Due to the live nature of Tonight, we apologise for the lack of captions for some items. On the water with our rowers as the men's pair Bond and Murray lead the way. We've got all the latest live from London. Where Mark Todd is adding to his medal collection after our equestrians got us on the table. And suppression's lapsed. We can reveal the charges Ewen Macdonald pleaded guilty to. The unsettled weather looks set to continue. More rain warnings have been issued. Kia ora, good evening. Kiwi rowers have been in action tonight. The woman's pair will be rowing for gold shortly, while Mahe Drysdale's campaign is coming down to the business end. Joining us now live from London is Simon Dallow with the very latest on the rower's medal hunt. Hi, Miri. Yes, we'll get to Mahe drysdale's campaign for gold shortly, but it was the turn of the men's pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray to first qualify for their final. After coming off a blistering row to make today's semi, Bond and Murray had the expectations of the crowd and their teammates on their shoulders, and they didn't disappoint. And they do exactly what Mike and myself were hoping. They're safely into the final. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray will now be preparing to keep their red hot form all the way to Friday night's final. To an earlier success, and Mark Todd has now claimed his fifth medal, 28 years after initial gold. It puts him alongside kayakers Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald as our most successful Olympians. Although Ferguson's still the standout with four of his five being gold. Olympics reporter Paul Hobbs now has details on Mark Todd and his teammates claimed NZ's first medal here in London. Presenting NZ. CHEERING Our first medal in London, a team effort led by a rider who first won gold the year teammate Jock Paget was born. I never dreamed that, you know, when I won in 1984 that I would be still doing it in 2012, let alone winning a medal. So, you know, I'm absolutely delighted. Todd started the day third in the individual category, the team sitting fourth. But his horse's heroics of the previous two days couldn't be repeated, Campino (10) clipping a rail and incurring time penalties, effectively stubbing out Todd's individual aspirations, ending up 12th. I can be disappointed for myself, but I'm not disappointed in the horse. Paget and Clifton Promise put in a solid round for the team, but it was one of Todd's old mates, fellow seven-time Olympian Andrew Nicholson, who, on Nereo, delivered a clear round, lifting NZ on to the podium behind Britain and the winning Germans. You know, it's an unbelievable feeling that you've, you know, won a medal for your country. I would put this Olympic medal as the most rewarding out of the three I've got. CHEERING Outside the ground, the team caught up with family, friends and fans. We can only afford beer to celebrate. The good humour, though, belies the hard work the Kiwis have done to re-establish themselves on the world stage. I think from here on in, it can only improve, as well. So with eight medals between them, between Nicholson and Todd over the back here, is it time to hang up their boots or does this success spur them on for four more years? I couldn't see why not. At the moment, I'm definitely on for that. Do you think you'll let him come out to Rio in 2016? I'm gonna have to. What am I gonna do with him if he retires? As for Todd (56), he says his Olympic return was only ever planned as far as London. Does it still excite you, though? > I love it. I love it. And I'm still really as competitive as I ever was. And, you know, if I had the right horse and everything else, you know, I might be tempted to have another go in Rio. One who's compared to a young Todd, Jock Paget, finished 10th in his first Olympics. Mark Todd's one of a kind. I mean, I don't think anyone can be like Mark Todd. You know, I will learn as much as I can off him and try to develop my own thing from that. In the meantime, this famous five's next adventure will be a night of celebrating. Paul Hobbs, ONE News, London. To the pool, and Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen is fighting off accusations of doping, claiming her two gold medals are a result of hard work and training. The 16-year-old has broken her own Olympic record to win her second gold in the 200m individual medley. The ABC's Bill Weir investigates. This weekend Ye Shiwen (16) covered two laps of the pool just as fast as 'Tarzan' Johnny Weissmuller did in the '28 Olympics and faster than Mark Spitz in the '69 world championships. But what has all of London talking now is how her times compare to the