(SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) ALL: TAIKI E. IT'S WEDNESDAY THE 8TH OF MARCH. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST. THE GP SHORTAGE BITES IN THE FAR NORTH ` WHY DOCTORS SAY THEY'RE UNDERVALUED AND UNDERPAID, LEAVING A RESIDENTIAL CARE CLINIC DOCTORLESS. MAKING HEADLINES THIS MORNING ` CHINA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS A FIERY WARNING ` BEIJING'S HEADING FOR CONFLICT WITH THE U.S. IF WASHINGTON DOESN'T CHANGE ITS APPROACH. YES, HE DID FILL OUT THE CENSUS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IF ANYONE HASN'T DONE IT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO STOP THE SHOW, FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE. HARRY STYLES DAZZLES FANS AT HIS ONLY NEW ZEALAND SHOW. IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ` SO HOW FAR ARE WE OFF CLOSING THE GENDER PAY GAP? THREE CENTURIES, ACCORDING TO SOME. THAT IS HAPPY NEWS, ISN'T IT? HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. THANK YOU, WHITE MAN. DO NOT BE THE PERSON THAT EMAILS AND AND SAYS WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL MEN DAY? DO NOT BE THAT GUY. BE THAT GIRL WHO IS DOING SOMETHING TODAY. WHETHER YOU ARE CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN SOME WAY ` WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT FEEDBACK. BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ IF YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT, NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK OF SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO TODAY. GO FOR IT. IN THE MEANTIME, HERE IS A MAN WITH THE NEWS. A FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY CLOSING A MAIN ROUTE INTO THE CITY. FIRE AND EMERGENCY RECEIVED A CALL JUST BEFORE 3am AFTER A CHEMICAL TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. FENZ ARE UNSURE OF THE TRUCK'S CONTENTS. AROUND 20-30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM NEARBY PROPERTIES, AND NINE FIRE TRUCKS ARE STILL AT THE SCENE. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURY. AFTER A THREE-YEAR WAIT, HARRY STYLES FANS FINALLY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT. THIS WAS THE MOMENT HE ARRIVED ON STAGE. (CROWD SCREAMS) SEEMS EXCITING. AND, YES, THE POP STAR ALSO REMINDED THE 40,000-STRONG CROWD TO FILL OUT SOME IMPORTANT FORMS. DID EVERYONE DO THE CENSUS? I DID THE CENSUS THING. STYLES ADDED SOME LOCAL FLAVOUR TO THE SETLIST, BELTING OUT THE WAITATA 'TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI' AMONG HIS OWN CLASSICS. THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PLAN TO STOP MIGRANTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE CHANNEL ON SMALL BOATS. THE NEW 'ILLEGAL MIGRATION BILL' IS SET TO PREVENT THOSE ARRIVING ILLEGALLY FROM CLAIMING ASYLUM AND BLOCK THEM FROM RETURNING OR SEEKING CITIZENSHIP. THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES MIGRANT CROSSINGS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR VOTERS AND IS PREPARED TO TEST LEGAL LIMITS TO ADDRESS IT. WE'VE SEEN A 500% INCREASE IN SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS IN TWO YEARS. AND THIS, MR SPEAKER, IS THE CRUCIAL POINT OF THIS BILL. THEY WILL NOT STOP COMING HERE UNTIL THE WORLD KNOWS THAT IF YOU ENTER BRITAIN ILLEGALLY, YOU WILL BE DETAINED AND SWIFTLY REMOVED. THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO OUTLINE FURTHER PLANS TODAY. OUR UK CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON WILL JOIN US AFTER THE BREAK FOR THE LATEST. THE BUSH FIRE RISK IS STILL HIGH IN NEW SOUTH WALES AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SOAR. SYDNEY EXPERIENCED ITS HOTTEST MARCH NIGHT IN SIX YEARS, AN INCREASED LOAD FROM AIR CONDITIONERS LEADING TO RECORD ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND POWER OUTAGES. THE HEAT ALSO FUELLED AROUND 30 FIRES ACROSS THE STATE. SOME RESIDENTS NEAR ONE FIRE SOUTH WEST OF MUDGEE WERE TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE TO EVACUATE. THE MERCURY'S EXPECTED TO STAY HIGH UNTIL TOMORROW. AS AOTEAROA RECOVERS FROM THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY FLOODING, IN THE UK, SCIENTISTS HAVE PRODUCED A 'FUTURE FLOOD MAP'. IT DETAILS HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL IMPACT FLOOD LEVELS AND COMMUNITIES AND SHOWS DAMAGE COULD RISE BY MORE THAN 20% OVER THE NEXT CENTURY. THE BBC'S VICTORIA GILL HAS MORE. AS WATER TRICKLES THROUGH THIS WOODLAND IN CALDERDALE, A TEAM OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS IS GETTING TO WORK. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST DIVERT THIS INTO THE WOODLAND. KATIE'S NEARBY HOME HAS BEEN FLOODED IN THE PAST BECAUSE IN THIS STEEP-SIDED VALLEY, HEAVY RAIN CAN SWELL THE RIVER VERY QUICKLY. HOW BAD DOES FLOODING GET IN THIS AREA? IT'S` IT'S CATASTROPHIC. IT'S INCREDIBLY FAST. IT'S A WAVE OF DESTRUCTION. IT'S PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE HERE. THERE'VE BEEN REPEATED DEVASTATING FLOODS HERE IN RECENT YEARS, AND WHEN THE WATER SUBSIDES, IT CAN TAKE MONTHS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES. ACROSS THE UK, DESTRUCTION FROM FLOODING COSTS AN ESTIMATED �700 MILLION EVERY YEAR. HERE AT THE FATHOM LABS IN BRISTOL, THEY'RE SIMULATING ALL OF THE CAUSES OF FLOODING, CREATING MAPS THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE TO PLAN AND PREPARE. THERE ARE MANY PLACES WHERE RISK IS GROWING AND BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITIES AND THE REGIONS WHERE THIS IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN ALLOWS US TO MAKE SENSIBLE INVESTMENT DECISIONS ABOUT MAKING INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, OR NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT, OR INDEED MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY. A WARMER CLIMATE MEANS MORE EXTREMES, INCLUDING MORE HEAVY RAINFALL. BUT THIS NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE WILL BE AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY BY CLIMATE CHANGE. IT'S INFORMATION THAT WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR KATIE AND CALDER VALLEY'S NEXT GENERATION. TO SPORT, HURRICANES CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA HAS BEEN DEALT A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION AFTER HIS THROAT SLITTING GESTURE TOWARDS REBELS HALFBACK RYAN LOWRENS. SANZAAR MADE THE DECISION LATE LAST NIGHT, FORCING SAVEA TO MISS THE CANES' UPCOMING CLASH WITH THE BLUES. THE PUNISHMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A COMBINATION OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL GESTURE AND THE YELLOW CARD HE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE MATCH. THE BLACKCAPS ARE GOING THROUGH THEIR FINAL PREPARATIONS A DAY OUT FROM THE FIRST TEST AGAINST SRI LANKA IN CHRISTCHURCH. KANE WILLIAMSON WILL BE A LATE ARRIVAL FOR THE TEST AS HE MOURNS THE DEATH OF HIS GRANDMOTHER. SRI LANKA WILL BE EAGER FOR A SERIES WIN ` UNLIKE THE BLACKCAPS THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. YEAH, WE RESPECT EVERY OPPOSITION, AND IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. AND THEY'VE STILL GOT PLENTY TO PLAY FOR. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY OUT OF THE TEST CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THEY'VE GOT PLENTY TO PLAY FOR OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE TWO-TEST SERIES STARTS TOMORROW. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 21 THE HIGH FOR HOKITIKA. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. 26 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. GO, GORE. THE UK HAS UNVEILED NEW MIGRANTS LAW WHICH WILL SEE ALL ILLEGAL ARRIVALS BY SMALL BOATS DEPORTED WITH THEIR ASYLUM CLAIMS DISMISSED. THE LEGISLATION HAS JUST GONE BEFORE PARLIAMENT WHERE TORY AND LABOUR MPs HAVE SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE PROPOSAL. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON JOINS US NOW FROM DOVER WITH THE LATEST. MORENA, MEI. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. RISHI SUNAK IS MADE THIS ONE OF HIS TOP FIVE PRIORITIES, AND TELL US ABOUT THE LEGISLATION AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN IF IT IS IMPLEMENTED. GOOD MORNING. THIS ILLEGAL MIGRATION BILL AIMS TO STOP PEOPLE ILLEGALLY COMING INTO THE UK VIA SMALL BOATS. IT IS AIMING TO DO THIS BY DEPORTING ANYONE WHO ARRIVES HERE SWIFTLY. IT WILL DETAIN PEOPLE, AND TRY TO SEND PEOPLE BACK TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY, IF IT IS DEEMED SAFE, OR IF IT IS NOT, THEY WILL DEPORT THEM TO A THIRD SAFE COUNTRY, LIKE RWANDA. THE UK STRUCK A DEAL WITH THEM TO SEND ILLEGAL MIGRANTS THERE. THAT HAS HAD SOME LEGAL HICCUPS, BUT ARE STILL VERY MUCH AN INTENTION FOR THE UK GOVERNMENT TO SEND ILLEGAL MIGRANTS THERE. THIS BILL WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR MIGRANTS TO APPEAL THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS PUT LIFETIME BANS ON THEM TO RE-ENTER THE UK OR SEEK CITIZENSHIP IN THE FUTURE. YOU ARE IN DOVER, AND THE REASON YOU ARE THERE'S BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE MOST OF THE MIGRANTS LAND. WHATEVER PEOPLE AND OVER BEEN SAYING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS WHERE MOST PEOPLE LAND. THEY CROSS THE CHANNEL OVER HERE, 33 KM OVER THERE AS FRANCE. THEY MAKE THE JOURNEY IN VERY SMALL BOATS AND FREEZING CONDITIONS. RIGHT NOW, IT IS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, IT IS ABSOLUTE TO FREEZING, YET 3000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE CROSSING THIS YEAR. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF 50 A DAY. 45,000 PEOPLE MADE THE CROSSING LAST YEAR ` TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT, THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, 28,000, THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, 8000 ` IT IS GROWING RAPIDLY. THE PEOPLE HERE IN DOVER SAY IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE MIXED FEELINGS. PEOPLE SAY THEY FEEL HUGELY EMPATHETIC TOWARDS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CROSSING, BUT THEY DO FEEL IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I THINK YOU'LL FIND IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY DON'T LIKE IT. THEY'RE NOT KEEN ON IT AT ALL. WE HAD ALL THIS NONSENSE WITH BREXIT; IF WE COME OUT OF THE EU, ALL THAT WILL STOP. HA HA HA (!) IT HASN'T, AND IT'S JUST GOT WORSE. I MEAN, IF THEY DON'T` THEY'RE NOT COMING HERE LEGALLY, THEN THEY SHOULD BE SENT BACK ` THAT'S THE HONEST TRUTH ` AND GO THE PROPER WAY OF DOING IT. THEY SHOULD COME THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS. APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP HERE AND THEN COME IN IF THEY QUALIFY FOR THAT. BUT NOT JUST APPEAR ON THE BEACH IN DROVES. APART FROM THE FACT THAT IT'S SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AS WE KNOW. SO MANY LIVES BEING LOST WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT. AND I DO FEEL A BIT SORRY FOR THEM, BECAUSE THE TRAFFICKERS SAY THEY CAN GET YOU HERE ETC, ETC, AND THEY DON'T REALLY EXPRESS WHAT DANGERS THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST IN A TINY LITTLE BOAT WITH NOT MUCH PROTECTION AT ALL IN ALL SORTS OF RIDICULOUS WEATHERS. IT IS REALLY SURREAL, TALKING TO PEOPLE HERE, AND HEARING THE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARRIVE. I TALKED TO A WOMAN WHO USED TO WORK IN A CAFE ABOUT 10 MINUTES THAT WAY, AND IT BECAME JUST PART OF HER NORMAL WORKING LIFE, THAT SHE WOULD BE SERVING COFFEE TO PEOPLE, LOOK UP, AND SEE A BOAT ARRIVE ON THE BEACH IN FRONT OF HER. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF OPPOSITION QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS LATEST PLAN WILL LIKELY DETER PEOPLE FROM MAKING THAT JOURNEY ` IT HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED UNWORKABLE. WHAT IS THE REACTION BEEN SINCE IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT? CRITICS SAY THAT IT ACTUALLY GOES AGAINST THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. THE UK GOVERNMENT ITSELF HAS ADMITTED THAT IT CERTAINLY PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, ALTHOUGH THEY THINK IT IS STILL ILLEGAL. MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS NEW BILL WILL FACE SOME PRETTY BIG LEGAL CHALLENGES, BUT LIKE YOU SAY, REFUGEE GROUPS ALSO SAY THAT IT IS UNWORKABLE, IT IS COSTLY TO SEND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE BACK TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND IT MAY NOT EVEN STEM THE FLOW OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET OVER HERE. THIS IS STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM ` THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO CROSS THESE CHANNELS ` THE QUESTION IS, WELL THIS LAW BE WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX IT OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEI. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT, MEI HERON. COMING UP ` THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GENDER EQUALITY IS STILL 300 YEARS AWAY. WHAT OUR MINISTER FOR WOMEN MAKES OF THAT. SERIOUSLY? WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. A FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY, CLOSING A MAIN ROUTE INTO THE CITY. STATE HIGHWAY ONE IS CLOSED BETWEEN PAPAKURA AND TAKANINI. FIRE AND EMERGENCY RECEIVING A CALL JUST BEFORE 3 AM AFTER A CHEMICAL TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. AROUND 20 TO 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM NEARBY PROPERTIES, AND NINE FIRE TRUCKS ARE STILL AT THE SCENE. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURY. # WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS # WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS # WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS IF YOU'RE A WAHINE WAKING UP THIS MORNING, WELL, TODAY'S YOUR DAY. IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING A BREAKFAST AT PARLIAMENT, WHERE MINISTER FOR WOMEN JAN TINETTI WILL SPEAK. SHE'S JOINING US LIVE FROM PARLIAMENT NOW. MORENA, MINISTER. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. TO YOU TOO. HOW ARE WOMAN FARING IN 2023? WE KNOW WE HAVE WORK WE HAVE TO DO, BUT WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PAY EQUITY SETTLEMENTS IMPACTING ON OVER 110,000 WOMEN. WE HAVE EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ON GOVERNMENT BOARDS. WE HAVE PAID TRANSPARENCY THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AND WORKING ON. THERE IS LOTS OF GOOD NEWS STORIES, BUT WE KNOW THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. THE UN SEC GENERAL SAYS GENDER EQUALITY WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED FOR ANOTHER 300 YEARS. I DO NOT EXPECT YOU WILL STAY IN POLITICS THAT LONG, BUT IT IS A CHALLENGE, ISN'T IT? IS A HUGE CHALLENGE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. IT IS 130 YEARS SINCE WOMEN GOT THE VOTE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND ONLY LAST YEAR WE GOT EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT, HAVING SAID THAT, THAT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, AND WE CAN SEE THE CHANGE BECAUSE OF THAT ALONE. WHAT SORT OF DIFFERENCE DO YOU SEE? I KNOW FROM WHEN I CAME IN, AND THE FACT THAT I AM IN A CAUCUS THAT HAS 50% WOMAN, WE ARE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT DOES MATTER TO WOMEN. IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN, SUCH AS THE AMENDMENT TO THE EQUAL PAY ACT, THE DIFFERENCE THAT THAT HAS MADE ` WE HAVE HAD 10 SETTLEMENTS IN THE TIME. WE HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MISCARRIAGES BILL, THE LEAF OR MISCARRIAGES ` THOSE OF THE SORTS OF THINGS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO WOMEN. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN A WOMAN'S EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN, THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE, IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO WOMAN IN THE WORKPLACE ` THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WE ARE SEEING WITH THAT EQUAL REPRESENTATION ACROSS ALL OF OUR PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT. WHAT OTHER CHALLENGES THAT YOU STILL FACE? WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE GROUPS OF WOMEN WHO FACE MORE HARDSHIP, MORE BARRIERS THAN WHAT OTHER WOMAN DO. FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE WOMAN'S EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN, WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT WOMEN FACE. THERE ARE A WOMAN SUCH AS GROUPS, ETHNIC GROUPS, MAORI, PACIFIC, MIGRANT WOMAN, WOMAN WITH DISABILITY WHO FACE GREATER BARRIERS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE BARRIERS ARE AND IDENTIFY THEM, AND WE HAVE ACTIONS IN PLACE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE BARRIERS. AS THAT SECTION OR THAT SECTOR BEEN IGNORED, TO AN EXTENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON WOMAN AS A COLLECTIVE WHOLE, BUT ACTUALLY THERE IS A BIT OF A GAP WHERE WE HAVE NOT FOCUSED ENOUGH ON ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OR DIVERSIFYING AT WHO WE ARE LOOKING AT WHEN WE TRY AND MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS? WOMAN WILL FACE BARRIERS BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMAN, BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE INTERSECTIONAL GROUPS, AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON THEM, OTHERWISE THE GAPS JUST GET A LITTLE BUT WIDER. WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE GENDER PAY GAP, THAT HAS CUT DOWN. THE PUBLIC SERVICE GENDER PAY GAP IS NOW SITTING AT SEVEN POINT SEVEN, THE LOWEST IT HAS EVER BEEN. HAVING SAID THAT, WE HAVE GAPS ACROSS ALL OF OUR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR THAT ARE WIDER FOR SOME GROUPS, SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TARGETS AND ACTIONS THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THEM TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE WHEN ANYONE FACES A GAP, THERE IS ALWAYS MORE WORK TO DO. I GUESS THE PROBLEM AS WE GET ONE DAY A YEAR WHERE WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THIS, AND IT BECOMES THE FOCUS, AND IN SOME WAYS, IT IS A CELEBRATION, BUT IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO. HOW DO YOU BALANCE WHETHER WE ARE CELEBRATING WOMAN, OR WE ARE SAYING, IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WHILE TODAY IS A DAY THAT WE DO CELEBRATE ALL OF THOSE AMAZING WOMAN WHO HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE THINGS OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS THE DAY TO CHALLENGE. THIS IS THE DAY TO TAKE STOCK. WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE DO INDIVIDUALLY AND SAY, WHAT MORE CAN WE BE DOING? YOU SAY ONE DAY, I HAVE 365 DAYS THAT I FOCUS ON THIS. YOU ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER PORTFOLIOS THAT GET SOME OF YOUR ATTENTION. DO YOU HAVE WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU LOOK UP TO, OR SOMEONE YOU THINK HAS BROKEN THE GLASS CEILING THAT SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER WOMEN? THERE ARE SO MANY IN MY LIFE. A LOT OF MUST START WITH OUR OWN MUMS ` THE ONE PERSON THAT HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON ME. WHEN I WAS COMING THROUGH AS A TEACHER, SOMEONE THAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE RANKS WAS HELEN KELLY. HELEN WAS SOMEONE WHO SPOKE UP FOR PEOPLE AND EXACTLY WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO ` ADDRESSING THOSE BARRIERS, ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS THAT STOP PEOPLE GETTING AHEAD. I THINK SHE WAS AMAZING. I THINK SHE HAS LEFT AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY. JAN, FINAL QUESTION ` WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN YOUR SPEECH TODAY? WAS THE FOCUS? THE FOCUS OF MY SPEECH AS EXECUTOR WHAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ` CELEBRATING WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED, BUT WHAT IS NEXT, WHAT MORE HAS TO BE DONE? ALSO CELEBRATING THE WONDERFUL WAHINE TOA IN THE ROOM. MY COLLEAGUE, JENNY MAY, A FELLOW WOMAN ` THERE IS A CAMPAIGN CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO LEGISLATE MANDATORY REPORTING ON GENDER AND ETHNIC PAY GAPS, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD CONSIDER? THAT ARE SELLING WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. I AM WORKING ON THAT WITH MY COLLEAGUE. WE HAVE OUR NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR WOMAN ARE GOING THROUGH THAT ` WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT A SYSTEM COULD LOOK LIKE FOR NEW ZEALAND THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND WE HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THAT AREA SOON WE WOULD LOVE THE CHICKEN WITH YOU AGAIN ON THAT. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. CORRECTION: CHECK IN PROGRESS. IT IS PROGRESS. ONLY 300 YEARS AWAY, EVERYONE. SHE SAYS THIS LEGISLATION NEEDS TO BE PASSED NOW. THEY ARE DOING IT OVERSEAS, THEY HAVE SEEN POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THAT IN TERMS OF THAT GENDER PAY GAP. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. # SO I'M GOING TO LOVE YOU # LIKE I'M GOING TO LOSE YOU. # I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU # LIKE I'M SAYING GOODBYE. WELCOME BACK INTO BREAKFAST. FOR THOSE OF YOU ASKING, INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY IS ON 19 NOVEMBER. AND WILL WE BE CELEBRATING IT? YOU AND I WILL, MATTY. WE WILL HAVE A BEER SOMEWHERE. A WARM TEPID BEER. THE TESTOSTERONE WILL BE FLOWING. GROWING YOUR BEARD OUT FOR ONE DAY. FIONA ` A GROUP OF KAUMATUA ARE ON A TRIP TO THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. A JET BOAT RIDE UP THE RIVER TO THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. A CUP OF TEA ON THE BRIDGE. A 40 MINUTE WALK UP TO THE JET BOAT, AND BACON FOR FISH AND CHIPS. I LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LEFT TO CELEBRATE IT. WE SHOULD DO THAT EVERY WEEK. I THINK I WOULD BE EXHAUSTED AT THE END OF THAT WOMAN'S DAY. KEEP YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON GPs. JUST AFTER 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, WE'RE TALKING TO A DOCTOR ABOUT THE MAJOR SHORTAGE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW, BUT RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY IN KAITAIA HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE A GP AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE CARE FACILITY, AND IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, IF THESE RESIDENTS NEED URGENT CARE, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE A&E AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. WHICH IS A GOVERNMENT FUNDED SERVICE ANYWAY, SO YOU JUST PUSHING THE PROBLEM FROM PETER TO PAUL. THIS IS VERY INDICATIVE OF THE HUGE GP SHORTAGE WE HAVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT THE MOMENT. WE'LL TALK TO A DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT WE DO. HOW DO WE GET THIS RIGHT? WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR STORIES ABOUT WHETHER YOU ARE NOTICING THE SHORTAGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ IT IS 6.30. NOW CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. A TRUCK FIRE HAS CLOSED PARTS OF AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY THIS MORNING. TESSA PARKER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST, TESSA? MORENA. EARLIER THIS MORNING, FIRE AND EMERGENCY WERE CALLED TO A CHEMICAL TRUCK FIRE AROUND 3 AM ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY. BYRON EMERGENCY SAY THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS FIRE IS AND THEY ARE TREATING IT WITH CAUTION. BECAUSE OF THAT THEY EVACUATED 20 TO 30 PEOPLE FROM HARBOURSIDE DRIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE MOTORWAY, THEY HAVE ALSO PUT IN PLACE PROTECTION. THAT MEANS FOR RESIDENTS THAT WERE NOT EVACUATED, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS AND YOUR DOORS. THE SOUTHERN MOTORWAY BETWEEN PARAKURA AND TAKANINI IS CLOSED BOTH SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND. THERE ARE DISRUPTIONS AND THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT. IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING THIS MORNING, IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU AVOID THIS AREA AND BE AWARE OF DISRUPTIONS. THAT IS MARCH MADNESS. ON INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY, JAN TINETTI SAYS THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO TOWARDS ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY. HOWEVER, SHE SAYS TODAY SHE'S CELEBRATING BREAKTHROUGHS SUCH AS EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND PAY TRANSPARENCY. MINISTER FOR WOMEN JAN TINETTI SAYS HAVING WOMEN SITTING AROUND DECISION-MAKING TABLES MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THIS YEAR IS 130 YEARS SINCE WOMEN GOT THE VOTE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND IT WAS ONLY LAST YEAR THAT WE GOT EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT. HAVING SAID THAT, IT HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE AND WE CAN SEE RAPID CHANGE BECAUSE OF THAT ALONE. EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING A BREAKFAST AT PARLIAMENT. THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PLAN TO STOP MIGRANTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE CHANNEL ON SMALL BOATS. THE NEW 'ILLEGAL MIGRATION BILL' IS SET TO PREVENT THOSE ARRIVING ILLEGALLY FROM CLAIMING ASYLUM AND BLOCK THEM FROM RETURNING OR SEEKING CITIZENSHIP. THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES MIGRANT CROSSINGS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR VOTERS AND IS PREPARED TO TEST LEGAL LIMITS TO ADDRESS IT. WE'VE SEEN A 500% INCREASE IN SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS IN TWO YEARS. AND THIS, MR SPEAKER, IS THE CRUCIAL POINT OF THIS BILL. THEY WILL NOT STOP COMING HERE UNTIL THE WORLD KNOWS THAT IF YOU ENTER BRITAIN ILLEGALLY, YOU WILL BE DETAINED AND SWIFTLY REMOVED. THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO OUTLINE FURTHER PLANS TODAY. OUR UK CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON WILL JOIN US AFTER THE BREAK FOR THE LATEST. SHE HAS ALREADY JOINED US. I DO NOT THINK SHE WILL BE JOINING US AGAIN. YOU MIGHT DO, IF YOU ARE LUCKY. THE BUSH FIRE RISK IS STILL HIGH IN NEW SOUTH WALES AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SOAR. SYDNEY EXPERIENCED ITS HOTTEST MARCH NIGHT IN SIX YEARS. AN INCREASED LOAD FROM AIR CONDITIONERS LED TO RECORD ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND POWER OUTAGES. THE HEAT ALSO FUELLED AROUND 30 FIRES ACROSS THE STATE. SOME RESIDENTS NEAR ONE FIRE SOUTH WEST OF MUDGEE WERE TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE TO EVACUATE. THE MERCURY IS EXPECTED TO STAY HIGH UNTIL TOMORROW. CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAS WARNED THE U.S. IT'S ON COURSE FOR CONFLICT. QIN GANG SAYS BEIJING AND WASHINGTON ARE HEADING FOR 'CONFRONTATION' IF THE UNITED STATES DOESN'T CHANGE COURSE AS CHINA DEFENDED ITS STANCE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE. THE SPY BALLOON SAGA EARLIER IN THE YEAR DID NOT HELP TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SUPERPOWERS. TO SPORT, AND HURRICANES CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA HAS BEEN HANDED A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION AFTER HIS THROAT-SLITTING GESTURE TOWARDS REBELS HALFBACK RYAN LOUWRENS. SANZAAR MADE THE DECISION LATE LAST NIGHT, MEANING SAVEA WILL MISS THE CANES' CLASH WITH THE BLUES THIS WEEKEND. THE PUNISHMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A COMBINATION OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL GESTURE AND THE YELLOW CARD HE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE MATCH. THE PRESSURE COULD BE ON FOR SRI LANKA HEADING INTO THEIR TWO-TEST SERIES WITH THE BLACKCAPS STARTING IN CHRISTCHURCH TOMORROW. SRI LANKA SIT THIRD IN THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP AND NEED A SERIES WIN TO HAVE A CHANCE OF REACHING THE FINAL. ALL-ROUNDER ANGELO MATTHEWS WANTS THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR OWN BRAND OF CRICKET. WE PLAYED SOME REALLY GOOD CRICKET OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS OR SO, AND TO` TO BE THIRD ON THE TABLE IS QUITE PLEASING, BUT IT'LL BE A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BEAT THE BLACKCAPS AND GET INTO THE FINALS OF THE TEST CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE SERIES BEGINS AT HAGLEY OVAL TOMORROW. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HOW YOUR WEATHER IS SHAPING UP TODAY. STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 21 THE HIGH FOR HOKITIKA. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. 26 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. 25 DEGREES FOR QUEENSTOWN. COMING UP ` THE LATEST ON THE ECONOMY AND WE DAIRY PRICES ARE HEADING. GIRL: Renewable means there's always more of it. Dad's hair is not renewable. VOICEOVER: Genesis are helping to create a low carbon future, powered by renewable energy. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME LIVE PICTURES NOW OF AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY. THIS IS NORTHBOUND. JUST PAST THE PAPAKURA ON-RAMP. TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE FOR A LONG TIME, BECAUSE AT ABOUT 3 AM THIS MORNING, TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE SAID IT WAS CARRYING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GAS. THESE CANISTERS HAVE SLOWED ALL OVER THE MOTORWAY AND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO THE BUSHES ON THE SIDE OF THE MOTORWAY. THE MOTORWAY IS BLOCKED, AND IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR SOME TIME THIS MORNING. THEY ARE SAYING AVOID TRAVEL. DO NOT LEAVE HOME THIS MORNING AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTER IF YOU CAN, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF DEBRIS THERE HAS TO BE CLEANED UP AND THE FIRE IS STILL BURNING. THE 15 HOMES THAT WERE EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION HAVE SINCE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME, BUT AS YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HEADING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS ON THE MOTORWAY SYSTEM. THAT IS THE DETOUR OF THE PAPAKURA OFFRAMP HEADING SOUTH. THAT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY JAMMED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE QUEUE TO MCDONALD'S. IT COULD BE. YOU COULD THINK THAT IS THE MOTORWAY SYSTEM MOST MORNINGS. BUT IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO CLEAR. MAYBE IT IS A WORK AT HOME DAY TODAY. SAY HEY, LOOK, IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. I AM STAYING AT HOME. (CHUCKLES) IT IS 18 TO 7. SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO FARMERS ARE WARNING THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF DROUGHT, IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE BIG WET THOSE IN THE NORTH HAVE BEEN FEELING. DAIRY FARMER TANGAROA WALKERS JOINS US NOW FOR MORE. MORENA. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? GOOD. JUST HEADING UP TO RANFURLY. I HAVE A MEETING UP THERE. JUST HEADING UP. ISABELLA 3 1/2 HOUR COMMUTE. JUST GOT ME BEFORE I ROCK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WE JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK CHECK IN TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE DOWN AND SOUTHLAND AT THE MOMENT. IT IS THE DRY SEASON, SO HOW ARE THINGS? SHE IS PRETTY DRY. IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE DRIEST JANUARY IS ON RECORD. WE GOT WAX LAST YEAR WITH IT. THIS YEAR WE WERE A BIT MORE PREPARED, BUT MORE SO JUST AROUND STAFFING AND GETTING USED TO CHANGE AND CHANGING OUR MILKING ROUTINES. WE ARE THE COWS ARE ACTUALLY HOLDING ON PRETTY WELL. THE BODY CONDITION SCORE IS OKAY. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THAT SOME FARMERS HAVE HAD TO ALREADY DIP INTO SOME OF THEIR WINTER FEED. HOW ARE THINGS FOR YOU? WE HAVE UPPED THE FEEDINGS. THE HIGH CONCENTRATED ME FEED IS BEING PUMPED INTO THE GIRLS NOW. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS. WE ARE A BIT MORE PREPARED THIS YEAR. CAN I JUST ASKED YOU QUICKLY ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING UP IN GISBORNE? I KNOW THAT YOU ARE FROM UP THAT WAY. THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH ALL OF THE RAIN THAT THEY HAVE HAD UP THERE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD ANYTHING FROM FARMERS UP THERE. ONLY EVERYTHING THAT IS COMING THROUGH THE MEDIA. IT IS REALLY SAD UP THERE. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF MESSAGES FROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY TO GO UP THERE, BUT I AM JUST ONE MAN. WHAT I HAVE DONE IS ALL OF MY SPEAKING I HAVE BEEN DOING DOWN HERE, I HAVE BEEN PUTTING THAT MONEY TO GIVE A LITTLE PAGES. I WOULD RATHER STAY DOWN HERE AND PUT SOME MONEY OUT THERE FOR THEM TO GO UP THERE MYSELF. I THINK THE BIG CLEANUP COMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ONCE EVERYONE GOES BACK TO NORMALITY AND PULLS AWAY FROM THERE. IT IS REALLY SAD. WE'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ECONOMY WITH DEVON FUNDS SHORTLY, SO I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE DAIRY TRADE PRICE INDEX WHICH IS SLIGHTLY DOWN THIS MORNING TO 0.7%. DOES THE DATA MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU ON THE FARM? IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. PROBABLY MORE SO THE TREND. WE WERE DOWN 1.2 IN FEBRUARY. 2.2 OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT IS A DOWNWARD TREND. CONTRACT MILKING BUSINESSES, DOES NOT AFFECT ME TOO MUCH. IT IS JUST BEING CONSCIOUS OF WHERE OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT. WE WILL/ALAN GETTING NEW FENCE OR PUTTING ANY OF THE FLASH SUFFERED. WE WILL JUST CONSERVE THE MONEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. TRAVEL SAFE AS YOU HEAD OFF TO YOUR MEETING THIS MORNING. KA PAI. KA KITE. IT'S STILL A PRECARIOUS TIME FOR OUR ECONOMY. ANNUAL INFLATION REMAINS AT 7.2%, WELL OUTSIDE OF THE RESERVE BANK'S THRESHOLD. AND SO WITH CHINA, OUR BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER, FINALLY OUT OF LOCKDOWN, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT ON THE FINANCIAL FRONTS TODAY, SO JOINING US IS VICTORIA HARRIS, A PORTFOLIO MANAGER WITH DEVON FUNDS IN AUCKLAND. MORNING, VICTORIA. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. HE TALKED ABOUT THE GLOBAL DAIRY TRADE PRICE INDEX. IT IS DOWN BY 0.7% WITH NEW DATA OUT THIS MORNING. WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? IT IS ALL A FUNCTION OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND WHEN IT COMES TO ANY PRICE. IT JUST MEANS THAT THERE IS AN EXCESS IN SUPPLY, PARTICULARLY OVERSEAS, WHICH MEANS THE GLOBAL DAIRY PRICES DOWN. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR FARMERS. FARMERS ARE FEELING THE PINCH RIGHT NOW. WITH THAT ALSO BEING 7% OF OUR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AIR NEW ZEALAND, BUT IS ALSO NOT GOOD FOR NEW ZEALAND AS A WHOLE. GOOD FOR CONSUMERS, BUT NOT SO GOOD FOR THE FARMERS. DOES THAT MEAN WE WILL BE PAYING LESS FOR OUR DAIRY PRODUCTS? HOPEFULLY. IT IS GLOBALLY GOOD FOR CONSUMERS, BUT LOCALLY, IT IS A BIT OF A DISCREPANCY. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW BIG OUR DAIRY INDUSTRY IS HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF OUR FARMERS ARE REALLY FEELING THE PINCH, IF THEY ARE HAVING TO TIGHTEN THE BELTS AS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE ECONOMY OVERALL? THERE HAS BEEN THAT WERE THROWN AROUND ` RECESSION. IT SEEMS TO KEEP GETTING PUSHED OUT AND PUSHED OUT. BECAUSE THE FARMERS AND DAIRY DOES MAKE UP A LARGE PART OF NEW ZEALAND'S EXPORTS, IT CAN FLOW THROUGH TO THE OVERALL ECONOMY IN GENERAL. OF COURSE MEET AND DAIRY ARE HUGE EXPORTS FOR US FOR CHINA. CHINA IS COMING OUT OF A LOCKDOWN AT THE MOMENT. KIND OF IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE ON OUR EXPORTS? WE HAVE HAD AN IMPACT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND HISTORICALLY OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, CHINA HAS GROWN ABOUT 9% A YEAR AND THE LATEST DATA IS BASICALLY GOING ABOUT 5%. WHEN A COUNTRY IS THAT SIZE, THAT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. IT IS OUR BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER. IT IS NEARLY DOUBLE THE SIZE OF AUSTRALIAN UNITED STATES. THAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON NEW ZEALAND. WITH MEAT, DAIRY AND FORESTRY BEING THE THREE BIGGEST PRODUCTS THAT WE EXPORT TO CHINA, AND LIKE YOU SAID, THEY HAVE HAD PRETTY TOUGH TIMES. THEY HAD A LOG OF A NEARLY 3 YEARS. COMING OUT OF A LOCKDOWN SHOULD HELP THE GROWTH IN THE FUTURE, BUT THERE IMPACT IS REALLY IMPACTING CHINA, WHICH IMPACTS US. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS LOCKDOWN FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, SO IT IS NOT LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS MASSIVE BANG AND CRASH. BUT IT IS NOT GREAT NEWS FOR THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM. NO, BUT AS IT REOPENS, PEOPLE START FLYING TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF CHINA AND SPENDING AGAIN, AND THAT REAL ECONOMY STARTS HUMMING AGAIN, THEN THAT SHOULD BE A POSITIVE IMPACT LONGER TERM. THEY ARE A PRETTY LARGE NATION NOW. TO KEEP GROWING AT THE GROWTH RATE OF 9%, DOES BECOME TOUGHER AND TOUGHER. DOING A ROUGH TIME FRAMES? I'M PICKING OF OUR EXPORTERS WHO ARE THINKING, WE NEED THEM TO PICK BACK UP AND WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THAT 9% LEVEL THAT WE HAVE HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS. IT WAS A BIT OF A BOOM TIME FOR CHINA. YOUR PUBLIC SLEEP ABOUT 5% IS GOING TO BE THE NEW NORM. THEY DO HAVE A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THEIR OWN ECONOMY AS WELL AS MAINTAINING CREDIBILITY. YOU DO NOT WANT TO GIVE A FIGURE OUT THERE THAT IS 9% AND THEN ONLY COME IN AT 5%. IT IS A CONSTANT BALANCE. BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO SAY 3% AND REALLY STIFLE THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A PRETTY TOUGH BATTLE OF FINDING WHAT THAT FIGURE IS. AND MAINTAINING THE RELATIONSHIP. IS THERE ROOM FOR GROWTH THERE? HOW IS THE RELATIONSHIP AT THE MOMENT? IT IS PRETTY GOOD. WE DO HAVE THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA AS TRADING PARTNERS A BIT AS YOU SEE ON THE NEWS, THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA'S RELATIONSHIP IS GETTING SOMEWHAT PRECARIOUS. AS A SMALL NATION AND RELYING ON BOTH OF THOSE TWO MAJOR ECONOMIES, WE DO HAVE TO DO TREAD CAREFULLY. LET'S MOVE ONTO SPENDING. WE ARE EXPECTING THE LATEST CREDIT CARD SPENDING DATA OUT TOMORROW. WHAT KIND OF PICTURE WILL THAT PAINTBRUSH? WE HAD SOME VERY STRONG DATA LAST MONTH. IT GETS A PRIZE IN THE MARKET IN PARTICULAR. WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED INTEREST RATES. WE HAVE HIGH INFLATION. WE ARE SITTING DOWN WAITING FOR THIS TO HAVE THE WALLETS OF NEW ZEALAND CONSUMERS. EACH MONTH THE DATA REMAIN STRONGER AND STRONGER. WE ARE SEEING THIS AROUND THE GLOBE AND OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL. IT HAS NOT QUITE HIT THE CONSUMER YET. WE DO HERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS PROBABLY ON THE STREET WITH FRIENDS, BUT IT IS NOT COMING THROUGH THE NUMBERS YET. THE CONSUMER IS REMAINING VERY RESILIENT. WE DO HAVE YEARS OF SAVINGS THAT WE HAVE BUILT UP DURING COVID. WE HAVE NOT BEEN OUT AND ABOUT AND SPENDING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DIPPING INTO THAT. WE ALSO SANG A SLIGHT ROTATION, STILL SEEING SPENDING ON STAPLE GOODS, FOOD, SHAMPOO, BODY WASH, THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT YOU MIGHT BE CUTTING BACK ON THINGS LIKE THE NEW CLOTHES. THERE IS A BIT OF THAT ROTATION. WE ARE ALSO SEEN THE YOUNGER CONSUMER HAS BEEN LESS IMPACTED. WE HAVE UNEMPLOYMENT THAT ARE STILL VERY LOW. A LOT OF THOSE YOUNGER PEOPLE STILL HAVE JOBS, WHETHER IT IS HOSPITALITY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY ARE NOT FEELING THE PINCH FROM HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HOMEOWNERS. WE ARE SEEING THAT POCKET OF THE CONSUMER STILL BEING VERY STRONG. WE ARE ALSO SEEING A BIT OF A ROTATION WITHIN SECTORS THAT WE ARE SPENDING ON, SO TRAVEL HAS BEEN VERY STRONG. PEOPLE HAVE NOT HAD HOLIDAYS. THEY ARE SPENDING ON TRAVEL. THERE IS A BIT GOING ON UNDER THE HOOD, BUT OVERALL, IT IS PRETTY RESILIENT. SURPRISINGLY SLIGHTLY CONCERNING. INFLATION HAS BEEN OVER 3% FOR ABOUT 20 MONTHS NOW. WE NEED TO BE CURBING OUR SPENDING. WE ARE SITTING THERE WAITING EACH MONTH. IT IS NOT QUITE HAPPEN. THAT IS A POSITIVE SIGN FOR THE ECONOMY. WE WILL WATCH THOSE FIGURES OUT TOMORROW WITH REALLY KEEN INTEREST. QUICKLY ` THIS IS YOUR FINAL TIME WITH US. YOU ARE OFF TO A NEW JOB NEXT WEEK. YES, I RUN MY OWN BUSINESS CALLED THE CURVE WHICH IS A FINANCIAL EDUCATION PLATFORM FOR WOMEN. I'M GOING TO THAT FULL TIME AS OF NEXT WEEK. BRILLIANT. AND ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR WOMEN HAVE FINANCIAL LITERACY. WE HAVE SEEN IT GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. IT IS CLEAR THAT WOMEN DO HAVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY, NOT JUST TODAY, BUT EVERY DAY. ALL THE BEST. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. E WHAI AKE NEI, STILL TO COME ` WHY SOME NORTHLAND GPs SAY DESPERATE STAFF SHORTAGES THERE ARE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE. THAT IS COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. VOICEOVER: The 2023 census is about us, our whanau, our communities, and our future. When we all take part in the 2023 census, all of us count. Tatau tatou. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH FEW YEARS FOR BUSINESS EVERYWHERE, BUT OUR CITY CENTRES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD HIT. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND TO GET YOU OFF THE COUCH TO REDISCOVER THE JOYS OF CENTRAL AUCKAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. TODAY WE'RE WITH PRESENTER BEN HURLEY WHO IS IN WELLINGTON, A SMALL CITY WITH A BIG CULTURAL LIFE AND GREAT FOOD. MORENA. MORENA, TEAM. THIS IS A DREAM ASSIGNMENT FOR ME. I AM A SMALLTOWN BOY, LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD. I AM HERE AT THE WELLINGTON CHOCOLATE FACTORY. WHEN YOU REDISCOVER YOUR CITY, YOU REDISCOVER ALL OF THESE THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW EXISTED. I DID NOT KNOW THIS PLACE EXISTED. THE WELLINGTON CHOCOLATE FACTORY ` TELL ME WHAT YOU DO. WE ARE A LOCAL BUSINESS IN WELLINGTON. WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS THIS CHRISTMAS, GREAT YEAR TO OPEN A CHOCOLATE BUSINESS. WE MAKE OUR OWN CHOCOLATE. NOT MANY CHOCOLATE BUSINESSES MAKE THEIR OWN CHOCOLATE THESE DAYS, BUT WE GO TO THE EFFORT OF MAKING OUR OWN CHOCOLATE FROM BEANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND DO A TOUR. I HAVE SEEN A FILM ABOUT A CHOCOLATE FACTORY TOUR, AND THERE WERE A FEW WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS AND CHILDREN WENT MISSING. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN, DOES IT? WE HAVE SEEN THOSE MOVIES WITH CHILDREN FALL INTO CHOCOLATE RIVERS, DOES NOT HAPPEN HERE. IT IS ALL ABOUT FUN. WE CURRENTLY OFFER OUR MAIN CHOCOLATE TOUR, WHERE THE PUBLIC IT TO COME IN AND MAKE THEIR OWN CHOCOLATE. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO MAKE? THIS AS A SPECIAL ONE JUST FOR EASTER. INSTEAD OF MAKING CHOCOLATE BARS, YOU MAKE THESE WONDERFUL CHOCOLATE MALLOW POPS. JUST SLIDES OFF THE TONGUE ` MALLOW POP. HOW DO I DO THIS? YOU WILL GRAB ONE OF YOUR SKEWERS, SKEWER YOUR MALLOW. GREAT. JUST LIKE THAT. YOU HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, I CAN TELL. I HAVE REALLY NOT. NOW YOU BRUSH CHOCOLATE OVER YOUR MALLOW. THIS IS YOUR CHOCOLATE YOU HAVE MADE HERE? THAT IS DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR MACHINE. THAT WILL BE AROUND 30DEGREES. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST USING A SPATULA LIKE A BRUSH, BRUSH THE MARSHMALLOW. AM I DOING THIS CORRECTLY? PERFECT. ON ALL SIDES? FULLY COATED. DO YOU LIKE DARK CHOCOLATE? IT IS MY PREFERRED TYPE OF CHOCOLATE, I THINK. THAT CHOCOLATE WAS MADE FROM BEANS WHICH I BELIEVE ARE FROM VANUATU. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS GREAT. IT IS SORT OF, ALMOST, LOCALLY SOURCED. NOW WHAT? THE NEXT STEP, YOU WANT TO DECORATE IT. WE HAVE SPRINKLES HERE. I AM PUTTING SPRINKLES ON, AND MERINGUE, AND COCONUT. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS YOU NEED TO GO TO REDISCOVERYOURCITY.CO.NZ YOU CAN BE ENTER WHEN ONE OF THREE PRIZES OF WEEKENDS AWAY, YOU CAN DO FUN STUFF LIKE THIS. DON'T WORRY, I HAVE A FEW SAMPLES TO BRING BACK TO THE STUDIO. I HOPE THEY LOOK BETTER THAN THAT, TO BE FAIR. (LAUGHTER) THANK YOU, BEN. IT IS 7 O'CLOCK. TRAFFIC IS BUILDING ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY AFTER A TRUCK FIRE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING. TESSA PARKER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST, TESSA? MORENA, CHRIS. POLICE HAVE TOLD US THAT A TRUCK WITH HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GAS EXPLODED ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED A LOT OF DEBRIS TO SCATTER ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES AND EVEN INTO SOME BUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FIRE AND EMERGENCY INITIALLY SAID THE FIRE HAS BEEN CONTAINED AND NO ONE WAS ENDED. DUE TO IT BEING A CHEMICAL FIRE, 15 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED ON HARBOURSIDE DRIVE NEXT TO THE MOTORWAY AND THEY HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS EXPLOSION BECAUSE A LOT OF DEBRIS, AND IT WILL TAKE EMERGENCY SERVICES ALONG TIME TO CLEAN UP. BECAUSE OF THAT, STATE HOW ONE BETWEEN TAKANINI AND PAPAKURA IS CLOSED NORTHBOUND, AND TRAFFIC HAS BEEN VERY BUSY. THERE ARE DIVERSIONS IN PLACE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS TAKING BECAUSE A LONG TIME TO GET THROUGH. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE ADVISES THAT IF YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRAVEL, STAY-AT-HOME, OR PLAN FOR A LONG JOURNEY. I THINK POLICE ARE ALSO SAYING THAT IF THERE IS SMOKE IN THE AREA, THAT SHOULD LEFT WITHIN THE NEXT HALF AN HOUR. WE WILL CHECK IN WITH YOU SOON. A SOUTHLAND DIARY FARMER SAYS THIS YEAR HAS SEEN ONE OF THE DRYEST JANUARY'S ON RECORD. SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO FARMERS ARE FACING A THIRD YEAR OF DROUGHT, AND WITH DRYER SUMMERS, FARMERS ARE NOW HAVING TO ADJUST THEIR FARMING PRACTISES. LAST YEAR, WE GOT WHACKED WITH IT. WE ARE GETTING USED TO CHANGE AND CHANGING OUR MILKING ROUTINES. EVENTS ARE BEING HELD ACROSS AOTEAROA TODAY TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY. MINISTER FOR WOMEN JAN TINETTI SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S MADE GREAT PROGRESS ` IN PARTICULAR, EQUAL REPRESENTATION AROUND THE CAUCUS TABLE HAS LED TO MORE WOMEN-CENTRIC LEGISLATION. SUCH AS THE AMENDMENT TO THE EQUAL PAY ACT. THE DIFFERENCE THAT THAT HAS MADE ` WE'VE HAD 10 SETTLEMENTS SINCE THAT TIME. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MISCARRIAGES BILL ` THE LEAVE FOR MISCARRIAGES ` THOSE ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO WOMEN. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN A WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN ` THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE. THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TINETTI IS SPEAKING AT A WOMENS EVENT AT PARLIAMENT THIS MORNING. THE FUTURE OF 15 BIG CATS AT KAMO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ARE NOW HANGING IN THE BALANCE. THE NORTHLAND SANCTUARY HAS GONE INTO INVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARK SAYS THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE CATS' WELFARE IS UNAFFECTED AND SHE'S 'NOT DEFEATED' YET. SHE SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE LIQUIDATOR AND THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS THEY WILL FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE AFTER A VIDEO SURFACED APPEARING TO SHOW AN UNARMED UKRAINIAN SOLDIER BEING KILLED. THE CLIP CIRCULATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHOWING WHAT'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE A UKRAINIAN PRISONER OF WAR. UKRAINE'S CHIEF PROSECUTOR HAS ALREADY LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE VIDEO. INTENSE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE CONTINUES IN THE EASTERN CITY OF BAHKMUT, WHERE RUSSIAN FORCES HAVE MADE SMALL GAINS. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY SAYS HE'S ORDERED THE REINFORCEMENT OF POSITIONS IN THE CITY, AND SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ANY MORE CIVILIANS KILLED. TO SPORT, AND A BIG BLOW FOR THE HURRICANES, WITH HURRICANES CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA SLAPPED WITH A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION FOLLOWING HIS CONTROVERSIAL THROAT-SLITTING GESTURE AGAINST THE REBELS. THE INCIDENT, COMBINED WITH A YELLOW CARD, ENOUGH TO MERIT THE WEEK-LONG BAN, ACCORDING TO A FOUL PLAY COMMITTEE. IT MEANS HE'LL MISS THE CANES' MATCH AGAINST THE BLUES. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. 21 THE HIGH FOR HOKITIKA. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. 26 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. NORTHLAND'S GP CRISIS CONTINUES ` RESIDENTS OF SWITZER RESIDENTIAL CARE IN KAITAIA HAVE BEEN LEFT DOCTOR-LESS, AFTER TE HIKU HAUORA GP CLINIC WAS FORCED TO CUT THEIR CONTRACT DUE TO A 'VERY PRECARIOUS' STAFFING SITUATION. WE SPOKE WITH JANET JACKSON, WHO'S FATHER IS A RESIDENT. SHOCKED IS THE WORD I WOULD USE. YEAH. THAT IT'S GOT TO THE STAGE WHERE ELDERLY PEOPLE, WHO'VE BEEN ASSESSED AS NEEDING HOSPITAL LEVEL CARE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, STAY ENROLLED WITH THEIR GP AND HAVE THEM COME AND ATTEND TO THEIR NEEDS, YOU KNOW? WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE JUST BEEN BASICALLY DUMPED. PERSONALLY, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MY FATHER, I THINK IT COULD BE REALLY DISTRESSING FOR HIM. YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND A DOCTOR CAN'T COME AND HE HAS TO BE SHIPPED TO A&E OR WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME FROM GOD KNOWS HOW FAR AWAY, WHICH IS THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE, OR HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSON EVERY TIME THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, HE'S 88 YEARS OLD AND, UM, NOT USED TO THIS SORT OF THING, YOU KNOW? AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS ARE IN A FAR WORSE STATE THAN HE IS AS WELL IN TERMS OF DISABILITY AND MENTAL CAPACITY AS WELL AND ORIENTATION, YOU KNOW. SO CONTINUITY OF CARE IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. YEAH, SO IT'S` YEAH, IT DOES WORRY ME. YEAH. WE SPOKE WITH A NUMBER OF FAR NORTH GPS LAST NIGHT, WHO, WHILE THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, CALLED THE CRISIS UP NORTH 'THE CANARY IN THE COALMINE'. IT'S A SYMPTOM OF A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE SPANNING ACROSS AOTEAROA, ONE GPS SAY NEEDS A CHECKUP FROM THE GOVERNMENT. GP AND CHAIR OF GEN PRO, DOCTOR TIM MALLOY JOINS US NOW. WE HAVE BEEN HERE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION A NUMBER OF TIMES. IS ANYTHING GETTING BETTER? ABSOLUTELY NOT. IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE REALITY IS WE DO NOT HAVE SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS, MEDIUM TERM OR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING AND ARGUING THIS ISSUE FOR THREE DECADES, THAT I AM AWARE OF. I HAVE YOUR REPORT HERE ` GENPRO REPORT CALLED ON THE BRINK ` IT IS SOME GRIM READING. WE ARE FACING A STARK REALITY AND IMPACT OF THAT NEGLECT AND FAILURE TO ACT. HAS THE HORSE BOLTED? YOU COULD ARGUE THAT. WE ARE CERTAINLY AT A CRITICAL POINT. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY A RURAL COMMUNITY, PROVIDERS ARE HAVING TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL DECISIONS AROUND WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT SERVE, IN TERMS OF THEIR STAFFING CAPACITY, IN PARTICULAR, THE MEDICAL STAFFING CAPACITY. AND THE NURSING STAFFING CAPACITY AS WELL. THE REALITY IS WE ARE RIGHT ON THE PRECIPICE, AND IT IS LOOKING LIKE IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE, UNLESS SOME REALLY FAST ACTION IS ACHIEVED SHORTLY. I WANT TO GET TO THAT ACTION SHORTLY. LET'S TAKE THIS EXAMPLE, OF THE SWITZER RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY IN KAITAIA. THEY SAID WE CANNOT SERVICE THE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY, AND SO WE ARE PULLING OUT OF OUR CONTRACT. IF THE RESIDENCE AT THAT FACILITY NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE A&E CLINIC OF THEIR LOCAL HOSPITAL. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? ABSOLUTELY NOT. IT IS AN ABSURD SCENARIO. COMMUNITY CARE IS THE CRITICAL FRONT END OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AND THE REALITY IS WE SIMPLY HAVE TO INVEST IN TRAINING DOCTORS, WE HAVE TO INVEST IN TRAINING DRS SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY CARE, AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CAN. WE HAVE TO DO IT AS NEW ZEALAND. WE CANNOT ALWAYS RELY ON INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. COVID-19 HAS TAUGHT US THAT WHEN THE BORDERS ARE CLOSED, WE HAVE NOTHING, IN THE REALITY IS THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD JANET, WHOSE DAD WAS IN THAT FACILITY, AND SHE IS FEARFUL, SHE IS FEARFUL FOR HER DAD AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR HER. HOW DANGEROUS IS IT? WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS GB CARE, HOW DANGEROUS IS THAT? BE UNDER NO ILLUSIONS, THESE ARE VERY VULNERABLE PATIENTS, AND THE REALITY IS THIS IS A DIFFICULT AND TRYING SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY. THE PROVIDER WILL NOT HAVE MADE THIS CHOICE EASILY ` IT IS A PRAGMATIC DECISION, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOBODY THERE TO SERVE. WHAT THEY MEANT TO DO? I WANT TO TRY AND GET TO SOME SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE WE NEED TO TRY AND HAVE SOME HOPE THAT THE SITUATION COULD POSSIBLY GET BETTER. WE REACHED OUT TO THE HEALTH MINISTER AND ASKED HER WHAT CAN BE DONE? SHE POINTED TO A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING. $4.5 MILLION PER YEAR SINCE 2019 TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ` ARE THOSE THINGS ARE LEVERING RESULTS, OF A ENOUGH? IS ENOUGH BEING DONE? WITH RESPECT, THE REALITY IS, WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE SITUATION ANYWAY, SO CLEARLY, THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH. THE REALITY IS THAT IT STARTS WITH THE SUPPLY TO THE MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAM. THE REALITY IS THAT THE ENTRY INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE GOVERNMENT DECIDE HOW MANY DOCTORS THEY ARE GOING TO TRAIN. THE OPTION OF TRAINING MORE IS AVAILABLE ` NONE OF THE SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS RECENTLY HAVE MADE THAT` HAVE CHOSEN THAT OPTION. WE HAVE TO GET MORE DOCTORS TRAINED IN NEW ZEALAND FOR NEW ZEALANDERS AND IDEALLY, IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN RURAL SETTINGS. AND THAT IS IT, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING DOCTORS INTO THESE TRAINING PROGRAMS, IT IS ABOUT ONCE THEY ARE OUT THE OTHER SIDE, MAKING SURE THEY WANT TO BECOME GPS, THEY WANT TO GO TO OUR RURAL AREAS ` HOW DO WE DO THAT? HOW DO WE ATTRACT PEOPLE INTO THE PROFESSION? AT THE MOMENT, THE PROBLEM IS YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY CHOICES FOR THOSE PEOPLE ENTERING MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND SO THEY ARE CHOOSING OPTIONS WHICH ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE, BOTH IN TERMS OF REMUNERATION, CONDITIONS, ETC, AND MOST OF THOSE SPECIALISATIONS LIE WITHIN THE HOSPITAL SETTING. WE HAVE TO MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION. AS SOMEBODY WHO SPENT THEIR WHOLE LIFE DOING IT, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SATISFYING CAREER OPTION, BUT THE REALITY IS, WE ARE NOT GETTING PEOPLE MAKING THAT CHOICE, AND WE NEED TO GET THEM EXPOSED TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW EXCITING OUR CAREER REALLY CAN BE. IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR THOUGH THE OUTCOME OF WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE MAJOR PARTIES ABOUT HOW WE GET THIS RIGHT, AND WHAT YOU NEED? SHORT-TERM FIXES ARE NOT ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR BOTH MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM FIXES. WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE CAREER OPTION ATTRACTIVE, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE PEOPLE'S CHOICES TO WANT TO ENTER THIS CAREER AN OPTION AND A CHOICE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR INSIGHT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN TALK TO YOU ONE DAY AND YOU CAN SAY THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE, AND THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER FOR US. AND IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM BREAKFAST, TE WHATU ORA HEALTH NEW ZEALAND SAID ADDITIONAL FUNDING'S RECENTLY BEEN ANNOUNCED TO SUPPORT THE GP WORKFORCE. THAT INCLUDES A SALARY INCREASE FOR GP REGISTRARS UNDER THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS, AN ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCE FOR SOME GP TRAINEES, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GPS TRAINED A YEAR TO 300 BY 2026, WITH A FOCUS ON MAORI AND PASIFIKA DOCTORS, UPPING THE NUMBER OF TRAINING PLACES FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS FROM 50 TO 100 BY NEXT YEAR TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE CAPACITY IN GENERAL PRACTICE. IT ALSO SAID IT'S FUNDING COVER IN RURAL GENERAL PRACTICES AND HOSPITALS WHERE NEEDED. TE WHATU ORA SAID THERE IS A 'LARGE PROGRAMME OF WORK UNDERWAY' TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GENERAL PRACTICE. BOY, IS IT NEEDED. KEEP YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN. COMING UP ` NATIONAL'S DEPUTY LEADER NICOLA WILLIS JOINS US. - Ka pai, New Zealand. You've helped Z share $1 million with local groups across Aotearoa. Good in the Hood ` the little token that has a big impact. NATIONAL'S MAKING A PLAY FOR LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES' VOTES BY PROMISING MORE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IF ELECTED. HOW WILL THEY ACHIEVE THIS? WE USUALLY SPEAK WITH NATIONAL LEADER CHRISTOPHER LUXON ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, SO WE'VE GOT DEPUTY LEADER NICOLA WILLIS IN STUDIO. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. OTHER THAN BEING IN FOR BREAKFAST, HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE? I WILL BE WITH MY WOMAN COLLEAGUES AT PARLIAMENT. AND HAVING SOME SPECIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DAUGHTERS. I AM HOPING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME WOMAN'S GROUPS AS WELL. WOMAN WILL BE PACKING UP THEIR KIDS AND HITTING THEM OFF TO CHILDCARE WHICH IS EXPONENTIALLY EXPENSIVE. THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE FUNNELLED STRAIGHT FROM THE GOVERNMENT BACK INTO THESE BIG CORPORATIONS THAT RUN CHILDCARE CENTRES. WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE MONEY STRAIGHT INTO THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF MUMS AND DADS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT CHILDCARE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST COSTS THAT FAMILIES FACE WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, AND NEW ZEALAND CHILDCARE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE WORLD. OUR POLICY IS VERY PRACTICAL ` WE ARE GOING TO LET YOU HOLD ONTO A BIT OF YOUR OWN MONEY, WE WILL REBATE YOU UP TO 25% OF YOUR CHILDCARE COSTS AND UP TO $75 A WEEK YOU WILL GET THAT PAYMENT FORTNIGHTLY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO OFFSETTING THE COST OF CHILDCARE. I THINK IT WILL ENCOURAGE A LOT OF FAMILIES TO MAKE THE CHOICES THAT SUIT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER THAT IS MUM TAKING THE PROMOTION, TAKING A FEW HOURS EXTRA WORK, MANAGING THAT JUGGLE. CHILDCARE COMPANIES HAVE READY SAID THEY DO NOT GET ENOUGH MONEY, THEY WILL LOOK AT PUTTING THE COSTS UP. THE MONEY IS NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR THE THINGS YOU JUST SAID. I THINK IT WILL BE. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE FUNDING THAT IS ALREADY THERE, AND I EXPECT ASIAN IS THAT WE WILL WORK WITH CHILDCARE CENTRES TO SEE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE UNNECESSARILY ADDING TO YOUR COSTS AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO QUALITY. YOU CANNOT TAKE AWAY PAY PARITY, CAN YOU? WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO DO THAT. WE ARE SAYING TO PARENTS, HERE IS THE MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, YOU CAN MAKE THE CHOICE OF WHICH CENTRE YOU GO TO THAT SUITS YOU. AND THOSE CENTRES CHARGE A BIG RANGE OF FEES, SOME ARE HIGHER AND SOME ARE LOWER, AND FAMILIES WILL MAKE THEIR CHOICES ACCORDING TO WHAT SUITS THEM. THE BIG FOUR ARE CHEWING UP $450 MILLION OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY. THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN WITH THE WAY IT IS FUNDED, THAT 20 HOURS IS ALREADY GONE IN THE LAST 10 OR SO YEARS, THE FEES HAVE EATEN UP THAT FREE CHILDCARE. I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE REASON THOSE BIG CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE TAKING A LOT OF FUNDING IS BECAUSE A LOT OF FAMILIES CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO THOSE CENTRES. THAT IS OFTEN BECAUSE OF THE HOURS, OR THEY LIKE THE TEACHERS, IT IS LOCAL, IT IS AVAILABLE, BUT THE POINT YOU MAKE IS A GOOD ONE ` WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR FEES CLOSELY, AND THAT IS WHAT NATIONAL INTENDS TO DO, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT NEW ZEALAND PARENTS GET A FAIR DEAL. BUT YOU WILL NOT COME DOWN ON THE COMPANIES AND THE FEES OR RESTRICT THE WAY THEY CHARGE? I THINK WE NEED TO MONITOR THE FEES FIRST TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RULES WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ARE BEING PROPERLY ENFORCED, THROUGH SPOTCHECKS, MAKING SURE THAT ACTUALLY, PEOPLE ARE GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR. THIS IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO SAVE $400 MILLION A YEAR FROM CONSULTING FEES THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING, BY THE POT FOR CONSULTANTS IS $1.7 BILLION. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE OTHER 1.3 BILLION THAT IS BEING SPENT? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND. THE GROWTH IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN EXPLOSIVES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS OUR PROPOSAL IS TO PAIR THAT BACK AND CAP IT, SO WE CAN GET THINGS BACK INTO PROPORTION. WE ARE GOING TO CAP IT AT 1.3 BILLION. WE THINK THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GO LOWER IF POSSIBLE. THE REASON WE ARE DOING THAT IS THAT THIS IS A STATEMENT OF OUR VALUES AND PRIORITIES ` LESS MONEY BEING SPENT BY GOVERNMENT ON ITS OWN REPORTS AND ITS OWN ADVICE, MORE MONEY GOING INTO THE BACK POCKETS OF NEW ZEALANDERS. BUT YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY SOMEWHERE TO GET THE JOB DONE, SO WILL YOU PAID PUBLIC SERVANTS MORE? I WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ` WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND $51 MILLION ON CONSULTANTS TO ADVISE ON A CYCLE BRIDGE OVER THE AUCKLAND HARBOR BRIDGE. HOW WILL YOU GET THIS WORK DONE? FOR YOU SAY WORK HARDER, WORK LONGER? WE HAVE THAT BUDGET THERE ` STILL AN ENORMOUS SUM OF MONEY. WE WILL GET MINISTERS TO REPORT QUARTERLY ON HOW MUCH CONSULTANCY THEY ARE DOING. THERE ARE COUPLE OF THINGS WE WANT YOU TO STOP ` STOP THE REVOLVING DOOR OF PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE BEING PAID A PUBLIC SERVICE WAGE ONE DAY, LEAVING THE NEXT DAY, CHARGING DOUBLE AS CONTRACTOR. STOP COMMISSIONING WORK ON PROJECTS THAT NEW ZEALANDERS DO NOT WANT, WHETHER IT IS THE TVNZ/RNZ MERGER, THE BRIDGE OVER THE HARBOUR THAT I REFERRED TO EARLIER... DOESN'T THAT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO WAGES AT SOME POINT? EITHER WORK GETS DONE AND PEOPLE GET PAID FAIRLY, IT DOES NOT GET DONE. IT IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT WORK AND DOING THE RIGHT WORK WELL. LET'S REMEMBER, WE HAVE A LARGE PUBLIC SERVICE. THAT CORE PUBLIC SERVICE HAS GROWN BY AROUND 14,000 PEOPLE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SO HAS THE POPULATION AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY HAVE TO DO. IN PROPORTION TO OUR POPULATION, IT IS A LOT BIGGER NUMBER. LET'S EMPOWER PUBLIC SERVANTS TO DO THEIR JOB, AND NOT EXPECT THEM TO JUGGLE CONSULTANCY AND CONTRACTORS EVERY WEEK. THEY CAN DO MORE THAN THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. BACK IN A MOMENT WITH YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. VOICEOVER: One minute the remote's not working. The next, it is. (METAL CLANG) (MACHINE BOOTING UP) Rodney! Luckily there's Tower, winner of Canstar's car insurer of the year and outstanding value car insurance for two years running. (LAUGHS) We will laugh about this later. So switch to Tower online today. (BEEP) (CLUNK) Tower. Got a minute? Get a quote. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS 730. A TRUCK FIRE HAS CLOSED PARTS OF AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY THIS MORNING. TESSA PARKER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST, TESSA? KIA ORA. THIS TRUCK FIRE HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION IN AUCKLAND THIS MORNING. STATE HIGHWAY ONE BETWEEN PAPAKURA IS CURRENTLY CLOSED ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES. THERE ARE DIVERSIONS IN PLACE, AND IT IS TAKING A LONG TIME FOR CARS TO TRAVEL JUST A FEW METRES. SOUTH OF THE ON-RAMP, THERE ARE QUEUES OF CARS STRETCHING FOR KILOMETRES. BECAUSE OF THIS, WAKA KOTAHI IS ADVISING TO AVOID TRAVEL IN THIS AREA. IF YOU NEED TO TRAVEL AROUND HERE, PLAN FOR THOSE BIG DELAYS. THIS WAS A CHEMICAL FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS CARRYING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GAS. THEY EXPLODED ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES. THAT MEANS THERE IS A BIG CLEANUP ON EMERGENCY SERVICES HANDS. FAR AND ARE SAYING THAT THEIR REGULAR CHECKING TO SEE IF THE ROUTE IS SAFE TO OPEN, AND THEY SAY THAT THE FIRE IS NOW EXTINGUISHED. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH THE LATEST. 'IT'S GETTING WORSE.' THAT'S THE CRY FROM THE HEALTH SECTOR AS DOCTORS SAY THEY NEED A 'CHECK UP' FROM THE GOVERNMENT. RECENT STAFFING ISSUES HAVE LEFT PEOPLE IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY IN KAITAIA WITHOUT A DOCTOR. GP AND CHAIR OF GEN PRO, DR TIM MALLOY, SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THE NATIONWIDE SITUATION, THINGS ARE 'ABSOLUTELY NOT' GETTING BETTER. IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE. THE REALITY IS WE DON'T HAVE SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS, MEDIUM TERM OR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, AND WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING AND ARGUING THIS ISSUE FOR THREE DECADES. NOT HELPING THINGS, RECENT STATISTICS FROM THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GPs SHOWS 49% OF GPs PLAN TO RETIRE IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE FUTURE OF 15 BIG CATS, INCLUDING LIONS, TIGERS AND A LEOPARD IN NORTHLAND'S KAMO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IS NOW UP IN THE AIR. IT FOLLOWS NEWS THE SANCTUARY HAS GONE INTO INVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARK SAYS THE CATS ARE FINE AND SHE'S PLANNING TO REOPEN. SHE SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE LIQUIDATOR AND THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK SAYS ILLEGAL MIGRANTS ARE 'NOT ENTITLED TO A LIFE IN THE UK,' AFTER INTRODUCING A BILL TO BLOCK THEM. THE LEGISLATION WILL BAN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS WHO CROSS THE CHANNEL FROM RETURNING TO THE UK OR SEEKING CITIZENSHIP. OVER 3000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE CROSSING THIS YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CURRENT SITUATION IS 'UNWORKABLE.' THIS ILLEGAL MIGRATION BILL AIMS TO STOP PEOPLE ILLEGALLY COMING INTO THE UK VIA SMALL BOATS. IT IS AIMING TO DO THIS BY DEPORTING ANYONE THAT ARRIVES HERE, WHAT THEY SAY, SWIFTLY. THE UK WILL SEND ILLEGAL MIGRANTS TO RWANDA IF THEIR HOME COUNTRY IS NOT SAFE. CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS COUNTRY AND THE U.S. IS INEVITABLE UNLESS THE U.S. CHANGED COURSE. BEIJING'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER, QIN GANG, HAS WARNED WASHINGTON IT'S HEADING FOR 'CONFRONTATION' AS CHINA DEFENDED ITS STANCE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE. THE COMMENTS UNDERLINED THE DEEPENING TENSION BETWEEN THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES. TO SPORT, AND HURRICANES CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA HAS BEEN HANDED A ONE WEEK SUSPENSION AFTER HIS THROAT-SLITTING GESTURE TOWARDS REBELS HALFBACK RYAN LOWRENS. SANZAAR MADE THE DECISION LATE LAST NIGHT, MEANING SAVEA WILL MISS THE 'CANES CLASH WITH THE BLUES THIS WEEKEND. THE PUNISHMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A COMBINATION OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL GESTURE AND THE YELLOW CARD HE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE MATCH. EUROPEAN FOOTBALL'S GOVERNING BODY HAS ADMITTED IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHAOS AT LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IN PARIS. THE MATCH BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND REAL MADRID WAS DELAYED 38 MINUTES, AND POLICE WERE SEEN USING TEAR GAS ON FANS AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN CROWD MANAGEMENT AT STADE DE FRANCE. ALL LIVERPOOL FANS WHO ATTENDED THE MATCH WILL RECEIVE A REFUND, AND MADRID SUPPORTERS CAN ALSO APPLY FOR ONE. THE MOVE IS EXPECTED TO COST UEFA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HEART-THROB HARRY STYLES HAS WON MORE HEARTS AFTER PERFORMING IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT. THE POP STAR WOWING MT SMART WITH HIS 'LOVE ON TOUR' SHOWCASE. AND YES, HE MENTIONED THE CENSUS.WILL AND ALSO, DID EVERYONE DO THE CENSUS THING? AT LEAST 40,000 PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR STYLES' ONLY NEW ZEALAND SHOW. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. # OH! (UPBEAT MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON, 22. RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. YOU HAVE A HIGH OF 22. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT STORY YOU DID AROUND HARRY STYLES, AND THE AMOUNT OF CELL PHONES THAT WOULD UP RECORDING THE CONCERT, I THINK THEY SHOULD BAN IT. YOU ARE WATCHING THE CONCERT THAT YOU ACTUALLY ARE TO THROUGH YOUR PHONE. NOT AT THE MOMENT, AS OUR DIRECTOR SHEGE WOULD SAY. IT IS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. MADONNA, BEYONCE, ADELE, THEY HAVE ALL BANNED CELL PHONES. I HAVE DONE IT MYSELF. I AM ACTUALLY WITH YOU. THE ISSUE BECOMES, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE PHONES? IT IS HARD TO IMPLEMENT A BAN. DON'T YOU HAVE TO PUT THEM IN A LOCKED BOX? THAT IS GOING TO GET YOU CANCELLED. WHAT A NIGHTMARE FOR THE PEOPLE GOING TO THE STADIUM, PUTTING THEIR PHONES IN A LOCKED BOX. I THINK THEY WANTED TO DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT 40,000 PEOPLE WENT TO MOUNT SMART STADIUM. TELL YOU WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING, HANDING OUT CENSUS FORMS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WARRIORS? LOW HANGING FRUIT. ACROSS THE GLOBE, WOMEN MAKE UP LESS THAN 20% OF THE SPACE WORKFORCE, BUT A NEW KIWI CLUB CALLED 'SPACE UP' HOPES TO CHANGE THAT. IT'S A PLATFORM FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SPACE AND GET INSPIRED TO PURSUE AN INTERGALACTIC CAREER. THE CLUB LAUNCHES TODAY ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, AND TO TELL US MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY KATE BREACH FROM WOMEN IN SPACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CLUB THAT IS BEING LAUNCHED TODAY. MORENA. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON. IT IS FANTASTIC AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO LAUNCH SPACE UP TODAY WHICH IS FACILITATED BY A WOMAN IN SPACE AOTEAROA. WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO PROVIDE IS A REALLY WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND PLATFORM FOR GIRLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SPACE, TO EXPAND THEIR INTEREST THAT THEY MIGHT'VE READY HAPPEN SPACE AND REALLY IMPORTANTLY, ENGAGE WITH REAL WOMEN MENTORS WHO ARE WORKING IN THE SPACE SECTOR IN NEW ZEALAND SO THEY CAN READ UNDERSTAND THE PATHWAYS TO THE SPACE SECTOR THAT THEY CAN PURSUE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. I LOVE THIS. I SEE IN THE NOTES THAT MANY OF US WORKING IN THE SPACE SECTOR STRUGGLE TO FIND THE PATH TO OUR DREAMS OR EVEN KNOWING WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT THERE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PATHWAY INTO WORKING IN THE SECTOR. I AM AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER AND MY PATHWAY WAS DRIVEN BY WHEN I WAS YEAR NINE OR YEAR 10, I WANTED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. FOR A KIWI, THAT IS NOT A REAL PATHWAY. LET'S NOT SAY COMPANY NOT, BUT WHAT THAT MEANT ME TO DO WAS THAT I HAD TO FIND THE INFORMATION MYSELF, AND I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE, I WILL WROTE A LETTER TO NASSER AND THEY WRAP ME BACK AND THEY TOLD ME ALL THE WAYS I COULD BE AN ASTRONAUT. LED ME TO DO ENGINEERING AND BECOMING AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER. MY PATHWAY WAS DRIVEN BY THE DESIRE AND HAVING TO FIND MY OWN INFORMATION. WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH SPACE UP IS REALLY HELP THE HEISEL STUDENTS TO SEE THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT ARE THERE AND HELP THEM FIND THE INFORMATION AND SHOW THEM THAT THE PEOPLE WHO DO THOSE JOBS LOOK LIKE THEM. WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT MANTRA ` IF YOU CAN SEE IT, YOU CAN BE IT. WE WANT TO SHOW THAT SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE GIRLS, ACEH PHYSICISTS ARE GIRLS. WE WANT TO SHOW THIS TO THESE YOUNG GIRLS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE A REAL PATHWAY AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT SPACE ROLES. I KNOW THIS IS ONLY LAUNCHING TODAY, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TROLLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT IS THE RESPONSE BEEN SO FAR? WE ARE A NETWORK, A PROFESSIONAL ONE THAT IS NOT-FOR-PROFIT, AND WE ARE TRYING TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO WANT TO JOIN THE SECTOR. WE ONLY JOINED A YEAR AGO, BUT WE RAN SOME EVENTS COULD PATHWAYS TO SPACE FOR STUDENTS, AND A LOT OF HIS GOOD STUDENTS CAME ALONG. WE ONLY RAN IT IN THREE CENTRES AND WE GOT OVERWHELMING INTEREST FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. THAT REALLY DROVE US TO SEE IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT WAS A NATIONAL PLATFORM, BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST OUT THERE, WE KNOW THAT THE NEW ZEALAND SPACE SECTOR IS EXPANDING. WE NEED TO SEE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, BECAUSE DIVERSITY DRIVES INNOVATION. SPACE UP, HOW CAN WE FIND MORE INFORMATION ON IT? GO TO OUR WEBSITE. WOMEN IN SPACE.CO.NZ. IT IS LIVE RIGHT NOW AND YOU CAN JOIN FOR FREE. WE ARE AIMING AT GIRLS WHO ARE YEAR 9 TO YEAR 13, ANY HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW ZEALAND IS WELCOME TO JOIN US. PLEASE JOIN UP, IT IS FREE. THERE ARE WOMEN MENTORS WHO ARE READY TO ENGAGE AND LOTS OF SPACE RESOURCES TO LOOK AT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME LOGO IDEAS AS WELL. GET IN THERE AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET AND A GAUGE WITH YOU. BRILLIANT. KATE BRIDGE, AEROSPACE ENGINEER WITH THE LAUNCH OF SPACE UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. COMING UP ` THE ESK VALLEY MAORI GIRLS SCHOOL WIPED OUT, AND PLANNING TO REBUILD. WE'RE LIVE THERE NEXT # I AM A CHAMPION AND YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR ME ROAR. VOICE-OVER: One minute the remote's not working. (REMOTE CLICKS) The next it is. Luckily, with Tower, Canstar's car insurer of the year, you'll save $50 with every eligible policy you buy online. Tower. Got a minute? Get a quote. AS CYCLONE GABRIELLE HIT THE EAST COAST, ONE OF THE LAST TWO MAORI GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY WAS RAVAGED BY FLOODWATERS, SEEING 40 STUDENTS EVACUATED. YVONNE TAHANA IS AT HURAKERE GIRLS' COLLEGE WITH THE HOSTEL MANAGER WHO GOT PUPILD OUT IN THE NICK OF TIME. MORENA. THAT IS RIGHT, I AM AT HURAKERE, AND I AM HERE WITH AMELIA. SHE IS THE HOUSE MUM, THE HOSTEL MANAGER WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER AND GOT 48 GIRLS OUT THAT MORNING. YOU WERE CHECKING THE RIVER. YOU ALWAYS CHECK THE RIVER INDUS VALLEY, DON'T YOU? YOU CHECKED IT AT 530 AND IT WAS PRETTY HIGH. FOUR 30 WAS MY FIRST CHECK. I WENT DOWN TO CHECK ON THE BRIDGE AND IT WAS QUITE HIGH. AND YOU CAME BACK AND YOU TALK TO YOUR GIRLS. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE PREPARING THEM TO GO AT THAT POINT. GIVEN WHAT I HAD SEEN, IT WAS QUITE HIGH AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A DECISION TO HAVE AN EVACUATION DRILL AND PREPARE THE GIRLS TO GRAB THEIR BAGS. I SHARED WITH THE GIRLS, THAT THEY WILL BE A POINT THAT WE WILL EVACUATE BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE ON TO IT. LET'S PREPARE. WE BEGAN THAT. CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT THAT. REPAIRING 48 GIRLS. TELL ME HOW YOU ORGANISED THAT AMOUNT OF, I DON'T KNOW, ENERGY. HOW DO YOU ORGANISE THAT? WHAT WAS THE FEELING AT THAT TIME? WE WERE HAVING DINNER AT FIVE, AND I SAID TO THE GIRLS, I PULLED OUT THE WHITEBOARD AND I WROTE DOWN WHAT GOES ON A GRAB BAG. I EXPLAINED WHAT EVACUATION WOULD BE LIKE. AND I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO THEM. FOR THE MOST OF IT, I SAID TO BE ONTO IT AND STAY FOCUSED. YOU GO DOWN TO THE RIVER THEN, DON'T YOU? USES OTHER CONCERNING THERE. I SAID I HAVE TO DO ONE LAST CHECK BEFORE DARK OUT, WHICH WAS 630. I GO DOWN TO THE RIVER AND IT HAD RISEN TO THE PADDOCKS AGENT TWO HOURS. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING COMING AROUND THE CORNER? AS I WAS COMING AROUND THE BRIDGE, AND I'D KNEW I HAD TO GET OUT. WHAT MAY HAVE COME BEFORE IT AND WHAT MIGHT COME AFTER WAS CONCERNING. YOU TOLD ME BEFORE THAT YOU SAW THAT THE RAIN WAS COMING SO HARD, IT WAS LIKE DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH. YOU GET BACK HERE, YOU GET THE GIRLS ONTO THE BUSES, YOU HAVE THREE OF THEM, AND YOU ARE DRIVING THEM INTO NAPIER INTO A MARAE. TELL ME ABOUT GETTING THEM ONTO THE BUS. SURPRISINGLY, YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW THAT THE EVACUATION FOR US WAS FUN, BUT THE KEY FOR ME WAS LOWERING ANY TRAUMA OR PANIC FOR MY KIDS. THAT THE DRILL I SAID, WE WILL START WITH OUR POTIKI AND YOU WILL WALK PAST ME AND I WERE CROSSING OFF THE LIST. AMELIA ACTUALLY LOCKED EYES WITH THEM AND GOT THEM ON THE BUS. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE REBUILD HERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT. IT BURNT DOWN A LONG TIME AGO, AND THEN THERE WAS THE NAPIER EARTHQUAKE. THEY REBUILT AND THEY SENT KIDS TO AUCKLAND. THEY ARE GOING TO REBUILD AGAIN, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THEY COULD BE A LONG-TERM PROCESS. DEFINITELY. WE ARE LOCATED IN A FLOODING ZONE. THAT COMMITMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE TO REBUILD HURAKERE, AND WE ARE FAST TRACKING THAT PROCESS. WE HOPE TO HAVE OUR WERE GIRLS RETURN TO A TEMPORARY SPACE. YOU LOVE THIS PLACE? ABSOLUTELY. A HUGE TRAGEDY TO SEE HOW HURAKERE STANDS CURRENTLY. HURAKERE WILL STAND AGAIN. WE WILL FLY HER VERY HIGH WITH PRIDE AND A TEMPORARY SPACE, LOOKING TOWARDS OUR REBUILD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WAS A REALLY QUICKLY, YOU CAN'T SEE BEHIND US, BUT WE HAD TO PICK AMELIA UP THIS MORNING BECAUSE HER CAR IS IN THE SILT. IT IS DUG INTO THE MUD. SHE WILL NOT TELL YOU THAT, BUT SHE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN. SHE GOT THOSE 48 GIRLS OUT INTO TRIPS, AND WE WILL HAVE MORE FOR YOU ON THAT ON TE KARERE. THANK YOU, YVONNE. E HAERE AKE NEI, STILL TO COME ON BREAKFAST ` POLYFEST MAKES A COLOURFUL RETURN AFTER YEARS OF DISRUPTION. TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE SET TO DESCEND ON MANUKAU TO SHOWCASE NEW ZEALAND'S DIVERSE CULTURES. WE'RE LIVE THERE NEXT. # TAKE ON ANY KIND OF WEATHER, YOU AND ME TOGETHER, IT'S BEEN A TOUGH FEW YEARS FOR BUSINESS EVERYWHERE, BUT OUR CITY CENTRES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD HIT. WE'VE PARTNERED 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND TO GET YOU OFF THE COUCH TO REDISCOVER THE JOYS OF CENTRAL AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. TODAY WE'RE WITH PRESENTER BEN HURLEY WHO IS IN WELLINGTON, A SMALL CITY WITH A BIG CULTURAL LIFE AND GREAT FOOD. MORENA. THAT IS RIGHT. WE ARE IN WELLINGTON CBD, AND WHEN YOU THINK OF WELLINGTON, I THINK OF COFFEE. IT IS THE MOST CAFFEINATED CITY IN THE WORLD. WE ARE AT OUR ICONIC CAFE IN THE CITY. IT IS CALLED SWIMSUIT. WILL BE THE OWNER. HE IS A COFFEE LEGEND. HIS NAME IS TATE. YOU ARE BUSY MAKING SOMETHING RIGHT THERE. WHAT IS IT WITH WELLINGTON AND COFFEE? I THINK IT IS JUST THE DEEP BACKGROUND WE HAVE. SOME OF THE HEAD COFFEE ROASTERS HAVE COME FROM HAVE VARNER AND SUPREME AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT IS BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE. IT HAS JUST GROWN AND GROWN TO BECOME QUITE A COOL FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN ALL OF THE CAFE'S. THIS IS YOUR JOINT. HOW MANY COPIES WOULD YOU DO A DAY HERE? PROBABLY DOING THE 500 A DAY. IT GETS PRETTY DECENT AND INTENSE AT POINTS. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT... IT IS NOT A CRUISE THE DAY. YOU SMACK UP THE COPIES AND KEEP IT GOING. AND DO PEOPLE GET MORE AND MORE TENSE AS THE DAY GOES ALONG BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CAFFEINE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THEIR VEINS? IT IS INTERESTING. YOU DO GET SOME PEOPLE THAT COVER MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME DRINKERS OUT THERE THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY DO IT TO BE HONEST. I COULD ONLY MANAGE ONE OR TWO. THESE GUYS COME IN FOR THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE EVEN. YOU HAVE TO GO LIKE, MATE, I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. MAYBE GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE ARE SO MANY CAFE'S HERE. IT IS TOTALLY BUSTLING AND VIBRANT. SOME PLACES IN THE WORLD, YOU MIGHT DO A PUB CRAWL. PEOPLE DO A CAFE CRAWL IN WELLINGTON. YOU DO SEE IT HAPPENING. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME WITH LITTLE JUDGING SHEETS. THEY COME THROUGH AND TAKE AWAY, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL THERE AND THE MILK IS NICE AND STEAMED IN ALL OF THAT. PEOPLE DO GET REALLY INTO IT. IT IS QUITE COOL TO SEE. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT CALL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT. THIS IS A BIT OF A QUESTION FOR COFFEE CONNOISSEURS. WHEN YOU GET YOUR BEANS WRONG? WE GET THEM LOCALLY ROASTED FROM PEOPLE COFFEE. IT IS VERY NICE ORGANIC GOOD COFFEE. WE HAVE BEEN USING THEM FOR YEARS. WE HAVE QUITE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. WE REALLY LIKE WHAT THEY DO AND THEY LIKE WHAT WE DO. IT IS A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. FANTASTIC. HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ` AS A PERSON WHO OWNS` YOU HAVE A FEW CAFE'S AROUND TOWN. WE HAVE THREE. THERE IS ONE FURTHER DOWN IN THE CBD. HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ` WHAT DO YOU ORDER? I JUST DRINK A FLAT WHITE. IT IS A BIT OF A NO-NO IF YOU WANT TO TASTE THE REAL PROFILE OF A COFFEE. A LONG BLACK AS A WAY TO GO. BUT I ENJOY FLAT WHITE. IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE WELLINGTON COPY SAME, YOU JUST GO TO THIS WEBSITE. YOU CAN BE INTO WHEN ONE OF THREE TRIPS TO 1 OF THOSE CITIES. TAIT, ONE LAST QUESTION, WHY IS THIS PLACE CALLED SWIMSUIT? A LIVE BY THE BEACH I WANTED TO BRING A BIT OF THE BEAST OF THE CITY. OKAY. IT IS SIMPLE AS THAT. THANK YOU, BEN. TRAFFIC IS BUILDING ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTOWAY AFTER A TRUCK FIRE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING. TESSA PARKER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST, TESSA? KIA ORA. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE TRUCK FIRE HAS NOW BEEN EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE STILL WORKING TO CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS. THE TRUCK WAS CARRYING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GAS CANISTERS, WHICH EXPLODED ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES, AND EVEN INTO SOME BUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SCHOOL THIS COURSE QUITE A LOUD BANG. WE CAUGHT UP WITH A LOCAL EARLIER. ABOUT 3 AM, I WOKE UP TO A LOUD BANG. I WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND SAID, WHAT IS GOING ON? WE THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE A REALLY LOUD CONCERT. WE WENT OUT ONTO THE TERRACE, AND WE SAW EVERYTHING JUST EXPLODING AND JUST FIREBOMBS AND JUST THE LOUDEST NOISES. IT WAS JUST CRAZY. SOME OF THE LOCALS ON HARBOURSIDE DRIVE WERE EVACUATED. ABOUT 15 PEOPLE. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME. HOWEVER THE NORTHBOUND LANES ARE STILL CLOSED AS EMERGENCY SERVICES WORK TO CLEAN UP. THERE ARE DIVERSIONS IN PLACE, BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION IN THIS AREA. IT IS TAKING A LONG TIME FOR CARS TO MOVE JUST A FEW HUNDRED METRES, AND THERE ARE QUEUES OF CARS STRETCHING FOR KILOMETRES. THE ADVICE IS TO AVOID TRAVEL IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU, TESSA. A PERSON HAS BEEN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER CRASHING ON A BRIDGE NEAR OTOROHANGA. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE ADVISED JUST AFTER 7AM OF THE INCIDENT ON OURUWHERO ROAD. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IS IN PLACE, AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA. AFTER THREE DECADES OF ADVOCATING, ONE DOCTOR SAYS THE CRY FROM THE HEALTH SECTOR IS THE SAME ` THEY NEED MORE INVESTMENT IN TRAINING UP GPs. RECENT STAFFING SHORTAGES HAVE LEFT PEOPLE IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY IN KAITAIA WITHOUT A DOCTOR. GP AND CHAIR OF GEN PRO DR TIM MALLOY SAYS IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF VULERNABLE COMMUNITIES PAYING THE PRICE OF LIMITED STAFFING CAPACITY. PROVIDERS ARE HAVING TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL DECISIONS AROUND WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT SERVE, IN TERMS OF THEIR STAFFING CAPACITY. SO THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE RIGHT ON THE PRECIPICE, AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE UNLESS SOME REALLY FAST ACTION IS ACHIEVED SHORTLY. THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GPs ESTIMATES MORE GPS WOULD SAVE THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GPs ESTIMATES MORE GPs WOULD SAVE THE ECONOMY ALMOST $140 MILLION IN HEALTH SAVINGS A YEAR. AS NEW ZEALAND'S SPACE SECTOR EXPANDS, THERE'S A PUSH TO GET MORE WOMEN INVOLVED. TODAY, ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, A SPACE CLUB HAS LAUNCHED, ENCOURAGING HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. AEROSPACE ENGINEER KATE BREACH SAYS DIVERSITY IN THE SECTOR IS IMPORTANT. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST OUT THERE, WE KNOW THAT THE NEW ZEALAND SPACE SECTOR IS REALLY EXPANDING, AND WE REALLY NEED TO SEE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN NEW ZEALAND, BECAUSE DIVERSITY DRIVES INNOVATION AND THE SPACE SECTOR NEEDS INNOVATION. CURRENTLY, WOMEN MAKE UP LESS THAN 20% OF THE SPACE WORKFORCE. TWO U.S. CITIZENS HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD IN MEXICO, ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE PAIR WERE TWO OF FOUR AMERICANS WHO WERE KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT NEAR THE BORDER WITH TEXAS LAST WEEK. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE GROUP HAD TRAVELLED TO MEXICO FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE. ONE OF THE TWO SURVIVORS HAS ALSO BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. TO SPORT, AND A BIG BLOW FOR THE HURRICANES, WITH CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA SLAPPED WITH A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION FOLLOWING HIS CONTROVERSIAL THROAT SLITTING GESTURE AGAINST THE REBELS. THE INCIDENT, COMBINED WITH A YELLOW CARD, ENOUGH TO MERIT THE WEEK-LONG BAN, ACCORDING TO A FOUL PLAY COMMITTEE. IT MEANS HE'LL MISS THE CANES' MATCH AGAINST THE BLUES IN WELLINGTON. THE BLACKCAPS ARE FEELING REFRESHED AS THEY RETURN FOR THEIR NEXT TEST SERIES AGAINST SRI LANKA. THE TEAM IS STILL RIDING THE HIGH FROM THE NAIL-BITING VICTORY OVER ENGLAND, BUT CAPTAIN TIM SOUTHEE KNOWS THEY HAVE TO PUT THAT BEHIND THEM. IT'S ABOUT US, AND JUST PLAYING WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US, AND IT'S A DIFFERENT SURFACE, DIFFERENT OPPOSITION, SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO EMBRACE, AND LOOKING TO` AGAIN, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND SHOW WHAT WE'VE GOT. THE SERIES BEGINS AT HAGLEY OVAL TOMORROW. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. (LAID-BACK MUSIC) LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HOW THE WEATHER IS SHAPING UP YOUR PLACE TODAY. STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. 23 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. 24 FOR HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. LANHAM, 27 DEGREES AND SUNNY. * BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. 26 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. 26 DEGREES FOR INVERCARGILL AS WELL. CHEERS, CHRIS. WELL, IT WAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN YESTERDAY ` ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST POPSTARS WAS IN AUCKLAND FOR HIS ONE AND ONLY NEW ZEALAND SHOW. IT SAW FEATHER BOAS ACROSS THE CITY SELL OUT, AND LINES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR EAGER FANS HOPING TO GET AN UP-CLOSE VIEW OF HARRY STYLES. SO WE WANTED A FULL-BLOWN REVIEW OF THE MT SMART GIG ` LUCKILY BREAKFAST'S RESIDENT GEN Z PRODUCER LUCY BENDELL WAS THERE AND SHE JOINS US ON THE COUCH NOW. I HAVE A MAD FOMO. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. IT WAS FABULOUS. HE WAS ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING. HE WAS REALLY INTERACTIVE WITH THE AUDIENCE AS WELL. HE WAS READING SIGNPOSTS AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. HE WAS SMILING AND DANCING AWAY. IT WASN'T JUST LIKE A PERFORMANCE. HE WAS NOT JUSTINIAN. HE WAS SUPER ENGAGING. ONE OF OUR OLD PRODUCERS WAS THERE WITH A FRIEND OF HERS WHO HAD RECENTLY GONE THROUGH A BREAKUP, AND SHE HAD A SIGN THAT SAID BESTIE GOING THROUGH A BREAKUP. HE SAW THE SIGN STARTED INTERACTING WITH HER. HE DID. IT WASN'T JUST A SHORT CONVERSATION. IT WAS ASKING ABOUT NAMES AND HOW LONG THEY WERE TOGETHER IN WHAT HE DID WRONG. I FEEL BAD FOR ALL OF THE MICHAELS OUT THERE. IT WAS LIKE, DON'T BE LIKE MICHAEL. AND 40,000 FANS SCREAMING, DON'T BE LIKE MICHAEL. I AM NOT REALLY A HARRY FAN, BUT I'M TOTALLY INTO A GOOD CONCERT. THE ENERGY WAS APPARENTLY AMAZING. AND WHEN HE STARTED SINGING THE MAORI SONG. HE WAS REALLY GREAT. ANITA STARTED SINGING. I THINK WE HAVE A CLIP. (ALL SING) AMAZING. HE REALLY LIT UP THE STADIUM. PEOPLE WERE FROM THROWING FLAGS AT HIM. HE WAS RUNNING UP AND DOWN. AND THEN IT WAS THE PRIDE FLAG. HE KNOWS HOW TO ENGAGE AN AUDIENCE. THE BIG QUESTION WAS A SEAGOING DEVELOPER CENSUS FORM. IT WAS NOT JUST HARRY STYLES DAY. IT WAS CENSUS DAY. HE DID ASK IF EVERYONE HAD FILLED OUT THEIR FORMS. EVERYONE CAN'T HAVE REPLIED, YES. HE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAUSE THE SHAFT THEY HAD NOT. HE DID ADMIT THAT HE HAD DONE THE CENSUS FORM. THE QUESTION WE HAVE ALL BEEN WONDERING. BEST CONCERT EVER? I WOULD SAY SO. IT WAS FABULOUS. HE DID SAY HE WAS GOING TO BE RETURNING. HARRY FANS, WE HAVE GOT THAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. LOVE IT. WE'LL BE ONE DIRECTION FAN BACK IN THE DAY? I WASN'T. IT WAS DEFINITELY LIKE MY GENERATION. THEY WERE LOVING ONE DIRECTION, BUT I NEVER GOT BEHIND IT. AND HERE YOU ARE. FRONT AND CENTRE. NOW I AM HARRY'S NUMBER ONE FAN. THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A LITTLE CLIP OF IT AS WELL. I AM HAVING FOMO. I WISH I WAS THERE. THERE'LL BE A FEW NERVOUS SECONDARY STUDENTS AROUND AOTEAROA THIS MORNING. 181 GROUPS FROM 55 SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT TO COMPETE IN THE HUGE CULTURAL FESTIVAL THAT IS POLYFEST. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF DISRUPTION, MOSTLY DUE TO COVID-RELATED ISSUES, POLYFEST IS CELEBRATING ITS RETURN WITH A THEME OF MANA MOTUHAKE ` CREATING ONE'S OWN DESTINY. WITH US NOW FROM POLYFEST IN MANUKAU IS EVENT DIRECTOR SEIULI TERRI LEO-MAUU AND MCAULEY COLLEGE STUDENT EDEN INELEO. GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH. NICE TO BE BACK. IT MUST BE SO NICE TO BE BACK. YOU MUST BE REALLY THRILLED TO FINALLY BE IN PERSON AND HAVE CROWDS COMING ALONG THIS YEAR. WE ARE SO HUMBLED. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE WEATHER AS WELL. JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STAGE AGAIN. YOU HAVE GOT 55 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TAKING PART. AND YOU HAVE GOT SOME PERFORMERS THERE WITH YOU THIS MORNING. EDEN, WHICH GROUP, AND WE ARE YOU PERFORMING? THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE PERFORMING AT THE TOKELAU POLYFEST. WHEN YOU HIT THE STAGE? WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? WHEN YOU HAVE THE STAGE. THURSDAY AT 10 AM. YOU HAVE SOME REHEARSALS YOU CAN SQUEEZE IN. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU EXPECTING IN THE CROWD? I GUESS WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE RESETTING AND REBUILDING THIS YEAR. HOPEFULLY IF WE GET TO 50,000 OR 60,000 PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS, THAT WILL BE AWESOME. BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE CAPTURING SOME AWESOME PEOPLE THAT WILL BE WATCHING US FROM HOME. OH MY GOD. 60,000. THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. LAST YEAR WAS ONLINE. A FEW PEOPLE WILL BE THINKING, I DID THAT LAST YEAR, AND THAT SUITS ME. THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE IN PERSON SUPPORTING EVERYONE. THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR. THERE IS A NOTE THAT KAPA HAKA IS LATER IN THE YEAR. WHY IS THAT? IN RESPECT TO MATATINI, WE WANTED OUR MAORI COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO BOTH. IT WILL BE IN APRIL. IT HAS JUST BEEN BOMBED OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE EFFECT ON SCHOOLING AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE IMPACT OF THE CYCLONE. HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED YOUR PERFORMERS? WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEY HAVE HAD LESS TIME TO PREPARE. BUT LESS TIME DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS AND MINDS AND SOUL OF THESE LOVELY YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY ARE ALREADY TO TAKE TO THE STAGE AND REPRESENT THEIR CULTURE AND FAMILIES. YOU HAVE GOT A DIVERSITY STAGE, AND I SEE THERE IS QUITE A LONG LIST OF DIFFERENT GROUPS REPRESENTED THERE. IT IS GETTING MORE DIVERSE? THE MAIN THING OF OUR DIVERSITY STAGE AS WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSE CULTURES OF AUCKLAND. BUT WHAT IS REALLY COOL IS THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST TURKISH GROUP COMING THROUGH THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A GUEST PERFORMANCE COMING FROM AUSTRALIA WITH ABORIGINE GROUPS. WE HAVE OTHER GROUPS TAKING TO THE STAGE FROM OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS WELL. IT IS REALLY COOL. I DO KNOW YOU ARE INCLUDING AN ABORIGINAL GROUP AS WELL. THAT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE CULTURE OF THE LIVER NEW ZEALAND BUT ALSO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AS WELL. WE HAVE GOT TO CELEBRATE HOW BLENDED OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM` A LOT OF THEM 1/2 CAST ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES. THERE IS SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE HERE. YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR OF THIS. IT MUST BE A HUGE TASK TO ORGANISE THIS. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST? I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ICE CREAM. JUST KIDDING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STAGE AND KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE HERE ALLOWS THEM TO BE JUST WHO THEY ARE TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN COME DOWN AND HAVE SOME ICE CREAM AND PINEAPPLE WITH US AS WELL. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK. I HOPE IT IS ICE CREAM AND A PINEAPPLE. THAT IS WHERE I WILL BE EATING ICE CREAM. FOR SURE. ALL THE BEST FOR THIS WEEKEND. EVEN, YOU TOO. GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR PERFORMERS TOMORROW. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE EVERYTHING HAPPENING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE PERFORMERS. I HOPE IT GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING IT BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR THE PUBLIC AGAIN. AWESOME. THANK YOU. COMING UP ` IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN NEW ZEALAND. ARE YOU DUE FOR A CHECK FOR GLAUCOMA? STAY WITH US. # BROWN EYED GIRL. VOICEOVER: One minute the remote's not working. The next, it is. (METAL CLANG) (MACHINE BOOTING UP) Rodney! Luckily there's Tower, winner of Canstar's car insurer of the year and outstanding value car insurance for two years running. (LAUGHS) We will laugh about this later. So switch to Tower online today. (BEEP) (CLUNK) Tower. Got a minute? Get a quote. # I CAN SEE THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FROM THE CAMERA. YOU WILL HAVE SOME WINS AND SELL WESTERLIES IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU'RE ON TRACK FOR A HIGHER 23 DEGREES. WELLINGTON, A BIT SHAKY ON THE WEATHER CAM. FIND AT FIRST, BUT A BIT OF CLOUD INCREASING. SOME SHOWERS IN THE HUTT VALLEY. NORTHERLIES STRONG FROM THE AFTERNOON. YOU HAVE A HIGH OF 21 DEGREES. # I CAN SEE THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. GLAUCOMA IS KNOW AS 'THE THIEF YOU DON'T SEE', ROBBING KIWIS OF THE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND THINGS THEY LOVE. THE EYE DISEASE IS OUR LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS, AFFECTING ABOUT 200,000 KIWIS. BUT HALF MAY NOT EVEN REALISE THEY'VE GOT IT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. SO FOR MORE ON WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO TEST AND RESEARCH, WE'RE JOINED BY PROFESSOR HELEN DANESH-MEYER, GLAUCOMA NEW ZEALAND'S CHAIRWOMAN. MORENA! GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 200,000 NEW ZEALANDERS. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. GLAUCOMA IS A LARGE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, THE NUMBERS. IT IS A VERY COMMON I DISEASE, AND IT BECOMES MORE COMMON AS WE GET OLDER. SECONDLY, THE VISION LOSS IS IRREVERSIBLE. ONCE YOU LOSE VISION, EVEN WITH TREATMENT, YOU CANNOT GET THAT BACK. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE VISION LOSS IS PREVENTABLE. IF YOU CATCH IT EARLY, YOU CAN PREVENT THE BLINDNESS. BUT IF YOU DO NOT CATCH IT EARLY ENOUGH, YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GO COMPLETELY BLIND. YES, THE MOST COMMON REASON PEOPLE GO BLIND FROM GLAUCOMA AS THEY DIAGNOSED QUITE LATE. THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THEY HAVE IT? YOU MENTIONED IT WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED. IT IS THE SILENCED THIEF OF SITE. THERE ARE NO SIBLINGS UNTIL REALLY LATE IN THE PIECE. AT THAT STAGE, YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST A LOT OF YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION. YOU CAN CONTAIN AND HAVE 66 VISION OR 2020 VISION, LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD, BUT IF YOU'RE URGENT HAS BECOME SO CONSTRICTED THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD A PATIENT JUST THE OTHER DAY, A 50-YEAR-OLD GENTLEMAN WHO WENT TO AS OPTOMETRIST AND WAS PICKED UP TO HAVE GLAUCOMA. ALTHOUGH HE COULD READ TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART, THE VISION HAS CONSTRICTED SO MUCH THAT HE LOST HIS LICENSE. WOW. YOU HAVE BROUGHT IN A LITTLE MODEL. I HAVE TO JUST EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS. THIS IS THE ISLET LOOKING FROM THE SIDE. THIS IS A FRONT AND THIS IS THE BACK. THE OPTIC NERVE IS AN OVERSIGHT AT THE BACK OF VI, AND IT CONNECTS THE EYE TO THE BRAIN. THIS IS WHAT IS DAMAGED IN GLAUCOMA. WHEN THE FLUID IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY MEANS THAN NERVE FIBRES DIE. THAT IS WHAT CAUSES THE BLINDNESS. I'M SO SORRY. I WILL ASK YOU TO MOVE YOUR HAIR A BIT. I WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND IT BECOMES THE DRAINAGE. ESSENTIALLY GLAUCOMA IS A PLUMBING PROBLEM. THERE IS A MICROSCOPIC DRAINAGE AT THE FRONT OF THE EYE THAT DRAINS THE FLUID OUT OF THE EYE, AND IN GLAUCOMA, THAT DRAIN IS BLOCKED. AS A SURGEON, I AM ESSENTIALLY A MICROSCOPIC PLUMBER. OUR JOB IS TO HELP IMPROVE THE DRAINING AT THE FRONT OF VI. LET'S TALK ABOUT PREVENTION. WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE BE LOOKING OUT FOR SO THEY DO NOT GET INTO A POSITION WHERE THEY ARE TOO FAR DOWN THE TRACK TO STOP THE BLINDNESS FROM OCCURRING. GLAUCOMA NEW ZEALAND HAS RECOMMENDED THAT EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF 40 GO ALONG TO THEIR OPTOMETRIST FOR AN ASSESSMENT. THEIR OPTOMETRIST WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IF THEY ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING BLINDNESS FROM GLAUCOMA AND THEY WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THEY NEED TREATMENT OR IF THEY ARE FINE. AFTER 40, GET A TEST ONCE, AND IF YOU ARE FINE THE FIRST TIME, EVERY FIVE YEARS. THAT IS RIGHT. BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHER RISK. IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF GLAUCOMA, IF YOU ARE SHORTSIGHTED, IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF MIGRAINES, BOTH PUT YOU AT HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING GLAUCOMA. THEY MAY ADVISE YOU TO COME ALONG A BIT MORE FREQUENTLY. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WENT YOUR COMMENTARIES AND THEY SAID, ACTUALLY, THIS IS LOOKING A LITTLE DICEY. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO PREVENT THE BLINDNESS? THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS, RANGING FROM SIMPLE EYEDROPS TO SOME LASER PROCEDURES TO ACTUAL SURGERY AND NOW THERE ARE NEW MICRO SURGERIES AS WELL. THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF TREATMENTS, BUT THE KEY IS TO START THE TREATMENT EARLY. I GUESS THAT IS THE POINT. IT IS THE SILENT THIEF, AND PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT THEIR SITE. THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. SITE IS CONSIDERED THE MOST PRECIOUS OF ALL SENSES, THAT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE. THAT IS WHAT THIS MONTH IS ALL ABOUT. IT IS. PLEASE VISIT THE GLAUCOMA NEW ZEALAND WEBSITE, WHICH WILL HAVE MUCH MORE INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET YOUR ASSESSMENTS DONE. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHTS AND A VERY TIMELY REMINDER THAT IF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 40, GO GET A TEST. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON WITH US. BACK IN A MOMENT WITH YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. WE WILL SEE YOU SHORTLY. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS 830. A FIRE ON AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY HAS CAUSED MAJOR TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS THIS MORNING. TESSA PARKER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST, TESSA? MOTORISTS ARE BEING URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL IN SOUTH AUCKLAND THIS MORNING. THAT IS BECAUSE BEHIND ME, THE NORTHBOUND LANES ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE BETWEEN PAPKURA AND TAKANINI OUR CLOSE. THERE ARE DIVERSIONS IN PLACE BUT IT IS TAKING MOTORISTS AT LEAST TWO HOURS TO TRAVEL JUST A FEW KILOMETRES. I CAUGHT UP WITH A FEW PEOPLE EARLIER WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. HERE IS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. I WAS TRAVELLING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND IT WAS THIS TOWN STILL FORMS AN HOUR. I WAS SO TIRED OF IT, WHEN IT SLOWLY STARTED TO MOVE EVEN JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES, I PARKED MY CAR AT MCDONALD'S AND I WALKED HOME. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING IN TRAFFIC FOR? ABOUT TWO HOURS NOW. I FEEL LIKE TURNING AROUND AND GOING BACK HOME. FIRE AND EMERGENCY SAY THAT THEY ARE REGULARLY CHECKING STATE HIGHWAY 1 TO SEE IF IT IS SAFE TO OPEN. WE HAVE SEEN A FEW SWEEP TRUCKS AND WHAT NOT GO THROUGH, SO FINGERS CROSSED THAT CLEARS FOR THOSE TRAVELLING TODAY. THANK YOU. THE NATIONAL PARTY DEPUTY LEADER SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DISCIPLINE FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK IT'S COMMISSIONING. NATIONAL BELIEVES IT COULD SAVE AS MUCH AS $400M ON CONSULTANCY FEES IF ELECTED. WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE MINISTERS TO REPORT QUARTERLY ON HOW MUCH CONSULTANCY SPENDING THEY ARE DOING. WE HAVE SAID TO THEM, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WANT TO STOP. THAT IS NOT ON. THE SECOND THING IS STOP COMMISSIONING WORK ON PROJECTS THAT NEW ZEALANDERS DON'T WANT. EVENTS ARE BEING HELD ACROSS AOTEAROA TODAY TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. MINISTER FOR WOMEN JAN TINETTI SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S MADE GREAT PROGRESS, IN PARTICULAR, EQUAL REPRESENTATION AROUND THE CAUCUS TABLE HAS LED TO MORE WOMEN-CENTRIC LEGISLATION. SUCH AS THE AMENDMENT TO THE EQUAL PAY ACT. THE DIFFERENCE THAT THAT HAS MADE ` WE'VE HAD 10 SETTLEMENTS SINCE THAT TIME. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MISCARRIAGES BILL ` THE LEAVE FOR MISCARRIAGES ` THOSE ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO WOMEN. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN A WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN ` THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE. THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TINETTI IS SPEAKING AT A WOMEN'S EVENT AT PARLIAMENT THIS MORNING. ENDANGERED BIG CATS AT A NORTHLAND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY MAY NO LONGER HAVE A HOME. KAMO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, HOME TO 15 BIG CATS, INCLUDING TIGERS, LIONS AND A LEOPARD, HAS GONE INTO INVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARK SAYS THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE CATS' WELFARE IS UNAFFECTED, AND SHE'S "NOT DEFEATED" YET. SHE SAYS NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE LIQUIDATOR AND THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS THEY WILL FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE AFTER A VIDEO SURFACED APPEARING TO SHOW AN UNARMED UKRAINIAN SOLDIER BEING KILLED. THE CLIP CIRCULATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHOWING WHAT'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE A UKRAINIAN PRISONER OF WAR. UKRAINE'S CHIEF PROSECUTOR HAS ALREADY LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE VIDEO. INTENSE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE CONTINUES IN THE EASTERN CITY OF BAHKMUT, WHERE RUSSIAN FORCES HAVE MADE SMALL GAINS. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY SAYS HE'S ORDERED THE REINFOREMENT OF POSITIONS IN THE CITY, AND HE DOESN'T WANT ANY MORE CIVILIANS KILLED. TO SPORT, AND HURRICANES CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA WILL BE RUNNING ON THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND AFTER BEING HANDED A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION AFTER HIS THROAT-SLITTING GESTURE TOWARDS REBELS HALFBACK RYAN LOUWRENS. SANZAAR MADE THE DECISION LATE LAST NIGHT, MEANING SAVEA WILL MISS THE 'CANES CLASH WITH THE BLUES THIS WEEKEND. THE PUNISHMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A COMBINATION OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL GESTURE AND THE YELLOW CARD HE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE MATCH. THE FLEET OF THE 'OCEAN RACE' IS SOUTH WEST OF AUSTRALIA AS IT CONTINUES ITS TREK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. SWITZERLAND'S TEAM HOLCIM HOLDS A COMFORTABLE LEAD ON LEG THREE. THERE'S NO STOP-OVER IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT IT WILL PASS BETWEEN STEWART ISLAND AND AUCKLAND ISLAND BEFORE HEADING ON TO BRAZIL. THE 12,750 NAUTICAL MILE LEG IS THE LONGEST IN THE 50-YEAR HISTORY OF THE RACE AND IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A GRUELLING MONTH TO COMPLETE. HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS MARKET UPDATE FOR THE MORNING. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH A WARNING FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. WESTLAND IS UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A LOVELY FINE DAY FOR AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. OTHERS WILL SEE CLOUD THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 23DEGREES IN AUCKLAND. 25 THE HIGH FOR RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` IT'S LOOKING GREAT THROUGH HERE. LOVELY CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 22 THE HIGH FOR TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` SIMILAR HERE. NICE AND FINE FOR ALL OF YOU. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 23 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY THROUGH HERE. LEVIN AND WELLINGTON, YOU MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY. 21 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A WET DAY FOR THE WEST. YOU'LL SEE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. NELSON TO KAIKOURA, FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. HEADING SOUTH ` A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY. YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN. CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON, 26. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAIN THIS MORNING FOR MILFORD SOUND ACROSS TO DUNEDIN. OTHERS WILL HAVE A LOVELY FINE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR GORE. THANK YOU, CHRIS. I HAVE A GREAT STORY TO TELL YOU, BECAUSE ANNA, DO YOU REMEMBER INTERVIEWING JANA MARSH FROM HAWKE'S BAY. SHE HAD LOST HER HORSE, AND THEY FOUND THE HORSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROUNDABOUT. THE GOAT FLOAT ON THE BOAT? THE GOAT FLOAT ON THE BOAT. AND THE OTHER HORSE THAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS, WHICH IS THE GOAT FLOAT ON THE BOAT. SHE MESSAGED ME LAST NIGHT THAT AN ILLUSTRATOR IN HAWKE'S BAY HAS DONE AN ILLUSTRATION OF PRECIOUS, THE GOAT, AFLOAT ON A BOAT. I WANT TO BRING THOSE TO YOU AND SHOW THEM TO YOU. HAVE A LOOK AT THESE. WOW. THIS IS HER INTERPRETATION OF PRECIOUS, AND JANA THINKS THERE'S A KIDS BOOK IN HERE SOMEWHERE. THAT'S QUITE A GOOD RENDERING OF A GOAT FACE. SHE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB. SHE AS SELLING THESE PRINTS AND RAISING MONEY FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED IN HAWKE'S BAY. IT IS A GOOD START TO THE BOOK. JUST CONFIRMING, THE OTHER HORSE ARE STILL MISSING? THANKS, CHRIS. SPEAKING OF GOOD NEWS, HOPEFULLY THE GREY CAPS. GREY CAPS? WE ARE THERE OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS HERE ON BREAKFAST. THEY ARE PLAYING AUSTRALIA TOMORROW. WE HAVE HAD A WHEN AGAINST THE ZIMBABWE. WE WILL HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH THEM TOMORROW. AS THE OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS CLUB, WE WILL BE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE NEED SOME MERCH. OVER 50S MERCH. IF YOU CAN GET AN EARLY, GET IN FIRST, WE CAN SAY THAT WE WERE THERE WHEN THEY WON. WE ARE DAY ONEERS. COMING UP ` HOW WOULD YOU FEEL EARNING 25% LESS THAN YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR THE SAME WORK? WELL, THAT MIGHT BE YOUR REALITY. GIVE THEM THE SIDE EYE, JENNY MAY. THE FIGURES THAT SHOW THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO WITH OUR GENDER PAY GAP. YEAH. COFFEE IS ON YOU, BOYS. # NO DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, DON'T NEED TO SAVE ME. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS 8:44. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AROUND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. DAWN SAYS THAT SHE ALWAYS CELEBRATES WITH A TEA. THAT IS WHERE SHE WILL BE, CELEBRATING WOMEN. KAREN SAYS THAT SHE HAS STARTED WORKING WITH A NEW TEAM OF WOMAN. BRA JOKES, SHE HAS MISSED THEM. WE MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST COUNTRY TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE GENDER AND ETHNIC PAY GAP, WE'RE WELL BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD. FOR EVERY DOLLAR A PAKEHA MAN EARNS, A PASIFIKA WOMAN EARNS 75c. LET THAT SINK IN. HOW DO WE CHANGE THIS? DELWYN STUART FROM MIND THE GAP JOINS US NOW. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION FOR A LONG TIME. ARE YOU SICK OF YELLING THIS FROM THE ROOFTOPS? THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES, AND YES, IT IS YET ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, BUT NOT WANT TO CELEBRATE. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PAY GAP? THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN THAT MADE THE GAP LAUNCHED BACK IN OCTOBER 2021, AND THAT WAS AROUND MANDATORY REPORTING ON THOSE PEAK GAPS. WHERE WE AT WITH THAT? WE ARE STILL CAMPAIGNING. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET ACTED. THEY ARE REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE, BUT IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE NEED ACTION NOW. I WOULD ASK YOU FOR THE BENEFITS ARE OF THAT, BUT WE SPOKE WITH THE MINISTER FOR WOMEN EARLIER THIS MORNING, AND WE PUT THE QUESTION TO HER WHETHER ANYTHING IS GOOD TO BE HAPPENING. HER RESPONSE WAS THAT THERE IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON. DOES THAT FILL YOU WITH ANY CONFIDENCE? SOON IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD FOR A LONG TIME. WOULDN'T TODAY BE A GREAT DAY FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT? I WAS GOING TO SAY 2024, BUT THAT IS WAY TOO FAR. LET'S TALK ABOUT BENEFITS OF MANDATORY REPORTING OF THE PAY GAPS. MOST EMPLOYERS DON'T SET OUT TO DISCRIMINATE IN PAY, BUT THEY CAN'T SEE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY DO THE MEASUREMENT. THERE IS HUGE BENEFIT AND DOING THE ANALYSIS, WHICH IS QUITE SIMPLE, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN MEN'S PAY AND WOMEN'S PAY. HOW DO WE FARE IN TERMS OF MANDATORY REPORTING TO OVERSEAS? THIS IS NOT NEW. IT IS SO NOT NEW. WE ARE AT LEAST A DECADE BEHIND THE COUNTRIES WE LIKE TO COMPARE OUR SELVES TO. JUST THE OTHER DAY IN AUSTRALIA, WHO ARE 10 YEARS AHEAD OF US, THEY ANNOUNCED THEY ARE DROPPING DOWN TO EMPLOYERS WITH 100 EMPLOYEES OR MORE. AUSTRALIA ONE, AND NEW ZEALAND ZERO. WE HAVE A GRAPHIC, I AM HOPING WE CAN PULL IT UP. FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR A PAKEHA MAN EARNS, A WOMAN EARNS $0.89. IT IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE LIKE TO THINK WE'RE GOOD FROM HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE, BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD. WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION EARLIER ABOUT THE WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND, AND THAT HAS EXACERBATED THE ISSUE, HASN'T IT? IT HAS PUSHED THE PAY GAP OUT EVEN FURTHER. MAORI AND PACIFIC WOMEN HAVE BEEN AFFECTED DISPROPORTIONATELY TO OTHERS. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IN TIMES LIKE THESE, AND WE ARE SEEING MORE OF THEM, THAT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST ON THESE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES, THAT THEY HAVE GOT THE MONEY IN THE WALLETS THAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE. AGAIN, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN GOING SINCE 2021, SO WHAT NOW? WE ARE WORKING ON A RELAUNCH. WE HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO VOLUNTARILY REPORT. WE GETTING GREAT ATTRACTION THERE. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP BEING NOISY. TO KNOW HOW MANY BUSINESSES DO PRINT THEIR AGENDA PAY GAPS? THERE ARE CERTAIN BUSINESSES THAT DO. WE LAUNCHED A PAY GAP REGISTRY, AND WE LAUNCHED WITH 50 BUSINESSES. WE ARE CLOSE TO 100 WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REPORTING. A LOT OF THEM ARE REPORTING JUST GENDER AT THE MOMENT AND NOT MAORI AND PACIFIC. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO BUSINESSES WHO ARE TUNING THIS MORNING? USE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE A POWERFUL IMPACT FOR WOMEN AND THEIR ASPIRATIONS. LOOK AT YOUR PAYROLL. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GAPS ARE. THEY WILL BE THERE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN BUSINESSES, WHEN THEY HAVE GONE OUT WITH THEIR PAY GAPS, THEY ARE NOT PUNISHED FOR IT, THEY ARE CELEBRATED. IT SHOWS THAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY? I THINK OF IT AS MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK. EVERY DAY WE CELEBRATE WHO WE ARE. A SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH YOUNG WOMAN, SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK ABOUT WORKPLACE WITH THE PAY GAP IS. HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO DO THAT WHEN IT IS DISCOURAGED? TO IT WITH MATES. DO IT WITH YOUR TEAM. DO IT THROUGH A UNION MEMBER. TALK TO YOUR MANAGER FIRST OR TALK TO HR IF THAT IS EASIER. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO A REALLY FIERCE, SO I AM CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL STEP UP. HAD A CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS WILL HELP AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH BEEN WITH US THIS MORNING. STAY WITH US. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. # IT'S TIME FOR ME TO TAKE IT, I AM THE BOSS RIGHT NOW. # YOU CAN DREAM ON. OUR CITY CENTRES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD HIT AFTER A TOUGH FEW YEARS FOR BUSINESSES. WE'VE PARTNERED 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND TO HELP YOU RE-DISCOVER THE JOYS OF OUR BIGGEST CITIES. TODAY WE'RE WITH PRESENTER BEN HURLEY WHO IS IN PONEKE, A SMALL CITY WITH A BIG CULTURAL LIFE AND GREAT FOOD. MORENA. LOOK AT THAT! SO GOOD. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT WELLINGTON AND GOOD DAYS, AND I THINK ONLY THREE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT TO ME IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A STUNNER. I HAVE HAD A FANTASTIC MORNING. I MADE A CHOCOLATE CAKE MARSHMALLOW POP THING, I HAVE HAD TOO MUCH CAFFEINE BECAUSE IT IS A COFFEE CITY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL FROM HOW MUCH I AM TWITCHING. ALSO, WELLINGTON HAS ONE OF THE BEST WATERFRONTS IN THE WORLD. LOOK AT THAT! IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. WE HAVE TE PAPA. THEY ARE SETTING UP FOR HOMEGROWN WHICH WILL HAPPEN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. AND THE BEST WAY, IN MY OPINION, TO SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT IS ON ONE OF THESE CONTRAPTIONS HERE. CHRIS: CROCODILE BIKE, YEAH. CAN YOU TELL US HOW THIS THING WORKS? IT WORKS LIKE A NORMAL BIKE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS INSTEAD OF HANDLE BARS, USE A STEERING WHEEL MULTIPLE PEOPLE CAN PADDLE IT ONCE. I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE TWO STEERING WHEELS. ARE THERE ISSUES WITH FAMILIES, CAMPERS CAUSE FRICTION? SOMETIMES YOU GET THE LITTLE ONES WHO ARE FIGHTING ABOUT WHO GETS TO DRIVE, BUT FORTUNATELY YOU ARE ABLE TO TRICK THEM A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE THEM THINK THEY ARE DRIVING WITH A LITTLE STEERING WHEEL HERE. SOME OF THEM DO MOVE AND YOU CAN TELL THEM THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING SO THAT THEY GET ALONG. SO YOU HAVE A FEELING OF CONTROL WITHOUT HAVING ANY. I DETECT A BIT OF AN ACCIDENT, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I AM FROM THE DATE IT STATES. PENNSYLVANIA, SPECIFICALLY. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? ABOUT SIX MONTHS. I AM ON A HOLIDAY VISA AND I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE JOB. WHAT IS IT ABOUT WELLINGTON YOU LIKE SO MUCH? I THINK IT IS HONESTLY, THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO WELCOMING. THE VIEW OF THE WATERFRONT IS INCREDIBLE AND IT IS EASY TO GET AROUND, I THINK. IF YOU'RE COMING FROM A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TRANSPORTATION LIKE A CAR, IT IS EASY TO GET AROUND ON FOOT. I GET AROUND ON FOOT. I DO NOT HAVE A CAR, I JUST WALK EVERYWHERE. SHOULD WE HAVE A HOON? YOU ARE GOING TO PADDLE WITH ME, THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER. I DO HAVE TO PEDAL? YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. THAT THE OTHER GUY DO ALL THE WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS DOING NOTHING. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HEADWIND. DO YOU SEE PEOPLE COMING BACK FROM THE OTHER AND WITH THE TAIL WENT, JUST HOOFING IT? SOMETIMES WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE FLYING ON THESE BIKES. YOU ARE WORKING INSIDE AND YOU SEE A BIG DASH OF GREEN GOING PAST AT THE DOOR, AND IT IS PEOPLE RACING EACH OTHER AND FLYING SUPER FAST BECAUSE THE WIND. HAD TO REDISCOVER YOUR CITY.CO.NZ AND YOU CAN WIN. IT IS A VIBEY PLACE. IS THAT A WORD? THANK YOU, BEN. THAT'S LIKE THE ONE YOU PUT YOUR KIDS AND WHERE THEY PRETEND TO DRIVE. YOU ARE DOING SO WELL. I WOULD NOT WANT BEN AS MY CO-WORKER. HOW ARE YOU COPING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR IF YOU'RE STUCK ON A MOTORWAY? THERE WAS A FIRE EARLIER THIS MORNING. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GAS CATHETERS THAT EXPLODED OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND WENT EVERYWHERE. THAT WAS IN BETWEEN PAPAKURA AND TAKININI. TRAFFIC IS ABSOLUTELY SCREWED BECAUSE OF THAT. THAT IS THE OFFICIAL LINE. THAT'S MOST OF THEM THIS MORNING. TESSA SAID SHE SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN STUCK IN A CAR FOR FOUR HOURS WHEN NORMALLY IT WOULD TAKE HER 20 MINUTES. WHAT DO YOU DO? THE ANSWER IS CROCODILE BIKES. JUST BUSTING IT. CHUCK ON YOUR ROLLERSKATES AND SKATE. THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF THE SHOW. THANK GOODNESS IT IS COMING TO AN END. WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING. HAVE A GREAT DAY. CAPTIONS BY PHOEBE UPTON, JULIE TAYLOR, EMMA BARTOSZEWICZ POOLE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023