IT'S MIDDAY ON TUESDAY THE 14TH OF MARCH. ANGER OVER THE CONDITION AND COMMERCIAL SALE OF NEW ZEALAND'S WATER HAS REACHED BOILING POINT. PROTESTS ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS THE UK GETS CLOSER TO STARTING BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS, SCOTLAND ANNOUNCES PLANS TO HOLD A SECOND REFERENDUM ON LEAVING BRITAIN. AND WE WILL TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SNAPPER-FISHING COMPETITION THAT'S UNDERWAY IN NORTHLAND. AHI AHI MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. AS WE GO TO AIR, PROTESTS ARE KICKING OFF IN AT LEAST 18 CENTRES AROUND THE COUNTRY CALLING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF NEW ZEALAND'S WATER. ACTIVISTS WANT CLEANER LAKES AND RIVERS, BUT THERE'S ALSO ANGER OVER PRIVATE COMPANIES PROFITING BY BOTTLING UP OUR WATER AND SENDING IT OVERSEAS. EMILY COOPER IS LIVE IN WELLINGTON AT ONE OF THE RALLIES. EMILY, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? Protesters have just darted together here on parliaments for court this morning. It's one of the most contentious issues in New Zealand at the moment ` wwater and access to clean water. The government has been feeling the heat a bit. Rallies will be setting a clear message ` New Zealanders want access o clear drinking water. HERE'S WHAT PETITION ORGANISER JEN BRANJE SAID EARLIER. Look at places like Havelock, with the Campylobacter outbreak. They have to buy back New Zealand's own water because what was coming out of the taps was making them sick. This is a lot of boiled water notices. town supplies aren't up to scratch. Yet opportunists come and take a water that we should be getting for free. Jen is just presenting their petition out to labour and green Mps here parliaments. Ust a reminder that Jen and her groupwas successful in getting a water bottling plant in Ashburton stopped. WATERCARE OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH FOR SEDIMENT TO SETTLE IN THE HUNUA DAM AREA THAT SUPPLIES THE CITY'S DRINKING WATER. A MEETING AT THIS AUCKLAND CITY HALL THIS MORNING REVEALED THE ARDMORE TREATMENT PLANT IS SO OVERLOADED WITH SEDIMENT THAT IT'S BEING RUN MANUALLY. AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAY IT'S CRITICAL RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO ONLY CONSUME 20 LITRES PER PERSON PER DAY. We've got 2 pronged approach. We are asking our customers to keep their water demand low. In the meantime, we are also making sure that we can slowly ramp up our outputs from the Ardmore treatment plants aas sediment settles and as all staff get better at running the plants mmanually. THE MAN CHARGED OVER THE ALLEGED ATTACK ON A WOMAN IN AN AUCKLAND QUARRY LAST MONTH HAS HAD HIS NAME SUPPRESSION LIFTED. COLIN MITCHELL APPEARED IN AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT ON MONDAY. HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING ABDUCTION AND ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM. MITCHELL DENIED THE CHARGES AND WAS REMANDED IN CUSTODY. A MAN ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR KILLING A 6-YEAR-OLD HAS AGAIN BEEN SENTENCED TO ANOTHER LIFE TERM FOR THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF AN INMATE. STEPHEN WILLIAMS WAS CONVICTED IN 2003 FOR KILLING HIS PARTNER'S DAUGHTER, CORAL BURROWS. HE APPEARED IN THE AUCKLAND HIGH COURT FOR THE STABBING OF AN INMATE AT THE AUCKLAND PAREMOREMO PRISON IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR. BANNING UNVACCINATED