THE DRIVER'S LICENCE BACKLOG ` WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING MONTHS OR TRAVELLING FOR HOURS TO SIT THEIR TEST. FARMERS AND CENTRAL OTAGO RESIDENTS FACE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WATER RESTRICTIONS AS A LOCAL DAM HITS A 25-YEAR LOW. TAKANINI PET OWNERS WANT MORE DONE ABOUT ROAMING DOGS. THEY SAY 30 CATS HAVE BEEN MAULED TO DEATH. AND JOSEPH PARKER GETS KNOCKED DOWN TWICE AND COMES CLOSER TO A WBO WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. CAPTIONS BY SAM BAKER AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. DRIVERS TRYING TO PASS THEIR LICENCE TESTS SAY THEY ARE FRUSTRATED BY DELAYS. SOME ARE WAITING UP TO TWO MONTHS TO BE TESTED OR TRAVELLING HOURS TO TAKE THE TEST IN RURAL TOWNS. NATIONAL SAYS THE BACKLOG IS UNACCEPTABLE, AS GRACE THOMAS EXPLAINS. AUCKLAND STUDENT EMMA KEATS HAS BEEN PREPARING TO GET HER RESTRICTED LICENCE... (INDICATOR CLICKS) THAT'S GOOD. ...BUT THE CATCH IS SHE'S HAVING TO GO AN HOUR AND A HALF OUT OF TOWN TO SIT THE TEST. I AM SITTING MY RESTRICTED IN THAMES IN MAY. I'M MISSING A FULL DAY OF SCHOOL FOR IT AS WELL. NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY WAKA KOTAHI SCRAPPED THE FEE FOR RESITTING DRIVER'S LICENCE EXAMINATIONS LAST OCTOBER, MEANING WOULD-BE LICENCE-HOLDERS ONLY HAVE TO PAY AN APPLICATION FEE, AND IT'S LED TO A MASSIVE SURGE IN BOOKINGS FOR THE TESTS. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FRIENDS THAT HAVE SAT THEIR RESTRICTED IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND. THEY'VE HAD TO GO WAY OUT OF AUCKLAND TO SIT IT. NZTA WAKA KOTAHI'S WEBSITE WARNS THAT WAIT TIMES HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE FEES CHANGED. IN 2020, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAIT TIME WAS 16 DAYS FOR RESTRICTED DRIVING TESTS AND 13 DAYS FOR FULL DRIVING TESTS. BUT THIS YEAR, THE WAIT FOR A RESTRICTED TEST IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AUCKLAND IS 45 DAYS; IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, IT'S 51; LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE WAITING FOR 60 DAYS IN WELLINGTON AND 55 DAYS IN CANTERBURY. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN SAYS THIS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH AND IS LOOKING TO REINSTATE THE RESIT FEE. IT REQUIRES REGULATORY CHANGES WHICH DOES TAKE TIME, SO WE'RE GETTING THAT ADVICE AT THE MOMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY, MY MESSAGE TO NZTA IS WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE AND AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE MEANTIME TO GET THOSE WAIT TIMES DOWN. IT CURRENTLY COSTS AROUND $167 TO GET YOUR RESTRICTED LICENCE, AND THAT INCLUDES ANY RESITS IF YOU FAIL, BUT IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS TO REINTRODUCE ANY OF THOSE FEES, IT COULD COST YOU $221 FOR THE TEST AND THE SUBSEQUENT RESITS. ALISTAIR McGREGOR HAS RUN THE COUNTIES DRIVING SCHOOL FOR 20 YEARS. HE'S URGING LEARNER DRIVERS TO PREPARE WELL BEFORE THEY SIT THEIR TEST. VERY OFTEN, THEY HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE OF THE TEST, AND SO IT'S A BIT OF A KNOWLEDGE GAP THERE. ONCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT, THEN THEY CAN STEP UP THEIR PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO GET A PASS. SO PRACTICE REALLY DOES MAKE PERFECT IF YOU'RE HOPING TO PASS YOUR DRIVING TEST ANY TIME SOON. GRACE THOMAS, NEWSHUB. EXTREME DRYNESS IS GRIPPING MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SPARKING WATER RESTRICTIONS FROM THE NORTH ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH. A CENTRAL OTAGO DAM HAS DROPPED SO MUCH, IT'S HIT A 25-YEAR LOW, AND AS KAYSHA BROWNLIE EXPLAINS, IT'S MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT FOR FARMERS. DIPPING LOWER BY THE DAY ` THE WATER LEVELS AT FALLS DAM HAS NOW HIT A 25-YEAR LOW. IT'S JUST ABOUT EMPTY. WE'RE VIRTUALLY OUT OF STORAGE. A MINIMUM LEVEL HAS BEEN IMPOSED TO TRY AND PRESERVE SOME OF THE FISH STOCKS, AND FARMERS' IRRIGATION IS RESTRICTED TO JUST 25%. IF THIS CARRIES ON AND WE GET DOWN TO VIRTUALLY NO WATER ` VIRTUALLY STOCK WATER ` AND IT GOES ON FOR ANOTHER MONTH, WE'LL HAVE NO FEED. BUT WE HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. I GUESS WE'LL MANAGE. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO. THE LAST TIME WAS 1999. CONDITIONS WERE EVEN DRIER AND RESTRICTIONS EVEN TIGHTER. IN 1999, WE HAD A REALLY BAD DRY, AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL ` JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE MINIMUM FLOW ` AND WE'D BEEN ON 20% RESTRICTIONS. THE DRY CONDITIONS COMPOUNDING ALREADY LOW FARM PRICES. YOU'RE SELLING LAMBS OR WHATEVER AT LOWER WEIGHTS. YOU'VE GOT TO OFFLOAD A BIT SO YOU CAN GET RID OF SOMETHING. THE DAIRY BOYS ARE PROBABLY DROPPING PRODUCTION AS WELL. NEARBY TOWNS ARE ALSO RESTRICTED BY A RED WATER WARNING. IT'S JUST DRY. IT'S LIKE A GOOD OLD CENTRAL OTAGO SUMMER WHEN IT GETS DRY. IT HASN'T RAINED A LOT. FALLS DAM SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER. IT WON'T EVER RUN DRY, BUT THE STORAGE COULD. PRAY FOR RAIN. WE JUST GOT TO KEEP BATTLING ON. WE'VE OFFLOADED SOME MORE LAMBS. WE WILL JUST KEEP OFFLOADING A WEE BIT IF WE HAVE TO ` TRY AND HANG ON TO WHAT WE'VE GOT. WE CAN'T GET RID OF EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW FARMERS ARE MANAGING, BUT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL COME DOWN TO MOTHER NATURE. KAYSHA BROWNLIE, NEWSHUB. ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A MOVE TO EXTEND MARINE FARMING CONSENTS FOR 25 YEARS WITHOUT CONSULTATION. BUT THE MINISTER, SHANE JONES, SAYS 'TURBOCHARGING' AQUACULTURE COULD HELP CREATE A $6bn INDUSTRY WITHIN TWO DECADES. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS, HOME TO AROUND 600 MARINE FARMS ` MOSTLY MUSSELS AND SALMON; MANY A CONCERN FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. 12,000 OF THEM MAY BE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR FARM CONSENTS EXTENDED BY 25 YEARS. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN MARINE FARMS IN THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS ACTUALLY HAMMERED BY THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE HAVE SEEN THEM LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE KIND OF FISH FARMS THAT WE KNOW WE WANT IN THE RIGHT PLACES, SO WHY WOULD WE JUST CLOSE OUR EYES AND JUST GRANT 25-YEAR EXTENSIONS WITHOUT WANTING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT AREA? TWO YEARS AGO, THREE SALMON FARMS IN MARLBOROUGH CLOSED DUE TO RISING SEA TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN 1200 TONS OF DEAD FISH AND WASTE BEING DUMPED. BUT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TURN A $140m A YEAR INDUSTRY INTO A $6bn POWERHOUSE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FORMATION OF THIS GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN AQUACULTURE IS GOING TO BE TURBOCHARGED. I JUST THINK WE'VE JUST GOT TO STOP THE ECO-ROMANTICISATION AND THE COLONIAL GUILT. IT'S COME AS A SHOCK TO ONE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IN THE SOUNDS. TREVOR OFTEN SAYS THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT HAD PLANNED A SYSTEM OF COMPROMISE BETWEEN AQUACULTURE, LOCAL COUNCILS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. IT'S TAKEN US A DECADE TO GET HERE, AND IT'S BEEN A COLLABORATION OF INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC, AND IF THIS PROPOSAL GOES AHEAD AS PLANNED, IT WILL EFFECTIVELY DO NOTHING MORE THAN WARRANT ABOUT 25 MORE YEARS OF MORE INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVITY. ARE YOU SORT OF THROWING UP YOUR HANDS, THEN? WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT. THERE'S TOO MUCH INVESTED IN THIS PROCESS. WE ONLY HOPE THAT REASON WILL BE SEEN AND A MORE RATIONAL, YOU KNOW, PROCESS IS ADOPTED TO ACHIEVE WHAT'S HE'S SETTING TO ACHIEVE. PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS IN AQUACULTURE GOT 10 DAYS TO COMMENT, BUT KEY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS LIKE FOREST AND BIRD SAY THEY WERE LEFT IN THE DARK, IT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM AS A DONE DEAL. WE SHOULD TRUST IN THE DYNAMISM WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND STOP CATASTROPHISING THESE MODEST CHANGES. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES. YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT MARINE SPACE, AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT CHANGE COMING THROUGH. IT LOOKS SET TO BE A CLASSIC BATTLE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND A GOVERNMENT THAT SAYS IT'S WILLING TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE-OFFS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ECONOMY. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH, NEWSHUB. A GRIEF-STRICKEN SOUTH AUCKLAND COMMUNITY IS UNITED IN ITS SEARCH FOR A GROUP OF ROAMING DOGS BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATHS OF DOZENS OF PET CATS. AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAYS ITS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ARE FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS ON CATCHING THE DOGS, BUT AS ZANE SMALL REPORTS, RESIDENTS WANT SOME ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE DOG OWNERS. COME ON. I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAY. GOOD BOY. LUKE IS GETTING EXTRA CUDDLES AND ATTENTION FROM HIS OWNER, MIKE DAVIES... I KNOW. IT'S ALL RIGHT. ...BECAUSE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING, THE CAT'S BROTHER, GEORGE, WAS MAULED TO DEATH BY A ROAMING DOG. STILL PROCESSING IT. IT HURTS. HE'S 12, YOU KNOW? BEEN WITH US FOR A WHILE. HE BELIEVES THE OWNERS OF THE DOGS SHOULD BE HELD TO ACCOUNT. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THAT OWNER IS CULPABLE FOR A WHOLE LOT OF MISERY. THE GROUP OF DOGS HAS BEEN CAPTURED ON CCTV SEVERAL TIMES ROAMING THE STREETS OF CONIFER GROVE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. RESIDENTS SAY DOZENS OF CATS HAVE BEEN KILLED OVER THE PAST MONTH, INCLUDING SHADOW, WHO WAS MAULED TO DEATH LAST WEEK. THE SIGHT OF SEEING THESE DOGS GOING AT OUR CAT IS VERY HORRIFIC. OUR CAT WAS 12 YEARS OLD. THE ATTACK HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE CARL SMITH'S FAMILY HOME. OUR CAT WAS JUST LYING HERE ON THE GRASS. MORE THAN 100 LOCALS SHOWED UP TO A PUBLIC MEETING THIS WEEK WHERE THEY SHARED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE DOGS WITH LOCAL COUNCILLOR DANIEL NEWMAN, WHO SAYS LACK OF DE-SEXING DURING COVID IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. SO YOU HAVE AN EXPLOSION OF POPULATION ` THAT'S PART OF THE CHALLENGE WE NEED TO GET ON TOP OF. RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE FERAL ROAMING DOGS OFF THE STREET. HE JOINED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS LAST NIGHT A IN PATROL OF THE AREA. IT'S VERY HARD BECAUSE THESE DOGS ARE OFTEN GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT. YOU CAN ONLY SEE THEM FOR A FEW SECONDS. IN AN UPDATE TODAY, AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAID ANIMAL MANAGEMENT OFFICERS ARE FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS HERE IN CONIFER GROVE AND HAVE SO FAR TAKEN SEVEN DOGS OFF THE STREETS. BUT THEY FACE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING THE DIFFICULTIES OF CATCHING DOGS THAT ARE AGGRESSIVE AND TARGETING THE DOGS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE. THEIR ADVICE TO CAT OWNERS IS TO KEEP THEM INSIDE OVERNIGHT. COUNCILLOR NEWMAN HOPES RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE WILL LEAD TO GREATER FUNDING FOR ANIMAL CONTROL. IT'S A BIG PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO GET ON TOP OF IT. WHY SHOULD SOMETHING TAKE A MONTH? AND THE THINGS ARE STILL OUT THERE KILLING PEOPLE'S PETS. I JUST DON'T GET IT. IF IT COMES DOWN TO FUNDING, START FUNDING THEM. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT'S BELOVED PET CATS PAYING THE PRICE. ZANE SMALL, NEWSHUB. A PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED IN SOUTH AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT IN A HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENT. POLICE SAY THE PERSON DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CAR ON GREAT SOUTH RD IN PAPATOETOE AROUND 10pm. THE DRIVER LEFT THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION. POLICE HAVE SINCE LOCATED A VEHICLE THEY BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT THEY'RE STILL MAKING ENQUIRIES TO TRY AND IDENTIFY THE DRIVER. THE IDENTITY OF THE MAN (22) ACCUSED OF KILLING AUSTRALIAN MUM-OF-THREE SAMANTHA MURPHY HAS BEEN REVEALED. PATRICK STEPHENSON, THE SON OF A FORMER AFL PLAYER, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE 51-YEAR-OLD'S MURDER, AND IT'S UNDERSTOOD HE ATTENDED A SCHOOL SHE VOLUNTEERED AT. ALICE WILKINS REPORTS. A TRADIE LIVING IN BALLARAT, VICTORIA, PATRICK STEPHENSON IS PICTURED IN PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WITH HIS FRIENDS. NOW THE 22-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING SAMANTHA MURPHY, LEAVING LOCAL RESIDENTS HORRIFIED. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING, BUT I'M HAPPY NOW THAT AT LEAST THEY GOT AN ANSWER. CAN'T BELIEVE IT. CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT'S A LOVELY FAMILY. I'M STILL IN SORT OF SHOCK AND THINKING, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE MOTIVE? WHAT'S GOING ON? VICTORIA POLICE SAYS STEPHENSON HAD NEVER MET MURPHY (51) AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO HER FAMILY, BUT IT'S NOW UNDERSTOOD HE ATTENDED SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER PRIMARY WHERE THE MUM-OF-THREE WAS A PARENT VOLUNTEER IN THE UNIFORM STORE. HER ELDEST DAUGHTER, JESS, WHO IS THE SAME AGE AS STEPHENSON, WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND WE MISS YOU. (SNIFFS) PATRICK STEPHENSON'S FATHER IS ORREN STEPHENSON, A FORMER AFL FOOTBALLER WHO PLAYED 15 GAMES FOR GEELONG AND RICHMOND AND WAS FIRST DRAFTED IN 2012. I CAN'T HIDE MY HAPPINESS. I SUPPOSE I'M LUCKY I'VE ACTUALLY GOT THAT BIT OF EXPERIENCE. HIS SON PLAYED THE GAME HIMSELF, STEPHENSON REPRESENTING THE REDAN LIONS. (TEAM SINGS) IT'S UNDERSTOOD POLICE HAD IDENTIFIED STEPHENSON AS A PERSON OF INTEREST WEEKS AGO, AND THEY HAVE SINCE SEIZED HIS CAR. BUT WHILE THE ALLEGED KILLER, WHO APPEARED IN COURT AGAIN YESTERDAY, CAN NOW BE NAMED, SAMANTHA MURPHY'S BODY STILL HASN'T BEEN FOUND... WE'VE BEEN PINGING PHONES... GROUND SEARCHES... DOOR KNOCKS... ...AS POLICE TRY TO BRING THE VICTORIA MUM HOME TO HER FAMILY AFTER DISAPPEARING WHILE OUT FOR A RUN. ALICE WILKINS, NEWSHUB. DONALD TRUMP IS APPEALING THE $135M FINE AWARDED TO THE WRITER E JEAN CARROLL IN A DEFAMATION CASE. THE CASE AROSE AFTER TRUMP CALLED HER A LIAR FOR ACCUSING HIM OF RAPING HER DECADES AGO. TRUMP SAYS HE SHOULDN'T OWE ANYTHING, OR ALTERNATIVELY THAT THE COMPENSATORY DAMAGES SHOULD BE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY. TENS OF THOUSANDS CRAMMED INTO AUCKLAND'S WESTERN SPRINGS TODAY TO CELEBRATE ONE OF MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FESTIVALS ON THE NEW ZEALAND CALENDAR. THE WEATHER MANAGED TO HOLD OUT FOR PASIFIKA FESTIVAL, WHICH SAW DANCERS, FOOD STALLS AND POLITICIANS BASK IN THE GOOD VIBES. PERRY WILTON WAS THERE TO CHECK IT OUT. YOU COULD HEAR IT SUBURBS AWAY... KIA ORA, TALOFA LAVA, AND WELCOME TO THE SAMOAN VILLAGE PASIFIKA FESTIVAL 2024. ...PASIFIKA 2024 HIT AUCKLAND TODAY WITH A BANG. IT'S ICONIC. NUTELLA CHOCOLATE. VERY SPECIAL. I COME HERE EVERY YEAR. AND HOW DOES THIS ONE RATE? 10! PEOPLE CAME FAR AND WIDE TO SEE THE SPECTACLE. (SPEAKS ITALIAN) ALL COLOURS AND FLOWERS AND ENJOYMENTS AND ALL THE PEOPLE HAPPY! FOOD STALLS COOKING UP A STORM. THE ISLAND OF SAMOA! ALL THE WAY FROM THE ISLAND OF SAMOA, MY BROTHER. TALOFA! AND THIS IS YOURS. THEY JUST CHOPPED THE WATERMELON IN HALF, SLICED IT UP INTO QUARTERS INSIDE, AND YOU JUST DIG INTO IT. THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE! MATE, I'M IN HEAVEN, AND I'M GONNA GO HOME, AND THAT'S IT. I'M NEVER COMING BACK FROM THIS. IT'S NOT JUST THE SINGING AND THE DANCING. IT'S THE FOOD AS WELL. I CAN SEE STEAMED PUDDING AND CUSTARD, AND THERE'S 40,000 PEOPLE HERE TO EXPERIENCE IT. IT'S JUST MAGIC. TATAKI AUCKLAND'S ANNIE DUNDAS IS THRILLED WITH THE TURNOUT. A PHENOMENAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE, SO IT'S BRILLIANT. ACTS FLEW IN FROM AROUND THE PACIFIC TO BE HERE TODAY ` THE FESTIVAL'S HEADLINERS THE ROYAL FAMILY. FOR SOME OF THE DANCERS, PASIFIKA FEST WAS A HOMECOMING. REPRESENTING OUR FAMILIES AND CULTURE AND JUST, LIKE, GIVING BACK. IT'S JUST AMAZING. AND WHILE IT WAS MOSTLY SMILES AND LAUGHTER, AN EVENT THIS BIG COULDN'T HELP BUT GET A LITTLE POLITICAL. WHEN I TALK TO THIS COMMUNITY, IT IS REALLY ABOUT HOW WE DO LOWER THE COST OF LIVING. HOW DO WE KEEP PEOPLE FEELING SAFE, AND HOW DO WE DELIVER BETTER HEALTH AND EDUCATION? THE REPEAL OF THE SMOKE-FREE LEGISLATION ` THAT'S JUST ONE OF MANY POLICIES. THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON OUR PACIFIC COMMUNITIES. BUT EVEN FOR POLITICIANS, TODAY WAS ALL ABOUT FAMILY, FAMILY WAS A THEME RUNNING THROUGHOUT TODAY'S FESTIVITIES. MY MUM LITERALLY CRIED. MY MUM CRIED! I WAS LIKE, 'MUM, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?' JUST A PROUD MOMENT. JUST ONE OF MANY MOMENTS MAKING PASIFIKA FEST 2024 ONE TO REMEMBER. PERRY JOINS US FROM KINGSLAND NOW, AND PERRY, PASIFIKA IS NOT THE ONLY HUGE EVENT TAKING PLACE IN THAT PART OF AUCKLAND? THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. JUST A KILOMETRE OR TWO AWAY FROM PASIFIKA FESTIVAL, THESE BARS IN KINGSLAND ARE CRAMMED WITH PINK FANS. SHE IS PERFORMING AT EDEN PARK. 40,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT ARE SAYING THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT ENORMOUS DELAYS AT TRAIN STATIONS. 45 MINUTES LIKE THEY DID LAST NIGHT AS WELL. AROUND 16,000 PEOPLE TOOK THE TRAIN FROM KINGSLAND LAST NIGHT FROM MORNINGSIDE, PEOPLE HOPING THESE STORM CLOUDS DON'T DAMPEN THEIR SPIRITS. TENA KOE. MIKE'S IN NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE DAY'S WEATHER, AND A SUNNY SATURDAY FOR MOST, MIKE. PEOPLE GOING TO PINK I GOING TO HAVE AN ABSOLUTE BLAST. HOPEFULLY THE RAIN CLOUDS STAY AWAY. IT NEEDED TO BE A GOOD DAY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE GOT, WITH GISBORNE GETTING THE DAY'S HIGHEST OF 27 DEGREES. TOMORROW IS LOOKING EVEN BETTER, BUT GALE-FORCE WINDS HIT SOUTHERN AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NOT LONG AGO, A NEW ZEALAND BIRD FEW PEOPLE HAD EVER HEARD OF WON THE BIRD OF THE CENTURY CONTEST. NOW THANKS TO THIS GUY AND A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS, THE PUTEKETEKE IS BACK FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. EVERYTHING WILD, WONDERFUL AND FERAL IS UP FOR OFFER AT THE WEST COAST WILDFOODS FESTIVAL. AND IT'S AN ARGUMENT IN ALMOST EVERY HOUSEHOLD ` JUST HOW DO YOU STACK A DISHWASHER CORRECTLY? AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORY, WE'D JUST LIKE TO WARN YOU THERE ARE FLASHING IMAGES WHICH COULD TRIGGER SEIZURES FOR SOME PEOPLE. ACROSS THE WORLD, FANS OF THE HIT MANGA SERIES DRAGON BALL HAVE BEEN REMEMBERING ITS JAPANESE CREATOR WHO'S DIED AGED 68. AKIRA TORIYAMA'S COMICS FIRST APPEARED IN 1984 AND WENT ON TO GLOBAL SUCCESS SPAWNING CARTOON AND FILM VERSIONS. ITV'S GRAHAM STOTHARD HAS MORE. FOR MANY, IT WAS THEIR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO MANGA AND ANIME. (HEAVY METAL INTRO) THE EXAGGERATED EXPRESSIONS, EPIC FIGHT SEQUENCES UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY'D EVER SEEN. THIS CARTOON, DRAGON BALL, SPRANG FROM THE IMAGINATION OF AKIRA TORIYAMA, A JAPANESE ARTIST WHO HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 68. ORIGINALLY RELEASED AS A COMIC IN 1984, IT GOT TURNED INTO TV SERIES, FILMS AND GAMES, AND FOR MANY, A FOND MEMORY OF CHILDHOOD. I FOUND OUT THIS MORNING, ACTUALLY, ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE, AND IT WAS A MASSIVE BUMMER. I HAD ACTUALLY STOP MYSELF FROM CRYING A BIT. THE CHARACTERS THAT HE'S PUT OUT HELPED BUILD WHO I AM. HE WAS ONE OF MY FIRST LOVES AS AN AUTEUR, I WOULD SAY. IT'S NOT JUST IN THE UK WHERE HIS DEATH PROVOKED AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. WEEPILY: YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. IN JAPAN, FANS TOOK PHOTOS WITH DRAGON BALL'S MAIN CHARACTER, ARGUABLY HIS MOST FAMOUS CREATION, BUT HIS INFLUENCE STRETCHED BEYOND COMIC BOOKS. (FRIEZA WHIMPERS) SCENES FROM HIS CARTOONS ARE RECOGNISABLE AS CELEBRATIONS ON SPORT PITCHES ACROSS THE WORLD. HE INFLUENCED THE WORK OF STUDIO GHIBLI, THOSE BEHIND OSCAR WINNING ANIMATION SPIRITED AWAY. IT'S NOW BEING TURNED INTO A PLAY. AND A STAGE ADAPTION OF ANOTHER OF THEIR FILMS RECENTLY SWEPT THE BOARDS AT THE OLIVIERS. WOW. TORIYAMA'S PREVIOUS WORK HELPED BLAZE THE TRAIL FOR SUCH SUCCESS. HIS STUDIO ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD DIED FROM A BLEED ON THE BRAIN, BUT WAS STILL CREATING RIGHT TO THE END, AN IMAGINATION THAT JUST WOULDN'T REST AND WHO SO MANY WERE THANKFUL FOR. AOTEAROA'S BIRD OF THE CENTURY HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER VICTORY IN IT'S 12 MONTHS OF STARDOM. A SURVEY TO ESTABLISH THE POPULATION OF PUTEKETEKE, OR GREBE, HAS FOUND ITS NUMBERS ARE IN FACT ON THE UP, BUT AS PERRY WILTON REPORTS, ALL THAT GOOD NEWS MAY JUST BE THE CALM, BEFORE THE STORM FOR THESE LITTLE NATIONAL TREASURES. FARM ANIMALS AT WANAKA'S A&P SHOW AREN'T THE ONES TURNING HEADS THIS YEAR. SOMEONE WALKED AROUND THE SHOWGROUNDS LAST YEAR WEARING THIS AND DID NOT GET THIS MUCH ATTENTION, BUT NOW EVERYONE'S GOING, 'OH, IT'S A PUTEKETEKE' PETRINA DUNCAN'S AMONG HUNDREDS WHO TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR'S GREAT PUTEKETEKE CENSUS. IN 2004, THERE WERE JUST 390 PUTEKETEKE IN NEW ZEALAND. BUT, FILMING ON CELLPHONES, AND CLIPBOARDS IN HAND, VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR COUNTED A TOTAL OF 1047, WITH OTAGO SEEING THE BIGGEST INCREASE. THEY'VE BASICALLY DOUBLED IN 10 YEARS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE SO MUCH DATA AND PEOPLE INVOLVED. IN THE WHOLE PROCESS THE BIRD'S SUCCESS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE WORK OF THIS MAN ` ZOOLOGIST JOHN DARBY FOUNDED THE LAKE WANAKA GREBE PROJECT, LOVINGLY BUILDING MAKESHIFT NESTING PLATFORMS IN SOME OF THE PUTEKETEKE'S LAST REMAINING HABITAT. I WAS ACTUALLY 76 AT THE TIME AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND SEE WHETHER WE CAN GET THEM GOING. AND WHILE JOHN'S BEEN CARING FOR THE BIRD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, MANY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PUTEKETEKE THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THIS JOHN CHANGED ALL THAT. I WANTED TO DO TO OTHER BIRD OF THE CENTURY CANDIDATES WHAT THE PUTEKETEKE DOES TO FISH IN NEW ZEALAND'S LAKES, THAT IS, EAT THEM ALIVE AND THEN THROW THEM BACK UP IN A BALL OF FEATHERS. JOHN OLIVER'S ALARMINGLY AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON WELLINGTON. THIS IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION OF A BEAUTIFUL EVENT, WHICH OF COURSE WAS OUR BIRD OF THE CENTURY IN 2023. FOREST AND BIRDS' NICOLA TOKI TODAY RAISING CONCERNS THE GOVERNMENT'S LATEST MOVE TO FAST-TRACK MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS COULD PUT BIRDS LIKE PUTEKETEKE IN PERIL. IF A MINING INTEREST WANTS TO PUT A WHACKING GREAT COAL MINE ON TOP OF A PUTEKETEKE HABITAT, AND THAT'S DEEMED AS IN THE NATIONAL OR REGIONAL INTEREST, THERE IS ZERO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROTECT NATURE IN THEIR PLACE. AND WITH NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, IT COULD BE GAME OVER FOR SOMETHING AS SPECIALISED AS A PUTEKETEKE AND WITH PUTEKETEKE STILL FIRMLY IN THE THREATENED CATEGORY... YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A THOUSAND BIRDS, SO IT'S NOT MILLIONS. BUT, YEAH, I THINK IT'S TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. OVER 90% OF THE WETLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, AND THIS WAS THEIR` YOU KNOW, THEIR HABITAT, THEIR PLACE. THE DANCING BIRDS... (MUSIC PLAYS) ...STILL NOT SAFE, BUT WITH A BETTER FUTURE THAN IT HAD 20 YEARS AGO. PERRY WILTON, NEWSHUB. NICKY'S IN LATER WITH SPORT, AND JOSEPH PARKER'S CLAIMED ANOTHER BIG SCALP. YES, AFTER BEATING DEONTAY WILDER LAST YEAR, PARKER'S KNOCKED OVER ZHILEI ZHANG BY MAJORITY DECISION, AND HE HAD TO DO IT THE HARD WAY, TWICE HAULING HIMSELF OFF THE CANVAS TO DEFEAT THE CHINESE HEAVYWEIGHT. AND CHRISTCHURCH, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. THE CRUSADERS STUMBLE TO A THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS IN SUPER RUGBY. IF YOU'VE EVER OWNED A LABRADOR, YOU'LL KNOW HOW EASY IT IS FOR THEM TO GET A LITTLE CHUBBY. BUT SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND IT MIGHT NOT BE THEIR FAULT. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED. AND WHAT'S NEW AT THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WEST COAST WILDFOODS FESTIVAL. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH CARRIED OUT OVER A DECADE ARE MORE LIKELY TO THINK THEY'RE HUNGRY WHEN THEY ARE, IN FACT, PERFECTLY WELL-FED. WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAVE A MUTATION IN A GENE THAT'S CALLED P.O.M.C., WHICH AFFECTS HOW THEY CONTROL THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN TWO WAYS; FIRST, BY DIALLING UP THEIR HUNGER ` AND SECOND, BY MAKING THEM BURN OFF FEWER CALORIES. SO IT HAS A KIND OF DOUBLE WHAMMY EFFECT. THIS IS MILO. ACCORDING TO THEIR RESEARCH, IT AFFECTS A QUARTER OF LABRADORS, AND TWO THIRDS OF FLAT-COATED RETRIEVERS. STAY. CURSED WITH A HUNGER EVEN WHEN BURNING FEWER CALORIES. ALTHOUGH, IT'S RESEARCH MANY DOG OWNERS HAVE MORE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF. WINNIE (3), FOR EXAMPLE, NEVER TURNS DOWN A TREAT. ABSOLUTE FIXATED. IF I` TAKE` OPEN THE FRIDGE DOOR, SHE CAN HEAR IT FROM UPSTAIRS, THEN SHE'S JUST BESIDE ME AND SITS BESIDE ME WHILE I CHOP ALL THE VEGETABLES AND DO DOES THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, UH, OPEN THE FRIDGE, THE FREEZER DOOR, SHE'S THERE AS WELL, BECAUSE SHE THINKS IF YOU DROP ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE A BIT GOING HER WAY. AND YES, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY CUTE. GREAT. GOOD GIRL. BUT FOR THEIR OWN GOOD PROFESSIONALS SAY SOMETIMES IT'S BEST TO KEEP THE SNACKS OUT OF REACH. (TREATS CLATTER) (LAUGHS) AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WELL, AT LEAST YOU TRY. (DOG FOOD RATTLES, WINNE SLURPS) THOUSANDS TURNED OUT AT ONE OF THE WEST COAST'S LARGEST ANNUAL EVENTS TODAY ` HOKITIKA'S WILD FOODS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL THE REGION HAS TO OFFER. MITCH REDMAN HAS THE STORY. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS ON THE WEST COAST'S CALENDAR... BITE ITS HEAD OFF. BRINGING GRUBS... (SCREAMS) ...TWO, THREE. NOT QUITE KFC. ...BUGS... AND CHUGS... ...TWO, THREE ` THERE YOU GO ` BEAUTIFUL. MANY OF THE 7000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE DRESSED TO THE NINES... (CHEERS) ...AND NOT AFRAID TO TEST OUT OFFERINGS WHICH LITERALLY TASTED NUTS. BON APPETIT. THAT'S THE BEST TESTICLES I'VE HAD. I DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS. IT'S GOOD. IT'S AN ICONIC FESTIVAL. IT'S REACHED THAT LEVEL. IT'S A BUCKET LIST FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME TO. JUST TALKING TO THE AIR NEW ZEALAND GUY, THEY BROUGHT A GRAB-A-SEAT FLIGHT DOWN OF 76 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, A LOT OF THEM FIRST-TIMERS, AND THEY'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR ASHLEY CASSIN TODAY A MEMBER OF THE PHEASANT CLEANER-UPPER CREW, SAYING IT'S A BIG BOOST FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE'VE HAD A RIPPER SUMMER HERE, OUR BUSINESSES UP AND DOWN THE COAST, FROM FRANZ AND THE GLACIERS THROUGH TO HOKITIKA, HAVE JUST REALLY BENEFITED FROM THAT. SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE TOURISM'S BOUNCED BACK. WITH RAIN NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, TODAY'S TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES WEREN'T ONLY A HIT FOR THE FERAL FASHION PAGEANT, BUT HEADLINE ARTISTS JON TOOGOOD, AND LADYHAWKE TOO. (CROWD SINGS ALONG) PERFECT WEATHER, PEOPLE ARE JUST GREAT, YEAH, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN JUST LOVELY. ABSOLUTELY LOVELY. MY DAD'S BEEN HERE A COUPLE TIMES, AND HE TEXT ME SAYING HAVE YOU TRIED ANYTHING YET - AND I SAID, 'DAD, I'M SORRY, I'M BRINGING SHAME TO THE FAMILY NAME.' (LAUGHS) I HAVEN'T TRIED ANYTHING. AND FOR THOSE NOT SO KEEN ON THE WILD SIDE OF WILD FOODS, FORTUNATELY THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER WEST COAST DELICACIES TOO, LIKE THE WHITEBAIT SANDWICH. ALL OF THE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE HERE, THEY MAKE` SOME OF THEM CAN MAKE $10K OR $15K IN ONE DAY. THAT'S A LOT OF SAUSAGE SIZZLES. 35 YEARS OF THE FESTIVAL TICKED OFF ON THE COAST, A GREAT DAY OUT FOR THE YOUNG... (COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS) ...AND WILD-AT-HEART. MITCH REDMAN, NEWSHUB. THE WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO THOSE WHO PRE-RINSE AND THOSE WHO JUST PUT DIRTY DISHES IN THE DISHWASHER. SO WHAT IS THE STACKING ETIQUETTE? AN EXPERT'S ADVICE AND A FEW HOUSEHOLD ARGUMENTS AFTER THE BREAK. AND KATE RODGER REVIEWS A MOVIE CALLED 'HOW TO HAVE SEX', WHICH IS NOT QUITE WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK. JOSEPH PARKER'S OVERCOME ADVERSITY TO NOTCH THE LATEST WIN IN HIS CAREER RENAISSANCE, WHILE ANOTHER FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION'S GIVEN A FRIGHTENING REMINDER OF HIS PEDIGREE IN THE RING. AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE AT FULL STRETCH AS THEY TRY AND SNATCH BACK THE INITIATIVE IN THE SECOND TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA. Tom and Jill really blew the budget on their kitchen renovation. Jack and Penny Kaboodled their kitchen. They designed it themselves and it saved them heaps, so they can even afford to enjoy it. Kaboodle. Your kitchen, your way, for less. ANYONE WHO DOUBTED JOSEPH PARKER'S TOUGHNESS WILL HAVE TO DRASTICALLY REVISE THEIR OPINION AFTER TODAY'S FIGHT. THE KIWI BOXER SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO CLAIM A MAJORITY DECISION OVER CHINA'S ZHILEI ZHANG. BIGGER FIGHTS NOW BECKON FOR PARKER, BUT AS NATASHA PAYNE REPORTS, HE'LL FIRST HAVE TO GET THROUGH A REMATCH WITH 'BIG BANG' ZHANG. ANOTHER HUGE WIN FOR THE NEW AND IMPROVED JOSEPH PARKER. AND NEW WBO INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, JOSEPPPPPPPPPPPH PARKER! DEFEATING ZHILEI ZHANG BY MAJORITY DECISION IN SAUDI ARABIA. THIS IS A GREAT WIN. UM, I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON THE UP NOW. BUT BEFORE HE COULD RISE UP, PARKER WENT DOWN IN THE THIRD ROUND. OH, AND JUST LIKE THAT! BIG BANG! ZHANG'S CELEBRATIONS PROVED PREMATURE, AS PARKER CLIMBED OFF THE CANVAS TO BEAT THE COUNT. BUT HE WAS FLOORED AGAIN IN THE EIGHTH. BOX HIM OUT` OH, AND THAT PUTS PARKER DOWN AGAIN. BUT BETWEEN THOSE KNOCKDOWNS, PARKER WAS WINNING ROUNDS AND COLLECTING POINTS, CONTROLLING THE FIGHT WITH HIS SUPERIOR HAND SPEED AND STAMINA. ZHANG LOSING HIS BANG AS THE BOUT WORE ON. PARKER IS WINNING THIS ROUND AND PROBABLY WINNING THIS FIGHT. WHEN ASKED HOW HE TURNED THE FIGHT AROUND, THE KIWI PUT HIS SUCCESS DOWN TO TRAINER ANDY LEE. I CAME BACK TO THE CORNER, ANDY WAS, 'KEEP COMPOSURE AND KEEP BOXING. JUST FOLLOW THE PLAN.' AND THAT PLAN WORKED, BUT THEY'LL NEED TO HATCH A NEW ONE LATER IN THE YEAR. JUST THE BEGINNING. CAN DO A LOT BETTER, AND IT'S GONNA DO A LOT BETTER. WE'LL HAVE THE REMATCH WITH ZHANG. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT, AND WE'RE GONNA GO EVEN HARDER NEXT TIME. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING PARKER WANTS TO DO FIRST. I WANNA GO HOME AND CELEBRATE! NATASHA PAYNE, NEWSHUB. AND IN THE MAIN EVENT, FORMER WORLD CHAMP ANTHONY JOSHUA ONLY NEEDED TWO ROUNDS TO DISPATCH FRANCIS NGANNOU. THE MMA STAR WAS DROPPED IN THE FIRST AND AGAIN IN THE SECOND. JOSHUA THEN FINISHED THE FIGHT IN BRUTAL FASHION. ...ANTHONY JOSHUA CAN` DISPOSE OF THE MMA CHAMPION! WHOA! WHOA! WOW! IT IS LIGHTS OUT! ANTHONY JOSHUA! JOSHUA'S NEXT TARGET IS THE WINNER OF THE MAY'S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION BOUT BETWEEN ALEXANDER USYK AND TYSON FURY. ZERO WINS AND THREE LOSSES ` THE CRUSADERS' EARLY SEASON WOES HAVE CONTINUED WITH A 20-10 DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE FIJIAN DRUA. THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS MADE THE IDEAL START ` A SEVU REECE TRY GIVING THEM A 10-0 LEAD AFTER 20 MINUTES, BUT THOSE WERE THE LAST POINTS THE CRUSADERS SCORED. WIDE BALL, RAVUTAUMADA... STEPPING... STEPPING... OVER HE GOES! TRIES EITHER SIDE OF HALFTIME SEEING THE DRUA REPEAT LAST YEAR'S WIN OVER THE CRUSADERS IN LAUTOKA. THE CRUSADERS SIT SECOND-TO-LAST ON THE SUPER RUGBY TABLE. MEANWHILE, THE HIGHLANDERS SURVIVED A PENALTY MISS ON FULLTIME TO SECURE THEIR SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON, DEFEATING THE WARRATAHS 23-21. WITH THE SCORES LOCKED AT 16-ALL IN THE SECOND HALF, THE HIGHLANDERS TOOK THE LEAD THROUGH SOME TANIELU TELE'A MANHANDLING. THE WARRATAHS WOULD CLOSE WITHIN TWO, THOUGH, AND WITH TIME UP, EARNED A PENALTY. ...FOR THE WIIIIIN... NO! IT'S A MISS! IT'S WIDE RIGHT, AND THE HIGHLANDERS HANG ON. IN LAST NIGHT'S OTHER MATCH, JULIAN SAVEA SCORED AN ALL-TIME RECORD 61ST SUPER RUGBY TRY, SURPASSING ISRAEL FOLAU'S MARK OF 60. IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR HIS MOANA PASIFIKA SIDE, THOUGH, GOING DOWN 29-23 TO THE REBELS. A SEVEN-WICKET HAUL FROM MATT HENRY HAS HELPED THE BLACKCAPS FIGHT BACK ON DAY TWO OF THE SECOND TEST. AUSTRALIA WERE BOWLED OUT FOR 256 TO LEAD BY 94, AND WITH KANE WILLIAMSON AND TOM LATHAM BOTH PASSING 50, THE DEFICIT'S ALREADY BEEN ERASED. GORDON FINDLATER WATCHED THE ACTION. WITH AUSTRALIA TRAILING BY JUST 38 RUNS WITH SIX WICKETS IN HAND, THE BLACKCAPS NEEDED EARLY WICKETS. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS MATT HENRY DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING. (SHOUTING) BIG APPEAL, BIG APPEAL ` UMPIRE'S UNMOVED. HE MAY HAVE SAID NO, BUT A DRS REVIEW SAID YES AS HENRY NABBED HIS FIFTH WICKET. THEN SOME GLENN PHILLIPS MAGIC... CATCH! OH, WOW, WHAT ABOUT THAT! ...FIRST WITH THE BALL, AND THEN EVEN MORE SPECTACULARLY IN THE FIELD. OH, EDGING, EDGING, GONE! GONE! HE DID. HE WENT AFTER ONE OUTSIDE OFF STUMP AND HAD A LITTLE FIDDLE. AND THAT'S A BEAUTY FOR THE BLACKCAPS. WITH MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE GONE FOR 90, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MOMENTUM HAD SWUNG. MATT HENRY CLEANING UP THE TAIL TO CLAIM 7/67, THE BEST TEST FIGURES FOR THE BLACKCAPS AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN NEW ZEALAND. AUSTRALIA AHEAD BY 94. WILL YOUNG COULD ONLY KNOCK ONE OFF THE DEFICIT. GOODNESS ME. THAT'S A LOUD APPEAL. AND HE'S GOT HIM. BUT THEY WOULD REBOUND THROUGH KANE WILLIAMSON AND TOM LATHAM. YES, YES, YES. AND ON THE BACK FOOT. GETS IT PAST. THE PAIR ERASING THE DEFICIT; BOTH REACHING 50. WELL-PLACED, WELL-PLACED. 50 UP FOR TOM LATHAM. HIS HIGHEST SCORE IN THIS SERIES. BUT ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END. OH NO, HE'S KNOCKED HIM OVER. FIRST BALL BACK NEW SPELL, INSIDE EDGE. IT'S A KEY WICKET; WILLIAMSON ON HIS WAY. AND IT LOOKED LIKE LATHAM WAS TOO. OH NO, IT'S GONE. NO, IT'S DROPPED. HE'S DROPPED IT. A DROP THE AUSSIE MAY RUE ` NEW ZEALAND BACK IN THE FIGHT. RACHIN RAVINDRA AND LATHAM SEEING OUT THE DAY TO HAVE THE BLACKCAPS 134/2 WITH A LEAD OF 40. GORDON FINDLATER, NEWSHUB. AFTER SO MUCH HYPE AND EXPECTATION, THE WARRIORS HAVE FAILED TO DELIVER IN THEIR NRL SEASON OPENER, GOING DOWN 16-12 TO A RESILIENT CRONULLA SHARKS. COACH ANDREW WEBSTER PINPOINTED A LACK OF DISCIPLINE AND COMPOSURE FOR THE LOSS. THIS IS NOT THE TEAM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CELEBRATING. DISCIPLINE JUST CAN'T... WE JUST CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT. WE DIDN'T GIVE OURSELVES A CHANCE. WE KEPT HURTING OURSELVES. THE SCRIPT READ PERFECTLY FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES, THE WARRIORS LIVING UP TO THEIR PRESEASON BILLING AS TITLE CONTENDERS. FONUA-BLAKE! THEY BANKED TWO QUICK TRIES, DOMINATING ALMOST EVERY STATISTIC. METCALFE! EXECUTION OF THE GAME PLAN WAS PERFECT ` WELL, ALMOST. I LOVED IT WHEN WE JUST KEPT KICKING TO THE CORNERS, AND WHEN WE DID THAT, WE LOOKED REALLY GOOD. BUT THINGS ARE NEVER THAT SIMPLE IN THE TIGHTLY CONTESTED NRL. THE TABLES TURNED, ILL-DISCIPLINE CREPT IN. NOW, PENALTY FOR THE SHARKS. 