Good evening. The cold snap upped the ante today, with snow in Southland spreading to the Ruapehu ski fields and down on to the beach in Westland. Icy streets led to traffic chaos in Dunedin, and gales rocked Westport, Napier and Invercargill Airport. Coming up, we stay cold, but the picture is improving. 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. A defence development tonight in the Scott Guy murder trial ` why 'not guilty' are the only words you'll hear from Ewen Macdonald. A huge rescue's taking place at sea ` we have the latest on another asylum-seeker boat capsizing. Also, the scenes on the Desert Road ` is this a worry as you're about to embark on school holidays? And should taxpayers be alarmed? A shock move by the Government on KiwiRail. First tonight, Ewen MacDonald's defence team has revealed he won't give evidence in the Scott Guy murder trial. It maintains his lengthy interviews with police speak for themselves on the killing of the Feilding farmer. With developments from the High Court in Wellington, here's Simon Bradwell. IT'S BEEN VERY EVENTFUL. DEFENCE AND CROWN FINISHED EWEN MACDONALD HAS SAID ALL HE WILL SAY. Since his not-guilty plea, Ewen Macdonald has sat in silence. Now we know he won't break that silence to give evidence, instead letting 40 hours of police interviews be his defence. All he told you about the rest of that day and the following days was the truth. In the interviews, seen earlier in the trial, Ewen Macdonald repeatedly denied the murder. What he said to the police in those interviews has been corroborated and supported. But Ewen Macdonald also lied in those interviews about vandalising and burning down properties belonging to Scott Guy, which he later admitted to. And it's to his eternal shame. His lawyer said that was not proof Ewen Macdonald was responsible for the murder. There is not simply reasonable doubt in this case, but there is an absolute abundance of doubt. This is probably the last thing Scott Guy saw, getting out of his ute to open the gates at the end of his driveway. Moments later, his killer stepped out of the darkness with a shotgun. Mr Guy has received a shot to his neck that would almost certainly cause him to drop instantly. The fatal wound stretched from the tip of Scott Guy's chin to the base of his throat. As he fell, the killer fired a second shot. Mr Guy has had his hand raised ` his left arm raised ` so that some of the pellets have struck his forearm and thumb. Some of the pellets have struck his face. But several locals have given evidence they heard three shots fired in quick succession at the time. And a champion American marksman appearing for the defence said that could only be achieved with a semi-automatic shotgun. Simon, so what's the judge indicated will happen from here? THINGS ARE PICKING UP PACE CROWN AND DEFENCE WILL GIVE FINAL SUMMING UP TOMORROW THEN JUDGE GIVE HIS OWN ON FRIDAY OR MONDAY. Simon Bradwell at the High Court in Wellington. Now to a bit of weather action around the country which is stalling motorists just days out from the start of the school holidays. Jim will update you shortly on the forecast, plus we've the big chill enveloping parts of the South Island. But first to a popular route through the central North Island. The Desert Road's at risk of closing again tonight, causing more delays. We have Arrun Soma stationed in Waiouru. Arrun. GOOD EVENING FROM A VERY COLD DESERT RD. THIS IS THE GATE THAT SWINGS CLOSED WHEN THE ROAD IS TOO DANGEROUS. FOR NOW IT REMAINS OPEN, BUT AS THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO FALL, IT CAN BE SHUT JUST LIKE THAT. It's beginning to look a lot like winter ` snow graders scraping away, traffic backed up, the driving conditions treacherous. Yeah, yeah. It has probably lost four or five hours. The central North Island was bombarded with snow last evening, closing the Desert Road overnight. We've got bedding in the back and it's been quite good. Had a cup of tea down the road. For truckies it meant delayed deliveries. Snail mail became even slower. What's on my truck delays the vans, and, you know, it just affects everybody. It just throws the whole week out of kilter and, yeah, ruins everything for us. Desert Road opened back up this morning, vehicles squeezing through in case it shut again. It was child's play at Waiouru Army Museum. Young ones were playing among the big guns. Just playing in snow, throwing snowballs around and making a snowman. Entertainment might be a must. Both the Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields are closed. The roads up there are too dangerous to travel over. We brought our grandson over from Aussie to see some snow. He hasn't seen snow before, so we