TONIGHT ` IT'S THREE YEARS SINCE ASSISTED DYING WAS ALLOWED IN NEW ZEALAND. I THINK IT WAS A LOVELY WAY TO GO. IT WAS VERY PEACEFUL. BUT WHY ARE SOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRACTICE? FROM BEARING THE CROSS TO FUN AT THE FAIR WITH EASTER BUNNIES ` HOW KIWIS MARKED GOOD FRIDAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND BEYONCE GETS ON HER HIGH HORSE. # JOLENE, JOLENE, # JOLENE, JOLENE. IT'S COWBOY CARTER AS THE SUPERSTAR RELEASES A COUNTRY MUSIC ALBUM, AFTER TRIGGERING A GLOBAL DANCE CRAZE. CAPTIONS BY OTO SEQUEIRA AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA - GOOD EVENING. IT'S NEARLY THREE YEARS SINCE SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS WE'RE GIVEN MORE OF A SAY IN THEIR OWN DEATHS. THE HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS 'END OF LIFE CHOICE ACT WILL SOON BE THE SUBJECT OF A STATUTORY REVIEW AFTER TAKING EFFECT IN NOVEMBER 2021 BETWEEN THEN AND THE END OF LAST YEAR, OVER ONE AND A HALF THOUSAND APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE ASSISTED DYING SERVICE. OF THOSE, 670 PATIENTS WENT THROUGH WITH AN ASSISTED DEATH. BUT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REMAIN DIVIDED OVER ASSISTED DYING AND THAT'S FUELLING CONCERN IT'S AFFECTING A CORNERSTONE OF PATIENT CARE, INFORMED CONSENT. AND A WARNING, OUR STORY DEALS WITH A SENSITIVE AND CONFRONTING ISSUE. IN THE FIRST OF A TWO PART SERIES, NICOLE BREMNER LOOKS AT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH ASSISTED DYING. A PROUD GRANDMOTHER, MUCH LOVED WIFE AND MUM. GILLIAN WAS ALSO FIERCELY DETERMINED TO DIE ON HER OWN TERMS WHEN HER CANCER FINALLY GOT THE BETTER OF HER. IN ASSISTED DYING, THEY TALKED ABOUT IT, THE POLITICIANS BRINGING IT IN, MUM ALWAYS SAID, 'I'M GOING TO DO THAT'. 'IF IT COMES IN, I'M GOING TO DO IT WHEN I GET TOO BAD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO PEOPLE'. LAST YEAR, GILLIAN MADE THE CALL TO END HER SEVEN-YEAR BATTLE. SHE WAS 72. MUM HAD JUST DONE CHEMO AND ALL OF THAT, AND SHE MESSAGED ME AT ONE POINT AND SAID, 'I'VE LOST ALL MY HAIR', TOWARDS THE END. AND THAT WAS HARD. THE FAMILY FULLY SUPPORTED HER DECISION. WE ALL SAT DOWN WITH THE DOCTOR ONE DAY AND WE ALL CHATTED ABOUT IT. MUM WAS WITH US, SHE'D COME DOWN AND WE ALL HAD OUR QUESTIONS AND TALKED TO HIM AND HE WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH US. BUT THERE'S CONCERN IN THE SECTOR THAT NOT ALL BRIEFINGS ARE AS THOROUGH, DEPRIVING PATIENTS OF AN INFORMED CHOICE. THAT'S BECAUSE THE CURRENT LAW PLACES THE ONUS ON PATIENTS TO RAISE THE ISSUE FOR DISCUSSION, EVEN THOUGH THE DOCTOR THEY SPEAK TO MAY CONSCIENTIOUSLY OBJECT. IF THEY DO, DOCTORS MUST STILL STEER PATIENTS TO THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF HOSPICE NEW ZEALAND'S MEMBERS OBJECT TO THE PRACTICE, AND ONLY ONE HOSTS ASSISTED DEATHS ON SITE. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, STILL ARE A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT ASSISTED DYING. A CHALLENGE CURRENTLY IS THAT NOT VERY MANY DOCTORS ARE DELIVERING THAT ASSISTED DYING SERVICE BECAUSE I THINK GENERALLY AS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT'S NOT WHAT WE GO INTO HEALTHCARE FOR. FOR PALLIATIVE SPECIALISTS WHO ARE WORKING IN THAT FIELD, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SANCTITY OF LIFE, OF RESPECTING LIFE, MEAN THAT YOU DON'T BRING AN END TO IT. MANY SPECIALISTS WHO ARE WORKING IN PALLIATIVE CARE WOULD FEEL THAT DEEPLY. IT'S A DEPTH OF FEELING THAT'S LONG BEEN APPARENT, CREATING DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE. SOME PRACTITIONERS HAVE TOLD 1NEWS THEY'VE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO FACILITIES THAT OPPOSE END OF LIFE CHOICE, EVEN JUST FOR DISCUSSION WITH WHANAU, AND IT'S FORCED PATIENTS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE PLACES TO HAVE AN ASSISTED DEATH, SOMETHING NOW ON THE RADAR OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER. IT'S ONE AREA THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT AS PART OF AN UPCOMING REVIEW OF THE ACT. I'M JUST MINDFUL THAT A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OR PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO NOT DO THINGS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. MORE THAN 80% OF ASSISTED DEATHS TAKE PLACE AT A PATIENT'S HOME, AS GILLIAN'S DID. IF YOU HAD SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVED AND THEY WERE STRUGGLING WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS, I THINK IT WAS A LOVELY WAY TO GO. IT WAS VERY PEACEFUL. BUT FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR OTHER OPTIONS, CHOICE REMAINS LIMITED. NICOLE BREMNER, 1NEWS. AND TOMORROW NIGHT IN PART TWO OF OUR SERIES, NICOLE VISITS THE ONLY HOSPICE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT HOSTS ASSISTED DEATHS ON ITS SITE. RIGHT HERE ON THE NEWSHOUR AT 6. IN NEWS JUST IN, A HASTINGS MAN (30) HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND IN A BURNT-OUT CAR EARLIER THIS WEEK. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER A VEHICLE FIRE ON IRONGATE RD WEST ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FORMAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE VICTIM IS STILL ONGOING, AND POLICE ARE CONDUCTING A FORENSIC EXAMINATION ON THE CAR. POLICE ARRESTED THE MAN THIS AFTERNOON, AND HE'S DUE TO APPEAR IN HASTINGS DISTRICT COURT TOMORROW. URGENT WORK OVERNIGHT TO CLEAN AUCKLAND'S RAINBOW CROSSING WAS A SUCCESS. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT SAY IT HASN'T BEEN BADLY AFFECTED AFTER IT WAS COVERED IN WHITE PAINT. NOBODY'S CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, AND POLICE SAY THERE'S NO UPDATE IN THEIR HUNT FOR THE VANDALS. THE CROSSING WILL BE ASSESSED AGAIN NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF MORE WORK'S NEEDED. LOCAL MARAE AND HAPU SHOULD HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AT ALL LEVELS IN OUR CIVIL DEFENCE RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS, ACCORDING TO AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. IT COMES AS HAWKE'S BAY RESIDENTS CALL ON THE CYCLONE RECOVERY MINISTER TO DELIVER ON ELECTION PROMISES. OUR HAWKE'S BAY-BASED REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN HAS THE STORY. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, LOCAL MARAE RESPOND. BUT OFTEN, THEY'RE DOING IT ON THEIR OWN. IF YOU WERE HERE ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE FLOOD, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ABOUT 800 PEOPLE HERE. MAJORITY WERE PAKEHA. WE SAW NO ONE FROM ANY CIVIL DEFENCE, COUNCIL FOR ABOUT SEVEN DAYS. SO WE HAD TO STAND UP AS A COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID, AND WE'RE STILL HERE TODAY SUPPORTING PEOPLE. FAILING TO INTEGRATE LOCAL IWI, HAPU AND MARAE ` JUST ONE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS FOUND IN A RECENT INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO HAWKE'S BAY'S CIVIL DEFENCE RESPONSE TO CYCLONE GABRIELLE. THEY MUST BE INCLUDED. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY. THEY HAVE THE RESOURCE. BUT UNLESS WE COORDINATE OUR RESPONSE APPROPRIATELY WITH ALL OF THAT CAPABILITY, WE WON'T GET THE RIGHT OUTCOME. BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE'RE NOT PART OF THE LEGISLATION ON WHICH THE SYSTEM IS SET UP. AND SO, YEAH, WE NEED TO GET THAT SORTED OUT. THE REVIEW AGREED, RECOMMENDING A LAW CHANGE THAT WOULD SEE MAORI FORMALLY INCLUDED IN DISASTER PLANNING AND RECOVERY. THE MINISTER SAYING IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT. AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE BILL, AND WE HAVE TO DO SOME REAL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THAT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSE. HE'S ALSO MET WITH LOCALS VIA ZOOM, WHO SHARED THEIR BROADER STRUGGLES WITH THE RECOVERY PROCESS. IT'S NOT FAST. IT'S NOT A FAST RECOVERY. PEOPLE ARE STILL IN LIMBO. THERE ARE A LOT OF FLAWS IN THE PROCESS, AND I DON'T THINK THE GOVERNMENT ARE AWARE OF ANY OF THEM. NATIONAL HAD PROMISED A NEW CYCLONE RECOVERY OMBUDSMAN DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND HAS SINCE WALKED THAT BACK. WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WE'VE FUNDED A DEDICATED RESOURCE WITHIN THE CURRENT OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA DEAL WITH DIRECTLY ANYTHING RELATED WITH THE CYCLONE, AND WE THINK THAT THAT IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE AND IT'S GONNA MEET THOSE NEEDS. LOCALS ARE HOPEFUL BUT ALREADY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SPEED OF CHANGE. SO, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUYOUT AND THEY'RE NOT HAPPY, THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT TO THE COUNCILS, WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THIS WHOLE FLAWED PROCESS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE MAHI CONTINUES. THESE PARCELS ARE HEADING TO FAMILIES THIS EASTER. AND IF WE JUST HAD THAT RESOURCE COMMITMENT FROM THE CROWN ` 'GO AWAY, COMMUNITIES. YOU CAN GO AND DO... 'LOOK AFTER YOURSELVES,' I THINK THAT WILL MAKE US A LOT MORE HAPPIER THAN HAVING TO THINK, 'ARE THEY COMING OR NOT?' ALWAYS READY TO LEND A HAND, EVEN IF IT'S NOT YET OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. OVERSEAS NOW, AND THE MAN BEHIND WHAT WAS ONCE THE WORLD'S SECOND-LARGEST CRYPTO-CURRENCY EXCHANGE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT ON FRAUD CHARGES. SAM BANKMAN-FRIED WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A FINANCIAL GENIUS BEFORE IT EMERGED HE WAS TAKING BILLIONS IN INVESTOR FUNDS AND USING THEM TO GAIN POWER AND INFLUENCE. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS FROM NEW YORK. A FALL FROM GRACE FOR THE MAN ONCE DUBBED THE CRYPTO KING. TODAY WAS THE END OF THE LINE FOR SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEING THE BRAINS BEHIND ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRAUDS THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. CERTAINLY THE AMOUNT INVOLVED WAS ENORMOUS. THE BRAINS OF THE PEOPLE, INCREDIBLY SMART PEOPLE WHO REALLY- IT'S A SHAME THAT THEY CAN'T PUT THAT BRAIN TO GOOD USE. HIS CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE, FTX, COLLAPSED IN 2022, AFTER WHICH IT EMERGED TO USE INVESTORS MONEY FOR LUXURY HOMES, POLITICAL DONATIONS AND TO PROP UP HIS OTHER TRADING FIRM, ALAMEDA RESEARCH. IT LED TO HIS ARREST IN THE BAHAMAS. FTX WAS ONCE THE SECOND MOST POPULAR CRYPTO TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD, COMPLETE WITH CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS. 'YOU JUST NEED FTX!' PROSECUTORS INITIALLY ASKED FOR A SENTENCE OF UP TO HALF A CENTURY IN PRISON, SAYING SAM BANKMAN-FRIED VICTIMISED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTRIES OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. AND WHILE BANKMAN-FRIED HAS SAID HE REGRETS HIS ACTIONS. LOOK, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS AND I FEEL REALLY, REALLY BAD AND REGRETFUL THAT I WASN'T. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT HURT, AND THAT'S ON ME. THE JUDGE TODAY SAID BANKMAN-FRIED COULD BE IN A POSITION TO DO SOMETHING VERY BAD IN THE FUTURE, ORDERING HIM TO PAY MORE THAN $18B TO VICTIMS. I DON'T KNOW, DO I THINK THAT MR. BANKMAN-FRIED INTENDED FROM THE WORD 'GO' TO DEFRAUD PEOPLE? NO I DON'T. I THINK HE HAD THE BEST OF INTENTIONS WHEN HE GOT STARTED, BUT LIKE A LOT OF US DEFENCE ATTORNEYS ARGUE, YOU GET TAKEN OUT BY THE TIDE. YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIPTIDE AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM BACK. SAM BANKMAN-FRIED'S PARENTS, WHO DUTIFULLY ATTENDED THEIR SON'S COURT APPEARANCES, TODAY, SAID THEY WERE HEARTBROKEN AND WOULD KEEP FIGHTING FOR HIM. BUT NOW, A LENGTHY PRISON TERM BEGINS FOR THE FORMER CRYPTO KING. LOGAN CHURCH, 1NEWS, NEW YORK. CHRISTCHURCH, A CITY THAT'S NO STRANGER TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS, HAS HOSTED NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST EVER TRAUMA CONFERENCE. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER ` A BOSTON NEUROSCIENTIST AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED TRAUMA EXPERT, WHO PRAISED THE WAY THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONDED TO ADVERSITY. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THE 2011 QUAKES, STILL SHOCKING IN THE SCALE OF THE DAMAGE, AND LOSS OF LIFE. EIGHT YEARS LATER, 51 WORSHIPPERS WERE SLAUGHTERED AS THEY PRAYED. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE WOULD HURT US LIKE THIS, IN SUCH A WAY, JUST LIKE AN ANIMAL. TRAUMA THE CITY IS STILL BEARING AND DEALING WITH. YOU GUYS HAVE, OF COURSE, GONE THROUGH YOUR OWN ISSUES. AS WE WALKED AROUND CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, I FELT LIKE YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING HERE. WITH MEMORIALS LIKE THESE, TO ALL OF THOSE TAKEN TOO SOON AND SO VIOLENTLY. YOU MEMORIALISE, UH, IT'S OUT THERE. UH, IT IS REAL. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO US. AND TO REALLY HONOUR THE SURVIVORS. FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT BROKE THAT LITTLE SAFETY BUBBLE, AND BROUGHT US TO TRAUMA COLLECTIVELY. MANY AT THE CONFERENCE, COMFORTED BY THE COLLECTIVE DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TREATING TRAUMA. I THINK WE'RE BASICALLY A FLAWED SPECIES. IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT THE LONE VOICE AND ONLY PERSON OUT THERE THAT'S ADVOCATING AND FIGHTING FOR THIS. IF WE UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT TRAUMA IT EQUIPS US TO DEAL WITH OUR CLIENTS IN A BETTER WAY. THIS 80 YEAR OLD, WHO WROTE BESTSELLING BOOK, 'THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE', HAS ONE MAIN PIECE OF ADVICE. OVERCOMING TRAUMA IS THAT YOU FEEL DEEPLY SAFE TO BEGIN TO GO THERE, AND TO ALLOW IT TO BECOME A MEMORY OF SOMETHING OF THE PAST, RATHER THAN SOMETHING YOU KEEP RELIVING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HE'S ALSO PIONEERING WORK USING STIMULANTS SUCH AS MDMA AND THERAPY TO TREAT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS. I THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST REVOLUTION I'VE SEEN IN MY CAREER IN 50 YEARS, ACTUALLY. IT OFFERS A PROMISE OF BEING ABLE TO HEAL THINGS THAT, UP TO NOW, WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK WE COULD HEAL, ACTUALLY. AND HELPING PEOPLE HEAL IS THE COMMON GOAL OF EVERYBODY HERE. LISA DAVIES, 1NEWS. HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE DAY OFF, UNLIKE THOSE WHO'VE HAD TO WORK. FROM THE RELIGIOUS AND TRADITIONAL, TO FAMILY FUN OR JUST EATING EASTER EGGS AND HOT CROSS BUNS, KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY MARKED GOOD FRIDAY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. DONNA-MARIE LEVER WITH WHAT THE DAY MEANT TO SOME. GOOD FRIDAY, A DAY WITH MANY MEANINGS AND WAYS TO CELEBRATE ACROSS THE MOTU ` FROM FAITH AND FAMILY TO A DAY OF INDULGENCE. (GROUP SINGS SOLEMNLY) IN AUCKLAND, AS THE HEAVENS OPENED, THESE CHRISTIANS UNITED ON A PILGRIMAGE REMINISCENT OF THE FINAL FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS. STOPPING AT VARIOUS POINTS THAT ARE RECORDED IN THE GOSPELS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY, AND SO HELPING US, PERHAPS, TO MORE INTENSELY REFLECT. IT'S GOOD FRIDAY. UM, WE CAME HERE TO HONOUR JESUS. BASICALLY IT'S, YOU KNOW, FROM THE BIBLE. HE DIED AND ROSE AGAIN. FOR OTHERS, THE CROSS BRINGS A BREATHER AND MUCH-NEEDED TIME OFF. WE THOUGHT WE'D COME DOWN FOR A HOT CROSS BUN AND TAKE THE DOGS FOR A WALK. LOTS OF EATING AND LOTS OF DRINKING, I THINK. THIS TRADITION A BOOST FOR BUSINESS TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT YEAH, THEY GO CRAZY. WE'VE PROBABLY DONE ALMOST A COUPLE OF THOUSAND THIS WEEK. AND HERE IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE CROWDS ARE MAKING THE MOST OF THE GREAT WEATHER, COMING TO THE ANNUAL EASTER SHOW WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS. ANY DIRECT RELATION TO EASTER BUNNY HIMSELF? UM, I RECKON MILO DOES... AND POSSIBLY BILLY. THE CARNIVAL IS NOW IN ITS SECOND YEAR AND IS ONE OF MANY FREE EVENTS IN THE CITY OVER THE LONG WEEKEND. JUST GET TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY. LITTLE ONE'S WAITING TO GET ON A RIDE, SO WE'RE JUST EXPLORING, AND I'VE JUST SEEN A BOY WIN A TEDDY BEAR. JUST GOING ON THE BOUNCY CASTLES AND HAVING A GOOD FEED. MAKING A GOOD FRIDAY A GREAT ONE, NO MATTER HOW YOU SPENT IT. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. AND TENS OF THOUSANDS WILL SPEND THE LONG WEEKEND WITH EYES TO SKIES AT THE 'WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA' AIRSHOW. THE POPULAR EVENT'S RETURNING AFTER A SIX-YEAR HIATUS AND THE DEATH OF ITS CREATOR, SIR TIM WALLIS. KEEN SPECTATORS TODAY TREATED TO A FINAL PRACTICE AHEAD OF BIG DISPLAYS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. OUR QUEENSTOWN-BASED REPORTER JARED MCCULLOCH WAS THERE. (ENGINES ROAR) A SPECTACULAR SIGHT IN OUR SKIES. IT'S A RETURN SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE'VE GOT THESE JETS SCREAMING OVERHEAD. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. (ENGINES ROAR) THE LOVE FOR WARBIRDS WELL AND TRULY IN THE AIR. HUGE SENSE OF RELIEF. WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF COVID, AND WE WERE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM ACTUALLY HOLDING THAT EVENT. AND THEN WE THOUGHT WE'D GET AWAY WITH 2022, BUT, NO, WE HAD TO CANCEL AGAIN, SO IT WAS DEVASTATING. THAT DEVASTATION GAVE WAY TO DELIGHT TODAY ` ASTONISHING AEROBATICS WOWING THE CROWDS. WELL, WE THINK BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, WE SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN 60,000 AND 70,000 PEOPLE. WE HAD A HUGE CROWD HERE, BIGGER THAN OUR NORMAL PRACTICE DAY FRIDAY, BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. FROM OLD WARBIRDS TO OUR MODERN-DAY DEFENCE FORCE FLEET, THERE'S PLENTY ON OFFER. IT'S EFFECTIVELY AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE FROM A REMOTE AIRFIELD, RIGHT? GET AWAY FROM OUR BASES AND COME AND PITCH SOME TENTS AND GET ALONGSIDE THE AIRFIELD AND OPERATE OUT OF SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK SHE'S QUITE AN OLD GIRL, WHICH SHE IS, BUT SHE CAN STILL DO A LOT OF THE VERY COOL, LIKE, FLIPS AND TRICKS IN THE AIR WHICH WILL BE AWESOME TO SHOW OFF. WHILE MOST OF TODAY WAS ABOUT PRACTICE, LATE THIS AFTERNOON, A PROPER 30-MINUTE DISPLAY OVER LAKE WANAKA, COMPLETE WITH PARACHUTE JUMPS FROM ONE OF THE RETIRING AIR FORCE HERCULES. WE DON'T REALLY GET TO DO A HELL OF A LOT OF DISPLAYS, SO, YEAH, AND HAVING TO` OR GETTING TO DO ONE OUT IN FRONT OF THE WATER IS PRETTY SPECIAL FOR US TOO. BESIDES THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE AIRSHOW, THIS YEAR'S A SPECIAL ONE, WITH A DISPLAY FOR PIONEERING FOUNDER SIR TIM WALLIS, WHO DIED LAST SEPTEMBER. YES, IT'S A SHAME HE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE KNOW HE'LL BE UP THERE, LOOKING DOWN WITH THAT INFECTIOUS SMILE OF HIS. AND WHEN HE SEES THAT MOSQUITO LEADING THE FIGHTER FLY-PAST AT THE END, HE'LL HAVE A TEAR IN HIS EYE, LIKE THE 30,000 PEOPLE THAT'LL BE AT THE AIR SHOW. A BIG WEEKEND IN STORE FOR THIS MUCH-LOVED WANAKA EVENT. JARED MCCULLOCH, 1 NEWS. AND FROM LOFTY HEIGHTS BACK DOWN TO EARTH ` HIGH-FLYING KIWI SONGSTRESS LORDE'S RELEASED HER FIRST SINGLE IN THREE YEARS. NO OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO YET, SO WE'VE COBBLED TOGETHER SOME IMAGES TO GO OVER HER VERSION OF 'TAKE ME TO THE RIVER'. (LORDE'S 'TAKE ME TO THE RIVER') # TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. # DROP ME IN THE WATER. # TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. THE SONG'S PART OF A TRIBUTE ALBUM PAYING HOMAGE TO TALKING HEADS' LIVE CONCERT ALBUM 'STOP MAKING SENSE' FROM 1984. THE ORIGINAL, THOUGH ` BY SOUL GOSPEL GREAT AL GREEN IN 1974. E WHAI AKE NEI - COMING UP, AN ABSENT KING CHARLES STILL DELIVERS AN EASTER MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP, AS QUEEN CAMILLA TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN A CENTURIES OLD ROYAL TRADITION. AND WHAT SPARKED THESE VIOLENT SCENES IN A REMOTE AUSTRALIAN TOWN THAT'S TRIGGERED A YOUTH CURFEW. A GIRL (8) IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF A BUS CRASH IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT KILLED 45 PEOPLE. THE BUS WAS TRAVELLING FROM NEIGHBOURING BOTSWANA TO MORIA IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY WHEN IT PLUNGED INTO A RAVINE AND CAUGHT FIRE. IT'S BELIEVED THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HITTING BARRIERS ON A BRIDGE. THE TRANSPORT MINISTER SAYS A FULL INQUIRY WILL BE HELD. A YOUTH CURFEW'S IN PLACE IN THE AUSTRALIAN TOWN OF ALICE SPRINGS AFTER A FAMILY DISPUTE SPARKED AN EXPLOSION OF VIOLENCE. IT'S JUST THE LATEST PROBLEM TO HIT THE REMOTE TOWN IN NORTHERN TERRITORY, HALFWAY BETWEEN DARWIN AND ADELAIDE ` BOTH 1500KM AWAY ` AS TALK GROWS OF DEFENCE FORCE ACTION. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN REPORTS. A TOWN UNDER SIEGE, NOW IN LOCKDOWN FOR TWO WEEKS. (CLANGING) THE EMERGENCY ACTION AFTER ANARCHY ERUPTED IN ALICE SPRINGS ` A BATTLEGROUND FOR MORE THAN 150 YOUTHS. OH, SHE'S GOT A BRICK! THE UNREST KICKED OFF WHEN A VIOLENT MOB PELTED THIS PUB WITH BRICKS, ROCKS AND EVEN PEOPLE. THEY'VE SMASHED IN ONE DOOR ALREADY. POLICE BELIEVE THE CROWD WAS MOURNING A BOY (18) KILLED IN A CRASH INVOLVING AN ALLEGEDLY STOLEN CAR TWO WEEKS AGO. THAT'S LED TO FAMILY FEUDS, AND THAT'S WHAT ERUPTED IN ALICE SPRINGS. THE CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION FORCING LOCALS TO SEEK SHELTER. I'M FED UP WITH THIS APPALLING LEVEL OF CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. THE COMMUNITY HAS HAD ENOUGH, AND SO HAVE I. A CURFEW'S BEEN IMPOSED, BANNING ANYONE FROM UNDER 18 FROM THE CENTRE OF TOWN FROM 6PM TO 6AM. WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR PEOPLE TO START LISTENING TO US IN ALICE SPRINGS, TO SAY, 'WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO LIVE LIKE THIS'? THE SITUATION'S TRIGGERED FURY IN THE SENATE. WE HAVE HAD A GUTFUL. IN PARLIAMENT, ANTHONY ALBANESE FACING DEMANDS TO GET THERE FAST. WHEN DOES THE PRIME MINISTER INTEND TO VISIT ALICE SPRINGS? I HAVE BEEN A REGULAR VISITOR TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. ORDER. I WILL CONTINUE TO BE A REGULAR VISITOR TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. THE LEVEL OF POVERTY IN THE TOWN OF 26,000 IS PROFOUND, HOME TO A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, RECENTLY LABELLED 'GROUND ZERO' OF THE COUNTRY'S COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS. NEARLY 60 EXTRA OFFICERS ARE BEING SENT HERE AMID DEMANDS FOR GREATER FEDERAL RESPONSE, EVEN DEFENCE FORCE INTERVENTION. THIS SITUATION WILL GET WORSE IF IT IS NOT DEALT WITH AND DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. AND WHILE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARGUES INSIDE CHAMBERS, THE UNREST CONTINUES. THEY'VE GOTTA RESPECT THE PLACE, IS ALL THE MESSAGE THAT I'LL SEND OUT TO THEM. PLEASE. FIVE ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR, POLICE SEIZING MORE THAN 50 WEAPONS. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE, SOME SAY, AFTER DECADES OF GOVERNMENT NEGLECT. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. KING CHARLES HAS CALLED FOR ACTS OF FRIENDSHIP IN HIS FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE PRINCESS CATHERINE'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS. AS HE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HIS OWN TREATMENT, A PRE-RECORDED AUDIO MESSAGE WAS PLAYED AT THE ANNUAL MAUNDY SERVICE, AND THE QUEEN ATTENDED IN HIS PLACE. HERE'S OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON. A LONE FIGURE IN THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL ` QUEEN CAMILLA APPEARING WITHOUT HER HUSBAND KING CHARLES, WHO SAID IT WAS WITH GREAT SADNESS HE COULDN'T ATTEND. ARCHIVE: IT HAS BEEN THE CUSTOM SINCE THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH FOR HIS MAJESTY THE KING TO GIVE ALMS ON MAUNDY THURSDAY... THE MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE DATES BACK TO THE YEAR 600 AND IS HELD EVERY YEAR BEFORE EASTER TO COMMEMORATE THE LAST SUPPER. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE RECIPIENTS WITH THE SPECIAL MAUNDY MONEY. MONEY IS STILL HANDED OUT TODAY. CAMILLA GIFTING PURSES FILLED WITH SPECIAL COINS TO 75 WOMEN AND 75 MEN, A NUMBER REFLECTING THE KING'S AGE. THE MONARCH PRAISING THE RECIPIENTS IN A SPECIALLY RECORDED MESSAGE. IN THIS COUNTRY, WE ARE BLESSED BY ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT EXIST FOR OUR WELFARE, BUT OVER AND ABOVE THESE ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR SELFLESS STAFF, WE NEED AND BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THOSE WHO EXTEND THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP TO US, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME OF NEED. THE KING DIDN'T MENTION HIS OR PRINCESS CATHERINE'S RECENT CANCER DIAGNOSIS, BUT FOR MANY, IT WAS HARD TO HEAR THE MESSAGE AND NOT THINK OF THE TOUGH FEW MONTHS THE ROYAL FAMILY HAVE FACED. IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT, AND I THINK MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT WE SUPPORT THE ROYAL FAMILY. AND THEY'RE STOIC, AND THEY ARE TRUE TO THEIR COUNTRY. THEY ARE TRUE TO THEIR PEOPLE, AND WE NEED TO BE TRUE TO THEM. THE KING HAS BEEN AVOIDING LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS, BUT HE'S SET TO ATTEND A SMALL EASTER SERVICE THIS WEEKEND WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDING. THE QUEEN'S BEEN FORCED TO FILL THE VOID LEFT BY THE KING, INCLUDING PASSING ON THE THOUGHTS OF WELL-WISHERS WHO'D RATHER BE DOING IT THEMSELVES. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. THE STONE OF DESTINY ` USED IN THE CORONATION OF EVERY BRITISH MONARCH FOR CENTURIES ` HAS A NEW HOME IN SCOTLAND. IT'S THE CENTREPIECE OF A NEW MUSEUM IN PERTH, WHERE THE STONE WAS TAKEN FROM 700 YEARS AGO. THE BBC'S KATIE RAZZALL REPORTS. PERTH, SCOTLAND'S ANCIENT CAPITAL, AND IN THE FORMER CITY HALL, WHICH AT ONE POINT FACED DEMOLITION, A NEW MUSEUM IS PUTTING THIS REGION AT THE CENTRE OF SCOTLAND'S STORY. THE LEAD CURATOR TOOK ME IN TO SEE THE STAR ATTRACTION. REALLY, THIS IS TO GIVE PEOPLE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO SEE. IT'S AN IMMERSIVE WAY IN TO THE STONE OF DESTINY, STILL A POTENT SYMBOL OF SCOTTISH NATIONHOOD. AND WHAT IS THE RELEVANCE OF THIS BLOCK OF STONE TODAY? THIS IS A LIVE CEREMONIAL OBJECT, SO FOR FUTURE CORONATIONS, IT'LL BE TRANSPORTED DOWN TO WESTMINSTER AND PLACED BACK IN WITH THE FIRST CORONATION CHAIR. IT'S STILL A RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT CULTURAL SYMBOL. IT'S PART OF THE REGALIA. IT'S PART OF THE CROWN JEWELS OF SCOTLAND. AND THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED ` ON MOOT HILL, WHERE SCOTTISH MONARCHS WERE CROWNED ON THE STONE OF SCONE. THIS ONE'S A REPLICA, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES IN SCOTLAND. MACBETH WAS MADE KING HERE IN 1040. TWO CENTURIES LATER, EDWARD THE FIRST SEIZED THE STONE OF SCONE AND TOOK IT TO ENGLAND. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) ARCHIVE: WESTMINSTER ABBEY, SPIRITUAL HEART OF THE COMMONWEALTH, LOST ONE OF ITS MOST PRECIOUS RELICS. CONTESTED OVER THE CENTURIES, IN 1950, FOUR STUDENTS TOOK THE ANCIENT SYMBOL OF SCOTTISH KINGS BACK TO SCOTLAND IN AN AUDACIOUS RAID. THE STONE WENT BACK TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY A YEAR LATER AND OFFICIALLY RETURNED TO EDINBURGH IN 1996. OH WOW. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN SEEN IN PERTH FOR MORE THAN 700 YEARS. GIVEN ITS DISPUTED HISTORY, IT'S HELD SECURELY, AND THESE LOCAL SIXTH-FORMERS GOT A PREVIEW. IT MAKES ME FEEL QUITE HAPPY THAT IT'S CLOSE TO HOME, AND IT'S LIKE` I THINK IT'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE. ADVANCE TICKETS TO SEE THE STONE OF SCONE ON ITS OPENING WEEKEND BOOKED OUT IN JUST 13 MINUTES, WHICH BODES WELL FOR THE CITY. AND IF IT LOOKS WELL-WORN ` MONARCHS USED TO SIT DIRECTLY ON THE STONE ITSELF UNTIL A WOODEN PLATFORM WAS ADDED IN THE 17TH CENTURY. UP NEXT ` YOUR INVITATION TO SOME OF THE BEST KIWI ART ON OFFER. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR NOSE PRINT ON OUR GLASS DOOR; I WANT TO SEE YOU INSIDE. AS A HUGE GALLERY OPENS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND, FIND OUT WHAT THE NEW ARTY NEIGHBOUR MEANS TO THE LOCALS. AND WAS IT HER DESTINY AS A CHILD TO TAKE ON COUNTRY MUSIC? # PLAY YOUR CARDS DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. WHY TEXAS-BORN BEYONCE IS DEFYING HATERS, MIXING GENRES AND TACKLING DOLLY PARTON CLASSICS. # JOLENE, JOLENE. # JOLENE, JOLENE, JOLENE, # JOLENE. # I'M WARNING YOU, WOMAN ` FIND YOU YOUR OWN MAN. AND A COOLER AND BLUSTERY DAY OUT THERE FOR MANY OF US WITH SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS IN THE MIX. CHECK OUT THE VIEW IN AUCKLAND ` CURRENTLY 17 DEGREES. FURTHER SOUTH IN CHRISTCHURCH, IT'S LOOKING GOOD HERE TOO, WITH SHOWERS FADING OFF THE COAST AND CURRENTLY 13 DEGREES. THERE IS SUNSHINE ON THE WAY, BUT HEADS UP FOR A BIT OF WET AND WINDY WEATHER IN THE MIX TOO. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. AS WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND US, ONE OPTION IS BUYING CARBON CREDITS. BUT DO THEY HELP OR HINDER EFFORTS TO SAVE THE PLANET? IN OUR LATEST 1NEWS.CO.NZ CLIMATE CHECK SERIES, GILL HIGGINS EXPLAINS HOW THEY WORK AND WHY NOT EVERYONE IS A FAN. FLYING, FACTORIES, DAILY COMMUTES, THEY ALL CHURN OUT GREENHOUSE GASES. SO WITH NO PLANS TO GROUND PLANES, OR WIND DOWN INDUSTRY, OR BAN PETROL CARS, WHAT ELSE CAN HELP? COME IN CARBON OFFSETS. IF YOU'RE EMITTING GREENHOUSE GASES, YOU CAN VOLUNTARILY CANCEL OUT THE DAMAGE BY PUTTING MONEY INTO SCHEMES THAT DO GOOD. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT WHEN BOOKING A FLIGHT ONLINE WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND. LET'S SAY YOU'RE FLYING FROM NEW ZEALAND TO SYDNEY AND BACK. ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY GENLESS, YOUR SHARE OF EMISSIONS WOULD BE ABOUT ONE TON OF CO2. SO PLANTING BETWEEN 31 TO 46 TREES WOULD, EVENTUALLY, REMOVE ABOUT THE EQUIVALENT FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. SO ONE ACT COMPENSATES THE OTHER. BUT THANKFULLY, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A SHOVEL. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TICK A BOX AND PAY A FEW DOLLARS TOWARDS A PROJECT. COMPANIES CAN ALSO JUMP ON BOARD THROUGH THEIR OWN PROGRAMMES, OR THROUGH BUYING CREDITS FOR OTHER SCHEMES, MANY OF WHICH ARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND INCLUDE IMPROVING FARMING PRACTICES AND INVESTING IN SOLAR COOKING STOVES. IF THE COMPANY INVESTS ENOUGH FUNDS TO REMOVE AN EQUAL OR GREATER AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES THAN IT EMITS, IT CAN CLAIM IT'S CARBON-NEUTRAL. SO WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE? WELL, CRITICS SAY IT'S EXCUSING BAD BEHAVIOUR, SO IT'S KIND OF MAKING IT EASY FOR GREENHOUSE GAS-EMITTING ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE, RATHER THAN PUTTING AN END TO THOSE ACTIVITIES ALTOGETHER. ALSO, THERE ARE NO GLOBAL STANDARDS OR GOVERNMENT REGULATION. COMPANIES LIKE DISNEY AND GUCCI HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OUT, ALLEGEDLY BUYING CARBON CREDITS THAT PROVED 90% WORTHLESS. AND IN NEW ZEALAND, THE TRUE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE OF OFFSETS USING PINE TREE PLANTATIONS HAS COME UNDER FIRE. ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY A SWITCH TO NATIVE FOREST WOULD BE BETTER, ALONG WITH STRICTER STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE CARBON OFFSETS GENUINELY DO SOME GOOD. AND TO SEE MORE OF OUR CLIMATE CHECK SERIES, HEAD TO 1NEWS.CO.NZ/CLIMATECHECK OR DOWNLOAD THE 1NEWS APP. IT HANDLES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ART FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST WELL KNOWN ARTISTS, BUT A LEADING GALLERY'S CHOSEN AN OUT-OF-THE-WAY CORNER OF AUCKLAND FOR ITS NEW SPACE. IT'S HOPED THE HUGE GALLERY IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF ONEHUNGA WILL INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION AND SHOWCASE A FRESH POOL OF ARTISTIC TALENT. REPORTER YVONNE TAHANA GOT A PREVIEW VISIT. IN THE BACK STREETS OF ONEHUNGA, OPPOSITE THE MITRE 10, UP THE ROAD FROM A FISH FACTORY AND NEXT TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP, A BRIGHT NEW NEIGHBOUR'S MOVED IN. IT'S ONE OF THE FAVOURITE THINGS I SAY IF I'M SPEAKING