Very icy again this morning. Down to minus-9 at Lake Pukaki. Beautiful hoar frost in inland areas and a mostly fine day to wrap up the weekend. But now the rainclouds are rolling back in. Later in the news hour, I'll tell you where there could be some heavy, thundery falls. 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. Tonight ` the controversial Crafar Farms sale to Chinese buyers; now there's a deal would see some land back in local hands. Late-night mayhem in Auckland ` we're on patrol with the Mayor as he checks it out. Could our next world-beating cyclists have just three wheels between them? And the All Blacks' injury toll after a close call with the Irish. Kia ora. Good evening. We can tonight confirm the Chinese company given the go-ahead to buy the Crafar dairy farms is now putting together a deal to sell two of them back to local Maori. The Labour Party's welcoming the news, but says the fate of the other 14 farms is a travesty. Meanwhile, Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples seems to have had a change of heart over doing business with the Chinese. Renee Graham explains. Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples leading a delegation of Maori businessmen in China. Whoo-hoo! They got to see first-hand a farm run by the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin. That's the same company who've got the government's approval to buy 16 NZ dairy farms. Earlier this year, Minister Sharples was outraged, but now... I think we've got to really change our attitude a bit to China. TVNZ's Marae Investigates has confirmed Shanghai Pengxin is in talks with several North Island iwi. They're negotiating a commercial transaction for two of the farms, called Benneydale one and two. Trust chairman Hardie Peni says... I believe they're going to sell or give back two of the farms to Maori for a start and respect the wahi tapu. That's fantastic, but what about the 14 other farms that still are not in NZ hands and could well be? Shanghai Pengxin says NZers have nothing to fear. Our goal is the same. We are all going to use the land more efficiently to supply quality food to the consumers. The same iwi are also part of Sir Michael Fay's consortium of investors, who've made a rival bid for the farms. They've got two legal challenges before the courts. When ONE News contacted a spokesperson for Sir Michael Fay and the consortium of investors, they said they didn't want to comment on the negotiations ahead of their hearing here in the Appeals Court in early July. The issue here is about the government allowing the sale to go ahead in the first place and all of this land going to a foreign corporate interest. Shanghai Pengxin says another deal with iwi is in the pipeline, involving sacred sites on other Crafar Farms. Renee Graham, ONE News. Two men swept down Mt Taranaki by an avalanche have told rescuers they were the ones who set it off. The men, 37 and 40, were airlifted off the mountain after sliding for 500m, one left buried in snow. They've been taken to hospital, one with an injured ankle, the other with an injured shoulder. An Auckland woman's in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after surgery to remove a bullet from her head. Police were called to this Manukau house following reports a woman (60) had been assaulted. A firearm has been located and a man (60) has been arrested. Neighbours say a couple lived quietly at the address, and that the woman had been sick for some time. Quite sick, now and again, and she'd go back and forth to hospital. I'd speak to her husband now and again, just to see how she was. The man will reappear in court again tomrrow. Police haven't ruled out further serious charges. The mother of an Indian man brutally killed in Auckland has travelled to NZ seeking answers over her son's death. Charanpreet Dhaliwal was beaten to death on his first day on the job as a security guard. Charlotte Whale has more. PRAYING Karamjit Dhaliwal's son told her NZ was a peaceful country. She gave him her life savings so he could move here and study But 18 months after he arrived, Charanpreet Dhaliwal was brutally murdered. He was not greedy at all, and I told the police to recheck again the face of the body, because he couldn't be my son. The 22-year-old was beaten to death last November on his first shift as a security guard patrolling this West Auckland construction site. His mother wants answers, starting with why her son was alone with no back-up on the night he died. She's angry Charanpreet's boss at CNE Security has not contacted her. It was his obligations. He was 22 years, young son.. The young boy was killed, so he should pay his condolence to the family. We tried to get him to talk, but he refused. Karamjit has received an outpouring of support from Auckland's Sikh community. $15,000 was raised to bring her to NZ and send her son's body home last year. A 27-year-old man has been charged with his murder. For something like this to happen in NZ, it's like something she couldn't believe in. Karamjit plans to visit the site where her son died, as she tries to come to terms with her loss Charlotte Whale, ONE News. Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising a city-wide crackdown on drunken behaviour. Last night he checked out the situation for himself, joining hundreds of downtown partygoers. Ruth Wynn-Williams was with him. It's 4 a.m. and Len Brown is on the town, talking politics and making friends. But it's antisocial behaviour he's here to spot. We don't want to muck around. It's not my style. You don't want to go to the next bus stop. There's spew all over it. The council has joined with police to closely monitor the CBD as a new mayoral taskforce looks at ways to curb problems caused by excessive drinking and get drunks off Auckland streets. Among the suggested changes are new transport options, increased community patrols, and improved security for the back streets. Outside the clubs, even the back streets are a major problem, with people returning to drink at parked-up cars throughout the night; drinking more alcohol, for less. And in the central city, off-licensed alcohol is easy to get. There's 15 places where you can buy booze now on K Rd. If we get one uniform closing hour, that's great. If we can shut down these bottle shops a lot earlier, that's great too. There have been promises of swift action. The taskforce will meet to discuss just what came out of the city this morning in the next couple of weeks. Ruth Wynn-Williams, ONE News. The escalating violence in Syria has forced the United Nations to suspend its monitoring observation. It says its 300 observers, including six NZers, have been in significant danger working in cities like Homs. This is from the BBC's Paul Wood. SHELLS EXPLODE There's supposed to be UN-sponsored ceasefire in Syria now, but you wouldn't know it. This is the town of Homs. The latest shelling is business as usual. The monitors did calm things a little. Now even that slight protection is gone. It was the same when we visited the area a few weeks ago. It was clear the UN ceasefire existed in name only. The UN monitors' job was next to impossible. Today's announcement was no more than recognition of realities on the ground. In this high-risk situation, UNSMIS is suspending its operations. UN observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice. The regime blames the rebels of the Free Syrian Army for this. The Free Army had already declared it wouldn't observe the ceasefire. It said it had to defend itself to stop another massacre like that in Houla. The opposition say the peace plan from the UN envoy, Kofi Annan, is finished. I think it's also high time they annnounced that the mission has failed, even the whole initiative of Mr Annan has failed. It has failed even from the very beginning, when the regime did not implement any item of those six items included in the Annan plan. Although they've had a tough time, the UN monitors aren't quite ready to give up and go home. They hope to get back to work if the violence eases. Events in Syria leave little room for optimism on that score. The Minister of Defence Jonathan Coleman has a meeting at the United Nations on Tuesday, where the role of the NZ observers will be discussed. He's not willing to raise the eligibility age for superannuation, and now Winston Peters says older immigrants are the real threat to the scheme. He made the claim at the NZ First conference in Palmerston North. Political reporter Michael Parkin was there. There were plenty of cheers for Winston Peters at his party conference ahead of a speech that for anyone else would have been considered out of left field. A young couple from China` This is not an attack on any race, but this is a fact ` a young couple from China, where there is a limit on family size, can bring in ` this young couple ` four elderly parents who don't have to work here in 10 years before they turn 65, yet they will all receive full NZ Super. Combining his pet peeves ` immigration and superannuation changes ` Mr Peters says there are 22,000 immigrants who've not contributed to the economy yet claim the pension. Those figures come from a very senior Chinese source, plus some research group in the Chinese community who got them for me. So Mr Peters says we should really be debating eligibility rules ` just not the one that lets those over 65, like him, claim a pension and keep working. I have a problem with people who come and get Super who have made no contribution, and where there's no reciprocal arrangement with their government to support the NZ taxpayer. Winston Peters has told this crowd, that clearly represents his voter base, that any talk of superannuation changes are just an attack on the elderly that are dressed up as fiscal responsibility. That includes Labour's policy to raise the age of eligibility for the pension from 2020. So would NZ First enter into a coalition with Labour in 2014? The answer is no, but you know we are not going to compromise our policy, based on our record. A record that now contains another anti-immigration hit. Michael Parkin, ONE News. And there's a warning that we need to pay a lot more into our superannuation schemes if we don't want to have to work longer. The Financial Services Council, which represents superannuation companies, told TVNZ's Q and A programme that the current system is unsustainable in the long term. It says people under 40 need to start saving 10% of their income if they want retirement security. If we don't do something about this, the future is, we're still