Howdy, everybody. We've moved into a quiet patch with our weather, and the working week will end in pretty good shape. Having said that, a huge rain-making system is about to jettison heavy rain in the high country, with the backwash affecting the low country too. Just head, MetService has rolled out the warnings. 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 Simon Dallow and Wendy Petrie. Tonight ` a wife's anguish. 'Did you kill my brother?' Scott Guy's sister reveals her accused husband Ewen Macdonald's reply. Guilty of murder, a bouncer's set to be jailed for killing Scott Guy's cousin in Australia. A crushing news for boy racers as the first car is pulverised under tough laws to crack down on illegal street racers. And wowing them on the world stage. The Kiwi teenager taking a starring role at the Global Earth Summit. Kia ora. Good evening. Dramatic evidence from two women has been heard in the Scott Guy case today. Ewen Macdonald's wife's revealed she asked him if he had killed her brother, while Scott Guy's widow broke down as she recalled seeing vandalism and graffiti on their new house. And, for the first time, we can show you the damage Ewen Macdonald did. Simon Bradwell has been in court and joins us now live. PRETTY BIG DAY 13 WITNESSES Anna Macdonald says she's visited her husband many times since he's been in custody, wanting to know if he killed Scott guy. < What did he say when you asked if he had anything to do with your brother's death? He said, 'No, I swear, I didn't.' But Ewen Macdonald has admitted he vandalised and painted abusive graffiti on a house Scott and his wife, Kylee, were building in January 2009. Scott was walking in front of me and then I heard him yell, 'My God.' And then I looked around the corner. Windows and ranch-slider doors smashed; holes gouged in the walls throughout the house; plumbing and fittings smashed and damaged. Even the garage door opener hadn't been spared. I went in about halfway up the hallway, and I just got too upset, and I had to get out. But outside they found abusive graffiti painted on the sides of the house. I was just crying, saying, 'Is this towards...?' It's like it's towards me? Ewen Macdonald's wife asking him at the time if he was involved. And he said, 'What? I can't believe you would even ask me.' Kylee Guy so scared that she didn't want to live in the house. You just felt so violated. It was just horrible. It was just horrible. d Ewen Macdonald and an 8 friend did the damage, as well as setting fire to another house on the Guy property, telling his wife, Anna, he was annoyed with Kylee, who he felt was keeping Scott Guy from his work on the farm. After the graffiti, he said he felt really bad. Ewen Macdonald's consistently denied murdering Scott Guy, although the Crown says he did in a feud over the running of the family farm. He's also denied placing abusive notes in the Guys' letterbox around the time of the property attacks, which two rural posties said they saw. It said, 'Stay away from him, Kylee. You whore.' But the notes have never been found. The posties admitted they never told the Guys about them, and the defence suggests they didn't exist. < This is something you've just made up, isn't it? No. < There were no notes? There were definitely notes. No questions, though, over the emotions in court today. Simon, we're nearing the end of week three. What's the atmosphere like in court? PRETTY ELECTRIC THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS SAYING THE PUBLIC GALLERY FULL TELL SPECTATORS TO BE QUIET ONLY A HALF DAY TOMORROW ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE An Australian man's set to spend a long time behind bars after being found guilty of murdering Scott Guy's cousin. Andrew Marshall (29) died when he was pushed through a second-storey pub window in Perth last May. Our Australia correspondent Steve Marshall has more. Moments after the verdict, a grieving Marshall family spoke publicly for the first time about the loss of their son Andrew. We knew it was going to be tough, attending the trial, and we weren't mistaken. It has been gruelling and harrowing. At times more than we could bear. They couldn't watch their son's final moments, caught on hotel security vision. Stefan Schmidt can be seen walking towards Andrew Marshall and out of shot. Police re-enacted the force of Schmidt's push,... SMASH! ...that sent Marshall crashing through a window, 5m on to the concrete below. He died the following day. What can be seen is Schmidt walking away, punching another man, as bystanders tend to Marshall in the background. We didn't come to find relief or comfort. There wasn't much of that. Schmidt said he'd been drinking and had taken drugs, but maintains that Marshall's death was a tragic accident. However, a jury took just five hours to find him guilty. We don't want to be bitter and waste our energy with regrets and grudges. That will be just punishing ourselves over and over. But we want to see a strong message that violence is unacceptable and intolerable. Schmidt, whose mother is a NZer, faces a life sentence, while the Marshall family face the rest of their lives without their son. Steve Marshall, ONE News, Sydney. A warning's gone out to boy racers, after they were dealt a crushing blow today. The first car's finally been flattened under tough laws targeting repeat offenders. But critics say crushing is more of a gimmick than a serious attempt to combat illegal street racing. Arrun Soma reports. A quick 'how to' for the police minister. Are you looking forward to it? Yeah. Then her advisor double-checks. It's the green button. Yep, got that. Three, two, one. This is the first car to be crushed under the Government's three-strikes law, which aims to combat illegal street racing. They not only put their own lives at risk, but they put other people in the community at risk. The owner, Daniel Briant, has clocked up three driving-related convictions within four years and is awaiting sentencing on his fourth. While this is the first car to be crushed, there's 116 people on their second warning, so this may not be the last. We mean business. She's already been dubbed Trasher Tolley, and the tough-talking minister's photo opportunity has upset the car owner and his family. On the phone, Daniel Briant's father told me his son understands he's at fault and accepts the punishment, but he claims the minister has publically humiliated him, especially by standing on his vehicle. That sentiment is shared by other car enthusiasts, like these trainee mechanics. Justin Moss already has one strike. Do you think crushing cars will drive more of a wedge between people like yourselves and the Government? Definitely, definitely. How so? Just makes us hate them more. At least auction them off or something. And, on the other side, there is Jonathan Gillard, who lobbies against noisy boy racers. He says this is nothing more than a publicity stunt. You know, once every four years, we'll have a crushing just to make it look like the Government's actually doing something. But the Government says illegal street racing offences have dropped by almost a third in the past two years. And the crushing will continue if boy racers keep breaking the law. Arrun Soma, ONE News. And the boy racer law's generated plenty of debate on our website, onenews.co.nz, where you can check out the feedback and have your say. ONE News has details tonight on how mum and dad investors will be able to buy shares in state-owned assets. And it'll be as simple as walking into your local bank. Legislation allowing the partial sale of SOEs is likely to be passed in the next week. Here's political editor Corin Dann. With political debate in Parliament over the SOE sales drawing towards a noisy close,... Unlike those people there, who will do anything to sell their country down the drain as long as... ...government officials are busily gearing up for a massive share advertising campaign. The aim being to educate Kiwis on how and where to buy shares in the first state company to be partially sold off, Might River Power. Not all of them will certainly understand how they might be able to purchase those shares if they wish to, and so it's really important that we communicate with them. ONE News has learned that Treasury is in the process of awarding contracts to those who will sell the shares for the Government. It's understood that along with traditional share brokers, large retail banks will also be used as they have branches up and down the country and are less scary to first-time share buyers. It's no secret the Government wants as many Kiwis as possible buying shares, and for that reason, the minimum share purchase will be around $1000. And we'll try and make sure that the share parcels are at a level where they'd be accessible and affordable for most people. But Labour says there's nothing fair about the sale process as most Kiwis don't have a spare $1000. Most NZers I talk to about the asset sales are worried about paying their power bill, not buying the power company. The sale of Mighty River Power is likely to happen pretty quickly once the legislation is passed and signed into law, which could be as early as next week. Retail share offers typically last about a month. The Government has already indicated it's looking to sell Mighty River Power shares by the end of September. Corin Dann, ONE News. The minister admits ACC staff are given bonuses for getting long-term claimants off the books and into work. The Greens say it's completely unacceptable to be rewarded for cutting payments people