THE PRIME MINISTER CALLS IT 'BEYOND FRUSTRATING' ` MICHAEL WOOD QUITS AS A CABINET MINISTER AFTER MORE SHAREHOLDINGS THAT CLASH WITH HIS PORTFOLIOS ARE REVEALED. FORMER POLICE BOSS MIKE BUSH WILL TAKE OVER ORANGA TAMARIKI'S YOUTH FACILITIES AFTER TWO STAFF ARE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. THE FRANTIC EFFORT TO FIND THE TITAN ` FIVE MEN ARE STUCK ON A SUBMERSIBLE WITH LESS THAN 30 HOURS' WORTH OF OXYGEN LEFT. CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER, KATE MCCULLOUGH AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 TENA KOUTOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS UNION IS CALLING OFF ALL STRIKES. THAT'S EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THE PPTA SAYS THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION WHILE IT WORKS THROUGH THE ARBITRATION PROCESS. IT'S THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR ONGOING BATTLE FOR BETTER PAY AND WORK CONDITIONS. WE'RE JOINED NOW BY PERRY WILTON. PERRY, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? GOOD EVENING, GUYS. THE PPTA OR THE SECONDARY TEACHERS UNION HAS OFFICIALLY PULLED THE PLUG ON ALL INDUSTRIAL ACTION. THAT MEANS NO MORE STRIKES. THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING DIFFERENT YEAR LEVELS NOT TO TURN UP TO SCHOOL IN THE ONGOING BID TO GET BETTER PAY AND WORK CONDITIONS, BUT THAT STRATEGY IS NO MORE. THE PPTA SAYING THEY ARE ENTERING AN ARBITRATION PROCESS OF NEGOTIATION AND HAVE ALREADY REJECTED TWO OFFERS. THEY ARE HOPING THIS WILL YIELD DIFFERENT RESULTS. THERE WILL BE A UNION MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, SO THERE WILL BE STILL SOME DISRUPTION TO SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED CONTACTING PARENTS ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE TO DEAL WITH THAT. IMMIGRATION MINISTER MICHAEL WOOD HAS RESIGNED AFTER FAILING TO DISCLOSE EVEN MORE SHARES HE HELD WHICH POSED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT'S THE THIRD MINISTER CHRIS HIPKINS HAS LOST IN AS MANY MONTHS. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS NOW PROPOSED A MASSIVE CLEAN-UP OF HOW CONFLICTS ARE MANAGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOP UP YET ANOTHER MINISTERIAL MESS. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JENNA LYNCH. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. I HAVE ADVISED THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO ACCEPT MICHAEL WOODS' RESIGNATION AS A MINISTER. MICHAEL WOOD WAS AXED AS TRANSPORT MINISTER FOR FAILING TO DECLARE AUCKLAND AIRPORT SHARES. HE SOLEMNLY SWORE THERE WERE NO MORE SHARES TO DECLARE, BUT YESTERDAY, HE OPENED HIS FAMILY TRUST, AND OOPS, SHARES EVERYWHERE. I WAS BOTH ANGRY AND INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED. NOT JUST ANY SHARES ` SHARES IN CHORUS AND SPARK. WOOD GAVE TELECOMS SPECIALISTS A GREEN LIST RESIDENCY TRACK AS IMMIGRATION MINISTER. AND NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK SHARES, THE PARENT COMPANY OF BNZ. HE NEVER DISCLOSED THOSE WHEN CABINET WAS CONSIDERING THE BANKING MARKET STUDY. MICHAEL HAS HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY HIS SHAREHOLDINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY CONFLICTS WERE APPROPRIATELY MANAGED, AND WHEN NECESSARY THAT HE WAS DIVESTING THEM. HE'S HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO DO THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE HAS NOT DONE THAT. MICHAEL WOOD FULL OF REGRET ABOUT THE AIRPORT SHARES LAST WEEK. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I REALLY PROFOUNDLY REGRET. BUT COMING UP EMPTY ON EVERYTHING ELSE. AND TO ONLY LEARN OF THESE YESTERDAY WHEN REPEATEDLY, THROUGH NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, I'VE ASKED HIM IF THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF, AND HE HAS SAID NO, THAT'S BEYOND FRUSTRATING. THIS MORNING, IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS FINAL APPEARANCE BEFORE SELECT COMMITTEE... HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ...HAULED INTO THE PM'S OFFICE FOR THE QUESTION THAT ENDED HIS CAREER. DID YOU ASK HIM TO RESIGN? I INDICATED TO HIM THAT I THOUGHT HIS POSITION WAS UNTENABLE. THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF THE BUS. THIS IS A GOVERNMENT THAT IS FALLING APART. I WISH HIM WELL. I GUESS HE COULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FUTURE AS A STOCKBROKER. WOOD, FULL OF WOE, RELEASED A STATEMENT, SAYING ` WAS MICHAEL WOOD REMORSEFUL WHEN YOU SPOKE WITH HIM? I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT HE'S PRETTY CRUSHED. THE PM SO SICK OF THE SERIES OF STUFF-UPS, HE'S ORDERED A CONFLICT CLEANUP. THE CABINET OFFICE WILL NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE PRIME MINSTER OF ANY CONFLICTS. THERE'LL BE A NEW ESCALATION PROCESS IF MINISTERS REFUSE TO ENGAGE OR FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE CABINET OFFICE; THE PM WILL CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE ANNUAL REVIEWS OF CONFLICTS WITH ALL MINISTERS; EACH MINISTER WILL HAVE ONE PERSON IN THEIR OFFICE NOMINATED TO BE ACROSS THEIR CONFLICTS; AND AT THE START OF EVERY CABINET MEETING, THERE WILL BE A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE. IS THERE A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AMONG THE CABINET MINISTERS? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE. DISTRACTION WITH A CAPITAL 'D', FOUR MONTHS OUT FROM AN ELECTION. THE ELECTION'S GONNA BE A TIGHT AND COMPETITIVE RACE, AND I'M IN IT TO WIN IT. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS LET'S GO TO THE POLLS NOW. I'M READY TO GO. I'LL GO ANY DAY. I'LL GO TOMORROW. HE'S NOT DOING THE JOB, AND I'LL DO THE JOB FOR HIM. THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK TICKS ON ` 115 DAYS. JENNA JOINS US NOW FROM PARLIAMENT. JENNA, THIS IS MESSY. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON THERE? BREAD AND BUTTER IS OFFICIALLY TOAST. HIPKINS MUST FEEL LIKE HE IS ON SOME KIND OF SICK CARNIVAL RIDE BOUNCING FROM SHAMBLES TO DEBACLE AND BACK AGAIN. BAMBOOZLED AS THE REST OF US AS TO WHY MICHAEL WOOD NEVER TOOK THIS SERIOUSLY. HE IS ROUNDLY VIEWED AS A COMPETENT AND DILIGENT MINISTER. HE GOT MORE SHOTS OVER THE BOW THAN IS IMAGINABLE. AT THIS RATE THEY COULD CHANGE BY NEXT WEEK. IT IS CHAOTIC. I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH IT MYSELF BUT BASICALLY THE JOB OF THOSE MINISTERS IS TO NOT SCREW ANYTHING UP. THEY ARE IN CARETAKER ROLES UNTIL ELECTION DAY ` THE DAY THAT HIPKINS MAY BE STARTING TO DREAD. TWO ORANGA TAMARIKI STAFF HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTH FACILITIES FOLLOWING SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS ASKED FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH TO RUN THE FACILITIES AND PERFORM A RAPID REVIEW. POLITICAL REPORTER AMELIA WADE HAS MORE. ORANGA TAMARIKI IS TASKED WITH KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE. IT ADMITS IT'S FAILED TO DO THAT. I AM INCREDIBLY UPSET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING INSIDE ORANGA TAMARIKI. I AM VERY UPSET. IT'S A BREACH OF TRUST. IN EARLY JUNE, THE AGENCY'S LEADERSHIP WAS TOLD ABOUT A STAFFER'S ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AT A CARE AND PROTECTION FACILITY. A SECOND SEPARATE ISSUE WAS RAISED AFTER THE OFFICE OF THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER VISITED A DIFFERENT YOUTH JUSTICE SITE LAST WEEK. TWO INCIDENCES TOO MANY FOR ME. ORANGA TAMARIKI BOSS CHAPPIE TE KANI SAYS SO FAR THEY KNOW FIVE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE TAMARIKI, ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE RESIDENCE, KAIMAHI, ALL OF THE STAFF, ARE SAFE. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW WIDESPREAD THIS COULD BE. WITH THESE TWO STAFF MEMBERS REMOVED, ARE YOUR RESIDENCES SAFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE? WHAT I CAN SAY IS WE HAVE REMOVED THOSE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED THESE OFFENCES FROM THOSE RESIDENCES. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER SAYS SHUT THE RESIDENCES DOWN NOW. WE'RE PUTTING OUR MOST MARGINALISED CHILDREN, REALLY, IN PLACES THAT ARE MORE AKIN TO A PRISON. I'M CONFIDENT THAT CHANGE IS OCCURRING. IT IS A BIG SHIP TO TURN AROUND, ORANGA TAMARIKI. I AM SO ANGRY ON BEHALF OF THESE KIDS. WE CANNOT TAKE THAT HARM BACK. ACT MP KAREN CHHOUR, ONCE A CHILD OF THE STATE HERSELF, ON THE VERGE OF TEARS. WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED APOLOGISING FOR PAST ABUSE, AND THE ABUSE IS STILL HAPPENING. APOLOGIES MEAN NOTHING IF IT IS STILL HAPPENING. AND NOBODY WANTS TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. THESE ARE CHILDREN THAT RELY ON US. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND DISAPPOINTING THAT A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HAS OVERSHADOWED THE WORK THAT ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS DONE. HAVE OVERSHADOWED THE WORK THAT ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS DONE. I FEEL AS IF MY HEART HAS BEEN RIPPED OUT, SQUASHED AND TORN APART, BECAUSE NOT ONCE DID THAT MINISTER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. NOT ONCE. RAW POLITICAL EMOTION, BECAUSE AT THE HEART OF THIS ISSUE ARE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. AMELIA, THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT STAFF AT ORANGA TAMARIKI? YES, IN NOVEMBER, THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER RELEASED THIS REPORT AFTER A SITE VISIT TO A YOUTH JUSTICE FACILITY IN CHRISTCHURCH IN WHICH SHE RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT STAFF BEHAVIOUR, INCLUDING STAFF GIVING MOKOPUNA VAPES AND CELL PHONES AND TALKING ABOUT 'HOT DATES'. INVESTIGATION WASN'T LAUNCHED UNTIL THE SECOND SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR ALLEGATIONS WERE RAISED LAST WEEK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACILITIES ARE TOTALLY UNCONNECTED. SERIOUS QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED HERE, INCLUDING ONE THEY COULD NOT ANSWER TODAY ` AND THAT IS WHERE THE STAFF WORKING AT THE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN VETTED BY POLICE. THAT IS POLITICAL REPORTER AMELIA WADE, LIVE FROM PARLIAMENT. TENA KOE. THEY HAVE LESS THAN 30 HOURS OF OXYGEN LEFT, BUT THERE IS ONE GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE FIVE MEN ON BOARD THE SMALL SUBMARINE THAT WENT MISSING DURING A MISSION TO VIEW THE TITANIC. RESCUERS HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET, BUT THERE ARE NEW REPORTS THEY'VE HEARD SOMETHING. NEWSHUB U.S. CORRESPONDENT MITCH MCCANN IS AT THE COASTGUARD SEARCH HEADQUARTERS IN BOSTON. MITCH, WHAT DO WE KNOW? IN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF, THE US COAST GUARD HERE IN BOSTON HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A CANADIAN PLANE FLYING AROUND THE SEARCH AND RESCUE ZONE HAS DETECTED NOISES FROM UNDER THE WATER THAT WE DESCRIBE AS BANGING SOUNDS AT 30 MINUTE INTERVALS. THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO THE NAVY AND THEY WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE OPERATION MOVING FORWARD. THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY GLIMMER OF HOPE AND WHAT HAS BEEN A DAY OF BAD NEWS. IN SOME OF EARTH'S MOST REMOTE WATERS, PLANES, BOATS AND EVEN ANOTHER SUBMARINE HAVE FAILED TO FIND THE TINY TITAN SUBMERSIBLE. OUR CREWS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO LOCATE THE TITAN AND THE FIVE CREW MEMBERS. TO DATE, THOSE SEARCH EFFORTS HAVE NOT YIELDED ANY RESULTS. THE U.S. NAVY COAST GUARD AND THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD ARE ALL JOINING THE SEARCH. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR TITAN, WITH LESS THAN 30 HOURS OF OXYGEN LEFT ON BOARD. FIVE CREW HAVE BEEN TRAPPED FOR THREE DAYS ON A TRIP PLANNED TO LAST JUST EIGHT HOURS. I'M SICK TO MY STOMACH WITH NERVES. I'M TERRIFIED. I'M ANXIOUS. I'M NOT SLEEPING AT THE MOMENT. EVERY SINGLE MINUTE FEELS LIKE HOURS. IT'S NOT GOOD. IT REALLY ISN'T GOOD. IT WILL BE A MIRACLE IF THE CREW RETURNS ALIVE. THE CREW SET OFF ON FRIDAY FROM THE CANADIAN COAST TOWARDS THE DECAYING SHIPWRECK 600KM OFFSHORE. ON SUNDAY, THE SUBMERSIBLE BEGAN ITS DESCENT TO THE TITANIC, 3800M BELOW THE SURFACE. BUT AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES INTO THAT JOURNEY, ALL COMMUNICATION WAS LOST. IT'S HARD TO OVERSTATE THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING THIS VESSEL NOW. IT'S THE SIZE OF A UTE MISSING IN AN AREA THAT WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE FROM HAMILTON TO THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. I