Hello, everybody! The anticyclone might be bringing great holiday weather, but its winter DNA means hard frosts. The inland north's down to minus-6 and minus-7 overnight. But will the fine weather hang on? A large rain-maker's filling its water tanks off the Australian coast. More on that soon. 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, saving the crumbling symbol of Christchurch ` will a new report be the saviour of the famous cathedral? Skycity's pokies jackpot ` we crunch the numbers of John Key's deal with the casino in a ONE News exclusive investigation. Kim Dotcom calls it 'dirty delay tactics' as his extradition hearing is postponed till next year. And dancing into controversy ` a Tongan prince prepares to marry his cousin. Kia ora, good evening. The Christchurch Cathedral can be saved ` that's the claim in a just-released report looking at how to safely restore the shattered symbol of the quake-ravaged city. The Government and the Church's owners have agreed to look at the independent document commissioned by a trust led by two former MPs. ONE News reporter Mike Thorpe was at the announcement and has the details. It's not the first time a proposal to save the cathedral has been tabled, but it may be the most compelling. Can the cathedral be as it sits at the present time, be made safe for entry and reconstruction? The independent engineers were asked to investigate the possibility of restoring the cathedral. Their plan involves building a protective tunnel that would be pushed further into the cathedral stage-by-stage, allowing workers a 'safe haven' to carry out repairs ` a scheme they believe is safer than the current method of deconstruction. I would be happier myself to stay inside a tank, a building tank which is entering into the building, than to be close by to a tall wall. Restore Christchurch Cathedral spokesman Mark Belton is no stranger to the argument. He sat face to face with Anglican bishop Victoria Matthews back in April. He says the battle now is actually not with the church. They've been under a lot of pressure with the CERA process, section 38, to have a plan to make that building safe in a very short period of time. No one from CERA was available to comment today. They say this report is yet to reach their desks, but it is in front of the government and the Anglican Church, and Jim Anderton says he's hopeful of a response by next week. If they find it contains all the answers as he says it does, the next question is obvious. If that's the real issue ` the cost ` then that's a fair call and we have to look at it and whether it can be met. And if it can't be it's all over. But if it can be met, we've saved the cathedral. Or perhaps the more relevant question ` how much is too much? Mike Thorpe, ONE News. Building regulations have come under scrutiny at the inquiry into the collapse of the CTV building in Christchurch. The Royal Commission's still focusing on a scathing report that found design and constructions flaws. Joy Reid has been at the hearing. In the Department of Building and Housing's view, the CTV building wasn't up to the standards of the day when built in the '80s. But today the Royal Commission heard if it had been up to standard, it still may not have stood up. The AV4 design standard well underestimated these forces, seriously. Ashley Smith and Clark Hyland looked into the building's collapse on behalf of the Department, with Smith adding that further analysis of today's seismic standard codes is ongoing. Even the current standard be short. I want to just wait the results of this current analysis Even the current standard MAY be short. I want to just wait the results of this current analysis before we talk about that further. The independent report was overseen by 12 experts, including Rob Jury. He says all agreed the building collapsed because the columns didn't hold up and believes if they were built better, it would have had a better chance of survival. If both columns and column joints had had the degree of confinement they should have had by codes of the day, my feeling would be that it would not have collapsed the way it did. Despite minor cracks, the Department of Building and Housing experts believe the September and Boxing Day earthquakes did not significantly weaken the building; nor did the demolition of a neighbouring building,... RUMBLING ...even though staff say it constantly shook the CTV building as work was carried out. It certainly creates vibrations, but not of a significant magnitude to cause significant amounts of damage. The director of the company which designed the building is due to give evidence later in the week. Joy Reid, ONE News. Critics of the 'convention centre for pokies' deal say having fewer pokies in the community and giving Skycity Casino more will cause just as much harm. John Key has used the argument of cutting the number of gaming machines in pubs and clubs to justify the controversial deal. Lisa Owen has been crunching the numbers as part of her exclusive investigation and joins us now. WHEN IT COMES TO THE SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE FOR POKIES DEAL, SOME MAY ASSUME ALL POKIES ARE CREATED EQUAL. THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. WE TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW EQUAL THESE MACHINES ARE. Some argue Skycity already has a full house, with 1647 pokie machines. But if it plays its cards right, it could get nearly 500 more in the 'pokies for free convention centre' deal. Is there not something morally repugnant about funding a convention centre at huge social cost to our community? Critics of the deal say transplanting machines from the community to the casino is not a zero-sum equation. Pokie machines are very different. It's like comparing a mini to a Ferrari. In fact, figures show club machines take an average of $48,000 a year, while a Skycity pokie machine takes an estimated $140,000. But the Prime Minister has gone on record saying fewer pokie machines will be in the community. This year alone, we're gonna take 483 pokie machines out of service, if you like, across NZ. Skycity will get less than that. We wanted to ask the Prime Minister exactly how he came up with the figure of 483 pokie machines. Remember, he is the one that offered the casino extra pokies in exchange for a convention centre. But John Key didn't want to talk to us, so we decided to crunch the numbers further. In 2011, nationwide, 483 community-based pokie machines disappeared. But 204 of them ` that's more than 40% ` were destroyed in the Christchurch earthquake. Now we'll have hungrier machines replacing old community pokie machines. And there's another effect. While club machines set pokie bet limits, casino pokies are different. And that's why one private investigator says it's the perfect environment to launder money. A lot of cases we deal with, the driver is a gambling addiction. And the biggest source of entertainment for the workplace thief is the casino. He believes more pokies are just a jackpot for criminals. ONCE AGAIN, WE ASKED SKYCITY TO APPEAR IN AN INTERVIEW TO DISCUSS SOME OF THESE ISSUES RAISED OVER THE PAST FEW NIGHTS. ONCE AGAIN, THEY DECLINED. WE ALSO APPROACHED JOHN KEY. HIS OFFICE ALSO DECLINED. Kim Dotcom will keep his freedom and kiwi lifestyle for now. The hearing to decide whether he'll be extradited to the US has been delayed for seven months. It was due to be held next month, but the date's been pushed back to march so other legal matters can be dealt with. but the date's been pushed back to March so other legal matters can be dealt with. Donna-Marie Lever reports. Kim Dotcom continues to splash his life across social media ` from a party at the mansion for his wife's birthday yesterday to today accusing the US government of dirty tactics after news there will be a seven-month delay in his extradition hearing. It doesn't surprise me at all, given the innate complexity of the matter, plus the electronic confusion. The founder of Megaupload.com is wanted by the US to face copyright-infringement and money-laundering charges. But the three-week hearing to determine whether he'll go won't happen next month; instead, March next year at the earliest. Kim Dotcom's legal team say they are disappointed with the delay, and Dotcom himself was anxious to have the matter finally dealt with next month. But they say he accepts a date change was inevitable. The reason: there are too many other matters in this case before the court; decisions still pending that may face appeals and further legal argument. Law experts expect the public will be struggling to keep up. It's difficult for the defence, it's difficult for the police and the Crown, and good luck to the people. I've struggled to understand the charges. And he says the law is well behind the technology involved. Now, where does Cloud computing fit? Where does Megaupload fit into the 'weapons used to commit a crime'? Well, it doesn't fit this... well, it's actually 19th-century legislation. That's what it comes down to. Dotcom's bail continues until next year, but for now the millionaire is still being kept in the dark about just what evidence US authorities have against him. Donna-Marie Lever, ONE News. Opposition parties say proposed job cuts at Kiwirail are just another sign the government is gearing up to sell the transport operator. But the Prime Minister is ruling that out, saying the government-backed rail company simply has to live within its means. Political reporter Michael Parkin has more. The brakes are about to be put on the electrification of Auckland's rail network and other track upgrades across the country as Kiwirail struggles to come to grips with falling revenue. It's been deferred for so long, the maintenance, and they were slowly catching up, and then all of a sudden this announcement's been made. So, yes, it will have a detrimental effect on the railways as a whole. Documents released by NZ First show the government-owned rail company needs to find $200m worth of savings over the next three years. And it's warning staff that $14m of that may come by cutting up to 220 staff from its 1000-strong infrastructure and engineering workforce. We'll continue to support the business, but in the end, it's for the management of Kiwirail to make the right decisions to try and get the business to be profitable. No one from Kiwirail or the union representing workers would appear on camera today. Both parties are staying silent until a final meeting with staff is held in Invercargill on Friday. John Key says the government won't be intervening to save jobs. Labour argues it's further evidence the National Government once again wants to sell Kiwirail, following a restructure last month in which its value was halved to about $6.5b. Well, we asked Stephen Joyce this exact question in Parliament. He refused to rule it out. We can only think that what the government is trying to do is make it look more competitive for sale. No, there are no plans on the table to sell Kiwirail. But to keep it on track, jobs look set to go. Michael Parkin, ONE News. The debate over who owns NZ's water is straining relations between National and its support partner the Maori Party. The Maori Party has lashed out at the Prime Minister after he signalled the government may not listen to Waitangi Tribunal recommendations on water rights. Political editor Corin Dann is following developments and joins us now live. IT WAS DAY TWO OF THE TRIBUNAL HEARING TODAY. THE MAORI COUNCIL WANTS ASSET SALES DELAYED SO THE MATTER OF WATER OWNERSHIP CAN BE WORKED OUT. JOHN KEY WANTS TO KEEP THE PROGRAMME ON TRACK. HE SAID TRIBUNAL'S FINDINGS AREN'T BINDING. THAT HAS INFURIATED MAORI, WHO FEEL IT IS AN INSULT AND BELITTLES THE TRIBUNAL PROCESS. Oh, he's abused his privilege, as far as I'm concerned. I can't buy that, because he has a responsibility, as a statutory body, to look into concerns between Maori and the Crown, and he has a responsibility to consider their findings in good faith, so I think he's quite out of order. TO BE FAIR TO THE PRIME MINISTER, HE HAS A TRICKY LINE TO WALK. GOVERNMENTS IN THE PAST HAVE DISREGARDED TRIBUNAL RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT THIS IS A SENSITIVE AREA. SOME WOULD FEEL THE MAORI PARTY IS ALSO PLAYING TO ITS POLITICAL AUDIENCE. BUT IT FEELS THERE IS ANGER IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S GOING TO BE A TRICKY RIDE FROM HERE ON IN. Wellington police say they've identified the woman (38) found dead near a running track on Mount Victoria yesterday, but the woman's not being named until her extended family has been notified. Her body was found by joggers yesterday morning above Wellington East Girls' College. A post-mortem's being carried out. Police at this stage are describing her death as unexplained. Celebrations are under way in Tonga for a controversial royal wedding. The heir to the throne is marrying his cousin. The wedding comes as the Pacific kingdom struggles with an economic crisis. Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver is the capital, Nuku'alofa, and joins us now live with more. WE'RE AT THE BRIDE'S HOME FOR THE PRE-WEDDING CELEBRATIONS. IT IS THIS FAMILY, THE ROYALS THEMSELVES, WHO ARE FRONTING THE COST OF THE WEDDING. THEY KNOW THE COUNTRY CAN'T AFFORD IT. It's been 65 years since a crown prince married in Tonga. Today Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala danced on the lawns of the palace that will one day be his. People have taken off their black. They're looking at more jubilant times. SINGING That jubilation was voiced in timeless Tongan tradition,... ORCHESTRA PLAYS JAUNTY TUNE ...along with the western, at a formal luncheon for invited guests. But in a break with the past, it's the royals who are fronting the cost of the wedding. The lowest, in terms of our economy, where we are at this stage. And I think we need to bring confidence back. Beyond the palace grounds, that confidence is hard to find. Right now, the businesses are not feeling that way. They are feeling very fragile at the moment. Very vulnerable to all the political decisions that are being made. The Tongan government could fall within the week, as it faces a vote of no confidence. And the kingdom's economy is predicted to be the slowest-growing in the Pacific this year. Times are tough. The economy is in crisis. If you work hard, you can survive. If you just sleep and do it the Tongan way, then you never survive. But it's the survival of the royal family that's also at stake. This is an arranged wedding that has been criticised for being too genetically close. The couple are second cousins. Both the bride's parents are first cousins to the groom's father, the King. However, many royals believe it's about making the family stronger. The chosen bride has to be of noble blood. She has all the qualifications, right cultural roots, and consequently it was immediate to take her on. In two days' time, the couple will be formally wed ` BAND PLAYS MARCHING TUNE a union they hope their people will celebrate with them. Barbara, you've been given very rare access to the Tongan royals ` a change from how it's normally done there? IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN COMING HERE, I HAVE STOOD WITH LOCAL MEDIA OUTSIDE THE PALACE GATES. TODAY WE WERE GIVEN RARE CLOSE ACCESS TO THE ROYALS. THE QUEEN HERSELF INVITED US TO LUNCH. IT INDICATES A CHANGE IN THE WAY THE NEW KING PLANS TO RUN THINGS. HE WANTS TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE OF TONGA. Still to come on ONE News ` the first witness testifies against the war crimes trial of a former Bosnian Serb commander as the bodies of some of his alleged victims are returned. A frightening end to a heatwave, and the destructive power of a massive storm. And it's Parent's Day ` Prince William explains his day job as a search-and-rescue pilot to his father. Then at 7 ` when does conservation mean deprivation? Could saving this dolphin make local fishermen extinct? A fresh political crisis is brewing in Egypt as the newly elected president tries to wrangle control back from the military. Egypt's military council is insisting the decision to dissolve the country's parliament must be upheld. That is despite the country's new president, Mohamed Morsi, ordering the assembly to reopen. The first parliamentary meeting has been called for later this evening, The Syrian president and United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan have held talks described as constructive. The pair met in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Mr Annan says president Bashar Al-Assad agreed on a fresh approach to end the violence, but gave no further details. Meanwhile, Russia has announced it's halting arms shipments to Syria until the situation stabilises. Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has come face-to-face with his past at a war crimes hearing in the Netherlands. The first witness to testify against him broke down in tears as he described the last time he saw his father. Elvedin Pasic was 14-years old at the time. That night... there's no doubt in my mind... that they were all killed. The former general listened without emotion. He's accused of genocide during the Bosnian War, including the Srebrenica Massacre of 8000 Muslim men and boys. As the trial resumed, weeping crowds lined Sarajevo's main street to welcome home the bodies of 520 massacre victims. It's taken 17 years, but DNA testing has finally confirmed their identities. They will be buried at a memorial centre near Srebrenica. So far there've been no deaths, but three people have been gored in this year's annual Running of the Bulls Festival in Spain. Thousands of excited runners tore through the streets of Pamplona chased by a pack of six bulls. Two British and one American tourist were injured after one of the bulls, weighing in at 550kg, charged the participants as they huddled by a barrier. CROWD CLAMOURS Each year more than 200 people are hurt in the Spanish festival, mostly from falling. The last death at the festival was three years ago. Americans are enjoying a few days of cooler weather after sweltering during the hottest six months in US history. But as the heat takes a brief break, storms are sweeping in, bringing a different set of problems. ABC's David Kerley reports. In this Texas baseball and across the country, the historic heatwave went out with a boom. THUNDER CRACKS LOUDLY A boom of lightning; an explosion of storms ` one of the strongest in Fredericksburg, Virginia. You're talkin' hurricane-force winds out there right now. Oh my gosh. In a building that looked like this, 14 competitive cheerleaders were practising. That building is now a pile of rubble. < Ever been through anything like that? No, never. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my whole entire life ever. No, never. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my whole entire life ever. Just think ` where we were doin' handstands on Friday, that's gone. What we didn't know was the Cheerfusion team, which has spent hours in this gym, was stunned and panicked as the winds literally ripped apart the building. It was really scary. Really scary and really loud. Kids were screaming everywhere. Kids didn't know where their parents were. Parents didn't know where their kids were. They all ran to the back room, huddling together. Last night's storms were a dramatic end to our 11-day historic heatwave in which more than 2500 records were shattered in just the past week. Asphalt heated over 100 degrees for several days; melted on the Reagan National tarmac. A US Air jet, just 30 minutes at the gate, sinks into tyre ruts. The heat blamed for this manhole exploding in New York City on Saturday. Back in Fredericksburg, even though this building collapsed ` with its roof flying nearly a football field away, slamming into John Bettis' house ` remarkably, no one here died. The record-breaking heatwave is expected to return in the next week or two. We're still getting the frosts. And more sunshine for the school holidays? Till Friday, anyway. West Coasters will be getting rain by then, after a run of nice sunny days. LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES BEAUTIFUL ANTICYCLONIC SUNRISES For weather, see onenews.co.nz This is what the 8.30 flight out of Queenstown looked like from Tekapo. GET A LOAD OF THAT. Still ahead on ONE News ` a quickie divorce settlement for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Scared residents fight back in court to bring down the Olympic missiles shielding London from attack. Flight Lieutenant Wales demonstrates his day job as a search-and-rescue pilot. Tonight on Close Up ` when does conservation mean deprivation? Could saving this dolphin make the local fishermen extinct? There are other effects on this Maui dolphin population ` pollution, disease. Plus, it's the same town, but not as we know it ` why the new Christchurch means a new identity. Close Up at 7, TV ONE. 1 Keen property buyers in Auckland and Christchurch are driving a spike in the number of house sales and prices, according to the Real Estate Institute of NZ. Sales are up 17.3% and the national median house price has now reached $372,000, up $3000 on last year. But the Institute is remaining cautious, and says the record high is not indicative of a housing boom. Really there's been a steady trend over the last 12 months of steadily increasing volumes, and gently increasing prices. In some pockets, certainly there have been some sharper increases, Auckland in particular, but if you look at the wider market, 3.3% increase year on year isn't an overwhelming increase. It's only slightly ahead of inflation. The Institute says it expects sales volumes to continue rising steadily. 17 days out from the Olympics, and the British government has a fight on its hands imposing stricter security measures. It may have to abandon some plans to station surface-to-air misses in built up areas if Londoners can win a court challenge underway this week. London's had to promise a safe and secure Olympics for all comers. Armed exercises on the Thames and more British troops guarding the Games than fighting in Afghanistan are meant to show they mean business. But are missiles on the rooftops taking that too far? Well, yes, say the people who'd be living beneath them. They're frightened out of their wits that something will go wrong. The government did speak to the landlord about using the rooftop, but when we tried to speak to the people that live at Fred Wigg Tower this man says that same landlord has put him on guard to stop us entering the building uninvited, to preserve the residents' piece of mind. From the few we do meet, the missiles seem a much greater concern. There's a potential for people who are evil-minded, who may sabotage. The site is one of six, all on major flight paths to the Olympic Park but this is the only one where people will be living directly underneath the weaponry. The Government says to make the games safer it needs to station missiles on this apartment block, but the people living here say it's the lives of children like these that are made less safe by that decision. The official threat index here cites a substantial risk of attack any day. London police have arrested seven people in the past week, claiming they were planning such attacks. The High Court has heard the decision to deploy surface-to-air missiles near homes was signed off by Britain's prime minister and three senior cabinet colleagues. The judge will rule this week whether an Englishman's home is his castle, or whether the defence of the realm and the security of the Olympics trumps those rights. Garth Bray, ONE News, London. Tomorrow we'll look at the part the unprecedented wet British summer will play in the London games. Prince William, or Flight Lieutenant Wales as he's known as in the military, has been showing off his day job as a search-and rescue-pilot to his dad. Prince Charles was paying an official visit to his son's Royal Airforce base in North Wales. The BBC's Hywel Griffith reports from Anglesey. So how long does it take you to get out to the Lake District? It's a moment many people struggle with ` explaining to the parents exactly what it is they do at work. But as Flight Lieutenant Wales showed his father around the operations room, he seemed happy to act as tour guide. CAMERAS CLICK Do you have to put these on each time? Yeah, with this one as well. Prince William has been stationed at RAF valley for the last two and a half years, flying search-and-rescue missions and last month graduating to the post of captain. William is an RAF officer, a qualified search-and-rescue captain doing a professional job, just the same as the rest of us. Search-and-rescue flights can be perilous. But those who have worked alongside the Prince say he has a reassuring presence. There is a familiar voice that comes over the radio, and we can hear him when, uh, he's hovering above us, and we're about to lift a stretcher or be winching people. And we can hear a very distinctive voice on the radio, so we do know it's him. Inspection over, Prince William can continue to concentrate on the day job, and try to make the most of the relative calm that life on this island affords. And while Prince William showed his father his workplace his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was apparently taking tea with Camilla at their rented home in Anglesey. There's been a speedy divorce settlement between Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Less than two weeks after Katie Holmes filed for divorce in New York the case has been settled in private. The pair, who were married for five years, issued a statement saying they were committed to their daughter Suri's best interests. Katie Holmes will reportedly get primary custody of the six-year-old. Looking at our top stories tonight ` a new engineering report has come up with what's claimed to be a safe way to save the quake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral. The plan involves building a protective tunnel so workers would have a safe haven to carry out repairs. Critics say putting extra pokie machines into Skycity under the government's free convention centre deal will only increase the number of problem gamblers. They argue casino pokies encourage punters to spend dramatically more, and provide a perfect opportunity for crimes like money laundering. the jobso f kiwi rail owrkers could be in jeapordy And Jenny-May with sport. The Magic make it five in a row. The win sets up a repeat of last year's preliminary final. So, what do the Magic make of their Auckland sisters the mystics? And he's got us all talking ` so what does this former all black think of Sonny Bill Williams' departure? Meanwhile, the beast looks set to return for the Warriors, and a new star is born in cycling's Tour de France. Kia ora, welcome back. They're the only team in the trans-Tasman netball competition to appear in all five preliminary finals. Last night in Hamilton the Waikato- Bay of Plenty Magic continued their remarkable record. While it was the usual suspects that fired in their 49-48 win over Adelaide, it was a rookie that delivered under pressure for the star-studded side. Doing media stuff. Can I give you a ring back in about half an hour? In demand and all smiles today. Magic captain Laura Langman and defensive teammate Casey Williams have hardly had any time to reflect on last night's one-goal win over Adelaide. They know the job's not yet done. It is all over in Claudelands! Well, our motto is we wanna be better than the week before. And we are gaining momentum week from week. The Magic have had their backs against the wall for the past two and a half months. Last night's victory was their 10th on the trot. Irene van Dyk again led the stats, nailing 28 goals from as many attempts, while Casey Williams was at her devastating best. They'll wanna make it early. There you go. Brilliant, Casey Williams. Chance now for the Thunderbirds. Williams! That was sublime elevation. But it was a 22-year-old rookie that turned the game on its head. Overlooked last season, and initially tagged on the bench, Elias Shadrock came up with a crucial intercept on a loose ball in the final five minutes after being instructed to hunt for the ball by coach Noeline Taurua. It's that woman again! Shadrock! but last year's one-goal loss to the Mystics in the same semi-final showdown still haunts the Magic. Magic today is a lot more stable unit, and we've got people stepping up for these big games. Their home ground is not that far away for us either. There's gonna be a lot of people there cheering for us, and we're gonna take that. Whoever takes it, the showdown guarantees a Kiwi team will contest the grand final in Melbourne in two weeks. Lance Armstrong's had a dressing down from the US district court in Texas, as he seeks to fight back over the latest allegations of drug use. Within hours of Armstrong filing an 80-page lawsuit against the US anti-doping agency a judge has thrown it out. The judge said Armstrong was more intent on whipping up public opinion against the USADA rather than focus on the legal argument. The judge however says that Armstrong, who won seven Tour de France titles, can re-file his case within 20 days. One of the new stars of the Tour de France has put in one of the great time trial rides to take an imposing lead after stage nine. Sky team leader Bradley Wiggins was simply in another class, blitzing the field over the 41.5KM course. Here's Blair Norton. Tour leader Bradley Wiggins knew the score. So did reigning champion Cadel Evans. Only a top climber and time trialist can win the Tour de France. Swiss Olympic time-trial champ Fabian Cancellara set the early standard of just over 52 minutes for the 41.5km course ` This man is a machine. a mark for Wiggins to chase. Evans, trailing by 10 seconds overall, was simply trying to limit his losses. For the moment, it's advantage Wiggins. Wiggins, who honed his aerodynamic bike position by winning three Olympic gold medals in pursuits, quickly ate into Evans' three-minute head start. Wiggins now is starting to open up a massive advantage over Cadel Evans. Evans finished well over the final 5 K's for a respectable 6th. Wiggins rode the time trial of his life. The stage victory will be, for him, his first ever in the Tour de France. The fastest by an incredible 35 seconds, but more importantly building an imposing one-minute 53-second lead over Evans. That's what I do best ` time trialling. I get into my zone. I know exactly the routine to go through during the day. and I felt great today. The minute I turned the first pedal stroke on the warm-up, it was fantastic, so I knew I was on a good one. With another 53km time trial to come, barring misfortune, Evans has to gain several minutes on Wiggins in the mountains to have any chance. But Wiggins has already shown he can climb. Blair Norton, ONE News. Whether you agree or disagree with Sonny Bill Williams' decision to leave NZ rugby for a lucrative deal in Japan, he's not the first and certainly won't be the last player to do it. 22 years ago the same thing happened, and today ONE News spoke with John Gallagher about the ups and downs of signing off from NZ. Here's Mark Hathaway. John Gallagher has always been happy to call the shots. The World Cup-winning fullback was one of the first to leave the All Blacks for the big bucks, so he has a bit in common with the latest to jump ship. I think, for Sonny Bill, you know, it's his decision. I'm sure it hasn't been a rash decision. John Gallagher! Back then, All Blacks weren't paid. But Gallagher still faced a lot of public scrutiny in signing a �1 million rugby league contract with Leeds. Oh, mate, because... You're going with a high-profile signing, and things didn't click for me, you know, uh, straight away... (CHUCKLES) and even after, they didn't click. So the price tag, it was... it was a bit of a burden after a while. And while losing in-form All Blacks to the purchasing power of overseas clubs may seem like a burden on NZ rugby, Gallagher sees it a different way. It's not doing the other countries, who are offering the big dollars, you know... it's not good for their future. If the big money overseas keeps dragging players away, Gallagher has one more message about turning your back on an All Blacks jersey. At the time` In retrospect, had I done it all over again, I may have delayed my... my decision to go professional, maybe delayed it by a couple of years, saw out the '91 World Cup and taken it from there. Um, but it's what I did. And as he found out, sometimes you don't get a second chance. Mark Hathaway, ONE News. And the NRL club Williams is expected to join got off the hook against the third-placed Sharks. Controversial video ref calls kept the Roosters in the game, especially when captain Wade Graham was denied. And when Aidan Guerra went over in the 77th minute, the match was heading for golden-point extra time and a succession of missed opportunities. ...have a crack as well. First period. They might go early! Pearce! Off balance. He'll have a shot. Didn't strike it cleanly. Seven failed attempts in all. Final score was 14-14 ` the first draw of the season. Less than a month after a minor knee operation, the Beast is back for the Warriors. Winger Manu Vatuvei is all set for his return to the side for Friday night's clash with the Broncos in Brisbane. He hasn't played since June 11 and has now recovered after having cartilage removed from his knee. I've been trying to look after my body really well and, you know, making sure that everything's going well. And I've got my wife at home, who's in my ear all the time to make sure that I'm icing it and make sure that the swelling's going down so I can start running again. Konrad Hurrell, the three-try hero from last week's win over the Titans, is likely to be out with an ankle problem. The Hadlee name is to once again be immortalised if Canterbury Cricket gets the go-ahead on a new international ground at Hagley Park. With the Hadlee Stand at AMI Stadium coming down today, Canterbury Cricket unveiled its plan for the Hadlee Pavilion as the centrepiece of the proposed ground on Hadlee Oval. Fresh off having his knee and hip replaced, Sir Richard Hadlee is fully behind the plan. I think it's good for the community. We need it. We're the second biggest city in NZ, and we haven't got a cricket venue. And if we want to host the 2015 Cricket World Cup venues... games, we gotta have a venue that's up to international standard. The proposal, which includes light towers and a grass embankment for 15,000 people, has yet to get the green light from the city council. Finally in sport, to one of Canterbury's emerging sporting talents ` Olympic sprint cyclist Natasha Hansen. She's underlined her potential by finishing second in the keirin event at a Grand Prix event in Germany. Olympics reporter Paul Hobbs caught up with the fast-rising 22-year-old. You meet Natasha Hansen, and you're in no doubt this is one grounded woman. Ooh! CLATTER! We just didn't expect such a graphic demonstration. Blame slippery new cycling gloves. But this sprint ace is not the least bit precious. You got that on camera, didn't you? TEAMMATES LAUGH That's awesome. (CHUCKLES) Hansen knows all about bouncing back fast. I guess I've got a need for speed, as such. The improvement's been awesome. Speed-wise, she is one of the top 10 in the world. A disillusioned Hansen raced in Europe as a teenager because there was no women's sprint programme in NZ. She returned home two years ago, but nothing had changed. I still felt myself beating my head against a brick wall and... and felt like I wasn't really going anywhere. So the high-flier walked away and got herself a career... Sierra Whisky Golf, backtrack to the apron. Cross the grass runway. ...bringing in planes. MAN (RT): To the apron and across the grass runway. Sierra Whisky Golf. She became an air-traffic controller. When I first started training to be a controller, my... my goal was actually to go offshore and push some tin, as such, around there. Instead, she got a job at Invercargill Airport, with the aim of giving cycling another crack. She trained at the country's only indoor velodrome. I just, obviously, needed to do something that would help me find myself again and get the confidence, determination, motivation and mongrel. When you're coming into that straight, strong arms, head up, follow the bike and just chase it the whole way down the back straight. Yep. A women's sprint programme got the green light. Hansen's dramatic improvement was rewarded with Olympic selection in the sprint and keirin. She knows where she wants to go ` the top of the podium. She's driven. She's... She's one of the most self-motivated athletes that I know. With now London now calling, landing the big one on the track is her goal. Paul Hobbs, ONE News. Jamie Joseph has re-signed with the Highlanders for a further two years. A decision is still to be made on whether he'll coach the Maori All Blacks on their northern tour at the end of the year. Thanks, Jenny-May. After the break ` winter's getting serious with the inland north tumbling to minus-4. Weather's next. Tonight on Close Up, when does conservation mean deprivation? Could saving this dolphin make the local fishermen extinct? There are other effects on this Maui dolphin population ` pollution, disease. Plus, it's the same town, but not as we know it ` why the new Christchurch means a new identity. Close Up's here next ` TV ONE. Hi, again. Keep the wood-burner ticking over ` under this intense empty sky, anticyclone temperatures are plummeting. But the hoar frost is starting to break up ` hard frosts are now in the north. For weather, see onenews.co.nz So the northeast stays fine into the weekend. And that's ONE News this Tuesday. Now here's Close Up.