TONIGHT, JULIE ANNE GENTER BREAKS HER SILENCE ` HOW SHE'S RESPONDED TO CLAIMS OF INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT AS PARLIAMENT'S BEHAVIOUR WATCHDOG STEPS IN. SHORT-LIVED CELEBRATIONS IN GAZA ` THE ISRAELI OFFENSIVE CONTINUES DESPITE HAMAS ACCEPTING A CEASEFIRE DEAL. AND IT'S BEEN CALLED ONE OF 'THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES IN THE HISTORY OF ART' ` THE STAGGERING SECRET WORTH OF THIS MYSTERY PAINTING. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND ALEX WALKER CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. EMBATTLED MP JULIE ANNE GENTER HAS ADMITTED SHE NEEDS HELP IN DE-ESCALATING HEATED SITUATIONS IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH 1NEWS. IT'S THE FIRST TIME SHE'S SPOKEN PUBLICLY SINCE A CONFRONTATION AT PARLIAMENT. THE GREEN MP ALSO SAYS SHE NEEDS TO LEARN WHEN TO WALK AWAY, AND APOLOGISED TO THE FLOWER SHOP OWNER SHE HAD A RUN-IN WITH. SHE'S NOW BEEN REFERRED TO PARLIAMENT'S POWERFUL BEHAVIOUR WATCHDOG. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN HAS MORE. JULIE ANNE GENTER HAS BEEN AVOIDING THE MEDIA FOR DAYS, REFUSING TO BE INTERVIEWED. BUT HERE, SHE IS FILMED BY 1 NEWS. OFF FOR A WEEK IN THE CHATHAM ISLANDS, DESPITE CALLS TO FRONT UP PUBLICLY AFTER THIS EXTRAORDINARY OUTBURST IN PARLIAMENT LAST WEDNESDAY. MISS GENTER! MISS GENTER! APPROACHING OUR CAMERA. SHE EVENTUALLY AGREED TO TALK. I IMMEDIATELY APOLOGISED, AND I STAND BY THAT APOLOGY, AND I ACCEPT THAT IT WAS TOO FAR. WAS IT INTIMIDATING BEHAVIOUR? I AM NOT GOING TO COMMENT FURTHER, BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRIVILEGE IS COMPLETE. BUT YOU HAVE MY APOLOGY ON RECORD IN THE HOUSE. THE SPEAKER TODAY RULED IN FAVOUR OF AN INVESTIGATION. I FIND THAT A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE DOES ARISE, AND THAT QUESTION STANDS REFERRED TO THE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE SINCE RAISED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE MP ` FLORIST LAURA NEWCOMBE CALLING JULIE ANNE GENTER A BULLY. I WENT INTO HER SHOP TO BUY FLOWERS FOR A FRIEND WHO IS IN HOSPITAL ` VERY, VERY UNWELL ` AND I WAS SURPRISED AT THE LEVEL OF ANGER. LAURA NEWCOMBE STRONGLY OPPOSES CYCLEWAYS. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE WALKING INTO HER SHOP? I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT. NO. THINGS GOT HEATED. I AM REALLY CONFIDENT THAT AND I REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT SHE FEELS VERY UPSET ABOUT DECISIONS THAT SHE THINKS I'M INVOLVED IN, AND I SHOULD HAVE WALKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. THE MP ADMITS SHE PULLED OUT HER PHONE AND FILMED THE FLORIST. I'M SORRY FOR PULLING OUT MY PHONE. I WAS UNDER A LOT OF STRESS IN THAT SITUATION, AND I SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY. DO YOU ACCEPT THAT? DO YOU ACCEPT THAT? I DON'T RECALL THAT ASPECT OF OUR INTERACTION. IF I DID, I APOLOGISE. JULIE ANNE GENTER SAYS SHE'S UNDERTAKING DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. I ACCEPT THAT I NEED SOME SUPPORT TO GET BETTER AT DE-ESCALATION. IS IT PASSION, OR IS IT ANGER? I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SUBJECTS THAT I... WORK ON. YOU'VE USED THE WORD PASSIONATE. IS THAT A COP-OUT? NOT AT ALL, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MPs TO BE PASSIONATE. AND AS FOR HER FUTURE IN POLITICS... I'VE HAD A LOT OF MESSAGES OF SUPPORT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT SAY THAT PEOPLE THINK I SHOULD STICK WITH IT. IF IT DOES HAPPEN AGAIN, WILL YOU ASK FOR HER RESIGNATION? WE ARE ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA DEAL WITH HYPOTHETICALS` IF IT DOES, WILL SHE NEED TO RESIGN? WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH HYPOTHETICALS. THANK YOU. AS FOR HER TRIP TO THE CHATHAM ISLANDS AND REFUSING TO SPEAK TO WIDER MEDIA... I AM THE MP FOR THE CHATHAM ISLANDS. THIS FORUM HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR MONTHS. BUT WHILE IT'S WHEELS UP FOR JULIE ANNE GENTER NOW, THERE'S NO ESCAPING THE PROBLEMS BACK AT PARLIAMENT. IT'S CLEAR JULIE ANN GENTER WANTED TO HAVE HER SAY. SHE WANTED TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT IN SOME WAY, DESPITE THE PROCESSES AT PLAY IN TERMS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO THE CONSTRAINTS OF HER OWN PARTY PROCESSES. IN THIS INCIDENT, WHAT STARTED OFF AS A SHOCKING INCIDENT IN THE HOUSE HAS QUICKLY SNOWBALLED INTO SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH BIGGER. NOW, IN TERMS OF THE GREEN PARTY. JULIE ANNE GENTER TOLD ME THAT SHE HAS LET THE PARTY DOWN. SHE ADMITS THAT AND SHE APOLOGISES FOR THAT. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT THE CO-LEADERS OF THE GREEN PARTY, THEIR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION REQUIRES GREATER SCRUTINY. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO FRONT JULIE ANNE GENTER FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS, AND TODAY THEY ALSO TOLD THE MEDIA THAT THEY WOULD NOT STRIP THE MP OF HER TRANSPORT PORTFOLIO. NOW THAT TRANSPORT PORTFOLIO, THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE ISSUES OF INTIMIDATING BEHAVIOUR, CLAIMS OF BULLYING, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE LINKED TO. SO THE GREEN PARTY CLEARLY REFUSING TO TAKE ANY GREAT DISCIPLINARY ACTION THERE FOR THEIR MP. IN COMPARISON, THE NATIONAL PARTY MP TIM VAN DER MOLEN, WHEN HE WAS FOUND TO BE INTIMIDATING A FELLOW MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HERE, CHRISTOPHER LUXON, QUICKLY STRIPPED HIM OF ALL OF HIS SPOKESPERSON PORTFOLIOS. NOW, MARAMA DAVIDSON SAYS IT'S NOT FAIR TO MAKE THE SAME COMPARISON, HOWEVER, YOU CAN BE SURE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE RAISING EYEBROWS AT THE GREEN PARTY'S STANCE ON THIS. THEY HAVE HAD HEADACHE AFTER HEADACHE WITH THEIR GREEN MPS THIS YEAR, ONE MP FALLING OVER AFTER THE OTHER. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SHOW SOME STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP, SOME STRENGTH AND CALLING DISCIPLINE ON THE MPS, AND THEY HAVE CLEARLY FAILED IT. POLICE HAVE NAMED THE MAN THEY'RE URGENTLY HUNTING IN CONNECTION WITH SUNDAY'S PONSONBY ROAD SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD. HE'S HONE KAY-SELWYN. THE 31 YEAR-OLD FROM AUCKLAND IS CONSIDERED 'EXTREMELY DANGEROUS,' AND IS STILL ON THE RUN MORE THAN 48 HOURS SINCE THE FATAL INCIDENT. THIS AFTERNOON, PONSONBY BUSINESS OWNERS MET TO DISCUSS INSTALLING MORE CCTV CAMERAS IN THE AREA, AMONG OTHER MEASURES. A COLLECTIVE OF US ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO PUT SOME PATROLLING AROUND AND PAY FOR IT OURSELVES, WHICH WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO DO, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LONG TERM INCREASING THE SECURITY AROUND HERE, COS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A SAFE SPACE. POLICE SAY ANYONE HELPING OR HIDING HONE KAY-SELWYN IS ALSO LIABLE TO PROSECUTION. THERE WERE CELEBRATIONS IN GAZA AS HAMAS ANNOUNCED IT WOULD ACCEPT A CEASEFIRE DEAL. BUT ISRAEL SAYS THE TERMS WERE UNACCEPTABLE, MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS MILITARY OPERATIONS, TAKING CONTROL OF THE GAZAN