Some rain for southern parts of the South Island today as a front made landfall ` 20mm for Milford Sound so far. We're expecting that front to slowly track over the rest of the country through Friday and the weekend. Later in the news hour, I'll tell you how much rain we're likely to get out of it. 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. This is ONE News, with Simon Dallow and Wendy Petrie. Tonight ` the collapse of the CTV building ` we've details of an in-depth investigation, so is it any comfort for the families of dozens who died? A tourist claims police brutality ` hear what happens at the supermarket. The movers move in ` we've the latest developments at one of Dotcom's mansions. Is this really coke in the classroom? I can feel it already. The girls who say they've been unfairly expelled. First tonight, the building collapse that claimed most of the lives lost in Christchurch's February quake is now at the centre of a police probe. Detectives will see if there's criminal negligence in the construction of the six-storey CTV structure. It follows a long-awaited report on the catastrophe. With details, let's go to Lorelei Mason. IT'S BEEN A LONG DRAWN-OUT WAIT FOR ANSWERS FOR THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN THE CTV BUILDING. THIS REPORT WAS INITIALLY DUE TO BE DELIVERED LAST JULY, BUT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE BUILDINGS' DESIGN. NOW THESE TWO REPORTS HAVE COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT THE FAULT LAY WITH THE DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, WOMAN: Oh my God, that's the CTV building! It's taken a year, but now answers on the collapse of the building which symbolised last February's quake. ALARM BLARES A detailed report by the Department of Building and Housing has found the CTV structure failed to meet three 1986 building standards and the building collapsed due to three causes: one, intense horizontal ground shaking; two; a lack of ductility ` or flexibility ` of the columns, making them brittle; and three; the assymetrical layout of the shear or structural walls, making the building twist excessively. The expert panel said had these standards been met and the columns held up, the building may well have survived the quake. But in all cases, the investigation concluded that the collapse will have started with the failure of a collum. Using eyewitness accounts, photographs and sampling of building remnants, the report's identified a likely scenario for the collapse ` the failure of one or more external columns on the mid-to-upper east side of the building. Once one column failed, the load shifted to other internal columns, causing them to fail at ground level. The three factors` The horizontal ground accelerations being stronger than expected. The analyses of the CTV building showed that for some of the columns, the displacements were up to 90% more than the the 1986 design expectation. Other factors are also to blame. Among them, the low concrete strengths of critical columns, the possible interaction of columns and concrete panels on the building's exterior and separation of the floor slabs from the north core of the building. The CTV building was quite unique. A whole series of factors came together at a given time that, you know, is improbable, shall I say, for those to exist in another building. Building owners Madras Equities won't comment on the report's findings. Their lawyers say it would be inappropriate to do so until the earthquake commission of enquiry formally meets to hear evidence relating to the building's collapse. An exert panel has made nine recommendations in light of the report, including a review of post-quake building inspections and more research into land information. The families who lost loved ones were briefed on the report's findings early this morning behind closed doors. Geoff Brian, whose wife, Pam, died attending a medical appointment in the building says it provides some answers. Well, hopefully they'll get to the bottom of this and someone will be held accountable somewhere down the track, because the council shouldn't have let that building be... be in use since 1986, as it wasn't built properly. POLICE SAY THEY'LL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AND THEN TAKE THE NEXT STEP The sorts of offences that we would be looking at would be offences of criminal nuisance and potentially of manslaughter if indeed the liability could be established. As I say, that's a long way down the track at the moment. We've gotta do a very thorough assessment. POLICE HAVE MADE A STATEMENT SAYING THAT IT WOULD BE WRONG TO ASSUME THE REPORT WILL LEAD TO CHARGES Lorelei Mason reporting in Christchurch. The ongoing fallout from the quake has leaders tonight trying to patch up their differences. Mayor Bob Parker's accepted an apology after being called a clown by earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee. Daniel Faitaua has the latest. They're the faces behind Christchurch's rebuild, but the cracks are appearing. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, frustrated at the Christchurch City Council's ongoing problems, called the Mayor a clown. He was behaving like a clown by saying that we were forcing them to put up the rates and sell assets. We are not, and there is no legal provision for us to do that. On TVNZ's Breakfast programme, the Minister offered an apology. I apologise personally to Bob Parker. I think that was inappropriate. Mayor Bob Parker is in China promoting the city. In a statement, he says the Minister has got in touch with him and apologised, and he has accepted it. Mr Parker says they're working under considerable pressure and the focus is now on the government and the council to work together on repairing and rebuilding the city. Back home, it was business as usual for the Christchurch City Council, chaired by the Deputy Mayor, but with a government-appointed observer there to monitor its performance. Both of these men are under pressure, under great pressure, in terms of from the government, from the public. Just a week ago, tensions mounted when up to 3000 people turned out to protest against the council's leadership. Their anger stemmed from a $68,000 pay rise for chief executive Tony Marryatt, which he turned down. One of the organisers of the rally is not surprised by the latest conflict. I think it's quite extraordinary, really, what's going on, and I think it's just further destabilised things. < Does it give you much confidence? Absolutely not, no. It's the school playground. Disappointed they're not professional enough to keep it behind closed doors. The pair may have made up in public; it remains to be seen what damage, if any, it has done to their working relationship. Daniel Faitaua, ONE News. There's been more action by authorities at the Dotcom mansion north of Auckland. They've seized some of the German billionaire's property as his security chief appears in court. This from Donna-Marie Lever. Moving trucks were back outside the main Dotcom mansion today. Jewellery, vehicles and more property were being seized by authorities. Kim Dotcom only leases this one ` it's another mansion nearby that he owns and officials now have their sights on. This smaller, $4.3m property sits on the boundary and was bought by Dotcom in November last year. It's now also been seized by staff for the official assignee after court documents were filed just over a week ago. That means the house cannot be sold. Kim Dotcom's heavily pregnant wife and their three children have been living at the smaller mansion since his arrest last month, but officials say they won't be kicked out. They can stay living there for now. While Dotcom remains in custody awaiting an extradition hearing, the family's head of security faced new firearms charges in court today over guns found in the house during last month's raid. There's two new charges ` unlawful possession of a pistol except for lawful and sufficient purpose. The original charge will be withdrawn. Wayne Tempero remains on bail and will be back in court again next month. We're talking to the police about the charges that have been laid and the factual background, and when we come back to court again, we'll be in a position to progress it. The Coatesville properties continue to be at the centre of this investigation for now. Dotcom denies any wrongdoing over allegations from the United States Government of global internet piracy. He wants a chance to fight his case and clear his name. Donna-Marie Lever, ONE News. A Chinese tourist is filing a complaint against police alleging brutality. The 56-year-old says she was left with a dislocated elbow and bad cuts to her face after being arrested at a supermarket car park in Hamilton. Amy Kelley has more. Naiju Li is here from China to visit her niece, but the trip took an ugly turn when, she says, heavy-handed police put her in hospital. INTERPRETER: It was very very painful at the time. With her lawyer translating, the 56-year-old told us how she returned from this Hamilton supermarket to find her car gone. She spotted a tow truck. INTERPRETER: I went near the towing truck. Because I couldn't speak any English, I went in and sat next to the passenger seat. I used my body gesture, trying to use that to say, 'Can you take me back to the towing company so I can retrieve my car?' Soon after, the police turned up. Uh, we found the woman hanging on to a tow truck. The tow truck had a vehicle that did not belong to her hooked up to it. And, when asked to desist, she was resistant in doing so. Ms Li says she was using body gestures to try to explain the situation, but gave up and walked back towards the supermarket. INTERPRETER: I saw a police officer rushing towards me, firstly they held part of my arm, then bend them backwards, trying to bring my arm backwards. Ms Li says it took doctors three attempts to reset her dislocated elbow. She also needed stitches to her face after, she says, police pressed her to the ground in handcuffs. In the attempt to restrain her, she attempted to bite the police officers, and in doing so, they had to take appropriate action to further restrain her. Ms Li is filing a police complaint, but says all she really wants is a written apology. Amy Kelley, ONE News. A broadcaster is facing a hefty fine for breaking election campaign rules by letting John Key play DJ. The Prime Minister hosted a radio show just weeks before the vote. Joining us now with details is political reporter Jessica Mutch. IT'S ALL ABOUT A RADIO SHOW ON THE 30TH OF SEPT THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION HAS MADE A REPORT WHICH SAYS IT BROKE THE RULES The show was called The Prime Minister's Hour, and John Key interviewed people including Richie McCaw and Sir Peter Jackson. The Electoral Commission says the show was an election programme and therefore not allowed. It wasn't particularly surprising the Electoral Commission has reached this decision. The show itself was overtly political in nature, and the Broadcasting Act is quite clear that you can't run those sorts of shows particularly close to an election. Labour made the complaint and says it's unfair Phil Goff didn't get his own show. What this gave the Prime Minister is an unfettered hour of radio in which he could put across himself, align himself with the people he called his friends. The Prime Minister was unavailable to comment. His campaign manager is placing the blame with Radio Live. The broadcaster's responsible for the decisions they make, and that will be between the broadcaster and the authorities. It was stunt, just like the tea party was, and he's been caught out. Radio Live says it's surprised by the decision, but plans to fully cooperate with police. In October, the Broadcasting Standards Authority ruled the programme was within the rules. But the Electoral Commission has different rules and has the power to refer things to police. The fact that you've got these two bodies reaching a different conclusion on the matter does indicate that it's perhaps not a completely clear call. You can argue it either way. Radio Live did ask the commission for advice before the show and was told to be extremely careful. The broadcaster could be fined up to $100,000. Now, Jessica, it's been nearly three months since the election. Why does this still matter? TIMING WISE THIS IS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE BUT LABOUR SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE Thanks, Jessica. Political reporter Jessica Mutch. Protests are getting louder as the government tries to sell its law changes linked to the sale of state-owned assets. Police and Maori wardens were called in to stop demonstrators busting into the third hui. Watching developments in Wanganui is political reporter Michael Parkin. THE HUI HAS JUST WRAPPED UP THERE WAS A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE THIS AFTERNOON A PROTEST GROUP TAUNTED BILL ENGLISH MAORI WARDENS WERE CALLED IN POLICE WERE ALSO CALLED TO FORM A BLOCADE THE PROTESTERS DISPERSED THOSE INSIDE AT THE MEETING SAY THE ACTION WAS VALID, BUT SUPPORTED THE WARDENS AND POLICE. The intention, as they determined it, was to disrupt. from Taranaki, Rangitikei and beyond ` that have come to address this issue with the Crown. In accordance with our tikanga, as we saw at Waitangi, people should be afforded the right to give their views and, at the appropriate time, deliver their own. DESPITE THIS BEING TARIANA TURIA'S ELECTORATE, SHE WASN'T HERE TODAY Political reporter Michael Parkin. We've an exclusive now on how a classroom prank has ended up a harsh lesson for three Auckland private-school girls. They filmed a scene with one of them snorting chewing gum as if it was cocaine which wound up on Facebook. Kim Vinnell has the story. Oh yeah, this is what you snort with. They thought it was harmless fun. This is ridiculous. I can't believe you are snorting gum. Taking cut-up pieces of chewing gum and snorting it like cocaine. LAUGHTER The goods. We were just sitting there. It was just, like, bored, like, 'Hey, guys, let's be stupid.' But Anna Littler, the girl in the video, learned boredom would be no excuse. Apparently, we just made the school look bad; made it look like, you know, we were disgracing them in our uniform. The video was put on Facebook last year by the girl who was filming. A month later a teacher at the girl's school, Auckland Diocesan, came across it. Within a week, all three girls involved were expelled. We were just completely shocked that it had got to that point, like, from what was initially just a complete... mess-around in class, like a joke. Anna admits she'd been in trouble at school before, but had a clean record for the past two years. While her two friends were expelled for ongoing bad behaviour, Anna was told she was out for gross misconduct. Nobody from the school would appear on camera, but the principal told me she makes no apologies for the school's high standards and that the board of trustees is confident their dismissal process was transperant. One education law expert says boards of trustees have near complete power over why a student should be expelled. The Ministry of Education puts out a guideline book. It won't specify what in various communities is seen as acceptable or unacceptable. That depends, I guess, to some extent, on the values of the community. He says decisions are difficult and expensive to overturn. I just think they just didn't want to deal with some, maybe, more troublesome students, and just got rid of us. Anna Littler says she's learnt a lesson, but she doesn't agree with it. Kim Vinnell, ONE News. Still to come on ONE News, escalating crisis ` the military shelling of civilian areas continues in Syria as residents plead for international help. A rocky invader from outer space has scientists excited about life on Mars. And riding back to NZ for a new role ` who will Billy Connolly be playing in the Hobbit movie? Then, on Close Up at 7, skilful display or sad farce? Sporting professionals weigh in on Sonny Bill's fight, including the ref inside the ring who saw it all go down. An Australian expert has outlined serious safety flaws at the Pike River Mine. He's assessed the mine in detail as part of his investigation for the Department of Labour and is giving evidence at the inquiry into the tragedy. Lisa Davies is covering the royal commission. An international mines expert with a long list of concerns about Pike River Mine. Top of that list ` an unsatisfactory ventilation system. It would seem that it would be quite difficult to get sufficient ventilation quantity into the further reaches of the mines. He says the mine needed to cut back on operations. You can't produce if you've got those gas levels there. It's not the first time the issue has been raised with the commission. To hear it reiterated has angered Bernie Monk. Our men were relying a hell of a lot on these managers and designers and everything else to protect them, and they were let down extremely bad. Crucial methane gas monitoring was criticised too, with equipment in poor condition and calibrated incorrectly. Two detectors in there, and they were reading quite different numbers. Pike River's use of the vent shaft as a second exit from the mine also came in for criticism. It's a significant issue to climb out 105-110m of vertical shaft as it is, let alone with breathing apparatus. Mr Reece told the commission that wouldn't be acceptable in Australia, where two exits are mandatory. Ultimately, all explosion accidents are a manifestation of failure to effectively implement safe practices and procedures. Is that a comment with which you agree? I would. The things we've found at Pike sadly fit into that category. Cross-examination of the Australian expert will continue tomorrow. Lisa Davies, ONE News. The heavy military bombardment of civilian areas in Syria continues as the international community struggles to find a solution to the worsening crisis. The onslaught's killed hundreds of people in the city of Homs, where residents are pleading for help. BBC correspondent Paul Wood is one of the few journalists inside the city. EXPLOSION It began at dawn, and for a fifth day, Homs is under bombardment. EXPLOSIONS MAN: Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Some said it was the worst day of shelling. EXPLOSION GUNFIRE Syrian armour roamed menacingly at the edges of those areas still holding out. GUNFIRE CHILD CRIES The casualties are mounting. Undoubtedly, most are civilians. This is a field hospital. It is 7 o'clock AM. This is a little child. He is about 2 years old. He got hit with a bomb in his house. Is this what the UN is waiting for? Is this what the UN is waiting for? Till there aren't any more children left? Till they kill all the children, kill all the women? Amid all the grief and the panic, the one thing you hear over and over again from people is that they feel abandoned by the outside world. MEN SHOUT GUNSHOTS They haven't been out to play since the uprising began. Their mother's in despair. WOMAN SPEAKS ARABIC 'The outside world won't help us,' she says, 'but God's vengeance will