▁the ▁fare well ▁dinner ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁Mul do on ' s ▁ret irement ▁from ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Jones ▁was ▁located ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁in ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁while ▁out ▁fish ing ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁valley ▁in ▁T au po . ▁Jones , ▁inc ensed ▁at ▁the ▁intr usion ▁when ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁adjacent ▁bank , ▁fam ously ▁p unch ed ▁TV N Z ▁rep orter ▁Rod ▁V aug han ▁on ▁the ▁nose , ▁with ▁the ▁whole ▁incident ▁recorded ▁on ▁t ape . ▁Jones ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁four ▁charges ▁of ▁assault ▁and ▁f ined ▁$ 1 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁F ij ian ▁Emb ass y ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁properties ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁F ij ian ▁C oup ▁and ▁succeeded ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁an ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁flight ▁by ▁security ▁staff ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁follow ▁crew ▁instructions . ▁Jones ' ▁company ▁subsequently ▁bought ▁a ▁jet ▁for ▁Jones ▁and ▁other ▁company ▁execut ives ▁to ▁use ▁for ▁N Z ▁travel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁threatened ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁film maker ▁Rena e ▁Mai hi ▁for ▁def am ation ▁after ▁she ▁presented ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁N Z ▁Parliament ▁calling ▁for ▁his ▁kn ighth ood ▁to ▁be ▁rev oked . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁object ed ▁to ▁comments ▁Jones