"And that's all for this special edition of ABC News from State Parliament, stay with us now for 7:30 with Stan Grant," Phillips told viewers as she wrapped up the program. But Stan Grant was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the seconds ticked over as the pair stood, looking desperately off camera, not quite sure if they were still on air. Incredibly for live television, where even a few seconds of dead air can feel like a lifetime, the camera lingered on the pair for almost a full minute. The dead air has been excised from the version of the program now available on ABC iView.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2017 03:03 UTC