are entitled to. If the member wants to put it like that, I can understand why he would be concerned, but if you can look at it another way, which is a financial incentive to help people get back independence and back to work, I'd say that was probably a good thing. The details were revealed in papers obtained using the Official Information Act. The final two of the so-called Urewera Four to find out their fates will join well-known activist Tame Iti in appealing their convictions and sentences. Urs Signer and Emily Bailey have until 3 o'clock tomorrow to present themselves at their Parihaka community to begin nine months of home detention. They were found guilty of firearms charges, along with Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, who were both jailed on similar convictions last month. This has been an absolute travesty, what's happened in this court. This whole court process; this whole trial. The whole case has been racist, through and through, you know. From day one, this has been an operation to shut down Tuhoe aspirations. The Crown will keep all firearms seized in the operation. None will be destroyed until after the appeal process has taken place. The mother of murdered Auckland prostitute Jane Furlong believes she knows who killed her daughter. Police are investigating after confirming the skeleton found at a Port Waikato beach belonged to the 17 year old. Today Judith Furlong spoke about how tough the last 19 years have been. Helen Castles reports. Facing a barrage of cameras once again,... This is rather daunting, isn't it? ...nearly two decades after her daughter vanished without a trace. It's been a bit difficult, but 19 years has gone by, and I kind of have moved on. This has thrown it all back. While Judith Furlong accepted long ago her daughter was dead,... I never expected to find her. Jane Furlong's boyfriend reported her missing after she failed to meet him in Auckland's red-light district in 1993. At the time she disappeared, she was due to testify in two separate court cases. Mrs Furlong believes she knows who killed her daughter. No one has the right to take someone else's life,... regardless of what they knew about them or any other reason. In fact, I feel quite angry about that. Mm. The teen's remains were found at Sunset Beach last month, and Judith Furlong understands how frightening it could be for anyone with information to come forward. There were some very dangerous people out there in 1993 and, uh, probably people are scared. Police still don't know how Jane Furlong died and won't say what was found with her skeleton, but they're confident they will find her killer. We're going into the complete back ground into Jane again, going revisiting friends, associates. Police say it'll take some time to follow up on tips they're already receiving from the public. Helen Castles, ONE News. A scam uncovered by ONE News has resulted in the first prosecution of its kind under the Education Act. Maryanne Vaafusuaga ran a fake security course and pretended to be accredited to NZQA. Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver broke the story and was at sentencing in Auckland today. Maryanne Vaafusuaga fronted a fake security school, but today she had to face up to court. < Got anything to say about your security school? Your fake security school? ONE News uncovered the scam, which involved students attending the fake college and getting false NZQA certificates at the end of it. They thought it was the real deal. I don't have a fake school. Yes, you do. NZQA have never heard of you. But after ONE News aired the story, NZQA took action, hiring a private investigator to track Vaafusuaga down. We think it will send a strong signal and be a real deterrent for any individual or provider who thinks they can misrepresent or make false claims about NZ qualifications in the market. It's totally unacceptable. Maryanne Vaafasuaga pleaded guilty to nine charges of issuing false qualifications and granting an award without the consent of NZQA. It's the first time these charges have been laid under the Education Act. You clearly held yourself out as qualified to teach, and more relevantly in terms of the offending, qualified to confer these national certificates on them. You even held a graduation ceremony. Judge Aitken gave credit for an early guilty plea, but said there were wider implications for the education system as a whole. Offending like this really undermines the integrity of the process, particularly where the qualifications emulate genuine qualifications. Maryanne Vaafusuaga was ordered to pay a fine of $7000. A family member of one of the victims was in court and said there was relief it's over. I'm just glad that it's out there now, and that we've actually helped stop it. The book