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The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report on One News Tonight.

Primary Title
  • 1 News Tonight
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 26 October 2016
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report on One News Tonight.
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  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
TONIGHT ` A DEVASTATED NZ FAMILY AND AN AUSTRALIAN TOURIST GIANT WITH AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOLLOWING THE DREAM WORLD TRAGEDY. HIS AIR FORCE PLANE WOULDN'T PLAY BALL, BUT HE'S HOPING THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT WILL. JOHN KEY'S TRADE MISSION IS UNDERWAY. SOLID START AS THE BLACKCAPS LOOK TO KEEP THEIR SERIES HOPES ALIVE IN THE FOURTH ONE-DAYER WITH INDIA. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. HORRIFIC DETAILS ARE EMERGING AFTER THE TRAGEDY AT DREAMWORLD ON THE GOLD COAST, WHICH KILLED FOUR PEOPLE, INCLUDING NZER CINDY LOW. HER SON (10) AND A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL SURVIVED THE TRAGEDY ON THE THUNDER RIVER RAPIDS RIDE, BUT ARE SAID TO BE DEEPLY TRAUMATISED. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT RUTH WYNN WILLIAMS IS ON THE GOLD COAST. AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST THEME PARK IS STILL IN THE HANDS OF POLICE TONIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH THE ICONIC TOURIST DESTINATION IS CLOSED, IT HAS BECOME THE FOCAL POINT FOR A COMMUNITY THAT IS TRYING TO COME TO TERMS WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. HUNDREDS OF FLORAL TRIBUTES HAVE STACKED UP BEHIND ME THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND DREAMWORLD'S CEO AND TEAM JOINED THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LAYING FLOWERS HERE. AS POLICE MOVE FROM RECOVERY AND ENTER THIS INVESTIGATION, THEY'RE CALLING FOR MOBILE PHONE VIDEOS AND MORE WITNESSES. WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND AT AUSTRALIA'S DREAM WORLD WAS SO HORRIFYING, THERE WAS LITTLE THEY COULD DO BUT MASK THE SCENE. ON A SUNNY GOLD COAST AFTERNOON, AS DOZENS LOOKED ON, QUEENSLAND POLICE SAY THE THUNDER RIVER RAPIDS RIDE FATALLY MALFUNCTIONED. IT'S JUST SO SAD, AND I FEEL FOR THE FAMILY. I FEEL FOR THE STAFF. I'M A MOTHER MYSELF, AND JUST TO THINK OF MY CHILD SEEING ME (VOICE BREAKING) PASS AWAY... FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED ALMOST INSTANTLY ` NZER CINDY LOW (42), WHO LIVES IN SYDNEY, AND THREE AUSTRALIANS ON HOLIDAY FROM CANBERRA ` KATE GOODCHILD, HER BROTHER LUKE DORSETT AND HIS PARTNER ROOZI ARAGHI. NEAR THE END OF THE RIDE, THE CIRCULAR RAFT HOLDING THE FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN SLAMMED INTO AN EMPTY RAFT, CAUSING THEIRS TO FLIP BACKWARDS. TWO ADULTS WERE THROWN FROM THE VESSEL AND THE REMAINING TWO WERE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH ON THE RIDE'S CONVEYOR BELT. THE TWO CHILDREN, A GIRL (12) AND A BOY (10), BELIEVED TO BE CINDY LOW'S SON, WERE ALSO THROWN OUT. IN TERMS OF HOW THEY ESCAPED, MAYBE THROUGH THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD OR SOMEBODY, BUT IT SEEMS ` FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ` ALMOST A MIRACLE THAT ANYBODY CAME OUT OF THAT. IF WE'RE GONNA BE THANKFUL FOR ANYTHING, I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. DISTRAUGHT RELATIVES WERE WATCHING AND WITNESSES FLED IN TEARS. STUNNED PARK-GOERS CLAIMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RIDE EARLIER THAT DAY. IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE TRAGEDY. WE JUST CANNOT BELIEVE IT. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS AT DREAMWORLD BEFORE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY. WE OWE TO THE DECEASED AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE OWE IT TO THE COMMUNITY OF QUEENSLAND TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT CAUSED THIS; TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE ANY PERSON THAT NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS OCCURRING, IF THAT IS THE CASE, BUT MOST PARTICULARLY, ENSURING THAT THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. AMBULANCE WORKERS, POLICE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE ALL BEEN LEFT BADLY SHAKEN BY WHAT THEY SAW. THE TWO CHILDREN INVOLVED WERE ADMITTED TO GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND ARE RECEIVING SUPPORT. THE PARK IS CLOSED, BUT LOCALS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO. JUST HAVING FUN AND THEN AN ACCIDENT'S HAPPENED, SO I JUST FEEL A BIT EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT. YEAH. IT'S VERY SAD WHAT'S HAPPENED. REST IN PEACE. YEAH. AFTER A VISIT TO ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS TURNED DEADLY. CINDY LOW'S FAMILY HAS NOW GATHERED HERE ON THE GOLD COAST TO SUPPORT HER HUSBAND MATT AND THEIR CHILDREN. MATT LOW SPENT LAST NIGHT AT GOLD COAST HOSPITAL WITH THEIR SON. HE'S SAID TO BE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED. DREAMWORLD WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. WHEN IT REOPENS IS A MATTER FOR POLICE. AFTER ARRIVING IN DELHI A DAY LATE AFTER HIS PLANE BROKE DOWN, THE PRIME MINISTER GOT STRAIGHT TO BUSINESS TONIGHT, MEETING WITH HIS INDIAN COUNTERPART TO PUSH FOR A TRADE DEAL. WE'RE JOINED NOW BY POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD, WHO'S IN DELHI. KATIE, THAT MEETING BETWEEN JOHN KEY AND NARENDRA MODI HAS JUST FINISHED. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW IT WENT? We are in India and that means cricket is always the first topic of discussion. The Prime Minister's meet for an hour in New Delhi and the Indian prime minister used a lot of cricket analogies to describe the relationship. He was very gracious and not mentioning the recent black caps debates. He talked up our warm relationship but when it comes to the crucial free-trade deal, that's why John Key is here, it was very lukewarm. He was talking about moving towards a regional trade agreements rather than an individual one. WE HAVE A GENUINE INTEREST IN INDIA'S SUCCESS, AND WE INTEND TO REMAIN TRUE, HONEST AND ENGAGED FRIENDS. AND CAN WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON ALL THAT YOU'VE ACHIEVED IN YOUR TIME AS PRIME MINISTER. I think both of them were very genuine in their words about how good the relationship is between New Zealand and India. There was talk from the PM about sort of industries New Zealand can offer. John Key is about to speak to a business group of New Zealand and Indian business people where he will talk a lot about what those opportunities are. He will be happy in that sense. But I didn't hear the language today that the Prime Minister wanted to hear in terms of that the free trade agreement will happen soon. THANKS, KATIE BRADFORD, LIVE FROM DELHI. IT SEEMED LIKE A LONG TIME COMING, BUT TODAY TROUBLED CHILDREN'S WEAR LABEL PUMPKIN PATCH WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP. AROUND 1600 STAFF HERE AND IN AUSTRALIA COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS IN LOOMING STORE CLOSURES. NAOMI TAN EXPLAINS. IT'S BEEN PART OF THE RETAIL LANDSCAPE IN NZ FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, BUT TODAY PUMPKIN PATCH WENT INTO VOLUNTARY RECEIVERSHIP. AS A PUBLICALLY LISTED COMPANY, PUMPKIN PATCH'S FINANCIAL POSITION HAS BEEN WELL CANVASSED IN THE RECENT MONTHS AND WEEKS LEADING UP TO ITS TRADING HALT LATE LAST WEEK. YEARS OF DECLINING SALES HAVE SEEN THE RETAILER'S VALUE GO FROM $231M IN 2013 TO JUST $10.1M LAST WEEK. IN THE LAST ANNUAL ACCOUNTS, THE BANK WAS OWED ABOUT $45M, $46M, I THINK, AND IF YOU ADDED IT UP, ADDITIONAL TRADE CREDITORS AND ALL OTHER LIABILITIES WERE ABOUT ANOTHER $40M. THERE ARE 43 PUMPKIN PATCH STORES IN NZ AND AROUND 600 EMPLOYEES. ACROSS THE TASMAN, 1000 STAFF OVER 117 STORES WILL BE AFFECTED. WORKERS ONLY FINDING OUT TODAY THE FATE OF THE COMPANY. TODAY'S NEWS IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR STAFF DUE TO THE RULES ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A LISTED COMPANY. WE WERE UNABLE TO INFORM STAFF BEFORE THE NEWS BECAME PUBLIC. SO WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR CONSUMERS? WELL, CURRENT STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN AS RECEIVERS ASSESS THE SITUATION. BUT IF YOU'RE HOLDING ONTO A PUMPKIN PATCH STORE VOUCHER, IT'S NOW WORTH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, WHICH MEANS IF YOU HAVE A $20 VOUCHER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND $20 TO USE IT. THE HOPE NOW IS THAT SOMEONE WILL STEP FORWARD TO BUY THE BUSINESS, AND QUICKLY. NAOMI TAN, 1 NEWS. POLICE HAVE CHARGED A MAN WITH MURDER AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF A BODY IN DUNEDIN. THE BODY OF A 66-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS FOUND AT A HOUSE IN THE SUBURB OF BROCKVILLE. POLICE ARE CARRYING OUT SCENE EXAMINATIONS AT TWO HOMES, WHILE A POST-MORTEM WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THURSDAY. A 47-YEAR-OLD MAN WILL APPEAR IN COURT TOMORROW. NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING THE MISTREATMENT OF BOBBY CALVES HAS PROMPTED A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. THE VIDEO WAS FILMED IN AUGUST, THE SAME MONTH NEW REGULATIONS WERE INTRODUCED PROMISING GREATER PROTECTION FOR THE CALVES. AND A WARNING ` SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND PARTS OF PAUL HOBBS' REPORT DISTURBING. DOWN ON THE FARM, IT SEEMS NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED ` MORE DRAGGING, MORE DROPPING AND MORE THROWING OF BOBBY CALVES JUST DAYS OLD. JUST SO UNACCEPTABLE. WHY WOULDN'T PEOPLE NOT GET THAT PICTURE? LAST YEAR FARMWATCH CAPTURED ABUSES UP CLOSE, RESULTING IN THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF THIS MAN ` NOEL ERICKSON. OTHER CASES ARE BEFORE THE COURTS. THE FOOTAGE PROMPTED OUTRAGE AND A NEW RAFT OF REGULATIONS INTRODUCED IN AUGUST. THEY INCLUDED, CALVES MUST BE AT LEAST 4 DAYS OLD BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED AND A PROHIBITION ON KILLING CALVES BY BLUNT FORCE TO THE HEAD. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE REGULATIONS WERE A WHITEWASH. FARMWATCH SAYS IT FILMED AT 10 FARMS IN TARANAKI AND WAIKATO AFTER THE NEW REGULATIONS TOOK EFFECT, AND MISTREATMENT CONTINUES. EVERY INCIDENCE OF HANDLING OF LOADING ON TO TRUCKS, BAR ONE THAT I OBSERVED, INVOLVED ABUSE. YOU START TO WONDER WITH THAT MUCH FOOTAGE THAT'S COMING THROUGH WHETHER IT'S A BIT OF AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM ACROSS NZ FARMING. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S WIDESPREAD. THE MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SAYS THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. MPI ARE MONITORING ALL THE CALVES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED AT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS AROUND NZ, AND WE KNOW THEY ARE ARRIVING IN BETTER SHAPE THIS BOBBY-CALF SEASON THAN WHAT THEY WERE LAST SEASON. THE FOOTAGE WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR JUST DOESN'T COMPARE TO LAST YEAR. THAT WAS ABHORRENT, SOME OF THAT PRACTICES WE SAW THERE, AND I THINK WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. WITH THE REPUTATION OF A $20B EXPORT INDUSTRY AT STAKE, FARMWATCH SAYS THIS SORT OF ABUSE MUST STOP. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. POLICE ARE UNDER FIRE FOR THE TACTICS THEY USED TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT A GROUP OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED A PRO-EUTHANASIA MEETING IN LOWER HUTT. OFFICERS ADMIT SETTING UP A CHECKPOINT TO IDENTIFY THOSE ATTENDING, AND IT'S BEING QUESTIONED IF THAT'S LEGAL. BRIAR WELLS REPORTS. RIGHT-TO-DIE ADVOCATE WILHELMINA IRVING WAS SURPRISED TO FIND POLICE ON HER DOORSTEP EARLIER THIS MONTH, JUST DAYS AFTER SHE HAD BEEN AT A EUTHANASIA MEETING. HE WAS SORTA TALKING THAT WE WERE ALL ON THE POINT OF COMMITTING SUICIDE ` WHICH WAS A LOAD OF RUBBISH. SHE SAYS OTHER MEMBERS WERE STOPPED AT A POLICE CHECKPOINT AFTER LEAVING THE MEETING AND ASKED FOR THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES. THEY TOO HAD POLICE VISITS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING. I WASN'T WORRIED BECAUSE I HADN'T DONE ANYTHING ILLEGAL ANYWAY. POLICE HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT TODAY ADMITTING THE BREATH-TESTING CHECKPOINT WAS SET UP TO IDENTIFY THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING. IT ALSO SAYS THE ACTIONS OF POLICE WERE CARRIED OUT IN GOOD FAITH. BUT THOSE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN SLAMMED AS A POSSIBLE BREACH OF RIGHTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE MISUSE OF POWER BUT ALSO A WASTE OF RESOURCES. THERE'S SOME KIND OF MORAL CRUSADE BY SOMEONE HIGH UP. PATSY MCGRATH WAS ALSO AT THE MEETING. POLICE LATER SEIZED A HELIUM BALLOON KIT FROM HER HOUSE. THE TIMING HAS BEEN QUESTIONED, GIVEN A RIGHT-TO-DIE PETITION IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY PARLIAMENT'S HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE. WE VERY MUCH FEAR THAT THE POLICE PROCESS WAS DESIGNED TO INTIMIDATE OUR MEMBERS AND STOP THEM GOING TO GIVE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, AND ONE WONDERS WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS. I JUST FEEL IT'S A WASTE OF POLICE TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON LITTLE OLD LADIES WHO MAY WANT TO KILL THEMSELVES. BUT IF THEY DO, THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS. VOWING NOT THE LET THE EVENTS SWAY HER BELIEFS. BRIAR WELLS, 1 NEWS. A BIG JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF INJURIES HAS SEEN INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARKS COME UNDER SCRUTINY. THE CENTRES ARE PROVING POPULAR, WITH MORE THAN 30 UP AND RUNNING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WILL HINE REPORTS. IT'S THE ACTIVITY SPRINGING INTO LIFE ACROSS NZ ` YOUNG AND OLD HAVING A BALL. THESE GUYS HAVE A GREAT TIME. BUT THERE'VE ALSO BEEN A FEW TEARS. INJURY FIGURES, WHICH ALSO COVER BACKYARD TRAMPOLINES, WERE FLAT UNTIL THE PARKS STARTED OPENING. NOW THEY'VE RISEN TO MORE THAN 10,000 A YEAR. WE'VE SEEN CASES OF KIDS HAVING SOME BROKEN BONES, SOME SPRAINS, AND THOSE INJURIES, AND THAT'S THE SORT OF THING WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT. WORKSAFE'S INVESTIGATING ONE CHRISTCHURCH PARK AFTER AN INJURY THIS MONTH. AND FROM THIS WEEK, IT'S VISITING ALL TRAMPOLINE PARKS TO CHECK HOW SAFE THEY ARE. THE NORMAL SCRAPES AND BUMPS AND BRUISES THAT YOU GET FROM DOING FUN ACTIVITIES ARE FINE; WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT ARE THE SERIOUS HARMS THAT MIGHT ARISE AND WHICH ARE AVOIDABLE. JUMP SAYS PEOPLE CAN HELP KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE BY FOLLOWING THE RULES. IF SOMEONE'S IN THE FOAM PIT, JUST WAIT FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND SOME INJURIES HAPPEN BECAUSE PEOPLE OVERESTIMATE THEIR ABILITIES. NOT EVERYONE CAN DO A BACK DROP. (GROANS) WORKSAFE'S ADVICE TO PARENTS ` LOOK FOR A PARK WITH GOOD PROTECTION FOR JUMPERS AND CLOSE SUPERVISION BY STAFF. WILL HINE, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE ENTERS THE HOME STRAIGHT, AND THE MAGIC BULLET FOR BOTH SIDES LIES IN FLORIDA. WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLEGROUND STATE? SPECIAL FORCES CLOSE IN ON MOSUL. IS ISIS FINALLY ABOUT TO BE OUSTED FROM THE EMBATTLED CITY? AND WE'LL UPDATE THE BLACK CAPS DONALD TRUMP'S ARMY OF SUPPORTERS HAS TURNED OUT IN FORCE IN FLORIDA AS THE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL ATTEMPTS TO DRUM UP MORE VOTES IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUND US STATE. WHILE HE TRIED TO STAY ON TOPIC, IT QUICKLY TURNED CHAOTIC; TRUMP LETTING LOOSE, FIRING OFF A BARRAGE OF INSULTS. THIS FROM CHANNEL NINE'S LAURA TURNER. FOR THE TRUMP FAITHFUL, LINING UP IS CAMPAIGN 101. 'HILLARY SUCKS' SHIRTS RIGHT HERE, FOLKS! PATRIOTISM RUNS HIGH,... HE'S GOING THROUGH A LOT FOR ALL OF US, AND AMERICA BETTER STAND UP. THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE. ...BUT SO DOES EMOTION. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY. YOU'RE 18 YEARS OLD AND YOU HATE HILLARY. I HATE HILLARY WITH A BURNING PASSION, YEAH. SHE'S KILLED PEOPLE. WHO DID SHE KILL? PEOPLE IN BENGHAZI. HILLARY IS CORRUPT. RIGHT. SHE'S GOT ALL THE WIKILEAKS; THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. AND INSIDE, THEIR PASSION MAKES THIS RALLY LIKE A ROCK CONCERT. CROWD CHANTS: TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP IS LEADING A WAR CRY OF US AGAINST THEM. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. THE MEDIA, FOLKS, IS NO GOOD. THEY'RE NO GOOD. TALK OF RIGGED POLLS AND BIASED MEDIA A FAMILIAR NARRATIVE NOW, JUST TWO WEEKS OUT FROM ELECTION DAY. THE PEOPLE'S VOTE HERE IN FLORIDA IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL FOR DONALD TRUMP WINNING THE PRESIDENCY, AND DESPITE THE FACT HE IS TRAILING IN THE POLLS RIGHT NOW, ASK ANY ONE OF HIS SUPPORTERS HERE TODAY, AND THEY WILL TELL YOU IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY COME ELECTION DAY. THERE'S AN EXCITEMENT. THERE'S JUST SOMETHING FOR REAL GOOD CHANGE. THEIR VOTE IS VERY MUCH ABOUT RELIGION AND ABORTION. REALLY OUGHTA THINK OF THOSE FEMALE EMBRYOS OR FOETUSES THAT ARE BEING TORN OUT OF THE WOMBS OF WOMEN. AND TRUMP'S GROPING SCANDALS ARE JUST NOT AN ISSUE. THE ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE ` WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN THAT CAME OUT? HYSTERICAL. HYSTERICAL? (LAUGHS) AND MANY JUST WANT ANYONE BUT HILLARY CLINTON. TO IRAQ, AND ON THE NINTH DAY OF THE OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE THE MOSUL, MOST IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND KURDISH TROOPS ARE STILL SOME DISTANCE FROM THE CITY. BUT A GROUP OF SPECIAL FORCES IS NOW LESS THAN 5KM FROM ITS OUTSKIRTS. THE BBC'S IAN PANNELL IS WITH THEM. INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, THESE DUSTY PLAINS HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY DARKNESS. WELCOME TO THE CALIPHATE OF SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE. IT'S THE JOB OF ELITE COUNTER-TERRORISM FORCES TO BRING IT TO AN END. EXPERIENCED AND HARDENED AS THEY MAY BE, THEY KNOW IT'S LIKELY TO BE THE TOUGHEST BATTLE THEY'VE EVER FOUGHT. THIS IS THE LARGEST MILITARY OPERATION IN IRAQ FOR YEARS ` AN EPIC STRUGGLE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY. BANG! THE TROOPS FACE IEDS... BANG! ...AND