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  • 1The Earthquake Commission's (EQC) privacy breach has been revealed to be much worse than first thought. It has accidentally sent the details of the personal claims for over 80,000 damaged Canterbury homes to a member of the public, amounting to details of every single claim in Canterbury.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 50
    • Finish 0 : 04 : 52
    • Duration 04 : 02
    Reporters
    • Georgina Ball (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Joy Reid (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ian Simpson (Chief Executive, Earthquake Commission [EQC])
    • Lianne Dalzie (Earthquake Spokesperson, Labour Party)
    • John Key (Prime Minister, National Party)
    • Bob Parker (Christchurch Mayor)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Prime Minister John Key's claim that the jobs being created by the Government outnumber those being lost, is put to the test.

    • Start 0 : 04 : 52
    • Finish 0 : 07 : 59
    • Duration 03 : 07
    Reporters
    • Corin Dann (Political Editor, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ian Douglas (Co-Founder, The Village Goldsmith)
    • Cameron Bagrie (Chief Economist, ANZ National Bank)
    • John Key (Prime Minister, National Party)
    • Russel Norman (Co-Leader, Green Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Police are searching for the driver of a green car that was in the Atiamuri area where road worker George Taiaroa was shot dead last week.

    • Start 0 : 07 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 34
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Helen Castles (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Detective Inspector Tim Anderson (Inquiry Head, Bay of Plenty Police)
    Locations
    • Atiamuri, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The lawyer for former All Black Jerry Collins is about to land in Japan, vowing he get Collins released from prison and bring him back home to New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 11
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • Daniel Faitaua (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Tim Castles (Jerry Collins' New Zealand Manager and Lawyer)
    • Nick Leggett (Porirua Mayor)
    Locations
    • Hamamatsu, Japan (Shizuoka)
    • Porirua, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Sally Roberts, the New Zealand mother who fought to prevent her young son from undergoing radiation therapy in Britain says her worst fears have been realised. She says eight year old Neon is now weak, emaciated and depressed.

    • Start 0 : 11 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 37
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Coronation Street actor William Roache is currently in New Zealand for his stage show and has apologised for comments he made last week about sexual abuse.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 24
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Speakers
    • William Roache (Actor)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Hundreds of thousands of analogue televisions are set to be rescued from rubbish dumps as part of a multi-million dollar recycling initiative.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 48
    Reporters
    • Mike Thorpe (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Annie Fairless (Spokesperson, RCN e-Cycle)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Video of a great white shark inside an underwater diving cage has raised questions about the use of bait to lure sharks close to the cages.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 51
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Tania Revero (Reporter, ABC)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Two people are believed to have drowned, and two others are in critical conditions after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the coast of Christmas Island.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 12
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Locations
    • Christmas Island
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a Cabinet reshuffle to replace those who plotted against her last week in a failed coup.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 12
    • Finish 0 : 19 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 48
    Reporters
    • Steve Marshall (Australia Correspondent, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Julia Gillard (Australian Prime Minister)
    • Anthony Albanese (Cabinet Minister, Australian Labor Party)
    • Tony Abbott (Australian Opposition Leader)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has returned to Pakistan, ending four years of exile.

    • Start 0 : 19 : 59
    • Finish 0 : 22 : 05
    • Duration 02 : 06
    Reporters
    • Orla Guerin (Reporter, BBC News)
    Speakers
    • Pervez Musharraf (Former Pakistani President)
    Locations
    • Pakistan
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12There have been mass protests against a Bill which would legalise same-sex marriage and gay adoption in France.

    • Start 0 : 22 : 05
    • Finish 0 : 22 : 30
    • Duration 00 : 25
    Locations
    • France
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13The death of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in London remains a mystery tonight.

    • Start 0 : 22 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 24
    • Duration 01 : 54
    Reporters
    • John Brayne (Reporter, BBC News)
    Speakers
    • John O'Connor (Former Commander, Scotland Yard)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    • Russia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14A spectacular crash in England has left a sports car embedded halfway up a house.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 47
    • Duration 00 : 23
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 15Cyprus has clinched a last minute deal with European Ministers to secure a $10 billion bail-out.

    • Start 0 : 31 : 43
    • Finish 0 : 32 : 09
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Locations
    • Cyprus
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 16Pacific countries are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to try to secure an alternative fuel source to diesel.

    • Start 0 : 32 : 09
    • Finish 0 : 34 : 11
    • Duration 02 : 02
    Reporters
    • Barbara Dreaver (Pacific Issues Correspondent, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Anote Tong (Kiribati President)
    • Henry Puna (Cook Islands Prime Minister)