CHILDREN FROM DAYCARES AND PLAY-CENTRES WON'T HAPPEN UNDER THE NATIONAL-LED GOVERNMENT. SUCH A BAN'S BEEN RECOMMENDED IN AUSTRALIA. BUT THE HEALTH MINISTER HERE BELIEVES THAT WHILE VACCINATION'S IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, HE DOESN'T THINK BANNING ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T VACCINATED IS HELPFUL. LOOK, YOU'VE GOTTA GET THE BALANCE OF PRIORITIES. VACCINATIONS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, LET ME PHRASE THAT DRAMATICALLY, FOR NEW ZEALAND KIDS. AT ABOUT 95%. I MEAN, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT RATE. BUT WE'VE GOT NO PLANS TO CHANGE THE POLICY TO BAN CHILDREN FROM ECE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE KIDS' LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AND FUTURES. LABOUR'S LEADER, ANDREW LITTLE, HOWEVER, SAYS THE IDEA OF BANNING CHILDREN WHO HAVEN'T BEEN VACCINATED SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO PUT OTHERS AT RISK, AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO ELIMINATE SOME PRETTY TERRIBLE DISEASES FROM HERE, IF NOT AROUND THE WORLD EVENTUALLY, AND EVERYBODY'S GOTTA BE DOING THEIR BIT, SO I THINK IT'S WELL WORTH LOOKING AT. NEW ZEALAND'S POULTRY INDUSTRY IS CONSIDERING STAMPING EGGS SO CONSUMERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE CRACKING INTO. THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED IT'S INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME EGGS ARE BEING SOLD AS FREE-RANGE WHEN THEY'RE NOT. THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES MINISTER IS MONITORING THE ISSUE BUT SAYS THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES DEFINING EXACTLY WHAT IS 'FREE-RANGE'. IT FOLLOWS COUNTDOWN SUPERMARKETS REMOVING A BRAND OF FREE-RANGE EGGS FROM SHELVES OVER CLAIMS MANY ARE ACTUALLY CAGED EGGS. We think egg stamping will go a long way to addressing the issue. They will help the situation. Eggs were later one farm, clearly identified as cage eggs, but because there was no stamp on the eggs, they were put into cartons. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT THE MOMENT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TO DETERMINE WHAT IS FREE RANGE. BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT A PROCESS UNDERWAY NOW WITH THE SFO WHICH WILL GO IN AND INVESTIGATE HOW THIS ALLEGED FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY OCCURRED. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THEY UNCOVER THROUGH THAT PROCESS. KIM DOTCOM HAS HIT THE BIG SCREEN IN A FILM ABOUT HIS LIFE AS A HACKER AND HIS COPYRIGHT BATTLE WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. THE DOCUMENTARY'S BEING SCREENED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A FILM FESTIVAL IN TEXAS LATER TODAY. IT'S RECEIVED MORE THAN $1M IN FUNDING FROM THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION. KIM DOTCOM'S BEEN PROMOTING THE FILM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, POSTING A LINK TO THE TRAILER AND APPEARING POSITIVE ABOUT ITS UPCOMING RELEASE. THERESA MAY CAN NOW GET THE BALL ROLLING ON NEGOTIATING A DEAL FOR THE UK TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION, AS THE BREXIT BILL PASSED THROUGH PARLIAMENT TODAY. JUST HOURS AGO, THE HOUSE OF LORDS VOTED FOR ARTICLE 50 TO BE PASSED INTO LAW, ON THE SAME DAY SCOTTISH LEADER NICOLA STURGEON SAID SHE'S BE SEEKING PERMISSION TO HOLD A SECOND INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM. THE BBC'S LAURA KUENSBERG REPORTS. NOT ONCE... THE AYES TO THE RIGHT ` 335. THE NOS TO THE LEFT ` 287. (ALL MURMUR) ...BUT TWICE. THE PRIME MINISTER NEVER WANTED THEM TO HAVE A SAY, BUT TONIGHT MPS VOTED FOR HER TO GET BREXIT STARTED. CEREMONIOUSLY, THE BILL WENT ALONG THE CORRIDOR OF POWER, BACK TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS, WHO HAD TRIED TO CHANGE IT. BUT RESISTANCE HAS BEEN FADING. ONLY THE LIB DEMS ARE LEFT IN THERESA MAY'S WAY. THEY HAVE VOTED CONTENTS 135, NOT CONTENTS, 274. SO THE NOT CONTENTS HAVE IT. A COMFORTABLE WIN FOR THE GOVERNMENT. WESTMINSTER'S DIFFERENT THESE DAYS. THE UK, AS WE KNOW IT, COULD SOON BE VERY DIFFERENT TOO. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT SCOTLAND IS GOING TO BE TAKEN INTO THE ABYSS WITH THIS TORY GOVERNMENT. I'M GLAD THAT WE ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE. THERE MIGHT NOT BE A REAL VOTE, A MEANINGFUL VOTE, IN THIS CHAMBER, BUT THERE SHALL BE A MEANINGFUL VOTE IN SCOTLAND ABOUT PROTECTING OUR MILLENNIUM-LONG HISTORY AS A EUROPEAN NATION. ('GOD SAVE THE QUEEN' PLAYS ON ORGAN) SO WITH THE UK TONIGHT NOW FIRMLY ON THE PATH TO EXIT, THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WANTS TO GIVE VOTERS THE CHANCE TO LEAVE THE UNION, WITH ALL ITS COMPLEX HISTORY. CAN THE PRIME MINISTER, ATTENDING A COMMONWEALTH SERVICE TODAY, REALLY DENY THAT? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IT'S ONLY 263 DAYS SINCE THE EU REFERENDUM. YET JUST AS ONE FIGHT FOR THE TORIES COMES TO AN END, ANOTHER, PERHAPS MORE PROFOUND, BEGINS. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT EMMA KEELING IS IN LONDON AND TALKS US THROUGH THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SHOCKWAVES IN UK POLITICS TODAY AS NICOLA STURGEON CONFIRMS SHE WANTS A SECOND SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM. NOW, PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY SAYS IT'S A DIVISIVE MOVE AND THAT STURGEON COULD CAUSE ECONOMIC UPSET. THE TUNNEL VISION THAT THE SNP HAS SHOWN TODAY IS DEEPLY REGRETTABLE. IT SETS SCOTLAND ON A COURSE FOR MORE UNCERTAINTY AND DIVISION, SO INSTEAD OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY, THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD FOCUS ON DELIVERING GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND. POLITICS IS NOT A GAME. BUT THE SNP LEADER HAS SAID THAT THIS` SCOTLAND NEEDS TO TAKE ITS FUTURE INTO ITS OWN HANDS, AND THE BREXIT DEAL THAT THERESA MAY IS PROPOSING RIGHT NOW IS NOT IN SCOTLAND'S BEST INTERESTS. I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE WRONG FOR SCOTLAND TO BE TAKEN DOWN A PATH THAT IT HAS NO CONTROL OVER, REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR ECONOMY, FOR OUR SOCIETY, FOR OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD, FOR OUR VERY SENSE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COUNTRY. THAT WOULD BE WRONG. WELL, WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE? WELL, FORTUNATELY, NICOLA STURGEON DOES NEED PERMISSION FROM THE UK GOVERNMENT TO CARRY ON WITH THE INDEPENDENCE VOTE. THE PRIME MINISTER COULD FLATLY REFUSE, OR SHE COULD INSIST THAT THE VOTE IS HELD AFTER THE UK LEAVES THE EU. TODAY MARKS THE DEADLINE FOR THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WIRETAP CLAIMS. LAST WEEK DONALD TRUMP ACCUSED PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA OF TAPPING HIS PHONES DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. OBAMA, ALONG WITH THE FBI AND FORMER NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR, HAVE DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS. HOWEVER, TODAY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SEAN SPICER SAYS DONALD TRUMP WASN'T REFERRING TO WIRETAPPING WHEN HE TWEETED ABOUT WIRETAPPING. THE PRESIDENT WAS VERY CLEAR IN HIS TWEET THAT IT WAS 'WIRETAPPING'. THAT SPANS A WHOLE HOST OF SURVEILLANCE TYPE OPTIONS. THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES, WILL NOW LOOK INTO THAT AND PROVIDE A REPORT BACK. BUT I THINK THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM A VARIETY OUTLETS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURVEILLANCE THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE 2016 ELECTION. A REPORT OUT OF THE US SAYS IF THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO REPEAL OBAMACARE GOES AHEAD, NEARLY 14 MILLION MORE AMERICANS WOULD BECOME UNINSURED OVER THE NEXT YEAR. THE ABC'S MARY BRUCE WITH THE REACTION. TONIGHT THOSE NUMBERS ARE SENDING SHOCK WAVES THROUGH CAPITOL HILL. TRUMP CARE WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO THE NON-PARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, UNDER THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN PLAN EMBRACED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP,... EMERGING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE LATE TODAY, THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS HE ISN'T BUYING IT. WE DISAGREE STRENUOUSLY WITH THE REPORT THAT WAS PUT OUT. TODAY'S NEWS IS A BLOW TO THE PRESIDENT, WHO PROMISED TO PROVIDE INSURANCE FOR EVERYBODY. A TOP ADVISER REPEATED THAT PLEDGE THIS MORNING... YOU SAID BACK IN JANUARY RIGHT HERE ON 'GMA' THAT THOSE WHO ARE RELYING ON COVERAGE WILL NOT LOSE IT. THAT PROMISE STANDS? YES, IT DOES. ...BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN BRACING FOR THIS. SO OF COURSE THE CBO IS GOING TO SAY, 'IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY SOMETHING THEY DON'T WANNA BUY, 'THEY WON'T BUY IT.' TONIGHT A GROWING NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING THEIR FOOT DOWN, SAYING THIS PLAN WILL NOT FLY. DO NOT WALK THE PLANK AND COTE FOR A BILL THAT CANNOT PASS THE SENATE AND THEN HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT VOTE. THE BUSINESSMAN PRESIDENT SUGGESTS THE HOUSE PLAN IS JUST AN OPENING OFFER. WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH EVERYBODY. IT'S A BIG FAT, BEAUTIFUL NEGOTIATION. BACK HERE AND THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SNAPPER-FISHING COMPETITION IS UNDERWAY ON NINETY MILE BEACH IN NORTHLAND. REPORTER HELEN CASTLES IS THERE. HELEN, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? There are more than 800 fishermen from around New Zealand and the world competingin this year's Snapper bonanza. Tthey have positioned themselves strategically along 90 mile beach. The biggest so far weighed 12 k.g That was caught in 2012. We haven't seen any snapper yet. I am assured by these guys that there are plenty of snapper out there and they have 5 days to reel them in. THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES HAS BEGUN WITH THE QUEEN LAUNCHING THE BATON RELAY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. THE BATON WILL BE CARRIED ACROSS 71 COUNTRIES AND MORE THAN 200,000 MILES BEFORE IT REACHES AUSTRALIA'S GOLD COAST. THE BBC'S NICHOLAS WITCHELL REPORTS. (CHILDREN SING) IT'S SAID TO BE THE THIRD LARGEST MULTISPORT EVENT IN THE WORLD ` THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, BRINGING TOGETHER COUNTRIES WHICH, BETWEEN THEM, REPRESENT ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION. THE VENUE FOR NEXT YEAR'S GAMES WILL BE AUSTRALIA'S GOLD COAST. THE QUEEN WON'T BE THERE HERSELF, BUT A MESSAGE FROM HER AS HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH WILL. SHE PLACED THE MESSAGE IN THE BATON WHICH WILL NOW BE CARRIED TO ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO ARRIVE ON THE GOLD COAST IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR. THE BATON RELAY WAS STARTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN TRACK CYCLIST ANNA MEARES. SHE WAS JOINED BY BRITAIN'S VICTORIA PENDLETON, AND THEN TO ADD ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN TOUCH, IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A KOMBI, THE CAMPERVAN USED BY SO MANY GENERATIONS OF SURFERS, WHICH TRUNDLED OFF DOWN THE MALL AT THE START OF A 140,000-MILE JOURNEY. (BAGPIPES PLAY) FOUR YEARS AGO IT WAS SIR CHRIS HOY WHO DID THE HONOURS, LAUNCHING THE BATON RELAY TO THE CITY OF GLASGOW, THE 2014 VENUE. THE ROUTE OVER THE NEXT 13 MONTHS WILL BE MUCH THE SAME, TAKING THE BATON TO EVERY COMMONWEALTH NATION AND TERRITORY. SO IT WILL TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF AFRICA TO THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT,... (WHISTLE BLOWS) ...WHERE FOUR YEARS AGO IT WAS TAKEN BY STEAM TRAIN IN SRI LANKA AND TO TINY ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC ` A REMINDER OF THE SCALE OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND OF THE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC LINKS WHICH BIND ITS 52 MEMBER NATIONS. IN APRIL NEXT YEAR IN AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH'S SPORTING RIVALRIES WILL BE RESUMED BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF A SPORTING EVENT WHICH, LIKE THE COMMONWEALTH, PRIDES ITSELF ON SHOWING RESPECT AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE CALL FOR HELP AS THE WORLD FACES ITS GREATEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DROUGHT AND FAMINE WREAK HAVOC ACROSS SOMALIA AS DISEASES BEGIN TO SPREAD IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. AID AGENCIES ARE WARNING THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SAVE MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING FAMINE ACROSS AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. IN SOMALIA, CONFLICT AND CORRUPTION HAS MADE THE EFFECT OF A TWO-YEAR DROUGHT EVEN WORSE, LEAVING MILLIONS WITHOUT FOOD, WATER AND VULNERABLE DISEASE, AS BBC'S CORRESPONDENT ANDREW HARDING DISCOVERS. JUST A WARNING, SOME OF THE PICTURES IN HIS STORY YOU MAY FIND DISTRESSING. THIS IS BAIDOA, A TOWN BESIEGED BY TWO UNFORGIVING ENEMIES. THE SOLDIERS ARE HERE TO GUARD AGAINST AL-SHABAAB, THE MILITANT ISLAMISTS CONTROLLING THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THIS CORNER OF SOMALIA. BUT IT'S THE SECOND ENEMY, DROUGHT, THAT IS NOW FAR MORE DANGEROUS. ALI (9) HAS JUST BEEN CARRIED INTO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. HE'S UNCONSCIOUS. BUT IT'S NOT FROM HUNGER. NOT YET. AFTER THREE YEARS OF FAILED RAINS, CLEAN WATER IS HARD TO FIND. THE DOCTORS HERE BELIEVE THEY'RE BATTLING A SUDDEN OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. INSIDE, WEAK FROM DIARRHOEA, DOZENS OF NEW CASES. MANY FAMILIES HAVE WALKED MILES TO GET HELP. IT'S A CRUEL OPENING SALVO OF DISEASE BEFORE FAMINE MARCHES INTO TOWN. WE ARE FEELING THIS SITUATION IS GETTING VERY BAD. OUT OF CONTROL? YES. DUE TO THE DISEASE OUTBREAK AND THE OUTBREAK, THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. AND CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT? UH, WITH OUR CAPACITY, NO. FOR NOW, THERE'S AN ORDERLY QUEUE AT BAIDOA'S MAIN WELL. A NURSE HAS VOLUNTEERED TO OVERSEE THE RATIONING. BUT EVERY DAY MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO TOWN FROM THE PARCHED COUNTRYSIDE. THE FAMINE IS GOING FAST. VERY FAST. THERE IS NOT ANY ENOUGH FOOD, THERE IS NOT ANY ENOUGH WATER. NEW ARRIVALS SEEKING SHADE ON THE EDGE OF TOWN. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AID SUPPLIES IN BAIDOA RUN OUT? THOSE HELPING SAY THE MAIN LESSON OF 2011 IS TO SOUND THE ALARM EARLY. GET US HELP NOW. GET US THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED NOW, AND WE WILL SAVE THE CHILDREN THAT NEED TO BE SAVED. AND LOOK HOW EASY IT CAN BE. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF TREATMENT IN HOSPITAL, ALI (9) OPENS HIS EYES AND ASKS HIS FATHER FOR WATER. IN THE BESIEGED TOWN, ONE LIFE SAVED; MANY MORE TO GO. TO SPORT, AND BLACKCAPS CAPTAIN KANE WILLIAMSON HAS SHOT TO SECOND IN THE WORLD FOR TEST-BATTING RANKINGS. WILLIAMSON SCORED HIS 16TH CENTURY IN THEIR DRAWN OPENING TEST AGAINST THE SOUTH AFRICANS AND IS ONE TON SHY OF EQUALLING BLACKCAPS LEGEND MARTIN CROWE'S RECORD. ENGLISH AND INDIAN COUNTERPARTS, JOE ROOT AND VIRAT KOHLI, HAVE FALLEN BEHIND WILLIAMSON, BUT AUSTRALIAN SKIPPER STEVE SMITH REMAINS AT THE TOP. THE SEARCH IS ON TO FIND THE NEW VENUE OF THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES FOLLOWING SOUTH AFRICA BEING DUMPED AS THE HOSTS. DURBAN WAS AWARDED THE GAMES IN 2015 AFTER IT WAS THE ONLY CITY TO MAKE A CONFIRMED BID, BUT THE COMMONWEALTH FEDERATION HASN'T BEEN SATISFIED. SOUTH AFRICA FAILED TO FULFIL CRITERIA NEEDED TO HOST THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL MULTISPORT EVENT. DESPITE GIVING THEM A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, THEY JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE FEDERATION, SO REGRETTABLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFRICA, THE GAMES, THIS TIME, BUT I'M SURE IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL INDEED HOST THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. AN IMMEDIATE COMMITMENT IS NEEDED FROM THE NEXT CITY, AND LIVERPOOL AND BIRMINGHAM HAVE ALREADY PUT THEIR HATS IN THE RING. ANGRY RACING 92 OWNER JACKY LORENZETTI HAS ACCUSED DAN CARTER AND HIS TEAMMATES OF TOO MUCH PARTYING AS THE DEFENCE OF THEIR FRENCH TOP-14 TITLE HANGS BY A THREAD. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PARISIAN, LORENZETTI SUGGESTED FORMER ALL BLACK DAN CARTER HAS BEEN TOO DISTRACTED WITH PUBLIC RELATIONS OPERATIONS AND IS WORKING TO TRY REFOCUS HIM. LORENZETTI MADE A SHOCK ANNOUNCMENT OF A POTENTIAL MERGE BETWEEN HIS CLUB AND FELLOW PARIS GIANTS STADE FRANCAIS BUT HIS ATTENTION IS AIMED AT TURNING THEIR SEASON AROUND QUICKLY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER, PLUS A TOURNAMENT INSPIRED BY THE MAGICAL 'HARRY POTTER' UNIVERSE. FIND OUT WHO WAS CROWNED SUPREME WINNER. IT'S A MIXED BAG IN YOUR WEATHER. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR REGION. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. AND FINALLY, THE SERIES MAY BE OVER BUT THE SPIRIT IS ALIVE AND WELL FOR THESE 'HARRY POTTER' FANS WHO COMPETED IN THE FOURTH ANNUAL QUIDDITCH CUP HELD IN CENTRAL ENGLAND. 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