TONIGHT ` THREE TARANAKI POLICE OFFICERS ARE FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER AFTER THE DEATH OF A MAN IN POLICE CUSTODY. QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL FROM VICTORIA TO NEW ZEALAND REMAINS PAUSED. THE PLAN FOR STRANDED KIWIS TO GET HOME. AND THE LOCKDOWNS DOCUMENTED AROUND THE WORLD. THE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL FOCUSING ON A COMMON EXPERIENCE. CAPTIONS BY STEPHANIE PHAN AND CAMERON GRIGG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THREE POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF MANSLAUGHTER AFTER A MAN DIED IN A HAWERA POLICE CELL HAVE BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. THE TRIO HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF FAILING TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CARE. THE JURY TOOK JUST THREE HOURS TO DELIVER THE VERDICTS THIS AFTERNOON. KATE NICOL WILLIAMS HAS BEEN COVERING THE THREE-WEEK TRIAL AND HAS REACTION. RELIEF IN THE DOCK. THREE OFFICERS CLEARED OF MANSLAUGHTER AFTER A MAN DIED IN THEIR CUSTODY. THE JURY RETURNING ITS VERDICTS IN JUST THREE HOURS. DO YOU FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? SANDRA SHAW, COREY WAITE AND CRAIG LONGWORTH WALKING FREE EXACTLY A YEAR AFTER BEING CHARGED OVER THE DEATH OF ALLEN BALL. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE VERY PLEASED FOR THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE RESULT, BUT THEY JUST WANTED ME TO MAKE THE REALLY CLEAR POINT ` THEY EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO MR BALL'S FAMILY. THE DEFENCE THIS MORNING ARGUING WHILE MISTAKES WERE MADE BY THE OFFICERS, THEY WEREN'T TO BLAME. THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE TO IMPLEMENT ADEQUATE RECRUIT TRAINING AND A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROTECTED ITS STAFF FROM ERRORS, SUCH AS THOSE THAT OCCURRED ON THE NIGHT MR BALL DIED. POLICE NEED TO TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT THEIR TRAINING OUT OF THIS. TONIGHT I PUT THAT CLAIM TO THE DETECTIVE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATING THE CASE INTO THE OFFICERS. HE SAID HE COULDN'T COMMENT WITH AN IPCA INVESTIGATION AND CORONIAL ENQUIRY INTO ALLEN BALL'S DEATH ONGOING. ALLEN BALL WAS ARRESTED AS THE RESULT OF A FAMILY HARM INCIDENT. THE COURT WAS SHOWN THE CCTV FOOTAGE OF HIM ASLEEP IN THE POLICE CAR AND UNABLE TO BE WOKEN ON ARRIVAL AT HAWERA STATION. MEDICAL EXPERTS SAID HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR AROUND TWO HOURS ON THE CELL FLOOR BEFORE HE DIED FROM AN OVERDOSE OF ALCOHOL AND PAINKILLERS. HIS FAMILY TODAY VISIBLY UPSET WHEN THE VERDICTS WERE READ OUT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR MR BALL'S FAMILY, FOR THE OFFICERS CHARGED, AND ALSO FOR THE POLICE INVESTIGATION TEAM. EMOTIONS ON DISPLAY FROM THE FAMILIES OF THE ACQUITTED TOO. THE POLICE ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY WHETHER THEY'LL RETURN TO THE FRONT LINE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL FROM VICTORIA TO NEW ZEALAND REMAINS ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER SIX DAYS, BUT NOW THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR MANAGED 'GREEN-ZONED