TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` TOO MANY DYING. HOW TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER. NEW MOVES ARE ANNOUNCED AS A REPORT SUGGESTS A 70KM/H SPEED LIMIT ON MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S ROADS. OVER THE TOP REACTION ` POLICE ARE ACCUSED OF BRUTALITY AFTER BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA PUNCHING, BEATING, ABUSING AND USING PEPPER SPRAY ON A PENSIONER WITH DISABILITIES. AND WHO'LL CARRY THE FLAG AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPENING CEREMONY? IT WAS BIG VAL FOUR YEARS AGO. WE REVEAL OUR FLAGBEARER EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON 1 NEWS. CAPTIONS BY STARSHA SAMARASINGHE AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. YOU'LL BE PAYING MORE FOR PETROL UNDER A DRAFT TRANSPORT PLAN RELEASED BY THE GOVERNMENT A SHORT TIME AGO. THE NATIONWIDE FUEL TAX WOULD MEAN AUCKLANDERS WILL BE HIT TWICE, AS RESIDENTS OF OUR BIGGEST CITY ARE ALSO DUE TO PAY A REGIONAL FUEL TAX. SAFETY BARRIERS, ROAD UPGRADES AND DRASTIC CUTS TO SPEED LIMITS ARE ALSO OPTIONS NOW BEING LOOKED AT IN EFFORTS TO CUT OUR HORRIFIC ROAD TOLL. DONNA MARIE LEVER HAS MORE DETAILS. SIX MORE CROSSES WILL SOON TO MARK THE LIVES LOST ON OUR ROADS OVER A GRIM WEEKEND, TAKING THE EASTER ROAD TOLL TO ITS HIGHEST IN EIGHT YEARS. IT COMES AS DRAFT POLICY OUT LATE TODAY PROMISES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE MEDIAN BARRIERS, SAFE PASSING LANES, RUMBLE STRIPS, INTERSECTION UPGRADES, AND ALL OF THAT WILL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE ROAD TOLL. IT IS ABSURD TO CALL IT A ROAD TOLL. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE IT ANY LONGER. IT'S NOT THE ONLY OPTION ON THE TABLE. THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT FORUM REPRESENTING 59 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, BELIEVES LOWER SPEED LIMITS ARE THE ANSWER. ITS NEW REPORT CALLS FOR DRASTIC CHANGE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD SEE ALMOST THE ENTIRE NEW ZEALAND ROAD NETWORK DROP TO 70KM/H, INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAYS. THE ONLY ROADS THAT COULD RETAIN THE 100K SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE MOTORWAYS THAT HAD MEDIAN BARRIERS. ALREADY MOTORISTS DON'T SEEM IMPRESSED. ALL IT WILL DO IS CAUSE FRUSTRATION AND PEOPLE WILL DO STUPID STUFF AND CONTINUE AS THE WAY THEY ARE. I THINK IT'S UNREALISTIC OUT IN THE COUNTRY ON OPEN ROADS. IT WOULD TAKE SUCH A LONG TIME TO GET ANYWHERE. BE A BIT SLOW, I THINK. THE MORE RULES YOU HAVE ON IT, THE MORE PRESSURE IT'S PUTTING ON DRIVERS. THE IDEA IS NOT A NEW ONE. THE AA HAS DONE AROUND 20 SURVEYS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS ABOUT LOWERING SPEED LIMITS. IT FOUND 87% OF ITS MEMBERS ARE AGAINST A BLANKET CUT TO 90KM/HR ON THE OPEN ROADS AND 80% DON'T WANT SPEED LIMITS LOWERED TO 40 ON URBAN ROADS EITHER. THE PM TODAY NOT CONVINCED LOWER SPEED LIMITS ARE THE SOLUTION. THERE'S ALSO EVIDENCE AROUND THE USE OF MEDIAN BARRIERS AND SO ON. THERE'S A RANGE OF TOOLS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT WE'RE NOT USING AT THE MOMENT. THE REPORT IS LIKELY TO PROVOKE FURTHER DEBATE WITH PLANS FOR DISCUSSION AT THE SUMMIT OF TRANSPORT MINISTERS IN GERMANY NEXT MONTH. DONNA MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD ARE RATTLED AS THE TRADE WAR BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA ESCALATES, AND IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. CHINA'S ALREADY HIT BACK, IMPOSING TARIFFS OF UP 25% ON MORE THAN 100 AMERICAN PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PORK, WINE AND FRUIT. THEY COME INTO FORCE TODAY. IT IS DIRECT RETALIATION TO DONALD TRUMP SLAPPING SIMILAR TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS, ALONG WITH STEEL AND ALUMINIUM FROM CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THE GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS ARE HUGE IF THE WORLD'S TWO BIGGEST ECONOMIES KEEP UP THE TIT-FOR-TAT BATTLE. JENNY SUO LOOKS AT HOW IT'LL AFFECT US HERE. AS THE US PRESIDENT KICKS OFF THE ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL, TENSIONS BETWEEN THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES THREATEN TO BOIL OVER. NOTHING'S EVER EASY, BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ECONOMY LIKE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER AND STRONGER. CHINA NOW FLEXING ITS MUSCLES TOO, SLAPPING HEFTY TARIFFS ON IMPORTS OF 128 AMERICAN PRODUCTS INCLUDING PORK, WINE, NUTS AND FRUIT. U.S. MARKETS HAVE SLUMPED ` THE DOW JONES FALLING ALMOST 2%. THE DOWNTURN LARGELY BLAMED ON FEARS OF AN ALL-OUT TRADE WAR. THE MARKET CAN DEAL WITH BAD NEWS, BUT IT JUST HATES UNCERTAINTY. IT HATES THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINAL TRADE DEAL IS GOING TO BE WITH CHINA. IRONICALLY, THE NEW TARIFFS WILL HIT AMERICA'S HEARTLAND ` TRUMP'S CORE SUPPORT BASES. ONE IOWA PIG FARMER COULD LOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. CHINA AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE MAJOR PLACES WE EXPORT PORK. IF WE CAN'T GET RID OF IT, WE CAN'T GET RID OF IT IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR MARKET IS GOING TO GO DOWN. THOSE IN BEIJING ARE HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION TOO. ONLY GROW IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 'THAT'S A DIRECT IMPACT.' TRANSLATOR: THE TWO COUNTRIES SHOULD STRIVE TO REMOVE TRADE BARRIERS THROUGH COOPERATION. BUT BOTH COUNTRIES ARE STANDING FIRM. IF SOMEBODY IMPOSES A TRADE WAR ON US, WE WILL FIGHT TO THE END. ECONOMISTS HERE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY. THAT HAS A NEGATIVE KNOCK-ON IMPACT, TO SAY ALL COMMODITY PRICES, WHICH WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR NEW ZEALAND EXPORT BUSINESSES. BUT SAY THE OVERSEAS TARIFFS COULD ACTUALLY SEE PRICES HERE DROP. IF WE SEE HIGHER TARIFFS AND THAT SEES A REDUCTION IN CHINESE EXPORTS TO THE U.S., IF ANYTHING THERE COULD BE AN OVER SUPPLY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS WHICH MIGHT MEAN CHEAPER IMPORTS. THE TARIFF TIT-FOR-TAT CONTINUES TO ESCALATE TONIGHT, THE U.S. NOW PLANNING FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON CHINESE IMPORTS. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE LIEUTENANT GENERAL TIM KEATING IS STANDING DOWN. HIS TERM FINISHES AT THE END OF JUNE AND THE STATE SERVICES COMMISSION TODAY HAS BEGUN RECRUITING FOR THE POSITION. DEFENCE MINISTER RON MARK THANKED KEATING, SAYING HE SERVED INCREDIBLY WELL. IT COMES AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOKS INTO ALLEGATIONS ABOUT OPERATION BURNHAM, SPARKED BY THE BOOK HIT AND RUN, HE WILL ANNOUNCE IN THE COMING WEEKS WHETHER THERE'LL BE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASE. THE BROADCASTING MINISTER CONTINUES TO FACE QUESTIONS OVER THE RNZ-CAROL HIRSCHFELD SAGA. THIS TIME, IT'S OVER A PHONE MESSAGE SHE LEFT FOR THE CHAIR OF RADIO NEW ZEALAND, RICHARD GRIFFIN. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH JOINS US NOW. JESS. It is the bad week that is kept dragging on for the Minister. Clare Curran is accused of meddling. She picked up the phone and left a message for Richard Griffin. Police were, this suits Clare Curran a lot better, if she had written a letter. DID YOU ADVISE HIM IT WAS BETTER THAT HE DID NOT APPEAR IN PERSON? I DON'T RECALL SAYING THAT. YOU WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THOUGH, WOULDN'T YOU? IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION, SO I WAS TRYING TO GET THE RECORD CORRECTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THAT WAS THE ADVICE THAT I HAD RECEIVED. The reason this is a big political story, Is because it brings into question The minister's judgement. It also brings into question Jacinda Ardern's leadership. Ardern said very firmly and clearly That she had wished her minister had stayed out of it and kept the phone on the hook. THANKS, POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH. THE NUMBER OF KIWI KIDS IN STATE CARE HAS RISEN TO OVER 6000 ` AN ALL-TIME HIGH. THE INCREASE COMES A YEAR AFTER A MINISTERIAL RESTRUCTURE, RAISING QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER THE NEW SYSTEM IS WORKING. EMILY COOPER REPORTS. IT WAS ANNOUNCED WITH MUCH FANFARE AND PROMISES. BUT ONE YEAR ON, HOW WELL IS THE NEW CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DOING? I THINK THE SCHOOL REPORT WOULD SAY 'GOOD START, SHOWS PROMISE, 'LOTS MORE WORK TO DO.' CONTROVERSIAL 'CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY' WAS DISBANDED, AND ORANGA TAMARIKI TOUTED AS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF OUR CARE SYSTEM. FROM A CAREGIVER'S PERSPECTIVE, WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. BUT NOW JUST OVER 6000 CHILDREN ARE IN STATE CARE IN NEW ZEALAND ` 500 MORE THAN LAST YEAR ` THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN. ORANGA TAMARIKI SAYS PART OF THE INCREASE IS BECAUSE CHILDREN CAN NOW STAY IN CARE UNTIL THEY'RE 18. THE OTHER PART HAS PROBABLY BEEN THAT WE HAVE HAD MORE NOTIFICATIONS, THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC AT RISING TO THE CHALLENGE AND COMING FORWARD AND SPEAKING UP ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN. GRAINNE MOSS SAYS THEY HAVE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS ON THE GROUND THAN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SHE SAYS 327 NEW SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN HIRED IN THE PAST YEAR, TAKING THE TOTAL TO OVER 1400 AROUND THE COUNTRY. BUT THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE SAY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. SO CAREGIVERS DESPERATELY NEED BETTER SUPPORTS AND BETTER TRAINING TO DEAL WITH WHAT'S PRESENTED TO THEM ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. 1 NEWS HAS BEEN REQUESTING INFORMATION ON CYF'S STAFFING, BUT ORANGA TAMARIKI SAYS THE OLD AND NEW MINISTRIES ARE DIFFERENT SO AREN'T NOT COMPARABLE. 1 NEWS HAS ALSO OBTAINED A LETTER SENT FROM WHANGAREI SOCIAL WORKERS WITH THEIR CONCERNS INCLUDING ` THE LETTER STATED THE OFFICE HAD A VERY HIGH TURN OVER AND THAT ISSUES HAD BEEN RAISED BEFORE. WE SENT EXTRA STAFF THERE TO HELP THE TEAM WORK TOWARDS WHAT THE ISSUES WOULD BE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE PUT IN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. OUR PAST CHILD ABUSE RECORD HAS SEEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES A YEAR AND DEATHS OF CHILDREN IN CYF CARE. BUT ORANGA TAMARIKI SAYS THEY'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT PROMISED OVERHAUL, FOR A MORE CHILD-FOCUSED SYSTEM. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. DISTURBING SECURITY VIDEO HAS EMERGED SHOWING POLICE IN MELBOURNE VIOLENTLY RESTRAINING A DISABILITY PENSIONER LAST YEAR. NONE OF THE SIX OFFICERS HAS BEEN STOOD DOWN, AND IT SEEMS THEY WERE UNAWARE THEY WERE BEING FILMED. CHANNEL NINE'S ALEXIS DAISH REPORTS. IN SEPTEMBER 2017, OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO JOHN'S HOME FOR A WELFARE CHECK. THE DISABILITY PENSIONER WHO SUFFERS MENTAL ILLNESS AND IS ALSO IN CANCER REMISSION, ASKED THE OFFICERS TO LEAVE, WITH OFFICERS DRAGGING HIM DOWN HIS FRONT STEPS ON TO HIS YARD. THEY'RE PINNING HIM DOWN ` ONE REPEATEDLY HITTING HIM WITH A BATON. AT ONE STAGE, AN OFFICER PUTS HIS BOOT ON JOHN'S HEAD. THE POLICE OFFICERS USED CAPSICUM SPRAY ON HIM TWICE, THE SECOND TIME WHILE HE'S LYING MOTIONLESS ON THE GROUND. ONE OF THE OFFICERS TAUNTS HIM SAYING, 'DO YOU LIKE THAT? DO YOU LIKE THAT?' JUST AS DISTURBING IS WHEN JOHN IS SLOUCHED, SITTING ON THE GRASS, AND THE OFFICERS USE A HOSE TO SPRAY HIS FACE. THE ALLEGED VICTIM SOUNDS LIKE HE'S CRYING OR MOANING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSING CONTINUES. THEN ONE OF THE POLICEMEN PULLS OUT HIS MOBILE PHONE AND STARTS FILMING, URGING HIS COLLEAGUE TO SPRAY HIM AGAIN WHILE HE RECORDS ON HIS PHONE. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER LUKE CORNELIUS THIS MORNING SAID, HE'S CONCERNED BY THE FOOTAGE, SAYING HIS COLLEAGUES NEED TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT. WE RECOGNISE THIS. THAT INTERNAL SCRUTINY IS NOT IN AND OF ITSELF ENOUGH. WE STILL NEED TO BETTER MANAGE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SO THE COMPLAINERS CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE INVESTIGATION, AND BE SATISFIED THAT MATES ARE NOT INVESTIGATING MATES. NOW, PRESUMABLY, THOSE POLICE OFFICERS DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SECURITY CAMERAS THAT WERE RECORDING ON JOHN'S HOME. THEY WERE INSTALLED BY JOHN AFTER HIS HOUSE WAS BURGLED. THE SIX POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE STILL WORKING AND STILL ON THE BEAT, WHILE IBAC INVESTIGATES THE INCIDENT. THE VIDEO COMES A WEEK AFTER A REPORT FOUND SERIOUS FAILINGS IN INTERNAL POLICE INQUIRIES INTO INCIDENTS INVOLVING DEATHS AND INJURIES. WINNIE MANDELA, ONE OF THE DEFINING SYMBOLS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE, HAS DIED AGED 81. THE FORMER WIFE OF NELSON MANDELA CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR BLACK RIGHTS DURING AND BEYOND HIS 27 YEARS BEHIND BARS. BUT AS MUCH AS SHE WAS CELEBRATED, SHE WAS MIRED IN CONTROVERSY AND ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINAL ACTS. THE BBC'S ANDREW HARDING LOOKS BACK AT HER LIFE. INTO A NEW SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS THE ICON, BUT SHE WAS LARGER THAN LIFE ` HEROIC, FLAWED, DEFIANT. WINNIE, THE MOTHER OF THE NATION. HER WORLD WAS TRANSFORMED AT THE AGE OF 23 WHEN SHE MET AND SOON MARRIED NELSON MANDELA. HE WAS A LAWYER, ALREADY ACTIVE IN THE UNDERGROUND STRUGGLE AGAINST RACIAL APARTHEID AND SOON TO BE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE, FOR THE WORKING HARMONIOUSLY OF ALL THE RACIAL GROUPS IN THIS COUNTRY. IN THE LONELY DECADES THAT FOLLOWED, WINNIE AND HER YOUNG FAMILY WERE RUTHLESSLY HARASSED BY THE WHITE MINORITY GOVERNMENT. ON THE STREETS OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE FIGHT AGAINST APARTHEID INTENSIFIED AND WINNIE BECAME A GALVANISING SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE. BUT THE BRUTALITY OF THE TIMES RUBBED OFF ON HER. WE BRING UP THE WHITE MEN'S CHILDREN. (MAN SHOUTS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGE) WE COULD HAVE KILLED THEM ANY DAY WE WANTED TO. (CROWD SHOUTS) WITH OUR NECKLACES, WE SHALL LIBERATE THIS COUNTRY. SHE ENDORSED NECKLACING, PUTTING A BURNING TYRE AROUND THOSE ACCUSED OF BETRAYING THE CAUSE. AND SHE AND HER SECURITY GUARDS WERE DIRECTLY IMPLICATED IN THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF A BOY (14). IN 1990, WINNIE WAS THERE TO GREET HER HUSBAND AS HE WALKED TO FREEDOM AND GUIDED SOUTH AFRICA ON ITS MIRACULOUS PATH TO DEMOCRACY. BUT THE YEARS OF SEPARATION HAD TAKEN A TOLL ON THEIR MARRIAGE, AND AFTER A PERIOD APART, THE COUPLE DIVORCED. IN HER LATER YEARS, SHE WOULD BE CONVICTED OF FRAUD, BUT STILL BOUNCED BACK, PROMINENT WITHIN THE GOVERNING ANC, HAILED AS A CHAMPION OF THE POOR. SHE KNEW THAT OUT OF HER STUBBORN DISPOSITION, SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO INSPIRE MILLIONS OF SOUTH AFRICANS. WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA WAS A DEEPLY DIVISIVE FIGURE HERE, SO UNLIKE HER FORMER HUSBAND. IN THAT SENSE, SHE EMBODIED SOUTH AFRICA'S STRUGGLE AND CONTRADICTIONS, ITS GREATNESS AND IT'S BITTERNESS. WINNIE MANDELA WILL BE OFFICIALLY FAREWELLED IN A STATE FUNERAL IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. JUST A DAY OUT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPENING CEREMONY, AND INDIA IS STILL AWAITING OFFICIAL JUDGEMENT OVER A SYRINGE SCANDAL. AND IN DEVELOPING NEWS, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT ILLNESS IN OUR TEAM AS IT PREPARES TO ANNOUNCE ITS FLAG BEARER ON THE GOLD COAST. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS IS THERE AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. The majority of New Zealand team gets in to celebrate the naming of the flag where in just a couple of hours. One of our favourites has taken a hit. It has been confirmed that Ruby Tui has contracted mumps. She is in isolation And will be heading home. The eyes of the wider sporting public are on the Indian team. A NATIONAL TEAM UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY OVER A SYRINGE SCANDAL, BUT DOPING SUSPICIONS ABOUT NEEDLES FOUND NEAR THE INDIAN CAMP OF THE ATHLETES VILLAGE HAVE BEEN PUT TO BED. THIS MATTER IS NOW NOT DEFINED AS AN ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATION, BUT RATHER AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF THE CGF'S NO NEEDLE POLICY. ON INDIA'S BOXING TEAM, WHO OFFERED ONE EXPLANATION. WE HAD ONE BOXER WHO DIDN'T FEEL VERY WELL, AND DOCTORS GIVEN HIM AN INJECTION. A HEARING'S BEEN HELD TODAY HERE ON THE GOLD COAST AS OFFICIALS LOOK TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BEFORE TOMORROW'S OPENING CEREMONY. THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION CAN THEN IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS OR THE TEAM, WHICH VARY DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE BREACH. IS IT AN ETHICAL VIOLATION, IS IT AN ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION, AND THEN BEING ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME. INDIA HAS HAD WARNINGS OVER NOT DISPOSING OF NEEDLES PROPERLY BEFORE, AND ORGANISERS SAY THEY'VE REITERATED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE POLICY TO THE OTHER TEAMS. WHILE THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE IMMENSE SECURITY OPERATIONS ARE ALSO REITERATING THERE'S NO SPECIFIC THREAT TO THESE GAMES, FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE IN A CAR NORTH OF THE GOLD COAST. WHAT IT DOES HIGHLIGHT TO US IS THAT THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS ARE GOING TO OCCUR. WE HAVE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY FULL CONFIDENCE THAT WE'VE CHECKED EVERYTHING, WHICH WE'VE DONE THROUGH OUR NATIONAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS. THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO THE GAMES. WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT OF THAT. THE MESSAGE BEING THRASHED BY ORGANISERS TODAY ` 'WE'RE READY', AS THEY LOOK TO REDIRECT FOCUS AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S OPENING CEREMONY. First things first, though, and that is the naming of the flag bearer for the New Zealand team. As expected in about half an hour's time. We will be bringingthat you live here later. STILL TO COME ` THE STATE OF HEALTH AT MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL. IT'S NOT JUST TOXIC MOULDY BUILDINGS THAT ARE THE PROBLEM. WHY THE ISSUES THERE HAVE BEEN ESCALATING FOR YEARS. AND ITS OWNER WAS SCARRED VICTIM OF A MACHETE ATTACK. NOW THIS DAIRY IS CAGED IN, SO WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO DETER WOULD BE ROBBERS? AND IT'S BEEN A ROLE FOR OUR BIGGEST SPORTS STARS. LAST TIME, IT WAS VAL ADAMS LEADING THE KIWI TEAM AS FLAG BEARER AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, SO WHO WILL BE CHOSEN THIS YEAR? FIRST IT WAS REVELATIONS OF LEAKY, MOULDY AND ROTTING HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, NOW THE COUNTIES MANUKAU DHB ADMITS IT'S HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH ITS POWER SUPPLY. THE DHB INSISTS IT DOESN'T HAVE A RELIABILITY PROBLEM, BUT OTHERS ARE CRITICAL. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. THE PROGNOSIS CONTINUES TO BE BLEAK. THEY JUST DON'T GET IT. THE AILING INFRASTRUCTURE AT COUNTIES MANUKAU'S DHB DEALT ANOTHER BLOW. A SENIOR EXECUTIVE THERE FOR 10 YEARS SAYS MAINTENANCE WAS NEVER A PRIORITY. CLINICAL DEMANDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRIORITISED OVER MAINTENANCE. MONEY IN THE GROUND, LIKE, INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT SEXY. IN RECENT WEEKS, REVELATIONS THAT UP TO 15 DHB SITES, INCLUDING THE KIDZ FIRST HOSPITAL BUILT IN 2000, ARE LEAKY, MOULDY AND ROTTING. THEY WERE BADLY DESIGNED, THE WORKMANSHIP WAS SHOCKING, AND THE PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS USED WERE OF ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL STANDARDS. NOW QUESTIONS SURROUND THE RELIABILITY OF ITS POWER SUPPLY, THE DHB ADMITTING TODAY THAT NON ESSENTIAL POWER TO THE MANUKAU SUPER CLINIC WAS COVERED BY EMERGENCY GENERATORS FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS, AND THAT KIDZFIRST RELIED ON BATTERIES TO COVER A NINE-MINUTE POWER CUT LAST OCTOBER BEFORE GENERATORS KICKED IN. THE DHB SAYS IT DOESN'T HAVE A POWER PROBLEM, BUT HEALTH MINISTER DAVID CLARK WHO MET WITH THE BOARD LAST WEEK, ISN'T IMPRESSED. THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON. FORMER NATIONAL HEALTH MINISTER JONATHAN COLEMAN CONTINUES TO AVOID QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITUATION. MIDDLEMORE INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALIST DAVE GALLER SAYS WE NEED TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER WHAT WE VALUE IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. MR GELLAR TOLD 1 NEWS THAT NATIONAL SACRIFICED LONG TERM GAINS FOR SHORT TERM SURPLUSES, DESCRIBING IT AS GROSS FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT. I WOULD ARGUE WE DID WHAT WE COULD. WE CONTINUED TO RAISE INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA. DAVID CLARK HAS ASKED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STOCKTAKE AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ALL HEALTH ASSETS NATIONWIDE. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. A HAMILTON DAIRY OWNER, RECOVERING FROM A VIOLENT ROBBERY, IS GOING TO EXTREME LENGTHS TO PROTECT HIS BUSINESS. HE'S INSTALLED A CAGED ENTRANCE ` A MEASURE WHICH THE POLICE MINISTER SAYS SHOWS THE NEED FOR BETTER PROTECTION REPORTER YVONNE TAHANA EXPLAINS. THREE-WEEK-OLD SCARS FROM A MACHETE ATTACK. SANDIP PATEL SAYS HE FOUGHT OFF TWO TEENAGERS IN A FRENZIED ROBBERY. CIGARETTES AND THE ENTIRE TILL WERE TAKEN. THAT INCIDENT FOLLOWED A RAM-RAID IN NOVEMBER. IT WAS REALLY HARD. SANDIP PATEL TOOK EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES INSTALLING THIS CAGE. IT ALLOWS HIS DAIRY WORKERS TO ASSESS IF PEOPLE ARE A THREAT OR NOT. IF YOU ARE, YOU SIMPLY WON'T BE ALLOWED IN THE DOOR. SHOP WORKERS CONTROL THE GATE FROM THE COUNTER. IF SOMEONE COMING WITH THE HOODIE OR BANDANA OR SOMETHING, THEN I'M NOT OPENING THAT DOOR. CUSTOMERS SUPPORTING THE MOVE TODAY. CIGARETTES ARE GOING UP THESE DAYS SO IT'S GIVING PEOPLE A REASON TO ENTER AND TAKE` ROB, YOU MEAN? ROB, YES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1200 AGGRAVATED RETAIL ROBBERIES LAST YEAR. POLICE SAY DAIRIES ARE PRIME TARGETS AND INDUSTRY ADVOCATES SAY SCENES LIKE THESE WILL CONTINUE. DAIRY OWNERS ARE EMPLOYING THE SECURITY GUARDS OR EVEN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, THEY ARE STANDING OUTSIDE THE SHOPS. SO THEY ARE LIVING IN FEAR EVERY MOMENT, EVERY DAY. I HAVE GREAT SYMPATHY. YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL UNSAFE TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO PUT A CAGE IN YOUR DAIRY THAT YOU HAVE TO RETREAT INTO, BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED OF GETTING BEATEN UP OR ROBBED. THE GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING DAIRY OWNERS SUBSIDISED FOG CANNONS, BUT ADMITS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. MEANWHILE SANDIP PATEL HAS BARELY SLEPT SINCE THE ATTACK AND HASN'T RETURNED TO WORK. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE AT RISK JUST TRYING TO EARN BREAD FOR THEMSELVES. IT'LL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE HE FEELS SAFE AGAIN. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. A VETERAN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT WHO BECAME A FAMILIAR VOICE ON RADIO HERE HAS DIED AFTER A BATTLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. CONNIE LAWN SPENT MORE THAN 50 YEARS COVERING AMERICAN POLITICS, AND MORE THAN 20 YEARS AS A CORRESPONDENT FOR RADIO NEW ZEALAND. SHE RECEIVED AN HONOURARY NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF HER SERVICES TO NEW ZEALAND-U.S. RELATIONS. MS LAWN WAS 73. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOME TODAY. YES, TEAM. BLUSTERY WESTERLIES HAVE BEEN HAVING A GO AT THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY, COASTAL WAIRARAPA AND AROUND THE HILLS OF WELLINGTON. AND THERE IS A SEVERE WIND WATCH IN PLACE FOR THE FAR SOUTH TOMORROW AS WESTERLY GALES RAMP UP AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONT. HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTH WARMED UP TODAY. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN PEAKED AT 19 TODAY. DUNEDIN UP A NOTCH ON 20 WARMEST IN THE EAST AGAIN TODAY DUE TO A WESTERLY FLOW. CHRISTCHURCH HIT A HIGH OF 26 DEGREES. ASHBURTON GOT TO 23. A TOP OF 21 WAS FELT FROM HOKITIKA TO WESTPORT TODAY. KAIKOURA TOASTY ON 26. LET'S HEAD TO THE TOP OF THE NORTH NOW, AND 23 A POPULAR HIGH HERE. AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA ON 24. TAURANGA HIT A HIGH OF 24 TODAY TOO. ROTORUA AND TAUPO GOT TO 21. 26 FOR GISBORNE. THE HEAT IN THE EAST EVIDENT HERE WITH HAWKES BAY TAKING OUT THE TOP TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES. TAUMARUNUI, NEW PLYMOUTH AND PALMERSTON NORTH PEAKING AT 23. AND LOW 20s FOR THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. 22 WAS FELT IN LEVIN AND THE CAPITAL. MAIN CENTRES AND A BRIEF SOUTHERLY CHANGE DROPPED TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. CHRISTCHURCH SITTING AT 15 WITH AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF NINE. BUT THE SKIES LOOKING FRIENDLY AND SETTLED TODAY IN THE EAST. THAT TREND CONTINUES FOR YOU, CHRISTCHURCH, AND THE REST OF THE EAST INTO WEDNESDAY. I'LL HAVE DETAILS FOR YOU AFTER SPORT. STILL TO COME ` THE FED UP RESIDENTS BANDING TOGETHER TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHT TO PEACE AND QUIET. AND AS THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTDOWN CONTINUES, WE'RE LIVE TO FIND OUT WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED AS FLAG BEARER TO LEAD THE NZ TEAM AT THE OPENING CEREMONY. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` AS THE EASTER ROAD TOLL REACHES SIX, ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN EIGHT YEARS, MORE SAFETY MEASURES ARE BEING CONSIDERED. THEY INCLUDE MORE MEDIAN BARRIERS, PASSING LANES AND THERE'S GROWING PRESSURE FOR LOWERING SPEED LIMITS. AND MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD ARE RATTLED AS THE TIT-FOR-TAT TRADE WAR BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA ESCALATES. CHINA'S HIT BACK WITH TARIFFS COMING INTO FORCE WITH TARIFFS OF UP TO 25% ON MORE THAN 100 AMERICAN PRODUCTS. POLICE SAY THE BODY FOUND ON A TRAIN CARRIAGE IN TAURANGA THIS MORNING WAS A 38-YEAR-OLD LOCAL MAN. IT APPEARS HE FELL FROM AN OVERBRIDGE NEAR WHAKAMARAMA AND LANDED ON TOP OF A TRAIN CARRIAGE. HIS BODY WAS THEN CARRIED FOR MORE THAN 20KM TO THE PORT OF TAURANGA WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED BY STAFF UNLOADING THE TRAIN. SUPPORT HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE MAN'S FAMILY AND PORT STAFF. HIS DEATH HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CORONER. TONIGHT THE SLATE WILL BE WIPED CLEAN FOR ANY MAN CONVICTED OF HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL ACTS. WE NOW CELEBRATE DIVERSITY, BUT JUST OVER 30 YEARS AGO, HOMOSEXUAL ACTS WERE ILLEGAL. THE LAW CHANGED IN 1986, BUT THERE ARE STILL AROUND 1000 MEN CARRYING THE STIGMA OF CONVICTIONS. THE LAW ANNULLING THOSE CONVICTIONS IS SET TO PASS UNANIMOUSLY IN PARLIAMENT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AUCKLAND COUNCIL'S FINALLY COMING TO THE AID OF SLEEP-DEPRIVED OTAHUHU RESIDENTS, KEPT AWAKE FOR MONTHS BY ALL-NIGHT REVELLERS AT A NEARBY PARK. NEIGHBOURS WERE SO FED-UP WITH A LACK OF OFFICIAL ACTION, THEY TOOK 'NOISE CONTROL' INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS) THE PARTY'S STILL GOING, SEASIDE PARK NEIGHBOURS ARE STILL WIDE AWAKE, AND COUNTING THE REVELLERS STILL IN FULL SWING. 17, 18, 19 CARS. AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING DRIVING THE OTAHUHU PARK'S NEIGHBOURS TO DISTRACTION. THEY'RE DEFINITELY TOILETING IN THAT PARK. I'VE WALKED BY COUPLES HAVING SEX IN THAT PARK WHEN I'M WALKING MY DOGS IN THE MORNING. BAD FOR MY PARENTS BECAUSE THEY NEED TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK IN THE MORNINGS. SO BAD, IN FACT, THAT LOCALS LAUNCHED THEIR OWN NOISE CONTROL INITIATIVE AT THE WEEKEND, USING TEMPORARY FENCING AND A TRUSTY CAMPER VAN TO BLOCK THE CAR PARK ENTRANCE OVER NIGHT. WE ARE ALL AT THE END OF OUR TETHER. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT. WE'VE GOT TO THE STAGE WHERE WE'RE LIKE, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? JUST BARRICADE IT. STOP IT. TURN THEM AWAY. SEE YOU LATER. JUST GO AWAY. IT WORKED A TREAT. MOST REVELLERS LEFT WITHOUT A FUSS. NEIGHBOURS SAY THE LATE NIGHT BOOZY GATHERINGS HAVE BEEN GOING ON HERE EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT SINCE CHRISTMAS. AND WHILE THEY'VE OFTEN CALLED POLICE, THEY'VE ONLY RECENTLY COMPLAINED TO COUNCIL AND NOISE CONTROL IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. SOME LOCALS CLAIM THE COUNCIL'S BEEN SLOW TO RESPOND, BUT IT'S NOW ON BOARD WITH A SOLUTION. THE SORT OF ACTIVITY THAT'S BEEN CARRIED ON AT SEASIDE IS REALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE, SO WE WILL PUT IN PLACE MEASURES, INCLUDING GATES OR CHAINS TO LIMIT ACCESS BY VEHICLES INTO THE PARK. THAT'S MUSIC TO THE EARS OF RESIDENTS NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. TIME FOR SPORT NOW. PETER JOINS US FROM THE GOLD COAST, AND THE BIG FLAG BEARER ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FAR AWAY. YES, THE NAME OF THE PERSON TO CARRY THE NZ FLAG AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE REVEALED SHORTLY. WE'LL HAVE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE. ALSO ` ARE OUR KIWI CYCLISTS ON TRACK FOR REDEMPTION? PLUS, JUST HOW MANY GOLD MEDALS COULD OUR SQUASH TEAM PICK UP HERE? AND ISH SODHI AND NEIL WAGNER DEFY ENGLAND WITH THE BAT ON A DRAMATIC AFTERNOON IN CHRISTCHURCH, SECURING A RARE SERIES WIN FOR THE BLACK CAPS OVER THEIR RIVALS. WELCOME BACK. TONIGHT IS THE FIRST OF 13 DAYS WHERE 1 NEWS SPORT COMES TO YOU LIVE FROM QUEENSLAND'S GOLD COAST, HOST CITY FOR THE 21ST COMMONWEALTH GAMES. WE'RE IN BROADBEACH AND JUST UP THE ROAD IN SURFERS PARADISE, THE NZ TEAM'S FLAG BEARER FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE NAMED IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WE'LL CROSS FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SOON. BUT FIRST TO CYCLING. AND AFTER THE REALLY DISAPPOINTING RESULTS FOR NZ RIDERS AT THE WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST MONTH, THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES IS HOPEFULLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME REDEMPTION. ABBY WILSON JOINS US LIVE FROM THE GAMES CYCLING VENUE, THE ANNA MEARES VELODROME IN BRISBANE. This is hopefully the location of many medal moments over the coming weeks. ATHLETES ARE GOOD AT BLOCKING OUT THE NOISE, WHETHER IT'S BY DISTRACTIONS OR OTHER MEANS, BUT THE NEW ZEALAND TRACK CYCLING TEAM KNOWS THEY HAVE A POINT TO PROVE. THERE'S A SAYING IN THE TEAM THAT YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST RIDE, SO WE REALLY JUST WANT TO GO OUT AND PROVE THAT WE'RE BETTER THAN WHAT WE DID AT THE WORLD CHAMPS. RUSHLEE BUCHANAN WAS THE ONLY RIDER TO BRING HOME A MEDAL FROM LAST MONTH'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THREE-TIME WORLD TITLE HOLDERS, THE MEN'S SPRINT TEAM, DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE TOP FOUR. FOR US, COMING OUT OF THAT AND HAVING A DEBRIEF PROCESS ON THE WAY HOME, IT'S PROBABLY BEEN THE BEST THING FOR US TO SEE THAT AND TO SEE THE LACK OF EXECUTION AND WHAT THAT CAN MEAN. THE TRIO SAY THE DISAPPOINTMENT HAS ACTUALLY MADE THEM CLOSER AND HUNGRIER THAN EVER. COMING IN HERE AS DEFENDING CHAMPS, WE ONLY WANNA WIN GOLD. THAT'S OUR MAIN FOCUS. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY MOTIVATING. WE'VE HAD THREE WEEKS OF REALLY GOOD STUFF. THE TEAM ARE BASED OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE IN BRISBANE, BUT THAT'S GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO PRIVATELY DUST OFF THE COBWEBS THAT AFFECTED THEIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN. THERE WAS A BIT OF A LACK OF PLANNING WHICH WAS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SITUATION THE TEAM FOUND ITSELF IN IN THE LEAD UP TO THE WC, THERE WAS AN ELEMENT OF COMPLACENCY TOO. ON THE TRACK IN GLASGOW, THE CYCLISTS PICKED UP 11 MEDALS ` FOUR OF THEM GOLD. BUT HERE ON THE GOLD COAST, THEY HAVE THE ADDED MOTIVATION OF REDEMPTION ` A CHANCE TO MAKE UP FOR LAST MONTH'S DISASTER. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR TO DO IT AGAIN, SO WE KNOW WE'RE BETTER THAN WHAT WE PRODUCED. AND THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HOLDS THEM BACK. In the next few hours, the New Zealand team will be taking to the track for a few hours of training. They have had a few opportunities do that during the week. There been some issues with the fans. The velodrome has only been open for just over a year. Not the people in the stands, but that fans blowing air on to the track. I'll have details on whether that has been resolved tomorrow. THANKS, ABBY. ABBY WILSON THERE LIVE FROM THE ANNA MEARES VELODROME IN BRISBANE. THE NZ SQUASH CONTINGENT IS EMBRACING CALLS THEY COULD WIN THE MOST GOLD MEDALS OF THE ALL KIWI TEAMS HERE. ON WORLD RANKINGS, THEY'RE FRONT RUNNERS FOR GOLD IN FOUR OF THE FIVE SQUASH EVENTS, WITH JOELLE KING TIPPED TO WIN THREE. STEPHEN STUART HAS MORE. NEW WORLD NUMBER 4, JOELLE KING, AND NUMBER 9, PAUL COLL, HAVE ARRIVED ON THE GOLD COAST IN THE BEST FORM OF THEIR CAREERS IN A SPORT ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED BY EGYPTIANS WHO AREN'T HERE. NO EGYPTIANS HERE. I KNOW. I'M LIKE THE ROSE BETWEEN THE THORNS, YOU KNOW, AT THAT RANKING. IRONICALLY, THE PAIR WERE SECOND SEEDS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, WHICH WERE DECIDED BEFORE THE LATEST RANKINGS CAME OUT THIS WEEK. HAVE NUMBERS BEEN TALKED ABOUT? YEAH, I MEAN WE HAVE OUR OWN GOALS IN CAMP, AND, UH` IS THAT GOALS OR GOLDS? (LAUGHS) BOTH. THE WEST COASTER THEY CALL SUPERMAN WILL ALSO TEAM AGAIN WITH CAMPBELL GRAYSON IN THE DOUBLES, LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON BRONZE AT THE LAST TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE'RE SEEDED FOR BRONZE, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE THAN THAT, FOR SURE. COLL AND KING ARE FAVOURITES TO TAKE OUT THE MIXED DOUBLES, WITH THE 29-YEAR-OLD ALSO TIPPED FOR WOMEN'S DOUBLES GOLD WITH AMANDA LANDERS-MURPHY, AND, OF COURSE, THE SINGLES WHERE SHE WON BRONZE FOUR YEARS AGO. I'M NOT PUTTING THAT PRESSURE ON HER. SHE'S CERTAINLY NOT PUTTING THAT PRESSURE ON HER. JUST US. YEAH, IT'S JUST YOU GUYS. THE SQUASH IS BEING STAGED ON ONE OF THE MOVIE SETS AT THE VAST WARNER BROTHERS COMPLEX, WITH THE LIGHTING FITTING FOR HEADLINE ACTS. DEFINITELY SEXY. THE HIGHLIGHTER PINK IS PRETTY STRIKING, YOU KNOW. IT'S PLEASING TO THE EYE. I THINK ONCE YOU SEE ALL THE LIGHTS OFF AS WELL AND THAT GOOD CROWD, I THINK IT CAN SEAT 2500. SO I THINK ONCE THAT HAPPENS, IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN SEXIER. THE KIWIS OPEN THEIR SINGLES CAMPAIGN ON THURSDAY, AND THE TEAM WILL BE IN ACTION FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS AS THEY EYE THEIR BIGGEST EVER MEDAL HAUL. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS, GOLD COAST. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NZ FLAG BEARER FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY AT CARRARA STADIUM. THE NZ TEAM OF OVER 250 ATHLETES IS AT A CEREMONY IN SURFER'S PARADISE, AND THE CHEF DE MISSION ROB WADDELL IS ABOUT TO MAKE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. LET'S JOIN HIM. I'm looking for to really outstanding games. I would like to invite Dame Patsy on stage. She will bring with her a beautiful piece of ponamu. It will be gifted to our flag bearer. We have chosen someone who epitomises the values and culture carried by the New Zealand team. This person is one of our greatest sports people. She has won multiple medals. She is heading for a second Commonwealth games and has already won two gold medals Along with other remarkable achievements making her one of our most decorated sports people of all time. What this athlete does transcends sport itself. It has touched the hearts and emotions of every New Zealander. She is an inspiration for all people. It is my absolute honour to name the flag bearer for the 2018 Commonwealth games. It is Sophie Pascoe. (APPLAUSE) TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT A HUGELY SIGNIFICANT ONE FOR NZ SPORT. SWIMMER SOPHIE PASCOE (25) BECOMING THE FIRST PARA-ATHLETE TO BE A FLAG BEARER FOR A NZ TEAM AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. REMEMBER, PARA-SPORTS HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES SINCE MANCHESTER 16 YEARS AGO. SOPHIE'S BACKSTORY IS NOW LEGENDARY. AT THE AGE OF 2, HER FATHER ACCIDENTALLY RAN HER OVER ON A RIDE-ON LAWNMOWER AND HER LEFT LEG HAD TO BE AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEE. BUT SHE STARTED SWIMMING AT THE AGE OF 7 AND AS A 15-YEAR-OLD, CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF NZERS WITH HER FIRST PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN BEIJING. IN ALL, SHE'S NOW WON 9 GOLDS AND TWO SILVERS AT THE PARALYMPICS AND WON TWO GOLDS AT THE GLASGOW COMMONWEALTH GAMES FOUR YEARS AGO. SHE'LL DEFEND HER 100M BACKSTROKE TITLE HERE ON FRIDAY. Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand's flag bearer. NZ'S SECURED AN UNLIKELY DRAW IN THE SECOND TEST IN CHRISTCHURCH TO SECURE A RARE SERIES WIN OVER ENGLAND. AFTER BEING IN TROUBLE EARLY ON DAY FIVE, BOWLERS ISH SODHI AND NEIL WAGNER HAVE PRODUCED VALIANT EFFORTS WITH THE BAT TO DENY THE VISITORS. DEWI PREECE HAS THE DRAMA. THE BLACKCAPS KNEW IF THEY BATTED ALL DAY, A RARE SERIES WIN OVER ENGLAND WOULD BE THEIRS. IN THE AIR... TAKEN! VERY FIRST BALL! CLEARLY, NOT THE START THEY WERE HOPING FOR, AND IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER WITH THE VERY NEXT DELIVERY. IT'S TAKEN! KANE WILLIAMSON'S FIRST GOLDEN DUCK IN TEST CRICKET COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME. ROSS TAYLOR MANAGED TO KEEP OUT STUART BROAD'S HAT-TRICK BALL, BUT DIDN'T STAY AROUND FOR MUCH LONGER, GIVING DEBUTANT JACK LEACH HIS FIRST TEST SCALP. TOP-EDGE SWEEP. HENRY NICHOLLS COULDN'T RESIST A WIDE ONE FROM JIMMY ANDERSON, GIFTING ALASTAIR COOK A REGULATION CATCH IN THE SLIPS FOR 13. BJ WATLING AND OPENER TOM LATHAM BATTLED HARD TO WRESTLE SOME MOMENTUM AWAY FROM THE TOURISTS, WITH LATHAM REACHING HIS 15TH TEST 50 BEFORE LUNCH. A LAPSE IN CONCENTRATION AFTER THE BREAK SAW WATTLING GUIDE THE BALL STRAIGHT TO ANDERSON IN A LEG-SLIP TRAP. WHAT WAS BJ WATLING THINKING THERE?! AFTER A PROMISING STAND WITH COLIN DE GRANDHOMME, LATHAM EVENTUALLY FELL TO JACK LEACH FOR A HARD-FOUGHT 83. SHOULD BE TAKEN, AND IT'S TAKEN. DE GRANDHOMME SEEMED TO BE CARRYING HIS FORM FROM THE FIRST INNINGS, UNTIL HE EVENTUALLY HOLED OUT TO MARK WOOD. GOES FOR IT... TAKEN! RECENTLY OVERLOOKED BY SELECTORS BECAUSE OF HIS BATTING, ISH SODHI RESPONDED BY STAYING OUT IN THE MIDDLE FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS ` FACING MORE THAN 168 BALLS FOR 56. (CROWD CHEERS) ONE OF THE MOST DOGGED, GUTSY 50s NEW ZEALAND CRICKET HAS EVER SEEN. NEIL WAGNER WAS EQUALLY RESOLUTE WITH 103 BALLS FOR SEVEN, BUT HIS LATE WICKET CREATED SOME LAST-MINUTE DRAMA. UNTIL THE UMPIRES CALLED STUMPS BEFORE SOUTHEE COULD EVEN GET TO THE CREASE. THE BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY MAY HAVE COME FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE, BUT THE BLACK CAPS WON'T MIND AS THEY CLINCH THEIR FIRST HOME TEST SERIES WIN AGAINST ENGLAND IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS. DEWI PREECE, 1 NEWS. That is a brave regard action. Congratulations for a significant series win. Will be back on breakfast in the morning. Coverage will be exclusively on one from tomorrow night at 10 p.M.. Looking forward to it already. TONIGHT ON THE SHOW ` WE'RE WITH A DAD GROUNDED IN CHRISTCHURCH, DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET TO THE GOLD COAST TO SEE HIS DAUGHTER COMPETE AT THE GAMES. I DON'T WANT IN HER MIND THINKING (VOICE BREAKS) 'I WISH DAD WAS HERE.' WHAT'S IN HIS PAST THAT'S STOPPING HIM FROM GETTING THERE? WE MEET THE LOCAL COMPANIES KEEPING OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES CONNECTED. NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE, BUT PLENTY OF WI-FI. AND HE'S ONLY HUMAN AFTER ALL. RAG 'N' BONE MAN STOPS BY FOR A CHAT AHEAD OF HIS CHRISTCHURCH SHOW. WE'LL SEE YOU AT 7. Welcome back. Despite two mainframes working their way up the country this week, conditions that generally settled. Hummus high cloud is also drifting across the North Island. Highway cloud is forming over the south-east of the North Island. There is more frontal cloud approaching from the Southern Ocean. Clear to the north under about of high-pressure. The front of the South Island continue slowly moving northwards. Another front moves on to the far south of the South Island tomorrow afternoon, generating those westerly gales. A couple of surface troughs move into the western South Island from the west tomorrow. A high build of the Tasman Sea. Scattered showers move over the west. Mainly fine in the east and south. Just and high cloud drifting by. Rain about Stewart Island spreading into Southland during the morning and Otago in the afternoon. Gail westerlies for Invercargill. Fine with high clouds for the rest of the southern centres. Queenstown may get the odd spot of rain. Rain easing to showers from Milford Sound to grow mouth. Fine with high cloud for the east side. Fine for the east of the North Island. Take a look at all the sunshine. Sun is out from the capital to Levin tomorrow morning. Partly cloudy across the centre north. The shower clouds will roll into Taupo and Tokoroa from midday until evening. Fine apart from evening cloud. Scattered rain in the afternoon for Dunedin. Gusterly westerlies dying out in the evening. Lower Hutt will hit 22 degrees. Hamilton will cloud up in the morning. Auckland gradually increases cloud. A ridge lies over the country on Thursday. Another front reaches the South Island on Sunday. Here's a look at our Aussie neighbours. Brisbane should see a shower or two. Cairns stays dry. Evening showers but at this stage the forecasters improving. Active troughs across the specific make for a mixed bag of weather. Thunderstorms also for the southern cooks.