5TH PENALTY IN A ROW. AND WHEN WE DID THAT, WE LOOKED REALLY GOOD. BUT THINGS ARE NEVER THAT SIMPLE IN THE TIGHTLY CONTESTED NRL. THE TABLES TURNED, ILL-DISCIPLINE CREPT IN. NOW, PENALTY FOR THE SHARKS. 5TH PENALTY IN A ROW. WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPETE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE TEAM WE WANNA BE IF WE'RE GONNA DO THOSE, YOU KNOW, DUMB, LACK OF CONCENTRATION ERRORS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY LOST WADE EGAN TO AN ELBOW INJURY AND WERE HELD SCORELESS FOR THE FINAL 68 MINUTES, THE PRESSURE SHOWING ON A SIDE WHO HAD PROMISED SO MUCH. WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF UNDER PRESSURE, YOU'RE CHASING THINGS, YOU'RE FATIGUED, AND YEAH, AND THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF ROUND ONE. AND THAT'S JUST IT ` ROUND ONE OF A VERY LONG SEASON. WITH COACH ANDREW WEBSTER ADAMANT THE BEST IS YET TO COME. THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE THAT WERE UNBELIEVABLE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH HERE. LIKE, AS A TEAM, WE SHOULD BE REALLY EXCITED. THE WARRIORS WILL NEED EVERY BIT OF THAT CONFIDENCE FACING THE STORM IN MELBOURNE NEXT SATURDAY. I'M ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THEY WILL DO THAT. THANKS SO MUCH NIKKI. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DIVISIVE DEVICES IN THE HOUSEHOLD ` THE DISHWASHER, AND HOW TO STACK IT. CONSIDERING THE ARGUERS OFTEN HAVE KNIVES... WELL, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A DANGEROUS AREA. AND AMONG THE COUNTLESS COMBATANTS WHO CAN'T AGREE ARE EVEN PRIME MINISTERS AND THEIR PARTNERS. ITV'S ELLIE PITT REPORTS. THIS IS THE FIRST DISHWASHER WE EVER HAD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS GOOD OR BAD DISHWASHER-STACKING SKILLS. IN EVERY HOME THAT HAS ONE, IT SEEMS THE DISHWASHER IS CAUSING DRAMA. STACKING TECHNIQUES VARY FROM KITCHEN TO KITCHEN, AND THE ROW ABOUT WHO LOADS IT RIGHT IS EVEN HAPPENING... I STILL LOAD IT, AND THEN RISHI COMES AND REARRANGES IT. IT JUST CREATES MORE WORK. (LAUGHS) REARRANGES IT. THE DISHWASHER IS PROVING A DIVISIVE APPLIANCE. CAN ANYONE AGREE ON WHO'S THE BEST AT LOADING IT? I DO THE DISHES ` VERY IMPRESSIVE. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT'S COMPLETELY FALSE. I GET MORE IN A DISHWASHER THAN MY WIFE DOES, BUT I'M STILL WRONG. I DO THE DISHWASHER, AND HE ALWAYS CHANGES IT, SO ABSOLUTELY. AND WHY DO YOU CHANGE IT? BECAUSE I DO IT POORLY. BECAUSE IT'S MORE EFFICIENT THE WAY I DO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S A RIGHT WAY OR A WRONG WAY. THERE IS A RIGHT WAY. I'VE SEEN ON YOUTUBE. THERE'S A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO BE A BIT CAREFUL OF. THERE ARE HOW-TO VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET ` ANNE RUSSELL HAS TWO MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS WHO WATCH HER DISHWASHER-LOADING INSTRUCTIONS. SO WHEN YOU LOAD THINGS, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE WATER IS COMING UP, AND ALL THE DIRTY SURFACES HAVE TO FACE SO THAT THEY GET THE WATER. DISHWASHERS ARE VERY ECONOMICAL IN BOTH WATER AND ENERGY, AS LONG AS YOU STACK THEM PROPERLY, BUT IF YOU DON'T STACK THEM PROPERLY, YOU LOSE THOSE ADVANTAGES. BUT THE DOMESTIC DIVISIONS DON'T STOP ONCE IT'S ALL CLEAN. I'M FEELING THIS IS EVIDENCE FOR THE DIVORCE COURT. IN SARAH BEENY'S HOUSE, HER METHOD OF PUTTING THE CUTLERY AWAY IS TO HER HUSBAND GROUNDS FOR SEPARATION. COMPROMISE ON ALMOST ANYTHING IN LIFE. YOU KNOW THERE'S` EVERYTHING HAS A COMPROMISE... IS TO HER HUSBAND GROUNDS FOR SEPARATION. COMPROMISE ON ALMOST ANYTHING IN LIFE. YOU KNOW THERE'S` EVERYTHING HAS A COMPROMISE... APART FROM A DISHWASHER WHERE HOWEVER SOMEBODY THINKS IT SHOULD BE DONE IS THE ONLY WAY AND THE RIGHT WAY. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE LIFE EASIER, BUT INSTEAD, THE DISHWASHER HAS CREATED AN ARGUMENT THAT NO ONE IS WINNING. A WINNER AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL LAST YEAR AND A BAFTA RISING STAR AWARD JUST LAST WEEK FOR LEAD ACTRESS MIA MCKENNA-BRUCE, THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BRITISH FILM 'HOW TO HAVE SEX' HAS JUST ARRIVED IN LOCAL CINEMAS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT FILM, AND HERE'S KATE RODGER TO TELL YOU WHY. (UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS) ALL: BEST HOLIDAY EVER! LIKE A POLAROID MEMORY BURIED DEEP, STEEPED IN A QUIET SHAME, REEKING OF DISAPPOINTMENT, HERE WE HAVE THE KIND OF COMING OF AGE STORY WHICH HAS THE POWER TO CONNECT TO THE CONVERSATION AROUND CONSENT... WHAT'S YOUR NAME? TARA. ...IN A WAY I'VE NOT SEEN BEFORE. IT'S QUITE MIRACULOUS. 'HOW TO HAVE SEX' HAS JUST LANDED FOR KIWI AUDIENCES. SHE'S READY TO GO OUT. THREE BESTIES ARRIVE IN A GREEK RESORT PARTY TOWN ON A HOLIDAY MISSION TO DO EXACTLY THAT ` PARTY. FOR TARA, SHE HAS A BIGGER MISSION ` THE BURDEN OF HER SEXUAL INEXPERIENCE WEIGHS HEAVILY. HER GAL PALS ` THEY'RE DETERMINED SHE LOSES HER VIRGINITY. IN HER FILMMAKING DEBUT, BRITISH WRITER AND DIRECTOR MOLLY MANNING WALKER DRAWS FROM HER OWN LIFE, HER OWN MEMORIES, AS SHE AND HER TERRIFIC CAST REEL US INTO THAT PARTY. THEN INEXORABLY ROLL US BACK OUT INTO THE BREAKING DAWN, SITTING IN THE GUTTER, SURROUNDED BY EMPTY BOTTLES... ALL OF US SOMEHOW ALTERED. BEARING WITNESS TO THE ARRIVAL OF AN IMPORTANT STORYTELLER, SOMEONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY AND KNOWS HOW TO SAY IT. MOLLY MANNING WALKER ` SHE'S THE REAL DEAL. THIS FILM HAS AN INTUITIVE POTENCY, AN EMPOWERING PORTAL INTO OUR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THOSE OF OTHERS AROUND US. IT'S PHENOMENAL. IT IS FIVE STARS. OUR SNEAK PEEK THIS WEEK ` THE PERFECT CHANCE TO REMIND US ALL HOW MUCH WE