Due to the live nature of Tonight, we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. Tonight ` two dead bodies and an unforgiving landscape. Police face an uphill battle in a murder inquiry in South Canterbury. A backdown over teacher numbers as the government has a closer look at its numbers. And former British PM Tony Blair faces a grilling over whether he did favours for media baron Rupert Murdoch. Kia ora, good evening. Police are now describing a case where two bodies were found on a remote South Canterbury farm as a murder investigation, and are appealing for sightings of a 43-year-old man. Here's an indication of the difficult terrain they're working in. The bodies were found about 15km from Waimate in a forestry plantation near Waihaoraunga. Max Bania reports. The picturesque Mt Studholme Station is now a crime scene. Seven detectives from Christchurch joined local police to figure out how two people died on the remote mountainside. We've had a helicopter flying in the air today and we've had ground searches done, but we haven't been able to locate a vehicle, so that will be another focus for us tomorrow. Police are seeking any information on this man ` Jason Frandi (43), who hasn't been seen since Saturday morning at his home in Waimate. Until we complete a formal identification, we can't say categorically that that's Mr Frandi. So that's certainly an aspect of our investigation today. This is as close as we can get to the scene. The bodies are several kilometres down this road on a forestry trail. We've counted at least eight police vehicles going up this road. They say their enquiries are being hampered by a lack of cellphone coverage and patchy radio. Trailbikers on a fundraising ride for a Waimate School discovered the bodies. It's a very remote area. If those riders hadn't come across those bodies, they could've been up there for weeks if not months before they were found ` if they were found at all. Shocked Waimate residents are now speculating on what they were doing so far off the beaten track. You'd have forestry workers running through that area, but only when they needed to, obviously, so that's not very regular. Hunters probably mainly. There's wallabies there and pigs, but again very rarely. The bodies were removed from the scene late today, with post-mortems set to reveal more about how they died. There's a backtrack from the government tonight on a plan to cut teaching jobs. 90% of schools were expected to either gain or lose a teacher under the Budget policy. But it's the portion of the remaining 10% that may lose three, four or five teachers that's politically been too hard to defend. Michael Parkin explains. As the kids crumbed, cooked and cut their way though technology classes today, the government was going back to the drawing board. The Prime Minister admitted changes buried in the budget that will see specialist funding for the likes of woodwork, metalwork and cooking teachers axed, go too far. It tends to concentrate the issue, and there are one or two schools that would have a significant number of teachers that would have to leave under that proposal, and that would be too many for the government, so we'll just have to work on that. The association representing intermediates says more than 300 technology teachers nationwide would be pushed out of a job. Over the four-year period, teacher numbers are flat, actually. There's just not a growth in the teacher numbers. The changes have some schools threatening to go on strike. Certainly industrial action wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility. The feeling is very strong amongst the teaching community and especially in intermediate schools. Well, let's see. I think everyone should just hold their breath a wee bit and we'll work our way through it. The government says by altering funding and increasing some class sizes, it will save $43m a year. And a specialist group from the Education Ministry will now work with the worst-affected schools. It would help mitigate it, but the problem still lies. It's not good for our kids. Anybody knows the less number of children in your class, the greater you can be an effective teacher. The Education Minister will find out if a more measured approach pleases teachers when she opens a conference for intermediate schools on Wednesday. Alcohol health watchdogs tonight say the government's not doing enough to deal with our binge-drinking culture. They're calling for a minimum price rise for alcohol after TVNZ Close Up captured a typical Saturday night out with Auckland police. Renee Graham reports. Just another Saturday night in our biggest city. SLURS: Get drunk man. Get wasted! Out on the streets with a police patrol, it's not long before people are found breaching the liquor ban... Tip it out, please, and don't take a swig before you do it. ...or committing acts of violence or vandalism. I just got fully beaten up inside the club. Next month a bill tightening up access to alcohol will go before Parliament for its third and final reading. But a doctor sick to death of dealing with drunk injury in the emergency department is calling for more action. If you put economic pressure, ie put the prices up of alcohol and have at least a minimum price so you can't have cut-price alcohol around the place, that has one of the biggest influences on changing people's behaviour. The Alcohol Health Watch agrees, dismissing concern it'll penalise responsible drinkers. 85% of the population drink. Many of those are not drinking excessively, so they won't be paying excessively for an increase in price. Rebecca Williams also wants the number of alcohol outlets reduced with shorter operating hours. If a bar closes at 5, there'll be another one that's open till 6. We've got another not far away that really kicks off at 7, so you can drink 24/7 if you choose to. The Alcohol Reform Bill before Parliament includes reforms like alcohol sales from dairies and conveniences stores, and creating a split purchase age of 18 for on-licence premises, like bars or restaurants, and 20 for off-licences like supermarkets. Renee Graham, ONE News. After two days of deliberations, the jury in the George Gwaze murder trial will be back in court in Christchurch tomorrow morning. George Gwaze is acccused of sexually violating and killing his 10-year-old niece in January 2007. Today the jury indicated that a unanimous verdict on the case was unlikely, and this is how the judge responded. We have reached a point where it is possible for you to deliver a verdict that 11 of you agree on. In other words, if only one of you is in disagreement, then you may proceed to verdict. The judge also said that if they can't get 11 people to agree a verdict, they can then ask for further direction. The Prime Minister says he'll back gay couples legally adopting children if someone else brings it before Parliament. John Key says it's not a priority right now because there are fewer than 200 non-family adoptions per year. Me personally, I'm not that bothered if there was gay adoption. I think it matters more if you love the child than the sexuality of the parents. But let's see how things progress. Before the issue can be debated the bill must be drawn from a ballot. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing a grilling right now in London over his media strategy and his ties with News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch. Mr Blair spent 13 years at the helm of the party, including a decade as Prime Minister until 2007. He's been asked about his relations with the media. Political leaders like myself have to be in a position where you're managing these major forces within the media, because if you fail to manage it, and you fall out with them, the consequences, as I will say a bit later, are... harsh, let us say. I decided as a political leader ` and this was a strategic decision ` that I was going to manage that and not confront it. Blair is the godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's daughters. United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan is heading to the Syrian capital, Damascus, to try and salvage his battered peace plan. This after a massacre in Houla in which at least 108 civilians, 41 new deaths in Hama. including dozens of children, were killed. The ABC's Anne Barker has more. A tiny baby is one of the lucky survivors in Houla, although like hundreds more people the child was injured in the worst massacre since the uprising began. This man lost a hand during the shelling. United Nations monitors have visited Houla, where they counted more than 100 bodies ` 49 children, and 34 women. The UN team were in the town as some of the bodies were taken to burial in another mass grave. The monitors have confirmed that artillery and tank shells were used to attack a residential neighbourhood. Local residents surrounded them to recount what happened. They start the shelling, and then they continue. They continued yesterday until two at night. The slaughter at Houla sparked condemnation around the world. The UN Security Council has held an emergency session on Syria. The Syrian government had claimed there were no tanks in the area. That is clearly a lie. Syria, though, has denied any responsibility, declaring it's launched its own investigation and instead blaming the killings on 'heavily-armed men'. I would like here to condemn also, on behalf of my government, NZ's claims of being a clean and green country are coming under renewed international scrutiny. A damning report ahead of next month's Earth Summit in Brazil In its report, the WWF lists a string of failures since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. These include increased pollution in lakes and rivers. Almost two-thirds of NZ's seabird species are threatened with extinction. Maui's dolphins and NZ sea lions listed as critical. While emissions have risen 20% and are projected to continue to rise. It's not the first time NZ's faced serious international heat over its environmental track record. We are delusional about how clean and green we are. I hate to get into a flaming row with... And just like in that BBC interview, the government has been quick to dismiss the WWF report. I think there's are some interesting issues around the veracity of the collection of the material and the conclusions that they draw from it. However, the report is getting some top-level support. It's true, you know. We have not curbed our greenhouse gases the way we promised to; we've not looked after our water the way we promised to. Labour's track record on the environment when in government has also taken a battering in the report, but they are now promising to do better. We recognise that there was always more to do, and one of the reasons that as deputy leader I'm environment spokesman is that's a signal that we see it as important. It's the type of commitment the WWF says it would like to see from National too, and it is disappointed that the Prime Minister won't be leading NZ's delegation < What were you thinking? No comment. Who were you texting? Were you texting or Facebooking? I don't text. No comment. But this picture tells a very different story. Vlad Matovic (21) with both hands on his iPhone while riding his Ducati Monster yesterday afternoon. This is extreme poor rider behaviour. This extraordinary photo was taken by a shocked bus passenger who emailed it to 2GB host Ray Hadley. It's almost beyond belief. Astonishingly, he's only had his bike L-plates for a few months. You guys don't know the whole story, that's fine. Have a great day. But late this afternoon Vlad had a change of heart, contacting us to say he was simply trying to lock his phone and that moments after the photo was taken, he pulled over. That excuse didn't fly with police. He's been fined $265 for using a phone while driving, plus he's lost his learner's license. Have a great day though. Drive safe. From two wheels to four, he'll now have to rely on Mum to drive him around. Just ahead, tomorrow's weather forecast. And another big name in the kiwifruit world's linked to illegal injections. And pessimists claimed it couldn't be built, but 75 years on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is held up as a great feat of engineering. 