going to be working at 70 and we're going to be picking up the bags of people who are grey-haired tourists from countries where they have put money aside. The Council says NZers should lift their savings as soon as we're out of recession. The upcoming Olympic Games might be hogging the spotlight, but three young Kiwis are riding high in an event that's not so well known. TVNZ's Marae Investigates went to see them in action. Nicole Bremner reports. One wheel, no limits, no worries. Well, maybe just a few. Northland is in the grip of unicycle fever, thanks to three young locals good enough to take on the unicyling world in Italy next month. Yep, world street champ. First NZer to win the street competition. At just 20, Christian Huriwai is already a world champ and veteran of the Kiwi team. 15-year-old Sam LaHood is the only girl. I love my unicycle. (LAUGHS) Sam Secusos rounds out the team at just 13. I have a pink peg hanging... dangling off the string under my seat. I don't know why. But don't let the quirkiness mask the dedication and determination it's taken to get this far. What do your parents think about you taking up the sport? They think it's dangerous, but they're proud that I can go out and achieve. Achievement that's also benefitting the community. Grant funding has given Christian a job. Yeah, I just chuck them in the back of the car, and then head off to the schools, try to teach some kids how to ride. The kids just can't get enough. Not ready to let go yet? > No. What's fun about unicycling? > Just being able to ride on one wheel. But for now these kids are all behind Northland's top trio as they prepare to leave for Europe. It's gonna be a new experience, it's gonna be heaps of fun. And win or lose, the next generation's already pedalling in their tracks. Nicole Bremner, ONE News. Coming up on ONE News ` Europe holds its breath as Greeks begin voting in a crucial election for the region. A spin too far ` what happened to the pilot of this biplane. And a secret spaceship is back on Earth. What has this American shuttle been doing for the last year? More than 30 people have been killed after two car bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslim pilgrims in Iraq. At least 14 people died when the first bomb exploded on a route used by thousands of pilgrims in the Shula district. The second happened nearby only a few hours later. On Wednesday, a wave of attacks targeting Shia pilgrims left at least 70 people dead across the country. In the last couple of hours, polling booths have opened in Greece, where a crucial vote will decide not only the country's future, but could have repercussions across the Eurozone. Life for Greeks is far from easy these days as they deal with severe austerity cuts, as the ABC's Nick Schifrin reports from Athens. Despite appearances, this country is in big trouble. In Athens, where one in 10 have needed a soup kitchen to feed themselves, the election is a moment of truth. It's a choice between a party that wants to stay with Europe and a party that wants Greece to go its own way. The fear is that if Greece abandons Europe's common currency, the Euro, it might create a 'viral spiral' that will infect banks in Spain, Italy, and spread across the Atlantic. If the European banks can't pay their debts, then the entire financial system, in Europe first then the United States, is gonna essentially end up in havoc. How did we get here? In part, because Greeks have lived beyond their means, often avoiding taxes. In one case the government used Google Earth to locate swimming pools of those who weren't paying taxes on them. But the loans that bailed Greece out exacerbated the recession, and kept people like George Fasious out of a job for 27 months. He lives off his mother, who gives him such a high percentage of her pension she can no longer afford her own medicine. And how difficult has it been to raise your family for the last few years? 'We didn't have anything', she says. 'We had to ask for five or 10 Euros off everyone just to buy milk for our babies.' Is it difficult for you to listen to her? I don't like to hear. I live with her. But at least he's managed to feed his family. Alutherios Mikerades is a photographer trained in London, but now lives in a shelter and has to eat at a soup kitchen every day. People have no other choice but to come to a place like this? That's their only option if they do not want to start stealing and, you know, starving on the streets. One person's died and at least three more seriously injured after a stage collapsed at a Radiohead concert in Canada. It happened only one hour before the gates were due to open in Toronto. The victim was a crew member. The British band weren't on stage. The sold-out gig's been cancelled, and police are investigating. A veteran stunt pilot in the United States has miraculously escaped with his life after an airshow crash. An Idaho crowd was stunned when the biplane took a few spins too many and plummeted to the ground. But the pilot's worst injury was a broken ankle, and it's reported that he was smiling as medics treated him. Soon after that launch, the United States was bringing back its own spaceship from orbit, but why it was launched in the first place is a mystery. The robotic shuttle spent a year circling the