    • Murray McCully (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
    • Andris Piebalgs (Spokesman, European Commissioner for Development)
    Locations
    • Kiribati
    • Cook Islands
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 17Housing Minister Nick Smith and Auckland Mayor Len Brown have met to discuss the Auckland housing crisis and the Auckland Unitary Plan.

    • Start 0 : 34 : 11
    • Finish 0 : 34 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 34
    Speakers
    • Len Brown (Auckland Mayor)
    • Nick Smith (Minister of Housing)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 18The Christchurch Gondola has reopened, two years after the 2011 earthquake forced its closure.

    • Start 0 : 34 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 36 : 34
    • Duration 01 : 49
    Reporters
    • Joy Reid (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sandra Bohme (English Tourist)
    • Michael Esposito (Managing Director, Welcome Aboard Christchurch)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • One News at 6
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 25 March 2013
Start Time
  • 18 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Simon Dallow (Presenter)
  • Wendy Petrie (Presenter)
HOWDY, EVERYBODY. 200MM OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ON MILFORD SOUND, WITH GOOD FALLS INTO THE HYDRO LAKE CATCHMENT, IN TIME FOR WINTER. BUT MUCH OF THE NORTH REMAINS DRY AND ARID, WITH NO DECENT RAIN IN SIGHT. THIS SIDE OF EASTER IS JUST THE REMAINS OF TODAY'S FRONT. A LOOK AT THAT VERY SOON. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF ONE NEWS WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. ALMOST EVERYONE'S CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE CLAIM IS EXPOSED ` THE FULL EXTENT OF A PRIVACY BREACH IS REVEALED. ARE WE REALLY CREATING MORE JOBS THAN WE'RE LOSING? WE PUT JOHN KEY'S CLAIM TO THE TEST. FACE TO FACE WITH JAWS ` WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SHARK GETS ITS HEAD INSIDE A TOURIST TRAP? AND TWO TONS FOR TWO-METRE PETER ` A RARE TEST FEAT FOR FULTON. AN EMBARRASSING PRIVACY BREACH BY THE EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION IS MUCH WORSE THAN FIRST THOUGHT. INITIALLY IT SAID THE DETAILS OF NEARLY 10,000 PROPERTIES WERE REVEALED. NOW IT'S MORE LIKE 80,000. SHORTLY WE GO TO JOY REID WITH REACTION IN CHRISTCHURCH, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT THE INFORMATION. BUT FIRST, THIS FROM GEORGINA BALL. THE EQC FORCED TO ADMIT ITS PRIVACY BLUNDER IS MUCH BIGGER THAN FIRST THOUGHT. IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. THE SPREADSHEET MISTAKENLY SENT IN AN EXTERNAL EMAIL LAST WEEK REVEALED THE ADDRESSES CLAIM NUMBERS AND REPAIR COSTS OF MORE THAN 80,000 PROPERTIES. THE SPREADSHEET WAS ABLE TO BE MANIPULATED TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF EVERY CLAIM IN THE CANTERBURY HOME REPAIR PROGRAMME. JUST LAST FRIDAY WHEN THE EQC WENT PUBLIC ON THE BREACH, IT CLAIMED JUST 9700 ADDRESSES, CLAIM NUMBERS AND REPAIR COSTS WERE SENT. BUT IT OVERLOOKED A WHOLE SECTION OF THE SPREADSHEET. WE SHOULD'VE SPENT MORE TIME EXAMINING THE SPREADSHEET TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA THAT WAS HIDDEN. THE FULL EXTENT OF THE BREACH WAS ONLY REVEALED AFTER SOMEONE ELSE WHO SAW THE EMAIL SENT TO THE RECIPIENT GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE LABOUR PARTY. THIS AOBUT A GOVERNMENT WHO HAS IGNORED ITS OBLIGATIONS THE EQC'S REASSURING CANTABRIANS THAT THE SPREADSHEET'S BEEN DESTROYED AND THAT THE AGENCY'S PLANNING ON CURBING ITS USE OF EMAILS TO SEND CUSTOMER DETAILS. BUT IT ADMITS MORE EYES THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT HAVE SEEN THE EMAIL. FOUR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME. THE EQC BLUNDER FOLLOWS A SERIES OF BREACHES AT OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ` ACC, IRD AND MSD. ALL OF US, PROBABLY IN OUR LIVES HAVE SENT AN EMAIL BY MISTAKE OR A TEXT MESSAGE BY MISTAKE. IT DOES HAPPEN, SO WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP WORKING ON HOW TO IMPROVE THOSE SYSTEMS, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT ITS HAPPENED. THE EQC'S IS HAVING TO DROP ITS PLANS TO INDIVIDUALLY CALL ALL THOSE AFFECTED. DUE TO THE SCALE OF THE BREACH, IT'S TAKING OUT AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER INSTEAD. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. SO WHAT'S BEEN THE REACTION IN CHRISTCHURCH TO THE SIZE OF THIS PRIVACY BREACH BEING REVEALED? JOY REID'S BEEN SPEAKING TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE MAN THE EQC SENT THE INFORMATION TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND SHE JOINS US NOW. JOY. THE INFORMATION RELATES TO 83,000 CLAIMANTS WHO FALL INTO THE REPAIR CATEGORY ` THAT'S THOSE WHOSE DAMAGE FALLS BETWEEN 15,000 AND 100,000 DOLLARS. PEOPLE DOWN HERE ARE QUITE CYNICAL, ESPECIALLY AS IT'S INFORMATION THAT MANY HOME OWNERS FIND DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF EQC AT THE BEST OF TIMES. SOME HAVE TOLD ME 'THEY CAN'T SEND A EMAIL TO ONE PERSON 'BUT SOMEHOW CAN SEND EVERYONE'S CLAIM DETAILS TO ONE PERSON.' THE CITY'S MAYOR SAYS THIS DOESN'T HELP PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT AND SECURE ABOUT PROCESSES GOING THROUGH. SYSTEMS NEED TO BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED. HAVING YOUR INFORMATION SENT OUT TO THE WORLD AT LARGE ` PERSONAL INFORMATION, WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WELL-BEING ` LITERALLY PUBLISHED IS SOMETHING THAT JUST ADDS TO THE PRESSURE, ADDS TO THE FEELING OF VULNERABILITY THAT MANY PEOPLE ALREADY FEEL AROUND OUR CITY. IT IS NOT A GOOD THING. GERRY BROWNLEE HAS COME OUT AND SAID HE'S EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT RECIPIENTS OF THE EMAIL MAY BE COMMUNICATING WITH LIANNE DALZIEL, CALLING IT AN UTTER DISGRACE. I SPOKE WITH THE PERSON WHO WAS SENT THE EMAIL A SHORT TIME AGO. HE TELLS ME HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CONTACTING LABOUR AND IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AT GERRY BROWNLEE'S ATTACK, SAYING HE SHOULD GET HIS FACTS STRAIGHT. HE SAYS HE HAS EXPLAINED TO EQC THAT FIVE PEOPLE IN TOTAL SAW THE EMAIL AND HE SAYS THE HEAD OF EQC TOLD HIM THAT HIS INTEGRITY IS NOT AN ISSUE. HE'S NOW WONDERING WHY GERRY BROWNLEE'S LAUNCHED THIS ATACK A WARNING TONIGHT FOR JOBSEEKERS ` DON'T EXPECT TO FIND IT EASIER TO GET WORK ANY TIME SOON. ECONOMISTS SAY IT COULD BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE MANY COMPANIES ARE CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO START HIRING