Due to the live nature of Tonight, we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. Police are searching for the murder weapon in the mysterious killing of a popular pizza shop owner. She killed her keeper. Now the gates to Mila's zoo are set to close for good. And we're joyriding in a Strikemaster, and so can you. Why you'll need a strong stomach. The heavy rain has arrived over western parts of the South Island, and it's heading north into the weekend. We have lots of rain warnings in place. Details coming up. Kia ora. Tonight police are appealing for help to try and solve a murder mystery in Paeroa. It's been almost a month since the popular owner of a pizza shop, Jordan Voudouris, was killed. Now police have revealed that he was shot to death. They're searching for the murder weapon and seeking information through Facebook. Police say the key to solving the mystery lies within the small North Waikato community. Donna-Marie Lever's been there today to talk to police and worried residents. We were taken back to the crime scene today as police showed us just where Jordan Voudouris was gunned down. Badly injured and in darkness, he staggered just metres to these gates, where he collapsed and took his final breath. The area of driveway on our right over here is where we believe the events of the night probably took place. His bloodied body was found slumped in the driveway to his home and business. We've had a report from one neighbour of hearing what they thought was a shot, and we've also got reports of raised voices. And we've been told by locals that what was overheard was an argument with a woman. We're all a little bit on edge, just waiting and hoping that police will come up with the answers. But police admit they don't know what the motive is. It appears nothing was taken, and the father of three had no enemies. The case continues to dominate this small town and has everyone talking. There were lots of ideas about how he had been killed, so it was actually really good to hear last night what had happened and how he was murdered, so there's more facts out there. Otherwise people make it up, or there's lots of stories. A lot of detail in this investigation remains secret, like the sort of gun used and just where on his body Jordan Voudouris was shot. Police say this case is still very much a whodunnit murder inquiry. But they believe the key to solving it lies somewhere here in Paeroa, and they're appealing for the public to come forward with more information. A police Facebook page was also launched today. Detectives are hoping people will use it to send them the missing pieces of this puzzle. Donna-Marie Lever, ONE News. He's one of the country's worst sex offenders, and upon his release from prison in September, Stewart Murray Wilson will be kept under strict supervision for the maximum possible period of 13 years. The extended supervision order is necessary because authorities say there's such a high risk of him re-offending. Mike Thorpe reports. The man who became known as the Beast of Blenheim is just weeks from release, but under this order he'll be kept on a short leash for the next 13 years. By then, 2025, Stewart Murray Wilson will be 78 years of age. However, in the eyes of the Corrections Department, age has little to do with reducing the likelihood of reoffending. His sexual offending didn't tend to be overly physical, and he relied on manipulation and control of his victims. In 1996 Wilson was convicted and jailed for 21 years for multiple counts of rape as well as bestiality and offences against children. It's that risk to minors that prompted the Department of Corrections to go back to the courts. An extended supervision order can be sought only against those who remain a risk to the most vulnerable members of the community ` children and the mentally disabled. In his decision, Justice Lang finds Wilson represents... Those conditions are yet to be decided, but Corrections already have an idea of what should be in place. GPS monitoring; conditions relating to his whereabouts ` where he can and can't go, where he has to live; what sorts of activities he can and can't undertake. Whatever the details, the people he attacked want them to be far-reaching. They're just terrified. Absolutely. One I have actually met a couple of times, and I've spoken to the other one on the phone. They're terrified. They've gone into hiding. One of them's changed their identity. It's just absolutely incredible what this has done to them. The specific conditions designed to protect them will be decided next month. Mike Thorpe, ONE News. It's been home for hundreds of animals, but now Franklin Zoo is being forced to close. Three months after owner Helen Schofield was killed by an elephant, the sanctuary says it's closing its gates for good. Helen Castles has more. A refuge to some 430 different birds and animals, but now Franklin Zoo says it's impossible to carry on. It's been a very difficult decision to close the zoo. The park hasn't reopened since the loss of zoo keeper Helen Schofield, who was crushed to death by the zoo's star attraction, Mila the elephant. Since then her sister has been battling to keep the zoo going. I was determined to carry on for her. However, I've found that Helen's multiple accredited roles and experience are irreplaceable. And that means permanently closing the doors on a park that for the last seven years has been a haven for mistreated and, in many cases, unwanted animals. I've been here just as long as Helen, and it's always been my sanctuary as well, whenever I needed to get away from reality, so it's gonna be difficult. Staff are now trying to rehouse five different species of rare primates and a variety of birds. Helen's mission was always to provide a most enriching life for the animals, so sending them of to the best places they could be would be her dream. The future of Mila the elephant still hangs in the balance. Staff at Auckland Zoo are assisting with her day-to-day care, but more money is needed to send her to a wildlife sanctuary overseas. Franklin Zoo is hopeful its remaining animals will become part of an international breeding program in Australasia, or join other wildlife parks. Helen Castles, ONE News. A memorial service is planned for Sunday for the friends of four Argentinian ski-field workers who died in an horrific road crash. The young men were killed when their car collided with a truck at Erua, near Ohakune, on Wednesday night. The only survivor of the car they were in, Benjamin Blake from Chile, is reported to be in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital. The memorial service will be held at Mt Ruapehu. The bodies of a NZer and two Australians killed in a helicopter crash in Papua New Guinea have been found. Anthony Annan (49) and his two companions were killed when their Bell helicopter crashed near Mt Hagen over a week ago. The wreckage was spotted from the air after a villager found debris nearby. The bodies are expected to be transported to Port Moresby before being returned home. To London, where security's being ramped up, and the athletes' village is ready. On Monday the first of the NZ athletes will move in to their temporary homes. Olympic reporter Garth Bray has been to check out the facilities. Swooping over the athletes village ` just one of many military aircraft carrying British troops to new duties. Today brought a surprise announcement that another 3500 are needed to fill a gap after security firm G4S failed to recruit enough guards. A veteran chiefing his fourth mission to the summer games takes it in his stride. The fact that they've acknowledged that they need some more people for security, I guess, is a positive thing from our point of view. And security's around the risk of what might happen and how do you mitigate it. If you're gonna have confidence in anybody to be able to mitigate the risk, it would be the Brits, really. He's very happy with the apartments as well. NZ's Olympic committee managed to secure a whole tower block to itself for 300 athletes, coaches and support staff. We looked at the plans very early on and then used our charm and good looks and persuasion to end up. So we've pretty much ended up where we wanted to be. So we're delighted about it. They'll be bunking in twos and fours in some of the modest rooms. Though, that might help team spirit. The rooms have no kitchens. Everyone eats here, up to 5000 at a time. And the gym where they can work that off is state of the art. This equipment does two very cool things for the athletes. One, there's a cloud computing network, so they can share how their training is going with their team. And if you take a look at this machine, you can move the chair right out and fit a wheelchair in, so this same piece of equipment will train Paralympians as well as Olympians. For security reasons, teams never know who their neighbours will be until they arrive. In Beijing, NZ had rowdy Russians. What you want is somebody who's respectful of the fact that it's a high-performance environment as you are. And you've put all this work and effort into making sure you've done that, and when you get someone who's not so focused, it can be a tad of a challenge. So the sight of a huge, red Canadian moose mascot next door to team NZ bodes better. Garth Bray, ONE News, London. Ground-breaking research into Parkinson's disease research in Australia has caught the attention of one its most famous sufferers. Michael J Fox has given his support to the project which is hoping to find a cure for Parkinson's. Channel Nine's Gabriella Rogers has more. He's arguably the most famous Parkinson's patient in the world. Now, Michael J Fox and his foundation are embracing Australian research in the global effort to cure the crippling brain disease. They've provided $60m worth of funding in partnership with industry. In Parkinson's patients, the cells that produce dopamine in their brains start to die, making it harder for sufferers to function. Many of them have already lost 70% of their dopamine by the time they're diagnosed. Mother-of-two Paula Argy has struggled with the disease since her 20s. I have a tremor in my hands and my legs. I get a lot of rigidity through my body. The new project at Macquarie University Hospital is using state-of-the-art imaging technology to track dopamine levels of early sufferers. They're also collecting their blood and spinal fluid to understand the causes. The thing that's amazing about this study is that all the data is available to all researchers. While existing medications help patients to control their symptoms, it's hoped this research will find a way of slowing or stopping the disease from taking hold. And Michael J Fox was in Australia in May campaigning for a cure for Parkinson's. The actor has battled the disease for 20 years. Just ahead ` Renee's got your weather for the weekend. And the Kiwi connection to one of the nine victims of a deadly avalanche in France. And if you've ever felt the need ` the need for speed ` well, now you can satisfy it, riding in a Strikemaster jet at around 600 K's an hour. 1 Syrian opposition activists claim more than 200 people, mostly civilians, have been massacred. If the death toll is confirmed, it'd be the deadliest incident in the 16-month uprising. Activists say helicopters and tanks attacked a rebel town near Hama, before pro-government militia stormed in. State TV blamed terrorists for the killings. It comes on a day of heavy shelling and gunfire in the city of Homs and fighting in Aleppo, where rebels captured this government tank. A fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's killed almost 100 people and injured dozens more. The tanker had crashed into a ditch to avoid a head-on collision with a bus. Hundreds rushed to the truck to collect leaking fuel, but it then caught fire and exploded. In the French Alps, the deadliest avalanche in a decade has claimed the lives of nine climbers. They were swept away when a huge slab of ice was dislodged on Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc, near the ski resort of Chamonix. The BBC's Chris Morris reports. High in the mountains, in the early hours of the morning, this is where a large slab of ice broke, sending a wall of snow and debris hurtling suddenly down the steep alpine slopes. A large group of climbers were trapped in its path ` unlucky to be caught in just the wrong place. Nine climbers were killed, three of them British. These pictures were taken shortly after the avalanche struck. The next group of climbers helped in any way they could as rescue teams began to arrive to evacuate the injured and search for the missing. In my group, there were two doctors. I went there with them and try as best as we could. This is footage taken two weeks ago close to where the avalanche took place ` treacherous conditions after heavy rain and high winds. Two British climbers originally thought to be missing today had actually turned back and arrived safely in Chamonix. Others had had second thoughts before deciding to tackle the mountain, fearing that an avalanche could happen. Conditions weren't great, due to the high temperatures during the daytime and heavy rainfall in the evenings, with the storms at night. It was just... It literally looked like it was going to happen at any time. The climbers who died today knew the risks they were taking, and the rescue teams knew how hard it is for anyone to survive for long buried beneath the snow on one of Europe's highest peaks. One of the those killed in avalanche, Briton Roger Payne, is the husband of kiwi climber Julie-Ann Clyma. She wasn't with him on the fatal expedition. As well as the three Britons, the others killed were German, Spanish and Swiss. One of NZ's most celebrated warbirds is now available for joy rides. But you'll need a strong stomach. The Strikemaster, which can reach 760km/h, will begin its first ever commercial flights next week in Auckland. Kim Vinnell went on board. Hi, Kim. How are you? Good, thank you. That's good. Welcome to your Strikemaster experience today. Like any rookie, I arrived at Ardmore Airport a little nervous. My workmates all have a little bet. Everyone thinks I'm going to vomit. Excellent. Can we avoid that in any way? Absolutely. But it's not every day you get to ride shotgun in a fighter jet. The aircraft today will be reaching close to 600km/h. After a disconcerting briefing about G-force ` the amount of pressure on your body during high-speed acceleration,... So, if you weighed 80kg, under 3 G, you'd be up to 240kg. ...it was into the cockpit and into the air. And away we go. Wow. At 40 years old, the Strikemaster has a lot of grunt left in her yet. Probably the fastest or the second fastest aircraft operating in NZ. The fleet first arrived here in the early '70s and was used by our air force for more than 20 years. Now revamped by a private buyer, I get to experience just what this aircraft can do. Oh my God! This is G-force in action. And up we go. Holy hell. New civil aviation rules mean from next week anyone can buy this experience... at a price. The biggest cost is by far in a way fuel. We burn a good $2000, $3000 worth of fuel an hour. Short flights start at around $1600 ` a cost no doubt many will consider to fly in a piece of history. Kim Vinnell, ONE News. A fortnight out from the London Games, Dunedinites have embraced the Olympic spirit in today's Baldwin St Jaffa Race. 25,000 special edition black-and-white Jaffas were sent hurtling down the world's steepest street. The new colours are a show of support for our Olympic team, and nearly $50,000 was also raised for charity. Just ahead ` time's on their side. # I can't get no... # We can't get enough satisfaction from Mick and boys, as the band's half-century is remembered. And I'll be back with heavy rain and strong winds for some. The table-topping Chiefs needed a bonus-point victory to take top spot in the Super 15 series, but it was the Hurricanes who did neither team any favours. It was a game filled with drama right up until the last. Say it again, please. You may award the try. WHISTLE BLOWS CHEERING Dane Coles was awarded this controversial try four minutes after the final hooter. The 'Canes won 28-25. Coles appeared to have fallen short of the line, but it was given the all-clear, much to the dismay of the Chiefs. This result means the Chiefs are unlikely to secure top seed and that the Hurricanes need a host of results to go their way to slip into the top six. Weather time now with Renee. Hi, everyone. Big falls already in these places today. The heavy downpour's set to continue overnight in Fiordland and Westland and into the early hours of Saturday morning over the Otago and Canterbury headwaters. Big totals expected in parts of the Westland Ranges. Keep a close watch on rising river and stream levels. The heavy rain spreading into the ranges of Buller and Nelson from midnight tonight. Also have a watch in place for heavy rain and gales for these areas. Just a watch, not a warning at this stage. Those winds may reach severe gale over inland parts of north Canterbury and Marlborough overnight and tomorrow morning. The frontal rain band slides up the west coast; the rain gradually easing in its wake. Rain for southern and eastern parts of the South Island from this front, and south-western parts of the North Island get a wash as these bands move in. For weather, see onenews.co.nz And that's your weather. Enjoy the rest of your evening. It seems for the Rolling Stones, time really is on their side. As the band celebrates 50 years of performing, there's fresh talk of yet another world tour. ABC's Nick Watt spoke to the founding fathers of rock music. # What a drag it is getting old. # It might be the truth for most of us, but not for Mick and Keith. The Stones are still rolling. Fascinating and raunchy. Keep 'em that way. I'm lucky to be here, man. It's amazing. # I can't get no... satisfaction. # And they sure tried. Their leathery lead guitarist has survived drugs, drink, even falling out of a coconut tree. Mick (68) is still shaking his bony behind and pouting. Then and now ` that's some funky dancing. It is a bit like looking at an alternate universe of yourself. I mean, I recognise the person. It's still the same person. You know, the core of the person's still pretty much the same, I'd say. # Time is on my side. # They were just 18 years old when the Stones got together back in '62. Kennedy was in the White House, and man was still seven years away from walking on the moon. The longest marriage in rock history, complete with cattiness. Keith calls Mick 'Her Majesty', but 200 million albums later, come on, chaps, a golden anniversary tour? We're playing around with the idea, and we've had a couple of rehearsals. # Start me up. You start me up and never stop. # In the event of nuclear Armageddon, if the rest of us perish, the Rolling Stones will still be here, playing Start Me Up for the cockroaches. Famous for making Rumours, Fleetwood Mac's finally confirmed one, announcing they're reuniting for a world tour. The legendary group's been on hiatus since 2009, but singer Stevie Nicks has confirmed they'll be back on stage next year, performing classic hits like this. # Thunder only happens when it's raining. # Players only love you when they're playing. # The details of the tour are still to be announced. That's it from us here on Tonight. Breakfast is back with updates from 7 tomorrow morning. Thanks for watching. Po marie. Goodnight. Captions by Jessica Boell and Hannah Reynolds. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2012