SIDE OF THE RAFAH CROSSING JUST HOURS AGO. CHANNEL NINE'S JESSICA MILLWARD REPORTS. CLAPPING AND CHEERING IN THE STREETS OF RAFAH... (CHEERING, CAR HORNS BLARE) ...AS NEWS REACHES GAZA HAMAS HAD AGREED TO A CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL. BUT CELEBRATIONS WERE SHORT-LIVED. ISRAEL NOW REVIEWING THE DEAL BUT SAID HAMAS HAD ACCEPTED A SOFTENED VERSION, LABELLING IT 'A RUSE'. FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES TOOK TO THE STREETS, BLOCKING HIGHWAYS, FURIOUS WITH THEIR GOVERNMENT, WARNING IF IT DIDN'T ACCEPT HAMAS'S TERMS, THEY WILL BURN THE COUNTRY. THE UNITED STATES CIA DIRECTOR REMAINING ON THE GROUND IN EGYPT IN THE HOPES OF KEEPING A CEASEFIRE DEAL ALIVE. WE ARE AT A CRITICAL STAGE RIGHT NOW. WE GOT A RESPONSE FROM HAMAS. NOW DIRECTOR BURNS IS WORKING THROUGH THAT, TRYING TO ASSESS IT, WORKING WITH THE ISRAELIS, I MEAN, MY GOODNESS, FOLKS, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT GETS ANY MORE SENSITIVE THAN RIGHT NOW. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER DEFIANT, DECLARING THE LONG-ANTICIPATED INVASION OF RAFAH WILL GO AHEAD. MULTIPLE AIRSTRIKES AND EXPLOSIONS HITTING THE REGION. AND THEN, IN THE EARLY HOURS, THE IDF MOVED IN, TAKING CONTROL OF THE GAZAN SIDE OF RAFAH CROSSING. PALESTINIANS IN THE EAST OF THE CITY WERE TOLD TO GET OUT. THE MESSAGE COMING FROM THE SKY ` LEAFLETS, IN PART READING, 'THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE WILL ACT WITH EXTREME FORCE 'AGAINST THE TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREAS WHERE YOU LIVE.' THEY ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE TO AL-MAWASI, WHICH IS ALREADY OVERCROWDED AND LACKING SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. IT'S ESTIMATED THE ORDER EXTENDS TO 100,000 PALESTINIANS. TONIGHT, RAFAH IS BEING BOMBARDED FROM THE AIR AND GROUND. FIRES BURN IN TEL AVIV AS THIS CONFLICT REACHES A CRITICAL CROSSROAD. IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'UNACCEPTABLE,' AND NOW AUSTRALIA HAS ISSUED A 'PLEASE EXPLAIN' AFTER A CHINESE FIGHTER JET DROPPED FLARES IN FRONT OF AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY HELICOPTER. THE COUNTRY'S DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD MARLES REVEALING THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY NEAR SOUTH KOREA. MARLES SAID IF IT WASN'T FOR THE QUICK EVASIVE ACTION FROM THE PILOT, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR DISASTER FOR THE SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE P.L.A AIR FORCE PLANE DROPPED FLARES ` ABOUT 300M IN FRONT OF THE SEAHAWK HELICOPTER AND ABOUT 60M ABOVE IT. CANBERRA SAYS THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, ENFORCING U.N. SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA. NO INURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. BACK HERE. JUNIOR DOCTORS ARE NOW MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THEIR 25-HOUR STRIKE ACTION AS THEY PROTEST OVER FAILED PAY NEGOTIATIONS WITH HEALTH NEW ZEALAND. HALF OF OUR JUNIOR DOCTORS ` ABOUT 2,500 ` HAVE WALKED OFF THE JOB. WITH MANY PICKETING OUTSIDE HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CUSHLA NORMAN HAS MORE. CHANTING: ...WHEN WORKERS' RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! JUNIOR DOCTORS FULL OF FIGHT IN WELLINGTON OVER AN OFFER THE UNION SAYS AMOUNTS TO A PAY CUT OR FREEZE FOR NEARLY 600 REGISTRARS. IF WE ACCEPT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THIS PAY CUT ACROSS THE TABLE, WE'RE GONNA START LOSING REGISTRARS IN THESE REALLY VULNERABLE AREAS. AREAS LIKE PSYCHIATRY, WHERE SARAH HANSON WORKS. WE'RE ALREADY IN A STAFFING CRISIS AT THE MOMENT, AND IT'S QUITE INSULTING TO BE OFFERED LESS PAY THAN WHAT WAS IN OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT. THE PAY SCALE FOR REGISTRARS RANGES FROM ABOUT $86,000 FOR A FIRST YEAR TO NEARLY $141,000 IN YEAR 10. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, SOME DOCTORS WOULD GET A RISE, BUT THE RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION SAYS OTHERS FACE AN UP TO 12% CUT. TE WHATU ORA DENIES THIS. THERE HAS BEEN AN OFFER OF AROUND ABOUT 18%, BUT YES, LIKE ALL CONTRACTS, THE VARIATION... IT VARIES FROM VARIOUS NUMBERS AS TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT THAT NO JUNIOR DOCTOR WOULD HAVE A REDUCTION IN THEIR PAY. WHAT DO WE WANT? ALL: FAIR PAY! IN DUNEDIN, DOCTORS AND DOGS TOOK TO THE PICKET LINE, WHILE IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE SIGNS SUGGESTED EXITS TO AUSTRALIA. I'M FIVE YEARS OUT OF MEDICAL SCHOOL NOW, AND A LOT OF MY CLASS HAVE LEFT TO GO OVERSEAS NOW. (CAR HORNS TOOT) THE TOOTS A SIGN THEY'VE GOT SUPPORT. ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. THEY'VE SAVED MY LIFE. I HAD A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT LAST YEAR. IT'S TOUGH IN THERE. THEY WORK THEIR ARSES OFF. AND I HAVE THE UPMOST RESPECT FOR THEM. WHILE THE STRIKES FORCED SOME SURGERIES TO BE POSTPONED, TE WHATU ORA SAYS ITS CONTINGENCY PLANS WORKED. THE TWO SIDES WILL GO TO BARGAINING, BUT THE DOCTORS ARE PREPARED TO STRIKE AGAIN. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. ONE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE ENCHANTER FISHING BOAT CAPSIZE IN WHICH FIVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED HAS DESCRIBED THE MOMENT AS 'LIKE BEING HIT BY A TRAIN'. THIS FOOTAGE SHOWN IN THE TRIAL OF THE BOAT'S SKIPPER LANCE GOODHEW AT WHANGAREI DISTRICT COURT WAS TAKEN ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MEN WERE ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM NORTH CAPE. WITNESSES DESCRIBED CONDITIONS AS 15-KNOT WINDS AND SWELLS OF BETWEEN 1.5M TO 2.5M. GOODHEW IS ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY BREACHING HIS DUTIES AS A SKIPPER AND PUTTING INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF SERIOUS HARM OR DEATH. MARITIME NZ ARGUES THE BOAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE THREE KINGS ISLANDS. FORMER PORT OF AUCKLAND BOSS TONY GIBSON STILL TO COME ` A MAJOR UPDATE IN THE CASE AGAINST ACCUSED MUSHROOM KILLER ERIN PATTERSON. THE NEW ALLEGATIONS COMING TO LIGHT PLUS, THE EYE-WATERING VALUE OF THIS PAINTING, NOW CALLED ONE OF THE GREATEST ART DISCOVERIES EVER. When you donate blood or plasma, you might never know how it saved a life, but we'll let you know when it does. Everyday people can save lives every day. WELCOME BACK. ACROSS THE TASMAN, ACCUSED TRIPLE MURDERER ERIN PATTERSON WILL STAND TRIAL IN THE SUPREME COURT AFTER SHE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES RELATING TO THE DEADLY MUSHROOM MEAL. NEW DETAILS HAVE ALSO COME TO LIGHT SURROUNDING THE MOTHER'S ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO KILL HER FORMER HUSBAND. CHANNEL NINE'S AMBER JOHNSTON HAS DEVELOPMENTS. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I LOVE THEM, AND I'M DEVASTATED THAT THEY'RE GONE. ERIN PATTERSON IN HYSTERICS DAYS AFTER THAT FATEFUL MEAL. TODAY, SHE WAS CALM AS SHE RESPONDED, 'NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOUR,' ASKING FOR HER CASE TO BE FAST-TRACKED TO THE SUPREME COURT. THE MOTHER OF TWO IS FACING EIGHT CHARGES ` AMONG THEM, THREE COUNTS OF MURDER FOR HER IN-LAWS, DON AND GAIL PATTERSON, AND GAIL'S SISTER HEATHER WILKINSON, WHO DIED AFTER THEY WERE SERVED UP A BEEF WELLINGTON AT MS PATTERSON'S LEONGATHA HOME. POLICE ALLEGED IT WAS LACED WITH POISONOUS MUSHROOMS. SHE'S ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER ` ONE FOR HEATHER'S PARTNER, PASTOR IAN WILKINSON; THE OTHERS RELATING TO HER EX-HUSBAND, SIMON PATTERSON. POLICE ALLEGE SHE TRIED TO KILL HIM MORE THAN ONCE, WITH THE MAGISTRATE CHANGING THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE ALLEGED MURDER PLOTS ` THE FIRST IN HIS HOMETOWN OF KORUMBURRA IN NOVEMBER 2021; THE NEXT IN HOWQUA IN MAY 2022; AND FINALLY, WILSON'S PROM LATER THAT YEAR. WHILE HER NEXT COURT APPEARANCE WILL BE HERE AT THE SUPREME COURT IN MELBOURNE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE TRIAL ITSELF COULD BE HELD IN REGIONAL VICTORIA, CLOSER TO HER HOME AND THE SCENE OF HER ALLEGED CRIMES. A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL HAS TAKEN PLACE FOR SLAIN AUSTRALIAN SURFERS CALLUM AND JAKE ROBINSON AND THEIR AMERICAN FRIEND IN MEXICO. THREE SUSPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CHARGED WITH THEIR MURDERS FOLLOWING WHAT AUTHORITIES HAVE DESCRIBED AS 'A ROBERY GONE WRONG.' MEANWHILE. CALLUM'S GIRLFRIEND EMILY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING HER HEART WAS SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES. THE JUDGE IN DONALD TRUMP'S HUSH MONEY TRIAL HAS HELD THE FORMER PRESIDENT IN CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR A TENTH TIME, THREATENING JAIL TIME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TRUMP, WHO'S ALREADY BEEN FINED $9,000 FOR PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE GAG ORDER IS IN PLACE TO STOP DEFENDANTS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WITNESSES. IN TRUMP'S LATEST OUTBURST, HE SAID JURY SELECTION WAS RUSHED. A BRITISH DOCUMENTARY HAS REVEALED SERIOUS NEW ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ACTOR KEVIN SPACEY. THE OSCAR WINNER HAS STRONGLY DENIED THE CLAIMS, ADDING EVERY COURT CASE ACCUSING HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN RESOLVED IN HIS FAVOUR. HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S BRETT MCLEOD. 10 MEN, 10 STORIES OF ALLEGED ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF ONE STAR, KEVIN SPACEY ` ON THE SET OF HOUSE OF CARDS... I WAS INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED ON SET, AT WORK. HE JUST HAD THESE REAL DEAD EYES LOOKING AT ME. ...TO NEW YORK PUBLIC THEATRE IN THE '80S. HE WAS ON TOP OF ME, AND HE'S PRESSING AGAINST ME. IT WAS JUST COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE AND COMPLETELY WORDLESS. ANGRY. THE ALLEGATIONS SPANNED DECADES. IT WAS IN 1998 THAT THIS MILITARY VETERAN AND ASPIRING ACTOR FIRST HAD A RUN-IN WITH THE OSCAR WINNER. I'M NOT GONNA LIE. I WAS STARSTRUCK. HE CLAIMS MR SPACEY INSISTED SEXUAL FAVOURS WERE THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT BIG IN HOLLYWOOD. YOU'RE BEING LOOKED AT AS AN OBJECT... THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO OFFER THE WORLD. KEVIN SPACEY DENIES THAT HE PROMISED MEN OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ONE YOUNG ACTOR SAYS HE PERFORMED A SEXUAL FAVOUR FOR THE STAR, HOPING FOR A BIG BREAK. THERE WAS NO QUID PRO QUO. HE WAS NEVER OFFERING ME ANYTHING. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE I GOT TO BE IN THE GRACES OF HIS COMPANY, AND THAT'S YOUR GIFT. NONE OF THE MEN INTERVIEWED FOR THE 'SPACEY UNMASKED' DOCUMENTARY WAS INVOLVED IN THE LONDON TRIAL THAT SAW THE ACTOR ACQUITTED OF NINE CHARGES IN JULY LAST YEAR. THE SECOND HALF OF THE DOCUMENTARY AIRS TOMORROW. YET MORE ISSUES FOR BOEING ` THE FIRST CREWED LAUNCH OF ITS STARLINER SPACECRAFT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL UNCREWED TEST FLIGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, THIS ONE, SCHEDULED TO TAKE OFF FROM CAPE CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA TODAY, WAS MEANT TO CARRY TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS. BOEING IS ENDEAVOURING TO BECOME THE SECOND COMPANY TO PROVIDE NASA SPACE TRANSPORT ALONGSIDE ELON MUSK'S SPACE X. THE LATEST SETBACK NOT HELPING THE BRAND. BOEING REMAINS UNDER HEAVY SCRUNITY AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS FOR STARLINER AND A SERIES OF MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH ITS PLANES. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL READY. AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FRIENDS HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT ALONG THE WAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES WE'VE ENCOUNTERED, AND I THINK THEY'RE HAPPY AND PROUD THAT WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS TO FIX IT ALL. FOLLOWING WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'A TECHNICAL ISSUE', THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS. JUST AHEAD ` A NEW FRONT BRINGING RAIN TO PARTS OF THE SOUTH TOMORROW. WHO'LL BE NEEDING THAT UMBRELLA? PLUS, THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL ` WE'VE GOT ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S MET GALA. THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS. THIS LOSS PAINTING BY CARAVAGGIO HAS BEEN DISCOVERED WHAT ITS VALUE ESTIMATED TO BE ENTERING THE TENS OF MILLIONS. JUST AHEAD ` A NEW FRONT BRINGING RAIN TO PARTS OF THE SOUTH TOMORROW. WHO'LL BE NEEDING THAT UMBRELLA? WELCOME BACK. GLITZ AND GLAM AND GARDENING HAVE COME TOGETHER AT THIS YEAR'S MET GALA. THE DRESS CODE ENCOURAGING NATURE-THEMED COUTURE GARMENTS AS HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST STARS WALKED THE CREAM AND GREEN CARPET. THE EVENT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR NEW YORK'S METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. CHANNEL NINE'S LAUREN TOMASI REPORTS. HIGH FASHION CAME CALLING, AND TONIGHT, HOLLYWOOD ARRIVED RIGHT ON AND IN TIME. IT IS THE SUPER BOWL OF FASHION. THE WORLD'S BIGGEST STARS WALKING THE WORLD'S MOST WATCHED CARPET. THIS IS YOUR 14TH TIME. I KNOW! SHE TOLD ME THAT. I WAS LIKE, 'I THINK I RETIRE TONIGHT.' I WAS LIKE, 'I THINK I RETIRE TONIGHT.' THIS YEAR, THE MET GALA DITCHING THE RED AND ROLLING OUT THE CREAM AND GREEN. BUT BLACK AND WHITE WAS ALL IT TOOK TO HIT THE LOOK FOR SWEETHEARTS KEITH AND NICOLE. I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS. I ALREADY SAW SO MANY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW, SO... AND THEN JUST CELEBRATING FASHION AND ART. OTHERS CHOSE COLOURS OR SHOULDERS OR DOWNRIGHT BIG AND BOLD. THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART RAISES MILLIONS AND ALSO RAISES EYEBROWS WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOOKS. THIS YEAR'S DRESS CODE 'THE GARDEN OF TIME', AND THERE WERE NO SHRINKING VIOLETS ON A NIGHT WHERE DARING IS IN AND PRACTICALITY IS THROWN RIGHT OUT THE DOOR. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH TAYLOR SWIFT AND 'GETAWAY CAR'. (TAYLOR SWIFT'S 'GETAWAY CAR') THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH JUST A FEW MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S MET GALA. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024