men of today. In the 400 medleys, she swam those final two laps almost exactly as fast as Michael Phelps and in the last 50m was faster than Ryan Lochte. And although the so-called 'Mandarin Mermaid' passed her drug test Saturday, parents of American swimmers are suspicious as well. If it's within the rules today, they might have to change the rules later when they find out what they did. In China, there is outrage over the allegations and charges of racism. TRANSLATOR: I think the accusations are unfair. People may think Asians are not as strong as Americans or Europeans. But biology tells us that women like Ye can't be faster than her male peers over the long haul, because a man's heart pumps about 16% more blood per beat, his lungs hold up to 30% more oxygen and longer legs mean stronger kicks. But when it comes to destroying other women, I Chinese officials point to her d expensive training to explain her 8 explosive times and her physical growth. When she won the Asian Games at 14, she was just over 5'2". She's grown 4 inches since, and given her huge hands and feet, several former Olympians say her speed spurt is reasonable. ...Ye told the China News Service last night. And that's it from the team in London for now. Fingers crossed for Linda Villumsen and Jack Bauer in their respective cycling trials later today. Back to you, Miri. And there've been delays on the course in the rowing tonight, but we'll have more rowing action later in the bulletin, including Mahe Drysdale winning his semi-final and, hopefully, the final for the women's pair, Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scowen. And to the day's other news. We can tonight reveal more details about the man found not guilty of murdering Feilding farmer Scott Guy. Details of the three charges Ewen MacDonald's pleaded guilty to were suppressed throughout the high-profile trial. But that court order has now lapsed. Simon Bradwell has the exclusive story. This was Ewen Macdonald minutes after a jury had acquitted him of murdering Fielding farmer Scott Guy. But what the jury didn't know then, and what we can only reveal now, is that Macdonald had admitted three other charges. The most shocking ` that he came into a cattle pen under cover of darkness and killed more than a dozen calves with what's believed to be a ball-peen hammer like this. This is the very same pen that police say is where the offending took place. It had calves the same size and age as these ones here when Ewen Macdonald crept on and killed 19 of them. The farmer who owned the stock didn't want to appear on camera, but told ONE News the calves were worth a combined total of nearly $8000. That was in August 2007. Macdonald's also admitted that just the night before, he destroyed a vat of milk at a neighbouring farm. And a year later, he burned down a duckshooter's hut belonging to the same farmer. Macdonald plead guilty to the charges at one of his court appearances last year. All of the charges were suppressed out of concern they would unfairly influence the jury at his murder trial and lifted today following ONE News inquiries. The High Court ordered the suppression to last until Macdonald's callover appearance in Palmerston North District Court yesterday to set a sentencing date. But yesterday that judge ruled suppression stayed in place until lifted by a High Court order. So we wrote to the High Court yesterday afternoon saying we believed suppression should end and have confirmed it has lapsed. A sentencing date for the three charges, along with vandalising and burning down property on the Guy farm, will be set in September. Simon Bradwell, ONE News. Pacific Fibre, the company that hoped to build NZ's second international internet link, has pulled the the plug on the project. The company says it's failed to raise enough capital for the venture, and telecommunications analysts say consumers will be disadvantaged. It is going to have an impact on the price we pay for international connectivity, uh, for years to come. But Sam Morgan, one of a group of entrepreneurs behind the project, says they're looking at another project to deliver cheaper, faster broadband. There's been a colourful send-off for Margaret Mahy, the author whose words lit up the lives of children around the world. Hundreds turned out at a special service in Christchurch's Hagley Park. Lorelei Mason was there. ALL: # Bring me my bow... # They came to Hagley Park's Geodome in their hundreds to pay homage to a national treasure. Language was an intoxicant, a spell, an enchantment, and Margaret was its enslaved and wickedly delighted medium. Up front, an empty reading chair and a bookcase filled with her life's work ` 250 titles