Earth, and theories behind its secret mission abound even though the US Air force insists its simply testing new technology. The ABC's Clayton Sandell reports. It came in hot against a cool California dawn, ending a 15-month secret sortie into space. The X-37B is a fully automatic space plane that lands itself. It was once a NASA design to replace space shuttles, then part of a secretive Pentagon research agency. RT: Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance 5 rocket. The Air Force launched this one 15 months ago. It's officially a billion-dollar programme testing reusable unmanned spaceships, but also hauls highly classified cargo. There's even speculation the spaceship may be aiming sensitive cameras and sensors towards Earth, paving the way for a new generation of robot spies. It could be a space bomber. It could be a space fighter. It could be for engineering tests. There are plenty of theories. I think the ultimate purpose of this plane is to confuse the Chinese, to cause them to waste money responding to things that it might be, to keep them guessing. There are any number of things you could do with a vehicle like this. Whatever it does, the Air Force may launch another X-37 this fall, and that mission will likely also be a secret. Built by Boeing, the spacecraft uses solar panels for power to keep it in orbit for long periods. Weather time now. Another icy start to the day, Karen? Very frosty this morning, with lots of places coated in the white stuff. -9 at Lake Pukaki, -7 at Dunedin Airport. Here's a stunning photo of a weathervane. Very appropriate. And its surrounds, coated in hoarfrost. The delicate feathery ice crystals form on surfaces that have been chilled below freezing by radiation cooling under clear skies. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz I'll be back after sport with your Monday forecast, to tell you where there could be some heavy, thundery rain. Still to come on ONE News ` better late than never. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi accepts her Nobel peace prize after two decades. And they breed them tough in the South ` the Canterbury kids merging mud and fitness. At OPSM, we use precision technology for a 3-D view of the retina, helping us better detect eye disease such as macular degeneration. Just one of the ways we look deeper. Talk to OPSM about an eye-health check-up today. 21 years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Myanmar Pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received the award in person in Norway. The BBC's Fergal Keane was in Oslo for the acceptance ceremony. 21 years after being named Nobel Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi came to Oslo. For two decades, she'd been either under house arrest or afraid to leave the country for fear she wouldn't be allowed return. But today, she spoke of how the Nobel Prize had given her strength. I began to understand the significance of the Nobel Prize. It had made me real once again. The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart. Back in 1991, her husband, Michael, and two sons, Alex and Kim, accepted the Nobel Prize on her behalf. Her husband would die of cancer, refused a visa to see her by the regime. But her son Kim was present today, to hear his mother speak of those still in Burmese prisons. Those who have not yet been freed, those who have not yet been given access to the benefits of justice in my country number much more than one. On the whole question of the transition, I wonder if you feel at all that too many people regard it as a done deal. Absolutely. This is what I keep saying. This is why I have been speaking out against what I call reckless optimism and calling for a bit of healthy scepticism. You think there is reckless optimism? Yes. We need to be aware of the many challenges that still lie ahead. Today was about a celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi. As she lit a candle for peace, it seemed as if an exile had returned from a land of silence. Aung San Suu Kyi travels to Britain next week as part of a two-week tour of Europe ` her first since 1988. The Duke of Edinburgh has made his first official public appearance since leaving hospital a week ago. Prince Philip accompanied the Queen at the Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade in London. Prince William was also there, in his capacity as Colonel of the Irish Guards. The Duchess of Cambridge joined the carriage ride to Buckingham Palace, where the Queen emerged on the balcony to celebrate her official birthday with all her family. It's the latest teenage fitness craze sweeping the country ` hurling tired bodies through ice-cold troughs of mud. 800 youngsters fronted up today for Sport Canterbury's second-ever Mud, Sweat and Tears Challenge at Motukarara south of Christchurch. Lorelei Mason went along to witness their pain. Lining up while still clean; a four-degree frost not enough to dampen their enthusiasm. A beautiful day, just gotta get muddy. Have you got any tactics? > Um, stick together. 