SPEAKER, IT IS AN INDESCRIBABLE FEELING TO STAND UP AND ADDRESS THIS HOUSE. AS A SON OF SAMOAN IMMIGRANTS WHO MADE THE MIGHTY OTARA 2-7-4 SOUTHSIDE HARD THEIR HOME, I AM WELL AWARE OF THE GIANTS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND ON. EFESO COLLINS, WE'RE SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU'RE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AGAIN, AREN'T YOU? YES, YES, I AM. DO YOU WANT TO SAY, 'VOTE FOR ME'? OH, NO, I SHOULDN'T DO THAT, NOT ON TV. I HOPE YOU DO, THOUGH. (LAUGHTER) WHY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING ALONG TO STUDY SHOULD YOU HAVE TO JOIN THE STUDENT BODY? BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE PAYING FAR TOO MUCH. STUDENTS NEED SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA GO IN TO BAT FOR THEM, SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA GO TO COUNCIL AND SAY TO COUNCIL, 'YOU CANNOT JUST LET THE GOVERNMENT INCREASE FEES 'BY REDUCING THE TERTIARY SUBSIDY.' WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE FOR THEM BE? OH, MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR TO EVERYBODY. YOU ARE A PART OF OUR WHANAU. YOU ARE PART OF THE WHANAU OF FIVE MILLION. IT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO COME OUT, EXPRESS THEMSELVES OUT HERE AND MAYBE WORK WELL AS A TEAM TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE HERE ` TEAM BUILDING. THERE'S A SAYING IN SAMOA ` 'E LE TU FA'AMAUGA SE TAGATA'; 'NO ONE STANDS ALONE. 'NO ONE SUCCEEDS ALONE. 'AND FOR ME, NO ONE SUFFERS ALONE.' IF I WAS TO INSPIRE ANYONE BY GETTING TO THIS HOUSE AND MY WORK OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I HOPE THAT IT'S THE SQUARE PEG ` THE MISFITS, THE FORGOTTEN, THE UNLOVED, THE INVISIBLE. IT'S THE DREAMERS WHO WANT MORE, EXPECT MORE, ARE IMPATIENT FOR CHANGE, AND HAVE THIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO STRETCH US FURTHER. IT'S THURSDAY THE 22nd OF FEBRUARY. MORENA. THIS IS BREAKFAST. FA'ANOANOA I LE MALIU O LE SUSUGA IA FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. ALOFA TELE MO LE TINA MA LE FANAU, MANUIA LOU MALAGA EFESO. LIKE MANY OF YOU, IT'S A DIFFICULT DAY FOR US HERE AS WE REMEMBER A FRIEND OF BREAKFAST EFESO COLLINS. WE WILL HEAR FROM SOME OF HIS CLOSEST THROUGHOUT THE SHOW. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH YOUR NEWS. TRIBUTES ARE CONTINUING TO FLOW IN FOLLOWING THE SHOCK DEATH OF GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. THE 49-YEAR-OLD DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. COLLINS SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR. HE GREW UP IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND SUBURB OF OTARA, WHERE THE COMMUNITY ARE REMEMBERING HIM. IT WAS A GREAT PERSON. HE WAS REALLY SMART AND WISE. HE HAD A LOT OF ADVICE TO GIVE TO YOUNG STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF. IT'S A BIG LOSS FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE. SHOWED US WHERE OUR COMMUNITY COULD BE. HUMBLE, AND HE WAS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DOING A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE REALLY SHOWED THAT HE CARES, AND HE SHOWED THAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF WANTING TO HAVE CHANGE FOR OUR PEOPLE. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE LEGACY OF EFESO COLLINS AFTER THE NEWS. TODAY MARKS 13 YEARS SINCE 185 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CHRISTCHURCH FEBRUARY EARTHQUAKES. (PLAYS SOMBRE TUNE) A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS HELD AT THE CTV BUILDING MEMORIAL SITE LAST NIGHT, WHERE 115 PEOPLE DIED. AROUND 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT, LED BY JULIE ABRAHAM, WHO LOST HER MOTHER WHEN THE BUILDING COLLAPSED. A CIVIC MEMORIAL CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE EARTHQUAKE NATIONAL MEMORIAL LATER TODAY. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE BRINK OF A MEASLES EPIDEMIC. THE BRIEFING FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION CENTRE SAYS FALLING IMMUNISATION RATES, IMMUNITY GAPS, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF IMPORTED CASES ARE LEAVING AOTEAROA HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTBREAK. PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER SAYS URGENT STEPS ARE NEEDED TO CATCH UP THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED OUT ON VACCINATIONS, WITH IMMUNISATION RATES AT THEIR LOWEST SINCE 2009. ONGOING ISRAELI STRIKES HAVE REPORTEDLY KILLED 67 PEOPLE OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING ONE PERSON IN RAFAH. THE DENSELY POPULATED REGION REMAINS ON TENTERHOOKS, WITH THE THREAT OF A FULL SCALE ISRAELI ASSAULT LOOMING. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS BATTALIONS REMAIN IN THE CITY, AND THAT ELIMINATING THEM IS THE BEST WAY TO GETS ITS HOSTAGES BACK. AND A LARGE PROTEST HAS BEEN HELD IN TEL AVIV URGING THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO SECURE THE RETURN OF HOSTAGES IN GAZA. PROTESTERS WORE MASKS OF THE REMAINING HOSTAGES FACES, AND PRETENDED TO DIE ON A MAJOR CITY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. THEY ALSO WALKED AROUND A MALL. AROUND 130 PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING AFTER THE HAMAS ATTACKS OF OCTOBER 7, BUT REPORTS INDICATE AS MANY AS A QUARTER OF THEM MAY NOW BE DEAD. THE MUELLER HUT ROUTE IN THE AORAKI MT COOK NATIONAL PARK HAS REOPENED TO DAY HIKERS AFTER TOILET ISSUES. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SAID HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED VISITOR NUMBERS LED TO THE ROUTE BEING CLOSED ON SUNDAY, DUE TO THE TOILET TANK AT THE HUT NEARING CAPACITY. SPECIALIST PUMPING EQUIPMENT WAS FLOWN UP TO THE HUT ON TUESDAY TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE. DOC ESTIMATES AS MANY AS 250 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING THE TRACK ON BUSY DAYS. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE LET VICTORY SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS IN THE FIRST T20 AGAINST AUSTRALIA, THE RESULT GOING DOWN TO THE LAST BALL. HERE'S LACHIE MCLEOD. SOME BIG HITTING TO ENTERTAIN A BIG CROWD IN THE CAPITAL. SO, THERE'S MANY SIXES TONIGHT. AS HE'S HAD IN HIS CAREER SO FAR, AND THERE'S ANOTHER! THE BLACK CAPS TOP ORDER FIRING, RACHIN RAVINDRA'S 35 BALL 65, HELPING THEM TO 215 FOR THREE. OH HE'S GOT IT AGAIN, RACHIN RAVINDRA. ZAMPA HAS BEEN DISPATCHED THREE TIMES IN THE OVER. AUSTRALIA MATCHED THE HOSTS BLOW FOR BLOW. OH, THAT HAS BEEN TAUNT. ABSOLUTELY SMASHED. MITCHELL MARSH AND A LATE CAMEO FROM TIM DAVID KEEP THE AUSSIES IN THE GAME, THE BIG HITTING SETTING UP A TENSE FINISH. SOUTHEE FLICKED AWAY. FLICKED AWAY. IS IT FOUR? IS IT SIX? IT'S GONE FLAT. MIGHT, I RECKON IT'S SIX. I RECKON HE'S GOING TO GET SIX OUT OF THIS. 15 NEEDED OFF THE LAST OVER, THEN FOUR OFF THE LAST BALL. SWUNG AWAY. SWUNG AWAY. AUSTRALIA WENT OFF THE FINAL BALL. AUSTRALIA ONE GAME UP AS THE SERIES HEADS TO AUCKLAND. LACHY MCLEOD, 1 NEWS. AND FINALLY, A NEW FILM BEING SHOWN AT THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL IS RAISING EYEBROWS. 'PEPE' FROM A DOMINICAN DIRECTOR IS A FILM MADE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ONE OF DRUG LORD PABLO ESCOBAR'S IMPORTED HIPPOS. ESCOBAR TOOK FOUR HIPPOS TO HIS ESTATE IN THE 1980'S, BUT THEY HAVE NOW MULTIPLIED TO ALMOST 200, AND ARE A MAJOR ECOLOGICAL PEST IN COLOMBIA. THE DIRECTOR OF THE MOVIE SAYS PRESENTING IT FROM THE HIPPO'S POINT OF VIEW MAKES IT, QUOTE, 'VERY POLITICAL'. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MIDDAY. 24 THE HIGH FOR DANNEVIRKE. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. 23 WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA. 27 BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT, BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN. SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. TRIBUTES HAVE FLOWED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. THE CITY COUNCILLOR TURNED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LIVED A LIFE OF SERVICE, FIGHTING FOR PACIFIC COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR HIS BELOVED SOUTH AUCKLAND. HIS GOAL ` TO MAKE NEW ZEALAND A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. EFESO WORKED HARD TO EARN RESPECT AND WIN FRIENDSHIP FROM THOSE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL DIVIDE. TWO OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST WERE HIS FORMER COLLEAGUES AUCKLAND COUNCILLOR JOSEPHINE BARTLEY AND DEPUTY MAYOR DESLEY SIMPSON. MORENA. I'M REALLY SORRY THAT WE HAVE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALK ABOUT HIM. HOW ARE YOU? I'M FINE. I THINK EVERYONE IS THINKING OF HIS FAMILY. EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH IT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. WE TALKED ABOUT HIS AMAZING ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE, AND THAT WAS HIS WAY OF COMMUNICATING AND CORRECTING TO CONNECTING TO FIGHT FOR IS COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM EVERYONE, ALL SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, HE WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO BRIDGE THAT DIVIDE. WE SEE IT PHYSICALLY AND HOW HE CHOSE TO SIT NEXT TO DESLEY FROM THE RICHER PART OF AUCKLAND, AND REPRESENTING SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING. HE WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE YOU HIS FRIEND? HE WAS. AND WE WERE GREAT FRIENDS. YOU DON'T SIT NEXT TO SOMEONE FOR SIX HOURS A DAY WITHOUT HAVING A GREAT FRIENDSHIP. HE HAD A SIDE TO HIM THAT HAD PRESENCE AND MANA. SOME OF THE BIG TOPICS WE DISCUSSED, LIKE THE FEEL TAX. HE STOOD FOR AUCKLAND. HE STRUGGLED TO MAKE THE FUEL TAX CALL. IN THE END HE DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT. WE HAD A SHARED GOAL THAT WAS READY FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE HE WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY HE REPRESENTED. HE WAS A PASSIONATE CULTURAL PERSON, HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT ` WE HAD A VOTE ON EASTER. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO OPEN SHOPS NO MATTER WHAT DALE WAS, WITH THE LAW PROTECTING WORKERS IF THEY HAD SPECIAL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, AND HE JUST WOULDN'T VOTE FOR THAT. HE WAS A PASSIONATE CHRISTIAN, AND HIS FAITH WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE WAS STRONG IN HIS CONVICTIONS. HE WAS ABLE TO SPEND THAT TIME LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND SAYING HEY, I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ON THAT. I HAVE FORMED A DIFFERENT VIEW NOW. HAS FAITH INFORMED HIS VIEWS BUT DID NOT DICTATE THEM. HE WAS AN EDUCATIONALIST. HE PERSONIFIED THE DREAM OF ALL OUR PARENTS MOVING FROM SAMOA FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. HE LIVES THAT ASPIRATION BECAUSE HE KNEW FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED, IT IS THROUGH EDUCATION. AND HE LEFT IT IN EVERYTHING HE DID. ESPECIALLY SOUTH AUCKLAND, ESPECIALLY HIS BELOVED 274. HE ALSO PERSONIFIED THE SAYING ` THE PATH TO LEADERSHIP IS THROUGH SERVICE. HE WAS VERY GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME. YOU SAW ALL THESE MESSAGES ABOUT HOW HE PRACTICALLY MENTAL AT ALL THESE PEOPLE, AND SUPPORTED THEM. IT'S HIT EVERYONE SO HARD, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE. EVERY TIME HE SPOKE TO YOUNG KIDS, THEY WERE RE-ENERGISED. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH FOOTAGE OF EFESO COLLINS IS BECAUSE HE REACHED OUT TO SO MANY COMMUNITIES ALL THE TIME. HE WAS VERY ENGAGED AND INTERESTED AND EVERYBODY ELSE. MORE SO DURING COVID, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE SAW ` IF WE DIDN'T GET THE RATES OF VACCINATIONS UP, THEN PEOPLE WOULD SUFFER. ESPECIALLY PASIFIKA PEOPLE. HE WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE FOREFRONT, THE VAX CREW AS A NICKNAME, WE WERE ALL OUT THERE, EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT, TRYING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES, AND HE WAS RIGHT THERE ALL THE TIME, SUPPORTER, BECAUSE HE KNEW IT WITH THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE, AND THE BENEFITS IT WOULD HAVE TO SAVING LIVES. THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN EASY TIME. IT WAS NOT AN EASY TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. HE WAS A SAMOAN MAN TRYING TO CUT THROUGH AND A WHITE MAN'S WORLD. HE TOOK ON HARD TASKS LIKE VACCINATIONS. A LOT OF US WERE LIKE, MAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD. THERE IS RACISM IN OUR CITY, AND BOY, HE TOOK IT ON. THE STUFF OTHER PEOPLE WERE SAYING, EVEN OTHER MAYORAL CANDIDATES, WERE UGLY. AND HE TOOK IT ON. IT WAS INSPIRING FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE THAT STAND. DON'T BE SCARED, AND FIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. HE DID THAT THE FACE OF EVERYTHING. DEATH THREATS, EVERYTHING. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT AN AMAZING PERSON HE WAS, DID WE TELL HIM IN HIS LIFE HOW IMPORTANT HE WAS? PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH. HE DID IT TO OTHERS. YES, WE DID IT BUT WHEN SOMETHING LET US HAPPENS, YOU TRULY DO TAKE YOUR CALL TO YOURSELF, AND SAY HOW CAN I MAKE IT BETTER FOR PEOPLE I KNOW, LOVE, WORK WITH. YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DO THAT. THAT'S LIFE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS ROUND THE CORNER. IN MY HEART GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY. HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH. HE WOULD TEXT THEM, HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THEM. MOTIVATION FOR DOING WHAT HE DID. HE WANTED HIS GIRLS TO COME THROUGH IN AUCKLAND, AND A WORLD THAT THEY WOULD BE EQUAL IN, AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS. HE WAS SO CONSCIOUS OF THE BARRIERS, POTENTIALLY, OUT THERE, HE WANTED TO BREAK THEM DOWN AND LEAD THE WAY FOR HIS CHILDREN. HE WAS ABLE TO START THAT, SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN FROM HERE? HIS LEGACY? HIS LEGACY ARE HIS DAUGHTERS, DEFINITELY. TO TAKE YOUR SKILLS, HEART, COMPASSION, AND STAND UP, THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD WANT. HE LOVED IT WHEN HE SAW PASIFIKA EXCELLING IN DIFFERENT WORLDS. AND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING THAT, IN DIFFERENT WORLDS, IT'S DEFINITELY SERVICE, EDUCATION, FAITH, HIS FAMILY, THAT'S HIS LEGACY, WANT A BETTER WORLD AND CITY. A PLACE THAT USES WERE RESPECTFUL WORDS, AND HAVE GOOD ATTITUDES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR MEMORIES OF EFESO COLLINS. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HONOUR EFESO TOO, YOU CAN DO SO BY GIVING BACK TO THE CHARITY WHOSE EVENT HE PARTICIPATED IN YESTERDAY. CHILDFUND BRINGS CLEAN WATER TO CHILDREN IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. TO DONATE, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE childfund.co.nz. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOUR MEMORIES ARE OF EFESO COLLINS. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. THE MAIN ROAD BETWEEN NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND WILL SOON BE COMPLETELY CLOSED AS CREWS WORK TO RESTORE IT BACK TO PRE-CYCLONE GABRIELLE CONDITIONS. ROAD WORKS WILL BEGIN MONDAY ON STATE HIGHWAY 1 OVER THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS AND LAST NINE WEEKS, WITH A SIX-DAY REOPENING FOR EASTER. SO, WHAT ARE THE DETOURS? WELL, MOTORISTS HAVE THREE OPTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. LIGHTER VEHICLES CAN TAKE THE COASTAL ROUTE THROUGH MANGAWHAI, WHICH WILL ADD ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO THE JOURNEY. TRUCKS WILL BE REDIRECTED TO THE WEST THROUGH PAPAROA TO OAKLEIGH, WHILE VERY HEAVY VEHICLES WILL NEED TO GO VIA DARGAVILLE, EXTENDING THEIR JOURNEY BY MORE THAN AN HOUR. BUT WHILE THE ROAD IS CLOSED, THE REGION IS STILL VERY MUCH OPEN FOR BUSINESS, AND AFTER ITS FAIR SHARE OF WEATHER HITS AND SLIPS, NORTHLANDERS ARE HOPING THE WORKS WON'T BE YET ANOTHER BLOW TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WHANGAREI BUSINESS OWNER KYLIE SPRINGFORD JOINS ME NOW TO DISCUSS. GOOD MORNING. CAN WE START WITH YOUR BUSINESS, TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS AS IT? WE DO WEDDINGS IN SUMMER, AND IN WINTER, WE DO CORPORATE EVENTS. WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE CELEBRATE THINGS. HOW WILL THIS NINE WEEK CLOSURE EFFECT YOU? THERE'S PRETTY MUCH NOT A LOT THERE. WHEN PEOPLE THAT WERE MAKING THOSE BOOKINGS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD, THEY WOULD HAVE MADE THOSE BOOKINGS BACK IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER LAST YEAR I THINK WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME, ABOUT THE ROAD CLOSURE, I THINK IT IS GOING TO AFFECT US IN A BIG WAY. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, I'M ONE OF MANY SMALL BUSINESSES OUT HERE IN NORTHLAND THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO FIND IT HARD WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT THE ROAD SHOULDN'T BE FIXED, WHERE VERY MUCH IN FAVOUR OF THAT BEING FIXED, WE ARE JUST PUTTING A HAND UP SAYING, WE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP/ I KNOW YOU ARE TALKING TO OTHER BUSINESSES, IS THIS THE SAME FEELING WITH THEM? IS THERE A MISCONCEPTION WITH THE PUBLIC OUT THERE THAT EVERYTHING IS CLOSED? THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE WITH TALKING TO OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, WE ARE VERY MUCH OPEN AND PUSHING THROUGH ENTERING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR TEAMS, ESPECIALLY. BUT I THINK THE REALITY IS IS THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP PEOPLE COMING NORTH. I KNOW MYSELF, I'M HEADING DOWN TO AUCKLAND IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT DRIVE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN SOUTH OF US THAT ARE THINKING THE SAME WAY. WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL COST? FOR ME, A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOVE THAT $100,000 MARK. IT'S SIGNIFICANT. THERE ARE A LOT BIGGER BUSINESSES THAN ME, I'M ONE OF THE SMALLER BUSINESSES, I GUESS WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT AS THAT I HAVE EITHER TEAM, AND I HAVE TEAM MEMBERS THAT I WANT TO KEEP IN EMPLOYMENT. THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR, IS HAVING TO LET TEAM MEMBERS GO, ALL OF THEM NOT GET THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. YOU'VE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 20 YEARS, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ROADS DONE DIFFERENTLY? I DON'T KNOW. WHEN I MOVED HERE OVER 20 YEARS AGO, AND I MOVED FROM AUSTRALIA, AND I'D ONLY EVER LIVED IN NORTHLAND, BACK THEN, THEY NEEDED FIXING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. I DO NOT GOING TO GET INTO A DEBATE OF THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY. THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR, THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON, WHILE ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND, ASKED NORTHLAND BUSINESSES UP HERE ARE PUTTING OUR HANDS UP SAYING, WE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP. I DON'T KNOW THAT LOOKS LIKE. I KNOW WE NEED MORE BOOKINGS AND WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO BE COMING NORTH. IF YOU CAN MAKE, NOT JUST WITH ME, BUT WITH ANY NORTHLAND BUSINESS, IF YOU CAN MAKE A PURCHASE, OR MAKE A BOOKING, OR MAKE A FUTURE BOOKING, THEN REACH OUT TO US. WE ARE HERE WAITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ADVICE. TO OUR VIEWERS, THEY ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. 20 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE MOVED FROM AUSTRALIA, SHE KNEW THE ROAD NEEDED SOME WORK BACK THEN. IS NINE WEEKS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO SOLVE IT FOR THE FUTURE? IT'S NOT JUST A FIX TO GET IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS, YOU STILL HAD A PROBLEM. THERE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WHERE IT'S OPEN OVER EASTER, UNDER THOUSAND DOLLARS, IT'S JUST LIKE, WELL. YOU REALLY HAVE TO FEEL FOR THESE BUSINESSES. THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES UP THERE TOO. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, WE WILL GET TO SOME OF YOUR TRIBUTES TO EFESO. STAY WITH US. GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS IS BEING REMEMBERED FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS SAMOAN AND SOUTH AUCKLAND COMMUNITY. TRIBUTES CONTINUE TO FLOW FOR THE 49-YEAR-OLD, WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. COLLINS SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND WAS A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR. THOSE WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE HIM SPOKE TO BREAKFAST ABOUT HIS LEGACY. HE KNEW FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED, IT IS THROUGH EDUCATION. AND HE LIVED IT IN EVERYTHING HE DID. HE WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITIES, BUT ESPECIALLY SOUTH AUCKLAND, ESPECIALLY PASIFIKA, ESPECIALLY HIS BELOVED 2-7-4. VERY STRONG ADVOCATE AND LIVED IT, AS YOU SEE, TILL THE DAY HE DIED. BUT HE ALSO PERSONIFIED THE SAMOAN SAYING 'O LE ALA I LE PULE O LE TAUTUA' ` THAT'S THE PATH TO LEADERSHIP IS THROUGH SERVICE, AND THAT WAS HIM TO A TEE. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON EFESO COLLINS AFTER THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CALLING FOR URGENT STEPS TO BOOST IMMUNISATION RATES, WARNING NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE BRINK OF A MEASLES EPIDEMIC. THE BRIEFING FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION CENTRE SAYS FALLING IMMUNISATION RATES, IMMUNITY GAPS AND AN INCREASED RISK OF IMPORTED CASES ARE LEAVING AOTEAROA HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTBREAK. PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER SAYS ACTION IS NEEDED TO CATCH UP THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED OUT ON VACCINATIONS, WITH IMMUNISATION RATES AT THEIR LOWEST SINCE 2009. A WHANGAREI BUSINESS OWNER IS PLEADING FOR SUPPORT AHEAD OF THE MAIN ROAD LINK BETWEEN NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND CLOSING COMPLETELY FOR REPAIRS. ROAD WORKS ON STATE HIGHWAY 1 WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY OVER THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS AND LAST NINE WEEKS, WITH A SIX-DAY REOPENING FOR EASTER. KYLIE SPRINGFORD SAYS THE CLOSURE IS AFFECTING FUTURE BOOKINGS FOR HER EVENTS COMPANY. WE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING ABOVE THAT $100,000 MARK. SO IT IS OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND IT IS SIGNIFICANT. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BIGGER BUSINESSES THAN ME. I AM PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THE SMALLER BUSINESSES. THE WORKS WILL WIDEN AREAS NEXT TO THE ROAD IN THE HOPE OF PREVENTING LONG TERM CLOSURES CAUSED BY SLIPS IN THE FUTURE. FRANCE HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF WHAT IT SAYS ARE TWO HOUTHI DRONES BEING DESTROYED. THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY HAS FRIGATES ON PATROL IN THE RED SEA AND GULF OF ADEN, WHERE COMMERCIAL SHIPPING VESSELS HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK BY THE REBEL GROUP. FRANCE SAID MULTIPLE ATTACKS WERE DETECTED, AND TWO DRONES WERE DESTROYED. SPANISH FARMERS HAVE NOW JOINED IN EUROPE'S GROWING WAVE OF PROTESTS. SCUFFLES BROKE OUT BETWEEN POLICE AND SOME PROTESTERS WHEN THEY TRIED TO TAKE TRACTORS INTO THE CENTRE OF MADRID. 500 WERE ALLOWED IN AS PER NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN PROTEST ORGANISERS AND AUTHORITIES, BUT AN ADDITIONAL 150 FARMERS SHOWED UP AND TRIED TO GET PAST POLICE BLOCKADES. THE FARMERS ARE CALLING FOR LOOSER REGULATIONS AND MORE STATE AID, SAYING NEW EU RULES WILL MAKE THEIR LIVELIHOODS UNSUSTAINABLE. ITALIAN EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE WORKED AGAINST THE CLOCK TO RESCUE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN CARS WHICH WERE SWALLOWED BY A SINKHOLE. THE CAVITY OPENED UP ON A STREET IN NAPLES. ONE OF THE SWALLOWED CARS WAS PARKED WHILE THE OTHER WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT FELL IN. TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DONALD TRUMP'S ASSETS MAY BE SEIZED IF HE DOESN'T PAY UP THE GIANT FINE HANDED DOWN TO HIM FOUR DAYS AGO. IN AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE PUNISHMENT, THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALSO COMPARED HIMSELF TO ALEXEI NAVALNY. HERE'S ABC'S RACHEL SCOTT. DONALD TRUMP FACING A MASSIVE $355 MILLION FINE ` ONCE AGAIN COMPARING HIMSELF TO ALEXEI NAVALNY WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS LEGAL BILLS. HOW WOULD YOU PUT UP THAT KIND OF MONEY? BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BOND TO PUT UP. EVEN IF YOU APPEAL, YOU'VE GOT TO PUT UP ESCROW MONEY. THAT'S... IT'S A LOT OF DOUGH. IT'S A FORM OF NAVALNY. IT IS A FORM OF COMMUNISM OR FASCISM. AFTER DAYS OF SILENCE, TRUMP NOW CALLING NAVALNY'S DEATH A 'SAD SITUATION' BUT REFUSING TO CONDEMN THE MAN WHO PUT THE PRO-DEMOCRACY OPPOSITION LEADER IN PRISON, VLADIMIR PUTIN. IT WAS A VERY BRAVE GUY, COS HE WENT BACK. HE COULD HAVE STAYED AWAY. MR PRESIDENT, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PUTIN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR NAVALNY'S DEATH? THANK YOU EVERYBODY. NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY-GENERAL LETITIA JAMES INSISTING SHE WILL COLLECT THAT CIVIL FRAUD FINE, EVEN IF IT MEANS SEIZING SOME OF HIS ASSETS. WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JUDGEMENT IS PAID TO NEW YORKERS. AND, YES, I LOOK AT 40 WALL STREET EACH AND EVERY DAY. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE LET A SOLID START SLIP IN THE FIELD, LOSING TO AUSTRALIA BY SIX WICKETS IN THE FIRST GAME OF THEIR T20 SERIES. NEW ZEALAND POSTED 215/3 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS, BUT AUSTRALIA MATCHED THEIR ENERGY, SCORING 15 RUNS OFF TIM SOUTHEE'S FINAL OVER TO WIN. AUSSIE CAPTAIN MITCHELL MARSH IMPRESSED BY THE STANDARD OF CRICKET IN THE CAPITAL. HATS OFF TO NEW ZEALAND. I THOUGHT THEY BATTED EXTREMELY WELL. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SORT OF TAKE WICKETS THROUGH THAT MIDDLE PERIOD, AND WHEN YOU CAN'T DO THAT AT THIS LEVEL, THEY HURT YOU. SO, ALL ROUND, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GREAT GAME OF CRICKET. WE STAYED IN IT, AND WE FOUGHT RIGHT TO THE END AND CAME OUT ON TOP. THE BLACKCAPS WILL LOOK TO LEVEL THE SERIES AT EDEN PARK TOMORROW NIGHT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. 25 FOR KAITAIA. FURTHER SOUTH ` A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. 24 THE HIGH FOR DANNEVIRKE. IT IS LOOKING GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. 