDERS HAVE BEEN STOCKPILING TIMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS. CARTER HOLT HARVEY HAS IGNORED REQUESTS FOR COMMENT. BUT ITS DECISION TO CLOSE ITS WHANGAREI MILL LAST YEAR IS BEING BLAMED FOR MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE. THEY'VE HAD SOME DELAYS AND STRUGGLES WITH GETTING THE KAWERAU MILL UP AND RUNNING, AND THAT'S ALL COMPOUNDING. AND OTHER SAWMILLS ARE AT CAPACITY. THEY'RE ALL PRODUCING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. IT'S THE DEMAND FROM HOUSING ` IT'S SO EXTREME AT THE MOMENT THEY JUST CAN'T MEET IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CAN'T STEP THIS UP OVERNIGHT. IF YOU'VE GONE DOWN TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PRODUCTION, IT'S VERY HARD TO THEN RAMP IT BACK UP... (SNAPS FINGERS) ...AT THE DROP OF A HAT. ROTORUA'S RED STAG MILL SAYS IT WILL DO WHAT IT CAN, HIRING STAFF AND RAMPING UP PRODUCTION. AS WELL AS BRING BACK A LITTLE BIT FROM NON-COMMITTED EXPORTS. WHILE WE EXPORT A LOT OF WOOD, WE DO HAVE ENOUGH RAW LOGS. IT'S THE PROCESSING OF THEM THAT'S THE ISSUE. AND WE CAN'T INCREASE IMPORTS, BECAUSE MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THE BAD NEWS DOESN'T END THERE. THE PRICE OF TIMBER HAS GONE UP ALREADY, AND IT'LL GO UP AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S IN SHORT SUPPLY. RED STAG IS ABOUT TO OPEN A PLANT PRODUCING CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER ` A VERY FAST, VERY STRONG PRODUCT FOR USE IN LARGE-SCALE BUILDING PRODUCTS. FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S PERSPECTIVE IS REFOCUSSING ON KAINGA ORA'S DEMAND AND DESIGNS ON CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER TO FREE UP LAMINATED TIMBER FOR THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY TO USE. THE SHORTAGES MAY LAST SIX MONTHS. AND IF SOLUTIONS AREN'T FOUND, COULD LEAD TO A VERY SUDDEN STOP TO OUR BUILDING BOOM. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME, A LOOK AT NEW ZEALAND'S NEW POLICE CARS. WE'RE AT THE BIG UNVEILING ` WHY THE COPS HAVE GONE EUROPEAN. ALL: HEY GUYS, WE'RE SOLE MI` THAT'S US. (ALL LAUGH) THREE, TWO, ONE. HEY GUYS, WE'RE SOL3 MIO. JOIN US ON OUR NORTH ISLAND TOUR. CATCH US NEXT ON 1 NEWS, TONIGHT. TJ: Have I done enough to wear the jersey? Gotta sweat out that fear because this is bigger than me. I do it for my fans and my family. ION4 hydration. Sweat it out witih Powerade. (BIRDS SQUAWKING, BONGO DRUMMING) Excuse me, where am I? You're lost in the procrastination place. Yeah, right. That makes sense. MAN: Slap yourself out of it. Whoo! POLICE HAVE UNVEILED THEIR LATEST PATROL CAR IN WELLINGTON TODAY, MARKING A DEPARTURE FROM THE USUAL MODELS WE'VE BECOME USED TO. THEY SAY THEIR NEW CARS ARE SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR OFFICERS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS WENT FOR A RIDE. A GLISTENING NEW PAINT JOB, (SIREN WAILS) AND ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. IT FEELS NIMBLE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A BIG CAR. BUT THE BENEFIT IS YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM, AND YOU'VE GOT HEAPS OF LEG ROOM. THE FIRST OF THE NEW SKODA SUPERB POLICE CARS UNVEILED IN WELLINGTON TODAY. NEW ZEALAND POLICE FOLLOWING EUROPE'S LEAD, CASTING SKODA JOKES ASIDE AND ROLLING OUT SEVERAL THOUSAND TWO- AND FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE MODELS AS THE CURRENT HOLDEN COMMODORES ARE RETIRED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IT'S MORE EFFICIENT THAN OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLES, SO EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MAKES IT WORK. THIS CAR CAN GO FROM 0KM/H TO 100KM/H IN 7.4 SECONDS. THAT'S WITH TWO OFFICERS AND NEARLY 100KG OF EQUIPMENT IN THE BOOT. (SIREN WAILS) POLICE HAVE USED A RANGE OF BRANDS OVER THE DECADES. MOST RECENTLY, FORD AND HOLDEN REIGNED SUPREME. BUT IT WAS THE SKODA'S FUEL EFFICIENCY, PRICE TAG AND CONVENIENCE THAT PUT IT FAR ABOVE THE OTHER CONTENDERS LAST YEAR. TAKING PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE BACK SEAT TO TRANSPORT IF THEY'VE BEEN ARRESTED, YOU WANT SPACE FOR THE BIGGEST PEOPLE, AND YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM IN AND OUT. SKODA NEW ZEALAND IS CALLING IT A DEFINING MOMENT. IT'S CONFIDENT COVID-19 SHIPPING DELAYS WON'T GET IN THE WAY OF SERVICING THE VEHICLES. HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? WE MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT ENOUGH STOCK ON THE GROUND, BOTH IN VOLUMES OF VEHICLES AND ALSO IN PARTS DISTRIBUTION. THE NEW PATROL CARS WILL BE ON THE STREETS FROM MAY. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. AFTER NUMEROUS DELAYS, THE OPERATIC POP STARS SOL3 MIO ARE FINALLY GETTING THE CHANCE TO BRING THEIR SHOW TO AUCKLAND'S SPARK ARENA TOMORROW NIGHT. ZION DAYAL CAUGHT UP WITH THEM AHEAD OF THEIR RETURN. THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL SOL3 MIO GET BACK ON STAGE. AND IT'S CLEAR TO SEE THEY'RE VERY EXCITED. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? A WHOLE BUNCH OF GOODNESS. IF THIS CONCERT DOESN'T HAPPEN... (ALL LAUGH) IF COVID HAPPENS JUST BEFORE THIS CONCERT... WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY AGAIN. THEY WERE MID-WAY THROUGH THEIR NEW ZEALAND TOUR WHEN THE COVID RESTRICTIONS MEANT THEY HAD TO RE-SCHEDULE THEIR NORTH ISLAND SHOWS. WE ARE EXCITED TO GET BACK INTO THE MUSIC AND BACK TO THE AUDIENCE. THE DIFFICULT THING ABOUT A SITUATION LIKE THAT IS, THE MOMENTUM STOPS. YOU'RE HOPING TO CARRY THAT MOMENTUM ON FROM CHRISTCHURCH, WHICH WAS THE LAST SHOW IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. AND IT WAS AN EPIC SHOW, AND YOU TAKE THAT EPICNESS AND CARRY ON WITH THE NORTH ISLAND TOUR. THE PANDEMIC ALSO DISRUPTED THEIR 2020 PLANS, BUT HAVING THE CHANCE TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR KIWI FANS HAS BEEN A SILVER LINING. # HALLELUJAH # I'VE HAD THE ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE OF PERFORMING ON SOME MAJOR STAGES AROUND THE WORLD, BUT NOTHING BEATS SINGING FOR YOUR HOME PEOPLE. HAVING PEOPLE TELL YOU, 'NEW ZEALAND HAS ALL THESE GOOD SINGERS, 'WHAT DO YOU HAVE DOWN THERE?' THAT SORT OF THING. WE SAY L&P. EXACTLY. THE WORLD DOESN'T HAVE THAT. THEY'VE ALSO REVISITED SOME OLD MEMORIES. YOU LOOK AT YOURSELVES NOW, WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE? HOW'S THE JOURNEY BEEN? WE ARE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER HERE. (ALL LAUGH) YEAH, WE'VE LOST WEIGHT. I FEEL LIKE IM STILL THE SAME. BRO, YOU'VE LOST A WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT. YOU'VE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT. I'LL FIND THAT WEIGHT SOMEWHERE. AND NOT BEING ON TOUR CONSTANTLY HAS GIVEN ONE BAND MEMBER THE TIME TO BECOME THE BACHELOR. I'VE GOT ONE MORE ROSE TO GIVE. I WILL GIVE HIS GAME ABOUT A 3 OUT OF 10. I'M STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO KISS SOMEONE. WHEN YOU WATCH THE BACHELOR, I'M LIKE, 'BRO, YOU GOTTA SNOG SOMEBODY. LIKE GET IN THERE.' COS THAT'S THE THING, EH? YOU SEE ALL THESE GIRLS IN THE EPISODE KIND OF JUST WAITING. 'HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO!' NOTHING. THERE WILL BE PLENTY MORE LAUGHS ON THEIR NORTH ISLAND TOUR, STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AT SPARK ARENA. THERE'S A DIFFERENT BOND THE THREE OF US HAVE THAT WE CAN MAKE MUSIC WITHOUT HAVING TO REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, AND IT JUST HAPPENS TO WORK. IT'S COMFORTABLE. KIWI FANS FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE SOL3 MIO LIVE. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER, AND THE WATER TANKS SHOULD GET A TOP-UP TOMORROW. PLUS THE STRAY DOG AND THE UNICORN. A TOUCHING LOVE STORY WITH A HAPPY END. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST ` A CANINE KLEPTOMANIAC IS BREAKING HEARTS IN THE U.S. SISU, A ONE-YEAR-OLD STRAY, CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF EMPLOYEES AT A DOLLAR STORE IN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE SAME STUFFED, FLUFFY PINK UNICORN FIVE TIMES, STAFF CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL ON THE REPEAT OFFENDER, AND THE OFFICER WHO WENT TO PUT A STOP TO SISU'S CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR ENDED UP BUYING HIM THE TOY. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, SISU WAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER HIS ADVENTURES WERE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER NOW WITH LEON BRIDGES AND 'BEYOND'. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021