NEEDED AND HOW MUCH WE ADORED 'INSIDE OUT', AND HOW MUCH WE WILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THE NEW ONE. LET'S SAY HELLO TO ANXIETY AND BOTTLED UP EMOTIONS. THIS IS THE NEW TRAILER FOR 'INSIDE OUT 2'. COME ON. RILEY MEANS US. (ALL SCREAM) COME ON. RILEY NEEDS US. (ALL SCREAM) THAT'S NOT GONNA HAUNT US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES AT ALL (!) # ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT? # AT THE KIWI BOX OFFICE THIS WEEK, ARAKIS RULES THE WORLD. DUNE PART 2 IS NUMBER ONE. CHANI! KATE RODGER, NEWSHUB. COMING UP, NEWSHUB WEATHER, AND MIKE, WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AHEAD OF SOME STRONG WINDS IN THE SOUTH? STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO HIT SOUTHERN AREAS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTH, CLUTHA SOUTHLAND AND STEWART ISLAND UNDER AN ORANGE WIND WARNING WITH THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY AND WAIRARAPA UNDER A WATCH, HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED IN FIORDLAND FROM 8PM TOMORROW NIGHT, SO A BIT GOING ON, BUT BEFORE THAT, A GREAT DAY TOMORROW. THE FULL FORCAST IS NEXT. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK. HIGH PRESSURE KEPT IT A MAINLY FINE DAY TODAY. TOMORROW, THAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE COUNTRY, MEANING ANOTHER FINE DAY IS ON THE CARDS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A WARM AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST, BRINGING RAIN, AND WITH THESE ISOBARS TIGHTENING UP, STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WARNINGS IN PLACE. SO, IT'S MAINLY FINE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, WITH NOT MUCH WIND. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS AROUND THE BULLER RANGES. TOMORROW, FIORDLAND GETS SOME DRIZZLE, WITH CLOUD BUILDING IN THE SOUTH. THAT TURNS TO RAIN BY THE END OF TOMORROW NIGHT, AND NORTHWESTERLIES BECOME STRONG AROUND FOVEAUX STRAIT IN THE AFTERNOON. INTO THE NORTH ISLAND NOW, AND THE COROMANDEL AREA GETS A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TONIGHT AS THAT WEAK FRONT MOVES NORTH. NORTHERN AREAS ALSO GET SOME SOUTHERLY WINDS. TOMORROW, ANY SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CLEAR, WITH A SUNNY SUNDAY EXPECTED FOR EVERYONE WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK NOW, AND APART FROM A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD AND POTENTIALLY A FEW EARLY MORNING SHOWERS, IT TURNS INTO A FINE SUNNY DAY FOR NORTHERN AREAS, WITH A FEW EASTERLY WINDS FURTHER SOUTH AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AROUND IN THE MORNING FOR EVERYONE HERE. AND THAT SUNSHINE STICKS AROUND ALL DAY ` LIGHT WINDS AND HIGHS BETWEEN 21 AND 23. INTO THE EAST, AND WHAT A DAY ` THERE IS SOME MORNING CLOUD, BUT THAT DISAPPEARS FAST, AND THE SUN'S OUT. HIGHS HERE BETWEEN 21 AND 24. AND FOR EVERYONE IN THE WEST AND SOUTH OF TE IKA A MAUI THE NORTH ISLAND, YOU GET A SUNNY SUNDAY. CLOUD DOES BUILD IN THE EVENING, AND NORTHERLY WINDS BECOME STRONG FOR WELLINGTON IN THE AFTERNOON. OVER THE STRAIT, AND A BEAUT DAY FOR NELSON. EVERYONE ELSE GETS A PRETTY GOOD DAY AS WELL WITH SOME CLOUD. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. OVER THE ALPS WE GO, AND THE EAST GETS A FINE DAY WITH SOME FAIRLY WARM HIGHS ` ASHBURTON 28; TIMARU 27. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TURN NORTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON, AND FOR SOUTHERN AREAS, NOT A BAD MORNING, BUT IN COMES THAT FRONT. THE WIND IN PARTICULAR WILL BE STRONG, WITH WARNINGS AND WATCHES OUT FOR MOST OF THE SOUTH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. KIA ORA, DUNEDIN. IT'S FINE FOR MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW, BUT A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN DEVELOP IN THE EVENING ALONG WITH SOME VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH GETS A FINE SUNDAY, WITH NORTHEASTERLIES TURNING NORTHWESTERLY IN THE EVENING. 25 IS THE HIGH. HELLO, WELLINGTON. THERE'S A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD, BUT THAT CLEARS UP, AND THE SUN'S OUT. NORTHERLY WINDS BECOME STRONG FROM THE AFTERNOON. 18 THE HIGH, BUT IT FEELS LIKE 13. HAWKE'S BAY ` IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR YOU WITH FINE WEATHER. THE WIND SWINGS TO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATE IN THE DAY, WITH HIGHS AROUND 21, 22. KIA ORA, TAURANGA ` NICE AND EASY FOR YOU. IT'S FINE, WITH A HIGH OF 22 DEGREES. WAIHI SLIGHTLY WARMER, WITH A HIGH OF 24. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AROUND TOMORROW FOR THE HAMILTON AREA. THERE'S A FEW LIGHT WINDS AND A HIGH OF 24 DEGREES. AND FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, THERE COULD BE A FEW EARLY MORNING SHOWERS NORTH OF WHANGAPARAOA, BUT IT CLEARS UP AND BECOMES A FINE DAY, WITH A HIGH OF 24. A QUICK LOOK AT AUSTRALIA NOW, AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE EAST AND THUNDERSTORMS IN DARWIN. AND THE ISLANDS GET A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL. BACK HERE NOW, AND IT'S A FAIRLY SETTLED START TO THE WEEK FOR NORTHERN AREAS, WITH MAINLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. CENTRAL AREAS GET A BIT MORE SUNSHINE, BUT SHOWERS APPEAR MIDWEEK, AND A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND ` PALMERSTON NORTH GETS RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. INTO THE SOUTH ISLAND, AND IT'S FAIRLY WARM, BUT THE WEST COAST GETS SOME RAIN, AND SOUTHLAND GETS MORE WIND AND RAIN. IN FACT, THAT WIND LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING COULD BE QUITE DAMAGING, SO JUST BE WARNED. I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME, ENJOY SUNDAY, BECAUSE FOR MOST, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS ` A SUN DAY. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR TONIGHT. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR TONIGHT. AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT news@newshub.co.nz. I'M LAURA TUPOU. PO MANAHAU. CAPTIONS BY SAM BAKER AND JOHN GIBBS.