NEW GREENS CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK WASTES NO TIME TAKING AIM AT THE GOVERNMENT, ACCUSING IT OF 'BULLY BOY' BEHAVIOUR. WINSTON PETERS LASHES OUT AT ANOTHER HURRICANES WOMEN'S HAKA, BUT RUGBY BOSSES SAY HE'S GOT THE WRONG END OF THE STICK. AND A STUNNING BURST BY THE BLACKCAPS' BOWLERS GIVES THEM A CHANCE OF A HISTORIC HOME WIN AGAINST THE AUSSIES. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. CHLOE SWARBRICK'S METEORIC RISE AS A POLITICAL FORCE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED; SHE'S THE NEW CO-LEADER OF THE GREENS, SUCCEEDING JAMES SHAW. THE 29-YEAR-OLD NOW SHARING THE PARTY'S TOP JOB WITH MARAMA DAVIDSON. PERRY WILTON HAS MORE. CHLOE SWARBRICK STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS APPOINTMENT. THANKS MATE. THERE HAVE BEEN JUST SEVEN CO-LEADERS IN THE PARTY'S 33 YEARS, SWARBRICK CONTINUING A LONG TRADITION OF STICKING IT TO POWER. SOME SEEM TO FEEL A LOT MORE ENTITLED TO GAME THE SYSTEM, THAN OTHERS. WHILE SWARBRICK'S SELECTION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A SURPRISE... IT'S NOT EXACTLY A SURPRISE. VERY UNSURPRISING. CHLOE'S BEEN A STAR PERFORMER FOR THE GREENS. HE DID FACE COMPETITION FROM GREEN PARTY MEMBER ALEX FOULKES. THIS IS CLIMATE CHANGE! IT'S NOT HAPPENING 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, 30 YEARS FROM NOW. IT'S HAPPENING NOW! BUT FOULKES GOT NO VOTES FROM GREEN PARTY MEMBERSHIP DELEGATES; SWARBRICK GOT 169 I CALLED ALEX ON FRIDAY AND SAID THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US BOTH TO PUT OURSELVES FORWARD AND HAVE THIS REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION. AS FOR SWARBRICK'S CO-LEADER... I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MARAMA SHAPED HOLE NEXT TO ME. SHE IS SICK WITH COVID-19. AND WHILE DAVIDSON WILL MISS JAMES SHAW... I KNEW MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS BEFORE HE ANNOUNCED PUBLICALLY, AND I ACTUALLY HAD TIME TO GRIEVE AND PROCESS BECAUSE WHEN YOU'VE WORKED WITH SOMEONE FOR 6 YEARS, SO CLOSELY, THAT'S A BIG CHANGE. ...SHE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. TWO UNAPOLOGETIC WOMEN AT THE HELM OF A PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL PARTY, SWARBRICK'S RISE TO POWER BEGAN EIGHT YEARS AGO, RUNNING FOR AUCKLAND'S MAYORALTY AT JUST 22. AT AGE 23 SHE BECAME THE YOUNGEST MP IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS. OK BOOMER. IN HER TIME, SHE'S MADE A NUMBER OF POLITICAL FRIENDS AND RIVALS. DAVID SEYMOUR ALREADY GIVING SOME UNSOLICITED ADVICE. I LIKE CHLOE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL BUT IF I CAN GIVE HER ANY ADVICE: A MASSIVE SALAD OF SOUNDBITES IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT. SHE NEEDS TO THINK DEEPER AND HARDER ABOUT WHAT SOLUTIONS THE GREEN PARTY IS OFFERING. AND AS FOR THIS EARLY SWING AT THE GOVERNMENT... THE BULLY BOY BEHAVIOUR OF THIS GOVERNMENT, WILL ONLY SUCCEED IF WE LET IT. I MEAN WHAT HAPPENED TO NOT USING GENDERED LANGUAGE AND PERSONAL ATTACKS. BUT CONCERNS NOT JUST COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, GREEN ROYALTY ALSO WARNING THE NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS A BIG FIGHT AHEAD OF THEM. THE PERIOD, THE GREENS ARE ENTERING NOW IS THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO STEP UP TO HOLD THIS GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD A GOVERNMENT AS ANTI-ENVIRONMENT AS THIS GOVERNMENT. PEOPLE WILL BE JUDGING THEM ON WHAT THEY DO AND WE DO NEED, AND HAVE NEEDED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IS A STRONGER VOICE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. AND WITH SWARBRICK MOVING INTO A BIGGER ROLE, THERE ARE FEARS AUCKLAND CENTRAL MAY BE LEFT BEHIND. A BUSY PERSON, AS A PARTY LEADER OR FOR THAT MATTER A MINISTER IS JUST NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH TIME IN THEIR LOCAL ELECTORATE. BUT WITH SWARBRICK STICKING TO THE PARTY LINE... WE CAN PROTECT OUR OCEANS, WE CAN HAVE FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT, WE CAN INVEST PROPERLY IN OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, HOUSING EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. IF WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX SYSTEM TO DO SO. ...A NEW LEADERSHIP FOR A PARTY READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. PERRY WILTON, NEWSHUB PERRY JOINS US NOW. PERRY, WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES SWARBRICK'S CONCERNED WITH? GOOD EVENING, LAURA. HER SITES ARE MOSTLY ON VISION AND WHAT THE GREENS CONSIDER THE GOVERNMENT'S SHORTFALL. THEY MENTION THE FAST TRACK TO BILL. THEY SPOKE ABOUT THE FINANCE POLICY THAT THEY THINK IS AND CAN BE CATEGORISED AS AN ATTACK ON THE POOR. SHE ALSO SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. PERRY WILTON, TENA KOE. DAVID SEYMOUR AND CHLOE SWARBRICK WILL BE ON AM AT 6.40 TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS, WINSTON PETERS HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO A HAKA PERFORMED BY THE HURRICANE'S WOMEN'S TEAM, ACCUSING IT OF TRYING TO INSULT THE GOVERNMENT. BUT THE FRANCHISE SAYS THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S GOT IT WRONG AND THAT THE AMENDED HAKA HAD THEIR BLESSING. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. THE HAKA HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED TO SEND MESSAGES; HOW THEY'RE INTERPRETED IS ANOTHER MATTER. AOTEAROA! MARANGA MAI RA! A WEEK AFTER BEING CRITICISED BY GOVERNMENT POLITICIANS AND THEIR CEO FOR REFERRING TO PUPPETS OF THIS REDNECK GOVERNMENT, THE MESSAGE WAS SOFTER. THE WAHINE URGED AOTEAROA TO RISE AND AWAKEN. (CHANTING IN TE REO MAORI) THEIR CAPTAIN ACKNOWLEDGING, IN VICTORY, THAT THE CONTROVERSY HAD WEIGHED ON THEM. WE'VE HAD A HARD COUPLE OF DAYS OVER THE LAST WEEK AND UM YEAH, IT JUST MEANS A LOT. WE CAME OUT AND WE SAID THIS GAME WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, IT WAS A MUST WIN. UM, IT WAS MORE SO SHOWING IT THROUGH OUR ACTIONS THAN OUR WORDS. WE DONE OUR WORDS LAST WEEK. WE'VE NOW DONE OUR ACTIONS. BUT WINSTON PETERS TOOK EXCEPTION. ON X, FORMERLY TWITTER, HE WROTE: DAVID SEYMOUR WAS MORE CONCILIATORY. FIRST OF ALL, I BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH. MY ONLY CAVEAT LAST WEEK, IS THAT THEY SEEMED TO BE LOSING THEIR GAMES WHILE THEY'RE FOCUSING ON THEIR HAKA. I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THEY PUT AWAY AUCKLAND. SO MAYBE IF THEY CAN WIN, AS A PROUD HURRICANES SUPPORTER, I WON'T MIND THEIR HAKA SO MUCH. BY CONTRAST, TE PATI MAORI'S TAKUTA FERRIS WENT TO THE MATCH TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN'S RIGHT TO STAND UP AND HAVE THEIR SAY. WE'RE DEALING WITH NATIONAL LEVEL RHETORIC AND NATIONAL LEVEL ACTIONS THAT ARE HAVING PROFOUNDLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON MAORI COMMUNITIES AND HERE YOU HAVE A GROUP OF WOMEN, THE POUA, STANDING UP AND TAKING A STAND. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CEO HAD AGREED THE WORDING OF THE HAKA IN ADVANCE. IN A STATEMENT THE HURRICANES BOSS AVAN LEE SAID: ONE OF THE CULTURAL ADVISORS IS LUKE CRAWFORD ` NZ RUGBY'S KAIHAUTU, WHO SAID: NEW ZEALAND RUGBY, NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENTS ` THEY'VE BUILT AN INTERNATIONAL BRAND ON THE HAKA, YET WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE POINT AND THE TIME WHEN THE HAKA'S BEING UTILISED IN ITS ABSOLUTE CULTURAL INTEGRITY, HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE UPSET. WELL YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS BOYS. YOU CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER AND IF IT MEANS YOU GIVE AWAY THE HAKA, WELL THEN GIVE IT AWAY. ADAM JOINS US NOW FROM WELLINGTON. ADAM, DOES THIS MARK AN END TO THE CONTROVERSY? AS FAR AS NEW ZEALAND RUGBY AND THE HURRICANES ARE CONCERNED, THIS IS PROBABLY AN END TO IT. LET'S REMEMBER THAT THE KAIHUTU AGREED TO THE WORDING AND THE CEO STOOD BY ITS MEANING ALSO. THIS ISSUE IS NOT GOING AWAY. LET'S REMEMBER THAT THE MAORI DEVELOPMENT MINISTER HAS ALREADY FACED POLITICISE CONTROVERSIAL MESSAGES AND COME BACK AT THIS WEEK ALONE. TENA KOE. LANDLORDS ARE SET TO GET MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS WITH THE GOVERNMENT REINTRODUCING INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY FOR ALL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. BUT EXPERTS WARN THE SAVINGS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE PASSED ON TO TENANTS AND THEY SAY THE NEW RULES COULD PUT INVESTORS OFF BUYING NEW BUILDS. GRACE THOMAS REPORTS. HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR RENTERS AND LANDLORDS ALIKE ` AT LEAST THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM ASSOCIATE FINANCE MINISTER DAVID SEYMOUR TODAY, AFTER ANNOUNCING THE GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO RESTORE DEDUCTIBILITY FOR MORTGAGE INTEREST ON ALL RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. THE CHANGE THAT WE ARE MAKING IS SIMPLY RESTORING NORMAL TAXATION PRACTICE. CURRENTLY, LANDLORDS CAN ONLY DEDUCT INTEREST EXPENSES IF THEIR PROPERTY IS A NEW BUILD. THE MOVE TO ALL PROPERTIES HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY INVESTORS. IT'S GONNA MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO A PRINCIPAL APPROACH TO TAXATION. LANDLORDS WILL BE ABLE TO CLAIM 80% OF INTEREST EXPENSES FROM THE 1ST OF APRIL 2024, AND 100% FROM THE 1ST OF APRIL 2025, BUT THERE'S NO PROVISION TO BACKDATE INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY FROM THE 2023/2024 TAX YEAR, DESPITE THAT BEING IN ACT AND NATIONAL'S COALITION AGREEMENT. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE REACHED A COMPROMISE, AND I THINK THAT'S A STRENGTH OF OUR COALITION. KIWIS SHOULD BE PLEASED. THERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S BEING TICKED OFF. BUT THE LONG-SIGNALLED REINTRODUCTION OF INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL, AND IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON RENTAL PRICES. I THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO CLAIM THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET A PARTICULAR RESULT WHEN THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT CAN INFLUENCE THE COST OF RENT. THERE'S MANY STUDIES THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT RENTAL PRICES ARE MUCH MORE IN LINE WITH TENANT INCOME AND NOT WITH LANDLORDS' COSTS, SO WE DON'T SEE THIS FILTERING THROUGH. AND GOODALL SAYS THE CHANGES COULD PUT PEOPLE OFF INVESTING IN NEW BUILDS. WITH THIS BEING BROUGHT BACK IN FOR EXISTING PROPERTIES, THAT INCENTIVE TO BUILD NEW IS ACTUALLY REDUCED FOR INVESTORS. AND SO, WEIRDLY, THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY MEAN THERE'S LESS REASON FOR THEM TO GO AND BUILD NEW, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY KNOW WE NEED TO DO. AND INCREASING THAT RENTAL STOCK IS EXACTLY WHAT RENTERS UNITED WANTS THE GOVERNMENT TO FOCUS ON. IF THE LANDLORD HAS HIGH OR LOW COSTS, RENT HAS STILL CONTINUED TO GO UP, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE HOUSING SHORTAGE. SO IF YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH THAT, ALL IT'S GONNA BE IS JUST A CASH HANDOUT FOR THE LANDLORDS. SO, WHILE LANDLORDS WILL BE FEELING OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, RENTERS STILL FACE MORE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THEY'LL CATCH A BREAK. GRACE THOMAS, NEWSHUB. FARMER CONFIDENCE IS SLOWLY STARTING TO CLIMB AGAIN AFTER HITTING ROCK BOTTOM IN JULY. BUT HIGH INTEREST RATES, POOR COMMODITY PRICES AND REGULATORY COSTS ARE STILL WEIGHING HEAVILY ON THE RURAL SECTOR, AS KAYSHA BROWNLIE REPORTS. IT'S DAY IN, DAY OUT HARD WORK. WHETHER YOU'RE A SHEEP AND BEEF FARMER, DAIRY FARMER OR ARABLE, ONE THING'S THE SAME ` I FARM BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LOVE IT AS A JOB. SO WHEN FARM CONFIDENCE HIT ROCK BOTTOM IN JULY, THINGS WERE GRIM. SIX MONTHS ON, A NEW FEDERATED FARMERS SURVEY ONLY TELLS A SLIGHTLY BETTER STORY. MOST FARMERS ARE STILL MAKING A LOSS AND CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW. I CAN'T SUGARCOAT THE SITUATION WE'RE IN ON FARM. THINGS ARE EXTREMELY TOUGH, UH, PARTICULARLY IN OUR RED MEAT SECTOR FOR OUR SHEEP AND BEEF FARMERS. WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO HELP SUPPORT THESE FARMERS AND GET THEM THROUGH THIS PATCH. THE SURVEY FOUND FARMERS' BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE DEBT, INTEREST AND BANKS, COMMODITY PRICES, REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE COSTS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY. BUT THEY'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT. I'M A HELL OF A RELIEVED THAT WE GOT A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT, BUT THE PROOF WILL BE IN THE PUDDING OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT WEE WHILE. DAIRY HAD THE LARGEST ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT. OUR HERD LOOKS SO (BLEEP) GOOD IT ALMOST BRINGS A TEAR TO MY EYE. MY CONFIDENCE IS PROBABLY AN EIGHT TO NINE OUT OF 10, WHEREAS, FOR INSTANCE, LAST SEASON WOULD PROBABLY BE A FOUR TO FIVE. SO YEAH, BIG JUMP. HOW WELL DAIRY IS GOING CAN INFLUENCE BOTH SHEEP AND BEEF AND ARABLE FARMING, BUT... IN ISOLATION, YOU KNOW, ARABLE AND SHEEP AND BEEF ARE PROPERLY STRUGGLING. ARABLE HAD THE SMALLEST ECONOMIC INCREASE. WE THINK WE'RE PROBABLY NEAR THE BOTTOM, AND THERE'S PROBABLY ONLY ONE WAY UP FROM WHERE WE ARE. A NET 55% OF FARMERS SURVEYED CONSIDER GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TO BE BAD COMPARED TO A NET 80% IN JULY. BUT WITH REGULATORY CONCERNS STILL LOOMING, FARMERS ARE CLEAR. JUST BACK US. WE DON'T WANT SUBSIDIES. WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING. WE DON'T NEED EXTRA. JUST LEAVE US ALONE TO FARM LIKE WE DO. FARMING FOR THE LOVE OF IT THROUGH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS. KAYSHA BROWNLIE, NEWSHUB. THE RED CARPET HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT AND ALL OF HOLLYWOOD IS EAGERLY AWAITING THE BIGGEST NIGHT ON THE AWARDS CALENDAR ` THE OSCARS. AND AS USUAL, THIS MEANS ANOTHER PILGRIMAGE FROM WELLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD, FOR VISUAL EFFECTS HOUSE WETAFX. HERE'S KATE RODGER. KIWI MARVEL FANS, YOUNG AND OLD, HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO MARVEL'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN WELLINGTON. THEIR LOVE FOR GROOT AND ROCKET AND THE RAGGEDY GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY IS LIFE LONG. AND FOR THOSE WHO WORKED ON THE FILMS, THEY'VE BEEN LIFE CHANGING. SOMEBODY LIKE ME FROM THE DEEP SOUTH, YOU KNOW, UH, GREW UP PLAYING IN THE DIRT AND, YOU KNOW, NOT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED OF PEOPLE GETS TO GO AND GO SOMEWHERE LIKE THE OSCARS WELLINGTON'S WETAFX's RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GOES WAY, WAY BACK. MISSISSIPPI BORN, NOW HONORARY KIWI VFX GURU GUY WILLIAMS WORKED ON THE FIRST AVENGERS AND THE THIRD IRON MAN; OSCAR NOMINATED FOR BOTH. HIS WORK ON JAMES GUNN'S GRAND FINALE OF HIS BELOVED GUARDIANS FRANCHISE SENDS WILLIAMS BACK TO THE OSCARS AGAIN. YOU'RE DOING STUFF THAT'S INSANE. FOR GUARDIANS 3, YOU'RE MAKING A GIANT SHIP OUT OF RUBY AND STEEL, AND YOU'RE DOING THIS GIANT ONER ` YOU KNOW, THAT'S 18 SHOTS STITCHED INTO ONE. FROM A TECHNICAL STANDPOINT, IT'S FULFILLING BECAUSE IT'S VERY COMPLEX WORK, BUT FROM A CREATIVE STANDPOINT, YOU'RE GETTING TO PLAY WITH ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT. (ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) THIS EPIC HALLWAY FIGHT CLINCHED THEIR NOMINATION. A GIANT ONER, AS WILLIAMS CALLS IT, PLAYING OUT AS A SINGLE SHOT. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY; MASSIVE. THAT GUY IS NOT ACTUALLY HANGING FROM A KNIFE IN HIS LEG. SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HE'S ON A HARNESS AND HE'S JUST BEEN IN THE WIRES. WELL, THAT'S A RELIEF. AND THAT'S WHERE VISUAL EFFECTS MASTERY DELIVERS ON A FILMMAKER'S DREAM; DREAMS WHICH TAKE TIME. WE WORKED ON THAT FOR LIKE 14 MONTHS. SO EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU FIND NEW STUFF. SO JUST THIS SCENE. YEAH. 14 MONTHS. YEAH. 14 MONTHS, HUNDREDS, HUNDREDS OF DIGITAL ARTISTS WORKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROJECT. WILLIAMS KNOWS HE REPRESENTS THEM ALL. WHEN OSCARS START TO GET DISHED OUT AND THEY ALL FEEL THE PRESSURE. YOU HAVE THIS SORT OF OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE LIVING UP TO THAT PREMISE. SO MANY PEOPLE, THE ACTORS, THE STUNT PEOPLE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHER, ALL THESE VARIOUS PEOPLE ARE DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YOU FEEL ALMOST TERRIFIED THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS IT UP, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT ONE KID IN THE CHOIR THAT CAN'T HIT THE NOTE AND MAKES THE WHOLE CHOIR SOUND BAD. WILLIAMS WILL JOIN THE THRONG OF OSCAR HOPEFULS AND HOLLYWOOD GLITTERATI ON THIS VERY RED CARPET TOMORROW. THE 96th ACADEMY AWARDS KICKS OFF MIDDAY, NEW ZEALAND TIME. KATE RODGERS ` NEWSHUB. MIKE'S HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER ` AND A LOVELY END TO THE WEEK, MIKE. CERTAINLY WAS, FROM TOMOHAWKE BEACH IN DUNEDIN TO WELLYWOOD WELLINGTON AND BEYOND. NEARLY EVERYONE HAD BLUE SKY TODAY. THERE WAS SOME CLOUD, BUT OVERALL, A CARM, WARM, SUNNY SUNDAY. THERE WAS SOME CLOUD, BUT OVERALL, A CALM, WARM, SUNNY SUNDAY. TWIZEL HAD THE DAY'S HIGH OF 30. STRONG WINDS ARE WHIPPING UP IN THE SOUTH AHEAD OF SOME RAIN. THE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE COMING UP AFTER SUPER SPORT SUNDAY. A SHIP LADEN WITH AID IS SETTING SAIL FOR GAZA, BUT WITH NO PORTS, THE RACE IS ON TO BUILD A PIER SO IT HAS SOMEWHERE TO DOCK. AND THE MOTHER OF A TAURANGA DOCTOR WHO DISAPPEARED TWO YEARS AGO MAKES AN IMPASSIONED PLEA FOR INFORMATION. (PHONE RINGS) Hey, babe. I got an earlier flight. (CHUCKLES) Really? What are you doing? Nothing. Uh, I gotta go. See you soon. Chillies! (BRIGHT PIANO MUSIC) Here you go, mate. Thank you. SONG: # You, you got what I... # Hey, babe, I'm home. I made your favourite. # You've got everything you need... # Too spicy? I love it. Mmm. # Oh, baby... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. THE MOTHER OF A TAURANGA HOSPITAL DOCTOR WHO VANISHED TWO YEARS AGO HAS MADE A PLEA FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HER SON'S DISAPPEARANCE. DAVID HOLLAND WAS FROM WALES AND WORKED AS AN ANAESTHESIA REGISTRAR WHEN HE WENT MISSING. HE WAS LAST SEEN AT HIS PAPAMOA BEACH HOME ON MARCH THE 11TH 2022. POLICE RELEASED A PHOTO FROM CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWING A MAN WALKING ACROSS THE SANDHURST DRIVE OVERBRIDGE ON THE NIGHT HE WENT MISSING. FAMILY BELIEVE IT'S LIKELY TO BE HOLLAND. HIS MOTHER, KAREN DESCRIBED HER SON AS A CLEVER, KIND AND BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING. DESPERATELY-NEEDED AID IS BEING LOADED ON TO A SHIP IN CYPRUS BOUND FOR GAZA, BUT HOW IT WILL REACH PEOPLE INSIDE THE TERRITORY ISN'T CLEAR. 200 TONNES OF FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINE COULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET THERE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY FUNCTIONING PORTS IN GAZA. CHANNEL 4'S JACKIE LONG REPORTS. DUE TO BE LAUNCHED FROM LARNACA'S WATERS, THE OPEN ARMS VESSEL HOPES TO USE A SEA CORRIDOR NEWLY OPENED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION. A SIGN, PERHAPS, OF THE DESPERATION OF MANY COUNTRIES AT THE LACK OF AID GETTING INTO GAZA ` EVEN AS THE SHIP SET SAIL, IT'S NOT CLEAR WHERE IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DOCK YET. WHAT IS CERTAIN ` ITS CARGO IS PRECIOUS. A BARGE LOADED WITH 200 TONS OF FOOD PROVIDED BY A U.S. CHARITY, AND IT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED. AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WAR, THE REGION IS FACING WIDESPREAD HUNGER. THE UN SAYS 25% OF GAZA'S 2.3 MILLION POPULATION ARE ON THE BRINK OF FAMINE, AND CHILDREN ARE STARVING TO DEATH. ONCE IT LEAVES LARNACA, IT SHOULD TAKE AROUND 2 TO 3 DAYS TO REACH GAZA, BUT GAZA HAS NO FUNCTIONING PORT, SO AMERICAN CHARITY WORKERS ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING A TEMPORARY ONE. THE SHALLOW WATERS ADD TO THE DIFFICULTY, AS DOES THE CONTINUED ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT. ISRAEL, WHICH HAS DENIED IMPEDING HUMANITARIAN AID GETTING THROUGH ON LAND, SAYS IT WELCOMES THE NEW SHIPPING ROUTE. THE VERY FACT IT'S NEEDED A SIGN OF GROWING FRUSTRATION, AND NOT JUST FROM THE EU, BUT ISRAEL'S STAUNCHEST ALLY, THE UNITED STATES, TOO. TODAY, THERE WERE MORE AIRDROPS, AS A RAFT OF COUNTRIES SEE IT AS THE ONLY IMMEDIATE WAY OF GETTING MORE HELP TO THE PEOPLE OF GAZA ` BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE AND UNRELIABLE, AND DANGEROUS, TOO. WHILE ISRAEL MAY HAVE WELCOMED THE NEW SHIPPING ROUTE, IT CAUTIONED THAT, LIKE THE AID TRUCKS HELD UP AT CHECKPOINTS, THE SHIPS WOULD ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS. AND IN THE MEANTIME, ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES CONTINUE AND THE DEATH TOLL IN GAZA RISES. AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED NEW TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT EPILEPSY. IT ALLOWS DOCTORS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION REMOTELY, HELPING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AVOID THE RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING SEIZURES. CHANNEL 7'S ISABELLE MULLEN REPORTS. ANSLAM DIAZ IS AT RISK OF A SEIZURE EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE. PRETTY MUCH JUST LIVING IN A SHOE BOX. JUST CONTAINED AT HOME. DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT, HE HAS 10 SEIZURES A MONTH. LIKE, I'VE GOT FIVE KIDS, AND... UM, I MIX THEIR NAMES UP ALL THE TIME, I CAN'T REMEMBER THEIR BIRTH DATES. UM... SIMPLE THINGS, I FORGET. BUT NOW, WORLD-FIRST SMART PATCH TECHNOLOGY COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING, DELIVERING MEDICATION THROUGH THE SKIN. THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL GAME CHANGER. THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE, DOCTORS CONNECT VIA BLUETOOTH AND ADMINISTER DRUGS REMOTELY. DELIVERING THE PHARMACEUTICAL AS IS REQUIRED. 150,000 PEOPLE LIVE WITH EPILEPSY NATIONWIDE. UP TO 80% DON'T TAKE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MEDICATION. THESE PATIENTS ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF NOT ONLY HAVING SEIZURES, BUT EVEN HIGH RISK OF DEATH. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TIPPING $3 MILLION INTO THE PROJECT. IT'S AUSTRALIAN KNOW-HOW. WE'VE GOT THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE GREAT PRODUCTS HERE AND SHIP THEM EVERYWHERE. CLINICAL TRIALS WILL BEGIN IN 18 MONTHS, AND DEVELOPERS ARE CONFIDENT THE TECHNOLOGY COULD ALSO BE USED TO TREAT OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS LIKE PARKINSON'S. MORE OF A CHANCE, YOU KNOW, TO DO STUFF WITH THE KIDS. IT'LL GIVE ME A SENSE OF FREEDOM. LEGEND HAS IT SATAN HIMSELF ONCE DELIVERED A SERMON THERE, BUT IN MORE RECENT TIMES, IT'S BEEN THE BACKDROP FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHOWS ON TV ` AND NOW, THE DEVIL'S PULPIT IS UP FOR SALE. COMING UP ON SUPER SPORT SUNDAY ` NEW ZEALAND HAVE AUSTRALIA ON THE BACK FOOT. A BRILLIANT SPELL OF BLACKCAPS BOWLING SETS UP A FASCINATING FOURTH DAY OF THE SECOND TEST. PLUS, THE HURRICANES GO TOP WITH THE BLUES CAUGHT SHORT BY THEIR BACKFIRING BENCH SELECTION. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO SUPER SPORT SUNDAY. DETERMINED BATTING AND BRILLIANT BOWLING FROM THE BLACKCAPS HAS TURNED THE SECOND TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN NEW ZEALAND'S FAVOUR. HALF CENTURIES FROM RACHIN RAVINDRA AND DARYL MITCHELL SET AUSTRALIA 279 RUNS TO WIN. THEN MATT HENRY AND BEN SEARS PUT THE BLACKCAPS IN THE BOXSEAT. GORDON FINDLATER HAS THE ACTIONS. FOR TOM LATHAM AND RACHIN RAVINDRA, THE JOB WAS SIMPLE THIS MORNING ` EXTEND THE OVERNIGHT LEAD OF 40 RUNS. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. HE'S GOT TOO STRAIGHT, AND ITS A GOOD SIGN WHEN YOU PICK THE FIRST ONE OFF LIKE THAT. BUT LATHAM WOULD ONLY ADD EIGHT ON THE DAY. OH, THEY'VE GONE UP HERE. ORIGINALLY GIVEN NOT OUT BEFORE A REVIEW SENT HIM TO THE SHEDS. THAT BROUGHT DARYL MITCHELL TO THE CREASE. OH, AND MITCHELL JUST GOES OVER THE TOP. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SESSION, HE AND RAVINDRA SEIZED CONTROL. OH, WHAT A SHOT. THAT IS STRAIGHT DOWN THE GROUND FOR FOUR. WHAT A WAY TO BRING UP 50 FOR RAVINDRA. BUT AFTER LUNCH, AUSTRALIA STRUCK. OH, THAT'S A BEAUTY. THAT'S A BEAUTY. THAT'S OUT. CATCH. NICKED AND GONE STRAIGHT AWAY. FIRST BALL, NEW SPELL, THE NEW BALL PRODUCING THREE WICKETS IN QUICK SUCCESSION. GONE. LOOK AT THAT. IT LOOKED LIKE THE BLACKCAPS MAY CAPITULATE, BUT SCOTT KUGGELEIJN THREW SOME COUNTERPUNCHES. OH, MID WICKET. WHAT A BIG SHOT THAT IS. BUT, RUNNING OUT OF PARTNERS, HE WAS FORCED TO GO ALONE. HAS HE HIT IT? I DON'T THINK HE HAS. HE'S GONNA FALL. HE IS. THE BLACKCAPS ALL OUT FOR 372, SETTING AUSTRALIA 279 TO WIN, AND THE HOME SIDE WOULD MAKE EARLY INROADS. OH, THAT'S CLOSE. YEAH, GIVEN. EDGED, TAKEN, CAUGHT AND BOWLED. HE'S GOT 'EM. MATT HENRY AND BEN SEARS SENDING SHOCKWAVES MATT HENRY AND BEN SEARS SENDING SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN TOP ORDER. IF THE KIWI QUICKS CAN KEEP IT UP, HISTORY MAY BE ON THE CARDS AT HAGLEY TOMORROW. GORDON FINDLATER, NEWSHUB. THE HURRICANES TOP THE SUPER RUGBY TABLE AFTER DEFEATING THE BLUES IN WELLINGTON. DESPITE THE HOSTS DOMINATING THROUGHOUT, MANY ARE WONDERING IF THE BLUES WERE THE CAUSE OF THEIR OWN PAIN, SELECTING SIX FORWARDS AND JUST TWO BACKS ON THEIR BENCH. IT MAY HAVE WORKED FOR THE SPRINGBOKS AT THE WORLD CUP, BUT IT BACKFIRED FOR THE BLUES. NATASHA PAYNE EXPLAINS. THE BLUES, MISSING THE FINAL PLAY, LEAVING THE HURRICANES WITH THE FINAL SAY. (WHISTLE BLOWS) WOW, WOW, WOW. HANDSHAKES ALL AROUND AT THE END OF WHAT'S BEEN A MEMORABLE GAME HERE. THE WELLINGTON SIDE LEAPING TO THE TOP OF THE SUPER RUGBY TABLE AFTER A 29-21 WIN OVER THE BLUES. IT WAS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, UM, IT INSTILS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR YOUNG BOYS. DESPITE THE HURRICANES PUTTING ON A SHOW, THEY WERE ALSO HELPED BY THE BLUES BENCHING DECISIONS. VERN COTTER SELECTING JUST TWO BACKS ON THE BENCH, WHICH QUICKLY BECAME COSTLY. BOTH ZARN SULLIVAN AND AJ LAM OFF IN THE 15TH MINUTE. THE BLUES WORST FEARS PROBABLY REALISED NOW. BOTH OF THESE PLAYERS HAVE FAILED THEIR HIA. THIS LEFT THE BLUES SCRAMBLING AND SAW RESERVE HALFBACK TAUFA FUNAKI PLAY OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE AND ON THE WING, LEAVING ROOM FOR THE HOST TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE. AND THEY JUST RAN OUT OF DEFENDERS ` THE BLUES. THE HURRICANES LEADING 24-7 EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF, AND THE TASK GOT TOUGHER FOR THE BLUES. MARK TELEA OFF INJURED WITH LOOSE FORWARD HOSKINS SOTUTU REDEPLOYED TO THE WING FOR THE FINAL TEN. YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO ROLL THE DICE WHEN YOU DO THAT, BUT WE BACKED THE CALL AND WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A PHYSICAL ONE, SO WE WENT WITH IT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NEXT MAN UP AND YOU'VE GOT A JOB TO DO. IT'S JUST A BOUNCE OF THE BALL ISN'T IT; SO THAT'S RUGBY. THAT'S WHY WE LOVE RUGBY BECAUSE YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. ALL EYES WILL BE ON COTTER'S BENCH SPLIT WHEN THEY FACE THE WARATAHS NEXT SATURDAY, WHERE THEY'LL TRY AND AVOID THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. NATASHA PAYNE, NEWSHUB. PRE-SEASON FAVOURITES THE CHIEFS HAVE ALSO TASTED DEFEAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, STUNNED BY THE REDS IN BRISBANE LAST NIGHT. THE HOME SIDE TOOK AN IMPORTANT SIX-POINT LEAD IN THE 57TH MINUTE BEFORE A TITANIC DEFENSIVE EFFORT THE REDS REPELLING THE CHIEFS FOR 22 PHASES IN THE DYING MOMENTS TO WIN 25-19. A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. I THINK, UM, WE DIDN'T PLAY OUR BEST RUGBY TONIGHT, BUT WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO, BECAUSE WE'D COME UP AGAINST A, YOU KNOW, PRETTY PASSIONATE REDS SIDE WHO JUST TOILED AND SCRAPPED FOR EVERYTHING. THE CHIEFS REMAIN IN SECOND PLACE ON THE TABLE WITH THE REDS THIRD AND THE REBELS FOURTH. TO THE SIX NATIONS, WHERE IRELAND'S HOPES OF BACK-TO-BACK GRAND SLAMS HAVE BEEN RUINED AT TWICKENHAM. IN THE TIME-HONOURED ENGLAND TRADITION, THE HOSTS SLOTTED A LAST-PLAY DROP GOAL THAT NOW MEANS THREE TEAMS HAVE A CHANCE OF TAKING EUROPE'S TOP RUGBY PRIZE NEXT WEEKEND. ITV'S CHRIS SKUDDER REPORTS. RARELY IN RECENT YEARS HAS ENGLAND'S CHARIOT SWUNG AS SWEETLY AS THIS. FROM THE MOMENT OLLIE LAWRENCE SCORED AN OPENING TRY, THIS WAS EPIC STUFF. BUT WHILE ENGLAND WERE THE BETTER SIDE, IRELAND, SO USED TO WINNING, STILL BUILT UP A NINE-POINT LEAD. JAMES LOWE! THEN A DRAMATIC MATCH TURNED ON ITS HEAD. PLAYING SOME DASHING RUGBY, ENGLAND DARED TO UPSET THE BEST TEAM IN EUROPE. THE UNDERDOGS LAID SIEGE TO THE IRELAND LINE, AND THE OUTSTANDING BEN EARL BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN WITH A THIRD ENGLAND TRY. AND ENGLAND LEAD! BUT IRELAND DUG DEEP, AND FOR ALL OF ENGLAND'S BRAVERY, JAMES LOWE'S SECOND TRY LOOKED LIKE GIVING THEM A FOURTH-STRAIGHT VICTORY. THEN, A SENSATIONAL FINISH ` WITH IRELAND SECONDS AWAY FROM WRAPPING UP THE TITLE, MARCUS SMITH'S DROP GOAL WON THE MATCH BY A SINGLE POINT. ENGLAND WIN! DELIRIUM FOR ENGLAND; DESPAIR FOR IRELAND; HOPES OF AN HISTORIC SECOND-STRAIGHT GRAND SLAM DASHED. MEANWHILE, THERE WERE EMOTION-FILLED SCENES IN ROME AFTER ITALY BEAT SCOTLAND TO REGISTER THEIR FIRST VICTORY IN THEIR CAPITAL IN 11 YEARS. ITALY FOUGHT BACK FROM A 12-POINT DEFICIT TO LEAD 31-22 WITH EIGHT MINUTES REMAINING. BUT WHEN SCOTLAND CLOSED THE GAP TO JUST TWO POINTS WITH THREE MINUTES LEFT, THEY HAD ALL THE MOMENTUM. ITALY DEFENDING FOR 24 PHASES DEEP INTO ADDED TIME TO SNAP THEIR 26-MATCH HOME LOSING STREAK. IT'S GONE FORWARD! IT'S GONE FORWARD! (WHISTLE BLOWS) THAT'S IT! (CHEERING) THEY'VE DONE IT! SO OFTEN IT SWUNG AGAINST THEM, BUT NOT ON THIS DAY IN ROME, NOT ON THIS DAY. I THINK THAT WE SHOWED ALL THE WORLD THAT WE HAVE THE PASSION, EVEN IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES, EVEN IF YOU ARE TIRED ` BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, IT'S IN OUR BLOOD. SO, YEAH. WE SHOWED THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THE PASSION. AFTER MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AT THE TOP OF THE A-LEAGUE, THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING POLE POSITION FOLLOWING THEIR FIRST DEFEAT SINCE DECEMBER LAST YEAR. MELBOURNE CITY'S 58TH-MINUTE STRIKE ENOUGH TO END WELLINGTON'S 10-MATCH UNBEATEN RUN. AND THE 'NIX WILL LOSE NUMBER ONE SPOT IF THE MARINERS BEAT MACARTHUR TONIGHT. COACH GIANCARLO ITALIANO BELIEVES THE RESULT IS A GOOD LESSON FOR HIS SIDE. IF WE PLAY LIKE THAT NOW FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH TO WHERE WE WANNA GO AND GET THE POINTS THAT WE NEED. SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA TAKE A POSITIVE OUT OF THAT, YOU KNOW. YOU LEARN A LOT MORE OUT OF DEFEAT THAN YOU DO THROUGH VICTORY. THE PHOENIX NEXT FACE A RESURGENT SYDNEY FC AT EDEN PARK ON SATURDAY. ARSENAL ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE THANKS TO A LATE 2-1 WIN OVER BRENTFORD, BUT IT COULD BE TEMPORARY. DECLAN RICE PUT THE GUNNERS AHEAD IN THE 19TH MINUTE, BUT A HORROR MISTAKE FROM KEEPER AARON RAMSDALE GIFTED THE OPPOSITION AN EQUALISER JUST BEFORE HALF-TIME. RELIEF FINALLY CAME FOR RAMSDALE IN THE 83RD MINUTE AS KAI HAVERTZ HEADED HOME TO SEAL THE VICTORY. ODEGAARD AGAIN. CLIPPED IN FOR HAVERTZ! (CROWD ROARS) EMIRATES EUPHORIA. BUT GLORY COULD BE SHORT-LIVED ` EITHER LIVERPOOL OR MANCHESTER CITY CAN PUSH ARSENAL OFF THE TOP WITH A WIN IN THEIR BLOCKBUSTER CLASH AT ANFIELD TOMORROW. COMING UP ` HIGH HOPES FOR NEW ZEALAND EQUESTRIAN AS THEY EYE THE OLYMPIC GAMES. WHY OUR KIWI EVENTERS BELIEVE THEY CAN ROLL BACK THE YEARS AND BRING HOME A MEDAL FROM PARIS. PLUS, A WHOLE LOT OF BASH AND A LITTLE BIT OF SMASH IN THIS WEEK'S SPORTING MOMENTS. AND LATER IN NEWS ` IT'S A TOP TOURIST AND FILM DESTINATION WITH A DARK PAST. THE DEVIL'S PULPIT IS UP FOR SALE. PEOPLE NOW IMPERSONATE YOU. LIKE, YOU'RE GOING ALL OVER TIKTOK. I LOVE THIS. I FIND IT HILARIOUS. CAN YOU GIVE IT A GO? I THINK THE BEST WAY TO GET A MAN'S ATTENTION IS TO WRITE A HAIKU, YOU KNOW. THAT'S NOT BAD. CUT THE DRAMA, GET BACK TO YOUR TRUTH. (LAUGHTER) 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. WELCOME BACK. LYDIA KO IS TIED FOR THIRD, AS SHE CHASES A VICTORY THAT WOULD EARN HER A LONG-AWAITED PLACE IN THE LPGA HALL OF FAME. THE KIWI PRO STARTED THE DAY TIED FOR THE LEAD AT THE BLUE BAY EVENT IN CHINA, AND IS CURRENTLY ONE OVER SEVEN HOLES OF THE FINAL ROUND, TWO SHOTS OFF THE LEAD. KO IS CHASING HER 21ST LPGA TOUR WIN AND HER 29TH PROFESSIONAL TITLE. NEW ZEALAND'S EQUESTRIAN HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANAGER SAYS THE SPORT HAS A GOOD SHOT AT WINNING AN OLYMPIC MEDAL THIS YEAR. THE LAST MEDAL WAS A BRONZE FOR TEAM EVENTING AT THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, BUT AS ALEXA COOK REPORTS, THE DROUGHT COULD SOON BE OVER. IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC SPORTS. SINCE 1984, LEGENDS LIKE SIR MARK TODD... BACK-TO-BACK GOLDS IN 1984. ...BLYTH TAIT... AND HE DOES! ...AND SALLY CLARKE HAVE BROUGHT HOME MEDALS. SALLY CLARKE FROM NEW ZEALAND HOLDS THE SILVER MEDAL. IT'S BEEN 12 YEARS SINCE KIWI EQUESTRIANS STOOD ON THE OLYMPIC PODIUM, BUT THAT COULD SOON CHANGE. IN EVENTING, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE DISAPPOINTED IF WE DON'T GET A MEDAL. WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD FOR IT AND WE'RE UP TO IT. SO, WE GOT A MEDAL TWO YEARS AGO IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FIELD. ON THE TEAM WAS EVENTING ROYALTY, TIM AND JONELLE PRICE. WE SPOKE TO THEM FROM THE HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW, WHERE THEY'VE OFTEN RIDDEN. THE COUPLE ARE BASED IN THE UK, GEARING UP FOR A NEW SEASON AND A SHOT AT THE OLYMPICS. THESE EARLY STAGES IS JUST ABOUT GETTING THE HORSES OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HOPING THAT, UH, WINTER AND OFF-SEASON TRAINING PAYS OFF, AND, UM, WE CAN POST SOME GOOD RESULTS. ALL WHILE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. WHAT'S THAT LIKE, THAT DYNAMIC? (BOTH CHUCKLE) UH, LOOK, IT CERTAINLY ADDS AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC TO OUR MARRIAGE, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. IT IS VERY MUCH A TEAM EFFORT. AND, UH, IF I CAN'T WIN, THEN, OF COURSE, UH, I'D LOVE TO SEE HIM. UH, AND VICE VERSA. WAS THAT THE RIGHT THING TO SAY? (BOTH CHUCKLE) ONE OF THEIR LIKELY OPPONENTS IS AUSTRALIAN SHANE ROSE, A THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALLIST AIMING FOR PARIS. HORSE HAS BEEN IN GREAT FORM. HE WENT REALLY WELL LAST YEAR, AND HE'S COME BACK IN REALLY WELL. HE'S AN OLD HORSE NOW, HE'S 18, SO HE'S REALLY AT THE END OF HIS CAREER, BUT WE'VE LOOKED AFTER HIM REALLY WELL. THE EVENTER'S BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT LATELY AFTER WEARING A MANKINI TO A FANCY DRESS CLASS LAST MONTH. HIS OLYMPIC DREAMS WERE PUT ON HOLD WHILE HE WAS STOOD DOWN FOR TWO DAYS. AND DO YOU THINK YOUR STUNT WITH THE MANKINI HAS DENTED YOUR CHANCES AT ALL? IT CERTAINLY GAVE ME A BIT MORE NOTORIETY, BUT, UH, NAH, HOPEFULLY THAT STUFF'S ALL IN THE PAST. IT WAS A BIT OF FUN. AND IT'LL BE A BIT OF A BATTLE AGAINST OUR TEAM IN JULY. THE EVENTING TEAM, UH, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE MEDAL CONTENDERS, AND THEY'RE IN A GOOD PLACE, AND WE'VE GOT DEPTH. THE EVENTING TEAM, UH, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE MEDAL CONTENDERS, AND THEY'RE IN A GOOD PLACE, AND WE'VE GOT DEPTH. THAT SIX-STRONG TEAM WON'T BE NAMED UNTIL JUNE. ALEXA COOK, NEWSHUB. AND FINALLY, BOXING INNUENDO, BIG BLOWS IN AND OUT OF THE RING AND ONE OF THE GREAT BLACKCAPS CATCHES. HERE'S GORDON FINDLATER WITH THIS WEEK'S SPORTING MOMENTS. ('CARELESS WHISPER' BY GEORGE MICHAEL) WE ALL KNEW JOSEPH PARKER AND ZHILEI ZHANG WANTED TO PUT EACH OTHER TO SLEEP, BUT NOT LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, HE SAID HE WANTS TO BANG ME. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, ZHANG, I WANNA TO BANG YOU. IN THE RING, IT WAS PARKER WHO GOT LAID FIRST. OH, AND JUST LIKE THAT, BIG BANG! BUT IN THE END, HIS STAMINA WAS REWARDED. JOSEEEPH PARKER! THERE WAS LESS LOVE SHOWN BY ANTHONY JOSHUA. (INTENSE MUSIC) BUT ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST K.O. OF THE WEEK CAME IN SUPER RUGBY. GETS IN! SAMIPENI FINAU MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT LATE, BUT HE CERTAINLY DIDN'T MISS. NEITHER DID MACEY FRASER WITH A LONG-RANGE EFFORT FOR THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX. MACEY FRASER ` IT'S JUST WHAT SHE DOES. TO THE WPL, WHERE ELISE PEARY GAVE A NEW MEANING TO 'SMASHING IT.' SHE SMASHED A WINDOW! THAT CAR WOULD'VE BEEN SAFE IF GLENN PHILLIPS WAS AROUND. GONE! AND FINALLY, AUSTRALIA AREN'T AS STRONG AS THEY MAY SEEM. WELL, AT LEAST NOT THEIR MEDIA 11, WHICH TOOK ON A NEW ZEALAND SIDE AT HAGLEY THIS WEEK. THE KIWIS SENT FORMER WORLD CUP WINNER XAVIER BARTLETT PACKING BEFORE GOING ON TO WIN BY SEVEN WICKETS. FAIR TO SAY THEIR NATIONAL TEAM WASN'T IMPRESSED. YOU'VE GOT A BIG MEDIA CONTINGENT THAT'S TRAVELLED OVER FROM AUSSIE AND THEY'VE TAKEN AN ABSOLUTE DRUBBING. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR, REALLY. HOPEFULLY IT'S AN OMEN FOR THE COMING DAYS AT HAGLEY OVAL. I THINK GORDON IS RIGHT, THERE. WE'VE GOT THE AUSSIES ON THE ROPES. TOMORROW WILL BE AN EXCITING DAY. SHAME ANDREW GOURDIE AND OLLIE RITCHIE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY AND WATCH IT. YOU BOTH BETTER GET BACK TO AUCKLAND! A PRISTINE PIECE OF SCOTTISH SCENERY THAT'S FEATURED IN FILMS AND TV PROGRAMMES IS UP FOR SALE. THE DEVIL'S PULPIT NEAR GLASGOW HAS PROVIDED A BACKDROP FOR SHOWS LIKE OUTLANDER. ITV'S PETER SMITH REPORTS. AN OLD SCOTTISH LEGEND HAS IT THAT SATAN HIMSELF ONCE DELIVERED A SERMON TO HIS SERVANTS FROM THIS VERY SPOT. HENCEFORTH, THE FINNICH GLEN NEAR LOCH LOMOND BECAME KNOWN, OR ANTI-CHRISTENED, IF YOU WILL, AS THE DEVIL'S PULPIT. IT'S QUITE A WALK, ISN'T IT? UM, NOT REALLY, PETER. SORRY. ARE YOU WELL USED TO IT? YES. IT'S ON THE 23 ACRES OF LAND NOW OWNED BY DAVID YOUNG. IT'S BEEN IN HIS FAMILY SINCE THE 1940s, BUT IT'S NOW FOR SALE. TOURIST NUMBERS HAVE BECOME TOO MUCH FOR DAVID. HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE PLACE. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THEY CAN COME HERE, GET A GOOD EXPERIENCE, AND DO IT SAFELY, BEING THE KEY POINT. SAFETY IS A KEY POINT. HAVE YOU HAD MANY ACCIDENTS THROUGH THE YEARS? THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW. WE WITNESSED THE RISKS BEING TAKEN FOR A PICTURE HERE. SOME GET CLOSER THAN THEY MIGHT REALISE TO COPYING THE FALLEN ANGEL IT'S NAMED AFTER. TAKE A LOOK OVER THERE. AT THE MOMENT, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN LEANING AGAINST THE TREE, AND HE'S RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE CLIFF. HE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT! VISITOR NUMBERS HERE SOARED AFTER IT FEATURED IN 'OUTLANDER', TAKING THE BEAUTY SPOT AND THE MYTHOLOGY TO INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. IT'S BEEN A FAVOURITE FOR FILMMAKERS OF VARIOUS GENRES. EVEN DETECTIVE PIKACHU FOUND HIS WAY HERE. BUT THIS WILDERNESS JUST ISN'T FIT FOR THE 70,000 TOURISTS A YEAR COMING HERE NOW. TO SEE WHAT'S FOR SALE AND WHAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE GO DEEPER INTO THE GLEN, THOUGH PIKACHU MADE IT LOOK EASIER. I'M HERE TO CATCH YOU. THE TERRAIN IS JUST TOO DIFFICULT TO BRING PROPER FILMING EQUIPMENT IN HERE, SO I'M NOW ON MY CAMERA PHONE, BUT THE TREK HAS BEEN WORTH IT. YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW STUNNING THIS GLEN IS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE, IF ANYONE'S THINKING OF BUYING THIS PLACE AS AN INVESTMENT AND AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION, IT WILL TAKE SERIOUS FUNDS TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE. FOR INTERESTED BUYERS, IT DOES COME WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A VISITOR CENTRE, A PROPER CAR PARK AND POTENTIALLY A DISTILLERY. THE ESTATE AGENT SELLING IT THINKS IT'S IDEAL FOR A CAFE WITH A VIEW. WHY NOT DINE WITH THE DEVIL ON THE DEVIL'S PULPIT? WHY NOT? (CHUCKLES) AND I KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA PUT A NUMBER ON IT, YOU'RE A NEGOTIATOR, BUT ROUGHLY, HOW MUCH DOES SOMEONE NEED TO HAVE BEFORE THINKING ABOUT BUYING? IT COULD BE A SEVEN-FIGURE SUM. THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY BIDS YET, BUT DAVID WANTS SOMEONE WHO SHARES HIS CONNECTION. SOME PEOPLE DO GET SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL COMING IN A PLACE... COMING INTO A PLACE LIKE THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT AS DISNEYLAND. BUYERS, KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU'RE DOING A DEAL WITH DAVID FOR THE DEVIL'S PULPIT. OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` CHLOE SWARBRICK'S BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE NEW CO-LEADER OF THE GREENS. THE 29-YEAR-OLD JOINS MARAMA DAVIDSON IN THE TOP JOB. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS, WINSTON PETERS HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO A HAKA PERFORMED BY THE HURRICANES WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM, ACCUSING IT OF TRYING TO INSULT THE GOVERNMENT. BUT THE FRANCHISE SAYS THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S GOT IT WRONG AND THAT THE AMENDED HAKA HAD THEIR BLESSING. COMING UP, NEWSHUB WEATHER ` AND SOME STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTH. NOT SURE IF THE BOATS WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT COLLECTING BLUFF OYSTERS IN FOVEAUX STRAIT TODAY ` THE WIND'S REALLY PICKING UP THERE, WITH AN ORANGE WIND WARNING IN PLACE UNTIL 2am IN THE SOUTH AND A WATCH IN PLACE FOR THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY UNTIL 10am. AFTER THE WIND, IN COMES THE RAIN, ESPECIALLY FOR FIORDLAND. WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE YOU ARE TOMORROW? THE FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. KIA ORA, WELCOME BACK. ANOTHER LOVELY AUTUMN DAY, BUT STRONG WINDS HAVE ARRIVED IN THE SOUTH. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLIES PRECEDE THAT FRONT, SO FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH, THE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT SIGNAL THE RAIN THAT WILL FOLLOW. WIND WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN PLACE UNTIL 10AM TOMORROW IN THE SOUTH AND ALSO FOR THE WAIRARAPA AREA UNTIL 1PM TOMORROW. SO RAIN SPREADS INTO THE SOUTH TONIGHT, WITH HEAVY FALLS EXPECTED FOR FIORDLAND. CLOUD BUILDS OVER OTAGO BUT IT STAYS FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE NORTH OF OAMARU. TOMORROW STRONG WINDS HERALD IN RAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST, BUT IT CLEARS AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTH WITH A COOL SOUTHWEST CHANGE AND FOR TE-IKA-A-MAUI, THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S FINE OVER MOST OF THE MOTU, WITH JUST SOME CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SOUTH. TOMORROW IT'S MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME DRIZZLE IN THE WEST. AND A FEW SHOWERS FORM THAT FRONT IN THE SOUTH, AND OF COURSE SOME STRONG WINDS. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK NOW ` AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE WEEK FOR NORTHERN AREAS WITH JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AROUND. HAMILTON, YOU COULD SEE SOME DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, BUT IT DOES FINE UP FURTHER SOUTH. AND MUCH THE SAME PATTERN HERE, SOME CLOUD BUT PLENTY OF SUNNY BREAKS ALONG WITH SOME SOUTH-WESTERLY WINDS. WHAKATANE GETS TO 26 DEGREES. INTO THE EAST ` AND A WARM AND SUNNY MONDAY EXPECTED HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME STRONG WESTERLIES IN MASTERTON AND DANNEVIRKE IN THE MORNING. THEY EASE AFTER LUNCH, AND FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A LITTLE OVERCAST HERE WITH SOME DRIZZLE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND TAUMARUNUI. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLIES IN WELLINGTON EASE. TIME TO GET ON A FERRY AND CROSS THE STRAIT ` NELSON GETS A WINDY MORNING AND THEN A SHOWER AT LUNCHTIME. RAIN DEVELOPS IN THE MORNING FOR EVERYONE ELSE OVER THE ALPS. AND QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD AROUND TOMORROW FOR EVERYONE HERE; THERE IS A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO BUT IT DOES FINE UP BY THE END OF THE DAY. SOUTH-EASTERLY WINDS DEVELOP AND FOR SOUTHERN AREAS, NORTHWESTERLIES TURN A STRONG SOUTH-WESTERLY BEFORE DAWN IN THE SOUTH AND EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ALSO CLEAR IN THE MORNING. HELLO DUNEDIN. SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING; SOME COULD BE GALE FORCE. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS BUT IT DOES FINE UP. 20 IS THE HIGH. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS EXPECTED IN CHRISTCHURCH, THEN THERE'S JUST CLOUD. NORTHWESTERLIES BECOME SOUTHERLY AROUND MIDDAY. KIA ORA WELLINGTON; NOT TOO BAD FOR A MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON, NORTH OF THE CITY AND STRONG NORTHERLIES EASE. 20 IS THE HIGH. TAKE A BOW HAWKES BAY, IT'S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY THERE WITH FINE WARM WEATHER, HOWEVER A BIT OF CLOUD DEVELOPS AND EVEN A LIGHT SHOWER. SOUTH OF HASTINGS ` TAURANGA, HOW YA DOING? A FINE MONDAY EXPECTED FOR YOU AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUD. SOUTH-WESTERLY WINDS BECOME FRESH IN THE AFTERNOON ` 24 IS THE HIGH. HELLO, HAMILTON. THERE COULD BE SOME DRIZZLE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING, BUT IT DOESN'T LAST LONG BEFORE IT CLEARS FOR A FINE DAY. YOU ALSO GET SOME FRESH SOUTHWESTERLIES. AND FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU, AUCKLAND; A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE WEEK IN THE CITY OF SAILS. A LITTLE CLOUD BUT MAINLY FINE WITH SOUTHWESTERLIES AND A HIGH OF 22. TO AUSTRALIA NOW AND DARWIN STILL GETTING THOSE THUNDERSTORMS. CAIRNS AND BRISBANE GET SHOWERS AND IT'S A LITTLE DAMP IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, APART FOR THE COOK ISLANDS, WHERE IT'S FINE. BACK HERE NOW, AND IT'S A MIXTURE OF PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS AND A FEW SHOWERS FOR NORTHERN AREAS BUT MORE SUNSHINE AROUND. ON THURSDAY , CENTRAL AREAS GET CLOUDY BUT WARM DAYS, ESPECIALLY GISBORNE. AND A CLOUDY TUESDAY AND A SHOWERY WEDNESDAY EXPECTED FOR THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. INTO THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IT'S NOT TOO BAD ACTUALLY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND FOR SOUTHERN AREAS ` STILL A FEW SHOWERS AROUND BUT THEY SHOULD EASE AFTER WEDNESDAY. IT'S JUST THE WIND OVERNIGHT THAT'S THE BIG WORRY. HOPEFULLY THIS WINDMILL IS STILL IN ONE PIECE TOMORROW MORNING. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR SUNDAY. JOIN THE AM TEAM FROM 6AM TOMORROW. AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT NEWS@NEWSHUB.CO.NZ. I'M LAURA TUPOU. PO MANAHAU. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ.