Due to the live nature of Tonight, we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. A startling admission ` crucial information on the design of the failed CTV building is missing. Producers of party pills have to prove they're safe before sale ` a 'knockout blow' to the industry. And a Red Bus ride through the Red Zone ` getting a glimpse into Christchurch now and in the future. Kia ora, good evening. It was a startling admission ` crucial information on the design of the failed CTV building is missing. That's the revelation at today's Royal Commission inquiry into the building's collapse, which killed 115 people. The owner of the company that drew up the plans, Alan Reay, faced hard questioning. Lisa Davies is covering the hearing. A grilling for the man whose engineering firm designed the CTV building. And an admission ` Alan Reay claims his office was such a shambles after the February quake, some records were thrown out, including files on the CTV building. < Is it your evidence that after February 2011 you disposed of a disc < containing documents relevant to the CTV building? Well, I think they were disposed of with all the discs. However, he says the entire content of those discs was saved to a hard drive. Do you say on oath that you've done everything possible < to ensure every document your firm had about the CTV building has been provided to the Royal Commission? Yes, I do. However, crucial documents, including those that would show whether or not the building complied with building standards in 1986, are still missing. Alan Reay told the Commission a leaky storage unit may be to blame for some of his missing documentation. Whatever went mouldy and we couldn't copy or recover, we wouldn't have kept. The engineer with 40 years experience told the commission that with hindsight, he would have spent more time on the design of the CTV building. The fact that the building collapsed is the major reason that's caused me to continually rethink what I might have done. Apparently the man that did design it didn't have the experience that Dr Alan Reay's got. Perhaps he should have spent a lot more time on it. Yet another revelation for the families attending the Royal Commission to come to terms with. An international expert called by Alan Reay's legal team took the stand this afternoon. He was highly critical that the north wall that remained standing after the CTV collapse was demolished before forensic engineers could examine it. He said more care needs to be taken to preserve evidence. Lisa Davies, ONE News. The makers and distributors of party pills will have to prove their products are safe before they can be sold. The Government says a new lew that comes into effect next year is a 'knockout blow' for the industry. Political reporter Michael Parkin has more. The good times appear well and truly over for the party pill industry. In the next year, stores selling so-called legal highs will have to take every product off shop shelves and have them rigorously tested by health experts before being allowed back on the market. We'll be looking for evidence of clinical trials, so it won't be a once-over-lightly process, and if that deters some people from bringing products to market that they think might not pass muster, well, so be it. That's a good thing. Peter Dunne says, like a new medicine, testing could take around two years and cost producers of party pills and other legal highs between $1m to $2m per product. In effect we've got de facto prohibition where, you know, technically the law might well allow people to submit them for approval, but these regulations are going to be so tough and so expensive. Today's announcement will put a significant dent in an industry once thought to be worth about $35m a year. But drug abuse figures don't exactly back up the minister's tough talk. In the two years from July 2009, just 37 people ended up in hospital after using legal highs. Of those, only eight had no other drug in their system. Compare that to the almost 4000 people who ended up in hospital in the same period for using cannabis or stimulants. Their reasoning just goes out the windows when it comes to drugs. Drugs have a really good way of addling the brains of the people who don't take them. The government will spend $1m a year on a new body to regulate the party pill producers and retailers. Peter Dunne says that money will be recouped from the industry. But the Ministry of Health expects to receive only about five applications for testing per year. And if that doesn't cover costs, the taxpayer will be left with a bitter financial pill to swallow. Michael Parkin, ONE News. Auckland Council's revealed details of how it hopes to pay for the city's ambitious and expensive transport project. The council will present a proposal to the Government next year recommending a regional fuel tax and congestion and network charges. The plans include a $2.8b inner city rail loop, a second harbour crossing, and major road improvements. Flooding caused by heavy rains has closed State Highway 1 between Taupo and Turangi. The road is impassable on the Waiotaka straights, where lying wetlands have swollen. Motorists are advised to use Western Bay Rd around Lake Taupo as an alternative and are warned to expect delays. Residents fighting to rid their streets of prostitutes are hoping a new report will bolster their case. The document is aimed at putting pressure on the government to allow Auckland Council to outlaw sex workers from certain areas. Kim Vinnell explains. It's an area known as Hunter's Corner, but sex workers, locals say, are seeing an end to that. We had a parcel delivered to us recently and the address was Hooker's Corner. Now, it found its way to us with no problems whatsoever. Placards in hand, these Manukau residents came to support the release of a new tell-all report. It's a simple straightforward document that tells a story. But those stories, Papatoetoe local John Lee says, are nothing new. A couple here against the fence one night, they were copulating. Right outside your house? Right outside my house, and my daughter (10) was awake. John Lee says sold his house for much less than it was worth just to get out. That was 10 years ago, but these locals say things haven't improved. We see properties for sale there, and they're for sale and for sale for months and months on end. We spoke to several real estate agents working in the area, and while none would appear on camera, several admit street prostitution still puts off would-be buyers. Over the years both the prostitutes and the people who want them gone have become more extreme. We're not in your house; we're not in your street. Get the <BLEEP> out of here. The report's authors hope it'll encourage government to pass legislation enabling Auckland Council to outlaw prostitution in certain areas. Those who break the rules could face a $2000 fine. They'll be expected to pay a fine which they can't pay. A $2000 fine. They'll go to court, then they have to come back on to the streets and then work to pay them off. It's just going to clog up our justice system. The Prostitutes Collective says outlawing popular streets will only encourage sex workers to stop carrying condoms to avoid getting caught. Kim Vinnell, ONE News. Police say the sole survivor of a horrific weekend road smash pleaded with the driver to stop as their car was pursued by police. Three people were killed when the car hit a power pole in Gisborne. Claire Badger came out alive. Her father talked to Renee Graham today. Tyre marks lead to flowers and the place where three people lost their lives on Saturday night. The only survivor, nursing student Claire Badger, climbed out the wreckage without serious injury. Compared to the other parents, we're just so lucky to have still have our daughter, you know. Claire is still in the hospital recovering. (SIGHS) Yeah, we could be planning a funeral. She was a passenger in a white Mitsubishi on Saturday night driven by Dylan James Kingi (28). She's got no broken bones, no major internal injuries. The car, driving at high speed, became involved in a police pursuit. Police say Claire Badger asked Dylan Kingi to pull over. When the police initiated the stop with the red and blue lights, and then the speed started to get up, she was telling Mr Kingi to pull over and stop. Minutes after police had abandoned the chase, the vehicle lost control at a bend on a semi-rural road. Mr Kingi and the others had been drinking. Dylan Kingi, along with Peter Bunyan and Holly Gunn were killed. ONE News has learnt Holly Gunn was a mother of three doing a nursing course in Gisborne. A friend of hers said in the weeks before she died, she'd said she was very happy she'd turned her life around. Police today met with the families. You feel so sorry for the other families that have lost their children, and, yeah, such a waste of young lives. The Independent Police Conduct Authority is investigating how the police responded to the incident. The Maori Party's political survival is on the line over water rights, according to some leading Maori. The party has a crunch meeting with the government, and its leaders are facing increasing pressure to cut ties with National. Political editor Corin Dann explains. Week two of the tribunal, and while the Crown continued to argue its case today that 'no one owns water', a political scrap was brewing, with Maori Party leaders under personal attack for not having already walked from government over water. When you are given the baubles of the Crown and you are going to have those baubles taken away, it does sometimes impact on moral appropriateness. But it isn't just traditional political opponents dumping on the Maori Party for supporting National. Well, you see, they went in on the premise that they are representing all Maori. That's a nonsense now. They're virtually useless at that table. And Wednesday's meeting is now seen for many Maori as something like a gunslingers' final showdown. Their political life is almost at the OK Corral stage. Given the tribunal has not even reported back yet, it seems unlikely the Maori Party would walk away from government just yet. But it hasn't ruled that out, and given the pressure coming on from within Maoridom, the likelihood of a bust-up down the track is increasing. The Maori Party wouldn't be interviewed today, but issued this statement. It says the focus should be on the water rights claim, not party politics. Meanwhile, the government says it remains confident about what it calls constructive discussions it's having with the iwi leaders group about water rights. That's despite the group signalling it's now also keen to support the Maori Council's water ownership bid, now in front of the Waitangi Tribunal. Corin Dann, ONE News. Labour's calling for an urgent review of the accommodation supplement given to people to help them pay for housing. Annette King says the $1.2b scheme is helping landlords, rather than those in need. It's time for us to stop, to look, to see what we could do better in terms of using that huge amount of money to benefit people's housing, whether it's rental or owning their own home, or whether it could be put into public housing. Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is open to the idea, but says it would require major changes. Just ahead, Syria's 16-month bloodbath is officially declared a civil war. And the Red Bus and the red zone ` tourists get a glimpse behind Christchurch's cordon. Nah, I'm good, mate. I'm good. Ohhh. Ohhh. May I help you, sir? Ohhh. May I help you, sir? Hey, bro. I'm Tim. From NZ. I won the, uh... the MasterCard prize, where you get to tour with the All Blacks. Fellas! Oh! Danny C! Oh yeah! Nonu, Nonu, Nonu! Boom! Richie. Bring it in, mate. Register and use your MasterCard before September 15 and you could go on tour with the All Blacks. Good to see ya. Good to see ya. Yeah, you too. So, who am I rooming with? 1 1 It's official ` Syria is in a state of civil war. The announcement by the Red Cross came as the capital, Damascus, experienced some of the heaviest fighting since the start of the uprising 16 months ago. The ABC's Anne Barker reports. Clashes between government forces and rebels raged in the south of Damascus as the army continued its attack on opposition strongholds. As the fighting spread, tyres were burnt in protest, blocking roads around the capital. The army offensive was launched just hours after the government denied killing hundreds of civilians in the village of Tremseh last week. (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: What happened was not a massacre. What happened was a military operation. There were clashes between security forces, whose duty is to defend civilians, and heavily armed illegal groups that don't believe in a political solution. The UN mission has sent its team of specialised civilian and military experts back into Tremseh to continue the investigation into reports of a massacre there. They maintain the attack appeared to target the homes of army defectors and activists. They spoke to witnesses and inspected more than 50 destroyed homes, and they continued to find unexploded shells and other weapons. Please, don't touch. The International Red Cross says the fighting is now so widespread, it's formally classified it as an internal armed conflict ` effectively a civil war. It means combatants on both sides are now officially subject to the Geneva Conventions and could face prosecution for war crimes. Meanwhile, international pressure for a common position is gaining momentum. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is going to China, and the peace envoy Kofi Annan is in Russia to put pressure on both countries to back tougher action against Syria. The Security Council has until Friday to renew the UN mission in Syria. In a surprise move, North Korea's military chief has been dismissed from all official posts. Ri Yong-ho, seen here on the left, was also vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission and held top posts in the ruling Workers' Party. The party said Mr Ri had been dumped 'because of illness', but his removal has provoked speculation that leader Kim Jong-un wants to tighten his grip on the military. A new venture starts up in Christchurch tomorrow, aiming to give tourists a look behind the city's Red Zone cordon. The tours delve into what the city has gone through and give insights into the recovery ahead. Ana Olykan went on the test drive. A new venture into Christchurch's old city streets. The streets here were particularly bad places to be caught on the day. The Red Bus Company's set to offer these Red Zone tours four times a day. We got a first look, with commentary provided by the Canterbury Museum. There's actually so much to take in. This commercial operation follows a donation-based service taken up by almost 30,000 Christchurch residents late last year. It's really trying to achieve a balance between showing what has happened in the central city, why the earthquake has done the damage it's done, and what those mechanisms look like, and then really about what the plans are heading into the future. The half-hour tours start at the museum and wind their way right through the Red Zone. The bus can seat 43 passengers at $15 a head, but before it goes anywhere they are given a full safety briefing the dangers of the Red Zone and given the opportunity to get off if they want to. Behind the lines, the streets seem desolate and busy all at once. The traffic is heavy; big machines are still hard at work. Very clear views now. The guide touches on loss ` The building collapsed, and then their was a subsequent fire. heroism, He lowered 15 people trapped on the sixth floor down on ropes. and hope. It housed 13 bells, which have just been shipped to England for repair. The details come from research for displays already installed at the city's museum. And we've been very careful inside the museum to balance care and reverence for the terrible things that have happened. Pre-bookings for the tours are in the hundreds. Red Bus says they'll run as long as there's a demand. Ana Olykan, ONE News. Few bugs can make you feel so bad so fast as the common cold. The battle to beat it is one of the epic tasks of modern medicine. And now Australia's fastest supercomputer is on the case. Channel 9's Alicia Loxley explains. It's a dose of winter misery that's near impossible to avoid. If I get a cold, it goes to my chest ` hard to walk, go up and down the stairs... An asthma sufferer, Pam Elliott (69) knows all too well how debilitating catching a cold can be. But now there's hope better treatments are on the way. For the first time, researchers have brought the human rhinovirus responsible for 40% of colds to life in 3-D, thanks to a supercomputer, to better understand how it works and how best to fight it. This is exciting for people like me because it allows us to model the entire... the entire particle as it stands and see how all the bits and pieces work together. A new antiviral drug is already being clinically tested, and another illnesses are next on the hit list. Polio virus, viral meningitis... So we believe, if we understand how these work in detail, we're going to come up with new ideas for new treatment. It's already the worst cold and 'flu season in three years, and there's still six weeks of winter to come. Just ahead, can the Magic conjure up a win against the Mystics in tonight's semi-final clash? And I'll be back with an improving weather picture. Now to the most-viewed stories on our website today. Wild weather which has been moving up the country has closed off part of State Highway 1 at Lake Taupo. A former Olympic athlete is back on trial for physical and sexual assaults on two of his former partners. A 20-year-old man is in a critical condition after falling six storeys from an Auckland building. It was a do-or-die game for NZ netball's two heavyweights. The prize, a place in the trans-Tasman grand final next week. Helen Castles reports on a fierce battle between the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and the Northern Mystics. It was a thrilling match in front of a sold-out crowd at Trusts Stadium in Auckland. Mystics captain Temepara George was the first on the scoreboard with a penalty shot. The Waikato Bay of Plenty team were in front for most of the game until the last quarter, but with just minutes to the end, the Magic closed the gap, taking it to 44-44 and putting 15 minutes of extra time on the clock. It was Laura Langman and her side who completed their resurrection to claim their spot in next Sunday's grand final against the Melbourne Vixens with their victory, 57-48. We really stepped up, so I'm really proud of the girls. That fifth gear was awesome. It was an unfortunate career ending for the Mystics captain, who was hoping to play her last game at the grand final. Yeah, it obviously wasn't our night, and good on the Magic. I hope they win the grand final. So the Magic will be hoping to conjure up a special victory in the grand final in Melbourne. Helen Castles, ONE News. Time for weather now with Renee. Hi, everyone. Only scattered cloud over the western Tasman Sea, where the ridge is exerting some influence and pushes quickly across the Tasman Sea overnight, extending well past central NZ tomorrow night. The last of the frontal activity moves off to the northeast of the North Island in the morning, while lots of features over the Southern Ocean sweep past the Far South in the vigorous westerly flow. For weather, see onenews.co.nz And that's your weather. I'll see you tomorrow. That's it from us here on Tonight. Thanks for watching. Po marie. Goodnight. Captions by Richard Edmunds and Sam Bradford. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air.