TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` WINSTON PETERS NOW SAYS HIS NAZI GERMANY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MISREPRESENTED, AS HE DISMISSES QUESTIONS. HE'S BEEN GIVEN A TELLING OFF BY THE PRIME MINISTER. YOU STOP LYING, MATE. HAVE YOU BEEN ASKED TO PULL YOUR HEAD IN, MR PETERS? WHAT ABOUT THE SUPER LINES? MR PETERS? THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THERE'S PROBABLY MORE DRINKING IN THE SOUTH ISLAND THAN THE NORTH ISLAND. WASTEWATER TESTING REVEALS KIWIS' DRINKING HABITS ` HOW DOES OUR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION COMPARE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD? PLUS ` WHAT IT MEANS TO DAME KIRI TE KANAWA, AS HER BIRTHDAY AND CAREER ARE CELEBRATED IN A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT. # KA MATE AHAU I TE AROHA E. # CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, LELE SIMEON AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024. TENA KOUTOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. IT WAS A MATTER OF WHO WASN'T IN THE GUN TODAY FOR THE COALITION. NZ FIRST MPs ARE CAUSING HEADACHES FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT, AS WINSTON PETERS CONTINUES TO BATTLE AGAINST THE MEDIA OVER COVERAGE OF HIS STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH, IN WHICH REFERENCED NAZI GERMANY; ALL OF THIS AS MEDIA MINISTER MELISSA LEE FACES MORE QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER SHE'S COPING IN THE ROLE. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. OUR PRIME MINISTER HAS HAD WORDS WITH WINSTON PETERS ABOUT HIS NAZI COMMENTS. THE RHETORIC IS DAMAGING, AND IT'S UNHELPFUL, AND IT DOESN'T DRIVE CIVILITY IN OUR POLITICS. AND TODAY MR PETERS WAS SURE IN A MOOD. I'M NOT LISTENING TO EITHER OF YOURS CRAP. DID THE PRIME MINISTER TELL YOU TO PULL YOUR HEAD IN? YOU STOP LYING LIKE YOU DID ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT. DID THE PRIME MINISTER TELL YOU TO PULL YOUR HEAD IN? YOU STOP LYING. DID THE PRIME MINISTER TELL YOU TO PULL YOUR HEAD IN, MR PETERS? OTHER POLITICIANS WEIGHING IN. IT'S SO UNHINGED, IT'S LIKE THE DOOR FELL OFF. IT'S FRANKLY UTTERLY EMBARRASSING. IN TERMS OF THE EXAMPLE HE USED, IT'S NOT THE ONE I WOULD HAVE USED. IT CAN BE UPSETTING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. ON SUNDAY, WINSTON PETERS RAGED AGAINST CO-GOVERNANCE UNDER LABOUR. AND THE INSIDIOUS CREEP OF RACIST CO-GOVERNANCE THROUGH LEGISLATION AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THEN BROUGHT UP THE NAZIS. I'VE SEEN THAT SORT OF PHILOSOPHY BEFORE IN NAZI GERMANY. WE ALL DID. YOU COMPARED LABOUR'S APPROACH TO CO-GOVERNANCE TO NAZI GERMANY ` IS THAT APPROPRIATE? YES, IT IS. NOW MR PETERS WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE HE WASN'T TALKING ABOUT LABOUR AND CO-GOVERNANCE AT ALL, BUT TE PATI MAORI SAYING LAST YEAR MAORI HAVE SUPERIOR GENETICS. I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM. WHY? I'M NOT GOING TO BLOW SMOKE UP HIS YOU-KNOW-WHAT. MEANWHILE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFIRMED SHE REMINDED CABINET MINISTERS OF THE RULES, FOLLOWING SHANE JONES CRITICISM OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES. YOU CAN BE VERY AWARE I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. WERE HIS COMMENTS APPROPRIATE? I'VE JUST MADE MY VIEWS VERY CLEAR. WELL, YOU HAVEN'T, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TELL US WHAT YOU SAID. WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT, BECAUSE I NEVER TALK ABOUT CABINET, BECAUSE I'M NOT STUART NASH. DID THE SOLICITOR GENERAL ASK YOU TO SPEAK TO SHANE JONES ABOUT HIS COMMENTS? WELL, I WOULDN'T EVER SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THE SOLICITOR GENERAL SAYS TO ME. DID THE MINISTER GET A TELLING OFF? WELL, WHAT'S SAID IN CABINET IS TAPU, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM HER. THE PRIME MINISTER'S TEAM HAS ALSO ADVISED THE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER TO LIMIT HER COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEDIA. ARE YOU STRUGGLING IN YOUR PORTFOLIO? NO. ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT SHE'S STRUGGLING. I HAVE AGREED TO DO TWO INTERVIEWS THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY CANCELLED, YES. THE SPOTLIGHT FIRMLY ON THIS COALITION GOVERNMENT. LET'S BRING BENEDICT IN NOW FROM PARLIAMENT. AND BENEDICT, WINSTON PETERS' NAZI COMMENTS ` NOT THE ONLY FALLOUT FROM HIS STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? THE STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY WERE BLASTING OUT THROUGH THE SPEAKERS THE ICONIC DRINKING ANTHEM TUB THUMPING, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT BEING KNOCKED DOWN AND GETTING BACK UP AGAIN. WINSTON PETERS QUOTED LYRICS FROM THE SONG. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SAMPLE OF THE SONG HERE. # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN. # YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN. # HERE IS THE PROBLEM. THE BAND THAT SANG THAT SONG, THEY HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT TO THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA OUTLET THE SPINOFF IN WHICH THEY HAVE SET NEW ZEALAND FIRST DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THEIR SONG. THEY HAVE ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AGAINST NEW ZEALAND 1ST TO GET THEM TO STOP USING IT. ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS SAID THAT WINSTON PETERS USING THE SONG TO PROMOTE HIS DIVISIVE, SMALL-MINDED, BIGOTED POLICIES WAS HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THEIR SONG IS ALL ABOUT POSITIVE AND HOPE. THEY URGED WINSTON PETERS DO NOT USE THE REFERENCE OF THEIR SONG AGAIN. THAT IS QUITE A BURN FROM THE BAND. IT FEELS LIKE WINSTON PETERS CAN'T WIN A TRACK AT THE MOMENT. THANKS. AND BREAKFAST WILL BE SPEAKING WITH LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS FOR HIS REACTION TO PETERS' COMMENTS. THAT'S TOMORROW FROM 6AM. ACCESSING SUPPORT HAS JUST GOTTEN TOUGHER FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY, WITH THE GOVERNMENT MODIFYING HOW PEOPLE CAN USE THEIR DISABILITY SUPPORT FUNDING. MANY SAY THEY'VE BEEN CAUGHT OFF-GUARD, WITH NO WARNING ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE SCHEME. HENRY MCMULLAN CAUGHT UP WITH ONE FAMILY ALREADY STRUGGLING. THIS IPAD CAN BE A LIFELINE FOR MASON (5), WHO HAS AUTISM. (CRIES) IT HELPS HIM CONNECT AND LEARN, WHILE ALSO GIVING HIS PARENTS A BREAK. WE WOULDN'T CHANGE HIM FOR THE WORLD, BUT WE'LL CHANGE THE WORLD FOR HIM. THE IPAD WAS BOUGHT WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDING, BUT THE RULES FOR HOW ` AND WHAT ` THAT MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON HAS NOW CHANGED. TOOLS LIKE THIS NOW EXCLUDED. THERE'S MORE EXCLUSIONS THAN THERE ARE INCLUSIONS. YEAH. AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING. WE'VE GOT SUCH BROAD CRITERIA AT THE MOMENT THAT THE FUNDING HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR MASSAGES, OVERSEAS TRAVEL, PEDICURES, HAIRCUTS FOR CARERS. MANY MEMBERS OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY FINDING OUT ABOUT THE CHANGES LAST NIGHT VIA THE MINISTRY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. AFTER BEING FLOODED BY COMMENTS, THE MINISTRY SHUT THE POST DOWN, SAYING IT'S SORRY IT WASN'T ABLE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE NOTICE OF THE CHANGES. I THINK IT'S CALLOUS, THE WAY THAT THEY'VE DONE IT ALSO. IT'S NOT MANA-ENHANCING. LABOUR SAYS IT'S THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR A BUDGET SHORTFALL TO FUND TAX CUTS. IT'S CLEAR THEIR NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP, AND NZERS ARE ULTIMATELY GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT. THE LATEST GROUP OF NZERS TO PAY THE PRICES ARE OUR DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THE MINISTER WAS ASKED IF SHE WOULD APOLOGISE FOR HOW THE CHANGES WERE COMMUNICATED. I APOLOGISE THAT THEY HAVE A MINISTRY THAT HAS BEEN SET UP WITH POLICY SETTINGS THAT ARE PUTTING WHAIKAHA IN THIS SITUATION. FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE RESTRUCTURE STILL COMING TO TERMS WITH IT, NOW WONDERING WHAT THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD FINANCIALLY TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORTS FOR HIM. SUPPORT THEY SAY ISN'T ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. IT'S ABOUT TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE TO HIKE OUR GREAT WALKS. FROM JULY 1ST, PRICES WILL JUMP 18% FOR ALL BAR ONE OF THE 10 WORLD-RENOWNED HIKES. A FEE'S ALSO BEING REINTRODUCED FOR CHILDREN OVER 5, ALTHOUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES CARDHOLDERS WILL GET A 25% DISCOUNT. SINCE THE LAST PRICE REVIEW FOUR YEARS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SAYS MAINTENANCE COSTS HAVE RISEN A LOT. MEANWHILE, PROPOSED ROAD USER CHARGES FOR PLUG-IN HYBRIDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. DRIVERS WILL NOW PAY $38 PER THOUSAND KILOMETRES INSTEAD OF $53, WHEN THEY MOVE INTO THE RUC SYSTEM NEXT MONTH. THE TRANSPORT MINISTER SAYS THE REDUCED RATE RECOGNISES THAT PLUG-IN HYBRIDS USE BOTH PETROL AND BATTERY POWER. THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS CONCERNS RAISED BY THE MOTOR INDUSTRY THAT DRIVERS WOULD BE FORCED TO OVERPAY, DISCOURAGING THE UPTAKE OF NEW PLUG-IN HYBRIDS. THAI AUTHORITIES HAVE REVEALED MORE OF THEIR CASE AGAINST TWO NZ BROTHERS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER IN PHUKET. THEY SAY DURING A STRUGGLE OVER THE OFFICER'S HANDGUN, AT LEAST ONE SHOT WAS DISCHARGED. THEY ALSO SAY ONE OF THE BROTHER'S IS A MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGHTER. SIMON MERCEP HAS MORE. IN A CASE THAT'S MADE HEADLINES AROUND THE COUNTRY, TWO NZ MEN WERE FILMED.... THAT FOOTAGE SHOWS A TRAFFIC OFFICER AFTER HE'S PULLED OVER THE TWO MEN ON THEIR MOTORBIKES, ALLEGEDLY FOR SPEEDING. POLICE SAY THE OFFICER WAS ATTACKED AS HE TRIED TAKING PHOTOS OF THE KIWIS ON HIS PHONE. (MAN SHOUTS, WOMAN SCREAMS) IN THE STRUGGLE, POLICE SAY ONE BROTHER TRIED TO GRAB THE PHONE AND THE OFFICER'S HANDGUN. (WOMAN SHOUTS) IT'S SAID THE GUN WENT OFF, LUCKILY NOT HITTING ANYONE. THE MAN HOLDING THE POLICE OFFICER IS TRAINED IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. WHEN THE PAIR WERE EVENTUALLY ARRESTED, POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO BRIBE OFFICERS. THE PROVINCIAL POLICE, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TWO MEN REMAIN IN CUSTODY AND THEY FACE FIVE CHARGES OVER THE INCIDENT. THOSE CHARGES INCLUDE ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED BRIBERY. YES, ON THE SURFACE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS` A SERIOUS CRIMINAL MATTER, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW CASES WHICH HAVE LED TO LOCAL TENSIONS, AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THEM. THAI MEDIA SAY THE TWO MEN ARE IN CUSTODY AT THE PROVINCIAL COURT AND HAVE DENIED THE CHARGES. POLICE HAVE PUBLISHED A PICTURE OF THE INJURED OFFICER IN HOSPITAL AND SAY HE'S RECOVERING WELL. PHUKET'S GOVERNOR, HERE ON THE RIGHT, CALLED THE INCIDENT 'INTOLERABLE'. ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THE PAIR. AND THEY ARE BLACKLISTED. PHUKET IS A POPULAR TOURIST SPOT. AUTHORITIES WANT TO KEEP IT SAFE. MFAT SAYS IT'S PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILY OF THE TWO MEN. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. THERE WAS AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE IN WHAKATANE TODAY AS THE MAN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A MONGREL MOB BOSS FACED COURT. THE ARREST COMES NINE MONTHS AFTER STEVEN TAIATINI WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A VEHICLE IN OPOTIKI. HIS TANGI, ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS OF PATCHED MEMBERS, BECAME POLITICAL AS THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR. THE 50-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER WAS GRANTED INTERIM NAME SUPPRESSION. THE MAN WAS REMANDED IN CUSTODY UNTIL HIS NEXT APPEARANCE AT THE HIGH COURT IN TAURANGA. ARE DRIVERS ON THE METER FULL TIME OR ARE THEY CONTRACTORS? THAT'S BEING DEBATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COURT OF APPEAL IN WELLINGTON ON DAY ONE OF UBER'S LEGAL FIGHT AGAINST A LANDMARK RULING DECLARING DRIVERS ARE PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. THE RIDE SHARING COMPANY IS ARGUING WORKERS HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE, BUT LAWYERS ON THE SIDE OF DRIVERS SAY IT'S THE GLOBAL GIANT THAT HAS TOTAL CONTROL. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE JUSTICE IS, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO AN APP? THE FORMER UBER DRIVER WHO TOOK ON THE RIDE-SHARING GIANT WITH THREE OTHERS AND WON, SUCCESSFULLY ARGUING THEY'RE EMPLOYEES NOT CONTRACTORS. THEY SAY WE ARE THE OWNER, WE SAY THAT WE AREN'T. WE ARE NOT BOSSES. THE APP AND UBER ARE THE BOSSES. ALL CHANT: UNION! POWER! UNION! POWER! NOW THEY'RE BACK IN COURT, AFTER UBER CHALLENGED THE LANDMARK 2022 EMPLOYMENT COURT RULING. IT ONLY APPLIED TO THE FOUR DRIVERS, BUT HAD IMPLICATIONS FOR MANY MORE. WE DESERVE TO BE RECOGNISED AS WORKERS. BUT INSIDE COURT, LAWYERS FOR UBER ARGUED DRIVERS ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, AND THE EARLIER JUDGE WAS WRONG. THE CHIEF JUDGE FAILED TO CONSIDER THE LACK OF CONTROL THAT UBER HAD OVER DRIVERS. EACH DRIVER HAD COMPLETE FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE AS TO WHEN THEY WORKED, FOR HOW LONG AND WHERE. THE ACTUAL CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP HERE IS THAT UBER CAN DO WHAT IT LIKES. ANYTHING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO DECADES THE EMPLOYEE VERSUS CONTRACTOR QUESTION HAS BEEN TESTED IN AN APPEAL COURT. THE LAST TIME WAS THE 'LORD OF THE RINGS' CASE, WHEN A MODEL MAKER WAS DEEMED AN EMPLOYEE. THE DECISION MADE BEHIND THESE DOORS IS IMPORTANT. IF IT'S AGREED THE DRIVERS ARE EMPLOYEES, THAT MEANS BASIC WORKER RIGHTS. WAGE, HOLIDAY, SICK PAY. SO, LIKE, THIS YEAR I'VE WORKED MOST PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. WE DON'T GET ANY EXTRA MONEY. WE DON'T GET ANYTHING. BUT HE LIKES THE FLEXIBILITY. I'M A SOLO DAD, SO I HAVE A SON AT HOME, SO I CAN GO OUT AND WORK AROUND HIM. IN A STATEMENT, UBER SAID 90% OF DRIVERS HAVE TOLD IT THEY WOULDN'T KEEP EARNING IF THE FLEXIBILITY GOES. IT SAYS SHOEHORNING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS INTO TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT THREATENS THE AUTONOMY DRIVERS VALUE. THE HEARING CONTINUES TOMORROW. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. WITH AN AGEING AND VULNERABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CONSTANT REPAIRS REQUIRE AN EXPENSIVE AND TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO A LONG-TERM PROBLEM. SO THE COUNTRY'S LOCAL COUNCILS ARE LOOKING TO FIND MONEY, SAVE MONEY, AND ALSO COMBINE ASSETS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIES OF SCALE. IN THE THIRD PART OF THIS SERIES ON OUR WATER WOES, 1 NEWS CHIEF CORRESPONDENT, JOHN CAMPBELL, GOES TO RANGITIKEI, WHERE THEY'RE ASKING CAN TOWNS SHARE FACILITIES TO MAKE THEM BETTER? SO, THESE WERE MAPS THAT MY WIFE ACTUALLY GAVE TO ME WHEN I CAME INTO THE JOB. I LOVE HER DEARLY, OBVIOUSLY. BUT WE START OUT AT THE COAST... FAMILY AND RANGITIKEI ` THE LOVES OF ANDY WATSON'S LIFE. TO STAND WITH HIM, MAP-SIDE, IS TO HEAR GEOGRAPHY MADE POETRY. AND WE COME INTO BULLS, AND SLOWLY, AS WE MAKE OUT WAY THROUGH, YOU COME UP THROUGH OUR TOWNS, SO YOU GET INTO THE MARTONS AND THE HUNTERVILLES. AND ON HE GOES ` TOWN TO TOWN, THE STORY OF THE DISTRICT AND THE COUNTRY ` AND OF WATER. MULTIPLE TOWNS, ALL REQUIRING THEIR OWN WASTEWATER PLANTS, DRINKING-WATER PLANTS. DOES LOCALISATION OF COST WORK IN UNDERPOPULATED AREAS? NO. WE MET LOWER HUTT MAYOR CAMPBELL BARRY IN THE FIRST STORY IN OUR SERIES. WHILE THE WELLINGTON REGION HAS MASSIVE WATER ISSUES, THEY'RE WELL-KNOWN. HE'S WORRIED THAT RURAL REGIONS, WITH SMALLER POPULATIONS, BUT SIMILAR WATER VULNERABILITIES, ARE DISAPPEARING FROM VIEW. WITHOUT CHANGE, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ASTRONOMICAL RATE RISES, OR THEY WILL HAVE CRAP IN THEIR WATER, OR THEY WILL HAVE FAILING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. AND OUR COUNCIL FACES THESE ISSUES. NOW, WE'RE OPERATING OUTSIDE OF COMPLIANCE OR CONSENT ON SOME OF OUR PLANTS, BUT AT LEAST WE'VE NEGOTIATED A PATHWAY AND ALLOWED FUNDING TO GET THERE. THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN BULLS. AND THIS IS THE MARTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. NOW, THEY'RE 14K APART, SO RANGITIKEI IS JOINING THEM TOGETHER BY PIPE, WHICH MEANS THAT RATHER THAN STRUGGLING TO KEEP TWO PLANTS COMPLIANT, THEY CAN DO ONE PLANT REALLY WELL. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE WATERS. WE NEED TO BE COMPLIANT. WE NEED TO REMOVE OUR WASTEWATER STREAMS FROM GOING INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL AWA. TAIHAPE! (LAUGHTER) - TA-DA! - (LAUGHTER) AND UNFORTUNATELY... AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM ` SOMETIMES A COMMUNITY IS SO FAR FROM ITS NEIGHBOURS THAT THEY AREN'T EVEN ON THE MAP. AND OUR CURRENT PLANT THERE IS NOT COMPLIANT ` WE EXCEED THE BORDERS AND LIMITATIONS WITHIN OUR CONSENTS. IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE ` COLLECT THE WATER, KEEP WASTEWATER OUT OF IT, GET IT INTO PIPES, AND THEN TO YOUR TAPS. AND YET... IT HAS BEEN A TICKING TIME-BOMB FOR NZ, AND THE FUSE IS GETTING VERY SHORT. TOMORROW NIGHT, JOHN PUTS EVERYTHING WE'VE LEARNT IN THIS SERIES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN. SOUTH ISLANDERS CONSUME MORE ALCOHOL THAN NORTH ISLANDERS, AND KIWIS FROM SMALL-TOWN NZ DRINK MORE THAN PEOPLE IN THE MAIN CENTRES ` THESE ARE SOME OF THE FINDINGS IN A UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STUDY WHICH TRACKED ALCOHOL USE AROUND THE COUNTRY FROM TESTING WASTEWATER. 10 AREAS WERE MONITORED OVER SIX MONTHS DURING 2021, COVERING AROUND 40% OF THE POPULATION. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE CONSUMPTION IS 1.2 STANDARD DRINKS EACH DAY FOR PEOPLE AGED 15 AND OVER. SOUTH AUCKLANDERS DRINK THE LEAST AMOUNT, WITH DATA SHOWING THE WEST COAST TOWN OF WESTPORT CONSUMES THE MOST. WE DRINK MORE ON WEEKENDS, AND THERE ARE SPIKES COINCIDING WITH BIG SPORTING EVENTS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. WE DRINK LESS THAN THE GLOBAL AVERAGE, AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT AS ITALY'S ` 12.6ml PER PERSON PER DAY ` A LOT LESS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAN AUSTRALIANS, WHO AVERAGE 17.6ml PER DAY. LISA DAVIES HAS MORE. MIXING A COCKTAIL OF A DIFFERENT KIND... OUR WASTEWATER SAMPLE. ...TO REVEAL SOME INTERESTING TRENDS. THERE'S PROBABLY MORE DRINKING IN THE SOUTH ISLAND THAN THE NORTH ISLAND, WHICH I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT, UH, FIND INTERESTING. SOME SOUTH ISLANDERS... WE'RE ALL PISSHEADS, REALLY. ...FINDING THE STATS HARD TO SWALLOW. NO, I FIND IT REALLY FASCINATING BECAUSE, UM... YEAH, I FIND IT CONCERNING. PERHAPS WE DO, BUT I'M NOT, AND MY WIFE WON'T ALLOW ME TO. YEAH, WE DO LIKE TO SOCIALISE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. THE NEW DRINKING DATA RAISING SOME QUESTIONS TOO. I DO WONDER WHETHER POCKETS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, SUCH AS QUEENSTOWN, MAYBE DRIVE UP THE CONSUMPTION STATISTIC. HE'S NOT WRONG. IN QUEENSTOWN, THERE WAS A HUGE SPIKE ON ONE DAY. THERE WAS A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY MALE REVUE SHOW BY THE STALLIONS. SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS` THAT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE HIGH LEVELS OF DRINKING THAT NIGHT. OF THE 10 CATCHMENT AREAS ANALYSED, WESTPORT HAD THE HIGHEST CONSUMPTION. MAYBE IT'S COLD. (LAUGHTER) TO KEEP WARM. SOUTH AUCKLAND RECORDING THE LOWEST. NOT WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT BASED ON SORT OF ON OTHER IDEAS AND PREJUDICES AND STEREOTYPES. MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND ` THAT'S A VERY HIGH PACIFIC POPULATION, AND WE KNOW THAT MANY PACIFIC PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO DRINK, AND THOSE THAT DO, DO DRINK MORE HAZARDOUSLY. IT'S HOPED THE NEW DATA WILL HELP HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND THAT MORE TESTING WILL HELP MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF ANY POLICY CHANGE. BUT HERE ON THE STREETS OF CHRISTCHURCH, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TAKE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE WINE-DRINKING POSH PEOPLE IN AUCKLAND, AS OPPOSED TO THE BEER-DRINKING FARMERS AND SHEEP-HUNTERS IN THE SOUTH ISLAND WOULD HAVE BALANCED EACH OTHER OUT. UP NEXT FOR ANALYSIS IN THIS LAB ` VAPING. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` WHAT'S UP WITH KATE? AS RUMOURS SWIRL ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS POST-SURGERY, SEE THE NEW VIDEO OF THE PRINCESS. I STARTED CALLING THE CHILDREN ` PLUS ` AN EARLY MORNING SURPRISE. I STARTED CALLING THE CHILDREN ` 'WAKE UP, SOMETHING IS GOING ON OUT THERE.' THE LATEST NEIGHBOURHOOD TO BE PUT ON THE MAP BY BANKSY. AND THE MILLENNIUM FALCON GETS ITS OWN COIN ` LATER ` WHICH OTHER FAMOUS STAR WARS VEHICLES HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ROYAL MINT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THE SPIDER-BITE VICTIM WITH A WARNING FOR REST OF US. PLUS PLAYING WITH OUR MINDS, THE ILLUSIONIST WORKING HIS MAGIC ` CAN WE SPOT HIS SLEIGHT OF HAND? AND RESTORING THE HOME OF A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SAVED A TOWN. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. WELCOME BACK. THERE ARE FEARS A GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR FROM KAINGA ORA TENANTS COULD LEAVE FAMILIES HOMELESS. QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT HOW MANY KIDS COULD BE AFFECTED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE KICKED OUT, WHILE OTHERS ARE WELCOMING THE MEASURES, AS KATIE STEVENSON REPORTS. BERNICE HODGES FINALLY FEELS ABLE TO ENJOY HER BACKYARD AFTER A GROUP LIVING IN SOCIAL HOUSING NEXT DOOR WERE RECENTLY MOVED ON. ANY TIME I WALKED OUT MY DOOR, I'D BE ABUSED, THREATENED. A KAINGA ORA TENANT HERSELF, AT HER OWN EXPENSE, SHE'S INSTALLED SECURITY CAMERAS AND AN ALARM SYSTEM. I HAD NO CHOICE, BECAUSE I REALLY FEARED FOR MY LIFE. SHE'D COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES ` NOW PLEASED TO HEAR THE GOVERNMENT'S MAKING CHANGES, DEMANDING OUR HOUSING AGENCY TO TAKE A TOUGHER STANCE. COULDN'T HAVE COME SOON ENOUGH, TO BE REALLY HONEST WITH YOU. EVERY MONTH, THERE ARE 335 SERIOUS COMPLAINTS MADE ABOUT PEOPLE LIVING IN KAINGA ORA PROPERTIES. IN 2023, THERE WERE JUST THREE EVICTION ORDERS GIVEN OR ASKED FOR THROUGH THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL BY KAINGA ORA. THAT'S TOO FEW, IN OUR VIEW. THE FACT THAT IT HAS BASICALLY BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, NOT COMPLETELY, BUT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ` TO BE KICKED OUT OF A KAINGA ORA HOUSE ` HAS LED TO BAD BEHAVIOUR AND PEOPLE NOT PAYING THEIR RENT. BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE EVICTED RESIDENTS WILL END UP. THIS TENANT, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, EXPERIENCED THE UPHEAVAL IT CAUSES AS A CHILD. MY MUM LOST HER HOMES DUE TO ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, AND IT WAS VERY TRAUMATISING, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALISE THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON US CHILDREN. INSTEAD OF HAVING PROPER SERVICES, INVOLVED TO ACTUALLY HELP OUR FAMILY MOVE FORWARD FROM SOME OF THE ANTISOCIAL ISSUES THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH, THEY JUST KICKED US OUT. NOW FEARING WITH THE NEW CHANGES, HISTORY COULD BE REPEATED. OH, IT GETS ME A LITTLE BIT WORRIED. I LIVE IN A KAINGA ORA HOME. I HAVE A FAMILY. IT'S LOOKING TO INCREASE HOMELESSNESS. WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, UM, TO COMBAT ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE. KAINGA ORA SAYS IT'S ALREADY MAKING CHANGES TO THE WAY IT ADDRESSES DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR AND RENT ARREARS, AND THAT IT DOESN'T EXPECT ANYONE TO PUT UP WITH AWFUL SITUATIONS. MY MESSAGE IS, IF YOU DON'T WANNA BE KICKED OUT OF A STATE HOUSE, DON'T ABUSE THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN A STATE HOUSE. A STRONG MESSAGE THAT SOME SAY HAS OUTCOMES THE GOVERNMENT'S NOT PREPARED FOR. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. IT'S THE QUESTION THAT'S SET THE INTERNET ALIGHT ` WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PRINCESS OF WALES? WILD RUMOURS HAVE BEEN SWIRLING SINCE SHE TOOK A BREAK FROM PUBLIC LIFE FOLLOWING ABDOMINAL SURGERY TWO MONTHS AGO. THEN CAME THE MOTHER'S DAY PHOTOSHOP FAIL. NOW THE FIRST VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ROYAL HAS EMERGED. HERE'S EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON. A SMILING PRINCESS CATHERINE SEEN OUT AND ABOUT WITH HUSBAND PRINCE WILLIAM AT THEIR FAVOURITE LOCAL WINDSOR FARM SHOP. BUT THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS VIDEO ENOUGH PROOF TO QUELL THE SPIRALLING RUMOURS THAT HAVE TAKEN HOLD? I THINK THE PRESS ARE MAKING A LOT OF IT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. IT COULD BE SOMETHING DARK OR MYSTERIOUS OR ILLNESS. WE'LL SEE. WHAT ARE THE CRAZY RUMOURS THAT YOU'VE HEARD SO FAR ABOUT HER? WELL, THAT THEY'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THEIR MARRIAGE. ALL SILLY. I THINK IT'S NONSENSE, AND SHE NEEDS TO BE RESPECTED AND SHE NEEDS TO BE ALLOWED TO RECUPERATE IN HER OWN WAY. THIS IS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' LAST PUBLIC OUTING ON CHRISTMAS DAY NEARLY THREE MONTHS AGO, KENSINGTON PALACE SAYING PLANNED ABDOMINAL SURGERY WOULD KEEP HER OUT OF ACTION UNTIL AT LEAST EASTER. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE KIND MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR CATHERINE AND FOR MY FATHER. BUT A MANIPULATED PHOTO OF KATE AND HER CHILDREN RELEASED LAST WEEK TO MARK MOTHER'S DAY HAS SET THE INTERNET ABLAZE WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES. AND WHILE SOME BLAME THE MEDIA FOR FUELLING THE FLAMES, PRINCESS DIANA'S BROTHER TOLD THE BBC THEY'VE SHOWN MORE RESTRAINT THAN IN THE PAST. I THINK IT WAS MORE DANGEROUS BACK IN THE DAY. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER DEATH WERE SO SHOCKING THAT IT DID MAKE THE INDUSTRY THAT SUPPORTS THE PAPARAZZI REALLY CONSIDER MORE CAREFULLY WHAT IT COULD AND COULDN'T DO. BUT WITH ANOTHER FEW WEEKS UNTIL PRINCESS CATHERINE'S DUE FOR HER FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE OUTINGS LIKE THIS NEED TO BE CAPTURED ON VIDEO TO KEEP THE SPECULATION AT BAY? MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. DONALD TRUMP CAN'T COME UP WITH THE $762m BOND HE NEEDS TO CONTINUE HIS APPEAL OF A CIVIL FRAUD JUDGEMENT. THE FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT'S LAWYERS SAYING 30 INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE SAID NO TO UNDERWRITING THE BOND, MAINLY BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH CASH. TRUMP AND HIS ELDEST SONS WERE FOUND LIABLE OF FRAUDULENTLY INFLATING THE VALUE OF ASSETS TO GET FAVOURABLE LOANS. HE HAS ONE MORE WEEK TO PAY, OTHERWISE NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL COULD ASK THE COURT TO SEIZE SOME OF HIS PROPERTIES. LOOK WHAT'S JUST LANDED ON BRITAIN'S 50p COIN ` THE MILLENNIUM FALCON, THE FIRST TO FEATURE IN ROYAL MINT'S NEW 'STAR WARS' SERIES. MINTERS USED TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES ALONG WITH AN ADVANCED LASER TO IMPRINT THE DESIGN. THE COLLECTION, DEDICATED TO THE FAMOUS FILMS, WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE TIE FIGHTER, X-WING AND DEATH STAR II. THE OPERA-SINGING LEGEND TAKING OVER PARLIAMENT? KIWIS LOVE IT WHEN ONE OF US STANDS ON TOP OF THE WORLD. POLITICIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO DAME KIRI TE KANAWA ` WHO ELSE GOT A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT? PLUS ` WHAT'S THE MESSAGE BEHIND ELUSIVE STREET ARTIST BANKSY'S LATEST WORK? THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE ADOPTED DOG KEEPING THE FAMILY ON THEIR TOES. SHE'S DEAF AND BLIND, BUT SHE'S JUST A NORMAL DOG. SHE DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S DEAF AND BLIND, AND SHE ACTS LIKE A NORMAL DOG. AND THE GUESTS OF HONOUR WHO FINALLY GOT TO SEE THEIR FAMILY HISTORY QUIETLY TUCKED AWAY ON THE WEST COAST. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. IN A RARE MOVE, PARLIAMENT PUT ASIDE DEBATE TO CELEBRATE THE 80th BIRTHDAY OF DAME KIRI TE KANAWA. THE LEGENDARY OPERA SINGER EVEN ADDED HER VOICE TO THE OCCASION, AS POLITICIANS PAID TRIBUTE. ABBEY WAKEFIELD WAS THERE. THE POLITICIANS' HOUSE BECOMING THE OPERA HOUSE. # HOKI MAI RA. # KA MATE AHAU. # POLITICIANS OFTEN THROW INSULTS IN THE DEBATING CHAMBER. BUT TODAY WAS DIFFERENT. DAME KIRI IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS MAORI PERFORMER OF THE LAST TWO GENERATIONS. THAT'S THE POWER OF YOUR VOICE, TO BRING PEOPLE TO AN EMOTIONAL PLACE IN THEMSELVES. WHEN MOST OF US WERE BEST KNOWN FOR RUGBY, RACING AND BEER, YOU SHOWED THE WORLD AND OURSELVES THAT WE COULD BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THAT WE COULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD IN OPERA. THE CROWD FOR DAME KIRI WAS SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN WHAT SHE'S USED TO. # POKAREKARE ANA... ARCHIVE: BY EVENING, 140,000 HAD POURED INTO AUCKLAND DOMAIN. # HOKI MAI RA... # BUT THE OPERA SINGER SAID TODAY WAS VERY SPECIAL. NOT MANY PEOPLE GET TO DO THIS, AND MAYBE NEVER AGAIN FOR A LONG TIME. SO I'M VERY PROUD. TO THE DAME'S SURPRISE, HER DOG WAS ALSO MENTIONED... DO NOT SPEAK, ABBEY. ...ITS NAME HIGHLIGHTING HER ROLE IN A FAMOUS TV SERIES. YOUR THIRD LITTLE DOG WAS NAMED, ONCE SHE WAS BORN, ABBEY, AFTER 'DOWNTON ABBEY'. PERHAPS HER MOST FAMOUS PERFORMANCE, SINGING AT THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCESS DIANA AND PRINCE CHARLES. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE WEDDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND FEELING THE FEELING OF PRIDE THAT CAME WITH SEEING A KIWI AT THE HEART OF SUCH OF AN EVENT. JUST ONE OF HER MANY INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS. AS THE MINISTERS SAY, WE'VE GOT RUGBY AND WE'VE GOT CRICKET AND WE'VE GOT THINGS, BUT THERE IS THIS ALTERNATIVE WHICH IS ALSO INSPIRING AS WELL. AND MUSIC DOES INSPIRE. A WOMAN THAT HAS GIVEN HER LIFE TO THE ARTS, CELEBRATED IN THE HALLS OF POWER. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1 NEWS. A NORTH LONDON NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS HAD A SURPRISE SPRUCE-UP, THANKS TO BANKSY, THE ELUSIVE STREET ARTIST CONFIRMING HE'S BEHIND THIS PAINTING, WITH LOCALS NOW TRYING TO DECIPHER THE MEANING BEHIND IT. HERE'S THE BBC'S ELLIE PRICE. IT'S NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE CLOSE UP, BUT IT ALL MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU SEE IT WITH THE TREE. WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN, SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE. A TREAT FOR THE LOCALS WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE PASSING. I THINK IT'S AMAZING, HONESTLY. I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT BANKSY'S ARTWORK. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE ONE SO CLOSE TO HOME, SO YEAH, REALLY NICE TO SEE. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE. WE WERE JUST OUT ON A LITTLE MORNING WALK AND JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE ACROSS IT, AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL. I CAME INSIDE THE HOUSE AND I STARTED CALLING THE CHILDREN ` 'WAKE UP, SOMETHING IS GOING ON OUT THERE.' EVEN BY THIS MORNING, THE ARTWORK HAD ALREADY ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL INTEREST THEY'D HEARD ABOUT IT WATCHING TELLY IN THE HOTEL. SO WE JUST TOOK THE BUS. WE ARE LEAVING IN TWO HOURS, BUT WE JUST CAME HERE TO SEE IT. LOCALS TOLD US THAT THE WALL GOT ITS MAKEOVER IN THE EARLY HOURS OF YESTERDAY MORNING. AND HERE'S ANOTHER THING THEY NOTICED ` THE GREEN OF THE LEAVES IS THE SAME COLOUR AS ISLINGTON COUNCIL'S SIGNAGE. EXPERTS RECKON BANKSY'S MESSAGE IS AN OBVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ONE. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY BIG THING BECAUSE OF ITS SCALE AND BECAUSE OF THE CLARITY OF THE MESSAGE, AND THE FACT THAT IT EXISTS IN THIS BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN A REALLY CLEVER AND SMART WAY. THE LAST TIME A BANKSY WAS FOUND, IT LASTED LESS THAN AN HOUR BEFORE SOMEBODY TOOK IT DOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. ALSO IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, ALSO IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, IN FACT, IN FRONT OF A PACKED AUCTION HOUSE, THERE WAS THIS ICONIC PAINTING THAT SHREDDED ITSELF IN ITS OWN FRAME JUST AFTER IT WAS SOLD. AND DON'T FORGET ` 10 YEARS AGO WE HAD 'SLAVE LABOUR', AND THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING CHIPPED IT OFF AND TRIED TO SELL IT AT AN AUCTION... CROWD CHANTS: BANKSY BACK! ...NOT A TERRIBLY POPULAR DECISION LOCALLY. THE LOCAL MP HERE IS PRETTY CONFIDENT THIS ONE WILL STAY PUT. ALREADY, IT'S PUT US ON THE MAP. FINSBURY PARK HAS GOT A BANKSY. THE WALL CLEARLY NEEDED REPAINTING ANYWAY, SO BANKSY'S JUST HELPING OUT. CONFIRMATION THIS WORK IS THE REAL DEAL WILL ONLY ATTRACT MORE VISITORS. AND AT 30FT HIGH WITH A BIG TREE IN FRONT, FINSBURY PARK'S NEWEST ARTWORK IS HOPEFULLY NOT GOING ANYWHERE SOON. AND THE LOCAL COUNCIL SAYS ITS GRAFFITI REMOVAL TEAM IS AWARE OF THE ARTWORK BUT WON'T BE PAINTING OVER IT. HAYLEY'S HERE ` THE BLUES GO INTO THEIR GAME AGAINST THE CRUSADERS THIS WEEKEND AS FAVOURITES. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, MELISSA ` EDEN PARK MAY FINALLY BECOME A FORTRESS THE CRUSADERS CAN'T OVERCOME. SOME BLUES ALUMNI CERTAINLY HOPE SO ` WE CHAT TO BOTH TEAMS, WITH THE BLUES TRYING TO BEAT THE CRUSADERS AT EDEN PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS. PLUS ` THE WHEEL BLACKS ARE HOPING A HOSTILE UPPER HUTT HOME CROWD CAN HELP THEM IN THEIR QUEST TO QUALIFY FOR THE PARALYMPICS. YEAH, I THINK THE BOYS WILL BE QUIETLY CONFIDENT. THEY'VE ONLY BEATEN THE RED-AND-BLACKS TWICE IN 10 YEARS, BUT THIS TIME, THE BLUES ARE FAVOURITES. IS IT NICE TO SEE THEM NOW 0 AND 4, ON THE BACK FOOT? YEAH, IT'S GOOD, ACTUALLY. (CHUCKLES) SO, O AND 4, SO I'D SAY THEY'LL PROBABLY BE O AND 5 BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THEIR ALUMNI HOSTED TO THE ANNUAL BREAKFAST IN AUCKLAND THIS MORNING, SOME COMING FOR THE FEED,... NAH, NAH, JUST THE EMPTY STOMACH AND A FREE BREAKFAST. ...OTHERS SHARING WHAT IT TAKES TO OVERCOME THE 14-TIME SUPER RUGBY WINNERS. KEVEN MEALAMU, JOHN AFOA, ALI WILLIAMS ROLLED THROUGH. THEY SAT THROUGH IN OUR FORWARDS' MEETING AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF JUST BACKED UP HOW BIG OF AN OCCASION IT IS. WHILE MANY FANS IN THE NORTH ARE REVELLING IN THE CRUSADERS DEMISE, ON THE FIELD, EXPECTATIONS TEMPERED. SCARY TEAM HAS BACK AGAINST THE WALL ` QUALITY SIDE OF PLAYERS. AND THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM KNOW HOW TO WIN. THEY'RE IN A ROUGH SPOT RIGHT NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD COME INTO TOWN, KNOCK US OFF, AND THEY COULD START THEIR SEASON, AND WE DON'T WANNA GIVE THEM THAT. REMARKABLY, THE BLUES HAVEN'T BEATEN THEM AT EDEN PARK SINCE 2014 ` PERHAPS, THEN, IT'S A FITTING PLACE FOR THE CRUSADERS TO TURN THEIR SEASON AROUND. THEY'RE A TEAM THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR, AND WE PREPARE DEEPLY EVERY WEEK, BUT I THINK THERE'S JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF NATURAL RIVALRY THAT COMES WITH CRUSADERS-BLUES. BUT WHILE THE BLUES LOOK LIKELY TO BE WITHOUT RIEKO IOANE THROUGH CONCUSSION, THE CRUSADERS HAVE ANOTHER PLAYER MISSING ` PROP OWEN FRANKS, SUSPENDED FOR TWO WEEKS FOR A HIGH SHOT AGAINST THE CANES. WE'RE STILL IMPROVING, AND WE CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENT WEEK TO WEEK, AND WE'VE JUST GOTTA TRUST THAT IF WE KEEP PUTTING THE WORK IN, WHICH WE'RE DOING, THAT IT WILL COME. BEATING THE BLUES ON THEIR PATCH ` A GOOD WAY TO GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. THE WHITE FERNS HAVE FALLEN WELL SHORT IN THEIR OPENING T20 AGAINST ENGLAND IN DUNEDIN. AFTER SOME LAPSES IN THE FIELD, NZ THEN NEVER REALLY GOT GOING ENOUGH IN THE CHASE TO THREATEN THE VISITORS' TARGET OF 161. KATE WELLS HAS THE ACTION. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET ON A CLEAR DUNEDIN DAY ` WORTH MISSING SCHOOL FOR. BUT THESE STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED BY ENGLAND'S TOP ORDER. PUNCHED IN THROUGH BACKWARD POINT. THE VISITORS OFF TO A FAST START, WHITE FERNS SPINNER FRAN JONAS DOING HER BIT TO SLOW THEIR MOMENTUM. TAKEN! CLUTCH AGAIN FROM JONAS. THE EXPERIENCED TAMMY BEAUMONT GONE FOR 15 IN HER 100th T20 INTERNATIONAL ` HER DISMISSAL NOT THE BE ALL AND END ALL. UP AND OVER LONG ON ` THAT'S A LOVELY SHOT. SOPHIA DUNKLEY AND MAIA BOUCHIER FINDING THE BOUNDARY WITH EASE, UNTIL A FIRED-UP LEA TAHUHU PUT A STOP TO THAT. THE BIG APPEAL. YES! AN OUTSIDE EDGE. TAHUHU HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AT A KEY BREAKTHROUGH, ONLY TO BE LET DOWN BY HER TEAMMATE. IN THE AIR. CHANCE. AND DROPPED! SIMPLE, BASIC ERRORS POUNCED UPON BY THE VISITORS AND THEIR CAPTAIN, HEATHER KNIGHT. 50 FOR THE SKIPPER. IT'S BEEN A BRILLIANT HAND. KNIGHT HERE INSTEAD OF THE IPL, DOMINANT WITH 63 OFF 39, HELPING ENGLAND TO 160/4 ` THE WHITE FERNS' CHASE IMMEDIATELY OFF TO A ROCKY START. SHE'S RUN HERSELF OUT! OH, SHE IS SO LUCKY. EARLY CONFUSION LEADING TO AN EARLY DISMISSAL. IZZY GAZE HAS TO TURN AND GO. STAND-IN SKIPPER SUZIE BATES SETTLING HER SIDE AT HER HOME GROUND. GET ON THE CHARGE, BATES. BUT SOPHIE DEVINE AND AMELIA KERR'S ABSENCE IN THE TOP ORDER WAS FELT, THINGS GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE. THAT IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO GO. MADDY GREEN'S WALKING. A BATES HALF-CENTURY GIVING THE KIWIS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE, BUT SHE COULDN'T DO IT ALL ON HER OWN ` ENGLAND WINNING BY 27 RUNS, THE WHITE FERNS HOPING THEIR RETURNING IPL PLAYERS CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT. A SHAME WE COULDN'T GET THE RESULT, BUT JUST REALLY PLEASED WITH SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID WELL AND SOME OF OUR YOUNG PLAYERS. I THOUGHT GEORGIA PLIMMER DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AT THREE TODAY, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOPHIE AND MELIE BACK. ON THIS EVIDENCE, IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN A RETURN OF TWO PLAYERS TO TURN THE TIDE. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. FORMER BLACKCAPS OPENER MARTIN GUPTILL HAS PLAYED A STARRING ROLE IN ISLAMABAD, WINNING THE PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE TITLE. GUPTILL'S SMASHED A HALF CENTURY OFF JUST 31 BALLS, HELPING ISLAMABAD CHASE DOWN THE 160-RUN TARGET. THEY NEEDED A RUN OFF THE LAST BALL TO GET THEM HOME. LAST BALL. AND IT'S THROUGH! ISLAMABAD UNITED WIN THIS CONTEST! AND IT'S A DREAM RUN! HE GETS IT TO THE INFIELD. DID THE TENSION EVER GET ANY EASIER? NOT AT ALL, NO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS THAT CLOSE. I MEAN, A GREAT FINAL FOR THE FANS TO ACTUALLY ENJOY HERE. IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. GUPTILL PLAYED THREE GAMES FOR ISLAMABAD IN THE TOURNAMENT, SCORING TWO HALF-CENTURIES. NOTTINGHAM FOREST WILL NEED ALL OF CHRIS WOOD'S GOAL-SCORING ABILITIES TO STAVE OFF WHAT IS NOW A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE RELEGATION. FOREST HAS BEEN DOCKED FOUR COMPETITION POINTS AFTER ADMITTING TO OVERSPENDING, DROPPING THEM A POINT BELOW THE RELEGATION ZONE WITH NINE GAMES REMAINING. THE REDS ARE NOW THE SECOND CLUB THIS SEASON, AFTER EVERTON, TO RECEIVE SUCH PUNISHMENT, LEADING COMMENTATORS TO QUESTION THE LEAGUE'S FINANCIAL RULES. THEY WERE BROUGHT THROUGH IN A RUSH. THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY THOUGHT THROUGH ENOUGH. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT THEY'RE NOT WORKING, THEY'RE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE, WHICH IS WHY SO MANY PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS WANT THEM REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FORREST HAS SEVEN DAYS TO LAUNCH AN APPEAL. PARALYMPIC ALPINE SKIING CHAMPION COREY PETERS HAS HAD HIS SPORTING ACCOLADES RECOGNISED DURING AN INVESTITURE CEREMONY IN CHRISTCHURCH. PETERS WAS MADE A MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SERVICES TO SIT-SKIING, THE RECOGNITION A MOMENT HE VALUES AS HIGHLY AS HIS FOUR PARALYMPIC MEDALS. I'M CERTAINLY GETTING A LITTLE BIT OLD, IN TERMS OF BEING AN ATHLETE. BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S INSPIRING THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO COME THROUGH, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S INSPIRING THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO COME THROUGH, AND THEY CAN KIND OF FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS AND START COLLECTING SOME OF THOSE PARALYMPIC MEDALS THEMSELVES. THE 40-YEAR-OLD IS NOW TRAINING TO DEFEND HIS DOWNHILL SITTING GOLD IN ITALY IN 2026 AND GO ONE BETTER IN THE SITTING SUPER-G. THE RACE TO THE AUGUST PARALYMPICS IS HEATING UP FOR THE WHEEL BLACKS, WHO TOMORROW BEGIN THEIR QUEST TO QUALIFY FOR PARIS IN A LAST-CHANCE TOURNAMENT. SEVEN NATIONS HAVE TRAVELLED TO UPPER HUTT FOR THE EVENT, IN WHAT'S A RARE CHANCE TO SEE THE NZERS IN ACTION ON HOME SOIL. VICTOR WATERS CAUGHT UP WITH THE KIWI TEAM. (SHOUTING ECHOES, BALL THUDS) THE UNMISTAKEABLE SOUND OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY RETURNING TO NEW ZEALAND. THE PARALYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, STARTING TOMORROW, MARKS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THE WHEEL BLACKS ` JUST THE SECOND TIME IN 15 YEARS THE KIWI SIDE WILL HAVE PLAYED ON HOME SOIL. HOPEFULLY GET SOME GOOD CROWDS DOWN HERE, BECAUSE WE OFTEN ARE FACING INTERNATIONAL TEAMS WITH THEIR CROWDS BEHIND THEM, SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO BRING A HOSTILE CROWD AND GET BEHIND US. DOING HIS BIT TO SUPPORT THE TEAM ` FORMER ALL BLACK AND HURRICANES ASSISTANT COACH CORY JANE. THE SUPER RUGBY SIDE SHARING THE UPPER HUTT FACILITIES WITH THE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS THIS WEEK. THE MAKESHIFT COURT PUT TOGETHER WITH DONATED MATERIALS. WE CAN HEAR THE BANGING FROM OUR COACHES' OFFICE ` YOU KNOW, THE WHEELCHAIRS SMASHING EACH OTHER. AND I DON'T THINK UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY GO WATCH IT` HOW FAST AND PHYSICAL THE GAME IS. I THINK A FEW OF THEM WANT TO TURN, SEE IF THEY CAN GO OUT FOR A HOON AND SMASH EACH OTHER. IT'S HONESTLY LIKE CONTROLLED DEMOLITION DERBY, LIKE, IT LOOKS LIKE A MESS OUT THERE ` PEOPLE JUST HITTING INTO EACH OTHER, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STRATEGY BEHIND IT. WHILE NEW ZEALAND'S AIMING TO BE ONE OF THREE NATIONS TO QUALIFY FROM THIS TOURNAMENT, CAMERON LESLIE IS ATTEMPTING TO REPRESENT AOTEAROA IN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY AND SWIMMING COME AUGUST AFTER MISSING OUT ON TOKYO THREE YEARS AGO. LIKE, I'M IN A BIT OF A UNIQUE POSITION BEING A DAD, BUT ALSO HAVING MY KIDS SEE DISABILITY IN SUCH A DIFFERENT LIGHT. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALREADY IMMERSED PRETTY MUCH IN RUGBY AND SWIMMING ENVIRONMENTS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO SEE DISABILITY DIFFERENTLY ANYWAY, BUT TO SEE DAD DO SOME COOL STUFF INTERNATIONALLY FOR NEW ZEALAND WILL BE EVEN MORE SPECIAL. EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY. EVERYONE'S COME FROM SOMETHING AND OUR FAMILY HAS HELPED US THROUGH IT OR OUR FRIENDS, SO IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT THEY CAN SEE US ACHIEVING GREAT THINGS AS WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS GOT TAKEN AWAY FROM US. WHAT WON'T BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THESE KIWIS ` THE PASSION TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY ON THE BIGGEST STAGE. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. THANKS, HAYLEY. ERIN'S HERE NEXT WITH TOMORROW'S WEATHER FORECAST ` STAY WITH US. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` HE WAS BITTEN BY A WHITE TAIL SPIDER, BUT IGNORED IT, AND NOW HE WANTS THE REST OF US TO BEWARE. GO TO THE BLOODY HOSPITAL. YOU KNOW, DON'T THINK YOU'RE TOO TOUGH ` JUST GO TO THE FRIGGING HOSPITAL AND TELL THEM WHAT HAS HAPPENED. PLUS, THE ILLUSIONIST PLAYING WITH HILARY'S MIND ` WHAT EXACTLY DOES HE FIND INSIDE? WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT SEVEN. (ENGINE REVS) Oh. OK, turn off the car. (PHONE RINGS) GIRL: Dad! Hey, man. Long time no talk. Yeah, just... I'm teaching Samara how to drive. (BRIGHT MUSIC) Hi! Could you do something for me? SONG: # Oh, baby, you... # Thanks. # You've got what I need # You got everything I need # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. KIA ORA ANO. WELCOME BACK. SO MANY STUNNING BLUE SKY PICTURES IN THE INBOX, IT'S HARD TO CHOOSE. MANY OF YOU SENT VERSIONS OF WHAT SOME THOUGHT WAS A STRANGE CLOUD FORMATION OR ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON. BUT ANOTHER VIEWER SAW THE PLANE DOING THE LOOPS AND THE TRAILS FORM. IT WAS IN FACT A FLIGHT UNABLE TO LAND IN DUNEDIN, DUE TO FOG. WE SAW A FEW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT IN THE EAST, WHICH FELL AS ANOTHER DUSTING OF SNOW TO THE RANGES. AND IF WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE WIDE VIEW, WE CAN THAT WE'RE SITTING FIRMLY UNDER CLEAR SKIES, AND REMAINING SO FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU'LL NOTICE IT'S A COLDER NIGHT TONIGHT ` ALL IN WHITE DIPPING BELOW 5 DEGREES. AND EVEN COLDER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTH. SO EXPECT POCKETS OF FROST TO CENTRAL SHELTERED SPOTS IN BOTH ISLANDS. BUT LOTS OF SUN TOMORROW. JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST, AND LINGERING IN THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AGAIN. UP TOP, HOLDING ON TO THE FINE STUFF, FOR THE MORNING AT LEAST. SOME CLOUD ROLLS IN FOR YOUR AFTERNOON, WITH 19 FOR WHANGAREI. A STUNNING WEDNESDAY ON THE CARDS, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. 9 OVERNIGHT - 5 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE, AND THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR SO FAR, AND A TOP OF 20 TOMORROW. NOT AS COOL AS KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, THOUGH ` A CHILLY 4 DEGREES. BUT A GORGEOUS DAY AND TOP OF 20. PLENTY OF SUN ON OFFER FOR ALL HERE. BUT SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD FURTHER NORTH. TAUPO STARTS WITH CLOUD. AND TAUMARUNUI HAS A VISIT FROM JACK FROST. 20 IS YOUR HIGH. A DECENT DAY, TAURANGA. JUST SOME CLOUD FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON, AND 20 DEGREES. A FEW SHOWERS STICKING AROUND IN GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. A FRESH WIND FOR GISBORNE, TOO. OTHERS STAY DRY, AND THE SUN WILL POKE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH 16 FOR MASTERTON. SUN, SUN AND MORE SUN IN THE WEST. THAT NIGGLY WIND FOR NEW PLYMOUTH EASES IN THE AFTERNOON. 18 FOR LEVIN. A DAY ON THE IMPROVE IN THE CAPITAL. A FINE AFTERNOON ON THE CARDS, BUT THE SOUTHERLY KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN CHECK, A HIGH OF JUST 15. TE TAU IHU ` TOP OF THE SOUTH, A DAY YOU'RE FAMOUS FOR ` CRISP NIGHTS AND STUNNING DAYS. WESTPORT SEES A BIT OF CLOUD COVER AND A TOP OF 16, ALONG WITH KAIKOURA. AN EXTRA LAYER ON THE BED TONIGHT, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. A SUNNY DAY, BUT A NORTHEASTER PICKING UP A BIT IN THE MORNING, WITH 16 DEGREES. SOME CLOUD COVER AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE WEST. CLEAR AND EVEN FROSTY TO START IN THE EAST, AND 18 OR 19 FOR ALL. YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN ` A PERFECT AUTUMNAL DAY. A COOL 5, RISING TO 21. IT'S JUST MILFORD SOUND THAT SEES SOME CLOUD, AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER. OTHERS ALL LOOKING AT A SUNNY DAY. GORE AND INVERCARGILL CRACK 20 DEGREES. AND MORE SUN ON OFFER, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. WIND PICKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON, THOUGH, AND A TOP OF 17. THURSDAY ` HOLDING ON TO THE CLEAR SKIES FOR ALMOST ALL, SO MORE FROST EXPECTED INLAND. A FEW SHOWERS TO GISBORNE AND THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST. BECAUSE WE HAVE INCOMING, WHICH MEANS FRIDAY, IT'S THE UPPER SOUTH AND LOWER NORTH THAT SEE RAIN. CLOUD OR A FEW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. AUCKLAND'S COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR.