A weak front is currently making its way up over the country. Just patchy rain with it ` nothing significant. It'll continue over the North Island over the weekend, and later in the news hour, I'll tell you where to watch out for a few showers. 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, earmarked for demolition ` more homes are put in Christchurch's red zone. We meet an owner with a lot of family history. Alarm in the wake of the CTV collapse, so how safe are the buildings around your workplace? The All Blacks' golden glow, but how much was spent winging in government staff for the World Cup? It's been a long and winding road, now the last of the Fab Four finally gets the star treatment. Nearly a year after Christchurch's deadly quakes, thousands of homeowners are still in limbo tonight. But a clearer picture's emerged for a few hundred, with mixed feelings for some. 213 houses have been red-zoned, while 42 went from orange to green. Looking over the cityscape now, the new houses set for demolition are in the already heavily red-zoned suburbs east of the CBD. Most of them ` 148 ` are in Avonside, in nearby Wainoni and the rest in Dallington and Burwood. Daniel Faitaua's been getting reaction from the people affected and joins us now live. Daniel. The earthquake recovery Minister says today's decisions have been challenging. He describes it as a mammoth task. These are homes that will be demolished. This is limbo land. This is also limbo land. These are predominantly in the hillside suburbs. Anne Kay's family memories of this house stretch back to the '70s. Today she learned it will have to go. I didn't even know there was an announcement today, so I, um... As I say, I just feel shell-shocked. She's one of hundreds of Avonside residents today adjusting to being red-zoned. It will be hard, but I've said goodbye to other houses, and so you just take that next step, don't you? My dad was 94 when he died and Mum was 89. Today's announcements brought no new answers for Port Hills homeowners. CERA and the council have shared responsibility for this work. Together, they're working on range of issues to assess the ground and the life risks these property owners face. But like the residents on those hillsides, people here in the suburb of Southshore will have to wait a little longer to find out whether their property turns red or green. Peter Don built his home himself from scratch 23 years ago. He says he's getting tired of being in limbo. Bit frustrating, really. Sort of just about over it, you know. We'd like to have a decision so we can move on with our lives. I know it's been a long and anxious wait for these residents, and there is most certainly no comfort in being the last batch of over 150,000 properties that have been rezoned, but we are now in the final stretch of that process. The sooner the better for those waiting. I think I'd like it to go red. We'd like to make a final decision so we know where we're heading, cos it's actually quite hard not knowing where you're at. Today, though, some comfort for this 72-year-old, who can now take the memories and get on with rebuilding her future. In terms of timeframe, Brownlee says to those in Southshore reports are coming, but will take a few weeks before decisions are made. Maybe June before decision is made. In another move as a result of the quakes, there's a call for commercial-property owners to display what level of jolt their buildings can withstand. Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says people have a right to know if they're at risk. With more on this, let's go to Renee Graham. There are hundreds of commercial buildings up and down the country that were constructed about the same time as the CTV building. The housing construction Minister thinks the public has a right to know how safe each one is. 115 people lost their lives in the CTV building when it collapsed in the February earthquake. Erected in 1986, the royal commission report has found it had major structural problems. Now government engineers are inspecting other buildings of around that age. They think it highly unlikely it'll be replicated elsewhere, but we are going to do those checks to make sure. The minister wants a law that forces the owner of a commercial building or an apartment to display what level of earthquake they could withstand under the code. If you were going to go and rent an apartment and you saw in the foyer that your apartment building was 30% of the standard, you would make a decision: 'I'd rather pay a little bit more for a flat that's in a better building.' So far in the three main centres, the government has identified 352 buildings for investigation, which went up between 1982 and 1995. They're looking for similar structural problems to CTV, like brittle concrete columns with insufficient steel reinforcement. We've inspected just on a half of them ` 176. We've found about 60 that require some further work. Authorities say CTV had a unique design and failed to meet the building standards of the time. They won't name the other buildings on the inspection list and are urging their owners and tenants not to panic. We're not expecting to find a lot of buildings at all with problems, and to suggest otherwise would be simply speculation at the moment. There are calls for tougher national standards for older buildings before any strengthening work starts. It's likely that the standard, which is currently 33% of a new build, will likely over time have to be raised to nearer 67% of the new build. The review of the current list of buildings is due to be completed in April. So, Renee, how many buildings will ultimately be inspected? We don't know yet. The Department of building and housing still has a number of plans to go through to see if there are structural issues. If you have concerns and would like to check, contact the owner of the building and local authorities. ONE News has learned another big step's been taken to get the 29 bodies out of Pike River Mine. A trust financed by the government could be set up following a meeting between the Grey district mayor and the Prime Minister. This comes as a world expert says he would've shut down the mine if he'd seen it before the explosion. Lisa Davies with the latest. A mines expert under cross-examination about the cause of this deadly explosion. David Reece was asked if he would have shut the mine down. As a prudent manager, you would say, 'Let's stop production and sort out vents and a way out'? I would expect that I would, yes. And when asked how a mine like Pike River would have stacked up in Queensland. A mine like that wouldn't have existed. The families' lawyer says the miners' relatives are frustrated another bore hole hasn't been put into the mine near the coal extraction area to confirm it collapsed. It seems very odd that, when so much rests on your case-one scenario in the evidence we've had over the last three days, that that wouldn't be done. This is one of the most important bore holes which should have been put down eight or nine months ago. The mines expert also told the commission he's analysed images taken down the boreholes, one showing a body, to help determine the power and location of the explosion. One would presume from that orientation there's not been any degree great violence in there. It just simply appears to be relaxation of the body. ONE News has learned that Grey district mayor Tony Kokshoorn met with the Prime Minister and receivers on Wednesday. The mayor has an undertaking, once a credible and safe recovery plan is established, the PM and receivers will fund a trust to recover the 29 bodies if the mine is sold. The government have always said they will fund a recovery plan, providing it is safe and it has credibility about it. They are sticking to their word there, which is good. The families' lawyer says they've been advised of this development and appreciate their concerns have been addressed at a prime ministerial level. However, they're seeking further detail and want input on how it will work. The royal commission continues phase three on Monday. Lisa Davies, ONE News. There's a warning public safety could be compromised unless our 111 emergency system is overhauled. It's run by Telecom, which experienced a major outage two years ago, blocking 111 calls. A just-released document warns there's no ongoing accountability. The government's looking at setting up a new agency to run 111 and is seeking submissions. A week-long strike at the Port of Auckland looks set to go ahead after talks failed to sort out the dispute. The drawn-out power struggle is costing the port dearly and putting workers' families under intense pressure. Stephen Smith's been tracking developments and is standing by at Auckland waterfront. Stephen. This dispute began back in August, when the Maritime union and port started negotiating a new collective agreement. Those negotiations broke down, and there have been six strikes. Today's mediation lasted the five hours Cedric Harris has worked the Auckland waterfront for 16 years. We're not allowed to intimidate people, and yet we're threatened with our jobs. I think it's bully tactics. Now the stand-off between Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union could cost him his job. If we're made redundant, are you going to get another job with these guys? The contractors don't have to take you on cos you've been working there ` they've got the choice of whether they want you. The port's tabled a new employment agreement, and it's basically a blank-page employment agreement. It has no guarantee at all that these workers will be offered any work in any one week. But according to the port, this is what it's offering: When we say, 'Put that in the collective ` we need to have that in writing,' they say, 'No, we don't want to do that. We want total control.' A real sticking point in this dispute is the proposal to contract out more than 300 unionised jobs. An industrial relations expert says outsourcing generally results in lower productivity, because contractors aren't as committed and often don't get the training they need. Training then falls to the contractor, or even to the employee or the person who's going to actually be doing the work themselves. So they're less likely to pay for the necessary training or actually get the necessary training. Cedric Harris and his family are just hoping for a solution. Had some breakdowns, you know. It has taken a toll on us. But I'll stick by Cedric, because you have to fight what you believe in. It's a fight that's set to ramp up in the coming weeks. From next Wednesday, workers will go on a partial strike ` refusing to handle containers touched by contract staff. They will then have a seven-day strike. The port won't confirm how much the strike will cost them. We've details now of money spent flying embassy staff home to host foreign VIPS at Rugby World Cup matches. The bill of more than $50,000 comes as Foreign Affairs Ministry employees are set to lose their jobs because of cost-cutting. Political reporter Jessica Mutch with this exclusive story. NZ was the place to be during the Rugby World Cup. In fact, more than $50,000 of taxpayer money was spent to fly Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff home to accompany foreign visitors to Rugby World Cup games. Some question if that's money well spent. I think the perception will be bad. Using the Official Information Act, we've found out it cost nearly $51,000 for six Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff to fly home to NZ to host high-level foreign officials. MFAT staff were flown in from countries including South Africa, Russia and Japan, and we asked the Minister why there weren't enough staff based in NZ. It's not unusual for at all for people from posts to accompany very senior visitors when they are coming to NZ. And of course we had the added complication of the Rugby World Cup tying a lot of other resources up. This spending comes as 200 MFAT staff are set to lose their jobs next month because of cost-cutting. When you're sacking one in five people in the ministry because of cost-cutting, it is not a good idea to spend $50,000 to bring half a dozen people back. So we put that to the minister. There always are sensitivities around spending money. These are tough times for NZ. But the chief executive and senior management team have to allocate their resources as best they can, and I think they do a very good job of that. Good job or not, it's still a $51,000 bill picked up by the NZ taxpayer. Jessica Mutch, ONE News. Still to come on ONE News ` extreme protests by pro-Tibetan campaigners prompt a security crackdown from Chinese authorities. A new delivery at Wanganui Hospital as those concerned by a maternity move get some political backing. And ready to fly into battle ` Prince Harry's heading for the frontline after qualifying as a chopper pilot. Then,at 7 ` danger at the dairy ` Close Up has a warning over certain types of lollies that have left children's mouths bleeding. A body found at Wellington's Scorching Bay has been identified as that of missing Karori woman Edna Mae Cairns. The 74-year-old went missing from her home three days ago. Police are still awaiting the results of a post-mortem, but say they don't believe she was the subject of foul play. Britain is ruling out military intervention in Syria, where the death toll is mounting from a sustained government assault. Opposition groups say a sixth day of shelling has killed more than 100 people in the city of Homs. The UN is condemning the 'appalling brutality'. This report from the BBC's Bridget Kendall contains disturbing images. BOOM! The terrifying onslaught that Homs is under at the moment. Nowhere immune from the shells and rockets, it seems, according to this amateur footage ` even this mosque. The Syrian government says it's fighting armed rebels, but what about the civilians and these frightened children? With parts of the city virtually under siege and outside action blocked at the UN, who is protecting them? Unless you are asking us to invade Syria ` which would be a vast undertaking, by the way ` then, of course, the diplomatic and economic work that we're doing ` intensifying sanctions through the European Union, working with the Arab League, and so on ` is the... that is what we're working with. This is the tools. According to Syrian state TV, life is getting back to normal in much of Homs,... GUNFIRE ...despite the gunfire you can hear in the distance ` an assessment in surreal contrast to the mounting alarm abroad. I fear that the appalling brutality we are witnessing is Homs, I fear that the appalling brutality we are witnessing in Homs, with heavy weapons firing into civilian neighbourhoods, is a grim harbinger of worse to come. Such violence is unacceptable before humanity. On the ground in Homs, opposition fighters show no sign of giving up their unequal battle. Who knows how long any slow diplomatic squeeze to increase President Assad's isolation will take to have any effect? And Ban Ki-moon says the Security Council's failure to speak with a single voice on the bloodshed had been 'disastrous', encouraging the Syrian government to step up the war on its own people. China's launched a big security operation against pro-Tibetan campaigners. In the past year 21 people have publicly set themselves on fire ` five in the past week alone ` protesting against China's six-decade-long rule. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas has been to Sichuan province, where most of the trouble has happened. A warning: there are graphic images in his report. It's China's latest crackdown ` a massive mobilisation of security forces, an area the size of England cordoned off. What's so unnerved China is a new and shocking form of protest by Tibetans ` sacrificing themselves as they say they face unbearable political and religious oppression. It's an horrific sight. This was one ` a nun (35) burning herself alive. Among the many who self-immolated, Lama Soba. He recorded his reason. 'China,' he said, 'should let the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, come home.' And now, just what China fears ` the protests seem to be spreading. Footage said to be smuggled out last week shows angry Tibetans besieging a police station. China's response has been this ` an even harder crackdown targeting what it calls separatists intent on splitting Tibet from China. China says the immolations are terrorism, but it wants to keep its crackdown secret. Police warned Tibetans not to talk to us and watched us everywhere. Even here, high in the mountains, China is a state obsessed by security, trying to keep its oppression hidden from view. But Tibetan grievances seem to be growing. Beijing is accusing Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of encouraging the immolations. Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife has told Britain's hacking inquiry that voice messages he left for her were obtained illegally. Heather Mills says she never authorised anyone to access her messages, but after her break-up with Sir Paul she was called by a journalist. He said, 'Look, Heather, we've heard that you and Paul have had an argument, 'and I've just heard a message of him singing on the phone to you, asking for forgiveness.' And I said, 'There is no way you that could know that, unless you've been listening to my messages.' Former Mirror newspaper editor Piers Morgan earlier told the inquiry he'd heard such a message, but would not reveal the source of the recording. And Sir Paul has had something to celebrate today. The former Beatle finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as David Wright of the ABC reports. # Yesterday... # Today coast to coast... # ...seemed so far away. # ...an American chorus. # All my loving. # A musical tribute to the maestro... # We all live in a yellow submarine. ...who finally got his star. I would have never thought that the day would come when I'd be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That was, like` CHEERING # It was 20 years ago today... # Actually, it was 48 years ago today... Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles. # She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. # ...that Ed Sullivan got the band to play before an American audience ` a huge audience: 77 million, the biggest any TV show had ever had. The British Invasion had begun. # Yesterday... # Sir Paul is the most successful composer in pop music history: 60 gold records. More than 2200 artists have recorded 'Yesterday',... # I believe in yesterday. # ...including Daffy Duck ` more covers than any other song in history. The other three members of the Fab Four got their Hollywood stars years ago. McCartney is the last. # When I get older, losing my hair... # I mean, I wrote that song and it was just so far in the future. It was, like, 'Yeah, 64, hey.' And then suddenly I'm there. # Birthday greetings, bottle of wine. Still feeding us music and memories all these years later. # When I'm 64. # The songwriter paid tribute to the 'three boys' who helped make him famous ` John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Weather time now. Have we got another mostly fine weekend on the way, Karen? Most places will, but we've got a slow-moving, fairly feeble front making its way up the country. Looks like it'll fling a few showers around over North Island as it heads north. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz Waimakariri River at dawn I'll have your weekend forecast after sport. Coming up after the break ` the outlook's gloomy as businesses count the cost of a cloudy and wet summer. And gunning for the front line ` Prince Harry prepares to go to war after getting flying stripes. Tonight on Close Up ` the CTV building's deadly collapse. We talk to the engineer who spent years warning politicians about our country's appalling building standards. Why wasn't he listened to and why does he think Christchurch's rebuild is at risk? Plus, danger at the dairy ` the lollies leaving kids' mouths bleeding. Close Up at 7, TV ONE. 1 Associate health minister Tariana Turia has hit out at plans to move specialist maternity services from Wanganui Hospital to Palmerston North. The Maori Party co-leader's criticism at a public meeting from Wanganui Hospital to Palmerston North. The Maori Party co-leader's criticism at a public meeting came a day after her colleague, health minister Tony Ryall, defended the proposal. John Newton reports. Just two hours old, baby Jayden and his mother relaxing at Wanganui Hospital's maternity ward. But that may soon be a thing of the past for up to half the 800 babies born in the city. If you're a Wanganui patient, you're an inconvenience, and it's painfully obvious. What you're proposing could leave a woman going through the hardest time of their life alone. A lack of specialist doctors means hospital management wants to send the mothers in need of specialist help to Palmerston North Hospital in future. The plan is criticised by local MP and Associate Health Minister. That makes it very difficult if they don't have the means for their families to go to Palmerston North to support them. Birthing is not an individual event; it is a whanau event and really important that people are supported by their families. However, the DHB says the hospital will run out of specialist services for women in about two months' time and it says it would be irresponsible not to have some other secure plan in place. The proposal was defended yesterday by health minister Tony Ryall. There's one thing worse than people having to travel extra distances, and that's have a service they can't rely on. But that didn't stop his associate minister from speaking out. I'm not really convinced, as are many people who've approached me in my office, that in fact the district health board and the management have done sufficient to be able to attract the right people here. The area health board plans to discuss the issue again at another meeting next week. John Newton, ONE News. Businesses in the North Island are beginning to count the cost of the cloudy, wet summer. It appears holidaymakers weren't only disappointed, but also not spending. Kim Vinnell reports. MICHAEL JACKSON'S 'BEAT IT' PLAYS Empty seats made no difference to this first-time Rainbow's End-er. But after a record cloudy December for Auckland, theme park boss Chris Deere is wishing for full houses and long queues. I think people make a decision on what they're going to do on a day, and if it's wet and windy and cold and miserable outside, then Rainbow's End's probably not their first choice. Rainbow's End had 11,000 fewer people through in December compared to the year before. Their forecast loss for the season is $250,000. The North Island's cold, wet summer taking its toll for a range of businesses. The entire season is pretty much governed by the forecasts that came out in the morning, and generally when the forecast came out, we'd sort of start getting phone calls and people would be cancelling or postponing. Andrew Sommers and his family run a boat-charter company around the Hauraki Gulf. He says last December is one of the worst he's seen. You can pretty much say our numbers probably halved to what we would have been over that time. Cancellations were particularly frustrating for Andrew Sommers when the forecast was for rain, but the day would turn out like this ` beautiful. The lack of sun didn't go unnoticed for Aucklanders either. It was not nice. After Christmas, those 14 days were terrible. And a lot of people were disappointed going back to work after having that weather and then now it's just absolutely gorgeous. We were indoors most of the time, so it's hard during the holidays. But there's a bright side ` the forecast is for a normal, sunny March, and both Andrew Sommers and Chris Deere expect to recover. Kim Vinnell, ONE News. Tributes are flowing for Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison, who's died after a long battle with cancer. The 54-year-old co-founded infrastructure company Infratil, which owns Wellington Airport and our biggest bus operator. He recently became a co-owner of the Wellington Phoenix football club. It's a sad day for someone who was integral behind the momentum and continuing with the Phoenix Football Club, so, yeah, our condolences go out to Lloyd's family, but also the wider family as well. The team will wear black arm bands as a mark of respect when they play the Brisbane Roar at home on Sunday. Prince Harry looks set to return to combat duty in Afghanistan after qualifying as an Apache helicopter pilot. Defence chiefs believe the third in line to the throne will be safer there as a pilot than when he was on foot patrols during an earlier tour of duty. The BBC's Jonathan Beale reports. He may be a royal, but now Captain Wales is also first among equals. Awarded Top Gun in his class of 20 students and deemed limited-combat ready, nearing his goal when he first learnt to fly alongside his brother. To go out to Afghanistan again would be fantastic, and my best chance is to be the helicopters` to do it from a helicopter, and so` Have you got off the ground yet? Sorry? Have you got off the ground yet? I just got off the ground now. Oh, OK. Thanks for asking (!) He has, of course, already been there as a forward air controller calling in strikes on Taliban positions. But his tour was cut short when a news blackout was broken, even though at the time, he made light of the obvious dangers. They think it's hysterical how I'm called the bullet magnet, but they've yet to see why, so they're a little bit upset about that. Up in the air, there'll still be threats. In Afghanistan, the Apache often flies close to the ground in support of troops. Not surprisingly, it's high on the list of Taliban targets. But one former Apache pilot who's flown in combat and wants to hide his identity says it's the safest place to be. I've flown it and had rounds banging off the side of it. There's rockets been fired at it. Missiles been defeated by its on-board systems. You just don't bring these things down. He's gonna be up there, and they're gonna be looking up. They're not gonna know which one is him or if he's one or anything like that. But it's still a risk for the third in line to the throne. Harry could be back in Afghanistan by the end of the year. Prince Harry and his fellow students spent two months flying in mountainous and desert-like conditions in California and Arizona to prepare them for action in Afghanistan. Looking at our top stories ` anger and frustration is mounting for thousands of Christchurch residents awaiting a decision on their quake-affected homes. More than 200 homes were today put in the red zone, meaning they'll be demolished, giving owners certainty about their future. But 2000 others in the Port Hills still remain in the white zone, leaving residents in limbo. The report on the collapse of the CTV building has sparked a call for checks on other buildings around the country. The government's identified more than 300 in the main centres that need to be investigated. It's also calling for a law to force owners to display what level of a tremor their buildings can withstand. The two warring parties in the Port of Auckland dispute have agreed to more talks as a stalemate continues. They've failed to reach an agreement today after five hours of mediation. A week-long strike looks set to go ahead, as the ongoing stoush takes a toll on workers and their families. Jenny-May's here with sport. A Kiwi sailor is angry with the organisers of the global yacht race. FURIOUS ` AFTER BOATS WERE SENT INTO DANGEROUS WATERS Plenty of other sport on the way as well. Basking in success ` Sir Graham and the All Blacks celebrate the moment that keeps on giving. Kiwi golfer Danny Lee shows Tiger how it's done at Pebble Beach. And the Coast to Coaster that didn't actually see what the country's toughest event has in store. For the first time in 25 years, the All Blacks have won the supreme award at our most prestigious sporting evening. The All Blacks swept every category they were finalists in at the Halbergs. For Sir Graham Henry, it was a fitting end to his time as coach. Toni Street caught up with the knight the day after. Sir Graham Henry deserved a leisurely lunch on Auckland's Viaduct today. It was a rather tiring night ` he was up and down from his seat for almost every award of the evening. You look each other in the eye and there's respect there and acknowledgement that you've done something special together. Henry and his team nabbed five awards ` Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Moment of the Year ` voted by the NZ public ` and Richie McCaw was Sportsman of the Year. Then there was the big one ` the All Blacks were crowned supreme Halberg winners for the first time since 1987. It comes down to one or two things; one or two moments. You know, you're looking back on it ` um, although it probably wasn't pleasant for a lot of you,... LAUGHTER ...it's probably one of the most, uh, satisfying things. Once the All Blacks had done their bit, there weren't too many awards left. Swimmer Sophie Pascoe was Disabled Sportsperson of the Year; shot-putter Jacko Gill won for Emerging Talent; and, for the sixth year running,... And the winner for the Westpac Sportswoman of the Year is... Valerie Adams. APPLAUSE Jean-Pierre, my coach, bien merci pour cette magnifique saison. Um, thank you very much for everything. Various speakers talked of how the All Blacks' victory had helped lift the spirits of the country after such a tough year. Just good to be able to put the smiles back on people's faces ` particularly the people from Christchurch, which was difficult. And, although the Olympic sports didn't feature as often as our national game this time around, plenty were finalists ` eagerly hoping to bring the same lift to NZ in London in less than six months. Toni Street, ONE News. Kiwi Round the World sailor Ross Field has launched a stinging attack on organisers of the Global Ocean Race after the yachts were sent in to boat-breaking conditions. Now the course for the remaining boats has been altered and Field, who was forced to retire, is taking legal action. Martin Tasker reports. Hobbling into hospital in Auckland today for treatment to his compressed spine, the skipper (62) is gutted at having to turn back from a race he was leading. We suspended racing is what you could say, and we're assessing the situation. And it's changing hour by hour. Buckley Systems left Wellington on leg two of the Global Ocean Race as the overall leader, with Field and son Campbell consolidating their position. The second leg goes around Cape Horn to Punta del Este in Uruguay, and the Fields wanted to sail as far as 58 degrees south. But the race organisers restricted the fleet to a gate at 47 degrees to avoid ice, instead sending the boats into headwind conditions so severe, Buckley Systems had to head back after crashing off a wave, damaging the boat and Field's back. I told them that putting a restriction on us down south there is a recipe for disaster, and it's proved to be that. Joining the Fields in heading back to Auckland because they feared for their boat, the second-placed Campagne de France, sailed by Round the World veterans who were also opposed to the gate. The responsibility to go ocean racing lies with the skippers and the sailors on the boats, and I feel that we should be free to take that decision ourselves. Kiwi Conrad Colman, on Cessna Citation, is now leading the race. His position's further advantaged by the organisers moving the gate further south today, causing anger and disillusion on a South African boat, Phesheya Racing, who reckon they've been punished by 180 miles. That gives the Fields more ammunition to fire at the race committee. It is a farce. It is absolutely ridiculous. They have lost the plot completely. The leaders still have more than 3700 miles to go. Martin Tasker, ONE News. After a frustrating start to the season, golfer Danny Lee has shot to prominence on the US PGA Tour today. The former Rotorua-based player shares the lead after the opening round of the Pebble Beach pro-am in Southern California. Here's Stephen Stuart. Playing the back nine first, Danny Lee snuck under the radar early in his round at the Pebble Beach course. The attention was on Tiger Woods' return to this tournament after a decade away. CROWD CHEERS That is somethin'. A full symphony of dolphins today. The breathtaking backdrops didn't faze the 21-year-old, who was four under by the turn, but could have shot even lower if his easier putts had dropped. (GROANS) All of a sudden, the commentators realised Lee was a serious player today after only making one cut in his four previous tournaments on the US PGA Tour this year. He made birdie on the fifth to grab a share of the lead at eight under par. Ignore the beautiful view and concentrate on the putt, and he certainly does. The Phoenix-based rookie had a great chance to seize the outright lead a hole later. Another fantastic drive on the seventh had him poised again, and he drained the putt. A close call again on the penultimate hole. His recovery on the ninth ` his final hole ` epitomised his round. That is a golf shot. That is a seriously good golf shot. While he missed the birdie, he was bogey-free ` good enough for a nine-under-par 63 and a share of the lead, five shots ahead of Woods. Stephen Stuart, ONE News. What the underwhelming Zimbabwean cricketers would give for ex-pat Colin de Grandhomme. The Auckland all-rounder, who left Zimbabwe six years ago, warmed up for his international T20 debut for NZ tomorrow with an outstanding display as substitute fielder in last night's third and final one day-match in Napier. Lovely piece of relay fielding. It was sharp; it was crisp. The calling was awful. De Grandhomme took two catches, including the key scalp of captain Brendan Taylor, as the Blackcaps crushed his countrymen by 201 runs to win the series 3-0. Across the Tasman, fresh competition for Australia tonight in the form of Sri Lanka in their tri-series match at the WACA ground in Perth. Sent in to bat, Dave Warner immediately tore in to the bowling. Through the gap. Warner along the ground. Convincing too. This time he bangs it back, and Malinga gets a finger on it, but that's it. But the other opener, Matthew Wade, only made one, and Ricky Ponting also fell cheaply. And the pace attack has removed Warner for 34. Australia are now 81/4. A crucial match for the red-hot Wellington Phoenix this weekend, which could well determine their destiny in the A-league football play-offs. The 'Nix are seeking a club record five straight wins when they host the former league leaders the Brisbane Roar on Sunday. It was tough at the start of the season, but I think there was two ways it could have gone ` you know, you could either sink or swim. And, you know, we've got a good bunch of boys and we've obviously swum, and hopefully we keep swimming for another week or two. Or even longer ` the Phoenix are in second spot with seven rounds remaining. Even for the healthiest person, the coast to coast is a true challenge of courage and endurance. So how about trying it if you're vision impaired? Blair Norton's following the race. Every Coast to Coast competitor has pre-race jitters. Neelu Memon's no different. Yeah, I had a pretty sleepless night. We'll see what today brings. HORN BLARES She won't exactly see what the day brings, because Memon only has 30% sight and is legally blind. The perceptions that society have for people with disabilities are often the most limiting factor for people with disabilities to achieve any goals. Where are you, Ollie? Despite the odd false start, on the bike is where Memon is most comfortable, but it's getting people out of their comfort zone she's most concerned about. The Coast to Coast is something that a lot of non-disabled people wouldn't dream of doing, so here I am, someone with impairment, saying, 'Hey, I'm going to do the Coast to Coast, cos I have support. I'm able to do it.' OK, let's go, guys. And that's the point ` she's supported literally every step of the way. The support I have from Nick and Glen is absolutely, massively totally integral to this run. If I make it through, we make it through together. Even for people without disabilities, anything's possible. You might not think it's possible at the moment, but with a bit of help and support, you can do anything you want to. Neelu Memon may not be able to see, but with every step forward she's certainly showing the way. Blair Norton, ONE News. FINALLY, WARRIORS VICE-CAPTAIN MICHAEL LUCK IS OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH FURTHER SURGERY REQUIRED ON HIS WRIST. Thanks, Jenny-May. After the break ` Karen tells us where the showers will fall this weekend. For years he's been warning our buildings simply aren't up to scratch. So why did no one listen to this respected structural engineer? Could it have saved lives in the CTV building? And the kids' treat that draws blood ` yes, lollies that make your tongue bleed, and the company doling them out just doesn't seem to care. Close Up's here next, TV ONE. Hi, everyone. A few showers in the forecast this weekend, but nothing major ` plenty of fine areas as well. We've got a weak front moving up the country here through central areas. Just a few millimetres of rain for the South Island today. There's a cool south-west flow in its wake. Mostly fine over northern parts of the North Island and the south-west of the South Island. But quite a lot of this lower, grey-looking cloud is pushing on to eastern areas. Tropical Cyclone Jasmine is south-east of Vanuatu. The front struggles over the North Island tomorrow, weakening even more. This ridge of high pressure rushes in behind it. This weak trough just clips the far south as it passes through. That trough will flick a few light showers over the far south of the South Island, but we're expecting the showers in the east to clear. Mostly fine through the afternoon with south-west winds. Isolated showers for most first up in the North Island, but they'll gradually clear in the west and south. Plenty of fine spells after lunch ` just a few showers hanging in there over Northland, Bay of Plenty and the north-east. A weak southerly for most places. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz That's all from me. Jim's here with you tomorrow. Simon and Wendy. And that's ONE News this Friday. Now here's Close Up.