Wild, wintery weather is upon us, as a very deep low in the Tasman clashes with cold air pushing up from the deep south. Warnings have been issued for heavy rain, heavy snow, and gales. I'll tell you which areas are in the firing line shortly. Right now, it's 6 o'clock. Due to the live nature of ONE News we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. This is ONE News, with Wendy Petrie and Peter Williams. Tonight ` murder motive ` the crown outlines its case against the man accused of killing his brother-in-law, Scott Guy, with a shotgun. The fight against education cuts is set to go nationwide ` we reveal exclusive poll details of what NZers think. Farmers in the south prepare for a big snow dump ` how the cold snap may affect you. # We're celebrating her diamond jubilee. # And the Queen rocks on at her diamond jubilee concert, as her husband, Prince Philip, is taken to hospital. Kia ora, good evening. New evidence and a motive has been outlined in a murder mystery that's captivated many. Ewen MacDonald went on trial today, accused of gunning down his brother-in-law Scott Guy in Feilding. The Crown says tension and bitterness over the family farming business led to the killing, but Ewen MacDonald's lawyers say the case is a classic whodunnit, with the wrong man in the dock. Simon Bradwell is covering the trial and joins us now from Wellington. EWEN MACDONALD ITS HIS BIRTHDAY HE'S ACCUSED OFF GUNNING DOWN SCOTT GUY IN COLD BLOOD Ewen Macdonald cut a nervous figure in the dock, but the Crown says he calmly ambushed Scott Guy, then killed him. He was killed by a shotgun blast to his throat, followed by a second shot to his face, hands and arms. The Crown produced this shotgun they say could have been used in the murder. The blasts fired from 3m or 4m away, Scott Guy was trapped as he got out of his ute to open driveway gates that the killer had closed. This was murder. What the defence says, however, is that it wasn't Ewen Kerry Macdonald who committed that heinous crime. The man who found Sco I The man ho found Scott Guy's body d thought he young father's throat 8 had bee There was a bit of blood around the shoulders and the back of him. But the Crown says Ewen Macdonald corrected him, saying his brother-in-law had been shot, even though... No one had mentioned that Scott Guy had been shot by that time. Not even police, who didn't know Scott Guy had been shot until they found shotgun cartridge wadding in his throat. In other new evidence, the Crown says Macdonald admitted poaching trophy stags from nearby farms with an associate, then burying the carcasses on the Guy property. Macdonald and the same associate also admitted vandalising and setting fire to properties belonging to Scott Guy and his wife Kylee. Those acts have been acknowledged and accepted. They do not, the defence says, make him a murderer. Notes abusing Kylee Guy seen in the letterbox after the vandalism, as well as one reading... READS: Now you know how it feels to lose something you love. The Crown says what Ewen Macdonald loved was the Guy family farm, which he worked on with Scott Guy's sister Anna. But it claims he wanted it for himself and killed Scott Guy to do so. Simon, day one of a trial like this is usually a free hit for the Crown, but did the defence score a few points of their own? THEY DID THE THE DEFENCE LAWYER QUIZZED A FARM HAND HE SAID SCOTT GUY PISSED OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE'S LOTS TO GO After nearly eight months, police have finally charged a man with the murder of a security guard at a West Auckland construction site. The accused is Hateni Kaufusi Latu (27). Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal was working his first shift on the job. He died from serious head injuries. A family spokesman says Mr Dhaliwal's mother is travelling to NZ from India later this week and is relieved somebody has been charged. I actually called her. It was midnight there, but she is, um` couldn't speak a few seconds and then she said, 'Oh, it's finally ended.' So she's very pleased with the outcome. Police say their investigation is continuing and there could be more arrests. Police won't be laying any charges against ACC claimant Bronwyn Pullar. ACC had accused her of using confidential information mistakenly sent to her to try to get favourable treatment. Ms Pullar's support person, former National Party president Michele Boag, is now demanding an apology. Heather du Plessis-Allan reports. The ACC saga cost Nick Smith his ministerial job and his reputation. But the reputation of the woman at the centre, Bronwyn Pullar, has been restored now police have cleared her of extortion. As far as we're concerned, the police have dealt with the matter and that is the end of it. ACC may now be keen to close the matter, but at the height of the embarrassing saga in March, it felt strongly enough to complain to police. It claimed Bronwyn Pullar tried to leverage extra ACC payments during a December meeting with staff, allegedly threatening to publicly reveal ACC's blunder in accidentally sending her private details of thousands of its clients. Police say there's no evidence of any offending. As part of the investigation, police listened to a recording of the meeting made on Ms Pullar's cellphone. ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart, on the left, has heard the recording as early as six weeks ago. And ONE News has also seen a transcript of that recording and found no evidence of extortion. Even so, ACC's boss has no regrets about calling the police. The nature of the information around about that time suggested I should seek some independent help, and I did and I would do it again. Ms Pullar says... Her support person, former National Party president Michelle Boag was in the meeting and is now considering legal action. They made a serious allegation about my behaviour. The police have said that was not true. They have refused to do anything about it. They have refused to apologise. And with no apology, ACC may struggle to close the door on this saga. Heather du Plessis-Allan, ONE News. An alliance of education sector groups has made a joint call this afternoon for the government to call off controversial classroom cuts. It's also not ruling out strike action across the country, in an unprecedented show of unity, and the group believes parents will support them. It's an opinion backed up by our latest ONE News-Colmar Brunton poll. With more, we're joined by political reporter Michael Parkin. WE'VE SPOKEN TO HEKIA SHE HAS GIVEN ALL THE GROUND SHE WILL THE ALLIANCE BELIEVES THEY CAN FORCE THE GOVERNMENT Teachers, principals, unions and trustees ` their opinions often vary, but today as one, they called on the government to halt plans they say will see teachers and classes cut. While everybody's jumping to will everyone go on strike on this, we think that that's premature. Let's start with discussion. Education minister Hekia Parata says she's prepared to talk, but says there will be no backdown. That's not on the table. What's on the table is how we raise student achievement, and how we do that for all NZ kids. It's a stance the minister may regret. in our latest ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll, we put it to voters that... Almost 80% of people said no. Just 17% said they support the plan. Well, I think that there's been quite a lot of heat and not so much light. The Labour leader lucked out when he put the class size question to these kids. Are you pretty squashed in there at the moment? KIDS: No! But David Shearer says this poll shows parents want the government to scrap the reforms. Hekia Parata has damaged their reputation. I don't think people will trust the government when it comes to education in this way again. And the Prime Minister concedes the unveiling of the plan hasn't gone well. Can you do things better? Well, you can always do one or two things better, but you learn your lessons along the way, but it's the nature of being in the hot seat and being in government that you'll attract that controversy. But the unified education sector says this is a test the government can't afford to make mistakes on. So, Michael, we heard in your story that strike action may be premature, but many parents out there will be wondering whether it's still possible. IT IS A WAY OFF STRIKES ANNOY PARENTS THAT'LL RISK SCHOOL SUPPORT IT'S UNLIKELY AT SECONDARY LEVEL PRIMARY MIGHT THEIR UNIONS HAVE MET IT'S RIKSKY Thanks, Michael Parkin at Parliament. And the government's also feeling the heat from the tertiary sector, with Auckland University students now considering calling for nationwide action against budget cuts. About 100 students turned out to a meeting today following last Friday's protest. Auckland University teachers are now backing students, their union holding a separate meeting to discuss how to show its support. Farmers in the deep south are hunkering down as the first big southerly blast of winter bears down on the mainland. Heavy rain and strong winds are already lashing parts of Southland. However, farmers say they've had enough warning to keep their livestock safe. In Southland we usually get about two snowfalls a year. The sooner they come the better. We're all ready for it, stock are in good order, we've had a good autumn, so sheep are fat, they're well in lamb and the cows are looking good. Parts of Otago and Canterbury are bracing for possible heavy snow overnight and tomorrow. For the big picture and what you can expect at your place, let's go now to ONE News weather expert, Karen Olsen. There's a lot going on at the moment. We have warnings out for heavy rain, heavy snow and gales. Got this very deep low moving in from the Tasman. The central pressure point has plummeted to 972, a serious low, clashing with this upwelling of bitterly cold air, packG 8 packed wit So got the rain and the wind coming in with the low that rain turning to snow as the cold air pushes up. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ I'll be back shortly with the weather warnings. Prince Philip will miss the state procession overnight ` the finale of the long weekend celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The Queen's husband already missed today's massive London concert after being hospitalised with a bladder infection. The Duke of Edinburgh was out on the Thames yesterday as part of a huge flotilla. Medical experts say the trip in cold weather could have contributed to his illness. The only sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn't be here with us, because unfortunately he has taken unwell, but, ladies and gentlemen, if we shout loud enough, he might hear us in hospital and get better. CHEERING The concert celebrated the very best of British and beyond as 70,000 people gathered outside Buckingham Palace with another quarter of a million packing the Mall. MUSIC CRESCENDOS Pomp gave way to pop as a night to remember began with one of Britain's best. # Hell is gone and heaven's here. There's nothing left for you to fear. # Welcome to the noisiest party the Queen has ever seen. # I got a feelin'... Some of the world's biggest stars played their biggest hits. # Tonight's gonna be a good night. # # Congratulations and celebrations. # # I'm thrown and overblown with bliss. # She's the best queen I can remember, and she's taken to it like she was born to it. It's wasn't all pop music either. This from pianist Lang Lang. (PLAYS LIVELY CLASSICAL MUSIC) English tenor Alfie Boe took opera in an unexpected direction. # It's now or never. # Come hold me tight. # And with dusk settling in, an expat Antipodean took the stage. Bit louder. Gidday! CROWD: Gidday! British music royalty emerged as the evening wore on. # What's all these crazy questions they're asking me? # # Diamonds are forever. # # I remember when rock was young. # Then a visual reminder of the Queen's reign was played to the huge crowds and an even bigger television audience. An American legend dropped by. # Love, love, love. # Then some Madness from the roof of Buckingham Palace. # Our house in the middle of our street. # The final act of the night ` Sir Paul McCartneartney. # Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! # Before the performers were joined on stage by senior royals. Your Majesty, Mummy... And if I may say so, Your Majesty, thank God the weather turned out fine. As a nation, this is our opportunity to thank you and my father for always being there for us. Hip-hip... CROWD: ...hooray! A celebration of her 60-year reign topped off when the Queen lit the jubilee beacon and the skies over Buckingham Palace erupted in a spectacular finale. Still to come on ONE News ` embarrassment for Australian officials as accepted asylum seekers turn out to be people smugglers. A search for bodies and answers continues in Nigeria after a horrific place crash. Suspected of dismembering and putting his lover in the post, a Canadian fugitive's caught in Germany. Then at 7 ` their cutbacks, your problem. How slashed allowances for uni students could end up hurting your family. The man charged with kidnapping and going on a frenzied rampage across Christchurch in march has pleaded guilty to five charges. Zakariye Mohammed Hussein (27) has admitted to the unlawful possession of a weapon, kidnapping and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The Somali refugee abducted a woman, drove her across the city at knifepoint and stabbed her and a council worker who tried to intervene. He was eventually shot by police. He'll be sentenced in September. The Australian government has been embarrassed by revelations that people-smugglers are living inside the country. To make matters worse, the smuggling operation's been run under the noses of the federal police. Our Australia correspondent Steve Marshall's been following developments. Shopping-trolley collector by day; alleged international people-smuggler by night. Can you just confirm your name? It's understood Abu Khalid, who's an Iraqi, sailed a people-smuggling boat to Australia two years ago, and he now runs an international people-smuggling racket from his new home in Canberra. There is many, many smugglers or agents. They enter Australia and now they live in Australia. Australia's ABC claims Mr Khalid and five other smugglers posed as refugees when their boat was intercepted by Australian authorities. They were granted refugee status a few months later ` an embarrassing failure in Australia's border controls. If somebody has gotten through that net, then that is something that can be rectified and will be rectified. Mr Khalid's associates were caught on camera touting for people-smuggling business among Australia's refugee community. If TV stations can identify the people-smugglers, surely the government can stop them. Australia's shore represent the promised land for more than 17,000 asylum seekers who have risked their lives over the past five years to make it this far, and there's no sign that the number of illegal arrivals is slowing down. Just yesterday the Australia Navy intercepted the fourth boat in four days, bringing the number of arrivals this year to 3700. Steve Marshall, ONE News, Sydney. The pilot of a plane that crashed i I The pilot of a plane that c shed d into apartments in Nigeria made a Mayday transmission just before the crash. The news comes as an investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident in the country's capital, Lagos, from where the BBC's Will Ross filed this report. The day after the crash, and where buildings once stood, workmen pulled out the burnt pieces of the plane. 