can now be finally closed on Maryanne Vaafasuaga's fake security school. Barbara Dreaver, ONE News. The tramper who got lost in the bush for more than three days says using the power of the mind helped him survive. Ronnie Fong kept warm by constantly moving and walking through the Hunua ranges, a decision some are criticising. He spoke to Kim Vinnell. Ronnie Fong says he never doubted he'd make it out of the Hunua Ranges alive. You know, when you're trying to survive, it's different. You get, you know, your survival instinct. Chapped lips and cut legs aside,... All the vines and blades of grass, so all the skin has been peeled back. ...the 36-year-old survived more than 72 hours in the bush relatively unscathed, faced with below-zero temperatures. So I put ferns and soil over my legs to keep them warm, and I lay down. After half an hour, I started shivering, and I knew, 'Oh, look. This is not good. I need to get up, and I need to start moving.' But it's that decision to keep moving that's being criticised, after a costly search operation. How much does a search like this cost? I would hate to think. I would say it would be in the hundreds of thousands. If Mr Fong had've kept himself warm by moving in a small area, he could've been found much sooner. Searchers say he could've been found with 24 or 48 hours at the very latest. Mr Fong was dropped off on Lilburne Rd on Saturday afternoon and began walking the Mangatangi Ridge Track. At some point he veered off down a bait line, through the Mangatangi Stream, coming on to the Pukapuka Track. Stumbling across the Ara dirt road, he was picked up by a van of searchers, having walked some 50km. LandSAR's Roscoe Tait says Mr Fong could've made the search easier. You can do all sorts of things, like arrows on the ground with sticks or break over silver ferns. Ronnie Fong, though, is grateful to his searchers and philosophic about his ordeal. When life throws down a challenge, it throws down a solution, and you need to find that solution. He plans to go bush again in a fortnight. This time, armed with a locator beacon. Kim Vinnell, ONE News. Still to come on ONE News ` a blessing in Greece as a new government's formed, but now comes the real test. A Kiwi teenager lays down a challenge to world leaders at the Earth summit. And a gift from beyond the grave ` what Prince William's getting from his mum as he turns 30. Then at 7, this man's standing by his partner, who was jailed for her eighth drink-driving conviction. Why he's saying society's got it wrong. After days of negotiations, Greece finally has a new government. New Democracy Party leader Antonis Samaras leads a coalition with two left-wing parties. He's now under pressure to find a solution to the debt crisis. The BBC's Chris Morris reports from the capital, Athens. < (CHANTS IN GREEK) Three days after an election watched around the world, an Orthodox blessing as Antonis Samaras takes office as prime minister of Greece. He'll lead a coalition government, and the rest of Europe will be praying that it will bring some sense of stability. But there are not guarantees. He came out to face the cameras knowing that a tough road lies ahead. He promised to try to restore a sense of hope at home. TRANSLATOR: I'm asking the Greek people to show patriotism, solidarity and trust. So what does he expect from the rest of Europe? Greece may ask for two more years to meet its fiscal targets. That could mean billions of euros in extra funding. The Government may want to reverse a big cut in the minimum wage imposed earlier this year, and it's seeking faster delivery of EU investment funds to create jobs and growth. But European leaders are already warning that there's only limited room for manoeuvre. There could be further flashpoints ahead. And in another part of Athens, a reminder that this isn't just about numbers. Real people are trapped by the eurozone crisis. Here, farmers from Crete are handing out 27 tons of free food to people on low incomes. A reminder that this is a country in its fifth year of recession, still deep in debt and still with the potential to destabilise the eurozone. There's anger in Egypt over the delay in releasing the final results of the presidential election. Protests continue daily in Cairo's Tahrir Square. There's also uncertainty over the health of imprisoned former president Hosni Mubarak. Reports that he is near death have been denied by his lawyer, who says the 84-year-old's in a stable condition. The decision to slash Schapelle Corby's jail time in Bali is being challenged by an Indonesian anti-drugs group. It's filed a challenge in court in Jakarta, saying the five-year cut to the Australian's sentence isn't justified. It brought an angry reaction from Corby's sister as she visited her in prison. I don't