FLIGHTS' TO HELP TRAPPED KIWIS GET HOME. WITH MORE, HERE'S JACOB JOHNSON. AS MELBOURNE'S LOCKDOWN CONTINUES, SO TOO DOES THE TRAVEL PAUSE. BUT THOSE WANTING TO RETURN WILL SOON HAVE A WAY OUT. WE ARE MAKING PREPARATIONS TO ALLOW OUR GREEN-ZONE FLIGHTS FROM MELBOURNE TO NEW ZEALAND FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARDS. THE FLIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED TO NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS, AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS WHO NORMALLY RESIDE IN NEW ZEALAND, PEOPLE WITH HUMANITARIAN EXEMPTIONS, AND CRITICAL WORKERS. ALL MUST HAVE PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID TEST 72 HOURS BEFORE BOARDING. EVEN IF THEIR RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL, FIRST OF ALL, TO GET THEIR PRE-DEPARTURE TEST, AND THEN ALSO TO TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT IN ORDER TO COME HOME TO NEW ZEALAND. AND MORE CHANGES MEAN THOSE WHO FLED VICTORIA BEFORE MAY 25th FOR ANOTHER STATE CAN NOW COME HOME ` AGAIN, AFTER A NEGATIVE TEST. LLOYD RICHARDSON HAS BEEN STUCK IN SYDNEY AND SAYS IT'S BEEN A STRESSFUL TIME. YOU KNOW, UH... PROBABLY THE MENTAL PRESSURE. I'VE NEVER REALLY EXPERIENCED MENTAL PRESSURE LIKE THIS, SERIOUSLY. BUT ANYONE WHO'S BEEN AT A LOCATION OF INTEREST, EITHER IN NEW SOUTH WALES OR VICTORIA AT THE SPECIFIED TIMES, WILL HAVE TO WAIT 14 DAYS SINCE VISITING THAT AREA BEFORE THEY CAN TRAVEL. MEANWHILE, IT'S BEEN REVEALED TWO COVID OUTBREAKS AT AUCKLAND MIQ FACILITIES EARLIER THIS YEAR WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION, THE VIRUS SPREADING BETWEEN TWO GUESTS AT THE GRAND MERCURE, AND THREE WORKERS AT THE GRAND MILLENNIUM. ONE OF THE WORKERS, AN MIQ SECURITY GUARD, LIED ABOUT BEING TESTED, WHICH WENT UNDETECTED BY OFFICIALS FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE EMPLOYER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE WORKER'S NON-COMPLIANCE WITH TESTING UNTIL MARCH OF THIS YEAR, DUE TO DATA QUALITY ISSUES. WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE, OBVIOUSLY, NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THE THREE REPORTS RELEASED TODAY HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF 26 RECOMMENDATIONS, WITH ALL BUT ONE UNDERWAY OR COMPLETED. CONSTANT VIGILANCE REQUIRED AS THE PANDEMIC STILL RAGES ON. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. THERE'S BEEN A LENGTHY DELAY AT THE VERY START OF LEGAL ACTION OVER THE WHAKAARI/WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION IN 2019. 13 PARTIES ARE FACING CHARGES LIKE FAILURE TO KEEP HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES UPDATED, FAILURE TO ENSURE SAFETY OF WORKERS AND TOURISTS ON THE ISLAND, INADEQUATE VOLCANIC ALERT COMMUNICATION AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISCLOSE RISKS. ONLY THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAS ENTERED A PLEA SO FAR ` ONE OF NOT GUILTY. SAM KELWAY WAS IN COURT. A FORMAL GREETING, A MIHI WHAKATAU, MARKING THE START OF THIS SIGNIFICANT JOURNEY. A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON THE LAST 18 MONTHS BEFORE COURT GOT UNDERWAY. WE ASK TODAY THAT WE TAKE THE HAND OF GENEROSITY AND OFFER EACH OTHER THE LOVE AND CARE. 22 PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN WHAKAARI WHITE ISLAND ERUPTED IN DECEMBER 2019. DOZENS WERE LEFT BADLY BURNT. WE BEGIN AS WE DID LAST TIME, BY REMEMBERING AND HONOURING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES. MOST OF THE 13 DEFENDANTS WEREN'T IN COURT, BUT THEIR PLEAS WERE EXPECTED. THOSE CHARGED INCLUDE GOVERNMENT AGENCY GNS, WHITE ISLAND TOURS, HELICOPTER COMPANIES AND THE ISLAND OWNERS. BUT ONLY ONE OFFERED A PLEA, DISAPPOINTING THE CROWN. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST IN THIS MATTER, PARTICULARLY VICTIM INTEREST, AND THAT VICTIM INTEREST, MUST I SUGGEST, SIR, BE IN THE MATTER PROGRESSING EFFICIENTLY. DEFENCE LAWYERS CLAIMED THEY'D BEEN GIVEN JUST MONTHS TO WADE THROUGH THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS. WE'RE GETTING PIECE MEAL DELIVERY, AND SO IT'S NOT CLEAR` WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME NEXT. 3000 DOCUMENTS IS ONLY HALF THE STORY, SOME OF THOSE DOCUMENTS WITHIN THEMSELVES ARE 100 PAGES LONG. DISCUSSION TOO OVER WHERE THIS CASE SHOULD BE HEARD. THIS TRAGEDY HAPPENED HERE IN WHAKATANE, ANY COURT PROCEEDINGS SHOULD BE HEARD HERE. A LAWYER ACTING FOR WHAKAARI'S OWNERSHIP SAYS HIS CLIENTS WOULD LIKE ANY FUTURE HEARINGS HELD IN AUCKLAND. THE MATTER BEING LEFT OPEN-ENDED FOR NOW. THE HEARING WAS SET DOWN FOR TWO DAYS, BUT WAS FINISHED BY LUNCHTIME. INSIDE COURT, THE PUBLIC GALLERY AND PRESS BENCH WAS SO FULL. ANOTHER SPACE SET UP FOR THOSE WHO WISHED TO LISTEN AND FOR INTERNATIONAL VICTIMS. THE DEFENDANTS HAVE UNTIL LATE AUGUST TO MAKE THEIR PLEAS. THE NEXT HEARING IS SET DOWN FOR SEPTEMBER. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. TRUCKS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO CROSS THE ASHBURTON BRIDGE AFTER STRESS TESTING FOUND THE STRUCTURE IS SAFE. IT'S A BIG WIN FOR AN AREA STILL RECOVERING FROM THIS WEEK'S SEVERE WEATHER. BUT AS DONNA MARIE LEVER REPORTS, THE CLEAN-UP'S FAR FROM OVER. WE'RE GOING LOSE THE BRIDGE, I DARE SAY. IT CAME FAST AND AT FULL FORCE. SHE'S A GONER. AND HE WAS RIGHT, BALLANTYNES BRIDGE SWALLOWED. SHE WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY HURTLING DOWN HERE, TREES, THE ROCKS, THE SOUND OF IT, THE SOUND IS LIKE THE ROCKS COMING DOWN, WERE HORRIFIC. CUTTING ACCESS TO THIS BACK COUNTRY FARM IN TWO. WE'VE LOST A BIT OF BALEAGE, QUITE A BIT OF FENCING. BUT WE'VE GOT TO HOOK AROUND, COME UP THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S OK, BUT IT'S A LONG HAUL ON THE TRACTOR. THESE DANGEROUS LINES NOW THE PRIORITY HERE OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. POWER ` AWESOME. THESE GUYS, VERY HAPPY TO SEE THEM. THE ASHBURTON BRIDGE IS ONCE AGAIN CONNECTING COMMUTERS TO THE SOUTH. OH, HERE'S THE SLUMP HERE. YES, YOU CERTAINLY SEE THAT. WITH MORE VITAL TESTING GIVING TRUCKS THE GREEN LIGHT TO CROSS. IT WILL ONLY BE FOR DAYLIGHT HOURS, AND THEY WILL BE MONITORING THE BRIDGE TO SEE THAT IT'S HOLDING UP UNDER THE HEAVY TRUCKS. ACROSS THE REGION, THE WATER HAS MOSTLY RECEDED. BUT IT'S REVEALED A GROWING WORKLOAD AHEAD. THIS MISSING ROAD BEING FILLED IN ONE TRUCK LOAD AT A TIME. AND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT MANY FARMERS ARE NOW LEFT WITH ` PADDOCKS OF WINTER FEED THAT ARE FILLED WITH SILT. THIS SHOULD HAVE LASTED CATTLE ALL WINTER, BUT IT WILL NOW ROT BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO EAT IT. THE PROBLEM IS NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE WORKING THEMSELVES TO EXHAUSTION TO GET ACCESS TO STOCK, REPAIR FENCES. BUT THAT WILL GIVE WAY TO THE MENTAL ANGUISH AND THE WHOLE THING AND PEOPLE STARTING TO REALISE THE ENORMITY OF THE TASK THEY'VE GOT AHEAD OF US. IN THE SKI VILLAGE OF METHVEN, WATER'S MURKY, CONTAMINATED AND UNDRINKABLE, WITH FRESH SUPPLIES ARRIVING BY THE TANKER. IT'S SMELLY, AND THE COLOUR IS SORT OF LIKE A BEER COLOUR. IT LOOKS LIKE BEER? YES. YEAH. AND IT'S REALLY A BIT STINKY. CAN'T SHOWER, CAN'T WASH, CAN'T DO DISHES. THE COUNCIL'S TRYING TO ORGANISE PORTABLE SHOWERS, UNTIL THEN, IT'S A 20 MINUTE TRIP TO ASHBURTON JUST FOR A QUICK WASH. DONNA MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. A SUNKEN CARGO SHIP IS CAUSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE OFF THE COAST OF SRI LANKA. FLAMING CONTAINERS, WHICH INCLUDED 25 TONS OF NITRIC ACID ALONG WITH OTHER CHEMICALS AND COSMETICS, TUMBLED INTO THE SEA OFF COLOMBO. FISHING ALONG THE COASTLINE HAS NOW BEEN SUSPENDED AS DEBRIS AND PLASTIC PELLETS WASH UP ON NEARBY BEACHES. ISRAEL IS ON THE BRINK OF A NEW POLITICAL ERA. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S 12 YEARS IN POWER IS SET TO END. THE PRIME MINISTER OUSTED BY RIVALS WHO'VE FORMED AN AWKWARD COALITION. CHARLES CROUCHER OF CHANNEL 9 REPORTS. UNLIKELY ALLIES AND AN UNLIKELY DEAL SEALED WITH A SMILE. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAEL'S LONGEST-SERVING PRIME MINISTER, OUSTED BY A LITERAL 11TH-HOUR DEAL, BEATING THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE TO THE DELIGHT OF WAITING CROWDS. (ALL CHANT IN HEBREW) EIGHT PARTIES AGREEING TO FORM A COALITION BASED PURELY ON OPPOSITION TO NETANYAHU. NAFTALI BENNETT WILL LEAD UNTIL 2023, WHEN HE'LL HAND OVER TO YAIR LAPID. THE FIRST TEST NEXT WEEK WITH A VOTE IN THE PARLIAMENT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE FORMED A COALITION, WHICH IS REALLY A RAINBOW ` A FULL SPECTRUM OF ISRAEL'S POLITICAL FACTIONS. # WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND. # FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS DOMINATED ISRAELI POLITICS. THE FORMER SPECIAL FORCES CAPTAIN REPRESENTING ISRAEL AT THE UNITED NATIONS, THEN IN THE KNESSET BEFORE BECOMING PRIME MINISTER IN 1996. LOSING POWER IN '99, HE RETURNED A DECADE LATER, TIGHTENING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH AMERICA. TONIGHT, HE'S LEFT FIGHTING CORRUPTION CHARGES AND FIGHTING A NEW LEADER ` HIS FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF AND PROTEGE. TENSIONS IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN. NAFTALI BENNETT WAS HEAD OF THE ISRAELI SETTLER MOVEMENT IN THE WEST BANK AND CAMPAIGNED ON ANNEXING PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. ISRAELIS HAVE BEEN TO THE POLLS FOUR TIMES IN TWO YEARS. TONIGHT, THESE SMILES HIDE THE HUGE AND COMPLEX CHALLENGE AHEAD TO PREVENT YET ANOTHER VOTE. STILL TO COME ` A SPORTS STAR OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER, AS KIWI MEN ARE ASKED TO TAKE PART IN NEW RESEARCH. PLUS ` LOCKDOWN THROUGH A LENS. A NEW EXHIBITION ON THE KIWIS WHO PUT DOWN THE WALLET AND KEYS AND PICKED UP A CAMERA. DAY TWO OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN THE BLACK CAPS AND ENGLAND IS UNDERWAY, AND YES, HE'S STILL GOING. DEVON CONWAY AND HENRY NICHOLLS RESUMING FOR THE NEW ZEALANDERS AT LORDS. NICHOLLS NOTCHING UP 50 AND CONWAY 150, CONTINUING HIS IMPRESSIVE FORM ON TEST DEBUT AFTER 136 RUNS YESTERDAY. HE JUST MAKES BATTING LOOK SIMPLE. THAT'S THE THING. GO A LITTLE BIT FULL. HE COMES FORWARD, LOOKS TO PUNCH IT STRAIGHT. GOES SHORT, HE LOOKS TO PULL AND CUT. BJ WATLING NOW TAKING TO THE CREASE AFTER NICHOLLS WAS CAUGHT FOR 61. THE BLACKCAPS 291/4 AS OF JUST MOMENTS AGO. KIWI MEN ARE BEING ASKED TO JOIN THE WORLD'S LARGEST STUDY OF EATING DISORDERS. RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S NOT ONLY WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM ANOREXIA, BINGE-EATING AND BULIMIA. AND THAT'S A MESSAGE BEING HIGHLIGHTED BY A FAMOUS SPORTSMAN, AS NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. HE'S A WELL-KNOWN SPORTING FACE NOW FACING UP TO A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE LIVED WITH AN EATING DISORDER CALLED BULIMIA. AND DESPITE BEING IN THE PUBLIC EYE FOR YEARS, I'VE MANAGED TO KEEP IT HIDDEN. THIS RAW ACCOUNT OF CRICKETER FREDDIE FLINTOFF'S 20-YEAR STRUGGLE WITH BULIMIA, REVEALING THE COMPLEXITY OF AN EATING DISORDER TRIGGERED BY LIFE IN THE PUBLIC EYE. I GOT NAILED IN THE PRESS AS A 20-YEAR-OLD. HAMMERED FOR BEING FAT. FLINTOFF'S STORY OF GREAT INTEREST TO RESEARCHERS HERE WHO WANT MEN WITH EATING DISORDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR STUDY. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MEN OUT THERE WITH EATING DISORDERS, BUT THEY OFTEN DON'T COME FOR TREATMENT. MAYBE ONLY 10% OF PEOPLE IN THE TREATMENT SERVICE WILL BE MEN. THAT'S BECAUSE RESEARCHERS SAY THERE'S A PERCEPTION EATING DISORDERS ARE LARGELY SUFFERED BY WOMEN, INCREASING THE STIGMA FOR MEN NEEDING HELP. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEING A BLOKE, YOU FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD JUST BE ABLE TO STOP IT. THERE'S AN EXTRA LIKE LITTLE BIT OF SHAME ON TOP OF IT. BUT AFFECTED MALES OVER 16 HERE ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO FILL OUT A SURVEY AND GIVE A SALIVA SAMPLE, AS PART OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST-EVER GENETIC INVESTIGATION, AIMING TO IDENTIFY GENES THAT INFLUENCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS UNCOVER SORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS THAT ARE IMPLICATED IN EATING DISORDERS. SO IT'S LIKELY, WITH MEAN HAVING A DIFFERENT BIOLOGY, THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME DIFFERENT PATTERNS THERE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. THE KEY MESSAGE TO KIWI MEN IS JUST TO COME FORWARD. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MEN LIKE ED SHEERAN AND FORMER RUGBY REFEREE NIGEL OWENS, WHO'VE BLOWN THE WHISTLE ON THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. AND THAT IS A YELLOW CARD OFFENCE, OK? OFF YOU GO, PLEASE. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT AN EATING DISORDER OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR ANY ISSUES IN YOUR LIFE. IT'S ACTUALLY A SIGN OF GREAT STRENGTH. AND A WAY OF HELPING OTHERS ALSO FIGHTING TO KEEP THESE SECRETS HIDDEN. NICOLE BREMNER, ONE NEWS. THE WORLD MIGHT STILL BE LARGELY DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BUT ONE THING THAT'S UNITED MANY IS OUR JOINT EXPERIENCE OF LOCKDOWNS OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THAT'S ALL ON DISPLAY AT THIS MONTH'S AUCKLAND FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AS PEOPLE HERE AND ABROAD PICKED UP THEIR CAMERAS AS THE WORLD CLOSED IN. WILSON LONGHURST WENT FOR A LOOK. IN THE DAY AND AS NIGHT FALLS, POCKETS OF AUCKLAND ARE LIGHTING UP. WE'VE GOT OVER 50 EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION. FROM KNITTING TO TEDDIES IN WINDOWS, THE COMMON THEME AMONGST THEM ` COVID LOCKDOWNS. I LIKED THE LOCKDOWN, BECAUSE I AM A CREATIVE. THIS CURATION CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS OF SUBMISSIONS IS FITTING. IT LITERALLY SITS ON AUCKLAND'S MARITIME BORDER. JASMINE TUIA'S PHOTO CAPTURING THE EMOTION OF THE MOMENT. I THINK IT'S, LIKE, A LOT OF REFLECTING. IT'S LIKE A BEACH. I FEEL LIKE WE ALL ASSOCIATED WITH, LIKE, A PLACE TO GET AWAY FROM HOME, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING IN, LIKE, LOCKDOWN FOR A LONG TIME. THIS ONE TOO WITH A DOUBLE MEANING. HAIRCUTS AREN'T SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET DURING LOCKDOWN, EH, THOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH. (LAUGHS) YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S THE SURREAL PART OF IT, RIGHT? USUALLY THIS BARBERSHOP IS QUITE BUSY, AND SEEING IT ALL EMPTY DURING LOCKDOWN IS QUITE SURREAL. WE NOTICED INTERNATIONALLY AND HERE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT THERE WAS A REAL UPTAKE OF CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC ENDEAVOUR IN THE VISUAL ARTS, HERE IN NEW ZEALAND AND OVERSEAS. ITALY WAS ONE OF THE PLACES HARDEST HIT BY COVID-19 INITIALLY. THIS SERIES WAS ALL SHOT IN MILAN DURING THE COUNTRY'S NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN, EACH ONE DEPICTING A DIFFERENT BALCONY SCENE. WELL, WE'VE GOT A FANTASTIC LINE-UP OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. LOCAL ONES TOO. CAMERON MCLAREN AND CODY ELLINGHAM'S WORK IN PRIME POSITION ON THE VIADUCT. AGAINST THE CITY BACKDROP, THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL, AND THEY DO ACTUALLY KIND OF GIVE YOU A SENSE OF LONGING AND YEARNING FOR OTHER TIMES. SO TAKE SOME TIME TO TAKE IT ALL IN. WILSON LONGHURST, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD, YOUR WEATHER FOR THE START OF QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND AND IT SHOULD BE A FAIRLY FINE FRIDAY. PLUS, FLAMINGO PIER SPREADS ITS WINGS WITH A DEBUT ALBUM. - People fly for all kinds of different reasons, like going to work, and going on leave. You fly for a hug... - Hi, Dad. - ...or a hug-shake? - Hey, that's my bag. - (MAKES ROBOTIC NOISES) - And to see your best friends. - (COOS EXCITEDLY) (DOGS BARK) - Everyone has a reason for flying, and our reason is you. THEY'RE A FESTIVAL AND A BAND KNOWN AS