from a woman described as a literary genius. If you blow away all the witches and pirates, you are left with stories that are as profound and as mysterious as anything you'll find in Shakespeare. Born in Whakatane, one of five children, Margaret Mahy wrote her first book at age 7, but struggled at school. She was, well, different, clumsy and often lonely; poor at maths, a puzzlement to fellow pupils and teachers. She, in fact, found solace in words, but international acclaim only came in her middle years when, as a struggling solo mother, she signed her first book deal. At Governor's Bay, Margaret installed running water and moved the toilet inside. She gained inspiration from her surroundings and from her role as a devoted mother and grandmother of seven. BOTH READ: On the beach in the middle, there's wonder for me. And on one side the hills. On the other, the sea. An eccentric, undoubtedly. Her philosophy on life was all-encompassing, incredibly tolerant and a joy to discuss. I like to think of Margaret now in some eternal imaginative meadow with the lion. BOTH SING Dance with the universe, Margaret, my dear friend. My true friend. Lorelei Mason, ONE News. The country's most prestigious literary awards are underway in Auckland this evening. The NZ Post Book Awards recognises the work of our top authors. Joining us now from the ceremony in Auckland is reporter Helen Castles. IT'S THE OSCARS OF THE NZ BOOK INDUSTRY. THE OVERALL WINNER HAS JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED NZ'S NATIVE TREES BY JOHN DAWSON. CONGRATULATIONS I UNDERSTAND THIS BOOK HAS TAKEN SEVEN YEARS AND IS 600 PAGES LONG HOW DOES IT FEEEL TO WIN? IT'S A VERY GOOD FEELING. IT WAS HARD WORK AND TIME, BUT IT'S COME OUT WELL. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO TAKE AWAY THAT THE NZ FOREST IS INTERESTING AND GREAT STORIES TO BE TOLD AND LEARN ABOUT THEM. I SPOKE TO THE HEAD JUDGE EARLIER. It just seemed to be a labour of love ` a labour of love on every level; in terms of the research done, the detail, the gorgeous photographs; a labour of love in terms of the publisher. It was beautifully produced. And it felt like a gift ` a gift to us that maybe is going to last for generations. NOW, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER WINNERS TONIGHT. d PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD GOING 8 TO JOURNALIST SUE ORR FOR HER SHORT STORY COLLECTION 'FROM UNDER THE OVERCOAT'. HISTORIAN AND NOVELIST JOAN DRUETT WON THE NON-FICTION CATEGORY FOR 'TUPAIA: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF CAPTAIN COOK'S POLYNESIAN NAVIGATOR.' INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED NOVELIST PAULA MORRIS TOOK THE FICTION CATEGORY FOR 'RANGATIRA'. TAKING OUT THE MAORI LANGUAGE AWARD WAS CHRIS WINITANA FOR 'TOKU REO, TOKU OHOOHO: MY LANGAUGE, MY INSPIRATION'. AND THE POETRY AWARD WENT TO RHIAN GALLAGHER FOR 'SHIFT'. AND THE WINNER OF THE MAORI LANGUAGE AWARD, CHRIS WINITANA, WILL BE ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW AFTER 8. Thanks, Helen Castles live in Auckland. Just ahead ` the former RSA president who wore medals he never earned. Now it's been revealed he's been stealing for more than half a century. And an explosive solution to getting their catch of the day. 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 The royal commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes stirred up a legal storm today, after it was suggested a witness who was yet to give evidence could be doing so under threat. As Mike Thorpe reports, that brought a terse response from the commissioners. Much of the design phase of the CTV hearings has played out more like a trial than an enquiry hearing. That intensified today as counsel and commission clashed. So Mr Henry is to give evidence under threat of some complaint that might be made to a professional body about evidence that he's given to this royal commission? Dr Reay's counsel objected to the suggestion that he was threatening action against a former employee who had failed to disclose that he was reviewing Alan Reay Consulting work. That stoush came to an abrupt end. Your objection to Mr Mills' line of questioning is rejected. While it was a tough day for the commission, it was even tougher for the families of the victims. I can tell you that there are some upset people listening to your evidence. And upset that you haven't apparently read all of the relevant documents. Answers continued to elude them. Mike Thorpe, ONE News. More details about the criminal past of a disgraced ROSA president can now be revealed. Don Moselen not only wore military medals he never earned, he took money from other volunteer organisations. This from Simon Bradwell. This is Don Moselen, a man whose history of dishonesty spans more than half a century. His latest victim ` Otaki's organisation for war veterans and their families. He's a conman, and like all conmen, he's got some skills, but they... conmen usually, uh, use their skills in the wrong direction. In April, Moselen became the first person in this country's history to be convicted of wearing medals he hadn't earned. He'd worn Vietnam War medals despite never having fought there. Convicted today of using an RSA cheque to have them mounted. We can now reveal Moselen first offended as a 19-year-old in 1958 and many times since. He's just a... well, a predator, really, and he should be stopped. Around 30 years ago, while secretary of Wellington's Titahi Bay Surf Club, Moselen stole thousands of dollars earmarked for a new surf boat. Disappointed an-and, you know, gutted. You know, really. I mean, I feel... I feel for any organisation that he gets involved in. Former Wellington Rugby boss Graham Atkin goes further. Steer clear. Steer bloody clear. In April 1992, Moselen stole $17,000 from the Wellington Referees Association, where he had served as president and is still a life member. < What sort of a man are we talking about here? Conman. Sources have told ONE News police are now investigating Moselen over the disappearance of donations during his time as president here at the Otaki RSA. Why do you`? I've no comment to make. Why do you keep doing this? You've been described to us as a predator. Would you agree with that? No comment, not even to the people he's ripped off. At least have the decency to apologise. Moselen ordered to pay $500 reparation to the RSA. The organisation says that's the last they want to do with him. Simon Bradwell, ONE News. A news cameraman in Aleppo, Syria, has caught the moment a mortar fell, injuring his colleague, Al-Jazeera reporter Omar Khashram. BOOM! A mortar exploding right by the car leaves the reporter, seen here in the back seat, with shrapnel wounds in his back; for a time unaware he's been hit. The crew race to a nearby hospital where Omar Khashram is treated. Meanwhile, rebel forces claim they could have control of Aleppo within the next few days. More than 600 million people in India have had their power restored after one of the world's worst blackouts left them without electricity for more than six hours. The power failure plunged hospitals into darkness, stranded travellers and trapped more than 200 miners underground. The second major blackout in two days came after three supply grids collapsed. That's raised concerns over whether India's electricity supply can keep up with its growing population. Early morning swimmers got a surprise in Sydney. They discovered a dead whale washed up in their ocean pool. Experts say the 20m-long male humpback was already dead before large swells dumped it in the swimming lanes. The beach has been closed because of the risk of sharks looking for a free feed. Fishing with hand grenades has never sounded like a good idea, and it's no surprise it ended in disaster for two Russian men who gave it a go. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) BOOM! Remarkably, the men survived unscathed. Just ahead ` we'll update you with the very latest from London. And we are trapped between a low and a high. What that means for the weather at your place after the break. Hi, everyone. Rain continued over parts of both islands today. going to stay fairly unsettled right through to the weekend, With heavy falls continuing in eastern Marlborough and Canterbury tonight. MetService has also issued a watch for heavy rain for many eastern areas from the Coromandel Peninsula to North Canterbury. For weather, see onenews.co.NZ And that's your weather. I'll see you tomorrow. And finally tonight we have some more results from the Eton Dorney rowing venue in London. Single-sculler Mahe Drysdale has taken a giant step towards turning his Beijing bronze into a London gold by winning his semi to qualify for the final. Hoping to add to his five world championships and bronze medal from Beijing. The Aussie-born Kiwi sculler got into his work early. That hard work paying off at the finish line, hoping to add to his five world championships Mahe Drysdale will join the men's pair in a well-deserved rest before rowing for gold on friday night. That's it from us here on Tonight. Remember to join us for ONE News bulletins during Breakfast from 6 tomorrow morning. And you can stay up to date by logging on to our website at onenews.co.nz Thanks for watching. Goodnight. Captions by Desney Thorogood and Diana Beeby. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air.