<br /> Former **Today** host Matt Lauer was interviewed for the first time since his scandal.<br />Extra reports Lauer went on **Checkpoint** to discuss his battle with the New Zealand government.<br />He has been in conflict with the government over his Hunter Valley Station ranch.<br />The government wants to build an easement on his 16,000-acre property.<br />“The easement itself would create a problem. All of a sudden we would have no way of knowing who's back there. <br />
