Due to the live nature of Tonight, we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. Who owns the water? The Treaty claim that could threaten the government's asset sales plans. A 'full-on riot' leaves some Ngawha prison guards fearing for their safety. And it's down to the wire between the Magic and Thunderbirds. So who survived the play-off? A couple of shower-laden fronts will fire a few shots, but the high is still in control. Details coming up. A fast-tracked hearing's underway at the Waitangi Tribunal which could prove a major hurdle for the government's asset sales programme. The tribunal's considering two claims from the Maori Council, including one over the ownership of water. But prime minister John Key is shrugging off the challenge. Arrun Soma reports. As representatives from 10 iwi and hapu stepped on to Lower Hutt's Waiwhetu Marae, their plea was passionate. The water is part of the holistic make-up of the Maori, so the origins of the water come from ancient Maori gods in the same way that we do. The iwi, represented by the Maori Council, asked for this urgent Waitangi claim hearing over water rights and whether they're being denied a stake in the asset-sale process. The government, for the first time, is starting to talk about the allocation of water rights, but it is talking in a way which assumes there were no prior rights. That's because the partial sale of state-owned energy assets is imminent, and Mighty River Power is first off the block, and it alone has nine hydropower stations. You are making an assumption that people can use a resource at zero cost. And you can't unscramble that once you've put that first sale of shares through. Ngapuhi, from the far north, want greater consultation. They're talking about something that concerns us, but we're not allowed to be part of the conversation. The Waitangi Tribunal can make recommendations, but its decisions aren't binding for the government. We could choose to ignore whatever findings they might have. I'm not saying we would, but we could. That's a very serious issue. It should be taken seriously by all people. The Green Party has hit out at Mr Key's comments, saying the Tribunal needs to make its decision free from any political posturing. Meanwhile, the Labour Party says National's asset-sale plan could cost taxpayers for compensation if the Maori Council's claim is upheld. The Prime Minister concedes this case could end up in the High Court or the Court of Appeal if the government rejects the Tribunal's findings. Arrun Soma, ONE News. A riot at Northland's Ngawha Prison that destroyed part of a jail wing has left some prison guards left fearing for their safety. The group of about 20 inmates lit fires, burnt mattresses, bed linen and smashed beds and tables yesterday. The prisoners were in their cells at the time, and the Corrections Department said staff had the situation under control. But one guard who contacted ONE News described it as a 'full-on riot' that lasted hours and staff felt ill equipped to deal with it. They could've smashed their way out of their cells. The reality is that the staff did a fantastic job with what they've got, and what we've got is nothing. So they went in there with personal protective equipment. They convinced the prisoners into just giving up and essentially, if they hadn't, we're stuck. We've got no options, apart from saying, 'Hey, please do this.' Corrections says the group has now been split up, with some facing disciplinary action, criminal charges and relocation to other prisons. Auckland's SkyCity Casino is introducing sophisticated software which analyses player behaviour and will tell them who's at risk of problem gambling. In the meantime, ONE News has evidence people exhibiting classic problem gambling behaviour may pass unnoticed in the casino. Lisa Owen's been investigating. Head in hands, skimming trays for coins, she's actually a reporter sent into the casino by ONE News. (GROANS) Her symptoms are straight from the SkyCity host responsibility guide ` visual cues staff are supposed to pick up on. But now the casino's announced it's using a sophisticated computer programme to identify at-risk gamblers; Know Your Customer isn't just about knowing how much they spend. It should be about knowing whether they can afford what they're spending. SkyCity refused to be interviewed or show ONE News its research on how people gamble at the casino. It says the programme's in a testing phase until mid-2013 and it's too soon for any reliable data. There's no legal requirement for SkyCity to reveal this research, despite the information it could provide. Especially, critics say, when the government's negotiating with SkyCity for a free convention centre in exchange for more pokie machines. It's quite incredible that regulators aren't on top of it and aren't requiring an audit of this data and an actual inspection of it. Back at the casino, our gambler tells the car park attendant she hasn't got any money left to get her car out. SkyCity's own guidelines list inability to pay parking fees as a sign of problem gambling. Thank you for this. I'll avoid the pokies next time. (CHUCKLES) He lets her out, but warns she needs to pay before parking here again or be clamped. That's where the conversation ended. A post-mortem will be carried out tomorrow morning on a woman's body discovered near a walking track in central Wellington. It was found by members of the public near Alexandra Park in Mt Victoria. Police say it's too early to know if the death is suspicious. We believe the woman is in her 40s. We have yet to confirm her identity, and at this stage, we don't believe the body has been there very long. The body was expected to be removed from the scene tonight. The damning report on the CTV building has come under fire by lawyers acting for the engineering firm that constructed the building. They've called into question the author's expertise and the methodology used at the Royal Commission hearings in Christchurch today. Ali Pugh reports. Department of Building and Housing inspectors began investigating this catastrophic collapse within days of the February quake. Today, the authors of the Department's final report were grilled by lawyers for the CTV building's design team on whether they were up to the job. < Did it occur to you to involve an expert forensic engineer from, for example, California < as part of the team? No, it didn't. No. We laid down our credentials before the Department, and they believed we were capable for the job. Building parts from the wreckage are stored in outer Christchurch. The pair were questioned on whether this was in line with a forensic examination. All the material was taken to the Burwood landfill. That's an area in the order of about two to three football fields, isn't it? Yes, but it's secure. Their report detailed numerous structural deficiencies contributing to the collapse, including brittle columns, poor layout of sheer walls and the separation of floor slabs. They say without doubt it failed to meet building standards of the day. The building's design issues were so numerous, the report's authors say it's impossible to give an absolute assurance on what exactly caused the building to fail. We weren't able to say definitely exactly what happened with the failure, but we had some likely scenarios. The contentious report is also being considered by police as they assess whether criminal proceedings could be pursued in relation to the CTV building collapse. Ali Pugh, ONE News. To London now where final preparations are being completed ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony, with the Games' bill already topping a staggering $18b. Olympics reporter Garth Bray has been speaking to the man who'll carry the can if London 2012 turns out to be a less than gold-medal experience. Take a look at what $13b in bricks and mortar buys you in London's East End. This is the Olympic Park ` soon to be home to 23,000 athletes and the centre of a five-ring circus. Dennis Hone may either be the man they blame if it all goes wrong or perhaps Sir Dennis if Londoners are still smiling on August 13. Change is the enemy of this project. It eats time up; costs a lot more money. If you want to deliver things ` and we delivered the venues a year out from the Games so they could be tested and commissioned ` you have to stick to your guns. And be prepared to get down and dirty. We're just a short walk here from London's Olympic Park. And I want you to take a look through these gates, because this is the state the land was in before they reclaimed it for the 100m final and the tracks where NZ cyclists will battle others for medals. It's been like this here for decades. And now, in five years, it's been transformed. If you were going to pick a site for the Olympic Games to make it easy for yourself, you wouldn't pick one that's contaminated; that's criss-crossed with railway lines and electricity pylons. ARCHIVE: In the East End, much damage has been done to business premises and homes. Much of the area was heavily bombed during World War II. To win its Olympic bid, London promised the rebuild would be part of the greenest Games yet. The IOC asked one of our great Olympians to inspect those claims. When you look at London and what they've done as far as sustainability and carbon zero and waste management and all those things, it's absolutely incredible. They are light years ahead of any other organising committee. The expert behind the effort says he's now open to offers. So has he heard there's a place in NZ that could use some renewal? I wouldn't dream of trying to teach the people of Christchurch how to suck eggs on this. All I'd say is that you need to take your time, put your planning in place and then move forward, but take the community with you. We spent a lot of time talking to the communities here about what we were going to deliver. Time that runs out this month, when this city has to show it's ready for the Games to begin. Garth Bray, ONE News. Just ahead, a NZ basejumper falls to his death in the Swiss Alps. A 7m wall of water wipes out a Russian town. Why human error could have played a part. And hot competition on the ice. Curlers brave minus-7 at the national bonspiel. 1 A NZ base jumper has fallen to his death while holidaying in Switzerland. Alan McCandlish died while jumping in a mountainous area of the Bernese Oberland. The 31-year-old had worked at Taupo Tandem for close to four years and was on leave. The company says he was highly experienced. NZ consular officials are now helping Mr McCandlish's family. Taiwan's president has told the military to be on guard for a possible Chinese attack. WHOOSH! Taiwan's joint forces launched 26 missiles today in a live-fire exercise. The rhetoric from President Ma Ying-jeou comes after the military had been criticised for not conducting enough live-fire exercises. But despite the show of firepower, tensions between Taiwan and China have recently been easing. There's mounting anger in southern Russia over the deaths of nearly 200 people in flash floods. Residents in the worst hit town of Krymsk were caught unawares by a 7m wall of water. And there are questions that the disaster could have been triggered, in part, by human error. ABC's Kirit Radia reports from Moscow. It came without warning as people were sleeping ` a terrifying wall of water over 20ft high. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 'I had a small child in my arms when I got out,' this woman says. 'I couldn't save anything. Everything is lost.' The lucky ones scrambled on to roofs and into trees. The unlucky ones were found only when the waters receded hours later. The aftermath was grim. At least 170 people confirmed dead. These were the worst floods in Russia in memory, blamed on the 11 inches of rain ` a few months' worth ` that fell in just a few hours. Russian President Vladimir Putin surveyed the damage this weekend and pledged aid. But tonight, new controversy about who's to blame. Some locals have accused the nearby dam of releasing water to prevent flooding at a strategic oil port. Local officials have denied this, and even some ecologists say that water from a dam couldn't have caused such massive destruction. President Putin has ordered an investigation into the flooding. Authorities want to find out what everyone here is asking ` how there could be so much water, yet so little warning. Residents have also been complaining about how little aid they've received since the disaster. One of Hollywood's most unlikely stars, character actor Ernest Borgnine has died in Los Angeles. He was hardly famous for his looks, but in a career spanning six decades, Borgnine won an Oscar and starred in more than 100 movies. Channel Nine's Robert Penfold looks back. He'll always be remembered as the scheming skipper in the 1960s series McHale's Navy. My men happen to be members of the United States Navy. Well, if that's true, it's the best news the Japanese Navy ever had. He first made his mark playing the sadistic sergeant in From Here to Eternity. Who's the broad? That's my sister. But it was playing Marty, a sensitive butcher looking for love, that won him an Oscar. I'm just a fat little man. A fat ugly man. In a career spanning more than 70 years, Borgnine appeared in 100 films and was one of the first big actors to lend his voice to the Simpsons. Don't worry, kids! I'll take care of him with my trusty,... uh... He won a whole new generation of fans as the voice of Mermaid Man in SpongeBob Squarepants. (YELLS) Borgnine acted well into his 80s, but never took his success for granted. You are to be the winner of a Screen Actors Guild award. And I said, 'But am I worth it?' Ernest Borgnine died peacefully in hospital in Los Angeles. He was 95. A normally quiet corner of Central Otago has come alive for one of NZ's oldest and most colourful sporting events. More than 250 curlers from around the country are at Idaburn Dam near Oturehua for this year's national bonspiel. Max Bania reports. It's the one winter sport... CHEERING where minus-7 is the temperature, not the score, performance enhancing substances come in a stubby or a cup,... A kind wish. ...and the curlers speak a language of their own. Crack an egg. It's just the fifth time there's been enough ice for a full bonspiel since 1995. 33 curling clubs nationwide were given just two days to drop everything and get here, some for the first time,... The camaradie, the friendly nature of the sport, the banter, and the roar you can probably hear in the background ` it's addictive. ...while others have been coming here since 1953. My club's one of the oldest clubs, formed in 1885. In those days it was mainly gold miners who couldn't do anything else other than curl when the snow froze over. Now, in case you've ever wondered how to get a 19-kilo stone to stop 35m down a block of ice, I'm told the trick is not to watch your toes, but your teammate's broomstick How's that for beginner's luck? BAGPIPES PLAY For those who don't find curling to their taste, there're plenty of other ways to join in the fun. We've got great community spirit, and yeah, everyone just pulls together and mucks in and drops everything. All they need now is the fog to lift for tomorrow's final day. Max Bania, ONE News. Just ahead ` Sonny follows the dollar bills. He's confirmed he's heading to Japan. Putting it all on the line ` the Magic and Thunderbirds clash in Hamilton. And I'll be back with a frosty start for some. Now to the most viewed stories on our website today. The BSA finds radio host Michael Laws' comments that journalists should be shot breached broadcasting standards. A new study's lending support to a ban on smoking in outdoor public spaces. And a blog from Peter Williams seems to have struck a chord with rugby fans as he says 'good riddance' to Sonny Bill. The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have snatched a last-gasp win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds to claim a spot in netball's trans`Tasman preliminary final. After racing out to a convincing lead in the first quarter, the Magic squandered their advantage in the second, outscored 18 goals to 8 and racking up 21 penalties. But a handy intercept in the final minutes of the third quarter helped the Magic close the gap to just a single goal. And in the fourth, with the scores level, Casey Williams fought for a breakthrough. There you go. Brilliant. Casey Williams. It all came down to the final minute. The Magic taking advantage of this missed shot from the Thunderbirds. And cool under pressure, van Dyk nailed the winner. This is why we play netball. We want to be in the final series, and we're up to the challenge. Final score 49-48. The Magic will now take on the Northern Mystics in the semi-final next week. One of NZ's leading rugby players has expressed clear disappointment at Sonny Bill Williams' decision to quit NZ rugby. Williams finally confirmed today he's off to Japan after the Super 15, before most likely heading back to league next year. Glen Larmer reports. When Sonny Bill Williams announced today he'd most likely played his last All Blacks test, it came as no surprise to his Chiefs teammates. But one of NZ's best didn't know ` and he's not happy. That's the frustrating thing, you know, he could be one of the greatest rugby players of all time if he stuck around and played. Carter's annoyed because he really rates Williams, claiming his rugby knowledge has really improved this year. But soon after the Super 15 he'll be in Japan for the rest the year, before a planned move back to league in 2013, believed to be at the Sydney Roosters. Different things drive different people, so I just have to wish him well. And I'm sure he'll be successful in whatever he does. But Williams has been open with others, clearly enjoying his time at the Chiefs. We've known for quite a while. He's been very open about what he's doing. The boys are really behind him. We love him to bits. Everyone knows that's how it is, and we just get on with the job. He's been hugely professional with us. He doesn't drink. He recovers hard after games. He prepares well for games. In the end, though, the Japanese offer was too lucrative. The Chiefs, the All Blacks and rugby fans here are the losers. They come give me an offer. First` First I turned it down, but they come back with an offer that I just pretty much couldn't refuse. Sonny Bill Williams on to it. So after 17 tests, Williams' brief flirtation with NZ rugby seems over. The best the Chiefs can hope for now is a Super Rugby title this year, then rebuilding the next year. We'll miss him. Yep. Glen Larmer, ONE News. Weather time now with Renee. Hi, everyone. The large high over the Tasman Sea is slowly drifting on to the country. It should remain parked up over us for the next few days, before drifting away to the east on Thursday. Meanwhile, a couple of frontal features brush eastern parts of the North Island tonight and tomorrow. While a frontal pairing moves on to the far south-west of the South Island overnight, but the high stops it from moving northwards. Cloudy periods with occasional light rain for Invercargill. Fine and frosty for the rest. Queenstown wakes up to a shivery minus-4. A bit of cloud is expected to creep in around dinner-time after a sunny day for Greymouth and Hokitika. Milford Sound is cloudy with drizzle at times. A cloudy start for the east, but the sun soon clears the skies. A cold minus-2 for Ashburton, Christchurch and Blenheim. A nice Tuesday for the capital, with northerlies developing and a top of 12. A fine day for the rest with evening cloud and light winds. Becoming fine about Hawke's Bay. Morning showers for Gisborne with a top of 12. Jack Frost is out and about the centre north. Taupo dropping to minus-3 overnight. Whakatane and Tauranga fine with light winds and a high of 14. A mainly fine day for the north with just the chance of a shower. Sou-easterlies from Whitianga to Kaitaia. Partly cloudy mid-week with a high of 11 for Dunedin. A rainy weekend is expected with a high of 14. Sunny on Wednesday with a top of 12 for Christchurch. The rain clouds roll in on Saturday with a high of 13. Make the most of the dry weather, Wellington, as it all gets a bit grey and drizzly from Friday, turning to rain on Saturday. Hawke's Bay is looking very nice Wednesday through Friday. At this stage it's looking overcast for the weekend. Light showers on Saturday turning to rain on Sunday, Tauranga. Partly cloudy for the rest of the working week. Hamilton gets a few light falls on Saturday, otherwise mainly fine. Sunday is shaping up to be overcast with a high of 14. And Auckland looks to be the pick of the bunch with lots of winter sunshine. Sunday the odd one out with overcast skies. And that's your weather. I'll see you tomorrow. That's it from us here on Tonight. You can stay up to date by logging on to our website at onenews.co.nz Thanks for watching. Goodnight. Captions by Hannah Reynolds and Anne Langford. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air.