come down on the Syrian president.' The Kalashnikovs of the Free Syrian Army can do little against tanks. GUNSHOTS The prevailing mood here is one of despair. PEOPLE SPEAK IN ARABIC People feel trapped, and they believe no one is coming to help. And a medical charity there to help, Doctors Without Borders, says government troops are attacking patients who look like they've been wounded in protests or fighting and the staff treating them. A rare visitor from space is raising hopes of answering the question of whether there's ever been life on Mars. The 1kg chunk of rock from a meteorite landed in Morocco last year. The BBC's Pallab Ghosh explains how scientists hope to unlock its secrets. They hurtle across space, then blaze through the atmosphere like falling stars before they crash to the ground. This one is from the planet Mars. It's been described as one of the most scientifically important meteorites ever to fall into Earth. This is the most exciting meteorite that I've come across in my career. It was recovered from the Moroccan desert shortly after it hit the ground, so it's uncontaminated by Earth. Because it is so pristine, because it is so fresh, we think it may have samples of the Martian atmosphere trapped in it. So every little piece of evidence we can get, every clue we can get from this rock hopefully will help us to understand whether life may have existed on Mars in the past. Researchers use CT scanners ` normally used in hospitals ` to peer inside the meteorite. They're searching for microscopic bubbles of Martian air that were trapped when the rock first formed. These could reveal what the planet was like in the distant past. We know that the Martian surface is too dry to support life now. The terrain is covered with craters and dust. But hundreds of millions of years ago, the meteorite may help to show that it had an atmosphere, water and, who knows, even primitive plants and animals. And scientists hope clues in the search for life on other planets will emerge from a major breakthrough in Antarctica. After more than 20 years of drilling, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake buried under the ice. Lake Vostok lies about 4km below ground in the central part of the continent. It's been sealed by ice for nearly 20 million years. The area is one of the most inhospitable places on earth, with temperatures hitting record lows of up to 89 degrees below zero. Scientists say the lake may contain undiscovered life forms and information that would help look for life under Mars' polar ice caps. Weather time now, and some rain arrived in the far south today, Karen? A little bit, but it was fairly patchy. The front delivering that rain should make its way up over the rest of the country over the next 3 days. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz A photo from Queenstown ` the Remarkables in the background. The westerly delivered passing showers there today, but it was looking very nice when the photo was taken about an hour ago. I'll have your Friday forecast and a look ahead to the weekend after sport. Coming up after the break ` concerns for pregnant women in Wanganui as the local hospital moves to close emergency services. And time to go Gaga ` the pop sensation's heading our way again. We'll tell you when tickets go on sale. The truth behind the CTV tragedy. Tonight, how many other NZ buildings are disasters waiting to happen? Plus, we talk to the lovers and haters of Sonny Bill's heavyweight title fight, including the ref inside the ring, who saw it all go down. Close Up, at 7, TV ONE. 1 Beneficiaries overpaid by WINZ are facing a crackdown as the department ramps up efforts to recover money it's owed. As revealed by ONE News, overpayments are costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year. Heather du Plessis-Allan reports. Things need to improve. That's the word from the Beehive after our investigation last night showing welfare over-payments in the past year have cost the country nearly $200m. Most of the money's been recovered, but around $55m is still outstanding. I don't think anyone should be happy with that level of debt. I think that the staff could do better, and beneficiaries could do better with advising the department of their change in circumstances. We revealed last night that beneficiaries, past and present, owe the government $1b in total. The vast majority of beneficiaries are paying it back. But 43% of them are only contributing $10.50 or less a week. A recent report says that's less than the minimum rate recommended. I've spoken to a beneficiary who doesn't want to appear on camera, but who's one of those paying $10.50 a week. She says that's all she can afford to pay. It's money she would otherwise spend on food. If you're only getting $200 a week and you get a letter saying you owe $500, that's huge, so even though it only sounds like a small amount of money to people, it's very distressing. The Ministry of Social Development says the debt's mostly the fault of beneficiaries who don't notify WINZ that their circumstances have changed. Chester Borrows says he plans to crank up recovery of the debt. And the ministry tells us it's ramping up checks on beneficiaries, but can't say how much of the overpaid welfare money will ever come back. We're gonna work hard on it. Would you expect improvements in the next year? > Certainly. Improvements that could save taxpayers millions. Heather du Plessis-Allan, ONE News. Port workers in Auckland will go on strike for a full week as the long-running dispute escalates. The Maritime Union says its members will walk off the job from February 24. This will follow partial strikes next week, when wharfies will refuse to work with containers moved by outsourced labour. The union says the action is a response to the threat to workers livelihoods. Just to make sure the company knows we're serious, and we've had enough of the way they're treating families and the workers down there. They want some kind of security coming forward. They want to know where they are going and what is happening. We can withdraw that at any stage providing there is some good faith bargaining. Both parties will attend mediation talks tomorrow. Hundreds of mothers about to have babies in Wanganui may be forced to travel to Palmerston North for specialist medical care. Wanganui Hospital says it's unable to recruit enough medical staff to keep the service open. John Newton reports. Wanganui midwives at an emergency meeting today. They're concerned that closing specialist maternity care services will be catastrophic. This will be quite damaging for Wanganui in terms of, you know, how we function as an effective city. This will be quite damaging for Wanganui in terms of, you know, how we function as an effective city. Hospital managers and senior doctors say they've had difficulties recruiting medical specialists for almost a decade. While they've been using locums in Wanganui Hospital up till now, they say it's compromising patient safety. They're proposing to refer patients requiring specialist treatment to Palmerston North Hospital in future. If they've got acute need or if they're at the high end of specialist need because they've got particular health issues themselves or their baby is at risk, then we will be` what we are proposing is that they receive their services in Palmerston North. The change could affect around half of the 800 women each year who give birth at Wanganui Hospital. In reality, the risks will be minimal. There are examples around the country of primary birthing units at a much greater distance. The midwives say their major concern is not the pregnant women who can plan to go to Palmerston North, but those who wake at 2 o'clock in the morning with problems and then have a two-hour ambulance ride ahead of them. The midwives are also worried about their own future employment. We have to feed our kids somehow, too, and if it's going to affect us financially that much, some of us might have to move. The Health Minister is defending the proposal. You would want mothers, babies and families to have the security of services they can rely on that are quality and don't increase risk. The Wanganui Hospital board holds a public meeting tomorrow and is preparing for a huge turnout of concerned local citizens. John Newton, ONE News. Billy Connolly is the latest celebrity to be added to the cast of Peter Jackson's multimillion-dollar production of The Hobbit. The Scottish comedian will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior. He'll star alongside the likes of Sir Ian McKellen in two Hobbit movies. Billy Connolly is no stranger to NZ. He's toured a number of times and made a television series here. He's also married to NZer Pamela Stephenson. Also heading to NZ ` pop sensation Lady Gaga. She's bringing her Born This Way Ball tour to Auckland's Vector Arena for one show on June the 7th. # I'm beautiful in my way, # cos God makes no mistakes. # I'm on the right track, baby. # I was born this way. # Lady Gaga was last here two years ago. Tickets for the general public go on sale a week tomorrow. Looking at our top stories tonight ` police are seeking legal advice after an investigation into the collapse of the CTV building. A report has just been delivered that concludes the building failed to meet key structural standards. It's possible criminal negligence and even manslaughter charges could be laid, but police say it will take a long time to establish liability. Hamilton police are investigating after a Chinese tourist accused them of brutality. The 56-year-old was left with dislocated elbow and cuts to her face during an incident at a supermarket car park. Andrew's here with sport, live from the glitz and glamour of the Halberg Awards. YES, WENDY, IT'S NZ SPORT'S CHANCE TO SHINE,. A SPECIAL GUEST HAS JUST ARRIVED. RICHIE MCCAW. HOW'S THE FOOT? IT'S COMING ALONG PRETTY GOOD. BEEN BACK WITH THE TEAM SINCE 9 JAN. IT'S FEELING GOOD. WHAT WOULD WINNING THE SUPREME AWARD MEAN FOR THE ALL BLACKS? IT WOULD MEAN A LOT. THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION. WE WON THE WORLD CUP TO GIVE OURSELVES A CHANCE, BUT WE'RE UP AGAINST SOME GOOD TEAMS. GOOD LUCK. Welcome back to the Halberg Awards at Sky City in Auckland. Tonight it's sport's chance to celebrate what was a successful 2011, amidst some major challenges for this country. But first, there's been confirmation today of a new role for one of the Coach of the Year nominees. Former All Blacks boss Sir Graham Henry has signed with the NZRU until the end of 2013. Welcome. Should I say re-signed? What does the new job entail? Helping coaches, hopefully. Does that also allow you to consult with overseas clubs? It's a part-time role, so there will be opportunities to do other things. Including other countries? Possibly. What would it mean to win the overall award? It'd put the icing on the cake. But there is a lot of competition. Have a great evening. You're looking very well. So, rugby and the All Blacks are favourites to scoop the pool. But in the last 60 years of the sports awards, the national game has been, on the whole, overlooked. Here's Toni Street. The All Blacks are regular finalists at the Halberg Awards ` not surprising, given rugby is our national game. But when it comes to the Supreme Award, they've struggled. Since the awards began in 1949, rugby has only won the big award four times. The All Blacks won the Supreme Award as a team in 1987 and have been striving for a repeat ever since. Some believe they've been unlucky in the past. I remember in 1995 arguing really strongly that Jonah Lomu should be the overall winner that year. They gave it to the America's Cup, which was a big thing as well. But I just thought the impact Lomu made at the World Cup ` he became the most famous rugby player in history. To win the Supreme Award, the All Blacks must first fend off three rowing crews in the teams category. Because the All Blacks have won the World Cup in NZ, which we've been waiting for for a long time, I think a lot of the judges will be pure based on the feelings about that. I think it comes down to an emotional argument. Sometimes it's a sport's year ` it was netball's year in 2003 and basketball's year in 2002 and soccer's year in 2010 after they got to the World Cup finals. And I just have a feeling it's rugby's year this year. There's public sentiment that way. Public sentiment helped the All Whites win last year. Surely after winning the World Cup, the All Blacks are a safe bet. Toni Street, ONE News. World Cup All Black Sonny Bill Williams remains unbeaten as a professional boxer. However, last night's fight in Hamilton is being described as more farce than fact. And now, will Sonny Bill fight a genuine contender for his new title? Craig Stanaway reports. Had he gone 10 rounds and won on points, he'd be labelled boring. The fact he's been criticised for putting away Clarence Tillman in the first round is proof Sonny Bill can't win either way. This guy's playing rugby; switching his boots to his gloves. You know what I mean? And he's doing it. So, I mean, you know, you gotta praise this boy. This is a one-of-a-kind athlete. But has boxing's reputation been enhanced because of this bout? The answer is obviously no. Tillman's entrance to the ring almost took longer than the time he spent in it. He wasn't eligible to claim the vacant NZ heavyweight title that three months ago no one cared about. He didn't have the ability to back up his trash talk in the ring. And exactly as Shane Cameron had predicted on ONE News last night, he was susceptible to a left hook. Oh my God, Sonny Bill Williams. Williams deserves credit for finishing him off. You can't question his power any more. For the second time in his 22-fight career,... It's all over! ...Clarence Tillman was knocked out in the first round. Can you bring prestige to a belt that has sort of laid dormant for a while? What's up with these questions, man? Always coming at me, bro. Will you defend against the number one contender? Uh, well, you know, we'll have to cross that bridge when we get there, man. In a made-for-TV event designed specifically to top up Sonny Bill's rugby contract without getting hurt, it's again mission accomplished. The next mission: to make the NZ heavyweight championship credible. Craig Stanaway, ONE News. The NZ cricketers have feasted on the Zimbabweans again today in the final one-day international in Napier. Martin Guptill and Rob Nicol blazed to their second century opening partnership of the week before remarkably both fell at 153. Oh, big appeal. Might have been outside off, was it? No. Price over the wicket. It'll be wide. Oh no, wide and out. Well, it'll still be a wide, but Guptill will be out. Two in two deliveries. He's fallen over, and it's going to be all over. Brendon McCullum then continued the onslaught against the hapless Africans. That'll help Brendon McCullum's mood. Oh, he's hit the half-volley length this time, and McCullum's deposited another one into the grandstand. McCullum going on to his fourth one-day hundred. McCullum fell for 119 off the last ball, as the Blackcaps reached 373 ` one more than last Monday's score and now their third-highest ever. Zimbabwe is struggling in reply. Sacking John Terry as England football captain has now cost the team its coach as well, with Fabio Capello quitting today in protest. But Ricki Herbert is welcoming back his skipper Ryan Nelsen for the All Whites game against Jamaica at the end of the month. Nelsen was on the bench for new club Spurs in their scoreless draw with Liverpool this week and Herbert says he's a good chance to play. But rather more definite is All Whites' new boy Dan Keat from Lower Hutt, playing now for the LA Galaxy, David Beckham's club. I think somebody who can get on the ball. He'll be lively, and, gee, we all know what it's like when we get our first taste of an international opportunity, so I think he'll make every post a winning post, that's for sure. Keat (24) is a former junior All Whites skipper who missed the Beijing Olympics through injury. In just over 12 hours, a bunch of hardy souls will line Kumara Beach, on the West Coast of the South Island, for the start of the Coast to Coast two-day event. Just 80 competitors entered 30 years ago in 1983. This year it's well over 500. You can take a person who doesn't know anything about the outdoors, teach them to kayak, teach them mountain running, teach them those survival skills, and then put them on a bike and bingo! You can do the Speights Coast to Coast. The longest day starts early on Saturday morning, with competitors from both races running, cycling and kayaking 240km before finishing on Sumner Beach in Christchurch. Just before we leave you from the Halbergs, joining us a woman who's dominated these awards in the past few years like she's dominated shot put ` Valerie Adams. Looking stunning. What does it mean to win Halberg awards? It is the icing on the cake, really. It gives us a chance to celebrate sporting excellence. Compared to 08, where are you at in 2012? I'm a little bit older now and maturing a bit. Looking forawrd to London. How different are you as an athlete? 15kg lighter, faster and more dynamic. 2011 and the results were great. You brought your coach along with you tonight. Good luck and have a great evening. All the winners on Tonight. After the break ` Karen has some rain and showers in the forecast for parts of both islands, and she'll tell you where. When it went up, the CTV building didn't even meet the council's own code. How many other buildings around the country are disasters waiting to happen? And how tough to earthquake standards need to be? Plus, the ref of last night's heavyweight contest squares off against the Boxing Federation boss who calls the fight a complete joke. Close Up's here next, TV ONE. Hi, everyone. A cold front has moved onto southern parts of the South Island, and it's got some rain and showers with it. It's easy to spot that front on our satellite imagery ` that bright white stripe of cloud stretching from a wee low in the north Tasman down over the South Island and away to the south. It looks quite impressive, but it's actually quite weak. We're not expecting lots of rain out of it. Poor fronts being squeezed on both sides by high pressure. We've still got Tropical Cyclone Jasmine way to the north continuing to weaken. That front will claw its way up the south island overnight and tomorrow, continuing to weaken, just giving southern parts of the North Island a wee nudge. High pressure holds on over the North Island. Got another high waiting in the wings. Frontal rain gradually clears from northern parts of the South Island, leaving behind cloudy areas, fine patches and the odd shower or two in the mix. South to south-west winds. Cloudy areas over the North Island with not much wind rain spreads onto southern parts in the morning with a southerly change. That rain eases as the front moves north and runs out of steam. It stays mainly fine in the north. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz That's your weather. Now back to Wendy and Simon. And that's ONE News this Thursday.