800 pupils from Canterbury secondary schools with far too much energy for this hour ALL SCREAM raring for the off at the Motukarara Racecourse. HORN BLASTS They can come out here and have a party, have a good time, and they get dressed up. But they still exercise for 35 minutes, and it's pretty hard going. Even harder if your plan is to crawl from the start line. The first major obstacle appears: the barbed wire, before the biggie, the dreaded swamp; the first ones through cracking the ice on top. They looked to be having fun, but not as much fun as the parents were having. Haven't laughed so much in ages. A rare but golden opportunity to watch their offspring suffer. Mean! Nasty! (LAUGHS) Yes, it's perfect. (LAUGHS) All those years. Some entrants all but disappear, others play to the gallery. 5km later they cross the finish line. PA: All right, yellow team, hands in the air, big finish. CHEERING How do you feel having completed it? Good. Pretty good. Pretty proud of myself. Then it was straight to the waiting Milo, and a hot shower, How's that? > So good. which, no one would argue, was pretty well deserved. Lorelei Mason, ONE News. Looking at our top stories tonight ` the Chinese company set to buy the Crafar farms is considering selling or giving back two of the farms to iwi. Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has confirmed to TVNZ's Marae Investigates that the company's speaking with a number of North Island iwi trusts. Two men are in hospital, after setting off an avalanche on Mt Taranaki. The men, aged 37 and 50, were airlifted off the mountain, after sliding on for 500m, one getting buried. Andrew's here with sport. And did we see that coming? We hear from the coach, captain and Carter next, as the All Blacks turn back the clock 30 years and almost drop a 100-year record. Plus, from Ireland's near-miss ` is it Northern Ireland's time to shine again at the US Open? The rowers power into form in Munich, and the World Rally hotshots drop in to take on our terrain. The battered and bruised but victorious All Blacks have made their way to Hamilton for the third test against Ireland. Although they're probably still wondering what hit them last night in Christchurch in the 22-19 slugfest. More on their latest injuries in a moment. But first, Dan Carter saved the day, to make sure the All Blacks' unbeaten record against Ireland remains intact. So much for the luck of the Irish. Another drop-kick coming up on the left boot this time! And he gets it through, Dan Carter. And the nation exhales. But moments earlier, a charge-down and a finger tip off Carter's right foot gave the All Blacks a scrum feed and another shot at saving face at 19-all. Luckily they don't say how it went over. It's just three points. (CHUCKLES) Luckily, because it wasn't probably my sweetest, uh, strike. The Irish certainly struck, in a true test match in biting cold. They played with a lot more intent. Murray himself. I think he made it. I think he did. The pressure was starting to tell. Down 10-9 at half-time and losing Kieran Read to a head knock, it was game on in the second spell. Over the line they go and... WHISTLE BLOWS And somewhere in there, halfback Aaron Smith scored. The injection of a new cap, flanker Sam Cane, helped out, but the Irish kept on fighting. They were more precise at the breakdown ` if not totally legal. They had to make 140 tackles ` double the All Blacks. It's difficult right now to see all the positives, but I'm sure When we look back, there will be plenty of them. Ireland stayed in touch, with penalty goals. 19-13 became 19-16. And then a key explosion from senior lock Ali Williams. Jonny Sexton kicks the penalty. It's 19-all. A yellow card to fullback Israel Dagg, and it looked like it would be Ireland's night finally after 107 years of trying. Short on distance. Clearly we made too many errors. And the one's that frustrated us the most were the silly penalties. But at 19-all, the leaders stood up and got the team back into a kickable position. The thing was to stay calm. When there's time left on the clock, we were` I guess you gotta keep believing. I can't remember the last time the All Blacks won a test with a dropped goal. I can remember one where we didn't get one. GENTLE LAUGHTER 22-19 to the All Blacks, and the Hamilton test just became more intriguing ` that's if anyone is left standing. To the All Blacks' injuries. Number eight Kieran Read's head knock is a day-to-day proposition, so he could still play in Hamilton next weekend. The news isn't so good for lock Ali Williams, who is out for up to eight weeks. He's got some articular cartilage damage on his right knee, um, which has been causing him some problems. It's got to the point now where we just think he's better to get it operated on. Ali Williams should be available for the upcoming Four Nations, starting mid-August. The good news ` hooker Keven Mealamu is available for next weekend. There was an equally dramatic finish to the second Australia-Wales test in Melbourne, with former North Harbour player Mike Harris proving a super-sub. Warren Gatland's return to the Welsh coaching ranks looked like being triumphant as the Six Nations champions threatened to level the series one-all. When Berrick Barnes failed to edge the Wallabies ahead and limped off, Harris stepped up in the last play of the game. And it's a great shot! It's over! Flags are up. Mike Harris has done it for the Wallabies. And the Springboks have scored one of their softest-ever tries in the second Test against