TONIGHT ` RELIEF FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYMAKERS PLANNING TO FLY. AIRPORT SECURITY STAFF HAVE ABANDONED A THREATENED STRIKE NEXT WEEK. WE'LL TELL YOU WHY. RISKING LIVES ` A CALL FOR AN OVERHAUL ON OUR DRIVER LICENSING SYSTEM AFTER A REVIEW FINDS MAJOR ISSUES. AND 'BREXIT EXIT' COULD MEAN A WEALTH OF NEW MEDICAL TALENT COMING TO NZ. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. AN AIRPORT SECURITY WORKERS STRIKE THAT THREATENED LARGE-SCALE TRAVEL DISRUPTION NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN CALLED OFF. THE RESOLUTION FOLLOWS URGENT ALL-DAY MEDIATION IN AUCKLAND, WHICH SAW THE STRIKE ACTION AND MANAGEMENT'S LOCKOUT NOTICE WITHDRAWN. THE UNIONS' DEAL WITH THE AVIATION SECURITY SERVICE HEADS OFF STRIKES AT AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORTS IN THE MIDDLE OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. DETAILS OF THE PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT WILL GO OUT TO PSA AND E TU MEMBERS FOR RATIFICATION AND LEAD TO A NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT IN TIME. A REPORT INTO OUR DRIVING LICENSING SYSTEM HAS FOUND WIDESPREAD ISSUES AROUND DRIVER TESTING AND THE PROCESSING OF OVERSEAS DOCUMENTATION. THE REPORT FOLLOWS AN INQUIRY PROMPTED BY A ONE NEWS INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE OF FAKE LICENCES. REBECCA WRIGHT CONTINUES HER STORY. IT TURNS OUT YOU COULD DRIVE A TRUCK THROUGH THE HOLES IN OUR LICENSING SYSTEM. THIS WEEK, 49 FRAUDULENT HEAVY TRUCK AND DRIVER LICENCES HAVE BEEN REVOKED. BUT NZTA COULDN'T TELL ONE NEWS HOW MANY MORE FRAUDULENT DRIVERS MIGHT BE OUT THERE ON OUR ROADS. OUR PRIORITY FOCUS HAS BEEN` FOR THIS WORK IS TO IDENTIFY ANY FRAUDULENT LICENCE HOLDERS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD THAT SHOULDN'T HOLD A LICENCE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. ONE NEWS UNDERSTANDS HUNDREDS OF FRAUDULENT LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED, WHICH HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. ROAD SAFETY IS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR ME. WE'RE REVOKING LICENCES AS WE GET THE EVIDENCE WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD. A KPMG REVIEW OF THE LICENSING SYSTEM HAS REVEALED JUST ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF THE PROCESS IS FLAWED. ONE NEWS FIRST REPORTED IN MARCH THAT POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS AA BOOKING AGENT LOVEPREET BRAR WAS OFFERING LICENCES FOR SALE, AND THE REPORT CONFIRMS THAT OVERSEAS LICENCES ARE A BIG ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY ` NZ LICENCES WERE ISSUED BASED ON FRAUDULENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS; AND THAT LOCAL AND FOREIGN APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN BYPASSING TESTING. THE REPORT CERTAINLY IDENTIFIES SERIOUS ISSUES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, AND WE ARE TAKING THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT THOSE ISSUES ARE MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN OVERSEAS DRIVERS ALONE. IT WAS FOUND THAT ` FRONTLINE STAFF AREN'T PROPERLY TRAINED TO COMPETENTLY PROCESS LICENCE APPLICATIONS; THAT AGENTS AND APPLICANTS CAN CHEAT PRACTICAL AND THEORY EXAMS; DRIVERS' LICENCES MAY BE ISSUED WITH ERRORS, LIKE THE WRONG PHOTO; AND STAFF ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE NZ DRIVER LICENCE REGISTER WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING. IN SHORT, THE ENTIRE LICENSING SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL, AND THE MINISTER IS UNIMPRESSED, SAYING THERE'S MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE YET. THE POLICE ARE UNDERTAKING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DELIBERATELY TRIED TO CIRCUMVENT THE SYSTEM. THE POLICE AND THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO THE AA BOOKING AGENT LOVEPREET BRAR. HE DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT, BUT THE REPORT HIS ALLEGED ACTIONS TRIGGERED FINDS THE SYSTEM RIFE FOR MANIPULATION. A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING'S IN PLACE FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AS HEAVY RAIN AND NORTH-WEST GALES MOVE UP THE SOUTH ISLAND AND ON TO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. WIND IS STARTING TO PICK UP IN WELLINGTON AFTER CAUSING ISSUES ON THE ROAD DOWN SOUTH, BUT THE FIRE SERVICE HASN'T HAD ANY REPORTS OF MAJOR WEATHER-RELATED INCIDENTS. THE WINTRY WEATHER IS, HOWEVER, PROVING A POSITIVE FOR SKI FIELDS LIKE CARDRONA, WHO'VE BEEN WAITING ANXIOUSLY FOR THE MUCH-NEEDED SNOW TO ARRIVE ` RIGHT IN TIME FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. AND WE ARE EXPECTING, TONIGHT, THE BIG SNOW TO COME IN. BUT WHAT A START WE'VE HAD ` 10CM IN THE BASE AND SNOWING HEAVILY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. WE ARE OVEREXCITED. IT'S SET TO BE A CHILLY DAY TOMORROW TOO, WITH SNOW SHOWERS PROMPTING ROAD WARNINGS FOR ALL THE MAIN PASSES DOWN SOUTH. POLICE RECOVERED A PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN FROM THE WAREHOUSE WHERE THEY SHOT DEAD A HAMILTON MAN LAST NIGHT DURING A DRUG AND FIREARMS RAID. BUT NICK MARSHALL'S PARTNER AND FAMILY SAY HE WAS UNARMED WHEN KILLED. PAUL HOBBS HAS MORE. THE GUNS WERE OUT THIS MORNING AT THIS COMMERCIAL CUL-DE-SAC, POLICE BRINGING ORDER TO A STREET THAT WAS ANYTHING BUT LAST NIGHT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING VERY VERY QUICKLY. POLICE SAY DETECTIVES AND THE ARMED OFFENDERS SQUAD RAIDED THIS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AROUND 6.30. THEIR INVESTIGATION TARGETING THE SUPPLY OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARMS. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE ADDRESS HAD SOME CONNECTIONS TO GANGS. INSIDE WAS THIS MAN, MECHANIC NICK MARSHALL (36) AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. DESPITE THE USE OF A LOUD HAILER TO ANNOUNCE THE POLICE WERE HERE, POLICE CONSTANTLY CALLING THAT IT WAS ARMED POLICE, THIS PERSON HAS OBTAINED A LONG-BARRELLED FIREARM, AND DESPITE BEING CALLED UPON, HAS CONTINUED TO PRESENT IT, AND AS A RESULT, HAS BEEN SHOT. POLICE FIRED A NUMBER OF SHOTS BUT CAN'T SAY WHETHER MARSHALL ALSO FIRED. EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM AT THE SCENE FAILED. POLICE DESCRIBE THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AS 'UNFORTUNATE BUT UNAVOIDABLE'. THE DEAD MAN'S GIRLFRIEND DISAGREES. ON FACEBOOK, KENDYL EADIE POSTED,... WHILE POLICE ARE SAYING LITTLE ABOUT WHAT ITEMS THEY'VE FOUND AT THE PROPERTY, THEY'VE CONFIRMED THEY RECOVERED A PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN AND A LIVE CARTRIDGE FROM WHERE NICK MARSHALL WAS STANDING. MARSHALL WAS WELL-KNOWN IN RALLYING CIRCLES. HIS FATHER, NELSON, SEEN HERE DRIVING IN THE TARGA RALLY, SOLD HIS WELL-KNOWN MECHANICAL BUSINESS TO HIS SON IN 2009. LAST YEAR, THE BUSINESS WENT INTO LIQUIDATION. NICK MARSHALL'S FATHER DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, BUT TOLD ONE NEWS DESPITE HIS SON HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DEPRESSION, HE PHONED HIM AT 4 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND HE WAS AS BRIGHT AS A BUTTON. HE DID SAY HE DID OWN A FIREARM, BUT SAID AS FAR AS HE KNEW, HE DIDN'T TAKE ANY DRUGS. BUT SOURCES HAVE TOLD ONE NEWS THAT NICK MARSHALL WAS A METHAMPHETAMINE USER. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. FOREIGN TRUSTS WILL HAVE TO OPERATE UNDER TOUGHER RULES HERE AFTER A MAJOR TURNAROUND FROM THE GOVERNMENT. AFTER MONTHS OF DENYING ANY GREAT CONCERNS, IT'S NOW AGREED TO IMPLEMENT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN A REVIEW OF THE TRUSTS. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN WITH MORE ON A MAJOR FLIP-FLOP. NZ'S ROLE IN HELPING THE WEALTHY HIDE FUNDS IN FOREIGN TRUSTS WAS EXPOSED TO THE WORLD WHEN THE PANAMA PAPERS SCANDAL BROKE BACK IN APRIL. THE TRUST FOR NZ CUANDO COMPANIA FIL PANAMA. BUT OUR GOVERNMENT SAID DON'T WORRY. NZ IS NOT A TAX HAVEN. I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE VERY GOOD PRACTICE. WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG TAX TREATY AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE NETWORK. I THINK NZ'S REPUTATION'S IN GOOD SHAPE. THERE'S A CHANGE OF TUNE NOW, THOUGH, AS IT MOVES TO ADOPT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN URGENT REVIEW OF FOREIGN TRUST DISCLOSURE RULES. THERE WAS, OBVIOUSLY, A REPUTATION RISK IN RESPECT OF OUR DISCLOSURE REGIME, WHICH WAS THOUGHT NOT TO BE AS ROBUST AS IT COULD BE. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SHEWAN REPORT, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. UNDER THE CHANGES, THERE WILL BE A REGISTER OF ALL FOREIGN TRUSTS IN NZ. INLAND REVENUE WILL ADMINISTER IT. ONLY POLICE AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAN SEARCH IT. TRUSTS WILL NEED TO DISCLOSE NOT JUST WHO'S SETTING THEM UP BUT ALSO WHO BENEFITS. AND THEY'LL HAVE TO FILE ANNUAL RETURNS TO THE IRD. FOR THE MOST PART, THESE ARE GOOD CHANGES. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE REGISTER NEEDS TO BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. IT'S NO GOOD TO A FOREIGN REGIME HAVING A REGISTER THAT'S STILL PARTLY SECRET. TAX EXPERTS SAY IT'LL TAKE TIME TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THE CHANGES ARE. THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE FOREIGN TRUST INDUSTRY WILL TELL US TO WHAT EXTENT THE FOREIGN TRUST INDUSTRY WAS BEING USED FOR IMPROPER PURPOSES. ACCOUNTANT BRUCE SHEPPARD HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH WEB-BASED TRUST BUSINESSES. HE'S PLEASED THE GOVERNMENT'S MAKING THE CHANGES. WHAT IT WILL CHANGE IS BECAUSE OF TRANSPARENCY, THERE WILL BE LESS BAD BEHAVIOUR. BUT LABOUR SAYS OUR REPUTATION'S BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT FAILED TO ACT WHEN ADVISED TO, THREE YEARS AGO. THAT WAS A REAL MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR TAX SYSTEM, AND IT'S TAKEN THE PANAMA PAPERS TO ACTUALLY DRAW IT OUT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PANAMA PAPERS HAVE SHONE A LIGHT ON THAT, AND WE'VE CHOSEN TO ACT. THE NEW FOREIGN TRUST LAWS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. HELEN CLARK'S MADE A STRONG SHOWING IN A PUBLIC AUDITION FOR THE ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL. THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER GAVE A CONVINCING, NO-NONSENSE PERFORMANCE IN A LIVE DEBATE AGAINST RIVAL CANDIDATES FOR THE TOP JOB. JESSICA MUTCH HAS MORE. HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AUDITIONING ON THE WORLD STAGE. WE NEED A GLOBAL SEARCH FOR THE BEST TALENT. THIS IS A CRITICAL JOB. THE BEST TALENT. APPLAUSE SHE'S RESPONDING TO CLAIMS IT'S EASTERN EUROPE'S TURN FOR THE TOP JOB. SHOULDN'T EASTERN EUROPE BE GETTING THE SECRETARY GENERAL POSITION, EVEN THOUGH IN TERMS OF POPULATION, THIS IS THE SMALLEST REGION IN THE WORLD? MY LITTLE COUNTRY IS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC, AND IT'S NEVER HAD A SECRETARY GENERAL EITHER. UNSURPRISINGLY, SHE GOT STIFF OPPOSITION FROM THE EASTERN EUROPEAN CANDIDATES. I THINK THAT GEOGRAPHICAL ROTATION IS INDISPENSABLE. IT'S AN INSTRUMENT OF FAIRNESS. GENDER WAS ALSO A HOT TOPIC. DO YOU THINK, AFTER 70 YEARS, IT'S TIME FOR A FEMALE SECRETARY GENERAL? I KNOW IT'S A HARD QUESTION FOR YOU. VERY DIFFICULT ONE TO RESPOND, BECAUSE I CANNOT HELP IT. IT'S THE FIRST TIME A DEBATE LIKE THIS HAS EVER BEEN HELD. BUT HELEN CLARK'S NO STRANGER TO A GOOD ARGUMENT. THE ONLY COVER-UP IN THIS HOUSE IS FROM MR KEY. SHE'S ALSO DRAWING ON HER EXPERIENCE AS HEAD OF UNDP. I SAT WITH A FAMILY WHO HAD BEEN SMALL FARMERS IN SYRIA. I SAID, 'HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS TENT?' 'THREE AND A HALF YEARS.' WOULDN'T ANY OF US TRY TO FIND ANOTHER OPTION? PHIL GOFF HAS KNOWN HER SINCE SHE WAS 18 AND THINKS SHE STOOD OUT TODAY. MANY OF THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOREIGN MINISTERS, WHICH IS FINE, BUT SHE'D BEEN A PRIME MINISTER FOR NINE YEARS. SHE'S USED TO MAKING THE HARD DECISIONS; SHE'S USED TO DEALING WITH THAT SORT OF ATMOSPHERE AND BEING ABLE TO HANDLE IT. JOHN KEY'S BEEN LOBBYING FOR HER IN EUROPE. I THINK SHE'S STILL IN FOR A REALLY TOUGH FIGHT. IT'S A FIGHT SHE'S HUNGRY FOR. I HAVE EVERY ENERGY TO PUT INTO THIS TASK. THESE ARE ISSUES I'VE WORKED ON ALL MY LIFE, AND I WOULD REALLY RELISH THE CHALLENGE OF THIS POSITION. WE'LL KNOW IF THE UN AGREES BY THE END OF THE YEAR. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS. A STRANDED NAURU OPPOSITION MP HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY IN WELLINGTON AFTER OUR GOVERNMENT HELPED HIM ESCAPE THE COUNTRY. ROLAND KUN HAD BEEN TRAPPED ON NAURU FOR A YEAR AFTER OFFICIALS DESTROYED HIS NAURUAN PASSPORT ` ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE HE SPOKE OUT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE PACIFIC NATION. THEY'VE NEVER MADE ANY PROPER EFFORT TO EXPLAIN THEMSELVES. I'VE NEVER BEEN INTERVIEWED BY ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SINCE THEY CANCELLED MY PASSPORT, TO THIS DAY. THEY'VE NEVER LAID ANY CHARGES AGAINST ME. INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER PETER DUNNE STEPPED IN AND GRANTED HIM CITIZENSHIP ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS, ALLOWING HIM TO FLY HERE ON A NZ PASSPORT. THE UK'S VOTE TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION COULD BE SOON TO BENEFIT OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. SINCE THE VOTE, IMMIGRATION AGENCIES SAY THEY'VE BEEN INUNDATED BY BRITISH DOCTORS AND NURSES KEEN TO MOVE TO NZ. HEALTH REPORTER LORELEI MASON'S BEEN LOOKING INTO IT. HELEN FOY AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN, ARE WELL SET UP IN THEIR LEAFY CORNER OF ENGLAND'S SUBURBAN SOUTHAMPTON, BUT THEY'RE NOW QUITTING THEIR JOBS AND SELLING UP FOR A FUTURE IN NZ, ALL BECAUSE OF BREXIT. IT APPEARS TO US THAT NOBODY'S REALLY PREPARED WHAT TO DO NEXT. THERE'S BEEN NO PLAN 'B'. WE'VE ENDED UP, I FEEL, IN A BIT OF A SHAMBLES. SHAMBLES OR NOT, THAT DECISION STANDS TO BE A WIN-WIN FOR THE NZ HEALTH SYSTEM. AND THERE'S YOUR MASTER'S DEGREE. SCIENCE. HELEN'S LEAVING HER SENIOR POSITION AT HAMPSHIRE'S WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WORKS AS A HIGHLY QUALIFIED SONOGRAPHER, OR ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN, A POSITION IN HIGH DEMAND DUE TO A SKILLS SHORTAGE HERE. I HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE, SO I FEEL I CAN BE A GREAT ASSET TO ANY DEPARTMENT OR CLINIC. MEDICAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY OWNER PRUDENCE THOMSON SAYS THE BREXIT DECISION'S LEFT HER STAFF FLAT OUT. WE GOT PROBABLY ABOUT A 30% UPTURN IN OUR INBOX. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, COMBINED WITH LONG-TERM NHS UNDERFUNDING, MOTIVATING MANY HIGHLY SKILLED MEDICS TO MAKE THE MOVE. WE'RE ACTUALLY ALMOST ABLE TO CHERRY-PICK THE BEST CONSULTANTS, RADIOLOGY STAFF, THEATRE STAFF TO COME TO NZ, SO I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY OUR GAIN. A GAIN WHICH COULD PLUG VACANCIES IN HARD-TO-STAFF RURAL AREAS AND SPECIALTIES SUCH AS PSYCHIATRY, PATHOLOGY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. IN THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE BREXIT VOTE, NZ IMMIGRATION FIGURES SHOW THAT A TOTAL OF 57 BRITISH DOCTORS, NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH WORKERS REGISTERED AN INTEREST IN WORKING HERE, BUT THAT THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, JUST AFTER THE LEAVE VOTE, THOSE REGISTRATIONS SHOT UP TO 225. NOW, THAT'S A 290% RISE ON THE SAME WEEKEND LAST YEAR. WE'VE SEEN A FOUR TIMES INCREASE IN THAT, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT, AND IN SOME SECTORS, SUCH AS HEALTH, THAT INCREASE HAS BEEN ABOUT FIVE TIMES THE LEVEL OF REGISTRATION. HELEN AND TAX ACCOUNTANT HUSBAND JOHN SAY THEY DON'T MIND WHERE THEY LIVE ONCE THEY GET HERE ` THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF OPPORTUNITIES, AND, WELL, I'M OPEN TO THEM. THEY'RE JUST HAPPY TO GO WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. VETS AT AUCKLAND ZOO ARE TONIGHT TRYING TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A TURTLE THAT WASHED ASHORE ON A NAPIER BEACH. THE OLIVE RIDLEY WAS FOUND LATE LAST NIGHT AND TODAY WAS RUSHED TO AUCKLAND. EXPERTS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TURTLE BUT SAY IT MAY HAVE DRIFTED HERE ON CURRENTS FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN. IT GETS ITS NAME FROM THE GREENISH COLOUR OF ITS SKIN AND SHELL AND IS USUALLY FOUND IN WARMER WATERS. UP NEXT ` TRAINS COLLIDE HEAD-ON ON A SINGLE TRACK IN ITALY. THE IMPACT LEAVES CARRIAGES TORN APART, KILLING MORE THAN 20 AND LEAVING DOZENS MORE INJURED. AND HE'S ANOTHER OLYMPIC NO-SHOW ` FOUR-TIME MAJOR WINNER RORY MCILROY BELITTLES GOLF'S INCLUSION IN THE OLYMPICS. AS WE REPORTED LAST NIGHT, CHINA WAS QUICK TO REJECT AN INTERNATIONAL COURT RULING THAT IT HAS NO CLAIM TO ISLANDS AND REEFS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THIS SHOW OF STRENGTH AIRED ON STATE TELEVISION SOON AFTER THE HAGUE COURT RULING CAME OUT. CHINESE OFFICIALS THREATENED 'RESOLUTE ACTION' TO ANY PARTY CHALLENGING THEIR INTERESTS. THE COURT RULED CHINA'S TRANSFORMATION OF THIS ISLAND NEAR THE PHILIPPINES ONE OF SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF THAT COUNTRY'S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS. THE WORLD IS WATCHING NOW TO SEE WHAT THESE CLAIMANTS WILL DO. THE WORLD IS WATCHING TO SEE IF CHINA IS REALLY THE GLOBAL POWER IT PROFESSES ITSELF TO BE. THE WORLD ALSO WATCHING IS A WIN FOR THE PHILIPPINES THAT COULD WELL PROVE A HOLLOW VICTORY. AND CHINA'S ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR ITS MILITARY HAS NO REASON TO BACK OFF IN ASSERTING CONTROL OF THOSE DISPUTED ISLANDS. THE ABC'S BILL BIRTLES WITH MORE FROM BEIJING. AS THE TRIBUNAL DECISION WAS BEING READ OUT, HEAVY SECURITY ON THE STREETS OF BEIJING. POLICE BLOCKED THE ENTRANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES EMBASSY, APPARENTLY FEARING AN OUTBREAK OF NATIONALISTIC PROTESTERS. THIS UNDERLINES HOW TENSE THE MOOD IS HERE IN BEIJING. THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH ITS STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA, IS MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IT'S FURIOUS ABOUT THE DECISION. IT'S DESCRIBED IT AS A FARCE AND HAS COMPLETELY REJECTED THE TRIBUNAL'S FINDINGS. ONE OFFICIAL WENT SO FAR AS TO SUGGEST THAT THE FIVE TRIBUNAL JUDGES WERE INFLUENCED BY MONEY. TRANSLATOR: THESE JUDGES ARE PAID, SO WHO'S REALLY BEHIND THIS TRIBUNAL? WHO WAS PAYING THEM? WAS IT THE PHILIPPINES? OR SOME OTHER COUNTRY? CHINA IS ADAMANT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT DECISION WON'T AFFECT ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. OFFICIALS SAY THERE'S NO REASON WHY NAVAL PATROLS WOULD BE SCALED BACK. THEY HAVEN'T RULED OUT FURTHER CONSTRUCTION ON DISPUTED ISLANDS. AND TODAY THEY SAID THAT IF CHINA FEELS THREATENED, IT MAY FEEL THE NEED TO DECLARE AN AIR DEFENCE IDENTIFICATION ZONE OVER THE DISPUTED AREA. ITALIAN AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN CRASH WHICH CLAIMED AT LEAST 25 LIVES AND LEFT DOZENS INJURED. THREE CARRIAGES WERE TORN APART AFTER THE TRAINS COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON A SINGLE LINE. IT'S ONE OF ITALY'S WORST RAIL ACCIDENTS, AND THERE ARE STILL FEARS THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE. 55 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. MOST ARE IN A CRITICAL OR SERIOUS CONDITION. TO SPORT ` MOST OF THE LEADING MALE GOLFERS CHOOSING THE PROFESSIONAL TOUR OVER OLYMPIC COMPETITION HAVE CITED HEALTH CONCERNS FOR PULLING OUT OF RIO, BUT RORY MCILROY HAS BEEN MUCH MORE BLUNT, WITH A MESSAGE SOME SAY COULD SEND OLYMPIC GOLF BACK TO THE SIDELINES. HERE'S GAMES REPORTER KIMBERLEE DOWNS. GIVEN A STAGE TO OFFER A BLUNT ASSESSMENT OF GOLF'S RETURN TO THE OLYMPICS, AND HIS REFUSAL TO BE PART OF IT, RORY MCILROY TODAY PRODUCED A SHOW-STOPPER. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE LET THE GAME DOWN AT ALL. I MEAN, IT'S NOT... I DIDN'T GET INTO GOLF TO TRY AND GROW THE GAME. I TRIED TO GET INTO GOLF TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WIN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND THAT WAS JUST THE OPENING ACT. I'LL PROBABLY WATCH THE OLYMPICS, BUT I'M NOT SURE GOLF WILL BE ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT I'LL WATCH. MALE REPORTER: WHICH EVENTS WILL YOU WATCH, IN THAT CASE? UH, PROBABLY THE EVENTS THAT` TRACK AND FIELD, SWIMMING, DIVING. THE STUFF THAT... MATTERS. THE BACKLASH SWIFT AND FURIOUS. IN EFFECT, SAYING GOLF DOESN'T MATTER AT THE OLYMPICS IS AN INSULT TO EVERYBODY THAT GOES AND PLAYS IN THE OLYMPICS. THERE'S A CHANCE WITHOUT EVER HITTING A SINGLE SHOT THAT HE TOOK A STEP TOWARDS KILLING GOLF IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES. I THINK HE'LL REGRET THOSE WORDS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. I THINK IT'S LIKELY AT THE END OF HIS CAREER, HE'LL REGRET THAT MOMENT MORE THAN ANY OTHER MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF HIS CAREER. IT COMES A DAY AFTER JORDAN SPIETH BECAME THE LATEST HIGH-PROFILE GOLFER TO PULL OUT OF THE OLYMPICS, TODAY SAYING IT WAS THE HARDEST DECISION HE'S EVER MADE. BUT NO AMOUNT OF AGONISING TAKES AWAY FROM HOW BAD A LOOK IT IS THAT THE WORLD'S TOP FOUR MALE GOLFERS WON'T BE FLYING THE SPORT'S FLAG IN RIO. A SAD DAY FOR GOLF, IN A LOT OF WAYS. MCILROY ALSO SPOKE CANDIDLY ABOUT THE RELATIVE LACK OF TESTING FOR DOPING IN GOLF, CITING HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES AS AN EXAMPLE. I COULD USE HGH AND GET AWAY WITH IT. BLOOD TESTING IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN GOLF, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A CLEAN SPORT GOING FORWARD. SOMETHING OFFICIALS CAN PERHAPS WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND ONCE THEY'VE RECOVERED FROM GOLF'S LATEST OLYMPIC BODY BLOW. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. AFTER CRASHING OUT TWICE, TOP AUSSIE CYCLIST MICHAEL MATTHEWS WAS READY TO GIVE UP ON THE TOUR DE FRANCE. INSTEAD, THE 25-YEAR-OLD'S COMPLETED CYCLING'S GRAND SLAM, ADDING VICTORY IN ANDORRA TODAY TO STAGE WINS ON THE TOURS OF ITALY AND SPAIN. THE AUSSIE BATTLED CLEAR IN A FRANTIC SPRINT TO THE FINISH. MATTHEWS IS A BIT BOXED IN. HE'S GONNA HAVE TO TRY AND COME ON THE LEFT. AS MICHAEL MATTHEWS GETS THE VICTORY. THE EMOTION AT THE MOMENT, IT'S JUST SINKING IN, ACTUALLY. I JUST WON A STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE AFTER TWO REALLY BAD YEARS OF THIS RACE. BUT, YEAH, TODAY MY DREAMS CAME TRUE. DEFENDING CHAMPION CHRIS FROOME IS STILL IN THE YELLOW JERSEY. THE BRIT ENJOYED A COMPARATIVELY CRUISY RIDE THROUGH STAGE 10 IN THE PELOTON. JUST AHEAD ` GRAB YOUR WOOLLIES, JACKET AND BROLLY. TOMORROW'S WEATHER'S NEXT. PLUS ` THE MAN BEHIND THESE BLOCKBUSTERS GETS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA TO SHOWCASE HIS HOME ` NZ. With a St John Medical Alarm, you have the confidence to enjoy living at home. If there's an emergency, you can press the button and it connects directly with St John, who'll know exactly what's needed, from reassuring advice... to dispatching the right help for your situation. It feels like having St John right here in your own home. Call 0800 50 23 23 and find out about a free trial. AVATAR AND TITANIC DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON HAS TAKEN A TURN IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, THIS TIME SHOWING OFF NZ'S BREATHTAKING OUTDOORS FOR TOURISM NZ. THE NEW PROMO VIDEO FEATURES CAMERON AND HIS WIFE, SUZY, WALKING ON THE TASMAN GLACIER, KAYAKING ON THE DART RIVER AND FLYING ACROSS BLANKET BAY. YOU KNOW, NATURE'S IMAGINATION IS SO BOUNDLESS COMPARED TO OUR OWN MEAGRE HUMAN IMAGINATION. THE CAMERON HAVE LIVED IN NZ FOR FOUR YEARS. THE VIDEO WILL PLAY PRIMARILY ON DIGITAL CHANNELS IN KEY MARKETS LIKE THE US, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH AN AMY WINEHOUSE CLASSIC. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AMY WINEHOUSE'S 'VALERIE' # WELL, SOMETIMES I GO OUT BY MYSELF # AND I LOOK ACROSS THE WATER. # AND I THINK OF ALL THE THINGS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, # AND IN MY HEAD, I PAINT A PICTURE. # COS SINCE I'VE COME ON HOME, # WELL, MY BODY'S BEEN A MESS. # AND I'VE MISSED YOUR GINGER HAIR # AND THE WAY YOU LIKE TO DRESS. # WON'T YOU COME ON OVER? # STOP MAKING A FOOL # OUT OF ME. # WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OVER, THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND ALEX WALKER.