ANOTHER GREEN MP IN TROUBLE, BUT WHY DIDN'T THE PARTY TELL US WHEN IT KNEW SIX WEEKS AGO? IF ANYONE IS MISSING SOMEONE OR KNOWS WHO THIS MIGHT BE, WE URGE THEM TO REACH OUT. POLICE REVEAL THE MYSTERY WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND FLOATING IN GULF HARBOUR WAS WEARING PYJAMAS. A NEW WARNING THE GLOBAL AI ARMS RACE WILL POSE AN EXTINCTION-LEVEL THREAT. AND WHAT A SHOT ` RYAN FOX NAILS A HOLE-IN-ONE ON THE 17TH AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. CAPTIONS BY SAM BAKER AND KATE MCCULLOUGH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. GREEN MP DARLEEN TANA HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, AND THE PARTY HAS HIRED AN INDEPENDENT LAWYER TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS SHE WAS INVOLVED IN MIGRANT EXPLOITATION. A WORKER AT HER HUSBAND'S E-BIKE COMPANY HAS TAKEN A COMPLAINT TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY CLAIMING HE'S OWED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY. TANA WAS ONLY STOOD DOWN YESTERDAY, BUT THE GREENS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT SINCE THE START OF FEBRUARY. POLITICAL EDITOR JENNA LYNCH REPORTS. YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING? I DON'T KNOW NOTHING. THAT'S CHRISTIAN HOFF-NIELSEN, THE HUSBAND OF GREEN MP DARLEEN TANA. HE WAS ON THE TOOLS TODAY, WHILE TANA WAS HOME AFTER BEING SUSPENDED FROM PARLIAMENTARY DUTIES WHILE INVESTIGATIONS TAKE PLACE. SHE'S HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS, YES. THIS MORNING, STUFF REPORTED A WORKER CLAIMS HE'S OWED $25,000 IN WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY FROM E-CYCLES NZ ` TRADING AS BIKES AND BEYOND. HOFF-NIELSEN CATEGORICALLY DENIES ALLEGATIONS HE'S EXPLOITED MIGRANT WORKERS. DO YOU OWE THIS EMPLOYEE ANY MONEY? NO. YOU DON'T? NO ` ABSOLUTELY NOT. DARLEEN TANA WAS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY UNTIL 2019. THE WORKER ALSO ALLEGED THAT HE'D RAISED THE ISSUE OF LATE OR UNPAID WAGES TWICE WITH TANA HERSELF AND THAT SHE'D ASKED HIM FOR I.T. HELP ON HER ELECTION CAMPAIGN. I'M THE MAN WITH THE SPANNER, AND MY WIFE IS THE ONE WHO HAS THE HEAD FOR THE BOOKS. IT MIGHT BE VERY COOL TO HAVE FOUR KIDS AND HAVE DINNER AT HOME, BUT IT'S NOT VERY SEXY TO TALK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT RELATION MATTERS AT HOME. SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS? SHE HAS NO IDEA. BUT YESTERDAY, THE GREEN PARTY BEGAN QUESTIONING THAT, AND HIRED A LAWYER TO FIND OUT WHAT TANA KNEW AND WHEN. THE GREENS DECLINED OUR REQUEST TO INTERVIEW TANA, POINTING US TO CO-LEADER MARAMA DAVIDSON INSTEAD. DOES DARLEEN DENY THESE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HER? THAT IS THE POINT OF THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. WE KNOW THE ALLEGATIONS ARE SERIOUS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT DARLEEN KNEW AND DID NOT KNOW. THE GREENS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY COMPLAINT DETAILING AS SUCH SINCE THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY AND A SECOND COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COMPANY FILED ON FEBRUARY 9. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE THE PRECAUTIONARY STEP WHILE THE MEDIATION WAS HAPPENING FOR HER TO STEP AWAY FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS PORTFOLIO. BUT YESTERDAY, TANA WAS SUSPENDED. IT WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY ` 14 MARCH ` THAT WE BECAME AWARE OF NEW INFORMATION THAT WE MAY NEED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE EXACTLY WHAT DARLEEN KNEW AND WAS INVOLVED WITH. THE GREEN PARTY IS ONE OF THE MOST VOCAL WHEN IT COMES TO MIGRANT EXPLOITATION, BUT KEPT THE ALLEGATIONS THEY KNEW ABOUT QUIET FOR SIX WEEKS. WE WILL ALWAYS BE UPFRONT WHEN WE ARE CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WE ARE DEALING WITH, BUT THEY ARE STILL ALLEGATIONS; THEY ARE STILL NOT FULLY KNOWN FACTS. MARAMA DAVIDSON REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO DISCLOSE TO NEWSHUB WHETHER TANA HAD DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS TO THE PARTY. HER HUSBAND, HOWEVER, DOES. SO YOU CATEGORICALLY DENY THE ACCUSATIONS? YEAH, COMPLETELY ` YEP. THAT'S IT. THERE'S NO MORE TO SAY. EMPLOYERS WHO EXPLOIT MIGRANTS CAN FACE UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON AND BE FINED UP TO $100,000. SO, JENNA, HAVE WE HEARD FROM DARLEEN TANA HERSELF? YES WE HAVE RECEIVED A ONE LINE STATEMENT FROM HER, WHICH SAYS SHE WELCOMES THE INVESTIGATION AND INTENDS TO COOPERATE FULLY AND WILL NOT BE COMMENTATING FURTHER. THIS RAISES POLITICAL MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS FOR THE GREEN PARTY, PARTICULARLY AFTER THEY HANDLED THE GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN SITUATION. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WHEN DARLEEN TANA FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY SIMPLY DID NOT ASK ENOUGH QUESTIONS OF HER. YESTERDAY UNDER MORE INTENSIVE QUESTIONING, THAT STORY OBVIOUSLY HAD ENOUGH HOLES OR CONTRADICTIONS AND IT, THAT IT WARRANTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THAT INVESTIGATION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS AND WILL FORM THE FIRST TRUE TEST FOR CHLOE SWARBRICK WHO HASN'T EVEN BEEN IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR A WEEK YET. POLICE HAVE ASKED INTERPOL FOR HELP AS THEY TRY TO IDENTIFY THE WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS PULLED FROM AUCKLAND'S GULF HARBOUR THIS WEEK. THEY'VE RELEASED PICTURES OF HER CLOTHES IN THE HOPE SOMEONE MIGHT KNOW WHO SHE IS, BUT THE CASE IS STILL VERY MUCH A MYSTERY. HERE'S GRACE THOMAS. PYJAMA PANTS AND A LIGHT-COLOURED SINGLET ` THESE ARE THE LATEST CLUES AS POLICE TRY TO IDENTIFY THE MYSTERY WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND AT GULF HARBOUR. THE PICTURES OF HER CLOTHING WERE RELEASED IN THE HOPES SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HER. IF THERE'S A WOMAN IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FOR A WHILE OR