England in Johannesburg. They've clinched the series, with JP Pietersen scoring a late try to kill off an English fightback. Former Hurricanes No.8 Thomas Waldrom came on for his England Test debut. So the Europeans are on the end of host of close results, including France losing to SANZAR newcomer Argentina in Cordoba. Two former US Open golf champions are sharing the lead at the three-quarter mark as three-time victor Tiger Woods got the wobbles. The leaderboard now has a real United Nations look to it. Mark Hathaway reports. Miraculous shots like this from first-round leader Michael Thompson few and far between on day three of the US golf Open. That's an amazing shot. Look at this. That just might go in. Ho ho. The field struggled on the hard and fast greens. Tiger Woods had a round to forget, dropping from a share of the lead to five off the pace. The big names buckled. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, though, just warming up. Easy hole location. Short iron. Should be close. CROWD CHEER That was close. It is. The 2010 Open champion's third-round 68 left him 1 under par and sharing the lead with Jim Furyk. The 2003 winner held his nerve with the pressure on. He closed out the round on even par. Wow. That's clutch. The big easy, Ernie Els, made things look very easy to keep him in the hunt. This eagle helped to take him to within three strokes of the lead. Guess what? Ernie Els can. And then there's the schoolkid. Beau Hossler (17) still in high school and still in contention. Also sitting three strokes off the lead heading into the final day. APPLAUSE Again, his only goal is 'I want to be the lone amateur to play the entire tournament.' And he has gotten that and so much more. So the final day ` the brutal Olympic Club course is shaping up as a classic. Can Furyk hold his nerve and place atop the leaderboard? Or will McDowell make it three in a row for Northern Ireland in this major? Mark Hathaway, ONE News. So the co-leaders are the only players under par after 54 holes on the unforgiving San Francisco course. Only two Americans are in the top seven. A huge boost for the Football Ferns ahead of the London Olympics. They've beaten the Chinese women's football team for the first time in 13 attempts. The Ferns made the most of the home advantage ` Centre Park Mangere in South Auckland. The first-half goals were to Chelsea mid-fielder Hayley Moorwood and Germany-based striker Sarah Gregorious, after a goalmouth scramble. We've got so much still that we can work on. It's about, like, pushing a little bit further each game, but we took a big step in the right direction today. A stunning strike from Amber Hearn completed the scoring 3-1 against a disappointing Chinese side which is ranked 18th in the world. Our rowers will get the ideal shakedown ahead of the Olympics after qualifying for eight finals at the World Cup Regatta in Munich. The most encouraging performance came from a world champion pair. Here's Olympic reporter Garth Bray. If you're only as good as your last race, then Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan have come to Munich with a lot of room to improve. After a disappointing effort in Switzerland last month, they've pushed through the middle of the field to book a place in the World Cup final. Yeah, definitely, you know. We're still trying to find our feet again, obviously we had a disappointing result last time around, so we're back to baby steps, you could say, we're building up from there, and every race we're getting better, and hopefully we can continue on that improvement. It looks like they didn't hold back much. NZ Rowing is taking this whole regatta seriously. With 16 teams entered here at Munich, NZ's obviously hoping for a strong showing. But there are some gaps in the competition. There's no US flag behind me, no Russian either. So are they getting the competition they need to prepare for the Olympics? Yeah, most of our leading competition in the doubles are all here, so that's encouraging, it means that we're getting, you know, a good hit-out against all the top doubles in the world at the moment. This World Cup is also offering a new womens' pair a chance to prove there's plenty of flash left in the pan. Louise Ayling and Julia Edwards cut through the competition to qualify first by a clear length. This was only our fourth international race together, so yeah, it's very important for us to be here, to be racing against these other countries to gain our confidence for London. Yeah, we had a really good start and it was a really solid race, so it's just made us feel a lot better going into tomorrow, a bit more confidence. They'll join another seven NZ crews in medal contention tomorrow, the last stop before London and the Olympics. Garth Bray, ONE News, Munich. The shock 2004 winners, Greece, have pulled off another upset, knocking Russia out of the European Football Championship. Despite being dominated by the highly-fancied Russians in the first half, Greece scored the game's only goal just before the break. It's Karagounis! A goal from nothing for Greece. And it's payback time for Karagounis. And the Czech Republic has qualified for the quarterfinals out of Group A, beating co-hosts Poland 1-0. Another second-half capitulation has cost the Warriors the