LOVE ADVENTURE. I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OPPORTUNITIES IN MY LIFE TO DO ADVENTUROUS THINGS. ONBOARD THE VESSEL IS BRITISH BILLIONAIRE HAMISH HARDING, WHO'S BEEN TO SPACE AND HAS SAILED AROUND THE GLOBE. HE'S JOINED BY PAKISTANI-BRITISH BUSINESSMAN SHAHZADA DAWOOD AND HIS SON SULAIMAN. ALSO ON BOARD IS FRENCH RESEARCHER PAUL-HENRI NARGEOLET WHO HAS LED SIX EXPEDITIONS TO THE SHIPWRECK BEFORE. AND OCEANGATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE STOCKTON RUSH IS ON BOARD TOO. THIS IS NOT A THRILL RIDE FOR TOURISTS. IT'S MUCH MORE. OCEANGATE HAS BEEN SENDING PASSENGERS TO THE TITANIC FOR TWO YEARS, EACH ONE PAYING AROUND NZ$400,000. THE COMPANY IS THE ONLY SUB IN THE WORLD THAT CAN REACH THE DEPTHS OF THE TITANIC AND HAS MADE BOLD CLAIMS ABOUT ITS SAFETY. YOUR THRUSTERS CAN GO. YOUR LIGHTS CAN GO. YOU'RE STILL GONNA BE SAFE. THOSE CLAIMS ARE NOW BEING PUT TO THE TEST IN THE CRUELLEST POSSIBLE WAY. MITCH, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS COMPANY, OCEANGATE? IT'S BEEN REVEALED TODAY THAT IN 2018, FIVE YEARS AGO, A GROUP OF EXPLORATION EXPERTS WROTE TO OCEANGATE, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE MISSING SUBMERSIBLE, SAYING THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH THEY WERE TAKING TO TOURISM DOWN TO THE TITANIC AND SAID IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. FAST FORWARD TO NOW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IN BOSTON HOPING IT WILL NOT BE A CATASTROPHE. JUST REMINDING YOU ` THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT THE SEARCH AND RESCUE HAS DETECTED NOISES UNDER WATER. THE U.S. NAVY WILL NOW TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS THEY CONTINUE THE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORT, BUT THE HOURS ARE COUNTING DOWN. KIA ORA, MITCH. LIVE IN BOSTON FOR US. EXPERTS HAVE TOLD NEWSHUB SURVIVAL IS UNLIKELY FOR THE CREW ONBOARD, CALLING THE RESCUE MISSION A 'VERY DAUNTING TASK'. EVEN IF THE SUBMARINE IS SOMEWHERE ON THE SURFACE, THE FIVE MEN ARE BOLTED IN, AND DEPLETING OXYGEN SUPPLY MEANS THEY MAY HAVE MERE HOURS TO LIVE. NICK TRUEBRIDGE IS WITH US NOW WITH MORE. WELL, TALK ABOUT A DROP IN THE OCEAN. THE MISSING OCEANGATE SUBMERSIBLE 'TITAN' IS JUST 6.7m LONG. IF IT'S SITTING ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, IT'S A MERE BLIP ON A SEARCH AREA NEARLY 33 TIMES THE SIZE OF LAKE TAUPO. IF IT'S ON THE SEA FLOOR, AMONGST THE TITANIC'S DEBRIS FIELD, THAT'S THE SIZE OF 1000 FOOTBALL PITCHES. NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT GETTING DOWN THERE. BLUE WHALES CAN ONLY REACH 500m ` MILITARY SUBS CAN MAKE IT 750m BEFORE THEY'RE IN DANGER OF IMPLODING. THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC? THAT'S ABOUT 3800m UNDERWATER ` THINK 11 SKY TOWERS STACKED ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER. THE DEEPEST UNDERWATER RESCUE EVER RECORDED WAS JUST 480m, WHEN THE CREW OF PISCES III WERE SAVED OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND BACK IN THE '70S. BUT AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD FROM MITCH, NOISES BELOW THE SURFACE ARE GIVING CAUSE FOR HOPE. INMATES AT RIMUTAKA PRISON HAVE SLAMMED CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, CLAIMING THEY TOOK TOO LONG TO HELP A PRISONER WHO WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN HIS CELL. ONE PRISONER TOLD NEWSHUB INMATES HAD TO PERFORM CPR ON THE MAN, WHO LATER DIED. BUT AS LEIGHTON HEIKELL REPORTS, CORRECTIONS DISPUTES SOME OF THE ACCUSATIONS. RIMUTAKA PRISON IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST. AROUND 600 INMATES ARE HOUSED HERE, AND CORRECTIONS HAS CONFIRMED ON SUNDAY ONE OF THEM DIED. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORTS OF THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND EVEN OTHER PRISONERS WHO HELPED IN THIS SITUATION. BUT NEWSHUB HAS SPOKEN TO ONE OF THOSE PRISONERS. HE CLAIMS STAFF FAILED TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION PROPERLY. WE'VE AGREED NOT TO NAME HIM AND HAVE RE-VOICED HIS COMMENTS TO PROTECT HIS IDENTITY. IT'S DISGUSTING THAT THREE INMATES HAD TO PERFORM CPR ON ANOTHER INMATE, AND OFFICERS JUST LET IT HAPPEN. OFFICERS DIDN'T INTERVENE. OFFICERS DONE NOTHING. HE SAYS, AT AROUND 4pm, AN OFFICER AND A COUPLE OF INMATES FOUND A PRISONER UNRESPONSIVE IN A CELL. THE INMATES BEGAN PERFORMING CPR. THE OFFICER FROZE. WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, THEY PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BUTTON. THEY CALLED FOR BACKUP. INSTEAD OF JUST CALLING FOR MEDICAL, THEY JUST CALLED FOR BACKUP. HE ADDS IT TOOK 15 MINUTES FOR A DEFIBRILLATOR TO ARRIVE AND INMATES HAD TO USE IT. YOU'VE GOT INMATES IN THE UNIT NOW SCARED COS WE HAVE TO RELY ON ANOTHER INMATE TO SAVE OUR LIFE. AT LEAST ANOTHER 25 MINUTES WENT BY BEFORE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE PATIENT WAS MOVED INTO THE SHARED COMPOUND, AND THEY TOOK OVER CPR, BUT HE COULDN'T BE SAVED. IF THE ACCOUNTS I'VE SEEN ARE ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT HAPPENED, IT'S AN APPALLING SITUATION. BARRISTER NIGEL HAMPTON EVEN BELIEVES THE CRIMES ACT MAY HAVE BEEN BREACHED, AS CORRECTIONS HAS A DUTY TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE. AND THE SORT OF MEDICAL CARE OR LACK OF MEDICAL CARE THAT WAS GIVEN HERE WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THEY MAY WELL HAVE FAILED IN THAT DUTY. NEWSHUB HAS SPOKEN TO A SECOND PRISONER WHO CORROBORATED THE STORY, BUT CORRECTIONS DISPUTES SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS, SAYING IN A STATEMENT THAT PRISONERS DID PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHEN THE MAN WAS FIRST FOUND, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND STAFF LED THAT RESPONSE. THE PRISONER MADE ANOTHER ALLEGATION THAT THE MAN'S BODY REMAINED IN THE SHARED PRISON SPACE FOR HOURS, EVEN WHEN DINNER WAS SERVED. HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? SICK. THAT'S NOT ONLY CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE, THAT'S JUST WRONG FULL STOP. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE'S NO TIKANGA OR NOTHING. I BELIEVE PRIVACY SCREENS WERE PUT UP TO TRY TO SHIELD THEM. IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF BEING IN A PRISON. CORRECTIONS SAYS THE INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE DINNER WAS BEING DELIVERED AND ALL MEN IN THE UNIT WERE PROVIDED THEIR DINNER IN THEIR CELLS. AS PER ITS POLICIES, THE BODY WAS NOT MOVED UNTIL POLICE HAD ATTENDED THE SITE. THERE WILL BE AN INVESTIGATION, AND I GUESS LOOKING AT THE SKILLS THAT THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS HAD, WHETHER THEY WERE UP TO A STANDARD, WILL BE SOMETHING THAT'S LOOKED AT. THE MAN'S DEATH IS NOT BEING TREATED AS SUSPICIOUS AND HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CORONER. CORRECTIONS IS CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL REVIEW, WHILE THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORATE WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE. LEIGHTON HEIKELL, NEWSHUB. HEATHER'S HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER ` AND THE RAIN'S ARRIVED IN THE NORTH? THE FIRST RAIN BAND IS MAKING ITS WAY SOUTH-EAST ` THE BEGINNING OF A WET FEW DAYS. OVER 50mm HAS FALLEN OVER KAITAIA ALREADY. TODAY'S TOP TEMP AGAIN WENT TO WHANGANUI ` 21 DEGREES. THAT'S 7 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND YES, IT CONTINUES. DETAILS UP AFTER SPORT. RENTS ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN, HITTING A NEW NATIONAL RECORD. BUT AS FAMILIES ARE FORCED TO MOVE TO KEEP COSTS DOWN, NEW RESEARCH HAS RAISED THE ALARM ABOUT HOUSING INSECURITY FOR KIDS AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEM AS ADULTS. THE AMOUNT KIWIS ARE LOSING TO CYBER CRIMES IS SOARING. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE. AND WOULD LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 HELP INCREASE TURNOUT AND WOULD LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 HELP INCREASE TURNOUT AT LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS? WE BRING YOU THE LATEST ON THE MISSING SUBMARINE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ` CAN THEY BE FOUND BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT? PLUS ` HARRISON FORD TELLS US HOW IT FEELS TO SAY GOODBYE TO HIS ICONIC CHARACTER. THE PROJECT, AT 7, AFTER NEWSHUB. AVERAGE RENT PRICES HAVE HIT A NEW UNWANTED RECORD, JUMPING TO $610 PER WEEK. THE TRADEME FIGURES REVEAL A CONCERNING TREND THAT PUTS EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON FAMILIES TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AND AS CALEY CALLAHAN REPORTS, THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE HOUSING INSECURITY COULD HAVE GENERATIONAL IMPACT. RENT JUST GOT THAT LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE. THREE MONTHS AFTER CRACKING THE $600 MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'S JUMPED UP AGAIN. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE MONTH OF MAY IS A $35 INCREASE YEAR ON YEAR, SO THE MEDIAN WEEKLY RENT REACHED $610, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN. RENTAL INCREASES ARE HAPPENING RIGHT AROUND THE COUNTRY. AUCKLAND, TARANAKI, MANAWATU, NELSON/TASMAN AND CANTERBURY ALL ROSE MORE THAN 10%. TARANAKI HIT WITH THE BIGGEST PERCENTAGE GROWTH. 15%, AN EXTRA ADDITIONAL $80 TO RENT A PROPERTY DOWN IN TARANAKI. IN TERMS OF ACTUAL COST-WISE, IT WAS THE QUEENSTOWN LAKES, $150. WE HAVE A CHRONIC UNDERSUPPLY OF HOUSING IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THAT ISN'T GOING TO BE FIXED ANY TIME SOON. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE GOT A GENERATION OF RENTERS WHO ARE BEING IMPOVERISHED. TIGHTENING THE SQUEEZE ON FAMILIES TOO. UNFORTUNATELY, AS RENTERS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY WHO ARE FAMILIES ARE HAVING TO MAKE REALLY HARD CHOICES ABOUT WHAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE GOING TO GO WITHOUT BECAUSE OF RENTAL PRICE INCREASES. THAT IMPACT CAN BE GENERATIONAL. NEW RESEARCH FROM THREE U.S. UNIVERSITIES REVEAL HOUSING INSECURITY AS A CHILD IS LINKED TO WORSE MENTAL HEALTH LATER IN LIFE. HERE, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY FOUND THAT NEARLY HALF OF 12-YEAR-OLDS HAD MOVED HOME AT LEAST ONCE SINCE THEY WERE 8 YEARS OLD. THE SIGNS ARE POINTING TOWARDS RENT PRICES CONTINUING TO RISE. IT'S NOT GREAT NEWS AT THE MOMENT, AND WE THINK THIS SET-UP IS GOING TO CONTINUE. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT COST OF LIVING IS REALLY, REALLY HURTING PEOPLE UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY AT THE MOMENT, SO HOW MUCH FURTHER THAT CAN GO IS PROBABLY SOMEWHAT LIMITED. RENTERS HOPING THAT THERE'S A CEILING SOON, AS THEY TRY TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. CALEY CALLAHAN, NEWSHUB. THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OF CYBER SECURITY SAYS SOME NEW ZEALANDERS ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES BY SCAMS. IT'S SEEN A MASSIVE UPSWING IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE LOSING ` NEARLY $6M IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. JANIKA TER ELLEN HAS MORE. (PHONE PINGS) ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TEXT SAYING YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR ROAD TOLL. BUT IT'S NOT THE TRANSPORT AGENCY ` IT'S A SCAMMER TRYING TO TRICK YOU OUT OF CASH. IT'S HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY AND CONSTANTLY. WE'RE SEEING THESE CRIME GROUPS PIVOTING FROM CAMPAIGN TO CAMPAIGN. TEXT SCAMS ARE THE MOST COMMON. THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE THE IRD AND PROMISES A TAX REFUND. IT LINKS TO A REALISTIC-LOOKING WEBSITE ASKING YOU TO VERIFY YOUR CARD NUMBER ` WHICH IS THEN USED TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. AND THE PROBLEM IS ESCALATING. REPORTED INCIDENTS ARE UP 12% IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS THREE. BUT LOOK AT THIS ` THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE ACTUALLY LOST IS UP 66% ` ALMOST $6M DOLLARS THAT WE KNOW OF, IS UP 66% ` ALMOST $6M THAT WE KNOW OF, STRAIGHT INTO THE POCKETS OF SCAMMERS. WE'VE SEEN BUSINESSES GO INSOLVENT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN THESE VERY TIGHT ECONOMIC TIMES ARE BEING ESSENTIALLY BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES. THE HIGHER-VALUE LOSSES ARE THANKS TO A SECOND TYPE OF SCAM GAINING TRACTION ` BOGUS INVESTMENT COMPANIES. YOU'VE GONE FROM THE PENTHOUSE TO THE DOG HOUSE, MATE! CHANNEL 7'S SPOTLIGHT RECENTLY BUSTED ONE SUCH OPERATION INVOLVING SMOOTH-TALKING