PUBLICLY IS THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR NOSE PRINT ON OUR GLASS DOOR; I WANT TO SEE YOU INSIDE. WE LOVE PEOPLE ASKING US QUESTIONS. IN ITS CBD LOCATION, GOW LANGSFORD'S BEEN A MAINSTAY OF THE NEW ZEALAND ART SCENE SINCE 1987. THIS MASSIVE NEW SPACE WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON APRIL 6TH, COMPLETE WITH NEW ARTIST STUDIOS, STORAGE SPACE AND VIEWING ROOMS. WE CAN SHOW YOU A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE JOHN PULE ETCHING WHICH WILL COST YOU $600, OR WE CAN SHOW YOU A BEAUTIFUL MCCAHON PAINTING THAT'LL COST YOU $600,000. OR WE CAN SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COST YOU $5M. BRETT GRAHAM CALLS THE SCALE OF THIS NEW GALLERY 'GROUNDBREAKING'. YOU KNOW, IT CHALLENGES YOU TO MAKE BIGGER WORKS AND TO THINK ON A BIGGER SCALE. MONUMENTAL WORKS THAT TACKLE MONUMENTAL THEMES. BUT THE GALLERY'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT'S FANTASTIC. I GREW UP IN SOUTH AUCKLAND, IN MANUREWA. I LIKE TO THINK THAT SOUTH AUCKLAND'S THE CULTURAL HEART OF AUCKLAND. I MEAN, THERE'S LOADS OF TALENT OUT HERE, SO I HOPE PLACES LIKE THIS WILL... I HOPE IT GROWS. I HOPE IT CREATES AN ART PRECINCT. THIS IS A BLUE-COLLAR SUBURB WHERE INCOMES ARE RISING. ART, THOUGH, HAS LONG BEEN A PART OF WHAT MAKES ONEHUNGA TICK. ONE IS THAT THEY'RE ADDING A LOT OF HEART, AND THAT PART'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND CLEARLY, THEY'VE MADE A BIG INVESTMENT. THE OPENING EXHIBITION'S TITLED 'THIS MUST BE THE PLACE' ` A 1959 COLIN MCCAHON OF THE MANUKAU HARBOUR CENTRAL TO IT. VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO GOT IT. BUT TIME CAN CHANGE SO MUCH. THE GALLERY HOPING ONEHUNGA BECOMES SYNONYMOUS WITH ART'S BIGGEST NAMES. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. BEYONCE'S MUCH-ANTICIPATED COUNTRY ALBUM 'ACT 2: COWBOY CARTER' HAS DROPPED. THE SUPERSTAR UNVEILING A 27-STRONG LIST OF TRACKS, INCLUDING A COVER OF THE DOLLY PARTON CLASSIC 'JOLENE' AND HER RECENT HIT SINGLE, 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM', WHICH TOPPED MUSIC CHARTS HERE. CORAZON MILLER REPORTS. QUEEN BEY PUTTING COUNTRY MUSIC BACK IN BLACK. BEYONCE'S FORAY INTO THE GENRE HAS BEEN SEEN AS A RECLAMATION, ONE THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LEGACY OF BLACK AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS. SO I WAS EXCITED TO SEE HER DO SOMETHING THAT BLACK PEOPLE CREATED, AND SHE'S TAKING IT BACK. BEYONCE'S SUCCESS IN COUNTRY MUSIC IS SHINING A LIGHT ON THE HISTORY OF BLACK FOLKS IN COUNTRY MUSIC, OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENRE. THE ALBUM ALSO AN ODE TO COUNTRY ICONS LIKE DOLLY PARTON... # JOLENE. ...WITH A COVER OF HER SONG 'JOLENE'. # DON'T TAKE THE CHANCE BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU CAN. ALSO INCLUDED ` BEYONCE'S RECENT HIT. ON ITS RELEASE LAST MONTH, IT TOPPED BILLBOARD'S HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART IN THE U.S., MAKING BEYONCE THE FIRST WOMAN TO HAVE TOPPED BOTH COUNTRY AND R&B HIP-HOP CHARTS SINCE 1958. BEYONCE DID IT. I SAY MORE POWER, BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BRING OTHER KIDS TO SAY, 'HEY, IF SHE CAN DO IT, I CAN DO IT.' BUT THE SINGER'S COUNTRY SHIFT WASN'T ALWAYS WELCOME. THE GENRE'S CONSERVATIVE FAN BASE WAS HARSHLY CRITICAL OF HER 2016 APPEARANCE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. THAT CRITICISM INSPIRING THE ARTIST, WHO, IN A RECENT INSTAGRAM POST, CREDITED IT FOR HER LATEST CREATION. SHE SAYS THE END RESULT... IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THE NEW ALBUM TO HAVE CLAIMED A SPOT IN THE CHARTS, SO WE ASKED FANS. YEAH, LOVE IT. SHE'S A BIT OF A QUEEN, ISN'T SHE? I SUPPOSE. YEAH. SHE CAN DO ANYTHING. ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING. THUMBS UP FROM THE UK. APPROVAL THAT COULD SOON SEE THE SINGER'S EIGHTH ALBUM CLIMB THE MUSIC CHARTS. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. AND STICKING WITH COUNTRY MUSIC, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE SINGER FROM SAMOA KNOWN AS MR COWBOY, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE SINGER FROM SAMOA KNOWN AS MR COWBOY WE COVERED A FEW YEARS AGO. HIS NEW SINGLE ... ...THE DEEP-TONED SINGER'S COVER OF A WELL-KNOWN COUNTRY SONG, 'MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS', MADE FAMOUS BY WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE NELSON IN THE '70S. MR COWBOY IS PLANNING AN ALBUM LATER THIS YEAR WITH A L.A-BASED PRODUCER WHO'S WORKED WITH RIHANNA AND BURNA BOY. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? ANDREW SEVERAL DOES LIKE A BIT OF COUNTRY MUSIC. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND THE PRESSURE IS ON THE CRUSADERS AGAIN? IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THEY HAVE LOST ANOTHER PLAYER. LIVE TO CHRISTCHURCH IN A MOMENT. HERE'S A HINT ` IT'S NIPPY. A TAD WARMER FOR PACIFIC RUGBY'S BIG EASTER WEEKEND AS A STAR ALL BLACK MAKES A PLEA FROM JAPAN. PLUS ` THE WHITE FERNS PUSH ENGLAND AT THE BASIN, BUT FUMBLES IN THE FIELD ARE STILL AN ISSUE. AND NO CHANCE OF THE CHOCOLATE MELTING HERE ` OUR NATIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAMS GEAR UP FOR THE WORLD CHAMPS. ANEI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, THE CRUSADERS, IN FRONT OF HOME FANS, LOOK TO TURN THEIR SEASON AROUND, IN DESPERATE NEED OF A WIN. BUT WINLESS IN FIVE GAMES SO FAR THIS SEASON, ASSIGNMENTS DON'T COME MUCH TOUGHER THAN THE CHIEFS. OUR REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT IS WITH US LIVE FROM CHRISTCHURCH. JORDAN, SOME MORE BAD NEWS FOR THE CRUSADERS? YES, THIS TEAM CANNOT CATCH A BREAK. IN THE LAST HALF-HOUR WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE CAPTAIN HAS BEEN RULED OUT OF TONIGHT'S MATCH YOU TO ILLNESS, AND TOM CHRISTIE WILL NOW WHERE THE SKIPPER'S ARMBAND. THE CRUSADERS ARE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY AFTER THEIR WORST START IN CRUSADERS HISTORY. WILL JORDAN WAS SIDELINED FOR THIS SEASON AFTER HAVING SURGERY FOR A SHOULDER INJURY. HOW ARE YOU AND HOW IS YOUR RECOVERY GOING? I AM DOING OK, FIVE WEEKS ON FROM THE SHOULDER SURGERY SO A BIT TOUGH WITH THE SEASON BEING OVER, LOOKING TO GET STUCK INTO THE REHAB PROCESS. HOW TOUGH IS IT BEING IN LIGHT OF THE RESULTS YOU HAVE BEEN HAVING? YOU MISS BEING OUT THERE AND BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM BUT I GUESS IT IS SOMEONE ELSE'S OPPORTUNITY IN THE 15 JERSEY THIS YEAR. WATCHING THE BOYS HAS BEEN GREAT, STRUGGLING AT THE MOMENT BUT FULL FAITH THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF IT. YOU ARE ONE OF A DOZEN AT THE MOMENT WHO ARE UNAVAILABLE. HOW HAS YOUR ROLE CHANGED AND STILL HELPED THE TEAM? BEING A BIT OF A MIDDLEMAN BETWEEN THE COACHES AND THE PLAYERS. JUST BEHIND THE SCENES, HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS I AM SEEING. HELPING THE GUYS PREPARE FOR THE GAME. TRYING TO BE A BIT OF SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE GUYS. WHAT YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE TO GET A WIN AGAINST THE CHIEFS? I THINK DAMIAN MCKENZIE HAVING THE NIGHT OFFERS A BIT OF HELP. WE JUST HAVE TO PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE. THE POSITION WE ARE IN IS TOUGH BUT WE NEED TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON THE CHIEFS TAKE IT TO THEM. ALL THE BEST WITH THE REST OF YOUR RECOVERY. A FULL 80 MINUTES NEEDED FROM THE CRUSADERS IF THEY ARE TO TURN THIS AROUND TONIGHT. THANKS, JORDAN ` LIVE FROM CHRISTCHURCH. MATATU HAVE GIVEN THE CRUSADERS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE TO WORK OFF, SCORING THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SUPER AUPIKI SEASON. THE SOUTHERNERS TAKING ON HURRICANES POUA AT THE SAME VENUE, USING THEIR SET PIECE TO SCORE FOUR UNANSWERED TRIES IN THE FIRST HALF. WINGER MARTHA MATAELE THEN SHOWING WHY SHE LEADS THE COMPETITION IN DEFENDERS BEATEN. ANOTHER GOOD INJECTION FROM THE BACK. MATAELE DOWN THE LEFT, GETTING RID OF DEFENDERS ` TWO, THREE ` STUMBLES TO THE LINE! AND MARTHA MATAELE WITH A SUPERB FINISH. ANOTHER MATUTU BREAKOUT. MATUTU WINNING 37-17, A PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE CAPTAIN ALANA BREMNER'S 100TH FIRST-CLASS GAME. IT'S A HUGE FEW DAYS FOR PASIFIKA RUGBY. LAST NIGHT, WE SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME ` MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT. TOMORROW, MOANA PASIFIKA HOST THE BLUES ON EDEN PARK ` A CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THE PACIFIC'S IMPACT ON THE SPORT. FOR THE NOMADIC MOANA PASIFIKA TEAM, THIS IS HOME TURF... SORT OF. REPRESENTATION OF PASIFIKA IN AUCKLAND IS HUGE, SO IT'S ONLY PROBABLY RIGHT THAT WE PLAY HERE. I'M NOT TOO SURE IF THE BLUES ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROBABLY CUTTING THEIR LUNCH A BIT. MOANA'S BEEN PUSHED FROM PILLAR TO POST THIS SEASON WITH NO HOME VENUE. NOW EDEN PARK'S OPENING ITS DOORS FOR THEM TO HOST THE BLUES. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY MEANS A LOT ` PACIFIC BROTHERS THERE. AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S THE BATTLE FOR EDEN PARK AND, I SUPPOSE, AUCKLAND AND THIS REGION. FOR ONE OF MOANA'S NEW YOUNG STARS, TOMORROW DOESN'T GET MUCH BIGGER. BLENHEIM-BORN AND RAISED, NOW A 20-YEAR-OLD TONGAN WORLD CUP WINGER PLAYING SUPER RUGBY BEFORE NPC. MY FAMILY ACTUALLY HAVEN'T SEEN ME PLAY SUPER RUGBY LIVE YET, SO, UM, IT'LL BE SO SPECIAL TO HAVE MY FAMILY THERE AS WELL, AND YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE '09 BATTLE. HE'S OUT OF THE WAITOHI CLUB IN PICTON. MY OLD MAN COACHED FOR THE WAITOHI PREMIERS TEAM. TAUMOEFOLAU SIGNALS A NEW BREED OF PACIFIC TALENT PLAYING FOR THEIR COUNTRY OF HERITAGE. BEAUTIFUL INSIDE BALL FROM LEALI'IFANO TO TAUMOEFOLAU! THESE LAST FEW DAYS AND THIS WEEKEND ALSO A PUSH AGAIN TO INCREASE PASIFIKA REPRESENTATION ACROSS ALL PARTS OF THE GAME. 1 NEWS SPOKE TO ALL BLACKS STAR ARDIE SAVEA FROM KOBE IN JAPAN. FROM BOARD LEVEL TO COACHING, I FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE REPRESENTATION, UH, IN NEW ZEALAND AND IN THE WORLD. MATE, YOU THINK OF ALL THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE ROCKED THE WORLD IN RUGBY, THEY'RE ALL OF PACIFIC ISLAND DESCENT, AND... THE REPRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE DOESN'T MATCH THAT. FROM JAPAN TO MARLBOROUGH TO THE ISLANDS TO MT EDEN. FEEL 7FT WHEN I'M OUT THERE. (CHUCKLES) RIGHT NOW, I'M FEELING PRETTY SMALL. PACIFIC ISLAND RUGBY IS EAGER TO STAND TALL TOMORROW AND ALSO PUSH ON FOR THE FUTURE. PART OF THAT FUTURE INVOLVES THE NEW PASIFIKA HALL OF FAME. I GUESS IT JUST ILLUSTRATES THE FACT THAT, PASIFIKA PLAYERS ARE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AND RECOGNISED. FOR THIS ONE, IT'S SO SPECIAL, BECAUSE IT'S AN AWARD THAT PEOPLE IN YOUR HOME, THEY RECOGNISE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN PUT THROUGH, THE SACRIFICE MY FAMILY HAD TO MAKE. NICE TO SEE THE CHIROPRACTOR BACK IN TOWN. BRIAN, HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. WHAT DOES TONIGHT MEAN FOR YOU? IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND GREAT HONOUR FOR ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT. IT MEANS A LOT FOR ME. AND ALSO ALL THE PACIFIC ISLAND PLAYERS. THE LATE GREAT JONAH LOMU AND MANU SAMOA LEGEND PETER FATIALOFA ALSO HONOURED AS POSTHUMOUS INDUCTEES. AS YOU SAW EARLIER, ARDIE SAVEA IN JAPAN, AND HE ADMITS THE MOVE HAS REIGNITED HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME. THE WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2023 NOW WITH KOBE STEELERS, BUT HE'LL BACK IN JUNE AND AVAILABLE FOR THE ALL BLACKS. I WANT TO DO MY BEST HERE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO COME BACK TO NEW ZEALAND AND REALLY GIVE IT A CRACK. I KNOW SOMETIMES AFTER SUPER SEASON, YOU FEEL DRAINED AND TIRED. HERE, I AM ITCHING MY FEET NOW TO FINISH ON A HIGH BUT THEN GET BACK HOME AND RIP INTO IT. SAVEA SAYS HE'S SPOKEN TO NEW ALL BLACKS COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON ` A GENERAL CATCH-UP ` AND IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HIS UNBEATEN HURRICANES SIDE, WHO TAKE ON THE HIGHLANDERS TOMORROW NIGHT. THE WHITEFERNS HAVE BEEN ONCE AGAIN OUTPLAYED, THIS TIME IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL T20 AGAINST ENGLAND IN WELLINGTON. WINNING THE TOSS AND OPTING TO BAT FIRST, THE FERNS MADE THE WORST POSSIBLE START, LOSING FOUR WICKETS IN THE FIRST SEVEN OVERS FOR JUST 30 RUNS. BROOKE HALLIDAY AND IZZY GAZE, WHO SCORED A HALF CENTURY, SALVAGING THE INNINGS, THOUGH, SETTING A RESPECTABLE RUN CHASE OF 137. GETS A PASS THE FIELDER. THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO GO PAST 15 APART FROM BATES, KERR AND DEVINE. ULTIMATELY, THE FERNS LEFT TOO MANY RUNS ON THE PARK, ENGLAND CHASING DOWN THE TARGET WITH AN OVER TO SPARE, WINNING THE MATCH BY FIVE WICKETS AND THE SERIES 4-1. ENGLAND ARE A QUALITY SIDE, AND I THINK IN DIFFERENT GAMES WHEN WE WERE IN WINNING POSITIONS AND JUST DIDN'T QUITE GET OVER THE LINE. OR THEY BUILT A PARTNERSHIP. I THINK TODAY THE TURNAROUND FROM THE LAST GAME WAS OUTSTANDING TO TAKE IT AS DEEP AS WE DID WAS GREAT. ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO THE THREE ONE-DAY MATCHES, STARTING MONDAY IN WELLINGTON. THE PENRITH PANTHERS SHOWED THEY CAN MAKE DO WITHOUT STAR HALFBACK NATHAN CLEARY AND STILL BE DOMINANT. NATHAN CLEARY AND STILL BE DOMINANT. THE CHOOKS WOKE UP IN THE SECOND HALF. NOT ENOUGH THOUGH. PENRITH HOLDING ON TO WIN 22-16. THE VICTORY PENRITH'S NINTH IN A ROW OVER THE ROOSTERS. THE ICE BLACKS AND ICE FERNZ ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PREPARING FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE MEN HEADING TO BULGARIA, WHILE THE WOMEN WILL COMPETE IN TURKEY. BOTH TEAMS BUOYED BY RECENT RESULTS FROM THEIR JUNIOR SIDES WHO'VE PICKED UP TWO GOLD MEDALS AND A SILVER IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. BRODYN KNUCKEY HAS MORE. DIFFERENT AGES, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT STYLES, BUT ALL CHASING A COMMON GOAL. THE BIG SAVE! AUCKLAND BASED MEMBERS OF THE ICE BLACKS, ICE SPOONS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE JUNIOR SIDES ALL TRAINING TOGETHER BEFORE THE SENIOR SQUADS HEAD OFF TO NEXT MONTH'S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. HERE IN AUCKLAND, WE SAW EACH OTHER TWICE A WEEK AND THAT'S VERY BENEFICIAL FOR TEAM BUILDING. IT ALSO BENEFITS UP-AND-COMING TALENT AS PROVEN IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THE UNDER-20 MEN GRABBING SILVER IN JANUARY, WHILE BOTH UNDER-18 SIDES GAINING PROMOTIONS WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALS. OUR PLAYER NUMBERS, AS A SPORT, IN OUR NATION ARE THE BIGGEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN, AND NOW THOSE ARE STARTING TO COME THROUGH THE AGE GROUPS. NEW ZEALAND HAS PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS IN THE JUNIOR PROGRAMME. THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN, AND I THINK NOW IT'S REALLY STARTING TO SHOW. THAT INVESTMENT ON FULL DISPLAY IN MELBOURNE EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE ICE BLACKS STUNNING THE MIGHTY ROOS IN OVERTIME FOR THEIR FIRST WIN ON AUSTRALIAN SOIL. FOR THEIR FIRST WIN ON AUSTRALIAN SOIL DESPITE THE AUSSIES BEING RANKED AN ENTIRE DIVISION HIGHER. REAGAN WINS IT FOR NEW ZEALAND IN OVERTIME! WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE GOT THERE. I KNOW OUR PLAYERS WERE READY TO GO AND WANTED TO COMPETE AND DEFINITELY PROVED THAT THEY COULD. THEY MADE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES PRETTY QUICK AND I THINK THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THAT. THE TALENTED YOUTH GIVING VETERANS CONFIDENCE FOR THEIR UPCOMING CAMPAIGNS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IT BRINGS A LEVEL OF COMPETITION. AND GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE TEAM FOR A LONG TIME ALSO HAVE TO TRY HARD, AND EVERYONE'S GOT TO EARN THEIR SPOT. THEY DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SWAGGER TO THEM, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD THING. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE THAT, AND IT'S KIND OF ENERGISING FOR EVERYBODY. THE ICE FERNZ ENJOYING A SIMILAR BOOST. THE GIRLS ARE ECSTATIC WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER. HONESTLY, IT'S THE BEST PART OF THE YEAR I RECKON. (LAUGHS) BOTH SENIOR SIDES HOPING THERE'S PLENTY MORE GOOD TIMES JUST AROUND THE CORNER. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. ALWAYS AMAZES ME HOW EASY THEY MAKE ICE-SKATING LOOK IN THOSE VIDEOS. YOU WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE YOU ARE LIGHT ON YOUR FEET. I CAN JUST GO ROUND IN A CIRCLE. THAT SET. COMING UP ` DAN SAYS THERE IS MORE GOOD LOOKING WEATHER ON THE WAY NICE SIZE HIGH. NOTICE SOME OF THE LUMPS OF CLOUD. A COUPLE OF PIECES OF UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY. KAITAIA 21 DEGREES. YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN FRONT BEAR AND THE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS. OUTSIDE IT WAS A GOOD-LOOKING DAY. MINUS TWO FOR TWIZEL THIS MORNING. IT WASN'T JUST CLOUDS IN THE SKY ` SOME GETTING INTO PRACTICE DAY FOR WINGS OVER WANAKA. THINGS GOING WELL FOR THAT AS WELL. THE WEEKEND WILL QUIET DOWN TEMPERATURE WISE. THAT'S HOW WE LOOKED ` 12 TODAY TO 19. JUST ABOUT GETTING TO 20. BUT THAT BIG AREA OF CLOUD, LOW-PRESSURE. TWO SURGES OF RAIN OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. RAIN WATCH TO GISBORNE, THE FIRST SURGE. ANOTHER ONE COMES IN THE EVENING. THE SOUTH ISLAND, YOU ARE FINE. JUST SOME CLOUD LINGERING ON THE COAST. WEST COAST, YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD. MANY SPOTS DOING PRETTY WELL. MUCH OF THE NORTH DOING FINE WITH THE ODD SHOWER IN PARTS. EARLY CLOUD GOES AWAY. THE ONE THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS THE FRESH SOUTHERLY. A GOOD DRY WIND FROM THE CENTRAL PLATEAU FOR AUCKLAND, BUT THE FRESH SOUTHERLY WILL BE THERE FOR THE COURSE OF THE DAY, BUT FINE AND DRY. 19 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND A CHILLY START FOR YOU. LOOKING AT THINGS FROM MUCH OF THE BAY OF PLENTY DOWN TO THE CENTRAL PLATEAU ` MOST OF THE CLOUD IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RANGERS. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. OTHERWISE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. MOST OF IT IS TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, RAIN HERE HEAVY AT TIMES. THAT GOES AWAY AND THEN THE NEXT SURGE, THAT IS PERSISTENT RAIN TO GISBORNE AT NIGHT. EVERYONE ELSE TRYING OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON. ON SHOWERS ELSEWHERE, DRIER AND BRIGHTER. THE WINDS AND RAIN EASED BACK AND WELLINGTON, DRIER AND BRIGHTER IN THE AFTERNOON. A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD AND NELSON CREEPS IN. LOVELY TO THE WEST COAST. 18 DEGREES IN WESTPORT. EARLY DRIZZLE PERHAPS FOR CHRISTCHURCH BUT THAT THINS OUT AND BETTER FOR THE AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE EAST COAST, THE SAME THING. 19 FOR GREYMOUTH AND ALSO HOKITIKA. 12 DEGREES TODAY, 19 DEGREES TOMORROW FOR QUEENSTOWN. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD, A SPOT OR TWO OF RAIN THERE. EARLY SPOTS OF RAIN IN DUNEDIN AND 16 DRY AND BRIGHTER FOR THE AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY, TA DA ` FINALLY HIGH PRESSURE. SPREAD YOUR ARMS. OVERALL ON THE LONG WEEKEND, SOME SHOWERS ABOUT BUT THERE WILL BE DRY WEATHER AND PLACES AS WELL. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS GOOD FRIDAY. FROM US, GOODNIGHT.