chance to keep in touch with the top eight in the NRL. They opened up an 11-point lead over the Cronulla Sharks in a soggy Sydney last night, but the celebrations were premature, as Kiwi Jeremy Smith led the fight-back for the home side, with Jeff Robson scoring two tries in four minutes. Robson. Changing the angle. Jeff Robson for a double! The Warriors went for a late try, rather than set up for a field goal and went down 20-19. It was their eighth loss of the season, and they're still in ninth place, after blowing another match they should have won. Our round of the World Rally Championship is underway. The Rally NZ village opened today in Auckland's Viaduct, with thousands queueing to meet the stars. Martin Tasker was there. It's two years since the World Rally Championship was in NZ, and with the event centred at its base, this will be petrolhead heaven for the next seven days. Well, NZ has got a great heritage. We've got some of the best rally roads in the world. The drivers love it, the teams love it, and NZ is famous. It's been here since 1969. While the rally village was drawing motorsports fans of all ages with all forms of motoring entertainment, out on the city's roads, enthusiasts were paying homage to the Mini, which is returning to the rally this year. In the air, the drivers' thirst for thrills was being slaked by a sky jump. Holy shit. (LAUGHS) While on the water, their need for speed was being catered for with some jet-boating, for a former rally champion happy to be back here. For me, a NZ rally is` it has the best stages in the world. Also back is the 2010 champion from Finland, looking forward to another crack at the title. He won by just two seconds. For me, the roads are absolutely fantastic. With the camber change, you don't have to have the camber like you have here anywhere else in the world. And just when you come one side of the camber, going off camber, and it's like... that makes the element of, like, dancing on the road. And also the spirit in the rally ` it's really good. Qualifying is on Thursday. The rally starts on Friday. Martin Tasker, ONE News. Thanks, Andrew. After the break ` Karen warns of thundery rain for some places. And we'll meet this week's Goodsort, who's been a guiding light for hundreds of schoolgirls. For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ I'll leave you with this gorgeous frozen rose. Jim's back with you tomorrow. Have a good night. Tonight's good sort is the matron of Napier Girls High School's hostel. Jenny Biss has been in charge of hundreds of girls over the nearly 20 years she's worked there. And her students say she just gets them. Hadyn Jones has more. RELAXED MUSIC Hi. For 18 years now, Jenny Biss has walked to work a contented woman. Even today, when she's being watched. Very much like a home. It's like a big extended family. She's the hostel matron at Napier Girls High School. She does the overnight shift. She has an array of skills, starting with an impressive phone voice. Good afternoon, Mrs Biss speaking. Even when it's just her students prank calling. You... Did you just ring on your cellphone? You are being very cheeky, aren't you? Jenny's in charge of the comings and goings of 157 young ladies. I do know all their names. We have Cara there. And we have Bronte, Jade. We have May. We have Maggie. We have April, Molly, Courtney, Fawn. I give myself one week to get their names right. Jenny Biss has high standards. The hostel's head girl Emma Pullan will testify to that. Well, I was a little bit of a rascal, so she put me in line really quickly, so I have to thank her for a lot. (PLAYS TUNE) Tonight's dinner is... crispy noodles and pork chowmein. It's very good. It's here we meet Talia and Sophie. They nominated Miss Biss. Miss Biss was just, like, the greatest matron cos she gets us. We just thought she should be noticed. Jenny Biss does all the little things around the hostel, and, most importantly, she knows her students. Even though I have five children of my own, this is very much a different area. Somebody else's family, someone else's precious goods. It is quite a huge responsibility. A few weeks ago, the love of Jenny's life, her husband, Michael, passed away. The girls say the hostel was not the same without Jenny Biss around. When he died, like, um, the hostel, like, the running went down a bit because, like, without Miss Biss, she does so many things. And Jenny Biss says it is her hostel family that has helped her get over her loss. And to be able to come back here and get the support that I have had has just helped me so so much. I am just sad that my husband hasn't been able to see this. I think tonight we do have some guests from TV ONE. Miss Biss, as they call her, says she'll stay here as long as she's wanted. They give me lots of laughs, a few tears, but I love them to bits. I think that sentiment goes both ways. Hadyn Jones, ONE News. And if you want to nominate a good sort, go to our website ` onenews.co.nz/goodsorts And that's ONE News. Sunday is here soon, with a message for everyone with high blood pressure. One in three of us has it. But there's new hope. That's Sunday at 7.30. From us and all the ONE News team, goodnight. Captions by Diana Beeby and Sam Bradford. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air.