TONIGHT ` DESPERATE CALLS FROM FARMERS TO GIVE UP THE FIGHT AGAINST MYCOPLASMA BOVIS AS THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED FARMS RISES DRAMATICALLY. A SECOND GAS LEAK SHUTTING DOWN AN AUCKLAND OFFICE BUILDING TONIGHT. 15 PEOPLE NOW IN HOSPITAL, BUT THE ORIGIN OF THE FUMES IS STILL UNCLEAR. AND DONALD TRUMP WELCOMES HOME THREE AMERICANS FREED BY NORTH KOREA AHEAD OF HIS HISTORIC MEETING WITH THE ROGUE NATION'S LEADER. CAPTIONS BY ELIZABETH WELSH AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. NEW ZEALAND MIGHT HAVE LOST THE BATTLE TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COW DISEASE MYCOPLASMA BOVIS AFTER THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED FARMS SPIKED DRAMATICALLY. 38 FARMS ARE NOW CONFIRMED INFECTED, TWO OF THEM ADDED TODAY, BUT ON TOP OF THAT, 40 PROPERTIES ARE TAGGED HIGHLY LIKELY TO BECOME INFECTED. BUT HERE'S THE BIG SHOCK ` 129 PROPERTIES WERE UNDER REGULATORY CONTROL LAST FRIDAY, THAT NUMBER SHOT UP TO 299 THIS MORNING. THESE FARMS ARE EITHER ALREADY INFECTED OR AT RISK OF SPREADING THE DISEASE, SO FARMERS NEED PERMISSION TO MOVE STOCK. 11,000 ANIMALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CULLED WITH THAT NUMBER EXPECTED TO DOUBLE. BUT IT IS ALL TOO LATE? HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. THESE COWS ARE SET TO BE CULLED. FRANK PETERS' ASHBURTON FARM HAS BEEN LABELLED INFECTED, SO HIS 1400 COWS HAVE TO GO. THIS LITTLE FELLOW IS GOING TO END UP DYING FOR A CAUSE THAT HE DIDN'T NEED TO, SO IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. TODAY MORE FARMS LIKE HIS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED. THE LIST OF FARMS AT RISK HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE LAST SIX DAYS, AND THERE ARE FEARS THAT COULD GO UP AGAIN. WE'VE BEEN TRACKING AS WE'D EXPECT ` A NICE, PRETTY SLOWLY GROWING AS WE FIND MORE FARMS, AND WE TRACK AND TRACE, TRACK AND TRACE, TRACK AND TRACE. AND THEN, LAST WEEK, IT WENT... UP. IT'S NOW BEEN REVEALED MYCOPLASMA BOVIS WAS FIRST IN NEW ZEALAND AT THE END OF 2015, BUT EXPERTS STILL DON'T KNOW HOW. PLANS FOR ERADICATING THE DISEASE ARE NOW IN DOUBT. WE HOPE THAT ERADICATION IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE LONG-TERM. CLEARLY, NOT POSSIBLE IN THE SHORT-TERM. WE CAN ALWAYS ERADICATE. IF I HAVE PERMISSION TO KILL 6 MILLION COWS, I CAN ERADICATE. YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION TO CLOSE DOWN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, I CAN ERADICATE. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES HAS ALREADY ORDERED 11,000 COWS BE DESTROYED, AND THERE ARE 11,000 TO GO, BUT FARMERS ARE NOW QUESTIONING WHETHER THAT'S NECESSARY IF THE GOVERNMENT RULES THAT THE DISEASE BE MANAGED RATHER THAN ERADICATED COMPLETELY. EASILY, BUT STOP KILLING THE COWS. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. FARMERS ARE SET TO GET COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION HAS BEEN TOO SLOW, AND FARMERS ARE REALLY STARTING TO HURT NOW. THE BANKS ARE CIRCLING. AND THERE IS, OF COURSE, THE MENTAL SIDE OF IT; IF THEY ARE AFFECTED ` THE THREAT OF LOSING THEIR COWS AND SO FORTH ` THERE'S A LOT OF ANGST AND WORRY OUT THERE. OF COURSE THERE IS. THE NEXT WEEK IS CRITICAL. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WHATEVER RECOMMENDATION WE MAKE IS BASED ON SCIENCE AND LOGIC. HEY, GIRLS. RECOMMENDATIONS MANY FARMERS WILL BE HANGING OUT FOR. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. FIREFIGHTERS ARE DUMBFOUNDED AS TO THE CAUSE OF A MYSTERIOUS GAS LEAK IN A CENTRAL AUCKLAND BUILDING WHICH HOSPITALISED A TOTAL OF 15 PEOPLE TODAY. 12 PEOPLE WERE INITIALLY SENT TO HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER SUFFERING FROM VOMITING, NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. THE 16-STOREY BUILDING WAS PARTIALLY EVACUATED FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE IT WAS DEEMED SAFE TO ENTER AGAIN. TONIGHT A SECOND LEAK FORCED THE WHOLE BUILDING TO BE EMPTIED AS THREE MORE WERE HOSPITALISED. PEOPLE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK IN TONIGHT. WE'VE HANDED BACK TO THE BUILDING OWNER. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. OUR MEASURING DEVICES HAVEN'T PICKED ANYTHING UP. THE BOMB SQUAD ` THEIR DEVICES HAVEN'T PICKED ANYTHING UP. IT'S UNDERSTOOD BUILDING MANAGEMENT TOLD TENANTS THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE SYSTEM'S BEEN SHUT OFF, AND AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALISTS WILL BE CHECKING IT TOMORROW. IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN IT WILL BE SAFE TO RE-ENTER THE SITE. THREE AMERICANS HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE UNITED STATES AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM NORTH KOREA. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S HAILING THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT AS A VICTORY, AHEAD OF HIS HISTORIC MEETING WITH NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS THE LATEST. (CHEERING) AT 3AM LOCAL TIME, IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, A DRAMATIC HOMECOMING FOR THREE FREE MEN. KOREAN AMERICAN CITIZENS TONY KIM, KIM HAK-SONG, AND KIM DONGCHUL NOW BACK ON U.S. SOIL. TRANSLATOR: IT'S LIKE A DREAM, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY. THEY'D BEEN NORTH KOREA'S PRISONERS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, ACCUSED OF 'ANTI-STATE ACTIVITIES'. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE FIRST TO GREET THEM ` A MOVE SOME INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HAVE CALLED UNUSUAL. THESE THREE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A HORRIFIC ORDEAL HERE, AND THEY ARE ABOUT TO BECOME PART OF A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY HERE AS WELL. IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO ALL OF US TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE THREE GREAT PEOPLE OUT. THE TRIO'S FREEDOM'S CONSIDERED A CLEAR GESTURE OF GOOD WILL FROM NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN. IT COMES AFTER SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO HAD A SECOND MEETING WITH HIM YESTERDAY, AHEAD OF THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SUMMIT BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND THE ROGUE NATION'S LEADER. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT IT SOON. WE HAVE THE LOCATION SET. A MEETING PLACE IS DUE TO BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN THREE DAYS, THOUGH IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED IT WON'T BE AT THE DMZ, AND THERE'S SPECULATION IT'LL BE IN SINGAPORE INSTEAD. AND WHILE THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S REPEATEDLY SAID HE HAS ACHIEVED WHAT OTHERS THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO SAY WHETHER HE DESERVES THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. EVERYONE THINKS IT, BUT I WOULD NEVER SAY IT. THE RETURN OF THE THREE AMERICANS IS A FAR CRY FROM AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT OTTO WARMBIER'S UNRESPONSIVE TOUCHDOWN LAST YEAR; HE DIED DAYS AFTER HE WAS RELEASED FROM NORTH KOREA. I WANT TO PAY MY WARMEST RESPECTS TO THE PARENTS OF OTTO WARMBIER, WHO IS A GREAT YOUNG MAN, WHO REALLY SUFFERED. THE MEN ARE IN SEEMINGLY GOOD HEALTH BUT WILL BE ASSESSED AT A MEDICAL CENTRE BEFORE THEY'RE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. GEOLOGISTS IN HAWAII ARE WARNING KILAUEA VOLCANO COULD ERUPT EXPLOSIVELY IN THE COMING WEEKS. THESE PICTURES SHOW THE VOLCANO'S LAVA LAKE. KILAUEA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANOES. SO FAR LAVA FLOWS HAVE DESTROYED 36 HOMES, AND 1800 PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO RETURN HOME. A SHOCKING NEW STUDY BY OTAGO UNIVERSITY HAS SHOWN YOUNG CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS SMOKE CAN HAVE NICOTINE LEVELS SO HIGH THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE SMOKING THEMSELVES. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. HIDDEN IN THE SMALLEST STRANDS OF HAIR, IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE THAT PASSIVE SMOKING HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON CHILDREN. THE FAMILIES WHO SMOKED, THE NICOTINE LEVELS IN THE CHILDREN'S HAIR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, SOME OF THEM UP AS HIGH AS ADULTS WHO SMOKED. THAT'S RIGHT. SOME 15-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN IN A CHRISTCHURCH STUDY OF 500 SHOWED THE SAME NICOTINE LEVELS AS ADULTS WHO SMOKE. I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS, IF THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THEIR CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF THE SMOKE, WOULDN'T WANT A BAR OF IT. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. 20% OF MUMS IN THE STUDY SMOKED DURING PREGNANCY, AND HALF OF THOSE SMOKED THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE PREGNANCY. WITH ONE IN THREE CHILDREN IN THE STUDY BREATHING IN CIGARETTE SMOKE IN THEIR HOMES. CHILDREN WITH HIGH NICOTINE READINGS TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE WHEEZING OR ASTHMA. WHEN SHE WAS FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT. THERE YOU GO. IT WASN'T EASY TO STOP, BUT THESE FINDINGS MAKE HER EVEN MORE CONVINCED IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR HER DAUGHTER'S RESPIRATORY HEALTH. IF SHE DID EVER HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY. SHE'S ENCOURAGING OTHER MUMS TO DO THE SAME. WHEN THEY'RE HERE, YOU SORT OF LOOK AT THEM AND THINK, 'HOW COULD YOU, REALLY?' YOU KNOW? HOW COULD YOU REALLY DO THAT TO THEM? THE STUDY, FUNDED BY THE CANTERBURY MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, IS BEING WELCOMED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STUDY, AND IT REINFORCES WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SMOKING. IF YOU LIKE, IT'S FIRMER SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT SMOKING HAS A BIG IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN KIDS. IT'S HOPED THIS EVIDENCE WILL INCREASE FUNDING TO HELP PARENTS STOP SMOKING. WE DESPERATELY WANT TO HELP THEM TO HELP THEIR KIDS STAY WELL. KIDS LIKE BABY AALIYAH, WHO WILL NOW GROW UP SMOKE-FREE. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. AUCKLAND'S TRAIN HUB, BRITOMART, HAS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT AS ENGINEERS TRY TO RIGHT THE TRAIN CARRIAGE WHICH DERAILED YESTERDAY. SOME TRAIN SERVICES WERE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE STATION TODAY, BUT COMMUTERS WILL FACE DELAYS AGAIN TOMORROW AS SERVICES ARE STILL DISRUPTED. DETAILED TIMETABLES CAN BE FOUND ON THE AUCKLAND TRANSPORT WEBSITE. STANDING POLITICIANS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO MAKE THE RE-HOMING OF LAB-TESTED ANIMALS MANDATORY TO SAVE THEM FROM BEING PUT DOWN. CAMPAIGNERS SAY THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS ARE NEEDLESSLY KILLED EVERY YEAR, BUT EXPERT ADVICE DOESN'T SUPPORT THE MOVE. ARRUN SOMA EXPLAINS. A BEAGLE WITH A BONE. THIS IS DIGBY'S HAPPY PLACE. ONCE A LAB ANIMAL, HE BECAME BEST FRIEND TO KERRIE-LYNN KERR SIX YEARS AGO. WHETHER IT BE CAT, DOG, THE MICE, THE RATS, THE COWS ` WHATEVER THEY'RE TESTING ON, THEY ALL NEED A CHANCE. AT THE MOMENT, THE REHOMING OF FORMER RESEARCH ANIMALS, LIKE DIGBY, IS LEFT TO ETHICS COMMITTEES, BUT ADVOCATES NOW WANT TO MAKE IT MANDATORY. THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS ARE BEING KILLED EVERY YEAR NEEDLESSLY AFTER THEY'RE DEEMED AS NO LONGER USEFUL BY THE INDUSTRY. IN 2015, MORE THAN 225,000 ANIMALS WERE USED IN RESEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND. 88,000 OF THEM DIED, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY WERE EUTHANISED. THE REST LIVED AND WERE EITHER KEPT BY INSTITUTES, GIVEN TO HOMES, OR RELEASED INTO THE WILD. THE ISSUE HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND MPs HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IT TODAY BUT ARE YET TO MAKE PUBLIC THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SAYS IT LIKES THE IDEA BUT DOES NOT SUPPORT A MANDATORY POLICY, SAYING THE PETITION DOESN'T ADDRESS THE PRACTICALITIES INVOLVED. THE DIFFICULTY IS YOU WOULD NEED A LOT OF LAND TO REHOME ALL OF THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE USED FOR TESTING, AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU CAN SHUT DOWN ALL THE TESTING, BECAUSE IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE PRIMARY SECTOR AND HUMAN HEALTH. EXPERTS ALSO SAY THE VAST MAJORITY OF ANIMALS USED FOR TESTING ARE RABBITS AND RODENTS. MOST OF THOSE HAVE BEEN BRED SPECIFICALLY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, AND IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WELL SUITED TO LEADING HAPPY, HEALTHY LIVES IN PEOPLE'S HOMES. POLITICIANS WILL REPORT BACK ON THE ISSUE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ARRUN SOMA, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ON TONIGHT ` ONLY A WEEK OUT FROM THE BIG DAY, SECURITY IS A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE AHEAD OF THE ROYAL WEDDING, WITH 5000 PEOPLE ENSURING THINGS GO SMOOTHLY. AND WHY IS HURRICANE BRAD SHIELDS SET TO PULL ON THE ENGLISH JERSEY, AND HOW IS IT THAT NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAS ALLOWED HIM TO HEAD OFF? JUST ONE WEEK OUT FROM THE BIG ROYAL WEDDING, AND SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE PALACE. OVER 5000 SECURITY PERSONNEL WILL BE DEPLOYED TO WINDSOR TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENS. AMONG THEM ` SOLDIERS WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE PRINCE HARRY IN AFGHANISTAN. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID MET WITH THEM. LAST-MINUTE TOUCHES TO THE UNIFORMS, POLISHING THE SILVERWARE AND SHINING THE SHOES. NOT EVEN THE FURRY KIND ESCAPE THE SPRUCE-UP. THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MOUNTED REGIMENT ARE TAKING ITS UPCOMING ROLE VERY SERIOUSLY. TO ME, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CEREMONIAL PARADE I'VE BEEN ON, SO IT'S GONNA BE A HUGE HONOUR. SOLDIERS FROM THE UNIT, FAMED FOR THEIR PLUMED HATS, WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE ROYAL COUPLE'S BIG DAY, LINING ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL STEPS WHERE THE BRIDE AND GROOM WILL LEAVE AS A MARRIED COUPLE. THE NEWLYWEDS WILL EMERGE AS MAN AND WIFE OUT THE DOORS HERE AND DOWN THESE STEPS TO A GUARD OF HONOUR TO THE WAITING CROWD OF AROUND 2500 SPECIALLY-CHOSEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE INVITED TO WITNESS THEIR SPECIAL DAY. AS THEY DO, THE TRUMPETS WILL SOUND. (MEN PLAY MOMENTOUS TUNE) AND THE MOUNTED REGIMENT WILL THEN ESCORT THE COUPLE IN THEIR CARRIAGE PROCESSION THROUGH WINDSOR AND CROWDS TENS-OF-THOUSANDS STRONG. OF COURSE IT'S A WORRY. YOU KNOW, WITH THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE IN THE CROWD, THE FLAGS BEING WAVED, ALL THESE THINGS CAN UPSET HORSES. IT'S ALSO WHERE THE NEWLYWEDS ARE AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE FROM ATTACK. BUT PRINCE HARRY HAS ALREADY PLACED TRUST IN THESE MEN. HE SERVED 10 YEARS WITH THE REGIMENT IN THE BLUES AND ROYALS UNDERTAKING TWO TOURS OF AFGHANISTAN, RISING TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. ROGER. ORANGE SMOKE NOW. SOME TAKING PART ON HIS WEDDING DAY ARE FORMER COMRADES IN ARMS. LANCE CORPORAL OF HORSE FRANKIE O'LEARY WAS PRINCE HARRY'S DRIVER ON OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2007, AND HE'LL BE PART OF THE MOUNTED ESCORT. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, A COURAGEOUS, HONOURABLE YOUNG MAN, WHEN I KNEW HIM. AND NOW HE'S A COURAGEOUS, HONOURABLE, MIDDLE-AGED MAN, SOON TO GO INTO A MARRIAGE. BUT THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO DO BEFORE THE EYES OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUE, HIS NEW WIFE AND THE WORLD ARE ON THEM. DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. IT COULD CAUSE A FEW PRE-MATCH NERVES. NOT NEARLY AS MANY, THOUGH, YOU'D THINK, AS THE BRIDE AND GROOM. JOY REID, 1 NEWS, LONDON. BEFORE THE BIG DAY, THOUGH, MEGHAN MARKEL IS ALREADY BEING GIVEN THE ROYAL TREATMENT. THE ACTRESS HAS BEEN IMMORTALISED IN WAX AT MADAME TUSSAUDS IN LONDON. THE FIGURE GOES ON PUBLIC DISPLAY ON MAY 19TH, THE WEDDING DAY. PRINCE HARRY'S WAXWORK HAS BEEN UPDATED ` WITH THE ADDITION OF THE BEARD. STAYING WITH WEDDINGS, A BRIDE IN ZIMBABWE GOT MARRIED TO HER FIANCE JUST DAYS AFTER A CROCODILE BIT OFF HER ARM. THE 25-YEAR-OLD TOLD THE BBC'S SHINGAI NYOKA SHE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. ZANELE NDLOVU ON HER BIG DAY. BUT IT WASN'T THE WEDDING SHE HAD IN MIND. THE TWO HAD PLANNED TO MARRY ON MAY 5 PRE-WEDDING HONEYMOON. ZANELE TOOK THIS PICTURE BEFORE THEY JUMPED ON THE DINGHY. IT TOOK US AT LEAST... A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO REALISE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A REAL CROCODILE. THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING, YEAH. WE BOTH GOT INTO THE WATER WHEN THE BOAT DEFLATED. THEN IT GRABBED MY ARM, AND IT PULLED ME DOWN. THEN, WHEN I WAS GETTING LOOSE, IT WOULD GRAB MY ARM AGAIN AND PULL ME DOWN. SO IT BIT ME AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON THIS ARM. SO, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS I WAS GONNA DIE, COS THE WATER WAS NOW BLOODY. BUT THEN, AFTER A WHILE, I JUST THOUGHT, 'NO. LET ME JUST FIGHT.' SO I JUST KIND OF HUNG IN THERE UNTIL THE TOUR GUIDES WERE ABLE TO SAVE ME AND GET ME ON TO THEIR CANOE. SHE WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN BULAWAYO. HER RIGHT ARM WAS AMPUTATED. HER LEFT ARM, SHE WOULD DISCOVER, WAS BROKEN TOO. BUT FIVE DAYS LATER, THEY PUSHED AHEAD WITH THEIR WEDDING. SHE DRESSED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WARD AND WAS WHEELED TO THE CHAPEL. THE TWO ARE MAKING PLANS TO MOVE ZANELE TO BRITAIN TO LIVE WITH JAMIE, A VOLUNTEER WITH THE NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE. THE ATTACK HAS GIVEN THEM A NEW APPRECIATION OF LIFE. I COULD HAVE SO EASILY DIED IN THERE, AND IT'S NOT EVERY DAY PEOPLE SURVIVE CROCODILE ATTACKS. SO I THINK I'M JUST GRATEFUL. EVERY DAY, I WAKE UP AND I'M HAPPY BECAUSE I'M ALIVE. I'VE JUST BEEN GRATEFUL. WILDLIFE OFFICIALS MANAGED TO HUNT DOWN AND KILL THE CROCODILE BECAUSE THEY WERE WORRIED IT MIGHT DEVELOP A TASTE FOR HUMAN FLESH. A BITTERSWEET DISASTER'S UNFOLDED ON A POLISH MOTORWAY ` A TRUCK OVERTURNING, SPILLING 24 TONS OF LIQUID CHOCOLATE ACROSS SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC. AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. ROAD WORKERS SAY THE CHOCOLATE STARTED SOLIDIFYING ON THE ROAD, TO CLEAR IT AWAY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY BETWEEN WARSAW AND BERLIN, THE LOCAL FIRE BRIGADE COMPLAINING CHOCOLATE WAS MUCH WORSE THAN SNOW. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. IT'S NOT YET KNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. TO THE CURIOUS CASE OF HURRICANES LOOSE FORWARD BRAD SHIELDS, WHO WANTS TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND, STARTING NEXT MONTH. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAS AGREED TO LET HIM GO. SHIELDS, WHOSE PARENTS ARE ENGLISH, IS UNDER CONTRACT HERE UNTIL THE END OF SUPER RUGBY IN AUGUST, BUT OFFICIALS ARE MAKING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, ALTHOUGH THEY'VE FIRED A SHOT AT ENGLAND. BRAD HASN'T YET PLAYED ANY RUGBY IN THE ENGLISH JURISDICTION, AND IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT THEY CAN'T FIND PLAYERS FROM WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRY TO PICK. BUT, AGAIN, COMING BACK TO THE MAN HIMSELF, WHO'S A UNIQUE PROPOSITION FOR US, BRAD'S A VERY SPECIAL PLAYER HELD IN REALLY HIGH REGARD. AND, IN THE END, IT'S THEIR DECISION. IF SELECTED BY ENGLAND, SHIELDS WILL RETURN FOR THE HURRICANES AFTER HIS TEST COMMITMENTS. JUST AHEAD ` A WEATHER, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO SANDWICH AND A WEATHERFIELD TIME WARP ` CORONATION STREET FANS ARE GOING TO SHOOT 18 MONTHS FORWARD. CORONATION STREET FANS WHO'VE BEEN AVOIDING SPOILERS FOR YEARS ARE ABOUT TO GET A BIG ONE. TVNZ'S ANNOUNCED CORO EPISODES WILL JUMP FORWARDS 18 MONTHS, FINALLY BRINGING THEM IN LINE WITH BRITAIN. IT'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN 50 YEARS, SPARKING A MIXED RESPONSE FROM FANS, AS RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. ('CORONATION STREET' THEME) CORO'S APPOINTMENT VIEWING IN THIS AUCKLAND RETIREMENT VILLAGE. I JUST LOVE IT. I DON'T MISS IT, IF I CAN HELP IT. IF I'M GOING OUT, I RECORD IT. I THINK THAT'S WHY WE BOUGHT A TELEVISION IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE BRITISH SOAP'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1960. WE HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE FAMOUS CORO COBBLES APPEARED ON OUR SCREENS. YOU DO MAKE ME FEEL PHYSICALLY SICK, AND I WANT YOU GONE. NOW TVNZ WANTS TO FAST-FORWARD 18 MONTHS SO THAT WE'RE IN SYNC WITH BRITAIN. WE'VE ENGAGED WITH VIEWERS A LOT, AND, OVERWHELMINGLY, PEOPLE WANT TO BE UP-TO-DATE. IN A MONTH'S TIME, VIEWERS WILL BE GIVEN A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EPISODE. IT WILL FILL IN EVERY KEY MOMENT THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO CATCH UP. IT'LL HAVE TO CRAM IN 18 MONTHS OF ACTION ` 10 DEATHS, THREE BIRTHS, FIVE WEDDING CEREMONIES ` AND THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE AFFAIRS. ON BEHALF OF MY GRANDMOTHER, I WILL SAY THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE. I THINK IT WILL BE TOO MUCH OVERLOAD. THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT TO ANY OTHER PROGRAMME. CORO REACHES 420,000 EACH EPISODE BUT HAS SLOWLY BEEN LOSING VIEWERS. OH, SUGAR! SORRY. YOU ALL RIGHT? TVNZ HOPING THIS LATEST MOVE LOCKS IN A NEW, YOUNGER AUDIENCE WITH MORE UP-TO-DATE STORYLINES. THIS IS ABOUT SECURING A LONG-TERM AND REALLY HEALTHY FUTURE FOR THE SHOW. WHAT'S ARISTOTLE GOT TO DO WITH KATE? WHAT HASN'T HE GOT TO DO WITH KATE? THOSE WHO DO WANT TO WATCH THE MISSING 18 MONTHS WILL BE ABLE TO BINGE ON DEMAND OR ON WEEKDAYS AT 1 O'CLOCK. THE CHARACTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO STRONG THAT EVEN IF YOU DON'T WATCH FOR A FEW WEEKS OR A FEW MONTHS, YOU CAN STILL PICK THE STORYLINES UP. THAT'LL BE PUT TO THE TEST ON JUNE THE 11TH. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. AUCKLANDERS ARE IN FOR A TREAT THIS WEEKEND, WITH A TRAIL OF LIGHT ART WEAVING ITS WAY THROUGH THE VIADUCT HARBOUR PRECINCT. MORE THAN A DOZEN INSTALLATIONS FROM KIWI ARTISTS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE FREE EVENT CALLED 'BRIGHT NIGHTS', AMONG THEM A SILENT DISCO, AN INTERACTIVE EARTH AND PROJECTIONS ONTO THE AMERICA'S CUP BOAT, KZ1. IT'S JUST ABOUT CELEBRATING THE VIADUCT, CELEBRATING WATER AND LIGHT, AND JUST PUTTING ON A PUBLIC EVENT FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY. THE SHOW WILL WRAP UP WITH A FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH THE CHILLS. (THE CHILLS' 'HEAVENLY POP HIT') FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY ELIZABETH WELSH AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.