TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` DONALD TRUMP SPARKS GLOBAL CONCERNS,... THE UNITED STATES NO LONGER MAKES EMPTY THREATS. WHEN I MAKE PROMISES, I KEEP THEM. HOW THE CONTROVERSIAL MOVE'S LIKELY TO HIT KIWIS IN THE POCKET. COMMUTER CHAOS AT AUCKLAND'S MAIN TRAIN STATION AFTER A TRAIN DERAILS BELOW GROUND. SERVICES TO THE TRANSPORT HUB ARE STILL OUT TONIGHT. AND HE'S RETIRED BUT NOW FACING ONE OF HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGES. FROM SPRINTS TO A MARATHON ` A NEW TEST FOR CHAMPION PARALYMPIAN LIAM MALONE. WILL HE USE THE SAME BLADES? CAPTIONS BY TRACEY DAWSON AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. GLOBAL TENSIONS AND UNCERTAINTY HAVE ESCALATED TONIGHT AFTER DONALD TRUMP DEFIED ALLIES AND THE WORLD BY DUMPING THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. THE DECISION WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE AND FURTHER ISOLATES THE UNITED STATES. THE LANDMARK DEAL, SIGNED IN 2015 BETWEEN IRAN AND A GROUP OF WORLD POWERS ` U.S., UK, RUSSIA, FRANCE, CHINA, AND GERMANY ` LIFTED CRIPPLING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR IRAN LIMITING ITS NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWING IN INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS. THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT? YOU COULD BE PAYING MORE FOR PETROL; TURBULENCE ALREADY ROCKING GLOBAL OIL MARKETS AFTER TRUMP'S DECLARATION. TENSIONS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE ALREADY VOLATILE MIDDLE EAST AS WELL AS RELATIONS BETWEEN AMERICA AND SUPERPOWERS RUSSIA AND CHINA, WHICH ARE SIGNATORIES TO THE DEAL. IN WASHINGTON FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT ` U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT, WHO JOINS US NOW LIVE. Today President Trump embarked on an incredibly risky strategy. Cancelling the Irani and nuclear deal in order to fix it. IT'S THE EXIT THAT MANY FEARED. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT WE CANNOT PREVENT AN IRANIAN NUCLEAR BOMB UNDER THE DECAYING AND ROTTEN STRUCTURE OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP TEARING UP THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, CALLING IT AN EMBARRASSMENT TO ALL AMERICANS. AMERICA WILL NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE TO NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL. WE WILL NOT ALLOW AMERICAN CITIES TO BE THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION, AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW A REGIME THAT CHANTS 'DEATH TO AMERICA' TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOST DEADLY WEAPONS ON EARTH. WITH A STROKE OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL PEN, TRUMP UNLEASHING A NEW REALITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. POWERFUL SANCTIONS WILL GO INTO FULL EFFECT. IF THE REGIME CONTINUES ITS NUCLEAR ASPIRATIONS, IT WILL HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS EVER HAD BEFORE. THE PRESIDENT TODAY FULFILLING A CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO PUT AMERICA FIRST, BUT FURTHER ISOLATING THE US FROM ITS ALLIES. SINCE 2015, THE DEAL'S OTHER SIGNATORIES BELIEVE IT'S CURTAILED IRAN'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS WHILE GIVING THE COUNTRY RELIEF FROM PUNISHING SANCTIONS. THE NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SECURITY OF THE REGION OF EUROPE AND OF THE ENTIRE WORLD. AS LONG AS IRAN CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT ITS NUCLEAR-RELATED COMMITMENTS, AS IT IS DOING SO FAR, THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL REMAIN COMMITTED. IRAN TOO IS STAYING IN, FOR NOW, BUT ITS LEADER ISSUING A WARNING. TRANSLATOR: 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. TONIGHT IN TEHRAN THEY'RE BRACING FOR ECONOMIC TURMOIL, THE IRANIAN CURRENCY ALREADY PLUNGING. AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, WHO BROKERED THE 2015 AGREEMENT, PREDICTING... BUT DESPITE THE FACT IT'S THE U.S. WHICH HAS NOW BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DEAL, TRUMP APPEARS TO BE BETTING HE CAN BRING IRAN BACK TO THE TABLE. THE FACT IS THEY ARE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE A NEW AND LASTING DEAL, ONE THAT BENEFITS ALL OF IRAN AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. WHEN THEY DO, I AM READY, WILLING AND ABLE. IT'S AN IMMENSELY RISKY STRATEGY BECAUSE IF NOT, GLOBAL SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST HANG IN THE BALANCE. WE'RE BACK TO REBECCA IN WASHINGTON NOW. SO, REBECCA, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Initially at least this is a slow-moving crisis. It will take several months for US sanctions to get back in. In that time it looks like Iran will work with the other signatories to salvage a deal. Iran has been humiliated by Trump today. they will be working hard to prevent the word's case scenario, the stakes couldn't be higher for everyone in this. TODAY'S MOVE ALSO JEOPARDISES TRADE BETWEEN KIWI BUSINESSES AND IRAN. HOW MUCH IS THAT WORTH? WELL, IN THE 2018 YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE EXPORTED OVER $95M WORTH OF PRODUCTS. AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST ` DAIRY, MAKING UP ALMOST $90M WORTH OF EXPORTS. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY MADE UP $1.6M WITH WOOL JUST BEHIND ON $1.5M. MEAT ACCOUNTED FOR ALMOST $1M, BUT THAT NUMBER WAS EXPECTED TO GROW STRONGLY WITH LAMB EXPORTS RESUMING JUST LAST YEAR AFTER A TWO-DECADE HIATUS. AUCKLANDERS FACE BIG DELAYS GETTING HOME TONIGHT AFTER A DERAILED TRAIN FORCED THE CLOSURE OF BRITOMART STATION. RAIL COMMUTERS ARE HAVING TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET HOME AFTER A TRAIN CAME OFF THE TRACKS NEAR A PLATFORM THIS MORNING. ONE NEWS REPORTER YVONNE TAHANA IS DOWN THERE NOW AND GIVES THE VERY LATEST SHORTLY. FIRST, HOW IT ALL UNFOLDED. PASSENGERS FACING THEIR WORST NIGHTMARE, DERAILING, ONLY LATER REALISING IT COULD'VE BEEN MUCH WORSE. A BIT OF SPEED, AND THEN YOU FELT HIM COME ON THE BRAKES, AND I WAS THE PERSON UP IN THE FRONT CARRIAGE, SO I WAS RIGHT AROUND WHERE IT DISRAILED ITSELF. AND IT WAS A BIT OF A SCARY MOMENT JUST NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE WAS AROUND OUT THERE. 130 PASSENGERS COMING INTO THE CBD FROM MANUKAU, THEIR TRIP ALL BUT COMPLETE WHEN THREE OF THE SIX CARRIAGES CAME OFF THE TRACKS NEAR PLATFORM TWO. THE INCIDENT SHUT DOWN BRITOMART STATION JUST BEFORE 10AM. EVENTUALLY, AFTER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, THEY KIND OF WALKED US THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT. WE SPENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES WAITING IN THE TUNNEL, BUT EVERYONE'S THROUGH SAFE NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY MEMORY THAT ANYTHING HAS HAPPENED TO THIS EXTENT IN BRITOMART. WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL THAT, ACTUALLY, THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURIES THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. INSPECTORS FROM THE TRANSPORT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION ARE FLYING UP FROM WELLINGTON. AND EFFECTIVELY REVERSE-ENGINEER THE INCIDENT TO MAKE SURE THIS CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE TRAIN WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO COME INTO PLATFORM ONE. INVESTIGATORS WILL HAVE TO ASK HOW IT CAME IN THIS WAY, FACING A STATIONARY TRAIN. KIWIRAIL OPERATES THE LINES. IN A STATEMENT IT SAYS IT'LL COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATORS BUT WOULDN'T APPEAR ON CAMERA. LATE THIS AFTERNOON, NEWS COMMUTERS FEARED ` BRITOMART IS TO STAY CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE IMMEDIATE HEADACHE ` TO GET THE TRAIN BACK ON THE TRACKS. UNTIL THEN, IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN THE CITY'S TRANSPORT HUB WILL BE BACK IN ACTION. LET'S GO LIVE TO YVONNE NOW. SO, WHAT ALTERNATIVES DO COMMUTERS HAVE? HOW ARE THEY GETTING HOME, YVONNE? Tens of thousands of commuters are facing long delays. To deal with the pressure Auckland transport is putting on extra buses to ship people from the CBD to nearby stations, the Strand and Newmarket. From there, the eastern and western and southern lines will run. People are being told to expect long delays tomorrow morning. AUSTRALIA'S JOINED NEW ZEALAND IN PUMPING CASH INTO THE PACIFIC, ANNOUNCING A RECORD AMOUNT OF AID FOR THE REGION. IT COMES AS NEW ZEALAND SETS ASIDE MORE THAN $700M IN AID IN NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET, THE GOVERNMENT SAYING IF WE DON'T STEP IN, OTHER COUNTRIES, LIKE CHINA, WILL. OUR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER PROMISED TO PUSH RESET ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PACIFIC. NOW HE'S GOT THE CASH TO DO IT ` $714M FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS. WE NEED RESPECT, AND WE INTEND TO GET IT BACK. THAT'S BECAUSE COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA ARE STEPPING IN. FOR EXAMPLE, CHINA PAID FOR THIS WHARF IN VANUATU. OVER PROBABLY ABOUT THE LAST DECADE, NEW ZEALAND HAS ARGUABLY DROPPED THE BALL IN THE REGION. WE'VE ASSUMED THAT WE HAVE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PACIFIC. WE'VE ASSUMED THAT WE HAVE INFLUENCE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A WAY TO REENGAGE NEW ZEALAND WITH THE PACIFIC. THE MINISTER CHOOSING HIS LANGUAGE CAREFULLY. IF COUNTRIES WHO THINK RIGHT AREN'T THERE, THEN COUNTRIES THAT THINK WRONG WILL FILL THE SPACE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CHINA THERE? I'M NOT NAMING ANY COUNTRIES, BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC THAT ARE ADVERSE. AUSTRALIA HAS FOLLOWED OUR LEAD, ANNOUNCING IN ITS BUDGET A RECORD $1.3B FOR THE PACIFIC. THEY WERE SERIOUSLY, HONESTLY APPRECIATIVE AND IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING WHEN THEY HEARD THE BUDGET WE ARE GOING TO DO. AND IS THAT BECAUSE YOU SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT OUTSIDE INFLUENCES ON THE PACIFIC? WELL, YES. BUT IT'S NOT JUST AUSTRALIA; THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SAYS THE UK AND FRANCE HAVE ALSO CONVEYED THEIR PLEASURE AT NEW ZEALAND TURNING ITS ATTENTION BACK TO THE PACIFIC ` A SIGN THAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD. ON TOP OF THE PACIFIC AID, $190M OVER FOUR YEARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR 50 NEW DIPLOMATS, MAINLY IN ASIA; RE-OPENING THE EMBASSY IN SWEDEN'S CAPITAL, STOCKHOLM; AND FOR HOSTING THE APEC LEADERS MEETING IN NEW ZEALAND IN 2021. BUT NATIONAL SAYS IT'S JUST A COALITION BRIBE. THEY'VE JUST GOT THEIR PRIORITIES WRONG; IT SHOULD BE DOCTORS, NOT DIPLOMATS. REGARDLESS, DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMATIC TIES ARE SET TO BE BOLSTERED WITH THIS BIG PRE-BUDGET SPEND-UP. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. A DECADE ` THAT'S HOW LONG THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A FUNDING BOOST. $76M WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE SECTOR TODAY AS PART OF NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET. EMILY COOPER HAS MORE DETAILS AND REACTION. THIS IS A DROP-IN CENTRE TO HELP WOMEN WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE ARE VERY COMPLEX ISSUES SUCH AS FORCED MARRIAGE, UNDERAGE MARRIAGE, HONOUR-BASED VIOLENCE. SHAKTI WOMEN'S CENTRE PROVIDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, COUNSELLING AND LEGAL HELP FOR ETHNIC WOMEN. THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING WITH EACH PASSING YEAR. BUT IT'S BEEN ON THE VERGE OF CLOSURE. AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES STRUGGLING. WE'VE HAD TO CUT SOME SERVICES, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GIVE GOOD WAGE INCREASES TO OUR STAFF, WE'VE HAD TO ACTUALLY LAY STAFF OFF. ORGANISATIONS LIKE THIS MAY HAVE JUST BEEN GIVEN A LIFELINE, THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCING A BOOST FOR AROUND 150 PROVIDERS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES OF $76M OVER FOUR YEARS. THERE ARE ACTUALLY SOME WELL-KNOWN SERVICES THAT ARE FREQUENTLY USED BY FAMILIES IN NEED WHO ARE REALLY STRUGGLING JUST TO MEET THE DEMAND THAT THEY HAVE NOW ` THE LIKES OF WOMEN'S REFUGE OR GROUPS LIKE SHAKTI. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN AND KEEP DOING THE WORK THEY DO. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS IT'S THE FIRST FUNDING INCREASE TO FRONTLINE SERVICES IN A DECADE. BUT NATIONAL SAYS IT DID INVEST IN THE SECTOR. WELL, $169M THAT OUR GOVERNMENT INVESTED IN 2016 I THINK REALLY SPEAKS TO THE COMMITMENT THAT OUR GOVERNMENT MADE. THERE'S STORIES OF PEOPLE TELLING SEVEN DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS THAT THEY ARE IN DANGER, AND THEN IT TAKES A POLICE CALL-OUT BEFORE THEY GET A RESPONSE. FAMILY VIOLENCE NOT THE ONLY FOCUS TODAY, BUT ALSO CHILD POVERTY. FAMILY VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN CREATING POVERTY. A SELECT COMMITTEE TODAY IS LOOKING AT THE ISSUE, WITH MANY CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO GO FURTHER. I'M EXCITED. I THINK THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO BE A GAME-CHANGING BUDGET. BUT ITS GOT TO BE MORE THAN JUST A ONE-OFF. AND IT'S LIKELY WE'LL SEE MORE FUNDING FOR FAMILIES AND CHILD POVERTY IN NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING TODAY SHE WANTS TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY TO HISTORIC LOWS. BUT THOSE WORKING ON THE FRONT LINE SAY IT NEEDS TO GO BEYOND THIS BUDGET AND BE SUSTAINABLE. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. TAXPAYER-OWNED FARMING OPERATOR 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'S LOOKING AT THE USE OF MACHINERY ON FARMS, ONE OF OUR MOST DANGEROUS WORKPLACES. RYAN BOSWELL WITH MORE. WITH FULL-BODY CRUSH AND ROLL PROTECTION, AIRBAGS, SEAT BELTS 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 NINE 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-FARM 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 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 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. SCIENTISTS SAY THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT FOR THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION OF HAWAII'S KILAUEA VOLCANO. SO FAR IT'S DESTROYED AT LEAST 35 STRUCTURES, AND THERE ARE NOW FEARS FOR A STORE OF NATURAL GAS AT A POWER PLANT UNDER THREAT FROM THE LAVA FLOW. THE BBC'S CAROLINE DAVIS HAS MORE. WOW! UNBELIEVABLE. A FOUNTAIN OF RED-HOT LAVA ERUPTING BEHIND A BACK GARDEN. THE MAN WHO TOOK THIS FOOTAGE COULD ONLY WATCH AS THE TORRENT OF MOLTEN ROCK MOVED CLOSER TO HIS HOME. SO FAR, MORE THAN TWO DOZEN HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY KILAUEA, ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN HAWAII. I HATE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. MY SON ASKS, 'MUMMY, CAN WE GO HOME?' SINCE THURSDAY, LAVA HAS BEEN SPILLING FROM MORE THAN 10 FISSURES IN THE EARTH. THIS VOLCANO HAS BEEN ERUPTING CONSTANTLY FOR 30 YEARS BUT NOT LIKE THIS. NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA AS THE LAVA COURSED THROUGH THE FOREST, FLOWING ON TO THE ROADS AND BUILDINGS. AT THE CRATER, GEOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN USING TIME-LAPSE FOOTAGE TO KEEP WATCH. THEY EXPECT ANOTHER EXPLOSION TO COME, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE NEXT FISSURE MIGHT APPEAR. THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STORED IN THIS GEOTHERMAL PLANT CLOSE TO ONE LAVA FLOW AND WORRIES, TOO, ABOUT THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN THE AIR, WHICH CAN BE DEADLY. EXPERTS ARE MONITORING THE VOLCANO, BUT PREDICTING IT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. IT COULD CONTINUE FOR MONTHS WITH LITTLE TO DO BUT WATCH IN AWE AS FIRE AND LAVA EDGE EVER CLOSER. AND WHILE SOME RESIDENTS ARE REFUSING TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, OFFICIALS ARE ALSO WARNING LAVA COULD FLOW DOWNHILL AND BURN AREAS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN DANGER. TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` HELPING A YOUNG BABY WITH A RARE DISORDER. THE LITTLE FIJIAN GIRL RECOVERING FROM DELICATE SURGERY IN CHRISTCHURCH. ALSO ` THE 104-YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST WHO HAS TRAVELLED HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD SO HE CAN CHOOSE TO DIE BY ASSISTED SUICIDE. AND THE KIWI SAILORS BATTLING ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE. AFTER 16 DAYS AT SEA, THE WINNING MARGIN WAS STARTLINGLY CLOSE. TWO CHRISTCHURCH CHARITIES ARE RALLYING AROUND A FIJIAN BABY WITH A RARE EYE DISORDER SO SHE CAN GET THE HOSPITAL CARE SHE NEEDS. THE 8-MONTH-OLD AND HER MOTHER RETURNED TO CHRISTCHURCH FOR A SECOND CRUCIAL OPERATION THAT COULDN'T BE OFFERED BACK HOME. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. HELLO, PRINCESS. WANT TO COME HAVE A SNUGGLE? IT'S THE WARMEST OF WELCOMES... YOU GAVE ME A GOOD SNUGGLE YESTERDAY. ...FOR A LITTLE GIRL WHO HAS BATTLED WITH A RARE EYE PROBLEM SINCE BIRTH. IT LOOKED LIKE KERMIT THE FROG ON ONE SIDE, BUT THE OTHER SIDE WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL, AND THE CAUSE OF IT WAS JUST CELLS BEHIND THE EYE JUST BEHAVING BADLY AND FORCING THE EYE OUT OF THE SOCKET. 8-MONTH-OLD ROSALIA WAS FIRST RUSHED TO CHRISTCHURCH... (LAUGHTER) ...WITH THE HELP OF ROTARY HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM 'ROMAC' WHEN SHE WAS JUST SIX WEEKS OLD. IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TOO BECAUSE ONLY ME AND MY DAUGHTER COULD COME FROM FIJI TO NEW ZEALAND. SADLY, DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS, CHRISTCHURCH SURGEONS COULDN'T SAVE HER EYE DURING A FOUR-HOUR OPERATION, SO ON THIS TRIP, HER EYE SOCKET HAS BEEN BUILT UP, READY FOR AN ARTIFICIAL EYE. GOD WILLING, SHE'LL FINISH UP JUST LOOKING LIKE US, AND THAT'LL BE GREAT. THEY'VE HAD FREE ACCOMMODATION AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THAT COURTESY TO OUR PACIFIC FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. AROUND HERE,... LOOK AT THAT! ...MURRAY PEARCE HAS EARNED THE NAME OF ROSALIA'S NZ GRANDFATHER. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FORM A RELATIONSHIP WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THE WHOLE ORGANISATION IS ACTUALLY HELPING THIS CHILD TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE. THEY ARE SO NICE ` GOOD PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND. AND THEY LOOK AFTER MY DAUGHTER REALLY, REALLY WELL. IN THREE MONTHS, SHE'LL RETURN FOR A FINAL OPERATION SO SHE CAN LIVE A NORMAL LIFE BACK HOME IN FIJI. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, MIKE POMPEO, IS MAKING A SURPRISE VISIT TO NORTH KOREA TO CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HISTORIC SUMMIT WITH ITS LEADER, KIM JONG-UN. THIS AS CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING HELD TALKS WITH KIM JONG-UN IN CHINA'S NORTHERN PORT CITY. KIM SAID HE WAS WILLING TO DENUCLEARISE AS LONG AS HOSTILE POLICIES AND SECURITY THREATS AGAINST NORTH KOREA WERE ELIMINATED. A 104-YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST WHO ISN'T TERMINALLY ILL IS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM DEATH BY ASSISTED SUICIDE IN SWITZERLAND. DAVID GOODALL SAYS HE WANTS TO DIE BECAUSE HE'S TOO OLD TO ENJOY LIFE. HE TOLD CNN'S MELISSA BELL THAT HE HOPES THE FACT HE'S HAD TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD TO END HIS LIFE WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS. I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I FIND A BIT OF BREAKFAST, AND THEN, WELL, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I JUST SIT. WHAT'S THE USE OF THAT? IT IS BECAUSE DR GOODALL LOVED LIFE SO MUCH THAT HE IS CHOOSING TO LEAVE IT. A FEW DAYS AGO, HE LEFT HIS HOME IN AUSTRALIA AND HIS FAMILY, SAYING HIS FINAL FAREWELL. HE WAS GOING TO SWITZERLAND, ONE OF THE FEW COUNTRIES ON EARTH WHERE IT IS LEGAL TO CHOOSE DEATH OVER LIFE. HIS FINAL HURDLE WILL BE THE CONFIRMATION ON WEDNESDAY BY A PSYCHIATRIST THAT HE IS COMPETENT ENOUGH TO CHOOSE. ONCE A PERSON HAS PASSED THE MID-PERIOD OF AGEING AND HAS FULL COMPETENCE, LET IT BE THEIR CHOICE. YOU'VE BEEN OBLIGED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME, TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILY, TO TRAVEL ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD... THAT IS RIGHT. ...TO DIE IN A COUNTRY THAT ISN'T YOURS AND WITHOUT YOUR LOVED ONES AROUND. EXACTLY. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I FEEL RESENTFUL. RESENTFUL OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT IN AUSTRALIA THAT THEY DON'T RECOGNISE THAT ONE WOULD LIKE TO END ONE'S DAYS IN AUSTRALIA, AS I WOULD. THIS IS THE BED ON WHICH DR GOODALL WILL DIE ON THURSDAY, IN THIS ANONYMOUS CLINIC AT THE FOOT OF THE SWISS ALPS. THIS IS THE DRUG THAT HE WILL ADMINISTER TO HIMSELF, AS THIS IS, AFTER ALL, TO BE AN ASSISTED SUICIDE. ALL THE DOCTORS WILL DO IS PLACE THE INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE. I ASKED DR GOODALL WHAT HIS FINAL THOUGHTS WOULD BE. WELL, I'LL HOPE THAT THEY AIM RIGHT. I'M SURE THEY WILL. BUT THAT WILL BE MY CONCERN. (CHUCKLES) EVERY YEAR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL TO END THEIR LIVES IN SWITZERLAND, WHERE ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS ARE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST LIBERAL. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND DAN IS STILL DELIVERING THE LATE-SUMMER VIBE. Exactly right. When we see 20s on the map, we are doing well. Down south, a bit more cloud to Milford Sound. Moving up the East Coast, that westerly to south-westerly. For the North Island, look at this, plenty of 20s. The warm spots was Napier, Hastings sitting on 24. All the way down to the lower North Island, Wellington 20. Quiet evening for Auckland. This mild weather, there has to be some payback somewhere. Not quite yet, but there's changes in our weather coming up. STILL TO COME ` PAYING FOR THE COST OF SEA LEVEL RISE. THESE COASTAL DEFENCES ARE PROTECTING HOMES. WHY SOME SAY COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PAYING MORE. PLUS... I'M, LIKE, THE LEAST PREPARED GUY FOR A MARATHON ` TWO MISSING LEGS, AND I THINK I'VE DONE 10 TRAINING RUNS. A NEW CHALLENGE FOR GOLD MEDAL PARALYMPIAN LIAM MALONE, BUT IS IT A STEP TOO FAR? LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES, WESTERN POWERS SAY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER THE U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, ANNOUNCED AMERICA WAS WITHDRAWING FROM THE AGREEMENT. THE LANDMARK DEAL, SIGNED IN 2015 BETWEEN IRAN AND A GROUP OF WORLD POWERS ` U.S., UK, RUSSIA, FRANCE, CHINA, AND GERMANY ` LIFTED CRIPPLING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR IRAN LIMITING ITS NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWING IN INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS. AFTER A TRAIN DERAILMENT FORCED THE CLOSURE OF BRITOMART STATION, AUCKLAND'S RAIL USERS ARE FACING BIG DELAYS IN GETTING HOME TONIGHT. COMMUTERS ARE HAVING TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET HOME AFTER A TRAIN CAME OFF THE TRACKS NEAR A PLATFORM THIS MORNING. MYCOPLASMA BOVIS HAS NOW BEEN DISCOVERED ON A NORTH CANTERBURY FARM ` THE FIRST CONFIRMED REPORT OF THE DISEASE IN THAT REGION. IT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTED PROPERTIES TO 36. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IS CONFIDENT THE DISEASE ARRIVED ON THE FARM BEFORE QUARANTINE MEASURES WERE PUT IN PLACE. ALL INFECTED FARMS REMAIN UNDER STRICT CONTROLS WHILE OFFICIALS WORK TO CULL AFFECTED HERDS. A NEW HOSPITAL COULD BE ON THE CARDS FOR WHANGAREI AMID CONCERNS OVER ITS DETERIORATING BUILDINGS. TWO PARTS OF THE CITY'S HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN CLOSED RECENTLY AFTER THEY WERE FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH ASBESTOS. THE DHB SAYS A TOTAL REBUILD IS ONE OF THREE OPTIONS IT'S PUTTING FORWARD TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. THIS HOSPITAL IS OLD. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE COUNTRY. AND WE BELIEVE WE NEED TO REFRESH. THE DHB SAYS THE ASBESTOS ISN'T AIRBORNE, AND IT'S TAKING ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT SAFETY. EARTHQUAKE-DISPLACED REDCLIFFS SCHOOL COULD HAVE ITS NEW HOME BUILT BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT'S CONFIRMED IT WILL APPLY SPECIAL CHANGES UNDER THE GREATER CHRISTCHURCH REGENERATION ACT TO SPEED UP THE LAND SWAP BETWEEN THE OLD SCHOOL SITE AND NEARBY REDCLIFFS PARK. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PLANS TO START WORK ON THE NEW SCHOOL SITE LATER THIS YEAR. A WELLINGTON CITY COUNCILLOR IS QUESTIONING WHY ALL RATEPAYERS SHOULD PAY FOR SEAWALLS THAT PROTECT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS. THE ISSUE IS BEING CANVASSED AS PART OF THE REGION'S 10-YEAR PLAN AND COMES AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A $1M SEAWALL ALONG THE CAPITAL'S SOUTH COAST. MEI HERON REPORTS. IT MAY LOOK CALM TODAY, BUT WHEN A STORM STRIKES, THOSE ON THE COAST ARE WORST HIT. AND PROTECTING THESE PROPERTIES ISN'T CHEAP. WHO SHOULD PAY? SHOULD IT BE SOCIALISED ` THAT'S EVERYONE PAYS ` OR SHOULD WE ACTUALLY BE TARGETING THE COST SO THAT THERE IS A PORTION THAT IS PAID BY THE BENEFICIARIES? AND WITH MORE SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS PREDICTED IN THE FUTURE, DAVID LEE SAYS IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE. THE MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. IN 2013, A STORM BADLY DAMAGED PARTS OF WELLINGTON'S SOUTH COAST, AND AS A RESULT THE COUNCIL BUILT A MILLION-DOLLAR WALL. DESPITE LOOKING BIG, THIS CONCRETE WALL ONLY STRETCHES ACROSS 150M METRES OF THE COAST, WHICH MEANS MORE WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE BUILT TO PROTECT MORE PROPERTIES BY THE SEA. SCOTT BARRETT OWNS A NEARBY CAFE. HE SAYS THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PAYING FOR COASTAL DEFENCES. THEY'RE PROTECTING THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE ` THEIR ROADS, HOUSES, BUSINESSES. I PAY RATES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES. IT'S PART OF GENERALLY PROTECTING AND LOOKING AFTER THEIR CITY. AND LOCALS AGREE. TO ME, IT'S GOT TO BE THE COUNCIL. AND THERE'LL BE PEOPLE OUTSIDE ISLAND BAY GOING, 'NAH,' BUT WE ALL COME HERE. IT SEEMS A VERY NARROW VIEW TO ACTUALLY EXPECT A DOZEN PEOPLE ALONG HERE TO PAY FOR IT. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENTIST PROFESSOR TIM NAISH SAYS IT WILL NEED A COMBINATION OF FUNDING. BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT. THE COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR PEOPLES' THOUGHTS ON THE ISSUE AS PART OF ITS 10-YEAR PLAN. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE NEXT TUESDAY. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND PERFECT TIMING FOR THE ALL BLACKS AS LOCAL DERBIES RETURN TO SUPER RUGBY. SOME OF THE STAR NAMES IN THE GAME HIT STRAIGHT BACK INTO ACTION, WHILE OTHERS SIGN NEW LONG-TERM DEALS. PLUS, LIAM MALONE IS BACK AND ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE HIS TOUGHEST RUNNING CHALLENGE YET. AND HOW ON EARTH DOES 6000 MILES OF OCEAN RACING COME DOWN TO 60 SECONDS? I SAID, 'YOU TINNY...' I CAN'T SAY THE NEXT WORD, BUT YEAH (LAUGHS). A CLASSIC KIWI FINISH ON THE VOLVO IN AMERICA. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IS BACK IN SUPER RUGBY AFTER MISSING THE LAST TWO MONTHS WITH A BROKEN WRIST. WILLIAMS WILL LINE UP FOR THE BLUES THIS WEEKEND AGAINST THE HURRICANES, TIMELY WITH THE ALL BLACKS SQUAD NAMING AROUND THE CORNER. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON HIS COMEBACK IN A MOMENT. BUT THE CANES ALSO WELCOME BACK A KEY FIGURE FOR THE LOCAL SHOWDOWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. DEWI PREECE HAS THE LATEST. THROUGH HARD WORK, DETERMINATION, AND PERHAPS A BIT OF GOOD LUCK, TJ PERENARA IS BACK IN A HURRICANES JERSEY SOONER THAN EXPECTED. IF THERE'S ONE GUY WHO CAN ALMOST HALVE THE RECOVERY TIME, IT'S TJ PERENARA. HE'S... HE'S A HUNDY. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC, HARDEST WORKERS I KNOW, AND I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT HE'S BACK HERE SO SOON. THE HALFBACK HAS BEEN LEFT OUT SINCE PICKING UP A KNEE INJURY AGAINST THE SHARKS LAST MONTH. BUT HIS TEAMMATES ARE FINALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HIM BACK ON THE PITCH ` EVEN IF IT'S TO BARK SOME ORDERS. EVERY NINE'S THE SAME, MATE. THEY JUST RUN THEIR MOUTHS. WHICH IS GOOD. IT'S A GOOD THING. BUT IT'LL BE GOOD HAVING HIM BACK ON THE TEAM, PLAYING WITH HIM. AND HE DOES BRING A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. BUT WHILE PERENARA JUMPS BACK IN, VINCE ASO, WHO WAS DUE TO START ON THE RIGHT WING, HAS PICKED UP A WRIST INJURY THAT COULD SEE HIM RULED OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. IF HE'S GOT SOME SORT OF DAMAGE, WHICH WE'RE PRETTY SURE HE HAS, I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE HIM AGAIN BEFORE JUNE. JORDIE BARRETT, WHO WAS ORIGINALLY LEFT OUT OF THE SQUAD WITH AN ANKLE INJURY, HAS NOW BEEN NAMED ON THE BENCH, WITH NEHE MILNER-SKUDDER HOLDING ON TO THE 15 JERSEY. THE HURRICANES MAY BE ON AN EIGHT-GAME WINNING STREAK BUT AREN'T TAKING THE CHALLENGE OF EDEN PARK LIGHTLY. WELL-DOCUMENTED THAT THEY'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME THIS YEAR AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THEIR TEAM ON PAPER, YOU'D BE AN ABSOLUTELY FOOL TO TAKE THEM LIGHTLY. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ONE HOPEFUL PUNTER, WHO'S PLACED A $100,000 BET ON THE CANES TO WIN. DEWI PREECE, 1 NEWS. SONNY BILL'S BACK FOR THE LOCAL DERBY AND IN TIME FOR MUCH-NEEDED MATCH FITNESS AHEAD OF THE ALL BLACKS' TESTS AGAINST FRANCE IN FOUR WEEKS. FITNESS PERMITTING, WILLIAMS WILL HAVE THREE MATCHES BEFORE TEST ACTION IN JUNE, HITTING STRAIGHT BACK INTO IT AGAINST THE CANES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. HE'S A PROFESSIONAL. AND THAT'S WHY GUYS LIKE HIM AND JEROME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BRINGING THEM THROUGH ANOTHER GAME OF RUGBY ` BECAUSE THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. MEANTIME, BLUES AND ALL BLACKS PROP OFA TUUNGAFASI HAS RE-SIGNED WITH HIS FRANCHISE AND NZR UNTIL THE END OF 2021. THE LURE OF APPEARING AT A WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS KEPT FELLOW ALL BLACKS RYAN CROTTY AND SCOTT BARRETT HERE AS WELL, BOTH RE-SIGNING WITH THE CRUSADERS AND THE NATIONAL UNION. CROTTY HAS AMASSED OVER 130 GAMES IN SUPER RUGBY AND PLAYED IN 35 TESTS SINCE HIS DEBUT FIVE YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, THE MIDFIELDER MISSED SELECTION FOR THE 2015 WORLD CUP. HE'S RE-SIGNED UNTIL THE END OF NEXT YEAR. I'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT A WORLD CUP BEFORE, SO IF I WAS TO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY, IT WOULD BE A PRETTY SPECIAL ONE. SO I'LL BE WORKING PRETTY HARD OVER THE NEXT 12, 18 MONTHS TO GIVE MYSELF THAT CHANCE. SCOTT BARRETT (24) WILL NO DOUBT ADD TO HIS 16 TESTS ALONGSIDE BROTHERS BEAUDEN AND JORDIE, WITH THE LOCK RE-SIGNED PAST NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP UNTIL 2020. BLAIR TUKE AND HIS VOLVO OCEAN RACE TEAM HAVE PULLED OFF A REMARKABLE LEG WIN AFTER 16 DAYS AT SEA, PIPPING THEIR NEAREST RIVAL BY JUST 500 METRES. MAPFRE COMING FROM FIFTH POSITION THEN, JUST HOURS LATER, SNEAKING HOME FIRST INTO NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, GIVING TUKE BRAGGING RIGHTS OVER FELLOW KIWI PETER BURLING. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. BLAIR TUKE WASN'T EXPECTING HIS MUM TO BE ON THE DOCK IN NEWPORT, AND, A DAY AGO, HE AND THE MAPFRE TEAM WEREN'T EXPECTING TO BE FIRST HOME EITHER. WE'VE BEEN UP AGAINST IT THE WHOLE LEG. WASN'T LOOKING GOOD AT ALL FOR US. YESTERDAY MAPFRE WERE IN FIFTH PLACE. TEAM BRUNEL LOOKED TO HAVE THE LEG WON, BUT AS THE BOATS EMERGED IN CALM, FOGGY CONDITIONS ON THE FINAL STRETCH, ALL BETS WERE OFF. YOU CAN SEE THEM MAYBE 100, 200 METRES AWAY. PRETTY CRAZY TO SEE THE SHAPE OF THE SAIL. WITH THAT AMOUNT OF CURRENT GOING OUT, WE WERE GOING REALLY SLOW UP THE RIVER, SO IT WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING FINISH. AFTER 16 DAYS AT SEA, MAPFRE FINISHED JUST A MINUTE AHEAD OF TEAM BRUNEL, OVERTAKING THEM ON THE FINAL TACK. TUKE'S BUDDY AND VOLVO RIVAL PETER BURLING LESS THAN IMPRESSED. HE SAID, 'YOU TINNY...' I CAN'T SAY THE NEXT WORD, BUT (LAUGHS) YEAH. IT IS WHAT IT IS. YACHT RACING'S NEVER OVER TILL IT'S OVER. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. WELL SAILED TO THE MAPFRE GUYS, BUT OBVIOUSLY PRETTY GUTTED THAT WE DIDN'T MANAGE TO FINISH OFF A LEG THAT WE SAILED PRETTY WELL. THE WIN SEES MAPFRE REGAIN THE OVERALL LEAD WITH A DOUBLE-POINTS TRANS-ATLANTIC LEG UP NEXT. WITH BURLING AND TUKE'S TEAMS IN THE TOP THREE, YACHTING'S TRIPLE CROWN COULD BE CLAIMED. AT LEAST WE'VE GOT A BATTLE ON OUR HANDS NOW, YOU KNOW. IT'S GOOD. LIKE A BIT OF COMPETITION. AND IF THE COMPETITION IS ANYTHING LIKE THIS LATEST LEG, WE'RE IN FOR A CLOSE FINISH. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. SHAUN JOHNSON IS GONE, BUT THE WARRIORS INSIST THERE'S NO NEED TO PANIC AHEAD OF THIS SATURDAY'S SHOWDOWN AGAINST THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HOOKER ISSAC LUKE HAS BEEN CLEARED TO PLAY, DESPITE DISLOCATING HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE TIGERS LAST WEEKEND. MATT MANUKIA REPORTS. JUST FOUR DAYS AGO, ISSAC LUKE'S SHOULDER HAD COME OUT OF ITS SOCKET. IT'S HARDLY BELIEVEABLE THAT TODAY THE STAR HOOKER WAS READYING HIMSELF TO MAKE YET ANOTHER MIRACULOUS COMEBACK. I'VE DISLOCATED BOTH MY SHOULDERS NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OFF. KEEPING IN MIND HE ONLY PLAYED THE TIGERS AFTER OVERCOMING A NASTY KNEE INJURY IN THEIR PREVIOUS GAME. BUT THIS IS A WEEK LUKE COULDN'T BEAR TO MISS; THIS NEW JERSEY MARKING THE INCLUSION OF THE MAORI CULTURE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE NRL'S INDIGENOUS ROUND. IT'S AN AWESOME ASPECT FROM THE NRL TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNISE US, OUR PEOPLE. WE DON'T ONLY REPRESENT THE MAORI; IT'S THE POLYNESIANS HERE TOO. AND THE CLUB'S ALSO THROWN ITS SUPPORT BEHIND ANOTHER CAUSE. TO ACKNOWLEDGE SIGN LANGUARE WEEK, THEY HOSTED A GROUP FROM DEAF AOTEROA THAT THEN GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY TOUCH AGAINST NRL PLAYERS, WHO GOT A TASTE OF WHAT ITS LIKE TO PLAY DEAF RUGBY BY USING SIGN LANGUAGE ONLY. FOR THE REFEREE TO MANAGE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE FIELD, LIKE IF THERE'S A SCRUM OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO WE WAVE OUR HANDS OR WE USE A FLAG. AND THEN WE CAN SEE THAT SOMETHING'S GOING ON, AND THEN WE'LL STOP THE GAME OR WHATEVER IS RELEVANT TO WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT TIME. BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE JUST PLAY AS NORMAL AND CARRY ON WITH THE GAME, AND IT'S JUST LIKE NORMAL HEARING RUGBY. WARRIORS PLAYERS WILL HAVE A GO AT TEACHING THE HOME CROWD SOME OF THOSE SIGNS AT SATURDAY'S CLASH AGAINST THE ROOSTERS. HOPEFULLY IT'S THIS ONE THEY'RE DOING AT FULLTIME. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. TO NBA PLAYOFFS, AND THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WILL FACE OFF AGAINST THE HOUSTON ROCKETS IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, TO A 4-1 SERIES WIN AGAINST THE NEW ORLEANS PELICANS. THE DEFENDING CHAMPS HELD OFF A LATE PELICANS RUN, WITH STEPH CURRY PUTTING UP 28 POINTS AND EIGHT ASSISTS WITH HELP FROM KEVIN DURANT IN THEIR 113-104 VICTORY. THAT BALL IN THE AIR LEADING TO THIS. CURRY BACK TO DURANT. PELICANS NEED TO GO PICK AND ROLL WITH DAVIS EVERY PLAY. CURRY, YES. GOLDEN STATE'S OPPONENTS, THE HOUSTON ROCKETS, ALSO GETTING THROUGH IN FIVE GAMES AS THEY BEAT THE UTAH JAZZ 112-102 WITH CHRIS PAUL THE STANDOUT, SCORING 41 POINTS. RETIRED PARALYMPIAN LIAM MALONE IS EMBARKING ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF HIS LIFE ` RUNNING A MARATHON. THE TWO-TIME RIO GOLD MEDALLIST HAS SIGNED UP FOR THE HAWKE'S BAY EVENT THIS WEEKEND, ENTERING OFF BARELY ANY TRAINING. GUY HEVELDT REPORTS. HE'S WON PARALYMPIC SPRINTING GOLDS OVER AS FAR AS 400 METRES. NOW DOUBLE-AMPUTEE LIAM MALONE WANTS TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG AGAIN BY RUNNING A MARATHON. THAT'S BY AND LARGE WHY I DO MOST THINGS, I THINK. AS A CHILD I WAS CALLED DISABLED. I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THAT. MALONE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM ATHLETICS EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER WINNING TWO GOLDS AND A SILVER AT THE PARALYMPICS IN RIO IN 2016. MALONE GETS THE GOLD FOR NEW ZEALAND! THE 42KM JOURNEY IN THE HAWKE'S BAY DAUNTING FOR THE AMBITIOUS 24-YEAR-OLD. I'M, LIKE, THE LEAST PREPARED GUY FOR A MARATHON ` TWO MISSING LEGS, AND I THINK I'VE DONE 10 TRAINING RUNS ` SO I THINK I'M MEASURING SUCCESS IN THIS BY GETTING TO THE END AND NOT BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR THE NEXT DAY. AND I LITERALLY MEAN NOT BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR THE NEXT DAY. HE WILL USE THE SAME BLADES HE USED TO CREATE HISTORY ` SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE TRACK. HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE NOT THE FITNESS, RATHER THE PHYSICAL PAIN OF THOSE BLADES BEATING AGAINST HIS LEGS. BY ABOUT 10K, I'D SAY I'M AT ABOUT A SAY 7/10 TO 8/10 PAIN IN MY LEG COS I'M PUTTING ALL MY BODY WEIGHT THROUGH A SURFACE AREA THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY WRIST, AND MY LEGS BLEED LIKE CRAZY. BUT DESPITE THE OBVIOUS NERVES, HE'S ALREADY WORKING TOWARDS AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE, USING THE KNOWLEDGE FROM HIS CURRENT JOB IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS REALLY LIKE A TEST AND A STEPPING STONE. WHAT I'D REALLY LOVE TO DO IS DESIGN SOME NEW LEGS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR RUNNING LONG DISTANCES AND FIVE YEARS DOWN THE TRACK MAYBE LOOK AT DOING AN IRONMAN. FOR NOW, THOUGH, THE CHALLENGE IS SATURDAY ` AND GETTING TO THE FINISH LINE. YEAH, SURE. I DEFINITELY WILL GET TO THE END. IF I'M CRAWLING, LIKE, I'LL STILL GET TO THE END OF THE RACE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE ME. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. WE'VE MISSED HIM. YOURE RUNNING THE MARATHON AS WELL? NO. RUMOURS. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` HE'S ONLY 15, AND HE'S ALREADY HOT IN HOLLYWOOD. WE SPEAK TO KIWI ACTOR JULIAN DENNISON ABOUT HIS SKUXX LIFE. MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAVE ME. ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A FAMILY. ALSO TONIGHT, THE KIWI DENTIST FIGHTING TOOTH DECAY WITH AN INNOVATIVE SALIVA TEST. AND IT'S A TRIUMPH FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY. BUT WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNING THE PRIME MINISTER'S WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCE? HELLO. SLOW CHANGES IN THE WEATHER OVER THE COMING DAYS. MORE THAN LIKELY, YOU'LL BE GRABBING THE RAINCOAT. THAT LUMP OF CLOUD IS COMING IN FOR FRIDAY. DOWN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF AUSTRALIA ` THAT COLD FRONT. THAT'LL BE A CUT-OFF LOW. SNOW FOR THE HILLS FOR THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST SYSTEM SITS OFF IN THE DISTANCE. DECENT CLEAR SPOT TODAY. HIGH CLOUD TOMORROW. BITS AND PIECES OF CLOUD AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT TOMORROW, MAINLY OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE'S A FEW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH AND THE WEST. THAT FRIDAY SYSTEM GETS A BIT CLOSER. PATCHY RAIN ` FRIDAY'S SYSTEM., IT'S LIKE MOTHER NATURE'S AUTUMN STEW. SOME OF US COULD HAVE A WET END TO THE WEEKEND. THAT IS A CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER. NO REAL COLD AIR YET. GOOD-LOOKING DAY. MIGHT BE THE ODD LITTLE SHOWER. IT IS MOSTLY DRY. NOT BAD OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE'S THE WARM FRONT. PATCHY RAIN. EVERYWHERE NORTH AND EAST, YOU ARE FINE AND DRY. COOL FOR ONE OR TWO OF US. THAT IS SOME LATE-MORNING SHOWERS. NOT RAIN ALL DAY. THE MEAT OF IT IS TO MILFORD SOUND. PROBABLY SEEING CLOUD THICKEN UP TO NELSON BUT OTHERWISE DRY. A COOL START ` 3S, 4S. HIGH CLOUD TO COME THROUGH. WINDS LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY. PRETTY GOOD. SOME HIGHER CLOUD. 20S ON THE THERMOMETER AS YOU FINISH THE AFTERNOON. AND PRETTY DECENT FROM THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH, MAYBE IN KAPITI, LEVIN. PERHAPS AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS FOR WHAKATANE, TAURANGA. FROM WAIKATO TO NORTHLAND, SOME HIGHER CLOUD. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES MILD FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. SOME HIGHER CLOUD. A DRY-LOOKING DAY INTO CHRISTCHURCH. IN WELLINGTON, SHOWERS FURTHER UP THE COAST ` KAPITI AND LEVIN. A DRY DAY FOR HAMILTON, A NICE ONE. YOU COULD HAVE A 20-DEGREE DAY IN TAURANGA. LOOKING GOOD. THICKEN THE CLOUD FOR THE END OF THE DAY. THAT IS SOME PATCHY RAIN OR SHOWERS. IT IS WETTER FURTHER NORTH AND WEST WITH A NORTH-WEST FLOW. FURTHER SOUTH, SLIGHTLY DRYER. SIGNIFICANT RAIN FOR SOME NORTHERN, WESTERN AREAS. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST, A LUSTRY OLD THING. SOME THUNDER AND HAIL. LOOKING GOOD ` HIGH PRESSURE. SAMOA FINISHING AT 30. GOOD-LOOKING DAY.