understand why they're doing this. Many other people were given clemency on the same day, but they're only attacking my sister. Schapelle Corby is now due for release in 2017, but her lawyers hope she'll be paroled even earlier. An angry NZ teenager has told a meeting of world leaders that it's time to act to save the planet. Brittany Trilford (17) spoke from the heart at the Rio Earth summit in Brazil. Jenna Ward reports. Our natural resources ` the lifeblood of our planet. Earth Summits have spawned plenty of talk ` and reports ` about how to save them. But after 20 years of meetings, it's time to turn the words into actions, according to NZer Brittany Trilford (17). I stand here with fire in my heart. I'm confused and angry at the state of the world. The Queen Margaret College student opened the conference, giving world leaders an ultimatum. You have 72 hours to decide the fate of your children, my children, my children's children, and I start the clock now. Brittany used her three minutes to remind delegates of promises made at the first Rio Summit in 1992. These promises are left not broken, but empty. Here's the speech that won her a voice at the Earth Summit. I want a future where leaders will stop talking and start acting. I want a future where leaders lead. And today... And I would like to end today by asking you to consider why you're here and what you can do. Are you here to save face? Or are you here to save us? Brittany's fight to save the world continues in Washington next month, where she's attending the Global Young Leaders Conference. Jenna Ward, ONE News. To the day's weather now. How we looking? The north and eastern south mostly fine tomorrow, but a rainstorm's coming. Late tomorrow for the southern catchments. Some of that misty ethereal fog for Hamilton. Take the brollie in Auckland. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz/news The day might have started grey and overcast, but look at Queenstown this afternoon. Back with Friday's forecasts after Jenny-May. The southern rivers are not the places to be for fishermen and hikers. Up next on ONE News ` ceremonies to welcome the Maori new year. How NZ's helping tackle diabetes-related eyesight problems in Fiji. And Prince William's getting a final gift from his mother as he turns 30. We've got details. Tonight on Close Up ` he's standing by the woman he loves after her eighth drink-driving conviction. I-I don't know why he didn't send her to rehab. Why is he saying society's got it wrong? Plus ` a doctor's drastic diagnosis for the health system. It's like having a house with 10 fire extinguishers and one smoke alarm. Close Up at 7, TV ONE. 1 And as you've just seen there, our dollar up past the US 80c mark for the first time in weeks, after positive GDP figures. And we can thank the wet summer for fuelling our better-than-expected economic growth. GDP figures show activity's up 1.1%. That's nearly three times higher than officials predicted. It has been a very good season, from pretty much woe to go, um, milk is, what, 26%-27% of NZ's income. The rebuild of quake-damaged Christchurch was only a minor factor in the growth. Potentially dangerous gas levels have temporarily stopped production at a Huntly coal mine. Inspectors at Huntly East Mine found a build-up of methane in one of the underground tunnels. Some staff are still being allowed to carry out maintenance and other work below ground, while a decision is made about how best to manage the gas. More help is on the way for the large number of diabetic Fijians who are in danger of becoming blind. Tomorrow the Fred Hollows Foundation is opening a new diabetes eye clinic in Suva. This from Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver. The queue in the waiting room says it all. A diabetes epidemic has meant an increasing number of patients are coming forward with eye-health complications Yeah, that bit is damaged. Diabetes can damage the blood vessels in the retina, often leading to blindness. Last year, more than 6000 patients visited the Fred Hollows Foundation Diabetes Eye Clinic in Suva. We tend to be getting, um, increasing the number of patients accessing our services. Patients like Losalini Takayawa who has vision loss because of diabetes. She's having laser surgery, which should stop further damage. You're doing really well, Lo. Diabetes is going to be a huge problem in the future, and we need the resources on the ground to be in place to be able to tackle the issue of diabetes. That's about to happen. The existing clinic at Suva's hospital only has one laser and one room for screening. Its meant only limited patients can be seen in a day, but this is where they are moving to. Well, the new diabetes eye centre will be bigger. Um, it will allow, uh, doctors to be able to run concurrent