YOU HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH THE INVESTIGATION TEAM. THE BODY WAS FOUND WRAPPED IN BLACK PLASTIC CLEAN SACKS ON TUESDAY BY A RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN AT THE GULF HARBOUR MARINA. POLICE WON'T SAY HOW THE WOMAN DIED BUT SAY SHE'S OF ASIAN DESCENT ` POSSIBLY CHINESE ` AND MIDDLE-AGED. THEY SAY SHE'S SMALL OF STATURE, ESTIMATED TO BE JUST 160cm. BEYOND THAT, POLICE APPEAR STUMPED ON HER IDENTITY. WE'VE LOOKED THROUGH THE MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND AT THIS STAGE, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MATCH THIS VICTIM TO ANY CURRENT MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATION. THEY HAVE, HOWEVER, RULED OUT THAT IT'S YANFEI BAO, THE REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO WENT MISSING IN CHRISTCHURCH LAST YEAR. ACTING DETECTIVE INSPECTOR TIM WILLIAMS TOLD NEWSHUB THE EMBLEM ON THE WOMAN'S SINGLET IS FROM A CHINESE CLOTHING BRAND NOT SOLD IN NEW ZEALAND. THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY THE VICTIM MAY HAVE BEEN A MIGRANT NEW TO THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE CHINESE-SPEAKING OFFICERS ON THE INQUIRY TEAM. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION. WILLIAMS SAYS THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OCEAN CURRENTS AND HAVE CONTACTED THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANISATION FOR HELP. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO SOME PARTNER AGENCIES INCLUDING INTERPOL IN THE HOPE OF IDENTIFYING HER. BUT HELP FROM GULF HARBOUR LOCALS IS CRUCIAL TO THE INVESTIGATION TOO. WE HAVE SECURED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CCTV, AND OUR INVESTIGATIONAL TEAM WILL START TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THAT. POLICE HAVE RENEWED THEIR CALLS FOR ANY CCTV FOOTAGE IN THE GULF HARBOUR AREA. THEY'RE ASKING RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN PROPERTIES FACING THE WATER TO CHECK THEIR CAMERAS AND GET IN TOUCH IF THEY SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS. THEY'VE ALSO OPENED A DEDICATED PHONE LINE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE. POLICE SAY NO PIECE OF INFORMATION IS TOO LITTLE AS THEY TRY TO PIECE TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. GRACE THOMAS, NEWSHUB. THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DAVID SEYMOUR WAS SPAT AT BY A STUDENT SAYS THE BEHAVIOUR WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE ASSOCIATE EDUCATION MINISTER WAS AT A PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL TO SPEAK ABOUT ATTENDANCE WHEN HE WAS APPROACHED BY PROTESTING STUDENTS. JAMIE ENSOR HAS THE LATEST. SPITTING AT THE FEET OF A MINISTER OF THE CROWN. STUDENTS AT FREYBERG HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY MAKING THEIR THOUGHTS TOWARDS DAVID SEYMOUR CLEAR... (CROWD CLAMOURS) ...CONFRONTING HIM WITH A HAKA. KA MATE, KA MATE! CROWD: KA ORA! KA ORA! NO ONE REALLY LIKED HIM. IT WAS QUITE THE EVENT. EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS, AND I THINK EVERYONE IS STILL TALKING ABOUT IT NOW. I RECKON THE HAKA WAS GOOD. YEAH. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ACCEPTABLE, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE SPITTING. I DON'T CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT IN TIKANGA, BUT USUALLY YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD HOST TO YOUR MANUHIRI ` YOUR GUESTS ` AND I THINK PROBABLY ONE OR TWO STUDENTS FAILED AT THAT. SO BY A TE AO MAORI LENS, THEY ACTUALLY WEREN'T DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. THEY ARE JUST DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS AGAINST PAKEHA THAT ARE TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY. SEYMOUR WAS THERE TO DISCUSS TRUANCY ` HIS PROPOSALS COULD INCLUDE FINING THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN REPEATEDLY ABSENT FROM CLASS. BUT IT'S THESE STUDENTS WHO COULD BE PUNISHED. PRINCIPAL GRAEME WILLIAMS TODAY SAYING ` I MAY NOT BE PARTICULARLY UPSET ABOUT IT, BUT I FULLY RESPECT THE CHOICE OF THE PRINCIPAL. FREYBERG HIGH SCHOOL IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES PROGRAMME, WHICH SEYMOUR CLAIMS HAS DONE LITTLE TO IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT OR ATTENDANCE. HE'S CURRENTLY CONSIDERING REDUCING ITS SCOPE, AND ARGUES THERE ARE INACCURACIES OUT THERE ABOUT HIS PLANS. THEY MIGHT BE GETTING CUT OFF, AND EVERYONE LOVES THE FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES. THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD. THE KIDS TODAY FACE REAL PRESSURE ` TORRENTS OF INFORMATION THAT ISN'T QUITE TRUE. THE PEOPLE POSTING ABOUT IT SAYING WE ARE UNCULTURED, UNEDUCATED PEOPLE ` THEY'RE THE UNEDUCATED ONES. (GROUP PERFORMS HAKA) YOUNG PEOPLE SHOWING THE POWER OF THEIR VOICE. JAMIE ENSOR, NEWSHUB. ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ANDREW HOGGARD HAS WALKED BACK ADVICE TO COUNCILS THAT THEY CAN IGNORE A SET OF RULES AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. HOGGARD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY BUT HAS BACKTRACKED AFTER LEGAL EXPERTS SAID HE WAS ACTING UNLAWFULLY. AS CLIMATE CORRESPONDENT ISOBEL EWING REPORTS, IT COMES AS THOUSANDS OF SCIENTISTS SENT AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT SAYING PROPOSED CHANGES TO ENVIRONMENT LAW ARE 'HIGHLY DISTURBING'. NEW ZEALAND'S SMALLEST, RAREST NATIVE FROG HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED, BUT NOW IT'S BEEN ENLISTED AS A SYMBOL OF WHAT WON'T BE GETTING IN THE WAY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH. IF THERE IS A MINING OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S IMPEDED BY A BLIND FROG, GOODBYE, FREDDIE. IT'S THAT PERSPECTIVE AND SUBSEQUENT PROPOSALS TO CHANGE OR SCRAP VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS THAT HAS PANICKED THE COUNTRY'S SCIENTISTS INTO SOUNDING THE ALARM. 