EXTRA STAFF. WITH MORE, LET'S GO TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. DESPITE ENCOURAGING SIGNS WITH THE ECONOMY, JOB CREATIONS REMAINS AN ACHILLES' HEEL FOR GOVERNMENT. EVERY DAY IT SEEMS WE HEAR MORE HIGH-PROFILE CUTS ` THE LATEST AT DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. WE'LL LEARN MORE TOMORROW. ALL LEADING TO CLAIMS WE ARE IN A 'JOBLESS RECOVERY'. THE ECONOMY'S STARTING TO REGAIN ITS SHINE ` ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE LAST QUARTER UP A SPARKLING 1.5%. HOWEVER, MANY FIRMS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO SAY 'I DO' TO NEW STAFF. WE'VE HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH SIGNS YET TO SAY, YES, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ON EXTRA STAFF TO COPE WITH THAT INCREASE IN BUSINESS. ECONOMISTS SAY IT IS TYPICAL FOR THE JOB MARKET TO LAG BEHIND A RECOVERY BY AROUND SIX MONTHS. WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING THE FORWARD-LOOKING INDICATORS WITH A LOT OF INTEREST OVER THE NEXT THREE TO SIX MONTHS TO SEE WHETHER WE CAN SEE THAT CONSISTENCY, BECAUSE FIRMS NEED THAT ECONOMIC CONSISTENCY BEFORE THEY'LL PULL THAT TRIGGER HIRING THAT MARGINAL WORKER. ADDING TO THE SENSE OF A JOBS CRISIS IS THE ALMOST DAILY NEWS OF HIGH-PROFILE JOB LOSSES AT THE LIKES OF CONTACT ENERGY, MAINZEAL AND TELECOM. THE PRIME MINISTER, HOWEVER, SAYS THEY DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY. THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES THAT I GO TO IN ANY GIVEN WEEK WHERE WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING JOBS. THE BIG PICTURE IS THAT THERE ARE 300,000 NZERS WHO DON'T HAVE A JOB WHO WANT ONE. SO, IS THE ECONOMY CREATING MORE JOBS THAN IT'S LOSING? WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHICH FIGURES YOU USE. STATISTICS NZ'S QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY SHOWS 54,000 NEW JOBS WERE CREATED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE SAME DEPARTMENT'S HOUSEHOLD LABOUR FORCE SURVEY SHOWS 30,000 JOBS WERE LOST IN THE LAST YEAR. THROW CRITICISM IF YOU SEE THINGS WE ARE NOT DOING, BUT IN TERMS OF STIMULATE JOBS, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS ON THAT FRONT. WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING FROM 90-DAY PROBATION PERIODS TO STARTING OUT WAGES. ONE THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 6.9% IS STILL FAR TOO HIGH. BUT UNTIL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE IAN DOUGLAS ARE CONVINCED THE RECOVERY'S ROCK SOLID, JOB SEEKERS MIGHT FIND IT HARD HOOKING THAT DREAM JOB. SO, CORIN, ANOTHER BLOW COMING WITH JOB LOSSES AT DOC. IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR LIKELY TO SEE MORE CUTBACKS? BILL ENGLISH ISN'T KEEN TO TTHROW MONEY AROUND FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, IT'S NOT LIKELY TO GET BETTER FOR SOME TIME WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE DOC CUTS WILL BE THE PM WAS DOWNPLAYING IT TODAY POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. POLICE ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER OF A CAR THAT WAS IN THE WAIKATO AREA WHERE A ROAD WORKER WAS SHOT DEAD NEARLY A WEEK AGO. THE PERSON WAS NEAR ATIAMURI AROUND THE TIME GEORGE TAIAROA (67) WAS GUNNED DOWN. HELEN CASTLES HAS THE LATEST. SIX DAYS ON AND POLICE INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF GEORGE TAIAROA ARE ONCE AGAIN APPEALING FOR PUBLIC HELP. A TWO-TONE GREEN CAR DROVE DOWN THIS ROAD ON THE AFTERNOON MR TAIAROA WAS KILLED, AND POLICE WANT THAT DRIVER TO CONTACT THEM. THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR WILL KNOW WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ACTUALLY REVERSE BACK THE ONE WAY BRIDGE ON TRAM RD BECAUSE A TRACTOR WAS COMING TOWARDS THEM. AS WELL AS THE GREEN CAR, POLICE ARE STILL APPEALING FOR SIGHTINGS OF A BLUE JEEP CHEROKEE THEY BELIEVE THE KILLER DROVE ` AND THEY SAY HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALONE. WE THINK IT'S POSSIBLE THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PERSONS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE AT THE MOMENT. THEY'RE ALSO APPEALING TO LOCAL TRUCKIES AND FARMERS WHO MAY HAVE CAUGHT SOMETHING ON CAMERA. WE'RE CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN ANY TRUCKING COMPANY WITH CCTV FOOTAGE, WHETHER THEY BE LOGGING TRUCKS OR OTHERWISE. POLICE SAY THEY'RE PROFILING PEOPLE IN THE GREATER BAY OF PLENTY AREA. THEY HAVEN'T RULED OUT GANG INVOLVEMENT AND THEY'RE SPEAKING WITH LOCAL GANG MEMBERS. THEY'RE HOPING SOMEONE'S CONSCIENCE WILL BE THE KEY THEY NEED. GEORGE TAIAROA WAS A FATHER, A GRANDFATHER, AND IF IT WAS THEIR FAMILY, THEN THEY SHOULD BE COMING FORWARD TO HELP US OUT. 30 OFFICERS ARE STILL WORKING ON THE CASE. HELEN CASTLES, ONE NEWS. THE LAWYER FOR JERRY COLLINS IS ABOUT TO LAND IN JAPAN, VOWING HE'LL BRING THE FORMER ALL BACK HOME. TIM CASTLE SPOKE TO ONE NEWS JUST BEFORE HE LEFT, AS HE TRIES TO GET COLLINS RELEASED FROM JAIL. THIS FROM DANIEL FAITAUA. BOUND FOR JAPAN, DETERMINED TO BRING HIS CLIENT HOME. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF CONFIDENCE. IT'S A QUESTION OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE OF IT. CONTAINED IN HIS CARRY-ON LUGGAGE, A NUMBER OF SUPPORT LETTERS HE'LL HAND TO JAPANESE AUTHORITIES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE AUTHORITIES WHO MAY NOT KNOW THESE THINGS RECEIVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND THAT KIND OF SUPPORT. SOME PORIRUA COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE BACKING THE 32-YEAR-OLD, DESCRIBING HIM AS A LOCAL HERO. HE IS A GUY WHOSE HEART IS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S IN RUGBY AND SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN SPORT, AND PEOPLE LOOK UP TO HIM. LETTERS OF SUPPORT HAVE ALSO BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE NZ RUGBY UNION, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CHURCH LEADERS. JERRY COLLINS WAS ARRESTED IN HAMAMATSU FOR ALLEGEDLY CARRYING A KNIFE INTO A DEPARTMENT STORE. THE 32-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN DETAINED IN A JAPANESE PRISON FOR EIGHT DAYS AND IS YET TO BE CHARGED. THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE CASE TO BE STANDING UP FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO COME HOME AND LIVE IN PORIRUA AGAIN. I EXPECT TO SEE HIM EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW WITH NZ EMBASSY STAFF, AND I EXPECT ALSO TO SEE THE PROSECUTION, THE POLICE AND SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD. SUPPORT THE FORMER ALL BLACK IS HOPING WILL PERSUADE THE JAPANESE COURT SYSTEM TO LET HIM