IT'S MIDDAY. THE PRIME MINISTER LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITY LIST FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS. SO, WHAT'S ON THE TOP OF THE TO-DO LIST? THE EASTER ROAD TOLL'S THE WORST IN THREE YEARS. WHAT'S BEHIND THE INCREASINGLY BAD DRIVER BEHAVIOUR? CELEBRATIONS KICK OFF IN GERMANY AFTER THE COUNTRY LEGALISES CANNABIS. WHY POLICE ARGUE THERE'LL BE A SURGE IN THE BLACK MARKET. CAPTIONS BY BILLY GARRATT-JOHN AND DREW WELSH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 EASING THE COST OF LIVING, RESTORING LAW AND ORDER AND CHANGES TO PUBLIC SERVICE REMAIN THE BIG PRIORITIES FOR THE GOVERNMENT AS IT LAYS OUT ITS NEXT SET OF GOALS. OFF THE BACK OF ITS 100 DAY PLAN, PRIME MINSTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS ISSUED 36 POINTS OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE END OF JUNE. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. BENEDICT WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS? GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SET HIMSELF AND THE GOVERNMENT A TO DO LIST. KEY ITEMS ARE ABOUT RESTORING LAW AND ORDER, AND REDUCING PUBLIC SERVICES. UNDER EACH CATEGORY HAS A LIST OF SUBPOINTS. SOME OF THOSE, SUCH AS THE ECONOMY SECTOR, NO-BRAINERS LIKE DELIVERING A BUDGET. SOME PRETTY WISHY-WASHY, LIKE RAISING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. SOME ARE MORE CONCRETE, LIKE BRINGING BACK REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS. ON BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, ANNA SPOKE TO THE PRIME MINISTER I WANT TO BREAK THEM DOWN AND ACTUALLY PUT THE DECISIONS INTO QUARTERS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY QUARTER WE'RE MOVING THINGS FORWARD. EVEN IF YOU'VE GOT A BIG TOPIC LIKE RMA REFORM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ACTUALLY CHUNK DOWN, WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL TASKS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 13 WEEKS? YEAH, SO HOW DO YOU MEASURE TAKE DECISIONS, THEN? THOSE ARE DECISIONS` YOU HAVE ONE DECISION OR NO DECISION. YEAH, BUT WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING A DECISION IN CABINET, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE MEAN. WE'RE SAYING WE'RE LOCKING ON OUR COURSE OF ACTION, WE'VE CONSIDERED THE ISSUE, WE'VE TAKEN ADVICE ON THE ISSUE, THIS HOW THE PROPOSAL'S GONNA SHAPE UP, WE'RE MOVING IT FORWARD SO THAT THE NEXT QUARTER AND THE QUARTER AFTER THAT, WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET IT CLOSER TO IMPLEMENTATION FOR PEOPLE. THOSE ARE THE TWO AREAS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WANTS THE FOCUS, WANT IS ON LAW AND ORDER. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MEASURES THEY ARE HOPING TO MOVE ON, ONE IS LOOKING TO RESTORE THE THREE STRIKES LEGISLATION. THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT REVIEWING THE FIREARMS REGISTRY. WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING BETTER PUBLIC SERVICES THE GOVERNMENT ARE LOOKING TO BRING BACK CHARTER SCHOOLS, ARE NOW LOOKING TO STREAMLINE APPROVAL PROCESSES. IT GIVES US A SENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DIRECTION. THANK YOU BENEDICT. THE EASTER HOLIDAY PERIOD HAS ENDED WITH SEVEN DEATHS ON AOTEAROA'S ROADS, THE WORST IN THREE YEARS. THE OFFICIAL PERIOD ENDED AT 6 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, WITH POLICE BLAMING SPEED, UNSAFE OVERTAKING AND UNNECESSARY RISKS FOR THE DEATHS ON OUR ROADS. THEY SAY THIS WEEKEND'S FATALITIES SERVE AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYTHING THEY 'DO NOT WANT TO SEE ON NEW ZEALAND ROADS.' THERE ARE CALLS TO CHANGE THE SHOP TRADING HOURS ACT AFTER SUPERMARKETS CHOSE TO OPEN DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, DESPITE RESTRICTIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FINES. FOODSTUFFS' NEW WORLD STORES IN WANAKA OPENED THE DOORS ON GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY, BREACHING TRADING LAWS AND FACING FINES OF UP TO $1000. CURRENTLY, COUNCILS CAN APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION BUT SOME WANT RETAILERS TO HAVE THAT CHOICE. IT'S REALLY ABOUT GIVING BUSINESSES THE CHOICE ABOUT THEM DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THEY FEEL IT'S VALUABLE FOR THEM TO OPEN, AND IN SOME TOURIST AREAS, YOU'D BE MORE INCLINED TO SEE ALL THE STORES OPEN, AND IN SOME OTHER AREAS, IT MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE. IT'S GOING TO BE HORSES FOR COURSES, BUT I STILL THINK HAVING A CHOICE FOR EMPLOYEES AND A CHOICE FOR RETAILERS ABOUT WHETHER THEY CAN OPEN IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. ALMOST ALL SHOPS ARE REQUIRED TO CLOSE ON BOTH GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY, UNLESS THEY ARE DEEMED ESSENTIAL OR HAVE AN EXEMPTION. WINSTON PETERS HAS ANNOUNCED MORE HUMANITARIAN AID TO BOTH GAZA AND SUDAN AS THE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EGYPT. $6m IN FUNDING WILL BE SPLIT ACROSS THE TWO COUNTRIES, AND FUNNELLED THROUGH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS. MR PETERS SAYS NEW ZEALAND ENCOURAGES BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT IN GAZA TO ABIDE BY LAST WEEK'S UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE. ISRAEL SAYS IT HAS COMPLETED ITS OPERATION AT GAZA CITY'S AL SHIFA HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO-WEEK RAID ON THE COMPLEX. GAZAN AUTHORITIES SAY THERE WERE DOZENS OF BODIES IN THE BUILDING WHEN TROOPS LEFT, AND MUCH OF THE HOSPITAL IS NOW IN RUINS. THE BBC'S LUCY WILLIAMSON HAS TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. SHIFA'S PROTECTION WAS ITS IDENTITY. HARD TO RECOGNISE IT AS A HOSPITAL NOW. THE SURGERY UNIT... EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT... WARDS AND CORRIDORS... IMPLODED, ANONYMISED BY WAR. PATIENTS LIKE JANA TRAPPED INSIDE DURING THE TWO WEEKS OF FIGHTING. THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE WATER FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS. THERE WERE SOUNDS OF SHOOTING AND BOMBING. THE EXPLOSIONS FROM THE ARTILLERY LIT UP THE ROOM WE WERE IN, AND SHOOK THE WHOLE BUILDING. THEY LET IN A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT WASN'T ENOUGH. WE HAD 150 PATIENTS AND 50 MEDICAL STAFF, NO TREATMENT, NO MEDICINE, AND CONSTANT BOMBING FOR 24 HOURS. ISRAEL CALLED THIS A PRECISE AND LIMITED OPERATION AGAINST HAMAS FIGHTERS. IT SAYS 200 GUNMEN WERE KILLED AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARRESTED, AND THAT ITS RIGHT TO DEFEAT HAMAS TRUMPS THE PROTECTION HOSPITALS HAVE UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. AT HOME, ISRAEL'S WAR WITH HAMAS IS POPULAR. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER IS NOT. FOR MONTHS, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS BEEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DEMANDS OF HOSTAGE FAMILIES AND HIS OWN HARD-RIGHT GOVERNMENT. NOW, PRE-WAR PROTESTS OVER HIS JUDICIAL REFORMS ARE RESURFACING, TOO. TENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN APPEARED OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT, WITH THE SAME SIMPLE DEMAND ` GO. PROTESTORS HERE WON'T BE SATISFIED, EVEN IF BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BRINGS �HOME THE HOSTAGES OR DISMANTLES HAMAS. THERE ARE NEW POSTERS, 'YOU'RE IN CHARGE', 'YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE', THEY SAY, BUT THEY WANTED HIM OUT BEFORE THE WAR. NOW THEY'RE BACK, AND THEY WANT HIM GONE EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. KAREN HAS PROTESTED FOR YEARS AGAINST THE MAN KNOWN HERE AS BIBI. IF BIBI NETANYAHU BRINGS THE HOSTAGES HOME, WILL YOU SUPPORT HIM TO STAY? I DON'T SEE- I DON'T SEE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO. HE NEEDS TO GO JUST FOR THE FACT THAT 250 PEOPLE WERE KIDNAPPED. HE NEEDS TO GO. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE'S BRINGING THEM BACK. THE NATIONAL UNITY THAT FOLLOWED THE HAMAS ATTACKS IS BREAKING DOWN. SIX MONTHS ON, ISRAELI SOLDIERS ARE STILL FIGHTING AN OLD ENEMY IN GAZA, BUT BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS FACING HIS OWN AT HOME. ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT HAS PASSED LEGISLATION ALLOWING IT TO SHUT DOWN FOREIGN NEWS NETWORKS IT DEEMS A THREAT. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS THE NEW LAW WILL BE USED TO STOP QATARI-OWNED BROADCASTER AL JAZEERA FROM OPERATING IN THE COUNTRY. THE LAW ALLOWS ISRAEL'S CABINET TO SHUT THE NETWORK FOR A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS, WHICH CAN BE RENEWED AT THE END OF THAT TIME. THE POLITICAL OFFICE OF HAMAS IS ALSO BASED IN QATAR AND SEVERAL TOP OFFICIALS LIVE THERE. QATAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AMID ATTEMPTS TO BROKER A CEASEFIRE. GERMANY HAS LEGALISED CANNABIS IN A BID TO TACKLE A BURGEONING BLACK MARKET FOR THE DRUG. BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE NEW LAW WILL ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. THE BBC'S JESSICA PARKER REPORTS. (BOB MARLEY'S 'THREE LITTLE BIRDS' PLAYS) # SINGING SWEET SONGS... # IT'S OUT IN THE OPEN. ADULTS IN GERMANY CAN NOW POSSESS UP TO 25G OF CANNABIS IN PUBLIC. ENOUGH TO MAKE DOZENS OF JOINTS AND GROW UP TO THREE PLANTS AT HOME. WHILE PEOPLE LIKE MARCEL ARE PLANNING NEWLY PERMITTED CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUBS. NOT FOR TOURISTS, THOUGH - JUST GERMAN RESIDENTS. EVERY GRAM FROM CANNABIS, WHICH GOES FROM THE CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUB IS ONE GRAM THAT'S NOT ON THE ON THE BLACK MARKET. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO SAY, LOOK, 'CANNABIS IS ADDICTIVE AND IT IS HARMFUL, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE?' EVERYTHING HAS DARK SIDES AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE DARK SIDES, AND ONLY WHEN IT'S NOT ILLEGAL, YOU CAN FREELY TALK ABOUT THESE DARK SIDES. BUT THESE CANNABIS CLUBS IN CITIES LIKE DRESDEN WON'T POP UP OVERNIGHT AND COME WITH THEIR OWN RULES, EXACERBATING FEARS THAT DEMAND WILL QUICKLY OUTSTRIP LEGAL SUPPLY. (TRANSLATED) WE ASSUME THAT THE BLACK MARKET WILL BE STRENGTHENED, PARTICULARLY AT THE BEGINNING IN THE CHAOS PHASE, WHEN DEMAND WILL BE GREAT BECAUSE OF THE SIGNAL THIS LAW SENDS. THE BLACK MARKET AND CRIMINAL NETWORKS WILL ADAPT AND THEY WILL ALSO INFILTRATE THE SOCIAL CLUBS. INTO THE HIGHLY SECURE HALLS OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS GROWER WHO ARE ALSO SEEING SOME DEREGULATION. CANNABIS WILL NOT BE A COTTAGE ANYMORE IN GERMANY. IT WILL BE JUST AS ANY OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT WHICH MAKES IT MUCH MORE EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO GET IT FROM A DOCTOR AND TO GET IT FROM THE PHARMACIES. THEY KEEP THIS ROOM AT AROUND 23 DEGREES BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY QUITE HUMID. NOW THERE ARE 650-ISH PLANTS IN THIS ROOM AND THEY ARE ALMOST READY TO BE HARVESTED. AND THE PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE IS... THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL CANNABIS ARE DEBATED. WHILE THE RELAXATION AROUND RECREATIONAL USE HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS THIS IS AN ARGUMENT IN GERMANY THAT LIKELY HASN'T YET REACHED FULL MATURITY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` IS YOUR FRIDGE TAKING PHOTOS OF YOU ON THE TOILET? THE GROWING DANGER OF DEVICES WITH EYES IN OUR HOMES, AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH COULD KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE. PLUS, FORGET FIVE PLUS A DAY, THE NUMBER OF MARATHONS THIS WOMAN HAS RUN DRESSED AS FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. A SMALL CHANNEL HAS BEEN MADE THROUGH THE COLLAPSED BRIDGE BLOCKING BALTIMORE'S HARBOUR. FOR NOW, IT'S ONLY TO ALLOW SALVAGE VESSELS THROUGH AS WORK TO DISMANTLE THE BRIDGE CARRIES ON, BUT THERE ARE PLANS TO OPEN IT TO LARGER SHIPS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WORK TO REMOVE THE BRIDGE IS HAPPENING SLOWLY. THE TWISTED METAL IS UNDER TENSION MEANING IT COULD REACT LIKE A SPRING IF NOT PROPERLY DISMANTLED. COMPLICATING MATTERS IS A GAS LINE THAT RUNS UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE. PRESSURE INSIDE THE PIPES HAS BEEN REDUCED TO LIMIT THE CHANCE OF AN EXPLOSION. HARRY POTTER AUTHOR J.K ROWLING HAS INVITED POLICE TO ARREST HER IF THEY BELIEVE SHE HAS BROKEN SCOTLAND'S NEW HATE CRIME LAW. THE LEGISLATION MAKES IT AN OFFENCE TO STIR UP HATRED RELATING TO SOMEONE'S AGE, DISABILITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. THE BBC'S JAMES COOK REPORTS. ...FREEDOM OF SPEECH WHICH IS NOW BEING SUFFOCATED... THIS IS A NATION STRUGGLING TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN LIBERTY AND SAFETY, BETWEEN FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PROTECTION FROM HATRED. THESE PROTESTERS THINK THE NEW HATE CRIME LAW GETS THAT BALANCE WRONG BUT THE FIRST MINISTER DISAGREES. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE HATE CRIME ACT WE HAVE SEEN. I'M AFRAID NOT JUST IN THE UK AND OF COURSE, SCOTLAND, BUT RIGHT ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, THIS KIND OF RISING TIDE OF HATRED AGAINST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS. SO UNLESS YOUR BEHAVIOUR IS THREATENING OR ABUSIVE AND INTENDS TO START UP HATRED, THEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE NEW OFFENCES BEING CREATED. BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THE HATE CRIME ACT? THE LAW CREATES A CRIME OF STIRRING UP HATRED RELATING TO AGE, DISABILITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, TRANSGENDER IDENTITY OR BEING INTERSEX. IT ALSO INCLUDES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ALTHOUGH THAT WAS ALREADY ILLEGAL UNDER AN OLD LAW. A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN IS NOW ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO REPORT BEHAVIOUR WHICH CROSSES A LINE FROM OFFENSIVE, SHOCKING OR DISTURBING TO THREATENING AND ABUSIVE. BUT ONE GROUP IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE LAW: WOMEN. J.K. ROWLING, WHO LIVES IN EDINBURGH, SAYS THAT IS WRONG. ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY, THE AUTHOR POSTED ABOUT SEVERAL TRANS PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTECTED, CONCLUDING... THERE WILL BE A RUSH TO REPORT PEOPLE TO THE POLICE, INCLUDING HIGH PROFILE INDIVIDUALS. I IMAGINE THAT THERE WILL BE MANY COMPLAINTS, FOR EXAMPLE, MADE AGAINST J.K ROWLING. SO I THINK THAT YES, THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THE POLICE WILL BE OVERWHELMED WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE PURELY SPURIOUS. THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S PLANNING A SEPARATE LAW TO TACKLE HATRED AND HARASSMENT OF WOMEN. BUT FOR NOW, SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS ACT, WITH THE COMPLAINTS ALREADY COMING IN. TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER COULD BE COMPROMISING OUR PRIVACY. THE CAMERAS ON MANY DEVICES OFFER A PORTAL INTO OUR HOMES AND IMAGES CAPTURED COULD EVEN BE LEAKED ONLINE. BUT NOW, NEW AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP PREVENT THAT HAPPENING. CHANNEL NINE'S RUTH WYNN WILLIAMS REPORTS BEHIND THE DOORS OF AUSTRALIAN HOMES OUR DEVICES HAVE EYES. WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING. MARKETED FOR CONVENIENCE, THE POPULARITY OF ROBOT VACUUM CLEANERS IS PROJECTED TO GROW. HANDS-FREE BUT FOR SECURITY WATCHDOGS, THEY AND THEIR ONBOARD NAVIGATIONAL CAMERAS COME WITH CONCERN. IN 2022, GLOBAL HEADLINES WHEN PICTURES OF A WOMAN ON THE TOILET CAPTURED BY A ROOMBA WERE LEAKED ONLINE. THE DEVICE IS GATHERING PICTURES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SPACE AS THEY CLEAN. IT'S THE PIG BODY FOR CYBER SECURITY IN AUSTRALIA. WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED BY THE USE OF THESE SMART DEVICES IN AUSTRALIAN HOMES. WE WELCOME ANY EFFORTS THAT CAN BE MADE BY THE INDUSTRY. ENTER SYDNEY RESEARCH DUO DONALD DANTORO AND ADAM TARIS. FROM A SMALL LAB AT THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS, RIGHT NOW WORKING ON GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY. SO, NO PRIVATE INFORMATION IS WITHIN REACH OF ATTACKERS. THE SCIENTISTS DEVELOPING CAMERAS THAT SPEAK A VISUAL LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN, GENERATING REAL TIME SCRAMBLED IMAGES THAT INTERPRET SHAPE AND LIGHT IN A WAY HUMANS WON'T UNDERSTAND. NO DIGITAL PICTURES ARE EVER TAKEN. THE IDEA, AT LEAST, IS SIMPLE, AS VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE OPERATE INSIDE YOUR HOME. THE IMAGES, IT SAYS, WON'T BE STORED. INSTEAD, YOUR PERSONAL SPACE WILL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHICH CORNER OF THE ROOM IT'S IN AND WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO THERE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ON YOUR BOOKSHELF. RIGHT NOW, THE PROTOTYPES ARE WORKING. EVEN THE DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES CAN'T HACK THE COMPUTER'S CODE. THE POTENTIAL, GREATER PROTECTION NOT JUST ON VACUUMS, BUT CARS, SECURITY CAMERAS AND OTHER SMART DEVICES. WE THINK ANYWHERE THAT THERE'S A CAMERA TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, WE CAN PUT IN SOMETHING THAT'S PRIVACY PRESERVING. WE'RE CALLING TO THE COMMUNITY TO ADOPT THIS IDEA, AND FIRST OF ALL, TRY TO ATTACK OUR METHOD. A GLOBAL CHALLENGE TO TAKE ON AN AUSSIE MADE FIRST. TO SPORT, AND AFTER SUFFERING A 26-27 LOSS TO THE CRUSADERS, THE CHIEFS HAVE HIT THE TRAINING PITCH. THE CHIEFS WERE UNABLE TO CHASE DOWN THE CRUSADERS, THOUGH THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A TRY LATE IN THE SECOND HALF THROUGH CORTEZ RATIMA. BUT IT WAS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, RESULTING IN THEIR FIRST LOSS IN THREE WEEKS. CHIEFS PLAYER SAMISONI TAUKEI'AHO SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE TEAM TO BOUNCE BACK. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD LOOK AT WHAT WE DID GOOD IN PATCHES AND WHAT WE DIDN'T DO SO GOOD. IT WAS REALLY HONEST, FIXING IT FOR THIS WEEK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US TO TURN IT AROUND AND GET BACK INTO WINNING WAYS. THE CHIEF HOST MOANA PASIFIKA IN HAMILTON THIS SATURDAY. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX WILL BE WITHOUT THEIR CAPTAIN FOR A TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH NEXT WEEKEND. ALEX RUFER HAD HIS YELLOW CARD UPGRADED TO RED LATE IN SUNDAY'S WIN OVER THE BRISBANE ROAR. THE VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE DEEMED HE MALICIOUSLY STOMPED ON THE LEG OF A BRISBANE PLAYER. THE PHOENIX PLAY THE CENTRAL COAST MARINERS THIS SATURDAY, WHO SIT SIX POINTS BEHIND THEM ON THE TABLE. THE WESTS TIGERS HAVE SEALED A DRAMATIC 17-16 NRL WIN OVER THE EELS. TIGERS HALF BACK AIDAN SEZER SLOTTED A FIELD GOAL WITH UNDER A MINUTE TO PLAY TO PUT HIS TEAM IN FRONT BY ONE. BUT AN OFF-SIDE CALL AT THE RESTART GAVE PARRAMATTA ONE LAST CHANCE TO TAKE THE GAME, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY WAS MISSED. (CROWD CHEERING) HE STRIKES IT AND DRAGS IT TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. (CROWD ERUPTING IN APPLAUSE) THE TIGERS NEXT TAKE ON THE DOLPHINS ON SATURDAY. AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RING FORMERLY BELONGING TO LOS ANGELES LAKERS GREAT KOBE BRYANT HAS SOLD AT AUCTION FOR MORE THAN $1.5m. THE RING FROM THE LAKERS' 2000 TITLE WAS GIFTED FROM BRYANT TO HIS FATHER. 43 BIDDERS CONTESTED THE AUCTION, EVENTUALLY GOING FOR $1.56m, THE MOST EVER PAID FOR AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RING. BRYANT, WHO DIED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN 2020, WON FIVE TITLES WITH THE LAKERS DURING HIS NBA CAREER. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. PLUS ` SHE'S RUN MARATHONS DRESSED AS FRESH PRODUCE. WHERE THIS FORMER BRITISH ARMY MAJOR IS NEXT PLANNING TO RUN. A FORMER BRITISH ARMY MAJOR IS RAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES WHILE RUNNING MARATHONS DRESSED AS FRESH PRODUCE. SALLY ORANGE, YES, THAT'S HER REAL NAME, ALREADY HAS MULTIPLE WORLD RECORDS TO HER NAME, BUT HAS PLANS TO TAKE HER MARATHON MISSION TO NEW HEIGHTS. HERE'S THE ABC'S DANNY NEW. USAIN BOLT THOUGH GETTING INTO HIS RUNNING. HERE HE COMES. IT TURNS OUT USAIN BOLT IS NOT THE ONLY WORLD RECORD-HOLDING RUNNER WITH A CONVENIENT LAST NAME. PEOPLE THINK THAT I'VE CHANGED MY NAME TO BE ORANGE BECAUSE OF WHAT I DO. BUT NO, IT'S THE OTHER WAY ROUND. THIS IS SALLY ORANGE FROM ENGLAND. SHE HAS RUN MORE THAN 80 MARATHONS AND HAS BROKEN SIX GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, MOSTLY ALL HAVING TO DO WITH WEARING A COSTUME. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE HAS SET THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST MARATHON RUN BY A WOMAN DRESSED AS AN ORANGE, DRESSED AS A NUT, AND HER FIRST RECORD BACK IN 2007, DRESSED AS SUPERWOMAN. RATHER THAN TRYING TO BE THE FASTEST OR THE FITTEST OR GO FOR A CERTAIN TIME, I TOLD MYSELF, I'M JUST GOING TO GO FOR THE TIME OF MY LIFE. WELCOME TO THE WORLD MARATHON CHALLENGE. 17 YEARS LATER, SALLY HAS NOW RUN A MARATHON ON EVERY CONTINENT MORE THAN ONCE, INCLUDING EARLY LAST YEAR WHEN SHE COMPLETED THIS RACE THAT INVOLVES RUNNING A MARATHON ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS IN SEVEN DAYS. THAT INCLUDES ANTARCTICA. I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY FREEZING COLD, SO I THOUGHT, WELL, I'LL DO IT AS A FROZEN VEGETABLE. SO I DID IT AS A POD OF PEAS. FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, I DECIDED TO GO FOR A LITTLE RUN. BUT UNLIKE FORREST GUMP, SALLY KNOWS WHY SHE'S RUNNING. AFTER BEING MEDICALLY DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION AND CHRONIC ANXIETY, SALLY HAS USED HER RACES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN A MILLION U.S. DOLLARS FOR DIFFERENT CHARITIES THAT SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH CAUSES. AND THEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE GIANT FOOD RELATED COSTUMES, WHICH ISN'T JUST ABOUT HER LAST NAME. IT GETS THEM TO ASK THE QUESTION, 'WHY?' WHY AM I DRESSED AS AN APPLE, ORANGE OR BANANA? I TELL PEOPLE I WANNA BREAK THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH POOR MENTAL HEALTH, AND IT STARTS AT CONVERSATION. DURING HER INCREDIBLE FEATS WITH HER FEET THESE LAST 17 YEARS, SALLY HAS EVEN NOW MET MANY MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY, WHILE OF COURSE, DRESSED AS A FRUIT. AND, IN FACT, THIS PAST NOVEMBER, SALLY BECAME AN MBE, MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. OR... I SAY THAT MBE STANDS FOR 'MARATHON BABE EXTRAORDINAIRE'. AND SALLY PLANS TO DO HER NEXT MARATHON ON EVEREST, SAYING SHE'S TAKING HER CAMPAIGN TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER ` (THE BEACH BOYS' 'VEGETABLES' PLAYS) # I'M GONNA BE ROUND MY VEGETABLES. # I'M GONNA CHOW DOWN MY VEGETABLES. # I LOVE YOU MOST OF ALL, # MY FAVOURITE VEGE-TABLE. # IF YOU BROUGHT A BIG BROWN BAG OF THEM HOME, # I'D JUMP UP AND DOWN AND HOPE YOU'D TOSS ME A CARROT. # I'M GONNA KEEP WELL MY VEGETABLES. # CART OFF AND SELL MY VEGETABLES. # I LOVE YOU MOST OF ALL, # MY LOVELY VEGE-TABLE. # I TRIED TO KICK THE BALL BUT MY TENNIE FLEW RIGHT OFF. # I'M RED AS A BEET CAUSE I'M SO EMBARRASSED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY BILLY GARRATT-JOHN AND DREW WELSH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024