153 people were on board, but no one had any chance of surviving this. The authorities say the pilot sent a mayday call as both engines had failed. It came down in this residential area of Lagos, not far from the city's airport, exploding as it crashed. It's not yet known how many died on the ground or how many bodies are still under the rubble of people's homes. Families were destroyed in seconds, leaving a community in shock. This man says he saw the plane hit a tree before crashing into the buildings. (IMITATES EXPLOSION) I'm watching more than five minutes. He says he stood still for several minutes, simply stunned, not knowing what to do. After declaring three days of national mourning, Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan, visited the scene and said such a disaster would never be repeated. The government is totally committed to improving the quality of aviation in this country, so this particular incident is a major setback to us as a people. Questions are once again being asked about the safety of the airline industry here. Although things had improved recently, this was the fourth crash in the past decade to have killed at least 100 people. The authorities have recovered both the flight data and cockpit recorders. Syrian rebels say they've killed 80 government troops over the weekend, as they're no longer committed to a nominal ceasefire. A Free Syrian Army spokesperson says they'd begun attacking soldiers to defend their people. The ceasefire was part of a peace plan brokered by the UN-Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan. A Canadian porn actor wanted in connection with the murder and dismemberment of his lover has been arrested in Germany. Luka Rocco Magnotta, seen here in a Berlin internet cafe, was detained after an employee identified him from a newspaper he'd just been reading. The 29-year-old is suspected of killing a Chinese student (33) in Montreal, whose body parts were posted to political parties there. Torrential rain's caused major flood warnings in the Australian state of Victoria. They've been issued for rivers throughout Gippsland, as the region braces for what could be the most widespread flooding in decades. Up to 200mm of rain fell in eastern Victoria over the past 24 hours, and more's forecast for today. 60 homes in low-lying parts of Traralgon were evacuated this morning when a creek flooded. Back here at home, and we have our own bad weather to deal with, Karen? A very deep low and an icy polar surge has us in its sights. Heavy rain is already falling in some places, and it's set to get very cold in the far south overnight. Have a quick look at the warnings. I'll show you them again later in the bulletin. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz I'll have more on the wintry weather after sport. Coming up on ONE News ` prime minister John Key in Europe pushing for a free trade deal. The race to become a Kiwi ` we'll update you on the saga of the Miss Universe NZ competition. And fans go gaga over Lady Gaga as the pop diva touches down in Auckland. Their cutbacks, your problem. What do we want? Free education! When do we want it? Now! Tonight ` how slashed allowances for uni students could end up hurting your family. Plus ` the global phenomenon that's alive and pumping in NZ. I'm here in Oamaru. Find out what happens when the world of steam meets the world of punk, tonight on Close Up. Close Up at 7, TV ONE. 1 Well, as you just saw there, global stock markets have been plunging and that's a setback for NZ's hopes of a strong economic rebound. Political editor Corin Dann explains what it all means for us. Our market shed $1.5b in value this morning as investors fretted that news of an increase in the jobless rate in the US was a sign that Europe's woes had spread. Everyone has been looking at the US as the more stable economy more recently because of all the troubles in Europe. When they had some negative data come, it flowed through. But it's not just shares falling ` home buyers take note. On a local front, probably don't look to fix your interest rates any time soon. It looks like interest rates are likely to go lower and stay lower for longer now. But while that may be good for some, falling interest rates reflect a worsening global economy, and that's not good news, as it means there's likely to be fewer orders for the goods and services we sell to the world. Prime Minister John Key knows the threat our exporters face and is using his visit to the Queen's Jubilee to assess the risk. What's driving some of the economic issues in NZ and Australia and China is directly driven out of this market, so it makes sense for us to get a closer understanding of what we think might happen. But it seems many Kiwis have an inkling of the trouble brewing. In our latest ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll, just 38% of those surveyed expect the economy to get better in the next year, down from 50% in March. Labour says Europe's woes aren't solely to blame for falling confidence. They're going to Australia because of NZ's problems, not because of Greece's problems. NZ in the last Budget didn't take some of the opportunities that we needed to take towards growing our export economy. Meanwhile, Treasury says that while the trouble in Europe has got more serious, it's sticking to its main growth forecasts in the Budget. But the way things are going with markets, it may not be for long. Corin Dann, ONE News. Prime minister John Key's met with NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and signed a new partnership accord to boost cooperation in cyber defence, disaster relief and crisis management. Mr Key's also visited the European parliament today to press NZ's case in the eurozone as it deals with the Greece crisis. Our Europe correspondent Garth Bray travelled with Mr Key to Brussels. Brussels is the nerve centre of the new Europe, but John Key is watching most of it flash past the window from this motorcade. He doesn't have long here, half a day, but that's enough to hear the same story repeated ` of uncertainty hanging over the Eurozone. What's driving, you know, some of the economic issues in NZ and Australia and China is directly driven out of this market. The Prime Minister is here to encourage support for a free-trade deal between NZ and the 0.5B potential customers who make up the EU. By coming here to the European Parliament at a time of crisis and trying to strengthen ties with NZ, John Key is pursuing a strategy familiar to any successful trader ` trying to buy low when there's a panic, and then ride the price up. The question is, when the panic subsides in the Eurozone, will the European Parliament still be here, or will European countries splinter and go their own way again? Right now the players in Brussels are smiling politely, enjoying a little Kiwi hospitality and thinking more about simple survival. Because the risk that once the Eurozone will be split with only one country, let's say Greece, a domino effect will follow ` is enormous. I think also Germany, and if I understood Chancellor Merkel well, uh, she shares my view, Germany will do the utmost to keep Greece in the Eurozone. A Greek exit could shatter this union. It'd be like the collapse of the Berlin Wall more than two decades ago. Two pieces of that wall stand outside the parliament here, a reminder of how suddenly change can sweep across this continent, enriching some and ruining others. Garth Bray, ONE News, Brussels. Vodafone's making a bid to buy out Telstra corporation's NZ subsidiary, Telstra Clear. It's been confirmed the two telcos are in talks about a sale, but there's no certainty an agreement will be reached. Telstra's been stung by lower revenues and high capital expenditures due to the cost of rebuilding its infrastructure in Christchurch after the earthquakes. Pageant organisers say they're confident they'll get the newly crowned Miss Universe NZ a passport ahead of the final in December. South-African born Avianca Bohm was crowned in Wellington on Saturday, but she shouldn't have won because she's not a NZer. The 22-year-old is a permanent resident and hopes her citizenship can be fast-tracked, as it can be for athletes. I am staying positive, and I am sure that it could be done for me as well, because, at the end of the day, I am trying to represent NZ and not get it for my own benefits. Organisers say that in future all entrants will have to provide a copy of a NZ passport. Kiwi stargazers are hoping for clear skies tomorrow to view one of the rarest events in astronomy ` the transit of Venus. At around 10.15am, the planet will move in front of the sun, like it did here in 2004, taking about six and a half hours. Astronomers are warning people to not look at the sun without eye protection. If you don't have a special filter, you can take your telescope and project the image on to a white screen, but you mustn't put your eye in front of the eyepiece if there's no filter on the telescope. It's very very dangerous you'll blind yourself instantly. Transits of Venus occur in pairs eight years apart, this being the second event. If you miss it, your next chance will be in 2117. To a different type of stargazing ` fans of pop sensation Lady Gaga have welcomed her to NZ today. She greeted a loud and proud group gathered outside her inner-city Auckland hotel, some fans really showing their commitment. She came over and I was just, like, 'Can you please sign this?' Didn't know what to say. And then she was just, like, 'Here you go.' Oh my God, it was amazing. Yeah, I shook her hand. Are you gonna wash your hand again? No, never. (LAUGHS) She'll perform three shows at Vector Arena later this week as part of her Born This Way Ball tour. Looking at our top stories tonight ` the man accused of murdering his brother-in-law Scott Guy has gone on trial. Ewen Macdonald's defending a charge that he used a shot gun to kill the Feilding farmer in July 2010. An alliance of education sector groups has called on the government to scrap controversial classroom cuts. In the last hour, education minister Hekia Parata's told ONE News that she's given all the ground that she's prepared to give. A ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll shows almost 80% of Kiwi voters are against increasing class sizes. Andrew's here next with sport, and in breaking news tonight, big changes for rugby league. A SHOCK RESIGNATION FROM THE TOP OF THE NRL We'll have the latest on the announcement next. In rugby union, the pastel blues prepare to take on the red-and-blacks. Confused?? You soon won't be. Plus, has Stephen Kearney saved his bacon at the Eels? And is an Olympic medal next for these Kiwis? The NRL is on the lookout for a new chief executive after the shock announcement from David Gallop that he's quitting. So is he going of his own accord or was he pushed? Here's Craig Stanaway. Four months ago, he signed a new four-year contract. Less than an hour ago, David Gallop was toeing the party line, saying it's a mutual parting of the ways between him and the independent commission set up this year to grow the game. I say from the outset