1 A director of Zespri has been caught up in an illegal kiwifruit practice injecting antibiotics into vines. As many as 50 growers have injected antibiotics into vines to save the plants from the deadly PSA disease. Now Heather du Plessis-Allan's investigation has uncovered information in Opotiki on a big name in the industry. Ray Sharp sat on the board of the world's largest kiwifruit marketer. But while a Zespri director, he's admitted to us he injected his vines with antibiotics in a bid to save his plants from PSA. That broke the law. We tried to reach him today, but he's gone to ground. Is he`? He's not available. He's not prepared to be interviewed? He's not available. Growers did have permission to spray their vines with the antibiotic streptomycin under strict rules, but not to inject to them. Mr Sharp says he did inject his male vines. The male vines don't produce fruit themselves, so there's no risk of the antibiotic reaching the food chain, but it is against the law and risks the industry's reputation. Ray Sharp's also a director of major packhouse company EastPack and easily the most senior grower we know of in a group of around 50 who misused the antibiotic. We understand Mr Sharp injected his vines while they were flowering around October last year. We asked him if his resignation from the board of Zespri in March this year was as a result of his antibiotics use, to which he replied, 'I'd prefer not to say.' This raises questions about just how much Zespri knew and when. Other growers we've spoken to say the exporting body knew all along. In fact, fellow EastPack director Michael Montgomery, who injected 17 hectares, is now planning legal action to seek compensation from Zespri for millions in lost earnings. The fact that it's emerged today that it's at the highest levels within the kiwifruit industry that have been engaged in this highly dangerous practice, suggests very very strongly that the oversight of the use of streptomycin by the industry itself, by MAF, and by the minister, has not been adequate. If there was any fruit found that contained that antibiotic, then that fruit would be dumped. Zespri told us some growers alerted them early on about the injections, but haven't said how early. The export body says the rules were always clear. If prosecuted, growers who broke the law face up to two years in jail and/or a fine of up to $30,000. Heather du Plessis-Allan, ONE News. More than 2700 plumbers and electricians have been stood down after the collapse of one of Australia's largest engineering services firms. Employees of the Hastie Group arrived at work this morning to find out the company was being wound up because of massive debts of around $700 million. Forensic auditors have also been called in after a $25 million accounting irregularity was discovered. The job losses are not expected to affect Hastie NZ businesses which employ around 500 people. Now to a man-made wonder of the world, celebrating its 75th birthday. The engineering behind San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was so daring, some doubted it could ever succeed. ABC's David Muir looks back at its construction. It's been the backdrop for so many Hollywood favourites ` Vertigo and Jimmy Stewart. But the Golden Gate Bridge itself has a suspense story all its own. In the early 1930s, an American feat of engineering was about to get underway. Winds through that strait often 60mph. Oceans currents dangerous too. But in the middle of the Great Depression, nothing could match the American might. It was regarded by many as the bridge that could not be built. There were safety nets to catch the workers who fell. The old pictures show them walking across beams, tethered to nothing at all. 75 years later, one of those workers who fell and went back to work weeks later is being remembered by his son. Dad always would say, 'Ah, it took 90% guts, 10% know-how.' At the time, the thirst for work was so strong in this country, there was no training, except what you got on the job. A major contractor, Bethlehem Steel, had supplies sent in from three different states. It finally came time for that first meeting in the middle. ARCHIVE: And this two bridge men volunteered to take a little trip out along the footbridge cables. Bridge men call it swimming the cables. Swim, fellas, or you'll swim the Gate. Did they make it? Well, here they are. Meet Muggs Anderson and Clyde Hepworth ` the first men to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. So many of us have followed ` lucky for us ` in our cars. More than 1.9 billion vehicles have now crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. ARCHIVE: The bridge that pessimists said could not be built has been built. If built today, the Golden Gate Bridge would cost $1.5b. Just ahead, a second-time triumph for an Austrian director at Cannes. And I'll be back with a chilly looking Tuesday for the north. In sport, another rugby league player has been caught up in scandal across the Tasman. Rugby league prospect BJ Leilua has been accused of spitting on his girlfriend at a St George hotel in Sydney on the weekend. The Roosters player (20) has been charged with assault. Leilua was withdrawn from tonight's match against the Bulldogs. The Central Pulse have boosted their chance of a top-four finish, beating the Southern Steel in their trans-Tasman netball clash tonight. Caitlin Thwaites starred for the Pulse, shooting 35 from 42. And Thwaites such a dominant figure in that shooting circle. WHISTLE BLOWS The go-to girl ` Caitlin Thwaites. The 58-50 win puts the Pulse level on points with the Firebirds, just outside the top four. Weather time now with Renee. Thanks Greg. Hi, everyone. The strong northerly gradient pushes on to the North Island tonight, followed by an occluded front that crawls across the North Island tomorrow but clears the country in the evening. Waves of frontal bands come in behind it, but fade tomorrow as they run out of energy. The last cold front remains and pushes a cold southerly change on to the South Island tomorrow afternoon. For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ And that's your weather. See you tomorrow. To showbiz now, and an Austrian director has taken the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his moving tale of love and death. Michael Haneke, who won a Palme d'Or in 2009, joins an elite group of directors who've won the award twice. His film 'Amour', set almost entirely in an apartment in Paris, tells the story of an elderly man caring for his ailing wife. (SPEAKS FRENCH) The NZ entry 'Night Shift' made it to the top 10 finalists competing for the short film Palme d'or. That's it from us here on Tonight. And you can stay up to date by logging on to our website at tvnz.co.nz Thanks for watching. Goodnight. Captions by Sam Bradford and Anne Langford. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2012