10 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES FROM AOTEAROA, COLLECTIVELY REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS, HAVE SIGNED THIS LETTER BECAUSE OF OUR DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE SUITE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO DIMINISH PROTECTIONS TO OUR BIODIVERSITY. THE OPEN LETTER SAYS THAT SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT A 'NICE TO HAVE'. IT SAYS 'THE SPEED OF LAW CHANGE SHOWS A LACK OF RESPECT 'FOR DEMOCRATIC LAW-MAKING PROCESSES, 'AND IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THE PROPOSED LAW CHANGE WILL COME 'AT THE COST OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 'ON WHICH OUR ECONOMY AND SURVIVAL DEPENDS.' I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT TOO SOON IN EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS BECAUSE THE BILL HASN'T GONE THROUGH THE SELECT COMMITTEE PROCESS YET. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S BEING PRAGMATIC, BUT SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S IGNORING EVIDENCE. THERE'S CERTAINLY HISTORY OF RELYING ON EVIDENCE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, AND I THINK THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THESE ISSUES. AND IT'S NOT JUST SCIENTISTS CONCERNED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVES ` A NUMBER OF LEGAL EXPERTS SAY THAT BY TELLING COUNCILS NOT TO BOTHER COMPLYING WITH THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION TO MAP OUT THREATENED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTING UNLAWFULLY. THE ONLY BODY THAT CAN SUSPEND LAW IN NEW ZEALAND IS PARLIAMENT. ANDREW HOGGARD IS NOT PARLIAMENT. HE'S REFERRING TO ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ANDREW HOGGARD'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY TO SUSPEND THE NEED FOR LAND OWNERS AND COUNCILS TO COMPLY WITH SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREAS RULES. BUT LATE TODAY, HOGGARD WALKED BACK THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, NOW SAYING, AND THERE'S OTHER CRITICISM OF THE WAY CHANGES ARE BEING MADE. ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT CONSULTED WITH EXTENSIVELY ON THE CHANGES, SAY THEY WERE NOT CONSULTED. OUR WELL-BEING AS NEW ZEALANDERS AND THE WELL-BEING OF MANY OF OUR MAJOR INDUSTRIES ` PRIMARY PRODUCTION, TOURISM ` RELIES ON A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. PART OF THE STRENGTH OF NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY IS THE BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE GOING TO EXTRACT THE DIVIDEND FROM MOTHER NATURE'S LEGACY. DIVIDENDS SCIENTISTS SAY MAY COME AT THE COST OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ISOBEL EWING, NEWSHUB. IT'S FIVE YEARS TODAY SINCE 51 WORSHIPPERS WERE MURDERED IN THEIR PLACES OF WORSHIP ` TWO CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUES. TODAY MARKED THE BIGGEST MARCH 15 COMMEMORATIONS HELD IN YEARS, WITH MANY ACKNOWLEDGING THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE. JULIET SPEEDY JOINS US NOW FROM AL NOOR MOSQUE. JULIET, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE NOW? COMMEMORATIONS ARE CONTINUING INSIDE AL NOOR MOSQUE. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THAT DREADFUL DAY. A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE BUT THE MEMORIES ARE STILL AS VIVID AS EVER. FIVE YEARS HAVE PASSED, BUT THE GRIEF IS STILL VERY PRESENT. (SNIFFLES) FOR THE WIDOWERS... I THINK OF HER EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I MISS HER. ...THE WIDOWS... WHAT A HERO HE WAS, YOU KNOW. AND HIM STAYING FOR 48 DAYS IN ICU, FIGHTING. ...THE FIRST RESPONDERS... IT'S A DAY THAT I WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET. (PEOPLE SING) ...AND MANY, MANY MORE. TODAY ON A GREY, COLD DAY, WORSHIPPERS CAME BACK TO AL NOOR, UNITED IN THEIR FAITH, STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE... (SIRENS WAIL) ...THAT AROSE FROM THE DARK DAY FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN TERROR AND HATE UNLEASHED IN MINUTES, KILLING 51 AND INJURING DOZENS, IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF LIVES AND THIS COUNTRY FOREVER. I DO LOOK AT THAT IN SOME RESPECTS AS A PRIVILEGE; BEING ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN THEIR GREATEST HOUR OF NEED. THE KILLER ` HE WANTED TO SCARE US. AND HE THOUGHT THAT HE WILL KILL A FEW PEOPLE AND THEN WE WILL BE SCARED AND THE MOSQUE WILL BE EMPTY. BUT YOU GO AND LOOK AT THE MOSQUE TODAY ` WE HAVE ALMOST DOUBLE PEOPLE. THE POLITICIANS ALSO CAME TO TOWN VISITING THE IMPACTED. EVERYTHING YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO RUN A FULL-ON INCIDENT. FOR ME, IT'S THE FAMILIES, THAT ACTUALLY, EVEN FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, A DAY LIKE TODAY IS A DAY OF REFLECTION ` IT'S A DAY OF SORROW. FAMILIES WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS GOVERNMENT'S POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE GUN LAWS. AS I'VE SAID TO THEM, THERE'S BEEN NO PAPERS, THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION, THERE'S BEEN NO DEBATE, THERE'S BEEN NO DECISIONS MADE WHATSOEVER ABOUT THAT. WE ARE GOING TO REWRITE THE ARMS ACT. ...WELL-BEING NEEDS TO BE RESTORED AS A RESULT. A UNITY SUMMIT TOOK PLACE TODAY, BRINGING TOGETHER SURVIVORS' FAMILIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. THERE IS STILL A BIG POCKET OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS JUST FORGOTTEN ABOUT MARCH 15. WHILE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN FIVE YEARS, ONLINE ATTACKS ARE ONGOING. 36% ARE AIMED AT MUSLIM WOMEN, WHO MAKE UP LESS THAN 1% OF THE POPULATION. THEY SPOUT ALL KINDS OF HATEFUL, DISRESPECTFUL REMARKS. SO THAT GIVES US A DRIVE. IT TELLS US WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. LONG INDEED. THERE ARE STILL FINDINGS TO COME FROM THE CORONIAL ENQUIRY, AND ONLY 23 OF THE 44 ROYAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FIVE YEARS AGO ARE IMPLEMENTED. BUT TODAY, FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS REMEMBERED THE PAST, AND THEIR INSPIRATION FOR A BETTER FUTURE. JULIET, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE MOSQUE TONIGHT? IT IS THE MONTH OF RAMADAN. THEY ARE ABOUT TO BREAK FAST, AND THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER POLITICIANS AND SURVIVORS ARE THERE, WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT THE TERRORISTS COMPLETELY FAILED IN HIS IDEOLOGY THAT DAY. NOT ONLY THAT, HAS CRIMES HAVE BROUGHT MORE UNITY TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AND COUNTRY THAN EVER BEFORE ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THIS SPACE. I SPOKE TO THE WIDOW IN MY STORY THERE THAT FROM MOST PERSPECTIVE, IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THIS COMMUNITY AND HOW THE DEEP FAITH HAS BROUGHT THEM A RESILIENCE THAT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO FATHOM. HE SAID IT IS THEIR FATE THAT GOT THEM INTO TROUBLE, BUT IT WAS ALSO THEIR FAITH THAT GOT THEM OUT OF IT. TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER, WHICH WAS SNOWY, HEATHER? AND ALSO COLD AND WET. BUT I LIKE FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVES, AND YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, FRESH SNOW DOES LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THIS WAS FROM THIS MORNING IN NASEBY, AND EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW'S STOPPED THERE NOW, IT HAS SETTLED ON THE HILLS. MORE SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH, BUT TOMORROW IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL ` COLD BUT CLEAR. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. A CHILLING WARNING ABOUT THE POWER AND POTENTIAL IMPACT OF AI ON OUR FUTURE. A NEW REPORT HAS WARNED THAT UNCHECKED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD LEAD TO HUMAN EXTINCTION. WHY ELON MUSK IS CELEBRATING AFTER ANOTHER OF HIS ROCKETS FAILED AFTER LAUNCH. AND HAS DROPPING THE SPEED LIMIT IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND ACTUALLY MADE THE ROADS SAFER? MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT DATA SUGGESTS A MOVE TO DROP SPEED LIMITS TO 30KM IN AUCKLAND'S CBD HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO ROAD SAFETY. THE SPEED LIMITS WERE CHANGED THREE YEARS AGO, AND THE FIGURES SHOW THE NUMBER OF INJURIES AND DEATHS HASN'T BUDGED. BUT AUCKLAND TRANSPORT HAS ITS OWN NUMBERS, AND SAYS THE STREETS ARE SAFER. ZANE SMALL REPORTS. 30 HAS BEEN THE NEW 50 ON CENTRAL AUCKLAND STREETS FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT AUCKLANDERS ARE STILL DIVIDED ON IT. IS THERE ANY SIGNS? I THINK IT'S NOT GOOD IF THEY DON'T TELL PEOPLE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE ON A 50 ZONE. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR INNER-CITY AREAS TO HAVE A LOWER SPEED LIMIT. THE BLUE LINES REPRESENT ALL THE ROADS THAT CHANGED TO 30KM/H SINCE 2020 IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND. BEING HIT AT 50KM/h IS SIMILAR TO FALLING FROM THE THIRD FLOOR OF A BUILDING. BUT HAS THE BIG SLOW-DOWN ACTUALLY MADE THE STREETS SAFER? AUCKLAND TRANSPORT SAYS YES, TELLING US THE AVERAGE RATE OF SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH SHOWED A 28% REDUCTION. BUT THAT'S AT ODDS WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT DATA, SHOWING THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS SINCE 2015 HASN'T CHANGED MUCH, APART FROM IN 2022, WHICH WE'RE TOLD IS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE OMICRON OUTBREAK. THE DIFFERENCE, ACCORDING TO AUCKLAND TRANSPORT, IS THE TWO AGENCIES LOOK AT DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. ONE THING IS FOR SURE, THOUGH ` THE DROP TO 30 IN THE CBD HAS GENERATED CASH. IN JUST OVER THREE YEARS, POLICE ISSUED MORE THAN 1200 INFRINGEMENTS AND 32 WARNINGS FOR EXCEEDING THE 30K LIMIT, RAKING IN MORE THAN $200,000 WORTH OF FINES. THE AA HAD CONCERNS ABOUT AUCKLAND TRANSPORT'S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING. WHEN SPEED LIMITS FEEL UNREASONABLY SLOW TO PEOPLE, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE FAIRLY LOW LEVELS OF COMPLIANCE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE 30 LIMIT? WE'RE CONTINUALLY LEARNING AND HEARING FROM OUR CUSTOMERS AND THAT FEEDBACK, AND ALWAYS TRYING TO DO BETTER. ONE OF SIMEON BROWN'S FIRST ACTIONS AS THE NEW TRANSPORT MINISTER WAS TO STOP BLANKET SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS. IT BEGS THE QUESTION ` WILL THE 30KM/H SPEED LIMIT HERE IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND REMAIN, OR COULD IT RETURN TO 50? WHEN WE PUT THAT TO THE TRANSPORT MINISTER, HE TOLD US HE'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON SPEED LIMITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT HE SAID IT'S STILL TOO SOON TO COMMENT ON INDIVIDUAL ROADS. WE ARE LIKE EVERY OTHER ROAD CONTROLLING AUTHORITY ` AWAITING FURTHER DIRECTION AND FURTHER ADVICE. SO STRAP IN, AUCKLAND ` 30 COULD BE MAKING WAY FOR A 50 COMEBACK. ZANE SMALL, NEWSHUB. THE GOVERNMENT IS BEING URGED TO MOVE FAST IN RESPONSE TO GROWING GLOBAL CONCERNS OVER AI. A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HAS WARNED THAT UNCHECKED AI PROGRESS COULD LEAD TO HUMAN EXTINCTION. FINN HOGAN HAS THE STORY. HEY, FIGURE ONE ` WHAT DO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW? ROBOT: I SEE A RED APPLE ON A PLATE IN THE CENTRE OF THE TABLE, A DRYING RACK WITH CUPS AND A PLATE, AND YOU STANDING NEARBY WITH YOUR HAND ON THE TABLE. MEET FIGURE ONE ` NOT A CHAT BOT BUT AN ACTUAL BOT. CAN I HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT? SURE THING. GREAT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU DID WHAT YOU JUST DID WHILE YOU PICK UP THIS TRASH? ON IT. SO, I GAVE YOU THE APPLE BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY, UH, EDIBLE ITEM I COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH FROM THE TABLE. THE AI ARMS RACE ENTERING A NEW PHASE THAT SOME CALL FRIGHTENING. REALLY DOES SEEM TO BE A PIVOTAL POINT FOR HUMANITY. IT COULD BE A BIG CHANGE ON THE SCALE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. IT COULD BE A BIG CHANGE ON THE SCALE