23 WITH SUNSHINE IN WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA. 27 IN BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT, BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN. SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. 20 IN GORE. ALL RIGHT. A HEATED DEBATE AT THE MOMENT. YOU WILL NOT HAVE HEARD IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN QUITE CAREFUL TO HAVE IT IN THE AD BREAK SO FAR. THERE IS A VERY INTERESTING TRADE ME LISTING UP A SALE AT THE MOMENT. IT IS A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE. IT IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECE OF REAL ESTATE, BUT WE ARE IN DEBATE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF REAL ESTATE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. HELLO. IT IS A LITTLE CASTLE, AS IN IT? THAT IS NOT A CASTLE. IT IS LISTED AS A CASTLE, BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT IS A PROPER CASTLE. THAT IS A CASTLE TO ME. I COULD RIDE MY HORSE THROUGH THAT. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A CASTLE WITH A GLASS CONSERVATORY AND A STORMING FALL? IT IS A MODERNISED CASTLE. IT IS IN HALF-MOON BAY. NEAR AUCKLAND, I ASSUME. IS THERE ROOM FOR A MOAT? IT DOES HAVE A DRY MOAT. IT IS DECONSTRUCTED, BECAUSE IT HAS A SWIMMING POOL. WE ARE IN WATER RESTRICTIONS, SO THAT IS FAIR, PROBABLY. I HAVE SEEN MY FAIR SHARE OF CASTLES. I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOWER OF LONDON, AND THAT TO ME AS A CASTLE. IT IS NOT A CASTLE. NO, IT IS. IT IS A RESIDENCE FOR A LORD AND A PLACE THAT OFFERS ANOTHER PROTECTION AND IF IT IS ONLY ONE ALL THE OTHER, THAT IS PROBLEMATIC. A GRAND BUILDING WITH NO DEFENSIVE FEATURES WOULD BE A PALACE, CHATEAU OR TREEHOUSE. IT HAD HIGH WALLS. YOU CAN CLIMB UP TO THE FENCE AREA. CAN WE LOOK ALSO ` I THINK THIS MATTERS. LOOK AT THE INSIDE. JUST A REGULAR KITCHEN. THAT IS LOVELY. ARE YOU GUYS HAVING A LAUGH? THERE IS PROBABLY A DUNGEON THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT FOR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES. THAT IS THE DUNGEON. LOOK AT THAT. COME ON. WE ARE ALL OF THE DEAD ANIMALS ON THE WALLS? THEY HAVE TO TEASERS FOR BUYERS. A CROWN CHANDELIER. NO CANDLES. DO YOU THINK IT IS A CASTLE? I THINK IT IS A CASTLE. ANNA DOES NOT. MANY PEOPLE IN THE BACK IN THE NEWSROOM DO NOT THINK IT IS A CASTLE. LET US KNOW. WOULD YOU BUY IT? AND HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR IT? BEAR IN MIND THAT IT IS FOR SALE IN AUCKLAND. FEEDBACK IS COMING IN. IT LOOKS LIKE A BADLY THEMED RESTAURANT, WHICH IS PROBABLY FAIR. IT IS A CASTLE RESTAURANT, ISN'T IT? YOU CAN WEAR YOUR CROWN AS YOU WALK IN. YOU FEEL AT HOME. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IT ONLY HAS THREE BATHROOMS FOR FIVE BEDROOMS. IN A HEATED BATTLE, YOU NEED MORE BATHROOMS THAN THAT. YOU WILL NOT NEED THE BATHROOM AND A HEATED BATTLE. YOU WILL BE IN THE DRY MOAT, TRYING TO DEFEND YOUR CASTLE. YOUR HOUSE, YOUR CASTLE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` OUR SEA ICE IS PLUMMETING TO ALARMING LEVELS, BUT A GROUP OF KIWI SCIENTISTS HAVE EMBARKED ON A HISTORIC JOURNEY TO ANTARCTICA TO FIND OUT WHY AND WILL REVEAL THOSE ANSWERS. WE WILL TALK TO THEM FROM ANTARCTICA NEXT. IT IS A CASTLE. YOU CAN SEE IT. We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. # ICE, ICE, BABY. # ICE, ICE, BABY. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. ANTARCTICA'S SEA ICE IS MELTING AWAY AT RECORD BREAKING SPEED, PROMPTING A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS TO FIND OUT WHY. A DOZEN KIWI SCIENTISTS HAVE JOINED THEIR ITALIAN COUNTERPARTS ON AN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TRAVELLING TO REMOTE REGIONS NOT OFTEN EXPLORED BY HUMANS. SCIENTISTS ARE CALLING IT A MISSION TO SAVE MANKIND, AND TO TELL US MORE WE'RE JOINED BY VOYAGE LEADER CRAIG STEVENS. BEAMING IN FROM THE SHIP AND THE VOYAGE. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT OF SEA ICE THAT WE ARE AT THE MOMENT. IS THAT RIGHT? KIA ORA. WE ARE ABOUT 10 KM OFF THE COAST OF ANTARCTICA. IT CERTAINLY IS A MISSION. SEA ICE IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN WE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT A DECADE AGO. AND SCIENCE IS TRYING TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE MECHANISMS THAT UNDERLIE WHY THAT IS HAPPENING, BECAUSE FOR A LONG TIME WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE SEA ICE WITH SATELLITE, BUT THAT DOES NOT REALLY TELL US ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE SEA ICE OR THE HEAT CONTENT IN THE OCEAN BENEATH. WE HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE WITH EQUIPMENT AND GO TO EXTREME LOCATIONS TO MEASURE THE CHANGES. YOU HAVE JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION, WHICH IS CAN YOU NOT JUST DO THIS USING SATELLITES? THAT YOU HAVE EXPLAINED HOW MUCH MORE INFORMATION YOU GET BY BEING THERE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH LESS WE ARE SEEING THAN 10 YEARS AGO, THE DUMMY AND ME SAID, ISN'T THAT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE? WHAT IS THE ANSWER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THE POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS? WHAT MORE INFORMATION DO YOU WANT? I WILL TURN IT AROUND BACK ON YOU. YOU HAVE ANSWERED THE QUESTION, BUT IT IS NOT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE; IT IS CLIMATE CHANGE. IT IS THE PATHWAYS AND THE MECHANISMS THAT IS PART OF CLIMATE CHANGE. SO, ESSENTIALLY, THE OCEANS ARE CAPTURING AROUND 90% OF THE HEAT THAT THE PLANET IS TRAPPING THROUGH CLIMATE, AND SO THAT WARM OCEAN IS GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR ICE TO FORM. IT WILL MELT THE ICE QUICKER BUT WE WANT TO TAKE OUT THE JUST FROM THE DISCUSSION IS THAT IT IS INCREDIBLY SERIOUS IN TERMS OF HOW THE PLANET OPERATES, IN TERMS OF HOW WEATHER SYSTEMS AND ECOSYSTEMS AND SORT OF THE LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS FOR THE PLANET. IT IS REALLY SERIOUS. I AM A LITTLE AFRAID TO ASK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS MAY NOT BE SOMETHING REVERSIBLE. I WAS GOING TO SAY EASILY REVERSIBLE, BUT AT ALLRED PERCIVAL. NOT LIZ'S VERY EARLY, BUT IT CAN CERTAINLY BE A ATTENUATED OR WE CAN REDUCE THE IMPACT THAT ARE COMING AND WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES MORE TIME IN MORE INFORMATION TO SORT OF PREPARE FOR THE COMING CHANGES IN THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW. ONE OF THE POINTS I WANT TO GET ACROSS IS THAT ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE VOYAGES THAT IT IS NOT JUST OLD FOLKS LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE A WHOLE RANGE OF CAREER STAGES WITH US, BECAUSE THOSE SCIENTISTS IN THE COMING DECADE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO TRANSLATE THE CHANGES THROUGH TO WHAT IT IS GOING TO MEAN FOR NEW ZEALAND. WE WERE ALL JUST HAVING A CHAT IN THE AD BREAK ABOUT FOR THOSE OF US WERE NEVER MEANT TO ANTARCTICA, YOU DREAM OF THIS BEAUTIFUL, SERENE, TRANQUIL, CALM, QUIET ICE SHEET. IS IT LIKE THAT? YOUR CONNECTION IS AMAZING FOR INTERNET AND ANTARCTICA. THAT IS A GAME CHANGER. IT IS NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS IN THE PAST. NOT ONLY IS IT NEAT FOR COMMUNICATION LIKE THE SIMPLE BEING ABLE TO TALK TO FAMILIES, BUT WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO TALK TO OTHER RESEARCH VESSELS AND TO RESEARCH BASES, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY HOOK UP THE SCIENCE WAY MUCH BETTER. IT HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER. BUT IN TERMS OF ANTARCTICA, I AM HERE WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TO AMAZING PLACES. IT IS SORT OF ONE OF THE PLUSES OF THEIR JOB. BUT WE ARE ALL BASICALLY SORT OF SLACK-JAWED AT THE SCENE THAT WE HAVE UNABLE TO SEE, THE GLACIERS, THE ICEBERGS, AND IT IS NOT SILENT, THOUGH. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES A LOSS OF GENERATORS AND A LOT OF POWER, AND SHIPS ARE NOT NECESSARILY QUIET PLACES. I HAVE HAD TO TUCK AWAY IN THE RESEARCH LOUNGE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A QUIET CONVERSATION WITH YOU. I HOPE THE REST OF THE TRIP IS SMOOTH SAILING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THE RESULTS OF YOUR WORK. YOU WILL. KIA ORA. ME A CASTLE, AND ARE NOT A CASTLE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE NEW HELPING HAND FOR PORIRUA RESIDENTS. PORIRUA'S FIRST SOCIAL SUPERMARKET IS OPENING THIS MORNING ` MUCH NEEDED HELP FOR FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO FILL THE PANTRY. NAMED TE UMU KI TANGITUHUI. THE SUPERMARKET'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOODSTUFFS NORTH ISLAND AND TE RANANGA O TOA RANGATIRA. WE'RE JOINED NOW BY WILLA HAND AND STEVEN JOHNSON. THIS IS A BIG DAY. A REALLY IMPORTANT DAY FOR A VITAL SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED. YES IT IS. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THINGS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, BUT WITH THE COST OF LIVING, THIS WILL HELP POSSIBLE PEOPLE IN NEED. I WAS GOING TO SAY ASK ABOUT PATAKA KAI, BUT THAT WAS A FOOD PARCEL SERVICE, BUT THIS IS A BROADER EXPANSION OF THIS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE CHOICE, AND WORK WITH FAMILIES TO GIVE THEM THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS ANYONE IF THEY WENT INTO A SUPERMARKET. WE GIVE PEOPLE BOXES OF FOOD, WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME IN HERE TO SHOP WE BELIEVE EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO GOOD FOOD, GOOD GROCERIES, AND NECESSITIES. AND MUST BE A BIT OF AN EFFORT TO SET UP A SOCIAL SUPERMARKET, WHAT GOES INTO ESTABLISHING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT IS LIKE SETTING UP A FULL SUPERMARKET. PEOPLE DONATED SHELLS, FRIDGES, THE STOCK THAT YOU SEE ON THE SHELVES, THERE IS A FULL COMPUTER SYSTEM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CHECK OUT THE GROCERIES AT THE END, EVERYTHING THAT IT TAKES TO RUN A FULL SUPERMARKET YOU NEED HERE AS WELL. IT IS A PRETTY BIG EFFORT. WE ARE LOOKING AT PICTURES OF AN HOUR. IT LOOKS LIKE A FULL-SIZED FOURSQUARE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST YOU'VE DONE. THEY WORK, RIGHT? THEY ABSOLUTELY WORK. IT'S ABOUT CREATING A DIFFERENT WAY TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE FOOD THEY NEED. EVERYONE DESERVES TO HAVE GOOD NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THE THINGS THAT WORK FOR THEM, THERE LIKES, DISLIKES, CULTURAL NEEDS AS WELL. WITH BEEN UP AND DOWN THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IT'S AWESOME TO BE BACK HERE. WE ARE SUPER PROUD TO BE PARTNERING. THEY KNOW THEIR PEOPLE, AND WE JUST GET TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THEM TO DO MORE TO WRAP THEIR WRAPAROUND SERVICES AROUND, SO THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKED AFTER FOR MORE THAN JUST FOOD HERE. WE HAVE HAD STORIES ABOUT PLACES WHERE THE SUPERMARKETS ARE CLOSING DOWN, WHERE THEIR ACT AS AN ACCESS WHERE THERE ISN'T ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD AND VEGETABLES. IT'S A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS THAT WE NEED A SOCIAL SUPERMARKET. CORRECT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNITIES ARE DOING IT TOUGH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT COULD BE ` THERE ONLY HAVING ONE MEAL A DAY, WE WANT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A CHOICE, THAT THEY HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO COME TO GET FRESH PRODUCE, FOOD, BUT ALSO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES. FOOD IS THE ENTRY POINT, BUT THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES. OUR AIM IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND WHANAU WHERE WE CAN. I CAN IMAGINE IF YOU'RE COMING IN FOR A FOOD PARCEL, YOU ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, BUT THIS GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLANET ADVANCE, AND HAVE MORE WRAPAROUND SERVICES. FOR MAORI PEOPLE, WE FEEL THAT FOOD IS THE STARTING POINT, AND ONCE WE FEED PEOPLE IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HOSPITALITY. THE OPENING IS IN A COUPLE OF HOURS TIME. I HOPE THE FOOD FLIES OFF THE SHELF, AND IT IS A VERY POPULAR SUPERMARKET, WITH THE AIM TO SERVE AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY. WELL DONE. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS INSPIRED AND SUPPORTED PACIFIC COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AOTEAROA. WE HEAR FROM THOSE WHOSE LIVES HE HELPED TRANSFORM. AND DEALING WITH GRIEF ` HOW DO WE EACH COPE WITH THE TOUGHEST OF CHALLENGES? A COUNSELLOR JOIN US A LITTLE LATER TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THIS SENSITIVE ISSUE. AND LATER IN THE PROGRAMME ` THEY SAY YOUR HOME IS YOUR CASTLE. WE'LL WE'VE FOUND AN AUCKLAND PLACE FOR SALE THAT QUITE LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE A CASTLE. WE'LL SHOW YOU INSIDE. STICK AROUND. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. THE SOUTH AUCKLAND COMMUNITY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS FOLLOWING HIS SHOCK DEATH. TRIBUTES ARE CONTINUING TO FLOW FOR COLLINS WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. HE SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA-PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND WAS A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR. COLLINS GREW UP IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND SUBURB OF OTARA, WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS REMEMBERING HIM. HE WAS REALLY SMART AND WISE, HE HAD A LOT OF ADVICE TO GIVE TO YOUNG STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF. IT'S A BIG LOSS FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE, HE KINDA SHOWED US WHERE OUR COMMUNITY COULD BE. HE WAS HUMBLE, AND HE WAS OUT DOING A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE SHOWED THAT HE CARES, AND CAPABLE OF WANTING TO HAVE CHANGE FOR OUR PEOPLE. THOSE WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE HIM SPOKE TO BREAKFAST ABOUT HIS LEGACY. HE PERSONIFIED THE DREAM OF ALL OUR PARENTS MOVING FROM SAMOA FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. HE LIFTS THAT ASPIRATION, BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED WAS THROUGH EDUCATION. HE LIVED IN EVERYTHING HE DID. THERE IS STRONG ADVOCATE, AND HE LEFT IT, AS YOU SAID, UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED. EFESO COLLINS WAS 49 YEARS OLD. TODAY MARKS 13 YEARS SINCE 185 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CHRISTCHURCH FEBRUARY EARTHQUAKES. (PLAYS SOMBRE TUNE) PEOPLE ATTENDED A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT THE CTV BUILDING MEMORIAL SITE LAST NIGHT, WHERE 115 PEOPLE DIED. A CIVIC MEMORIAL CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE EARTHQUAKE NATIONAL MEMORIAL LATER TODAY. ONGOING ISRAELI STRIKES HAVE REPORTEDLY KILLED 67 PEOPLE OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING ONE PERSON IN RAFAH. THE DENSELY POPULATED REGION REMAINS ON TENTERHOOKS, WITH THE THREAT OF A FULL SCALE ISRAELI ASSAULT LOOMING. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS BATTALIONS REMAIN IN THE CITY, AND THAT ELIMINATING THEM IS THE BEST WAY TO GETS ITS HOSTAGES BACK. AND A LARGE PROTEST HAS BEEN HELD IN TEL AVIV, URGING THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO SECURE THE RETURN OF HOSTAGES IN GAZA. PROTESTERS WORE MASKS OF THE REMAINING HOSTAGES FACES, AND PRETENDED TO DIE ON A MAJOR CITY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. THEY ALSO WALKED AROUND A MALL. AROUND 130 PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING AFTER THE HAMAS ATTACKS OF OCTOBER 7 BUT REPORTS INDICATE AS MANY AS A QUARTER OF THEM MAY NOW BE DEAD. A GROUP OF KIWI AND ITALIAN SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'RE ON A MISSION TO SAVE MANKIND. A DOZEN SCIENTISTS HAVE EMBARKED ON A TWO MONTH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION TO FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING SEA ICE LEVELS TO PLUMMET. CRAIG STEVENS SAYS THE WORLD IS WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE A COMMON ISSUE. FOR A LONG TIME, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE SEA ICE WITH SATELLITES, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY TELL US ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE SEA ICE AND IT DOESN'T TELL US ABOUT THE HEAT CONTENT IN THE OCEAN BENEATH. SO WE HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE WITH EQUIPMENT AND GO TO EXTREME LOCATIONS TO MEASURE THE CHANGES. THE UNDERLYING GOAL OF THE VOYAGE IS TO PROVIDE SCIENCE BASED EVIDENCE TO BETTER INFORM ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE RUING SOME CRUCIAL ERRORS AFTER A LAST BALL LOSS TO AUSTRALIA IN THE FIRST T20 IN WELLINGTON LAST NIGHT. NEW ZEALAND POSTED 215/3 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS, BUT AUSTRALIA MATCHED THEIR ENERGY, SCORING 15 RUNS OFF TIM SOUTHEE'S FINAL OVER TO WIN. THE BLACKCAPS ARE WELL AWARE THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM TO IMPROVE. IT WASN'T OUR NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME MISTAKES CERTAINLY THE BOYS KNOW THAT. AND IT HAPPENS, BUT THOSE CAN BE THE MAKE OR BREAK MOMENTS SOMETIMES WITHIN TIGHT CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS, AND, OBVIOUSLY, AUSTRALIA PLAYED VERY WELL TONIGHT AND GOT US ON THE LAST BALL AND A HELL OF A GAME OF CRICKET, SO, YEAH, AS I SAID, IT SETS UP THE WEEKEND NICELY. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO EDEN PARK. THE SERIES NOW HEADS TO AUCKLAND, WITH THE SECOND GAME AT EDEN PARK TOMORROW. AND FINALLY, COMMUTERS IN PHILADELPHIA WERE SADDLED WITH AN EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY YESTERDAY MORNING AS THEY TRIED TO HELP AUTHORITIES RECAPTURE A RUNAWAY HORSE HOOFING IT DOWN ONE OF THE CITY'S MAIN HIGHWAYS. THE FUGITIVE FOAL SEEMED TO HAVE PLENTY OF HORSEPOWER, KEEPING UP WITH AND EVEN OVERTAKING MORNING TRAFFIC. THE HORSE WAS SAFELY CAUGHT. IT'S BELIEVED HE ESCAPED FROM HIS PADDOCK AT A LOCAL RIDING CLUB. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MIDDAY. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA, AND NELSON. HEADING SOUTH ` A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT, BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN. SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. 20 FOR GORE. A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE OLD WORLD AND NEW ` THAT IS HOW GREEN MP AND FATHER FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS IS BEING REMEMBERED. A BIG PART OF WHO HE WAS CENTRED AROUND UPLIFTING AND ENCOURAGING THE NEXT GENERATION. BREAKFAST PRODUCER CLEO FRASER SPOKE TO SOME OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES HE TOUCHED. SHOCK AND PAIN. YEAH. IT'S JUST GONNA BE REALLY HARD TO KNOW THAT I WON'T BE GETTING A MESSAGE FROM HIM. FOR AUCKLAND FATHER AND STORYTELLER BENJI TIMU, FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS REPRESENTED A NEW HOPE. I FEEL LIKE HE WAS REALLY THE ANSWER OF, LIKE, RECONCILING ALL THESE, LIKE, COMPLICATED DYNAMICS BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE, AND OUR PACIFIC COMMUNITY. BENJI CRAFTED VIDEOS FOR EFESO'S MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN. THEIR TIME TOGETHER INSPIRING. I THINK I FEEL IT REALLY DEEPLY, BECAUSE HE WAS, LIKE, THE ICON TO... YEAH, HE WAS JUST AN ICON IN POLITICS, AND IT MADE POLITICS SEXY AGAIN TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. OTHERS WHO EFESO MENTORED OVER THE YEARS FEELING THE LOSS. HIM JUST BEING A CORE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, BEING A VOICE AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE. BEING AN ARCHITECT OF DREAMS OF BEING ABLE TO HELP BUILD PEOPLE UP. IN OTARA, YOUTH LEADER WINIATA WALKER SPOKE OF EFESO'S POWER TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION ` TO DREAM BEYOND SOUTH AUCKLAND. HE WAS REALLY THE CHANGE THAT A LOT OF US THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO PROGRESS. THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM EFESO'S FORMER SCHOOL, TANGAROA COLLEGE. HE WAS A GREAT PERSON. HE WAS REALLY SMART, AND HE WAS REALLY WISE. HE HAD A LOT OF ADVICE TO GIVE TO YOUNG STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF. EFESO'S LEGACY ` INSPIRING YOUNG PASIFIKA. TO TALK MORE ABOUT FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS' LEGACY, WE'RE JOINED BY 1 NEWS CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER AND AUCKLAND CITY COUNCILLOR ALF FILIPAINA. THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US. ALF, I WANT TO START WITH YOU. HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE FAMILY, AND WHAT ARE THEY TOLD YOU? I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE HARD YARDS. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE DEVASTATED. IN TERMS OF HIM COMING BACK, DO WE KNOW WHEN HIS BODY WILL RETURN? AND IN TERMS OF A FUNERAL? HOPEFULLY THE BROTHER WILL BE RETURNED TODAY. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I'M TALKING TO WHO ARE REPRESENTING THE FAMILY, THEY WILL BE LETTING US KNOW WHETHER FA'A SAMOA. HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER EFESO COLLINS? HE HAD AN ESSENCE OF GODDESS. WHEN HE DID AS MAIDEN SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT, AND MENTIONED HIS TWO CHILDREN'S NAMES, HAS VOICE BREAKS, AND HE LOOKS UP INTO THE GALLERY, AND HE CRIES, AND HE HAD A SOLID BASELINE OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE HE WENT UP HERE, NATIONAL LEVEL, HE HAD A BASELINE OF GOODNESS AND IS MADE OF STRONG. HE HAD LOVE HIS FAMILY. THAT'S HIS CORE. I THINK ANOTHER THING FOR ME IS THAT EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT HE WAS A CHARISMATIC PERSON, INSPIRATIONAL TO THE PACIFIC, HE WAS AT INSPIRATIONAL FOR EVERYBODY. THAT'S WHY FOR ME, I'M GOING TO MISS MY COLLEAGUE THAT I USED TO SIT WITH A RUBBER TABLE FOR SIX YEARS. THE WHOLE OF NEW ZEALAND IS GOING TO MISS SOMEONE WHO SET UP FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST PACIFIC. HE WAS VERY, VERY INTELLIGENT. HE WAS A CHIEF. I CAN TELL YOU, THAT WHEN HE SPOKE AROUND THAT TABLE FOR SIX YEARS,' EVERYBODY LISTENED. THAT'S ALL WE WILL MISS, HIS LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THE OTHER THING IS THAT HE CHANGED. IN 2012 HE WAS AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE BILL, AND HE WENT ON THIS JOURNEY, AND HE SAID I'M GOING ON THIS JOURNEY. HE STARTED WORKING ON REACHING OUT TO THE GAY COMMUNITY, THE MANA OF THE MAN, THAT IS A SIGN OF A TRUE LEADER WHEN YOU EVOLVE, TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, REACH OUT, AND HE APOLOGISED. WHAT A LEADER. HE ALSO FACED OTHER CHALLENGES. I RANG MOHAMMED'S FAMILY COMING INTO TVNZ, HIS FAMILY CAME TO TVNZ* THE PEOPLE AT THE DOOR DID NOT BELIEVE HE WAS GOING TO BECOME A COUNSELLOR, AND THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED IN. THERE WERE MANY RACIST CHALLENGES HE FACED, HE GOT DEATH THREATS, A BOMB THREAT. THE GREEN PARTY CALLED THE POLICE LAST YEAR, AND HIS NAME IS MENTIONED IN THAT. AND YET, HE SPOKE OUT. HE SPOKE OUT BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT IF IT DIDN'T, THEN THINGS DON'T CHANGE. HE WASN'T GOING TO ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO. AROUND THE THREATS HE WAS GETTING, THEY WENT TO ANOTHER COUNSELLOR'S HOUSE WHO WAS ALSO GETTING DEATH THREATS TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS OK. THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON HE IS. I THINK WHAT WE WILL LOSE IS FOR US TO SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE HE WOULD HAVE MADE. HE WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A GAIN AND A STAUNCH PERSON FOR OUR COMMUNITY. HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HONOUR EFESO TOO, YOU CAN DO SO BY GIVING BACK TO THE CHARITY WHOSE EVENT HE PARTICIPATED IN YESTERDAY. CHILDFUND BRINGS CLEAN WATER TO CHILDREN IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. TO DONATE, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE ` childfund.co.nz. AND BEFORE WE GET TO THE BREAK, WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS IN HIS OWN WORDS. SPEAKER, IT IS AN INDESCRIBABLE FEELING TO STAND UP AND ADRESS THIS HOUSE. AS A SON OF SAMOAN IMMIGRANTS WHO MADE THE MIGHTY OTARA 2-7-4 SOUTHSIDE HARD THEIR HOME, I AM WELL AWARE OF THE GIANTS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND ON. EFESO COLLINS, WE'RE SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU'RE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AGAIN, AREN'T YOU? YES, YES, I AM. DO YOU WANT TO SAY, 'VOTE FOR ME'? OH, NO, I SHOULDN'T DO THAT, NOT ON TV. I HOPE YOU DO, THOUGH. (LAUGHTER) WHY, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING ALONG TO STUDY, SHOULD YOU HAVE TO JOIN THE STUDENT BODY? BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE PAYING FAR TOO MUCH. STUDENTS NEED SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA GO IN TO BAT FOR THEM, SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA GO TO COUNCIL AND SAY TO COUNCIL, 'YOU CANNOT JUST LET THE GOVERNMENT INCREASE FEES 'BY REDUCING THE TERTIARY SUBSIDY.' WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE FOR THEM BE? OH, MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR TO EVERYBODY. YOU ARE A PART OF OUR WHANAU. YOU ARE PART OF THE WHANAU OF FIVE MILLION. IT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO COME OUT, EXPRESS THEMSELVES OUT HERE AND MAYBE WORK WELL AS A TEAM TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE HERE ` TEAM BUILDING. THERE'S A SAYING IN SAMOA ` 'E LE TU FA'AMAUGA SE TAGATA'; 'NO ONE STANDS ALONE. 'NO ONE SUCCEEDS ALONE. 'AND FOR ME, NO ONE SUFFERS ALONE.' IF I WAS TO INSPIRE ANYONE BY GETTING TO THIS HOUSE AND MY WORK OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I HOPE THAT IT'S THE SQUARE PEG ` THE MISFITS, THE FORGOTTEN, THE UNLOVED, THE INVISIBLE. IT'S THE DREAMERS WHO WANT MORE, EXPECT MORE, ARE IMPATIENT FOR CHANGE, AND HAVE THIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO STRETCH US FURTHER. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. KIWI TENNIS STAR AND OLYMPIC MEDALLIST MARCUS DANIELL IS PREPARING FOR HIS FINAL YEAR ON TOUR. BUT BEFORE HE HANGS UP THE RACQUET, HE'S GOING TO DONATE 50% OF HIS FINAL MATCH EARNINGS TO CHARITY. IT'S A BIG EFFORT, BUT ONE YOU CAN HELP HIM OUT WITH. MARCUS DANIELL JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. KIA ORA. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? THIS IS YOUR LAST YEAR ON TOUR, SO THAT MUST HEAD HOME A LITTLE BIT. IT IS AN INTERESTING ONE. IT IS BITTERSWEET, BECAUSE ON ONE HAND, I WILL STOP DOING SOMETHING I HAVE DONE MY WHOLE ADULT LIFE, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I AM EXCITED FOR WHAT COMES AFTERWARDS, AND I AM HOPEFULLY GOING TO GO OUT WITH A BANG AND DO SOMETHING GOOD ALONG THE WAY. IN TERMS OF THE TENNIS, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT THIS YEAR? WHAT TOURNAMENTS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP? HOW DO YOU GET TO THE OLYMPICS? THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN FINDING REALLY DIFFICULT. I HAVE A PROTECTED RANKING. IF YOU ARE OUT FOR LONG ENOUGH WITH AN INJURY, YOU CAN ENTER A LIMITED NUMBER OF TOURNAMENTS. BECAUSE NO ONE HAS SEEN ME ONTO A FIT A FEW YEARS, I AM NOT IN ANYONE'S MIND AS A POTENTIAL PARTNER. I AM STRUGGLING TO GET INTO TOURNAMENTS AND TO FIND PARTNERS. MIND IS REALLY TRYING TO FIND A PARTNER FOR MIAMI, WHICH IS A MASTERS EVENT IN LATE MARCH. AFTER THAT, IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FRENCH OPEN. THE RANKING IS GOOD ENOUGH TO GET ME INTO ALL OF THE GRAND SLAMS, AND I AM TRYING TO PLAY AS MANY EVENTS BETWEEN THE SLAMS TO HOPEFULLY GET A TRIP OVER TO PARIS. IN THE BRONZE MEDAL THAT YOU WON WITH MICHAEL VENUS IN TOKYO WAS MEMORABLE. HOW DO YOU QUALIFY? CAN YOU GET THERE JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE GOING AS A NEW ZEALANDER? THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS I HAVE TO DO. THE FIRST IS THAT MIKE AND I HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR THE TOURNAMENT ITSELF WITH OUR COMBINED RANKING. MY PROTECTIVE BREAKING IS SET. I AM JUMPING ON MY SHOULDERS AND CHEERING HIM ON TO DO THE BEST HE CAN. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT AS I HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE THAT I AM STILL PLAYING AT A LEVEL WHERE WE CAN CHALLENGE FOR A MEDAL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD A PRETTY ROUGH START TO THE YEAR. I PLAYED THREE TOURNAMENTS, LOST TO REALLY, REALLY CLOSE FIRST ROUND. HAVE NOT HAD A MATCH WHEN YET. BUT COMING FROM INJURY TAKES TIME. THAT IS A SIDE OF THINGS THAT I CAN CRACK ON WITH. YOUR ORGANISATION, CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING THIS YEAR WITH REGARDS TO THAT? HIGH IMPACT ATHLETES IS A NON-PROFIT. WE HELP ELITE ATHLETES TO CHARITY BETTER, I GUESS IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SAY IT. SOME CHARITIES ARE SIMPLY A LOT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN OTHERS. IT MAKES SENSE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE TO CHARITY OR COMMIT YOUR TIME TO CHARITY, TO TRIANGULATE THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT OUT OF THE RESOURCE THAT YOU ARE GIVING. THAT IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE OPERATE FROM. WE SUPPORT 12 CHARITIES THAT OPERATE AROUND THE WORLD THAT ACCORDING TO THE BEST RESEARCH CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ARE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE CHARITIES IN THE WORLD. WE CONNECT ATHLETES WITH THOSE CHARITIES. THE IDEA THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF MY FINAL YEAR ON TOUR, SO I AM DONATING 50% OF MY PRIZE MONEY TO THOSE CHARITIES. I AM ASKING PEOPLE TO COME ALONG ON THAT JOURNEY WITH ME AND PLEASE WHATEVER IS COMFORTABLE. A TINY AMOUNT PER POINT THAT I WIN DURING THIS YEAR. AND EVEN IF YOU CAN ONLY PLEAD SOMETHING LIKE $0.10 PER POINT, AT THE END OF THE YEAR AS A COLLECTIVE, IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COME ALONG ON THIS JOURNEY, WE CAN DO A HUGE AMOUNT OF GOOD IN THIS WORLD AS A GROUP. SOME PEOPLE WITH AN ATHLETE GIVING 50% OF THEIR MATCH WINNINGS, THAT IS CRAZY TALK. BUT FOR YOU, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT ATHLETES USE THEIR PLATFORM TO SUPPORT CAUSES LIKE THAT? THE THING IS, CHRIS, WE'RE REALLY PRIVILEGED AS ATHLETES. WE HAVE A PRETTY AMAZING LIFE. WE GET TO TRAVEL THE WORLD DOING WHAT WE LOVE, AND THE LUCKY ONES AMONGST US GET TO MAKE A LIVING FROM IT. AND I JUST WANTED TO FLIP THE TABLES A BIT AND SAY LET'S USE THIS POSITION OF PRIVILEGE THAT WE HAVE AND REALLY MAKE A BIG EFFORT TO GIVE BACK, BECAUSE IT IS JUST A HALF-TRUTH THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE REALLY STRUGGLING, AND FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT REALLY TAKE A HUGE CHUNK OUT OF THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES, WE CAN MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON THOSE PEOPLE AND THOSE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SO I GUESS I AM JUST TRYING TO MAKE ATHLETES IN PARTICULAR THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR PRIVILEGE AND TAKE ACTION ON BALANCING THE SCALES A BIT MORE. YOU HAVE SOME BIG NEW ZEALAND NAMES ALREADY. YOU ALSO HAVE SOME BIG INTERNATIONAL TENNIS STARS AS WELL. HOW DO YOU MAKE THE PATCH TO THESE ATHLETES, THESE TOP STARS, TO GET ON BOARD WITH YOU? THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS BY HAVING MADE A COMMITMENT LIKE THIS 50% PLEDGE, OR BEFORE THAT IT WAS 10% OF MY YEARLY EARNINGS AS I CAN GO TO THESE ATHLETES AND SAY I BELIEVE IN THE CHARITIES AND THESE IDEAS DEEPLY ENOUGH THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. I FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT, AND LOOK AT THE IMPACT IT HAS MADE. BEING ABLE TO SAY THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING THAT I AM DOING AND DO YOU WANT TO JOIN IN AND LOOK AT THESE OTHER 200 ATHLETES WE HAVE AROUND THE WORLD WHO BELIEVE IN THE SAME IDEAS, THAT IS A PRETTY POWERFUL PITCH. WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING PLANS AND THE PIPELINE. WE HAVE ONE COMING UP THAT I THINK WILL WOW SOME PEOPLE. GOOD LUCK FOR THE YEAR. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THE POINTS UP AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN PARIS. THANKS A LOT, CHRIS. WHAT A NICE MAN. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, YOU HAVE 2 CUPS OF COFFEE. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? IS EVERYTHING GOOD? YOU HAVE WAY MORE TO WORRY ABOUT. WE HAVE CASTLE FEEDBACK. CASTLE ALL NIGHT I CASTLE? WE HAVE BEEN HOT ON THOSE IN OUR FEEDBACK. WE WILL GET BACK TO THAT SHORTLY. TRIBUTES ARE CONTINUING TO FLOW FOLLOWING THE SHOCK DEATH OF FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. THE GREEN MP DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. COLLINS SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND WAS A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR. THOSE WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE EFESO COLLINS SPOKE TO BREAKFAST ABOUT HIS LEGACY. EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE SAYING HE WAS A CHARISMATIC PERSON, HE WAS ACTUALLY INSPIRATIONAL FOR EVERYBODY. AND THAT IS WHY FOR ME HE'S NOT JUST A COLLEAGUE WHO I USED TO SIT WITH AROUND THE TABLE. THE WHOLE OF NEW ZEALAND WILL MISS SOMEONE WHO STOOD UP FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HAD NO ISSUE WITH DOING THAT. EFESO COLLINS WAS 49 YEARS OLD. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE BRINK OF A MEASLES EPIDEMIC. THE BRIEFING FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION CENTRE SAYS FALLING IMMUNISATION RATES, IMMUNITY GAPS AND AN INCREASED RISK OF IMPORTED CASES ARE LEAVING AOTEAROA HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTBREAK. PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER SAYS URGENT STEPS ARE NEEDED TO CATCH UP THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED OUT ON VACCINATIONS WITH IMMUNISATION RATES AT THEIR LOWEST SINCE 2009. 'WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS'. THAT'S THE PLEA FROM WHANGAREI BUSINESSES WITH THE MAIN ROUTE BETWEEN NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND SET FOR A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. ROAD WORKS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE OVER THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS, WHICH WILL LAST NINE WEEKS WITH A SIX DAY RE-OPENING FOR EASTER. BUSINESSES OWNER KYLIE SPRINGFORD IS ASKING FOR SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF FUTURE BOOKINGS, NOT HANDOUTS. WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT THE ROAD SHOULDN'T BE FIXED. WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOUR OF IT BEING FIXED. WE'RE JUST PUTTING OUR HAND UP SAYING WE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP. KYLIE SPRINGFORD SAYS THE CLOSURE IS AFFECTING FUTURE BOOKINGS FOR HER EVENTS COMPANY. THE UK HAS SANCTIONED SIX RUSSIAN PRISON BOSSES OVER THE DEATH OF ALEXEI NAVALNY. NAVALNY DIED AT A REMOTE ARCTIC CIRCLE PENAL COLONY NEARLY A WEEK AGO. THE PRISON BOSSES WILL HAVE THEIR ASSETS FROZEN AND BE BANNED FROM TRAVELLING TO THE UK. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO CALLED FOR NAVALNY'S BODY TO BE RELEASED TO HIS FAMILY. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT KILLED HIM, SO FAR JUST SAYING IT WAS 'SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME'. KING CHARLES HAS HELD HIS FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING WITH THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SINCE THE KING'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS WAS REVEALED. THE BBC'S DANIELA RELPH HAS DETAILS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT MOMENT. WE HAVEN'T SEEN VERY MUCH OF THE KING AT ALL OVER RECENT WEEKS, UNDERSTANDABLY, BECAUSE OF THAT CANCER DIAGNOSIS. BUT BUCKINGHAM PALACE HAD ALWAYS SAID THAT HE WOULD CARRY ON WITH SOME DUTIES, IN SPITE OF HIS TREATMENT. AND WE'VE SEEN EVIDENCE OF THAT WITHIN THE PAST HOUR OR SO, WHEN THE KING HAS HELD ONE OF HIS REGULAR AUDIENCES WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, RISHI SUNAK, HERE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. CAMERAS WERE ALLOWED IN TO SEE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THAT AUDIENCE. WE COULD HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHAT BETWEEN THE TWO MEN. WE HEARD THE KING SAYING THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SOME WONDERFUL CARDS AND MESSAGES. AND, AS HE PUT IT, MANY OF THEM HAD REDUCED HIM TO TEARS. THE TWO MEN HADN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN PERSON SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND IT WAS A FIRST CHANCE TODAY TO SEE THE KING UP CLOSE AND AT WORK THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS DIAGNOSIS. NOW, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE KING ATTENDED A PRIVY COUNCIL MEETING EARLIER TODAY, SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER DOES INDICATE THAT HE DOES SEEM TO BE COPING WELL WITH HIS CANCER TREATMENT AND IS ABLE TO CARRY OUT SOME OF THOSE CORE DUTIES REQUIRED OF THE MONARCH. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE LET VICTORY SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS IN THE FIRST T20 AGAINST AUSTRALIA. THE RESULT GOING DOWN TO THE LAST BALL. HERE'S LACHIE MCLEOD. SOME BIG HITTING TO ENTERTAIN THE BIG CROWD IN THE CAPITAL. HE'S HIT AS MANY SIXES TONIGHT AS HE HAD HIT IN HIS CAREER SO FAR AND THERE'S ANOTHER. THE BLACK CAPS TOP ORDER FIRING, RACHIN RAVINDRA'S 35 BALL 65 HELPING THEM TO 215/3. OH, HE'S GOT IT AGAIN, RUSSIAN RAVINDRA. ZAMPA HAS BEEN DISPATCHED THREE TIMES IN THE OVER. AUSTRALIA MATCHED THE HOSTS BLOW FOR BLOW. OH, THAT HAS BEEN TONKED. ABSOLUTELY SMASHED. MITCHELL MARSH AND A LATE CAMEO FROM TIM DAVID KEPT THE AUSSIES IN THE GAME, THE BIG HITTING SETTING UP A TENSE FINISH. SOUTHEE FLICKED AWAY. FLICKED AWAY. IS IT FOUR? IS IT SIX? IT'S GONE FLAT. MIGHT, I RECKON IT'S SIX. I RECKON HE'S GOING TO GET SIX OUT OF THIS. 15 NEEDED OFF THE LAST OVER, THEN FOUR OFF THE LAST BALL. SWUNG AWAY. SWUNG AWAY AND THE OH! OH! AUSTRALIA WIN OFF THE FINAL BALL. AUSTRALIA ONE GAME UP AS THE SERIES HEADS TO AUCKLAND. LACHIE McLEOD, 1NEWS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING, TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST, A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MIDDAY. 24 THE HIGH FOR DANNEVIRKE. OVER TO THE WEST, CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA. HEADING SOUTH, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN, SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. WE HAVE FOUND A CASTLE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE PICTURES OF IT. THE STREET IT IS ON, WHAT'S IT CALLED? PRINCE REGENT STREET. THE POOL WAS FORMERLY A MOAT. FOR ALL VALUERS THINKING WHAT AM I LOOKING AT, YOU ARE LOOKING AT A HOUSE THAT HAS HAD SOME REINFORCEMENT TYPE LOOKING STRUCTURES PLACED ON THE FRONT BUT IS BY NO MEANS A CASTLE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE FEEDBACK AGREES WITH ME. I FEEL LIKE IT IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU BOUGHT A CASTLE OFF TIMU. IF THAT'S A CASTLE, DANIEL YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT. IT MAY HAVE THE BLOCKS AND TURRETS BUT THAT'S IT. CASTLES DO NOT HAVE WINDOWSILLS. PEOPLE HAVE POINTED OUT YOU COULD SCALE IT WITH A STEPLADDER. THEY COULD HAVE FILMED LORD OF THE RINGS THERE. IMAGINE RIDING YOUR HORSE THROUGH THERE. NOT YOUR TESLA. A MAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE. BOUNCY CASTLE DOESN'T HAVE A MOAT EITHER YET IT IS STILL A CASTLE. A BOUNCY CASTLE IS A BOUNCY CASTLE. THIS IS A HOUSE THAT LOOKS LIKE A CASTLE. IT IS A CASTLE. ONE WOULD BE INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOU DANIEL. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CASTLES IN MY TIME. CASTLES PRIORITISE DEFENCE. THIS IS MORE A MANOR HOUSE. WHICH EMPHASISES ELEGANCE. SOMEONE ALSO POINTING OUT THIS IS MORE CHATEAU CHATEAU IS THE FRENCH WORD FOR CASTLE. PALAIS DU ANGLAIS. WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO IS PUTTING THAT CASTLE ON THE MARKET AND HOW MUCH HE IS EXPECTING FOR IT. BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY IN GOLD COINS. ME U TONU MAI, OUR POLITICAL PANEL REMEMBERS EFESO COLLINS, NEXT. POLITICIANS ALL ACROSS THE SPECTRUM ARE PAYING TRIBUTE TO GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. A CHAMPION OF HIS COMMUNITIES, EFESO WAS LOVED BY MANY, EVEN THOSE WHO DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH HIM. AND THAT'S VERY MUCH THE CASE FOR OUR POLITICAL PANEL OF NATIONAL MP CHRIS BISHOP AND LABOUR'S KIERAN MCANULTY WHO JOINS ME THIS MORNING. MORENA. COLLINS PASSING WAS A HUGE LOSS. IT'S INCREDIBLY SAD AND TRAGIC TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE BUT ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO HAD SPENT HIS ENTIRE LIFE SERVING HIS COMMUNITY AND FIGHTING FOR WHAT HE BELIEVED. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LABOUR PARTY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME AND SO YESTERDAY IT WAS A REALLY SAD DAY FOR US. A SAD DAY FOR THE GREEN PARTY, BUT ALSO FOR PARLIAMENT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY LAST WEEK WE SAT THERE AND WATCHED HIS MAIDEN SPEECH IN THE HOUSE. IT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL SPEECH. HE WAS REALLY CLEAR WHAT IS THAT FOR AND I THINK IT TOUCHED EVERYONE. THAT'S WHAT MADE YESTERDAY SO TRAGIC. HE WAS ONLY 49, HE WAS RELATIVELY YOUNG. CHRIS LUXON SAID IT WAS SOMEBODY WE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM. I KNOW THE PRIME MINISTER GOT TO KNOW HIM A BIT AND REALLY LIKED HIM. IT'S TOUGH BEING AN MP WITH A FAMILY, AS MANY PEOPLE WILL KNOW. IT WAS A SHOCK. I WAS SITTING IN A CABINET COMMITTEE AND OPENED UP MY PHONE TO CHECK MY MESSAGES AND SAW IT ON 1NEWS. WE HAD TO VERY QUICKLY MOVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH PARLIAMENT FOR THE DAY. I RANG KIERAN VERY QUICKLY AFTER THAT AND THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT ACROSS PARLIAMENT WAS TO LIFT PARLIAMENT FOR THE DAY AND NOT HAVE QUESTION TIME. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ODD TO HAVE AN ARGY-BARGY AND BACK-AND-FORTH. IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN THE LAST TIME AN MP DIED WHEN PARLIAMENT WAS PHYSICALLY SITTING, WAS BACK IN THE 1950S. IT'S VERY RARE AND JUST SO TRAGIC. KIERAN AS YOU SAID BEFORE, COLLINS WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THE LABOUR PARTY AND YET HE CAME IN AS A GREEN MP. I WONDER IF THERE WAS ANY SENSE LABOUR MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STRONG, FORTHRIGHT, PRINCIPLED PACIFICA LEADER IN ITS CAUCUS? HIS ENTIRE TIME AT AUCKLAND COUNCIL HE STOOD UNDER THE LABOUR BANNER WITH THE LABOUR PARTY SUPPORT AND MADE A DECISION THROUGH HIMSELF AND HIS OWN CONNECTION IS THAT JOINING THE GREEN PARTY WAS SOMETHING HE WANTED TO PURSUE. A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS YESTERDAY SAID HE MAY HAVE LEFT OUR WHARE BUT HE ONLY MOVED NEXT DOOR. WE ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER IN PARLIAMENT. YOU SEE MPS AND CANDIDATES MOVE FROM PARTY TO PARTY. THESE THINGS ARE NEVER PERSONAL. IT DIDN'T DAMPEN THE AFFECTION THE LABOUR CAUCUS HAD FOR HIM. AND HE CERTAINLY FOLLOWED HIS CONVICTIONS. IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TIME AND TIME AGAIN WHAT A GOOD MAN HE WAS. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS ABOUT PACIFIC REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN NOW FOR PARLIAMENT AND WHAT PACIFICA PEOPLE CAN SEE IN OUR REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT? THAT IS A LEGITIMATE POINT. WE HAVE HAD A HUGE LOSS WITH HIS PASSING. AS KIERAN SAYS, A GUY FROM THAT COMMUNITY, PROUD AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATE, IT IS PARLIAMENT'S LOSS AND WE DO WANT TO DO MORE AS A GOVERNMENT. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NATIONAL PARTY AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE MORE PACIFIC REPRESENTATION AND WE ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT. WE ARE NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE AND I THINK HIS PASSING IS A LOSS. WE HAVE LOST A BIT OF LEADERSHIP IN PARLIAMENT SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALL COLLECTIVELY WORK ON. FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, WHAT HAPPENS NOW? PARLIAMENT IS LIFTED FOR THE WEEK. WE LIFTED YESTERDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK AFTER REMARKS FROM PARTY LEADERS. WE WERE DUE TO SIT TODAY, BUT IT FELT INAPPROPRIATE FRANKLY. WE WILL COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND START AGAIN ON TUESDAY. WE ARE PRETTY BUSY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND I'M SURE KIERAN IS TOO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. E WHAI AKE NEI, THE AUCKLAND HOME FIT FOR KNIGHTS AT THE ROUND TABLE. WE'LL DIVE INTO THIS MYSTERIOUS CASTLE. # THERE IS A HOUSE FOR SALE, # AND YOU CAN MOVE IN RIGHT AWAY. IT IS 7:55. IF THIS YEAR'S RUMOURED ROYAL NEW ZEALAND TOUR EXCITED YOU, WE MAY HAVE FOUND YOUR IDEAL PROPERTY. (LAUGHS) FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU PLAY AGE OF EMPIRES. PERHAPS YOU'RE A LARPER WITH A BIG DEPOSIT, OR JUST A REGULAR PEASANT WHO WANTS TO LAY CLAIM TO YOUR OWN SLICE OF EAST AUCKLAND. IF YOU DOTH COVET YOUR OWN FIEFDOM OF HALF MOON BAY, THEN HERE YE HERE YE, BECAUSE PRINCE REGENT DRIVE MAY BE COMING YOUR WAY. LOOK, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THE PROPERTY REALLY IS FOR SALE, AND THE AGENT BIDDING FOR YOUR BUSINESS IS JAMES HU. GOOD MORROW, JAMES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH OUR DEBATE THIS MORNING ` IS THIS A HOUSE OR A CASTLE? IT FEELS LIKE A CASTLE. THANK YOU, JAMES. THAT IS ALL WE NEED TO DO WITH THAT ONE. NO, KEEP EXPLAINING. TELL US ABOUT THIS CASTLE. THIS CASTLE IS ON PRINCE REGENT DRIVE. IT IS A CASTLE ON PRINCE DRIVE. IT IS A VERY FAMOUS BUILDING IN EAST AUCKLAND. IT IS AN ICON, REALLY. IT IS AN ICON? YES. CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT ITS RICH HISTORY. THERE ARE A LOT OF CASTLES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS CASTLE IS MORE RECENT. IT WAS BUILT IN 1979. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM YET. A FATHER BUILDING FOR HIS DAUGHTER OR A HUSBAND BUILDING FOR HIS LIFE. THIS CASTLE ATTRACTED THE CURRENT OWNER, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A TRADITIONAL HOUSE BACK IN BEIJING WHERE HE IS FROM, WHERE THERE IS A CENTRAL COURTYARD SURROUNDED BY BEDROOMS. AND THE WALL RESEMBLES THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. THAT IS WHY THE CURRENT OWNER BOUGHT AT. THAT IS HISTORY TO ME. TALK TO US ABOUT HOW MUCH INTEREST YOU HAVE HAD IN THIS CASTLE. WELL, THE OPEN HOMES ARE BUSY. WE HAVE OVER 100 PARTIES THROUGH ALREADY BECAUSE OF THE WIDE APPEAL OF THIS PROPERTY. AND MOSTLY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE INSIDE. THERE IS A DRY MOAT, I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT A CASTLE HAS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT A DRY MOAT MEANS? BASICALLY A MOAT WITHOUT WATER. (ALL LAUGH) OK. ALL RIGHT. JAMES, I WILL DO THE JOKES THIS MORNING, THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF THE PRICE, HOW MUCH ARE YOU HOPING TO GET FOR THIS? ARE WE TALKING MULTI MILLION DOLLARS? NOT REALLY. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A PORTABLE. THE GOVERNMENT EVALUATION IS $1.8 MILLION, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR INTEREST OVER $1.7 MILLION. HOW IS THE INTEREST TRACKING? IT HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 160,000 TIMES. WHAT ARE THE NEIGHBOURS LIKE IN THAT AREA? ARE THEY REGAL? ARE THEY ROYAL?? ARE THEY GOING TO ATTACK? NO. HALF MOON BAY IS A GREAT AREA TO LIVE IN. IT IS JUST ACROSS FROM THE HALF MOON BAY THEORY. THE COMMUTE TO WORK IS EASY, AND THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE REALLY, REALLY NICE. GOOD LUCK WITH THE SALE, AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT IT IS A CASTLE. I MEAN, GUYS, I KNOW HE MAY BE TARGETING AN AUDIENCE WITH THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, BUT I THINK THE FAMILY CHANG MIGHT BE MOVING IN. I LIKE IT. ANNA, ALL YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IS ROLLING YOUR EYES, BUT YOU READ FROM THE MAN HIMSELF ` IT IS A CASTLE WITH HISTORY. 1979? RECENT HISTORY. RECENT. IT IS GOING TO GO FAST, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT A BED IN. IN 6000 AND 60,000 VIEWS. I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT. 160,000* VIEWS. FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS IS BEING REMEMBERED FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS SAMOAN AND SOUTH AUCKLAND COMMUNITY. TRIBUTES CONTINUE TO FLOW FOR THE THE GREEN MP WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. COLLINS SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND WAS A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR. THOSE WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE COLLINS SAY HE LEAVES A LEGACY. HE KNEW FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED, IT IS THROUGH EDUCATION. AND HE LIVED IT IN EVERYTHING HE DID. HE WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITIES, BUT ESPECIALLY SOUTH AUCKLAND, ESPECIALLY PASIFIKA, ESPECIALLY HIS BELOVED 2-7-4. VERY STRONG ADVOCATE AND LIVED IT, AS YOU SEE, TILL THE DAY HE DIED. BUT HE ALSO PERSONIFIED THE SAMOAN SAYING 'O LE ALA I LE PULE O LE TAUTUA' ` THAT'S 'THE PATH TO LEADERSHIP IS THROUGH SERVICE', AND THAT WAS HIM TO A TEE. EFESO COLLINS WAS 49 YEARS OLD. TODAY MARKS 13 YEARS SINCE 185 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CHRISTCHURCH FEBRUARY EARTHQUAKES. REPORTER DIGBY WERTHMULLER JOINS US NOW. HOW WILL THE DAY BE MARKED, DIGBY? KIA ORA, CHRIS. A CIVIC MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE EARTHQUAKE HIT 13 YEARS AGO. THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY CENTRE. LAST NIGHT AT 9 PM, A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS HELD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CTV BUILDING WHEN THAT COLLAPSED. ONE WOMAN LOST HER MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS VISITING THE DOCTOR'S CLINIC WHICH WAS LOCATED INSIDE THAT BUILDING. FRANCE HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF WHAT IT SAYS ARE TWO HOUTHI DRONES BEING DESTROYED. THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY HAS FRIGATES ON PATROL IN THE RED SEA AND GULF OF ADEN WHERE COMMERCIAL SHIPPING VESSELS HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK BY THE REBEL GROUP. FRANCE SAID MULTIPLE ATTACKS WERE DETECTED, AND TWO DRONES WERE DESTROYED. ITALIAN EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE WORKED AGAINST THE CLOCK TO RESCUE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN CARS WHICH WERE SWALLOWED BY A SINKHOLE. THE CAVITY OPENED UP ON A STREET IN NAPLES. ONE OF THE SWALLOWED CARS WAS PARKED, WHILE THE OTHER WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT FELL IN. TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A GROUP OF NEW ZEALAND AND ITALIAN SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'RE ON A MISSION TO SAVE MANKIND. A DOZEN SCIENTISTS HAVE EMBARKED ON A TWO MONTH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION TO FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING SEA ICE LEVELS TO PLUMMET. CRAIG STEVENS SAYS THE WORLD IS WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE A COMMON ISSUE. FOR A LONG TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE SEA ICE WITH SATALITES BUT THAT DOESN'T TELL US ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF SEA ICE AND IT DOESN'T TELL US ABOUT THE HEAT CONTENT IN THE OCEAN BENEATH. SO WE HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE WITH EQUIPMENT AND GO TO EXTREME LOCATIONS TO MEASURE THE CHANGES. THE UNDERLYING GOAL OF THE VOYAGE IS TO PROVIDE SCIENCE BASED EVIDENCE TO BETTER INFORM ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE BEEN BEATEN BY AUSTRALIA IN THEIR FIRST T20 INTERNATIONAL, THE RESULT GOING DOWN TO THE LAST BALL. THE NEW ZEALAND TOP ORDER FIRED THE BLACKCAPS TO 215/3 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS. AUSSIE CAPTAIN MITCHELL MARSH LED THE RUN CHASE WITH 72 NOT OUT. AUSTRALIA NEEDING FOUR FROM TIM SOUTHEE'S LAST DELIVERY. AUSTRALIA WHEN OFF THE FINAL BALL! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? BUGGER. THE BLACKCAPS AWARE THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. IT WASN'T OUR NIGHT WITH SOME MISTAKES ON THE FIELD. CERTAINLY THE BOYS KNOW THAT. IT CAN HAPPEN. THERE ARE THOSE MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT SOMETIMES. OBVIOUSLY AUSTRALIA PLAYED REALLY WELL TONIGHT AND GOT US IN THE LAST BALL. THE SERIES CONTINUES AT EDEN PARK TOMORROW NIGHT. OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST MARCUS DANIELL SAYS HE'S DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR A DOUBLES PARTNER AS HE RAMPS UP HIS BID FOR THE PARIS GAMES. THE NEW ZEALAND TENNIS STAR'S COME BACK FROM A LONG INJURY LAY-OFF AND HAS PLEDGED TO DONATE 50% OF HIS MATCH WINNINGS TO CHARITY IN WHAT WILL BE HIS FINAL YEAR ON TOUR. JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO COME ALONG ON THAT JOURNEY WITH ME AND PLEDGE WHATEVER IS COMFORTABLE. THE TINY AMOUNT OF POINTS I WIN THIS YEAR. EVEN IF YOU ONLY PLEDGE A SMALL AMOUNT, WE CAN DO A HUGE AMOUNT OF GOOD IN THE WORLD. HE'S HOPING TO TEAM UP WITH MICHAEL VENUS AGAIN FOR THE OLYMPICS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING, TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST, A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MIDDAY. 24 THE HIGH FOR DANNEVIRKE. AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST, CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. AND 23 IN THE CAPITAL. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA. AND ALSO FOR NELSON. HEADING SOUTH, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN, SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. IT'S GOING TO BE 20 DEGREES AND SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON FOR GORE. THANKS, CHRIS. COMMUNITIES ACROSS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND ARE IN MOURNING TODAY, FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN DEATH OF GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS. GRIEF IS NOT A LINEAR PROCESS. AS OUR NEXT GUEST WILL EXPLAIN, IT'S AS INDIVIDUAL AS HANDWRITING. FOR A BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON THAT PROCESS COUNSELLOR SARAH MACDONALD JOINS US NOW. SARAH, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT ` THAT GRIEF IS NOT A LINEAR PROCESS? OBVIOUSLY WITH SOMEONE OF SUCH MANA, THERE IS GOING TO BE GRIEF ACROSS THE COUNTRY ` COLLECTIVE GRIEF, INDIVIDUAL GRIEF. IT DOES CONNECT TO OUR OWN HISTORY OF LOSS SOMETIMES HOW WE RESPOND TO GRIEF. AS SOMEONE HAS HAD A LOT OF TRAUMA OR LOSSES IN THEIR LIFE, IT MAY CHANGE HOW THEY EXPERIENCE THAT LOST. THERE ARE STAGES OF GRIEF. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW MODELS OF HOW PEOPLE GRIEVE, BUT IT IS NOT A RECIPE. SO WE DON'T JUST SAY, STAGE 1 ` TWO DAYS, STAGE 2 ` FIVE DAYS. IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON AND WHAT TRIGGERED IT. OBVIOUSLY GRIEF IS OVERWHELMING, AND IF PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF BED, THEY NEED SOME HELP. THERE ARE A LOT OF HELP SERVICES LIKE 1737 OR YOUR LOCAL GP. IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE LOST SUCH AN IMPORTANT LEADER. YOU TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANT LEADER HAVING A LOT OF MANA, BUT FOR MANY OF US IN NEW ZEALAND, IT WAS A SHOCK. HOW DO YOU PROCESS THAT GRIEF? ABSOLUTELY. AND PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY FEEL QUITE NUMB AND STILL BE IN SHOCK FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHAT AND BE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN WE ARE FEELING HURT, WE WANT TO GO IN OUR CAVE AND HIDE, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T ISOLATE OURSELVES. A STRONG POINT OF SAMOAN, TOKELAU AND PACIFIC COMMUNITIES IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT AND THEIR CHURCH AROUND THEM. OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS MAY NOT HAVE THAT GROUP OF SUPPORT, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REACH OUT, FOR EXAMPLE A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR, 1737 ` IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET HELP SO THAT IT DOESN'T BUILD INTO DEPRESSION. AND PEOPLE GRIEVE DIFFERENTLY. CULTURE COMES INTO IT. SOME PEOPLE, AS YOU SAY, DON'T WANT TO GRIEVE AT ALL. THEY FEEL EMBARRASSED, SO TO SPEAK, AND THEY TAKE OFF TO THE BATHROOM TO CRY THERE. HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE TO OPENLY TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS? AT IS INFLUENCED BY GENDER, CULTURE, INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. ONE THING IS TO BE VERY ACCEPTING, NOT TO BE JUDGING. AS PEOPLE HAVE A WAY THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE. AND JUST BE ENCOURAGING. I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS IN BEING ACTIVE IN GRIEF, BY DOING SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE. OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE IF WE WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING. TRADITIONALLY, IN EUROPEAN SOCIETY, PEOPLE SEND CARDS AND TAKE FOOD. I THINK BEING ACTIVE REALLY HELPS, AND THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I GUESS THE OTHER THING IS THAT GRIEF AFFECTS ALL OF US ` OUR THINKING, OUR PHYSICALITY, OUR SPIRIT, OUR SENSE OF PURPOSE, OUR EMOTIONS, SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO THINK STRAIGHT. SO GIVE PEOPLE TIME AND SPACE TO GRIEVE AS THEY NEED TO. WHEN YOU SAY TIME AND SPACE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN REALLY? BECAUSE ALL OF US WILL BE WANTING TO REACH OUT TO EFESO'S FAMILY. IN THE SAMOAN WAY, WILL WANT TO TURN UP AT THE DOOR AND OFFER FOOD, HUGS. WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME? IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW THE RIGHT TIME, BUT IT IS TAKING NOTE FROM THE FAMILY. I THINK PEOPLE NEED THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO GET THROUGH THAT TIME. OFTEN THERE IS SHOCK. AND YOU NEED PEOPLE AROUND TO LOOK AFTER THE BASIC NEEDS. PROVIDING FOOD AND SUPPORT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT OBVIOUSLY TAKING THE LEAD IF THEY ARE FEELING OVERWHELMED. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE GIVEN THE SPACE THAT THEY NEED. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SHARE. JUST A SHORT ONE, BECAUSE MY SOMEONE IS NOT VERY FLUENT. (SPEAKS SAMOAN) FAREWELL ON YOUR WAY. ME U TONU MAI, THE FURRY FRIENDS THAT WILL SOON BE ALLOWED ON TO NELSON'S BUSES. FIND OUT MORE, NEXT. # BACK WHEN WE WERE STILL CHANGING FOR THE BETTER, (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. FIRST, IT WAS THE CHIHUAHUAS AND SPOODLES, NOW IT THE GREYHOUNDS AND THE SAINT BERNARDS BEING ALLOWED TO BOARD NELSON'S E-BUS SERVICE. IT'S CERTAINLY A PAWSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTH STAGE OF THE REGION'S TRIAL WHICH WILL SEE BIG BREEDS, MUZZLED AND LEASHED, JOINING THE HUMAN PASSENGERS. TRANSPORT OFFICIAL MARG PARFITT JOINS US NOW, ALONGSIDE NELSON MAYOR NICK SMITH. GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH. MARG, YOU'VE GOT A DOG WITH YOU. THIS IS A DOG THAT IS ALLOWED ON THE BUS, RIGHT? YES. THIS WILL BE PART OF OUR THREE MONTH TRIAL AT THE START OF APRIL. THIS IS A DOG THAT IS ALLOWED ON THE BUS. IS THIS PART OF A PUBLIC OUTCRY TO ALLOW POOCHES ON BUSES? WE INTRODUCE THE FIRST ELECTRIC BUS SERVICE ON 1 AUGUST LAST YEAR. WE'VE HAD ABOUT AN 80% INCREASE IN THE LAST YEAR. WHICH IS GREAT DURING PEAK TIMES. BUT WE WANT TO ATTRACT MORE USERS, SUCH AS THOSE WITH DOGS. YOU DO NEED A MUZZLE. IT IS BETWEEN THOSE NON-PEAK HOURS. IT IS A TRIAL FOR THREE MONTHS. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS INCREASE THE OVERALL PATRON EDGE. HAVE YOU FOUND THAT IT INCREASED THE PATRONAGE WITH PEOPLE BRINGING THEIR SMALL DOGS ON? IT AS PART OF A PLAN TO INCREASE THE SERVICE. WE DID THE PHASE 1 TRIAL WHICH WAS SMALL DOGS IN CONTAINERS. SOME PEOPLE USE STEP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO HEALTH OR SAFETY CONCERNS, BUT A CONTAINER CAN BE QUITE CUMBERSOME. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID, I HAVE A SMALL DOG, I HAVE A LAPDOG, BUT I CAN'T CARRY A CONTAINER. SO IT IS ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE DOGS ON A LEASH, ON A MUZZLE, AND THEN WE ALLOW BIGGER DOGS AS WELL. SO YOUR LITTLE TEACUP DOG NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE IN A CONTAINER. IT CAN COME ON AS LONG AS IT IS MUZZLED? THAT IS CORRECT. WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE RULES ON BOARD? WHAT IF THERE IS A HOLD-UP? THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN DOGS. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT REALLY CAUSED DISRUPTION TO THE SERVICE. HOW DO THE RULES WORK? BECAUSE I LIVED IN NEW YORK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THERE WAS THIS FUNNY RULE THAT PEOPLE HAD TO GET THEIR DOG AND A BAG. SO YOU WOULD SEE PEOPLE WALKING ALONG HOLDING THE HANDLES OF A BAG. HOW DID YOU DECIDE IT SHOULD BE A MUZZLE AND A LEASH? AND WHO'S GOING TO ENFORCE IT? ENTERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NELSON COUNCIL AND NEXT DOOR TASMAN. IT KICKED OFF ON TUESDAY. IT IS A TRIAL FOR THREE MONTHS. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN THE RULES BEING PRACTICAL, BUT ALSO THERE ARE NON-DOG OWNER USERS OF BUS SERVICES AS WELL. IT ALWAYS REQUIRES A BIT OF GOOD FAITH. AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN MAKE IT WORK. DOES THE DOG HAVE TO PAY A FARE? NO. THEY ARE FREE AS ARE DOGS AND SOCIETY. LOTS OF TIME TO PRACTICE A GOOD LEASH AND MUZZLING BEFORE IT STARTS. WHAT A GREAT IDEA. I LOVE IT. YOU ARE GOING TO GET A DOG JUST TO TAKE IT ON THE BUS. I TAKE THE BUS EVERY OTHER DAY, BUT TO TAKE YOUR DOG THERE. AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A MUZZLE ` IT IS NOT GOING TO JUMP AN ATTACK AND LEAVE IT YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER ALLERGIES. I DON'T HAVE ANALOGY, SO I NEVER CONSIDERED IT. BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM. I LIKE THE ERC QUESTION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO CLEAN IT UP? BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENED TO A POOL, YOU WOULD EVACUATE THE ENTIRE POOL. SO WHO'S GOING TO CLEAN THE BUS? CODE BROWN IS WHAT THEY CALL IT? CODE BROWN? YOU WOULD EMPTY THE PULLOUTS. POOL OUT* PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN DOGS. YOU WOULD SAY, HELLO, PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA, YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD HAS JUST ARRIVED IN AUCKLAND. WE'VE SENT OUT OUR REPORTER LACHIE McLEOD TO INVESTIGATE. LACHIE. MORNING. YES. WE ARE ABOARD THE USCEGC, WHICH HAS ARRIVED FROM MAINE TAKE TO COME. FROM ANTARCTICA* We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. IT'S NOT OFTEN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DOCKS IN THE AUCKLAND CBD FOR A STOPOVER STAY. BUT THE USCGC POLAR STAR IS CURRENTLY BOBBING IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS BEFORE IT HEADS TO ANTARCTICA TO BREAK SOME ICE. SO WE SENT BREAKFAST ANTARCTICA EXPERT LACHIE MCLEOD ALONG TO SEE IF THEY NEEDED A HELPING HAND. MORNING, SKIPPER. HAVE YOU GOT A LIFE JACKET ON YET? NOT YET. I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT ANTARCTICA, ALL I KNOW IS IT IS COLD AND DARK FOR HALF THE YEAR. I'M JOINED WITH THE BOSS OF THE SHIP CAPTAIN KEITH. IT HAS BEEN GREAT SO FAR. BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. A GREAT CHANGE OF PACE FROM WHERE WE JUST CAME FROM. WHAT IS IT LIKE OVER THERE IN ANTARCTICA? IT IS COLD DOWN THERE. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOWN THERE IN THE SUMMER IT IS BASICALLY WHITE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN GREEN SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE SHIP ITSELF, ITS JOB IS TO BREAK THE ICE, CORRECT? ITS ONLY JOB ON PURPOSE IS IT IS BUILT TO BREAK ICE. OUR JOB IS TO GO DOWN AND CREATE A PATH THROUGH THE ICE SO FUELING VESSELS CAN GET DOWN SO THEY CAN RESUPPLY THE SCIENTISTS DOWN THERE TO DO THEIR WORK. HOW SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED IS IT? IS NOT LIKE A SHIP WITH A POINTY THING AT THE FRONT. TO BREAK THE ICE WHAT GOES INTO THE HULL? IT IS MORE ROUNDED IN THE BELLY, SORT OF LIKE A RUGBY FOOTBALL. WE ARE DESIGNED TO GET UP ON THE ICE AND CRUSH IT IF IT IS TOO THICK. THIC IT IS 5 TO 6 CM AT THE FRONT TO HELP PROTECT THE HULL. WE CAN GET OVER 75,000 HP. WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE WHEN THE ICE BREAKS? IT IS A CONSTANT SHAKING. SORT OF LIKE LIVING INSIDE OF A ROCK TUMBLER. WE HAVE MEASURED ON BOARD WHEN WE HAVE BROKEN THE ICE THE RICHTER SCALE AS IN THE SIX RANGE. THAT'S KIND OF OUR LIFE FOR TWO MONTHS. YOU ARE CLOSE TO SCOTT BASE, HOW OTHER KIWIS OVER THERE? THEY ARE DOING GREAT AND IT'S A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE DINER. THEY ARE TRULY NEIGHBOURS. WE KNOCK ON EACH OTHER'S DOOR AND ASKED FOR SUGAR FOR RT. THE SHIPS THAT COME DOWN THAT WE ESCORT IN GO TO SCOTT BASE. ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO THE STATES? OF COURSE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO THE STATES. WE LEFT HOME NOVEMBER 15, SO ALMOST 5 MONTHS BEFORE I GET HOME AGAIN. SO TRAVELS. SAFE. ANTARCTICA LOOKS COLD BUT A LOT OF FUN. MAYBE ONE DAY. WILL SEND YOU TO ANTARCTICA. I WILL GO TOMORROW. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO CAST YOU OFF IN THE SIBERIA. NOW CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. 'INSPIRATIONAL FOR EVERYBODY'. THAT'S HOW GREEN MP FA'ANANA EFESO COLLINS IS BEING REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE HIM. EFESO COLLINS DIED SUDDENLY AT AN AUCKLAND CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY MORNING. HE SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE OTARA PAPATOETOE LOCAL BOARD AND A MANUKAU COUNCILLOR, BEFORE ENTERING PARLIAMENT AS A GREEN MP LAST YEAR. AUCKLAND COUNCILLOR ALF FILIPAINA SPOKE TO BREAKFAST ABOUT HIS LEGACY. THE WHOLE OF NEW ZEALAND WILL MISS SOMEBODY WHO STOOD UP FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HAD NO ISSUE ABOUT DOING THAT. THAT IS FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST PACIFICA. FOR ME HE WAS VERY, VERY INTELLIGENT AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN HE SPOKE AROUND THAT TABLE, EVERYBODY LISTENED. EFESO COLLINS WAS 49-YEARS-OLD. A WHANGAREI BUSINESS OWNER IS PLEADING FOR SUPPORT AHEAD OF THE MAIN ROAD LINK BETWEEN NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND CLOSING COMPLETELY FOR REPAIRS. ROAD WORKS ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY OVER THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS AND LAST NINE WEEKS WITH A 6 DAY RE-OPENING FOR EASTER. KYLIE SPRINGFORD SAYS THE CLOSURE IS AFFECTING FUTURE BOOKINGS FOR HER EVENTS COMPANY. WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING ABOVE THAT $100,000 MARK, SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT'S SIGNIFICANT AND THERE ARE A LOT BIGGER BUSINESSES THAN ME, I'M PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THE SMALLER BUSINESSES. THE WORKS WILL WIDEN AREAS NEXT TO THE ROAD IN THE HOPE OF PREVENTING LONG TERM CLOSURES CAUSED BY SLIPS IN THE FUTURE. NELSON CITY COUNCIL ARE TRIALLING A NEW POLICY ALLOWING MUZZLED AND LEASHED DOGS ON BOARD THEIR NEW E-BUSES. FROM APRIL, THE THREE-MONTH TRIAL WILL TAKE PLACE, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO TRAVEL WITH THEIR DOGS WITHOUT THE NEED TO USE A CAGE. MAYOR NICK SMITH HOPES IT'LL INCREASE BUS USAGE DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS. SO A NEW GROUP OF USERS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO ATTRACT IS THOSE WITH DOGS. NOW, THEY NEED TO HAVE A MUZZLE. IT'S BETWEEN THOSE NON-PEAK HOURS ` 9 TILL 3 AND AFTER 6.30 AND AT THE WEEKENDS. NICK SMITH SAYS BUS USERS WILL NEED TO BE OVER 16 TO BRING A DOG ON BOARD. TWO GERMAN TOURISTS HAVE SURVIVED A WEEK LOST IN HOSTILE AUSTRALIAN BUSH AFTER FOLLOWING GOOGLE MAPS. CHANNEL 9'S JOSH BABAS HAS MORE. SAFE AND SOUND NOW IN SYDNEY, BUT THIS TIME LAST WEEK, PHILLIP AND HIS FRIEND MARCEL WERE WALKING OUT OF A WILD AND REMOTE PART OF THE CAPE YORK WILDERNESS AFTER A WEEK WHICH NEARLY COST THEM THEIR LIVES. THE GERMAN TOURISTS SPENT DAYS SEARCHING FOR HELP, DODGING CROCODILES AND WILD PIGS, CROSSING OVER RIVERS AND ENDURING THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAT TOO HOT TO WALK IN. THE PAIR WAS TRYING TO DRIVE FROM CAIRNS TO BAMAGA, BUT AFTER REACHING COEN, THEY SAY THEY FOLLOWED THE GOOGLE MAPS DIRECTIONS, TAKING THEM OFF THE PENINSULA DEVELOPMENT ROAD ONTO A DIRT TRACK AND INTO NATIONAL PARK. ABOUT 60KM IN, THEY BECAME BOGGED AND TRIED TO WALK FURTHER ON FOOT BEFORE REALISING THEY WERE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THEY SPENT A WEEK WALKING BACK TO COEN, FINALLY MAKING IT BACK TO THE SMALL TOWNSHIP TO GET HELP. RANGERS HELPED RETRIEVE THEIR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THEY SAY IT'S NOT THE FIRST REPORTED MISHAP IN THE CAPE LINKED TO GOOGLE MAPS. A GOOGLE SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THE COMPANY IS GLAD THE MEN ARE SAFE AND IS INVESTIGATING. THE TOURISTS ARE HEADED HOME SOON, HAPPY TO HAVE MADE IT OUT ALIVE. A SOLID START SLIP IN THE FIELD, LOSING TO AUSTRALIA BY SIX WICKETS IN THE FIRST GAME OF THEIR T-20 SERIES. NEW ZEALAND POSTED 215/3 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS, BUT AUSTRALIA MATCHED THEIR ENERGY, SCORING 15 RUNS OFF TIM SOUTHEE'S FINAL OVER TO WIN. AUSSIE CAPTAIN MITCHELL MARSH IMPRESSED BY THE STANDARD OF CRICKET IN THE CAPITAL. HATS OFF TO NEW ZEALAND ` I THOUGHT THEY BATTED EXTREMELY WELL. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE WICKETS THOUGH THAT MIDDLE PERIOD AND WHEN YOU CAN'T DO THAT AT THIS LEVEL, THEY HURT YOU, SO ALL ROUND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GREAT GAME OF CRICKET. WE STAYED IN IT, WE FOUGHT RIGHT TO THE END AND CAME OUT ON TOP. THE BLACKCAPS WILL LOOK TO LEVEL THE SERIES AT EDEN PARK TOMORROW NIGHT. AND FINALLY, A BRITISH COUPLE HAS HAD THE SHOCK OF ALL SHOCKS THINKING THEY'D WON �2.60 ON THE EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY WHEN THEY HAD IN FACT WON �61 MILLION. THAT'S MORE THAN $125 MILLION. WHEN YOU DREAM ABOUT WINNING THE LOTTERY, YOU'RE THINKING I WILL DO THIS AND I WILL DO THAT AND I WILL BE SUPER CALM. AND WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO WIN THE LOTTERY, YOU'RE IN SUCH A DAZE BECAUSE THE NUMBER IS SO HUGE. WE WILL HAVE NICER THINGS AND WE WILL DO NICER THINGS BUT WE'LL STILL BE THE SAME PEOPLE. WE'LL STILL BE US. WE'LL STILL BE US. WE'LL HAVE OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND US, THEY WILL HELP TO KEEP US SANE. NO? THEY WILL NOT BE THE SAME. THE FIRST MISTAKE THEY MADE WHICH EVERY BRITISH LOTTO WINNER DOES IS THAT THEY TOLD EVERYBODY. SO CHANGE YOUR NUMBER AND SHIFT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING, TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S A LOVELY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 26 THE HIGH FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY THIS EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST, A FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLIES FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MIDDAY. 24 THE HIGH FOR DANNEVIRKE. OVER TO THE WEST, CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. A LOVELY CLEAR DAY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 27 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. 22 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA. HEADING SOUTH, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE. A FEW CLOUDS ABOUT BUT THESE WILL CLEAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH BY MIDDAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, A CLEAR DAY FOR QUEENSTOWN, SHOWERS FOR MILFORD SOUND. CLOUDY ELSEWHERE, CLEARING AS YOU HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR DUNEDIN. THANKS CHRIS. WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING CASTLE AND NO CASTLE. THE FEEDBACK IS COMING IN. THE REAL ESTATE AGENT IS TRYING TO GET 1.8 MILLION. THERE IS THE HOUSE. SORRY, IF YOU WRITE IT AS A CASTLE, BUT IT IS A CASTLE/HOUSE . IT IS NOT A CASTLE MARK SAYS IT IS HIDEOUS AND SHOULD BE BULLDOZED. THE LISTING DOES SO YOU COULD SUBDIVIDE IT. THE CASTLE HAS A DRY MOAT AND WHAT WAS A DRY MOAT? THE GROUND. IT DOES HAVE HISTORIC VALUE. IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 1979. MY FAMILY HIRED THIS PLACE FOR MY 70TH, AND I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT IT IS NOT A CASTLE. I'M SO SORRY YOUR FAMILY DID THAT TO YOU. PARTY POOPER. THIS IS SOMEONE'S BIRTHDAY COULD YOU BE A BIT KINDER? DID YOU HAVE A THEME? DID YOU GET INTO IT? GET YOUR CHAINMAIL ON? WHERE DID YOU TIE YOUR HORSES UP? ZEFFER, THOSE POOR NEIGHBOURS HAVING TO LOOK AT MOUNT EDEN PRISON. E WHAI AKE NEI, YOU'RE USED TO SEEING HER HAVING A LAUGH, BUT ANIKA MOA'S NEW PROJECT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER. WE'RE USED TO HER CRACKING US UP, WHETHER THROUGH HER MUSIC, HER INTERVIEWS OR AS A BROADCASTER, BUT NOW ANIKA MOA HAS NOT ONLY TURNED HER HAND TO PODCASTING, SHE'S LEFT THE LAUGHS BEHIND - MOSTLY. 'IT'S PERSONAL' IS A 12-PART PODCAST OUT TOMORROW AND SHE JOINS US ON THE COUCH TO TALK ABOUT IT. MORENA. I HAVE BEEN MOTHERING. I'M ALSO WORKING ON A NEW SEASON OF TOY TIME. I'VE BEEN AROUND. MOSTLY SHOPPING FOR SNACKS FOR LUNCHES. IT'S SO GOOD TO BE BACK ON TV. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS PODCAST. I HAVE BEEN DOING COMEDY AND I'M QUITE A FUNNY PERSON BUT I WANTED TO GET SERIOUS BECAUSE I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE I DIABETES TWO YEARS AGO AND I DIDN'T LAUGH FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BECAUSE I WAS SO BEREFT. SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO A PODCAST WITH AMAZING PEOPLE DOING SERIOUS SUBJECTS. WE TALK ABOUT GRIEF, DEATH, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDE - WE TALK THE WHOLE RANGE. IT'S MOSTLY SERIOUS BUT WE HAVE A FEW LAUGHS EVEN IN THE DEATH ONE. WE TALK ABOUT GHOSTS AND AMAZING THINGS. I INTERVIEWED ROBERT MALCOLM ABOUT AFTER THE PARTY WHICH IS A TV NZ ONE SHOW. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THAT? YOU ARE KNOWN AS A TALENTED MUSICIAN AND COMEDIAN BUT HOW DO YOU SIT DOWN AND PREPARE YOURSELF TO GO INTO THE DARK SIDE? THAT IS THE HARD PART. USUALLY I HAVE A PRODUCER AND WRITER WORKING ON MY SCRIPTS, BUT I DID IT ALL ON MY OWN AND IT WAS QUITE HARROWING. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. I ENJOYED THE WORK. STALKING PEOPLE IS WHAT I DID. STRAIGHT TO THEIR FACEBOOK, STRAIGHT THEIR. INSTAGRAM AND THEN WE COLD CALL THEM AND THEY SAY NO THANK YOU COULD BUY. YOU LISTEN. THAT IS MY WHOLE PREMISE. I NEVER USED TO LISTEN. AND NOW I'M LIKE, OKAY DANIEL TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LIFE. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WIFE. AND THEN YOU GET THAT INFORMATION OUT OF THEM, SELL IT AND MAKE MILLIONS. WHO IS YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE? WHO DO YOU WANT? EVERYONE FROM GRANNIES TO BABIES. WE ARE NEW ZEALAND. WE NEED TO HEAR OUR OWN STORIES AND I WANT TO DO THAT. I WANT TO GO ALL AROUND NEW ZEALAND AND MEET THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE. IN WESTPORT THERE IS A NON-STOP FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST. YOU LIKE THE GAS AND I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYONE. CHELSEA WIN-STANLEY, TAMI NEILSON... GUESTS ARE JUST PHENOMENAL. I AM HONOURED THAT THEY LET ME INTERVIEW THEM. IT'S NOT ALL SERIOUS THERE WAS IT? THERE ARE HEAPS OF LAUGHS, 5% SERIOUS. HI MUM. STREAM IT EVERYWHERE. PUBLICITY LADY... WE CAN FIND OUT. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. WOO! E HAERE AKE NEI ` YOU'RE IN FOR A SOULFUL TREAT. GENERAL FIYAH IS ON MIC WITH HIS LATEST SONG LIVE. # BABY, # FOR ME, THERE IS NO MUCKING AROUND. GENERAL FIYAH IS FAST BECOMING A MUSICAL SENSATION. THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF REGGAE-POP BAND 'THREE HOUSES DOWN', HIS VOCAL SOUND IS ATTRACTING MORE AND MORE KIWI FANS. AND NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO GET A SAMPLE OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. BUT FIRST, WELCOME, GENERAL FIYAH. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE GOING TO THINK FOR US AND JUST A MOMENT, BUT TELL US, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE GOING SOLO. PEOPLE THINK YOU NOW WILL BE SAYING, GOSH, HE IS ALL GROWN UP. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS, SO I AM EXCITED FOR THIS JOURNEY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT GOES. DO YOU SORTA FEEL, OK, NOW IS MY TIME TO SHINE? OR IS THERE A NERVOUSNESS OF NOT HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THE OTHER BANDMATES? IT CAN BE NERVE RACKING DOING THIS SOLO, BUT I AM QUITE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF. NEW SONG. IT IS OUT ALREADY? YES IT IS. TELL US ABOUT IT. THE SONG ONE TRUE LOVE TALKS ABOUT MIXED EMOTIONS TRYING TO FIND THEIR ONE TRUE LOVE. I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH IT PERSONALLY, BUT I GUESS IT IS LIKE A FANTASY. YOU ARE A YOUNG MAN, SO I IMAGINE YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE MANY MORE LOVE SONGS. THE SONG IS ALREADY OUT WITH THE VIDEO DROPPING TOMORROW? THE MUSIC VIDEO COMES OUT TOMORROW. THE SONG DROPPED LAST WEEK, SO STILL FRESH. WHAT HAVE PEOPLE BEEN SAYING ABOUT IT? GOOD THINGS. EVERYONE IS HAPPY. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE RELEASED A SONG, SO PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO SEE GENERAL FIYAH BACK IN ACTION. YOU ARE BACK AT UNIVERSITY AS WELL THIS YEAR? I AM STUDYING A BACHELOR OF PROPERTY. WHY ARE YOU NOT GOING ALL IN ON MUSIC? DO YOU NEED A BACKUP? MY DAD WORKS IN PROPERTY, SO I WANT TO BE A PROPERTY DEVELOPER IN THE FUTURE. WHAT IS THE OLD MAN SAYING IN TERMS OF SUPPORT IN YOUR NEW SOLO JOURNEY? THEY'VE BEEN SUPPORTING ME, ESPECIALLY MY DAD AND MY UNCLES IN THE BAND. IT IS BRANCHING OFF THE NEST. IS IT NICE TO HAVE THEIR EXPERIENCE TO DRAW ON IF YOU NEED IT? YES. WHAT HAS BEEN THEIR TOP TIP FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE STAGE IN YOUR CAREER? JUST BACK MYSELF UP, YOU KNOW, 100% ` WHATEVER I DO, DO IT FULL. GO HARD IN WHATEVER I DO. I'M GOING TO LET YOU GET READY FOR YOUR SONG, AND WE ARE GOING TO HEAR IT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT YOU GUYS WILL OBVIOUSLY BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS, YES? I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT ALSO I AGREE WITH YOU. HE IS 18. I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS A LOT YOUNGER, SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE A SECOND, BECAUSE HE HAS MATURED. HE IS TALKING ABOUT LOVE IN HIS LURKS. LYRICS* I WAS TALKING TO DANIEL ABOUT THE MOMENT WHEN YOU REALISE THAT SOMEONE YOUNGER THAN YOU IS GOING TO ACHIEVE A LOT MORE THAN YOU. BUT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A YOUNG ONE. I WILL PLAY GENERAL FIYAH TO IT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) GENERAL FIYAH. # IN THE MOONLIT NIGHT # WHERE THE STARS SHINE ABOVE. # I FOUND A TREASURE IN LANE SITE, THE ONE I CALL MY TRUE LOVE. # SEEING A MELODY SO SWEET. # OUR HEARTS ENTWINED FOR EVERMORE # WITH THE ONE THAT I ADORE. # THROUGH THE FIELDS AND TIMES WE GO # WHERE WE WILL DANCE AND WE WILL SWAY. # IT'S ALWAYS GOING STRONGER EACH AND EVERY PASSING DAY. # IN THE TAPESTRY OF LIFE # YOU ARE MY TRUE LOVE. # WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE. # A SYMPHONY OF GRACE # IN EVERY SINGLE THE WAY. # NO MATTER WHAT THE DAY, # YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY ONE TRUE LOVE. # WITH EVERY RISE OF THE SUN, # I MAKE A PROMISE TO YOU # THAT THE LOVE THAT I HAVE # IS A LOVE THAT IS SO TRUE. # THROUGH THE STORM AND THROUGH THE CALM, # WE WILL RISE UP, WE WILL FALL. # TELL FOR EVER, MY ONE TRUE LOVE. # A SYMPHONY OF GRACE. # IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. # NO MATTER WHAT THE DAY, # YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY ONE TRUE LOVE. # A SYMPHONY OF GRACE. # IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. # NO MATTER WHAT THE DAY, # YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY ONE TRUE LOVE. # YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY ONE TRUE LOVE, # THE ONE THAT I ADORE. # YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY ONE TRUE LOVE, # LOVE YOU FOR EVERMORE. # YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY ONE TRUE LOVE, # THE ONE THAT I ADORE. # YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY ONE TRUE LOVE. # MY ONE TRUE LOVE. (SAXOPHONE SOLO)