GOOD MORNING. IT'S WEDNESDAY THE 21st OF FEBRUARY. MORENA. THIS IS BREAKFAST. COMING UP SHORTLY, OUR FIRST DISCUSSION IS WITH A DRUG EXPERT, BECAUSE PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IS RETURNING TO OUR PHARMACY SHELVES NEXT YEAR. I QUITE LIKE IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SNIFFLES AND WANT SOMETHING STRONG TO GET RID OF IT. BUT IT COULD BE A PRODUCT THAT COULD BE USED TO MANUFACTURE METH. SO WE HAVE A DRUG EXPERT COMING ON, AND WE ARE GOING TO PUT TO HIM WHAT OUR CONCERNS ARE AND WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS. I'LL KNOW, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SHARE YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE, WOULDN'T YOU? I ASSUME THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO. TOUGHER TIMES MAY BE COMING FOR THOSE OF YOU ON A BENEFIT. SOME OF YOU MAY BE SITTING HERE GOING, GOOD. BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MOST OF US HAVE NOT BEEN ON A BENEFIT. WE WILL BE TALKING TO SOMEONE AFTER 8 O'CLOCK ABOUT HOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR PEOPLE ON BENEFITS. AFTER 8 O'CLOCK, IF YOU ARE MAKING LUNCHES FOR KIDS SCHOOL ` THERE IS A LOT OF TALK IN A NEWSROOM AT THE MOMENT ABOUT THIS ` BECAUSE HAM SANDWICHES HAVE BEEN BANNED AT SOME SCHOOLS. WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON. EMAIL US. FAIRY BREAD AS WELL. WE WILL BE TALKING TO A NUTRITIONIST AFTER 8 O'CLOCK. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. THE U.S. HAS VETOED ANOTHER U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME PUTTING FORWARD ITS OWN PLAN TO STALL THE VIOLENCE. AMERICA'S DRAFT ALSO OPPOSES ISRAEL'S PLANS TO ATTACK RAFAH IN GAZA'S SOUTH WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED. HERE'S THE BBC'S JENNY HILL. IN GAZA'S DARKNESS, A RESCUE MISSION. UNDER FIRE, WORKING BY TORCHLIGHT, DOCTORS TRY TO GET PATIENTS OUT OF NASSAR HOSPITAL. AND THE TEAM COULDN'T GET EVERYONE OUT. EVEN NOW, THERE ARE PATIENTS TRAPPED INSIDE. THERE'S WASTE EVERYWHERE. ELECTRICITY WAS WAS NOT WORKING. PARTS OF THE HOSPITAL ARE DAMAGED AND SOME SEVERELY DAMAGED. ISRAEL CLAIMS THE CLINIC WAS A HAMAS BASE. ISRAEL INSISTS IT WON'T STOP IN GAZA UNTIL THE CAPTIVES ARE FREED. IT'S RELEASED NEW FOOTAGE OF ONE KIDNAPPED FAMILY APPARENTLY BEING MOVED INSIDE GAZA ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACKS. BUT THE HUMAN COST OF ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA ALARMS ITS ALLIES. ONCE OUT OF NASSAR HOSPITAL, A DIFFICULT JOURNEY FOR DOCTORS AND THEIR PATIENTS. THERE'S SHELTER, CARE WAITING, BUT SAFETY IS A RELATIVE CONCEPT HERE. SUPPORTERS OF JULIAN ASSANGE HAVE STAGED A NOISY PROTEST OUTSIDE COURT WHERE A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO STOP HIS EXTRADITION TO THE U.S. IS UNDERWAY. ASSANGE CLAIMS MOVES TO EXTRADITE HIM ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, RATHER THAN HAVING A BASIS IN LAW. THE U.S. CLAIMS HE PUT LIVES IN DANGER WHEN HIS WIKILEAKS SITE PUBLISHED CLASSIFIED DETAILS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. HIS LEGAL TEAM SAY IF HE LOSES THIS HEARING, HE COULD YET APPEAL TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM FLASH FLOODING IN CALIFORNIA. SWIFTLY RISING CREEKS CAUGHT MANY PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BY SURPRISE, AND THERE IS MORE RAIN FORECAST FOR COMING DAYS. THE DOWNPOURS EVEN CLOSED THE REGIONAL AIRPORT, RENDERING THE RUNWAYS USELESS UNDER ABOUT 30cm OF WATER. THE ITALIAN CITY OF MILAN IS SUFFERING UNDER A WAVE OF HEAVY SMOG. THE LEVELS OF DANGEROUS PARTICLES IN THE AIR WAS THREE TIMES ABOVE NORMAL, WITH SOME RESIDENTS RESORTING TO FACE MASKS AND COMPLAINING OF EYE IRRITATION AS A RESULT. THE CITY OFTEN RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED IN EUROPE. VISITORS TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LANDMARKS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER STILL CLOSED AMID AN EXTENSION TO A WORKERS STRIKE. UNION MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND THE STRIKE AND SAY THEY'LL KEEP DOING SO UNTIL A DEAL IS REACHED. IT'S HOPED THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE PARIS HOSTS THE SUMMER OLYMPICS LATER THIS YEAR. TO SPORT, AND A MOUNTAIN BIKING EVENT SET TO BE HELD AT THE CHRISTCHURCH ADVENTURE PARK HAS BEEN CANCELLED, DUE TO THE PORT HILLS FIRE. THE CRANKWORX SUMMER SERIES WAS TO BE HELD AT THE START OF MARCH, BUT ORGANISERS SAY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PARK DURING THE RECENT FIRES MEANS THE EVENT CAN'T GO AHEAD. CRANWORX SAYS IT'S DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE DECISION. IT'S MAIN EVENT ` PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES ` WILL BE HELD IN ROTORUA IN MID-MARCH. AND THE CRUSADERS HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR SUPER RUGBY BUILD UP TO SPEND TIME WITH THE FIRE FIGHTERS WHO BATTLED THE BLAZE. THE TEAM THANKING THE CREWS FOR THEIR EFFORTS, GIFTING THEM TICKETS TO THEIR APRIL GAME AGAINST THE REBELS AS WELL AS SOME SIGNED JERSEYS. LOCK QUINTEN STRANGE SAYS MEETING THE PEOPLE WHO BATTLED THE BLAZE PUTS THEIR WORK INTO PERSPECTIVE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO. WE JUST PLAY RUGBY AND TRY TO INSPIRE, YOU KNOW, KIDS. BUT THIS IS REAL LIFE, AND PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES ARE UP THERE. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY PUT IN THE HARD YARDS TO PROTECT THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND OBVIOUSLY JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS IS WHERE WE CAN HELP, AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT. THE CRUSADERS WILL GET THEIR SUPER RUGBY CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY THIS FRIDAY AGAINST THE CHIEFS. AND FINALLY, IF YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE HAVING A ROUGH WEEK AT WORK, SPARE A THOUGHT FOR ONE OF MADONNA'S DANCERS, WHO APPEARS TO DROP THE QUEEN OF POP DURING A SHOW IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DANCER, WHO IS WEARING HIGH HEELS, APPEARS TO SLIP WHILE DRAGGING A CHAIR WHICH MADONNA IS SITTING ON. NO COMMENT YET FROM MADONNA. HOPEFULLY NOT TOO HUNG UP ON IT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. SOME MORNING HIGH CLOUD CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. AND 23 IN AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. THE SUN COMING THROUGH FOR SOME OF YOU. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAUPO. 26 IN TAURANGA. ON THE EAST COAST ` CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING, TURNING TO FINE SPELLS, THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON, 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. GISBORNE, 22. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE DAY HERE, SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER IN WELLINGTON. 19 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 DEGREES FOR THE WEST COAST AND 21 DEGREES IN NELSON. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH ` A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. OAMARU, 18 DEGREES. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN. WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. QUEENSTOWN, YOU ARE LOOKING LOVELY TODAY AT A HIGH OF 21. THANKS, CHRIS. MEDICINES CONTAINING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE ARE SET TO RETURN TO PHARMACY SHELVES NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED. THE DRUG IS A CORE INGREDIENT IN METH PRODUCTION, PROMPTING FEARS ITS RETURN COULD FUEL CRIME. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE WAS BANNED IN 2011 AS PART OF A RAFT OF POLICIES TO STOP METH COOK HOUSES IN NEW ZEALAND, WHICH WERE BOOMING AT THE TIME. BUT GANGS AND DRUG DEALERS JUST SHIFTED TACK, THE DRUG IS NOW IMPORTED BY MAJOR GLOBAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS AND SUPPLY IS BIGGER THAN EVER. MASSEY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CHRIS WILKINS IS AN EXPERT IN DRUG TRENDS, MARKETS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. HE JOINS US NOW. WELCOME. WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE ON METH PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND? THIS WAS REALLY AN INITIATIVE OF ITS DAY. BACK IN 2009, THERE WERE A LOT OF SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION IN WHAT WE CALL KITCHEN LABS. AS YOU SAID, IT HAS MOVED ON, AND WE HAVE MOVED FROM TENS OF KILOS TO HUNDREDS OF KILOS OF SEIZURES. THIS IS GLOBAL PRODUCTION ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE, ON A FACTORY SCALE THAT IS MUCH MORE CONNECTED INTERNATIONALLY. IT WAS REALLY AN INITIATIVE OF ITS TIME, BUT MAYBE WE HAVE MOVED ON HERE. SO IT HASN'T REALLY STOPPED THE PRODUCTION ITSELF. THE SUPPLIERS HAVE CHANGED. IT WAS NEVER INTENDED TO COMPLETELY STOP METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION. IT WAS JUST TO COUNTERACT THE METHODS OF THE DAY. LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE GOING AROUND TO PHARMACIES, GETTING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRODUCTS TO MANUFACTURE METH. AND THAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PHARMACISTS IN TERMS OF THEM TRYING TO CONTROL WHO WAS GETTING ACCESS TO THAT. IN TERMS OF HOW WE STOP THAT, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? I THINK, AS I SAID, PRODUCTION HAS MOVED ON. SO WE'RE TALKING HUNDREDS OF KILOS THAT IS PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES, AND THAT IS FACTORY SCALE PRODUCTION. I THINK SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD IN 2009. IT IS REALLY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES AND GIVING THEM THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT. PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT FOR THE USERS THEMSELVES. SO IF THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE, EASY ACCESS AND TREATMENT TO SUPPORT. AND THE PROCESS OF CRIME HAS BEEN REALLY EFFECTIVE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND MORE RESOURCE COULD BE PUT INTO THAT. EXPANDING INTO SMALL TOWNS WHERE THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND QUITE CLEARLY GROUPS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN METHAMPHETAMINE MANUFACTURING. YOU HAVE HEARD FROM PHARMACISTS. DO YOU THINK TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE COMING INTO THE PHARMACY AND ASKING FOR THAT? I THINK DEFINITELY THEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED IN TERMS OF WHAT KIND OF CONTROLS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ENFORCE. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM, WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME IN ASKING FOR THOSE MEDICINES, AND THEY COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THIS WAS BEING DIVERTED. SO THEY REALLY NEED TO BE ENGAGED AND CONSULTED AND SUPPORTED ABOUT HOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO THOSE SITUATIONS. WHAT KIND OF RESTRICTIONS COULD COME INTO PLACE? ARE WE ASKING FOR IDs? YOU ARE ASKING PHARMACISTS TO BE PROFILERS, I GUESS. THERE WERE LOW-LEVEL APPROACHES USED IN TERMS OF TAKING NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ACCESSING AND RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF PURCHASES. SO THAT KIND OF THING COULD WORK. BUT I THINK BY AND LARGE, WE WILL FIND THE METHAMPHETAMINE MARKET HAS MOVED ON QUITE A BIT FROM THOSE DAYS. THE COLD, HARD FACTS ARE WE ARE PROBABLY AWASH WITH METHAMPHETAMINE IN NEW ZEALAND. THE PRICE HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MAYBE EVEN AS MUCH AS 10 YEARS. SO THE SCALE OF MANUFACTURE, IT IS A MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN THAN IT ONCE WAS. YOU TALK ABOUT IT GLOBALLY. WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A CORRESPONDING COME ON. BECAUSE METH HAS ALSO BEEN SENT THROUGH TO THE PACIFIC. IS THAT OF CONCERN AS WELL, IN TERMS OF OPENING THIS UP AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS ONE OF THE REALITIES OF THE CHALLENGES OF ORGANISED CRIME IN THE PACIFIC STATES WHERE THERE IS LIMITED ENFORCEMENT AND RESOURCES. GOVERNANCE IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. BUT ALSO WITHIN NEW ZEALAND. AS I SAID, SMALLER TOWNS, ISOLATED PLACES WHERE THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A POLICE PRESENCE. ESSENTIALLY GANGS COME TO GOVERN THOSE COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES. THEY BECOME LIKE AN AUTHORITY. THIS IS THE CHALLENGE, BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLION DOLLARS MARKET THAT CAN BE USED FOR CORRUPTIVE INFLUENCE. SO WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, YOU MENTIONED THERE IS PROBABLY NO POLICING THERE. HOW DO YOU STOP IT? MANY COMMUNITIES WILL BE WATCHING THINKING, I LIVE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. IT IS HAPPENING IN OUR AREA. IT COULD BE MY CHILDHOOD IS EXPOSED, OR MY NEIGHBOUR. YOU HAVE TO REALISE THAT POLICE DO PLAY A ROLE, BUT IT IS NOT THE MAIN ROLE. IT HAS TO BE A HEALTH RESPONSE. IT HAS TO BE EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY ITSELF TO CHANGE OR STOP THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOUR. AND MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ARE VERY ENGAGED WITH THAT. ALL THEY NEED IS RESOURCES. BUT ALSO THE USERS THEMSELVES, OFTEN THEY WANT TO GET SOME HELP. BUT OFTEN POLICE AND AVAILABLE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. HEALTH AND DRUG TREATMENTS AREN'T AVAILABLE AND THOSE COMMUNITIES. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT CHANGING, BUT ALSO FAMILIES WHO WANT TO CHANGE AS WELL. PEER SUPPORT, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. IT IS NO RESOURCE, BUT IT CAN HELP. CHRIS WILKINS FROM MASSEY UNIVERSITY. COMING UP ` SICK OF ALL THE SCROLLING, REPLYING AND BEEPING ON YOUR PHONE? WHY ONE RESEARCHER SAYS IT MAY BE TIME TO START A DIGITAL DETOX. (UPBEAT MUSIC) We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. # CALL ME. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THEY'RE NOT JUST A WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH; THEY'RE OUR MAPS, OUR BANKING, EVEN OUR WALLET. BUT WE ALL KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY SPENDING A LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME ON OUR CELL PHONES. BUT, MAN, HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED IN JUST THE LAST 20 YEARS, AT THE SCHOOL GATE, ON THE WAY HOME, EVIDENCE OF THE TEXT MESSAGING CRAZE IS EVERYWHERE. THE PHONE MAKERS NEVER EXPECTED IT TO TAKE OFF. IT WAS TEENAGERS WHO DECIDED THIS WAS THE WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH. I SEND ABOUT 50 A DAY. I SEND ABOUT 15 DAY.* I SEND ABOUT 20, COS I JUST LOVE TEXTING PEOPLE. AND, MAN, DID CELLPHONES TAKE OFF ` SO MUCH SO THAT WE'RE NOW SEEING THE TIDE TURN. THERE'S BEEN A 500% SPIKE OF SEARCHES RELATED TO PHONE ADDICTION IN THE UK. TO TELL US HOW TO GET OUT OF AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF SCROLLING, SWIPING, AND REPLYING, WE'RE JOINED BY DIGITAL WELL-BEING RESEARCHER LENA WAIZENEGGER. LENO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON THE PROGRAM THIS MORNING. WE JUST PLAYED A CLIP FROM THE BBC IN THE INTRO. AND 20 TEXTS A DAY WAS CONSIDERED A LOT. WHAT COUNTS NOW AS BEING ADDICTED TO YOUR PHONE? I THINK IT IS MUCH MORE NOW. ESPECIALLY BEING SURROUNDED BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND NOT JUST IN OUR PRIVATE LIFE BUT ALSO AT WORK WITH ALL THE COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS LIKE TEAMS, SLACK AND SO ON, WE ARE CONSTANTLY SURROUNDED BY CONNECTIVITY, AND IT IS HARD TO ESCAPE, PRETTY MUCH. SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH US THAT WE CAN'T JUST SAY, I THINK I'D RATHER GO FOR A WALK OR GO OUTSIDE OR LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC OR BAKE A CAKE OR WATCH A TV SHOW? WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE PHONE THAT WE ARE SO START LOOKING AT? GREAT QUESTION. I THINK WE ARE FIGHTING AGAINST REALLY LARGE MACHINERY, RIGHT? THERE ARE VERY SOPHISTICATED ALGORITHMS THAT ARE EMPLOYED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT ARE ACTUALLY DESIGNED IN ORDER TO FEED THIS HORMONE CALLED DOPAMINE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY VERY SOPHISTICATED. THE PLATFORM REALISES THAT WE ARE LEAVING FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, AND THEY CAN USE LIKES OR COMMENTS OR THINGS LIKE THIS TO ACTUALLY KEEP US ON THE PLATFORM AND ACTUALLY STAY ATTENTIVE TO THE CONTENT. ANOTHER TRIGGER THAT WE ARE FIGHTING IS PRETTY MUCH OUR PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS. NOWADAYS, OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY EXPECT US TO RESPOND TO WHAT'S AT WHATSAPP MESSAGES RIGHT AWAY. OTHERWISE, THEY SAY, WHAT IS GOING ON, ARE YOU OK? SO WE HAVE THESE SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS TO BE ON 24/7. AND THEN THERE IS THE MICRO BOARD. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ARE SITTING IN THE DOCTOR'S ROOM OR THE BUS STOP OR JUST WAITING IN LINE AT THE SUPERMARKET WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING? WITHOUT LOOKING AROUND OR HAVING A CHAT TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE ROOM. NORMALLY, WE ARE DIRECTLY DRAWN INTO OUR PHONES. AND I AM QUITE A BIG ADVOCATE INSTEAD OF SAYING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO GO ON A DIGITAL DETOX, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE TO CREATE HEALTHY PHONE HABITS. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GO ON A DIGITAL DETOX, YOU MAY BE DISCONNECTED FOR TWO DAYS, BUT THEN WE FLOAT STRAIGHT BACK INTO OUR ADDICTIVE PHONE HABITS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK. IF YOU ARE SITTING HERE WATCHING THIS INTERVIEW AND YOU THINK, I DO PULL MY PHONE OUT WHILE I AM WAITING IN THE QUEUE FOR THE SUPERMARKET OR AN APPOINTMENT, WHAT DO YOU DO THAT IS THE EASY WAY OUT, THAT IS NOT DETOX BUT MIGHT HELP ME STAY CONNECTED TO THE REAL WORLD? I THINK THAT IS THE WAY TO GO, REALLY MAKING SMALL CHANGES. WE CAN REALLY QUICKLY SEE THE EFFECTS. SO IF YOU ARE WATCHING THROUGH THE SEGMENT RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD GO THROUGH YOUR PHONE AND LOOK AT ALL THE APPS THAT YOU HAVE AND DELETE THREE OR FOUR APPS THAT YOU HAVEN'T USED IN THE LAST THREE OR SIX MONTHS. BECAUSE WHAT ENDS UP AS WE ARE OFTEN DOWNLOADING APPS AND DOWNLOADING APPS, AND OUR PHONE INSIGHT LIKE A GRAVEYARD FOR APPS. AND WE HARDLY TAKE THE TIME TO REFLECT ON WHETHER WE NEED THAT APPLE NOT. APP OR NOT* EACH APP AS A TRIGGER FOR DISTRACTION, SO TAKING OUT EACH DISTRACTION IS QUITE A GOOD STEP. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR NOTIFICATIONS SWITCHED ON. IT VIBRATES AND EVERYTHING. BUT EACH OF THESE NOTIFICATIONS IS ACTUALLY A TRIGGER FOR DISTRACTION, AND THERE IS NOTHING, REALLY, LIKE AN URGENT TEXT MESSAGE OR WHATSAPP MESSAGE. IF SOMETHING IS REALLY URGENT, PEOPLE WILL CALL YOU. I WOULD SUGGEST TO SWITCH OFF ALL YOUR NOTIFICATIONS. AND THE THIRD THING IS FIGHTING TECH WITH TECH. THERE ARE APPS OUT THERE SUCH AS FREEDOM OR FOREST, THAT CAN HELP YOU LIMIT TIME ON SPECIFIC APPS. SOME GREAT ADVICE THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. IT IS 6:22. THIS MORNING, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING YOU WHETHER YOU ARE OK IF YOUR SCHOOL TUCK SHOP INFORMED YOU THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES OR THEY WON'T BE SELLING THEM. SOME SCHOOLS HAVE BANNED THEM, BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY ARE UNHEALTHY. HAM AND CHEESE? PROTEIN AND DAIRY? THEY HAVE BEEN BANNED AT TUCK SHOPS AT SCHOOLS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. YOUR FEEDBACK IS COMING IN FAST. AS IT BANNING FROM SELLING IT AT THE TUCKSHOP OR TAKING IT TO SCHOOL? FROM THE TUCKSHOP. WHAT IF YOUR MUM DOES A PROFESSIONAL GLAD WRAP JOB? IF THEY HAVE MADE THESE CALLS TO BAN HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES, THEN TUCKSHOP'S NEED TO SUBSIDISE HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. ALSO, IS THAT THE WORST THING A TUCKSHOP SELF THESE DAYS? SURELY THEY HAVE PIES AS WELL. IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THAT, YOU JUST HAD TO SUPPLY THE LUNCH, THEN. I THINK THERE IS AN OBLIGATION FOR THAT TO BE HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. SURELY FRUIT IS ENOUGH. WHAT KIDS SITS DOWN AND SAYS, I LOVE CARROT STICKS. GIVE ME A WHOLE LUNCHBOX FULL. SOME KIDS DON'T EAT THEIR LUNCH. YOU CAN SPEND AN HOUR SORTING OUT FRUITS, LOLLIES, THEY COME BACK. THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN BRING AS WELL, NOT JUST WHAT THEY SELL AT THE TUCK SHOP. AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, YOU CAN'T BRING ANYTHING WITH NUTS. JANINE, UNHEALTHY FOOD SHOULD BE BANNED. COME ON, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I USED TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH A GIRL WHO WOULD BRING TWISTIES, HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS BISCUITS, TIM TAMS. YOU CAN'T BE POLICING THAT. I WOULD BRING IN A PIE, A PACKET OF CHIPS AND A CREAM CHOCOLATE FOR LUNCH AT SCHOOL. DIDN'T YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEEDED TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH AFTERWARDS? KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT OTHER PEOPLES LUNCHBOXES. SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK. ALSO I LIKE HOW USELESSLY NAVIGATED OUR DISCUSSION TO TALKING ABOUT FOOD AND COVERED UP YOUR PHONE. IT MIGHT BE A TACTIC TO NOT TALK ABOUT YOUR FOREIGN ADDICTION. PHONE ADDICTION* HAVE YOU DELETED THREE APPS YET? NO. IT IS MY WAY OF GETTING INTO SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH I DON'T GET INTO ON MY WORK DEVICE. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ITS LUNCHBOX BAN. WE'LL TUCK INTO THAT FEEDBACK. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. A DRUG EXPERT BELIEVES PHARMACISTS SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON CONTROL MEASURES IF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE RETURNS TO THE SHELVES NEXT YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DRUG YESTERDAY, AFTER IT WAS BANNED FROM SALE IN 2011 IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE PRODUCTION OF METH. CHRIS WILKINS SAYS IT WAS AN INITIATIVE OF ITS TIME WHICH MAYBE WE'VE MOVED ON FROM. BY AND LARGE, WE WILL FIND THAT THE METHAMPHETAMINE MARKET HAS MOVED ON QUITE A BIT FROM THOSE DAYS. THE COLD HARD FACTS ARE THAT WE ARE PROBABLY AWASH WITH METHAMPHETAMINE IN NEW ZEALAND, SO THE PRICE HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MAYBE EVEN AS MUCH IS 10 YEARS, SO THE SCALE OF MANUFACTURING, IT IS A MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN THEN IT WAS BACK THEN. CHRIS SAYS MORE WRAP AROUND SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR METH USERS. THE U.S. HAS VETOED A CEASEFIRE PLAN AT THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL BUT PUT FORWARD ITS OWN PLAN TO PAUSE THE VIOLENCE. AMERICAN DIPLOMATS SAID ALGERIA'S CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE CONFLICT COULD JEOPARDISE TALKS TO END THE WAR. IN ITS OWN PLAN, THE U.S. WARNED ISRAEL NOT TO INVADE THE CITY OF RAFAH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOME FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE. AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS RETURNED TO THE U.N.'S TOP COURT, ARGUING ISRAEL IS IMPOSING AN APARTHEID REGIME ON PALESTINIANS. ITS AMBASSADOR IS CALLING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO FIND ISRAEL'S DECADES-LONG OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES ILLEGAL. IT IS HOPED THE WORLD COURT'S OFFICIAL OPINION COULD HELP EFFORTS FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS HAVE BUILT AN ADVANCED, LONG-TERM REPLACEMENT FOR THE HUMAN HEART. IT IS HOPED THE MECHANICAL DEVICE COULD HELP THOSE LANGUISHING ON WAITING LISTS. CHANNEL 9'S EMILY RICE REPORTS. AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS ARE LEADING THE RACE TO DEVELOP THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-TERM ARTIFICIAL HEART, WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL CAR PART. THIS IS NOT JUST AN EVOLUTION OF EXISTING DEVICES; THIS IS A TRUE REVOLUTION OF WHAT'S OUT THERE. THE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE IS BEING BUILT FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND USES A LEVITATING DISC, SPINNING 2000 TIMES PER MINUTE TO KEEP BLOOD FLOWING. THE MAGNETICS WORK KIND OF SIMILAR TO A JAPANESE TRAIN. THIS ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE YOU HAVE NO MECHANICAL WEAR AT ALL. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MOVING CONTACTING PARTS. THE AUSSIE INVENTORS ADMIT THEIR EARLY PROTOTYPES WERE TESTED ON HEART MODELS MADE FROM PLUMBING PARTS BOUGHT AT BUNNINGS. PIPES FROM BUNNINGS ` LITERALLY BUILT ON THE FLOOR OF BUNNINGS, SOME OF THEM. IN-HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS OF THIS ARTIFICIAL HEART TECHNOLOGY STARTS IN THE U.S. LATER THIS YEAR. ALL GOING WELL, AUSTRALIAN PATIENTS WILL BE NEXT. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE HAPPY WITH THE UNDERDOGS LABEL FOR THE FIRST T20 AGAINST AUSTRALIA TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN NEARLY FIVE YEARS SINCE AUSTRALIA HAS PLAYED IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH OVER 22,000 FANS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST MATCH IN WELLINGTON. T20 CAPTAIN MITCHELL SANTNER IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHO'S THE FAVOURITE. YEAH, WE'RE PROBABLY UNDERDOGS, BUT I THINK WE'RE USED TO THAT TAG, AND WE DON'T THINK MUCH OF IT. WE JUST TRY DO OUR THINGS, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE ARE. DOESN'T CHANGE TOO MUCH. I GUESS THERE'S SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME NEWER GUYS TO EXPERIENCE PLAYING AUSTRALIA AT HOME WHICH MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THAT OPTION, NOT FOR A FEW YEARS ANYWAY. AND THE BLACKCAPS SUMMER OF CRICKET WILL CONTINUE ON TVNZ AND TVNZ+ TONIGHT FROM 6.55. AND FINALLY, IT'S THE SHOW JUMPING STORY THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. A SPONSOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN EQUESTRIAN EVENT WHERE AN OLYMPIAN WAS STOOD DOWN THEN LATER CLEARED FOR WEARING A MANKINI HAS PROMISED EVERY SPECTATOR THEIR OWN ONE. THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER WILL ALSO DONATE JUST OVER $100 TO MEN'S HEALTH FOR EVERY PERSON WHO TRIES TO OUT-DO OLYMPIC MEDALLIST SHANE ROSE. COULD SEE A RISE OF MEN IN MANKINIS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. SOME MORNING HIGH CLOUD CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. FURTHER SOUTH ` MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ROTORUA, 24 DEGREES. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAUPO. ON THE EAST COAST ` CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING, TURNING TO FINE SPELLS, THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON, 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE DAY HERE, SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. WELLINGTON, 19 DEGREES AND SUNNY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA AND 21 IN NELSON. 18 ON THE WEST COAST. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH ` A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. CHRISTCHURCH, 20 DEGREES AND CLEAR. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN. WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. QUEENSTOWN, PICK OF THE BUNCH THERE, 21 AND SUNNY. E HAERE AKE NEI ` PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S BRACING FOR AN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE AFTER DOZENS OF MEN WERE KILLED. OUR PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT HAS THE LATEST ON THE TRIBAL MASSACRE. (UPBEAT MUSIC) IT IS 6:40. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. DOZENS HAVE BEEN LEFT DEAD AFTER A TRIBAL MASSACRE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. AUTHORITIES ARE NOW BRACING FOR AN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE. AND TO TELL US MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY 1 NEWS PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER. GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS BEHIND THIS TRIBAL MASSACRE? IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS. APPARENTLY 17 TRIBES WERE UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THIS MASSACRE, AND THE GROUP THAT GOT MASSACRED, AND I HAVE SEEN FIGURES, ANYTHING FROM 26 TO 52, THE POLICE KEEP CHANGING HOW MANY WERE KILLED. THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO ATTACK ANOTHER GROUP WHEN THEY GOT JUMPED ON. WHAT IS INTERESTING, DANIEL, IS THAT THE POLICE ARE REALLY WORRIED, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF HIGH POWERED WEAPONS AND GUNS IN THE AREA, AND, IN FACT, WHAT IS CHANGING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA IS THAT THEY ARE HIRING GUN MEN FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE PROVINCE TO COME IN, AND THAT IS SUCH A VOLATILE SITUATION. WHEN YOU MENTION ABOUT THIS FIREARMS, COULD WE SEE AN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE? ABSOLUTELY. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO` THAT HE MAY BE CALLING A STATE OF EMERGENCY THIS WEEK, SUCH AS THE TERRIBLE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE THERE. AND ALSO PERHAPS ASKING THE AUSTRALIANS FOR MORE HELP. JUST BECAUSE THEIR OWN SECURITY FORCES` THE GOVERNOR WANTS THE SECURITY FORCES THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN ATTACK, AND THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AND IT IS ONE OF THE WORST` IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND ONE GROUP, WHO HAVE DIED. THEY ARE STILL PULLING BODIES OUT OF THE BUSH. THE OTHER THING YOU WILL NOT READ ABOUT IS THAT WHEN YOU SEE ALL OF THESE MEN WHO ARE DYING, IT IS SUCH A SUBSISTENCE CULTURE LIVING, AND THE FAMILIES DEPEND ON EACH OTHER, MEN AND WOMEN, TO MAKE A LIVING AND WORK IN THE GARDENS, SO WITHOUT ALL OF THOSE MEN PROTECTING THEIR FAMILIES IN CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR FAMILIES, THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARDSHIP WITH THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE LEFT BEHIND. I KNOW YOU JUST TOUCHED ON THE GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY. WHAT ELSE ARE THEY TRYING TO DO TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION? THEY DON'T DO BOOSTER SECURITY FORCES IN THE AREA. THEY ARE ALREADY DOING THAT AND THERE ARE MORE FORCES HEADING UP THERE. ALSO ASKING FOR HELP FROM AUSTRALIA. THEY WILL SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP. MAYBE THE INTELLIGENCE NEED TO BE BETTER AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN GOING FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, AND IT IS THAT PAYBACK CULTURE. IT JUST KEEPS GOING. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU ARE SURPRISED BY THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT. SADLY, I AM NOT. THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. I MET SO MANY OF THEM WHEN I WAS THERE LAST YEAR. JUST REALLY BREAKS MY HEART. IT MEANS BUSINESSES CLOSE. THEY KNOW WHEN VIOLENCE IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUSINESSES CLOSE AND FAMILIES ARE AFFECTED. IT REALLY SUCKS. I WANT TO SHIFT TO FIJI. DRUG BUSTS. ANOTHER ONE. WE KNOW WE HAD THAT 4.8 TONS OF METH THAT WAS FOUND. AND NOW SOME COCAINE HAS BEEN FOUND. 12 KG OF COCAINE. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT WAS FOUND IN KAVA PACKETS, AND SOME OF THE METH WAS WRAPPED IN IT. IT IS AN INTERESTING LINK, IF IT IS ONE, BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT FOR. AND IN TONGA, METH. THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. TONGA, 15 KG OF METH IS IN THE KINGDOM. BUT WHAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT WAS IN THE RESERVE BANK OF TONGA. NO. YES. IN THE OFFICE. ONE OF THE SENIOR BANK OFFICIALS THERE AND HIS SISTER HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. QUITE A LOT WAS FOUND IN HIS OFFICE, AND A SMALL AMOUNT AT THEIR HOME. IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. COOK ISLANDS, THEY HAVE JUST FOUND HEROIN THERE A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND IT HAS JUST BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HEROIN. IT IS INTERESTING THAT ALL OF THESE ARE HAPPENING, BUT IT IS A GOOD THING. IT MEANS THAT IT IS BEING FOUND. WE HAVE TO WORRY WHEN IT IS NOT BEING FOUND. SO IT IS GOOD NEWS. SPEAKING OF GOODNESS, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE PACIFIC, BUT THERE HAS BEEN GOOD NEWS. LOTS OF RAINFALL IN FIJI. BUT THE LOCALS FOUND A HAPPY SIDE OF IT. IT IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS. I WILL NOT LIE. LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO THIS VIDEO. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT. THESE OTHER KIDS. THEY HAVE JUST COME HOME FROM SCHOOL. SORRY, THEY ARE JUST GOING HOME FROM SCHOOL. LOOK AT THEM GO. ARE THEY JUMPING IN? INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I WILL NOT LIE. IF I WAS THEIR MOTHER, I WOULD BE FURIOUS. THERE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN DROWNINGS AND RIVERS. LOOK AT THEM. THEY ARE HOLDING THEIR BASKETS UP. THEY ARE HEADING BACK HOME AFTER A BUSY DAY AT SCHOOL. THEY ARE LOVING IT. THESE RIVERS ARE ABOUT NEARLY 4 M ABOVE THEIR DANGER LEVEL AT THE MOMENT. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT FIJI IS FACING. THERE IS A LOT OF LOW LYING AREAS IN FIJI. AND ALSO THEY ARE PRONE TO FLOODING, AND ALSO THE RIVERS GO WAY UP. THAT IS LITERALLY ME IN THE MORNING GETTING TO AUCKLAND TRAFFIC. AARGH! IT SEEMS LIKE A SHORTCUT TO TAKE. ON THE SERIOUS SIDE, OFFICIALS DO WANT PEOPLE NOT TO GO INTO SWOLLEN RIVERS, BUT FOR THOSE KIDS, IT WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY THEY WERE GOING TO GET HOME THAT DAY. THE YUGO. STAY SAFE, FIJI. KEEP YOUR KIDS OUT OF THE WATER. I KIND OF LIKE THE VIDEO, BECAUSE NO ONE DIED. AND ALSO, IT IS KIDS HAVING FUN. THEY ARE JUST HAVING FUN AND TAKING A SHORTCUT TO GET HOME. JUST GETTING HOME. JUST QUICKLY, WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES? TOUCHUPS ARE BANNING THEM BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS PART OF AN UNHEALTHY FOOD GROUP. SERIOUSLY, REALLY? COME ON! IN FACT, I MAY HAVE HAM AND CHEESE AND WERE JUST FOR MY LUNCH TODAY. DO YOU? YOU USUALLY BRING YOUR LUNCH AND IT USUALLY LOOKS VERY HEALTHY. IT IS ACTUALLY A SALAD. I AM ON A MASSIVE DIET, AS PER USUAL. ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRES FAILING TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR TAMARIKI AFTER THE BREAK. (UPBEAT MUSIC) # IT'S ME, HI. I AM THE PROBLEM, IT'S ME. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. YOU'RE PACKING THE KIDS' BAGS FOR KINDY, LISTEN UP. THERE'S BEEN AN ALARMING SURGE IN THE NUMBER OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRES FALLING BELOW THE MINIMUM STANDARDS. ALMOST 300 SERVICES HAD THEIR LICENSE DOWNGRADED IN 2023 ` A 40% RISE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. YOU'VE GOT TO THINK THAT CAN'T BE GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS IN DAYCARE. SARAH ALEXANDER FROM THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOINS US NOW. SARAH, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THAT IS A SHOCKING NUMBER TO ME. IS THAT AS SHOCKING TO YOU? IT IS SHOCKING, BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD HOPE IS THAT MOST SERVICES WOULD BE IN THIS SITUATION. HERE AT THE OFFICE OF ECE, WE ARE PROMOTING HIGH-QUALITY ECE. EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES SHOULD BE FANTASTIC PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO BE IN. CHILDREN SHOULD BE HAPPY, WELL CARED FOR, WELL EDUCATED. PARENTS SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY PROVIDED. AND OVER ONE YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SERVICES FAILING TO MEET EVEN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STANDARDS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE CURRICULUM, MANAGEMENT. SO IT IS VERY CONCERNING. WHAT OTHERS MINIMUM STANDARDS? TALK ME THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THOSE FAILURES MIGHT PRACTICALLY BE. TO GIVE YOU SOME QUICK EXAMPLES, DOES COVER THE BROAD AREAS OF CURRICULUM, HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THINGS CAN BE CHILDREN ESCAPING FROM THE FACILITIES. GOING ONTO THE ROAD. AND THESE ARE LITTLE KIDS, THEY ARE TODDLERS. SUPERVISION PROBLEMS ARE ONE. ANOTHER IS HYGIENE. RATIOS ` INSUFFICIENT ADULTS TO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN. THERE CAN BE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF BROKEN FENCES, AND SAFE PLAY EQUIPMENT, INSUFFICIENT VARIETY OF PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN. SO ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. BUT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DOES NOT DOWNGRADE A SERVICE'S LICENCE UNLESS IT IS SERIOUS. AND OFTEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES. WOW. SO TO GET A DOWNGRADE OF 40%, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LICENSED CENTRES THAT HAVE REALLY DROPPED THE BALL A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS FOR YOUR CHILD TO GO THERE? YES. ALL THE SERVICES NOT UP TO SCRATCH WITH HOW THE EXPECTATION IS. SO IT MIGHT NOT BE DANGEROUS IN TERMS OF THE CHILDREN` THE CHILDREN MIGHT BE WELL SUPERVISED, BUT THERE MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT. THESE ARE ISSUES. THE STANDARDS ARE THERE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN BUT ALSO TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES ARE OPERATING WELL. AT LEAST AT THE BAR. AND THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. THIS IS AN ISSUE, AND I AM REALLY SURPRISED OVER THE SPACE OF ONE YEAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. ALL WE CAN THINK ABOUT IS MAYBE IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE COMPLIANCE TOOLS THAT THE MINISTRY HAS ARE NOT WORKING, BECAUSE THE MINISTRY DOES GIVE SERVICES LOTS OF LEEWAY IN TERMS OF ABILITY TO MEET STANDARDS. IT WON'T PUT ON A SERVICE REPORT QUICKLY. SO IT DOES HAVE THE OPTION OF GOING TO A PROVISIONAL LICENSE, GOING TO A SUSPENDED LICENSE OR CANCELLING ALTOGETHER. LAST YEAR, 36 SERVICES WERE CANCELLED ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THEY WERE THAT BAD, DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES AS SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE PICKING UP THIS FEELING THAT IS OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT THAT MAYBE REGULATIONS ARE USELESS, THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE COMPLIANT WITH. BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN, AND REALLY WE NEED EVERYONE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THESE MINIMUM STANDARDS, AND THEN BUILDING THEIR QUALITY FROM THEIR. YES. WHAT I AM PICKING UP IS... HOW MUCH OF THIS, THOUGH, IS THAT CENTRES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SELF MONITOR? IS THIS A LACK OF OVERSIGHT OR DROPPING THE BALL ON THE PART OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION? THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IS GETTING BETTER AT RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS FROM PARENTS AND SERIOUS INCIDENTS. THAT WOULD IMPLY THERE WERE BAD AT IT BEFORE. IT IS ALSO THE CASE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW. AND SO IT REALLY IS UP TO PARENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TO TEACHERS TO REPORT WHEN THINGS AREN'T GOOD, SO THE MINISTRY KNOWS WHEN TO INVESTIGATE. THAT IS PRETTY LIMITED, THOUGH. PARENTS WOULDN'T KNOW ` THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR EIGHT OR NINE HOURS A DAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MIGHT SEE A CHILD ESCAPE, BUT THE TEACHER MIGHT RUN OUT ONTO THE ROAD TO GRAB THEM. SO THEY MIGHT BE RELUCTANT TO SHARE THEIR FAILURES. THAT IS WHY THE OFFICE OF ECE, WE PUBLISH A LIST OF SERVICES WHO HAVE A LICENSE DOWNGRADE, SO PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN CHECK ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF A SERVICE AND ALSO ITS PAST HISTORY. AND HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE AND FIND OUT WHAT ACTUALLY DID HAPPEN. BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED, BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN LOOK UP FOR THEIR CHILD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT THOSE PLACES TO GET THEIR LICENSE BACK. I DO TO AN EXTENT, BUT I'M SLIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS. 40%? THAT WAS EVEN BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THE MENU. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA BANNING A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THE TUCK SHOP. ONE OF THEM IS HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES. AND ONE OF THEM WAS FAIRY BREAD. THE PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH CHIPS AND PIES. THEY THINK THEY ARE NOT HEALTHY.. PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED. TANIA SAID, LET'S BAN JELLIES. A FEW PEOPLE SEE THAT. CAN SOMEONE SEND US A PHOTO OF THAT? SHE ALSO SAID BAN YOGHURTS BECAUSE OF THE MYTH THAT MAKES. IF YOU HAVE A TUCKSHOP, YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW TO USE A SPOON. DO YOU THINK? YES. SOMETIMES I JUST STUCK IT OUT. WHAT ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN THE SIDES? THAT'S WHEN I LICK IT. ALL CLASS. MICHELLE IS SAYING ENERGY DRINKS SHOULD BE BANNED, BUT NOT HAND AND HAM AND CHEESE* SANDWICHES. YOU NEED ENERGY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, BUT YOU DON'T NEED POWERADE AT LUNCHTIME. JULES, HAS SAID, FOR PETE'S SAKE, IF CHILDREN HAVE LUNCH, THEY ARE LUCKY. NO. THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A CHILD IS THAT YOU FEED THEM. THERE IS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF WHAT IS UNHEALTHY, RIGHT? HAM AND CHEESE IS NOT THAT BAD. WE HAVE A NUTRITIONIST COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER HAM IS BAD OR NOT. WHAT IF IT'S PROSCIUTTO? IT MUST BE BAD IF SKILLS ARE BANNING THEM FROM TUCKSHOP'S. IT WAS ALWAYS A STAPLE IN MY LUNCHBOX. YOU HAD BURRATO WITH A BIT OF FOCACCIA. KEEP YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHATS COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. A DRAMATIC RESCUE ON AUCKLAND'S ROCKS PROMPTS A WARNING FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES. BE CAREFUL WHEN ROCK FISHING. STAY TUNED TO SEE THAT SAVING NEXT GRANT ROBERTSON IS GOING. SO WHAT'S LEFT OF LABOUR TO MOUNT AN OPPOSITION? WE'LL ASK CHRIS HIPKINS IN 20 MINUTES. AND WE'RE NOT THE LUNCH BOX POLICE. AREN'T YOU? I MIGHT HAVE BEEN. THAT'S WHAT ONE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA SAYS AS THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SCRAP FAIRYBREAD AND HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES FROM SCHOOL TUCK SHOPS. MORE ON THAT A LITTLE LATER. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. IT'S FEARED THE RETURN OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE TO OUR SHELVES NEXT YEAR COULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL-SCALE METH OPERATIONS. BUT DRUG EXPERT CHRIS WILKINS SAYS THE METH MARKET HAS MOVED ON FROM WHEN PSEUDOEPHEDRINE WAS BANNED IN 2011. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS REINTRODUCING THE DRUG PROVIDES FREEDOM FOR ALTERNATIVE COLD AND FLU MEDICINES. WILKINS SAYS METH SUPPORT IS STILL A RELEVANT ISSUE. IT'S REALLY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES ` THEY'VE GOT THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT; PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT FOR METHAMPHETAMINE USERS THEMSELVES. SO IF THEY WANNA GET OUT OF THERE ` SOME EASY ACCESS INTO TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. CHRIS WILKINS SAYS PHARMACISTS SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON CONTROL MEASURES. AUTHORITIES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARE BRACING FOR AN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE AFTER DOZENS WERE KILLED IN A TRIBAL MASSACRE ON MONDAY. IT IS BELIEVED AS MANY AS 17 TRIBES WERE INVOLVED, IN WHICH AT LEAST 54 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER SAYS PAPUA NEW GUINEA WILL BE EMPLOYING REINFORCEMENTS. THE MINISTER HAS SAID THAT HE MAY BE CALLING A STATE OF EMERGENCY THIS WEEK, SUCH AS THE TERRIBLE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE THERE, AND ALSO PERHAPS ASKING THE AUSTRALIANS FOR MORE HELP. JUST BECAUSE THEIR OWN SECURITY FORCES ` THE GOVERNER WARNED THE SECURITY FORCES THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN ATTACK, AND NOW THIS. OFFICIALS SAY THE INCIDENT MARKS THE WORST MASSACRE IN MONTHS. A POPULAR PARENTING YOUTUBER, WHO ADMITTED ABUSING HER CHILDREN, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO UP TO 60 YEARS IN JAIL. RUBY FRANKE GARNERED MILLIONS OF ONLINE FANS FOR HER TOUGH PARENTING STYLE, INCLUDING DENYING HER CHILDREN FOOD FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR OR NOT DOING CHORES. SHE WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CHARGES SHE ADMITTED. THE SENTENCES ARE TO BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY. HOWEVER, SHE COULD BE FREED EARLIER. HER BUSINESS PARTNER, WHO ALSO PLEADED GUILTY, WILL BE SENTENCED SHORTLY. THE UNITED STATES WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA AS THE FALLOUT OVER ALEXEI NAVALNY'S DEATH CONTINUES. THE RUSSIAN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN DIED AT AN ARCTIC CIRCLE PENAL CAMP FOUR DAYS AGO FROM WHAT THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS WAS 'SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME'. NAVALNY'S WIFE SAYS PUTIN ORDERED HER HUSBAND'S KILLING. THE NEW SANCTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY U.S. TIME. TO SPORT, AND THE WARRIORS WILL CONTINUE THEIR PRE-SEASON THIS WEEKEND WITH THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR IN AUCKLAND. THE WARRIORS WILL FACE THE DOLPHINS AT THEIR MT SMART HOME. WINGER DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK ADMITS HE HAS A FEW 'WORK ONS' BEFORE THE SEASON OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF. WON'T GIVE AWAY TOO MUCH. MY WEAKNESSES... I THINK WE DID HAVE A GOOD START, DEFENSIVELY, BUT AS A WINGER, YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE MANY TACKLES, BUT THE TACKLES THAT YOU DO NEED TO MAKE ARE QUITE CRUCIAL, SO DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT. AND FAN FAVOURITE ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK IS EXPECTED TO START THIS WEEKEND. AND FINALLY, THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS FOR THE NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR AWARD HAVE JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE AWARDS CELEBRATE NEW ZEALANDERS WHO LEAD, GIVE HOPE AND INSPIRE. FROM THOUSANDS OF NOMINATIONS, A PANEL HAS NARROWED DOWN THE FINALISTS FOR THE BIG AWARD TO JUST THREE. THEY ARE CLIMATE SCIENTIST DOCTOR JIM SALINGER, FASHION DESIGNER KIRI NATHAN, AND ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL FIGURES IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL, SARAI BAREMAN. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. SOME MORNING HIGH CLOUD CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. FURTHER SOUTH ` MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAUPO. ON THE EAST COAST ` CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING, TURNING TO FINE SPELLS, THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE DAY HERE, SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA AND 21 IN NELSON. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH ` A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. CHRISTCHURCH, YOUR HIGH IS 20. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN. WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. QUEENSTOWN, YOU ARE THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 21. PERILOUS AND DEADLY ` THE CONDITIONS FACED BY A FISHERMAN JUST MOMENTS BEFORE BEING WINCHED TO SAFETY FROM ROCKS WEST OF AUCKLAND. YOU CAN SEE THE MAN'S PERILOUS SITUATION AS HE DESPERATELY TRIES TO STAY ON A SMALL PATCH OF EXPOSED ROCK AS MASSIVE SWELLS SMASH INTO HIM. IT HAPPENED AT BETHELS BEACH AT THE WEEKEND, PROMPTING A WARNING FROM POLICE AROUND ROCK FISHING SAFETY. DROWNINGS IN AUCKLAND LAST YEAR JUMPED 60%. AUCKLAND WESTPAC RESCUE CREW SAVED THE MAN. ITS DEPUTY FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANAGER MARK CANNELL JOINS US NOW FROM THE RESCUE CENTRE IN AUCKLAND'S ARDMORE. GOOD MORNING. MORNING. HOW DID THIS MAN GET INTO TROUBLE? THIS GENTLEMAN WAS OUT IN THE EVENING FOR A BIT OF A FISH, AND I UNDERSTAND HE WAS MEANT TO BE DUE BACK JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THERE WAS A COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT WENT ON ` INCOMING TIDE AND REASONABLY LARGE-SCALE STAT AND HE FOUND HIMSELF IN A SPOT OF BOTHER, AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO GO AND GET HIM OFF THE ROCK. YOUR MACHINE TAKES OFF. TALK US THROUGH THE RESCUE ` HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT? GOOD PHRASE ` RESCUE. POLICE DID THE ACTUAL SEARCH COMPONENT. AND WE WERE TASKED BY THE POLICE MARITIME UNIT TO GO OUT AND EXTRACT THE SKY. WE ARE TALKING 2AM, SO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS THERE. NOT A LOT OF LIGHT THERE OVERCAST. AND LIKE I SAID, THE SEARCH HAD MOSTLY BEEN COMPLETED BY POLICE. WE GOT THE LOCATION, AND THEY ALSO USED A LASER POINTER TO ELIMINATE THE GUY IN THE ROCK. THAT WAS THE SEARCH COMPONENT. THAT ACTUAL COMPLEXITIES OF TRYING TO GET THIS GENTLEMAN OFF THE ROCKS, YOU'VE GOT QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON. YOU'VE GOT MOISTURE LADEN AIR THERE WHICH DOES FUNNY THINGS WITH THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTING. IT WARRANTED THE CREW SITTING UP REASONABLY HIGH ` AROUND 90 FEET TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE ROCKS TO TRY AND GET THIS GUY OFF. WHEN THE PILOT IS ACTUALLY IN THE HOVER THERE, HE IS NOT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE POOR GENTLEMAN ON THE ROCKS. IT IS THE PERSON IN THE BACK WHO TALKS TO THE PILOT USING VERY SPECIFIC WORDS, AND THEY ESTABLISH A HOVER OVERHEAD. AND THE RESCUE GETS DEPLOYED DOWN TO THE ROCKS. HE'S GOT TO TRY AND MAINTAIN HIS FOOTING, GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON PRETTY QUICKLY, JUST ESTABLISHED THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE GOING ON WITH THIS GENTLEMAN, AND THEN WINCH HIM BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT AT 90 FEET TO 100 ODD FEET. IN ALL HONESTY, HOW LUCKY IS HE TO STILL BE ALIVE? HEY, LOOK, HE IS REASONABLY LUCKY. THIS SUMMER, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SUMMER EVENTS, WHICH IS HAS UNFORTUNATELY LED TO PATELLAR TEA AND LOSS OF LOVED ONES. IN THE CONDITIONS, ROCK FISHING CAN BE THOUGHT OF PERILOUS DURING THE DAY ANYWAY, BUT TO CHALLENGE THE ELEMENTS OUT ON THE WEST COAST EARLY IN THE MORNING, DARK AND NO FLOATATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU JUST REALLY SORT OF START TO PUT THE ODDS AGAINST YOURSELF AND THAT KIND OF SITUATION. WHEN YOUR CREW RESCUED HIM, WAS HE GRATEFUL AT ALL? DID HE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? HE DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY. I THINK PEOPLE IN THOSE SITUATIONS CAN GET EASILY OVERWHELMED. HE HAD BEEN IN AN AREA OF DARKNESS AND THEN HAD SOMETHING IN THE VICINITY, ALMOST 5 TON OVERHEAD, AND THEN A GUY COMING WITH A WINCH THAT CAN BE QUITE CHALLENGING. HE GOT OUT OF THERE AND INJURED AS IT TRANSPIRED AND WAS IN THE CARE OF POLICE BACK AT BETHELS BEACH. A LUCKY INDIVIDUAL. WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR ROCK FISHERS? JUST TO REITERATE. KNOW THE CONDITIONS. KNOW WHAT THE TIDE IS DOING. LET LOVED ONES KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE GOING AND AN ESTIMATED TIME WHEN THEY CAN EXPECT TO SEE YOU BACK. BUT HAVING A FLOATATION, A LIFE JACKET, AND A FORM OF COMMUNICATION, SO IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, YOU CAN RAISE THE ALARM. THESE ARE ALL KEY COMPONENTS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD DAY OUT. BUT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, YOU CAN HAVE A TIMELY RESPONSE FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES. HOW OFTEN ARE YOUR CREW SEEING THIS? WE'VE HAD A SPATE OF THESE THIS YEAR. THE RAGLANS AND PORT WAIKATO HAVE BEEN SORT OF A HOTBED FOR THESE EVENTS. NEW ZEALAND IS ENJOYING A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AND I THINK YOU ARE SEEING QUITE A FEW MORE PEOPLE GETTING OUT THERE. REGRETTABLY, JUST WITH SORROW IS NOT DOING DUE DILIGENCE, WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF THE TELETEXT. PETEY LAST YEAR, THIS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A BUSY SUMMER FOR THESE KINDS OF JOBS. FATALITIES* I WOULD SAY, LISTEN, YOU ARE A NUMPTY. YOU SHOULDN'T GO OUT AT NIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A WORD WITH THEM SAYING, WE HAVE SAVED A LIFE HERE, BUT YOU ARE WASTING RESOURCES. WE TRY AND STAY AWAY FROM THAT, BECAUSE OFTEN THERE WILL BE THINGS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF. CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE, AND ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN. WE TAKE THAT ON BOARD. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE FOLLOW-UP. OUR ABILITY AT TIMES ` POLICE TO HAVE CHATS TO THE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, IN ORDER FOR THAT PERSON TO GET BROUGHT TO SAFETY. THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT RECENTLY ABOUT PREVENTATIVE MEASURES IS GOOD. WE TRY NOT TO JUDGE PEOPLE IN THOSE SITUATIONS. AT THAT TIME, IT IS ABOUT GETTING THE JOB DONE. THERE MAY BE A FEW WORDS AMONGST THE CREW OVER A COFFEE, BUT APART FROM THAT... THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES. WOW. YOU'VE GOT TO THINK CONDITIONS LIKE THAT WOULD BE TERRIFYING FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED, AS WELL AS THE PERSON INVOLVED IN THAT SITUATION. THE SIZE OF THE SWELL AND THAT TINY FIGURE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AND STAYING ON THE ROCKS AS WELL. YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOU GROUND AND PRAY THAT RESCUE IS ON ITS WAY. THE MESSAGE DOESN'T GET THROUGH TO PEOPLE. WITHOUT ME ON BOARD. BECAUSE I WOULD BE (GRUMBLES). ' YOU SAY SORRY BEFORE I WINCH YOU UP.' GOT IT? GOT IT. LET'S WINCH HIM. CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE REALLY QUICKLY, BUT YOU ALSO GET A SENSE OF THINGS TURNING AS WELL, RIGHT? THAT'S MY POINT. IN THE MOMENT, YOU THINK, ONE MORE. IT WON'T TAKE LONG. AND THEN 20 MINUTES HAS GONE BY. A FIRST SWELL COMES IN, AND YOU DON'T GO, I'M GONNA PACK UP AND GO. NO YOU DON'T. YOU KEEP FISHING. E HAERE AKE NEI ` GRANT ROBERTSON IS THE LATEST MAJOR DEPARTURE FROM LABOUR. SO WHO IS ACTUALLY LEFT IN OPPOSITION? WELL, THE LEADER IS. # I AM STILL STANDING BETTER THAN I EVER DID. # LOOKING LIKE A TRUE SURVIVOR. # FEELING LIKE A LITTLE KID. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE ARE HOPING TO SPEAK TO CHRIS HIPKINS AND A MOMENT. HE IS RUNNING A BIT LATE. MAYBE HE IS PACKING A SCHOOL LUNCH OR DEALING WITH ANOTHER RESIGNATION. WE WILL GET TO YOUR FEEDBACK. GROWING UP, I LOVE HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES. WE HAVE KIDS AT INTERMEDIATE AND COLLEGE WERE THEY HAVE A CANTEEN. GONE ARE THE DAYS OF PIES AND SAUSAGE ROLLS. IT IS NOW SUSHI, FRESH MUFFINS, MACARONI AND CHEESE. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THERE, I WAS BLOWN AWAY. WITH OPTIONS LIKE THOSE, WHO WANT HAM ENTITIES ANYWAY. IT IS WAY CHEAPER THAN A CAFE. MY FAX ` I LOVE GOING THERE, BECAUSE THEIR FOOD IS THAT KID PRICES, BUT I HAVE GROWN UP MONEY. I AM LEAVING THERE WITH A STACK OF FOOD THAT WILL BE $60 AT A CAFE FOR ONLY 20 OR $30. THAT IS A GREAT HACK. PRESUMABLY YOU COULD JUST GO THERE, BECAUSE YOUR KID IS THERE. MAYBE THEY ARE GETTING THEIR KID TO STOCKPILE FOOD. THEY CAN BRING HOME A BAG FULL OF FOOD. THAT IS ALSO A GOOD LIFE HACK. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES BEING BANNED AT SOME SCHOOLS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AS WELL AS FAIRY BREAD. THEY HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM TUCK SHOPS BECAUSE THEY SEE THEM AS NOT BEING HEALTHY CHOICES FOR KIDS. WE ARE ASKING YOU WHETHER YOU AGREE, AND EVERYONE IS OUTRAGED. CLAIRE HAS WRITTEN AND SAYING PARENTS SHOULD FEED THEIR KIDS WHAT THEY SEE FIT AND NOT BE DICTATED TO SCHOOLS. TANIA, NOTHING SHOULD BE BANNED. IT IS RIDICULOUS. TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT MODERATION. YOU HAVE TO TEACH THE PARENTS ABOUT MODERATION. NOT EVERY KID PACKS THEIR OWN LUNCH. THEY NOT BE DICTATED TO BY THE SCHOOL. IF YOU WANT THEM TO EAT SOMETHING ELSE, THEN YOU CAN. THIS PERSON MAKES A GOOD POINT. CHEAPER SAUSAGE ROLLS ARE PRETTY COMMON AT SCHOOL FOR ME. A SINGLE APPLE WAS A DOLLAR 50. SCHOOLS NEED TO SUBSIDISE HEALTHIER OPTIONS. IF THEY HAM AND CHEESE TOASTY BAND, IT WILL NOT WORK IF THE OTHER THINGS ARE CHEAP. IT IS LIKE WALKING INTO A GROCERY STORE. DRUG FOOD IS CHEAPER. YOU CAN GET A MASSIVE HAM AND CHEESE TOASTY OR AN APPLE. THESE ARE KIDS. THEY WILL NOT GO INTO A TUCKSHOP AGO APPLE OR PIE? THEY WILL JUST GO STRAIGHT FOR THE PIE. WE FOUND WHAT THE JELLIES ARE. THEY ARE FRUIT CUP THAT HAVE FRUIT IN THEM WITH JELLY IN IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS SO MESSY ABOUT THOSE. THEY ARE NOT POPULAR WITH PEOPLE WHO RUN SCHOOLS JUDGING BY THE FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT. LABOUR'S EXODUS FROM THE FRONT BENCH IS CONTINUING. FIRST IT WAS ANDREW LITTLE, THEN KELVIN DAVIS RETIRING FROM POLITICS; NOW GRANT ROBERTSON HAS DECIDED TO JOIN THEM. WE HIT THE STREETS OF THE FORMER FINANCE MINISTER'S OLD WELLINGTON CENTRAL ELECTORATE FOR ITS THOUGHTS ON HIS 15 YEARS IN PARLIAMENT. YEAH, I THOUGHT HE WAS A GREAT MINISTER. DID YOU THINK HE WAS A GOOD LOCAL MP? YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, I LIKE GRANT. FORMER MINISTER GRANT. I THINK HE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE THE EASIEST COUPLE TERMS ` COVID AND EVERYTHING. BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED TO SEE HIM GO, TO BE HONEST. WHY IS THAT? I THINK HE RAN HIS COURSE. HE DID VERY WELL. THERE WAS ALWAYS COMPETING PRIORITIES. SO, YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDER JOBS IN THE WORLD, ISN'T IT ` TO MEET ALL THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY'S GOTTA COME FROM AND WHAT THE PRIORITY IS GONNA BE. HE SEEMED TO DO A GOOD JOB, AS MUCH AS I KNOW ABOUT FINANCE, YEAH. NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE LOOK OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR GRANT ROBERTSON'S TENURE IN POLITICS. GRANT ROBERTSON WASN'T FREE FOR AN INTERVIEW THIS MORNING, BUT HIS BOSS WAS AVAILABLE TO DELIVER HIS PERFORMANCE REVIEW. GOOD MORNING, LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS. YOU MUST BE PRETTY SAD TO SEE GRANT ROBERTSON GO. CERTAINLY ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, GRANT IS NOT JUST A VALUED COLLEAGUE. HE IS ALSO ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. I WILL MISS HAVING HIM AROUND THE BUILDING, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE WE WILL STILL KEEP IN TOUCH, AND STILL SPEAK TO HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE HAS MADE A HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO NEW ZEALAND. I THINK HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE FINANCE MINISTER WHO LED NEW ZEALAND INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH A ONCE IN A GENERATION GLOBAL SHOP, WHICH WAS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. AND I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD EVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW HARD THAT WAS ALL HOW WELL HE DID IT. THE NEWS LAST NIGHT RAKED OVER HIS CAREER. THE HIGHLIGHTS AND LOW LIGHTS. CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TIME WORKING WITH GRANT FROM THE CORRIDORS OF POWER, A LITTLE ANECDOTE, SOMETHING YOU WOULD SHARE THAT WAS PERSONAL BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU AS FRIENDS. GRANT IS A BIG SOFTY. HE IS RECOGNISED FOR THAT BY THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC. WHAT PEOPLE PROBABLY DO NOT SEE IS THAT BEHIND-THE-SCENES HE REALLY DOES SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AGONISING OVER THE BIG DECISIONS THAT WE HAD TO TAKE DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD. AND I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT HE GOT THAT ADVICE FROM THE TREASURY THAT SAID OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC WOULD GO INTO THE DOUBLE FIGURES, AND I REMEMBER JUST SITTING THERE WITH HIM AND SEEING HIS RESOLVE WHERE HE WAS ABSOLUTELY DETERMINED, I WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN. THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, WE MAINTAIN ONE OF THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE WORLD. I THINK THAT IS DOWN TO HIS RESOLVE. IT IS DOWN TO THE FACT THAT FUNDAMENTALLY, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY, HE KNOWS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE, AND HE ALWAYS PUT PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF HIS DECISION-MAKING. WITH BARBARA EDMONDS TAKING OVER HIS PORTFOLIO, I WANT TO ASK YOU ` WE SAW YESTERDAY ON THE NEWS THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT GDP AND INFLATION, AND SHE COULD WRITE A LOT OF NUMBERS FROM THE TOP OF A HEAD. SHE HAS MASS AND ACCOUNTING DOWN PAT. BUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE HER A GOOD SPOKESPERSON IN THAT ROLE? IT IS NOT BEING GOOD AT NUMBERS. WE HAVE VOTED IN A GOVERNMENT THAT COULD NOT EVEN STACK UP A TAX PLAN. WHAT IS IT ABOUT BARBARA THAT MAKES A GOOD FOR THAT ROLE? HERE IS THE REALITY OF MODERN POLITICS ` WE GET QUIZZES ALL THE TIME, BUT WE ARE NO ADDITION IN FOR A POSITION ON THE CHASE. THE ABILITY TO RECITE MY MEMORY WHATEVER FATAL FIGURE YOU'RE BEING ASKED ABOUT ON A GIVEN DAY IS NOT NECESSARILY AN INDICATION OF IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A GOOD MINISTER. THE THING ABOUT BARBARA THAT IS GOING TO MAKE AN OUTSTANDING MINISTER OF FINANCE IN THE NEXT LABOUR GOVERNMENT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I SAID ABOUT GRANT ROBERTSON. SHE PUT PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THE ECONOMY. SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE ECONOMY IS. SHE IS PROBABLY THE MOST QUALIFIED IN THAT REGARD OF ANY PERSON WHO IS AUDITIONING FOR THE ROLE OF MINISTER OF FINANCE IN NEW ZEALAND'S RECENT HISTORY. BUT AS THE SOLE BREADWINNER IN A FAMILY OF 10, I THINK SHE CAN SEE THE ECONOMY FROM THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL, THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE ECONOMY IS TO A FAMILY. AND I THINK THAT PUTS HER IN A UNIQUE POSITION. SHE UNDERSTANDS HAVING BEEN AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT, BUT SHE ALSO UNDERSTANDS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WHAT IT MEANS FOR FAMILIES. SPEAKING OF FAMILIES AND THE ECONOMIST, CAN WE TALK ABOUT BENEFIT SANCTIONS? NATIONAL IS ACCUSING YOUR PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT OF LAKE'S APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? WE KNOW THAT SECTIONS DO NOT WORK. WE HAVE US ACTIONS THAN THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE WHEN THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WERE APPLYING SANCTIONS WILLY-NILLY AS THEY DID, THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY WORK ON REDUCING WELFARE AND INDEPENDENCE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT GO ONTO THE JOBSEEKER BENEFIT ARE ON THE BENEFIT FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE ON EPILOGUE, SIMPLY BEATING THEM WITH A STICK UNTIL THEY GO INTO WHAT IS TYPICALLY LOW PAID AND UNSTABLE EMPLOYMENT, AND THEN THEY WILL TYPICALLY BE BACK ON A BENEFIT WITHIN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME, THAT IS NOT THE OUTCOME WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR. WE NEED TO BE SENT WHAT IT IS PEOPLE NEED TO GET A GOOD, WELL-PAID SUSTAINABLE JOB, AND DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY NEED SOME MORE TRAINING AND SO ON? NICOLA WILLIS AND OTHERS TALKED ABOUT TAKING A SOCIAL INVESTMENT APPROACH TO WELFARE. I WAS QUITE RECEPTIVE TO THAT IDEA, IF WE TALK ABOUT THE COST THAT IT IS TO HAVE PEOPLE ON WELFARE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WITH ELIZABETH, THAT UPFRONT AND GIVING THEM BETTER SKILLS ARE MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE GET THEM INTO EMPLOYMENT, THEY CAN MAKE IT STICK. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS GOVERNMENT ARE DOING. BUT THE SANCTIONS THAT THEY ARE LARGELY REINFORCING WE HAD RISEN, THEY ARE NOT A NEW THING THAT IS COMING IN. IT IS ON THE BASIS THAT MST ONLY HAS VISIBILITY OVER ABOUT A FURTIVE PEOPLE ON JOBSEEKER. AS THE ISSUE HERE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SANCTIONS AND HAVING SOME OVERSIGHT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH OVERSIGHT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THOSE PEOPLE ON BENEFITS LIKE THE JOBSEEKER TO TRY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET OFF IT AGAIN? AS I INDICATED, THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ON JOBSEEKER BENEFIT IS A VERY SHORT-TERM MEASURE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS, THEY ARE BACK IN EMPLOYMENT. MANY OF THEM WILL NOT BE SEEN BY THE WELFARE SYSTEM AGAIN. IT IS THE WELFARE SYSTEM OPERATING EXACTLY AS IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A SHORT-TERM STOPGAP FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES TEMPORARILY IN HARDSHIP. MST DO HAVE MUCH BETTER VISIBILITY OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE BENEFIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE THAT IS ACTUALLY WHERE WE DO WANT THE SYSTEM TO BE FOCUSING ITS ENERGY. FOR THOSE WHO FIND THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR JOB, THEY CANNOT IMMEDIATELY FIND ANOTHER ONE, AND THEY NEED A BIT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, THEY ARE NOT THE PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD BE LOSING SLEEP OVER, BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE WILL GO BACK INTO WORK PRETTY QUICKLY. THEY HAVE GOOD WORK ETHIC AND A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS NEW ZEALANDERS, AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ULTIMATELY BE ON A BENEFIT ANY LONGER THAN THEY NEED TO BE. CAN WE JUST FLICK BACK TO YOUR RESHUFFLE WITH GRANT'S RESIGNATION? PART OF IT AND WAS PUTTING GINNY ANDERSON IN CHARGE OF TREATY NEGOTIATIONS. WHAT SPECIFIC BACKGROUND OR QUALIFICATIONS THAT SHE HAD TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR THAT ROLE? SHE ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH MAORI, AND I THINK SHE WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING SPOKESPERSON FOR TREATY NEGOTIATIONS. SHE UNDERSTANDS THE PORTFOLIO QUITE WELL. SHE SPEAKS TE REO MAORI. THE WAY I HAVE DONE THE RESHUFFLE IS THAT THEY REFLECT THE TWO SIDES OF THE BARGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CORUNNA MAORI. I THINK IT WILL BE A VERY HEALTHY THING, AS IT WAS IN OUR LAST GOVERNMENT. I THINK CREATING THE TWO SIDES OF THAT PARTNERSHIP IN THE CABINET IS ACTUALLY A REALLY POSITIVE THING. FINALLY, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LUNCHBOX OPTIONS, CANTEEN OPTIONS AT SCHOOL AFTER NEWS OUT OF AUSTRALIA THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CANCELLATIONS ALSO BANNINGS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SANDWICHES. DO YOU HAVE HAM AND CHEESE AND WOULD AS AVAILABLE IN THE PARLIAMENT CANTEEN? I SUSPECT SO. I HAVE GOT TO SAY, AS SOMEONE WHO SPENDS A BIT OF TIME PREPARING TO HAVE LUNCH BOXES, I THINK PRODUCING A LUNCH THAT KIDS WILL EAT IS GENERALLY ONE OF THE KEY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA IN THIS REGARD. IF I GET A LUNCHBOX HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT IS MD, I GENERALLY REGARDED AS A WIN. YOU ARE KNOWN AS HAVING A LOT OF SAUSAGE ROLLS. DO YOU PUT THEM IN YOUR KIDS LUNCHES? I HAVE NEVER PUT A SAUSAGE ROLL IN. I HAVEN'T MADE ME PUT IN A LEFTOVER PIECE OF PIZZA, BUT NEVER ASSAULTED ROLE. ONE RULE FOR ME, ANOTHER RULE FOR THEE. CHRIS HIPKINS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. NO SAUSAGE ROLLS FOR HIS KIDS. THAT IS A BIT MEAN. IF YOU GET A MUCH WAS COMING BACK EMPTY, IT IS A WIN. OFTEN ENOUGH, THEY COME BACK FULL. THEY DO NOT TOUCH IT. 730. HERE IS CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. 'SHOCKED AND CONCERNED' - THAT'S HOW THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION HAS LABELLED AN ALARMING SURGE IN ECE CENTRES FALLING BELOW MINIMUM STANDARDS. THERE'S BEEN A NEARLY 40% RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CENTRES ON A PROVISIONAL LICENSE COMPARED WITH THE YEAR BEFORE. SARAH ALEXANDER SAYS IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN SUCH AN INCREASE BEFORE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE HAPPY, WELL CARED FOR, WELL EDUCATED, PARENTS DELIGHTED WITH THE QUALITY PROVIDED. INSTEAD, WE'RE SEEING THE OPPOSITE, AND OVER THE SPACE OF ONE YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN THIS MASSIVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT ARE JUST FAILING TO MEET EVEN THE BASIC MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT. SARAH ALEXANDER SAYS ECE CENTRES SHOULD BE FANTASTIC PLACES FOR CHILDREN. WESTPAC RESCUE HAS ISSUED A FRESH WARNING TO THE PUBLIC AFTER A SUMMER OF INCREASED CALL OUTS. THE MESSAGE COMES AFTER AN EMERGENCY RESCUE AT AUCKLAND'S BETHELLS BEACH LAST WEEK WHEN A PERSON GOT STUCK WHILE ROCK FISHING. THE MAN CAN BE SEEN STRANDED ON THE ROCKS AS WAVES CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO SWEEPING HIM AWAY. RESCUE TEAMS REITERATING SOME SAFETY ORDERS. KNOW THE CONDITIONS, KNOW WHAT THE TIDES ARE DOING. HAVE AN EXIT PLAN AS WELL. LET A LOVED ONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE GOING AND AN ESTIMATED TIME YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE BACK. THE LIKES OF HAVING A FLOTATION DEVICE AND A FORM OF COMMUNICATION, SO SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG, YOU CAN RAISE THE ALARM. OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN IS INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE MOTHER OF LATE RUSSIAN OPPOSITION POLITICAN ALEXEI NAVALNY IS DEMANDING HIS BODY BE RELEASED TO HER. NAVALNY DIED FOUR DAYS AGO IN A REMOTE PENAL COLONY IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. PRISON AUTHORITIES SAY HE DIED OF 'SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME' AND THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING. HIS MOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING DAILY VISITS TO THE MORGUE WHERE HIS BODY IS BELIEVED TO BE, BUT OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RELEASED IT FOR BURIAL. THE U.S. HAS VETOED A CEASEFIRE PLAN AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL BUT PUT FORWARD ITS OWN PLAN TO PAUSE THE VIOLENCE. AMERICAN DIPLOMATS SAID ALGERIA'S CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE CONFLICT COULD JEOPARDISE TALKS TO END THE WAR. IN ITS OWN PLAN, THE U.S. WARNED ISRAEL NOT TO INVADE THE CITY OF RAFAH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOME FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE. AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS RETURNED TO THE UN'S TOP COURT, ARGUING ISRAEL IS IMPOSING AN APARTHEID REGIME ON PALESTINIANS. ITS AMBASSADOR IS CALLING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO FIND ISRAEL'S DECADES-LONG OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES ILLEGAL. IT'S HOPED THE WORLD COURT'S OFFICIAL OPINION COULD HELP EFFORTS FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS HAVE BUILT WHAT THEY HOPE COULD BE A LONG-TERM REPLACEMENT HEART FOR PEOPLE WAITING FOR TRANSPLANTS. THE DEVICE WEIGHS ABOUT HALF A KILO AND OPERATES USING A SPINNING INTERNAL DISC, POWERED BY MAGNETS. EARLY PROTOTYPES WERE MADE USING PLUMBING PARTS FROM BUNNINGS, BUT THIS NEW FINAL VERSION WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST DURING IN-PERSON TRIALS LATER THIS YEAR. TO SPORT, AND THE CRUSADERS ARE CONFIDENT THEY CAN FILL THE VOID LEFT BY INJURED FULL BACK WILL JORDAN. THE CRUSADERS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT JORDAN WILL MISS THE 2024 SEASON DUE TO SURGERY FOR AN ONGOING SHOULDER INJURY. LOCK QUINTEN STRANGE SAYS THE TEAM AREN'T WORRIED ABOUT THEIR DEPTH. HE'S STILL GONNA ADD OFF THE FIELD. HE HAD A REALLY GOOD PRE-SEASON, HE'S READY TO GO. HE'S BEEN HERE A FEW YEARS NOW. EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE CAN BRING. WE'LL ALL CONTRIBUTE IN THE BACKGROUND. HE'LL BE MISSED, BUT HE'S STILL THERE. SITA SPENT SOME TIME WITH FIRE CREWS YESTERDAY SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO BATTLED THE BLAZE. AND FINALLY, FANS OF THE BEATLES, BRACE YOURSELVES ` THE FAB FOUR ARE SET TO HAVE FOUR FILMS MADE ABOUT THEM. IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED OSCAR WINNING BRITISH DIRECTOR SAM MENDES WILL HELM FOUR SEPARATE BIOPICS. THE MOVIES WILL TELL THE STORY OF THE BEATLES, FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF EACH BAND MEMBER. PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR AND THE FAMILIES OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON HAVE GIVEN THEIR BLESSING TO THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN 2027. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. SOME MORNING HIGH CLOUD, CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. FURTHER SOUTH, MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. THE SUN COMING THROUGH FOR SOME OF YOU. ON THE EAST COAST, CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING TURNING TO FINE SPELLS. THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. OVER TO THE WEST, IT'S A FINE DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA AND 21 IN NELSON. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH, A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU - ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. 24 CHRISTCHURCH, TO THE DEEP SOUTH, FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. QUEENSTOWN, SUN WITH A HIGH OF 21. ME U TONU MAI ` THE FUTURE OF OUR LIBRARIES IS UNDER THREAT. WHY THEY SAY THEY SHOULD STAY. YES! I AGREE. ONCE QUIET HAVENS FOR READING, NOW PULSE WITH WIFI AND TECHNOLOGY, LIBRARIES HAVE EVOLVED. TIMES ARE CONTINUING TO CHANGE. SO, WILL THEY FLOAT OR SINK? ONE LOCAL IN OPOTIKI FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIBRARY TO STAY AFLOAT AFTER A THREAT TO THE HOURS. THE LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY ASSET. IT'S A CORE ACTIVITY FOR THE TOWN. WE DON'T HAVE A RECREATION CENTRE, WE DON'T HAVE A SWIMMING POOL. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE KIDS TO DO EXCEPT THE SKATE PARK AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT USE THIS - IT'S JUST AMAZING. NO LONGER JUST A BUILDING WITH BOOKS, LIBRARIES ARE BECOMING COMMUNITY HUBS. SO, TO HEAR WHAT YOUR LIBRARY MEANS TO YOU WE'RE HEADING TO GORE, MARLBOROUGH AND WHAKATANE TO FIND OUT. FIRST TO THE DEEP SOUTH, GORE, WITH LIBRARY MANAGER EMMA SHERIE. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY? WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL? SOMETHING THAT MAKES US VERY SPECIAL IS THAT WE ARE A BRAND-NEW LIBRARY THAT OPENED UP IN MARCH LAST YEAR. WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT WERE WILLING TO INVEST MONEY INTO NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT A LIBRARY IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE FABRIC OF A COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY LOVE OUR NEW LIBRARY, WE HAVE SEEN THAT WITH OVER 27% INCREASE IN FOOT TRAFFIC. WE'VE HAD 195% INCREASE IN SIGNUPS SINCE WE OPENED OUR BUILDING. THAT IS A REALLY SHARP UPTAKE IN PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED. WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE VISION OF IT, PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED IN PLAYING GAMES. OTHER SIMILAR FEATURES PEOPLE ARE USING? BECAUSE WE ARE A LARGER SPACE NOW, WE CAN RUN MORE ACTIVITIES. LIBRARIES ARE NOT A PLACE FOR JUST A TRANSACTIONAL BOOK SERVICE ANY MORE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THAT PLACE FOR A WHILE, WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNITY HUBS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE ARE QUITE VOCAL ABOUT THAT. IT IS GREAT THAT PEOPLE ARE LISTENING. HERE WE OFFER A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, A RANGE OF THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN. IT IS NOT JUST OLD LIBRARIES THAT ARE UNDER THREAT. THE ONE THAT WE SPOKE TO THIS WEEK IS PRETTY NEW AND THEY ARE HAVING THEIR OWN BATTLES. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR YOU THAT IT IS A NEW LIBRARY AND YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL? THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. MY ROLE AS MANAGER IS TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CONSULAR COMMUNICATING TO COUNSELLORS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY. WE MARKET OURSELVES REALLY WELL TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M ALWAYS PROVIDING STATISTICS AND HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE USING OUR RESOURCES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE TO BE ON THE FRONT FOOT AND JUSTIFY ITS EXISTENCE ALMOST? I THINK LIBRARIES HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY. WE ALWAYS HAVING TO PROVE THAT WE ARE RELEVANT, BUT I JUST THINK THAT A BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY LIKE THE ONE THAT WE HAVE IS A REASON WHY PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY WANT TO BECOME A RATE PAYERS. IT IS A REALLY GOOD THING TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. AND LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL ONE. NOW TO THE MARLBOROUGH LIBRARY. THEY GOT A NEW BUILDING LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, SO IS IT SEEING MORE PEOPLE HEAD THROUGH THE DOOR? MARLBOROUGH LIBRARIES MANAGER GLENN WEBSTER JOINS US. MORENA. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT FOR US. ARE MORE PEOPLE FLOCKING TO THE LIBRARY? YES, YESTERDAY WE WELCOMED OUR 300,000TH VISITOR SINCE WE OPENED ON 4 MAY. TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY. IT IS PRESUMABLY JUST NOT A PLACE WITH BOOKS. IT IS A SHARED SPACE. WE HAVE THE ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY AND CAFE. LIBRARIES HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM JUST BEING BOOKS. WE PROVIDE EXPERIENCES, THEY ARE PLACES OF CREATIVITY AND PLACES TO GATHER AND LEARN IN. WHAT YOU FIND PEOPLE USING THE MOST FOR? OUR PEOPLE COMING IN TO READ OR IS IT THE OTHER STUFF? I THINK READING IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF IT, PEOPLE ARE COMING FOR SPACE. I THINK LIBRARIES HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM JUST HAVING BOOK COLLECTIONS TO HAVING SPACES WITH THE COMMUNITY TO METRE. WE ARE FINDING THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO VISIT THE LIBRARY AND GALLERY. THE GALLERY OPENED ITS EXHIBITION ON SATURDAY. THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY TO HAVE EXPERIENCES TO LEARN, TO CREATE, TO MEET WITH EACH OTHER. WE ARE IDENTIFYING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING US AS A COMMUNITY HUB TO MEET AND TO LEARN. DO YOU GET THE SENSE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AND MAKE THE EFFORT TO GO TO A QUITE A SPOT? WE HAVE DEFINITELY FOUND THAT IN THIS FACILITY BECAUSE IT IS MUCH LARGER AND WE HAVE SO MANY SPACES THAT PEOPLE CAN SPEND TIME IN. PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD PEOPLE CHOOSE A BOX AND LEAVING, NOT STAYING AROUND AND LEAVING. NOW WE FIND PEOPLE ARE NOT IN AND OUT, THEY SPEND TIME HERE, THEY READ, THEY GATHER AND ARRANGE TO MEET OTHERS HERE. IT HAS BECOME A MEETING PLACE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FROM BLENHEIM. NOW LET'S HEAD TO THE WHAKATANE LIBRARY WITH GENERAL MANAGER GEORGINA FLETCHER. YOU'VE A COUPLE OF GOOD LIBRARIES TO FOLLOW. TELL US WHAT IS HAPPENING AT YOURS. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY. WE HAVE BOTH OUR LIBRARY AND EXHIBITION CENTRE HERE. OUR ART GALLERY AND HERITAGE GALLERY SIT ALONGSIDE OUR MAIN LIBRARY HERE. OUR MORE REMOTE COMMUNITY HAS A SERVICE CENTRE AT OUR LIBRARY AND TWO OTHER SATELLITE LIBRARIES THAT ARE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. A MIXTURE OF LIBRARIES IN OUR DISTRICT. YOU HAVE A SLIGHTLY OLDER BUILDING. HOW YOU ADAPT AND STAY RELEVANT TO TODAY'S LIFE? GOOD QUESTION. WE ARE PROBABLY AHEAD OF OUR TIME. THE LIBRARY IS NOW 10 YEARS OLD. WE DID COMBINE THE GALLERIES, AND WE CREATED A COMMUNITY SPACE IN THE HEART OF OUR LIBRARY. AND ACTIVITY ROOM THAT COMES ALIVE WITH CHILDREN THAT IS USED BY MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, YOU NEED ADAPTABLE SPACES. THE ROWS OF BOXES SOMETIMES MOVE ACROSS. ON SATURDAY EVENING, WE HAD PEOPLE HERE FOR THE ART AWARDS. JUST RECENTLY, IN DECEMBER, WE HAD TAME ITI'S EXHIBITION. WE HAD MEMBERS OF THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLAY. WE GET CREATIVE. IS MUCH AS I THINK THAT LIBRARIES NEED TO ADAPT, THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THE OLD SCHOOL NATURE OF A LIBRARY, KIDS GOING IN THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LOOKING AT IT WITH WONDER AND GRABBING WHATEVER BOOK THEY LIKE. HOW PORTER DOES THAT TO REMAIN AT ITS CORE AND INSPIRE A LOT OF READING FOR KIDS? INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I THINK WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE STATISTICS WITH LOW LITERACY LEVELS AND PEOPLE ENTERING OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. CREATING A PLACE FROM EARLY ON THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO THAT OUR CHILDREN COME IN AND PICK UP A BOOK AND LEARN AND READ IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND A QUIET PLACE FOR THEM TO DO SO AS WELL. WE MUST NOT LOSE FOCUS WHILE WE ARE ADAPTING. THE LIBRARY IS VERY MUCH A COMMUNITY HUB AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A COMMUNITY HUB. THE FOCUS ON LITERACY LEVELS, LITERACY IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR FINISHING OUR ROUNDUP OF THE LIBRARIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. E WHAI AKE NEI ` SLOW DOWN. MORE SPEED CAMERAS ARE SET TO BE ADDED, BUT DO THEY ACTUALLY PREVENT ROAD DEATHS? WE'LL ASK THE AA NEXT. We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. THE NUMBER OF SPEED CAMERAS ON OUR ROADS COULD QUADRUPLE BY 2030 AS THE NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY CRACKS DOWN ON SAFETY. BUT ROAD SAFETY EXPERTS SAY THESE CAMERAS DESPERATELY NEED SIGNAGE TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE. DYLAN THOMSEN FROM THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION JOINS US NOW. DYLAN, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. DO WE NEED MORE CAMERAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY? THIS PLAN IS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2019 TO SEE A BIG INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CAMERAS. EXACTLY HOW MANY AND WHAT TYPE OF CAMERAS HAS NEVER BEEN THAT CLEAR. IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THERE ARE BEEN A GRAND TOTAL OF AROUND 20 ADDITIONAL CAMERAS ADDED TO THE NETWORK. IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS AND ARE WORRIED THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS MORE CAMERAS ADDED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THAT IS PROBABLY VERY UNLIKELY. IF WE USE CAMERAS WELL, THEY CAN BE REALLY GOOD TOOLS IN HELPING US HAVE PEOPLE TRAVELLING AT SAFE SPEEDS AND WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. WE WANT TO SEE CAMERAS PUT IN HIGH-RISK AREAS AND USED WELL. FROM AA'S PERSPECTIVE, LET'S GO BACK TO THAT PLAN THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, YOUR TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD 20 PLAN. WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED HERE? THERE IS BEEN SLOW PROGRESS. I THINK THAT IS THE NICEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. WE HAVE SEEN ABOUT 20 NEW PERMANENCE CAMERAS ADDED OVER THOSE FOUR YEARS. MOST HAVE BEEN IN AUCKLAND. THERE WAS A COMMITMENT MADE TO INSTALL SIGNAGE AROUND SPEED CAMERAS IN 2019. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE ONE SITE AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT IS SOON TO GO LIVE THAT WILL HAVE SIGNAGE. IT IS A THEME THAT WE HAVE SEEN A LOT THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY SLOW TO HAPPEN AND IT SEEMS BEEN A LOT HARDER THAN EXPECTED FOR THE PLAN. IN TERMS OF SIGNAGE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE NEW GOVERNMENT COULD LOOK TO DO QUICKLY. WE HAVE 60 PERMANENT SITES. IT IS NOT A HUGE NUMBER. IT IS NOT HARD OR EXPENSIVE TO PUT UP SIGNS. THERE IS ONE CAMERA ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE WHERE THEY PUT UP SIGNAGE IN 2018, SAYING REDUCED SPEEDS NOW. THE NUMBER OF TICKETS AT THAT SITE REDUCED BY HALF. WE CAN DO THIS REALLY QUICKLY TO + EDGE LIKE MOST OTHER COUNTRIES DO. MOST OF THOSE HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS WILL SEE LESS PEOPLE SPEEDING. THAT WILL BE A GOOD THING FOR SAFETY. MANY PEOPLE WILL HEAR MORE SPEED CAMERAS AND STRAIGHT AWAY THINK THIS IS REVENUE GATHERING. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CATCH PEOPLE TAILGATING. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CATCH PEOPLE OVERTAKING IT A BLIND TURN. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING THESE CAMERAS THAT THEY NOT GOING TO REALLY BE EFFECTIVE? THE KEY THING THEY ARE IS THAT THESE ARE ALWAYS PARTS OF THE PUZZLE. CAMERAS ARE ABOUT US HAVING BETTER ENFORCEMENT. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE BETTER ROADS. WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER DRIVERS AND RIDERS. GETTING PEOPLE INTO SAFER VEHICLES WILL HELP. THERE IS NEVER ONE SINGLE SILVER BULLET. I REALLY DO WANT TO EMPHASISE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIAL PEOPLE WHO DO SEE THIS AS REVENUE GATHERING. AGAIN, IF WE LOOK AT HAVING SIGNAGE AT THIS PERMANENT CAMERA LOCATIONS, THAT HELPS TO NEUTRALISE THAT ARGUMENT BECAUSE YOU ARE SAYING YOU WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW YOU'RE IN A HIGH-RISK AREA, TO SLOW DOWN. I THINK THAT WILL HELP WITH PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT THE AIM IS ABOUT TRYING TO HAVE LESS CRASHES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT. WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT IS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WE'LL GET TO YOUR 8am NEWS NEXT. CHRIS HIPKINS IS CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO OFFER MOREA SUPPORT TO LONG TERM BENEFICIARIES, NOT SANCTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 2500 BENEFICIARIES A MONTH WILL RECEIVE 'WORK CHECK-INS' FROM JUNE. CHRIS HIPKINS BELIEVES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT INTO BENEFITS CAN LEAD TO GOOD EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. SIMPLY BEATING THEM WITH A STICK UNTIL THEY GO INTO WHAT IS TYPICALLY LOW-PAID AND UNSTABLE EMPLOYMENT AND THEN THEY'LL TYPICALLY BE BACK ON THE BENEFIT WITHIN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME, THAT'S NOT THE OUTCOME WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR. WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IS, 'OK, WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD, WELL-PAID, SUSTAINABLE JOB'? THE GOVERNMENTS CRACKDOWN ON BENEFITS SIGNALS A WIDER RESET OF THE WELFARE SYSTEM WITH A STRICTER APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS. THIS SUMMER HAS SEEN A SPIKE IN EMERGENCY CALLOUTS ACCORDING TO WESTPAC RESCUE. THE RESPONSE TEAM IS URGING THE PUBLIC TO TAKE MORE CAUTION DURING OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS. THE MESSAGE COMES AFTER AN EMERGENCY RESCUE AT AUCKLAND'S BETHELLS BEACH LAST WEEK, WHEN A PERSON GOT STUCK WHILE ROCK FISHING. THE MAN CAN BE SEEN STRANDED ON THE ROCKS AS WAVES CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO SWEEPING HIM AWAY. TEAMS SAY THESE RESCUE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN COMMON THIS YEAR. WE ARE ENJOYING A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. REGRETTABLY, SOMEONE'S DUE DILIGENCE NOT BEING DONE HAS LED TO A LOT OF FATALITIES. THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY SUMMER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THE U.S. HAS VETOED A CEASEFIRE PLAN AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, BUT PUT FORWARD ITS OWN PLAN TO PAUSE THE VIOLENCE. AMERICAN DIPLOMATS SAID ALGERIA'S CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE CONFLICT COULD JEOPARDISE TALKS TO END THE WAR. IN ITS OWN PLAN, THE U.S. WARNED ISRAEL NOT TO INVADE THE CITY OF RAFAH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOME FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE. THESE WERE NOT JUST U.S. IDEAS. THEY WERE ALL OF OUR IDEAS THAT I HAVE HEARD NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL DISCUSS BOTH PRIVATELY AND PUBLICALLY. IDEAS THAT WOULD NOT PUT SENSITIVE NEGOTIATIONS IN JEOPARDY, THAT COULD LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE. ISRAEL MAINTAINS ONGOING MILITARY ACTION IS THE ONLY WAY GET HOSTAGES BACK. A POPULAR PARENTING YOUTUBER WHO ADMITTED ABUSING HER CHILDREN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO UP TO 60 YEARS IN JAIL. RUBY FRANKE GARNERED MILLIONS OF ONLINE FANS FOR HER TOUGH PARENTING STYLE, INCLUDING DENYING HER CHILDREN FOOD FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR OR NOT DOING CHORES. SHE WAS SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YEARS FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CHARGES SHE ADMITTED, THE SENTENCES ARE TO BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY. HOWEVER, SHE COULD BE FREED EARLIER. HER BUSINESS PARTNER, WHO ALSO PLEADED GUILTY, WILL BE SENTENCED SHORTLY. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM FLASH FLOODING IN CALIFORNIA. SWIFTLY RISING CREEKS CAUGHT MANY PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BY SURPRISE, AND THERE IS MORE RAIN FORECAST FOR COMING DAYS. THE DOWNPOURS EVEN CLOSED THE REGIONAL AIRPORT, RENDERING THE RUNWAYS USELESS UNDER ABOUT 30cm OF WATER. THE ITALIAN CITY OF MILAN'S SUFFERING UNDER A WAVE OF HEAVY SMOG. THE LEVELS OF DANGEROUS PARTICLES IN THE AIR WAS THREE TIMES ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME RESIDENTS RESORTING TO FACE MASKS AND COMPLAINING OF EYE IRRITATION AS A RESULT. THE CITY OFTEN RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED IN EUROPE. THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS FOR THE NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR HAVE JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE AWARDS CELEBRATE NEW ZEALANDERS WHO LEAD, GIVE HOPE AND INSPIRE. FROM THOUSANDS OF NOMINATIONS, A PANEL HAS NARROWED DOWN THE FINALISTS FOR THE BIG AWARD TO JUST THREE. THEY ARE CLIMATE SCIENTIST DOCTOR JIM SALINGER, FASHION DESIGNER KIRI NATHAN, AND ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL FIGURES IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL, SARAI BAREMAN. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE HAPPY WITH THE UNDERDOGS LABEL FOR THE FIRST T20 AGAINST AUSTRALIA TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN NEARLY FIVE YEARS SINCE AUSTRALIA HAS PLAYED IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH OVER 22,000 FANS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST MATCH IN WELLINGTON. T20 CAPTAIN MITCHELL SANTNER NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHO'S THE FAVOURITE. YEAH, WE'RE PROBABLY UNDERDOGS, BUT I THINK WE'RE KIND OF USED TO THAT TAG AND WE DON'T THINK MUCH OF IT. WE JUST TRY TO DO OUR THING, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE ARE, IT DOESN'T CHANGE TOO MUCH. I GUESS THERE'S SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME NEWER GUYS TO EXPERIENCE PLAYING AUSTRALIA AT HOME, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THAT OPTION, NOT FOR A FEW YEARS, ANYWAYS. AND THE BLACKCAPS SUMMER OF CRICKET WILL CONTINUE ON TVNZ AND TVNZ+ TONIGHT FROM 6.55. AND FINALLY, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS WOMEN GET GREATER BENEFITS FROM EXERCISE THAN MEN DO. THE STUDY ANALYSED DATA FROM MORE THAN 400,000 PEOPLE OVER A TWENTY YEAR PERIOD TO WORK OUT THE OVERALL BENEFITS FROM EXERCISE. IT FOUND THAT WOMEN ONLY NEED TO WORK OUT HALF AS MUCH AS MEN TO GET THE SAME RESULTS. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN EXERCISE TO BEGIN WITH. THAT WAS THE SOUND OF THE CAN OF WORMS BEING OPENED. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. FURTHER SOUTH ` MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. THE SUN COMING THROUGH FOR SOME OF YOU. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAUPO. ON THE EAST COAST ` CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING, TURNING TO FINE SPELLS, THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE DAY HERE, SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA AND 21 IN NELSON. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH ` A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN. WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE TO CRACK DOWN ON JOBSEEKER BENEFICIARIES COULD SEE A PARTICULAR GROUP HIT HARD BY THE TOUGHER SANCTIONS IMPOSITION STARTING IN JUNE. THE MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL RAMP UP ITS 'WORK CHECK-INS' FOR THOSE WHO'VE BEEN ON THE WELFARE PAYMENTS FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, BUT IT'S A MOVE SOME SAY WILL PUSH YOUNG, HOMELESS PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. JORDYN RUDD SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE STRUGGLE OF LOOKING FOR A JOB, AND A HOME, FIRSTHAND. HOMELESS AND JOBLESS FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. IT REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO POINT TO ANYTHING. IT MAKES YOU FEEL REALLY HOPELESS. I REALLY STRUGGLED MENTALLY A LOT. THIS 21 YEAR-OLD NOW HAS A JOB AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME, BUT THE MEMORY IS STILL FRESH. I DIDN'T GET ANY ACCEPTANCES OR INTERVIEWS, AND HONESTLY, EVEN IF I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN INTERVIEW AND THEN EMPLOYED, I DON'T THINK I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE JOB JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT PRACTICAL. THE THINGS THAT I WAS HAVING TO DO DAY TO DAY BECAUSE I WAS HOMELESS AND BECAUSE I WAS STRUGGLING. AND HE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO RESET THE WELFARE SYSTEM IS A HUGE BLOW TO THOSE ALREADY STRUGGLING. THIS IS A FORMATIVE PERIOD OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. IF YOU ARE HOMELESS WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG, IT IMPACTS YOUR IDENTITY FOREVER. IT IMPACTS YOUR SELF-ESTEEM FOREVER. HOW DO YOUNG HOMELESS PEOPLE BECOME JOB-READY? BY FINDING HOUSING, BY GETTING MEDICAL SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, BY REPAIRING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, AND THESE POLICY CHANGES ARE NOT GOING TO HELP WITH ANY OF THOSE THINGS. ARE YOU IN A PLACE NOW WHERE YOU'VE GOT HOPE FOR YOUR FUTURE? YES, AND I DO WISH THAT I HAD GOTTEN THAT SOONER, BUT I'M DOING WHAT I CAN NOW, AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL FOR MY FUTURE. THE FOUNDER OF YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP 'KICK BACK' AARON HENDRY JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS. GOOD MORNING, AARON. THAT CASE THERE, THAT IS A VERY YOUNG PERSON, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE NOT HAD SAFE HOUSING WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE. SO, WHAT IS THE ISSUE THEN IF WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SANCTIONS AND SUPPORT? THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH SUPPORT, SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE GOVERNMENT SAYING WE WILL HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT AND WORK WITH YOU MORE? WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN WHAT THOSE SUPPORT SERVICES . WOULD LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW WE HEARING A LOT ABOUT SANCTIONS AND HOW WE WILL PUNISH PEOPLE IF THEY DON'T DO WHAT WE THINK THEY SHOULD DO. BUT SOME BASIC NEEDS AROUND HOUSING, MENTAL HIVE SUPPORT AND THE BASICS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. SO IT HASN'T WORKED SO FAR? IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING. THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT IS A BIT FLAWED, THAT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, IT IS BROKEN. IT IS HARMING PEOPLE MORE THAN IT IS HELPING THEM. WE NEED TO ASK WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE NEED WHEN THEY ARE IN THAT SITUATION. THEY ARE NOT IN THAT SITUATION BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING REALLY TRAUMATIC AND AS A SOCIETY WE HAVE FAILED THEM. PUNISHMENT DOES NOT BRING HEALING. THERE IS CROSSOVER FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HOUSING SUPPORT AND INCOME BUT IF WE FOCUS ON THE INCOME, WHAT YOU NEED FIRST THE JOB OR THE PLACE TO LIVE? IN NEED SOMEWHERE TO LIVE. WHEN YOU ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, YOU ARE IN SURVIVAL MODE. AND THEN YOU'RE ASKING SOMEONE TO TURN IT TO A JOB AND WORK. WE NEED PEOPLE AS SAFE, LOVED AND CARED FOR FIRST. DAY ON THE BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY AROUND THEM THAT THEY NEED. IS THEIR NEED FOR MORE OVERSIGHT ON PEOPLE ON BENEFIT? SOME PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH MSD TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MAKING AN EFFORT. WE TOTALLY SHOULD SUPPORT PEOPLE ACCESSING IT RIGHT NOW. WHAT DO YOU MEAN SUPPORT? ONE MODEL BUT CAN WORK REALLY WELL IS HAVING A YOUTH ADVOCATE OR YOUTH WORKER WHO IS ABLE TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU, UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND HELP YOU MAKE A PLAN. THAT IS A MODEL THAT IS NOT BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW. WE NEED TO ENSURE WE RESOURCE PEOPLE REALLY WELL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE TIME AND CAPACITY TO DO THAT. THE LOGIC IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE ACCESSING WELFARE FOR A DECADE AND I'VE YET TO MEET SOMEBODY WHO WANTED TO BE ON THE BENEFIT. YOU RESPOND WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOMEONE'S LIFE AND SUPPORT THEM. THOSE WHO CAN MOVE ON AND MOVE FORWARD SHOULD BE SUPPORTED TO DO SO THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT CURRENTLY. THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT NEW AND UNIQUE. I HAVE HEARD THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM YOUNG PEOPLE I HAVE WORKED WITH FOR YEARS AND YEARS. SANCTIONS ARE A VERY BLUNT INSTRUMENT TO DEAL WITH A WHOLE RANGE OF VERY COMPLEX PROBLEMS. COMING UP ` THE FOOD THAT COULD BE BANNED FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S SCHOOL TUCK SHOPS. FIND OUT WHAT EVERYDAY ITEMS ARE GOING IN THE SCRAP BIN. IT SPRINKLED JOY INTO OUR CHILDHOODS, BUT NOW FAIRY BREAD MAY BE TAKEN OFF THE MENU FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA STUDENTS. IT COMES AS THE STATE CRACKS DOWN ON THEIR SCHOOL FOOD GUIDELINES. IT'S NOT A FULL BAN, BUT RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT SCHOOLS SHOULD LIMIT AT THEIR CANTEEN AND SCHOOL EVENTS. POPULAR LUNCHBOX FOODS, HAM AND EVEN SALTED POPCORN HAVE ALSO MADE THE LIST. SO FOR WHAT KIDS SHOULD BE TAKING TO SCHOOL, WE'RE JOIN BY NUTRITIONIST CLAIRE TURNBULL. I AM FUMING AT THIS. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. HAM IS A HIGHLY PROCESSED MEAT, ALONG WITH SALAMI, HOTDOGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THE RESEARCH SHOWS THESE HIGH PROCESSED MEATS ARE LINKED TO CANCER, PARTICULARLY BOWEL CANCER. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR A WHILE, BUT ONLY RECENTLY NOT RECOMMENDED IN SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA. I LET MY BOYS HAVE HAM AND PINEAPPLE PIZZA ON THE WEEKEND, WE MAKE IT AT HOME, BUT I DON'T PUT HAM IN THEIR LUNCHBOX EVERY DAY, I DON'T GIVE THEM SALAMI STICKS, BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT GETTING THE CONTEXT RIGHT. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR SCHOOLS TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES FOR EVERYDAY FOOD FOR THEIR PUPILS. SHOULD BE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES HERE? THERE ARE GUIDELINES THAT EXIST IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT FOR PARENTS WATCHING, THEY WILL KNOW IT IS MIXED. THESE THINGS AROUND HAM, SUGAR AND LOLLIES, IT IS ALREADY SITTING THERE BUT IT'S DOWN TO HOW IT IS BEING USED. FOR SOME SCHOOLS IT WILL BE EASIER THAN OTHERS, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR KIDS, ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THAT, IS HELPFUL. MANY VIEWERS HAVE WRITTEN IN AND THEY ARE OUTRAGED. SHOULD SCHOOLS DICTATE WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE EATING OR SHOULD THAT COME FROM PARENTS? IT IS A REALLY TRICKY ONE. IN THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY, WHERE OUR ENVIRONMENT IS SO IN HEALTHY IN ALL PLACES, KIDS GO TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WHEN THEY GO OUT AND ABOUT THEY ARE REWARDED AND INCENTIVISED WITH FOOD, I DO THINK PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY THAT IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE GUIDELINES ON FOOD. I HAVE BEEN TO JAPAN AND VISITED SCHOOLS THERE AND EVERY SINGLE CHILD IN SCHOOLS I WENT TO 8 THE SAME THING. THEY ARE EATING FERMENTED FOODS, THINGS KIDS OVER HERE WOULD THINK ARE CRAZY BUT IT IS NORMAL AND THAT PEER PRESSURE MAKES IT NORMAL TO EAT WELL. THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD BE MISSED IF WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN TO EAT WELL. MANY PARENTS WILL BE AT HOME, THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED PACKING THEIR KIDS LUNCHES WHAT SHOULD THEY PUT IN THEIR? IT IS A BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS NUTRITIOUS AND WHAT WILL SURVIVE BEING THROWN IN A BAG, ROLLED DOWN THE STAIRS... WE WANT CARBOHYDRATES AND PROTEIN. I USE A LOT OF LEFTOVERS HOME. THESE FOOD PODS KEEP FOOD HOT AND COLD. THAT IS A REALLY CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE WAY TO USE LEFTOVERS FOR LUNCH AND BOTH OF MY BOYS ARE REALLY BIG ON THAT. IF I GIVE THEM A FILLED ROLL, I IDEALLY GET VEGGIES IN THERE. I WRAP IT IN A PAPER TOWEL SO IT DOES NOT GET DAMAGED. BY ADDING CHEESE OR YOGHURT WITH A SCREW LID SO IT DOES NOT TIP EVERYWHERE. I APPRECIATE THE OTHER THING WITH LUNCHES IS SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET EATEN BECAUSE KIDS DON'T HAVE TIME. SO THERE IS A HUGE BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS PRACTICAL AND NUTRITIOUS AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT WAS MISSING FROM THAT LUNCHBOX IS A SWEET TREAT. SHOULD WE POP IT IN THERE? I DO HOME-MADE BAKING, AND IT DEPENDS HOW ACTIVE YOUR KIDS ARE. IT DEPENDS WHAT IS BEING EATEN OUTSIDE OF LUNCH. THERE ARE OTHER MEALS DURING THE DAY, I GET PARENTS WHO DON'T STRESS TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT BREAKFAST, AFTERNOON TEA AND DINNER. IT IS ABOUT DOING THE BEST YOU CAN WITH THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE BUT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS DOING THE BEST YOU CAN. THE REAL CRIME THERE IS PINEAPPLE PIZZA. WHAT I WOULD SAY, I DID SEE A PHOTO ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE WITH HER WITH A MASSIVE COURGETTE. THAT IS A MARROW. THAT IS A GOOD THING TO USE IF YOU GRATE IT UP. HIDE THE VEGGIES? THAT A GOOD TACTIC. EVEN ON PIZZA, HOME-MADE PIZZA. THE TIP FROM CLAIRE, PEER PRESSURE, EVERYONE ELSE IS EATING THE VEGGIES YOU HAVE TO DO AS WELL. IF YOU BAN IT AT THE TUCKSHOP, THAT'S WHERE THE PRESSURE IS. YOU DON'T GIVE THEM THE OPTION. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, SOME NEW ZEALAND ROYALTY IS BATTLING IT OUT THIS MORNING IN A RACE FOR CHARITY. WE'VE SENT OUT REPORTER LUCY BENDELL TO GET AMONGST THE ACTION. MORENA, LUC. MORNING TEAM. WE ARE WARMING UP HERE WITH SIX AMAZING KIWIS. ALL ABOUT TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A BIG RACE. FIND OUT WHY NEXT. WHAT IS YOUR SWEET TREAT? WERE TALKING ABOUT FRUIT BECAUSE WERE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE, AND YOURS WAS? RARO. THAT WAS ALWAYS MY SWEET TREAT. NOT EVEN REAL FRUIT. THERE IS NOTHING EVEN FAMILIAR TO FRUIT WHAT THAT. THAT WAS MY SWEET TREAT. BACK IN THE SCHOOL DAYS. YOU DIPPED YOUR WET FINGER INTO IT, DID YOU? EVERYONE WAS DOING IT IN SCHOOL. THAT WAS REALLY COOL. IT WAS TASTY AS WELL. A FEW THINGS HAVE COME UP FROM TEACHERS ABOUT WHETHER HAM AND CHEESE SHOULD BE SOLD TO KIDS. THESE ARE APPARENTLY DEEPLY POPULAR WITH KIDS AND DEEPLY UNPOPULAR WITH TEACHERS, WHO SAY IT IS A NIGHTMARE WITH TUBS EVERYWHERE. I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL BRAND, THIS ONE PARTICULAR, THE DOL ONE, HAS 4 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR IN IT AND ONE LITTLE CUP. 1 CUP WOULD FIT INTO THE PALM OF MY HAND. IT SOUNDS LIKE A SWEET TREAT FOR ME (!) SPRINKLE A BIT OF RARO ON TOP. BEAUTIFUL. CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT'S USE OF BENEFIT SANCTIONS, TELLING BREAKFAST 'THEY DON'T WORK'. THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 2500 BENEFICIARIES A MONTH WILL RECEIVE 'WORK CHECK-INS' FROM JUNE. CHRIS HIPKINS WANTS TO SEE MORE SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM BENEFICIARIES. MSD DO HAVE MUCH BETTER VISIBILITY OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON BENEFIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE WE DO WANT THE SYSTEM TO BE FOCUSING ITS ENERGIES. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER LOUISE UPSTON HAS SIGNALLED A WIDER SHAKE-UP OF THE WELFARE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM FOR BENEFICIARIES. YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP 'KICK BACK' SAYS THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IT'S TIME TO APPROACH WELFARE DIFFERENTLY. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IT IS BROKEN. IT IS HARMING PEOPLE MORE THAN IT IS HELPING THEM. WE NEED TO FUNDAMENTALLY WRESTLE WITH THAT QUESTION AND ASK WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED IN THAT SITUATION. THEY ARE NOT THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY, IT IS BECAUSE WE AS A SOCIETY ARE FAILING THEM. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CARED FOR AND SUPPORTED. IF THEY DO THAT, THEY WILL THRIVE. IT'S FEARED THE RETURN OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE TO OUR SHELVES NEXT YEAR COULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL SCALE METH OPERATIONS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS REINTRODUCING THE DRUG PROVIDES FREEDOM FOR ALTERNATIVE COLD AND FLU MEDICINES. DRUG EXPERT CHRIS WILKINS SAYS THE METH MARKET HAS MOVED ON FROM WHEN PSEUDOEPHEDRINE WAS BANNED IN 2011, BUT SAYS METH SUPPORT IS STILL A RELEVANT ISSUE. IT'S REALLY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES, SO GIVING THEM RESOURCES TO DO THAT. PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT FOR METHAMPHETAMINE USERS THEMSELVES, SO IF THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE, SOME EASY ACCESS INTO TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. CHRIS WILKINS SAYS PHARMACISTS SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON CONTROL MEASURES. SUPPORTERS OF JULIAN ASSANGE HAVE STAGED A NOISY PROTEST OUTSIDE COURT, WHERE A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO STOP HIS EXTRADITION TO THE U.S. IS UNDERWAY. ASSANGE CLAIMS MOVES TO EXTRADITE HIM ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, RATHER THAN HAVING A BASIS IN LAW. THE U.S. CLAIMS HE PUT LIVES IN DANGER WHEN HIS WIKILEAKS SITE PUBLISHED CLASSIFIED DETAILS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. HIS LEGAL TEAM SAY IF HE LOSES THIS HEARING, HE COULD YET APPEAL TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE MOTHER OF LATE RUSSIAN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN ALEXEI NAVALNY IS DEMANDING HIS BODY BE RELEASED TO HER. NAVALNY DIED FOUR DAYS AGO IN A REMOTE PENAL COLONY IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. PRISON AUTHORITIES SAY HE DIED OF 'SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME', AND THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING. HIS MOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING DAILY VISITS TO THE MORGUE WHERE HIS BODY IS BELIEVED TO BE, BUT OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RELEASED IT FOR BURIAL. VISITORS TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LANDMARKS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED, WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER STILL CLOSED AMID AN EXTENSION TO A WORKERS STRIKE. UNION MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND THE STRIKE, AND SAY THEY'LL KEEP DOING SO UNTIL A DEAL IS REACHED. IT'S HOPED THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE PARIS HOSTS THE SUMMER OLYMPICS LATER THIS YEAR. TO SPORT, AND AUSTRALIA ARE ENJOYING THEIR RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE FIRST T20 AGAINST THE BLACKCAPS TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN NEARLY FIVE YEARS SINCE AUSTRALIA LAST PLAYED IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH OVER 22,000 FANS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST MATCH IN THE CAPITAL. T20 CAPTAIN MITCHELL MARSH SAYS THE TEAM HAVE FOUND EASY WAYS TO FILL THEIR DAYS OFF. PLENTY OF GOLF. THE BOYS ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I THINK ANY CHANCE WE GET TO TOUR THIS COUNTRY, BEING SO CLOSE TO HOME, AND I GUESS HAVING SO MANY SIMILARITIES AS COUNTRIES... YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. BOTH TEAMS USING THE SERIES TO PREPARE FOR THE T20 WORLD CUP LATER IN THE YEAR. AND FINALLY, THE QUEEN OF POP, MADONNA, HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE GROOVE DURING A RECENT PERFORMANCE IN THE U.S. THE SINGER (65) HIT THE STAGE THANKS TO ONE OF HER DANCERS. THE DANCER, WHO IS WEARING HIGH HEELS, APPEARS TO SLIP WHILE DRAGGING A CHAIR WHICH MADONNA IS SITTING ON. NO COMMENT YET FROM MADONNA. CAUSING COMMOTION THERE. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A MAINLY FINE DAY THROUGH HERE. SOME MORNING HIGH CLOUD CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 25 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND WHANGAREI. FURTHER SOUTH ` MORNING HIGH CLOUD WITH THE ODD DRIZZLE ABOUT, EASING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. THE SUN COMING THROUGH FOR SOME OF YOU. 23 THE HIGH FOR TAUPO. 26 IN TAURANGA. ON THE EAST COAST ` CLOUD BREAKING IN THE MORNING, TURNING TO FINE SPELLS, THE SUN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 24 THE HIGH FOR MASTERTON TODAY. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A FINE DAY HERE, SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT, CLEARING FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. ENJOY THE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE. 21 THE HIGH FOR NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DOWN HERE. HIGH CLOUD COMING THROUGH FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH FOR KAIKOURA AND 21 IN NELSON. 18 ON THE WEST COAST. HEADING FURTHER SOUTH ` A STUNNING DAY DOWN HERE TOO. BLUE SKIES FOR ALL OF YOU. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. 22 THE HIGH FOR ALEXANDRA. CHRISTCHURCH, YOUR HIGH TODAY IS 20. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` FINE FOR MILFORD SOUND THROUGH TO DUNEDIN. WITH CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR GORE THROUGH TO STEWART ISLAND. INVERCARGILL, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 16. QUEENSTOWN, YOU HAVE A HIGH OF 21. SOME FAMILIAR FACES ARE ABOUT TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD RACING TO BRING BOTH ATTENTION AND MUCH NEEDED MONEY FOR 'CHILDFUND' PROVIDING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO THE PACIFIC. LUCY IS THAT A CERTAIN FORMER BREAKFAST PRESENTER WITH YOU? PRESSURE IS BUILDING HERE AT THE START LINE WITH SIX AMAZING KIWIS ARE ABOUT TO RUN ON A 1 KM RACE. THEY ARE HOLDING TWO BUCKETS OF WATER. IT IS ABOUT WHO HAS MORE WATER THEN THE RACE. WE HAVE A FAMILIAR FACE FOR YOU GUYS. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS EVENT. THE SAME ISSUES WITH HIM. THE MICROPHONE DOESN'T WORK. HE'S GOOD AT TALKING, THOUGH. THE GLORIOUS RETURN OF MATTY IS RUINED BY THE MICROPHONE. MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY AND GET THAT ISSUE SORTED SO WE CAN GET BACK TO THEM. YES, WE WILL HAVE A LOOK AT IT IN THE AIR BRAKE. I WILL GO AND TRY HELP. COMING UP... MUSIC AND MOVIES GO HAND IN HAND, BUT WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THE MAGIC WORK? AN EXPERT EXPLAINS ALL. # CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME, JOKERS TO THE RIGHT. # HERE I AM, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU. # WE ARE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO THE RACE. LUCY IS AT THE START LINE. IT IS A FALSE START, BUT WE'RE GOOD TO GO. THEY PUT IT ON PAUSE FOR YOU GUYS. THE PRESSURE IS DEFINITELY MOUNTING. WE AT THE START LINE. HERE ARE SIX AMAZING COMPETITORS. THEY GOING TO BE RUNNING AROUND THIS BLUE TRACK WHICH IS 1 KM. WE HAVE TWO BUCKETS OF WATER THEY ARE GOING TO BE CARRYING. THIS IS NOT A RACE TO THE FINISH LINE WITH SPEED. IT IS ABOUT HOW FULL THE BUCKETS OF WATER WILL BE, BECAUSE FOR THIS CHARITY, IT IS EVERY WATER THAT COUNTS. TO EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE CHARITY IS MATTY. THIS IS AMAZING. FIRST OF ALL, IT IS A GOOD THING THAT I'M NOT COMPETING TODAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW COMPETITIVE I AM. I GET TO CHEER THEM ON FROM THE SIDELINES. THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE END OF THE FINISH LINE WITH THE MOST WATER IN THEIR BUCKETS. THIS IS RAISING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE IN THE PACIFIC WHO NEED URGENT HELP OF THEIR WATER SUPPLIES. KIDS ARE GETTING SICK AND DYING. THIS IS RAISING MONEY TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES OUT THAT DESPERATELY NEED BETTER WATER SUPPLIES. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS GOES, I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A FIERCE BATTLE. AND IMPORTANT MESSAGE. WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING OUR OWN HILARY BARRY. I FEEL LIKE I AM PROBABLY GOING TO COME LAST BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME VERY FIT PEOPLE HERE. I THINK I WILL BE VERY CAREFUL OF MY BUCKETS. I AM JUST NOT GOING TO BE VERY FAST. THAT IS OKAY, THAT IS NOT THE AIM OF THIS ONE. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN KEEP AS MUCH WATER AND AND YOU CAN BRING THE W FOR TVNZ. LET'S DO THIS, TEAM. IS KING UNDERWAY AND FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. LET'S GO! (EYE OF THE TIGER PLAYS) GOOD TECHNIQUE FROM HILARY BARRY THERE. BENDING AT THE KNEES, THAT IS NOT TO GIVE US SOME GOOD IS THE ABILITY. LET'S BRING HOME SOME MONEY. GO ON HILARY BARRY, FLYING THE FLAG FOR TVNZ. OUR FAVOURITE MOVIES ARE NOT JUST MADE BY A SINGLE SCENE OR AN OUTSTANDING ACTOR'S PERFORMANCE. IT'S THE MUSIC THAT OFTEN PULLS IT ALL TOGETHER. ONE WOMAN WHO HAS WORKED WITH THE BEST IN THE BIZ ` THINK QUENTIN TARANTINO ` HAS ALSO BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE BEST MUSICAL SCREEN EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST 30 YEARS. KARYN RACHTMAN JOINS US NOW. MORENA. THANKS FOR COMING IN. THE PRODUCER SAID THIS IS GOT TO BE A JOB THAT YOU MIGHT THINK THEY ARE GOOD AT, BUT WHAT IS YOUR JOB? YOU OVERSEE THE MUSIC OF FILMS AND TV SHOWS AND VIDEO GAMES AND ADVERTISEMENTS. BASICALLY FINDING PEOPLE TO WRITE THE SONGS, IT IS BUSINESS AND CREATIVE. I IMAGINE IT WILL BE AN AMAZING JOB. DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC? YOU HAVE TO. EVERY KIND OF MUSIC BECAUSE EVERY MOVIE IS SO DIFFERENT IN EVERY DIRECTOR AND SCRIPT ARE SO DIFFERENT. JUST LIKE AN ACTOR, AS I WAS A DIFFERENT ROLE. TO HEAD MUST BE FULL OF IDEAS EVERY TIME. YOU MUST BE LISTENING TO NEW STUFF EVERY TIME. I DO LISTEN TO A LOT OF NEW STUFF ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SUBMITTING ME STUFF. WHEN IT BECOMES YOUR JOB IT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT PROCESS OF ENJOYING. THEY CROSSOVER. IT IS A LOT. YOU MENTION PEOPLE SUBMITTING YOU STUFF. DOES THIS BECOME A DINNER PARTY TOPIC OF CONVERSATION? ARE PEOPLE SAYING, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO MY NEPHEW'S HUSBAND'S SON'S BAND? MY EMAIL BOXES FULL OF BANDS. IT IS INTERESTING, BECAUSE WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES YOU OPEN THAT ONE EMAIL AND LISTEN TO THAT ONE SONG? IT IS AN INTERESTING THING. WE GET AN UNDATED. DO YOU THINK OF THE SCENE AND THINK, I KNOW SOMETHING THAT WILL FIT THIS ALL THE MUSICAL SOUND LIKE THIS, OR DO YOU FIND A PIECE OF MUSIC AND THINK, THIS IS PERFECT. IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. IT IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT. SOMETIMES A SCREENWRITER WILL WRITE WHAT THIS SONG PLAYS LIKE, ANY DIRECTOR WILL TELL YOU, NO, IT HAS TO BE THIS. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY SING A SONG ON CAMERA. WHEN MY FAVOURITE THINGS AS MUSICALS AND ANIMATION WHEN THE CHARACTERS ARE SINGING. YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE CHARACTER. HOW DO YOU WORK WITH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND THOSE COMPETING IDEAS? I IMAGINE THERE ARE LOTS OF BIG PERSONALITIES WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE MOVIES AND HOW DIRECTOR WANTS IT TO LOOK AND FEEL. I WORK FOR THEM. A LOT OF THE TIME, IT IS VERY DIFFERENT IT WAS THE BOSS. AND SOME FILMS, SOMETIMES IT IS THE STUDIO. MY JOB IS TO BE THE PERSON THAT MAKES EVERYONE HAPPY AND MAKE SURE THE STUDIO WAS HAPPY. A LOT OF THE TIME, SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS AND THE RELEASE OF SOUNDTRACKS IS BIG TOE. IS GOING TO PLAY ON THE RADIO? IT'S GOING TO BE USED IN THE MARKETING. I WILL SOMETIMES THINK EMPIRE RECORDS, I LOVED THAT SOUNDTRACK. WHEN YOU LOOK AT PULP FICTION. WHO WAS THE BOSS FOR THAT SCENE? QUENTIN TARANTINO 100%. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE SCENE OR MOVIE OR PRODUCTION THAT YOU THINK, I NAILED IT? THAT SHOULD BE EVERY SINGLE ONE. WHEN I STARTED WORKING WITH QUINTIN ON RESERVOIR DOGS HE WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT HAVE MUSIC FROM THE 70S. IT WAS A LOW-BUDGET, INDEPENDENT MOVIE. NOBODY KNEW WHO HE WAS AT THE TIME. THAT WAS GETTING HIM THE SONGS THAT HE WANTED. AND PULP FICTION, HE CALLED ME UP AND SAID, I NEED A SONG FOR BRUCE WILLIS TO BE SINGING IN THE CAR. I SAID, FLOWERS ON THE WALL. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SONGS. I MADE A CASSETTE TAPE AND FLOWERS ON THE WALL WAS THE ONE THAT HE CHOSE. IN ROMEO AND JULIET, LOVE FULL BY THE CARDIGANS. SUPERMODEL WAS WRITTEN FOR CLUELESS. YOU HAD AN AMAZING CAREER. YOU JUST NAME DROPS TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE PAST FEW DECADES. TELL ME ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS. I LOVE IT. ONE THING IS THAT BACK HOME IN LOS ANGELES, WE CELEBRATE MUSIC AND MOVIES. TALKING ABOUT SOUNDTRACKS, I PUT ON THIS CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP FOR THREE YEARS. AT HIS CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND MEDIA. IT IS AT Q THEATRE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE HAVE LOCAL COMPOSERS AND WINNERS OF OSCARS AND TONY'S. ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, THE LAST SEASON WAS THE MUSICAL. MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS HAVE TO GO, I THINK. FILMMAKERS AND VIDEO GAMERS SHOULD GO. IT IS ALSO FOR FANS. WERE TALKING ABOUT FANS OF SOUNDTRACKS AND HEARING THESE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAME UP WITH IT. THE EVP OF MUSIC OF WARNER BROTHERS IN LA WHO OVERSAW THE SOUNDTRACK OF BARBIE. THIS IS A WHOLE LIST OF HOLLYWOOD NOTORIETY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S US. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE CHILDFUND WATER BUCKET RACE IS UNDERWAY. LUCY BENDELL IS AT THE FINISH LINE. HOW ARE THEY GETTING ON, LUC? THEY ARE GOING WELL. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY HEATED RACE. WE JUST SAW HILARY BARRY OVERTAKE. WE HAVE SIX AMAZING KIWIS. WE TALKED TO THE WINNER NEXT. SIX WELL-KNOWN NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE BEEN COMPETING IN A FUNDRAISER THIS MORNING, CARRYING HEAVY BUCKETS OF WATER FOR 1km FOR 'CHILDFUND'. AMONG THEM, OUR VERY OWN HILLS BAZZ, WHO WE OBVIOUSLY BACKED. LUCY BENDELL IS ON THE GROUND. LUC, PLEASE TELL US HILARY WON. MORNING TEAM. IT IS BEING COUNTED RIGHT NOW. THE BUCKETS ARE BEING WEIGHED RIGHT NOW. IT WAS A TIGHT RACE. THE GUYS KEPT IT NICE AND STEADY, IT IS NOT ABOUT WHO IS GETTING OVER THE FINISH LINE THE QUICKEST IT'S ABOUT WHO HAS GOT THE MOST IN THEIR BUCKET. HOW DID YOU GUYS FIND THAT? IT WAS GREAT FUN, BUT THERE WAS DODGY OFFICIATING AT THE END. DAVE JUST SAW, BECAUSE HE REALISED HE HAD ANOTHER LAP TO DO, I WAS TRYING TO PLAY IT SLOW AND STEADY, BUT I GOT A BIT COMPETITIVE SO I'VE LOST A BIT OF WATER. EVERYBODY THOUGHT THEY WERE FINISHED, AND THEN YOU GUYS HAD TO PICK IT UP QUICKLY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR BUCKETS. THEY'VE GOT QUITE A BIT LEFT. HILARY YOU WERE GOOD ON SPEED, NOT SO MUCH ON WATER. I WONDER IF WE'VE GOT A WINNER? WE DO. AS THIS ONE HERE BEEN WEIGHED? THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE CONTROVERSY. IT IS A VERY... IT IS A VERY CLOSE RACE HERE. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A WINNER. HILARY TALLIS WHO THE WINNER IS. THE WINNER IS MY FRIEND HERE MAZ. MY STRATEGY GOING INTO THIS WAS SLOW AND STEADY, BUT I THOUGHT STUFF IT. IT'S ALL FOR THE KIDS. IT WAS AN AWESOME RACE FOR A BRILLIANT CAUSE SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. HILARY HAD A GOOD STRATEGY AT THE START. BUT SHE WAS SO SLOW HOW DID SHE SPELL THAT WATER? WAS SHE DRINKING AS SHE WAS WALKING AROUND? IF YOU WANT TO HELP GET SAFE WATER TO THE PACIFIC YOU CAN GO TO childfund.co.nz $150,000 AS THE GOAL. YOU CAN STILL DONATE, EVERY DROP AND EVERY CENT COUNTS. I DID NOT PICK MAZ TO WIN. SO MANY QUESTIONS. COME ON DAVID, WHERE IS THE BALANCE? THAT'S A LOT COMING FROM ME. I THOUGHT HILARY HAD A GOOD TECHNIQUE. THAT THE KNEES, NICE AND STEADY. MAYBE THERE WAS SOME SKULDUGGERY, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS. THESE ARE THE SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS YOU BEEN WAITING FOR ALL BREAKFAST. SHE SHOULD HAVE SKIPPED IT. NOBODY IS REALLY LOOKING, ARE THEY? HILARY FOLLOWS THE RULES. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY MORNING, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US WILL DO IT ALL AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY COURTNEY SOLE, JULIE TAYLOR, DREW WELSH AND BILLY GARRATT-JOHN. 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