OF THE INVENTION OF SPEECH. A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SOUNDED THE ALARM THIS WEEK, WARNING IN THE WORST CASE AN ADVANCED AI COULD... AI PROGRESS IS EXPONENTIAL. THE COMPUTING POWER UNDERLYING ADVANCED MODELS CURRENTLY DOUBLES ROUGHLY EVERY SIX MONTHS. EXPERTS HERE SAY IT'S A WAKE-UP CALL. THE U.S ` AND PROBABLY MOST COUNTRIES ` ARE WAY AHEAD OF NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALAND JUST IS NOT THINKING ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS NEEDING TO BE HAVE BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT YEARS AGO. WE'VE RAISED IT IN THE PAST WITH THE SELECT COMMITTEES, WITH THE GOVERNMENT, AND NOTHING HAS TAKEN PLACE FROM THAT. NEWSHUB ASKED TECHNOLOGY MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS ABOUT THE RISK. SHE SAID A CROSS-PARTY CAUCUS IS CONSULTING ON AN AI FRAMEWORK, ADDING ` OPPORTUNITIES LIKE A REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE. THIS IS A SET OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT AT LEAST HAS THE POTENTIAL OF MAKING IT THE CASE THAT NO HUMAN BEING EVER GETS A DISEASE AGAIN, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE SNIFFED AT. BUT EVEN IF THEY DON'T DESTROY US, THE ROBOTS MAY REPLACE US, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO OPENAI CEO SAM ALTMAN. IN A VERY REAL SENSE, THIS MAY BE THE LAST HARD THING I EVER DO. AS THE AGE OF AI DAWNS, THE ONLY CERTAINTY ` OUR WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE. THANKS, FIGURE ONE. YOU'RE WELCOME. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED HELP WITH, JUST LET ME KNOW. FINN HOGAN, NEWSHUB. NICKY'S IN LATER WITH SPORT, AND THE CRUSADERS COULDN'T BE FACING A TOUGHER TASK TO BREAK THEIR LOSING STREAK. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY FACE THE HURRICANES TONIGHT. WE'LL BE LIVE TO CHRISTCHURCH TO TALK WITH THE CRUSADERS' INJURED CAPTAIN. PLUS, TOUGH TALK FROM WELLINGTON'S A LEAGUE COACH TO ANY FANS THINKING OF DITCHING THE NIX FOR AUCKLAND. AND WHY'D THIS TENNIS STAR MAKE A BEELINE FOR THE DRESSING ROOMS? THE ROCKET SPACEX HOPES WILL ONE DAY MAKE IT TO MARS HAS COMPLETED NEARLY AN ENTIRE TEST FLIGHT INTO SPACE. THE STARSHIP ROCKET WAS LOST DURING RE-ENTRY, BUT THE TEST IS STILL BEING HAILED AS A SUCCESS. AND A RARE JOINT APPEARANCE FOR WILLIAM AND HARRY, JUST NOT IN THE SAME PLACE OR IN THE SAME TIME ZONE. IN 2001, BARIZ SHAH FLED WAR-TORN AFGHANISTAN, AND THEN FIVE YEARS AGO, A TERRORIST ATTACKED TWO CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUES, AND IT CHANGED BARIZ' LIFE FOREVER. TELL ALL THE GUYS IN THE UNIT I MADE IT ` AND I PREFER TO SEE IT AS MY STORY BEING A STORY OF POWER. ELON'S MUSK'S SPACEX COMPANY HAS FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING A ROCKET IT HOPES WILL ONE DAY GET HUMANS TO MARS INTO SPACE. HOWEVER, THE 'STARSHIP' ROCKET LOST CONTACT AND DISINTEGRATED AS IT RE-ENTERED THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, BUT AS ITV'S DAN RIVERS EXPLAINS, IT'S STILL BEING CHALKED UP AS AN ACHIEVEMENT. (ROCKET ROARS) THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS TEST EARLY, BREAK IT AND LEARN. (ROCKET ROARS) TODAY STARSHIP SOARED INTO THE HEAVENS, SIGNIFICANTLY SURPASSING THE TWO PREVIOUS LAUNCHES. WE ARE FEELING THE RUMBLE. WE ARE SEEING 33 OUT OF 33 RAPTOR ENGINES IGNITED. GOING FURTHER THAN IT HAD EVER GONE BEFORE, WITH STUNNING IMAGES AS IT CLIMBED INTO SPACE... OH MAN, I NEED A MOMENT TO PICK MY JAW UP FROM THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THESE VIEWS ARE JUST STUNNING. ...BEFORE CONTACT WAS ULTIMATELY LOST. IT DID LOOK LIKE WE LOST STARLINK AND OUR DATA FLOW AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. THE STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY IS THE LARGEST, MOST POWERFUL ROCKET EVER LAUNCHED. IT PRODUCES ALMOST TWICE THE THRUST OF NASA'S NEW SLS MOON ROCKET, AND IT DWARFS THE WORKHORSES OF THE PAST LIKE THE SPACE SHUTTLE, EUROPE'S ARIANE AND RUSSIA'S SOYUZ. STARSHIP IS APPROXIMATELY TWICE AS POWERFUL AS THE SATURN V ROCKETS WHICH PUT MEN ON THE MOON DURING THE APOLLO LANDINGS. ONE DAY IT MIGHT NOT ONLY PUT HUMANS BACK ON THE MOON, BUT ALSO MARS, REALISING ELON MUSK'S AMBITION TO MAKE US AN INTERPLANETARY SPECIES. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) BUT THERE IS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE THAT'S A REALITY. 'RAPID UNSCHEDULED DISASSEMBLY'... IS HOW SPACEX HAS EUPHEMISTICALLY DESCRIBED PREVIOUS EXPLOSIONS, CELEBRATED AS PART OF AN AGGRESSIVE CULTURE OF PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES TO LEARN AND IMPROVE. CONTINUING TO LOOK NOMINAL WITH ITS ASCENT BURN. THE DATA GATHERED FROM TODAY'S LAUNCH IS STILL BEING STUDIED... (ETHEREAL MUSIC) BUT ALREADY IT'S BEING HAILED AS ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS MANKIND EVENTUALLY COLONISING PLANETS FAR FROM OUR HOME ON EARTH. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO STRIP THE HERITAGE STATUS OFF SEVERAL BUILDINGS TO MAKE WAY FOR MORE HOUSING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. IT MEANS THE CAPITAL WILL FINALLY RID ITSELF OF A NUMBER OF OLD BUILDINGS THAT MANY SEE AS EYESORES. WILLIAM TERITE REPORTS. THE GORDON WILSON FLATS IN WELLINGTON CENTRAL HAS LONG BEEN DESCRIBED AS A STAIN ON THE CITY. THE BUILDING'S HERITAGE LISTING PREVENTING ITS OWNER, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, FROM TEARING IT DOWN ` UNTIL NOW. AND THAT HAS PASSED. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO SCRAP THE HERITAGE PROTECTIONS ON THE EARTHQUAKE-PRONE BUILDING, ALONG WITH A RANGE OF OTHER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE MIRAMAR GAS TANK AND OLYMPUS APARTMENTS, WHICH HAS WELLINGTONIANS DIVIDED. IT FEELS A BIT VINDICTIVE TO BASICALLY STRIP BACK HERITAGE LISTINGS WHEN YOU DON'T NEED TO. IT FEELS LIKE REVENGE, FRANKLY. WE HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT HERITAGE PROTECTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GONE WAY TOO FAR. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT AN OLD FUEL TANK THAT'S BEING PROTECTED IN MIRAMAR. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. COUNCILLORS ALSO VOTED TO REDUCE CHARACTER AREAS SO THAT MORE APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOUSES CAN BE BUILT. JANE O'LOUGHLIN FROM LIVE WELLINGTON WANTS TO KEEP THOSE SUBURBS THE WAY THEY ARE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO WELLINGTON IS THE HISTORIC AREAS, THE CHARACTER AREAS, THE CHARMING WOODEN HOUSES ON THE HILLSIDE, AND THAT'S UNDER THREAT NOW. PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE IN THIS CRISIS IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOMES FOR PEOPLE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'VE RESTRICTED THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING WE CAN BUILD IN PLACES LIKE THIS. TURNING EYESORES INTO A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES. WILLIAM TERITE, NEWSHUB. WILLIAM AND HARRY APPEAR AT THE SAME EVENT TOGETHER ` JUST NOT AT THE SAME TIME, OR IN THE SAME PLACE. AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON REARING A FOX, YOU MIGHT NEED TO LOOK LIKE ONE. WE'RE JOINED BY SCOTT BARRETT AS THE CRUSADERS LOOK TO SNAP THEIR SUPER RUGBY LOSING STREAK. HAVING ACED THE MOST FEARED HOLE IN GOLF, RYAN FOX TELLS US WHAT MAKES IT SO TOUGH. AND WE'RE LIVE TO THE TRACK NATIONALS TO SPEAK WITH ZOE HOBBS FOLLOWING HER LATEST SPRINT SUCCESS. STARING DOWN THEIR WORST START TO A SUPER RUGBY SEASON IN FRANCHISE HISTORY, THE CRUSADERS ARE DESPERATE TO TURN A CORNER TONIGHT WHEN THEY FACE THE UNBEATEN HURRICANES. IT'S THE DEFENDING CHAMPION'S FIRST CHRISTCHURCH GAME OF THE SEASON, BUT THEY'LL NEED MORE THAN JUST HOME FANS IN THE STAND IF THEY'RE TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON. RUGBY REPORTER OLLIE RITCHIE IS WITH US NOW FROM CHRISTCHURCH. OLLIE, THERE'S A KEY PIECE OF THEIR PUZZLE MISSING? HE IS A VITAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE MISSING FOR THE CRUSADERS. HE WOULD MUCH RATHER BE OUT THERE THAN TALKING TO ME, BUT SCOTT BARRETT IS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE US HIS TIME. GIVE US AN UPDATE ON YOUR FINGER. HOW FRUSTRATING TO BE IN A CAST IN THE STANDS? IT IS FRUSTRATING, AND NOT IDEAL. I'M LOOKING TO SEE THE BOYS BOUNCE BACK. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE LEADERSHIP GROUP OUT THERE TONIGHT? TO TURN THE SEASON AROUND, HOW IMPORTANT IS THE LEADERSHIP GROUP? THE LIKES OF DAVIE, THEY ARE HUGE FOR THIS GROUP, AND ESPECIALLY ON A COLD NIGHT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUT SOME POINTS ON THE BOARD. IT'S AWESOME TO BE HOME. I THINK THE FANS ARE REALLY GETTING BEHIND US. WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET INTO IT TONIGHT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. IT IS FREEZING, BUT AT THE MOMENT, IT IS DRY. THANKS. 'GOOD LUCK TO YOU' ` THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM WELLINGTON PHOENIX HEAD COACH GIANCARLO ITALIANO TO ANY FANS THINKING OF SWAPPING THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO AUCKLAND FC. ALTHOUGH IT'S INEVITABLE SOME SUPPORTERS WILL JUMP SHIP, THE CAPITAL CLUB IS ADAMANT THE MAJORITY WILL STICK WITH THE YELLOW AND BLACK. HARRY BARTLE REPORTS. NOW NEW ZEALAND'S OLDEST A-LEAGUE CLUB, WELLINGTON PHOENIX BACK TRAINING IN THE CAPITAL TODAY AS THEY PREPARE TO HEAD TO AUCKLAND FOR THEIR ROUND-21 MATCH AGAINST SYDNEY FC. BUT ALTHOUGH WELLINGTON WILL BE THE HOME SIDE TOMORROW, THE CITY OF SAILS WILL SOON BE ENEMY TERRITORY, WITH THE NEWLY NAMED AUCKLAND FC ARRIVING NEXT SEASON. WELLINGTON'S COACH SHARING HIS OPINION ON THE CLUB'S CHOICE OF COLOURS. WELL, I'M A MAD SAMPDORIA FAN. SO THAT REMINDS ME OF INTER. SO I'M NOT A BIG FAN, SO, UM... ANOTHER THING ITALIANO AND HIS CLUB WON'T LOVE IS LOSING THEIR AUCKLAND-BASED FANS. THE PHOENIX ARE UNBEATEN IN 11 MATCHES AT EDEN PARK, WITH AN AVERAGE OF OVER 14,000 FANS ATTENDING PER GAME. IT'S THAT SUCCESS THAT HAS THE CLUB CONFIDENT THEIR FANS ARE HERE TO STAY. YOU LOOK AT THE DNA OF WHAT A WELLINGTON PHOENIX FAN IS, AND THAT IS LOYAL. IT'S ENGAGED, AND IT'S VERY PASSIONATE. AGAIN, YOU SEE THAT AT SKY STADIUM, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT HERE TOMORROW. THE CLUB CERTAIN THOSE CROWD FIGURES WILL ONLY RISE WHEN THEY CONTEST A KIWI DERBY. THAT BRINGS A RIVALRY. IT BRINGS A TALKING POINT, WHICH IS FAR MORE THAN JUST WHAT SITS IN A MATCH DAY. BUT FOR ANY FANS WHO ARE THINKING OF JUMPING SHIP, ITALIANO HAS A SIMPLE MESSAGE. I BELIEVE IN REAL FANS. I DON'T ` I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF BANDWAGON FANS. IF YOU WANT TO GO AND JUMP OVER TO AUCKLAND, GOOD LUCK TO YOU. AS THE FIGHT FOR KIWI FOOTBALL FANS BEGINS. HARRY BARTLE, NEWSHUB. RYAN FOX HAS CREATED HISTORY, BECOMING JUST THE 14TH PLAYER TO ACE THE ICONIC PAR THREE 17TH HOLE AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. IT'S HELPED HIM SIT JUST FOUR SHOTS BACK OF JOINT LEADER RORY McILROY, WHO FOUND HIMSELF BOTH IN HOT WATER DURING ROUND ONE, FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY. GORDON FINDLATER HAS MORE. IT'S A MOMENT RYAN FOX WILL NEVER FORGET ` TAKING ON THE FAMED 17TH AT TPC SAWGRASS, THE MOST FEARED HOLE IN GOLF. COME ON DOWN THE HILL. WILL HE DO IT? NO WAY! FOX JUST THE 14TH GOLFER IN PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY TO ACHIEVE THE FEAT. IT'S AN INTIMIDATING SHOT. I DON'T` YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, YOU GET UP THERE ` YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE CROWD PROBABLY EITHER WANTS YOU TO MAKE A ONE OR HIT IT IN THE WATER, SO, I'M GLAD TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF IT. YET NOT EVERYONE WAS AS LUCKY. THIS IS GOOD. OH! EASY... SAM RYDER FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY THE FINE MARGIN BETWEEN HOLING OUT AND FINDING THE DRINK. MAKING FOX'S ACCOMPLISHMENT EVEN MORE REMARKABLE ` AN EAGLE ON THE PAR FIVE 16TH. HE'S NOW THE FIRST PLAYER EVER TO GO EAGLE-EAGLE ON 16 AND 17. OH, GOOD ON YOU, MATE. THE THREE UNDER PAR ROUND OF 69 HAS HIM FOUR SHOTS BEHIND JOINT LEADER RORY MCILROY. OH. OH. THAT'S IN THE WATER. OH, NO. THE WORLD NUMBER TWO FINDING WATER ON THE SEVENTH HOLE ` HOPING TO CONVINCE HIS PLAYING PARTNERS THE BALL FIRST BOUNCED IN BOUNDS. TO ME IT'S ` I BELIEVE IT CROSSED OVER THE TURTLES BACK THERE. IN THE END, RORY GOT HIS WAY. THERE WAS NO TV EVIDENCE. I WAS ADAMANT. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO DEBATING WHERE THIS SHOT ENDED UP, THOUGH. FOX NOW HOPING HE HAS MORE REASONS TO CELEBRATE IN ROUND TWO. GORDON FINDLATER, NEWSHUB. ZOE HOBBS' 100m OLYMPIC QUEST BEGAN IN EARNEST TODAY WITH ANOTHER TITLE AT THE NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE WIN COMES OFF THE BACK OF HER FOURTH PLACE OVER 60m AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS. HARRY BARTLE JOINS US NOW FROM WELLINGTON'S NEWTON PARK WHERE THE NATIONALS ARE BEING HELD. AND HARRY, HOW DID ZOE LOOK RACING OVER HER FAVOURED DISTANCE? IT WAS ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE WIN FOR ZOE. SHE RAN A TIME OF 11.13 SECONDS. IT WAS NOT ALL PERFECT, IT WAS NOT A PERSONAL BEST OR A RECORD, AND SHE THOUGHT SHE RAISED HER HEAD A LITTLE EARLY AND THAT HINDERED HER TIME. IT FELT A LITTLE FOREIGN, IF I'M TO BE HONEST. I HAVEN'T DONE A LOT OF 100s THIS SEASON, AND OFF THE BACK OF A LOT OF TRAVEL THIS PAST MONTH, I'M JUST` I THINK WHAT I RAN TODAY WAS PRETTY SOLID. THERE'S SOME STUFF TO CLEAN UP AGAIN IN THE RACE, BUT I THINK THE MORE EXPOSURE I GET TO THAT 100m AND ACTUALLY GETTING TO PRACTISE THE EXECUTION OF HOW THE RACE GOES, THE MORE I'LL REFAMILIARISE MYSELF, AND, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO COME OUT HERE TODAY AND HAVE FUN. ZOE IS NOT THE ONLY OLYMPIC HOPEFUL COMPETING HERE. TOM WALSH AND ELIZA MCCARTNEY WILL BE COMPETING. THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT HERE IN WELLINGTON. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. FINALLY TONIGHT, MANY HAVE TRIED TO RUN TWO-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMP CARLOS ALCARAZ OFF COURT, THOUGH MOST HAVE FAILED. BUT TODAY, THE WORLD NUMBER TWO MET HIS MATCH WHEN A SWARM OF BEES SAW HIM FLEE HIS QUARTER-FINAL AT THE INDIAN WELLS OPEN. GEE, LOOK HOW MANY THERE ARE. WE HAVE SOME PROBLEM WITH BEES HERE. PLAY PAUSED FOR A WHILE. (CROWD EXCLAIMS) PLAY CANNOT CONTINUE ` PAUSED FOR A WHILE HERE NOW. ALCARAZ MADE A BEELINE FOR THE DRESSING ROOM RESULTING IN A SUSPENSION OF PLAY LASTING MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE BEES THEN TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO THE SPIDERCAM, SETTING UP CAMP ON THE BROADCAST EQUIPMENT. ONCE THE COURT AND CAMERA WAS CLEAR, ALCARAZ RETURNED, USING HIS STINGING FOREHAND TO BEAT ALEXANDER ZVEREV IN TWO SETS. 'UN-BEE-LIEVABLE', RIGHT? YOU WENT THERE. OF COURSE YOU DID. I AM THE PUN QUEEN. THANKS SO MUCH. PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY HAVE MADE A RARE APPEARANCE AT THE SAME EVENT ` A CEREMONY REMEMBERING THEIR MOTHER, PRINCESS DIANA. BUT THE PRINCES WEREN'T THERE TOGETHER; THEY WEREN'T EVEN IN THE SAME COUNTRY. ITV'S CHRIS SHIP HAS MORE. GIVEN MANY OF THOSE BEING HONOURED TONIGHT WERE NOT EVEN BORN WHEN PRINCE WILLIAM'S MOTHER WAS ALIVE, IT SAYS MUCH ABOUT HER LEGACY THAT THE DIANA AWARD IS HAVING ITS 25TH CEREMONY. BOTH WILLIAM AND HARRY WERE SUPPORTING THE EVENT TONIGHT, BUT AS SAD AS DIANA WOULD'VE FOUND IT, NOT IN THE SAME ROOM AND NOT AT THE SAME TIME. YOU DO HAVE TO NAVIGATE YOUR WAY AROUND WHAT HAS BEEN A VERY PUBLIC FALLING OUT. WE DON'T HAVE TO, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE CHARITY, TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO CONSTANTLY KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US, WHO WE TALK ABOUT OUR WORK. AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN... IT'S SO EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE NOISE, OR ACTUALLY, DO YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON THE WORK? HARRY WILL SPEAK TO THE WINNERS LATER TONIGHT BY VIDEO CALL FROM CALIFORNIA, SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HIS BROTHER HAD MADE HIS SPEECH AND LEFT THE VENUE. A CHARITY SET UP TO REFLECT MY MOTHER'S BELIEF THAT YOUNG PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. SHE TAUGHT ME THAT EVERYONE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK. THAT LEGACY IS SOMETHING THAT BOTH CATHERINE AND I SOUGHT TO FOCUS ON THROUGH OUR WORK. TONIGHT'S WINNERS, HOWEVER, DIDN'T CARE ABOUT WHICH BROTHER THEY MET OR HOW. IT'S THE SAME THING IF THEY'RE TOGETHER, IF THEY'RE ONE AFTER ANOTHER ` IT'S, LIKE, THEY'LL BE HERE. BOTH OF THEM ARE HERE FOR THEIR MOTHER. AS IF WILLIAM AND HARRY CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT, ALBEIT FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WASN'T ENOUGH TO FOCUS ON, UP POPS A CONTRIBUTION FROM CALIFORNIA. # I WISH YOU BLUEBIRDS... # THE NAME 'AMERICAN RIVIERA ORCHARDS' DOESN'T EXACTLY ROLL OFF THE TONGUE. WE SEE SOME BAKING AND A BALLGOWN, AND MEGHAN'S APPLIED TO MARKET TABLEWARE, TEXTILES AND JAMS. PRESUMABLY, MEGHAN KNEW HARRY AND WILLIAM WERE HONOURING THEIR LATE MOTHER TODAY, AND THE TIMING OF THE LAUNCH RAISED A FEW EYEBROWS IN SOME CORNERS OF THE PALACE TONIGHT. YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY SLY TO FOOL A FOX, BUT MAYBE NOT A BABY ONE WITH ITS EYES BARELY OPEN. A WILDLIFE RESCUER IN VIRGINIA TOOK A UNIQUE APPROACH TO HELPING THE PUP AFTER IT WAS FOUND ABANDONED BY ITS MOTHER. MELISSA STANLEY DRESSED UP LIKE A FOX TO MAKE SURE THE NEWBORN DIDN'T BECOME DOMESTICATED, SAYING IT WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF SHE FEARS PEOPLE. KEEPERS IN CHINA TAKE A SIMILAR VIEW WHEN CARING FOR PANDAS, WEARING A FULL COSTUME WHEN WORKING IN THEIR ENCLOSURES. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. IT IS NOT TERRIBLY CONVINCING, IS IT? OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT ` GREEN MP DARLEEN TANA HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, AND THE PARTY HAS HIRED AN INDEPENDENT LAWYER TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS SHE WAS INVOLVED IN MIGRANT EXPLOITATION. A WORKER AT HER HUSBAND'S E-BIKE COMPANY HAS TAKEN A COMPLAINT TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY CLAIMING HE'S OWED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY. COMING UP, NEWSHUB WEATHER, AND WHEN WILL THE SNOW EASE, HEATHER? OVERNIGHT. THERE IS STILL A LITTLE ACTIVITY LEFT IN THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN CRUISING UP THE COUNTRY. SNOW FLURRIES CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TO 600m INLAND IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND SNOW TO 800m FURTHER NORTH. FORTUNATELY ONLY TWO ROAD SNOWFALL WARNINGS, AND BOTH OF THOSE EXPIRE AT 9. NAU MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. AFTER TODAY'S RATHER AVERAGE WEATHER, TOMORROW IS LOOKING MUCH BETTER. THE FRONTS OVER THE NORTH ISLAND WILL HAVE CLEARED BY EARLY MORNING, ALLOWING THE NEXT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SPREAD OUT OVER THE COUNTRY. IT WILL LIE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGIONS BY AROUND MIDDAY. ANOTHER FRONT AFFECTS THE DEEP SOUTH BY LATE MORNING, BUT IT'S MOVING SLOWLY, BRINGING RAIN OR SHOWERS TO ONLY PART OF THE SOUTH. SO STILL SOME ACTIVITY LEFT TONIGHT, WITH SNOW FLURRIES TO 600m FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND DOWN TO 800m FURTHER NORTH. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL POSSIBLE FOR MARLBOROUGH TOO. BUT IT'S ALL CLEARED OUT BEFORE DAWN, SO MUCH SO, THAT THERE COULD BE FOG INLAND FOR THE NORTHERN REGION. RAIN DOES RETURN, SPREADING UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, WITH RAIN OR SHOWERS OVERNIGHT ` HEAVY AND THUNDERY FOR WELLINGTON, WAIRARAPA AND THE KAPITI COAST. JUST LIKE THE SOUTH, IT CLEARS OUT FOR A GOOD MORNING, WITH THE RIDGE SPREADING IN FROM THE WEST. COOL SOUTH TO SOU'WEST WINDS TURN NORTHERLY IN THE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SO THE SUN RETURNS UP TOP TOMORROW, WITH JUST MORNING CLOUD. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH OR SOU'WEST BUT WILL EASE FOR WHITIANGA AND AUCKLAND FROM LATE AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF SUN HERE TOMORROW ONCE THE MORNING CLOUD CLEARS. SOUTHERLIES FOR THOSE INLAND, WITH SOU'WESTERS ALONG THE COAST, BUT IT WILL EASE EVERYWHERE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS CLEAR FOR ALL HERE EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT TAKE A LITTLE LONGER FOR GISBORNE, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. THE FRESH SOU'WESTERLY WILL TEND NOR'WEST IN THE EVENING, SOUTH OF HASTINGS. SHOWERS CLEAR IN THE MORNING HERE TOO, WITH BLUE SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT AROUND, STARTING FROM THE SOUTH, ENDING UP FROM THE NORTH OR NOR'WEST. TO THE SOUTH ` ALSO FINE, AND STILL A LITTLE CHILLY. SHOWERS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTH, REACHING REEFTON AND WESTPORT BY THE EVENING WITH SOU'WESTERLIES AND A NORTHERLY FOR NELSON. A CHILLY NIGHT OUT EAST, BUT THE SUN'S OUT TOMORROW. HIGH CLOUD RETURNS IN THE NORTH DURING THE EVENING, AND A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN SOUTH OF CHRISTCHURCH. WINDS END UP FROM THE EAST OR NOR'EAST. AND THE CLOUD ROLLS BACK OVER THE LOWER SOUTH IN THE MORNING, WITH SHOWERS. THOSE SHOWERS DEVELOP INTO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH WESTERLIES FOR STEWART ISLAND, INVERCARGILL AND ALSO DUNEDIN. THE WIND WILL BE FRESH TOO ACROSS THE DAY, WITH CLOUD THICKENING DURING THE MORNING, AND SHOWERS TURNING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOKING GOOD FOR CHRISTCHURCH, WITH THE REMAINING SHOWERS CLEARING VERY EARLY. THE SUN STAYS OUT, WITH THE SOU'WESTER TURNING NOR'EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT, WELLINGTON, EXPECT SOME THUNDERSTORMS, MAYBE HAIL AND A GUSTY SOUTHERLY. TOMORROW, MUCH BETTER ` THE SOUTHERLY TURNS NORTHERLY LATE AFTERNOON, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE. MOST OF THE RAIN IS GONE BY SUNRISE AROUND HAWKE'S BAY, AND ONCE THE FINAL SHOWERS CLEAR, THE DAY IS FINE. SOU'WESTERS EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. DON'T STRESS IF YOU WAKE TO CLOUD, TAURANGA ` IT'S GONE VERY QUICKLY, WITH FINE SKIES AND A SOU'WESTER THAT EASES AFTER MIDDAY. SHOWERS CLEAR BEFORE DAWN FOR HAMILTON, AND THEN APART FROM MORNING CLOUD, THE DAY IS GOOD. SOUTHERLIES, THOUGH, SO NOT OVERLY WARM. AND EVEN COOLER FOR AUCKLAND ` THE SOUTHERLY IS FRESH, SO THE WIND CHILL WILL BE A FACTOR. IT IS FINE, THOUGH ` JUST MORNING SHOWERS AND THE WIND EASES TOMORROW NIGHT. IF YOU'RE HEADING TO OZ, IT'S CERTAINLY WARMER, WITH EASTERLY WINDS OFF THE DESERT BOOSTING THE TEMP FOR PERTH. AND A TROPICAL TROUGH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS TO TONGA, FIJI AND VANUATU. BACK HOME, AND THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND IS LOOKING GOOD UP TOP TOO, NORTHLAND. YOU'LL HAVE A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. SIMILAR HERE, WITH JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS POPPING UP OUT EAST ON MONDAY AND THEN SHOWERS AGAIN ON TUESDAY. SUNDAY'S OK, BUT A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER AROUND THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEST WILL HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS, WITH A FEW SPILLING OVER TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY. AND ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LOWER SOUTH. EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR SHARE ON SUNDAY. SO HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE WEEKEND IS LOOKING A LOT BRIGHTER THAN TODAY, BUT IT WILL BE COLD, WITH BELOW-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR MOST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR TODAY. LAURA TUPOU AND THE NEWSHUB LATE TEAM ARE HERE ON THREE AT 10.20, AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT news@newshub.co.nz. I'M MICHAEL MORRAH. AND I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. PO MARIE. CAPTIONS BY SAM BAKER AND KATE MCCULLOUGH. 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