FLAMINGO PIER. THE TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL DANCE MUSIC FESTIVALS ARE SET TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM TOMORROW, AHEAD OF A NATIONWIDE TOUR NEXT MONTH. RICHARD MARTIN SAT DOWN WITH THE BAND. (DREAMY SAXOPHONE MUSIC) WHETHER IT'S A CAFE IN LONDON OR A SOLD OUT FESTIVAL ON WAIHEKE ISLAND, FLAMINGO PIER KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT THROWING A PARTY. IT DID START PUTTING ON PARTIES, BUT THEN NATURALLY, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL MUSICIANS AND HAVE PLAYED IN DIFFERENT BANDS, IT WAS LIKE, 'WE SHOULD MAKE MUSIC AS WELL.' SO IT BECAME A, 'WE'RE PARTY THROWERS, 'BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DJ AT THOSE PARTIES AND MAKE TUNES 'THAT WE COULD PLAY AT THOSE PARTIES.' THINKING LIKE, 'ALL RIGHT, 'HERE'S MUSIC THAT WE'RE TOTALLY DIGGING RIGHT NOW. 'WHAT'S OUR SPIN ON IT? AND LET'S NOT MAKE IT CHEESY.' # OOH. # YOU'VE GOT ME TURNING # A LOVE ETERNAL. AFTER YEARS PERFORMING DJ SETS TOGETHER, THESE AUCKLAND BOYS FINALLY FOUND TIME TO PUT AN ALBUM TOGETHER LAST YEAR. THE REASON WE WERE ABLE TO DO A FULL ALBUM WAS THAT WE WERE ALL IN THE SAME COUNTRY TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOR THE LAST TWO EPS, ONE OF US WAS ALWAYS EITHER IN NEW ZEALAND OR IN LONDON. DESPITE WRITING MUSIC DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE BAND DIDN'T LET THAT EFFECT THE UPBEAT SOUND THEY'RE KNOWN FOR. FOR US, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THE POSITIVE SIDE OF MUSIC. EVEN IF DARK STUFF IS GOING ON, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO SHARE JOY. SO, LIKE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WRITE A MOODY, KIND OF DARK ALBUM, YOU KNOW? NO MATTER WHAT. (SOULFUL TROPICAL HOUSE MUSIC) YOU'D BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF HEAVIER TECHNO. YOU WERE DOING A LOT OF LATE-NIGHT DJING, TOURING WITH MINISTRY OF SOUND, AND YOU SAID TO ME ` HE'S LIKE, 'I JUST WANT TO PLAY SOME MUSIC THAT WE CAN DO IN THE DAYTIME.' (CHUCKLES) BUT WE LIKE TO GET DIRTY AND DOWN AND LATE NIGHT AS WELL, TOO. YEAH, FOR SURE. DON'T GET ME WRONG. AUDIENCES WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE JUST HOW DOWN AND DIRTY THEY CAN GET WHEN FLAMINGO PIER HITS THE ROAD NEXT MONTH. # YOU'VE GOT ME TURNING. # YOU'VE GOT ME TURNING AROUND. # RICHARD MARTIN, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH FLAMINGO PIER AND 'LAST CALL.' (UPBEAT HOUSE MUSIC) # ASKING ME FOR NOTHING. # ASKING ME FOR IT ALL. # THIS ONE IS A BROKEN DREAM. # THIS TIME IS THE FINAL CALL. # NEVER KNOWS HOW QUICK IT COULD HAPPEN. # DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD IT COULD BE. # BUT NOW IS THE FINAL CALL. # NEXT TIME, YOU WON'T HEAR FROM ME. # I'LL GIVE YOU THIS ONE FOR FREE. # IT'S THE LAST CALL. # THE LAST CALL, BABY. # NEVER KNOW HOW GOOD IT COULD BE. # IT'S THE LAST CALL. # THE LAST CALL, BABY. # I'LL GIVE YOU THIS ONE FOR FREE. # IT'S THE LAST CALL. # THE LAST CALL, BABY. # NEVER KNOW HOW GOOD IT COULD BE. # IT'S THE LAST CALL. # THE LAST CALL, BABY. # THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY STEPHANIE PHAN AND CAMERON GRIGG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.