BRITISH MEN LIVING IN KUALA LUMPUR. YOU COULD SEE FAKE MEMBERS OF STAFF WITH IMAGES, YOU COULD SEE FAKE PRODUCTS, FAKE REVIEWS, FAKE TESTIMONIALS. ANY OF THESE THINGS CAN BE DONE PLAUSIBLY AND REALISTICALLY TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THE PRODUCT THEY'VE GOT IN FRONT OF THEM RIGHT NOW IS REAL. SO THE GOVERNMENT'S COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WANTS US TO BE LESS TRUSTING. IT RECOMMENDS YOU CHECK THE COMPANY'S OFFICE WEBSITE BEFORE SINGING UP TO A DEAL TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE REGISTERED. AND DOUBLE-CHECK THE SPELLING ` BECAUSE IT SAYS 85% OF SCAMS ARE PREVENTABLE. AND IF YOU DO FALL VICTIM, REPORTING IT CAN SOMETIMES HELP YOU RECOVER THE STOLEN CASH. JANIKA TER ELLEN, NEWSHUB. ANDREW'S IN LATER WITH SPORT, AND SOME SURPRISE INSPIRATION FOR THE SILVER FERNS AHEAD OF THEIR WORLD CUP DEFENCE? WE DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING FROM COACH DAME NOELINE TAURUA TODAY. SHE'S TOLD US WHY SHE'S BEEN WATCHING THE NBA FOR STRATEGY TIPS AND SCOUTING SOME OF THE GAME'S BIGGEST STARS TO HELP THE FERNS GO BACK-TO-BACK. AND A SHOCK TWIST IN THE RACISM SCANDAL THAT SAW THE ALL WHITES ABANDON THEIR FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST QATAR. THERE'S BEEN A RECOMMENDATION TO DROP THE VOTING AGE IN LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS TO 16 AND TO GIVE THE GST RAISED BY RATES PAYMENTS TO COUNCILS TO HELP FUND LOCAL PROJECTS. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY NEVER RETRIEVE THE SUBMARINE AND NEVER FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. IF IT DECIDED TO GO INTO THE TITANIC, THEN THEY MIGHT NEVER BE FOUND. FOUR ISRAELI SETTLERS ON THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SHOOTING ISRAEL BLAMES ON PALESTINIAN GUNMEN. IT'S THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON ISRAELIS SINCE JANUARY AND FOLLOWS A FIERCE CLASH INVOLVING ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN JENIN YESTERDAY THAT KILLED FIVE PALESTINIANS AND LEFT 91 MORE INJURED. BOTH PALESTINIAN SUSPECTS IN TODAY'S ATTACK WERE KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S SON HUNTER HAS AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX EVASION CHARGES AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN. YOU'D THINK BIDEN'S RIVAL DONALD TRUMP WOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT HE'S NOT, CALLING THE PLEA DEAL THE EQUIVALENT OF JUST HANDING HIM A PARKING TICKET. THE CHARGES ARE WILFUL FAILURE TO PAY INCOME TAX, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOUR, AND THE GUN CHARGE WOULD BE EVENTUALLY REMOVED IF BIDEN STAYS OUT OF TROUBLE. AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL TO IMPROVE THE WAY COUNCILS ARE RUN. IT'S MADE A RAFT OF SUGGESTIONS, INCLUDING LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 AND MERGING COUNCILS. WILLIAM TERITE REPORTS. THE PEOPLE OF AOTEAROA ARE REPRESENTED BY 78 LOCAL COUNCILS. BUT A REVIEW INTO LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS FOUND THEIR VOICES AREN'T BEING HEARD. CLEARLY THE LOCAL HAS GONE OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND AS A RESULT, PEOPLE ARE DISENGAGED WITH THEIR COUNCILS. IN LAST YEAR'S LOCAL BODY ELECTION, ONLY 40% OF VOTERS TURNED OUT, AND THIS REVIEW SAYS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL IS NEEDED TO TURN THAT AROUND. ACTUAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR ITSELF, AND I'D ARGUE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR, IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. MOVING FORWARD, WE NEED CHANGE. TO DO THAT, THE REPORT HAS MADE A RAFT OF RECOMMENDATIONS ` SOME OF THEM CONTENTIOUS. 17 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME OF THEM WILL BE CONTROVERSIAL WITHIN OUR SECTOR. A KEY ONE ` EXTENDING THE LOCAL ELECTION CYCLE FROM THREE TO FOUR YEARS; BOOSTING FUNDING BY FUNNELLING FUNDS RAISED BY THE GST PAID ON RATES BACK INTO COUNCILS; AND CONSOLIDATING SOME OF THOSE COUNCILS SO THEY'RE BETTER RESOURCED. THOUGH CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY'S MAYOR WON'T CALL IT AMALGAMATION. I DON'T THINK IN THE REPORT IT USES THE WORD AMALGAMATION ANYWHERE. AND WHAT I SEE IS THE ABILITY FOR A NETWORKED APPROACH IN THE REGIONS. AND TO TRY AND BOOST LOW VOTER TURNOUT, IT SUGGESTS DROPPING THE VOTING AGE TO 16. SO WE ASKED YOUNG WELLINGTONIANS IF THEY CARED ENOUGH TO VOTE. I DO SUPPORT THAT. I'M 16 MYSELF. I DON'T SUPPORT IT. AS A 16-YEAR-OLD AND TEENAGER, THERE'S STILL A LOT TO LEARN IN LIFE. IF THE AGE OF CONSENT IS 16, THEN PEOPLE AT 16 SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT SAID IN A STATEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT GOVERNMENT POLICY. THOUGH KIERAN MCANULTY DID SAY IT PROVIDES A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHAT CHANGES ARE NEEDED. WILLIAM TERITE, NEWSHUB. ORGANISERS OF A NORTH CANTERBURY HUNTING COMPETITION SAY THEY REINSTATED A FERAL CAT-KILLING CATEGORY AFTER AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE JUNIOR CATEGORY WAS PULLED FROM THE COMPETITION AFTER PROMPTING A GLOBAL BACKLASH IN APRIL. RULES HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED, ALLOWING ADULTS TO KILL THE FERAL CATS, BUT THEY MUST BE TRAPPED FIRST, AND KILLED USING A MINIMUM OF A .22 RIFLE. BUT ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS SAFE IS STILL CONCERNED DOMESTIC CATS WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE. IT'S ACTUALLY GLORIFYING THE KILLING OF CATS. WE'VE SEEM SOME PRETTY DISGUSTING RHETORIC ONLINE JUST OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS, PEOPLE POSTING IMAGES OF DEAD AND MUTILATED CATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S NOT ABOUT CONSERVATION. THE NORTH CANTERBURY HUNTING COMPETITION WILL DONATE $5 FOR EVERY CAT THAT'S KILLED TO THE NEW ZEALAND CONSERVATION TRUST, A CHARITY WHICH CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT OUR NATIVE BIRDS. POLICE SAY THE DEATH OF A MAN (89) FOUND IN HALF MOON BAY ON MONDAY IS NOT BEING TREATED AS SUSPICIOUS. ON MONDAY, A WOMAN WAS FILMED BEING ESCORTED AWAY BY POLICE, BUT SHE HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED. THE POST MORTEM IS NOW COMPLETE, AND POLICE SAY SO ARE THEIR INQUIRIES. THE FATHER OF AN AUCKLAND DAIRY WORKER WHO WAS FATALLY STABBED LAST YEAR