HOWDY, EVERYBODY. IT'S TIME FOR THE OILSKINS HAWKE'S BAY TO NORTHLAND. HEAVY RAIN IS SINKING DOWN ON TO THE FAR NORTH AND HEADING FOR COROMANDEL. AUCKLAND'S ALSO EYEING UP A WET FRIDAY. BUT THE STORM IS NOT A BIG ONE, SO PLAN FOR A DULL, FRIENDLY DAY TARANAKI TO THE CATLINS. FOR THE SELECT FEW, STAND BY FOR GALE 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. ARE AL QAEDA TERRORISTS TRAINING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD? A NEW CLAIM FROM THE PRIME MINISTER. SOME OF THEM COULD BE NZERS AS A STARTING POINT. THE LAWYER WHO HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH MURDERER LIAM REID. NOW HEAR WHAT A JUDGE HAS RULED. TEENAGERS STRIDING TOWARDS ADULTHOOD ` WE REVEAL WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN FROM THEIR PARENTS. # WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE. # WELL, THIS WASN'T A HOPELESS CASE ` RIHANNA WINS A SCRAP OVER A T-SHIRT. FIRST TONIGHT ` CONTROVERSIAL SPY LAWS HAVE PASSED THEIR LATEST HURDLE IN THE LAST 40 MINUTES. BUT IT'S BEEN A CLOSE CALL AND COMES AS JOHN KEY WARNS THERE ARE AL QAEDA TERRORISTS WITHIN NZ. WITH MORE ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S CLAIMS, LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. Some extraordinary security details released by the prime Minister. IT'S A RISKY TO RELEASE, SENSITIVE INFORMATION LIKE THIS, NOT JUST FOR SECURITY REASONS, BUT BECAUSE ITS HARD NOT TO SEE IT AS A CYNICAL POLITICAL PLOY. JOHN KEY ONCE AGAIN RAISED THE SPECTRE OF TERROR TODAY TO JUSTIFY POWERS IN HIS CONTROVERSIAL GCSB SPYING BILL ` THIS TIME KIWIS GOING TO AL-QAEDA TRAINING CAMPS IN YEMEN. PEOPLE HAVE TRAINED IN NZ AND GONE OFF TO THOSE CAMPS. AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE. I MEAN, WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE ARE REAL THREATS, AND THAT'S THE POINT WE MAKE WITH THE GCSB LEGISLATION. IN JUNE, JOHN KEY CITED THE RISK OF A BOSTON-BOMBING-STYLE ATTACK HERE TO DEFEND THE BILL. I THINK IT IS ANOTHER CYNICAL USE OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION BY THE PRIME MINISTER, AND IF HE WAS GENUINE ABOUT PROTECTING THE SECURITY OF NZ, HE WOULD DO IT IN NATIONAL INTEREST INSTEAD OF HIS OWN SECTARIAN POLITICAL INTEREST. THERE ARE WARRANTS ON PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SIGNED THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN YEMEN. WHEN PRESSED FURTHER, MR KEY REFUSED TO GIVE SPECIFICS. OBVIOUSLY SMALL NUMBERS, UM, BUT THERE ARE SMALL NUMBERS OF RADICALISED NZERS WHO HAVE EITHER GONE INTO THOSE ENVIRONMENTS OR RETURNED UM, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S TERRIBLY NEW. I SUSPECT HELEN CLARK SIGNED WARRANTS AS WELL. TO ME IT'S JUST A SIGN OF DESPERATION ON HIS PART BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SERIOUS TERRORIST THREAT IN NZ. IT'S INCREDIBLY STUPID. WHY DON'T YOU JUST SEND A POSTCARD TO PEOPLE THAT ARE THREATENING US AND SAY, 'WE ARE SPYING ON YOU'? IT'S INCREDIBLY DUMB. THIS IS NOT BOYZONE. CROWD CHANT THE INFORMATION DROP FROM JOHN KEY COMES AMIDST RISING OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THIS AFTERNOON IT RETURNED TO THE HOUSE FOR ITS SECOND OF THREE VOTES. JOHN KEY WAS ABSENT, LEAVING OTHERS TO LEAD THE DEBATE. IT IS NOT A CASE OF EXPANDING THE BORDERS OF SOME INTELLIGENCE EMPIRE. THIS IS ABOUT FIXING LEGISLATION THAT, AT BEST, IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE AND AT WORST, IS BROKEN. AND WE HAVE A ONE-VOTE MAJORITY IN THIS HOUSE THAT INTENDS TO DEGRADE THOSE BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, IN PARTICULAR THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM MASS SURVEILLANCE BY THE STATE. SINCE THE INFAMOUS DOTCOM SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE BILL, EXTRA OVERSIGHT AND MANDATORY REVIEWS HAVE BEEN ADDED. BUT WITH JOHN KEY'S MAJORITY SO SHAKY, MORE CHANGES COULD YET BE NEEDED. CORIN, SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW WITH THE GCSB? It now goes to the committee stage. THE BILL PASSED BY ONE VOTE, 61-60. ONE OF THE MAORI PARTY MPS WAS ABSENT. Legislation like this should have strong support of the whole Parliament. It does not. Expect to see horse trading next week. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. THE SPY LEAK SCANDAL'S NOW CLAIMED A BIG SCALP. THE HEAD OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES HAS QUIT IN THE WAKE OF REVELATIONS ABOUT THE PHONE RECORDS OF JOURNALIST ANDREA VANCE. POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN HAS THE LATEST. GEOFF THORN HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF PARLIAMENT'S DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION GEOFF THORN HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF PARLIAMENT'S DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS SINCE 2008. BUT WHEN A CONTRACTOR HANDED OVER THE PHONE RECORDS OF FAIRFAX JOURNALIST ANDREA VANCE TO THE GCSB LEAK INQUIRY, THOSE DAYS WERE NUMBERED. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES OFFERED HIS RESIGNATION TO THE SPEAKER THIS MORNING. TODAY ANDREA VANCE VENTED IN DISGUST AND DISTRESS AT THE REVELATION HER PHONE RECORDS WERE HANDED OVER TO LEAK INVESTIGATOR DAVID HENRY BY PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES, UNDERMINING HER ROLE AS A JOURNALIST. A 'MAD AS HELL' MS VANCE SAID SHE DOESN'T WANT AN APOLOGY. I'VE HAD MY SAY, AND IT'S FOR HENRY AND OTHERS NOW TO EXPLAIN THEIR ACTIONS. OF COURSE IT'S MY INQUIRY IN MY NAME, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES, WHICH IS AN AGENCY THAT DOESN'T REPORT TO ME, MAKING A GENUINE MISTAKE. THIS INQUIRY HAS ALREADY COST PETER DUNNE HIS MINISTERIAL POST, AND GEOFF THORN'S RESIGNATION TODAY HAS ONLY HAS TURNED THE OPPOSITION PARTIES' ATTENTIONS TO JOHN KEY'S CHIEF OF STAFF. I THINK THE QUESTION NOW HAS TO GO TO MR EAGLESON AS TO WHAT HE SHOULD DO IN HIS NEXT STEP. WHAT WAS HIS INVOLVEMENT IN PRESSURING PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES? AND I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME INFORMATION TO COME OUT THERE, BUT CLEARLY HE WAS INVOLVED IN IT. GEOFF THORN WILL HAVE HIS LAST DAY TOMORROW AND WILL RECEIVE THREE MONTHS' SALARY ON THE WAY OUT THE DOORS HE ONCE CONTROLLED. MICHAEL PARKIN, ONE NEWS. THERE'S MORE TO THE SPYING STORIES. WE HAVE DETAILS ON A PROGRAMME CALLED X-KEYSCORE LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR. A LAWYER'S BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SMUGGLING GOODS TO A MURDERER, BUT NOW THERE'LL BE A WAIT TO FIND OUT HER PUNISHMENT. TEXT MESSAGES READ OUT DURING THE TRIAL ALSO REVEALED DAVINA MURRAY WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH LIAM REID. MATT MCLEAN WAS IN COURT. IT WAS EARLY OCTOBER IN 2011 WHEN LAWYER DAVINA MURRAY WENT TO VISIT HER CLIENT LIAM REID IN PRISON. THAT SAME DAY REID WAS FOUND WITH AN IPHONE, CIGARETTES, AND A LIGHTER. MURRAY'S TRIAL LASTED SEVEN DAYS. SHE REPRESENTED HERSELF. HER DEFENCE RESTED ON CLAIMS IT WAS CORRECTIONS OFFICERS WHO PLANTED THE ITEMS ON LIAM REID ` A CLAIM BACKED UP BY REID HIMSELF. A LOT OF THE TRIAL FOCUSSED ON WHY ` WHY WOULD DAVINA MURRAY SMUGGLE THE ITEMS TO A MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE AND MURDER. THE PROSECUTION CLAIMED THEY HAD THE ANSWER ` THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PAIR WAS FAR BEYOND THAT OF LAWYER AND CLIENT. IN FACT, IT WAS REVEALED DAVINA MURRAY VISITED LIAM REID IN PRISON CLOSE TO 50 TIMES IN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. JUDGE COLLINS CALLED THAT 'EXTRAORDINARY'. REID IS SERVING TIME FOR THE RAPE AND MURDER OF DEAF CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN EMMA AGNEW. IN COURT WE HEARD SOME OF THOSE TEXT MESSAGES. ONE REFERRED TO REID AS 'THE BEST KISSER I'VE EVER KISSED'. IN ANOTHER SHE TOLD A FRIEND, 'I HATE THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM, 'BUT I'M SCARED TO LOSE HIM.' THAT LOVE HAS PROVED TO BE THE DOWNFALL OF THE FORMER MAORI PARTY CANDIDATE. SHE'S NOW EXPECTED TO SEEK A DISCHARGE WITHOUT CONVICTION ` SOMETHING HER CAREER MIGHT DEPEND ON ` AND WILL BE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH FOR THAT APPLICATION TO BE HEARD. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS. AN ADMISSION NOW FROM OUR PRISONS BOSS THAT HIS AGENCY FAILED IN ITS HANDLING OF RSA TRIPLE KILLER WILLIAM BELL. NEARLY 12 YEARS ON, THE HUSBAND OF ONE OF THE WOMEN MURDERED HAS RECEIVED $60,000 AND AN APOLOGY FROM CORRECTIONS. PAUL HOBBS HAS MORE. THIS IS TAI HOBSON, WHOSE LIVING ROOM WALL REMAINS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HIS WIFE, MARY. MARY HOBSON WAS ONE OF THREE PANMURE RSA MEMBERS BRUTALLY MURDERED BY WILLIAM BELL IN A BOTCHED ROBBERY IN 2001. SOON AFTER THE MURDERS IT WAS REVEALED BELL WAS ON PAROLE AT THE TIME. NOW MR HOBSON, WHO DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA TODAY, HAS A $60,000 CHEQUE AND AN APOLOGY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE FACT THAT DEPARTMENT COULD HAVE PERFORMED BETTER. SIX YEARS AGO THE COURT OF APPEAL SHUT DOWN MR HOBSON'S BATTLE FOR COMPENSATION. BUT LAST YEAR, SUE COUCH, THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF THE RSA ATTACKS, GOT A $300,000 EX GRATIA PAYMENT FROM CORRECTIONS, PAVING THE WAY FOR TAI HOBSON'S PAYOUT. I THINK THE HONOURABLE THING TO DO WAS TO STEP FORWARD AND MAKE SOME RECOMPENSE. BUT TAI HOBSON'S LAWYER SAYS IT'S SMALL CHANGE. WHILE IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THE MONEY, THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS ANNE TOLLEY HAD IT IN HER POWER TO HAND OVER $75,000 AND CHOSE NOT TO. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MINISTER HAS CHOSEN TO BE NIGGARDLY AND SAVE $15,000. BOTH THE CROWN LAW AND CORRECTIONS GAVE ME ADVICE ALONG THE LINES OF SOME OTHER PAYMENTS. THERE'S NOT MANY OF THEM, BUT SOME OTHER EX GRACIA PAYMENTS FOR SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. CORRECTIONS BOSS RAY SMITH NOW WANTS TO MEET WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE TWO OTHER MURDER VICTIMS ` BILL ABSOLUM AND WAYNE JOHNSON. NO ONE FROM CORRECTIONS HAS EVER BEEN TO THEIR HOUSE AND SAID SORRY AND THAT MEANS A LOT TO THEM. THAT MEETING SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FORTNIGHT. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. THE FATHER OF TRIPLETS KILLED IN A SHOPPING MALL FIRE HAS NOW DESCRIBED THE JOY OF WELCOMING NEWBORN TWINS. PARKER AND POPPY WEEKES ARRIVED YESTERDAY BY CAESAREAN SECTION AT AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL. WHEN I WAS ON MY OWN WAITING FOR JANE'S RECOVERY WITH POPPY AND PARKER, I WAS BASICALLY JUST CRYING. I WISHED THAT LILLIE, JACKSON AND WILL COULD HAVE MET THEIR YOUNGER BROTHER AND SISTER. THE 2-YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS DIED 15 MONTHS AGO IN THE BLAZE IN THE QATARI CAPITAL OF DOHA. MR WEEKES SAYS JANE AND THE TWINS ARE IN GOOD HEALTH. HERE'S SOMETHING TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILDREN AS YOU SIT DOWN FOR TEA TONIGHT. A SURVEY JUST OUT SAYS MANY TEENAGERS FEEL THEY DON'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME WITH THEIR PARENTS. SHARON FERGUSSON WITH THE FINDINGS. THEY JUST WANT AN ADULT WHO HAS EXPERIENCE. THESE 15- AND 16-YEAR-OLDS ARE WELL AWARE OF ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES. I DO REALLY WANT TO FIND A PART-TIME JOB BECAUSE I JUST WANNA RELIEVE THE STRESS FOR MY PARENTS, RATHER THAN DEPENDING ON THEM FOR MONEY. NOW A STUDY BY AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY'S ADOLESCENT HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP GIVES A GLIMPSE OF THEIR OTHER CONCERNS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CHILDREN SPEND TIME WITH BOTH PARENTS AT THE SAME TIME, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALLY SO THAT THEIR FAMILIES ARE ACTUALLY MORE CONNECTED. A LARGE NUMBER OF THE 8500 SECONDARY STUDENTS SURVEYED SAID THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY SPEND ENOUGH TIME WITH THEIR PARENTS, AND THERE'S AN INCREASING AWARENESS OF FAMILY FINANCES. HALF OF NZ TEENAGERS OF THAT AGE GROUP SAY THEIR PARENTS ARE SOMETIMES WORRIED ABOUT MONEY FOR FOOD. THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF. IS THAT THE KIND OF SOCIETY WE WANT? WHAT'S THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THAT? THERE ARE SOME TELLING RESULTS AROUND DEPRIVATION TOO 22% OF STUDENTS IN DEPRIVED NEIGHBOURHOODS WEREN'T ABLE TO READILY ACCESS HEALTH CARE, COMPARED WITH 16% IN WEALTHIER AREAS. 35% IN POOR SUBURBS LOOK AFTER THEIR SIBLINGS FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR A DAY, COMPARED TO 16% OF KIDS WHO ARE BETTER OFF. ON THE UPSIDE, SINCE THE LAST SURVEY IN 2007, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME IMPRESSIVE CHANGES. CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, RISKY DRIVING, VIOLENCE ` THOSE ARE MARKED IMPROVEMENTS. 20%, 40%, 50% DROPS. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. THAT'S GOING TO MEAN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LESS AFFECTED BY KIDS DYING. BUT WITH THE STUDY SHOWING NO IMPROVEMENT IN DEPRESSION, BULLYING AND OBESITY, THERE'S STILL SOME WAY TO GO. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. SO DO YOU DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH YOUR TEENAGERS? YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK ON OUR WEBSITE ` WWW.ONENEWS.CO.NZ COMING UP ON ONE NEWS, WHICH HAS COST MORE ` THE JUNE STORM OR LAST MONTH'S BIG EARTHQUAKE? ALSO FIND OUT THE TRUE COST OF SEXUAL ABUSE ` NZ'S MOST EXPENSIVE CRIME. A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CRIME WAVE HITS ONE OF THE MOST GLAMOROUS PLACES IN THE WORLD. AND DIVE IN IF YOU CAN FIND A SPACE ` HOW THEY'RE POOLING THEIR RESOURCES TO BEAT THE HEAT IN CHINA. TINKLING MUSIC Did you know that it's possible to watch your favourite TV shows from any room in the house? You may have heard of TV On Demand, websites where you can access hundreds of the best local and international shows legally and for free. Several Kiwi TV channels now have an On Demand service. It's the place you go if you've missed a programme and want to catch up, or if someone's hogging the remote. How does it work? Well, with most sites, it's as easy as clicking on the show that you want to watch. It will start to play, and then you're in control to pause for a cuppa or skip back and forward. And best of all, with your laptop and some tablets and smartphones, you can watch from just about anywhere in your house. So why not stay in bed and catch up on your favourite drama, or follow along with a cooking show from the kitchen? You could even try watching TV from your hammock. Have a go. And you can find a list of Kiwi On Demand sites at techinasec.co.nz THE WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL IS FACING PREVIOUS CAPTION INCORRECT WE'VE INITIALLY SAID ABOUT $500,000 FROM AN EARTHQUAKE PERSPECTIVE, SO THAT WILL BE THINGS LIKE DAMAGE TO FOOTPATHS. I THINK ON THE NIGHT SOMEBODY CALLED IT SINKHOLES. THAT'S NOW BEEN FIXED, BUT THAT INVOLVED QUITE A BIT OF RE-PAVING. THE MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR A MAJOR CHINESE TRADE BUNGLE ADMIT IT IS STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT ENOUGH SPECIALIST STAFF TO DEAL WITH OUR LARGEST EXPORT MARKET. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IS PROMISING TO DO BETTER AFTER MEAT EXPORTS WERE HELP UP DUE TO PAPERWORK PROBLEMS. RENEE GRAHAM REPORTS. THE MINISTRY BEHIND A BUNGLE WHICH SAW $100M WORTH OF NZ MEAT EXPORTS BLOCKED FROM ENTERING CHINA ADMITS IT MADE A SERIES OF MISTAKES. WE DID NOT DEAL WITH THOSE MISTAKES EFFECTIVELY OR QUICKLY ENOUGH. AN INTERNAL REVIEW INTO THE FIASCO HAS FOUND MINISTRY STAFF HERE AND IN CHINA: WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME. WELL, I THINK IT'S AN ADMISSION OF REALITY, AND THAT'S REALLY REFRESHING TO HAVE FORM A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT. AND THAT'S REALLY REFRESHING TO HAVE FROM A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT. SO I THINK GETTING THAT DEGREE OF HONESTY IS THE FIRST STAGE OF REBUILDING TRUST. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT HAS A 25-POINT PLAN TO PREVENT ANOTHER COSTLY EXPORT BLOCKADE. IT INCLUDES DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF STAFF WORKING ON EXPORTS TO CHINA FROM EIGHT TO 16. HOWEVER, THE MINISTRY IS STRUGGLING TO FIND ENOUGH QUALIFIED STAFF. IT'S PLEASING THEY RECOGNISE THIS IS AN ISSUE. AND I GUESS IT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THERE WEREN'T SUFFICIENT STAFF. I'D LIKE TO THINK THEY'LL FIND THOSE STAFF QUICKLY AND TRAIN THEM UP, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN URGENT AND IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. THE MEAT INDUSTRY ISN'T YET ABLE TO QUANTIFY HOW MUCH THE BLOCKADE COST. THE PRIME MINISTER'S ALREADY INDICATED THE MINISTRY MIGHT REIMBURSE EXPORTERS FOR THE COST OF STORING MEAT STRANDED IN CHINESE PORTS. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. AND JUST WHERE THE BEEF AND LAMB YOU'RE EATING ACTUALLY COMES FROM WILL BE A LOT CLEARER, WITH NEW LABELLING RULES TAKING AFFECT IN SUPERMARKETS TODAY. RETAILERS SIGNED UP WITH BEEF AND LAMB NZ NOW HAVE TO LABEL IMPORTED MEAT WITH THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. MOST OF OUR IMPORTED MEAT COMES FROM AUSTRALIA. WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING DRAMATICALLY WRONG WITH AUSTRALIAN BEEF. WE DO THINK OURS IS FAR BETTER, BUT I THINK CONSUMERS WILL REACT VERY POSITIVELY TO IT. THE PENALTIES FOR INCORRECT LABELS INCLUDE LOSING BEEF AND LAMB'S QUALITY-MARK STATUS. PROVIDERS OF SEXUAL ABUSE CARE ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS THE GOVERNMENT REVIEWS WHERE TO PUT ITS FUNDING. CHILD YOUTH AND FAMILY ARE PRIORITISING CHILDREN AND PARENTS OVER OTHER VICTIMS AND THAT'S PUTTING A STRAIN ON RESOURCES. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. FOR YEARS, COLIN ELLIOTT TRIED TO FORGET HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED. HE GOT ON WITH LIFE, BUT NOW HE NEEDS HELP. THE 58-YEAR-OLD HAS DECIDED TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. IT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT AND ESPECIALLY FOR MALES BECAUSE IT'S THE HIDDEN ISSUE. TREASURY ESTIMATES SEXUAL ABUSE COSTS THE COUNTRY $1.2B A YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES JUST OVER $26M IN VICTIM SUPPORT. WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO COVER THE GAP BETWEEN THE SMALL AMOUNT THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS US FOR A THIRD OF OUR BUDGET AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY COSTS TO DELIVER OUR SERVICES. SHE SAYS THAT'S BEEN MADE EVEN HARDER NOW CHILD YOUTH AND FAMILY IS PROVIDING FUNDING FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AHEAD OF OTHER VICTIMS. ESPECIALLY AS DEMAND INCREASES ` IN WELLINGTON ALONE, IT'S ALMOST TRIPLED IN THREE YEARS. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICES THAT WE ARE. PAULA BENNETT AGREES MORE MONEY IS NEEDED AND YESTERDAY SET ASIDE MORE THAN $1M FOR AN AUCKLAND HELPLINE. JUST REALLY PROVES THAT WE ARE REALLY READY TO STEP UP AND PUT MORE IN, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT ON AN AD-HOC BASIS. CURRENTLY THE MINISTER IS CARRYING OUT A REVIEW OF THE SECTOR, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT THE GREENS SAY THAT THE ONE IN FOUR GIRLS AND ONE IN EIGHT BOYS WHO ARE ABUSED, CAN'T WAIT. THE ONLY CAVEAT I HAVE ON THAT IS SHE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE EXISTING SERVICES IN THE INTERIM UNTIL THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW. AND EVEN FOR COLIN ELLIOTT, THAT SERVICE IS DOING LITTLE TO HELP HIM. RYAN BOSWELL, ONE NEWS. POLLS HAD TO STAY OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT IN ZIMBABWE AS VOTERS TURNED OUT IN HIGH NUMBERS TO HAVE THEIR SAY IN THE ELECTION BATTLE BETWEEN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AND HIS RIVAL, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. BUT AS THE BBC'S NOMSA MASEKO REPORTS, THE PEACEFUL ELECTION IS BEING MARRED BY CLAIMS OF VOTE RIGGING. A BITTERLY COLD MORNING IN THE HARARE TOWNSHIP OF MBARE. CRISIS-WARY ZIMBABWEANS QUEUED QUIETLY IN THE DARK HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS. THE OUTCOME MUST BE RESPECTED BY EACH AND EVERY CONTENDER IN THIS ELECTION. BUT IT'S NOT FREE OF ACCUSATIONS OF FOUL PLAY. PRIME MINISTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, BOTH PARTNER AND RIVAL TO PRESIDENT MUGABE IN A DIFFICULT COALITION, BELIEVES THE STATE IS INVOLVED IN A MASSIVE RIGGING EXERCISE AGAINST HIM. THANK YOU. FOR 33 YEARS, ZIMBABWE HAS ONLY EVER KNOWN ONE LEADER, AND PRESIDENT MUGABE IS SEEKING A FURTHER FIVE-YEAR MANDATE FROM HIS PEOPLE AT THE AGE OF 89. HE SAYS IF HE LOSES THIS TIME, HE'LL STEP DOWN. THE PROCESS IS GOING WELL. UH, PEOPLE ARE VOTING VERY FREELY. WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. REGIONAL OBSERVERS MAY HOLD THE KEY TO THIS ELECTION. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHETHER IT IS FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE. EVERYWHERE I WENT, IT'S BEEN PEACEFUL, ORDERLY AND FREE AND FAIR. THE DAYS AHEAD WILL BE TENSE ONES FOR ZIMBABWE AS POLLS CLOSE AND THE COUNTING BEGINS. THE QUESTIONS ZIMBABWEANS WILL BE ASKING IS WHETHER THE RESULT WILL HERALD THE END OF AN ERA AND CHANGE OR DELIVER YET ANOTHER MESSY AND DISPUTED OUTCOME. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY. A DEADLINE'S BEEN SET FOR FIVE DAYS TO PREVENT THE DELAYS THAT SPARKED VIOLENCE AFTER THE LAST ELECTION. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE CROWDING TOGETHER IN CHINA TO TRY AND KEEP COOL. THE ONLY RELIEF FROM TEMPERATURES TOPPING 41 DEGREES FOR SOME IS THIS INDOOR WAVE POOL IN SOUTH-WEST CHINA. IT'S SO FULL ONE SWIMMER CALLED IT 'A CAULDRON OF BOILING DUMPLINGS'. EXTRA STAFF HAVE BEEN ROPED INTO LIFEGUARD DUTIES AND A CLINIC'S BEEN SET UP TO DEAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. NOW TO WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE HERE. AND THE NORTHERN STORM'S ALMOST ON US? IT'S RAINING IN THE FAR NORTH. WINDS ARE NOT STRONG FROM WHANGAREI NORTHWARDS. CORRECTION: WINDS ARE NOW STRONG FROM WHANGAREI NORTHWARDS. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ NO SNOW TOMORROW, BUT PLENTY OF RAIN. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. COMING UP, IS A NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL GANG AT WORK IN CANNES? POP STAR RIHANNA FACES OFF WITH A TOP RETAILER IN A ROW OVER A T-SHIRT. AND MUSIC FANS GET READY ` THE BIG DAY OUT FESTIVAL RETURNS TO AUCKLAND. # CAN'T FIND A BETTER MAN. # SHE DREAMS IN COLOUR. SHE DREAMS IN RED. # THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THE HEAD-ON CAR COLLISION THAT KILLED TIMARU BUSINESSMAN ALLAN HUBBARD TWO YEARS AGO HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CARELESS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH. A JUDGE RULED TODAY THAT ANDREW EARL MOST LIKELY FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND THEN PLOUGHED INTO THE HUBBARD'S CAR. ALI PUGH'S BEEN IN COURT. MOSGIEL MAN ANDREW EARL WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS HOLDEN UTE IN SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN IT CROSSED THE CENTRE LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 1 NEAR OAMARU AND DROVE STRAIGHT INTO THE CAR OF ALLAN AND JEAN HUBBARD. MRS HUBBARD SUFFERED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES, BUT THE WELL-KNOWN BUSINESSMAN DIED EN ROUTE TO DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. ANDREW EARL DIDN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE COURTHOUSE TODAY WHEN THE JUDGE FOUND HIM GUILTY OF CAUSING ALLAN HUBBARD'S DEATH THROUGH CARELESS DRIVING. AND THE REASON FOR THAT CARELESS DRIVING? THAT WAS A RESULT OF DROWSINESS OR HAVING FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. BOTH ANDREW EARL AND JEAN HUBBARD TOLD POLICE THEY HAD NO MEMORY OF THE CRASH. I CAN'T REMEMBER ONE THING ABOUT IT. BUT ONE KEY WITNESS IN THE TRIAL SAID HE SAW MR EARL DRIVING ERRATICALLY IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT. TODAY JEAN HUBBARD'S LAWYER RELEASED A STATEMENT ON HER BEHALF, SAYING JEAN... AND SHE WELCOMES THE CASE'S CONCLUSION... THE JUDGE HAS ORDERED A REPARATION REPORT TO SEE IF ANDREW EARL CAN COMPENSATE MRS HUBBARD FOR HIS ACTIONS. HIS CONVICTION COULD SEE HIM JAILED FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS. ALI PUGH, ONE NEWS. THE GLAMOROUS CITY OF CANNES ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA IS REELING FROM ITS SECOND BRAZEN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ROBBERY IN A WEEK. TWO ARMED MEN HELD UP AN EXCLUSIVE WATCH SHOP ON THE SAME STREET WHERE JUST DAYS AGO A COLLECTION OF DIAMONDS WERE STOLEN. ABC'S LAMA HASAN HAS THE DETAILS. CANNES, HOME TO EUROPE'S MOST CELEBRITY PACKED FILM FESTIVAL, IS IN THE MIDST OF A CRIME WAVE. ON WEDNESDAY TWO MEN, ONE WITH AN AUTOMATIC PISTOL AND A GRENADE WALKED INTO THIS HIGH-END JEWELLERY STORE AND WALKED OUT WITH 40 WATCHES. IT'S THE SECOND HEIST THIS WEEK. ON SUNDAY A LONE GUNMAN WALTZED INTO THIS HOTEL AND MADE OFF WITH A WHOPPING $136 IN DIAMONDS. THEY BOTH HAPPENED HALF A MILE APART ON THE SAME STREET ` THE EXCLUSIVE PROMENADE DE LA CROISETTE. BOTH HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME OF DAY. CANNES IS AN EASY TARGET BECAUSE THEY HAVE POOR SECURITY. THE SECURITY GUARDS ARE UNARMED. A LOT OF WEALTHY PEOPLE BUYING HIGH-DOLLAR ITEMS AND EASY ACCESS TO OTHER COUNTRIES. I SEE ONE OTHER IMPERFECTION... A FORMER JEWEL THIEF LARRY LAWTON SAYS IF THE ROBBERS DO IT THE WAY HE USED TO DO IT, THE GOODS ARE ALREADY SOLD. A PIECE THAT CAME IN, WHETHER IT WAS A WATCH AND HAD A MARK ON IT WOULD BE OUT OF MY POSSESSION WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE RECENT CRIMES HAVE MANY WONDERING, WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEFED UP SECURITY? WHILE THE CITY OF CANNES USUALLY ONLY HAS 20 POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY DURING THE DAY, THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS DOUBLING THAT NUMBER TONIGHT. POLICE BELIEVE THIS ROBBERY MAY BE LINKED TO THE ESCAPE OF A MEMBER OF THE NOTORIOUS PINK PANTHER CRIME GANG POP STAR RIHANNA IS USED TO TOPPING TO THE CHARTS. NOW SHE'S COME OUT ON TOP OF A LEGAL BATTLE. SHE TOOK BRITISH FASHION CHAIN TOPSHOP TO COURT AFTER THEY SOLD T-SHIRTS BEARING HER IMAGE. THE BBC'S LIZO MZIMBA EXPLAINS. # WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE. SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN MUSIC STARS ON THE PLANET, WITH A STRING OF NUMBER-ONE HITS TO HER NAME, INCLUDING 'WE FOUND LOVE'. # WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE. # WHEN SHE SHOT THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG IN NORTHERN IRELAND, FANS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE OUT IN FORCE, AND THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. ONE OF THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS ENDED UP ON A LINE OF T-SHIRTS BEING SOLD HERE IN TOP SHOP. SHOPPERS BOUGHT MORE THAN 10,000 OF THEM. RIHANNA, THOUGH, TOOK LEGAL ACTION, BECAUSE SHE SAID THAT WHAT TOP SHOP HAD DONE SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A PRODUCT THAT SHE'D OFFICIALLY APPROVED. SHE HADN'T, AND TODAY SHE WON HER CASE. THE HIGH COURT SAID THAT USING A PHOTOGRAPH OF A CELEBRITY DIDN'T NECESSARILY BREACH THE PERSON'S RIGHTS, BUT, IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THE IMAGE APPEARED TO SHOW HER IN ONE OF HER OFFICIAL VIDEOS, MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THEY WERE BUYING AN OFFICIAL RIHANNA PRODUCT. ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE SHE'S MORE THAN A SINGER; SHE'S A GLOBAL BRAND. HER BRAND IS HER, AND WHAT PEOPLE SEE OF THAT BRAND IS HOW THEY PERCEIVE HER. SO, YEAH, TOPSHOP HAVE TAKEN A VERY IMPORTANT BIT OF RIHANNA WITHOUT ASKING. THE RETAILER SAID... BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR RIHANNA. SHE'S NOT THE FIRST CELEBRITY TO USE THE LAW TO PROTECT HER IMAGE, AND SHE WON'T BE THE LAST. RIHANNA IS BRINGING HER DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR TO AUCKLAND IN EARLY OCTOBER. SOME OF THE BIGGEST BANDS OF THE '90S WILL HEADLINE NEXT YEAR'S BIG DAY OUT FESTIVAL. PEARL JAM, 'BETTER MAN' # SHE LIES AND SAYS SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HIM # CAN'T FIND A BETTER MAN. # SHE DREAMS IN COLOUR. SHE DREAMS IN RED. # AMERICAN ROCKERS PEARL JAM TOP THE FESTIVAL BILL ALONG WITH BRIT-POP HEROES BLUR. RAPPER SNOOP DOGG, NOW KNOWN AS SNOOP LION, WILL ALSO PERFORM. ORGANISERS ARE HOPING THE LINE UP AND MOVE TO AUCKLAND'S WESTERN SPRINGS STADIUM WILL REINVIGORATE THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WAS CANCELLED LAST YEAR AFTER LOSING OVER $1.5M. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` LAWYER DAVINA MURRAY WILL FIND OUT NEXT MONTH HER PUNISHMENT AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SMUGGLING GOODS TO A MURDERER LIAM REID. TEXT MESSAGES READ OUT DURING THE TRIAL ALSO REVEALED SHE WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH REID. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS PEOPLE TRAINED HERE HAVE GONE ON TO TERRORIST CAMPS IN YEMEN. THE REVELATION CAME JUST HOURS BEFORE THE CONTROVERSIAL GCSB BILL PASSED ITS SECOND VOTE IN PARLIAMENT. AND THE SPY LEAK SCANDAL'S NOW CLAIMED A BIG SCALP. THE HEAD OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES HAS QUIT IN THE WAKE OF REVELATIONS ABOUT THE PHONE RECORDS OF JOURNALIST ANDREA VANCE. AND WHILE THE PRIME MINISTER ARGUES FOR BROADER SURVEILANCE POWERS FOR THE GCSB, AMERICAN SPIES COULD ALREADY BE ACTIVE ON OUR SHORES. THAT'S THE LATEST REVELATION FROM NSA WHISTLE-BLOWER EDWARD SNOWDEN. SARAH BRADLEY HAS MORE. ONE RED DOT ON A MAP PLACES NZ IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LATEST EDWARD SNOWDEN SPYING SCANDAL. IT SUGGESTS A FAR-REACHING INTERNET SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME CALLED X-KEYSCORE IS USED HERE. WELL, I DON'T TALK ABOUT OUR CAPABILITY, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD OF THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAMME. BEFORE FLEEING TO HIS CURRENT LOCATION AT A TRANSIT LOUNGE IN A RUSSIAN AIRPORT, MR SNOWDON CLAIMED HIS WORK FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AFFORDED HIM GREAT SPYING POWERS. I, SITTING AT MY DESK, CERTAINLY HAD THE AUTHORITY TO WIRETAP ANYONE FROM YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNTANT, TO A FEDERAL JUDGE, TO EVEN THE PRESIDENT, IF I HAD A PERSONAL EMAIL. X-KEYSCORE REPORTEDLY ALLOWS SPIES TO MONITOR 'NEARLY EVERYTHING A TYPICAL USER DOES ON THE INTERNET' WITH LITTLE JUSTIFICATION FOR DOING SO. THAT INCLUDES NOT JUST EMAILS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT SEARCH HISTORIES, INCLUDING LOCATIONS LOOKED AT ON THE LIKES OF GOOGLE EARTH. LABOUR SAYS MORE DETAILS ARE NEEDED. ONE OF THE ISSUES PEOPLE ARE RAISING WITH ME IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE DEGREE TO WHICH THEIR INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED. WE CAN ONLY FIND THOSE ISSUES OUT IF WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY. THE NSA HAS NOW ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE OF X-KEYSCORE, CALLING ITS USE 'LAWFUL'. SARAH BRADLEY, ONE NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE CHIEFS REVEAL THEIR SIDE FOR THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL. MORE FROM HAMILTON NEXT, AS THE CHIEFS HAVE ONE LAST CARBO LOAD ` THEIR FOES TOUCHDOWN AFTER JUST ONE TRAINING RUN AND FOUR DAYS TRAVEL. THE ALL BLACKS TAKE US THROUGH RUGBY'S NEW-LOOK SCRUMS. AND AT THE HOME OF GOLF, LYDIA KO MAKES MOVES TO TURN PROFESSIONAL. Are your savings gathering dust? DING! Then give them a chance to really grow, because there's a new millionaire created every month. Visit bonusbonds.co.nz to invest now. FIRST TONIGHT TO THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL, AND THE CHIEFS ARE STICKING WITH A WINNING COMBINATION FOR SATURDAY'S SUPER 15 RUGBY FINAL AGAINST THE BRUMBIES. FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, THEY NAMED THE SAME STARTING SIDE FOR CONSECUTIVE GAMES. HERE'S STEPHEN STUART IN HAMILTON. ALL BLACK FLANKER SAM CANE IS DISAPPOINTED HE CAN'T FORCE HIS WAY INTO THE STARTING LINE UP AHEAD OF A BRUISED TANERAU LATIMER, BUT THE COACHES ARE DEFENDING FIELDING THE SAME 15 THAT GOT THEM TO THE FINAL. THE GUYS WHO GOT TO START LAST WEEK WILL HAVE ANOTHER CRACK AT IT, AND WE'VE GOT AN OUTSTANDING BENCH. SO GUYS LIKE SAM AND BEN AFEAKI WHO WERE HUGE OFF THE BENCH LAST WEEK WILL PLAY THE SAME ROLE. BLOCKBUSTING WINGER LELIA MASAGA IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN DOUBT, WITH AN ANKLE PROBLEM, BUT INSISTS HE'LL PLAY. CAPTAIN CRAIG CLARKE IS OVER HIS NECK PROBLEM ` SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE ON HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY. YEAH, I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW I'M TRUCKING WITH MY FORM, AND THANKS FOR TELLING THE WHOLE WORLD IT'S MY BIRTHDAY (!) THAT'S COOL. PROBABLY LOTS OF GIFTS. YEAH, I HOPE SO. BUT HE KNOWS THERE WON'T BE ANY FAVOURS FROM THE BRUMBIES. A REALLY REALLY GOOD DEFENCE THAT REALLY STARVES TEAMS. THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR AN AERIAL BOMBARDMENT. WE'VE DONE PLENTY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN STOP IT AT THE SOURCE, THE SET-PIECE OR ON THE KICKER. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE FOR US AND A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE TO WHAT WE'VE HAD THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AND THE RECIPE FOR THEIR PLAY-OFFS SUCCESS ` PIZZA AFTER TRAINING ON THURSDAY, ALTHOUGH THE SPECIAL CHIEFS-FLAVOURED ONE WASN'T A FAST MOVER TODAY. STEPHEN STUART, ONE NEWS. THE BRUMBIES HAVE TOUCHED DOWN HERE FOR THE FINAL, A TAD WEARY AFTER FOUR DAYS' TRAVEL. THEY'VE GONE FROM SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH TO CANBERRA, SYDNEY AND AUCKLAND TO HAMILTON. TO BE BRUMBIES TEAM THAT ARE COMING TO PLAY CHIEF'S TEAM THAT ARE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS IN NZ, I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE GET UP IN THE MORNINGS AND GO TO WORK. I THINK GETTING OVER THE TRAVEL IS THE FIRST HURDLE THAT YOU'VE GOTTA CROSS. AND THEN IT'S JUST A MATTER OF STICKING TO YOUR GAME, SO NOT GETTING CAUGHT UP IN CONDITIONS OVER HERE. STEPHEN LARKHAM WON TWO TITLES WITH THE BRUMBIES IN 2001 AND 2004. THE ALL BLACKS FORWARDS HAVE TODAY HAD THEIR FIRST TASTE OF RUGBY'S NEW SCRUM ENGAGEMENT RULES. THEY'LL HAVE TO ADJUST QUICKLY FROM THE OLD RULE USED IN SUPER RUGBY TO THE NEW TECHNIQUE, WHICH WILL BE AIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAINST THE WALLABIES IN A FORTNIGHT. A CRAM SESSION IN EVERY SENSE. BIND, SET. THE TEST TIGHT FORWARDS TODAY USED THE NEW ENGAGEMENT IN TRAINING IN AUCKLAND. CROUCH, BIND, SET IS THE NEW WARNING TO WEAKER SCRUMS. THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE. YOU CAN'T DIVE TO THE GROUND OR ANYTHING. YOU'RE LOCKED IN. THE NEW ENGAGE LESSENS THE MASSIVE IMPACT BY 25%, BUT STRENGTH AND TECHNIQUE ARE NOW AS IMPORTANT AS EVER. THE EYES ARE STILL WATERING. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE WHOLE EIGHT ON. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO COMES UP WITH THE WAY TO USE IT BEST. THE SCRUM WILL GET MORE WORK NEXT WEEK WHEN THE TEST CAMP RESUMES IN WELLINGTON WHILE OTHERS ARE STILL JUST COMING TO GRIPS WITH ALL BLACK LIFE. YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT NOW? NO. TO BE HONEST, NO. DAN CARTER WAS MY ROOM-MATE. I SAW THAT ON MY TEAM LIST, AND I HAD TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK. 'SWEET, ROOMING WITH BIG DOG.' DEFINITELY STILL NOT COMFORTABLE. CARTER, RICHIE MCCAW AND MA'A NONU SAT OUT TRAINING TODAY, NURSING BUMPS AND BRUISES, BUT ALL SHOULD BE OK FOR THE WARM-UP GAME IN THE HUTT VALLEY NEXT FRIDAY, NOT TO MENTION CLUB RUGBY SEMI-FINALS IN CENTRAL OTAGO THIS WEEKEND. WE'VE GOT THE SEMI-FINAL DOWN THERE AGAINST ARROWTOWN. ANYONE IN RANFURLY WHO'S GOT NOTHING TO DO CAN COME WATCH THAT. IT'LL BE A PRETTY GOOD` GOOD GAME AT THE OFFAL PIT. WHETHER IT'S THE OFFAL PIT IN THE MANIOTOTO OR THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IN SYDNEY IN A FORTNIGHT, A STRONG AND ADAPTABLE SCRUM IS STILL A NECESSITY. A DRUGS SCANDAL OF MASSIVE PROPORTIONS IS ENGULFING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN AMERICA. EVIDENCE IS EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH POTENTIAL TO DESTROY THE CAREERS OF SOME OF THE GAME'S BIGGEST STARS. MARK HATHAWAY HAS THE DETAILS. IN THE WEEK BASEBALL'S SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WERE HONOURED FOR A SECOND WORLD SERIES WIN IN THREE YEARS,... THEY'RE MAKING THIS A HABIT. ...AMERICA'S FAVOURITE PASTIME IS ALSO IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR THE WRONG REASONS. DETAILS ARE EMERGING THAT MAJOR LEAGUE OFFICIALS HAVE A BLACKLIST OF AT LEAST A DOZEN PLAYERS GUILTY OF DOPING. BASEBALL IS TRYING TO DROP THE HAMMER AS HARD AS IT CAN. TOPPING THE LIST IS ALEX RODRIGUEZ OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES, THE HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER IN BASEBALL HISTORY. REPORTS SUGGEST EVIDENCE EXISTS TO SLAM RODRIGUEZ, THOUGH THERE ARE DOUBTS OVER THE LEAGUE'S ABILITY TO EJECT HIM FROM THE GAME FOR GOOD. WELL, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS GOING TO TRY TO BAN ALEX RODRIGUEZ FOR LIFE, BUT IF THEY DO, THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET IN AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT WITH THE UNION. RODRIGUEZ EARNS A STAGGERING $35M DOLLARS A SEASON. THE FATHER OF TWO TOLD SPORTS ILLUSTRATED HE WANTS TO CONTINUE BEING A ROLE MODEL AS HIS LEGAL TEAM PREPARES FOR BATTLE. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE GOOD, SOLID AND STRONG DEFENCES FOR ALEX, AND WE INTEND TO PRESENT THEM WHEN THE TIME COMES. FORMER LEAGUE MVP RYAN BRAUN HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN DOWN AND SUSPENDED FOR 65 GAMES, AND FURTHER NAMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN COMING DAYS. WHILE THE YANKEES' IMAGE WILL BE TARNISHED IF RODRIGUEZ IS GUILTY, THE CLUB COULD WIN BIG, WITH THE INJURY-PRONE A-ROD'S (38) $125M CONTRACT AT RISK OF BEING TORN UP. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. NRL LEAGUE IS SET TO UNDERGO A MAJOR REVIEW OF ITS SALARY CAP. PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE A MARQUEE PLAYER ALLOWANCE TO HELP RETAIN THE LIKES OF SONNY BILL WILLIAMS. BUT IT'S ALL COME TOO LATE FOR DEPARTING STAR BENJI MARSHALL, WHO TODAY SHOT DOWN SUGGESTIONS ABOUT PLAYING FOR THE WALLABIES WHEN HE SWITCHES TO UNION. I GREW UP IN NZ A PROUD KIWI AND PLAYING, OBVIOUSLY, AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS IN RUGBY LEAGUE, IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION, AND IT WAS EVEN TOUGHER HAVING TO FACE THE HAKA AND FACE AGAINST YOUR COUNTRY, SO THAT WON'T BE HAPPENING AGAIN. MARSHALL'S YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON HIS PLAYING FUTURE, BUT IS HOPEFUL OF FINISHING HIS LEAGUE CAREER WITH THE KIWIS AT OCTOBER'S WORLD CUP. KEEPING THE ASHES ALIVE AND AVOIDING AN UNWANTED RECORD ARE TOP OF THE LIST FOR AUSTRALIA'S CRICKETERS IN THE THIRD ASHES TEST STARTING TONIGHT AT OLD TRAFFORD. TRAILING ENGLAND 2-0 IN THE SERIES, THE AUSSIES ARE ON THE VERGE OF THEIR WORST LOSING STREAK IN 125 YEARS. HERE'S THE BBC'S JOE WILSON. THIS IS MANCHESTER'S TEST MATCH; THIS IS LANCASHIRE'S SUPERMAN. JAMES ANDERSON HAS GREAT POWERS, BUT HE CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER. AT OLD TRAFFORD TODAY, ENGLAND WERE FORCED INSIDE ` SCRUTINISING KEVIN PIETERSEN AND HIS STRAPPED SORE CALF. ENGLAND HOPE HE WILL PLAY, BUT THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL ALLOWANCES, EVEN FOR HIM. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO WIN WITH 11 PLAYERS, LET ALONE 10, YOU KNOW, IF ONE'S NOT FIT. SO YOU'RE EITHER FIT OR YOU'RE NOT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. 20 YEARS AGO, SHANE WARNE TURNED CRICKET ON HIS HEAD WHEN HE MADE HIS ASHES DEBUT HERE. SLEEKLY DRESSED IN BLACK, HE WAS PART OF AUSTRALIA'S PRACTICE TODAY ` PURELY AS A COACH. HE CAN ADVISE; THE CAPTAIN IS LEFT TRYING TO CONVINCE THE WORLD. I HONESTLY BELIEVE WE CAN WIN THIS SERIES, YEAH. AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WILL LAUGH AT ME SAYING THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY IF I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS TEAM WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE SUCCESS. 'GET STUCK IN.' THIS IS ONE MANCHESTER VENUE AUSTRALIA'S PLAYERS MAY BE AVOIDING ` THE WALKABOUT BAR. YOU MAY RECALL THE BIRMINGHAM BRANCH WAS WHERE AUSTRALIA'S BATSMAN DAVID WARNER DISGRACED HIMSELF WITH A PUNCH AT AN ENGLAND PLAYER. HE'S SERVED HIS SUSPENSION AND WILL PROBABLY PLAY IN THIS MATCH. WHO BETTER TO GIVE AN OPINION ON WARNER THAN AUSTRALIAN-BORN ENGLAND CRICKETER WHO'S NOW A PROFESSIONAL BOXER, ADAM HOLLIOAKE. I THINK HE'S A BIG CHARACTER. HE'S A STRONG CHARACTER, AND, ALBEIT, HE'S A BIT OF A NAUGHTY BOY. BUT, YEAH, I THINK HE'S PROBABLY THE GUY TO COME IN WITH A BIT OF CHARACTER AND MAYBE CHANGE THE MOMENTUM OF THINGS. JAMES ANDERSON COULD WELL BECOME ENGLAND'S SECOND-HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER OF ALL TIME IN THIS TEST. HE NEEDS SIX MORE VICTIMS. AUSTRALIA, HE'S LOOKING AT YOU. TEENAGE GOLF SENSATION LYDIA KO'S UNDERWAY AT THE WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN IN SCOTLAND AS HER BACKERS TAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STEP YET IN PLANNING HER LONG-TERM FUTURE. THE 16-YEAR-OLD'S MOTHER HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH LPGA OFFICIALS OVER ABOUT GETTING DISPENSATION FOR KO TO JOIN THE TOUR FULL TIME. CURRENTLY YOU HAVE TO BE 18. THE WORLD NUMBER ONE AMATEUR WAS AS UNFLUSTERED AS EVER HEADING INTO HER OPENING ROUND AT ST ANDREW'S. I FEEL MUCH BETTER THAN I DID, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND WHEN I GOT HERE, THERE WAS A YOUNGER GIRL THAN ME, I THINK, SO KNOW I'M NOT THE YOUNGEST IN THE FIELD, SO THAT KIND OF MAKES IT BETTER AS WELL. KO IS YET TO MISS A CUT IN 22 PROFESSIONAL EVENTS, AND IS CURRENTLY RANKED 17TH IN THE WORLD. IF SHE GETS THE PUTTER ROLLING, ANY SORT OF NUMBER'S DOABLE. YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS SHE GETS IT OUT OF THE POT BUNKERS, OFF THE TEE, THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SCORES OF OPPORTUNITY THERE. AND KO'S JUST BIRDIED THE FIRST HOLE. FINALLY IN SPORT, HOLLYWOOD STAR TOM CRUISE'S JOY RIDE ON TEAM NZ'S CATAMARAN HAS PROVEN A RISKY BUSINESS. THE PUBLICITY STUNT PROMPTED AMERICA'S CUP REGATTA DIRECTOR IAIN MURRAY TO ISSUE A NOTICE REMINDING TEAMS OF THEIR SAFETY OBLIGATIONS ON THE AC-72S. UNDER THE REGULATIONS, GUEST RACERS AREN'T ALLOWED ON BOARD WHILE THE COURSE IS STILL BEING MANAGED BY THE RACE COMMITTEE, WHICH IT WAS WHEN CRUISE AND HIS SON WENT FOR A SPIN. TEAM NZ WON'T FACE ANY PUNISHMENT. YOU KNOW WHY? A SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR PUBLICITY. THE OFFICIALS COULDN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. THINGS ARE GETTING ROUGHED-UP IN THE NORTH. EASTERLIES ARE WINDING UP AND THE RAIN'S BEGUN TO FALL. START THE CLOCK NOW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ SO, A BIT OF RAIN AND A SLIPPERY TRACK FOR THE CHIEFS ON SATURDAY EVENING, SO SHARPEN UP THE LONG SPRIGS. SAM WILL UPDATE RIGHT UP TILL KICK-OFF. AN UPDATE BEFORE WE GO ` ROBERT MUGABE'S CLAIMING A RESOUNDING VICTORY IN THE ZIMBABWE ELECTION. WE'LL HAVE DETAILS ON ONE NEWS 'TONIGHT' AT 10.40.