clinics, and we'll be able to have more patients coming through. The new building funded by NZ and Australian aid has been purpose-built with two laser rooms. To make our work a little bit, uh, easier with better patient flow. It's that patient flow which will help save their eyesight. Barbara Dreaver, ONE News. Hundreds of people gathered early this morning to mark Matariki, the first day of the Maori new year. ALL CHANT IN MAORI Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples was among those who marched up Mangere Mountain in South Auckland to remember women and children who've died in domestic violence. And a dawn ceremony was held on One Tree Hill to herald the first sighting of the star cluster that signals the Maori new year. Prince William's turning 30 today, and that means he's getting a final gift from his mother. With details of his multimillion-dollar inheritance, here's the ABC's Lama Hasan. What do you get the man who will one day become King? No word on what he'll get from his wife, Kate, but we do know he'll get a very special gift from his mother, Diana. $14m, as she left to her son in her will, not to be given to him until his 30th. Money from her estate, stock and shares, jewellery and cash, held in a trust, to be shared equally between her two sons. Don't expect his life to change. Yes, that's a big chunk of money, but William leads a very normal life. He lives off his RAF salary, and we're not going to see anything grand and over the top. Yes, William makes about $70,000 a year from his air force job, but being a royal today means serious business ` real estate. Everyone knows the Queen has this little 900-year-old castle, but what you might not know is just a stone's throw away, the royals are even the landlords of this drive-through McDonald's. They own shopping districts, parks, even wind farms. How many money do they make from all of this? Well, that's a royal secret. But we do know the Queen herself makes $23m a year for attending all those official events. So, money aside, it promises to be a most happy birthday for William, the royal who seems to have it all, except for a baby... yet. And Prince William's birthday will probably be a low key affair as he's away on a training course. Looking at our top stories tonight. The wife of the man accused of killing Scott Guy has revealed she asked him after his arrest if he murdered her brother. Ewen Macdonald told her he hadn't. The court was also shown photos of graffiti and vandalism carried out by Ewen Macdonald at the Guys' house. The first boy racer car's been flattened under tough laws targeting repeat offenders. The three-strikes law aims to combat illegal street racing. There are currently 116 people sitting on their second strike. The government's working on an advertising campaign to tell people how and where to buy shares when the first state company is partially sold-off. It's understood traditional sharebrokers and large retail banks are likely to be used, with a minimum share purchase of around $1000. Jenny-May with sport ` the plucky Irish are keen to break the drought against the All Blacks.. THEY'D BE FEELING CONFIDENT AFTER CHRISTCHURCH More from inside the All Blacks' camp in Hamilton coming up in sport. Also on the way, petrol-head heaven ` the world's best takes us on the shakedown for rally NZ. A series whitewash against China, so what's the secret weapon behind the Football Ferns' success? And we help Silver Fern Irene van Dyk celebrate her 40th birthday. Kia ora, welcome back. Injuries to two key players have forced changes to the All Blacks side to meet Ireland in the third Test in Hamilton on Saturday. Aaron Cruden starts at first five, as Dan Carter rests a hamstring strain. Hosea Gear and Ben Smith come in on the wings. In the forwards, captain Richie McCaw starts a Test for the first time at number 8. Sam Cane gets a first Test start In the reserves, Keven Mealamu is set to get his international season underway. The changes are all part of a plan to protect that unique record of having never lost to the Irish, especially in the wake of last week's scare. Here's Stephen Stuart. The Test series already won, the All Blacks were always planning on making four changes. Instead there are six, plus the positional switch for skipper Richie McCaw, with number eight Kieran Read yet to be cleared of concussion. Richie's comfortable at eight, so he knows all the calls. He's been with us for the last month, and it just makes sense. With Victor Vito injured and Adam Thomson needing a freshener, Chiefs pair Sam Cane and Liam Messam come into the starting side, while Crusaders lock Luke Romano will make his debut in a pack vowing not to be pushed around. Go out and play my game and, um, you know, physicality and, uh, set-piece