I love the game, and I wish it well. The job has been a great privilege and I've loved watching the game's resurgence. I am in shock. I had no inkling of this at all. In that role, you make a lot of enemies, because every single club is always trying to get you to do what they want you to do in their interests, not the interests of the game. Gallop's exit simply comes down to money. The NRL is negotiating a new television broadcasting deal with potentially millions more dollars coming into the game. There's a great opportunity, which is a different business cycle for the cycle the game's been in for the last 10 years. They want a complete cut with anyone associated with News Ltd. David ` wrongly, in my view ` was linked too closely with News Ltd. That was never the case. He always did what was right for the game. Case and point the Storm salary cap scandal in 2010. Gallop was widely criticised for not seeking board approval before stripping the club of two premierships ` the irony being Gallop's employer News Ltd also owned the Storm. I look forward to doing normal things without my mobile phone being stuck to my ear seven days a week. But for this shrewd operator, when the phone does go back on, you'd expect plenty of job offers in his message box. Craig Stanaway, ONE News. Under-fire NRL coach Stephen Kearney has given himself some breathing room by snapping a six-game losing streak. Parramatta's 29-20 victory over Cronulla has come amid speculation Kearney had two weeks to turn the club around and save his job. Our Australia correspondent Steve Marshall was sideline at the match. CHEERING A rare post-match celebration for the Eels faithful and some welcome wiggle room for their embattled coach. I gotta smile, surely. But it was anything but smiles at the break. The Eels were trailing the sharks by 14 points, and Kearney's job was on the line. Obviously, we haven't been travelling real well, so that causes, you know, concern... (CHUCKLES) amongst the pigeons. And his Eels received the message. Led by Jarryd Hayne, the NRL strugglers scored 23 unanswered points to record just their second win of the season. Burt for the line and Parramatta will have the lead! While the Parramatta Eels have been inconsistent on the field, Stephen Kearney has been anything but off it, particularly when it comes to the relentless speculation about his future here at Parramatta Stadium. Again, I'm not going to worry about speculation. I mean, the amount of speculation that's gone around in the last 10 weeks ` Jeez, you know. If I worried myself, I wouldn't be here, I think, so again, as I said earlier, my focus is just making sure that I do my job and do it as well as I can. And on personal note, you're OK? There's no high blood pressure? I'm not worried about myself. I'm just worried about the lads. He's still going! Kearney' lads might have released the pressure valve for now, but the Eels remain rooted to the bottom of the ladder. Steve Marshall, ONE News, Sydney. The All Blacks have today held their first official Test training run under the new coaching set-up. The All Blacks are giving little away before confirming their starting 15 to play Ireland. Blue probably isn't the greatest of rugby colours to wear in the north these days. But the changed regime is certainly stamping its mark. The new coaches got their hands dirty today ` or at least wet. Every coach has their own style, way of coaching. I don't think they're tried to change too much. Most of the traiing today was held behind closed doors away from our cameras. But it looks like new half Aaron Smith will start, and Hurricane Victor Vito will take over at blindside flanker from the injured and departed incumbent ` Do you have any contact with Jerome Kaino? Yes, I do. I'll get in contact with him this week. Like Kaino in his early Tests, Vito has been asked to show more aggression. Do you see yourself coming into that role of a Jerry Collins, Jerome Kaino? Is that what they're after? It's something they're definitely after. Being an All Black forward, you can't get away from the physicality side of it. The other contentious area in the 15 is on the wing, Zac Guildford and Julian Savea the frontrunners. The outside backs are now led by 12-Test Israel Dagg, who turns just 24 tomorrow. He's taken a lot of that on at the Crusaders, been the senior man of the back three. That will come through to the All Blacks. He stepped up last year, so he's got to do it again this year. The pastel blues launching a new era as world champs, but black is always close to the heart. While the All Blacks were all blue, at least the Irish chose a winning colour for fronting the media, their traditional green giving way Canterbury-style red, with former Crusaders and All Blacks prop Greg Feek, in the middle, calling it 'a trip down memory lane'. But it's their long losing tradition they are more interested in addressing. Obviously the All Blacks are the World Cup champions, so we know it's going to be tough, but you just to get into it ` head down, arse up and just get on with your work. And despite enduring a rugby programme 51 weeks long, the Irish say they'll have no problem with motivation. You are representing your country playing against the All Blacks in their own backyard. I think as a professional player, if you can't get yourself fired up from that thought alone, well, then you are probably in the wrong game. Tight head prop Mike Ross is their only injury concern, still in doubt with a hamstring problem, but hoping to play. The NZ under-20 rugby team had made an impressive start to the defence of the junior world title in South Africa. The Junior Blacks tore the Samoan midfield to pieces in their opening match of the campaign, the outside backs cashing in. The NZ team now running again. Keresoma too quick. The midfield laid on a hat-trick for Aucklander Milford Keresoma. NZ notched 10 tries in all, the back three scoring seven between them. The side's next match is against Wales on Saturday morning. The in-house joke in the men's Black Sticks today was how many times they've arrived back in NZ from a tournament, clutching nothing but the fair play award. Today they had the real deal ` the first time the team has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in the tournament's 21-year history. In previous tournaments, we've dropped games, we've drawn games with sides like Egypt that we should just go out there and smash, so, yeah, it's good. I think it's the strongest line-up we've had for some time at that tournament. Yeah, good vibe all round going, so that really helped, I think, the off-field stuff. But on the pitch there, we're starting to gel a bit better, so I reckon it's just starting to peak at the right time. Disappointment will follow for some players next week though when the squad is culled for the Olympics on Tuesday. Olympic-marathon contender Kimberley Smith is certain she's on target for London after winning the San Diego half marathon. Her biggest problem was the lack of strong female competition ` she was the fastest woman in the field by seven minutes, fourth fastest overall. I am hoping for a big breakthrough, I think. I am ready for one, but we'll have to see. Smith has won seven of her last eight half marathons. The ageing san Antonio Spurs are just one loss away from being ousted from the NBA finals, losing 108-103 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Manu Ginobli was superb for the Spurs, scoring a game-high 34, but it wasn't enough to stop the Thunder taking a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter. James Harden scored 12 of his 20 points down the stretch, including the clincher. Harded with the step. Beautiful moves. Harden for the three ` yes! The Thunder's first win in San Antonio since 2009 takes them to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. NZ is looking a much better position to have two teams in the play-offs in netball's trans-Tasman competition. The Magic have now won five on the trot, after losing their opening four games, beating the Southern Steel 66-47 in Hamilton last night. WHISTLE BLOWS That's one the Steel can't afford, to let those turnovers slip. They're now sixth on the ladder, with four rounds remaining. The Northern Mystics are still NZ's best team, in second. 'I lost one match, so don't try to put me down.' That was the snippy reaction from Chinese tennis star Li Na after a shocking fourth-round exit at the French Tennis Open. Ranked seventh in the world, the defending champion was up against world number 142 Yaroslava Shvedova. Li Na won the first set 6-3, before throwing it away spectacularly in the second and third sets 6-2, 6-0 with 41 errors. Jeu, set, match, Mademoiselle Shvedova. And Rafael Nadal dropped only two games on his way to the quarter-finals, beating Juan Monaco in straight sets. Thanks, Andrew. After the break, Karen warns of heavy rain, snow and gales. Tonight on Close Up ` fight for their rights. What do we want? Free education! When do we want it? Now! The university cutback putting NZ's future at risk. Find out about your last chance to glimpse an amazing space spectacle, and we take you inside the weird but wondrous land of steam punk. It's just pure fantasy. Close Up's here next, TV ONE. It's a rough night for some places. Let's get straight into the warnings. It'll be heavy rain for these places overnight, tonight and possibly tomorrow for these areas, up to 180mm possible in some places. Also a watch is in place for a burst of heavy rain for Taranaki, Taumarunui, Taupo and Fiordland. Severe, potentially damaging gusts for these North Island places until midnight, and Nelson, Buller and North Westland tomorrow. Also have a watch in place for gales in the east of the North Island, Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds. Some heavy snow in the far south tonight, heavy falls for Canterbury and Marlborough overnight and tomorrow, and up to 100cm above 300m possible. That's a decent amount. There's a road snow warning, so of course snow will also affect the high country roads and passes. Take extra care. Skies are looking pretty ugly in our neck of the woods. Bright thick frontal cloud smothers both islands, curling back into a very deep low lying in wait to the west of us. Central pressure is 972hPa. You can see the cold air surging up from the south behind this front. Icy showers and snow in there. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz So it's set to get very cold in the far south tonight with snow down to very low levels. Heavy rain and gales also in the mix. Take extra care on the roads. I'll see you tomorrow. And that's ONE News for Tuesady. Now here's Mark with Close Up.