GO. DANIEL FAITAUA, ONE NEWS. THE NZ MOTHER WHO FOUGHT TO STOP HER SON UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY IN BRITAIN SAYS HER WORST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALISED. SALLY ROBERTS LOST A HIGH-PROFILE LEGAL BATTLE TO PREVENT SON NEON BEING TREATED FOR A BRAIN TUMOUR. HE'S SINCE HAD 30 RADIATION SESSIONS. MRS ROBERTS HAS TOLD A BRITISH NEWSPAPER THE 8-YEAR-OLD IS NOW WEAK AND EMACIATED, IS DEPRESSED AND HAS SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS. DOCTORS INSIST NEON WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD WITHIN THREE MONTHS WITHOUT THE TREATMENT. THE MOST FAMILIAR FACE ON CORONATION STREET IS IN NZ, APOLOGISING FOR COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE. IN AN INTERVIEW FOR 'SUNDAY' WITH EUROPE CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY, WILLIAM ROACHE SUGGESTED SEX ABUSE VICTIMS WERE, 'PAYING FOR THEIR BEHAVIOUR IN PREVIOUS LIVES.' THE 80-YEAR-OLD TOLD TV ONE'S 'BREAKFAST' PROGRAMME HIS COMMENTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT. THE TROUBLE IS, IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS THEY'RE QUITE COMPLEX AND YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING ` IF SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND PUTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS, THAT'S FINE. IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND PUTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS, IT'S A DISTORTION. AND THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I'M NOT BLAMING ANYONE, I DON'T TRY TO JUSTIFY, BUT I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT. SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS HAVE DESCRIBED ROACHE'S COMMENTS AS IGNORANT AND HURTFUL. ROACHE, WHO PLAYS KEN BARLOW IS HERE FOR THE STAGE VERSION OF CORONATION STREET. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TELEVISIONS ARE SET TO BE RESCUED FROM RUBBISH DUMPS AS PART OF A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR RECYCLING INITIATIVE. IT COINCIDES WITH THE MOVE FROM ANALOGUE BROADCASTING TO DIGITAL, AND THE SOUTH ISLAND'S NEXT TO MAKE THE SWITCH. MIKE THORPE EXPLAINS. THIS PILE OF ELECTRONICS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU SIT DOWN TO WATCH EVERY NIGHT. THIS IS THE YOLK. UM, THIS IS FULL OF COPPER. THEY'RE THE INNER WORKINGS OF A TELEVISION SET. SILVER AND GOLD IN THE GOOD CIRCUIT BOARDS. AND THEY'RE IN DEMAND, SYSTEMATICALLY RECLAIMED AND RECYCLED AS PART OF THE TV TAKE BACK SCHEME ` AN INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO KEEP THESE APPLIANCES OUT OF PUBLIC LANDFILLS. I THINK ONE OF THE GUYS COUNTED OVER 200 SCREWS IN ONE OF THESE THINGS. ESTIMATES SUGGEST MORE THAN 400,000 TV SETS WERE SOLD IN NZ LAST YEAR ALONE. AND EVEN IF ONLY HALF OF THEM WERE REPLACEMENTS, THE NUMBER OF DISUSED, DAMAGED OR OUTDATED TV SETS WAITING TO BE RECYCLED COULD BE OVERWHELMING. THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUBSIDISE THE RECYCLING OF AROUND 320,000 TELEVISIONS NATIONWIDE. THAT SUBSIDY WILL RANGE BETWEEN $20-$25, d MEANING THE TOTAL SUBSIDY 8 COST TO THE TAXPAYER WILL BE UPWARD OF $6.5M. BUT THE COST OF NOT RECYCLING THE TELEVISIONS COULD BE FAR GREATER. YOU'VE GOT MERCURY; YOU'VE ALL SORTS OF HORRIBLE STUFF IN THESE SORTS OF THINGS. IF YOU PUT THAT IN THE ENVIRONMENT, WELL, IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD AT ALL, IS IT? THESE PARTS WILL INSTEAD BE REBORN INTO NEW TECHNOLOGY ` AN OPTION FOR SOUTH ISLAND VIEWERS LOOKING TO UPGRADE BEFORE BROADCASTING GOES DIGITAL AT THE END OF APRIL. ALTHOUGH IF YOU'D PREFER TO KEEP YOUR ANTIQUE BOX IN ONE PIECE, DON'T FRET. THEY'LL FOR A START NEED ONE OF THESE - A HIGH DEFINITION RECEIVER, SET-TOP BOX AS THEY CALL THEM. SOMETHING YOU'LL NOW FIND IN THE INNER WORKINGS OF ONE OF THESE. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. NOW SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SHARK GETS INSIDE AN UNDERWATER DIVING CAGE. THE FOOTAGE OF A GREAT WHITE IS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT USING BAIT TO LURE THEM, ALL FOR THE THRILL OF TOURISTS. THIS FROM ABC'S TANYA RIVERO. IT'S A BOOMING TOURIST INDUSTRY. CAGE DIVING PROMISES YOU'LL EXPERIENCE A GREAT WHITE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. MAN: WHOA! TONIGHT WE HEAR FROM THE MAN WHO WITNESSED THAT TERRIFYING MOMENT ` THE SHARK GETTING INSIDE THE CAGE. ARE YOU OK? THOSE ON BOARD PANICKED, NOT KNOWING THE FATE OF THE DIVER ` A NEWLYWED ON HIS HONEYMOON. BRIAN PLUMMER SHOT THE VIDEO. WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF` YOU KNOW, SOME RED GETS KICKED UP IN THE WATER. MY HEART DEFINITELY STOPPED. I THINK IT'S KIND OF EASY TO ASSUME THE WORST. THE QUICK-THINKING NEWLYWED HAD DUCKED AND WAS UNHARMED. OUR OWN NICK WATT, REPORTING ON SHARK CAGES, SUDDENLY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. MEN SHOUT BUT IS THIS SAFE? IF THE CAGE IS STURDY, CAGE DIVING IN AND OF ITSELF ISN'T DANGEROUS, BUT YOU REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOING DOWN WITH A REPUTABLE ORGANISATION. TONIGHT WITH THIS NEWEST CASE, NEW QUESTIONS. CRITICS ARGUE LURING SHARKS WITH BAIT INCREASES THE RISK OF ATTACKS. BUT OTHERS SAY IT CAN TEACH US TO APPRECIATE THE CRUCIAL ROLE SHARKS PLAY IN OUR ECOSYSTEM. I THINK PEOPLE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH ANIMALS. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM UP CLOSE ` THAT'S WHY WHALE-WATCHING TRIPS AND SHARK DIVES LIKE THIS ARE SO POPULAR. PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN NATURE, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. ONE MORE NOTE ` THE CAGE DIVING COMPANY SAYS IT'LL NOW NARROW THE VIEWING GAP BETWEEN THE BARS. STILL TO COME ` JULIA GILLARD'S CABINET RESHUFFLE AFTER AN ABORTED COUP. A FORMER PAKISTAN MILITARY DICTATOR RETURNS TO CONTEST THE COUNTRY'S ELECTIONS AND BECOMES A TALBAN TARGET. THE AIRBORNE AUDI IN BRITAIN THAT ENDED UP WEDGED HALFWAY UP A HOUSE WALL. AND IT'S UP AND AWAY AGAIN FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH GONDOLA ` FINALLY BACK IN BUSINESS TWO PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE DROWNED AND TWO OTHERS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A BOAT CARRYING ASYLUM SEEKERS CAPSIZED OFF THE COAST OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES SAY AT LEAST 95 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE WATER AND TAKEN TO SHORE. AN AIR AND SEA SEARCH IS STILL UNDERWAY, ALTHOUGH IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF ANYONE IS STILL MISSING. AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD'S LAUNCHED A COUNTER-ATTACK ON LABOR PARTY MEMBERS WHO PLOTTED AGAINST HER. SHE'S ANNOUNCED A CABINET RESHUFFLE TO REPLACE THOSE WHO WERE SACKED OR WHO RESIGNED FROM THE CABINET AFTER THE LEADERSHIP VOTE LAST WEEK. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL EXPLAINS. WITH A SENSE OF NATIONALISM AND OUTRAGE, AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER SLAMMED THE FAILED COUP. LIKE AUSTRALIANS AROUND THE NATION, I WAS APPALLED BY THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK. MS GILLARD'S EITHER SACKED OR ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF EIGHT KEVIN RUDD SUPPORTERS, LEAVING GAPING HOLES IN HER CABINET. TODAY'S RESHUFFLE CAME WITH A WARNING FOR FUTURE PLOTTERS. THERE OF COURSE SHOULD BE NO TOLERANCE FOR ANY CONDUCT WHICH DIVERTS EYES FROM OUR PROPER PURPOSE. ONE NOTABLE SURVIVOR IS FRONTBENCHER ANTHONY ALBANESE. THE LONG-TIME RUDD SUPPORTER RECEIVED A PROMOTION. IN TERMS OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S POSITION, SHE'S EXPRESSED THAT SHE HAS CONFIDENCE IN ME. MS GILLARD TOOK AIM AT HER OLD OPPONENT, USING RUDD'S FAILURE TO CHALLENGE TO DRAW A LINE BENEATH LABOR'S LEADERSHIP CONTEST. KEVIN RUDD HAS APPROPRIATELY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WILL NEVER LEAD THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY AGAIN. BUT THE OPPOSITION'S NOT BUYING IT. OPPOSITION LEADER TONY ABBOTT IS USING HIS HOME BASE HERE IN SYDNEY TO PREPARE A MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. HE'S PLANNING TO TABLE IT WHEN PARLIAMENT RESUMES FOR BUDGET WEEK IN MAY. IT IS GOING TO BE VERY MUCH AN L-PLATE CABINET. THERE'LL BE PEOPLE IN THE CABINET WHO'LL BE CONFRONTED WITH BUDGET-MAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR CAREERS. EASTER WILL BE A WELCOME BREAK FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO HAS MUCH GROUND TO MAKE UP IF LABOR'S TO STAND ANY CHANCE IN THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, SYDNEY. PAKISTAN'S FORMER PRESIDENT'S ARRIVED BACK IN THE COUNTRY, DEFYING DEATH THREATS AND ENDING FOUR YEARS OF SELF-IMPOSED EXILE. PERVEZ MUSHARRAF PLANS TO LEAD HIS PARTY IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN MAY. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN TRAVELLED BACK TO PAKISTAN WITH HIM. THE EXILE HEADS FOR HOME. PERVEZ MUSHARRAF AND FRIENDS AT DUBAI AIRPORTS. THE FORMER MILITARY DICTATOR KEEN FOR A POLITICAL COMEBACK. ALL CHANT ON BOARD IN MID-AIR, A TASTE OF THE ELECTIONEERING TO COME. ALL CHANT FOR GENERAL MUSHARRAF, ANTICIPATION AND UNEASE. I'M FEELING VERY NOSTALGIC AND VERY EMOTIONAL, CERTAINLY, THAT I'M GOING BACK, BUT MIXED FEELINGS OF CONCERN ALSO. CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE UNKNOWN THAT I'M GOING INTO. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT THE SECURITY THREAT FROM THE TALIBAN? THERE IS A WORRY. CERTAINLY, THERE'S A WORRY. THERE'S A WORRY FOR MYSELF AND WHOEVER IS AROUND ME. WELL, THIS FLIGHT HAS TURNED INTO A CAMPAIGN RALLY FOR PERVEZ MUSHARRAF. HE'S BEEN MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE AISLES, GREETING SUPPORTERS. BUT THIS HOMECOMING IS A CONSIDERABLE RISK. HE HAS PLENTY OF CRITICS AND PLENTY OF ENEMIES, AND HE KNOWS HE'LL BE A TARGET ONCE THIS PLANE TOUCHES DOWN. THE TALIBAN PROMISED TO MEET HIM WITH THIS SQUAD OF SNIPERS AND SUICIDE BOMBERS. SO AT KARACHI AIRPORT, TIGHT SECURITY ON THE TARMAC. ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE CAME TO WELCOME THE GENERAL IN A CITY CONSIDERED TO BE HIS STRONGHOLD. A TEPID TURNOUT FOR A MAN WHO TALKS OF SAVING PAKISTAN. HE COULD NOW WIND UP IN THE DOCK IN SEVERAL PENDING CASES. AND MANY HERE BELIEVE HE HAS OVERESTIMATED HIS APPEAL. THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS FACING A STRING OF CHARGES, INCLUDING CONSPIRACY TO MURDER AND FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR SLAIN OPPOSITION LEADER BENAZIR BHUTTO. THERE'VE BEEN MASS PROTESTS AGAINST A BILL WHICH WOULD LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND ADOPTION IN FRANCE. AN ESTIMATED 300,000 PEOPLE MARCHED ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES. AS THE PROTEST NEARED THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE, THERE WERE SCUFFLES AND POLICE FIRED TEAR GAS ON SOME ANTI-GAY PROTESTERS. TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. PRESIDENT FRANCOISE HOLLANDE HAS ANGERED OPPONENTS OF THE BILL BY TRYING TO AVOID PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE REFORM. THE DEATH OF A RUSSIAN TYCOON REMAINS A MYSTERY DESPITE BRITISH POLICE SAYING THERE'S NO EVIDENCE ANYONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED. BORIS BEREZOVKSY'S HOME WAS GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR AFTER OFFICERS TRAINED IN CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS SEARCHED THE PROPERTY. THE BBC'S JON BRAIN REPORTS. IN THE HEART OF THE ENGLISH HOME COUNTY, SPECIALLY TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS PREPARE TO SEARCH FOR CHEMICAL AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AT THE HOME OF A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH. BY LUNCHTIME TODAY, BORIS BEREZOVSKY'S MANSION AT ASCOT HAD BEEN GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR. BUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH CONTINUES. MR BEREZOVSKY WAS A FIERCE CRITIC OF MOSCOW, AND CLAIMED THE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE ` THE FSB ` WANTED HIM DEAD. HE WAS DUE TO GIVE EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST OF HIS FRIEND ` THE DISSIDENT ALEXANDER LITVINENKO. THE FORMER SCOTLAND YARD COMMANDER WHO WORKED BRIEFLY FOR BOTH MEN SAID THE INITIAL POLICE RESPONSE TO HIS DEATH WAS FULLY JUSTIFIED. THE POLICE FEARS WERE REALISTIC, BECAUSE ONCE THEY'VE GOT A SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY LIKE BORIS, WHO'S BEEN AT ODDS WITH PUTIN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND MAY INDEED BE A TARGET FOR FSB OR ANYBODY ELSE, THEN IT'S QUITE REALISTIC TO SUSPECT THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE WISHED HIM HARM MAY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. BUT MR BEREZOVKSY HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF PERSONAL SETBACKS, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF A BRUISING MULTIBILLION POUND COURT BATTLE WITH HIS FELLOW RUSSIAN ROMAN ABRAMOVICH. THE POLICE DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED IN HIS DEATH. THEY SAY THEY'LL NOW BE SPEAKING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO TRY AND ESTABLISH THE STATE OF MIND OF A MAN WHO RECENTLY ADMITTED TO BEING DEPRESSED AND HOMESICK FOR RUSSIA. MR BEREZOVKSY WAS GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM IN THE UK IN 2003 ON THE GROUNDS THAT HIS LIFE WOULD BE IN DANGER IN RUSSIA. A SPECTACULAR CAR CRASH IN ENGLAND HAS LEFT A SPORTS CAR EMBEDDED HALFWAY UP A HOUSE. THE AUDI TT TORE THROUGH A HEDGE AND SOARED OVER TWO OTHER CARS BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THE BUILDING. THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE AT THE TIME WEREN'T HURT. BUT THE AUDI DRIVER, A MAN BELIEVED TO BE IN HIS 20S, IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION IN HOSPITAL. NOW TO THE WEATHER HERE, AND AN UPDATE ON THE SOUTHERN RAIN? HEAVY FALLS ON THE LOWER WEST COAST AND HIGH CATCHMENTS, BIG 24-HOUR TOTALS TOO. STILL RAINING ON MUCH OF THE COAST. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FINALLY, A SHOT OF TODAY'S RAIN IN WANAKA'S MATUKITUKI VALLEY. BACK WITH THE EASTER COUNTDOWN AFTER SPORT, AS THE RAIN RUNS OUT OF BACKUP. STILL TO COME ` THEY WERE TRAPPED ON A GONDOLA WHEN THE CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE STRUCK. NOW AN ENGLISH COUPLE ARE BACK TO CELEBRATE IT'S RE-OPENING. AND SWINGING OUT OF THE WOODS ` SOME EXTREME GOLFING ACTION FROM SPANISH GOLFER SERGIO GARCIA. 1 CYPRUS HAS CLINCHED A LAST-MINUTE DEAL WITH EUROZONE FINANCE MINISTERS TO SAVE THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND FROM FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. UNDER THE 10 BILLION EURO BAILOUT ` THAT'S MORE THAN NZ$15B ` THE SECOND LARGEST BANK IN CYPRUS, LAIKI, WILL BE SHUT DOWN. DEPOSITORS WITH MORE THAN A 100,000 EUROS WILL FACE A 25% LEVY. THE DEEPENING CRISIS HAS LED TO BANKS IN CYPRUS LIMITING WITHDRAWALS FROM CASH MACHINES TO 100 EUROS A DAY TO AVOID A RUN ON BANKS. NOW TO A DESPERATE BID BY THE PACIFIC REGION'S LEADERS TO DITCH DIESEL. PACIFIC COUNTRIES SPEND 10% OF THEIR GDP ON DIESEL TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AND ARE SEEKING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TRY TO FIND ALTERNATIVES. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER WITH THIS REPORT. THIS ENVIRONMENTAL WASTELAND IS COSTING THE PACIFIC BIG TIME. A QUARTER OF THE REGION'S IMPORT BILL IS SPENT ON DIESEL. WE ARE AT THE END OF THE DISTRIBUTION LINE. TRANSPORTATION IS ALWAYS EXPENSIVE. WE PAY THE HIGHEST FREIGHT RATES IN THE WORLD. ABOUT 10% OF OUR NATIONAL BUDGET EVERY YEAR GOES TOWARDS THE IMPORTATION OF DIESEL FOR OUR GENERATORS. THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. IT'S WHY REGIONAL LEADERS ARE HERE TO DRUM UP BUSINESS FOR CLEANER AND CHEAPER FORMS OF ENERGY. PACIFIC ISLAND LEADERS HAVE COME TO THIS SUMMIT HOPING TO GET MONEY FROM BIG DONORS, AND ITS GOING TO NEED TO BE BIG ` THEY NEED ANOTHER $800M TO FUND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND WORLD BANK ARE JUST SOME OF THE POTENTIAL INVESTORS AT THE SUMMIT WITH CASH IN HAND. WE'VE GOT ALL OF THE KEY DONORS ALONGSIDE ALL OF THE DECISION-MAKERS OF THE REGION. IF WE CAN'T MAKE THINGS HAPPEN HERE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. NZ PAID FOR TOKELAU TO BECOME THE WORLD'S FIRST NATION TO BE FULLY POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY. IT ALSO FUNDED AN $8M SOLAR PLANT IN TONGA, REDUCING PEOPLE'S POWER BILLS BY 4%. MANY PACIFIC COUNTRIES RELY ON AID. THEY SIMPLY CANT AFFORD TO TAKE OUT LOANS. SOME COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY MAXED OUT THEIR BALANCE SHEETS WITH DEBT. THE EUROPEAN UNION IS THE BIG BACKER HERE, TODAY ANNOUNCING IT'S ADDING NEARLY NZ$40M TO THE KITTY. I ASSUME THAT THIS ACTION WILL HELP US TO PUSH FORWARDS A CLIMATE-CHANGE AGENDA. IT'S A SOLUTION WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DREAMING OF BEING ABLE TO DO. HARNESSING THE SUN FOR ENERGY ISN'T CHEAP TO SET UP, BUT THE COST OF USING DIESEL COMES AT TOO HIGH A PRICE. BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. A MEETING BETWEEN THE HOUSING MINISTER AND AUCKLAND'S MAYOR TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS IS UNDERWAY. NICK SMITH AND LEN BROWN HAVE BEEN AT ODDS OVER THE DRAFT UNITARY PLAN, WHICH SETS OUT WHERE AND HOW THE CITY WILL GROW IN THE FUTURE. NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO REALLY MAKE SURE THE RUBBER IS HITTING THE ROAD AND THAT WE GET COMPLETELY JOINED UP IN HOW WE GO FORWARD. I THINK THERE IS A REAL MOVE BOTH BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COUNCIL TO MAKE PROGRESS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS. ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IS THE TIME FRAME FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN. THE COUNCIL IS CALLING FOR SEPTEMBER, BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT COULD TAKE THREE YEARS. A CHRISTCHURCH TOURIST ATTRACTION, WHICH SITS PRACTICALLY ON TOP OF THE FEBRUARY QUAKE'S EPICENTRE, HAS RE-OPENED TODAY. AFTER TWO YEARS, THE GONDOLA IS NOW BACK IN BUSINESS, AND JOY REID TOOK A RIDE WITH A COUPLE WHO GOT STUCK AT THE TOP WHEN THE QUAKE STRUCK. SANDRA AND JURGEN BOHME WERE ONE OF THE LAST TO RIDE THE POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION BEFORE THE QUAKE. THIS IS THE PHOTO TAKEN OF YOU GUYS ON FEBRUARY 22, 2011. SHOWS THE TIME YOU CAME IN WHICH WAS 12.26. AND FITTINGLY TODAY THE ENGLISH TOURISTS WERE SOME OF THE FIRST. OH BLIMEY. YEAH. UNLIKE OTHERS WHO HAD TO BE RESCUED, THE COUPLE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT THE TOP WHEN THE QUAKE STRUCK.. I WAS ABOUT TO SIT DOWN AND I WAS JUST THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM.. THERE WAS LOTS OF AFTERSHOCKS AND THE GROUND WAS SPLITTING OPEN WHICH WAS QUITE SCARY. TWO YEARS ON, THE FACILITY'S OPEN, COMPLETE WITH SOME NEW SAFETY STANDARDS. WE'RE STANDING JUST A FEW HUNDRED METRES FROM THE EPICENTRE OF THE FEBRUARY QUAKE, SO MORE THAN $1M HAS BEEN SPENT ON ROCKFALL PROTECTION HERE, INCLUDING THIS ROCK-RETAINING BUND. WE WERE BLOWING UP THE LARGER BOULDERS, ROLLING DOWN THE SMALLER BOULDERS TO JUDGE THEIR BOUNCE HEIGHT, TRAJECTORY, WHERE THEY LANDED. AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY'VE ALSO PUT IN AN ATTENUATOR. IT'S A FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD, AND WHAT THAT CAN DO IS TAKE MULTIPLE BOULDER HITS. THE TOP STATION'S ALSO BEEN REVAMPED AFTER 60,000 LITRES OF WATER FLOODED ALL FOUR LEVELS, AND IT'S GETTING A BIG TICK FROM ITS FIRST PASSENGER. VICTORY FOR CHRISTCHURCH, I THINK, TO GET SOMETHING BACK. THIS HOT CHOCOLATE IS A VICTORY TOO FOR SANDRA BOHME ` SHE NEVER QUITE GOT TO IT LAST TIME. TODAY, THOUGH, IT WAS UNINTERRUPTED... IM GLAD I'VE COME BACK AND I'M ABLE TO LET ALL THE DUST SETTLE. ...AND THE TRIP, THERAPEUTIC. JOY REID, ONE NEWS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION'S REVEALED LAST WEEK'S PRIVACY BREACH WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. CLAIMS, COSTS AND REPAIR DETAILS OF MORE THAN 80,000 PEOPLE WERE MISTAKENLY EMAILED TO A THIRD PARTY. THE MISTAKE IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF GOVERNMENT BREACHES. THE ECONOMY MAY BE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE, BUT DON'T EXPECTED FINDING A JOB TO GET EASIER FOR NOW. MORE JOB LOSSES ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, WITH A 100 JOBS CUT. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE MANY FIRMS ARE CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO START HIRING EXTRA STAFF. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE SURELY ON THE VERGE OF VICTORY? FORECAST LOOKING GOOD FOR VICTORY FOR BLACKCAPS. ALL THE ACTION FROM DAY FOUR NEXT. SO WILL THE BOWLERS GET THROUGH THE ENGLISH ORDER TOMORROW? ALSO TONIGHT ` A BLOW TO THE CRUSADERS' NEW WINNING RUN, WHILE THE BLUES NEWS GETS WORSE AS WELL. PLUS, IF YOU HAD A TOUGH WEEKEND ON THE COURSE, YOU'LL KNOW HOW SERGIO FEELS ` AND IT CLIPS YOUR WIIIIINGS. THEY TOUCH! VETTEL'S FORCED` OH, WEBER'S BACK DOWN THE INSIDE. THIS IS SILLY, SEB. COME ON. WE HAVE THE FIERY RED BULL ONE-TWO FINISH IN MALAYSIA. FIRST UP TO TONIGHT TO CRICKET AND THE BLACK CAPS HAVE A DAY LEFT TO SCORE A TEST WIN AGAINST ENGLAND AND A SERIES VICTORY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 15 YEARS. THE ENGLISH ARE IN SURVIVAL MODE AT EDEN PARK, THANKS TO OPENER PETER FULTON AND THE NZ BOWLERS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS HAS THE DAY FOUR ACTION. PETER FULTON, WRITTEN OFF EARLY BY ENGLISH MEDIA AS A WALKING WICKET, INSTEAD STRODE INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS. HE'S DONE IT IN THE MOST AMAZING, EMPHATIC FASHION! THE TOWERING OPENER SMASHED HIS WAY TO HIS SECOND CENTURY IN ONE MATCH TO BECOME ONLY THE FOURTH NZER TO ACHIEVE THE FEAT. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD DONE IT FOR NZ, TO BE HONEST, BUT I KNEW THAT ANDREW JONES WAS THE LAST ONE, WHICH WAS A WEE WHILE AGO. HIS TEST HUNDRED ` ALSO HIS SECOND EVER ` CAME WITH 13 FOURS AND FIVE SIXES. THOSE LONG LEVERS GOING... BOOM, BOOM! ENGLAND WERE HAPLESS, DESPITE A PEP TALK. AND TO THINK IT ALL COULD'VE BEEN SO DIFFERENT FOR THEM ` JAMES ANDERSON DROPPED FULTON ON JUST 31. IT'LL HURT, THAT WILL HURT. THE PAIN EASED SOMEWHAT WHEN IAN BELL TOOK THIS STUNNER TO SNARE DEAN BROWNLIE BEFORE FULTON, BACKED UP BY BRENDON MCCULLUM, LET LOOSE IN A FRENETIC FIRST SESSION. THE SKIPPER WAS LOST IN TWO-METRE-PETER'S SHADOW UNTIL THE 34-YEAR-OLD FINALLY FELL. THEY'VE GOT HIM IN THE END. MCCULLUM PUSHED ON TO BRING UP HIS SEVENTH 50 AGAINST ENGLAND IN THIS TOUR. THE DECLARATION SEEMED TO COME FROM THE MESSENGER RATHER THAN THE SKIPPER, WITH A LEAD OF 480. SO COULD ENGLAND DIG IN? LITTLE EDGE, LITTLE EDGE. THERE WAS A LITTLE EDGE IS THERE? HAS IT CARRIED? IT CARRIED! HE MIGHT GIVE IT OUT! WITH NICK COMPTON GONE, ALASTAIR COOK CAME CLOSE TO FALLING AS WELL. JUST WHEN HE AND JONATHAN TROTT LOOKED TO HAVE STEADIED THE ENGLAND SHIP... HE'S GOT IT! IF TROTT'S WICKET WAS BIG, THE SKIPPER'S AT THE HANDS OF A PART-TIME BOWLER WAS MASSIVE. ALISTAIR COOKE LOOKS DISTRAUGHT. KANE WILLIAMSON HAS PICKED UP THE WICKET. TIME TO SEND IN THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, BUT HE DIDN'T LAST LONG. STEVE FINN DEPARTED IN THE FINAL OVER TO A SPECTACULAR TIM SOUTHEE CATCH ` JUST THE WAY TO CAP OFF A REMARKABLE DAY IN CRICKET AS THE BLACKCAPS EDGE CLOSER TO VICTORY. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. PETER FULTON JOINS ILLUSTRIOUS COMPANY WITH HIS TWO CENTURIES IN THE SAME MATCH. THE LAST NZ BATSMAN TO ACHIEVE THE FEAT WAS ANDREW JONES AGAINST SRI LANKA IN 1991, WITH GLENN TURNER AND GEOFF HOWARTH THE ONLY OTHERS ON THAT LIST. ENGLAND ARE STILL 390 IN ARREARS, WITH JUST SIX WICKETS IN HAND. ANOTHER SETBACK FOR THE CRUSADERS SUPER RUGBY TEAM FOR THEIR TWO-GAME TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA. CAPTAIN KIERAN READ TORE LIGAMENTS UNDER ONE OF HIS BIG TOES IN THE WIN OVER THE SOUTHERN KINGS AND IS NOW OUT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH. THE BLUES' ISSUES CONCERN ANOTHER HIGH ERROR COUNT AND MISSED TACKLES IN THEIR LOSS TO THE WARATAHS. THEY BLEW A 14-POINT LEAD, MAKING 18 MISTAKES. AND HE'S GOT MATT LUCAS. AND HE THROWS IT BACK ON THE INSIDE. ISRAEL FOLAU! LUCAS. FOLEY! TRY TIME. THE BLUES WERE CAUGHT OFFSIDE IN THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME, WITH THE WARATAHS SCORING THEIR SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON 30-27. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY'VE LOST ALL BLACKS PROP CHARLIE FAUMUINA IN THE WIN OVER THE SOUTHERN KINGS AND IS NOW OUT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH. INJURED WALLABIES STAR KURTLEY BEALE HAS BEEN SENT HOME IN DISGRACE FROM SOUTH AFRICA WITHOUT EVEN PLAYING AFTER ATTACKING TWO OF HIS TEAMMATES. THE 36-TEST UTILITY BACK IS FACING A LENGTHY SUSPENSION FOLLOWING A RUN-IN WITH HIS MELBOURNE REBELS CAPTAIN GARETH DELVE AFTER THEIR 64-7 MAULING BY THE SHARKS. AUCKLAND-BORN WINGER COOPER VUNA STEPPED IN TO HELP AND TWEETED THAT BEALE THEN TURNED ON HIM. TWO-TEST VUNA AND BEALE, WHO EXCHANGED BLOWS, HAVE BEEN ORDERED HOME ON SEPARATE FLIGHTS. BEALE (24) IS ALREADY FACING ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS AFTER A CLASH WITH A BOUNCER IN A BRISBANE BAR LAST YEAR. AFTER 11 DEFEATS IN A ROW, THE BIG QUESTION IN LEAGUE CIRCLES IS HOW DO THE WARRIORS TURN AROUND A SHOCKING START TO THE NEW SEASON? THE TEAM AND ITS COACH ARE UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE WITH ANOTHER LOSS, THIS TIME AGAINST CRONULLA. JOE PORTER HAS MORE.. COACH MATT ELLIOTT CUT A SOLEMN FIGURE AS THE WARRIORS ARRIVED BACK IN AUCKLAND. I'M HURTING, MAN, HARBOURING A FAIR BIT OF DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE WAY WE'RE PLAYING AT THE MOMENT. OUR EXECUTION IS FAR FROM WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PREPARATION, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S COSTING US DEARLY. NO WONDER HE'S LOSING PATIENCE WITH HIS PLAYERS. THE WARRIORS HAVE THE WORST FOR AND AGAINST RECORD IN THE COMPETITION, HAVE MISSED 76 TACKLES ALL UP AND MADE AT LEAST 10 ERRORS PER MATCH. WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT RESEMBLES A GAME PLAN OVER SUSTAINED PERIODS. THERE'S LITTLE MOMENTS OF IT. AND IT'S REALLY NOT A COMPLEX GAME PLAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXECUTE. A FORMER KIWI'S COACH ALSO BLAMES THE PLAYERS. MATTIE ELLIOTT IS A GOOD COACH, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. HE IS A GOOD COACH. LOWE ALSO CRITICAL OF THE CLUB'S RECRUITMENT. THEY SHOULD OF BEEN AGGRESSIVELY GOING FOR PLAYERS LIKE JARRYD HAYNE, SONNY BILL WILLIAMS, JONATHAN THURSTON ` THOSE SORT OF PLAYERS. ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVES THEY HAVE TWO PLAYERS WHO COULD SPARK THEIR SEASON. I'D BE STARTING PITA GODINET AS STARTING HOOKER EVERY GAME, BECAUSE HE'S` THEY NEED IGNITING. THERE'S NO IGNITERS OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT. AND KEVIN LOCKE IS THE OTHER ONE. KEVIN LOCKE, IN MY VIEW, IS THE BEST ATTACKING PLAYER THE CLUB HAS. AND WITHOUT THAT SPARK, LOWE IS PREDICTING THE WARRIORS' 11-MATCH LOSING STREAK TO CONTINUE. I THINK THEY'RE GONNA STRUGGLE AGAINST THE COWBOYS THIS WEEK. THEY'LL PROBABLY GET A HARSH LESSON ON WHY THEY SHOULD OF MADE SURE THEY DID GET HOLD OF JONATHAN THURSTON. THEIR DEFENSIVE RECORD PROOF THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO GET HOLD OF ANYONE AT THE MOMENT. HE'S GONE IN UNDER THE CROSSBAR. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. THE WARRIORS ARE NOW DEAD LAST AFTER THE CANBERRA RAIDERS CONTINUED THEIR DOMINANCE OVER THE ST GEORGE DRAGONS. BACK FROM BAD BOY SUSPENSION, BLAKE FERGUSON APPEARED IN JERSEY 21 AND SET UP THE RAIDERS' FIRST TRY. THEY WENT ON TO WIN 30-17. A FORMULA 1 CIVIL WAR HAS BROKEN OUT BETWEEN RED BULL DRIVERS MARK WEBBER AND SEBASTIEN VETTEL. THE GERMAN WORLD CHAMPION WON AN ACTION-PACKED MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX AFTER DEFYING ORDERS NOT TO OVERTAKE THE AUSTRALIAN. MARTIN TASKER HAS THE FALLOUT TO A CONTROVERSIAL RACE. IF LOOKS COULD KILL... MARK WEBBER KEEPING HIS DISTANCE FROM TEAM-MATE SEBASTIEN VETTEL POST-RACE. THEIR FEUD IGNITED HALFWAY THROUGH THE GRAND PRIX WITH THE AUSSIE LEADING. MARK IS TOO SLOW. GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY. HE'S TOO SLOW. VETTEL PERSISTED WITH THE PRESSURE, IGNORING TEAM ORDERS AND ATTACKING WEBBER, WHO HAD FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO EASE OFF AND PROTECT HIS ENGINE AND TYRES. HE'S GONE ROUND HIM. HE'S GONE ROUND THE OUTSIDE, AND SEBASTIEN VETTEL TAKES THE LEAD. THAT'S AS CLOSE AS YOU WANT TO GET TO PIT WALL OR ANOTHER RACING CAR AT 190MPH. THIS IS SILLY, SEB. COME ON. THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION TOOK THE CHEQUERED FLAG, WITH A FURIOUS WEBBER RELEGATED TO SECOND AND VENTING HIS FEELINGS PUBLICLY. THE TEAM MADE A DECISION WHICH WE ALWAYS SAY BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE IS PROBABLY HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ` LOOK AFTER THE TYRES AND GET THE CAR TO THE END, BUT IN THE END SEB MADE HIS OWN DECISIONS TODAY AND WILL HAVE PROTECTION AS USUAL, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. VETTEL LATER ADMITTED HE WAS IN THE WRONG. ALSO APOLOGISING ` MERCEDES DRIVER LEWIS HAMILTON, TAKING THIRD PLACE DESPITE PITTING WITH HIS OLD MCLAREN TEAM BY MISTAKE. OH! HE WENT IN THE WRONG PIT. HAMILTON WENT IN THE WRONG PIT! FERNANDO ALONSO ANOTHER IN THE WRONG, FERNANDO ALONSO ANOTHER IN THE WRONG, STAYING OUT OF THE PITS WITH A DAMAGED FRONT WING AND PAYING THE PRICE. OH, THE FRONT WING HAS COME OFF. HE'S GOT NO STEERING. HE'S GOT NO STEERING. HE'S OFF INTO THE GRAVEL TRAP. ALONSO UNHURT BUT OUT. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. TO BASKETBALL, AND BREAKERS STAR IMPORT CEDRIC JACKSON HAS CLAIMED THE NBL'S HIGHEST HONOUR AT THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY, NAMED THE LEAGUE'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. THE POINT GUARD'S BEEN A POWERHOUSE FOR THE CLUB THIS SEASON, LEADING THE LEAGUE IN ASSISTS AND STEALS, AS WELL AS BEING IN THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN POINTS. JACKSON WAS ALSO NAMED IN THE NBL ALL-STAR TEAM, WHILE COACH ANDREJ LEMANIS WAS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND SEASON IN A ROW. THE BREAKERS' PLAYOFF CAMPAIGN BEGINS AGAINST SYDNEY ON THURSDAY IN AUCKLAND. THE MIAMI HEAT HAVE SECURED A 26TH STRAIGHT VICTORY AS THEY INCH TOWARDS THE NBA RECORD HELD BY THE 1972 LA LAKERS. THE HEAT WERE TRAILING THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS BY 11 IN THE FIRST QUARTER BEFORE SCORING 15 UNANSWERED POINTS, INCLUDING THIS FROM LEBRON JAMES. AN EMPHATIC SLAM DUNK. AN IMPRESSIVE PASS FROM NORRIS COLE. LEBRON'S 32 POINTS AND 10 ASSISTS KEPT THE HEAT IN FRONT, EVENTUALLY CLAIMING THE GAME 109 TO 77. THE HEAT ARE NOW ON A FOUR-GAME ROAD TRIP THAT STARTS WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC IN FLORIDA. AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON OPENER FOR DEFENDING NETBALL CHAMPIONS WAIKATO-BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC, DEMOLISHING THE CANTERBURY TACTIX IN NELSON 69-46. VETERAN SHOOTER IRENE VAN DYK WAS AS RELIABLE AS EVER IN THE CIRCLE, SINKING 45 GOALS FROM 48 ATTEMPTS. HOW GOOD IS THAT BEING ABLE TO LOOK UP AND JUST SEE THOSE LONG LIMBS DEMANDING THE BALL? AT THE OTHER END OF THE COURT, THE SILVER FERNS COMBINATION OF CASEY KOPUA ` FORMERLY WILLIAMS ` AND LEANA DE BRUIN MADE THINGS TOUGH FOR THE YOUNG TACTIX SIDE. NO TEAM HAS EVER SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO TIGER IN FLORIDA, THE FINAL ROUND OF THE ARNOLD PALMER GOLF INVITATIONAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW. BAD WEATHER FORCED THE ABANDONMENT OF PLAY EARLY, BUT NOT BEFORE SERGIO GARCIA HEADED FOR THE WOODS. HE PULLED OUT AFTER A DOUBLE BOGEY ON THE 10TH. HOW CAN THE BALL STAY THERE? THAT'S WHERE HE HAS TO BE AT` CROWD CHEERS HOW ABOUT THAT? I THINK HE EVEN TOOK SOME OF THE BARK OFF. TIGER HAS A THREE-SHOT LEAD AT 12 UNDER PAR, AFTER MAKING BIRDIE ON HIS SECOND HOLE OF THE DAY, BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVED. THE LAST ROUND IS COMPLETED TOMORROW MORNING. THANKS, ANDREW. NEXT ON ONE NEWS, JIM'S GOT THE LATEST ON THE RAIN AS THE FRONTS PUSH NORTH. Ah, what's this? A little discussion. Two entrenched views. A real-estate website. Oh, he wants a new home. Ah, but she has some ideas about renovating. Either way, I'm thinking they don't have a lot of spare time to get their loan, right? That's why ANZ has more home-loan specialists than any other bank, and they'll come to you. My money's on the renovation. HELLO AGAIN. HEAVY RAIN'S EASING OFF IN WESTLAND AND THE HIGH COUNTRY. THE METSERVICE WARNINGS ARE ABOUT TO BE LIFTED. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN WESTLAND BULLER, BUT IT'LL BE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ SO, GREAT IF YOU LIKE THE SUNSHINE. EASTER LOOKING GREAT FOR MOST OF YOU. TAKE YOUR SUNNIES IN THESE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR MONDAY.
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