dominance. Something they've been working on all week. With last week's match-winner Dan Carter gone as well, Manawatu's two Aarons ` Smith and Cruden ` will run on together as All Blacks. It's very special for Manawatu footy and that and, uh, I'm very excited about playing with Aza again and, uh, missed playing with him since ITM Cup last year. He'll be giving me a lot of talk and a lot of feedback, and` and that's exactly what you want from a nine and 10 combination. His backup, Beauden Barrett, admits he's on a huge learning curve. Quite a lot of work goes on behind the scenes and, um, that which you guys don't see. So, um, yeah, it's not an easy job being a 10. After waiting in the wings, Hosea Gear finally returns to play just his ninth Test in five seasons. It's sort of different this time around because, um, you know, I thought I was going to end up overseas. So, um, it's actually be be` it could be, you know, my last Test in the jersey. You never know. So that's the approach that I'm going to take. Ma'a Nonu has again missed out altogether, but management insists he hasn't been dropped, rather rested until later in the year. Stephen Stuart, ONE News. Ireland are refusing to be distracted by the All Blacks' injury woes. They're instead targeting the host's tight five who they dominated in Christchurch. The Irish left Queenstown for Hamilton today, with the added motivation of playing their last Test in NZ for 12 years. It's a long long time to be considering, you know, playing down these parts again, so it's, um` I think you have to take your opportunity when it arises, and we've got another opportunity Saturday. The visitors are boosted by the return of World Cup hero Keith Earls on the left wing. It's not often we get to see the greatest exponent of their sport at the height of their powers here in NZ. But that's the treat in store for rally fans with this weekend's WRC event, which is having its official opening at Auckland's Viaduct, from where Martin Tasker joins us now. And the driver in question? THE DRIVER IS SEBASTIEN LOEB WHO IS DUE TO APPEAR ON THE STAGE SHORTLY IF YOU LOOK AT A LIST OF WORLD TITLES THERE'S A SOLID BLOCK AT THE END WHERE SEBASTIEN LOEB HAS BEEN TOP Eight championships, 71 victories and a simple reason to fight for more. Just the passion and the pleasure I can have in a car when I drive. The challenge of, uh, of driving to find the limits. If he was a Pom, he'd be Sir Sebastien Loeb, but this 38-year-old French knight holding court at the shakedown and qualifying stages in Helensville is of humble stock. An apprentice electrician renowned for being late, Loeb had a boss who drove a Ferrari Testarossa, but the need for speed was already deeply ingrained. It's not, uh, because my boss had a Testarossa. It's just because I was passionate of speed and of driving, especially, uh, from my young days. It's hard to pinpoint what sets Loeb apart. Communicating well with his engineers to get the set-up to suit him best is one element and perhaps the fact he was a champion gymnast in his youth. Maybe this balance can help a bit. Maybe. I don't know. He always looks calm because he is, and he drives so fast he doesn't have time to get frightened. Comparisons with Michael Schumacher inevitable. I was really impressed what he was doing in Formula 1 for his domination. So to be compared to him, for me, is, uh, is great. Loeb has won here twice in 2005 and 2008 and has a plan to make it three on roads he loves. I think the only way to win here is to push on the limit from the start to the end because I know the other drivers will do that. Correct. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala the fastest qualifier today. IT'S THE 2010 NZ CHAMPION WHO GOES OUT FIRST IN RAGLAN TOMORROW THEN WHANGAREI ON SAT AND TWICE AROUND THE DOMAIN IN AUCKLAND PETROL HEAD HEAVEN INDEED Thanks, Martin. Martin Tasker, live from the Auckland Viaduct. The Football Ferns believe they've got a secret weapon that's helping their performance out on the pitch. It contributed to the team's series whitewash of China, winning the second match 1-0 at North Harbour last night. Toni Street explains. Often it's the pain suffered pre- and post-match that makes the difference come game day. This machine, it's my magical knee machine. Football Ferns captain Rebecca Smith says it's helped a niggly injury that could have kept her off the pitch. A lot of times we train and have no idea, sort of, are we getting better or...? You can't quantify it, and with these machines, you can really see, 'Oh, my strength is actually getting better.' The Football Ferns are definitely getting better as a unit. Before this series, they hadn't beaten China in 12 attempts. Tipped over the top, and that's a fantastic strike! Last night's 1-0 victory over the world number 18s was a major boost for London. Probably sounds a bit arrogant, but I think our team, we have a true belief around us and, um, you know, we are a true team. Jenny Bindon, the team's only mum, enjoyed having her son Tyler as a player escort during the anthems. On the field, it was a special night for striker Amber Hearn. Her 30th international goal means she's now the highest goal scorer in NZ women's football history. There's just a talent that some players have to find the back of the net, and I think the goal she scored last night was just a brilliant goal to break the record on. The team is unbeaten in eight games, but Australia will try and end the streak next week, after they failed to qualify for the Olympics. Definitely have a point to prove, but, uh, yeah, so do we. We've got to go out there and back up these wins against China and, yeah, hopefully prove we deserve to be there. Beating the World Cup quarter-finalists would certainly confirm that. Toni Street, ONE News. Midfielder Michael McGlinchey has been named to replace Winston Reid in the NZ football squad announced for the Olympic Games. But the World Cup star's decision to bypass the event has caused a change of plans, with coach Neil Emblen admitting they were going to copy the All Whites' 3-4-3 formation. Back there, front four like the All Whites had with, uh, Rojas, Woods, Smeltz, Barbarouses, you know? And we could have had Nelsen or even Smith, but, you know, that's changed now. Michael's a fantastic replacement, and that gives us the option to play back-forward if we want to. 13 of the 18-strong squad have played for the All Whites. The introduction of goal-line technology in football could be a done deal for more details, TVNZ.co.NZ The introduction of goal-line technology in football could be a done deal following the Ukraine's disallowed goal against England. After watching the incident, FIFA president Sepp Blatter's waded into the debate, posting this on Twitter. Staunch opponents of the technology, UEFA, still won't support its introduction, though do admit their team of five match officials made a mistake. The ball crossed the line. That was a` unfortunately, a human mistake made by a human bring. A decision on whether the technology can be introduced will be made by the international football association board early next month. She's one of the most endearing ` and now enduring ` of our athletes to wear the silver fern. Today netballer Irene van Dyk turned 40. Mark Hathaway visited with the cake and candles. Happy birthday today. 40 today. Oh my gosh. Thank you. Well done. Who said it'd be awkward talking to a lady about her age? Irene van Dyk is completely relaxed with all the attention over her 40th. I'm loving it. It's absolutely fantastic. Yes, needless to say, I'm going to have an overload of chocolate cake, but that's great! She's spent a whopping 18 years on the international netball scene, beginning in 1994 for South Africa, and has no thoughts of bowing out. Yeah, I feel really good. My body` I haven't got any injuries; my body is holding up. Recovery is going good, so, yeah, still going strong. Strong being the operative word. The 202-Test veteran put her longevity down to hard work off the court. You do your recovery really well, make sure that your nutrition is spot on and obviously training harder than what the game is. So, how much longer can she stay in the game? Well, the way I feel right now, probably another 10 years. (LAUGHS) After two decades of hitting her goals, van Dyk simply doesn't have room for regrets. I've had the most amazing netball ride. I've had the most amazing ride in the international scene, so I'm quite a happy camper. The flames on her cake might be burning out, but van Dyk's fire still roars. Mark Hathaway, ONE News. Before I go, Kiwi 1500m runner Lucy Van Dalen has posted an a standard qualifying run in San Diego to win herself a place in the London Olympics team. CONGRATULATIONS After the break, Jim's warning of heavy rain, surface flooding and slips into the weekend. Next on Close Up ` she was driving drunk with his unborn child, but he won't give up on the woman he loves. He tells us why. Plus ` fighting the good fight for the people who need it most. How one doctor plans to change a system in poor health. And the vile video of astounding abuse. Why it's raised thousands in under a week. Close Up's here next, TV ONE. Hi again. Don't turn your back on the Tasman. Despite a mostly fine friday, a wall of raincloud is building west of Fiordland. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz/news This time tomorrow, the rain will be cascading down over the southern mountains, and the streams will be torrents. Karen the river queen will be with you tomorrow. And that's ONE News this Thursday.