thought we'd bring him out here, up to Ohakune for the snow field, for the ski field. And then we brought him all this way here, really, to make a snowman. That's it. The snow's come sooner than expected. The cold is biting. Now we want to get back in the warm. Time to get into the winter woollies and huddle up to keep warm. So, Arrun, what is expected to happen on the Central Plateau over the next few hours? METSERVICE SAYS ANOTHERE 2CM TO 5 CM SNOW FORECAST AND HIGH WINDS TOO. THE WORRY TOO AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, THE ROADS GET ICY. Arrun Soma reporting from Waiouru. There's a plea tonight for motorists to take more care on roads in the deep south as an icy blast lingers. Roads and schools have closed, and power's been cut to more than a thousand homes. The eastern parts of Southland between Clinton and Mataura are bearing the brunt of the big chill, as Max Bania reports. For a second straight day, the deep south cowers under snow and ice. Cars abandoned and roads marked with telltale signs of motoring mishaps, while some highways were closed all together. Well, the further I get up, the worse it gets. Many schools and businesses didn't open till 10 in the morning, while some stayed shut all together. In the hardest-hit area between Clinton and Mataura, streams froze over as farmers dug deep into their supplies of feed. Stock are all pretty good. You get through a bit more feed than what we'd hope, but biggest thing is just keeping the electric fences going and things like that. Hoping today's snow is a good omen for spring. It's been a while since we've had decent lambing or calving, so hopefully this is getting it out of the way early. The sheer weight of all this snow has overwhelmed a number of power lines across the region. That left 1700 homes without power overnight in temperatures below freezing. The safest way to get anywhere in Dunedin first thing was on foot, Black ice caused 10 crashes and is set to create more havoc overnight, prompting a simple warning ` Don't be crazy. Drive to the conditions ` not too fast. It's forced the closure of one primary school, while other students also stayed home because buses weren't running. But resident forecaster Tony Fortune told ONE News the biggest dumping since 1961 has also created great excitement. Now to our very own resident expert. Any signs of a let-up in the wintry blast, Jim? Snow warnings have now been lifted in East Otago and Southland. This is the tiny town of Ohai, inland and northwest of Invercargill. Snowfalls have eased, with just a few flurries still above 400m, and snow showers on the Desert Road again tonight. So the risk of compacted snow becoming icy and roads being treacherous remains. With school holidays coming up, the picture is improving, but fine weather over frozen ground brings the frosts. We'll take a closer look later. And you can stay up to date on the weather, plus get the latest information on road closures, on our website, onenews.co.nz Exploding cars have been pinpointed as the likely cause of the fire that engulfed the CTV building after it collapsed during Christchurch's deadly earthquakes. Engineers have also told a Royal Commission that a series of structural failures led to the building crumbling within seconds. Lisa Davies is covering the hearings and joins us now. Lisa. ENGINEERS WHO RUSHED TO THE SITE IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF SEARCHERS ON THE SITE, BUT ALSO SALVAGING CRUCIAL BUILDING REMAINS TO HELP EXPLAIN WHY THE BUILDING FAILED. TODAY THEY EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THE WEAKNESS IN THE BUILDING'S STRUCTURE. The CTV building was still smouldering as rescuers hunted for survivors, but engineers who rushed to help in the days after the collapse also had another focus. I became concerned that potentially critical evidence was being lost. In a balancing act between the search effort and the search for clues, engineers asked police to cordon off an area for debris. And protect it against people who were trying to bury it in rubbish. Samples were tagged and kept for further study, and that revealed concerns about the building structure ` a lack of steel reinforcing in columns and weak connections to floor slabs. It became more and more clear to me that the building had failed in a very non-ductile fashion. In simple terms he's talking about a lack of flexibility, meaning the building was no match for the force of the February quake. The end result: the floors pancaked, compressing six storeys into one. For Brian Kennedy, who lost his wife, Faye, in the building, today's testimony brings a sense of foreboding. You're just waiting. What else is going to come out? What has come out today is that six cars crushed in the CTV's basement may have caused the fire which later consumed the building and killed some occupants who'd survived the initial collapse. I think it was possible the fire may have started in these vehicles, providing a fuel source for quite some time. That's hard news for Brian Kennedy and others at the inquiry to hear. It is a bit of a release too, because beforehand we seemed to know nothing about it at all. The families are hoping that with each day they attend, they'll get a little closer to exactly why this happened. Lisa, what other concerns have been raised about the building? THE COMMISSION ALSO HEARD THAT THE CONCRETE USED ON CTV BUILDING WAS UNUSUALLY BRITTLE. IT WAS LIKENED TO CHALK. LATER IN THE HEARING, THE COMMISSION WILL SPEND TWO DAYS EXAMINING THE CONCRETE ISSUE. Lisa Davies, thank you. We have an update now on a developing story ` a second big rescue mission of asylum-seekers. For the second time in week, a boat's capsized near the Australian coast. More than a hundred people were believed to be on board when it went down 170km north of Christmas Island, not far from the scene of last week's sinking, which claimed around 90 lives. With the latest, our Australia correspondent Steve Marshall is in Sydney. Steve. A BOAT CARRYING 133 SEEKERS SENT OUT A DISTRESS CALL AT 8AM THIS MORNING A PHOTO HERE MOMENTS BEFORE IT CAPSIZED PACKED WITH PEOPLE. 10 REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR. Once again, Australian men and women have raced to help. They've gone to the rescue zone. They've gone in search. Once again, we acknowledge their courage in doing so. So, Steve, this close call came as the debate surrounding Australia's border protection ramped up today? THAT'S RIGHT. POLITICIANS ARE DISCUSSING A BILL TO GIVE SEE AUSTRALIA ASKING NZ TO TAKE FUTURE ASYLUM SEEKERS 4500 ARRIVALS ALREADY THIS YEAR. Thanks, Australia correspondent Steve Marshall. And we'll update this story on ONE News tonight at 25 past 10. A family are sharing stories tonight of a popular pizza man they know as papa. They've been among hundreds who gathered at a memorial service for Jordan Voudouris in Paeroa nine days after he was killed. Charlotte Whale has more. # Amazing Grace... # It seemed as if the whole of Paeroa was crammed into its tiny town hall. He kept an eye out for anyone and everyone. Pumping Classic Hits and pulling out crazy dance moves from the '60s. Eat pizza, drink Turkish coffee and then generally some very bad Greek wine. Shops shut and even the local ambulance and fire brigade stopped work to join young and old in paying their respects to Jordan Voudouris. He had a great zest for life. The Paeroa pizza man's family spoke publicly for the first time, sharing stories and refusing to taint their papa's memory with angry words. We've been focusing on grief, our loss. We haven't been focusing on anger. Police still won't say exactly how Mr Voudouris was killed, as it may be a key factor in solving the crime. If you know anything, please tell the police, because a small bit of information might be what closes the case. # Whakaaria # mai... Outside the service, hundreds of mourners wrote messages on a banner that would be given to his relatives, who say they are overwhelmed by the community's support. # Tiaho mai... Charlotte Whale, ONE News. # Ra roto i te po... # And Close Up looks at how Paeroa people are reacting after the violent death in their community. That's at 7 o'clock. A rape victim whose details were accidently released talks to us after the break. Plus, the Government's plans for our national train company ` what it will cost you. The Queen visits Northern Ireland ahead of an historic handshake with a former enemy. And dust off your Spice Girl albums ` the fab five are back together for a brief reunion. Then at 7, they carried the country's dreams on their shoulders ` but how are their knees holding up now? Just a day after getting the go-ahead to partially sell off state-owned enterprises, the Government has announced it's establishing a new one. From January, KiwiRail is to be run as a state-owned enterprise, but it will come at a big cost to the taxpayer. Political editor Corin Dann explains. Labour bought back our run-down railways four years ago, claiming it was in the public interest. National wasn't thrilled, getting what many felt was a lemon. But it's now decided to give rail a chance. This is like a clean start for KiwiRail. It has been a patchy history. Under the plan, KiwiRail's passenger, freight and ferry assets will be set up as a new state-owned enterprise, while its 18,000ha of land ` much of which are tracks ` will be kept separate in the NZ Rail corporation. But the split-up won't come cheap. The government will now have to reduce the book value of KiwiRail by nearly $7b. And while much of that can be absorbed through an accounting change, nearly $2b will have to be added to this year's budget deficit. They're totally dishonest and totally dishonest with the public. The knew this would blow the deficit out by 1.8 billion. The Greens worry another asset sale could be on the cards. We certainly hope that they won't, but, obviously, with this government, you can't be sure, cos they have been engaged in a pretty extensive attempt at privatising the people's assets. Can you absolutely rule out that under no circumstances you will sell KiwiRail in the next couple of terms? Is that a complete no? Uh, well, that's right. We are not trying to sell KiwiRail. Even if Bill English did want to sell KiwiRail, it's hard to imagine many buyers lining up. The government will need to invest around $4.5b in coming years just to make it viable. Despite the deficit blowout, the Finance Minister remains confident he can still meet the surplus target in two years. Corin Dann, ONE News. 24 hours after the assets sales legislation passed, attention's turning to who will buy shares in the four energy companies and Air NZ. The Government's promising NZers will be at the front of the queue and that average Kiwis will be able to afford the $1000 share parcels. But Opposition parties aren't so sure. Some people can, but most people can't. Most people will not be able to afford to buy shares. It'll only be those small number of people with money to spend. Mighty River Power is the first power company to be partially sold, and it's set to go on sale in September. From August, our worst criminals will be watched around the clock once released from prison, a move the Government says will give communities 'peace of mind'. High-risk parolees will wear bracelets fitted with a GPS tracker. If they stray into prohibited areas, like parks or schools, Corrections staff will be alerted. The people that are monitoring would be in touch with Corrections, and Corrections would either take some action themselves or contact the police. The Minister says the tracking system could apply to Stewart Wilson, dubbed the Beast of Blenheim, who's due to be released in September. Victims of the Accident Compensation Corporation's privacy breach are furious they're being offered only a few hundred dollars compensation. The offer, which comes after their details were accidentally released, is a fraction of what ACC has paid out in the past. Heather du Plessis-Allan's been following this issue. The price ACC puts on sending this rape claimant's details to someone else? $250. Disgusted, in a word. I think it's an absolute insult I think it's an absolute insult to^ that's gone through a sensitive claim. The money is compensation for ACC accidentally sending the woman's details, among nearly 7000 others, to Bronwyn Pullar in August. But $250? That's only a fraction of the average compensation that ACC's been paying for previous privacy breaches over the last seven and a half years. And there's a catch. If the woman wants to accept the money, she can't talk about it. She needs to sign this agreement to maintain the strictest confidence about the settlement. This is just ridiculous. The only party to all of this who has demonstrated that they can't keep things confidential is ACC, so it's a bit rich of them to start asking others to sign up to those sorts of agreements. Some claimants have received letters containing only an apology. Some claimants are still expecting compensation, but haven't received their letters yet. ACC won't say how many they've posted. In fact, ACC has refused to talk to us at all since ONE News first revealed its plans to pay compo. I think they know that what they're offering is an insult, and I think they don't want to talk about it, because they know it's an insult. It may be ACC's biggest privacy breach ever, but it seems unlikely the total compensation paid out will reflect that. Heather du Plessis-Allan, ONE News. A gas explosion in North West England has killed a child and left a street looking like a bomb site. The blast flattened a terraced house in Oldham and damaged five others. A man was badly burnt. Police are investigating a gas leak and are treating the death of the little boy as suspicious. The Queen is in Northern Ireland on a visit regarded as a symbolic end to the decades-long conflict there. She's due to meet one of the Irish Republican Army's most notorious commanders and has visited the town of Enniskillen, the scene of one of the IRA's worst bomb attacks. The BBC's Nicholas Witchell reports. No place she will visit in this Jubilee year will offer quite such a cause for hope as the Northern Ireland of 2012. CROWD CHEERS WILDLY To underline that point, the Queen's first destination was emblematic of the province's transformation. This was the town of Enniskillen on Remembrance Sunday in 1987. The IRA had exploded a bomb; 12 lives were lost. It was one of the most shocking atrocities of the Troubles. A quarter of a century on from the Remembrance Day bomb, the Queen came to Enniskillen to a service of thanksgiving for the 60 years of her reign, but also in a sense of thanksgiving for Northern Ireland's deliverance from its past. After the service, the Queen left the Church of Ireland cathedral and walked across the road to make what's said to have been her first visit to a Roman Catholic church in Northern Ireland. Tomorrow we'll see perhaps the most remarkable demonstration of just how far Northern Ireland has come ` a meeting between Britain's head of state and a man whom that state, for many years, regarded as a terrorist. Martin McGuinness was once one of Northern Ireland's most wanted republicans ` an IRA commander who was active in the republican movement at the time the IRA murdered the Queen's uncle, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979. He's now Northern Ireland's deputy first minister. He will meet the Queen tomorrow. The Queen herself lost someone who was a member of her family. So I think it's important that we all recognise that we're in a different place. It will be another significant moment on Northern Ireland's journey away from its past. There's some speculation that the Queen and Martin McGuinness will shake hands in private, but he says he doesn't mind if the occasion is photographed. Now for an update on the cold snap enveloping the country. We stick with the raw sou'wester from penguin country through tomorrow. Here's a rare one for you. Snow on the beach in South Westland, with the freezing level down around 200m. For weather, see onenews.co.nz Back later with more cold weather in the forecast, but things are brightening up on the western horizon. Up next ` more job losses for carpet workers. Plus ` the exciting new discovery found deep in a cave near Nelson. And we check out the home away from home for Kiwi fans at the Olympics. The tucker should be good. Tonight ` they carried the country's dreams on their shoulders. Had to pretend to be brave. So how are their knees holding up after all that pressure? Well, one's artificial. Plus, the computer geek turned entrepreneur who's getting his game on all round the globe. We have gone super far with this. Close Up at 7, TV ONE. 1 Around 85 jobs will be lost as a long-standing wool mill closes in Auckland. The factory, owned by Cavalier, makes wool for carpets and is one of several hit by a downturn in the textile industry. Sharon Fergusson reports. Mairena Tioata showed up for work this morning to find her 28 years with Norman Ellison Carpets is over. I asked around, 'Where's everybody?' because the factory's so quiet. And then I went upstairs to have a cup of tea, and I heard from the other lady that, you know, we are closing down. 85 workers have been laid off at the Cavalier-owned factory, bringing the total job losses since October to more than 120. Most will get redundancy. Some have been offered transfers to other plants. They were so sad, they couldn't say a thing. The wool-spinning factory here in Onehunga has been in operation for more than a hundred years. It employed many people for decades and several family groups. One of those family groups, made up of both parents and two adult children, all lost their jobs today. Hardly any houses are being built ` new houses ` in NZ at the moment, so the amount of carpet going into those houses is very very low. Last year Canterbury Spinners decided to not rebuild their carpet plant after it was damaged in the Christchurch quake. Around 190 staff were made redundant or re-located. And just two weeks ago, Summit Wool Spinners announced 50 redundancies at its Oamaru plant. For every bale of unprocessed wool that goes overseas, that's a loss of jobs in NZ. Cavalier, the company that owns Norman Ellison Carpets, says it regrets the cuts and has offered training for those re-entering the job market. Sharon Fergusson, ONE News. Holden is recalling more than 600 of its latest Cruze model due to a potential fire risk. The recall applies to all 2012 and 2013 Holden Cruzes fitted with a 1.4-litre petrol engine. The concern is that oil drips from the engine could catch on the lower air deflector or belly pan and cause a fire if oil changes haven't been performed properly. Divers have unlocked new secrets in one of the world's deepest freshwater caves. They've uncovered three new species in the Pearse Resurgence, a cave system in the Mt Arthur Range near Nelson. Mike Thorpe has more. It's an expedition that would uncover creatures never seen before, It's an expedition that would uncover creatures never seen before, tiny creatures that live in one of the deepest cave systems on the planet It's a desert, it's a moonscape, but here we've got animals living in there. That in itself is pretty fascinating. A fascinating translucent amphipod found a challenging 194m down, a small animal that could help provide crucial answers for scientists about water quality. They are sentinels for us to actually understand future bigger changes, longer-term changes in the environment. Changes that will increasingly be about water, its supply and its quality. Maintaining healthy groundwater ecosystems and appropriate groundwater biodiversity is fundamental to the sustainability. So small, they may seem insignificant, but they're vital in maintaining a healthy aquifer. They are feeding on dissolved organic matter, and if you get overloading of that, then the water quality degrades quite dramatically. As well as water temperatures below 6 degrees and near-claustrophobic conditions, the divers who made the discoveries had to deal with complicated decompression issues. So they created four habitats within the cave where they could stop, eat, drink, rest and sit out the required hours of decompression. In all, an extreme operation into an extreme environment that has had an exciting pay-off for science. Mike Thorpe, ONE News. The Spice Girls have reunited in London ` at least for 10 minutes ` to launch a new musical based on their songs. Viva Forever will include all their top hits and is currently in rehearsal. But while Posh looked like she really really didn't want to be there, the others all managed a smile. It's quite surreal, actually, isn't it? I think` It's a really emotional day for us, but we're very proud as well. We're so proud of everything that we achieved all those years ago, and now it's great to have our music used in a musical. The launch is their only involvement in the show, which opens in London in December. Looking at our top stories tonight ` the man accused of murdering Scott Guy will not give evidence at his trial. His defence lawyer says Ewen Macdonald's lengthy police interviews, shown to the jury by the prosecution, speak for themselves. The North Island's Desert Road is in danger of closing again, with more snow and high winds predicted. The freezing weather is lingering over the South Island too. The West Coast town of Reefton has had its biggest snow dump in half a century. Engineers have told the Christchurch earthquake inquiry that a series of structural failures led to the CTV building collapsing within seconds. Samples taken from the ruins revealed a lack of steel reinforcing in columns and weak connections to floor slabs. The London Olympics are only a month away, but there's still plenty of work to be done. The challenge for a group of NZers is a building which will extend a very Kiwi welcome to the Games. Europe correspondent Garth Bray reports. There are just 31 sleeps before the Olympics' opening ceremony. Restless nights for some here. There's been so much talk in these Olympics about terrorism and attacks. I find London incredibly safe. Peter Gordon says it's just as important to consider the simple pleasures ` a barbie, a cold beer and a decent coffee. And that's what this place is about ` a slice of NZ life in London. The barbecue. A barbecue's the feature. We thought, 'What do we want to do? We don't want to make it fancy-nancy.' He'll be cooking up a storm here at what will eventually be called the Kiwi House, right beside London's busy King's Cross Station, eight minutes from the Olympic Park by bullet train, if that works as planned. Transport issues in London might mean that we just end up becoming this haven and escape for people. Refuge centre for Kiwis? Exactly. NZ's Olympic committee expects the temporary site to cost around $500,000, telling ONE News it's kicking in the first $140,000, with organisers hoping ticket sales and pledges from wealthy expats and businesses with London links will cover the rest. Officials here estimate around six hours of sunshine a day next month, so they may not be diving through the fountains so much as dodging the raindrops to get to the home comforts at the Kiwi House. Garth Bray, ONE News, London. Jenny-May, sport. Kiwi tennis number one Marina Erakovic is in the money. STRAIGHT SET WIN ` 45 K FOR HER EFFORTS. We'll have highlights from Marina's match plus the rest of the day's play. But we also take a look at how the new breed are causing a stir at the ultra-conservative tournament. We find out what shenanigans world champion Ali Shanks is up to in her build-up to the Olympics. And the trash talk may be gone, but Monte Barrett still has a warning for Shane Cameron. Kia ora, welcome back. Our top tennis player, Marina Erakovic, has had to work hard to win her opening match at Wimbledon today. She had made first-round exits in four of her past six tournaments, and for a while another early departure loomed. Europe correspondent Garth Bray was courtside. Marina Erakovic hadn't been in the best of form heading into Wimbledon, with her career-high ranking of 39 tumbling 10 spots in the past few weeks. That ensured a tricky first round against former junior Wimbledon champion Urszula Radwanska, the Pole (21) who'd knocked over the big names Kim Clijsters and Sabine Lisicki on the grass this month. Three games to one. Erakovic recovered from an early service break to win the first set 6-4 in front of a vocal band of Kiwi supporters on court eight. It was action replay in the second, with Erakovic having to fight back after an early break. Her all-round game was to simply too strong, as her rival rarely ventured off the baseline. APPLAUSE She just ran down a lot of balls today, and it was, like I said, a very high quality of tennis. I felt like I had to really earn every point. Erakovic again won 6-4 to take the match in straight sets just before the rain arrived. The first-round victory was worth $45,000. The crowd's reaction was priceless. ...whakawhiti te ra. Hi! CROWD CHEERS A bit impromptu, but you've got to support Kiwis wherever you are around the world, so it was fantastic. She'll now face Roberta Vinci. I ran into the Italian world number 21 downstairs a moment ago. She'll now face Roberta Vinci. I ran into the Italian world number 21 downstairs a moment ago. She says she's looking forward to that match. Both players, she says, like the grass surface, and she acknowledges that Marina Erakovic is a tough opponent. Erakovic had a great run in the doubles at Wimbledon last year, reaching the semi-finals, but as she says now, it's just one match at a time. Garth Bray, ONE News, Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the most conservative of the grand slam events on the tennis circuit, but the traditionalists are being tested this year, with several players flaunting tattoos. We're used to seeing them in basketball, football and league, but how is it going down at the All England Club? Toni Street has the story. Wimbledon has a distinct image organisers try to uphold. It's conservative ` players wear white; officials don blazers; and the crowd dines on strawberries and cream. That's why the likes of Karolina Pliskova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands are causing a stir, flaunting their tattoos like never before. A Wimbledon official has confirmed that there aren't any rules regarding tattoos for players. However, there might be if the ink was an advertising slogan. Tattoos in tennis are nothing new, but there's a growing trend to have them visible, leaving many wondering how long the notoriously conservative Wimbledon officials will remain unfazed. That's how two-time champion Rafael Nadal seemed, despite trailing Thomaz Bellucci 4-0 in the first set. The early jitters quickly disappeared; the world number two winning in straight sets. But while it was a good start for many of the Spaniards, it was the worst Wimbledon showing for the Australian men since 1938. Lleyton Hewitt was crushed in straight sets by fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and 20th seed Bernard Tomic was upset by Belgium's David Goffin. Anything but a finals appearance will be a major disappointment for local hope Andy Murray and his supporters. The fourth seed has started well, downing Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4. And if Murray continues to impress, his performance will surely overshadow any talk of tattoos. Toni Street, ONE News. And a reminder ` for live action from Wimbledon, it's here right on ONE from midnight tonight and on our website, onenews.co.nz, plus highlights at 3pm tomorrow. Last night we brought you the story of the NZ Olympic track cyclists and their unique training venue amongst the Amish community in Pennsylvania. Tonight US correspondent Jack Tame is back in the religious stronghold of Kutztown with the world champion, who has a cross to bear. Alison Shanks trains in the rainbow jersey of a world champion. But even though she's the fastest individual pursuiter in the world, in London, she won't get to prove it. It must still really annoy you they've dropped your race from the Olympics. Um,... yep. Yep, definitely. And I think it's something that I'll never really get over. It's pretty gut-wrenching. (SHOUTS) Her focus for London is now firmly the team event. The Kiwis finished fourth in this year's world champs, but for Shanks, it's a shift. Instead of relying only on herself, she now has to completely trust two other riders. The perfect race is putting that together and making sure everyone is totally maxed out by the time they cross the finish line, but there's that fine line of completely detonating. Shanks still sets the strongest times at training. There's really no doubt who top dog is. I'm sort of enjoying that role as well of passing on knowledge and not in a dictatorship way at all. We don't really have a captain as such, but I think I, myself, and the other girls, I look to Ali as that rider with the experience. In the next few weeks, having a strong senior leader will be particularly important. There are five women training here at the moment, but there are only four places in the Olympic team. In the next few weeks, one member has to be cut. Still, nobody seems too concerned. Argh! You bastards! Well, at least not with upsetting the coach. You saw that coming! Yeah, we did. Sorry! But, you know, not that sorry. Jack Tame, ONE News,... Oh, you guys are gonna get it. ...Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He was Man of the Match for the All Blacks last Saturday, but flanker Sam Cane can't get a Super 15 start for the Chiefs against the Highlanders on Friday. Former All Black Tanerau Latimer has again been preferred ahead of Cane, despite his Test heroics. Cane's got it! Sam was outstanding in the weekend, and he's played really well for us off the bench. He's probably started four of those games in season, so we're really happy with how he's going. And first five Aaron Cruden has been deemed fit to play after a tweaked Achilles forced him out of the third Test midway through the first half. A clash between All Whites duties and A-league matches could see the Wellington Phoenix severely depleted for at least two games in the upcoming season. The club says with initial requests being turned down, the Phoenix is formally requesting Football Federation Australia to reschedule games in October and March. Up to seven of the 'Nix's best players, plus coach Ricki Herbert, could be pulled from the squad to fulfil World Cup qualifying commitments, which could have a big impact on the points table. One game is three points. If it's a team that's around you in A-league finals potential at that time, there could be a six-point swing. There's also goal difference to worry about as well. A response from the FFA is expected in the next few days. A different Monte Barrett has arrived back in Auckland for his boxing bout with Shane Cameron next week. He's done away with the trash talk ` at least for now ` but has some harsh words for anyone who believes Cameron will be better prepared having sparred former world champion David Haye in London. I was in camp with Lennox Lewis for the Wladimir Klitschko fight. Biggest mistake of my life ` fighting a guy like Wladimir, thinking I'm gonna go on with Lennox and get some good, great boxing. He wore my ass out. I didn't have nothing left for Wladimir. You understand what I'm saying? Pictures have surfaced on Facebook of Cameron and Haye together. The Kiwi is due back in the country this week. Warriors hooker Nathan Friend says he's still getting used to training again eight weeks after breaking his jaw against the Broncos. Friend played the whole game with the injury, but admits things aren't the same after being passed fit to play again. I've had about three sessions of contact. I've taken a couple of whacks, you know. And although it doesn't feel normal, it doesn't pull up sore, so I'm happy. Friend is named to start against the Cowboys on Sunday. And another week, another league eligibility row. Former Samoan Test footballer and Junior Kiwi Ben Te'o will make his Origin debut for Queensland next week. The born and bred Aucklander replaces the injured Ashley Harrison, an actual Australian. THAT'S SPARKED INTENSE DEBATE. Thanks, Jenny-May. After the break ` the snow might have eased, but the cold's not finished with us yet. Jim has details. Next on Close Up ` ever wondered what the long-term effects are of being a sports hero? Well, one's artificial. They tell me I limp quite a lot. Plus ` how to turn yourself into a computer game character. The idea set to make a Kiwi computer whizz a gaming fortune. We've really gone super far with this. And girl power takes the West End. Have the Spice Girls still got it? Hi again. This was the ugly. Warnings lifted. www.tvnz.co.nz/access-services A quick shout-out to truckies. And that's ONE News for Wednesday.