MORTAR STRIKES AS THEY FIGHT EVER CLOSER TO THE HEART OF THE CALIPHATE. GUNFIRE MOSUL IS GROUND ZERO FOR ISLAMIC STATE AND A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF IRAQ FOR THESE MEN. ENGINE REVS (SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE) NO SURPRISE BOTH ARE READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH TO CONTROL IT. THERE ARE FAR MORE PEOPLE HERE THAN THE TROOPS EXPECTED, AND THEY'RE ORDERED TO CEASE FIRE. (SHOUTS IN LOCAL LANGUAGE) SO MANY IRAQIS HAVE KNOWN NOTHING OTHER THAN A STATE OF WAR. CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. (CRIES) THE LITTLE BOY CAN'T FIND HIS MUM. A NEIGHBOUR TAKES HIS HAND, PROMISING TO HELP. BUT FOR SOME, THE SIGHT OF MEN WITH GUNS ON THE HORIZON ONLY BRINGS NEW TERROR. (CRIES) AND AS CIVILIANS GET OUT THE WAY, THE TROOPS FAN OUT THROUGH THE TOWN. THEY MAY HAVE OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER, BUT THE DANGEROUS GROUND WORK HAPPENS HERE ` SEARCHING FOR IS, STREET BY STREET, HOME BY HOME. GUNFIRE THE BLACKCAPS' QUEST TO STAY IN THEIR ONE DAY SERIES AGAINST INDIA IS OFF TO A PROMISING START. NZ WON THE TOSS AND, PLAYING THREE SPINNERS, ELECTED TO BAT FIRST. MARTIN GUPTILL AND TOM LATHAM DEALING IN BOUNDARIES, RACING TO 80 OFF THE FIRST 10 OVERS. IT'S GOT THROUGH. THAT'S GOTTA BE FOUR. SHOT OVER THE OUTSIDE. ONE BOUNCE FOR FOUR. HOWEVER INDIA'S SPINNER'S REIGNED IN THE PAIR, WITH LATHAM FRUSTRATED INTO A BAD SHOT. HIS OPENING PARTNER MARTIN GUPTIL MARCHED ON PAST 50 BEFORE FALLING FOR 72. NZ NOW 2`1 DOWN IN THE FIVE-MATCH SERIES. THE GAME IS A MUST-WIN. VENUS WILLIAMS WILL JOIN HER SISTER SERENA AT THE ASB TENNIS CLASSIC THIS SUMMER. IT'S THE FIRST TIME VENUS AND SERENA HAVE PLAYED A MINOR TOURNAMENT TOGETHER SINCE 1998. ORGANISERS HOPE THE SISTERS ` WITH 29 GRAND SLAM TITLES BETWEEN THEM ` WILL HELP LURE EVEN MORE TALENT. I THINK YOU'LL GET SOME GOING, 'BUGGER THAT, I'M GONNA GO ELSEWHERE,' AND MAYBE HAVE A SLIGHTLY EASIER START TO THE YEAR. OTHERS WILL SIT BACK AND GO, 'RIGHT, WELL, 'IF I'M GONNA WIN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, 'I NEED TO BEAT THE WILLIAMS SISTERS. 'I MIGHT AS WELL GET MATCH-HARDENED AT THE START OF THE YEAR AND GO TO 'MELBOURNE KNOWING THAT I POSSIBLY CAN.' IN SAYING THAT, BUDGE SCRAPPED REPORTS FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONES CAROLINE WOZNIAKI AND ANA IVANOVIC HAVE PENNED DEALS TO JOIN THE WILLIAMS SISTERS IN AUCKLAND. JUST AHEAD, MORE WEATHER THAN YOU'VE HAD HOT MEALS IN OUR FORECAST. FOR GAMERS IT'S AN EARLY CHRISTMAS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRANCHISES ON THE PLANET PREPARES FOR ITS LATEST INSTALMENT. IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR GAMERS AS THE MASSIVELY SUCCESSFUL CALL OF DUTY FRANCHISE DROPPED ITS NEW TRAILER FOR "INFINITE WARFARE". SET IN A NOT-FAR-FROM-THE-TRUTH 2016, CITIZENS OF THE WORLD TAKE OUT THEIR FRUSTRATION ON A BATTLEFIELD IN SPACE. THE LIVE ACTION TRAILER FEATURED SUPERSTAR CALL OF DUTY FANS SUCH AS OLYMPIC SWIMMING LEGEND MICHAEL PHELPS AND COMEDIAN DANNY MCBRIDE. GUNS 'N' ROSES' 'WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE' EXPLOSION BOOM! THIS IS MY POOL, SEA MONKEY! THE FRANCHISE HAS SOLD OVER 250 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE, WITH THIS LATEST INSTALMENT SET FOR RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 4TH. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz JOHN LEE HOOKER'S 'BOOGIE CHILLEN' # WELL, MY MAMA, SHE DIDN'T 'LOW ME JUST TO STAY OUT ALL NIGHT LONG, # OH LORD # WELL, MY MAMA DIDN'T 'LOW ME JUST TO STAY OUT ALL NIGHT LONG # I DIDN'T CARE WHAT SHE DIDN'T 'LOW-- # I WOULD BOOGIE-WOOGIE ANYHOW THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN.