IT'S MIDDAY. 'IT DIDN'T BRING PEACE, AND IT NEVER WILL.' PRESIDENT TRUMP FACES BACKLASH AFTER ANNOUNCING THE US WILL WITHDRAW FROM THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. AN INVESTIGATION'S BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER A TRAIN CAME OFF THE TRACKS IN AUCKLAND THIS MORNING, SPARKING DELAYS AND DISRUPTION. PLUS, THE GOVERNMENT PLEDGES A MAJOR FUNDING BOOST TO HELP KEEP KIWI KIDS SAFE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 AHIAHI MARIE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE'S BEEN FIERCE REACTION BOTH IN NEW ZEALAND AND OVERSEAS FOLLOWING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL WITHDRAW FROM THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. IN A STRONGLY WORDED SPEECH, TRUMP SAID THE AGREEMENT HAD ALLOWED IRAN TO WREAK HAVOC IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND SAID THE U.S. WILL IMPOSE STRONG SANCTIONS ON THE COUNTRY. ELIZABETH WHITE REPORTS. I AM ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL WITHDRAW FROM THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. IT'S A DECISION THAT COULD DELIVER A FATAL BLOW TO RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN. AMERICA WILL NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE TO NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL, AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW A REGIME THAT CHANTS 'DEATH TO AMERICA' TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOST DEADLY WEAPONS ON EARTH. DONALD TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWED ACCUSATIONS FROM ISRAEL THAT IRAN LIED ABOUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. TODAY, THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER VOICING HIS SUPPORT FOR THE WITHDRAWAL. ISRAEL THANKS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR HIS COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP, HIS COMMITMENT TO CONFRONT THE TERRORIST REGIME IN TEHRAN AND HIS COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THAT IRAN NEVER GETS NUCLEAR WEAPONS ` NOT TODAY, NOT IN A DECADE, NOT EVER. IRAN'S PRESIDENT HAS REACTED, LABELLING THE MOVE AS 'PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE' AND THREATENING TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAMME. INTERPRETER: I ORDERED THE IRANIAN ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANISATION TO BE READY FOR ACTION IF NEEDED SO THAT, IF NECESSARY, WE CAN BEGIN OUR INDUSTRIAL ENRICHMENT WITHOUT ANY LIMITATIONS. WESTERN ALLIES HAVE SPENT THE LAST WEEK PLEADING WITH THE US PRESIDENT TO RECONSIDER HIS PLANS. AND TODAY, BRITAIN, FRANCE AND GERMANY RELEASED A JOINT STATEMENT EXPRESSING THEIR OBJECTION TO THE DECISION. AT THE SAME TIME, THE UN EXPRESSED 'DEEP CONCERN' AND BARACK OBAMA, WHO NEGOTIATED THE ORIGINAL DEAL IN 2015, RESPONDED SAYING THE DECISION WAS A 'MISGUIDED ONE'. BACK HERE, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE WITHDRAWAL IS WORRYING. I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A BETTER DEAL OUT OF THE IRANIANS. I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE, BECAUSE IT'S A VERY, VERY CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT. EXPERTS SAY IT MAY NOT HAVE THE IMPACT THE US PRESIDENT IS HOPING FOR. THERE IS EVERY PROSPECT THAT IRAN WILL ACCELERATE ITS EFFORTS AFTER THIS DECISION. THE FULL REPERCUSSIONS OF THE US WITHDRAWAL WILL LIKELY BE SEEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ELIZABETH WHITE, 1 NEWS. THE 2015 AGREEMENT WAS SEEN AS THE KEY FOREIGN POLICY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY. BUT IT'S HAD ITS CRITICS FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS SIGNED. THE BBC'S PAUL ADAMS EXPLAINS WHAT THE DEAL SAID AND LOOKS AT THE IMPACT IT'S HAD. THE DEAL BROUGHT TOGETHER THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE EU. IT WAS CALLED THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION ` THE JCPOA. SO WHAT EXACTLY WAS IN IT? IRAN AGREED TO DO AWAY WITH LARGE PARTS OF ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAMME AND ALLOW INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS TO MONITOR THE REST. THIS INVOLVED GIVING UP LARGE STOCKPILES OF ENRICHED URANIUM AND THOUSANDS OF CENTRIFUGES. AS A RESULT, EXPERTS BELIEVED IT WOULD TAKE IRAN MUCH LONGER TO MAKE A BOMB IN THE FUTURE ` UP FROM TWO TO THREE MONTHS TO AROUND A YEAR ` GIVING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUCH MORE TIME TO RESPOND TO A CRISIS. IN RETURN, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AGREED TO LIFT SANCTIONS; IRAN COULD RECOVER BILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FROZEN ASSETS; IT COULD SELL MORE OIL ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET; AND TRADE LIKE A NORMAL COUNTRY. IRAN IS STICKING TO ITS SIDE OF THE BARGAIN, BUT THE DEAL HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS CRITICS. ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARABIA SAY IT ISN'T TOUGH ENOUGH. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, IN PARTICULAR, SAYS IRAN SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED. IRAN LIED. BIG TIME. DONALD TRUMP SAYS IT'S THE WORST DEAL IN THE WORLD. THE DEAL'S OTHER BACKERS HAVE A PROBLEM. DO THEY TRY AND KEEP IT ALIVE BY THEMSELVES OR PRESSURE IRAN INTO ACCEPTING NEW CONDITIONS? IF THAT HAPPENS, IRAN TOO COULD WALK AWAY. TO OTHER NEWS, COMMUTERS IN AUCKLAND FACED DELAYS AND DISRUPTION WHEN A TRAIN DE-RAILED AT AUCKLAND'S BRITOMART STATION THIS MORNING. 33 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME. AN INVESTIGATION'S NOW BEEN LAUNCHED INTO THE CAUSE. 1 NEWS REPORTER EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN IS THERE FOR US NOW. 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A team of engineers and A team of engineers and investigators A team of engineers and investigators are A team of engineers and investigators are batting A team of engineers and investigators are batting their investigators are batting their heads investigators are batting their heads together investigators are batting their heads together to investigators are batting their heads together to try investigators are batting their heads together to try and investigators are batting their heads together to try and find investigators are batting their heads together to try and find a heads together to try and find a solution. solution. The solution. The clock solution. The clock is solution. The clock is ticking. THANKS, EMILY. THE GOVERNMENT'S PUT FORWARD $76M IN FUNDING FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES AS PART OF ITS PRE-BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT BOOST FOR THE SECTOR, THE FIRST IN 10 YEARS. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. LABOUR SAYS THERE'S BEEN NO FUNDING INCREASE SINCE HELEN CLARK WAS IN GOVERNMENT. PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS IN ORDER TO TURN AROUND OUR FAMILY VIOLENCE RECORDS, THAT HAD TO CHANGE. THIS GOVERNMENT KNOWS THAT IN ORDER FOR NEW ZEALAND TO BE THE BEST PLACE TO BE A CHILD, THEIR HOMES AND THEIR FAMILIES NEED TO LIVE FREE FROM VIOLENCE. CHILDREN NEED TO FEEL SAFE. THE NEARLY 30% FUNDING INCREASE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THAT WILL HELP 150 ORGANISATIONS. WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SERVICES WITH CAPABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EMPATHY AND KINDNESS AND THE EXPERTISE TO WORK ALONGSIDE THOSE FAMILIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS. THE SALVATION ARMY SAYS TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS A GOOD FIRST STEP, BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO DO. IT'S ENOUGH TO GET STARTED AND TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT. IT'S GOT TO BE SUSTAINABLE, AND WE'VE GOT TO BUILD ON IT LONG TERM. JACINDA ARDERN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY, ONE OF HER GOVERNMENT'S TOP PRIORITIES. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING, YOU CAN'T PUT A COST ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN'S LIVES. WE HAVE TO AFFORD IT. FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, OUR CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED. WE USED TO BE IN A WORLD-LEADING GROUP, INCLUDING SCANDINAVIA, DENMARK AND SWITZERLAND. THE GROUP IS STILL THERE; WE'RE NOT IN IT. WE DROPPED THE BALL IN THE '80S, EARLY '90S. OUR POLICIES, OUR BUDGETS HAVEN'T PROPERLY EMPHASISED CHILD WELLBEING. IT'S NOT BEEN PRIORITISED. IT'S TIME TO REDRESS THE BALANCE. JUST HOW FAR THE GOVERNMENT WILL GO WILL ALL BE REVEALED WHEN THE FULL BUDGET'S RELEASED NEXT WEEK. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMIC AND PEACEFUL EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON SPENDING MORE MONEY ON ITS DIPLOMATS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PACIFIC. NATIONAL'S DISMISSING THE GOVERNMENT'S $714M BOOST FOR FOREIGN AID OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, SAYING IT WOULD BE BETTER SPENT AT HOME. WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PACIFIC AND RESPONDING TO GLOBAL EMERGENCY ISSUES. YOU CANNOT VACATE A HUGE THEATRE WHICH HAS ONE-THIRD OF THE WORLD'S SURFACE, NAMELY THE PACIFIC, IN TERMS OF PROPER POLICY AND PROPER ASSISTANCE AND EXPECT THAT OTHER PLAYERS WON'T FILL THE GAP ` AND SOMETIMES IN A VERY ADVERSE WAY. I DON'T THINK NEW ZEALANDERS WILL ACCEPT SIGNIFICANT NEW MONEY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN AID WHEN YOU'RE NOT MEETING A CORE PROMISE YOU MADE TO NEW ZEALANDERS ABOUT CHEAPER GP VISITS FOR HARD-WORKING FAMILIES. ANOTHER CASE OF MYCOPLASMA BOVIS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED ON A NORTH CANTERBURY FARM ` THE FIRST INFECTION FOUND IN THAT REGION. IT'S THE 36TH PROPERTY TO BE INFECTED WITH THE DISEASE, BUT THE MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IS CONFIDENT IT ARRIVED ON THE FARM BEFORE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES WERE PUT IN PLACE. ALL OF THE AFFECTED FARMS REMAIN IN QUARANTINE AS OFFICIALS WORK TOWARDS CULLING THE DISEASED HERDS. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON PROPOSALS TO BUILD A SEA WALL TO PROTECT COASTAL CITIES FROM RISING SEA LEVELS. THERE'S DEBATE OVER WHO SHOULD PUT FORWARD THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. THE LOCAL AUTHORITY ALREADY SPENT $1M BUILDING A 150M TO PROTECT ONLY A PORTION OF THE SOUTH COAST AND SAY MORE INVESTMENT WILL BE NEEDED. CONSULTATION CLOSES ON MAY 15TH. TOURISM REVENUE IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEARLY $15B A YEAR BY 2024. NEW ZEALAND TOURISM SAYS WHILE CHINESE VISITORS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD HOTSPOTS, AUSTRALIA WILL REMAIN THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST SOURCE OF ARRIVALS, WITH A STAGGERING 1.8 MILLION VISITORS BY 2024. THE AMOUNT THAT THOSE VISITORS ARE SPENDING IS FORECAST TO INCREASE FASTER THAN THE NUMBER OF VISITORS. AND THAT'S A KEY GOAL FOR THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO NEW ZEALAND; IT'S ABOUT HOW MUCH VALUE THEY CONTRIBUTE WHILE HERE. LANDCORP HAS REMOVED QUAD BIKES FROM ITS DAIRY OPERATIONS AND NOW, HOW AND WHERE ALL QUAD BIKES ARE USED IS UP FOR REVIEW. THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING AT REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF MACHINERY ON FARMS, ONE OF OUR MOST DANGEROUS WORKPLACES. RYAN BOSWELL WITH MORE. WITH FULL-BODY CRUSH-AND-ROLL PROTECTION, AIRBAGS, SEATBELTS AND ABS BRAKES, UTILITY VEHICLES LIKE THESE ARE SAID TO BE A LOT SAFER THAN A TYPICAL QUAD BIKE. PERSONALLY, MYSELF, I'VE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND BROKE MY NECK A FEW YEARS AGO. ACC BOUGHT ME A SIDE-BY-SIDE, AND SINCE THEN, I WOULD NEVER GO BACK TO A QUAD. IT JUST JARS YOUR WHOLE BODY, AND THEY'RE NOT SAFE AT ALL. THREE YEARS AGO, LANDCORP REMOVED ALL QUAD BIKES FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S DAIRY FARMS AND LEFT JUST A LIMITED NUMBER ON ITS OTHER PROPERTIES. THE MOVE HAS HAD A DRAMATIC IMPACT. THE NUMBER OF INJURIES HAS HALVED FROM 23 TO 9 LAST YEAR. THE DEATH TOLL IS NOW ZERO. WHAT WE'VE FOUND NOW WITH A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO ASSESSING WHAT VEHICLES WE SHOULD USE ON FARMS IS THAT OUR FARM STAFF PLAN AND PREPARE MORE THAN THEY USED TO. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDECIDED ON WHETHER IT WILL TAKE A SIMILAR APPROACH. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS FORMING REGULATIONS THAT WILL DEAL WITH MACHINERY ON FARMS. I'M AWAITING ADVICE ON THAT, BUT WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE REGULATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE. NATIONWIDE, ALMOST 100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED ON FARMS SINCE 2013. AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ARE TO BLAME FOR 83 OF THOSE DEATHS. 27 WERE ON TRACTORS AND 28 ON QUAD BIKES. SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TREATED AS A PRIORITY AND THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT RULES IN PLACE AROUND THE USE OF THOSE. BUT THOSE RULES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FIT FOR PURPOSE. FEDERATED FARMERS ARGUES THESE UTILITY BIKES ARE NOT THE ANSWER FOR EVERYONE. THEY CAN BE POTENTIALLY JUST AS DANGEROUS. YOU ARE SITTING ON ONE SIDE OF THAT VEHICLE. SO IF YOU'RE GOING UP A TRACK ON A HILL, IT'S NOT BALANCED AS WELL AS IF YOU'RE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A VEHICLE. A STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE IS NOW UP FOR CONSULTATION, AND THE PUBLIC'S BEING URGED TO HAVE A SAY. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE PLASTIC REVOLUTION AS BRITAIN ANNOUNCES IT PLANS TO BAN WET WIPES. WHAT IMPACT DOES PLASTIC WASTE HAVE ON OUR OCEANS? FIND OUT WHICH EIGHT-LEGGED CREATURE IS INSPIRING SCIENTISTS TO CREATE AN ARMY OF JUMPING ROBOTS. AND IN SPORT, DID SWANSEA DO ENOUGH TO STEER OFF SOUTHAMPTON IN THE PREMIERE LEAGUE? THAT RESULT AFTER THE BREAK. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO BAN WET WIPES AS PART OF ITS PLEDGE TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTICS. BUT ANY BAN WILL NOT COME INTO EFFECT WET WIPES CONTAIN NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS WHICH BREAK DOWN INTO SMALLER PARTICLES CALLED MICROPLASTICS THAT CAN THEN END UP IN THE OCEANS. THE BBC'S DAVID SHUKMAN TRAVELLED TO INDONESIA, WHERE SCIENTISTS ARE INVESTIGATING THE THREAT THAT MICROPLASTICS POSE TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. (MOTOR RUMBLES) A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MANGROVE SWAMPS ON THE COAST OF INDONESIA. INDONESIA SENDS HUGE VOLUMES OF PLASTIC INTO THE OCEAN. ONLY CHINA RELEASES MORE. THERE'S SO MUCH, IT JAMS OUR BOAT'S PROPELLER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN PLASTIC FLOWS DOWN THE RIVERS AND REACHES THE OCEAN, IT DOESN'T JUST DISAPPEAR. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE PLASTIC BREAKS DOWN INTO EVER SMALLER FRAGMENTS ` WHAT ARE CALLED MICROPLASTICS. SO EVEN THOUGH THERE'S AN EFFORT TO CLEAR UP, THE LEGACY OF PLASTIC CONTINUES. (MOTOR RUMBLES SOFTLY) SO WE HEAD TO THE LOCAL FISH FARMS, BECAUSE RESEARCH IN BRITAIN SHOWS THAT MICROPLASTICS CAN GET INTO SEAFOOD. I JOINED SCIENTIST INNEKE HANTORO AS SHE INVESTIGATES A KEY QUESTION ` WHETHER EATING PLASTIC IS HARMFUL. WE EAT THE FISH EVERY DAY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO GET PLASTIC INTO OUR BODY DUE TO EATING THE FISH, SO WE WANT TO SEE WHETHER IT IS SAFE ENOUGH TO EAT THE FISH. THIS FACTORY USES PLASTIC IN ALL ITS PACKAGING. A LOT OF IT IS BOUND TO END UP IN THE RIVERS AND THE OCEANS. BUT THE BOSS HERE SAYS HE WANTS TO PREVENT THAT, SO HE'S SPONSORING CLASSES IN HOW TO MAKE WHAT ARE CALLED ECOBRICKS. PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT TO TAKE OLD BOTTLES AND CRAM ALL KINDS OF PLASTIC WASTE INSIDE THEM. AND WHEN THE BOTTLES ARE GLUED TOGETHER, THEY CAN MAKE FURNITURE OR EVEN WALLS. WE CAN STOP THE PLASTIC FROM GOING TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO AT LEAST TO TRAP