IS DEMANDING ACTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT FURTHER TRAGEDIES. KALIDAS PATEL WAS AMONG REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DAIRY AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GROUP, WHO PRESENTED A PETITION TO PARLIAMENT THIS AFTERNOON. LUCY THOMSON REPORTS. VIOLENT CRIME. IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO SIGN OF LETTING UP. (SIREN WAILS) NOT, THE DAIRY AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GROUP SAYS, WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL. WE ARE GETTING ROBBED, BASHED, BURGLED, YOU NAME IT. TODAY REPRESENTATIVES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHERED OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT TO PRESENT TWO PETITIONS, LAUNCHED IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING JANAK PATEL'S DEATH AT THE ROSE COTTAGE SUPERETTE IN AUCKLAND. HIS FATHER AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. HE IS SAYING THAT, 'I ALREADY LOST MY SON.' 'I LOST ALREADY MY ONLY SON.' 'AT LEAST THIS INCIDENT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.' THE GROUP ALSO PRESENTED A MANIFESTO, DETAILING SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT CRIME. POLICE MINISTER GINNY ANDERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION, AND SAYS SHE'LL CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS ONCE THE PETITION IS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. UNTIL THEN, SHE MADE A PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY. I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKING SURE OUR FRONT LINE IS RESOURCED. WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF APPREHENSIONS AND PROSECUTIONS DURING THIS SPIKE IN CRIME, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT FRONT LINE COMES WHEN YOU NEED THEM. BUT SHE SAYS THE PROBLEM ISN'T CONFINED TO NEW ZEALAND. WE HAVE SEEN A CRIME SPIKE RIGHT ACROSS THE WORLD POST-COVID. AUSTRALIA, UK, U.S. ARE ALL SEEING THESE SIMILAR EFFECTS. BUT NATIONAL'S POLICE SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT'S A COP-OUT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T BE ON TOP OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T BE THE SAFEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. REPORTED RETAIL CRIME HAS RISEN BY 40% OVER THE PAST YEAR. VIOLENT CRIME IN PARTICULAR IS UP 30%, AND NATIONAL SAYS THE COUNTRY'S NOW EXPERIENCING A RAM RAID EVERY 15 HOURS. AND THE PETITION FOLLOWS A VICIOUS 72 HOURS OF CRIME, WITH INCIDENTS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING AN AXE ATTACK AT THREE RESTAURANTS ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. A TERRIFYING REALITY THAT OFFICIALS ADMIT WON'T BE SOLVED OVERNIGHT. LUCY THOMSON, NEWSHUB. SHAKE IT OFF, KIWI FANS ` TAYLOR SWIFT ISN'T BRINGING HER SELL-OUT TOUR HERE. SHE'S GOING TO GIVE THE AUSSIES FIVE CONCERTS INSTEAD; TWO IN MELBOURNE AND THREE IN SYDNEY. WE'LL TELL YOU HOW THE NBA IS PROVIDING THE INSPIRATION FOR THE SILVER FERNS' WORLD CUP DEFENCE. PLUS ` WHY THERE'S RENEWED CONFUSION OVER WHERE BEAUDEN BARRETT WILL LINE UP FOR THE ALL BLACKS DURING THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP. AND BAZBALL BACKFIRES FOR ENGLAND AS THE AUSSIES GIVE THE HOSTS A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE TO GO 1-NIL UP IN THE ASHES. INDIANA JONES IS STILL CRACKING THE WHIP WELL INTO HIS 80S. WE CHAT TO ACTION HERO HARRISON FORD. AND THE HEART-WARMING STORY OF HOW MARTYN (9) MET HIS BEST NEW FRIEND, RAJ. SILVER FERNS COACH DAME NOELINE TAURUA'S BEEN THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA IN A BID TO HAVE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AHEAD OF THE CHASING PACK, TAURUA'S BEEN WATCHING THE NBA TO SEE WHAT IDEAS AND STRATEGIES SHE CAN BORROW TO ADD A NEW DIMENSION TO THE FERNS' PERFORMANCE. AND AS OLLIE RITCHIE REPORTS, ONE PLAYER IN PARTICULAR HAS CAUGHT HER ATTENTION. FIVE WEEKS OUT FROM THE NETBALL WORLD CUP AND SILVER FERNS TRAINING IS INTENSE. IT'S SOMETHING DAME NOELINE TAURUA WANTS TO SEE MORE OF BEFORE THEIR DEFENCE BEGINS IN SOUTH AFRICA. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO LIFT IT UP IN CERTAIN AREAS. TO DO THAT, TAURUA HAS GONE UNCONVENTIONAL, TAPPING INTO THE NBA TO TRY AND ADD SYSTEMS SHE'S SEEN WORK THERE INTO THE FERNS' GAME. THEY'VE BEEN ON THAT GOOGLE AND SEEN, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY SET UP THEIR STRATEGY AND STRUCTURES. SO I THINK IF WE CAN GLEAN A LOT FROM OTHER PLACES, OTHER COUNTRIES, OTHER PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO LEARN AND BE BETTER. THAT'S SOMETHING TAURUA'S LOOKED TO DO IN HER OWN COACHING SINCE THEIR WORLD CUP SUCCESS FOUR YEARS AGO ` LOOKING TO THE NBA THE LATEST STEP IN THAT PROCESS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT NBA AND HOW THEY ACT, HOW THEY PORTRAY` AND I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE THE KIWI WAY, BUT THERE'S MORE SCOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO AND POSSIBLY IMPLEMENT SOME NEW STUFF GOING INTO OUR GAME. TAURUA'S ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY RECENT NBA CHAMPION NIKOLA JOKIC, PARTICULARLY HIS COMMAND OF THE COURT. I LIKE THE JOKER, SO I THINK HE'S` HE'S THE MASTER AT TIME AND SPACE, IS WHAT I SAY. MIDCOURTER GINA CRAMPTON FEELS THAT SORT OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL WILL HOLD THE FERNS IN GOOD STEAD. WHATEVER SHE BRINGS TO THE TABLE HAS A LONG-TERM PLAN. IT'S VERY THOUGHT-OUT AND USUALLY BRINGS SUCCESS AS WELL. IF THE SILVER FERNS CAN EMULATE THE SUCCESS OF JOKIC IN THE NUGGETS, THERE MIGHT BE SIMILAR CELEBRATIONS IN A FEW WEEKS. OLLIE RITCHIE, NEWSHUB. QATAR'S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS REJECTED CLAIMS ALL WHITES DEFENDER MICHAEL BOXALL WAS RACIALLY ABUSED YESTERDAY, INSTEAD SENSATIONALLY LEVELLING THE SAME ACCUSATIONS AT THE NEW ZEALANDERS. THE ALL WHITES ABANDONED THEIR FRIENDLY AGAINST QATAR AT HALFTIME AFTER BOXALL WAS ALLEGEDLY TARGETED WITH A RACIAL SLUR BY YUSUF ABDURISAG. BUT IN A STATEMENT, QATAR HAS SUGGESTED THEIR STRIKER WAS IN FACT THE VICTIM OF ABUSE DURING THE MATCH IN AUSTRIA. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL ARE SET TO LODGE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH FIFA. FOOTBALL'S GOVERNING BODY ARE YET TO COMMENT ON THE MATTER. BEAUDEN BARRETT'S ADMITTED HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT POSITION HE WILL BE PLAYING WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY. HE'S BEEN LISTED AS A NUMBER 10 IN THE ALL BLACKS' RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD, BUT IN RECENT YEARS, HE'S SLOTTED IN AT FULLBACK WITH RICHIE MO'UNGA PLAYING AT FIRST-FIVE. COACH IAN FOSTER ALSO NAME-CHECKED BARRETT AS ONE OF THE REASONS SHAUN STEVENSON WAS OVERLOOKED. PLAYERS WHO WON'T FEATURE IN THIS WEEK'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL GATHERED IN THE BAY OF PLENTY TODAY FOR THE FIRST ALL BLACKS CAMP OF THE YEAR, WHICH BARRETT SAYS WILL GO A LONG WAY TO SORTING OUT WHERE HE'LL PLAY. BE ON THE SAME PAGE, WITH A NEW COACHING GROUP, WITH THE NEW PLAYERS, THE COMBINATIONS, ALL OF THAT, THE STRATEGY. I'M SURE A LOT WILL COME OUT OF THE NEXT TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE GET ON THE PLANE AND HEAD OVER TO ARGENTINA. BARRETT SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE WHEN HE HEADS TO MENDOZA FOR THE FIRST TIME AHEAD OF THE ALL BLACKS' RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER AGAINST ARGENTINA IN JUST OVER A FORTNIGHT. A YEAR ON FROM THE SHOCK OF BEING CUT FROM THE CENTRAL CONTRACT LIST, LEA TAHUHU HAS EARNED HERSELF A NEW DEAL WITH THE WHITE FERNS. DESPITE BEING OVERLOOKED IN 2022, TAHUHU HAS CONTINUED TO BE SELECTED BY NEW COACH BEN SAWYER OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. AND WHILE HER EFFORTS ON THE FIELD HAVE EARNED HER A CONTRACT FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, SHE'S ALREADY LOOKING BEYOND THAT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A ONE-DAY WORLD CUP COMING UP IN 2025 THAT I'VE GOT MY EYE ON. ONE-DAY CRICKET IS THE PINNICLE FOR US AS FEMALE CRICKETERS. WE DON'T PLAY TEST CRICKET, SO YEAH, THAT ONE-DAY WORLD CUP IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING I'VE GOT MY EYE ON. JOINING HER AMONG THE NEW INCLUSIONS ON THE CONTRACT LIST ARE NORTHERN DISTRICTS WICKETKEEPER BERNADINE BEZUIDENHOUT AND CANTERBURY BATTER KATE ANDERSON. AFTER FIVE THRILLING DAYS OF TEST CRICKET, AUSTRALIA'S TAKEN A 1-0 LEAD IN THE ASHES, WITH VICTORY IN A SERIES OPENER THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE FINAL MINUTES OF PLAY. STILL NEEDING 54 RUNS WITH JUST TWO WICKETS IN HAND, IT WAS A CAPTAIN'S KNOCK FROM PAT CUMMINS THAT GOT THE AUSSIES OVER THE LINE IN A TEST THAT SAW BAZBALL BACKFIRE FOR THE HOSTS. GORDON FINDLATER HAS THE ACTION. AFTER FIVE DAYS OF EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT ACTION, IT ALL CAME DOWN TO THIS ` OH, HE'S KNOCKED IT OVER THE BOUNDARY EDGE. AND AUSTRALIA ARE HOME. PAT CUMMINS MORE ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING MATCHES WITH THE BALL, BUT HE'S DECLARED HIS DECISIVE KNOCK OF 44 HIS GREATEST VICTORY. NUMBER ONE, YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. TO FEEL LIKE WE CLINCHED ONE, KIND OF, THAT PERHAPS WAS OUT OF OUR GRASP THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, IT'S PRETTY SATISFYING. STARTING THE DAY 107/3 CHASING 281, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE THE AUSSIE'S DAY. EDGED AND DONE. GOT HIM. SCOTT BOLAND AND TRAVIS HEAD WENT QUICKLY, AND WHEN CAMERON GREEN... OH, HE'S GOT HIM. ...AND USMAN KHAWAJA BOTH CHOPPED ON.... GONE! IT QUICKLY BECAME ENGLAND'S TO LOSE. STANDING IN THEIR WAY, AUSTRALIA'S CAPTAIN. THERE HE GOES. UP AND OVER. NAILED IT. TWO SIXES OFF THE SAME JOE ROOT OVER SWINGING THE MOMENTUM. BUT ENGLAND STILL HAD THEIR CHANCES. HE'S HAD A GO AT IT. THERE'S A MAN OUT THERE. OH! I THINK HE'S PUT IT DOWN. BEN STOKES MADE TO RUE THE MISTAKE ` HIS SIDE COMING UP JUST SHORT IN ANOTHER FIVE-DAY THRILLER. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, TO BE OUT IN THE MIDDLE THERE. AND WHILE ENGLAND ARE NOW ON THE BACK FOOT, STOKES SAYS HIS SIDE'S AGGRESSIVE APPROACH WON'T CHANGE. THINK IT'S A BIT EARLY TO SAY THE ASHES ARE SLIPPING AWAY AFTER ONE GAME. AUSTRALIA CELEBRATING A FAMOUS VICTORY, BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY TO PLAY FOR. GORDON FINDLATER, NEWSHUB. KIWI CYCLIST NIAMH FISHER-BLACK HAS POWERED TO HER FIRST WORLD TOUR STAGE VICTORY ON THE TOUR DE SUISSE. THE 22-YEAR-OLD WAS PART OF A TWO-RIDER BREAKAWAY AND MUSTERED ENOUGH ENERGY TO OUTSPRINT HER OPPONENT TO WIN THE FINAL STAGE OF THE TOUR. IT'S GOING TO BE A VICTORY FOR NIAMH FISHER-BLACK. THE FIRST BIG PRO WIN FOR THE NEW ZEALANDER. YEAH, SUPER COOL FOR THE TEAM, AND SUPER COOL FOR ME PERSONALLY, SO YEAH, A SUPER COOL DAY. SHE FINISHED FIRST IN THE BEST YOUNG RIDER CATEGORY AND FIFTH IN THE POINTS CLASSIFICATION TO HELP HER TEAM TO CLAIM OVERALL HONOURS. THAT IS YOUR SPORT TONIGHT. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT ITEM. VERY, VERY DISTRAUGHT ACTUALLY. I'LL LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. WELL, TAYLOR SWIFT MAY FACE SOME BAD BLOOD FROM A NUMBER OF NEW ZEALAND FANS AFTER HER INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES WERE UNVEILED THIS MORNING. THE THREE-AND-A-HALF HOUR, CAREER-SPANNING 'ERAS' SHOW WILL MISS OUR SHORES AND INSTEAD STOP IN AUSTRALIA, WITH TWO NIGHTS IN MELBOURNE AND THREE IN SYDNEY. THE AMERICAN LEG OF THE TOUR BROKE TICKETMASTER'S WEBSITE, WITH MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION TICKETS SOLD IN A SINGLE DAY. TICKETS FOR THE AUSSIE SHOWS WILL GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK. OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` MICHAEL WOOD HAS RESIGNED AS A MINISTER AFTER IT EMERGED HE'D FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVEN MORE SHARES HE HELD WHICH POSED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS NOW PROPOSED A MASSIVE CLEAN-UP OF HOW CONFLICTS ARE MANAGED. TWO ORANGA TAMARIKI STAFF HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTH FACILITIES FOLLOWING SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS ASKED FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH TO RUN THE FACILITIES AND PERFORM A RAPID REVIEW. RESCUERS ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR THE SUBMERSIBLE THAT WENT MISSING DURING A TRIP TO THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC. OXYGEN SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING OUT, BUT THERE ARE REPORTS THAT UNDERWATER BANGING NOISES HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN THE SEARCH AREA. COMING UP ` NEWSHUB WEATHER. AND IT'S A WET END TO THE WEEK, HEATHER? WE'RE IN FOR A DRENCHING. ALREADY, NORTHLAND IS FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE LOW TO THE TOP OF YOUR SCREENS. THE CENTRE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL LIE OVER CAPE REINGA BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT. FOR NOW, ONLY ONE ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING IS IN FORCE ` FOR GISBORNE ABOUT AND NORTH OF TOLAGA BAY TILL 3PM TOMORROW. MORE NEXT. AND ON THE PROJECT ` YOU'RE FOLLOWING THIS INCREDIBLE SUBMARINE STORY? IT SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHTMARE. LOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN, CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO SAVE THESE PEOPLE? THEN WE TALK TO HARRISON FORD. ABOUT BEING INDIANA JONES FOR THE VERY LAST TIME. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. TOMORROW WILL BE THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, AND WE WILL STILL BE STUCK IN THE WARM AND MOIST NOR'EAST FLOW WHICH IS SMOTHERING THE COUNTRY. WE'RE SORT OF WEDGED BETWEEN A LOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND A HIGH TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE LOW WILL SPIN OUT ITS FRONTS, AND RAIN OVER NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND OVERNIGHT AND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND TOMORROW. KI TE WAIPOUNAMU ` TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` LOW CLOUD AND PATCHY DRIZZLE CLINGS TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD OVERNIGHT. PATCHY LOW CLOUD AND FOG DEVELOPS INLAND AGAIN WITH FINE SKIES ELSEWHERE. TOMORROW, THERE'S RAIN IN THE NORTH WITH HEAVY FALLS OVER EASTERN PARTS OF MARLBOROUGH AND PATCHY DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS FOR THE EAST COAST. KI TE IKA A MAUI ` TO THE NORTH ISLAND ` RAIN, AND QUITE A BIT OF IT. THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTH OF THE ISLAND. MOST CAN EXPECT RAIN OVERNIGHT, BUT THE SOUTHWEST SECTION WILL STAY DRY. TOMORROW, THE HEAVY RAIN UP TOP EASES TO SHOWERS EARLY MORNING, BUT THERE WILL BE HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY WITH SHOWERS REACHING THE SOUTHWEST. SO, IT'S A WET DAY UP TOP WITH HEAVY AND THUNDERY SHOWERS POSSIBLE FOR ALMOST EVERYONE. HAMILTON, YOU'LL BE SPARED THE THUNDER, BUT YOU WILL HAVE OCCASIONAL RAIN. STRONG EAST TO NOR'EAST WINDS FOR ALL. OCCASIONAL RAIN FOR TOKOROA AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FOR TAUPO. EVERYONE ELSE CAN EXPECT ALSO HEAVY RAIN, WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND FRESH OR STRONG EAST TO NOR'EAST WINDS. IT'S WET OUT EAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN, SOMETIMES HEAVY WITH THUNDERSTORMS FOR GISBORNE. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST OR NOR'EAST AND STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON FOR HAWKE'S BAY. IT'S BETTER FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH BUT STILL NOT GREAT. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND STRONG OR GUSTY EASTERLIES FOR MANAWATU AND KAPITI. FOEHN EFFECT IN FORCE AGAIN FOR WHANGANUI ` ANOTHER WARM DAY FOR YOU. RAIN AT TIMES FOR NELSON WITH SOU'EASTERLIES. THE REST OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE FINE WITH JUST SOME HIGH CLOUD. LIGHT WINDS, MAYBE A LIGHT EASTERLY FOR WESTPORT. RAIN AT TIMES OVER THE DIVIDE, ESPECIALLY UP TOP WITH HEAVY RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON FOR KAIKOURA. YOU MIGHT BE UNLUCKY WITH DRIZZLE SOUTH OF CHRISTCHURCH, WITH LIGHT WINDS. IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTH, EXCEPT FOR THE CLOUDY PERIODS AND DRIZZLE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S FOGGY AGAIN FOR INLAND AREAS, AND THAT MEANS ANOTHER BLEAK AND COLD DAY FOR ALEXANDRA. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN, IT'S LOOKING OK FOR YOU TOMORROW ` MAINLY FINE, CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE DRIZZLE ALONG THE COAST, WITH AN AFTERNOON NOR'EASTERLY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AROUND OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. NOR'EASTERLIES BECOME A LITTLE FRESH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT'S A CLOUDY DAY FOR THE CAPITAL. THERE WILL BE POCKETS OF SUN MIXED IN WITH SHOWERS. NOR'EASTERLIES TOO, WITH A HIGH OF 15. TE MATAU A MAUI HAWKE'S BAY ` WET. PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE INLAND RANGES. STRONG EASTERLIES ALONG THE COAST. WET FOR TAURANGA WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ` YES, HEAVY AT TIMES ` AND YES, THERE'S THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL WITH FRESH EASTERLIES. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO PLAN FOR RAIN WITH FRESH EASTERLIES IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH OF 15. RAIN TONIGHT WITH NOR'EASTERS GUSTING 80 K'S FOR AUCKLAND. IT EASES TO SHOWERS BEFORE DAWN, BUT THERE IS STILL THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY FALLS. AUSTRALIA ALSO HAS A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH ITS OWN FRONT MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST, SO THEY COP THEIR SHARE OF RAIN TOMORROW. LOOKING GOOD FOR MOST OF THE PACIFIC ` JUST A FEW SHOWERS AGAIN FOR PARTS OF SAMOA. LOOKING AHEAD, AND THINGS START TO IMPROVE UP TOP FOR THE WEEKEND. IT WON'T BE TOTALLY DRY BUT LIKELY TO BE BACK TO JUST SHOWERS. NOT SO LUCKY OUT EAST, WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. WINDY, TOO, WITH THAT CONTINUING THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH AS WELL, WITH TARANAKI LOOKING LIKELY TO BE DRY ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER VERY WARM WEEKEND FOR WHANGANUI. BY SATURDAY, ALL IN THE TOP HALF OF THE SOUTH ISLAND WILL HAVE RAIN ` HEAVY TOO AT TIMES BUT IMPROVING FOR SUNDAY. AND A MIX OF RAIN, SHOWERS, CLOUDY SPELLS AND WIND FOR THE LOWER SOUTH. OVERNIGHT LOWS STAYING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH TILL NEXT WEEK. SO, A WET, WINDY AND STORMY FORECAST FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ` FITTING TO MARK THE WINTER SOLSTICE 2.57AM TOMORROW MORNING. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR TODAY. REBECCA WRIGHT AND THE NEWSHUB LATE TEAM ARE HERE ON THREE AT 10.25.