IT... YEAH, TO TRAP IT. ...SO IT DOESN'T CAUSE POLLUTION? EXACTLY. BRITISH SCIENTISTS HAVE MADE A HUGE LEAP FORWARD IN ROBOTICS BY STUDYING THE REGAL JUMPING SPIDER. THEY CAN LEAP UP TO SIX TIMES THEIR BODY LENGTH FROM A STANDING START, AND EXPERTS SAY THE STUDY CAN HELP DESIGN A NEW GENERATION OF ROBOTS. THE BBC'S HELEN BRIGGS EXPLAINS. READY, STEADY, GO. A JUMPING SPIDER SHOWS OFF THE SKILLS SHE NEEDS TO HUNT HER PREY. NICKNAMED KIM, SHE CAN JUMP SIX TIMES HER BODY LENGTH WITH REMARKABLE PRECISION. UNLIKE OTHER SPIDERS, SHE WAS TRAINED TO LEAP IN THE LAB. AND SHE'S GIVING UP HER SECRETS IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE. DR MOSTAFA NABAWY, THE LEAD RESEARCHER ON THE PROJECT, WAS AMAZED BY THE SPIDER'S AGILITY. THE MOMENT WHEN WE SUCCEEDED TO TRAIN KIM TO JUMP BETWEEN THE PLATFORMS WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT. SHE STARTED GOING. 'OK!' AND WE STARTED COLLECTING THE DATA VERY QUICKLY, AND I WAS SAYING, 'OH, HOW SMART SHE IS.' TO THE LIMIT EVEN, SOMETIMES, I WAS LOOKING TO HER IN THE EYES, AND WHEN SHE LOOKED` SHE IS VERY SMART. SHE WILL GET SHY AND SHE WILL GIVE ME HER BACK WHEN I LOOK TO HER IN THE EYES. SO (LAUGHS) THAT'S SIMPLY FANTASTIC. THE RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING ON A NEW GENERATION OF JUMPING ROBOTS. THESE COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE TO CATCH PESTS JUST LIKE SPIDERS DO ` CONSOLATION FOR ARACHNOPHOBES SPIDERS DO HAVE MANY PRACTICAL USES. TO SPORT, AND BLAIR TUKE'S GOT ONE OVER HIS TEAM NEW ZEALAND COMPANION, PETER BURLING, AFTER A THRILLING FINISH IN THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE. AFTER RECOVERING FROM FIFTH PLACE, TUKE'S MAPFRE EMERGED OUT OF THE RHODE ISLAND FOG NECK AND NECK WITH BURLING'S TEAM, BRUNEL. THE SPANISH CREW THEN GHOSTED PAST THE LEADERS WITHIN 500M OF THE FINISH TO WIN LEG EIGHT BY A MINUTE. TUKE REVEALED HIS FRIEND'S FIRST WORDS TO HIM AFTER THE RESULT. 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NEW ZEALAND ARE FRESH FROM CLAIMING THE OCEANIA RUGBY TITLE LAST WEEK AND WILL VIE FOR A RECORD-EXTENDING SEVENTH WORLD TITLE NEXT MONTH. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE, RE-SIGNING PROP OFA TU'UNGAFASI. THE 26-YEAR-OLD HAS PUT PEN TO PAPER TO A NEW DEAL THAT WILL KEEP HIM IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE BLUES UNTIL 2021. THE 14-TEST TIGHTHEAD SAYS HE'S COMMITTED TO TURNING THEIR SUPER RUGBY FORTUNES AROUND AND REACH 100 BLUES APPEARANCES. TWO HIGH-PROFILE KIWIS HAVE RESPONDED TO ISRAEL FOLAU'S LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST AROUND THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY. OLYMPIC ROWING CHAMPION ERIC MURRAY RESPONDED WITH A 'FACE PALM' EMOJI, WHILE FORMER UNITED FUTURE LEADER DAMIAN LIGHT POSTED THE BIBLICAL COMMANDMENT OF 'LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR' TO THE WALLABY STAR. FOLAU POSTED AN 11-MINUTE CLIP, LABELLING 'TOLERANCE' OF ISSUES LIKE SAME SEX MARRIAGE AS A MISGUIDED BELIEF IN MODERN SOCIETY. THE RACE FOR SURVIVAL IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER VICTIM THIS MORNING, AFTER SWANSEA'S LOSS TO SOUTHAMPTON. BOTH SIDES CAME INTO THE TIE DESPERATELY NEEDING A WIN TO BOOST THEIR CHANCES OF REMAINING IN THE TOP FLIGHT NEXT SEASON. BUT WHEN THE SAINTS BUNDLED IN A DRAMATIC WINNER, THEY ALL BUT SEALED THE WELSH CLUB'S FATE. (cheering) (cheering). How do How do you How do you put How do you put a How do you put a price How do you put a price on How do you put a price on that How do you put a price on that goal? How do you put a price on that goal? Is How do you put a price on that goal? Is that How do you put a price on that goal? Is that the How do you put a price on that goal? Is that the knockout How do you put a price on that goal? Is that the knockout blow. How do you put a price on that goal? Is that the knockout How do you put a price on that goal? Is that the knockout blow How do you put a price on that goal? 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